Chapter 1438 You All Knew? (3)

Xiao Rou hadn’t forgotten to check, and just seeing this message from Zhou Chengchen, she immediately felt three lines appear on her forehead.

Without replying, she slid her finger upward, only to see the above message: first, a screenshot; clicking it open, it was a screenshot of a chat record. It was a screenshot taken by Zhou Qi using her phone, then sent to Xi Siyan, followed by another screenshot, and another message: [Screenshot sent, no need to thank me.]

Xiao Rou couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Zhou Qi had sent the screenshot of the message Zhou Chengchen just sent her, which said, “Remember to take a clean bath and wait for me,” to Xi Siyan.

Zhou Qi didn’t make it clear that he wasn’t the one sending it, but Zhou Chengchen was very certain that the person sending the message wasn’t Xiao Rou but her dear older brother.

Xiao Rou pursed her lips and saw another message from Zhou Chengchen: [Little Rou’er, you should stay away from that big demon king and don’t let him lead you astray.]

Xiao Rou hadn’t told Zhou Chengchen about her relationship with Zhou Qi mainly because she was embarrassed.

She was hesitant about whether to say it, but now that she knew Zhou Chengchen would be coming back soon, she decided to wait till she could tell her face to face.

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In a blink, Christmas was approaching, and under Xu Qingqing’s arrangements, the milk tea shop launched many Christmas events. Xiao Rou initially thought that as the weather got colder, the business would be affected, but it was clear she overthought.

Few people bought cold drinks, but the number of people buying hot drinks almost tripled compared to when the weather wasn’t so cold.

Out of the three, Xiao Rou lived the closest, so she was the first to arrive at the shop every day, and also the first to leave, followed by Xu Qingqing, and last was Liu Chaoyang.

That day, as soon as Xiao Rou opened the door and prepared the preliminary tasks, a lot of customers came in. It was non-stop until Xu Qingqing arrived at the store.

Xu Qingqing was wearing a thick black down jacket: “It’s really cold today.”

Xiao Rou nodded, this year’s cold snap indeed came too early, and it wasn’t even Christmas yet, but it already felt like the depths of winter.

They didn’t have much time to chat either, as there were an unusually large number of customers today, not even having a chance to eat lunch, and they only got some free time after two o’clock to finally grab a bite.

“Qingqing, I have a friend coming back today, I need to pick them up from the airport, I need to leave early.”

“Alright, you go ahead, I’ve got this covered here.”

Xiao Rou didn’t leave until Liu Chaoyang arrived. She had just walked a bit towards the team when she got a call from Zhou Qi.

“I’m on my way, I’ll be back soon.”

The chilly wind whooshed through the earphones to reach Zhou Qi’s ears on the other side.

Zhou Qi frowned: “Why don’t you wait for me at the café? It’s so cold outside.”

“It’s okay, I’ll be there soon.”

“Find a sheltered place, I’m almost there.”

From the other side of the community where the team was located, you could go directly to the Upper Ring Road and then to the airport highway. So Xiao Rou thought it wouldn’t be necessary for Zhou Qi to drive around to pick her up, and she’d just go back this way, which was more convenient.

But now that Zhou Qi spoke so seriously, Xiao Rou didn’t argue, and walking against the wind back, it really was freezing cold.

Xiao Rou found a wind-protected corner to stay in, and soon, Zhou Qi arrived.

Xiao Rou ran over, not waiting for Zhou Qi to get out, and opened the passenger door to get in herself.

“I…”

Just as she was about to speak, a large hand reached out before her: “How did you get so cold? Did you not wear enough clothes?”

Zhou Qi reached out to warm Xiao Rou’s little face, her nose tip was red, and her eyes were watery, making her look especially pitiful.