The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 460 - 409 Burst Out Laughing

Chapter 460: Chapter 409 Burst Out Laughing
Bai Chengxi is somewhat ticklish and shrinks his neck in warning, "Zhuo Yuqing, behave yourself."
"You’re ticklish?" She giggles, leaning her face over his shoulder, eyeing his face, then suddenly lets go of his hand and starts tickling his ribs.
Bai Chengxi lets out a chuckle, inadvertently loosening his grip, causing Zhuo Yuqing to almost fall with a yelp.
He has been carrying her on his back for a long time now, sweat beads appearing on his forehead, but even so, there is no sound of him gasping for breath, and his steps are still brisk.
At this moment, there are many people climbing the mountain to worship, and some of them giggle quietly when they see them.
"That girl is really lucky; having her boyfriend carry her up the mountain."
"The young people these days, really getting lazier,"
Hearing everyone’s comments, Zhuo Yuqing feels a bit embarrassed, "Maybe I should walk now, I’m not tired anymore."
"We’re almost there."
At this point, they can already hear the chanting from a nearby mountain stream, bringing a different kind of tranquility.
After reaching the mountain top, Bai Chengxi finally lets Zhuo Yuqing down, no wonder he stays fit all year round, even carrying a person only resulted in a bit of sweat.
Zhuo Yuqing quickly takes out a tissue to wipe him, "You’re so capable, you should also carry me down the mountain."
He scoffs lightly: "Wishful thinking, go down by yourself."
"Finish what you started!"
"I’m not a good person." Bai Chengxi says and takes the lead towards the temple ahead.
The temple is bustling with visitors, many kneeling in worship. Zhuo Yuqing buys some incense, lights it, and hands a bundle to Bai Chengxi: "Go and pray to the Maitreya Buddha, to bless you with everlasting joy."
"Shouldn’t you pray to Guanyin then?"
"What?" Zhuo Yuqing looks puzzled.
"To have more children." Bai Chengxi leaves a remark and takes the incense from her hand towards the Maitreya Buddha.
Zhuo Yuqing stands stunned for a while, finally realizing what he meant; does he want to have children with her? She hasn’t really considered this yet.
Zhuo Yuqing’s cheeks redden, thinking about having children with Bai Chengxi, and she feels a slight anticipation, wondering whom they might resemble more.
Though Bai Chengxi is not a believer, he still accompanies her to offer incense, and even donates a generous amount of money.
After leaving the temple, they visit Crescent Lake, renting a small boat to drift on the lake surface.
Zhuo Yuqing, born and raised in City A, has never truly played at Crescent Lake; this is her first time enjoying the area.
On the calm lake surface, there are not many boats, and the boatman paddles slowly, while they sit by a small round table, sipping tea and snacking on pastries, quietly admiring the water and mountains ahead, a kind of romantic and refreshing sentiment.
They play until evening before taking a car back to the city, Bai Chengxi drops Zhuo Yuqing off at her home, stopping outside the villa area.
After a tiring day, Zhuo Yuqing falls asleep in the car, now leaning on Bai Chengxi’s shoulder, breathing evenly, her face peaceful, looking like a well-behaved baby.
The driver parks the car at the villa’s gate and turns off the engine, Bai Chengxi asks him to wait, just to let Zhuo Yuqing wake up by herself.
The distant horizon gradually cloaks in a black silk, the real night descends.
A taxi stops under the streetlight, still as a statue, gazing out at the night scene, the girl leaning on his shoulder sleeping sweetly, her lips curving slightly upward in a tranquil, dreamlike, poetic scene that seems to fend off any disturbance.
It’s not until the nearby bell tower emits a deep, distant chime that Zhuo Yuqing slowly opens her eyes, the familiar bell ringing signaling she’s nearly home.
She blinks one eye open, looking around at the dark surroundings illuminated only by streetlights,
She suddenly sits up, confused, "Did I fall asleep?"
Bai Chengxi laughed out loud: "What do you think? You still have drool on your face."
"Really?" Zhuo Yuqing immediately wiped her face hard with her hand, didn’t feel any moisture, and knew Bai Chengxi was tricking her. She immediately pouted, "Liar, big liar."
Bai Chengxi couldn’t help but mess up her slightly disheveled hair from sleep, barely hiding the smile that spread across his lips, "Silly girl, get off the car."
"Then I’m off." Zhuo Yuqing picked up the backpack beside her.
"Mm." Bai Chengxi nodded lightly.
The driver in front was almost asleep, overhearing their conversation, the warm-hearted driver couldn’t hold back and interjected: "Miss, your boyfriend treats you so well, afraid to wake you so he asked me to stop here, look, this meter has already run over a hundred bucks."
Zhuo Yuqing only then noticed that the taxi’s meter was continuously running, it had been set on wait-time, over a hundred bucks? He actually stayed with her for so long, actually, he could have just called her.
Zhuo Yuqing couldn’t help but say, "Thank you."
"Go on, your mom will start calling soon." Bai Chengxi leaned over to open the door for her.
Zhuo Yuqing hesitated a bit before getting off, and after walking a distance, she turned back and waved to Bai Chengxi in the car.
Bai Chengxi nodded at her gently, the car door still open, apparently watching her walk home.
After Zhuo Yuqing walked a bit further, she suddenly felt reluctant to part with him, not wanting to separate just like that, but she was too embarrassed to stop, afraid he might think she didn’t want to leave him.
The short distance of just a dozen meters, she struggled internally for a long time, finally bit the bullet, why not take a stroll with him, the scenery around the residential area was truly beautiful, especially at night, there was a small bustling square behind.
Just as Zhuo Yuqing made up her mind to turn around, she almost bumped into a human wall - Bai Chengxi had been standing behind her without her realizing.
"You, why did you get out of the car?"
"You should head home soon too." Zhuo Yuqing thought for a moment then added: "Tomorrow I’ll take you to eat seafood on the fishing boat."
"Okay." Bai Chengxi agreed readily.
After bidding each other goodnight, Zhuo Yuqing walked home with her bag, still able to see the taxi parked under a nearby street lamp when she reached her house’s iron gate.
Zhuo Yuqing opened the iron gate and waved at him, the car slowly turned and left.
Only when the bright taillights disappeared did Zhuo Yuqing silently sigh, wondering why, even though they had just been together, the moment he left, she began to feel uneasy, always feeling like something was missing.
Zhuo Yuqing entered the house and found Zhuo Yao at home, drinking tea while watching TV.
"Dad." Zhuo Yuqing ran joyously to his side, sat down, and started to pour tea for him.
"Where did you go today?" Zhuo Yao glanced at her still wearing thick clothes, "Go change your clothes, it’ll get hot in a bit."
"Of course."
Zhuo Yao clearly didn’t believe her, but he smiled and asked: "Have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet."
"I’ll ask the kitchen to make something for you." Zhuo Yao said as he started to get up, but Zhuo Yuqing quickly grabbed him, she had been wrestling with the question in her mind for a long time, but some issues can’t always be avoided and need to be addressed.
"What’s wrong?" Zhuo Yao looked at her hesitantly, "Something on your mind?"
Zhuo Yuqing swallowed hard, "Dad, how come you never asked who I went out with?"
Zhuo Yao was stunned for a moment but quickly narrowed his astute eyes, didn’t answer but waited for her to reveal it herself.
"Dad, I have a boyfriend now." Zhuo Yuqing gathered a lot of courage to say this, once said, she felt not tense as imagined, but relieved.
She could finally introduce Bai Chengxi to her dad openly, whether he could accept it now or not, she was ready to face it with him.