‘Hubby?’
Han Shi was stunned for a moment before he was overjoyed. He hugged Qin Xi and spun around happily. “Wifey, you’re finally willing to call me hubby! Call me that again. I want to hear it!”
Qin Xi’s face instantly turned red. In public, how could she bring herself to call him that? She said angrily, “Put me down quickly. There are so many people watching. How embarrassing!”
If it was in the future, such intimacy would be common on the streets. However, in this era, it was considered inappropriate.
Although Qin Xi was not a conservative woman, she had never hugged a man in broad daylight. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.
“No. You’re my wife. I can hug you however I want.” Han Shi rejected and negotiated, “Call me that again and I’ll let go.”
When Qin Xi heard his shameless words, the blush on her face spread to her neck and all over her body. She struggled to get down. Han Shi smiled and threatened loudly, “Wifey, if you continue to struggle, I’ll kiss you!”
Everyone was confused by the interaction between the two of them. Just now, it was a martial arts action film, but all of a sudden, it became a romantic drama.
Seeing that he was really going to kiss her, Qin Xi panicked and quickly whispered, “Hubby.”
When Han Shi heard that, he was so excited that he kissed Qin Xi on the cheek. “Wifey, your voice is really cute. Hehehe!”
**
After what happened just now, Qin Xi felt too ashamed to stay any longer. She pulled Han Shi to the other end of the bridge.
This time, Qin Xi warned Han Shi not to cause trouble again. Otherwise, she would not bring him out next time. Han Shi agreed, but he did not care. After living with her for so long, Han Shi knew her weakness like the back of his hand. She was not only easily shy, but she was also very soft-hearted towards him. As long as he protested, she would sooner or later compromise.
The two of them passed under the bridge and arrived at the other end. The situation here was better. No one came out to cause trouble. They all came up to Qin Xi to talk about business. There was even a sign beside them with the employment information of the truck drivers.
Just as Qin Xi was about to go forward and ask, a pink ball rolled to her feet. She looked around and saw a two or three-year-old girl in a pink princess dress with two braids. She was looking at Qin Xi with her big eyes. She stretched out her chubby hand and said in a childish voice, “Pretty Auntie, kick it over!”
Qin Xi did not kick it. Instead, she bent down to pick up the ball on the ground and walked to the little girl’s side. She squatted down and asked with a smile, “Little Princess, where are your parents? Why are you playing here? What if you run into bad people?”
She handed the ball to the little girl and patted her head gently. “Go back quickly. Don’t let your parents be worried about you. Remember, don’t run around in the future. Be careful not to be caught by bad people.”
The little girl tightened her grip on the ball with one hand and grabbed Qin Xi’s sleeve with the other. She pursed her pink lips and looked like she was about to cry. “Auntie, Daddy is in pain. Can you make him hurt less?”
Qin Xi raised her eyebrows. “In pain? Is your dad sick?”
The little girl nodded with a sad look. “Dad hasn’t spoken to me for two days. I’m so scared!”
As she spoke, her nose twitched and her big eyes were instantly filled with tears, as if they would roll down in the next second.
Qin Xi touched her head and picked her up. She asked gently, “Where’s your dad? Bring me to him.”