Because of Xiao Nannan's mother and daughter's kind solicitation to stay, Qin Hai and Shen Meng had no choice but to stay at Xiao's house for dinner.
The dinner was cooked by Xiao Nannan himself, and a large table of dishes was prepared, which was particularly sumptuous, and a bottle of red wine was specially opened.
Because Shen Meng said that drinking a small amount of red wine can help clear blood vessels, even Xiao Nannan's mother drank some red wine, and they ate and chatted around the dining table, laughing endlessly.
In Xiao Nannan's words, since her father left, the family has not been lively for a long time.
After dinner, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark.
After saying goodbye to Xiao Nannan and her daughter, Qin Hai drove Shen Meng away from Xiao's house, and then went straight to Tianshun Garden, preparing to give Shen Meng the Taoist Secret Technique.
I don’t know whether it was because he drank two more glasses of red wine or because he was about to see the legendary classics. Shen Meng seemed very excited along the way and talked a lot about his insights into insect research and acupuncture treatment experience. He was cheerful. The laughter almost never stopped, and Qin Hai saw another side hidden under her elegant appearance.
Qin Hai discovered that in Shen Meng's world, apart from studying insects, there was only a passion for ancient Chinese medical skills. She had very little interest in clothing, jewelry, and cosmetics that girls would like.
In other words, she is actually a very simple and very persistent woman. Apart from these things, there seems to be nothing else that can attract her attention.
And ancient medical classics like Tao Zang's appeal to her is definitely no less attractive to ordinary women than top-quality jewelry such as super blue diamonds.
Along the way, whenever Qin Hai mentioned Dao Zang, Shen Meng would be particularly excited, asking questions one after another, as if he couldn't wait to see the book right away.
After arriving at Tianshun Garden and following Qin Hai into the house, Shen Meng's state became even more obvious.
Her breathing suddenly became rapid, and her eyes looked around eagerly. The longing could be clearly seen on her face.
The way she looks now is completely different from the way she used to be calm and calm in everything, just like a little girl tossing and turning on Christmas Eve, eager to see Christmas gifts.
Qin Hai saw Shen Meng's look in his eyes and was secretly amused in his heart. He couldn't help but want to tease her.
"Sister Shen, please sit down first and drink some water?"
Qin Hai asked Shen Meng to sit down on the sofa, picked up the water bottle and shook it.
"Sorry, there is no boiling water at home. Let me boil some water first. You can watch TV and I will get you the remote control."
Seeing Qin Hai turning on the TV and boiling water, Shen Meng was almost anxious to death, but she was too embarrassed to rush him, so she could only mix her two hands together, which made her feel confused.
After finally waiting for Qin Hai to boil the water, I thought Qin Hai would go get the book, but this guy slapped his forehead again and said: "Look at my brain, Sister Shen, you sit down first, I will go out to buy some fruit. It’s your first time to come to our house and you can’t not receive any hospitality at all!”
Shen Meng almost burst into tears. Regardless of her restraint, she quickly stood up and stopped Qin Hai.
"No need to buy fruit. I can't eat anything now. You don't have to be polite to me! What, Xiao Qin, can you give me... the book?"
As soon as the words came out, Shen Meng's face turned red.
Although Qin Hai was holding back his laughter, his stomach almost hurt from laughing. Not to mention, Shen Meng was quite funny like this.
He stopped teasing Shen Meng, turned around and went back to the room to get the book, then came out and handed it to Shen Meng.
"Sister Shen, if you're in a hurry, here it is! Take your time and watch, don't be in a hurry." Qin Hai said with a smile.
When Shen Meng saw the book handed over by Qin Hai, her eyes shone with excitement and she held it carefully with both hands, as if she was catching a priceless rare treasure.
Seeing Shen Meng's expression as if he had found a treasure, Qin Hai secretly sweated. He usually did not regard this book as a treasure. He would often stuff it under the pillow after reading it. Sometimes he would still carry it with him when he went to the toilet, even several times. It almost fell into the toilet.
If Shen Meng knew how he had "abused" this book, I wonder if he would let those precious bugs out of her and punish him severely.
Thinking of Li Mingbing's miserable appearance after being bitten by bugs, Qin Hai shivered suddenly and quickly closed his mouth, deciding that even if he was beaten to death, he could not tell those things.
Shen Meng was reading very seriously and was very absorbed in it. He didn't even notice Qin Hai leaving the door. When Qin Hai came back with a bag of fruit, Shen Meng was still holding the book in the same posture as before, eyes wide open. Without blinking, it was as if he had turned into a human statue.
Shaking his head and smiling, he peeled an apple for Shen Meng, handed it over and said, "Sister Shen, eat some fruit, read the book slowly, don't be in a hurry."
"Yeah!" Shen Meng didn't even raise his head. After catching the apple, he took a shallow bite and then focused all his attention on the book. He probably even forgot about the apple in his hand.
Time flew by quickly, and it was already ten o'clock in the blink of an eye. Seeing that Shen Meng was fascinated, Qin Hai ran to take a shower without disturbing her. As soon as he walked out of the bathroom, he heard the phone ringing.
Shen Meng's eyes hadn't left the book yet. She fumbled to take out her cell phone and gave a shout. After a while, she suddenly raised her head, looked around the room, and was surprised when she saw the clock on the wall: " Is it already past ten o’clock?”
After hurriedly hanging up the phone, she quickly closed the book and stood up, saying to Qin Hai: "It's too late. I have to go back to the hotel first. Can I take this book with me?"
"Of course, but if Sister Shen doesn't mind, I can deal with it here." Qin Hai said with a smile. He didn't mean anything else, it was just a polite word.
Unexpectedly, Shen Meng really thought about it, and then said: "Forget it, I don't feel comfortable with Meiqi being alone in the hotel. I have to go back today."
In other words, if it weren't for Du Meiqi, she might really have stayed.
Looking at Shen Meng's delicate and beautiful face and graceful figure, Qin Hai would definitely lie if he said that he was not attracted to him for a moment. If such a beautiful woman stayed with him for a whole night under the same roof, this lonely man and widow would be Yes, just thinking about it makes people’s blood boil!
But Qin Hai just thought about it, and he knew very well that Shen Meng was definitely different from what he thought. Shen Meng really wanted to save time reading.
"Then I'll take you there!"
Not allowing Shen Meng to refuse, Qin Hai took the car keys and led her out, got in the car and drove her straight to the hotel. He didn't drive away until he saw Shen Meng enter the hotel door.
After a while, Shen Meng returned to the guest room. Seeing Du Meiqi alone in the room, she casually asked: "Where is Qiuye, has she gone back?"
"Qiu Ye has left long ago." After Du Meiqi walked to Shen Meng's side, she suddenly leaned over and smelled it carefully.
Shen Meng asked curiously: "Do I have any strange smell on my body?"
"It seems to smell like cigarette smoke." Du Meiqi held Shen Meng's arm and winked: "Auntie, you came back so late, did you go on a date with that Qin Hai?"