Be in low spirits

"You... do you know what you are talking about so early in the morning?" He could hardly hold the cup in his hand and almost dropped it to the ground.

"Since we are registering for marriage, we should be honest with each other. If I do something wrong, you can tell me directly and I can change it." He said it sincerely, trying hard to prove that he was taking this relationship seriously.

"Well... you don't have to be so honest." She looked at her watch and it was time to go to work. "I should go to work, shouldn't you... go home too?" She subconsciously pushed his abdominal muscles to keep some distance from him.

He poured himself a glass of water and wanted to go to the bathroom to wash his face, but was stopped, so he had to give up.

"I'll take you there." He followed her and closed the door. "I'll pick you up at the police station after get off work tonight. My mom keeps talking about wanting to see you again. If you don't want to see her, I can tell her not to be nervous. Just treat it as a normal meal. You decide when you have time to register. Should I prepare something to meet your parents?" He kept chattering in the corridor.

"Registration...can you not tell anyone about this? Otherwise I'll have to explain to them when we get divorced later." She rummaged through her bag on the passenger seat and didn't miss anything.

"Oh, okay." Although he was a little disappointed, he tried his best to accommodate her.

"Um, can I make some conditions?" She felt that many things should be made clear in advance.

he said as he drove, feeling somewhat nervous.

"It's just registration, everything will remain the same. I don't have to meet my parents, and we can talk about divorce after the case is over. Can I not tell the company?" She didn't want anyone to know about these things, nor did she want any external factors to affect her original rhythm.

Although he was a little disappointed, he had no choice but to go along with her for the sake of registration. "But it's not good for you to always live in Cuiyuan. Why don't you move to my place? It's a two-bedroom apartment. If you think it's inconvenient for me to stay here, I'll live in the team and I'll give you the key at night." He was a little anxious, as if something was chasing him to make this relationship real.

"Let's talk about it later." She didn't know what would happen if she really got married. What if she regretted it one day? "Register, I'll call you after I get the household registration book."

After get off work that night, she went directly to the restaurant. His mother was already sitting there, but he himself said he didn't have time to come.

Li's mother had already ordered the dishes, which were basically all her favorites. She sat down a little stiffly. Li's mother said politely, "These dishes were ordered by Xiao Li. He said you like them. Don't be nervous. He will be here soon."

"Uh, sorry, Auntie, I should have brought you something." The last time he met his mother was in the brigade, and this time it was so formal that it made her even more uncomfortable.

"Oh, didn't you ask Xiao Li to give it to me? We are all family, no need to be so polite. His father should have come as well, but the family has some business to take care of. If you feel wronged, I will ask his father to fly over tomorrow." Li's mother smiled as she picked up the dishes and put them in a small bowl, then turned it to her and told her not to be polite.

Li Lixiang was very thoughtful and gave the gift first. "No, no, don't be polite, I can do it myself."

"Nannan, when I saw you in the brigade, I knew that I would have a daughter-in-law, hehe. You don't know, Xiao Li used to have a childhood sweetheart, but they were still young at that time, and Cheng Xi was not in good health. Both of our parents disagreed at that time. I still know my son, so please don't mind..." Li's mother was very happy to see her future daughter-in-law, and she talked more.

"Cheng Xi? Your nickname isn't Xixi, right?" No wonder he called her Xixi every time. It turned out that he was thinking of his childhood sweetheart. Could it be that registering for marriage was to fulfill his regret?

"Yes, yes, Xiao Li did call her that, but don't mind it. I know my son well, and no one can stop him from getting what he wants, so at the beginning..." Li's mother wanted to explain clearly, but Li Li pushed the door open at this moment.

So that's how it is. The mission might be part of the reason, but completing his marriage with Cheng Xi was the main reason why he was eager to register.

"Sorry, I had a sudden mission and came late. How was it? What do you want to talk about?" He sat down next to Kong Zhixi and asked her.

She forced a smile, fortunately, it wasn't because of love. "We didn't talk about anything, Auntie talked about you when you were a child." As long as it wasn't because of sentimentality, she would be much more comfortable.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes. When Li was a child, he liked to fight with others. He would come home covered in dirt at least three days a week." Li's mother was also led to the topic of his childhood.

"Yes, you can see that it's rude and rough." She picked up the vegetables and tasted them.

"I just explained it this morning. It was because of the alcohol and the drugs in it that caused it to be like that." He grabbed her hand, leaned in close and explained in a low voice.

She broke free from his hand. Why did this man keep bringing up what happened that night? She only said that he was rude and reckless, but she didn't say anything about that.

Mother Li looked at the two of them with an auntie smile on her face. Her son's marriage was finally settled.

After dinner, Li Li first sent his mother back and parked the car in the parking lot. He got out of the car and said a few words to his mother, then sat back in the driver's seat, not driving but just waiting.

"What are you waiting for? If it's not convenient, I can take a taxi back by myself." She thought there was something inconvenient.

"Oh, wait for my mom to bring me some toiletries." Since she didn't want to move, he would move to her place.

She thought he was going back to the team and didn't ask any more questions.

"Are you still angry about my rudeness that night?" He was always afraid that she had some grudges and wanted to explain every emotion that came to his mind.

"Could you please not mention that night again?" Every time she mentioned it, she became unconsciously irritated.

"Well... does your knee still hurt? I have a bottle of medicine for bruises and sprains. I'll help you rub it. Do you have a hot water bottle? I'll apply it to you when we get back." He felt that since they were husband and wife, these things were what they should do.

"Go back? Go back where? Aren't you going back to the team?" She was very surprised.

"Since we're registered for marriage, isn't it natural for us to live together?"

Li's mother threw his toiletries on the back seat, and his aunt said goodbye to the two of them with a smile.

"Didn't we agree not to force anyone?" She widened her eyes. This man really wanted to rely on her.

"I can just sleep on the sofa. I don't say I have to fulfill my duties as a couple. What are you thinking?" He drove and teased her.

"It's not impossible for me to move to your place, but I won't pay rent and will live in the second bedroom. I'm the only one who has the key to the room." At least it can save some rent.

"Okay." He smiled. As long as they could register for marriage and live together, anything was fine.

After returning to Cuiyuan, I found a quilt for him and put it on the sofa. After washing up, I sat on the balcony, drinking tea and playing games on my mobile phone.

Li Li brought some bruise oil and wanted to help her rub it, but she quickly stopped him and said, "Hey, hey, hey, don't move. I didn't say I wanted to rub any medicated oil on you. Don't mess around!"

"It's just applying medicine, you don't need to be so nervous." He stood on the small balcony, blocking all the lights from above, and when he squatted down, the light came back.

"No, I can do it myself." She quickly pulled her legs under the table and grabbed the medicated oil.

He still squatted, approached her, and said, "I was indeed rude that night. Don't worry, I will try to be gentler next time."

What nonsense is this man talking about? "I will assume that you had a reason for what happened that night, but I registered for marriage only to help you investigate the case. How can there be a future?"

He found a stool and sat across the table. "Don't be so absolute. The days are long and who knows what will happen." He looked at the table and saw that there was only a teacup. It seemed that no one else had been here.

She pulled out a cup from behind the chair, rinsed it with hot water, and poured him freshly brewed tangerine peel and hawthorn tea.

"I thought no one had ever been here." He was a little surprised when he saw the cup she took out.

"Hehe, of course there are. Several college classmates from other places have stayed here with me before." This guy is also funny. If not, how could she let him in so easily.

"Male or female?" He started to care again.

"You're a man, otherwise where did you get the slippers?" She took a look at the slippers he was wearing.

He quickly took it off and said with disdain, "Eh! It's dirty." She rolled her eyes and explained, "He brought his girlfriend to stay here with him, and you're still looking down on him?"