Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 110

Chapter 110: Why Don’t You Just Stay Here

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“Alright, Ruoming. I’ll help you contact them later.” Seeing that Xia Ruoming didn’t seem particularly urgent, Xiao Qinghan sat back down, sipping milk tea while eating the osmanthus cake that Xia Ruoming had just made.

Now approaching September, some osmanthus flowers were already in full bloom, making it the perfect time to eat osmanthus cake.

“Thank you so much, Sister Qinghan~” Xia Ruoming gave Xiao Qinghan a hug, and when that soft touch pressed against Xiao Qinghan’s body, Xiao Qinghan’s face became slightly flushed.

“Alright, alright, if there’s nothing else, go back to what you were doing.” Feeling her cheeks burning, Xiao Qinghan pushed Xia Ruoming away, after all, Chu Suhe was still here, if they hugged any longer, Xiao Qinghan felt she might not be able to control her feelings and might end up pushing Xia Ruoming down right in front of Chu Suhe, which would turn into a dramatic scene.

“Thanks, Sister Qinghan~ When I come back, I’ll treat you to my homemade fried chicken wings~”

“Go away, you never lift a finger to do any housework, and now you’re talking about treating me to fried chicken wings? How disrespectful. I’ll be lucky if I don’t have to come back late at night to make you midnight snacks.” Xiao Qinghan shook her head and sighed. Xia Ruoming hadn’t cooked for herself in the kitchen these past few days, obviously having nothing to do with being domesticated. If she were to cook, she’d probably blow up the kitchen, leaving Xiao Qinghan to clean up the mess.

“Don’t underestimate me, Sister Qinghan, my fried chicken wings are delicious, just wait until you come back and I’ll let you enjoy them.” Seeing Xiao Qinghan’s somewhat disbelieving look, Xia Ruoming put on a defiant expression. Others might say her cooking was average, but they couldn’t say her fried chicken wings weren’t good! Her fried chicken wings were better than McDonald’s!

“Alright~ I’ll enjoy them, now go do what you need to do.” Xiao Qinghan’s eyes were full of helplessness.

After making a heart gesture to Xiao Qinghan, Xia Ruoming ran back to the dining room to stay with Chu Suhe.

Xiao Qinghan quietly watched Xia Ruoming leave, her eyes filled with incredibly complex emotions.

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“Susu, why don’t you stay at my place during these days of military training?” Xia Ruoming suddenly said to Chu Suhe, who was leaning back contentedly in her chair.

“Ah… ah? Why, Ruoming?” Chu Suhe knew that if she stayed at Xia Ruoming’s house, all three meals would definitely be taken care of by Xia Ruoming. She really didn’t want to receive so much care from Xia Ruoming because she felt that no matter what she did to repay it, she could never repay enough…

Xia Ruoming slightly narrowed her eyes. The moment she heard Chu Suhe’s tone, she knew what Chu Suhe was thinking. The words she originally wanted to say were swallowed back, and she used a different approach instead.

“Well, staying here isn’t free, of course. I have something I want Susu to help me with. I wonder if Susu would be willing to help me~” As she spoke, Xia Ruoming sat down next to Chu Suhe, holding her hand and even intertwining their fingers, making Chu Suhe feel particularly embarrassed.

“What does Ruoming want me to help with… I don’t know if I can do it…” Chu Suhe seemed somewhat hesitant. She really wanted to help Xia Ruoming, but everything Xia Ruoming did always seemed to be something significant. She had absolutely no confidence in herself, wanting to help but afraid of messing things up, so she was always hesitating.

“Of course you can do it, Susu.” Xia Ruoming’s words were full of trust in Chu Suhe, even having a somewhat encouraging tone.

“If… if Ruoming thinks so… then… just tell me what to do…” Chu Suhe nodded and agreed to Xia Ruoming’s request, bringing relief to Xia Ruoming, who was always looking for opportunities to “trick” Chu Suhe. As long as she could keep Chu Suhe here, she could watch over her every day and make sure she ate well.

“Really? Susu, you can’t go back on your word, okay?” Xia Ruoming said with a smile.

Looking at the somewhat scheming smile on Xia Ruoming’s face, Chu Suhe actually felt a hint of fear, but she still didn’t change her mind.

“Mm… Ruoming, I won’t go back on my word…”

When hearing Chu Suhe’s response, Xia Ruoming momentarily had a mischievous thought of telling Chu Suhe that the help she needed was participating in a sweet little activity that only required saying “I do.”

However, after thinking it through carefully, Xia Ruoming gave up on this slightly naughty idea.

“Because I’m too lazy and don’t have much time to cook or clean every day, Susu can stay here and help Sister Qinghan cook and clean the room every day, how about that?” Xia Ruoming snapped her fingers and smiled at Chu Suhe, “Of course, I’ll pay you your daily wages without missing a penny.”

“Eh…?” Chu Suhe was stunned when she heard Xia Ruoming’s words. She hadn’t expected Xia Ruoming to make such a request; even if Xia Ruoming hadn’t said this, she would have voluntarily helped around the house.

“Is that not okay, Susu?” Xia Ruoming tilted her head and stared unblinkingly at Chu Suhe’s eyes. After a few seconds, Chu Suhe turned away with a completely red face.

“No… it’s… it’s fine, just… just don’t pay me, since I’m staying at Ruoming’s house, helping out is only natural…” Chu Suhe answered quietly.

“That won’t do… if I let Susu work without any compensation, my heart would ache. In that case, I would have to not let Susu work and hire a housekeeper instead, which might cost 6,000 or 7,000 per month…”

Before Xia Ruoming could finish speaking, Chu Suhe interrupted her.

“Then alright, I’ll… I’ll take it…” Although she didn’t know if what Xia Ruoming said was true, in Chu Suhe’s mind it had already become truth. If she were to cause Xia Ruoming to spend more money, Chu Suhe would feel truly guilty, so even if she was unwilling, she had to accept Xia Ruoming’s request.

After Chu Suhe finished speaking, the smile on Xia Ruoming’s face couldn’t be contained.

She understood Chu Suhe too well, completely having her figured out.

“Then I’ll trouble Susu with this. For these dozen or so days, please prepare the meals. I have a big appetite, remember to make lots of delicious food, okay? Just let me know if you need more money.”

As a sports girl, Xia Ruoming had always been deliberately maintaining her figure, being extremely disciplined about her daily diet. Deliberately saying to make more delicious food was just wanting to give Chu Suhe more nourishment, after all, she had noticed in high school that this girl seemed to have quite an appetite, able to finish portions that even she couldn’t eat completely.

Having such a good appetite but only eating white rice with salted vegetables every day, Xia Ruoming felt that such a life would be torture just thinking about it. If she had to do that, she probably wouldn’t last a month. In her previous life, even when times were tough, she could at least eat the discounted bento boxes sold under Wangfujing at night…