Walking into the apartment doorway, Lü Qingqing gazed at the two doors on the left and right, her thoughts soaring. These two doors were like two directions for her future life.
One was to return to her original life, and the other was to continue to get involved in Hu Jia's family affairs and remain entangled with that man.
Lü Qingqing admitted that she was a bit indecisive now. She didn't know whether to choose the unchanging life she had before, or the change that man brought to this life.
"Creak..." The door opened, and Lü Duobao's round little head popped out, "Huh? Sis. You're back?"
Without waiting for Lü Qingqing to react, he shouted loudly into the room, "Brother-in-law, Sis is back, dinner can be served."
Heh.
Lü Duobao's "brother-in-law" pulled Lü Qingqing back to reality once again.
Where were the two doors? Where was the return and continuation? Duobao was now eating and living next door. No matter which door she chose, the three of them would still end up sitting at the same dinner table.
Life had already begun, and it had to continue. Instead of irresponsibly forcing herself to make a choice before clearly seeing the reality, it was better to let time make the choice, to let her true thoughts make the choice, and to let her true emotions make the choice.
As soon as she realized this, Lü Qingqing felt a sense of relief.
Indeed, there was no need to struggle now, because all the unknowns had not yet arrived.
Lü Qingqing pushed open the door calmly. Hu Jia still had that smiling face, wearing an apron and cooking. "Tired? Wash your hands, dinner's almost ready."
Looking at the table full of dishes, Lü Qingqing's appetite increased greatly. "Since I joined Legend, your cooking has been improving day by day."
"There's no other way. Who asked me to not only take care of my own meals but also this little guy and an old guy."
"Oh? I understand the little guy, but who is the old guy?"
"In this room, whoever lives a life where they have everything done for them is the old guy," Hu Jia said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, that's not right. If my sister is the old guy, then you should be the old guy too. Otherwise, people might think my sister is an old cow eating tender grass." Lü Duobao explained very seriously.
Lü Qingqing's forehead twitched. "Shut up, eat your food obediently."
"Hahaha..." Hu Jia was extremely happy and quickly put a piece of meat in Duobao's bowl. "Our Duobao is right, brother-in-law is the tender grass."
"By the way, Tong Meng's birthday is tomorrow." Lü Qingqing still intended to tell Hu Jia about Tong Meng's invitation, even though she hadn't agreed to Tong Meng's request. However, Hu Jia should have the choice of whether to go or not.
"Mm. Okay. I'll go pick out some clothes later." Hu Jia replied.
Pick out clothes?
"What? You plan to dress up for him?"
"Shouldn't I?"
Hu Jia's reaction inexplicably annoyed Lü Qingqing. It was just attending her birthday party, and it seemed a bit too grand.
"Then what will you wear? A suit, a long gown?"
"A suit. I'll style my hair back, wear leather shoes. It'll be generous and appropriate."
"Slap!" Lü Qingqing put her chopsticks down on the table. "Wear a uniform!"
Hu Jia was confused by Lü Qingqing's reaction. "Why would you wear a uniform to a party?"
"You are just ordinary colleagues. There's no need to make a special effort," Lü Qingqing said, standing up to take down the police uniform hanging on the clothes rack. "Just wear the uniform!"
Hu Jia, somewhat bewildered, took the uniform. "What about you?"
"Me?" Lü Qingqing pouted. "Uniform, the same."
Lü Qingqing had been struggling with whether or not to attend this birthday party, but seeing Hu Jia's intention to go, and in such a thoughtful manner, she couldn't stay calm.
Go, why not go?
Wouldn't a free meal be delicious?
Hu Jia's eyes lit up. "That would be great! I've never seen you wear a uniform before. You'll definitely look amazing, a heroic female police officer."
"Naturally. My figure, my face shape, were made for uniforms." Lü Qingqing said without a blush.
Heh heh.
Hu Jia happily put on the uniform. "How is it? Does it look good? I was also made for uniforms."
"Mm, not bad."
Lü Qingqing looked Hu Jia up and down. He did have the presence.
"Looks good. Don't style your hair, wear a hat. You look handsome no matter how you look."
"Yes, sir!" Hu Jia jokingly saluted. "I didn't expect our Qingqing to like uniform temptation."
Lü Qingqing: "Huh?"
...
The next day, Hu Jia and Lü Qingqing left together.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman, full of righteousness. Although they didn't quite fit the atmosphere of the venue, their distinctiveness made them the center of attention.
The birthday party was held in the new villa that Tong Meng had recently purchased, which he had reportedly bought with his parents' inheritance.
"Brother Hu." Tong Meng, dressed like a little princess, was very excited to see Hu Jia. She fluttered around Hu Jia, chattering, and paid little attention to Lü Qingqing beside him.
Brother Hu?
Lü Qingqing glanced at Hu Jia. It seemed he wasn't surprised by this title.
Hmph, very good.
Before it was Captain Hu, now it's Brother Hu.
Lü Qingqing felt stifled and turned to find Yu Yue and Li Yang. Hu Jia wanted to follow, but Tong Meng insisted on introducing him to new friends. Hu Jia reluctantly had no choice but to watch Lü Qingqing's retreating back and endure it for now.
"Qingqing, you look great in that uniform." Yu Yue held Lü Qingqing's arm and looked at her several times. It was rare for the special operations team members to wear uniforms. As far as she remembered, Lü Qingqing had only worn one that time she went to the municipal bureau to give a report.
"To be honest, Sister-in-law and Boss look particularly matched when standing together," Li Yang also praised.
Lü Qingqing smiled. "It's you two who are more matched. Look, even the colors match." She then looked around. "Where's Wen Wu? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Li Yang pouted. "He's probably worrying right now. He's a bit afraid of attending gatherings with strangers."
Lü Qingqing chuckled. "He really isn't good at dealing with strangers. But he doesn't have to come. After all, he's not that close to Tong Meng to the point where he must attend."
Yu Yue nodded. "Who said we came for Tong Meng? If it weren't for someone's sake, we wouldn't have come."
For someone's sake?
Lü Qingqing remembered Hu Jia preparing to style his hair last night. Could it be that Hu Jia had asked them to come?
Did Hu Jia value Tong Meng's birthday that much?
Lü Qingqing turned to look. Hu Jia was talking with several men in suits, and Tong Meng stood beside him. Without knowing, one might think Hu Jia was related to her.
Hu Jia happened to turn his head to look at her as well. Lü Qingqing's face darkened. What are you looking at, you dummy? Take care of your birthday girl and wife.
Lü Qingqing put on a sulky face, making Hu Jia inexplicably confused.
"What's wrong?" he asked, walking over.
"Nothing!" Lü Qingqing replied stiffly.
"Then why aren't you smiling?"
"You should go smile over there."
Just as Hu Jia was about to say something else, Tong Meng walked over again. Lü Qingqing felt even more annoyed. She pushed Hu Jia away. "Get out of the way, don't block me from eating delicious food."
Seeing Yu Yue being dragged away by Lü Qingqing, Li Yang, being disloyal, followed her and threw back a parting remark: "Boss, I'm going to accompany my girlfriend. Let's chat later."
Hu Jia was even more confused.
Just as he was about to follow, Tong Meng said sweetly, "Brother Hu, you disappeared in the blink of an eye. It took me a long time to find you."
Hu Jia frowned. This woman seemed a bit too enthusiastic.
Lü Qingqing's steps faltered. She cursed "seductive fox" under her breath and headed straight for the dessert station.
So angry!