Chapter Eighteen: Chasing Men, Chasing Good Little Men

  "But you paid for the clothes without my consent, I won't accept gifts from strangers"

  "So, take back your money," An Qi'er said firmly.

  Duan Ruiqi didn't expect An Qi'er to be so reasonable, but he also wouldn't easily let her dominate his will. He pushed the money back, "But you also didn't get my consent, and it's not like I've ever taken back money that I've spent."

  An Qi'er felt that Duan Ruiqi was being a bit too presumptuous with her gaze, feeling as though she was being ridiculed. However, on the surface, she remained calm and composed, not wanting to let the other person know that she had been angered. Her tone was much more even-tempered as she said: "Alright, since that's how it is, I won't force you, because my ability to coerce isn't as strong as yours." With that, she took back her money and stood up to leave.

  Duan Ruiqi didn't expect An Qi'er to accept so readily, thinking she could still argue with her and that it would be quite interesting to bicker, but in her heart, there was a tinge of disappointment. Originally, she thought she would be a special woman, unlike those women he had contact with, who only liked men for their spending power.

  However, it's also quite refreshing to see An Qi'er being straightforward and not pretending to be something she's not. Duan Ruiqi thought that she still had some appreciation for An Qi'er's genuine attitude.

  "Mr. Duan, your bill has already been settled." The waitress in white uniform replied politely.

  "What? Already married?" Duanyi Qi sighed in her heart, could it be her?

  The waitress handed Du Ruiqi another silver-white card and explained: "Just now, Miss An at the table by the window has already settled the bill for you, and also said that you like to eat our dishes here, so she made this recharge card and asked me to give it to you." The waitress also thought that An Qi'er's way of pursuing men was quite practical and focused on attacking men's stomachs.

  It was the first time she had encountered such a way of pursuing a man, and the waitress couldn't help but laugh out loud as she thought about it. Seeing Duan Ruiqi glance at her, she apologized with a bow, saying "Sorry".

  "There's nothing to apologize for, I'm just curious how you can smile so sweetly" Duan Ruiqi smiled again with his elegant smile, and the waitress couldn't help but confess: "I just think that Miss An is pursuing Mr. Duan in a rather special way, isn't there a saying that goes 'to capture a man's heart, first capture his stomach'? She captured your stomach and then captured your heart, this Miss An is really interesting"

  "It's indeed interesting, but she isn't pursuing me" Duan Ruiqi smiled, An Qi'er understood and learned from her experiences, truly one of a kind.

  "Jin Bei, is that sister outside really your mom? She looks so young, like she's your older sister." As soon as An Qi'er entered the door, Xin Xin's small eyebrows were already raised in hostility.

  An Jinbei ran out to see An Qi'er, who was as lovely as ever, and Liu Lianhua, who was equally young and beautiful. He couldn't help but excitedly tease: "Both of them are my childhood brides!"

  "What about me? I want to be your daughter-in-law!" Xinxin was so jealous that she didn't care about her mother being present, and angrily went to push An Qi'er and Liu Lianghua. Before she could even push An Qi'er, her small arms and legs were already exhausted and limp on the ground.

  "Xin Xin, what are you doing? Why are you being so rude to Auntie?" Xin Xin's mom was a bit embarrassed and picked up Xin Xin, apologetically smiling at An Qi'er and Liu Lianghua: "Sorry about that, she's not usually like this, maybe there are too many people here and she's feeling shy."

  "It's our fault for letting Jin Bei stay at your place for so long, I'm really sorry," An Qi'er said as she handed over the delicious pastries specially sent for the other party. "We were in a hurry when we came and didn't prepare well, hope you don't mind."

  "But the desserts in this house are delicious, specially made by a master from France" added Liu Lianhua.

  "Hehe, thank you, it's more like, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?" Xin Xin's mom had a good impression of An Qi'er, unexpectedly she was not only beautiful but also very polite.

  "I don't want, I don't want them to fight with me for Jinbei" Xinxin was furious, baring her teeth and waving her paws, making it impossible for her mother to hold onto her. Luckily, Anjinbei caught her as she fell, although his arms couldn't support her chubby little body, causing her to tumble to the ground. But in that moment, Xinxin felt like a princess being hugged by a prince, thinking "he's only hugging me!"

  "Mummy, my leg hurts so much, I want a hug!" All the way, An Qi'er didn't give An Jinbei a good face, still angry about the joke of being a child bride, An Jinbei thought and decided to pretend to be obedient and cute in order to get attention.

  An Qi'er had made up her mind to be ruthless and decided to turn a cold shoulder on An Jinbei. She didn't want him to become more and more excessive in the future. An Jinbei let out a cold hum, turned his head and walked away with big strides.

  An Jinbei couldn't help but feel a little downhearted, and upon seeing Liu Lianhua's somewhat pitiful expression beside her, An Jinbei's weak eyes seemed to be welling up with tears as she shook Liu Lianhua's hand. "Hua Hua, look at how pitiful I am, no mommy to love me, you're the best."

  Liu Lianhua couldn't bear the pitiful look on An Jinbei's face and was about to bend down to hug him when An Qier suddenly interrupted in a stern voice, "Don't forget, Liu Lianhua, this little brat framed us as childhood sweethearts, causing our little girl to behave like a rival in love and dragging down her mother. Such evil deeds can't be easily forgiven. Letting this little brat walk a bit more is just right for exercising his body."

  "Flowers, are you also going to abandon me?" An Jinbei's eyes finally flowed out with big tears.

  Liu Lianghua rushed to An Qi'er and shouted: "Jin Bei is really crying! I don't care about those things anymore. If you still know you're a mother, hurry up and come hug your son. Otherwise, I'll take Jin Bei back to Canada tonight!"

  As soon as An Jinbei's crying voice was heard, An Qier's heart ached. After hearing Liu Lianhua's scolding, An Qier hastily hugged An Jinbei and cried loudly herself. An Jinbei felt that the joke had gone too far and quickly reached out to wipe away An Qier's tears, coaxing: "Good boy, don't cry anymore. I'm your little good man who loves you the most. I'll always protect you, don't cry, I won't leave you."

  "Yes, don't cry. I was just joking earlier. None of us will leave you." Liu Lianhua didn't expect that An Qi'er, who always presented herself as a strong and capable woman, had such a fragile heart inside. She really regretted it and wanted to slap her own mouth shut.

  An Qi'er took a deep breath, sobbed a few times and said: "I don't want to punish you, I just don't want you to play with girls' feelings. Mom wants you to be a man of integrity, not a flirtatious scoundrel."

  "My dearest woman is Mommy," An Jinbei replied without hesitation, causing An Qier to burst into laughter, but still saying: "Silly boy, Mommy isn't your romantic partner, your romantic partner is waiting for you in the future."

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