translated_Chapter 26

26: Like a Girl

Could she turn into a domineering and willful young lady?

Qiu Ci dropped out of school. Qiu Shi mentioned this while complaining on the phone.

Tsukimi Rin wasn’t too surprised. Qiu Ci had been so free all day long; she finally understood why.

Qiu Shi continued to complain, “That kid finally found a reason to skip school. Whatever, I’m relieved to have him take care of you. Have you been feeling unwell lately?”

With calls every few days, Tsukimi Rin had to respond, “I don’t feel anything.”

“I’ll be back before your next prenatal checkup. Take care of yourself, okay?”

Tsukimi Rin hummed in agreement.

Today, she was accompanying Qiu Ci to an art exhibition.

Regarding these industry-related knowledge, Qiu Ci acted more like an expert, starting with the history of Western art and focusing on explaining the transition from classical oil painting to modern impressionism.

His language was humorous, and Tsukimi Rin not only gained knowledge but was also amused by his jokes.

The art exhibition was officially opening tomorrow, but Qiu Ci used his connections to see it in advance.

The entire exhibition hall seemed to be cleared out.

Quiet and comfortable.

When they left the exhibition hall, the sun had already set.

Sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating their faces. Qiu Ci reached out to shield her from the dazzling sunset.

The sunsets in France were romantic, but they lacked the fireworks of Tokyo back then.

“Qiu Ci, I want to go back to Tokyo.” Back to Tokyo eight years ago.

She would definitely maintain a friendly relationship with Qiu Shi and wouldn’t get any closer out of softheartedness or greed.

Qiu Shi was like a swamp; once you enter, you can never get out.

Qiu Ci, uncharacteristically, didn’t respond and stared at the sunset, seemingly lost in thought.

Life was carefree but also boring.

Qiu Ci tried his best to find fun for her, but the effect was diminishing.

Tsukimi Rin had been experiencing more and more pregnancy symptoms lately, such as feeling nauseous despite Qiu Ci’s meals being fragrant and flavorful, only managing to eat a couple of bites.

She was sleeping more and more.

She could fall asleep anywhere.

On a whim, she accompanied Qiu Ci to his studio to watch him work. While watching, she fell asleep on the recliner.

Qiu Ci was holding several pieces of red silk, cutting them.

But his right hand just couldn’t stay steady.

He tried his best to get used to doing things with his left hand.

The progress was slow.

When Tsukimi Rin woke up after sleeping for three hours, she saw the pieces of fabric on the mannequin and felt that they hadn’t changed much since before she fell asleep.

“You’re not done yet? I thought I’d see the finished product soon.” Tsukimi Rin observed the pieces of fabric. As expected of a professional, with a simple arrangement, she could already tell it had a lot of design sense.

Qiu Ci was a little embarrassed, “It’s not easy to make. I originally planned to take about half a year, so it’s good to have time during my leave from school.”

“That’s great, but unfortunately, I can only watch the fun as an outsider.” Tsukimi Rin observed the design drafts on the wall.

“This was designed by a seventeen-year-old student from China. He hasn’t studied professionally, but he’s very talented. If he considered the material when designing, he would have no problem getting into the top three.” Qiu Ci found the finished product reference image on his iPad, “It’s very beautiful. This guy will be a great designer in the future.”

Tsukimi Rin nodded, “Has anyone ever said that you’re like a little girl?”

Qiu Ci’s expression was calm, “Acquaintances would joke about it. Maybe it’s because I look too much like my sister.”

“No, no, no, your personality is also very similar. You’re careful, gentle, and you like these kinds of patience-requiring tasks. You’re very much like a girl.”

Qiu Ci shook his head, “These are considered advantages. They’re not just characteristics of girls. You can praise me for being excellent. Girls being careful and gentle isn’t a necessity; it’s that they are also excellent.”

Tsukimi Rin nodded in sudden realization, “That makes sense. I also want to know about that high school student. Seventeen years old, so amazing. At seventeen, I was still doing hard labor.”

“His conditions seem to be average too. The name of this work is ‘Aldebaran.’ Aldebaran is the name of a star, a red star, also known as Yue Wu. The color of the red dress is on the darker side, with a sense of mystery, like that red Aldebaran star. The work is very good, and the name is also great.”

Tsukimi Rin nodded, “People with common interests have a telepathic connection even across thousands of miles. You should definitely communicate with him when you have the opportunity. Although you’re so sensible, it seems like you don’t have many friends.”

Everyone was below Qiu Ci; few people could be friends with him on an equal footing. Qiu Ci should also be someone in a museum being explained, truly finding like-minded people in conversation.

“If I have the opportunity, I’ll definitely get to know him, like after I finish making this dress.”

“I also want to be like you and do what I like. I’m so bored, Qiu Ci.” There were still eight months to wait for the leaves in Paris to turn red.

The pregnancy reactions were getting stronger. Qiu Shi’s second return was the day before the prenatal checkup in February.

Qiu Shi was wearing a plain ring on her left middle finger. Now, Tsukimi Rin didn’t want to argue with her about anything anymore.

The prenatal checkup ended, and everything was still normal.

From the B-scan, you could still see a little person with arms and legs. Qiu Shi was very happy.

“Look, pretty cute, right?” Qiu Shi pointed it out to Tsukimi Rin, “Right here, head, legs. Even though it’s only this big.” She used her fingers to indicate a length of two centimeters.

Tsukimi Rin was also surprised. This little thing was really growing.

In the car, Qiu Shi was still very excited.

She pulled Tsukimi Rin’s right hand over and opened her other palm. It was a plain ring like the one on Qiu Shi’s hand, “I had it specially customized, platinum, with our names on the inner circle.”

Qiu Shi slipped the ring onto Tsukimi Rin’s right middle finger, holding this right hand with her own left hand. Anyone could see the unconventional relationship between the two women at a glance, “You always get angry because I wear rings with other people, so from now on, I’ll only wear one with you.”

Qiu Shi was very happy. In her eyes, Tsukimi Rin was really good now, well-behaved and sensible, probably because of the pregnancy hormones.

She had done three fertilized eggs at once and frozen them in New York.

Some women become addicted after giving birth, habitually wanting to have another baby.

If Tsukimi Rin also wanted to, she could definitely satisfy her. After recovering, she would freeze a few more with Tsukimi Rin’s eggs.

Now, Qiu Shi felt the joy of having a successful career and a happy family.

From Tsukimi Rin.

In her eyes, she and Tsukimi Rin had never quarreled or broken up. They were just moving towards the later days of an old married couple.

“Qiu Shi.” Tsukimi Rin’s expression was complicated, “After I give birth, we won’t owe each other anymore.”

The sentence was like ice water, bringing Qiu Shi’s mood to freezing point, “I…”

Qiu Shi said sincerely, “I don’t want you to leave me. I can change anything you don’t like.”

“No, I don’t want to play with you anymore. I’m very tired. After I give birth, please let me go, okay?”

“No, we’re not playing. We’re each other’s family already.” Qiu Shi held her hand with the ring on it, “Don’t leave me, and I won’t let you leave me. If you don’t like it, we’ll just have this one. Just don’t joke like that again.”