Come Sit At My House - Chapter 6

Chapter 6

After working for several days straight, Luo Qingmeng finally had a good rest. She had planned her three days off perfectly: cook something delicious to reward herself, take a bath with a face mask, pour a glass of red wine, and then sit by the window with some music and a book, enjoying the slow pace of her vacation.

In her previous rental, taking a bath was a luxury. The red wine was from a prize she won at a supermarket before she moved. She didn’t know if it was good, but at a hundred-some yuan a bottle, she thought it was quite expensive.

She had never opened the bottle, feeling it would be a waste to drink it carelessly. But today, she really wanted to have a taste.

Luo Qingmeng’s plans were completely ruined, and she was furious. She soaked in the tub, her wine poured, but her eyes were glaring at the wall.

It was infuriating to compare herself to others. During the last gathering at Li An’s place, she heard Li An’s female colleagues talking about how they preferred to use red wine for their body scrubs, how extravagant.

She wasn’t much of a drinker, getting tipsy after just a little. She took a small sip; the taste was astringent and not very pleasant. Luo Qingmeng got out of the water, feeling dizzy and hot. She put on her robe and went to the living room to turn on the TV.

Luo Qingmeng felt so pathetic. She had moved here to spite Qiu Shuxue and the others, but now she was the one being tormented. So, she tightly wrapped her pajamas around herself, and as the alcohol kicked in, she went out to Qiu Shuxue’s door. She raised her hand and banged loudly on the door, then pressed the doorbell twice with force.

After committing this uncivilized act, she turned and ran back to her own place, quickly closed the door, and squinted at the security monitor.

She was fast enough that Qiu Shuxue came out a second later. She didn’t realize it was her. Qiu Shuxue first looked towards the elevator, saw no one, frowned with a confused expression, and then looked towards Luo Qingmeng’s door. She probably didn’t expect Luo Qingmeng to do such a thing. She went back inside and didn’t come out again.

Luo Qingmeng felt a little pleased. She didn’t go back to bang on the door again, knowing that as long as Qiu Shuxue wasn’t stupid, she would be waiting for her at the door now.

She returned to her room and glanced at the books tucked away in the cabinet. She brought them out to the living room to look at them carefully. Every book was of excellent quality, with wooden outer boxes. They came with many gifts, including a dried black tulip and many postcards.

She could finally read them today.

Luo Qingmeng turned on the TV and switched to a music channel. The previous tenant was very good at enjoying life. The TV had a full membership for everything. Luo Qingmeng didn’t log out of her music account, so she was listening to the other person’s playlist.

The first song was called “moonlight.” The tune was a little seductive. She flipped through the book for a bit, then couldn’t help but look at the lyrics.

They were incredibly sensual.

“I just wanna get high with my lover Veo una mueca cuando miro en el espejo Kiss kiss Looking dolly I think I may go out tonight I just wanna ride get high in the moonlight Get high with you Get higher and higher with you Let’s go to the moon…”

As Luo Qingmeng listened, her eyes widened. She thought of that night, the feeling of being so cautious, yet acting so recklessly. It was a perfect match for the lyrics.

That day, she had kept her hand over her eyes and hadn’t noticed the moonlight. She only remembered how white Qiu Shuxue’s hands were. Just one more glance would have been pure bliss…

She lowered her head and flipped through the thick book. The first chapter was about the origin of the Cthulhu Mythos. The introduction read: “We live in an unknown, mysterious world. The darkness is the origin of everything in the ocean. When the tide comes, we can no longer sail with benevolence…”

She was inexplicably a little angry.

Luo Qingmeng immediately got up and put the books back in the cabinet one by one. She really liked the layout of the house. The bed in the bedroom was right against the window, and the window could be adjusted to two modes, bottom-opening or side-opening. When she came home tired at night, she could sit on the bed and overlook the city.

It was her dream home.

The bookshelf was also beautiful; it just didn’t have enough books.

If she had money, she would buy some books to fill it. She just didn’t know when the landlord would be back. The landlord said she was only renting it to her for two months.

Luo Qingmeng felt sad again at the thought. She went out to have a sip of wine, then left her room, pounded on Qiu Shuxue’s door again, gave it a kick, and pressed the doorbell twice with force. After she was done, she hurried back, still watching Qiu Shuxue’s movements on the monitor.

This time, Qiu Shuxue didn’t look towards the elevator. She crossed her arms and looked directly at her. Qiu Shuxue had probably just showered. Her long hair was tied up with a hair clip, and her neck was all wet, looking quite disheveled.

Luo Qingmeng was ecstatic.

She thought that she would do her skincare routine and then go to bed. Qiu Shuxue probably wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight, dreaming of her dancing on her head.

Luo Qingmeng was in a better mood.

With that thought, she was about to look away.

But Qiu Shuxue suddenly tugged on her robe, revealing a bit of her strap and the black lace edge of her bra.

She tilted her head at the monitor.

“Slut,” Luo Qingmeng cursed under her breath, unable to stop herself from looking a couple more times.

She went back and lay down on the bed to sleep. Her phone flashed beside her. A friend request came in with a message attached: Sister, your underwear is super pretty and comfortable. Please stop knocking on my door. I won’t be able to sleep tonight.

I’ll knock, I’ll knock, I’ll knock you to death.

Luo Qingmeng didn’t reply and deleted the request. Soon, another message came in: Otherwise, I’ll wear your clothes and knock on your door to block you.

Luo Qingmeng’s breathing hitched.

She then realized that she was right.

It would be easy for Qiu Shuxue to block her. It was best for the two of them to stay within the boundaries of peace at night. What would she do if Qiu Shuxue came to block her? Would she tear her face? Would she be able to win an argument with her?

If they fought, it would be okay if she got hurt. She could just endure it. But if she scratched Qiu Shuxue’s face, she would have to pay for the medical and cosmetic fees.

Although she really wanted to scratch Qiu Shuxue’s face and make her suffer a serious blow, just like Li An!

Unfortunately, the law now protected mistresses in a certain sense.

Luo Qingmeng also felt that even in her anger, she shouldn’t get her main target of revenge wrong. She wanted to hit Qiu Shuxue, but Li An was the real scumbag.

She touched her fingers. Her nails were a little crescent-shaped, but Qiu Shuxue’s were very clean, making it feel especially comfortable to touch them.

After thinking about it, she was left with only a few words in her mind.

“Moonlight, moonlight. Kiss, kiss…”

Luo Qingmeng quickly pulled the blanket over herself and wrapped herself up tightly, not even letting her head show, and held her breath. Moonlight… It was a little swollen today.

She was covered all night. In the morning, her face was greasy. She was afraid of getting acne, so she quickly got up to wash her face and put on a mask.

After taking care of her face, she turned on some music and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Although she was eating alone, she wanted to eat something a little more extravagant. She steamed a small pig-shaped bun and made a bowl of egg and shredded pork noodles. She seasoned and marinated the shredded pork, put a little extra ginger in the broth, and then scooped the ginger slices out. The noodles and broth were fresh and delicious. She brought them to the living room, turned on a movie, and enjoyed her meal slowly.

She felt especially happy and content.

While she was eating, her phone flashed. Chen Xin had sent her a message, saying that a customer had reserved a book yesterday. The word “reserved” made her instinctively think of Qiu Shuxue. The awkward situation from yesterday made her mind pause. She immediately glanced at the movie, watched for ten minutes, and then looked back at her phone.

Chen Xin: But he’s only coming to pay today. Do I still have to give him yesterday’s discount?

Luo Qingmeng: How many points does he have?

Chen Xin: He just has a membership number. He hasn’t added any money to it.

Luo Qingmeng: Then you tell him that you can give him the biggest internal discount you can. If he recharges 300 yuan to his membership, he can still get yesterday’s discount and double points. He can also get a gift on the anniversary day. If he has a child, give him some stickers today. If he’s a student, give him a nice notebook.

Chen Xin: Wow, Sister Qingmeng, you’re amazing!!!!

The price was actually about the same, but a membership was different. The boss loved members, and if they had a lot of members, they could get a commission at the end of the month.

Luo Qingmeng continued to eat her noodles.

She thought for a moment and sent another message.

“Unless it’s important, don’t message me. I’m on vacation today.”

Chen Xin didn’t reply, probably because she was busy.

Luo Qingmeng was in an even better mood after eating. She went to wash the dishes. Her original plan was to stay at home all day, but she didn’t have a pet for company, so staying in all day would be a little boring. In the past, she would go to Li An’s place on Saturdays and Sundays to cook for him and stay at home to watch movies with him. Now that she thought about it, she was really… pathetic!

A woman who cooks for a man will be miserable!

Since she thought of Li An, Luo Qingmeng didn’t want to stay at home anymore. She quickly tidied up, changed into a nice outfit, and went to find Li An to confront him and ask him for money.

Luo Qingmeng wasn’t very good at makeup. She applied a natural-looking foundation cream recommended online and a warm-toned lipstick, then grabbed her bag and went out.

As soon as she changed her shoes and opened the door, she saw Qiu Shuxue at the entrance. Qiu Shuxue was wearing a V-neck knit sweater with a very thin shawl over it. She was dressed very provocatively. The V-neck showed her black lace bra.

Luo Qingmeng’s eyes widened.

Qiu Shuxue slowly said, “Sister, you smell so good.”

Luo Qingmeng’s foot moved back. She didn’t dare to get close to her. Luo Qingmeng sniffed herself. She had only applied toner, lotion, and natural-looking foundation cream today. What was so fragrant!

Afraid of falling for her trick again, she immediately moved her foot forward and stared at her chest. “Are you a b1tch or what? You really wore my clothes. You…” She gritted her teeth. “You’re so disgusting!”

Luo Qingmeng’s heart ached at the thought of the two-hundred-yuan clothes she bought being worn by her.

“Oh… You mean this one.” Luo Qingmeng tugged on her shoulder strap, revealing half of it to her, and said, “This is mine. And you’re still saying you didn’t buy it to match mine.”

Luo Qingmeng’s face instantly flushed red.

She quickly comforted herself. No, I can’t be weak. I’m the one who should be angry. She stood up straight and frowned. “Give me back my clothes.”

“Okay.” Qiu Shuxue pushed her door open a little. The packages were all near the threshold. She was fidgety, pushing and pulling the door. Luo Qingmeng saw that two of the packages were opened, and one of them was almost identical to the style she was wearing.

So infuriating.

Luo Qingmeng had been touched and kissed by her several times, so she wasn’t stupid. Qiu Shuxue was obviously doing it on purpose. This time, she naturally wouldn’t go to Qiu Shuxue’s house to sit. She said, “Put them back where you got them from.”

Qiu Shuxue hooked her finger and closed the door. She stood up straight and took a step towards Luo Qingmeng, as if she wouldn’t give them to her.

Luo Qingmeng said anxiously, “If you keep doing this, I’ll call the police.”

“You can,” Qiu Shuxue said.

Luo Qingmeng pursed her lips. What would she even say when the police arrived?

Qiu Shuxue then said, “I’ll give you back the clothes. What I said smelled good was your breakfast. I smelled it and immediately woke up. Sister, can you let me eat at your place? Then I’ll give you back the clothes.”

Luo Qingmeng wanted to say no.

Qiu Shuxue spoke first. “I’ll buy the groceries. I won’t take the extra. We can go to the supermarket now. You can pick and buy whatever you want, and I’ll pay. Do the math, you won’t lose out. And you don’t have to come to my house to get the clothes. I’ll personally deliver them to your house.”

Luo Qingmeng’s mind started to get confused. She was very good at living on a budget. If she went to the supermarket, she would definitely not lose out.

She could buy tens of thousands of yuan worth of stuff in one go at the supermarket.

After all, her clothes were only a few hundred.

She was truly a woman who didn’t manage a household, didn’t cook, and didn’t know the price of daily necessities. A big supermarket sold everything.

Damn it, I’m a little tempted again.

Qiu Shuxue sensed that she was doing the math in her head. She waited quietly and said unhurriedly, “After all… I can’t even wear your underwear.” She glanced at Luo Qingmeng’s chest. “Sister, you’re so big.”

Luo Qingmeng’s breathing became a little rapid, and her face was so hot.

After Qiu Shuxue finished speaking, she looked at the red light behind her that was still reminding her “The owner’s door is unlocked.” She said, “Do the math, sister.”