CHAPTER 978: CHAPTER 979: OLD QI’S FIRST LOVE

Qi Taiguo was spinning one of Cheng Su’s eyebrow pencils in his hand. Hearing what she said and noticing her half-smiling expression, he couldn’t help but cough.

"I’ve been engaged to you long ago, what do those social gatherings have to do with me?" he said.

Cheng Su raised her eyebrow: "Why does it sound like someone’s a bit sour?"

Qi Taiguo chuckled.

"Be honest, did you fancy anyone back during those gatherings?" Cheng Su pressed.

"No, I’m an engaged man."

"Really, I don’t believe it!" Cheng Su declared. "Even if you’re engaged, you weren’t willing at heart. You must have liked someone, spill it. I promise I won’t get mad." At most, a little jealous.

Qi Taiguo squinted at her: "Really won’t get mad?"

Cheng Su nodded, but felt a pang of jealousy inside, so there really was someone.

"I only attended once, and quite a lot of girls seemed to like me, but upon hearing I was engaged, dropped it!" Qi Taiguo said with pride. "As for me, I wouldn’t say I fancied anyone, but I did see a girl who wasn’t bad."

"In what way not bad?" Cheng Su’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Qi Taiguo reminisced: "Long hair down to the waist, big eyes, curved eyebrows, dimples when she smiled, and fair skin, quite elegant."

Cheng Su subconsciously imagined, fair skin and beautiful— that’s the image of a goddess. Comparing herself at that time, she feared she was just a little bean sprout or a spicy pepper!

No wonder he was unwilling!

"Oh wow, a goddess! Did the goddess fancy you?" Cheng Su asked again, her tone turning even more sour.

"Back then, if a girl fancied a guy, she would give him a red star she was holding; if the guy accepted it, it was a done deal. I had a few given, including from her..." Qi Taiguo said with unparalleled pride, his tone soaring, but seeing the cold look in Cheng Su’s eyes, he abruptly stopped.

Cheng Su pursed her lips and smiled: "Go on, why did you stop?"

"You said you wouldn’t get mad." Qi Taiguo’s voice lowered, his neck retracted, thinking to himself how women’s words couldn’t be fully trusted.

Hmm, when they say they want it, they don’t; when they say they don’t, they do. Understood!

"I’m not mad." Cheng Su huffed, just a bit jealous.

Qi Taiguo studied her face, seeing she really didn’t seem angry, then laughed: "Oh, so you’re jealous?" his heart instantly filled with sweetness.

"Who’s jealous!" Cheng Su turned her head: "Thinking everyone is as superficial as those you had before!"

Qi Taiguo grinned happily and leaned in to kiss her: "I knew you’d be jealous. Come here, let hubby give a kiss."

After a few kisses, Cheng Su finally smiled and pushed him away: "Shoo, shoo, go away, you’ve messed up my makeup. Go think about your first love."

"Still jealous, huh?" Qi Taiguo wanted to lean in again.

Cheng Su blocked him, chiding: "Stop fooling around, we need to go to the troop soon!"

Qi Taiguo left it at that and lay back on the bed, saying: "It wasn’t anything like a first love. I knew I was engaged, so I wasn’t interested in anyone else. I just thought she was okay, easy on the eyes, that’s all!"

"Didn’t rejecting her make her sad?" Cheng Su asked, snatching the eyebrow pencil from him.

"I wouldn’t know. But she later married one of our comrades..." Qi Taiguo said, suddenly freezing, not continuing.

Cheng Su didn’t pay much mind, drew an eyebrow, checked the mirror, and suddenly asked: "Were you ever regretful back then? Did you ever think of breaking off our engagement?"