CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 146: UNCLE, I WANT TO KEEP YOU ALL TO MYSELF

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "This kind of home observation, I’m willing."

After speaking, he gently kissed Xiao Li’s forehead, reached out to touch her belly, fastened her seatbelt, and then sat in the driver’s seat.

The car started and slowly drove away from the quarantine point.

Inside the car, Qin Xiao focused on driving, while Xiao Li focused on observing Qin Xiao.

After being apart for so long, Xiao Li found that she couldn’t bear to let Qin Xiao leave her sight even for a second.

Now she truly understood why a brief separation is better than a honeymoon.

After driving a while under Xiao Li’s fervent gaze, Qin Xiao lowered his voice and said, "Nini, if you keep looking at me like that, I can’t guarantee I’ll drive properly..."

Xiao Li blinked at his words, "If you don’t drive properly, what are you going to do?"

Qin Xiao gave a playful smile, "What do you think?"

Xiao Li shook her head, "I don’t know!"

Qin Xiao nodded, "Well, then let me give you a hint; I’ve been longing for tofu, fruit, and meat for a very long time now."

Xiao Li’s eyes widened at his words, "Uncle, we’re in the car, and I’m pregnant, can you really still have your way?"

Qin Xiao laughed, "You could try looking a little longer to see if I have my way."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li decisively withdrew her gaze and looked straight ahead, then realized something was amiss.

"Uncle, this isn’t the way home, is it?"

Qin Xiao nodded, "Mm-hmm, not going home... Doctor Xiao, as a medical personnel, you should know that during your home observation period, it means you’re still at risk. I’ll shoulder this risk with you.

For the next half month, we’ll stay at the place I lived before. After the observation period ends, we’ll go home."

Qin Xiao had been living in an apartment near the laboratory during the pandemic, which was convenient for returning to the lab.

Now he’s taking Xiao Li there, but he’s not bringing Xiao Li home, not really due to risk—after being apart for so long, Qin Xiao just wants to spend good quality time with Xiao Li alone.

Although he also misses Mianmian, and knows Xiao Li misses Mianmian too, at this moment, he simply doesn’t want anyone to come between them, not even Mianmian.

The one in the belly, he can’t do anything about right now, but it’s okay, still inside, won’t disrupt him too much, although some things are inconvenient...

Listening to Qin Xiao’s words, Xiao Li naturally understood the real reason he was not bringing her home. Although she also missed Mianmian, Qin Xiao’s arrangement indeed suited her desires.

The car slowly entered the community, and Qin Xiao took Xiao Li to register at the community before bringing her into the apartment.

This apartment, Qin Xiao used to occasionally stay in when teaching at university, but it had been vacant for these recent years, so during the pandemic, he had people clean it up...

Xiao Li had never been to this house before; after all, Qin Xiao rarely stayed here previously and hadn’t mentioned it much to Xiao Li.

Truth is, due to owning too many properties, he didn’t remember this one well.

This time during the pandemic, living here, he simply called Feng Ye to find a place closest to the lab, then Feng Ye got this place ready.

Xiao Li followed Qin Xiao in the direct elevator to the floor where the apartment was located. Qin Xiao opened the door, and once Xiao Li entered, she looked around, "Uncle, was it like this when you used to live here? Did it get refurbished later?"

Qin Xiao took off his mask and helped Xiao Li take off hers, "No refurbishment, let’s wash our hands first."

Xiao Li nodded, and they went to wash their hands together.

While washing hands, Qin Xiao encircled Xiao Li from behind, washing hands together with her, as the delicate flow of water flowed from their hands...

Cool and refreshing, yet it couldn’t lower the temperature around them...

After washing hands, Qin Xiao took a paper towel to dry Xiao Li’s hands, enjoying his service, Xiao Li softly said, "Uncle, I’m hungry."

As the months progressed, Xiao Li found herself getting hungry very quickly; she had breakfast very early at the quarantine point, and she was already hungry when leaving there, and now it’s even more urgent.

Qin Xiao dried Xiao Li’s hands and lightly kissed her lips, "I’ll make you something to eat right away."

Then, holding Xiao Li’s hand, he led her to sit at the dining table while he went to the kitchen.

In the apartment with an open kitchen design, Xiao Li sitting at the dining table could directly see what Qin Xiao was doing...

Qin Xiao opened the fridge to take out ingredients; once he did, Xiao Li, seeing the fridge full of food, quickly stood and ran over.

"Uncle, why is there so much food in the fridge?"

Qin Xiao laughed, "I went to the supermarket yesterday. We have to stay home to observe, so it’s best not to go out.

So I bought everything yesterday; these are mostly your favorite foods.

Since you’re hungry now, I’ll make something simple, cook a few dumplings to start with, and make other things for lunch..."

Xiao Li nodded, "Okay! But... do we have to cook by ourselves during this home observation period?

We are both not very good at cooking!"

Qin Xiao took out dumplings and said, "I’ll do the cooking, you don’t have to...

As for not being good at cooking, I’ll try to learn!

About you, you’ll just have to be my guinea pig during this time."

Xiao Li laughed, "It’s not an inconvenience! You were my guinea pig before!

No matter what happens, you won’t make me sick to my stomach!

And you’re a genius; when you don’t do something, you don’t do it, but once you start, you’ll grasp it immediately."

As Xiao Li spoke, she stood close to Qin Xiao, watching him fetch water and the boiling, not returning to sit at the dining table...

After boiling the water, Qin Xiao turned and embraced Xiao Li, "So in your mind, I’m a genius!"

Xiao Li stretched her arms around Qin Xiao’s neck, "Yes! In my heart, you’re a genius. My uncle is the best!"

Qin Xiao heard and first laughed quietly, then quickly captured Xiao Li’s sweet lips; thus, a passionate deep kiss ignited the kitchen...

Not until the boiling sound of water did Qin Xiao slowly stop, letting the breathless Xiao Li lean against the stove as he went to cook dumplings...

Amid rising steam, Xiao Li looked at Qin Xiao’s charming profile, gradually easing her breath, "Uncle, I feel you’re becoming more and more attractive, I want to hide you, not let others see..."

Qin Xiao gently stirred the dumplings in the pot with a spatula, nodding, "Doctor Xiao is planning to detain me, huh?"

Xiao Li nodded, "Yes! I’ll detain you, only I’m allowed to look.

Aren’t you scared?"