Chapter 150

Despite her weak, ravenous hunger, Hua Xin picked up her chopsticks and took a large bite of rice... Delicious. Happiness filled her heart, and gratitude shone in her soul. With a bit more strength, Hua Xin wolfed down her food, devouring it without a trace of ladylike grace. Across from her, Xia Fen was also diligently eating. Shan Qing smiled slightly as she watched the two wolfing down their food, then returned to the kitchen. After all, seeing others enjoy the food she had prepared was a pleasant experience. The two girls needed a good rest; they hadn't slacked off all day at the new store's opening. Things should stabilize soon, unlike the chaotic first day. "Um...um..." "Hello." A slightly immature voice rang out, causing Hua Xin, who was chewing, to look up angrily. Didn't she see someone was eating?! Just as she was parking her Maple Forest Evening, even putting on her BYT, she suddenly received a call telling her to come to work. What's the difference between writing some code right now and going to the office? Although the girl was furious, to others, her anger appeared as a uniquely cute expression. After all, pretty and cute people don't seem to have much power when they're angry. "?" The person in front of her was a handsome, unfamiliar man, who looked young, probably a college student around her age. "Could I have your contact information?" "Sorry..." he mustered his courage and said somewhat shyly to the girl. He had been waiting since he arrived in the afternoon, almost four or five hours, finally deciding to give it a try when it was less crowded. Because the girl in front of him was really beautiful. From her initial flustered and busy appearance to her patiently fulfilling customers' requests for photos, even the gentleness when she held the cat... every move Hua Xin made seemed to attract him. In that instant, he seemed to have already decided on the name of their child... "Sorry." "I already have a boyfriend..." "He... is very jealous, and won't let me add other men." "So..." Hua Xin swallowed the food in her mouth, ending her incoherent speech. Xia Fen's lips curled up slightly. Several special fragments flashed through Hua Xin's mind, not only the birthday cake on the school rooftop, but also the flowers and milk tea on Nanjing Road. She was still Xia Yan's girlfriend. As Gu Xin Hua. The girl looked at the boy in front of her, who looked like he was about to cry, and said very seriously, "I refuse." 119. The Fallen Xia Yan? 4k "Slap!" Xia Yan expressionlessly grabbed his left hand with his right hand. He lowered his head slightly and moved his gaze, silently stopping his hand from picking up the strip-shaped item in the box on the side of the table. I can't have another one... I absolutely can't have another one. I've already finished a whole box today. I have to be restrained. I absolutely can't get addicted to this kind of harmful thing! He'd been consuming too much lately, and although he felt anxious and bored, he couldn't continue indulging like this. After all, health was the most important thing. During his rest time after overwork, he only did simple fitness recovery training, and the training volume was greatly reduced, unlike the constant high-intensity training before. That's why he needed to control his intake of such things even more. "Sigh..." Xia Yan sighed softly and withdrew his hand. He didn't know when he had picked up this bad habit. Sure enough, the life of a shut-in who didn't go to work or go out was the biggest culprit for making people lazy... He had never touched such things before, and he never thought that he would one day rely on such things to pass the time and keep himself awake. It was a bit boring. He shifted his gaze to the computer in front of him, crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and his eyes showed a hint of nostalgia and tenderness. Scenes from anime characters were still flashing on the computer screen. On a pedestrian bridge dotted with scattered snowflakes, a man and a woman walked side by side, their unspoken understanding palpable. A woman with waist-length hair led the way, a man with tousled hair followed. Both seemed lost in their own thoughts, yet remained silent. Below, traffic flowed freely; above, their world was separate. After a long while, the man called out to the woman. *Click. Xia Yan, perfectly timed, clicked the "x" on the webpage, closing the window before the two could finish their conversation and the rest of the story. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue watching. He had already watched that scene countless times and memorized it all. From the following lines to the reactions between the two protagonists, to their unspoken secrets. It wasn't just him; it was also an anime that someone else loved. Hua Xin had mentioned it during a casual conversation, which was the reason he and Hua Xin had formed such a special friendship—a shared passion. Xia Yan himself also enjoyed playing games, watching anime, and embracing the world of anime 2D. He wasn't just a gentle and sunny guy who seemed like a typical "hot guy" who hung out with women. It was just that others saw him as someone who couldn't be himself. Ironically, on his journey to save others, he'd inexplicably found someone he could confide in. Xia Yan leaned back in his chair, a slight smile involuntarily curving his lips. His phone sat nearby, its screen unlit, unlike usual. His three-day vacation had stretched into almost a week, and the sudden abundance of free time was making Xia Yan a little uneasy. But it was precisely because of this that he had time to watch anime and play games—a lazy period he hadn't experienced in a long time... "Bang!!" Before he could even close his eyes to rest, Xia Yan was jolted awake, his hands twitching wildly. He instinctively sat up, staring at the door that had been flung open. It was like the tension of someone secretly using a small toy in their room, only to be caught doing something naughty by their parents who hadn't knocked. Thankfully, that wasn't the case. It's impossible in the future. (Hua Xin's Tip: Xia Yan day987.) Xia Fen was looking down with a gloomy expression, one hand on the open door, her eyes fixed on the box on Xia Yan's desk, and the bag of snacks underneath... "You thief?!" "If you keep eating like this, you'll get as fat as a ball." Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then slumped into his chair and said helplessly. It was already past eight o'clock. Had she already eaten out? Sigh... So sad. He had promised his aunt to control Xia Fen's diet a little, not to let her drink cola and eat snacks too often, since these things weren't good for her health... But... they were really delicious. Xia Yan turned his head away guiltily. Today, he had nothing to do and watched anime for a long time, catching up on all the shows he had wanted to watch recently and those he hadn't had time for before.