Chapter 158

"The movie tickets are from that place. My sister and I went there before." "The atmosphere and service were really good, and I have a membership, so I got a 20% discount." Xia Fen hadn't told Xia Yan about her acquaintance with Hua Xin. There was nothing about their first date, or even their current job together at the cat cafe. The girl looked at the subway entrance with some suspicion, hesitating for a moment, not quite believing his story. However, after hearing the words "20% discount," she wasn't so resistant. After all, who can say no to discounts? But today's purpose was to see Xia Yan one last time. After this day, Gu Xin Hua's identity would completely disappear from Xia Yan's world, never to appear again. The desolation and sadness Xia Yan showed at the Old Soldier Barbecue weren't faked. Hua Xin was certain that Xia Yan didn't need to wear a mask in front of "her." Compared to the pain her lies caused him, the only way to lessen that pain was to accompany him peacefully through this day, letting Xia Yan experience this false emotion one last time. Was it fake...? With his emotional intelligence, which allowed him to easily observe and understand others' thoughts, how could Xia Yan not see through her rejection? He asked all her questions, but she didn't answer, and there was no answer. Let him... have one last happy day. The girl's eyelids lowered slightly, then she raised her head and threatened Xia Yan fiercely, "You'd better be telling the truth." "Only dogs lie." "Tch, you might as well just say you're a dog." "Hmm... do you like Hachimi or Hakiwang?" It's unclear who started walking first. The two walked slowly side by side. Their pace, neither fast nor slow, seemed quite different from the hurried flow of people around them. The hustle and bustle of the world seemed irrelevant to them. The busyness of others didn't reach them. Everything before their eyes became blurred. Buildings, crowds, light. Hua Xin didn't look at Xia Yan, opened her mouth slightly, and then said softly, "I like them both." Not only the girl, but Xia Yan was also in this strange environment. Something was definitely wrong, but neither of them could put their words into words. Neither of them, in the past, had ever truly felt this way. Perhaps this was 2D or novels? Xia Yan reached out and tugged at his collar, his tone slightly cheerful: "You have a cat at home? I see cat hair on you." "!" "Where? Where? Where? Take it off!!!" Hua Xin immediately stopped, standing there frantically looking left and right, checking where Chun Qiu's cat hair was stuck to her! Chun Qiu hadn't been rolling around in the closet or anything, just lying on the bed for a while. And Hua Xin regularly cleaned the room, completely different from her previous shut-in self!! Her clothes and black stockings were all in the closet, washed but never worn at home again. Because she recently had a salary of six thousand yuan, she was unusually extravagant compared to saving on electricity and having a warm house. Hua Xin removed the cat hair stuck to her coat. The white fur was barely noticeable against the beige coat; no wonder she hadn't noticed it that morning. Uh... then a faint silence crossed her eyes. It seemed that because she'd borrowed the coat from Sister Li Xue, she'd misunderstood Chun Qiu, who only ate and slept. After all, getting cat hair stuck to your clothes in a cat café was inevitable. But this was incredibly awkward in front of Xia Yan! She'd even washed her hair for today... Hua Xin wanted Xia Yan not care about her, but she didn't want him to think she didn't value him. "Really, let me take it off?" Xia Yan said softly, his eyes full of amusement. However, the girl, who was busy adjusting her clothes, didn't see this and urged, "Just do it! What a dawdling man..." "I can't see your back, who else will?" The girl's unfriendly tone didn't anger Xia Yan; on the contrary, he was quite happy. Was this the second time Hua Xin had asked him for a favor? The first thing he wanted was milk tea. After gently brushing away a few stray cat hairs from the girl's back, Xia Yan's gaze involuntarily shifted downwards. A few pure white specks punctuated the black background. The closer he got, the more familiar the scent became. Even though they had only met a few times, this faint fragrance always gave Xia Yan a strange feeling of "I've smelled it somewhere before." "Okay." "That's good..." "I have a fat cat at home, one Hachimi is enough for me, I have no interest in getting a dog." Hua Xin breathed a sigh of relief, then irresponsibly shifted all the blame onto Chun Qiu, saying without batting an eye. Well, what could she do? The person in front of her was also one of its owners. Xia Yan had also prepared the cat food, cat bed, and cat litter. "I also have a cat, but I share it with someone else." Hearing Xia Yan's words, the girl couldn't help but twitch her lips. This person seemed to be her... but the following words made her slightly startled. "A very, very good friend of mine, she seems really good at raising cats." "The cat is a stray she brought home from school, and she fattened it up considerably in just a few months. I almost didn't recognize her in the photos she sent me." A very good friend. Hua Xin pursed her lips. Even though she was happy inside, she still had to maintain a nonchalant expression. "Well, she really is amazing." "You should say your cat can do backflips." "I'm leaving." The girl was afraid she'd burst out laughing if she said any more. Being mentioned by Xia Yan in front of her gave her a strange feeling that made her very happy. Because Xia Yan had said she was his very, very good friend. "There's still cat hair in some places." Hua Xin had only taken two steps when she heard Xia Yan's voice coming from behind her again. She stopped in her tracks, a little embarrassed and annoyed, and said, "Where is it now!" "Hurry up and help me take it off!" "Oh." Xia Yan walked over nonchalantly, reaching out and bending slightly to touch the girl's straight calves covered by thick black stockings under her skirt... "Slap!" Hua Xin slapped Xia Yan's hand away, her face slightly red as she took two steps back. Then she removed the cat hair stuck to the stockings herself, looked up at Xia Yan with disdain and indifference, as if looking at trash, and said, "You pervert!" "You wanted me to take it off..." Xia Yan rubbed his hand, saying aggrievedly. "I want you to die, will you or not!" "Yes, but only if you have the heart." "Pervert." "I'm calling the police, you'll be going to jail!" "See if the police will agree with your explanation!" "I was wrong, I'll do it again next time." "Ten years life imprisonment!!!" "My cat can do backflips..." "I won't go!" "..." The two of them walked down the steps, saying one thing after another, until they passed...