Chapter 168

"If it doesn't work, I'll just fight Chun Qiu for cat food... Anyway, adding some Thirteen Spices will make it taste the same, right?" The girl sighed inwardly. Although saying this on the street felt a bit hasty, it was still much better than simply posting "break up" online and then deleting and blocking contact information. At least it could directly put an end to any lingering feelings. Sigh... Little virgin. Sigh... A tragic fate. After a moment of hesitation, the girl hardened her heart. "Xia Yan, we should still..." "Ugh!" The girl's eyes widened, a murderous rage flashing in them, and then she looked at Xia Yan, who had suddenly pulled her into his arms, and said through gritted teeth. "What are you doing?!" "I'm really angry that you're touching me." Hua Xin tried to struggle, and seeing that Xia Yan didn't continue to restrain her, she loosened her grip slightly, then reached out and pinched Xia Yan's waist hard. Pinch your waist!! The two looked very much like a young couple deeply in love. "Ah!" Xia Yan suddenly cried out in pain, then, with tears welling up in his eyes, he released his grip on the girl's arm, rubbed his lower back, and said tearfully, "There's a car." "?" The girl looked around at the empty street where they were standing. There was plenty of space on both sides, and a long distance to the road. How could there be a car that could hit him? Was it a hearse? Couldn't Xia Yan come up with a believable reason for lying? Hua Xin took two steps back, looking like she didn't want to argue with Xia Yan anymore, just looking at him with unfriendly eyes, completely devoid of the happiness she had shown after eating hot pot. The change in expression wasn't because of the hug. After all, they had hugged before, and there's nothing wrong with brothers hugging, right? But now it was time for her to abandon her identity as Gu Xin Hua. Today was really happy, every minute and every second spent with Xia Yan was happy. Watching movies, playing claw machines, shopping, eating hot pot. Each and every one of these scenarios was something Hua Xin would never have dared to imagine before. She would only be alone in that Little Black, curled up, hiding in her own world, spending another four lonely years before finally ending her last promise to anyone in this world. It was a lie. She was Hua Xin, not Gu Xin Hua. The girl felt a sudden lump in her throat, but she forced back her tears, silently looking at the equally silent man before her. She thought. Xia Yan must understand what she was about to say, which was why he was acting this way. "It's not over yet." Xia Yan's playful demeanor vanished, replaced by an unusually serious expression as he looked at the girl softly. "There are still two hours until midnight." "You promised me 'today,' right?" "So you have to stay with me for another two hours before you can go home." He smiled, showing no sign of frustration or disappointment, and gently extended his hand to the girl. Hua Xin was slightly taken aback. She didn't understand why Xia Yan hadn't tried to stop her yet. What was the point of clinging to those two more hours? Despite thinking this way, she could deeply understand Xia Yan's feelings. On the day her parents left when she was little, the girl had also longed for the same thing, hoping that her parents could stay in that house a little longer, even just for a second, so she would still be a child with a complete family. The girl knew Xia Yan's experiences from childhood to adulthood, whether he told her himself or what she heard from Xia Fen. Hua Xin took a step forward. "Slap!" Instead of placing her hand on Xia Yan's as in Korean drama or anime, she slapped him hard, then grabbed his wrist and said in a low voice, "The last two hours." "It's over when it's over." "Don't make excuses." She didn't care about those two hours. But she didn't want Xia Yan to suffer the same fate as her. "Okay." Xia Yan nodded, saying nothing more, then calmly pulled the girl away. "Where are you taking me so late at night?" Hua Xin snapped out of her daze, and as Xia Yan her along, she quickened her pace to catch up, asking cautiously. Where could they go so late at night? Could it be... that indescribable place? If so, she would definitely scream for help and run home right now! "My home," Xia Yan turned his head, blinked, and said softly, but his hand tightly gripped the girl's cold little hand. His mood wasn't light. It was as if he was afraid that if he let go, he would never be able to hold on again. 132. Are you... Shawima! The word "home" didn't really evoke any feelings or thoughts in Hua Xin. For a girl who hadn't left her home for several years, how could she go home if she hadn't gone out? Only recently, after she stopped being afraid to go out, did things gradually get better. But the words coming from Xia Yan's mouth seemed to have lost their original meaning, making it hard not to misinterpret. After all, what kind of man and woman talking about going home late at night?! Wasn't this clearly an invitation to "start a game" or "invite someone to do something bad"?! But Xia Fen was still home... wouldn't it be very awkward if Xia Fen saw this? "Doing this kind of thing should only be done at night when no one's around and the curtains are drawn... Uh." Hua Xin suddenly blushed and lowered her head, then shook her head vigorously, trying to eradicate this strange thought from her mind. Damn male thinking. She always subconsciously put this thought into her own perspective as a man before realizing that she wasn't the one on top. The reality was... she was probably the one being pinned down right now? "My motorcycle is near home, not far from here, just a few hundred meters away." "Today is New Year's Eve, the Bund is very beautiful." Xia Yan didn't notice the girl's strangeness and just narrated softly to himself. This was a part he had planned in advance. It was also his final answer to today. "You just promised me that you would go with me to see it, right?" Xia Yan turned to look at the girl and asked with a smile. Even though he was extremely nervous at this moment. The hand he was holding tightly with the girl's was enough to prove that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface. All day long, whether through hints or directness, the girl offered no answer. She either remained silent or changed the subject. Xia Yan understood the unspoken rule that silence meant rejection. But with two hours left, even if the girl said those words to him at the end of the day, Xia Yan had to keep trying until then. "Okay, okay, okay..." "Hurry up, hurry up." Hua Xin waved her hand dismissively, then quickly put her hands in her pockets, speaking with some impatience. She seemed to have become familiar with the actions of "Gu Xin Hua," completely losing the cautiousness she had as "Hua Xin." After all... now she didn't need to wear a hood or use a voice-altering technique. So cold >_