Chapter 202

Expression. Although the girl tried her best to keep her tone calm, her increasingly agitated knife work revealed that she was extremely concerned about the scene just now. At this moment, the scallions on the cutting board had turned from a whole stalk into fine scallion powder. Unless there was some deep-seated hatred, most people probably wouldn't bother with a scallion for twenty minutes. Could it be that she mistook the scallion for his...? Xia Yan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and thought. "Like this..." "She never told me about this before. If Xia Fen hadn't suddenly asked me to edit the video, I probably wouldn't have known that you and she worked in the same place." "There are many things you don't know..." Hua Xin retorted arrogantly, then silently looked at the scallions that had turned into powder on the cutting board. The knife that had been raised was ultimately not brought down, but instead put them into a small bowl for later use. For example, the person standing in front of you now is not Gu Xinhua, but your good brother Hua Xin. For example, the talk of dating and accepting a confession were just temporary games she played out out of pity for Xia Yan. Hmm, does that make her seem more like a bad woman? "Your cat looks a lot like mine." "They're both tabby, but mine's with a friend, and it's not as fat as yours." "Neither can it do backflips." Xia Yan changed the subject, remembering two amazing animals he'd seen while editing, and chuckled. It was also because he'd thought of a good friend. But this unintentional remark exploded like a thunderbolt in Hua Xin's mind. "Uh, that's quite a coincidence..." "I didn't expect that..." When people feel guilty or embarrassed, they always subconsciously find something to do. Hua Xin, unaware, picked up another scallion, her tone perfunctory. Please, don't talk about this. What if you suddenly feel like asking "Hua Xin" about Chunqiu's recent situation? Could she just fly home and take pictures of him now? "Yeah, it's quite a coincidence." "The one my friend and I raised was kidnapped and sold at school. What about yours?" "Yeah, it was also caught at school." Xia Yan didn't notice anything amiss with the girl and calmly said while picking vegetables, "Actually, there's something I've been concerned about for a long time." "?" Hua Xin's heart skipped a beat, and she stopped what she was doing with a nervous expression. To be honest... the flaws she had revealed during this period were already quite large, although most people would never associate a boy with a girl. But from the moment Xia Fen asked Xia Yan to edit the video, the girl had no way out and could only grit her teeth and continue to pretend that she knew nothing. But Xia Yan should not be an ordinary person. Whether it was letting Xia Yan edit the video and watch Chunqiu and herself for so long... or now she was alone infiltrating the enemy's lair... although each thing was okay on its own, wasn't this a chain reaction that was linked to another? If one link went wrong, it would be like detonating a chain bomb and detonating everything. But what if Xia Yan had actually discovered some clues and was going to confront her? Then it would be all over. Completely over. "Which school do you go to?" "We haven't even known where the other goes for so long... Even though we're both in Shanghai, it feels a bit strange." Crisis averted. Those few seconds felt like an eternity to the girl. Only after realizing that her worst fears hadn't come true did she finally breathe a sigh of relief and reluctantly replied, "Foreign Languages University..." Of course, she could just make something up. Xia Yan wouldn't be so foolish as to actually go to that university and find someone named Gu Xinhua among so many people, would he? When school started, she wouldn't have to meet up with Xia Yan in person anymore. It would be so much better to just chat and joke around online. It was so much better to be Hua Xinhua and Xia Yan together without having to worry about so much... "So... are all these scallions for scallion ribs?" After silently memorizing it, Xia Yan pointed helplessly at the girl who was chopping scallions again. "..." "Can I eat whatever I want?" Hua Xin was silent for a moment, then stubbornly rolled her eyes at Xia Yan. "Sure." "You can eat whatever you want." Xia Yan looked at her indulgently and skillfully tied on his apron. This feeling was wonderful. A sense of happiness he had never felt before suddenly welled up in his heart, and his eyes glazed over slightly. For a moment, a small figure seemed to appear in his vision, also leaning against the window. But he wasn't alone anymore. Being able to cook and chat with the girl in the kitchen was a feeling of no longer being alone. "I want sweet and sour pork..." Hua Xin hesitated slightly, but ultimately couldn't resist the delicious-looking ribs. "Okay." Xia Yan smiled happily. This feeling was truly wonderful. ———————————————————— Night fell. After a hearty meal, having eaten three bowls of rice, Hua Xin lay in the side room of Yuan Xia Fen's room, which had long since been cleaned and transformed by Xia Yan. She stared wide-eyed at the universally flat ceiling, wide awake. It was already ten o'clock. But she wasn't sleepy at all. Her phone was charging beside her; she had no intention of watching videos or reviewing the Fu Li Collection. She was only a corridor and a room away from Xia Yan, and this was her first time spending the night in someone else's house... The girl, who was rather sensitive to her own bed, felt a little uncomfortable leaving her hard mattress. Of course, she eventually became completely immersed in the soft, comfortable mattress. Hua Xin rolled around on the bed, a little bored. The room was warm enough without needing a heater or extra blankets—something she hadn't experienced in years. Today, Hua Xin was simply wearing safety shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, without any other warm clothing, yet she didn't feel cold. After all, there was air conditioning in the room. The girl's eyelids drooped slightly, and she curled up in a ball, feeling somewhat insecure. The scene from the daytime replayed in her mind again, not just the scene, but every detail, every conversation flashing through her mind... "Ahhhhhh!!" Hua Xin buried her head in the quilt, her face flushed, and frantically rubbed her hair. What was she thinking back then, insisting that Xia Yan had drugged her?! A little thought would have made her realize it was a joke, and Xia Yan only said "just what you think." What was she thinking?! Wasn't he obviously teasing her?! So embarrassing. The girl sobbed, unable to suppress her sobs, her heart filled with unbearable embarrassment and indignation. If she hadn't realized what was happening, she probably would have pulled out Xia Yan's... thing right away! But speaking of which... Hua Xin involuntarily recalled that moment in her mind, and subconsciously compared it to what happened more than six months ago.