Chapter 236

"Your clothes go on top, mine on the bottom." "Is that alright?" Xia Yan chuckled as she packed her suitcase. While it wasn't exactly overflowing, the not-too-small suitcase was crammed with all sorts of things. Originally, they planned for Hua Xin to use the suitcase and Xia Yan to carry the backpack, but they realized the girl had very few things, and Xia Yan didn't have a lot either, so they decided to put everything together for convenience. However, on the issue of "who goes on top and who goes on the bottom," Hua Xin was surprisingly insistent. Even though she didn't have many clothes, they had to be placed on top of Xia Yan's! "No problem." The girl nodded in satisfaction, then turned and sat on the soft sofa, bouncing around like she was on a trampoline, looking very excited and happy. Although they had gotten up early today, neither Hua Xin nor Xia Yan felt sleepy; they were both in high spirits and excited. For the girl, whose biological clock was occasionally out of whack, today was unusually free of her morning grumpiness. "It's only six o'clock, shall I go downstairs to buy something to eat?" "Otherwise, the journey will take more than ten hours, and it will be very late when we get off to eat." Xia Yan stood up the suitcase, clapped his hands, and said to the girl. "Then let's take the stuff down with us?" Hua Xin thought for a moment, "That way, we can just get on the bus and go with Sister Li Xue, saving us the trouble of going up and down the stairs again..." "Okay~" "Let's go eat xiaolongbao, the one we ate at last time." After Xia Yan mentioned the breakfast shop they had eaten at last time, Hua Xin suddenly remembered something. Didn't she say she would treat Xia Yan to a meal last time? But Xia Yan, who wanted to confess to her at the time, disrupted her plans, and she hadn't had a chance since. Now Hua Xin had a lot of money. She chuckled, sat up, waved her hand, and said confidently, "My treat!"...A little while later, the two sat in a corner of the shop. The food on the table was obviously for two people, but judging from the speed at which they finished it, Hua Xin was still faster. After all, price aside, the deliciousness is what matters. The girl sipped her porridge and ate her steamed buns, her face practically overflowing with happiness. This was practically a life of paradise... a delicious breakfast in the morning, sleeping in a hotel she'd never slept in before, and then spending the mornings leisurely strolling and sightseeing without having to go to work or school... wasn't this the life of a god?! She really wanted to live like this forever... Hua Xin took a sip of porridge with a touch of wistfulness, swallowing the last bit of bun in her mouth. But it was just a thought; daydreaming so early in the morning wasn't a good idea. "Eat slowly... I don't have enough." "?" "Why do you always think I can eat a lot?" Hua Xin looked at him with unfriendly eyes and emphasized, "I just eat a little faster, I'm not a glutton!" "And I'm not fat!" "..." Xia Yan had no intention of saying that, and he certainly didn't mind that the girl in front of him was fat. He still remembered when he held her, her thin body seemed like it would fall apart with the slightest force. Actually, he quite hoped that the girl could gain some weight. But obviously, it was better not to say such tactless things, so Xia Yan could only helplessly agree, "Yes, yes, yes... not fat at all." Hua Xin did eat very quickly. He didn't know if it was because of these things from childhood that Hua Xin found it hard to control herself from wanting to finish her food quickly when she was hungry. Eating a meal in a relaxed manner was something that happened very rarely to her. That feeling of hunger seemed to be deeply imprinted in her bones, and she couldn't get rid of it for a long time. The girl stood up and said softly, "I'll go pay the bill, you can eat slowly." "A grown man likes to eat so slowly?" Xia Yan didn't mind, just smiled happily and replied, "Then thank you for the treat, rich lady." Watching the girl leave, he looked helplessly at the two remaining steamed buns. He could actually eat very quickly, but he would deliberately eat slower when he was with the girl. Making someone wait for him to finish eating was something Xia Yan probably wouldn't do with other people. But Xia Yan wanted to spend more time with the girl this way. The time he could see her was very short. For some reason, their schedules seemed to be perfectly aligned, so the opportunity to meet and have a meal together was only about once or twice a month. It had been like this since the New Year. Most of the time they chatted online. But Xia Yan longed to stop looking at his phone screen and be able to see her. So, Xia Yan would deliberately eat a little slower, letting the girl, who ate very quickly, sit for a while longer. With his eyes slightly lowered, he quickly finished the few steamed buns on his plate, waiting for Hua Xin's return. Traveling together... it was really wonderful. The breakfast shop counter was quite busy, with many people choosing their breakfast items. Even if she secretly ran away now, probably no one would see her. But as a model young woman of the new era, how could Hua Xin allow herself to do something so shameful! "Auntie paid." "Okay." The girl looked at the payment success message on her phone screen with a slight pang of regret, but she wasn't really sad. This was money she'd spent on Xia Yan, so why would she really feel bad about it? Besides, she'd saved so much money and never intended to keep it for herself to spend in the future. She was about to turn back when her gaze fell upon a tea egg with a slightly cracked shell and a nice color. She was tempted. She remembered the last time she'd had a tea egg was... "Here you go." Xia Yan didn't know why he hadn't stopped smiling lately, but he happily accepted the tea egg that the girl had peeled for him. Even the whole world seemed to turn pink. "Thank you, wife!" The girl didn't care about the address, giving Xia Yan a disdainful look. "Eating can't shut you up..." Hua Xin then wiped her hands with a napkin and happily took a bite of half a tea egg. But before she could swallow, she saw Xia Yan finish the egg in a few bites and point behind her. She chewed and turned her head in confusion. She saw Li Xue waving at them through the window in front of the car. Hua Xin quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, almost choking, and then excitedly said to Xia Yan, "Let's go!" Xia Yan got up, slung his backpack over his shoulder, looked at the sunlight outside the window, and smiled as well, saying, "Yeah, let's go!" Watching the scenery outside the window rush past, Hua Xin experienced for the first time the difference between riding in a car and on the subway, and the feeling of wind on the back of Xia Yan's motorcycle, with Xia Yan's body blocking her way and providing a sense of security. She couldn't find the words to describe it; the girl thought and thought but couldn't find the right words. This kind of scene was something she almost only encountered in her dreams, and now it was unfolding before her eyes...