“Yanyan…”
Chu Sihao called out tenderly, his voice soft as the spring breeze, mingled with a faint fragrance that seeped into Xia Yanxin’s heart, her cheeks turning slightly red as her breath grew uneven, her hands uncertain where to rest.
She always felt Chu Sihao’s gaze like a dazzling sun, warmly shining upon her, making her feel uneasy, and growing hotter by the moment…
“Hmm…”
“In the past, you were just a wild little girl, but now you’ve grown into a young lady.
Back then, I had no achievements, no capacity to give you anything, but now I’ve finally established my career, so, I think…” His voice seemed to possess a magic power, drawing her gaze uncontrollably, her eyes slightly intoxicated as she looked towards him, anticipating what he was about to say next.
“Ring, ring…” Chu Sihao’s phone suddenly rang, disrupting the beautiful scene.
Chu Sihao smiled, waving his phone, “I need to take this call, wait for me…”
“Oh, okay…”
Watching Chu Sihao walk away with his phone, a bored Xia Yanxin took a picture of his retreating figure and sent it to Shen Xiaoman…
“Nervous Man, can you see what military rank my man is?”
“Pfft, shameless, you haven’t even married into the family and you’re already calling him your man?”
“Hehe, isn’t that just a matter of time?
He already said he would get me registered in his family’s household book!” Xia Yanxin pouted, feeling much more secure with him by her side.
What is happiness?
It’s doing the most mundane things with the person you love and still not feeling like you’re wasting time.
“Wow, a Major!
Snooty Yan, you’ve hit the jackpot, you’re going to be the Major’s Wife!
How impressive!” Shen Xiaoman, the know-it-all, quickly sent a message.
“What does Major mean?
I don’t get it!”
“I don’t know what it means either, but he must command loads of soldiers, right?
Seems pretty impressive.
Snooty Yan, when you become the Major’s Wife, you have to treat me to double portions of soy milk, rice noodle rolls, and also…”
“Nervous Man, can’t you be a bit more ambitious? Get faster updates on g.com.
I’ll buy a whole bucket of soy milk to stuff you with later, I’m not going to chat with you anymore, my man is coming back!” Xia Yanxin quickly changed from her tomboyish side, sitting properly with her hands on her knees, pretending to be a delicate lady…
Even the strongest tomboy becomes a gentle kitten in the presence of the man she likes.
“Yanyan, sorry about that, it was an urgent call from my mom, I have to go back now!” Chu Sihao apologized with a smile.
Xia Yanxin immediately stood up politely, “Alright!”
Without realizing it, the two had spent four hours together, not feeling the passage of time, but inside she felt very disappointed, wishing she could spend more time with him.
Chu Sihao walked Xia Yanxin home, chatting happily about their childhood the entire way…
“Yanyan, didn’t you used to like short hair?
Why long hair now?”
“Er…
short hair is harder to manage, long hair is more convenient!”
What she really wanted to say was that long hair is more feminine, a fact she read from some gossip magazine she had forgotten about…
Perhaps it was the lipstick, but she felt filled with confidence.
Chu Sihao’s tender gaze stayed on her face, “Mmm, Yanyan has grown into a young lady, more beautiful by the day!”
He remembered her short-haired look, like a wild boy, always chasing after him, “Brother Sihao, teach me to skate,” “Brother Sihao, teach me basketball,” “Brother Sihao, we’ve played ten rounds, can you let me win just once, please?”
At sixteen, not much had changed, but now she had transformed completely, blooming like a beauty, with delicate brows, a shy face, and her soft, shiny hair radiating youthful energy…
At this moment, she dazzled him anew.
“Alright, we’re home!
Can I see Brother Sihao again tomorrow?” She lingered at her doorstep unwilling to enter, wanting to take a few more glimpses of him.
If I’m free, I’ll give you a call!” He stood upright, like a birch tree in the Gobi Desert.
“Okay, goodbye!”
Under his gentle gaze, she relented and opened the door to go in…
Then she hurried to the window, lifting a little gap to peek at him secretly.
Watching his majestic figure slowly disappear under the streetlights.
Brother Sihao, Yanyan really likes you, do you like Yanyan?
Will you let Yanyan be your girlfriend?
Over the years, she had been working tirelessly, striving to change her own status, so that she could match him and attract his attention…
“Xia Yanxin, you really are shameless!”
A voice filled with jealousy came from behind.
Xia Yanxin whirled around, only then noticing Jin Meiqi, who had appeared at some point, looking at her with angry eyes.
“Don’t you know any manners at all, barging into someone else’s home without even knocking!” Xia Yanxin felt extremely annoyed, thinking about how her lovesick behavior had been witnessed, especially since Jin Meiqi had tripped her up that night, causing pain on her forehead that still ached now and then.
“What do you mean ‘someone else’s home’?
This is my home.
You and your mother are nothing but parasites living off my family.
For people like you, I couldn’t care less about manners…” Jin Meiqi scoffed disdainfully.