Yan Xixi wished she could slap him. He's got some nerve! Thinking I'd marry him?
Seeing her face flush crimson, he stopped teasing her and asked seriously, "Xixi, what are your plans moving forward?"
What plans? she thought. I'll just play it by ear.
After a long silence, he said nothing, just quietly watching her sitting there hugging her knees, her face etched with bewilderment. It was true. Since breaking up with Huang Xiaojue, she had practically no family left in the world.
That look on her face was unbearable to him. He vividly remembered the first New Year's Eve after they'd met; he'd made a surprise trip home and found her crying in a corner, hugging her knees just like this.
Perhaps that was when I fell for her?
Without thinking, he said, "I've noticed the business at the store is doing well. But you don't need to wear yourself out there anymore."
She raised her eyebrows. "Why wouldn't I go?"
