Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Lin Yu looked at her serious yet resolute expression and solemnly said, "Okay, when I return, let's go register our marriage, shall we?"

His voice was soft, "Wait for me a bit longer, I'm sorry, but can I be selfish this one last time?"

Liu Ou laughed and said, "Alright."

She looked at the ring in her hand, "I will always hold onto you well. Go ahead, no matter how high or far."

The end of the line is in my hand, and I won't let go easily.

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran had just begun to applaud and offer their congratulations when they saw Lin Yu stand up, embrace her, and then cover the camera with his hand.

Liu Ou exclaimed, and the next moment, the video cut off.

Xie Xiao: ...

Luo Yanran: ??

She looked at Xie Xiao, bewildered, "Is the signal bad?"

"Obviously, they're about to do something that's not suitable for children, my dear." Xie Xiao reached out and took her phone down.

He handed it to the still puzzled Luo Yanran.

Luo Yanran made an "oh" sound, just took the phone when Xie Xiao grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his embrace.

Then he kissed her, "If you're not sure, I can demonstrate!"

Luo Yanran's annoyed voice rose, "Xie Xiao!"

Of course, it was just a bit of fooling around, as they had just made love last night. Xie Xiao wasn't crazy enough to go that far in the middle of the afternoon. (No pun involving Lin Yu intended~)

Ultimately, the two really did watch movies at home all afternoon.

This also counted as a rare leisure time in their busy lives.

Watching movies together, quietly discussing the plot, and the occasional cuddles and kisses are all little pleasures between couples.

By the time the movie was over, it was already five o'clock.

Xie Xiao thought for a moment, "Shall we cook dinner ourselves tonight?"

Luo Yanran hummed in agreement, somewhat annoyed, "That would be fine, but if you had said earlier, we could have bought groceries on the way back and made soup."

Xie Xiao thought of the care packages of soup ingredients that Doctor Yang had sent them, previously thinking there would be a lot, but hadn't expected it to be this much, a whole small box full.

To use up these items, they ended up making soup every few days.

Steal time from their busy schedules and have some upon returning home in the evening.

It really improved their complexion quite a bit.

At least their weight didn't drop any further.

Xie Xiao sighed, "Forget it, let's not make soup today, I'll go to the supermarket downstairs. Do you want to come with or stay home?"

He asked because he knew Luo Yanran was truly a homebody.

She was the type who could stay indoors all day if there was nothing pressing.

And he wondered how in her last life she managed to go out every day no matter the weather.

Thinking this, the smile at the corner of Xie Xiao's mouth deepened, obviously because of his love, right?

Luo Yanran, unaware of what he was thinking, shook her head without hesitation, "I'll cook, I'm too lazy to go down."

Expecting this response, Xie Xiao sighed, touched her nose, and said, "You really are lazy."

Then he kissed her on the lips and prepared to leave.

Because the supermarket was just downstairs, he didn't bother changing out of his house clothes, just put on some shoes and headed out.

But just as he opened the door, he saw Li Xiu, who was about to knock.

Li Xiu, surprised by the door suddenly opening, smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I came to bring you some dumplings I made myself at home, as a thank you for your help before."

This was true—the last time, if not for Xie Xiao's help, Li Xiu felt she might have been scared to death.

Afterwards, she had wanted to invite them out to eat as thanks, but they had declined.

They felt that neighbors didn't need to be that formal with each other.

Plus, Li Xiu knew they were really busy, so she didn't insist further.

Today, since she was rarely at home, she simply packed up some dumplings to bring over.

Xie Xiao saw the small pot of dumplings she was carrying, each one as round as a tangyuan and beautifully wrapped.

He smiled and accepted them, "Thank you."

Luo Yanran had already heard the noise and came out, surprised to see Li Xiu, "Why have you come?"

"I came to bring you some dumplings. Are you heading out?" She glanced at Xie Xiao. His clothes were the same, but his shoes had been changed.

Luo Yanran took the things from Xie Xiao's hands, "He's going down to buy some groceries."

Li Xiu stepped aside a little, "Then go ahead, there won't be much left if it gets too late." Your next chapter awaits on empire

Luo Yanran gently pulled Li Xiu by the hand, "Come in and sit for a while."

Then she waved Xie Xiao off.

Xie Xiao smiled helplessly and politely said, "Ms. Li, please have a seat, I'll head down first."

The two girls watched Xie Xiao enter the elevator to go down and buy groceries.

If it were anyone else, Luo Yanran might not have been so enthusiastic.

But she really liked Li Xiu, who was a polite and well-mannered girl.

She also found her company quite comfortable.

At this moment, she pulled Li Xiu inside, "Do you want to join us for dinner? Although neither of us is particularly skilled at cooking."

She then smiled embarrassedly.

Li Xiu quickly waved off, "No, I should decline. I still have dumplings at home that haven't been eaten. I can't waste them."

Luo Yanran exclaimed, "Are you insinuating that our cooking is bad?"

Li Xiu smiled and said, "I didn't say that, you're the one who mentioned it's not very good."

Luo Yanran knew she was joking and didn't get angry.

She asked her to sit down and poured her a glass of water, "You must be busy with work, right?"

"It's manageable..."

The two chatted for a while. Suddenly, something occurred to Li Xiu.

"By the way, I might just be overthinking, but on two occasions, I saw a man following your boyfriend..."

Perhaps because her own home had been invaded by an ex-boyfriend before, Li Xiu was quite sensitive to such stalking behavior.

She was often busy with work and had to stay late.

Occasionally, she would also encounter Xie Xiao working late.

But generally, unless they happened to bump into each other, Li Xiu wouldn't make an effort to greet him.

"About a week ago, either Wednesday or Thursday, I don't quite remember which, it was also a late night at work. I didn't drive, just took a cab home..."

Just after getting out of the taxi, Li Xiu saw Xie Xiao's car drive in, followed by a black BMW.

But that car didn't seem to belong to their residential complex and was stopped for registration.

Then the car didn't register and drove off.

However, it ended up parking on the street opposite their complex.

Initially, Li Xiu only gave it a brief look.

But over the next two days, she noticed the same car parked there every evening.

"Then just the night before last, I worked late but not too late, and Xie Xiao didn't drive..."

Li Xiu encountered it again.

She watched Xie Xiao get out of the car and then enter the complex.

Then Li Xiu saw the black BMW parked again on the opposite street.

"And it followed right behind Xie Xiao's cab; this time the driver even rolled down the window, and it was a man who looked rather menacing," Li Xiu frowned as she spoke. "I don't know if I'm overthinking, but it seems too coincidental to be happening every time."

"That car is following Xie Xiao, isn't it?"