Love? He actually spoke of love.
Shen Xi heard the word from Qin Si Ye for the first time. Her body trembled slightly, and an unprecedented tremor spread through her heart.
She stopped struggling, closed her eyes gently, and quietly savored every word he had just said.
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.
An hour later, when she slowly opened her eyes, she found herself lying flat on the bed, neatly covered by the quilt.
Just as she was about to sit up, she discovered a large hand resting on her waist. Glancing sideways, she realized a man was sleeping beside her.
Qin Si Ye!
How... how did he end up sleeping here?
"Ah—" Shen Xi cried out, quickly lifting the quilt to peek inside. Fortunately, her clothes were still on.
The next moment, the man beside her made a graceful turn and loomed over her, a smirk on his lips as he looked down at her.
"Qin Si Ye, what do you want?" Shen Xi's eyes widened in alarm as she stared at him. The events before she fell asleep flashed through her mind. "You promised me you wouldn't make any improper moves."
"I did promise you, and I kept my word. But you doubted me earlier, which was a serious insult to my character. So, I must punish you." Saying this, he slowly leaned down towards Shen Xi.
Just as Shen Xi was in a state of panic, her phone suddenly rang.
She shoved the man above her forcefully. "Qin Si Ye, are you done messing around? Get up, I need to take this call."
"No, you have to let me kiss you first. Otherwise, don't even think about getting up." Qin Si Ye remained as steady as a rock, his gaze fixed on her delicate lips.
"You..." Shen Xi was exasperated and raised her hand to slap his face.
Qin Si Ye remained unfazed. He lowered his head and lingered on her lips for a moment before rolling over and moving away from her.
Shen Xi immediately got out of bed and took out her phone from her bag.
Seeing that it was Song Kai Cheng, she took a moment to compose herself before hastily pressing the answer button.
"Hello? Kai Cheng Ge."
"Xi Xi, are you home?" Song Kai Cheng's gentle and clear voice came from the other end of the line.
"Yes," Shen Xi replied in a low voice, clutching her pounding heart.
Song Kai Cheng said, "Then why did I ring the doorbell for so long earlier, and no one answered?"
"Ah? Where are you?" Shen Xi asked anxiously.
Song Kai Cheng replied, "Outside your front door."
She glanced up at the man on the bed, meeting his affectionate gaze.
Shen Xi quickly lowered her head, let out a long sigh, and said, "I was a bit tired earlier and fell asleep in my room. Please wait a moment, I'll come down and open the door for you right away."
Hanging up the phone immediately, Shen Xi glared at the man on the bed. "Get up and hide quickly, and don't make a sound, do you hear me?"
After saying that, she quickly tidied her hair and clothes, grabbed her bag, and walked downstairs.
She opened the main door, and Song Kai Cheng walked in with a smile.
He looked around and said, "It's been months since anyone lived here, but it's still quite clean and tidy."
Shen Xi replied guiltily, "I specifically cleaned it when I left, and I tidied it up again when I came in earlier."
"Is there a water pipe that's broken? Do you need me to take a look?" Song Kai Cheng asked with concern.
Shen Xi glanced in the direction of the second floor and vaguely saw a man's foot leaning against the wall. She quickly said, "No need. It's been fixed. Let's go back."
As she spoke, she grabbed Song Kai Cheng's arm and quickly walked towards the door.
As they reached the entrance, Song Kai Cheng couldn't help but look at a black luxury car parked not far away. "Whose car is that? Why is it parked here?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi's heart leaped. She then noticed Qin Si Ye's car parked in front of her house.
Perhaps she had been too rushed when she arrived earlier, she hadn't seen it.
"I don't know, maybe it's a neighbor's car that's temporarily parked here." Shen Xi said as she walked towards Mei Yun's car. "Let's go back quickly to have dinner, so Auntie doesn't have to wait too long."
Song Kai Cheng felt as if he had seen this car somewhere before and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
In the evening, after Shen Xi had finished her walk with Mei Yun and returned to her bedroom, she received another WeChat message from Qin Si Ye.
"Xi Xi, why did you pull Song Kai Cheng's arm when you left today? Seeing that made me feel very awkward."
If he had had any self-control at the time, he would have rushed forward and kicked that man away.