Chapter 22: Who Sent You?

There was a silence in the air that I couldn't see. I slowed down my breathing and searched for the wound on Xie Yan's body without leaving a trace.

As soon as my gaze landed, Xie Yan raised his hand and placed it on my chin.

"It should have rubbed on it." Xie Yan said.

I was a bit confused. Xie Yan took a look at the position of the bloodstain, and his handsome brows instantly furrowed. "I heard that bloodstains are very difficult to clean. It's going to be a bit troublesome."

I'm not good at doing housework.

But I still know a little about these basic operations.

I quickly recalled some methods my mom had mentioned before. Ignoring the fact that Xie Yan was drying his hair, I stood up and pulled at his clothes, wanting to wash them. "My mom said that rubbing it with cold water will do, or you can apply laundry detergent directly on the dry clothes."

"No." Xie Yan smiled as he held my hair and slightly raised his chin to signal me to look at my hair. "If you go to sleep with wet hair, you'll have a headache."

"It's okay. It'll be quick." I casually tied up my hair, rolled up my sleeves, and prepared to get to work. Xie Yan helplessly put away the hair dryer and cooperated.

He was too tall. Standing in front of him, I could barely reach his chin. If I wanted to wash the clothes, he had to take them off. Xie Yan looked at me unhurriedly, and I blushed instantly.

Maybe it was too hot in the bathroom.

Thinking this, I averted my gaze and coughed twice. "Well, the clothes need to be taken off to be washed properly."

"Okay." Xie Yan responded deeply.

Then he raised his hand and started unbuttoning his shirt right in front of me. I watched as his fingers moved methodically, and his honey-colored chest suddenly appeared in front of me.

Was Xie Yan going to take off his clothes?

Realizing what Xie Yan was about to do, my blood boiled instantly. I hurriedly grabbed Xie Yan's hands with both hands. "No, bro, what are you doing!"

Finally, his hand that was unbuttoning stopped. Xie Yan looked up at me, and his beautiful eyes were full of confusion. "Didn't you ask me to take it off?"

"I did ask you to take off your clothes." My mind went blank, and I didn't know how to explain. "But I didn't ask you to do it in front of me. You can go to the room and change, or..."

I was so angry that I was about to jump up and down, but Xie Yan said unhurriedly, "Or... what?" Or you can just give me the clothes.

I mumbled and covered my face, speaking sullenly. "Fine, you can take it off!"

Although I said that, I couldn't stand it!

I knew Xie Yan was doing it on purpose.

I leaned against the door, covered my burning cheeks with both hands, and took a deep breath. Clearly, I ordered myself in my mind not to think about it anymore, but the image of Xie Yan's large pectoral and abdominal muscles kept appearing in front of my eyes.

This man not only had good looks, but also his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs were all magical weapons to charm women, weren't they?

I had an unpromising dream about Xie Yan that night. In the dream, I did all the things that I didn't even dare to think about. As a result, I didn't dare to look at Xie Yan at all during breakfast the next morning.

Xie Yan frowned throughout the breakfast. When I was about to go out to the store, Xie Yan hugged me from behind. His lips were close to my ear, and an ambiguous atmosphere enveloped me. I only felt a wave of heat rolling through my body.

"Mianmian, I can accompany you to work." Xie Yan said in a low voice.

Accompany me to work?

I was taken aback and blurted out, "Why do you want to accompany me to work?"

Xie Yan released me, and his voice was cold and forceful. "I just want to stay by your side."

When Xie Yan spoke, he looked at me. His dark eyes were filled with tenderness and patience. For no reason, my heart warmed up, and I agreed.

The sun was blazing in the sky. I was afraid of the sun, so I used my hand to block the sunlight. It was really uncomfortable to go out in such weather. I turned around to persuade Xie Yan to go back, but as soon as I turned my head, I saw Xie Yan frowning tightly.

He stood in front of the door, and the golden sunlight shone on his face. Xie Yan was already fair, and at this moment, his face actually gave me a feeling of almost translucent whiteness.

"Are you okay?" I asked with concern.

Xie Yan relaxed his brows when he heard me and smiled faintly at me. "I'm fine. I'll go and drive the car."

"Okay."

I stood under the shade of the trees in the community and watched Xie Yan's back. His straight back seemed a bit tense. I didn't know if it was my illusion, but why did I feel that Xie Yan was walking much faster than usual?

Was I seeing things?

I took a closer look, and Xie Yan had already turned around and entered the parking lot.

The streamlined car stopped steadily in front of me. Xie Yan walked around from the driver's seat and opened the car door for me. As soon as I sat down, I saw Xie Yan leaning over.

I was taken aback and instinctively leaned back. Xie Yan fastened the seat belt for me.

His resolute side profile was in front of me. The corners of Xie Yan's eyes were slightly raised. Although he wasn't looking at me at the moment, there was still a hint of warmth in his eyes.

Click.

"Thank you." I said.

Xie Yan heard me and raised his eyes to look at me. "You don't need to be polite, Mrs. Xie."

The address of "Mrs. Xie" stirred up ripples in my heart. I pressed my hand on my accelerating heart, trying to make myself get used to this role.

We were going to spend our whole lives together.

We couldn't always be so polite.

Xie Yan drove very well. More than ten minutes later, we stopped in front of my cake shop. The shop hadn't been open for a few days, and now there were already several backlogged orders.

As soon as I entered the shop, I started to get busy. When I looked up again, it was already noon.

The kitchen in the shop was an open kitchen. From inside, I could see Xie Yan lowering his head and reading a book. It was the book I had bought before but never finished reading.

Xie Yan's hair wasn't long, and it hung down just to cover his eyebrows and eyes. The large area of golden light outside the door reflected his side profile, which was as stunningly beautiful as a sculpture.

Perhaps he sensed my gaze. Xie Yan suddenly raised his eyes.

Our gazes met. Xie Yan's thin lips curved into a gentle arc, and he looked at me with a smile in his eyes.

I was taken aback, but my heart only felt the beauty of the moment. It was already noon, and I was planning to take Xie Yan somewhere for lunch. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

The huge glass door was pushed open, and when I looked up, I saw a man dressed in black walking in.

After the man entered the shop, I greeted him. "Hello. Do you need to customize a cake?"

This person was very strange. He was wearing a long cloak, and the overly long hat hung down to cover most of his face. From my angle, I could only see his pale lips and pointed chin.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" I asked.

When the man heard me, he lowered his head even more and showed no sign of answering me. He just sidestepped past me and then bowed to Xie Yan.

"Sir, this is what you need." The man's cold voice carried a hint of awe.

Was he here for Xie Yan?

I turned around and looked at Xie Yan curiously. The moment my gaze met Xie Yan's, I suddenly felt the temperature around me drop instantly.

All the warmth disappeared from Xie Yan's sharply contoured face. His dark eyes were as cold as ice. He didn't look up at the strange man but just raised his hand and slowly put down the book.

"Who sent you?" Xie Yan said, lowering his eyes.