Chapter 47 The New Neighbor

The sun came out, and there was a trace of warmth from the sunlight in the gentle breeze. Xie Yan tilted his head back, stretched lazily, and stood up.

He stood in front of me and held out his hand to me. "You've been asleep for more than ten minutes."

It was only more than ten minutes?

I thought blankly, and my gaze fixed on Xie Yan's well-defined fingers. In an instant, an image flashed through my mind.

Xie Yan was holding me, and my hand was on his waist. As we embraced, it slowly moved upward. I even let out a faint, indulgent moan in the image.

Had I been that intimate with Xie Yan?

As I realized this, my heart couldn't help but speed up. The palm in front of me was stretched forward a little more. I looked up at Xie Yan's face.

Our eyes met, and Xie Yan suddenly curved the corners of his lips, with a gentle smile. "Mianmian, don't you want to get up?"

With that doting tone and pleasant voice, I didn't know why, but I felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity, as if I had heard it and felt it countless times before.

As if possessed, I placed my hand in Xie Yan's palm. He pulled me up from the ground and led me forward, holding my hand.

At first, in order to lure out Shen Yue and Xu Qiang, I had almost reached the center of the forest. Now, being led by Xie Yan, it took us nearly an hour to get out of the forest.

After walking through the overgrown wilderness, Xie Yan's car was parked by the roadside.

Xie Yan, with his gentlemanly demeanor, opened the car door for me. After I got in, he naturally leaned over to fasten my seat belt and even tested its tightness for me.

After doing all this, Xie Yan started the car and drove steadily in the direction of the city center.

And I, sitting in the passenger seat, was completely stunned.

It wasn't because of Xie Yan's perfect manners and good looks, but the natural way he did all these things.

He did it with such ease, as if he had done these actions many times before. And my body surprisingly cooperated with him completely.

All the way, I was thinking about the images that had flashed through my mind and the involuntary cooperation of my body.

It seemed that I had forgotten a lot of things.

When we got home, I sat in the passenger seat and looked at Xie Yan. He parked the car, then reached out to unbuckle my seat belt. After that, he raised his hand.

His fair skin was as smooth as marble. I watched as that hand stopped by the side of my cheek and suddenly froze.

And I also forgot to dodge.

We were in a stalemate like this. But in an instant, Xie Yan withdrew his fingers and

then got out of the car. I watched as Xie Yan's tall and straight figure walked around to the passenger side, while I was lost in thought about Xie Yan's previous action.

He had wanted to rub my face.

So natural, so intimate, so gentle.

I got out of the car in a daze and went back home. I casually threw my phone on the bed and then threw myself onto the bed, wrapping myself up in the quilt.

In the darkness, I seemed to see Xie Yan's face again. He lowered his eyes and called me with full of doting and tenderness, "Mianmian."

His deep and magnetic voice was like a cello solo at a banquet, flowing into my heart through my eardrums.

When I closed my eyes, all I could see was Xie Yan's shadow.

Even just thinking of the touch of his slightly cool skin on my body made my heart beat faster.

After one night, Xie Yan still appeared in front of me, but not as frequently. He rented the store opposite mine and just had someone change the sign.

It was a tattoo parlor.

When I didn't have any customers, I could see Xie Yan wearing a white shirt, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his full and strong muscle lines, which were taut.

Occasionally, Xie Yan would also look up at me. But at these times, I would quickly avoid his gaze and look around guiltily.

Today, a customer ordered a four-layer cake. I couldn't make it alone, and coincidentally, Xie Yan came to buy milk.

"Um..."

I scratched my head awkwardly and said to Xie Yan, "I need to seal a box that's more than a meter long later. If you're not busy at the moment, could you help me tie the ribbon?"

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows while holding the milk carton and smiled, agreeing, "Of course."

The pink cake was covered with roses. I carefully put the cake into the box layer by layer and closed the box. But I didn't expect the cake to be too tall, and I couldn't reach the last layer at all.

Ah!

My hand, which was raised above my head, suddenly slipped, and my body fell backward. But I didn't expect to fall into a strong embrace. Xie Yan held me and placed me on the high dining table, then turned me around to face him.

The cake room was filled with the rich aroma of cream and the fresh fragrance of fruits. Besides, I seemed to be able to smell the unique woody fragrance that belonged to Xie Yan.

With all these mixed scents, I felt as if I was in a cool and mysterious sea of flowers.

Xie Yan withdrew his hand from my body. He smiled at me and said, "I've never made a cake before. Mianmian, could you tell me how to stack the cake?"

"Sure." I couldn't refuse as I looked into Xie Yan's deep eyes.

The last layer of the cake was the most difficult to place. After Xie Yan put it in place, he took my hand and helped me down from the dining table. He led me to the dining table, and with the other hand holding the cream, he asked me, "What should we write on it?"

Being asked by Xie Yan like this, I suddenly remembered that this was an engagement

cake.

"Wait a moment."

I quickly ran back to the room where I rested to look for my notebook. I remembered that there were many words of blessing in it, but I had forgotten to ask the customer about their preferences when taking the order.

I was carefully analyzing the words of blessing. I didn't know when Xie Yan had stood behind me.

He lowered his head and looked at my notebook seriously. His fine, long hair brushed against my earlobe, causing a tingling itch. I involuntarily shrank my shoulders. The next second, Xie Yan's chin was level with my shoulder, right beside me.

Out of the corner of my eye, all I could see was Xie Yan's sharply contoured face, his thick eyebrows, long eyelashes, and his bright black eyes that were like stars twinkling in the light. His straight nose gave off an exotic charm, and his thin lips were pursed as if he was seriously thinking about something.

Suddenly, Xie Yan's chest pressed against my back. My hand holding the notebook froze. Soon, Xie Yan's hand wrapped around mine.

Xie Yan was tall. At this moment, I was like a pet confined in his embrace, cautiously accepting his unintentional caresses and tenderness.

"How about this one?"

Xie Yan pointed to a line of words in the notebook. "I think they will like this. Sweet as honey and accompanied by the sun, moon, and stars for a lifetime."

I followed Xie Yan's pale, cold fingers and looked at the verse I had copied down before. I only felt my heart throbbing with heat.

That was my most beautiful yearning for love in the past.

"You... Do you like this line?"

My throbbing heart made it difficult for me to ask this question straightforwardly. But I knew that deep down, I was eager to know the answer Xie Yan would give.

Xie Yan let out a soft laugh beside my ear and nodded. "Yes."