Shao Xichen's Late-Night Visit

In recent days, she had told more lies than she had accumulated over the past two decades.

With practice, some tasks become easier with repetition.

Upon hearing what Cheng Xue said, Li Li glanced over.

She thought the scarf looked familiar. She vaguely recalled seeing Shao Xichen wear one like it the previous day, but the darkness of the night and her preoccupation with sadness made it unclear, so perhaps it was just her imagination.

Moreover, how could there be any connection between Captain Shao and Sister Yao Yao?

"I'm going to the bathroom," Cen Yao said, making an excuse to leave before Cheng Xue could continue questioning.

"I'll join you," Li Li replied.

"Sister Yao Yao, were there many admirers of Captain Shao when we were in school?" Li Li asked, her tone probing, seemingly interested in Shao Xichen, but with ulterior motives.

Cen Yao hesitated, shaking off the water droplets on her hands, "We weren't close, so I don't know much about him." "Didn't you hear anything about him when he was at school?"

Cen Yao shook her head again; she was now in a difficult position and couldn't admit the truth.

"Sister Yao Yao, could I ask a favor?" Li Li grabbed Cen Yao's hand, looking sincere.

Cen Yao remained silent, giving Li Li a questioning look.

"Could you share Captain Shao's contact information with me?"

Cen Yao showed reluctance; it wasn't selfishness, but she felt it was inappropriate.

"Lili, I can't give out his contact information without his permission."

"Don't worry, I won't tell Captain Shao that you gave it to me. I really like him, and I don't want to give up just like that. Sister Yao Yao, please help me, okay?"

The girl in front of her had tears welling up, as if they could fall at any moment.

Cen Yao didn't know what possessed her, but she agreed impulsively.

After returning, she even dared not look Shao Xichen in the eye.

However, they got through the day without incident, and Cen Yao put the matter completely out of her mind.

But that night, upon returning to the country, Shao Xichen appeared at her doorstep again.

He carried brown sugar and ginger he had just purchased from the supermarket, and she instinctively assumed he had come for a particular reason.

Other than that, she couldn't think of any other reason.

She unlocked the door, and as soon as she entered, Shao Xichen pinned her against the wall behind it.

A hot male presence enveloped her.

"Tonight is not possible," Cen Yao said, putting her hands on her chest to create distance.

This man was too dangerous.

Shao Xichen was momentarily stunned, then realized her misunderstanding; it seemed this little woman had a deep misconception about him.

He slowly released his hold, gently tousling her bangs, and noticed her pale face.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm not feeling well," Cen Yao said, covering her abdomen, the pain stabbing like needles.

Without hesitation, Shao Xichen picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom, carefully tucking her in. "Wait for me a moment," he said as he turned towards the living room.

Cen Yao was somewhat confused but didn't want to move at all. As long as Shao Xichen didn't touch her, she didn't care what he did.

The air conditioning in the room was set to over twenty degrees Celsius, but she still felt cold all over.

After an unknown amount of time, the door to the room opened again.

"Get up and drink this."

It was ginger brown sugar water.

Cen Yao looked at the cup and then incredulously at Shao Xichen; how could he make such a thing?

"I've tasted it, it's not bad."

Shao Xichen saw that Cen Yao hadn't moved and thought she was questioning the taste of the drink.

Cen Yao took the cup from his hand and took a small sip; it really wasn't bad, and the temperature of the brown sugar water was just right.

The warm brown sugar water flowed down her throat into her stomach, and she immediately felt less pain.

Her period always tormented her severely, but fortunately, she didn't have work today, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Better?"

"Mhm."

Shao Xichen carefully tucked in the blanket, ensuring no cold air seeped in.

"Do you want some more?"

Cen Yao slowly shook her head.

A pair of gentle eyes stared at her, and Cen Yao really didn't want to be presumptuous.

But did he know that doing this really made people misunderstand easily?

She shifted her body, maintaining an appropriate distance from Shao Xichen.

"Why are you here?"

She asked, and only then did Shao Xichen remember the reason he came.

Just before entering the door, he was still very angry. But after all this fuss, most of his anger had dissipated.

He didn't answer immediately, but slowly took out his phone and opened the WeChat friend requests.

There were a dozen or so from Li Li, but he hadn't replied to any of them.

Cen Yao's long eyelashes fluttered, wondering why he had come so late for this matter.

Wasn't it a bit of an overreaction?

But she knew she was in the wrong, so she certainly didn't dare to voice her thoughts.

"Explain yourself."

"I... don't know." Her voice was very small, trying to get away with it, as Shao Xichen had no evidence that it was her who gave it out.

"My personal contact information, only you have it," the man said, looking at her with a determined gaze.

Only... she had it?

So it meant that no one else could have given Li Li the contact information except her.

"What do you think our relationship is?" She didn't care at all when other women asked for his contact information and just gave it out.

Relationship? Cen Yao was puzzled.

To be honest, she had never thought about it because she really couldn't think of any kind of relationship to describe them.

Apart from physical needs, they had no intersection. This point had been made clear by Shao Xichen from the beginning.

"We take what we need from each other, don't worry, I understand."

Shao Xichen was frustrated; what exactly did she understand!

If their relationship was just about taking what they needed from each other, he must have been out of his mind to stay up late making this ginger brown sugar water for her.

He wanted to lose his temper, but considering her condition, he held back.

"Cen Yao, you really amaze me."

This was the only sentence he said after a long silence, then he left the bedroom slamming the door behind him.

If it weren't for her special circumstances, he would definitely make her understand what taking what they needed from each other really meant.

Cen Yao was confused and had no idea what Shao Xichen was angry about.

Let him go.