Lin Hao was questioned by his sister, and he took a deep breath, "Shut up, it’s just because I didn’t sleep well last night."
"Tch!"
Lin Xiaoyan changed her shoes and walked out of the house.
He Qi’an listened to the conversation between Lin Xiaoyan and her brother, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. So, she also has such a vibrant side.
He Qi’an proactively took the suitcase from Lin Hao’s hand, "I’ll carry it."
Watching He Qi’an effortlessly take his sister’s suitcase with a calm expression, Lin Hao paused and awkwardly shifted his gaze.
"Um... be careful on the road, let me know when you get there, okay?" Lin Hao advised his sister.
Lin Xiaoyan led the dog out and closed the door.
"Alright, got it."
"Contact me anytime if you need anything."
"Okay."
Even in the elevator, Lin Hao was still giving advice to Lin Xiaoyan.
Listening to her brother repeat the same sentence eight hundred times, Lin Xiaoyan looked at her brother and stopped him, "Bro."
"You go... huh? What’s up?" Lin Hao looked at his sister, thinking she had something to say.
"Ding"
The elevator door opened, and Lin Xiaoyan looked at the open elevator door. She took a deep breath and swallowed the words she wanted to say.
Feigning a smile, "The elevator is here, hurry up and go to work, you’ll be late in a bit."
Lin Hao was pushed out of the elevator by his sister.
Lin Xiaoyan and He Qi’an continued in the elevator, heading down to the underground parking lot.
He Qi’an amusingly looked at Lin Xiaoyan, who seemed a bit helpless, thinking that Lin Xiaoyan had changed a lot recently.
She seemed more lively than before. Previously, Lin Xiaoyan appeared timid and guarded against everyone, but now she seemed to have opened up and became much more cheerful.
Moreover, her appearance also changed with her personality.
Her face was still the same as before, but because she was much brighter, her features became more vivid and pleasing.
Suddenly, He Qi’an reached out and lifted Lin Xiaoyan’s bangs.
Lin Xiaoyan was startled by He Qi’an’s unexpected action; she stared at him with wide, astonished eyes, not knowing what he was doing.
He Qi’an looked down at Lin Xiaoyan, whose eyes were more expressive and features livelier without the bangs, then expressionlessly withdrew his hand.
Looking at Lin Xiaoyan, he said, "You should change your hairstyle; bangs don’t suit you."
After saying that, He Qi’an turned and left the elevator.
Leaving Lin Xiaoyan, whose face turned beet red, standing frozen in the elevator.
"Hey, hurry up, you’ll be late."
After taking a few steps, He Qi’an stopped and called out to Lin Xiaoyan in the elevator.
Watching the elevator doors slowly close, Lin Xiaoyan took a deep breath, feigned calmness, pressed the open button, and walked out of the elevator composedly.
Watching He Qi’an walk towards the car, Lin Xiaoyan gave him an angry glare, internally shouting, "What a lunatic!!!"
"Bang!"
Lin Xiaoyan got into the car and slammed the door shut.
He Qi’an glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, "What’s wrong?"
Lin Xiaoyan was a bit upset; she had just cut her bangs the night before and thought they looked nice, only to be told they didn’t look good.
"Nothing."
Lin Xiaoyan looked at He Qi’an, "Captain He, don’t casually touch girls in the future, after all, there’s a difference between men and women!"
Hearing this, He Qi’an raised his eyebrows. He looked at the angry Lin Xiaoyan, thought of his earlier action, and coughed, "Sorry, I was abrupt."
Pfft...
The original anger of Lin Xiaoyan dissipated instantly upon hearing He Qi’an’s apology.
"It’s fine."
Just as Lin Xiaoyan adjusted her mood and was fastening her seatbelt, she heard He Qi’an speak again.
"But, I really think your bangs look bad, like they were chewed by a dog, and give you a gloomy appearance; without the bangs, you seem quite spirited..."
Lin Xiaoyan: !!! If you can’t say anything nice, just shut up!!!
Holding back laughter, He Qi’an faced Lin Xiaoyan’s anger and calmly started the car, heading towards the airport.
On the road, Lin Xiaoyan held her phone, opened the selfie camera, and looked at herself.
"How do they look like they were chewed by a dog? Captain He, do you have vision problems!"
Lin Xiaoyan, unwilling to give up, said.
She thought this time’s bangs were cut perfectly!
He Qi’an glanced at the phone in Lin Xiaoyan’s hand, "Is your phone set to beauty mode?"
Lin Xiaoyan: ...... Alright, it’s impossible to have a normal conversation with this person!
For the rest of the journey, Lin Xiaoyan ignored He Qi’an, falling into deep self-doubt.
Before boarding the plane, Lin Xiaoyan secretly took a photo of herself and sent it to Xuan Shiwu.
Asking him if her bangs looked bad.
It wasn’t until she got on the plane that Lin Xiaoyan hadn’t received a reply.
Feeling dejected, Lin Xiaoyan boarded the plane and closed her eyes to rest, not wanting to see He Qi’an.
Straight man, doesn’t know how to appreciate!
He Qi’an saw Lin Xiaoyan with her eyes closed, thinking she was tired and wanted to sleep, so he remained silent, picked up the newspaper beside him, and read it quietly.
Initially, Lin Xiaoyan just didn’t want to deal with He Qi’an and closed her eyes, but she somehow fell asleep for real.
"Wake up, wake up!"
Lin Xiaoyan was shaken awake from her sleep by He Qi’an, not fully awake, and was forced to "see" a thrilling gunfight...
"We’ve arrived at Yun Province, don’t sleep anymore."
When He Qi’an saw Lin Xiaoyan open her eyes, he withdrew his hand and reminded her they were about to disembark.
Lin Xiaoyan "saw" the bullet coming straight at her, her heart immediately in her throat, and her body instinctively dodged to the side.
He Qi’an, observing Lin Xiaoyan’s movement, quickly supported her and gently asked, "What’s wrong?"
Lin Xiaoyan snapped out of it, and upon seeing He Qi’an’s face, she let out a sigh of relief, "Next time, wait until I’m fully awake before you touch me."
"Being forced to watch an intense scene when your brain is still foggy, can you imagine that feeling?"
Lin Xiaoyan, with a peculiar expression, recalled the thrilling scene moments ago, "It’s like experiencing it firsthand!"
He Qi’an listened to Lin Xiaoyan, stayed silent for a moment, then looked at her, "So, I died?"
Lin Xiaoyan suddenly looked at him, fully realizing, "Ah!"
So, the scene she "saw" was He Qi’an’s!
Lin Xiaoyan frowned and thought back to the scene, then relaxed and softly said, "Probably not, but you were hit."
Lin Xiaoyan raised her hand and lightly pointed to the places on He Qi’an where he got shot, "Here and here were bleeding..."
He Qi’an looked down where Lin Xiaoyan pointed and said nothing, his head bowed, lost in thought.
Lin Xiaoyan didn’t disturb him. She quickly organized her belongings, waiting to get off the plane.
Meanwhile, she occasionally glanced at He Qi’an, observing his actions.
After coming out of the airport bathroom, He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan, "There’s someone waiting for us outside, let’s go."
"Okay." Lin Xiaoyan followed He Qi’an to head outside the airport.