Mo Jinnian pushed a shopping cart out from behind the shelves, the cart piled high with various snacks she endorsed.

"Do you know what you're like right now? Just like this cola-flavored gummy candy!"

Zi Xi stared at the bag of potato chips in his shopping cart with her own endorsement photo printed on it, took a deep breath, grabbed the gummy candy next to her, and slapped the bag into his palm.

"Because it touched Teacher Zhao's heart?"

Mo Jinnian chuckled softly, clutching the packaging bag.

"You're such a narcissist! It's because you're so sticky!"

Zi Xi turned and left, her hair brushing against the front of his suit jacket, leaving a faint floral scent.

"Hey, Teacher Zhao, don't go!"

"Teacher Zhao likes celery? I noticed that the celery in the second row of the fresh produce section was wilted, so I specially asked someone to get some that just arrived this morning from the cold storage."

With a long stride, Mo Jinnian easily caught up with Zi Xi, who was turning to leave, and subtly hooked his fingers around the handle of her shopping bag.

As he spoke, he mixed her organic vegetables into his shopping cart. When he scanned the code to pay, his phone screen lit up, and the lock screen showed a profile of Zi Xi from an awards ceremony. Her slightly drooping eyelashes looked like a butterfly falling under the spotlight.

"If you agree to marry me, I'll pick out the freshest vegetables for you every day... I've even started learning to cook..."

He leaned close to her ear, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear.

Zi Xi didn't answer his crazy ramblings. She reached out to grab the barcode scanner but missed, and could only angrily snatch back the shopping bag.

My fingertips touched the extra foreign object in the bag, and when I took it out, it was the bag of cola-flavored gummy candies.

In exchange, I'll take you home.

Mo Jinnian had already casually slipped the yogurt she bought into the inside pocket of his suit.

"unnecessary!"

Zi Xi turned to leave, but heard the rumbling sound of shopping cart wheels behind her.

The supermarket glass door reflected the two figures. Zi Xi walked briskly ahead, while the arrogant and haughty movie star was jogging after her, pushing a cart and holding a box of strawberries she had forgotten high in his hand, as if he were holding some rare treasure.

In the parking lot, dusk streamed in through the skylight.

Mo Jinnian sat in the passenger seat as he wished and slowly opened the yogurt lid.

With a crisp sound as the aluminum foil was torn, he suddenly leaned over the center console, his scent, carrying the aroma of minty aftershave, enveloping him: "Teacher Zhao, actually..."

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

Zi Xi instinctively gripped the steering wheel tighter.

"Every time you tell me not to follow you... your eyes are smiling at me..."

"Teacher Zhao, are you starting to like me too?"

His lips almost touched her earlobe, and his warm breath sent a slight shiver down her spine.

The rearview mirror honestly reflected everything; Zi Xi tried to suppress the slight upturn of her lips.

Mo Jinnian's narrowed peach blossom eyes after his success, and the box of strawberries carefully placed between the two of them, with glistening water droplets on the bright red fruit, looked just like the tips of someone's ears turning red at this moment.

Zi Xi's fingertips touched something unusual on the edge of the packaging bag. With a gentle flip, the sticky notes fell out.

Mo Jinnian's handwriting was exceptionally clear under the supermarket's cold light. The sharp strokes of his fountain pen were written with utmost care, each stroke meticulously crafted, as if afraid she wouldn't recognize it: 【It doesn't matter if it sticks to my teeth, I'm sticking to you for life anyway.】

The heart at the end of the signature was drawn crookedly, but Zi Xi put it in her bag.

The engine started with a low hum, and Mo Jinnian had already deftly poked open the yogurt lid.

With a soft pop of the plastic film, the first sip was always reserved for her; he gently held the straw to her face with his fingertips.

Zi Xi pretended to focus on the road conditions, but out of the corner of her eye she noticed that he was steadily holding the yogurt container, and the dial of his wristwatch glowed with a faint blue light in the night.

Only when the red light came on did she casually lower her head and take a sip from his hand using a straw.

The moment the sweetness spread across her tongue, she heard a barely audible chuckle beside her.

Then Mo Jinnian took a slow sip, as if savoring a sweet delicacy: "So sweet, Teacher Zhao."

I don't know if they're saying the yogurt is sweet or the Zixi (a type of dessert) is sweet.

Zi Xi glared at him angrily and stepped on the gas pedal three times harder than usual.