"Didn't you leave? Why are you still here?"

Her tone revealed a hint of surprise.

Si Mochen put one hand in his trouser pocket and held an umbrella in the other. His expression revealed a bit of fatigue, and even his voice was a little hoarse. "It's raining, and you didn't bring an umbrella. I was afraid you would get wet, so I waited here."

When Xia Zhichu heard these words, his heart was hit hard.

In the past, no matter how late she came home, whether it was a typhoon or a storm, no one would come to bring her an umbrella. Even if she called her ex-husband, he would say that he was working overtime and told her to figure it out herself.

Her heart felt cold, but suddenly a pair of hands reached out to warm her up. Xia Zhichu seemed to see a rainbow in the rainy night.

"How did you know I would come home?"

She hid under the umbrella, so close to Si Mochen that she could clearly smell the pleasant cool woody scent on him.

Although it was very light, it was very healing and made her feel safe.

Even my heart was beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out at any time.

Si Mochen said calmly, "I saw Liu Jiajia's parents coming."

Xia Zhichu said "oh", so he never left from the beginning to the end?

"It's getting late, let's go home."

Si Mochen naturally put his arm around her shoulders, letting her whole body be under the umbrella, and walked with her towards the car park.

Xia Zhichu didn't know that the man had used the umbrella to cover her, and his shoulders had already been wet by the rain.

He protected her with flawless actions, but after returning home, he suddenly sneezed several times.

It was not until this moment that Xia Zhichu realized that his shirt was completely wet.

It was only because of the black color that you couldn’t tell, but the shirt material clung tightly to his body.

"Go take a shower first. I'll make you some ginger tea to ward off the cold, or you'll catch a cold."

Si Mochen waved his hand and said, "It's okay. You'll be fine after a good sleep."

He has been alone since he was a child and is used to being independent. He is not used to being cared for by others.

But since he was with Xia Zhichu, her enthusiasm warmed him and allowed him to slowly taste the warmth called home.

But it was so late, he didn't want her to work too hard.

"If the cold is not driven away, it will be even worse tomorrow morning." Xia Zhichu still insisted on going into the kitchen.

Si Mochen looked at her busy figure and his eyes darkened.

Knowing Xia Zhichu's temper, he didn't say much and went to take a shower in his pajamas.

When I came out, Xia Zhichu brought me a bowl of hot ginger tea and kept blowing it to cool it down.

"Drink it and sweat, you will feel better."

Xia Zhichu handed him the ginger tea.

Si Mochen actually didn’t like the taste of ginger, but since Xia Zhichu had worked so hard to make it, he didn’t want to waste it, so he frowned and drank it all in one gulp.

"You should go to bed early too, good night."

After drinking, Si Mochen entered the room.

Xia Zhichu also said good night, washed and lay down on the bed and closed his eyes. Perhaps he was too tired, so he slept very deeply and did not wake up until 7:30 in the morning. He did not even hear the alarm clock ringing several times.

When she opened her eyes, she screamed and rushed out of the room.

"Si Mochen, it's already half past seven, why didn't you call me?"

Her usual routine is to get up at 5:30 to make breakfast. Now she may not even have time to pack up and go to work, let alone breakfast.

Si Mochen had just returned from a morning run, had taken a shower, and had tidied himself up when he walked out of the guest room, glancing at her indifferently.

Suddenly, the roots of his ears turned slightly red.

"You were too tired and sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you."

Xia Zhichu curled her lips and said, "Then you can buy breakfast on the way. I have to pack up and catch the bus, otherwise I will be late for work."

Seeing her rush in, Si Mochen followed her, but he didn't expect to run into Xia Zhichu taking off her clothes.

I just noticed that she was wearing pajamas and no underwear underneath. I could see clearly inside at a glance.

As a result, her bare back was facing him, and he could see her front clearly in the mirror. Si Mochen just felt his nose dry and had the urge to bleed from his nose.

Xia Zhichu didn't expect the man to follow in, so she quickly put on her clothes and her face turned red like a monkey's butt.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were so fast."

Si Mochen coughed twice and his face turned red.

Xia Zhichu's face was burning hot, and the two of them just remained silent.

In the end, it was Xia Zhichu who took the initiative to break the awkwardness, "It's okay, just remember to knock on the door next time."

After saying that, she went to wash up, then grabbed her bag and prepared to leave.

Si Mochen hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Don't worry, I'll take you to the company later."

"But we're going in different directions."

"It's okay, I just happened to be on my way to do some business near Peak Group."

Xia Zhichu said "oh", it seemed that Lei Yanchao had said last time that they had a project near the Peak Group.

That's indeed, it's on the way.

Thinking that it was too late to catch the bus, Xia Zhichu agreed to let Si Mochen take her there.

On the way, Si Mochen stopped and bought breakfast for Xia Zhichu.

Holding the hot soy milk in his hands, Xia Zhichu was touched again and said, "Actually, you don't have to buy it. The canteen of Peak Group provides breakfast. I can eat there."

"You've never enjoyed breakfast service once." Si Mochen suddenly said this.

"What?"

Xia Zhichu didn't understand.

The man just smiled and said nothing.

Employees need to swipe their cards for meals. Si Mochen had asked Yan Sen to pay special attention to this before. He knew that Xia Zhichu only had lunch at the company, so he said this just now.

Xia Zhichu looked at the man and felt that there was something wrong with his words, but she couldn't guess what was wrong. After thinking about it, she didn't ask any more questions and concentrated on eating breakfast.

Fifteen minutes later, the car slowly approached Peak Group.

It's rush hour and the traffic is very congested.

Xia Zhichu didn't want to be seen by her colleagues, and the car was moving slowly, so she was worried about being late, so she asked Si Mochen to pull over and got out first.

"Be careful on the road. I'm going to work first." Xia Zhichu reminded before leaving.

Si Mochen nodded and watched her cross the road safely. Then he suddenly turned the car around and drove quickly into the Peak Group's private parking lot.

Xia Zhichu rushed to the office in a panic. It was exactly 8:20 in the morning.

Maybe because of the quarterly show, my colleagues have been coming in early recently.

Seeing Xia Zhichu running in sweating, Lily attentively handed him a tissue and said, "Zhichu, you are usually the first one to come to the company. Why are you so late today?"

Xia Zhichu said, "There's a traffic jam on the road."

Lily pretended to complain about Jincheng's traffic, saying there was never a day without traffic jams. At the end, as if she had suddenly realized something, she asked, "By the way, Zhichu, did you get the WeChat number I asked you to help me with last time?"

Xia Zhichu has been very busy recently because of Liu Jiajia's affairs. If Lily hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about it.

"I have his phone number, but I'm not sure if it's the same number as his WeChat number."