Chapter 104: Waiting in vain
People’s faces are all damp, and under the light, Huo Jingchen’s facial features are more three-dimensional, with thick eyebrows and deep eyes.
Moving his eyes downwards, his pants were the same, wet and sticking to his skin.
"What's wrong?"
Huo Jingchen took the towel beside him and wiped the rain off his face, his affectionate eyes looking at people even more deeply.
Xia Mi's throat tightened and she quickly looked away. She walked quickly to the coffee table, bent down and unzipped her luggage bag.
Huo Jingchen wiped the water off his body, the wet feeling was uncomfortable.
When he was about to go to the bathroom to turn on the hot water and throw the handkerchief, his attention was attracted by the person next to him.
Xia Mi bent over, her clothes were soaked with rain and became heavy, her collar sank down, revealing a beautiful scenery, and as she was bending over, everything was visible.
Huo Jingchen stood still, and the air in the room rose because the doors and windows were closed.
Xia Mi found the underwear underneath, wrapped it in a towel and prepared to take it into the bathroom.
The moment she straightened up, Xia Mi was picked up by the waist. She was so scared that she dropped the things in her hands and quickly put her arms around Huo Jingchen's neck.
"Huo Jingchen!"
The moment she shouted, the remaining rain water on her hair flowed down her full and smooth forehead.
Under the illumination of the incandescent light, Huo Jingchen saw with his own eyes the water droplets sliding across her dazed face, and her red lips, as delicate as petals, were now glistening with water.
Xia Mi struggled to jump down, muttering, "If I don't take a shower, I'm going to catch a cold."
She knew what the man's eyes said, but her body was wet.
Huo Jingchen raised his eyelashes and looked at the bathroom. After finding it was big enough, he said, "It's getting late. Let's take a shower together to save time."
"There's no need to save this little time!"
Xia Mi's angry voice was heard from the bathroom, followed by the sound of Huo Jingchen closing the door.
Half an hour later, the moment the bathroom door opened, hot air rushed out.
Huo Jingchen carried her to the bed with light movements, then took out the towel that Xia Mi often used from her bag and wiped her head.
Xia Mi sat on the bed, her cheeks flushed and her eyes slightly dazed.
After drying his hair, Huo Jingchen changed his clothes and went downstairs to borrow a hair dryer.
Huo Jingchen carefully blew her hair, running his fingers through her hair, and the hot air blew buzzingly.
"I already knew about Shen Zhihui's return to Qingcheng."
Xia Mi, who was still in a daze, suddenly looked up. She had just finished taking a shower, and her eyes were watery with a thin layer of mist.
"How do you know?"
"Lao Jiang mentioned it by chance and asked me to help find him."
"Did you find it?"
"No."
"I found it for you. Now you can report to Captain Jiang."
Xia Mi's gentle voice was mixed in with the sound of the hair dryer. Huo Jingchen had to listen carefully to make out what she said. But when he heard it clearly, it was all things he didn't like to hear.
"Actually, I met him last time." Xia Mi mentioned that she met Shen Zhihui in the hotel when she came out to study last time.
"You are really good at hiding things." Huo Jingchen touched the top and back of her head, and turned off the hair dryer after making sure it was dry.
Xia Mi touched the top of her head which was still warm, and lay down on the bed, "You didn't ask me, and there's nothing to say. My relationship with him was just average at that time."
The relationship was average at that time. Huo Jingchen narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured this sentence repeatedly in his heart.
"Do you still remember him reciting "Song of the Wine" on the reef?" Xia Mi stared at the light bulb in a trance, recalling Shen Zhihui whom she met today, and couldn't help but sigh, "You didn't see him. He has changed a lot now."
"I'm going to return the hair dryer." Huo Jingchen unplugged the cord and left, his footsteps bringing up a gust of wind.
Xia Mi didn't know what she was going to face, she just looked at the door in confusion.
Wasn't he the one who started this topic? Why is he still unhappy about it?
When Huo Jingchen returned to the room, Xia Mi was already asleep on the bed. After a short while, she fell asleep without anyone talking to her.
Seeing the person sleeping soundly, the man's anger disappeared instantly.
Huo Jingchen turned off the lights and lay on the bed, feeling lucky that he couldn't hold back.
The next day, the sound of footsteps in the corridor woke Xia Mi up again. She opened her eyes and saw Huo Jingchen's face.
She didn't feel anything when she was asleep, but when she woke up, she felt her hands were numb from sleeping on her side.
Xia Mi carefully took away Huo Jingchen's hand and prepared to get up and wash. Because she was highly focused on his hand, she did not notice the corners of the man's lips moving.
After the heavy arm was removed, Xia Mi breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed.
"Why, you want to go meet Mr. Shen behind my back again?"
"What are you thinking about? Shen Zhihui and I are not as close as you think."
Xia Mi lifted the thin quilt, walked to the window and opened it.
The sun is shining outside, and the sunlight is shining on the sea, making the waves sparkle. It is a visual feast.
"Looking at today's weather, we should be able to return to the island."
It rained heavily yesterday. Xia Mi suddenly thought of something and turned around excitedly to ask, "Can we go fishing now?"
The moment the window opened, sunlight poured into the house, turning the ground golden.
"It's still guarded, but it shouldn't be a big problem. You can go if you want."
From Huo Jingchen's perspective, Xia Mi was standing by the window, her whole body wrapped in sunlight, through which her figure could be vaguely seen under the thin cloth.
Seeing that she could go fishing, Xia Mi couldn't stop being happy.
"Come here, I want to tell you something." Huo Jingchen lowered his tone and seduced Xia Mi to come closer like coaxing a child.
Seeing that he was serious, Xia Mi walked towards him without any guard.
"Sister, open the door!"
The moment Yaya's voice rang out, the smile in the man's eyes disappeared without a trace.
Xia Mi turned the corner to open the door, and Yaya came running over alone, with an obvious patch on her short-sleeved shirt.
"Yaya, good morning."
Xia Mi opened the door and let Yaya in, then quickly closed it again.
Yaya shook her head and pointed to where the sunlight was coming in, "The sun is shining on my butt."
Xia Mi let out a short breath, then looked at the person on the bed, "The sun is shining on your butt, why aren't you going to work yet?"
"I took two hours off last night."
No wonder, usually on the island, there would be no one around her at this time.
"You look after Yaya, I'm going to change my clothes." Xia Mi took the clothes and went into the bathroom. "By the way, I want to take my aunt and the others to go shopping in the department store, and then go back to the island."
Huo Jingchen sat outside and stared at Yaya.
The soldiers had an oppressive aura that made them intimidating without even getting angry. Yaya was frightened when she saw it and sat on a chair beside her, not daring to move.
"I haven't decided when I'll be back yet. Lock the door at night and find Sister Jiang if you have any questions."
"Okay, be safe when performing the mission."
Xia Mi quickly changed her clothes and came out. When she opened the door, she found Huo Jingchen sitting on the bed, wrapped tightly in a quilt.
Looking at the quiet Yaya, Xia Mi realized that Huo Jingchen was embarrassed.
Thinking that the man was only wearing a vest and shorts, she took Yaya to find Xia Jing and his wife and told them about her idea of going to the department store to buy things.
Less than a few minutes after Xia Mi left, there was a knock on the door again.
Huo Jingchen buttoned his clothes while opening the door with one hand.
"Report……"
Shi Daqiang's eyes widened at first, then he quickly turned around and said, "Captain, I just ran into Erqiao downstairs and he told me he had something urgent to talk to you about."
Hoo, hoo, it's the end of the month, I'm begging for monthly tickets, I'm begging! Begging is a word, I'll say it ten times!
Please, please ...
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