When people communicate face to face, words actually only convey limited information.

Those more obscure things, those unspoken meanings, and even emotions, can be supplemented by some more subtle body language.

Huo Qinian happens to be a master at interpreting these messages.

He was thinking wrong.

Su Yunbai is such a person... After he made so many mistakes, how could he still ask her for a promise openly? Even if it was just a simple promise to allow him to get closer.

She wouldn't give it, she would just refuse directly.

But this doesn't mean that his previous struggles were in vain.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, if he hadn't shown his difficult side, perhaps today, he would not have the opportunity to step into her office door.

Of course, she would not forgive easily, but being able to sit together and eat peacefully like today was already an encouragement to him.

What he had to do next was to try to be more likable.

Huo Qinian looked at Su Yunbai quietly for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

This smile was not so businesslike, not so confident and calm, and not even so spirited, but very pure, as if the eyes were melted with starlight, warm enough to burn people.

Su Yunbai's eyes swept over him, and then calmly retracted them.

She didn't say anything, just concentrated on eating lunch.

Huo Qinian stopped talking, and imitated Su Yunbai's appearance, lowering his head to eat.

Suddenly, even the pickled olives, which he had always been very uncomfortable with, seemed not so disgusting.

He ate while looking at Su Yunbai, and felt as if he was soaked in 30-degree warm water, with a warm and slightly tipsy feeling.

Su Yunbai didn't know whether she and Huo Qinian had reached a tacit understanding, but since that day, Huo Qinian was indeed not so nervous.

He finally didn't want to stare at her every time he saw her - she really hated this kind of pervasive staring, it was like a kind of mental harassment.

He finally slowly returned to normal, and no longer treated her with caution all the time, as if she was so unkind.

But the bad thing is that Huo Qinian didn't stop torturing.

He even felt more justified in his efforts.

Su Yunbai had classes every Monday and Friday afternoon, and Tuesday and Thursday morning. The morning class was at eight in the morning, and it took about twenty minutes to drive from her rented apartment to R University and to the class location.

Most of the time, Su Yunbai would get up early, prepare some breakfast for herself, and then go to class after eating. But there were always times when she was suddenly delayed by something in the morning, or simply because she was suddenly too lazy to move, she would skip breakfast.

This frequency was not high, but Huo Qinian still knew it.

Su Yunbai was too lazy to find out why he knew it. In short, he suddenly became very enthusiastic about making breakfast for her. First there was oatmeal, milk, and toast, and then there were fried eggs and lean meat porridge...

When Su Yunbai first opened the door in the morning and found Huo Qinian holding a plate of food, she was shocked for a long time. When he repeated it again and again, she was a little desperate.

She really couldn't torture him.

If she hadn't lost her temper later, she would have even eaten breakfast with Huo Qinian every day from then on - this was too inappropriate.

Someone will come to the apartment regularly to inspect the indoor facilities, especially to replace the batteries of the smoke alarm. The working hours of the property are standard working hours. This means that either the property will use a spare key to open the door and change the battery for you when no one is at home, or you'd better wait for them at home.

At this point, the property does not encourage residents to change the batteries themselves. Even if the battery is replaced, they still have to do a comprehensive inspection to make sure everything is fine.

During the fixed maintenance time this year, Su Yunbai was so busy submitting her thesis that she was almost out of the house and was not at home during the day.

Since she really couldn't make time, she wanted the property management to come in and change the battery when no one was at home.

Huo Qinian was very opposed to it. He has always been very "crisis-aware" in matters related to Su Yunbai. He always felt that it was a very dangerous move to let the property management staff "enter the house" when no one was at home.

He insisted: "I can trust the character of the property management, but can you really guarantee that they have not outsourced the relevant business? Are you so sure that those people will not do anything to your family?

"Yunbai, you are a single woman, you are very beautiful, and you don't look physically strong... Can you have some sense of crisis?

"Aren't you busy? Give me a spare key, I'll wait for them to come. Anyway, my house has to be inspected at the same time, so it's just right to do it together."

The property management issued a notice a week in advance, and Huo Qinian was ready to pester her for a week.

Su Yunbai couldn't beat him, so she finally gave him the key.

Huo Qinian was very honest and returned the key to her after the inspection.

But some things have to be repeated.

In early June, Su Yunbai moved to a new house, and Huo Qinian didn't hide it at all, and moved in next door to Su Yunbai at the same time.

There are too many trivial things to deal with when moving. Huo Qinian insisted on helping, and Su Yunbai had to go on a business trip to attend a conference during this period...

The spare key to her new home naturally came to Huo Qinian. But this time, he seemed to have made up his mind not to return it.

No, he did return it - he returned the spare key of his house.

One night, before Su Yunbai went to bed, she suddenly received a call from Huo Qinian - after coming to the United States, he and Su Yunbai changed their mobile phone numbers. And it was obvious that Su Yunbai had blocked him this time.

Huo Qinian asked her to open the door, and he was outside the door.

Su Yunbai was furious.

Is he sick late at night? As

soon as the door opened, Huo Qinian handed her a hot water bag and a cup of milk.

He could not hide his worry: "Do you have a stomachache? The hot water bag is for you to warm your stomach, drink the milk first. I checked and said that brown sugar water may not be suitable for everyone..."

Su Yunbai was stunned for a moment, and her face flushed.

She was on her period.

But why did he know?

It's okay if he knows it, but won't he feel embarrassed?

Why can he be so self-righteous? !

Su Yunbai ignored him and slammed the door.

This guy is so straightforward!

Holidays, weather changes, daily trivialities...

Every time Su Yunbai took time out of her busy schedule to review her life, she would always find the shadow of Huo Qinian.

She was really puzzled.

Why?

He should be busier than her, but why does he have so much time? Could it be that bosses are more likely to exploit their employees?

The days went by, and whether Su Yunbai admitted it or not, they finally found a way to get along that they could accept.

Of course, Huo Qinian was used to trying to push his luck, and Su Yunbai would get angry once when she couldn't bear it anymore, and then he would be honest for a while.

Su Yunbai didn't know how things turned out like this. She wasn't an emotional person, and she was always against using emotions as a weapon.

But Huo Qinian... he just had the ability to make people angry.

Time flies, and it's Christmas again.

This year, they still received an invitation to Jennifer's Christmas party. Under the premise that Huo Qinian and Jennifer have already started cooperation, it's not easy to refuse this party.

In a year, RightBar has developed better and better, and the company New Era has appeared frequently. Huo Qinian has also become a new star in the science and technology city. At this Christmas party, he is also a big shot, and you can imagine the pressure of socializing.

Su Yunbai didn't want to cause herself unnecessary trouble and firmly opposed to riding in the same car with Huo Qinian.

She had no intention of appearing in public as Mr. Huo's female companion.

Huo Qinian was socializing at the Christmas party, while Su Yunbai easily found her own circle and spent a fairly pleasant evening.

After the party, Huo Qinian stood in front of Su Yunbai's car, reeking of alcohol, and looked at Su Yunbai with a faint look.

Su Yunbai felt guilty for a moment, so Huo Qinian said that he was drunk and couldn't drive, and asked Su Yunbai to give him a ride, and she didn't refuse.

On the way home, Huo Qinian leaned on the passenger seat and was unusually silent.

After all, this city is not a big city, and the lighting conditions at night are actually just that. The dim light shone through the passenger's car window onto Huo Qinian's face, casting a blurry shadow. He closed his eyes slightly in the shadow, and somehow he looked a little lonely.

Su Yunbai reminded herself again that he might be playing some tricks again, and she still felt a little guilty.

She parked the car in front of Huo Qinian's house and asked, "Can you walk by yourself?"

Huo Qinian paused and looked at Su Yunbai.

Su Yunbai was ready to half-support herself into the house, but Huo Qinian looked at her for a long time and unexpectedly became "strong".

He said, "It's okay, I'm not drunk to that extent."

His expression didn't mean that.

Su Yunbai sighed slightly in her heart, but finally got out of the car.

She stood a few steps away from the door of Huo Qinian's house, watching him walk in slowly, and suddenly staggered visibly behind the door.

Su Yunbai subconsciously took a few steps forward and held his arm.

Then, Huo Qinian grabbed her in his arms.

Su Yunbai was already beginning to feel angry.

He was really cheating!

Huo Qinian smelled heavily of alcohol, his face was flushed, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Su Yunbai was frighteningly deep.

He said, "Yunbai, look up... at the mistletoe."

Su Yunbai subconsciously looked up.

There was a mistletoe circle hanging on the inside of the door of Huo Qinian's house, and she and he were right under the mistletoe.

On Christmas, men and women standing under the mistletoe cannot refuse to kiss.

Su Yunbai was a little panicked, but more angry.

She shouldn't be soft-hearted.

He did it on purpose!

Huo Qinian looked down at her with a deep look in his eyes.

He lowered his head, but did not take advantage of her. Instead, he put his lips on Su Yunbai's brow and kissed her devoutly, with a look of great cherishment.

Su Yunbai was startled.

Huo Qinian's forehead was against hers, and one hand gently rubbed her temples. His eyes seemed to be melted by starlight: "But we are all Chinese, so we only celebrate half of the foreign festivals.

"Yunbai, Merry Christmas."

Su Yunbai looked at him, and her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

This is Christmas in 2019.