"I'll hang up for a minute."
The battle situation was clear at this time, and the opponent's chance of a comeback was not great. Zhao Cheng and his companions didn't care at all. They didn't even raise their heads and just responded with a few perfunctory words like "yeah".
Shi Xuan was watching a video with his phone placed beside him. His tall figure was leaning against the water bar grinding coffee. The coffee beans were poured into the high-end grinder, and the noises made were very subtle.
The man's movements were leisurely and effortless. The light shone on his face, making his facial features appear very deep and his temperament was silent. He also heard what Xia Xicheng said, but didn't care.
However, just as he lowered his head to rinse the dirty milk cup, he raised his eyes casually out of habit and glanced at the phone that was still video chatting.
Just a glance.
The action of flushing suddenly froze, and his body remained bent in front of the sink. He raised his head and stared blankly at the screen of his mobile phone.
To be precise, he was just looking at the screen - the video frame of Xia Xicheng.
The water in the washbasin was still flowing down, mixed with the excitement of Zhao Cheng and the sounds of the game, making a huge noise.
But Shi Xuan just stared at the girl who appeared at the door of Xia Xicheng's room in the screen, his eyes motionless.
It was approaching eight o'clock in the evening.
She seemed to live in the room next to Xia Xicheng.
She was wearing a light-colored pure cotton home clothes, which was a loose and casual style, but the cuffs and trouser legs were slightly tightened, showing her slender wrists and ankles, and her whole body looked very slender.
She wore a sponge headband on her head, which brushed all her straight black long hair back and let it fall over her shoulders. Her delicate and small face, even through the camera, at a distance of three or four meters, was still as lively and beautiful as ever, with red lips and white teeth.
She came over wearing slippers, and the skin on her exposed heels was as white as a piece of white jade.
She didn't know what she said to Xia Xicheng. Although there was no obvious smile on her face, one could see and feel that she seemed very happy, and her eyebrows and eyes were soft.
That state is very much like a fluffy cat, blinking its beautiful eyes when it stays next to someone who makes it feel safe, and after waking up, it will take the initiative to press its two front paws gently into that person's hands.
There was no hostility or vigilance.
Soft and relaxing.
Shi Xuan stared at him without blinking, and his blinking frequency became much lower.
Unfortunately, after listening to what she said, Xia Xicheng turned around and walked quickly into the bedroom. When he came out, he had two things in his hands, which he handed directly to her.
Soon, she took the things and left, completely disappearing from the video screen.
The whole process took only one minute.
…
The sounds of Zhao Cheng and his friends' passionate game continued.
Xia Xicheng didn't even notice that his phone was still in the group video. The tall figure of the man in Shi Xuange's video frame didn't move until their game ended and the settlement screen appeared.
The half-finished cup of freshly ground coffee was never finished and was poured into the sink and into the sewer.
…
…
The moment I saw Cheng Na’s updates.
Shi Xuan associated the idea and guessed it almost instantly.
I ran into Xia Xicheng who was filming here yesterday...
Zhao Cheng, Cheng Na and others made an appointment to go to the scene to watch Xia Xicheng filming the next day...
Cheng Na obviously took the photo and posted it on WeChat Moments. Several overhead cameras can be vaguely seen around the photo...
The three points are connected into a straight line, and the final result is -
Sheng Yuan and Xia Xicheng were filming in the same crew.
What a coincidence.
She is here.
Then, before he could be stunned for a few seconds, he looked up and saw her.
It’s just that Shi Xuan saw her, but she didn’t see him at all.
No, she saw it.
Specifically, she glanced at Shi Xuan face to face and then looked away.
…
The servant who brought Shi Xuan here was stunned when he saw someone in the kitchen.
But the people who can work here are all very discerning, and they immediately realized that the girl in the kitchen is probably another person of noble status.
He walked forward with a very respectful attitude.
"Miss, the gentleman behind you would like to use the coffee machine. Please get the water at the other end." The maid meant that she would not disturb you and you can continue to do your work with peace of mind. She just reported it and tried her best not to offend either party.
Sheng Yuan carefully packed the last piece of corn cheese toast into a delicate rectangular portable thermal box.
Hearing this, he raised his eyes and glanced sideways behind the servant.
When the girl's clear almond-shaped eyes were about to look over, Shi Xuan actually felt a little nervous and at a loss. His tall figure stood still, holding his breath subconsciously, his deep eyes waiting for that gaze to meet his.
It was just a moment, but he felt that the process was unusually long.
In just one night, many thoughts flashed through his mind.
What would her reaction be when she saw herself again?
It was astonishment.
surprise.
Surprised.
Still stunned.
Or maybe it was unbelievable that I would meet him here.
Shi Xuan even had a picture in his mind. When the girl saw him, the expression on her lively little face froze. She slightly widened her beautiful eyes and looked at him. She blinked, and her crow-feather-like eyelashes drew several arcs in the air.
He envisioned many possibilities.
No matter which one it was, it seemed as if it was what he was looking forward to seeing, because at least, there were emotional fluctuations.
But Shi Xuan never expected that it was none of them, she had none of them.
When Sheng Yuan's eyes met Shi Xuan, they hardly stayed there for more than two seconds, and these two seconds were just for her to see the person's face clearly.
After seeing clearly, Shi Xuan observed very clearly that the girl's expression hardly changed at all.
The look in that moment was completely unfamiliar, completely unfamiliar to him.
It's like walking on the road with your head down, and you notice someone in front of you out of the corner of your eye. You subconsciously raise your eyes to take a look, then take the initiative to walk around to the other side and continue walking forward.
In short, I will not look back and look at that stranger again.
Sheng Yuan's soft and approachable state disappeared after the phone call ended.
Her voice was still as sweet as before, but her emotions were obviously dull. However, she still politely said to the manor servant, "It's okay. I've used it up."
There was no mention of anyone in the words, and there was no follow-up sentence of "...I have finished using it, and the guest can come in and use it."
Intuition told Shi Xuan.
This wasn't because of the 'past', Sheng Yuan's avoidance of suspicion towards herself, or the kind of carefree feeling after letting go.
She really doesn't care.
(End of this chapter)