The Rolls-Royce was driving steadily on the viaduct. The driver respectfully asked Sheng Yuan about her destination. Just as Sheng Yuan was about to say the master's house, she heard a low-pitched male voice beside her reporting a location, a name that sounded like a residential area.

Sheng Yuan turned away in confusion.

Shi Yan opened his mouth and said, "I moved out." He probably really caught a cold. After he said that, he coughed twice.

The driver turned the car around as instructed, and in less than fifteen minutes, he stopped at the entrance of a high-end residence. The uniformed staff in the security booth in the lobby checked the owner's information card and pressed the door opening button, and the Rolls-Royce drove all the way to the underground parking lot.

"This way." After getting off the car, Sheng Yuan followed behind Shi Yan and watched him take out a black electronic card from his coat pocket. With a "beep", the elevator door opened and soon arrived at the 40th floor.

The apartment has one unit per floor, and the door light in the entrance hall is always on. Shi Yan paused sideways, waiting for Sheng Yuan to come out before he reached out and unlocked the door with his fingerprint. The electrical appliances in the house seemed to be installed with an intelligent system. When the door was opened, all the lights came on.

Shi Yan took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet, bent down and put them in front of Sheng Yuan. Sheng Yuan changed them and walked in.

The large flat is nearly 550 square meters, with fully transparent floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a viewing balcony outside the windows where one can enjoy the river view from all angles.

The living room is super spacious and decorated in a monotonous modern style of black, white and grey. Apart from the basic furniture, there is not a single personal item on the shelves or sofas. The huge space exudes a sense of coldness.

Shi Yan looked around and suddenly realized that he was so bored here that there was nothing. He walked over with a slightly awkward movement and found the remote control in the drawer of the coffee table by inertia. He turned on the TV for the first time and then put the remote control in Sheng Yuan's hand.

"Press whatever you want to see."

After saying that, he went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, then paused, as if he had just realized that the refrigerator was empty because he had only moved in two days ago.

Shi Yan's cold brows frowned slightly as if in annoyance. He closed the refrigerator door, picked up the kettle on the sink and filled it with water. While waiting for the water to boil, he did not hear the sound of the TV channel coming from the living room.

Turning around, he found Sheng Yuan standing at the kitchen door looking at him.

“…”

Shi Yan spoke, his low, magnetic voice a little hoarse, probably because of the cough caused by the cold, "Wait a moment."

He was referring to the kettle.

Sheng Yuan shook her head gently and said, "I don't need to drink water." She walked in and raised her hand to touch Shi Yan's forehead again. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his body temperature, she was still worried and asked, "Don't you really need a doctor to see me?"

"No, I've taken my medicine." A reminder sound came from the kettle. Shi Yan turned around to get an empty cup, but his sleeve was suddenly pulled by someone.

He stopped and lowered his eyes, then saw a slender white hand gently grasping his black coat. He looked up and met the beautiful almond eyes of the girl Qing Ling, and he heard her ask again.

"So, are you still angry with me?"

Sheng Yuan could feel that although the baby would call her name, let her hold his hand, and lower his head to let her touch his forehead, he was still different from usual. He was obviously much quieter. Sheng Yuan's intuition told her that this time, the baby would not be so easy to coax.

Sure enough, the two looked at each other quietly for a while, Shi Yan turned his head awkwardly and uttered "hmm" in a low voice.

Shi Yan was of course angry, but it was the kind of anger that came from fear. When he found out that she had returned the ring without telling him, his heart almost instantly skipped a beat in panic.

Did she make this decision after careful consideration? Or not? If not, and it was very easy, does it mean that she doesn't really care about him, so she can give up on him so easily...

Shi Yan lowered his eyes, his sparse eyelashes cast a small shadow under his cold white eyes. The lines of his profile were clean and smooth, revealing a faint sense of hurt for some reason.

Sheng Yuan gently shook Shi Yan's sleeve and asked sincerely, "What do you need to do to forgive me?"

After he finished speaking, Shi Yan raised his eyes, staring at Sheng Yuan with his dark pupils, his gaze fell on her face, and there seemed to be an emotion of contempt surging in his eyes.

For a long time, he looked at her solemnly, his thin lips moved slightly, and suddenly he spoke two words.

"Hold me."

Sheng Yuan let go of Shi Yan's sleeve, stretched out her hand naturally, and held Shi Yan's slender hand with distinct joints hanging at her side.

Then she asked, "Is that so?"

Shi Yan looked at her and continued, "Hold me."

"Okay." Sheng Yuan continued to do as she was told. She did not let go of Shi Yan. With her other free hand, she took a step forward, got closer to Shi Yan, and hugged his waist.

"Then what?"

Because of the hugging posture, Sheng Yuan's vision was occupied by Shi Yan's arms, so she couldn't see Shi Yan's face, and naturally didn't see Shi Yan pursed his lips, his eyelashes moved slightly, and his beautiful Adam's apple seemed to roll as if he was extremely nervous.

So much so that the low-pitched pronunciation of the words was much lighter, but clear enough to reach Sheng Yuan's ears.

He said, "Kiss me."

"……What?"

Sheng Yuan thought she had heard it wrong. Her mind went blank for a moment and she was stunned. She subconsciously raised her head and looked directly into Shi Yan's extremely serious eyes.

It was not until she heard Shi Yan clearly repeat these two words that Sheng Yuan was sure that she had not heard wrongly.

“…”

The air around seemed to become quiet all of a sudden.

The girl's dazed expression was reflected in Shi Yan's eyes. She didn't speak, nor did she move. Time passed second by second, so long that the light in Shi Yan's eyes dimmed little by little, and finally went out.

Shi Yan's heart, which had been beating rapidly due to nervousness, gradually calmed down. He felt his arms becoming a little stiff, but he still slowly grabbed Sheng Yuan's wrist and asked her to let him go.

He slowly lowered his eyelashes and moved his lips dryly, "I understand."

Holding hands and hugging were both fine, but the third requirement, which represented a completely different meaning… was not allowed.

There was a sense of dejection in his tone, as if to say "I finally understand", and his voice became very low and faint.

"Sheng Yuan, you don't like me."

His doubts about why she didn't like him so she returned the ring and made him a promise that could draw a clear line between the two were answered.

Shi Yan finished saying this with difficulty, took a step back, his eyes felt a little hot, his cold brows were covered with gloom, and his voice sounded calm and dull.

"It's late. I'll take you downstairs."

As he said this, Shi Yan was about to turn around, but as he was about to move, his sleeve was grabbed again. Before he could turn around, he heard a word.

"I like you."

Then the hand on the sleeve moved to the waist, and Shi Yan felt a slight force.

The next second, the girl tiptoed slightly, tilted her head back, and covered his with her soft lips.

Thanks to Honey Fantasy, Mo Tong, Mei Trouble Super Good Luck, and The Wives of the End of the World for their monthly tickets~~Q3Q.