His once impeccably tailored shirt sleeves were slightly rolled up, and he casually rested his arm on the armrest of Shen Zhihuan's chair.
His muscular forearms sculpted smooth lines as he moved.
On his fair skin, the blue veins were particularly clear.
Shen Zhihuan then realized that Xie Lanshen was not only handsome and charming, but also had hands that were as beautiful as those of models in magazines in later generations.
A strong wave of male hormones washed over her, and she forcibly ignored her burning ears, turning back to look at the marriage report for good luck. This time, however, she was unusually distracted.
While Shen Zhihuan was looking at Xie Lanshen, Xie Lanshen was also observing everything about her.
He used to use this study, but now it is filled with traces of her everywhere.
The neat desk was piled high with books, almost forming a small mountain, and the bookmarks tucked inside were covered with dense notes.
It's clear that Shen Zhihuan is a very serious and organized person.
She really takes retaking the college entrance exam very seriously.
Xie Lanshen looked at the delicate handwriting, and a smile involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
After receiving permission from Shen Zhihuan, he casually picked up the top book, flipped through it, and then asked her in a low voice.
"How's your studying going? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Just then, Shen Zhihuan finished writing.
She let out a long sigh, placed the marriage certificate neatly to the side, and then turned her attention to Xie Lanshen's words.
Grandpa Xie had told her before that Xie Lanshen had always been an excellent student since childhood, a true academic star.
Although Shen Zhihuan is very hardworking and talented in her studies, she has been out of school for a long time, so there are bound to be things she doesn't understand.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she took out her notebook of math mistakes and started flipping through it.
"These questions involve knowledge points that I didn't learn much about when I was in high school; they're a bit beyond the syllabus."
"If you know how, could you explain it to me?"
Shen Zhihuan was only focused on her studies and forgot that the two of them were already quite close.
As she handed the notebook to Xie Lanshen, her body leaned forward as well.
The two, whose arms were already only a hair's breadth apart, suddenly pressed themselves together intimately.
Xie Lanshen paused, looking down at the top of Shen Zhihuan's head.
When he realized that the fragrance lingering around his nose was coming from her, all the muscles in his body tensed up.
It wasn't that no one had ever asked him for help with their studies before, but those were all boys.
After asking him the question, I left. Even if we got very close, it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.
Xie Lanshen had always thought he had exceptional self-control, until now, when the person seeking his advice was a young girl.
When she spoke to him, her voice was soft and pleasant to hear.
Strands of hair falling down her back brushed against his skin, tickling him and making him want to hug her even more.
Xie Lan's Adam's apple bobbed, and his eyes instantly darkened.
Unfortunately, Shen Zhihuan was completely focused on the problem and knew nothing about it.
Afraid that he couldn't see her words clearly, she moved closer to him and pointed them out to him one by one.
"Just tell me these two questions, and I've figured out the rest myself after looking them up in the book."
Seeing that Xie Lanshen remained silent for a long time, Shen Zhihuan looked up at him.
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?"
She held the pen, her eyes crystal clear, not thinking about anything else at all.
Seeing her incredibly serious and utterly undistracted gaze, Xie Lanshen's pent-up fantasies instantly vanished.
"nothing."
He respected his fiancée and didn't want to do anything inappropriate before their official engagement.
He could only rely on his strong self-control to get up and open the window.
"It's suddenly getting a bit hot, let's continue."
Shen Zhihuan looked bewildered: "?"
Is it hot in the room? Why doesn't she feel it?
When Xie Lanshen sat down in the chair again, his gaze inadvertently drifted to Shen Zhihuan's bed next to him.
I immediately noticed a piece of amulet peeking out from under the pillow; it looked somewhat familiar.
Xie Lanshen paused instantly, noticing his unusual behavior, and Shen Zhihuan also turned her head to look over.
"Are you looking at that amulet?"
It was rare to see Xie Lanshen so interested in anything, so Shen Zhihuan simply explained while going over to get the amulet for him to see.
“This was obtained for me by my grandparents, and I have always carried it with me all these years without ever taking it off.”
Her slender fingers gently traced the gold thread as she recalled the time she spent with her grandparents during her childhood, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?"
Xie Lanshen's breath caught in his throat the moment he saw the pattern on the amulet.
How could that be?
The amulet under Shen Zhihuan's pillow was exactly the same as the one he dreamed about.
Apart from Shen Zhihuan being relatively new, all the details matched perfectly.
Xie Lanshen pursed his thin lips and turned to look at Shen Zhihuan sitting beside him, his deep eyes showing a hint of panic.
He still thought that what he had done before was nothing but an absurd dream.
Shen Zhihuan's peace charm shattered all his previous assumptions.
Xie Lan was certain that he had never seen this before.
If those absurd dreams were reality, then the martyrs' memorial hall he dreamed of... was also real?
Xie Lanshen felt as if his heart had been struck a heavy blow, and he couldn't help but furrow his brows.
He only snapped out of his daze when Shen Zhihuan raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"What did you just say? Sorry, I didn't hear you."
Shen Zhihuan had already put away the amulet and didn't look into his sudden loss of composure. She simply smiled and said:
"You really like my lucky charm?"
Before things were clear up, Xie Lanshen didn't want to say anything and make Shen Zhihuan worry about it with him, so he vaguely agreed.
"Um."
"Then next time I go to the Taoist temple to offer incense, I'll ask for one for you too."
Shen Zhihuan picked up her pen again and looked at the notebook of wrong answers. Two blushes appeared on her originally fair cheeks.
"As the person in question, I pray to the celestial deities to protect you and ensure your safety."
Xie Lanshen was stunned for a moment, staring at Shen Zhihuan's gentle and beautiful profile, lost in thought.
He was so focused on the amulet that he didn't notice that the distance between them had once again closed considerably.
He was so close that he could count her eyelashes with just a slight tilt of his head.
A faint smile played on Shen Zhihuan's lips. Against her cool and aloof demeanor, her eyelashes resembled shattered butterfly wings, delicate and beautiful.
Their breaths mingled together.
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