Just now, Lan Ruozhi asked Su Yinchen to find a chef for Su Xia. When Su Xia went back to her room, Su Yinchen followed her.
When Su Yinchen arrived at the door and was about to reach out to open it, he remembered Qiao You's words and instead started knocking.
"Who is it?" Su Xia's voice came through the door.
Su Yinchen cleared her throat before replying, "Me."
After waiting at the door for a while, Su Xia finally opened it.
"Come in."
Su Yinchen walked inside, while Su Xia left the bedroom door open, signaling that she didn't want Su Yinchen to linger.
"Xiaxia, how have you been lately?" Su Yinchen asked.
Su Xia sat down on the sofa a little distance away from Su Yinchen and politely replied, "It's fine."
Su Yinchen looked up at Su Xia. It had been a while since he'd seen her, and Xia Xia had changed quite a bit.
Her black hair was shorter, revealing her smooth, full forehead and fully showing her facial features. Her skin tone was slightly darker, and she had indeed lost some weight, just as her grandmother had said.
"Xiaxia, what kind of chef do you want? What kind of dishes will he/she be able to cook?" Su Yinchen asked the question she had prepared beforehand.
Su Xia replied politely but distantly, "No need, the crew's meals are very good."
“There’s a chef…” Su Yinchen wanted to say that having a chef would be more convenient, but Xia Xia’s gaze towards him was different from before.
Su Yinchen didn't impose her ideas on Su Xia like before. "Okay, Xia Xia, feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything."
"Yes, thank you."
It was a very normal chat, but too normal.
They are not strangers.
Why did this happen all of a sudden?
Su Yinchen scanned the room and found it somewhat empty.
But upon closer inspection, I couldn't find anything specifically missing.
Su Yinchen didn't initiate any conversation, and Su Xia remained silent, fiddling with her personal terminal.
"Xiaxia, when will filming wrap up?" Su Yinchen attributed the emptiness in the house to the fact that Su Xia hadn't been home for a long time.
Su Xia didn't even look up, her eyes still fixed on the personal terminal. "Unsure."
Su Yinchen racked his brains trying to recall what else he could ask.
Silence remained between the two.
"Xiaxia, don't you love eating crabs the most? I just got a new batch, they're very fresh..."
Su Xia turned off her personal terminal, looked up at Su Yinchen, and said in a tone devoid of warmth, "Su Yinchen, I haven't eaten crabs in a long time."
“I…” Su Yinchen was dumbfounded. Didn’t he remember that Xia Xia’s favorite food was crab?
At that moment, Su Xia's personal computer rang.
"Hey, Sister Weiwei." Su Xia's tone was gentle, a stark contrast to her earlier tone.
While answering the phone, Su Xia gestured for Su Yinchen to leave.
Without any excuse, Su Yinchen could only leave silently, like a disheveled mouse.
The moment Su Yinchen stepped out of the room, the door was slammed shut behind her.
After standing quietly at the door for a while, Su Yinchen stepped away.
It was already embarrassing enough, but then Su Shu saw it all.
"You got the cold shoulder, didn't you? Serves you right!" Su Shu unleashed her full sarcasm, delivering a barrage of insults straight to Su Yinchen's face.
Her nephew is nothing like a member of the Su family.
The men in the Su family are all romantics, such as Su Wangqiu, Su Sang, and Helian Jue. Only Su Yinchen has always been like a playboy, unable to settle down.
During her absence, everyone improved, except for Su Yinchen, who was incredibly embarrassing; even the wife in his arms could fly away!
Su Shu rolled her eyes at Su Yinchen and walked gracefully back to her bedroom.
She can help with other things, but she won't interfere in matters of the heart.
Su Yinchen's feelings were very complicated at this moment, and she was deeply saddened.
In contrast, the scene was quite different for Qiao You and Helian Jue, who lived a few bedrooms away.
"Brother, remember to wake me up early tomorrow." Qiao You was particularly worried; what if he overslept and was late?
His older brother would be reluctant to wake him up so that he could sleep a little longer.
"If I try to sleep in tomorrow morning and try to be cute with you, you must seriously refuse!" Qiao You had already anticipated all the possible scenarios that might happen tomorrow morning.
Helian Jue was both amused and exasperated. "Yes, I will make sure the baby wakes up on time and won't be late."
With a heavy heart full of unease, Qiao You slowly fell asleep, still asking Helian Jue in his sleep, "What time is it? Should we get up?"
"It's still early, baby, go to sleep." Helian Jue is a light sleeper, and he would always respond to Qiao You, then pat her on the shoulder to let her continue sleeping.
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