After successfully persuading Ni Sitian, Xiang Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief.
After thinking for a moment, she walked over to Xu Tingchuan and lowered her voice to say, "Although she has rationally accepted that she is already twenty-two years old, her memory and mind are still at the age of seventeen. She is very innocent. Be careful not to do anything inappropriate to her. Take it step by step. Talk to her first and gain her trust before holding her hand. Seventeen-year-old girls are actually very easy to pursue."
Xu Tingchuan had a blank expression, looking very troubled. He had never pursued a seventeen-year-old girl before; high school was a long time ago.
"Alright, Sitian is in your care now." Xiang Zhilan felt like she was entrusting her daughter to someone else, and patted Xu Tingchuan on the shoulder.
Xu Tingchuan put Ni Sitian's luggage into the car, and then looked at Ni Sitian, who was still dawdling and reluctant to get in, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
He genuinely didn't know how to deal with the timid Ni Sitian. Her gaze towards the world was like that of a newborn cub, clear and pure yet tinged with curiosity and fear.
"Get in the car." He opened the passenger door and waited for her to come over.
"Go ahead." Xiang Zhilan gently helped Ni Sitian towards the car, then got into her own car.
Ni Sitian watched as Xiang Zhilan's car drove away, and now, with people coming and going on the street, she only recognized Xu Tingchuan.
She pursed her lips nervously, took small steps toward him, bent down to get into the car, and he considerately protected her head.
After closing the door, he went around to the driver's seat and drove home.
Ni Sitian felt a little awkward sitting in the car with this man she didn't know very well, in such a quiet atmosphere, so she took out her phone to play.
What truly convinced her was five years later, the most important factor being technological innovation. The phone she now had so many functions, whereas her old one could only make calls and read novels, and it was a full-keyboard phone. Now, this one could play so many games.
She's been bored in the hospital these past few days, and a woman named Jiayue has come and taught her a lot of games. She's recently become a bit addicted to mobile games.
"Don't stare at your phone in the car, it's bad for your eyes," Xu Tingchuan said, glancing at her in the rearview mirror.
"Oh." Ni Sitian put away her phone. She usually listened to her elders.
If Xu Tingchuan knew what she was thinking right now, he would definitely want to grab her and spank her!
"Um..." Ni Sitian was a little unsure how to address him, and after awkwardly saying "um," she asked, "Where do we live?"
The streets along the way felt unfamiliar to her, as if she had never been there before.
Xu Tingchuan was amused by her use of the word "we" and didn't mind her way of addressing him. He smiled faintly and said, "We live in Crystal Lanxuan on Xincheng Road."
"Oh." She had indeed never heard of it, so it must not be in the western part of the city where her home is located.
When Xu Tingchuan saw her sitting so obediently and quietly in the rearview mirror, his heart softened as if it had been soaked in water.
He longed to reach out and touch her head, but he had to restrain himself. He needed to approach her slowly again; rushing things would only frighten her.
The car drove into the garage, and after stopping, Xu Tingchuan unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car, opened the trunk, and took out her luggage bag.
Ni Sitian stood obediently to the side, waiting for him, like a child being taken home by her father.
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