She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her racing heart.
To distract herself, she took out her phone and tried to browse the news.
But somehow I ended up opening a Weibo account.
Looking at the edited clips of her interactions with Xie Huaiye from the previous episode, netizens are showing their creations.
Her heartbeat didn't calm down; instead, it became even more erratic.
Just then—
"Knock knock knock".
The knocking was very soft.
This startled Yan Ning, who nearly dropped her phone.
"Who?!" Her voice was a little tense.
The door was pushed open a crack, and Xie Huaiye poked half his body in.
He was carrying a neatly made paper bag, and his face had a slightly innocent look on it.
"I forgot to give this to you."
Yan Ning stood frozen in place.
The flush on her face, which had just subsided, returned instantly, even more intense than before.
Her grand pronouncements and her frantic reaction in front of the mirror...
Did he hear it? Did he see it?
"You... why are you back again?" Her voice trembled.
Xie Huaiye walked in and closed the door behind him.
His gaze swept over her bare feet and flushed cheeks, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
He pretended not to see her embarrassment and shook the bag in his hand.
"Passing by the dessert shop downstairs, I saw the new low-sugar chestnut Mont Blanc and thought about how someone has been talking about it every day these past few days."
He put the bag on the bedside table. "I'll leave it here. I can eat it whenever I want."
He took two steps closer, very close to her.
Yan Ning could even smell the faint, refreshing scent of cedar on him.
He leaned down slightly, gazing intently at her face.
His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
"Why is your face still so red?" Xie Huaiye asked with a hint of concern.
He reached out, his warm fingertips gently touching her forehead:
"You were fine just now, do you have a fever again? You feel a little hot."
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