He Xiao accepted her invitation.
When he said "I didn't eat", Tang Miao was stunned for a moment. Then, a bright and warm light appeared in her eyes.
She looked at He Xiao and said, "Then let's eat together."
After saying that, Tang Miao glanced at He Xiao's hand that was opening the door and asked, "Do you want to go home first?"
"Yeah." He Xiao responded.
"Okay." Tang Miao smiled, "I'll leave the door open for you."
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After saying goodbye to Tang Miao at the door, He Xiao went back home first. He had just come back from exercising, and even though he had taken a shower there after the exercise, it was so hot that He Xiao was sweating again just by entering the community.
After returning home, He Xiao took off his white T-shirt and went to the bathroom. After taking a quick shower, He Xiao changed his clothes and left home.
Tang Miao did leave a door open for him.
When he walked through the porch and opened the door of his house, he saw the half-open door of the house next door. Some sunlight shone through the gap between the door frame and the door, and fell on the ground.
He Xiao stood at the door, looking at the half-open door.
It is like a door that opens to another world.
After standing there for a while, He Xiao opened the door and walked in.
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After Tang Miao returned home, she put down her things and poured a cup of fruit tea for He Xiao. She liked to make some tea herself, and this time she brewed peach jasmine. The aroma of the iced fruit tea was sealed, but after pouring it into the glass, the aroma spread throughout the living room, filling the house with a hint of sweet peach aroma.
He Xiao returned to her house not long after he got home. Tang Miao poked her head out of the kitchen and said to He Xiao, "There's tea on the table."
He Xiao glanced at the dining table in the restaurant. There were glass pots and glasses on it. Because they had just been taken out of the refrigerator, there was a layer of mist on the outside.
After taking a look, He Xiao looked at Tang Miao again.
Tang Miao was standing in the kitchen, packing up the ingredients for dinner. To make cooking easier, she clipped her low ponytail on the back of her head with a clip, revealing her fair and smooth neck. With her hair tied up, her plainness was more clearly revealed. Her fair skin and dark eyes were like a watercolor painting with soft brushstrokes.
She was still wearing a dress, but she had tied an apron around her waist. Because her waist was too thin, the belt around her waist blew down to the back of her thighs after it was tied.
The daylight had not yet completely faded at six o'clock.
The scorching bright light shone through the kitchen window, falling on the kitchen floor and the woman's slender body.
The light cast a very thin halo on her body, and because her skin was too fair, it seemed to be blended with the transparent light.
When he looked at her like this, she also noticed his gaze and turned her head to look over. The woman stood in front of the kitchen counter, holding the ingredients for dinner in her slender white fingers, her body sideways, her head tilted, and a small strand of hair fell down on her cheek with her movement, modifying the halo of light cast by the sunlight, making the lines of the picture softer and clearer.
Looking at Tang Miao's gaze, He Xiao asked, "Do you need help?"
Although Tang Miao's ankle has recovered a lot, it is still injured and he can't walk very smoothly.
After He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao retracted his gaze, glanced at his ankle, then looked up at He Xiao, smiled at him, and said, "No, I can do it myself."
After that, Tang Miao looked around his kitchen and said to He Xiao, "Besides, my kitchen is too small. If you come in together, you probably won't be able to leave."
Compared to the area of Tang Miao's house, Tang Miao's kitchen is really small, with a passageway leading to the window and two sinks under the window. In the kitchen, the refrigerator, cookers, stoves and other things all take up most of the space. In addition, she also bought a shelf in the kitchen, on which she placed some things like ovens and microwaves, making the kitchen look even more crowded and narrow.
After Tang Miao said this, He Xiao didn't insist anymore.
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While Tang Miao was cooking, He Xiao sat on a chair in the dining room and drank some tea. In the kitchen, the sounds of cleaning and cooking came one after another, and were particularly clear in this empty and quiet home.
During the cooking period, although the two were in Tang Miao's house, they seemed to be automatically divided into two spaces. Tang Miao was busy in the kitchen, and He Xiao was waiting in the restaurant. The two did not talk much.
Not long after, Tang Miao finished cooking dinner and He Xiao helped bring it to the table.
Tang Miao made basil cream pasta tonight. In addition to pasta, she also grilled a plate of chicken wings and made a bowl of salad. Although there were not many varieties, it was enough for two people.
The creamy pasta was ready, and the rich aroma of cream mixed with the taste of cheese even diluted the fragrance of the fruit tea. Dinner was served on the marble dining table, which was covered with a tablecloth. Tang Miao handed the fork to He Xiao, and the two began to eat dinner.
Tang Miao’s cooking skills are indeed quite good.
The basil cream pasta was soft and flexible, with each strand of pasta wrapped in milky white cream and some chopped parsley sprinkled on top, which looked very delicious. The oven-baked chicken wings were also very good, with a layer of baked color on the outside, slightly charred on the outside, and tender and fragrant on the inside. As for the salad, Tang Miao used several vegetables and added her own fried chicken, which was also very appetizing.
Overall, this is a meal that is quite tasty and beautiful.
But taste is very subjective to people. It was her first time eating with He Xiao, so she didn't know much about his taste.
After handing the fork to He Xiao, Tang Miao also took the fork himself, but his eyes fell on He Xiao opposite him.
When she looked over, He Xiao had already picked up the fork and started eating. He was tall and strong, with a straight but slender figure. There was no sense of clumsiness in his gestures, but instead a sense of calmness and elegance.
He Xiao picked up the pasta with a fork and lowered his head to take a bite. After eating, the man chewed quietly. After finishing, he said to Tang Miao.
"It's delicious."
Tang Miao's tense gaze relaxed.
He even gave her an evaluation of the dinner after tasting it, and it was not perfunctory. Tang Miao got a confirmed answer, and her expression became much brighter than before. It seemed that being liked by He Xiao was more important than liking it herself.
Looking at He Xiao eating, Tang Miao smiled, lowered his head and started eating.
The dinner that Tang Miao prepared tonight was made according to He Xiao's needs. He had just finished exercising, so Tang Miao made him some extra protein such as chicken breast.
If you think about it carefully, this was the first time He Xiao ate something she cooked.
The previous two times she made desserts for him, he sent them back unopened.
Thinking of the previous two times, Tang Miao recalled what Yu Yaya had said to her today. She sat at the dining table and looked up at He Xiao. He Xiao was still eating, and his expression did not change.
But when Tang Miao looked over, He Xiao also keenly noticed her gaze. He raised his eyes, looked at her and asked.
"What's wrong?"
When He Xiao asked this question, Tang Miao's voice was stuck and he didn't speak for a while. After a while, Tang Miao opened his lips slightly and said.
"Did you know that something happened in our neighborhood a few days ago?"
After Tang Miao asked, He Xiao sat opposite her and looked at her without saying anything.
"There was a girl who was followed. She was not vigilant enough and was taken home." Tang Miao finished explaining the incident in a few words and did not forget to tell He Xiao the result.
"But there was someone at the girl's home, and that person didn't do anything to the girl. He was caught by the girl's father and sent to the police station," said Tang Miao.
Tang Miao looked at He Xiao and told him what she had heard from Yu Yaya. In fact, she didn't know why she told He Xiao. She was probably still afraid that she was also followed that day. At the same time, she was also glad that He Xiao was at home and opened the door for her.
"Know."
After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao, who had been silent, said this.
After hearing what He Xiao said, Tang Miao, who had originally lowered his eyelashes, raised his eyes.
He knows.
"When did you know?" Tang Miao asked He Xiao.
When Tang Miao asked, He Xiao had already lowered his head. He picked up the pasta with a fork and said calmly, "Yesterday."
When Tang Miao heard He Xiao talking about yesterday, all the things that happened yesterday suddenly came to her mind. When she returned home last night, she heard footsteps and sprained her foot while running. He Xiao came over and carried her home without saying a word, and told her not to think about repaying him, but just treat him as a good person.
When He Xiao said this, Tang Miao suddenly realized the change in He Xiao yesterday.
He had clearly said a few days ago that he didn't like people, but yesterday, he carried her on his back all the way, bought her medicine, gave her psychological counseling, and even applied ice to her...
There was a noticeable change in his attitude towards her.
This change was most likely because he also heard about the girl being followed.
When he thought about the girl being followed, he also remembered that she had been followed before. Although he didn't like to have too deep interactions with her, after anticipating that she might be hurt because of living alone, he chose to ease the relationship with her and continue to help her.
Tang Miao looked at He Xiao and didn't speak for a while.
After watching for a while, Tang Miao said, "So you only did that after you knew about it..."
When Tang Miao said this, He Xiao looked up at her.
As He Xiao looked up, Tang Miao's words came to an abrupt end.
She didn't need to ask so carefully.
It didn't matter whether He Xiao helped her because he heard about the girl's story. No matter what the reason was, He Xiao was willing to help her and give her a sense of security.
Only at this moment could Tang Miao feel that He Xiao was a few years younger than her.
Originally, he was young, only 23 years old. Although he treated others indifferently and did things in a sharp and decisive manner, he was still a young man who had just shed his youthful immaturity, pure, passionate, dazzling and natural.
While she was talking, He Xiao kept looking at her, as if waiting for her to finish.
Tang Miao looked at him, but didn't ask the question in the end. She just looked at He Xiao, smiled at him, and said.
"Thank you."
After hearing Tang Miao's words, He Xiao said with the same calm expression as always.
"You've said that many times."
Tang Miao laughed: "But I still want to say it."
She just smiled at him, her eyes bright and clear. He Xiao looked into her eyes for a while, then lowered his head and continued eating, saying.
"Just say what you want to say."
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