Xie Huaiyang jumped up.
The moment he saw Shen Zhiyi, he strode forward and hugged her tightly.
“Baby…” his voice choked, almost bringing tears to his eyes, “You’ve finally agreed to see me…”
"It was wrong of me to lie to you. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made up such a lie just to stay by your side."
"But I can't bear to leave you, I really can't bear to leave you..."
"Please forgive me."
"Just this once, please..."
Hot tears fell drop by drop onto her neck.
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, smelling a faint scent of blood, but ultimately didn't push him away. She bit her lip and asked, "Are you injured?"
Xie Huaiyang felt even more guilty seeing that she was still willing to care about him.
"It's my own fault."
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, then lowered her eyelashes. "I've just thought about it. I can't just pretend that we can continue being boyfriend and girlfriend. That's just a lie."
"So... let's start as friends."
Xie Huaiyang tightened his arms, his tall body trembling slightly uncontrollably.
"So, you're not angry with me anymore, right?"
"As long as you are still willing to start a relationship with me and still willing to see me, no matter what your role is, I will be happy."
He pressed his cheek against her hair, as if drawing in her breath like oxygen. "Baby is right. I haven't even formally pursued you yet, and it's really too unfair to make you my girlfriend like this."
"I'm going to start pursuing you today."
"I won't be your nemesis anymore, and I won't make you angry like before. I should have told you from the beginning how much I like you."
"Shen Zhiyi, I like you. I only like you."
"I have never kissed or hugged anyone else. I have only kissed and hugged you, and from now on, there will only be you. Don't believe what others say, just believe me."
"Baby, trust me, okay?"
Shen Zhiyi blushed as he launched into a series of passionate confessions.
She said we should be friends, how did he interpret that?
No wonder my grades weren't good before.
However, the anger he felt from being deceived earlier had indeed subsided somewhat.
She sighed and tried to push him away, but found herself pinned to her chest, unable to move. So she reached out her index finger and poked his abs.
"Xie Huaiyang, no friends would hug and kiss like this, say such things, and use such intimate terms of address."
"I haven't agreed to it yet."
Xie Huaiyang released her, feeling wronged. "Then what should I call you?"
"Zhiyi? Xiaoyi?" His eyebrows drooped as he squeezed her hand. "I feel so far away from you... How about I just call you baby?"
"We are not ordinary friends."
"I don't want to just be friends with you either."
"You don't have to respond to me right now, but I want to keep calling you that, okay, baby?"
Shen Zhiyi's face flushed slightly.
She pulled her hand away and slapped him, saying, "If you keep being so shameless, you can go back to Beijing."
But I touched something warm in my palm.
She looked slightly surprised, and her heart tightened inexplicably. "You hurt your hand?"
Xie Huaiyang stared at her eyes with a hint of longing, and a strange sense of satisfaction rose within him from her concerned expression.
"Um."
"My injury is nothing." He took a tissue from the entryway, pulled her hand, and gently wiped away the bloodstains.
Then he cupped her face in his hands, his gaze devout and focused, as if he were staring at his entire universe, and whispered, "It's okay if you don't agree, baby, but don't refuse to look into my eyes just because you resent me."
"I'll be with you for your surgery in a few days, okay?"
Shen Zhiyi was surprised that he was still concerned about his eyes at this time.
She lowered her eyelashes and nodded obediently, a rare occurrence for her.
Xie Huaiyang moved out of her house.
But for several days in a row, they would come knocking on her door before dawn.
They deliver breakfast and clean the house.
Shen Zhiyi was so annoyed by his antics that she couldn't bear to get up so early every day to open the door, so she gave him a key.
She had a very magical experience.
It's like we've hired a free housekeeper.
It's still the same tall, handsome housekeeper with broad shoulders, long legs, a nice voice, and six-pack abs.
Xie Huaiyang would bring her a bouquet of flowers every day.
Besides the fragrance of flowers, his scent and aroma permeated the entire house.
He called it a pursuit, but in reality, he forcefully invaded her life in a completely natural way.
She's almost gotten used to his food, his sticky voice, and his casual way of getting close to her every time.
Whether it was intentional seduction or his desire to keep his promise to stop deceiving her, Xie Huaiyang reported every little detail to her, even his daily outfits.
"Baby, I'm wearing your favorite white shirt today, do you want to touch it?"
Shen Zhiyi sat on the sofa, slightly embarrassed.
"Who said I like white shirts?"
Xie Huaiyang pouted, "Every time Xie Sili wears a white shirt, you act all cute and affectionate with him."
Shen Zhiyi's eyes widened. "What did I do?"
"Why not?" Xie Huaiyang squatted down in front of her like a wronged dog, his fingertips slowly moving over to touch her hand. "You've never called me 'brother' in such a soft voice before."
Shen Zhiyi felt a burning sensation at the base of her ears and withdrew her hand.
She treated Xie Sili like an older brother; what else could she call him but brother?
Besides, that's how she talks to her parents too.
Only when facing him do I reveal my true nature and can't help but retort to him.
"I will never call you brother."
She simply couldn't imagine Xie Huaiyang wearing a white shirt.
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