To be honest, Xia Zhiye had to admit that what Li Xiaomi said during the meal did stimulate him.
No matter if it was the man's possessiveness at work, or something else, when Li Xiaomi spoke to him in that weird manner, although Xia Zhiye knew that the little girl did it on purpose, he still couldn't control his emotions, to the point that he really couldn't eat.
Although, even so, he still ate three bowls of rice.
After returning to the room, he shook his head and laughed.
It was as if Li Xiaomi deliberately said these words to provoke him. He could guess what Li Xiaomi was thinking, so much so that he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
I was originally planning to go out again to eat, but then Natasha's message came.
Considering the importance of this matter, Xia Zhiye decided to deal with it first, and by the way, "ignore" Li Xiaomi and stimulate this little girl.
But I don’t know if it was because of the great excitement, but when Xia Zhiye came back, the first thing he saw was that the door of his room was open.
Then he walked out of the room. There was no sign of Li Xiaomi in the living room. He knocked on her door, but there was no response.
After opening the door, I found that she was not there either.
"Li Xiaomi!"
Xia Zhiye stood in the living room and shouted, but still no response.
"Where are the people?"
Xia Zhiye panicked a little and jumped down from the second floor. He saw Li Xiaomi's slippers at the door and asked, "Going out?"
After opening the door and coming to the street, the cold air hit him in the face. Xia Zhiye frowned slightly. Before he could look for someone, he saw Li Xiaomi, wearing a white sweater and jeans, sitting at the door, hugging his knees with his hands, burying his face between his arms, and his shoulders twitching.
“… What are you doing here?”
Xia Zhiye quickly took off his coat and put it on her.
Li Xiaomi seemed a little dazed. She looked up at Xia Zhiye, tears streaking her face and her eyes were a little confused. When she was sure that the person in front of her was Xia Zhiye, she quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Listen to me, no one is chasing me, and it's not that no one is chasing me... The main thing is that I rejected them all. And that senior brother wanted to treat me to a meal, but I also rejected it. I said this on purpose, you, don't leave."
She seemed very anxious. After saying all this in one breath, she looked at Xia Zhiye with pitiful eyes.
Xia Zhiye had never seen Li Xiaomi like this before. No matter when he saw this girl, she was full of energy and vitality, jumping up and down, so powerful and fierce!
But at this moment, this little appearance made Xia Zhiye's heart feel as if it was stabbed by someone.
He quickly hugged her in his arms and said, "I know, I know, I know you said it on purpose for me to hear, I know..."
"you know?"
Li Xiaomi pushed Xia Zhiye's shoulder away and asked seriously, "Do you really know?"
Xia Zhiye nodded.
However, the next second, Li Xiaomi burst into tears: "You were not in the room, and the phone couldn't get through, so I came out to look for you. I looked for you for a long time. I went to the bar across the street and the coffee shop on the next street, but I couldn't find you... I was scared, I thought you left... I thought, I thought you didn't want me anymore..."
After the last sentence was said, both of them were stunned.
Something has been brewing for a long time, but no one has ever said it out loud.
They are always in a haze, cautiously, testing each other step by step.
But when I want to take the last step, I always lack a little bit, just a little bit of courage.
But now, at this moment, looking at the crying Li Xiaomi, Xia Zhiye gently wiped her tears and said softly: "How could I not want you? You are the warmest light I have found in this dark world."
Li Xiaomi suddenly threw herself into Xia Zhiye's arms, sobbing softly.
Xia Zhiye hugged her, but felt the pitiful temperature of the girl in his arms. At this moment, heartache and anger surged up at the same time: "Li Xiaomi! It's okay for you to go out to find me, but why don't you wear a coat?"
"I was afraid I couldn't find you." Li Xiaomi buried her face in Xia Zhiye's arms: "You are so powerful and can fly. You suddenly flew away and I couldn't even catch the corner of your clothes..."
"… You, still know?"
Xia Zhiye's expression didn't change much, but it was already a sign of what was about to happen.
"Yeah." Li Xiaomi said, "At first, I had some doubts. Later, when we were having dinner, we met the big green guy and he was fighting with the big gray guy. After that, I passed out and didn't know what happened. But then I watched the news and saw you... Even if you were wearing a mask, I wouldn't be able to recognize that suit. It was given to me by someone who had bad intentions towards me."
"... You also know that they have ill intentions?" Xia Zhiye's attention was inexplicably diverted.
Then he picked up Li Xiaomi. Li Xiaomi carefully hugged his neck but did not look up at him.
Because they were right at the door, Xia Zhiye opened the door and carried Li Xiaomi into the house.
After going upstairs, he put her on the sofa in the living room.
Maybe it was the interaction between the cold and the heat, Li Xiaomi, who had just sat down, sneezed three times without any hesitation.
His face was flushed and he looked very abnormal.
Xia Zhiye frowned and reached out to touch him: "You have a fever."
“… It’s okay.” Li Xiaomi lowered her head and answered in a low voice without even looking at Xia Zhiye.
"Am I so unworthy of your attention?" Xia Zhiye frowned.
Li Xiaomi quickly glanced at Xia Zhiye, then quickly lowered her head: "No..."
"… "
Even though Xia Zhiye's mind worked quickly and he had some eloquence, he didn't know what to say at this moment.
I could only lean over, but Li Xiaomi quickly turned her head away: "Too fast..."
"What's too fast?"
"Don't you want to kiss me?" Li Xiaomi asked in a low voice: "Too fast, not so fast, you have never chased me..."
"… "
What the hell is going on? She looks like a normal girl.
He reached out and tapped her forehead gently: "You're just imagining nonsense. I just wanted to check your temperature."
“… Then, just use your hands.”
"You can't use your hands, you have to use your eyelids." Xia Zhiye said, "Don't get in my way."
"Oh." Li Xiaomi agreed, and seeing Xia Zhiye's face coming closer again, she quickly closed her eyes and grabbed her pants with both hands, very hard.
Feeling her forehead touching Xia Zhiye's eyelids, she closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look.
She waited until the pressure disappeared before she looked at Xia Zhiye cautiously: "I... A-choo!" (To be continued)