Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Xie Xiao knew when to stop and didn't bring up the kiss that had just happened. Instead, he took Luo Yanran by the hand and began to show her his room.

Xie Xiao's room was a suite with a bathroom. Next to it was the bed, and by the window was a desk with a small bookshelf next to it. It wasn't large, but it was piled high with many books. On the very top were a few assembled Gundams.

One of them was only half-assembled and still not finished.

Then there was the wardrobe.

The room must have been cleaned because Xie Xiao was coming back, it was very tidy, and there was a faint scent lingering in the air. The bed sheets and duvet were neatly laid as well.

Actually, she had seen it in videos during high school.

But watching a video and seeing it in person felt quite different.

Luo Yanran seemed very interested and walked around, touching things.

Xie Xiao didn't stop her and watched as she approached the desk that they both knew so well.

Luo Yanran laughed and said, "I used to be so familiar with this desk, but this is the first time I'm actually touching it."

Xie Xiao laughed too, "That's nonsense. The most familiar thing here definitely isn't the desk."

Luo Yanran looked at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "How could it not be the desk?"

Xie Xiao sat on the edge of the bed and pointed at himself, "Clearly, the most familiar thing to you is me."

That statement seemed on point.

But Luo Yanran still couldn't help but laugh and scold him, "Why are you like this?"

In his heart, Xie Xiao added a line to his own words, Inside and out, aren't you the one who knows me best?

But he didn't dare to tease any further, for if he did, the shy girl might truly ignore him.

So Xie Xiao just smiled and remained silent.

Then Luo Yanran picked up a photo from the desk.

Young Xie Xiao was in the picture, looking like he might be in junior high or high school?

She shook the photo at Xie Xiao, "When was this taken?"

Xie Xiao glanced at the photo, a picture of him right after playing basketball, lifting his shirt to wipe off sweat, revealing the slight definition of his abs.

Seeing this made Xie Xiao somewhat helpless, "Don't think I'm being flashy. This was taken by Lin Yu, during the summer of ninth grade, I think, right before entering high school. I didn't want it originally, but Lin Yu gave it to me as a gift."

Xie Xiao was speechless just thinking about it, especially how Lin Yu even picked out a special frame for it.

His mom actually thought the picture looked nice.

She kept saying Lin Yu was thoughtful.

And this thing couldn't be displayed outside, so he had to keep it in his room.

But hadn't he put it in the drawer before? Why was it out again?

It's eight or nine out of ten that his dad, Old Xie, had taken it out.

Xie Xiao felt a mix of helplessness and amusement.

But Luo Yanran was seriously looking at the boy in the photo, then nodded as if to confirm something, "Pretty handsome. Did you have any girls like you in junior high? There must have been plenty of confessions, right?"

Even though it was a question, her tone was very certain.

After all, girls always matured earlier than boys.

Looking at the photo, Xie Xiao already seemed quite tall, plus he had a good-looking face.

His grades were good too, so it would be normal for him to be liked by girls.

Xie Xiao tried to remember seriously for a moment, but it was simply too long ago.

He couldn't recall clearly.

If not for the fact that the photo was too ostentatious, he wouldn't have remembered it for so long.

But there must have been girls who liked him, although he couldn't remember which ones. Read exclusive adventures at empire

And back then, Xie Xiao didn't really think much about romantic relationships between boys and girls.

So he honestly said, "I don't really remember, but since Lin Yu had girls confess to him, I surely did too."

Luo Yanran was nearly laughed to death by his bizarre competitive desire.

"You're such a child!"

Xie Xiao didn't deny it, "You like a childish guy, which means you're a child too."

"Xie Xiao!"

"Yes!"

The girl's voice was tinged with annoyance, while the boy's voice carried a hint of laughter.

It actually sounded quite harmonious.

In the end, Xie Xiao, having shown Luo Yanran his own room, still took her to the guest bedroom next door.

This was under the watchful eyes of his parents, so they dared not be presumptuous.

The guest bedroom wasn't an en-suite, so Xie Xiao cautioned her, "You can use the shower in my room at night."

Luo Yanran glanced at the living room, thinking, Isn't there a bathroom there?

Xie Xiao had an innocent look on his face, "It's just that my room has everything you need."

Luo Yanran pointed at the toiletries prepared on the side table, "Auntie has already prepared everything for me."

Xie Xiao: Mom is really thoughtful, but she could be a little less so...

He sighed, "My parents watch TV in the living room at night; I'm afraid you'd be too shy."

That was a reason Luo Yanran couldn't refuse.

In the end, she silently agreed.

Meanwhile, Xie Qingxiao and Yang Lan had finished cooking and began calling them to eat.

Xie Xiao responded with a sing-song voice, "Coming~"

Even though Yang Lan said everything was made to Luo Yanran's liking, in reality, it was half and half; the other half was dishes Xie Xiao liked.

Throughout the meal, he kept serving dishes to both of them in turns, clearly very concerned about them having lost weight.

The final result was both of them overeating.

Originally, Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran were going to help clean up.

But Xie Qingxiao sent them out for a walk instead, "Look at how full you both are, go walk it off, and by the way, buy that pitahaya for your mom at the supermarket. She said yesterday she wanted to eat it, but I forgot to buy."

Yang Lan hastily intervened, "No need, we have plenty of fruit at home!"

Xie Xiao, leading Luo Yanran by the hand, said, "We have to run that errand for our dear Dr. Yang, it's rare for you to crave something, so we're off."

Then they left the house amid Yang Lan's nagging.

It seemed that parents are like that, not having any particular preferences of their own; they generally buy what their children like.

And then they would eat it themselves. It was rare for Dr. Yang to say she wanted to eat something.

Xie Xiao would definitely go and buy it.

But at the moment, there was no rush; he was taking Luo Yanran for a walk in the community garden.

As most people were out for a post-dinner walk, they bumped into quite a few neighbors.

Having been together for so many years, most neighbors, at least the familiar ones, knew that these two were dating.

They would greet them when they saw them.

Some aunties even asked when they would be able to eat the wedding candy.

Xie Xiao always smiled and said, "Soon, very soon~"

Luo Yanran, on the other hand, was asked so much she became quite embarrassed.

Eventually, she hurriedly dragged Xie Xiao off to buy pitahaya.

Even under the streetlight, Xie Xiao noticed her ears had turned red; she really did blush too easily.

He let her pull him along, yet deliberately teased, "Are you shy? Aunty Li and the rest were just teasing. Now they're probably going to say, 'Ah, Xie Xiao's wife, she blushes so easily...' Maybe by tomorrow everyone will know..."

Before he could finish, the person in front suddenly stopped, turned around with a fierce look, and grabbed his arm before pushing herself into his embrace and planting her lips onto his.

She even bumped teeth due to using too much force.

Xie Xiao hissed in pain but still wrapped his arms around her waist.

The look in his eyes was clearly one of amusement, as if he had seen the prey walk right into his trap.

Luo Yanran realized, Xie Xiao seemed to have become naughtier!