Shi Nian was stunned. Ever since Nan Xukun learned of her na, this was the first ti he called her out loud. Usually, he would always say 'little ii' or 'sweetheart' or 'cutie pie'. To her surprise, Shi Nian actually saw the seriousness in his usual lopsided grin.
She blinked and wrote. [I don't know.]
"You don't know?" He tutted. "The answer to this question is only two; yes or no."
[I don't know you enough to make a judgent.]
Young Master Nan was dumbfounded seeing her earnest gaze and the way she tried to answer his question so seriously. A burst of heat spread through his chest, making it sting but not painful. Just a little itchy, compelling him to hug the person in front of him.
Thus, Young Master Nan did exactly what he thought. He was always an action oriented person. But this ti, he didn't do it directly, but asked first. "May I hug you for once?"
Shi Nian's eyes turned vigilant and slowly, her butt scooted backward until she was further and further away.
The way she was so guarded against him was too adorable that he burst out in a fit of cheery laughter. He had long past the age where his voice changed, but the way he talked always made it seem like he deliberately pinched his voice and made it sound higher.
But his laugh right now…
Shi Nian stared deeply. It was unexpectedly llow, smooth and low. It befitted him very much. Sohow, Shi Nian even felt like he sounded familiar as if she had heard it sowhere before.
"I will be discharged from the hospital today." Before she could delve deeper into her thoughts, Nan Xukun's voice pulled her back to reality. Shi Nian lifted her head, stunned for a mont before breaking into a genuine small smile.
[Congratulations!!!] She added three exclamation marks in the end to show the jubilant mood.
Nan Xukun smiled and his eyes crinkled, turning into a pair of crescent moons. "So, can I hug you?"
Shi Nian hesitated and she glanced toward the corner of the hallway where Xu Binchen's subordinate was. Xu Binchen himself had been missing in action ever since this morning and his phone was ringing nonstop. Seed like sothing had happened in the police but he didn't want to let her know.
"Why are you so worried about him? Co here, give gege a hug." Young Master Nan was still Young Master Nan. He leaned forward and enveloped her in a warm hug. His arms circled around her shoulder loosely. Shi Nian was stunned silly and she froze. Before she could push him away, he had returned to his position with a sweet smile. "How is it? Easy right?"
Xu Binchen's subordinate stared wide eyed in shock. He didn't know whether he should report this or not…He hesitated, but in the end, he decided not to. What? Even a single hug needed to be reported?
Shi Nian was still frozen, not because of the shock of Nan Xukun's hug but because when he ca closer, his scent enveloped her and wafted into her nose. The mixture of spearmint, musky cologne and a sweet familiar fragrance seeped into her. It was so familiar, so close that the words were hanging on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't rember it as if there was a mist covering her mory.
"Little ii?" Nan Xukun waved his hand in front of her eyes. "What's wrong? Are you that srized by ? Should I hug you again?"
Shi Nian's train of thoughts broke and she snapped out of her stupor. She glared, her lips pursed into thin lines.
Nan Xukun laughed again. "Believe it or not. I am really happy here. You don't know right, little ii. I have yearned for ordinary life since a long ti ago." Nan Xukun's smile slipped and a hint of sadness appeared between the curl of his lips. "Ordinary life, ordinary parents, ordinary family. I really, really want it. But everyone whom I said it to would tell how ungrateful I am and how many people would kill to be in my position. If I could, I would gladly exchange it with them."
Shi Nian blinked her eyes, and didn't know what to say amidst his soliloquy.
"Do you want it too?" He asked, but his eyes looked past her as if he was seeing sothing through her. "Do you also think that money is the most important thing in this world? That money is the source of happiness?" He sat in a daze for a mont and blinked. Instantly, the lancholic young master vanished and the usual silly Nan Xukun returned. "Aiyah, look at ! What am I saying to you?" He chuckled as he rubbed her head. "I don't know what happened to you, but I wish you well so that you can speak again."
Shi Nian silently erased the word of consolation and exchanged it with a simple thank you.
Young Master Nan sighed as he stood up. "In here, there will be no one who will monitor , who will dictate my behavior, who will educate harshly and also," He bowed to look at her. "There's also you, a little ii who doesn't change her behavior after knowing my identity. Can we exchange WeChat ID?"
Sohow, Shi Nian had a speculation that those heartrending words were just opening to what he truly wanted to ask at the end of the sentence. She was rendered speechless by her own thoughts. Shi Nian then recalled that her phone was bought by Xu Binchen and she hadn't had the chance to return it back to him yet.
Furthermore, Young Master Nan—the sole heir of Henan Corporation's WeChat ID? Maybe, tens of thousands of people would kill to be in Shi Nian's position. He wasn't wrong. His life was privileged since birth, everything revolved around him. He certainly couldn't be compared to soone ordinary like Shi Nian. Everyone wanted to be him, but only he himself knew how it felt to be him.
If not for his accident, maybe they wouldn't cross paths in this lifeti.
Shi Nian gingerly took out her phone and exchanged her WeChat ID with him. She couldn't restrain her curiosity and waved her board in front of his eyes. [Have we t before?]
Nan Xukun stared at her words in surprise.
Heat crept up Shi Nian's cheeks. Why did it sound very much like an overused pick up line? But truly, sohow, Shi Nian felt that he was kind of familiar. But this kind of eccentric young master, she wouldn't forget it if they had t before so…where did this kind of familiarity co from?
Nan Xukun quickly recovered from his surprise and smiled. It was the kind of profound, mysterious smile that made her heart skip a beat. He gently pushed her forehead with his forefinger and sang out. "You have to think of it yourself~"
Shi Nian blinked. So it was a yes??
Young Master Nan looked at her for the last ti before walking away. He waved his hand without turning back, arrogantly showing off the silhouette of his back before disappearing into a corner. Shi Nian's phone beeped and a new chat ca in.
The profile picture was totally black in color without any pattern or embellishnt and his na consisted of three letters that were capitalized. KUN.
"If you rember it, don't forget to tell [wink..jpg]."
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