She ran away from him and was not to be offended by her sickly brother.

I like you……

I have liked it since ten years ago...

Her heart suddenly shook. Meng Xia froze in place and forgot to react. She even forgot to raise her hand to push him away, letting the man kiss away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I don't care if you were jealous yesterday or not, but I want to tell you that I will not like anyone except you, and neither will you."

"So don't mention Song Zhihuai's name again. You will never know how jealous I am of him..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the man buried his head into her neck with a look of aggrievedness, and hugged her tightly with both hands. The force was so strong that Meng Xia could hardly breathe.

"He stole five years of your life, those five years that should have belonged to me..."

Did her five years belong to him?

Before Meng Xia understood the relationship, Huo Xibai's kiss fell on her neck with scorching warmth.

But her body cooled down and even stiffened in an instant. Huo Xibai also noticed the change in her and couldn't help but stop his movements. He hugged her and gasped slightly, "I'm sorry."

"If you don't like it, you can tell me and I won't force you."

"..."

Meng Xia didn't say anything, she was frozen in place not knowing how to react. From the moment Huo Xibai said he liked her, her mind was confused——

It wasn't the first time I heard him say that I liked him, but this time, it seemed that I couldn't ignore him anymore.

-

The two stayed in the house all afternoon. Meng Xia told Huo Xibai a lot about their childhood, crying and laughing. It wasn't until Wen Yingying called later that the two of them remembered that today was Lu Zeye's birthday.

"Are you going?"

Huo Xibai turned around and asked her, as if he was listening to her.

Meng Xia blinked, "I'm not familiar with him..."

"Then don't go."

"Aren't you going too?"

"His birthday is celebrated every year, so it doesn't hurt to miss it once."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Zeye's roar sounded on the other end of the phone - "Huo Xibai, I'm listening here! It doesn't matter if you were abroad before. If you dare not come in Nancheng, I will wipe out all your dark history." Tell Meng Xiaoxia!"

"..."

There was no other way, so in the end Huo Xibai took Meng Xia to the mall to pick out clothes——

"Hello, are you picking it up for this lady? You can take a look at this one. This is our new season's new one..."

"No, she likes light colors."

Huo Xibai interrupted the man directly, took two long dresses and turned to ask her, "What do you think of these two? Do you like them?"

Meng Xia was still immersed in his sentence "She likes light colors" and didn't hear what he said clearly. She just nodded subconsciously.

Seeing her dumbfounded look, Huo Xibai raised his lips and smiled. He was originally a little worried that she would refuse like last time, but unexpectedly... she was quite good.

-

The lights are on.

The luxury cruise ship on the seaside was brightly lit, and half of the wealthy young ladies in Nancheng gathered here just to celebrate the birthday of Lu Zeye, the eldest young master of the Lu family.

Meng Xia, who was wearing a long aqua dress, held Huo Xibai's hand on the boat. People along the way received a lot of looks, either curious or looking at her. She felt inexplicably uncomfortable and subconsciously leaned closer to Huo Xibai.

The man who noticed something strange lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong? Are your legs feeling uncomfortable?"

Because she had to match a long skirt, Meng Xia chose a pair of shoes with a dotted heel. Although it was only a two- to three-centimeter wedge, Huo Xibai was still worried.

Meng Xia shook her head gently. Her legs were not so fragile. She just didn't like to appear in front of people like this, and she didn't like to be looked at by others.

But if she wants to stay in the fashion design circle in the future, she must get used to such occasions.

Taking a deep breath, she whispered, "It's okay, let's go."

Seemingly sensing her reserve, Huo Xibai leaned into her ear and whispered, "It's okay, I'm here."

Meng Xia nodded and continued to move forward with Huo Xibai, but before he had taken a few steps, a familiar voice suddenly came over -

"Hey! Isn't this Master Huo?"