As Xia Qi Feng has predicted, She Xia Fei almost went berserk when she sees bruised on Xia Sha's hand. The rest she could conceal with make-up for a while, but she forgot to cover the bruise on her hand.
In the end, to avoid her mother's panic mode, Xia Sha went to Zheng Shuang's condominium after Christmas dinner with the Shen family.
People said loneliness could be pretty scary sometimes. However, this time although she is alone, she did not felt lonely. A lot is going on in her mind. How can she felt lonely?
Resting her back to the bed headboard, she watches the movie on the forty-three inches screen mindlessly. No matter how she tries to enjoy the film. She could not distance her mind from Xia Qi Feng's words.
Xia Sha is not stupid. She could point out several warnings from his sentence, yet he did not want to say it blatantly. At first, she doesn't want to dwell on this matter too deep.
But too many things happen in one month.
It would be nice if Guan Xian could guide her in this matter. However, Guan Xian is probably enjoying Christmas night with his family. She did not want to ruin his night with her troubles.
It would be nice if Guan Xian is a goblin. She only needs to light and blow a lighter, and he would magically appear in front of her.
The thought about Guan Xian makes her remember the falling snow outside. Her eyes subconsciously travel to the big window on her right side as she lay her head on the top of her curled leg. Her thin arm went to hug her legs as she watches the tiny, cold substance covering the whole city.
People said night got darker in winter. But with all the light on the big city, Xia Sha can't differentiate night in winter or summer. Living in the city, indeed though. No matter how darker or brighter the night gets, you still have to face it.
She did not want to complain because she does realize she has a better life than people mostly. But facing the cruel city could make you tired. Add the loneliness, and it completed your misery.
It gets even cruel on a Christmas night.
"I wish..." she subconsciously mumbled and touched the frozen trailing. Only then she realized she has gone out to the balcony without wearing a coat.
She frowned and decided to stay warm inside.
She is about to sleep out of boredom when her phone rang. Picking up without noticing the caller's name, she murmured to the phone.
"I'm about to sleep when you call. So it's better to be important, or I would beat you up."
"Uh-Oh, did I woke up the demoness? What to do?" The other side is chuckling with his hoarse voice as he fakes his panicked tone.
"Naturally, this demoness could trade her five minutes with three years of devotion. This poor scholar, are you interested?" Xia Sha answer lazily, but a soft curved appears on her icy cold face.
"If it includes exciting activities, do not mention three years. This poor scholar will devote all his life to you."
"Exciting activities, huh?" Xia Sha shook her head slightly.
"Yeah, like kissing."
"..."
Guan Xian is likely the number one rank on the shameless person in this world. She is not a saint or experienceless woman. She and Ling Guang has done ordinary things for a couple to do.
However, Ling Guang likes to play the gentleman and usually shyly beat around the bush. And let's left Xiao Zhan aside. Guan Xian, on the other hand, is just... Guan Xian.
He is so straightforward as if he did not want to waste any of his energy playing hides and seek. This trait, although very crude and often make people embarrassed, Xia Sha does enjoy it. Sometimes
"I'm outside the Shen residence. Come out." He quit the scholar role and become the charming man he is.
"Ah? You at Shen's residence? But I'm not there," she murmured and dragged her upper body to lean on the pillow.
"Then where are you?" He asked almost immediately.
Xia Sha falls into silence before she looks at the empty room. It would be risky if they end up alone in such a big apartment. Usually, mistakes happen in this situation and atmosphere.
After pondering for a long while and the other side starting to show that he is shivering from the cold, Xia Sha decided to tell him the truth.
"I'm at Zheng Shuang's apartment..." she answers quietly.
"Oh,"
Oh? What does oh mean? Is he coming or not?
"Are you alone?" he asked. Somehow his voice sounds huskier than before. He must be thirsty waiting in such a cold place.
"Yes...?" Xia Sha bites her lower lips as she could not surpass the panic inside her heart.
"Then, can I come?" he asked carefully, playing the sheep even though Xia Sha has long discovered that he is a big bad wolf.
Xia Sha pursues her lips. This man is too sly. She wanted him to take the decision, but he put her as the decision-maker instead. She rolls her eyes.
The phone screen went bright, revealing the wallpaper Guan Xian shamelessly set on her phone. Her nose wrinkled at the person on her screen as she scolds the death phone softly.
"Why did you sound so excited? Huh?" she pokes Guan Xian's nose on the screen. What kind of idea did he have inside his genius mind?
Wait. That doesn't seem right. It should be what kind of idea did you have on your mind Xia Sha?!
When did you become this easy?
Her heart went unsettled with images of spending the night with Guan Xian alone in the apartment. The insane thought eventually pushed her drowsiness away and made her wide awake.
Xia Sha pressed her lips together and closed her phone. She tried to stop her overthinking tendencies by watching the movie, which ran still on the television.
It's helping her for the first ten minutes. The movie is funny, catching Xia Sha's attention. Her state of mind went calmer for a moment. A moment because the scene starts to get suspicious.
The male lead went to the female lead's house. Accidentally her roommates have something to do, so they end up alone. They talk and drink and talk and drink and drink and drink and drink.
The camera starts to take a close up picture of their drunk states before the male lead starts kissing the female lead. They kiss, stumbled, and kiss again, all the way to the female lead's bedroom.
Xia Sha swallowed her saliva nervously.
She tried to survives when they skipped the shady part and show the next morning instead. Xia Sha thought she should be safe now because they will wake up soon and fought. Who would have thought her stupid mind suddenly hallucinate?
The actor's face turned into Guan Xian's face when she blinked.
"W-What have we done?" The actress panicked when she woke up.
"We slept together," the actor said with no shame.
"H-How can? It's a mistake-" The woman tried to run away.
"Tsk! Mistake? Woman, you are mine now!" The actor aggressively pinned the actress again.
"Wo de ma ya! (Oh, My God)" she cried as her hand search for the remote control and changed the movie clumsily.
What is that?! The scene is too obscene for a PG-rated movie!
She blinks several times and toughens her mind. Overthink could make people creating a problem that isn't even there. She needs to calm down and trust Guan Xian.
He..., is not that type of person, right?
Guan Xian's mischievous face and evil smirk popped up inside Xia Sha's mind.
"No! He is that kind of man!" She squeals at the sudden realization of danger that awaited her.
"What kind of man?" The deep voice makes her jolted. Xia Sha's eyes flares open as she slowly turned to that source of the voice.
"What are you doing? Can I come in?"
"No!" She yelled without thinking.
Guan Xian is leaning at the door with both eyebrows raised. He is wearing a pair of black hoodie and pants. There is nothing wrong or tempting about him right now, but Xia Sha felt her whole body temperature is rising.
"No?" he tilted his head. "Is that a challenge?" he asked playfully.
She knew that he is the type of that annoying person. The more you forbid him to do something, the more motivated he becomes to do it. Putting her mind to his perspective, Xia Sha felt she sounds inviting rather than prohibiting.
Panicked, she jumped from the bed and stood in front of Guan Xian with a wary face.
"How can you arrived so fast, and how did you know the passcode?" She pushes him to the back while she nervously closes the bedroom door.
"Baby, I ride a Porsche. Why did I bother spending millions if it couldn't be relied on in a situation like this?"
"Ah, Situation. What kind of situation did we have? There is nothing urgent," Xia Sha faked laughter and run to the living room like prey realized that she is going to enter the predator's digestive system at any second.
Guan Xian was left alone in the small alley. He watched her nervous back disappear behind a wall divider. A low chuckle escapes from his lips as he touched his eyebrow helplessly.
He looked down and slipped his hand on his pant's pocket. A big grin appears when he starts chasing Xia Sha with his long leg.
"Baby, why did you run so fast? The bedroom is more comfortable. Let's stay there!"
"Shut up!" A loud, sound like irritated howl rang throughout the room.
What to do? It gets more addictive the more he spends time with her.