Guan Xian is considerate of his friend. He knew those three single dogs would become mad if he stayed in the same car with him, so he drove his car.
The snow is covering the whole city. The mood is pleasant with Xia Sha humming the song he played in the car. His lips lifted into a smile as he stares at Xia Sha on his side.
"Surprisingly, you are in a good mood after almost getting killed or kidnaped. You show a lot of improvement. I'm proud of you," Guan Xian said genuinely.
Xia Sha raised her eyebrow and did not get provoked by his word this time. Instead, she gives him a big grin and said;
"Thanks! It's because you show me the bliss of being ignorant."
Guan Xian titled his head, intrigued by her response.
"That is- a good thing, right?" he asked with a doubtful tone.
"Of course! That is a good thing. Instead of being affected by the horrible past, people should move on. I supposed to looking forward to my bright future," Xia Sha replied cheerfully. She turned her head and looked at Guan Xian with eyes flares open.
Guan Xian observed her quietly. The wariness on his heart starts to rose the longer he watches her. Xia Sha's appearance did not change. She still has those face that captivates his hearts and thorny attitude that melted his heart.
But he has lost the ability to predict her intention right now! He did not know if she is being sarcastic or sincerely being cheerful. But her smiles do make him get goosebumps.
"You aren't posses by something in that damned apartment, aren't you?" he asked carefully and distanced his body away from her.
Xia Sha smile falls. Guan Xian's question successfully makes her speechless. The spring that blossomed in her heart when she saw him before disappeared. The common sense she has betrayed once again regain its throne.
"I'm sure we had used the paralyzed bullet instead of a real bullet. Does the blood resurrected some evil spirit in the apartment?" Guan Xian mumbles to himself.
"..."
"Please remind me. Why did I want you to come back? How can I miss a weirdo like you?" Xia Sha replied with her usual flat tone.
Guan Xian raised her eyebrow and looked at Xia Sha's annoyed expression. He then chuckled and stretched out his hand to patted Xia Sha's head.
"That sounds more like you. But thank you for wanting me back and missing me. I miss you more than you could imagine," Guan Xian said.
"Liar," Xia Sha wrinkled her nose and acted like her cheek isn't blushing.
"I'm not a liar. There is a smart, little liar in this car. But that is not me," Guan Xian wiggled his eyebrow.
"What do you mean? I never lie to you," Xia Sha frowned. Although smart, little liar sounds like a cute endearment, Guan Xian is still calling her a liar. Cute did not change the fact.
"You said I made your headache worsen, but you did not look sick at all. Instead, I felt you are pretty healthy since you could run around the town chasing a bad guy with your cleaver."
"..." Fine, maybe she is a smart, little liar.
"What about you? You say you want to leave me alone. Why did you come?" Xia Sha lifted her chin smugly.
"Because you said that you couldn't tell me anything because I'm not with you," Guan Xian replied gently.
He stepped on the brake when the traffic lamp went red. He utilizes that moment to look at Xia Sha and smile. Xia Sha's long lashes flap beautifully like a butterfly. She looked at him with an explainable gaze that Guan Xian could not fathom.
Does he make her angry again? Sad? Happy? Irritated? He doesn't know, but he said what his heart wanted to said to her on the first breath he took since he landed.
He could not express the compressed feeling he felt since Ren Wu let out a danger signal to the base camp. At the moment where he thought of the danger, the ego in him evaporated. There is only regret and hope that Xia Sha will be safe and sound.
"I'm here now, so you can tell me anything," he gently touched Xia Sha's hand, leading it to his lips. His eyes twinkled in gratitude because heaven had granted his wish.
Xia Sha froze on her seat. Her heart is beating so fast that she thought it would explode into pieces any second soon. She did not understand the happiness and angst that mixed inside her. It's like the butterfly on her stomach, but a sharp needle had pricked her heart icily.
It's weird. Xia Sha never felt obligated to tell Guan Xian anything before. But his gentle word and touched slowly break down the invisible wall she did not even know was there.
Xia Sha gulped her saliva slowly. She did not know why she suddenly turned nervous.
"I- I did not know that you want to know," she turned away and broke their intense stare.
"Of course I wanted to know. I'm your future partner of life, remember?" Guan Xian pointed at the ring Xia Sha hanged on around her neck.
Xia Sha was stunned. She bites her lower lips and slowly played with the cold ring on her neck. Then words poured out from her heart. It was like Xia Sha could not control her emotion and mouth. She did not even realize that Guan Xian has stopped the car in the middle of somewhere.
When she finished her story, she got surprised by a sudden quake that shakes the car. She holds her seatbelt and looked at Guan Xian with a worried face.
"Earthquake!" she warned him.
Guan Xian smirked but did not respond to her restlessness. Instead, he pointed to the green field that starts to rise above the ground. Xia Sha had only watched this before on a video. She never knew someone builds this hidden garage in Capital city.
The sports car in front of them slowly disappears below the ground. Xia Sha rounded her eyes when their car started to follow them.
"I never believed a human could have too much money. But apparently, you guys have too much money."
Guan Xian laughed after hearing her witty remarked. He focused on his driving before parked his car beside Wang Kai's black Bugatti. He stopped and turned his body toward Xia Sha.
Xia Sha raised her eyebrow, expecting that Guan Xian wanted to say something to her. But against her thought, he said nothing but pulled her into his hug instead.
"What are you doing? Your friend is waiting," Xia Sha blushed. She carried an amusement on her reluctant tone.
Guan Xian shook his head. Instead of letting Xia Sha go, he brings his hand to cover her head. Xia Sha was stunned when she felt his big hand caressing her head gently.
"I'm sorry that you have to face everything alone. I also wanted to apologize because I demanded too many things of you when I should've known you had you under pressure. Next time, instead of demand you to speak up, I'll be standing next to you to face the world instead."
His word sounds too good to be real. Usually, Xia Sha common sense would laugh at those words and treated them like trash. However, she could felt the sincere care and heart he pours into them.
It melted into her heart and caused a happy tear to fall on his back. She nodded her head and hugged him back.
A wide smile engraved on each other faces as their body relies on against each other. Xia Sha once read that hugging could reduce the chance a person would get sick. She did not believe that research before.
She hugged her pillow every day, the same pillow that accompanies her crying to sleep. But her heart never heals.
But she got it wrong. Although the pillow is a great comforter, she needs a greater support system. Feeling the body embracing her, she could felt the healing she always dreamed about in her sleep.
"I'm thankful for you, do you know that?" Xia Sha whispered slowly to Guan Xian. It creates wider smiles on those charming faces.
"I'm more thankful for you," Guan Xian replied, tightening his hug.
Their shadow emerged into one as the people behind their car sneer at them. Ji Cun Xin crossed his chest and shook his head slowly.
"Why did I have to go through this torture again?" he groaned echoed over the garage.
"I told you to find a girlfriend, remember? Stop wishing Yang Chao Yue back. Look at Guan Xian. He finally moves on. I'm happy for him," Wang Kai replied. Then he turned to Jian Jun on his left and patted his back.
"You too, you must move on."
"..."
Jian Jun and Wang Kai looked at each other with a cold gaze. Ji Cun Xi rolled his eyes. He could not stand the tense atmosphere between the iceberg. At so, he strode over her car and knocked on the driver's window.
Knock Knock Knock.
"Okay, you two, we still have one crazy woman to take care of. Are you two kissing right now? EW! SAVE MY INNOCENT EYES!"