If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1394: Indescribable Events

Chapter 1394: Chapter 1394: Indescribable Events

Perhaps because he was too exhausted, Xiao Mo fell asleep after watching TV for a while.

Upon receiving Xia Chuqing’s call, his voice was slightly hoarse: "Where are you?"

"I’m at your doorstep, brought lunch for you," Xia Chuqing said.

"Oh, you really came." Xiao Mo was a bit surprised; he had said it casually and didn’t really expect anything in return.

"A gentleman’s word, as the saying goes, can’t be taken back even by a team of four horses. I am a true gentleman, so of course, I keep my word. By your tone, did you not expect me to come? I’m not the type to go back on my word."

Xiao Mo had a slight headache; he hadn’t rested well during the last few nights. He tiredly stood up from the couch, and from his angle, he could clearly see Xia Chuqing standing outside the door.

Xia Chuqing didn’t see him; she was still holding a tote bag. The sunlight shone on her face, making her look forever youthful.

Xiao Mo suddenly smiled, just as she said, he was getting old, but she was still young.

"Hey, Xiao Mo, did you hear me talking? What are you doing? The lunchbox is really heavy, hurry up and open the door. You’re not doing something indescribable, are you? Am I disturbing you?" Xia Chuqing pouted.

"What do you mean by something indescribable?" Xiao Mo smirked, walking towards the door while deliberately asking.

"..." Xia Chuqing was just speaking off the cuff, and now he was asking, "Are you so innocent?"

Just then, Xiao Mo opened the door, only a few steps away from Xia Chuqing.

Xia Chuqing blushed, holding back what she was about to say.

Saying those things over the phone felt like nothing, but face-to-face, she still got embarrassed.

Xiao Mo was dressed casually today, holding a phone in one hand and his other hand in the pocket of his casual pants, standing in front of her.

The sunlight poured down on Xiao Mo’s distinctively angular face, removing the usual seriousness and sincerity, instead adding a youthful and mild charm.

The summer sun was a bit harsh; he squinted slightly, looking at Xia Chuqing in front of him.

This Xiao Mo was very charming; Xia Chuqing stared at him intently, momentarily forgetting to shift her gaze.

She maintained her posture for a long time, genuinely forgetting what to do next.

Xiao Mo slowly put down his phone, his gaze also continually on her.

After a while, seeing that she still wasn’t saying anything, he could only smile gently: "Aren’t you hot?"

Xia Chuqing then snapped back to reality, realizing her own excessive state, she coughed lightly and lowered her head: "I brought food for you, take it and eat, I’m leaving."

She stepped forward and thrust the tote bag into Xiao Mo’s hand, then turned to leave.

"It’s hard to get a cab here, stay and eat together, I’ll send you back after," Xiao Mo said.

Xia Chuqing looked at Xiao Mo, maybe he was somewhat tired, his demeanor was very gentle, and he didn’t sound as sharp as before, exuding a harmless kindness.

This side of Xiao Mo seemed more like her senior, rather than a corporate vice president.

Fortunately, Xia Chuqing wasn’t too pretentious; she looked around the villa and joked: "You wouldn’t be hiding a love nest, right? I better not go in and disturb anything good."

"Alright," Xiao Mo said nonchalantly, "standing outside the villa for twenty minutes gives you a 40% chance of getting a taxi."

Upon finishing, Xiao Mo picked up the tote bag and turned to walk into the villa.

Twenty minutes? 40%? Under the scorching sun?

Xia Chuqing glanced at the glaring sunlight, pursed her lips, and took a big step forward, grabbing his shirt.

"Then I’ll have a glass of water before leaving."

Xiao Mo curled the corner of his lips; Xia Chuqing’s look, tugging at his shirt pitifully, was quite like an abandoned underage girl, with watery big eyes.

Xia Chuqing is much shorter than him, and for a moment, he felt an impulse to embrace her. He wasn’t sure if it was due to a protective desire for a younger girl, or... the kind of protective feeling a brother has for a sister.

"Come on, but think it over first — I’m the ’pervert’ you spoke of." Xiao Mo turned and walked ahead.

"..." Xia Chuqing wore a bitter expression.

No way out...

After some thought, she still followed Xiao Mo in, toughing it out. After all, a wise man does not suffer in front of benefits—it’s definitely better than being exposed to the scorching sun at noon.

Xiao Mo’s villa was quieter, less interesting, and, of course, much larger than she had imagined.

"I thought I would see something eye-popping, but it turned out to be so plain." Xia Chuqing looked around as she stood at the door.

Xiao Mo, however, was very calm and composed, walking into the living room after changing shoes.

Xia Chuqing stood at the door, somewhat nervously asking, "Don’t you have women’s slippers?"

"You can wear mine if you don’t mind."

"..." Xia Chuqing, although not very traditional, still wasn’t very familiar with Xiao Mo. Moreover, they had a fight just yesterday, furiously quarreling to no end.

Xiao Mo straightaway brought his shopping bag to the dining table and took out the dishes one by one.

He could already smell the aroma of the food; he hadn’t eaten breakfast this morning, and he was indeed quite hungry now.

Xia Chuqing bought quite a lot of food, he looked and found many dishes he liked to eat such as spicy and sour fish, boiled meat slices, and dry pot potatoes—all home-cooked dishes, smelling quite good.

Plenty of dishes, but only one box of rice, it seemed specially bought for him.

Xiao Mo really hadn’t expected Xia Chuqing to come; he had just mentioned it offhandedly.

Seeing Xia Chuqing still hesitating at the door, Xiao Mo frowned, "If you dislike it, then just come in barefoot."

Xia Chuqing quickly said, "No... I mean... I don’t dislike it..."

"Then you can just stand at the doorstep." Xiao Mo said without mercy.

"We’re not familiar to that extent, and as we agreed, after paying back this favor, we don’t have to see each other again." Xia Chuqing’s voice grew softer and softer.

"If we don’t have to see each other, then you might as well leave now!" Xiao Mo was inexplicably frustrated and flustered.

Xia Chuqing was stunned, what’s with the yelling?

She glanced at Xiao Mo, but he had already shifted his gaze away, opening the food containers and silently sitting down at the dining table to eat.

Xia Chuqing was also hungry, having traveled quite a bit, and now smelling the food, she swallowed her saliva, eyeing Xiao Mo eagerly.

"Could you leave me some dishes? I’m hungry too..." Xia Chuqing asked in a negotiating tone.

Xiao Mo was about to say "Weren’t you going to leave?", but held back when the words reached his lips, knowing that, with Xia Chuqing’s character, she wouldn’t stay a second longer if he actually said that.

In that moment, he didn’t so intensely wish to send her away, or rather, he didn’t want her to leave.

"Hmm." Xiao Mo responded indifferently.

Xia Chuqing didn’t bother with niceties, slipping into a pair of Xiao Mo’s slippers and quickly running to the dining table.

"I love this spicy shrimp, I love this dry pot potatoes, and these green beans, and..."

"You might as well list what you don’t like," Xiao Mo said flatly.

"..." Xia Chuqing couldn’t respond.