Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

She looked at Xie Xiao and then seriously said, word by word, "You belong to me."

Hai Ou is one of a kind, and you belong to me.

An ostensibly unrelated answer.

Yet it instantly brought a satisfied smile to Xie Xiao's face.

He reached out and touched Luo Yanran's head, his voice filled with complaint, "But I still hope that when something happens, you think of me first, I also want to be your support."

But he knew that Liu Ou had spent more time by her side.

Strictly speaking, Xie Xiao shouldn't compare himself with Liu Ou.

After all, it's like asking him who he trusts more between Lin Yu and Luo Yanran.

How could he answer that?

One is his wife, and the other is his son (not really).

These relationships aren't really comparable.

Making such comparisons is inappropriate and meaningless.

Luo Yanran obediently nodded, "Because of my personality, I don't like to trouble others."

She quickly added another sentence when she saw Xie Xiao frown, "But now you're not someone else, I will definitely keep troubling you in the future."

Only then did Xie Xiao nod his head contentedly. Explore more at empire

Eventually, the two had a leisurely meal.

After dinner, Xie Xiao had already booked a room.

But for the moment, he didn't know how to broach the subject.

Was it a bit too eager to mention this right after dinner?

Neither of them spoke for a while, walking out of the restaurant in silence, then exchanged glances.

They spoke at the same time, "Shall we take a walk?"

"Go to the hotel?"

And Luo Yanran's face instantly turned beet red.

Looking into Xie Xiao's eyes, it seemed as if tears were about to fall at any moment.

"No, I..." How did she seem so forward?

She couldn't even speak clearly.

Then she saw Xie Xiao suddenly lean in and kiss her, "Sure."

Xie Xiao's voice was teasing, "Our Yanran always surprises me like this."

He reached out and touched her burning cheek, "To the hotel, I just have some pretenses, but it's been on my mind the whole time."

Luo Yanran was genuinely feeling awkward, but at this moment, he made her burst into laughter.

She slapped Xie Xiao's arm, "What kind of accent is that?"

"Learned from Shen Jun'an, his hometown accent is really fun..."

The hotel wasn't far from there; the two walked over as a way to digest their meal.

Xie Xiao even went to buy a bottle of water and life's necessities on the way.

Finally, he took Luo Yanran's hand and entered.

How could it be that both were so aware, each having brought their ID card?

After going upstairs, Xie Xiao was quite proper, "Do you want to take a shower?"

Luo Yanran hummed a response, "It's a bit hot."

Xie Xiao wanted to follow her into the bathroom.

But she refused him, thinking of the two previous encounters she had in the bathroom; Xie Xiao seemed to have a special fondness for that place.

Better not.

Xie Xiao had no choice but to wait obediently outside, quite anxious at heart.

But maybe he didn't consult the almanac when leaving home today.

Some things just weren't going smoothly.

Luo Yanran had just entered the bathroom when there was a knock at the door.

Xie Xiao frowned slightly and went to ask, "Who is it?"

"Hello, we're conducting a room inspection!" came a man's voice.

Xie Xiao looked out through the peephole to see a man and a woman in uniform standing outside.

A police room inspection?

In his two lifetimes put together, Xie Xiao had never encountered such an outrageous situation.

A police room inspection in broad daylight?

While Xie Xiao was still stunned, the door was knocked again, "Hello, please cooperate with us."

Xie Xiao opened the door but didn't open it fully, "Hello, may I see your identification, please?"

The male police officer seemed surprised by his youth and paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "Pretty cautious, that's good."

She showed her identification along with the policewoman.

Previously, Xie Xiao and Lin Yu had looked up how to tell if a police officer's badge was real or fake when they were bored.

At that moment, he unceremoniously took it and looked it over for a while.

He handed it back, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "My girlfriend is taking a shower..."

The male officer understood, "Then open the door and let my colleague go in with you to check the ID."

Xie Xiao was very cooperative.

The policewoman followed him inside.

Luo Yanran, in the bathroom, seemed to hear something and asked, "Xie Xiao? What's going on?"

"Nothing, just remember to put on your clothes when you come out," said Xie Xiao, his tone helpless.

The policewoman quickly checked around and also casually asked if she could check the bags,

Xie Xiao was very cooperative.

The policewoman even knocked on the bathroom door.

Luo Yanran opened the door, looking bewildered and wrapped up tightly.

The policewoman did a quick check and then left.

Before leaving, she even complimented Xie Xiao on his vigilance.

Xie Xiao, however, felt they didn't seem to be here for a vice raid since they even checked the bags.

But he didn't pry any further.

He closed the door shortly after.

Only then did Luo Yanran come out properly dressed and drying her hair, "What happened, why did they suddenly inspect the place?"

Xie Xiao shook his head, "Don't know."

Then he sighed, "I wish we hadn't chosen a place so close."

This interruption had really dampened his mood.

Luo Yanran looked at him seriously and asked, "So, do we continue?"

"Of course," Xie Xiao said without hesitation.

How could they not continue after coming all this way?

He quickly went to take a shower and came out.

Luo Yanran was already sitting on the bed.

The curtains were all drawn, and the room was dimly lit, just like the last time.

Xie Xiao still found it hard to adjust after coming out.

He walked over, and the person sitting by the bed was only wearing a T-shirt, one of his.

Xie Xiao noticed that she seemed to really like wearing his clothes.

This wasn't the first time.

His Adam's apple bobbed.

As he approached, the person on the bed seemed to shiver slightly.

It wasn't until Xie Xiao got close that he noticed a necklace around her neck, adorned with a small bell in the middle.

The bell rang crisply as she raised her head.

The sound of "ding-a-ling" scattered Xie Xiao's rationality completely.

He reached out and gently touched the small bell.

His voice was very low, "What is this?"

Luo Yanran's voice was also low, sounding slightly shaky, "You seemed to really like the sound of bells on your last birthday…"

He'd already shown great fondness for them then.

Sometimes he would even reach out and touch those little bells that made sounds.

Luo Yanran thought, he must like bells.

So when she saw this one while shopping online, she hesitated for a moment and then bought it.

Luo Yanran's thinking was actually quite simple.

The purpose of doing this was for enjoyment, both hers and his.

If it was for enjoyment, then adding a little bit of excitement didn't seem like a bad idea, did it?

Although she was quite shy about many things,

with Xie Xiao, she had done even the most embarrassing things.

One more wouldn't hurt.

Mostly because she knew Xie Xiao liked it—and she...liked it too.

In the dim light, Luo Yanran looked up at him, her eyes full of nervousness, "Do you like it?"

Xie Xiao liked it very much.

Without hesitation, he bent down to kiss her lips, a sigh of 'like' dissipating with the sound of the bell.