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On a sunny day, Xu Nancheng and Lin Menghan returned home after a shopping trip, their arms laden with bags. Throughout their outing, they chatted and laughed, the initial distance between them gradually fading away, replaced by a growing sense of familiarity and harmony. As soon as they stepped through the door, Xu Nancheng eagerly placed the heavy items onto the coffee table, letting out a long sigh of relief. "Ah, I'm so tired!" Before he could finish his sentence, he collapsed onto the soft sofa as if all his strength had been drained away, instantly feeling at home. He stretched his limbs contentedly and murmured, "So comfortable! It feels so good!"
In stark contrast was Lin Menghan, who did not indulge herself like Xu Nancheng. Instead, she methodically began to organize the various items they had just purchased. Her movements were gentle and practiced; each item was placed neatly without a hint of disorder. The entire scene appeared remarkably harmonious and orderly.
Meanwhile, Xu Nancheng, lounging on the sofa, stole a glance at the busy Lin Menghan. "You should take a break!" he suggested.
"But I think it's better to put everything away properly!" she replied while continuing to tidy up.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Xu Nancheng realized that it was inappropriate for him to just relax while she took on all the household chores. After all, she was a girl who had just arrived and was already taking the initiative. With that thought in mind, he sprang up from the sofa and said somewhat flusteredly, "Let me help!"
As he quickly grabbed a few items and tried to mimic Lin Menghan's careful organization, he soon reached for an unorganized section and felt something soft and warm… He turned his head in surprise. To his shock, he realized he had touched Lin Menghan's hand. Although they had held hands before, this felt entirely different. Xu Nancheng's face flushed instantly with embarrassment as he panicked slightly. However, Lin Menghan remained unfazed; she continued her task as if nothing had happened.
Noticing his gaze upon her, Lin Menghan looked over at him. Xu Nancheng quickly turned his head away. "I… I didn't mean to! I really didn't mean it," he stammered in explanation.
Lin Menghan couldn't help but chuckle at his flustered demeanor. "Nancheng, if you're going to be like this, maybe I should just do it myself." With such a large pile of items together, it was only natural that one would accidentally touch something.
"This… this isn't right!" Xu Nancheng protested as he continued tidying up but was clearly more cautious than before.
Just then, Lin Menghan noticed him opening a plastic bag and her expression changed visibly to one of alarm. "Wait… Nancheng! Let me handle that…" But it was too late; Xu Nancheng had already opened the bag and pulled out an item that caught his eye—something pink with lace trim and another pink object with two curved protrusions and straps…
Xu Nancheng froze for a moment before realizing what it was—too late to retract his actions. Both of their faces turned red as Xu Nancheng felt utterly humiliated. "I… I'm sorry!" he exclaimed before bolting back to his room and locking the door.
"Such thin skin! If it were me, I'd be running away too!" Meanwhile, Lin Menghan experienced her first moment of panic in front of Xu Nancheng. If only she had put that item away earlier; now it was so awkward!
"You… pervert!" she scolded him shyly as she dashed into the room that her uncle and aunt had just tidied up. Closing the door behind her, she buried her head in a musty blanket. Although it smelled unpleasant, it provided her some comfort at that moment. Oh no! He saw those things… how embarrassing! She felt like she couldn't face anyone now!
As for Xu Nancheng, he felt like the sky had fallen in on him—how could he face her after what he saw? What did I just see? I'm not clean anymore! But… they looked so nice… I want to see! I love looking! Ugh! Xu Nancheng scolded himself for having such thoughts; what was wrong with him? His mind should only be occupied with physics and math!
His face burned hot enough to fry an egg. Although he had seen such things before, this time felt different—like being caught peeking at something private. Would he get arrested? Would his dad interrogate him?
To calm himself down, Xu Nancheng began reading in his room. He didn't know how much time passed when suddenly his phone rang.
"Hello! Mom! What's up?" He answered upon seeing it was his mother.
"Xu Nancheng! Bring Lin Menghan along to that old Sichuan hotpot place; we're going out for dinner together!"
"Why? Is there something special today?" Xu Nancheng asked in confusion.
"Hey! Aren't you supposed to be smart? Why are you so clueless about life? Lin Menghan is here; we should celebrate!" His mother patiently explained.
Even if guests came over, they should treat them to a nice meal—especially since one of them would be living with them now. Besides, Lin Menghan was charming both in appearance and personality; given time, she would surely become their family's favorite.
As for Xu Nancheng? He was merely an unexpected addition! True love must be for Lin Menghan! So this definitely needed more attention!
"Okay!" He suddenly understood. It seemed his life experience still needed improvement; he was acting like a complete fool who couldn't adapt to society.
He stepped outside and saw Lin Menghan lying on the sofa eating chips while engrossed in watching "Your Name." Most TV shows were just repetitive romance dramas or war stories—boring stuff—but this one was different; she had chosen it herself.
Just as he opened his mouth to call out to her, memories of earlier flooded back into his mind and all his courage evaporated instantly.
"Ah, Nancheng?" Just as Xu Nancheng turned to leave, Lin Menghan called out to him.
Feeling someone watching her made her glance sideways just in time to catch sight of Xu Nancheng trying to turn away.
"Uh-huh." He froze for a moment; there was no escaping now.
Lin Menghan hopped over holding chips in hand and pulled out a piece from inside before extending it toward him with an enthusiastic "Ah—".
Xu Nancheng found himself opening his mouth instinctively as he took the chip from her hand and munched on it. Afterward, she tugged at him to watch the movie together.
Wait! What am I doing? What is she doing? Feeding me snacks? After everything that happened earlier? Was she not bothered by it at all?
But deep down inside her heart—she cared very much! Those items weren't anything special until he saw them; then it felt like breaking some unwritten rule!
Yet another thought crossed her mind: So what if he saw? Who told me… I… liked him so much?
"I’m sorry… what are you doing?" His face flushed red as he quickly pulled his hand away from hers.
"We're eating snacks together while watching TV!" She blinked innocently but knew exactly what she was doing.
"Forget about that… um… I'm sorry about earlier!" He spoke awkwardly like a child caught misbehaving. Even though everyone said not to worry about it anymore, manners dictated that an apology was still necessary.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Lin Menghan looked up at the ceiling feigning ignorance.
"Um… about seeing your… intimate clothing…" Xu Nancheng blurted out despite stammering from embarrassment but at least managed to say it aloud.
Lin Menghan: ??? Her face visibly reddened as if short-circuited by surprise. She quickly turned away pretending to focus on the TV instead.
Psychologically speaking, when someone feels embarrassed they tend to act busy—and Lin Menghan was no exception!
Is he putting on an act? How could someone so shy say something like that? Or maybe he's shameless?
She shook her head dismissively; no way could Nancheng be that kind of person—he must have been trying sincerely to apologize!
Lin Menghan initially wanted to see how flustered he'd get but ended up miscalculating things completely.
"N-no big deal! Did you need something when you called me earlier?" Her cheeks were still flushed as she pretended to watch TV while sneaking glances at him.
She wanted him to know she'd forgiven him but also didn’t want any further discussion about it so she asked what he wanted earlier.
"Um... Mom wants us both to go eat hotpot together!"
Lin Menghan knew why they were going out for dinner together but replied enthusiastically nonetheless: "Sure! Sure!" No girl could refuse delicious food! Plus this counted as a welcome ceremony for her—she felt thrilled!
She dashed off into her room to change clothes since wearing pure white would be problematic if stained with oil or grease later on.
As she closed the door behind her with a playful remark over her shoulder: "Nancheng! No peeking!" The door slammed shut behind her.
Xu Nancheng stood outside confused by what just happened—was he suspected? Was it because of earlier? Hadn't they agreed there wasn't anything wrong anymore?
He felt wronged—innocent even!
In reality though, Lin Menghan simply wanted to tease him without any ulterior motives—and besides once that door closed with curtains drawn tight who else could see inside except themselves?
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