“What a pity, I wanted to chat with you,” Luo Yingbai stretched lazily, draping his arm over Xia Xianning, yawning continuously. “Okay, I won’t disturb you, the busy person. I’m going to the principal’s house early tomorrow morning. Find me a place to sleep now. Make sure the bed is comfortable. Is there air conditioning in the room? Oh, and I need to take a shower.”
He was completely unrestrained, showing no sense of distance after a long separation, his old nitpicky habits unchanged.
Xia Xianning glanced at him: “Sleep in the bathroom. It’s ventilated, and there’s water.”
Luo Yingbai said: “Tsk, you’re so annoying.”
Xia Xianning didn’t respond, but a slight smile appeared on his face.
Though he said to sleep in the bathroom, Xia Xianning ultimately brought Luo Yingbai into his office. The Special Investigation Unit had good benefits, and his office had a rest area outside the work space, originally meant for convenient overtime, now perfectly suitable for hiding Young Master Luo.
Xia Xianning said: “Sleep here.”
Luo Yingbai gave him an “OK” gesture, Xia Xianning nodded and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped at the door and turned back: “Senior brother?”
Luo Yingbai responded with an “Mm.”
Xia Xianning’s gaze fell on his face, and after a moment, he said: “Before you left, you sent a message saying you were experiencing difficulties and wanted to find a new environment to adjust your mood, asking me not to look for you, and I promised. So even when I knew where you were, I never came.”
Luo Yingbai sighed: “Thank you.”
Xia Xianning stared at him and slowly shook his head: “But you also said that if you ever came back, you would never leave without saying goodbye. I kept my promise. What about you?”
“A promise is a promise,” Luo Yingbai extended his hand to Xia Xianning, smiling, “I won’t leave again.”
Xia Xianning finally smiled too, high-fived Luo Yingbai, then went to the bathroom to prepare his shower water before leaving to continue working. Only Luo Yingbai remained in the room, who finished washing and lay on the bed.
His hands were still shaking.
