Before Xia Sanghuan could figure things out, the maid stepped forward and said with a smile.
"Miss Xia, please show us to your room. You can't carry all those clothes by yourself."
"After we get your clothes, I'll take you to the stylist."
In a daze, she was dragged by the maids back to her bedroom, then led into the second elder brother's cloakroom, and finally made to sit in front of the dressing table.
While the stylist was doing her makeup and hair, the butler and the maids left first.
Not long after, Leng Chuanjin got off work early and came home.
Although Leng's company didn't have the rule of taking Christmas off, he always let his employees leave work early on such holidays.
He never thought this habit would one day "benefit" himself.
Seeing the young master come home, Wang Fu quickly stepped forward to greet him and explained the situation about the stylist.
When he mentioned that to avoid the stylist occupying Miss Xia's bedroom, they had used his cloakroom first, he looked up at the butler.
"Arrange some people to set up a styling room for Miss Xia."
He sat on the sofa, browsing today's news while waiting for Xia Sanghuan to come out.
The man thought that over the years, he had seen countless beautiful women, but for some reason, he was always amazed by the girl's new looks.
She was wearing a red-and-white fleece dress and a pair of dark brown lambskin boots.
To fit the Christmas atmosphere, there were shiny star stickers on the corners of her eyes.
She carried a small handbag of the same color as her shoes on her forearm and walked carefully towards the man.
"How do I look?"
She spun around in front of him and looked at him expectantly.
"You look beautiful."
He naturally took her bag and involuntarily pulled her closer.
Like a little elf.
He thought to himself while looking at her face intently.
"Are you ready?"
She nodded.
"Then let's go."
He motioned for the girl to hold his arm like before.
"Walk like this when we're on the street later."
"I'm afraid the crowd will be too dense and we'll get separated."
They drove to CJ. This time, Leng Chuanjin drove the car himself.
After all, his mother had told him that it would be best if only the two of them were together for this date.
...
"Chuanjin, it's almost Christmas, isn't it?"
Lin Shan got up to draw the curtains.
"Could you please buy a cake for Jingzhan on Christmas Eve?"
She turned around and looked at her eldest son sitting on the edge of the bed.
Jingzhan had fallen asleep. The toxins in his body had been completely removed, and with the help of the medicine, his condition was much better than before.
Leng Chuanjin would always come to the hospital to visit his younger brother when he came to get the antidote.
"A cake?"
"Can Jingzhan eat it in his condition?"
He reached out and touched his brother's forehead.
Since their father died early, their mother always tried different ways to make them happy.
So every Christmas, their family would order a cake.
This habit continued until Jingzhan got Tree Man Syndrome.
Since he got sick, the Leng family had never ordered a cake again.
One reason was that Jingzhan couldn't eat it, and the other was that Lin Shan was busy taking care of her younger son, Leng Chuanjin had to go to work, and Leng Wanqing was studying abroad.
The family just couldn't find a chance to get together to eat a cake.
"Yes, he can."
"I've already asked the doctor."
Mother Leng walked up to him.
"Then I'll just have the best cake shop deliver it..."
"That won't do."
"Of course you have to go to the shop and buy it yourself."
She said seriously.
"I heard that Huanhuan's school will have a three-day holiday for Christmas. You can take this opportunity to go out with her alone."
Seeing her son's embarrassed expression, she continued to fan the flames.
"Huanhuan is so beautiful. If you don't ask her out, some other boys might ask her first."
She shrugged as if helplessly.
"... I'll go."
Leng Chuanjin gritted his teeth. He had fallen for his mother's trick again.
...
When they reached their destination, the man got out of the car first, then walked around the front of the car to open the door for the girl.
When Xia Sanghuan got out of the car, she almost fell because of her high heels. Fortunately, Leng Chuanjin was quick to catch her.
"Be careful."
The man's cold voice rang in her ear, and she could even feel his gentle breath on her neck.
"Um..."
She held his arm and stood up straight.
Although she had worn high heels many times, she still wasn't very used to them.
"Second brother, where are we going now?"
She held his arm as he had told her before.
"Let's go to a cake shop first."
He led her to turn a corner and walked along another road.
There was the lively song "Jingle Bells" playing in the shops along the road, and there was even a huge Christmas tree in the middle of the road.
Almost all the people walking towards them were couples, and occasionally there were families of three with children.
Xia Sanghuan looked up and stole a glance at him.
Did they look like a couple to others?
The man was wearing a dark brown woolen overcoat today, with a gray turtleneck sweater inside.
This outfit softened his usual unapproachable aura but made him look tall and outstanding.
After walking just a few hundred meters, the girl didn't know how many looks from passers-by she had received.
But most of them were probably directed at her second brother.
When they reached the Christmas tree, she involuntarily stopped and looked up at the tree.
"Are you interested in it?"
"What?"
"Christmas."
He tilted his head up with her.
"Not really."
The girl shook her head.
"I've never celebrated this festival before."
Looking at her profile, he was silent for a moment.
Then, he took out a mini camera from his pocket and walked under the Christmas tree.
"Come here."
He waved at her.
She was stunned for a moment, then walked over.
The next second, she was hugged into his arms.
With a "click", the first photo of the two of them was taken.
The two people in the photo looked a bit stiff. Although they were in a hugging position, their faces were actually quite far apart, showing that they weren't very intimate.
But even so, Xia Sanghuan was very satisfied.
She squinted her eyes like a little fox, held the camera, and shook it at Leng Chuanjin.
"Second brother, can you send it to me when we get home?"
The man nodded and put the camera back in his pocket.
The two of them continued walking towards the cake shop. Not long after, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
One snowflake landed right on the girl's red nose, making her shiver from the cold.
The man glanced at her without a trace and led her on.
"Second brother, we've already passed the cake shop..."