What came into view next were a pair of leather shoes.
"Why are you still daydreaming?"
Leng Chuanjin's voice suddenly sounded much closer.
Xia Sanghuan bit her lower lip and simply raised her head, thinking she might as well go all out.
There were still tears in her eyes. It was hard to tell if they were from embarrassment or sadness.
"Why are you crying?"
Seeing her red - rimmed eyes, the man couldn't help but look a bit flustered.
It wasn't until she saw the same scarf around his neck as hers that the girl came to her senses.
She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. She opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
Even the tears that were about to fall were held back.
"Are you okay?"
The man reached out and touched the corner of her eye.
Seeing her dazed look, he frowned.
Was she frozen stupid?
"I'm fine!"
Feeling his slightly cool fingers, she came to her senses and quickly explained.
Seeing her take a few steps back, he raised his eyebrows in confusion.
"Are you really okay?"
"If you're okay, let's keep going."
He reached out his hand.
Different from before, instead of letting her continue to hold his arm, he directly took her hand.
The man's palm was warm, quickly warming up her originally cold little hand.
The two of them walked on in silence. Although it seemed no different from before, the atmosphere was inexplicably ambiguous and awkward.
Xia Sanghuan kept her head down, and her eyes couldn't help but glance at their joined hands.
Her mind was in a mess, and she didn't even know what she was thinking.
Why didn't he explain to the clerk before?
Why did he just put on the scarf like that?
Was he not bothered at all?
But she had to admit that she was very happy now, with little fireworks going off in her heart.
"We're here."
The man's words pulled her back to reality.
Before she could look up to see the name of the store clearly, she was pulled in by him.
"Is the item I reserved ready?"
As soon as he entered the store, he said to the clerk.
Seeing him, the clerk quickly walked out from behind the counter.
"Mr. Leng, the item you reserved is in the inner room. Please follow me."
While the clerk was leading them inside, Xia Sanghuan quickly leaned over and whispered in Leng Chuanjin's ear.
"Second brother, what did you buy?"
He looked down at her.
"You'll know soon."
Seeing his mysterious look, she pouted.
"Mr. Leng, here we are."
The clerk opened the door for them.
Behind the door was a small storage room. All the items inside were placed separately in cabinets. Just looking at them made them seem very valuable.
The clerk took out a dark blue velvet box from one of the cabinets and then handed it to Leng Chuanjin.
"You can go out first."
He took the box and said to the clerk.
The clerk nodded, turned around and walked out, and kindly closed the door for them.
Suddenly, he let go of her hand and turned around with his back to her.
The warmth on her hand suddenly disappeared, and only then did she realize that the two of them had been holding hands all along.
She felt a bit shy belatedly and pulled up her scarf, trying to cover the lower half of her face.
The man opened the box and then took out something from it.
Just as she was wondering what he was doing, he suddenly turned around and took her hand again.
Before she could react, a cold, metallic object was placed on her wrist.
She instinctively wanted to pull her hand back because of the cold, but he stopped her.
When he finally let go of her hand, she found that there was a watch on her wrist.
The watch was a light rose - gold color overall. The dial was oval - shaped and inlaid with a circle of diamonds.
The watch strap was off - white, and the lining was very soft, probably specially treated.
The watch was small and delicate but also very elegant.
It was suitable for a girl's image and not too flashy.
"Merry Christmas."
"This is a gift."
The man shifted his gaze to the side a bit shyly.
"I originally wanted to give you a bracelet."
"But I've never seen you wear any accessories, so I changed it to a watch."
"And you need it in your daily life, don't you?"
He turned his head back and looked at her.
His eyes were long and narrow. When he was expressionless, he always gave people a sharp and cold feeling.
But at this moment, the girl thought his eyes were so gentle, with a hint of hope in them.
"Thank you..."
She lowered her head and gently fiddled with the watch.
She really didn't wear accessories, even though her sisters had bought so many for her.
Because she always felt uncomfortable wearing them, and she had never had the habit of wearing accessories since childhood.
"I like it very much."
She looked up at him.
After getting the girl's affirmative answer, the man quietly let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm glad you like it."
The two walked out of the room. Before leaving the store, the clerk suggested packing the gift for them.
"No need."
Xia Sanghuan instinctively put her left hand behind her back.
The clerk noticed her little movement and said with a smile.
"It's okay, Miss Xia. I'll just pack the box for you."
Hearing the clerk's words, her little face instantly turned bright red.
She looked up and saw the faint smile in the man's eyes. She felt even more embarrassed.
She walked out of the store a bit angrily, leaving Leng Chuanjin behind.
After getting the packaging bag, the man quickly chased after her.
"Are you angry?"
His smiling voice came from behind.
"I'm not angry..."
"I'm just too embarrassed."
She replied in a small voice.
He must have seen her reluctant look when it came to handing over the watch.
Just thinking about it, the girl wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
"It's okay. Seeing that you like it so much."
"I'm very happy."
He took a few steps forward and stood beside her.
He just looked at her. Suddenly, the street lamp above their heads lit up.
The warm light shone on him, as if gilding him.
She felt her heart pounding wildly in her chest.
She always fell for this man.
Why was she so weak - willed?
But he was really so gentle.
The orange light made him look like a god descending to the world.
"Do you still want to buy anything else?"
He naturally took her hand.
The familiar warmth came again, and she couldn't help but squeeze her fingers slightly.
She really wanted this moment to last forever.
"No."
"Second brother, don't you want to buy anything?"
She looked up at him.
Come to think of it, she had only bought things for her family and nothing for her second brother.
But her second brother had given her a gift.
And just hearing him say "reserved", he must have planned to give it to her in advance.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and secretly blamed herself for being immature and not thoughtful enough.
"Me?"
"I don't want anything."
"Your accompanying me to go shopping is already a great help."