"I'm not used to shopping. But Mom asked me to buy a cake for Jing Zhan."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be used to being here alone."
Leng Chuanjin said seemingly casually.
He told a little lie.
He didn't really want to admit to the girl that he simply was afraid she would be asked out by someone else, so he took her out.
"I see..."
Hearing this, Xia Sanghuan instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.
Even the surprise of receiving the gift just now was extinguished by this bucket of cold water.
It turned out that she was just a "tool person" to accompany him.
Although she was very disappointed, she still tried to comfort herself in her heart.
At least he chose her instead of someone else.
However, another voice in her head said:
How do you know he didn't come to you after being rejected by someone else?
The two thoughts were arguing in her mind, leaving her no time to pay attention to other things.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
She looked up and forced a smile at him.
Noticing the change in her mood, he frowned.
Why did she always suddenly become unhappy?
Did he say something wrong?
Or did she actually not want to go out with him at all?
Thinking of this, he also fell silent.
The two walked forward with their own thoughts. When they came to their senses, they didn't know where they were.
Although they were still in the commercial street of CJ, they had never been here before, so they naturally didn't know their location.
"Second brother, this is your territory."
"Don't you even know where you are?"
After a long mental struggle, Xia Sanghuan had already comforted herself.
Even though she was still a little sad, she didn't want to dampen her second brother's mood.
Moreover, today was her first Christmas Eve, so she tried to suppress that little bit of unhappiness.
Seeing Leng Chuanjin looking a bit embarrassed, she couldn't help but tease him.
"I've only seen the floor plan."
"I haven't specifically inspected this area."
He coughed awkwardly.
This was a newly developed area of the CJ commercial street. He had only come during the construction period. After the construction was completed, he never came to see it again.
Anyway, no matter what he needed, he could just contact the relevant stores directly, and the things would be delivered to him within half a day.
All he needed to care about was to reasonably arrange the location and floor area of each store according to the quarterly profit statement.
"Are you tired?"
"Do you want to find a place to sit down?"
To divert the girl's attention, he asked.
"Okay."
She nodded.
She was actually tired too.
After all, she had never walked so far in high heels.
And maybe the stylist was a bit too focused on the styling when choosing the tights. She felt that her legs were almost frozen numb now.
Leng Chuanjin took her to a coffee shop and ordered a cup of hot milk tea for her.
While she was drinking the milk tea and eating the dessert, he secretly took out his phone and studied the route map on the navigation app.
He had to make sure they could get out and also pass by the cake shop.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
As he thought, he silently memorized the route map in his heart.
"Second brother, I'm done eating."
Xia Sanghuan took out a tissue to wipe her mouth. Only then did she realize that there was still lipstick on her lips.
She quickly rummaged through her bag to find a small mirror and took a look.
Sure enough, the honey - colored lipstick had been wiped clean.
She closed the mirror cover helplessly and took out a lipstick from her bag.
The lipstick was stuffed into her bag by the stylist before she left, saying it was just in case.
However, the stylist didn't know that she didn't know how to apply lipstick at all.
To be precise, she had never even applied a lip balm in her life.
After all, she was experienced. Even if her lips were chapped in autumn and winter, she only needed to crush some herbs and apply them on her lips.
She opened the lipstick cap with a complicated expression and twisted out the lipstick.
Although she had never eaten pork, she had at least seen a pig run.
She recalled how Xia Anying used to apply lipstick and imitated her to apply it on her lips.
However, the result was not ideal. She always smeared the lipstick outside her lips.
She sighed in frustration and simply stopped applying it.
Just as she was about to put the lipstick away, a hand suddenly reached out and took the lipstick from her.
"Let me do it."
Leng Chuanjin, who had been sitting opposite her and watching her for a long time, said.
Meeting the girl's skeptical look, he raised his eyebrows.
"Don't you trust me?"
He took out a tissue and used his other hand to pinch the girl's chin, pulling her slightly towards him.
He used the tissue to wipe off the lipstick she had smeared on her face. His movements were very gentle, making her feel a little itchy and she couldn't help but laugh a few times.
"Don't move."
He frowned slightly, then picked up the lipstick and started to apply it on her.
She thought he would be very skilled, but he kept applying and wiping. Ten minutes passed, and he still hadn't applied it well.
Xia Sanghuan felt that her face was about to go stiff.
She pushed his hand away dissatisfiedly. Ignoring his obstruction, she picked up the mirror to check his "achievement".
She couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw it.
"Your technique is even worse than mine."
She said while laughing, and took the lipstick he handed over.
If she had only smeared the lipstick slightly outside her lips, Leng Chuanjin might as well have covered her entire chin with lipstick.
She took out a tissue and simply wiped her mouth clean.
"Let's go."
She stood up and was about to pay the bill.
Although her second brother's technique was terrible, it also meant that he knew nothing about this.
That is to say, he had never done this to anyone else.
This realization made her feel extremely happy.
After coming out of the store, she turned around and asked him.
"Second brother, do you know how to get there now?"
Looking at her bright eyes and that sly smile, he knew that she already knew he had secretly looked at the navigation map.
The girl's smile was very bright, and the rhinestones on her face sparkled under the street lights.
He walked over and couldn't help but touch her face.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
He withdrew his hand after just one touch.
Just then, a call came to his phone.
He took out his phone and saw it was Leng Wanqing.
"Brother, why aren't you back yet?"
"It doesn't take that long to get a cake, does it?"
She couldn't help but complain.
This was her first Christmas Eve after returning home. She was still looking forward to her elder brother preparing a surprise for her.
Who would have thought that her elder brother would go out alone with that stinky girl while she was not at home, and he still hadn't come back yet.
"If you want something, just say it."
Ignoring her coquettish tone, the man got straight to the point.