Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1649: Chapter 1648: Alone Together

Having always been taken care of by Luo Haofeng, Bai Xiaoxiao was the first to put down her chopsticks.

She said, “I’m full, everyone, enjoy your meal.”

Bai Xiaoxiao went straight to the outside garden to get some fresh air.

Luo Haofeng saw Bai Xiaoxiao leave the dining room and head directly to the garden without watching TV in the living room.

He put down his chopsticks without hesitation.

The afternoon sunlight was very warm.

Bai Xiaoxiao walked slowly to the front of the garden, looking at the blooming flowers of various colors, with a faint floral fragrance lingering around her nostrils.

Her mood seemed to lighten pleasantly with each breath of the floral scent.

She instinctively closed her eyes, slightly tilting her face toward the sunlit sky, letting the golden rays fall on her face.

Behind her, there was the sound of light footsteps.

Bai Xiaoxiao was slightly startled and was about to turn her head to see who it was.

The breeze passing by her nose carried a familiar masculine scent.

Her heart skipped a beat.

The thought of turning around was abruptly halted.

The man behind her approached slowly until he was standing next to her.

“Why not sit over there?”

The man’s deep voice echoed in her ears, and Bai Xiaoxiao had to turn her eyes to him.

What she saw was the handsome face of Luo Haofeng and his pair of captivating peach blossom eyes that unsettled the hearts of countless girls.

Bai Xiaoxiao’s heartbeat was uncontrollably erratic.

This feeling was not one she liked, yet she couldn’t control her heart, making her somewhat irritated, “Why did you come out too? You didn’t eat much just now.”

“I’m not very hungry.”

Luo Haofeng’s lips curled into a gentle smile.

He glanced at the white jade round table under the tree and said to Bai Xiaoxiao, “Let’s sit over there; you’re wearing high heels, standing for long will make your feet hurt.”

Bai Xiaoxiao nodded and followed him to the table to sit down.

“Last week, I was supposed to stay in G City for a night, but I got a call last minute and had to go back.”

Luo Haofeng proactively brought up last week’s events. Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes flickered, her hand on her lap quietly clenched into a fist.

She lowered her eyes, her gaze landing on the fruit platter on the table, and said softly, “You mentioned that on the phone that night.”

“Xiaoxiao, are you used to being back in the country?”

Luo Haofeng smiled and switched the topic.

Yes, that night he had called her to explain the reason.

But today, seeing her, finally having time to be alone, he still wanted to bring it up again.

In his heart, he wanted to know if she came to Ranran’s house that night because she wanted to see him too. Was she thinking about him like he was about her?

“Don’t make it sound like I’ve forgotten home after being abroad for a few days. Of course, I’m still used to being at home.”

Bai Xiaoxiao’s teasing words prompted an apologetic response from Luo Haofeng, “Sorry, that was a slip.”

“What about you? After a few days of matchmaking, didn’t you find a suitable one?”

Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at Luo Haofeng, then lowered her eyes, picking up a small handful of sunflower seeds from the fruit plate to pass the time.

Luo Haofeng’s peach blossom eyes flashed a peculiar emotion. He looked at Bai Xiaoxiao’s hands peeling the seeds and answered nonchalantly, “I also want to find a suitable one, but there isn’t any.”

“Emotions need to be cultivated.”

Bai Xiaoxiao didn’t eat the seeds she peeled but held them in another hand.

Luo Haofeng chuckled lightly, “Many people say emotions need to be nurtured, but before nurturing feelings, at least there should be a liking. None of those matchmaking women were appealing, and I don’t want to cultivate feelings with them either.”

“…”

Bai Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Luo Haofeng raised an eyebrow, moved his chair closer to her, and reached his hand out, “Xiaoxiao, give them to me.”

“Huh?”

Bai Xiaoxiao was taken aback.

She looked at him, surprised.

Luo Haofeng smiled, his peach blossom eyes glancing at the hand holding the seeds, “You peeled them but didn’t eat. How about giving them to me instead of wasting them?”

“Why don’t you peel them yourself?”

Bai Xiaoxiao frowned, spreading her hand open.

“I don’t want to and since you peeled them but didn’t eat them, why don’t we share?”

Luo Haofeng’s smile deepened, his eyes full of determination as if he wouldn’t retract his hand unless she gave him the seeds.

Bai Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes but still handed over the peeled seeds.

“Thank you.”

Luo Haofeng took the seeds from her hand, tossed them into his mouth without hesitation.

“Hmm, very fragrant, very good.”

As he chewed, he praised them.

Watching him look as happy as if he’d eaten some gourmet delicacy, Bai Xiaoxiao inexplicably felt a complex emotion rising in her heart.

“Xiaoxiao, keep peeling, you peel, and I’ll eat.”

After finishing, Luo Haofeng still seemed unsatisfied.

Bai Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then grabbed another small handful to peel, casually asking, “You said in the morning you will stay in G City for a few days, is there something wrong?”

“It’s nothing wrong, our company and Xiao’s company have a collaboration, so I need to stay in G City for a few days.”

“Xiao Yuting’s company?”

Bai Xiaoxiao was still a little surprised.

Even though Xiao Yuting had mentioned a collaboration with Luo Haofeng’s company before.

She thought, it was just Xiao Yuting exaggerating to annoy Meng Ke.

Hearing Luo Haofeng say now that he’s staying in G City because of the collaboration with Xiao’s company, she realized what Xiao Yuting said was true.

“Yes.”

Luo Haofeng nodded, his demeanor calm, not feeling there’s anything strange about collaborating with Xiao’s.

“Why would you collaborate with him?”

In Bai Xiaoxiao’s impression, Xiao Yuting and Luo Haofeng were not on good terms.

When did they actually start working together, setting aside their differences?

Luo Haofeng chuckled lightly, saying indifferently, “Business is about interests. I used to dislike Xiao Yuting, and he didn’t like me either. But this collaboration benefits us all, so there’s nothing wrong with it.”

“You know…”

Bai Xiaoxiao didn’t finish when Luo Haofeng interrupted, “I know your company also collaborates with theirs.”

“Oh.”

Bai Xiaoxiao finished peeling the last seed in her hand, and in front of her, a large hand reached out again.

Looking at those long fingers and clearly defined palm lines, this time Bai Xiaoxiao didn’t naturally hand over all the peeled seeds.

Luo Haofeng, like a child, his handsome eyebrows shining with a charming smile, “By the time they come out, this plate of seeds might be finished, Xiaoxiao, I never knew before your seed-peeling speed was this fast.”

Bai Xiaoxiao was about to grab the seeds from the plate.

Upon hearing Luo Haofeng’s words, she paused abruptly.

Memories of lonely nights in D Country, sitting in the living room peeling seeds, came to mind.

Her seed-peeling speed improved from that time.

She smiled to cover up, not looking at Luo Haofeng, just grabbing another handful of seeds, peeling while softly saying, “When you peel enough, you get practiced.”