Luo Xichen stood at the door and looked at her, his lips curling up.
Sha Zhixing looked down at him. Her heart seemed to have stirred up a thousand waves, but her tone was still calm. "Didn't you go abroad?"
"Yes, I did!" Luo Xichen pretended to reply and nodded in agreement.
"Why are you back?" Sha Zhixing looked at him and her lips twitched slightly, but she did not show anything on her face.
Luo Xichen walked towards her step by step and said casually, "I forgot something."
"Forgot what?" Sha Zhixing looked into his eyes and her red lips curved upwards.
"My cat." Luo Xichen stopped at the spiral staircase and smiled faintly.
Sha Zhixing was stunned for a few seconds and realized what he was referring to. She did not care that she was standing so high up and ran down the stairs. Her slim body crashed into his arms.
Luo Xichen caught her steadily and held her tightly in his arms.
Sha Zhixing was very excited. She was the most excited Luo Xichen had ever seen since she was a child. She did not care about her image. Luo Xichen picked her up and wrapped her legs around his body.
"Why didn't you tell me before you left?" She sounded a little resentful.
"I didn't say that I went to the airport to leave."
"...Then what was it for?"
Luo Xichen carried her up the stairs step by step and explained calmly as they walked. "To go through the refund procedures."
Sha Zhixing was stunned and looked up. She looked at his face in surprise and asked, "You're not leaving?"
"You want me to leave?" Luo Xichen smiled.
"Go on, I'll take in the harem if you leave." Sha Zhixing lifted his chin and smiled.
"Don't you dare!" Luo Xichen held her and pinched her waist with his fingertips.
"Ah, it hurts..." Sha Zhixing groaned and hit him with her hand in revenge.
"Only when you know the pain will you remember!" Luo Xichen smiled and rubbed her waist.
Sha Zhixing did not continue to argue with him. Instead, she asked, "Why didn't you tell me you weren't leaving?"
Luo Xichen's eyes darkened after hearing her words.
In fact, he had made this decision on the spur of the moment. He was still thinking about it on the way from the villa to the airport. He had considered whether he should rely on his own abilities to deal with the situation in Northern Ireland as soon as possible and come back before anything unexpected happened. However... with Sha Zhixing's personality, if he left without saying a word, when he returned, he would leave empty-handed.
Even if he explained this to her, he would still not be at ease. If he left her here alone, who knew how many peach blossoms would appear by her side after a period of time?
Sha Zhixing observed his reaction without batting an eyelid. She guessed that he might have his own reasons, so she did not ask further. Instead, she changed the question that she was previously struggling with. "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"
She was the person closest to him, but everyone around her knew about it. She was the only one who had been kept in the dark. Sha Zhixing still felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about it.
Luo Xichen's eyes fell on her face quietly. He looked at the anticipation in her eyes and smiled faintly. "It's not that I didn't want to tell you, but I cared too much. That's why I handled it carefully..."