She had just been lying next to him, and now their faces were very close.
He saw her delicate skin, smooth as a peeled boiled egg, and couldn't resist reaching out from under the covers with his hand, gently touching her cheek with the pad of his thumb.
His fingers were a bit rough, and Chiang Xiao flinched slightly, pulling back a little.
"Chiang Xiaoxiao, you've grown up a lot," he observed, looking at her with deep-set eyes.
Before he left for a year, they hadn't seen each other for over three months — he in the provincial city, she in Peace Town. So in truth, it had been nearly a year and a half since he had last seen her.
Chiang Xiaoxiao had indeed grown up a lot.
"You've aged a lot too," Chiang Xiao said.
Her words left Meng Xinian feeling a blockage in his chest, struggling to breathe, and he suddenly started coughing violently.
Chen Yin, who happened to be bringing in hot water, was startled by his severe coughing and almost spilled the entire basin.
