What was going on?
The surroundings were pitch black, making it impossible to see anything.
Fu Hanjiang quickly lifted his head towards Sheng Xiangsi's apartment, which was also in darkness. Thinking about her rundown apartment…
A girl alone would surely be scared, right?
Without thinking much, Fu Hanjiang turned on his phone's flashlight and moved his steps quickly.
This time, he hadn't brought anything with him, but with his long legs, he took several steps at a time, quickly reaching the fifth floor.
Inside the apartment, Sheng Xiangsi was holding her phone, searching through a drawer for candles.
Hearing a knock on the door, she was a bit surprised.
She ran to the door and opened it, "Who is it?"
"Who else could it be?"
In the darkness, Fu Hanjiang's deep eyes stared at her, "What, do you have many people coming to see you? Besides that rice seller last time, who else?"
Sheng Xiangsi blinked and shook her head in confusion, "No one else."
"Hmph."
Fu Hanjiang snorted, stepped in with his long legs, and sat on the sofa. "What's going on?"
"Oh." Sheng Xiangsi explained, "There's a power outage."
"What?" Fu Hanjiang couldn't believe it, "A power outage?"
In this day and age? How could such a developed place like Jiang City experience a power outage?
"It's like this."
Sheng Xiangsi said, "This area on West 12th Street is an old district. Many lines are old, and repairs are common."
This was something that Fu Gongzi, who had grown up in a wealthy area, couldn't comprehend.
"This shabby place…"
Fu Hanjiang frowned, displeased, "Why are you so stubborn about living here?"
Sheng Xiangsi didn't want to respond to that and instead asked, "Did you come up here for something?"
Hearing this, Fu Hanjiang hesitated.
How to answer? Should he say he was worried about her? Ugh… such a 'disgusting' thing to say, he couldn't say it!
"Hmph."
Fu Gongzi hummed, "I came up to see what's going on. Otherwise, if something happened to you, I wouldn't be able to explain to Grandma."
Oh, so that's it.
Sheng Xiangsi nodded and said, "I'm fine, you can leave now."
"?" Fu Hanjiang glared. She was already trying to kick him out? She didn't appreciate his concern at all.
His chest suddenly felt blocked, "Leave? In this pitch blackness, how do you expect me to leave?"
"Don't you have your phone?"
"My phone is dead!"
"Oh, wait a moment."
Sheng Xiangsi thought of something and turned back to continue searching the cabinet for candles.
Wait for what? Fu Hanjiang, confused, stood up and moved to her side, slightly lowering his head, "What are you looking for?"
"Candles."
"Candles?" Fu Hanjiang was again shocked, "You actually have such a thing here?"
"Yeah." Sheng Xiangsi answered naturally, "There are frequent power outages here. When I rented this place, both the landlord and the agent informed me, so I prepared in advance."
What?
She knew it was this kind of apartment and still rented it?
Fu Hanjiang's frown deepened, looking at the girl's silhouette in the dim light, feeling a strong sense of unfamiliarity.
Was she really the same Sheng Xiangsi who used to be arrogant and willful?
"Here."
She found a candle at the bottom of the drawer.
Sheng Xiangsi smiled and handed one to Fu Hanjiang, "Here, take one. Light it to see your way downstairs."
"Heh."
Fu Hanjiang shot her a look, "Thanks… but no thanks!"
"?" Sheng Xiangsi was puzzled, "Why not? You can't see the way, can you?"
"It's ugly!" Fu Hanjiang sneered, "You want me to hold this thing and go downstairs? No way!"
With that, he pushed away Sheng Xiangsi's hand holding the candle, "Take it away!"
Sheng Xiangsi was speechless, muttering, "Fine, don't take it. No need to get mad."
Suddenly, she froze, her whole body tensing up as she grabbed Fu Hanjiang's hand.
"What?"
"Ah!"
Sheng Xiangsi, startled, threw the candle aside and jumped up!
"Sheng Xiangsi! Xiangsi?"
Fu Hanjiang didn't know what had happened. When the girl jumped, he instinctively raised his hand and caught her.
And so, Sheng Xiangsi clung to him like an octopus.
Terrified, she didn't realize it, tightly hugging Fu Hanjiang's neck and screaming, "Ahhhh…"
"…"
Fu Hanjiang, however, was overwhelmed.
Holding such a soft, delicate form in his arms, clinging to him.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and without thinking, he supported her with one hand and cupped the back of her head with the other, pressing her deeper into his embrace.
As a result, his cheek was nearly buried in her neck.
The unique, soft fragrance of a girl surrounded him completely.
She was so fragrant, so soft…
He involuntarily softened his tone, gently soothing her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"…"
Hearing this, Sheng Xiangsi stiffened, suddenly realizing what she was doing. She had thrown herself at Fu Hanjiang!
She released her grip, trying to get down, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
Whether or not he noticed her intention, Fu Hanjiang didn't let go, still holding her.
He chuckled softly, "What scared you?"
Sheng Xiangsi was too embarrassed to say, "I think… it was a cockroach."
It was normal for this kind of apartment to have cockroaches. She had already bought cockroach repellent, but there were still some that escaped.
She pushed Fu Hanjiang, whispering, "I'm fine now, you can put me down."
"Hmm, alright."
Fu Hanjiang held her but didn't immediately let go. Instead, he carried her to the sofa and bent down, placing her gently on it.
His hand hesitated as it was about to release her.
His throat suddenly felt dry and itchy, and he spoke with difficulty, "Xiangsi…"
"Hmm?" Sheng Xiangsi looked up, unable to see his face clearly in the dark, "What is it?"
"I…"
He didn't speak, but his heart pounded fiercely in his chest, and even his breath became hot.
Holding her, his grip tightened, and he lowered his head, slowly moving closer to her…
Although he couldn't see anything, he accurately found her lips…
He wanted to kiss her.
Right at this moment!