Chapter 320 - Too Sweet (1/2)

”Is it nice?” Gao Yi's hands were in his pockets. Xia Ruoxin blinked her eyes, and then she nodded her head hard. The man's gaze became more profound. Sometimes, this woman could be alluring. However, he must not rush her. One's heart would ache for a woman who had been deeply hurt before. Moreover, she was the only one who could heal her own heart.

A thought popped up in Xia Ruoxin's mind. She put her ice cream in front of him. ”You'll know after you've tried. It's really sweet.”

Her hands stayed in mid-air. She felt so unnatural that she wanted to take them back. However, it would be extremely embarrassing if she did that.

Gao Yi burst out laughing. He reached out with one hand, took her wrist, and proceeded to take a bite from her ice-cream. ”I told you before. I don't dislike having your leftovers. Not at all. Mmm, it's really sweet.”

He said easily. There was a hidden meaning behind his words. Xia Ruoxin retracted her hands awkwardly, and then she lowered her head to continue eating her ice cream.

Only Rainy sat quietly alone with her doll, licking her ice cream as she held it. The ice cream was so yummy that her eyes curved into a pair of crescents with a smile of content on her face. She walked to Gao Yi's side and stretched her hands out. ”Uncle, carry me.”

”Okay, I'll carry.” Gao Yi bent down at his waist and scooped the child up. ”Come, let's go elsewhere.” He reached out with his empty hand and beckoned at Xia Ruoxin. ”Come, Ruoxin.”

Xia Ruoxin stared at his hand waiting for hers in mid-air. Those hands were huge but warm. This man had treated everyone gently and politely. Although he might have been smiling, he was always too courteous. However, his smile towards Rainy and Xia Ruoxin had come from his heart. He truly felt close to them.

She reached out and put her hand into Gao Yi's palm. He immediately held her hand tightly, so tightly as though he was afraid to lose her.

The two hands clasped together seemingly held on by an invisible net which had been woven tightly around them. Neither of them felt pressured or repressed. It was so natural and relaxed.

There was no need to confront it head-on because this man had not given her any pressure since the very beginning. He was helping her unconditionally, and she should just accept it.

The sky was starting to turn dark. Being a child, Rainy's stamina was limited. She was already sprawled on Xia Ruoxin's shoulder while she slept.

”It's inconvenient for you to hold her with your hand. Let me carry her.” Gao Yi said as he took the child promptly from her. Rainy might have been only three years old, but she still had some weight on her. Normal people could handle that. However, for someone like Xia Ruoxin with a weak left hand, it might have been too much for her to carry a child with just one hand.

”Tired?” Gao Yi asked as he walked beside her. He had seen the way she was biting on her lips. She must have been exhausted.

”I'm fine. I have always been carrying her like this. She is not very heavy.” Rainy was her daughter after all. No matter how heavy she was, Xia Ruoxin would be able to carry her as a mother.

”Must you be so stubborn?” Gao Yi stopped. He knocked her forehead unceremoniously with his knuckles, and he could feel her sweat between his fingers. She said she wasn't tired. Wasn't this the best evidence?

Xia Ruoxin was silent for a moment. ”If I was not stubborn, Rainy and I would not be alive now.” No one knew what kind of life she has had to go through. There was a time when she had been desolate and in despair.

However, that was all in the past as long as her daughter remained healthy. She touched Rainy's head gently and felt truly blissful.

”You're so silly.” Even as he said this, one could hear a hint of heartache in Gao Yi's voice.