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Chapter 101 Pink Slippers

Fine rain, like a thin veil, enveloped the streets.

Su Nian's cool voice followed: "Long time no see."

"Like Pei Xiao, I was assigned a mission by Tian Shu to come here on official business," Lin Ye explained proactively.

Reuniting on a cold, rainy street in a foreign land, most people would probably embrace each other with great excitement, or recount the various experiences of being apart.

Between the two of them, there was only a calm and tranquil atmosphere.

Pei Xiao wasn't surprised by their reaction. Su Nian was a girl as aloof as frost and snow. No matter what she faced, her eyes never revealed much emotion to anyone.

"It's rare to meet here, how about we go have a meal together?" Pei Xiao broke the silence. A chance encounter in a foreign land was a very reasonable suggestion.

One was a relative, and the other was a classmate; Su Nian had no reason to refuse.

Since being rejected after confessing her feelings that night, Pei Xiao has experienced an unprecedented blow.

He wasn't the type to pester someone relentlessly. After his confession failed, he never contacted Su Nian again.

In the days that followed, he lived his life in an orderly fashion, attending classes at school and handling missions at the Tian Shu branch.

He thought that time would heal all wounds, that those impulses and feelings would be worn away, and that he would gradually forget about Su Nian.

But a week ago, when he received the mission to go to Wulie, Pei Xiao realized he was wrong.

He knew Su Nian was in the fog, and at that moment he couldn't calm himself down.

A sentence his brother Pei Xu had once said in a bar flashed through his mind.

People always tend to be more attached to things they can't have.

Pei Xiao used to scoff at Pei Xu's fallacious reasoning about his womanizing ways, but now he has to admit that after that rejection, his feelings for Su Nian have become even more deeply ingrained.

Su Nian responded to Pei Xiao's invitation with a swift and decisive action.

"No need, I've already prepared a meal at home."

After saying this, Su Nian skipped the pleasantries and turned around, taking light steps towards the apartment.

Pei Xiao watched the figure gradually disappear into the rain, and couldn't help but sigh in surprise.

She still acts like she doesn't want to be approached, not even giving you a chance to have a meal together. You can't even find a way to get close to her.

Just as Pei Xiao was still sighing helplessly, the figure holding the umbrella in front of her suddenly stopped.

Su Nian turned around, the edge of her umbrella tilted slightly, and through the misty rain, her gaze passed over Pei Xiao and landed precisely on Lin Ye.

"Do you want to come along?"

Her tone remained cool and indifferent, without any extra fluctuations, as if she were simply offering a casual greeting.

Just then, Lin Ye's stomach started to protest. Without hesitation, he knew the mission to Tian Shu wasn't urgent, and Pei Xiao could contact him anytime. He figured a meal wouldn't make a difference, so he immediately followed Su Nian.

Su Nian did not wait for him to approach, but continued walking along the street towards the apartment.

Pei Xiaodu watched the two figures walking into the rain one after the other, and only then did he realize that Su Nian was not rejecting eating together; she had always rejected him.

In the gloomy sky, raindrops slanted and intertwined. Su Nian walked ahead with an umbrella, while Lin did not use an umbrella. However, he had a thin magnetic field around him that kept the rain out. The two were two or three meters apart.

The Victorian buildings lining the street looked like a faded oil painting in the rain. They crossed the street, entered the lobby of the apartment building, and took the elevator to the floor where Su Nian was.

Su Nian stopped in front of a door, took out her key from her bag, and with a soft click, the door was pushed open.

The lights were off inside, and the dim light subtly outlined the neat and simple furnishings.

Lin Ye subconsciously followed and stepped inside, his mind still preoccupied with the events at Qiyun Hot Spring Resort.

Just as Lin Ye lifted one foot, Su Nian, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, stretched out a hand, placed her palm on his chest, and pushed him back half a step.

Lin wondered to himself if she had suddenly changed her mind when she got to her doorstep and didn't want him to come in.

Su Nian's cool voice came at this moment: "There aren't many guests in the apartment usually. Wait here for a moment, I'll go find you a pair of slippers."

Lin Ye's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled down. He nodded silently and stood obediently in place, waiting.

A little while later, she took a pair of slippers out of the bag and threw them at Lin Ye's feet.

Lin looked down and saw the slippers clearly. They were pink, slightly chubby suede slippers, small and cute, with a simple cartoon bear pattern printed on them.

Both the color and the size exude an undeniable girlish charm.

She might not actually like this style; perhaps she just picked it randomly because it's a women's style.

In any case, these are clearly not men's slippers, and they have been used. They are most likely spare slippers that she usually wears for changing or after taking a shower.

Looking at the pair of pink slippers, Lin Ye felt a strange sense of embarrassment.

He looked up at Su Nian, whose expression remained as calm as ever, as if it were perfectly normal to toss her a pair of slippers with such a girlish charm.

Lin also started to have doubts. If she refused to change into it because the color was too feminine, Su Nian would definitely look down on her.

It's laughable that a grown man would act so coy and pretentious over such trivial matters.

But if I actually wore it, I think I'd be looked down upon.

Lin took a deep breath and finally gritted her teeth, took off her shoes, and squeezed her feet in.

The soft, furry touch that enveloped his instep was quite comfortable, but it still gave him a strange feeling.

Lin also entered the house, his movements appearing somewhat hurried.

Su Nian took in Lin Ye's uncomfortable reaction and said, "If you're not used to it, you don't have to wear it."

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"No, no." Lin Ye was afraid that speaking too slowly would displease her, so he quickly denied it.

If you were to actually take off those pink fluffy slippers and put them aside at this moment, wouldn't that be tantamount to telling the other person that you dislike them?

Seeing his words, Su Nian's expression softened a little, and she walked towards the kitchen.

Lin Ye felt a bit confused ever since he entered the apartment. The water in the kettle on the table was still warm. He poured himself a little more than half a cup, tilted his head back, and took a swig.

Su Nian came out of the kitchen. She looked at Lin Ye's actions, her cold eyes narrowed, and a dangerous light flashed in her pupils. Her voice was icy cold: "That's my cup."

"Pfft!" Lin also sprayed out water.