CHAPTER 222: CHAPTER 222: HELPING FIFTEEN RETRIEVE SOMETHING

"Xiao Lin?" Nan Xi quickly walked out upon hearing the voices and saw Lin Xiaoyan standing at the door talking to someone.

Lin Xiaoyan came back to her senses, "Sister Nan, nothing, I’m talking to He Qi’an, and he actually lives across from me!"

Nan Xi glanced at He Qi’an at the doorway and felt relieved.

She nodded, returned to her room, and did not disturb the two of them.

He Qi’an noticed Nan Xi leaving tactfully, looked at Lin Xiaoyan, and pulled her out with one swift move.

"What are you doing?" Lin Xiaoyan was suddenly pulled into He Qi’an’s arms, her hand resting on his chest, feeling the intense heat beneath her palm.

"I wanted to show you my apartment." He Qi’an felt Lin Xiaoyan’s body temperature and looked at her with a dark gaze.

Lin Xiaoyan intuitively felt this person was a bit dangerous now. She pushed against He Qi’an, nervously saying, "To... tomorrow, I... I want to sleep now..."

He Qi’an directly carried Lin Xiaoyan into the apartment across the hall, laughing, "Are you afraid I’ll eat you up?"

Lin Xiaoyan really was scared!

She looked around He Qi’an’s home; it was decorated the same as the apartment opposite, except for the different furniture.

The kitchen was particularly simple, the cupboards empty with nothing inside.

"Do you not cook usually?" Lin Xiaoyan leaned against the kitchen doorway and asked.

He Qi’an: "Sometimes I eat directly at the police station cafeteria, sometimes I order takeout, and sometimes I just have instant noodles..."

After speaking, He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan with a pitiful expression, "No choice, work is usually busy, not having a proper meal is common, sigh, it’s pitiful having no one to feel sorry for me."

Lin Xiaoyan: ......

She ignored He Qi’an and walked past him to explore other places.

"Wow, this room is full of gym equipment!"

Lin Xiaoyan stood at the entrance of a guest room, looking at the room packed with gym equipment, shocked beyond words.

He Qi’an walked over, gently wrapped his arms around his girlfriend’s waist, "Mm, you can come here directly if you want to work out in the future. Tomorrow I’ll get a key cut for you; you can come anytime."

Lin Xiaoyan nodded, "Alright, I’ll come when you’re not home to work out."

"Why when I’m not home?" He Qi’an looked down at Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan felt his heated breath, her heart pounding wildly. She tried hard to suppress her nervousness and looked elsewhere.

"Which room do you sleep in?"

He Qi’an curved his lips into a smile and, holding Lin Xiaoyan, walked to the master bedroom, "Here."

Seeing the decoration inside, Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t help but sigh. As expected from someone who came from the army, besides being clean, everything was especially neat.

Looking at the bed, not a single crease and the quilt was still folded into neat blocks!

"Your quilt is folded really well!" Lin Xiaoyan touched the corners of the quilt, "How exactly did you fold it? Back when I was in Yun Province, no matter how I tried, I couldn’t fold it like this."

He Qi’an moved behind Lin Xiaoyan and whispered, "I’ll teach you."

Lin Xiaoyan pouted, "Forget it, Sister Lan tried to teach me for a whole day, and I still couldn’t learn!"

However, before she could finish, He Qi’an grabbed her by the waist and laid her down on the bed.

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!

Facing the approaching face, Lin Xiaoyan quickly raised her hands to push against him, nervously saying, "Don’t... Don’t do anything rash! Or else... I’ll call the police!"

He Qi’an laughed, "Did you forget, I’m a cop myself!"

After saying that, he grabbed Lin Xiaoyan’s hands, lifted them above her head, and kissed her directly.

...

"Stop! I don’t want to kiss anymore!!!"

Lin Xiaoyan covered He Qi’an’s mouth, her lips feeling swollen, and she had trouble catching her breath.

He Qi’an was still reluctant, but seeing the reproachful look in his girlfriend’s eyes, he stopped.

"When are we getting married?"

"Married?!" Lin Xiaoyan was dazed upon hearing those words, having just been kissed breathlessly, thinking she misheard.

"Yes, married! I want to get married now!" He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan’s blushing cheeks, slightly swollen red lips, wanting to kiss her again.

"Stop!"

Sensing He Qi’an’s dangerous intentions, Lin Xiaoyan quickly covered his mouth, pushing him away.

"We’ve only been officially together for a few days and you’re already thinking about marriage?!"

Lin Xiaoyan hurriedly sat up, putting distance between them.

He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan standing at the doorway, feeling a bit regretful, "Yes, I’m dating you with marriage as the goal!

Besides, my grandpa knows I’m dating and is urging me to bring you home soon!"

Hearing that He Qi’an’s grandpa knew about them, Lin Xiaoyan panicked, "Your grandpa knows?"

"Yes, he called me yesterday, urging me to get married quickly."

Lin Xiaoyan: "He... doesn’t know about my family situation?"

He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan and smiled helplessly, "I already told you, my family doesn’t have any class prejudices.

Since Grandpa knows I’m dating, he definitely knows about your situation too.

He even called me useless, saying my progress was too slow..."

Saying this, He Qi’an looked at his girlfriend with a pitiful expression.

Lin Xiaoyan didn’t expect He Qi’an’s grandpa really didn’t care about family background...

"Yanyan, do you think I’m useless?" He Qi’an asked, embracing Lin Xiaoyan while she was lost in thought.

Lin Xiaoyan came back to her senses, looked up at He Qi’an, smiling as she tiptoed to pat his head, "Of course not!"

Hearing her words, He Qi’an smiled and gently kissed the corner of her mouth.

Lin Xiaoyan patted He Qi’an’s arm, "I need to go back and sleep, see you in the morning."

"Okay," He Qi’an said reluctantly.

Back in bed, Lin Xiaoyan thought about He Qi’an’s words; his grandpa knew about them and was urging him to marry...

It felt somewhat unreal.

Of course, she wouldn’t lose her head and agree immediately to getting married.

Marriage is a lifelong commitment, and she just confirmed her relationship with He Qi’an. She didn’t know him that well yet.

They’d talk about it later; maybe they’d break up before getting married...

...

After breakfast, Lin Xiaoyan and Nan Xi prepared to go to the mall to buy a few things to decorate the house.

Suddenly, Xuan Shiwu’s call came through.

Lin Xiaoyan answered immediately, "Hello, Shiwu."

"Yanyan, I have a favor to ask."

Shiwu’s urgent voice came from the phone.

"Go ahead."

"I want you to help me retrieve something. When I was in Sea City before, I left it there temporarily due to lack of time.

You can pick it up for me and then mail it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan felt a headache, "What thing? It’s not... about that thing, is it!"

Xuan Shiwu laughed aloud, "Don’t worry, after all this time, the ghosts have scattered!

But just in case, it’s best if you go get it at noon!"

Lin Xiaoyan: "Sure, send me the location, and I’ll get it."

Soon, Xuan Shiwu sent the exact location.

Lin Xiaoyan opened the map; it was in the outskirts of Sea City.

Lin Xiaoyan called Nan Xi over, and the two of them headed to the place to retrieve Shiwu’s item.