A Man and A Woman, at Home... Alone?

After almost an hour of driving, the car finally stopped in front of a two-storey house.

The house had a very simple design. Though it mainly used black, white and gray hues, the style did not look even a tad bit dull. In fact, the artistic blend of these seemingly lifeless colors brought out a unique elegance to the house.

Two years... two years had passed and now she's officially back!

Everything seemed to be just as she had remembered them to be. 'He' really did a great job in taking care of the house!

But this was not the right time to be thinking about such matters, Wang Rouxi had a patient to attend to.

After parking the car into the driveway, she turned her head to look at the asleep man. She was contemplating whether to nudge him awake or let him rest inside the car.

"A bed is much more comfortable than the backseat of the car," Wang Rouxi muttered to herself.

"Mr. Xia..." Wang Rouxi called out, but the man did not move.

"Mr. Xia..." Still no reaction.

"Mr. Xia..."

Wang Rouxi had already called out to him a few times, but he still remained asleep so she reached out her hand to nudge him.

In his subconscious state, Xia Jiannan felt a hand tapping his left thigh, snapping him awake.

At first, he was a little bit disgruntled as he tried to regain his focus. But the moment that he had come face to face with the bewitching woman, Xia Jiannan almost fell into a daze once more.

Xia Jiannan felt surreal the instant he saw her whole face clearly for the first time.

What was more, Xia Jiannan could still feel the warm sensation in the place that she had touched earlier...

And the warmth was starting to spread to THAT certain part of his body.

Xia Jiannan suddenly felt suffocated.

Seeing the flustered face of the man, Wang Rouxi was alarmed. She hurriedly got down from the car and helped Xia Jiannan into the house.

"Are you alright?"

In Wang Rouxi's beautiful face, one could see worry and anxiety. Her eyebrows were knitted together as she examined the slightly feverish man.

Because Xia Jiannan was not responding to her, Wang Rouxi did not know what to do.

Just as she was about to go and get him a glass of water, Xia Jiannan fixed a stare in her direction.

Not minding the slightly odd look on his eyes, Wang Rouxi yet again inquired, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xia Jiannan just continued to stare at her with that odd look. After some time, he shook his head.

"Do you live by yourself?"

Wang Rouxi was taken aback by his sudden question, her eyes widened with surprise. But what surprised her the most was the huskiness of his voice.

The sound of his voice was extremely attractive...

However, thinking that he was just thirsty, Wang Rouxi quickly stood up to fetch him a drink.

Her actions though had been misinterpreted by Xia Jiannan.

'Great, just great! You scared her away!'

With the unexpected turn of events that had happened today, Xia Jiannan felt another headache coming.

Holding his head in his hands with his elbows propped on his thighs, Xia Jiannan could not stop thinking about the possibilities...

What if she really was living by herself?

What if I could not restrain myself?

What if...

'Xia Jiannan! When did you become this perverted!' The man berated himself.

Truthfully, Xia Jiannan did not really quite understand why he was acting this way. In his twenty-six years of existence, this was the first time he had been attracted to someone of the opposite sex.

It surely was not because he was leaning the other way, no. It's just that, no one could pique his interest, not until this woman...

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Wang Rouxi did not immediately return after getting some water from the fridge.

She just stood there, staring blankly at the kitchen's door. It was the door that would lead her to the living room where Xia Jiannan was sitting on the couch with his head clutched in his hands.

If Xia Jiannan was perturbed by his corrupted thoughts, Wang Rouxi, on the other hand, fretted on how she should deal with the said man.

She did indeed take him home to treat him, but what next?

She would just have to open that door and talk to him. It's that simple!

But a sudden thought made her hesitate and feel kind of scared.

After all, this was the very first time she had brought anyone home since THAT time.