Chapter 13: Happiness?

Xia Nanxi and Zhan Chengyan went out together. It was already dark outside, and a cool breeze blew.

Zhan Chengyan looked at her thin frame and couldn’t help but take off his suit jacket and put it on her.

“From now on, when you go out, put a jacket in your bag every day. Girls need to stay warm.”

“Mm.”

Xia Nanxi was usually quite carefree, but for some reason, she felt a little shy and embarrassed in front of Zhan Chengyan.

Could it be because he was too handsome?

Come on, have some self-respect!

After arriving at the supermarket, Xia Nanxi bought some daily necessities first, towels, toothbrushes, and tooth cups.

Zhan Chengyan saw that she only took one of each item, so he said, “Aren’t you buying anything for me?”

“You don’t have…”

Before she could finish, Xia Nanxi suddenly remembered that this house belonged to his friend. How could there be any of his daily necessities?

So, she took another of each item for him, making it look like a couple’s set.

“Wow! This Pikachu slipper is so cute!”

Xia Nanxi looked at the price and couldn’t help but scoff, “It’s actually 89 yuan! Forget it.”

But Zhan Chengyan, without a word, directly took two pairs and put them in the shopping cart, one for each gender.

“You…”

Zhan Chengyan saw that she looked a little dazed and, impulsively, touched her head, “Don’t worry, I can still afford to support you.”

Xia Nanxi awkwardly laughed, “I wasn’t talking about money, I was just saying, do you really want to wear Pikachu slippers?”

Although there was a men’s version, it looked very incongruous with his tall 186 cm stature.

Zhan Chengyan turned around and said unnaturally, “I’m too lazy to pick other styles. It’s getting late, let’s go buy groceries.”

“Oh, okay.”

After they returned home, Xia Nanxi had just finished organizing things when the phone rang. The screen displayed “Mother Dearest” in four characters.

“Hello, Mom!”

“That… it’s raining, it’s not convenient for me to go home, I’ll sleep at Jiang Can’s tonight.”

Jiang Can was her best friend for seven or eight years, and it was common for her to spend the night at her place, so her mother didn’t suspect anything.

But as soon as Xia Nanxi hung up the phone, she saw Zhan Chengyan sitting lazily on the sofa, looking at her with displeasure.

“You’re living with me but you’re not even telling your mom. Do your family members disapprove of our marriage?”

“No, it’s just that you haven’t even been to our house yet, I don’t know how to tell my mom for now.”

Although Zhan Chengyan had a cold and arrogant personality, he wasn’t unreasonable.

“It’s my fault for being busy and neglecting this. I’ll personally apologize at your grandfather’s birthday banquet this weekend.”

“No need, it’s enough that you have this intention. After all, our marriage is not like ordinary people’s. It’s understandable that you couldn’t accept it at first, and my parents are reasonable people, they won’t care about these details.”

After saying that, Xia Nanxi turned and went into the kitchen.

Not long after, she cooked four dishes.

Spicy chicken, braised fish, spicy tofu, green pepper potato shreds, and tomato egg soup, accompanied by two bowls of rice.

Zhan Chengyan watched her wipe the table, serve dishes, and take bowls and chopsticks, smelling the strong aroma of food.

A feeling he had never felt before surged through his heart.

Calm, peaceful, and even… happy.

Is this what they call the warmth of the human world that soothes the heart?

“What are you still standing there for, hurry up and wash your hands and eat.”

Xia Nanxi smiled, revealing her eight white corn teeth, which were particularly infectious.

“Mm.”

Zhan Chengyan washed his hands and sat at the dinner table, feeling a little lost for a moment.

After all, he usually ate Western food, or else it was lobster, abalone, king crab, etc.

Xia Nanxi thought that he was a little restrained because he had just arrived in the big city, so she brought the rice and soup he had served to him.

“Don’t care what we got married for, but now that we’re married, we’re a family. Don’t be so formal with me, eat!”

A family?

Zhan Chengyan didn’t look up, his hand holding the chopsticks tightened.

In his memory, his mother was very strict with their four brothers, especially him, who was designated as the heir of the Zhan family.

He was sent abroad to study when he was ten years old and returned to take over the Di Heng Group at the age of 22.

Except for the monthly family gatherings, the rest of the time, home was a mere formality to him.

Now, Xia Nanxi said that they were a family, and his heart was inexplicably filled with a hint of warmth.

He picked up a piece of chicken leg and put it in Xia Nanxi’s bowl, “You’re still young and growing, eat more.”