Seeing this, Qin Si Ye quickly took two tissues and moved closer to her, wanting to wipe away her tears.
"Why are you crying again? Look, your eyes are all swollen."
In fact, Shen Xi's eyes weren't just swollen, her lips were too.
However, that was his masterpiece, and he couldn't tell her.
Qin Si Ye could only secretly rejoice in his heart.
"Don't move," Shen Xi immediately stopped him, quickly taking the tissues from his hand to dry her tears.
After her emotions calmed down, Qin Si Ye teased her with a cheeky grin, "Are you very touched? If you want to thank me, I can let you kiss me again."
Saying this, he shamelessly moved a little closer to her.
Shen Xi suddenly stood up, her face flushed, and said, "When you've achieved 10 thank yous, I'll thank you all at once."
"You said it yourself. I've noted it down." Qin Si Ye's sword-like eyebrows rose, full of curiosity about her words.
From this moment on, he began to anticipate how she would thank him then.
Shen Xi looked at him with a calm expression, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest."
"You're so eager to send me away. It's like crossing a river and demolishing the bridge." Qin Si Ye gazed at her with dark eyes.
"I'm not rushing you, I'm inviting you," Shen Xi said, glancing at the phone on the coffee table. It was already 11 PM. "It's really late, hurry back. Otherwise, Grandma will start to worry."
Qin Si Ye slowly stood up, cast a pleading glance at the large bed not far away, and asked pitifully, "Can I not go?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi's temper flared, "Qin Si Ye, what do you want? There are many people living here."
Qin Si Ye's lips curved upwards, and he glanced at the sofa again. "I mean, can I sleep here?"
"That's still not allowed," Shen Xi's voice was stern as she stopped him, grabbing his arm and leading him towards the door.
Qin Si Ye used his strength to pull her into his arms, murmuring emotionally in her ear, "Xi Xi, how can you be so heartless? I've missed you for five whole years, can't you let me stay with you a little longer?"
Shen Xi's heart stirred. It wasn't that she didn't want to stay with him, but there were many things that were still unclear, and she needed to sort them out first.
She finally managed to lift her head from his chest, her gaze sharp as she glared at him, "Qin Si Ye, did you forget the oath you made just now?"
"Oh." Qin Si Ye slowly released her, quickly planting a kiss on her forehead. "Goodnight. Happy birthday! Tonight, I will miss you in my dreams."
With that, he forced himself to stride out of the room.
Listening to his receding footsteps, Shen Xi slowly closed the door and walked towards the bedside.
Thinking about the events of the night felt like a dream.
First, everyone celebrated her birthday together, then Brother Kai Cheng actually confessed his love to her with flowers on the spot.
After that, Ah Zhe suddenly appeared, Qin Si Ye left in anger, and just now, he had unexpectedly knocked on her door.
Not only had he seen her true appearance, but he had also kissed her.
Shen Xi lay on the bed, her hand lightly touching her lips, her eyes closed, savoring the passionate kisses they had shared.
It was completely different from that night five years ago...
As she thought about it, a shy and happy smile on her face, she drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Shen Xi finally got out of bed at 8:30 AM.
She scratched her hair and quickly headed to the washroom.
It was all that man's fault. When he left last night, he insisted on saying, "I will miss you in my dreams," and as a result, the only person she dreamt of all night was him.
After washing up, Shen Xi put on her mask and walked downstairs.
Although Qin Si Ye now knew the truth, she hadn't planned to reveal it to anyone else yet.
Including Yin Zhe. She needed to find an appropriate time to explain everything to him.
Otherwise, the information was too overwhelming, and she feared he wouldn't be able to accept it all at once.
"Sis, you're up." At this moment, Yin Zhe was sitting on the sofa, playing with the three children. Seeing her come downstairs, he quickly stood up.
He already knew her identity, so he didn't want to add the word "cousin."
Even if she were his actual cousin, calling her "Sis" sounded more intimate.
Shen Xi didn't mind at all; she quite liked him calling her that.
"Mhm. You're up quite early." Shen Xi smiled, looking at the one adult and three children on the sofa.
"Sis, did Si Ye ge come to find you last night? I think I heard a man's footsteps?" Yin Zhe asked with concern.