"Let's listen to the music first," Xie Qingyu said, stopping Zhou He's excitement.

“Okay,” Zhou He readily agreed.

The song being sung downstairs now was already being played before they arrived, but I couldn't quite understand it halfway through.

Zhou He began to try his best to find topics to talk about with Xie Qingyu, and seeing that he was trying his best to keep the atmosphere from becoming awkward, Xie Qingyu also had the heart to let him rack his brains to find topics.

Instead, she took the lead, saying, "Didn't you say you wanted to have a good talk with Xie Qingqing?"

These were the words Zhou He said when Xie Qingyu first came to his house. At that time, Zhou He did not believe that Xie Qingqing would agree to the marriage swap.

Zhou He smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "We haven't talked yet. I've tried contacting her twice, but she hasn't replied to my messages."

Zhou He wasn't stupid; he could tell Xie Qingqing's meaning just from her not replying to messages. She had never failed to reply before; at most, she would reply late.

"If you run into each other, you can have a good talk. After all, it's not like you won't see each other again in the future," Xie Qingyu said softly.

"Yeah, I'll have a good talk with her next time I see her." It was impossible for Zhou He to completely let go of the past.

Xie Qingyu stopped there, leaving it at that.

Zhou He took a moment to check the messages on his phone. They were from Qin Dan and the others, asking where he had picked up the person and why they hadn't returned yet.

Zhou He quickly replied that he and Xie Qingyu were listening to music.

Meanwhile, the other side was in an uproar, with messages flooding the screen, accusing Zhou He of forgetting his brothers after getting Xie Qingyu.

Qin Dan even directly said he wanted to come over.

Few of Zhou He's group liked listening to this kind of thing, and now Zhou He just thought they were joking around.

When the new song started, Zhou He and Xie Qingyu fell silent.

When Zhou He calmed down, you could still feel the air of a rich young master about him; he was neither arrogant nor impatient, quite different from his usual boisterous self.

But while he was enjoying some peace and quiet, someone was preventing him from doing so.

The phone kept receiving messages, and when he didn't reply, he called directly.

Zhou He picked up his phone and saw it was Qin Dan.

"Come to the entrance to meet me!" Qin Dan's voice was clearly angry. He had never been to this place before and had been turned away without an appointment.

"What's wrong?" Xie Qingyu looked at Zhou He, who had just put down the phone and looked clearly troubled.

"Qin Dan is here, I want to... I want to come along," Zhou He said, sounding a little embarrassed.

"Then let him come over. It's not like we don't know each other," Xie Qingyu said.

"He's at the door, I'll go meet him," Zhou He said.

Xie Qingyu nodded.

Zhou He left the private room, and Xie Qingyu raised her wrist to check the time. It should be about time; perhaps Zhou He would run into Xie Qingqing at the door later.

Zhou He left, unaware that Xie Qingyu in the private room also left immediately after he did.

To avoid affecting the guests' experience, the staff here don't stand guard in the corridors, which greatly facilitates Xie Qingyu's movements.

She had already confirmed the location of 'Tinghe' when she arrived, and Zhou Shenye was inside it.

Even if Zhou He hadn't gone to pick up Qin Dan, Xie Qingyu would have needed to find an excuse to come out, and now it's just the right time for her.

Tinghe enjoys a prime location, situated in the very center, making it easy to find.

Moreover, the staircases are on both sides, and the middle position is actually the quietest place, with very few people coming here.

Perhaps because she wasn't as cautious in her own business, Xie Qingyu arrived just as Assistant Feng came out of the room and headed towards the other staircase.

It's a good time.

Xie Qingyu needs to verify this.

'Tinghe' is very different from 'Luoxue'. At least the Tinghe private room is separate.

Xie Qingyu entered quietly, but saw no one in sight.

If Xie Qingyu hadn't confirmed with the system that Zhou Shenye was in this room, she would have doubted that she had gone to the wrong place.

After passing through two screens, Xie Qingyu met the person she was looking for.

It's probably because I wasn't feeling well at night, or maybe it was a relapse of my illness.

Zhou Shenye frowned, sat in front of the chair with his eyes closed, the veins on his hands were prominent, and the prayer beads were spinning rapidly.

Completely unobstructed.

Xie Qingyu arrived a bit early and didn't see where the room in the story, where Zhou Shenye's hand was the only part visible as he touched Xie Qingqing, was.

All that's left is Zhou Shenye standing right in front of her.

Even when the illness is flaring up.

This was a good opportunity for Xie Qingyu to test whether she could approach him without making him feel uncomfortable.

However, if she doesn't seize the right opportunity, she might suffer some hardship.

With time running out and Assistant Feng's return uncertain, Xie Qingyu decided to take the simplest and most direct approach.

Even if things don't go well, she still has the status of Zhou He's fiancée.

Xie Qingyu composed herself and slowly stepped forward, without trying to suppress the sound of her footsteps.

Zhou Shenye clearly heard footsteps; his eyelids twitched twice, but he didn't open his eyes.

"They've arrived?" Zhou Shenye's voice was already hoarse beyond recognition.

"Hello?" Xie Qingyu's voice rang out at the same time as his, and at the same time, Xie Qingyu's hand carefully touched the man's hand, which was resting on the edge of the table and turning the Buddhist prayer beads.

The smooth ebony prayer beads looked light and delicate in his large palm. Xie Qingyu's pale fingers lightly tapped the back of his hand three times, a polite and fleeting touch.

"what!"

The next moment, the large hand reacted extremely quickly, grasping the soft hand in return, and even unconsciously rubbing the thumb twice.

Xie Qingyu's exclamation immediately made everyone realize that this was not a dream. When Zhou Shenye opened his eyes, what he saw was Xie Qingyu being pulled by the hand and slightly leaning on the table.

The babbling sounds that usually calmed him seemed to have no effect.

As the girl struggled, her slightly curled hair fell onto the back of his hand, swaying with her movements and leaving a ticklish sensation.

Normally, this would be a very unpleasant feeling, but at this moment, I felt no aversion at all.

Zhou Shenye looked at Xie Qingyu with a puzzled expression.

It's not Xie Qingqing.

Zhou Shenye knew this very well, and besides, Assistant Feng hadn't returned yet.

But it also looks somewhat familiar.

Zhou Shenye thought to himself.

However, his brain currently has almost no energy to recall where this sense of familiarity came from.

The feeling of skin against skin is so comfortable.

Zhou Shenye looked up and met the girl's gaze, and could even clearly see the panic and anger in her eyes.

Reason told him that he should let go at this point, as it would be extremely impolite to do so.

But the feeling of having his hands on it was so captivating that he wanted more.

Zhou Shenye had been in contact with people before. In order to treat his illness, he had tried skin-to-skin contact with all kinds of people. Apart from the physiological aversion, it had almost no effect on his condition.

Sometimes Zhou Shenye would suspect that the doctor had misdiagnosed him, and that he didn't have skin hunger syndrome.

At that moment, he clearly understood that there had been no misdiagnosis.

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