"what?"

"I said, how many times have I apologized in this moment?"

Song Mai scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

I don't know what happened to her today. She would never be like this on normal days.

But today, maybe it’s because my emotions were so volatile, my mind was in a fuzzy state and I acted a little rashly.

"I, I'm sorry, I'm..."

However, she was interrupted by the man again before she could finish her words.

"Although we are not actually married and the contract only stipulates a one-year relationship, there is no need to be so unfamiliar."

Song Mai nodded: "I understand."

It wasn't that she was intentionally being distant, but she didn't see anything wrong with being with him in the first place.

She was even grateful to him. Even though she didn't know him very well, she could tell from the opinions and advice he occasionally gave her that he was an objective, rational and analytical person.

She even felt that it was nice to live with him, as if they were helping each other.

But she didn't know when it started, but Song Mai always felt that something was different. Sometimes she even looked forward to seeing the messages he sent her, and would actively ask for his opinion when encountering problems.

Even though his replies were always brief, she would feel excited and have a sense of belonging every time she received a message from him saying he would go home for dinner before leaving get off work.

"Ah."

The green light came on, and the man didn't hold her hand again, but strode forward.

Song Mai followed behind at a trot, but the hand that he had held was slowly tightening, and there seemed to be still some warmth from him on the hand.

"Are you finishing so early today?"

she couldn't help but ask.

Even if he goes home for dinner on weekdays, he won’t be home so early, usually around seven or eight o’clock.

Today, she had just got off work and he was already downstairs of her company.

Song Mai felt that he seemed to have some kind of magical power. He didn't show up on weekdays and was always busy with his own things.

But whenever she was in danger or trouble, he would always appear quickly, like a hero in a movie, with flash skills.

The man hummed.

"If you don't have anything to do today, come here early."

"So how's your business going?"

"Fortunately."

[Two words again, I can’t come up with the third word every time! ]

Song Mai complained silently in her heart that she often couldn't understand this man.

He was fine the last second, comforting her and holding her hand, but the next moment he returned to his cold look.

[It was he who said that he didn't need to be so unfamiliar, but he himself was more unfamiliar than anyone else. 】

The man walked in front silently, listening to what the woman was saying, his thin lips pursed into a thin straight line.

It's not that he deliberately distanced himself from her, but that's just his nature, not only towards her, but towards everyone.

And unfamiliar...

He admitted that he had acted a little too deliberately. Looking at the woman's wet eyes, which looked like those of a wounded deer, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

Reason and everything else went out the window, and I couldn't help but comfort her.

But when he saw the woman's eyes that were obviously dependent and touched, he suddenly calmed down as if a bucket of cold water was poured on him.

He and she are just a contractual couple, and they are destined to go their separate ways when the contract expires.

If she really fell in love with me, it would only hurt her.

In fact, Chu Xing didn't come here early after get off work.

His company is very busy, and he has recently started a new project, which has made him even busier.

He just arranged to observe Song's mother and Liu Weiqiang's every move and report their movements to him. She realized that Song Mai might be in trouble, so she came here specially.

After all, she was his legal wife. He could not give her some protection openly, so he could only protect her secretly in this way.

And after learning about his life background and family environment, Chu Xing felt that it was indeed not easy for her to maintain such kindness and integrity.

It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel sorry for her. He wanted her to be safe during the time he could protect her.

At least if the two of them separate in the future, she won't be in a dangerous environment at any time like she is now.

Song Mai successfully found her electric scooter and took the man home.

The two of them were silent all the way.

However, since moving into this house, Song Mai has been in a much better mood.

At least it won’t be like before, when after a busy day and several rounds of travel, I finally get home, only to see a house full of shabby things and suddenly feel that life is hopeless.

Even though she can only live in this house for one year, Song Mai will work hard to save money during this year. When the year is over and she has enough money, she won't have to live back in such an old and dilapidated house.

There were still many newly bought vegetables in the refrigerator. Song Mai picked out a few and fried a few side dishes and served them on the table.

Her cooking was just as good as always to his taste, and the man ate it all.

Song Mai stood up and was about to clean up the dishes, but the man stopped her.

"Be careful of Zheng Yao. She has no bottom line. Her methods are far more disgusting and worse than you can imagine."

Song Mai felt warm in his heart and nodded.

"Don't worry, I will."

After these few times, it can be said that Song Mai's cognition has been refreshed by Zheng Yao time and time again.

She knew that Zheng Yao disliked her and that she had bad intentions towards Chu Xing, but she never thought she could do this.

It seemed that as long as Zheng Yao had the chance, she would spare no effort to step on her, wishing she could crush her to death like an ant.

After dinner, the man rarely went to the study, but sat at the bar to work.

Song Mai sat on the sofa, fiddling with his phone, while a very boring family sitcom was playing on the TV.

She glanced at it from time to time.

After a while, she couldn't help but let out a low exclamation, but then she quickly shut her mouth for fear of disturbing Chu Xing.

"what happened?"

The man asked while typing on the keyboard without stopping his hands.

Song Mai's eyes were sparkling, and she turned to look at him with a bit of hope and longing in her eyes.

"Have you ever been to Purple City?"

The man nodded: "Yes, I have been there."

Song Mai turned over and continued to ask like a curious baby: "How was it? Was it fun?"

"not bad."

Song Mai looked at the circle of friends that a colleague posted about his travels and was extremely envious.

She has never gone on a formal trip in her life.

Even though I have been to many places, they were all on business trips and I had no time to walk around and see the world.

The man looked up at her and saw that the woman didn't know what she saw. Her little face was happy for a moment, then wrinkled the next, like a bun, which was quite cute.

"Want to go?"

Song Mai nodded.

"Of course, I haven't been there yet. I've only seen photos. It looks like a beautiful place to live. It's a good time to travel now since it's neither too hot nor too cold."

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