Chapter 1: Encounter at the Bar

  A warm hug, as if time had stood still.

  Even if they weren't a couple, could they be so intimate with each other? Ye Xuanmo knew she shouldn't try to fall in love again, but now, she didn't have the strength to push Ou Muhan away.

  His embrace was very warm, warm enough to evaporate the last bit of awkwardness in Ye Xuan's heart. This warmth was different from the warmth that Situ Luotian had once given her.

  In the past, in Si Tu Luo Tian's arms, Ye Xuan Mo was always careful to take care of his emotions, worried that she wasn't doing enough, worried that he would leave at any time. But in Ou Mu Xuan's arms, she felt very much at ease, as if no matter what happened, he would always be by her side.

  She was uncertain about his feelings and didn't even know if he liked her, but in her heart, she had this strange sense of security.

  "Oumuamua!"

  "Hmm?" Ou Mu Xuan held her tightly in his arms.

  "It's nothing!" But with him by her side, her heart felt so warm, as if they had known each other for a long, long time, as if they had been intimate with each other for a long, long time.

  "Qian Qian, in my memory, I seem to have never liked anyone before, so I don't know what that feeling is like," Ou Mu Xuan said in a low voice. "Give me some time, just stay by my side like this, and let me understand what this emotion is."

  "Good!" In fact, she also wanted to figure out what this inexplicable dependence was called.

  Ou Mu Xuan quietly held her in his arms, unwilling to let go. He wanted to spend the rest of his life like this, in quiet peace. He wasn't a warm person, couldn't even warm himself up, but at this moment, he really wanted to give her all the warmth.

  Time stands still, so beautiful that it's heartbreaking to break it!

  Ou Muxuan slightly raised her eyes and found the painting that Ye Xiang had drawn when she was angry just now, which was...

  "Qianqian."

  "Hmm?" Yu Xuanmo replied in a low voice.

  "What did you just draw?"

  "Paint you!" Ye Xuan's words slipped out unintentionally.

  "But I look like a pig somehow."

  Ye Junmo's thoughts suddenly returned to her brain, leaving someone's arms, mechanically turning around, and then, indeed saw a lewd pig on the painting board just now.

  "Who did you just say you drew?" Oumu Xuan narrowed her eyes slightly and looked down at her face.

  “…Pig…” Ye Xuanmo blinked her innocent eyes.

  "But what you just said is obviously about me!" The amber-colored eyes became even more dangerous.

  "You're just like a pig... actually, you're almost the same!"

  "Huh?"

  "What I mean is, pigs and you... are actually quite similar..."

  "Ye Xuan Mo!"

  Ye Xuan'er stuck out her tongue, "I want to go out and find some inspiration, President Ou, would you like to come with me?"

  "You have to come with me!" After saying that, he pulled Ye Xuan's hand and walked out without any hesitation.

  It was just two people hand in hand, walking out without any worries, but behind them, there was always a gaze of jealousy and resentment staring at them.

  Ye Xuanmo, how long can you still be so arrogant!

  Mo Hanxin looked at their distant backs with a cold smile, Luo Leng's nightclub pole dancer, Ye Xuanmo, your identities are really many!

  Qingkong Square, Ye Xuanmo held a notebook and a pen in her hand, walking forward by herself. She wanted to draw down all the designs that caught her eye. As for Ou Muxuan behind her...

  Not only was he holding the bag for her, but also many clothes she had bought, saying they were used to find inspiration, as samples. Samples are just samples, but what's with all these pairs of shoes?

  After a day of strolling, Ye Xuanmo was very tired and sat down on the street-side resting chair to rest without any hesitation. Ou MuXuan didn't feel particularly tired, but following her around even though it was boring, he found it quite entertaining to see her eyes light up whenever she saw a design that caught her eye.

  Ye Xuan kicked Ou Mu Xuan who was sitting beside her and said, "Hey, are you just going to sit there?"

  Ou Mu Xuan looked at herself and thought, "Should I be lying down?"

  "......" Ye Xuan's eyes twitched slightly, "Mr. Ou, as a gentleman, should know how to take care of the lady by his side, understand?"

  "Oumu completely didn't understand, 'So, what care do you need now?'"

  "I'm thirsty!" Is this guy really clueless or just pretending?

  Ou Mu Xuan put down what he was holding and went to buy water. He had never been in a relationship before, how could he possibly know how to treat a lady?

  While waiting, Ye Xuanmo was bored watching people coming and going on the street, paying attention to everyone's clothes, hoping to find something from them. However, in the crowd, a brightly dressed woman suddenly recognized Ye Xuanmo at a glance.

  "Ada!" The woman cried out and hurried over.

  Ye Xuan Mo suddenly froze for a moment, then quickly stood up and walked towards the crowd. Could she pretend not to have heard? Could she pretend not to have seen this person?

  "Ada!" The woman apparently had no intention of letting her go and quickly chased after her, "What a coincidence, we always meet here!"

  Ye Xuanmo smiled awkwardly, "May, I'm not Ada now, I am..."

  "I know!" The woman still smiled brightly, "You're Xing Kong, now a famous fashion designer!"

  Ye Xuan's smile became even more awkward, "You...do you have something on your mind?"

  "When we were in France, we were at least friends, so I think we should keep in touch and deepen our feelings!" The woman spoke as if she was particularly sentimental.

  Ye Xuan nodded, "At that time, you helped me a lot, thank you." Although at that time, this woman was just vying for favor with her, but her vying for favor indeed helped her avoid many troubles.

  "We're friends, no need to be polite!"

  Ye Xuanmo was at a loss for words when Ou Muxuan walked over with two cups of juice in her hand.

  "Maybe some other time, my friend is here, let's talk another day!" Just as I was about to turn around and leave, the woman called out to me.

  "Ada, I have something very important to tell you!"

  "......" Ye Xuan felt subconsciously that it must be a bad thing, so she nodded, "Wait for me here, I'll be right back!"

  Ye Xuanmo walked up to Ou Muxuan with a bright smile on her face, but the brighter the smile, the more it indicated that something was amiss, and Ou Muxuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  "Who are you talking to?" Ou Mu Xuan curiously looked back at her.

  "An acquaintance!" Ye Xuan's hand immediately covered her line of sight, but in her heart she was thinking of what kind of excuse to use to get rid of him.

  "What are you hiding?"

  "It's nothing, I just..."

  Before Ye Xuanmo could finish speaking, she saw a commotion not far away, which seemed to be a group of reporters, and the person surrounded by the reporters was surprisingly Gu Jiajian, whom she had not seen for a long time.

  Then, Ye Xuan immediately saw Jia Xi as a lifesaver, Ah, you are indeed sister's lucky star!

  "It seems to be Gu Jiaxuan over there!" Ye Xuanmo stretched out her hand to hold Ou Muxuan's face and turned it in the direction of Gu Jiaxuan, forcing Ou Muxuan to shift his gaze.

  "Hmm!" Oumu Xuan still thought the woman who was talking to her was more suspicious.

  "She's surrounded by reporters, go help her!" This excuse was really reasonable, it not only got rid of Ou Mu Xuan but also helped Gu Jia Yan.

  "Why?" Oumu Xun didn't want to get involved in things that had nothing to do with himself.

  "Jia Xian is an artist of your company, and she's my sister, helping her is the same as helping me!"

  Ou Mu Xuan looked at her and was surprised that she offered to help on her own initiative, so he naturally agreed.