"You're too thin! Eat more from now on!" Li Ming's voice rang in Xia Hong's ear.
Only then did Xia Hong realize that she was being held horizontally in Li Ming's arms. One of his hands went through under her armpit to support her, and the other went under her legs. She was completely being carried in a princess - carry!
Xia Hong really blushed this time! Don't be fooled by her usual bold and unrestrained demeanor, sexy and unconventional dressing style, and the red - soled high - heeled shoes she wore every day, along with her tendency to say some explicit things. In fact, she was still an innocent young girl!
Xia Hong nervously grabbed Li Ming's clothes, trying her best not to show her nervousness too obviously. She said stubbornly,
"I'm just slender! What do you know! Stop holding me like this. Are you going to keep doing this? Put me down quickly! Do you still want to eat or not?"
Looking at Xia Hong with a slightly red face, Li Ming let out a hearty laugh. He never thought that Xia Hong, who always had an air of a mature and confident woman, could also be shy.
He gently put Xia Hong on the ground, then picked up the mop beside him to wipe the water off the floor. After that, he left the kitchen, having accomplished his task.
At this moment, Xia Hong looked at the palm - shaped watermarks on her upper and lower body. She stamped her foot in a fit of pique.
"This little hooligan! He really knows how to take advantage. He doesn't give me any leeway at all."
Xia Hong then recalled Li Ming's broad and strong arms. When he held her, she felt like a human pendant. She never expected that his body, which didn't look particularly muscular, could have so much strength!
What a well - built man! Thinking of this, Xia Hong's cheeks felt a little hot.
However, she knew the relationship between Lin Xi and Li Ming. She also knew that Li Ming was sent to this prison by his parents to develop a relationship with Lin Xi. So, her face suddenly darkened.
Xia Hong patted the watermarks on her body, stopped thinking about it, and picked up the ingredients to start cooking.
Before long, Xia Hong walked over with a plate of delicious - looking fried rice, swaying her slender waist.
"Eat, eat! This is what a real fried rice with eggs should be like."
Xia Hong sat across from Li Ming. Seeing the surprised look on Li Ming's face, she couldn't help but smile proudly.
"Delicious, really delicious! Sister Hong, whoever marries you will be so lucky!" Li Ming took the plate. The aroma of the fried rice made his mouth water. He couldn't wait to pick up the spoon and start eating. While eating, he didn't forget to praise Xia Hong.
Li Ming thought Xia Hong would be extremely delighted and break into a big smile after his praise.
However, to his surprise, Xia Hong, who had been smiling just now, suddenly looked downcast. A flash of sadness crossed her face.
Li Ming naturally didn't miss this change in Xia Hong's expression. He realized that he might have said something wrong and quickly said,
"Sister Hong, did I... say something wrong? You seem to be unhappy all of a sudden."
Hearing this, Xia Hong waved her hand and quickly regained her smile.
"It's nothing. I just remembered some unbearable past..."
Seeing this, Li Ming wasn't in a hurry to eat anymore. He suddenly had a strong urge to know about Xia Hong's so - called past.
He knew that Xia Hong used to be a top student and had better development and prospects outside. But for some unknown reason, she suddenly faded into obscurity. Instead of living a glorious life outside, she came to this women's prison to work as a prison doctor.
It was a huge drop that most people couldn't accept, but Xia Hong seemed to enjoy it. She spent her days in the prison leisurely, looking like she was really enjoying life.
However, Li Ming keenly sensed that Xia Hong didn't really want to be in the prison. There must be some hidden reason behind it!
Li Ming hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Xia Hong wanted to gloss over the matter again, he thought for a while and then used his skill on Xia Hong!
The sincere shall be blessed!
As Li Ming's mind moved, the skill landed on Xia Hong.
Xia Hong, who had just wanted to stop the topic, suddenly felt extremely aggrieved and couldn't help but pour it out! And Li Ming was a man she had a good impression of. Somehow, she thought Li Ming was very reliable.
After much hesitation, she let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong, Sister Hong! You can tell me about your past. I'm very tight - lipped. You'll definitely feel better after sharing it. Otherwise, keeping it all inside might make you sick!" Li Ming looked at Xia Hong with a smile. He knew the skill had taken effect.
"Come on! You're the one who'll get sick from keeping things in!" Xia Hong gave Li Ming a disdainful look. Then she lay on the dining table, propped her chin on her arm, and opened the dusty memories.
"Well! I almost got married before! It was just a hair's breadth away... He also praised my cooking and said that whoever married me would be very lucky. So when you said that, it brought back old memories."
"Are you men all so good at sweet - talking to girls?" Xia Hong pointed at Li Ming's lips that could so easily utter sweet words.
"Hey! I'm not like that. Your cooking is really delicious. I'm just echoing what he said." Li Ming said with a grin.
Xia Hong didn't believe it and waved her index finger at Li Ming.
Li Ming didn't mind and continued to ask,
"What happened later! Why did you say you almost got married..."
Hearing this, Xia Hong's face showed some pain again, but this time she didn't try to change the topic. Instead, she recalled and slowly began to speak,
"Later... We got engaged... He was also a doctor, and a highly - skilled chief surgeon. On the day of our engagement... We went to a bridal shop to try on wedding dresses. He suddenly got a phone call."
"It was from the hospital. A patient had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and needed an emergency operation. And the patient's status was extraordinary. He had to perform the operation with the hospital's top doctors. He had already taken a leave..."
"But... Under the pressure from those people, he decided to go back for the operation. I was still in my wedding dress, and he didn't wait for me. He drove back to the hospital alone."
"At that time, I didn't think much of it. I tried on one wedding dress after another in the bridal shop. When I changed back into my own clothes, I found more than a dozen missed calls from the hospital on my phone."
"I was shocked and quickly called back, but what I heard..."
"... was the news of his car accident!"
As she said this, Xia Hong's face suddenly turned pale, and her expression was full of horror. It was as if the scene was right in front of her eyes, and she couldn't stop trembling.
Li Ming quickly held her trembling hand on the dining table and comforted her,
"It's okay, it's all in the past... The dead can't come back. It's been so long. You should let it go. His spirit in heaven wouldn't want to see you like this. He definitely hopes you can live a happy life."
Hearing this, Xia Hong shook her head. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she continued sadly,
"At that time... He didn't die..."
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
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he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
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