A Regret That Can never Be Redeemed

Chen Shuo was so attentive that when he saw Su Xiyan's face was a little pale, he went up and asked, "Are you alright?"

Su Xiyan shook her head, "I'm fine, just a little dizzy."

Chen Shuo was as if he had discovered a new continent, "I only knew people could get carsick before, didn't expect there could be dizziness from merry-go-rounds too?"

"Come, sit down and rest for a while!"

After Su Xiyan sat down on the bench next to them, Chen Shuo went to the small shop in front and bought two bottles of drinks.

"In places with lots of children, they don't sell soda or mineral water, only these sweet drinks."

"Drink a few sips to make do. I heard that when you're dizzy, drinking something sweet and sour can make you feel better."

Chen Shuo was very attentive to Su Xiyan. Part of it came from his heart, and part of it was, of course, his own agenda after weighing the pros and cons.

In Su Xiyan's subconscious that she didn't know about, Chen Shuo kept his meticulousness and slyness.

It was about survival!

Without living, how could he talk about love and beauty? How could he admire her gorgeous legs? How could he hug her slender waist?

Indeed, Chen Shuo had figured Su Xiyan out completely.

After a bit of maneuvering, Su Xiyan already felt that she was Chen Shuo's savior. Her protective instincts were fully aroused. She must use all her power to protect Chen Shuo, who was so vibrant and promising.

If it was a normal little newbie vampire, he would certainly hug Su Xiyan's beautiful legs tightly and ask her to protect him well. So all of Chen Shuo's actions now were decided after deliberation based on his deductions.

In Su Xiyan's subconscious that she didn't know about, Chen Shuo kept his meticulousness and slyness.

After drinking a sip of the sweet drink, Su Xiyan frowned and didn't drink a second sip.

Her eyes gazed at the nearby merry-go-round, and the corners of her mouth raised in a helpless yet reminiscent smile,

"When I was little, I had a music box in the shape of a merry-go-round. It was basically a mini version of this merry-go-round. Even the big red flowers painted on the horses' heads were exactly the same."

"As long as you put batteries in that merry-go-round shaped music box and pressed the switch, it would start spinning and the horses would go up and down!"

"The music that played inside was the same as the background music playing on this amusement park ride."

Chen Shuo's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head to look at Su Xiyan, who was immersed in memories.

He had only wanted to take Su Xiyan out to relax her mind. He didn't expect to stumble upon and poke the softest spot in Su Xiyan's heart by chance.

As Su Xiyan recalled this memory, it seemed like a scar that had been hidden for a long time and she finally had the courage to uncover it.

But along with it was the pain of uncovering the scar.

From Chen Shuo's perspective, Su Xiyan's eyes were especially clear at this moment, and her eyelashes were even longer and curlier. Many girls spend money getting fake eyelash extensions grafted on, but none can compare to Su Xiyan's natural eyelashes.

Chen Shuo thought for a moment and asked, "What happened to your music box? Did it break? Or did you lose it?"

Su Xiyan's brows and eyes drooped, her lips pursed tightly. It seemed she struggled greatly before answering Chen Shuo, "It broke, I smashed it."

"At that time, I really loved that music box. I would play with it for a long time every day, and it seemed like I could never get tired of it."

"But it affected my studies. I was filled with the phrase 'indulging in play and neglecting study'."

"In order to make myself focus on studying again, I smashed my most beloved music box with my own hands."

"A demon hunter's innate strength allowed me to smash the music box into powder. It could never be pieced back together again and just became a speck of dust in the vacuum cleaner."

When saying this, Su Xiyan tried her best to keep a calm tone, as if she was talking about someone else's story that had nothing to do with her.

So calm that it was as if she had no relation to it at all.

After listening, Chen Shuo kept his mouth half-open for a long time, unable to speak.

Su Xiyan must have been very young then, yet she destroyed her beloved toy with her own hands.

Such strong mentality and wrist at such a young age was unimaginable.

Chen Shuo understood that what she smashed at that time was not just a music box, but the happiness that should have belonged to her childhood.

Being so harsh on herself at a young age, no wonder she now had an icy and ruthless aura.

The merry-go-round was filled with people again and started spinning once more. The horses bobbed up and down, chasing an eternal dream that could never be revisited, it seemed.

At this moment, Chen Shuo felt like he should put his shoulder against Su Xiyan's to lean on like they often did in idol dramas.

Without Su Xiyan noticing, Chen Shuo secretly stretched his hand from behind her back, wanting to put his arm around her slender shoulders.

But at the instant his fingers were about to touch her clothes, Chen Shuo drew his hand back.

Let her stay immersed in her memories for a while longer!

Because that was an irredeemable regret from her childhood.

Su City was a strange city, neither north nor south. But it had hotter saunas than southern cities in summer, and it cooled faster than northern cities as well.

With the north wind overnight, temperatures plunged in a straight line again.

When Chen Shuo got up to make breakfast in the morning, he almost couldn't crawl out from the warm covers.

With the temperature drop, he should make some higher calorie breakfasts suitable for winter!

In short - stock up on fat.

Crab roe xiaolongbao was a must. This was made with the crab roe Chen Shuo got from crabs he bought. The thin skin contained rich crab roe and tender pork, truly fat and juicy.

There was also the multigrain bean soup that Su Xiyan liked. Soaking various grains and beans overnight, then milling them into soup in a soy milk machine resulted in strange colors and flavors.

Chen Shuo couldn't drink it without sugar.

So after making the bean soup, Chen Shuo would divide it into two portions - one with sugar, one without.

With the crab roe xiaolongbao and multigrain soup, add in a bowl of smooth congee and some tasty side dishes to dip in it, perfect!

Su Xiyan used to like cold Western-style breakfasts. After Chen Shuo moved in, her stomach had been turned around by him again. Now if she didn't have a hot breakfast every morning, she felt like something was missing from the day.

In short, Su Xiyan was becoming more and more dependent on Chen Shuo!

After preparing everything, Chen Shuo went to knock on Su Xiyan's door.

Unexpectedly, the door opened as soon as he raised his hand.

His fingers, which were supposed to knock on the door, touched something soft and bouncy.