Lin Mo had always loved shiny things since she was a child, like gold, diamonds, and the stars in the sky...
Plus, she had been good - looking since she was little, as delicate as a porcelain doll, and had a likable personality. She shone brightly wherever she went.
So her parents gave her the nickname Shanshan.
Not many people knew this nickname; only her family did.
Her younger brothers usually didn't call her by this nickname; only her parents did.
Lin Mo couldn't remember how long it had been since she heard this nickname.
If calculated according to the current timeline, it had been fifteen years.
Suddenly hearing these two words, her heart skipped a beat.
Where did Xie Guanguan know that?
"Your nickname is Shanshan?" The man's voice on the other end became much clearer, returning to his usual gentle and refined tone.
Lin Mo frowned. "Huh? Aren't you calling me?"
While answering the phone, Xie Guanguan got out of bed, restraining his rapid breathing as he tidied up the bed.
He had just wanted to feel Shanshan's presence on the bed, but he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
He hadn't slept all night the night before last, and the same was true last night. He couldn't control his sleepiness.
He was despicable and shameless, just like back then.
When he received Shanshan's call in a sleepy state, he instinctively called out her nickname.
This nickname that he had hidden in his heart for more than twenty years had never been called out in front of her once.
He stuck his fingers into the wound in his palm. The pain made him sober up a bit.
He shouldn't have slept here; he was being too disrespectful to her!
He mustn't let her know about his dark thoughts all along—she would be scared!
His mind raced. He said, "I'm in a video conference. The daughter of one of my subordinates is also called Shanshan. I was greeting her."
Lin Mo blinked. "You're still working so late. Thank you for your hard work! Come and open the door."
She had said that there was no way Xie Guanguan would know this nickname; it didn't make sense.
And it couldn't have been Shen Yihan who told him.
The Beijing Circle Buddhist was a bit long - winded, but he still had some sense of propriety.
So that was how it was.
"Okay, I'll come over now." Xie Guanguan said.
"What nickname?" Shen Yihan, who was standing aside, asked in confusion.
Lin Mo hung up the phone and shook her head. "It's nothing, a misunderstanding. Xie Guanguan was greeting his subordinate's daughter in a video conference, and I thought he was calling my nickname."
Shen Yihan's eyebrows twitched. He turned the prayer beads on his right wrist with his left hand. "What a coincidence. You and Xie Guanguan are quite fated."
Lin Mo kicked him. "Hurry up and get lost!"
A few minutes later, the carved gate of the villa opened, and a man in a white shirt appeared.
He was still wearing that pair of silver - framed glasses, and the buttons of his white shirt were fastened to the top one. He looked gentle and Abstinence,like the hardest - to - pick flower at the top of a snowy mountain.
Shen Yihan hurried forward to greet him. "Mr. Xie, sorry to disturb you so late. Next time I'll bring my sister back earlier."
Xie Guanguan looked gentle. "It's okay. I haven't slept yet."
Lin Mo carried the snacks in, turned around and glared at Shen Yihan again. "Be careful on your way back."
The main door slowly closed. The path from the door to the living room was a bit long and went through the garden.
Xie Guanguan followed behind her, his shadow completely covering her.
Only then did Lin Mo realize how tall he was.
"Why are you so tall?" Lin Mo turned to look at him.
Under the moonlight, the man's eyes were deep and beautiful. He had a natural, aloof and 禁欲 (restrained) aura.
The brown mole on the tip of his nose was particularly eye - catching.
Lin Mo's mind inexplicably thought of Shen Yihan's words—to find more good points in Xie Guanguan.
In fact, she had already found one.
Xie Guanguan was very attractive.
His aura was too noble and cold. Even though he often wore a smile, he still gave people a sense of being distant.
It was the kind of attractiveness that made people want to defile him and see what he would be like when he fell in love.
"You're not short either." The man said gently.
Lin Mo raised her eyebrows and lifted her chin like a proud peacock. "Of course. You should know I'm only eighteen this year. I'm still growing. I can still get taller!"
Xie Guanguan's pair of glass - like eyes stared straight at her under the cover of the hazy moonlight.
All the flowers in the garden were in full bloom, but in front of her, they all paled in comparison.
Lin Mo entered the villa happily, put the snacks in the living room, and said, "Xie Guanguan, if you want to eat these snacks, just help yourself. Don't be polite with me."
After saying that, she clattered up the stairs.
Xie Guanguan watched her back. The glass - like eyes behind his lenses gradually darkened. He stuck his fingertips into the wound in his palm.
Shanshan even shared snacks with him, but he did something disrespectful to her.
He really deserved to die!
She opened the door and entered the room. Lin Mo took another shower and lay down on the bed.
She suddenly felt that the quilt was still a bit warm.
What kind of quilt was this? It had such good heat retention.
Lin Mo didn't think much about it. She played with her phone for a while and then fell asleep.
The next morning, Lin Mo woke up quite early, around eight o'clock.
After washing up, she came to the first floor and smelled a very fragrant smell coming from the kitchen.
She clattered to the kitchen to take a look.
The tall man was standing there wearing an apron, holding a spoon in his icy and delicate hand.
The apron was black, the shirt was white, and the apron was tied around his waist.
The highly contrasting colors emphasized his narrow waist, making him very sexy.
Lin Mo felt a bit hot for no reason. She looked away and saw the yellow chicken soup in the pot.
In an instant, her mouth watered. She patted Xie Guanguan's shoulder. "Mr. Xie, are you eating something so nourishing early in the morning?"
Xie Guanguan's body stiffened slightly for a second. He turned his head, his voice gentle and pleasant. "The butler simmered chicken soup yesterday. I'm going to make chicken soup noodles."
Lin Mo's peach - blossom eyes curved into a nice arc. "I wonder if your tenant, classmate Lin Mo, is worthy of having a bowl of chicken soup noodles too?"
For the sake of delicious food, Lin Mo didn't care about losing face.
She really liked chicken soup noodles. Gu Jingchuan often brought them to her when he was in senior three.
"Of course." Xie Guanguan looked easy - going. His beautiful glass - like eyes looked at her through the lenses.
The butler standing at the kitchen door twitched his lips slightly.
He hadn't simmered any chicken soup yesterday.
This was simmered by Xie Guanguan when he got up at five in the morning!
Getting up at five to simmer chicken soup—unheard of!
Now he finally understood that his master liked this little girl.
"Huh? Why are you making it yourself? Isn't there a chef at home?"
Lin Mo watched as Xie Guanguan put the noodles into the pot.
There was a butler, so there should be a chef too, right?
"The chef has something to do today." Xie Guanguan replied gently.
The butler's lips twitched again.
What something to do? He was obviously forced to take the morning off by you.
He had received a call from Chef Li early in the morning.
Chef Li was crying, asking if he had done something wrong to be fired by the boss.
You should know that the salary here was several times that of other places, and the work was easy.
Chef Li was almost on the verge of collapse!
After eating a large bowl of chicken soup noodles.
Lin Mo gave Xie Guanguan a thumbs - up. "Mr. Xie, your cooking skills are really good!"
It even made her taste a familiar flavor!
It was almost exactly the same as the chicken soup noodles Gu Jingchuan brought her.
Gu Jingchuan, a rich second - generation, definitely didn't make it himself. It was made by the chef at home.