Chapter 404 - 405: His Indifference and Alienation
So, Xia Xiaonuan went to the orphanage to volunteer, learning this was quite normal!
But this time...
She could carve the heart-shaped apple he invented...
Liang Shaochen looked at Xia Xiaonuan in disbelief. Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist fiercely.
"Who are you? Who exactly are you?" he asked through gritted teeth, unable to control himself.
Xia Xiaonuan was startled, the apple and knife in her hand "thud—" fell to the floor.
Who am I?
Sometimes, even I don’t know who I am!
After Nan Mo left, no one ever peeled apples for her again.
The orphanage gradually gained social attention, and its living conditions improved. She no longer had to wait to eat one apple a week.
But every time she ate one, she still couldn’t help but carve that heart shape.
After all these years, she could now draw that heart shape proficiently.
She never thought that today, she could carve it personally for Nan Mo.
But seeing the shocked expression on Liang Shaochen’s face, she realized that this action would arouse his suspicion.
Xia Xiaonuan froze, her mind went blank.
It took her a moment to calm down before replying with a feigned calm, "I am Xia Xiaonuan... Mr. Liang, what’s wrong?"
Liang Shaochen seemed to realize his own loss of composure and quickly let go of her hand.
"Sorry..." Liang Shaochen regained his senses, calmed himself, and then looked at her and asked, "I would like to ask, who... taught you to carve apples like this?"
"..."
"It was Nangong Yaoling, what’s the matter?"
Liang Shaochen took a slight breath.
Nangong Yaoling?
A certain memory suddenly emerged in his mind.
"Shaochen, you truly have a knack for this, even peeling an apple in the shape of a heart!" In the Nangong Family’s living room, Nangong Feihong teased as he looked at the apple in his hand.
Nangong Yaoling also noticed and laughed, "Shaochen, usually you seem so dull. Who knew you had such a romantic side? You must have done this for some girl, right?"
Liang Shaochen smiled wryly, "Just peeling it for fun..."
Could it be that Nangong Yaoling also learned to carve apples like this back then?
It makes sense, Nangong Yaoling was so good at winning over girls, using this little trick to cheer up Xia Xiaonuan in his spare time was only natural, right?
Was he just being overly sensitive?
Doubt had already found Qiqi, why was he still so suspicious?
Liang Shaochen rubbed his forehead with his hand.
He lowered his head and looked at the apple on the floor.
The air, filled with the smell of disinfectant, made him feel somewhat sarcastic.
Liang Shaochen, is it because you have lost Qiqi for too long that you are like this?
"Sorry... I... I don’t really like apples." Liang Shaochen picked up the apple from the floor and threw it into the trash can.
"I’ll peel another one for you..."
Unable to resist, Xia Xiaonuan asked, "If Jiang Xue peeled it for you, would you eat it?"
Liang Shaochen’s body stiffened.
He raised his eyes and looked at Xia Xiaonuan.
The girl’s delicate face looked somewhat pale, and her black and white pupils stared at him.
Liang Shaochen felt awkward and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Seeing his expression, Xia Xiaonuan quickly smiled and said, "I was joking, don’t mind it."
Liang Shaochen shook his head but then suddenly said stubbornly, "I would."
Xia Xiaonuan was taken aback.
"Actually, as long as it’s given by Qiqi, I would like it." He said earnestly, with a gentle smile in his eyes.
Even so, Xia Xiaonuan could still hear the implication in his words.