He Will Come Back Before Dawn

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After waiting for the taxi, the two soon arrived at Pei Chuan’s house.

After such a long time, no one knew where Pei Chuan lived. Even Pei Haobin didn’t know.

Pei Chuan lived in a garden-style apartment; the location was not very good. But it was very quiet and pretty close to the old neighborhood, which could be reached within ten minutes by car.

The apartment had a total of 25 floors, and Pei Chuan lived on the top floor.

He took out the key and opened the door. Seeing her expectant look, Pei Chuan paused. He spent a second recalling whether there were dirty socks and men’s underwear scattered around the room.

He opened the door, and Bei Yao had to change her shoes.

Pei Chuan had just thought of this problem.

He wanted to tell her to not change and just come in. But when he turned around, the girl had already kicked off her two little snow boots.

Very adorable.

His gaze fell on her feet, which were much smaller than his palms, wearing fluffy sky-blue socks. Because the floor was cold, her feet were curled up. Pei Chuan gritted his teeth and bent down to find his slippers for her to wear.

His house rarely got visitors, so preparing these kinds of spare things was very strange to Pei Chuan.

Pei Chuan did not take off his shoes. He was wearing a prosthetic leg and did not want to show it to her.

Bei Yao didn’t notice that when he gave her his slippers, the blue vein on his arm was slightly bulging.

As someone without calves, Pei Chuan cared most about pants and shoes.

It was a pair of large men’s slippers. He was always good at concealing his emotions, so he lowered his gaze and didn’t let her see the emotion in his eyes.

Bei Yao was very happy and asked him to help her change. His shoes were too big and Bei Yao wore them like a child wearing adult shoes.

It is difficult to say the bitterness in the heart, but Pei Chuan could not help but look at her expression.

Under the crystal lamp in the living room, her eyes were shining brightly, wet and full of happiness inside.

There was no disgust or concern on her face, neither did she ask why he didn’t change his shoes.

His muscles suddenly relaxed.

Being innocent and cute was also good. At least there was no pretense and generosity adults usually had.

Her voice was crisp, like a wind chime. “Pei Chuan, your house is so empty, ah, you didn’t put any couplets or buy lanterns?

“En.”

She added, “Can I sit?”

Pei Chuan said, “You can.”

She sat on the sofa.

Pei Chuan's apartment was indeed quite large, more than a hundred and forty square meters, and it seemed too cold and empty for him to live alone. The furniture was cold black, white, and gray. The only bright colors were the young girl on the sofa wearing a soft yellow dress.

He became a little at ease.

Bei Yao said, “There are dumplings in the box, my mom and I made it. You have to keep it in the refrigerator.”

Pei Chuan put them in the refrigerator according to her instructions. When he turned around, he saw the girl with bright and sparkling eyes. “Are you cold? I’m not cold anymore, I’m returning your coat.”