101: Is she my cookie?

Is she my cookie?

"Sister Yan, should I buy these for you?" the little guy asked seriously.1

Qin Yan turned her gaze towards the little guy. Seeing his serious little face, she couldn't help but pull his cheeks, "My baby, I can buy it myself. Do you want anything? Sister will buy it for you."

The little guy pouted. He really had money and wanted to buy something for Qin Yan. 

Qin Yan glanced at the little guy and sighed, "Okay, how about this, you buy me a chocolate and I will buy you something you like."

The little guy nodded happily.

"Come on, choose something," Qin Yan pointed towards the fast food section.

The little guy chose some chips and Qin Yan picked up her favourite cookies and cakes. 

The duo then stepped towards the billing counter. The little guy opened his little bagpack and took out the money he had saved from his pocket money.

He paid for Qin Yan's chocolate happily and Qin Yan paid for everything else.

Then the two of them returned to their condominium.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw Xi Ting on his wheelchair outside his condo with a dark face.

Seeing Xi Ting's expression, Qin Yan's heart skipped a beat. When the man raised his head, their eyes accidentally met for a moment, his pair of brown eyes settling on her jade ones. She felt like she had forgotten to breathe because of his penetrating gaze.

Badum! Badum!

The short moment of meeting Xi Ting's eyes raised Qin Yan's heartbeat fast. It seemed too loud in her ears. She couldn't understand why her body was reacting like this. It was so unlikely for her to feel anxious and intimidated by someone, much less by a best friend of her previous life.

'He was so sweet in my previous life! Why is he so frightening now?' Qin Yan wondered.

After a while, a crisp laugh of a little boy reverberated around them, breaking the awkward silence. The two finally remembered that they were not alone. 

The two shifted their eyes to the young boy who was darting his gaze back and forth between Xi Ting and Qin Yan.

Afraid that more tension would be created between his father and Sister Yan, the little bun decided to intervene.

He pulled Qin Yan towards Xi Ting and introduced them to each other, "Sister Yan, this is my father. Dad, this is Sister Yan," the little guy was excited to make the two adults meet.

The man's eyes softened while looking at his son. 

"Dad, do you know we just came back from the supermarket. It is such place...." the little guy described the whole supermarket in his words to his father. 

He thought that his father might also have never visited such a place. This was a assumption that was partially true. Xi Ting had only visited the supermarket a couple of times and thus he was also not a regular one there.

"Dad, we bought so many food items from the store. Can we invite Sister Yan to our place and eat them together?" the little guy used his charm to make his father agree. He was staring at his father with his puppy-eyed look matched with his adorable face.

Qin Yan stayed silent, waiting for Xi Ting's response. She wanted to spend time with the little guy and also with her best friend. Although he was cold towards her, she did not mind. Eventually, he would show his warm side as well.

'Please say yes,' Qin Yan gulped hard, her eyes fixed on him.

After god knows how long, Xi Ting finally spoke up, giving them his response, "Fine, we can bring her, but she should not intrude on my things without my approval." He didn't bother to hide his displeasure over her current appearance. 

"Yay! Thanks, dad! You are the best," the little guy jumped and hugged his father while complimenting him.

Xi Ting grabbed the little guy's hand, pulling him away from Qin Yan. Then he motioned her to follow them, going into the condo.

While speaking to Xi Jung, Xi Ting did not believe that Qin Yan had no motives to get close to them. But he felt indebted to her, knowing that she once saved his son's life. With that, he decided to observe her for a while.

The trio entered the condo and took seats on the dining table. Qin Yan forgot about the frightening presence of the big devil after looking at her cookies. 

She first took out the chips for the little guy and then her favourite cakes and cookies.

Xi Ting was observing Qin Yan carefully. As soon as he saw the cookies, he froze. It seemed that a scene was replaying in front of his eyes.

A beautiful girl opened the cookie box carefully enough not to break a single one. She then took out one from the box and put it in her mouth. She then closed her eyes relishing the taste of the delicious cookies.

It seemed to Xi Ting that two persons overlapped and he saw Mo Ran in front of him.

He gazed at Qin Yan till his son nudged him. When he came back to his senses, he realized that he had been staring Qin Yan all the while.

'Why is this so similar to her! The same cookies, the same expression, the same relishness, only the person is different!' he wondered.

"Do you like them very much?" Xi Ting asked Qin Yan while looking at the cookies.

Qin Yan nodded. She patiently finished eating the cookie in her mouth before replying, "Yes, back then in my childhood when I had nothing to eat, a kind uncle offered me these cookies. I liked them so much that.." 

Xi Ting's eyes widened hearing Qin Yan, 'Wasn't this the same thing that Mo Ran had told me when I asked her the same question?'

He had kept her nickname cookie because of the reason that she liked cookies so much. And moreover, she didn't like any other cookies, but only this one.

Qin Yan realised that she had spoken about her previous life somehow. So she paused before continuing, "Anyway, these are my favourite cookies. I can do anything just to eat them once a week."

"If you like them so much, why eat only once a week?" Xi Ting asked.

"I am a health conscious person. How can I eat them daily! Once a week is enough so that I can even eat my fill and not get fat or unhealthy," Qin Yan replied while putting another cookie in her mouth.

Xi Ting's mind buzzed. Again the same answer! 

Both of them did not realise that they had stopped behaving like strangers and were speaking like they were acquaintances or even friends.

The little guy looked at Qin Yan and Xi Ting back and forth and was quite pleased. 'This is going in right direction,' he thought.

Initially he thought that his father would behave rudely with his sister Yan and would chase her away. He knew that Sister Yan would not be scared of his father. 

This was what he wanted. He finally found the right woman who would deal with his father's bad temper and frightening demeanor.

On the other hand, Xi Ting's mind cleared after a while. 'How can she be his cookie! No, I must be missing her so much that I am seeing her in anybody.'

Xi Ting's eyes dimmed at this realisation. For once, he felt that his cookie was back. But now he understood that this was only his wishful thinking.

He then glanced at his son and said, "Xiaobao, dad is not feeling well. So I will go and rest first. After you are done, send Miss Qin back."

He then left the dining room in despair.

Qin Yan paused her eating and gazed at Xi Ting's back. Seeing him in this state made her heart ache. 

One of her best friend was this sad. The strong man she had seen everyday now felt weak. Her mood plummeted and she put down the cake in her hand. She hung her head low and tears glistened in her eyes.

'How I wish I could tell him everything like I told Yun Jian. But I cannot since he will think that I am crazy or else he will punish me for pretending to be Mo Ran!'

'But how can I leave after seeing him in this state. No, I have to do something.'

Qin Yan turned to little bun and said, "Darling, I think that your father is not feeling well. So I want to cheer him up. Will you help me?"

The little guy thought for a while and nodded. Although he didn't know what Qin Yan was planning to do, but he trusted her.

Qin Yan thought for a while and then went into the kitchen. She took out the grocery she had bought and placed it on the kitchen top.

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