The living room was empty and quiet. Xia Lei shut the door behind himself. He went past the living room and looked into the kitchen - no one. As he walked towards the study, Liang Si-Yao came out of her room with a bath towel around her body. Her black hair was wet and she was towelling her hair dry. 

Xia Lei stared dumbly at her. 

“You…” Liang Si-Yao gaped. “When did you come back?” 

“Just now,” said Xia Lei with a smile. 

Liang Si-Yao saw him holding his hands behind himself and smirked. “What are you hiding behind you?” 

Xia Lei brought his hands to his front and a bouquet of roses appeared like magic. 

“Oh!” Liang Si-Yao let out a happy cry and ran to Xia Lei’s side in a few steps with her long legs, not caring whether she had slippers on. She took the bouquet of roses and sniffed. This series of actions were all done in one go - no less from a Wing Chun descendant; she was nimble. 

Xia Lei was glad that a bouquet of fresh flowers could make her so happy. He hadn’t thought of using flowers to appease his girlfriend till he saw Gu Ke-Wu try to give Shentu Tian-Yin...