The weather was getting hotter and hotter. The ancients said that the weather was burning like fire in July. It was indeed true. In July and August, the weather was so hot that it seemed as if there were invisible streams of fire flying around, roasting everything in the world to be listless. The air was dry, and a tiny bit of spark seemed to be able to ignite a fire. The leaves were still as there was no wind.

Xia Xiaowan sat on the window platform, hugging her knees as she stared blankly at the magnolia tree under the window. It was already at the end of the flowering period, and there were a few thin and sparse flowers hanging on it. All of them were listless. The magnolia tree blossomed before growing leaves. So at the moment, there were some leaves that grew out. The long and wide leaves seemed to have just been brushed with clear oil, shining under the sunlight. After looking at it for a long time, it was a bit dazzling.

The cell phone beside her suddenly vibrated twice. There was a text message coming in. She knew that it was from Jiang Kaiwei even if she didn’t need to look at it. Ever since he came to see her last time, he had become more and more blatant, and his words had become more and more intimate. Recently, he had even started to send her some innocuous jokes. Sometimes, she couldn’t help but reply to his message, but most of the time, she still ignored him.

Ten minutes ago, he sent a text message with only several words. “Having a date?”

Xia Xiaowan couldn’t help but laugh when she read it. She knew that this was an online buzzword. But she remembered that Jiang Kaiwei didn’t pay much attention to that. This guy had changed a lot recently!

She ignored him. Five minutes later, her cell phone rang again. She opened it and saw a few more words. “Do you really not want a date?”

She still ignored him. But he didn’t give up and sent her another message. Xia Xiaowan was a little curious. She didn’t know what other tricks he could play. She opened it. It read, “Do you truly not want to have a date?”

She smiled, put down the phone, and ignored him again. After a while, a new message came in. It read, “Are you sure you do not want a date?”

She ignored him again. When she waited for half an hour and got a little anxious, Jiang Kaiwei sent her a new text message. “Then let’s not talk about it!” There was a sense of disappointment in the words.

Xia Xiaowan pursed her lips. Her fingers slowly swiped across the screen. She wanted to answer him, but she was uncertain. She felt a little disappointed. Jiang Kaiwei had said that he would be patient with her. It seemed that he didn’t mean it seriously!

She hesitated for a long time, but still did not reply to him. She threw her phone on the window platform and turned to look at the magnolia tree in a daze. In fact, she did not hate him anymore. After listening to Jiang Kaiwei’s heartfelt words that night, she felt touched. She did not expect that Jiang Kaiwei had always loved her. Because he loved her too much, he was afraid that he would become a slave of his feelings. As a result, he hurt her and pushed her away. So his fierce look was understandable when he thought that she was pregnant with Gu Nianbin’s child, but…

She felt that she should forget it. It was useless to think too much about the past. It was better to forget it completely. She should pretend that it never happened. But she would not be with him again.

She sighed faintly, but found that the phone screen turned on. It turned out that there was another text message. Her heart skipped a beat. She quickly picked the phone up and saw that it read, “Shall we have a date tomorrow?”

Xia Xiaowan laughed. Jiang Kaiwei had really become funny! Did he want to turn himself into a funny and humorous man?

She bit her lip, looked at the line of words, and texted “What are you doing?” She felt that these words were a little stiff, so she changed them into “What do you want to do?” It was still inappropriate. In the end, she changed them into “Do you have nothing to do?”

After sending the message, she kept staring at her phone. Jiang Kaiwei quickly replied to her. “There is nothing more important than you now!”

Xia Xiaowan felt as if something was about to break out from the softest part of her body. It kept striking her body, giving her a feeling of warmth. She couldn’t help but cover her heart. She kept telling herself, “No, no, I shall not repeat the same mistakes. If I step in again, I will definitely be doomed!”

However, she couldn’t control her fingers. In a trance, she found that she had already replied to his message, “What kind of date do you want?”

After sending the message, she regretted it. She wanted to withdraw it, but it was too late. Jiang Kaiwei should be ecstatic. He sent her a series of emojis such as jumping happily, turning butt smugly, loving eyes, and grinning with big teeth…

What followed was a sentence, “How about having dinner together tonight?”

She replied in a reserved manner, “I have no appetite recently.”

“What happened? Are you not feeling well?”

“The weather was too hot and I feel weak.”

“Then how about swimming after having dinner?”

Xia Xiaowan snorted and felt that Jiang Kaiwei was insatiable. She replied, “Let’s talk about it later.”

They kept chatting by sending text messages. Xia Xiaowan did not reply to every message. Sometimes, Jiang Kaiwei sent her two or three messages, and she only replied one. She knew that she was taking a risk, but she said to herself that she was just indulging herself today because she was too bored. She was so bored that she would chat with him.

In the end, Xia Xiaowan did not remember what they chatted about. She automatically stopped replying to him, but Jiang Kaiwei continued to send messages. From his words, she could tell that he was very happy.

She put the phone on the table and went to bed. However, the phone vibrated from time to time, making her a little annoyed. She picked up the phone and replied, “I am going to sleep. Don’t disturb me.”

Then, Jiang Kaiwei obediently stopped sending messages. The world seemed to be quiet at once. Xia Xiaowan covered the summer quilt over her head and took a deep breath. The hot breath floated in the quilt and slowly dispersed. She took the most comfortable position to lie down and soon fell asleep.

When she woke up, the sun was still shining brightly outside the window. However, the time on the mobile phone showed that it was already six o’clock in the afternoon. She stretched and slowly sat up. She opened her phone to check. Jiang Kaiwei sent her a new message. It was the address of the restaurant and the appointed time.

She was stunned for a moment. She did not remember that she had agreed to eat with him. After a fierce struggle in her heart, she found countless reasons for herself. In the end, she felt that she had no choice but to keep the appointment today. Seeing that it was almost the appointed time, she casually changed her clothes and went out the door. When she went downstairs, she happened to meet Xia Nanze. She was afraid that Xia Nanze may find out about their appointments. As she walked out quickly, she told him, “Brother, I’m not eating at home. I have an appointment with Xiaoxue.”

Xia Nanze didn’t care about it. He said “Oh” and went upstairs.

Xia Xiaowan called Han Xiaoxue as soon as she got into the car. She must prepare beforehand so that when Xia Nanze verified this, Han Xiaoxue wouldn’t give the game away.

It was the evening rush hour. All the roads were full of cars, and the speed was always below 40 km/h. Xia Xiaowan glanced at her phone. She was already late, but she thought that it was a good test of Jiang Kaiwei’s patience. If he dared to call her, she would immediately turn around and go back.

However, her phone did not ring, so she felt at ease.

She finally arrived at the entrance of the restaurant. When she parked the car, a waiter came to her and led her into the hall. However, after scanning every table, she did not see Jiang Kaiwei. Xia Xiaowan was a little angry. No wonder he did not have a phone call to urge her. It turned out that he was not there. In the past, when they were dating, he was always late. Now, he was still like this.

She randomly came to a table and sat down. Then she called Jiang Kaiwei, “What do you mean? Are you kidding me? In the future, if you send those nonsenses again, I will report them to the police and say you harass me!”

Jiang Kaiwei was puzzled. “Xiaowan, don’t, don’t do that. Let’s talk peacefully. What did I do wrong?”

“You still have the nerve to ask,” Xia Xiaowan said angrily, “Didn’t you say that you wanted to have dinner with me? Where are you?”

Jiang Kaiwei was stunned. He suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted, “Oh, my Lord! Just wait, I’ll be there soon. Please wait for me!”

He thought that Xia Xiaowan had agreed to have a date tomorrow. Unexpectedly… he did not have time to think about it. He grabbed the car key and rushed downstairs like a gust of wind. He jumped into the sports car and quickly started the engine to move on his way.

The sports car deftly ran left and right on the road, passing through all the obstacles along the way. Although the cars were crowded, he was lucky. He met green lights at several intersections, so he drove all the way to the restaurant in the shortest time. He stopped the car casually at the door and jumped down. He threw the key to the waitress at the door, ordering, “Park the car for me and keep the key at the front desk.”

The waitress looked at him in shock and wanted to say, “Sir, we don’t park cars for guests here.” However, Jiang Kaiwei did not give her a chance to speak. He strode into the hall, leaving her behind.

As soon as he saw Xia Xiaowan, Jiang Kaiwei hurried over and apologized, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. There are traffic jams on the road. I came a little late.”

“More than just a little.” Xia Xiaowan glanced at the time on the phone screen with a cold face. “I’m waiting for you here, not because I want to have dinner with you. I just want to tell you not to send me messages in the future.”

“It’s all my fault. Calm down. Please be magnanimous and don’t get mad at me.” Jiang Kaiwei wiped the sweat off his forehead. Although the dining room was cool, he was so scared that he was sweating all over.

Xia Xiaowan snorted, picked up the small bag, and was about to leave. But Jiang Kaiwei hurriedly stopped her and begged her in a low voice, “Don’t go. I will do what you want me to do, but please don’t go.”

The domineering man begged bitterly, looking particularly pitiful. Xia Xiaowan glanced at him coldly, but still sat down. However, she was indifferent to him and ignored him. Jiang Kaiwei did not mind. He kept speaking, and the atmosphere was not cold.

When Xia Xiaowan saw that he was doing all he could, her expression finally calmed down. In her heart, she felt secretly funny. In the past, it was Jiang Kaiwei who did not say a word with a cold face and it was she who sat opposite and talked with him with great care. Now things were the opposite.

However, this was also good. The grievances that she had suffered from him in the past could now be returned to him bit by bit. Just as this thought emerged in her mind, she suddenly became alert again. “Am I preparing to reconcile with him?”

After the dinner, the two of them stayed for a while. Then they came out of the restaurant. Jiang Kaiwei said, “Xiaowan, let me send you home.”

“No need,” Xia Xiaowan refused. “I drove here. It’s no need to trouble you.”

“Next time,” Jiang Kaiwei scratched his head and seemed a little embarrassed. “When we have a date next time, I’ll pick you up.”

Xia Xiaowan deliberately said, “With your performance, how can we have another date?”

As expected, Jiang Kaiwei was frightened and continued to apologize. “Don’t do that, Xiaowan. I was wrong. I was really wrong. I won’t dare to do it next time! Don’t be angry and ignore me!”

Xia Xiaowan feel a little strange as she looked at Jiang Kaiwei who stood by the street and was humble and careful. She felt that he had really changed a lot. At least in front of her, the arrogant and aggressive Jiang Kaiwei had gone. He was now a humorous, interesting, considerate, and warm-hearted man.

She didn’t say anything more and went straight into the car. She waved at him and slowly drove the car into the traffic.