Chapter 1657

Last night, after Xiao Qingqing entered the mall, she didn’t want anything expensive—instead, she insisted on taking home every lonely, solitary item she laid eyes on. Samuel quickly realized something was off and immediately had the place cleared out. Then, seizing a moment when he wasn’t paying attention, she bolted like an unleashed dog, dashing wildly through the mall in a frenzy of excitement. By the time Samuel caught up with her, she was panting so hard from running that she suddenly felt nauseous—and promptly threw up all over him. Watching the footage now, Xiao Qingqing thought, *Oh no, oh no…* Samuel must’ve been furious! But to her surprise, he didn’t get angry at all. Instead, he gently patted her head with the utmost tenderness. The surveillance camera was positioned far off in the mall’s atrium, so his words were muffled and unclear. Yet the way he looked at her—not a trace of irritation, only pure indulgence—made Xiao Qingqing’s heart skip a beat. *Samuel… is truly gentl