It turns out that some feelings, once started, cannot be ended that easily …
Slightly turning her face sideways, she encountered that sleepy, handsome face. The brush of each other’s skin and the tingle of that beard sent a gentle shiver through Zoey’s heart, and an indescribable emotion roiled into her mind.
Really … lost a lot of weight …
What would it take for him to gain some weight?
Zoey thought, pulling the covers over her body and covering him. The heat was on, and his body was still a little cold from not being covered all night. Now that the warmth hit him, still carrying her body heat, he sobered up a bit, and with a hook of his long arm, he brought her gently into his arms.
The pounding heartbeat was so steady that Zoey held her breath. Hands curled into a ball against his chest, she asked softly, “Wake you?”
“Well …,” he answered in a daze, not sure if he was really awake or still sleeping.
“What time is it?” Zoey asked again. With his eyes still closed, he turned slightly to his side and fished his cell phone over from the bed with his probing arm. He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at it languidly, “It’s early.”
“Hmm?” What time did he call early?
“It’s only just after ten.” There was a lazy seduction in his timbre.
That’s okay … The family must think she hasn’t woken up yet and won’t worry too much …
Zoey breathes a sigh of relief and, instead of rushing to get up, simply asks, “You saw the sunrise, didn’t you? Why didn’t you wake me up?”
His low chuckle sounded indescribably sexy at a time like this, “I fell asleep just like you did. It’s okay, we’ll see it another day, there’s plenty of opportunity.”
Zoey didn’t say another word, just looked at him with soft eyes, “Go back to sleep …”
“Hmmm …” spilled out the monotone word before he literally closed his eyes and fell into a quiet slumber …
The family was at home going about their business when Zoey returned gingerly from outside in her robe and carrying a cotton jacket.
Yami Hu glanced at her, then returned her attention to the Chinese knot in her hand. Seeming to feel something was wrong, she quickly turned her face to look at Zoey again, and before Zoey could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Yami Hu ask, “Zoey, where have you been? We thought you were sleeping upstairs, so we didn’t call you for breakfast! How did you get back from outside?”
Li Ma, who was accompanying Yami Hu to hang Chinese knots, was also quite surprised, “I didn’t see Second Miss go out early this morning.”
Sam Baker was sitting on the couch, drinking water and reading the newspaper. Zoey’s head felt numb, she wasn’t good at lying, but if she told them everything, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Only yesterday, they were so solemn, serious warning themselves to keep their distance from Jerry, if they knew she was out with him for the night, father would not be able to say that he would be so angry that his old illness would come back …
Thinking of this possibility, Zoey shivered. Ruffling the broken hair around her ears, she reluctantly raised her head, “I just came back home, I haven’t gotten over the jet lag yet, so I couldn’t sleep at all, so I just walked around early in the morning. I wanted to see the changes in the city, but I didn’t expect to walk to this point.”
I don’t know if people took her word for it, but Sam Baker just looked at Zoey , and cast his eyes back to the paper without saying anything.
Yami Hu also just exchanged a glance with Li Ma and said, “It’s cold outside and you’re wearing so little, you really don’t know how to take care of yourself. Hurry up and go upstairs to sleep for a while, turn back to when you wake up, and then when you eat.”
Zoey breathed a sigh of relief.
“Sleep is needed, but the jet lag has to be adjusted as well. It’s only a couple hours, easy to adjust.” The speaker was Sam Baker, who didn’t look up but added, “And don’t go running around early in the morning like you did today again.”
It was a very ordinary thing to say, but Zoey felt that it had a deeper meaning. She responded sheepishly, keeping her head down and running straight upstairs.
The two children knew she was back and slept in the same bed as her in their pajamas. The two little things, one occupying one of her arms, continued to huff and puff.
…
“This eye of Second Miss is still red.” Li Ma said with Mrs. Song.
Mrs. Song looked at her husband who continued to read the newspaper on the sofa, only shook her head and sighed, “Now that our daughter has grown up, there are some things that we can’t control even if we want to …”
…
Jerry Xiao woke up and subconsciously touched his side.
There …
Empty again, with only the remnants of the heat she’d left behind.
Luckily, this night, it wasn’t him dreaming …
Ruffling his unruly hair, he rose from the bed and headed downstairs. The scent wafting downstairs made him pick his lips.
Just a small note left on the dining room table, “Meals are ready and hot in the kitchen. Eaten on time. ps: don’t drink coffee, don’t drink alcohol, don’t smoke.”
He had, never before, smiled such a clear smile.
Staring deeply at the note, he could almost imagine her wandering around the kitchen …
Zoey received a call from Sea Gu at 8:00 PM.
“Give me the time for dinner tomorrow!” Sea Gu opened the door and went straight to the point.
“What for?” Zoey was quite wary.
“Tomorrow I will be sad, lonely and alone …”
Zoey wanted to laugh. “Do you have the power of the seer?”
“Are you, as a friend, going to soothe my heart that will be broken tomorrow?”
“Got it. What time and where are we eating tomorrow?” She smiled. As a friend, even if he wouldn’t be hurt tomorrow, she’d be on time for her appointment.
Sea Gu hemmed and hawed and said the time and place. Zoey didn’t think much of it and closed the line, then took her clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out of the shower, he realized that there was a missed call on his cell phone.
Surprisingly … his …
Heart, fluttered slightly. She, was ready to call back, when the cell phone rang anew. Without hesitation, she hurriedly picked it up.
“Not asleep yet, are you?” Jerry Xiao’s voice, clear as day, came from over there.
“Still … no, it’s still early.”
“Your family didn’t get suspicious when you went back today, did they?”
“I don’t think so.” She had the feeling of being a thief. Pulling open the patio door, she stepped outside. Surprisingly, she subconsciously looked in the same direction as last night, and when she saw there was no sign of him, she whacked her forehead, which even she found a little amusing.
How could he be here?
“Are you free tomorrow night?” He asked suddenly.
“Tomorrow night?” She was clearly embarrassed.
“You have a date?” . She had a bit of a headache. “Uh-huh. Just had an appointment with Ingram already. Are you looking for me for something?”
On the other end, there was no sound for a long, long time …
There was only, faintly, the sound of heavy breathing.
He, it seems, is very, very lost …
Zoey opened her lips to say something, but he had already said, “It’s okay, you’re busy with your business, we’ll talk about it sometime …”
“I …” Zoey’s words, before they were finished, over there, had been disconnected.
She actually wanted to say if it was okay, would it be about noon?
If she could, she could try to eat dinner a little faster and get back to him …
But he wasn’t even going to give her a chance to say that.
…
Hanging up the phone, Jerry Xiao rested the cell phone on the desk. Closing the file, he gazed at the traffic outside the floor-to-ceiling window with a heavy vision.
Inside the office, it was clearly a constant temperature, but, inexplicably, he felt cold as hell.
Drawing open the drawer, he took out the delicate box and opened it to reveal a pair of pearl earrings. The letters ‘L’ and ‘Y’ were engraved on the earrings.
It belonged to her and was evidence that had seen them through the journey.
Tomorrow, it’s February 14th. She already has an appointment.
The next day.
It was raining, Zoey dressed up and came downstairs, Yami Hu was chatting with Chen’s mom, when she saw Zoey coming down, she took a quick look at her daughter and casually asked, “Zoey, going out on a date? It’s raining outside.”
“It’s okay, my friend will come and pick me up.” Zoey was unimpressed. Lifting the curtain and looking out the window, Sea Gu’s car hadn’t arrived yet.
“Which friend?” Yami Hu asked again.
“Hmm?” Zoey was only looking out the window, not listening to her mother carefully. When she looked back, she saw that her mother had been looking at her waiting for an answer and quickly said, “It’s Ingram.”
The mother, obviously, was worried about her dating Jerry Xiao.
Sure enough …
Yami Hu was obviously relieved to hear Zoey answer in this way. Zhan Yan smiled, ”So it’s that kid. That kid is good, now that you’re back, it’s time to have a good date with him. I haven’t seen him for a long time either, another time, tell him to come back for dinner haha, I’ll have the kitchen make him his favorite!”
So attentive that Zoey is sweating.
“Mom, let’s not talk about it, he’s here.” Zoey pulls the door open and escapes.
…
KK and Nini came down from upstairs and looked at the fallen back.
KK asks, “Grandma, what did Zoey do?”
“Dating.” Yami Hu cracked a smile. As long as it wasn’t with that kid from THE Xiao Family, it was all good!
“Oh, it’s Valentine’s Day… Is Zoey going on a date with her uncle?” Nini blinked her big eyes.
“It’s Uncle Lian.” Yami Hu corrected.
“It’s Uncle Lian oh …,” the two little ones, with an unspoken loss. “Zoey and Uncle Lian in love?”
The children’s gloom and loss, Yami Hu all saw in the eyes, quite a bit of bad taste. Although she is very dislike the Xiao Family people, but Jerry Xiao after all is the two children’s real father. After all, blood is thicker than water.
“That’s Zoey’s business, Grandma doesn’t know.” She bent down and held the hands of her two children, “Come on, babies, Grandma will take you to eat pastries. Mrs. Chen made them specially, come and taste the flavor.”
…
Sitting at the dining table, nibbling and eating the pastries in her hand, Nini looked at KK, “KK, today is Valentine’s Day, are you going to give me any gift?”
KK gave her a look, “It’s not like we’re lovers!” QnEb. “You don’t have a lover anyway.”
“So, people don’t even prepare gifts!”
“You, what a lack of manners! You won’t be able to find a lover in the future either.” Nini gave him a contemptuous look.
Seemingly upset at being laughed at, KK nuzzled her little mouth and pondered, “So what do you want?”
“Hmmm …” Nini’s big dark eyes rolled smartly, pretended to think seriously, stifled a laugh, and said half-heartedly, “Then you’ll just give me that pastry of yours as a gift! ”
“But …,” KK looked at the pastry with a good deal of difficulty, her little brows tugging at her face, “it’s the last piece.”
She’s already had five, hasn’t she?
“Didn’t you prepare nothing? It’s only pastries. It wouldn’t do any good to give them to me.”
“There, there you go!” KK dutifully handed over the pastry, “I’m going on a diet anyway. It’s better if you eat like a big fat pig!”
Nini smiled and hurriedly snatched the pastry over, “Thank you KK, you are so generous. I’m willing to be a fat pig!”
She said, not hesitating to take a big nibble.