Without a Trace

Tang Miao broke up with her boyfriend of ten years. Her boyfriend had fallen in love at first sight with the daughter of the corporation he worked for. After learning he had a girlfriend, the young...

Chapter 61 (She must have thought about it secretly)

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Tang Miao was standing at the entrance of his house, holding a cell phone whose screen had not yet gone dark.

Just now at He Xiao's house, when Tang Miao was looking at the photos she had taken, He Xiao suddenly asked her, "Do you want to sleep?" Just when Tang Miao's mind was a little confused by his question, He Xiao said another sentence to her.

When he says "sleep", he means sleep in a literal sense.

After He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao also recovered her scattered consciousness and reacted. At the same time, she glanced at the time displayed on her phone. It was already past midnight, and it was indeed time to rest.

So Tang Miao said "sleep" to He Xiao, and then she went to the bedroom to change He Xiao's clothes, put on her nightgown, and said "good night" to He Xiao without tying her hair.

After she said "good night" to He Xiao, He Xiao also said "good night" to her.

Just like that, the two said "good night" to each other, and Tang Miao left He Xiao's house with his phone, which had not yet finished looking at the photos, and returned to his own home.

After returning home and closing the door, Tang Miao suddenly woke up as if from some chaotic dream.

Her arms fell at her sides. She raised her hand and grabbed the hem of her nightgown. The hem touched the skin along her legs, and Tang Miao felt herself getting hot again.

The frequency of her heartbeat and the speed of her blood flow seemed to be roaring in her body after she woke up. Tang Miao still had some of the fir scent on He Xiao's clothes. She lowered her head, calmed her heartbeat and her hot face, and then took her phone back to the bedroom.

Although it was He Xiao who suggested going to bed, Tang Miao did have to go to bed as she had classes the next morning.

Tang Miao went to bed after midnight and got up at around seven in the morning. He didn't have time to make breakfast, so he went to the bakery outside the community, bought some bread, and took it to the music store.

After arriving at the piano store, Tang Miao and Yu Yaya finished a bag of sliced bread. Just after breakfast, parents came with their children.

The class lasted for 40 minutes, and since there was no class after class, the parents chatted with Tang Miao for a while. After the chat, the parents took the students to say goodbye to Tang Miao, and Tang Miao smiled and watched them leave. After the door of the piano classroom was closed, he withdrew his gaze.

Yu Yaya was still in class at the piano store next door, so she wouldn't be here for a while. Tang Miao took out her phone and opened the photos that He Xiao had taken of her yesterday.

Yesterday, after she briefly looked at the photos, He Xiao urged her to go home and rest. After returning home, she did not look at the photos much. Now that she had some free time, Tang Miao picked one of the photos, and then she opened the photo editing software and cropped her silhouette in the photo. After cropping, Tang Miao sent it to Qi Yuan.

As soon as Tang Miao sent the message, Qi Yuan replied.

Tang Miao smiled when she saw Qi Yuan's reply. She typed a few words but before she sent them out, Qi Yuan sent another message.

[Qi Yuan: It’s really good, it has a rock vibe and fits our band very well.]

The picture Tang Miao sent over was just a black silhouette. In the silhouette, the girl's long hair was curly and loose, her shoulders were straight and thin, and her slender arms fell to her waist.

The clothes she wore were very loose, so it didn't highlight her slender figure, but you could see that she was very slim and thin, and with her big wavy hair, she looked very rock and roll.

Qi Yuan is very familiar with this kind of dress. Whether it is the female musicians or lead singers of the band, or the female fans, he often encounters women dressed like this.

Generally speaking, women who dress in this style give people the feeling of being bold, cool and rebellious.

Tang Miao's silhouette also shows this style, but at the same time, you can also see some of her own style. Peaceful, calm, without the hustle and bustle and restlessness, but it is cleverly integrated with the styles of the four of them.

[Qi Yuan: Did you have this photo before, or was it taken specially?]

Qi Yuan asked this question after commenting on Tang Miao's photo. As soon as Qi Yuan finished asking, Tang Miao replied.

After praising the photo, Qi Yuan also praised the photographer's skills. And his praise was not just out of courtesy. Although this photo was just a silhouette, it also showed the photographer's composition level. And if Tang Miao sent the original photo, Qi Yuan was sure that the light and shadow of this photo would also be excellent.

Seeing the praise in Qi Yuan’s message, Tang Miao pursed her lips and smiled again.

Looking at Qi Yuan's expression, Tang Miao laughed out loud.

Qi Yuan didn’t know what was going on with Tang Miao. After sending the emoticon package, he took another look at the silhouette of the photo. After taking a look, he sent a message.

[Qi Yuan: But did you get your hair permed recently? I saw your hair was straight yesterday.]

[Tang Miao: After washing my hair, I tied it into a bun and then let it fall apart.]

【Qi Yuan: ……】

【Qi Yuan: thumbjpg】

Tang Miao smiled again.

No matter how it was done, Teacher Tang always had a way. Qi Yuan was very satisfied with this silhouette. He could also see that Tang Miao deliberately chose this silhouette to match the style of their band.

Although Tang Miao is a "non-staff member", she is always serious and attentive to the things that happen by.

After chatting with Tang Miao for a while, Qi Yuan remembered something and sent a message.

[Qi Yuan: You are still working, right? ]

【Tang Miao: It’s break time now.】

【Tang Miao: But it will be time for class soon. 】

【Qi Yuan: Ok, I won’t bother you anymore. Let’s stick with this photo.】

【Tang Miao: OK.】

After Tang Miao sent a message, Qi Yuan sent an emoji saying "Little one, exit" and ended the conversation with Tang Miao. After the chat with Qi Yuan ended, Tang Miao also exited the chat interface with Qi Yuan.

Returning to the WeChat message interface, Tang Miao glanced at the top chat box. In the chat box, her chat history with He Xiao was still stuck on yesterday.

After taking a look at the chat box between her and He Xiao, Tang Miao looked at the time again.

It's only nine o'clock in the morning, He Xiao should not be awake yet.

After being busy for half a month, he went to bed in the early morning today, so he shouldn't wake up so early. In fact, Qi Yuan didn't have to wake up so early. Tang Miao saw him post a breakfast circle of friends, complaining that he was woken up by his mother to drink soup early in the morning, so Tang Miao sent him the photo.

Seeing this, Tang Miao exited WeChat and glanced at the calendar.

The beginning of autumn has passed for a long time, and autumn is slowly coming. The work that was whizzing by came to an end yesterday, and He Xiao can also take a break for a while.

During his rest period, he would be in Huaicheng. During this period, they could see each other every day.

【He Xiao: Wake up.】

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao brought over a few dishes. They were all ordinary home-cooked dishes, light and simple to make.

【Tang Miao: Let’s go eat something first. 】

Seeing the picture sent by He Xiao, Tang Miao tapped it with his finger and saw the receipt of He Xiao when he went to the Supermarket to buy food.

【Tang Miao: But you should eat a little first. 】

Tang Miao confirmed that there was no problem with the food purchase. Seeing the message Tang Miao sent, He Xiao replied with a "yeah"

【Tang Miao: What?】

After Tang Miao sent the message, He Xiao replied.

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【Tang Miao: I can eat anything. I’m not picky about food.】

[He Xiao: Is there anything missing? ]

【Tang Miao: Did you sleep well? 】

Tang Miao was looking at the app on his phone, searching for something, when a message from He Xiao popped up on the screen.

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao took a look at his class schedule for today and typed a few words to reply to him.

After she asked this question, He Xiao sent her a picture.

【He Xiao: Let’s have dinner together? 】

【He Xiao: Yes.】

Tang Miao didn't know if He Xiao had bought the ingredients for dinner, but he probably hadn't. Today's dinner was light and simple, and only four or five ingredients were needed. But even so, Tang Miao was not sure whether He Xiao had bought the right ingredients or if he had bought the wrong ones.

He Xiao has slept till now and has not eaten for a whole day. After she said this, He Xiao responded first and then asked her a question.

[He Xiao: What time do you finish? ]

The receipt listed the things he had bought this afternoon. In addition to what she wanted, he also bought a bottle of tea, probably because he was thirsty.

[Tang Miao: Have you bought the ingredients for dinner? Is there anything you missed? I can go to the supermarket to buy it if I pass by.]

【He Xiao: What about you? 】

[Tang Miao: I don’t have an evening class today. The last class starts at 4 o’clock and ends at 5 o’clock.]

After Tang Miao made the arrangements, He Xiao typed a few words over.

【He Xiao: OK.】

【He Xiao: Yes.】

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After class, Tang Miao said goodbye to the students and parents as usual. After the students and parents left, Tang Miao simply packed up the piano classroom and left the piano store.

Seeing the receipt, Tang Miao smiled slightly.

【Tang Miao: No.】

After Tang Miao replied to the message, a while passed before He Xiao's message came.

【Tang Miao: Okay, let’s eat this tonight. 】

Looking at the message sent by He Xiao, Tang Miao thought for a while and typed a few words.

[Tang Miao: It ends at 4:50. I will take a taxi back home and go to the supermarket next to our community to buy some food for dinner tonight, and then I will be home around 5:15.]

[He Xiao: What ingredients do we need for dinner? ]

【Tang Miao: Let’s do it ourselves. 】

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao was stunned and typed a few words.

After He Xiao responded, Tang Miao said this. If the two of them were to eat together, they didn't need to go out at all, Tang Miao could do it. And He Xiao had also eaten with her at her house before.

After leaving the piano store, Tang Miao hailed a taxi and got in. After telling the driver the destination, Tang Miao took out his phone and told He Xiao that he had already taken a taxi and expected to arrive at the community in ten minutes.

Tang Miao took the phone, put his finger on the input method, and sent the ingredients needed for today's dinner to He Xiao.

【He Xiao: I’ll go buy it.】

Tang Miao looked at his reply "Yeah", and outside the car window, the scenery on both sides of the road was rapidly receding. The driver drove steadily and fast, and Tang Miao's heart seemed to be eager to go home as the car sped away.

After Tang Miao said this, He Xiao replied with another word.

After He Xiao asked this, Tang Miao smiled, typed "OK" and sent it over.

Seeing the pop-up message, Tang Miao smiled and typed a few words to reply.

Tang Miao smiled and typed a few words to He Xiao.

At 4:50 in the afternoon, Tang Miao finished her last class of the day.

[He Xiao: What time do you get off work? ]

【Tang Miao: What do you like to eat? 】

He Xiao asked her this. Seeing He Xiao's question, Tang Miao typed two words.

After staying outside for a while, He Xiao probably wanted to eat this kind of food. Seeing the menu He Xiao typed over, Tang Miao lowered his head and smiled again, typing a few words to reply to him.

Tang Miao had a tight schedule in the morning and afternoon, so she didn't go home at noon. And it was right for her not to go home, because at three o'clock in the afternoon, He Xiao had just woken up.

[He Xiao: What do you need? ]

After He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao's stunned look did not relax. After a while, her eyes moved, her eyelashes fell and then raised, and a bright smile appeared in her eyes.

Thinking of this, Tang Miao lowered his head and opened WeChat again. His finger fell on the chat box with He Xiao, Tang Miao stroked it gently and smiled.

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao asked her the specific time when the get out of class would end.

Seeing He Xiao's reply, Tang Miao smiled and typed a few words to ask him.

【He Xiao: Not bad.】