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 89 (Come and open the door)

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After Tang Miao asked this, the old lady turned around and looked at her. She stopped trimming the flowers and plants and looked at her quietly. Tang Miao raised his eyes and met her gaze. The two of them looked at each other through a bunch of roses.

Tang Miao looked at the old lady with a calm expression. But there was some surprise and questioning about what the old lady had just said. The old lady looked at the surprise and questioning in her eyes, smiled, and said, "Yes."

After saying this, a smile appeared in the old lady's eyes. She looked at Tang Miao, but her hands had already resumed the action of trimming the flowers and plants.

"Do you also think grandma is an old stubborn person and think that I shouldn't cancel their engagement party?" asked the old lady.

In fact, the cancellation of the engagement party was similar to the breakup of Ke Yi and Ji Junlin. Ji Junlin was suddenly assigned to work abroad, and Ke Yi and he had to have a long-distance relationship for an unknown period of time. Among countless couples who broke up, the long-distance relationship was the most important reason for their breakup.

When couples are together, they want to see each other every day, live together, comfort each other, help each other solve some problems in each other's life or work, have fun together, and gain common memories and happiness.

After a long-distance relationship, they cannot touch each other, cannot participate in each other's life circle, cannot kiss and hug each other, and get physical comfort. They can only use the mobile phone signal, look at each other's image, listen to each other's voice, and confide in each other about troubles that the other party does not understand. The relationship between the two is connected through those little signals.

Because if you just contact them through mobile phones, you can contact anyone and have an affair with anyone. But if you don't meet for many years and the other person can't give you physical and mental pleasure and comfort, then you will forget the love with this person as time goes by.

When feelings are forgotten and another person appears around, emotional distrust will arise, putting the relationship between the two people in jeopardy.

Of course, it is undeniable that there are couples who can survive the long-distance relationship and continue to move forward hand in hand. But they are a minority. A very small number of couples have a long time to lay a deep emotional foundation, and then rely on wearing away this deep emotional foundation, and meet again and embrace again before the emotional foundation is worn away.

But Ke Yi and Ji Junlin do not have such a deep emotional foundation.

They have been together for only half a year. In this period, their relationship may not have passed the freshness stage and they are still passionate, but such a short-lived passion cannot withstand the test of long-term separation.

Tang Miao took the rose and stood beside the old lady who was trimming the flowers and plants. After the old lady finished asking her questions, she stood there in silence for a while.

After a moment of silence, Tang Miao said, "Grandma has her own reasons for doing things."

"You are doing this for our own good," said Tang Miao.

After the old lady asked her the question, Tang Miao expressed her opinion on her question. After listening to Tang Miao's answer, the old lady looked back at Tang Miao while trimming the flowers and plants.

Their eyes met again, and the old lady bent her eyes and smiled softly.

Tang Miao held the roses and accompanied the old lady in the garden for a while. Not long after, He Xiao came over after finishing his phone call. The three of them stood in the garden and chatted for a while about the flowers and plants planted by the old lady.

After chatting for a while, the old lady put down her gardening shears and arranged their lunch.

Tang Miao and He Xiao were leaving today. This was the last meal they had at her house in the past few days. Although the old lady was reluctant to let them go, she wanted to say goodbye happily, and even cooked two of her specialties for them personally.

Since the old lady was cooking, Tang Miao followed her into the kitchen and helped out. He Xiao was also busy, and in the end, with the help of almost two people, the old lady cooked the meal.

After it was done, the family of three took their lunch to the restaurant and enjoyed their last meal together in a relaxed and happy manner.

After dinner, because He Xiao and Tang Miao were leaving in the afternoon, the old lady was reluctant to let them go and did not rush to take a nap. She took the two of them to the living room to drink tea and chat. After chatting for a while, it was Uncle Zhou who reminded the old lady that even if she did not rest, the two children still had to drive back to Huaicheng in the afternoon, so she had to get some shut-eye.

After Uncle Zhou reminded them, the old lady let the two of them leave. After saying that to the old lady, He Xiao and Tang Miao also went back to their room to rest.

A nap is just a short rest. He Xiao and Tang Miao were lying on the bed, but they didn't fall asleep. They hugged each other, He Xiao pinched Tang Miao's fingers, and Tang Miao smiled and rubbed her cheek against his arm.

Finally, He Xiao asked Tang Miao to turn around. They lay face to face with their eyes closed, and He Xiao kissed her forehead, cheeks and lips little by little.

Tang Miao felt itchy. This kind of itchiness was comfortable and lazy, just like lying on the grass and being scratched on the cheek by the dogtail grass blown by the wind. This comfortable feeling was very relaxing. Tang Miao was kissed by He Xiao so much that he slowly fell asleep.

The afternoon schedule of the two people was not too rushed. But maybe because he slept too much last night, Tang Miao woke up after sleeping for half an hour for the first time in the afternoon. And for a nap, sleeping for half an hour is the most appropriate and comfortable. It can not only rest your mind, but also avoid being haunted by sleepiness. When you wake up, your mind and body are clear.

When she woke up, He Xiao also woke up. The two hugged and kissed for a while. He Xiao kissed her lips, looked at her, and said.

After He Xiao asked, Tang Miao nodded and leaned into his arms.

The two got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to tidy up. After tidying up, He Xiao took his luggage out and called the driver to drive their car to the door of the villa.

When they were carrying their luggage downstairs, grandma heard the noise from her room and got up early. The old lady followed them and sent them all the way to the door.

When they reached the door, the old lady hugged Tang Miao and said to her, "Come visit grandma often in the future."

The embrace of an old man is different from the embrace of a lover. It brings some dry warmth, like the sunshine in a winter garden. She is not much taller than Tang Miao, and she is particularly thin because she is older. Tang Miao was hugged by her grandmother, and she hugged her back. She leaned in her grandmother's arms, smelled the pine scent on her body, and nodded.

After hearing Tang Miao's instructions, the old lady smiled and raised her hand to touch her back.

Just like that, after Jian Dan hugged the old lady, Tang Miao and the old lady separated. The old lady then looked at He Xiao and gave him another round of instructions. He Xiao responded to all of them.

He doesn't come to South City often, only once or twice a year. For so many years, his relationship with his grandmother has been so mediocre. But this time, he brought Tang Miao here, and he felt that starting a family was different. He felt more deeply about family affection and was more concerned about her.

He promised grandma that he would come back when he had time. He might have been polite before, but this time he was sincere.

Just as they were parting, the servants in the kitchen also sorted out the frozen wontons and brought them over. In the morning, after Tang Miao said that the wontons were delicious, the servants in the restaurant told grandma about it, and grandma asked them to make some in advance and put them in the refrigerator to freeze them.

Now that it is frozen, put it in an insulated box with ice cubes. Even if it takes three or four hours to drive from Nancheng to Huaicheng, it will still be intact when you get home.

Grandma's generosity was really great. In addition to their own luggage and some local specialties they bought, the wontons took up half of the trunk.

After the wontons were put away, the trunk, which was originally somewhat empty, suddenly seemed to be filled up. After the things were put away, Tang Miao and grandma hugged each other again, He Xiao said goodbye to grandma, and then the two got in the car together and drove away from the villa.

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It was only two o'clock in the afternoon when Tang Miao and He Xiao left the villa. They drove all the way without stopping, and it was not yet six o'clock when they got home.

When they got home, they parked the car in the parking space, and Tang Miao and He Xiao started to go downstairs to get the things. Originally, they could have taken them back in one trip, but because of the two large boxes of wontons, He Xiao had to make an extra trip.

He Xiao took Wonton upstairs first, and the two went to Tang Miao's house together. Tang Miao took the key to open the door. The room seemed a little deserted because he hadn't been home for a few days.

After arriving home, He Xiao put the wontons next to the refrigerator. Tang Miao took a Swiss knife to open the box, while He Xiao went downstairs to get the other luggage.

After Tang Miao unpacked the box, he opened it and saw the wontons inside. The wontons were all raw and placed in the box one by one. There was dry ice on the box, which was still hard and the wontons showed no signs of melting.

Tang Miao took out the wontons and put them in the refrigerator.

Tang Miao also cooks at home, and she has put some dumplings and other foods that she usually makes in the freezer. With so many wontons in there, the freezer is filled up in an instant.

Tang Miao looked at the full refrigerator and closed the door contentedly.

As soon as she closed the refrigerator door, her cell phone vibrated twice. Tang Miao took a look and saw that Yu Yaya had sent her two WeChat messages.

【Yu Yaya: I’m finally back! 】

【Yu Yaya: I’m so tired! 】

Seeing the message sent by Yu Yaya, Tang Miao smiled.

Yu Yaya went to Qincheng with Qian Cheng and the others during this period. She also thought that going out to play was too tiring, so she came back a day earlier. They had just returned from the airport and went home. After returning home, Yu Yaya sent a message to Tang Miao to inform him that she had returned.

Although the two of them went to different cities these days, they never stopped chatting. In the previous chat records, there were many photos of scenery and meals sent by Yu Yaya.

Arriving at the high-speed railway station, Tang Miao paid the fare and got off the train. After getting off the train, Tang Miao went directly into the high-speed railway station and caught the 6:40 train she had booked.

"Um."

Tang Miao read the message sent by Yu Yaya, and her finger fell on the chat input box, but she did not reply immediately. Before she replied to Yu Yaya, the sound of He Xiao opening the door came from outside, accompanied by He Xiao's voice and Qi Yuan's arrangement voice in the phone receiver.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, fearing that He Xiao would worry, he said to him, "If I come back too late, Yaya will definitely ask her father to come and see me off. You don't have to worry."

The car drove for twenty minutes and finally stopped at the gate of a high-end apartment complex. Tang Miao paid the fare, got out of the car, and then entered the complex.

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After He Xiao responded, Tang Miao looked up at him and smiled.

"I will probably be back very late." He Xiao said.

Tang Miao told the driver the address, and the driver pressed the light sign and drove towards the high-speed rail station. When the driver drove to the high-speed rail station, Tang Miao sat in the back seat and opened the app to look at the high-speed rail ticket information.

"I'll just go to her house. I'll probably have to stay with her for a while after dinner. You know how talkative she is. She's been out for a few days, so she'll definitely talk to me a lot."

When Tang Miao said this, she seemed to think of how Yu Yaya excitedly told her about the trip and how she also made fun of Qian Cheng. She even started laughing while saying this.

"OK."

"I'm Tang Miao."

【Yu Yaya: ???】

He Xiao left, and with the door closed, Tang Miao was the only one left in her home again. She was standing at the entrance with her suitcase in hand. The window was open, letting in some autumn breeze.

Tang Miao's home is 40 minutes away from the high-speed rail station. Although it was rush hour, there was an elevated road directly connected to the station, so the trip was not delayed for long.

The elevator in the apartment building required a card swipe, so Tang Miao went straight to the stairs and climbed them.

This residential complex is very high-end, and the occupancy rate is not high. Tang Miao found the building she wanted to go to, and after looking up and seeing that the lights were on on the floor she was going to, she got up and walked into the apartment building.

Yu Yaya and Tang Miao talked about what happened after she returned home.

After Tang Miao received Yu Yaya's message, he typed a word and sent it.

Two hours later, Tang Miao arrived at the city she had been waiting for. After getting off the high-speed train, she walked all the way to the taxi stand, opened the door and got in.

He Xiao listened to Qi Yuan's words and responded, "Yeah."

"Open the door."

"It's okay." He Xiao said.

[Yu Yaya: Forget it! Just come to my house and eat! My parents prepared a large table of dishes to welcome me back. I told them that I brought some local specialties back, and my dad even learned how to cook them in advance. It was hilarious.]

No one came to open the door, so Tang Miao simply stopped ringing the doorbell and just raised his hand and knocked on the door.

[Yu Yaya: You came back early too? ]

She grew up in a very good family, so she became lively and cheerful but not spoiled.

"No rush." He Xiao said, brought the suitcase in and closed the door.

After the two decided on each other's itinerary, He Xiao and Tang Miao kissed for a while in the living room and then left Tang Miao's house.

After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao responded and lowered his head to kiss her again.

After He Xiao hung up the phone, he looked up into the living room. Tang Miao was standing at the entrance connecting the living room, looking at him.

"Are you going out?" Tang Miao asked.

After getting in the car, Tang Miao reported the address. The driver pressed the light sign, drove into the night, and drove towards the place she wanted to go.

[Yu Yaya: That's just in time. I'll give you the specialties I brought back. You haven't had dinner yet, right? You can eat them in the evening!]

He Xiao knew Yu Yaya. He was a colleague of Tang Miao at the Music Store. They had a good relationship and Tang Miao also liked this girl very much.

"Ke Yi."

"I'm sorry, Xiao, for asking you to come back suddenly. The main reason is that I'm too familiar with the organizer and it's difficult to push it forward." Qi Yuan still felt a little apologetic.

After swiping her ID card and checking her ticket, Tang Miao entered the platform and found the high-speed train she was going to take. After getting on the high-speed train, Tang Miao found her seat and sat down.

After Tang Miao sent the message, Yu Yaya replied immediately.

The high-speed rail goes directly to the destination without any stops, so it is faster.

"Okay, then you hurry up and pack up. Ji Bang and I will go to the rehearsal room first." Qi Yuan said.

Tang Miao opened the suitcase, searched for it, and took out what she needed. After taking the things, Tang Miao pulled the suitcase to the bedroom, and then she lowered her head and sent a message to Yu Yaya.

The spacious corridor and the stairs were also very quiet, and few people were even using them at this time. Tang Miao stood at the door and pressed the doorbell twice, but no one came to open the door.

After He Xiao finished speaking, Tang Miao took out his phone, showed him the chat history, and said, "I'll pack my luggage and come over after you leave."

"To the high-speed rail station."

【Tang Miao: I’m back too. 】

"Just go there directly." He Xiao said there was no hurry, but Tang Miao took the suitcase from him. While taking it, Tang Miao smiled and said, "Yaya is back too. She said she brought some local specialties for me. She also said her parents are hosting a party for her tonight and asked me to go to her house for dinner."

After getting in the car, Tang Miao said to the driver in the driving seat.

Not long after Tang Miao and Yu Yaya sent messages, they got on the elevator and left the community. At six o'clock, the entrance of the community became bustling and lively. Tang Miao found a taxi, raised his hand to stop it, opened the door and got in.

Tang Miao felt the cool autumn wind and looked up at the open window. After taking a look, Tang Miao retracted his gaze and went to the living room to open the suitcase.

Tang Miao has already arranged everything. Indeed, she has always been sensible in doing things and there is no need for him to worry.

"When will we be there?" He Xiao asked.

"We're going to rehearse tonight. We told you in advance that we'll set off tomorrow afternoon." Qi Yuan was talking about work.

"Then I'll come back later too." Tang Miao said.

After climbing to the 13th floor, Tang Miao opened the door and walked in. The apartment was spacious and luxurious, with one apartment per floor. Tang Miao took a look and went to the door of the apartment and rang the doorbell.

The two of them had a good relationship, and it was common for them to go to each other's homes for dinner. After reading the message sent by Yu Yaya, He Xiao retracted his gaze and looked at Tang Miao, and said.

He Xiao mentioned this this morning. There is a commercial performance, and he asked He Xiao to go over to save the situation. There will also be some other requirements, so he has to go over to rehearse today.

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, He Xiao responded, and then the two of them hung up the phone without saying goodbye.

The woman stood there, smiling at him quietly. He Xiao looked at her smile and bent down to kiss her.

The weather is getting colder.

When Tang Miao showed him the chat history, He Xiao also lowered his eyes to take a look. While they were chatting, Yu Yaya was still sending a message to Tang Miao, asking her to come over.

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Yu Yaya is the only daughter in the family, the kind of child from an ordinary family. Her parents don’t spoil her, but they dote on her very much. Her father often learns some fresh and delicious dishes to cook for her.

She knocked on the door twice and lowered her head to listen to the noise inside. There was no movement at all. Tang Miao raised her hand and knocked again, and at the same time called out to the person inside.