Hearing the familiar voice, Wang Ming turned around in disbelief and saw his beloved girlfriend. His body stiffened instantly.
"Ying... Ying, what brings you here?!" His voice trembled, filled with unexpected excitement.
Shen Ying looked at him with a smile: "How is it? Are you happy?"
Wang Ming nodded vigorously, took two steps forward, and hugged her tightly in his arms: "So happy! So happy!"
He gasped for breath, "I thought... I thought I wouldn't see you again this year."
Shen Ying also gently hugged him back, rubbing her face affectionately against his, her voice soft and gentle: "I came to see you because I haven't seen you for a long time and I was afraid that I wouldn't see you again for a long time."
"I'm sorry, Ying."
"Silly boy, you don't need to apologize to me. It wasn't your fault, you know?" Shen Ying said with a smile.
The two were in a long-distance relationship, which was already difficult to meet, and was further constrained by various factors.
"I miss you, I miss you so, so much." Wang Ming's eyes were wet as he buried his head in the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent deeply, his voice filled with intense infatuation.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved that Shen Ying had come all this way to find him, disregarding everything.
"Silly girl, I miss you too, I miss you so much that every day feels like an eternity."
With a gentle smile, Shen Ying cupped Wang Ming's face and gently, tenderly, and with boundless love, pressed her lips to his.
The two embraced passionately, kissed intensely, and their lips intertwined.
After a long while, their lips parted.
Shen Ying's face flushed with shyness, and her heart pounded. The intense happiness she felt at this moment made her trip to the capital feel more fulfilling than ever before.
"Ying, why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Wang Ming asked softly, hugging her happily.
“I’m afraid if I tell you, you won’t let me come,” she replied.
"Hmm..."
Given Wang Ming's personality, and with the year-end approaching, he'll be very busy. If Shen Ying tells him this, he definitely won't agree to her coming.
"When do you plan to go back? There are so many people going home during the Spring Festival travel rush, tickets are hard to buy."
Shen Ying looked into his eyes, blinked playfully twice, but didn't say anything.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Guess!" she giggled.
Wang Ming swallowed hard, held his breath, and stared at her with wide eyes: "You wouldn't...you wouldn't...just stay in the capital with me, would you?"
"Okay!" Shen Ying nodded and said, "I'm not going back."
Wang Ming took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, saying with concern, "Wouldn't this be a bit inappropriate?"
Chinese people believe that whether you have money or not, you should go home for the Chinese New Year. Not to mention that Shen Ying is still a college student, so there is no reason for her not to go home for the reunion.
Ultimately, Shen Ying is different from him.
He has lived with his mother since he was a child, and now the two of them live in the capital, which is their home, but Shen Ying cannot.
"Okay, I called home before making this decision."
"Then your uncle and aunt will give you a good scolding."
"Um……"
Shen Ying nodded embarrassedly, but it didn't matter. She had been scolded so many times since she was a child, so one or two more times wouldn't make a difference.
More importantly, she feels happier here than at home.
"You're making it harder for us to propose marriage," Wang Ming said, gently pinching her cheek.
Upon hearing the words "marriage proposal," Shen Ying blushed. She hadn't considered this much when she decided to come to the capital.
"But don't worry, I will definitely make your parents accept me as their son-in-law," he said earnestly.
"Mmm."
“Ying, once I’m done with my business here, if I have time, I’ll go home with you.”
"Is that okay?" Shen Ying asked happily.
"Of course."
A little while later, Li Weiya and Lin Yanwan arrived after hearing the news. Jiang Xia, holding a teacup, leaned against the door and watched the group reunite with a smile.
"Yingying, silly child, it's almost Chinese New Year, why did you come?"
“Auntie…” Shen Ying glanced at Wang Ming out of the corner of her eye, too embarrassed to say that she missed him too much.
She was too worried that the long separation would affect their relationship.
"It's alright, it's alright. You're here now. Haven't you eaten yet? Come on, let Auntie take you to eat."
Lin Yanwan hugged her best friend tightly and gave her a thumbs up. This way of charging forward for love was even more fierce than she had been back then.
A few minutes later, the four of them arrived at the noodle shop downstairs. Shen Ying only ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste, while the others sat around watching her eat.
She felt a little embarrassed by their stares.
"Yingying, now that you're in the capital, what will happen to your family?" Li Weiya asked.
"It's alright, Auntie. I've already called home and told them I'll be working overtime at the company during the Spring Festival and will get triple pay. I'll send some money back home later, so they won't think I'm lying," Shen Ying said, swallowing a mouthful of noodles.
"That works too."
Generally speaking, as long as you don't worry your parents when you're away from home, things will be much better.
"You'll be sleeping at my place tonight, okay?"
Thinking about how she always occupied Wang Ming's bedroom while he had to sleep on the sofa, she couldn't help but blush.
That idiot kept grinning like a fool, as if he had gotten a great deal.
"I understand, Auntie." She nodded slightly.
After finishing their noodles, everyone went home. Shen Ying carried her suitcase into the bedroom where she had lived for two months during the summer vacation, while Wang Ming carried the blankets, sheets, pillows and other items into the living room.
She looked at her underwear, which she had carefully placed in the closet, and wondered if this guy had used her clothes to do anything bad while she had been gone for so long.
That idiot is so honest and simple, he probably... wouldn't, right?
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It started snowing heavily outside the window again. Jiang Xia drew the curtains and finally had time to call home.
"Dad, my company's big movie will be released nationwide during the Spring Festival, so I won't be coming back."
Jiang Wende nodded. Ever since he learned that his son was the boss of Qitian Company, he had been quietly paying attention to all information related to Jiang Xia.
Now he even has a D-site account, so he knows everything: Slam Dunk has been updated, his son won a big prize at an anime awards ceremony, and the Tom and Jerry animated movie is about to be released.
“Your mother and I were just talking about this a couple of days ago. If you’re too busy, you don’t need to come back. Work is important. Your mother and I were originally thinking about whether to go to the capital, but we figured you definitely wouldn’t be able to get away these next few days, so we didn’t want to trouble you,” Jiang Wende said.
"Okay, thank you for understanding, Dad. You and Mom, remember to take care of yourselves. I'll come back whenever I have time."
"Alright, alright, you brat, you don't need to worry about things at home. I've already talked to your father-in-law, and we'll celebrate the New Year together as a family."
Jiang Xia smiled slightly; it was good that the two elderly people had someone to keep them company.
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