Li Li had apparently rushed over from the coffee shop the moment he heard about Li Ao's disappearance. He arrived in time, and even put on the wrong slippers: his own grey slippers, which were larger, on his left foot, and Li Ao's slippers, which were smaller, on his right foot.
Seeing that Li Ao was safe and sound, Li Li excitedly hugged Li Ao, feeling the ecstasy of having survived a disaster. "Neil, you almost scared Dad to death."
Li Ao patted Li Li's back to calm his father's panic.
Li Li received a call from Li Ao, then took out his cell phone and made a video call to Su Beibei who was far away in New York, so that Su Beibei could feel at ease.
Li Ao picked up his phone and walked to the car to video chat with Su Beibei.
After Li Ao left, Han Miao told Li Li in detail what had happened in the classroom.
Li Li happily grabbed Han Miao's shoulders, almost hurting him. "You said Li Ao spoke tonight?"
Han Miao quickly cried out, "Uncle Li, you hurt me."
"I'm sorry, I was too excited." Li Li let go of Han Miao's shoulders and asked her anxiously, "Did Li Ao really speak? Did you hear it correctly, Miaomiao?"
Han Miao nodded. "Yes, he did speak, but all he said was words of begging for mercy and admitting his mistakes. Once the lights were turned on in the classroom and he calmed down, he stopped talking again."
Hearing this, Li Li felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
He clenched his fists, then unclenched them after a moment.
"It's okay. The fact that he can speak tonight proves that he's not truly mute. He can speak. Just wait a little longer. Once he completely overcomes the obstacle, he'll be able to speak again."
Thinking of this, Li Li felt happy again.
To be honest, Li Ao has never uttered a word in all these years. Li Li and Su Beibei are worried that Li Ao has become a real mute and will never be able to speak in his life.
Li Ao spoke tonight, which was good news for Li Li and Su Beibei.
It was already past eleven o'clock. Han Jun decided to go back to Yulong Mountain tomorrow morning and stay in the school district apartment tonight. Li Li saw that Li Ao's face was still pale, so he also decided to take Li Ao to the school district apartment to stay overnight.
Han Miao ran outside all night in her skirt, her body turning purple from the cold. As soon as she got home, she said, "I want to take a bath. Don't argue with me. I'm freezing!"
Han Jun and Han Zheng didn't argue with Han Miao. Han Jun even considerately filled the bathtub with hot water. Han Miao soaked in the bathtub, his whole body wrapped in warm water, and then he hummed comfortably.
The bathtub was kept at a constant temperature. Han Miao had been soaking in it for more than ten minutes when Han Jun opened the bathroom door and walked in. Han Jun stood outside the glass partition door and said to Han Miao, "You should get up. Soaking in it for too long is not good for your skin."
"Soak for a while longer."
Han Miao soaked for another three minutes before reluctantly standing up. She picked up the towel and wiped herself, then changed into a bathrobe and returned to her room. After returning to her room, Han Miao put on thermal underwear and hid in bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard the ding of WeChat on her phone.
Han Miao pulled his hand out from under the covers, fumbled for his phone, squinted at WeChat, and saw a stranger requesting to be added as a friend. The other person's profile picture was pitch black, their WeChat name was N, and the note on the request was Neil.
When Han Miao learned that it was Li Ao who wanted to add him, he quickly approved it.
After the friend request was approved, Han Miao texted Li Ao: "Where did you get my WeChat ID?" They had been classmates for three months, but they had never added each other as friends. Han Miao assumed they wouldn't add each other as friends until they graduated from high school.
Li Ao had been holding his phone, waiting for her to approve the application. Seeing Han Miao's message, Li Ao explained: "I'm also in the class group."
Of course Han Miao knew that Li Ao was in the class group.
On the first day of school, Li Ao was pulled into the class group by his head teacher, but during the three months of living together, Li Ao never spoke in the WeChat group.
Han Miao heard from Tian Bao that many people in the class wanted to add Li Ao as their WeChat friend, but Li Ao didn't accept any of them. After hearing this, Han Miao naturally didn't want to be stupid enough to actively add the other party. It would be so embarrassing if she was ignored, so she just kept giving Li Ao the cold shoulder.
Han Miao didn't expect Li Ao to add him on his own initiative. He actually felt honored.
Han Miao wasn't stupid enough to ask why the other party added her. She sent a message to Li Ao saying, "You got a scare tonight, go to bed early."
Li Ao: [What time will you be home tomorrow? My dad wants to treat you to breakfast, and he'll cook it himself.]
Han Miao: [Uncle Li is cooking, so I have to try it!]
Li Ao: [Yes.]
Han Miao: [Good night.]
Li Ao: [Good night.]
There are only two rooms in Li Ao's rented house, one of which is set up as a studio, so he only has one bed in the house.
The bed is 1.8 meters wide, and there is still enough space for Li Ao and Li Li to squeeze into one bed.
After returning home, Li Li asked Li Ao to take a shower first, while he went to the kitchen to make a bowl of ginger soup for Li Ao. Li Li brought the ginger soup back to the room and saw Li Ao engrossed in his phone, so he asked him, "What are you looking at?"
Li Ao hid his cell phone under his pillow with a guilty conscience.
Li Li:?
Li Li guessed a possibility, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Ao became more interesting. He said with emotion: "Unconsciously, my Neil has become a big boy, and he has reached the age to watch movies secretly."
Li Ao glared at Li Li fiercely, with a look of grievance in his eyes.
Li Li walked over and rubbed Li Ao's head, teasing him: "Why are you so shy? When Dad was your age, he also bought magazines and read novels."
Li Ao didn't want to explain anymore.
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