Waiting for her
Zhuang Jing was like a headless fly, flying around the room looking for someone. Suddenly, Chen Liqing grabbed her wrist and said, "Over there!"
The two of them trotted over. Zuo Xiao's face was flushed, his eyes were bleary, and he leaned his head on Jiang Miaomiao's shoulder.
Zhuang Jing hurriedly asked, "Where did you find her?" Jiang Miaomiao shook her head, "She's drunk. You should take her home."
The two of them, one on each side, put Zuo Xiao in Chen Liqing's car. Then Jiang Miaomiao pulled her aside and said horrifying words without changing her expression.
"She was almost taken advantage of by her ex-boyfriend today."
Zhuang Jinghao gasped in fear and was about to speak when Jiang Miaomiao patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, luckily I caught it in time, so I didn't suffer too much. It was just a kiss and a hug."
Zhuang Jinghao was so shocked by this that her face turned pale: What do you mean by "just" kissing and hugging?!
"Let your brother reflect on this!" Jiang Miaomiao said with dismay before leaving, "Really... what's the point of always being there for him? He's so incompetent at the crucial moment!"
After getting in the car, Zhuang Jinghao immediately took out his cell phone and sent a message to his brother.
Half an hour later, Capital Airport.
The plane decelerated and taxied amidst the blizzard. Zhuang Yu'an turned on his phone, his face instantly turning pale.
Every second that followed was unbearable. From the cabin to the shuttle bus, and then to the arrival hall, he felt every second felt like an eternity.
It was late at night. He asked Chen Quan to take his luggage to Lao Liu's car, and he took a taxi and went straight to Zuo Xiao's residence. In the car, he sent her a message with trembling hands: "Are you asleep?"
In the dark room, Zuo Xiao opened his eyes.
I vaguely heard a knock on the door. The sound was distant, as if it came from the living room.
After a while, there was a knock on the door. Jiang Yun's voice said, "Someone's looking for you. Can you get up?"
Zuo Xiao walked out of the room. Seeing her unsteady steps, Jiang Yun asked, "Are you dizzy? Are you in pain?"
She shook her head: "I'm not drunk."
"That's good." Jiang Yun glanced at her bare face, her messy hair, and her wrinkled skirt, raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you want to clean up? There's a handsome guy outside the door."
Zhuang Yu'an? Zuo Xiao was inexplicably annoyed, not thinking there was anything to be done about him. That guy had broken his promise, stood her up, and even come to disturb her in the middle of the night. He simply deserved a beating!
When she opened the door, a fragrant aroma hit her nose and she was suddenly stunned.
Luffy was seen standing outside the door, holding a bouquet of flowers.
"What are you doing here again?" she asked unhappily.
Luffy smiled, "I still don't believe you don't have feelings for me."
"I drank too much tonight!" Zuo Xiao glared at him, "Maybe some of my actions have caused you to misunderstand, but please don't take it seriously." After saying that, he was about to close the door, but Luffy held him up with his hand.
She immediately looked alert: "What do you want to do? I will call the police."
"Don't be afraid, I won't come in." He said in a deep voice, "You did cause me to misunderstand you. Shouldn't we clarify things? Let's go to the corridor and talk?"
"Okay." Zuo Xiao was already planning how to use the most vicious words to poke him and make him give up the idea.
Suddenly, a bouquet of flowers was stuffed into his arms. "Take the flowers," Luffy said with a smile. "Also, the corridor is cold, put on some clothes."
"No need." Zuo Xiao threw the flowers at the door and walked out.
As I pushed open the door of the escape passage, a gust of cold air suddenly hit me in the face.
Well, she regretted it…was it too late to go back and get her coat?
In the dim light, Luffy took off his coat and draped it over her. The scent of his perfume lingered on the clothes, a calm and elegant woody scent that was familiar to her.
"Two hours ago, in the bar..." Luffy preempted him, "You dare to say you don't have feelings for me?"
"I told you, I was drunk at the time!" Zuo Xiao said angrily, "And treating a drunk woman like that is pure hooliganism and sexual harassment!"
Luffy stared at her with a sharp gaze: "Then why don't you get out of the way?"
"I'm drunk!" She was about to go crazy, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?!"
"What about now? Are you drunk now? Can I take what you say seriously?"
"I'm not drunk now!" Zuo Xiao was shaking with anger. "I can tell you clearly: we have broken up, and I will never look back! If you still have any sense of shame, don't be like a dog-skin plaster—"
The rest of the words were drowned out by Luffy's lips. Zuo Xiao was held tightly and kissed tightly.
Zuo Xiao was horrified: his strength was so immense that she couldn't shake it, even with all her might. He barely let her go until she was about to faint from lack of oxygen.
In between her gasps for air, Luffy restrained her tightly and asked, "Don't you feel anything like this?"
Zuo Xiao felt ashamed and humiliated by the heat in her body. Her body had long since accepted this man, and she hadn't developed any real hatred for him, so she couldn't muster the strength to resist her instinctive physiological reaction. In an instant, she was overcome by a deep sense of powerlessness, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Baby..." Luffy sighed deeply, taking away her tears bit by bit, "My baby... don't cry..."
However, his kiss was so hot and his breath was so heavy and hot that it brought out her tears.
"I really don't like you anymore..." She sobbed, trembled, and shook her head, "Why can't you let me go..."
She closed her eyes, feeling that the situation was completely out of her control. She was falling, sinking, falling into the abyss...
Luffy's kiss turned salty, bitter, and desperate. He wrapped around her like a snake, extending his tongue and licking her eyes, nose, and lips, muttering repeatedly: "I won't let you go, I won't let you go in this life..."
Zuo Xiao tortured himself in his seamless entanglement.
Why don't you run away? Why are you such a coward?
Do you want to be a slave to desire? Do you want to be entangled with this man for the rest of your life?
Do you really like him? Can't you live without him?
Shouldn't you be clear-headed, free-spirited, and strong? How could you be so unclear, so confused, so incomprehensible, that you don't even have the ability to say no...
She suddenly felt terrified, as if she had never truly known herself in the past twenty-five years.
At midnight, the special car stopped at the entrance of the community.
Zhuang Yu'an was about to open the door when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
It was Luffy. He walked with a carefree gait, a contented smile on his face. After exiting the residential gate, he bent down, rolled up a ball of snow, and threw it accurately at a street sign ten meters away. Then, with a snap of his fingers, he exuded the youthful spirit of youth. What man could have such a leisurely and carefree time on a snowy midnight day if he hadn't gotten what he wanted?
Zhuang Yu'an sat quietly in the car until the red Ferrari in front of him roared away.
He opened the door and got out of the car, but suddenly his legs went weak and he almost lost his balance.
Is he still late?
He walked towards the gate of the community. His legs were cold and brittle, making harsh, crunching sounds as he stepped on the new snow.
"Don't you have your card?" the security guard poked his head out of the booth. "Which household are you from?"
He told the security guard the building, unit and room number where Zuo Xiao lived, and he readily let him in.
After entering the door, he walked faster and faster, and soon he was running, running alone in the snowy night.
He stood outside the door, hesitated for a long time, and called her.
Zuo Xiao had just finished showering a minute before the phone rang. She sat on the edge of the bed in her pajamas, her sleeves rolled up, her forearm pressed against the tip of her nose.
Even though my hands are red from rubbing them, I still feel like Luffy's scent is still lingering on my skin...
He kissed every inch of her skin above her collarbone and finally let her go. Before leaving, he kissed her forehead and said, "Have a good sleep. I'll pick you up for lunch tomorrow."
She was feeling uneasy when her cell phone suddenly rang, scaring her so much that she jumped sideways.
No, she couldn't answer his calls anymore...
She walked to the desk hesitantly and saw Zhuang Yu'an's name on the lit screen.
My heart suddenly tightened.
She hesitated, hesitated, until the ringing and vibration stopped together.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, her cell phone rang again, acting as an intrusion in the quiet room in the middle of the night.
"Hello?"
There was silence in the receiver. She looked at the screen in confusion and saw that the call was still ongoing.
She frowned and said "Hello" again.
I could hear the distinct sound of breathing. After a moment, the man who was no longer in front of me said in a trembling voice:
"Am I still late?"
"What?" she asked puzzled.
The other party took a deep breath and said, "I'm outside your house. Can we chat?"
His heart was in a panic, and his hand holding the phone trembled. Zuo Xiao paused and said, "It's too late. It's not convenient."
Another long silence fell. In the slowly passing seconds, she could see the tangled mess of emotions within her.
She felt guilty, anxious, remorseful, and afraid...but she also seemed to be expecting some kind of relief, like a criminal waiting for the arrival of the first witness after accidentally killing someone.
"Okay." The voice came back from the receiver, deep and emotionless. He said, "Let me know when it's convenient for you. I'm always ready."
What was he preparing for? What was he going to say? What did he mean by being late?
Zuo Xiao was in a state of confusion and murmured, "Okay." Before the call ended, he heard him say, "I'll wait for you."
It's been a long night.
Zuo Xiao was in a daze, sleeping and waking up again. He suspected he had a fever and took a thermometer, which showed 37 degrees Celsius.
Two doors away, Zhuang Yu'an stood in the darkness.
He didn't know what to do next, he just knew he couldn't leave.
Despite his extreme anxiety, he still had a hunch, perhaps an obsession—that the window might not be completely closed. At a time like this, even a moment's loss could make all the difference. He had to be the first person she saw when she woke up, and from that narrow gap, he had to seize the hairline of opportunity that fate had left him.
He deduced countless possibilities and different countermeasures in his mind. The worst possibility was that Zuo Xiao and Luffy had reunited.
If it were him a month ago, perhaps he could still lie dormant quietly and wait for the opportunity as he did before.
But now, he can't.
He had definitely felt her heartbeat and clearly saw the other side where she was. How could he turn back to the past?
As the temperature gradually rose from the bone-chilled valley floor, Zhuang Yu'an realized that dawn was approaching.
"Beep, beep—" the electronic lock beeps and the voice-controlled light comes on.
Zhuang Yu'an turned his head suddenly and the door opened in front of him.
They were both stunned at the same time.
Zhuang Yu'an looked at the girl he had met once: she had short black hair, was wearing a long down jacket, and was dragging a suitcase.
Jiang Yun looked at the impressive man in front of her: tall and handsome, looking dusty, the same man who had visited her late at night last week.
She pointed inside the door: "Looking for Zuo Xiao?"
"Yes." Zhuang Yu'an made way for her and said politely, "Don't worry, I'll wait until she gets up."
Jiang Yun blinked: "How long have you been standing here?"
"A while."
"Oh." She dragged the box past him and disappeared around the corner with the sound of wheels.
After a moment, he returned: "Let me help you see if she's awake."
The door opened and closed. The light came on, and Jiang Yun turned around, her eyes shining.
Damn, is being a beauty really that cool?!
She calmed herself down and knocked on Zuo Xiao's door, her voice neither too loud nor too soft: "Zuo Xiao, are you awake?"
Well, disturbing someone's sleep was certainly unkind... but with the two kings vying for the throne about to unfold, shouldn't she lend a hand? Furthermore, she had knocked on Zuo Xiao's door for another man last night, so shouldn't she be evenly matched?
Dong, Dong, Dong, three more knocks, "Honey, something's up!"
Oh my god... If this guy really gets together with Zuo Xiao, won't he invite me to sit at the main table?
Inside the room, Zuo Xiao struggled to open his eyes. He picked up his phone and saw it was 5:30.
The knocking continued. She didn't understand what was wrong with her roommate, why was it so incessant...
He opened the door, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Honey, do you know what time it is now?"
"Hmm." Jiang Yun smiled. "It's 5:30 now, and I have to catch a flight. But something has to take priority, so I risked missing the flight and woke my dear roommate up from bed."
Zuo Xiao imitated her and said "hmm". "Then what is it that has made my dear roommate so concerned?"
Jiang Yun poked behind her with her thumb and said, "Someone is waiting for you outside the door. It seems he's been waiting all night. I'm afraid he'll freeze to death and it will be difficult to explain to the landlord."
She turned around and added before leaving: "Not the one from last night."
She went out, closed the door, and said to Zhuang Yu'an, "Handsome, this is all I can help you with. Good luck!"
Zhuang Yu'an smiled slightly and thanked her sincerely.
After a while, the door was opened again from the inside.
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