Xue Xiaodie sat at the table, holding a digital pen in her hand, but the lines on the screen had not moved for a long time.
It's already past 11 PM, and the soundproofing in this house isn't very good. In other words, since we haven't heard the neighbor's door open yet, we can be sure that Lu Zhe hasn't come home yet.
Xue Xiaodie glanced at the computer screen again and muttered, "Could he not be staying out all night...?"
After hesitating for a while, she finally drew a stroke on the tablet, but erased it in less than two seconds because the stroke was completely messy.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door, and the familiar rhythm immediately perked Xue Xiaodie up.
She threw down her digital pen, stood up, and strode to the door.
Just then, the person outside walked by. The sound of a key turning in a lock came from next door.
Xue Xiaodie grasped the doorknob, instinctively wanting to turn it open, but before she could exert any force, she managed to control herself.
How am I supposed to explain opening the door now? There's really no way to explain it... I can't just say I've been waiting all this time, can I? Wouldn't that make me seem like a scheming, infatuated woman?
So she listened as the guy next door went in and closed the door.
Xue Xiaodie returned to her desk and sat down. After hesitating for a moment, she still didn't pick up the digital pen. Instead, she grabbed her phone and sent that guy a WeChat message: [Are you still working overtime?]
Almost a minute later, Lu Zhe replied: [I'm already home.]
Xue Xiaodie: [Oh, are you tired?]
Lu Zhe: [It's alright.]
Seeing his simple reply of just two words, Xue Xiaodie curled up in her chair, hugging her knees, feeling somewhat lost.
What should she do next? The girl felt a little lost.
In that past relationship, in that stage of being more than friends but less than lovers, she didn't take any more initiative. It was as if it happened naturally; the two of them just came together and confessed their feelings to each other.
Now, with two obvious competitors, things have become far more complicated...
"But anyway, at least I didn't stay out all night, so it's alright."
Xue Xiaodie muttered to herself, put down her phone, and walked wearily to the bathroom.
It's getting late, time to wash up and go to bed.
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Around 2 a.m., Xia Xiaobing suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes and saw the familiar ceiling. Although the bedroom was dark, the little light from the window was enough to make out the familiar surroundings.
She tried to sit up. But as soon as her head left the bed, a sharp pain shot through her. It felt as if the strings in her head were stretched taut, unable to bear the strain.
Xia Xiaobing felt somewhat melancholy.
She knew she had never been a good drinker, and whether it was during her school days or now that she was starting her own business, she had always avoided drinking parties. After all, she didn't have many connections when she was in school, and now that she was starting her business, she relied on her algorithm technology and had subordinates to help her avoid drinking, so she didn't need to be a heavy drinker.
But in my memory, she shouldn't have gotten this drunk after just five bottles of beer. Perhaps, she had drunk with Lu Zhe several times before her rebirth, so she was a little more used to it?
Xia Xiaobing patted her head, sat up, and saw the wardrobe next to the bed.
The wardrobe doors are still in the same state as before.
etc……
Xia Xiaobing couldn't help but frown, recalling her previous plan.
She gasped, quickly stood up, and turned on the bedroom light, peering into the closet. There, the outfit she was going to use for the decisive battle remained untouched, still in its original place.
She quickly left the bedroom and searched the house. Sure enough, Lu Zhe was gone.
Back in her bedroom, she found her phone, turned it on, and sure enough, there was a WeChat message from Lu Zhe: "Sister Xia, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself. I'm feeling alright now, I shouldn't need to take the day off tomorrow."
Xia Xiaobing held her phone in both hands, sat back down on the edge of the bed, and fell into deep thought.
Although she still felt throbbing pain in her head, it wasn't very intense and didn't interfere with her thoughts.
After pondering for a while, Xia Xiaobing sighed softly, "The minimum goal has been achieved, but... it feels like all our previous efforts have been in vain."
This inevitably makes people feel somewhat resentful.
Fortunately, when she strikes, it's a series of attacks. Even if all her efforts tonight are in vain, she can still use another move tomorrow.
Xia Xiaobing found her suitcase and packed all the clothes she wore most often from her wardrobe into it.
Lu Zhe, who was fast asleep at the time, had no idea that the female boss had found a new place to live. And the address of the new place was right next to his current residence.
The address information that the employees filled out earlier was not written in vain.
Xia Xiaobing moved quickly, and in just a few minutes she had packed almost all the clothes she needed for daily life. Then, without much hesitation, she put the outfit she had prepared for tonight but hadn't used into a hidden compartment of her suitcase.
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