Chapter 155, In Advance
There are many things to prepare for the Spring Festival, such as new clothes, Spring Festival couplets, lanterns, lucky buckets, kumquat trees, lucky bamboo, etc. As a result, Zhang Youyou has been shopping with her mother for the past few days. She has seen her father a few times, but they have only exchanged brief glances. Because the father and daughter live in different time zones, even though they have been staying at home for more than ten days, they have not eaten together. It is a bit strange, but it is normal.
At first, Zhang Youyou wanted to go back to the Li family home or buy a house to live in, but now she feels that this place is fine too.
She's a person who's easygoing and usually won't wander off if she can stay put, but when she received a call from Li Donghao after washing up and getting into bed to play on her phone, her heart still raced a little.
She forcibly suppressed her inner tension, anticipation, and unease, and silently pressed the answer button, only to hear the other party's slightly tired voice.
Are you asleep?
"Not yet, are you done with your work?"
After a moment of silence, the other person finally replied calmly, "I'm downstairs at your place."
Zhang Youyou was stunned for a moment, then jumped out of bed and ran to the living room balcony. She opened the window and saw someone standing there. Her apartment was on a high floor and it was late. Even with the streetlights, she still couldn't see the person's expression clearly, but she would never forget that figure.
"Wait for me!" she said, then hung up the phone and went back to her room to put on her coat.
When we don't see each other, I deliberately treat him like a stranger, not mentioning him or caring about him. But once that person appears in front of me, the whole world is just him.
Zhang Youyou didn't even take her phone; she ran straight downstairs. The moment the elevator doors opened, she saw his face—a face she tried so hard to suppress but couldn't erase the feelings of her past infatuation with, a face she still cherished. Without hesitation, she threw herself into his arms.
On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Youyou realized that she still liked him.
It was too cold, and Zhang Youyou wasn't wearing much, so Li Donghao hugged her downstairs for a while before letting her go upstairs. Zhang Youyou was reluctant to leave, but didn't want anyone to notice, so she stood there with her head down and didn't move until Li Donghao said he would come to pick her up tomorrow. Only then did she reluctantly and slowly turn around. Li Donghao pressed the elevator button before she could, and then hugged her again before the elevator doors opened.
The hug felt good, Zhang Youyou thought back to her room. The only embarrassing thing was that she was in such a hurry to go downstairs that she forgot to take her keys and had to ring the doorbell to ask her mother to open the door.
When her mother saw her wearing cotton pajamas with a down jacket over them, she wondered where she had been. Zhang Youyou didn't want them to know that she and Li Donghao were in the process of dating, so she made an excuse to take out the trash. Zhang's mother didn't ask any more questions, but just told her not to take out the trash so late in the future. She was also worried that she would get cold, so she told her to drink a cup of Banlangen (a traditional Chinese medicine) before going to sleep. Zhang Youyou obediently agreed and went straight to her room.
Zhang's mother didn't want to call her out on it at all. After all, everyone has been young once. But couldn't she close the window after opening it for ventilation in the dead of winter?
Back in her room, Zhang Youyou couldn't help but laugh out loud, but she had to lower her voice for fear of being discovered by her mother.
How come she never knew that secretly dating was so fun? But she remembered him saying he wouldn't be back until almost the end of the year? Coming back so early, did he finish up the lab stuff?
Not wanting to think too much, Zhang Youyou climbed back into bed, hoping to get a good night's sleep, but she couldn't sleep all night, her mind filled with Li Donghao's words, "I'll pick you up tomorrow!"
Honestly, why make such a promise? It's keeping her up at night. Do you expect her to go on her date with panda eyes tomorrow?
Wait, a date?
Pshaw! What date? She's not going on a date with him! Don't forget he's still on his evaluation period!
Zhang Youyou repeatedly put him on probation, inexplicably placing herself in a high position to judge him, but in the end, she couldn't help but look forward to it.
This is really terrible! Zhang Youyou thought, she was about to succumb!
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