Lin Shen: [When are you free to go home after the New Year?]
Lin Zhan: [It depends on what you need.]
Lin Zhan's entire family are unemployed, so you could say they're always available, though of course, it depends on the situation; they might never be available at all.
Lin Shen: [I plan to go home for dinner with Wenxi after the New Year. As a sign of respect, I hope you can all attend.]
Lin Zhan: [I'm free, anytime]
Lin Zhan: [But Junying asked me to tell you that he's busy.]
Lin Shen selectively saw only the first sentence, ignoring the rest.
Lin Ji said, "Your brother-in-law and I are both free before school starts. You're the busiest with work, so just let me know after you and Xiaoxi have arranged a time."
[Lin Zhan changed his group name to Lin Lao Er]
...
[Lin Lao Er changed the group name to "Welcome Sister-in-Law"]
Lin Yu: [I have a lot of things to do. You can decide on the time yourself and then tell me. I'll change my schedule.]
Lin Shen: [Hmm]
——
Lin Shen put away his phone and said to Xia Wenxi, "We'll decide on a time after the New Year. My family should all be available."
"good."
Xia Wenxi glanced out the window. It was a cloudy day, and as evening approached, the sky grew even darker, as if it would darken at any moment.
"It's getting late, I should go home."
"Okay, then go change your clothes first, and I'll take you home later."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wenxi slowly stood up. Lin Shen had agreed so readily, without showing any intention of asking her to stay another night.
"I'm afraid you'll get too tired."
Lin Shen felt he had gotten a taste for it, and if Wen Xi stayed here tonight, his self-control, which he thought was very good, might be proven wrong. He had already gone too far last night, and if it happened again, he was afraid Wen Xi wouldn't want to come to his house for a long time.
Xia Wenxi's eyes widened in horror upon hearing this. Could Lin Shen possibly read minds?
Moreover, Xia Wenxi felt quite aggrieved, "Why aren't you tired? On the contrary, you're so energetic. Is this reasonable?"
"Since you're free right now, how about I find you a personal trainer, or... I can be your personal trainer, but only on weekends."
"Thank you, goodbye, no need."
Xia Wenxi strode towards the dressing room and randomly picked out a set from the pile of new clothes Lin Shen had just bought.
Sweaters, down jackets, jeans...
Everything's ready.
It's just going home, so there's no need to think too much about what to wear.
Lin Shen had managed to convince himself well, but when the two of them had changed their clothes and were about to leave, Lin Shen suddenly felt a little reluctant.
However, having already made up his mind, he couldn't go back on his word, so he finally went out.
Lin Shen always thought that Xia Wenxi would wear her heart on her sleeve, but what he didn't realize was that he himself had unknowingly become like that as well.
No longer deliberately hiding their joys, sorrows, emotions, and desires.
Of course, this is only in front of people you know very well.
Therefore, Xia Wenxi also noticed the changes in Lin Shen's expression throughout the entire process, from leaving the house to getting into the car and then setting off.
But she deliberately remained silent the whole time, wanting to know when Lin Shen would take the initiative to tell her his thoughts instead of keeping everything bottled up.
She does like a considerate boyfriend who always puts her first, but that doesn't mean she wants him to suppress his true feelings.
But even after the car stopped in front of Xia Wenxi's house, Lin Shen still didn't reveal his true thoughts.
But just as Xia Wenxi was about to get out of the car after unbuckling her seatbelt, he grabbed her and pulled her back into his arms.
Xia Wenxi sighed inwardly and couldn't help but ask him, "Were you reluctant to see me leave today?"
Lin Shen turned his head to the side, his mouth gently brushing against Xia Wenxi's ear, cheek, chin, and neck.
"yes."
"That's it? Keep going, I want to hear more."
Xia Wenxi also reached out and gently stroked the hair at the back of Lin Shen's head. Being stroked on the head like this was a feeling that Lin Shen had rarely experienced since he could remember. Feeling the gentle caress, Lin Shen unconsciously said the words that Xia Wenxi had expected him to say a thousand times in his heart but never aloud.
"I don't want you to leave, but I'm also afraid that you'll get angry if I don't know how to control myself."
Lin Shen sighed, a rare occurrence for him. "My self-control seems to be a joke right now."
"So, do you want to know what I'm thinking?"
Lin Shen fell silent.
It seems they've already realized their problem.
But Xia Wenxi decided to finish her sentence, "If you ask me, I will tell you."
"Okay, I'll ask you every time from now on."
Xia Wenxi moved her hand from behind Lin Shen's head to his back, and the original stroking turned into a gentle pat, just like coaxing a child.
“That’s right. Lin Shen, I want to hear your true thoughts. Whatever they are, you can tell me.”
After saying that, Xia Wenxi felt that her words might have been a bit ambiguous, so she added, "I'm not saying that you have to tell me all your secrets. Everyone has secrets hidden deep in their hearts. What I mean is that in our relationship, you need to express your thoughts."
After saying that, Xia Wenxi stopped patting Lin Shen's back and stepped away from his embrace.
"Okay, I've finished speaking. Now, let me share my thoughts."
Xia Wenxi clenched her right fist and held it to Lin Shen's mouth, indicating that he should speak into the "microphone".
"How about we spend the next weekend together? I mean, the whole weekend."
Xia Wenxi smiled broadly and said, "Okay!"
...
When Xia Wenxi entered the house, Ke Shurong and Xia Hengyuan were having dinner. When they saw her return, they quickly asked her to sit down and asked someone to bring her a bowl and chopsticks.
Although Xia Wenxi wasn't very hungry, she still washed her hands and sat down at the table.
"Have you had dinner? Your father and I thought you weren't coming home tonight either."
Just now at dinner, Ke Shurong and Xia Hengyuan looked at each other with some sadness as they sat at the table.
Now that the children have grown up and left home, it feels like we've gone back to the time when the two of them had just gotten married and didn't have any children. Often, it's just the two of them eating together.
But things are different now compared to before.
In their youth, they had endless fantasies about the future and their families; just thinking about them made them happy.
But now that they're older, Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong are considered to be living relatively carefree and independent lives compared to their peers.
But when the two of them sat at the table with none of the children home, it has to be said that they did feel lonely.
This is also why they both enjoy traveling now. On the road, they don't feel lonely. They think about how they will go home one day, and no matter where they go, they know that their home and children are waiting for them.
Xia Wenxi was unaware that her parents were upset for a while because she came home late. If they had known, she would have gone home after lunch.
"I've already had lunch, so I'm not too hungry right now. But I can still have another meal with my parents."
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