Chapter 780 Haoyue Extra (42)
As the car approached Shanshui'an, Tang Minghao noticed that a porridge shop next door was still open, so he quickly told the driver to stop.
Not knowing what flavors Wen Yue liked, he packed a sweet chestnut porridge and a savory chicken porridge. Knowing there were also soup dumplings and tea eggs, he asked the proprietress to pack a portion of each and take them back to the car.
Upon arriving at Shanshui'an, Tang Minghao immediately noticed that the lights in his living room were still on, with the curtains drawn so he couldn't see what was inside. Feeling anxious, he grabbed the packaged food and asked the driver to stop.
Ascend the steps, scan your fingerprint—the process is seamless.
As soon as the door opened, Wen Yue was about to come out when she saw Tang Minghao, and she was clearly taken aback.
Tang Minghao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person was still there. He coughed lightly and said, "Why didn't you say you were coming? What are you doing standing here? It's so cold. Come inside."
As he spoke, he pushed Wen Yue further inside.
After her initial surprise subsided, Wen Yue was pushed along by him and said helplessly, "I didn't mean to stand there. I saw that you hadn't come back, and I was just about to leave."
Tang Minghao felt guilty at this, and quickly pressed her down to sit on the sofa: "I...I didn't know you were coming. I went out to meet up with friends tonight. If you had told me earlier..."
Wen Yue smiled faintly, "It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. I should have told you beforehand. You don't need to rush back. Just go about your business."
Tang Minghao was silent for two seconds, thinking to himself that judging from the situation, Yueyue probably didn't know about the trending topic.
Clinging to a sliver of hope, he placed the packed porridge and soup dumplings on the coffee table: "What could possibly happen to me? It's just a bunch of friends drinking and playing cards. Even if you hadn't come, I would have been bored there anyway. Did you eat dinner tonight? I saw the porridge shop on the roadside was still open when I came back, so I brought you some. This place makes really good porridge and dumplings. I used to always order this as a late-night snack when I stayed up all night."
Wen Yue watched Tang Minghao rambling on about arranging the food, but didn't say anything.
She could clearly smell the cigarette smoke and alcohol on him, as well as the scent of Wild Bluebell perfume, a fragrance that many young girls like to use; it's very refreshing.
She used to like it, but now, mixed with the smell of smoke and alcohol, it made her feel inexplicably nauseous.
However, no matter how upset she was, she didn't show it on her face.
Tang Minghao laid out the late-night snack and handed her chopsticks and a spoon as if presenting a treasure: "Want to try some?"
Wen Yue nodded, took it, and took a small sip.
Tang Minghao asked expectantly, "How is it?"
"It tastes pretty good."
Tang Minghao immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "If you like it, drink more. Both of these are for you."
Wen Yue thought for a moment and moved the chestnut porridge closer to him: "Let's eat together. Didn't you drink tonight? This will warm your stomach."
Tang Minghao exclaimed "Ah!" and took the spoon: "That works too."
He held the bowl of chestnut porridge and said jokingly, "What a coincidence, how did you know I like to eat porridge?"
Wen Yue replied calmly, "Just a guess."
During the meal, both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and they ate in silence.
Tang Minghao suddenly realized halfway through the meal: "Yueyue, can you smell something?"
What does it taste like?
"It smells like...zongzi (sticky rice dumpling), and there's also a hint of...cream?"
Wen Yue paused for a moment: "No, you must have smelled it wrong."
She had already disposed of the zongzi and cream cake. She thought he wouldn't be back tonight, so she didn't open the windows for ventilation. There was indeed a faint lingering smell in the room.
But as long as you don't acknowledge it, the taste doesn't exist.
She kept her head down and slowly drank her porridge.
Tang Minghao was a little doubtful: "Did I smell something wrong? Well, it's almost Dragon Boat Festival, I guess a lot of the neighbors around here are making zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)."
Wen Yue hummed in agreement.
Seeing the look in her eyes, Tang Minghao tentatively asked, "Yueyue, aren't you curious about who I'm having dinner with tonight?"
Wen Yue paused slightly, then smiled naturally: "Didn't you say you were with your friends?"
Tang Minghao was still unwilling to give up: "Don't you want to know what kind of friend they are?"
He was feeling conflicted. On one hand, he was afraid that Wen Yue would misunderstand and didn't want her to ask, but when she didn't ask, he felt awkward.
Wen Yue looked at him and smiled, "It's your freedom to be with whatever friends you want, and I won't interfere easily."
Tang Minghao: "..."
A breath caught in his throat, leaving him feeling stuck and unable to breathe.
Although Wen Yue's words sounded understanding, they also revealed a sense of distance.
All the pent-up frustration and anxiety he had been feeling these past few days surged up at this moment.
He let out a long breath, suppressing his chaotic emotions. Just as he was about to say something, Wen Yue suddenly stood up and said, "I'm done eating. It's getting late, I should go."
Tang Minghao was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and hurriedly reached out to pull her: "It's so late, why don't you..."
Because of her haste, Wen Yue knocked the phone off the sofa.
Tang Minghao stopped talking, and with a hint of annoyance, reached out to pick up the phone for her: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Wen Yue pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing."
She reached for the phone, but her finger accidentally pressed the power button. The phone unlocked with her fingerprint, and by sheer coincidence, the screen on the screen was exposed to Tang Minghao's view.
Thinking of something, Wen Yue hurriedly and hastily turned her phone off again.
Tang Minghao grabbed her wrist and looked at her: "You knew everything?"
Wen Yue lowered her eyes and remained silent.
The page you just saw was a photo of Tang Minghao and Xu Zheng, standing together in an extremely intimate pose.
Before Tang Minghao returned, Wen Yue looked at this photo for twenty minutes before throwing the zongzi and the cake she had made into the trash can and deciding to leave.
She didn't intend for Tang Minghao to know any of this, but things took an unexpected turn...
After a moment, she let out a long breath and smiled at him: "Actually, you don't need to hide this from me. I... understand."
Tang Minghao felt as if the breath that had been stuck in his chest had turned into a blood clot, which he could spit out as soon as he opened his mouth.
His anxiety intensified, and he subconsciously began to explain, "Yueyue, listen to me, it's not what you think..."
Wen Yue interrupted him directly, saying, "You don't need to explain to me. I'll understand what you've said."
"What do you understand?!" Tang Minghao finally lost his temper and yelled at her, "You're my girlfriend, but you can understand me going out with another woman for one night, you can understand me sleeping with someone else?!"
Amid his roar, Wen Yue fell silent again, and after a while said calmly, "It's your freedom to make friends and be with whomever you want."
"To hell with freedom!" Tang Minghao, like a caged beast, stood with his hands on his hips, panting heavily, and looked at her: "Wen Yue, tell me the truth, did you really agree to be with me because you like me?"
Wen Yue was stunned for a moment, then looked at him, seemingly unable to understand why he would ask such a question.
Tang Minghao sneered, his voice like a cold arrow: "I don't think it's because you like me at all. It's just that you don't know how to refuse. I brought it up, and you agreed. You've never taken our relationship seriously from beginning to end!"
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