Half-baked

26
7:30 p.m.
I miss getting a change of clothes and going to the bathroom to take a shower.

While I was taking a shower, I received messages from Duan Huai'an all the time, urging me.

I missed you without replying and just took a shower.
After taking a shower, she held her clothes and opened the bathroom door. There was a shadow in front of her. There was a clear height difference between the two. From the angle of nostalgia, she could only see the cold jaw of the man blocking her. As she raised her eyes, the man pushed her back into the bathroom and closed the door with his backhand.

"..."

There was still mist in the bathroom from the hot water flushing.
The face of nostalgia seemed to be scalded by heat, and the blood seemed to be flowing faster due to nervousness, and the cheeks turned red.
"Why are you here?"

"Didn't I give you two choices?" Duan Huai'an stood by the door and laughed softly, "Since you haven't come up yet, as your boyfriend, I can take the initiative to find a girlfriend. That's fine."

"I told you, I'll come right after I take a shower!"
"You'll have to dawdle for a long time after you finish your shower."
"..."
"It takes 40 minutes to take a shower." Duan Huai'an knew how long it usually took her to take a shower. Today, it took her twice as long as usual. He lowered his eyes to look at her, and the damp mist in his lowered eyes revealed a bit of desire. "I don't want to waste time. Just assume that you took a two-hour shower."

"..." Nostalgia was confused, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is," Duan Huai'an took her hand, "you finally have a third choice - in the bathroom tonight."

Nostalgia tried to pull her hand back in resistance: "My mother lives here, what if she finds out?"
Duan Huai'an said: "No one will find out."
Nostalgia: "No, go to your room."

"Right here." Duan Huai'an held her in his arms. The toiletries she used were the same as his, exuding the scent of cedar and sandalwood. His Adam's apple couldn't help rolling. "I was sleepy during dinner, and seeing you sitting in front of me, you said you had to eat bananas instead of anything else?"

The fruit I miss after dinner is a banana.

Two hours ago, the hand that was holding a banana, two hours later, held something similar in shape to the banana.
But the feel is completely different.

Huai Nian's chest rose and fell: "You have endured it for so long, can't you bear it a little longer?"
Duan Huai'an laughed: "How can I bear it? Baby, when I close my eyes, my mind is full of you, which makes me even more depressed."
Huai Nian said nothing, buried her head in his chest, closed her eyes, and breathed very lightly.
He looked like he was playing dead and would not react at all even if he was at his mercy.

Duan Huai'an certainly couldn't stand her looking down on him like that, and he didn't like it when he was the only one sinking into depravity. He preferred to watch her immerse herself in it rather than enjoy it himself.

So Duan Huaian let go of the hand of nostalgia.
I missed his eyelids trembling slightly, thinking that he had mercifully let me go, but the next second.
Duan Huaian picked up Huainian and let her sit on the sink.

Suddenly suspended in mid-air, with no way for his feet to touch the ground, Huai Nian panicked: "What are you doing, Duan Huai'an?"
"Nothing," Duan Huai'an imitated her words, "I just want to kiss you."
"..." Huai Nian certainly didn't believe it.

However, Duan Huai'an was indeed kissing her, using his lips and tongue, and his breath was disordered. Huai Nian's finger bones were exerting force, holding the edge of the wash basin with unbearable and repressed feeling. She tilted her head back, and the mist in the bathroom was about to dissipate, but the mist in her eyes was getting more and more, and her vision was blurred.

Duan Huaian kissed passionately and intently.

About five minutes.
Nostalgia has become as soft as a puddle of water.

Duan Huai'an stood up and supported himself on her side with his hands. There were still bright water stains on his lips. His face, which was called frigid and abstinent by everyone, had a frivolous smile at the end of his red eyes, which was unruly and unrestrained.
He put his forehead against Nostalgia's. Seeing her eyes blurred by love, he was very satisfied. He coaxed her in a deep voice: "Why are you biting your lip? I told you, the soundproofing here is very good, no one can hear you. Be good, open your mouth, don't bite your lip and break the skin."

Huai Nian rested her chin on his shoulder and neck, loosened her mouth obediently, and then bit his shoulder to vent her anger.
Duan Huai'an hissed softly and chuckled, "Bite me a few more times. I wish you could leave more marks on me."

He missed her without saying a word, but was still immersed in the aftertaste, trembling slightly.
Duan Huai'an held his breath, held her chin with his hand, and forced her to look up and look at him: "I'm going to New Zealand tomorrow, don't you plan to tell me something?"

The sink was full of water marks, and it was very uncomfortable to sit there.
She said unhappily, "Congratulations."
Seeing Duan Huai'an's eyes darken, Huai Nian stammered and changed his words: "I, I'm happy too?"

"..." Duan Huai'an sighed, and suddenly put his other hand against her. Huai Nian immediately let go of her mouth, and said in a crying voice, looking extremely obedient and soft, "I mean, your family is reunited, and I'm happy for you."
"Oh, I'm not happy. I don't really like family reunions." Duan Huai'an said in a low voice, as if he couldn't understand. "Why do people think that I really like being with my family?"

Missing looking into his dark eyes, she asked, "Why don't you like it? Your family treats you very well."

"My mother treats you very well." Duan Huai'an said lazily, "Why don't you go to New Zealand with me to celebrate the New Year."

"No." Huai Nian refused quickly.

Duan Huai'an snorted and laughed: "No, no, not good, not allowed."
"……what?"
"Your favorite thing to say to me."
"..." Huai Nian bit her lower lip, feeling guilty and unable to find an excuse to refute.

After a long silence, Huai Nian asked him in a muffled voice, "Aren't you going back to your room?"
"Well," Duan Huai'an said, "I have to go to school later because I have some work to do in the laboratory."
"So, when will you be back?"

Duan Huai'an lowered his head, leaned over and kissed the corner of her lips, then asked, "Will you miss me?"
Huai Nian was confused: "What is there to think about in such a short time?"

"I'm talking about the winter vacation." Duan Huai'an frowned, restrained himself, and his Adam's apple rolled slowly, "Will you miss me during the winter vacation?"

Huai Nian pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment, feeling a little helpless and a little aggrieved: "If you hadn't treated me like that just now, I would really miss you."

"But the baby was very happy just now." Duan Huai'an whispered a few words, and Huai Nian reached out and pushed him away, "Don't think about it anymore, don't think about it anymore. I won't miss you, Duan Huai'an."
"Don't be so petty." Duan Huai'an's eyes flickered as he hugged her tightly. "Don't move. I'll hold you slowly. I'll go to school when you're slow."

Huai Nian probably knew what the "slowly" in his words meant, after all, its presence was too strong.
She didn't move either. She looked very cute and was a very well behaved person. She was quietly held in his arms.

After a long time, Duan Huai'an said, "You should send me messages frequently." He paused, "Forget it, I don't expect you to send me messages. When I send you messages, remember to reply."
Missing you, she turned her head away, the corner of her lips brushed his face, she put her arms around his neck, buried her head in his shoulder, and whispered, "Yeah."

"Tell me when you go out to play."
"…You are too nosy."
"Then will you tell me?"

Huai Nian whispered, "I will stay at home and won't go out to play."
Duan Huai'an: "Don't go out with men either."
Huai Nian knew that he was wary of this, "What man would want to play with me?"
Duan Huai'an sneered: "There are many men who want to play with you."

I couldn't argue with him, so I ignored him.

After a while, Duan Huai'an still held Huai Nian's hand. Huai Nian opened her lips, breathing unsteadily: "Didn't you say you would slow down on your own?"

"Well, that's what my mouth said, but it's not controlled by my mouth." Duan Huaian's voice was low and hoarse, as rough as the music produced by heavy metal instruments, pouring into the cochlea, causing a buzzing sound and making people dizzy.
"Baby, your hands are so small and soft, they are amazing. It's much more comfortable than if I did it myself."

I missed listening to his muffled words, and my ears hidden under my hair turned red uncontrollably.
-
Duan Huaian's family is wealthy and the thing they have the most is rooms.
She missed not sleeping in the same room with her mother, she had her own little room.

After finishing, Huai Nian did not go to her mother's room for a while after taking a shower as usual, but went straight back to her own room.

Her room was right next to the backyard, and not long after she returned to the room, she heard the roar of a car engine.
Duan Huaian returned to school.

I miss lying in bed. My hands were sore and I was too lazy to play with my phone. I fell asleep after lying down for a while.
When I woke up, it was already the next day.
After waking up, she turned on her phone.

Two hours ago, around seven in the morning, Duan Huaian sent her a message.
Duan Huai'an: [I went to the airport.]
Duan Huai'an: [You'd better remember to think of me. ]

Huai Nian half-closed his eyes, yawned sleepily, curled his lips, and replied to him with one word in a particularly cold-blooded and heartless way: [Oh.]

Now that all the masters have left, the nanny, driver and bodyguard naturally have a holiday as well.
That afternoon, Huai Nian and Huai Yanjun took a bus back to their hometown.

The winter vacation she missed was as boring as most college students'. Because it was too cold outside, she hardly went out. She didn't have any relatives she needed to visit, so the Spring Festival was no different from other holidays.
On New Year's Eve, she and her mother had a simple New Year's Eve dinner and then watched the Spring Festival Gala in the living room.

I remember that when I was a kid I was always laughing while watching the Spring Festival Gala, but now I just find it boring.

Huai Yanjun watched for a while and felt bored: "You should go back to your room and play with your phone."
Miss: "What about you, mom?"
Huai Yanjun: "I'll take a shower and go back to bed to play with my phone."
Miss: "Okay."

There is no habit of staying up all night to celebrate the New Year in her family. It is too much torture to force yourself to stay sleepy until midnight and then say Happy New Year. It is not happy at all.

I miss curling up in bed playing with my phone after returning to my room, and several people in the dormitory group popping up to chat.
They have arranged a rich variety of entertainment activities for New Year's Eve.
Zhu Yutong: [Ahhhh, my childhood friends and I played mahjong and we have already lost two hundred yuan! ]
Jing Yue: [I'm really impressed. My parents said they want to go to the beach to set off fireworks, and now they are looking for a store that sells fireworks. ]
Xu Fu: [We are all adults now, can we celebrate New Year's Eve in a more adult way? ]

Zhu Yutong: [You are not going to spend New Year's Eve with your boyfriend, are you? ]
Jing Yue: [I remember your boyfriend is not from South City.]
Xu Fu: [Oh, I just changed one a few days ago, from our neighborhood.]

Huai Nian sent a very simple system-provided emoticon - a thumbs up, to express his admiration.
Then he was attacked by everyone.
Xu Fu: [Nian Nian, can you please stop sending middle-aged emojis? ]
Jing Yue: [Although our Nian Nian looks young, she has an old mentality! ]
Zhu Yutong: [Nian Nian, I will send you some emoticons, please remember to collect them.]

"..."
Miss: [I have an emoji pack, and my emoji collection is full. ]
Miss: [I just think that Afu is really awesome. ]

Xu Fu: [You are still not as awesome as me, you hooked up with Duan Huai'an. ]
Xu Fu: [thumbs-up/thumbs-up/thumbs-up/]

Immediately afterwards, the other two also sent thumbs-up emojis.

Three seconds later.
There is a new group of guys in the dormitory chat group.
Miss withdrew a message.

Looking carefully at the chat history, the thumbs-up emoticon is gone.

Miss: [It’s late, I’m going to bed, bye. 】

After sending the message, Huainian simply set his phone to Do Not Disturb mode.
After setting it up, she glanced at the time. It was past eleven o'clock. She blinked, as if she had thought of something, with a look of trouble and confusion.

After a while, she turned off the Do Not Disturb mode.
The room was dark without lights on. Huai Nian lay flat on the bed, her eyes wandering around without a fixed point. She was sleepy and had a lot of thoughts. Before she fell asleep, something inexplicably came to her mind.

The time difference between New Zealand and China seems to be four hours.
It's early morning over there.

He should……
Go to sleep.
-
It was past three in the morning at Duan Huaian's place.
His family attaches great importance to the Spring Festival. Even though they are far away overseas, they still hang Spring Festival couplets and paste window flowers inside and outside the house, making the decoration particularly lively and festive. All uncles, cousins ​​and brothers came to New Zealand to celebrate the New Year. The living room was very lively, and there were several mahjong tables. Judging from the situation, they would stay up until dawn. Duan Huaian was taken to the study by his grandfather to chat. They chatted from ten o'clock in the evening to more than three o'clock. The old man was not sleepy at his age and was in great spirits. If Duan Huaian had not frequently checked his mobile phone with an impatient look, the old man would probably have talked to him for a long time.
The old man asked him, "Are you waiting for news from someone, or are you impatient to send a message to someone?"

Duan Huai'an replied perfunctorily: "I'll just look at the time."
Old man: "I don't believe it."
Duan Huai'an: "I just want to see how long you can talk to me."
Old man: "..."
Duan Huai'an: "The older you get, the more you talk."

The old man was so angry, "I care about you, but you find me annoying. Get out of here and don't show up in my sight. I get annoyed when I see you."

Duan Huaian got up and left the study without any reluctance.

The living room has a festive atmosphere.
Each of them is dressed in festive red.

The people in the living room were divided into several groups.
One group was playing mahjong, one group was watching the Spring Festival Gala, one group was chatting, and another group was talking about work.
Duan Huaian didn't want to go with any of the groups, so he walked straight outside.

It is summer in New Zealand now, and the air in the early morning is mild, not at all scorching.

Duan Huai'an leaned against the door, the corridor light fell on him, he was wearing a thin short-sleeved shirt, the exposed skin was illuminated by the cold white. The light elongated his lonely figure, forming a sharp contrast with the bustling scene across the wall.
He didn't care much, and his indifference almost covered everything.

As if feeling bored, Duan Huaian lit a cigarette, and the smoke rose into the air, blocking his calm eyes.

He lowered his head and stared at his phone, which still showed the domestic time.
Time passed by minute by minute, and before I knew it, it showed 11:59.

Duan Huaian put out his cigarette and called Huai Nian.
I didn’t answer the first call.
He called a second time.
The second call was picked up after three seconds.

A nostalgic voice came from the receiver of the phone. The sound of her being woken up was very soft. She was not in a bad mood when she was woken up. Her breath was light, like a feather scratching his ear: "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Baby," he said, "Happy New Year."

"..."

The call fell silent.
There was silence for about ten seconds.

Nostalgia said humbly, "It's only midnight now."
She seemed quite embarrassed and spoke very quickly, and immediately hung up the phone: "Happy New Year to you too."

Duan Huaian stared at the hung up phone, his eyebrows slowly raised, and a smile slipped out of the corners of his mouth.
I couldn't stop laughing.

Then there was another person in front of me.
Duan Huaian frowned slightly and looked at the person who came.
It's his dad.

Duan Yixing said indifferently: "I was just smoking outside the door, and I didn't expect to hear you and you..." He sorted out his words, "Your girlfriend called?"
"Yeah." Duan Huaian had nothing to hide, so he admitted it directly.
"Could it be that your girlfriend is the reason why you don't want to study abroad?"

Duan Huai'an and Duan Yixing only met a few times a year. The last time they met was in May last year. The father and son had not seen each other for more than half a year, and the content of their conversations after meeting was very boring and dry. They talked about Duan Huai'an's future.
Duan Huai'an was determined to study abroad: "No."

Duan Yixing didn’t understand why he didn’t want to study abroad before, but when he heard his sticky tone on the phone just now, he suddenly understood.

But understanding does not mean support.
Duan Yixing said: "Maybe you can ask your girlfriend to study abroad with you. I think if she really likes you, she should be willing to go abroad with you. Of course, I think an international relationship is also good. If you can survive an international relationship, it means that your feelings are very deep."

"I'm sorry," Duan Huai'an pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically, his words sounded like he was showing off, "My feelings for her are not very deep."

"..." Duan Yixing's mouth twitched slightly, "What?"
"Dad, you are too old and your hearing is not good. Do you need me to see an ENT doctor?"

Duan Yixing frowned: "Since the relationship is not deep, let's break up as soon as possible."

"I'm talking about how she treated me," Duan Huai'an raised his eyelids, his dark pupils filled with intense emotions, "not how I treated her."

Hearing this, Duan Yixing was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he shook his head with a look of disapproval.
"I don't think there is a woman in this world who is worthy of my son's pursuit."
"Well, thanks to genetics, I'm just like you, I used tricks on the people I liked." Duan Huai'an smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "My mother had a boyfriend at the beginning, right? If you hadn't stolen her love, would they have broken up? Would my mother have married you?"

"If they truly love each other, how could they be shaken by my appearance?" Duan Yixing was extremely calm.

The father and son looked at each other, then looked away.

Duan Yixing advised him: "There are better educational resources and environment, why not choose it? Huai'an, you have been ambitious and goal-oriented since you were young. Do you want to change your life plan for her? If you are willing to change for her, then why can't you take over my company? You can open another company to be responsible for the robot project, and then hire the best engineers, right?"

"I won't persuade you to break up, nor will I investigate who that woman is or persuade her to go abroad with you. In matters of love, it's a matter of willingness." Duan Yixing said in a deep voice, "If you insist on comparing me with your mother, then I can only tell you that because of my status, family background, and achievements, I can make your mother willingly become my wife. If I was just a poor college student, how could I possibly replace her ex-boyfriend's position?"

"Huai'an, in matters of love, it's not the case that whoever loves more will sacrifice more."

"The one who loves more has to plan more. Before taking one step, he has to think ten steps ahead."

"…Especially when she doesn't seem to love you, you have to find ways to trap her."

Duan Huaian said nothing, but looked up at the night sky and caught a glimpse of a crescent moon in the dark sky.
The image of her smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind. She was very beautiful and had been in his heart for many years.

Duan Huaian didn't say anything until Duan Yixing left.

But Duan Yixing knew that he had taken his words to heart.
-
During the following holidays, Duan Huai'an still chatted with Huai Nian from time to time.
Just like he said before, Huai Nian would not take the initiative to contact him, he was the one who sent her messages.

After confirming the date of return, Duan Huai'an sent a message to Huai Nian: [I will return to China next Tuesday, please pick me up at the airport.]
Miss: [I am so far away from the airport. ]
Duan Huai'an imitated her words: [It took me a long time to fly back to China. ]

Nostalgia pursed her lips: [Can you stop imitating my speech? ]
Duan Huai'an: [It depends on your performance. ]
Nostalgia and helplessness: [But it’s really far for me to go there, I have to take the bus and then the subway. ]
Duan Huai'an: [Got it.]

"..."
What does know mean?
Huai Nian couldn't figure out his attitude, so she said hesitantly: "I won't come to pick you up."
Nostalgia: [My mom has to go back to work next Wednesday anyway. ]
Miss: [I will go to your house on Wednesday. ]

Huai Yanjun was supposed to go back to work this Sunday, but she had been feeling uncomfortable in her stomach recently, so she made an appointment for a gastroscopy next Tuesday. The examination was scheduled before she received the news of going to work, so it was difficult to change it. The Duan family was also very generous and said that she could come back to work on Wednesday.

After all, there are a lot of nannies, and only Duan Huaian goes home on Tuesday.
Duan Huaian's parents will have to wait until next month to return home.

After the message was sent, Duan Huaian never responded.

He felt uneasy when he missed her, but he also felt that they were just meeting one day later, and Duan Huaian would not be angry over such a small matter.

He's not that small-minded.
Not that bad of a temper.
Still quite easy to talk to.

After thinking about it, Huai Nian was no longer worried about Duan Huai'an not replying to her messages, and she enjoyed the last few days of her vacation with peace of mind.
The holiday time passed extremely quickly, as if the fast-forward button was pressed.

Soon it was Tuesday.
Because she had to undergo a gastroscopy, Huai Yanjun had been taking laxatives prescribed by the hospital the night before, and had been going to the toilet intermittently at night. As a result, Huai Yanjun did not sleep well, and she could always hear the sound of the toilet door opening and closing.

I had to get up early the next day to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Huai Nian woke up early, took the oatmeal from the kitchen, poured milk into it, and put it in the microwave to heat it up.
It was a little after six in the morning, the sky was just getting light, and everything was quiet; even the sound of wind and snow had faded away.

Suddenly.
A shrill horn sounded.
Two "beep" sounds.

Huai Nian was stunned for a moment, and intuitively felt that the horn sound was very close, as if it was parked right at her doorstep.
She walked out suspiciously, thinking that the time she booked for the ride was 7 o'clock, so how come it arrived so early? And was the positioning so accurate that it could stop directly at her door?
When I opened the door, I saw a car parked outside the yard.
The car is too long to see the license plate, but a valuable car logo is visible in the tires.

The steps forward that I was taking suddenly stopped.
At the same time, the main car window facing her slowly lowered, revealing an extremely familiar face. His profile was cold, and he slowly turned his head, looking at her indifferently, in silence.

"Come here." He said, "I'm very tired now. I don't want to go over and catch you. Get in the car by yourself."

Huai Nian was panicking. She walked up to him, looked down at him, and lowered her voice: "What are you doing in my house?"

Duan Huai'an glanced at her and suddenly smiled: "Baby, you haven't seen me for so long, shouldn't you take the initiative to kiss me to express your longing for me?"

"..."

As the words fell, Huai Nian heard footsteps coming down the stairs in the room behind him.
The words in my throat seemed to be stuck and stopped suddenly.

Behind him, Huai Yanjun asked in confusion: "Huai Nian, who are you talking to?"

Her nostalgia completely froze her. In the overly quiet morning, she seemed to hear the sound of her own panicked heart beating wildly.

Before Huai Nian could answer, Duan Huaian in the car in front of him suddenly opened the door.
"Auntie."

Huai Yanjun was surprised and even more confused: "Duan Huai'an... why are you here?"
Her eyes swept between Huai Nian and Duan Huai'an, with a look of prying, curiosity, confusion, and mostly inexplicable.

I miss the moment and want to calm down, trying to find a suitable reason to make the current situation perfect.

But Duan Huai'an didn't give her a chance to speak. He raised his eyebrows and said casually, "I'm here to find my girlfriend."

(End of this chapter)