Half-baked

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For a long time afterwards, Huai Nian didn't see Duan Huaian.
Duan Huaian's company is far away from his parents' home. He often works overtime and has no time to go home.

I am busy missing you but also busy getting my driver's license.
After finishing the first subject test, she began to practice driving from morning till night. Her coach would come to Duan's house to pick her up and drop her off every day, saving her the cost of taking a taxi.

She and Duan Huaian communicated on WeChat.
But they didn't talk much. During the day, Huai Nian was busy practicing driving. At night, she was so tired after practicing driving all day that she wanted to sleep as soon as she lay on the bed. As a result, they repeated the plot of the first day every night -

Duan Huai'an: [Baby, have you finished your bath? ]
Miss: [Washing is finished. ]
Duan Huai'an: [Let me see you.]

Then he sent a video call request.
I miss lying in bed and pressing the answer button.

Duan Huai'an's background is his office. He is wearing a meticulous suit, looking cold and handsome. His facial features are still distinctly youthful, but he exudes the cold aura of an elite, solemn and stern.
Huai Nian asked him, "Why are you wearing a suit?"
The air conditioning in the company is very strong, so he has been wearing a pullover sweatshirt recently.

"I have a business trip today." Duan Huai'an didn't explain much and asked her, "Tomorrow is the weekend, will you still practice driving?"
"No practice, the coach has something to do tomorrow."
"Then come and accompany me?"

Huai Nian felt a little tired holding the phone, so she changed her position and lay on the bed with the phone against the headboard, standing upright, "Don't you have to work tomorrow?"

"Yeah." From Duan Huai'an's perspective, he could just see her softness when she lay down on the bed. The collar of her pajamas was very large, revealing her snow-white skin underneath. Her palms seemed to still have memories, and the hand holding the phone was slightly itchy. His eyes darkened, "Baby, the collar of your clothes has slipped down, please move it up a little."

There was silence for two seconds, and Nostalgia silently pointed the phone screen to the ceiling.
Duan Huai'an laughed angrily: "I'm kindly reminding you, baby, but you're repaying kindness with enmity."

Huai Nian buried her whole face in the pillow, her voice a little muffled: "I'm sleepy."
"I'm sleepy too," Duan Huai'an was still persistent, "Will I be able to see you when I wake up tomorrow?"
"Your company is so far away," Huai Nian yawned, "Let's talk about it later."
"Don't say anything more, baby. I'll send someone to pick you up."

Huai Nian stroked the hair on his ears and said in a gentle voice, "Send Chi Jingting to pick me up? Forget it, he's too high-profile. It's better for me to take a taxi myself."

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, she fell asleep almost immediately. Her sleep quality has always been very good, and she slept through the night.

When she woke up the next day, she found several unread messages on her phone.

Duan Huaian sent a location message.

Duan Huai'an: [I just got home.]
Duan Huai'an: [I live here now.]
Duan Huai'an: [Tell me before you come, and I'll come down to pick you up. ]

It was sent at around three in the morning, probably because he had just finished overtime.
Huai Nian replied "OK" at this time. After replying the message, she left the room to wash up and eat breakfast.

She slipped to the kitchen, but was spotted by the sharp-eyed Cheng Songyue in the dining room, "Huai Nian, come and have breakfast with me."
Huai Nian and Huai Yanjun looked at each other, and Huai Yanjun smiled: "Go ahead."
Huai Nian nodded, and she walked to the restaurant. Cheng Songyue was very humble, and took the initiative to pull out a chair for Huai Nian, and warmly invited her to sit down, and then raised her voice and said, "Sister Jun, please bring the tableware to Huai Nian."

Cheng Songyue’s breakfast is all about variety, with a wide range of Chinese and Western food. Even with Huai Nian, they can’t finish it.

While eating breakfast, Cheng Songyue asked Huai Nian: "Are you still going to practice driving today?"
Huai Nian shook his head: "The coach is busy today, so there is no need to practice driving."
"So are you okay later?"

Facing Cheng Songyue's expectant gaze, Huai Nian asked hesitantly, "Aunt Cheng, is there anything you need my help with?"
Cheng Songyue smiled slightly: "I want to find Duan Huai'an, can you go with me?"

"..."
Huai Nian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she almost choked on her food. She swallowed the toast in her mouth and asked her dryly: "Aunt Cheng...you are looking for Duan Huai'an, why do you want me to accompany you?"

"I'm afraid he'll scold me. With outsiders around, he should give me some face." Cheng Songyue said bluntly, "He didn't go home during the summer vacation. He said he was busy with the company, but how could he be so busy that he couldn't spare a day to go home? I seriously suspect that he and his girlfriend are living together. He is now completely in love and can't extricate himself, and has forgotten his biological mother."

"..."

“So I decided to conduct a surprise inspection!”

Huai Nian saw her firm but resolute attitude, and she couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Cheng, are you so curious about Duan Huai'an's girlfriend?"
Hearing this, Cheng Songyue laughed. She took a bite of the sandwich and swallowed it slowly before she said casually, "I wasn't very curious at first. But the more Duan Huai'an kept it a secret from me, the more rebellious I became. I became quite curious."

For a moment, I didn’t know what to say.
She licked her dry lips, trying to back out, but she refused stubbornly: "I'd better not go. If Duan Huai'an's girlfriend is really with him, it would be embarrassing for me to go there."

From the perspective of Duan Huaian’s girlfriend, when her boyfriend’s mother suddenly visited her, she was at most panicked and flustered.
But suddenly a girl of similar age came to my house, how should I introduce her?
The nanny's daughter? High school deskmate? College classmate? It seems that no matter which identity it is, it should not be the identity that appears in Duan Huaian and his girlfriend's sweet little house.

"What's so embarrassing? We're not going to catch someone cheating."
"..."
"But now that you put it that way, it really feels like catching an adulterer." Cheng Songyue immediately imagined a big drama in her mind, "The mother-in-law took her daughter-in-law and went to find her cheating son in a rage."
"..."

The expression on Huai Nian's face froze, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was stiff and numb.

Huai Nian really didn't want to go with Cheng Songyue, but she couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse. After all, if she didn't clearly state that she didn't have time at the first time, it meant that she had time.
Finally, she couldn't resist Cheng Songyue's constant nagging and was pulled into the passenger seat by Cheng Songyue.

It only took ten minutes from the time I agreed to come to the time I got in her car.
Cheng Songyue didn't give any time for nostalgia to ease.
Therefore, Huai Nian did not have time to go back to the house to get her cell phone to tell Duan Huaian.

Cheng Songyue has a driver for her daily travels, but today she acted as Huanian's driver. She really is a humble person.
On the way there, she said to Huai Nian: "When you pass the driving test, you can drive the car in my garage. There are many cars in my house, you can pick any one to drive."

Huai Nian refused absentmindedly: "Those cars are too expensive, and I'm not a good driver."
"Is it expensive? You can pick a cheap one." Cheng Songyue said, "One that costs more than one million yuan."
"..."
I miss you beyond words.

The journey of more than half an hour was torture for Huainian at first, but as time went on, her thoughts gradually changed - "Forget it, it's Duan Huaian's mother, he can handle it himself" - "This is also a meeting with him, and I can save some taxi fare" - "Help, I hope he will be awake later, not sleeping."

As for why I had this last idea.
Because I miss you.
Duan Huaian likes to sleep naked.

She didn't want Cheng Songyue to not meet his girlfriend who lived sweetly with Duan Huaian, but to meet the naked married Duan Huaian with the longing for an "insignificant person".

Duan Huaian is still very conservative outside, but he likes to expose his chest and abdominal muscles in bed.
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The car drove along, passing by rows of buildings and tall skyscrapers rising from the ground. Everything around was unfamiliar to Nostalgia.

When I drove into the community, I missed seeing the name of the community.
It was consistent with the location Duan Huaian sent her.
Missing the past has never come.

"This house was given to him by his grandfather as a present for his 18th birthday. I hired someone to decorate the house. Fortunately, I did it myself, otherwise I wouldn't be able to drive into the community today." Cheng Songyue was very pleased with himself when he said this.

Only then did Huai Nian understand why Cheng Songyue had so many new cars but didn't drive this old car he had bought many years ago.

Cheng Songyue parked the car in the parking space in the underground garage.
The car parked in the parking space next to him looked very familiar to Huai Nian. It was the car that Duan Huai'an often drove privately.
Cheng Songyue also recognized him. She held up her insulated lunch box, pressed the elevator button, and said, "It's just right. That guy hasn't left yet."

After entering the elevator, Huai Nian glanced at Cheng Songyue and asked tentatively: "Aunt Cheng, what if you really run into Duan Huaian's girlfriend..."
Cheng Songyue twisted her face and lowered her voice: "I will be very nervous, Huai Nian, you have to remind me when the time comes and let me pay attention to my manners. I'll beg you for it, okay?"

He looked so heroic and confident just now, but suddenly became extremely timid.
Huai Nian was stunned for a moment: "Auntie, you are also very nervous now."
Cheng Songyue retorted: "I didn't."
Nostalgia: "Then why don't you press the elevator floor button?"

"..." Cheng Songyue cleared her throat and tried to save face, "I'm old and my memory is not good."
"Which floor?"
"Oh, the seventeenth floor."

After talking to himself for a while, Cheng Songyue finally pressed the "17" button on the elevator.
However, she was hesitant to turn on the light. Cheng Songyue stuffed the thermos box in her hand into Huai Nian's hand, "I'm afraid Duan Huaian and his girlfriend will be embarrassed. Huai Nian, please be kind and bring breakfast to them for me."
"..." Huai Nian raised her eyelids, "I'm afraid of embarrassment too."
"Then why don't we go?" Cheng Songyue pressed the door opening button quickly.

The nostalgia paused.

Cheng Songyue sighed: "It's not a good idea for me to go there so suddenly. I'm just too impatient. Duan Huai'an finally has a relationship, I can't ruin it because of me. Forget it, I'm not going."
"Well, what about breakfast?" Huai Nian was still holding the breakfast they brought.

"Let's not send it. They can order takeout."
"Send it to him." Huai Nian gritted his teeth and tried to keep his tone calm. "I've got it all. I'll send it to him."
"Aren't you afraid of embarrassment?"

Huai Nian said calmly, "I am thick-skinned."
"..." Cheng Songyue was shocked, "I can't tell."
Huai Nian's face fell, "I'll put the food at his door. We can't waste food."
Cheng Songyue thought about it and said, "That's fine."

But no matter what, Cheng Songyue didn't dare to go upstairs, so she delegated Huai Nian to go upstairs to deliver the food.

At this time, Cheng Songyue's cell phone rang.
"Why did Duan Yixing call me?" She looked disgusted and picked up the phone. "What's the matter?"
"What diamond bracelet?"
"Hubby, you're so nice. I'll come right over, no, I'll come over later."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Songyue urged Huai Nian: "Hurry up and deliver the food. After that, I'll take you home. Your uncle Duan bought me a diamond bracelet. I want to go over and take a look at it."
Huai Nian hesitated: "Then Aunt Cheng, why don't you go first."
Cheng Songyue was indeed impatient, but she still asked Huai Nian: "What are you going to do?"

Huai Nian said vaguely, "I'm not going home. I have an appointment with a friend for lunch, and this place is quite close to where we had the appointment."

Cheng Songyue breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll leave?"
Miss: "Goodbye Aunt Cheng, be careful on the road."
Cheng Songyue: "Thank you for today. Auntie will treat you to lunch."
I miss you for no reason.

Then she saw Cheng Songyue take out his cell phone and transfer money to her using WeChat. They were some distance apart, so Huai Nian could vaguely see that it was 500 yuan.

Nostalgia was helpless: "Aunt Cheng, no need."
Cheng Songyue rubbed her hair: "Yes, Auntie also wants to thank you for helping me so much."

Cheng Songyue left quickly. Huai Nian watched her car drive away before taking the elevator to the 17th floor.

The elevators were one for each household. Huai Nian stood outside the door. She didn't bring her phone with her, so she could only press the doorbell helplessly. She prayed that Duan Huai'an, who had worked overtime until 3 a.m. last night, would wake up at 8:30 a.m.

She rang the doorbell several times, but no one answered.
I said in my heart that I wanted to leave a thousand times, but fortunately, on the thousandth and first time, the door opened.

Duan Huaian stood indoors.
He was wearing pajamas, his upper body was naked, and his muscles were clearly visible. He leaned on the door with one hand, his biceps bulging. He had a hanger-like figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and exuded strong male hormones.

After a night's sleep, his hair was a little messy, with his hair piled on his eyebrows, and his lazy eyes glanced at me.
No longer has the sharpness and ruthlessness of the past.
Like a male model who has been squeezed dry.

"..." Huai Nian suppressed the absurd thought in her heart, stretched out her hand, and said to him stupidly, "Hi."

Duan Huaian thought he was dreaming at first.
He quickly denied it because the people he missed in his dreams were all naked.

Duan Huaian grabbed a handful of hair, revealing his forehead. His cold white face and outstanding facial features were like a hearty visual feast.

He raised his eyes and smiled: "Baby, why are you so good? You really came here?"
"I'm here to bring you breakfast." Huai Nian avoided his sight and tried to avoid him, and went into the room. As a result, when she passed by him, he stretched out his hand to hold her waist and hugged her into his arms, "Why didn't you call me before you came?"

His breath when he spoke was warm and a little itchy in her ears.
Huai Nian shrank his neck and said, "I left my phone at home."
Duan Huai'an glanced sideways: "How did you get here?"

Nostalgia glanced at him meaningfully, remembered something, and reminded him: "Why don't you close the door first?"

Duan Huai'an raised his eyelids and said, "Okay."
When he closed the door and reached out to hug her, Huai Nian said, "Put on your clothes first."
"What clothes should I wear? There's no one here." Duan Huaian said nonchalantly, "Is there any part of my body that you haven't seen?"
"Please put on your clothes," Huai Nian said, "and wash your face. I'll get you breakfast."

Duan Huaian's gaze slowly slid down to the lunch box in her hand.

He raised his eyebrows: "What's going on?"
Huai Nian pursed her lips, and then told him the cause of the incident. Of course, she omitted the part about "catching the adultery".
"So, you lied to my mom in order to come upstairs to see me?" Duan Huai'an seemed to have not heard the first half of the conversation at all, and only heard this part, "You've learned bad things, baby."

Missing the broken jar: "I learned it from you."

……

Huai Nian knew that Duan Huaian had not slept for long, so she asked him if he wanted to sleep a little longer.
Duan Huai'an sneered: "You think everyone is you, the God of Sleep."
"..."
"I can't fall asleep after I wake up." Duan Huai'an ruffled her hair roughly, as if to retaliate against her for waking him up. "I'm going to take a shower and come back for dinner after that."

While Duan Huaian was taking a shower, he took out the breakfast he brought from home from the thermal lunch box.
After that, she had nothing to do.
After all, it was her first time here, and she looked around, taking in everything in the room.

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and then Duan Huai'an came out, drying his hair.
He sat down next to Huai Nian and threw the bath towel to her naturally. Huai Nian took it and gestured, "You are sitting too high. I can't reach you."

"It's easy."

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Huaian picked up Huai Nian and sat him on his lap.
He said simply: "Wipe it off."

I miss wiping his hair.

The room was very quiet, the sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the light dust surged.
What broke the peace was the ringing of Duan Huai'an's cell phone.

He picked up the phone on the coffee table, glanced at the screen, and then gestured to Hua Nian: "My mom."

Miss blinked.
Duan Huai'an picked up the phone: "Mom."
I never expected Cheng Songyue to start with, "Can you contact Huai Nian? She is really something. She never brings her phone with her. I called her several times but she didn't answer. Later, her mother answered and said she left her phone at home."

Duan Huaian deliberately handed the phone to Huainian and mouthed: Did you talk to her?
Huai Nian was so scared that she put the phone to his ear.
Duan Huai'an smiled: "She is here with me."
Nostalgia widened his eyes.
Duan Huai'an immediately corrected: "It was here with me just now."

Cheng Songyue: "Did you give her money?"
Duan Huaian frowned.
Cheng Songyue said: "She went out with her friends and didn't bring her phone. How did she contact her friends? Forget about contacting her friends, how did she get a taxi?"

"What's her relationship with you? Stop worrying about her." Duan Huaian was as cold and indifferent as ever.

"Duan Huai'an, someone kindly brought you breakfast, and this is how you repay them?"
"So what should I do? Should I take her home myself?"
"is it not OK?"

"I only send my girlfriend." Duan Huai'an's Adam's apple rolled. He stared at Huai Nian and said in a nonchalant manner, "Only my girlfriend can sit in my passenger seat."

(End of this chapter)