One meal is not enough to taste.

I patiently drank with Shen Hualan.

Zhou Hanzhi didn't participate, and we didn't say a few words during the entire dinner.

However, his phone kept vibrating.

Zhou Hanzhi was not annoyed, but replied patiently, with a smile appearing on his lips from time to time.

I didn't even take a few bites of the food.

No need to guess who the person on the other end of WeChat is.

Shen Hualan saw this, and the anxiety in her eyes became more and more intense. When Zhou Hanzhi was going out, she complained to me , " Xuxu, tell me, why does Hanzhi suddenly become possessed?"

I can understand.

After all, Zhou Hanzhi in the past would not have spent a lot of time replying to messages.

It's different now.

After the meal, the Zhou family's driver was waiting outside the restaurant. Shen Hualan glanced at Zhou Hanzhi, who was still replying to messages, and warned , " It's too late, please send Xu Xu off."

Zhou Hanzhi acted as if he hadn't heard anything.

I found the steps for myself and said , " Auntie, I've called a taxi."

A rare flash of guilt flashed through Shen Hualan's eyes.

Soon, Zhou Hanzhi and I were the only ones left in front of the restaurant. As soon as I opened the taxi app, Zhou Hanzhi's deep voice reached my ears , " Let's go."

I looked at him in surprise, and then I realized that he wanted to send me back.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. I've called a taxi."

Zhou Hanzhi stopped, his dark eyes fell on my face quietly, and said in a sarcastic tone , " Why, are you afraid that your boyfriend will misunderstand?"

I stopped being pretentious.

It’s better to save as much as possible on taxi fares of seventy or eighty yuan.

It has to be said that the comfort level of luxury cars is still very competitive.

Just a moment after I sat in the passenger seat, my eyelids started to droop.

I haven't had a good night's sleep for two or three days in a row, and I'm feeling drowsy due to the alcohol.

Zhou Hanzhi somehow figured this out and said softly , " Go to sleep. I'll call you when we get there."

The voice is quite kind.

I hesitated for two seconds, and my rationality was taken away by sleepiness.

I don’t know how long it was before I vaguely heard the vibration of my cell phone and then I opened my eyes slightly.

In my blurred vision, I saw Zhou Hanzhi standing very close to me.

Staring at me.

But the Ruifeng eyes that I was so familiar with were no longer sharp and cold as before, but as gentle as water.

Both real and illusory.

The familiar scent of soap filled my nose.

The crisp air constantly erodes my five senses in such a narrow space.

My eyes slowly moved down, and I realized that Zhou Hanzhi's neat collar had been unbuttoned at some point, revealing a piece of cold white skin, and I could vaguely see his straight collarbone.

Just like in countless dreams, he sat beside me, abstinent yet alluring.

But if it was just a dream, why did the man's cold eyes suddenly flash with a hint of beauty at this moment?

Just like a big Buddha with strict precepts, he suddenly had some inappropriate thoughts.

A little abnormal.

The night was very quiet, and we just looked at each other quietly.

But the dangerous smell is like mildew that grows after the rain. In such a dark night, it grows wildly in the depths of my heart and cannot be contained.

My heart was trembling slightly and my breathing became heavier.

My rationality gradually collapsed, and the next moment, one of my hands involuntarily grabbed Zhou Hanzhi's tie, shortening the distance between us.

It's just a dream anyway, isn't it?

My breathing was disordered and I heard myself saying , " Hubby..."

In an instant, the hot breath passed over my neck, it was so real and didn't seem like a dream.

I pulled back belatedly, but my shoulder blade was pinched by the man's cold knuckles.

Unreasonably overbearing.

No, this is not a dream.

I opened my eyes suddenly, and when Zhou Hanzhi came closer, I turned my face away without hesitation.

The ambiguity ends.

The rapid beating of my heart felt like an invisible slap in the face.

I woke up in a second.

"Your phone is ringing."

I was shocked and moved a little, and suddenly found something sliding to my feet. I looked down and found it was Zhou Hanzhi's suit jacket.

I pretended not to notice and stared at the name flashing on my phone.

It's the call of severe winter.

"Won't you answer?" Zhou Hanzhi reminded again, his tone was neither salty nor cold, "It rang several times."

I clutched my phone tightly and looked up out of the window, only to realize that the car was parked downstairs in the apartment.

I thanked him and said , " I have a lot of work tonight, Mr. Zhou. Go to bed early."

"You're welcome, just on my way."

His voice was soft and there was no emotion at all.

If it weren't for the thundering heartbeat in my heart, I would even suspect that everything just now was just my own illusion.

When I glanced at Zhou Han, I saw him click on a pink cat profile picture and ask in a gentle tone , " Are you asleep?"

I've seen that profile picture in the company group, it's Lin Xixi.

Only then did I realize that what Zhou Hanzhi said about going the same way really was on the way.

Doesn’t the beautiful girl in my palm live just upstairs from me?

I pinched my palm and got out of the car silently.

It was just a dream.

After a moment, the phone in my hand rang again. I calmed down and pressed the answer button.

A gentle voice mixed with rare impatience came out from the receiver , " Nan Xu, are you okay?"

I was a little confused , " I'm fine, what's wrong?"

"I heard from Wang Jia that you've been working overtime these past two days and haven't replied to messages. I..."

Wang Jia was originally recommended to the studio by Yan Dong.

Judging from Yan Dong’s tone, he was probably worried that I would die from overwork.

I thought about the message he sent me during the meal and the handbag he gave me before, and I felt mixed emotions.

It's rare that in such a big city like Beijing and Hong Kong, I have a friend like this who cares about me.

So I suggested , " Are you free tomorrow night? I'd like to treat you to dinner."

"ah?"

After I said that, I felt it was a bit abrupt, so I changed my words and said , " Some other day is fine."

"Tomorrow night," Yan Dong said anxiously, "When you're done, send me a message and I'll pick you up."

The next afternoon, Yan Dong came to the studio as promised.

The man wore a white embossed round-neck sweatshirt paired with dark brown casual pants and white sneakers, looking relaxed and artistic.

He was holding a shopping bag in his hand.

Seeing that I was still typing code, he walked into the tea room with a box of blueberries in his hand.

I cleared my desk and prepared to go.

At this moment, a video call came in. I clicked on it and saw that it was Shen Hualan.

At this point, why is she calling me?

After hesitating for a few seconds, I pressed answer.

In an instant, Shen Hualan's urgent tone came from the receiver , " Xu Xu, Han Zhi is so confused. He actually wants to bring Miss Lin to tonight's family dinner. I can't even persuade him."

Just attending a family dinner, Shen Hualan couldn't bear it. So if she knew that Zhou Hanzhi invested five million for us to gild Lin Xixi with one stroke of his pen, wouldn't she be furious?

And I had to hide it from Shen Hualan for Zhou Hanzhi.

It’s not true if you say it, and it’s not true if you don’t say it.

Thinking of this, I feel bad.

At the other end of the video, Shen Hualan kept talking , " Can you help my aunt persuade him? In so many years, Hanzhi has only heard a few words from you."

I was speechless for a moment.

Just when I was thinking about how to refuse, Yan Dong suddenly came over with washed blueberries.

"Nan Xu, try it quickly."

The man's slender fingers suddenly reached to my mouth, shocking me.

Then I heard Shen Hualan exclaim , " Xuxu, is this your new boyfriend?"

The smooth facial lines of the severe winter fell into the video at this second.