CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 94: GOOD NIGHT

The food on the table had mostly been eaten by Ruan Xingwen. He checked the time on his phone and exclaimed:

"Huh? It’s this late already?!"

The phone screen showed 0:26.

He quickly sent a message to Yu Xiaozhe:

[Wen Xingcui: Brother Ze, are you still at the office? It’s already past midnight!]

After sending the message, Ruan Xingwen started cleaning up the mess on the coffee table.

This time, the reply from Yu Xiaozhe took a bit longer. By the time Ruan Xingwen had finished tidying up the coffee table and put the leftovers in the fridge, the notification sound finally chimed.

Ruan Xingwen closed the fridge, washed his hands, and then returned to the living room to pick up his phone and read the message.

[YU: No, I just got to the parking lot, getting ready to head back home.]

Driving home this late, it seems the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility you have to shoulder.

Ruan Xingwen thought silently to himself, feeling a bit sorry for Yu Xiaozhe and also a bit worried about him.

[Wen Xingcui: Brother Ze, drive slowly, be careful! Remember to let me know when you get home.]

Yu Xiaozhe sat in the driver’s seat, lowering his eyes to look at his phone. His slender fingers gently slid over the message just sent by Ruan Xingwen.

Such a simple sentence, he read it many times.

Everyone around him thought he was strong, like an untiring robot.

But they overlooked the fact that he was also a person of flesh and blood who needed to be cared for.

Yu Xiaozhe seldom stayed in one place for long, not just because of filming requirements, but even when he wasn’t filming, company projects occasionally needed his personal oversight.

This meant he was constantly flying back and forth, and those around him grew accustomed to this state of his.

At first, Zhang He, Yu Yue, and others would ask about his well-being. As business trips became the norm for Yu Xiaozhe, they stopped asking.

Even Yu Xiaozhe himself almost forgot what it felt like to be missed by someone.

At this moment, Ruan Xingwen’s words made Yu Xiaozhe feel the warmth of being cared for by someone.

Perhaps this sentence was just casual talk, and Ruan Xingwen would show the same concern for every friend, but it made Yu Xiaozhe feel possessive of this warmth.

He felt like a pervert... Yu Xiaozhe thought self-mockingly.

Retracting his wandering thoughts, Yu Xiaozhe’s finger tapped lightly on the screen a few times, editing a message and sending it out.

The black Maybach drove out of the underground parking lot and merged into the night.

Ruan Xingwen on the other end only received a simple reply:

[YU: Okay.]

Even though Ruan Xingwen knew that at this time of night, there weren’t many cars on the road, he still felt a bit worried, not knowing how far Yu Xiaozhe’s home was from his company.

The TV in front was still playing an outdoor adventure show, currently the most popular genre.

But Ruan Xingwen wasn’t really watching, his mind half on Yu Xiaozhe, half on what he needed to do the next day.

He planned to meet with the person in charge tomorrow to sign the contract, then go check out the villa. Since Andy had returned, he could be of help, and they could take this opportunity to move homes directly.

That way, Little Yuan wouldn’t have to continue staying in a hotel.

Thinking about moving away from this home where he had lived for over twenty years, Ruan Xingwen felt very reluctant.

He got up and walked through the house, from the kitchen to the bedroom, from the entrance to the balcony, even to the bathroom.

Every corner of this house was filled with memories, and even though he would still be able to come back, the sudden move felt deeply unsettling to Ruan Xingwen.

"Ah Wen..."

Just as Ruan Xingwen was feeling sad, there came a "bang" from the bedroom along with a soft call.

Ruan Xingwen quickly walked into the bedroom and found Andy sprawled on the carpet.

Looking at Andy’s posture, he must have flipped himself right off the bed.

Being able to call for him, it seemed Andy hadn’t knocked himself silly.

Ruan Xingwen walked over to Andy’s side, squatted down, and looked at him with a smile, asking, "Awake?"

"Hoo... hooo..."

The only response was Andy’s steady breathing.

"Even fallen on the floor, you can sleep like this. Truly an Andy the Pig. Good thing there’s a carpet, otherwise you’d have a smashed face with that landing."

Resigned, he reached out to help Andy back on the bed. After carefully checking him to make sure he was just asleep and not knocked out, he contently went on to freshen up.

The phone on the sofa lit up once and dimmed again.

Soon after, the phone’s screen lit up once more. However, its owner was absent, so no one bothered with it, and it quietly went dark again.

When Ruan Xingwen came out of the bathroom, it was already ten minutes later.

He entered the living room, drying his dripping wet hair with a towel. Noticing the clock’s hands pointing to "1," he estimated Yu Xiaozhe should be home by now.

He plopped onto the sofa and picked up his phone. Noticing that Yu Xiaozhe had sent him a message ten minutes earlier.

[YU: I’m home.]

After two minutes, apparently thinking Ruan Xingwen was already asleep, Yu Xiaozhe sent another message:

[YU: Asleep? Goodnight.]

Ruan Xingwen quickly typed a response:

[Wen Xingcui: I haven’t sleep, I just went to]

"Wash up" was left unfinished, then he deleted it.

Yu Xiaozhe should be going to sleep now.

According to Sister He, they had an all-nighter last night, drove here in the morning, and then drove to a banquet at noon, practically covering half of Jade City.

Now he was busy until late at night again, he shouldn’t disturb Yu Xiaozhe’s rest.

Ruan Xingwen hesitated over and over, but in the end, he never sent that "Goodnight" message.

Little did he know, Yu Xiaozhe had been keeping an eye on their chat window.

There weren’t many conversations over two days, just a few pages when flipped. Seeing the little bear picture Ruan Xingwen had sent him, a smile appeared on Yu Xiaozhe’s lips.

Suddenly, he noticed that the remark for Ruan Xingwen turned into "The other party is typing..."

For a while, it was remark, then typing, then remark, then typing, back and forth a few times without Ruan Xingwen sending anything.

Yu Xiaozhe finally couldn’t hold back and sent a message first:

[YU: Xingxing, are you considering a career switch?"]

The ringtone startled Ruan Xingwen, nearly making him drop his phone.

After regaining his composure, he saw the inquiry from Yu Xiaozhe.

Huh? A career switch?

[Wen Xingcui: Brother Ze? Why would I switch careers?]

[YU: Then were you writing an essay just now?]

This! Did he notice what I’d been doing just now?!

[Wen Xingcui: Brother Ze... I was worried about disturbing your rest...]

[YU: I know.]

[Wen Xingcui: That’s good! Brother Ze, get some rest! You didn’t sleep last night, did you?! It’s not good for your health. Always make sure to rest, no matter how busy you are.]

[YU: Alright, you too.]

[Wen Xingcui: Well then, Brother Ze, goodnight! /Little Bear Tucks Himself In]

[YU: Goodnight, Xingxing.]

Yu Xiaozhe got up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the increasingly rare stars over the years, and softly said:

"Goodnight, Xingxing, sweet dreams."

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