CHAPTER 341: CHAPTER 340: LONG TIME NO SEE

After changing clothes, it was about time to leave. Zhen Yu hurriedly pocketed her money and keys, and dashed downstairs.

As she brushed past Gu Qing, he suddenly called out softly.

"Hey,"

But Zhen Yu pretended not to hear, if she dawdled any longer, she would be late to pick them up at the station!

Taking three steps at a time, she ran out of the door, and after waiting for a while by the roadside, she managed to hail a taxi.

"Driver, to Beida Bridge Bus Station!"

"Going to pick someone up?" The driver casually asked.

"Mhm." Zhen Yu nodded, not wanting to chat further.

Seeing this, the driver didn’t bother making further conversation and focused on driving.

Even though it was the winter holiday, the early morning and evening were still rush hours.

Traffic was stop-and-go all along the way, and Zhen Yu suddenly regretted primping for a moment and wasting precious time!

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"Bro, is Zhen Yu really coming to pick us up?" Han Jiaoyang was stamping his feet from the cold as he stood outside the bus station with Han Mingyue.

The brothers had gotten off the bus more than ten minutes ago, but there was still no sign of Zhen Yu.

Han Jiaoyang had asked his brother to wait inside the ticket hall, but Han Mingyue stubbornly refused!

With no other option, Han Jiaoyang could only stand outside with his brother, enduring the cold.

"She’ll definitely come!" Han Mingyue said with full confidence.

"Oh man! If she’s coming, she should have come earlier..." Han Mingyue grumbled, and started hopping on the spot to keep warm.

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Through the taxi window, Zhen Yu saw two figures at the entrance of the ticket hall!

Zhen Yu paid the driver as quickly as possible, got out of the car, and ran! While running, she waved her hand and shouted, "Han Mingyue!"

This is terrible! She really was late! She wondered how long they had been freezing outside!

The two brothers turned their heads simultaneously! From afar, they saw the young man in the deep blue down jacket walking briskly towards her.

When he was about a dozen steps away from Zhen Yu, Han Mingyue stopped, joyously calling out, "Xiao Yu!"

Zhen Yu almost slowed her pace, but upon seeing Han Mingyue’s expression, she suddenly quickened her steps and dashed toward him like a gust of wind!

"Ah!" Han Mingyue was jolted backward by the impact and instinctively raised his right hand to tightly wrap around Zhen Yu’s waist.

After the embrace, he realized how intimate his action was, and his heart uncontrollably began to thump wildly!

He knew he should let go immediately after regaining his balance, but not only did Han Mingyue not release her, he slowly moved his left hand to wrap around her as well.

Zhen Yu originally intended to give Han Mingyue a hug as a reunion after a long time apart, but unexpectedly, he had wrapped his arms around her waist. Her arms, hanging on Hang Mingyue’s, stiffened instantly. She felt extremely uncomfortable not knowing whether to put them down or keep them around him.

With her arms hanging limply for a few seconds, Zhen Yu noticed that Han Mingyue still hadn’t released her. She let her shoulders slump in defeat, dropped her arms, and looked up at Han Mingyue.

"You,"

Han Mingyue, fearing she would ask him to let go, immediately interrupted, "Xiao Yu! I’ve missed you so much!"

Zhen Yu was lost for words, she slowly bit her lower lip, lowered her head, and a suspicious blush spread across her face.

A second later, she quietly lifted her hands and embraced him again.

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Han Jiaoyang didn’t want to disturb his brother and Zhen Yu, but it was unbearably cold outdoors in this deep winter!

They were just fine, huddling together for warmth! But whom could he hug?!

After stomping his feet on the spot and waiting for several minutes, Han Jiaoyang finally couldn’t stand it any longer and walked over, calling out, "Can we go to your place first? I’m about to freeze to death!"

"Ah?! Yes, let’s go quickly!" Zhen Yu immediately responded and tried to gently wriggle free.

Han Mingyue finally let go of Zhen Yu reluctantly and took her hand as they walked towards the roadside.

After hailing a taxi, the three of them left in the car.

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As soon as they got out of the taxi, Han Jiayang immediately dashed into the Zhen Cheng Game Hall!

To say he was eager to see Zhen Yan was less accurate than saying he was eager to escape the duty of being a ’third wheel’!

Han Mingyue, however, stood still and turned to Zhen Yu, "I need to go to the guesthouse and book a room first."

Without a second thought, Zhen Yu said, "I’ll come with you!"

Han Mingyue smiled, "Then let’s hurry."

"Okay."

The two walked along the main road in front of First High School, and it wasn’t long before they arrived at their destination.

Zhen Yu and her mother had stayed at this guesthouse before and later recommended it to the Han Family.

Having stayed here a few times, Han Mingyue naturally recognized the owner.

As soon as she entered, Han Mingyue said to the middle-aged woman sitting at the entrance, "Happy New Year! I would like to book a double room for one night."

"A double room?" The female boss glanced at Han Mingyue and then subtly at the person behind her, so quickly that even Zhen Yu didn’t catch it.

Without any suspicion, Han Mingyue cheerfully nodded, "Yes! A double room!"

The female boss’s question was a veiled trap, "Do you want a twin or a double bed?"

"Either is fine!" Han Mingyue didn’t care at all.

After all, they were real brothers, so it wouldn’t matter how they slept!

"Let’s go with a double bed then!" The female boss stared at Han Mingyue’s expression as she asked, trying to detect something.

"Sure! Here’s the deposit!"

Han Mingyue’s expression was natural, and to the female boss, there was no sign of any ’slip’.

She couldn’t help but criticize inwardly while making the bill, "What’s with kids these days!! He’s just a young lad and doing these things without even a hint of embarrassment! Clearly a repeat offender!!"

"Sigh... That poor little girl! Stuck with such a flirt! Being handsome can’t fill one’s stomach! If she gets dumped by him later, it’ll be tougher for her to find someone!"

Han Mingyue and Zhen Yu were completely unaware of the female boss’s inner monologue from beginning to end.

Seeing Han Mingyue put away the receipt and turn around, Zhen Yu beamed at him with a radiant smile immediately.

Han Mingyue felt as sweet as if coated in honey and took her hand to walk out of the guesthouse.

Watching the figures of the young boy and girl disappear outside the shop door, the female boss sighed and shook her head.

Talking to herself she said, "Ah! Not heeding the old’s advice, one suffers right before their eyes. The happier she is smiling now, the more bitter the tears will be in the future!"

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Zhen Yu first took Han Mingyue to the game hall to wish Mrs. Zhen and Gu’s father a new year, then directly took him to her room in the wonton restaurant.

Xiao Gu was still tending the store on the first floor, and Zhen Yu nodded to him, introducing, "Brother Gu, this is Han Mingyue."

Han Mingyue immediately bowed in greeting, "Brother Gu, Happy New Year!"

Xiao Gu chuckled heartily, "Good, good! You guys head upstairs! Zhen Yan has brought your brother over as well."

"They’ve come over here?" Zhen Yu asked with some surprise.

She thought her brother and Han Jiaoyang were still on the second floor of the game hall! How did they come over here?!

"Yes! They just went up a little while ago," Xiao Gu nodded.

Zhen Yu then said right away, "Then let’s go up too!"

"Go on! Go on!"