CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 67: HOMECOMING DAY (PART 2)

At seven o’clock the next morning, the movie "A Gentle Breeze Ten Miles Long" had already been showing for seven hours.

Zhou Huaiyi took some cold medicine last night and had a good sleep. When she got up this morning, her body felt much lighter, and she was in high spirits.

After freshening up, Zhou Huaiyi packed some essentials and hurried to the airport, flying to Shenzhen for the afternoon’s public appearance.

Before the plane took off, she checked the time and impulsively sent a WeChat message to Xiang Qichen——

[Zhou Luobu: Qi Chen, I’m about to fly. Wish you a big box office success!]

Right after sending the message, before she could wait for his reply, the flight attendant went around reminding passengers to turn off their devices.

Yang Li fastened his seatbelt, casually glanced at the scenery outside the window, and asked, "How many days is Zhou Huaiyi taking off?"

Zhou Huaiyi leisurely turned off her phone and replied in a laid-back manner, "About three or four days."

"Do you miss her?"

After a long pause, Yang Li suddenly blurted out this question.

"???" Zhou Huaiyi gave him a perplexed look, "What??"

Seeing her expression, Yang Li squinted his eyes and gave her a meaningful smile, "No need to say, I understand～"

Zhou Huaiyi gave him a sidelong glance, "You understand nothing."

Yang Li: "..."

——

The first night sleeping in Zhou Huaiyi’s room, Xiang Qichen felt a bit unaccustomed. He didn’t fall asleep until the latter half of the night and ended up sleeping until after eleven in the morning.

After replying to Zhou Huaiyi’s WeChat message, Xiang Qichen quickly browsed through his Moments and then got up to wash up.

Zhou Huaiyi’s cousin’s wedding banquet was that night, and while brushing his teeth, Xiang Qichen looked at his shoulder-length hair in the mirror, pondering for a moment...

Better wash my hair...

By the time he had washed his hair and went downstairs again, it was almost twelve o’clock.

Mrs. Zhou had just finished cooking the last dish and was plating it. Hearing footsteps, she started nagging without even looking up, "You come home and sleep until this late. You don’t even think of getting up early to help your mom cook. You’re so grown-up and still this lazy. When you get married, your mother-in-law will definitely complain about you."

"..."

"You didn’t even have breakfast, your stomach must be starving!" Mrs. Zhou placed the dish down with a "bang" and swiftly started cleaning the stove, "Hurry and wash your hands for lunch!"

Xiang Qichen scratched his head and went to serve himself some rice.

After cooking, Mrs. Zhou rushed downstairs to give injections to patients and get medicine, busy running back and forth, wishing she could clone herself.

Xiang Qichen pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table. He bent down to take a bite of his meal.

Eating leisurely, just as Xiang Qichen put a piece of vegetable in his mouth, he heard footsteps slowly coming up from downstairs. He chewed subconsciously and turned his head to look.

He saw Kang Xuan standing at the stairway, looking shocked, eyes round and staring straight at him: "Zhou Huaiyi?!"

Xiang Qichen almost choked on the vegetable in his mouth: "..."

...

Comrade Kang Xuan, sinking into a routine of early morning piano practice, planned to remain secluded at home day and night, practicing the piano long-term.

But after just a few days, she couldn’t withstand the sudden drop in temperature in Wuxun over the recent days, inadvertently catching a cold, coughing all night and unable to sleep, so she rushed to Zhou Huaiyi’s house for a check-up right after lunch.

As soon as she entered, even before sitting down, Old Zhou spoke with surprise: "Oh, Little Xuanzi is back too?"

Kang Xuan chuckled, pulled down her mask, and before she could explain her symptoms, Old Zhou interrupted again, "Are you here to see Huaiyi? She just got up and is eating upstairs."

Hearing this, Kang Xuan was stunned: "Zhou Huaiyi is back?"

Old Zhou: "Yes, she returned yesterday, didn’t you know?"

Kang Xuan shook her head, looking surprised: "She didn’t mention it to me. I came today to see you for a check-up, and I’ll go up to find her afterward."

After finishing the consultation, Kang Xuan went upstairs to have a look.

And then——

"Zhou Huaiyi!" Comrade Kang Xuan stormed up the stairs angrily, "Do I mean nothing to you in your eyes!"

Xiang Qichen: "..........."