Chapter 1697 - 12: Boss Yun and the Little Cousin Extra (12)
Chapter 1697: Chapter 12: Boss Yun and the Little Cousin Extra (12)
Yun Hezhi and Fan Zhengyu were dating, and they spent the longest time together during the National Day.
Very soon, Fan Zhengyu was going to go abroad to prepare for several New Year’s symphony performances, which had been scheduled months ago and could not be changed.
This led to their relationship transitioning into a long-distance one shortly after they began dating, but thankfully, the time difference wasn’t too bad, making it easy to keep in touch.
Countries abroad emphasize holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Day, but as these two holidays approach, it also signals that the Chinese Lunar New Year is coming soon. On the Peach Garden side, they are also rehearsing for New Year’s performances, and Yun Hezhi is undoubtedly the lead role. Both of them became busy, resulting in less time for communication.
Yun Hezhi rarely brought his personal life into the Peach Garden. He had his own dressing room for makeup and rest, leading to few people in the garden knowing he was in a relationship.
Even Zheng Lansheng once thought that they had broken up.
Dating not long, with distance growing, feelings fading, it almost seemed like it was over.
One day when he went into Yun Hezhi’s dressing room, he saw his phone vibrating while he was removing his makeup, the caller display read [Popcorn].
What kind of note is this?
"Bro, you have a call." Zheng Lansheng called out.
"Whose?"
"Popcorn."
"Help me pick it up, just say I’m removing makeup, and I’ll call her back later." Removing Beijing Opera makeup includes taking off the headpiece; it’s not an easy task.
Zheng Lansheng picked up the call and heard a sweet voice saying, "Boss Yun, why are you so late to answer the phone."
This... was truly the sweetest voice he had ever heard.
Fan Zhengyu was a living embodiment of coquettishness as a child, spending time together had naturally brought more intimacy and sweetness, unlike before, when she truly respected him like a teacher.
"Boss Yun?" Fan Zhengyu frowned, why wasn’t there any response.
"Well... Sister-in-law, I’m Zheng Lansheng, my brother is removing makeup, he said..." Zheng Lansheng coughed.
Fan Zhengyu’s face suddenly turned bright red, and before he could finish his sentence, the phone was hung up.
Yun Hezhi could hear Zheng Lansheng talking, and seeing he didn’t finish his words, he came out of the restroom and looked at him, "Finished the call?"
"Yeah." Zheng Lansheng nodded, "I hadn’t finished speaking, she hung up the call."
"Did you bully her?"
"..."
Zheng Lansheng really wanted to cry; he hadn’t done anything at all.
He always thought that someone like his brother would find a gentle and virtuous sister-in-law type for himself. He never expected that his brother actually likes this type. Truly deserving of being his brother, his taste was...
Unique!
And this peculiar note, [Popcorn]? What does this mean?
It must be a little joke among couples; he just hadn’t expected this sort of thing would happen to his brother.
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In a flash, it was close to the Chinese Lunar New Year. There was a performance at Peach Garden for the New Year, so everyone couldn’t go home for the reunion. As the owner of Peach Garden, Sheng Aiyi gave everyone a few days off in advance, and Yun Hezhi also returned to Pingjiang.
Because the New Year was approaching, his family members were also busy, often leaving him alone at home.
He would accompany his master for tea and chats, and when he was idle, he would go to Yiyu Tea House to listen to storytelling or reviews, or seek out some theater to listen to Kun Opera.
That day, knowing both of his parents had to work late and wouldn’t return that night, he had dinner alone and then took a walk along the river outside, even sending a video to Fan Zhengyu.
By the time he got home, it was already after nine o’clock at night.
Pingjiang’s winter wasn’t too cold, but it could make one’s whole body feel chilled. With a gust of wind, shadows of trees swung chaotically. As Yun Hezhi reached the door, he saw a figure huddling against a suitcase by the door. The dim light couldn’t reveal her appearance, but in the next second, she suddenly jumped up.
"Boss Yun——"
The young girl had returned from abroad, wearing only a somewhat thin windbreaker, and with a gust of cold wind, she threw herself into his arms.
Luckily, he steadied himself just in time; otherwise, she might have knocked him back a couple of steps.
Yun Hezhi was slightly taken aback; he knew Fan Zhengyu would be returning to the country soon but hadn’t expected her to come to Pingjiang.
Yet the person in his arms was indeed real.
"Why did you come over?"
"Don’t you want me to come?" Fan Zhengyu buried her head in his chest, trying to snuggle in, "Didn’t you tell me it’s not cold here at your place? I’m freezing to death."
Yun Hezhi had sent her photos and even mentioned his home address, just hadn’t anticipated she would seek him out.
"Why not give me a call in advance?"
"I wanted to give you a surprise. Your place is really hard to find; even the taxi driver didn’t know. I had to find it on my own." Yun Hezhi’s home was an old courtyard with many alleys around.