Lin Wan was quite surprised by this invitation.
Although an annual company dinner was nothing out of the ordinary, for someone like Lin Wan, who was hovering around the level of a second - rate writer, receiving such an invitation was truly a rare thing.
She originally didn't plan to get involved in this, but after repeated persuasion from Juzi, she finally decided to attend this year's annual dinner.
After telling Lu Zhihang about this, Lu Zhihang didn't show any signs of dissatisfaction or reluctance. In fact, he seemed a bit absent - minded.
It was probably work - related. Lin Wan didn't ask too much.
As time went by, although the time they spent together in daily life was less than before, their interactions were still very sweet. So much so that people on Weibo didn't notice the subtle differences between them and before.
The annual dinner was coming soon.
When Lin Wan got up from the bed in the morning, she only saw the cold breakfast on the table.
Looking at the breakfast, she habitually took out her phone to take a photo, and then, following the note left by Lu Zhihang, she was about to heat up the breakfast.
When she walked into the kitchen, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She looked down at one of her feet that had already stepped into the kitchen, and in her ears, she seemed to hear someone's unreasonable voice.
She looked at the microwave oven in the corner of the kitchen and hesitated for a moment.
Standing there lost in thought for a while, she let out a soft sigh. She lowered her eyes, put the breakfast back on the table, sat on the sofa hugging a pillow, and turned on the TV.
Before Lu Zhihang entered Lin Wan's life, the TV in her house was basically just a decoration. She didn't like watching TV. She would rather sit there blankly on the sofa than turn it on.
Because the living room was too big, the sound of the TV seemed so empty, constantly reminding her that she was all alone.
But now, without knowing when it started, everything had changed. She quite liked watching TV and enjoyed the feeling of watching TV with Lu Zhihang.
That shameless guy would often put his arms around her, their warm skins pressed against each other, dispelling the cold in winter.
So when she was alone at home, she would often lean on the sofa, turn on the TV, and find a variety show or a TV drama with Lu Zhihang in it. She could watch until Lu Zhihang came back from outside.
She didn't watch for long today when the doorbell rang.
Lin Wan was stunned for a moment. Generally, no one came to her place. Both she and Lu Zhihang had keys and wouldn't ring the doorbell, unless... they forgot to bring their keys.
She looked at the clock beside her. It had been less than half an hour since she got out of bed. Lu Zhihang hadn't gone out for such a short time in recent days.
When she opened the door, she stood there, stunned.
The person ringing the doorbell was a delivery guy. The guy was wearing a thick coat and holding a bag of food. He was breathing on his hands to warm them up at the door.
“... Hello.” Lin Wan hesitated for a moment, with two question marks popping up in her head.
“Hello, is this Miss Lin Wan?” The delivery guy was also stunned when he saw Lin Wan, and then his eyes lit up.
“Uh... yes.” Lin Wan hesitated for a moment and nodded.
The guy quickly put the take - out in Lin Wan's hands and said with a smile, “This is the breakfast Mr. Lu bought for you.”
“...??” Lin Wan stared blankly at the delivery guy as he finished speaking, waved friendly to her, and then turned around and walked into the just - opened elevator.
After standing there at the door for a while, Lin Wan's phone in the living room suddenly rang.
She suddenly came back to her senses, walked into the living room, and answered the phone.
Not surprisingly, it was Lu Zhihang calling. The moment she answered the phone, Lin Wan felt something strange in her heart, something like a tinge of joy.
Lu Zhihang's voice was a bit breathy, as if he had been walking in a hurry, but there was also an unmistakable smile in his tone.
“Surprised?” He said this out of the blue.
Lin Wan immediately understood. The corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up, but her tone sounded a bit serious: “Surprised about what?”
“... The note was not on purpose. I just forgot.” Lu Zhihang paused for a moment, took a few breaths, and said with a smile, “And I bought breakfast for you. You can eat that first. I'll eat the one on the table when I get back tonight.”
From his words, Lin Wan felt cherished, and her heart was as sweet as if she had drunk a whole cup of sugar water. But at the same time, she also noticed another thing and frowned slightly.
“Won't you be back for lunch today?”
Lu Zhihang made an “mm” sound, as if he was a bit hesitant, and then stopped walking: “I probably won't be able to come back. I'm going into the mountains right away to shoot something for work. According to the plan, it seems it will take until the afternoon, and I'll only be able to get back at night.”
Lin Wan said “oh”. Her good mood just now dropped by half. She responded lazily a few times.
Suddenly, there were a few noisy voices on Lu Zhihang's side. Lin Wan could faintly make out that his name was among them. She guessed someone was calling him, so she said, “Then you should focus on your work. I'll be going out tonight and probably won't be back until late.”
“En, it's the company's annual dinner, right? I remember. Then you can send me a message when it's over, and I'll come pick you up.” Lu Zhihang said with a smile.
Lin Wan said “en”. She waited until she heard the phone hang up on the other side before putting down her phone.
The breakfast in the bag was still steaming, and the aroma was spreading all around. Lin Wan rummaged through it and found that it was the signature dishes from a very famous breakfast shop in the east of the city. Just looking at them, they seemed delicious.
As usual, after taking a photo, Lin Wan ate the breakfast slowly. The mixed feelings in her heart finally gradually subsided.
[Lin: Mr. L seems to be very busy today, too. He went out early in the morning and prepared a whole table of breakfast for me. It was cold when I got up. I originally planned to heat it up, but then I remembered the agreement with Mr. L. Finally, I could only look at the microwave oven in the kitchen, on the verge of tears... However, I was really too naive. I never expected that Mr. L would remember and order take - out for me~]
After updating her Weibo, Lin Wan chuckled and, for a rare moment, hugged her phone and refreshed the page to look at the replies.
Whether it was because of her own popularity or the Weibo about her love life, there were a large number of people waiting under her Weibo every day, just like people waiting for their three daily meals. Just a few minutes after she posted the Weibo, the number of reposts had exceeded ten thousand, which was comparable to some small - time celebrities.
The replies under the Weibo were even more diverse and strange.
“I refresh the Weibo every minute. Finally, I got the first reply! Let's celebrate with confetti.”
“Today's Weibo is poisonous! At first, I thought it was a tragedy, but after reading it, I was stuffed with so much dog food that I don't need to eat breakfast today.”
“Brother above, you're not alone!”
“Love life with an unpredictable ending, 23333...”
“I'm so curious about what kind of agreement it is! Could it be something like not entering the kitchen? @Xiaolin, please answer, big shot!”
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