The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Chen Zhi stared at the face on the screen, its nose red from the cold, and remained silent for a full three seconds.

"What the hell are you doing—"

He swallowed the rest of his sentence, lowered his voice to the lowest level, and listened to the sounds from next door.

The mahjong table in the living room was still clattering away, the sound of shuffling the tiles like waves crashing on the shore. Zhang Guifang had just shouted "Pong!" when Uncle Lin's hearty laughter followed.

Fortunately, these elders are having a great time and probably won't be able to stay put.

As for Lin Wanwan, that girl was sleeping like a log just now, so she shouldn't be easy to wake up.

Chen Zhi quickly placed his phone screen-down on the bed, stood up from the chair, grabbed the long black down jacket hanging on the hanger, and pulled it on. Without even looking for socks, he slipped barefoot into his slippers, lifted the heels, and headed out.

He stopped at the door, took a deep breath, and composed himself.

He pushed open the door and peeked out.

"Mom, I'm going out to buy some things."

Zhang Guifang didn't even look up, staring intently at the cards in her hand, deep in thought, her brows furrowed into a deep frown: "Why are you buying anything in the middle of the night... Hurry up and come back! It's cold outside, remember to wear more clothes!"

"understood."

Chen Zhi closed the door, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

What kind of situation is this?

His girlfriend was sleeping soundly upstairs, while his wealthy lover was enjoying the cold wind downstairs.

If these two things happen, there's no need to watch the Spring Festival Gala this year; just watch "Legal Report" instead.

Inside the elevator, the signal was restored, and Chen Zhi held his phone up again, staring at Pei Ningxue's face.

"Why are you here?"

On the other side of the screen, Pei Ningxue sniffed, and her breath spread out in front of the camera.

"I came whenever I wanted."

"Are you crazy?" Chen Zhi gritted his teeth. "It's New Year's Eve! What are you doing here instead of staying home?"

Pei Ningxue brushed her wind-blown hair away from her face. The camera swayed slightly, and the streetlamp in the background clearly illuminated her frostbitten face.

She was wearing a light-colored cashmere coat, exquisitely tailored and clearly expensive. But on a winter night several degrees below zero, its warmth was practically nonexistent.

"I'd like to."

The young lady's tone remained arrogant, but there was a slight, almost imperceptible tremor in her voice.

"bite."

The elevator doors opened.

Chen Zhi put away his phone and pushed open the unit door.

Pei Ningxue stood by the flower bed not far away.

With one hand in her pocket and the other holding her phone, she curled up like a lost swan.

When she saw Chen Zhi come out, she hung up the phone and stood there watching him.

Chen Zhi walked over in a few steps.

When I got closer, I realized she was in even worse shape than she looked in the video.

His cheeks were red from the cold, and his lips were a little pale. He was shivering in the cold wind, wrapped in that ridiculously expensive cashmere coat.

The two of them stood facing each other.

"Tell me, what are you doing coming to my building at 1 a.m. on New Year's Day?" Chen Zhi's anger dissipated by half when he saw her like this, leaving only helplessness.

Pei Ningxue put her phone in her pocket and looked up at him.

Those beautiful eyes reflected the dim light of the streetlamp and Chen Zhi's shadow.

"I'm the only one from the Pei family living in the provincial capital this year."

"My dad went home with that woman for the Chinese New Year, and I don't want to go."

Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment.

A gust of wind blew by, and Pei Ningxue visibly shivered.

Chen Zhi sighed and began to unzip his down jacket.

"What are you doing?" Pei Ningxue asked, watching his actions.

Chen Zhi ignored her, took off his thick black down jacket, and draped it over Pei Ningxue without saying a word.

The oversized men's down jacket instantly enveloped her completely, its length extending past her knees.

"Get dressed."

Pei Ningxue did not refuse.

She took the opportunity to slip forward, her hands emerging from her sleeves to tightly hug Chen Zhi's waist, pressing her entire body against his chest.

His body heat still lingered inside the down jacket, mixed with that comforting scent.

Luckily, I listened to my mother and wore more layers. Listening to my mother really paid off, otherwise I would be freezing right now.

Although Chen Zhi's sweatshirt wasn't thick, it was enough to keep him warm.

"It's freezing." She pressed her icy cheek against Chen Zhi's chest.

Chen Zhi reached out and put his arm around her back.

"Isn't your several-hundred-square-meter villa big enough for you? Why do you have to come here to freeze?"

Pei Ningxue's muffled voice came from inside her down jacket.

"The nannies have all gone home for the Chinese New Year, and I'm all alone in this big house. It's so cold and quiet."

She looked up, resting her chin on Chen Zhi's chest: "I missed you, so I came."

Chen Zhi stiffened. Although Pei Ningxue was usually clingy, it was mostly in a teasing way. Today's straightforward vulnerability left him unsure how to respond.

Pei Ningxue hugged him for a while, then let go. She reached out and adjusted the collar of her large down jacket, her gaze passing over Chen Zhi's shoulder to the iron gate of the apartment building.

"Since you're already here, won't you invite me up for a seat? I've even prepared red envelopes for New Year's greetings." Pei Ningxue blinked. "I can go and wish my uncle and aunt a Happy New Year."

"Stop messing around." Chen Zhi refused decisively. "My parents and Lin Wanwan's parents are playing mahjong upstairs right now, and Lin Wanwan is sleeping across the hall. If you go up there now, none of us will survive tonight."

"Scumbag." Pei Ningxue cursed in his arms.

"You know I'm a jerk, yet you still keep bothering me." Chen Zhi didn't push her away.

Pei Ningxue tightened her grip on his arm.

"I won't let go, I won't admit defeat. So what if Lin Wanwan is on top? I'm the one holding you right now."

Chen Zhi had a headache.

This woman's competitive spirit always comes on inexplicably.

"Alright, stop standing here in the wind. Have you had dinner yet?"

Pei Ningxue shook her head.

"I'm so angry I'm full, how can I eat anything?"

Chen Zhi sighed, released her, and reached out to help her put on the hood of her down jacket to cover her flamboyant face.

"Come on, let me take you to get something to eat. Why don't you know how to take care of yourself?"

"Where to? Your house?" Pei Ningxue's eyes lit up.

"Dream on." Chen Zhi flicked her forehead. "Go to the street ahead."

Pei Ningxue obediently let Chen Zhi lead her by the hand and walk outside.

At 1 a.m. on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the streets of the provincial capital were deserted, without a soul in sight, and all the restaurants had long since closed.

The occasional, sparse sound of firecrackers in the distance only added to the sense of desolation.

Chen Zhi led Pei Ningxue for several hundred meters and finally saw a 24-hour convenience store with its lights on at the street corner.

"This is all we have, young lady. Please bear with it."

Chen Zhi pushed open the door, and a warm breeze mixed with the aroma of oden wafted out.

The shop assistant, a young man, was dozing off at the counter. Hearing the noise, he groggily looked up and was taken aback when he saw a man and a woman enter.

The man was wearing a thin hoodie, while the woman was wrapped in an ill-fitting men's down jacket, revealing a section of her calves clad in elegant boots.

Welcome!

Chen Zhi walked to the oden counter and picked up a paper cup.

"What do you want?"

Pei Ningxue peeked out and took a look; her eyes, which were used to seeing delicacies, actually showed a hint of novelty.

"This one, this one, and that round one."

Chen Zhi picked up pork tenderloin, konjac noodles, and fish balls, and then took a bucket of braised beef noodles.

Chen Zhi poured the broth from the oden into the braised beef noodles, and steam rose.

The two sat at a long table by the window.

Who would have thought that one is the founder of an AI unicorn with a net worth of billions, while the other is the daughter of a listed company with immense wealth?

But at this moment, in the early hours of the first day of the Lunar New Year, I am huddled in a small convenience store, eating instant noodles and oden that cost less than fifty yuan in total.

Pei Ningxue unzipped her down jacket a little, revealing a delicate face.

She picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks, broke them apart, picked up a noodle, blew on it, and ate it in small bites.

The heat made her eyelashes wet.

"Don't throw a tantrum next time. There's nothing wrong with going back with your parents. Otherwise, it's embarrassing to be eating instant noodles here during the New Year." Chen Zhi looked at Pei Ningxue across from him and couldn't help but start lecturing her.

Pei Ningxue swallowed a beef ball that made her urinate, and turned to look at Chen Zhi.

"It's not shabby at all, I like eating it this way."

As long as I'm with you, I'll eat anything.

Pei Ningxue asked the shop assistant for an empty paper cup, put some konjac noodles and radish from her bowl into the cup, and poured some soup in.

Then she handed it to Chen Zhi, her beautiful eyes staring straight at him.

"You'll eat with me."

Chen Zhi looked at the paper cup being pushed towards him and smiled helplessly.

"I just ate at home, I'm so full."

"I don't care, this is my New Year's Eve dinner." Pei Ningxue stubbornly held up her glass. "You have to eat it."

Chen Zhi had no choice but to go along with her, taking the cup and putting a piece of radish into his mouth.

A thin layer of fog had formed on the glass windows of the convenience store.

The two ate their food head to head, neither of them speaking, only the sound of slurping noodles could be heard.

After finishing their meal, the two left the convenience store.

The wind seemed to have died down a bit.

Pei Ningxue looked petite in Chen Zhi's down jacket, while Chen Zhi wore only a sweatshirt, his hands in his pockets, and his shoulders hunched.

"Are you cold?" Pei Ningxue stopped and turned to look at him.

"Nonsense, try taking off your clothes." Chen Zhi rolled his eyes.

Pei Ningxue suddenly smiled, a smile so bright it was dazzling in the dead of night.

She opened her arms.

"Leng hugged me just like she did a moment ago, and I like it that way."

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat when he saw her looking like she wanted a hug.

"I'm not cold," he stubbornly insisted. "Let's hurry up, or my mom will find out I've been out buying cigarettes for an hour."

Pei Ningxue looked at Chen Zhi and remained silent for a long time.

That look in his eyes was complex, carrying a hint of attachment, yet also a resolute determination.

She was very smart; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get into Peking University on her own. So she understood what Chen Zhi was thinking.

It's just that if he spends too much time with her, his childhood sweetheart at home will start to get suspicious.

Pei Ningxue was very indignant, but there was nothing she could do, because that's how relationships are; the one who falls in love first has already lost.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zhi felt a little uneasy under her gaze. "Is there something on your face?"

Pei Ningxue shook her head.

She suddenly reached out and unzipped the down jacket, deftly taking off Chen Zhi's clothes.

The cold wind instantly penetrated her thin coat, but she seemed not to feel the cold at all.

"Here are your clothes. I'm going back now."

Pei Ningxue tossed the down jacket, still warm from her body and smelling of perfume, into Chen Zhi's arms.

Chen Zhi hurriedly caught the clothes, looking completely bewildered.

"What are you doing? Where are you going in the middle of the night? There isn't even a taxi around here."

Pei Ningxue didn't speak, but simply raised her chin, gesturing for him to look towards the roadside.

Chen Zhi followed her gaze.

In the shadows by the roadside, a black sedan had been parked sometime earlier.

The car has a long, elegant body, and the Spirit of Ecstasy on the front shines with a cold light under the streetlights.

Rolls-Royce Phantom.

It has a Beijing license plate (京A).

The car door opened, and a middle-aged driver dressed in a black suit and white gloves got out and respectfully opened the back door.

"Miss."

Chen Zhi: "..."

So all that "fallen heiress homeless" act was just for me?

Is this what the rich people's taste is like?