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Four hours later, when Zhang Yifan arrived in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, it was already past 2 a.m.

On the way here, Zhang Yifan felt very flustered, not because he was still a novice driver and was driving alone on the highway.

But he was just too carefree and completely forgot that it was late at night when he arrived at the destination!

Given Shen Zhiyi's sleeping habits, she would probably be in deep sleep by now.

His phone kept buzzing with messages on the way here, and he glanced at it a few times along the way; they were all from Shen Zhiyi.

This girl is usually very aloof, but when chatting, she's a complete chatterbox, and he always replies to her messages.

She must be feeling really uncomfortable that I haven't replied to her WeChat messages in so long.

He parked his car outside the gate of the residential area that Shen Zhiyi had shared with him before. It was a seaside residential area.

It feels like the sea is just one street away.

The sound of the waves was exceptionally clear. He looked up at the sky, which was filled with stars that seemed to be mocking his impulse as they blinked.

He checked the time; it was already past 2:30.

He could only sleep in the car and tell Shen Zhiyi the good news that he had rushed to find her overnight the next morning.

He opened WeChat and checked his chat history from tonight.

At the beginning, Shen Zhiyi was sharing what happened at her grandmother's house, saying that the orange cat next door had come to steal dried fish again.

Then she asked him why he wasn't talking to her, and sent him a pitiful emoji, followed by a barrage of pitiful and aggrieved emojis.

Zhang Yifan couldn't help but smile when he saw this; this girl was really cute.

It wasn't until almost midnight that Shen Zhiyi saw that her message had gone unanswered, so she sent another message: "Are you asleep? I won't bother you anymore. Remember to reply tomorrow. Goodnight."

This sentence was like self-hypnosis, as if Zhang Yifan would definitely reply to her message if he hadn't been asleep.

Zhang Yifan could picture Shen Zhiyi pouting when she sent that message.

He felt that if he didn't give her a reasonable explanation, Shen Zhiyi probably wouldn't want to talk to him for a whole day.

Of course, this situation would only occur if he was still in Jicheng and Shen Zhiyi was in Liancheng.

Although he had never been in a relationship, he knew that the most important reason that defeats long-distance couples was simply the distance between them.

Even a small misunderstanding can cause chaos between two people in a long-distance relationship.

If we live close by, a small misunderstanding can be easily resolved by sleeping together... cough cough... face to face!

As the saying goes, couples who quarrel in bed make up before they get out of bed; there's no need for so many misunderstandings.

Zhang Yifan smiled when he saw Shen Zhiyi's last "Goodnight," and then replied with "Goodnight."

He thought to himself, "She probably won't see this 'goodnight' message at this hour."

Wait……

He suddenly realized that replying to her message at this hour would prove that he hadn't slept at all, making it seem like he was deliberately ignoring her messages!

What if I get really angry after seeing the news tomorrow morning?

Zhang Yifan, Zhang Yifan, driving for too long has made you lose your brain!

Without a second thought, Zhang Yifan clicked "recall message".

She probably can't see it.

The chat interface displayed "You have retracted a message" as soon as the message was recalled.

He was completely stunned.

Do retracted messages still show up?

Oh no, this is even more complicated now. We've created a misunderstanding even when there wasn't one. Driving while fatigued is really dangerous!

However, to Zhang Yifan's surprise, Shen Zhiyi sent another message right after he retracted the previous one.

"???"

Zhang Yifan: "???"

Zhang Yifan was completely dumbfounded. Was this really her? Why wasn't Shen Zhiyi asleep at this hour?

"Why did you take it back after already sending it? What, you don't want to wish me goodnight anymore?"

"Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I'm still awake because I didn't receive a goodnight message from someone, so I'm having trouble sleeping."

She sent a sullen emoji.

Zhang Yifan felt a wave of embarrassment and was about to explain when Shen Zhiyi sent another message: "Where did you go tonight? Did something happen?"

"Didn't you say I was asleep?"

"With your schedule, it's a miracle you can sleep before midnight." She sent an eye-rolling emoji. "After I lay down, the more I thought about it, the more worried I became. I was afraid something might happen to you, which is why I couldn't fall asleep."

Nothing happened.

"It's good that nothing happened, then I can sleep peacefully. Good night."

Shen Zhiyi felt relieved, but she was still a little angry.

You're ignoring me even though nothing serious has happened, you bastard! I'm not talking to you for at least a day.

She thought about it and felt that a day was too long, so she changed it to half a day, during which she would definitely ignore you.

Zhang Yifan could clearly sense that Shen Zhiyi was genuinely angry, so he quickly typed: "No, no, we're not asleep yet, let's chat a little longer."

After seeing the message, Shen Zhiyi snorted, thinking to herself that she would never talk to him again after replying to this message, and then typed: "I'm not chatting anymore, I'm going to sleep."

It was followed by a picture of a kitten sulking.

Zhang Yifan leaned back in the driver's seat, looked up at the starry sky outside the car window, and typed a few words before sending them.

"Then I'll have to watch the sunrise at the beach all by myself~"

Shen Zhiyi remained silent for a full five seconds.

Then messages bombarded in like a machine gun: "???? What beach? What sunrise? Where are you? Explain yourself!"

Zhang Yifan sent her a photo of the sea outside the car window, with the moonlight shimmering on the surface of the sea under the night sky.

"I'm outside your grandma's apartment complex right now."

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Turn on location sharing."

After the message was sent, Shen Zhiyi did not reply.

Zhang Yifan looked at the frozen dialog box on the screen and thought that she probably thought he was lying to her.

He was just about to post something to prove he was really downstairs when Shen Zhiyi's location sharing request popped up on his screen.

He clicked "accept".

Fifteen minutes later, the gate to the residential compound was pushed open.

Shen Zhiyi stood at the door, dressed neatly, but her disheveled hair betrayed her urgency.

She spotted the Land Rover Defender parked by the roadside and Zhang Yifan leaning against it, smiling at her.

She stood there, staring at him for several seconds.

Then she walked quickly toward him, faster and faster, until the last few steps were almost a run.

Before Zhang Yifan could react, she had already thrown herself into his arms.

Zhang Yifan froze.

His arm hung in mid-air, his mind blank.

Shen Zhiyi took the initiative to hug him.

It's not about holding hands or walking side by side; it's about burying your face in his chest, wrapping your arms tightly around his waist, and pressing your whole body against his chest.

He paused for two seconds, then realized what was happening.

He slowly brought his arms together and gently wrapped them around her back.

Meanwhile, in Jicheng, at the Yujingyuan Villa.

Zhang Rongshan rolled over, then rolled over again.

He nudged Liu Guilan beside him and lowered his voice, saying, "Wife, do you think our son will come back tonight?"

Liu Guilan turned over and ignored him.

Zhang Rongshan nudged him again: "What time is it? Why aren't you back yet? Have you already checked into that girl's place...?"

"Are you ever going to stop?" Liu Guilan pulled the blanket over her head. "Just ask him tomorrow morning."

"What if he doesn't come back by tomorrow morning either?"

Liu Guilan stretched out a hand from under the covers and precisely slapped him on the mouth.

Zhang Rongshan stopped talking, but his eyes remained open, staring at the ceiling.

After a long while, he asked again, "What do you think of that girl's temper? Is she gentle?"

Liu Guilan was already snoring.