Chapter 66: Cramped
Luo Feng walked over and said, forcing a smile, “Why are you waiting for him?”
Huai Dan’s expression remained unchanged, and he gestured to the seat beside him.
Only then did Luo Jing see Plastic Bag sleeping in the pet carrier.
…No wonder something had felt off last night. He had thought he was overthinking it, but now, seeing Plastic Bag, he finally understood.
He had accidentally left his dog at Huai Dan’s place.
Luo Jing instantly felt guilty, walked over and sat down next to Huai Dan, and opened the pet carrier.
Plastic Bag seemed to sense something and opened its eyes drowsily. Seeing its owner, a hint of resentment appeared in its eyes.
Then it turned its head away, ignoring Luo Jing.
Luo Jing rarely felt guilty. He took Plastic Bag out of the carrier: “I’m sorry, okay…”
Plastic Bag turned its head away, refusing to look at him.
Luo Jing skillfully took out a bag of Plastic Bag’s favorite snacks, opened it, and tried to appease it.
Plastic Bag seemed to sense its owner’s sincerity and, after a pause, ate the snack, easily appeased.
Luo Jing patted its head with his free hand.
Huai Dan sat there, watching the whole scene, a gentle look on his face. The scene of the two of them and the dog was very heartwarming.
So heartwarming that Luo Feng even felt a strange sense of a family of three.
“…” She closed her eyes, pushing away the inappropriate thought, and looked at Huai Dan again, her tone unfriendly: “Mr. Huai is so busy, how do you have time to come here personally?”
She glanced at her worthless brother sitting next to Huai Dan, sighed inwardly, and tried to warn Luo Jing.
“Since when do you have a partner? Why didn’t I know?” Luo Feng asked Huai Dan.
While speaking, she kept looking at Luo Jing, trying to get his attention and have him move away from Huai Dan.
But Luo Jing just paused slightly, then continued to interact with Plastic Bag as if nothing had happened.
Luo Feng: “…”
Sigh, what to do with a lovesick brother.
“I do,” Huai Dan replied. “You’ll know when he’s willing to tell you.”
Luo Feng wasn’t actually interested in Huai Dan’s partner—she might have been curious under normal circumstances, but now her mind was solely on her heartbroken brother, hoping he would give up on Huai Dan soon.
So she replied absentmindedly, not realizing that Huai Dan’s words were a bit strange.
After watching them for a while longer, she finally couldn’t take it anymore, pointedly glanced at the time, and then looked at Luo Jing: “The lunch break is almost over.”
“Really?” Luo Jing nodded, put Plastic Bag back in the carrier, stood up, and turned to say goodbye to Huai Dan. “Then I’ll go back now. See you later, brother.”
Huai Dan, however, didn’t reply immediately.
After a pause, he looked at Luo Jing: “When will I see you again?”
Luo Feng: “…”
She couldn’t take it anymore and dragged Luo Jing away.
See you again? You stay in your own company and don’t wander around until Luo Jing finds a new crush.
She even thought about putting up a sign at the company entrance: “No Huai Dan or dogs allowed.”
But thinking about Plastic Bag, she gave up.
In the elevator, Luo Feng looked at her brother, who was standing beside her, looking down at his phone, and looked slightly satisfied.
At least he didn’t insist on staying with him.
Luo Jing was looking at the message Huai Dan had just sent.
Brother: [When are you planning to tell them?]
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [When my dad comes back? Probably in the next two days.]
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [Thinking.jpg]
Brother: [I can’t wait that long.]
Brother: [I miss you.]
Luo Jing: “…”
His fingers, typing a reply, paused.
After they got together, Huai Dan seemed to have flipped a switch and become clingy.
He often felt overwhelmed.
But having just gotten together and then being apart, he also felt a bit…
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [But we just saw each other.]
Brother: [You spent more time looking at Plastic Bag than at me.]
Although it was just text, Luo Jing inexplicably sensed a hint of resentment.
Luo Feng watched as her brother blushed again, thinking he had been holding back his emotions and couldn’t contain them anymore.
She frowned slightly, opened her phone, and contacted her assistant.
Luo Feng: [Xiao Huang, find someone for me.]
Assistant Xiao Huang: [Yes, Ms. Luo, what do you need?]
After a day of work, Luo Feng took him out for dinner. It was quite late when they returned home.
Back in its familiar surroundings, Plastic Bag was delighted. As soon as it was put down, it excitedly ran to its luxurious private room, checking its toys one by one and playing around.
Everything in its bed had just been washed and disinfected, and as a dog who loved cleanliness, Plastic Bag was very satisfied.
Although Huai Dan’s house was also nice, it had been a sudden trip, and it hadn’t brought many of its things, which had diminished its enjoyment.
Their house in the city was similar in layout to the old house, a detached villa. Luo Jing’s room was still on the second floor, the decor simpler and more homely than the slightly childish style of the old house.
After settling Plastic Bag, Luo Jing went back to his room to wash up.
The sheets and duvet cover had been washed yesterday and only slept in for one night, so they still had a faint scent of detergent.
But it wasn’t the same scent as Huai Dan’s.
Luo Jing, taking out his change of clothes from the wardrobe, paused, suddenly feeling a bit unaccustomed.
Although he had only stayed at Huai Dan’s place for a little over a week.
No wonder they said it was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. The wisdom of the ancients was indeed timeless.
They had just confirmed their relationship, and… Huai Dan was his long-time crush.
Like any other couple, they wanted to be together all the time, but now they were forced to live apart.
The bathroom was filled with steam, the water flowing over his hair and down his body.
The night always seemed to amplify emotions, and amidst the constant sound of water, Luo Jing belatedly realized he also missed Huai Dan.
Perhaps more than just a little.
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.
…He should have waited before confessing to his sister.
Turning off the water, Luo Jing even thought about going to talk to Luo Feng now.
But it was so late, it wouldn’t be of much use—he couldn’t just go to Huai Dan’s house now after just showering and returning home.
That would be too absurd.
Autumn was deepening, and the nights were getting cooler. There was no need for air conditioning anymore. Luo Jing dried his hair with a towel, sent a message to Huai Dan, then went to the window to get some fresh air.
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [Brother, what are you doing?]
If he was free, maybe they could have a phone call, or a video call.
He must be free at this hour, right?
He had just organized Huai Dan’s recent schedule two days ago, and his work today seemed quite light, otherwise he wouldn’t have had time to bring him his dog.
As Luo Jing was happily thinking this, his wishful thinking was shattered by the reply: [Driving.]
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [Then don’t look at your phone.]
Brother: [Okay.]
Luo Jing put down his phone, a bit dejected, and looked at the night view outside the window, then started thinking about whether to bring Plastic Bag up to play with.
It was only 9:30, and he couldn’t sleep.
After struggling for two minutes without reaching a conclusion, he gave up and decided to bother his childhood friend on this somewhat boring night.
Just as he opened the chat window, he saw car lights slowly moving towards his house from the corner of his eye, seemingly about to stop.
It was probably a neighbor… but he inexplicably felt something, so he instinctively glanced over.
Then he froze, holding his phone.
Luo Jing was silent for two seconds, calmly took a picture with his phone, and sent it to Huai Dan.
AAA.Internship Seal Wholesaler Xiao Luo: [Brother, this car looks just like yours.]
Before he could send the message “[Do you think it’s you?],” the man replied first.
Brother: [It’s me.]
Although he had vaguely expected it, seeing these two words still made his heart skip a beat.
The car stopped by the roadside. A moment later, the man got out of the driver’s seat and stood by the car door, looking up at him slightly.
Luo Jing stared at him for a moment, then glanced at the bushes outside the yard.
Huai Dan: “…”
He immediately understood what Luo Jing was thinking, feeling both helpless and amused, and sent him a message.
Brother: [No.]
Luo Jing saw it and dismissed his instinctive and slightly absurd idea, then started brainstorming.
If he went to open the main gate now, Luo Feng would definitely be notified—and Lin Xue should be asleep by now, and Plastic Bag was in the living room and might bark…
After a moment, Luo Jing messaged Huai Dan: [Go to the back, brother.]
Brother: [?]
Huai Dan looked at him. Luo Jing gestured in a direction, waved his phone, then closed the curtains.
There was a maid’s room on the other side of the first floor.
Because they hadn’t hired a live-in housekeeper for a long time, and the helpers were all part-time, it had been vacant for a long time.
Since it was very small, they would also clean it whenever they cleaned the rest of the house.
The room was rather cramped, with only one window, a single bed, a bathroom separated by a glass door, and a small wooden wardrobe that could be used as a bedside table and a desk.
With two people inside, it felt unexpectedly crowded.
Luo Jing sat down and continued to look down.
Huai Dan: “…”
“Stop laughing,” he said.
Luo Jing waved his hand, trying to control his laughter.
The reason was none other than the fact that Huai Dan had just climbed in through the window.
Although his movements were smooth and even a bit cool, the act itself was absurd, so absurd that Luo Jing couldn’t help but laugh thinking about it.
He had never imagined this action being associated with this person.
Although he was the one who had instigated it.
Huai Dan sat there, patiently waiting for him to finish laughing.
Half a minute later, Luo Jing finally calmed down.
Huai Dan, slightly embarrassed by his laughter, also felt his actions were a bit ridiculous.
He paused, then said softly, “I just wanted to see you.”
“Really?” Luo Jing, having had his laugh, rarely seeing Huai Dan so flustered, suddenly felt playful.
He stood up, walked to the door a step away, and placed a hand on the doorknob: “Then I’m leaving?”
A slight movement sounded behind him, and the next moment, the man’s warmth and familiar scent enveloped him.
Huai Dan placed his hand over Luo Jing’s on the doorknob, removed it, and held it.
Luo Jing turned around, his back against the door, a chill running down his spine. Huai Dan reached out and cupped the back of his head.
The next moment, a slightly heated kiss landed on his lips.
After kissing him against the door, Huai Dan finally pulled away slightly.
He looked at the boy in front of him, his eyes slightly red, breathing softly from the lack of oxygen, and said in a low voice, “That’s not allowed.”
