Chapter 29: Visit His House.

Chapter 29

Yu Na sat up in bed, picked up her phone, and typed a message: "Can you take me to see that house?" This topic was perfect. Maybe she could even get him to come out with her.

Yu Na's heart pounded as she hesitantly pressed the send button.

After sending it, time seemed to stretch infinitely.

One minute felt like ten minutes.

Restlessly, Yu Na glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already half past ten.

The phone remained silent.

Had he fallen asleep?

But she wasn't sleepy at all.

She went to the kitchen and washed a few strawberries before returning to her room.

Anxiously, she checked her phone and was surprised to find that Xiao Chen had replied just one minute after she sent the message.

Yu Na suddenly remembered that she had put her phone on silent mode because she was supervising evening self-study.

As a result, she didn't notice it even after twenty minutes had passed.

Eagerly, Yu Na opened her phone and saw Xiao Chen's reply: "Let's do it on the weekend." Yu Na couldn't help but smile: "Sure." She put down her phone with satisfaction and rolled around on the bed.

She thought to herself, Yu Na, you are quite clever.

... Xiao Chen contacted her on Friday night and said that on Saturday afternoon, he would take her to see the house.

Yu Na replied with a "okay."

Come to think of it, since they reunited, they had never met up without prior notice.

Every time they met, it was unprepared.

Sometimes Yu Na looked plain, and sometimes she wasn't in a good state.

It seemed like there was never a time when she dressed up carefully.

On Friday night, after replying to Xiao Chen, she quickly took a shower.

After the shower, she took out a cleansing mask and a moisturizing mask, went through the skincare routine, and only then got into bed to sleep.

The next day at noon, after Yu Na had finished eating, she started getting ready early.

She put on an exquisite full makeup and wore the outfit she had prepared in advance.

When Xiao Chen arrived downstairs, she went to the entrance and checked herself in the mirror to make sure there were no flaws before picking up her branded handbag from the hanger.

Luckily, all these treasures were still there.

... Xiao Chen sat in the driver's seat, with music playing in the car, humming a tune.

Relaxed, he leaned back and played with his phone.

By chance, he looked up and saw a guy trying to park sideways but couldn't manage it.

Back and forth, in and out. The car had a prominent "learner" sign on the back.

Initially, Xiao Chen watched with interest for a few seconds from inside the car.

But he realized that the guy was really struggling.

"...Oh," Yu Na waved at him as a greeting, then headed to the passenger seat without looking back.

Xiao Chen deliberately turned his head to see the young man's reaction. As expected, he had a look of infatuation, almost on the verge of a nosebleed.

"..."

He was quite hopeless.

But to be fair, Yu Na did look quite beautiful today, so it was no wonder the young man was attracted to her.

Once inside the car, Xiao Chen couldn't help but glance at her outfit and uncertainly asked, "Today, are we going to see a house?"

Yu Na replied, "Yes."

Sensing his confusion, she shyly smiled and said, "Ah, it's just that I haven't dressed up in this place for such a long time, and since I didn't have anything else to do today..."

Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Alright."

She looked expectant and asked, "Is it nice?"

Without looking at her again, Xiao Chen focused on driving, his gaze fixed ahead, and replied, "Hmm."

"..." He really had no enthusiasm.

But then again, Yu Na didn't expect to hear any compliments from him in the first place.

The car parked in the underground garage of Huating No.1.

Each floor had one unit, and the elevator took them to the tenth floor.

Xiao Chen's apartment was a one-bedroom with an area of over 120 square meters, tastefully decorated. It had complete appliances but lacked personal belongings, giving it a spacious and uncluttered feel.

Xiao Chen stood against the wall with his hands in his pockets, looking nonchalant. "A one-bedroom apartment is just right. If you rent a place that's too big, it might raise suspicions," he lazily remarked.

As Yu Na toured the apartment, she asked, "How do you know all this?"

"I excel at navigating through these kind of deceptive situations," Xiao Chen replied confidently.

Yu Na was puzzled, "?"

Xiao Chen took a clean cloth and quickly tidied up the place. "If you're worried they won't believe you, you can bring some of your belongings in advance and leave them here."

"Xiao Chen."

"What's up?"

After much hesitation and inner conflict, Yu Na finally broached the somewhat unpleasant topic, "The other day, you told me to go back and apologize to my parents. Why are you helping me now?"

However, the conversation took an unexpected turn when it reached Xiao Chen.

He was momentarily taken aback, seemingly surprised by her question.

Then, in a casual manner, he responded, "Would I dare say anything? Say a couple of words to you and your eyes turn red. Say a couple more and you'll end up sitting on the floor crying."

Yu Na, "..."

She asked, "Haven't you lived here before?"

"I have."

"But it doesn't seem like you left any traces of living here."

"No kidding. Didn't you move out without cleaning?" Xiao Chen rinsed the cloth. "Qiao Rui is coming, and it's strange for two men to live in a one-bedroom apartment, isn't it?"