After reconciling with my ex, I became extremely popular.

Chapter10

The living room was not lit. Wang Lin stood with his back to the light. He was tall and slender with deep and handsome facial features. The faint and cold ceiling light at the entrance cast a halo on him. For a moment, it seemed as if time had flowed back several years. Tao Feng saw that young boy who would obediently sit by the basketball court again.

However, this illusion only lasted for less than a second.

Because the person in front of him was obviously half a head taller than himself.

How did he grow in these eight years?!

No, why is he here?

Is there...anyone else inside?

"Tao Feng."

The voice that reached his ears was deep and gentle. Tao Feng only felt a shiver run through his hands and feet. Quickly, he turned his head and calmed down: "It's me."

Probably his reaction, which seemed like a roll call, was so stupid that a fleeting smile flashed in Wang Lin's dark eyes. He let go of the doorknob and took a step back: "Come in."

Tao Feng was stunned: "..."

"Don't you have something to say? I have warm milk in the kitchen." Wang Lin didn't pause much. Rolling up his shirt sleeves, he turned and walked into the living room.

"Slippers are on the first layer of the shoe cabinet."

"..." Tao Feng felt a bit suffocated.

He quietly scratched the edge of the shopping bag with his right index finger curled up. For a moment, he still hadn't recovered.

During these two meetings, Wang Lin was completely polite and courteous to him as if they were just passing acquaintances. There was no surprise, joy, or even... disgust at the reunion after a long separation. It seemed that he really regarded him as a stranger.

The appearance of the other party was unexpected. He was completely different from when he was young. Tao Feng couldn't tell what it felt like in his heart.

—Even more unable to determine his feelings for this Wang Lin.

...

Forget it. Being indecisive makes one go bald. He wouldn't take the initiative to dig a hole for himself and find someone to confess impulsively.

The whole house, like Wang Lin, had a minimalist black-gray and cold style. Presumably, he had just moved in. The furniture and furnishings were so simple that it was almost empty.

Moreover...there didn't seem to be anyone else.

Tao Feng unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

He stole a glance at the tall figure standing in the kitchen. He was about to find a place to sit on the sofa when suddenly he locked eyes with an orange American Shorthair.

As the saying goes, nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and one is extremely fat.

Tao Feng estimated that this one should belong to the tenth category. It was sprawled in a very enchanting pose like a lump of cat mud, narrowing its eyes and shooting a look of contempt: "Try sitting down if you dare."

Try it then.

Tao Feng sat down without blushing or panting. The fat orange cat probably had never seen such a strange person who wanted to compete with a pet for a place. With a "meow", it jumped off the sofa and twisted its beautiful butt to find its poop shoveler to complain.

"Xiao Xiao, be good."

Wang Lin nodded at the fat orange cat and walked out of the kitchen holding two glasses of milk. He handed one to Tao Feng: "Want some?"

"Thank you." Tao Feng reached out to take it. Looking at the orange cat that had piled itself up in a corner and was staring at this side quietly, he couldn't help laughing for a moment and forgot his embarrassment. "You call it Xiao Xiao?"

Wang Lin also looked in the same direction: "When I found it, it was smaller than my palm. The name has been used ever since and I'm too lazy to change it."

After a pause, he added: "I heard from my assistant about what happened tonight. I originally planned to take Xiao Xiao to apologize to you tomorrow morning. I didn't expect you to come first."

Still a flawless and polite answer. Tao Feng was stunned for a moment. He also put away the bit of lazy and carefree tone in his voice and took out a standard reply with a composed expression: "It's just a small matter. Besides, I didn't suffer any losses. There's no need to be so polite."

After saying that, an awkward silence fell between the two.

Wang Lin lowered his eyes and took a sip of milk. His fingers were slender and his forearm lines exposed under his shirt sleeves were also very beautiful, still with the neatness and smoothness of a young person.

Tao Feng felt as if all his bones were being pinched. How comfortable and pleasant it was to get along with his junior in the past, now it was just as awkward and suffocating.

He silently pinched the joint of his little finger with his thumb and finished the neighborly courtesy in a dry tone: "Actually, I came mainly to tell you that I won't be at home for more than a week. If you have any urgent matter, it's faster to find the security guard directly."

Wang Lin looked at him and nodded very calmly: "Yes, I know. It's time to join the crew, right."

Oh...fuck!

Where's your brain, Tao Feng?

He held his breath in his throat and his ears turned a little red.

He was wrong. He was really wrong.

He shouldn't have knocked on this damn door in the first place.

This is not a friendly plot of "hello, new neighbor" nor a romantic scene of reunion. Instead, it's a small and transparent person shamelessly running in front of the benefactor: "Hi, I'm going to join the crew. Don't look for me if there's nothing."

Damn it.

Tao Feng scolded himself as "stupid" in his heart and rummaged through the bag beside him numbly: "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first. Here are some local specialties and trinkets. A greeting gift. Please take it."

He deliberately didn't say any polite nonsense like "please take care of me in the future". He was even a bit lazy to say "goodbye". If they met more often and talked more, what if he remembered himself.