The loneliest moment in life is probably when you come home alone and the room is empty.

It's dark all around, and until you turn on the light yourself, no one says to you: "Welcome home."

Xu Duanran originally thought that she was used to this kind of life. After all, when she lived in Gangcheng before, although Zhang Mingyang lived right across from her, she went home alone most of the time.

The house is big, but she is the only one in the room.

When I was a child, I could stay in the opposite door and sleep in the same bed with the bad guys, but I can no longer do that when I grow up.

Now she understands that this kind of life has always been just an adaptation, never a habit.

A few days ago, the bad guy picked her up from get off work every day and went home with her.

At that time she was very satisfied and seemed to have forgotten her past life.

But looking at the lifeless house in front of her, the loneliness seemed to come back to her again, making Xu Duanran breathless.

While having lunch, she received a text message from the bad guy. He said that he had something to do tonight and might not be able to come back.

As a considerate "lover", of course what she said was, you are busy with your business, I can go back by myself, don't worry.

But when she actually went home alone, she suddenly became very uncomfortable.

Xu Duanran felt a little empty in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.

The girl who came home alone hummed a pop song she often listened to recently, opened the refrigerator and started looking for ingredients for tonight's meal.

When getting the eggs, Xu Duanran realized that she was being fake. No one was home now, and she didn't know who she was pretending to.

Although she was laughing at herself in her heart, she still hummed, as if she were a mature white-collar worker who lives alone in the city.

While sorting out the ingredients, Xu Duanran comforted himself.

She said in her heart that this was also good, leaving some independent space for the other party. She would take this opportunity to study her cooking skills to avoid making serious mistakes like the last time when cooking next time.

While she was stirring the eggs, she suddenly heard the sound of a car engine at the door.

The place where she lives is very quiet, and there are few neighbors around. If you can hear the sound of cars in front of their house, it must be that a familiar person has returned.

Xu Duan found that his heart began to beat violently with the sound of the car engine.

She quickly put down the egg beater in her hand, wiped her hands and ran downstairs, but when she went downstairs, the sound of the car engine gradually faded away and did not drive into the garage.

After a while, the doorbell rang at the door.

Yes, what was she thinking? Yan Li just called her on the way back and asked her if she was home. It must be her aunt who is coming back now. How could it be him.

Xu Duanran trotted to the door and opened it.

The moment she opened the door, she covered up the small disappointment in her heart and restored the smile on her face.

"Auntie, you're back!" Xu Duanran greeted warmly.

She noticed that Yan Li was still carrying food in her hand, so she quickly took it: "Auntie, haven't you eaten yet?"

"No, I wanted to let you and Yangyang taste my cooking, so I bought some of my specialty dishes and came back to cook them for you." Yan Li said while looking upstairs: "Where is Yangyang?

Didn't he come back?"

Normally, my nephew would have made a lot of noise and ran over to open the door.

But today the room was quiet, eerily quiet.

Xu Duanran carried the dishes and walked upstairs: "He said he had something to do tonight and wouldn't be back."

When speaking, she tried to remain calm and not let herself show the slightest loss.

Upon hearing the news that Zhang Mingyang was not coming back, Yan Li sighed and followed him upstairs.

"I guess he will have to work overtime again tonight. He is so young and he is working so hard."

This morning Zhang Mingyang just promised Wu Yudong that he would make the software as soon as possible and wait until he sees the software before signing the contract.

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She didn't know what the specific process of software development was, but in her opinion, if her nephew didn't come back tonight, he would probably stay in the company to work overtime.

Of course, there are other possibilities.

Hearing Yan Li's words, Xu Duanran suddenly became interested.

The bad guy just said he wouldn't come back tonight, but didn't tell her the reason, and she didn't ask.

"Is it overtime? He didn't tell me what he was going to do. He just said he wouldn't be back tonight."

Xu Duanran raised his big eyes and looked at Yan Li expectantly. Her meaning was very obvious, I don't know anything yet, please tell me quickly.

"He didn't tell you." Yan Li showed a very surprised expression: "Look at me, I'm talking too much again."

Although she said she was "talking too much again", her behavior was completely different from what she said.

Yan Li told Xu Duanran everything that happened when Zhang Mingyang went to see Wu Yudong today, as well as the taxi-hailing software, in detail. While talking, the two of them processed the ingredients in the kitchen.

When she finished telling what happened today, she didn't forget to add: "This guy is celebrating the New Year. If he doesn't go to work overtime, he has nothing else to do. My nephew is like this. I don't tell you because I'm afraid you'll feel distressed. Alas,

Your aunt and your uncle's family didn't send him anything, and they don't know why this kid is so desperate."

Yan Li insisted on working overtime. Even if Zhang Mingyang didn't work overtime tonight, he would be treated as working overtime.

Xu Duanran was surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect that she didn't come back for this reason.

The aunt and uncle in the aunt's mouth naturally refer to her usual names of aunt and uncle, but she is more accustomed to the latter names.

Hearing this question, Xu Duanran was also curious.

Zhang Mingyang was not such a person when he was in high school. As long as he could find an opportunity to skip classes, he would never stay in school. His only study time was concentrated in school, and he would not study at all when he went home.

According to her understanding of him over the years, he has never been a hard-working person.

When he was waiting for the results after the first month of the college entrance examination, he basically stayed in the Internet cafe every day.

But suddenly one day, everything changed.

Xu Duanran tried hard to recall that the change seemed to have started from the day she rejected the bad guy's confession.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! She suddenly felt guilty, she did not expect that this incident would stimulate him so much.

"Auntie, do you need to blanch the chicken legs first?" Xu Duanran asked while holding the chicken legs and did not continue the topic.

"Wait a minute, I'll finish changing the knife and then blanch it. Just leave it there and I'll do it. Don't cut your hand."

Yan Li breathed a sigh of relief. The topic of "Why Zhang Mingyang didn't come back" was finally changed. Xu Duanran seemed to be no longer curious.

Of course she would remind Zhang Mingyang not to go out and fool around, but in front of Xu Duanran, she still hoped that her eldest nephew could maintain the image of a good man.

As for why you should do this?

Yan Li, who was cutting the chicken legs, raised the corners of her mouth.

It's good to know some things yourself. Don't be impatient before things come to the surface, and don't talk nonsense.

"Of course, please help my aunt wash the cucumbers and peel them."

But maybe she was overthinking it. Zhang Mingyang was really working overtime tonight.

With the joint efforts of the two of them, the three stir-fried dishes were quickly cooked, including both vegetables and meat.

"If he doesn't come back, we and I will eat it. If we don't give it to him." Yan Li put the rice in front of Xu Duanran and helped her pick up the vegetables: "Your aunt and I have been alone for so many years. I haven't learned anything else, but I have learned how to cook for myself.

After all, if I don’t make it, no one will make it for me, so let’s try and see how it tastes.”

"It smelled delicious when it was taken out of the pot." Xu Duanran put the chicken leg meat into his mouth: "Yeah! It's delicious!"

"If it's delicious, eat more. I'll be here these days. There's no need to eat out. I can just go home and eat in the evening."

Yan Li watched Xu Duanran grow up, but this was the first time in so many years that she was alone with this little girl.

There are only a few things that elders and younger generations can talk about, such as how their studies are going, how their work is going, or whether they have boyfriends.

However, Yan Li never took the initiative to bring up the last topic.

While talking, she sighed in her heart about Xu Duanran's growth in the past few years, saying that it was different when she joined the workforce.

"You young people are working too hard. We are all old, and your world will be yours from now on."

Yan Li found it incredible that Xu Duanran used his vacation time to work part-time.

What kind of person is Xu Mo? Xu Duanran is different from Zhang Mingyang. This wealthy lady can live an easier life than anyone else even if she does nothing for the rest of her life.

Yan Li somewhat understood why her nephew was so desperate. He was probably forced by Xu Duanran.

"You are not old yet, we will always be children in front of you elders."

The two of them just chatted about each other, talking about useless things.

When she was about to finish eating, Yan Li suddenly changed the subject and said something that puzzled Xu Duanran.

"Of course, I know that your mother passed away early. No one may have told you many things, even those related to us women, and you are too embarrassed to ask."

What Yan Li said was very ambiguous, and Xu Duanran didn't understand it for a while.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. When your mother was still alive, she often told me and your aunt to let us take care of you more when she is gone."

"I don't have children either. You are just like my biological daughter. If you have any problems that you can't solve by yourself, you must tell your aunt, okay?"
To be continued...