Tang Feifei sent her parents out. Pino knew she was alone at home, so he took her directly to her dormitory. Li Zihao, Xiao Anzi and a group of people also came.
A group of people were eating hot pot and drinking in the dormitory. With their attention diverted, Tang Feifei felt that her stomach pain was not so severe. Some of her longings were not so strong.
In the evening, when they had just finished dinner and were drinking dark beer, Tang Feifei's cell phone that had been thrown on the table rang.
"Fei Fei, your brother." Pino raised the phone.
Tang Feifei's heart skipped a beat when she heard the voice.
Tang Yu almost never calls her on his own initiative. For example, the last time he asked about her health, he did so through his mother.
"I'm going to answer the phone first, please keep your voices down." Tang Feifei grabbed the phone and walked to the terrace.
Xiao Anzi complained: "Feifei, your parents are too strict. How old are you? Can't you come out and play?"
"My family doesn't allow me to play outside too late. Don't let anyone get caught." Tang Feifei made a 'hush' gesture, signaling them to be quiet, and opened the terrace door.
After closing the door, she finally put the phone to her ear.
"Hello."
"Where are you?" Tang Yu's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding a little cold on a cold winter night.
Tang Feifei felt guilty for some reason. "I... I'm at home. Brother, you called me. Is there something wrong?"
"I asked you where you are now." Tang Yu asked again with restraint.
That harsh tone made Tang Feifei feel very upset. After finally calling her, why couldn't he just talk to her properly instead of using his brother's status to pressure her like this
"I told you I'm at home." She replied in a muffled voice, somewhat angrily.
"Home?" Tang Yu said in a deep voice, "Very good. I'm in the living room at home now, come out."
"You're home?" Tang Feifei was so surprised that she didn't care about her mistake and asked excitedly, "Brother, you're back?!"
"Yeah." Her joyful voice came from the other end of the phone, and inexplicably, it made his expression feel a little relieved.
"But aren't you coming back tomorrow?"
"You don't want me to come back early?"
"No! No!" She did not hide her joy at all, and her voice was much clearer. "I'll be back right now, you wait for me at home."
"How do you reply?"
"I'll ask my classmates to take me there. Don't sleep. I'll be back soon."
"Classmate?" Tang Yu frowned, "Which classmate? That Li Zihao?"
"Yeah. He drove out."
Tang Yu's tone turned cold, "Give me the address, I'll come over now."
"No need. You must be tired after coming back from a business trip. I can go back by myself." Her heart has already flown home.
"Send me the address via text message. Why would you ask a male classmate to deliver it in the middle of the night?" His tone did not allow for argument. "Also, don't run around. It's cold outside. Stay indoors."
After that, without waiting for her to say anything else, he hung up the phone.
Tang Feifei looked at the screen and almost jumped for joy. She immediately sent the address via message. At that moment, her heart, which had been withering for the past few days, suddenly became alive again.
———
Half an hour later, Tang Yu arrived by car.
Tang Feifei waved goodbye to the group of people and jumped happily into the car.
"Brother, why are you back?" It was warm in the car. Her smiling face was reddened by the cold wind outside. Her eyes, looking at him, were shining like sparkling crystals.
Tang Yu's eyes deepened, but he still had to keep a straight face, "If I don't reply, are you planning to stay out tonight?"
He said sullenly, "My parents have only been gone for one day, and you've already started to do things behind their backs. You even dared to lie to me! Tang Feifei, have you always stayed out all night like this in the past three years in Youcheng?"
"Yeah, yeah, you guys don't care about me, so I just like to mess around." Tang Feifei took Tang Yu's arm, "Brother, if you're afraid that I'll mess around, then just come back every day from now on. I promise I won't go out at night anymore."
Tang Yu originally wanted to give her a good scolding, but she was still smiling and happy like a girl, so he softened his heart. He just said, "Buckle up."
"Oh." Tang Feifei let go of his arm and fastened her seat belt.
"Have you been drinking?" he asked her with a frown while driving.
"No. They drank, but I didn't dare."
Hearing this, his expression brightened a little. Indeed, he didn't smell any alcohol on her.
Tang Yu drove the car forward.
He asked casually, "That Li Zihao, do you really have any feelings for him?"
"Um?"
"If you don't have any feelings towards him, then you should stop hanging out with him. What would he think if you asked him to send you home in the middle of the night?"
"It's normal for classmates and friends to send each other off. You don't have to think too much about it." She didn't care at all.
Tang Yu glanced at her, "Not refusing is the same as agreeing - you said this. You are hanging out with him now, so do you agree to let him pursue you?"
Tang Feifei immediately shook her head, "Of course not."
His expression became slightly better. "Then quickly explain everything to him to avoid misunderstandings."
"What about you?" Tang Feifei looked at him, "Brother, do you usually make things clear with the women around you?"
"What woman am I with?"
Tang Feifei snorted, "I know you have a lot of women around you, and they are all beautiful women."
"Stop imagining nonsense. Those women are not even my friends." Tang Yu held the steering wheel and looked ahead. There was a dark light in his eyes. "Who would be so stupid as you? Knowing that the other person is interested in you, you still get so close to her?"
Even though she was said to be stupid, she felt inexplicably sweet inside, "So, you didn't give them any chances?"
Tang Yu looked at her, his eyes changing several times, and finally, he just made a "hmm" sound from his nose.
She was even happier.
"Brother, did your parents call you and ask you to come back early?" Tang Feifei didn't dwell on other people's topics.
His eyes drifted to the road ahead and he responded vaguely, "They are worried about you being alone."
Even though his parents asked him to come back, Tang Feifei was still very happy. After all, he came back early for her.
As Tang Feifei was talking, her phone started to ring. She took out her phone, took a look at it, and said to Tang Yu, "It's Mom."
"Take it."
Tang Feifei answered the phone. Yuan Qing was a little worried on the other end. "Feifei, are you afraid to be alone? If you are, just leave an aunt at home to sleep at night."
"It's okay, I'm not afraid." Tang Feifei looked at the man beside her with a smile, "Brother is back, I'm in his car now."
She felt that there must be sweetness in her words.
"Why did your brother come back?" Yuan Qing was quite surprised. "He is so busy at work. I asked him to come back tomorrow."