After the long day, when Xu Nuan came back home, she stared at the unit which has been empty for a week now. Its emptiness started to feel even more since she couldn't talk to him for once in the last week. 

  Whenever she called him, he was busy in a meeting, or when he called, either she was busy or missed his call. Since they couldn't match their timings, the messages went fleeting as well. She sighed and looked at the bag that she was carrying, filled with instant noodles and beers.

  " He must be thinking of me too, right?" she murmured while trying to make herself believe that she must not be the only one feeling this way. 

  She was punching her passcode on the door when her phone rang. She put down her plastic bag on the floor and pulled out her phone from the bag to check the caller, her eyes lit up seeing the name on the screen. 

  She pursed her lips to control her overly-excited smile and took a deep breath and answered, " He……llo?"

  Han Zihao was surprised upon hearing her hesitant voice, which was a rare occurrence. Since when did she become careful while speaking? 

  He cleared his throat and asked, " Were you sleeping?"

  She shook her head, not remembering that she was on a call, he can't see her actions, " Ah, No! I am free, I just came back and was entering the password." she hurriedly punched her password and entered the house, while dragging the plastic bag filled with noodles with her. 

  " You came back now? Isn't it past midnight there?" He asked in confusion. What was she doing that she came so late. 

  " I was working. The girls are getting too many endorsement offers, I needed to check them." she wasn't lying. She was indeed working till late since she took the leave in the morning for the competition. 

  " Even though, You shouldn't work till late. It's not good for your health."

  She didn't say anything and accepted his nagging. That's why she didn't tell him that she didn't get to sleep for a minute since last night, otherwise, he would have lectured her for an hour. 

  Xu Nuan boiled water for her noodles while talking to him. It's been a week since she had seen him or talked to him properly. This feeling of talking on the phone for so long is rather new to them. 

  Since his unit is across hers, they don't miss each other that much. They have gotten used to their presence and have become comfortable visiting each other's house, and don't feel uncomfortable anymore. 

  However, seeing the empty house for a week, the absence of the house's owner made her realize how much she has gotten used to seeing him every day, even if it was just a glance of him or his presence in the house across from hers. -

  " Mr. Han, what are you doing outside? The dinner is getting cold." Xu Nuan was caught off guard when she heard a woman's voice from the other side in the background. 

  She didn't say anything and tried to listen to their conversation. 

  Han Zihao was standing in the hotel lobby and was surprised when he heard a soft, polite voice coming from behind. He knitted his brows seeing the woman who was smiling professionally at him, her smile was not too radiant or dull to make another person uncomfortable. 

  " I'll come in a minute." 

  Xu Nuan scoffed hearing his low-gentle tone and slammed the chopsticks on the table. " I think I have to go back. I can't talk-

  " Who was that woman?" she asked authoritatively. 

  Han Zihao who was about to hang up the call was surprised to hear her slightly irritated voice. This made his lips curled up in a teasing, " Don't tell me you're being jealous?"

  " Jealous? Who? Me? Do I look like a jealous-girlfriend type?" She asked, leaving him dumbfounded. The way she had easily addressed herself as his girlfriend surprised him. 

  After their date, they were meeting and talking but their relationship was still not clear. Rather than in a relationship, they were more like in the phase of getting to know each other. 

  It feels like they are in a relationship, at the same time they don't. But this phase and feelings bring them closer to each other, it helps them understand each other better. However, her addressing as his girlfriend, caused his ears to blush for no reason. 

  'Girlfriend? Well, it doesn't sound uncomfortable to hear.' he wondered. 

  His imaginary bubble was popped by her edgy voice, " Why aren't you saying anything? Who is that woman? Why are you having dinner with her?" 

  He laughs and explains before she goes on a misunderstanding-trip, " She is my client's secretary and we're at a hotel for a dinner meeting. She was just inviting me for the dinner since it has been served and getting cold. I have to go now but don't eat noodles in my absence. Eat something good and healthy." He said before hanging up the call. 

  She tsked when he disconnected the call and mumbled while slurping on the noodles, " Why does he nag like an old aunty?"-

  The next day, while she was working in her office, she got a call from Grandfather Gu. She looked at her phone and hesitated before picking it up. 

  She hates the Gu family, but Grandfather Gu is a genuine person and cares for Xu Nuan. That's why she feels more guilty while facing him, his granddaughter is dead after all. 

  " Xu Nuan, did you decide on a dress for the banquet?" she heard him say from the other side as soon as she picked up the call.

  She blinks and asks in confusion, not remembering the reason for her to decide on a dress, " Banquet? What banquet?"

  The old man frowned upon hearing her confused state, " Your Grandmother didn't invite you to Gu Corporations 35th anniversary party?" He asked coldly. He wanted to invite Xu Nuan herself and wanted to send her the invitation but his wife told him that she has already informed her and she is coming to the party. 

  Seeing how happy she looked about Xu Nuan coming to the party, he was happy that she finally accepted her as her granddaughter. However, hearing Xu Nuan's words made him wonder if his wife lied to him to not invite Xu Nuan to the party. 

  Xu Nuan shakes her head, " No! She did invite me. It slipped out of my mind." However, she didn't tell him why Grandmother Gu invited her. They didn't invite her to enjoy the party but to meet the person that they want her to set up with. 

  " I am sending you my card. Go and do some shopping for yourself." 

  She pursed her lips hearing his excited voice and he sounded as if he was waiting to see her at the party. 

  " Grandfather, I am sorry. I don't think I could make it to the party." she doesn't want to go there just because Xingren and Grandmother Gu invited her. 

  Han Zihao is not in the country either. If he would have been here, she would have thought of going there, to show-off her man. But that's not possible either. 

  Without him, she wasn't interested to go there and faint this time again because of high blood pressure due to anger. Talking to Xingren and her so-called family gives her nothing but stress.

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