The next morning, Yu Xinyan came over again.

Her home is actually just half an hour away from here.

"Good morning, Auntie!"

Ms. Ren was home today and opened the door for Yu Xinyan.

"Yanyan, are you here to see Xu Lin?"

"Yes!"

"He’s in the room."

"Oh, I’ll go find him."

"Honey, I’m here!"

Yu Xinyan whispered, appearing behind Xu Lin.

At the moment, Xu Lin was sitting in front of the computer tapping on his code.

"Sit!"

Xu Lin glanced at the bed beside him, signaling her to sit down.

Speaking of which, the layout of Xu Lin’s room was almost identical to his room in the small town.

At least the layout of the bed and desk hadn’t changed, both were side by side, giving Yu Xinyan a strong sense of belonging.

Yu Xinyan also treated this as her own bed, took off her shoes, and sat up.

"What are you working on?"

"Busy with some work, nothing much."

"Am I bothering you?"

"Of course not, I can multitask — work and chat with you at the same time."

A few minutes later.

Ms. Ren came in.

The door to Xu Lin’s room was open, so Ms. Ren walked right in.

"Yanyan, preparing for New Year’s, Auntie has a red envelope for you!"

Today is the 3rd, the 5th is New Year’s Eve, and in the blink of an eye, it’s almost New Year. Xu Lin plans to return to his hometown with Ms. Ren tomorrow morning and isn’t sure if he’ll see her after the holidays, so the red envelope is given in advance.

"Thank you, Auntie! Wishing you prosperity and good health!"

Yu Xinyan accepted the red envelope with both hands.

"Yanyan is so sweet!"

Ms. Ren just couldn’t stop liking Yu Xinyan.

After a while, Ms. Ren left Xu Lin’s room and continued watching her drama in the living room.

The morning was quite a struggle for Yu Xinyan, with Ms. Ren around, after all.

But at noon, Ms. Ren said she was going out.

"Honey, Auntie’s out!"

Yu Xinyan was excited and couldn’t wait to cozy up to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin: "Close the door first."

"Then wait for me a moment."

She closed the door and even locked it; Yu Xinyan quickly came back, sitting right in Xu Lin’s lap.

This girl smelled good, Xu Lin let her sit down and took a deep breath at the nape of her neck.

Yu Xinyan blushed: "Tickles!"

"I’ll spank you later!" Xu Lin teased, patting her bottom.

Today, Yu Xinyan was wearing jeans, which from a purely visual standpoint, were absolutely top-notch, especially on a girl with a good figure — wearing jeans makes them stand out immediately. Xu Lin really liked girls in jeans.

However, if you talk about the feel, jeans would rank quite low compared to thin sweatpants.

"Are we going out today?"

"Do you want to go somewhere?"

"No, I don’t."

Yu Xinyan shook her head, "I’ll stay here today."

"That’s a coincidence; I don’t want to go out either."

Xu Lin stroked her long hair, "Tonight, have dinner at my place. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go back home with my mom. The next time we might meet could be in Jiangdu."

"Then I’ll have dinner at your place tonight!"

"Okay, I’ll tell my mom. By the way, it’s lunchtime now!"

In no time, it was midday, Xu Lin ordered sauerkraut fish for delivery.

This sauerkraut fish is from the nearby mall, less than 200 meters away, as Xu Lin’s apartment is situated in the most developed part of the provincial city, with the best mall right there.

The sauerkraut fish can be delivered quickly, so it won’t lose its flavor due to long wait times.

Some other food was ordered too.

At noon, both had a hearty meal.

Around two in the afternoon.

Yu Xinyan was feeling a bit languid.

"Honey, I want to take a nap."

"Go ahead, sleep!"

"I’m going to sleep on your bed!"

"Sleep then."

"What about you? Are you going to sleep?"

"You sleep; I’ll finish some things."

"Okay, I’ll sleep then."

Yu Xinyan yawned, covered herself up, and soon fell asleep.

A dozen minutes later.

Ms. Ren happened to come back.

"Xu Lin, I bought grapes, want some?" Ms. Ren called out.

"Later."

"Where’s Yanyan? Did she leave?" Ms. Ren walked in.

"She’s sleeping."

At this moment, Ms. Ren also noticed Yu Xinyan sleeping facing Xu Lin.

Immediately, Ms. Ren pinched Xu Lin’s ear.

She whispered, "You’ve got a girlfriend already, yet there’s a girl lying in your bed."

"No worries!"

"She’s having dinner here tonight, let’s buy more groceries this afternoon."

"Behave yourself, I’m just afraid something might happen!"

Ms. Ren admonished, telling Xu Lin not to do anything foolish.

Xu Lin wasn’t bothered.

Yu Xinyan slept for over an hour.

After three, she opened her eyes, groggily called out for her hubby, and reached out to hug Xu Lin.

And Xu Lin was sitting in the chair, just beside the bed.

"Awake?"

"How long did I sleep?"

"About an hour and twenty minutes."

"That long? But it felt so comfortable sleeping here!"

Yu Xinyan pressed her nose against his, breathing in the scent left by Xu Lin.

Sleeping here felt very reassuring to Yu Xinyan.

"Honey, when are you leaving tomorrow?"

"In the morning."

"We’re leaving in the afternoon."

Yu Xinyan became a bit glum, "I won’t see you until after New Year."

"We’ll always have time together in the future." Xu Lin reassured her.

"Mm-hmm!"

Yu Xinyan felt that Xu Lin was getting busier.

But she wasn’t one to worry; Xu Lin was chasing his dreams and career, being busy was normal, she had no reason to complain.

Evening came quickly.

Yu Xinyan had dinner at Xu Lin’s place tonight, as Ms. Ren prepared a sumptuous meal.

"Auntie, your cooking is really good!"

Yu Xinyan beamed with a bright smile.