Chapter 338 - After Two Years (1/2)
Xiong Zhi abruptly opened her eyes.
She was lying down on a mahogany bed. She remained still for a moment, calming her heart.
That was a strange dream.
After a while, she glanced at her bedside table.
It was 12:05 am.
Xiong Zhi reached out a hand and took the phone on top of the table.
On her screen was Linfeng's picture. He was inside his office in the United States. He appeared very handsome in his business suit. His hand supported his chin and pouted, appearing to be very bored as he looked at the camera. In this picture, although he already looked more mature and sharper than his peers, his appearance still had a slight air of youthfulness in it.
This was the first picture he sent two years ago, soon after he left the country. There were even words below as a caption.
[I feel empty without you. Two years, please come fast.]
Xiong Zhi felt her nerves calm down and become tranquil.
She smiled as she stared at the handsome face. Linfeng's childishness and naughtiness was coming out. He truly had let go of his previous guard around her and was showing more of his other sides to her, like how he was in the past life. She was very happy with this.
It meant that Linfeng really gave her his heart once again. She was glad that their promise from the past life was fulfilled.
She missed him so much.
A fingertip traced his face on the picture. She had seen this picture for countless times, but it never failed to bring her a smile.
Two years.
To be more exact, it was two years, six months, and twenty eight days since she last saw Linfeng.
Linfeng finally confirmed to her in their video call yesterday that he will be coming home this week.
Her smile deepened. The girl, no, the young woman lying on the bed with her black hair spread out looked very soft and mature than before. Her eyes shone with a gentle light as she looked at the screen of her phone.
Because of the sudden good news, Xiong Zhi could not sleep well. They had already anticipated that he will be coming home soon since a few months ago, when he began to wrap up his matters abroad.
She dreamed of him every night.
Before, it was just sweet whisperings and their sweet times together. Until it became kisses, the stolen kisses they shared before he left. And just recently, maybe because of her devoted studying on such matters, her dreams started to change and often became her and Linfeng's intimate scenes in bed. In short, most of her recent dreams about Linfeng were all spring dreams.
Sigh. How she wished Linfeng was here to make those dreams a reality.
Her lashes flickered as her eyes turned misty, her cheeks glowing with a rosy hue.
No matter. He would come here in a few days.
She smiled expectantly.
She put down the phone and settled back on her bed. But after a few moments, she still could not sleep. So she fished out a book that Song Xuantin gave her on her most recent 20th birthday.
Song Xuantin had somberly said to her at that time, ”Since you are already an a.d.u.l.t, I decided to give this to you. I am rooting for you, Zhi!”
And Xiong Zhi, who opened the gift later that night, had sent a message to Song Xuantin, [This is what I need. Thank you.]
Years ago, with Song Xuantin's help, she started her study before on how to catch a man's attention, to how to make the man fall for her. Now that Xiong Zhi and Linfeng had confirmed their love for each other and got together albeit through long distance, her studies now in regards of seducing a man's hearts evolved to a higher level.
She was almost done reading the book. Every time she read the book, her cheeks would often redden but her expression remained serious.
She was in the last chapter. She read the title, [Do's and Dont's].
It was around 3 am that she had finished reading the entire book. She rubbed her eyes and put the book aside.
The book was gently illuminated under the bedside lamp.
The light shone on its title, [R-18: How to Bed Your Man].
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The sun shone brightly in the morning, shining over the bustling road filled with white-collared workers commuting to work.