Chapter 403: How Come Coming Back Turns Into a Long-Distance Relationship?

Jiang Lai returned home, and not only did she see Mo Yi, she also saw Ping'an.

"Ping'an?" Jiang Lai exclaimed happily, "Did you come back on your own, or was Dean Mom who sent you back?"

Ping'an said slowly, "Dean Mom sent 【him】, Senior Brother picked 【him】 up."

Mo Yi explained from the side: "Doctor Chi brought him over; as soon as Ping'an came back, he looked for you. I originally planned to call you, but thinking you and the Young Master would also be home today, I figured I could skip the call. Just now Ping'an and I went to the supermarket to buy vegetables, preparing to make dinner."

Jiang Lai reached out and patted Ping'an's head; Ping'an was no longer as restrained as before, but still well-behaved and quiet.

"Regarding school, I'll ask about it tomorrow when I go to school; soon I'll be able to send you to school, and there's also the matter of changing your surname."

Ping'an nodded obediently: "Mm-hmm!"

Then he dove headfirst into the kitchen, listening to Mo Yi chatter beside his ear about what vegetables to cook and how; Mo Yi wasn't trying to teach Ping'an to cook, she was imparting some common sense, and more importantly, communicating with Ping'an.

Jiang Lai was actually a bit tired, watching Ping'an earnestly lend a hand to Mo Yi in the kitchen; occasionally grabbing the wrong thing, his arm would get a light slap from Mo Yi, then he'd show a shy smile.

Jiang Lai also smiled: "Ke Zhongyu."

"Huh?" Ke Zhongyu had been standing beside her, looking at the same scene, "What's up?"

Jiang Lai: "You've brought me many treasures, actively influencing my life, causing my life to undergo earth-shaking changes."

Ke Zhongyu's lips curled slightly: "Do you like it?"

Jiang Lai nodded: "I like it."

Ke Zhongyu: "I'm talking about me."

Jiang Lai lifted her gaze to him: "I'm also talking about you."

Having said that, she went into the room, her steps still a bit quick, because she knew Ke Zhongyu didn't follow rules, and regardless of where they were, once he was happy he wanted to catch her for a kiss.

This is home.

There are little kids around.

Ke Zhongyu watched her swiftly disappearing back and the door closing slightly, smiled silently, poured himself tea, sat on the sofa like an elder, waiting for his girlfriend to come out of the room, then they'd have dinner together.

This time he guessed wrong.

Jiang Lai came out of the room less than three minutes after going in, holding that pot of orchid in her arms, delighted, she came before him: "Ke Zhongyu, look, the orchid has bloomed a flower!"

Ke Zhongyu could hear and see her joy, reached out to pull her to sit beside him, placed the orchid on the coffee table, and the two twenty-eight-or-nine-year-old adults stared at it intently, like children who had never seen an orchid bloom.

"Ke Zhongyu, its petals are beautiful."

The three slender petals spread out, resembling narrow willow leaves, with fine lines, the signature slender petal shape of the Han Lan orchid.

Ke Zhongyu turned his head to glance at Jiang Lai: "It's very beautiful."

Jiang Lai didn't realize Ke Zhongyu was referring to herself, she reached out and lightly touched the petal, saying: "It's a very unique color, different from what I saw in books before."

The whole thing is a soft, light bean-green color.

A slight breeze stirred it, a flowing blue-green, also a flowing color of life.

Ke Zhongyu continued to stare at Jiang Lai's earnestly joyful profile: "Indeed, it's different."

The first time Jiang Lai didn't realize it; the second time she reacted, and the moment she turned her head, she met Ke Zhongyu's deep eyes.

The two were very close.

Their breaths began to entwine, barely there.

"A Lai." Ke Zhongyu called her softly.

"Mm." Jiang Lai replied softly.

Ke Zhongyu's body leaned forward slightly, he turned his head and kissed her lips lightly, a brief taste then stopped, after leaving her lips he said: "I will always accompany you to watch the Han Lan orchid bloom."

That means Jiang Lai will have Ke Zhongyu with her every winter.

Compared to sweet nothings like "I'll always be by your side," Jiang Lai prefers Ke Zhongyu's "I will always accompany you to watch the Han Lan orchid bloom."

Jiang Lai revealed a faint smile; just moments ago she thought that with little kids at home, adults shouldn't be too intimate, but now she reached out and embraced Ke Zhongyu.

She said: "Ke Zhongyu, do you keep your word?"

"Yes." Ke Zhongyu said, "Especially with you."

Jiang Lai reminded him: "You also said that love, familial affection, and friendship can all be sought from you."

Ke Zhongyu held her tight: "So tell me, what do you want?"

Jiang Lai: "What I want has already been obtained."

Ke Zhongyu: "What?"

Jiang Lai: "You by my side."

Ke Zhongyu's heart went soft as mush, he pinched her nape and whispered: "Tonight you'll have to endure."

Jiang Lai recalled her two experiences in B City; just thinking of Ke Zhongyu's impressive thing made her inner thigh faintly ache.

She pushed Ke Zhongyu away, tidied her slightly messy hair: "You need to go back to your own home."

Ke Zhongyu clicked his tongue: "How come coming back makes it long-distance?"

Jiang Lai was shocked: "What counts as long-distance?"

Ke Zhongyu: "We crossed a district."

Jiang Lai: "..."

Ke Zhongyu felt that not living together already counts as long-distance.

Jiang Lai looked at Ke Zhongyu's solemn expression as he framed this as long-distance, and couldn't help but laugh: "Get a grip, we have lots of work undone, and tomorrow I'll have to take on more jobs."

Although classes start the day after tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon I need to go to school for a meeting.

Ke Zhongyu specially freed up his afternoon, personally drove Jiang Lai to school, to the office building entrance; Jiang Lai's office had already been tidied, she told Ke Zhongyu to wait in the office, but he didn't agree, because the office side is a bit far from the building where the meeting is held.

Ke Zhongyu waited two hours, not just idling; in the gaps while waiting for her, he handled many company matters online, occasionally raising his wrist to check how much time had passed, and midway had someone bring desserts and snacks.

Seeing someone emerge from the elevator, Ke Zhongyu immediately lowered his raised leg, slowly rose, and locked his eyes on Jiang Lai in the crowd.

Jiang Lai also saw him, and told her colleagues: "Someone's waiting for me, I'll go over first, see you another day."

See you another day, Professor Jiang.

Everyone watched Professor Jiang walk over to a tall, handsome man, but though the man's face seemed neither unfamiliar nor familiar, they just felt they had seen him somewhere before.

Someone said that was the head of the Ke Group, and everyone suddenly realized: a young man who had been featured in business magazines.

Their relationship was obvious at a glance—no need to guess further—but it's none of our business; young people falling in love is quite normal.

Jiang Lai approached Ke Zhongyu, noticing three extra bags on the table, and asked, "What are these?"

Ke Zhongyu pointed to each and said, "Dessert, juice, snacks—we've been in a meeting for two hours; are you hungry?"

Jiang Lai nodded: "A little."

Jiang Lai took a sip of the bottled fresh juice, ate a couple of snacks, and said while walking, "The matter of Ping'an's schooling has been arranged, but I want to let Ping'an change his surname first before he goes."

Ke Zhongyu looked at her and smiled: "Well, Ping'an isn't in a hurry either."

Jiang Lai wondered: "What are you laughing at?"

Ke Zhongyu: "I'm happy."

Jiang Lai: "What?"

Because you're happy like a child right now, and because you're no longer as aloof, distant, and guarded as you once were.