Chapter 166 A chaotic morning
Chapter 166 A chaotic morning
The sunlight shone through the window and Duan Chengfang opened his eyes.
My whole body felt extremely relaxed, my mind was very clear, and even the air I inhaled into my lungs seemed a lot fresher than usual.
Duan Chengfang stared at the ceiling in a daze. After a long while, he slowly turned his head and looked towards the bed.
There was no one by the bed.
Everything that happened last night was indeed a dream.
Duan Chengfang laughed at himself, but he didn't feel any regret in his heart.
Duan Chengfang sat up and slowly prepared to get off the ground. At this moment, he saw the sofa opposite him.
The moment he saw the person on the sofa clearly, Duan Chengfang's breathing stopped.
He could hardly believe his eyes. It took him a long time to react. Without even bothering to put on his shoes, he stumbled to the ground and ran towards the sofa.
The person sitting on the sofa was Duan Hongji.
Duan Hongji hadn't had time to change out of his suit, and his well-dressed appearance was very inconsistent with Duan Chengfang's bedroom. His tall body was curled up on the sofa, looking pitiful.
Duan Chengfang rubbed his eyes, but his father on the sofa did not disappear.
Duan Chengfang pinched his arm, and the intense pain immediately and faithfully spread to every nerve.
Duan Chengfang still couldn't believe it. He stood far away and reached out his hand to gently touch Duan Hongji's shoulder.
Duan Chengfang even breathed lighter as he felt the touch of expensive fabric on his fingertips.
Who would have thought that this gentle touch would wake Duan Hongji up.
Duan Hongji opened his narrow eyes and squinted them slightly because he was not used to the sunlight.
"It's...dawn?"
Duan Hongji turned his stiff neck and rubbed his shoulders. It turned out that the sofa was not a place to sleep.
"Dad!" Duan Chengfang finally reacted and apologized hurriedly, "I'm sorry for waking you up..."
The repeated apologies drew back Duan Hongji's attention, and he then noticed his second son standing in front of him.
"Oh, you're awake." Duan Hongji yawned, "Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
Duan Chengfang hurried back to the bed and put on his slippers.
While doing all this, he did not forget to look back at Duan Hongji.
Duan Hongji rarely looked so relaxed in front of them.
Duan Chengfang had many questions in his mind. Dad, why are you here? Dad, aren't you on a business trip? Dad, why don't you go back to your room? Dad, why are you sleeping on the sofa?
And, Dad, was it really you last night?
But these questions were never asked.
Duan Chengfang opened his mouth and uttered a few words: "Dad, is your shoulder hurting? Go to bed and rest for a while."
Duan Hongji stood up and stretched slightly, like a lazy leopard with its tail curled up.
"No." Duan Hongji stretched his muscles and felt that he was back to normal. He had endless energy and could work overtime for ten days and ten nights.
He still looked neat and tidy. His suit was slightly wrinkled due to his sleeping posture, but it did not detract from his demeanor at all.
Duan Chengfang then noticed that he had changed into pajamas, and that he looked clean and refreshed, without any smell of alcohol.
Dad, did you give him a bath and change his clothes yesterday?
At that moment, Duan Chengfang's expression could be described as if he had seen a ghost.
Duan Hongji didn't notice the fleeting look of shock on Duan Chengfang's face. He just nodded and said, "Since you're awake, I'll leave first."
"You're leaving now?" Duan Chengfang asked in surprise, "At least——"
Duan Chengfang swallowed his words. He was afraid that Duan Hongji would think that he was interfering with his decision. He changed his words and said, "Are you leaving without breakfast?"
"No need." Duan Hongji shook his head, "There are still some things that have not been completed."
If you were in such a hurry, why didn't you leave last night?
Duan Chengfang did not ask this question.
Some extravagant hopes only have a chance to last if they are buried deep in your heart.
Once asked, it will only turn into ridiculous ridicule.
After saying this, Duan Hongji turned around and walked out of the room without hesitation. Duan Cheng followed him unconsciously, his clothes disheveled, his head down, and he was at a loss.
Duan Hongji walked away and said, "By the way, if anyone asks, just say I came back last night to get something and left."
Duan Chengfang nodded: "I understand, father."
Zhao Ruoming walked very quickly. She thought Duan Chengfang would ask about what happened last night, and she could take this opportunity to comfort her second son and show him the long-lost fatherly love.
Who knew that Duan Chengfang didn't even ask and seemed to have forgotten.
Zhao Ruoming didn't force it and ran downstairs with her hair tied up.
The reason why Zhao Ruoming was in such a hurry to leave was to avoid Jiang Huiyi.
Ever since the Jiang family was destroyed, Jiang Huiyi's attitude towards Zhao Ruoming has been strange and clingy. She would occasionally ask some inexplicable questions, or show concern for Duan Hongji's health, and make small complaints from time to time.
Zhao Ruoming certainly wouldn't be so narcissistic as to think that Jiang Huiyi had fallen in love with someone else or was interested in her - didn't he see that the progress bar of the male and female protagonists' relationship was still rising? !
Zhao Ruoming guessed that maybe because the Jiang family went bankrupt and Jiang Huiyi lost her backing, she subconsciously developed a fledgling complex towards the Duan family and wanted to please her boss.
It's not bad to go to work. But -
Ever since Di Wanshu, the troublemaker, got involved, Zhao Ruoming's class has grown larger and larger, and his descendants are endless. He wishes he could use four heads. Zhao Ruoming didn't want to spend energy dealing with these things outside the plot.
If it was an obedient child like Duan Chengfang, or a cute girl like Pu Lanzhi, it would be fine. Jiang Huiyi... well, if she didn't say something earth-shattering like "Don't you just want my body?", Zhao Ruoming would have thanked her whole family.
Jiang Huiyi always gets up very late, and Zhao Ruoming planned to slip away quickly before she got up, so as to avoid running into Jiang Huiyi and causing her to launch any tender offensive towards her, and then she would have to continue chatting awkwardly with Jiang Huiyi.
Zhao Ruoming miscalculated this time.
Jiang Huiyi does get up very late - unless there is a special situation.
Zhao Ruoming stomped down the stairs, taking the last two steps as nimbly as a wanted criminal. Then, he ran face to face with his wife, who was sitting in the lobby on the first floor.
Zhao Ruoming: “…”
Many years later, Zhao Moumou, who has become a wanted criminal in the universe and faces a wanted order, may recall this chaotic morning. By then, she was already a nimble dog (metaphorically, not a real dog), playing with the universe like a monkey. The wanted order was as hard as toilet paper in the village.
But at this moment, Zhao Moumou, who had not yet become a wanted criminal, could only subconsciously force out an awkward smile when he looked at the surprised Jiang Huiyi.
The sun was still rising in the east. Jiang Huiyi stood up and looked at her husband in front of her in disbelief, then looked at her stepson who was hanging his head behind her husband.
Yesterday, Duan Chengfang went to Fu Dongshu to get some information, and Jiang Huiyi tossed and turned all night without a good sleep. Today, she got up early and sat in the living room, waiting for her stepson to return like lightning so that she could ask for news.
Good news, the stepson has really returned. He skipped the steps of Jiang Huiyi welcoming and seeing him off, and went down the mountain from behind.
Even better news, the stepson got a buy one get one free deal, and he even got a giant hitchhiker hanging next to him.
Duan Hongji greeted Jiang Huiyi perfunctorily and wanted to slip away before Jiang Huiyi could react.
As soon as Duan Chengfang saw his stepmother, he knew that things were bad.
He went to look for Fu Dongshu last night, but he went downstairs with his father early this morning. What does this mean?
After he fainted at Fu Dongshu's place, Fu Dongshu contacted his father and asked his father to bring him back?
Or maybe my father was already with Fu Dongshu, and bringing him back was just a convenience...
No matter which conclusion it is, Duan Chengfang guessed that it would not be what the stepmother wanted to hear.
Duan Chengfang was prepared for his stepmother's rage.
And Jiang Huiyi, this crazy woman, did live up to Duan Chengfang's expectations. When she saw the father and son going downstairs together and Duan Hongji's obviously perfunctory attitude, Jiang Huiyi's extremely smart little brain was filled with something. In short -
Jiang Huiyi screamed: "Duan Hongji, how could you do this to me!"
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