But they were both busy because of their jobs.
Yue Jingchen was on duty every day, and she was working overtime at the office. So, after they graduated, they didn't see each other as much as when they were in school.
When Yue Jingchen was on duty, and she wasn't working overtime, Yu Zi would come home to cook. Sometimes, she would go home to eat with her parents.
When she was cooking, she didn't have the energy to do it. She had a lot of things she wanted to eat, but they weren't suitable for her. If she cooked too much, she wouldn't be able to finish it. If she left it overnight, it wasn't healthy, so she could only throw it away.
Over time, she didn't have much appetite when she was alone.
She couldn't be as energetic as she was today.
Yu Zi smiled and sped up her movements again.
She put away the vegetables and cut some on the chopping board. Just then, the doorbell rang.
Knowing it was Yan Huaian, Yu Zi put down the knife, turned on the tap, and quickly washed her hands. She dried them and went to open the door for him.
Yan Huaian changed into a light gray hoodie and cotton sweatpants of the same color. It was a set.
Wearing it on his body, following his movements, one could tell that it was a very soft material, very comfortable to wear.
"I'm cooking. Go sit down," Yu Zi said with a smile.
"Do you need my help?" Yan Huaian asked with a warm smile.
"No, it's just the two of us. We can't cook much," Yu Zi said. "The kitchen isn't big. It'll be too crowded if you come in."
Yan Huaian really wanted to go in and squeeze with her, but he didn't dare to be too anxious. He went to the living room and sat down.
Yu Zi cooked quickly. When Yan Huaian ate, he said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to know how to cook. With your family's financial situation, you don't usually do anything. "
Yu Zi smiled and said, "I'm going to have a family in the future. I can't just do nothing."
In fact, she didn't do anything in the past. It was only because her boyfriend was Yue Jingchen. With Yue Jingchen's personality, he wouldn't accept money from the Yu family. He would only allow him and Yu Zi's salary to share the family's expenses.
That way, they wouldn't be able to hire a housekeeper to help. Yu Zi planned for the long term.
Since she had decided to be with Yue Jingchen, she had to work hard to change herself and adapt to life with Yue Jingchen.
By learning to cook and do all the housework, he would be able to take care of the family after he got married.
After Yu Zi finished speaking, she also thought of her original intention of learning how to cook. She fell silent and did not continue speaking.
Yan Huaian naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind Yu Zi's words. He also felt a little upset. When he thought about how she had changed herself and learned all these things that she didn't need to know, all for Yue Jingchen's sake, he was more or less upset.
But after a few seconds, Yan Huaian was happy again.
He finally understood that Yue Jingchen didn't know how to cherish his blessings and broke up with Yu Zi. He didn't manage to hold on to such a good woman, so he was the one who was unlucky. Now, wasn't it all benefiting him?
Yue Jingchen didn't think that Yu Zi would be able to cultivate all of this for him. In the future, it would all benefit him.
This was Yue Jingchen planting trees for him to enjoy the shade!
There was nothing better than this.
After thinking it through, Yan Huaian smiled even more warmly and said, "How about this? You're the one who made dinner, so I can't just eat your food without doing anything. From now on, I'll make breakfast. You can come to my house in the morning to eat. "
Yu Zi was very tempted when she heard that.
She didn't have many flaws, but her love of sleeping in was definitely one of them.
Perhaps it was a habit formed from working overtime, but she slept very late at night and wasn't sleepy at all. Most of the time, she didn't feel sleepy at all until two or three in the morning. As a result, after she fell asleep, she couldn't get up in the morning.
This became a cycle. When she crawled out of bed in the morning, she didn't have much time to prepare breakfast for her.
Breakfast was more tolerable. Sometimes, she would make a bowl of noodles and toss in a soy egg. Sometimes, she would go to the supermarket to buy groceries and a bag of toast. She would eat the toast as she walked to the office.
However, she couldn't eat like this all the time. She couldn't stand eating too much of anything. In the past, when she was at home, there was an auntie at home, so breakfast was always steaming hot.
The whole family would sit around the dining table with steaming hot porridge in front of them and fried noodles, buns, and youtiao in the middle. There were different kinds of food every day. Having a comfortable breakfast made one feel good for the whole day.
However, it was still too far from the office, so Yu Zi stayed here and lost out on breakfast. Eating instant noodles was tiresome, and eating bread was dry and cold.
Thinking of Yan Huaian's bacon omelet that morning, she felt nostalgic.
However, she was still a little hesitant. Wasn't it a little too frequent for her to interact with him like this?
At the end of the day, the two of them were only neighbors in private, apart from official matters.
However, she heard Yan Huaian say, "You're still being polite with me? Anyway, I make one person's portion, and it's the same for two people. I guess you woke up late this morning and didn't make breakfast. "
Yu Zi blushed. No matter what, she didn't want him to think that she was lazy.
Yan Huaian smiled. "I'm used to waking up early in the morning and have always insisted on eating a good breakfast, so you don't have to be polite with me. We're all neighbors, so why are you acting so distant? "
Yu Zi thought about it and agreed. He had helped her so much previously. Not only were they neighbors, but they could also be friends. Moreover, they lived alone, so it was fine to take care of each other, so she agreed.
However, during dinner, Yan Huaian wanted to wash the dishes, but Yu Zi didn't let him. She said that she was eating breakfast at his place anyway, and he was the one washing the dishes, so there was no need to be so calculative here.
Yan Huaian had no choice but to agree. He wanted to stay a little longer, but he couldn't find a good excuse. Remembering that Yu Zi had taken a lot of documents when she got off work, he knew that she had a lot of work to do later, so he left first.
There was still time.
After Yu Zi cleaned up the kitchen and dining table, she went to the laundry room. The clothes were already washed.
She turned on the washing machine, took out the clothes, and placed them in the basket. She carried them to the balcony, ready to hang them up.
However, when she came to the balcony, she realized that something was wrong, as if something was a little different from this morning.
She held the laundry basket and looked at it for a while. Suddenly, she realized that it was different.
Her balcony was connected to Yan Huaian's house next door!
Yu Zi stared at the door railing in the middle, dumbfounded. Although the two balconies were close to each other, there was still a meter between them. The gap between the two balconies had been filled with cement, and it was seamless, as if they had been connected in this way in the first place.
The two railings in the middle were also removed, and the railings in front were connected together, connecting the two balconies into a big balcony. It was a long balcony that extended from her side to Yan Huaian's side.
Only a low door was installed in the middle of the two balconies.
Yan Huaian's legs were long, so he didn't need to open the door and could directly step over. It was probably convenient for her to push the door and go over.
But convenient for her what!
Yu Zi couldn't tell what she was feeling right now. It was rather complicated.
She wanted to say that she was angry, but when she thought of Yan Huaian's gentle smile, she really couldn't get angry. She couldn't point at his nose and scold him right in front of him, could she?
But if she said that she wasn't angry, she really couldn't take it lying down.
What the hell was going on?!
He didn't even discuss it with her and just connected the balcony!
This … this … this was too much!
It was as if the two of them had become a family!
When this thought popped up in her mind, Yu Zi's face immediately turned red.
She took a few deep breaths before she could barely suppress her temper and calm herself down.
She lowered her head to look at the laundry basket in her hands. She first lowered the clothes rack and hung them up, piece by piece, before her gaze landed on the small door.
The door was only slightly below her waist and slightly higher than her crotch.
The awkwardness of this neither high nor low position made it impossible for her to step over it. She really had to go through this small door.
Yu Zi's face was wooden. She really didn't know if she should praise Yan Huaian for being so attentive.
She placed her hand on the door. The metal railings were cold to the touch after being exposed to the wind outside for a long time.
There wasn't a lock on the door. She tried to push it, and it actually opened with one push.
Yu Zi stood on the spot, feeling conflicted. She didn't know whether she should go over or not.
If she took one step forward, she would step into Yan Huaian's house.
This door was simply too convenient.
Just as she was feeling conflicted, the glass door that led from the balcony next door to the living room suddenly opened.
Yu Zi stood stiffly on the spot. She saw Yan Huaian walk out with a glass of red wine. Just as he was about to look at the scenery in the distance, he noticed her presence and turned to look at her in surprise.
The corner of Yu Zi's mouth twitched. She shook the door with her hand and asked, "This … what's going on?"
Yan Huaian didn't feel guilty at all. He said calmly, "Didn't you say this morning that it would be too much of a detour to walk through the door? I thought about it and agreed, so I asked my assistant to come over during the day and asked someone to open the door. If there's anything in the future, you don't have to knock on my door. Just push the door open and come to my place. "
Seeing Yu Zi's unhappy expression, he knew that she was definitely a little angry.
Without telling her, he changed the balcony of her house.
But Yan Huaian had a selfish motive. He wanted to be closer to her.
It turned out that he wanted to move in next door and see her every day, which made him happy. But when he really moved in and got closer to her, he couldn't help but become greedy. He wanted to be closer to her, even closer.
So today, he quietly changed the balcony.
He didn't dare to come over without Yu Zi's permission. But if he could make Yu Zi get used to passing through the small door and coming to his house freely, that would be great.
Yu Zi couldn't get angry at Yan Huaian's words.
She did say that in the morning. Who would have thought that he would really do it!
Moreover, since he had changed it, this …
Yu Zi looked at the balcony that had been connected on both sides. For some reason, she asked, "Is the connection in the middle sturdy? It won't fall, right … "
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