Chapter 100: His Sudden Phone Call

Long Fei was looking at the documents on his desk when he suddenly felt a little thirsty. Stretching his hand, he grabbed the water bottle at his side and noticed that it was empty.

His brow furrowed, finding that there were no more drinking bottles at his side.

Turning to his side, there was only one last bottle of drinking water on the coffee table.

It was then that he remembered Long Yu Heng had warned that he will have to slow down on drinking too much water as their stock was running low and they will only be able to restock his drinking water in the afternoon.

It has been a few days since he had returned to Capital City. The stock they have in hand would usually be able to help him last for a week. But this time, his water consumption was a bit abnormal. It was all because he was feeling uncomfortable without having Su Ruan by his side.

At this time, Long Fei was slightly regretting that he had not listened to Long Yu Heng's words.

He shouldn't sneak into Su Ruan's room and spend his night by her side. Now that he was unable to see her for a few days, Long Fei felt tormented.

He really needed to do his work fast and return to D Town quickly where he can be the closest to Su Ruan.

Taking a deep breath, Long Fei massaged the space between his brow. He grabbed his phone on the side and texted Long Yu Heng to remind him about his drinking water.

After pondering for a while, Long Fei scrolled through his contact and finally stopped at Su Ruan's name. He stared at her name for a few seconds longer, wondering what she was doing at this moment.

A trace of helplessness appeared on his face.

His heartfelt heavy now that she was not by his side. However, staring at her name like this would still give him a slight relief.

Long Fei thought that his addiction to Su Ruan's presence was getting worst.

He wondered just how could he bring her to his side quickly. He really could not bear being away from her for too long.

Subconsciously, his fingers moved towards the call button. When he finally snapped out of his trance, the call was already connected and he could hear Su Ruan's voice on the other line.

"Hello?"

His eyes widened. Long Fei had not expected that Su Ruan would pick up his phone call this fast.

"Long Fei?" Su Ruan spoke again when the man had not said a word.

Clearing his throat, Long Fei finally pressed the phone to his ear and spoke, "Su Ruan.

"Did you call me for something?"

Her question made him halt. He was missing her and did not think too much when he pressed the call button. Long Fei found that he did not know how to answer this question.

"Can't I just call you?" Long Fei blurted out.

There was a brief pause before Su Ruan's soft laughter could be heard on the other line. "Of course, you can. It was just that, I didn't hear anything from you after you leave for Capital City. I thought that you were preoccupied with work. I did not expect that you would call suddenly."

Long Fei realized that he had made a mistake.

He had told her that he wanted to get to know her but after he left, he had not tried to contact her. Of course, Su Ruan would think that it was strange for him to suddenly call.

"Sorry. I was indeed a little busy," Long Fei said.

The past few days, Long Fei was too busy looking at a few important documents and meeting some people to discuss work. He wanted to deal with his work quickly and return to the town before the festivity.

Because of that, he did not think of getting in touch with her.

Thinking about it made him feel a little guilty.

However, because of his special circumstance, Long Fei had never been in a relationship and was unaware of what he should do.

He met Su Ruan while they were still young and she had become his other half because of something that he had done.

Because of that, Long Fei had never tried to get to know other women or learn anything about romance. He was still a newbie. There were a lot of things that he did not know he should do and he was too embarrassed to consult anyone about this.

"But don't worry. I will still make it back before the festivity," Long Fei quickly added. He was worried that Su Ruan would think that he would not come back because he was too busy.

"It's fine. Your work is more important."

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"No. I have promised that I will attend the carnival with you." His tone sounded firm.

Su Ruan smiled. The man was busy with his work but he was still worried about the festivity. She could not help thinking that this side of him was cute.

"Alright. Don't push yourself to work too hard. Your health is more important."

Her reminder warmed his heart. Without realizing it, his discomfort had gradually dissipated as he listened to her voice.

"Un. I know." His lips turned up into a smile. "What are you up to this recently?"

Su Ruan was helping the others to pack up some fruits that they were going to sell at the farmer's market during the carnival when Long Fei had called. Sensing that this call would take a while, she quickly excused herself and walked out of the building.

"My grandpa's orchard will be selling some products. I was helping them to organize some stuff," Su Ruan said.

The two of them chatted about their daily life with Su Ruan mostly telling him about her activity in the orchard. Long Fei thought that listening to her talking about food packing was more interesting than talking about his works in Capital City.

Moreover, Su Ruan doesn't seem as if she had run out of things to say. There was always something interesting for her to tell.

A strange feeling filled his heart. Listening to Su Ruan's voice made him feel slightly better but he found that he was missing her a lot. Long Fei suddenly had the urge to see her.

"I should be able to return to town in a couple of days," Long Fei spoke after a while. He could only take a few deep breaths to suppress his longing. "That's right. Is there anything you want me to bring back from Capital City?"

Su Ruan thought for a moment and finally gave her answer, "Just bring me something delicious."

"What would you like to have?"

"Anything is fine. You seem very knowledgeable on where to find delicious food around," Su Ruan said. "Why don't you surprise me?"

As he placed his phone on the table, Long Fei could not stop thinking about Su Ruan's request.

It was fine if she had asked him to introduce some delicious food in D Town. He has been living in the place for years and knew the place best.

However, he did not know much about good food in Capital City.

Each time that he came to Capital City, he mostly had his meal in the hotel where he was staying or else, it would be Long Yu Heng who would bring him some takeout boxes.

Long Fei had never really spent his time in Capital City to find a good place to eat.

But he did not want to disappoint Su Ruan. After he had taken Su Ruan out to eat in D Town, the girl seemed to think that he was someone who know how to eat and appreciate good food.

After pondering about this matter for a while, Long Fei finally decided to dial a number.

The tone lasted for a few seconds before the other person finally picked up the phone. The moment the phone call was connected, Long Fei could hear a commotion on the other line. It was too noisy.

"Hello? Lu Xun?" Long Fei spoke when the other party did not say a thing.

"Sorry. I was a little busy with… something," Lu Xun spoke.

"Is this a bad time?"

"No. It's fine. I can handle this," Lu Xun said.

"It seemed that your days are getting livelier with the two kids around," Long Fei commented.

His best friend, Lu Xun had finally become a father of a twin a few months ago. The last time Long Fei had visited them, he had witnessed how the twin babies were very attached to their father. He had quickly figured out that Lu Xun was busy with the kids just now.

"It's not so bad," Lu Xun laughed. "I heard that you were in Capital City. Are you going coming to visit?"

"Maybe next time," Long Fei chuckled. "I'm in a rush to return to D Town."

"Something happened?"

"There's an event I need to attend," Long Fei said. "I'll come and visit you again next time. That's right. I called to ask for your advice."

Hearing his words, Lu Xun's expression turned serious. "What is it?"

"Could you recommend me to delicious food in Capital City?" Long Fei coughed.. Before Lu Xun could ask him more about it, Long Fei had quickly explained, "A family member asked me to bring back something but I did not know much about it."

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