Wang Yang, who had gradually become busy in the kitchen, prepared breakfast in a short time. He was very satisfied looking at the carefully prepared meal; this was his wife's favorite among the old trio, "Three Delicacies Pork Liver Soup." For so many years, his wife had always loved those three dishes, never seeming to tire of them. However, Wang Yang himself, having eaten them with his wife, Li Xinru, for so many years, was already tired of them. He had once thought of trying a different breakfast for his wife, "Minced Pork Ball and Vermicelli Soup." Although his wife didn't say she disliked it, he later learned from her best friend that she ate very little of it, only eating the other two dishes. Wang Yang felt very guilty about this and eventually reverted to the old breakfast.
Taking advantage of a little free time, Wang Yang quickly ate a few mouthfuls to tide himself over. He packed the breakfast for his wife, grabbed his keys, and prepared to leave. After doing so, Wang Yang carefully considered if he had forgotten anything to avoid trouble later. Without any hesitation, Wang Yang picked up the breakfast and strode out the door.
As soon as Wang Yang entered the charging station area for electric scooters, he spotted their Phoenix brand electric scooter. It was his wife's dowry when they got married. It had survived all these years, only its core having been replaced. The power was no longer what it used to be, and it was purely a household backup transportation tool, better than nothing.
After placing the lunchbox into the storage compartment, Wang Yang casually felt his pocket and took out his keys. It was then he realized his phone wasn't in his pants. He quickly searched through all the pockets of his clothes but couldn't find it. Where was his phone? Why wasn't it in his pocket? Had he dropped it somewhere in his haste coming down? Helpless, Wang Yang had to go back to look for his phone, thinking as he searched that he would have felt it if it had fallen on the ground. Suddenly, as if remembering something, Wang Yang turned and ran towards their apartment building, not noticing the neighbors who greeted him as he ran past.
At that moment, the door to Wang Yang's apartment was opened in a rush. The sound of the door opening could be heard downstairs. The person who rushed to open the door was none other than Wang Yang, who was looking for his phone. As soon as Wang Yang returned home, he went straight to the dining table in the living room. Seeing what was on the table, Wang Yang blurted out, "It was here after all, old friend, you made me look all over for you." "This is all my fault, I forgot about you, left you charging." Picking up his phone and returning to the electric scooter, Wang Yang checked his phone and found many missed calls. He knew without looking who they were from. Wang Yang sent a text message to the station manager, Zhōu Yàzhá, and then paid no further attention.
He put on his helmet and drove off to deliver breakfast to his wife. He thought that if he took the original route, he might not make it in time for his wife. So, he decided to take a shortcut. Wang Yang increased the throttle of the electric scooter. However, the old workhorse, already gradually unable to bear the load, clearly lacked power no matter how much he pushed it. Anxious, Wang Yang had no good solution. Fortunately, he had sent his wife a text message before leaving, asking her to wait for him at the usual spot.
When he was still some distance away from Tiānshèng Company, Wang Yang spotted a beautiful figure in front of him. Finally, he had arrived before his wife entered the company; he had made it in time, Wang Yang thought. And that figure was none other than Li Xinru herself. She was standing downstairs at the company building, as if looking for something. Wang Yang thought his wife must be looking for her husband. This made Wang Yang wish he could immediately fly to his wife's side, not wanting her to wait even a second longer.
As usual, Wang Yang parked his car at the bus stop tens of meters away from the building. He quickly took the breakfast from the storage compartment. Then, he practically ran towards his wife's location, making two steps at a time. While running, he called his wife on WeChat. However, to Wang Yang's confusion, his wife was holding her phone, so why wasn't she answering his call?
Could it be that she was angry because he might have been a little late, and that's why she refused to answer his call? Or perhaps her phone was on silent and she didn't hear it. His wife had told him that her company was like this. Regardless, he would have to apologize to his wife properly later, as it wasn't intentional. Suddenly, Wang Yang seemed to witness an unbelievable scene: his wife picked up her phone and, judging by her actions, was clearly making a call. This meant her phone wasn't on silent, so why didn't she answer his call?
Thinking about these things, Wang Yang slowed down for some reason. Just then, his wife, who was on the phone, suddenly started to jog. Following his wife's movements, Wang Yang saw her quickly descend the steps. As her gaze turned to the right, she adjusted her professional attire. Shortly after, a black Mercedes sedan stopped at the entrance of his wife's company. Seeing the Mercedes, his wife hurried forward and opened the car door.
Wang Yang wondered if this was his wife's boss or a very important client. But if it were a client requiring the company's board secretary to come out and greet them, it wouldn't be an ordinary one. How could only his wife be receiving them? Moreover, company leaders usually drove directly into the underground garage. Even the chairman of his wife's company did so.
But what happened next completely shocked Wang Yang. No one got out of the Mercedes after the rear door was opened. Instead, his wife got in, and her familiarity with the action clearly suggested it wasn't her first time.
This scene made Wang Yang's head spin, his right hand clenching his phone. Watching the Mercedes drive away, Wang Yang stared blankly in the direction his wife had left. He looked at the breakfast he had prepared for his wife in his hand. Wang Yang decided to find his wife and ask for clarification first. Then, he would call his wife to see what she had to say, to avoid misunderstanding her. Walking back to the electric scooter, Wang Yang first sent his wife a WeChat message, and then called her. After a while, his wife finally answered.
However, Wang Yang didn't know what to say at this moment. It was his wife who spoke first, "Honey, what's wrong?" Facing his wife's question, Wang Yang replied, "I drank too much yesterday and overslept today. I only prepared two of the old trio breakfast dishes."
"Ah! Honey, I forgot to tell you. I worked overtime very late yesterday. After finishing, Yinman said she wanted to grab something to eat, and then we had a bit to drink. I might have caught a cold or something, and I just don't feel well today, so I took a half-day leave from the company. I'm still asleep." "I'm so sorry, honey. You must be preparing to bring me breakfast again, right?" "Sorry, honey, are you at my company yet?"
Listening to Li Xinru's words on the phone, Wang Yang felt as if he had fallen into ice. He had just seen his wife, but now his wife was telling him she had taken a half-day off today and was still at Lin Yinman's place, not at work.
"Hello, hello?" Sensing something was amiss, his wife teased, "Honey, don't tell me you've already arrived at my company?" Wang Yang, feeling guilty from his wife's questioning, quickly replied, "Not yet. How could I be so fast? You know how old our electric scooter is, it's an old antique."
There was a pause, and then his wife responded, "Oh, that scooter is quite slow. I've told you to get a new one long ago. Honey, since you're not here and I'm not at the company, you don't need to come."
"Alright, then I'll head straight to the station. Take care of yourself, come back early tonight, and I'll cook something delicious for you."
"Okay, honey. Love you, bye." After saying this, his wife hung up the phone. As the 'beep, beep, beep' sound faded, Wang Yang could only hang up his phone and sit on the electric scooter blankly.