Chapter 3 Half Asleep

This fantasy actually makes no sense.

Shen Boyan knew this very well.

But that sleepless night, from the moment he lay in bed with his thoughts wandering, this absurd thought was like a vine wrapped around his nerves, lingering.

He thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't ignore the inconsistencies. So, he went to see a doctor.

For the time being, he is mentally fine.

But it doesn't rule out that he is sensitive.

Shen Boyan blew his hair half dry and then turned off the hair dryer with a snap.

As soon as the buzzing sound stopped, the sound of water in the master bedroom became clearer. He pulled the plug and sighed softly.

The thoughts were too heavy, Shen Boyan put away the hair dryer, lay on the bed and rested for a while, and then it was time to go to sleep.

The sound of water in the next room had stopped long ago, and Shen Boyan heard faint human voices - Cheng Wenjun seemed to be talking to someone on the phone.

But not loud. He turned off the light, listened to the rustling sound, and slowly fell asleep. ...

Maybe it was because he was too tired, but Shen Boyan didn't suffer from insomnia.

When he woke up the next day, Cheng Wenjun was already eating breakfast served by his assistant in the living room. Seeing that Shen Boyan was awake, the corners of his mouth raised upwards: "Xiaoyan, come and eat, I brought you one too."

"Thank you." Shen Boyan nodded, pulled out his chair and sat down.

The breakfast on the table is very country A style. Sandwiches, sausages, sunny-side up eggs. Shen Boyan studied in country A for several years and was very familiar with breakfast like this, but he didn't really like it.

But if someone helps to take care of him, he won't be unconscionably picky about food. After eating as modestly as possible, Shen Boyan looked up and found that Cheng Wenjun, who had finished his meal, had no intention of leaving.

Catching Shen Boyan's gaze, Cheng Wenjun said in a gentle tone: "Xiaoyan, I'm just on my way to take you to school."

Shen Boyan subconsciously said "Ah", and then said after reacting: "No, it's not far from the school. There are many buses nearby during peak hours, so I won’t cause trouble to you.”

He gave a good reason, but Cheng Wenjun still refused: “We are already married, why should we let you commute alone? We are all ready. You can leave after eating."

Shen Boyan had no choice but to say "ok".

Cheng Wenjun received a satisfactory answer, and his smile became even bigger.

As Shen Boyan expected, there was indeed a traffic jam on the street. Originally, he suggested that Cheng Wenjun take a longer road but without traffic jams. But in the end, somehow, Cheng Wenjun still took the current route.

Shen Boyan sat in the passenger seat and turned his head to look at Cheng Wenjun without a driver.

They have been stuck at this location for more than twenty minutes. There are not so many tall buildings near the university town. The low buildings reveal a large expanse of gray sky, and the dazzling sun reflects on the rearview mirror of the car in front.

Cheng Wenjun pressed the steering wheel and looked straight ahead. Whether it was because of the traffic jam or because it was about to arrive at work time for their Feijin Group, the smile completely disappeared from his face.

His brows were solemn, and his expression had lost the usual gentleness of the past few days. The arm resting on the steering wheel was slightly strengthened, making the suit on his body show some muscle outline.

Perhaps sensing Shen Boyan's gaze, Cheng Wenjun's expression suddenly softened a little.

"Will you be late?" he asked.

"I'm fine." Shen Boyan said, "My time is relatively free... Why don't you drop me off at the intersection in front of you? It's a very congested road when you turn to the school gate."

Cheng Wenjun frowned in embarrassment: "But..."

"It's very close." Shen Boyan advised, "Your company is far away, so don't go around." ...

Cheng Wenjun finally compromised.

Shen Boyan got out of the car at the intersection and watched the very high-profile Porsche merge into the traffic.

When we arrived at the office, it happened to be the same time he walked over. Shen Boyan made up his mind to have a chat with Cheng Wenjun tomorrow - let's work separately from now on.

They are not a young couple in love, or even just a contract couple. It's really unnecessary to go through such haste and trouble just to commute to get off work together. Besides...

Shen Boyan sighed silently while carrying his bag.

He was hired by K University for almost a few months. During these few months, I lived the same life almost every day.

For him, it's not that boring, it's more about peace.

He had no undergraduate classes to teach today, so he usually helped students revise their literature and read some papers.

That paper was written by an undergraduate student. He collaborated with a master's student in the group. The master's student was responsible for some experiments, and he was responsible for finishing and writing the paper.

Yesterday's paper came late after Shen Boyan pushed for it for more than half a month. Today, Shen Boyan took a look at the entire six-page word document, and only four words were shown to him - bullshit.

Before get off work, Dr. Meng Tan and master's student Zhao Yi, recruited by Shen Boyan, came to look for him.

They discussed the arrangements in the group and chatted for a while.

"That undergraduate student in the group," Shen Boyan asked smoothly, "Has he been here recently?"

"No." Zhao Yixun was doing the experiment with the undergraduate student. "Qu Yuhuai hasn't been here for a week." I've been here, and it looks like I'm in Bali."

Meng Tan is a good-tempered person, and he was surprised when he heard this: "He didn't know how to block you?"

After a pause, he added: "Why did he first draft it? Why don't you go out to play?"

"Yes," Shen Boyan corrected, "I just handed it in yesterday."

"How's the writing going?"

"It's better to let chatgpt write it." Shen Boyan commented ruthlessly.

"I heard that he usually doesn't attend class very much and lets others answer his questions." Zhao Yixun continued, "It seems that last semester, he only attended the course taught by Professor Shen."

"Huh?" Shen Boyan Speechless, "This..."

Meng Tan didn't know what to say: "Why are there so many people?"

It was almost dinner time. Shen Boyan originally planned to find something to eat in the cafeteria, then come back and revise the first draft before going home.

But as soon as he stood up, his phone vibrated. He looked down and saw that it was Cheng Wenjun's phone number.

"Hello?" Shen Boyan answered the phone.

"Xiaoyan, I'm at the gate of your school. The access control is blocking me and I can't come in." Cheng Wenjun's voice came from the receiver, "Let's have dinner together and then go back." ...The plan was disrupted.

Shen Boyan had no choice but to respond: "Okay, where are you?"

"I'm..." Cheng Wenjun paused, "Southwest Gate."

The Southwest Gate is not far away. Shen Boyan picked up his laptop and walked for five or six minutes before he saw the conspicuous Porsche again. As he approached, Cheng Wenjun rolled down the window and smiled at him.

"Sorry, how long have you been waiting?" Shen Boyan said politely and slowly opened the passenger door.

"Not long." Cheng Wenjun's smile still remained on his face, as if frozen, "Just for a while."

After Shen Boyan fastened his seat belt, Cheng Wenjun started the car. In the sound of the engine, he told Shen Boyan: "A new American barbecue restaurant has opened in Blue Lake District. Let's go there to eat."

"Ah, okay." Shen Boyan looked at Cheng Wenjun and raised an eyebrow at him, so He responded.

"Have you been there since you returned to China?" Cheng Wenjun asked as he drove.

"Been there." Shen Boyan replied, "I went there... to find my sister."

"Your sister, Shen Boxuan." Cheng Wenjun smiled and said, "I haven't seen her for a long time. "Yeah?

Shen Boyan didn't know what "long time no see" meant. In recent years, Cheng Wenjun's contact with them, including Shen Poxuan and Fang Youhan, has faded.

But it didn't matter that he hadn't seen anyone for a long time. Shen Boxuan was the director of the CEO Office of Fang Youhan's cousin Fang Hong and would often attend events on his behalf. The two would occasionally meet at banquets in China, and Shen Boyan would send a message to Shen Boyan after each meeting.

"It doesn't count." But Cheng Wenjun changed his subject again, "It can only be said that we haven't had a good chat for a long time."

"...Well, yes." Shen Boyan stopped overly speculating, "It's been a long time."

"There will be opportunities in the future." Cheng Wenjun seemed to be reassuring him, "Wait until your sister is not busy."

"Okay." Shen Boyan nodded.

There were a lot of people in the American barbecue restaurant, but Cheng Wenjun reserved a seat in advance, so they went in without queuing.

"Anything you want." He said to Shen Boyan, "What do you like to eat?"

Shen Boyan was not interested, but he still ordered a few dishes. Cheng Wenjun added a lot on this basis. Shen Boyan looked at it and couldn't help but remind him: "Cheng Wenjun, it's too much."

"Huh?" Cheng Wenjun raised his head, "It's okay, maybe?"

"My appetite It's not that big." Shen Boyan said politely as he took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair.

"Okay then." Cheng Wenjun was a little helpless, "That's all."

Facts have proved that what Shen Boyan said was true. The food on this table was far more than the two of them could eat.

Shen Boyan became full quickly, but reluctantly continued to eat. Cheng Wenjun was halfway through eating when his cell phone beside him suddenly rang.

"Sorry." He said to Shen Boyan, "I'll go out and pick him up."

He left in a hurry before Shen Boyan could answer. Shen Boyan picked up a cold French fries and took a few bites absentmindedly.

This barbecue tastes a bit greasy. He had a poor appetite and felt nauseated after eating too much. Cheng Wenjun was not here at this time, so he simply let himself go, leaned back on the chair and turned on his mobile phone.

The voices of the customers in the barbecue restaurant mixed with the sizzling noises, making it a bit noisy and stuffy. Shen Boyan couldn't calm down and quickly scrolled through the Moments of the past two days.

Cheng Wenjun's phone call was a bit long. Shen Boyan was scrolling through his cell phone and suddenly felt sleepy. His eyelids slowly drooped halfway.

"Sorry."

Suddenly, a strange voice sounded from behind. Shen Boyan was startled, and just as he was about to turn around, he heard the man say, "I accidentally knocked your coat off."

"...It's okay." Shen Boyan responded casually, and when he turned around, he saw a pair of sharp-jointed hands with broad palms. hand.

The hands carefully put his coat back on the back of the chair.

Shen Boyan subconsciously raised his head, met the man's eyes, and then separated.

There was nothing wrong with his eyes, but at that moment, Shen Boyan saw a polite smile at the end of his eyes. He put his coat away, and after getting Shen Boyan's answer, he left without any entanglement.

Like a gust of warm wind, it leaves no trace after blowing.

Shen Boyan moved his lips and said "thank you", but he didn't have time to say anything.

"You're back, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Cheng Wenjun's voice sounded just right at this moment. Shen Boyan turned around and saw Cheng Wenjun pulled out his chair and sat back.

"It's okay." Shen Boyan replied.

Cheng Wenjun looked at the half of the food on the table with some embarrassment. Most of the inside is already cold, so it probably won't taste very good.

"Do you still want to eat?" he asked Shen Boyan.

Shen Boyan really couldn't stuff these cold and oily things into his stomach, so he had to tell Cheng Wenjun honestly: "I'm sorry, I really can't eat it."

"Okay." Cheng Wenjun said with regret, "Then we Go back."

When leaving, Shen Boyan glanced at the roadside but didn't see that person again.

He didn't know why he suddenly cared about it. But he didn't care much about it. He quickly put it behind him, opened the passenger door and got into Cheng Wenjun's eye-catching car.