Chapter 1382: Delivery Has Arrived

After finishing the call with her mother, Xiao Rou slumped back onto the sofa; she was truly exhausted.

During the preparation phase, driven by enthusiasm and with a lot of help from Zhou Qi, she hadn’t felt very tired, but today… Xiao Rou rubbed her sore arms, not wanting to move at all.

Soon, she was about to fall asleep again in a daze when her phone rang. Xiao Rou sat up with effort and answered: “Hello?”

Her voice was even huskier than before. The person on the other end didn’t immediately speak, pausing for a moment before asking, “Are you sick?”

Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Rou was startled and took a look at her phone—it was indeed Zhou Qi.

“No, no.”

“Have you eaten? Want to go out for a late-night snack?”

Upon hearing Zhou Qi mention a late-night snack, Xiao Rou checked the time—it was already late, well past dinner time.

Before, Xiao Rou just felt tired and completely unaware of her hunger. Now, hearing Zhou Qi’s words made her realize she was indeed a bit hungry.

Touching her stomach, she realized she needed to eat and really wanted to go out with Zhou Qi for a late-night snack, but she was too tired to leave the house.

Xiao Rou hesitated, and ultimately, the urge to see Zhou Qi triumphed over her body’s fatigue.

“Alright, I haven’t had dinner either.”

“No dinner?”

On the other end, Zhou Qi frowned; it’s already this late, and she still hasn’t had dinner?

After just a second, Zhou Qi figured out the situation and calmly said, “Wait for me at home.”

“Huh? Not going out to eat?”

“I’ll be there soon.”

Zhou Qi didn’t respond to Xiao Rou’s question and hung up after saying that.

Xiao Rou was a bit stunned, wondering if Zhou Qi was planning to pick her up. Probably.

She rubbed her sore arms again and, despite being tired, forced herself to take a quick shower.

Knowing Zhou Qi wouldn’t take long to arrive, Xiao Rou made the shower quick.

After showering, she felt even more fatigued, sitting on the sofa without even the strength to blow-dry her hair.

To make matters worse, previously she felt just a bit hungry, but after showering, she felt starving, with her stomach slightly uncomfortable.

Thinking Zhou Qi would arrive soon, Xiao Rou rested for a while and eventually blow-dried her hair. Yet, Zhou Qi took a full forty minutes to arrive.

Opening the door, Xiao Rou saw Zhou Qi holding two full bags of things.

“Delivery has arrived, Miss Xiao, please sign.”

Zhou Qi smiled, and Xiao Rou was startled, then smiled back, playfully saying, “Delivery boy, where’s the receipt?”

As she spoke, she already stepped aside to let Zhou Qi in.

Zhou Qi had bought a wide variety of items, and Xiao Rou noticed they were from a decent Cantonese restaurant nearby.

Being hungry, Xiao Rou quickly finished a bowl of porridge and a portion of shrimp dumplings, then slowed down a bit as if she was just coming back to her senses.

“Busy today? So busy you didn’t have time for dinner?”

Zhou Qi sat across from her, also eating a little, but not much, just symbolically.

Seeing Xiao Rou had almost finished eating, he finally asked.

Xiao Rou swallowed the soup she just drank and replied, “Busier than I imagined, but I didn’t skip dinner because of that; I simply forgot, too tired, just collapsed upon returning—really out of shape.”

Zhou Qi chuckled, “The tea shop opens at noon, right? You could go for a morning jog.”