Homebound Series: Shared Apartment
"Mom, we're just roommates. It's not like we can go out these days!" A few weeks later: "Mom, I think I'm about to finish my mission..."
"Hey, Mom! I’m coming home this year! But I’ll be a bit late, there’s an urgent deadline here!" Nan Nan said, turning on the speakerphone as she connected her laptop cables.
"I don’t care if you come home early or late, but if you don’t bring a boyfriend again this year, you might as well not come back at all!" The voice on the other end was blunt and unmistakably that of her own mother.
"I told you, he has to go home for the New Year, too." Nan Nan wiped her face, shoved the CPU under the desk, and pressed the power button.
"I don’t buy it! Stop trying to fool me with those doctored photos from Meitu!" her mother retorted.
"It’s true! Lei Tian, say something!" Nan Nan moved the phone in front of the young man next to her.
"Auntie, I really am going home for New Year’s this time, don’t worry. Next year, I’ll definitely visit you with Nan Nan," Lei Tian replied promptly, already seated at the computer, waiting for it to boot. As the phone was passed over, he immediately spoke up.
Beep. The call was abruptly ended.
"Were your previous roommates all scared off by you? You’re not unattractive, you know—just look at that face, that figure!" Lei Tian glanced over at Nan Nan.
"Get lost! If you want to say I look young, just say so! Anyway, I’ll fix your computer, and you pretend to be my boyfriend for a bit. My mom will definitely video call later, so do a good job and I’ll buy you instant noodles for dinner!"
"Seriously? That’s all you’re o