Allie sat on the ground sobbing. She did not move for a long time, but no one dared to help her up.
Lindsey was still clueless about Allie’s new opinion of her.
The consequence of sleeping too much during the day was insomnia at night. Lindsey laid in bed, tossing and turning many times, but she still had trouble falling asleep. Thus, when there was a knock on the door, Lindsey sat up almost at once.
It was already after midnight.
Zayn stood at Lindsey’s door and did not realize that there was anything inappropriate about banging someone’s door in the middle of the night.
The doorbell was like a decoration to him. Lindsey sighed and pulled the door open.
"Zayn Guggenheim."
The man’s eyes in front of her visibly lit up for a moment. Before she got angry, Zayn lifted the things in his hands and waved them in front of Lindsey's eyes.
"I'm a little hungry. Eat with me." His tone was very matter-of-fact.
Zayn did not wait for Lindsey to answer and added, "I haven't eaten all day and I've been busy since I went to the office until now."
He sat on the floor of the living room and started to eat as Lindsey watched him. She was amazed at the fact that she did not refuse him and even invited him in.
This damned soft heart!
It seemed that Zayn was really hungry, but he was still refined in the way he ate. When he ate the simple mac and cheese, Lindsey thought he was having the best French cuisine.
Lindsey watched him eat and even started to salivate.
"I've been thinking a lot lately about when we were little." Zayn finished the bowl of mac and cheese before he spoke softly.
He did not touch anything else on the table and looked like he was done.
Lindsey looked at him and did not say a word.
"I was wondering how I could be so lucky and so stupid."
Lindsey felt heartbroken for the self-deprecating and anguished smile on his face, but she could not bring herself to say anything.
Zayn had removed his shell of indifference and was like a manchild who regretted and blamed himself for missing his beloved woman.
Lindsey suddenly felt that the current Zayn was becoming more and more irresistible to her.
When the man's face leaned over and was about to kiss her, Lindsey suddenly came back to her senses and shied away. Her eyes were flickering in panic, so she made a random excuse. "I'm hungry."
The agony on Zayn's face instantly turned into a look between sadness and bewilderment. Seeing him like this, Lindsey suddenly laughed out loud and emphasized again, "Zayn, I'm hungry."
Zayn wanted to feed her in a different way, but the current atmosphere was so harmonious that he could not bear to ruin it.
He had not seen Lindsey's heartfelt smile like this in a long time.
Lindsey picked up a fork and brought another bowl from the kitchen, then started eating.
Zayn, who did not have much appetite earlier, was influenced by her and ended up eating everything with Lindsey.
At 2:00 am, the two of them finally filled their stomachs.
Zayn did not say that he wanted to leave and Lindsey did not chase him out either. The table was a mess, but neither of them cleaned up.
"I'm not tired yet. Are you?" Lindsey asked.
Zayn shook his head. He had not rested all day today, but somehow he was energetic.
Lindsey chose a classic movie, “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”. The two of them sat on either side of the sofa and watched the film's main characters meet and fall in love. It was such a quiet and beautiful scene that looked almost picturesque.
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