Ning Xi hugged Li Ti hard, she could clearly feel the trembling of his body and the violent undulating breathing after running, she relaxed her breathing, as if she could find his rhythm and resonate.

Where have you been? Ning Xi's chin rested on his shoulder, and the wet hair on her cheeks rubbed against her face, and the condensed water droplets slid down her cheeks into the collar, and she shivered with ice, her voice trembled lightly, didn't you say that you were on duty?

Li Ti hugged Ning Xi very hard, as if he was still immersed in some emotion, and Ning Xi was very painful.

His voice became deeper and deeper, and there was a depth hidden in it that people couldn't read, sorry, I went back to the old house temporarily.

His explanation sounded pale, which made Ning Si very dissatisfied.

She pushed him slightly, and Li Ti immediately let go of her, hanging his head and grabbing her hand.

You lied to me. You don't have to be on duty at night. Ning Xi lifted her eyes to look at her, I asked the nurses at the triage desk, they told me.

Why are you lying to me?" Ning asked stubbornly.

As if she couldn't ask this answer, the scab in her heart couldn't heal.

Li Ti has nothing to hide, he habitually led Ning Xi to the side of the car, I'm just a little tired today, sorry.

Ning Xi was even more dissatisfied with this answer, it sounded even more perfunctory, she stopped and looked at him, Li Ti turned around and looked at her, what's wrong?

I'm not asking tonight, it's that you won't have to be on duty anymore, why are you lying to me?" she stared at him solemnly, like an inquisitor, trying to find a flaw in his subtle expression.

It's a pity that Li Ti has learned to hide and disguise, he has mastered not being able to do anything, even if he is panicked to the extreme, he can still lie to you lightly.

Others may believe it, but they would rather not believe it.

Because she knows very well that the Li Ti she knows is not like this, the Li Ti she knows is high-spirited, straightforward and hot, and he will present it generously what he likes and dislikes.

Ning Xi thought that maybe the only thing Li Ti had restrained in the past twenty years or so was liking her since he was in school.

Li Ti lowered his eyes. He touched Ning Xi's head, pulled the person into his arms, and suppressed his emotions, sorry.

His apology so weakly seemed to be a stab in Ning Xi's heart, her original intention was not to ask him to apologize, nor did she need him to apologize, she just needed to know why Li Ti refused to tell her, why Li Ti always retreated when she tried to get closer.

In the last few encounters, she saw the softest Li Ti, and also touched his hard shell.

She didn't like that.

She wanted to get her old Li Ti back.

Ning Xi's muffled voice came from his chest, tired, can we talk?

Li Ti said: Okay, go home and talk.

The word "go home" came out of Li Ti's mouth, with a different sense of belonging, which made Ning Xi shake her mind for a long time, she had not had a home for a long time.

Li Ti led Ning Xi into the car. I remembered to ask her: Why did you suddenly look for me?

Ning Xi touched it on the chair, my phone fell into your car, I went to your house to look for it, and I came to the hospital when there was no one.

Li Ti's expression did not change, and he still nodded lightly.

He buckled up his seat belt and tilted his head to wait for Ning Xi to find his phone, Ning Xi struggled to pull out the phone from the crack in the seat and wiped the mirror.

The car slowly merges into the traffic.

Li Ti turned on the soothing music, and neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was quiet and awkward.

Ning Xi simply turned on her mobile phone to watch the news, she had something in her head, and she couldn't read any of the words on the screen.

After installing it for a while, the phone rang.

Su Qingbai called, Ah, how to arrange Christmas, the hotel is not very easy to get a Christmas tree, just come to my house, I will send the cypress tree over in the afternoon. What do you think?

Su Qingbai acted in a measured manner, properly and without being offensive.

The events of that night seemed to be a drunken joke, no one mentioned it, and no one had to worry about it.

The next day, they went back to their previous pattern of getting along.

Ning Si glanced at Li Ti, and she whispered: Brother Qingbai, let me think about it.

In fact, there was nothing to think about, she wanted to accompany Li Ti for the holiday, but she was too embarrassed to refuse Su Qingbai in front of Li Ti, so she had to hang up the phone and send WeChat.

Li Ti, who had been silent all the way, finally spoke, Su Qingbai called?

Ning Xi nodded, and he asked me how to arrange Christmas? Tired of you, how do you want to spend Christmas?

Li Ti said: I don't want to be on any holiday. How did you spend Christmas when you were abroad?

The car stopped at the intersection, Li Ti raised his eyes and glanced at the red light, and then turned his head to look at Ning Xi, I remember that Christmas abroad is equivalent to the New Year, and the atmosphere is very strong. Have you spent the past three years with Su Qingbai?

When Li Ti was generally unhappy, he was like a very cold and arrogant big cat, bluffing out his paws to express his dissatisfaction.

Ning Si said frankly explained the situation abroad in the past few years, the first Christmas I was in the company to catch up with the design homework, the second year and last year were spent with Grandma Xili and Su Qingbai Zhou Sinian.

I didn't spend the festival with Su Qingbai alone, not any festivals. Ning Xi licked the corners of her mouth and looked intently at Li Ti's side face to explain.

Li Ti hummed and didn't ask any more until he reached the next intersection, his jaw became tighter and tighter.

Li Ti took the car very well and led the people into the door.

Li Ti went to turn on the light, and Ning Xi threw herself directly on the wall, she pressed it against his chest, sucking his taste longingly.

In the dark, the senses become more sensitive than usual.

Ning Xi arched into his arms, eager to hang on him, her lips and breath scraping his neck over and over again, as if she could seduce his nerves.

Ning Xi retreated a little, and Li Ti immediately grabbed her waist and brought her back.

In the dark, Ning Si proudly curled the corners of her mouth, she put it on and kissed deeply, when Ning Si touched Li Ti's lips, her eyes were sour, and her eyelashes trembled.

Like a little beast, she gave all her uneasiness, anger and anxiety to Li Ti, and she wanted him to share all her emotions.

Li Ti held her face and was obsessed with her, no one was willing to soften, the tip of his tongue was salty, he felt that Ning Xi was the most wronged person in the world, obviously she was planning to leave at any time, unilaterally ravaging the relationship, but she would still show grievances, and even cry aggrieved.

It's like this, and Li Ti can't help but be soft-hearted.

Ning Xi vented unwillingly, instinctively biting Li Ti's chin.

Li Ti pinched her cheek, she opened her mouth, panting rapidly, especially like a fried cat.

Li Ti took her into his arms, stroked her back and forth to soothe her emotions, and Ning Si shouted at him with a trembling voice, tired.

I'm here. Li Ti's voice was particularly hoarse when he was dyed with some emotion.

She asked him in an almost low voice: You want to see me, don't you?

Li Ti stroked her cheek, a trace of distress crossed his eyes, and he said: I think. I especially want to see you. You know how annoying you are, you won't let me go in your dreams.

Ning Xi's tears that had been holding back all night suddenly slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Although Li Ti denied hating her, she was suddenly aggrieved and cried.

She reached out and touched Li Ti's chest, obviously so close, she could catch his heartbeat with a slight curl up, but she still felt so far away, the distance between them was ethereal and distant.

Li Ti bowed his head and kissed her, a kiss without any eroticism. completely exposed his softness and helplessness in front of Ning Xi.

He cherishes her and values her, he never hates Ning Xi's proximity, but he longs for Ning Xi's proximity to satisfy his selfish and almost morbid like.

He closed his eyes, even if Ning Xi really wanted to leave this time, he would find a way to keep her.

Even if it is to build a cage for her, pluck her feathers and put chains on her. He wouldn't let her fly out either. He felt that this house was just right now, and if it was renovated a little, as long as it was three or five years, he would completely tame Ning Si, and no one should find out, and Ning Si would be inseparable from him at that time.

He thought about all this morbidly, Ning Xi whispered his name, and he instantly pulled away from his paranoid thoughts, feeling regret and self-blame for his thoughts.

Tired, I miss you so much, I don't think about you all the time.

She held his face and kissed the tip of his cold nose.

She raised her head, her eyebrows and eyes were moist, what about you, tired, do you miss me?

Think.

Li Ti slowly responded to her kiss, gently telling each other how much they missed.

Ning Xi touched his hair.

Can you tell me why I don't want to tell you that I'm not on duty? Her voice was wet and soft, with a tenderness that bordered on coaxing.

Li Ti leaned his head against the wall, as if he was considering how to reply, and seemed to refuse to say that he was silent.

It was pitch black in the room, not even a single light was leaking in, and she tried to open her eyes, but she couldn't make out the expression on his face.

After a long time, Li Ti sighed helplessly, before finishing today's meal, I went to the bathroom to meet Qiao Yu. She told me you came to play when you came back home. She said you're only going to stay for three months, so you're going to go abroad, right?

Ning Xi's heartbeat skipped a beat, and at this moment she seemed to have found the crux of why Li Ti suddenly became cold, everything was caused by Qiao Yu to create uneasiness and panic for him. She clumsily explained to Li Ti: You promise me, don't be angry first, and then decide whether to be angry or not after I finish speaking, okay?

Good.

Ning Xi took a breath, said with red eyes: I came back to look for you, and I decided to return to China to see you after I went to the hotel to find you. The competition just happened to inform me when I came back. I didn't expect such a coincidence. That Qiao Yu, she used to be my senior sister, but now she is not, after she contacted me, she knew all my things, listened to all my design concepts, and then stole my design draft. I don't care what she tells you, please trust me when you're tired.

I want to see you, even if ...... You really want to get engaged to Jiang Shenyu, I'm ...... I'll look at you again.

I'm back for you, and if you don't want me to play, I can compare, there's nothing more important than staying with you.

Li Ti sighed deeply, he hugged Ning Si tightly, and his voice trembled: If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be engaged to anyone again.

Ning Xi raised his head, his eyes were shining, really?

Li Ti said: Yes. Ningsi. Are you willing to let me be lonely for the rest of my life?

Ning Xi hugged him tightly and shook his head desperately: reluctantly.

Li Ti is really afraid, afraid that she will leave without saying a word, afraid that she will disappear for no reason, and even more afraid of the despair of finding no one.

He was happy to see Ning Xi come back and confess his inner feelings to him, he was happy, but he was also a kind of trepidation and fear, he was afraid of the sincerity of delivering again. will be left behind, it will seem worthless, and all illusions will be shattered by Qiao Yu's words.

The reality he faced was still that Ning Xi might leave at any time, which was too devastating, and he could only instinctively put away those greedy thoughts and expectations, and slowly examine the relationship between them.

Ning Si said resolutely: If you don't go, even if you finish the competition, I will resign with Zhou Sinian, and I won't leave.

She grabbed Li Ti's hand and drew circles in his palm, but her voice was extremely harmless, where are you and where I am in the future, if you don't drive me away, I won't go anywhere. Okay?

Otherwise, if you accompany me to the hotel now, I will give you all my passport and ID card, and you will take care of it for me, so that I will not be able to go anywhere.

A short laugh came out of Li Ti's throat, which could be regarded as acquiescence.

Ning Xi took a bath. Lying on the bed, waiting for Li Ti.

Li Ti walked to the side of the bed, sat down, gently stroked her forehead and said, "Be good, go to sleep."

Ning Xi raised his head and held Li Ti's hand, tired.

She arched close to his arms like a kitten, tired, won't you accompany me?

Li Ti patted her on the back and coaxed her like a child. Do you want me to accompany you?

Ning Xi nodded, a little heat on her face, and her ears were red.

Li Ti lifted the quilt and lay down, hugged Ning Si, and slept peacefully all night.

Ning Xi is not in a hurry, she has thought about it a lot, she has destroyed the trust between them with her own hands, and now if she wants to step on the ruins to rebuild, she has to dig out the bits and pieces of the past again, and then fill them up, it is an internal injury for both of them, how difficult it is.

The next day, Ning Si was awakened by the scent of bacon.

She shrugged her nose, raised her eyebrows happily at the smell of the aroma, jumped out of bed and ran out barefoot.

Li Ti stood in front of the stove, concentrating on frying bacon and eggs.

Ning Xi pounced, wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, and poked his head out to look into the pot, his eyes straight.

Li Ti was caught off guard, smiled, and woke up.

Ning Xi rubbed his neck, I haven't enjoyed sleeping with you in my arms for a long time, and my neck hurts a little.

When Li Ti heard this, he pinched her neck, but her mood was rarely good, and her voice was pleasant, so how used to it are you.

Ning Xi rubbed his waist, okay.

Li Ti fried eggs and bacon, boiling soy milk was boiling in the soy milk machine, and everything seemed to go back to three years ago.

Ning Xi suddenly thought of the sentence she saw, who came from the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, but was confined to the kitchen and love day and night.

The most primitive emotional foothold of people is a home full of fireworks.

In the past two years, Li Ti has developed an old-fashioned style, and he is used to turning on the TV and listening to the host broadcast international news during breakfast.

Hearing the happy raising of his eyebrows, he would subconsciously frown when he heard the misery, maybe he didn't even notice this subtle movement.

There was not only bacon bread but also eggs on the plate.

There was only fried eggs on Li Ti's plate, and when she cast a suspicious look, Li Ti said, "I don't know which one you like to eat."

Very aggrieved. And lovely.

Ning Xi suddenly opened her heart, she stretched out her foot and hooked Li Ti's calf, and sure enough, the other party was stunned, raised her eyes and looked at her inquiringly, serious.

Ning Si was not convinced, her toes went up along his full calves, touched the crook of his knee, and the palms of her feet were grasped, and his palms were very dry and hot. The heat glides over the skin, through the fingertips to the soles of the feet.

Ning Xi's cheeks turned red, burning to her neck and ears.

She jerked, but instead of pulling it away, it was held so close that she could feel the shiver of her fingertips roaming over her skin.

Li Ti pressed the soles of her feet lightly.

An undercurrent floated in the fingertips of the two men.

Ning Xi's mind was shattered, and he couldn't concentrate on breakfast anymore, and he regretted that he had provoked Li Ti when he was eating.

That's when it happened. Ning Xi's phone rang.

She pulled back her foot as if she was running away, stepped on the cold floor, didn't know if she was uncomfortable or what, she stumbled, threw herself on the sofa and touched her phone to pick it up.

How are you doing lately? Zhou Sinian's voice came, how is it going with your ex-fiancé?

Or how are you doing with Lao Su?

Ning Xi glanced at Li Ti, who had come out for breakfast after washing his hands, and didn't dare to say anything: Don't make fun of me.

Zhou Sinian knew that Ning Xi was thin-skinned, and he didn't bother to tease her, so he said: I will be on the plane tomorrow night, you will pick me up at the airport.

By the way, I'm going to surprise Lao Su, don't tell him. Zhou Sinian said mysteriously.

Oh good.

Before hanging up the phone, Ning Xi suddenly stopped Zhou Sinian and whispered: I saw Qiao Yu. She may have to work with Hui.

Zhou Sinian sighed, as if he remembered something, and he said: Qiao Yu, I forgot to tell you, I heard that she is frantically pursuing Xu Duan, the heir of the Xu family. Xu Dui, do you know each other?

Ning Si: ......

Ning Xi was silent for a few seconds and said: I thought that Qiao Yu would follow you for a few years, and his vision would get better, but I didn't expect that it would be as bad as ever.