Rooney's eyes narrowed slightly, and with a questioning expression of "trust betrayed", he dragged out the end meaningfully, "Huh......?" said with a smirk, "It doesn't seem that what you just meant. ”

Lan Li spread her hands innocently, and her eyes seemed to say: I was just trying to clarify the misunderstanding.

But in the face of Rooney's still disbelieving eyes, Lan Li raised his hands, made a gesture of surrender, gave up the explanation, and said with a sincere face, "I mean, I'm not dating right now. Otherwise, why do you think I won an Oscar nomination two years in a row?"

Those bright eyes seemed to say, "How's it going?" Winning nominations for two years in a row is amazing, isn't it? This is the best proof that for the sake of performance, you put your heart and soul into it, so what about you? Look, I'm the one who didn't date!

A simple look, but the subtext is layer after layer, the curvature of the corners of Rooney's mouth involuntarily rises again, and she has to bite her lower lip with her teeth to hide her smile, but the smile surging under her eyes can't lie at all.

"In fact, for the sake of my career as an actor, I have a strict 'two-day rule'. Lan Li didn't snicker, and still put on a serious and serious face, as if he was starting an academic research symposium.

"This means that I can see the same person for two days in a row at most. Now that we've been together for two days now, even if I want to see you again — we definitely won't, because you're not dating, I'm not dating, but, let's say, let's say, I'll not see you until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. ”

Looking at Lan Li's serious face, Rooney's heroic eyebrows also leaned together slightly, and she involuntarily followed Lan Li's words into thought, and then shook her head and corrected Lan Li's mistake, "No, no, we haven't met for two days in a row. We've only met...... Uh, I'm not sure, an hour? 90 minutes?"

"Yes, but ......"

Lan Li tried to continue explaining, but Rooney hadn't finished speaking, "Not because I care, just because I have to make it clear." ”

Lan Li also ignored Rooney, and said firmly and attentively, "I mean, when we met, it was probably ...... Eleven:45?50?That was yesterday, and then it's today. After midnight, the date flipped and it was already the next day, plus the day before midnight, and we had seen each other for two days. ”

Rooney lifted her chin and tapped her chin in understanding, then shook her head again, "That's the problem. I'm not going to date you, there's no possibility between us. I refused to date 'time nerds'. Because it's really too much trouble. So...... You're out of my mind anymore. ”

After speaking, Rooney also spread her hands with a regretful expression.

Lan Li pursed the corners of her lips, "'Time nerd', is this a real word?"

Rooney nodded seriously, then widened her eyes and stretched out her hands in front of Lan Li, "Da Da!" It means: Aren't you just one?

Lan Li's jaw head agreed, "This also makes sense. Because I'm a stubborn time nerd. ”

"Yes, yes, you can see it. Rooney smiled and nodded.

Lan Li slightly restrained the smile on the corner of her mouth and put on a posture of academic study, "This is also my focus. Look, I've never wanted to date you because I'm a serious time nerd and you're not. The first meeting was like this, the second meeting was the same, and tonight is the third time. What does this mean? It suggests that maybe we should turn the page and we're not fit for each other. ”

Following Lan Li's words, Rooney thought carefully:

The first encounter, Telluride, turned into an all-night conversation, and the fond memories before sunrise became the beginning of their friendship.

The second meeting, Seattle, met at midnight, a weird bald head and a torn skirt, the two of them giggled and chatted about the Oscars and their work as actors, and she couldn't even remember how and when the night ended.

Today, this is the third time.

Rooney nodded suddenly in understanding, "The two-day rule, I understand it now!"

It's obviously just a coincidence, but under the nonsense of two people, it has become a matter of course. Between you and me, between eye contact, on the surface, you still have to maintain a state of calmness, and it is really hard to hold back your smile.

"That's what I mean. Lan Li continued, "I am very strict about the distinction between morning and afternoon, and the reading time, sixty minutes, sleep time, three hours, and so on, is detailed to less than five minutes. No errors are allowed. "The ability to open your eyes and speak nonsense has been perfected, and it is easy to come by.

Rooney pondered for a moment, "I know, I know perfectly. Wait, what is the outcome of what we just discussed? Have we made a final decision?"

"First of all, it's not a date, secondly, we're not going to date, and finally, the next time we meet, it's at least the day after tomorrow. Or, next year?" Lan Li summed up simply, neatly and clearly.

Rooney suddenly realized and nodded earnestly, "Great! I'm glad we can come to an agreement." Then Rooney looked left and right, "Well, now do we need to shake hands, like those leaders have agreed?"

"No, no. You know, the handshake is too ambiguous/ambiguous for us. Lan Li vetoed the proposal.

Rooney raised an eyebrow, "Makes sense. This time, she didn't hesitate and stood up, "I should have left." He put the laundry detergent back on the shelf, picked one of them, and threw it in his cart.

"Oh, you decided your choice?" Lan Li raised his head and looked at Rooney, who was like a little giant, looking up at the perspective like this, there was an indescribable sense of joy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, "How did you make a decision?

"No, it's purple. Rooney's answer was so unexpected that Lan Li opened her mouth slightly, revealing a look of surprise.

Rooney caught the look in Lan Li's eyes, "Sure enough, girls' preferences are elusive, why did you choose it because it was purple", she also nodded seriously and explained, "I'm a very serious 'color nerd', you know, for example, the navy blue you wore tonight, I think it's very suitable for you, of course, it's not that I have a crush on you or anything like that......"

"Yes, I believe that we have already debunked this and can not explain it anymore. Lan Li nodded again and again, indicating that he understood.

Rooney nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's what I meant. I'm an incredibly stubborn color nerd, so, be careful. Maybe the next time we meet, I may choose not to talk to you because of the color of your clothes. Just a warning in advance. ”

Lan Li raised his right hand and made a saluting gesture to show obedience.

's well-behaved and docile appearance, but with a sense of banter and ridicule, really makes people laugh. This time, Rooney didn't hold back, a smile overflowed lightly at the corner of her mouth, she quickly lowered her head, hiding her impulse to burst into laughter, and after sorting out her expression, she raised her head again, and said with a look like an iceberg goddess, "So, see you next time." ”

After saying that, Rooney shook her refreshing short hair coolly, pressed her cap, turned around and pushed the cart away, but after taking a few steps, she turned around suddenly, and then saw that Lan Li was still raising her chin and looking at herself, and the eyes of the two people inadvertently collided together, which made Rooney cough unnaturally twice, "Ahem".

Immediately afterward, Rooney continued, "Can you send me an email to the address of the pioneer village? Then he added, "Not to meet you." ”

Originally, there was nothing, and after an additional explanation, there was a feeling of "there are no silver three hundred taels here", Rooney couldn't help biting the tip of her tongue: the confrontation was at the end, and she actually broke the battle!

Lan Li pretended not to hear, "No problem." ”

However, the slight smile in her eyes made Rooney's cheeks burn slightly, and she cleared her throat again, "Thank you." Also, I'm sure Heather will be fine. She is Don Quixote. This time, Rooney didn't stop any longer, didn't add any more, turned around, and pushed the cart out of the aisle.

Rooney's figure disappeared at the end of the aisle, and after only a few moments, the sound of the car sliding quickly sounded again, and even if you didn't see it with your own eyes, you could paint a picture in your mind: Rooney sprinted quickly again, like Peter Pan, enjoying the thrill of flying.

The smile climbed up the corners of Lan Li's mouth, and the mess gradually calmed down under his eyes. Lowering his eyes, the curvature of the corners of his mouth is relaxed and pleasantly outlined, and the irritability and chaos between his eyebrows slowly and slowly precipitate.

It's been a long day, first a concert, then Mount Sinai Hospital, and it's been a long week, and the world is spinning like crazy after leaving Berlin. But now, Heather will be fine, everything will be fine, and now it seems that she can finally slow down and rest.

Lowering his head again, he opened the book in his hand, and Lan Li read quietly, enjoying a moment of peace, only the time for himself to communicate with the book.

Lan Li didn't leave immediately, and stayed at the supermarket until about three o'clock in the morning, and then packed up his belongings, politely greeted the supermarket staff, and took a step in the direction of the apartment.

After returning home, Lan Li immediately fell asleep. On this night, all the disturbances had settled, and he slept so peacefully and so deeply that he didn't even dream, and when he slept until dawn and relaxed, the whole person seemed to be asleep and couldn't wake up, even if the sky fell apart, he didn't know it.

Until the door, there was a real "sky falling" sound, and the banging knock sounded like the end of the world. Lan Li could hear those sounds, but the whole person couldn't wake up in a groggy state, as if he was conscious, but his body didn't listen to the call at all, as if he was ...... Out-of-body spirits. The whole person was deeply and deeply trapped in a chaotic boundary.

Then, the knocking on the door finally stopped, and after only a short silence, a tornado mixed with cold air rushed in, "Lan Li, wake up! Lan Li, something is wrong." ”