Towards evening, the sky outside was gray, and the air was sultry. The summer rain came quickly, and with the muffled thunder in the air, the raindrops the size of beans in the sky crackled and fell.

Li Peiyuan's car drove into the yard just as the heavy rain had just fallen. He moved quickly, and when he hid under the eaves, only the rain on his coat was not much.

The lights are on in the room, and a colleague has been staying with him recently. He went out today, and he didn't go to the unit and came back directly, so it was time for his colleagues to get off work.

This small courtyard was bought by him recently, and it is not very convenient for the long-term accommodation side. And the school side is too far away from the unit to be inconvenient. When he was about to look for a house, he saw this small courtyard for sale, and the landlord's family was going abroad, and the price was slightly lower than the market price. It's not very far from the unit, he saw that it was quite a good deal, and after thinking about it, he bought it.

Pushing open the door and entering the house, there was no one in the living room. The lights in the kitchen are on. He changed his shoes, took off his coat and hung it up. He walked to the kitchen, intending to say hello to his colleagues.

Walking to the kitchen door, I just wanted to ask my colleague what he was doing. Before he could say anything, the man inside walked out.

The person who came out was not a colleague who borrowed it here.

Li Peiyuan was stunned and asked, "Why are you ......?"

He wanted to ask Yan Xu why he was here, but before he could say anything, Yan Xu said, "I went to Kyoto two days ago, and Miss Zhou asked me to bring you something. That's why I sent it to you. ”

She was wearing an apron, she knew Li Peiyuan's doubts, and explained: "When I came over, there was someone on your side, and he opened the door for me. But it wasn't long before he went out on business. I'm idle here, so I boiled some loquat ointment...... I heard that you've been busy lately, so your voice is a little hoarse......"

Yan Xu didn't go to see Li Peiyuan, reached out and untied the apron on his body, and said, "I have put all the things that Miss Zhou asked me to bring in the living room, since you have come back, I will go back first." ”

Not only did she boil loquat ointment, but she also prepared the meal. Only the soup was still boiling on the stove.

She explained clearly, and the movements in her hands were also very neat, and she quickly untied her apron.

The rain outside was falling heavily, crackling on the roof, and in a moment, there was already the sound of running water outside.

He has been busy with work these days, and Li Peiyuan has been catching a cold for a while. It's just that the symptoms are not serious, only his voice is hoarse, so he didn't go to the hospital to see him.

Inexplicably, his throat itched again, he coughed twice, and said: "The rain is very heavy, I can't leave at this time, and I will go back after eating and the rain stops." Sit down for a while. ”

Yan Xu is a guest, so she can't be allowed to do it again. As he spoke, he went into the kitchen, and when he saw that the soup was almost ready, he rolled up his sleeves and took a spoon and brought out the soup. Turning around, he saw Yan Xu at the door of the kitchen, obviously intending to help.

Then he said, "Go and rest for a while, and it will be fine in a while." ”

Yan Xu was uncomfortable, but in the end he didn't go into the kitchen, and sat down outside.

It was pouring rain outside, but it was eerily quiet inside. Yan Xu sat and had nothing to do, so he looked down at his fingers and was stunned.

Li Peiyuan's movements were fast, and it didn't take long for the food to be put on the table. I called my colleague and learned that he had already eaten and would not come back until the rain stopped, so he asked Yan Xu to sit down and start eating.

No one spoke during the meal, and the table was very quiet, and there was no sound at all.

The summer rain comes and goes quickly, and by the time we finish eating, the heavy rain outside is slowly getting lighter.

It was almost nine o'clock, and Yan Xu originally wanted to help collect the dishes and chopsticks, but when he saw Li Peiyuan cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks first, he stood up and said politely: "Mr. Li, I'll go first." ”

"Wait, I'll drive you. He said as he walked briskly to the kitchen to put down the dishes and chopsticks.

He was stunned for a moment, and then said no, you have a good rest. Without waiting for Li Peiyuan to come out, she took her bag and walked out.

When Li Peiyuan put down the dishes and chopsticks and came out, there was no longer her in the living room. His brow furrowed slightly, and he took out his phone to call her, but she quickly picked it up, saying that she had already gotten into the taxi.

Li Peiyuan had no choice but to give up and let her go to the dormitory to send him a message to report her safety.

The words on the other end of the phone promised a good word. She stood around the corner of the alley, hung up the phone, put the phone back in her bag, and stood for a while before slowly walking outside.

There was still a drizzle in the sky, and it was cold on her face, as if she couldn't feel it, and her steps didn't quicken. When she got to the side of the road, she didn't take a taxi, but waited in front of the bus stop.

The bus came quickly, and she was in a daze, the last one to get on the bus.

failed to send Cheng Yanxu, returned to the living room, Li Peiyuan stood for a while, and then went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. It's just two people's dishes and chopsticks, and it didn't take long for him to clean it up. When I opened the refrigerator, I saw the loquat paste that Yan Xu had put in at a glance. Served in a glass jar, orange and yellow.

He just stood in front of the refrigerator, and it was a long time before he closed the door. He sat down in the living room, took out a cigarette and smoked it.

The colleague who lives here didn't come back until after eleven o'clock and brought some barbecue back. Li Peiyuan didn't have the habit of eating supper, but it was obviously not good if he didn't eat it when everyone brought it back, so he took out the beer from the refrigerator, and only ate two strings of barbecue, but he drank a lot of beer.

He worked a lot of overtime during this time, and he couldn't sleep for a while, and at twelve o'clock, they went back to their rooms.

Yan Xu in the dormitory also couldn't sleep, and his roommate was talking to her boyfriend on the phone, but her voice was low and thin, but it went straight to her ears.

She closed her eyes and didn't feel sleepy, she simply opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling, not knowing what she was thinking. She didn't even know when her roommate slept after cooking the phone porridge.

What has already happened, no matter how much you pretend to be nothing, can never be treated as if it never happened. She knew very well in her heart that she and Li Peiyuan should not have any more contacts, and after a long time, she deleted the number stored on her mobile phone.

She was already prepared not to come and go, but after getting off work on Friday afternoon, as soon as she arrived downstairs in the dormitory, she saw Li Peiyuan's car parked downstairs. He himself was standing outside.

Yan Xu was stunned when he saw him, but he still walked over and politely called Mr. Li.

Li Peiyuan didn't know what she was thinking just now, and didn't notice that she was back. Now that I came back to my senses, I naturally opened the car door and said, "Didn't you eat, did you?" I booked a restaurant and ate together. ”

At this time, it was time to get off work, and people came to the door of the dormitory from time to time. Yan Xu didn't want to attract attention and got into the car.

Li Peiyuan quickly got into the car from the other side, and then started the car.

Yan Xu kept her head down, and only when the car drove away from the dormitory building did she look at Li Peiyuan and said, "Mr. Li, please stop in front for a while, I won't go to eat, please tell me if you have something." ”

She seems to like to keep her head down when she speaks.

Li Peiyuan didn't expect her to come up with such a sentence, and couldn't help but be stunned. Then he said: "I have nothing to do, I have been busy working overtime a few days ago, and I just got off the morning shift today, so I came to take you to dinner." That restaurant was recommended by a colleague, and I heard that it was very good. ”

His tone was ordinary, and he didn't stop.

After a short while, I thought about it for a while, and then asked, "It's okay if you don't want to go over to eat, where do you want to go?"

This is to let the words make the decision.

Yan Xu's focus was not on eating, and he couldn't find anything to say when he asked so much, so he had to say, "You can do it." ”

Li Peiyuan snorted and continued to drive.

The words of both are very few. Probably because he was afraid that the two of them would have nothing to say and be embarrassed, Li Peiyuan did not make an appointment for a private room, but was in the hall.

It was full, but it was very quiet. The guests deliberately lowered their voices when talking to each other, and there was no loud noise.

The waiter quickly took them to their predetermined seats and served them the menu.

Li Peiyuan pushed the menu in front of Yan Xu and said, "See what you like to eat?"

Yan Xu pushed the menu back and said, "You can just order, I'm not a picky eater, you can eat anything." ”

Her tone was serious.

Seeing that she refused to order, Li Peiyuan took the menu and ordered. Although he ordered, every time he ordered a dish, he would ask for Yanxu's opinion.

But Yan Xu has no opinion at all, and there are only two words to say: all right.

The two of them couldn't eat much food, Li Peiyuan was not extravagant and wasteful, and after ordering a few signature dishes in the store, he gave the menu to the waiter.

The waiter left quickly, Li Peiyuan poured a cup of tea for Yan Xu, poured a cup for himself, and then drank it slowly.

Although the voice was deliberately low, almost every table was talking in a low voice. Only the two of them sat without saying anything, looking out of place.

If that incident hadn't happened, it would not be difficult for Li Peiyuan to find a few topics not to be cold. But now, he couldn't find a topic for a while, and after a while, he looked at Yan Xu and asked, "How is the work, is it still going well?"

"It's fine. Yan Xu replied.

There's nothing more to say here.

The words in front of him are thin and small, looking like a college student who has just entered college. Li Peiyuan was silent, did not speak again, and quickly picked up the teacup and drank the tea again.

The two of them drank tea until the food came up, and then they began to eat separately.

The number of times the two of them talked during this meal was very rare, and most of the time it was Li Peiyuan who gave Yan Xu Bucai, and she whispered thank you.

The meal was eaten quickly, and Li Peiyuan went to pay in advance. I heard that some of the signature desserts are very popular, so I packed one for Yan Xu.

The two of them had nothing to say and it was embarrassing to stay, and when they got outside, Li Peiyuan opened the car door and prepared to send Yan Xu back.

Yan Xu wanted to say that he was going back, but in the end he didn't speak.

On the way back, the two still had nothing to say, and Li Peiyuan drove intently. Yan Xu is looking out the window or just sitting in a daze.

The car came to an intersection, there was a green light in front of it, and I was about to cross the road when two lean men ran over on the road.

Li Peiyuan immediately stepped on the brakes, and Yan Xu's head almost hit the platform. And the man who crossed the road, after causing several cars to brake urgently, ran directly to the opposite road without stopping.

Li Peiyuan's brows furrowed slightly, and before he could start the car again, another middle-aged man ran over and shouted, "Catch him, rob and kill." ”

Out of professional habit, Li Peiyuan unbuckled his seat belt almost immediately. hurriedly said to Yan Xu: "Drive the car to the front and wait for me in the car." ”

His movements were fast, and after speaking, he quickly got out of the car and chased after him.

Yan may want to chase after him, but he can't let the car stop here. Seeing that there was a red light in front of him, he accelerated and drove the car over. Regardless of whether he could park or not, he found a spot on the side of the road and stopped, got out of the car and chased after him.

At this moment, Li Peiyuan and those people ran away without a trace. But because the man just shouted the phrase 'robbery and murder' attracted attention, passers-by stopped and talked about it wherever he ran. Zhou He chased after him.

Her physical strength was good, and she didn't run long before she saw the middle-aged man who was already out of breath. He obviously couldn't run anymore, and after showing her the way and telling her that the two had run into the alley, he sat down on the ground.

Since the two men came out to rob, they must have brought tools with them. Li Peiyuan was only one person, and the two of them didn't know if there were any accomplices nearby, Yan Xu's heart was anxious, and he rushed in at an accelerated speed.

After entering the alley, she found that the alley was intricate, and they had run away without a trace, and she couldn't chase them at all.

She was so anxious that she could only grit her teeth and chase down an alley. In a short period of time, a dense fine sweat had broken out on his forehead.

I don't know if I ran the wrong way or what, I didn't see Li Peiyuan and them after running for a long time. She stopped at this time, took out her mobile phone and quickly dialed Li Peiyuan's number.

But I don't know if I didn't hear it or couldn't answer it, and his phone was never answered.

Yan Xu was so anxious that he was burrowing in the alley like a headless fly. It was as if he had been filled with paste, and at this time, he didn't even think of calling the police, he just wanted to find Li Peiyuan as soon as possible.

Her luck was good, and after running through a few more alleys, she heard the sound of a fight ahead. She ran over at a faster pace.

She underestimated Li Peiyuan, although the two robbers brought tools to commit crimes, they were not his opponents. When she arrived, the two men had been beaten to the ground, their hands were leaning together, and they were curled up on the ground in embarrassment.

Li Peiyuan had already called someone to come over, and when he turned around, he panted and followed. His brows furrowed suddenly, and he said, "Why are you here?"

Although the two people on the ground were embarrassed, he didn't change. Aside from the two buttons scattered on his shirt, nothing else has changed.

Yan Xu saw that he was standing well, so he breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, suppressed his rough panting, and said, "I'll come over to see if there is anything I need help with." ”

"It's okay, I've already called someone to come over. Li Peiyuan said, and then looked at the two robbers who were curled up on the ground and humming.

No one wanted to cause trouble, and even though they heard the sound of fighting, no one came out of the alley. Occasionally, when someone opens the door, they only probe their brains at the door.

Yan Xu looked at the two robbers on the ground and saw that a dagger had been thrown on the ground. She looked at Li Peiyuan and asked, "You're not injured, are you?"

Li Peiyuan said lightly that it was okay. When he turned around, Yan Xu saw that his blazer was torn, and there was a little blood on the shirt covered inside.

She immediately stepped forward and said, "Are you injured?"

Li Pei covered the wound without a trace, and said, "Small injury, it's not a big deal." ”

Although he said that, Yan Xu still walked quickly in front of him and said, "I'll take a look." ”

As she spoke, she stepped forward quickly, and Li Peiyuan had to roll up her sleeves. Show her the wound.

His wound was cut by a dagger, and although it was a long scratch, it was not deep. It was a minor injury to him. However, before it has been treated, the wound is still slowly bleeding.

At this time, there is no medicine box, and it cannot be bandaged. Yan Xu cut off his sleeve with the dagger, and bandaged him like that.

There were people patrolling nearby, and people came quickly, but within five minutes the police car drove by.

The people below inevitably wanted to be polite when they saw Li Peiyuan, and when they saw that his arm was wrapped, they wanted to send him to the hospital. Li Peiyuan said lightly that there was no need, and asked them to take the two back for trial first.

The police car left quickly, and Li Peiyuan looked at Yan Xu at this time. She ran over, sweating profusely, her hair sticking to her forehead.

Although his physical strength is good, but he has been unable to rest after running so far, he may not be able to do it. He sat down on the ground and said, "Rest for a while." ”

He sat down, and Yan Xu also sat down, and neither of them spoke for a while. After a while, Yan Xu said in a low voice: "Your wound will be disinfected and re-bandaged later." ”

Li Peiyuan said that it was okay, looked at her, and asked, "Didn't you stay in the car?"

Yan Xu lowered his head and said, "You came alone, I thought I might be able to help, so I followed after parking." ”

Yes, she looks weak and can't help the wind, but in fact she is not weak.

Li Peiyuan didn't speak for a while, and only said after a while: "Call the police first in case of danger in the future." ”

As he spoke, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and smoked it, and when he finished smoking it, he stood up and asked if Yan Xu could still walk, and the two walked back.

When I went back, the car was still parked on the side of the road, and I didn't get a ticket for this big night.

It's just a minor injury, and Li Peiyuan is going to drive. Yan Xu didn't let it, just say that she opened it. She did not go back to the company dormitory, but sent Li Peiyuan home.

The colleague who borrowed it last time has moved in, and the yard is pitch black. When he opened the door and entered the house, Yan Xu went to find a medicine box, took out gauze and disinfectant water, disinfected Li Peiyuan's wound and bandaged it simply.

Li Peiyuan was silent when she did this, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Yan Xu quickly finished bandaging, put away the medicine box, and said, "Remember not to touch the water when you take a bath." ”

Li Peiyuan nodded, said hello, got up and went to the refrigerator.

Yan Xu packed up the medicine box, originally planning to leave. Li Peiyuan had already brought a beer over and said, "Drink something to relax your nerves." ”

Yan Xu originally wanted to say no, but seeing that he kept handing it over, he reached out and took the beer and said thank you.

The two of them sat at one end of the sofa and drank wine, and the room was very quiet for a while.

Li Peiyuan finished drinking a can of beer when the phone rang. It was the police station who called him, and the victim had been found. The two robbers were robbing, not killing. The victim yells just to get attention.

The two robbers were also quite unlucky, although they robbed a bag, it was only 2,000 yuan. It is estimated that it was bulging inside, so I started.

Li Peiyuan listened to the report over there, and soon hung up the phone.

This kind of small matter does not belong to him, but because it is the robber he caught, the people below report it to him.

By the time he answered the phone, he had already drunk a can of beer. She didn't plan to drink any more, and when she saw him put down her phone, she said, "Mr. Li, I'll go back first." ”

She was about to get up and leave.

The robbery just happened, where would Li Peiyuan let her go back alone, and said, "Wait, I'll change my clothes and send you back." ”

She just sent him back, how could he let him send her back. Yan Xu immediately said no. She was leaving.

Li Peiyuan remembered the last time he went into the kitchen and she left, his footsteps stopped, looked at the time, and said, "There are spare rooms here, if you don't mind, go back tomorrow morning." ”

Yan Xu couldn't help but be stunned at this time, and immediately said: "No need Mr. Li, I ......"

Before she finished her words, Li Peiyuan said, "If you don't want to live here, then I'll send you back." ”

He had planned to change his clothes, but he didn't change his clothes anymore.

After such a toss, he was somewhat tired.

Yan Xu fell silent, and after a while, said, "You go wash and change your clothes, I'll stay." ”

Li Peiyuan nodded, remembering that there were no clothes for her here, so he went into the bedroom and found his unworn pajamas, handed them to Yan Xu, and said, "I'll put them on first." There are new toiletries in the guest room, which are in the cupboard, you can take it yourself. After a slight pause, he continued, "You should rest early, too." ”

The former owner of the house was very private, and the rooms and bedrooms had en-suite bathrooms.

Yan Xu took the pajamas and said yes.

Li Peiyuan didn't say anything at this time, and went to the bathroom first.

Yan Xu stood outside for a while, but finally entered the guest room on the side.