Ji Ran quickly figured out what was wrong with him.

This opportunity to think clearly comes from the fact that after experiencing Bai Xingchen's love breakfast and love dinner for many days in a row, Ji Ran really can't accept this kind of service with peace of mind.

I volunteered to wash the dishes, but I didn't notice that I broke one, and in the process of cleaning up, I was scratched by the debris.

When Bai Xingchen heard the sound of porcelain breaking, he walked in. When he saw Ji Ran's bleeding fingers, he squatted down, took her hand, and sighed lowly.

The feeling of fingertips touching at that moment made Ji Ran suddenly feel that his heart was scratched.

Then in the living room, Bai Xingchen gently held her fingers, and blew low when the cotton swab stained in the potion on her hand fell on her fingers.

This time Ji Ran directly got goosebumps, and after everything was over, she sat on the sofa, watching Bai Xingchen unhurriedly clean up the mess just now, and suddenly a feeling of good years suddenly surged in her heart.

She suddenly figured it out.

It seems that her recent life has been so stable that she feels too stable and too happy, and the feeling of being able to stay at home and feel at ease has been difficult to appear since five years ago.

Now in this empty space, someone else has appeared, which does not make her feel uncomfortable and uneasy, but is full of happiness and stability.

Thinking in her mind, looking at Bai Xingchen's still busy back, Ji Ran suddenly felt that she probably liked that person.

Perhaps when Bai Xingchen brought her out safe and sound in a dangerous environment, the seeds of good feelings had been planted, unexpected encounters again and again, a happy toast in the roadside stalls, his responsibility when encountering difficulties in the wilderness, and Bai Xingchen's gentleness in these days.

In the end, those good feelings broke through the ground, but she only thought clearly at this time.

I like Bai Xingchen.

***

Ji Ran has never been a tangled person, and after thinking clearly, he calmly accepted his heartbeat.

It's just that she occasionally looks at Bai Xingchen's figure wandering around the room, and some doubts pop up.

She could feel that Bai Xingchen's feelings for her in her heart were definitely different. These are the things that she can affirm after thinking about her mood and then recalling the trivial details before.

It's just that she wasn't sure if Bai Xingchen's special treatment of her was because he liked him a little bit.

Ji Ran struggled for a few days, and one morning, absentmindedly poked the sandwich on the plate, looking at Bai Xingchen's side face with his sleeves rolled up and drinking coffee, and suddenly felt that he didn't want to be entangled anymore.

She took the cup that was set aside, and stirred it in the cup with a spoon, her face was light, and the other hand on her knee was quietly clenched.

"Bai Xingchen, can I ask you a question?"

"Huh?" Bai Xingchen put down the coffee cup in his hand and motioned for her to continue.

"Are you here because of ......?"

Ji Ran stirred the milk in the cup and lowered his head slightly.

"Actually, I want to ask, what kind of attitude do you have towards me?"

Bai Xingchen was a little stunned, he didn't expect Ji Ran to ask such a sudden question, in the question and tone, he could completely chew what happened, but this was a bit beyond his original imagination.

I have to say that from meeting again to getting along for a long time now, Ji Ran has given him a lot of surprises and comforts. It's just that now Ji Ran suddenly pierced the layer of feelings that had been buried in his heart and didn't want to think about it, and Bai Xingchen suddenly came to his senses.

It's just that he hasn't figured out how to say something that pretends to be fine, Ji Ran's next sentence instantly shattered the consciousness he was still thinking about.

"Because I think I might like you. ”

As soon as she spoke, Ji Ran's heart suddenly relaxed a lot, she raised her head, with a lot of secret relief in her eyes, as well as some small expectations.

She is not sure, but she also does not like to be entangled, for her, many things have a result earlier, which is good for everyone. Moreover, even if everything is now just that she is thinking too much, she also wants to convey her feelings to the other party.

It's a big deal to work harder in the future and make all these thoughts come true.

So she just looked at Bai Xingchen quietly, waiting for his response.

It's just that Bai Xingchen doesn't seem to have any expression, Ji Ran stares at him seriously, not wanting to miss any small details, but he doesn't find too many unusual things at all.

He just stood up, slowly put away the tableware in front of him as he had done countless times before, then pointed to the watch hanging on the wall of the living room, and said to Ji Ran with a smile:

"It's almost late. ”

It's like nothing just happened, and he didn't hear anything.

Ji Ran's heart sank, and he also guessed that Bai Xingchen's current appearance seemed like he didn't want to respond.

Although she was a little depressed, she was also used to the fact that nothing would be smooth sailing, and she had long learned to adjust her mood quickly no matter what the situation.

So she was stunned and pulled out a smile.

"yes, then I'll go first. ”

The reluctance in that smile made Bai Xingchen's heart twitch, he had lived to this age, and naturally knew how much harm such a non-response would bring to the girl, but he didn't dare, and he shouldn't have given any response.

I could only watch Ji Ran grab the bag hanging at the door and run out in a hurry.

It seems that he has really been too addicted to this kind of stable life recently, Bai Xingchen propped up the table, silently glanced at Ji Ran's locked door, his eyes sank, and a helpless thought appeared in his heart.

Perhaps, it's time for an end.

***

On this day, Ji Ran had been grinding for a long time, but he didn't come out of the newspaper office, and even Liang Qiong felt that something was wrong in that state of cringe, and she couldn't find out anything left and right, so she simply sent a message and asked her to go home early.

Now, I really have to face the embarrassing situation of not being able to play this morning. When Ji Ran walked slowly on the road, he hesitantly took out his mobile phone, and was thinking about whether to call Liang Xia and hide again, but looking at the deep night and thinking about Bai Xingchen, who was staying at home alone, he silently took back his mobile phone.

It should always be faced, big deal, just pretend to be stupid and act as if nothing happened, she comforted herself and slowly walked towards the house.

Today's locks seem to be much heavier, Ji Ran finally unscrewed the door lock, and the moment he opened the door, he felt that something was wrong.

It's so quiet.

In the past, when she got off work, no matter how late it was, she could always see Bai Xingchen sitting on the sofa when she opened the door, flipping through the old magazines she had collected in the cabinet. At first, she was very unhappy that the other party had privately confiscated her collection, but later, seeing that Bai Xingchen would be neatly classified every time, she no longer pursued it, and even slowly got used to it.

She can now remember Bai Xingchen's habitual posture of sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed, her body is slightly tilted, leaning on the armrest on the side, one elbow supporting the armrest of the sofa, holding a yellowed book with yellowed pages in her fingers, and she is used to using the index finger and middle finger of the other hand when turning the book, and the whole person exudes a lazy temperament.

And now, the familiar figure disappeared like this, and with him, it was still the room full of fireworks and a slightly warm space.

Ji Ran's feelings have always been very keen, and at that moment, she had already given birth to a thought.

Bai Xingchen is gone.

This realization made her a little flustered, and even forgot to change her slippers, and she had already run to the kitchen, but as she expected, the space that was full of Bai Xingchen's busy figure on weekdays was also empty now, and there was a wind blowing in through the open window, blowing on her face, with some cool feeling.

"Bai Xingchen?"

Ji Ran screamed softly, and his voice echoed in this house, like when she couldn't find something on weekdays, when she was in a bad mood, when she called out this name countless times, but this time, there was no more familiar figure, walking to her side from all corners.

At this moment, Ji Ran was sure that Bai Xingchen was really gone.

She sat on the sofa a little dejected, holding the pillow that Bai Xingchen often held, very depressed at first, but slowly, some small anger came up.

If you don't want to respond, don't respond, if you don't like it, don't like it first, Bai Xingchen, what are you running.

Ji Ran secretly sulked, threw the pillow in his hand aside, and the more he thought about it, the more he didn't understand, why did Bai Xingchen, who looked rational and light on weekdays, run away directly.

Why don't you just give us a phone call and ask?

Ji Ran struggled for a long time, but still flipped through the phone book, found Bai Xingchen's phone, gritted his teeth, and dialed out.

"Your call is currently unanswered, please call again later. ”

The busy sound in the microphone was like a basin of cold water poured down, instantly extinguishing the little hope she had just buried in her heart.

She held the phone and hung her head for a long time, and after not knowing how many times the evening breeze ran down the windowsill and brushed her cheeks, Ji Ran stood up as if angry.

Let's go, it's so cowardly.

Whoever hears her words knows the angry words that come out of the trumpet when the knowledge is negative. It's just that Ji Ran, who is angry now, really moved the things that Bai Xingchen used before and threw them into the idle cabinet.

Out of sight and out of mind, these things that are stained with each other's temperature, just let them go first.

After doing everything, Ji Ran felt a little more comfortable, she turned off the light, walked into the room, habitually took out a delicate mini key from her bag, and stretched it out to the drawer where she usually held the information she collected.

It's just that the hand stopped at a distance of only one or two centimeters from the lock mouth, Ji Ran looked at the lock that seemed to be a little wrong, squinted his eyes, and had some bad premonitions in his heart.