Chapter 5: Nightmares
"Master Chen, how is it, what's the problem?"
Master Chen was standing on the bench and checking the lights in the living room, and heard Li Shan say that the electrical appliances in their school were repaired by him if they broke down, and he was very honest.
"The lamp burned out, and I had to replace it. β
"Okay, you can help me get another one. β
Li Shan went out after lunch because she made an appointment with her classmates. The afternoon sun flooded the balcony of the living room, bright and warm.
"Alright. Master Chen changed the light, turned on the switch, and when he saw the light on, he turned around and said to Du Li.
"Thank you, Master Chen. Du Li also smiled, "Let's drink a glass of water." β
"No, no, I have to go back to school, so I won't bother. Master Chen said with a smile. When he laughs, deep wrinkles will appear on his forehead, and although he has only just reached middle age, his hair is already half white. But his smile is very kind and kind, no wonder Li Shan said that he is an honest person.
"Hmm...... Alright then, Master Chen, you can calculate the salary. β
"Just give twenty dollars. β
It seems that Li Shan really didn't find the wrong person, if she asked someone from the maintenance company to come, it would cost more than 100 yuan.
"Thank you, Master Chen. Li Shan sent Master Chen to the staircase.
"You're welcome, please come back. β
"Goodbye then, Master Chen. Du Li smiled and turned to walk inside the door.
"Miss Du......"
"Huh?" Du Li turned around and found that Master Chen was looking at her, as if she had something to say in her eyes, but she looked a little embarrassed.
"Oh......" Master Chen hesitated, "It's nothing, I just want to tell you that if the light breaks down within a month, I can replace it for you for free." β
Du Li smiled: "Well, thank you, Master Chen, I know." β
The season gradually entered the early winter, after two rains, the temperature was about to drop to freezing, and at night walking under the street lamp, I could always unconsciously see the white gas coming out of my nostrils, so I had to wrap myself in a down jacket and go home. The neighbor on the opposite side seems to have never appeared since he moved in, and he originally thought that it might be because he went to work early and got off work late, so he asked Li Shan, and said that he hadn't seen it.
"Maybe it's an otaku. Li Shan said, "An old otaku, haha......." β
"What's so funny about that?"
"Oh, I'm watching TV. Li Shan replied absentmindedly while sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips while watching the entertainment program.
"I went to take a shower. Du Li said and got up and walked to the bathroom.
Tomorrow is Sunday, and two more orders have been followed up this week, and the customer's intention is very clear and the grasp is great. I can sleep well tonight.
The old clock in the living room was striking twelve o'clock in the morning, and it was pitch black, Du Li reached out and touched the switch, but she couldn't touch it. The switch should be there, Du Li felt very strange in her heart, so she continued to touch in the dark. Suddenly, she felt her fingers touch something soft but very cold, and she retracted her hand in shock.
"Shanshan, Shanshan......" Du Li began to shout, her voice echoing through the room, but she couldn't hear any response from Li Shan.
Knock Knock...... Knock Knock...... A knock on the door pulls Du Li back from her nightmare to the real world.
"Sister Du, what's wrong with you?" Li Shan's voice came from outside the door.
The dim light came in quietly outside the window screen, and the room was dim, Du Li touched his palm, and he was full of sweat.
"Sister Du, are you okay? I heard you keep calling my name in the room, but you shouldn't knock on the door, what the hell is going on?"
Du Li took the milk handed over by Li Shan, drank half a cup to suppress the shock, and said a little embarrassed: "I have a nightmare, Shanshan." β
"Nightmare?" Li Shan also sat on Du Li's bed with some curiosity, "Tell me, what kind of nightmare is it?"
Du Li nodded Li Shan's forehead and smiled: "Yes, yes, that's why I asked you to save me." β
"Hee-hee, I'm not coming. Li Shan smiled cheerfully.
After these few jokes, Du Li felt much better.
"Shanshan, I'm fine, go back to sleep. I'm really sorry to wake you up in the middle of the night. β
"It's okay, I haven't slept yet!"
Du Li looked at her phone, it was already past two o'clock in the morning: "Why haven't you slept yet?"
"Hee-hee, I couldn't sleep, so I read the novel for a while. Okay, Sister Du, I'll go back if you're fine, you finish the milk, I'll take the cup to the kitchen. β
"No, I'll take it myself after I'm done. β
"Then I'll go back first. β
"Hmm. β
Li Shan's room and Du Li were door-to-door, Li Shan returned to the room and said goodnight to Du Li and closed the door.
I really don't know if Li Shan has really come out of the broken love, maybe it will take time to forget! A girl's heart is always the most sensitive, how can you say that it's okay when a relationship ends? Du Li thought about drinking the remaining half a glass of milk and got up and walked to the kitchen.
The living room was dark, and the old clock was still ringing quietly. Putting the cup back in the kitchen, Du Li deliberately turned on the light in the living room, because it was a new lamp, the light was much brighter than before. Du Li shook her head and smiled helplessly, as if she was bored with her sudden nervousness.
Lying in bed, it was difficult to sleep for a while. Thinking back to the scene in the dream, what was that soft but cold thing? Thinking about it, Du Li unconsciously rubbed her fingers in the quilt, because the touch seemed so real in the real world at this moment. What do you want to do with all this boring stuff? Du Li smiled, whatever it was, it was just a dream. Thinking like this, my mood slowly calmed down again. Now, when encountering any troubled or incomprehensible things, Du Li seems to be very good at persuading herself, maybe because she has entered the age of thirty, and she is a little different from the little girl who was a little naΓ―ve and unable to control her emotions!
Saying this can sometimes make you feel a little sentimental, but it's not a good thing to talk about things. Maybe everyone is going to mature in the end, but it's just a matter of time and time.
The next day, I still slept until I woke up naturally, and at about two o'clock in the afternoon, Kiki called to ask if she was ready, and the two had made an appointment to get her hair done today.
Li Shan probably had a class in the morning, and Du Li didn't see her when she got up, so she had to order takeout for lunch. Eating takeaway that no longer tastes good, Du Li thought that it would be better to learn to cook a few dishes with Li Shan one day, so that even if Li Shan was not there, she could entertain herself.
"So scary?" Kiki said, turning her head sharply, and the frightened barber quickly raised her hand, as if in a movie to disarm and surrender.
"Oh, Kiki, don't move. A, who cut Kiki's hair, said in a sissy voice, "People almost cut it wrong just now!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Kiki smiled sheepishly, "It's me who is so excited." β
"I know, Lili has such a nightmare, no wonder you, don't move around, otherwise people will be angry. β
Kiki hurriedly said that she knew. Du Li already had goosebumps when she heard Ah A's words, she couldn't stand the weirdness of men the most, but every time Kiki came, Ah A helped her cut it. Ah A is indeed a very capable barber, dedicated to his work, and has many regular customers. Once Kiki asked him why he chose A's name, which felt weird. A A seriously said that he wants to do the best thing, because A is the first English letter, although this is difficult, but it can always motivate him to do better, so it is not a mess of A movies that some people think.