Two hours later, the sound of the car's engine starting outside the castle and Michiko Koyama was gone.

When Lin Li saw that the time was so late, he guessed that Xiao Huai needed to rest, and decided to look for him tomorrow.

As soon as I lay down, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Li got up and opened the door, saw Xiao Huai at the door clearly, and was slightly stunned: "Mr. Xiao, you want to go out?" ”

In the middle of the night, Xiao Huai changed into a suit, and the dark gray coat made of high-grade wool fabric did not have a trace of wrinkles, as if he was about to go out to work.

Xiao Huai explained: "It happened suddenly, and I needed to fly to Berlin immediately. ”

"I may stay in Berlin for three days or more, the itinerary is uncertain for the time being, and I can't tell you the exact date of return." His tone was deeply apologetic, "The housekeeper also has something to do, and the sixteenth will start to take vacation, and you will be the only one left at home at that time." ”

Lin Li looked at him and reacted: "I'll clean it up now." ”

She turned back and quickly stuffed her personal belongings into her small bag, and in a blink of an eye, she packed them up, and finally pulled her phone out from under her pillow and searched for nearby hotels.

Xiao Huai wanted to speak and stopped, approached her, his big hand gently pressed on the back of her hand, his slender fingers covering the screen, all the movements were coherent and smooth, but he didn't look strong.

Lin Li looked up.

"You're mistaken." His voice was deep and deep, revealing a kind of calmness and composure, "I want you to stay here until I come back." ”

"But the host is not at home, and it is inconvenient for me to stay for a long time as a guest."

"As I said, you're a friend, not a guest."

"No, we don't know each other well, so it's too much of a nuisance." Lin Li said honestly, "What's more, you are away from home, and the housekeeper is also on vacation, and I am ...... alone."

"It's because you're alone that I care a lot about your personal safety. If you insist on leaving, I'll book you a reliable hotel. ”

Lin Li was silent. The cash in her wallet is not enough to stay in a hotel unless she uses the euros that Xiao Huai gave her, but this is not fundamentally different from living in Xiao Huai's house.

She nodded: "Mr. Xiao, I will listen to your arrangement and not leave." ”

After speaking, she glanced at Xiao Huai's left hand.

Xiao Huai's hand was on the back of her hand from beginning to end, and the warm temperature was transmitted from his palm to her skin, which was not ambiguous, but it also made her feel overly intimate.

Xiao Huai noticed a slight change in Lin Li's expression.

He didn't withdraw his hand abruptly, but took the phone out of her hand, and the whole process couldn't be more natural: "I'll leave a contact information, and if there is an emergency, you can call me at any time." ”

Lin Li watched Xiao Huai press the call log, enter the first few digits, and a mobile phone number that she marked as "scam" and blacklisted automatically appeared on the screen.

Xiao Huai froze as he entered the number, and raised his eyes to glance at her.

Lin Li met his gaze with an inexplicable expression.

The two looked at each other, and after a few seconds, Lin Li suddenly reacted, and Xiao Huai also spoke at this time: "I tried to contact you, but I couldn't get in touch, but I didn't know that you had blacklisted me for ...... reason."

He looked at the notes on the phone screen, his lips slightly curled, and his voice was low and gentle: "You are doing the right thing, girls must have a sense of protecting themselves." ”

Lin Li was so embarrassed that he quickly revoked the blacklist and deposited his mobile phone number into the "friend group" in front of him.

She eased the mood and smiled, and changed the subject: "It's so late, and there are still flights to Berlin at Munich Airport?" ”

"I have a private jet that I have managed to Airbus."

Sure enough, it's the big guys, and there are private jets. Lin Li is not good at talking, and some can't answer.

Xiao Huai asked, "Do you like to listen to music?" There are many vinyl records of classical music in the guest bedroom on the fifth floor that you can pick up yourself. ”

5th Floor Guest Bedroom ...... Lin Li said without thinking: "It's not troublesome, it's the same for me to listen to music on my mobile phone." ”

Xiao Huai was silent for a few seconds: "Lin Li, you have a characteristic that you often say no to your friends, including your best friend Guan Yi. ”

After speaking, he changed his words: "Of course, this shows that you are independent and assertive." ”

Lin Li knew that Xiao Huai's final evaluation was not all praise. Maybe it was because she felt too much today, and something kept churning in her heart, she replied in a restrained and calm tone: "Mr. Xiao, I am an ordinary person. Ordinary people must learn to be independent, otherwise they will lose their support one day, and it will be difficult to live in the days when no one asks for warmth and no one helps and supports. ”

Seeing Xiao Huai's stunned expression, Lin Li said again: "I mean, not all people are as tolerant as you. Thinking about it from another perspective, I try not to cause trouble to others. ”

"Dear Hermann, the car has arrived, you can go." The old butler's voice came from outside the room.

Lin Li said politely: "Mr. Xiao, I'll send you." ”

It was freezing outside, and Xiao Huai didn't agree with Lin Li's delivery, but she insisted on walking out of the castle and watching him get into the car.

The cold wind was bone-chilling, and it was snowing again, her face was almost frozen, and she barely squeezed out a smile, waving goodbye to Xiao Huai in the top Mercedes-Benz car.

As the car drifted away, she walked back to the house in a trembling voice, and a WeChat message appeared on the screen of her phone.

Hsiao: "I'll tell you the temporary password for the lockbox. ”

Lin Li's fingers froze, and he sent a voice instead: "Don't worry, I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Her voice trembled, and she sounded like she was frozen. Xiao Huai in the car also replied with a voice: "Sorry for keeping you waiting." ”

Lin Li felt that this was quite familiar. Two years ago, when my boyfriend came back from Germany and hugged her at the airport, he used to say the same thing.

At that moment, her heart was full of joy.

Now I know that it is just an empty joy.

Her expression became gloomy, and she soon returned to normal, brought her phone to her lips, and pressed the "small square strip" of WeChat voice.

On a winter night in Munich, the snow is still falling, the temperature is plummeting, and frost flowers are forming on the glass windows of the guest bedroom.

Lin Li watched the snow scene for a while, turned off the lights and fell asleep.

The Mercedes drove against the wind, the road was paved with snow and wind, and a thin layer of fog rose from the windows.

Xiao Huai ended the call with his assistant and noticed the new voice message sent by Lin Li.

He clicked play.

Lin Li's voice resounded in the silent space, softly speaking, revealing a rare meaning of ridicule. He could imagine the way she smiled and her lips curled as she said this—

"Mr. Xiao, you just made me wait for a few days, not a few years, no need to say sorry. Please work with peace of mind. ”

Xiao Huai's expression was very calm, maintaining an indifferent nature, except for a slight movement of his fingers.

In the end, not a word was replied.

*

Lin Li woke up in the morning and walked out of the room without seeing the old butler, only his leave note.

She suddenly remembered that today was the sixteenth. Looking around, the outside world was covered with snowflakes, the fire in the fireplace in the living room crackled, and the light and heat came in bursts, even if the whole castle mansion was empty and quiet, she did not feel cold, but felt that even the air was warm.

She pondered her travel plans.

The most important thing has been done, and I am not particularly interested in the sights of Munich, but I opened my boyfriend's diary, glanced at it at random, and saw such a monologue.

"Mumu, it's snowing heavily in Munich. It's cold, and I really want to eat hot pot with you. ”

Lin Li sat quietly for a while, then freshened up and changed clothes as quickly as possible, and summoned a taxi to the nearby large supermarket to buy and buy.

A few hours later, "friends" in Lin's WeChat circle saw a picture.

In the snowy castle garden, Lin Li wore a beige sweater jacket and a fringed retro contrasting red scarf, sitting next to the hot mutton hot pot, smiling brightly and showing comfort.

There is no caption for this image.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the picture gained all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred from "friends", Guan Yi also commented at the bottom: Only I care who the person who took the picture of you is? Is it the warm man who appeared last night?

Lin Li did not reply.

In the next few days, she walked and stopped, ate, and traveled alone, and used the current time to fulfill the wishes of "Mr. Ji" and her in the old time.

She went to the Frauenkirche to listen to folk artists play Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", ordered an extraordinarily large set of beer ribs for two in the oldest square in the inner city of Munich, and slipped into the headquarters of the Bavarian State Bank for a selfie.

She even cheekily went deep into the red-light district to watch the graceful figure in the rose-red at night, and gave a generous tip to the stripper/dress/dance/girl.

For each wish fulfilled, she sends a picture.

The comments in the WeChat circle of friends have also changed from "looks delicious" and "looks fun" to "we all want to know who is the person who took your picture?" New boyfriend? ”

She still didn't reply.

At this point, there is only one thing left to do: travel to the German city of Meissen and buy the famous Meissen porcelain.

*

On the day I was ready to go to Mason, it snowed all over Munich.

Lin Li went to the train station with an umbrella, walked down the street, and saw a breaking news broadcast on the LCD screen in the central square of the street: Deutsche Investment Bank may sell 20% of the shares of Shanghai Development Bank.

Lin Li's credit card happened to belong to the Shanghai Development Bank, and she was secretly surprised, forgetting to pay attention to the frost under her feet, and leaned forward sharply, landing on her knees first. Reluctantly standing up, I found that I had general anesthesia below the knee and unbearable pain on the outside of my knee.

It is estimated to be a soft tissue contusion, and collateral ligament damage cannot be ruled out.

The trip to Mason City was over, and Lin Li could only go home.

She stumbled back to the castle mansion, and when she sat down next to the sofa, she touched the wound and "hissed" in pain.

It was difficult to bend her knees, and it was really inconvenient to take off the hip-hugging skirt and tight tights, so she reluctantly moved to the kitchen, lifted the skirt up, and cut the stockings with scissors for a self-examination.

The knee trauma is not particularly severe, and there is a tenderness around it, which may be healed after a few days of rest.

Lin Li put down the scissors and walked through the kitchen and living room to the room.

After a few steps, she heard the sound of heavy footsteps on the side of the spiral staircase, and her heart was confused, and she glanced at it, and her eyes moved from the solid wood carved column to the steps of the step, and then up, the first, second, and third steps...... Finally, there is a pair of slender and straight legs, which are put in trousers, and look particularly powerful.

Lin Li was stunned for a few seconds, and his heart contracted suddenly!

What's going on!

What's going on!

Why is Xiao Huai at home? He said he stayed in Berlin longer, why did he come back just three days later?

Lin Li looked down at himself, and he was in the mood to vomit blood.

Forget about the two legs, the hip skirt was originally only rolled up to the thighs, and the skirt ran all the way up and slid to the root of the thighs during the walk, and she was equivalent to wearing nothing-

No, I wore a pair of white lace panties!