Jiang Yiran noticed that there was something unusual in Ningxia tonight, not because she came back later than usual, but because the first thing she said after returning home was: Thank you.

Thanks for what?

He called her to buy a box of whipping cream on the way back, and she uncharacteristically didn't complain, but thanked her?

He blocked her at the top of the stairs, not in a hurry to speak, just looking up and down repeatedly.

Ningxia stood low, and had to tilt his head, stared at by him all over his body, and shrunk his neck back slightly, "What are you doing?" Side to go. ”

"What did you thank me for?" Jiang Yiran stood against the wall, one long leg was high on the handrail of the stairs, if Ningxia wanted to go over, unless he drilled under his leg, but this move was very cowardly, and she couldn't do it.

"Don't make a fuss, I'm dying." She raised her hand and yawned, "I have to get up early for the seven o'clock shift tomorrow morning." ”

Jiang Yiran gave her a word: "Pretend." ”

"I'm really sleepy." Ningxia glanced at him.

"Load on."

“……”

It's all zero, and the ingredients in the actual package are only half.

The lights downstairs were turned off by her all the way, and it was eerie with her back to the hollow darkness.

A small wall lamp at the top of the stairs split out a dim yellow light, the wall lamp happened to be above Jiang Yiran's head, he stood sideways, half clear, half hidden, and the clear side face was full of endless looks.

Ningxia didn't want to say anything for the time being, her attitude became fierce, and she choked in one breath: "Do you say you are funny?" Suddenly call me to buy something, isn't it just that I get off the night shift, don't you worry! Will you be in a hurry to use whipping cream? Will you want to make cake on a whim in the middle of the night? Lie to the kids! I know you care about me, it's just an excuse for me to buy whipping cream, and you're waiting for me if you don't sleep so late, and you are embarrassed to express it, I understand. I'll say thank you, you just know in your heart, why do you have to ask. Aren't you an arrogant uncle, why have you become an aunt who can't hold back now? ”

This time, Jiang Yiran's language was infarcted. She is really capable of changing the topic like this.

"Get out of the way." Ningxia, who was capable enough, raised his knee and pushed against the leg that was blocking the road, still dragging his appearance.

Jiang Yiran sneered angrily, put down his legs, and released his words: "Expecting to marry someone of your character as soon as possible is as difficult as watching a sow climb the stairs." ”

…… Scold her for being a sow.

Ningxia walked in front of him with a smile and glanced at him, "The boar thinks the same way, I think you should quickly cut off your hope." ”

“……”

She went back to her room, touched the wall and turned on the light, kicked her foot back, and closed the door.

Instead of washing up immediately, she threw herself on the bed and lay down for a while.

Why thank you for the soy sauce?

Because......

Memories go back to that slope in Shou Dai Park.

Ye Zhaojue said: "I really want to fill the memories after the age of forty with the age of thirty. Would you like to join? ”

She heard herself say, "I don't want to." ”

Although she couldn't see his expression clearly, she could still sense the change in his eyes, which was extremely subtle, and she thought it was incredible that she could catch it quickly.

She breathed steadily, and then continued: "Ye Zhaojue, I haven't interacted with anyone, I once thought that I wouldn't be tempted by anyone, and I could live a life alone with a pure heart. But you are very different to me, and I can't tell you what is different, but I remember you from the first time I saw you. ”

She smiled self-deprecatingly, her eyes lowered, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't fall in love with you at first sight, I mean, you're special, so special that you won't be forgotten." ”

The feelings that have been suppressed in her heart these days seem to have found an outlet, and she has a lot of things she wants to explain at once. And, she only said this once.

"To be honest, at first, I was quite speechless about you, and I thought you were weird. I even wondered, did a rich person like you come out to experience the people's livelihood, otherwise how would you live in the Chenliang Mansion and become neighbors with me. Later, I found out that you are not so bad, and I couldn't help but envy Xiaofan for having a brother like you. And then ......"

After a pause, she shook her head slightly, "I don't remember, it seems that I really fell in love with you unconsciously." It doesn't matter if you're smiling, you're lonely, you're talking, you're silent, you're smoking......" She pursed her lips and laughed at herself, "It's strange, I obviously hate men who smoke." The more she spoke, the lower she became, so low that she could no longer make a sound.

She suddenly wanted to cry, the girl who had a blank emotional experience was at a loss and shy, she thought that she could fearlessly confess all the feelings she had felt during this time, but she found that she bowed her head in the darkness and reported herself, adding a sense of loneliness in the silence, as if these were just her lonely thoughts, as if she would never get a satisfactory response.

It's so quiet, it's frighteningly quiet.

She closed her eyes heavily, raised her head suddenly, and was proud: "So Ye Zhaojue, I was tempted, but you provoked me again and again." Why should I be led by your nose, I sue you, either you stay away from me and get out of my world, or you have to pay for your provocation. ”

"Forty years old memories of thirty? Why does life need to be filled with memories? If I join, you're thirty, forty, fifty...... Until you die, every day has to be mine, and I don't need you to reproduce the memories. ”

Her eyes were staring, and the kind of gaze that couldn't help but stare for the sake of emphasis made Ye Zhaojue's eyes change slightly when he looked at her.

I can see the changes, but I can't see how the changes are, and Ningxia's mood is anxious and unbearable.

The wind grew stronger, blowing the triangular diamond-shaped leaves of the birch trees, like the waves of water after a boat was propped up.

His hand was still held by him, and the wind slipped into his palm from outside his palm, cool and silky.

He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, his eyes bright as stars again: "This is the price that must be paid?" ”

“…… Be. Ningxia said in a low voice.

He stepped down the stone steps, let go of her hand, and hugged her.

The wind was still blowing, and the leaves were still rattling, as if to accompany his low-alcohol and seductive voice, and he said, "Xiao Xia, thank you." "Thank you for meeting you.

Thank her?

Ningxia rested his chin on his shoulder and blinked ignorantly.

Although I don't know what it means, it gradually became clear in my heart, as if something was about to jump out of my chest.

I couldn't tell whether it was joy or excitement, or maybe both, and an inexplicable sense of accomplishment arose.

She was amazed, a sense of accomplishment?

Just when she didn't know what to say or what to do, Jiang Yiran's phone call rescued her from her cramped situation in time.

She didn't go to buy whipping cream, first, she knew that Jiang Yiran was actually not lacking, and second, she came to visit the convenience store with him late at night......

Uh, think about it or forget it.

was led back to the parking place by him, she still didn't know what to say, but her heart was sweet.

There was no word in the car, the back of her head against the seat, and she kept her side position and looked at him.

He didn't ask anything, just showed her and focused on driving.

Taking the elevator from the basement, she went first, standing slightly to the left, without deliberately approaching the inside.

He walked in and glanced at her location, and for some reason, he didn't feel shy staring at him all the way in the car, which would be a bit embarrassing to be discovered.

No longer as estranged as in the past, there can be another person in the middle, and the sleeves of the two seem to rub together.

Ningxia hooked her lips slightly, and finally found her voice in the silence.

"Riding the elevator alone at night sometimes makes me feel scared." She looked up and circled around the top of the elevator, "I've seen a lot of mystery stories about dead people in elevators before, and I've also seen ghost stories related to elevators. It's good not to think about it when you're alone, but once you suddenly think about it, it's a little stunned. ”

She said a lot, and she had seen a lot of horror stories. He asked, "If you're afraid, why are you still watching?" ”

She looked at him and smiled like a flower: "Addiction." ”

"Addiction?"

"Well, it's probably the same as when you smoke."

He raised an eyebrow.

Stepping out of the elevator, he said, "Xiao Xia, I can quit." ”

"Huh?" Ning Ning paused, reacted for a moment before he understood, tilted his head to see that there was light jumping in his eyes, "I can't quit." She took two steps forward with her hands behind her back, then turned her head, "One hobby has developed into a career, and if I quit the other one that remains, there will be no additional joy in my life." ”

"Isn't making cakes fun?"

She walked backwards and shook her head: "It was, it wasn't, it will be." ”

It's so profound, but he doesn't ask, he just laughs and doesn't say anything. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and it was the kind of smile that made Ningxia blush and heartbeat.

Ningxia was a little dazed, he suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her, "Watch behind you." ”

The two feet tripped over each other, and because of the pull in front, Ningxia didn't stand firm and threw himself into his arms.

…… In the past, people took the initiative to hug, but now it has become a hug?

Ningxia embarrassment.

She hurriedly stepped away, pretending to be unharmed, avoiding his gaze and looking behind her.

A fortune tree was placed in front of a resident's apartment, which was relatively thick and tall in the family potted plant.

It looks like it was newly installed during the day.

She looked at the window and the distance, "I can't get the sunlight, right?" She didn't know who she was asking, most likely talking to herself, but she was asking.

"Well, it should."

Hearing the answer, she was stunned and looked at him dumbfounded.

He smiled and put his hand on her shoulder, "Let's go, go home and sleep." ”

"......" is to go back to their own homes to sleep!

Ningxia came out of the memories with a red face, and her heart was still pounding when she lay on the bed for a while. She had a hunch that she would most likely lose sleep tonight.

What to do......

After thinking about it, she sat up, took out her mobile phone from her bag and sent a voice message to Ye Xiaofan.

"Didn't you ask me why I didn't tell you that my brother and I were neighbors? Ahem......" she coughed lightly, "because I forgot." ”

She knew that Ye Xiaofan must not have slept at this point, she replied quickly, and Ningxia clicked to listen.

Ye Xiaofan gritted his teeth: "You wait for me!" ”

She said, "Okay. About? ”

"Tsk, you're in a good mood, could it be that you succeeded in stealing the teacher?"

"There is no hope for stealing a teacher, but there is great hope for a thorn in the eye."

"And what are you happy about?"

Ningxia could imagine Ye Xiaofan's pouting, she was hit by a hammer, and her flushed face felt burned again.

"I'm glad you can hear me?"

Ye Xiaofan had obviously begun to roll his eyes, "Give you two choices." One, there is a fart to release quickly. Two, get out of the way if you don't fart. ”

Ningxia didn't roll, but asked: "Xiaofan, are you really a family with your brother?" ”

"Think I'm vulgar?" Ye Xiaofan said: "What is vulgarity? Vulgarity is to chew and chew elegantly and replace it with approachable words. I'll change it back to elegance, you listen, you make sure your heart responds. Ningxia, I'll give you two choices. One, something starts. Second, there is nothing to retreat from. ”

"......" Ningxia suit.

And at this time, there is a text message coming in.

The number she had long since deleted.

[You can sleep more tomorrow, I'll send you.] 】

[No, you don't. 】

She deleted the word "trouble" one by one, and always felt that "no trouble" looked good.

…… It's different after all.

While waiting for a reply, save the number back to Zhaojue County.

[See you at six o'clock.] 】

"......" Ningxia knocks the bed with his head, knocks the bed, knocks the bed......

It really doesn't have to ...... Troublesome......

With a slightly complicated mood, he chatted with Ye Xiaofan again, and finally, the two agreed to meet on Saturday.

This night, I really tossed and turned.

*

Early the next morning, Ningxia went out sleepy-eyed, and was glad that Jiang Yiran's biological clock was half past six.

Hurry up and hurry, and it was already 5:58 when I ran to the entrance.

Just let people wait for one night, on the premise of understanding someone's art of speaking, Ningxia hurriedly put on his shoes.

It's still five fifty-eight.

She hurriedly opened the door and saw someone outside......

"Five-fifty-eight, it's not yet six." Saying this kind of thing also depends on the thickness of her skin, and Ningxia admits that she is sometimes quite cheeky.

Ye Zhaojue looked at her, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and after a pause, he signaled, "Let's go." ”

The silent slap in the face of "......" made her even more embarrassed.

Ningxia was silent and pretended to be dumb all the way.

As a result, when he arrived at the basement, he actually crossed the black off-road vehicle and walked to another silver sedan next to him, Ningxia looked at this car, looked at that car, and then looked at Jiang Yiran's car, his eyes were withdrawn, and he went straight to him.

She didn't pretend to be dumb anymore, and asked bluntly: "Tuhao, what other car is yours?" ”

He glanced ahead, his gaze gliding over seven or eight in a row.

Ningxia's expression was embarrassed: "It's all yours?" ”

"Neither." He chuckled.

Ningxia sighed softly.

After the call, I was a little stunned. She felt that her feeling of happiness was completely superfluous, even if there were only two cars, it couldn't hide the fact that he was a local tyrant.

After getting into the car, Ningxia closed his eyes listlessly, sleepy, but more importantly, he suddenly didn't want to talk even more.

The gap between the rich and the poor......

But she still said, "You don't have to deliberately get up early to send me in the future, I'm serious." ”

"It's not deliberate, it's just a drop-by."

Ningxia's eyes opened, "Really? ”

Ye Zhaojue's reason was so strong that she couldn't answer, he said, "Give me a reason to lie to you." ”

“……”

As it turned out, even the assistant Chen Shu couldn't find a reason for him to arrive at the company early.