5. Mysterious visitors
Winter break is approaching, and the sisters are busy buying gifts for their families on the weekend. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Shui Ning is a poor girl, and she really doesn't have the money to buy gifts for her family, so she has to hide in the house and read books alone. What "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", "Orphans of the Fog", "Lone Star Blood and Tears", "War and Peace"...... These books have been turned over so much that they are almost readable. But apart from studying and completing the necessary studies, Shui Ning really had nothing else to do.
At this moment, someone downstairs shouted: Shui Ning, phone!
My phone? Shui Ning was startled, she had just called home a few days ago, and her mother said that everything was fine at home, why did she suddenly call?
Hurriedly ran downstairs, grabbed the earpiece, Shui Ning's heart was a little restless, for fear that something bad would happen. But I saw that the other party was a familiar male voice: Shui Ning, how are you? I'm Gu Jingchen, the person you met at the beginning of the school year.
Shui Ning said, Oh, it's you. When she said this, she heard her heart beat a little, but she immediately pressed the drum and thought that this man had not appeared in front of her since he had helped her, and she had thought that he was an angel sent by heaven to save her from her troubles, and that he would disappear when she was far from it. It turned out that he was still there.
Of course it's me, did you get my help and throw me out of the clouds? Gu Jingchen said with a smile, today is the third anniversary of my coming to work here, don't you, as a landlord, want to celebrate for me?
You're here for work? Didn't you work here before that? Shui Ning was amazed.
Of course not, I used to work in your hometown, but now it feels like that place is too small, so I came to the big city. He laughed again, as if even he didn't believe it was true.
My hometown? Are you my fellow countryman? Shui Ning asked.
Yes, definitely. He said, "You don't hear my accent?" He always likes to use it of course.
To be honest, Shui Ning really didn't hear his accent, he spoke pure Mandarin, and he didn't have a local accent at all.
So will you help me celebrate? Gu Jingchen asked.
Shui Ning said, yes, but-
You don't have to spend it, you don't want your gifts, you just have to wait for me at the school gate. Gu Jingchen said.
Oh. Shui Ning said a little flustered. Is this a date? She thought to herself. She's grown up and she's never dated a boy. However, he was so gracious that he helped himself...... Well, just go for a while, he's not a tiger.
Walking to the school gate, Shui Ning thought that he would wait for some time, so he stood there and looked at an old Tsubaki tree, the remaining leaves on it had turned brown, and in the warm winter sun, their colors were even more unique.
What about poetry? A voice comes to the ear.
Shui Ning saw that a black car stopped in front of him, and Gu Jingchen was getting out of the car.
Gu Jingchen seemed to be a little fatter than when they first met, but he looked like his face was more colorful. A handsome guy like him is always easy to remember his face. Although Shui Ning claimed to be a detached person, he couldn't help but be fascinated by his demeanor at that moment.
What, you don't recognize me? Gu Jingchen said. He crossed his arms with a smile and stared intently at Shui Ning.
Shui Ning was stared at a little unbearable, and hurriedly said, No, I just think that you seem to be more than before......
Fatter than before, huh? That's right, I've gained two pounds lately. You've had good eyesight, we've only met once, and you can tell I'm fat. But why have you been so thin, do you make dried tofu at home? Maybe he felt that it was inappropriate to say something, but he changed his tone and said, I just think that you are a little thin as a girl, and I definitely don't mean to belittle you.
Shui Ning was only ninety pounds at this time, and she was only a little more than one meter and sixty meters tall, although her appearance was very pure, but thinness was indeed her overall characteristic. She didn't mean to blame Gu Jingchen, but she didn't like the opposite sex to judge herself, so she said sloppily, ah, where are you going to celebrate?
Go to a place that is clean and quiet. He said. Come on, get in the car. As he spoke, he opened the car door for Shui Ning.
Gu Jingchen's car looked very expensive, which made Shui Ning suspect that he was a rich kid. When he thought of the word rich child, Shui Ning's heart was a little uncomfortable. In her eyes, the children of rich families have lived in a carefree environment since they were children, and they can't experience the taste of poverty, so they unconsciously distanced themselves from Gu Jingchen psychologically.
Gu Jingchen didn't notice the strangeness of the water condensation at all, he reached over to help her fasten her seat belt and said that he was not driving very steadily, so he had to take protective measures.
Shui Ning thought to herself, if you can't drive and still have to carry people, how can you do this? As he thought about it, he tightened his attention to prevent him from suddenly braking hard and injuring himself.
Gu Jingchen started the car and began to run along the road with her. His car drove quite steadily, but he said that at the beginning, it was clear that he was scaring her. Thinking of him scaring his little sister who didn't know anything about cars, Shui Ning glanced at him angrily.
Gu Jingchen found out, turned his head and smiled at her and said, Let's go to a western restaurant by the sea to eat pizza.
Shui Ning nodded, you can eat whatever you want. To be honest, she had only heard the word pizza in English class since she had grown so big, and it seemed that today, she would say goodbye to abstract pizza.
Alas, no, it was you who helped me celebrate, how can you be so indifferent? Gu Jingchen looked at the scene outside the car window and said.
I...... Shui Ning said, I just feel that I am very ignorant in terms of eating, and I am afraid that I will not be able to make good suggestions, so I .......
Oh, yes. Gu Jingchen said, okay. Then I'll arrange it all.
Shui Ning nodded again.
The winter sea breeze is bone-chilling. The condensation coat was not thick enough, and the wind blew through it as soon as I got out of the car. Gu Jingchen saw her trembling, and walked over to take off the cotton clothes on her body and draped them on her. The warmth immediately enveloped her. She couldn't help it, she looked up at Gu Jingchen. The latter smiled at her very gently and said, "You're cold, aren't you?" There is no way, good things always need to go through dangers to obtain, and food is no exception. However, you really have to gain weight, you see that other polar bears are never afraid of the cold, because the subcutaneous fat is thick. As he spoke, he quickly entered a Western-style restaurant with a freshly decorated appearance.
Polar bear? Shui Ning asked as she walked, do you use polar bears to encourage me to get fat? I'd rather be a bean sprout.
If you were bean sprouts, who would dare to marry you? Gu Jingchen said with a smile.
I'm not looking for a boyfriend now, so why talk about marrying or not? Shui Ning said very seriously.
If you accidentally run into a Prince Charming or something, you don't want to do that? Gu Jingchen was still smiling
Make move.
Does Prince Charming have to be my prince? Shui Ning said, my prince may be an ordinary person.
Oh, you're a different point of view. Gu Jingchen looked back at her, my distant sisters had green eyes at the mention of Prince Charming, you are not uncommon, it really surprised me.
Shui Ning glanced at him and smiled.
Gu Jingchen's eyes stayed on her face for a moment, and she also smiled self-deprecatingly. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was very cute, and even wanted to step forward and kiss her smooth cheek. But he immediately restrained the spread of this thought—this was clearly a very traditional girl, and even if he asked her out at this time, it would scare her, let alone other circumstances.
The Western-style restaurant is characterized by an elegant environment with slow music reverberating in the hall. Gu Jingchen brought Shui Ning to a secluded corner and sat down. There was a candle on the table, two goblets.
Gu Jingchen lit a candle and beckoned the waiter to serve a drink. The waiter opened a bottle of red wine and poured it on the water condensation and the ancient pure dust. Next, another waiter pushed the birthday cake and gently placed it in front of them.
Shui Ning looked at Gu Jingchen in surprise and said, today is your birthday, right?
Gu Jingchen smiled and nodded: However, it is also true that I have worked here for three months.
Shui Ning said, then, do you need me to sing a birthday song for you? Did you invite someone else to congratulate you?
Gu Jingchen nodded and shook his head again.
Is there anyone else? Shui Ning said.
No, but I really wish someone sang a birthday song for me. Gu Jingchen looked at Shui Ning and said.
Shui Ning said Okay, I haven't sung a birthday song for anyone when I'm so old, so you can be my first birthday song listener.
Yes, great! Gu Jingchen was so happy that his eyes lit up.
Really, it's just someone singing a song for you, is it worth it? Shui stared at his expression, feeling as if this man had a lot of stories hidden in his heart, yes, he was a little deep at the moment. His profundity made the solemn aura of a handsome guy that usually shrouded him dissipate and became cordial. So, Shui Ning took a sip of the red wine handed by Gu Jingchen and sang a birthday song for him: I wish you a happy birthday, I wish you a happy birthday......
After the song, Gu Jingchen motioned to the waiter to serve the meal. A pizza came to them. Gu Jingchen very gentlemanly cut a few pieces for Shui Ning, and said, Shui Ning, have you studied vocal music? How can singing be so professional?
Shui Ning said, no, I just like a thing and figure it out. Singing is a kind of enjoyment, I just enjoy the feeling of singing, I have learned some music knowledge, and I just practice at home when I have nothing to do. But I only sing very few songs, and when I sing other songs, I go out of tune, and I don't dare to sing them easily.
It's remarkable. Gu Jingchen said, you always seem to surprise me.
Shui Ning said that we have only met once, what will surprise you?
Isn't it surprising that you are so good at writing that you won the first place in the whole college? Isn't it surprising that you can sing, and you can sing? You look like a literary young man, but you don't want Prince Charming at heart, which surprises me. Gu Jingchen said. He seemed to know everything about water condensation.
Don't worry, I haven't looked into you. Seeing Shui Ning looking at himself in surprise, Gu Jingchen hurriedly explained, I just listened to the children I sent who were the same age as you.
Shui Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, I don't think you will investigate me either, I am so ordinary, neither tall nor beautiful.
After eating pizza, Gu Jingchen told Shui Ning that he was a lawyer and worked for a large law firm here. Only then did Shui Ning think of the time he saw him at the scene after the fire.
It's lonely to be alone in a foreign land. Gu Jingchen said, after thinking about it for a long time, I didn't know who to talk to, and I caught up with my birthday, and finally I thought of you. Hopefully you'll come and play with me often.
Shui Ning nodded perfunctorily and said, I will definitely play with you when I have time, since everyone is a fellow countryman.
There were only two people's birthday party ended quickly, but Gu Jingchen seemed to be very happy, he drove Shui Ning to the door of the dormitory, got out of the car and shook her hand, and said, then goodbye, don't forget the office phone number I gave you.
Shui Ning didn't pay attention to Gu Jingchen's words, she was nostalgic for his finger temperature. She had never held hands with the opposite sex since she had grown up, and she couldn't understand why these hands had warmed her body for a moment, and there was clearly a nerve that was violently turbulent - could he be an alien, an alien with electricity on his body? But he didn't have blue-faced fangs.
Gu Jingchen saw that Shui Ning didn't speak, so he turned around and ran to his car. As he walked forward, he waved his hand that had held Shui Ning towards her and said, Your hands are so cold, you have to pay attention to keeping warm.
Shui Ning was stunned for a moment, and Ji'er's heart was filled with a warm flow. She felt that the hand was so close to herself, as if it could be protected from time and space.
It's been a long time since everyone left, what are you still watching? Fu Zheng appeared behind him at some point.
Shui Ning hurriedly turned around and smiled and said, I was wondering if his car was public or private.
Don't you have to think about it, it must be private, you see how he dresses. Fu Zheng said. Alas, by the way, third sister, he's not your boyfriend, is he? Where did you find it? His back is simply outrageously handsome!
What do you say, people and I have only met a few times.
Oh, and you can send someone home after seeing it a few times. Fu Zheng said with a wicked smile.
I won't tell you. Shui Ning said, turning around and walking towards the dormitory building.
The night was cold, Shui Ning hid in the quilt, thinking about Gu Jingchen's hand and his smile, and felt that the top of his head seemed to be sprinkled with golden sunlight, warm and bright.
She didn't know that Gu Jingchen had been staying in the car listening to music since she left. Music is just an accompaniment to his mood. He was thinking about how he felt when he was alone with Shui Ning. It was an indescribable feeling, and it had to be taken care of, otherwise I was afraid that it would shatter in an instant. He even felt that Shui Ning was also a piece of white jade, and she sat across from him, looking at him quietly with those beautiful eyes, and sometimes smiling knowingly. Sometimes she would fall into a short period of contemplation, and when she pondered, it was as if her whole soul had flown away, and he couldn't catch it if he wanted to.
It was a night of sleeplessness. He couldn't imagine that he would be so fascinated by a not-so-beautiful girl, but it was the case. Lose your marbles. He thought, it must be crazy. It must have been the snow that had done it to him not long ago.