Chapter 16: Cohabitation
Duan Yi is someone she can rely on at all times.
"Xiao Chen'er, did you meet that person just now?" Duan Yi asked her.
Qingchen shook his head, "The key is on the door outside, he seems to have just opened it and looked at it, and didn't come in." ”
Duan Yi patted her on the back, "It's okay, shall we go back?" ”
She nodded, stood up, Duan Yi also stood up, his back rubbed against the wall dust, his black clothes were dirty, he didn't care, and took her hand out of the rental house.
The key was put away by Duan Yi, and he drove the car.
Qingchen was already in a cold sweat, and her whole body was slimy, and when she returned to Palm Springs, she went straight upstairs to take a shower, and Duan Yi took off her coat and put it in the washing machine.
Qingchen put the water for a while before going to take a bath, and he was not very scared in his heart, only a feeling of rebirth after the catastrophe, his heartbeat was a little fast, his eyes were red, but he did not shed tears.
She called out softly, and someone outside the door screamed, and for a moment her heartbeat seemed to stop beating, leaving only the sound of water in her ears, and then tears gushed out, and they couldn't stop, mixed with water and flowed into the sewer.
Together with those uneasiness and fears, they went into the sewers that did not see the light of day.
When Qingchen came out, Duan Yi was still waiting for her outside, holding a towel in his hand, he walked over to wrap Qingchen's head, rubbed it a few times, wiped all the water dry, and then took the towel into the bathroom, and when he came out, he had a hair dryer in his hand.
"Come and blow your hair."
Qingchen sat on the edge of the bed, Duan Yi stood in front of her and blew her hair, the hair dryer buzzed, neither of them spoke, Qingchen's hair is now long, it takes a lot of effort to dry it, and after more than ten minutes, it is almost done.
"Alright." Duan Yi turned off the hair dryer, pulled out the plug, squatted down, and squatted in front of Qingchen.
Her eyes were still a little red and swollen, and there were still some water stains in her eyes, looking like they would fall out at any time, Duan Yi touched her eyes, and then kissed her forehead restrainedly.
"Go to bed early, I'm here, don't be afraid."
The sound of the light dust urn responded angrily, Duan Yi turned off the light for her, and watched her fall asleep before going downstairs.
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Qingchen opened the store on the tenth day of the new year, and she had to come back in two days at the beginning of the new year, so she was busy in the store, and she had time to order takeout after a busy morning.
When the takeaway guy came in, in addition to the takeaway, he was also carrying a small box of unknown items.
He put the takeaway on the bar, and the small box on the bar.
"This is the box that you put outside your door, didn't you bring it in?" The takeaway guy asked.
Shu Miao wondered, "I don't have anything to put outside." ”
"Well, there's a name written on it, you can see if it's yours."
Qingchen glanced at the note pasted on the box, and a few words were written crookedly on it,
Light dust collection.
The words are not very good-looking, more like those written by people who have just learned to write.
Qingchen said thank you.
"It's okay, don't throw your own things away in the future."
This is not her thing at all, it is more like someone sent it to her, it is a box of eggs, Qingchen doesn't know what to do with it, and temporarily puts the box in the corner of the store.
She had been in the store all the time, and she hadn't seen any suspicious people wandering around the door, let alone something as blatant as putting boxes, except that she had just cleaned up in the kitchen and couldn't see the outside, which was probably delivered at that time.
Most of the shops around are not open, and I can't ask anyone, but there are a lot of monitoring around her store, and if you have the heart to investigate, you can still find people.
She hurriedly ate a few bites of food, and then cleaned up, she could go back earlier if she was busy, she was really afraid.
In the afternoon, Duan Yi came over.
"Are you done?"
The dusty man was sweeping the dust, and when he heard him speak, he looked back, "It's almost over." ”
"How did you find it?"
"It's a question."
Duan Yi looked at it, she had almost cleaned it, only a little higher up she couldn't reach the dust.
"Come down, I'll help you." He gestured to the corner.
Qingchen is not pretentious, he can help if he wants to, what he can't do, if someone comes to help him, she will not refuse.
She has been like this all these years, but she is by no means a person who will take advantage of small advantages, others have helped her, and she will help her back in the best way she can.
She went to the back kitchen to wash the mop, and chatted with Duan Yi while mopping the floor.
"Someone brought me another carton of eggs with my name on them."
"Where?"
"Here." Qingchen pointed to the box in the corner.
"Could it be someone you know who wants to compensate you, so he sent it to you quietly?"
Acquaintances?
Except for the people in Tong City now, there are really few people she can know.
"I don't know many people, and no one feels guilty about me, so how can they want to make it up to me."
When she said this, she was very indifferent, but it sounded very sad to Duan Yi, she hadn't known many people over the years, so how did she live by herself.
Duan Yi was silent, and only spoke after a while,
"Is there surveillance around here?"
"Yes, there's one across the street right in front of my store."
"Okay, I'll help you take a look at it tomorrow."
"Thank you."
The phrase was in his throat, and he stood on the stool and looked at the light dust dragging the ground with great difficulty, and his heart ached.
Because of Duan Yi's help, she ended early, and after the two discussed, Qingchen invited a treat, and the two went to eat hot pot.
Lincheng people eat spicy food, the two of them ordered a spicy pot bottom as soon as they went, and in the process of serving the food, Qingchen chatted with Chu Chu with his mobile phone, asking her when she would come back and if she could come back earlier.
Chu Chu: Is something wrong?
Qingchen: It's just that I've been feeling a little uneasy lately, if you don't come back, I can't be busy alone.
Chuchu: Okay, I'll change the ticket and come back early
Qingchen: Thank you
Chuchu: What's the matter?
"Mr. Duan... Light dust? ”
Qingchen looked up and saw Cheng Wei standing at their table with a girl.
Qingchen smiled awkwardly, and Duan Yi just nodded.
"On a blind date?" Duan Yi asked.
Cheng Wei smiled, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
"Found the table?"
As soon as Duan Yi finished asking, Qingchen had a bad premonition in his heart.
This hot pot restaurant has a hot business, even if it is this moment, it is full, and Cheng Wei and they plan to give up because they didn't find a place.
"No, it's not like there's no table, I just want to leave."
"Don't go, let's eat together."
Light Dust: ?
Cheng Wei: ......
In the end, the four of them sat down together Duan Yi asked if they were all spicy, so they didn't change the bottom of the pot.
Qingchen glanced at the girl opposite, then smiled awkwardly and opened his eyes again.
The girls who went on a blind date with Cheng Wei looked younger than them, with a ball head and a round face, and they looked like they were getting along very well.
However, because he and Cheng Wei had a blind date, Qingchen took a cursory look and didn't look at each other.
"Are you two together?" Cheng Wei opened his mouth after deliberation.
"Live together."
"Nope."
The two different answers made Cheng Wei stunned for a moment, and Qingchen hurriedly explained,
"The two of us are roommates and are not together."
Cheng Wei nodded clearly, only to hear Duan Yi repeat,
"We both live together now."
Light Dust: ......
Cheng Wei: ?
After a few seconds, Cheng Wei understood what Duan Yi meant, and he repeatedly emphasized that the two lived together, just to hint to him, the building near the water has the moon first, you are not close to the side like this.
The awkward atmosphere was broken by the waiter's serving, and the girl who came with Cheng Wei was also in a good temper, it should have been a process of two people getting to know each other together, but now there are still two bystanders, and I don't see any impatience on her part.
"What's the little girl's name?" Duan Yi asked.
"You can call me Xiao Zhao." She replied with a squint and a smile.
Qingchen ate hot, took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and continued to cook, Duan Yi glanced at her twice, and then looked at Cheng Wei, Cheng Wei had already lowered his head when Qingchen took off his coat.
Duan Yi saw that it was okay, and continued to chat with Xiao Zhao.
"I see you're still young, why did you come on a blind date?"
"People in my family said they wanted to introduce me to someone, and I thought it was okay, so I came to take a look."
Cheng Wei, who often goes on blind dates, is a little embarrassed, people are idle and have nothing to do to go on a blind date with him, but he is rushing to get married and go on a blind date for the rest of his life.
"Then you've come to the right place."
Xiao Zhao looked at Duan Yi suspiciously,
"Cheng Wei is a good person, suitable for marriage, an absolute good family man, usually very active in the company, and his work is serious, but he is a little boring, and he needs a more energetic person to mediate him."
At the beginning, Aunt Zhou took a fancy to Qingchen's liveliness, so she wanted to introduce her to Cheng Wei.
Cheng Wei couldn't help but boast, and when he heard Duan Yi say this, his face turned red.
"Look, where to find a man who still blushes now, if you want to try it with him, I can be your guarantor, and he will definitely not disappoint you."
Duan Yi basically talks to Xiao Zhao paragraph by paragraph, you must know that he usually doesn't talk when he is facing light dust, and most of the time he doesn't smile.
Xiao Zhao glanced at Cheng Wei with a smile, the dimples on his cheeks became more obvious, and Cheng Wei's face turned even redder because of her glance.
"Okay." Xiao Zhao simply agreed.
Cheng Wei squirted out a sip of tea in his mouth, choking and coughing, Xiao Zhao was busy handing him the paper, and Duan Yi opposite him was not much better.
waved people to change the dishes and chopsticks, and Duan Yi's face that was smiling just now was only slightly restrained, and he didn't see any displeasure.
Cheng Wei apologized to him, and he just said it didn't matter.
"It's a trivial matter, just don't scare Xiao Zhao."
Xiao Zhao felt that with such a boss, the employees under him would not be much worse, so he immediately decided to get along with Cheng Wei for a while.
The girl is also a bold person, Cheng Wei didn't twist, she was introduced by her family, she knew the roots, and it was not bad to get along for a while.
Duan Yi looked at the two of them who were silly and happy, with a slight smile on his face, but he felt that another matter had been solved.