Chapter 25: Reluctant Invitation
The night outside the window was eerily quiet.
In the middle of the night like this, not a single car passed by the one-way street outside the old apartment; There was not a single pedestrian on the sidewalk outside the window; Even a flock of birds on the big tree outside the apartment slept peacefully in their "home" without making any sound......
Inside the house, in the living room, the warm light shone on Jingzhi's listless face, setting off her tired face, making her even more exhausted.
"That...... I ......" Qi'er still stood in place, letting go of the hand holding Jingzhi, and said in a slurred voice, "I ...... My boyfriend is coming to Mutas tomorrow and I want to invite him to our apartment for dinner...... Sister Jingzhi, see if you can ......"
"Boyfriend?" Hearing the words "boyfriend", Jingzhi's already relaxed nerves suddenly tensed up again, and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?" ”
"Hmm......" Qi'er nodded, "Although...... We've just been dating...... Hehe......" After saying that, Qi'er smiled and scratched the back of her head.
Jingzhi was curious, sat back on the sofa, leaned back on the cushion, and asked, "Your boyfriend, is he coming tomorrow?" ”
"That's right, tomorrow morning's plane." With that, Qi'er sat down cross-legged on the linen chair again.
Jingzhi continued to ask curiously, "He came by plane, so is he living far away from us?" ”
"It's not far, it's not far......," Qi'er said, shaking her head, "He lives in Paris, and he flies to Mutas, almost an hour to arrive." ”
"It turned out to be ...... in France," Jingzhi said to herself.
Qi'er interjected again, "Who made his undergraduate in French!" ”
"And when is he coming?" Jingzhi started to get a little excited, "Do you need my help?" ”
"No, no, no......" Qi'er shook her head into a rattle, "no need for ...... at all"
"How long is he going to stay?" Jingzhi continued to ask.
"No, he's going to fly back to France in the evening......" Qi'er replied regretfully.
Jingzhi felt very incredulous and asked in a questioning tone, "He doesn't spend the night in Mutas?" ”
Qi'er had just finished eating the banana in her hand, she put the banana peel on the table, and said helplessly: "No, he has a class on Monday, and he has to go back to class." ”
"He still has to go to class? He's still a student. Jingzhi guessed.
Qi'er immediately explained: "He is the same age as me, both are studying for a master's degree, and he is a graduate student. ”
"Oh, that's right." Jingzhi nodded, and continued to ask, "You told me this, did you want me to do something?" ”
"I want to ......" Qi'er hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to speak, and finally thought about it, so she had to bite the bullet and say, "I want to...... Since it's not easy for him to come once, and it's very expensive to go out to eat......" Qi'er was so nervous that cold sweat broke out in her palms, "I want to...... Sister Jingzhi...... Do you want me to invite him to our house for dinner? But don't worry...... I buy everything I cook, I cook all the food, and I won't disturb your ......"
Listening to Qi'er trembling after finishing her words, Jingzhi smiled and said, "What should I do to make you nervous like this." No problem, just ask him to come to our house for dinner. ”
Seeing Qi'er's suspicious look, Jingzhi continued to comfort her and said, "I'll go to work in the office early tomorrow morning and come back late in the evening." Don't worry, it won't disturb your two-person world! ”
"You...... Don't mind at all? Hearing Jingzhi's words, Qi'er couldn't help but ask.
Qi'er couldn't believe her ears. Although in her opinion, Sister Jingzhi is a good person, but she can voluntarily make such a big sacrifice, which really touches Qi'er.
"Of course I don't mind." Jingzhi smiled and said, "I don't go home at noon, just make do with a casual meal in the office." Don't worry, I'm fine. With that, Jingzhi stood up and took a step, ready to go back to her room.
"Then how embarrassing, Sister Jingzhi! You can come back. I cook, we can eat together. Qi'er followed closely behind Jingzhi and walked out of the living room.
Jingzhi stood at the door of her bedroom, turned around, gently pressed Qi'er's shoulders with both hands, and teased, "Oh my God...... Will you spare me...... How many watts of light bulb do you want to turn me into......"
Qi'er was even more energetic, and said in a coquettish tone: "No, no...... It's too wrongful for you to have a casual meal in the office! No, no......"
Jingzhi saw Qi'er putting on a pitiful look, and hurriedly comforted her and said, "It's okay...... Never mind...... There's a fast food restaurant next to my office. I bought a fried chicken or something from there and brought it back to the office to eat. You don't have to worry about me. I happen to have a lot of things to do on Monday, and I'm in the office tomorrow to get ready. I'm so busy, I didn't plan to come back tomorrow at noon, I planned to have a casual meal outside. ”
"Really?" Qi'er still had a skeptical expression, "Do you really have to work on Sunday?" ”
"yes...... Jingzhi explained, "it's just started school, and there are so many things. If you can't finish it from Monday to Friday, you won't have time to rest on the weekend. I've wasted a day of meeting my friends today. I have to work overtime tomorrow, so how can I have time to go home and cook and eat? ”
Jingzhi looked at Qi'er and found that she was still embarrassed, so she had to emphasize again: "Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about me." You can rest assured, I have my own arrangements. As for you, you are responsible for enjoying your sweet world for two! After saying that, Jingzhi made a grimace.
Hearing Jingzhi say this, Qi'er finally felt a lot more relaxed.
"Haha," Qi'er laughed happily, "Well, in that case, then I'll be at home at home at night and wait for you to come back." ”
"Hmm." Jingzhi nodded slightly, turned around, pushed the door open, walked into the room, and closed the door.
When Qi'er saw Jingzhi enter her bedroom, she went back to the living room, picked up the banana peel from the dining table, threw it into the trash can in the kitchen, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After a while, Jingzhi came out of the room and stood in the doorway. Qi'er also happened to come out of the bathroom, and the two of them happened to be standing facing each other.
Jingzhi was wearing a milky white silk nightdress, and a big water lily was embroidered with silk threads on her chest, which was both charming and natural, and looked particularly fresh and refined.
"Oh my God, Sister Jingzhi!" Qi'er exclaimed in surprise, "Your nightdress looks so good!" Where did you buy it from? ”
"This one?" Jingzhi lowered her head and glanced at her nightdress, "Oh, I went to a lingerie store in the city center a few days ago to buy it." At that time, the store was celebrating the store, and everything was sold very cheaply. ”
"Then you can take me to see it next time you have time!" Qi'er shook her two small fists excitedly.
"Yes! Yes! I'll take you another day! Jingzhi said happily.
"Then I'll go to bed first, and I'll have to get up early tomorrow." After speaking, Qi'er sighed and walked down the steps.
"Sleep well, I try to be as quiet as possible in the shower. Good night. Jingzhi said softly.
"Good night, Sister Jingzhi." After saying that, Qi'er hummed a little tune in her mouth, pushed open the door of her bedroom, and walked in.
Jingzhi took a shower, went back to her room, and dried her hair. She sorted out the things she was going to bring to the office tomorrow and put them all in her bag.
Jingzhi was so tired that she lay on the bed alone and soon fell asleep.
In the dream, Jingzhi and her sister Fu Yang were still in Mousse City, in the dormitory building where they lived together. There, they used to live happily together......