Chapter Twenty-Three: Bewitchment (I)
The lights of the city are always more blurry from time to time, and the same is true of Bohai Road at this moment.
Night has already arrived, and the more you walk in the crowded streets, the more you feel panicked.
It was also at this time that we met her in the hoarse sound of falling leaves,
In the bustling commercial street, the past lovers are in pairs, but the pink figure is not seen for a long time.
I've been standing in front of Hu Tao's bachelor apartment for almost two hours, and Yuge and Xiaoyan are sitting in the public seats not far away, keeping a certain distance from me but staring at me intently.
"I think it's better to forget it, I've been waiting for a long time, when will this be." I shook my tired body and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Yu Ge said. "Maybe she'll be here soon."
I was helpless to swallow the cold air, the night was long, how long would I have to wait so long?
"She may have left here a long time ago, and this directionless insistence doesn't make much sense."
"Wait." Yu Ge was still repeating the same words.
The big bell in the distance rang eight times dullly, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, and if she was really still there, it would be common sense to come back.
I leaned against an old locust tree, counting the stars in the sky for a while, counting the falling leaves for a while, my eyelids slowly drooping, I had experienced too many things today, and I was tired physically and mentally.
The noise of people and the whistle of cars are noisy, but now it is a night's dreamland song.
"Mr. Liu?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears, and of course, it was even more familiar with the body fragrance that came to my face. "Why are you here?"
I woke up and found myself asleep leaning against the old locust tree, and the man who was looking for a thousand degrees was standing in front of me.
At this moment, she was still wearing the plush coat, her hands were shrunk in her long sleeves, her charm was still the same, her face was still the same, but her face seemed to be a little more tired, and her spotless eyelids also had a faint dark circle.
"Hu ...... Miss Walnut. "I boured myself to look at her with a plain look as much as I could, so that she would not find out that there was any premeditation.
"Is there something wrong with Mr. Liu?" She was still so cold, as if nothing had happened these days.
"I ...... I have a lot to say to Miss Walnut. I said apprehensively. These days, these words hold in my heart, and it really makes me not vomit and be unhappy. ”
"Oh." She simply answered.
"It's about some emotional things." I saw that Hu Tao didn't mean to be interested, so I could only bite the bullet and continue to talk by myself.
"Feelings?" Hu Tao smiled coldly. "Mr. Liu and I have met twice, and they don't seem to have a good impression of me, and they haven't said a few words to me, why did they think of coming to me to talk about such a private matter at this time?"
Hu Tao's words left me speechless for a moment.
Everyone was silent for a moment before Hu Tao broke the deadlock, and his tone softened slightly. "Mr. Liu, why are you stunned? I'm waiting for your answer. ”
"Oh, I...... It's because this relationship is related to me, since we met that day, I have been haunted by you, and I can't forget it for a long time, whenever I can't sleep at night, I think of you, Miss. I said all the lines I had prepared in advance, but it wasn't all a lie, her dancing that day, and her humble and arrogant look that day really made me unforgettable.
There's a mix of truth and falsehood, so I'm telling the truth.
Hu Tao covered her mouth lightly and laughed. "You're really funny, you speak so bluntly."
"I ...... I'm not really good at talking, not like your boss who can say what girls love to hear. The smile was very awkward.
I stared at her eyes carefully to see if there would be a hint of panic in her eyes when I took the initiative to mention the plateau, but to my disappointment, there was not a single ripple on her face, and her eyes were still as plain as water.
"He's not my boss, but I didn't work for the company?" Hu Tao lowered his head and sighed deeply. "Looks like you haven't been in touch with your friends lately."
At this moment, I felt that my previous assumptions were wrong, because Hu Tao's appearance was so indifferent, her tone, her expression, all the information that could be searched with my eyes showed that she knew nothing about Gao Yuan's disappearance.
"Actually, I'm not from here, I only came here two days ago when Gao Yuan asked me for help, and I went home after the interview, and I really haven't contacted him since then."
"Oh, that's right." Hu Tao looked into my eyes with a smile, but I didn't dare to look at her at all, so I quickly dodged. "Then you're here to find me?"
I never dared to look at her again, but I bowed my head and answered.
In fact, when I first saw her, my heart was already shaken, she seemed so innocent, that I was a little skeptical that Yu Ge's inferences were really evidence or just her own subjective speculation. Maybe Hu Tao is really an ordinary woman, and after being ravaged by the plateau that night, she chose to leave the company, in which case she is just a victim.
"Mr. Liu, what's wrong with you? How to always be distracted. Hu Tao suddenly put his palm in front of my eyes and shook it. You said that you were haunted by my dreams, but when you met me, you were always absent-minded. ”
"Ah...... I...... I was just a little nervous. ”
"Haha." Hu Tao couldn't help but laugh. "It's really interesting to chat with Mr. Liu, it's so cold outside, why don't you go into my room and talk."
As she spoke, Hu Tao pointed me to the unit in the middle of the bachelor's apartment.
"This ...... Is this really convenient? "It's really unbelievable that Hu Tao would invite me to her room, but more than surprise was a kind of fear, I was afraid that she would treat me the same way she did to the other three people.
"It's up to you, but I'm going back." Hu Tao didn't persuade much, and he had already turned around and walked towards the apartment by himself, with fluttering sleeves and no nostalgia.
I glanced at Yu Ge not far away, and she gestured to me excitedly, and I knew she wanted me to hurry up.
Thinking that Gao Yuan was still lying miserably on the cold floor of the warehouse, he really couldn't be more indecisive, and at this point, I had no choice.
Following her steps, chasing the fragrance of peach blossoms behind her, I walked into the dark "Yong Road." ”
This single-minded apartment looks like a high-end apartment from the outside, but there is no light in the staircase, and it is as if I have thrown myself into the darkness, and the sense of fear lingers around me. If you don't pay attention, you almost fell.
A pair of warm hands gently supported me, it was a gentle but just right power.
"Slow down, there's no light in the hallway." She was attentive, and such words came out of her mouth with great fervor in the mouth.
I don't know if I'm bewitched, or if I'm really emotionally warmed up, at this moment I have some understanding of why Gao Yuan is looking for a lover over and over again, maybe it's really not purely for indulgence, because women can always warm him when he needs it, and sometimes a casual greeting can dissolve the ice of pressure and bitterness in life. Her delicate hands were just lightly resting on my elbows, like a warm sun that brought me the heat of burning my body.
She is the deadliest animal.
I, a stranger to her, had a strong desire at the moment.
On the eyebrows, eyes, and heart, there are already peach blossoms.
Even though I knew it wasn't real, it tormented me, weaving through every vein.
I told myself that these were falsehoods, and that it would be very dangerous for me not to stay awake.
She stopped, let go of me, and as soon as the tenderness passed, the world seemed to have lost something.
I took a deep breath and said in my heart that I must be calm, I must be calm.
The key was gently turned and the door opened.