Chapter 217: The Awkwardness of Being Alone
Once, she wished he could keep her, but he didn't. Now, when she didn't have any hope for him, what did he mean by saying such things?
Suddenly, Zi Ling's heart was in turmoil, so chaotic that she didn't know how to respond. As a result, the two fell into an awkward silence......
The moment Situ Jiluo said it, he actually regretted it. It's not because he doesn't want to say this, but he decided to give Zi Ling space and take his time, but he blurted out because he couldn't help it.
"I didn't even change my clothes, I went take a shower. You wait for me. ”
After saying that, I saw him quickly flash into the bathroom on the side. In order to avoid embarrassment, he was also afraid that Zi Ling would say something that would make him unacceptable, so at this moment, he chose to escape.
“……”
Looking at Situ Jiluo's disappearing back, Zi Ling stood in the huge bedroom, standing alone in a daze. After two years, he returned here, and Zi Ling really couldn't tell what kind of feeling he felt in his heart.
The sheets were her favorite purple, and the picture frame next to the bed was still her photo. The whole room is decorated and furnished almost the same as it was two years ago. It was hard for her to believe that this place hadn't changed at all after she had been gone for so long.
When she walked to the side door, she gently pushed it open, and the light inside automatically turned on. Seeing that it was neat inside, cabinet by cabinet, and her clothes were still placed, she was shocked all of a sudden.
Even the clothes she didn't take with her were still there, and it seemed that they had never been changed in their original place. This kind of cognition made her not know what to do all of a sudden. So, she retreated a little at a loss and closed the door.
When she returned to the bedroom, she felt awkward just standing up, so she simply sat down on the edge of the bed. On the other side, Situ Jiluo, who hid in the bathroom, stood in front of the sink, looked at himself in the mirror, and shook his head helplessly.
When did he Situ Jiluo escape when he encountered something? The answer was no, but this time he made an exception. The only thing that scared him now was Zi Ling, afraid that she would reject him, afraid that she would leave again. Anyway, what he feared now was that he would lose her again.
Originally, he fled into the bathroom just to escape for a while, but when he saw that he was still wearing the suit he wore yesterday in the mirror, he couldn't help frowning. He was a little clean, so he decided to just go take a shower.
I don't know how long it was, but when the bathroom door opened again, Situ Jiluo had already changed into a home casual clothes. His hair was wet and he looked like he had just taken a shower. Wiping his wet hair with a towel, he hummed a little song that could not hide his good mood, and he stepped out of the bathroom.
Seeing Zi Ling sitting on the edge of the bed, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and then began to walk towards her. And Zi Ling realized that Situ Jiluo had come out, and he was so nervous that he stood up from the bed.
"That..."
"That..."
Both of them spoke at the same time, but they didn't know what to say for a moment. So, the two of them looked at me like this, and fell into an awkward silence again. Situ Jiluo coughed lightly uncomfortably, but he still couldn't alleviate the atmosphere. It wasn't until there was a knock on the door that the "silence" was broken.
"Enter!"
Finally taking his eyes off Zi Ling's body, Situ Jiluo turned his head to look at the bedroom door and raised his voice. After a few seconds, I saw the door slowly open, and standing outside was the servant of Zixuan Pavilion.
"Young master, young grandmother, Sister-in-law Lin said that the meal will be open in ten minutes, please come to the dining room in a while."
"Got it, you go out first."
Hearing what the servant said, Situ Jiluo signaled that he knew, and then asked the other party to leave first. And the moment the maid closed the door again, the two people in the bedroom fell silent again.
"That's... I'll borrow the bathroom. ”
After saying such a sentence, Zi Ling went into the bathroom as if he was fleeing. And Situ Jiluo looked at her back and smiled a little weakly.
He found that even though the relationship between the two of them was already intimate, for some reason, he still felt awkward and overwhelmed when he was alone. For this, he thinks that it is a big problem between them, and he has to find a way to solve it.
Zi Ling, who entered the bathroom, couldn't help but feel red and hot as soon as he closed the door. Because Situ Jiluo had just taken a bath not long ago, the whole bathroom was warm and dry, and it was his smell.
"Yan Ruoxi, you calm me down."
Slapping his red face with one hand and covering his chest with the other, Zi Ling looked at the mirror in front of him, constantly reminding himself to be calm. It was only ten minutes before she came out of the bathroom.
"Let's go, let's go down to eat."
Seeing that Zi Ling stood there in a daze after he came out, Situ Jiluo walked over. As he finished speaking, one of his arms was wrapped around her waist. felt her dodge, but he didn't let go, but pulled her harder into his arms.
"Situ Jiluo!"
Zi Ling knew that it was useless to resist, so she raised her head and glared fiercely at this hateful man. At the same time, as the two of them got closer, she also smelled the fresh smell on him because he had just taken a shower, which made her heart beat wildly again.
"Let's go."
Deliberately ignoring Zi Ling's eyes, Situ Jiluo gently dropped a kiss on her forehead, and then pulled her out of the bedroom. When I came downstairs to the dining room, the table was already full of delicious dishes. Just smelling the smell, Zi Ling, who didn't feel hungry at first, instantly felt that his stomach was growling.
"Young master, young grandmother, sit down and eat."
At this time, Sister-in-law Lin walked in with the last dish, and when she saw that the two of them were still standing there and didn't move, she couldn't help but say. After putting down the plate, she stepped forward and pulled the two of them into their seats and sat down.
"Sister-in-law Lin, you've cooked too much."
Looking at the table full of dishes, Zi Ling turned her head and said to Sister-in-law Lin. Although she was a little hungry, there were too many of these meals, and she and Situ Jiluo couldn't finish them at all.
"Eat more."
Seeing that Zi Ling didn't move, Situ Jiluo picked up chopsticks and sandwiched a piece of chicken leg for her. Seeing the situation, Sister-in-law Lin also stepped forward and picked up the chopsticks and put them in Zi Ling's hands.
"Young grandma, eat quickly."
"Thank you."
Smiling at Sister-in-law Lin, Zi Ling said thank you and then started. Seeing the two of them eating with relish, Sister-in-law Lin couldn't help laughing.
"Sister-in-law Lin, why are you standing here and smirking?"
A young maid in Zixuan Pavilion, when he passed by the dining room, saw Sister-in-law Lin standing outside alone and smirking, she couldn't help but stop and asked with concern.
"Seeing the young master and the young grandmother together, I think I can even laugh in my dreams."
Gently patting the servant's shoulder, Sister-in-law Lin couldn't hide her joy and said with a smile. Then, in a good mood, he turned around and walked into the kitchen and continued to work. And the two people in the dining room never spoke again after Sister-in-law Lin went out...
Even after the whole meal, the two almost didn't speak, but they felt each other's hearts. Situ Jiluo also found out that they had been married for so long before, and he didn't even have a meal with her. Today was the first time they had sat down alone and had a meal together.
"Young grandma, you put it down and let me clean it up."
Walking into the dining room, seeing Zi Ling cleaning up the dining table, Sister-in-law Lin hurriedly stepped forward to stop her. Originally, Zi Ling still wanted to help, but she was stunned by Sister-in-law Lin and pushed out of the dining room.
was "driven" out of the dining room by Sister-in-law Lin, and Zi Ling looked up and saw Situ Jiluo sitting on the sofa in the living room. With his back to him, he was reading a newspaper in his hand.
Slowly walked over and sat down in the seat opposite him, Zi Ling wanted him to send him home, but he didn't know how to speak for a while. Just when she didn't know what to do, a certain servant came over with a plate of fruit.
"Young master, young grandmother, please use fruit."
"Well, put it down."
reacted, and it was only at this time that Situ Jiluo took his attention away from the newspaper, and happened to see the unnatural Zi Ling sitting opposite him.
"Eat some fruit after a meal to help with digestion."
After the servant put the plate down, Situ Jiluo had already picked up the small fork as he spoke. After getting a slice of sliced apple, he sent it to Zi Ling's mouth.
Actually, it's not that he doesn't know what Zi Ling is thinking now, it's just that he doesn't want to do this. Although he had promised that he would send her home after dinner, now, he felt very reluctant and wanted to keep her. That's why he chose to ignore Zi Ling's expression.
“……”
Looking at this piece of fruit that suddenly came to his mouth, Zi Ling didn't know how to react for a while. Although their current relationship can be said to be very close, she still feels very uncomfortable with such an act as feeding fruit.
"Ahh
Seeing that Zi Ling didn't pay, Situ Jiluo still didn't give up and coaxed her to open her mouth. Because the servant stood still after putting down the plate, Zi Ling was so embarrassed that she had to compromise.
In fact, it was just that this man was fed a mouthful of fruit, but Zi Ling didn't know why, but she felt sweet in her heart. Is it because the fruit itself is sweet, or is it because of something else? Zi Ling couldn't figure it out all at once.
Because of eating fruit, the two rubbed off for another half an hour. Before I knew it, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. Zi Ling looked up at the time and couldn't help but speak.
"Situ Jiluo, it's not early..."
"Well, I'll go upstairs and change my clothes."
As if he knew that he was not bothered to dodge, after Situ Jiluo said such a sentence, he got up from the sofa and walked to the stairs leading upstairs...