CHAPTER XXXVII

In the room at night, Li Zhien was wearing pajamas, lying on the bed, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and his face looked thoughtful.

After staring at the void in front of her for half a minute, she still lowered her head, carefully clicked on the input box, and then sent a knock on the door.

Lu Li, separated by three walls, was sitting in front of the computer, the screen lit up with the Affinity interface, and there was a photo of Liberia in the middle.

This is a professional retouching software, Lu Li usually repairs his own photos when he is in his spare time.

Suddenly, the phone on the right hand side vibrated and the screen lit up quickly.

Lu Li turned his head, and it was Li Zhien who sent the news.

Lu Li looked at the screen and hesitated for a second, then reached out and picked up the phone.

It's just a cartoon emoji with a simple knocking on the door, and it's not like it used to be, with a long series of shots.

Lu Li looked at this expression, paused for two seconds, then raised his thumb and gently typed a few words.

[What's wrong]

On the other side, Li Zhien, who got a reply, was a little surprised when he saw Lu Li replying to her message so quickly, but he quickly stabilized, and then typed.

[I'm a little embarrassed]

Lu Li looked at the phone screen, the expression on his face was very indifferent, and he tapped quickly.

[Your father doesn't know about me and you]

After typing, Lu Li immediately felt that something was wrong, and after thinking about it, he changed the second half.

[Your father doesn't know that I know you]

Clicking send, Lu Li wanted to put down the phone, but after hesitating, he flipped his wrist and covered the phone downward, then turned his head and looked away.

After thinking about it, Lu Li lit up the screen, then put the phone down, then controlled the mouse, saved the file he was editing, and finally closed Affinity.

And in the process of this action, Li Zhien's news also came back.

[But he knows now]

Looking at the message from Li Zhien, Lu Li thought about it and slowly picked up his phone, but he couldn't think of what to reply to.

looked at the screen and hesitated for half a minute, and another message from Li Zhien was sent.

[What are you doing]

Lu Li relaxed, and then typed quickly.

[Just retouching the photo]

After knocking it over, Lu Li glanced at the water cup in his hand, picked up the juice that only left the last sip in it and drank it, then stood up and walked outside.

In front of the refrigerator, Li Zhien's message came again.

[Do you take photos when you go on a mission?]

[Hmm]

With a quick knock, Lu Li opened the refrigerator door and filled his water glass again.

Turning back, Lu Li did not go straight to his room for the first time, but passed by Lu Haochen's room and took a look, and saw that the latter was operating the computer.

Without saying anything, Lu Li walked directly back to his room.

Returning to his seat, Lu Li raised his phone and looked at Li Zhien's latest news.

[Do you usually take photos and edit photos when you are resting?] 】

Lu Li held the mobile phone in both hands, thought about it, and then typed.

[Sports, movies, drums, or shooting training]

After sending it over, Lu Li breathed a calm sigh of relief, then reached out and picked up the water cup and took a sip.

Li Zhien's message replied quickly, Lu Li put down the water glass, and the message popped up.

[My dad has always thought that your drum kit is too noisy, before I met you]

Lu Li turned his head, looked at the space next to him, and thought back to him that he was indeed a little irritable when he played drums in the past.

His eyes returned to the phone screen, and Lu Li typed quickly.

[Sorry]

In the apartment next door, Lee Ji-eun sat on the bed with his back against the head of the bed, and the room was brightly lit.

Looking at the message sent by Lu Li, Li Zhien thought for a while, and then typed again.

[What movie have you been watching lately, I just watched Paddington Bear some time ago]

After sending it out, Li Zhien's heart was a little apprehensive.

Being able to chat with Lu Li normally, talk about life and hobbies, is an important part of her plan.

So far, it seems that progress is not bad.

And the message that Lu Li replied to also confirmed this.

[I usually watch movies with strong logic, or ordinary narrative films]

[For example?] 】

Lee typed quickly.

After waiting for four or five seconds, Lu Li replied again.

[I saw Dunkirk before a business trip]

Dunkirk ......

Li Zhien quickly recalled, this seems to be the ...... It was filmed by that well-known director.

Li Zhien quickly switched to the browser, typed Dunkirk, and searched for it.

The film of World War II is about the Dunkirk retreat.

Lee returned to the chat interface and typed in the input box.

[I also watch war movies occasionally]

sent it over, but after two seconds, Li Zhien regretted it, she should find a way to continue the topic.

But suddenly, Lu Li's news came back.

【Lee Ji-eun】

【Don't you sleep?】 】

Li Zhien was puzzled, how could Lu Li suddenly mention this issue.

But she still looked at the time, and it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

Before she could think about it, another message from Lu Li was sent.

[The day after tomorrow is the concert, won't you rehearse tomorrow?] 】

Tomorrow is indeed going to be rehearsal, but at this time, Li Zhien will not sleep.

At this time, Li Zhien's eyes suddenly lit up.

It seems that this is the first time, Lu Li sent three messages to himself in a row.

With an instinctive smile on his face, Li Zhien typed quickly.

[I know, my dad hasn't urged me yet, you urged me first. 】

And Lu Li seemed to want to end this conversation, so he sent a sentence directly.

[I'm resting, goodbye.] 】

After this news was sent, Li Zhien could no longer see any movement from Lu Li.

Li Zhien looked at the screen, pouted angrily, thought for a while, then put down his phone, got out of bed, and walked towards the bathroom.

In the apartment on the other side, Lu Li put down his mobile phone, turned the direction of the chair, and looked at the computer again.

His gaze stayed on Affinity for two seconds, and Lu Li immediately looked away, he was no longer interested in retouching the picture.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Li opened the browser and began to rummage through the movie.

watched the recent movies in order of ratings, picked one I hadn't seen, and clicked on it.

"Manchester by the Sea", a film with a very high rating, and the male lead also won the Oscar.

At first, it was very ordinary, the classic narrative film started, and the male protagonist was even a little similar to Lu Li.

Because the male owner's customer fell in love with the male owner, it was because the male owner helped him get a toilet.

But after looking at it for another ten minutes, Lu Li's expression suddenly became cold, like an ice cube.

He began to feel that something was wrong, clicked on the synopsis of the movie, and read the content.

The elder brother died, leaving behind a nephew, his three children were burned to death through his own fault, and his wife divorced......

Lu Li looked at this and instinctively raised his hand to hold the mouse and close this web page.

But the cursor stopped at X, Lu Li calmed down and continued to look.

But in the twenty-fourth minute of the movie, the male protagonist in the picture is in the morgue of the hospital, looking at the cold body of his brother pulled out of the freezer......

Lu Li pressed the X without hesitation, and then turned his head to look to the side.

Once again, the grumpy mood was creeping through his mind, and he felt that he was not watching a movie, but looking in the mirror, with the only difference being that his life was not a damn movie.

Lu Li looked at the void in the lower left corner of the monitor, thought calmly for a while, and then reached out to hold the mouse and clicked to shut down.