Chapter 12: Shadows

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This night, Jiang Wan slept very comfortably.

In her dreams, she dreamed of vast grasslands, blue skies, and white clouds floating on the horizon.

On the tender green lawn, she stood in the middle, surrounded by many classmates, and she laughed with them, her face full of happiness.

After sleeping until she woke up naturally, Jiang Wan slowly opened her eyes.

The soft sunlight shone in through the windows, and the small floating hairs in the air floated quietly.

Her eyes moved, and she cautiously turned around and looked over to the bed.

Cheng Mingyue hasn't woken up yet.

The eyelids are slightly closed, and the long eyelashes cover the eyelids, leaving subtle shadows.

Jiang Wan nestled in the quilt, stretched out a finger, and traced Cheng Mingyue's face in the void.

She looked like she was of mixed race, with deep eye sockets, a high nose, and fine black hair on her forehead.

She slept quietly, except for her chest, which rose and fell slightly with her breathing, there was no other sound movement.

Cheng Mingyue's injury is not yet complete, and she has taken a long sick leave from the school, so she doesn't have to get up early to go to class.

But the biological clock formed by waking up early every day also made her unable to sleep.

At ten o'clock, Cheng Mingyue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Confused for a moment, she blinked, and turned her head sideways to meet Shang Jiangwan's gaze.

She was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Jiang Wan had stayed at her house for one night.

"Early." Jiang Wan smiled slightly and said hello to Cheng Mingyue.

Cheng Mingyue's throat slashed, she sat up on the ground, and her voice responded softly: "Well, early." ”

Cheng Mingyue laid out the floor and folded the quilt.

Jiang Wan also got up.

She had nothing to do, sitting on the edge of the bed with her head propped up and watching Cheng Mingyue busy.

After Cheng Mingyue finished folding the futon, she went out of the room, and then there was the sound of water in the bathroom.

After a while, Cheng Mingyue finished washing.

She returned to her room, her forehead still beading with water.

Cheng Mingyue walked straight to the table, took out the medicine box again, and poured a few capsules and tablets into his hand, the amount of medicine took up half of his palm.

She poured the medicine into her mouth as if it were sugar, opened the water bottle again, poured the rest of the water into it, and swallowed it with her head tilted slightly.

Cheng Mingyue screwed the lid of the empty water bottle and threw it into the trash can under the table.

She turned around and met Jiang Wan's gaze as she looked at her with a soft light.

Cheng Mingyue was stunned, pursed her lips and thought for a while and said, "Are you hungry?" ”

Jiang Wan smiled slightly and said softly, "It's okay." ”

"I'm going to warm you up...... Blood. Cheng Mingyue hadn't adapted to Jiang Wan's diet yet, and she always felt weird to say, and she was a little hesitant.

Jiang Wan stood up with crooked eyebrows, "I'll go with you." ”

Cheng Mingyue didn't refuse, and walked outside.

I bought some pig blood yesterday, and I put it in the refrigerator in a bottle. Cheng Mingyue took out the pig's blood from the refrigerator, found a small pot and poured it in, then put the small pot on the stove and turned on the fire.

Cheng Mingyue grabbed the long-handled spoon in one hand and stirred slowly in the pot.

Jiang Wan leaned against the door and tilted her head to look at her, and asked softly, "What did you eat in the morning?" ”

"Don't eat it." Cheng Mingyue's eyes stared at the small pot for a moment, and her voice was flat and did not fluctuate.

Jiang Wan's eyes were full of knowledge, she could guess how much she could guess when she thought about yesterday's dinner.

"Come with me to buy something later, I haven't been to the supermarket yet." Jiang Wan wanted to buy some ingredients for Cheng Mingyue, but she knew that if she said it directly, Cheng Mingyue would most likely not accept it.

Cheng Mingyue was silent for a moment, "Hmm." A reply was a response.

Jiang Wan hooked the corners of her lips, how could she not have noticed that Cheng Mingyue was unexpectedly tame, looking back from yesterday to now, Cheng Mingyue did not seem to have refused her request.

Jiang Wan's heart softened.

Just when Jiang Wan was distracted, Cheng Mingyue had already turned off the fire and put the hot pig's blood in the bowl.

Cheng Mingyue took the bowl, turned around, raised her hand and handed the bowl to Jiang Wan. "Alright."

Jiang Wan straightened up slightly, took it with both hands, looked at Cheng Mingyue with soft eyebrows and eyes, and said softly: "Thank you." ”

In the face of Jiang Wan's gentleness, Cheng Mingyue was still a little uncomfortable, she looked away and added: "I'm not too hot, the temperature should be just right to drink." ”

Jiang Wan's eyes flashed with surprise, and she held the bowl and said seriously: "Thank you." ”

Cheng Mingyue didn't respond again, turned around and wiped the stove with a rag as if she were hidden, and neatly cleaned up the used pots and porcelain bottles.

She took her things to the pool, turned on the faucet, and soon there was the sound of rushing water.

Jiang Wan's eyes were full of smiles, she lowered her head and took a sip of the bowl, and sure enough, as Cheng Mingyue said, the temperature was as palatable as last night, and the rich flavor exploded in the taste buds, filling the entire mouth.

Hastily ended breakfast, Jiang Wan didn't bring a change of clothes, so he could only borrow Cheng Mingyue's.

Cheng Mingyue pulled out the suitcase under the bed again and took out a set of clothes from inside.

Simple gray sportswear, Cheng Mingyue didn't know what the temperature outside was, and was worried that it would be a little cold in the morning, so she picked out a slightly thinner long-sleeved jacket and gave it to Jiang Wan.

The pants are black leggings with long navy blue sleeves and a white short sleeve.

The height of the two is about the same, but if you look closely, Cheng Mingyue is slightly taller, so the top is worn on Jiang Wan's body just over her buttocks, which looks wide and loose.

Jiang Wan was worried about Lu Linyu's group, afraid of being discovered on the road, so she asked Cheng Mingyue to find a baseball cap.

In this way, it seems that her face cannot be distinguished for a while.

After a brief packing, the two set off.

The place where Cheng Mingyue lives is considered a residential area, and Juanan City adheres to the principle of 15-minute convenience service, and the general convenience facilities are near the residential area.

So the two walked for about ten minutes to the medium-sized supermarket nearby.

Entering the supermarket gate, Jiang Wan walked in front with her hands behind her back, and Cheng Mingyue pushed a small car and followed quietly behind.

The supermarket is not big, but the things are quite complete, and the names of each district are marked by categories.

Jiang Wan's goal is very clear, she raised her eyes slightly to look ahead, and at a glance, she saw a sign hanging in the air not far away, with red letters on yellow paper reading: "Seasonal vegetable area." ”

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, and she hooked her lips and walked in that direction.

After arriving, Jiang Wan was in a difficult position in the face of neatly stacked shelves, because of dietary differences, Jiang Wan could not experience the taste of human cuisine, so he did not study what dishes were delicious and what dishes were not popular

Eggplant, potatoes, okra, parsley, her brow furrowed slightly as she stared at the labels of various vegetables.

From the moment Jiang Wan stepped into the vegetable area, Cheng Mingyue knew her intentions, she was not stupid, she would naturally know that the blood clan could not eat the food of the human race, and Jiang Wan mentioned it once yesterday, it was not difficult to guess that she would only have one purpose when she came to buy vegetables.

Cheng Mingyue looked at the slender back of the girl in front of her, her eyes were deep, and an inexplicable strange feeling quietly rose in her heart at the moment when she didn't notice it.

The frozen heart, with a "click", cracked a trace.

In the end, Jiang Wan still asked Cheng Mingyue about her favorite taste, as if she was afraid that Cheng Mingyue would not have enough to eat, so she weighed half a car's dishes.

Cheng Mingyue really couldn't stand it, and under her repeated assurances, Jiang Wan picked out most of the vegetables from the small cart, leaving only some baby cabbage, eggplant, and a few potatoes that could be preserved for a long time.

After picking vegetables, Jiang Wan still felt that it was not enough, and led Cheng Mingyue to the rice noodle area.

She walked around and knew what to buy, and the shopping guide saw the dishes of the two of them in this small car, and instantly knew that there was a customer, and immediately greeted her warmly, and recommended it to Jiang Wan with a smile on her face.

Under the stirring of people's hearts with sharp teeth, Jiang Wan successfully carried two small bags of rice and a bag of white noodles and piled them in the cart.

Jiang Wan put the things in the car, clapped her hands, and said with a soft eyebrow: "What are we going to buy again?" ”

Cheng Mingyue looked at the full car, exhausted, sighed silently, gritted her back teeth lightly and said, "These are enough, let's go back." ”

These words were automatically filtered by Jiang Wan, she tilted her head slightly and looked around again, her eyes locked on one place and said in surprise: "There are tableware sellers there, let's go and take a look." ”

As she spoke, she had already taken a step towards the place.

Cheng Mingyue knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she resigned herself to pushing the cart to follow.

At eight or nine o'clock in the morning, there were many people in the supermarket, but there were not many young people, most of them were elderly people.

There are no students like the two of them.

The two of them are tall, not to mention Jiang Wan, who is covered by a hat, even Cheng Mingyue's good looks are not difficult to attract attention.

Talented women and women, walking in a group of elderly people, naturally formed a unique and beautiful landscape in the supermarket.

Since the morning, Jiang Wan has always had a feeling of being watched, at first she thought that Cheng Mingyue was quietly watching her from behind, but according to her intentional or unintentional observations, it didn't seem to be the case.

Now this feeling is coming again, Jiang Wan is not obvious to look back, Cheng Mingyue is following behind, but her eyes are not on her.

Jiang Wan vigilantly swept over everyone behind her, but did not find it.

“…… Jiang evening? Cheng Mingyue called her.

Jiang Wan reacted, looked at Cheng Mingyue with a light smile and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Cheng Mingyue was a little surprised that her mind wandered, but she still reminded her flatly: "It's here." ”

Under the gesture of Cheng Mingyue's eyes, Jiang Wan looked over and noticed that she had arrived at the kitchenware area.

Jiang Wan adjusted back, she didn't want to infect Cheng Mingyue with this sense of unease, she maintained an impeccable smile on her face, and said softly: "I saw something else just now, I didn't notice it, let's take a look." ”

Because she was thinking about things, Jiang Wan's attention couldn't focus on picking out kitchen utensils, and she didn't have the interest she had at the beginning.

She picked a small enamel pot at random and looked at it with Cheng Mingyue in the porcelain area.

Cheng Mingyue found that Jiang Wan's gaze was wandering again, thinking that she was tired.

After all, he was seriously injured, and no matter how fast he healed, it was inevitable that his physical strength had not yet recovered

Cheng Mingyue pursed her lips and called softly: "Jiang Wan." ”

Jiang Wan woke up when she heard the voice, and she turned her head to look: "Huh? ”

Cheng Mingyue's cold voice came: "Let's go back when we're tired, you can buy things later, don't be in a hurry now." ”

Jiang Wan realized that it was her performance that made Cheng Mingyue misunderstand, but she thought about it, it was a good choice to leave this "surveillance" area now, and she would be wrong if she didn't explain.

She raised her hand at the right time to cover her lips, pretended to yawn, and said lazily: "Maybe I didn't sleep yesterday, okay, I'm really a little sleepy, so let's go?" ”

Hearing her say this, Cheng Mingyue naturally would not refuse, she nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Before leaving, Jiang Wan still felt a little regretful, she originally wanted to go to the supermarket with Cheng Mingyue and buy her some more daily necessities, but now that her plans have been disrupted, she is helpless.

Jiang Wan finally glanced at the small porcelain bowl in hand, the whole body was milky white and crystal clear, and the pattern was delicate blue and white, although it was only the size of a palm, but it was really hard to put down.

She asked the shopping guide to wrap the small bowl.

The small bowl was put in an equally delicate small box and handed over to Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan was a little satisfied.

Because the two of them bought a lot of things, the cashier suggested that Jiang Wan get a membership card, so that there would be discounts, and it would be convenient to buy things in the future.

Jiang Wan thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense, she was worried about how the money transferred by her brother should be spent on Cheng Mingyue, which was a good proposal.

So Jiang Wan waved her pen and directly applied for the most expensive membership card and saved all four digits into it.

When Cheng Mingyue heard the amount, she couldn't stop it, her brows furrowed tightly, she only said in a cold voice when Jiang Wan was holding a golden spoon and didn't know how difficult it was to make money: "You have saved too much, you can't spend it all." ”

"It's fine." Jiang Wan smiled back.

The supermarket manager personally received the two and thoughtfully said that all purchases would be delivered for free.

So the car was handed over to the manager, and under the escort of the manager, the two called a car on the side of the road.

Originally, the distance was very close, and it was reasonable to walk back, but Jiang Wan was worried that there would be people following her, so she persuaded Cheng Mingyue to take a taxi back for the sake of safety.

"I still want to walk around the city, can I?" The watery eyes looked at Cheng Mingyue softly, so that she couldn't say anything to refuse.

Receiving tacit approval, Jiang Wan smiled lightly and said to the driver: "Master, if you see any interesting places in the city, take us for a spin, and we will pay the fare." ”

Such a request can be regarded as too arbitrary, and the master has never heard such an "unreasonable" request for many years.

But as long as there is money, of course, the driver will not refuse, and he promised loudly: "Okay! ”

At Jiang Wan's request, the driver really drove casually, turning wherever he wanted.

Sure enough, as Jiang Wan expected, not long after the car started, she found in the rearview mirror that there was a silver-gray van behind them, which was always not far behind them.

The glass of the van is transparent, but the driver's seat is pulling a blackout cloth, and from Jiang Wan's angle, she can't see the person's shoulders up, she can only judge from the shape of her clothes, the other party is a man.

Jiang Wan's brows were rarely furrowed, but not obviously.

She was still worried that she would be discovered by Cheng Mingyue.

I had a bad premonition in my heart, and I don't know why, Jiang Wan always subconsciously felt that this sudden stalking was coming at her.

Fortunately, the left and right turns of the taxi took effect, and after seven or eight intersections in a row, the car could not be found in the rearview mirror.

Her heart slowly untensed.

But just in case, she didn't immediately ask the driver to drive to Cheng Mingyue's house, but only reported the address after the driver slipped away for more than ten minutes and asked the driver to return.

The taxi took them in the exact opposite direction to Cheng Mingyue's house, one in the south and the other in the north.

After listening to the address, the driver reminded: "Girl, this is far away, it will take an hour to arrive." ”

Jiang Wan listened, subconsciously glanced at Cheng Mingyue, and saw that she was looking out of the car, and she didn't seem to have any emotion, so she said to the driver, "It's okay." ”

"Okay."

The sun at ten o'clock hangs in the air.

The sun is overwhelming, and the golden light is refracting back on the road, which makes people can't help but squint their eyes.

The visor on the driver's seat couldn't block the golden light that ran through wantonly, and the cabin was a little stuffy.

The driver drove the car and lowered the windows of the four doors with his free hands, and the cool wind instantly poured in through the cracks in the windows, sweeping away the heat in the car.

The car stereo tunes into a music radio station and plays soothing, laid-back old songs.

Jiang Wan leaned her arms against the side of the car window, and looked sideways at Cheng Mingyue's side face with her head propped up.

The wind blew in her face, picking up the broken hair in front of Cheng Mingyue's forehead, Cheng Mingyue's hair was tied into a ponytail, and under the light, a shallow shadow was cast on her face.

Whoever looks at this face will say, "It's beautiful." ”

But even this beautiful face was always scarred not so long ago.

If you look closely, you can still see subtle scars.

Jiang Wan's heart was a little sour, no matter what, she didn't want this girl to be hurt a little more.

Time passed quickly, and about forty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of Cheng Mingyue's community.

In the old community, the access control is still very strict, and taxis are not allowed to drive in, so the two got off here.

Jiang Wan paid the fare as promised, and gave the driver an extra 200 yuan.

got the benefit, the driver thanked him happily, and left a phone number for Jiang Wan, asking her to call when she wanted to take the car, and she was on call.

Jiang Wan didn't shirk either, and agreed with a light smile.

The two walked into the community.

In a hurry to leave in the morning, Jiang Wan also took a good look at the environment of the community.

Unexpectedly, the green vegetation of the community is in place, the path is full of pine trees, cypresses, holly and green grass are planted in the low places, and there are still red and yellow wildflowers growing on the grass scattered around.