Chapter 85: A Trip to the City God's Temple
Yu Na left, Yuan Mu finished her vacation, and even Luo Li hurried home, and everything returned to the way it was at the beginning. Ji Si'an sat in the empty house, and the surroundings were a little too quiet.
She went to the balcony and looked at the chubby plants, feeling bored. "Hey, you're going to be bored staying here every day."
Her voice echoed through the room, startling herself.
Ji Si'an left the balcony stupidly, lay on the bed and turned on his mobile phone to see something to pass the time, but his hand unnaturally opened the phone book, and Chen Sen's name was impressive.
She struggled with her thoughts for a long time, and finally resisted the urge to make a phone call. She threw her phone on the bed in a frustrated manner, but accidentally touched the button, and by the time she reacted, the call had already been dialed.
Her finger was already on the red hang-up button, but she didn't press it for a long time, she said silently in her heart, 10 seconds, I only waited for him for 10 seconds, if he picked up the phone within 10 seconds, I would ask him out.
The long beep made Ji Si'an's hands tremble a little nervously. At the same time, Chen Sen was also looking at his phone, he stayed on the button for a long time, and finally pressed the hang up button and slammed the phone into his pocket.
He hung up the phone, which Ji Si'an didn't expect. At first, he was angry, then he began to worry, and kept giving him all kinds of reasons, he was too busy to answer the phone, he was in a meeting, or he was driving......
Later, Ji Si'an felt a little stupid. People are obviously not interesting, but they are always speculating shamelessly. How can others like a girl like herself, who is sensitive, has low self-esteem, has a bad personality and is not beautiful, like her......
Almost instantly, all the bad memories came at her. Ji Si'an tried his best to control himself and rushed out of the house. She needed something else to distract her, or she would be in agony under the onslaught of those memories.
She walked unconsciously in the direction of the flow of people and came to the most prosperous snack street in Chenghuang, and then walked inside to the Chenghuang Temple. Do you want to go there and worship yourself? As an atheist, Ji Si'an has not walked there in Chenghuang for so many years, and now he actually has the idea of going out to worship.
Sure enough, when people are most helpless, they will hope in divine power. She thought about it, but she didn't stop. As soon as I came to the door, I met a familiar figure, Lu Qi.
When Ji Si'an was about to avoid it, Lu Qi suddenly turned around and happened to meet her.
"Why are you here?" Lu Qi walked towards Ji Si'an. "I thought you didn't believe that."
"I just...... Pass by. When will you return to Chenghuang? Ji Si'an looked a little cramped.
"I'm also passing by on a business trip, so I'll stop by to take a look." Lu Qi looked more calm.
"Oh." Ji Si'an smiled dryly, and was thinking about how to end this awkward conversation when Lu Qi suddenly spoke, "Do you know the meaning of the City God? ”
"Huh?" Ji Si'an didn't react.
"In fact, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the city god has gradually evolved from a guardian saint to a 'yin official' corresponding to the 'yang official' sent by the human government, and is specifically responsible for the affairs of the underworld in this area. The city gods in various places are held by different people, and they are basically loyal and upright historical figures. ”
However, many of the stories that have been handed down are about how Chenghuang decided cases and helped those who had been wronged clear their grievances. It can be seen that no matter which dynasty or generation, fairness and justice are the ultimate goals pursued by people. Lu Qi said.
"Does that also mean that there are a lot of unjust, false and wrongful cases in which dynasty and generation?" Ji Si'an said as he looked at the building hidden behind the dense branches of the trees in front of him.
Ji Si'an's statement made Lu Qi couldn't help laughing: "You are really an interesting person." The idea is strange, but it goes straight to the essence. ”
"If only there really been a Yin Official, everything would be clear to the judge for the first trial." Ji Si'an shook his head, but he pondered Lu Qi's evaluation of her in his heart.
"It's a pity that I didn't meet you sooner now, otherwise I might have become friends." Lu Qi said something strange.
Ji Si'an thought of that thing...... But now Lu Qi seems to be much braver and more cheerful than then. It seems that the heavy sludge can defeat the weak, and it can also make the strong burst out of strength and grow lotus flowers that are straight through the middle and outside the branches.
"It's not too early, I should go back too. By the way, say thank you to Lori for me and tell her that I'm fine now. After saying that, Lu Qi turned around and left.
Lori? When did she become acquainted with Lori? Thinking that Lu Qi had just chatted with herself, she seemed to know a little about herself......
Lu Qi's appearance interrupted Ji Si'an's previous self-attack and gave her a chance to breathe. After feeling that she had calmed down, she slowly walked towards the flower garden community.
The late autumn night was a little bleak, but fortunately, the moonlight was good, and the street lights on both sides were bright enough, and Ji Si'an didn't feel scared.
She was not in a hurry to go home, and her steps were naturally a little idle, and this leisurely pace suddenly came to an abrupt end when she was on the sidewalk on the outskirts of the community. Ji Si'an turned around alertly, there was no one behind her, and she looked at the bushes next to her, where it was dark and she couldn't see anything.
She felt like someone was following her. Ji Si'an looked around, squeezed the 'little bee' in his hand, and suddenly started running. She moved extremely fast, almost sprinting 100 meters to the entrance of the community, and did not stop panting until she saw the lights of the security booth.
The security guard was taken aback by her appearance, and after hearing her say that she was being followed by bad guys, he vigilantly probed at the entrance of the community and found no suspicious person. He comforted her and told her to hurry home.
In the shadow of the big tree, a person was silently watching her back, until the light in the room turned on and Ji Si'an closed the curtains on the balcony, and he slowly left.
Ji Si'an, who returned home, irritatedly found the mobile phone that had been turned off and left it in the living room. When she saw the mobile phone, she remembered the phone again, and couldn't help but feel a little remorseful, blaming herself for the ...... of making that call.
Seeing that his brain began to think uncontrollably again, Ji Si'an took out his diary and forced himself to divert his attention and record his encounter with Lu Qi in the City God Temple.
At lunch the next day, Ji Si'an told Luo Li about meeting Lu Qi and brought her gratitude.
Luo Li's expression was a little unnatural, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "How does she look?" ”
"She looks pretty good, and she's a lot more cheerful than before." Ji Si'an said as he recalled yesterday's scene.
Luo Li said with relief: "That's good, that's good." ”
"Are you hiding something from me?" Ji Si'an looked at Luo Li suspiciously.
Luo Li hesitated and didn't know how to speak. Ji Si'an bowed his head a little disappointed: "It's okay, I don't want to say that I don't have to be reluctant, I can understand." ”
Looking at Ji Si'an's somewhat haggard face, thinking of her understanding of her friend, Luo Li bit her lip.
"Because it involves Lu Qi's secret, I ...... It's inconvenient to say. Lori explained.
Lu Qi's secret...... Ji Si'an's brain was spinning rapidly, and suddenly she seemed to think of something, and looked up at Luo Li in surprise.
Rape in the office...... In full view...... Conclusive...... Thinking of Lu Qi's cautious character like himself, Ji Si'an understood the problem after stringing these points together.
(End of chapter)