She couldn't see the road ahead, and she didn't want to see it, she didn't know how she got to the corridor in a daze.

When consciousness comes back to its senses, it's here.

The wind blew up from below, and there was a kind of emotionless coldness, and Ning Zhi shivered inexplicably.

She simply sat down.

The tiles were cold to the bone, and she held her face in both hands, and exhaled heavily, letting her brain empty.

At this moment, don't think about anything.

It was just a hallucination, she didn't hear it.

The mobile phone suddenly "buzzed", followed by a series of compact rings, Ning Zhi pulled her hair, glanced at it, and saw that it was Ms. Ning Xianglan, she picked it up.

"Hey, Grandma."

There was a deliberately suppressed astringency in the voice.

Ning Xianglan was very keen to hear that something was wrong with her: "Zhizhi, what's wrong?" Is it in a bad mood? Or are you too tired? ”

Ning Zhi squeezed out a smile: "It's not grandma, I just woke up from a nap." ”

Ning Xianglan let out an "oh", "That's good." Zhizhi, I'm just telling you, that Grandma Li will go back to her hometown after a while, aren't you worried that I will take the high-speed train alone, and I will go back with her car when the time comes. ”

Ning Zhi paused: "...... Do you have to go back? ”

Ning Xianglan smiled: "Why don't you go back, I've been there for so many years, and now that I'm older, I can't stay?" Besides, I've talked to your Grandma Li these days, and you young people have ideas now, and it's not appropriate for me, an old woman, to mix in it. As for grandma, she can't impose her own ideas on you, and if she doesn't urge you in the future, you will live according to your own ideas, okay? ”

Ning Zhi suddenly felt the urge to cry.

She was silent, bit her lip, raised her head and fanned her sour eyes with her hand: "Grandma......"

Ning Xianglan smiled and said, "Okay, that's it, you are busy, don't worry about me." ”

Ning Zhi said "um", and hurriedly added a few more words: "Don't make your own decisions about going home, I'll talk about it when I come back, I don't agree." ”

……

was about to put down her phone, Ning Zhi suddenly saw Ji Sihe send her a WeChat message, Ning Zhi clicked on it, it was a voice message.

She couldn't calm down now, her mind was in a mess, she thought about it, and directly ordered it to be released.

Ji Sihe's slightly rough voice hovered in this corridor.

"Xiao Ning, don't worry too much, I checked carefully, there are still many cases that do not rise in the future, not necessarily cancer. You let your old lady exercise too much, keep your mood happy, don't hide things in your heart, and don't worry about this and that. ”

"In short, the impact of this mood is really great, relax your mind. Well, that's pretty much it, you can bring her back next month. By the way, if you don't feel good today, go back and rest, and I'll give you a leave. ”

Ning Zhi also wanted to be professional and told the tutor that he was fine.

But this happened so suddenly, she seemed to have lost all her strength, let alone concentrate on her work.

Replying "Thank you, teacher", Ning Zhi pushed the door out.

This is the end of the hospital corridor, and usually no one will come over, so Ning Zhi picked it here in order not to be disturbed.

But at this moment, next to that window, there was a person she didn't expect.

- Xi Lanyu.

He lit a cigarette, and the gray mist curled and his face was cold, and a few rays of light penetrated through his face to coat his face with a thick shadow.

The scarlet light on the fingertips seemed to have burned to the end.

Xi Lanyu glanced at it, pinched his cigarette absently, and raised his eyes to look at her.

Ning Zhi subconsciously asked, "How long have you been here?" ”

Xi Lanyu opened his lips, and his voice was deep: "Just arrived." ”

I don't know if he heard Fang Cai's conversation, Ning Zhi felt a momentary feeling of discomfort, as if her heart had been dissected, and she was powerless to resist at all.

But it doesn't matter.

My grandmother's physical condition was unstable and she couldn't go back to her hometown.

If Ning Zhi wants to leave her in Beicheng, it is bound to be impossible to separate from Xi Lanyu for a long time.

It is imperative to convince him.

In that case, sooner or later he would hear this reason from her mouth.

Ning Zhi nodded very shallowly, she had other things to do first, "Then I'll go first?" ”

Her voice is very soft, like the fog in the morning in Beicheng, which can't be blown away and drills straight into your sight.

Xi Lanyu spoke, his voice still indifferent: "This afternoon, I have two hours to spare. ”

There is no need to play any dumb riddles, the meaning of these words is obvious.

Ning Zhi stopped in place.

She is now sure that Xi Lanyu must have listened to the whole process, otherwise how could he suddenly be so kind?

Ning Zhi took a deep breath, she had planned to find a lawyer first and then Xi Lanyu, but now the order was reversed, but the purpose was the same, she looked at him and asked, "Two hours from now on?" ”

Xi Lanyu nodded lightly, threw away his cigarette, and strode out.

Passing by her side, Ning Zhi heard his voice: "Let's go." ”

The two finally stopped in front of a private tea room, a Zen design, quiet and simple, with two closed wooden doors framing an extremely private space.

The tea in the room is fragrant, and someone has already brewed the new tea of the season in advance and retreated.

Xi Lanyu poured her a glass first, then lifted his own cup, and took a sip casually, probably dissatisfied, he frowned imperceptibly and put it down.

Ning Zhi had no intention of tasting tea, she took out her mobile phone, looked at the terms she had already listed, and quickly went through it in her mind, thinking about whether there was still a need to add it.

No one spoke for a while, Xi Lanyu lowered his eyes, lit the Qi Nan agarwood on the table, and in an instant, the room was covered by the cool and sweet smell.

Ning Zhi gently inhaled deeply and exhaled again.

She knew that Xi Lanyu was waiting for her to speak.

Five minutes later, Ning Zhi adjusted his mood.

She sat upright and cleared her throat.

"Mr. Xi, regarding the possibility of our fake cohabitation, I will list the following three points here."

"First of all, I voluntarily signed an agreement to give up my marital property, you have already paid me, and I will not ask for any of the rest."

"Secondly, you can rest assured that I will not do anything in the name of your wife, let alone do anything that would damage your reputation."

Xi Lanyu didn't speak, and listened.

Ning Zhi continued: "Finally, during our cohabitation, I will try to be as invisible as possible, never disturbing your private space, let alone interfering with your daily life. We can try not to meet unless necessary. ”

There is a different kind of silence in the room, like a storm is coming, that moment of peace.

Ning Zhi looked at Xi Lanyu: "Do you have any other requirements?" ”

Xi Lanyu lifted his eyes to look at her, his dark eyes were deep, and his gaze filtered by the lenses was cold and indifferent.

What an elusive person.

It was clearly him who took the initiative to propose, and now he is the one who doesn't care about it.

Ning Zhi thought for a moment and added, "If there are some exceptions, such as taking up your personal time, I will try to give a certain amount of compensation. Of course," Ning Zhi took a sip of tea, and continued, "Your time estimate is more expensive, and I may not be able to afford it, so I hope I can pay in installments." ”

Xi Lanyu got up, took out a cigarette from the silver cigarette case, stood by the window and lit it, his voice was low, with a little tobacco-soaked hoarseness: "Reason." ”

Ning Zhi bit his lip and turned his head to look at him.

He knew why, but he asked her to repeat it in front of him.

It's a terrible person.

No empathy.

She clenched her fists and spoke again, "That's pretty much what you heard." After my mother passed away, my grandmother's thyroid gland had problems, and then it was finally stabilized, and she only needed to take medicine on time, but the physical examination indicators were not normal. The thyroid gland is related to mood, although she said that she would not urge us, but she must be secretly anxious in her heart. ”

"To be honest, although I have to look at it rationally, I can't guarantee that the increase in the indicator this time has nothing to do with me."

Xi Lanyu held the cigarette to his fingertips, and the smoke slowly drifted out of the window, a gentle ball.

Like her mood at the moment, she was faintly uneasy and uncertain.

Ning Zhi raised his head and asked Xi Lanyu: "Besides Aunt He, do you have the kind of person who is very important to you?" It's important that you're willing to do anything for her. ”

Xi Lanyu seemed to sneer, but he didn't.

After a while, he said indifferently: "No." ”

Ning Zhi was clear, no wonder he lacked human touch like this, "I have." So, if you don't say yes today, I'll think of other ways until I convince you. ”

The incense stick changed its smell in an instant, light and ethereal, like a snow-capped mountain in winter, the first cold breath of the wind.

Xi Lanyu opened his lips and laughed briefly.

It wasn't like pleasure, but it was like mocking her greed.

Ning Zhi's fingertips clasped his palm, feeling that the flow of blood in his body was getting slower and slower, the heat was dissipating, and there was a kind of disappointment after a strong endure.

It began to rain in the northern city, and the summer showers were swift and violent.

The sky was dark for a moment, and the wind and rain were like obscurity.

Xi Lanyu opened his mouth at this time, his voice was low and lazy through the rain and fog.

But it's very clear, through this rainstorm, there is a power to make people feel uplifted.

"Who told you that I would refuse?"

Chapter 14

Ning Zhi glanced at Xi Lanyu, his expression didn't look like he was joking, of course, he probably wouldn't joke with anyone.

Out of an abundance of caution, she confirmed: "Really? ”

Xi Lanyu didn't speak, only glanced at her, as if to say: What do you think?