When Xu Shiqi woke up, she found that her whole body was sore. She turned over slightly and instinctively stretched out her hands to support herself. Then she slowly opened her sore eyes and saw the ground very close to her.
Where is this? After a moment of confusion, she immediately woke up and sat up.
She was sleeping on the sofa. That willful, overbearing and unreasonable devil actually drove her to sleep on the sofa!
After getting off the sofa, Xu Shiqi felt a headache, backache, and even pain in her toes. There was no place that felt comfortable. She gritted her teeth and turned to look at a door, then tried her best not to recall what happened yesterday.
She bought a bunch of stomach medicine yesterday, but the person who wanted to take the medicine said that the pain was too much. Wen Jialuo sat on the bed with a clear look in her eyes, but her sweaty hair and abnormal complexion proved the pain she had just experienced.
Xu Shiqi rubbed his ankle vigorously, looking up at the man who had stood up from his seat: "What are you doing?"
"Take a shower." Wen Jialuo's voice was still a little hoarse. She staggered to get her clothes and went into the bathroom.
Xu Shiqi ignored her and fell on the bed again. She couldn't move anymore. The tension she had just felt disappeared completely, and fatigue came over her. Fortunately, her cousin's classmate was not too bad, at least he did his part, and whether he appreciated it or not was really not her business.
When he was lying on the bed in a daze, his feet were kicked. Xu Shiqi impatiently turned sideways to avoid it, rubbed his face in the soft quilt, and muttered in a low voice: "Let me sleep..."
"Get up and take a shower."
The collar was lifted up, and the upper body was lifted up. Xu Shiqi opened his eyes and turned to see Wen Jialuo had changed into pajamas and was wrapped tightly.
"I've put your pajamas in the bathroom, you can wear them." After saying that, Wen Jialuo lifted the quilt and lay down on the bed.
"Your hair is still wet." Xu Shiqi frowned, looking at the water stains on the snow-white pillow.
"I'll kill you if you make any more noise..." Wen Jialuo's voice was almost unclear.
Xu Shiqi glared at the girl who was still curled up under the quilt: "What a little devil."
The bathroom was not very big, and the walls were covered with colorful small grids, and the mist looked a bit like a rainbow. While taking a bath, Xu Shiqi thought about his situation. He was bathing naked in the bathroom, while another girl was lying on the bed outside...
She shook her head vigorously, throwing away all the inexplicable thoughts in the mist.
After taking a shower and blowing her hair, she checked the lock of the front door, turned off the lights in the living room, and returned to bed.
But as soon as she lay down, she turned her head and saw a pair of eyes staring at her. The black pupils were deep and dark.
"… What's wrong? Still not feeling well?"
“There’s a sofa in the living room!”
"Sofa?" Xu Shiqi almost choked. "You really want me to sleep on the sofa?"
"There are quilts and pillows in the cupboard, please help yourself."
Xu Shiqi was so angry that he sat up from the bed: "After all, I bought medicine for you, and you are a customer, are you being unreasonable?"
"We agreed on this before we came here." Wen Jialuo's voice was still very stubborn, "Get out."
"You..." Xu Shiqi's eyes went dark, and she couldn't help laughing, "You are really the most infatuated person in the world. Not only do you want to keep your spiritual chastity for your senior brother for the rest of your life, you don't even let anyone get close to your body." She lowered her head, getting very close to Wen Jialuo, so close that she could see her own shadow in his eyes, and mocked him maliciously, "You deserve to be lonely for the rest of your life."
Wen Jialuo closed his eyes, opened and closed his thin lips, and still ruthlessly drove him away: "Please turn off the lights when you leave."
So, in the end, Xu Shiqi had no choice but to stay in the sofa for the night. Fortunately, the sofa was big enough so she didn't have to sleep all night. But it's not ruled out that she fell asleep because she was angry.
After waking up, she moved her hands and feet, but there was still no movement behind the door. Last night, there was a commotion for no apparent reason, and Xu Shiqi had no time to look around. It was already dawn outside, so she walked around the house.
This is a three-bedroom, one-living room house, with a rather old layout and no aesthetic appeal. The three bedrooms are arranged in a row, with a long living room, kitchen and bathroom opposite. Except for Wen Jialuo's bedroom, the other two are tightly closed. Xu Shiqi is a little depressed. He doesn't know if there is a bed, but he actually curls up on the sofa. I felt that this area is very remote, so it is very quiet outside the house. I thought I would feel uneasy sleeping on the sofa last night, but in this environment without any noise, even my dreams are very peaceful. Think about it, this kind of quietness here is not the first choice for living.
Although Wen Jialuo described him as hateful and had a bad attitude, Xu Shiqi still walked to the refrigerator based on the principle of being a good person to the end.
I was a little surprised that there were quite a lot of things in the refrigerator. At least there were a lot of eggs and noodles.
It was unimaginable that Wen Jialuo would take the initiative to cook for herself. Wasn't she still trying to get closer to being a god? Since he couldn't figure it out, Xu Shiqi stopped thinking about it. Even if she wasn't hungry, he was already very hungry.
The kitchen was well-equipped. Xu Shiqi took out a spatula and put it on the induction cooker, quickly boiling water. In the meantime, she had already taken care of herself, and then she beat the egg flower and wrapped each noodle with a bright yellow color. Although it was still a little lacking in color without vegetables, she found a bottle of sesame oil, and finally added incense to make it complete.
"What are you doing?"
The faint voice behind him startled Xu Shiqi. He turned around and saw Wen Jialuo with her hair sticking up high, leaning against the door and staring at the pot.
She laughed with a puff. The anger that had been suppressed all night was gone in an instant. She had never seen Wen Jialuo look so greedy before, and even wondered if her family hadn't seen such a look in her eyes for a long time.
"Egg noodles, would you like some?"
Wen Jialuo walked forward calmly, then looked at the pot of food that was entangled with egg drops and could not be seen: "Is this it?"
Xu Shiqi raised his eyebrows and said, "It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not." Then he reached for the bowl from the cupboard above his head.
Seeing how skillful her movements were, if she hadn't been in good spirits, Wen Jialuo would have suspected that she had stayed up all night studying the furnishings here.
Wen Jialuo didn't say anything else, but turned around to brush his teeth and wash his face, then smoothed his unruly hair in front of the mirror.
In the end, both of them were sitting at the table, holding their bowls and eating noodles.
Xu Shiqi finished eating first, and then sat there looking at Wen Jialuo, and asked curiously: "Aren't you a big eater?"
"Because you are an outsider." Wen Jialuo replied.
"Oh..." Xu Shiqi responded with a long pause, "So you're just not eating for your family to see?"
"It wasn't like that at first. I really didn't want to eat. I vomited everything I ate. Then it gradually got better."
"I've wanted to ask this for a long time," Xu Shiqi propped his elbows on the table and continued to get to the bottom of it, "You made yourself anorexic, but was it just to let your family know how serious the situation was/□□?"
Wen Jialuo stopped eating and looked at her. The woman smiled cunningly, and it was clear that she was waiting for him to jump.
"That's right, it's my grandfather who taught me to survive after risking my life."
"Impossible." Xu Shiqi shook his head.
"We have been around them since we were young, and grew up listening to the stories of the older generation." Wen Jialuo laughed, "If you learn but don't use it, you are not a good student."
Xu Shiqi sighed. If the old man knew that his granddaughter had remade all those glorious stories like this, he would be so angry that he would faint.
"So what was the matter with your stomachache last night?"
"If you don't eat, your stomach will naturally rebel. Don't tell my cousin about this." Wen Jialuo looked at her threateningly, "They don't know."
"Didn't you have dinner?" Xu Shiqi wondered.
"The food is too spicy." Wen Jialuo thought for a moment, "I didn't eat anything the whole day." She added, "And there was a cold wind blowing by the lake at night..."
"Cold wind is inhaled into the lungs, not eaten into the stomach!" Xu Shiqi stood up to clean up the dishes, too lazy to talk to her anymore. Those who don't cherish themselves must suffer, they deserve it.
"No need to wash, an auntie will come to clean up in a while." Wen Jialuo shouted from behind.
Xu Shiqi suddenly understood. Why was the place where she lived so human? It turned out that there was someone to serve her. Since it was someone else's place, Xu Shiqi felt that she didn't have much say, so she was ready to leave. Wen Jialuo stopped her and told her that she was going out anyway, so he just sent her to the car.
While waiting for someone in the living room, Xu Shiqi received a call from home. They said that someone from the Health Bureau had gone there early in the morning to take samples again, but this time their attitude was very good, implying that it was just a formality and that there seemed to be room for things to turn around, so she shouldn't worry.
Xu Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Wen Jialuo coming out.
Her eyes almost fell out because Wen Jialuo was standing there in a uniform.
Light blue shirt, navy blue knee-length skirt; golden chest badge and obvious red shield on epaulettes. This outfit is definitely not good-looking, but Xu Shiqi believes that if it is not tailor-made for her, it must have been modified afterwards. Because it doesn't look bad on her, but rather gives her a heroic look...
Xu Shiqi could recognize which company the uniform belonged to. Her family's store also had to deal with this company. But she was a little surprised that this little devil was actually going to work seriously.
With the conditions of the Wen family, they could do whatever they wanted. Although Baohua went to college, she wanted to be a housewife wholeheartedly, so she followed her way. But I really didn't expect that Wen Jialuo would choose the life of a nine-to-five civil servant.
"Through the back door?" Xu Shiqi pointed at the clothes on her and asked tentatively.
Wen Jialuo looked down, then glared at her: "It's a serious exam."
Xu Shiqi's face was full of disbelief: "Can you live such an ordinary life?"
"Only a simple life can lead a good life." Wen Jialuo straightened his clothes, then smiled at her, "Isn't it?"
Xu Shiqi was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply.
Once some people make a decision, they will spend all their energy to realize it. Everything they do is to prove the determination required for this decision. To put it nicely, it is called having a tenacious belief, but it can also be called not turning back until hitting the wall. Yu Wenjialuo, probably will not turn back even if he hits the wall.
"I know you're strong, okay." Xu Shiqi also smiled, this time sincerely. She also had a decision she had to make, but she didn't have the courage like Wen Jialuo to say that now I can be sure of what I will do. She had too many concerns, and she couldn't do it like Wen Jialuo, so she had to wait five years. She didn't know how far it would drag on in the future, and she didn't dare to think about things that were too far away.
So, in fact, she envied Wen Jialuo, who was a very courageous girl.
When changing shoes before going out, Wen Jialuo suddenly said, "Thank you for last night."
Xu Shiqi was stunned.
"But you really don't know how to buy medicine. Basically, it's useless." Wen Jialuo added.
"Yes, next time, just don't let me see your stomach aching again." Xu Shiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then said, "I got a call from my mom, and I think the store will be fine. Thank you."
Wen Jialuo turned around with an impatient look on her face. Xu Shiqi seemed to remember that she had promised not to mention it, so she just shook her hand and shut up.
"By the way, tell me what I asked you to ask your dad." Wen Jialuo took out his cell phone, "Give me the phone."
Xu Shiqi handed it to her with a question mark on his face, and then saw her press buttons randomly.
"This is my number, save it."
"I see." Xu Shiqi smiled gently, and his voice was also gentle, "You are actually quite good."
Wen Jialuo snorted twice, opened the door and went out.
When she walked downstairs, Xu Shiqi carefully looked at the characteristics of the corridor entrance. She didn't let Wen Jialuo know that she ran to the wrong building last night, otherwise she would definitely laugh at her. Although she didn't think it would be useful to remember it, she still remembered it with a grudge.
It was daytime now, so it was a good time to take a look at this community. The spacious open space in front of the building served as a parking lot on one side, and on the other side there was a decent basketball court and several ping-pong tables. There were also some fitness equipment for the elderly under the trees. It looked like a small but complete place. I didn't know why Wen Jialuo lived here, but she looked carefully at the young man standing guard at the entrance of the community. No matter how you looked at him, he looked like a soldier.
Wen Jialuo sent Xu Shiqi to the bus station, then waved goodbye and went to work.
Even when Xu Shiqi was sitting in the car, he still felt that what had happened from yesterday to now was a little funny. The two people who were originally parallel had an intersection. Because they were originally parallel, probably because their auras were not compatible, the intersection became special. When the car was speeding on the highway, Xu Shiqi looked out the window seriously. It was a pity that he never saw the artificial lake. He only remembered that there seemed to be no construction site and machinery next to the artificial lake yesterday. Maybe it was an artificial lake that was about to be developed but was abandoned.
Humans are such unstable creatures. What is long-lasting love, or what is love? Xu Shiqi actually doesn't know. For her, love is more difficult than others, let alone long-lasting love. A marriage with constraints at least has the power of constraints, while a relationship without constraints is like a future that can easily collapse at any time. Because I don't want to face that desperate situation, I simply don't even build a love nest. This is the safest way.