The next day, they both slept in. It was a little after nine o'clock when Tang Zuo woke up first. After coming out of the shower, he went to open the window.
The weather is sunny and the air is slightly hot. Summer has arrived.
She stretched comfortably and was immediately embraced by a familiar warmth. Shi Ci hooked his arms around her waist from behind and put his head on her shoulder. They looked at the garden outside the window together.
This is a relatively young and quiet community with good greenery. The garden downstairs is quite large. The sun is shining brightly in the morning, birds are chirping, and light and shadows are moving among the green leaves. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and your lungs will be filled with the fragrance of magnolia.
The years are quiet and good.
Shi Ci took out his phone and took a selfie of them.
"That's great." She admired it with a smile and took a few more photos.
Tang Zuo leaned his head against hers and they both commented on the photos. "Hey, the light is good in this one."
“You look really good in this picture.”
"It's beautiful."
The two of them laughed at the same time.
"Let me pick one to post on WeChat Moments." Shi Ci swiped across the screen with great interest.
"ah?"
"It's okay, I'll post them in groups. This one is good, so I'll post this one." Shi Ci posted it to his friends circle, hugged her and smiled. At this time, a name popped up on Shi Ci's phone screen, making the two of them pause.
"Chen Yiyi."
Tang Zuo took the initiative to say, "I'll go make breakfast." This left time for Shi Ci.
Shi Ci glanced at Tang Zuo's back and picked up the phone.
After the unpleasant incident a few years ago, they only communicated through WeChat a few times, and each time it was just a polite conversation that ended very briefly.
At the end of every year, Chen Yiyi would transfer her "heat" dividends to her card on time. At the end of every year, they would get together as usual. Last year, Shi Ci did not go, and she had not seen Chen Yiyi since the winter solstice.
Chen Yiyi's voice was still the same as usual when he spoke to her, hiding his happiness and the familiarity that only old friends have. "What are you busy with?"
Shi Ci: "I'm busy with work, what's up?"
As soon as she said this, Shi Ci realized that her tone towards Chen Yiyi was unprecedentedly cold. There had always been a layer of separation between them, and they could not get closer no matter what. Shi Ci once thought that they could be business partners and friends. After all, the fate between people is rare, and she wanted to cherish and maintain it, but relying on her unilateral efforts, it was sometimes a bit difficult.
There was silence for a second on Chen Yiyi's side.
Shi Ci cleared his throat and continued, "I've been busy these past few months, and I have some free time this week."
"Oh. I just came back from Japan and brought you some souvenirs. Would you like to come over to 'heat' when you are free?"
Shi Ci said without hesitation: "I won't go over, I'm with my girlfriend."
Chen Yiyi's side fell silent again. Shi Ci sighed inwardly, turned around and walked a few steps, watching Tang Zuo busy in the kitchen. There were light purple and light green eustoma in the transparent vase on the dining table.
She smiled a little.
At this time, Chen Yiyi also smiled, "Still with that little girl?"
Shi Ci didn't like her tone of voice that seemed to be based on their familiarity, so she said calmly and affirmatively, "Of course, I like her very much."
In her field of vision, Tang Zuo placed a plate on the dining table and glanced in her direction.
"Yiyi, I won't talk to you anymore. We have to have breakfast." Shi Ci's heart had already flown to the dining table, and he didn't wait for her to reply. "Hang up. See you later."
Chen Yiyi stood there stiffly holding her phone for a long time. Then she opened WeChat, scrolled to her Moments, and saw Shi Ci's update.
Shi Ci hugged the girl from behind, and the two leaned against each other, smiling brightly at the camera.
It's really dazzling.
When Shi Ci and Qiao Sha were in love, they were not so high-profile.
Chen Yiyi looked at it for a while, but still did not click the like button. She threw her phone aside and picked up a file bag next to it, which contained the things she had commissioned a private detective to inquire about. This file bag had been in her hands for several days, and now she decided to open it and take a look.
Tang Zuo made a simple sandwich, eggs, bacon, lettuce and a little orange pulp. He drank milk himself and poured coffee for Shi Ci.
"Which one do you want, salad dressing or ketchup?" Tang Zuo asked her.
"I eat ketchup." Shi Ci said, but he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he winked at Tang Zuo.
Tang Zuo smiled. Professor Shi was really only three years old. He picked up the sandwich and handed it to her lips. Shi Ci took a bite and hummed in admiration. She took another bite and a little ketchup stained her lips. Tang Zuo subconsciously stretched out her fingertips to wipe it off for her.
Shi Ci glanced over, took a bite, and put the ketchup in his mouth.
Tang Zuo was stunned, and his face suddenly became hot.
Shi Ci smiled with curved eyebrows.
Shi Ci and Tang Zuo did not go out all day on Saturday. They stayed together from morning to night.
On Sunday morning, Shi Ci received a call from Sister Miu, asking her to come out for a gathering in the evening.
Shi Ci's first reaction was still to refuse.
Sister Miu smiled and half-seriously complained to her, "Even if you have a girlfriend, you can't forget your sister Miu, right? She didn't have a good time the last time she came. Bring her along today. Don't worry, there won't be many people. Besides, I haven't had a good talk with her yet."
Shi Ci always wanted to give Sister Miu some face, so she didn't agree immediately, and just said, "I have to ask her first."
Sister Miu sighed, "Are you so obedient now?"
Shi Ci laughed but did not deny it.
Tang Zuo still had some impression of Sister Miu, and knew that she was a very good friend of Shi Ci. He didn't want to embarrass her, so he agreed.
They were the last to arrive at Miu's villa. The garden was very big, with colorful lights of various styles hanging on the trees. English songs with soft rhythm came from the room, and the atmosphere was very good.
Sister Miu was sitting opposite a woman drinking. There was a buffet and a barbecue grill on the long table next to them. The servants were grilling lobsters.
Tang Zuo glanced at the woman next to Sister Miu and seemed to have some impression of her.
Miu and the others looked over here, and at the same time, they were greeted. Shi Ci pulled Tang Zuo over and sat down, smiling, "Just the two of you?"
"More than that." Sister Miu glanced at her.
The woman that Tang Zuo had an impression of was none other than General Su. She was happy to talk to Tang Zuo. Tang Zuo knew that the other party had a high social status and it was impossible for them to become old friends after just two meetings. She was more doing it for the sake of Shi Ci and Sister Miu. All she had to do was listen, answer, smile more and make sure the conversation was not dull.
"Who else is there?" Shi Ci asked. Sister Miu still kept her word. It was just the two of them. Tang Zuo wouldn't be nervous, so she didn't need to worry.
Before Sister Miu could answer, Chen Yiyi's voice came from another place, "And me." Her voice was not loud, but it was clear in the ears.
Everyone looked and saw Chen Yiyi, wearing a short T-shirt and long pants, with wet hair, walking slowly towards them.
"Did you take a shower?" Sister Miu raised her eyebrows.
"I just swam a few laps." Chen Yiyi pushed aside her bangs, her expression calm in the dark night, but her eyes were like the light leaking from the trees, and they were cast on Shi Ci for the first time.
Nothing could be seen on Shi Ci's expression for a moment, and he did not avoid her gaze.
Chen Yiyi also came over and sat down, "You are so mean, you came out when Sister Miu called you, but I couldn't call you."
Before Shi Ci could answer, Sister Miu said with a smile: "Why don't you reflect on the reason?"
Chen Yiyi smiled, "It seems that I am not popular."
Sister Miu shrugged and said jokingly, "Again, you still need to reflect on yourself."
Chen Yiyi really laughed out loud this time.
Shi Ci didn't say anything, but just frowned slightly.
Tang Zhao could still understand the confrontation in these sentences, and she was not in a position to speak. President Su was the person who could stay out of the matter the most in the whole audience, so she picked up the wine glass and took a sip, trying to protect herself and not get involved.
The servant brought the grilled shrimps in a timely manner. Ms. Su smiled and said to Tang Zuo, "Try these shrimps. They are quite fresh. They were airlifted in from Boston this morning." She was very patient with Tang Zuo and taught her how to eat them.
Chen Yiyi glanced at Tang Zuo from the corner of his eyes, and raised his lips in an unknown arc, "Last time I heard you say that you were going to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Are you busy now?"
Tang Zhuo responded to Mr. Su and said, "I have been admitted to graduate school."
"Oh..." Chen Yiyi stretched out his words and did not comment further.
"This way I can spend more time with Shi Ci. Xiao Tang is really amazing!" Sister Miu filled the gap in time.
Tang Zuo smiled politely and said modestly that he didn't have any, saying that Sister Miu was exaggerating.
The people present were all Shi Ci's friends. Their experiences, horizons and social status were not comparable to hers, but in terms of status, they were equal. Tang Zhuo did not feel much inferiority. She did not care what she looked like in their eyes, nor did she want to completely integrate herself. When her father was alive, he said to her: Don't despise the poor young people. Tang Zhuo saw a role model in her father and agreed with this sentence.
As long as you don't look down on yourself, other people's opinions don't matter at all.
In this world, she only cares about her words and how she sees herself.
After hearing what Sister Miu said, Shi Ci smiled and touched Tang Zuo's hair. Without saying a word, his eyes were full of love and pride.
The atmosphere was neither awkward nor embarrassing, but with the night breeze and delicious food, the party was pretty good.
After a few rounds of conversation, Chen Yiyi brought the conversation back to Tang Zuo. "There are a lot of graduate students now, and a lot of them can't find jobs. But Tang Zuo, don't worry. We are here, and you will always find a job..."
No matter how slow or good-tempered Tang Zhao was, he was a little annoyed at this moment. Shi Ci's expression faded, and she decided not to endure it anymore. Sister Miu was faster than her and glared at Chen Yiyi, "You talked too much tonight, eat your food and stop worrying about it."
President Su also laughed, "How can a graduate student from Xi'an University not find a job?"
"That depends on what kind of job it is..." Chen Yiyi seemed not to understand their hints, and her eyes focused on Tang Zhao's face, "Young people nowadays sometimes know a person's face but not his heart, and sometimes they will do anything for money..."
Shi Ci couldn't listen any longer, and she didn't want to stay any longer. "It's getting late, Tang Zuo and I will go back." She took Tang Zuo's hand and stood up.
Chen Yiyi stared at her, all his emotions churning in his heart. Instead of calming down, he felt more turbid and about to burst out. "Don't you really want to be with me?"
She had buried these words deep in her heart for who knows how long. The moment she said them out, it was like pulling out a carrot and bringing out the mud. She felt wronged and asked, "Is she really that good?"
Chen Yiyi pointed at Tang Zuo and said to Shi Ci, "Do you know her past?"
The temperature in Tang Zhao's eyes gradually dropped, and even her whole body felt cold. She didn't understand why she was being targeted and why this person had such great malice towards her
"Chen Yiyi!" Shi Ci clenched her hand and looked at Chen Yiyi coldly, "Please be polite to my girlfriend! If you can't do that, I can't stay in the same room with you."
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