His unrhythmic heartbeat was beating wildly along with the flickering street lights outside the car window. Lu Shizhen never expected that Xu Shiyue would connect the topic back to the original question.
It was like doing a math problem. The rest of the conversation was all Xu Shiyue's steps, just to prove the question she had about herself at the beginning. The logic was flawless, and she didn't sound like a drunk person at all.
The neon lights illuminated the darkness outside the window, making the man's drunken eyes seem clearer.
Lu Shizhen couldn't tell for a moment whether Xu Shiyue's words just now were a true expression of his drunken feelings or he was pretending to be drunk to coax her.
The shortened distance made the breath more intimate, and the warm smell of alcohol, wrapped in the fragrance that only this person had, rolled into Lu Shizhen's nostrils.
Too much information flooded into Lu Shizhen's mind in this short period of time, causing confusion, hesitation, joy, and a completely unbalanced heartbeat that rolled into a tangled ball, leaving her a little overwhelmed for a moment.
So I was at a loss and replied awkwardly as if nothing had happened: "I, I was not in a bad mood to begin with."
People are often not aware of the changes in their voice tone when they are speaking, just like Lu Shizhen's answer at this moment, which is much softer than when he answered "no" just now.
This is what it means to really not be in a bad mood.
And there are a few more that I don't know what's wrong with.
Xu Shiyue listened to the man's answer and slightly curved his eyes.
She was really a little drunk, and her clear eyes, with a hint of alcohol, couldn't stop the satisfaction and joy from rolling out of her eyes.
Then he tilted his head and fell into a deep sleep leaning on Lu Shizhen's shoulder.
Even if there wasn't a hint of roses around her this time.
Lu Shizhen's shoulder was tilted by Xu Shiyue's reassuring action, and then she carefully flattened her shoulder to let Xu Shiyue sleep better. The sound of the navigation system gradually became clearer in the car. The driver glanced at the two people sitting in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but said to Lu Shizhen: "Little girl, your friend's way of expression is really special. How can you use your dead first love to clarify the current scandal? Isn't this cutting off your own future?"
Lu Shizhen was stunned for a moment.
Then he thought about it carefully and found that it was really the case. He couldn't help but smile and said to save Xu Shiyue's image: "She is not good at talking, but she is anxious to explain it clearly."
The driver glanced at Xu Shiyue who was leaning on Lu Shizhen's shoulder, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her delicate appearance: "Isn't this what you young people say, a good person has a big mouth?"
The driver said, and the smile on her face slowly faded: "But judging from your friend's attitude just now, the cinnabar mole on her heart is really deep."
"Auntie, please say one more thing. If you don't want to listen, just pretend I didn't say anything." She looked at the little girl behind her who had a liking for her and said kindly, "We living people will never be able to compete with the dead, especially those who have not been forgotten for so many years. You should think about it carefully."
The way home gradually became familiar, and the view outside the car window was filled with the spring that Lu Shizhen had seen countless times in the past five years.
And five years can indeed be described as “so many years”.
Lu Shizhen once thought that when she stood in the snow and saw Shen Yanxing supporting Xu Shiyue, that was Xu Shiyue’s future.
But five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and today Xu Shiyue told me that she still misses me.
She said she loved me.
Even with the constraints of the main system, she still loves me.
So what are we doing with all this self-righteous avoidance and giving up these days
Are you moved by your own "greatness"
Lu Shizhen laughed awkwardly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
Not only did she not stand on Xu Shiyue's side, she also became an accomplice of the main system.
Give her a kiss, and then take the man she longs for away from her.
The emotions deposited on the bottom of the sea finally broke free from the chains that bound them, and were about to surge up with the wind and rain.
Lu Shizhen watched the taxi stop in front of her building and paid the driver a little more money: "Thank you for your reminder. The extra money is to thank you."
"Little girl, auntie doesn't want your money. I hope you can figure it out." The driver said as she was about to return the money to Lu Shizhen, but Lu Shizhen put away her phone and got out of the car.
Xu Shiyue fell asleep in the car with her head slightly tilted. The light from the street lamp enveloped her as the car door was opened. While waiting for the landing, Zhen awkwardly and carefully carried her out.
The warm breath gently and slowly fell on Lu Shizhen's heart, and the thin material was filled with warmth.
She just looked at the face leaning against her arms and said to the driver: "But... I think I should be the cinnabar mole."
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As Xu Shiyue's personal bodyguard, Li was required to stay by her side at all times.
However, even though he had received professional training, he still felt at a loss as to where to start after following Lu Shizhen to her home.
After the third time he didn't know what he stepped on and made a sound, Li was glared at by Lu Shizhen and left her house. He silently chose to go back to the bodyguard's car downstairs and wait.
Maybe it was because of being drunk, Lu Shizhen was frightened by Li's voice three times, but Xu Shiyue was not woken up.
She was a good drinker and even when drunk she would just fall asleep in Lu Shizhen's arms, with a look of obedience between her cold brows.
Lu Shizhen let the two-meter-tall bear on his bed replace himself and carefully put Xu Shiyue on the bed.
The big furry brown hand was pressed against her face, making her look particularly petite against its huge body. She was completely unguarded, as if she was easy to manipulate.
Lu Shizhen just sat beside the bed, staring at the sleeping Xu Shiyue, gently touching the messy hair in front of her face, and his lips moved slightly.
The shadow reflected on the wall slowly fell, and then suddenly retracted.
Lu Shizhen suddenly realized that the reason Xu Shiyue could sleep so soundly without being disturbed might be because she was too tired in recent years.
And she was alone, stubbornly resisting the other half that fate had given her.
Even if this person could make her future much easier.
Lu Shizhen's heart felt like it was being twisted.
She just looked at the sleeping Xu Shiyue, and in her peripheral vision, the messy environment that she was accustomed to seemed to be surrounding her with its fangs and claws.
Not knowing where the motivation suddenly came from, Lu Shizhen picked up the clothes that seemed to be about to swallow Xu Shiyue, rolled up his sleeves and took the initiative to clean up the house.
In the middle of the night, the washing machine that had not been used for a long time was turned on, and the garbage bags sealed in the storage cabinet were taken out in rolls.
Lu Shizhen picked up the clothes that were thrown everywhere one by one, and put them into the washing machine in an orderly manner according to light and dark colors.
All the expired snacks that had been opened for a long time were thrown into the trash bag, as well as the used paints, crumpled up drafts, and even the cat toys that Qiuqiu had broken.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning falls on the entrance hall, and the blind box ornaments of cats and dogs are warmly bathed in the sunlight.
The crisp sound of the electronic door lock opening was heard. Xiaoning entered the password skillfully and walked in carrying two large portions of breakfast that Lu Shizhen had ordered.
Then he just stood there in a daze.
The sofa appeared neatly in this house for the first time. There were no comic manuscripts randomly placed on the table in the living room. Even the dining table was clean and empty.
"Teacher Sixteen, Teacher Sixteen! Ten..." Xiaoning shouted at Lu Shizhen frantically like a frightened parrot.
Before her voice could get louder, Lu Shizhen rushed out from the bathroom and covered her mouth: "Shhhhh! What are you arguing about?"
"What happened at home?" Xiao Ning couldn't believe it. "Were we robbed?"
"Go to hell." Lu Shizhen said helplessly, "Who would clean up for you when a thief comes?"
"That's true." Xiao Ning nodded, still puzzled, "Then what happened to you?"
"I think I should be clean from now on, isn't it?" Lu Shizhen said as he took off his cleaning gloves. "Why, I'm not messy anymore, are you sorry?"
"No, no, teacher, I am so happy that I can't contain myself! You don't know that I've been dreaming about when you can tidy up the house so that it looks presentable!" Xiaoning shook her head repeatedly, fearing that because of her reaction just now, Lu Shizhen would go back to his old ways.
"It's just... I just feel it's a little strange." Xiao Ning put the breakfast in her hand on Lu Shizhen's clean dining table and said carefully, "No matter how I persuaded you before, you refused. Why did you suddenly change your temper today?"
Although Xiaoning was very happy about Lu Shizhen's transformation today, she was also deeply puzzled.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she looked straight at Lu Shizhen who was carrying out the washed clothes: "Teacher Shiliu, do you have someone you like? Or is your favorite person coming to visit us?"
Lu Shizhen was stunned for a moment, then put down the clothes basket in her hand and pushed Xiaoning towards the door: "Go, go, go back to the studio and do your work. You only know gossip all day long. Have you finished your report?"
Lu Shizhen's words were as rapid as a string of cannonballs, and Xiaoning was kicked out before she could even interrupt.
Then Qiuqiu came out of its cat bed with its tail erect: "Meow~Meow~ (Host, the data shows that you were making low-frequency noises all night last night. Are you suffering from insomnia?)"
"I just want to clean up." Lu Shizhen picked up her clothes basket again, and showed Qiuqiu what she had done all night with a sense of accomplishment, "I did a pretty good job, didn't I?"
"It's really good!" Qiuqiu gave a crisp cry, not like a cat, but more like a dog who was particularly supportive. "Research shows that such a clean and refreshing environment can give people a positive attitude towards life!"
Lu Shizhen was still very pleased with Qiuqiu's flattery and nodded proudly: "That's right, I want to live a good life."
"Host, is this because of Xu Shiyue?" Qiuqiu observed Lu Shizhen's expression and meowed softly to test, "I went to your bedroom just now, and I saw that it was Xu Shiyue sleeping in your bed."
Qiuqiu said this with fear in her voice.
Lu Shizhen could imagine Qiuqiu's fear when she came to her room and found that the master she wanted to be intimate with was Xu Shiyue. She stroked Qiuqiu from head to toe as if to comfort her: "I'm sorry, I should have told you earlier. Xiaoning bought two starch sausages. I'll give them to you later."
Qiuqiu heard this and swung her tail: "It's the host's freedom to say it or not. I don't need any starch to compensate."
Such a generous reaction caught Lu Shizhen off guard and even stunned him.
You have to know that Qiuqiu's favorite food is starch sausage. Sometimes, in order to snatch the starch sausage from your hand, she is more cunning than a cat.
Why do you just say no this time
Lu Shizhen was still worried about whether Qiuqiu had any problems, when she heard it ask her a question: "I just want to ask the host, do you understand why you suddenly acted like this?"
"A research data shows that when a person changes because of another person, it is often because..."
"like."
Qiuqiu has thought about this these days. It really doesn't want to see its host so sad and awkward, so it just takes this opportunity to give her a push.
But just as it was weighing and hesitating on how to help Lu Shizhen to clear up the psychological barrier she was afraid to face, Lu Shizhen gave a positive answer before it did.
The fresh morning breeze blew across the balcony, and the skirt that had just been hung on the hanger was blown up by the wind.
Lu Shizhen carefully spread out the edge of her folded skirt and said to the kitten at her feet with certainty: "I like Xu Shiyue, I like her very much."
(End of this chapter)