I ran downstairs, the biting wind seemed to bring the cold air from Siberia, the big raindrops hit my face, and the cold wind blew into my neck, making me shiver, and I quickly pulled the collar of my coat to cover myself tightly. The rain was getting heavier, and I couldn't see clearly a few meters away, so I had to quickly run to the newsstand on the roadside to wait for a taxi. I waited for a long time but there was no sign of a taxi. I became more and more anxious, stamping my feet with cold, and I wanted to leave here quickly. Finally, I saw a taxi with lights on coming from the opposite lane, and I rushed over while waving without caring...
"Screech—" I remember hearing a sharp brake sound at that time, and subconsciously covered my face. At this moment, a pair of hands grabbed my arms, and I was pulled to the side and fell into the rain.
My head went blank immediately, "It's over!"
After a few seconds, I heard someone next to me asking, "Ah, are you okay?" I opened my eyes and saw that Li Shuming and I had fallen into the rain, soaked and covered in mud, and my small handbag had fallen two meters away. I moved my arms and legs, and ahaha! I was not injured!
"Are you okay? Are you okay?" The driver who got out of the car asked tentatively with his head lowered.
I waved at him. Li Shuming had already stood up, and he bent over and extended his slender arm to me. I quickly climbed up with his help. There was a large patch of mud on his pants, his beige woolen coat was dirty, and there was a small clump of mud on his left cheek. He looked very embarrassed. He casually wiped it off, picked up the rose-red handbag two meters away and handed it to me.
"That was close! I've never seen you punish someone so angry!" Li Shuming seemed to be scolding me.
I didn't know how to answer, and I was so cold that I blew on my palms. The driver who caused the accident saw that we were fine, started the car and left.
Shu Ming picked up the umbrella that was turned upside down on the ground, opened his coat, covered my head with it, and held me in his arms. As he walked back, he said, "Wow, you run really fast! It's so cold!"
I tried to say something but nothing came out and I just followed him back obediently.
This embrace is very warm.
I remember that night was very long. I lay on the big sofa in Li's house, took off my coat, covered myself with a soft thin cashmere blanket and stared at the wall in a daze. Shuming had just taken a shower, and the ends of his hair were still dripping with water. He came over to tease me, and the fresh fragrance of his body hit me in the face. I ignored him and turned my face away pretending to be angry.
He sighed softly, turned and went into the kitchen, and soon brought out a cup of strong hot coffee and smiled gently, "The little girl is really not easy to mess with." After that, he put the coffee on the coffee table and reached out to pinch my face.
This guy was so sure that I wouldn't get angry. I was surprised at myself, I was so angry just now, but now I seem to be calm. No no no, I can't escape this little trick!
Although I admitted defeat in my heart, I couldn't save myself. I left so decisively just now, and I felt a little embarrassed. After all, I am an adult in my twenties.
"Have some hot coffee."
I still kept my eyelids drooping and didn't say anything, nor did I reach out to take the cup.
"Miss, do you want me to lie on the ground and bark like a puppy?" He actually teased me, and I rolled my eyes at him fiercely. Shu Ming stretched out his hand to brush away a strand of hair in front of my forehead, with a lot of tenderness in the corners of his eyes, "You are still a girl... Let's put it this way, I won't play a clown to amuse you, but if you don't mind, I will play a song for you, which can also be regarded as a show of ugliness, okay?"
Just like that, on that cold and stormy night, Li Shuming sat in front of me, playing the guitar and singing softly, "Don't panic when I'm here. I'll run around for you, and no matter how strong the wind and rain are, I can't stop it..."
A magnetic voice, affectionate and bright, and also a pair of beautiful men's hands, which I had never noticed before.
The song gradually settled into my heart. I suddenly felt so emotional that I wanted to ask him, how did you break up with your ex
As I was hesitating, the guitar sound slowed down. Shuming saw through my thoughts before I could even open my mouth. "We got together hastily for many reasons. When we really saw each other clearly one day, we realized that we were not each other's life partners. If we force ourselves to stay together, our lives will become an endless torment."
"Don't you think it's a pity?"
"My heart is no longer with each other. If we continue to be together, it will probably be a waste of our whole lives." Shu Ming said slowly, looking sad.
Curious, I jumped up, lifted the thin blanket and sat up, "So, one of you is mentally unfaithful?"
Shu Ming lowered his head slightly, speechless. I guess it was still a sad story. I suddenly realized that I was wrong just now, and hurriedly changed the subject, "I need to go back and tell my parents..." After that, I nervously grabbed the coffee cup and drank it, choking on the water and gasping for breath.
He seemed to be amused by me, and patted my back. "It's okay, it's okay, this is a big deal, let's just get along first, you can think about it slowly, no matter what decision you make, I will accept it."
I was ready to surrender and throw myself into his arms.
We hugged tightly, pressed against his chest, feeling his heavy breathing, something in my chest was melting and spreading out, he hugged me tightly, a string of tiny kisses fell on my forehead, cheeks, earlobes, back of the neck, all the way down...
Shu Ming's breathing became more and more rapid, blowing a breeze beside my ears. Gradually, I felt that hard, strange and strange feeling that I hadn't touched for many years. But he just kissed me, his wet lips, imprinted on my body, and the numbness made my heart itch.
"Okay?" He laid me down on the sofa, leaned over and asked in my ear.
I didn't know how to answer, and my body froze. That strange night, our relationship rose from the bottom to the top.
He smiled understandingly, picked me up, and held me in his arms, cheek to cheek, heart to heart, "Qiuqiu, I am willing to wait."
I stayed there until very late before returning to the hotel. When I said goodbye to him, I said to him, "There is one more thing," but the words were on the tip of my tongue but I was too embarrassed to say them.
"Hmm? Just let me know if you have any questions."
"Um, when you divorced, did you—"
Shu Ming shook his head, his bright eyes slightly hesitant. This kind of thing might still be a little embarrassing to talk about. I pushed the door and got out of the car contentedly, and went into the building. When I walked to the elevator door and looked back, his car was still there.
Over the next two days, he took me around and we didn't talk about the topic again.
On the first day of the meeting, Su Liang said he wanted to play host and asked me out for a chat. I said I had to visit relatives, and after the meeting I went to wait for him at the place Shu Ming told me.
On the day of departure, Shu Ming found a car to take me and my colleagues to the airport. I knew it was not convenient for him to show up in person.
After returning to Chongqing, I told my parents everything. My mother seemed to have been prepared for this. She picked it, so how could she not be satisfied? The flaws outweigh the merits.
But my father's attitude towards Shuming was different. It was strange. Although they kept saying they wanted to reconcile after the family turmoil, it was obvious that they had their own opinions on some things, but they didn't make it clear. For example, my mother liked Li Shuming's attitude very much, but my father was always very polite to him, even though they had met no more than three times. Perhaps, in his eyes, he was on his mother's side.
"How much do you know about his past?" My mother was not present when I talked to my father about this matter that day.
I shrugged. "Normally."
"My dear daughter, do you know why he divorced? Where is his ex-wife, what job does she do, and who is she? Do they have any children?" He kept pursuing.
"My ex-wife Wang Biyun, they were colleagues, got married in a hurry, and then their feelings faded and they broke up. After the divorce, she went to the Hong Kong branch, and they have no children." I said it out loud, and then smiled at my father, confident. Shuming briefly introduced their past to me.
My father looked surprised, then gradually calmed down. He probably didn't expect that he would tell me all his past affairs, and that he would handle everything so easily. I could see that even he admired him. "Let's get to know each other more. Li Shuming is naturally good, but everyone will show their best side to each other at the beginning. After a long time, they will return to their original state."
I held his arm and chuckled, "What about Dad? Has Dad's true form been revealed?"
My father smiled awkwardly.
I fell in willingly.
If a person is so fake that I feel comfortable, and I can't tell it's fake at all, I will treat him as real.
Besides, I don’t know where I can find a man who appreciates my strengths, is willing to talk to me, understands my needs, and helps me solve my problems. (To be continued)