While waiting for the elevator, I received a call from Yang Xu.
"Didn't I tell you to go first? Didn't you read the message?"
"I have seen it. I'm waiting to give it to you." Yang Xu said as a matter of course.
Sheng Min was close enough to hear the voice on the other end of the line, so he whispered to Li Xuan, "Tell Yang Xu to go back first. His family is on a different road. It will be too late to go back after he sends us off."
Li Xuan nodded and said to Yang Xu, "No need to send me off. Just take a taxi back. I'll pay for the fare."
"Hey, brother, why did I ask you to report this!" He kept saying this, and Yang Xu didn't know where his thoughts went wrong, and suddenly he realized, "You and Brother Xuan have reconciled, right? Then I get it, I won't be a light bulb anymore, I'm leaving first." His voice sounded happy, "Where are the car keys?"
"I'll be downstairs in a few minutes. No one will drive away if you leave it plugged in. If you're really worried, put it in the exhaust pipe."
Li Xuan had given up explaining to Yang Xu, but he couldn't help but glance at Sheng Min, who had obviously heard it. After he hung up the phone and walked into the elevator, he said, "Yang Xu sometimes can't think straight. I'll find a chance to explain to him."
Li Xuan nodded without comment: "It's up to you."
The car key was left in the exhaust pipe. It was past the rush hour and the journey was smooth. They didn't talk much on the way back, as if they had said everything on the rooftop.
Sheng Min did not ask how the farce ended. It seemed that in this accident, all he cared about was that Li Xuan was implicated and took the blame for him, so he had to ask. As for other things, even if they involved him, he did not care.
But Li Xuan also felt that he was abnormal because of this. After leaving the rooftop, he was even quieter than usual. Even so, every time Li Xuan looked at him, Sheng Min's expression remained the same. He would always smile when he met his gaze, and would seriously remind him to drive carefully.
On the way home, they passed the outer ring road and a short section of highway. After exiting the tunnel, Sheng Min ordered dinner from a Yunnan restaurant they had ordered before. The original time was just right, and it would be delivered in half an hour. But when they got to the door of their house, the restaurant called and said that the rider had fallen on the road and the food was spilled, so they had to make it again and deliver it.
Of course Sheng Min said it was okay. After hanging up the phone, he asked Li Xuan, "Are you hungry? I'll find something for you to eat first."
Li Xuan shook his head, but Sheng Min had already gone to the kitchen to open the refrigerator. He had cooked two meals at home over the weekend, so he remembered that there should be some food. He opened it and saw that there were indeed vegetables and meat, but only half a box of rose candies was left as snacks to temporarily fill his stomach.
"I'm not really hungry, but I'm a little thirsty."
Li Xuan came over. He poured half a cup of milk, drank it all in one breath, and washed the cup at the sink. Sheng Min ate a piece of candy at this time, turned around and saw his face, and suddenly froze: "Why didn't you remove your makeup?"
Sheng Min has a good foundation, so the makeup artist always puts light makeup on her. The light on the rooftop was too dim, and I was worried on the way back. Now under the bright light in the kitchen, I realized that the makeup on my face had not been removed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Min realized that he was the culprit for Li Xuan not removing his makeup.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, then raised his hand to touch his face belatedly: "No wonder I always feel uncomfortable... I forgot."
"Don't be silly, it'll get on your hands." Sheng Min put down the candy box, "I have makeup remover at home, I'll go get it."
He found the makeup remover and makeup remover cream, and also took out the cotton pads and cotton swabs.
"First remove the eyes and lips, then remove the face..."
Sheng Min was halfway through her words when Li Xuan had already soaked a cotton pad in makeup remover and wiped it over his eyelids. He was right, but he was very strong. Sheng Min felt pain just by looking at him, so she raised her hand and grabbed his wrist.
"What's wrong?" Li Xuan looked at him with half-opened eyes, and kept blinking because of the stimulation of makeup remover. He looked a little at a loss.
"Forget it." Sheng Min hesitated for a moment, then smiled and sighed, "I'll remove it for you, so it won't get in your eyes and make you uncomfortable."
Li Xuan's eyes were slightly moist, and Sheng Min's outline became less clear. He just heard his voice. He also felt his hand pressing his shoulder, motioning him to sit down in the chair behind him.
Li Xuan wanted to refuse, but Sheng Min had already taken the cotton pad from his hand, replaced it with a new one, and gently pressed it on the corner of his eye: "I'll remove your eyelashes first, don't be afraid, I'll be gentle."
He used the tone of voice that one would use to coax a child, and Li Xuan found it funny: "I'm scared to death, so you should do it harder."
Sheng Min was stunned and couldn't help but smile, showing his first sincere smile tonight: "Yeah, that's fine."
Even so, Sheng Min's movements were extremely gentle. It was just like the willow catkins brushing against the melting ice on the riverbank in spring. Li Xuan guessed that he might have used the same force when he stroked the cat.
If it really was a cat, it would probably be happy to have Sheng Min as its master. For some reason, this thought came to Li Xuan's mind, and he found it bizarre and funny, so he shook his head subconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Sheng Min was surprised and had to take out one hand to hold Li Xuan's face. Li Xuan naturally didn't say anything, so he stopped asking and pretended to be serious, "Okay, I've never removed makeup for anyone else, don't move."
Sheng Min bent down slightly, removed her makeup with a cotton pad, and then carefully wiped the residue from the corners of her eyes with a cotton swab.
Because his eyes were closed, his sense of smell and touch was more distinct. They were close, and between their breaths, he could smell the sweet scent of roses, which was the candy that Sheng Min had just eaten. He could also feel the edge of Sheng Min's palm rubbing against the fine hairs on his cheek, which made him feel a slight itch. To be more precise, it was his palm that brushed against Sheng Min's cheek.
In this fragrance and subtle touch, it seemed like a long time had passed, and yet it seemed like only a moment, Sheng Min had already removed his makeup, even taking care of his lips.
"Just wash it again with facial cleanser." Sheng Min said. Li Xuan opened his eyes and there was a mirror next to him. His makeup was originally very light and it didn't look weird, but after removing it, his refreshed face looked more natural.
"You..." Li Xuan originally wanted to say that you look best without makeup, but quickly stopped herself.
"Hmm?" Sheng Min was tidying up the things on the table. "What's wrong? Is there anything you didn't unload?"
"Okay." Li Xuan pursed his lips and faced Sheng Min's questioning gaze. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Fortunately, the doorbell rang in time. "Go open the door."
"The takeaway has arrived, I didn't even hear it."
Sheng Min went to answer the door, but judging from the noise, the door was opened from the outside before he even got there. Li Xuan was wondering when a familiar female voice suddenly rang out, "Who are you? Where's Sheng Min?"
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When I first started writing this article, I wanted to write a sweet story. Now it seems hard for me to say whether it is sweet or not. After all, it is impossible to be sweet...