The cool and beautiful queen in the game is often chased all over the street by little lolita, and now it is Xie Rongzhuo's turn to give her a real hug at every turn. Shen Mi finally understands his feelings at that time.
Being able to touch it but not get it makes people feel itchy.
It’s better to stay far away from it.
Now she and Xie Rongzhuo were in a relationship where they were testing each other, but they understood each other's thoughts and had a tacit understanding. Although they were not officially dating yet, this misunderstanding needed to be explained.
Although, it's funny how he gets jealous.
But she couldn't bear to see him sulking.
Seeing Xie Rongzhuo's intolerable look, Shen Mi had a strong desire to survive, and said obediently: "I was wrong, I will never recognize a random brother again."
She spoke too fast and her admission of fault lacked sincerity.
Xie Rongzhuo glanced at her and didn't bother with her. His eyes fell on her high heels. Then he slowly raised his eyes with a gloomy expression: "You wear such high heels to the construction site, don't you want your feet?"
Just now, Shen Mi was only thinking about finishing the work so that he could go back early. He walked all the way on the bumpy cement blocks and didn't even notice that his heel was rubbed raw. Only now did he realize it and frowned in pain.
He removed the hand that was clasped around her waist, and Xie Rongzhuo bent down and picked her up sideways.
"Where do you live?"
The body suddenly flew into the air, and Shen Mi almost cried out in surprise. With a red face, he pointed to the small slope on the right: "Go 500 meters along this slope, and you will see the roundest red house."
Xie Rongzhuo held her and turned to the right.
From Shen Mi's perspective, he could just see the clear curve of his jaw and the Adam's apple faintly visible at the collar of his shirt.
Regardless of his temperament or aura, Xie Rongzhuo is a very "clean" person. Even though his Adam's apple is extremely sexy and reveals desire, he gives people the feeling of being clean and untainted.
Shen Mi stopped the vulgar thoughts in time, shifted his gaze and looked elsewhere.
It's so awkward not to speak at this time.
"What about you?" Shen Mi asked, "Where are you staying tonight?"
Xie Rongzhuo had a calm expression, as if she was the only one feeling embarrassed.
He focused on the road: "I don't know yet."
There was less than a week left until the May Day holiday, and all the surrounding homestays were fully booked, so Xie Rongzhuo was unable to book a room.
"There shouldn't be any rooms available now, right?" Shen Mi was quite familiar with the business conditions around here. "If you don't mind, come to my place tonight."
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his head and stared at her, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Knowing that he might have misunderstood, Shen Mi explained: "What I meant is that I sleep on the sofa."
Xie Rongzhuo did not agree, but did not refuse either.
After a few seconds, he asked, "Why did a person come here?"
Still can't escape the stage of being held accountable.
Shen Mi answered truthfully: "A Li is a girl from a wealthy family, and Qing Qing knows nothing about business. They have lived in a greenhouse and have been well protected since they were young. They have never experienced these things and cannot handle them well."
"What about you?" Xie Rongzhuo looked annoyed and said coldly, "You are also a girl. You know how to protect others, but you don't know how to protect yourself?"
"I'm different from them." Shen Mi avoided his gaze. "Take today's incident for example. They will never try to please these village thugs, but if you want to get things done in this place, you can only be smooth and roundabout. The business is done by the three of us. I have the experience and I will do it. If there is a lack of money, they will make up for it. This is what I should do. Besides, I can't let you teach me for nothing."
Xie Rongzhuo said: "I didn't teach you anything."
"But you've called me many times." Shen Mi knew a lot of things: "If you hadn't reminded me, A Li would have already started hoarding land and fallen into the trap. Were you the one who asked Wang Bo to find me for our fastest-growing APP project?"
Xie Rongzhuo: "It's your own decision."
Shen Mi turned away, her eyelashes fluttering on her fair cheeks, her lips slightly curled, looking angry, clearly acting like a spoiled child: "Don't deny it, and don't look down on me."
Xie Rongzhuo turned her face and lowered his head: "What's wrong?"
Shen Mi raised his eyes, and his face was reflected in his clear eyes: "Wang Bo is not the kind of person who does good deeds. He must have been instructed by someone to do good deeds suddenly."
Everyone, including Zhao Baili, was fooled and thought that Wang Bo came to her because he was afraid of losing money.
If you think about it carefully, there are clues. How could a smart person like Wang Bo invest in a project that loses money? The only one who can make him work is Xie Rongzhuo.
Xie Rongzhuo said nothing.
Shen Mi grabbed the sleeve of his windbreaker, his expression helpless and aggrieved: "It's not that I don't know how to protect myself, I just don't want you to regret lending me money."
Xie Rongzhuo: "This is a decision that can't be wrong."
He said this in absolute recognition of her abilities.
Shen Mi was very touched: "Thank you for believing in me, but I don't want to implicate you because of my incompetence."
She looked serious and said, "No one would complain about having too much money. No one's money comes from the wind. Besides, you are my master. There is no reason for you to be so ungrateful. I have to earn this money back as soon as possible."
There was a staircase in front. Xie Rongzhuo tightened his arms, supported Shen Mi's body and weighed it up.
"Can you do anything with your arms?"
The topic was suddenly interrupted, Shen Mi was stunned: "What?"
Xie Rongzhuo tilted his head and looked at his shoulder.
"Oh, oh, oh." Shen Mi stretched out his hands, and hugged Xie Rongzhuo's neck tightly with his two thin arms. "It's okay, just go up boldly. I won't fall."
Xie Rongzhuo had a cold expression: "I'm afraid someone will get hurt and come to me to file a work injury report."
Shen Mi didn't believe that he was really reluctant to part with that little money, so he moved closer to him and smiled obediently: "Are you not angry anymore?"
"What are your plans for the evening?"
Xie Rongzhuo asked.
He didn't answer, which means he is no longer angry!
"I'm going to see an uncle." Shen Mi said cheerfully, "He was a good friend of my father. This time, thanks to his help, those brothers just now..." She glanced at Xie Rongzhuo's expression and changed her words: "Brothers will help enthusiastically."
Xie Rongzhuo: "They are so enthusiastic, aren't they because of you calling me brother?"
"Of course not!... I'm not that charming." Shen Mi said modestly: "I called you brother so many times, but you didn't react at all."
Xie Rongzhuo paused and stared at her with his eyes lowered: "How do you want me to react?"
Because of his deliberate pause, Shen Mi inexplicably heard something inappropriate for children in his tone.
What Xie Rongzhuo meant couldn't be a physiological reaction...
Shen Mi closed his eyes, cleared all the colored waste in his mind, opened his eyes and restarted his thinking.
"Where were we talking about just now?" She began to pretend to have amnesia.
Xie Rongzhuo glanced at her and said, "You are going to visit an uncle."
Shen Mi: "No."
Xie Rongzhuo: "I'll go with you."
This section of the road was easy to walk, but Xie Rongzhuo hadn't put her down yet. There were many people in the town, so Shen Mi patted his shoulder and said, "Master, let me go."
Xie Rongzhuo bent down and put her down, holding her arm and not letting go until she stood firmly.
Shen Mi pointed at the bag hanging on Xie Rongzhuo's wrist.
"I can carry it myself."
Xie Rongzhuo returned the bag to her.
"Have you bought the gifts for others?"
“I bought it at the airport.”
"Is the money enough?"
"Agasa can report it."
"Um."
Shen Mi was very happy that Xie Rongzhuo could come.
Shen Mi was a very insecure girl, especially when she first entered college. She felt very inferior in front of a group of beautiful, rich and pretty roommates.
But since he met Xie Rongzhuo in the game, he pulled out the fragile girl living in her body and told her not to hide, to say whatever she wanted to say and do whatever she wanted to do boldly, and that he would clean up the mess for her if she made any.
In front of him, she no longer had to wrap herself in a thick protective shell and pretend to be strong, and could do whatever she wanted and be herself.
As long as Xie Rongzhuo is around, no matter how big the problem is, it can be easily solved, and the heavy and complicated life suddenly becomes simple.
Thinking of the companionship over the past few years, Shen Mi felt awkward for once: "Master."
Xie Rongzhuo: “Hmm?”
Shen Mi: "You, are you here specifically to help me?"
Before boarding the plane, Shen Mi sent a message to Xie Rongzhuo to ask for leave, but he didn't reply. Shen Mi thought the plan was ruined, but unexpectedly, Xie Rongzhuo flew directly over.
"You have so many brothers, do you still need my help?"
As if afraid of being misunderstood and rejected by her, Xie Rongzhuo looked away and said calmly: "I'm here to take a look at the projects that the government is bidding for."
The only project that Yongtai Ancient Town has recently put up for bidding is a holiday villa. Shen Mi was very curious: "Why do you suddenly want to invest in this kind of project?"
Xie Rongzhuo: "Help Zhang Zhiqing vote."
As they were talking, they had already reached the door of the B&B.
Shen Mi pointed to the second floor: "I'm going upstairs to get the gift, you wait here for me?"
Xie Rongzhuo glanced at her feet and said, "Change your shoes."
"I only plan to stay for two or three days, so I didn't bring any shoes." Shen Mi said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll go get a Band-Aid from the front desk."
"Well, go ahead."
After Shen Mi went upstairs, Xie Rongzhuo made a phone call: "The plane ticket has been booked for you. Bring your ID card and come to sign the contract for the holiday villa tomorrow morning."
Zhang Zhiqing was stunned on the other end of the phone.
"Ah? I'm not going to invest in a resort villa."
Xie Rongzhuo: “You have.”
"You said you did," Zhang Zhiqing was forced to admit, "Then I do."
"Two o'clock in the afternoon, don't be late."
"Uncle, why did you send me a holiday villa for no reason? Was it Grandpa's idea? Or—"
Beep, beep…
Xie Rongzhuo has hung up.
Zhang Zhiqing looked at her phone in confusion.
*
The evening breeze blew through the grass, and the streets of the ancient town were filled with the faint fragrance of flowers and plants. The high-hanging street lamps were emitting a dim light, and two figures overlapped on the road, their footsteps were in tacit understanding.
The surroundings were quiet and peaceful, and Xie Rongzhuo's cold face was immersed in the moonlight.
Shen Mi stared at him for a few seconds, then looked away and apologized, "I thought Uncle Zhong still lived in the same place. I should have taken a taxi earlier." She pointed at the gift box in Xie Rongzhuo's hand and said, "Why don't you carry the things for me? Those two bottles of wine are quite heavy."
"No need. This place has a nice night view and is good for walking." Xie Rongzhuo tilted his head and asked her, "Are you cold?"
His voice sounded particularly gentle in the quiet night.
Perhaps because it was too quiet around him, Shen Mi could hear his own beating heart.
"I'm not cold."
She rubbed her coat awkwardly and tried to put her hands in her pockets, but when her hands were empty she remembered that the coat had no pockets.
She flexed her fingers awkwardly.
The next second, her hand was caught, Xie Rongzhuo wrapped her cold hand in his palm, pulled it over and put it into his windbreaker pocket.
Shen Mi's hands were instantly surrounded by warmth, and his heartbeat became more and more uncontrollable.
"How did I teach you before?" Xie Rongzhuo sighed softly, "You still haven't learned it after all these years."
Shen Mi raised his face: "What?"
Xie Rongzhuo held her hand tightly: "Shen Mi, you have to know that no matter what role you play at work, you can be a willful girl in life. Ask for help when you encounter trouble, cry when you are unhappy, and tell me when you are cold and hungry. You always keep things in your heart, how can I help you?"
Emotions surged up without warning, and Shen Mi's eyes became hot: "I'm sorry. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I... am not used to it yet."
From childhood to adulthood, she had to rely on herself. After repeated disappointments, she tried very hard to learn to give up asking for help from people around her.
The master brought her spiritual help. In reality, she had forgotten that people can also rely on another person.
Xie Rongzhuo turned around and stood face to face with her, looking down at her and said, "Then learn to adapt."
She suffered too many disgusted and hateful looks when she was young, which led her to develop the habit of avoiding causing trouble to others as much as possible.
Xie Rongzhuo didn't mean to blame her, he just felt sorry for her.
Looking at the well-behaved girl in front of him who had packaged herself impeccably, Xie Rongzhuo suddenly wanted to hug her.
I also understood why Shen Mi longed for a hug and always asked him to hug him.
"Do you want me to hold you?"
"want."
Xie Rongzhuo pulled her into his arms.
"Shen Mi, you are not alone. Remember?"
Shen Mi raised his hand and hugged Xie Rongzhuo's waist, his eyes moist: "Remember."
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Shen Mi: I want to make money! Let me pay you back! I want to chase him!
Xie Rongzhuo: What's the hurry? You want to sleep with me
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