The sky was as black as ink, and heavy rain was pouring down, sweeping across the sky and earth with the wind. There were almost no pedestrians walking on both sides of the wide road, only cars speeding past one after another, splashing puddles of water.
Fu Shitian squatted on the non-motorized vehicle lane. She struggled to hold down the umbrella handle with her neck. She held the bicycle pedal with one hand and the bicycle chain with the other, trying hard to install the chain. The rain was blown slantingly and fast by the wind, and the umbrella could not stop it at all. She was soaked all over.
I was so unlucky. I was in a hurry to go back, but it rained on top of me. I don't know if it was because the bicycle was old and loose, or because it had rained recently and got rusted due to water ingress, but the chain fell off three times in a row along the way. I always managed to reinstall it, but it fell off again before I had ridden far, and each time it became harder and harder to reinstall.
Fu Shitian's hands were covered in rust and oil, and his eyes were wet from the rain, so sore that he could hardly open them. Finally, the chain was installed!
Before I could even get up, "Si Tian?!", the heavenly voice was blown in by the wind and rain like an illusion.
Fu Shitian turned his head reflexively and looked behind him.
The umbrella clipped around his neck fell to the ground because of the movement.
Fu Shitian was completely exposed to Shi Yi's sight.
His face was covered with rain and his body was in a mess.
Shi Yi's face changed drastically. She walked around the car, climbed over the isolation belt without caring about her image, ran towards her, opened her umbrella, and shielded her from all the wind and rain.
"What's wrong? Are you okay? How did it become like this?" She didn't bother to straighten her windbreaker. She squatted down and wiped the rain off Fu Shitian's face with her hand. Her tone was rarely flustered.
Fu Shitian stared at her blankly, and his nose suddenly felt a little sore.
She wanted to touch Shi Yi's hand, but her hands were dirty, so she couldn't. She smiled a little and comforted Shi Yi: "Shi Yi, I'm fine, the chain of the car broke down."
When Shi Yi heard the words "It's okay", her tense nerves finally relaxed, but then, she became furious. He refused to let her send him off, and made people so nervous! The car broke down, so he didn't know how to make a phone call or take a bus back first?! She opened her mouth, her eyes met Fu Shitian's soft eyes and pale face, and she couldn't bear to vent her anger.
"Let's go and get in the car first." She suppressed her emotions.
Fu Shitian hesitated: "What about the bicycles?" There is no place to park here.
What else would I need it for with such a broken car? Shi Yi felt anxious again. She said in a calm voice, "Put it in the trunk."
Can the trunk be put down
Fu Shitian was a little skeptical. But that wasn't the point. She was worried: "I'm so wet, look at my hands... I might accidentally dirty the seat. Otherwise I..."
Before she could finish her words, Shi Yi grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
"Shi Yi?!" Fu Shitian tried to pull his hand away in panic.
Shi Yi held her even tighter. She lowered her head and looked at him, frowning slightly, her eyes darker than the night.
Fu Shitian stopped struggling and became flustered. "Shi Yi. You... did you come out to see me on purpose?"
Shi Yi pursed her lips and said nothing. Fu Shitian was too abominable. She really knew how to provoke her anger and how to make her feel sorry for her. Compared with her well-being, the quality of these external things was not important at all. How could she be so ignorant of her own heart
She grabbed Fu Shitian's hand, took her directly to the car, and stuffed her into it.
Fu Shitian didn't dare to resist and sat in the passenger seat helplessly. Fortunately, the seat was made of leather, so it should be okay if it was just wet. She turned her head to look out the window, and Shi Yi went back to the bicycle. She held an umbrella in one hand and pushed the bicycle with the other, moving awkwardly in the rain. At some point, half of her shoulders and back were soaked by the heavy rain.
Fu Shitian's heart suddenly felt like it was pricked by a needle, with a sharp pain.
She didn't care about her dirty hands and wanted to open the car door and get out by herself, but the door wouldn't open. It seemed that Shi Yi locked the door.
Outside the car window, Shi Yi had already reached the gap in the isolation belt. There was a bar across the gap to prevent motor vehicles from entering. The bar was a bit high, and Shi Yi seemed unable to lift the bicycle over with one hand. She hurriedly folded her umbrella and lifted the bicycle over the isolation belt in the rain.
The heavy rain poured down on Shi Yi, and within two seconds, Shi Yi's long and smooth hair was soaked. When the wind blew, the hair stuck to her cheeks. Shi Yi had no time to tidy up her hair, and it fluttered in the wind and rain.
Fu Shitian's eyes suddenly turned red.
Shi Yi had never been in such an embarrassing moment. What was she asking Shi Yi, the girl she loved, to do
She rolled down the car window and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Shi Yi, forget it, Shi Yi... don't move it, just let me get off and I'll park anywhere." Not to mention whether it could fit in the trunk, if it did, Shi Yi would be soaked.
Shi Yi looked up, looking at the anxious face through the rain, and her heart suddenly softened again. Why was she angry with Si Tian? Was she deliberately making her feel guilty and uncomfortable? She knew that Si Tian didn't do it on purpose and didn't want to do it.
She took a deep breath, calmed down, reopened the umbrella, and pushed the bicycle towards the car. When passing by the passenger window, she tried to slow down her voice to comfort Fu Shitian: "It's okay, it can fit in."
Fu Shitian's face was completely white, with only the tip of his nose and the circles around his eyes showing some red. He was skeptical, "Then I'll go down and hold the umbrella for you."
"No need, it will be quick." Shi Yi said and pushed it back.
Fu Shitian leaned his head out worriedly and saw Shi Yi standing at the rear of the car, opening the trunk, and stuffing the bicycle into the trunk very neatly.
Then she walked around the car, went to the driver's seat and opened the door.
Fu Shitian stared blankly at the rearview mirror, always feeling that something was wrong.
Shi Yi opened the car door and got in. Fu Shitian quickly took a tissue from the armrest box and handed it to her. He handed it halfway, then remembered that his hands were dirty and wanted to take it back.
Shi Yi noticed it and took the paper away from her hand. Then he grabbed her hand, spread her palm, and carefully helped her wipe the dirt off her hand: "The oil stains can't be wiped clean. Go back and wash it twice more with soap."
Fu Shitian was stunned. Her heart, which had been apprehensive because she thought she was angry, suddenly calmed down and softened. "Okay." She responded softly, and took two tissues with her other hand. This time, she directly helped Shi Yi wipe the wet hair on his forehead.
Shi Yi didn't stop her and let her do it.
"Why don't you reply to my text message?" she asked calmly.
Fu Shitian apologized: "I'm sorry for making you worry. When I was about to go back, my phone suddenly lost power and turned off automatically."
Shi Yi felt powerless from the bottom of his heart and wanted to say "change your phone", but when the words came to his tongue, he turned them into a reminder: "Remember to bring a power bank next time."
"good."
After wiping his hair half dry, Shi Yi stood up, fastened his seat belt, turned off the flashing lights, and asked, "Can I go home instead of going back to the dormitory?"
Fu Shitian readily agreed, "Okay."
The car started, and Fu Shitian remembered to ask: "Shi Yi, did you leave the trunk open?"
Shi Yi said “hmm”.
Fu Shitian was worried: "Is it okay?" Although she had never passed the driving test, she always felt that something was not right.
Shi Yi said nonchalantly: "It's just a short distance, it's okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, a harsh electronic sound rang out in the car, beeping non-stop. Fu Shitian had ridden in Shi Yi's car so many times, but this was the first time she heard this sound. She asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
Shi Yi said lightly: "Remind us that the trunk was not closed."
"Oh." This is a deliberate reminder. "Is it really okay?"
Shi Yi glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, his long eyelashes fluttering, and suddenly confessed: "It does matter. The electronic eye won't take a picture, but if the traffic police see you, they will issue a ticket, a fine of 200 yuan, and three points deducted from your score."
Fu Shitian froze and said anxiously, "Then let's stop. There should be a place to park nearby. I can just lock the car on the side of the road."
Shi Yi didn't let up on the accelerator, but calmly asked: "It's so late, there are usually no traffic police on duty. Please help me keep an eye out for traffic police patrol cars on the right and behind. If there are any, remind me so I can find a stop and avoid them."
After she said that, Fu Shitian became nervous. Unable to persuade Shi Yi to stop, she could only stare out the window, feeling nervous.
It was only a few minutes' journey, but Fu Shitian felt it lasted several hours.
The car finally arrived at the parking lot safely. Shi Yi turned off the engine, and Fu Shitian breathed a sigh of relief, "We're finally here."
Shi Yi smiled softly: "Is it so hard?"
Fu Shitian nodded and laughed, "I'm so nervous. I'm afraid a reflective police uniform will suddenly appear somewhere."
Shi Yi narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "I felt the same way all the way out to look for you. Perhaps, I was a hundred times more nervous than this."
Fu Shitian's smile froze on her lips. "Shi Yi..." she murmured apologetically.
Shi Yi looked at her and said, "So, don't let me go through this a second time."
"Let me pick you up at night from now on."
Fu Shitian's lips moved, hesitating, and finally responded softly: "Yeah."
Shi Yi could see her reluctance, and she did not feel relieved as she wished, but became more depressed. She found that there seemed to be an invisible wall between her and Fu Shitian, so that they seemed to be very close, but it was only seeming.
She wanted to say something else, but this was not a place for a long conversation, and both of them were still wet. She swallowed her words and asked Fu Shitian to get out of the car. They entered the house, called Yin Fanlu to report that they were safe, and went to take a shower.
Because she was distracted while taking a shower, Shi Yi took more than 40 minutes to get out of the bathroom. When she came out, Fu Shitian had already finished her shower, wearing the nightgown that Shi Yi had bought for her, and was sitting on the bed waiting for her.
This is the first time they have stayed here overnight since they started dating.
Although they had already tacitly agreed to sleep together, Shi Yi still felt a little warm and satisfied when she saw Fu Shitian appear in her bedroom and beside her pillow. But when she thought about the problems between them, she felt a little stuffy in her chest again.
"Does the skirt fit?" she asked casually.
Fu Shitian suppressed his shyness, stood up, knelt down and looked at Shi Yi: "Is it suitable?"
The dress was a halter dress with a low cut, and her snow-white waves swayed slightly as she moved.
Shi Yi's throat moved, he looked away, and whispered: "It fits." It couldn't be more fitting. If you didn't see it with your own eyes and feel it with your own hands, it would be hard for anyone to believe that Si Tian has such a good figure under such a thin frame.
Qi thoughts were dancing in his mind, Shi Yi took a deep breath and calmed himself down. There were more important things to do tonight.
She sat down in front of the dressing table, connected the hair dryer and prepared to blow dry her hair. Fu Shitian took the initiative to get out of bed, stood behind her, took the hair dryer from her hand, and said, "I'll help you blow dry."
Shi Yi smiled faintly and let go of his hand.
The smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes. Fu Shitian was sensitive to Shi Yi's emotions, and his mood suddenly sank. Shi Yi seemed to be thinking about something, and Fu Shitian did not dare to disturb her. He just quietly combed her hair with his hands and gently blew it for her.
After drying her hair, Shi Yi unplugged the plug and put away the hair dryer. Fu Shitian went to the bathroom to wash her hands. When she came out, the bedroom lights were turned off, leaving only the flames of two scented candles on the tray beside her. Shi Yi went to bed and leaned against the back of the bed in a relaxed manner. In the dim light, the candlelight made her face look very soft.
There was a sound of rain outside the window, the curtains inside the window moved slightly, a dim light filled the room with warmth. Fu Shitian felt relieved.
Shi Yi lifted a corner of the quilt beside him, raised his chin, and invited Fu Shitian to get on the bed.
Fu Shitian curved his eyebrows and sat into the bed as invited.
Shi Yi turned her head to look at her, took one of her hands, and rubbed it in her palm. After a moment of silence, she said, "Si Tian, let's talk."