on Monday.
Very early in the morning.
Fang Wenping's bedroom.
It's eight o'clock. Dong Xuebin went to bed too late yesterday and was snoring comfortably in bed, but he was woken up by the phone.
Ring ring ring.
It was Secretary Su Yan calling.
Dong Xuebin glanced at the phone and put it to his ear sleepily, "Hello."
"Secretary Dong, I'm Xiao Su." Su Yan said, "Are you disturbing your rest?"
"It doesn't matter, what time is it?" Dong Xuebin reluctantly rubbed his eyes.
"It's eight o'clock sharp. Are you back from work in the capital? This morning's meeting is..." Su Yan called to ask the leader if he could come to work.
Dong Xuebin said yes, "I arrived yesterday, but it was too late, so I stayed in a hotel with the provincial capital... Let's do this. The morning meeting will be postponed for an hour. I will try my best to go back. If I really can't go back, I will hold it again in the afternoon. , please say hello to everyone."
Su Yan immediately said: "Okay, then I will notify the following immediately."
"Is there nothing going on in the county these two days?" Dong Xuebin woke up.
Su Yan replied: "It's nothing big. We are still consolidating the results of the Investment Promotion and Cultural Festival. The projects attracted by the Cultural Festival these days have received their first tranche of funds one after another. The second tranche of funding for some projects has been implemented. The investment promotion departments of various projects are in Follow up, all the best.”
"Okay." Dong Xuebin said nothing and hung up the phone.
At this point, it was time to get up. Dong Xuebin turned his head and glanced next to him. Fang Wenping was still sleeping, and he was sleeping very hard. Neither the ringing of the phone nor the voices of Dong Xuebin and Su Yan woke her up. Fang Wenping stood motionless with her back to Dong Xuebin, her breathing rhythm was very even, and she didn't realize that the towel on her shoulders had fallen off. At this moment, last night The belt that tied Lao Fang was still tight around her neck, and her body was covered with dense red paw prints and scattered wounds.
"Sister Fang?"
"Lao Fang?"
"Fang Wenping?"
Dong Xuebin called her several times, but when she saw that she still didn't move, he simply pushed her back shoulder hard.
Only then did he see Fang Wenping move a little and make a sleepy hum from his mouth. Turn over to lie down. Eyes still haven't opened.
Dong Xuebin knew that she was exhausted. If the time he spent with Fang Wenping in the car yesterday was included, Dong Xuebin had harmed Lao Fang for four hours that day, not to mention Fang Wenping's age and body. Even a young man like Dong Xuebin can't stand it. If it weren't for Dong Xuebin's reverse support. When it fails, just give your body some time to recuperate. He has already been paralyzed, but Fang Wenping obviously does not have Dong Xuebin's special abilities. It all depends on these 100 kilograms. After such high-intensity tossing, Lao Fang was already a puddle of mud. Didn't you think that by the end of the night, Fang Wenping was already delirious and almost fainted.
"It's time to get up."
"… Um."
"It's already 8:50. You still have to brush your teeth and wash your face, and you have to drive there. It's time to go to work when you get to work. Get up and hurry up."
"… Um."
Fang Wenping responded subconsciously, but had no intention of opening her eyes, let alone getting up. She probably hadn't woken up yet. Ring, ring, ring, Fang Wenping's phone rang, but she had no intention of answering it. It was as if she didn't hear it and she didn't want to move.
The phone was disconnected.
Dong Xuebin looked at her mobile phone and saw three missed calls. Some of them were probably called to Fang Wenping in the morning. Dong Xuebin was sleeping soundly and didn't hear them. In desperation, Dong Xuebin had no choice but to look at the belt around her neck, grabbed the top of the belt, and shook it gently.
Fang Wenping suddenly woke up and opened her eyes, looked at Dong Xuebin, and exhaled.
Dong Xuebin also let go of his hand, leaned forward, and untied his belt from around her neck. It was time to go to work, so he couldn't keep it tied like this. As soon as he took off the belt, he saw that there was a gap around Fang Wenping's neck. The red mark came out and circled around the neck, but it was not very obvious. Dong Xuebin huffed, threw the belt to his pants, and quickly went up and touched Lao Fang's neck.
"Does it hurt?" Dong Xuebin asked.
Fang Wenping rubbed her face with her palms, "It's okay."
Dong Xuebin coughed and said, "What, I was so embarrassed yesterday."
Fang Wenping ignored this, smoothed her hair, took her cell phone, looked at the missed calls, checked the time, and said, "Get up."
Dong Xuebin said "What do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine." Fang Wenping sat up from the bed, grabbed the bathrobe that was thrown to the ground at some point last night, wrapped it around her body, and got out of bed to go to the bathroom.
When walking around the end of the bed, Dong Xuebin saw that Lao Fang's knees and elbows were covered with black dirt. They were not so clean. They had obviously crawled out on the ground at night, and Lao Fang's walking posture was also a little twisted. , a bit staggering and limping, as if he was not very energetic, especially his two thighs. Dong Xuebin felt a little weak, and his calves were still shaking from time to time.
"Are you okay?" Dong Xuebin was worried.
Fang Wenping walked slowly, "It's not in the way."
Dong Xuebin sat up and said, "How about I help you go?"
"Sleep in your room, I'm fine." Fang Wenping had already left the bedroom as she spoke.
Dong Xuebin was not ready to sleep, let alone brush his teeth, wash his face and take a shower. Even if he got up now and hurried back to Jiao Neighbor County, he would not be able to make it to work on time. He would definitely be late, so it didn’t matter what time it was. Dong Xuebin stepped on After slipping off the bed, I heard the sound of nozzles coming from the bathroom, so I went into the kitchen, rummaged through the refrigerator, and started making breakfast. Fang Wenping obviously didn't usually start the fire, and she didn't know how to cook at all. There were almost no ingredients at home, except for a box of hard-covered eggs and I don't know who gave it as a gift. She couldn't find any rice or noodles. The salt and sugar were bought by Dong Xuebin last time when he cooked with her family.
Just make do.
Spread two eggs to make a pot of egg soup.
Although it is a bit monotonous and not very rich, it is enough to eat.
After it was done, Dong Xuebin took the breakfast out. The sound of running water in the bathroom was still there. Lao Fang hadn't finished taking a shower yet. Dong Xuebin couldn't wait any longer. He couldn't help but go up and twist the bathroom door. Click, the door was unlocked, and he was locked. He pushed some away from the outside and said, "Sister Fang, can I go in?"
The sound of water stopped.
"What's wrong?" a female voice floated out.
Dong Xuebin said: "Go to the toilet and wash your face."
Fang Wenping said "Whatever."
Dong Xuebin said: "Then I'll go in."
He entered the bathroom sideways. It was either a mansion or a small apartment. The bathroom was designed to be blocked by a plastic curtain, and the place was also very narrow. Anyway, from Dong Xuebin's angle, he could clearly see Fang Wenping exposed under the curtain. Two feet came in. There was still a little bit of bath soap foam on the feet. They must have just finished using the bath soap and were rinsing. Dong Xuebin didn't care, and immediately went to the toilet, and then quickly brushed his teeth at the sink. Washed my face.
I was brushing my teeth when the curtain opened.
Fang Wenping walked out, didn't shy away from anything, picked up the hanging towel and started to wipe herself.
Dong Xuebin just looked at Lao Fang from behind in the mirror. It wasn't until Fang Wenping finished wiping her hair and put on a towel and walked out of the bathroom that Dong Xuebin rinsed off. , I felt a little sticky on my body from yesterday’s sweat, so I went over to get some hot water and rinsed it off quickly.
Washed.
Dong Xuebin went out wearing a bathrobe.
Fang Wenping outside had just dressed and sat at the dinner table.
"Eat it while it's still hot." Dong Xuebin also did it, picked up a poached egg and stuffed it into his mouth and took a bite. "Well, it's okay."
Fang Wenping picked up the chopsticks and ate too.
After the meal, Dong Xuebin looked at his watch and said, "It's half o'clock. You should leave quickly. It's time to go to work."
Fang Wenping went back to the house, picked up her bag, walked out and said, "Lock the door when you leave."
"Okay, I won't forget it." Dong Xuebin also finished the last mouthful of egg soup. He knew that it was not convenient for the two of them to go downstairs together. Fang Wenping must have gone out first. The reason why they went upstairs together yesterday was because it was too late in the community. There was no one inside, everyone was asleep, but it was daytime and it was still the morning rush hour for work. It would definitely be inappropriate for people to see the two of them coming out together in the morning.
Fang Wenping opened the door and left.
Dong Xuebin washed the dishes unhurriedly, and then went to the bedroom to tidy up the room for her. He had worked too hard at night, the sheets were messed up, the chair fell over, and one of the pillowcases came off. They must be tidied up.
Suddenly, there was a sound from downstairs.
It seemed like someone was calling Fang Wenping's name.
"Wen Ping!"
"Wen Ping, let me give it to you."
Dong Xuebin was startled, then he quietly reached to the window and opened the curtain a little and looked down through the gap in the window. Suddenly, the figure of Xiao Dongnan, director of the Provincial Department of Culture, came into view, holding a drop of bright red roses in his hand. Huā, his car was parked behind him, and opposite him was Fang Wenping who had just come downstairs.
Fang Wenping looked solemn and said, "Old Xiao, are you done?"
Xiao Dongnan smiled and said: "Nothing else, I just saw this pretty flower on the road and thought it would suit you, so I bought it."
Fang Wenping frowned and said, "No need."
"I bought them all, just keep them." Xiao Dongnan handed them over.
Many people who got up early to go to work in the surrounding community paid attention to the young man giving roses to chase a little girl. Everyone has seen this too often, but a man in his forties chased a woman in her forties with roses. , this scene is still rare.
"I said there's no need!" Fang Wenping said.
Xiao Dongnan said, "Then let me take you to work, just on the way." Suddenly he was startled, "Hey, why is your neck so red? Oh, why are your hands..."
Fang Wenping said coldly: "Just mind your own business and do your own job well!" After saying that, Fang Wenping got into the Land Rover not far away and drove away by herself.
Xiao Dongnan was left alone holding a bouquet of flowers, feeling very embarrassed. (To be continued...)