The air did not improve with Xia Yitong's return. After going out, Xiaoxi immediately put an anti-smog mask on Lu Yinbing. The sun was warm, but the scene in front of him was gray and he could not tell the difference between people and animals ten meters away.
The car was driving steadily on the road, and the faint smile that had just appeared in Lu Yinbing's eyes flashed away as if it had never existed.
Endless silence stretched across the carriage.
Before the rush hour, the cars were already stuck on the elevated road. Xiaoxi looked at Lu Yinbing in the rearview mirror. She seemed not to notice that she had stopped. She was looking down at her mobile phone screen, tapping it from time to time.
After answering a phone call, she spoke softly, "Well, let's talk when you come back. I'm on my way, I'll pick you up... Are you going to cry again? Why are you the same as Xiaoxi? I can't comfort you even if you cry now. Come back and cry in my arms, I'll lick your tears clean..."
Xiaoxi: “…”
After listening to this shameless conversation, she knew who was on the other end. It seemed that the situation was fine and he was still in the mood to say sweet words. She took out her cell phone and reported the truth to Xue Yao.
The traffic jam lasted for three hours, but when Lu Yinbing arrived, Xia Yitong hadn't arrived yet. When he called, the other party was still waiting for the high-speed train in the waiting room. The plane was too slow. Fortunately, it was winter, and even if he wrapped himself up like a dumpling, not many people could recognize him.
Xiaoxi went to pick up the person. Although Lu Yinbing could also disguise herself, the chance of her being caught by someone in the crowded high-speed railway station was at least 99% if not 100%.
Lost weight.
The first word that came to Lu Yinbing's mind when she saw Xia Yitong was that she was not a hypocritical person. She should make sacrifices for the sake of filming. If Xia Yitong played a mentally ill mother and came back plump and healthy, Lu Yinbing would definitely hit her and scold her for being unprofessional. She held Xia Yitong's hand, which was so thin that the joints were protruding, in her own hand, interlocked their fingers, started the car, and in the stable back seat, Lu Yinbing stared at Xia Yitong without blinking her eyes, and suddenly asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Xia Yitong pinched her fingers and replied, "How do you know I'm looking at you if you're not looking at me?"
Lu Yinbing said: "I was just looking at you. I was asking why you were looking at me."
Xia Yitong said: "You are my girlfriend, why shouldn't I look at you?"
After a pause, Lu Yinbing commented somewhat disagreeingly: "You are too straightforward."
Xia Yitong looked at her and asked, "Don't you like it?"
Lu Yinbing: “…I like it.”
Xia Yitong continued to look at her for a while, then buried her face in her arms. Lu Yinbing held her with one hand and supported her back considerately with the other hand. He adjusted her position to make her comfortable and said softly, "Are you sleepy? I'll call you when we get home."
She also lowered her head, as if she had fallen asleep too. The two of them huddled together, huddled next to each other. The spacious back seat seemed extremely empty and lonely.
Fang Wei watched from the rearview mirror. At first she felt that the dog was being abused, but then she felt like crying for some reason, as if they were two young animals trying to keep each other warm in the snow.
She turned to look at Xiaoxi who was driving. Xiaoxi had already burst into tears without making a sound, which frightened Fang Wei. She took out a tissue to wipe Xiaoxi's tears. Xiaoxi lowered her voice and said, "It's okay. I'm used to it."
Fang Hui: “…”
Xiaoxi blinked away tears: "You cry every day, and you get used to it."
Fang Hui knew that Lu Yinbing had quit the group but didn't know why. Seeing Xiaoxi's current performance, she felt a pang in her heart and realized that something big had happened.
Teacher Xia was almost mentally collapsed, and Lu Yinbing had another problem. He sighed secretly, thinking that these two people were suffering too much.
The traffic jam lasted another hour on the way back. When they got home, it was already dark. Fang Hui had planned to get off halfway. Now that they were home, Xia Yitong didn't need her anymore. Xiaoxi used her eyes to keep her. Anyway, Lu Yinbing had many guest rooms, so she could sleep in the same room with her.
Xiaoxi was strangely scared, but she couldn't tell where the fear came from. Maybe it was because she was worried that Lu Yinbing would do something stupid these days. She woke up several times every night to check on her. She almost went to her room with a blanket and slept on the floor, if Lu Yinbing allowed it. Maybe it was the subtle atmosphere between the two people sitting in the back seat that made her feel uneasy. Even if Xia Yitong came, yes, she felt strange about her inexplicable intuition.
In short, she kept Fang Hui here so that if anything really happened, there would be someone to help.
Lu Yinbing patted Xia Yitong's cheek, who had changed to a pillow position on her legs, and called softly in her ear: "Teacher Xia, we're home."
Xia Yitong was unaware of anything. This was the most peaceful sleep she had had in recent days, because there was a breath of peace of mind around her. Lu Yinbing did not raise his voice, nor was he impatient. He stopped moving his hands and called into her ear for five minutes.
Xia Yitong rubbed her eyes and sat up, hugged Lu Yinbing, and called out in a daze: "Hold me."
Lu Yinbing laughed, pushed open the car door with one hand, turned around and carried Xia Yiting out.
"… "
Xiaoxi and Fang Hui both felt like they were going blind.
Fang Huixin said, "What sin have I committed to agree to let Xi Xiaoxi come over to eat dog food?" She turned around and glared at Xiaoxi fiercely, and Xiaoxi was also desperate.
After the person was carried down, Fang Hui was the third to get off the car. She explained to Lu Yinbing in a low voice, "Teacher Xia was under a lot of pressure a few days before the filming was completed. He barely slept at night."
Lu Yinbing nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard." Fang Hui dared not accept this. She was an assistant and was paid to do things. It was all right. However, she thought that Lu Yinbing, as Xia Yitong's partner, should know about Xia Yitong's current situation. "Teacher Xia is the one who has to endure hardships. She is a little too immersed in the role and often has hallucinations. It has become more and more serious recently. I suggest she see a psychologist. Especially at night, she can't sleep all night long."
Lu Yinbing was stunned for a moment and said, "Thank you for the reminder. I will pay attention to it."
Fang Wei smiled.
Xiaoxi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she heard this. What on earth was going on? Was God trying to punish them because he didn't like them
Lu Yinbing asked: "Have you been living with her these days?"
Fang Wei's mouth froze. Unable to tell whether she was happy or angry, she nodded and admitted, "Yes, I was worried that something might happen to Teacher Xia."
Lu Yinbing held Xia Yitong and bowed to her. If there wasn't someone in her arms, Fang Wei suspected that she might have bent to 90 degrees.
Fang Hui was a little flattered. Lu Yinbing had already walked forward, but stopped after a few steps and nodded at Xiaoxi, who trotted over and opened the door.
Lu Yinbing put the sleeping Xia Yitong on the sofa in the living room, covered her with a blanket, and sat aside to watch. The two assistants felt that they were redundant, so they walked hand in hand back to Xiaoxi's exclusive guest room.
Xia Yitong slept soundly, almost as sound as if she were in a coma. When the clock passed 12 o'clock, a new day was approaching. She woke up slowly and saw the familiar decoration, which made her head dizzy. A hand reached out and pinched her chin, giving her a gentle and lingering kiss. Her five senses were dull after waking up, and she could only feel the other person's dry lips, rubbing against her equally dry lips, and she felt a slight pain.
Then, he licked the long-lost softness between her lips, and the sweet dew entered her heart. Xia Yitong closed her eyes, hugged Lu Yinbing's neck and responded passionately.
"I thought you would wake up after a short sleep, so I carried you here. If I had known you would sleep until twelve o'clock, I would have taken you upstairs." Lu Yinbing's pale lips were moist and shiny after the kiss. His slender fingers touched from her chin to her ears and pinched her soft earlobe.
Xia Yitong somehow figured out some other meaning from her action, and her cheeks flushed slightly. It must have been three months since we last met, and I was exhausted these days. When we met, I was shrouded in invisible clouds, and no one thought about anything else.
The long-lasting longing came back at this moment, and the suppressed thoughts became active again. After a while, even his ears felt slightly hot, and his eyes looking at Lu Yinbing gradually changed.
Lu Yinbing's fingers slowly slid from her ears to her collar, and he pulled open her collar, with a seductive smile in the corner of his eyes.
Bad things had happened to both of them, but so what? In times like these, you should enjoy yourself and not worry about your feelings.
They went upstairs. The bathtub was filling too slowly. No one could wait any longer. Water from the showerhead poured down from above. The bathroom was filled with mist, reflecting two bodies entangled together. Lu Yinbing had a forbearing expression. He pressed his chin hard into Xia Yitong's shoulder and breathed heavily. His nails left one blood-red scratch after another on the other's back.
Xia Yitong pressed her against the cold wall and demanded fiercely, and Lu Yinbing accepted everything. The two of them were like desperate gamblers, holding chips and fighting with their backs against the water. They looked at each other across the water curtain, and saw the calm and frightening madness in each other's eyes.
After it was over, I was exhausted.
Lu Yinbing's nails grew out later, and they were already quite long. When she scratched her back, it didn't just cause redness and swelling like before, but broke the skin and bled. Xia Yitong lay on the bed, and Lu Yinbing disinfected and applied medicine to her. When she took out the bandage, Xia Yitong laughed so hard that she hid from her: "I don't want to be a mummy."
Lu Yinbing held up the bandage in his hand: "Don't move, come here."
Xia Yitong shook her head and refused to obey: "If I don't go, I can just lie down and sleep tonight. It's not a serious injury."
“… Forget it.” Lu Yinbing threw the bandage away.
"Huh?" Xia Yitong blinked.
"Lie on me." Lu Yinbing said as he scooped up Xia Yitong and said, "It's warm."
Xia Yitong is like a little stove in winter. It's very comfortable to hug her, but if she lies on him all night... Xia Yitong struggled to get off her: "Forget it, I'm afraid I'll crush you to death. I'll sleep on my side and hug you so I can't touch your wound."
Lu Yinbing adjusted his position in her arms and said, "I'm going to sleep. Good night."
"Good night." Xia Yitong said.
Lu Yinbing pouted her lips a little, and Xia Yitong smiled and bent down to kiss her.
Lu Yinbing rested his forehead against her collarbone and fell asleep peacefully with his eyes closed.
Xia Yitong kept her eyes open, and slowly, another person emerged in the air.