I was looking forward to getting off work in the evening, but as soon as I arrived at the travel agency, Luo Xiangdong called me.
He said: "Zijin. I can't pick you up at night. I have to go home."
I paused for a moment and then said, "Is there something going on at home?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "It's nothing. My parents asked me to go home for a meal."
After Luo Xiangdong was with me. Nine out of ten days, he and I had meals together, and only occasionally would he be called home. I'm just a little disappointed, but understandable. So he quickly said: "You can go back and eat. I will take a taxi back myself."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Then what do you eat at night?"
I smiled back at him: "Can't I eat without you? Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself."
"Yeah. Then you go back early, and I'll be back after I finish eating."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, the smile on my face was a bit weak, but I was still disappointed.
Xu Yifan walked over from the door and saw that I was still there. He called out to me: "Zi Jin. Are you waiting for your boyfriend to pick you up?"
I sighed deliberately. Then he said: "I am alone today. He cannot come to pick me up if he has something to do."
Xu Yifan said: "That's just right. Come have dinner with me and Zhu Ke."
I wanted to say no, I just went home to clean up, but Xu Yifan's next sentence was: "Let's talk about house decoration."
When I mentioned the house, I instantly resurrected on the spot with full health, and followed Xu Yifan in the car to pick up Li Zhuke.
The houses we bought were in the same building and on the same floor, but the one they bought was 120 square meters, and the small apartment I bought was 50 square meters.
During the meal, they talked about the decoration. Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke planned to start preparations next month. Asked me, I said: "I'm not in a hurry. The mortgage hasn't been paid off yet. It's stressful to start decorating now. Besides, I don't plan to move there right away."
I just want to have my own house in Night City so I can have a home.
Li Zhuke asked: "You haven't told Luo Xiangdong yet?"
I said 'hmm': "I didn't say anything, so as to save him from getting involved."
Li Zhuke smiled and said: "You two have such a relationship, it's okay to let him help you decorate it, right?"
Xu Yifan answered for me: "With her personality, she has to take advantage of others."
Li Zhuke said: "Anyway, you are rushing to get married. Sooner or later, his money will be your money, so you don't have to work so hard on yourself."
I couldn't help but think of Rong Xin. If the Luo family liked me as much as they liked Rong Xin, then there would really be no obstacle between Luo Xiangdong and I. I wouldn't have to be as cautious as I am now, fearing that others would say I was leaning on someone. Luo Xiangdong.
My relationship with Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke is already very good, but I still haven't told them about Rong Xin. Because the older you grow, the more you understand that no relative or friend can really share your pain and troubles. The only one who can tide over the difficulties is yourself.
After dinner, Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke took me home. I happened to meet Luo Xiangdong downstairs, who was driving into the community.
Seeing this, he got out of the car and walked over. Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke greeted him, and he responded with a smile.
After the four of us talked for a while, Xu Yifan and Li Zhuke left, leaving Luo Xiangdong and I walking in side by side.
On the way, I said: "You came back so soon, I thought you would be a little later."
Luo Xiangdong said: "It's okay. I'll be back after eating."
I asked, "You live with me now. Does everyone in your family know that?"
Luo Xiangdong said 'hmm', and I asked hesitantly: "Do your parents think I have a bad character?"
My parents tried to force Luo Xiangdong and me to live together, so there was no way we could do that. But Luo Xiangdong's parents knew that we were together, and Bao Buqi thought that I wasn't a good person and had to follow whoever I wanted.
Luo Xiangdong took my hand and said, "Don't think too much. You just told me. I don't need anyone else to tell me. I know it in my heart."
After returning home, Luo Xiangdong sat on the sofa, played with the dog and watched TV. I put the change of clothes into the washing machine, and queen followed behind me, like a big tail that couldn't be shaken off.
In the middle of the trip, Zheng Zeyu called Luo Xiangdong to go out to play, but Luo Xiangdong refused and said he was going to sleep.
Zheng Zeyu's voice came from the mobile phone a few meters away, and he asked in surprise: "What time is it? Are you ready to age early?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "I have to send Zijin to work tomorrow morning."
Zheng Zeyu sighed, and then said: "Okay, all of you, after marrying a wife, forget about your brothers. People in Yichuan have come out, and you who are not engaged are busier than those who are engaged."
After Luo Xiangdong hung up the phone, I looked at him and said, "You go and play. You don't have to send me to work tomorrow morning."
Luo Xiangdong casually put his cell phone on the coffee table and waved me over. I sat next to him and asked with probing eyes, "Am I a drag on you?"
Luo Xiangdong couldn't help laughing and said with a smile: "The description is quite appropriate."
I glanced at him, and he quickly said: "You're kidding, I've gotten used to this pace of life recently and don't want to go out to play anymore."
In the past, Luo Xiangdong would stay up all day and go out at night, and get high at night. Now, in order to accommodate my working hours, he usually goes to bed at 11 o'clock in the evening and gets up early to take me to work the next day.
I never stopped him from having dinner and socializing with friends. On the contrary, he intended to change it from the beginning. Now Zheng Zeyu often jokes: "If you want to ask Xiang Dong to come out, you have to pick a day. It's possible on Saturdays and Sundays. Usually it's just luck."
While we were chatting, Luo Xiangdong's cell phone on the table rang again. I glanced instinctively and saw the word 'Rong Xin' displayed on the screen.
Luo Xiangdong also hesitated for a moment before taking over the speaker he was using to connect it.
I heard clearly, Rong Xin said: "Uncle, come out and play."
Luo Xiangdong said: "What time is it? What are you playing for?"
Rong Xin said: "Don't come here, it's only nine o'clock, don't tell me you're going to bed."
Luo Xiangdong said: "I'm really going to sleep."
Rong Xin said reluctantly: "Have you ever been so evasive? What did you tell my father at that time? You also said that after I came to Night City, you would take good care of me. You knew that I had no friends or acquaintances here, so you Are you trying to suffocate me to death?"
My brows furrowed, and the unhappiness in my heart was very obvious. Is she still reasonable after asking Luo Xiangdong to go out to play in the middle of the night? Do you think I'm dead
Luo Xiangdong's eyes also flashed with impatience, and he said aloud: "I'm going home. I have to get up early to send Zijin to work tomorrow. My friend just called me to go out, but I didn't even go."
Rong Xin said in a bad tone: "Can I be like your friend? If I call you uncle, you have to act like an elder." After that, without waiting for Luo Xiangdong to respond, she changed the topic and said in reverse: " Okay, if you don’t come out and pull me away, I’ll go out on my own. Which nightclub is the biggest and most fun in Night City? I’ll go out and make some friends so that no one will accompany me in the future.”
When Luo Xiangdong heard this, he immediately frowned, not so much out of impatience as out of helplessness.
He said out loud: "Rong Xin, don't go out alone and go crazy in the middle of the night."
Rong Xin said: "If you have the kind of personality that works from 9 to 5, I won't care. You are obviously a fun-loving person, but you avoid me and don't let me play, then I can only go out by myself."
I reached out and pushed Luo Xiangdong's arm. Luo Xiangdong didn't look at me, but said impatiently: "Get dressed and wait. Zijin and I will go find you."
"I've already dressed. Come quickly, don't waste time."
Rong Xin hung up faster than Luo Xiangdong. I frowned and said, "What does the stinky girl movie mean?"
She is simply forcing herself into the palace!
Luo Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief as he was tortured, and then said: "Let her do it until I can't help it. I won't give any face to anyone and let her go back and forth wherever she wants."
After that, he looked at me and said helplessly: "Go get dressed, we will go out for an hour or two and then come back."
Luo Xiangdong wanted to take me with him. Naturally, he was wary of Rong Xin and also worried that I would feel uneasy. I understand.
No matter how unhappy I feel, I have to stand on a united front with Luo Xiangdong at this time. I went into the master bedroom and changed my clothes, and Luo Xiangdong and I drove to Rong Xin's place.
Rong Xin lives in a high-end single apartment in the night city. No need to ask, the Luo family naturally helped prepare it.
Luo Xiangdong arrived at the gate of the community and called Rong Xin. Not long after, Rong Xin walked out wearing a pair of high-heeled over-the-knee boots and a short leather jacket.
With her long curly hair and smoky makeup, she knew where she was going.
I was sitting in the passenger seat, and Rong Xin had no choice but to open the rear door and get in.
After getting in the car, she immediately said, "Where did you two come from?"
Luo Xiangdong said calmly: "We are from home."
Rong Xin snorted softly, and then said: "I don't believe it."
I leaned on the passenger seat, couldn't help but cough when I heard this, and said loudly: "I love to play when I'm young, and I'm still full of energy so late at night."
Rong Xin sat behind me. I couldn't see her face, but I could hear her provocative voice: "How much older are you than me?"
I really want to say that before I reach your age, I know what it means not to force others to do something difficult for you. I suppressed these words for a long time. After all, I didn’t want to quarrel with each other, because this would only put Luo Xiangdong in the middle.
I was really screwed. I had to hold back my breath and pretend to be calm and say, "I'm twenty-four."
Rong Xin said with a faint smile: "Twenty-four has been living with my uncle for more than half a year. Tsk, it seems that China is more open than abroad."
I couldn't help but feel like I was about to go crazy.
Luo Xiangdong turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Rong Xin, be careful when you joke. Not everyone can understand the way you joke."
Rong Xin raised her voice a bit and asked in surprise, "Did I make this joke?"
Then she came to ask me again: "Ms. Liang, are you not angry anymore?"
Fuck!