Chapter 43: Plaster Doll Can I move back in?

After breakfast, the three of them didn’t stay long and quickly got on the bus back home.

Xu Xiaoyu tactfully created an opportunity for Xu Zhijian to sit with Wen Nian, and went to the side under the pretext of enjoying the scenery.

During this time, Wen Nian had nothing to do, so he asked Xu Zhijian, "How is your injury?"

Xu Zhijian shuddered: "Are you talking about my arm? It's nothing, it's already scabbed over." It was rare for her to take the initiative to talk to him, so he responded positively and showed the place where he had been injured by falling a few days ago.

"I said shoulders."

"...Oh. Well, I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. It's okay. The pain wasn't that bad after I applied the medicine. I think it will be fine after I put on the bandage for a while."

After saying that, he looked at her expression, a smile on his lips: "Why? Are you worried about me?"

Wen Nian was very direct: "It's not like you were injured while saving me, why should I feel bad about it?"

“…” Xu Zhijian pursed his lips.

You’re such a busybody.

After a while, he made a plan in his mind and slowly moved closer to her, little by little.

"What are you doing?"

"Let me ask you something."

Wen Nian: "What?"

"It's just..." Xu Zhijian was a little embarrassed: "Can I move back?"

Wen Nian was stunned for a moment: "...It's inexplicable."

I didn't tell her when I left, so why did I ask her when I came back? And what does it have to do with her?

She spoke as if she had driven him away.

"Can you please?" He pulled her sleeve and said coquettishly, his voice soft and gentle: "Please."

Xu Xiaoyu couldn't bear to watch it: Huh.

It was also the first time she saw him being so flirtatious. Wen Nian couldn't help but frown, pulling back her sleeves, her voice full of disgust: "Whatever you want."

Xu Zhijian tactfully stopped pestering her, sighed, and leaned back. "That means you agree. I'll move back today."

Very good!

He now felt that Wen Nian's attitude towards him had changed greatly.

The heavy mood that had been in his heart was finally relieved at this moment, and Xu Zhijian opened Weibo with great joy.

I excitedly posted a message: The boat has passed through thousands of mountains.

Accompanied by a recent landscape photo.

Little did he know that while he was playing with his phone, Wen Nian was replying to Chu Yuxuan's message. They had agreed to have dinner today, and since he definitely couldn't go back for lunch, he told him to go in the evening.

—

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to Beijing.

After leaving the airport, Wen Nian and Xu Zhijian said goodbye.

Xu Zhijian said to her back, "Go slowly on the road. Wait for me to come back."

"That's enough, everyone's gone." Xu Xiaoyu had never felt his brother was so cowardly before. It was hard to put it into words: "Although I support you two being together, I have to say that you are not worthy of her at all. You have no charm at all."

These words were like level 10 noise in Xu Zhijian's ears. He tutted his tongue and retorted, "What do you know, little brat? The thing your brother has the most is charm."

"Let's go. I'm in a hurry to go back." After saying that, he left in a leisurely manner pulling his suitcase.

"Tsk, you're so pretentious."

—

I haven't been home for more than a week, and the cat food at home must be gone. Wen Nian went to the supermarket to buy some first. In fact, she was a little worried at first that Xiao Xiao would make a mess of the house.

Fortunately, the kitten was obedient and didn't cause any serious trouble, just dropped some fur all over the floor. After returning home, she felt a little relieved, cleaned up briefly, and gave both the kitten and herself a bath.

Then he fell into the pillow and prepared to take a nap.

I haven't slept well these past two days, and I couldn't help but sigh: "Home is still so comfortable."

In order to avoid missing dinner time, I set an alarm before going to bed.

Xu Zhijian sent Xu Xiaoyu home, quickly packed a few clothes, and planned to return to the apartment he had previously rented next to Wen Nian.

The main reason he chose to leave was because he didn't know how to face her, and with the advice of netizens, he decided to disappear from her sight for a while.

Now that the relationship has eased, we must seize the opportunity.

I have to say, chasing people is really hard.

On the way, he thought about whether to bring some gifts back, and finally decided to do so.

Come to think of it, he had given Wen Nian quite a few things in the past, but most of them were jewelry and cosmetics, which didn't cost him anything except money. On the other hand, she made a lot of handicrafts for him that she had put a lot of effort into.

Looking at some comments online, it seems that for girls, that kind of thing is the most precious.

But speaking of handicrafts, he actually made one for her later, but unfortunately he didn't have time to give it to her.

After thinking for a while, he turned into a plaster doll shop.

—

Xu Zhijian never expected that he would run into such an annoying guy at the gate of the community.

Perhaps this is what the profession of a doctor is like. Being at work is completely different from being in private. When you take off your white coat, you become less solemn but more lively.

Chu Yuxuan was standing at the entrance of the community looking at his phone, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and jeans.

Xu Zhijian originally thought he had seen it wrong, until the car drove past this annoying guy and confirmed it. When he saw that face, he immediately became alert, full of disgust.

The two of them were looking at each other.

They just looked at each other.

The hot air from the car passed by in front of him at high speed. Chu Yuxuan stood there in a daze. Recalling the arrogant look that just flashed by, the corners of his eyes shrank uncontrollably.

It's him again.

—

Xu Zhijian couldn't wait to go upstairs, and when he got out of the elevator, he ran into Wen Nian. "What a coincidence, are you going out?"

Wen Nian nodded: "Yeah."

He uttered an "oh" and seemed a little disappointed: "Where are you going? When will you be back?"

I originally wanted to give her a gift, but now I have to wait for her to come back.

When I asked the question, Wen Nian had already entered the elevator and left a sentence: "Not sure, I'm leaving."

"Why……"

Not a word.

Looking at the closed elevator door, Xu Zhijian sighed, his whole body wilted, and he pulled his suitcase to open the door.

I pondered in my heart.

I put on makeup today, probably going out to play with some friends.

friend……

friend?

Wait, what kind of friends?

Could it be the one at the door?

"Oh my god." Xu Zhijian's eyes narrowed. He threw down his luggage and strode to the balcony to look towards the entrance of the community.

Because it was a bit far away, he took out his mobile phone to zoom in.

About a few minutes later, Wen Nian broke into the camera.

Sure enough, she was seen walking towards Chu Yuxuan.

The two met and chatted for a few minutes before getting in the car.

Damn it!

Xu Zhijian grabbed the railing.

He said why did this person come here for no apparent reason!

Although he had only met him once, he didn't have a good impression of Chu Yuxuan.

Calm down.

You can't act like a little bitch.

We are just childhood friends, it’s normal for us to have a meal together.

But it's night now!

When Xu Zhijian thought of the scene of the two of them standing together just now, he almost bit his teeth.

—

Soft music was playing in the taxi.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two remained silent for a while as usual.

Chu Yuxuan suddenly said, "Did you see the address I gave you last time? The house I rented is actually quite close to your community, over in New Century City."

"Huh?" Wen Nian was distracted for a second, then paused for a moment. "Yeah, I saw it. The environment there is quite nice, and the transportation is very convenient. I think it's pretty close to your workplace, too."

"It's quite close, a 20-minute taxi ride."

"Good."

Perhaps he had finally adapted to the way of getting along with Wen Nian, and later on, he didn't deliberately try to find topics to talk about.

[Where have you been? Be careful at night and come back early.]

Wen Nian stared at the message from Xu Zhijian, thought about it, and didn't reply.

It's a very wide range of things to do.

Again: [I have something to give you, remember to come back early. ]

Emoji package: shy.

[Why didn't you reply to me? Are you in danger?!]

Accompanying emoticon: scratching ears and cheeks.

[Do you need me? I'm quite free.]

In order to make him shut up, Wen Nian finally replied: [Leave me alone.]

Xu Zhijian lay down on the bed, his heart dropping to its knees. He threw his phone away, tossed and turned, and kicked the pillow in anger.

—

It was just around six or seven in the evening when night fell and the bustling city was bustling with people.

"Welcome, please come in!"

The two walked into a hot pot restaurant.

This place was chosen by Wen Nian. She and Duan Shuangyue had been here several times and felt it was pretty good.

"Can you handle spicy food?" Wen Nian looked at the menu and, after getting Chu Yuxuan's approval, said, "Then let's have a shabu-shabu hotpot, one spicy and one tomato. I'll treat you this time."

"No, I agreed to treat you."

She smiled and insisted, "You treated me last time, so I'll do it this time. Besides, you just arrived in Beijing, so I should treat you."

"Okay, just order what's on the menu, thank you." Wen Nian handed the menu to the waiter.

"Okay, wait a moment."

Chu Yuxuan lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly, "You don't have to be polite to me."

Wen Nian explained: "No, I just don't like to owe others anything. Ah Yue and I also have to pay for meals. Don't feel burdened."

He hummed softly. He was thinking about what to say, but she started looking down at her phone again, not wanting to chat with him any more.

After a while, I couldn't help but ask, "Are you a little afraid of me?"

"Ah?" Wen Nian looked up, feeling a little uncomfortable as if something had hit her heart. "No, why would I be afraid of you?"

This man was too cold, yet also very sharp. Staring into his eyes felt like being dragged to the execution ground in broad daylight for trial.

Honey, it’s hard not to be scared.

"Really?" Wen Nian looked away awkwardly. If he looked any longer, he would be exposed. He tried hard to cover it up: "I just... have some work to deal with, so I kept looking at my phone."

"Are you busy?"

"I'm not busy, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I was distracted while having dinner with you. So, as compensation, I'll order you a small cake."

"Need not--"

Wen Nian was already preparing to place an order: "It's okay, don't be polite to me, I just got my salary not long ago."

Soon, when Chu Yuxuan saw the cake being served on the table, he was obviously stunned and stared at the sunflower on it for several seconds.

Seeing that he was distracted, Wen Nian pushed the cake and said, "Try it. I saw this little cake online before. It's quite popular. It should be good."

"Thank you." He didn't hesitate and took a sip with a spoon. The sweet taste melted in his mouth. When she asked him expectantly, a rare gentle smile appeared on his icy face.

Wen Nian: "It looks like it's delicious?"

He nodded, but the reason for his smile was not this. He suddenly said with nostalgia, "I remember when you were a child you loved sunflowers very much. Every time you passed by my house you would secretly pick a few petals."

Wen Nian blinked.

It took me a while to recall this.

It’s not that she has anything special about sunflowers. She has loved all kinds of flowers and plants since she was a child. At that time, on the way home from school, only the sunflowers outside his yard were brighter than those wild flowers and weeds. She thought it was strange and paid special attention to them.

Because I was afraid of being discovered, I deliberately only plucked two petals from each flower.

Unexpectedly, he actually knew.

Being brought up so unexpectedly is no less than exposing dark history.

She scratched her head, a little embarrassed: "...Um, sorry, I was ignorant when I was young. It shouldn't affect the harvest, right?"

Seeing her asking the question sincerely, Chu Yuxuan laughed: "No, it's just for viewing."

"That's good." Wen Nian has delicate features, and the watery lip gloss she wore today is quite bright, and her smile is bright and playful.

As light and shadow intertwined, Chu Yuxuan was stunned for a moment, and a picture suddenly popped up in his mind.

sunflower……

Before my thoughts could unfold, they were interrupted by a playful voice.

"What a coincidence? You're eating here too."