Shi Nian was curious, what was in that small iron box?

"Nian Nian, lend a hand."

Fang Ning's voice brought her back to reality.

Shi Nian's thoughts were interrupted and she worked busily with him.

There was a constant flow of customers in the afternoon. Shi Nian took a break from his busy schedule and thought of Zhao Xinyue's cell phone. He always observed Fang Ning intentionally or unintentionally.

Fang Ning sat at the front desk and seemed to have never gotten up.

What is he doing?

Is he watching surveillance?

When Shi Nian came to his senses, he had already walked behind Fang Ning.

The computer in front of Fang Ning was displaying surveillance footage. She was stunned when she saw the familiar figure on the screen.

Isn't that her?

On the surveillance footage, she squatted at the cupboard door to unlock it, picked up the phone from the cupboard, looked at it from head to toe, and then Fang Ning's figure appeared.

Shi Nian was puzzled. Why did Fang Ning check the surveillance?

She had clearly said that she had not touched anything inside.

He doesn't trust her?

Shi Nian felt a little sad and looked away before Fang Ning noticed.

She returned to the bathroom and couldn't help but become curious about what was in the iron box that Fang Ning took away that made him so cautious.

Shi Nian was immersed in her own world and didn't notice Fang Ning walking up behind her.

"Nian Nian, the water in the pool is about to overflow."

Shi Nian was startled and stood up abruptly. She turned around and saw Fang Ning. She was stunned for a few seconds. It was only after he reminded her that she realized what he had just said.

Shi Nian hurriedly turned off the faucet, her heart beating fast, "Senior, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now."

Fang Ning picked up the dry towel beside her and wiped the water droplets off her face.

Fang Ning suddenly approached, and Shi Nian quickly stepped back.

She frowned slightly and took the towel from his hand, "I can do it myself."

Shi Nian used a towel to shake off the water on her body. Seeing that Fang Ning had not left yet, she asked in confusion, "Senior, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"I'm going to go out for a while, you can help me watch the store for a while."

"Okay, I'll clean up the pool and then I'll be out."

Shi Nian watched Fang Ning leave, the pressure on his body eased, and he breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

Her eyes fell on the towel in her hand, and the scene of Fang Ning right in front of her emerged in her mind, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

He seemed to lack a sense of boundaries with her.

A customer called out from outside the bathroom. Shi Nian suppressed the doubts in her heart, hung up the towel, and walked out quickly, "Here I come!"

Shi Nian sent the shoppers away and her cell phone vibrated twice.

Zhao Xinyue sent a message asking her if she was busy now.

Shi Nian called Zhao Xinyue on WeChat, "Xinyue, I'm free right now, are you okay?"

"I'm so bored being alone, I want to find someone to chat with."

Shi Nian sat at the cashier counter, "I'll chat with you."

"I've applied for a new phone card. I'll send you the new phone number later."

Shi Nian was surprised, "You don't use your previous number anymore?"

"I want to use it, but I lost my phone and it's too much trouble to get a new phone card. I have to go to the business office. I don't want to meet strangers or leave home..."

Zhao Xinyue sighed, "So I just bought a new phone card online and started over."

"Didn't the senior pick up your phone? Didn't he return your SIM card to you?"

Zhao Xinyue was puzzled. "He picked up my phone? He didn't tell me. How did you know? Did he tell you?"

"Yeah, he said your boss found your phone in the staff dormitory and gave it to him."

Shi Nian paused, "He also told me that he wanted to buy you a new phone, so he didn't give you the old one. I thought you knew that."

"I left it in the dormitory? I remember when I lost my phone, I had already looked for the dormitory..."

Zhao Xinyue muttered quietly, then changed the subject and spoke in a brisk tone, "Maybe he just came back and only remembered to give me a new phone, but forgot to give me the old SIM card. I'll call him later and ask him to bring it to me next time he comes."

Zhao Xinyue was anxious to find Fang Ning. The two chatted for a while and then ended the call.

Shi Nian waited until it was almost time to get off work, but Fang Ning still hadn't returned.

She called and the call was connected quickly.

Fang Ning said, "Niannian, just close the door when you leave. I won't go back."

"OK."

Shi Nian hesitated whether to mention Zhao Xinyue's phone card. When she took down her phone, she found that the call had been hung up.

She heard the sound of a car horn outside the door, pulled herself out of her thoughts, changed her clothes, picked up her bag, closed and locked the door, and quickly walked towards the car parked in front of the store.

Feng Sihan saw Shi Nian got into the car and was hesitant to fasten his seat belt, so he reminded her.

Shi Nian seemed distracted. He called her several times before she turned her head and looked at him blankly, asking, "Si Han, did you call me just now?"

"seat belt."

Shi Nian lowered his head, responded, and quickly tied it up.

The car started moving, and Feng Sihan looked at the girl next to him through the rearview mirror.

Shi Nian seemed to be preoccupied. Contrary to his usual behavior, when he got in the car, he did not enthusiastically talk about the customers he met on the way to work as usual, but stared out the window in a daze.

Just as the traffic light at the intersection turned red, Feng Sihan stopped the car and couldn't help but turn his head to look at her twice more.

Shi Nian turned her head back to him, completely unaware of his gaze.

The two returned home. During dinner, Feng Sihan couldn't help but say, "Nian Nian, you hold your chopsticks the wrong way."

"Ah? Really?"

Shi Nian lowered her head, embarrassment flashing in her eyes, and helped to straighten the chopsticks.

Feng Sihan asked tentatively, "Did something happen to you?"

"No, why do you ask?"

"You have been absent-minded since you got off work."

Feng Sihan paused and said, "If you are willing to tell me, I would be happy to be a listener."

Shi Nian saw that he misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Nothing happened, I was just thinking..."

She paused and changed the subject, "It's okay. The store was a bit busy today. I washed two dogs in a row and I'm a bit tired."

"Go to bed early tonight."

"good."

At night, Shi Nian lay in bed, tossing and turning.

In her impression, Fang Ning never seemed to be on guard against her.

The tightly closed iron box was like Pandora's box, attracting her curiosity.

What on earth was put in there that was worth asking the senior to check the surveillance footage, and worrying about her finding out?

Does he have some hidden secret?

Shi Nian was puzzled and couldn't figure it out. He couldn't sleep until late at night and finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Feng Sihan was awakened by his biological clock.

He changed into sportswear, pushed the door open quietly, and the door of the bedroom next door suddenly opened.

He paused, and seeing the sleepy Shi Nian, he couldn't help but ask, "Niannian, why did you get up so early today? Did I wake you up?"

Shi Nian yawned and shook her head. "You didn't wake me up. I set the alarm myself."

When Shi Nian walked in front of him, Feng Sihan noticed the faint dark circles under her eyes.

He asked tentatively, "Didn't you get enough rest last night?"