Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Bow down.

The two sentences collided, and Su Tu was a little confused. He didn't know how to answer his question. He also had more important questions to ask: "Shi Shu."

She looked up at him, without a clear beginning or end, and asked anxiously, "Can I ask how you got the scar on your waist?"

There was a rosy glow in her eyes, and her long, curled eyelashes trembled constantly. One could see her deep hope that she would rely on the past to temporarily pull her out of the cramped abyss.

But he could foresee that if he got the answer he wanted, the next second, she would be like that time, just being threatened and then being frightened to cry out as if she had suffered a backlash.

After a brief pause, he said calmly, "Surgery." "Surgery?"

Su Tu's pupils dilated slightly, and he confirmed it again with some disbelief: "Is it, the kind of surgery you need after you get sick?"

Without hesitation, he said, "Yeah."

“…”

Su Tu opened his lips unwillingly, wanting to say something else, but seeing his calm and safe appearance, his heart, which had suddenly risen in an instant, finally fell back to where it was.

After a series of ups and downs and failures, it became even more empty.

She felt like she might be a little crazy.

Because I desperately want an answer, as soon as I find a clue, I insist on forcing it into the direction of my own imagination.

However, if you think about it carefully, is there any necessary connection between the owner of the coat, the person who was accidentally injured, and Shi Shu?

She couldn't even be sure whether the owner of the coat had been injured. How could she determine that a person with a wound on his waist was the person she was looking for?

No matter how strong your intuition was at that moment, the facts are now in front of you.

-The scar you mentioned is from surgery.

-Apart from this, there shouldn't be any other knife that can cause two wounds, one large and one small, with such a huge difference in size.

It's all just obsession.

Shi Shu tilted his head and looked in the direction she came from: "Are you in a bad mood?"

Su Tu lowered his eyes and said "hmm" as if giving up struggling.

He paused and asked again, "What's wrong?"

“…”

What's wrong?

It seems quite simple to say. I just received a phone call that I didn't want to answer, and then it triggered some unpleasant memories.

But it seems difficult to summarize it in one sentence.

Something occurred to her, perhaps because her mood was different at the moment, and she suddenly felt that she could ask: "Did I call you on New Year's Eve?"

Shi Shu's eyes paused slightly, and he felt a little tense for no reason: "Yeah."

"Did you listen?"

"Yes."

“…”

Su Tu was stunned for a moment, a little surprised: "Have you heard the end?"

Shi Shu lowered his eyes and said truthfully, "No."

Before he arrived, her battery ran out and she hung up automatically.

Su Tu raised his head and said, "..."

Just as expected, I probably just listened to a few sentences after answering the call, and then I couldn't bear to hang up, so I just put it aside. But for some reason, when I heard it with my own ears, I still felt a little disappointed.

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "What did I say in the part you heard?"

His eyes dimmed slightly: "You have no home."

She smiled softly, as if she was relieved now that she had said it, and said lightly, "Same reason."

I can even look back calmly, point to the low-rise buildings behind me and say, "I used to live there, but I can't go back now."

“So I’m in a bad mood.”

She probably didn't know that her smile now did not have any positive appeal, but rather had a counterproductive effect.

Because he just watched quietly like that, she could no longer hold on.

After a long silence, he suddenly said, "Key."

She blinked. "What?"

Shi Shuwen took the car keys from her, and they got back into the car naturally. After a while, they drove away and stopped near Binjiang Road again.

Then he tilted his head and said, "Wait for me here."

Su Tu didn't know what he was going to do, and he wasn't in the mood to find out.

After sitting quietly for a while, I reached out to open the car window, and through the hot summer breeze, I looked at the cruise ships on the river, the street vendors, and the passers-by.

There was a lot of chatter and laughter.

When night falls, the city always becomes extremely lively.

But perhaps only those who are in the bustling crowd will feel the bustle, while those who are outside the bustle will usually only feel it is dazzling.

She lowered her eyes and was about to look away when a puppy suddenly jumped out in front of her, walking with its signature short legs, and barked twice at the car window as if it saw an enemy.

The car door was then opened from the outside.

Shi Shu tilted his head to signal the person to get out of the car, and at the same time handed over the leash in his hand: "Come down and take a walk."

“…”

Su Tu was still a little dazed until he became a part of the excitement, following the Corgi dog in front of him who was twisting its feet with every step, and walked along the long river bank for a while.

I couldn't help but glance at the person next to me: "Where did the dog come from?"

His features were deep in the night, and his narrow eyes that glanced down were actually cold and distant, but she didn't know why she saw a hint of tenderness in them.

Shi Shu put his hands in his pockets, met her gaze, and leaned forward slightly: "Rented."

After a pause, he added, "You can buy it if you want."

The temperature outside was too high. From the moment he got off the car, Su Tu's cheeks were still red, and his voice was a little low: "Let's not do that."

Shi Shu maintained his bowed head and asked, "Don't you like it?"

"No." Su Tu pursed his lips shyly, and for no reason he felt the urge to share: "I actually always wanted to raise one, but my family wouldn't let me."

Grandma always said that with the way she treated Dahuang, if she really bought a cub, she would torture it to death in no time.

Shi Shu caught her words: "Now."

“…”

She couldn't help but think that she hadn't had this idea since her grandmother passed away, including when she said she wanted to raise a child. In fact, it was because she felt that as long as she took the child home, someone would take care of him.

But now she is alone, and if there is another little life at home, there will be too many things she cannot handle.

She turned around and looked at the round buttocks in front of her: "Maybe, I can't take responsibility."

It’s okay to tease her.

It’s too difficult to raise it.

Shi Shu seemed to be thinking about something, but felt that the time was not right, so he didn't say anything else.

Stand up straight and keep walking forward.

Passing by a mobile vendor, an old lady on a bicycle saw the heartwarming scene of the two people and the dog and couldn't help but call out: "Young man, buy a bunch of flowers for your girlfriend."

The two of them paused.

Su Tu widened his eyes and denied repeatedly: "You misunderstood! We are not."

The old lady looked at Shi Shu again, and seeing that he was not in a hurry to clarify, she quickly put on an expression that said "Grandma knows everything" and said with a smile, "Then buy a bouquet."

"You never know for sure in the future."

Su Tu was as if facing a formidable enemy. She didn't dare to look at his expression and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Then I'll buy a bouquet myself. It just so happens that I haven't bought flowers for a long time."

As he said this, he lowered his head to pick flowers.

I didn't dare spend too much time choosing, just casually picking up a bunch of daisies I usually buy. When I looked up, I saw Shi Shu had already scanned the code and transferred the money according to the price list. He said casually, "Payment."

The old lady immediately exclaimed, "Eh!" and congratulated him, seeing through everything and saying, "May you have a long and happy marriage, young people."

After saying that, he rode away on his bike.

Su Tu was left holding a bouquet of flowers, awkwardly standing there, and was asked in return: "Do you mind?"

"ah?"

Her face flushed, the delicate scent of daisies lingering on her nose. She was confused, a bit lucid yet not quite lucid: "...It's okay, I was just worried you'd mind."

He said bluntly: "No."

She was a little confused: "Huh?"

He looked into her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I don't mind."

"…oh."

She suddenly turned her head away.

After a pause, not knowing why he still wanted to play the role of comfort, he added in a muffled voice: "That's good..."

The colorful night scene comes into view.

A mixture of unknown emotions, vivid and lively, appeared on the quiet little face.

The two matching figures were locked in a gaze, attracting the attention of the jewelry stall owner, who couldn't help but call out, "Handsome man, can you pick out another bracelet for me?"

Su Tu turned back in horror: "..."

Holding the puppy in her right hand, she could only wave her left hand, which was holding the flowers: "No, I really don't want it anymore."

The bracelet on his wrist swayed, emitting a slightly dim luster. Shi Shu glanced at it and seemed to think it was time for a new one. He agreed, "Pick one."

At the same time, they gave a choice: "If you don't like it, go to the mall across the street."

Su Tu looked up: "..."

His expression was undoubtedly a little stunned.

How did it become that I had to buy her one?

Pedestrians were walking on the trail, and children playing on the opposite side were jumping closer. Shi Shu had good eyesight, so he just stretched out his hand and easily brought the people to his side.

The evening breeze ruffles the hair, bringing softness and fragrance to your senses.

He frowned, his sharp Adam's apple rolling, and with a hint of pressure, he offered a third option: "I'll help you choose?"

The body that was taken away became unbalanced along with its heartbeat.

Su Tu held the bouquet of flowers and placed his hands on his waist. When he felt the hardness and warmth, he pulled his hands away suddenly as if they were burned. He looked around and quickly lowered his head in panic.

Blindly looking at the pile of bracelets in front of him, he said, "I, I can do it myself..."

As if to calm herself, she lowered her head and breathed silently a few times before she could barely drive away some of the heat, steady her heartbeat, and chose a thin metal chain with an ink-black butterfly pattern.

She looked up and handed it to him as if to give him a handover: "I want this."

Shi Shu nodded, paid the bill, and continued walking forward with his companions. Seeing her put the gift bag into her bag, his voice deepened: "You're not going to wear it?"

"ah?"

Su Tu was now so hot all over that he could hardly take care of himself.

Forget about whether to wear it or not. She didn't even figure out why he gave her the bracelet, and why she accepted it without a second thought. Her tone was a bit evasive and vague: "... Let's talk about it when we get back."

Shi Shu didn't mean to push anyone into a corner.

He said "hmm" and didn't say anything else.

It wasn't until I passed by a dessert stand and thought that she probably hadn't eaten yet tonight that I stopped and bought two ice cream cones. Afterwards, before I could wait for her to finish them silently like a hamster, I saw someone selling marshmallows.

When he finally turned around with two marshmallows in his hand, Su Tu couldn't help but laughed out loud with his eyes squinted, caught off guard.

"What's wrong?" he asked unconsciously.

Su Tu looked at the little corgi in his hand, the little daisy in his arms, the uneaten ice cream, and the bracelet stuffed in his bag, then looked up at the tall figure in front of him holding two cotton balls, which was in stark contrast.

After the corners of his lips curled up, he found it difficult to suppress his expression: "It feels like you're about to buy out the whole street."

Shi Shu did not hesitate.

As if he had this intention, he suddenly asked, "Are you feeling better now?"

Su Tu suddenly realized: "..."

Only then did I finally understand.

After a while, he lowered his head and said with a somewhat embarrassed "thank you".

"Su Tu."

"Um?"

"There will be."

"What?"

In the crowd of people.

He bowed his head firmly to her, looking at her with clear and deep eyes: "You will get everything you want."

I will take you there.

everything.

must.