Chapter 97 Can you sleep with me tonight?
Gu Qingye's gaze paused slightly.
The cold touch of the key fell on the palm of my hand, like a stone falling unexpectedly into a deep pool.
He held the key as if he were holding his heart.
Zhu Hongbing on the side was thanking the young clerk, and Gu Qingye's gaze had already shifted to the other side of the yard.
Lu Youyou was checking the bodies of Zhuifeng and Xiao Huihui. The two little guys looked fine, but due to her professional habit, she couldn't feel at ease unless she checked them herself.
Zhuifeng remained calm, and only the wagging tail showed how excited he was about this sudden action.
Little Huihui is not so introverted. Every feather on his body says "praise me, praise me, praise me".
Of course Lu Youyou chose to satisfy such a great kid.
Seeing that no one was around, she took out a piece of dried meat and stuffed it in her mouth: "I'll give you the official reward when we get to your new home. I'll prepare a luxurious meal for you."
The golden finger with no sense of existence forced her to become an all-round academic master, but its only advantage was the storage room, which contained all kinds of top-quality ingredients, most of which went into the stomachs of Zhuifeng and Xiaohuihui.
The two of them ate with relish, which aroused Lu Youyou's appetite.
I ate half of my lunch and drank only a few sips of water in the afternoon without eating a single grain of rice. Now that the problem has been solved, I feel extremely hungry.
She wanted to ask Gu Qingye how to solve the dinner problem, but when she looked up, she met a pair of eyes as black as black jade.
Lu Youyou was stunned for a moment, then when she saw him coming, she stood up with a smile and asked, "Are you done with your work?"
"Um."
As he walked, the key in his pocket pressed against his skin through a layer of cloth, and every step he took reminded him that there was a sudden accident tonight.
"We have to stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning."
Lu Youyou was not surprised at all. After all, it was the 1970s and there was not even a national highway on the road they were traveling on. It was indeed unsafe to drive at night.
With Gu Qingye around, she didn't worry about these things. What mattered now was her empty stomach.
Lu Youyou raised his head and asked with a smile: "I'm hungry, what shall we eat?"
The setting sun cast a warm halo on her face, and her eyes were as bright and clear as glass.
Gu Qingye swallowed the words that came to his lips and smiled gently: "Are we still going to the store we had at noon?"
Lu Youyou's eyes lit up instantly, what a telepathic connection!
"Just the two of us? Where are your comrades?"
Gu Qingye asked Zhu Hongbing and Li Guoqiang if they wanted to join them. They both shook their heads in unison, saying that they did not want to be third wheel and that the Armed Forces canteen was good enough.
The two of them walked along the street they had walked on at noon. The scenery was the same, but Lu Youyou felt that everything about it was different.
She subconsciously moved towards Gu Qingye, and the distance between them shortened from half an arm's length to a fist's length.
Thanks to the motherland, she had never seen many criminals in her previous life. Moreover, she had bodyguards when she went in and out, and there was also a dedicated person in charge of security at the pet hospital.
Now she was suddenly told that a drug dealer passed by her at noon, how could she not be nervous? To be honest, she even wanted to hang on to Gu Qingye.
She keeps her eyes open in all directions when she walks and listens carefully in all directions when she eats. She watched too many police and gangster movies when she was a child, so she is nervous subconsciously and cannot control it for a while.
Lu Youyou sighed. The lunch was still the best. The half bowl of noodles that she didn’t finish would make her remember it for a long time.
After dinner, the moon came out. There were no street lights in the small county town, and the dark night was like a ferocious ghost.
Lu Youyou felt that even the distance of a fist was too far, and only felt safe when their sleeves touched each other.
The clothes isolated the body's heat, but this barrier could not isolate Gu Qingye's perception.
He stopped and turned around, the distance was too close, and the faint fragrance invaded his nerves.
"The rooms in the guesthouse are ready."
His voice was low and seemed to blend into the moonlight.
"What's wrong?" Lu Youyou was a little confused. "You said you wouldn't leave tonight."
Suddenly, there was a loud bang from somewhere in a house on the street, which was particularly frightening in the silent and deserted night.
Lu Youyou threw herself on Gu Qingye without thinking, and only after hugging his arms did she feel her heart landing steadily on the ground.
She shuddered at the thought of having to spend the night in an unknown guesthouse in this small county town full of drug dealers.
"Can you do me a favor?"
She looked at Gu Qingye embarrassedly, her hands still tightly wrapped around him, with no intention of letting go.
"Can you sleep with me tonight?"
The already quiet street became even quieter.
How could a person make such a big mess by mistaking “live” for “sleep”!
Lu Youyou quickly explained: "I'm just afraid that bad guys might retaliate, provoke trouble, break into homes, kill people, or set fire to things..."
She said a lot of things, but still couldn't hide the yellowness of her face.
For a moment it was difficult to tell who the deafening heartbeat came from.
Gu Qingye didn't expect the problem to be solved like this. He originally thought that if Lu Youyou minded, he would open another one.
It seems that it is not necessary now, but unreserved trust is the most profound test.
The Qingyang County Guesthouse was not far from the Armed Forces Department. The two went back to take Zhuifeng and Xiao Huihui with them, and when they turned a corner they saw the two-story building of the guesthouse.
There was a middle-aged woman in her forties at the front desk, who seemed to be waiting for them.
"Comrade Gu and Comrade Lu, please register."
The leader specifically instructed us to take good care of the four distinguished guests. Although I didn't know what happened specifically, there were both police and militia members present in the afternoon, so there must be a big case.
Two young soldiers had just arrived and checked in. They were a couple and were arranged to stay in the room at the easternmost end of the second floor. As for the extra dog and eagle, they just pretended not to see them.
"The room is ready, please come this way." The middle-aged woman introduced enthusiastically: "The water room provides hot water from 6 am to 6 pm. The toilet is at the end of this side..."
Lu Youyou looked around curiously. She had never stayed in a guesthouse before, so these words were almost like the dust of history to her.
The guesthouse, like most buildings in Qingyang County, was mottled and dilapidated, but fortunately it was cleaned fairly well and there was no smell of dampness or mold.
"This is the room. Please come in." The middle-aged woman opened the door and said carefully, "The bed sheets and quilt covers have just been changed, and the kettle is full. Is there anything else you two need?"
Lu Youyou smiled and said, "No, thank you."
"It's my duty." The middle-aged woman handed her the key. "There's someone on duty at night. If you need anything, just shout downstairs."
"I see. Thank you."
"Then I'll go down, you two have a good rest."
The middle-aged woman closed the door and left, and the room suddenly became quiet.
Zhuifeng sat quietly, and Xiao Huihui stopped jumping around and stayed obediently in Lu Youyou's arms.
The room is not big. It has two armchairs, a coffee table and, most importantly, only one bed.
A narrow, slightly cramped wooden double bed, the most common type of bed in this era.
(End of this chapter)
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