Second floor, Du Yuanzhe's bedroom
[If you talk less, you will still crave the closeness of your lover. ]
These words seemed to have been repeated, and kept playing in Du Yuanzhe's mind.
Late at night, when Du Yuanzhe was alone in his room, he suddenly remembered that he and Xia Ningmi were not just living together, but were boyfriend and girlfriend.
In other words, he is Xia Ningmi's lover.
Thinking of this, and then thinking back to Xia Ningmi's words, I felt that they were full of deep meaning.
Maybe Xia Ningmi really didn't regard him as a friend, but as... a lover.
Du Yuanzhe thought with absolute rationality. He felt that Xia Ningmi would not say this for no reason. In addition to what happened before, he had reason to believe that Xia Ningmi just liked him.
Although it may be hard to believe, it is the truth!
Three o'clock in the morning
Du Yuanzhe blinked his eyes. He was still unusually energetic and not sleepy at all. He took out his cell phone and looked through his address book.
Select the first number from your most recent call to make a call.
Toot--
"Hello, the number you dialed is currently unavailable..."
No one answered!
Du Yuanzhe frowned: "At the most critical moment, Xiaopang is always unreliable, I still have to look for Brother Liu."
After beeping for nearly half a minute, the call was connected.
Liu Xu said in a low voice: "You'd better be busy."
Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Brother Liu, this is business, absolutely business."
"say."
“I have insomnia.”
"...Du Yuanzhe!"
Liu Xu gnashed his teeth in anger: "What does your insomnia have to do with me?"
Du Yuanzhe argued with him: "Of course it is related. I can't rest well because of insomnia. If I don't rest well, I will be tired. If this state continues until the day I join the crew, I will definitely not be able to shoot the movie well. If I don't shoot the movie well, Director Zhu will think that you are fooling him and my acting skills are not that good. Then..."
"Enough!" Liu Xu took a deep breath and said, "What do you want to do?"
"My friend asked me a question, and I couldn't figure it out, so I couldn't sleep. You just need to answer this question."
Liu Xu has given up struggling: "Go ahead."
"My friend, for some reason, agreed with a girl to be each other's boyfriend. Today, the girl told him that she wanted to get closer to her lover. My friend asked me if the girl liked him and wanted to make it real."
Liu Xu was shocked: "Who are you dating?"
How come the progress is so fast? Weren't you still confused before?
Du Yuanzhe denied: "It's not me, it's my friend, answer quickly."
Liu Xu was too lazy to complain about his lies which were full of loopholes. He thought for a while and said, "If your...friend's subjective judgment was not involved, the girl would definitely like you...friend."
Du Yuanzhe laughed: "I told you, this is definitely not me...ah, my friend, you are just being sentimental."
Liu Xu reminded: "I warn you, you can fall in love, but keep it a secret. You are not yet..."
"I've already told you that he's my friend. How come Liu is so young and has such poor hearing? It must be because he stayed up late. I've already told you that staying up late is harmful to your health. Why don't you take a rest? I need to go to sleep."
beep--
Liu Xu held the phone tightly, veins popping out on his forehead.
A thing that crosses the river and then destroys the bridge!
From now on I will turn off my phone when I go to sleep. If I answer your call again, I will be an idiot.
After hearing Liu Xu's answer, Du Yuanzhe was sure that he was not being overly sentimental and fell asleep soon after.
The next day, Du Yuanzhe got up in high spirits.
Today is the eve of the Chinese New Year, and basically all workers have already had their day off. Xia Ningmi did not go to the company either, and was reading financial news in the living room.
Du Yuanzhe saw that she was about to speak when her cell phone rang.
It was Chen Rongshan who called to urge Du Yuanzhe to go home for the New Year. They were in the same city, but her youngest son insisted on waiting until the eve of the Chinese New Year to come home. This made Chen Rongshan very unhappy, so she called so early to urge him.
Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi and said, "Mom, don't worry, I'm getting ready to go home."
Du Yongliang's voice came from the other end of the phone, asking, "When did you start reading financial news?"
Xia Ning turned her head to look at him. She didn't expect the sound of the TV to come over.
Du Yuanzhe smiled awkwardly: "When I turned on the TV, I didn't expect it would be financial news."
Du Yongliang suddenly realized: "I told you, if you really paid attention to financial news, you wouldn't be unable to work a single day in the company."
Chen Rongshan shouted, "Stop watching TV and come back quickly."
"I see."
After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi again, not knowing what to say.
[I just confirmed that Xia Ningmi likes me, so it's not easy to invite her to go home with me for the New Year]
Xia Ningmi looked stunned.
How could Du Yuanzhe be sure of something that she was not even sure of?
[Alas, this is the first time a girl likes me, and I don't know what to say. What if I say something wrong and hurt her feelings?]
[For her self-esteem, I must pretend that I don't know. It's so difficult to keep a secret between two people.]
[Since I came to this world, my goal has been to focus on my career. I have not thought about relationships. If I tell her the truth, will it hurt her?]
Xia Ning frowned, suppressing the urge to beat him up, and said, "Why don't you leave quickly? What are you doing standing here? Are you acting like a pillar?"
Du Yuanzhe was startled by her sudden voice and coughed: "I'll leave now."
[What's wrong with her? Is it one of those days every month when girls have it? Should I make her some brown sugar water before I leave?]
"Get out of here!"
[Forget it, these few days for girls are too terrible, I still want to live]
Du Yuanzhe finished cleaning up in less than ten minutes.
"Well, I'm leaving now. Call me if you have anything."
"Get lost!"
Du Yuanzhe opened the door and left quickly.
Xia Ningmi loosened her clenched fists.
......
Du Family Old House
When Chen Rongshan saw Du Yuanzhe coming back, she immediately said, "Come on, Yuanzhe, come and help mom put up the Spring Festival couplets. Your dad is too old to do it anymore."
Du Yongliang said with a frown, "Why can't I stick to it? It's obviously you who dislike me."
Chen Rongshan pouted: "You'd better take a rest. If you fall, your bones might be broken. I'll have to take care of you then. Don't cause trouble for me."
Du Yongliang was not convinced: "I am in good health, stop cursing me here."
"Okay, just think of it as me cursing you, Yuanzhe will help mom."
Du Yuanzhe stretched out his arms to Du Yongliang and walked to Chen Rongshan's side.
"Here, put this on the left side of the door."
Du Yuanzhe stood on a chair and reached out to stick the Spring Festival couplets at the location designated by Chen Rongsan.
"Just a little to the left, just a little, that's it."
Du Yuanwen and his wife saw this scene as soon as they came back.
Du Yuanwen laughed and said, "Wasn't this always Dad's job in previous years?"
Chen Rongshan handed another Spring Festival couplet to Du Yuanzhe and said, "Your father is old and you are not at home. I can only ask Yuanzhe for help. Yuanzhe is still reliable."
At this point, she couldn't help but complain: "Look at you, this year is New Year's Eve, everyone else is on holiday, but you are the only one who went to the company today."
Du Yuanwen smiled bitterly: "I don't want to either. There was a mistake in a document yesterday. I went to the company today to deal with this matter. I came back immediately after finishing it."
Zhao Zhimeng also said, "Mom, Yuanwen didn't do it on purpose."
Chen Rongshan snorted: "You two have always been in the same boat, both of you are workaholics."
After saying that, he looked up at Du Yuanzhe and said, "Yuanzhe, you can't do this in the future."
After Du Yuanzhe finished pasting the couplet, he looked at Du Yuanwen, who was so scared that he dared not talk back, and smiled saccharinely, "Don't worry, mom. I definitely won't do that."
Du Yuanwen raised his eyebrows: "Yes, Yuanzhe is very filial. He just wants to join the crew to film on the second day of the Chinese New Year."
"What!"
Chen Rongshan's eyes widened and she asked loudly, "Joining the group in the second year of junior high school?"
Du Yuanzhe thought to himself, "That mother, listen to my explanation."
"Explain what you want to say. Just tell me whether this is true or not."
"It's true, but..."
Chen Rongshan's face immediately changed color and she cried, "Oh, why is my life so miserable? I gave birth to two sons, each one is more away from home than the other. They have to go back to work right after the Chinese New Year and don't even think about spending more time with mom."
Du Yongliang also frowned: "Yuanzhe, what's wrong with you? How can you go to work during the New Year's Day?"
Du Yuanzhe glared at Du Yuanwen fiercely and explained in a low voice: "I have no choice. I am here to save the show. The crew has been waiting for me. The director is very considerate of me for joining the crew on the second day of the Chinese New Year. The other actors did not have any holidays at all and spent the New Year on the crew."
Chen Rongshan's eyes were red. "I don't care about others. I just want my son to stay at home for a few more days during the Chinese New Year. If you can't say it, I can go and talk to your director. At worst, I can invest in them."
"Mom!"
Du Yuanzhe sighed and said seriously, "Everyone else can do it, why should I be treated specially? If this gets out, people will definitely say that I am not famous at all, but I have learned to act like a big shot."
Chen Rongshan had a stern face and said nothing.
Du Yuanzhe slowed down his tone and said, "I haven't finished what I said before. Although I joined the crew on the second day of the Chinese New Year, the filming location is in Yancheng. I will go to film during the day and go home after the filming at night. I can still accompany you."
Chen Rongshan was stunned: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. I can fool anyone but you."
Chen Rongshan's expression eased: "That's about right."
After finally coaxing Chen Rongshan, Du Yuanzhe still hadn't forgotten the culprit, and pretended to be wronged and said, "Mom, my eldest brother must know that I was filming in Yancheng, but he deliberately didn't tell you, just to make you sad."
Du Yuanwen, who was originally watching the excitement, suddenly froze in expression.
Chen Rongshan immediately looked at Du Yuanwen and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you unfilial son deliberately misled your mother, I can't forgive you."
As he spoke he was about to hit him.
Du Yuanwen quickly dodged: "Mom, I didn't mean that, you misunderstood... Mom, hit me gently, I am flesh, not iron~"
Seeing Du Yuanwen running all over the ground after being beaten by Chen Rongshan, Du Yuanzhe smiled triumphantly and felt relieved.
Zhao Zhimeng suddenly said, "Yuanzhe, I heard that you had a conflict with Jiang Chelin over a female star at Yun'an Club?"
The smile on Du Yuanzhe's face disappeared. He turned his head stiffly, clasped his hands together and said, "Sister-in-law, please let me go."
Zhao Zhimeng snorted coldly: "You didn't let your elder brother go just now."
Whose husband is whom I love.
Du Yuanzhe immediately said, "I'm wrong. I'll ask my brother to call back in a moment."
Zhao Zhimeng: "You are quite flexible."
"As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. It is only natural for my elder brother to teach me."
Zhao Zhimeng was amused: "Come on, stop making jokes. I still want my mother to have a good New Year. I don't plan to tell her."
Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
"But you should break up with that woman right away. You know how Mom feels about the entertainment industry. If she finds out, you won't be able to live in peace."
Du Yuanzhe smiled bitterly: "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. That's my friend. She and Jiang Chelin are a couple. I'm not stupid. How could I compete with Jiang Chelin for a woman? They had a conflict before, so I helped them."
Zhao Zhimeng looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"
Du Yuanzhe raised his hand and swore: "It is absolutely true. I was meddling in other people's business that day because I wanted to see Jiang Chelin suffer."
Zhao Zhimeng rolled his eyes at him and said, "It seems that you have been oppressed too much by Jiang Chelin. You want to see him embarrassed so much."
Du Yuanzhe knew that Zhao Zhimeng believed him, so he relaxed and said, "Sister-in-law, you also know Jiang Chelin. If he was just capable, it would be fine, but he is too arrogant. Every time you see him, he looks like you are all garbage. Who can stand it?"
Zhao Zhimeng chuckled: "If you really don't want to accept it, then try harder to catch up with him. Why don't you just come to the company to help your brother? Brothers, if you are of one mind, you can accomplish great things."
Du Yuanzhe waved his hands: "Forget it, I can only make a living in the entertainment industry."
......
After pasting the Spring Festival couplets, the feeling of the New Year becomes more and more real. It’s a pity that fireworks are prohibited in the city, otherwise it would feel even more real.
No one has to go to work today, so Chen Rongshan waved her hand and said, "Let's play mahjong."
Playing mahjong is a traditional activity of the Du family. During the Chinese New Year, Chen Rongsan would ask the Du family's father and son to play mahjong with her. She once said that the reason she gave birth to two children was just to have enough space for a mahjong table.
Since Zhao Zhimeng joined in, they have someone to rest. Zhao Zhimeng is busy on weekdays, and only during the Chinese New Year can she communicate with her mother-in-law, so she never misses the mahjong table during the Chinese New Year.
The three Du family members wanted to be absent, but it was obvious that the sons could not beat their fathers. Du Yongliang said, "You guys fight, I will let it go."
The Du Yuanzhe brothers looked at each other and sat down at the mahjong table helplessly.
Chen Rongshan has a crazy love for mahjong. Once she starts playing, she can't stop. If it weren't for the strong opposition from Du Yuanzhe and his brother, they would probably have played all night long.
The next day was New Year’s Eve. Even the shops were closed and the streets were deserted with few people.
Because he joined the group on the second day of the Chinese New Year, Du Yuanzhe had already given Xiaopang a holiday, and he is now celebrating the New Year in his hometown.
Liu Xu settled in Yancheng, and since his parents are no longer around, he still spends the New Year in Yancheng.
Du Yuanzhe drove out for a stroll after breakfast today, and arrived at Huahu Apartment.
He looked at the familiar gate of the community and said, "Why am I here? But now that I'm here, I'd be remiss if I didn't go up and take a look."
Du Yuanzhe drove the car into the parking lot and took the elevator upstairs.
Xia Ningmi didn't have any work today, so she gave herself a day off, but after walking around the house, she didn't know what to do.
She unlocked her phone, locked it, and unlocked it again, going back and forth like that, not knowing how to relieve her boredom.
Apart from work, she has no other hobbies. Even when she plays games, she plays with Du Yuanzhe. She has no interest in playing games with others.
She went into the home theater many times, but each time she came out within a minute, staring at the big screen with no intention of turning it on.
Finally, Xia Ningmi chose to go to the gym to run, which was the only way for her to kill time.
When Du Yuanzhe entered the room, he saw that no one was in the living room. He thought Xia Ning was in the room. Just as he was about to go upstairs, he caught a glimpse of the gym door being open.
He paused, turned and walked towards the gym. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Xia Ningmi running on the treadmill.
She was wearing a lavender sports suit and running at a steady pace. She seemed to be in a daze and didn't even notice Du Yuanzhe coming.
Du Yuanzhe walked over and turned off the treadmill, looked at her seriously and said, "Let's go out and play."
Xia Ningmi was stunned for a moment.
Du Yuanzhe repeated: "Let's go out and play!"
Xia Ningmi's eyes finally focused: "Where are we going?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I don't know, but even driving around is better than staying at home."
At that moment just now, he felt a strong sense of loneliness from Xia Ningmi, which made him want to take her out to play.
Xia Ningmi stepped off the treadmill: "I'm going to change my clothes."
After Xia Ningmi went upstairs, Du Yuanzhe immediately called Liu Xu: "Brother Liu, where can we go to play today?"
Liu Xu shook his head: "All shopping malls and amusement parks are closed. There is nowhere to play."
Du Yuanzhe was a little anxious: "Think about it carefully."
"Why are you running around instead of staying at home?"
"I have something very important to tell you. Can you tell me where I can go?"
Liu Xu thought for a moment and said, "There's definitely no place in the city. You can go camping in the suburbs or set off fireworks."
"Fireworks?" Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up: "Brother Liu, do you know where I can buy fireworks now?"
Liu Xu was helpless: "Master, you should know this better than me."
Du Yuanzhe was puzzled: "I don't know."
"If you don't know, ask your friends in that circle."
Liu Xu hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Du Yuanzhe got the reminder and called Lu Xuan again: "I want fireworks, is there any way you can get them now?"
Lu Xuan said proudly: "What a coincidence, I happen to have quite a few. How many do you want?"
Du Yuanzhe said without hesitation: "Get them all for me."
"You're really rude," Lu Xuan was not stingy and agreed, "I'll give it all to you, but you have to teach me a few tricks to show off someday."
"No problem. Have someone deliver the fireworks to Huahu Apartments. I'll be waiting here."
"Okay, it will be here soon, wait for it to arrive."
After Xia Ningmi changed her clothes and went downstairs, Du Yuanzhe said excitedly: "I have already decided where to go..."
Du Yuanzhe was stunned.
[No fairy in the sky is as pretty as her]
Xia Ningmi had long hair and fair skin. She wore high-waisted trousers and black thermal underwear, with a camel-colored coat on the outside.
In fact, it was just a very ordinary outfit, but it was the first time he saw her wearing daily clothes. Even without makeup on her face, Xia Ningmi was still breathtakingly beautiful.
There was no expression on her face. She stood on the stairs and looked down at Du Yuanzhe, like a cold, beautiful and domineering goddess.
Du Yuanzhe's heartbeat quickened, and he quickly looked away, coughing and saying, "All the shops in the city are closed now, we can go to the suburbs to set off fireworks. I've asked someone to deliver the fireworks, and we'll leave when the people arrive."
Xia Ningmi nodded.
Du Yuanzhe glanced at her and said unnaturally: "Well, the clothes are very nice."
[People look better]
Xia Ningmi didn't look at him. She pursed her lips slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable with the current atmosphere between the two of them.
Lu Xuan acted quickly and told Du Yuanzhe that the fireworks had arrived.
Du Yuanzhe said: "The fireworks have arrived, let's go."
The two of them went out together and went downstairs directly to the parking lot. Du Yuanzhe unlocked the car door and opened the passenger door first.
Xia Ning paused as she was walking towards the back seat out of habit, and sat in the passenger seat in a daze.
Du Yuanzhe closed the car door, walked around the front of the car, opened the door, sat in the driver's seat and started the car.
Lu Xuan's people were waiting at the gate of the community. When they saw Du Yuanzhe lowering the window, they immediately came up to him and said, "Second Young Master, I'm here to bring you fireworks. Open the trunk and I'll help you load the fireworks."
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Thank you very much."
"Second Young Master, you are polite. This is what I should do."
The man didn't say much and started moving the fireworks, but he was secretly envious in his heart. He was worthy of being the second young master of the Du family. The women around him were so beautiful. He considered himself to be quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen such a beautiful woman. Even those female stars couldn't compare to her.
The only bad thing is that he seemed a little cold, with no expression on his face.
Maybe, Mr. Du likes this style?
After moving the fireworks, Du Yuanzhe drove Xia Ningmi straight to the suburbs. There was a small hill in the southeast direction outside the fireworks city, which was perfect for setting off fireworks.
After driving for more than half an hour, the two finally arrived.
Du Yuanzhe got off the car first, looked around and said, "How about setting off fireworks here?"
Xia Ning looked up at the bright sky and suddenly realized something. She asked, "Can fireworks be set off during the day?"
Du Yuanzhe was stunned and murmured, "It will definitely work, but it will only make a sound."
[How could I be so stupid as to bring people here to set off fireworks in broad daylight]
[But why did Xia Ningmi remind me only now?]
What could Xia Ningmi say? That her mind had been a mess since Du Yuanzhe invited her out, and she had just become a little more sober?
The two people stood beside the hill, not knowing whether to stay or leave.
Du Yuanzhe looked embarrassed. He brought the person out himself intending to have some fun, but in the end it was all in vain.
"How about we go back first and come back in the evening?"
Xia Ning asked him, "Don't you have to spend the evening with your family?"
"I can come out after dinner. I have to play mahjong with my mom at home anyway. I played all day yesterday and I don't want to play anymore today."
"Does your mother like playing mahjong?"
Du Yuanzhe nodded: "I like it very much. Playing mahjong is a must-do activity in our family during the Chinese New Year. We play for several days. My eldest sister-in-law didn't know how to play mahjong before she married my brother. My mother taught her how to play mahjong in the past few years."
Unable to set off the fireworks, the two had to go back. The round trip wasted more than an hour, which really proved what Du Yuanzhe said before - driving around leisurely.
As soon as he returned to Huahu Apartment, Chen Rongshan called him and asked him to come back for dinner.
Xia Ningmi said, "You go ahead, I'll go upstairs by myself."
Du Yuanzhe suddenly remembered something: "There was no takeout during the Chinese New Year, how did you eat?"
Xia Ningmi said, "I have ordered meals for these few days in advance, and they will be delivered even during the Chinese New Year."
As long as you pay enough, there will always be merchants willing to take New Year orders.
Du Yuanzhe was relieved: "Then I'll leave."
Xia Ningmi unbuckled her seat belt and was about to get out of the car when Du Yuanzhe said, "...If you're bored, how about playing games together after dinner?"
Xia Ning looked back at him and nodded, "Okay."
Du Yuanzhe watched her walk into the community before driving away.
Xia Ning paused and then continued walking forward.
He really softens easily.
Maybe it's true as he said, she will meet someone who will respond to her as long as she speaks out.
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