Chapter 39: One-handed princess hug.
The barbecue restaurant was smashed beyond recognition.
Wine bottles were scattered all over the floor, making the place a mess inside and out.
The young people who were drinking and causing trouble just now have been taken away by the police.
At this time, several waitresses were still in shock as they picked up the fallen tables, chairs and benches and carefully cleaned up the broken glass in the corners.
Tao Siyun said "hmm" randomly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone. His eyes were fixed on a can not far away that was leaking white foamy liquid after being crushed by someone in the chaos.
A few minutes ago, she went to the front desk to pay the bill while Zhao Yiran went to the restroom. Unexpectedly, the two tables behind her suddenly started fighting. Seeing this, the boss didn't bother to collect the money. He asked her to wait and quickly ran over to mediate.
The cause was a few drunken young hooligans who insisted on asking two girls at the next table to come over and share the table with them.
The girl was not stupid. She knew these ruffians were not good people as soon as she saw them. Of course, she didn't want to share a table with them, so she politely refused.
At this time, a drunken little brother said with a thick tongue: "Big brother, is this little sister not giving you face?"
This sentence successfully made Huangmao lose face in front of his younger brother. How could the gangsters in society be so easy to deal with?
To save face, the yellow-haired gangster stood up, carrying a bottle of wine, and walked over. He put his arm around the girl's shoulder and said in a frivolous tone, "It doesn't matter if we don't know each other. We'll know each other after a drink. Beauty, let's be friends?"
The other people at the table started to make a fuss, making obscene and vulgar laughs from time to time. Huangmao also started to make moves at the malicious instigation of his younger brothers.
A few hooligans were blocking the road, looking like they were saying "Don't leave if you don't drink today", and they were making dirty jokes.
It sounds particularly unbearable.
The two girls had never been harassed like this before and were completely frightened.
The male diners sitting at the tables around didn't want to cause trouble, and all looked as if it was none of their business. They ate, drank, and chatted as usual, occasionally glancing around as if they were watching a good show, just to watch the fun.
Each one of them is particularly indifferent.
At this moment, Zhang Yuhao, who was having dinner with his roommates, came out of the bathroom after washing his hands. He hadn't even shaken the water off his hands when he saw this scene. He immediately stepped forward to stop them and shouted, "What are you doing?"
The sudden roar from Zhang Yuhao, the brave student, stunned the thugs standing nearby.
The yellow-haired gangster was the first to react, and then one by one they came to their senses and surrounded them, cursing. No one knew who started it first, but the group of drunken people picked up stools and started smashing things everywhere without saying a word!
The boss hid a few meters away and tried to persuade the man through the screen, but was almost injured by mistake. Seeing that he couldn't persuade the man, he quickly hid away and called 110 to report the crime.
It was dinner time and there were other customers in the restaurant. When they saw a fight, they stopped eating and ran towards the door.
Tao Siyun was far away and should have been the safest one, but he was knocked down by several men in the chaos and sprained his foot.
…
Zhang Yuhao felt that he had implicated her, and he felt extremely guilty. He was really worried, "Senior sister, how about I take you to the hospital?"
"It's okay, it's just a sprain. No need to bother with it. I'll just spray it with Yunnan Baiyao when I get home."
"But it's already swollen. It's best to take an X-ray to see if there are any broken bones."
"Really." Tao Siyun calmly avoided his touch, holding the phone in her hand, and said unnaturally: "My boyfriend will be here soon, you go back first..."
Tao Siyun's personality is just like her appearance, which makes her particularly worthy of the title of "celestial fairy".
She has always given people a faint feeling, not too close, nor too distant, gentle but difficult to approach, and one glance will make people unconsciously create distance.
Originally, Zhang Yuhao thought that the senior sister treated everyone the same, but when she called just now, she showed a side of the little girl that he had never seen before.
When she speaks, she sounds like she is acting like a spoiled child, and her voice is soft and sweet.
It can be seen that she is very dependent on her boyfriend.
On the night of the bonfire party, he failed to confess his love and had a quick encounter with that man before running away in a cowardly manner. Looking back, he found that he had not even seen what his rival looked like clearly.
This inevitably made him feel a little annoyed, regretful and unwilling.
Zhang Yuhao refused to leave, "Then I'll go buy it now. There's a pharmacy next door."
“…”
Zhao Yiran looked at Zhang Yuhao's back as he left, and finally couldn't hold back any longer. He asked with a look of suspicion on his face, "No way, dear, do you really have a boyfriend?"
Tao Siyun gently rubbed her swollen ankle and nodded hesitantly. She knew what Zhao Yiran was thinking, but she was too lazy to explain it to her from the beginning. Zhang Yuhao came back before they finished speaking, so she just went along with it and said, "Yes, I have it."
…
When Xu Ji arrived, Zhang Yuhao was squatting in front of Tao Siyun and asking him questions with concern.
Tao Siyun saw him as if she had seen a savior, but the next second her focus immediately changed -
This guy seems to like functional style mix and match. He is always seen wearing clothes with a lot of pockets, and he looks more pocket-rich than Doraemon.
Sneakers, vest, overalls, and a hat, so cool that people can't take their eyes off...
No wonder Ji Yao said that he was always a hot topic when he was in college.
But what's that expression on his face...
Who do you want to intimidate?
Xu Ji walked up to her with a cool and arrogant gait. From the first moment he saw this college student, he understood everything.
He glanced at Tao Siyun's red and swollen ankle, leaned over, and asked in a low voice, deliberately asking nonsense: "Can you walk?"
"..." Tao Siyun hugged his legs, "I can't."
Now she can't even wear shoes.
I was spraying pesticides just now and only took off half of my socks. The extra part in the front looked like a cap on my toes, and the heel at the back was bare, which looked particularly funny.
Xu Ji pinched it and gently pulled it down, crumpled it into a small ball, put it into his coat pocket, and then picked her up by the waist.
Tao Siyun was stunned for a moment, then reacted and put his arms around his neck obediently.
This action seems intimate and dependent to others.
Zhang Yuhao's expression was gloomy, his fragile boyish heart somewhat wounded, but he still bravely raised his hand: "Senior sister, medicine, use the red bottle of insurance solution within 24 hours, it can reduce swelling and relieve pain, and then use the white bottle after 24 hours..."
Xu Ji turned around, took the plastic bag, and said in a genuine boyfriend tone, "Thank you."
Zhang Yuhao: “…You’re welcome.”
***
Tao Siyun kept his head down since he got in the car, not sure if it was because of pain or embarrassment. Xu Ji glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time.
The phone vibrated silently in his pocket, and Xu Ji picked it up.
Before Jiang Zhen could say anything, Cao Wenzheng's loud voice started yelling at him: "Old Jiang, ask Lao Xu if he's coming over yet. If he is, can he hurry up? I'm really impressed. Not only is it a birthday party for the dog, but he also has to wait for another dog to eat. Tell him to be more responsible if he's late and sit at the same table with the dog."
"Did you hear that, Xu Ji?" Jiang Zhen repeated in a long voice, adding fuel to the fire: "Cao Wenzheng asked you to sit at the same table with a dog, hahahahahaha..."
“…”
Xu Ji glanced at the girl in the back seat and said, "I have something to do right now, so I won't go over."
"oh."
Jiang Zhen was probably talking to Ji Yao and Cao Wenzheng. He held the phone a little further away, but his voice still came through: "Xu Ji said he didn't want to sit at the same table with the dog, so he didn't come."
Xu Ji: “…”
The next second, Ji Yao answered the phone: "Xu Yuqi, your son has been wearing his birthday hat for a long time, and he's been looking forward to seeing you. Are you really not coming? If not, that's fine. Then don't hang up yet. Listen to us sing the birthday song before hanging up. You, who raised him with so much hardship and painstaking care—" Ji Yao braked in time, "The old father of the dog... also feels a little involved."
Xu Ji turned on the hands-free modem with an expressionless face.
"Woof woof woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof woof~"
…
The lyrics are simple, clear and very directional.
Three voices sang Alaska's birthday song in unison without any emotion.
The moment the music stopped, Xu Ji hung up the phone without mercy.
One is out of tune, two are out of tune, it's embarrassing.
The car was dead silent.
Tao Siyun finally looked up, "Is today Mengmeng's birthday?"
"Um."
"How old is it?"
Xu Ji said two words lightly: "Three years old."
Tao Siyun suddenly felt guilty for "not knowing that it was the child's birthday today and calling the parents out to help him."
It's quite baffling, but the more I think about it, the more embarrassed I feel...
Tao Siyun bit his lip lightly and mustered up his courage: "Well, why don't you go back now? It's not past twelve o'clock yet, so there's still time..."
Xu Ji glanced at her in the rearview mirror and said indifferently, "Can you let me go back and sit at the same table with the dog?"
Tao Siyun was stunned, "Huh?"
***
Xu Ji carried Tao Siyun upstairs, holding one of her shoes and a small bag of medicine.
Tao Siyun suddenly remembered a few months ago, when she went to the hotel to deliver something to Bian Chengzi. She and Xu Ji were so awkward in the elevator that they looked like strangers.
But now...
Now……
She looked up, saw their current position in the elevator mirror, and then lowered her head embarrassedly.
Princess hug.
It’s still a one-handed princess hug.
Xu Ji's arms passed through the bend of her legs, and almost all her weight was pressed there.
The feeling of her body hanging in the air with no support made her nervous and scared.
Tao Siyun's back was tense and she felt very tired, but she didn't dare to relax her hands at all. Out of subconscious instinct, she had to put her arms around Xu Ji's neck with both hands to get enough sense of security from him.
The soft hair rubbed back and forth across the neck, and the faint itch gradually spread from the Adam's apple to every part of the body.
After a few times, Xu Ji's breathing became heavier, and he pursed his lips tightly. He asked with an extremely complicated tone and maliciously: "What do you want to do by holding so tightly?"
His gaze was too direct, and it was filled with indescribable depth.
Of course I'm afraid you'll drop me. Otherwise, do you think I'm taking advantage of you on purpose?!
However, Tao Siyun only thought about this in his mind and did not say it out loud.
But when she thought of the other meaning of these words, she felt guilty, but in order to get rid of the suspicion that she had any physical desires towards him, she still said in a low voice with great courage: "Then put me down."
It's just a few steps anyway. She persists and can reach her doorstep even if she has to crawl.
Otherwise, it would always seem as if she had been plotting against him for a long time, as if his next words would be, "You don't want to sleep with me, do you?"
If I remember correctly, this guy seemed to be quoting six figures for one night...
She can't sleep.
Tao Siyun was lost in thought.
Suddenly, a very restrained chuckle came from above my head.
"Why are you so angry? Why didn't you ask me to put you down in front of that boy? Now that I've used you, you're turning your back on me?" Xu Ji carried her out of the elevator, walked to the door, and stopped, his tone intriguing. "Who was the one who called me back then? Who was the one who held me all the way? Tao Siyun, you can do this. Are you sure you want to play the game of crossing the river and destroying the bridge with me?"
“…”
Tao Siyun knew he was in the wrong, so he lowered his head silently. He was too timid to respond to him and obediently took out the key to open the door.
After arriving home, Xu Ji put her on the sofa.
He took an ice pack from the freezer, wrapped it in a towel, and began to apply a cold compress to her.
The moment the skin was touched, Tao Siyun shrank back, and Xu Ji's hand paused, and his movements became lighter and slower.
She pursed her lips and explained embarrassedly: "It's just a conditioned reflex..."
Xu Ji squatted in front of her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Tao Siyun sniffed and said, "Yeah."
Only those who have experienced a sprained ankle know how painful it is, a pain that is incomparable to ordinary pain.
"Hold it."
“…”
Tao Siyun bent his uninjured leg, folded his hands on his knees, and supported his chin. He didn't know if it was because of the injury, but he just felt extremely tired. He didn't want to talk much and began to daydream unconsciously.
After a while, Xu Ji looked up and their eyes met.
"Are you feeling better?"
It feels cool and comfortable, and the pain seems to be relieved a little.
Tao Siyun looked at him without blinking, his eyes pure and gentle, his consciousness already drifting away.
This silly and cute, defenseless look is very similar to some small animal in the forest——
He is very timid and always gets lost. His eyes are wet. He gets scared when he sees people and hides far away. Then he quietly pokes his little head out from behind a big tree and looks curiously...
"Hey." Seeing that she didn't respond, Xu Ji smiled casually, and suddenly did something naughty, pinching her face with the hand that had been holding the ice pack for a long time.
Tao Siyun was so frightened that he shuddered.
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