22 Bathing together
◎Brother, after I finish washing, can you help me blow dry my hair?◎
It is a sunny day today. The ground is illuminated by the sunlight, making it golden, gorgeous and warm.
A group of public security comrades in olive green uniforms came over from not far away. The one in the lead was the tallest, with a straight back, dark skin, a wheat color, deep facial features, big double eyelids, and long, thick and curled eyelashes. The sunlight shining on him made him look even more upright and meticulous.
Song Shixi recognized the other person at a glance. He said that he would pass by her house when he was on patrol. She didn't expect to meet him again so soon.
Out of politeness, Song Shixi wanted to say hello, but when he thought that the other party was working, he gave up the idea.
But Zeng Jingxu didn't expect him to come over and call out with a smile, "Comrade Song."
"Officer Zeng, are you on duty?" Song Shixi quickly put down his chopsticks and replied.
"Well, it's not time to officially go to work yet."
No wonder Zeng Jingxu came over. Song Shixi nodded, and remembering how he'd lent her his coat yesterday, she greeted him warmly, "Want to eat something together? I'll ask the boss to bring another bowl. This place is pretty good."
"No, it's inconvenient to wear this outfit." Zeng Jingxu waved his hand, glanced around, and the smile on his lips deepened a little. When he smiled, his eyes curved, giving people a very close feeling.
Hearing this, Song Shixi subconsciously followed his gaze and looked around a few times, only to find that many people were secretly looking in their direction. The boss had cold sweat on his forehead and his eyes were almost popping out, as if he was wondering if there was anything wrong with his stall.
It really seemed inconvenient, Song Shixi smiled awkwardly, "Then maybe next time."
"I'm having dinner with Ah Yue tonight, and Zhi Yi will be there too. Aren't you coming?"
What this means is that there is no need to wait for the next time which is so far away, it can be done tonight.
Seeing Zeng Jingxu asking the question sincerely, Song Shixi choked and scanned his face. For a moment, she didn't know whether he did it on purpose or not.
Logically speaking, he and Qin Yue have a good relationship, so he shouldn't be completely ignorant, right?
Perhaps it was because she had been silent for a long time that Zeng Jingxu misunderstood. He scratched his head and advised her in a clumsy way, "Sisters don't hold grudges overnight. What happened yesterday was ultimately caused by Comrade Chen. You and Zhiyi..."
After hearing his words, Song Shixi was completely certain that he really didn't know about the conflicts between her and Qin Zhiyi. Otherwise, his emotional intelligence would have to be extremely low to say such words.
Even without mentioning Qin Zhiyi, just because she had a falling out with Qin Yue last night, she wished she would never meet him again in her life. How could she possibly take the initiative to approach him?
But she couldn't bring herself to tell the whole story, so she just said vaguely, "I have something tonight and can't go."
Hearing this, Zeng Jingxu expressed his understanding and nodded, saying, "Then let's do it next time. I still have to go to work, so I'll leave first. Comrade Song, you can continue eating."
"Okay, goodbye, Officer Zeng."
"We're all sisters, so call me Brother Jingxu just like Zhiyi does."
Song Shixi neither agreed nor refused. She smiled faintly and watched Zeng Jingxu leave.
*
The city begins to wake up in the morning, covering the buildings with a busy golden light.
Qin Yue almost didn't sleep last night. After the morning meeting, he felt a little unwell. He said something to Xu Jinze and went into the lounge.
The bathroom door was not closed tightly. As soon as Qin Yue entered, he smelled a faint scent of shower gel. He seldom washed here, so when he smelled it, he subconsciously paused and turned to walk inside.
Pushing the door slightly open, he saw a woman's long, thin hair in the corners of the floor and the sink, two of which were even ambiguously stained with his bath towel. From the position, he could imagine the approximate posture and direction of Song Shixi when she was blowing her hair.
Her hair was long and thick, so it must have been much harder for her to blow it than his. I don't know how she could have held it up for so long with such small hands.
Realizing that he was thinking about something inappropriate, Qin Yue's eyes darkened, and then he quickly moved his gaze away, as if trying to divert his attention.
The toiletries on the shelf had changed their positions, which was different from his usual placement habits, but they were very neat. It was obvious that she had rearranged them after using them yesterday.
But she was not a professional cleaner and could not do it so carefully, so he noticed the difference.
On the clothes drying area not far from the rack, a men's suit jacket was neatly hung. It was the one he put on Song Shixi yesterday.
The scene of that beautiful face buried in his collar emerged in my mind.
The temperature continued to rise at this moment, causing Qin Yue's breathing to quicken. He subconsciously reached out to loosen his tie and unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt.
The situation from last night happened again. Her figure dominated all his thoughts, and he couldn't break free or escape.
Qin Yue's face was tense, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his thick black eyelashes trembled slightly. Finally, he turned on the faucet and poured cold water on his face again and again, finally regaining a bit of clarity.
I put my hands on the mirror, and the water droplets blurred the surface, but I could still see the black eyes under my eyes clearly.
Embarrassed, flustered, ferocious...
He was clearly scolded by her in a sarcastic tone. According to his previous temper, he should have used some means to make her understand how to write the word "regret".
But as the night went by, he repeated this word over and over in his mind.
That's ridiculous.
Qin Yue took a few deep breaths, stretched out his arms, took off his suit jacket, walked out of the bathroom, and planned to give it to his life assistant to wash after he woke up, and then put it on the bedside table.
Perhaps he was really tired. Not long after his head touched the pillow, Qin Yue fell asleep. However, his sleep was still not very peaceful. There was a shallow groove between his eyebrows, and soon beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
In the dream, there was the sound of gurgling water, and streams of water fell from the sky, finally condensing into a shower head. The surrounding environment gradually changed into a light gray bathroom.
He stood in front of the sink, staring blankly through the glass door. The next second, a hand appeared out of nowhere, grabbed his collar and pulled him in. His whole body was instantly soaked by hot water, but the temperature was far less than the body temperature of the person nestled in his arms.
She was naked and had a well-proportioned figure, but hidden by the mist, she was not very clear, as blurry as if covered by a veil.
Drops of water flowed down her delicate facial features, flowing through every unspeakable secret garden. He froze in place, his black eyes tightly closed, not daring to look again.
But she climbed onto his shoulders, stepped lightly on his instep with her toes, leaned over to whisper in his ear, and said in a gentle voice, "Brother, after we finish washing, can you help me blow dry my hair?"
The scorching breath spread rapidly from the earlobe to the surroundings, soon sweeping over the whole body, even filling the eye sockets with a hint of burning.
He shook his head subconsciously.
But the next second, a sneer sounded in my ears, "You don't know what's good for you."
Qin Yue suddenly opened his eyes, but the misty bathroom was no longer in front of him. Instead, he saw the white ceiling of the lounge.
He raised his hand to cover his forehead and gasped for breath. The room was soon filled with disordered breathing, fully demonstrating the owner's complete collapse.
"It's another dream."
It was hard to tell what emotion he was feeling, but when he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, and he was suppressed to the extreme.
Time passed minute by minute until his brain completely regained its sanity. He then stood up, sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his forehead. At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the lounge from outside.
Qin Yue was in a bad mood, so his tone inevitably carried a hint of anger, "What's the matter?"
Xu Jinze sensed something was amiss, but thought he had just woken Qin Yue, who had finally fallen asleep. He frowned and spoke more cautiously, "Boss Qin, your mother is here."
"What is she doing here?" Qin Yue paused in rubbing his forehead and frowned.
Zheng Huilan only came to his company a few times a year, let alone came without saying hello.
"this……"
How could Xu Jinze know, but he also felt it was strange. His intuition told him that there was something fishy, but he didn't know what the secret was.
"I'll be there soon, you go out first."
Fortunately, Qin Yue didn't really ask him to answer. Xu Jinze breathed a sigh of relief and left quickly.
Qin Yue tidied himself up, caught a glimpse of the suit out of the corner of his eye, rubbed it twice with his fingertips in his palm, and finally, as if possessed, put it into the cloakroom.
After leaving the lounge, he saw Zheng Huilan waiting in the reception area. He collected his thoughts and called out, "Mom."
"Ayue."
Zheng Huilan smiled when she saw Qin Yue, then her eyes swept across the lounge not far away, which had just closed its door. She pursed her lips and asked, "Mom noticed that you don't look well. Are you not used to living out here? Why don't you move back home?"
When she arrived just now, Secretary Xu said that A Yue was resting. She didn't believe it at first, after all, it was not yet time for lunch, but now she had to believe it, because he looked like he had not rested well.
While Zheng Huilan was worried, she couldn't help but think of a piece of news she heard from a friend yesterday.
A few days ago, they saw their A Yue taking a woman to Quyuan for dinner. The two of them were in intimate postures, and it was obvious that they had a special relationship.
This was actually a good thing, and she felt happy when she first heard it. But when she thought about the tooth marks she found on their child Ah Yue's tiger mouth last time, she felt that she had finally made it.
After all, their A Yue is already 25 years old. For so many years, there has been no news of any woman around him. He has devoted himself to his career. Young people of the same age have two children, but there is no news about him. As a mother, she is almost worried about him.
But her friend said that the woman was very pretty and charming, like a fairy, and she had no respect for her elders. She was obviously not a serious person. She asked her to be more careful and not let the bad woman enter the Qin family's door and disturb the family in the future.
More importantly, don't ruin A Yue.
That's the truth, but after Zheng Huilan was angry and worried, she still felt in her heart that as long as the child likes it, no matter what type it is, it's all good.
Besides, Ayue is not a fool. How could someone who can handle business so well be ruined by a love affair and marriage?
Besides, no matter how bad his vision is, it is not so bad as to marry someone with questionable character. Even if there is a problem, their Qin family can solve it. At most, they can just pay money to get rid of it.
The reason she came here today was to test her son's attitude. If he was really talking to the girl, then it was time to consider getting married. If he was not really talking to the girl, then he should calm down, talk to the girl seriously, and then consider getting married.
In short, the marriage must be arranged within the next two years.
If he delays any longer, he will become an old man. Then how can he "cheat" a good daughter-in-law for her?
However, Zheng Huilan did not expect that she would happen to see her son in such a depressed state.
As someone who has experienced this, it is easy for her to have wrong ideas.
Times are changing, and Qin Yue often goes on business trips to Hong Kong and abroad. He is more open-minded and has experience before getting married. It seems normal in the eyes of these young people?
But Zheng Huilan is old and conservative, and some of it is unacceptable. But what else can she do if she doesn't accept it?
Things have already happened, and making amends in time is the right decision.
Thinking of this, although she felt embarrassed, Zheng Huilan cleared her throat and spoke again: "Ayue, since you have a girlfriend, bring her back as soon as possible. We are a clean family and we should take responsibility. If we delay it like this and someone dies, it will be difficult to resolve the matter."
After saying that, he looked around at Qin Yue's dark eyes, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and continued: "Also, young people must exercise moderation in everything they do."
Qin Yue had just sat down on the sofa and was about to reply when he heard Zheng Huilan suddenly change the topic to something completely irrelevant and talked a lot. He was stunned at first, then frowned.
What is going on?
【Author’s words】
[Xibao: You don’t know what’s good for you! [rolls eyes]
Qin Yue: The boomerang hit me right between my eyebrows. [Breaking down crying]]
[The second update is here [let me check it out] Good night everyone, no updates today, see you tomorrow [shy]]
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