The latitude of the area where R University is located corresponds to the northeast of China. It was November and it had already snowed,

so you can imagine how hot it was at night. It was no small matter that the heating was broken at this time.

But since it happened to Huo Qinian, Su Yunbai felt a little biased.

Her first reaction was even a little suspicious: "Is it really broken? Why is it broken at this time?"

Winter heating is a big deal. Before the heating started this winter, the property had inspected the heating pipes of each household, and no problems were found at that time.

How long has it been since then, and Huo Qinian is in trouble?

Why doesn't she believe it?

Huo Qinian looked a little hurt, "You can't be that bad, right? It's so cold... You can go to my room and see, I really didn't lie to you."

Su Yunbai thought about it and really went to see.

Could it be that Mr. Huo is out of touch with worldly matters, doesn't know how to operate it, and accidentally turned off the heating pipes?

Su Yunbai was willing to go and see, so Huo Qinian naturally wouldn't refuse.

He even had some secret expectations.

Huo Qinian opened the door of his apartment in front of Su Yunbai.

The two lived upstairs and downstairs, so the layout of the apartment was naturally very similar, with one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom. But the two apartments gave people completely different feelings. Su Yunbai's was more homely, while Huo Qinian's was very business-like, exuding a sense of simplicity and calmness.

But it was very clean and neat.

Without an assistant, bodyguard, or nanny...living alone, Mr. Huo was still a decent man.

Huo Qinian carefully observed Su Yunbai's expression.

Is this a plus?

Su Yunbai didn't pay any attention to the surrounding environment. As soon as she stepped into Huo Qinian's apartment, she couldn't help but shudder.

There was heating in the corridor, so it wasn't cold. But as soon as she entered Huo Qinian's apartment, it was as if she had suddenly walked from indoors to outdoors, and the cold temperature hit her face.

The heating system in the house really wasn't working.

The apartment was a product of the 1980s and 1990s, and it still used radiators. Su Yunbai walked to the radiator in the living room, looked at it for a moment, and just as she was about to squat down to check, her eyes suddenly darkened - Huo Qinian had taken the position she had favored first.

Su Yunbai was stunned for a moment, "What are you doing?"

Huo Qinian turned to look at her, his expression helpless and a little indulgent, "Don't you want to check it? Tell me what to do, I'll do it."

Su Yunbai stared at him for a long time, and let him do it, "Have you touched the heater switch before?"

"No."

"Come closer and take a look, there are markings on it. Do you see? One open and one close. Try to twist it in the direction of open. If the valve is closed, you should be able to hear some not very obvious sound of water flowing after opening it..."

Huo Qinian really came closer to take a look.

The man in a suit and leather shoes was half squatting on the ground, hunching his hands and feet, one leg almost touching the ground, but he didn't care at all, just looking at the small valve on the radiator, his eyes were very serious, and he looked very reliable.

Su Yunbai was stunned, and quickly looked away.

Huo Qinian fiddled for a moment and said, "I turned the valve to the maximum, but I didn't seem to hear any water sound?"

The two waited for nearly ten minutes, and the radiator was still cold and unresponsive.

Su Yunbai said, "Let's ask the property management to come and inspect it tomorrow."

"That's the only way." Huo Qinian said this, and then looked at Su Yunbai again, his eyes actually looked a little eager, "Yunbai..."

Su Yunbai paused, without any mercy, and just made a suggestion based on her heart: "You should stay in a hotel for one night."

Huo Qinian was still looking at her eagerly, "...It's very cold outside, and the road is a bit far."

Su Yunbai had a headache.

She was actually a little entangled in how to treat Huo Qinian. It's not that she misses Huo Qinian, but this person, sometimes makes people don't know what to do.

Huo Qinian has moved in for more than a month, and he really hasn't bothered Su Yunbai much. But that doesn't mean he won't make his presence felt.

In fact, Mr. Huo's actions are always unexpected.

Su Yunbai booked this apartment relatively late, so she could only book an open-air parking space. This city always has a lot of snow in the winter, and this year's heavy snow even came earlier than usual. It snowed heavily at night, and after dawn, the vehicles parked in the open-air parking lot would be covered with thick snow. If you want to drive to and from work normally, you have to get up early after dawn to leave time to clear the snow from the car.

It often snowed in the winter in the city where Su Yunbai studied abroad, and she had gone through several winters of sweeping snow off the car, so she already had relevant experience.

On the working day after the first heavy snow, she got up early and took the snow-clearing tools to prepare to sweep the snow.

But when she arrived at the parking lot, she found that her car had been cleared out.

On such a cold day, the tops of the cars in a row in the open-air parking lot were all covered with thick snow, except for her white sedan, which was clean and very conspicuous.

The property management of the apartment would push away the snow on the main road, but they would not take care of the snow on personal vehicles. So early in the morning, everyone was in a hurry to go to work, who would have nothing to do to take care of the snow on her car?

Su Yunbai thought about it and could only think of Huo Qinian.

She didn't need this kind of help, so she found an opportunity to tell Huo Qinian. Huo Qinian agreed to it in person, but on a snowy day, her car was still clean.

She couldn't compete with him to see who got up earlier because of this, could she? That would be too childish.

So far this winter, Su Yunbai has not swept the snow off her car.

The public security abroad is not as good as that in China. Although the city where R University is located is not chaotic, there are still some robbery-like incidents from time to time.

The high-incidence area of ​​accidents is concentrated on an old street, which is actually quite far away from R University, but students from R University are often victims, especially those who come home late at night and walk through the old street.

Su Yunbai sometimes forgets the time when she is busy, and it gets dark earlier in winter. There were a few times when she got home from work and it was already dark.

At this time, she could always find a car following her, taking her back to the apartment from R University.

The owner of this car was naturally Huo Qinian.

Su Yunbai felt very complicated.

In the United States, having a car is particularly important, not only for convenient transportation, but also for safety considerations. She drives to and from work, and believes that she should not be the target of robbery and extortion gangsters no matter what.

So Su Yunbai herself is not too worried about safety.

On the contrary, Huo Qinian... To be honest, if I hadn't known his license plate number in advance, his behavior would be a bit scary, okay?

Su Yunbai said it several times, but Huo Qinian still did his own thing.

She couldn't stand this kind of "escort", so she had to change her time and rushed home before dark.

Living alone always requires dealing with various things. For example, when you buy a box of drinking water from the supermarket, you have to find a way to move it to your own apartment.

Su Yunbai was not so weak that she could not carry a box of water. In fact, a box of water has different specifications. If she thinks it is too heavy, she can just buy a smaller box.

But no matter the size, Huo Qinian always felt that she could not carry it. The first time they met, he almost half-forced Su Yunbai to carry the box of water.

From then on, Su Yunbai did not have to go to the supermarket to buy water every once in a while, and he became a regular water delivery man.

There are many similar things.

Huo Qinian is really a headache. When you find him annoying, he will take a step back with special tact before you get angry. But when you think life is peaceful, he starts to test your bottom line crazily again.

Su Yunbai felt that her eyes had been opened - she had never known that Huo Qinian had such a skill.

Su Yunbai was not really stupid, of course she knew why he did this, not to mention that he had already done it so obviously.

But Huo Qinian was also very smart. He would not easily give Su Yunbai a "handle" or a chance to speak out, which would always make Su Yunbai embarrassed from time to time.

For example, now. Su Yunbai really didn't want to take Huo Qinian in private. She felt that she should reject him coldly. What did the snow and ice outside have to do with her? It was not her problem that the heating in his house was broken, so why should she take him in?

She should not give him any illusions.

But Huo Qinian had helped her a lot, which was an indisputable fact. Now the heating in his house is broken... This is not a small matter.

He didn't break the heating on purpose. Taking him in for one night... It seems that it is not impossible?

Wait!

Su Yunbai's heart suddenly sank.

She found herself falling into a moral trap.

She never took the initiative to ask Huo Qinian for help, and she even refused all the time.

He was the one who was omnipresent.

If she took him in today... What about next time?

The bottom line was given in step by step.

Will she have to get used to the days when Huo Qinian is everywhere?

Since she doesn't want to reconcile, she shouldn't be so clingy.

Su Yunbai looked at Huo Qinian.

Huo Qinian understood Su Yunbai's expression.

His heart at this moment was as cold as the temperature in the room.

In addition to the coldness, there was also a sense of bitterness.

Before Su Yunbai could speak, he took a step back: "You are right, staying in a hotel is a good choice. It is getting late, I should go."

The two of them went out one after the other.

Huo Qinian seemed to be really anxious to stay in a hotel.

But Su Yunbai stopped him.

She said: "Huo Qinian, let's not beat around the bush. Don't waste your time on me, it's useless."

She looked very serious.

Huo Qinian lowered his eyes and looked at her with deep eyes.

Su Yunbai couldn't understand his emotions, she just felt that the man in front of her was like a deep spring, bottomless and unfathomable.

Then, he suddenly smiled.

Su Yunbai didn't know why he had a slight palpitation and subconsciously became alert.

She thought Huo Qinian was planning something, but he was just standing one step away, looking at her, with a smile on his face and a gentle look in his eyes.

He said, "Yunbai, I can judge whether I am wasting time or not. I can take responsibility for my actions, so you don't have to bear the psychological burden and don't think too much.

"It's late, you should go to bed early."

Su Yunbai looked at his back as he turned and left, her brows furrowed tightly. If you can't afford to provoke,

you can afford to avoid him.

It's time to move to another place, she thought.