Chapter 48: The old couple can only give me the baby's breath
"I really bought a lot. You can have some." Xu Zhijian sat on the sofa and unpacked his takeout. "I ordered your favorite sweet and sour pork and crayfish."
"No, I've already eaten dinner." He even specifically ordered her favorite food. She knew he did it on purpose. Wen Nian complained in her heart and took out her computer to prepare for work.
"Okay, then we'll eat together."
He held Xiao Xiao in his arms, picked up a piece of meat and was about to stuff it into its mouth, "Come on, open your mouth, son."
The next second, Wen Nian snatched it away and warned, "Don't feed it anything too greasy! Give me the cat!"
Xu Zhijian retreated: "No, it hasn't eaten meat in a few days, and it's getting thinner because of you."
"How dare you say that! How can you feed a cat like you? It's so fat that it can't even walk!" Wen Nian was furious. She had finally managed to get it to lose some weight, and she absolutely couldn't let it eat back up.
Xu Zhijian didn't think so. He leaned against her arm and said, "It would be better if you were a little fatter. You'd be so cute."
Unexpectedly, during the struggle, Wen Nian's legs, which were pressed against the edge of the sofa, accidentally slipped down. The moment she lost her balance, Xu Zhijian was quick to catch her.
Fortunately, she used her arms to support herself in time and did not press on Xiaoxiao below her belly, that is, on Xu Zhijian's leg.
Xu Zhijian stared at her blankly, pulled the cat out from between them, and then put a little force on the arm around her waist, and Wen Nian occupied the originally small space.
"What are you doing?" She avoided my gaze.
He smiled meaningfully and looked straight into her eyes: "You don't want me to hug it, but you want me to hug you?"
"You should have said it earlier. I still prefer hugging you."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wen Nian pushed him back, "Shame on you! Let me down!"
Not only did Xu Zhijian not let go, he even hugged her tighter, "We're an old married couple, it's not like we haven't hugged before."
Although it is just the beginning of autumn, the weather has turned cooler and it is still a bit chilly in the house even without air conditioning.
The other person's body temperature is more obvious to each other.
The burning breath spread upward from the base of his legs. Wen Nian felt very uncomfortable and pinched his neck fiercely. "Who said you are an old married woman? Can you stop being so sentimental? I think the scolding I gave you last time wasn't harsh enough."
Xu Zhijian honestly raised his hands and said with a pout, "No, that's not true. It was so rude. It made me cry."
Wen Nian found it funny and sneered: "Then cry for me and I'll let you hold me for two minutes."
"Okay." He thought seriously, then laughed out loud and said, "...I can't cry."
hehe.
"Then let me go." Wen Nian was about to stand up when he pulled her back. "Wait, I'll give you something good."
She paused suspiciously: "What?"
"Close your eyes first."
Not sure what he was up to, but Wen Nian still closed his eyes.
Along with the sound of the gift bag, her neck was suddenly wrapped in a ball of warm cloth, carrying the warmth and fragrance of a man.
"Okay, open your eyes."
Wen Nian opened her eyes. She had already guessed it was a scarf, but she was still a little shocked when she saw the whole thing. It was made of blue and pink yarn, and it was actually quite beautiful.
"How is it? I knitted it myself and it took me two whole weeks." Xu Zhijian said proudly.
"Did you weave it yourself?"
Why does this tone sound so unbelievable?
"Of course, you don't believe it?"
Wen Nian didn't say anything.
He really didn't believe it. It was completely different from what he had made before. At least this scarf was better than hers.
Xu Zhijian didn't really care whether she believed it or not. He pointed to the end of the scarf and said, "Guess what these two patterns mean."
Wen Nian then noticed that it was a sewn-on rabbit and a carrot that was taller than the rabbit and had eyes.
"...What? What's the point of this? It's just a rabbit and a carrot, right?"
"Of course not." Xu Zhijian deliberately kept the question a secret: "What do rabbits like to eat the most?"
Feeling like he was being tricked, Wen Nian thought about it again and again, thinking that there was nothing wrong, and hesitantly said, "Carrot."
He curled his lips triumphantly: "So you love me the most."
"..." Wen Nian sneered twice: "You are so childish."
"Childish? I think it's quite romantic."
At this moment, Wen Nian's cell phone suddenly rang.
It was a WeChat voice call from Chu Yuxuan.
She got off Xu Zhijian and clicked to answer the call, but she forgot to turn off the speakerphone, and the other party's voice fell completely into Xu Zhijian's ears.
"Wen Nian, I forgot to tell you that the gate of our community is under repair and you can't get in. I drew a map of the side door for you. Please pay attention when you come."
Having heard it all, Wen Nian was too lazy to turn it off and replied, "Okay, I understand. You should rest early. Bye."
As soon as he turned around, he was met with malicious gaze, and the smile on Xu Zhijian's face disappeared.
It's like someone owes him eight million.
Wen Nian glared back: "Are you okay?" After saying that, he prepared to continue working, "If you're fine, eat quickly and leave quickly after eating."
Xu Zhijian was in no mood to eat, but he also didn't want to appear worthless, so he turned his face away and said "no".
After a while, she played with her doll and asked again, "Are you going to Chu Yuxuan's house?"
Wen Nian hummed.
"What's so good about going to his house?"
Remembering that Chu Yuxuan had asked him to go to his house to find him if he had something to do, he wondered, "What trouble have you run into?"
"No, he had an accident and I went to visit him."
"Accident? What accident?" He looked surprised, even gloating a little abruptly, and then he was retorted: "Why are you talking so much? What does this have to do with you?"
Xu Zhijian responded sullenly, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I'm not that curious."
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This weekend, Xu Zhijian was clinging to Wen Nian very closely, as if there was a camera installed at the door. Whenever she went out, this man would always follow her.
In the afternoon, when Wen Nian went out to buy a gift for Chu Yuxuan, he still followed behind.
"Why are you following me? Are you annoying?"
Xu Zhijian had a good reason: "I'm protecting you. You don't know how dangerous society is now. A little girl like you going to a stranger's house alone is like a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth. What if something unexpected happens?"
Wen Nian was speechless: "He is not a stranger. I already said that he is my childhood friend."
"What's wrong with childhood friends? Can childhood friends be trusted? These days, even brothers can't be trusted. Let me tell you, my dad was almost sold out by his brother before."
He followed her, arms folded, chattering incessantly, to a flower stall.
Seeing her pick up a bunch of baby's breath, he reached out to stop her, "Wait."
Wen Nian was puzzled.
"This one won't work. The baby's breath can only be given to me. Please change it."
?
"What do you care about me?" The more he tried to stop her, the more rebellious she became. Wen Nian directly opened WeChat and prepared to scan the code: "Boss, I want this bouquet. Please help me wrap it up."
Xu Zhijian continued to grind his back teeth.
People with the surname Chu are so annoying.
Although he was extremely reluctant, he finally took the initiative to send Wen Nian to the downstairs of Chu Yuxuan's building.
When she got off the car, he told her, "Come back early, I'll wait for you outside."
Wen Nian thought he was being long-winded: "I see. If it really doesn't work out, just leave. I can take a taxi back."
Xu Zhijian: "That won't work. I don't have the habit of pulling people in halfway, and I already said I'm here to protect you." He checked the time: "If you're not back in half an hour, I'll go find you."
Neuropathy.
Wen Nian cursed inwardly and walked away.
When Chu Yuxuan came to open the door, he was even leaning on a crutch. He looked seriously injured and his face looked much more haggard.
Wen Nian was obviously not expecting this. "Why are you injured so badly? Sit down and rest."
Chu Yuxuan was helped to the sofa by her. Seeing her worried face, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay. Actually, the injury is not serious. It's just that my foot is injured, so I can't walk. Don't worry, I'm a doctor and I know my physical condition best. Drink some water. I'm sorry for running this trip."
Wen Nian breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay. It's no trouble. If you need anything, just come to me. My house is quite close to you."
"That's perfect. I really need to trouble you with something."
"What?"
Chu Yuxuan was a little embarrassed: "Just... can you help me apply some medicine? ... My back is also injured, and I can't reach it."
After all, you have to take off your clothes to apply the medicine.
But he still said it. Compared with his feet, the injury on his back was not serious, but because he had not applied any medicine, it had started to itch.
Moreover, he had another intention.
Wen Nian didn't think it was a big deal. She had always treated him as a parent, so this kind of thing was no burden to her. When she readily agreed, Chu Yuxuan was still a little unresponsive.
His ears felt slightly hot, and he pretended to be calm and pointed: "The medicine should be in that room, maybe in the bookcase or drawer. Please help me look for it."
"good."
Downstairs, Xu Zhijian was playing with his car keys out of boredom, checking the time every two minutes.
Otherwise, just take a glance at Chu Yuxuan's room.
Tsk, I always have a bad feeling.
This room is probably a storage room. It is relatively small and contains a bookcase, a table, and a few paintings.
He must really like sunflowers, as several of his paintings are of sunflowers.
Wen Nian took a closer look at one of them. It was a field of sunflowers with a girl standing in the middle. The girl had pigtails, wore a pink dress, and had a bright smile on her face.
She didn't think much about it and guessed that he was drawing her secret crush, and even felt relieved.
When she was a child, because she was too cold, many of her peers privately said that Chu Yuxuan was a machine made by aliens and had no emotions. I remember that she was ignorant at that time and she believed it, and always took a detour when she saw him.
Now it seems that he is just not good at expressing his emotions.
Wen Nian planned to take a look at the bookcase first.
But when I opened the cabinet door, I didn't see the medicine, but I found a few photos.
Wen Nian stood there in a daze.
She was not familiar with this photo, but the content in the photo was very familiar. The person in the photo was her.
How did Chu Yuxuan get her photo?
She picked it up and looked at it in confusion. It was a photo of her when she was a child. Judging from the angle, it should have been a candid shot, and it was taken without her knowing at all.
Wen Nian was a little confused and her eyes shrank.
Continuing to scroll down, I found photos of her walking in school in her school uniform when she was in junior high and high school.
The moment he saw it, Wen Nian held his breath and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Since entering junior high school, she and him have actually had little interaction. Moreover, when she was in junior high school, he was already going to college. How could it be...
Turning over the photo, I saw various kinds of sunflowers painted on the back.
Looking back at the painting, the pigtails...are exactly the same as they were in the photo of her as a child.
Wen Nian has always been meticulous in his thinking, and a very strange idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
The girl he was secretly in love with who was much younger than him, could she be him?
Wait, this is a bit hard to accept, so outrageous.
How is that possible?
But who in their right mind would collect photos of a member of the opposite sex from childhood to adulthood? It can't be that he raises her as a child and has some kind of collecting habit.
At this moment, Wen Nian's first reaction was to frown.
She tried hard to recall her past interactions with him, but she couldn't understand why he would have such thoughts about her.
Chu Yuxuan's voice came from outside the house: "Wen Nian, have you found it?"
Wen Nian was startled and almost dropped the photo in her hand. She hurriedly adjusted her tone and said, "No, let me check the drawer again."
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