Yunli listened to the sound of dripping water and felt the hands holding him gradually tightening. She turned her head and raised her chin to look at him, while Fu Shi looked at her expressionlessly.
As if waiting for her next words.
Pretending to be calm, Yunli pried his fingers apart and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, his mind racing.
She did not tell her best friends about their relationship, and when Deng Chuqi asked her about it, she did not acknowledge his identity.
It’s really not good.
Will he be angry about this?
Yunli poked her head out of the kitchen, while Fu Shi lowered his eyes, unable to tell what was going on. It seemed like she was overthinking, so she sat back on the sofa and drank a sip of water: "Let's continue watching the movie."
Fu Shi was playing with the remote control, but had no intention of pressing any buttons.
Yunli pushed his knee, motioning him to start quickly. A few seconds later, Fu Shi pressed the start button, and Yunli stood up and turned off the lights. The screen was projected on the wall.
She sat back on one side of the sofa, while Fu Shi lay on the sofa, his upper body leaning against the other side and one leg tucked up.
It was a popular love movie. There were no ambiguous or outrageous scenes in the movie. Most of them were pure heartbeats and romantic natural scenery. After watching for a while, Yunli moved his body and leaned towards Fu Shize.
The only light in the room was from the projector, which reflected on his face. Yunli turned sideways and stared at the camera, his expression calm and natural, not looking angry.
But her hands were around her chest.
She moved closer and sat in front of him.
She wasn't watching the movie at all, and was trying to get him to stop being angry. After a while, the man behind her didn't argue with her, but reached out and held her in his arms.
Seeing that he finally relaxed, Yunli felt relieved.
The movie was only an hour and a half long and had a happy ending. When the music started, Yunli looked back at him, only to find that he was leaning against the sofa with his eyes closed.
Fell asleep.
“…”
Yunli felt that this movie was a bit too naive, but it didn't seem that boring either.
She observed his sleeping face, his eyelashes were clearly visible, and the corners of his eyes were long and narrow. Yunli stretched out her finger and touched his eyelashes. His brows were furrowed, and his closed eyes were trembling slightly.
Having a nightmare again.
She recalled the first time she saw him curled up on the sofa in the EAW lounge, his shoulder blades thin. She realized that every time the night fell, an invisible black fog would shroud him, keeping him inside it forever and unable to escape.
Yunli stroked his brow. His brows slowly relaxed as if he had been comforted. Encouraged, she used less force in her hand until he opened his eyes and grasped her fingers.
Caught off guard.
She subconsciously stepped back, but he held her body. He calmly put her hand back between his eyebrows, closed his eyes, and maintained a steady breathing.
Yunli: “…”
You can't pretend to sleep like this.
…
Before leaving, Fu Shi forwarded the address of the Sky Restaurant to Yun Li, and he booked a New Year's Eve dinner. The restaurant is on the top floor of Tianqi Mall, and the revolving restaurant can see the night view of the whole city.
She called Yunye. The two siblings usually celebrated the New Year together, but it was rare that the person was not him, so she was a little uncomfortable. Yunye was leaning against the bed, playing a game on his tablet. He put his phone aside and asked without turning his head, "What are you doing?"
Yunli thought he had a perfect New Year's Eve, so he asked in a gentle voice, "How are you going to celebrate the New Year tomorrow?"
"New Year's Eve?" Yun Ye raised his eyes to look at her and said nonchalantly, "Why celebrate the New Year if you're not here?"
Yun Li was stunned for a moment. The boy's facial features had gradually grown over the past few years, but his eyebrows and eyes still retained a familiar aura. She habitually sarcastically said, "You are quite affectionate."
She changed the subject: "Why did your parents allow you to play games?"
"This game is Biology Tree. I'm just reviewing what I learned in biology class." Yunye gave her some basic knowledge. Suddenly, he turned off the tablet, stood up from the bed, jumped to the ground, and walked closer to the camera in his slippers.
Yunli: "Don't jump through the floor."
Yunye: “…”
He picked up the phone, leaned back, and put his face close to the camera, with his usual sullen expression: "Are you going to spend the New Year's Eve alone tomorrow?"
When Yunli and Yunye were together, they would usually do other things, such as browsing E-station and playing games. She didn't look at him and said casually, "Mind me."
Yunye retorted: "I don't care, I just hope you'll be as miserable as me."
The two of them complained about their daily lives and hung up the phone. The phone rang, and it was Yunye who sent a red envelope with a simple name [New Year's Eve for Yunli].
“…”
What's up with feeling a little guilty.
After calling Yunye, Yunli also called Deng Chuqi, but the person on the other end didn't speak immediately. Yunli saw the opportunity and quickly apologized: "Qiqi, don't be angry. I wanted to tell you next time we met."
"Okay, I'm not too sad." Deng Chuqi smiled and pretended to be arrogant for a while, "Is that the voice of Uncle Xia Xia? You two are together after not seeing each other for a few days."
Yunli felt embarrassed now and whispered, "Yes."
Deng Chuqi: "How did you get together? How is it going?"
Yunli omitted the details and gave a rough idea.
"You pursued her for so long before but nothing happened. Now that you haven't pursued her, it's like a train is running." Deng Chuqi complained, "But it seems that the person he wanted to date before was probably you."
After saying all this, Yunli didn't forget the question he wanted to ask: "He asked me to have dinner with him on New Year's Eve. Does this mean he wants to spend the New Year with me?"
"Of course,
Deng Chuqi pondered: "I can't guess what Uncle Fu is thinking. I originally thought he was frigid, but now it seems that's not the case."
Yunli was puzzled: "What does this mean?"
Deng Chuqi suddenly said seriously: "Lili, you have to protect yourself. New Year's Eve is only after 12 o'clock, you can't stay overnight."
Yunli: “…”
The next day, after lunch, Yunli sat in front of the dressing table, put on makeup for a long time, and took out a camel sweater dress from the closet.
Before changing, she sent a message to Fu Shizhe: [Can you take a full-body photo of you today for me? ]
Fu Shize didn't ask the reason. After a few minutes, he directly sent the photo.
Dark grey sweater and light grey casual pants.
Yunli: [Where's your coat?]
Fu Shi sent another photo.
Black trench coat.
Yunli looked at his photo and picked out a similar dark gray slim sweater and skirt, as well as a long black woolen coat from her closet.
After trying it on, Yunli took a photo and sent it to Fu Shizhe.
Caption: [We are wearing couple outfits today. 】
Yunli went out early and went to Haitian Commercial City to take a look at the gifts that could be given to Fu Shizhe.
After walking around the mall, Yunli stopped in front of an aromatherapy shop.
He has trouble sleeping.
Yunli picked a vetiver scented candle, which she smelled and had a hint of lemon and citronella. The scented candle was packed in a small box and placed in a delicate paper bag.
On the roadside, Yunli was editing a text message, planning to ask Fu Shize to pick her up at Haitian Shopping Mall. The two shopping malls were some distance apart, and she stood on the roadside, not paying attention to what was happening behind her.
Suddenly someone exclaimed, "Robbery, robbery!"
Yun Li looked to the right cautiously, but found nothing unusual. Then he heard hurried footsteps behind him: "Get out of my way!"
Yunli was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground from the left rear. The gift bag he was holding also flew out.
The robber bumped into someone, stumbled for a moment, then quickly recovered and continued running forward, picking up her bag of gifts as well.
The incident happened too suddenly. Yun Li knelt on the ground, even a little dazed: "My things..."
Someone continued to chase them from behind, and in a few seconds, the two of them ran out of sight.
The phone in her pocket rang. Yunli brushed off the dust on her knees and stood up with difficulty. She took out her phone and saw the caller ID was Fu Shi Ze. She tapped the caller ID and answered, "Hello?"
"Where are you? I'll pick you up."
Yunli looked around and said, "I'm on the road behind the north gate of Haitian Commercial City." She felt a sharp pain in her right hand and changed her hand to hold the phone, but her movements became very awkward. She looked at her right hand. When she fell just now, the back of her hand had scraped against the cement floor, and now there was a large piece of skin broken, with blood and dust mixed together.
Yunli took a look and felt it was bloody, so she looked away. She felt annoyed: "I might be late." She fell and lost the gift.
Fu Shize: "What's wrong?"
Whenever she fell down as a child and returned home, Yun Yongchang would scold her and say that she was a worry. Instinctively, Yun Li did not dare to directly address the issue. She was out of fear of Yun Yongchang.
Fu Shi patiently asked again: "What's wrong?"
The tone made Yunli feel relieved.
Not wanting to make him worry too much, Yunli changed the subject and said, "The restaurant you booked seems to be difficult to book. I might be late. Can I delay it a little?"
Fu Shi ignored her question: "Wait for me at the north gate of Haitian Commercial City." The call was not disconnected. Yun Li heard the sound of the engine starting up. He thought he forgot to hang up, but a voice came from the other end -
"Hang up the phone."
Yun Li didn't want Fu Shi Ze to come and catch him empty-handed, so he stood in a conspicuous position on the side of the road, gently blowing on the wound on the back of his right hand.
Fu Shizhe's car arrived quickly. After Yunli sat in the passenger seat, he drove the car to a temporary parking lot on the side of the road.
He turned off the engine and moved his eyes from the top of her head downwards, not missing any spot, scanning her skin inch by inch.
Facing his ray-like gaze, Yunli asked again: "Can we postpone the time of going to that restaurant?"
The people around him didn't say anything. He unbuckled his seat belt and leaned closer to her. Yunli was stunned for a moment. Fu Shi had already found the place where she was injured. He gently supported the back of her hand and frowned, "What's wrong with your hand?"
This obviously couldn't be hidden, and Yun Li said bluntly: "I bought you a gift, but it was just snatched away..." As she uttered each word, Dianqi's eyes turned cold at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if she was about to destroy the galaxy in the next second.
Yunli comforted him instead: "That person bumped into me and I fell down. It's no big deal. I just got some skin broken."
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