Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The faint fragrance in my arms
Chapter 21
After dinner, Lingzi walked towards the three-story building opposite as usual.
She found that Sister Xiaoman didn't seem to open the flower shop today, because she came to open the door for her in her pajamas.
Lingzi also found that Sister Xiaoman's face was very pale and she looked very tired.
"Sister Xiaoman, are you feeling unwell?" Lingzi asked worriedly.
Xiaoman shook her head: "It's okay."
Lingzi is the child of the bun shop across the street. The little girl has a miserable life and has a fierce stepmother who beats and scolds her at every turn.
Perhaps because she also lost her mother at a young age, Xiaoman felt sympathy for the little girl and often took in this poor little girl who had nowhere to go after being wronged.
Seeing Xiaoman walk to the bed listlessly and lie down again, Lingzi was still worried: "Sister Xiaoman, have you eaten?"
Xiaoman hummed vaguely.
She woke up in the morning feeling very tired and dizzy. Maybe she didn't sleep well last night, so she didn't go to the store today and lay lazily in the room all day.
I didn't expect that after sleeping for a whole day, I still felt tired, weak all over, and didn't want to eat.
She really had no appetite and was too lazy to cook, so she just made some instant noodles to make do with it, but she could only eat half of it and couldn't finish it anymore.
Lingzi looked at the remaining instant noodles on the table, then at Xiaoman's tired look, and asked, "Are you hungry? I can make fried rice with egg."
Sometimes the store is too busy and my stepmother has no time to cook, so she asks her to make fried rice for her younger brother.
Xiaoman shook her head. She didn't want to eat anything greasy.
My stomach is churning and I feel very uncomfortable.
"Sister Xiaoman, what do you want to eat?" Lingzi came closer to her.
"Hmm..." Countless foods came to her mind, but the first thing she blurted out was, "Ice cream."
She urgently needed something cool to suppress the heat that kept coming out of her body.
Reiko ran wildly in the dim and hazy night, crossed the fork in the road, and rushed to a lighted grocery store across the street.
Fortunately, it hasn't closed yet.
He arrived at the grocery store panting, picked out three ice creams, paid for them, and was about to turn around and run back when someone gently grabbed his collar.
"Reiko, why are you running away in such a hurry?"
Jiang Chi, wearing a school uniform, suddenly appeared from behind her.
"Ah, brother..." Lingzi quickly caught an ice cream that was about to roll down.
Seeing her so nervous, Jiang Chi frowned: "Did that person bully you again?"
He was referring to Reiko's stepmother.
"No, no." Lingzi briefly explained the situation.
Jiang Chi frowned even deeper: "You said she looked very bad and had no appetite?"
No wonder the flower shop is closed today.
Lingzi nodded: "Sister Xiaoman looks like she's not feeling well, but when I asked her, she said she's fine."
Jiang Chi picked up the ice cream in Lingzi's hand and asked, "Is this what she wants to eat?"
"Yeah, luckily the store is still open," Lingzi wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Oh, brother, let's not talk about it for now. I have to go back and give the ice cream to Sister Xiaoman. She must be waiting anxiously."
Seeing Lingzi running away, Jiang Chi hesitated for a moment, turned around and walked into the pharmacy next to him which was about to close the roller shutter.
When Lingzi came back, Xiaoman fell asleep again.
The little girl put all the ice cream into the refrigerator carefully.
I didn't dare wake her up for fear of disturbing her rest.
After sitting for a while, Xiaoman woke up by herself, and Lingzi ran over to pour her a glass of water.
"Sister Xiaoman, are you okay?"
Xiaoman scratched her messy hair: "Maybe I caught a cold."
He glanced down at the nervous little girl and said, "It's okay. I'll be fine after a good sleep. You still have classes tomorrow, so go back and get some rest."
After saying that, she gulped down the water in the cup and lay back on the bed tiredly.
Lingzi didn't leave immediately, but waited until she fell asleep before getting up and leaving.
As soon as I walked out the door, I saw a familiar figure leaning against the wall.
Lingzi was surprised: "Brother, why are you here?"
Jiang Chi didn't answer her. He just looked at the door she closed and asked, "How is she?"
"Falling asleep." Lingzi whispered.
Thinking of Xiaoman's condition, she was still worried: "Brother, Sister Xiaoman seems to have a cold. I just saw her sneeze several times."
"I guess so," Jiang Chi said, handing her a plastic bag in his hand, "Put this in."
"What's this?" Lingzi curiously opened the bag and looked inside. She found several boxes of medicine of all sizes, including cold medicine, fever reducers, and anti-inflammatory drugs. "Wow, when did you buy these?"
Jiang Chi rubbed the tip of his nose and evaded the question, "I just bought it."
After a pause, he continued, "Put it down carefully, don't wake her up."
Lingzi followed his instructions, tiptoed back in, and put the medicine on her bedside.
When he came out, Jiang Chi looked at the time on his wrist and said to Lingzi, "It's too late. You should go back first."
It's almost nine o'clock. If I don't go back, my stepmother will get angry again.
Lingzi thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll come see her again tomorrow morning."
After taking a few steps towards the stairs, she turned back and asked the motionless man curiously, "Brother, aren't you leaving?"
Jiang Chi turned his head, his profile hidden in the dim light: "You go first, I'll stay a while."
The little girl was simple-minded and didn't think too much. She said, "Oh, I'll be leaving first then."
As she walked down the stairs quietly, Lingzi couldn't help but wonder, are Jiang Chi and Sister Xiaoman very familiar with each other?
Late at night, when everyone is asleep, occasionally a gust of wind brings in the chirping of cicadas from the window. After they slowly fade away, there is boundless tranquility again.
The shadow cast on the ground was stretched very long. Jiang Chi's legs felt a little sore from standing, so he simply changed his posture and squatted down, leaning his head against the rough concrete wall.
After listening to Lingzi's description of her general condition, he guessed that she must be sick, but he didn't know exactly where she was unwell, so he blindly bought these common medicines.
I wonder if she will take the medicine when she wakes up and sees it?
Jiang Chi stayed there for a long time without realizing it. He changed from squatting to sitting, leaning crookedly against the corner, drowsy.
But suddenly there was a loud "bang" which woke him up instantly.
Along with the "bang", there was also the sound of something falling to the ground.
It came from her room.
Jiang Chi sat up suddenly, knocked on her door, and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
No one answered.
He knocked twice more, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt something was wrong, so he tried to hold the handle and press it down, then pushed it in.
The door is not locked.
After hesitating for two seconds, he opened the door.
After entering, he saw her lying on the floor next to the dining table, with miscellaneous items such as water cups and paper towels scattered around.
He ran towards her anxiously.
In a daze, Xiaoman felt someone picking her up.
Her dizzy and bloated head rested against a strong embrace, and the fresh and pure scent of light grass that filled her nose gradually slowed her rapid breathing.
She lifted her heavy eyelids and saw a handsome face with clear outlines. The boy looked very anxious, and his dark eyes were wet, which reminded her of a rabbit she had raised as a child.
Xiaoman raised her weak arms and grabbed the collar of his white school uniform with great effort.
Jiang Chi breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she woke up, and carefully put her on the bed.
She looked at him with clear eyes and said weakly, "Why are you here?"
The brief amnesia made her unclear about the current situation.
"I didn't mean to come in. I was outside just now and I heard some noise inside..."
Jiang Chi explained to her.
Xiaoman remembered that she felt hotter and thirstier the more she slept, so she got up to pour some water. As soon as she put the cup on the table, she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes, her body lost balance, and then she knew nothing.
He actually fainted.
She wanted to say something, but she felt very weak and powerless.
She heard Jiang Chi say "I'm sorry," and then he placed his hand on her forehead. The cool palm dispelled some of the burning sensation between her eyebrows.
"You have a fever," Jiang Chi said, getting up and pouring her a glass of warm water. "Have you taken your medicine?"
Xiaoman shook her head.
After a while, she found that Jiang Chi actually took a bag of medicine from the coffee table next to her.
When did she buy this? Why doesn't she remember?
Under the bright light, the young man lowered his wing-like long black eyelashes, rummaged in the bag for a while, and took out a box of light green medicine.
"Adults take one capsule at a time, twice a day." He recited softly, and his bony hands took out a capsule from the aluminum foil.
"Eat this first."
Xiaoman picked up the medicine from his dry palm and swallowed it obediently.
Looking at Jiang Chi's face, she had a lot of things she wanted to say and ask, but when they came to her lips, they froze and disappeared.
She was so tired that she just wanted to go back to sleep.
Jiang Chi helped her lie down, and before she could react, he put something cold on her forehead.
Xiaoman didn't have time to take a closer look, and only asked weakly: "What?"
"A fever-reducing patch," he gently pressed the raised edge of the patch with his index finger, "It will feel more comfortable if you put it on."
Xiaoman hummed, too tired to say anything else.
Jiang Chi replaced the light in the room with a dimmer wall lamp, then went to the living room and picked up the items scattered on the floor one by one.
Xiaoman half-drooped her eyelids and looked at the thin and slender back walking back and forth, with the corners of his white clothes moving.
The warm light outlines the contours of his profile. As the light changes from bright to dark, his gloomy temperament subtly shifts between boy and man.
For a moment, Xiaoman had the illusion that he was a reserved and steady man, full of mature charm, and someone who made people feel at ease and secure.
At this moment, someone in some family was listening to the radio, and a light female voice was singing softly and melodiously:
I suddenly forgot how we decided to fall in love in the first place. The love we had for each other finally turned into regrets. Why do we have to avoid the one we love the most? Where can a lonely boat land without being covered up?
Unconsciously, her heavy eyelids slowly covered her eyes.
While half asleep and half awake, I had many messy dreams, with countless blurry and broken faces appearing alternately, and those sharp fragments of sweetness, tenderness, estrangement, quarrels, and hysteria came one after another.
"This matter is my fault, don't blame Qianqian."
"You're really going too far. Can you please stop being unreasonable?"
"I'm sorry, I'm indeed pregnant, and the child is Ayan's. Are you satisfied?"
"Go ask him yourself, who cares more about you or me?"
"Why are you so high and mighty? Even if you're a rich girl, you'll still be betrayed and abandoned in the end."
…
"Get out, all of you!"
She woke up sweating, opened her eyes, and all the distorted images disappeared in an instant.
It turned out to be a dream.
Her breathing still hadn't calmed down and she was still panting rapidly.
It's been a long time since I've dreamt of this.
These were the nightmares that once haunted her day and night.
The clock on the wall showed 2:10. She rubbed her moist eyes and found that Jiang Chi was still outside the living room, hunched over in a chair and taking a nap.
She tore off the fever-reducing patch that was no longer cold, and thought, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sleep in such an uncomfortable position?
The night was too cold, so she got up and changed her sweaty clothes first, then put on a slightly longer nightgown. Then she found a blanket and wanted to cover Jiang Chi with it.
Maybe the noise was too loud and accidentally woke someone up.
Jiang Chi sat up straight with sleepy eyes, and the first thing he asked her was: "How do you feel? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
The voice just after waking up is a little hoarse and lazy.
Xiaoman casually threw the blanket in her hand to him: "It's okay, much better."
She went to get a glass of water, and her legs under her nightgown were long and white.
Jiang Chi just glanced at it casually and quickly turned his eyes away.
"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? I can cook..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw her pull out a bowl of instant food packaging from the cupboard.
"I only have this and instant noodles here," Xiaoman said, "Would you like some too?"
Watching her pour hot water into the bowl, he knew for the first time that there was such a thing as instant porridge.
The two of them sat at opposite ends of the dining table, eating quietly.
Jiang Chi felt very curious about this porridge. It could be cooked by just pouring boiling water on it, just like instant noodles. Could it really be eaten?
He took a bite first. The taste was not strange, not much different from the porridge he usually ate.
I quietly glanced at Xiaoman opposite me. She might be hungry. She was holding a small spoon and eating one bite after another. The light smoke rising from the bowl smoked her delicate face.
Beneath her casually tied, slightly messy black hair lies her snow-white skin and bright red lips.
It looks really good.
She tucked a few strands of hair behind her ears and looked up as if she had noticed something.
He withdrew his gaze in time, lowered his head and continued eating.
He felt that the instant porridge in the bowl seemed to taste better than usual.
After eating the porridge, Jiang Chi took her temperature and found that her fever had not subsided.
"It's so late," she said, walking up to him, "why don't you..."
"Can I wait until dawn before leaving?" Jiang Chi blurted out.
She still had a fever, and he was afraid she would suddenly faint again.
"You can close the bedroom door and I'll sit in the living room," he added.
Xiao Man knew he would misunderstand her, so she pointed to the side and said, "It's so late, if you don't mind, you can just sleep on the sofa for a while."
As she said that, she handed him a new pillow that she had just taken out of the closet.
Jiang Chi was a little surprised. No wonder he saw her tidying up the sofa just now.
He took the pillow: "I don't mind..."
"Go to sleep." Xiaoman yawned.
Jiang Chi felt a surge of energy in his heart when she trusted him so much. He said to her, "Don't worry, I will leave immediately tomorrow morning before everyone wakes up!"
Xiaoman curled her lips indifferently: "Whatever others think, I don't care anyway."
It's really funny that a little kid is cherishing her reputation.
But she never cared about other people's gossip.
Go back to the room and lie down to continue sleeping.
Strangely enough, she slept very soundly without a single dream.
*
Ruan Yan parked the car in front of a grocery store.
She went in and bought two bottles of mineral water, and threw one to Lu Peishi: "How was it? That was quite relaxing, wasn't it?"
Lu Peishi unscrewed the bottle cap: "Riding a bike is so noisy."
Ruan Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "You don't understand. Venting out emotions like this occasionally is good for your physical and mental health. Sometimes being too conventional can easily lead to illness."
"What a twisted logic." Lu Peishi said this, but his tone was obviously much softer.
Ruan Yan tilted her head back and took a big gulp of cold water, her cheeks red from the sun.
She has a small frame and a slender body, and the part of her arms exposed by her short-sleeved shirt is as white as milk.
Lu Peishi's mind was a little distracted. She didn't seem to wear much sunscreen, so how come her skin was still so white?
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu?" Ruan Yan waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Can you hear me? Where are we going next?"
Lu Peishi coughed lightly, tightened the bottle cap, and stood up from the small bench at the door of the store: "Keep going forward."
Ruan Yan followed behind him, complaining silently. It was such a hot day, and she had been traveling all morning and hadn't had a chance to catch her breath. She had just put down her luggage and was already coming out.
"Hey, that car is so cute." There were two children squatting on the ground, eating popsicles and playing with pebbles.
Ruan Yan got into the car first, followed closely by Lu Peishi.
"Are they a couple?"
"I don't know, maybe."
"Hey, why is the sister sitting in the front and the brother sitting in the back?"
"Yeah, that's strange. Everyone else is a man sitting in the front."
"Maybe this brother is a little timid."
"It turns out that adults can be timid too, hahaha."
“…”
Lu Peishi, who heard the entire conversation, turned his head away silently with a depressed look on his face.
Ruan Yan was grinning in front.
"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and get going." His voice was unusually a little hesitant.
"oh."
As she passed by the two gossipy kids, Ruan Yan waved at them and said, "Bye."
"You seem very happy." Someone behind me said faintly.
Ruan Yan twisted the accelerator, her mouth grinning from ear to ear: "No."
"It would be best."
A row of lush coconut trees on the roadside shielded them from most of the scorching sun.
Following Lu Peishi's instructions, they went to several other nearby beaches.
Sometimes he would ask her to stop by the roadside and take some pictures, or he would go up and chat with the local residents and ask her to record it afterwards.
“How many people are there in your family?”
“Do many young people stay in the local area to develop?”
"What adverse effects do you think might arise from vigorously developing the tourism industry?"
“Besides transportation, what other inconveniences do you think there are?”
“Are there any unique traditional cultures in the area?”
These are the questions he asks most often.
In order not to appear too high-profile, Ruan Yan first used a recorder to save the conversation on her mobile phone, and then wrote down everyone's answers one by one.
As the heat wave gradually faded away, evening had quietly arrived.
The orange clouds in the sky surged and spread out, like a pool of bright watercolor paint.
It was getting late, and Lu Peishi finally gave the order to call it a day.
They casually walked into a roadside shop and packed up barbecue, seafood, and some local specialties.
When I came out, it was already dusk and a bright moon was floating in the sky.
Perhaps because of insufficient lighting facilities, there were few people on the street, and there was only one dim street lamp in the distance.
Ruan Yan even turned on the flashlight on her cell phone to clear the way and rode extremely carefully, fearing that she would accidentally fall into an inconspicuous pit.
When she arrived at the B&B, she was so hungry that she secretly stuffed a skewer into her mouth while the car was parked.
Lu Peishi was still walking slowly, with one hand in his pocket, and there was no sign of fatigue on his handsome face.
No wonder Liu Mengmeng and the others described their business trip with Lu Peishi as a scourge. These terrible capitalists even exploit themselves when they get cruel.
He is killing himself and exhausting others.
Ruan Yan put the food with tempting aroma on the table and couldn't wait to feast on it.
But Lu Peishi over there started to make trouble again.
"What do you think you gained from this trip this afternoon?"
"Hmm?" Ruan Yan sucked on the head of a lemon shrimp and thought for a while.
"I feel like the economy here is quite backward, the working conditions are tough, and the pay is low, so many young people work away from home. Besides the roads, there are many other inconveniences, such as poor medical facilities, a shortage of fresh water resources, and unstable internet access."
As Lu Peishi listened to her, he picked up a small octopus from the seafood in sauce and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly.
After Ruan Yan finished speaking, she blinked and waited quietly for his comments on whether he was satisfied with her answer.
"Yes," he nodded, "the seafood here really tastes different."
“…”
Ruan Yan pouted. Wasn’t this bullying?
He glanced over and said, "That's not comprehensive enough."
She picked up a skewer of grilled cuttlefish and said with a forced smile, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Lu."
"Besides the Internet, there is something more important..."
Pop.
Suddenly, everything in front of me was plunged into darkness.
"What's going on?" After two seconds of silence, Ruan Yan said weakly, "The power went out?"
Lu Peishi, on the other side, seemed very calm: "That's what I was saying just now. Compared to the network, there is another more important issue: the unstable power system."
Ruan Yan forgot to swallow the cuttlefish eggs in her mouth, which meant—"The power is out?"
Having a bad feeling, she quickly called the owner of the B&B.
The boss spoke expertly, as if he was accustomed to this situation: "Oh, sorry, there's a power outage in this area. The candles are in the cabinet behind the dining room. You guys can make do with them for now."
Ruan Yan's biggest concern was: "How long will it take for the call to arrive?"
"Don't worry, the call will come back in about two hours." The boss's tone was so relaxed that Ruan Yan wondered if she had heard two minutes as two hours.
Two hours, and that’s at “fast speed”…
No wonder the boss specifically told them where the candles were stored when they first arrived. It turned out to be an early sign.
The boss also said that if you are afraid of the dark, you can go over there and stay with them for a while.
Ruan Yan thought about it and declined for the time being.
Lu Peishi had already turned on the light on his mobile phone and found the candle in the cabinet.
There was finally light in the house again, although it was still rather dim.
Lu Peishi sat back at the table and continued eating, but Ruan Yan had no appetite at this time and her chewing speed had slowed down significantly.
"Salt spray on islands like this is highly corrosive, and overhead power lines are prone to rust and breakage, while underground cables are also prone to short circuits due to moisture. In addition, without a professional power maintenance team, it takes a long time to repair faults."
Lu Peishi was not affected at all and was even very patient in explaining these things to her.
"No wonder this place doesn't attract tourists. Many people initially came here to check in because of the introduction of a well-known travel blogger, but after arriving, they found many problems and went back to write avoidance articles online. People who originally wanted to come lost interest after seeing them, so the popularity here comes quickly and goes away even faster." Ruan Yan peeled another crab claw dipped in sweet sauce.
"It's a pity to miss the beautiful scenery and delicious seafood here," she said.
Tourists who only come here temporarily can't stand these problems, while locals have to deal with these inconveniences all year round. Life is really not easy.
After a moment of silence, Lu Peishi spoke: "Have you finished your meal? If you have, pack up your things and go to rest."
Hearing this, Ruan Yan stood up suddenly: "Why are you resting so early? Don't you need to review the work you did outside today?"
Lu Peishi raised his eyes and felt that her reaction was a bit too much.
"Weren't you complaining about being tired just now? Since the power is out, it's a good time for you to take a rest."
Ruan Yan shook her head. "I'm not tired. Besides, work is more important. If I don't finish the work at hand first, I'll always be worried about it and I won't be able to sleep well."
Lu Peishi stared into her round eyes and said after a moment: "Okay, but I don't know how long the battery of the laptop can last."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll use a pen to record it. I won't use the computer for the time being."
Lu Peishi: "Are you sure you can see clearly in this dark?"
"Of course there's no problem. My vision on both sides is 5.3." Ruan Yan said, pointing to her bright eyes.
Lu Peishi discovered that Ruan Yan suddenly became extremely active and... attentive tonight.
He went back to the room to get something, and she followed him stubbornly to continue reporting on her work.
He stood up and went to the side to talk on the phone. After hanging up, he turned around and saw her face leaning forward with concern: "Mr. Lu, you must be thirsty from talking so much. Come, have some water."
Even when he went to the bathroom, she squatted at the door and insisted on chatting with him awkwardly - "Mr. Lu, is it too dark in there? Do you need me to hold my phone at the door to light the way for you? It's okay, don't be embarrassed, I won't peek!"
“…”
Faced with her series of abnormal behaviors, Lu Peishi frowned and thought for a while, and finally came to a conclusion: "Are you afraid of the dark?"
"I..." Ruan Yan pretended to be relaxed and put away her phone, "No."
Lu Peishi looked at her: "Really?"
It would have been perfect to use the tactic of being timid and afraid of the dark to consolidate the green tea character, but Ruan Yan did not intend to do it.
Because she usually leaves a night light on when she sleeps, she is really afraid of the dark, especially in unfamiliar environments.
Her self-esteem, which was always elusive, would not allow her to reveal her shortcomings, especially in front of him.
She didn't admit it, and Lu Peishi didn't expose her. He just lowered his head and continued to play with his phone as if nothing had happened.
The candles lined up on the table were almost half burned out, but the electricity still hadn't come back.
Ruan Yan felt a little anxious.
Wouldn't it be a whole night?
If she found a reason to stay with Lu Peishi until dawn, would he think she was a woman who wanted to take shortcuts by seducing her boss?
The room was too quiet, and her mind was full of random thoughts, but she couldn't help but focus on her surroundings.
The red candle, as thick as a wrist, looked quite old. The burning flames jumped up and down, making slight crackling sounds. Coupled with the swaying shadows on the ground, it almost created a terrifying and eerie atmosphere.
From time to time, a gust of wind would hit the door outside, making it creak. Every time it creaked, Ruan Yan would nervously look towards the door.
"Is anyone there?" she asked warily after a while.
"It's the wind." Lu Peishi replied to her.
She looked at the door again: "It doesn't seem so."
When I looked back, I felt something was wrong again.
It seemed like a dark shadow flashed past.
Her hand holding the phone couldn't help shaking.
"What's wrong?" Lu Peishi raised his head and glanced at her, then said, "Don't scare yourself."
Ruan Yan didn't want to be so nervous, but the atmosphere was so weird that it made her feel uneasy.
She could only pretend to be calm: "...I'm not scared."
Just as she finished speaking, a shrill scream suddenly exploded in her ears, and Ruan Yan reflexively jumped up from her seat - "Ahhh!"
Lu Peishi seemed to observe for a while and said, "It's a cat. It might be chasing mice. Don't be nervous."
Ruan Yan was so frightened that her nose sagged, but she still maintained her stubbornness: "I... I'm not nervous."
Lu Peishi moved his lips, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Ruan Yan didn't know if it was because her psychological suggestion was successful, or for some other reason, but she felt less anxious. Her wildly beating heart gradually calmed down, and she stopped sweating.
But she couldn't help but look around, always paying attention to any movement around her.
"You..." Lu Peishi paused, "Can you relax a little?"
Ruan Yan thought that she had actually calmed down: "I'm relaxing."
Lu Peishi was silent for a while, then said, "If you're really scared, we can go stay at the B&B owner's place for a while. He has a lot of family members."
"It's okay, Mr. Lu, I'm not scared," Ruan Yan said immediately, changing the subject, "but if you want to go, I can go with you!"
“…”
Just as Lu Peishi was about to say, "Let's go," the surroundings suddenly lit up.
The power supply has been restored.
"The electricity is coming, Mr. Lu!" Ruan Yan shouted excitedly.
Lu Peishi's low voice seemed to suppress something: "Well, can you let me go now?"
? ?
Ruan Yan looked down and was stunned.
I don't know when I started to go crazy, but I kept hugging Lu Peishi, stretching my arms tightly around his waist, with half of my head resting in his arms.
After she realized what was happening, she immediately jumped away from him stiffly, and was so shocked that she couldn't speak clearly: "Ah... I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it..."
No wonder she suddenly felt less scared just now, and even felt vaguely at ease. She thought it was just an illusion...
Lu Peishi glanced at her calmly, tidying up the things on the table, with an expression that showed he was too lazy to pay attention to her.
"Mr. Lu, you don't think I did it on purpose, do you?" Ruan Yan tried to defend herself. "It was just an emergency, and I also..."
"Go upstairs and have a rest. You have to get up early tomorrow." Lu Peishi interrupted her.
Guilty Ruan Yan nodded: "Oh, okay."
After a while, he couldn't help but ask again: "Mr. Lu, are you angry?"
Her eyes were watery, and her black pupils looked particularly bright in the dim candlelight.
Lu Peishi stood up, bringing the air flowing around him, and his arms seemed to still retain her warmth and faint fragrance.
He frowned: "Put out the candle."
After leaving this sentence, he turned and went upstairs.
Ruan Yan obediently blew out the candles one by one.
In the wisps of light white smoke, she was still a little frightened. Usually, Lu Peishi hated people touching him casually. He must have endured it for a long time just now. Knowing that she was really scared, he didn't push her away.
Thinking about it this way, he doesn't seem so heartless, he is still a bit gentle.
Ruan Yan curled the corners of her mouth and trotted up the stairs with light steps.
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