The reason why he could keep talking to Shi Jin was not only because he was a chatterbox, but also because...

Shi Jin looked so lonely when he was a child.

At first, he went to the teacher to complain because Xiao Shijin ignored him, but the teacher just sighed, with a complicated look in his eyes, and said that Xiao Shijin's parents had gone abroad and Xiao Shijin was in a bad mood, so he should not take it to heart.

At that time, he didn't understand what was cold or not, he just felt that his good-looking classmate looked a little pitiful.

Go to school alone, eat alone, and go home from school alone.

So he tried hard to talk to him, wanting to be friends with him so that he wouldn't have to be alone.

Thinking of the past, Shi Yi wanted to laugh: "When I was young, I was ignorant and thought that if I wanted to be friends with someone, I had to keep pestering him. At that time, I pestered him every day, talked to him in class, dragged him to the toilet after class, and followed him home after school."

But now thinking about it, it’s a good thing that he was clinging to Shi Jin at that time, otherwise he might not be able to have any contact with Shi Jin now.

And Shi Jin was not cold.

Shi Yi thought about it and said, "Being friends is never a one-sided thing. It's just because of my personality. I express myself more outwardly, so you think I'm too enthusiastic."

Although Shi Jin looked cold and indifferent, she would remember his birthday and prepare gifts for him, help him find a rare edition of a book he wanted, and agree without hesitation when he made a request.

So as friends, they always give to each other.

He didn't want others to misunderstand Shi Jin.

The little fox seemed to be thinking about something. She squeezed the jelly in her hand and wanted to ask something, but in the end she didn't ask. Instead, she smiled with her eyes curved: "Thank you for the jelly."

Shi Yi also smiled: "You're welcome."

The time Shi Yi estimated was correct. When the publishing house's bus stopped outside the rented villa, it was exactly one o'clock in the afternoon.

Shi Jin was assigned to a room on the second floor of the villa, near the stairs. The room was decorated in a simple European style and had a small balcony with a lounge chair and a round table, presumably for guests to enjoy the moon at night.

Shi Jin put his backpack on the chair and went downstairs to help.

Several editors downstairs were taking the meat and vegetables they brought into the kitchen to wash. Seeing him coming downstairs, Big Cat freed up his hands and greeted him: "Teacher Shi Qian, are you done?"

Shi Jin nodded and walked over to help him sort the vegetables: "I don't have much, you can collect them in the evening."

"Is that so? I won't be polite then." Big Cat smiled and said, "Can you please wash these potatoes and sweet potatoes for me? I'll roast them over the charcoal fire later. They'll smell delicious."

"good."

Shi Jin searched for a while and took the potatoes and sweet potatoes that were placed aside to the sink.

There is a window in front of the sink, from which you can just see the side of the villa next door.

A stream of cool water flowed from the faucet. Shi Jin poured potatoes and sweet potatoes into the sink, and looked casually through the open window to the opposite side.

The villa they rented was right near the tourist area. All the villas in this row were rented out. When Shi Jin got off the car, he saw that the door of the villa was open and there were some people standing inside, who seemed to be planning to have a barbecue in the yard.

At this time, they had already prepared the barbecue utensils. A dozen people gathered around the large barbecue grill. A few girls with exquisite makeup stood in the shade on the other side, blowing small fans in their hands.

It was as if someone said something funny, and everyone around the barbecue grill burst into laughter, creating a pleasant atmosphere.

Tang Yuan, who was stringing meat on skewers, also saw the scene on the other side. She stretched her head to take a look and said to Qiao Qiao on the other side: "It's so lively on the other side. Do you think we can take our food and go to share a meal with them? This way we don't have to set up a stove."

Qiaoqiao raised her head from the pile of meat on the chopping board and looked across following Tangyuan's line of sight. She stared for two seconds and thought for a moment: "I don't think so."

"Oh..." Tang Yuan said with some regret: "I think those girls across the street are pretty, and I was thinking about going over to talk to them."

"Then give up." Qiaoqiao burst her fantasy without hesitation: "The girl with the pink fan under the tree is wearing a limited edition bracelet from brand C this year, which costs about 200,000 yuan. The girl next to her in black high heels is wearing clothes from brand A's new early autumn series. Although she is not wearing a matching coat, the price of this inner wear is about 80,000 yuan."

"And the girl with brown hair." Qiaoqiao squinted her eyes and took a look: "If I'm not mistaken, that bag is from a certain craftsman's "unique" series. Only one of each style is made. The price..."

Qiaoqiao raised three fingers: "This is the starting number."

Tang Yuan cautiously tested: "Thirty thousand?"

Qiaoqiao raised her eyebrows and shook her head: "It's a limited edition bag. Do you think you can buy it for 30,000? You can boldly add another two digits."

"Oh my god." Instant Noodles, who was eavesdropping on the side, took a deep breath: "Three million for a bag? This is like carrying a house on your back!"

The little fox came in from the kitchen chewing an apple. "This is nothing. For those rich second-generations, this is probably just pocket money that they can spend at will."

"Indeed." Qiaoqiao nodded: "Although it is not ruled out that there are rich second-generations or wealthy people who are approachable, but the group of people opposite, at least those girls don't look like that."

The girls under the tree walked around the barbecue grill the whole time, obviously not wanting to be contaminated by the smoke. They looked at the barbecue grill with some disgust and did not touch the skewers that were delivered to the table.

Although I don't know why they are disgusted but still want to participate, judging from their behavior, they are obviously not the type to be approachable.

The little fox munched on the apple and said, "If you want to meet some pretty girls, that's fine, but don't look for those under the tree."

She licked the apple juice on her fingers, and swept her upturned fox eyes across the crowd, "Look, the girl in denim shorts next to the barbecue grill, she will definitely not reject you."

After saying this, there was only a core left in the apple in his hand. The little fox looked around and found the trash can: "And the boy next to that girl."

She wandered over to Shi Jin and blinked her long eyelashes: "Teacher Shi Qian, please turn on the water for me so I can wash my hands."

Shi Jin turned on the faucet for her and made room in front of the sink.

The sound of flowing water beside my ears seemed to extinguish the summer heat.

Shi Jin's gaze casually fell out the window, and he just happened to see a figure in jeans turning around in the yard of the villa opposite.

His gaze paused slightly.

That is...

The man opposite him obviously saw him as well, with some surprise in his eyes.

The next second——

"Brother Shi!"

The sound of flowing water beside my ear suddenly stopped.

Shi Jin didn't look back, but he could feel the gazes on his back.

He pursed his lips and looked at Xu Qian who was waving at him from the opposite yard. He felt a rare sense of helplessness in his heart.

The people in the opposite yard were also a little surprised. Hanzi nudged Xu Qian's shoulder with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Who is that person?"

Xu Qian nodded his chin towards the upper floor: "Brother Ci's roommate."

"He is Brother Ci's roommate?" Hanzi put down the roasted corn in his hand and raised his thick black eyebrows: "Then I have to go and take a closer look. Maybe we can have a barbecue together and make friends."

He had heard of Ci Ge’s roommate from Xu Qian many times, but had never met him in person.

Xu Qian thought so too, so he quickly washed his hands, followed Hanzi out of the yard, and walked towards the villa where the publishing house was located.

Hanzi is tall, with long legs, a slightly rough face, thick eyebrows and a broad face. When he doesn't show any expression, he looks fierce and scary.

So the group of people standing in the kitchen saw that the person who had just greeted Shi Jin whispered something to the person next to him, and the fierce tall man next to him walked towards them with a fierce look on his face, as if he was seeking revenge.

Tang Yuan panicked instantly. Her hands were shaking as she held the skewers. "Teacher Shi Qian, did you offend him? Why is he coming over here? Do you want to fight?"

"What should I do if I don't know how to fight?" She was so worried that her face wrinkled into a ball: "Why don't we close the door? Otherwise, if they come in, we won't be able to defeat them."

Qiaoqiao washed her hands and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Let's see what they are here for first."

"Yes." The little fox took out another bunch of grapes from somewhere and said, "Maybe they are here to invite us to have a barbecue across the street?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the people in the kitchen heard Shi Yi's voice coming from the yard: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

The big cat dropped the food in his hand and patted his butt: "Let's go out and take a look."

In the yard.

Shi Yi stared at the two people opposite him cautiously: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

It's not his fault for being cautious. The man opposite him really looks too fierce. His arms are so thick that they feel almost as thick as his thighs.

Shi Yi secretly pinched his arm and frowned.

If the other party was looking for trouble, he probably wouldn't last more than two seconds.

Hanzi also knew that his appearance was intimidating, so he simply folded his arms across his chest, stood there expressionless, and waited for Xu Qian, who came from behind, to speak.

So when everyone from the kitchen came out, they saw this scene: a muscular man with a fierce look was standing at the gate of the yard, with his arms folded across his chest, thick eyebrows raised, and a look of anger on his face. Opposite him, Shi Yi, who was almost half the width of the muscular man, confronted him cautiously, his right hand holding the barbecue fork clenched tightly, his face grim.

It was obviously a tense scene.

Big Cat raised his eyebrows, picked up the broom placed in the corner, took a few steps to Shi Yi's side, and randomly made a one-legged stand: "Don't move, I've practiced it before!"

Hanzi's mouth twitched.

Is this guy here to make fun of me?

Xu Qian, who arrived later, was obviously very familiar with this kind of scene. He stood in front of Hanzi with ease and said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we just came to say hello, no harm meant."

Shi Yi looked him up and down with some suspicion: "A greeting?"

Xu Qian nodded calmly, his eyes fell on Shi Jin who had just walked out of the villa, his eyes lit up, and he greeted him with a smile: "Brother Shi, what a coincidence."

Shi Yi turned to look at Shi Jin: "Do you know him?"

Shi Jin pursed her lips and nodded: "My roommate's friend."

After getting Shi Jin's confirmation, Da Mao breathed a sigh of relief. He put down the broom in his hand and swept the floor twice in a serious manner: "This floor is really dirty."

Hanzi rolled his eyes silently behind Xu Qian.

but......

He set his eyes on the young man in black standing by the door.

The young man stood in the shadow under the eaves, wearing a simple black shirt with the buttons buttoned neatly to the neck. His straight and slender legs were wrapped in black trousers. He had a straight posture and a handsome face.

It's just too white.

Hanzi smacked his lips and muttered to himself: "...like a pretty boy."

Then he saw the young man at the door's indifferent eyes seemed to glance over here.

This ear can't be that sensitive...

Hanzi felt a little guilty for some reason. He touched his nose and nudged Xu Qian in front of him with his elbow: "That's enough, let's get down to business."

Business?

Xu Qian rolled his eyes and followed suit: "It's like this, we meet because of fate. I just saw you guys were preparing dinner over there, and we've just started the barbecue over there. If you don't mind, why don't we go over together? It'll be more lively with more people."

"Yes, it's more fun with more people." Hanzi nodded. With that face of his, his words didn't sound like an invitation but more like a threat.

Tang Yuan was a little afraid of him. She bit her finger hesitantly, wanting to refuse but not daring to: "Will it disturb you..."

"How could that be?" Xu Qian said enthusiastically, "We need a lot of people to eat barbecue. We have the stove and everything ready. Just go over there."

"Oh, right." Xu Qian seemed to have thought of something, and turned his gaze to look at Shi Jin who was standing by the door: "Brother Ci is here too."