0027 Night Rose-C.TLAY, Night.27 A handful of cold water was poured directly onto the face, quickly dispelling the tiredness from the corners of the eyes.
Ruan Mei looked up at herself in the mirror.
The ends of her eyelashes were stuck together in small clumps, with dangling water droplets hanging from them. Her lower eyelids and the tip of her nose were red, but her lips had lost some of their color. Water droplets fell from her chin onto her collar, wetting it and splashing the fabric on her chest with deep and light spots of water.
The ponytail tied behind her head got wet when she leaned forward to the wash basin, and it was wet and looked a little messy, but she didn't bother to deal with it and let it soak her shirt.
The palpitations were slowly suppressed. Ruan Mei adjusted her breathing rate, took out a tissue and casually wiped away the remaining water droplets on her face, threw the paper ball into the trash can before walking out of the bathroom.
Chen Shanye was waiting for her in a small open space opposite the bathroom door.
Tall and slender men always attract more attention. There is still a long queue at the entrance of the women's restroom in the high-speed rail station. Ruan Mei sees two or three little girls huddled together and whispering, and several pairs of eyes always secretly glance at Chen Shanye.
She walked up to Chen Shanye, took her dumpling bag and coffee cup from him, and smiled: "Let's go, let's line up for ticket inspection."
Chen Shanye didn't ask her if she was okay at this time.
He knew that something was wrong with Ruan Mei.
Ruan Mei slept for about an hour, and was sleeping soundly all the time. The songs in her headphones changed one after another. The huge waiting hall was surrounded by a small area of peace and tranquility, so peaceful that even he felt sleepy.
The girl next to me even made a soft snoring sound, which was very cute.
He sat perfectly still, afraid that the slightest movement would wake the sleeping rose.
Gradually, he felt that something was not right. His sleeves were noticeably wet. He lowered his head and saw that Ruan Mei's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her mouth was slightly open.
After a while, the hands tightened the straps tightly, and the knuckles trembled and turned white, as if the bones under the skin would break through the thin layer of skin in the next second.
Chen Shanye took off his headphones and called her softly a few times, but how could Ruan Mei, who was surrounded by nightmares, hear his voice?
He quickly pulled his right arm out from under her forehead and pressed his chest against her. He put his arm around her trembling shoulders and took off the earphones from her ears, then called her again, "Ruan Mei, wake up."
Ruan Mei still didn't move, and even whimpered twice. Chen Shanye heard her say "no", "no" and something else, but he didn't hear the rest.
Seeing those hands suddenly loosen their fingers and then quickly clench into fists again, he quickly stretched out his left hand to press the back of her hand and half-hugged her in his arms.
"Ruan Mei, wake up." He gently rubbed the slightly cool fingers in his palm, transferring his warmth to her.
Chen Shanye hugged her shoulders a little harder, wishing he could use a little more strength to rub her into his flesh and blood. His lips pressed against the top of her head that was already wet with cold sweat, and he called out to her, hoping that his voice could reach her ears.
A figure like a gray bird moved back and forth in the corner of his eyes. He wondered how time went by so slowly, so slowly that his heart almost stopped beating.
In fact, this difficult time lasted less than ten seconds.
When Ruan Mei just woke up, Chen Shanye had not let her go. He waited until the hands in his palms calmed down before he released some of his strength. The hand that was supporting her shoulders moved to her back, patting her again and again as if coaxing a child.
"It's okay now that you're awake. Everything's fine now," he said.
Before Chen Shanye could wait for Ruan Mei to speak, the LED screen above the ticket gate not far away displayed a notice that their train was ready for ticket checking, and the station also made an immediate announcement.
Ruan Mei sat up straight, and Chen Shanye withdrew his hands.
This was the first time they were in such an intimate and ambiguous posture during the day, when the sun had not yet set and the moon had not yet risen.
Ruan Mei lowered her head, and from her angle Chen Shanye could only see her slightly trembling eyelashes.
"I'm going to wash my face." Ruan Mei took off the small fan from her neck and stuffed it into her bag. She took out a pack of tissues, stood up, smiled at Chen Shanye, turned around and walked towards the bathroom in the middle of the hall.
Ruan Mei's bag was not zipped up, so Chen Shanye put the two earphones back into the headphone box, zipped it up, and hung the bag on the suitcase handle.
He put on his black backpack, picked up the coffee that was already at room temperature on the small table, and pushed his two suitcases to the bathroom.
After waiting for a while, Ruan Mei came out and forced a smile when she walked in front of him.
Chen Shanye sighed inwardly and handed her the shoulder bag and coffee cup in his hand: "This cup is cold, shall I buy you another one?"
"No, it's cold, so what? It's still drinkable. I'll take it in the car." Ruan Mei took the cup and held it to her chest, wanting to get her red suitcase back from Chen Shanye: "My suitcase is very light, I can carry it myself."
This time, Chen Shanye didn't insist and returned the box to her.
He thought Ruan Mei might need to hold something real in her hands to feel back to reality.
Seeing that the long queue at their ticket gate had started to move slowly, the two stopped chatting and walked to the end of the queue and slowly followed the crowd forward.
After checking in, going down the platform, and finding the train carriage, Ruan Mei felt an itch in her throat and said to Chen Shanye, "I want a cigarette. Do you want one?"
While eating at McDonald's, she checked the bus's stops. It would take about two and a half hours to get to the next stop after departing from Guangzhou, and she was afraid that she would get a craving for cigarettes while she was waiting.
The most important thing is to suppress the nightmare with the old method, put it in a dark place and lock it with a chain, so that it won't come out and make trouble all the time.
Chen Shanye nodded: "I'll put the suitcase in the car first, you wait here for me."
"Okay." Ruan Mei still handed the box to him.
After watching Chen Shanye enter the carriage, Ruan Mei took out a cigarette case and lighter from her bag. A hot and humid wind blew across the platform. She held the cigarette in her mouth and lit it with her back to the wind. The sparks splashed vigorously in the metal but refused to come out.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in front of her. She thought it was Chen Shanye coming out. When she looked up, she found it was a strange man. He was dressed in business attire, wearing Hermès Terre de Terre d'Azur, holding a silver Zippo in his hand, and asked her with a smile if she needed help.
Ruan Mei subconsciously looked into the carriage and met Chen Shanye's eyes through the large glass window as he had just put the box away.
His thick eyebrows were slightly frowned, his long arms raised high in the air, and he quickly walked towards the car door.
Ruan Mei turned around and shook her head at the man who had approached her. Holding an unlit cigarette between her index and middle fingers, she tapped the car door and said, "No, I'll wait for my friend to come out and ask him for a light. Thank you."
"Boyfriend?" The business man was a little reluctant.
Ruan Mei wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible, so she hummed and walked sideways around the man towards Chen Shanye.
"I can't light my lighter, can you help me light it?" Ruan Mei knew that Chen Shanye also smoked, but he could smoke or not, and his addiction was not as strong as hers.
Chen Shanye had already taken out a lighter from his trouser pocket, and with a click, he flicked a flickering flame and handed it to her mouth, his eyebrows still furrowed.
He glanced at the man about ten steps away and asked, "What did that man say to you just now?"
"No, I just asked if I could help me light the cigarette." Ruan Mei took a deep breath, and the nicotine entered her body, wandered around for a while, and then turned into a formed smoke ring from her mouth and exhaled. The refreshing mint instantly drove away the itchiness in her throat.
She took another deep puff and handed the cigarette box to Chen Shanye.
In fact, Chen Shanye couldn't get used to Ruan Mei's cigarettes. The little girl liked fruity or strange-flavored popping bead cigarettes. The last one he smoked in her shop was red wine flavored, and he didn't know what this time's flavor was.
He flicked one and played with it on his finger, then brought it up to his nose to smell it. It didn't have any strange smell, just a strong minty flavor.
Ruan Mei enthusiastically introduced: "This box has watermelon flavor."
Chen Shanye held the cigarette holder in his mouth and raised the lighter to his lips. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the businessman staring at the two of them.
He paused, put the lighter back into his trouser pocket, and put his big hand around to hold Ruan Mei's smooth neck.
Ruan Mei was caught off guard for a moment, raised her chin slightly, and looked at him with wide eyes in confusion.
Chen Shanye had a cigarette between his lips, and his words were a little unclear: "Borrow a light."
The cigarette butts touched each other, and with a breath, sparks ignited between the two people.
Sizzle, sizzle.
————Author’s nonsense————
I try to eat meat once every 10 chapters in this book. There are still many scenes I want to write. Please bear with me, this willful author (bow in advance
This chapter's BGM can use "Borrowing Fire" @Mak Junlong
I lost my mind while writing the last chapter. The song was "Fox, Are You Happy Today?" @Fiona Sit. I'm making this correction.
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