Chapter 40
Lu Xun was also thin before, but he looked full of vitality, with the strength and firmness of a young man.
But now, Jiang Qiao rarely sees the youthful vigor and vigor in him.
Life, study, love, each one is an invisible pressure that makes him dare not relax at all.
Lu Xun's cooking skills were much better than hers. At the dinner table, Jiang Qiao took the initiative to wash the dishes after finishing her meal.
Before she could stand up, Lu Xun grabbed her wrist.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qiao looked puzzled.
Just as he finished speaking, everything in front of him suddenly went dark and the dim light above his head went out.
"Is the hoot haunted?!"
Jiang Qiao cried out, his hands shook, and the bowl in his hand fell directly to the ground.
Lu Xun adjusted to the darkness and gradually saw the outline of the person in front of him. He slid down along Jiang Qiao's wrist and held her trembling hand: "Don't be afraid, it must be a power outage."
Unstable voltage is a common problem in old residential areas. If a family uses a high-power appliance, the circuit breaker will trip. This has happened many times before.
“Turn on the flashlight on your phone and sit here. Don’t run around. I’ll go outside and take a look.” Lu Xun said.
Jiang Qiao nodded obediently, took out her phone, turned on the light, and saw Lu Xun standing at the window looking out. She couldn't help but follow him: "What's wrong? Is there a power outage?"
It was pitch black outside, and I could hear the neighbors cursing: "This is a broken circuit. I'll move out sooner or later when I have money!"
It seems that there is a real power outage.
Lu Xun took out a flashlight from the side and turned it on: "The phone won't ring for a while, I'll go clean it up."
He took a small flashlight, walked to the dining table, squatted down,
Jiang Qiao immediately pulled him back. Facing Lu Xun's puzzled look, she felt a little embarrassed: "Let me do it..."
“No need, it’s just a broken bowl.” Lu Xun said.
Lu Xun picked up the broken white porcelain bowl and did not throw it into the trash can immediately. Instead, he took out the tape and wrapped the broken pieces several times to make sure the sharp broken parts were covered before throwing it into the trash can.
Jiang Qiao was puzzled: "Why wrap it up?"
Lu Xun: "Stray dogs nearby will jump into the garbage pool to find food."
The garbage from the people living in the alley is thrown into a garbage pool not far away, and the sharp surfaces exposed outside will cut stray dogs looking for food.
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Jiang Qiao didn't say anything. When Lu Xun went out with the garbage bag, she ran over to catch up with him: "It's too dark, I'll go with you..."
The room was pitch black. Lu Xun was worried about her being home alone, so he rubbed her forehead soothingly: "Did the bowl hit your foot?"
Jiang Qiao shook his head.
Lu Xun was afraid that she would not tell him, so he squatted down to check, asked her to lift her calves, and lifted her pants. Fortunately, she was wearing thick clothes in this season, so her skin was not exposed.
Jiang Qiao held onto his shoulders to prevent herself from falling. She felt inexplicably uncomfortable with their position. Where Lu Xun's fingers touched, her skin became hot unconsciously.
She shuddered, her palms sweating as she held onto Lu Xun’s shoulders. She turned her head away: “…Don’t look at it.”
Lu Xun thought she was uncomfortable with her legs lifted up, so he put her trouser legs down and carefully put her socks back on: "Well, I won't watch anymore."
Jiang Qiao choked and said shyly, "It's not that I don't let you see..."
Lu Xun reacted and followed her words: "So, you are willing to let me see it?"
“…………………………”
Why is this statement becoming more and more wrong?
An ambiguous atmosphere spread between the two of them. Seeing the girl's face flushed and getting redder, Lu Xun was too soft-hearted. He took the initiative to change the subject: "Do you want to go for a walk outside?"
Walking out of the alley, the flowers on both sides of the street are so beautiful.
Jiang Qiao's face was hot and he felt dizzy: "Hmm......"
The two of them closed the door. Before leaving, Lu Xun went back to the room to get something. Jiang Qiao heard the sound of a drawer being pulled.
After coming out, he didn't see anything in his hand. Lu Xun held her hand and put it in his coat pocket: "Let's go."
Jiang Qiao's emotions came and went quickly. She was extremely shy just now, but now she leaned on Lu Xun like a boneless person.
Lu Xun half hugged and half embraced her and dragged her out of the alley.
The moon is bright tonight. Under the moonlight, you can see pink roses entwined on the walls on both sides of the street, one after another. Going further ahead, there are also white sweet olives.
The two walked hand in hand all the way, and Jiang Qiao excitedly stood under the flowers and asked Lu Xun to take a picture of her.
The picture turned out to be pitch black. Jiang Qiao's eyes widened and he said aggrievedly: "Why did you make me look so ugly!"
Jiang Qiao's fair and pretty face seemed to be covered with dust, only his two big eyes seemed to have special effects, two bright lights,
Lu Xun: “……………………”
He put his half-clenched hand to his lips, unable to hold back his laughter, and then pretended to be serious: "I didn't take good pictures. I'll have more experience if I take a few more."
Jiang Qiao was skeptical: "Really?"
"real."
Jiang Qiao wanted to trust him again, so she stood under the rose again and made a "V" sign with one hand. After waiting for a while, she still didn't hear Lu Xun say "It's done."
She maintained her standard smile: "Are you ready?"
Lu Xun didn't say anything. He stared at the girl on the phone screen and saw her make a "V" sign with her other hand.
If Jiang Qiao came to see, he would know that he did not take any photos at all, but recorded a video.
After a while, Jiang Qiao was about to complain, and Lu Xun said, "Okay."
Jiang Qiao rushed over and hung on him, wanting to know what he had photographed himself like: "Let me see, let me see."
Lu Xun put the phone in his pocket and said, "No."
"Lu Xun!"
"The photo doesn't look good, I was afraid you would be unhappy." Lu Xun coaxed her.
Jiang Qiao thought back to the first ghost-like photo, and fearing that he would see a few more ugly photos, he could only say regretfully, "Okay."
The two walked back hand in hand, casting two shadows leaning against each other in the moonlight.
When he was about to walk out of this "Rose Path", Lu Xun suddenly slowed down his pace: "... Jiang Xiaoqiao"
Jiang Qiao had already adapted to this name and responded, "Hmm?"
"I..." Lu Xun said one word but stopped talking.
Jiang Qiao hugged his arm and rubbed it: "What's wrong?"
"……………nothing."
What.
He was halfway through his sentence when his mistake came back again, and Jiang Qiao slapped him in displeasure.
After walking just two steps, Lu Xun stopped again. Under Jiang Qiao's glare, he said with a stern face: "I got my salary two days ago."
Jiang Qiao: “?”
She said dryly: "That's great."
Lu Xun: “……………………”
He slowly took out a beautifully packaged small box from his pocket. In the moonlight, Jiang Qiao saw the logo printed on the box.
It is a bracelet from a light luxury brand.
Her throat tightened: "Why... did you buy this?"
Lu Xun pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "I think it looks pretty good."
“…Today is not a holiday.” She smiled with the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were a little moist.
"Yeah, I know." Lu Xun said in a low and deep voice.
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