Chapter 61
The day before New Year’s Eve.
In the morning, Xia Ruirui woke up very early. When Shen Yuqing saw her, he thought he was seeing an illusion.
People who usually sleep until the sun is high in the sky actually get up at seven in the morning.
He looked at her and found that she was in a low mood, which made him feel a little depressed as well: "What's wrong?"
Xia Ruirui came over and hugged him without saying a word.
She hugged his waist, rested her head on his chest, and rubbed him with her cheek: "Chen Yuqing, I seem to have had a nightmare."
Shen Yuqing's heart finally calmed down, and he patted her back gently, feeling a little amused.
"What did you dream about? Just tell me." His voice was unusually gentle.
Xia Ruirui held his hand a little tighter: "I dreamed that you seemed to be injured, and I cried. It was so scary."
Shen Yuqing's heart was incredibly soft. He put his arms around her and comforted her patiently: "It's okay. The nightmare is the opposite of what it sounds like. I'll be fine."
His few words actually calmed Xia Ruirui down.
The two were enjoying the hard-earned peaceful time, but were interrupted by a ringing phone.
She glanced over and saw Shen Qingli.
Xia Ruirui gently pushed someone aside and pressed the answer button with a smile: "What can I do for you, Lawyer Shen?"
Shen Qingli called via video. When he saw her on the screen, his first words were, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Have you prepared the red envelope for me?"
Xia Ruirui was originally sitting on the sofa with her legs bent, but she almost rolled off the sofa laughing when she heard this.
"Shen Qingli, you are so shameless."
Shen Qingli was obviously dissatisfied: "Why am I shameless?"
"Who would want a red envelope on New Year's Eve?" Xia Ruirui was not willing to be outdone.
Shen Qingli on the other end blinked and looked at Gu Zijin beside her.
Gu Zijin put down the white chess piece in his hand and looked at her with a look of confusion: "New Year's red envelopes are only given on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Shen Qingli suddenly realized and curled her lips.
Xia Ruirui, who was sitting opposite, was watching with great interest. She couldn't help but tease him, "Shen Qingli, how come you're still the same as you were in high school, with no common sense at all, even though you're a lawyer now?"
“…”
Shen Qingli felt guilty and touched her nose.
Gu Zijin, who was standing by, was a little unhappy that his fiancée was being 'bullied', and he fired at Shen Yuqing behind the camera: "Is our anchor Shen planning to settle down in Beiyi?"
“…” Shen Yuqing and Xia Ruirui were both speechless.
Shen Qingli, having completely changed her attitude, became excited and started teasing, "Xia Ruirui, you and Shen Yuqing were secretly doing this, and you still have the nerve to criticize me."
Originally, Xia Ruirui didn't intend to tell Shen Qingli and the others, so she agreed with Shen Yuqing to keep it a secret.
Although Shen Yuqing was a little reluctant, he had no choice but to agree.
However, the truth was revealed due to a phone call from Gu Zijin.
That day, Shen Yuqing was cooking in the kitchen when the phone on the dining table rang.
Both of them thought it was Xia Ruirui's call. Xia Ruirui thought so too. She looked over and saw that it was Gu Zijin calling.
She was a little surprised why Gu Zijin called her, because every time he had something to do, it was Shen Qingli who called.
But she didn't think too much about it and answered the call directly. Until the two of them spoke at the same time, all three of them were stunned.
Gu Zijin: "Chen Yuqing."
Xia Ruirui: "Hello."
In the kitchen, Shen Yuqing seemed to realize something and came out without even taking off her apron.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Zijin on the other end of the phone was also silent.
He clearly called Shen Yuqing, but the person who answered the phone was Xia Ruirui who was far away in Beiyi...
Xia Ruirui wanted to find an excuse to fool around: "Chen Yuqing is coming to Beiyi, let's get together."
Gu Zijin on the opposite side was silent for two seconds: "Do I have to say that I believe this?"
"..." Xia Ruirui also felt that he would not believe it, so she simply confessed, "Shen Yuqing and I are together."
Behind him, Shen Yuqing's eyes first showed surprise, but when Xia Ruirui looked away, the corners of his lips curled up in a triumphant arc.
Just like that, after Gu Zijin knew about it, Shen Qingli naturally knew about it too. Less than half an hour after hanging up the phone, she called Xia Ruirui again in a hurry.
However, the matter did not end there. Shen Qingli felt that she was in a relationship but had kept it a secret from her, so she kept teasing her about it.
The same is true this time.
Xia Ruirui only regretted that she didn't see clearly at the time and answered the call that was originally meant for Shen Yuqing. Whenever Shen Qingli mentioned this, she felt extremely regretful.
After the four of them joked with each other, they talked about the real purpose of making this call.
Shen Qingli wanted them to go to Xijing to celebrate the New Year together: "It's been a long time since we've celebrated New Year's Eve together!"
Gu Zijin, who was standing by, said quietly, "It's all thanks to the two of you who have been quarreling all the time."
Shen Qingli immediately followed suit, saying in a cold tone, "In the end, you two reconciled and left the two of us alone to celebrate the New Year."
The two defendants: “…”
Xia Ruirui and Shen Yuqing beside her looked at each other and said, "Then let's go meet Shen Qingli and the others on the second day of the Lunar New Year?"
This was originally said in a negotiating tone, but Shen Yuqing didn't even think about it: "I'll listen to you."
Xia Ruirui felt something was wrong.
really.
The next second, Gu Zijin's sneer came from the other side of the video, and Shen Qingli imitated Shen Yuqing's words in a sarcastic tone: "I will listen to you~~~~"
Xia Ruirui: “…”
Shen Yuqing: “…”
*
After the banter, the two exchanged a few pleasantries and hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Ruirui looked up at someone leaning on the sofa behind her: "What are we going to do next?"
Shen Yuqing lowered his eyes to look at her, a smile flashed in his eyes: "Posting Spring Festival couplets, and cleaning."
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. According to the rules of our ancestors, it is best not to clean on New Year's Eve.
So they have to do a thorough cleaning of the house today.
After Shen Yuqing started working, he rarely did any cleaning. Basically, the aunt came to clean once a week.
But he felt a strange anticipation when cleaning with Xia Ruirui.
Unlike his positivity, the other protagonist's attitude is extremely negative.
After the big cleaning, Xia Ruirui was so tired that she fell asleep directly. She collapsed on the sofa where Shen Yuqing slept every night and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she found that Shen Yuqing had covered her with a small blanket.
She got up and looked around, and finally found him on the balcony.
"You're awake."
"Um."
Chen Yuqing was still pasting window paper-cuts, but Xia Ruirui not only didn't help, she also hugged him from behind: "I'm going to feed the cat."
There are regular stray cats in the community. Some owners have sterilized them, and from time to time there are also owners who go to a fixed place to feed the cats.
Shen Yuqing knew her habits, but still reminded her worriedly: "Come back early, and I'll make your favorite braised beef later."
"good."
Xia Ruirui went out with cat food.
As soon as she arrived, a kitten came over following the scent. Xia Ruirui squatted on the ground, touching the cat's fur and letting the kitten rub its head against her.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, making the lawn warm, and several stray cats came out.
Even the calico cat, who was usually unfriendly, was there, lying on the lawn basking in the sun. Feeling comfortable in the sun, it stretched towards her.
When seeing Xia Ruirui, the orange cat was the first to recognize her and came over to rub against her with its tail erect.
She smiled and filled their plastic bowls with cat food and the chicken breast that Shen Yuqing had steamed that morning.
Suddenly, she heard a dog barking. Xia Ruirui turned around and found a Samoyed that came from nowhere and was barking at her.
Although she likes cats, she is a little afraid of dogs because she was chased by a dog when she was a child.
The Samoyed was snow-white with shiny fur, and seemed quite happy, but for some reason it suddenly barked at her.
The cats behind were frightened by the Samoyed and their fur stood on end, and they all ran around in panic.
Xia Ruirui was also very scared, but she had no choice but to approach it, then picked up its dog leash on the ground and tied it to a pillar next to the grass.
She didn't walk back until she was sure the dog would not run around again. Before leaving, she looked back at the Samoyed wagging its tail at her.
She stood there, muttering, "Whose owner walks their dog without a leash?"
I don't know if it understood, but the Samoyed's tail gradually drooped, and it stopped barking and lay quietly on the ground.
“…”
Xia Ruirui looked at it and felt strangely guilty, and a little regretful that she had said something too harsh just now.
Because he looked really depressed.
But how can a dog understand human subtext?
Xia Ruirui didn't care too much. She went back to her original place, petted the cat and listened to music with headphones.
Watching the orange cat and the calico cat playing on the ground, she smiled lovingly, not knowing that there was someone on the balcony staring at her intently.
From the distance of the fifth floor, Shen Yuqing couldn't see it clearly. It was just a silhouette, but he looked at it for a long, long time.
Looking at Sanhua lying in Xia Ruirui's arms, he felt a little jealous.
He was still watching her feed the cat, but he heard the sound of the timer in the kitchen. The braised beef in the pressure cooker was ready. Shen Yuqing got up and went to the kitchen to turn off the fire.
However, just as he went to the kitchen to continue stewing the braised beef, a dark shadow was slowly approaching Xia Ruirui in the grass downstairs.
He was wearing the work clothes of the community cleaner. He looked to be only in his early twenties, but his eyes had a fierceness that was not in line with his age.
He approached her step by step, and a cold light appeared from his sleeves behind him, reflecting a dazzling white light in the sunlight.
That is the reflection that only the blade can produce.
Xia Ruirui was wearing headphones and had no idea what was about to happen behind her.
But the Samoyed tied to the edge of the grass seemed to have sensed something. It suddenly sat up from its squatting position and kept barking in the direction of Xia Ruirui.
Seeing that she was wearing headphones and still unaware, the Samoyed changed direction again, turned sideways and kept barking in the direction of the black shadow.
Seeing that it was still howling, the black shadow showed a trace of cruelty at the corner of his mouth. He walked towards it and slashed with his knife.
The next second, the Samoyed fell to the ground, completely silent, and the original grass turned into a pool of blood.
On the other side, Xia Ruirui sat cross-legged on the grass, letting the calico cat lie in her arms.
She also found it a little strange because this calico cat was usually aloof and never had any physical contact with her.
Every time, he would just come over and take a few bites after she put down the food, and then leave arrogantly after finishing.
Xia Ruirui felt it was a rare opportunity and cherished her rare closeness even more. She didn't dare to move even though her legs were numb.
Seeing that the calico cat wanted to leave for some reason, she even put her arms around the calico cat's body.
The calico cat seemed to have foreseen the danger and kept breathing behind her, even the hair on its body stood up.
Xia Ruirui frowned, took off her noise-canceling headphones, and turned around to see a beam of white light coming towards her...
She was dazzled by the reflected light and squinted her eyes involuntarily, trying to see what was happening, but she saw a familiar face.
'It's him.'
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