Only then did Li Yang realize that he had been crying without knowing when.
She reached out to wipe her tears, even her cheeks were rubbed red, but the more she wiped, the more tears came.
Suddenly, her hand was grasped by a warm palm, and she heard a soft sigh above her head: "It's okay."
The next second, a large hand released her hand, clasped the back of her head, and awkwardly leaned her against his shoulder, patting her back again and again: "Cry."
Listening to Ji Huaizhi's gentle voice, leaning on his broad and warm embrace, in this bustling street, Li Yang felt the throbbing and warmth that she had never felt in her two lifetimes. She could no longer control herself, snuggled up to Ji Huaizhi's shoulder, and began to cry.
She felt sad and heartbroken, not only for Li Xue and her unborn child, but also for her own unfair life as a woman.
After a long time, Li Yang's emotions finally calmed down. She found that she had wet the clothes on Ji Huaizhi's shoulders with her tears and snot, and her tears and snot were everywhere.
She tried to cover it up, but she found that Ji Huaizhi was looking down at her with a slight smile in the corner of his eyes, which showed that he was not angry.
He pulled her hand down and held it in his palm: "Let's go, let's go home."
Li Yang looked at her little hand being held in Ji Huaizhi's palm. Her mind was blank for a while, but her feet involuntarily followed him forward.
In order to accommodate her pace, Ji Huaizhi walked very slowly.
The alley paved with bluestone slabs meandered from the entrance to the invisible end. Li Yang followed behind Ji Huaizhi, following in his footsteps step by step, but his heart felt more at ease than ever before.
She looked at Ji Huaizhi's tall and broad back and thought, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, with him protecting her, she no longer seems to be afraid.
Thinking of this, Li Yang's lips curled up, he held Ji Huaizhi's hand, quickened his pace and followed.
*
Back home, Ji Huaizhi didn't let Li Yang cook: "You go back to your room and rest, I'll do it."
Li Yang was a little surprised: "You can cook?"
Ji Huaizhi raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise, I have been alone all these years, eating air?"
Li Yang stuck out his tongue: "That's right."
It was a rare opportunity to see the boss cooking, so Li Yang didn't go back to her room. She simply moved a small stool and sat in front of the stove. Facing Ji Huaizhi's doubts, she smiled and said, "I'll light the fire for you."
Ji Huaizhi nodded: "Okay."
Since there was no food to buy at noon, Ji Huaizhi made some noodles for the two of them.
First, he fried the eggs. The first egg broke, and a bit of the eggshell came in with it. Ji Huaizhi seemed not to notice it. The second egg was burnt, so Ji Huaizhi picked up the burnt part and threw it away, and half of the egg was gone.
Li Yang was burning a fire nearby, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally forced himself to look away.
Forget it, let Ji Huaizhi do whatever he wants. Saying anything will only hurt his self-esteem.
After more than ten minutes, the noodles were ready. There were eggs, some green vegetables and chopped green onions, and they looked pretty good.
Ji Huaizhi brought the unburned eggs to Li Yang, with a rare look of discomfort on his face. "It doesn't taste as good as yours, so just have a little."
Li Yang naturally took it happily and sniffed it exaggeratedly: "It smells so good, it looks delicious."
Ji Huaizhi: "..."
The two of them didn't go to the main room, but each of them moved a bench to sit in the yard, eating noodles one by one.
Because Ji Huaizhi was present, Li Yang chewed the broken eggshell into pieces and swallowed it with tears in her eyes.
She had to swallow it, otherwise the boss would think she disliked the noodles he made and would not make them next time.
Zheng Shu said that if a man takes the initiative to give you something or do housework, you should praise him as much as possible, so that he will be happier.
So, Li Yang ate the noodles with extra relish, and did not forget to praise Ji Huaizhi a few words.
Ji Huaizhi took another sip of the noodle soup suspiciously.
Why does he think these noodles are just average?
He has never been picky about anything. He just wants a place to sleep and something to fill his stomach. He doesn't care about anything as long as he's alive.
Later, after marrying Li Yang, he discovered that life could actually be like this. The food could be cooked more deliciously, the clothes and bedding were filled with the smell of soap and sunshine, and every time he came back, he could see the place he called home, and there was always a light on for him.
Faced with the rare harmony between the two of them in the past few days, Li Yang held the bowl, thought for a moment, and said to Ji Huaizhi: "Well, a few nights ago, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
She felt that she had hit Ji Huaizhi quite hard in that last collision, and it must have been quite painful for him, otherwise he wouldn't have ignored her for several days.
It's my own fault after all, so I still have to apologize.
Ji Huaizhi raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, only to see a look of worry on the little girl's face, but not the emotion he wanted to see.
He lowered his eyes: "It's all over."
Hearing this, Li Yang felt relieved. She knew that Ji Huaizhi was not a stingy person.
Seeing the little girl's face brighten up immediately, Ji Huaizhi asked calmly, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Li Yang: “?”
Something else?
What else did Ji Huaizhi want her to say? Or did he think her apology wasn't sincere enough?
She looked at him eagerly, hoping that he could give her some hint, but Ji Huaizhi just looked at her quietly without much expression.
Li Yang was about to cry.
Blame her for bringing up things that are not related to the topic.
So, he stretched out his claws and poked Ji Huaizhi's arm: "How about I give you a gift as an apology? Whatever you like, I'll buy it for you... No, I'll make it for you."
Ji Huaizhi was obviously not impressed: "What else?"
Li Yang scratched his head: "What else?"
Ji Huaizhi sighed and looked up at the sky.
She looks like a smart little girl, but... she doesn't understand romance.
He shoveled the last mouthful of noodles into his mouth and stood up: "Eat slowly, I'll go wash the dishes."
Li Yang: "I..."
So, did she say something wrong again?
*
Time soon arrived and the day came when Li Yang had agreed for them to go to the hospital for a physical examination.
Li Yang was originally worried that Ji Huaizhi might not be able to go, but she only mentioned it to him briefly the night before, and he said, "Okay, see you at the hospital tomorrow."
Ever since that day, the relationship between the two has always been indifferent, and there has always been a sense of awkwardness.
Li Yang looked at Ji Huaizhi's cold and handsome face, worried that he would say something wrong again, so he didn't speak many times.
Li Yang died of stomach cancer in her previous life, so she went to the gastroenterology department. As for Ji Huaizhi, she only knew that he occasionally coughed in his previous life and his health was not very good. After listening to her description, the doctor performed a lung examination on Ji Huaizhi and, at Li Yang's request, wrote an order for a full-body examination.
Ji Huaizhi looked at the pile of checklists in his hand and asked Li Yang, "Are you so afraid that I'll die?"
The tone was casual and relaxed, like a joke.
When Li Yang heard this, she quickly stood on tiptoe and covered his mouth. "Pfft, ffff, ffff, what nonsense are you talking about? Spit out your saliva and start again."
When she pounced on him, Li Yang didn't think too much. When she felt the wet and warm touch on her palm and looked up, she bumped into Ji Huaizhi's slightly widened eyes, then she realized what she had done.
Not only did she cover Ji Huaizhi's mouth with her hand, but because of the height difference, half of her body was hanging on him.
She flirted with him again.
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