Chapter 58: It doesn’t matter, friends are better than strangers
Xu Jiangcuo apologized: "You should know that I tend to speak without thinking when it comes to people I'm familiar with. I'm sorry, but the phrase 'we look like a couple' was just because I felt like one, it didn't mean anything else."
"We are friends, and I only see you as a friend."
Xu Jiangcuo used chopsticks to pick up the remaining noodles in the bowl and let out a breath of foul air.
After a second of silence, he continued, "You said that if we could be together, we would have been together a long time ago. Why wait until now, right?"
Song Lehan lowered his head, with a faint sour taste in his nose.
She didn't want to look up, so naturally she couldn't see how humble Xu Jiangcuo was as he also lowered his head.
"Yes." Song Lehan pretended to be relaxed, "Didn't I just say that we are friends?"
We can only be friends.
"Then, can we become good friends from now on?" Xu Jiangcuo asked in a deep voice.
Song Lehan nodded silently, "Of course."
After receiving a positive answer, the stone pressing on Xu Jiangcuo's heart not only did not loosen, but became heavier.
Friends are also welcome.
At least better than strangers.
After coming to terms with this, Xu Jiangcuo returned to his former self.
"Then you...are not angry anymore?"
It turned out that I said so much just to make her stop being angry.
A cold light flashed in Song Lehan's eyes.
No wonder they emphasize that they are friends.
Only friends care about each other's emotions.
If they weren't even friends, would he not have said so much to her?
The more irrational your mind is, the more likely you are to think badly of others.
Song Lehan was too lazy to figure out what Xu Jiangcuo meant. He was tired.
"I'm not angry anymore." She was surprisingly calm, even with a faint smile on her face. "There's nothing to be angry about. Don't think too much about it. Finish your meal quickly. Don't you have things to do this afternoon?"
Hearing her tone, Xu Jiangcuo couldn't help but raise his head and observe carefully before reluctantly believing what she said.
"Okay, I'll be done soon." He held the bowl and raised his chin towards her. "When you're done, go back to the room. I'll clean up the dishes."
Song Lehan nodded and said politely to him, "Then I'll leave first. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm a little sleepy now."
She stood up and left.
Back in the room, Song Lehan swept the dust off the bed and changed the sheets and quilt cover. After cleaning it thoroughly, he lay down on the bed.
Although the room didn't have a door for the time being, she was just taking a nap and didn't want to trouble Xu Jiangcuo to change rooms for the time being.
Lying on the bed, Song Lehan recalled the conversation with Xu Jiangcuo.
I always feel it's inexplicable.
Even when I'm angry, there's no specific reason.
She turned over and thought about how when they were together, they would start quarreling for no apparent reason. They each had their own wild thoughts in their minds, and both felt that taking the initiative to speak was a sign of surrendering.
No one thinks they are wrong, and no one is willing to give in.
But this situation only happened a week or two after they started dating. Afterwards, it was always Xu Jiangcuo who admitted his mistakes and took the initiative to compromise.
Today, it was Xu Jiangcuo who took the initiative to speak.
Or wait until she puts down her chopsticks.
Because, once before, Xu Jiangcuo asked Song Lehan why he was angry at the dinner table. At first, he tried to solve the problem well, but later, something seemed to be wrong as he talked, and Song Lehan left without even eating.
From then on, no matter how angry he was, Xu Jiangcuo would wait until after dinner to resolve it with Song Lehan.
He was afraid that she would be hungry.
Xu Jiangcuo is really good.
But he is no longer the person I remember.
Song Lehan yawned, and in a daze she thought that if she could do it all over again, being with Xu Jiangcuo would be a good choice.
Not long after she fell asleep, Xu Jiangcuo walked into the room.
There was no door in the room, and he was worried that Song Lehan would be blown by the wind. After thinking about it, he found a curtain from the cabinet and hung it at her door to block the wind for her.
Although Xu Jiangcuo didn't sleep well last night, he wasn't sleepy at all because of what happened just now.
He sat in the yard, the scorching sun shining on his face, as if torturing him why he had lost his memory.
If he hadn't lost his memory, Xu Jiangcuo would have known who he had been thinking about.
That way, he wouldn't hesitate when facing Song Lehan.
Worrying about this and that.
Trying timidly, completely...
Xu Jiangcuo pulled his hair in annoyance. His mind was like a ball of scattered threads, tangled and disorganized. All kinds of random thoughts were intertwined with each other, completely twisted into a knot.
Finally, he stood up, filled a basin with cold water, and jumped in.
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When Song Lehan woke up, he was stunned when he saw the unfamiliar door curtain.
She thought she was being carried somewhere else, and her heart was pounding with fear. Then, she saw the familiar layout of the house and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He stood up and walked to the door. Song Lehan lifted the curtain and saw Xu Jiangcuo sitting at the door.
Exposed to the sun.
"Why are you sitting here?" She was confused. "It's so sunny here. Aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke?"
Hearing the sound, Xu Jiangcuo looked up, and sweat slid down one side of his forehead.
"It's not hot even if there's wind." He stood up and dusted off his pants. "Then I'll go in and clean up the dust. You go sit in the living room for a while."
Song Lehan said, "I'll go with you."
"It's all gray, you..."
Song Lehan interrupted him, "Not that squeamish."
Xu Jiangcuo didn't insist anymore.
So the two of them began to clean up the dust that had fallen in the house.
The earthquake wasn't a big deal; it was just that Xu Jiangcuo's house was in such bad repair that it could easily collapse with a single shake. Other houses would have been fine, with not even a speck of dust falling.
Xu Jiangcuo took the broom and swept out all the dust. When he was almost done sweeping, Song Lehan took the mop and mopped the floor clean.
Halfway through, Song Lehan's phone rang
It was Jiang Yue calling.
Although he didn't know why he called again, Song Lehan didn't dare to refuse.
If it's about her father, that would be bad.
"What do you want from me?" The first sentence he asked was cold.
Jiang Yue smiled instead of getting angry. "See if you're still alive? How's it going? Is the earthquake scary?"
"Let's get down to business. I don't have time to chat with you."
Ever since Zhu Yue mentioned that Jiang Yue might like her, although Song Lehan didn't believe it, she became very resistant to contact with Jiang Yue and didn't even want to say a word.
"Who offended you? Why are you so angry?" Jiang Yue said patiently, "Tell me, brother will help you get revenge."
"No one. Just stop calling me and I won't be angry." Song Lehan was too lazy to be perfunctory. "If there's nothing serious, then I'll hang up. I'll be in class soon."
Without giving Jiang Yue a response, she hung up the call.
It was visible to the naked eye that Song Lehan's expression changed from calm to irritable.
The entire conversation fell into Xu Jiangcuo's ears, and he also observed Song Lehan's emotional changes carefully.
Seeing her pick up the mop again, Xu Jiangcuo walked silently to her side and asked casually: "Is someone chasing you?"
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