Chapter 20020 Wind Complaint
I used to think Chi Du was calm and obedient, but now it seems that he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Xu Tingwan was so exhausted she had no strength left, but he seemed more energetic each time, the emotion in his eyes threatening to consume her with every passing second. She didn't know why Chi Du was so mad today, showing no mercy despite her pleas.
Watching him coming out of the bathroom after taking a shower, still wearing his bathrobe, his hair dripping with water, and wiping his hair with his hands intermittently, Xu Tingwan suddenly stood up and got out of bed, waving at him. When Chi Du came to her, the faint scent of shower gel stunned her.
Before, Chi Du's body smelled mostly of soap or occasionally mint, which was very refreshing, but her shampoo and shower gel all had an indescribable floral scent, just like the smell on Chi Du's body now.
It was a very subtle feeling. Now her world was filled with traces of him.
Xu Tingwan pulled his collar, stood on tiptoe and kissed him. Chi Du's eyes narrowed slightly for a moment, but his gaze was always on her.
"What are you doing, sister?"
His body was cool, but his lips were warm. Realizing this, Xu Tingwan's mind replayed the scene from earlier, replaying it frame by frame like a movie. Her face flushed, and she looked away uncomfortably without answering his question.
Xu Tingwan walked around him to get the hair dryer. This time, he just gave him a look and the man did as he was told.
He was tall, and Xu Tingwan gestured but found she couldn't reach him. She pushed his arm and stuck her head out from the side, "Can you sit down? I can't quite reach..."
Chi Du was stunned for a moment when he saw the face that suddenly appeared, and then he still found a chair and sat down obediently.
The rumbling sound of the hair dryer filled the entire room. Chi Du's hair was short, and it was almost dry in a few strokes. Xu Tingwan turned off the switch, and the room returned to silence again.
"Did you just...take another cold shower?"
After hesitating for a while, Xu Tingwan decided to ask.
Chi Du took the hair dryer from her hand and put it back in its place. Xu Tingwan watched his movements, and then watched him appear in front of her, occupying all her sight.
"It's so late and you're not sleeping yet?"
Xu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled when he heard this, and it also confirmed what he had always thought -
Chi Du was angry.
But she couldn't seem to guess why. She reviewed everything but couldn't find out what made him angry.
It is said that you should not try to guess what a woman is thinking, but now it seems to Xu Tingwan that a man's mind is as deep as the sea, and a little boy's mind is even deeper.
But there was no reason for her to suffer the consequences of letting her guess like this. The two of them were in a stalemate for a while. Seeing that Chi Du had no intention of saying anything, Xu Tingwan turned around and climbed onto the bed, covering her head with the quilt, and the whole process went on smoothly.
Seeing this, Chi Du couldn't help laughing. He sighed softly and walked to her side. He wanted to pull off the quilt, but Xu Tingwan held it tightly.
Chi Du had already figured out Xu Tingwan's personality, she would rather be soft-hearted than hard-hearted. After trying twice but failing to pull it off, he coaxed her softly, "Sister, come out first and I'll talk to you."
No movement.
"elder sister."
Still no movement.
"Baby."
The quilt moved slightly.
Chi Du glanced up and down, curled his lips, and continued to shout, "Baby, can you come out first? I apologize to you, baby."
Xu Tingwan finally couldn't help but cover his mouth, her ears flushed, "You, you want to say it, just say it nicely, what's your name?"
Chi Du kissed her hand, his eyes raised.
Xu Tingwan felt the heat and suddenly withdrew her hand. She felt that Chi Du was really getting more and more...
Seeing her shy expression, Chi Du took the initiative and asked, "Baby, why are you shy?"
Xu Tingwan tried to cover his mouth again, but this time Chi Du gently grabbed her with his hand, and Xu Tingwan sat astride him.
When they were face to face, their expressions were even more unconcealable. Xu Tingwan was still angry and didn't want to argue with him, but Chi Du threw the question to her, "I'll tell you whatever you want to ask, sister."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
Time passed exceptionally slowly in the tense atmosphere, but Chi Du was not in a hurry. His eyes were always on her, and he just looked at her quietly.
He was not in a hurry, but Xu Tingwan couldn't bear it anymore.
"Did you take a cold shower just now?" Xu Tingwan asked the original question again.
Chi Du responded.
Xu Tingwan asked him, "Why?"
Chi Du raised her eyebrows. Looking at his eccentric appearance, she thought he was going to say something inappropriate again. But he leaned over to her ear and said lightly, "I'm used to it."
Chi Du continued to explain: "When I was a kid, I moved out with my mom and rented a house. We didn't have much money back then, and the housing conditions weren't that good. Taking a hot shower was quite a hassle. My mom was tired enough coming home from school every day, and I didn't want to burden her. Besides, boys only need to take a cold shower."
"A few years later, my mom's job stabilized, and the small house we rented became a larger one, making it more convenient to shower. However, hot water requires electricity, and at that time, I still couldn't get over the idea of being stingy with money. I felt that my mom worked so hard every day, and I felt useless for spending money without doing anything. So I hid it from my mom and took cold showers."
"Later, I started playing e-sports, and this habit gradually became part of my life."
Xu Tingwan held his face and kissed him gently, "I have another question, I wanted to ask you before, it seems that you eat very slowly..."
"Well, because when I was a kid, there was no one at home to eat with me. The only way I could relax was when I was eating. I could imagine that someone was with me. I was afraid that if I ate too fast, they would leave and I would be alone again."
Hearing these words, Xu Tingwan's heart was twisted into a ball, and she felt extremely painful. In an instant, tears welled up in her eyes. The kiss was mixed with tears, and Chi Du wiped them away for her with pity.
"Look, I'm doing fine now. It's a great honor for me to have you for the rest of my life."
Xu Tingwan pursed her lips and suppressed her emotions, "I hope you are well, I hope you will always be well..."
Chi Du pinched her face. Seeing her crying like this, he was at a loss as to what to do. He could only use this childish trick to tease her, "Sister, if you cry again, I will take a picture of you."
This sentence made Xu Tingwan cry even louder, and the scene suddenly became hilarious. One person was crying fearlessly, while the other was trying to comfort her helplessly.
I don't know how long it took before the topic was brought back.
Xu Tingwan: "Are you angry today?"
Chi Du raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Is it so obvious?"
Xu Tingwan's eyes widened. She didn't expect him to admit it so openly. "You almost have 'I'm angry' written all over your face!"
Chi Du laughed heartily at her cuteness, "Do you want to know why?"
Xu Tingwan looked at him suspiciously.
Chi Du: "Sister, kiss me and I'll tell you."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
This is unreasonable. This is clearly an interrogation of him!
Seeing Xu Tingwan's increasingly dangerous look, Chi Du suddenly put away his smile, "...It's because many people around me at the meeting today said you were beautiful and wanted to add your contact information."
Xu Tingwan blinked and smiled a little, "Is it just because of this?"
Chi Du looked away vaguely, and Xu Tingwan called him seriously, "Chi Du."
The voice was neither cold nor warm, exactly the tone that Chi Du feared the most.
Chi Du: "And today, when I kissed you, you pushed me away when you saw Xu Tingyan. I felt... you might think I'm not good enough..."
It was Xu Tingwan's turn to laugh. Chi Du continued to explain in a panic, "But I didn't mean to be angry with you. I just blame myself for not being good enough."
Xu Tingwan held his face with both hands and moved closer to him, her smile undiminished. "Chi Du, why are you so cute? Why didn't I notice that you had so many little thoughts before? Are you deliberately pretending to tell me?"
Chi Du frowned, not understanding what was going on. "Are you still laughing at me?"
Xu Tingwan laughed even more happily, and only when she had laughed enough did she remember to comfort someone, "I just don't know how to tell him what this feeling is like. It's like being in a relationship without telling your parents during adolescence."
Chi Du suddenly pressed her down and whispered in her ear, "Exciting?"
Xu Tingwan's brain was still down, and by the time she realized what he meant, it was too late. But Chi Du didn't continue, he just gently kissed her eyebrows and her lips, his movements were extremely gentle.
"Thank you for helping me find myself and my home."
In the past, he was more like a person drifting alone in the vast ocean, aimlessly, unable to find the direction or the meaning of his actions. He dared not talk about his dreams and likes, nor did he dare to express the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart. He just felt the passage of time by watching the sun rise and the moon set as day and night alternated.
His mother was not absent from his life, and he felt her love, but this love was not enough to make him truly open up.
Xu Tingwan was different. From the moment she appeared, Chi Du's world began to change. It was like having a lighthouse in the ocean, giving him a direction to sail. He could tell her what he liked, and he would change his own path for her, pursuing what he truly wanted and what he could give her. The morning sun could wake her up, and when the sun set, he had someone to share his feelings with.
In front of her, he could talk about his past pains lightly, because with her around, happiness was his state, an existence that could overcome everything.
Chi Du stopped what he was doing, looked at her and said with a smile: "Actually, my mother knows about the two of us."
Xu Tingwan suddenly woke up, "What?!"
Chi Du pressed his forehead against hers and spoke slowly, "She sensed it when I gave up esports to go to school. She found it strange that I was so desperate to play esports back then, and now she sees me resolutely choosing a path I had given up on."
"Then I'll come to see you during the New Year..."
"I know. Didn't you notice she was out dancing those few days? It must have been hard for her to go out dancing in the middle of winter."
“…”
Xu Tingwan no longer wanted to talk. She pushed him to get up.
"My mother didn't let me tell you." Chi Du confessed, "She said that love is a matter between the two of us, and if you don't tell her, she won't ask."
Xu Tingwan paused and asked, as if possessed by a ghost: "What if I tell you?"
Chi Duqing pretended to be thoughtful, "Maybe, a shock?"
Xu Tingwan: “…”
Seeing that she was still thinking, Chi Du kissed her forehead and said softly, "Go to sleep."
As he was about to stand up after saying this, Xu Tingwan grabbed his sleeve and bit his lower lip, "Do you still want to take a cold shower?"
Chi Du raised his eyebrows and asked lazily, "What?"
Xu Tingwan lowered his eyes and said, "I don't want you to take a cold shower."
The meaning is already very clear.
But Chi Du still pretended not to understand, "I can take a hot bath."
Xu Tingwan: “…”
Throw a wink at a blind man.
Chi Du raised the corner of his mouth and stood up to cover her with the quilt. "Go to sleep, good night."
Xu Tingwan's crow-feather eyelashes trembled, "What about you?"
Chi Du still smiled, and said slowly, "I'm going to take a hot bath."
“…”
Perhaps it was because it was too late, or perhaps because he had been too busy today, Xu Tingwan gradually felt sleepy. In the end, he only felt a gentle touch on his forehead and slowly fell asleep.
*
October is the peak of autumn, with wind blowing and leaves falling.
After the military training, Chi Du's life gradually returned to normal. He had a lot of classes. Xu Tingwan couldn't help but gasp at the full schedule.
Chi Du looked at her and smiled: "Isn't it pretty?"
Xu Tingwan looked at him and said, "It looks pretty good, just like a color palette."
The two of them laughed. This also meant that they would have less time to meet. Thinking of this, Xu Tingwan couldn't help feeling sad.
She collapsed on the bed, her face in the shape of a "big" and complained, "How come we feel like we're in a different place even though we're clearly in the same place?"
Chi Du leaned over and moved his face closer to her. Xu Tingwan's brows jumped, and she thought he was going to do something, but he just fell on her.
A completely different smell from his own instantly swept over him, and Xu Tingwan's fingertips bent unconsciously.
Chi Du leaned on her shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Sister, aren't you going on a business trip? Why do you feel like time is passing so slowly?"
Xu Tingwan blinked and patted his head in surprise, "How did you know I was going on a business trip?"
Chi Du didn't move. "I saw you buying the plane ticket that day."
Xu Tingwan had a meeting abroad that would last for two days, which would take at least three days including the trip there and back. It happened to be a weekend, so I originally thought it would just be a short separation, but when Chi Du's class schedule came out, it turned out to be a separation of nearly half a month.
Chi Du suddenly straightened up and pulled her up as well, "Can I ask who you're with?"
Xu Tingwan tugged at his collar intermittently upon hearing this. He was wearing a white shirt, which looked a little disheveled due to her movements. When the button was on the verge of coming undone, Xu Tingwan pulled him towards her, saying frivolously, "He's with a little boy in our group. I heard he just graduated from college."
If it were any other time, Chi Du would have quarreled with him, but today he was acting very abnormally. He just let go of her hand, slowly stood up, walked to the closet, took out a few clothes and stood in front of her, "Are these okay?"
Xu Tingwan felt it was strange and curious why this usually jealous man didn't make a fuss with her after hearing what she had deliberately said today. But she was also a little disappointed. She nodded at him as if nothing had happened.
Seeing Chi Du busy helping her pack her luggage, and apparently not affected by Xu Tingwan's words just now, she felt inexplicably irritated.
People are always unsatisfied and want the expected results to happen urgently. When the results are not as expected, they will inevitably feel frustrated and start to question everything about themselves. But in fact, this result is something that outsiders cannot envy.
That’s what Xu Tingwan thought.
She always complained that Chi Du was too harsh on her when he was jealous, but when he faced everything calmly, Xu Tingwan felt lost and defeated. When she thought of this, she felt a little hypocritical.
Later, when Xu Tingwan left, neither of them mentioned this episode. They continued to spend time together as usual, sharing their daily lives and chatting over video calls. It seemed that nothing was different.
But when he set foot on foreign soil, the longing and grievance that he had deliberately concealed quietly burst out again, and even Xu Tingwan himself was not aware of it.
*
Her partner was indeed a new college student at the studio, a tall, thin man with a youthful look. Originally, he'd been paired with Song Tingya, and the two had even reviewed their materials. But then their advisor suddenly needed someone for a project, so Xu Tingwan recommended Song Tingya.
This opportunity is rare, especially for a newcomer who has just started working. What I learn from my mentor partner is incomparable to what I learn from her.
In the end, after looking for many people, only this newcomer who had just joined the team had time. It just so happened that this meeting was an exhibition of an old friend, so Xu Tingwan brought him to see the scene.
"Sister?" Wu Hao called her many times as he saw that she was in a daze.
Xu Tingwan came back to his senses, smiled at him and replied, "What's wrong?"
Wu Hao showed her the tablet and said, "I said this hotel is very close to the city center, and there's a restaurant downstairs. Let's go have dinner there later?"
Xu Tingwan lifted her hair and nodded, "Okay."
…
Today happens to be Friday. Considering the time difference, Chi Du should be in class now. Xu Tingwan remembered his schedule. There are three classes today, starting at 8 am, but there has been no movement on the pinned icon on his phone.
She doesn't like Western food very much, so she bought some bread and water from the convenience store when she returned to the hotel. The meeting starts tomorrow afternoon, so it's a good time to adjust her schedule tonight.
Her and Wu Hao's rooms happened to face each other. The child was a little excited about his first time working abroad, and he kept talking to her on the way back. The moment she closed the door, Xu Tingwan felt that the world became a lot quieter.
Xu Tingwan rubbed his eyebrows, put his things on the table, and went into the bathroom with his clothes.
The water flowed down, and Xu Tingwan's heart gradually calmed down.
When you are alone, loneliness is always magnified inadvertently. Xu Tingwan never felt it before, but now he feels extremely uncomfortable.
She turned the switch in the opposite direction, and the warm water turned into ice-cold water. The moment it hit her, she shivered and waited until her body temperature dropped before she slowly adapted.
*
The first thing she did after coming out was to check her phone. Seeing the clean pinned photos, Xu Tingwan could no longer hide the grievance in her heart. She threw the phone aside, and at this moment the room bell rang suddenly.
"Wait a moment--"
Xu Tingwan thought it was Wu Hao, so she put on her coat and went to open the door. "What's wrong?"
The moment the door opened, the first thing Xu Tingwan felt was the crisp air and a gust of dust. The moment his eyes met those dark pupils, Xu Tingwan felt dizzy.
Chi Du walked in and pressed her against the door. The door behind him slammed shut, and then he gave her an eager and delicate kiss.
Xu Tingwan's brain froze for a few seconds. The moment she saw him, she thought she was dreaming. But when those familiar kisses fell, Xu Tingwan truly felt that this person had really come.
She closed her eyes in response, her nose filled with his scent.
For the first time, Xu Tingwan's heart was instantly filled with the arrival of a person. The feeling of fullness and abundance made Xu Tingwan feel at ease and happy.
The two of them didn't know how long they kissed until there was a knock on the door, interrupting the charming atmosphere.
Chi Du put his lips to hers and asked, "Who?"
Xu Tingwan panted and shook her head, and the person outside the door, seemingly having received no response, chose to speak: "Sister? Sister Wan? Are you there? I saw you didn't eat anything just now, and my friend told me that we can also order takeout here. Do you want to eat anything?"
Chi Du's eyes moved up slightly, his lips occasionally touching the corner of her mouth, his voice hoarse, "Still busy?"
Xu Tingwan's hair was still slightly wet, and her coat had slipped off during the previous action, revealing her figure in her nightgown.
She nudged him and said soothingly, "I'll go talk to him."
Chi Du stared at her for a few seconds. There was a faint knock on the door and his voice. Chi Du took two steps back, bent down, picked up his coat and put it on her. He also turned the handle and opened the door. The door was only half open, and Chi Du's figure completely blocked her way.
Wu Hao froze in place when he saw him. Chi Du ignored his surprise and shook hands with him, "Hello, Chi Du, Xu Tingwan's boyfriend."
Wu Hao's eyes widened as he looked at the outstretched hand, and he finally shook it. "Hello... Hello, I'm Wu Hao."
Perhaps Chi Du looked a little unapproachable, so Wu Hao held out his hand and asked him to wait. Then his cell phone rang. Xu Tingwan immediately pulled Chi Du's arm and stuck his head out to greet Wu Hao. "I won't eat today. I just bought some bread, so I'll just have something to fill my stomach. You should go to bed early too so you can be in good shape tomorrow."
Wu Hao heaved a sigh of relief the moment he saw Xu Tingwan, "I'm glad you're okay, Sister Wan."
After closing the door, Xu Tingwan kept following Chi Du and finally couldn't help laughing and joking, "You look so fierce? You can even make Wu Hao think I've been kidnapped."
Chi Du raised his eyelids and silently turned up the air conditioner temperature. Seeing Xu Tingwan still standing there with a smile on her face, Chi Du pulled her to sit down helplessly, "So happy?"
Xu Tingwan was naturally happy in her heart. She held his hand and smoothed his hair. "Of course I'm happy to see you."
The two hadn't seen each other for nearly a week since they last parted. If Chi Du hadn't come suddenly, it would probably have taken another half a month before they could see him again.
"Why are you here? I remember you had classes today?"
Chi Du lowered his eyes and responded somewhat unnaturally: "No more."
"Gone? Your family owns this school? Classes just ended like that?" Xu Tingwan leaned close to him and asked, "Did you skip it?"
Chi Du: “…”
Even though Chi Du didn't say anything, Xu Tingwan was already 70% sure, "For me?"
Chi Du: “…”
Xu Tingwan laughed, "What's there to be shy about?"
Chi Du put his arm around her waist and kissed her, "Don't you miss me at all?"
Xu Tingwan raised the corner of his mouth, "Yes, of course I do. I miss you so much."
He restrained Xu Tingwan's arms, but found that her body temperature was lower than usual. He had just discovered it and thought it was because the air conditioner temperature was too low, but now her exposed skin was still a little cold.
Chi Du stroked it, frowning slightly, "Cold?"
Xu Tingwan blinked. After hearing what he said, she also felt a little cold. She replied nonchalantly, "It should be fine. Maybe I haven't recovered from the cold shower I just took."
Chi Du paused after saying this and looked at her with a frown: "Cold shower?"
Xu Tingwan nodded, "I thought you were angry and ignored me, so I..."
Chi Du: “…”
Chi Du sighed, stood up, took out some cold medicine from his bag, and asked the front desk for some hot water. He handed the cold medicine to her and asked helplessly, "You think I'm angry so you take a cold shower?"
Xu Tingwan held the cup in both hands and looked up at him, "Then I am feeling wronged. I remembered that you usually take cold showers, so I... I wanted to try it too."
"I'm not angry."
"You have."
Chi Du: “No.”
"Yes."
“…”
Xu Tingwan asked again: "Then why don't you smile?"
Chi Du: “…”
Chi Du leaned over to her, his hands on either side of her, his tone filled with inexplicable pressure, "Indeed, there is."
Xu Tingwan's eyelashes trembled. She wanted to apologize to him, but she didn't expect Chi Du to get there first.
"sorry."
Xu Tingwan blinked at him, was stunned for a few seconds, then put the cup to his face, eyes curved, "Smile."
“…”
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