Chapter 14 Music and Forgetting The summer was long, until after seven o'clock...
The summer days are long, and until after seven o'clock, there is still a hint of light in the sky.
Lin Jue sat at the door of the room, twisting a sausage in his hand, looking up with a thoughtful look.
A vigilant rural white dog was always wandering not far from her, staring at the sausage in her hand for a while, and then staring at the faint black air emanating from behind her.
Lin Jue lowered his eyes, trying to put on a kind smile, and stretched out his hand holding the sausage: "Come, suck it."
The "suck, suck, suck" sound was like a signal engraved in one's brain, but she remembered it after hearing Su Huaiwang use it once.
The white dog raised its drooping tail a little, and cautiously took half a paw forward.
Just as the other party was about to overcome its fear and approach her, the sound of a car suddenly came from the distance, which scared the dog and it ran away with its tail between its legs.
The battle-damaged SUV, covered in mud, stopped beside Lin Jue. Su Huaiwang got out of the car, looking apologetic: "Sorry to bother you?"
Lin Jue stood up and shook his head: "No, it didn't dare to get close to me in the first place. Let's try again later."
As she spoke, she walked towards Su Huaiwang: "Have you eaten?"
Su Huaiwang subconsciously took a step back, and Lin Jue also stopped. The two of them maintained a social distance that was neither too far nor too close, an awkward distance.
Su Huaiwang turned his head and avoided looking at her.
"Yeah, well, I already ate on the way back. How about you?"
"Me too."
There was no sound of abnormality in Lin Jue's voice, it was still refreshing like a spring breeze.
However, Su Huaiwang could not see the ghostly black energy that spread from the soles of her feet to the ground beneath her.
Lin Jue used the dark crow feathers and the increasingly dark sky to hide the look in her eyes. She hesitated and stayed where she was.
Since that day, Su Huaiwang has become a homebody. Lin Jue can't see her during the day, and he no longer helps her relieve her desires at night.
It was impossible for Lin Jue to not feel irritated. However, no matter how irritated she was, she could not show it in front of Su Huaiwang.
But what was the reason? Could it be that so-called "friend"...?
Tu Zhizhuo had no idea she was being used as a shield for Su Huaiwang. In reality, Su Huaiwang was simply suffering from the aftereffects of a wet dream. Whenever she saw Lin Jue, she felt a phantom tingling and aching sensation throughout her body. Her moral composure, which had somehow diminished, also surged through her, leaving her feeling a complex mix of emotions. She dared not look Lin Jue in the eye.
While the two of them were chatting here, Tu Zhizhuo had already gotten out of the car on the other side.
The first thing she did after getting out of the car was to gulp down two large gulps of water, and then started to complain about her friend's driving skills:
"No! What kind of car are you driving? Look how it's shaking! I almost vomited my dinner!"
Su Huaiwang gave her a merciless look, meaning that the mountain road was so dangerous, if she had the ability, she could drive by herself.
Lin Jue saw the interaction between the two people clearly. She did not show any expression on her face, but the black energy behind her became more aggressive under the cover of darkness.
After Tu Zhizhuo finished adjusting, he looked up and saw a living person standing in front of Su Huaiwang. He asked curiously:
"Hey, someone's here, hello." After greeting him frivolously, he complained to Su Huaiwang, "It's too dark in the mountains! Go turn on the headlight at your door!"
Su Huaiwang couldn't stand it any longer: "Take off your sunglasses first! Is there anything wrong with wearing sunglasses at night?"
It was the first time that Lin Jue heard Su Huaiwang speak in such a loud voice, and there was a hint of disgust in his voice. This was a new emotion that she had never felt from Su Huaiwang before.
She glanced at Su Huaiwang, who realized this belatedly and his face flushed instantly.
Fortunately, it was dark and Lin Jue couldn’t see her, she thought, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wow! It really is!" Tu Zhizhuo touched her face and, as expected, she felt her big sunglasses. She pushed them up and continued to yell, "What do you know? This is called matching!"
As soon as she put on her sunglasses, she saw the person standing opposite her in the hazy light of the sky. Even though the surrounding light had a layer of sandblasted her eyes, it still couldn't block the other person's delicate and three-dimensional facial features.
Tu Zhizhuo's eyes lit up instantly, and he strode forward. "Oh! You must be Su Huaiwang's new neighbor! You're so handsome! I know everything as soon as I see your face! I'm Tu Zhizhuo. We talked on the phone before, remember?"
Lin Jue stood still, looking up at the tall woman who had suddenly approached him. His eyes widened slightly due to her posture, which caused another round of sighs from the other party:
"Look at these eyes, how can they be so big? They look like they were modeled in a game. And this face..."
Tu Zhizhuo was about to start talking when Su Huaiwang quickly inserted himself between them. Without caring about anything else, he protected Lin Jue and shouted anxiously:
"Just talk, why use your hands? Why are you so familiar with me?"
Tu Zhizhuo was stunned for a moment, then reacted, took a step back, and uttered a very low "tsk" sound: "You're really protective of your food."
Su Huaiwang was anxious and didn't pay attention to what she said. He turned around and warned Lin Jue, "Be careful with her. She likes to touch you. Don't indulge her just because she's a woman. If she doesn't feel comfortable, you must refuse!"
Originally, Lin Jue was looking up at Tu Zhizhuo, but now he was looking up at her. Su Huaiwang suddenly felt the shock of Tu Zhizhuo's beauty.
Su Huaiwang's blood rushed to her head, and her face was almost turning red. Only now did she realize that they were very close to each other, and her lips were almost touching Lin Jue's forehead.
Lin Jue looked at her for a moment and smiled brightly: "Thank you."
"No need...thank you." Su Huaiwang moved to the side in a daze, like a balloon that was suddenly punctured.
Lin Jue stretched out his hand and quietly tapped the back of her hand twice. Su Huaiwang was startled and came out of that inexplicable state of loss.
"Hello," Lin Jue walked up to Tu Zhizhuo and greeted her with a smile: "I am Lin Jue."
It was a simple greeting, without writing his name on the other person's hand like he did when he met Su Huaiwang. Su Huaiwang pursed his lips, feeling a little happy for some reason.
"Tu Zhizhuo, the Tu who brings warmth to Tu Su in the spring breeze, Zhi who knows, and Zhuo who is next to the character for fire." Tu Zhizhuo introduced himself frankly and extended his hand enthusiastically, wanting to shake hands with her.
Lin Jue lowered his eyes and looked at the outstretched hand for a moment, and finally extended his own hand.
It was a polite handshake, and it lasted very short, not even a second. Before Su Huaiwang could react, Lin Jue had already pulled his hand back, and Tu Zhizhuo only felt a gust of cold wind passing through his palm.
She withdrew her hand in disbelief, and looked at Lin Jue in disbelief again, her mouth opening and closing as she blurted out, "You're interested in stacking cups..."
Before she could finish her words, Su Huaiwang rushed over and covered her mouth. The tall and strong Tu Zhizhuo squeaked under Su Huaiwang's hand and was physically silenced.
Su Huaiwang covered her mouth fiercely while saying goodbye to Lin Jue softly and apologetically: "It's getting late, she and I will go back first, good night."
"Wait, wait!" Tu Zhizhuo finally escaped from Su Huaiwang's shackles: "Add WeChat first, little beauty?"
As she spoke, she took out her big red cell phone and looked at Lin Jue expectantly.
Su Huaiwang covered his face, feeling that his face had been completely lost by his best friend.
Lin Jue looked at Su Huaiwang, then at Tu Zhizhuo, and held out his hand: "I don't have my phone with me."
Tu Zhizhuo scratched his head, somewhat puzzled as to why there were still people who didn't carry their cell phones these days, but he still handed his phone over.
Lin Jue sent a friend request to his account and returned the phone to her.
Tu Zhizhuo took the phone with both hands and looked at the friend request interface, his face showing no sign of concealing his joy.
She waved her hand casually, her words and demeanor already filled with intimacy: "Then we'll be leaving first, bye!"
Lin Jue also smiled and waved goodbye to her. At least there was no sign of abnormality on his face.
Tu Zhizhuo put his arm around Su Huaiwang's shoulder and after walking a distance, he sighed, "He sounds so cold, but he's actually a good person!"
Su Huaiwang looked at her resentfully and said nothing.
"Why are you acting like this? Am I trying to ruin your relationship by interfering?" Tu Zhizhuo grinned evilly and reached out to scratch Su Huaiwang's chin.
Su Huaiwang sighed: "No, no, I have no objection, I have no objection, okay."
Tu Zhizhuo pretended not to understand her implication, raised his chin proudly, and snorted, "It's good that you know. Why don't you help me get inside to rest? I'm exhausted from flying all day!"
"Okay, okay." Su Huaiwang smiled helplessly and took out the key to open the door.
She really couldn't do anything about Tu Zhizhuo. After being friends for so many years, how could she not know what kind of personality he had? He was outspoken and carefree, and he could quickly get along with everyone.
With a click, the door opened. Tu Zhizhuo walked in with a swagger as if he had returned home, and turned on all the lights. The entire first floor was instantly brightly lit.
The light shone on the piano that hadn't been used for a long time. When Tu Zhizhuo saw the piano, he was like a hungry man seeing food. He threw all his luggage behind him and rushed straight towards the piano.
Su Huaiwang closed the door and stood in the dim area where the lights met, his long hair disheveled and his expression gloomy.
She looked at the piano, and at Tu Zhizhuo who was completely devoted to it, and dark emotions gradually emerged in her heart.
Optimism, cheerfulness, and perseverance are essential qualities for becoming an excellent person; determination, self-confidence, and giving everything are essential qualities for achieving a certain goal.
All of this, Tu Zhizhuo has everything in this world, all those she loves and all those who love her.
Because she is an extremely perfect person.
And she, Su Huaiwang.
Pain, along with the long-lost jealousy, appeared at the root of his tongue, and the expression on Su Huaiwang's face kept changing.
If she could be like Tu Zhizhuo...
"Xiao Wang!"
Tu Zhizhuo's excited voice interrupted Su Huaiwang's wandering thoughts:
"Come on! Play with me, okay?"
She ran over, grabbed Su Huaiwang's wrist and dragged her towards the piano.
The expression on Su Huaiwang's face was broken, leaving only a little helplessness and half a smile.
The two of them sat on the bench and pressed the piano keys. Before the music started, thoughts that shouldn't have come to her mind continued to appear.
If she could be like Tu Zhizhuo, could she try to develop a deeper relationship with Lin Jue? If so, maybe Lin Jue would like her.
The sound of piano keys striking has begun, and the technique that flows like water and burns like fire has driven away all the hidden thoughts that are unwilling to be acknowledged.
Su Huaiwang was led by Tu Zhizhuo and immersed in the world of music. He didn't notice that there was someone standing outside the house, listening to their piano music for a long time.
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Cup stacking: An emerging individual or team sport, this sport requires players to stack cups into a pyramid shape in a regular pattern as quickly as possible and then restore them.
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