Zhou Shuo packed up his things and walked ahead with his bag.
"Do you want to go to the internet cafe to play games?"
They had often played in a five-person team together since their freshman year, but the boy refused.
"I have something else to do, so I won't go."
Friends walked beside him in twos and threes, observing.
After washing his hair, he could still smell the faint scent of laundry detergent on his body. He no longer had the rough look of the man he used to have.
"Boy, are you in love?"
It was just a casual joke, but Zhou Shuo didn't deny it, and his honey-colored cheeks even turned a little red.
His friends were shocked, "Really?"
To be honest, I've never seen this guy chatting with a girl alone. He'd rather play games than flirt with girls. And he's secretly in a relationship?
A few people walked to the school gate playfully. Under the sycamore tree, stood a girl wearing a hat and a mask.
The girl's long, smooth black hair was tied up, with a few mischievous strands occasionally falling on her fair and slender neck.
The slender and soft waist is faintly revealed through the loose white T-shirt, and under the shorts are a pair of straight and slender legs, with light pink knees that are tender and rosy.
"She's so beautiful! She's even prettier with her face covered."
They were still guessing who the girl was waiting for.
Then he saw his good brother Zhou Shuo walking over naturally, as if they had known each other for a long time, and his attitude was very intimate.
"Why don't you wait for me at the milk tea shop? It's so hot outside."
Ruan Mian didn't want to mention Brother Liu and get into a bad mood, so he said, "It's just too boring."
Introduce her.
"They are my friends."
The boys who were still in a daze came to their senses and found that Zhou Shuo had become the first one in the small group to find a partner.
They scratched the back of their heads and greeted her slightly shyly.
"Hi, how are you?"
"Hello, my name is Ruan Mian."
The voice was soft and well-behaved, as if it had been lured here.
They all looked at Zhou Shuo with something strange in their eyes, silently signaling.
"Take it easy, kid."
The boys who were originally carefree seemed to be restrained, and their hands and feet were extremely unnatural.
The girl exudes a faint fragrance from her skin, which makes people intoxicated.
They were worried that if they stayed any longer, they would be tempted to compete with Zhou Shuo for the girl.
So he coughed as a signal, "Well, we'll be leaving first. Bye."
The backs of these 1.8-meter-tall young men actually looked like they were fleeing in panic.
Ruan Mian thought they didn't like her, "What's wrong..."
Zhou Shuo smiled and shook his head, explaining in a gentle voice.
"It's okay, that's just how they are. They're just a little embarrassed, no harm meant."
I bought some simple ingredients at the supermarket and took them home.
When he opened the door, the girl looked at the neighbor across the street.
“I don’t think I’ve seen this family before.”
The boy took out the key and pushed the door open.
"No one lives there. The landlord said the house across the street had been vacant for years since I moved in. Why did Mianmian suddenly ask about it?"
Maybe she was overthinking it. She just felt something was weird, but there was no trace of it.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, with daytime temperatures reaching 35°.
Zhou Shuo had classes in the afternoon and couldn't bear to let her go through all the trouble with him.
Take the watermelon out of the refrigerator, cut it in half, and wash the spoon and stick it in the middle.
He instructed, "Mianmian, I'm leaving now. Eat less watermelon, or you'll feel uncomfortable."
He always inadvertently treated Ruan Mian like a child.
She lay on the sofa and looked through the comic books bought by the boy, and agreed obediently.
"Yeah, I understand."
The girl's body was sticky and sweaty, so she took a shower, wiped her hair casually, and went to collect the clothes from the balcony in a plain white skirt.
"one two three……"
I counted it several times, but it still wasn't right. It seemed like two items were missing.
The girl bent down and looked at the flower bed on the first floor. There was no fallen clothing.
That's strange, did I remember it wrong?
never mind.
Ruan Mian's hair was not completely dry yet. The wet tips of her hair curled up in the collarbone of her neck, soaking a small piece of cloth.
The watermelon juice stained the corners of his mouth and was quickly licked away by the tip of his tongue, like a kitten stealing some fish.
“Knock knock.”
In the quiet environment, the knock on the door was very abrupt.
Zhou Shuo is back so soon?
The girl stood up and walked towards the door step by step, her hand on the door handle.
Suddenly I remembered the news I had read before, and my heart stopped for a moment.
"Who is it?"
The other party did not answer immediately.
Through the old iron gate, there is no way to know who is outside.
Every second seemed like torture, until the old man's voice slowly sounded.
"Little girl, I'm the grandma downstairs. I was cooking just now and I happened to be out of salt. I want to borrow a bag from you."
So that's how it is.
Ruan Mian stood on tiptoe and looked out through the peephole. The old man had gray hair and was wearing an ordinary patterned cotton jacket. He had a kind and gentle smile.
As he got older, his back couldn't straighten up and became hunched.
She went to the kitchen and got an unopened bag, opened the door and handed it to the other person.
The old woman continued tremblingly, and she took out a cloth bag from her pocket and opened the neatly folded edges bit by bit, revealing a handful of change and coins.
They only earn a few cents, and it doesn't look like life is easy.
"Grandma, we don't cook often anyway, so we'll just give it to you."
If Zhou Shuo was at home, he would probably do the same.
"How can you be so embarrassed? Take these three dollars, little girl."
The girl's fair and delicate fingers contrasted sharply with the old man's mottled and wrinkled fingers, pushing and rejecting each other.
"Grandma, please go home and cook."
The old man stopped dawdling.
"Oh, thank you, the little girl is really kind."
He turned around, held onto the stairs, and staggered down.
It was late at night, and the clock hanging on the wall pointed to twelve o'clock.
The curtains were drawn tightly, and the moonlight outside could not be seen.
Ruan Mian woke up from her dream and felt very thirsty. She reached out to touch the water cup on the bedside table.
“Crackle…Crackle…”
A strange sound echoed in the bedroom, and the girl tilted her ears in a daze to try to figure out where it came from.
It seems so.
Under the bed...
She didn't drink the water, but lifted the quilt and sat up. Just below her, through the sheets, she heard the sound of nails scratching the floor.
The girl bent down to look defensively.
She saw an extremely horrifying scene. It was the old lady who came to borrow salt from her today. Her gray hair hung down and touched the ground.
She was wearing a cotton jacket and lying on the ground under the bed with her limbs twisted.
His eyes were still flashing with a strange light, staring at him intently.
Ruan Mian's pupils contracted instantly, his eyes widened, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
Due to extreme fear, the hair on my body stood on end and my mind went blank.
The girl seemed to have an invisible hand strangling her throat and could not make a sound. She could only watch the old lady getting closer and closer to her.
The gaping mouth revealed sharp teeth, and old fingers clawed at her.
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