I fixed the water pipes for you.
Zhou Junchang had already entered the bathroom when his clothes were instantly soaked by the spray of water, sticking to his body stickily. Because they were white, the flesh color underneath was slightly visible through the fabric.
After Zhou Jun took off his thick outer clothes, he was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt. Although he was not afraid of the cold in winter, his clothes were soaked with sweat, which still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Zhou Jun often saw some tools on the ground, which Xu Li must have brought over when she was repairing things.
Zhou Jun often laughed, saying that if she could fix the water pipes well, he would read his name backwards.
Seeing that Zhou Junchang had gone into the bathroom, Xu Li felt bad leaving him to do it alone, so she also went into the bathroom.
Zhou Junchang didn't look up, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a small figure follow him into the bathroom. Zhou Junchang reached out to block the water spraying in her direction.
Xu Li squatted down next to Zhou Junchang and asked, "Zhou Junchang, can you fix it?"
Zhou Jun glanced at Xu Li. She had noticed Xu Li's clothes were wet as soon as he entered the room, and her hair was wet, whether from washing or from getting it wet while fixing the water pipes: "You can go out first."
Xu Li felt bad leaving Zhou Junchang alone: "Are you sure you can handle it?"
It was just a sentence, but Zhou Jun often heard it and felt it carried a hint of contempt: "If I can't do it, why can you?"
Then, without waiting for Xu Li to explain, he said, "Go out and change your clothes quickly, you don't need to come in."
"..."
How many times do I have to say it!
That last shout was tinged with anger.
Because the water pipe was spraying water, Hu Hei and A Feng couldn't hear what the two of them were saying inside, they only heard Zhou Junchang shout that.
Then I noticed that Xu Li's eyes were a little red, I didn't know if it was from the cold or from crying.
Ah Feng explained, "Xu Li, you just wait outside. Jun Chang will be fine."
Xu Li went into the bedroom, dried her hair, and changed her clothes.
When Xu Li came out, Zhou Jun was still fixing the water pipes in the bathroom, but the water level had obviously dropped.
Xu Li didn't go in again, but waited outside. After a while, Zhou Junchang came out.
Hu Hei laughed and shouted, "Alright, it's fixed."
Xu Li silently handed Zhou Junchang a dry towel. Zhou Junchang took it, first wiping his face, and then throwing it on his head to wipe his hair.
Zhou Junchang was completely soaked, just like Xu Li had been.
While drying his hair, Zhou Jun glanced at Xu Li and sensed that something was wrong with her. Just as he was about to say something, there was another knock on the door.
The property management came over, checked the water pipes that Zhou Jun often repaired, and then started pumping water again.
A group of people worked in the house until midnight before they finally got things almost done.
After the property management staff left, Zhou Junchang and his group were about to leave as well. It was only when Xu Li saw them off at the door that she noticed Zhou Junchang was still wearing his wet clothes.
Xu Li thought to herself, "They know I should change my clothes, but they don't know how to change them themselves."
Upon seeing Zhou Jun's hands, which had turned white from being soaked in water, Xu Li instantly felt a pang of guilt.
"Zhou Junchang, when you get back, remember to take a hot shower and soak some Banlangen (Isatis root) in water."
Zhou Junchang replied to her indifferently, "Mm."
Then she returned the towel that was wrapped around her shoulder to Xu Li.
Although Zhou Junchang wasn't afraid of the cold, wearing these wet clothes in the dead of winter was indeed quite chilly, and if he wore them back, he would definitely catch a cold.
Zhou Jun first went to A Feng's house to take a shower, changed out of his wet clothes, and then went home wearing A Feng's clothes.
Zhou Junchang still had a bit of a cold. He didn't cough, but his nose was a little stuffy and his throat was a little sore the next day.
Zhou Jun often thought that minor colds would get better on their own in a few days, so he didn't pay much attention to them. But to his surprise, his condition didn't improve for several days in a row.
Upon hearing Zhou Junchang's hoarse voice on one occasion, Ah Feng couldn't help but say, "Why don't you take some medicine?"
Zhou Jun often shook his head.
"If you don't get better, no one will drink with me anymore."
"Who says you can't drink alcohol when you have a cold?"
"Let's forget about it then, lest it turn out badly. Luckily, I got my fill of talking yesterday."
Zhou Jun often asked him, "Alone?"
Ah Feng smiled innocently and said, "It's Xu Li. She was quite embarrassed about what happened last time, and she even treated me to dinner last night."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Junchang paused.
"You went?"
"I didn't want to go at first either. It's not a big deal. But if I don't go, Xu Li will owe me a favor. Although we're not very close, we're both working for the boss."
Zhou Jun often gritted his teeth. He helped Xu Li fix the water pipes, his clothes got soaked, and he even caught a cold. He didn't even get a thank you from Xu Li.
The last time Xu Li treated him to dinner, wasn't it because Xu Li slapped him for no reason? Zhou Junchang thought Xu Li's standards for apologizing for treating people to dinner were quite high. Who knew it was just a few drops of water on the house? What's the big deal? It's not like it collapsed.
Ah Feng had no idea what he had done and was still talking about having dinner with Xu Li the night before.
Zhou Junchang coughed up from anger. Seeing this, Afeng, who was next to him, quickly poured him a cup of hot water, saying, "Hey, hey, it's gotten worse now!"
Zhou Jun pushed Ah Feng aside and went to the water dispenser to get a cup of hot water.
"Is my hot water not good enough? Are you afraid I'll poison it?"
The only response was Zhou Junchang's retreating figure.
Xu Li went home after get off work as usual. She knew that Zhou Ji had now handed over Mingyue Night to Zhou Junchang, so they could see each other every few days.
As they passed the bar, Ah Feng called out to Xu Li to stay and have a drink.
Perhaps because he had dinner with Xu Li last night, Ah Feng and Xu Li's relationship has become a little closer than before.
Xu Li declined, but Ah Feng just couldn't understand such roundabout ways. He was straightforward and didn't see Xu Li's reluctance. He thought she was just being polite and insisted on pulling Xu Li to sit down, even saying he would mix her a drink.
Xu Li found a less crowded spot to sit down, trying not to disturb their business.
Zhou Junchang didn't say a word the whole time, keeping his head down the whole time. After cutting the fruit plate, I washed the cups and wiped the table, but he didn't even look up at Xu Li.
As Zhou Junchang placed the object on the table in front of Xu Li, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "Raise your hand."
Xu Li obediently raised her hand.
Xu Li noticed that Zhou Junchang's voice sounded a little different, and naturally thought of the time when he fixed the water pipes for her. She asked, "Do you have a cold?"
Zhou Junchang remained silent and continued wiping the table.
Ah Feng exposed him: "You caught a cold when I helped you fix the water pipe last time, and you wouldn't take your medicine even though I told you to."
Zhou Junchang glanced at A Feng, but the latter, busy mixing drinks, didn't even notice Zhou Junchang's gaze.
Zhou Jun often wiped the table in front of him until it was almost smoking.
Ah Feng, oblivious to the situation, thought Zhou Jun had gone mad: "The tables here are quite clean, no need to wipe them, and usually they're wiped after the guests leave, right?"
Zhou Jun often tossed the rag to A Feng: "Then you do it!"
Ah Feng awkwardly shut up. He didn't know what was wrong with this person; he suddenly lost his temper.
Neither of them spoke, but Xu Li burst out laughing. Unlike A Feng, she wasn't oblivious and saw through Zhou Junchang's behavior clearly.
Xu Li asked with a smile, "Zhou Junchang, why are you being so fierce to Afeng?"
Although Xu Li knew that Zhou Jun was often angry, she still didn't know what Zhou Jun was often angry about.
Xu Li found Zhou Junchang's behavior somewhat amusing. She had always thought Zhou Junchang was a person who rarely showed his emotions, but now seeing him get angry was a novel experience.
Zhou Junchang finally looked Xu Li in the eye and said something sharp: "If I don't yell at her, am I supposed to yell at you?"
Xu Li listened attentively, seemingly unafraid of Zhou Junchang at all.
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"
"Never mind, some people are a bit forgetful. I'm afraid she won't remember if I tell her."
Xu Li asked doubtfully, "Stop beating around the bush, just say what you want to say."
At this moment, Ah Feng handed the prepared drink to Xu Li, explaining to her what kind of alcohol he had used.
Zhou Junchang had never found Ah Feng so annoying, and he was getting impatient with Ah Feng's incessant chatter.
Ah Feng, oblivious to the gaze fixed on him, continued talking and introducing Zhou Junchang to Xu Li, who responded in return. It seemed as if the two had forgotten about Zhou Junchang altogether.
If Ah Feng hadn't gone to deliver food later, Zhou Junchang really wanted to shut Ah Feng up.
Xu Li took a sip of wine slowly before saying, "Continue."
Zhou Junchang was already angry from the start, and their words only fueled his anger: "I'm the one who fixed your water pipes, and instead of thanking me, you treated him to a meal."
So that's what it was about.
Xu Li knew all of this, but the reason she didn't do anything was because she was also angry.
Xu Li still remembered the scene of Zhou Jun yelling at her that day, which was even more inexplicable than now.
Xu Li felt embarrassed to trouble Zhou Junchang alone, so she wanted to go into the bathroom to help him, even if it was just to hand him some tools. But Zhou Junchang yelled at her, telling her to just say so when he asked her to change clothes, and that it wasn't like she wasn't going to go.
But now that she thinks about it, Xu Li really needs to thank Zhou Junchang. Even though Xu Li was also angry that Zhou Junchang yelled at her for no reason, she had to admit that Zhou Junchang had indeed helped her.
Because later the property management had someone inspect the house's condition, and said that if it had been soaked for a while longer, it might not have been habitable. If it weren't for Zhou Junchang, she might have had to move again.
"So, you want me to treat you to dinner again?"
In Xu Li's eyes, inviting someone to dinner to apologize was a very formal thing, and such a formal way is usually used with people who are not very familiar with each other. Although she and Zhou Junchang did not know each other very well, they were still a little more familiar than before.
Moreover, Xu Li didn't think Zhou Junchang was such a petty person, so she didn't take it to heart.
Besides, I'm still angry.
But who knew that Zhou Junchang had caught a cold because of helping him, and that he didn't care that he was still angry, he really felt bad.
Zhou Jun often said sarcastically, "Who cares!"
Xu Li sighed: "Then, do you need to go to the hospital for your cold?"
Zhou Junchang replied as before: "None of your business."
"If it's serious, I'll go with you to see a doctor."
Zhou Junchang then looked at Xu Li, seemingly to confirm whether she was joking.
Seeing that Xu Li's eyes were sincere and didn't seem to be lying, his tone softened a bit: "No need."
"...Alright then."
Xu Li took a straw, inserted it into the wine glass, and sipped the wine.
The atmosphere between the two had eased considerably. Although Zhou Junchang was still somewhat angry, he knew that this was about the limit and he couldn't expect Xu Li to say anything more nice.
Zhou Junchang left the bar area to do his own thing.
Xu Li finished her drink by herself and went home alone.
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