She replied with two words, asking Shen Shixun to accompany her to the public bathroom to take a shower. The two deliberately chose to go at the latest time. Xiang Nanzhi carried a basin with a towel in it, her toiletries, and a bag containing her pajamas.
The bathroom was small, but the water pressure was high. To prevent my clothes from getting wet because there was nowhere to hang them, I put them in a bag beforehand so they wouldn't get wet.
As usual, Xiang Nan washes herself, and the man stands guard outside. She calls out to him from time to time, and he must respond.
He was smoking outside, while Xiang Nanzhi was taking a bath inside.
"Shen Shixun".
"exist……"
The man was smoking. After a while, Xiang Nanzhi suddenly called out again, "Shen Shixun..."
He had just inhaled a puff of cigarette when he hurriedly answered her, choking and coughing uncontrollably. Hearing his cough, Xiang Nanzhi rubbed some shower gel on herself. "Are you alright, Shen Shixun..."
The man was still coughing, "Yes, cough cough, I'm here..."
Do you have a cold?
"It's okay, you go ahead and wash."
Xiang Nanzhi is particularly particular about what she wears and uses. Her own shower gel is milk-scented, and as soon as she comes out of the bathroom, the faint milky fragrance wafts into his nose. The woman's hair is wrapped in a towel, and she is wearing a beige nightgown that goes past her knees, with a pair of yellow duck slippers from a certain brand on her feet, which make her look fair and versatile.
As soon as the two reached the doorway, they heard a cell phone ringing inside. The man took the basin from her hands and said, "Go answer the phone."
"No need to answer, it must be my older brother persuading me to go back."
Xiang Nanzhi sat on the edge of the bed, and before she could even take her hair out, she saw "Second Brother's" caller ID.
"Hey, second brother."
"I can't find you, where are you?"
This small, square house was packed with people, so crowded that Xiang Ciyuan felt overwhelmed just looking at it from the outside.
"You've arrived?"
"I'm at the door. You and Shen Shixun come out quickly."
There was only one light outside. The electricity for the houses was shared, and no one wanted to pay more for it. They thought that having an extra light outside was unnecessary, since it was shared with their own homes. Xiang Ciyuan saw two people coming out of the messy courtyard. The man was tall and the woman was petite.
Xiang Nanzhi had already untied her hair and wrapped a towel around her body to prevent it from getting wet.
She had only just found out that Shen Shixun didn't have a hair dryer. He was a grown man who didn't use a hair dryer and didn't even know what a hair dryer was.
Xiang Nanzhi had no choice but to let her hair down naturally. As she walked over, she saw Xiang Ciyuan standing by the car. He was a heavy smoker and kept smoking. Several buttons on his white shirt were undone, revealing the masculine charm beneath.
The black jade bracelet on her wrist shone brightly even in the dim light, and there were hardly any people on the side of the road.
Some workers returning from get off work walked along that road and saw the car with the engine still running. Their gazes lingered on Xiang Ciyuan for a while longer.
Xiang Nanzhi's hair was still wet. Xiang Ciyuan saw that she was about to approach, so he put out his cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke.
"What is this??"
He stepped forward and reached out to touch Xiang Nanzhi's hair. "Aren't you afraid of catching a cold in the middle of the night?"
"snort……"
"The old man told you to apologize, but you went and cursed at him instead. And now you're getting angry with me?"
Xiang Ciyuan frowned and glanced at Shen Shixun with displeasure. "You won't accept the money. How disrespectful!"
“I told Shen Shixun not to take it; we have to support ourselves.”
"You've really gotten to know things."
Xiang Ciyuan reached out to pinch her cheek, but Xiang Nanzhi hid behind Shen Shixun, saying, "Don't come here so often in the future, it's not good if someone sees us."
"Can't we stay somewhere even slightly better?"
This question was directed at Shen Shixun. Shen Shixun didn't answer, but opened the trunk for Ciyuan. Inside were dishes packed from the restaurant and some snacks.
"Take it in."
"don't want."
"You're not listening to me anymore?"
Shen Shixun took it, "Thank you, Second Brother."
Xiang Ciyuan was genuinely startled by the way he was called "Second Brother." At the company, he was always addressed as "President Xiang," and he also called him "Director Shen." Shen Shixun was no younger than him, but he was also his brother-in-law. He couldn't call him "Brother," nor could he bring himself to call him "Brother-in-law." It was a very awkward situation.
"Since Zhizhi isn't coming back with me, please take good care of her while she's with you. Call me anytime if anything happens."
“Zhizhi is particular about food. She likes to eat some snacks when she has nothing to do. This big bag is enough for a few days. Tell me if it's not enough.”
"Also, you don't have any cockroaches or rats around here, right? She's afraid of them."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Nanzhi's hair stood on end. "Second brother, don't talk nonsense. The room is very clean. There's no way these things could be there."
"It looks clean; how could such a rural place not have this?"
Xiang Ciyuan deliberately tried to scare her, but Xiang Nanzhi took a deep breath and said, "I've never seen it before."
"If I see Xiang Yunduan again, I will teach him a lesson. Dad and my older brother don't want to be the villain, so I will be the villain."
Xiang Nanzhi didn't speak, but Xiang Ciyuan was a little displeased. "Go back and dry your hair early, don't catch a cold. Okay, go inside."
Take care.
Shen Shixun said politely, nodded to Ciyuan, glanced at her again, and then got into the car.
Back inside, Shen Shixun placed the food on the table and then took a towel to dry Xiang Nanzhi's hair. He asked, "I don't know what else women need. Why don't you write down what you need and I'll buy it tomorrow?"
He was a man with a buzz cut; he never imagined he'd ever need a hairdryer.
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