Bai's number was clearly not in service, so why was he sending a text message? Li Jia opened her phone's message inbox with a question in her mind. The message read, "Do you know anything about music?" The message was strange, and Li Jia looked at the screen, somewhat puzzled. She then replied, "I know a little about the piano, does it matter?"
The other person quickly replied, "Yes, my lover must understand music."
"Your lover? You mean me?" Li Jia was a little curious about who was on the other end of the phone. Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she simply found a comfortable position and started texting this person who was either a dinosaur or a transvestite.
It's you!
"You're not using a cell phone, are you?"
WeChat!
"...I thought your number was a phone number."
"You don't know WeChat?"
"I just returned to China and I'm not very familiar with the current communication tools available here."
"I sent you my photo before you came in, I don't know if you saw it?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't see it."
"..."
Aren't you going to sleep yet?
"sleep!"
…
Finally, Li Jia's phone ran out of battery, ending the inexplicable chat. She tossed her phone aside, and as dawn broke in the east, still wide awake, Li Jia got up and began to meditate in the room.
Li Jia has maintained this habit for many years. He learned the skill of meditation by chance from a wandering monk. One hour of meditation every day is enough to replace four hours of full sleep.
Meditation is just a small technique in the health preservation method. It is not as mysterious as it is written on TV and in novels. It does not mean that you can become powerful just by sitting. It simply guides the flow of oxygen in the body according to certain rules, so as to replenish enough physical strength and energy in a short period of time.
As dawn broke, Li Jia finished her meditation, got up and went into the bathroom. After washing up, she returned to her bedroom, changed into clean sportswear, and prepared to go out for a morning workout.
Zhou Xiaoyu had also woken up and walked out of her room in her pajamas. She saw Li Jia already dressed and ready to go out. "Brother Li, good morning! Going to exercise?"
"Okay! Go wash your face! I'll buy breakfast, see you later." After saying that, Li Jia went downstairs, opened the door of the dry cleaner, and then quickly disappeared from the doorway. Zhou Xiaoyu, still half asleep, came downstairs, hung the door from the inside, and then perked up and went back upstairs.
It was exactly six o'clock in the morning. Li Jia had already appeared in the Lakeview Park near the University Town in City B. After moving around for a while, the park started to get crowded. Li Jia looked at her watch; it was five minutes to seven:15. She then jogged out of the park.
After buying some breakfast near the university town, Li Jia walked back home and passed by a small supermarket. After a moment's thought, she went in. When she came out, she had some extra things, such as toothpaste and toothbrushes. After leaving the supermarket, she went into a nearby OL cosmetics store and ended up with an expensive OL facial cleanser set. After thinking it over and making sure that she didn't need to buy anything else, Li Jia returned to her dry cleaning shop.
The shop door was already open, and Zhou Xiaoyu was cleaning. Li Jia smiled and pushed open the door. "Xiaoyu, your big brother bought you your favorite steamed buns and soy milk! Come on, let's close the door and go eat first!" Then he gestured for Zhou Xiaoyu to close the door and go upstairs to eat, and then carried the things up to the second floor.
After setting out breakfast in the restaurant, Zhou Xiaoyu took out some bowls and chopsticks and put soy milk and other things in the bowls, while Li Jia carried a plastic bag containing toothpaste, toothbrush, and towels into the bathroom.
Soon, Li Jia came out of the bathroom and into the dining room. "How is it? Pretty plentiful, right? Eat it while it's hot!" After saying that, she picked up the bowl of soy milk, took a big gulp, picked up her chopsticks, and put a steaming hot bun into her mouth.
"Xiaoyu, why aren't you eating?" Li Jia noticed that Zhou Xiaoyu hadn't moved after eating for a while, and was just looking towards the guest room. "Oh, it's okay, don't worry about her. She's very tired, let her sleep a little longer! Hurry up and eat! It'll get cold soon."
"Brother Li, who exactly is she? How did she become like that?" Zhou Xiaoyu took a sip of soy milk with added sugar, then blinked her big eyes at Li Jia.
"Big brother doesn't know either. Anyway, don't ask her too much. She must have suffered some serious setbacks. Right now, eating is more important!" After Li Jia finished speaking, he patted Zhou Xiaoyu's head, then glanced at the guest room before lowering his head to continue eating.
Even after the two finished eating, there was still no movement from Meng Yao's room. Li Jia put her breakfast in the refrigerator, and then she and Zhou Xiaoyu tidied up the dishes. "Big brother is going to the advertising company later. We have an appointment to look at the manuscript today. I believe our promotional materials will be ready soon, and then we can go out and promote them!"
"Okay! Brother Li, you go ahead and get busy! There's not much work to do at the shop today. All the customers' clothes have been washed and are just waiting to be ironed. Leave these tasks to Xiaoyu!" Zhou Xiaoyu said, proudly patting her chest. The amazing bounce made Li Jia feel a little dizzy.
"Okay! Big brother believes in you!" After saying that, Li Jia went back to the bedroom and changed into a white suit and white leather shoes. Although they weren't top brands, they still looked great on Li Jia.
After tidying herself up, Li Jia went downstairs, greeted Zhou Xiaoyu who was already busy there, and then drove away from the dry cleaner.
It was nearly nine o'clock in the morning when Meng Yao finally woke up from her comfortable bed. "Mmm...so comfortable..." It was clear that she hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time. Recalling what had happened, Meng Yao felt waves of pain in her chest, which took her a while to calm down. She carefully looked around the room and then made a decision in her heart.
Since she didn't have any slippers, she had to walk barefoot out of the room. As soon as she opened the door, there was a pair of brand-new slippers on the left side of the door. She immediately realized that Li Jia had specially bought them for her. With a smile, Meng Yao put on the white slippers. The size was just right. Putting aside the memories in her mind, Meng Yao walked towards the bathroom.
Pushing open the door, she saw a new set of toothbrushes and a professional-looking face wash set on the bathroom sink—the very same set she always used—and a brand-new towel hanging on the beam above the sink…
Seeing this, Meng Yao's eyes immediately welled up with tears. Holding the unopened package of face wash in her hand, she felt a mix of emotions. After a long while, Meng Yao finally regained her composure, but the decision she had made in her mind became even clearer...
Meanwhile, downstairs, Zhou Xiaoyu was ironing a grey limited-edition Armani suit when the dry cleaner's door was suddenly pushed open, and Jiang Ling rushed in.
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