Chapter 24
"Why did she leave suddenly?" Jiang Jiang was full of confusion during lunch.
Xiaobai didn't care. He ate while mumbling, "I don't know. It seems that I was too entangled in whether I liked it or not, so I left."
"Ah?" Jiang Jiang was confused.
When she woke up, she learned that Xiaoan had left, and he left inexplicably without even saying goodbye to her.
She didn't understand what Xiaobai said at first, until the afternoon, when she had a vague guess.
Because Xiaoan came again in the afternoon.
Looking at the person who was sitting obediently on the sofa and drinking water from a cup, Jiang Jiang narrowed his eyes.
"Are you free?"
What's wrong with this guy? Instead of staying at home on weekends, why does he always go to her house?
Xiaoan crossed his legs, looking as comfortable as if he were at home. "I came to see you. Aren't you welcome?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jiang replied without hesitation, "Not welcome!"
Xiaoan: “…” Are we still good friends??!!
Jiang Jiang, "..." No! It's a sworn enemy! !
The two looked at each other and flames burst out.
There was a noise at the door, Xiaobai came back.
"Jiang Jiang!!" As usual, the voice came before the person arrived. "We're done with this stage! Sister Liang said she'd treat us to a barbecue!"
Xiaobai's figure appeared. Before Jiang Jiang could speak, Liang Rou walked in behind Xiaobai.
Jiang Jiang was stunned for a moment. She turned around and wanted to ask Xiaoan. After all, Liang Rou was treating them, and it seemed inconvenient for her to bring someone with her. As a result, she saw that Xiaoan, who was originally sitting carefree, suddenly became a different person.
The rough man in the past has now turned into a lady in an instant. She sits upright on the sofa with her back straight, holding the water cup in both hands and sipping it in small sips.
She saw Jiang Jiang turn his head, the corners of his lips raised just right, and there was a hint of confusion in his face as he looked at Jiang Jiang.
Jiang Jiang, "..." Who is this? He's possessed by Xiao An? Go away, evil spirit!
"Ah, are you guys going out for dinner?" Xiao An lowered his eyes, revealing a hint of embarrassment. "Then it's not convenient for me to be here. I'll leave then..."
As she spoke, she was about to stand up, and her movements seemed to have slowed down several times, revealing a hint of reluctance and loneliness.
Jiang Jiang and Xiaobai, "..." Damn, why do I want to hit someone so much.
"If you are free, you can come along." Liang Rou suddenly spoke.
Xiaoan's lonely eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Liang Rou with sparkling eyes, but when she met Liang Rou's gaze, she subconsciously turned away because of shyness, "Really? That's so embarrassing..."
"It's okay, it's more lively when there are more people!" Liang Rou smiled gently, but there was a hint of interest in her eyes, which no one noticed.
Xiaoan agreed "reluctantly".
Jiang Jiang's constipated face.
This person must have taken the wrong medicine.
She looked at Xiaoan thoughtfully, an idea about to come out.
No way…
After having a meal together, Xiaoan finally got Liang Rou's contact information, and his face flushed with excitement.
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The company recently took on a big project, and the increase in workload forced Jiang Jiang to work overtime.
Liang Rou finished a comic book, which gave Xiaobai some free time during this period.
Because of Xiaoan's reminder, Jiang Jiang became a little wary of Brother Guo.
Brother Guo did come to see Jiang Jiang often these days, but was rejected by Jiang Jiang with different excuses.
After being rejected so many times, Brother Guo himself understood some things, but he had been secretly doing it for so long, and he really felt unwilling to give up easily.
Jiang Jiang was very busy during this period, even working overtime until very late. Brother Guo even secretly stayed in the company very late in an attempt to have some contact with Jiang Jiang.
"It's late, let me take you home." Brother Guo suggested, "It's not safe for a girl to go back alone!"
Jiang Jiang looked up at the sky. It was cloudless, making the moonlight even brighter.
It's past nine o'clock now and the city's nightlife has just begun.
Jiang Jiang smiled and refused.
Seeing that Brother Guo still wanted to follow him out of concern, Jiang Jiang directly called a taxi using the taxi app, implicitly refusing Brother Guo's request to follow him.
Perhaps because he saw Jiang Jiang's decisive refusal, Brother Guo did not pester her again the next day, which made Jiang Jiang feel relieved and he also looked up to Brother Guo.
After all, the salary is limited and he can't take a taxi often. Jiang Jiang prepared to take the subway after working overtime again.
The night was as dark as ink, and the city’s neon lights cast mottled shadows on the wet streets.
Jiang Jiang tightened the bag on her shoulder and hurried on the way home.
The high heels hit the ground, making a crisp sound, which was particularly obvious in the quiet night.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when I got out of the subway. There was almost no one on the road from the subway to the community, and it looked empty and lonely under the lights.
Because Jiang Jiang lives in an old residential area in the city, there are many middle-aged and elderly people, and most middle-aged and elderly people go to bed early, so there are almost no people on the road.
His footsteps were the only sound echoing on the entire road, and the dim light revealed a sense of weirdness. Jiang Jiang tightened his grip on the bag strap, subconsciously quickened his pace, and felt a little uneasy.
On the empty streets, the sound of "thump thump" footsteps echoed, as if overlapping.
No, it seemed like there were more than just her footsteps!
Jiang Jiang held his breath and stopped.
The footsteps stopped abruptly, making the empty street suddenly unusually quiet.
She tried hard to control her breathing, keep her head calm, and think of a solution.
Because of her, she always felt as if there was a figure behind her, following her not far away.
The surroundings were too quiet, so quiet that it made her scalp tingle. She didn't dare look back, for fear that she would see something terrible.
Ever since Xiaobai appeared and shattered her three views, Jiang Jiang will never be an atheist again.
"Just scare yourself!" She comforted herself in her heart, but she couldn't control her accelerated heartbeat and the cold sweat oozing from her palms.
She walked forward again, and the overlapping footsteps came again.
Cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead. Jiang Jiang even felt someone's gaze falling on her, as if a pair of eyes were staring at her in the dark.
Her mind kept recalling the cases and horror movies she had seen before. Seeing the tragic process of women being killed while walking at night, she could not control her thoughts or suppress her fear. She subconsciously walked faster and faster, almost jogging.
What made her even more panicked was that the footsteps behind her also quickened and reached her ears clearly.
No way, no way, could she have really encountered the killer who stalks and kills people that only appears in TV news reports?
The more Jiang Jiang thought about it, the more scared he became. Terror enveloped his whole body, tears welled up in his eyes, and his breathing became rapid as he ran at high speed. His chest kept rising and falling, and a faint taste of rust gradually spread in his mouth.
Jiang Jiang didn't dare to stop or look back. She could only hold the strap of the bag tightly, her fingertips turning white from exerting force, and ran forward desperately.
After turning a corner, she finally saw the gate of the community where she lived. The security guard at the gate was looking at his mobile phone in the security booth.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the security guard, but she did not dare to slow down. She rushed to the security booth in one breath to ask for help.
The security guard was a man in his fifties or sixties. He was startled by the person who suddenly rushed out and looked at Jiang Jiang in confusion.
Jiang Jiang's heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her chest. She was gasping for breath due to running so fast that she could hardly utter a word. She waved her hands around anxiously to express herself.
Just then, she heard footsteps following behind her, which made her feel as if the blood in her body was frozen and she froze in place.
She suddenly realized something. If the person following her was a murderer, a heinous criminal, then wouldn't she be the one implicated by the security guard?!
Jiang Jiang didn't know what to do for a moment.
Just when Jiang Jiang decided to rush into the community, the security guard raised his hand with a smile.
"Hey, Bai girl, why are you back just now?"
Jiang Jiang, "..." What? Who?
She felt that there was something wrong with her hearing and mustered up the courage to turn her head.
A figure stood not far away, the light from the street lamp shone on her body, outlining a familiar outline.
Jiang Jiang was stunned, his eyes wide open, unable to believe what he saw.
"Xiao, Xiaobai?" Her voice was trembling, with a hint of uncertainty.
Xiaobai took a few steps forward. She smiled politely at the security guard and looked at Jiang Jiang worriedly. "Jiang Jiang, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
Seeing that Jiang Jiang was still in a daze and didn't say anything, she said anxiously, "Who bullied you? Why are you running so fast? Tell me, I'll help you beat him up!"
Jiang Jiang: “…”Okay, it’s okay now.
Jiang Jiang stared at Xiaobai with a wooden face, which made Xiaobai look confused, "What's wrong?"
Seeing Xiaobai's worried look, Jiang Jiang sighed. She suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and raised her hand to give Xiaobai a slap on the head.
"Ah..." Xiaobai covered her forehead with her hands, looking confused. She didn't understand why Jiang Jiang hit her on the forehead.
"Why are you following me!" Jiang Jiang gritted his teeth.
Xiaobai blinked and scratched his head awkwardly, looking a little embarrassed. "Jiang Jiang, I, you, that..."
She spoke hesitantly, and her words were somewhat incoherent because she was anxious, but after Jiang Jiang summarized them, he understood what Xiaobai wanted to express.
It turned out that Xiaobai felt it was unsafe for Jiang Jiang to come back so late, so he wanted to protect Jiang Jiang on the way.
But Jiang Jiang once said that she would not let Xiaobai disturb her work or go to her company, so Xiaobai had to follow quietly, which led to Jiang Jiang's misunderstanding.
After hearing Xiaobai's explanation, Jiang Jiang felt warm in his heart and his eyes became moist.
She didn't expect that Xiaobai, who usually seemed to only cause trouble, could actually do all this for her. Did Xiaobai forget that she was also a girl?
Jiang Jiang was helpless and amused, "Then you could have just told me directly, you made me think..."
She thought she had met some bad guy!
"I'm sorry!" Xiaobai lowered his head, poking the tips of his index fingers at each other, his tone filled with apology and grievance.
It really hurts to flick my forehead!!
Seeing Xiaobai like this, Jiang Jiang couldn't help laughing. She was really busy with work recently and had indeed neglected Xiaobai.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, standing on tiptoe to rub Xiaobai's slightly red forehead.
Because of Jiang Jiang's approach, Xiaobai's grievances instantly disappeared and he wagged his tail like a pug.
"Jiang Jiang, it's too late. It's dangerous. Don't be so late next time, okay?"
Mainly because Jiang Jiang worked overtime, so she spent less time with Jiang Jiang! !
Xiaobai looked at Jiang Jiang with a pair of wet eyes, like a big dog, making it hard to refuse.
Jiang Jiang felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She looked at Xiaobai and suddenly noticed a hint of fatigue on her face. Her heart tightened. "You've been busy all day, so take a good rest. I'll be back as soon as possible!"
"Great!" Xiaobai cheered, happily going forward and hugging Jiang Jiang, "I love Jiang Jiang so much!!"
The night wind blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness, but Jiang Jiang's heart was warm. It was a sense of satisfaction of being needed.
However, mixed with this, there were complex and difficult to understand emotions, which made Jiang Jiang a little confused.
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