Chapter 22
"Hey, you know, that movie is so popular, I went to see it last night. It was so exciting, and the images were so shocking!"
"I've seen it, I've seen it twice! I heard the box office is higher than that of Tishney in that beautiful country!"
"Really? That's great!"
"It's that damned Sakura next door who insisted that this movie was a rip-off of theirs!"
"Emma, you're so shameless!"
"Haha, I think they just like fat people and little boys..."
…
Jiang Jiang didn't sleep well that night, and his dreams were full of all kinds of chaos.
I woke up early and went to work.
A few colleagues who arrived early were still chatting. When they saw Jiang Jiang coming, they hurriedly asked, "Jiang Jiang, have you seen that movie from our country? Isn't the picture very cool?"
Jiang Jiang nodded briefly. She actually wanted to buy a ticket to watch the movie, but Xiaobai had been missing recently, so she hadn't had time to go. However, she had seen it in the overwhelming news, and she would like to contribute to the box office if she had the chance, but she had to find Xiaobai first.
"Oh, what were you doing last night? You have dark circles under your eyes!" another colleague was surprised.
Jiang Jiang smiled and scratched his head, "I didn't sleep well."
The colleague next to me said, "It's not time yet, why don't you go to the tea room and take a nap?"
"Okay." Jiang Jiang nodded and stood up.
The sound of colleagues' conversation continued behind me.
"By the way, have you seen the report? A mausoleum was discovered in the suburbs of our city. It seems that it was discovered two months ago due to a collapse caused by heavy rain..."
"I've looked it up. Our city is the ancient capital of six dynasties, so it's not surprising that there are tombs there! The report said that based on the inscriptions in the tomb, it seems to be the tomb of a princess, but there are rumors that..." The colleague paused, deliberately arousing everyone's imagination.
"What? Tell me now!"
The colleague didn't hesitate any longer and quickly spoke, "There's a rumor that archaeologists discovered that the coffin in the tomb is empty..."
…
Jiang Jiang walked to the tea room, lay on the table and looked at the steam rising from the hot water in the cup. His eyes were empty, but in fact his brain had already started to take a nap.
It seemed like only a moment had passed before the alarm clock rang and Jiang Jiang slowly got up.
The water in the cup is no longer hot.
She has to go to work too.
…
After a busy day, Jiang Jiang felt that his brain was rusty and blocked. He didn't sleep well at night and had to work all day, so his muscles were sore all over.
She dragged her feet and took the elevator to the floor, then took out her key and was about to open the door.
With a "click", the door of the next room opened.
Liang Rou walked out with dark circles under her eyes, lowered her head to take the takeaway at the door, and happened to meet Jiang Jiang's gaze.
Dark circles met dark circles.
Jiang Jiang curled her lips and smiled politely. She didn't have the energy to deal with her neighbors at the moment, so just nodding and smiling would be enough.
Just as she was about to open the door and go in, Liang Rou stopped her.
Liang Rou also saw Jiang Jiang and remembered what she had accidentally forgotten.
She was extremely embarrassed and even felt deep guilt facing Jiang Jiang.
There's no way around it. She easily forgets the time when she's immersed in the painting.
"Jiang Jiang, I'm sorry. I've been a little busy lately and I forgot to tell you that Xiaobai is here with me..." Liang Rou said cautiously, carefully observing Jiang Jiang's expression.
If Jiang Jiang got angry with her...well, she deserved it!
After hearing Liang Rou's words, Jiang Jiang stood there in a daze, but his hand holding the door handle gradually tightened.
Her tone was a little vague, and she asked uncertainly, "She, is she here with you?"
"Yes." Liang Rou rubbed her hands subconsciously, "I'm sorry, I was so busy that I forgot the time. It was midnight when I remembered it. I didn't want to disturb you, so I thought about telling you the next day, but I forgot again. I..."
"Xiaobai, is she with you?" Jiang Jiang interrupted Liang Rou and asked again.
Liang Rou nodded.
Jiang Jiang's face went from being confused at first to gradually showing a hint of annoyance as his brain understood the meaning of the words and began to work.
"Is she still here now?" He spoke with gritted teeth.
Liang Rou nervously explained, waving her hands in confusion, "Well, if you sisters have any misunderstandings, you can talk it out. There's no conflict among family members..."
The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, and finally she shut her mouth.
Don't even mention Jiang Jiang being angry. If her sister ran away from home and there was no news for three days, she would spank her sister's butt into four pieces...
No, I need eight petals to feel relieved!
"Can I come in?" Jiang Jiang saw that Liang Rou was silent, pointed at Liang Rou's door and asked.
Liang Rou nodded and gave up her seat.
Jiang Jiang took a deep breath and exhaled slowly before closing the door and walking over.
Xiaobai is talking about the background of Liang Rou's comics in the room.
Comics and Chinese paintings are different. Comics focus on storylines, and the characters are painted in a fixed style, while every painter has his or her own unique style, so Xiaobai, as an assistant, can only help Liang Rou draw background objects and the like.
But even so, it greatly reduced Liang Rou's burden.
In the comic, the protagonist bled a little because of a fight, and Xiaobai was holding a fine brush to add some bloodstains on the ground and grass.
Jiang Jiang walked over and saw Xiaobai immersed in the painting. He suddenly said, "Oh? I didn't expect you could draw!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Xiaobai's hand trembled, and the brush stained with red paint dropped a large amount of paint on the painting.
The painting was stained scarlet.
It's over, the protagonist is bleeding profusely...
Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat, her whole body stiffened, and her neck turned frame by frame.
Sure enough, she saw the familiar person looking at her with a gloomy face.
Thoughts flying...
Why is Jiang Jiang here?
Jiang Jiang's face didn't look good. Was she angry with herself?
Will Jiang Jiang scold and hit himself?
…
No matter how many comments were in his mind, Xiaobai just gave a wry smile.
Jiang Jiang looked at Xiaobai with a sullen face, saying nothing.
Xiaobai tried hard to raise the corners of his lips, but during the silence, they slowly turned down.
Liang Rou looked at the two of them and didn't want to get involved in this Shura scene. "Well, let me pour you a glass of water!" She said that and slipped away.
After a long time, so long that Xiaobai's neck felt sore, Jiang Jiang finally spoke in a sinister tone, "Tell me, why did you run away from home?"
Xiaobai shrank his neck, but when he heard Jiang Jiang's question, he felt aggrieved.
"It was Jiang Jiang who wanted to drive me away!"
After hearing Xiaobai's accusation, Jiang Jiang frowned unhappily, "Don't frame me! When did I let you go?"
Little Bai's head was almost retracted into his shoulders. If Jiang Jiang hadn't glared at him, Little Bai's head would really have retracted into his stomach.
"I checked, Jiang Jiang, I checked. Those talismans you bought, and that plate, and the cross, and the garlic, are all used to drive away evil spirits!" Xiaobai glanced at Jiang Jiang, turned his head away, and pouted dissatisfiedly, "You used them on me, isn't it, isn't it... Jiang Jiang, just tell me directly, I will be very obedient..."
After hearing this, Jiang Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then her face was speechless, "The talismans I bought were all immobilization talismans, and the Bagua plates I bought were all for trapping evil spirits. Even the cross and garlic, that..." Jiang Jiang touched her nose uncomfortably, "You used them all to make roast chicken!" She never thought of driving Xiaobai away!
Jiang Jiang's words were like the sun that cleared away the clouds, and the sky suddenly became clear.
Xiaobai immediately regained his former energy, jumped up, and was about to pounce on Jiang Jiang, "Jiang Jiang! I love you so much!"
"Don't come over here!" Jiang Jiang retreated repeatedly. Her old waist could not withstand such a pounce.
Liang Rou, who accidentally heard the conversation between the two at the door, said, "..."
There are a lot of little question marks in my head!
No, shouldn't the main point be why we buy talismans, Bagua plates, crosses, and garlic?
Liang Rou looked down at the two cups of water in her hands, then looked at the two people hugging each other in the room, hesitating whether to speak up and break this "warm" scene.
In the room, Jiang Jiang pushed Xiaobai's face with both hands, trying desperately to push Xiaobai away, but Xiaobai held Jiang Jiang tightly with both hands, trying to get closer.
Seeing that Xiaobai's head was about to fall off his body, Jiang Jiang quickly changed from pushing to hugging.
Phew~ Fortunately, the head didn’t fall off!
Jiang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. He saw Liang Rou standing at the door out of the corner of his eye. He quickly patted Xiaobai to ask him to let him go, then smiled awkwardly at Liang Rou.
"Sorry for making fun of me!" Jiang Jiang said embarrassedly.
Since she was discovered, Liang Rou didn't worry about it and walked in with a cup of water.
Xiaobai also saw Liang Rou, and then reluctantly let go of Jiang Jiang.
She was so excited and couldn't wait to share her joy.
"Sister Liang, Sister Liang, Jiang Jiang said she's not going to kick me out! She's not going to kick me out!!"
Xiaobai was dancing with joy, not realizing that Jiang Jiang was so embarrassed that his scalp was tingling.
After hearing what Xiaobai said, Liang Rou looked at Jiang Jiang with a look that contained a hint of doubt, a hint of condemnation, and a hint of... In short, it was a very complicated look that made Jiang Jiang feel ashamed.
She really didn’t mean to drive Xiaobai away!!!
Even though Xiaobai had messed up so many things and caused her so much trouble, she didn't even say a word to drive her away!!!
At most, at most... I kind of regretted picking up Xiaobai...
Jiang Jiang didn't dare to look at Liang Rou. He pulled Xiaobai to bow and thank her, then left quickly.
"Xiaobai, don't forget what you promised me!" Liang Rou's voice came from behind.
Jiang Jiang didn't care about anything else and pulled Xiaobai back home at flying speed.
Back in the space filled with the scent of ginger, Xiaobai ran around happily like a bird out of a cage.
"Oh, Xiao Shasha, I miss you so much!" She jumped onto the sofa and rubbed her cheek against the back of the sofa.
"Xiao Jiji, I miss you too!!" She jumped up again and hugged the TV.
She looked up and saw the kitchen.
The kitchen door was open, and because the lights were off, I could vaguely see the refrigerator very close to the kitchen door.
"Oh!! Xiao Bingbing!!" Xiaobai ran to the kitchen with his hands raised high!
Jiang Jiang, “…”
Where did you learn such a disgusting word?
Xiaobai poked his head out of the kitchen and looked at Jiang Jiang, then walked over with a smile. He hesitated for a long time, and only spoke seriously when Jiang Jiang was almost impatient and wanted to speak seriously.
"Actually, the one I miss the most is Jiang Jiang!"
Jiang Jiang didn't believe it and looked numb.
I haven't contacted her for three days. It must be weird if I miss her!
Xiaobai twisted his body, raised his hands and said, "Really, I swear!"
Seeing that Jiang Jiang hadn't spoken yet, she pulled Jiang Jiang's hand and acted coquettishly, "Really, really, really! Zuo Zuo misses you, You You misses you too, and Xiao Zuo and Xiao You, Da Zuo and Da You..."
Xiaobai pointed to his left hand, right hand, left leg, right leg, left foot, right foot, etc. and said.
Jiang Jiang, “…”
"Okay, okay, I get it!" Jiang Jiang hurriedly stopped Xiaobai. If she continued like this, she was afraid that Xiaobai would think that she didn't believe it, so she would just take off all these left and right things to prove it to her.
Seeing that Jiang Jiang believed it, Xiaobai stopped talking and smiled.
The light in the room was very bright, shining on Xiaobai's cheeks, making her skin look very fair and her whole body look young and beautiful.
"Um..." Jiang Jiang asked tentatively, "What was that thing the neighbor just mentioned that you promised?"
She heard what Liang Rou said, and to be honest, she felt a little bothered.
Xiaobai's eyes gradually widened in surprise.
Is Jiang Jiang jealous?
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