Huang Dan looked in from the door and saw nothing unusual in his field of vision. He turned his head and saw that the middle-aged man was still in a daze, so he called out, “Sun Shushu.”
Sun Siqing came back to his senses. He picked up his undershirt and wiped the cold sweat on his face. After gasping and cursing a few times, he looked at Liu DaYe with an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, “DaGe, Now that you are crazy, why are you saying anything? If people get scared, they will be scared to death.”
Liu DaYe glared at Sun Siqing, and closed the door with a hmph.
Sun Siqing was baffled, “Did you see it, Xiao Ji? He himself was talking crazily but glaring me instead, he couldn’t have deliberately scared me, right? Pretending to be crazy?”
He cursed with a livid face, “If I find out that he is pretending to be crazy, this matter will never end!”
Huang Dan said, “It doesn’t look like it.”
Sun Siqing put down his sweat-soaked undershirt and snorted with unknown meaning, “What can be seen? What you can see nowadays is what others want you to see, and if others don’t want you to see, even if you drill a hole by staring, it’s useless.”
Huang Dan agreed, humans are the most complicated and dangerous. He asked, “Do you want me to go in with you to take a look?”
Sun Siqing said there was no need for it, and said with disgust, “Your thighs are not as thick as my arms. If there is really something, you wouldn’t be able to help, and would still need me to take care of you.”
Huang Dan twitched his mouth, “Okay, I’ll go upstairs.”
“Wait!”
Sun Siqing stopped the person and took out a box from several gift boxes in his hand and gave it to him, “Take it back and make soup, ok?”
Huang Dan took it and said, “Thank you.”
Sun Siqing waved to him and walked into the house, closing the door behind him.
Huang Dan didn’t go up immediately. He stood there against the wall for a while, making sure that there is no movement inside the door and that Sun Siqing is safe before leaving.
The box given by Sun Siqing contains white fungus, longan, lotus seeds, and red dates, all of which were arranged well. It was convenient and simple, perfect for kitchen idiots like Huang Dan.
Huang Dan put the things back in the box and placed them on the table, preparing to make white fungus soup tomorrow morning. Lu Fei happened to be coming back and can catch up. He walked around the kitchen, turning over the pots, fiddling with the dishes, and wiping the wet pots, “San Ge, Do you know how to cook?”
System, “I have superb cooking skills.”
Huang Dan was stunned. San Ge has multiple antithetical points, which should not exist at the same time, but they all exist intact and clearly distinguished.
The first impression that San Ge gave to Huang Dan was a sense of distance, which substantially blocked him. He is like a handful of snow on the mountain, and doesn’t need anyone to look at him at eye level. He lives in his own world, cold, comfortable, and lonely.
After coming in contact, Huang Dan found that San Ge had the judgment that a high-ranking person should have, indifferent and distant, but also has an honest side. A little simple and cute as well, sometimes like a senior, giving him some useful advice, spurning it when he wants to be lazy, and sometimes like a teenager who loves to drink Coke and is obsessed with 《Nunchuk》 and action movies.
A mystical character.
Being in that position, with a lot of system workers under his command, he must be very busy. Why did the other party come to take over him? He couldn’t figure it out.
When Huang Dan heard that sentence, he believed it. There was no need for San Ge to lie to him, “You are really awesome.”
System, “Talent and hard work are indispensable.”
Huang Dan said, “I know.”
System said, “Xiao Di, if you want to learn, San Ge can teach you one or two dishes.”
Huang Dan said, “Okay, I will trouble San Ge.”
System, “Garlic eggplant, soybeans, cumin potatoes, honey yams, steamed tofu with double peppers, enoki mushroom tomato soup, scallion noodles, you choose one, and San Ge will teach you step by step.”
Huang Dan said, “Forget it, it’s all vegetarian. It’s not a dish I like to eat. I will not learn it.”
System was silent for a while, “Xiao Di, picky eaters will not grow tall.”
Huang Dan said, “I have stopped growing.”
System, “I can tell.”
Why does Huang Dan feel that what he and San Ge said are not the same thing?
Huang Dan was awakened by the cry of the baby at night. He was separated from Zhou Chunlian’s house by Zhao Xiao’s.To say that who should have the biggest impact, then it should be Zhao Xiao next door and Sun Siqing downstairs.
However, Zhao Xiao usually doesn’t wear makeup, and everything on her face can be seen clearly. Her spirit is very good, and there is no sign of poor sleep. Maybe she sleeps relatively deeply.
Sun Siqing complained a lot, but he never had a direct argument with Zhou Chunlian and her husband.
Huang Dan couldn’t sleep, so he simply got up and poured some water to drink. The crying stopped and started again. He could imagine Zhou Chunlian picking up the child and swaying him gently, feeling anxious and nervous.
There was a faint sound of crying, it was Zhou Chunlian.
Huang Dan opened the door and the sound from the other side became clearer.
There was a faint light in the corridor, which came from the living room behind Huang Dan. He leaned against the door frame and faced the door, so he could pay attention to the situation in the room in time and avoid being attacked from behind.
The noise from the opposite door was intermittent, mixed with the sound of Zhou Chunlian almost breaking down. Li Shun also argued with her about the child.
Huang Dan listened for a while, and it seemed that Li Shun asked Zhou Chunlian to go to bed, but Zhou Chunlian refused. She wanted to watch the child, saying that the child was crying so hard because he was afraid.
Baby Li Youlin’s 100-day banquet was just yesterday. No relatives or friends came to congratulate them. Zhou Chunlian and Li Shun did not take their child out to eat either. As usual, one got up early to go to the company, the other took care of the child at home, and went out for a walk in the afternoon.
Huang Dan thought to himself, if Liu DaNiang was still here, she would have prepared delicious food for Zhou Chunlian, and also bought clothes and shoes for the child.
Huang Dan had seen Liu DaNiang visiting a baby product store before. After talking about this, she said that her eyesight was not good, otherwise she would be able to see Zhou Chunlian’s child dressed in a sweater and woolen pants given by her.
Liu DaNiang was usually very kind to Zhou Chunlian and her family. Her death should have nothing to do with the couple.
Huang Dan always believes that there is a reason behind good and evil.
The opposite door became quiet, and the corridor was deadly silent, and the unique atmosphere of late night gradually became clear, mixed with a hint of weirdness, and silently shrouded this old building.
Huang Dan closed the door gently, pulled the latch, and returned to the house to continue sleeping.
After coming here, every day Huang Dan slept with the lights on. Not only did he leave the bedroom’s lights on, but also the lights outside. He didn’t feel it at other times, but will feel more distressed when he pays the electricity bill next month.
There was a brand new fruit knife under the pillow. Huang Dan bought it and put it inside. He never took it out and used it. He had no money, otherwise he would find a way to get a gun on the black market.
After all, guns are better than knives, and they can also be used to scare people.
System seemed to know his thoughts, “Want a gun? Just ask San Ge.”
Huang Dan was stunned, “San Ge, can you give it to me?”
System said, “Of course, it’s just game props to help you succeed.”
Huang Dan watched helplessly as a gun appeared in his hand out of thin air. His fingers tightened, and the cold touch made his eyelids jump. “It’s a real gun.”
System said, “Yes, one bullet, 100% hit, even with your eyes closed.”
Huang Dan,“……”
Very good. If used in critical moments, it will definitely turn the situation around.
Huang Dan thanked him, took out the fruit knife, carefully put the gun under the pillow, and pressed his head on it. The boss of the system company was different, and could give him the gun for free.
At dawn, Huang Dan got up with dark circles under his eyes. He boiled an egg for himself and made a bowl of sesame congee. Wang Zhi gave it to him. There were more than a dozen small bags in the big bag, and one bag can last for half a month at a time.
After traveling through this world, Huang Dan spent the most time in contact with Sun Siqing. He regarded the other party as the biggest suspect, so he always tried his best to find opportunities to get close, followed by Wang Zhi.
Now Wang Zhi has taken Sun Siqing’s place.
The interactions between Huang Dan and Wang Zhi continued as usual, with no difference from before.
Except for the coincidence that night, Wang Zhi showed no unusual behavior. He was just an ordinary, busy, bored, and fantasy-filled Taobao shop owner.
After breakfast, Huang Dan followed the instructions on the Internet and counted ten lotus seeds one by one and put them in a bowl. After soaking them in water, he broke off a piece of white fungus, removed the yellow stem, and put it aside.
The lotus seeds had to be soaked for an hour. During this period, Huang Dan washed the clothes he had changed out last night, cleaned the house, watered the flowers and plants on the balcony. He also took out the blanket and hung it on the clothes drying rack, pressing it either side with large clips.
Next door, Zhao Xiao was drying her air-conditioned quilt. There was a small shed on top of her clothes drying rack to block the water dripping from upstairs.
The water is still fine, but some people’s character is unusually lacking. They will lean on the balcony, spit and throw garbage downstairs, intentionally or unintentionally.
Huang Dan encountered this once. If not because of his luck, a bag of garbage dropped at his feet could hit him on the head. He looked up, and didn’t see any human head. The garbage seemed to fall from the sky.
This happens all the time, and no one is caught at all. The post is also posted in the corridor, and the title is “Be a Civilized Person.” The content of it is clear and along with the reason, stirring emotion, and it tells about the danger of littering. But it is useless.
Zhao Xiao noticed Huang Dan and nodded lukewarmly as a greeting.
Huang Dan said, “Morning.”
Zhao Xiao shook out the military green quilt. As she did this, her upper body pressed against the rusty fence. If the fence suddenly broke, she would definitely fall.
The last clip in Huang Dan’s hand clamped the corner of the blanket, and he gave a kind reminder, “Don’t lean out, it’s not safe.”
Zhao Xiao glanced at Huang Dan and left the balcony without saying a word. She soon appeared again with an extra pillow and a few clothes in her hands, and this time she did not lean out.
Huang Dan didn’t leave, looking at Zhao Xiao busy working. She is a very meticulous person. Before drying things, she would wipe the shelves one by one with a rag several times, then wet paper towels, paper towels, and finally put the things on them.
Not only that, on such a hot day, Zhao Xiao was even wearing a long black leather gown, covering her arms and legs, and wrapped so tightly, a bit like pig for slaughter, but there was a big difference.
Zhao Xiao suddenly said, “Have you seen enough?”
Huang Dan raised his brows.
Zhao Xiao twisted her neck and faced the tall and thin young man on the balcony next door, “Why are you looking at me?”
Huang Dan said matter-of-factly, “Don’t get me wrong, I just heard that you have a mysophobia and got a little curious about you.”
Zhao Xiao, who always had an unfriendly appearance, now had a cold look on her face and looked very fierce, “If you are curious, go online, read books, watch movies, and documentaries. There are many ways to understand it. Don’t you think it is rude to stare at people?”
Huang Dan remained calm. This was the first time he heard the young woman say so many words.
Zhao Xiao closed a few screen windows and warned coldly, “Ji Shiyu, don’t look at me again in the future.”
Huang Dan said, “What you said to Wang Zhi last time, about giving you my resume, do you remember this?”
Zhao Xiao turned around and walked towards the living room, her tone was colder, mixed with clear disdain, “You have already established a relationship with Lu Fei, just look for him about work matters.”
Huang Dan didn’t explain anything. Zhao Xiao thought this way, which was exactly what he hoped. It would be best if all the neighbors had the same idea, thinking that he is a vile character behind the veil, a snob who would flatter and fawn over Lu Fei to get what he wants, acting as a grandson is also fine, as long as he doesn’t think about previous things.
It is better to have less trouble.
Before eleven o’clock, Lu Fei appeared at the door of Huang Dan’s house, carrying a suitcase in his hand, travel-worn.
Huang Dan was sitting at the coffee table drinking white fungus soup and his door was open. He didn’t hear the knock on the door, only footsteps.
Lu Fei put aside the suitcase in the entrance hall. He was standing in the living room without changing the leather shoes on his feet and his face was expressionless. He looked at the young man on the sofa with a pair of red bloodshot eyes. His eyes were terrifying, with flames coming out of them, and he wanted to push the person to the ground and beat him to death.
Huang Dan saw the man’s face was haggard as if the other party had stayed up the whole night. He stood up and said, “Come over and sit down. I’ll go to wash the rice and cook it.”
Lu Fei spoke with a hoarse voice, “I won’t eat.”
Huang Dan said, “I will.”
The blue veins on Lu Fei’s forehead suddenly jumped, and his urge to beat the person to death appeared again, stronger than the previous moment.
Huang Dan filled a basin with rice washing water, which could be used for washing dishes. It saves detergent and is not harmful. He poured the rice into the rice cooker, scooping out the little bit of rice that was tightly clinging to the bottom and putting it in, “Lu Fei, do you want to take a shower?”
There was no response from the living room.
Huang Dan closed the lid of the rice cooker, plugged in the plug, and clicked on the cooking column. He wandered around the kitchen, thinking about whether there was anything he had missed.
Cooking is much harder than drawing, it’s really hard.
When Huang Dan came out, he saw the man sitting where he was, facing the white electric fan, his hair wet with sweat.
The fan was bought from Wang Zhi, and the wind power was very average. When the temperature is hot, it is all hot air. Turn it on and air blows on the body, which can only play a psychological role.
Lu Fei unbuttoned his shirt, his sweaty Adam’s apple rolling up and down, “Why did not check the air conditioner?”
Huang Dan said, “No money.”
Lu Fei inserted hand into his damp hair and stroked it back, “How expensive can an air conditioner be?”
Huang Dan said, “A few thousand, but I only have a few hundred in my card.”
It seemed that from the very beginning, the young man had been very frank in front of him. That kind of frankness to have a heart-to-heart communicate with each other, but Lu Fei still couldn’t adapt to it. He was silent for a few moments and said, “It’s been a while since you graduated. Don’t you have any plans?”
Huang Dan said, “The economy is in recession.”
Lu Fei folded his legs, “Have you sent your resume?”
Huang Dan shook his head and said, “I didn’t send.”
Lu Fei’s face twitched, how can a person be so bold and confident in his dawdling. He lowered his head to unbutton his cufflinks, rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, and smoothed out the wrinkles. “Why? Could it be that you still want to wait for the company’s personnel to take the initiative to find you?”
Huang Dan said, “I don’t think so.”
Lu Fei’s words were sharp, “After studying in college for four years and getting a diploma and a degree certificate, do you feel that your life is just perfect all at once?”
Huang Dan frowned, “Don’t talk like that, I don’t like to hear it.”
Lu Fei put his legs down, turned his head and smiled, “Then what do you want to hear? Do you want to hear me say that you are still very young, life has just begun, take your time, play for two or three years first, and don’t be in a hurry?”
Huang Dan stood up, he didn’t get angry, just asked, “Are you tired?”
Lu Fei also stood up, “Ji Shiyu, from the time I answered your call last night to now, I haven’t slept a wink or drank a drop of water.”
These words sounded so aggrieved, the person involved was unaware of it, but the only audience heard it.
The two looked at each other, the atmosphere was inexplicable, and the relationship was also inexplicable.
Fuck, it’s all inexplicable.
Lu Fei’s temples were beating wildly. He pressed both sides vigorously several times, breathing heavily, his throat was dry, and his head hurt. He didn’t sleep all night and was very tired. He didn’t rest for a while, just hurriedly caught the plane back and when he saw the person, his heart felt at ease, but it made it even more difficult for him to calm down.
Lu Fei knew what this meant. Now he doesn’t even know what he is doing or saying, it’s all messed up, not like him at all, it’s downright ridiculous.
Lu Fei is a very busy person. He is like a machine, working non-stop, and wishes he has forty-eight hours in a day. There was a lot of work accumulated abroad, and it took at least two or three all-nighters to get it done when he went back. He didn’t need to worry about the domestic acquisition case, but the other person stayed in China. Forget about going back, he came here running.
He is sick, and the illness is serious. It is necessary for him to ask his secretary to make an appointment with a doctor.
After a moment of silence, Huang Dan sat back and pushed the bowl of white fungus soup that was about to cool on the coffee table to the man, “The rice has just been put in the cooker and it will take a while before it is ready. You can drink some of this first. I cooked it and added rock sugar, it tasted delicious.”
Lu Fei also sat back. He lowered his eyes and glanced at the bowl of white fungus soup. The color looked good. Before he realized, he had already scooped a spoonful into his mouth. The taste was also good.
Huang Dan asked him, “How is it?”
Lu Fei touched the mouth of the bowl and suddenly raised his eyelids, “Have you drank it?”
Huang Dan said, “Just took a sip.”
Lu Fei threw the spoon into the bowl and said, “Then it was already drunk. You have the nerve to give your own drunk stuff to others, is it appropriate?”
Huang Dan said, “Forget it if you don’t want to drink.”
He tried to take the bowl away from the man, “Give it to me, I haven’t had enough.”
Lu Fei was holding the bowl with one hand, motionless.
Huang Dan didn’t pull hard either. He said calmly, “I cooked this early in the morning, and didn’t control the quantity well, cooked too little. It doesn’t matter if you don’t drink it. I can have enough to drink by myself.”
Lu Fei finished drinking it in a few seconds. He put the bowl on the coffee table, got up and walked towards the door.
Huang Dan twitched the corner of his mouth. He saw the man carrying his suitcase and one foot already crossing the threshold, “You won’t sleep with me?”
Lu Fei’s back froze and he turned his head. There were no mood swings on his face, and there were no waves in his eyes, unperturbed. He just stopped holding the suitcase with his fingers and said, “Sleep with you? How to sleep?”
Huang Dan said, “The bed in the bedroom is large, made of mahogany, and very sturdy. It will be no problem for two people to sleep there.”
Lu Fei’s fingertips tapped on the handle of the suitcase a few times, “Key point.”
Huang Dan said, “I want to sleep with you.”
Lu Fei glanced at him, “It’s almost noon, and you still haven’t woken up.”
Huang Dan looked at the man, “Didn’t you come back because you wanted to sleep with me?”
Lu Fei heard the word ‘sleep’, and his mind was uncontrollably thinking about this and that, it’s all things that are inappropriate for children. On the other hand, the young man looked very serious when he spoke, without any ambiguity at all. It was his own thoughts which were dirty.
Fuck, Lu Fei deeply felt that he was like a hungry wolf, not so picky. Wrong, he was picky, kept nitpicking on over and over again, and finally picked the right one……
His eyes fell on the young man’s face. Lu Fei’s head hurt again. He pursed his thin lips and frowned tightly.
Huang Dan said, “Your complexion doesn’t look good, take a rest after eating.”
Lu Fei thought to himself, who caused this poor complexion? Hearing the concern in the young man’s tone, he closed his eyes, turned around, pulled his suitcase upstairs, and said without looking back, “Just stay at home if you have nothing to do. Don’t go out and run around.”
Huang Dan’s cell phone rang, it was a text message from Lu Fei, telling him to close the door. The corner of his mouth curled, “Pesky.”
After closing the door, Huang Dan went to the kitchen to be really busy. He put on an apron in a dignified manner, took out a piece of lean meat from the refrigerator, put it under the faucet, rinsed it, threw it on the cutting board, cut it into slices with a kitchen knife and marinated them in prepared sauce.
What’s next?
Huang Dan stood blankly for a while, then remembered that he was going to get fungus, eggs, cucumbers, onions, ginger and garlic.
Lu Fei took a bath, and reason told him that he must take a nap to replenish his sleep and physical strength, but his body was not cooperative and he tossed and turned on the bed, sweating all over.
Huang Dan had just finished frying the Mushu meat and was about to wash the pot when he heard a knock on the door. He poked his head out and shouted, “Who is it?”
There was no sound outside, instead the cell phone in Huang Dan’s pocket rang. Lu Fei sent a text message with a string of words in it: open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Lu Fei stepped in. He closed the door with his backhand and smelled a bit of oil smoke. “Why don’t you turn on the range hood when you are cooking?”
Huang Dan said that it is not installed. He hurried to the kitchen, finally grasping the little bit of feeling now, and it would not be burned later. “I still have two dishes and a soup to cook. The TV remote is on the sofa, and there are magazines and books. You can do whatever you want.”
His hand was grabbed, and Huang Dan’s body was stagnated by the force, simultaneously there was the man’s question in ear, “How did it happen?”
Huang Dan followed the man’s gaze and discovered that there were several cuts on the index finger and middle finger of his left hand. The flesh in two of them had been shaved off, and he didn’t feel anything.
“While chopping vegetables.”
Lu Fei’s forehead twitched, and there was a fire in his heart, “Ji Shiyu, If you don’t know how to cook, why are you trying to show off? Why don’t you just order a few dishes to deliver at home?”
Huang Dan frowned, “Lu Fei.”
Lu Fei cursed in a low voice. He knows what the cause of the fire is, it is heartache, which made him even more angry and feel like a fool, a big fool at the age of thirty.
“The first day I saw you, your head was wrapped. Not long after the wound on your head healed, you got a bruised nose, a swollen face, severe scratches on your elbows, and a cut on forehead, too ugly to look at. Now once again you’ve cut your hand. You are really capable, Ji Shiyu, what other tricks do you have, wouldn’t it be better to give advance notice?”
Huang Dan didn’t make a sound.
Lu Fei tensed his face and shouted sternly, “Speak, are you mute?”
Huang Dan still didn’t say anything. He knew that he was in the wrong, and understood the man’s true nature, so he would not argue with the other party at this time.
Lu Fei took a deep breath, “Are there any band-aids?”
Huang Dan said, “It’s in the second drawer of the TV cabinet.”
Lu Fei went to open the drawer and put band-aids, sterilized cotton, and iodine on a tray and brought it to the table. “Come here!”
Huang Dan followed obediently.
The man carefully applied iodine to his wound. He wanted to say that he didn’t feel any pain at all. But the timing is not right, it is better to find a suitable opportunity to explain the matter clearly.
System said, “Xiao Di, this cannot be disclosed.”
Huang Dan was stunned, he didn’t understand, “Why?”
System, “Restrictions of the mission world.”
Huang Dan was speechless.
Lu Fei’s movements were gentle, but his words were unforgiving, “*Don’t accept a job to make porcelain if you don’t have the diamond.”
(*Idiom= Only do things you are good at)
Huang Dan said, “Didn’t you settle abroad? Why don’t you use the same type of words but use Chinese idioms while mocking people?”
Without raising an eyebrow, Lu Fei tore off the bandage and wrapped it around the wound on the young man’s index finger, “I went abroad after finishing my first year of high school in China.”
Huang Dan asked, “Why did you go abroad?”
Lu Fei pressed the band-aid little by little with his fingertips, making sure that every corner was affixed. “How come there is why? If one wants to go abroad, just go abroad.”
Huang Dan didn’t ask again.
The remaining two dishes and one soup were cooked by Lu Fei.
Lu Fei put the food on the table, but still didn’t understand why he went to the kitchen to cook. “I have to go out in the afternoon and will be back at seven or eight in the evening.”
Huang Dan said, “Okay.”
Lu Fei held the table with both hands, leaned over and asked, “Ji Shiyu, is there anything you want to ask?”
According to normal people’s thinking, shouldn’t he ask, “Why did you come all the way back for me?” “Are you worried about me?” “Are you jealous or do you mind if I sleep with someone else?” “What is our relationship now?” Or questions like “Do you like me?” Or “What do you think of me as a person?”
The young man’s reaction is quite ordinary. They didn’t hold hands, didn’t hug, and didn’t even kiss on the lips. Before anything happens, they entered into some kind of pattern that Lu Fei couldn’t figure out. Perhaps it was because he was in disbelief for a moment.
Lu Fei searched online to find out what behavior would a person show after confessing to someone, such as feeling uneasy, nervous, shy, etc. The young man didn’t manifest any of them. If it weren’t for his good memory, he would have suspected that the confession he heard that day was an illusion.
Huang Dan thought carefully and said, “No.”
Lu Fei put aside the bowl and chopsticks and massaged his forehead, “I think I’m full.”
Huang Dan said, “You didn’t eat yet.”
Lu Fei glanced coldly, “I ate oil smoke and air.”
Huang Dan,“……”
He put a piece of Mushu meat into his mouth with chopsticks, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, “This is the most delicious stir-fry I’ve ever had. Try it.”
Lu Fei looked at it for a moment, then said in disbelief, “I’m full.”
Huang Dan’s voice was muffled, and he pulled the man’s hand, “Stop making trouble, sit down and eat.”
This tone, no matter how a person listens to it, has a kind of pampering in it, even if it is taken apart word by word, the meaning has not disappeared.
Lu Fei was stunned again. He pulled out the chair and sat on it. He picked up the Mushu meat with chopsticks thinking it was delicious. But it turned out that it was cooked and the amount of oil and salt was normal. In two words, just passable.
He wanted to say a few words to mock the young man, and grab the tail that was raised to the sky and pull him down. But Lu Fei saw the way the other person curled the corners of his lips and didn’t say anything.
After Huang Dan tasted the other two dishes and the soup, he blurted out, “Your cooking skills are still so good.”
Lu Fei was distracted and didn’t hear clearly, “What?”
Huang Dan said, “I mean, your cooking skills are very good.”
Lu Fei took a bite of his food and said, “Better than you.”
Huang Dan nodded in agreement, without any hint of dissatisfaction, with a smile in his voice, “Yeah, better than me.”
Lu Fei suddenly raised his eyes. He couldn’t see through the young man, and had never felt this way before.
Huang Dan didn’t talk much, even less when eating. He didn’t try to find a topic, and merely hung his head and ate the vegetables, chewing and swallowing slowly, not allowing anyone to set foot in his little world at this time.
Lu Fei noticed it, and he also didn’t try to find it in annoyance.
The meal was spent in silence. Huang Dan didn’t touch the plate of Musu meat again. He didn’t like to eat the food he cooked, it doesn’t have the flavor of happiness. Lu Fei gritted his teeth and ate it.
Lu Fei wiped his mouth with a tissue and asked without raising his eyelids, “What are you looking at?”
Huang Dan held his chin with one hand and said, “Looking at you.”
Lu Fei’s movement of wiping his mouth paused slightly, almost undetectable, “What did you see?”
Huang Dan said, “Your palms are rough and there are calluses on them, and there is a small black mole on your left ear. There is stubble on your chin, you went out in the morning without shaving it, and it looks very prickly. There is a small pimple on your face, it’s new, because of excessive heat.”
The corners of Lu Fei’s lips twitched under the tissue. When he put down the tissue, he had returned to normal and spoke nonchalantly, “That’s all?”
Huang Dan said that was all for the time being, “There are mung beans in the refrigerator. I’ll make mung bean soup for you to drink, which will lower the heat.”
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, mung bean soup? Even tortoise soup is useless.
Huang Dan said, “Don’t squeeze out the pimple, otherwise it will become inflamed. If you feel uncomfortable, I can apply some toothpaste on you.”
Lu Fei frowned and looked at him, “Stay away from me, and I have nothing to worry about.”
Huang Dan said, “Oh.”
He put away the dishes and went to the kitchen without saying another word.
Lu Fei supported his forehead, when did that kid finally defeat him? Can’t remember it, there’s no trace of it.
Suddenly, Lu Fei remembered what the young man said. He said that they were the same kind of people, neither gay nor straight, and also recalled another sentence the young man said.
The young man said that he is not gay and said that he likes him.
Inadvertently, Lu Fei’s hand hit the corner of the table, his expression changed with pain, his lip line suddenly straightened, and he groaned in pain.
Huang Dan came out of the kitchen, “Let me take a look.”
Don’t know what happened, but Lu Fei didn’t move, and the young man grabbed his hand which was hit, and blew on it gently, “Just blow and it won’t hurt anymore.”
Lu Fei’s face burned, and he groaned, “Are you blowing immortal qi?”
Huang Dan said, “I saw Zhou Jiejie treating her family’s baby in this way.”
Lu Fei’s eyes darkened, and he was so angry that he wanted to pinch the young man’s face, “Ji Shiyu, are you deliberately trying to give me indigestion?”
Huang Dan said, “I’m trying to divert your attention. Are you still in as much pain as before?”
Lu Fei was surprised, it didn’t hurt that much anymore.
Huang Dan pulled the man’s hand to his mouth. This time he didn’t blow on it, but put his lips to it and licked it with the tip of his tongue.
Lu Fei only felt that the licked part of his hand was warm at first, and then cool. He felt like something was stuck to him, and he immediately took his hand away, with a look of suspicion on his face, “An oily mouth.”
Huang Dan said, “I rubbed it off.”
Lu Fei’s complexion was not good and said, “That’s also there.”
Huang Dan noticed that the man’s ears were red, he shook his head, still the same.
When Lu Fei came out, Zhou Chunlian from the opposite door also happened to come out. The two of them looked at each other, the former turned a blind eye and the latter was thoughtful.
Zhou Chunlian put the garbage bag at the door. She stretched her head and looked around, and asked the young man sweeping the floor in the living room, “Xiao Ji, you and the guy upstairs, you guys……”
Huang Dan said, “We are friends.”
Zhou Chunlian didn’t seem surprised. She smiled and said, “If you treat people well, you will not lack friends.”
Huang Dan said, “Zhou Jiejie, is the baby asleep?”
Zhou Chunlian said haven’t slept. She sighed, “The child has eczema on his face, and couldn’t get better after taking the medicine. I didn’t sleep much last night.”
Huang Dan said, “That’s normal, don’t worry too much.”
Zhou Chunlian hummed.
Huang Dan asked tentatively, “Zhou Jiejie, can I go to see the baby?”
Zhou Chunlian obviously hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Huang Dan took the key and locked the door.
Zhou Chunlian said behind him, “It’s right for you to pay attention, it’s very chaotic now, and something will happen as soon as said .”
Huang Dan said, “Last time there was a thief in my house, so I just kept an eye out.”
Zhou Chunlian sighed, “Your Li DaGe and I are discussing whether to move. It’s hard to find a house, and moving is very troublesome. He doesn’t have time, and I don’t have the energy, and can only wait until the child is older.”
Huang Dan followed Zhou Chunlian into the house, “If the case is solved and the murderer is caught, it will be fine.”
Zhou Chunlian said, “The police have been investigating, but nothing has been found. Old Zhang’s case has not been solved yet. I don’t think it is possible to solve it before the end of the year.”
Huang Dan looked back at her, “No one can tell for sure. Maybe there are clues all of a sudden.”
“Hope so.”
Zhou Chunlian bought a crib for her child, but she did not put the child to sleep in it. Instead, she placed the child on the big bed and let him sleep next to her.
The baby was lying on the bed, wearing a diaper, waving his fat arms, staring at his short legs from time to time, and blowing bubbles from his mouth. He had just fed and was in good spirits.
Zhou Chunlian pulled the towel up.
There was no air conditioning in the room, Huang Dan saw her doing that and said, “Will it be hot?”
Zhou Chunlian said, “It won’t be hot.”
Huang Dan had already discovered that Zhou Chunlian is very stubborn in taking care of her child and would not listen to advice. What she thinks is right is right. Even if everyone told her that it is wrong, she will not change it.
Except for doctors.
Zhou Chunlian firmly believed in what the doctor said. She valued her child too much. It was abnormal beyond that point.
Huang Dan didn’t say any more. He stood by the bed and smiled at the baby. The baby grinned back at him, and his smile looked more like Li Shun’s.
“Zhou Jiejie, baby smiled at me.”
Zhou Chunlian laughed, her expression full of maternal love, “He likes you.”
Huang Dan didn’t reach out to touch the baby, nor did he get too close, knowing Zhou Chunlian’s disgust.
The baby on the bed was so small. His hand was only as long as one of Huang Dan’s fingers. It looked very fragile. Zhou Chunlian asked him to hold him, but he didn’t dare to hold in fear of using too much strength and harming the baby.
Zhou Chunlian suddenly said, “Xiao Ji, I heard that you are very close to occupants of 502.”
Huang Dan said, “Well, I get along well with him, so I often go to his place.”
Zhou Chunlian took the rattle and shook it, teasing her son, “You should find a job as soon as possible. That way you can be busy. It’s better to be busy.”
Huang Dan did not straighten up, but looked at the middle-aged woman from this angle, “Zhou Jiejie, is there anything you want to say to me? If there is, you can say it directly.”
Zhou Chunlian said, “There’s not much to say.”
Huang Dan still more or less heard the deep meaning in the middle-aged woman’s previous words, and hoped that he would stop interacting with Wang Zhi.
Not long after, Huang Dan stood at the door of 502.
Usually every time he came over, the door would be open, and the sound of Wang Zhi typing on the keyboard could be heard from inside, mixed with the melody of pop songs. This time, the door was closed tightly, which was a bit strange.
Huang Dan looked at the cardboard boxes in the corridor, then turned sideways and knocked on the door.
After a while, Wang Zhi opened the door, breathing heavily and with sweat on his face, “Ji Shiyu, why are you here? I have a batch of new goods here and I am busy sorting them out.”
Huang Dan went in and saw that the door of the room where the goods were stored was closed and locked.
He squinted, how could someone move goods halfway through and suddenly lock the door?
Wang Zhi went to the bathroom to wash his face and came out, there were water droplets on his face and neck, and the smell of soap was very strong. He said “You wait, I’m going to cut the watermelon, it’s a dark beauty, a big one, just bought it in the morning.”
Huang Dan said, “Did you go out this morning?”
Wang Zhi’s voice came from the kitchen, “Yes, I went out to buy fruits and vegetables.”
Huang Dan’s eyes kept moving, “Wang Zhi, your good friend’s ex-girlfriend is not coming over?”
Wang Zhi took out two slices of watermelon and gave one to Huang Dan, “I’ve forgotten about this, why do you still remember it?”
Huang Dan took the watermelon and said, “I’m curious about what kind of girl can be friends with her ex-boyfriend.”
Wang Zhi spit out the watermelon seeds into the trash can, “Just like us, she has two eyes, one mouth, and one nose.”
He looked up and said, “The guy next door had lunch in your room?”
Huang Dan looked at Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi stuffed his mouth with watermelon and his words slurred, “Don’t look at me like that, don’t even think about it. I left the door open, and as soon as he came back, he ran upstairs and downstairs and knocked on the door. How could I not know? And I also heard you talking to him.”
Huang Dan continued to eat watermelon, talking nonsense without blushing, “I did him a favor, he said he would introduce me to a job.”
Wang Zhi asked quickly, with a gossipy attitude, “What favor?”
Huang Dan said, “I promised him not to tell others.”
Wang Zhi rolled his eyes, “It’s really not that interesting.”
Huang Dan threw the melon rind into the trash can, “I have nothing to do this afternoon, do you need my help?”
Wang Zhi took off his glasses and wiped them with a glasses cloth. “Today’s business in the store is not good, and I will look for you when the event is held. ”
Huang Dan asked casually, “What’s the new arrival?”
Wang Zhi looked at Huang Dan. He was very short and had to raise his head to look up, “Why are you asking about this, out of curiosity again? Ji Shiyu, you are more curious than me. It’s not that I’m telling you, but it is not a good thing to know too much about that stuff.”
Huang Dan said, “Yeah right.”
Wang Zhi scratched his head, then threw a tube of medicine at Huang Dan, “It’s very effective in removing scars. I ordered a tube for you in passing.”
Huang Dan took a look in his hand and asked, “How much is it?”
Wang Zhi hooked his neck and stood on his tiptoes. His posture was still very awkward. “It didn’t cost much, just take it back with you and use it, originally a handsome guy, but now a pig head.”
Huang Dan said, “Thank you.”
Wang Zhi patted him on the shoulder, went to sit in front of the computer and started working.
Huang Dan didn’t leave all afternoon. He didn’t close his eyes either even when it was time to take a nap. He insisted on chatting with Wang Zhi, and didn’t go back until it was almost dark.
Lu Fei said he would be back at seven or eight in the evening. He came back during that time and did not exceed the time limit.
Huang Dan brought him mung bean soup, “I heard from Zhao Xiao that your company is called MP, which is the abbreviation of My Princess, such as my royal highness.”
Lu Fei took a sip of the soup, which was taken out of the refrigerator. It was cold and sweet. “Yes.”
Huang Dan asked, “Who is your princess?”
After hearing what Zhao Xiao said, he was very confused. In the previous worlds, before the man met him, there was no one around him. Once the other party met him, it was only him.
Why did a princess appear in this world?
Lu Fei said, “I don’t know.”
Huang Dan observed the change in the man’s expression, “You founded the company for that person, how could you not know?”
Lu Fei’s thin lips pursed, the young man’s tone made him impatient. Where is 100% trust? Eaten by a dog? “Don’t know means don’t know, Ji Shiyu, I don’t need to lie to you.”
Huang Dan said, “Really?”
Lu Fei finished the mung bean soup without saying a word, and his anger was almost extinguished. “When I founded the company, that string of letters appeared in my mind. I thought it was good, so I used it when registering. Over the years, I haven’t thought about it, it’s just a name.”
Huang Dan stopped talking.
Lu Fei became irritable. He curled his two fingers and tapped on the table, “Ji Shiyu, what’s wrong with you?”
Huang Dan said, “It’s nothing, I’m just jealous, don’t worry about me, it will be fine in a while.”
Lu Fei, “……”
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