Rose Manor

When Shen Jianian returned home at night, Fu Jichen was still at the company.

Just when Cheng Jin was about to say something to her, several furry little things rushed down from upstairs and circled around Shen Jianian excitedly, making "woohoo" sounds.

Shen Jianian was drinking water and choked on a sip, almost losing his grip on the cup.She looked at the three dogs jumping on her lap with a look of astonishment, as well as the cat that was pushed aside.

She put the water glass on the table, squatted down and stroked their heads one by one, feeling surprised and happy: "Why are you here?!"

"I was just about to tell you this." Cheng Jin couldn't help laughing as he watched the cats and dogs playing with Shen Jianian, "The driver who sent them home said they were brought by a special car from Yicheng. The car was driving all the way Heating, blankets, food and water were provided, so I came here comfortably."

Shen Jianian put a hand on Laifu, who was dancing the most happily, and pursed his lips thoughtfully.

It should be Fu Jichen's arrangement, but he didn't tell her in advance.

"I have never had a pet, so I don't know where to place them. They were running up and down the house this afternoon, which made me very sad." Cheng Jin recalled the scene of cats and dogs running around, feeling helpless and funny.

"They are all picked up stray animals. They are easy to raise. They just need to be given food and drink. They usually find a place to play on their own." Shen Jianian sat on the sofa, and the cats and dogs jumped up and curled up next to her.

Cheng Jin: "They are quite close to you."

"I feed them often and they are quite familiar." Shen Jianian touched the briquettes that jumped into his arms, "When will Fu Jichen come back?"

"I don't know." Cheng Jin glanced at the clock on the wall. It was past seven o'clock. "Sir, he hasn't called me. Why don't you call him and ask?"

Shen Jia Nian was a little hesitant. Seeing Cheng Jin waiting aside, she had no choice but to take out her mobile phone and dial Fu Jichen's number.

The ringer was picked up within a few seconds, and the man's low-pitched voice came: "Why did you remember to call me?"

Shen Jianian was speechless for a moment. She rarely called Fu Jichen on her own initiative, so in his opinion, this behavior was too strange.

Not hearing her voice, Fu Jichen teased: "Miss me?"

Shen Jia Nian coughed loudly to prevent Cheng Jin from hearing the words coming from the receiver, and said hurriedly: "Aunt Cheng asked me to call you to ask when you will be back so that she can prepare dinner."

"Oh." Fu Jichen's voice lowered slightly, as if he was disappointed, "On the way, we will arrive in 10 minutes."

Shen Jianian looked at Cheng Jin who was waiting next to her and relayed Fu Jichen's words to her: "He said he will arrive in 10 minutes."

"Then I have to get ready quickly." Cheng Jin said as he walked to the kitchen.

Before the call was hung up, Shen Jia Nian was silent, and the people on the other side didn't make a sound. Shen Jia Nian heard a whistle from the phone, which was a bit distant, but also seemed to be very close.

"Then...I'm dead?" Shen Jia Nian protracted without knowing it, lowered his head, and clasped his fingers on the edge of the sofa.

Fu Jichen waited and said slowly: "Well, hang up."

Shen Jianian held the phone in front of his eyes, hovered his finger over the hangup button, paused for a few seconds, pressed it, and the short call ended.

She held the phone against her chest, as if doing so would stop her heart from beating so fast.

However, his voice echoed in her ears over and over again, disturbing her mind.

More than ten minutes later, the car drove into the villa and Fu Jichen came back. When he opened the door, he saw Shen Jianian lying on the sofa. The dog named Laifu was on her body with its forelimbs and licking her face.

"Laifu, get down, stop making trouble..." Shen Jianian laughed and shook his head to avoid it. The dog thought that the owner was playing with it, and became more and more excited.

Fu Jichen's brows furrowed and his forehead twitched faintly. He stood there motionless. It was rare that when he faced Shen Jia Nian, his voice was dignified: "Shen Jia Nian."

Shen Jianian was only focused on communicating with the cat and dog he had not seen for a long time. He didn't know when he came in. Hearing the sound, he quickly got up from the sofa and pulled off some wrinkled clothes on his body.

Her long hair was messy, her face was flushed, her eyes were shining brightly, and she was breathing slightly, like a little madman, with an irritating innocence and childishness.

Even if Fu Jichen was full of resentment, he couldn't express it when he saw her like this.

"You're back." Shen Jianian smoothed his knotted hair with his fingers, walked over, helped him take the coat he had taken off, and hung it on the hanger.

Fu Jichen followed her face with his eyes, half-smiling but not smiling.

"Did you send someone to bring the kittens and puppies from Yicheng?" Shen Jianian already knew the answer before asking, but she still wanted to ask.

Fu Jichen raised his hand and stroked her porcelain-white cheek with his fingertips, which were stained with dog saliva. He felt disgusted and frowned slightly. "Don't you like them very much?" he said.

During the time she lived in Rose Manor, sometimes she was reluctant to let go of the kitten during meals and had to hold it in her arms.

"Take it over to make you happy." Fu Jichen's voice was very low, as if he was just telling her to listen to her alone. The doting in his words was unabashed, clearly showing his connivance towards her.

Cheng Jin brought the dishes to the restaurant. He turned his head inadvertently and saw a man and woman very close to each other in the living room. The man's hand was gently stroking the other's face, his eyes were infinitely gentle.

There is tenderness and tenderness between the two.

After the initial shock, Cheng Jin had become accustomed to the scene of them behaving intimately. He quietly looked away, placed the dishes on the table one by one, and then asked them to eat.

*
Shen Jianian practiced the piano very hard in the afternoon, and her body was a little tired. She almost fell asleep when she touched the pillow, but she didn't sleep well and had a dream.

The scene in the dream was very familiar. She had seen it before, but she was not sure.

The wind was blowing very hard. Pei Che was standing precariously on the edge of the cliff wearing a thin white shirt, and the wind blew the hem of his clothes loudly.There were wounds on his face, and he looked at her with such sadness.

She kept running towards him, calling his name loudly, but it seemed that the distance was very close. She ran for a long time and still couldn't touch the hem of his clothes.

She seemed to know what he was going to do, and she shook her head at him, trying to persuade him not to do it.

Pei Che took one last deep look at her, closed his eyes and fell back, falling straight down like a seagull with broken wings.

"do not want!"

She finally ran to the edge of the cliff and knelt on the ground, but she could only watch as Pei Che fell into the sea, was swallowed up by the rising waves, annihilated, and finally disappeared from sight.

"Ache, don't..."

Shen Jianian struggled to wake up from her sleep. The dream was so real that she stayed in a daze for a long time with her eyes open. She groped in the darkness with trembling fingers and turned on the lamp.

The soft light came on, and she looked around and saw the layout of the room clearly, and then she realized that it was a dream.

Shen Jianian raised her head to cover her forehead, and felt something cold and slippery. It turned out that she had broken out in a cold sweat.She hugged the quilt and sat on the bed with her back hunched over, recalling the details of her dream.

That feeling of familiarity was not because she had experienced it before, but because she had had an identical dream.

She dreamed that Pei Che fell into the sea, his body was submerged by the sea water, and he kept sinking. She wanted to save him but couldn't. The feeling of powerlessness frightened her.

Shen Jia Nian clenched the clothes on her chest, feeling dizzy. There seemed to be a feeling of weightlessness remaining in her body, as if she had fallen from a cliff.

Feeling a little thirsty in his mouth, Shen Jia Nian pursed his lips, got out of bed and took a cup to the water dispenser to get some water.

Suddenly a cell phone rang in the quiet room. She shook her shoulders in fright, returned to the bedside with a half glass of water, and picked up the charging cell phone from the bedside table.

A series of familiar numbers flashed on the screen, a call from Pei Che.

Gein had just dreamed of him. Looking at the number, Shen Jia Nian was a little frightened. She didn't hesitate for long before she answered the call.

She said nothing, waiting for the person over there to speak.

The howling wind came from the receiver, and the momentum was scary. Shen Jia Nian felt very uneasy, and the fragments from his dream flashed over and over in his mind.

"Hello?" Shen Jianian couldn't bear the long silence at first, swallowed his dry throat, opened his lips and asked, "Pei Che, is that you?"

Maybe the signal there was not good, and even the sound of the wind was intermittent. The lag reminded her of the snowflakes on an old TV.

Pei Che's voice finally rang on the phone. It was so void, as if it would disappear in the howling wind at any time: "Xiao Nian, I love you..."

Shen Jia Nian's heart felt like needles pricking her heart, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything. Tears fell first.

Without waiting for a response, the caller hung up.

Shen Jia Nian heard something was wrong in his voice and hurriedly called back. In less than half a minute, the call could no longer be reached.

A cold mechanical voice reminded her: "Hello, the phone you dialed has been turned off." (End of Chapter)