Rose Manor

January 1st was New Year's Eve. Bai Changxia called Shen Jianian three days in advance and strongly invited her to come to his home to celebrate the New Year. It was crowded and lively.

On the day of family reunion, it was too deserted to be alone, and Bai Changxia didn't want her to be alone.

Shen Jianian refused.

Bai Changxia wanted to continue to persuade, but suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you have other plans?"

"No." Shen Jianian was flipping through a magazine and answered casually.

"No." Bai Changxia's smiling voice contained a hint of probing, "Didn't Boss Fu tell you that he wanted to celebrate the New Year with you?"

Shen Jianian held a corner of the magazine, paused with his fingertips, and did not turn it over: "He went on a business trip abroad last week and hasn't come back yet. He has a flight in the afternoon the day before New Year's Eve. Besides, New Year's Eve is not as good as New Year's Day. He should go back to his hometown Stay home and spend time with your elders.”

Bai Changxia couldn't hear her emotions, but he got other information from her words: "You even know his schedule. Are you two...reconciled?"

The last time I saw Fu Jichen was on the night of Shen Jiannian's birthday. The two of them were not so close at that time. Could it be that there has been new progress between them in this month?

Shen Jianian lowered his voice a little and said vaguely: "What does reconciliation mean?"

The ugly cow cat jumped on the sofa, raised its fluffy tail, stepped on Shen Jianian's leg with one paw, and meowed at her. It no longer looked like the domineering and ferocious look it had when it was wandering around.

Shen Jianian stroked the cow cat's head and listened to Bai Changxia on the phone correcting his words with a smile: "I didn't express myself well. You two didn't quarrel or break up, so naturally you can't talk about 'reconciliation', so what's going on now?" You are together."

The cow cat tilted its head and cupped Shen Jianian's palm, stretched out its pink tongue to lick her sleeves, and helped her comb the hair on her sweater, licking it one by one, combing the hair in one direction.

Shen Jia Nian bent his eyes with a soft expression.

After more than a month, she was finally willing to let her touch this ferocious cat. Then she bought a cage to put it in, took it to a pet hospital for vaccination and deworming, and officially took it home for adoption.

At first it would always hide under the sofa, bed, or find a cardboard box or trash can to get into. When she hid the trash can and carton, it would hide in a plastic bag.

Day after day, one person and one cat have lived together for a long time. It no longer avoids her. It will jump into her arms and rub her palms like a baby like it is now, and will help her comb the fur on her sweater.

She is not the same cat. From being defensive at the beginning, to accepting, to being close and trusting.

Time can change a lot.

On the other side of the phone, Bai Changxia waited for a long time but didn't hear Shen Jia Nian's voice, thinking that she wouldn't answer. Just as he was about to change the topic, Shen Jia Nian said "hmm" suddenly.

On the morning of New Year's Day, Fu Jichen shattered all her shells and forced her to face his feelings. He kissed her when she was awake, but she did not reject him.

Maybe she no longer rejects him, but she doesn't want to admit it.

Bai Changxia covered her mouth and was so surprised that she couldn't make a sound. Shen Jia Nian actually hid it so tightly and didn't reveal anything at all. If she hadn't taken the initiative to ask today, she wouldn't have planned to tell her.

"We are together." Shen Jianian said, "Maybe I liked him very much before."

Therefore, even if she lost all memories related to him, she still couldn't resist him.

"It's not a possibility, it's a fact!" Bai Changxia said in an excited tone, "Fu Jichen's speed is faster than I thought. I thought there was still some friction between you two."

"I'm with him, isn't it good?"

"You liked him before. Of course we can still be together after going through so many things." I don't know why, but when he said this, Bai Changxia's eyes were hot and he felt like crying.

She hopes that someone can stay with Jia Nian, take care of her, and give her support so that she will no longer be alone.

That person was Fu Jichen, and she thought it was great.

Shen Jianian smiled, ended the call, and picked up the obviously fattened cat in his arms: "Who said I was spending New Year's Eve alone? Didn't I still have you? Let's spend it together."

The phone rang again, and a call came in. Shen Jianian looked at it and saw it was Pei Che.

Shen Jia Nian picked up the call, and Pei Che's voice was still so gentle: "Xiao Nian, I'm back home."

*

On the afternoon before New Year's Eve, at around five o'clock, Pei Che drove to the community where Shen Jianian lived according to the address given by her.

Before going out, Shen Jianian fed the cat, took his hat and scarf, and when he went down, he met Ni Yiqiong, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, in the elevator. She was wearing a tight black wool skirt and a gray fur coat, and her wavy hair was pulled back with a shark clip. stand up.

Shen Jianian had already pressed the button on the first floor, but Ni Yiqiong did not move again. He folded his arms with a brown leather bag in his arms. He glanced at her lightly and did not say hello to her with a face.

The last time she saw Shen Jianian getting into Fu Jichen's car, the man turned around and fastened her seat belt himself, kissed her in that position, and she pushed his face away. Recalling that scene, Ni Yiqiong clenched his fists and thought of himself on Shen Jia Nian's birthday. He was really a complete fool and was played around by Shen Jia Nian.

With a "ding" sound, the elevator door opened.

Ni Yiqiong stepped out first in high-heeled short boots.

Shen Jianian then went out and called Pei Che while walking to ask where he was.

Pei Che said that they were doing visitor registration at the gate of the community.

Shen Jianian quickened his pace and told him that there was no need to register, she was already out.

Pei Che waited for her outside the community gate. A few minutes later, he saw Shen Jia Nian running towards him. He was wearing a white down jacket and a gray and pink plaid scarf around his neck. He ran too fast and his woolen hat was tilted to one side.

Pei Che went up to her and looked her up and down. After more than three months of separation, she felt a little strange when he saw her again.

He stretched out his hand to help her fix her crooked hat, with a smile on her thin face. He had prepared a lot of words on the way here, but when they actually met, he didn't know how to speak.

After brewing for a while, the first thing Pei Che said was: "How are you?" Her health was not very good after the car accident. She would get sick if she wasn't careful when the weather got cold, and it was harder to recover than the average person.

Shen Jia Nian ran over with uneven breathing and red cheeks: "It's pretty good."

Except for getting sick not long after moving here, everything else was fine. She weighed herself the day before yesterday and gained four pounds.

Pei Che opened the car door: "Let's talk after we get in the car. My mother is waiting for us in the restaurant."

It was Zhou Ruo who wanted to return to China to celebrate the New Year. Although her life abroad was peaceful and peaceful, she still missed home deep down and planned to find time to go out for fun after the New Year.

"Okay." Shen Jianian got into the car.

At the same time, Fu Jichen's plane landed. At the airport exit, he only saw Qu Mo who came to pick him up, but not the other person.

"Where is Shen Jia Nian?" Fu Jichen asked.

Qu Mo looked confused: "Is Miss Shen here too?"

Song Fang, who was following Fu Jichen, lowered his eyes and said nothing. It turned out that the boss thought Shen Jianian would come to pick him up, so he was so happy when he got off the plane. Next to him, he caught a glimpse of the curve of the boss's mouth. It was so obvious that he was a person who didn't show his emotions.

As a result, expectations turned into disappointment.

Fu Jichen took out his cell phone from his pocket, turned it on, and checked it several times, but found no missed calls or messages from Shen Jianian.

He had sent her flight information before, didn't she understand what that meant?

Fu Jichen stuffed the phone back, with no expression on his face, and said in a calm voice: "Let's go."

Qu Mo and Song Fang looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.

Qu Mo didn't ask Fu Jichen where he was going, and drove directly to the community where Shen Jia Nian lived. Along the way, Fu Jichen's face showed no other emotions, as if he was frozen.

The car parked in the garage, and Fu Jichen carried his suitcase into the elevator and went straight to the twenty-sixth floor.

After careful planning, he was away for eight days, more than a week. Although he contacted her by phone, it was far from easing his thoughts.

He may suffer from separation anxiety. If he is away from Shen Jia Nian for more than a day, he will have random thoughts and worry that something will happen to her.

During the business trip, he not only called Shen Jianian, but also Zheng Yi. He would feel at ease knowing that she was at home. This kind of peace of mind could not last long. If he didn't receive any news from her after a while, he would fall into a new round of worry.

so repeatedly.

The elevator door opened, Fu Jichen walked out and knocked on Shen Jianian's door. The emotion of longing overflowed from his chest at this moment, looking forward to her expression when she opened the door.

However, there was no response from the room.

Fu Jichen found the spare key he had asked Shen Jia for before and opened the door. There was no one in the living room. The ugly cat was sitting on the sofa, baring its teeth at him, the intruder.

"Shen Jia Nian?"

Fu Jichen called out and opened the bedroom door, but there was no sign of her inside.

He searched the guest room, kitchen and dining room, and finally came to the conclusion that Shen Jia Nian was not at home.