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Chapter 6 Birthday
Chapter 6 Birthday
1 month 31 number.
It was cold and windy.Shu Yi just got off work, and received a text message from Cai Cai: "Come to my house quickly."
Shu Yi was puzzled and called Cai Cai back.However, through the phone, Cai Cai's voice was vague and unclear at all, she just kept repeating: "Come here quickly, there is something urgent."
Hearing her eagerness, Shu Yi hurriedly hailed a taxi to drive to her home.Speaking of which, the vegetable counter was busy during this time, working overtime all day long.The two haven't been in touch for a long time. Could it be that something happened to her?
Shu Yi rushed to Cai Cai's house in this anxious mood.She was still breathing while standing at the door, when the door was suddenly opened from the inside.Immediately afterwards, two figures sprang out from nowhere, and sprayed vigorously at her with a paint spray.
"What are you doing..." Shu Yi closed her eyes and dodged, covering her face with her hands, "Are you two still children?"
"Hahahaha..." Cai Cai and Hao Ming laughed happily, and then clapped and sang loudly, "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."
Only then did Shu Yi realize that Cai Cai and Hao Ming were wearing funny and exaggerated cloaks and shiny top hats on their heads.With big smiles on their faces, they sang happy birthday to her over and over again.
Shu Yi was startled, and smiled, but his eyes became moist in an instant.
Her birthday is always in the winter vacation. When Dad was alive, he never gave her a birthday, and he didn't care.The first person in my memory to celebrate her birthday was Cai Cai, who ran out of the house on a rainy day, ran over several buses to find her, invited her to dinner, and gave her presents.
Afterwards, every birthday of hers, Cai Cai was never absent. She said that birthdays should always be lively.
"Hey, I'm so moved that I'm about to cry, hahaha!" Cai Cai pulled her in and gave her a big hug, "Even if the whole world forgets your birthday, I won't forget it. She's the best girlfriend."
Shu Yi sniffed: "Yes, best girlfriend."
The person who will stay by her side no matter how happy or sad; the person who will silently care about her no matter how far apart;
Now that she was by her side, she suddenly felt that life was complete.
Cai Cai carelessly brushed off the colorful ribbons in her hair, and put a red top hat on her head.Cai Cai pulled Shui to the sofa and opened the exquisite cake box: "Dangdang Dangdang ~~ Shouxing is one, we have prepared a big cake and meal for you today."
Shu Yi hugged her again emotionally: "Thank you, Cai Cai."
There was a burst of aroma from the kitchen.Shu Yi heard the sound of cooking coming from the kitchen, so she couldn't help but glance at Cai Cai curiously, and asked in a low voice, "Who is in the kitchen?"
"You cook!" Cai Cai said with a smile, "You know, Hao Ming and I know nothing about cooking. Without him, we wouldn't be able to cook a table full of dishes for you."
"It can't be auntie?" Shu Yi thought it was Cai Cai's mother-in-law, and felt a little sorry.It's my birthday, but I trouble my elders to cook for me.
"Well, no." Cai Cai shook her head in denial.
"I'll go and help." Shu Yi quickly walked into the kitchen.
Cai Cai and Hao Ming looked at each other and blinked at each other.
When Shu Yi walked to the door of the kitchen, she found an aunt standing in front of the stove, a young man in a black sweater.He is tall and tall, with Cai Cai's bear apron around his waist. He is full of homely atmosphere but cannot conceal his cold temperament.
Shu Yi stared at him, the perfectly familiar profile under the dim light made her speechless in shock, this person was none other than Xu Mubai.He lowered his head, looking serious and serious.He holds the pot in his left hand and the shovel in his right, and he moves skillfully.
In Shu Yi's heart, he is the big boss of the Zhilin Group, a high-ranking young master, and he never thought that he could cook because someone would take care of him in everything.When Shu Yi was in a dilemma, he accidentally bumped into a small stool beside him, staggered forward, and quickly stabilized himself.
"Be careful." When he heard the movement, he turned his head and met a pair of flustered eyes unexpectedly.
His lips were originally pursed, but he was soon amused by her funny look.Her head and body were covered with colored threads sprayed out from the paintbrush, and the hat was crooked and almost fell off. He reminded, "The hat is crooked."
"Oh." Shu Yi straightened her hat, then felt that the hat was in the way, took it off and put it aside.
She was always a little defensive and a little embarrassed when she saw him.She would inadvertently think of those two hugs that she didn't know whether they were accidental, and his angry eyes when she fled in a hurry.She always hoped that he would no longer appear in front of her, but it seemed that every time he would not get what she wanted.
She was a little afraid of being alone with him and wanted to withdraw.But Xu Mubai was working hard on her birthday after all, so she really felt sorry for leaving like this.
So, she walked to his side hesitantly, and said softly, "Let me come."
"No need." Xu Mubai refused straight away, a slight smile appeared in his pitch-black eyes, "But you can fight."
She naturally responded: "Okay."
There was a lot of fresh ingredients beside him, Shu Yi didn't know what Xu Mubai would cook next, so he couldn't help asking, "What should I cook?"
"You pick up the enoki mushrooms, meat, and sea cucumbers soaked in the water, and slice them according to your preference."
"Okay." Shu Yi skillfully removed the roots of Flammulina velutipes, and then cut them into sections.During this process, she couldn't help but glanced at Xu Mubai who was skillfully stirring, and couldn't help asking, "You really know how to cook?"
"Is this difficult?" He raised his brows lightly, with a slight smile on his sharp-edged face.
Shu Yi murmured: "It's just that it's rare to see a man who is good at cooking."
"No way, I couldn't stand fast food and instant noodles when I went to study abroad, so I had to cook by myself." He said it calmly, as if knowing how to cook is not such a great thing.At this moment, he shoveled a piece of beef with a shovel, cooled it and handed it to Shu Yi's lips, "Try how it tastes."
The meat had already been brought to her lips, and he looked down at her expectantly.Shu Yi was too embarrassed to refuse, so she opened her mouth and ate.The beef is tender and delicious, mixed with the unique slightly spicy green pepper, the taste is particularly refreshing.
Shu Yi nodded and said vaguely: "It's delicious."
"Don't look at me with such admiration, it's been a long time since I returned to China." He curled his lips into a smile, and his dark eyes were full of teasing.He also brought a piece for himself, frowning slightly, "Today is not enough time, the beef is not marinated enough, it was better before."
Shu Yi said honestly: "I can't imagine how much more delicious it is."
The corners of his lips curled up: "When I was studying abroad, I had a South American roommate. At first he refused Chinese food, but then he asked me three times a day for a bite of braised pork."
Recalling that scene, Shu Yi couldn't help laughing: "Your roommate is so happy."
"You can also—" Xu Mubai paused, turned his head to see Shu Yi's slightly stiff smile, blinked his eyes, and continued casually, "Come to Jena's, eat for free."
"So you opened that Jean's restaurant after you returned to China?" Shu Yi remembered that this restaurant was also one of their Xu family's properties.
"It's a family business." He turned off the fire, poured the green pepper beef in the pot into the beautiful plate he had prepared before, and put the ripe broccoli and cut fruits on the plate, "But I occasionally give them Comments, the dishes should be pretty good.”
"So that's how it is." Shu Yi stared intently at him arranging an ordinary food into a tall work of art, with an envious look on his face.
Xu Mubai brought Shu Yi's cut meat, added a proper amount of salt, soy sauce, cornstarch, five-spice powder and a small bottle of unknown seasoning.Seeing Shu Yi staring at him non-stop, he couldn't help squinting at her, "Why, do you want to steal a teacher?"
"Yeah!" Shu Yi also likes to eat some food in her spare time, so she doesn't hide her thoughts at this moment.
"You are optimistic about it, anyway——you can't learn it."
"..."
"You can also beg me..." Xu Mubai coughed and raised his chin at her, "Bring me some candy."
"Okay." Shu Yi turned to look for it, only to find that the candy was gone.I think it's been a long time since Cai Cai has fired here, and everything is missing, but Shu Yi knows that she has the habit of putting seasonings and the like in the upper cabinet.She stood on her tiptoes to reach, but suddenly she couldn't reach it. She was about to move a small stool over, when a warm body was already close to her back.
The tip of her nose is his pleasant clear breath mixed with the smell of fireworks.She was taken aback, but she heard his nice and indifferent voice beside her: "I'll come."
He took the sugar off easily and stepped back.
"What are you going to cook now?" Seeing him boiling another pot of water and adding radishes and peas to it, Shu Yi asked curiously.
"Enoki mushroom lean meat soup."
"It sounds good." Shu Yi was a little curious, "I've never eaten like this before."
"That's a good time to taste it." He is making soup here, and he started another pot of hot oil. "I also want to make braised pork ribs with horseshoes. You should chop the horseshoes and garlic. It doesn't need to be too small."
"it is good."
She started chopping vegetables, occasionally glanced at him, he was busy standing in front of the stove, and occasionally explained the steps to her.It sounds like a simple soup, but there are many tedious steps.
The years are quiet and peaceful - at this moment, these four words suddenly popped up in her mind.
Since she was a child, she longed for a complete home, warm and peaceful.Mom is cooking, and Dad is helping. The kitchen is full of oily smoke, but it can't hide the taste of happiness.It's just such a small wish, she can't realize it in this life.
She is always alone, the house is empty, she has never enjoyed a mother's love, and there is very little father's love.
However, at this moment, she felt a warm feeling—like home.
"The soy sauce is gone." Xu Mubai turned around and went to get it from the closet.
When Shu Yi turned her head, she saw that the oil in the oil pan was already hot, so she poured the ribs on the cutting board into it.Perhaps there were still water droplets on the ribs, and the hot oil splashed all over immediately.
"Be careful!" Before Shu Yi had time to hide, Xu Mubai had already stretched out his hands in front of her, protecting her bare hands.Then he quickly picked up the lid of the pot on the side and put it on the pot.
"Did you get burned?" Xu Mubai frowned, then turned to ask her nervously.
"No." Shu Yi met his gaze, and her heart was inexplicably tugged. She quickly grabbed his wrist, "You're burned, aren't you?"
It was a bit hot in the kitchen, Xu Mubai took off his coat and rolled up both sleeves.He was protecting her just now, but his arm was splashed with hot oil, and there were several red spots.
"Does it hurt?" Shu Yi asked, quickly grabbed his hand and put it in the cold water, then whispered, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Xu Mubai looked down at her wrinkled face and nervous look, and her white and clean fingers wrapped around his arms, and there was a warm feeling in his chest.
"Wash for a while, and I'll get you burn ointment." Shu Yi knew that Cai Cai had scald ointment in the small drawer, so she hurriedly took it out, dug a large piece, and carefully applied it on his burn .
Xu Mubai didn't move, and looked down at her, allowing her to hold his hand and carefully apply the ointment for him.
"Okay." She let go of her hand and said with concern, "If it's serious, go to the hospital."
"Yeah." The warm touch on his hand disappeared, and he felt inexplicably empty.
"Hey, the ribs are getting burnt!" Shu Yi hurriedly wanted to open the pot, Xu Mubai dragged her behind her, and said in an unquestionable tone, "I'll do it."
So Shu Yi obediently acted as his assistant, watching Xu Mubai prepare each dish.She couldn't help thinking depressingly that her cooking skills were not bad, but at this time she was completely useless.
"Why are you in a daze?" Xu Mubai stuffed a leftover cherry tomato into her mouth, and watched her bite it down with a smile, "Could it be because I was overwhelmed by my cooking skills?"
"...Yes." It was really guessed right.
Xu Mubai still thought it was not enough to insert a knife, so he raised his eyebrows, "Actually, I can also make some desserts, but I don't have enough time today, otherwise I can make you a cake myself."
Shu Yi sighed: "Is there anything else you can't do?"
"Yes." Xu Mubai pursed his lips slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "I don't seem to know how to make the girl I like happy."
Shu Yi didn't know how to answer the words for a while, and it took him a long time to say: "It turns out that Young Master Xu still has such troubles."
Xu Mubai looked at her with a half-smile, his dark eyes were deep: "Can you tell me?"
Shu Yi's heart skipped a beat inexplicably, she was a little flustered, she turned her head and picked up two plates and walked out, "Xu Shao asked the wrong person, I'm not good at this kind of thing."
He stood in front of her and looked at her condescendingly: "Then imagine, what will I do to make you happy?"
With his back against the light, his handsome face was half-illuminated, and his expression was hard to discern.Shu Yi met his gentle eyes, and her cheeks were burning hot: "Well... this kind of assumption is too far-fetched."
"You can think about it, what else should I do now..." His pretty face approached her, "Will you look at me more pleasing to the eye?"
His breath was approaching, her heart was beating wildly, no matter how hinted it was, she couldn't stop it.She shrank her neck and turned around, quickly interrupting his words: "Let's go out, everyone is hungry."
Cai Cai heard the movement and pulled Hao Mingchao over to the dining table.She looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, with exaggerated surprise on her face: "Wow, what a sumptuous dish, it looks delicious. One by one, these dishes should be made by you, I still don't believe Xu Less workmanship."
Hao Ming on the side also nodded in surprise: "It's really rich, one by one you can be a hotel chef."
Shu Yi didn't dare to attribute the credit to herself: "No, I'm just a helper, it's all Xu Shao's masterpiece."
"Really, then I want to taste it." Cai Cai impatiently took a piece of ribs and stuffed it into her mouth, "Wow! It's delicious!"
There was an undeniable expression on Xu Mubai's face, as if this was nothing extraordinary.
Cai Cai couldn't wait to stuff the second piece into her mouth, and gave Xu Mubai a thumbs up vaguely, "I said, Xu Shao, you are too good, you are handsome, handsome, wise, and have good skills. You It is the dream of every girl in the world..."
Shu Yi thought to herself, Cai Cai is really easy to buy, a meal and a skin can make her forget those bad things in no time.
"Cough..." Hao Ming glared at her and reminded her, "Your man is still around, he will be jealous."
"Oh oh oh." Cai Cai ate happily, "Although I really want to praise you, you can't cook!"
Helpless and funny, Hao Ming reached out and poked her on the head.
"Come on, everyone, sit down and have dinner." Cai Cai pulled Hao Ming to sit on one side, leaving the other side for Xu Mubai and Shu Yi.
"Eat more, everyone—" Hao Ming stood up and poured drinks for everyone.
Cai Cai was also a little embarrassed: "This is originally my job, but it's hard for you two."
"Thank you all for celebrating my birthday today." Shu Yi smiled softly, her clear eyes sparkling, she picked up the drink and stood up, "This drink is a toast to everyone, I wish you all a happy new year and all the best."
"Happy birthday!" Everyone stood up and clinked glasses with her.
"Come, birthday, come and blow out the candles, come and make a wish!" Cai Cai asked Hao Ming to light the candles on the cake, and went to the kitchen to pick up the discarded shiny top hat for Shu Yi to put on.
Everyone applauded and sang happy birthday to Shu Yi. Shu Yi was touched and blushed a little.She put her chin on her fists, closed her eyes and made a wish, and blew out the candle in one breath.
Before she could sit down, Cai Cai said with a smile: "Yi Yi, for the sake of this table full of dishes, you have to toast a glass alone."
"That's natural." Shu Yi raised the glass generously, looked at Xu Mubai sincerely, "Thank you, Young Master Xu."
Xu Mubai raised his glass and touched her lightly, his face was not as cold as usual, but with a narrow smile: "Our relationship goes beyond this table of dishes. Besides, I am not the only one who can make such a table of dishes to the credit of man."
Shu Yi laughed: "Thank you very much."
"You two don't need to be polite." Cai Cai put a lot of meat into her bowl, "Hurry up and eat the vegetables, it won't taste good when it gets cold."
Gentleman Xu Mubai scooped up a bowl of soup and placed it by Shu Yi's hand.
"Thank you." Shu Yi took a sip of the soup with some embarrassment. The umami flavors of lean meat, sea cucumber, enoki mushroom, and vegetables were mixed on the tip of her tongue. .”
Xu Mubai bent his eyes, his eyebrows were vivid and gorgeous.
"Xu Shao, how did you learn this skill? It's so delicious!" Cai Cai lowered his head and devoured it hungrily, without any ladylike temperament. Hao Ming was afraid that she would choke, so he kept handing her drinks.
Xu Mubai said two words calmly: "Talent."
Cai Cai curled her lips speechlessly: "Xu Shao, you are too proud."
"Mr. Xu has the capital to be proud." Shu Yi told the truth, among the people she knew, Teacher Fang was the best at cooking, and Xu Mubai's cooking skills at a young age were no worse than Teacher Fang's.
Cai Cai blinked at Xu Shao: "Tsk tsk, it seems that Xu Shao's girlfriend is very happy..."
Xu Mubai glanced at Shu Yi, but said nothing, with a slight smile on his lips.
Hao Ming took a sip of his drink and said slowly, "I know Mu Bai so much, he doesn't even have a confidante, let alone a girlfriend."
"Really?" Cai Cai looked at him gossipingly, "Is Xu Shao defending himself for the future?"
Xu Mubai hummed nonchalantly, neither admitting nor denying it.
Shu Yi couldn't help being a little unbelievable at the moment, in her impression Xu Mubai wasn't very good, a playboy, smooth-tongued—but the version he heard now was that he wanted to defend himself like a jade for the future one?
She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. He was sitting upright, with downcast eyes and a serious expression.
When Cai Cai heard this, she started gossip mode again: "Xu Shao, what expectations do you have for the future one? Do you have any standards?"
"How can there be any standard when it comes to feelings? Meeting is fate." Xu Mubai seldom talks a lot, "She can be not beautiful, not smart, or tone-deaf, and has no special skills, as long as she matches with me."
"Hey, so Xu Shao's requirements are so low? I actually think one by one... hey!" Just as Cai Cai mentioned Shu Yi's name, someone stepped on her foot under the table.She raised her head to meet Shu Yi's annoying gaze, and quickly changed the subject, "Why are these ribs so delicious!"
"It's delicious." Shu Yi echoed.
Xu Mubai glanced at Shu Yi who was blushing from the corner of his eye, and the smile on his lips deepened.
"It's been a long time since I had a good meal like this. We've been very busy recently..." Afraid of the atmosphere being cold, Cai Cai changed the subject again and began to complain that there were too many things on stage, and she couldn't take it anymore.
Cai Cai opened up the topic, and Shu Yi also complained about some perverted regulations in the unit.Except for the host, she is usually quiet and calm, but she is cheerful and lively in front of her friends, and it is easy to make people laugh.
Shu Yi talked too much, her mouth was a little dry, she lowered her head to look for a drink and found that there were more than a dozen peeled fresh shrimps on the small plate in front of her.
While she was in a daze, Xu Mubai stretched out his hand again and put a peeled shrimp on her plate.He did it casually and naturally.Shu Yi was slightly stunned, and bit her lip, "Thank you... that's enough."
"Yeah." He replied while filling up the drink in her glass.
The table is not big, there is a disturbance on Shu Yi's side, and Cai Cai can see it clearly.Cai Cai used to look at Xu Mubai with distasteful eyes, no matter how she looked at him, she was not pleasing to her eyes, and coupled with his haughty expression, she always thought he was a man pretending to be X.But now, she feels that although he is cold and arrogant, he is also a considerate man in his bones, at least he is willing to pay attention to Yi Yi.
Therefore, she also wanted to create a chance for the two of them to be alone, at least to make up for the mistakes she made before.
The dishes on the table were unknowingly swept away by everyone, Shu Yiben helped tidy up, but Cai Cai pushed her into the living room: "You and Xu Shao go to the living room to sing, try the newly bought family KTV , leave it to me and Hao Ming.”
"Okay." Shu Yi didn't insist either.
Cai Cai packed the empty plates into the kitchen, she glanced secretly at the living room, and touched Hao Ming's arm, "A Ming, what do you think, do you think Xu Shao has something to do?"
Hao Ming squinted at her: "Seeing that you have done a good job, you are completely unmoved now."
"It must be that Xu Shao didn't do enough, how can I blame me?" Cai Cai took a deep breath, with a posture of breaking the boat, "Why don't I go out and explain to them now?"
Hao Ming rushed outside and raised his chin: "You go and try?"
"I don't dare, I'm afraid of being retaliated by Young Master Xu..." Cai Cai cried with a sad face, "And I'm trying to build a good image for Young Master Xu in front of each one, and besides, I still need to make sure what kind of person Xu is."
Hao Ming poked her forehead speechlessly: "You."
Cai Cai curled her lips: "You wash the dishes, I'll take a look first."
"..."
in the living room.
Xu Mubai stood beside the karaoke stand, and when he turned his head, he saw Shu Yi standing upright against the wall, and raised his eyebrows involuntarily: "What are you doing?"
"Eating too much...digestion."
"Come here." Xu Mubai waved at her funny, "Come here, let's sing."
Shu Yi's body was fixed in place, her head shook like a rattle: "I can't sing."
"I don't despise you." Xu Mubai looked serious.
Shu Yi was speechless at once, this is not a question of dislike or dislike at all, okay?
Seeing that she was unmoved, Xu Mubai walked towards her directly and grabbed her arm: "Don't dawdle, how silly it is for me to sing alone."
Shu Yi said seriously: "Just sing and I'll appreciate it."
"How about singing "Little Dimple" together? You will definitely be able to sing this song." Xu Mubai directly put the microphone in her hand, and said solemnly, "You have to be brave enough to face up to your painful shortcomings. Why are you embarrassed in front of me? ?”
Shu Yi's face was full of black lines: "Please let me go, do you want the neighbors to complain?"
"What's the matter, the sound insulation here is good. Even if someone comes to complain, just let Cai Zhizhi come forward."
Shu Yi looked at him speechlessly, and it took him a long time to say: "So shameless."
Xu Mubai smiled lightly, his eyes fell on the screen, and he sang along with the rhythm: "I'm still looking for a support and a hug, who will pray for me and worry about me, get angry for me and make trouble for me..."
His voice was moving, warm and pleasant, grabbing every nerve of her hearing like a weed.Shu Yi stared at him blankly, her heart calmed down strangely.It seems that there is a kind of person who is handsome in a mess but doesn't know it, and a small inadvertent action exudes a fatal attraction.
This song is often played at weddings, and Shu Yi has heard it countless times.It is true that she can't sing well, but she can only bite the bullet and continue: "Happiness begins to have signs, and fate brings us closer together..."
After hearing her performance, Xu Mubai couldn't help laughing, but he didn't dare to be unscrupulous.He clenched his right fist against his lips and coughed to cover up: "You sing very well, the voice is so good that you can completely ignore your tone."
"Do you want to say things that go against your will so smoothly?" Shu Yi also smiled, turning her head away to look at him, her face was even more flushed.
"Hmm...it's better than the first time I heard you sing."
Listening to the suppressed smile in his words, Shu Yi couldn't help asking weakly: "Are you saying that you're even more out of tune?"
He replied calmly: "Anyway, I never said that."
Cai Caiyi listened to the conversation between them at the entrance of the kitchen, and the song that was so out of tune, she grinned so much that her mouth was behind her ears: "Amin, Amin, my ears are about to break."
Hao Ming drained the water from the bowl: "Actually, it's not bad, just listen to it as another song."
"Hahahaha." Cai Cai covered her lips and smiled, "I still like to sing rap one by one!"
At this moment, Shu Yi smashed the pot and sang along with Xu Mubai's love songs one after another, completely letting go of herself.She sang a dozen or so songs in one breath, feeling a little dry, so she sat on the sofa and drank water.She has always known her own shortcomings, so in her memory, she has never sang so willfully for so long.But she actually felt good.
Xu Mubai stopped singing, put down the microphone and sat beside her, looked at her tenderly: "I really like listening to you sing, and after listening to it, all worries are gone."
Shu Yi was flattered, her eyes brightened: "I actually have such a healing effect?"
"No." His eyes were dark, and he looked at her seriously, "I just think that I have experienced such darkness, and tomorrow will be better."
Shu Yi was a little annoyed, but also wanted to laugh, so she couldn't help throwing the pillow beside him towards him.As soon as she finished this action, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, carefully observing his expression, for fear of making him angry.
Unexpectedly, Xu Mubai fell backwards, pretending to be a dead body childishly.
Seeing his childish behavior, Shu Yi smiled unconsciously.
He sat up like a corpse: "If I'm in a bad mood next time, you must sing to me."
Shu Yi pouted, but did not refuse: "Well, if there is a chance..."
Cai Cai and Hao Ming just came out of the kitchen, and everyone played around again, creating a lively atmosphere.As the night was getting late, Shu Yi and Xu Mubai got up to bid farewell and left.
Cai Cai sent the two of them to the door, holding Shu Yi's hand reluctantly: "Shou Xing baby, let's play together next time."
"Come here to sing."
"That's right, my sister doesn't dislike you." Cai Cai specifically told Xu Mubai, "Xu Shao, you have to take Yi home safely."
"That's natural."
It was very cold in the winter night, and it was very quiet outside, only the sound of the cold wind blowing past my ears.
Shu Yi rubbed her cold hands, looked at Xu Mubai's slender back, and followed behind him not too far or too close.Xu Mubai suddenly stopped, and turned around to look at her expressionlessly.
Shu Yi also stopped, looking back at him with a puzzled expression.
Xu Mubai nodded slightly, and hooked his fingers at her.
Shu Yi walked beside him hesitantly, before he could react, his head was hit hard: "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Tch!" Xu Mubai snorted coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "What do you mean by being so far away from me? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"
Shu Yi shrunk her head and pressed the scarf around her neck: "...No."
"Duplicate woman! How do I remember that you ran faster and faster every time I saw me?" His eyes were too deep, making her lower her head involuntarily.He stood in front of her, close at hand, with an imposing aura that made her breathless.
Shu Yi tried her best to raise a smiling face at him: "Why, I happen to have something urgent."
"I'm not a three-year-old child, so don't use this trick to fool me." Xu Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly, his dark eyes looked a little dangerous under the light, "If you are either afraid of me or hate me, otherwise you will pull me away What is black doing?"
Before Shu Yi had time to refute, Xu Mubai quickly answered: "Your behavior is the most naive, you think it's good to hide from me? As long as I want to find you, there are ways, believe it or not?"
"Don't look at me like this. Do you think I'm frivolous or not self-respecting, or do you think I have other plans?" He looked directly at her innocent dodging eyes, his jaw line tightened, and a layer of coldness formed on his handsome face. Bing paused every word, "Yes, I just have other plans for you, so what?"
Shu Yi subconsciously held her breath, a look of shock and confusion flashed across her face, she parted her lips, but was unable to utter a word.
She wanted to back away, but her body froze there again.With the cold wind blowing, she didn't feel cold at all.
The two stood facing each other straight, and there was a strange factor in the air.
After a long time, Xu Mubai chuckled lightly at himself: "You don't have to be surprised, because I've always been surprised——I can't forget you."
At this moment, Shu Yi heard a voice coming from his chest, "Plop, plop..."
The clear and strong voice echoed her nervousness at the moment.But she was soon relieved that his ambiguous words might have been misunderstood by herself, she asked slightly, "Maybe it's because... I'm more, um, famous?"
"..."
Xu Mubai didn't answer, his dark black eyes were a bit scary, and his face was full of gloom.
He opened the car door and shoved her in mercilessly.After starting the car, he remained silent all the way until he sent her to the gate of her community.
"Goodbye, drive slowly." Shu Yi waved at him, opened the car door and was about to get out of the car, when he suddenly grabbed her arm.
His voice was clear and cold: "You don't need to be stressed, it's not such a great thing to be remembered."
"Oh, thanks."
"Shu Yi, why are you so mean." He called her name word by word, with a bit of gnashing of teeth.After a while, he sighed, took a box from the back seat and stuffed it into her arms, "Take it, I'm leaving."
"Uh..." His car drove away without giving her a chance to refuse.
Shu Yi hugged the box and stood there, stunned for a while.
Shu Yi walked slowly towards the house, and before she reached the door, she had no time to turn on the corridor switch, but she saw a black shadow shrinking at the door, she couldn't help being startled.
"You're finally back?" An impatient voice sounded at this moment.
"Yangyang? Why is it you? What happened? Did you fight with a classmate?" Seeing that his face was dark and silent, Shu Yi stretched out her hand to pull him up. His hand was a little cold.
Jiang Yang's face was full of black lines, he snorted coldly, turned his face away and didn't want to talk to her.
"We still have to be good friends with our classmates, don't show them face at every turn, you know?" Shu Yi thought he was acquiescing, and reasoned with him, "Occasionally, the young master should restrain his temper."
Jiang Yang looked at her sullenly with a stern face, and his tone was very displeased: "In your eyes, am I the kind of person who can't do serious things except cause trouble?"
"Well..." Shu Yi didn't dare to answer, but he felt that his self-analysis was quite correct.She witnessed his entire youthful rebellious period, and he did many bad things.
Jiang Yang's face became even darker, but what's wrong with her expression of "Isn't it?"
Shu Yi took out the key from her bag, opened the door and let him in, then went to the kitchen and poured him a cup of hot water: "Have you been waiting for a long time? Why didn't you call me?"
"Can you get through on the phone?" He held the hot water and glared at her angrily, "If you are busy, it's useless to call."
He was lazily leaning cross-legged on the sofa, his clear eyes were accusing, a little angry and awkward.
Shu Yi took out her mobile phone from her bag and looked at it. She didn't know when it ran out of battery.She rushed to Cai Cai's house as soon as she got off work, and didn't bother to check if the battery was still on. Later, she played with everyone, and she didn't know if the phone was turned off.
Thinking about it, Jiang Yang must have waited for quite a long time.
She felt a little guilty, she wasn't busy tonight, she just had a crazy night with her friends.Shu Yi smiled at him awkwardly: "I'm sorry..."
Jiang Yang snorted, and threw a small bag in his hand to her: "It's for you."
"This is..." Shu Yi opened the bag and saw that there was a piece of exquisite cheesecake inside, and a pack of fried chestnuts with Wuji sugar, but it had been cold for a long time.Wu Ji's sugar-fried chestnuts are very fragrant, and she especially liked them for a while.However, this store is far away. On the East Street, it takes more than two hours for the bus to go back and forth.
"Thank you, I haven't eaten for a long time." Shu Yi smiled at him, her eyes curved like crescent moons.She peeled one and stuffed it into her mouth. The chestnuts were fragrant and sweet. She peeled one and gave it to him, "You eat it too, no, are you hungry? Let me get you some supper?"
Jiang Yang waved his hand: "Don't bother."
"You're still growing, don't be hungry, I'll order some noodles for you." When Shu Yi lived in Teacher Fang's house, she often saw Jiang Yang flipping through things and eating four or five meals a day.Although it is not good to eat too much at night, it feels uncomfortable to be hungry.
The corners of Jiang Yang's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes at her: "Who is still growing, how old am I?"
"You are young and you are so proud. I still have some stewed pork that I just made yesterday in the refrigerator. It should be delicious." Shu Yi went to the kitchen and quickly took out the food.After a while, she cooked a bowl of noodles. The portion was not much. It was covered with green vegetables, stewed pork, and fresh mushrooms.
Jiang Yang took the face over and pointed to the tea table: "Make a wish."
It was only then that Shu Yi realized that a candle had been plugged into the little cake just now, and the small flame was dancing lightly.
Only then did Shu Yi realize that Jiang Yang ran a long way and waited here for her all night, so it turned out that it was her birthday.Fortunately, she had talked to him long-windedly before.
Shu Yi's heart is very warm, this cold and arrogant boy she grew up with has such a careful side.
Shu Yi always feels that making a wish is very silly. All the so-called wishes need to be realized by oneself, while other unrealistic dreams will never come true.
She has already made a wish today, and she doesn't want to do the same thing a second time.
Jiang Yang sucked on the noodles, but his eyes were fixed on her.Shu Yi couldn't refuse his kindness, so she clenched her fist indiscriminately and made a fake gesture.
Jiang Yang raised his brows slightly, and there was a vague smile in his black eyes: "You are too perfunctory, you have to say your wish out loud, otherwise it won't come true."
Shu Yi murmured: "Okay, I wish all my friends around me safe and happy."
Jiang Yang looked at her with contempt: "On your birthday, you can only make wishes related to yourself."
"You little brat, why are you asking so much?" Shu Yi glared at him, and then said seriously, "Then wish me the best of luck getting married soon."
It wasn't her original intention, but she couldn't think of anything else she could wish for.She is very satisfied with her current living conditions, her job is satisfactory, she has a place to live and live, and she earns enough money, it seems... really only lacks a home.
Jiang Yang was stunned for a while, the light in his eyes dimmed, and his expression was difficult to distinguish.After a while, he looked at Shu Yi with a look of disgust, "What's the good of getting married early, in case the other party treats you badly, you might as well..."
Shu Yi blew out the candles, took a bite of the cake, pretended to be angry and said: "Little poor boy, you can't expect your sister to be well. What if your brother-in-law is rich, handsome, gentle and considerate, that would be great."
"You're so superficial." Jiang Yang sneered at her, and said with some resentment, "This kind of man has long been someone else's, not yours."
Shu Yi has always been used to him arguing with herself, so she didn't take it seriously: "Okay, you, eat quickly, the noodles will be mushy later."
Jiang Yang paused, took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Shu Yi: "The noodles are well done, thank you."
Shu Yi was curious: "What is this?"
He seemed a little embarrassed, curled his lips: "Look for yourself."
Shu Yi opened the box and saw that it was a rose gold bracelet inlaid with tourmaline.Tourmaline crystals are almost clear with no impurities.The color is gorgeous, the fire is good, and it gives off a charming sheen under the light, which does not look like a cheap thing.There is no brand or price on the bracelet, Shu Yi has never bought these things before, and he can't estimate the value.
Shu Yi tried it on, and it was just the right size.After all, she is a girl, and she still likes these shiny things very much. She asked cautiously, "Did you spend a lot of money?"
"Don't be too moved." Jiang Yang sipped the soup in his hands, nonchalantly, "It's not much money, it's just a few paintings."
"Thank you." Shu Yi was filled with emotion, and said with a smile, "You deserve me to feed you."
When Shu Yi lived in Teacher Fang's house, she made him a lot of food.
"Go!" Jiang Yang couldn't help laughing without raising his head.
Seeing that Jiang Yang had almost eaten, Shu Yi realized that it was already 11:30 in the evening: "It's so late now, you should go back earlier."
"It's useless to go back earlier, can I go back now?" Jiang Yang put down the bowl in his hand, and on his fair face, a pair of black eyes looked at her innocently, "It's not that you don't know how big S is. How strict is the curfew."
"You can climb in..."
"Are you responsible for being caught?" Jiang Yang pouted, "I'll just stay here on the sofa for one night, and I'll go back tomorrow morning."
"All right, all right." It was so late at night, and the weather outside was cold, Shu Yi felt a little worried about asking him to walk back and forth.She regards him as her younger brother, so she doesn't think there is anything wrong with him staying here for a night.
Shu Yi went to the cabinet to get a clean towel and toothbrush and handed them to him: "You go to the bathroom to wash up, and I'll get you a clean quilt."
"Ah."
When Shu Yi spread the quilt, Jiang Yang had already come out of the bathroom.Shu Yi looked up and asked him halfway through the bed, "Is this sofa too small, why don't you sleep in my room, I'll sleep here."
Jiang Yang said carelessly: "I'm a big man, how can I grab the bed with you? You still have to go to work tomorrow, so I can just deal with it for one night."
His tone cannot be questioned, and Shu Yi no longer argues with him.She spread it carefully, brought another quilt over, and pressed the thickness with her hands, "It should be warm enough, if you feel cold at night, turn on the heater."
"Ah."
It was almost midnight at this moment, and Shu Yi was very sleepy, so we said goodnight to him and went back to sleep.
Jiang Yang was lying on the bed, because the sofa was too small, his limbs had to shrink.But at this moment his heart was beating wildly, happiness, joy, satisfaction?He couldn't explain clearly, but he just felt that it would be nice to be separated from her by a door.
In the darkness, his eyes were shining brightly. He really wanted to help her fulfill her birthday wish, but he knew he couldn't do it yet.Just like that, he fell asleep vaguely with this thought in mind.
After all, he didn't sleep well. He heard slight footsteps early in the morning, and Jiang Yang woke up immediately, but he didn't move.
He could feel that Shu Yi's figure passed by him, and he even twisted the quilt that he pushed away because of the fever.Then she left again, and after a while, there was a slight sound of frying eggs in the kitchen.
He looked in her direction and saw a woman in bulky pajamas with unkempt hair.Even if she is like this, he likes her very much without dressing up or modifying her.He has forgotten when he first fell in love with her, maybe it was the back of him making breakfast like this, or maybe it was the time she carried him to the hospital in the heavy rain, or maybe it was when she patiently gave him a lecture...
He squinted for a while, and the sound of her soft footsteps appeared next to him again.Shu Yi patted his quilt, "Yangyang, get up, get up."
Jiang Yang closed his eyes and didn't move. Shu Yi couldn't wake him up after calling for a long time, so he pressed his hand that had just been washed in cold water to his face mischievously, and raised his voice a little, "Jiang Yang, it's time to go to school!"
"Hiss! Pig!" Jiang Yang was shivering from the cold, opened his eyes and stared at her fiercely, "Shu Yi, are you stupid!"
"How grown up, you still stay in bed." Shu Yi stared back without showing any weakness, "Get up quickly, breakfast is on the table, go to school after eating, speed up!"
Shu Yi went back to the room to change clothes, Jiang Yang slowly crawled out of the bed and got dressed.When he took his coat from another sofa, he found a beautiful box under it.
It was only then that Jiang Yang remembered that when Shu Yi came back last night, he was still holding a box in his hand, and he hadn't opened it to see it.His lips were slightly pursed, and his sixth sense told him that the owner of the gift might be a man.Shu Yi didn't wear heavy makeup on her face when she came back last night, which meant that she was not going to host an event, so it was very likely that she was with this person.He lowered his eyes, disturbed by this realization.
Shu Yi just came out of the room at this moment, and Jiang Yang pretended to accidentally open the box.When he saw clearly what was inside, a trace of haze flashed in his clear eyes.
In addition to a platinum diamond necklace, there is also a pair of simple earrings with diamonds. The diamonds exude brilliance in the morning light.
Jiang Yang suppressed the displeasure on his face, turned around and asked casually, "Since when have you been so generous to yourself?"
Shu Yi was stunned for a moment: "This is a gift from a friend."
Last night, she was disrupted by Jiang Yang's sudden arrival, and she didn't open the gift from Xu Mubai at all.In other words, she was a little afraid to open it, fearing that it was a Pandora's box.
Shu Yi approached and picked up the box. The platinum and diamond necklace inside was the one that Xu Mubai had won at Cai Cai's wedding before. In addition, there was a pair of small earrings with sparkling diamonds. Like the real thing.
Jiang Yang leaned over and clicked twice: "Is it a gift from a man?"
"...That's right."
There was a sneer on Jiang Yang's lips: "What is it, yes, yes, no, no, could it be that he is a eunuch?"
Shu Yi: "..."
"You usually don't like to wear earrings or ear piercings. This person really doesn't know what he likes."
"He just gave it away casually." Shu Yi put away the box and put it aside, seeing what Jiang Yang wanted to say, she pushed him in the direction of the bathroom, "Okay, you, go wash your face, breakfast is ready It's going to be cold."
Jiang Yang snorted, but turned his head and stared at her blankly: "Shu Yi, you have ghosts in your heart."
Shu Yi was taken aback, and gave him an angry look, "Eldest young master, can you stop dawdling?"
Jiang Yang sat at the dining table after washing his face and drank half a glass of milk before enjoying his breakfast slowly.He was half full, and continued the previous topic pretending to be casual, "Let me, Jiang Shen, guess, the man who gave you the gift is the one I saw last time, right?"
Seeing that Shu Yi didn't deny it, he continued on his own, "The biggest advantage of this kind of man is that he is rich, but this kind of person is ignorant, low-quality, and self-righteous. They think that if they have money, they can settle the whole world." , you must not be blinded by a few gifts."
Although Xu Mubai's character still needs to be discussed, it is not too bad.Shu Yi smiled helplessly, "You look at others so extremely, are there any good people in this world?"
"Of course there is." He winked at her innocently, with a smile on his face, "I think I'm a very good person."
Shu Yi sighed and nodded: "Yes, it's your best."
Jiang Yang raised his fair face slightly, and the smile in his eyes widened, "So in the future, even if you want to find someone, you have to find someone as good-looking as me."
"What's the use of looking good?"
"Besides being good-looking, I have many other advantages, okay? For example, my character is valuable, such as my talent, and my sense of responsibility..."
Shu Yi lowered his head to deal with the fried eggs on the plate, without raising his head, he didn't see the expectation on Jiang Yang's face at all: "Hey, there are very few men in this world who can meet the high standard of our young master."
"How about I just feel wronged?" Jiang Yang tilted his head slightly, looking at her childishly, but the blush on his ears slowly spread on his fair skin.
"You..." Shu Yi raised her head to meet his gaze, and her heart skipped a beat for no reason.She had never expected to see such a look in his eyes, too serious and hot, which reminded her of the joke Cai Cai had said before.
She quickly regained her composure, swallowed the food in her mouth, and returned to her usual indifference, "What are you talking about, eat quickly."
Jiang Yang opened his mouth, lowered his eyes in disappointment, the beating heart in his chest gradually slowed down, and his clenched fists slowly loosened.After a long time, he glanced at Shu Yi's empty wrist as if nothing had happened, and was a little dissatisfied: "Why didn't you bring the birthday present I gave you?"
"It's so beautiful, I don't want to take it with me." Shu Yi likes these shiny things from the bottom of her heart, but she also finds it troublesome.She glanced at Jiang Yang again, there was a slight annoyance on his face, but nothing else, as if the strange look in his eyes was just her illusion.She hurriedly answered again, "It's inconvenient to carry it on weekdays. If it's broken, it's bad. Take it on rest days."
"Oh." Jiang Yang didn't say anything else, and quickly settled the breakfast with his head down.
(End of this chapter)
1 month 31 number.
It was cold and windy.Shu Yi just got off work, and received a text message from Cai Cai: "Come to my house quickly."
Shu Yi was puzzled and called Cai Cai back.However, through the phone, Cai Cai's voice was vague and unclear at all, she just kept repeating: "Come here quickly, there is something urgent."
Hearing her eagerness, Shu Yi hurriedly hailed a taxi to drive to her home.Speaking of which, the vegetable counter was busy during this time, working overtime all day long.The two haven't been in touch for a long time. Could it be that something happened to her?
Shu Yi rushed to Cai Cai's house in this anxious mood.She was still breathing while standing at the door, when the door was suddenly opened from the inside.Immediately afterwards, two figures sprang out from nowhere, and sprayed vigorously at her with a paint spray.
"What are you doing..." Shu Yi closed her eyes and dodged, covering her face with her hands, "Are you two still children?"
"Hahahaha..." Cai Cai and Hao Ming laughed happily, and then clapped and sang loudly, "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."
Only then did Shu Yi realize that Cai Cai and Hao Ming were wearing funny and exaggerated cloaks and shiny top hats on their heads.With big smiles on their faces, they sang happy birthday to her over and over again.
Shu Yi was startled, and smiled, but his eyes became moist in an instant.
Her birthday is always in the winter vacation. When Dad was alive, he never gave her a birthday, and he didn't care.The first person in my memory to celebrate her birthday was Cai Cai, who ran out of the house on a rainy day, ran over several buses to find her, invited her to dinner, and gave her presents.
Afterwards, every birthday of hers, Cai Cai was never absent. She said that birthdays should always be lively.
"Hey, I'm so moved that I'm about to cry, hahaha!" Cai Cai pulled her in and gave her a big hug, "Even if the whole world forgets your birthday, I won't forget it. She's the best girlfriend."
Shu Yi sniffed: "Yes, best girlfriend."
The person who will stay by her side no matter how happy or sad; the person who will silently care about her no matter how far apart;
Now that she was by her side, she suddenly felt that life was complete.
Cai Cai carelessly brushed off the colorful ribbons in her hair, and put a red top hat on her head.Cai Cai pulled Shui to the sofa and opened the exquisite cake box: "Dangdang Dangdang ~~ Shouxing is one, we have prepared a big cake and meal for you today."
Shu Yi hugged her again emotionally: "Thank you, Cai Cai."
There was a burst of aroma from the kitchen.Shu Yi heard the sound of cooking coming from the kitchen, so she couldn't help but glance at Cai Cai curiously, and asked in a low voice, "Who is in the kitchen?"
"You cook!" Cai Cai said with a smile, "You know, Hao Ming and I know nothing about cooking. Without him, we wouldn't be able to cook a table full of dishes for you."
"It can't be auntie?" Shu Yi thought it was Cai Cai's mother-in-law, and felt a little sorry.It's my birthday, but I trouble my elders to cook for me.
"Well, no." Cai Cai shook her head in denial.
"I'll go and help." Shu Yi quickly walked into the kitchen.
Cai Cai and Hao Ming looked at each other and blinked at each other.
When Shu Yi walked to the door of the kitchen, she found an aunt standing in front of the stove, a young man in a black sweater.He is tall and tall, with Cai Cai's bear apron around his waist. He is full of homely atmosphere but cannot conceal his cold temperament.
Shu Yi stared at him, the perfectly familiar profile under the dim light made her speechless in shock, this person was none other than Xu Mubai.He lowered his head, looking serious and serious.He holds the pot in his left hand and the shovel in his right, and he moves skillfully.
In Shu Yi's heart, he is the big boss of the Zhilin Group, a high-ranking young master, and he never thought that he could cook because someone would take care of him in everything.When Shu Yi was in a dilemma, he accidentally bumped into a small stool beside him, staggered forward, and quickly stabilized himself.
"Be careful." When he heard the movement, he turned his head and met a pair of flustered eyes unexpectedly.
His lips were originally pursed, but he was soon amused by her funny look.Her head and body were covered with colored threads sprayed out from the paintbrush, and the hat was crooked and almost fell off. He reminded, "The hat is crooked."
"Oh." Shu Yi straightened her hat, then felt that the hat was in the way, took it off and put it aside.
She was always a little defensive and a little embarrassed when she saw him.She would inadvertently think of those two hugs that she didn't know whether they were accidental, and his angry eyes when she fled in a hurry.She always hoped that he would no longer appear in front of her, but it seemed that every time he would not get what she wanted.
She was a little afraid of being alone with him and wanted to withdraw.But Xu Mubai was working hard on her birthday after all, so she really felt sorry for leaving like this.
So, she walked to his side hesitantly, and said softly, "Let me come."
"No need." Xu Mubai refused straight away, a slight smile appeared in his pitch-black eyes, "But you can fight."
She naturally responded: "Okay."
There was a lot of fresh ingredients beside him, Shu Yi didn't know what Xu Mubai would cook next, so he couldn't help asking, "What should I cook?"
"You pick up the enoki mushrooms, meat, and sea cucumbers soaked in the water, and slice them according to your preference."
"Okay." Shu Yi skillfully removed the roots of Flammulina velutipes, and then cut them into sections.During this process, she couldn't help but glanced at Xu Mubai who was skillfully stirring, and couldn't help asking, "You really know how to cook?"
"Is this difficult?" He raised his brows lightly, with a slight smile on his sharp-edged face.
Shu Yi murmured: "It's just that it's rare to see a man who is good at cooking."
"No way, I couldn't stand fast food and instant noodles when I went to study abroad, so I had to cook by myself." He said it calmly, as if knowing how to cook is not such a great thing.At this moment, he shoveled a piece of beef with a shovel, cooled it and handed it to Shu Yi's lips, "Try how it tastes."
The meat had already been brought to her lips, and he looked down at her expectantly.Shu Yi was too embarrassed to refuse, so she opened her mouth and ate.The beef is tender and delicious, mixed with the unique slightly spicy green pepper, the taste is particularly refreshing.
Shu Yi nodded and said vaguely: "It's delicious."
"Don't look at me with such admiration, it's been a long time since I returned to China." He curled his lips into a smile, and his dark eyes were full of teasing.He also brought a piece for himself, frowning slightly, "Today is not enough time, the beef is not marinated enough, it was better before."
Shu Yi said honestly: "I can't imagine how much more delicious it is."
The corners of his lips curled up: "When I was studying abroad, I had a South American roommate. At first he refused Chinese food, but then he asked me three times a day for a bite of braised pork."
Recalling that scene, Shu Yi couldn't help laughing: "Your roommate is so happy."
"You can also—" Xu Mubai paused, turned his head to see Shu Yi's slightly stiff smile, blinked his eyes, and continued casually, "Come to Jena's, eat for free."
"So you opened that Jean's restaurant after you returned to China?" Shu Yi remembered that this restaurant was also one of their Xu family's properties.
"It's a family business." He turned off the fire, poured the green pepper beef in the pot into the beautiful plate he had prepared before, and put the ripe broccoli and cut fruits on the plate, "But I occasionally give them Comments, the dishes should be pretty good.”
"So that's how it is." Shu Yi stared intently at him arranging an ordinary food into a tall work of art, with an envious look on his face.
Xu Mubai brought Shu Yi's cut meat, added a proper amount of salt, soy sauce, cornstarch, five-spice powder and a small bottle of unknown seasoning.Seeing Shu Yi staring at him non-stop, he couldn't help squinting at her, "Why, do you want to steal a teacher?"
"Yeah!" Shu Yi also likes to eat some food in her spare time, so she doesn't hide her thoughts at this moment.
"You are optimistic about it, anyway——you can't learn it."
"..."
"You can also beg me..." Xu Mubai coughed and raised his chin at her, "Bring me some candy."
"Okay." Shu Yi turned to look for it, only to find that the candy was gone.I think it's been a long time since Cai Cai has fired here, and everything is missing, but Shu Yi knows that she has the habit of putting seasonings and the like in the upper cabinet.She stood on her tiptoes to reach, but suddenly she couldn't reach it. She was about to move a small stool over, when a warm body was already close to her back.
The tip of her nose is his pleasant clear breath mixed with the smell of fireworks.She was taken aback, but she heard his nice and indifferent voice beside her: "I'll come."
He took the sugar off easily and stepped back.
"What are you going to cook now?" Seeing him boiling another pot of water and adding radishes and peas to it, Shu Yi asked curiously.
"Enoki mushroom lean meat soup."
"It sounds good." Shu Yi was a little curious, "I've never eaten like this before."
"That's a good time to taste it." He is making soup here, and he started another pot of hot oil. "I also want to make braised pork ribs with horseshoes. You should chop the horseshoes and garlic. It doesn't need to be too small."
"it is good."
She started chopping vegetables, occasionally glanced at him, he was busy standing in front of the stove, and occasionally explained the steps to her.It sounds like a simple soup, but there are many tedious steps.
The years are quiet and peaceful - at this moment, these four words suddenly popped up in her mind.
Since she was a child, she longed for a complete home, warm and peaceful.Mom is cooking, and Dad is helping. The kitchen is full of oily smoke, but it can't hide the taste of happiness.It's just such a small wish, she can't realize it in this life.
She is always alone, the house is empty, she has never enjoyed a mother's love, and there is very little father's love.
However, at this moment, she felt a warm feeling—like home.
"The soy sauce is gone." Xu Mubai turned around and went to get it from the closet.
When Shu Yi turned her head, she saw that the oil in the oil pan was already hot, so she poured the ribs on the cutting board into it.Perhaps there were still water droplets on the ribs, and the hot oil splashed all over immediately.
"Be careful!" Before Shu Yi had time to hide, Xu Mubai had already stretched out his hands in front of her, protecting her bare hands.Then he quickly picked up the lid of the pot on the side and put it on the pot.
"Did you get burned?" Xu Mubai frowned, then turned to ask her nervously.
"No." Shu Yi met his gaze, and her heart was inexplicably tugged. She quickly grabbed his wrist, "You're burned, aren't you?"
It was a bit hot in the kitchen, Xu Mubai took off his coat and rolled up both sleeves.He was protecting her just now, but his arm was splashed with hot oil, and there were several red spots.
"Does it hurt?" Shu Yi asked, quickly grabbed his hand and put it in the cold water, then whispered, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Xu Mubai looked down at her wrinkled face and nervous look, and her white and clean fingers wrapped around his arms, and there was a warm feeling in his chest.
"Wash for a while, and I'll get you burn ointment." Shu Yi knew that Cai Cai had scald ointment in the small drawer, so she hurriedly took it out, dug a large piece, and carefully applied it on his burn .
Xu Mubai didn't move, and looked down at her, allowing her to hold his hand and carefully apply the ointment for him.
"Okay." She let go of her hand and said with concern, "If it's serious, go to the hospital."
"Yeah." The warm touch on his hand disappeared, and he felt inexplicably empty.
"Hey, the ribs are getting burnt!" Shu Yi hurriedly wanted to open the pot, Xu Mubai dragged her behind her, and said in an unquestionable tone, "I'll do it."
So Shu Yi obediently acted as his assistant, watching Xu Mubai prepare each dish.She couldn't help thinking depressingly that her cooking skills were not bad, but at this time she was completely useless.
"Why are you in a daze?" Xu Mubai stuffed a leftover cherry tomato into her mouth, and watched her bite it down with a smile, "Could it be because I was overwhelmed by my cooking skills?"
"...Yes." It was really guessed right.
Xu Mubai still thought it was not enough to insert a knife, so he raised his eyebrows, "Actually, I can also make some desserts, but I don't have enough time today, otherwise I can make you a cake myself."
Shu Yi sighed: "Is there anything else you can't do?"
"Yes." Xu Mubai pursed his lips slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "I don't seem to know how to make the girl I like happy."
Shu Yi didn't know how to answer the words for a while, and it took him a long time to say: "It turns out that Young Master Xu still has such troubles."
Xu Mubai looked at her with a half-smile, his dark eyes were deep: "Can you tell me?"
Shu Yi's heart skipped a beat inexplicably, she was a little flustered, she turned her head and picked up two plates and walked out, "Xu Shao asked the wrong person, I'm not good at this kind of thing."
He stood in front of her and looked at her condescendingly: "Then imagine, what will I do to make you happy?"
With his back against the light, his handsome face was half-illuminated, and his expression was hard to discern.Shu Yi met his gentle eyes, and her cheeks were burning hot: "Well... this kind of assumption is too far-fetched."
"You can think about it, what else should I do now..." His pretty face approached her, "Will you look at me more pleasing to the eye?"
His breath was approaching, her heart was beating wildly, no matter how hinted it was, she couldn't stop it.She shrank her neck and turned around, quickly interrupting his words: "Let's go out, everyone is hungry."
Cai Cai heard the movement and pulled Hao Mingchao over to the dining table.She looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, with exaggerated surprise on her face: "Wow, what a sumptuous dish, it looks delicious. One by one, these dishes should be made by you, I still don't believe Xu Less workmanship."
Hao Ming on the side also nodded in surprise: "It's really rich, one by one you can be a hotel chef."
Shu Yi didn't dare to attribute the credit to herself: "No, I'm just a helper, it's all Xu Shao's masterpiece."
"Really, then I want to taste it." Cai Cai impatiently took a piece of ribs and stuffed it into her mouth, "Wow! It's delicious!"
There was an undeniable expression on Xu Mubai's face, as if this was nothing extraordinary.
Cai Cai couldn't wait to stuff the second piece into her mouth, and gave Xu Mubai a thumbs up vaguely, "I said, Xu Shao, you are too good, you are handsome, handsome, wise, and have good skills. You It is the dream of every girl in the world..."
Shu Yi thought to herself, Cai Cai is really easy to buy, a meal and a skin can make her forget those bad things in no time.
"Cough..." Hao Ming glared at her and reminded her, "Your man is still around, he will be jealous."
"Oh oh oh." Cai Cai ate happily, "Although I really want to praise you, you can't cook!"
Helpless and funny, Hao Ming reached out and poked her on the head.
"Come on, everyone, sit down and have dinner." Cai Cai pulled Hao Ming to sit on one side, leaving the other side for Xu Mubai and Shu Yi.
"Eat more, everyone—" Hao Ming stood up and poured drinks for everyone.
Cai Cai was also a little embarrassed: "This is originally my job, but it's hard for you two."
"Thank you all for celebrating my birthday today." Shu Yi smiled softly, her clear eyes sparkling, she picked up the drink and stood up, "This drink is a toast to everyone, I wish you all a happy new year and all the best."
"Happy birthday!" Everyone stood up and clinked glasses with her.
"Come, birthday, come and blow out the candles, come and make a wish!" Cai Cai asked Hao Ming to light the candles on the cake, and went to the kitchen to pick up the discarded shiny top hat for Shu Yi to put on.
Everyone applauded and sang happy birthday to Shu Yi. Shu Yi was touched and blushed a little.She put her chin on her fists, closed her eyes and made a wish, and blew out the candle in one breath.
Before she could sit down, Cai Cai said with a smile: "Yi Yi, for the sake of this table full of dishes, you have to toast a glass alone."
"That's natural." Shu Yi raised the glass generously, looked at Xu Mubai sincerely, "Thank you, Young Master Xu."
Xu Mubai raised his glass and touched her lightly, his face was not as cold as usual, but with a narrow smile: "Our relationship goes beyond this table of dishes. Besides, I am not the only one who can make such a table of dishes to the credit of man."
Shu Yi laughed: "Thank you very much."
"You two don't need to be polite." Cai Cai put a lot of meat into her bowl, "Hurry up and eat the vegetables, it won't taste good when it gets cold."
Gentleman Xu Mubai scooped up a bowl of soup and placed it by Shu Yi's hand.
"Thank you." Shu Yi took a sip of the soup with some embarrassment. The umami flavors of lean meat, sea cucumber, enoki mushroom, and vegetables were mixed on the tip of her tongue. .”
Xu Mubai bent his eyes, his eyebrows were vivid and gorgeous.
"Xu Shao, how did you learn this skill? It's so delicious!" Cai Cai lowered his head and devoured it hungrily, without any ladylike temperament. Hao Ming was afraid that she would choke, so he kept handing her drinks.
Xu Mubai said two words calmly: "Talent."
Cai Cai curled her lips speechlessly: "Xu Shao, you are too proud."
"Mr. Xu has the capital to be proud." Shu Yi told the truth, among the people she knew, Teacher Fang was the best at cooking, and Xu Mubai's cooking skills at a young age were no worse than Teacher Fang's.
Cai Cai blinked at Xu Shao: "Tsk tsk, it seems that Xu Shao's girlfriend is very happy..."
Xu Mubai glanced at Shu Yi, but said nothing, with a slight smile on his lips.
Hao Ming took a sip of his drink and said slowly, "I know Mu Bai so much, he doesn't even have a confidante, let alone a girlfriend."
"Really?" Cai Cai looked at him gossipingly, "Is Xu Shao defending himself for the future?"
Xu Mubai hummed nonchalantly, neither admitting nor denying it.
Shu Yi couldn't help being a little unbelievable at the moment, in her impression Xu Mubai wasn't very good, a playboy, smooth-tongued—but the version he heard now was that he wanted to defend himself like a jade for the future one?
She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. He was sitting upright, with downcast eyes and a serious expression.
When Cai Cai heard this, she started gossip mode again: "Xu Shao, what expectations do you have for the future one? Do you have any standards?"
"How can there be any standard when it comes to feelings? Meeting is fate." Xu Mubai seldom talks a lot, "She can be not beautiful, not smart, or tone-deaf, and has no special skills, as long as she matches with me."
"Hey, so Xu Shao's requirements are so low? I actually think one by one... hey!" Just as Cai Cai mentioned Shu Yi's name, someone stepped on her foot under the table.She raised her head to meet Shu Yi's annoying gaze, and quickly changed the subject, "Why are these ribs so delicious!"
"It's delicious." Shu Yi echoed.
Xu Mubai glanced at Shu Yi who was blushing from the corner of his eye, and the smile on his lips deepened.
"It's been a long time since I had a good meal like this. We've been very busy recently..." Afraid of the atmosphere being cold, Cai Cai changed the subject again and began to complain that there were too many things on stage, and she couldn't take it anymore.
Cai Cai opened up the topic, and Shu Yi also complained about some perverted regulations in the unit.Except for the host, she is usually quiet and calm, but she is cheerful and lively in front of her friends, and it is easy to make people laugh.
Shu Yi talked too much, her mouth was a little dry, she lowered her head to look for a drink and found that there were more than a dozen peeled fresh shrimps on the small plate in front of her.
While she was in a daze, Xu Mubai stretched out his hand again and put a peeled shrimp on her plate.He did it casually and naturally.Shu Yi was slightly stunned, and bit her lip, "Thank you... that's enough."
"Yeah." He replied while filling up the drink in her glass.
The table is not big, there is a disturbance on Shu Yi's side, and Cai Cai can see it clearly.Cai Cai used to look at Xu Mubai with distasteful eyes, no matter how she looked at him, she was not pleasing to her eyes, and coupled with his haughty expression, she always thought he was a man pretending to be X.But now, she feels that although he is cold and arrogant, he is also a considerate man in his bones, at least he is willing to pay attention to Yi Yi.
Therefore, she also wanted to create a chance for the two of them to be alone, at least to make up for the mistakes she made before.
The dishes on the table were unknowingly swept away by everyone, Shu Yiben helped tidy up, but Cai Cai pushed her into the living room: "You and Xu Shao go to the living room to sing, try the newly bought family KTV , leave it to me and Hao Ming.”
"Okay." Shu Yi didn't insist either.
Cai Cai packed the empty plates into the kitchen, she glanced secretly at the living room, and touched Hao Ming's arm, "A Ming, what do you think, do you think Xu Shao has something to do?"
Hao Ming squinted at her: "Seeing that you have done a good job, you are completely unmoved now."
"It must be that Xu Shao didn't do enough, how can I blame me?" Cai Cai took a deep breath, with a posture of breaking the boat, "Why don't I go out and explain to them now?"
Hao Ming rushed outside and raised his chin: "You go and try?"
"I don't dare, I'm afraid of being retaliated by Young Master Xu..." Cai Cai cried with a sad face, "And I'm trying to build a good image for Young Master Xu in front of each one, and besides, I still need to make sure what kind of person Xu is."
Hao Ming poked her forehead speechlessly: "You."
Cai Cai curled her lips: "You wash the dishes, I'll take a look first."
"..."
in the living room.
Xu Mubai stood beside the karaoke stand, and when he turned his head, he saw Shu Yi standing upright against the wall, and raised his eyebrows involuntarily: "What are you doing?"
"Eating too much...digestion."
"Come here." Xu Mubai waved at her funny, "Come here, let's sing."
Shu Yi's body was fixed in place, her head shook like a rattle: "I can't sing."
"I don't despise you." Xu Mubai looked serious.
Shu Yi was speechless at once, this is not a question of dislike or dislike at all, okay?
Seeing that she was unmoved, Xu Mubai walked towards her directly and grabbed her arm: "Don't dawdle, how silly it is for me to sing alone."
Shu Yi said seriously: "Just sing and I'll appreciate it."
"How about singing "Little Dimple" together? You will definitely be able to sing this song." Xu Mubai directly put the microphone in her hand, and said solemnly, "You have to be brave enough to face up to your painful shortcomings. Why are you embarrassed in front of me? ?”
Shu Yi's face was full of black lines: "Please let me go, do you want the neighbors to complain?"
"What's the matter, the sound insulation here is good. Even if someone comes to complain, just let Cai Zhizhi come forward."
Shu Yi looked at him speechlessly, and it took him a long time to say: "So shameless."
Xu Mubai smiled lightly, his eyes fell on the screen, and he sang along with the rhythm: "I'm still looking for a support and a hug, who will pray for me and worry about me, get angry for me and make trouble for me..."
His voice was moving, warm and pleasant, grabbing every nerve of her hearing like a weed.Shu Yi stared at him blankly, her heart calmed down strangely.It seems that there is a kind of person who is handsome in a mess but doesn't know it, and a small inadvertent action exudes a fatal attraction.
This song is often played at weddings, and Shu Yi has heard it countless times.It is true that she can't sing well, but she can only bite the bullet and continue: "Happiness begins to have signs, and fate brings us closer together..."
After hearing her performance, Xu Mubai couldn't help laughing, but he didn't dare to be unscrupulous.He clenched his right fist against his lips and coughed to cover up: "You sing very well, the voice is so good that you can completely ignore your tone."
"Do you want to say things that go against your will so smoothly?" Shu Yi also smiled, turning her head away to look at him, her face was even more flushed.
"Hmm...it's better than the first time I heard you sing."
Listening to the suppressed smile in his words, Shu Yi couldn't help asking weakly: "Are you saying that you're even more out of tune?"
He replied calmly: "Anyway, I never said that."
Cai Caiyi listened to the conversation between them at the entrance of the kitchen, and the song that was so out of tune, she grinned so much that her mouth was behind her ears: "Amin, Amin, my ears are about to break."
Hao Ming drained the water from the bowl: "Actually, it's not bad, just listen to it as another song."
"Hahahaha." Cai Cai covered her lips and smiled, "I still like to sing rap one by one!"
At this moment, Shu Yi smashed the pot and sang along with Xu Mubai's love songs one after another, completely letting go of herself.She sang a dozen or so songs in one breath, feeling a little dry, so she sat on the sofa and drank water.She has always known her own shortcomings, so in her memory, she has never sang so willfully for so long.But she actually felt good.
Xu Mubai stopped singing, put down the microphone and sat beside her, looked at her tenderly: "I really like listening to you sing, and after listening to it, all worries are gone."
Shu Yi was flattered, her eyes brightened: "I actually have such a healing effect?"
"No." His eyes were dark, and he looked at her seriously, "I just think that I have experienced such darkness, and tomorrow will be better."
Shu Yi was a little annoyed, but also wanted to laugh, so she couldn't help throwing the pillow beside him towards him.As soon as she finished this action, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, carefully observing his expression, for fear of making him angry.
Unexpectedly, Xu Mubai fell backwards, pretending to be a dead body childishly.
Seeing his childish behavior, Shu Yi smiled unconsciously.
He sat up like a corpse: "If I'm in a bad mood next time, you must sing to me."
Shu Yi pouted, but did not refuse: "Well, if there is a chance..."
Cai Cai and Hao Ming just came out of the kitchen, and everyone played around again, creating a lively atmosphere.As the night was getting late, Shu Yi and Xu Mubai got up to bid farewell and left.
Cai Cai sent the two of them to the door, holding Shu Yi's hand reluctantly: "Shou Xing baby, let's play together next time."
"Come here to sing."
"That's right, my sister doesn't dislike you." Cai Cai specifically told Xu Mubai, "Xu Shao, you have to take Yi home safely."
"That's natural."
It was very cold in the winter night, and it was very quiet outside, only the sound of the cold wind blowing past my ears.
Shu Yi rubbed her cold hands, looked at Xu Mubai's slender back, and followed behind him not too far or too close.Xu Mubai suddenly stopped, and turned around to look at her expressionlessly.
Shu Yi also stopped, looking back at him with a puzzled expression.
Xu Mubai nodded slightly, and hooked his fingers at her.
Shu Yi walked beside him hesitantly, before he could react, his head was hit hard: "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Tch!" Xu Mubai snorted coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "What do you mean by being so far away from me? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"
Shu Yi shrunk her head and pressed the scarf around her neck: "...No."
"Duplicate woman! How do I remember that you ran faster and faster every time I saw me?" His eyes were too deep, making her lower her head involuntarily.He stood in front of her, close at hand, with an imposing aura that made her breathless.
Shu Yi tried her best to raise a smiling face at him: "Why, I happen to have something urgent."
"I'm not a three-year-old child, so don't use this trick to fool me." Xu Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly, his dark eyes looked a little dangerous under the light, "If you are either afraid of me or hate me, otherwise you will pull me away What is black doing?"
Before Shu Yi had time to refute, Xu Mubai quickly answered: "Your behavior is the most naive, you think it's good to hide from me? As long as I want to find you, there are ways, believe it or not?"
"Don't look at me like this. Do you think I'm frivolous or not self-respecting, or do you think I have other plans?" He looked directly at her innocent dodging eyes, his jaw line tightened, and a layer of coldness formed on his handsome face. Bing paused every word, "Yes, I just have other plans for you, so what?"
Shu Yi subconsciously held her breath, a look of shock and confusion flashed across her face, she parted her lips, but was unable to utter a word.
She wanted to back away, but her body froze there again.With the cold wind blowing, she didn't feel cold at all.
The two stood facing each other straight, and there was a strange factor in the air.
After a long time, Xu Mubai chuckled lightly at himself: "You don't have to be surprised, because I've always been surprised——I can't forget you."
At this moment, Shu Yi heard a voice coming from his chest, "Plop, plop..."
The clear and strong voice echoed her nervousness at the moment.But she was soon relieved that his ambiguous words might have been misunderstood by herself, she asked slightly, "Maybe it's because... I'm more, um, famous?"
"..."
Xu Mubai didn't answer, his dark black eyes were a bit scary, and his face was full of gloom.
He opened the car door and shoved her in mercilessly.After starting the car, he remained silent all the way until he sent her to the gate of her community.
"Goodbye, drive slowly." Shu Yi waved at him, opened the car door and was about to get out of the car, when he suddenly grabbed her arm.
His voice was clear and cold: "You don't need to be stressed, it's not such a great thing to be remembered."
"Oh, thanks."
"Shu Yi, why are you so mean." He called her name word by word, with a bit of gnashing of teeth.After a while, he sighed, took a box from the back seat and stuffed it into her arms, "Take it, I'm leaving."
"Uh..." His car drove away without giving her a chance to refuse.
Shu Yi hugged the box and stood there, stunned for a while.
Shu Yi walked slowly towards the house, and before she reached the door, she had no time to turn on the corridor switch, but she saw a black shadow shrinking at the door, she couldn't help being startled.
"You're finally back?" An impatient voice sounded at this moment.
"Yangyang? Why is it you? What happened? Did you fight with a classmate?" Seeing that his face was dark and silent, Shu Yi stretched out her hand to pull him up. His hand was a little cold.
Jiang Yang's face was full of black lines, he snorted coldly, turned his face away and didn't want to talk to her.
"We still have to be good friends with our classmates, don't show them face at every turn, you know?" Shu Yi thought he was acquiescing, and reasoned with him, "Occasionally, the young master should restrain his temper."
Jiang Yang looked at her sullenly with a stern face, and his tone was very displeased: "In your eyes, am I the kind of person who can't do serious things except cause trouble?"
"Well..." Shu Yi didn't dare to answer, but he felt that his self-analysis was quite correct.She witnessed his entire youthful rebellious period, and he did many bad things.
Jiang Yang's face became even darker, but what's wrong with her expression of "Isn't it?"
Shu Yi took out the key from her bag, opened the door and let him in, then went to the kitchen and poured him a cup of hot water: "Have you been waiting for a long time? Why didn't you call me?"
"Can you get through on the phone?" He held the hot water and glared at her angrily, "If you are busy, it's useless to call."
He was lazily leaning cross-legged on the sofa, his clear eyes were accusing, a little angry and awkward.
Shu Yi took out her mobile phone from her bag and looked at it. She didn't know when it ran out of battery.She rushed to Cai Cai's house as soon as she got off work, and didn't bother to check if the battery was still on. Later, she played with everyone, and she didn't know if the phone was turned off.
Thinking about it, Jiang Yang must have waited for quite a long time.
She felt a little guilty, she wasn't busy tonight, she just had a crazy night with her friends.Shu Yi smiled at him awkwardly: "I'm sorry..."
Jiang Yang snorted, and threw a small bag in his hand to her: "It's for you."
"This is..." Shu Yi opened the bag and saw that there was a piece of exquisite cheesecake inside, and a pack of fried chestnuts with Wuji sugar, but it had been cold for a long time.Wu Ji's sugar-fried chestnuts are very fragrant, and she especially liked them for a while.However, this store is far away. On the East Street, it takes more than two hours for the bus to go back and forth.
"Thank you, I haven't eaten for a long time." Shu Yi smiled at him, her eyes curved like crescent moons.She peeled one and stuffed it into her mouth. The chestnuts were fragrant and sweet. She peeled one and gave it to him, "You eat it too, no, are you hungry? Let me get you some supper?"
Jiang Yang waved his hand: "Don't bother."
"You're still growing, don't be hungry, I'll order some noodles for you." When Shu Yi lived in Teacher Fang's house, she often saw Jiang Yang flipping through things and eating four or five meals a day.Although it is not good to eat too much at night, it feels uncomfortable to be hungry.
The corners of Jiang Yang's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes at her: "Who is still growing, how old am I?"
"You are young and you are so proud. I still have some stewed pork that I just made yesterday in the refrigerator. It should be delicious." Shu Yi went to the kitchen and quickly took out the food.After a while, she cooked a bowl of noodles. The portion was not much. It was covered with green vegetables, stewed pork, and fresh mushrooms.
Jiang Yang took the face over and pointed to the tea table: "Make a wish."
It was only then that Shu Yi realized that a candle had been plugged into the little cake just now, and the small flame was dancing lightly.
Only then did Shu Yi realize that Jiang Yang ran a long way and waited here for her all night, so it turned out that it was her birthday.Fortunately, she had talked to him long-windedly before.
Shu Yi's heart is very warm, this cold and arrogant boy she grew up with has such a careful side.
Shu Yi always feels that making a wish is very silly. All the so-called wishes need to be realized by oneself, while other unrealistic dreams will never come true.
She has already made a wish today, and she doesn't want to do the same thing a second time.
Jiang Yang sucked on the noodles, but his eyes were fixed on her.Shu Yi couldn't refuse his kindness, so she clenched her fist indiscriminately and made a fake gesture.
Jiang Yang raised his brows slightly, and there was a vague smile in his black eyes: "You are too perfunctory, you have to say your wish out loud, otherwise it won't come true."
Shu Yi murmured: "Okay, I wish all my friends around me safe and happy."
Jiang Yang looked at her with contempt: "On your birthday, you can only make wishes related to yourself."
"You little brat, why are you asking so much?" Shu Yi glared at him, and then said seriously, "Then wish me the best of luck getting married soon."
It wasn't her original intention, but she couldn't think of anything else she could wish for.She is very satisfied with her current living conditions, her job is satisfactory, she has a place to live and live, and she earns enough money, it seems... really only lacks a home.
Jiang Yang was stunned for a while, the light in his eyes dimmed, and his expression was difficult to distinguish.After a while, he looked at Shu Yi with a look of disgust, "What's the good of getting married early, in case the other party treats you badly, you might as well..."
Shu Yi blew out the candles, took a bite of the cake, pretended to be angry and said: "Little poor boy, you can't expect your sister to be well. What if your brother-in-law is rich, handsome, gentle and considerate, that would be great."
"You're so superficial." Jiang Yang sneered at her, and said with some resentment, "This kind of man has long been someone else's, not yours."
Shu Yi has always been used to him arguing with herself, so she didn't take it seriously: "Okay, you, eat quickly, the noodles will be mushy later."
Jiang Yang paused, took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Shu Yi: "The noodles are well done, thank you."
Shu Yi was curious: "What is this?"
He seemed a little embarrassed, curled his lips: "Look for yourself."
Shu Yi opened the box and saw that it was a rose gold bracelet inlaid with tourmaline.Tourmaline crystals are almost clear with no impurities.The color is gorgeous, the fire is good, and it gives off a charming sheen under the light, which does not look like a cheap thing.There is no brand or price on the bracelet, Shu Yi has never bought these things before, and he can't estimate the value.
Shu Yi tried it on, and it was just the right size.After all, she is a girl, and she still likes these shiny things very much. She asked cautiously, "Did you spend a lot of money?"
"Don't be too moved." Jiang Yang sipped the soup in his hands, nonchalantly, "It's not much money, it's just a few paintings."
"Thank you." Shu Yi was filled with emotion, and said with a smile, "You deserve me to feed you."
When Shu Yi lived in Teacher Fang's house, she made him a lot of food.
"Go!" Jiang Yang couldn't help laughing without raising his head.
Seeing that Jiang Yang had almost eaten, Shu Yi realized that it was already 11:30 in the evening: "It's so late now, you should go back earlier."
"It's useless to go back earlier, can I go back now?" Jiang Yang put down the bowl in his hand, and on his fair face, a pair of black eyes looked at her innocently, "It's not that you don't know how big S is. How strict is the curfew."
"You can climb in..."
"Are you responsible for being caught?" Jiang Yang pouted, "I'll just stay here on the sofa for one night, and I'll go back tomorrow morning."
"All right, all right." It was so late at night, and the weather outside was cold, Shu Yi felt a little worried about asking him to walk back and forth.She regards him as her younger brother, so she doesn't think there is anything wrong with him staying here for a night.
Shu Yi went to the cabinet to get a clean towel and toothbrush and handed them to him: "You go to the bathroom to wash up, and I'll get you a clean quilt."
"Ah."
When Shu Yi spread the quilt, Jiang Yang had already come out of the bathroom.Shu Yi looked up and asked him halfway through the bed, "Is this sofa too small, why don't you sleep in my room, I'll sleep here."
Jiang Yang said carelessly: "I'm a big man, how can I grab the bed with you? You still have to go to work tomorrow, so I can just deal with it for one night."
His tone cannot be questioned, and Shu Yi no longer argues with him.She spread it carefully, brought another quilt over, and pressed the thickness with her hands, "It should be warm enough, if you feel cold at night, turn on the heater."
"Ah."
It was almost midnight at this moment, and Shu Yi was very sleepy, so we said goodnight to him and went back to sleep.
Jiang Yang was lying on the bed, because the sofa was too small, his limbs had to shrink.But at this moment his heart was beating wildly, happiness, joy, satisfaction?He couldn't explain clearly, but he just felt that it would be nice to be separated from her by a door.
In the darkness, his eyes were shining brightly. He really wanted to help her fulfill her birthday wish, but he knew he couldn't do it yet.Just like that, he fell asleep vaguely with this thought in mind.
After all, he didn't sleep well. He heard slight footsteps early in the morning, and Jiang Yang woke up immediately, but he didn't move.
He could feel that Shu Yi's figure passed by him, and he even twisted the quilt that he pushed away because of the fever.Then she left again, and after a while, there was a slight sound of frying eggs in the kitchen.
He looked in her direction and saw a woman in bulky pajamas with unkempt hair.Even if she is like this, he likes her very much without dressing up or modifying her.He has forgotten when he first fell in love with her, maybe it was the back of him making breakfast like this, or maybe it was the time she carried him to the hospital in the heavy rain, or maybe it was when she patiently gave him a lecture...
He squinted for a while, and the sound of her soft footsteps appeared next to him again.Shu Yi patted his quilt, "Yangyang, get up, get up."
Jiang Yang closed his eyes and didn't move. Shu Yi couldn't wake him up after calling for a long time, so he pressed his hand that had just been washed in cold water to his face mischievously, and raised his voice a little, "Jiang Yang, it's time to go to school!"
"Hiss! Pig!" Jiang Yang was shivering from the cold, opened his eyes and stared at her fiercely, "Shu Yi, are you stupid!"
"How grown up, you still stay in bed." Shu Yi stared back without showing any weakness, "Get up quickly, breakfast is on the table, go to school after eating, speed up!"
Shu Yi went back to the room to change clothes, Jiang Yang slowly crawled out of the bed and got dressed.When he took his coat from another sofa, he found a beautiful box under it.
It was only then that Jiang Yang remembered that when Shu Yi came back last night, he was still holding a box in his hand, and he hadn't opened it to see it.His lips were slightly pursed, and his sixth sense told him that the owner of the gift might be a man.Shu Yi didn't wear heavy makeup on her face when she came back last night, which meant that she was not going to host an event, so it was very likely that she was with this person.He lowered his eyes, disturbed by this realization.
Shu Yi just came out of the room at this moment, and Jiang Yang pretended to accidentally open the box.When he saw clearly what was inside, a trace of haze flashed in his clear eyes.
In addition to a platinum diamond necklace, there is also a pair of simple earrings with diamonds. The diamonds exude brilliance in the morning light.
Jiang Yang suppressed the displeasure on his face, turned around and asked casually, "Since when have you been so generous to yourself?"
Shu Yi was stunned for a moment: "This is a gift from a friend."
Last night, she was disrupted by Jiang Yang's sudden arrival, and she didn't open the gift from Xu Mubai at all.In other words, she was a little afraid to open it, fearing that it was a Pandora's box.
Shu Yi approached and picked up the box. The platinum and diamond necklace inside was the one that Xu Mubai had won at Cai Cai's wedding before. In addition, there was a pair of small earrings with sparkling diamonds. Like the real thing.
Jiang Yang leaned over and clicked twice: "Is it a gift from a man?"
"...That's right."
There was a sneer on Jiang Yang's lips: "What is it, yes, yes, no, no, could it be that he is a eunuch?"
Shu Yi: "..."
"You usually don't like to wear earrings or ear piercings. This person really doesn't know what he likes."
"He just gave it away casually." Shu Yi put away the box and put it aside, seeing what Jiang Yang wanted to say, she pushed him in the direction of the bathroom, "Okay, you, go wash your face, breakfast is ready It's going to be cold."
Jiang Yang snorted, but turned his head and stared at her blankly: "Shu Yi, you have ghosts in your heart."
Shu Yi was taken aback, and gave him an angry look, "Eldest young master, can you stop dawdling?"
Jiang Yang sat at the dining table after washing his face and drank half a glass of milk before enjoying his breakfast slowly.He was half full, and continued the previous topic pretending to be casual, "Let me, Jiang Shen, guess, the man who gave you the gift is the one I saw last time, right?"
Seeing that Shu Yi didn't deny it, he continued on his own, "The biggest advantage of this kind of man is that he is rich, but this kind of person is ignorant, low-quality, and self-righteous. They think that if they have money, they can settle the whole world." , you must not be blinded by a few gifts."
Although Xu Mubai's character still needs to be discussed, it is not too bad.Shu Yi smiled helplessly, "You look at others so extremely, are there any good people in this world?"
"Of course there is." He winked at her innocently, with a smile on his face, "I think I'm a very good person."
Shu Yi sighed and nodded: "Yes, it's your best."
Jiang Yang raised his fair face slightly, and the smile in his eyes widened, "So in the future, even if you want to find someone, you have to find someone as good-looking as me."
"What's the use of looking good?"
"Besides being good-looking, I have many other advantages, okay? For example, my character is valuable, such as my talent, and my sense of responsibility..."
Shu Yi lowered his head to deal with the fried eggs on the plate, without raising his head, he didn't see the expectation on Jiang Yang's face at all: "Hey, there are very few men in this world who can meet the high standard of our young master."
"How about I just feel wronged?" Jiang Yang tilted his head slightly, looking at her childishly, but the blush on his ears slowly spread on his fair skin.
"You..." Shu Yi raised her head to meet his gaze, and her heart skipped a beat for no reason.She had never expected to see such a look in his eyes, too serious and hot, which reminded her of the joke Cai Cai had said before.
She quickly regained her composure, swallowed the food in her mouth, and returned to her usual indifference, "What are you talking about, eat quickly."
Jiang Yang opened his mouth, lowered his eyes in disappointment, the beating heart in his chest gradually slowed down, and his clenched fists slowly loosened.After a long time, he glanced at Shu Yi's empty wrist as if nothing had happened, and was a little dissatisfied: "Why didn't you bring the birthday present I gave you?"
"It's so beautiful, I don't want to take it with me." Shu Yi likes these shiny things from the bottom of her heart, but she also finds it troublesome.She glanced at Jiang Yang again, there was a slight annoyance on his face, but nothing else, as if the strange look in his eyes was just her illusion.She hurriedly answered again, "It's inconvenient to carry it on weekdays. If it's broken, it's bad. Take it on rest days."
"Oh." Jiang Yang didn't say anything else, and quickly settled the breakfast with his head down.
(End of this chapter)
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