I met you, I fell in love

Chapter 16 I love you, I only realized it late at night

There was a gurgling sound from the kitchen, and the porridge that was cooking in the casserole was boiling, and you could smell the aroma when you approached.Wen Shi leaned back against the marble cooking table, tapped her toes on the ground, and put her phone aside, whenever it rang, she would immediately pick it up and look at it.

When Chi Yiran called the video, she thought it was Chu Jingxi's call, and she connected at the speed of light, but the other party was also stunned.

"This is, second answer?"

Wen Shi sighed heavily: "Why are you, you don't fight early or late, but you just join in the fun at this time."

"Wow, what do you mean, are you waiting for an important call from someone?"

"Well, I'm waiting for Chu Jingxi."

Chi is also the same: "..."

Knowing that Wen Shi valued sex over friends, but didn't know that it was so serious.

"Otherwise I hang up? Will you call me back later?"

"No need." Wen Shi touched his face, approached the stove and turned off the fire, took a spoon to stir the porridge casserole, covered the lid and walked out of the kitchen, "Chu Jingxi just sent me a message, I'll talk to you later If you go back to him, you won’t be able to wait for a response.”

"No wonder." Chi Yiran's tone was ambiguous, "I also want to say, this is your attention? I feel honored? It was just a coincidence in the end."

"What are you looking for? Did the person who slandered me last time find out?" Although the number of ugly voices on Weibo has decreased a lot, Wen Shi still dare not update the good night story lightly. Warm, and many netizens shared their little love affairs.But now, whichever one you click on, there will be uniform copy-and-paste foul language under any one.

It's disgusting to look at.

"My darling, didn't you find out that the links to your posts have been removed? And those Weibo accounts that made waves have been blocked."

"Did not notice……"

Chi Yiran cleared her throat, approached the camera and asked her seriously: "Aside from me, who else did you ask to help you with this matter?"

Wen Shi was confused: "No, I just told you. Why, didn't your friend with great powers help you?"

"Do you know Mr. Jiang from Lincheng?"

What big son?

"Such a non-mainstream title?"

Chi Yiran poked his neck, knowing that people like Wen Shi who kept their ears to the outside world and only read sage books would never know any dude with a strong background.

But that big shot, why would he intervene in this matter?

"I thought you asked someone else to help you in private. Before you could intervene, the matter was settled. I asked my friends to inquire and found out that it was Mr. Jiang from Lincheng who came forward. You really don't know him?"

"I don't know you, I don't know you, how many times do you have to say it before you believe it..." Wen Shi sat cross-legged on the sofa and made the same expression as Chi Yiran with his cheeks on his hands, "Could it be that I have some big fan? "

Chi Yiran rolled his eyes towards the ceiling: "You? Just relying on those few good night stories? Hey, have you ever seen a dude throwing away a clubbing girl and swiping Weibo with a mobile phone to read a good night story? Don't be kidding .”

Wen Shi still didn't give up: "Could it be because I was conquered by my appearance?"

Chi is also the same: "..."

"Then I can't find any other reason to explain this problem. Maybe I'm really a fan of Weibo." Wen Shi thought for a long time, and his circle of friends is only so narrow, and there are really no great people.

"In short, the matter was resolved, it didn't continue to ferment, and it didn't have any bad effects. If your parents didn't call you, it means they didn't know about it. As for... As for Li Mingkai's side," Chi Yiran licked She licked her lips, "As always, as quiet as a chicken."

"As long as it doesn't affect his work..."

To this day, Wen Shi felt that he had already hid far enough away. Although he still owed him an apology and didn't say anything, he was afraid that she would always be shrouded in her like a shadow, and wouldn't let go.

"I just made a video call to tell you about this. There's nothing else, so hang up first. Don't delay your waiting for news from Chu Jingxi. By the way, have you looked in the mirror?"

What mirror did you mention suddenly?
Wen Shi shook his head.

Chi Yiran looked like he hated iron for being weak, and said earnestly: "You only have three words on your whole face, Chu Jingxi."

Wen Shi, who had been exposed, didn't feel shy at all, raised his chin, and asked Chi Yiran, isn't thinking about a boyfriend a matter of course?
After Lin Weian, Dang Wen Shi also began to show affection, and Chi Yiran couldn't stand it anymore.

The heavens are turned upside down, one by one!It's great to fall in love, but you still bully single dogs?
"We've disconnected. We won't be in touch until I find a boyfriend." After Chi Yiran decisively dropped these words, he immediately hung up the video, leaving Wen Shi alone on the sofa , clutching his stomach and giggling.

The message from Chu Jingxi lay there quietly without being opened or noticed.When Chu Jiaming made a phone call, Wen Shi's long wait was broken. The boiling water on the table was already cold, and the casserole porridge that had been turned off in the kitchen hadn't been eaten yet.

Wen Shi, who did not wake up from the shock of receiving Chu Jiaming's phone call, was completely dazzled by a hoarse notification:

"Wen Shi, something happened to Xiaoxi."

She didn't know the concept of a closed investigation in the United States, and Chu Jiaming didn't have time to explain to her slowly on the phone bit by bit, and she could vaguely hear Yu Huizhu's low sobs from the other end, and there was an infinite loop "What to do".

Not involved in collaborating on a small task?Isn't the mission over?It's over, shouldn't it be time to go home?How to say the investigation is the investigation...

"Will... how long will it be? Is it serious?" Wen Shi felt his whole body trembling when he heard his distraught voice.

Chu Jiaming was not good at comforting people other than his wife, he just let Wen Shi take care of himself after frankly explaining the situation.

That night, she answered a lot of calls, first from Chu Jiaming, then from her parents.Mom and Dad didn't know what happened in the United States, and they asked her gently if she and Chu Jingxi got along well.Unable to pretend nothing had happened in front of the camera, Wen Shi switched the video call to voice, tried his best to control the trembling in his voice, nodded non-stop, and answered tirelessly, "Very well, we are fine."

Father Wen still had the same serious face as before. When she was a child, she was disciplined. She had to be serious in her studies, and she had to ask more questions when she encountered problems she didn't understand.Now I'm telling her not to be rash and rash like a little girl emotionally, and Chu Jingxi is busy with work, so she can't cause trouble for him.

Mother Wen is much more talkative than Father Wen. She has been to the United States and seen the relationship between young couples. How does Chu Jingxi feel about Wen Shi?
"Hi, if you plan to stay in the United States to work after graduation, it's not impossible. Your father will retire in a few years. We can apply for that kind of visiting permit, right? It's not a problem to live in the United States for a while..."

She suddenly remembered that at the top of the mountain that day, Chu Jingxi cautiously asked her if she wanted to stay after graduation, and she replied that she didn't know.I really don't know, but Chu Jingxi's expression at that time, thinking about it now, turned out to be lonely.

"Okay, okay, I'm just nagging you about this. Is it too late in the United States? Go to bed early, don't stay up late."

"okay."

The living room returned to calm, and Wen Shi was in a daze, thinking that everything was just a few fragments, and he couldn't put it together.The wall clock on the wall rang on time, it was approaching late at night, and I hadn't eaten dinner yet, but I didn't feel hungry at all.

Another call came in, an unfamiliar call, she swallowed nervously.

"Is it Wen Shi? Hello, I'm Jiang Zhengnan." He introduced himself in a cold and upright voice, "Chu Jingxi's hair is young."

Holding the mobile phone, he went to the balcony with bare feet. The cold feeling of the floor quickly spread through the soles of his feet to his limbs. Wen Shi, who woke up with this coldness, listened carefully to Jiang Zhengnan's instructions on the other end of the phone.

Compared with Chu Jiaming, he spoke in more detail.

Xu Shi didn't wait for Wen Shi's response for a long time, Jiang Zhengnan asked her uncertainly: "Hello...are you listening?"

Anyway, this was the time he talked the most with other girls besides the one at home. If the other girl was in a daze, then he would start to doubt his own charm.

"I'm listening." Wen Shi hesitated for a moment, recalling his self-introduction just now, "Well, I want to ask a question."

"what?"

"Did you help... help with my affairs? It's about the attacks on the Internet posts some time ago."

"Ah!"

There was no emotion in Jiang Zhengnan's tone, but this short laugh still gave Wen Shi a "thump" in his heart.

"It's such a time, are you still thinking about such trivial things?"

His brother was closed for investigation, and it took him a few hours to receive the news. On the one hand, he sent someone to inquire, and on the other hand, he had to call to tell this darling baby about the situation.I'm afraid that the woman's psychology is fragile, and she's afraid to cry out to break up at every turn. If this is the case, the brother's efforts will be in vain.

Heh, it turned out to be a good thing, the other party actually cared about the previous post.

"No, you misunderstood." Wen Shi's voice was light and light, and he couldn't tell whether he was speaking to Jiang Zhengnan or herself, "When something happened, I couldn't contact him. He only left me There was no response to this message. My friend told me that the post and the public opinion were suppressed by a big shot in Lincheng. I was still thinking, what ability do I have to know a big shot. Now it seems...he is busy, but still Worry about my business, I'm really... very useless."

It's just a small international student majoring in media, because of a school celebration performance and an airport run, he made Weibo headlines for no reason.In the eyes of outsiders, she is a little internet celebrity who writes a sweet good night story and has hundreds of thousands of fans. In the eyes of Chu Jingxi, she is just a blind date against him when she gets the chance object.Even when she fell in love later, she did not cause less trouble.

Now, something happened to Chu Jingxi, but she couldn't do anything, wandering around the room aimlessly like a headless chicken, calling one after another.When others comforted her, in the final analysis, it was because of Chu Jingxi's face.

"Is there anything wrong with him? Is there anything I can do?"

The signal was not very good, and Wen Shi's voice was very low, and Jiang Zhengnan mumbled a few questions behind him, and Jiang Zhengnan almost squeezed his ears into the phone, but he couldn't hear clearly.

"I will follow up the situation at all times, and you can contact me on this phone if you have anything to do."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

"You're welcome." Jiang Zhengnan grinded his lips, but he still didn't say what he said in the end. He misunderstood Wen Shi's attitude earlier, and if he asked whether he would break up with Chu Jingxi at this time, he seemed a bit mean-spirited up.

In the middle of the night in California, the wind blew on his face like a knife. Wen Shi walked into the house clutching his phone, glanced at the pot of porridge in the kitchen, and finally returned to the bedroom and got into bed.Accidentally found an unread message from Chu Jingxi, clicked on it, his whole body froze, hot tears poured out of his eyes one after another, he bit his finger to hold back the cry.

Wen Shi, I love you.

It's not the final confession before life and death, nor is it the expression of heart before the proposal, it's like a reply to her previous journal-like message.A few simple words let the complicated emotions tonight finally find an outlet.

No one is born good at rhetoric, and no one is born with control over their feelings.Wen Shi's dullness, after being stunned by someone's sap this night, he suddenly came to his senses.

The emotional hole that was torn apart was getting bigger and bigger. She seemed to have lost all her strength, so she could only cling to the phone tightly, relying on the few words on the screen to survive the long night.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, Wen Shi woke up.

Having a dream all night, waking up and sleeping, looking at the bloodless self in the mirror, I don't even have the mind to put on blush.Heat up the porridge casserole made last night, and eat a few mouthfuls on the spot.Because there was no class, she planned to go to Chu's house. She couldn't explain clearly on the phone, so she wanted to know whether Chu Jingxi's current situation was serious or not.

Everyone told her not to worry, but An An sat at home and waited aimlessly, she couldn't do it.

I have been to Chu's house a few times, but Chu Jingxi always drives. Wen Shi's concept of the route is very vague, so he had no choice but to take a taxi there.

When I arrived, I met Chu Jiaming just going out.When he met her, he was surprised: "You child, why are you here?"

"I'm sorry uncle, I still want to come over and ask about the situation in person." Seeing him walking hurriedly, Wen Shi asked, "Are you going out?"

"It's a little urgent. Your aunt is in the house. You go in first."

"it is good."

After saying goodbye to Chu Jiaming, Wen Shi grabbed his bag and trotted up the steps.Yu Huizhu was waiting for a call at home, and when she heard the doorbell ring, she thought that Chu Jiaming had left something behind and didn't take it.

"Hour? Why is it you?" When she opened the door and saw that it was Wen, Yu Huizhu was stunned for a moment, and then understood in a blink of an eye that the little girl probably didn't sleep well last night, "Come in first, it's cold outside."

"Auntie, I don't have class today, so I just want to come over and take a look. I...I'm a little panicked at home alone."

Wen Shi's hands and feet were cold, Yu Huizhu took her to the sofa and sat down, and poured her a cup of hot water to warm her body: "This is the first time we have encountered such a thing, but we must trust that child Jingxi. I have never done it before." It is impossible for others to frame him, he is innocent, and it will come out sooner or later. Inspection, that is, a procedure, such as this kind of transnational cooperation to solve the case, once it involves state secrets and security, you will be more or less cautious.”

Yu Huizhu is also worried, but in front of Wen Shi, she is still an elder, so there is no reason for the elders to panic more than the younger ones, right?What's the use of those two hugging and trembling together?

Wen Shi shook his head and laughed: "It's because I'm a little weak. When I heard the news, I was taken aback. Later, my uncle called me, and Jingxi's Fa Xiao was also helping to find out the news, but I was restless. I... I can't help you with anything..."

"Are you talking about Zheng Nan?" Yu Huizhu nodded clearly, "The United States is no better than China. It is not easy to ask for information or find help. Don't worry too much. Auntie, I am not the same as you, and I can only do it. Just sit at home and wait, I can't help you either."

The mood is like riding a roller coaster, from last night to now, it has been up and down.Wen Shi is not a timid person, but it's just the first time he encounters such a thing, and he is uneasy.Now with Yu Huizhu, they gradually stabilized, helping with housework, and waiting for news together.

Chu Jiaming came back late at night. When he entered the door, his face was full of tiredness. Seeing Wen Shi's shoes were still placed in the entrance, he raised his head and looked at Yu Huizhu who came up suspiciously: "Wen Shi is staying here tonight?"

"Yeah, this child has been worried all day and night, and she definitely didn't have a good rest last night." Yu Huizhu took the coat handed over by Chu Jiaming, "After helping with the housework, she rested on the sofa. She was already asleep when I came out of the shower. It's on, look."

Yu Huizhu moved away, and Chu Jiaming saw people curled up on the sofa.

"Why don't you let her sleep in the house?"

"I'm afraid I'll wake up the child, and I'm still talking in my sleep when I'm asleep." Yu Huizhu asked Chu Jiaming in a low voice if he had heard about Chu Jingxi's matter and how to deal with it.

The latter shook his head. A closed interrogation like this can't find any news at all. The only thing he can be sure of is that the time will not exceed one month.

One week is fine, it actually takes so long.

"If Jingxi can persevere during this period, nothing will happen."

"For such a long time, it's neither a paid suspension nor a vacation, but a closed torture supervision." Yu Huizhu frowned deeply. This is a physical, mental and spiritual test for ordinary people, and some people may not be able to persist go down.

Chu Jiaming covered his face with his hands and shook his head wearily.

I found a lot of business friends to help, but even though I have connections, it is still difficult to intervene in this kind of matter.Instead, I met Jiang Zhengnan, and the Jiang family was also interested, and asked a lot about the situation.As Jiang Zhengnan said, if Chu Jingxi didn't leak any information, nothing would happen.

At this time, being anxious will only prove that there are ghosts in your heart.

Wen Shi didn't hear the news until she woke up the next day. It was difficult to finish the investigation in a short time. She took a deep breath.

Yu Huizhu asked her if she wanted to move here, for fear that she would be too worried and not be able to take care of herself.

Wen Shi shook her head and declined politely, the Chu family was too far away from the school, besides, how could she cause trouble to the elders like Miss Jiao at this time.

"Auntie, if you have any news, please let me know as soon as possible." Before leaving Chu's house, Wen Shi clasped his hands tightly, "I can't help you, I'm sorry."

"Silly boy, it's enough for you to have this kind of heart. Trust Jingxi, it will be fine."

Wen Shi nodded firmly.

She was the only one left to live in the huge house, but her life was still the same as before, except that there was one less person to quarrel with her, and no one to be used to when she was arrogant.

Only at this time, Wen Shi could feel that Chu Jingxi had completely integrated into her life in a short period of time.In the past, people often said that love at first sight is a rare miracle in this world. Love needs a long time to get in and prove whether it is suitable for you or not.

But now she understands that time is not the only thing used to measure feelings.

In the first week, Wen Shi felt that time passed really slowly. When he woke up from his dream at three or four in the morning, his subconscious reaction was to grab the mobile phone next to the bed and check to see if there was a message from Chu Jingxi.

The phone is working fine, no unread messages are displayed.

Disappointed, he threw the phone back to its original place, rolled up the quilt to cover his head, and opened his eyes under the quilt.

What would Chu Jingxi be doing at this point in time?If she dreamed it in a dream, would he have the same dream?

In the second week, when I woke up, I looked at the calendar hanging on the wall. Eight days had passed since Chu Jingxi lost his voice. Go to the calendar and scribble a day off.

Counting the time with his head tilted, he muttered, why did it take so long?

Yu Huizhu would call to chat with Wen Shi every night, and rarely mentioned Chu Jingxi, but instead talked about some life and study topics, as if nothing happened if she didn't think about it.Wen Shi understood the deep intentions of the elders.

As usual, I made myself a so-so breakfast, and then went out to study.On the way to the subway, she checked the latest news on her mobile phone. She hadn't updated Weibo for a long time.Since the last time someone with a heart rhythm made a slanderous post, Wen Shi began to realize how complicated the online world is.Coupled with Chu Jingxi's accident, she couldn't get up to write a good night story at all.

Those malicious posts were deleted and dealt with, and some alumni stood up to help her clarify.Perhaps it was in response to the words that the clearer is clearer, Wen Shi's non-defense and silent, made the keyboard man who was bouncing around gradually lose interest.

Fans who care about her will still say good morning and good night on her old Weibo every day, and will also comment and ask when she will resume updating stories.

A private message from Kourou made Wen Shi, who was scrolling through Weibo, give his fingers a pause.

"Little white rabbit, can we meet? I'm coming to America, Li Mingkai."

The signature is not Kourou, but Li Mingkai.

When the subway arrived at the station, it was inertial to move forward. Wen Shi didn't hold on to the handrail, and threw his whole body to the side, hitting the wall of the carriage hard.She didn't have time to cover the pain, and she didn't have time to say thank you to the kind people around her who supported her. Instead, she raised the phone to her eyes and stared at the screen with wide eyes.

Li Mingkai.

She read these three words more carefully than ever before.

How could the buckle be Li Mingkai?Wen Shi had to revisit the previous comments and read them one by one, and Li Mingkai's expression and movements when typing these words emerged in his mind.She gripped her phone in disbelief.

He said he wanted to meet.

How could she have forgotten that Jiang Tingyu had said that Li Mingkai would be on a business trip to the United States during this time.

Wen Shi secretly took a deep breath, replied to the private message with trembling fingers, bit his lips unconsciously, and carefully considered every word.After so many years, they were so close for the first time. They thought they had lost contact, but they never thought that he had secretly followed her for a long time, and even appeared as a fan on Weibo for a long time.

It was her reaction that was a little slow, if not, she should have found out long ago.

Getting off the subway and walking to the school took twice as long as usual, with sloppy footsteps, lowering your head from time to time to refresh Weibo news.

Soon, Wen Shi received a reply from Li Mingkai, which was an address and a familiar contact number.

In the past, I recited the numbers fluently. I thought I had forgotten them long ago, but I could still read them fluently after only one glance.

The meeting place was in a classic coffee shop near the school. The downstairs was coffee desserts, and the upstairs was a library decorated with charm.Many students choose to come here to read books, drink a cup of coffee, and listen to classical music when they are not in class.

Li Mingkai knew about this place. Wen Shi was a little surprised. When she first came to school, she stayed for a long time before she heard of this coffee shop.When entering the door, the waiter will hand over a checkered handkerchief, step on the soft carpet and follow the waiter's guidance to find a seat by the window.

Through the window, you can see the street scene outside, the pedestrians coming and going, the little boys playing around, and the small shops with bright neon lights opposite.

Wen Shi rested his chin on his hand and looked out of the window in a daze. He heard the sound from the classical gramophone. He heard that every record was bought by the owner of the coffee shop himself. Most people think of many people, many things and many things in the past.

When that figure appeared in sight, Wen Shi was taken aback for a moment.

She could feel her heart skipping a beat, her spine numb, and the scenes that had appeared countless times in her dreams went through her mind again like a revolving lantern.

In just a few minutes, every step he took from across the road seemed to step on her heart, and everything seemed to return to the old days.

Until someone called her name: "Wen Shi..."

(End of this chapter)