If this is not love

Chapter 27: Alternative Relationships (3)
Tan Shaojie smiled wryly, he finally had a place to play, so he hurried over to be the most patient instructor.

Finally, when he came to the basketball machine, Ruxu held the basketball in his hands, recalled Tan Shaojie's brilliant shooting results that day, and gritted his teeth: "Come here! I want to compete with you!"

"Compared to this?" The little girl is quite courageous, comparable to smashing monsters with him.

"Yes, than shooting! Hurry up and put in the coin!" she ordered.

"Let's talk about it first, what about the loser?" To be honest, winning her is too unchallenging, and the victory is not forceful.He bet he was better than her blindfolded.

"Cold salad!" After wiping off her sweat, she shook her head, "You can do whatever you want!"

"I close my eyes and let you?"

"do not want!"

"Just give you half the score!"

"It's not rare! Do you want to compare? Hurry up!" The eldest lady's anger has not subsided yet?The eyes are so fierce...

Ok!Miss Wang, for the sake of your broken relationship, I don't care about you.But to compete with me, you found it yourself!Don't blame my young master for being merciless, you will scream when you lose, don't beg for mercy then.

cough!Tan Shaojie was busy throwing the ball, shuttled like flowing water, but his eyes were fixed on the realistic rebound.This girl can't tell, she's not bad, the rebounds go up and down, left and right, and she can make a few shots in a row.Seeing her biting her lip and frowning, concentrating on it, and beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, he couldn't help but reach out and wipe it off for her.

"Be serious!" She turned her head.

"Ah."

time up.Needless to say, Tan Shaojie's number successfully entered the second round, and her side has died down.He patted her head triumphantly, "I'm willing to admit defeat, you seem to have lost a bet with me more than once!"

Ruxu's expression was gloomy, yes, he once said that she and Yichen would not last long, it was impossible to be together.Damn it was hit by his crow's mouth!She raised her eyebrows: "Who said I lost? How many do you have?"

"128."

"I'm 26. So - you lose!"

What's the point of this?
"Because we are competing within the specified time, whoever shoots fewer shots will win!" With a raised chin, Ruxu walked out of the anti-fighting paradise, and the sky outside was getting dark...

Alone, very quiet, but unable to work quietly.

Sitting alone under the desk lamp, the computer screen was blank, and her thoughts were also blank.

Have fun in Anti-Dou Paradise, forget your troubles and work for a while.However, as soon as I got home and saw the sofa and the carpet, I couldn't help but think of the scene of last night.

Yichen's melancholy face, his deep and hoarse voice, his gentle yet cruel words...

Melancholy, bitter, Ruxu suddenly felt lonely.

The picture of the bearded man on QQ is throbbing vigorously.

Bearded Tan: (with a grinning expression) Although the Queen did not allow the little one to serve her, the little one still prepared a light meal for the Queen to show her concern, and she must accept it!
Ruxu stared at the dialog box in a daze, her fingers didn't move.Tan Shaojie "won" the shot, and he was willing to admit defeat, so he had to accept her request - don't disturb her!Yes, trying to talk to someone, but not him because that would only confuse her more.

QQ looking for her, I don't know if it is considered disturbing?

Bearded Tan: (serious expression) What are you still doing?Get ready to open the door, and the light meals with love will be delivered immediately!

How did he know she was in a daze?Ruxu touched her face subconsciously, frowning in doubt.

Ruxu: I don't need it, thank you.

Bearded Tan: Tsk tsk, the hardest person to fool in the world is yourself.Losing a relationship is a small matter, but starving to death is a major matter. Don't forget that you have to appear in court tomorrow. Are you going to starve to death and abandon your trust in your client?
Ruxu: I won't do that.

Bearded Tan: Then open the door immediately.

Lifelike: ...

The doorbell rang.

Tan Shaojie stood outside the door, typing on QQ with his mobile phone in one hand, and a reusable bag with a lunch box in the other.The door was only half open, and it was blocked bluntly.

"I said I want to be quiet by myself. Don't follow me, don't bother me, don't appear in front of me!" She didn't have a good face, and she couldn't put on any other expressions except indifference. Who let him appear on his own?
"I obey! Queen!" Tan Shaojie was unaffected at all, and gave a boy scout salute playfully, and stuffed the lunch box into her hand. "The love bento has been delivered, the queen will use it slowly, and the little one will leave!"

He smiled, a bright smile.However, how could he laugh when she was most depressed?He's a badass, really bad...

Ruxu held the lunch box, her palms were warm, and there was an indescribable heat in her eye sockets.

He turned around calmly, without saying a word, she opened her mouth, but finally squeezed it tightly, and silently closed the door.

The food is still very fresh, it tastes like he cooked it.

The matching is very particular, and they are all her favorite dishes.

Even so, she was still not in the mood to eat, and sat at the dining table numbly, staring at the fresh and tender fried pork with shredded carrots.Unknowingly, her heart tightened faintly, and an inexplicable soreness surged up, she suddenly jumped up and rushed out.

"Tan Shaojie!" The elevator entrance was empty, where was his figure?
gone…

She leaned against the wall and didn't move for a while.What are you doing impulsively?What do you want to call him for?

Actually...it seems...not that I hate having him by my side.

It has been said that sadness is contagious and so is happiness.He was almost always smiling in front of her, but most of the time, that kind of smile made her want to beat her up.When I think of it in loneliness, I still feel a little happiness...

What the hell!Why was she even more upset?

A vague mobile phone rang in the house, Ruxu shook her head, and hurried back to the room, unexpectedly it was her mother calling.

"Xu, Chinese New Year is coming soon, when will you go home for vacation?" Mother's voice was always gentle and concerned.

"Mom..." Ruxu paused, putting away her emotions, "It's not like you don't know that years ago were usually very busy, and I have to appear in court tomorrow."

"No matter how busy you are, you should pay attention to rest. You are a girl outside, and you can't even cook. Your dad and I often talk about it, and we might as well go live with you next year..."

The conversation was immediately cut off by Ruxu, "Mom! You all come here, so what's the difference in living at home with me? What I want is to live independently!"

Home, in fact, is not far away, but it is inconvenient to go to work.When she first moved out, she didn't get used to it, and she called home a lot. Gradually, she got used to it, and she can entertain herself alone at night, and the arrangements for work, entertainment and leisure are quite full.At this moment, when I suddenly received a call from my mother, I was inevitably flustered and subconsciously wanted to escape.

Sure enough, my mother immediately asked the deadliest topic——
"I heard that you broke up with Xiao Han? Why? He is a prosecutor, and everything is good. You were fine a while ago, why did you break up suddenly?"

Han Chen is very nice, even if a blind date for marriage does not produce a spark of love, others will naturally think that they are dating.Ruxu felt that it would be useless to talk to her mother, and she was afraid that the description would become darker and the explanation could not be clear, so she simply said something.

"Mom, I don't call him, it's more suitable to be ordinary friends."

"Incoming calls? Only young people talk about that! In marriage, what matters more is being in the same family, sharing the same interests, taking care of each other in life, and living in harmony for a lifetime. Feelings also need to be cultivated slowly. How can there be so many love at first sight in the world? You and I Dad didn't like each other at the beginning! When someone introduced me to someone, your dad messed with me..."

"Mom, those dramas between you and Dad are clichés, I can already recite them backwards!"

"Okay! I don't think there's anything wrong with Xiao Han, but you..." Wang's mother suddenly became suspicious, "Xu, do you have something to hide from Mom? Have you got another boyfriend?"

"No." If it was before last night, she might have told her mother about Yichen, but mentioning it now would only add to the sentimentality.

"Impossible!" Mother Wang is so easy to fool around?

"Mom... oh! Believe it or not, anyway, Han Chen and I have nothing to do, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. Regarding marriage... I think it's very good now, with ideals and goals, stable financial income, and enough freedom , even if you don’t get married for the rest of your life.”

"Bah, bah, bah! Don't talk nonsense, how can my daughter not get married? You are already very old, look at Xinning's child is about to be born, if you don't hurry up, your father and I will wait until the hair is all white."

Ruxu rubbed her swollen forehead. She was very afraid of talking to her mother on the phone. Every time she gave a long talk, the purpose was ultimately one-to urge marriage, to urge marriage!I'm really worried that it will soon turn into "forced marriage, forced marriage"...

Shivering, she hurriedly said: "Mom, I won't tell you anymore, I want to read the documents, and I have to get up early tomorrow!"

Just as Mother Wang took the call, Ruxu hastily hung up.It's better to have no manners than no freedom.

Back at the table, the dishes in the lunch box were only a little bit of residual heat, and with a sigh, she picked it up and walked into the kitchen.It's a pity that she couldn't eat the food anymore, so she had to throw it in the trash can.

However, the movement stopped in mid-air, as if there was an invisible string pulling her, making her unable to move any further.

"I think it's his painstaking effort..."

Finally, the white lunch box lay quietly on the dining table.

In the end, it finally became a delicacy that satisfies hunger in the middle of the night.

The next day, Ruxu was not in good spirits. When he appeared in court, his brain seemed to lack oxygen, his thinking was not flexible enough, and he said the wrong thing twice.A bank theft case that was expected to reduce the client's crime ended up being fought hard...

Seeing her client's disappointment, she felt ashamed.

Colleagues asked her what happened with concern?Did something happen?She smiled helplessly, and hurried out of the court alone.Looking up at the sky, I suddenly feel that the surroundings have become black, and the sun and the moon are dark.

It's just a lovelorn, why is it like the sky is falling?She didn't really lose Yichen, did she?She will never lose him.

Then her heart...why is it so heavy, so heavy, it seems like you can't breathe...

Tan Shaojie followed her without making a sound, silently accompanying her for a long walk.She didn't drive, didn't look back, until the corner of the street, she turned around inadvertently, just in time to see his tall and straight figure.

He smiled at her, blinking.

She forced a smile.

"Oh, it's uglier than crying, why don't you laugh." Cry when you want to cry, laugh only when you want to laugh, people's emotions should be controlled by themselves.Tan Shaojie stepped forward to rub her long hair, put one hand in his trouser pocket, and hugged her to cross the road with the other.

"Tan Shaojie..." Ruxu sniffed, with a strong nasal tone.

"kindness?"

"Did I behave badly just now?" She saw him sitting in the auditorium.

"Well, it's very bad!" He nodded honestly, staring at her with burning eyes, "So I have to ask one thing--can't be with Wang Yichen, is that why you are so downcast?"

If she listened carefully, behind the cold questioning, more concern was quietly hidden.

Ruxu pursed her lips, and the circles of her eyes turned red uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)