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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Pretending
She's my girlfriend—but they've only met a few times, not even friends.

Qin Zhen and Cheng Yu invited them to have dinner together, Su Xiaomu obviously didn't have to go, she didn't have to be responsible for Jing Yan's absurd impromptu idea, but that day she seemed to be possessed, not only accepted the invitation, but also compared with others. Actors still have to play.

The atmosphere was much better than what Su Xiaomu had imagined, because Qin Zhen was very cheerful and loved to laugh. Most of the time, he listened to her talking, telling interesting stories about her and Jing Yan when they were young, about her experience of studying abroad, and also said that she The acquaintance with Cheng Yu.

In this way, Jing Yan, who didn't talk much, became even more silent. Along the rim of the clear glass, the rose red wine slowly slid down, like silky red satin, one cup after another, as if to cover up something.

Su Xiaomu felt that his face was getting redder and redder, and couldn't help but whispered: "You seem to have a fever, stop drinking?"

Jing Yan raised his head and gave her a deep look, but didn't speak, but the wine glass in his hand had already been snatched away by Qin Zhen, with a soft tone of disapproval: "Brother Jing Yan, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were uncomfortable?"

He immediately lowered his eyes, concealed all his emotions, pursed his thin lips, and said lightly: "I'm fine."

But because of this little episode, the four of them left early for dinner.

There was no moonlight that night, and the dark night sky stretched to the horizon like black velvet.

Jing Yan's deep gaze sank as Qin Zhen and the others left. After a long time, he turned around and said in a low voice, "Sorry for delaying you for so long, I'll take you back."

"Mr. Jing, you not only have a fever, but also drunk, how can you drive like this?" Su Xiaomu frowned.

Jing Yan was a little impatient: "I'm fine." He was about to walk to the garage as he said that, but he started shaking before taking two steps.

Su Xiaomu supported him with quick eyes and hands, but just touching the palm, the heat could not be underestimated, they were very close, and the smell of tobacco and red wine mixed with his body blew into her nose, she sighed, this man must be sick and drunk Yes, she snatched his keys and stuffed him into the taxi without any explanation.

After helping him to sit up, she said, "Master, please go to the nearest hospital."

As soon as the words fell, her hands were wrapped in warmth, and his low voice whispered in her ears: "I'm not going to the hospital." Another address was reported, and she turned her face slightly, he closed his eyes Leaning softly on her shoulder, her breathing fluctuated from shallow to heavy, falling on her ears to tease her heart, she collected herself and looked away.

Jing Yan's residence is located in a high-end apartment in the city center, and he will be there in a short while. She struggled to help him upstairs and put him on the bed in the bedroom, but he was too tall, so the moment she let go, she also fell down with inertia. He hugged her in a daze, and subconsciously adjusted their posture—her back was against his chest, fitting like two spoons, and then he rubbed his chin between her ears and neck, feeling drowsy go to sleep.

Su Xiaomu wanted to push him away, but he hugged him even tighter. This intimate posture like a couple made her feel at a loss. She could even hear the beating sound of his heart, which made every nerve of her tremble.Finally, when his breathing calmed down, she moved away from his embrace inch by inch. After losing the warmth for a while, she felt a little uncomfortable, couldn't help reaching out to touch his forehead, and shrank suddenly. When I came back, it was hot enough to boil eggs!

She couldn't find where the medicine box was, so she hurriedly called the family doctor, but she had a fever of nearly [-] degrees, and she received an injection and prescribed medicine. She was worried that he was alone, and after thinking for a long time, she decided to stay.After a whole night of tossing, she was a little tired. She leaned on the sofa and waited to calm down before looking at his house. The main colors were dark black, dark gray, and dark blue. It seemed that she had entered his world. Every design They were so concise that they were almost cold. It turned out that this man was really cold to the bone.

She couldn't sleep anyway, so she went to the bedroom to see him from time to time, the medicine gradually took effect, he sweated in the middle of the night, she heated a towel to wipe him off, and then accidentally slipped and fell in the bathroom, falling to the bone all over her body It hurts, and the clothes are all soaked in water. She struggled to get up, and was uncomfortable with the wet feeling. She hesitated, walked to his bedside and said softly: "Uh, let me lend you a suit to wear." He probably wouldn't mind?She was in such a mess because of him...

Opening his wardrobe with some trepidation, she was stunned for a moment. This is not a wardrobe, it is simply a small cloakroom. There are all kinds of clothes, shoes, socks and accessories, and they are all big brands.She randomly picked out a set of simple home clothes. Wearing men's clothes on her body was as funny as a child stealing an adult's clothes.

After dawn, she cooked a small pot of porridge with preserved egg and lean meat with the ingredients in the kitchen.She came out of the kitchen with the porridge, and her footsteps stopped suddenly, because they were both startled when they met Qin Zhen who had just changed into slippers.

Su Xiaomu thought, how did she get in?
And Qin Zhen naturally looked at the men's clothes on Su Xiaomu's body, with a slightly embarrassed expression, and apologized slightly awkwardly: "No, I'm sorry, I'm used to coming in so casually, sorry."

Judging from her appearance, she knew that she had misunderstood, Su Xiaomu smiled helplessly: "It's okay."

Qin Zhen asked with concern: "Where's Brother Jing Yan? Is he okay?"

"He's still sleeping." As soon as Su Xiaomu finished his answer, he felt that what he said was ambiguous, and quickly explained: "The medicine he took last night has sleeping ingredients, and the fever has subsided, but he fell into a deep sleep."

"That's good. I'm relieved that he's fine." Qin Zhen was obviously relieved.

But they didn't know each other well, and they didn't have much to talk about, so the atmosphere was a bit awkward.Qin Zhen didn't stay for long and said he wanted to leave. Later, he remembered something, rummaged in his bag again, put a bunch of keys on the coffee table, and said to Su Xiaomu: "This is the key, please give it back to him for me. Anyway, I don’t need it when I go abroad.”

Unexpectedly, she had the key, which made people have to think deeply about their relationship.But depending on the situation, they don't look like they were lovers before, so why did Jing Yan let her pretend to be his girlfriend?And her memory also began to come back. She remembered that Qin Zhen should be the girl she saw in Jing Yan's arms in the hospital. Things seemed a little complicated.

It was only later that she found out that Qin Zhen was Teacher Fang's daughter. She had only studied pottery for a short time, so they had never met.

When Su Xiaomu sent Qin Zhen away, Jing Yan just woke up. In fact, the moment she saw him leaning against the door, she seriously suspected that he woke up by counting. Did he not want to see Qin Zhen?

Seeing him looking straight at her, Su Xiaomu stammered, "Uh, something happened, so I borrowed a set of clothes from you. I'm sorry." His eyes were too deep, like waves in a silent sea Not surprised.

She couldn't stand it any longer, and seeing that he was still silently staring at her without speaking, she said again: "I made preserved egg porridge, you can take some medicine before you eat." Then she rushed into the bathroom and changed back into her half-wet clothes. He sat on the sofa, staring at the keys on the coffee table thoughtfully.

For some reason, Su Xiaomu felt a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly said goodbye to him, not expecting any reaction from him.

Unexpectedly, when he opened the door, he heard his low voice behind him: "Thank you."

She replied: "You're welcome." She didn't look back, afraid of being touched by him again.

Later, her father was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and his condition took a turn for the worse. The blow was so severe that she could hardly bear it. He kept repeating: "Xiaomu, when will you bring your boyfriend to meet me?" Yes, I was afraid that no one would take care of my daughter after I left.

The doctor said that the patient's mood directly affected the condition. At that time, she went to the doctor indiscriminately. She only hoped that she could do something to make her father happy. She didn't know which nerve was going wrong, so she sent a text message to Jing Yan: Hello, Mr. Jing , I'm Su Xiaomu, can you do me a favor?
That night, her cell phone ran out of battery, so she used his cell phone to dial back to the dormitory and lied to her roommate that she was staying at a relative's house, so she had his number.

He called back directly: "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I'm short of a boyfriend..." She was so anxious that she lost her mind, and said the words without thinking. Hearing the other party's silence, she straightened her thoughts, and then explained the cause and effect of the matter to him clearly.

But Su Xiaomu didn't expect that Jing Yan readily agreed without thinking for a long time. It happened that Qin Zhen returned to China for the wedding at that time, and they could be regarded as helping each other.

Until now, after such a long time, she still remembers the scene of their first "date". In order to convince her father, she asked him to take a photo with her and put it in her wallet. He obviously resisted taking pictures, but still To cooperate with her request, in fact, his heart may not be as cold as his appearance, but he hides himself very deeply.

He just has an ability that makes her want to keep getting close to him, getting to know him, and even falling in love with him.

This group photo has been kept for ten years.

But she knew very well that at that time they were just pretending to be ambiguous.

With a "snap", the light came on, and Su Xiaomu narrowed his eyes uncomfortably.

Ling Ziqi was silent for a while, and asked her: "Then what happened later? Did you make the fake come true?"

Su Xiaomu smiled bitterly: "Almost." She didn't want to talk about it in depth. Some things, even if it has been a long time, can still bleed if you gently pick them apart.

Ling Ziqi squatted down beside her, and opened her clenched fist with a little force. His palm was bloodshot from his fingernails. He sighed, and hugged her in his arms distressedly: "What a silly girl."

"At that time, I thought that he liked me a little bit..." She buried her face in his arms, her voice was a little fragile.

In fact, she and Jing Yan got along very well, and it was him who stayed by her side when she was most sad, until that happened.

No wonder people often say that marriage is destined from heaven.

(End of this chapter)