"Brother Dai, Du Xuan, Zhang Meng, Feng Ze, and," Xia Zhaoyi curled her lips and said with a smile, "Stone."
Shen Lie had a gloomy look on his face. After hearing the three words "Brother Dai", he became silent and gentle, like the spring breeze turning into snow.
She wasn't calling him, but the "Brother Dai" she called was really kind and seemed to bring him back to the Shengdu a few years ago.
"Don't mention this anymore," Xia Zhaoyi said again, her expression became serious, and she looked at him with sharp eyes, "Shen Lie, there is no need to touch on the things that you don't want to look back on. Those things have passed. You are the one I care about and care about very much. Dear friend, I hope you are well. Of course," she smiled again, "if you are upset and gloomy and feel that you need to find someone to talk to in order to be happy, then I am willing to listen."
Shen Lie looked at her deeply, his dark jade-like eyes never showing such emotion.
"Ah Li," his voice was light, "Why are you so nice?"
"That's because Mr. Shen is an excellent person," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Mr. Shen deserves all the most sincere kindness and tenderness in the world."
Shen Lie smiled, his handsome face was as beautiful as the moonlight, as clear as jade, and his eyebrows were as picturesque.
In this short night, he laughed more times than he had in the past three or four years.
But there seemed to be a voice in his heart, whispering very quietly, what if I wanted to be more than just friends with you.
After washing the dishes, Xia Zhaoyi took the medicine and went into the study to find Lin Zhonghu.
Shen Lie washed his head full of black hair, and his semi-dry long hair hung down casually and lazily, adding a charming touch to his fair complexion.
He did not go out again, but sat in his room writing a letter. He could not help but look up from time to time towards the lightly closed window.
The shadows of the trees were cast on the window by the moonlight. About half an hour passed before I finally heard the sound of her coming out.
The door of the study room was quietly closed by her, and then there was the sound of her approaching footsteps, passing through the small garden and the small bridge paved with square bricks, to the wing room separated by a wall from him.
Not long after, I heard the sound of her opening the door and coming out again.
Xia Zhaoyi stood under the eaves, looking at the room lit by candlelight, and said softly: "Shen Lie, it's the hot water you prepared for me."
"...Well," Shen Lie responded, "I don't know when you will come out. The water may be a little hot."
"You also put cold water on the side." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"...Well, please reconcile."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
"...You don't have to go out, just wash up and go to bed."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi whispered, "You should go to bed early and have a good dream."
"Um."
Hearing her door being closed again, Shen Lie's lips curved slightly, smiling gently.
Tonight, he will definitely sleep well.
However, Shen Lie lowered his eyes and looked at the letter in his hand, realizing that he would get up earlier tomorrow.
The night was long but short, and the noisy lights in the city did not affect Mr. Liuhe's quiet and elegant garden.
Very early the next day, the rooster crowed. Xia Zhaoyi, who had not slept for long, woke up from her sleep. When she got up and went out, she first smelled the slightly sweet aroma of rice porridge.
There was no one in the kitchen, porridge was cooking in the pot, and vegetables and bacon were steaming on the small stove nearby.
Xia Zhaoyi found Shen Lie and Lin Zhonghu who had already put on clothes in the side room of the study house.
The pain lasted all night, and even the toughest man's face turned yellow.
He was sitting next to the soft couch, wearing a brown robe of cloth and holding medicine in his hand. The bitter medicine made his messy thick eyebrows frown tightly.
Shen Lie stood in front of the window, the sash was open, and the fragrance of flowers from the backyard floated in. His outstanding face was as white as mutton-fat jade.
Xia Zhaoyi's entry interrupted their conversation. She looked at Lin Zhonghu, then at Shen Lie, and they both spoke almost at the same time:
"You got up so early."
"Why are you up?"
Shen Lie paused and said, "The tiger in the forest will leave with me."
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows: "You want to take him with you?"
"It's best for Mr. Liu He to take him with me," Shen Lie looked at Lin Zhonghu lightly, "He is also willing to go with me."
The big man holding the medicine bowl looked at him, lowered his head and drank the medicine silently.
How dare you not be willing? Being willing is also a kind of "willingness".
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing and turned his gaze to the tiger in the forest.
Indeed, no matter how many back-ups we have here, it would be more practical to take him with us, although Mr. Liuhe is not a vegetarian either.
However, traveling with a wounded person is somewhat tricky.
"Would you like to eat something?" Shen Lie changed the subject, "I cooked porridge and some side dishes."
"I can smell the aroma," Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly, "The craftsmanship is quite good."
Shen Lie, who was praised a lot, also laughed: "...Yeah."
I didn’t look through the cookbook last night, so I learned a few this morning. It seems like this cookbook is a good thing.
Mr. Liuhe was hungover all night, but he got up not too late.
The sky was not completely dark yet. He came out of the main room, rubbing his heavy and aching head, and smelled the aroma immediately.
When he walked into the kitchen and saw two young people chatting about the route behind the stove, Mr. Liu He sighed in his heart, it is so good to be young, and then sighed again, what a handsome man and beautiful woman, a beautiful couple.
However, you can only think about it in your own mind. Saying it out loud may be offensive to them.
Hearing that they were chatting further and further, even to Dongping University in Hengxiang, Mr. Liu He sighed softly, feeling sad in his heart.
Mountains and rivers have passed away, and former teachers and students, relatives, and friends have all become people in a "foreign country" and "foreign land" after the world fell apart.
Even Songzhou, which was the center of travel from south to north, became the "border" of the Daping Dynasty.
How helpless it is to have neighbors become neighboring countries, not to mention wars and wars all day long.
"Uncle Liu, how long do you have to listen?" the girl said suddenly.
Mr. Liu He came back to his senses and walked in: "Uh... this can't be considered eavesdropping..."
"Ah Li didn't say you eavesdropped." Shen Lie corrected.
"Ha," Mr. Liu He said, "listening to what you are saying is really interesting, so I couldn't bear to interrupt. After all, since Song Zhiyi occupied Songzhou, it has been inconvenient to go out, and the news has been blocked. It is rare to hear what is going on outside."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said softly: "Uncle Liu, are you dizzy?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
"Eat something. This is the first time Shen Lie has cooked porridge. It's very delicious."
Mr. Liu He looked at the stove, then at the small stove, and said awkwardly: "Look at me, I am clearly the master of the house. Since last night, I have not entertained you in the slightest, but you have taken care of me everywhere, as if I were here." Just like a guest..."
