He stepped on the brakes hastily. The other person seemed to be in panic, standing in the middle of the road with a dazed look on her face. The gas sprayed from the air intake grille in front of the car blew up the hem of her cotton white skirt.
He got out of the car, asked about her situation, and offered to compensate. She hurriedly waved her hand and refused: "No, this is my fault. I shouldn't have stopped in the middle of the road. You were not speeding."
He had already reached into his suit to get his wallet and stopped when he saw her leaving in a hurry with her classmates.
The second time he saw her was a bit dramatic. He accidentally caught her holding hands with Wan Lai, sharing a roasted sweet potato in the cold winter, just like all campus lovers.
When he honked the car horn, she panicked and quickly pulled her hand out of Xi Wanlai's.
Later at the dinner table, Xi Wan came to introduce him: "Brother, this is Cocoa."
He remembered that her name was Shen Ke.
She was so nervous that day that she didn't even dare to look up at him. She didn't say a few words during the entire meal. She answered whatever he asked, like a child who had made a mistake answering the teacher's question. Her voice was very low. With a bit of shyness, when I occasionally look into her eyes, I can see the childishness flashing in her clear eyes. Yes, she is just a child of eighteen or nineteen who has just entered college.
Later, when he heard that she had lived alone in the United States for three years, he was surprised. How could a girl who blushed even when she spoke a word survive in San Francisco, where sirens sounded at night?
In the early morning, Xi Xiangdong was still soundly asleep on the big bed, which was big enough for four people to lie side by side, when he was woken up by the continuous knocking on the door.
He got up sleepily and opened the door. When he saw the face outside the door, he was stunned.
Pei Xiao didn't miss the fear in his eyes.
It took a while before Xi Xiangdong rubbed his hair and woke up. He was still not used to seeing faces so similar to Zhang's and Yun Guang's when he opened his eyes so early in the morning.
He calmed down his emotions and glanced at her childish Kitty pajamas coldly: "What's going on so early in the morning?"
"Ahem...I forgot to buy a toothbrush yesterday."
Xi Xiangdong didn't say anything. He walked around her and went downstairs. He opened the closet in the bathroom and said, "Toothbrushes, towels, brand new ones are all placed here. You need to take them by yourself later."
Pei Xiao nodded silently, put on his slippers and went upstairs again, slamming the door.
Pei Xiao guessed that he slept so late last night and must have been a little angry when he was woken up. After washing, he wanted to make breakfast as an apology.
There was toast, milk and eggs in the refrigerator. She beat two eggs, added the milk and stirred evenly. She sandwiched the jam between the two pieces of toast, cut it into a sandwich shape, dipped it in the milk and egg mixture, and then fried it in a pan. Both sides are golden brown, and finally sprinkled with caramel and served on the plate, an authentic French breakfast is ready.
She made two more cups of instant coffee, and when she was halfway through eating, Xi Xiangdong happened to go downstairs. He was startled when he saw the breakfast on the table. Pei Xiao hurriedly said, "I made it. Eat some before going to work."
After Xi Xiangdong finished washing, he sat down and frowned, sipped his coffee, put down the cup and said, "There is a coffee machine and coffee beans in the kitchen."
"Oh," Pei Xiao replied casually. It took him a while to realize that he was dissing instant coffee, so he quickly changed his words and said, "I will make it myself next time."
Xi Xiangdong finished the fried toast in several bites, turned around, picked up his coat and put it on. Pei Xiao was slightly startled, "Are you leaving?"
"Well, I'll leave the driver with you and let him take you to Meng Jiao's place later."
Pei Xiao quickly stuffed the last piece of toast into his mouth: "Wait for me for a while, and I will go with you."