As expected, when she shouted "husband", there fell into a deathly silence.
Understanding that he must have been frightened by her, and probably beginning to suspect that she had a mental problem, Jiang Ningyu bit the bullet and unconsciously speeded up her speech and said, "Are we here? I thought you had to work overtime today. I brought you
My favorite ad calcium milk!”
"...Okay, I'll be up right away! Wait for me!"
After speaking loudly, she deliberately moved the phone away from her at an angle that would make it easier for people behind her to see her screen clearly. Then she hung up the phone.
After doing this action, she didn't dare to look back, but she ran towards the building at a trot, looking like she couldn't wait to go home to see her lover.
Enter the building, take the elevator, and press a few more floors. Although Jiang Ningyu's heart was beating hard, her mind was very calm. The first thing she did after unlocking the door and entering was to draw the curtains in the dark, and then turned on the lights.
With a "pop" sound, the whole room lit up.
The warm-toned chandelier illuminated every corner. Jiang Ningyu relaxed suddenly, but her legs softened and she sat down along the back of the door.
It's okay. It should be okay. Most likely she is sensitive.
She kept comforting herself and her mood eased a bit, but her phone suddenly vibrated.
I picked it up and saw that it was a call from Lin Xuyue.
I was called "husband" out of nowhere and heard a bunch of incomprehensible words. I guess I came here to explain.
With the thought of "I must apologize properly", Jiang Ningyu picked up her words and picked up the answer.
However, before he could speak, someone from the other side said first, "Are you back?"
Qinglin's voice carried a familiar gentleness. There was no question as expected. Instead, she followed her previous words and asked thoughtfully.
Somehow, an unfounded sadness rushed straight into her brain, bringing her newly relieved emotions to the peak. Her vision suddenly blurred, tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes, and the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat.
There was no sound for a long time.
Why are you crying...it's so embarrassing.
Jiang Ningyu immediately raised her hands, covered her mouth tightly, and choked with sobs.
Maybe it was because she hadn't spoken for a long time, but the voice on the other end of the phone was a little louder, calling her by her full name, "Jiang Ningyu!"
"...I'm here, I'm here." Jiang Ningyu wiped away her tears and tried hard to suppress the inexplicable sadness. She pinched both sides of her cheeks with her hands and tried her best to say in a nonchalant tone, "I'm sorry, I just went home.
When there was someone following me, I just...just dialed a number."
I don't know if I heard her slightly unusual tone, but there was a silence and asked her, "Are you crying?"
When he heard it, Jiang Ningyu didn't pretend to be so. She just said in a very relaxed crying tone, "You are being followed, why don't you cry? It's normal. I usually just cry...and I'm sure that I will cry tomorrow."
I’ll laugh at myself in the morning because of it.”
After all, she felt embarrassed, so she hung up the phone, threw the phone away and continued sobbing.
The sudden burst of emotion had no clue. Jiang Ningyu thought of some irrelevant things, and then thought of something she had no chance to care about. In short, she cried whenever she thought about it.
After a while, she calmed down and walked into the bathroom tiredly.
Her red eyes were reflected in the mirror. She stared blankly for a while, then suddenly muttered, "Why am I crying?"
——It’s normal. I usually just cry and it’ll be fine...
- I'll laugh at myself about it tomorrow morning.
What she had just said flashed through her mind. Jiang Ningyu was silent for a while, then she washed her face calmly and thought calmly: This time, I am embarrassed and lost my fortune.
After washing her face, she went out, first put the breakfast milk that had rolled into the corner into the refrigerator, and then picked up the mobile phone on the floor.
Lin Xuyue didn't call or send any more messages, probably because she was speechless.
Jiang Ningyu felt that she should explain it to others carefully to avoid being labeled as "mentally unstable".
So, she clicked on Lin Xuyue's WeChat account and started thinking about what to say.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone knocked on the door.
Since she was standing under the porch, the knock on the door almost came from behind. She was startled and almost thought it was the beginning of some ghost movie. Fortunately, the person outside the door seemed to understand that knocking on the door in the middle of the night was a serious matter.
The horrible thing happened, and then he spoke——
"It's me, am I there?"
Hearing this voice, Jiang Ningyu couldn't help but be startled.
Opening the door, a tall and straight man was standing outside. He picked up the bag in his hand and said, "I just happened to pass by. Lu Li made some fruit."
Lin Xuyue was wearing different casual clothes from when she left in the morning. The thin black jacket was unzipped and a very simple T-shirt underneath. She had already gone home and would definitely change clothes. But he looked like he was in a hurry to leave in the morning.
, I didn’t expect to come back at all…
For a moment, something flashed through Jiang Ningyu's mind, and she stared at him blankly.
The silent night, the fragile emotions, and the sudden appearance of friends were all the factors that made her rush to hug him. But she restrained herself and silently stepped away.
"Lu Li has always said that he wants to learn cooking, but to this day he still only knows how to pour yogurt into fruits." Lin Xuyue came in, put the things he brought on the coffee table, and then looked at her without saying a word.
He looked at her clothes and asked, "Going to exercise?"
Jiang Ningyu smiled at him, but reluctantly, "Well, I played badminton."
"How are your feet?" Lin Xuyue's eyes fell on her right foot.
"I'm fine now. Thank you for the medicine."
She was not in a high mood, but he talked more, "Are you scared by that person?"
Jiang Ningyu was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was referring to the "following" person. She frowned slightly, knowing in her heart that the reason for her crying was not due to fear, but she lightly felt his concern for him after a long time.
Said softly, "A little bit. I think I might not be able to sleep tonight."
Sometimes she is like a vivid elf, with a twist of her brows revealing many fantastic thoughts; sometimes she is like a proud swan, with a faint side glance that makes people's hearts tremble, but at this moment, her face is pale and weak, and her whole body is full of fragility.
lingering fear.
Lin Xuyue lowered her eyebrows and untied the bag for a while before taking out the thermos box and asked, "Eat something?"
She was really exhausted from crying. Jiang Ningyu didn't show any awkwardness, took the fork he opened, lowered her head and started eating the fruit.
"There's too much yogurt," she commented.
"I was on speakerphone."
"Um?"
"When you called me..., his hands shook a lot."
Lin Xuyue's calm explanation made Jiang Ningyu blush suddenly. She quickly scooped up two more spoons of yogurt and said with a dry smile, "I feel like you guys have a lot of activities after get off work."
"Not that much, it just happened to be today."
"Then what do you usually do?"
"Sports, playing games...something like that."
His attitude was much softer today, and he answered all questions. Not surprisingly, he was really trying to comfort her. But in what capacity? A friend who had been out of touch for a long time and suddenly showed concern for her?
Too strange.
Jiang Ningyu held the spoon, paused, and mentioned it accidentally, "By the way, I bumped into Chen Ning while playing badminton today."