He also wanted to help him wash up, but Xu Qian refused, "I'm just a little dizzy. It's not that I can't take care of myself. I can do it alone. You should go back early."
"Really?"
"How about I show you a fancy bath?"
Xiao Rui looked him up and down, half-smiling but not smiling, "I'm not interested in watching a man take a shower."
"..." Xu Qian waved his hand, "Go back and tell Xin Gan and Nuannuan so that they don't worry."
"Okay, then I'm leaving!"
"Um."
Xiao Rui left the house, and when he heard the door closing, the smile on Xu Qian's face could no longer be maintained. He sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and suddenly felt that all the strength in his body had been drained.
He leaned back on the sofa, covering his eyes with one arm. After an unknown amount of time, he put down his arm and stood up.
Xu Qian's house is not far from Xiangyi Zijun. It is a very ordinary house with three bedrooms and one living room.
He stood up unsteadily, went to the refrigerator in the kitchen and took out a few more bottles of beer, opened them and put them on the coffee table, piling them full. Then he sat on the sofa and drank one bottle after another.
"Ding——" The mobile phone on the coffee table rang, and he opened WeChat with distracted eyes. It was a message from Xiao Rui, telling him that he had arrived home and asked him to rest early.
Xu Qian did not reply.
He pressed the return page and suddenly felt a lump in his throat when he saw the girl with a bright smile on the phone screen.
The photo shows An Nuannuan.
It was taken secretly by him.
That was when she was working part-time at a milk tea shop. He watched her from a distance and took the opportunity to secretly take pictures.
Xu Qian touched the face on the screen.
Neither he nor Nuan Nuan liked taking pictures, so after they broke up, he discovered that the two of them had not even taken a photo together for two years.
"Nuan Nuan! Nuan Nuan..." He recalled the scene when they first met. Nuan Nuan always thought that the first time they met was at the bus stop in front of the school on a day of heavy rain.
Actually not.
He had already seen her.
She was named the school beauty when she first entered school and was very famous in the school, but she didn't know it.
The first time I met her was on the day when freshmen entered the school. She was a new school girl who came to campus with her luggage, and he was the senior who welcomed the new students.
From a distance, he saw her wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, pushing a suitcase from a distance. He would never forget that day. Her black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she moved gently as she walked.
Trembling, her bright eyes, white teeth, and shallow smile make the September sunshine pale in comparison to her.
When the male classmates who were welcoming her new students saw her, they all started cheering loudly. When she heard the movement, she subconsciously glanced in their direction.
that moment.
He obviously felt that his heartbeat had slowed down a beat.
But she didn't notice him. After a brief glance, she withdrew her gaze. There were male classmates around her who plucked up the courage to help. She dragged a huge suitcase and refused the kindness of her seniors to help her carry the suitcase. She asked about the dormitory building.
After heading in the direction, a person pushed the suitcase and left.
He watched her cross the campus path and disappear from sight.
later.
He knew she was a freshman in the nursing department.
He began to observe and approach her intentionally or unintentionally. He passed her countless times, but she never noticed him. She always walked in a hurry, as if she was racing against time, busy in class, busy at work, she seemed
She is somewhat withdrawn and always lives alone. She doesn't care much about things around her and rarely participates in public activities at school.
Everyone around her rated her in just two words.
Aloof.
It wasn't until the second semester of her sophomore year that she changed.
She seems to be more lively and cheerful. She no longer travels alone. She often goes in and out with several girls in her dormitory, and she smiles a lot more.
He felt the time had come.
He knew where she worked and what time she went out and returned to school every day. It rained heavily that day. He took an umbrella to the school gate and saw her hiding under the bus stop sign to avoid the rain.
it's very windy.
The rain is also heavy.
The strong wind brought heavy rain, and even though she hid under the bus stop sign, she still got wet and looked a little embarrassed. There were occasionally classmates from the same school around, but she didn't seem to have any intention of asking for help. She stood there alone, watching
Solitary.
He looked at her thin shoulders and suddenly felt distressed.
He made up his mind and appeared in front of her holding an umbrella.
"..." After recovering from his memories, Xu Qian drank another bottle of beer. The bitter feeling spread in his throat, but his mind was still clear.
He knew that he himself had a great responsibility for the relationship between him and Nuannuan to reach this point.
If he had been braver and more determined, and stayed by her side firmly after knowing the situation in her family, maybe things would not have turned out this way.
But...he is an orphan adopted by his father from an orphanage.
Before his father adopted him, he had been adopted several times. Every time he entered a new home, he was always cautious for fear that his adoptive parents would not like him. However, due to various reasons, his adoptive parents finally sent him back to the orphanage.
Until dad Xu Yi appeared.
His father was very kind to him, but his childhood trauma still made him feel inferior and timid.
so.
After learning about Nuannuan's family situation and knowing that she was short of money, he did not dare to borrow money from his father.
He could only wait.
Wait until you become stronger, then help her.
But...he forgot that time can change too many things.
Including their feelings.
He doesn't blame Nuannuan.
When she was in the most difficult time, he didn't stand by her side. It was her brother who was by her side to help her. Xiao Rui is the proud son of heaven. He is strong in everything. If we get along day and night, Nuan Nuan will like him. It is absolutely natural.
With his eyes burning, he resisted the sourness, opened the photo album on his phone, and with trembling fingertips, permanently deleted her photos.
He is not drunk.
I have never been so awake.
He knew clearly...from now on, that girl no longer belongs to him.
...the fragrance fills Purple County.
Hearing the movement at the door, An Nuannuan and Xingan looked over at the same time. The door opened. Xiao Rui changed his shoes at the entrance and walked in. An Nuannuan quickly stood up from the sofa, "So fast?"
"Aqian lives not far away."
"……oh!"
An Nuannuan had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask, but in the end she swallowed them all back. In the end, she only asked one question, "Is Xu Qian okay?"
"It's okay. I drank too much. I'm not drunk yet."
That's good! An Nuannuan felt relieved.
My sweetheart had an appointment tomorrow, so after telling the two of them, he pushed the wheelchair back to the next door. Suddenly, only Xiao Rui and An Nuannuan were left in the huge living room.
An Nuannuan was afraid that he would misunderstand and wanted to tell him what happened again.
result.
As soon as she opened her mouth, she was hugged by Xiao Rui.
"..." An Nuannuan was a little confused.
next moment.
She felt his chest vibrate, and a pleasant chuckle escaped from her throat.