Zheng Mingyi is just a homebody, very homely. His usual living area is just one-third of an acre. The place he often goes to is just the supermarket downstairs. The farthest place he usually walks is also
It will not exceed the scope of the community.
When did this kind of life begin?
I don’t know, maybe it was a year ago, maybe it was two years ago, anyway it was a long time ago.
Inexplicably, he began to dislike socializing, and his circle became smaller and smaller. Perhaps because of the nature of his work and his pursuit of freelancing, Zheng Mingyi's lifestyle began to change.
His job is very simple, video editing and audio production. All he needs is a computer.
You don’t have to work nine to five and have to work overtime under various excuses. You don’t have to face colleagues who seem to have a good relationship with you but have their own agendas. You don’t have to face colleagues who always exploit you and then
A boss who wants to take the credit away from you.
From taking on private work at the beginning, to later establishing stable cooperative relationships with many people online, Zheng Mingyi finally chose to resign.
A person works and lives at home without the pressure of his boss or the comparisons of his colleagues. Life becomes simpler and he has more free time. He can watch a movie while editing videos, and he can watch a movie while he is supposed to be at work.
When the time comes, lie down on the bed and have a good sleep.
And the most important thing is that he makes much more money every month than before.
Zheng Mingyi doesn't have a girlfriend, I should say he doesn't have one now. He originally had a girlfriend, but for work and the company, he works overtime, overtime, overtime...
Time is becoming less and less. Not to mention going on dates with his girlfriend, but also the time for video chats. Most of the time, it is text messages from his girlfriend. By the time he sees it, several hours have passed.
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Therefore, he was dumped, which can be said to have been a peaceful breakup. After all, there was no conflict between the two on the issue of breakup.
A person's voice is simple and leisurely. In fact, now that I think about it, the fact that I don't have a girlfriend is nothing. Maybe, life seems to have become better.
No need to think about the hundreds of thousands of betrothal gifts or the nearly one million house, the pressure suddenly disappeared a little.
Moreover, time has become free. You can just eat alone and just deal with it casually. You don’t have to think about giving gifts to your girlfriend, and you don’t have to think about whether to clean up your girlfriend’s shopping cart. You don’t have to worry about those first things in autumn.
The boring and boring meme of a cup of milk tea.
In addition to paying the rent, water and electricity, and paying for my own meals every month, I still have a lot of money left over. I can save a lot, and then I can think about when I can buy a new computer or buy a game skin.
The money he earned was only a quarter more than before, but the money he saved more than doubled compared to before. This kind of life made Zheng Mingyi live a happy and satisfied life.
However, a person's life is a bit boring after all.
Zheng Mingyi doesn't have any pets. He has only one person at home. He's tired of playing games, watching all kinds of movies, and watching all kinds of short videos. He's starting to get bored.
In this world, the most terrifying thing for a person is not loneliness, but boredom.
Every day, he completed the next order as usual, then delivered it, got the money, and chatted with a few netizens. But the words finally came to an end. After everything was done, Zheng Mingyi suddenly wanted to leave home and go out for a visit.
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I haven’t been to a place too far away for a long time. I don’t consider traveling. It’s too expensive and a waste of time. As for Maple City, Zheng Mingyi has lived here for three years and has basically visited all the places he can go. It seems that there is nothing he can do.
Places to go.
The most important thing is that after staying at home for a long time, although he occasionally chats with people at night, he still feels a little nervous when he thinks about talking to someone face to face.
This is a common state of long-term isolation from society. Zheng Mingyi doesn't quite understand what his situation is like at this time. After adapting to this comfort zone, he doesn't want to get out of here immediately.
However, life still needs to make some changes.
And this change came from one of his neighbors.
Six months ago, a mother and daughter moved in across from Zheng Mingyi's house. The mother was in her thirties and the child was only seven or eight years old. He was very cute.
When the mother and daughter first moved in, the mother knocked on Zheng Mingyi's door and borrowed a few tools from him. From that time, Zheng Mingyi remembered the woman named Li Jie.
Li Jie is not very beautiful, her figure is not very good, her hands are full of calluses, and her clothes can only be said to be average, but I have to say that this Li Jie is a very attractive woman, and she is obviously not very attractive.
It looks good, but after watching it a few times, it feels completely different.
Li Jie has a nice voice and a gentle tone of voice. No matter who she talks to, she is very polite and makes people feel very cordial.
At first, Zheng Mingyi didn't think there was anything wrong. He has lived here for a long time. For almost three or four years, the neighbors around him have changed several times. They are male, female, old, and young. They have seen each other.
There are many people, but no one has ever given Zheng Mingyi this kind of feeling.
It seemed to be a feeling of love. I don’t know when it started, but Zheng Mingyi began to want to hear Li Jie’s voice.
Originally, going to the supermarket once a week was enough, but gradually, the frequency of going to the supermarket to buy things increased.
From once a week, to once a day, and then to once a day again, he was looking forward to meeting this mother and daughter.
Every time I go to the supermarket, I buy some more candies and put them in my pocket pretending to be casual. When I meet the mother and daughter, I awkwardly chat with Li Jie for a few words, and then take out a piece of candy from my pocket.
Give the little girl a lollipop.
Every morning, I would get up earlier, then wait, quietly stand at the door, waiting for the sound of the door lock turning, and then carefully look outside through the peephole.
Later, he seemed to think that something like this might be a little bad, so Zheng Mingyi bought a camera that looked like a door light online and quietly installed it outside the door.
Now, Zheng Mingyi can observe the situation outside the door through the camera anytime and anywhere, and he can see Li Jie every day. He no longer has to deal with the awkward communication scene. He is a person who is not good at communication.
After a month or two of this kind of life, Zheng Mingyi has become accustomed to this kind of life. The frequency of going to the supermarket has returned to once a week. Occasionally, Li Jie will knock on the door and ask for help. Of course, Zheng Mingyi is happy about this.
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However, recently, Zheng Mingyi has been very unhappy. His daily work efficiency has become a bit low, and the quality of his work is not as good as before. Many shortcomings have been found in the works he produced.
Something wasn't right with him, and he felt it himself, but there was nothing he could do about it.
With his eyes fixed on the screen on the computer, Zheng Mingyi's expression was very complicated. He could still see Li Jie entering and leaving the room every day through the camera outside the door, but his mood was very complicated.
reason...
A week or two ago, Li Jie actually brought a man home, and since then, the man has never come out of the house. At the same time, Li Jie's living conditions have not changed much, except for the purchase.
There are more things than before, and the pace of life is still the same as before.
The only thing that has changed a lot is Li Jie's daughter. This little girl who used to be lively and energetic seems to have suddenly become ill. She has been sick all day long and will not speak to anyone when she sees him. Even when she meets him by chance,
They will also avoid it subconsciously.
Logically speaking, the affairs of Li Jie's family had nothing to do with Zheng Mingyi, but there was a ball of anger in his heart that he couldn't suppress no matter what.
That man has been regarded by Zheng Mingyi as a freeloader. He doesn't work, has a bad temper, and often beats and scolds Li Jie and her daughter. This can also explain why only Li Jie and her daughter came here in the beginning.
He wanted to teach the other party a lesson, but there was no reason. Moreover, the man had not come out since he entered Li Jie's house, which made Zheng Mingyi unable to find a suitable opportunity.