One night passed, and the heat in the bedroom had already dissipated.The world outside the quilt is no different from the ice cave. The dry and cold air is sucked into the lungs through the nose and mouth, which is extremely cold.The throat also became itchy and crisp because the air inhaled was too dry, and I couldn't help but want to cough.

There are always such troubles in winter.When I was a child, there was no air conditioner at home, so I relied on hot water bottles and thick quilts to keep warm at night.Later, the conditions got better, and we were not allowed to blow the warm air all night, and we had to turn it off before going to bed.Parents always feel that blowing air conditioners is not good for the respiratory tract and skin.I also lived alone for a couple of years, and I started to let myself go when no one was looking after me, but Ning Ran kept this habit.

I covered my face with the quilt and coughed a few times, feeling that I couldn't continue to sleep, so I had no choice but to get up.If I stay under the covers all the time, I will have less and less desire to get up, and maybe I will still stay in bed when it is time to go to work.

When I got up, there was no movement around me. Before I fell asleep, Ning Ran curled up into a ball. When I woke up in the morning, I still kept the same posture, curled up like a baby in a swaddling infant.It was very late in the winter morning. The curtains in my bedroom were thicker to block the hot and cold air outside the house, and even more so to cover the dim light so tightly that it was almost impossible to see. Familiar, one can tell the difference by virtue of the outline.

I grabbed my phone and saw that it was almost seven o'clock, and it was time to get up and prepare breakfast.

I didn't disturb Ning Ran, put on my thick coat lightly, and left the bedroom to wash up first.Originally, I only planned to heat two cups of soy milk and steam a few custard buns. After I came out of the bathroom, I changed my mind. After searching in the cupboard for a while, I took out a bag of red dates, washed some rice and cooked a pot of red dates. Porridge.

Well, the weather is so cold, it would be better to have some hot porridge.The cold fingers gathered around the mouth and took a breath of hot air, kneading together as if they had no bones.I just washed the rice in cold water, and my hands were red and stiff from the cold.

Before Ning Ran got up, I had basically cleaned up. I also boiled a pot of hot water, blew it warm and poured it down. The itching in my throat and my shortness of breath were partially relieved, and I looked a little abnormal nor.

Ning Ran was woken up by the alarm clock at 07:30.Fortunately, the apartment is very close to the company, so it doesn't matter if I get up late.

When she pushed open the bedroom door, she still looked a little dazed, her face was a little pale, she didn't seem to wake up, her eyes were half-opened, and she staggered when she walked, and she might sprain her feet at any time.

I was going to the kitchen to turn off the fire, and when I saw her come out, I told her to get ready to wash up and come out for breakfast.

Ning Ran stopped in place for a while, rubbed his eyes again, and then slowly nodded and went into the bathroom.

Everything seemed ordinary, calm and indifferent.

I came out with the porridge and Ning Ran just finished applying her skin care products. She opened the chair under the dining table and leaned forward with her palms on the table, faltering: "Well, that, last night..."

"It's getting late, let's eat first, it's still hot after cooking." I thought about what she was going to say, and before she finished speaking, I handed the bowl to her, and when I looked up, I saw Ning Ran's eyelashes flicker After a while, he glanced at the food in the bowl, sat down quietly after a short pause, then licked the edge of the bowl and began to eat in small bites.

"Thank you." It's rare to hear her being so polite to me.

I tilted my head slightly, didn't look at her again, and blew away the heat in the bowl and scooped up a spoonful. The fragrance of white rice porridge and the sweetness of red dates blended perfectly, and my whole body was warmed after one sip.

Ning Ran always hated eating breakfast, but this time, for the first time, she ate a whole bowl, and she didn't fool around like in the past.

Since our company was in two different directions, we separated when we went downstairs and out of the gate of the community, and each turned onto the avenue where the company was located.

My work content is as boring as ever, but it is easy for me to deal with it. Anyway, I spend less time thinking about it, and I feel more relaxed.

At around two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the sky that had been dark for most of the day finally brightened up. A few faint rays of sunlight shone through the clouds. It wasn't too hot, but it made people feel lazy and unable to move.

I had nothing to do, so I moved the chair to the floor-to-ceiling window, and lay there in the sun, wrapped in a lambswool blanket.I don't know if it's because the winter sun is poisonous. The more I get exposed to the sun, the more painful my temples become, and my breathing gradually becomes less smooth. The cold tends to get worse.

When the manager came out from the meeting, I was almost falling asleep on the chair with my head tilted, exhaling with my mouth open like a catfish.

"What are you doing?"

I opened my eyes and glanced at the manager, pointed to my throat, "I have a cold, I'm not feeling well."

"Okay, take a break, don't forget the training materials you need the day after tomorrow." After speaking, he picked up the soft-shell notebook, tapped it on my head twice, and left.

My work tasks have never been too heavy, so the manager will not say anything if I am lazy for a while, as long as I can do it on time with quality and quantity.

It didn't take long for the sun to disappear in the clouds again, so there was no need for me to stay by the window.Back in his seat, he was about to continue preparing the training materials that the manager wanted, when the mobile phone on the table suddenly lit up.Looking sideways, it was indeed Tao Songnian who was unwilling to be lonely and came to gossip.She is really busy all day long.

-Hey hey hey, did you sleep well last night?

Even through the screen of the mobile phone, it is not difficult to imagine how wretched her expression is now. Her "did you sleep well" is not that simple.It was really blinding her harmless face.

- simply wonderful.

-Woke up this morning and caught a cold, and now my brain hurts badly.

After I replied to this message, I freed up one hand to rub my head. I don't know which nerve in my head was pulled. It hurts from time to time, and my nasal cavity is also blocked.

- Tsk tsk tsk, you young people, it's winter, keep warm.

Judging by her tone, she may have made up some messy things in her head.I gritted my teeth and shook my head, very helplessly telling her not to think about it.

My drowsy brain made me unable to arouse my interest to think about anything, so I hurriedly ended the conversation with Tao Songnian, and lay down on the table to rest.

When I was about to get off work, I received a message from Ning Ran, asking if I would like to go shopping together before I go back.I can't help being a little funny, she has almost never been in a vegetable market, and she can't even tell the difference between leeks and wheat, so she thinks of going to buy vegetables, so forget it.

- No, I have some in the fridge, enough for a meal.

-oh.

-All right.

When replying to the message, I belatedly remembered that it was not her style to deal with personal matters during working hours.I was a little surprised.

I didn't prepare too much for dinner. I cooked two home-cooked dishes casually and cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge, which was enough for two people.It can fill my stomach without making me appear too attentive.

Ning Ran didn't raise any doubts about the dinner, and sat down to pick up two bowls honestly, probably because he saw that I didn't want to talk, so he didn't speak.

However, when she was about to go to sleep, she saw me throwing a stack of quilts from the bedroom on the sofa, her expression changed immediately, and she stood beside me and stared at me, biting her lower lip.

"Huh?" I was laying a quilt on the sofa when she suddenly grabbed my arm, so I turned around and raised my chin at her.

"You..." Ning Ran exerted a little force on his hands, lowered his eyebrows, and said in a soft voice, "If you feel that my living here makes you unhappy, I'll just move out, and I won't be able to live safely if you do this."

I raised my eyebrows slightly, twitched the corners of my mouth twice, and sniffed lightly, "No. I have a cold, and I'm afraid I'll infect you."

Ning Ran was not so easy to dismiss, still did not let go, frowned and looked at me to confirm that I did not have too serious symptoms, and then said in a deep voice: "My physique is better than yours, so I won't be so easily infected."

She is really stubborn sometimes.

I patted her hand holding my arm, even though it was warm in the room, it was still a little cold, "I really didn't want to sleep on the sofa on purpose, and I didn't want to use this to scare you."

"The air in the room doesn't circulate in winter, and colds are easily contagious. You're on your period, so it's best not to catch a cold."

Ning Ran's hands were slightly relaxed, his lips were pursed white, his eyebrows were lowered, and he looked a little complicated.

I moved my arms, turned around and continued to make the quilt.The sofa itself is made of fabric, which is very soft to the touch, and it should not feel too difficult to sleep on.

There was silence behind me for a while, and after I spread the quilt and stood upright, Ning Ran asked in a low tone: "To be honest, I actually trouble you a lot by living here, right?"

I paused for a moment while beating my waist, turned to look at her calmly, then relaxed the expression on my face, and said a word softly: "Yes."

Ning Ran's expression froze immediately, his clear eyes were deep, and his brows seemed to be frozen. After a while, he opened his lips slightly and pulled them a couple of times, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"But don't worry, since I have agreed with you to live in, I won't deliberately make excuses for you to move out. You can live in peace of mind."

"Can we have a good talk?" Ning Ran sighed softly, sounding like asking for advice.

"Now? Are you sure?" I picked up the phone on the coffee table, turned it on, and put it in front of her eyes. "Let's go to bed early, and I have to get up early for work tomorrow. I think the current time may not be suitable."

I softened my voice, trying not to sound too harsh.Because of the cold, my mind is actually not so clear. I really don't want to discuss some profound issues with her at this time, but I will not be able to explain clearly.

Ning Ran tightened the cuffs of her pajamas, her eyes wandered around, her lips were drawn into a narrow slit, Xu agreed with me, and nodded twice, looking dejected like a student who has been invited by parents.

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