the landlord is a former

The headlights are powerful, pushing away the thick night and illuminating the asphalt road ahead.

Shi Jinzhi sat on the steps of the green belt by the courtyard gate, with his legs bent, his shoulders slightly hunched, his chin resting on his knees, and he curled up into a ball.She was so blinded by the sudden glare, she raised her hand to cover her face, thinking that the car was about to pass, she shrank her legs subconsciously to give way.

Suddenly the light went out and darkness fell.

Then she heard the car door being opened, and the sound of footsteps approaching from far to near, and then she raised her head, caught off guard and looked at the person coming.

Fu Baiqiu stood in front of her, looking down condescendingly, his tall and thin figure stretched out by the streetlights.

"Mao Mao!"

Seeing a familiar face, Shi Jinzhi was pleasantly surprised and surprised, stood up suddenly, got up too fast, a little dizzy, and fell into the arms of that person in a sway.

Fu Baiqiu hugged her quickly with his eyes, and a burst of cold air poured into the front of his clothes. He couldn't help lowering his eyes to glance at her, and frowned.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, when the outdoor temperature was only 6 or 7 degrees Celsius at night, Shi Jinzhi only wore a sweater and jeans, shivering from the cold.

"I'll take you home." Her face was as black as the bottom of a pot, without saying a word, she pulled Shi Jinzhi's wrist and walked towards the car.

The palm touched the scar-like bulge on the wrist, and the eyebrows jumped.

Shi Jinzhi struggled back, "I won't go."

Fu Baiqiu pretended not to hear it, and increased his strength in his hands, dragging her away.

"Maomao, don't send me back..." Her voice was a little hoarse, and she was dragged forward two steps, "I finally found you."

Her footsteps stopped suddenly, and Fu Baiqiu tightened her wrist.

My heart is like lemon juice with soda, bubbling with sour bubbles.

Her shadow was draped in light, slender and erect, the lines of her side face were blurred and then clear, her slender eyelashes trembled slightly, her thin lips were half-open, and her breath turned into white smoke, dissipating in the cold air.

The two maintained the posture of holding and being led, standing still, as if time had frozen.

Shi Jinzhi suddenly sneezed twice, especially harsh in the silence, and then sniffed.Fu Baiqiu came to his senses, worried that she might catch a cold, so he quickly turned around and dragged her into the house from the basement of the garage.

The house is not very warm, as it is in winter in the south.

Fu Baiqiu turned on the cabinet air conditioner in the living room, let Shi Jinzhi sit on the sofa, then poured a cup of hot water and put it in front of her, "Drink some hot water to warm up first, I'll go and park the car."

"Okay." Shi Jinzhi obediently picked up the cup, it wasn't too hot, and brought it to his mouth to take a sip.

She looked around the house from side to side, trying to search for images in her mind, but unfortunately, nothing felt familiar.The visual area of ​​this house is quite large, with two floors above and below, with a garage and a large yard. The environment of the community is also good, and it should not be cheap. If only two people live in it, it will be a bit empty and wasteful.

But it is a hundred times stronger than the maze in my own home.

Shi Jinzhi smiled wryly to himself, took out the dead cell phone from his small satchel, and touched it like a baby.

If she hadn't found the rental information on the chat history, she would never have known that she was renting with Mao Mao.

She didn't get much information from her sister. She only knew that she and Maomao were high school classmates, had a close relationship, and had studied in England together.What happened later, because my sister was busy with her studies at that time, she didn't know about it across the Atlantic Ocean. The only thing that is certain is that she and Mao Mao have not been in touch for a long time.

And according to the chat records, it was a coincidence that she rented here with Maomao.

What happened in between is unknown.

There was the sound of closing the door and footsteps behind him, and Shi Jinzhi sat up straight, holding the water glass with both hands, a little nervous.

"When did you come?" Fu Baiqiu sat on the single sofa opposite her, took off his coat, revealing the pajamas inside.

Shi Jinzhi was surprised, and answered truthfully: "It's past eight o'clock."

"Memory restored?"

She shook her head.

"Then how do you know my address? Your brother told you?" Fu Baiqiu raised his eyebrows, thinking for a moment whether her brother told it, after all, he came to pick up the luggage.

Sure enough, Shi Jinzhi nodded and said: "He said he took my luggage from your house, I asked him, and he said so."

Fu Baiqiu closed his eyes and let out a heavy breath.

No wonder her brother asked if she was here on the phone.

It's okay for this person to lose his memory, but he has lost all of it. Among so many people, he is the only one who remembers her.

Really got her into trouble.

"How did you come here? Do you know the way?"

"There is money in the bag, you can take a taxi."

Fu Baiqiu was taken aback for a moment, thinking how the guard would let her in, then suddenly realized that she had already registered her license plate number and personal information, and her entry and exit were unimpeded.

"Sitting at the door all the time when you come here? Don't you know how to call me?"

"I called, you didn't answer, you didn't reply to the text message, and then the phone ran out of battery, I was just waiting for you to go out tomorrow morning, and you can see me..." Shi Jinzhi said in a lower voice, shaking all over his body. Shivering, he covered the backs of his hands alternately.

The light outside was not good just now, so Fu Baiqiu didn't pay attention, but now he caught a glimpse of her red hands with purple blood spots, and couldn't help but secretly gasped.

In the past, Shi Jinzhi's hands never lifted heavy objects, did not hold sharp objects, did not do rough work, and would not be exposed to the cold. studded with diamonds.

Now this is the downfall.

Regret, sullenness, helplessness, all kinds of emotions intertwined and churned, disturbing her mind.

Fu Baiqiu sighed, got up to get the hand warmer, and plugged in the electricity.After waiting for more than ten minutes, she stuffed Shi Jinzhi with the warmer bag, "Wrap it for a while, it will be warm later."

"Thank you." Shi Jinzhi whispered.

The zipper on both sides of the hand warmer is connected to a rabbit head, pink and tender, with long ears and big teeth, very cute, she fiddled with it a few times, the corners of her lips turned up slightly, and poked her hands in it.

The air conditioner blew out gusts of hot air, making the room warm, but the wind was very dry, and my face felt uncomfortable after blowing for a long time.Fu Baiqiu watched the man playing with the rabbit's head, smiled helplessly, turned on the air humidifier, let it spray for a while, and then turned it off.

"I'll call your brother and ask him to pick you up."

Shi Jinzhi pinched the rabbit's ears, looked up at her: "I won't go back."

"Your family is going crazy, you know? You just lost your memory, not your mind. Why are you so worrying like a child?" She felt that the lower limit of her patience was being challenged, but even if she was angry, she shouted Speaking of which, that naturally gentle face is not too scary.

"But I don't like them. I don't feel comfortable living there."

"That doesn't change the fact that it's your home. They are your family. Where else can you go if you don't go home?"

Shi Jinzhi bowed his head silently, grabbed the rabbit's ears, and did not speak.

Fu Baiqiu thought she had compromised, so he took out his mobile phone and was about to make a call, but the person suddenly said something that was not surprising and endless: "Maomao, is it because I rented your house and didn't pay the rent that you hate me so much?" ?”

"..."

The topic jumped thousands of miles all of a sudden, and she was at a loss.

Shi Jinzhi looked up at her, and said softly: "I read the WeChat chat records. I rented your house at the end of October and lived here with you. There was a contract in the luggage my brother took back, which said It is very clear that the lease term is one year, although I don't know the cause and effect, but it is a breach of contract for you not to let me live now."

"Also, I asked my sister, and she said that you and I are high school classmates, we have a very good relationship, and we went to England to study together."

One of Shi Jin's brains told all the useful information he asked and found.Only the most critical paragraph is blank.

Fu Baiqiu listened indifferently, his eyes were calm and unwavering, "No."

"why……"

"Get out if you ask any more questions!" With a sudden outburst, her eyes were red.

This person made it clear that he had to rely on him and not leave.

Shi Jinzhi trembled in fright, the soft rabbit ears slipped from her palm, she pressed her chest, and her vision began to blur.

The atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

"I'm sorry." After a while, Shi Jinzhi stood up numbly, "I'm leaving now."

She put down the warm handbag, brushed her hair, tucked it in her ears, raised her head and smiled brightly at Fu Baiqiu, but deep in her eyes was full of determined sadness.Then she turned, straightened her shoulders, and went to the door to put on her shoes.

Fu Baiqiu suddenly felt ominous.

"where are you going?"

"Either I will take you back, or wait for your brother to pick you up, you..."

Shi Jinzhi put on his shoes, but opened the door without answering.

"Hey!"

"Shi Jinzhi!"

--boom!

People have gone out and closed the door.

Fu Baiqiu clenched his fists and chased him out like a gust of wind. He didn't have time to change his shoes, and the moment he stepped out the door, there was a mixture of cold and heat.She caught up with the person in front in two steps in three steps at a time, grabbed her wrist, pulled it back forcefully, and said angrily, "Why are you so crazy in the middle of the night!"

Shi Jinzhi was dragged staggeringly, fell into her arms, hugged her tightly, and cried bitterly.

"Maomao..."

Fu Baiqiu collapsed when he heard her cry bitterly, his whole heart hung high, he couldn't get up or down.

"You know, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw many people I didn't know surrounded me, and the only one I could remember was you. It felt like I was in a wolf's den, and I couldn't escape."

"I can't trust anyone except you. If you don't want me, I really don't know what to do..."

Her body, which had finally warmed up, was shivering again when the cold wind in the cold night was blown.Fu Baiqiu was also only wearing pajamas, and the two stood in the open yard shaking together.

The winter night is silent, snuggling up to each other, listening to each other's breathing, and keeping each other warm.

Hibiscus's head was buried in her neck, greedily smelling the fragrance of the neckline, as if following the most primitive and instinctive guidance in his heart, he couldn't help wanting to get close to her.

"Maomao, take me in."

"I can help you with housework, and I eat less, so I can feed myself."

"If I really do something that I'm sorry for you, you can treat me like a human|meat bag, and you can hit me however you want, but... just don't hit your face." Shi Jinzhi said in a muffled voice, the nasal voice getting louder getting heavier.

The good atmosphere of sadness was forcibly destroyed, and Fu Baiqiu was so sore in his heart, unexpectedly he burst out laughing with a "puchi" and couldn't hold it back.

"But I just want to hit you in the face?" She raised the man's chin with her fingertips, her expression serious.

Shi Jinzhi's eyes were flushed, and the tears on his cheeks were dry. He bit his lower lip and closed his eyes: "Then hit it softly."

Gee.

After waiting for a long time, Shi Jinzhi cautiously opened his eyes before the slap came down, but saw Fu Baiqiu staring at him motionless, with deep and complicated eyes.

"Momo—"

"Maomao?"

"Mao..." Her face was pinched suddenly, and she arched forward, her lips had to be pouted, like a little piglet.

Fu Baiqiu laughed loudly, let go of her all of a sudden, turned around and walked back.

The temperature on her body suddenly disappeared, Shi Jinzhi froze in place and did not dare to move, despair filled her heart as she moved away bit by bit.

Suddenly, the man stopped, turned his head, frowned and said, "You want me to carry you in with a sedan chair?"

"you……?"

"The dog skin plaster can't be shaken off, what else can I do?" Fu Baiqiu spread his hands helplessly, "Come in quickly if you don't want to catch a cold."

Shi Jinzhi's eyes were bright, but he smiled wryly, nodded repeatedly, and followed her into the door.

Fu Baiqiu called Shi Hengzhi and told others that he had found it, but he refused to go back after making a fuss, so he handed the phone to Shi Jinzhi and asked her to tell herself.

Seeing Shi Jinzhi's attitude towards his brother, as if he was chatting with an unimportant person, his face was full of perfunctory and indifference, and Fu Baiqiu's doubts were completely dispelled. This person really has amnesia, otherwise his acting skills are so realistic, he should Go get an Oscar.

That was her dearest brother since she was a child.

The phone was not hung up, Shi Jinzhi returned the phone to her, "He wants to talk to you."

Fu Baiqiu took it over, responded with a few words politely, with sorrow and melancholy surging under his calm face, then hung up the phone and let out a long sigh.

"What did he say?"

"I'll help you bring your luggage here tomorrow." Fu Baiqiu answered nonchalantly. In fact, it was far more than that. My brother first breathed a sigh of relief, then apologized to her, and then sincerely asked her to take care of her for a while, and then find a way at home. Tomorrow he will come to meet and talk.

She didn't know what happened to the rest of the Shi family, but this brother was really worried about his younger sister, and being a younger sister didn't make people feel at ease.

Fu Baiqiu thinks of his family members, he used to think they were annoying and nagging, and when they are gone, he misses them very much, people are such vile | cheap creatures.

"Oh." Shi Jinzhi responded lightly, "Then can I live with you?"

"One year."

Originally, he wanted to refund the rent, deposit and liquidated damages in double, but he did not expect this to happen. The plan could not keep up with the changes, so Fu Baiqiu had no choice but to follow the time limit in the contract.

But she also knew that she was just looking for an excuse. She really wanted to drive people away. There were countless ways to do it.

Shi Jinzhi nodded like pounding garlic, one year is enough, she can't be greedy.

"It's late, go to bed." Fu Baiqiu glanced at the wall clock which was past twelve o'clock, thinking that he had to get up early for work tomorrow.

She was used to getting up and was about to go upstairs when she saw Shi Jinzhi sitting there motionless, looking at her with a troubled expression on his face.

"???"

"I didn't bring any clothes," she whispered.

Fu Baiqiu: "..."

It's not just a problem of not bringing clothes, the bedroom she lives in has been evacuated, and only the bed frame is left.Because Fu Baiqiu lives alone, the room on the first floor is vacant, with only the most basic furniture. When the previous people moved in, they brought their own bedding and pillows. Now let alone a change of clothes, they don't even have to sleep on the bed.

There is a small bed in the study on the second floor, which can be used as it is, but she doesn't want anyone to go in.

"Wear mine."

"The underwear..."

"I'll get you a new one." Fu Baiqiu interrupted, speaking very quickly, hiding his unnatural expression, perhaps because he has been single for a long time, and even a simple noun can arouse her sensitivity.

After speaking, she took three steps and two steps to go upstairs, and fled quickly.

Shi Jinzhi took a bath in the "glass room" during the day, but he didn't soak for too long, and turned off the water after his body warmed up.

The pajamas Maomao gave her were washed and worn, the style was quite satisfactory, the color was a very feminine rose purple, the material was fluffy, soft and comfortable to the touch.Next to it is underwear, just cut a tag, a black set, ordinary style, nothing new and exciting.

but……

She looked down at herself, her face felt hot, and then she looked at the size of the clothes, which were obviously too small.

It was uncomfortable to wear this to sleep at night, so she didn't wear it at all, just put on pants and changed into pajamas.

"Put the clothes in the basket and wash them tomorrow." Fu Baiqiu waited outside, reminded her as soon as he came out, his gaze fell directly in front of her, and he was startled.

Forget it, this person doesn't have the habit of sleeping in underwear.

Feeling her gaze, Shi Jinzhi's face became a little hotter, and he explained: "That...is small."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became delicate.

She forgot that the two people were of different sizes, and the other was a cup bigger than herself. Even though the material of the pajamas was thick, it showed the size of the outline.

The pointer of the wall clock on the wall made a "click" sound, clicking and clicking, and I don't know how many seconds passed.

Fu Baiqiu's throat was dry, he coughed twice, looked away, "Come on."

She turned and went upstairs, yawned, Shi Jinzhi picked up her small satchel on the sofa and followed.

The layout of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor, but the atmosphere of life is stronger, and the decoration style is warmer, more like a home.Shi Jinzhi looked around and found it strange that there were only sneak|photographs on the first floor in the album, not the ones on the second floor.

"You sleep in this room, and it will last one night." Fu Baiqiu pointed to his bedroom. In fact, there are bedding and sheets at home, but it was too late and she was too lazy to make them. Just now, someone was nervous. When she relaxed, her upper and lower eyelids kept fighting. .

Shi Jinzhi nodded obediently, and asked, "What about you?"

Fu Baiqiu pointed to the study room, covered his mouth and yawned, "Good night." After speaking, he floated in like a ghost.

The door clicked shut.

Shi Jinzhi stood where he was, staring at the door for a while, then looked away, and pushed open the door of the bedroom on the right.

The light was on, and the heat from the heating and air-conditioning was blowing in, and a corner of the quilt on the bed was lifted, as if someone had been lying there.The room is very spacious, one is enough for two, with its own small balcony and toilet, two large wardrobes each occupy an entire wall, the curtain in front of the sliding glass door is half opened, and a desk is placed next to it.

She suddenly saw a white skull standing on the desk...

"what!!!!"

Fu Baiqiu next door had just laid down, was so sleepy that he touched his pillow, and was about to fall into a deep sleep, when he was startled by the sudden scream and almost fell out of bed.

She hated being woken up the most when she was about to fall asleep.

"Maomao! There is a ghost! Maomao..." Shi Jinzhi knocked on the door desperately outside, no, knocked on the door, his hoarse voice was crying.

Fu Baiqiu got up angrily, and when he opened the door, the man's soft and fragrant shadow crashed into her arms, and she subconsciously stretched out her arms to hug him.

The anger dissipated immediately.

"what happened?"

Shi Jin buried her face on her shoulder, sobbing softly: "There is a head in the room..."

head?

Fu Baiqiu was startled for a moment, and immediately realized that it was the skull on the desk.She was a little annoyed, she was careless and forgot to put it away, she was used to this line of work and was not afraid, but that didn't mean others were not afraid, especially at night.

"Don't go!" Shi Jinzhi stopped her from going to that room.

"That's the model I bought." Fu Baiqiu patted her on the back and comforted her softly, "There are no ghosts in this world."

Even if there was, she was the first to meet it.

Shi Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, with tears in his eyes, and kept silent, feeling embarrassed to hold her again, so he let go.

Fu Baiqiu stepped into the room, wrapped the skull with a scarf, stuffed it into the bottom of the cabinet, and then went out, "I put it away, go to sleep."

Shi Jinzhi bit her lower lip, her black eyes glistened, and she hesitated to speak.

Just now, Fu Baiqiu's head was full of confusion, but now Fu Baiqiu could sense something, and she tentatively asked, "Are you still afraid?"

"……Um."

Shi Jinzhi hesitated for a long time before answering, feeling that she had a lot to do, but she had to admit that she was really scared.

Sleepiness hit, Fu Baiqiu covered his mouth again and yawned, helplessly said: "Then let's sleep together, the bed is big enough, enough for one night." After speaking, he rubbed his eyes, went to the study to get his mobile phone, closed the door, and entered master bedroom.

She was really sleepy, and when she fell down and closed her eyes, she refused to open them, and hummed: "Turn off the light."

"it is good."

Shi Jinzhi didn't have the heart to think about anything else at all, she kept looking at the desk, even though there was nothing there, she still panicked and got goosebumps all over her body.

How could Mao Mao have such a hobby?

The taste is really strong.

As soon as the light was turned off, the room fell into dull darkness. Shi Jinzhi was lying on the side of the bed covered with a quilt, listening to the steady breathing of the people around him, his heart suddenly felt like moving.

Then, certain thoughts overcame the fear.

The digital temperature on the air conditioner was lit with a faint green light. Shi Jinzhi lay flat and waited for a while. When the sound of breathing from her side became long and even, she probably fell asleep. The temperature of the quilt was slowly wiped away, and then it was placed around the waist of the man, tightening it little by little.

She held her breath.

The people around her didn't react much, Shi Jin's nerves were slightly relaxed, and she buried her face in her shoulder|socket, exhaling a stream of warm|hot nose|breath.

"Hmm..." Fu Baiqiu snorted unconsciously, and moved his body, "Jinzhi...don't make trouble..."

In the darkness, Shi Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, and realized that she was calling his name, and his heart couldn't help but hang up.

"what?"

There was no movement for a long time.

Unwilling to give up, Shi Jinzhi carefully blew a breath in her ear.

"Well...next time...I'll let you next time..." Fu Baiqiu trembled, raised his eyebrows, and fell asleep again.

"Give me what?"

There was silence in the room, and there was no more sound.