the landlord is a former

"I'm going to find Mao Mao!"

"Come back!" Shi Rongzhi hurriedly got up and grabbed his sister, and said anxiously: "You ran out so late, and if Dad finds out, he will go crazy again."

go Ape.

Hahahaha.

Shi Jinzhi pouted, couldn't hold back his laughter, and put on a straight face, saying: "You know he's crazy, I don't understand what I did wrong, he just stared at me and bit me alone, Do I deserve to be excellent? Don’t say that I don’t feel anything about your so-called family members now, I guess even if I don’t have amnesia, I don’t have a good relationship with him, right?”

In the phrase.

Shi Rongzhi sighed, put his arms around her shoulders, and comforted her: "Jinzhi, let's not talk about this first, think about it, if you leave like this, if Dad goes crazy, maybe he will go to your Mao Mao to catch someone , this time there is no guarantee that he will not take his anger out on your friend, do you want to make him unlucky for no reason?"

"..."

"Just bear with it for a few more days. Tonight is over, and we will be the only ones to celebrate the New Year. My elder brother and I will try to distract dad as much as possible in the past two days. You can leave after the first day of the new year."

Shi Rongzhi walked back with his sister in his arms, lightly pressed her shoulder to make her sit down, and coaxed her softly.

"Okay, Jinzhi? Give my sister some face."

Shi Jinzhi, who is a natural mosquito coil, is always more tolerant towards women, not to mention that her elder sister is the one who makes her feel the most comfortable among all the family members, so it is not impossible to sell face.

After a while, she raised her eyebrows: "All right."

"But at most, I will leave after New Year's Eve dinner."

Seeing that it was not easy for the proud younger sister to give in, although she didn't remember it, but her temper hadn't changed much at all, Shi Rongzhi smiled helplessly, touched the back of her head, and said in a compromise: "Okay, my eldest brother and I will convince Dad."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep."

"So early? Don't wait any longer?" It was only after ten o'clock.

Shi Jinzhi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you willing to leave brother-in-law alone in the room?"

"He..." Rongzhi choked, "Jinzhi, shall we chat for a while?"

"You're avoiding him."

"..."

"There is a situation!" Shi·Bagua·Jinzhi gently pushed her, "If you don't tell me, I will kick you out."

Gee.

There was a faint blush on Rong Zhi's face, as if he hesitated to speak, "I...I'll wait until he falls asleep before going over."

"Why? Don't you all live with X?"

--puff!

After all, I have studied in the United States for so many years and worked for a few years, so I would not be embarrassed to hear such straightforward words. Shi Rongzhi knocked her on the head seriously, "I'm just too tired, I don't want to be late Go back, you single dog, don't ask if you don't understand."

"Who says I'm single..."

"Oh?"

Shi Jinzhi pursed her lips, thinking of Maomao involuntarily.That was her ex-girlfriend. Strictly speaking, she was indeed single.

"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll go downstairs and look around."

"Good night."

Shi Jinzhi sat on the bed and stared, watching his sister go out, and was about to turn off the light and lie down when he suddenly heard "ohsweetyIgotyou..." from outside

"..."

Still living at home like years, Shi Jinzhi tried so hard not to send Fu Baiqiu any messages, and then found sadly that the other party didn't take the initiative to send her any messages either.

On New Year's Eve, family reunion.

All the lights in the house are on, brightly lit, the large LCD TV in the living room is playing a cheerful advertisement, but there is no one on the sofa, only a family photo frame is placed, as if they are watching TV, adding some excitement to this loneliness.

Fu Baiqiu was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, and Xia Lan helped.Today's food is very expensive, usually 30|[-] yuan a catty of pork belly has risen to more than [-] yuan, not to mention beef and mutton, vegetarian dishes are also very expensive, but this can't stop her from sweeping the supermarket, and the kitchen basket can hardly be piled up.

Since the death of her family, the Spring Festival is just an ordinary day in 360 five days for her. There is no joy or blessing. She goes to work when she is on duty, and reads and sleeps at home when she is resting. Trance will pass.But this year, today, she wants to get out of the past and start a new life, and everything starts with this carefully prepared New Year's Eve dinner.

"Sister, it's wrong for you to scrape the fish scales like this, look at me." Xia Lan took away the slippery carp in her hand. The fish was dizzy, but its nerves were still bouncing, and it flicked its tail twice from time to time, which was scary.

Xia Lan pressed the fish head with her left hand, picked up the kitchen knife with her right hand, and scraped the fish's tail against the direction of the scales a few times, turned it over, and wiped it clean.

With the knife up and down, the belly was ripped open, the viscera was taken out and the gills of the fish were removed in one go, skillful and agile.

Fu Baiqiu was dumbfounded, he didn't eat fish very often, and thought it was troublesome to do it, so he just bought a live fish to clean it up during the Chinese New Year, and learned his technique from the Internet, which was very unfamiliar.

"So powerful? Do you often cook at home?"

"You'll be in junior high school." Xia Lan smiled shyly, "It's nothing special. Sometimes my aunt and uncle are busy, and my cousin and I are at home, so I cook."

"Sister, do you want to taste my craft?"

"Okay." Fu Baiqiu nodded with a smile, "You cook this fish, I want sweet and sour."

"no problem."

In the past two days, I took Xia Lan around Rongcheng, and the two got to know each other a little better. The child let go a lot, and his smile was no longer rigid. He would occasionally joke with her. She was really happy in her heart, and wanted to wait until the spring break After three days, take her to the surrounding scenic spots to play again.

With Xia Lan's help, the New Year's Eve dinner was prepared very quickly.

Six dishes for two people, one dessert and one pot of soup. They named each dish, namely Niannianyouyu (sweet and sour carp), steaming day (steamed eggplant with fish fragrance), Tuanyuanyuan (lotus-flavored pearl balls), Bubugaosheng (stir-fried rice cakes with crab), Jixiangruyi (braised chicken with red dates and chestnuts), family joy (salted prawns), purple potato mashed potatoes for dessert, and mushroom soup with mushrooms.

Looking at the dining table, Fu Baiqiu suddenly thought he was back when he was a child.

"Sister, thank you." Xia Lan didn't know how to drink, nor was she used to drinking, so she touched her with a glass full of juice.

"I used to think that the Chinese New Year must be lively and crowded. Later, I changed, and I prefer less people and cleanliness. For example, today, I have never been so happy. It is more effective than taking medicine."

There was a clear "ding" sound when the cups collided. Fu Baiqiu smiled softly, with water in his eyes: "I am also very happy. Finally, I have someone who understands to accompany me."

Xia Lan was slightly startled, her expression suddenly blurred.

Seeing that the other party didn't intend to explain in detail, she just smirked while eating the vegetables without asking questions.

To this day, the aunt's family has not called to inquire, after all, they don't care about her, but she is not sad at all because she has a sister.And for Fu Baiqiu, he has long been used to it.They seem to be forgotten in the corner of the city, keeping each other warm.

After eating, Fu Baiqiu received a red envelope from his apprentice, and gave him a bigger one, and chatted for a while.

"Xia Xia, are you going to set off fireworks?" She pulled out a bag like a magic trick, which was filled with small and compact "childhood memories".

Xia Lan was delighted, but worried, "But I won't let you go now..."

"It doesn't matter about the little fireworks, you see, we played with them when we were young." Fu Baiqiu took out a box of fairy sticks and waved them in front of her eyes, "Go, go to the yard."

The sky is overcast tonight, the clouds are thick, and the wall lamps on both sides of the gate of the courtyard are shining faintly. Several neighboring families have returned to their hometowns for the New Year, and the surroundings are quiet.

Fu Baiqiu stocked up some fireworks in advance, fairy sticks, gopher mice, little bees, etc., all of which are childhood memories. It is not easy to buy these now, so she specially went to the surrounding counties and towns to find them.

It is very cold outside. Although there is no wind, the humid cold air sticks to people's body densely like a suction cup, and penetrates into the clothes. skin.

Xia Lan grabbed a fairy wand in each hand, and the scattered sparks pierced the condensed air, reflecting the bright smile on her face.

In the dark and cold night, the light and heat emitted by the sparks are bright and precious, like the impenetrable despair being torn apart, and a ray of light called hope leaks in.But it will go out eventually, and no matter how many there are, it will burn out before dawn.

They set off the fireworks, and Xia Lan said they had prepared gifts.

"I wanted to give it to my sister on the first day of the new year, but I couldn't hold back." She went back to her room and came out holding a paper box, standing in front of Fu Baiqiu, her face blushing under the light.

Fu Baiqiu took it with both hands, and said pleasantly, "It's for me? Can you open it and have a look?"

Xia Lan nodded nervously.

She wasn't sure her sister would like it.

Inside the cardboard box was a camel-colored shawl with fine fur and a soft feel. A portrait of a human face was embroidered by hand on the edge. : "Is this me?"

"Yeah." Xia Lan held her breath.

"It's so similar..." Fu Baiqiu admired and opened his eyes slightly, "How did you do it?"

The outline of the eyebrows and eyes of the portrait seemed to be drawn according to her.Obviously the two had never met before.

Xia Lan clasped her hands, squeezed them tightly, and whispered, "This is how I imagined you to be."

The brilliance in the girl's eyes flickered, flickering on and off, Fu Baiqiu's expression was slightly startled, as if he had glimpsed something secret, it was fleeting, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, "Thank you Xiaxia."

As he spoke, he raised his shawl and shook it, wrapping it around himself, the part of the portrait happened to hang in front of him.

"looks good?"

"It looks good." Xia Lan smiled, "Does my sister like it?"

"I like it very much. I happen to be missing a shawl, and it's a limited edition for portraits. It's the only one in the world." She happily turned around and walked to the full-length mirror to look carefully.

The pure camel color is in line with her preference of not being fancy. The material is also good, and the embroidery is nothing to say. It is suitable for warmer weather.

Xia Lan stared at her back, the corners of her eyes were moist.

It was freezing cold and the night was dark.

A sports car stopped at the gate of the community, Shi Jinzhi came down humming a song, walked inside without looking back, swiped his card, and entered the gate.

Thinking that she had finally escaped from the "glass room" that was as cold as a tomb, and that she would see Mao Mao soon, she couldn't help speeding up her pace, and the five-six-minute journey was shortened to three-two minutes.Just before the courtyard, she heard the sound of the piano faintly. She was surprised, found the key and pressed the courtyard door, and within a few steps, she seemed to be stepping on something.

Looking down, there were fireworks and confetti all over the floor.

Setting off fireworks alone?

Shi Jinzhi imagined the situation, and suddenly felt distressed, hurried up the steps, entered the password, and was about to press his fingerprints, when the sound of the piano came from inside again, the contemptuous tone was very familiar.

Gee.

It's "Thoughts Through Time and Space".

When will Mao Mao play the piano?

This kind of hypocritical | ambiguous anime song, even if it is simple, it is impossible for a person who doesn't even know the staff to coordinate his hands within three or four days, let alone play it smoothly.

It must have been learned secretly for a long time.

Shi Jinzhi pursed her lips and snickered, thinking of giving that person a surprise, pressed her fingerprints and quietly pushed open the door, and walked in lightly, but she didn't expect that the situation was not as she expected...

There are two figures from the back on the piano bench, and the player playing the piano is a strange woman. Fu Baiqiu sits next to her, with his arms around her shoulders, and their heads are close together.

"Do you watch Inuyasha too?"

"Well, does my sister watch it too?"

"Childhood memories." Fu Baiqiu sighed softly, "I liked Sesshomaru the most when I was a child, and I always thought he was a tall and cold big sister if I didn't listen to the voice. Who does Xia Xia like in it?"

Xia Lan stopped her hands and said, "I like Kikyo."

"Because she is alone, only with dead soul worms?" Fu Baiqiu guessed seven or eight points.

Xia Lan nodded, her expression was a little lonely, and she murmured: "Well, she has too many fates on her shoulders, and she has to worry about many things. She came back from death, lived and died, and completed self-salvation. She can't be as free as Kagome. hapiness."

"..."

"Many people think that this life is not good, and hope to have an afterlife, but in fact, you are no longer you in the next life, just like Kikyo and Kagome, they have the same soul, but they are two completely different people. I think the soul is just the essence of life. Carrier, it cannot determine a person's character, so naturally there is no same soul, no identical person, so if it were me, I don't want to have an afterlife."

The girl's voice was full of vicissitudes, empty and ethereal, and Fu Baiqiu felt his heart be grabbed suddenly, giving birth to a bit of sourness.

Children of the same age are looking forward to the future and preparing for entering the society, but she is thinking about these things.

"Xia Xia..."

--boom!

The door slammed, and the two of them were startled. They turned their heads reflexively, and Fu Baiqiu frowned subconsciously when he saw the person coming.

Shi Jinzhi's face was gloomy, his hands hanging by his sides were clenched into fists, his cold eyes fell on Xia Lan, he stepped forward quickly, and grabbed her arm, "Who told you to touch my piano?! "As he spoke, he exerted force on his hand and abruptly pulled her off the piano bench.

Xia Lan stumbled, her elbow hit hard on the tiled floor, and she frowned in pain.

"Xia Xia!" Fu Baiqiu came back to his senses, exclaimed, and quickly got up to help him up, "Are you all right? Where did you hit?"

It happened so suddenly, Xia Lan was stunned, and didn't respond in a daze.

Fu Baiqiu turned his head and stared at the culprit, but saw that the man's eyes were red, his gaze contained a trace of injury, he couldn't bear to scold angrily, so he could only annoyed, "Why are you here, didn't you go back to celebrate the New Year?"

"I live here, can't I come?" Shi Jinzhi clenched his teeth, his voice trembling slightly, tears rolled in his eyes.

She glanced at Xia Lan, who was as unresponsive as a puppet, and saw Fu Baiqiu hugging this person tightly, looking like a baby, she immediately became angry.

"who is she?"

"..."

Fu Baiqiu was inexplicably guilty, turned his head to avoid her gaze, and said indifferently: "My friend."

The scene at this moment is very similar to catching and raping, Shi Jinzhi is the main wife, Xia Lan is the junior, and Fu Baiqiu himself is the stealing husband.

"Friend? Friend..." Shi Jinzhi repeated the word, tears rolled down his cheeks, his chest heaved violently, and his voice gradually choked up until it became indistinct.

Questioning, accusing, getting angry, all of these are not allowed, her pride does not allow her to do this, she does not allow her to lose her composure in front of outsiders, but it is just to save the last bit of face, her dignity has long since seen these two people sticking together And the moment I sat down, I was trampled to the ground.

These days she was trapped in a cold and strange place, and her days felt like years. In order to come back sooner, she had to try her best to put on a good smile in front of her so-called father. To be able to meet familiar people, but to be drenched in cold water.

No wonder there is not even a New Year greeting.

No wonder I was so impatient the first two days.

"Friend." She took a deep breath and read out tremblingly. She sneered, wiped her face, turned and entered her room, and slammed the door hard.

Fu Baiqiu froze in place, staring at the closed door, feeling a nerve jumping in her head, which gave her a headache.

"Sister..." Xia Lan murmured.

Fu Baiqiu suddenly came back to his senses, the hand holding her shoulder trembled, and the other hand stroked her cheek, "Xia Xia? Are you okay? My friend...she has a bad temper. It's not against you. It's my fault... …”

"It's okay, sister." Xia Lan interrupted softly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to take a shower and sleep first, and you should go to bed earlier."

"......it is good."

Seeing her speechless look, Xia Lan hugged her arm and shook her, sticking out her tongue, "I'll wait for my sister to take me to the temple to offer incense tomorrow, and I have to get up early."

Fu Baiqiu did not heave a sigh of relief, he just smiled in relief and nodded.

Watching the girl enter the bathroom with her pajamas, she turned her gaze to Shi Jinzhi's room, sighed, and walked over to knock on the door.

—— tuk tuk

No one should.

She knocked twice more and reminded: "I'm going in." After saying that, she waited for a few seconds, pushed the door open and entered.

Shi Jinzhi sat on the bay window with his legs half-bent, his head buried on his knees, a strand of brown curly hair hanging down the cushion under his body, and there was a low sobbing sound in the air, that figure was lonely and desolate.

The heart was pinched hard, Fu Baiqiu frowned slightly, closed the door, walked over slowly, looked down at her trembling shoulders, and said softly: "I'm sorry."

"I shouldn't let others use your piano without your consent. It's my fault today. You scold me at will."

The sobbing did not stop, with a sob in his mouth.

Fu Baiqiu was a little irritated by her crying, and his tone was slightly cold: "You only know how to cry, don't you?"

An apology is an apology, what this person did directly just now is not over yet.

Ignoring her nice and angry speech, she must have a blunt attitude.Sure enough, Shi Jinzhi raised his head, revealing a tear-stained face, and complained: "I'm worried about you alone at home, but you are good, Jinwu Zangjiao, and let her sleep on the first floor of mine?"

"My own house, can't I invite friends to play?"

"Friend? You hugged and hugged again and again, and your faces are stuck together. What kind of friend are these?" Her voice was hoarse and nasal.

So that's the point.

Nothing to do with the piano?

Fu Baiqiu was helpless and funny, and said word by word: "Shi Jinzhi, you should understand that you and I are only in a contractual interest relationship, and you and I have no right to interfere in each other's private life. If you touch your things without your consent, it is mine. Wrong, I'm sorry, please also send me a fire, because I let Xia Xia touch it. Also, according to the contract, the first floor is your site, I violated the rules first, I will compensate you, and then let Xia Xia Is it okay to move upstairs?"

Relationship matters are the most complicated, so she doesn't want to talk about relationships today, she only talks about business affairs, and only a business-like attitude can make things clear.

Shi Jinzhi stared at her blankly, sobbing non-stop, tears flowing more and more violently, his lips trembling slightly: "No, I won't let her sleep upstairs..."

"Then what do you want?"

"No...Maomao...You can't let her sleep upstairs...Only I can...You can't...You can't..." Shi Jinzhi panicked, got up and hugged her Hold her, choked up crying over and over again, finally couldn't speak clearly, and just started crying.

"You are my Mao Mao...how can you sleep in the same bed with another woman...you don't want me..."

She was like a child abandoned by her mother, confused and helpless.

She said she didn't want her.

How could it be possible, she was the one who had been waiting for her for seven years, until her heart died, until she was in despair.

This woman is really...

Fu Baiqiu's heart softened all of a sudden, he raised his neck and took a deep breath, closed his eyes, gently put his arms around her waist|back, and coaxed softly: "I didn't say to sleep in the same bed with Xia Xia, I slept in the study, she went Sleeping in my room, where do you want to go?"

"I'm not allowed!" The man in his arms shouted hoarsely, "I'm the only one who can sleep in your room!"

"Then tell me, how should I arrange it?"

silence.

Fu Baiqiu patted her on the back, and said helplessly: "Let me tell you the truth, Xia Xia has depression and is taking medicine for treatment, but I said this not to make her miserable, but just to let you know the general situation. I treat Xia Xia as my younger sister, she came to Rongcheng for the first time, and she is unfamiliar with the place, how can I ignore her as a friend? If it were you, would you?"

"Besides, she is still young and hasn't graduated from college yet. Do you think I'm a grass eater?"

This is a master who is extremely possessive and can eat a vat of old Tan vinegar. She has been like this in the past, and her memory has not changed. It makes her angry and distressed.

After a long while, Shi Jinzhi stopped sobbing, and whispered: "The first floor is the first floor, anyway, it's not allowed to get too close to you."

"Yeah, that's how I arranged it, who knew you would come back suddenly..."

"I don't think you can do it?" The man wanted to cry again.

Fu Baiqiu changed his words again and again: "Okay, okay."

It's hard to serve an ancestor.

Shi Jinzhi hooked her neck | did not let go, kissed her face and ears again and again, then stepped back a little bit, raised his head: "When is she leaving?"

"Two days before the Lantern Festival."

"Oh."

She pursed her lips and asked again, "Does she know your orientation?"

"do not know."

"Really?"

"I swear." Fu Baiqiu raised three fingers.

Shi Jinzhi heaved a sigh of relief, hugged her tightly again, wriggling in her arms coquettishly.

"Hibiscus."

"Ah."

"Try to be friendly in front of Xia Xia, and just do me a favor, okay?" In order to coax her, Fu Baiqiu took the initiative to kiss her forehead.

Shi Jinzhi lowered his eyes and snickered, pouted his mouth: "I promise you with one kiss."

——Pop chirp!

Fu Baiqiu kissed him without any hesitation, very loud.But in Shi Jinzhi's view, this was just a compromise she made to take care of the woman, usually asking her to kiss her, dawdling for a long time, reluctantly, not half as refreshing as today.

Thinking of this, I couldn't stop the sour bubbles in my heart.

"Sleep with me tonight." She tried to ask for more.

Fu Baiqiu frowned: "Isn't it another inch?"

"If you don't sleep, you don't sleep..." Wronged.Don't dare to force it, it's fine if Mao Mao doesn't agree.

"Are you still angry?" Brushing the hair from her forehead with one hand, and tucking it behind her ears, Shi Jinzhi raised his head, met her gentle gaze, and shook his head with a soft heart.

"Do you want to explain why you suddenly ran back?"

"..."

A hypocritical woman, who was gentle for only three seconds, her face darkened again.

Shi Jinzhi's eyes faltered: "I said it, I think what you think."

"Nothing else? Like having a fight with your father?" Fu Baiqiu grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.No one knew her better than myself. In the past, whenever she quarreled with her family, she would run over feeling aggrieved.

It is only today that she understands what it means to change the country easily, but to change one's nature hard.

Shi Jinzhi was surprised: "How do you know?"

"Can I not understand you?"

"..."

"Ok?"

Shi Jinzhi buried his face in her hair, and said vaguely: "It's not considered a quarrel, it's just that I don't like that place, oh, I don't want to talk about it, Maomao, don't you comfort me?"

"How to comfort?"

Thinking of what the doctor said, to keep her in a good mood, Fu Baiqiu became soft-hearted and touched the back of her head.

Suddenly, a paw crawled in front of him and pinched it gently.Afterwards, Shi Jinzhi raised his eyes and smirked: "How do you comfort me?"

Then he pinched again.

Fu Baiqiu trembled all over, hugged her tightly, raised his hand and thumped her on the head violently, "My head is full of yellow trash!"

"What did Maomao say? I don't understand?"

"It's late, go to bed."

"Don't go." Shi Jinzhi turned around and pushed her against the wall, "Stay with me all night, Mao Mao, I promise not to move around."

Fu Baiqiu glanced at her sideways: "I believe you are a ghost."

"..."

"Go to bed early, tomorrow I will...uh..." Before finishing speaking, warm|hot lips pressed against her, carrying that person's warm and sweet breath.

From window to wall, from wall to bed.