the landlord is a former

Fu Baiqiu was on the road when he received the call. There was a gas station in front of him, and there was only one vacant seat.She was impatient, hung up the phone, lightly kicked the gas pedal, and squeezed into the empty space before the white car next to her, almost hitting the aunt who was counting money.

The aunt was startled by her: "Oh, my mother..."

"Full up, hurry up." Fu Baiqiu took out the letter and got out of the car with the card, and opened the fuel tank cap.

The white car that she robbed was parked at the back, the windows were lowered, and the owner poked his head out. It was a young man with a modest size, and scolded: "It's amazing to drive a luxury car, grab it and reincarnate."

Seeing that it was a woman again, she was even more contemptuous, "Female driver, no wonder, a road killer."

Fu Baiqiu ignored him, thinking that the idiot at home got burnt, and drove away after refueling, leaving a trail of disdainful car exhaust.

Stepping into the house, she thought she was dazzled.

Xia Lan sat in front of the piano playing "Thoughts Across Time and Space", while Shi Jinzhi listened beside her. Occasionally, she stopped to give some guidance. The two talked and laughed, as if they were old friends who had known each other for a long time.

"Although the sustain pedal can polish the music and make the song sound fuller, you can't treat it as a panacea. If you step on it to the end, the melody will be easily blurred and the harmony will be mixed. Very uncomfortable."

"I...I might have OCD..."

"No, this is a flaw in your skills, because you haven't studied and trained systematically. This song is soft and slow, you can try the post-sound pedal method, so, look at me..."

For the same piece of music, Xia Lan only plays every note correctly, which can only be called smooth, while Jinzhi also handles the rhythm, strength and emotion quite delicately and perfectly on the basis of fluency, which makes people listen to it Being on the scene, it can produce the same emotional resonance as the music.

This is the difference between the rookie level and the performance level.Xia Lan said so to herself.

"Come on, try it."

"it is good."

Shi Jinzhi demonstrated it twice, and Xia Lan could vaguely imitate it. She praised her as a child, and the little girl blushed.

"Sister, what do you think... if I start learning the piano again by myself now, what level will I be able to play?" Xia Lan's eyes brightened, and there was no time when she was farther away from the black dog than at this moment. able to escape.

"What?" Shi Jinzhi raised his eyebrows, "Don't let such an excellent teacher like me, you learn by yourself? How do you grow melon seeds in your small head?"

"..."

"Professor Shi is really narcissistic."

A familiar voice came from behind, with a chuckle and teasing, the two were taken aback, then turned their heads at the same time, seeing Fu Baiqiu approaching with a smile, Shi Jinzhi suddenly remembered the box of small toys, blushing inexplicably.

"Sister." Xia Lan called her obediently, and suddenly thought of something, grabbed Shi Jinzhi's wrist and held it up, "Sister Jinzhi's hand was burned, it's a big piece."

Shi Jinzhi: "..."

Fu Baiqiu was stunned, and went forward to grab her wrist, only to see that the originally white and tender skin was red and swollen, with a few small blisters here and there, and the pig's trotter was boiled alive, it was horrible.

Her pupils shrank suddenly, she took a deep breath, her brows were twitched enough to kill a mosquito, and she scolded her head and face: "You're still playing the piano after being burnt like this? It's not a concert, why are you so dedicated? Don't you know how to protect your hands? Stupid Stupid!"

She was cursing, but her eyes were full of distress, and she didn't know that she thought her hands were burned.

"Get up, stop playing, have you applied the medicine?"

"Wipe it, Xia Xia helped me apply alcohol around the blisters, and then put on the burn ointment." Shi Jinzhi stood up obediently, and was aggrieved by being criticized in front of the children.

Can Mao Mao be gentler?

Xu Shi sensed her emotions, and Fu Baiqiu sighed: "Don't touch the piano for a few days, and don't take a bath."

"Well."

Xia Lan looked at them from the side, one complained but was full of pity, the other was aggrieved but a little happy, and her eyes were moist again.

She said she was a friend, but she didn't believe it.

"But, what about washing my hair? I feel bad if I don't wash for two days."

"I'll wash it for you." Fu Baiqiu wanted to hold her hand, but caring about the injury, he held it in his palm carefully.

Shi Jinzhi bit her lower lip, and asked in a low voice, "Will you help me take a bath, too?"

"..."

From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of Xia Lan still sitting beside him. Fu Baiqiu blushed slightly, and coughed twice in extreme discomfort, but did not answer.

When he was born, Jinzhi deliberately wanted to tease her, glanced at the medicine box on the coffee table, and said intentionally: "Maomao, you can carry the medicine box up, I took out the burn ointment."

"Ah."

Fu Baiqiu responded, carefully let go of her hand, turned around and picked up the medicine box upstairs, and entered the room. When she opened the cabinet and saw the outermost black leather box that had obviously been moved, her brain buzzed, she was dumbfounded. Eye.

"!!!"

Her little toy!

The medicine box was supposed to be placed outside, but small toys are used frequently these days, and no one in the family is sick or injured, so I swapped it with the medicine box for convenience.

Jinzhi won't see it, will he?

Open and brightly colored, it's hard not to see it.

Fu Baiqiu rested his forehead and sighed, feeling a surge of embarrassment in his head for a moment, and the tips of his cheeks and ears were hot with embarrassment. She stood with her back against the wall for a while, calmed down a little, stuffed the black suitcase into the back of the cabinet, and went out pretending to be nonchalant.

All day without incident.

Because of his hand injury, Shi Jinzhi was obedient and didn't touch the piano, so he let Xia Lan play freely, with occasional guidance from him.After dinner in the evening, Xia Lan took a shower and went back to her room. Shi Jinzhi couldn't sit still anymore, so she quietly went up to the second floor and knocked on the door of the study.

The door opened, a sexual | cold face.

"Maomao, I want to take a bath." The cutie Jinzhi blinked her eyes, bit her lips lightly, and showed two rabbit-like front teeth.

Fu Baiqiu was critically hit in an instant, his face softened involuntarily, "Do you want me to wash it for you?"

"Uh-huh."

After hiding from this person for a day, she was still approached in the end, and she couldn't refuse as soon as she opened her mouth, just like so many years, time has passed in vain, and the brand in her heart is still deep.

"Is it okay, Maomao?" Shi Jinzhi asked cautiously, afraid that she would get angry and wanted to fight again, "Anyway, I've been seen by you everywhere. I'm not shy, and I'm going out today, and I don't feel comfortable without taking a shower. .”

Fu Baiqiu: "..."

You are not shy I am shy!

Then I thought that there is also an intimate relationship, and it is no longer a question of whether I have seen it or not.

"Maomao..." subconsciously pulled the corner of her clothes.

Fu Baiqiu's brain leaked, and he didn't care about the embarrassment of the little toy being found, so he responded softly: "Okay, I'll wash it for you, use the bathtub, and you go get the clothes."

——Pop chirp!

kiss.

There is a bathtub in the downstairs bathroom, which is rarely used on weekdays, but it comes in handy right now.It's big enough and roomy enough for two people to lie side by side.

Fu Baiqiu flushed the tank wall with water from the shower, then turned on hot water, squeezed some shower gel into it, and when the water was full, the rich and delicate foam piled up into hills, like balls of snow-white cotton spread on the water surface.

Shi Jinzhi put the pajamas on the shelf and started to take off his clothes. His hands, which had just been smeared with medicine, were wrapped in gauze, and there was still some pain, so he couldn't use his strength, and his movements were slow and clumsy.

One, two... gone.

"Maomao." She called softly.

Fu Baiqiu turned around, and saw this man standing under the lamp, like a jumping firefly, white and lala, the red cherry blossoms on the high mountain were in full bloom, and the dense rainforest was quiet and moist, the scenery was unique and exciting .

The sudden visual stimulation made Fu Baiqiu blushed and looked away, "I'm going to get the plastic bag."

"Ah."

The air conditioner in the living room was on, and the warm air hit his face even hotter. Fu Baiqiu took off his coat and put it on the sofa, trying to delay for a while, but he was afraid that the guy would catch a cold, so he quickly took the plastic bag and went back.

After all, we have to face it.

She wrapped Shi Jinzhi's left hand in a plastic bag, and the two inevitably got very close. She struggled to keep her eyes from glancing around, pointed to the bathtub, and said, "Go in."

"Maomao supports me." A hand rested on her shoulder.

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

Fu Baiqiu helped Shi Jinzhi sit in the bathtub, watched her slowly being submerged in foam, then put her wrapped hands on the edge of the table, turned around and brought a towel, and wiped her bit by bit.

The foam blocked her view and greatly relieved her restlessness.

When Shi Jinzhi saw that her face was expressionless and mechanical, he was secretly unwilling, and suddenly his other hand slipped into the water and grabbed her wrist, "Maomao~"

"..."

The water vapor in the bathroom was steaming, and white smoke curled up. Shi Jinzhi lay obediently in the foam, his cheeks were fascinated |

"what happened?"

"The towel is uncomfortable, can you use your hands?" Blinking, looking at her aggrieved.

Fu Baiqiu was fascinated, and replied with a trembling voice: "...OK."

She really gave up the towel, her fingertips seemed to be stuck in the egg tofu, slippery and soft, like fudge, extremely elastic, at first glance, she seemed to be a little fatter.

"Well, it's so comfortable."

"Well...Maomao, rub it here." Shi Jinzhi lazily raised his eyelids, causing her to fall down.

Fu Baiqiu is obedient, he can do whatever he wants.

Where the water is submerged, there are either steep cloud peaks or bottomless peaks, surrounded by red clouds on the top of the mountain, fine and small, and eddies in the valley, with folds and mountains.

All of a sudden, the wildfire burned and started a prairie fire.

"Um... Momo—"

The man suddenly tilted his head, his lips were half opened, and the hand holding her was refusing to let go, and his whole body was tense. Fu Baiqiu felt his palm was hot, and something more fierce than hot water dripped out, and he was instantly dumbfounded. Eye.

Does this work too?

What did you do yourself?

"call--"

Shi Jinzhi let out a heavy breath, relaxed, looked at her with infinitely blurred eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Maomao, change the water."

"..."

The consequence of playing with fire is to get burned.

After taking a bath for his ancestors, Fu Baiqiu went back upstairs to take a bath himself. The hotter the bath, the hotter it was. Thinking of the box of small toys waiting for his favor like three thousand beauties in the harem, he couldn't wait to wrap up the bath towels and go back to the room.

Unlock the door, toys please.

She has a cleanliness habit, and must be wiped and disinfected with medical alcohol before each use. If it is a built-in type, a cover is required.As he was wiping, there was a knock on the door.

—— tuk tuk tuk

"Maomao, my hand hurts so much...Is it going to be disabled, please help me to see..." The little ancestor of Jinzhi was outside, his voice was extremely miserable.

Fu Baiqiu was so frightened that her hands trembled, and the little toy she had just wiped fell on the carpet. She hurriedly picked it up, stuffed it into the quilt, got up together, dropped the bath towel, and hurriedly went to the cabinet to get the pajamas.

"Maomao, it hurts me to death—" he howled louder.

"Here we come." Fu Baiqiu hurriedly put on his pajamas, walked over to open the door, "What's the matter, let me see?"

As soon as the door opened, he was rushed head-on.

——Pop chirp!

Shi Jinzhi wrapped her arms around her neck, kissed her fiercely, pushed her inside, kicked her behind, and closed the door behind her.

"Mao Mao~"

"What are you doing? Isn't your hand hurting?" Fu Baiqiu struggled, she couldn't stand a little teasing now, she didn't want to indulge any more.

Ancestor Jin blinked, raised his head and smiled: "It's not the place where the burn hurts, it's the fingers."

"???"

"Do you know what I was doing in the room just now?"

"What... what..."

Shi Jinzhi hugged her tightly, breathed into her ear, and shyly said, "You need to rely on yourself."

"!"

"Think of my right hand as Mao Mao."

"!!"

"I know you have a lot of small toys, lend me one to try? You want a strong one, the deeper the better, and stimulate the outside at the same time, ahem." Shi Jinzhi whispered in her ear, full of hints.

Fu Baiqiu's breathing was stagnant, and his whole head was red from the neck to the roots of his ears, as if bleeding was about to bleed.

"Or—" Shi Jinzhi interlocked her fingers with her right hand, "Maomao help me solve it?"

Staying with this goblin any longer will kill you.Fu Baiqiu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and resigned himself to his fate: "I'll lend you everything, so hurry up and leave."

"Come on, I've lent you everything, what do you do?" As he spoke, his gaze passed her and landed on the small suitcase beside the bed. "I can't let Mao Mao hold up all night."

Gee.

It's really time for me to come.

"Let me try~"

The voice in his ears was soul-stirring, and Fu Baiqiu's legs went limp for a while, he lost all face, he gritted his teeth, hugged her and turned around, the two of them fell on the quilt|quilt, "Want to try a small toy, huh?"

"Maomao, you—" Shi Jinzhi was surprised, and when she saw the fire in her eyes, she suddenly became a little scared.

"No, no, I'm joking."

Fu Baiqiu kissed her with a "boo chirp", lowered his voice, and said viciously: "Today I will let you try it all over again."

"Ah, Mao Mao, I was wrong, don't—"

Pull the light.

Time flies, and the Lantern Festival is approaching in the blink of an eye.

Xia Lan was about to go back, Fu Baiqiu and Shi Jinzhi took her to the airport together, and the three said goodbye at the security checkpoint.

"Be careful on the road, you can come to Rongcheng to find your sister anytime in the future." Fu Baiqiu hugged Xia Lan and patted her on the back.It is meaningless to say too many words of comfort and encouragement. She knows that understanding is more useful than comfort.

In just half a month, it felt like half a year had passed. She gained friends and a younger sister, which was a sign of bidding farewell to the painful seven years and welcoming a new life.

Xia Lan nodded obediently.

She was still worried, and told her again: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me, don't carry it alone, remember that your sister is your way out, okay?"

"Okay." The girl's eyes turned red suddenly, but she didn't cry, she smiled at her with the corners of her mouth pursed.

Blame myself for being too stupid, stupid in brain, stupid in mouth, can't speak, just nod silly, fortunately my sister really doesn't care about these.

After thinking about it, she murmured, "I'm very happy these days, sister, thank you."

Fu Baiqiu patted her head, "Fool."

"And Sister Jinzhi, thank you too." Xia Lan turned to Shi Jinzhi who was fully armed, "When I earn more money from work, I will buy myself a piano and start learning again."

Shi Jinzhi pushed down his sunglasses, patted her on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "No self-study is allowed. If you want to find a teacher, it's free."

"Hahaha, good."

The three chatted for a while, and there was still half an hour before boarding, and the security check line was very long, so there was no delay.

"Go to the security check, there are quite a lot of people."

"Well, I'm leaving. Goodbye, sister." Xia Lan reluctantly let go of her, turned and walked towards the security inspection team, turning her head three times and waving at them.

Looking back for the last time, his vision suddenly blurred.

Tears could not be held back.

In fact, she didn't tell Fu Baiqiu that apart from Kikyo, her favorite character in "Inuyasha" is Naraku.

That's right, the villain who does all kinds of evil.

That is a character who has never felt any kindness since he was born. With half-demon blood, he is despised by humans and despised by monsters. No one wants to approach him. He is always alone and helpless, until one day he meets Kikyo, a selfless and holy, Take care of his miko unreservedly—although this kind of care is only out of the responsibility of the miko, not love.

So he killed Kikyo three times, only wanting Kikyo's heart from beginning to end.But in the end, he died unable to deceive himself.

He had nothing and could have nothing.

—I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the light.

……

The electronic screen in the lobby showed that Xia Lan's flight had already taken off.

Fu Baiqiu withdrew his gaze from the window, took Shi Jinzhi's hand, "Let's go, go back."

There are waves of people entering and leaving the hall, and there are long queues everywhere. The airport is so big that it makes people who are used to loneliness flustered.

Walking to the parking lot, the two got into the car, Shi Jinzhi took off his sunglasses and mask, and sighed: "Maomao, I think you are too kind to Xiaxia, it's too good for you."

"Why, jealous?" Fu Baiqiu raised his eyebrows.

"No."

Shi Jinzhi looked out of the window with a dazed expression, "You are too kind to her, it will give her an illusion."

"What illusion?"

"It's an illusion that you like her." Turning their heads, their eyes meet.

Fu Baiqiu was stunned, sneered, and his eyes gradually dimmed, "I told her, I like her, like my younger sister. You are right, early twenties are not the age of ignorance, but even if she has Other ideas are more dependent, I understand too well."

Shi Jinzhi looked at her calmly, without saying a word.

"If I met the person I am today, maybe I wouldn't be single until now. If I was a lover, I would live a happy life, but if I was a scum, I would ruin my life. This is actually not love, but dependence, and emotional sustenance."

"then?"

Fu Baiqiu choked for a moment, did not answer, and continued:

"So that's why people who lack love always meet scum, and they don't know people clearly."

Shi Jinzhi retorted: "There are also people who meet their lovers."

"few."

"..."

The weather was seldom clear, though the winter sun was always weak.

As the Spring Festival holiday draws to a close, the huge city of Rongcheng has returned to its fast-paced appearance. Everyone walking in a hurry on the road, and every car waiting anxiously at the red light at the intersection, all come with their wishes for the new year. Running around for a living.

When the two returned home, they both slumped on the sofa.

"When is the piano competition?" Fu Baiqiu asked.

Shi Jinzhi gently grabbed her hand, "April [-]nd."

"My passport has expired and I need to renew it. I still have a German visa. I should be able to get it in a month." She seemed to be talking to herself.

She was going back to that sad place, but she wasn't ready for anything.

In seven years, things should have changed.

Shi Jinzhi held her hand tightly, straightened up, "Maomao, are you really not going to London with me?"

"Don't go."

He refused straight away.

Germany is sad enough, not to mention the rotten country, even if she is killed, she will not go again.

"Mao Mao~"

"Maomao~~"

Fu Baiqiu pinched her face, and said angrily, "You want a little toy to serve you?"

"No no no."

Thinking of the fear of being dominated by the little toy that night, Shi Jinzhi showed a look of horror, shook his head again and again, and moved away the distance of two bodies at once.

"I was wrong."