protect my love

Zi Mingjun's remnants of resentment seemed to be known to God. The next day's sun was separated by stratus clouds, and luckily it didn't rain for the time being.

Bai Lianxi's room was not that good. Zi Mingjun woke up twice throughout the night, with a little consciousness to distinguish who he was and where he was, and fell asleep again after accepting that Bai Lianxi was not here.But in the end I woke up early, maybe because I really didn't want to remind myself of those unpleasant facts several times, and it was only seven o'clock in the morning.

The small bedroom has a washroom and the only bathroom in the entire apartment.Before washing up, Zi Mingjun couldn't resist the temptation to push open the door with a gap left yesterday, and look out.

Bai Lianxi must still be asleep, her hand stretched out from the edge of the sofa, drooping naturally.The computer on the table was closed, but the screen was no longer on.

Zi Mingjun hesitated for a moment whether to step up to see him, because in his impression Bai Lianxi slept well, she was the type who was not easily woken up and could sleep happily.

The bedroom has a wooden floor, but the living room is covered with blankets. Zi Mingjun moved forward step by step until Bai Lianxi's face was completely seen by him.

In any case, it is a face that is slightly different from the real age, and it is obviously a face with three-dimensional and smooth facial features, but it does not show maturity.Bai Lianxi's skin is very fair, and it is the kind of white with reddish white, which is most obvious on the skin on the face.

Zi Mingjun once suspected that his first deep impression on Bai Lianxi was because of his admiration for his appearance for professional reasons.

About 2 minutes passed, Zi Mingjun even imagined many times how Bai Lianxi would react if he woke up suddenly.How likely is it to say good morning to him clearly, and then start his day in an orderly manner.Or he reacted after a second of surprise, covered half of his face with complaints, and turned sideways for a while after the meaningless utterance.

But Bai Lianxi was not disturbed by his gaze, she was still sleeping soundly like a child, breathing steadily and evenly.It's just that the sofa is a bit small, and I don't know if the slightly curled posture at this time is Bai Lianxi's original intention.

Zi Mingjun walked back to the bedroom softly. In his backpack was another set of clothes, a sweater and slacks.In my impression, you don't need to wear formal clothes to have breakfast in the restaurant, and Bai Lianxi just woke up after the name change.

First there was the sound of the blanket being lifted, slight but real.Zi Mingjun stopped at this moment, and sure enough, he heard the sound of pouring water a few seconds later. It was the water bottle on the table.

Zi Mingjun ruled out the plan to tiptoe to Bai Lianxi's back now, and just sat in the distance, saying: "Morning."

Bai Lianxi was absolutely stunned for a moment, the air told Zi Mingjun so.

"Morning, you woke up so early." The voice was obviously just waking up, slightly hoarse and endearing.

"Fortunately, I should have gone to bed earlier than you last night."

"En." Bai Lianxi seemed to have finished drinking a glass of water during the pause, "Are you hungry?"

"Hungry." Frankly.

"Wait for me a moment." Bai Lianxi pushed the door open and walked into the bedroom.

"I like your English style pajama pants." Zi Mingjun glanced at him, the most conspicuous ones were the red, green, yellow and blue checked pajama pants.

"Thank you." It sounded as sincere as a compliment.

Bai Lianxi rummaged through the closet twice, and found a casual shirt, rummaged twice, and pulled out a pair of straight pants.

Ming Ming remembered that he was going to pretend to be his guest today.

"Is it inappropriate for me to dress like this?"

Bai Lianxi turned her head and took a look.

"It's okay, there is a kind of fan who hides the big boss." The voice is full of smiles, the first half of the sentence is probably true, and the second half is flattering him.

"Oh, thank you for the compliment, my sweater must be very proud of me."

Bai Lianxi nodded, and was stopped by Zi Mingjun when she wanted to go out with her clothes.

"Baby, it's not enough." Zi Mingjun is a little sensitive now.

Bai Lianxi hugged the sweater, apparently staying here to change would be shy, and going out to change for fear of hurting the other party's heart.

This kind of thing is not worth being singled out to waste time.

"There are always new attempts in life. You definitely didn't have to do this before, but now you..."

You have me now.

Of course, Zi Mingjun understands how complicated this process is, not to mention that Bai Lianxi didn't even like men before.He went to the bathroom outside to wash his face, leaving Bai Lianxi alone in the room.

When they rubbed shoulders, Bai Lianxi looked at him, not necessarily helpless, but definitely struggling.

This face took an extraordinarily long time, and the cold water faucet attracted Zi Mingjun to splash water on his face again and again.After getting out of such a useless cycle, the neckline of the clothes was wet.

Zi Mingjun went out and saw that Bai Lianxi had already changed his shoes at the entrance.

When it comes to what to bring when traveling, for a modern person without any special tasks, it is nothing more than a mobile phone and a wallet. Of course, having a free translator like Bai Lianxi plus a local companion is a godsend treasure.

The two walked side by side, but no one raised the topic.

Fortunately, Meng Island is very close to Bai Lianxi's apartment, and the straight-line distance of several hundred meters will not take more than 5 minutes even if it is tortuous.

"Good morning, sir."

The security guard at the door seemed to naturally regard Zi Mingjun next to Bai Lianxi as a distinguished guest.

"Morning." The two parted ways.

Bai Lianxi took Mingjun directly to the restaurant of the hotel.The staff at the door recognized Bai Lianxi and led them to the reservation-only dining area on the upper half floor.

"We serve buffet here, but you can also order food." This was actually the first sentence Bai Lianxi said to him after going out.

"Just help yourself."

"Okay." Seeing that the waiter next to him didn't intend to leave, Bai Lianxi suddenly remembered, "Tea or coffee?"

"Tea." Zi Mingjun was not very interested, so he went to get the buffet after he finished speaking.

After the waiter left, Bai Lianxi was the only one left on the whole floor.He casually touched the handle of a fork, the complicated lines on the thumb felt painful, but Bai Lianxi didn't take it seriously.

Also similar to Ninja, he is really good at hiding, but not at all good at cold war.

Perhaps physical sensual intimacy can indeed sublimate the relationship, but it is not the only way.What Zi Mingjun thinks may be the most natural thing in his own eyes, but in Bai Lianxi's eyes it is a tall wall, a mountain to be climbed.Or perhaps such a metaphor is inappropriate.

Zi Mingjun returned, carrying a plate filled with many different kinds of food.

Bai Lianxi, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, wanted to speak first, whether it was an apology or a chat for the purpose of exchanging some points of view.But Zi Mingjun seemed to have made his choice.

The words in front of Mingjun seemed to be back when he picked up the plane yesterday, there was no confusion or haze about Bai Lianxi's behavior.

In just a few minutes, it seemed as if they had changed people.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong this morning." Zi Mingjun sat down, "Don't mention it again, it's over, it's rare to meet."

In the final analysis, this probably belongs to Zi Mingjun's professional skills.

At least at this time, Bai Lianxi was completely unable to speculate whether Zi Mingjun's true thoughts were different from the appearance.

"You didn't take anything to eat?" Zi Mingjun asked.

"I go now."

The two chatted for about an hour while eating breakfast.

Zi Mingjun was full of praise for the English breakfast, even though Bai Lianxi told him seriously that it was only because he didn't eat it often.So Zi Mingjun casually retorted that this was the breakfast he would eat every day if he could.Bai Lianxi casually said that cooking her own English breakfast was much more delicious than the hotel's.

Then the topic stuck.

It sounds like Bai Lianxi wants to express that he can also make English breakfast and it is better than the English breakfast that Zi Mingjun said that he can eat every day.

When the two realized at the same time that the topic would become a weakness in their emotional state if the topic continued, they shifted skillfully.

A sick balance.

"What do you like best?" Bai Lianxi asked impatiently.He couldn't believe that Ziming liked everything about the English breakfast.

There was nothing left on Zi Mingjun's plate, except for the fried egg he was cutting, which was some leftover baked beans with tomato.

"It's all good, sausage, beans, and what... blood sausage pudding?"

"Then you are really suitable to live here."

This topic is gone again.

After breakfast, Bai Lianxi proposed a few scenic spots, but Zi Ming rejected them, saying that we will talk about it next time, and the only one I want to see now is you.So the two of them strolled slowly and walked all the way to the famous shopping street.

Zi Mingjun shopped very seriously, Bai Lianxi had a premonition that he was looking for something, but he couldn't find it.

"I was thinking just now that we have been dating these days, but we have never given a gift."

Because both of them are very busy, every free time is spent on chatting and communicating as much as possible.Although Bai Lianxi had already ordered the ring, it hadn't been sent yet after all.

They are all financially independent people, especially Zi Mingjun.Giving gifts to each other under this relationship is more like enjoying the sense of ritual and leaving a thought.

Bai Lianxi pondered for a moment and then came up with an idea.

Seeing the corners of his mouth gradually raised, Zi Mingjun was a little scared.

"If you think about it, you can buy it first. The one I thought of will drop by when I go back. You must like it." Bai Lianxi said.

Zi Mingjun nodded suspiciously, and pulled Bai Lianxi into a toy store.

Although Bai Lianxi and Zi Mingjun were not the main audience of this store, Zi Mingjun still asked Bai Lianxi what style he wanted seriously.

Forty to fifty square meters of storefront, half of plush toys, half of decorations.The plush toys cover the entire wall just in style, and have a gradient according to the color, which is extremely spectacular.

It's not that Bai Lianxi has never bought this brand before. He bought a little rabbit for his little niece a few years ago.Unexpectedly, Feng Shui took turns, and one day I would have the opportunity to bring a bear or a rabbit home.

"No need..."

"Choose one." There was no room for rebuttal.

"What do I want it for..."

"I am it, it is me." Zi Mingjun quickly scanned the wall, "Which one do you want?"

"It's really not necessary."

"Well, that white rabbit is really pretty."

"???"

Zi Mingjun has already found a shopping guide one step ahead.His English was not as good as Bai Lianxi's, but his pronunciation was accurate, and he paid the bill quickly with his body language.

"Two?" Bai Lianxi watched as the shopping guide put the two big gift boxes into the bag.

"The other one is mine." The meaning of the word Mingjun is not to make plans for the other one.

"Okay, yours..." Bai Lianxi raised her hand to show that she didn't intend to grab it, "Is this your childlike and cute side?"

Zi Mingjun immediately asked back: "What kind of face do I have?"

Bai Lianxi was tricked, and shook her head with a smile.

Except that Zi Mingjun in the toy store was in a good mood, it was already afternoon, and Zi Mingjun was going to the airport in a few hours.

"Go back, and by the way, your... don't know what it is."

Bai Lianxi nodded, took him away from the bustling main street, walked for a while, and turned into a pajamas shop when Zi Mingjun realized that the surrounding buildings were already near the hotel.

Zi Mingjun knew what was going on when he entered the door.

This store also has a size of forty to fifty square meters. The layout is a completely long strip, with a dense row of pajama pants on one side and tops on the other.From near to far, I don't know whether it is classified according to fabric or plaid style.At the very end is the cashier, as if it is certain that all customers will trek a hundred meters to pay for their beloved pajama pants.

The one praised by Zi Mingjun in the morning is like the treasure of the store, and it is worn by a plastic model and stands in the center of the store.

No Bai Lianxi dresses well, Zi Mingjun said heartily.

"You choose the pattern yourself?" Bai Lianxi asked.

To show fairness, Zi Mingjun decided to ask Bai Lianxi to help him choose.

"How can I help you?" The shopping guide in this store was more enthusiastic than the people in the toy store.

"Well...I want to help this gentleman choose some pajamas." Bai Lianxi turned sideways to let the shopping guide see the word Mingjun.

"Whoa." The guide was for an English lady. "Oh sorry, I mean, obviously, our clothes would fit this gentleman well."

Bai Lianxi glanced through the rows of clothes hangers alone: ​​"Let's have this one first, and then another... that one, the one at the bottom, the one in blue, yellow, orange, and purple."

I heard that every pair of pants in this store has a name, but few people are willing to pronounce it.Later, the unwritten rule is to sort the color ratio from large to small.

The one with the same style as myself is placed in a conspicuous place, just point to it.

The one in the corner is a hidden attraction, no matter how good-looking it looks, of course not everyone can handle it, but Bai Lianxi knows that Zi Mingjun is such a chosen person.

"Okay, do you want a matching top?"

Bai Lianxi asked Zi Mingjun for his opinion, Zi Mingjun seemed to shake his head slightly, but Bai Lianxi didn't listen.

"Red ones don't match, but blue ones do."

After a long journey, Bai Lianxi finally came to meet Mingjun at the door with a bag.

The two went back to the apartment together, carrying each other's gifts.

It was too late to go back to the apartment, the two leaned together to watch TV for a while, and Bai Lianxi prepared some food for Zi Mingjun.

There was a lingering kiss before leaving.After the end, the two no longer looked at each other, as if they had accepted the fate of separation at this time.

Pushing open the apartment door is like opening a gate to the outside world.

Zi Mingjun is still Zi Mingjun, and there are still various jobs waiting for him when he goes back today.Bai Lianxi is still Bai Lianxi, living in London and working in a five-star hotel as a consultant manager from China.

They have an unknown lover. It seems that the less people know, the more secure what they cherish. The more they hide in various emotions, the longer time passes, the more hard-won their sweetness becomes.

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