It was already late and the snow had not stopped.

The taxi had only started for a few minutes when the silent passenger changed his itinerary: "We're not going to Yushan University."

"Where?"

"Whatever, I'll be back to school in two or two hours."

The silent driver frowned and said in a bad tone: "This is my last order. I have to stop driving soon. My family is waiting for me to eat..."

"Five times." Ye Kong said, "Five times the fare."

"..." The driver immediately shut up.

The carriage was completely silent.

That night, Ye Kong took a taxi and drifted in the city's night for a long time.

She didn't say a word the whole time.

However, the driver received a phone call during the journey, and a childish and innocent voice came out from the speakers in loudspeaker mode.

"Dad, why haven't you come back yet? I'm hungry."

The serious-looking uncle immediately smiled and his voice became more cheesy: "Dad has another order and won't be back until very late. You and mom don't have to wait for me. Eat first."

"Ah..." The little girl was obviously disappointed, "But mommy said she would make kebabs for daddy, and she won't make them until daddy comes back."

A woman's giggles could be heard nearby.

The two of them laughed for a while, and after they calmed down, the driver said, "You guys eat first, don't wait for me. If the baby wants to eat skewers, make them for her."

"She's already eaten a lot for dinner! She can only have one skewer at most for a midnight snack." The woman giggled, "Then you can eat the baby's leftovers when you come back."

After chatting a few more words about family matters, the call was hung up.

The driver glanced cautiously at the rearview mirror and saw the passenger lying motionless in the darkness. His posture had not changed at all, as if he could not hear anything.

The driver, who originally wanted to chat for the money, inexplicably did not dare to break the silence.

He looked in the rearview mirror several times at the passenger, who was about the same age as his eldest daughter.

There was no light in the car. She leaned back in her seat, looking out the window with her head tilted to one side, her face silent in the mottled darkness.

No one knew what she was thinking.

It was clearly a very young face, but it had a pair of dark eyes that showed no emotion.

Two hours later, the taxi, which had driven through every street and alley in the district, finally drove into Yushan University.

With the driver looking a little nervous, Ye Kong simply paid out two thousand yuan.

"Oh, this is too much..."

Ye Kong waved his hand: "Consider it my compensation to your daughter."

She walked away without even looking at anyone, but the driver got out of the car and watched her walk a few steps before he mustered up the courage to speak.

"There's nothing young people can't get through."

Ye Kong paused and turned to look over.

Only then did she vaguely see the driver's face.

It was no different from any other middle-aged man on the street, the face of a father, the face of a husband, a strange face that had worked hard for many years and was aging day by day in ordinary life.

But he showed her great kindness: "You can come home if you encounter any difficulties - you are not yet old enough to be independent, you can ask your parents to solve any problem."

The driver saw the young passenger was silent for several seconds in the night, then he suddenly smiled.

She nodded slightly: "Thank you."

He seems to be a well-educated child, and comes from a good family.

The driver kept blushing on the way home, feeling that he was worrying for nothing - what difficulties could a college student who could give out two thousand yuan for a taxi without blinking an eye encounter?

I don't know what's wrong with him...

Maybe this child is too good-looking. He sat in the car for two hours without saying a word, just like in a movie. I was worried for some reason...

·

Ye Kong has a cold.

The next day, I sneezed loudly as soon as I went downstairs.

Qu Wu was startled and jumped up suddenly: "Are you catching a cold?"

Ye Kong sniffed his blocked nose, shook his dizzy head, and nodded after confirming.

Qu Wu immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy: "It's over, hurry up and go to the hospital."

Ye Kong refused without any surprise.

She took out a few packets of cold powder from the medicine box and prepared to mix two packets to drink. Qu Wu was overwhelmed by the sight. He snatched them away and touched her forehead in a panic.

"It's a bit hot!"

"It's not hot." Ye Kong said firmly, like an authoritative doctor.

Qu Wu didn't argue with her, but took the ear thermometer and dripped it.

"38.4! I have a low-grade fever!"

With the glaring numbers right in front of her, Ye Kong had no way to argue. She just sat there with her head down pretending to be dead. No matter what Qu Wu said to her, she refused to go to the hospital.

The two of them were in this stalemate for who knows how long, one spinning in circles and the other pretending to be dead. Suddenly, a calm and gentle male voice came: "Why don't you take a fever-reducing pill first and see if it can be reduced."

Qu Wu slammed his palm as if he had just grown a brain: "Yes."

She immediately put on her coat and went out to buy medicine.

Ye Kong was behind the cashier counter. He slowly drank a sip of water before looking up.

It’s Le Yue indeed.

He should have sat there for a while, but Ye Kong was feeling groggy today and didn't even notice whether the person sitting at the bar was a human or a dog.

After looking at each other for a while, she saw the man smiled slightly, and said in a gentle tone: "I didn't expect that Boss Ye would be so afraid of seeing a doctor."

Ye Kong retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Is it abnormal?"

"Maybe it's because you look like someone who isn't afraid of anything."

"It's not fear, it's disgust."

Logically, Le Yue should continue. It would be natural for her to continue talking about her illness and not wanting to see a doctor, or to express her concern about her illness.

But he remained silent.

There was no one in the coffee shop.

Xiao Jin, who was preparing for the exam, also took a temporary leave.

The coffee in front of Le Yue was brewed by Qu Wu. He didn't dislike it. He drank half a cup slowly before suddenly breaking the silence.

"What else does Boss Ye hate?"

Ye Kong, who was resting with his eyes closed in a rocking chair, opened his eyes slightly. His vision, which was a little blurry due to the fever, quietly enveloped Le Yue, making him inexplicably nervous.

Licking her dry lips, Le Yue lowered her eyes and asked, "Boss Ye, do you hate me now?"

"..." Ye Kong thought for a while before cooperating, "Why should I hate you?"

"Because I brought Senior Tong Xiaoyu here yesterday." He whispered, paused and said, "I didn't know you had a conflict. If I had known, I wouldn't have brought her here."

"It doesn't matter." Ye Kong closed his eyes again, his tone a little tired, "I don't hate her."

Le Yue seemed a little surprised: "Really?"

"Would you hate a speck of dust?"

Le Yue: ...

This answer would probably make Tong Xiaoyu furious and crazy even more than just disgust.

But Ye Kong looked like he was about to fall asleep.

In the deserted but heated coffee shop, outside the window was the gray winter, and inside the window she was lying in a cushioned rocking chair with a furry edge, like a napping cat.

Le Yue watched quietly, and suddenly felt that it was good to just stay like this and not say anything.

·

Qu Wu quickly bought a lot of medicine.

After drinking it, Ye Kong felt drowsy and fell into a deep sleep.

Afterwards, Zhou Song and the others came to the store one after another. Seeing that she was sleeping, they stayed in the store and started playing cards, chess and other games, making the store quite lively.

The sounds of chatter, laughter, quarrels and arguments all turned into hypnotic white noise, and Ye Kong, who had a low fever, slept even more deeply.

We had lunch on the way, which was porridge specially cooked by Qu Wu’s mother and sent to us specially.

She ate and went back to sleep.

She didn't go upstairs, but just stayed in the large rocking chair behind the cash register, covered with a quilt, her cheeks rosy with sleep.

Tu Wan would run over to take a look from time to time, which attracted increasingly strange looks from Zhou Song and others. Each look seemed to be saying "You damn lesbian, why don't you admit it?", but Miss Tu herself had already given up, looking shameless like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

Le Yue left after finishing the cup of coffee.

He said goodbye politely to all the chosen ones.

Looking at the man's back as he walked out the door, Zhou Song touched his chin and said, "After yesterday, he remained calm. I don't know whether to say he has a good attitude or is just thick-skinned."

"After all, he has been in the entertainment industry for a long time, so his mentality is definitely not something that ordinary people can compare to. But this is also normal. I think he is a pretty good person." Lin Xinzhou played a card, "Two twos!"

Zhou Song laughed: "You really know how to sympathize with people who have had miserable experiences."

"You said it was pitiful." Lin Xinzhou finished speaking, and suddenly laughed, "But the most important thing is that Ye Kong was too sentimental about him - she actually had such a day, how funny."

Zhou Song raised his eyebrows slightly and said as he played his cards: "What if he is really interested in Ye Kong?"

"Ah?" Lin Xinzhou said blankly, "Really? Why can't I see it?"

"Suppose—just suppose."

"Oh."

Lin Xinzhou lowered his head again, frowning fiercely at the cards without even looking up, and said absentmindedly, "He doesn't deserve it."

"Although an actor can be considered an artist if he does his best, it's still a stretch. Besides, he's not the best looking, and he's not rich enough. Even if he works as Ye Kong's dog, he'd still be ranked behind - pass! I can't afford it!"

Zhou Song was silent for a moment with a complicated expression: "I don't understand whether you have a good impression of him or you just look down on him."

"Of course I have a good impression." Lin Xinzhou said without hesitation.

Zhou Song turned to look at Tu Wan: "So, you have also become Ye Kong's dog?"

Tu Wan: ...

Zhou Song: "Who's in the front, you or Lin Xinzhou?"

Lin Xinzhou raised his head in a second: "Of course I'm in the front!"

Tu Wan: ...

Zhou Song: ...

·

The people who were discussing Le Yue inside didn't know that the person they were discussing received a strange call not long after he walked out of the coffee shop.

Although there were no remarks, he seemed to be very familiar with the number - and very disgusted with it.

But even so, he picked up the phone without delay. The other end asked something, and he calmly answered, "Just came out of the store."

After a pause, he added with disgust and helplessness: "She is sick and has a fever."

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