Shi Ling

Shi Ling took a sip of the mocha, and the desire to survive made him give up the sweet and greasy drinks before. In comparison, he still prefers coffee, which is bitter and sweet, and he can control the ratio of sugar and milk by himself, which is just right.

With a circle of foam hanging on his lips, Shi Ling turned his head inadvertently, and caught Fu Bai's eyes unexpectedly.

"Shi... Ling?" Fu Bai's throat tightened, and he stared at Shi Ling's face, afraid that he would disappear if he looked away.

After the initial astonishment, Shi Ling's expression didn't change much. Over the years, he had already gotten used to disguising his true thoughts. Only by restraining his emotions and wearing a mask could he better protect himself.

Shi Ling ignored Fu Bai, closed the book in an orderly manner, walked to the bookshelf without slowing down, put the three books in his hand back to their original places, and walked out of the bookstore with a blank expression.

He didn't even bother to say hello to Anru, Anru was still waving his hand there, and when he saw this, he smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hand, but when he turned around, he saw his boss standing on the stairs in a daze.

The expression that looked at the door was very much like a refined Wangfushi.

Is there another story?An Ru was taken aback by his brain, and quickly patted his head, cursing himself for being dazed.When I went to look again, Fu Bai had already left, and the stairs were empty.An Ru scanned the lobby, and the people who looked down at the books didn't change, as if nothing had happened just now.

Fu Bai returned to his office on the second floor. It was a commercial and residential suite, the outer room was used for office work, and the inner room was used for living.

The inner door is not locked, and it opens with a slight push. The simple layout has no bright spots, and there is no structure that can catch people's attention.Fu Bai put a separate bookcase in the inner room, and the bookcase is full of things he read every day in these years, so as to comfort the lovesickness.

Fu Bai opened the door of the cupboard, and there were no books on the top floor. Looking carefully, it was all drawing paper, and some even started to turn yellow, showing faint traces of time.

Those drawing papers were cherished and stored, and even the pictures were fixed with spray. Fu Bai looked at them one by one, and the owner of the portraits was only one person——Shi Ling.

The boy with peach blossom eyes is still immature, without the eye-catching frame, his cheeks are still a little fleshy, and he smiles sweetly with squinted eyes; sometimes he is so teased that he dare not look directly at himself, quietly hiding behind the wall, his eyes are full of affection; Even when he is not smiling, his lips are tightly pursed and his brows are slightly frowned...

With the movement of opening, Fu Bai's eye sockets began to turn red. At first, it was just a slight shaking of his fingers, and finally both hands holding the drawing paper began to tremble, as if they were extremely painful and helpless.

Why are you leaving me?

He wanted to clench his fists hard, but he was afraid that too much force would ruin the drawing paper; it would be fine if he loosened the drawing paper, but Fu Bai was reluctant to let go of the drawing paper.It was like holding Shi Ling's hand again, how could it be easy to let go.

"Shi Ling...Shi Ling...Shi Ling..." Fu Bai recited the name over and over again, from whispering to screaming silently, as if there was nothing he could do with all his strength, that was his unattainable dream after all. .

Fu Bai slumped against the wall and collapsed on the ground, holding a stack of drawing paper in his arms, huddling his legs and staying there motionless.

Shi Ling's life has not changed because of Fu Bai's sudden appearance, he still commutes between home and school every day, but he can't go to the bookstore he finally selected.

Who knew that he would meet Fu Bai there, Shi Ling rubbed his brows, feeling a little unhappy.

If the first love in teenage years is most people's good memories, then Shi Ling's beautiful teenage years were covered in dust for some reason. Although time has passed, the sour imprint of that time will always remain in my heart.

Later, Shi Ling went abroad with his parents, and the incompatibility with the surrounding environment caused him to fall into decadence and stay behind closed doors.Fortunately, his parents didn't embarrass him. Shi Ling always loved reading. During the one-year absence from school, he was bored at home, reading day and night.

Finally on a certain day, Shi Ling cut off her shoulder-length hair, put on her glasses, re-entered the campus, and began to unite herself with the outside world.

He began to talk softly with people, advances and retreats in a moderate manner, and can't find faults in getting along, becoming a knowledgeable little angel in the eyes of his classmates.Only Shi Ling himself knows that behind this seemingly perfect, is his sharp edge to force himself to socialize.

As time passed, Shi Ling treated everything more and more indifferently, and the communication on some occasions also became superficial.Shi Ling also saw a psychiatrist and took medicine and rest according to the doctor's advice, but the result has not changed much.

Daily communication and study made Shi Ling exhausted, and she deliberately ignored the girls who took the initiative to show her affection. Shi Ling felt that she didn't have enough courage to face her feelings again, and there was no need to hurt innocent people because of her uncertainty.

After more than ten years of habit and training, Shi Ling has become too much. He has learned how to disguise himself, and hides his true self under this carefully crafted mask.

If his mother hadn't been transferred back to China for work, Shi Ling would not have come to teach at University A, let alone meet that person again.

Shi Ling doesn't like the feeling of being out of control, he will not let himself fall into an embarrassing situation again, nor will he be easily influenced by others and then sink.

Instead of thinking about it, it's better to think about what to make and eat when I go back to the evening. Thinking about Shi Ling's mood quietly brightened again.

Shi Ling flipped through the recipes on his phone, thinking seriously about what to do when he went back.

Xu Qitian seemed to be jumping over after smelling it, and secretly looked at his mobile phone from behind Shi Ling, wanting to see if he was looking for a partner, and then asked him hard, only to find that Shi Ling was reading a recipe!

Xu Qitian, who had a flat stomach and started to feel hungry, was very happy. There seemed to be a table of good food beckoning him.

"Hey, I want eggplant with minced meat, let's serve!" Xu Qitian saw that Shi Ling slid over the dish without responding, and quickly reached out to cover Shi Ling's mobile phone screen, "Pair it with mapo tofu, it's perfect!"

Shi Ling's mobile phone was pushed back to the desktop by him. Xu Qitian looked at his lock screen, curled his lips a little disgusted, leaned over and whispered: "Your lock screen is really simple, and the illustrations are small and fresh. If you want me to say it's better Girls with big breasts are sexy!"

Shi Ling blanked the phone screen calmly, and said coldly, "Don't forget who you are."

Xu Qitian suffocated, like a shaved Erha, he groaned unhappily, "I just thought about it, I definitely won't use it, what kind of literature people are we? Elegant! You're right! "

Shi Ling ignored him, put away his phone and was about to leave, Xu Qitian hurriedly followed, "Brother, do you want something delicious?"

"Show face, I don't have a brother as old as you." Shi Ling narrowed his eyes, remembering that he hadn't bought some vegetables, "You can eat if you want, you go to the supermarket to buy vegetables."

"Okay, if you want to buy something, you can send it to my mobile phone."

A few minutes later, Xu Qitian's pig howl suddenly sounded, "Shi Ling, your second uncle! I'm going to eat two dishes, and you asked me to buy such a long list of things!!!"

"Thousands of money can't buy you to be happy." Shi Ling walked away leisurely, thinking in his heart that he should add two more dishes to Xu Qitian at night, after all, it's embarrassing to torment him.

Shi Ling stuffed himself with rice, watched the rice cooker start to work, then slowly wandered back to the living room, nestled on the sofa and turned on the TV, feeling a little tired, Shi Ling gradually fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Shi Ling was woken up by the sound of knocking on the door. He opened his eyes a little irritable and displeased. After suppressing his temper for a while, Shi Ling opened the door with a dark face. something, looking at him angrily.

"The door was slammed so loudly, you're lucky that the aunt next door didn't come out to scold you."

Xu Qitian suddenly thought of Shi Ling's aunt who was as fierce as a tiger next door, and he trembled unconsciously.A person has passed the year of destiny, and he will grow old and strong, and he will not lose the wind in the slightest. If he retreats, he can dance downstairs in the square, and if he advances, he can catch bag thieves.Unable to forget the power of the aunt, the thief was chased and beaten, and finally cried and begged passers-by to call the police.

"Hurry up, let me in quickly!" Xu Qitian was a little timid, he never dared to provoke that aunt, although the aunt was very optimistic about young talents like him and Shi Ling, and would often introduce him to him jokingly, but Xu Qitian was still the same. With lingering fears in my heart, I dare not make mistakes.

Xu Qitian forcefully squeezed a gap for himself, slid into the room, and was about to take a step forward, when a foot in front of him stopped him, and Shi Ling glanced at the shoe cabinet calmly, "Go change your shoes."

Shi Ling took two packages of things from Xu Qitian, and went into the kitchen without looking back. Xu Qitian dawdled behind and followed, hiding behind the wall, poking his head in the kitchen and howling: "I'm just Stop meddling, watch TV outside, and call me if you need help."

"Well, go and see."

The water in the faucet was rushing, and the coolness hitting Shi Ling's hands went straight to his heart, making people happy in the beginning of summer. At the same time, Shi Ling also enjoyed all this, and was happy for this kind of comfort and peace.

Shi Ling washed two long eggplants, diced them and marinated them with a little salt, then patted the pork with a knife, chopped them into fine pieces, added seasonings, mixed well and let it stand.Turn on the fire and blanch the eggplant first, let it soften and serve it up, then pour in oil and add ingredients to fry the minced meat, finally pour the eggplant in and stir fry, thicken before serving.

The uncomplicated minced meat and eggplant came out of the pot. Shi Ling leaned over to smell the smell, and after confirming that the color and aroma were all right, he brought the dish to the table.Xu Qitian took the plate very diligently, and swallowed hard at the dish, looking like he wanted to swallow it in one gulp.

"You boy, whoever marries you in the future will be blessed!" Xu Qitian went to serve rice like a dog, Shi Ling tapped the back of his hand with chopsticks, "There are three more dishes later, don't rush to eat."

"Three?!"

"Well, after you get fat, you won't use it for food." A malicious smile appeared on Shi Ling's face.

Xu Qitian innocently touched his fleshy stomach, wanting to bite the handkerchief aggrieved.

Shi Ling made another mapo tofu dish. As long as the heat of the tofu is controlled to prevent the tofu from breaking into slag, and thicken the sauce in time, this dish is not difficult.

After the two dishes, Shi Ling was going to make a soup. After looking at the existing ingredients, Shi Ling chose seaweed tofu soup, which was healthy and easy to make.After a few minutes, the fragrant soup comes out of the pot.Because the weather was too hot, Shi Ling took out the whole pot and put it under the air conditioner in the living room, and he could eat it after a while.

In the end, Shi Ling boiled salted peanuts and edamame as the fourth course. The main course at night does not need to be too much, the main thing is that it is comfortable and suitable, and these four dishes are just right.

Xu Qitian picked up the rice quickly, wishing he could bury his head in it, and repeatedly praised Shi Ling for his good craftsmanship. He must be the best cook in the professor's house. Even if he doesn't teach and goes to a hotel, he can be a good cook.

When the rice bowl was slightly out of sight, I saw Shi Ling on the opposite side holding the soup bowl and drinking gracefully.

It's like a beggar who hasn't eaten for many days and a noble son eating at the same table, the contrast is too strong, it is really horrible.

But anyway, there are no strangers, and Shi Ling's character is not to talk nonsense, Xu Qitian quickly figured out, what is face, is it important to have something to eat?

Obviously not.

Shi Ling watched Xu Qitian stare at him for a few seconds, then quickly shifted his gaze to the food, and then returned to the previous state of burying his head in eating. Shi Ling could guess what Xu Qitian was thinking without thinking deeply.

After the meal, Xu Qitian rushed to wash the dishes, and after cleaning Shi Ling's kitchen and living room spotlessly, he collapsed on the sofa, touched his stomach and sighed, "I've gained a lot of meat after this meal."

"Well, let's go to the gym before it's too late." Shi Ling picked up the glasses on the table. He didn't like the lenses to be affected by the heat to fog up when eating, so he often took them off. Xu Qitian saw him take off his glasses at first Sometimes he joked that he misleads people when he wears glasses, but when he takes them off, he realizes that he is insignificant.

"Okay, then I'll go, thank the chef for the meal." Xu Qitian also took the remaining edamame and peanuts with him when he left, and used it to grind his teeth when his mouth was lonely.

The room fell silent again, only the protagonist on the TV was still chanting rigid love words hypocritically, arguing endlessly over meaningless things.

Shi Ling turned off the TV, hesitated for a moment, then put down the book in his hand, took the keys and prepared to run around downstairs.

Shi Ling has always felt that exercise is the source of relaxation. Only when he is panting violently can he discover the value of breathing. Only then does everything around him have nothing to do with him, as long as he enjoys the initial joy of life.

The neighborhood in the night is gradually lit up, gaining popularity and hustle and bustle.After dinner in the garden, the aunts and uncles started exercising one after another, all beaming.

When Shi Ling ran past a green plant, there was a rustling sound in the grass, and there was a faint meowing sound, and after a while, a fat orange cat showed its head.Yuanyuan's eyes were full of vigilance, and she subconsciously took precautions when she saw a stranger, and after a while she unexpectedly yelled "meow" at Shi Ling.

The round head arched Shi Ling's ankle back and forth, raised his head from time to time and meowed twice.

Shi Ling squatted down and touched the cat's head. The cat started to rub against his hand again. Shi Ling got up and stepped back a few steps, and the fat cat followed.

"You want to go home with me?" Shi Ling stroked the fat cat's back, and it didn't feel like the meat he imagined.