red and white roses together

Ji Congxiao drove here by himself, but when he returned, the driver's seat of the sapphire blue sports car was handed over to Gu Yangyang.

He sat in the back seat and sent a message to Sheng Huai.Not long after the message was sent, the phone call from over there came.

Ji Congxiao told Sheng Huai about the gossip he heard in the company today, and made fun of Du Mingjing.During the conversation, there was some noise on the other end of the phone, Ji Congxiao frowned, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Sheng Huai answered quickly.

"Oh." Ji Congxiao replied, but his face gradually sank.The original good mood was ruined by these simple three words.Ji Congxiao pursed the corners of his lips, implying that he shouldn't pay too much attention to it, it's just nothing if it's not accurate.He tried changing other topics, however, whatever?There was a thorn in his heart, and on Sheng Huai's side, although he was still talking, he could always feel the other party's lack of interest between the lines.He had no intention of continuing, so he found an excuse and hung up the call.

He nestled in the back seat, frowned, and squeezed his phone tightly.

And Changnan...

Sheng Huai couldn't help but look at the little girl who was called by him to taste the dishes, the chopsticks that fell on the ground and the small bench that fell down.

Originally, he was supposed to meet the craftsman the crew had found for him today, but the other party had something to do, so he postponed it for a day.So much so that in his spare time today, he simply wandered around Changnan.When passing by the vegetable market, somehow, it suddenly occurred to me that I would be with the children in the future...

If a child doesn't touch Yang Chunshui with his ten fingers, he must be the chef at home.It is bound to be impossible to let people eat Western food every day, which is not good for the stomach.So, he decided to try to learn Chinese food.It's just...he thought Chinese food would be very simple. After all, in his opinion, his western food is pretty good, and Chinese food should not be too bad.

However, reality gave him a slap in the face.

After making the dish, Sheng Huai tasted it himself, only to find the taste strange.But he only thought it was because he was demanding on himself, so that he couldn't taste the real taste.So I simply moved to the yard and asked the little girl next door to come over and taste it. As a result...they scared the chopsticks away, and they were rinsing their mouths with water...

He sighed, sitting in the chair, staring at the pretty good dishes on the table, worried about his life in the future, but he was a little thankful that it wasn't Ji Congxiao who ate his first bite of food.

The peacock opens its tail when it is courting. Everyone in the world wants to show their excellence and strength instead of failure and vulnerability in front of their lovers, and he is no exception.

Therefore, when the child asked about it just now, he was really embarrassed to let the other party know that he had "remarkable achievements", so he could only answer "nothing".

It was a completely subconscious answer, without any deliberation.So much so that when he calmed down now and recalled the scene just now, he felt that something was wrong.The child's suspicion is serious, and he has already planned to tell everything in detail, but he didn't expect to fall here.The evasion just now, the most obvious deception, will definitely make him think about it.

Thinking of this, Sheng Huai couldn't sit still, and immediately took out his phone and called Ji Congxiao back.

The phone vibrated in the palm of his hand. Looking at the name dancing on the screen, Ji Congxiao lowered his eyes and connected the phone.

"Brother Sheng." His voice was the same as before, without the slightest hint of gloom just now.

Sheng Huai sighed: "I have to tell you something."

Ji Congxiao shook hands, then let go, trying to keep his voice calm: "Speak."

"I didn't mean to hide it from you just now, because I really don't want you to know, I don't want you to know... um..." Sheng Huai's voice was very low, and Ji Congxiao felt the anxiety in his heart getting stronger.

"What don't you want me to know?" He asked softly.

"I tried to cook Chinese food once, but this taste..." Sheng Huai said with difficulty, "It's very hard to describe."

Ji Congxiao, who was prepared to hear something that he didn't know the specific content, but it was definitely not what he wanted to hear, froze in place. He never thought that the reason why he thought too much was because of this? !

He raised his hands to cover his face, trying to slap himself to death on the beach, who was just thinking wildly and anxiously.

All negativity is swept away.

He raised his eyebrows and asked in doubt: "Isn't your cooking skill good? Why is the taste so hard to describe?"

Sheng Huai was helpless: "My cooking skills only light up Western food, and Chinese food. When I was abroad, my neighbor was a Chinese. Their Chinese food was very good, and they often invited me over. This is something I have never tried. past areas..."

Ji Congxiao: "..."

The two hung up the phone and switched to WeChat to continue chatting.

Sheng Huai sent Ji Congxiao the photos of the dishes, which were served on simple and elegant porcelain plates. The colors were very beautiful and the plates were exquisitely arranged. It didn't seem to have anything to do with the word unpalatable.

【Ji Congxiao: Black Question Mark.jpg】

[Ji Congxiao: Are you asking too much of yourself? 】

All he could think about was the possibility.

Sheng Huai is pleased with the children's trust in him, however, to be honest-【You believe me, it's just good-looking.The so-called flashy...]

[Ji Congxiao: I really can't imagine. 】

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[Sheng Huai: I really don't want to tell you that the sound on the phone just now was that the little girl from the neighbor's family took a sip and scared away the chopsticks. 】

Ji Congxiao laughed violently. He raised his chin towards Gu Yangyang who was driving, and said, "Yangyang, stop at the supermarket later, and you can buy some vegetables for me."

Gu Yangyang drove seriously, and did not pay attention to Ji Congxiao's situation. He listened to his name, nodded immediately, and asked: "Brother Ji, do you want to eat at home? What do you want to eat?" ? I recently learned a new dish, do you want to try it?"

Ji Congxiao shook his head: "I will do it myself."

Gu Yangyang shook her hand and almost turned the steering wheel the wrong way. She didn't say anything, but silently went through those very simple recipes that are easy for novices to operate and won't blow up the kitchen. She secretly decided to give them to him when she went to the supermarket. Pick these.

……

In the high-end apartment on the 22nd floor, the open kitchen that was originally clean and tidy is now in a mess.

Drops of water are sprinkled everywhere, and a lot of seasonings are mixed in, creating a complex and weird color. Knives, large and small, are placed at hand, and the corners of the used ingredients are also scattered on the counter. Everywhere, it was like a disaster scene after a strong wind passed through.

But the culprit who caused all this didn't care about the messy appearance at all, and after eating all the dishes he cooked for the first time in his life with relish, he sat on the sofa with tea to rest and digest.

"I still think it's amazing," Ji Congxiao smiled at the laptop camera on the coffee table, "Maybe I have a talent for Chinese food?"

Sheng Huai was helpless at the computer. He witnessed the whole process of Ji Congxiao's cooking - he was in a hurry, full of situations, and he was a complete novice.So much so that the hot and sour potato shreds, which were supposed to have a light yellow hue of the potatoes themselves, were fried to a burnt brown color, which didn't look like they could be eaten.But...it tastes good...?

If he hadn't watched Ji Congxiao eat twice in a row, it didn't seem like a fake, he would have thought it was the kid who deliberately lied to him.For this topic, Sheng Huai decided to give up.

Satisfied with wine and food, Ji Congxiao sat on the single sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the heavy curtains had been drawn, and the warm sunlight shone on his body, causing his eyelids to gradually droop.

Sheng Huai stared at the well-behaved kid who was bathed in the golden sunlight on the screen, bent his lips, and didn't want to wake him up, but swallowed the question that came to his mouth, didn't speak again, just rolled his eyes and rolled his hands From time to time, make notes in the notebook.

When Ji Congxiao woke up, his vision was still blurred, and he saw Sheng Huai's quiet and serious expression on the screen. He was carefully flipping through the book with his eyes lowered, not knowing what he was writing.

Sheng Huai raised his eyes habitually, and met Ji Congxiao's gaze.He smiled: "Did you sleep well?"

Ji Congxiao nodded and asked him, "What are you doing?"

At the place that the camera didn't capture, Sheng Huai paused, and then replied lightly: "It's nothing."

Hearing these three words for the second time in the same day ruined my good mood again.There was a misunderstanding last time, but this time...the camera was calm and quiet, nothing happened, and Sheng Huai didn't show any shyness...a completely different scene from before.

Ji Congxiao lowered his eyes and clenched his fingers beside him.He seemed to repeat the previous situation, hesitating between asking and not asking.

I desperately want to know what the other party is doing, and I understand intellectually that I should ask, and I should try my best to let Sheng Huai understand his desire to possess and control, so that he can retreat in spite of difficulties.But he didn't dare to ask, he had tasted the sweetness of being liked and accompanied by others, and he was afraid that once those demons showed their true colors, Sheng Huai would really be unable to bear it and leave.

The collision of reason and emotion has plunged him into a conflict, and he doesn't know how to make a choice.

"I'm looking at the general process and precautions of porcelain making." The voice came from the empty computer, and solved the problem for Ji Congxiao.

"Little friend, I have no secrets for you. I can also take the initiative to tell you everything in detail," Sheng Huai's voice was still gentle, he raised his eyes, and his tolerant and gentle eyes fell on Ji Congxiao's face through the screen, "But I'd rather you ask me."

"Like this morning, like now. I'm expecting you to ask one more question, two sentences, three sentences, or even countless sentences until you get an answer."

In the morning, Sheng Huai noticed that Ji Congxiao's reaction was wrong, but the topic was changed at that time, and he didn't have time to bring it up.Until now, it was easy to push the boat.

Ji Congxiao looked up at him, his voice was flat, and he couldn't hear his emotions: "Don't ask questions, be considerate and sensible, advance and retreat properly, isn't it good? What's more, if I restrain myself, you are more likely to win this game, right?"

"If it's after we're together, then I'm very happy for your consideration and restraint, because it means that I still hold a lot of weight in your heart. However, we still have a gamble—"

"—Going all out is the greatest respect for your opponent." Sheng Huai said softly, "And, the more restrained you are, the more miserable I will lose."

Because of restraint, it is never possible to be willing to be with yourself.Even if we are together, we will still be in a state of anxiety all day long - we have never tried our best, so we never know whether the other party will accept those things that have not been revealed.

His voice was not loud, nor was it harsh or dissatisfied, but it made Ji Congxiao feel a little heavy.

"I'm sorry, but..." he sighed, "Are you sure?"

Sheng Huai nodded: "I thought you knew about my decision a long time ago."

Ji Congxiao turned his eyes away, looked at the bright sun outside the window, and whispered to himself: "I don't even know what I can do..."

"The only thing you have to do is not let yourself be wronged." Sheng Huai curled the corners of his lips and looked at him with full eyes, just like the gentleness of the moonlight by the river that day.