black eden

When Du Yu finished washing her clothes and walked out of the bathroom, Xi En was no longer there, and only Kevin was sitting in front of the TV and giggling.

Du Yu turned on the water heater, told him to wash off the oil on his body, and went to find him a coat.

After taking a shower, Kevin put on a clean black sportswear, lay cross-legged on the sofa and continued watching TV, as if he was going to leave after finishing this entertainment program.

Just watch it.Du Yu didn't pay attention to him, and took the pasta and ham sausage to cook dinner by himself.

Halfway through the cooking, Kevin ran over sniffing the smell, looked at the pot expectantly, and asked, "Is there any for me?"

"Yes." Du Yu replied.

"Haha, that's great!" Kevin ran back to the living room in a hurry, called home, and said that he would eat at a friend's house tonight before going back, his tone full of happiness.

Du Yu listened in the kitchen, feeling a little warm in his heart.

He still felt guilty because he had wronged and bullied Kevin before, but Kevin didn't seem to care anymore, and he stayed at his house comfortably waiting for dinner, like a close friend.

Du Yu suddenly realized that having someone by his side is a luxurious and warm enjoyment.

After dinner, Kevin rubbed his belly contentedly and said goodbye to Du Yu.

The TV is off, and the smell of pasta sauce still lingers in the room, which is quiet and nostalgic.

Du Yu packed up the tableware and looked out the window at the gradually darkening sky. The lights of the city were like a starry sky covered by dark clouds.

"You're missing your old life, Du Yu."

The words of Xi En suddenly echoed in his mind, and Du Yu couldn't help shivering.

He wasn't denying his own nature, but Theon was embarrassing him when he exposed him in such a blunt manner.

That's right, he was born a conspirator and military strategist, a person who shouldn't be ordinary.But now the reality is just the opposite. He needs to prove that he is free from conspiracy and military affairs and can live a meaningful life.

Why did Theon frame him in that frame?It seemed like without those frames, he would be nothing.

That self-righteous kid dared to ask him "what are you running away from?", and forced him into panic and embarrassment.

Du Yu gritted her teeth, unwilling to think about matters related to Xi En.

Somewhere in my heart, I deliberately bypassed Sean's earth-shattering confession, and also forgot the oil-painted side face and the calm voice I saw in the mirror before, and said: "No matter what difficulties you encounter, you will always be happy." You can come to me for help."

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Du Yu was sorting out his notes when the cell phone in his schoolbag rang.

A text message from Theon, only a short sentence: "It's time to sleep."

Du Yu threw the phone on the sofa and continued to work.

At 11:30, the phone rang again.

It was still the text message from Theon: "It will rain tomorrow, remember to bring an umbrella. Also, it's time to go to bed so late."

Du Yu put down the phone, thought for a while, turned off the light in the living room, and took the book to the bedroom to read.

This apartment only has one bedroom, one living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. It is simple and practical, but because it is too simple, the light from the living room will directly pass through the short entrance hall, and through the crack of the door to the corridor.

Theon probably saw the light in the hallway before he concluded he wasn't asleep.

Du Yu moved the things to the bedroom, closed the door, lay on the bed and read a book, the pen brushed across the paper, leaving a row of neat handwriting.

On Friday, the mid-term exams are all over, and the results will be announced next Monday.

It has been raining for the past few days, it seems to be the rainy season in Mansandi.The decoration progress of the cake room was also slow, and Du Yu encountered the most relaxing weekend since the beginning of school.

On Saturday afternoon, Zhao Wen, the apartment manager, asked him to have hot pot together.

Zhao Wen's homemade hot pot, and the base ingredients sent from her hometown, sound good.

Du Yu arrived on the first floor, glanced out inadvertently, and found that Xi En's car was not there.I probably went out early in the morning. I don't know if I went to the college to correct the papers, or I had other things to deal with.

The duty room is very spacious. There is an electric pot in the center of a round table surrounded by side dishes.

When Du Yu entered, there were already three people seated, two women and one man, all tenants of Lancao Apartment, they usually meet up and down the stairs occasionally, but because of the language barrier, they just nodded and said hello.

The soup in the pot is very red and looks very spicy.

Du Yu didn't often eat spicy food, and he had never seen such a red soup, so he was a little stage frightened.The other three were very happy, and they helped serve the dishes as soon as the soup boiled.

"The red pepper over there is hotter than this one!" the dark-skinned man said in broken English.

Zhao Wen refused to accept: "Taste it before you talk!"

The other two young girls covered their mouths and laughed. Seeing that they were amused, the man raised his eyebrows successfully. The atmosphere on the table was very harmonious.

Du Yu silently looked at the bowl full of chili sauce in front of him, feeling that he would die if he took a bite.

Seeing his hesitation, Zhao Wen immediately reacted: "Oh, by the way, you grew up in Mansandi, you must not be used to eating it! I left a bowl of clear soup, you can eat it later, it tastes good too !"

"Thank you." Du Yu nodded.

After all, Zhao Wen is the host. As a guest, he should do as the Romans do.

Later, when she had diarrhea, Du Yuzhen regretted not refusing Zhao Wen's hot pot.

I didn't eat much and rinsed off most of the peppers. As a result, within half an hour of returning to the apartment, I started to have a stomachache. I ran to the toilet three times in 10 minutes, and I was exhausted from tossing.

There was no antidiarrheal medicine at home, so Du Yu was squatting by the toilet, unable to even pour himself a cup of hot water, let alone go out to buy medicine.

He took out the phone from his pocket and wanted to call Kevin, but hesitated for a long time, feeling that it was a long way from the Grand Theater, and he didn't want to bother him.After thinking for a while, he insisted on standing up, planning to go out to buy medicine by himself.

As a result, as soon as I got to the edge of the stairs, my stomach started growling again.

He grabbed the handrail and squatted down, thinking whether he should run to Zhao Wen cheekily and say, "Your hot pot has ruined me, how about some antidiarrheal medicine?"

Before he could make up his mind, a man's voice suddenly came from below: "What are you doing here?"

Du Yu looked up and saw Xi En holding an umbrella, standing between the second and third floors looking up at herself.

After being silent for a while, Du Yu moved his mouth and forced a wry smile: "Can you help me... buy a box of antidiarrheal medicine?"

Only about 15 minutes later, Sean came back with the medicine.

Du Yu didn't lock the door, and lay down on the sofa waiting for him. Seeing him coming with a water glass, he got up to take his medicine cooperatively, and said softly, "Thank you..."

Sean looked at him, feeling a little distressed: "What did you eat to make it look like this?"

When Du Yu heard these words, there was a hint of ridicule in his ears, and he couldn't help but glance at him.

Sean wisely didn't ask any more questions, just took off his coat and put it on him.

The breath of rain still remained on the jacket, which was a bit cool.Du Yu didn't refuse, and after taking the medicine, he fell on the sofa and continued to rest, with his coat behind his back, Xi En pulled it out and covered him again.

This scene reminded Du Yu of an event in the past, that insignificant event, for some reason he remembered it so clearly.

About three years ago, early autumn.

Ivan came back from abroad and dealt with the complicated affairs accumulated for a week, so he stayed in the study until late at night without knowing it.

Originally, he had entrusted these matters to Kroll and Eric before leaving, but Kroll was too thoughtful and restless, looked down on handling chores, and pushed them all to Eric.

With Eric's strength alone, it's pretty good to be able to handle half of it, so Ivan didn't say anything, didn't blame Kroll, and just made a silent note in his heart.

At twelve o'clock Eric knocked on the door and brought in a cup of coffee.

The coffee beans were ground finely and exuded a strong aroma. Ivan took a sip and smiled back.

"Can I help?" Eric asked.

Ivan looked at the pendulum clock in the corner and shook his head: "You have been busy for a week, go to bed early."

"Oh, well..." Eric curled his lips in disappointment, turned and left.

The evening wind blows gently, and the ancient ginkgo trees outside the window rustle.

In Ivan's villa, apart from bodyguards and maids, there are also several close subordinates.Some have no family members and were cultivated by Ivan himself, such as Eric; some have important business discussions in recent days and stayed for a few nights.

Ivan felt that since the house is so big, it should not be too spacious.

He is afraid of being alone, but in the eyes of his subordinates, he is a majestic and tolerant leader. Among the awe, respect occupies a large part, and awe is only a rule that must be followed.

There are still a few land parcel inquiry forms in the Mansandi subsidiary area left. Ivan is a little tired and wants to read it tomorrow, but then he thinks that there are other things to do tomorrow, so he feels that he must read it.

Holding his head to the end, he slowly lay down on the table and fell asleep.

The window was still open, and the night wind was a bit cool, which made a little goosebump on his neck.

Ivan felt it, but for some reason he just didn't want to move, wanted to sleep for a while before going back to the bedroom, and his mind was very slack.

Just half asleep and half awake, I heard someone coming in.

The man closed the window, took off his coat and put it on his shoulders, his back suddenly felt warm.

He knew that Eric hadn't slept yet, so he came to see him.He felt warm in his heart, moved his mouth, and said in a raving voice: "...Thank you..."

The other party's hand suddenly stopped on his shoulder, and it stopped for a while, as if to confirm whether he was awake or talking in his sleep.

Ivan really wanted to look up at him, but he was too sleepy, and the warmth from his jacket made him even more reluctant to move.So I fell asleep like this, I don't know how long the child stood beside me.

Recalling it, Du Yu regretted it a little.

If only I could open my eyes and look at him at that time, even if I only had one glance, I can add a memorable face to my current self.

"Does your stomach still hurt?" A voice suddenly came from the top of your head.

Du Yu opened his eyes and found that Xi En's face was less than three inches away from him, which was too close, so he slapped him away reflexively.

Sean froze for a moment, then rubbed his nose.

"Don't text me every day in the future, it's very annoying." Du Yu got up, feeling that his stomach was fine, and was about to pour another cup of hot water to drink. Xi En immediately picked up the kettle and filled his cup.

"Don't stay up late, I won't send text messages." Theon looked at him.

"Is it?"

"Yeah." Theon nodded, suddenly remembered something, and smiled, "You are not allowed to hide in the bedroom to stay up late."

Du Yu's hand holding the cup froze for a moment, and looked at Xi En with wide eyes, as if asking, "How do you know?".

Theon pointed to the window: "You can see it from downstairs."

"..." Now Du Yu was even more surprised. Xi En actually ran downstairs at night to check if he had stayed up all night. Why bother?

"You used to stay up all night, don't do that anymore." Sean suddenly turned and sat beside him, with one hand propped on the sofa cushion behind him, "What's more, you still have to grow up now, so you can't treat yourself badly."

Only then did Du Yu realize that Xi En was much taller than him, sitting like this, he almost enveloped himself in his arms.It took a few seconds to realize the meaning of the second part of Xi En's sentence, and he couldn't help saying coldly: "I'm already past the age of being tall."

Theon said without blinking, "It's just that the mental age is over."

"..." Du Yu put down the water glass and threw his coat to him, "Okay, go back to your own place."

Sean didn't reply again, and before he left, he looked back at him again: "I've emptied my stomach, aren't you hungry?"

"Get out!" Du Yu became impatient.

After Xi En left, Du Yu discovered that there were two boxes of yogurt in the medicine bag.

Probably bought it on the way when buying medicine.Du Yu silently picked up the yogurt, looked at it, felt a little hungry, so he poked it open and drank it.