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The food was quickly served on the table, winter melon pork ribs soup, shredded beef and potatoes, steamed eggs, and stir-fried cabbage; Qi Yuelai helped the three of them each serve a bowl of soup, and couldn't wait to pick up chopsticks and shredded potatoes into his mouth , After trying it, there was a light of approval in his eyes, he turned to Qi Xin and said, "Cousin, it's delicious, come and taste it."

"Xiao Lai, why do you forget about etiquette and restraint when you come across food, and Ai You hasn't come yet?"

Just as he was talking, Ai You came over with a small plate of seasonings, "Here, come, eat quickly, don't wait for me, today's soup is completely light, I mixed a plate of seasonings, Little sister, you can try it."

Seeing Ai You coming out, Qi Xin went to the table with a cane, and Ai You helped Qi Xin move the chair so that Qi Xin could sit down.

"Xiao Lai can try it, what about me?" Qi Xin took a sip of the soup, said casually, and then turned to look at Ai You, his eyes flickered, and an inexplicable grievance soaked in it.

While drinking the soup, Qi Yuelai looked up at the situation on the table. Seeing Ai You's dazed look, she scooped up a spoonful of soup, put it under her nose and sniffed it, then squinted her eyes and said, "Ai You Yuu, did you put vinegar in this soup? Why does it have a sour taste?"

Ai You was even more confused now, she took a sip from the bowl in front of her, looked at Qi Yue with fixed eyebrows and said: "No, today's dishes don't have too many extra seasonings." Ai You said, Putting down the bowl, turning his gaze to Qi Xin's face, he said softly, "Sister Xin, your wound is not suitable for eating heavy food. I'll make it for you if you want to eat it when you're done."

Does this mean that he will cook for Qi Xin more often?

Qi Yuelai was about to continue joking, but her cell phone rang at this moment, so she got up to answer the phone, without saying a few words, she went back to her seat and started to gorge.

"Xiao Lai, eat slowly, no one will fight with you."

"Old Wang sent flowers over here, I have to go and have a look." Qi Yuelai said vaguely, finished the soup in the bowl in two or three gulps, got up to serve himself a bowl of rice, and opened his mouth to eat, only to see that As soon as the rice was put into his mouth, Qi Yuelai frowned, and quickly took out a tissue from the tissue box on the dining table to cover his mouth, and after a while he said, "Why is the rice so hot?"

"Did you get burned? I told you to eat slowly..." Qi Xin put down his chopsticks and looked at Qi Yuelai carefully; seeing this, Ai You walked to the water dispenser and poured a glass of cold water for Qi Yuelai , Qi Yuelai glanced at Ai You gratefully, took the water glass and drank half of it.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a little hot, I've eaten hotter than this, it's okay." Qi Yuelai put down his cup and continued to eat, leaving Qi Xin and Ai You to look at each other. It's full of smiles.

Qi Yue came to have a full meal and left. Before leaving, she tied her shoelaces and said to the dining table: "I'll be back after I'm done working in the store. It should be soon. Ai You, I still have that tomorrow morning Eight-treasure porridge, put more peanuts."

Ai You was still eating, she nodded with a smile, and said after swallowing the food in her mouth: "Okay, be careful on the road."

After dinner, Ai You went to the kitchen with an empty plate to wash the dishes. Qi Xin was incapable of doing anything, so she stood by the door and watched Ai You busy in front of the kitchen counter wearing an apron and gloves. Even when his front foot was not injured, Qi Xin seldom did it himself, most of the time he ate fast food or snacks alone.She looked at Ai You's slightly bent back, a kind of satisfaction that she had never had before slowly fermented in her heart, and gradually evolved into desire.

"Ai You." Qi Xin parted her vermilion lips lightly and called out in a low voice.

"Huh?" Ai You didn't stop moving her hands, turned her head to look at Qi Xin, and then turned her head to carefully rinse the detergent foam on the dishes.

"Have you always cooked for yourself?"

"Yes, most of the time I do it by myself, unless I am too lazy to do it, I buy some delicacies I want to eat online. Then I go out to have a full meal alone."

"Alone? Don't you usually contact your friends or classmates?"

"Well, there are very few contacts." Ai You paused, thought for a while and then continued: "It seems that I don't have any good friends."

Qi Xin stopped talking and looked at Ai You's back. Such an energetic girl shouldn't have no friends.

Ai You's movements were very nimble, and everything that needed to be washed and tidied up was done in a few moments.She took off her gloves and apron, and put them back in their original positions. When she turned around, she saw the inquiry in Qi Xin's eyes, and she understood.She walked to Qi Xin's side, looked down at Qi Xin's half-hanging feet, Qi Xin's toes were resting on the cotton slippers, and his heels were raised, looking lazy, with a seductive breath.

Ai You pursed her lips, looked into Qi Xin's eyes quietly, and asked softly, "Aren't you tired from standing?"

Qi Xin shook his head, leaned on his crutches and turned out first, Ai You followed behind, and said indifferently: "Before I went to college, I took a long-term leave of absence and didn't spend much time with my classmates. I don't know why. There is always a sense of distance between me and my classmates, maybe in their eyes, people like me who don’t go to school on time are not the same kind of people as them.”

Qi Xin sat on the sofa, took out an orange from the fruit plate and handed it to Ai You. "So it's like this. Were you in poor health when you were young? Why do you always ask for leave?"

Ai You took the orange, picked up a fruit knife and made a few small cuts on the orange peel, peeled off the peel one by one, split the orange in two from the middle, and gave half to Qi Xin.

"My parents often change places of work. My mother thinks that children should spend more time with their parents. Otherwise, the relationship will not be so deep in the future. The homework in the past is not particularly difficult. They personally guide me to study after work to ensure my studies. I won’t fall behind. Their arrangement gradually became a habit, and it continued until high school. They took me out no longer just for the relationship between parents and children, but felt that I should go to the place where they were to see the terroir there. Folklore should share the characteristics of each place with them.”

While talking, Ai You ate the orange, she liked the sweet taste very much.

"In the past, many classmates envied me for having such parents, and envied the life I lived at that time, but since I was so big, I hardly accumulated any good friends; sometimes, I actually I am very envious that they can go to and from school together, talk and laugh on the road, and know each other's little secrets."

Qi Xin looked at Ai You quietly, and was very interested in what she said, so she asked: "But the curriculum in high school is so tight, and the difficulty has also increased. At that time, I took too many leave, can I keep up?"

Ai You looked guilty, and paused for a while before saying: "From the beginning of the first semester of high school, I gradually failed to keep up with some courses, and my grades became worse and worse. Later, the teacher couldn't take it anymore and invited my parents to the office , I thought they would realize the seriousness of the matter and let me study hard at school from then on. Unexpectedly, after my parents learned about the situation from the teacher, they actually transferred me to the art specialty class. I was quite happy, she said that I finally had the opportunity to cultivate my hobbies. But even in the special class, my grades were only average, because I would ask for leave from time to time, and the grades fluctuated greatly. At that time, the teachers treated me very well. It’s all a laissez-faire attitude, as long as my grades are not so low that they will affect my admission rate, they generally don’t care about me, but fortunately, I played very well during the college entrance examination.” Qi Xin curled her lips and smiled slightly, “Your parents Interesting approach to education.”

"Maybe, when I came to university, I didn't want to run around with them anymore. I thought I could make a few friends or fall in love. Who knows, I've been used to not having friends for so many years." In life, I didn’t know how to get along with them as friends, so gradually I became the lone ranger in the class.”

"I really didn't expect your growth experience to be so unique, so don't you think this job is too boring and monotonous?"

"No, maybe my nature is content with a stable and regular life. When I was a child, the days when I would fly to a strange place at any time, although very rich, I always feel uneasy. Maybe I love home more, Sleeping elsewhere is always a shallow sleep."

Ai You picked up the peeled orange peel, put it under her nose and sniffed it, and took a deep breath. The unique fruity fragrance of oranges seemed to be mixed with a hint of other flavors.She put down the orange peel, turned around and looked at Qi Xin, carefully distinguishing the smell in the air, her throat trembled slightly, her eyes gradually diverged, it was this kind of fragrance that seemed to be there, which made her sink deeper and deeper, she She really wants to know what kind of smell it is, but every time she looks at Qi Xin's delicate and quiet face, she doesn't want to know the answer so clearly.

Qi Xin saw that her eyes suddenly became focused and enthusiastic when she looked at him. Although she was surprised, she was more happy. Ai You's expression at this moment was different from the clear and bright one in the past. There was a hint of charm in the mist, which made her want to praise The impulse to take a closer look at this face.

The sudden silence brought Ai You back to her senses, and she saw Qi Xin's eyes glowing with scorching brilliance, which made her heart tighten and she hurriedly nodded.The two were silent for a moment, Ai You looked at Qi Xin's bandaged feet, and said in a low voice, "Sister Xin, it's time for you to take a shower."

Qi Xin realized that she was abnormal, and heard Ai You's whisper, she just nodded and went to the bedroom with a cane.Ai You heard the sound of the crutches falling farther and farther away, staring at the orange peel for a long time, what lingered in her heart at this moment was not only the unknown scent, but also Qi Xin's hot eyes just now.Those eyes are very strange, but they are like a magnet, tightly attracting Ai You's heartbeat, filling all her senses.

Qi Xin came out after taking a bath, and there were prepared pills and water on the coffee table, and Ai You held a bag of medicine changing kits in her hand.

This is the first time Ai You sees Qi Xin in pajamas. Her hair has been half-dried by the hair dryer, and it hangs casually on her shoulders. The curly waves draw out a few charming arcs.

"Sister Xin, let me change your medicine for you."

Ai You's tone returned to the politeness in the office, Qi Xin glanced at Ai You, the eyes of both of them had returned to the calmness of the past, as if the moment just now had never existed.She sat on the sofa, took the medicine bag from Ai You, and said coldly, "I'll do it myself."

Ai You was taken aback by this cool voice, Qi Xin had already taken the medicine bag away; she looked up, Qi Xin lowered his head and was taking off the bandage on his foot.The sudden estrangement caused Ai You to burst into a sense of loss, which tasted so bitter that she couldn't spit it out, and couldn't swallow it even if she wanted to.

Seeing that Ai You stayed silently, Qi Xin didn't say anything, and the bandage had not been untied after several rounds. An inexplicable irritability appeared in her heart. She pulled her hand hard and accidentally pulled the wound, and she couldn't help but gasp. Take a breath.Seeing this, Ai You hurriedly slid off the sofa, knelt down on the floor, took Qi Xin's hand away, carefully held Qi Xin's right foot, and helped her loosen the bandage round by round.

There were circles of white marks where the bandages had been pasted before. The scar on the sole of the foot was about five centimeters long, and the surrounding area had begun to turn dark red. This dazzling red made Ai You frowned. She raised her head, feeling pain. Looking at the person in front of her with pity, she asked in a low voice, "Does it still hurt?"

The voice was very gentle, sweeping away Qi Xin's previous displeasure.