Contention

She didn't go upstairs after dinner, just sat on the sofa and ate the pile of apples and jujubes.Zou Feiniao worked hard, peeled and cut the fruit for her to clean, but she didn't eat a bite herself, and saw Lu Yuexi complaining about a headache, so she massaged her temples.

Lu Yuexi acted like an old man all night. Before going to bed, she lay on the bed, looked at Zou Feiniao who had taken her body temperature and was about to leave, hummed a few times, and said:

"So sad."

Zou Feiniao was very serious: "But your fever has subsided, and you won't feel uncomfortable after taking the medicine."

Lu Yuexi said impatiently, "I still have a headache and can't sleep."

Zou Feiniao obediently sat on the edge of the bed and continued to massage her temples.

Lu Yuexi stretched out his hand, and ordered without blushing: "The arm is also sore."

Zou Feiniao obediently shifted his target and helped her massage her arm.Lu Yuexi got up slightly and leaned against the head of the bed, her face was extremely pale due to illness, but her eyes were bright, and the curvature of her eyebrows still looked arrogant and glamorous.

"I'm afraid I'll catch fire again in the middle of the night... why don't you stay with me." Lu Yuexi had a natural attitude, and when she saw the girl frowning and wanted to refuse, she smiled, "If you are afraid that I will infect you, forget about it."

Zou Feiniao slowly raised his head to look at her, thoughtful, turned his head away after a while, and said softly, "It's nothing."

After she took a bath and lay down next to him, Lu Yuexi turned off the light, silently stared at the girl's side face in the night, and gradually became a little lost in thought.

"Not a bird." She reached out and fiddled with the girl's soft long hair, and asked softly, "Do you want us to be parents?"

This child is obedient and considerate, smart and intelligent, and she is a bit reluctant. It would be nice if she could become a family with her. Just looking at her looks is pleasing to the eye.

Zou Feiniao sighed, she didn't seem to want to talk about this topic:

"If my mother wants to, of course I support it."

The implication is that she doesn't care.

Hearing this, Lu Yuexi felt a little regretful.If Zou Feiniao is willing to go over and listen to the wind, then Aunt Fang will definitely consider it.But the key is now, the two elders seem to have no long-term plans.

"Then when will you be on vacation?" Lu Yuexi changed the subject, trying to relax the girl beside her with a more interesting topic, "I'll take you to see the sea."

Zou Feiniao really became interested, and turned to look at her: "August [-]rd, one month."

Lu Yue Xi smiled: "It won't be long, do you have a visa?"

"...No, why do you need a visa?"

Lu Yuexi's hands were caressing her hair, with gentle movements, as if stroking a cold and arrogant white cat.

"I'll take you abroad for a tour. I have time to see the sea in China. It's rare to have a one-month vacation. Don't waste it."

Zou Feiniao was a little surprised: "But..."

Lu Yuexi flicked her forehead, and somehow her heart softened a lot:

"No trouble, you give me some materials tomorrow, and I'll have someone do it for you."

Zou Feiniao thought about it carefully, but still looked a little hesitant.Ye Huai also often showed such a look, this kind of cautious expression of worrying about troubling others.

But Ye Huai was more proud and indifferent, the short silence was for better rejection, no matter what Lu Yuexi offered her, Ye Huai's first words would be no.

But Zou Feiniao is different, he still retains the innocence of a young man, and his slightly frowning look looks very childish. It can be seen that she is really yearning for this matter, but is very entangled.

Lu Yuexi then smiled: "You call me sister, what's wrong with me taking you abroad for a while? Don't trouble me, I really treat you like a sister."

When Zou Feiniao heard this, he seemed very embarrassed, turned his head away, and thanked him in a low voice.

Lu Yuexi continued to caress her hair slowly. The tip of her nose smelled of the quiet sea salt and ambrette seeds in her hair. It was fresh and warm, like a humid sea breeze.

"Feiniao..." She called out, as if she wanted to say something, but she stopped and said, "Go to sleep."

However, the word became a prophecy, and Lu Yuexi really started to burn again at night.She was drowsy, and it was only after being pushed awake by Zou Feiniao that she realized that she was hot all over. She reached out and touched it, and she could crack an egg on it to make egg fried rice, and her breath was steaming.

"...Damn it." In her sick state, she was rarely irritable, and she was so angry that she was about to lose her temper. Although she was angry, she still gritted her teeth eeriely, "Those medicines are useless at all."

Zou Feiniao frowned and didn't speak, just took her body temperature neatly, brought her fever-reducing stickers and put them on her, let her take the fever-reducing medicines, and finally wiped her body with a wet towel, over and over again, After I finished, I took her temperature again. She seemed to be relieved, but she was still very nervous:

"I'll take you to the hospital."

"How do I deliver it in the middle of the night?" Lu Yuexi touched his forehead, but luckily it wasn't as hot as before, and he finally felt better, "Hiss, I'm a little hungry, go get some noodles."

Zou Feiniao was very obedient and went downstairs to cook noodles. Lu Yuexi lay on the bed and wiped himself with a wet towel to cool down.

She came up after a while, and besides a bowl of hot noodles, there was also a bowl of egg and ginger soup on her mobile phone.

Lu Yuexi took the noodles and took another look at the egg ginger soup.Looking at the beaten eggs and floating ginger in it, and smelling it closely, there is also the smell of wine.

"What is this?" She knew all the ingredients in it, but she seemed to have never eaten the combination.

Zou Feiniao stirred slowly with a spoon, and said, "My mother taught me to make it. It will make me feel better when I'm sick."

Lu Yuexi was skeptical, and after eating the noodles in the bowl, he changed bowls with Zou Feiniao, and smelled the soup, which was actually quite delicious.

She felt relieved, took a spoon to put aside the shredded ginger, and drank the soft and smooth egg shreds floating on the bowl.

Zou Feiniao sat on the head of the bed and looked at her silently, his eyes were concerned and worried, quite like the earnest and clear eyes of a large well-bred dog.

Lu Yuexi looked a little uncomfortable, and cleared his throat after drinking the soup: "It's much more comfortable, thank you."

Zou Feiniao took the bowl down to wash, and when he came back, Lu Yuexi had already closed his eyes and was about to go to sleep.

In a daze, she felt that the medicine patch on her forehead had been replaced with a cool and damp fever-reducing patch.

"37.2 degrees, it's lowered." She heard the girl say with a smile, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Lu Yuexi closed her eyes, gave a vague "um", then stretched out her hand to grab Zou Feiniao's hand by feeling, and led her to the side, saying softly:

"Go to sleep too, you've been tired for most of the day."

"Ah."

The lights were turned off, and everything that had been in chaos just now returned to calm and returned to darkness.

Zou Feiniao lay down beside her softly, and Lu Yuexi felt the fresh and empty smell of the sea breeze from her body, and his heart was slightly warm.

She couldn't help but leaned closer, like a child, resting her head on her arm, a little indescribably coquettish.

"What's wrong?" Zou Feiniao asked softly.

"No..." Lu Yuexi's voice was hoarse, and it was rare to show weakness, "Just post it for me."

Zou Feiniao didn't speak, just laughed, and then she put her hand on Lu Yuexi's slightly warm cheek.

"Huh?" Lu Yuexi opened his eyes, and looked into her clear pupils in the dark night, "What are you doing?"

Zou Feiniao was very calm, with a rare hint of teasing in his tone: "Didn't you say it was very comfortable to do this to you just now?"

"..." Lu Yuexi coughed lightly, then closed his eyes again, "Yes."

As soon as he recovered from his illness, Lu Yuexi began to torment again.She asked her uncle who was far away in Florence to take a picture of a painting by a famous artist, and after sending it, she had the picture framed, and asked Assistant Wen to drive directly to the apartment where Ye Huai lived now.

Ye Huai had a hobby in high school, which was drawing. She also had this talent, but unfortunately the tuition fees for art candidates were too expensive, so she didn't plan to study art, and just secretly learned sketching with a pencil in the corner.

Lu Yuexi has been her follower since that day, smiling and calling her "Sister Ye".

She wasn't afraid of her, but she found Ye Huai's cold and indifferent demeanor very attractive. Lu Yuexi had never seen such a person before. Even though her family was poor and her parents were sick, she was calm and calm.

Lu Yuexi knew nothing about painting at that time, and he had never heard of those fancy things like LAMY, Faber-Castell, and NICI.

But she knows how to please Ye Huai.Ye Huai likes to draw, but she doesn't have good tools. When she was poor, she couldn't even afford an ordinary sketch pen.

Lu Yuexi went to the mall and bought a lot of art tools for her and came back, many of which were imported brands, brands that authentic art students were reluctant to use.

Ye Huai didn't want it, Lu Yuexi pretended to throw it away, so she reluctantly accepted it.

Later, their relationship got better, and Ye Huai would often go to her house and borrow her computer to watch and learn some painting online courses.

Lu Yuexi has also seen Ye Huai's paintings.The contents of the paintings are mostly her mother, with a vivid and vivid appearance, and the resentment and weakness in her eyes are almost vivid on the paper.

Lu Yuexi found it strange, and asked Ye Huai: "Why do you want to draw it? Isn't it faster to take pictures with a mobile phone? Or are you just using your mother as a model?"

Ye Huai didn't answer at that time, but pursed her lips.

Later, Lu Yuexi stopped asking, because she found out that Ye Huai's family didn't have a mobile phone, and they all communicated with people through an old landline.

After following Ye Huai's news for so many years, although Ye Huai finally engaged in an industry that has nothing to do with painting, the previous scene where the other party carefully traced the light and shadow on the drawing paper made her feel that no matter how Ye Huai changed, this Hobbies should never be left behind.

After all, apart from this, she doesn't know what else to use to please Ye Huai.

Now that their identities have been exposed, there is no need to hide them. Today is not what it used to be. The three of them have entered the society. Lu Yue does not think that the so-called inseparable love between these two people can still be as fearless as they were in school. There will always be a gap in front of you.

It was raining and hot that day, and the heat was steaming the raindrops falling from the sky, like water vapor from a pot.

Lu Yuexi opened the umbrella and got out of the car, holding the well-packed painting with his arm.

Ye Huai had half a day off today, Lu Yuexi confirmed with the detective again and again, and then went up the stairs of the apartment.

Although Ye Huai's job is stable, the salary is not high, so the conditions of the apartment bought with the loan are mediocre. According to Lu Yuexi's standards, it is small and remote, and because the floor is not high, there is no elevator.

Lu Yuexi came to the third floor. After confirming the house number, he rang the doorbell and waited patiently.

It took a long time for the door to open, and Ye Huai must have hesitated for a while after seeing her from the cat's eye.

Lu Yuexi felt at ease, smiled and said:

"An old friend came over to catch up, and you let her stand at the door?"

Ye Huai's face was cold, after thinking about it, she let her in.

Lu Yuexi went to sit on the sofa in the living room, and the old god looked around at ease.Ye Huai's house is very clean, with few furniture, simple and neat.

He Ying is going to class today, so Lu Yuexi is not worried that she will come over.

Although the two fell in love, they still did not live together because of He Ying's parents' opposition.

She wandered around, and finally her eyes fell on the photos on the cabinet in the living room.

It was a group photo of Ye Huai and He Ying. One of them was wearing a police uniform and the other was wearing a bachelor's uniform. They both looked young and were smiling. It was probably taken when they graduated from university.

Ye Huai obviously had no intention of keeping guests, and he didn't pour the tea, so he asked quietly:

"What are you here for?"

Lu Yuexi withdrew his gaze and smiled: "I've talked about the old days, why are you nervous?"

Ye Huai lowered her eyes, impatiently: "I don't think we have any good old stories."

Lu Yuexi sneered: "What you said is, then I'll go to He Ying to catch up on the old days. She should be very happy to see her old friend back."

Ye Huai's dark eyes sank when she heard the words, and after a while, she returned to her calm and breezy appearance, and came to sit beside her, her brows and eyes slightly narrowed, showing a little helpless fatigue.

After Lu Yuexi finished those things, he went to England with a flick of his sleeves.Only He Ying left a shadow behind, she was closed to herself for a while, and she never smiled, now that Lu Yuexi came back, she might be frightened again.

After all, she doesn't have Lu Yuexi's million-dollar family wealth, nor Ye Huai's calmness. She is just a girl raised by ordinary people, but she suffered all kinds of ridicule and supercilious glances in the years of high school, and lived through the darkest period. day.

Lu Yuexi was very clear about this matter, she knew that Ye Huai was not afraid of her, but He Ying was.She recklessly pinched Ye Huai's weakness, taking pleasure in torturing the three of them in the darkness where she couldn't get what she wanted.

Staring at Ye Huai thoughtfully for a while, Lu Yuexi finally took out her painting.

Ye Huai was unmoved, until she unpacked and revealed the beautiful framed painting, she frowned and asked:

"What are you doing with this?"

Lu Yuexi raised his eyebrows: "This is Owen Clive's latest painting."

Ye Huai still frowned, showing no sign of surprise.

Lu Yuexi felt a little strange, when they had a good relationship, Ye Huai even took her to the art museum in the city, and chatted with her about some famous paintings on the way.

Lu Yuexi bought a collection of appreciation works of contemporary painters and gave them to Ye Huai in order to match his preferences.

After reading it, Ye Huai also told her that she liked the works of the artist named "Owen Clive" very much, and it was rare for him to talk about it. This also made Lu Yuexi, who has always been lazy, remember this foreign name.

"It's true. If you don't believe me, look at his painting style." Lu Yuexi only thought that she cared about herself, so she made this expression, "Didn't you like his works very much before?"

She thought that such a thoughtful object could at least soften Ye Huai's attitude, but she didn't expect that the other party could only look at her indifferently after listening to her, with no emotion in his black eyes.

After a long time, she heard Ye Huai sigh, in a very cold tone:

"These things, I have long forgotten."

Lu Yuexi was momentarily speechless amidst the unexpected reaction of the other party.

"...But I still admire you. You can get these things that I can only see in the news." Ye Huai shook his head, "We are really not from the same world. What's the trouble?"

No words of joy can be heard, only ridicule and rejection.

Lu Yuexi was silent for a moment, but also felt that she was funny, so she couldn't help lighting a cigarette.

"Lu Yuexi, you are the only one who is still living in the past, haven't you noticed?" The person on her side who couldn't ask for it was still patiently persuading her, like a final warning, "Forget it."

Lu Yuexi raised her head, looked at Ye Huai's cold and melancholy face through the misty smoke, and was in a daze for a while.

She has made full preparations in a foreign land, tossing and turning for seven years, and now she has the appearance and power, but when she waits, why is it still the other party's word "forget it"?

Lu Yuexi took a deep breath of the cigarette and stopped talking for a while, his face was gloomy and unpredictable.

Ye Huai's eyes never fell on that exquisite painting, it seems that she is no longer interested.

Ye Huai, who was a cherished hobby back then, has also let go. She has indeed changed. Now she and He Ying are happy and happy, and they are no longer allowed to be suppressed and bullied by Lu Yuexi like in school.

She was the only one still stuck in the past, stubbornly trying to pull everyone back.

"...I really don't understand." Lu Yuexi squeezed a cigarette, didn't look at Ye Huai, just stared at the painting, with a very confused and unwilling tone, "Why do you like He Ying so much? I was so good to you back then, You are a thousand times better than her, why are you... Is it because of my appearance at that time..."

Ye Huai interrupted her, and calmly replied:

"What I told you has nothing to do with these. I just treat you as a friend."

"Friend? Then He Ying can't be a friend?"

Ye Huai said lightly, "She's different."

Lu Yuexi looked at her with a sneer:

"What's different about her? Is my condition better than hers? If you were with me at that time, you would still use this kind of crappy place!"

Ye Huai was not irritated by her rude words, she seemed to have gotten used to it, and her attitude was still peaceful.She sighed, only calm in her eyes:

"Lu Yuexi, I really don't have the mood to argue with you. If you hadn't done those things back then, we would still be best friends, but now, we'd better act as if we didn't know each other."

Lu Yuexi narrowed his eyes, tilted his head and smiled.She didn't make a sound immediately, but slowly put out the cigarette, and then leaned on the sofa.

She looked at everything in this room, and there were traces of Ye Huai's life everywhere.There were Post-it notes of her notes, a boxwood statue that had been wiped clean, and magazines by the sofa.

These things were trivial and ordinary, but seeing them made her feel slightly disturbed.

Ye Huai’s dragon-flying phoenix on the post-it note is very familiar. The boxwood carvings are carved by her own hands. Looking at the cover of the magazine, it seems to be related to the legal provisions, which should be the content that Ye Huai is interested in now.

She is familiar with everything about Ye Huai, even down to the book she flipped through.

Lu Yuexi repackaged the painting again, and his movements were methodical, almost morbidly paranoid:

"Since you don't like these things now, I'll just change them. I can't give up, Ye Huai, you can't get too familiar with me."

Ye Huai frowned: "I don't understand why you like me? But it's really impossible for the two of us."

Lu Yuexi just smiled and didn't make a sound.After all, Ye Huai's question was too cruel for her.

She put away the paintings slowly, the sharpness was gone, and she returned to her usual elegant and casual appearance.

In fact, she has changed a lot, at least she will no longer brazenly expose her claws to the other party's throat.

Before leaving, Ye Huai called her to stop, with a gloomy face, and said:

"Don't touch He Ying, Lu Yuexi, I'm serious."

Lu Yuexi smiled, and replied lightly:

"See you next time."