come to my office after get off work

Ji Lianxing felt that if she still wanted to set something up, Jiang Xiaotan would definitely say it without reservation, but after thinking about it, it seemed a bit unkind, so she also ended the topic.

She took Jiang Xiaotan to the backyard to play with cats and dogs. The rats and mice were very docile.

The yard was filled with Jiang Xiaotan's cheerful laughter, and she couldn't be happier.

Ji Lianxing sat on a stool and watched her play, running and making noises. After nearly an hour, Xiao Tan was finally tired.

Children are like this. They have a certain amount of energy every day, and they can’t do without releasing it. After releasing it, they will be sleepy.

When Ji Lianxing went upstairs with Jiang Xiaotan on his back, Jiang Shu was on the phone with Li Xiangyan. The moment he opened the door, Jiang Shu cut off the phone, glanced at Jiang Xiaotan on Ji Lianxing's back, and lowered the volume :

"She's asleep?"

"Ah."

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Shu said in a low voice, and took Jiang Xiaotan with his hand, fearing that Ji Lianxing would leave, he said again worriedly: "Little hedgehog, wait."

She put Jiang Xiaotan on the bed, tucked the quilt up for her, then turned around and said to Ji Lianxing, "We had an hour-long video call meeting in the afternoon, and handed over the work."

It seemed to be explaining why he didn't go downstairs.

"Okay, I have nothing to go down." Ji Lianxing stood at the door, not intending to enter the house.

"Wait." Jiang Shu brought a piece of clothing on the bed, "I'll go down with you."

Ji Lianxing did not refuse, and the two went downstairs together, Ji Lianxing walked in front and Jiang Shu walked behind.

Jiang Shu stared at the back of Ji Lianxing's head in a daze, her light gray hair tied into a bun, exposing her fair nape, Jiang Shu wanted to get close to her, but he had no reason to do so.

"Little hedgehog."

"Ok?"

"Wait for me." Jiang Shu quickened his pace, stepped forward to be level with her, "You're walking so fast."

The space in the corridor is not very big. When the two of them are side by side, their shoulders will occasionally rub against each other. When they touch each other, Ji Lianxing always avoids them unintentionally, but Jiang Shu will take the initiative to stick them.

They didn't speak to each other, only the sound of shoes stepping on the wooden boards could be heard.

The smell of rose and cedar was mixed in the air. Ji Lianxing only took a few sips before his heart trembled. The scent on Jiang Shu's body remained the same.

When they reached the first floor, the space was wider, Ji Lianxing took the initiative to distance herself, she walked towards the backyard, Jiang Shu followed behind her.

He found a man standing in the yard, playing with the cat, he raised his head when he heard the sound, and finally saw his face clearly.

He is about [-] years old, still young, with dark skin, but with regular facial features, deep eyebrows and eyes, very masculine.

The moment he saw Ji Lianxing, the man's frown was loosened, and he smiled: "Xiao Ji!"

Ji Lianxing glanced at him with a healthy expression, "Oh, I forgot, isn't it night?"

This man's name is Liu Yiyang, and he is Ji Lianxing's business partner. When he first came to Luberry County, Liu Yiyang opened the first bar here, and Ji Lianxing also learned to run it from him.

"I have nothing to do in the afternoon, I just wanted to see you."

With just such a sentence, Jiang Shu frowned. It came from a woman's intuition that this man was 100% interested in Ji Lianxing. With only a few words back and forth, the feeling of being courteous was too strong.

"But I still have to grind beans." Ji Lianxing said that she might not have time, she looked at the big basin on the countertop, which was filled with soaked soybeans, "Master Zhang has something to do today, I have to grind the remaining beans Grind."

It takes an hour or two to grind a pot full of beans.

As soon as Liu Yiyang heard it, he rolled up his sleeves on the spot, "Let me do it, you girls can do this." While speaking, he glanced at Jiang Shu, probably thinking that Jiang Shu was Ji Lianxing's friend, So he smiled and nodded to Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu had no expression on his face and ignored him.

"No, no, Xiaoyang, I'll do it myself." Ji Lianxing doesn't like others to do his own work, especially Liu Yiyang, who always feels owed.

She moved out Douzi with very quick hands and feet. During this period, Liu Yiyang wanted to help, but she avoided it.

Liu Yiyang, who couldn't help, was helpless, "Hey, what are you so good at? Is there any need to be so polite in our relationship?"

Jiang Shu on the side turned green when he heard it, and stared straight at Liu Yiyang, but Liu Yiyang didn't notice it, and his attention went to Ji Lianxing.

Ji Lianxing shook her head, "Well, Xiaoyang. Go and have a rest."

"No, no!" Liu Yiyang reached out to pull Ji Lianxing, trying to snatch the stone mill from her hand, Ji Lianxing was a little helpless, she could predict Jiang Shu's reaction after seeing Liu Yiyang's enthusiasm.

But after all, he still couldn't hold him back, and the stone mill was snatched by Liu Yiyang in the end.

He grabbed a handful of beans and put them in, started to grind the beans, and said to Ji Lianxing with a smile while grinding, "Go and sit for a while, chat with your friends for a while, leave this place to me."

His tone was relaxed and at ease, as if he was the master of the house.

"How do you grind these beans?" Jiang Shu walked up to Liu Yiyang and asked him.

Only now did Liu Yiyang have time to take a good look at Jiang Shu. Sure enough, all beauties make friends with beauties?

Jiang Shu is also the type of woman who will stand out in the crowd, but she is different from Ji Lianxing. Ji Lianxing looks closer, but a woman like Jiang Shu feels like a woman in the middle. It's hard to imagine what kind of man would be suitable with her.

"Damn, it's normal for you people in the city to not understand." Liu Yiyang said with some confidence, "Let me tell you, just put in the beans and grind them in one direction until the juice comes out, along this millstone Just flow down and end up in this bucket."

"Oh, it's that simple." Jiang Shu rolled up his sleeves, "Get out of the way, I'll do it."

Ji Lianxing's expression changed slightly, "Jiang Shu, what are you doing?"

"No reason, I want to grind."

"It sounds simple, but it is difficult to do!" Liu Yiyang held the millstone to prevent Jiang Shu from touching it, for fear that Jiang Shu would take his credit.

In Liu Yiyang's view, doing things for Ji Lianxing is the way to get close to Ji Lianxing. The more you do for her, the more likely Ji Lianxing will accept his pursuit. No progress, but Liu Yiyang didn't want to give up.

"Ma'am, you should go to the side and rest." Liu Yiyang poked his arm, his strong biceps seemed to tell Jiang Shu: Physical work, you can't do it.

Jiang Shu smiled instantly, so brightly that her smile looked a little creepy on her iceberg face.

"You can do it, why can't I do it? Besides, Ji Lianxing's business is my business, and I can do my own business." Jiang Shu unbuttoned his cuffs, folded the sleeves a few times, and quickly closed his eyes. Mo Zi received it and knocked out Liu Yiyang directly.

She grasped the beans with one hand, and with the other she pushed the millstone, clockwise.

The stone mill is quite heavy, but Jiang Shu has been exercising all year round, and his strength is actually quite strong, so it doesn't take much effort to push it.

On the contrary, Ji Lianxing was a little flustered, these two people are really... What's the point of competing with each other, God.

She ran up to Jiang Shu, "I'll do it."

"No." Jiang Shu squeezed the handle, refusing to let go.

Liu Yiyang was quite speechless standing aside, this woman is too blind to see, right?

Ji Lianxing couldn't help it, she knew that Jiang Shu was stubborn, so she could only feed her beans, so it soon became Jiang Shu pushing the mill, Ji Lianxing feeding beans, and Liu Yiyang standing aside and watching.

During the period, Liu Yiyang had a word or two with Ji Lianxing from time to time, but Jiang Shu didn't say a word the whole time, just kept grinding the beans.

There was a whole big basin for [-] people, and after grinding for an hour, Jiang Shu didn't stop for a moment, her hands were so sore and numb that she almost lost consciousness.

During this period, Ji Lianxing asked countless times if she wanted to take a break, but she didn't stop until the last handful of beans fell into the stone mill, and Jiang Shu finally stopped what she was doing.

After finishing this side, Jiang Shu let out a sigh of relief, glanced at Ji Lianxing, and asked her, "Is there anything else?"

The tone was so relaxed, as if she was saying that she could still grind for five hours.

"It's gone, it's gone!" Ji Lianxing thought in his heart that he would have to pay it off again, and this hand must not be broken.

Liu Yiyang, who was standing aside, clicked his tongue a few times, and said with a smile: "You are from the city, you are not bad."

Jiang Shu raised his eyebrows, "My arm strength has always been good."

Ji Lianxing didn't speak, and lowered his head to get the bucket, his face was already burning hot, as if he understood Jiang Shu's voice.This man is really... More stubborn than a cow in real terms.

In short, the beans come and go, and the beans are ground in the fastest time.

Liu Yiyang is not a vegetarian either, since he has been able to chase Ji Lianxing for two years without giving up, it shows that his psychological quality is quite good.

Here, when Ji Lianxing was moving the bucket, he went to help out, not treating himself as an outsider at all. Seeing that it was time for dinner again, Liu Yiyang offered to make dinner again:

"Xiao Ji, didn't you say that the master is not at home today? Let me make dinner!"

Just as Ji Lianxing was about to refuse, Jiang Shu interjected first: "Okay, you do it."

While speaking, Jiang Shu put one hand on Ji Lianxing's shoulder, Ji Lianxing was startled, she wanted to escape, but Jiang Shu held her shoulder tightly, making it impossible for her to escape at all.

Ji Lianxing broke free lightly, but Jiang Shu hugged him even tighter.

"What are you doing!" Ji Lianxing lowered his voice, but his tone was a little angry.

"Go out and talk." Jiang Shu preemptively said to Liu Yiyang when he left: "Then you take your time, let's go up and rest for a while, and come to eat later."

After the words fell, Jiang Shu took Ji Lianxing out.

The two walked out of the backyard, and Ji Lianxing came out of Jiang Shu's arms with a puzzled face.

"Jiang Shu, what are you doing? There's no need to do this. He came to talk to me about something."

"So?" Jiang Shu lowered his head and looked at Ji Lianxing, with displeasure in his eyes, "You just let him offer his courtesy?"

"..." Ji Lianxing was really choked up for a moment, but quickly turned back: "What does it matter to you that he is courteous?"

"I'm not happy." Jiang Shu stared at Ji Lianxing, his eyes turned cold, and his tone was also indifferent: "I don't like you accepting other people's favors. If you want to grind beans, I can do it. I can grind a hundred catties. No one else is needed."

Ji Lianxing: "..."

She hadn't planned to ask Liu Yiyang to help, but Jiang Shu and him got into a fight, and Liu Yiyang was also very stubborn, the two of them would definitely smell like gunpowder when they met.

"Jiang Shu..." Ji Lianxing's tone softened a little, and said: "Liu Yiyang helped me a lot in the past two years. I learned how to open and manage the bar from him. Business We will take care of each other and be partners.”

"Then thank him." Jiang Shu's tone was also very calm, but his attitude did not flinch, "The partner is a partner, so if he wants to chase you, it is impossible."

Ji Lianxing frowned, Jiang Shu was a bit too domineering, as if she was still her canary, who she contacts and communicates with, she has her own discretion, and it is not up to others to point her out.

"I can do whatever I want, figure out your position."

Jiang Shu gasped, "So is it okay for other men to chase you?"

"What I'm saying is, you can't interfere with who I communicate with, understand? I'm a free man, not your canary."

Speaking of Canary, both of them were silent.

We saw each other's stubbornness and fragility in each other's eyes.

Jiang Shu was so angry, but he had nothing to do with her, he could only stare at her, but Ji Lianxing was not afraid at all, she would stare at Jiang Shu no matter how Jiang Shu stared at her.

"Ji Lianxing."

Ji Lianxing did not show any weakness, "What are you doing, Jiang Shu."

"Why not, Ji Lianxing."

"Then why are you staring at me, Jiang Shu."

"What else can I do but stare at you, Ji Lianxing."

The two said Ji Lianxing and Jiang Shu, as if calling each other's name was a warning, but neither of them gave in to that warning.

Just staring at it like that, in the end Ji Lianxing was still defeated, sighed and said:

"Jiang Shu, you must learn to respect me and understand me, so that we can continue to get along, otherwise it will be impossible."

After Jiang Shu heard this, even if she felt displeased, she couldn't say anything more. It seemed that she was too possessive to interfere with her contact with someone.

For Jiang Shu, this is undoubtedly a huge challenge.

Ji Lianxing once belonged to her, even very obedient, but now it is not. Ji Lianxing has changed from an obedient little hedgehog to a wild hedgehog.

Or regarding the relationship between the two, the previous model of getting along is no longer feasible.

"Okay." Jiang Shu took his hand off Ji Lianxing's shoulder, "Then I respect you and understand you."

"Are you sure, why do you feel that you are still superior?" Ji Lianxing's eyes were tentative, trying to see the truth from Jiang Shu's eyes.

Jiang Shu was a little aggrieved, "You have already talked about this, what else can I do, why don't you let him get in touch with you, let you bother me..."

It sounds a bit pitiful, it seems to be a forced compromise, Ji Lianxing can observe the loss in her pupils.

Seeing Jiang Shu like this the most, his heart softened all of a sudden, and his tone was not as tough as before:

"I mean, you can't be too controlling. I don't like it. But I will pay attention to my own words and deeds. I have always kept a good distance from him."

Except for work, she and Liu Yiyang basically have no other intersections. For example, the situation just now is very rare. Most of the time, Liu Yiyang can't find her at all.

It is precisely because such cases are rare that Liu Yiyang is very attentive every time, but this time he was met by Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu, who got a reasonable reason, didn't pursue it anymore, and was even secretly happy because of Ji Lianxing's explanation.

At least she explained it.

"understood."

"Okay." Ji Lianxing's throat slipped a bit, wanting to step back, but afraid that his actions would be too deliberate.

She found that she was very close to Jiang Shu when she was talking just now, and both of them forgot the distance between each other because of their emotional agitation.

Now that the confrontation is over, it seems that if you move forward a little bit, your faces will almost be together.

Ji Lianxing almost dared not breathe.

She still took a step back, but in the next second Jiang Shu stuck up again.

Plop, plop, heartbeat is slowly accelerating.

Ji Lianxing's face turned red quickly at a visible speed, and every time he took a breath, he felt the fragrance of Jiang Shu's body was very attractive.

"Little hedgehog..." Jiang Shu was about to wrap his arms around Ji Lianxing's waist, Ji Lianxing's heart beat heavily, and he stepped back a little, avoiding her touch, "This is the hall."

Someone can come in at any moment.

When getting along with Jiang Shu, the atmosphere will become strange, and even the air will become thinner.Ji Lianxing suppressed the panic in her heart, turned around and walked upstairs, Jiang Shu followed behind her.

Every step under his feet seems to be stepping on his heart, Ji Lianxing has a very subtle feeling.

It seems that at that second just now, there was a feeling between him and Jiang Shu, similar to that night two years ago, it was a kind of tacit understanding, it was a desire from the bottom of his heart, like The fruit full of temptation always makes people daydream and cannot resist picking it up and tasting it.

Ladder by stair, floor to floor, from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the corner of the second floor to the third floor.

She didn't know what she was doing either, but she did it.

Ji Lianxing took out the key and opened the first door in the stairwell, which is the door separating the second floor to the third floor.

She opened the door, and at the moment when she opened the door and entered, Jiang Shu hugged her from behind, wrapped his hands tightly around Ji Lianxing's waist, kicked lightly, and the door closed.

With a muffled sound, Jiang Shu pushed back, pushing Ji Lianxing against the door, and soon she pressed against it again.

The corridor was very dark, the vision became weaker, and the sense of touch became sharper.

Jiang Shu's nasal cavity spewed out hot air, which fluttered on Ji Lianxing's neck, spreading out a layer of heat, which became very itchy, and itched to the heart. Ji Lianxing raised his head, his voice trembling:

"Jiang Shu..."

"Ok?"

"I don't want us to be so fast." It was so fast that it was like before. She didn't get to know each other well, and the hasty start and hasty end made her unable to accept the second separation.

"Well, I know." Jiang Shu hugged her tightly, leaning his chin on her shoulder, "I just want to hug you."

Hugging is the most direct and clear way to express missing.

Jiang Shu embraced her and hugged her vigorously, even though there was still a wall between their hearts, the hug at this moment was like the two cuddling flowers on the wall, nothing could stop this yearning.

Ji Lianxing didn't push her away this time.Something is collapsing in my heart, I am afraid, but I also think about it.

She was afraid of accepting Jiang Shu's enthusiasm rashly again, but in the end she would end badly because of various reasons.

But who can stop such a hug?Jiang Shu's embrace was still so warm, soft and sweet, like the soft bed in a dream, and he couldn't extricate himself when he fell into it.

What's more, during the two years when I hated her, there was still a thief living in my heart. The thief always sneaked out in the dead of night, time and time again to reveal the past for her to remember, making her love and hate.

"Okay, as you said, just hug." Ji Lianxing hugged her back, put his hands on Jiang Shu's waist, felt the curve of her body through the shirt, and his heart missed another beat.

She suppressed that thought and said to Jiang Shu, "Just hug for a minute."

"Okay." Jiang Shu rubbed his face against her neck lightly, a little greedy for Ji Lianxing's smell.

"Don't...don't rub."

"Yeah." Jiang Shu was also a little hot, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

The two stood in the dark without speaking, sticking together to feel each other's beating heartbeats, it was a feeling of stability and falling into reality.

Time passed quickly, more than 1 minute, Jiang Shu was a little reluctant to part, finally Ji Lianxing came out of Jiang Shu's arms, brushed the messy hair around his ear in the dark, and said:

"You go down."

"What about you?"

"I'll be alone for a while."

Ji Lianxing gently pushed Jiang Shu, and Jiang Shu took two steps back.Immediately afterwards, Ji Lianxing opened the door, revealing a small crack, the light from the second floor came in, and the light fell on the toe of Jiang Shu's shoe.

Jiang Shu didn't want to leave, but Ji Lianxing wanted to let her go.

"Shall we have dinner together?"

"Say more."

Jiang Shu was a little dissatisfied, "You are so indifferent, you make me feel that I am just a tool person."

Ji Lianxing: "..." She wasn't indifferent, but she didn't know what to do.

In a daze, I brought her to the third floor. Today I hugged her here, but tomorrow I want to hug her at home?What about the day after tomorrow?Is it like what Jiang Xiaotan said, he will take it home in a month?

"Little hedgehog...you were never so indifferent before." Jiang Shu's tone was pitiful, although it was most likely pretending.

Ji Lianxing rubbed her temples, her heart was still beating fast, and now she wanted to drive Jiang Shu away, she wanted to be alone, "Then let's have dinner together, you go down first, I will rest alone for a while."

Hearing her tone improved, Jiang Shu gave up.

"Okay, then I'll go down and have a look at Xiao Tan, and we'll see you tonight."

Watching her leave, Jiang Shu turned his head every three steps, a hundred people were unwilling, but Ji Lianxing insisted on her leaving.

Ji Lianxing didn't close the door until Jiang Shu disappeared from Ji Lianxing's sight.

The corridor fell into darkness again. Ji Lianxing leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her hand to cool her face with the back of her hand, took a few deep breaths back and forth, and the cramped feeling disappeared.

She turned and went upstairs, walked straight to the room after entering the room, took a change of clothes from the closet and went straight to the bathroom.

Entering the door, closing the door, turning on the shower and pouring water into the bathtub, the clothes and pants were thrown on the ground, Ji Lianxing's movements were done in one go, she got into the bathtub, trying to relieve the tension in her body with warm water.

The picture just now lingers in my head for a long time, the scent on Jiang Shu's body, Jiang Shu's possessiveness, and the full sense of security when she was hugged by her, the feeling when the tip of her nose lightly rubbed against her neck. That crunchy, itchy feeling.

Like a river that has been dry for a long time, a heavy rain suddenly ushered in, and the flood rushed in, pushing Ji Lianxing into deep water.

She took a handful of water and brushed it on her cheeks, going back and forth several times to wake herself up.

But when she raised her head again, she saw the marks on the pants on the ground, letting her know that her reaction was so real.

Ji Lianxing covered her face, her body sank, and she slipped into the water...