smouldering

Tang Weiran didn't know what the siblings talked about afterwards.

She hugged the plate that almost slipped to the ground and ran away, panicked and ran in the wrong direction, and finally found the right place under the guidance of a hotel staff.

I sent a WeChat message to Le'an, telling myself to go back to the room first, and then jump into the bathtub without stripping off.

When her head was immersed in the water, Tang Weiran regained some sanity. The warm water has a soothing effect on the nerves. She felt that the pores of her skin were slowly opening, her nose and mouth were exposed to the water, and she finally had the consciousness to breathe.

Standing up from the water, the bath water overflowed the tank due to the fluctuating movements, and the water droplets falling along the edge hit the tiled floor, making a tick-tock sound, which harmonized with Tang Weiran's heartbeat rhythm tacitly.

Why did you subconsciously run away?She didn't seem to understand it herself.

The phone rang, and Tang Weiran grabbed the water stains on his palms with the towel on the wall, and slid open the answer button.

"Hey, Mom."

Tang Weiran's mother was very anxious when she spoke: "Where are you? Aren't you at Gan Yiming's house?"

Hearing her voice sounded like she was outside, Tang Weiran got up, stepped out of the bathtub and wrapped herself in a bathrobe, "What are you doing at Gan Yiming's house?"

She moved into Gan Yiming's house after graduation, and told her the address after being questioned by her parents, but because her parents didn't like Gan Yiming very much, they never visited each other.It was really strange that her mother ran to Gan Yiming's place suddenly.

Her mother explained the reason for her visit: "Your father's unit held an event and sent out a few boxes of New Year's goods. There are too many for our old couple to eat. This is not because they are thinking of going home and dropping by, so I just brought you some."

Tang Weiran breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh..."

"What's going on? Why is there a man in his family who opened the door for me in his pajamas."

Tang Weiran paused for a moment: "That's his good friend, I also know him, and I'm staying at his house temporarily."

Tang's mother said bluntly, "I also said that they feel weird, and they thought they were gay in the middle of the night... You don't know, I just saw the news this morning, saying that gay men The high incidence of AIDS!"

Tang Weiran's temples twitched, not wanting to argue with her.

"Mom, I have already broken up with him, so don't go looking for him in the future."

"Break up? You didn't say it earlier! It's a shame for me to make this trip!"

Tang Weiran didn't say anything for a long time, and her mother asked again, "Then where are you now?"

"I'm on a business trip, I'm not in Yunteng now."

"Where do you live in Yunteng now?"

"Rent a house, not far from where you go to work."

Her mother hummed, "That's all right, your dad and I will go back first. Send me your new address later, and ah, I said you can't live at home? You have to run outside, you Do you know that there are many news reports that renting a house is unsafe, and those with cameras in the rooms are scary!"

Tang Weiran leaned against the sink and turned on the faucet. The sound of rushing water made her calm down a little, "Okay, I get it."

"Then you come back to live?"

Tang Weiran wet the towel with water: "...Mom, I'm still in a meeting, let's talk about it later, it's cold, can you two go home early?"

After hanging up the phone, Tang Weiran felt a little tired.Obviously, she didn't do much exercise today, but just a phone call made her heart feel like she fell to the bottom of the sea.

She took out the cleansing oil and wiped away the traces of makeup on her face bit by bit, washed her face again, drained the cold water in the bathtub, and went to the shower to warm her body up again.

She ran away again halfway, and this time I'm afraid I won't be able to shoot any material to go back to work.But Ah Bang didn't come to trouble her, maybe Le Yi stopped her, and Xiao Ying didn't come back, maybe she had a good time at the dance.

After finishing all the work before going to bed, she changed into her pajamas and went out. As soon as she climbed into bed, she saw Le'an pushing the door in.

She was still in that attire, and she should have just come back from the prom.

Le An stood by the door, looked at her with some hesitation, "...What's the matter with you? I saw that there were performances at the dance party, it was quite lively, why don't you go to play?"

Tang Weiran snorted, "I, I'm a little sleepy, and I have an early flight tomorrow, so I want to go to bed first. You go and play, don't worry about me."

She climbed onto the bed, wrapped herself in the quilt, and turned her back to the door. She didn't know Le'an's reaction.After a while, the overhead light was turned off, the door was gently and slowly closed, and the room where only Tang Weiran was left was quiet again.

Tang Weiran felt very messed up, her chest and brain were in a mess, like a hemp rope that couldn't be unscrewed and stained with fishy oil, she didn't have a foothold to try to untie it.

After the alarm rang in the morning, Tang Weiran touched the other couch that got off the bed immediately. It was cold, and Le An didn't go back to the room all night.She opened the door and came out, and saw Le'an standing at the door, ready to go.

"I've packed all the luggage. There may be something in your bedroom. You have to check it yourself."

Tang Weiran rubbed his eyes, looked at Le'an's shoes, "Where did you sleep last night?"

"I..." Le An rolled his eyes, "Le Yi and I went home."

Tang Weiran nodded, "I only have some cosmetics in my room, nothing else. Where's Xiaoying?"

Xiaoying yelled through the door in the room, "Miss Ran! I'm here!! I still have some clothes, and they'll be ready soon, and I'm leaving after collecting them!"

Tang Weiran glanced at Le'an, then turned and went back to the room.

Tang Weiran never saw Abang again until the team building trip ended.After the plane landed, everyone went to their respective mothers and went back to their respective homes. Xiaoying was still very energetic and said that she was going to play with friends, so Tang Weiran and Le An prepared to go back together.

Sitting the whole time on the plane was exhausting. Both of them were very tired. They took a taxi from the airport and went straight to the house. Le An stopped after lifting Tang Weiran's suitcase to the elevator.

Tang Weiran was a little taken aback, "Aren't you coming in?"

Le An shook his head, "Robusta is at Sister Yiqiu's place, I'll pick it up."

Tang Weiran snorted, Le'an mentioned it to her before, and she almost forgot about it.Years later, she was always busy with work and neglected many friends around her. She thought for a while, "I'll go with you, I haven't seen Yiqiu for a long time."

Today is the weekend, no accident Dong Yiqiu will sleep until [-] o'clock or later, when she packs her luggage and arrives at Dong Yiqiu's house, it will be a little earlier than her usual waking time, so the two of them are very patient. Waited for a while after knocking on the door.

About the third minute, there was finally movement inside the door, and then the door opened, and a girl leaned out halfway inside, wearing a nightgown, her hair looked like it had been pulled out temporarily, and it could be seen that she had just woken up not long ago.

Tang Weiran and Le An looked at each other, they didn't know this person.

The girl looked very young, even childish, not quite like the 30-year-old white-collar roommate Dong Yiqiu described who had never shown her face, but without knowing who it was, Tang Weiran had to politely ask, "Is it Yiqiu?" Your roommate? Hello, we are Yiqiu's friends."

The girl sized them up and said with a light smile, "I'm Qiuqiu's girlfriend, and my surname is Ji."

"Uh." Tang Weiran paused, "Ah...Hi Xiaoji, is Yiqiu at home?"

Xiao Ji: "Still sleeping." She said as she moved sideways to open the door, "Go ahead, I'll call her."

Tang Weiran and Le'an were invited in, and Xiao Ji arranged them to sit on the sofa and poured tea, as if they were the hostess of this small family.

The sudden appearance of a strange Xiao Ji made Tang Weiran feel a little embarrassed. She took the water from Xiao Ji and observed her carefully from such a close distance.

Under normal circumstances, Tang Weiran would not take the initiative to ask a woman's age, but Xiao Ji's skin condition forced her to ask out of moral instinct.

She tried her best to imitate the tone of chattering when relatives she didn't know well came to pay New Year's greetings: "Xiao Ji, you look so young, how old is this year?"

Xiao Ji still smiled faintly, as if he could see Tang Weiran's thoughts, "You are an adult, sister Weiran, don't worry."

Tang Weiran, who had been punctured, fell into embarrassment for a moment, his lips twitched a few times, and finally he could only return a smile.

Le An sat on the sidelines and drank his tea with his head buried in his tea, concentrating on watching the floating leaves, as if he wasn't listening to the conversation between the two.

"Oh hehehe." So Tang Weiran laughed again.

Xiao Ji went into the room to change clothes, and by the way called Dong Yiqiu to get up.Dong Yiqiu's bewildered voice could be heard in the living room, "Ah!" Then Tang Weiran rushed out seeing Dong Yiqiu's down jacket before she had put it on. Tang Weiran lifted up her other sleeve to make it easier for her to put it on, and ordered: " Slow down."

As soon as Dong Yiqiu sat down, Le An finally put down the teacup: "Sister Yiqiu, where is Robusta?"

Dong Yiqiu: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Qin Jing took it. Robusta is used to running around in coffee shops, and she doesn't want to stay in my small temple, so she made a fuss all night, Qin Jing said her It can be left for a few days."

Le An nodded and stood up, "I've had too much tea, I'm going to the bathroom."

Dong Yiqiu showed her the way, "There, there, turn the corner opposite the kitchen."

Tang Weiran pulled her hand down, stared straight at her, and then glanced at the closed door of the room, she lowered her voice: "What's the situation with you? You're so young...just a girlfriend, you beast. "

Dong Yiqiu pointed her fingers at the door of the room and her own face, her mouth seemed out of control: "I, you, her... what kind of girlfriend, nothing! Nothing happened! .”

She thought to herself that even if something happened, it would be a little beast with the surname Ji.

Tang Weiran recalled the scene on the night of the New Year's Eve, "Did you know each other during the New Year's Eve?"

Dong Yiqiu hesitated for a while, "She is the one who added me to WeChat and sent me a group photo, that is, we just scolded and bullied our ex together."

Tang Weiran's brows became deeper and deeper: "Your ex sent a gift to the wrong girl? Isn't that underage?"

"...I'm an adult now, I read the ID card! And how can she tell that she's not an adult, she's more mature than me..."

Tang Weiran still looked at her worriedly, maybe the two of them haven't really confirmed their relationship yet, the relationship between them must not be pure, but it is a fact.The young man is indeed a newborn calf. Tang Weiran can tell that Xiao Ji's attitude is very clear. Dong Yiqiu seems to be still hesitating, but her eyes can't deceive anyone. She is also stepping into the emotional vortex, and it is only a matter of time before she falls.

"You guys last night..."

Before she finished asking, Dong Yiqiu quickly waved her hands, "No, no, no! Nothing, just sharing the bed."

Tang Weiran was dubious, but couldn't help being curious. She glanced at the bathroom door that was still closed, and hurriedly asked, "Speaking of which, between girls, how...that?"

Dong Yiqiu followed her gaze, then looked back, "Why do you ask this? Do you have a need?"

Tang Weiran turned up the volume as if anxious to cover up something, "How is that possible! I'm a straight girl, okay? The central axis is not as straight as me!"

Dong Yiqiu pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "The central axis is not that bad..."

She stopped suddenly and looked up at Tang Wei.

Le An didn't know when she came out of the bathroom.She lowered her head and picked up the paper towel on the table next to her to wipe her hands, raised her face and smiled politely: "Sister Yiqiu, I'm going to Qin Jing's to pick up Robusta first." Then she looked at Tang Weiran, "Sister Weiran, Do you stay and chat or come with me?"

Le'an had never called her that before, and Tang Weiran was taken aback when he heard it: "I'm with..."

Le'an interrupted her: "Why don't you stay and chat, I think you haven't seen each other for a long time. I may not go back at noon, go to Qin Jing's, she will definitely keep me for dinner. You have to settle for lunch by yourself, May I?"

"But I..." Tang Weiran paused.

Dong Yiqiu's gaze flicked between the two of them a few times, and he smoothed things over aloud, "Wei Ran, why don't you have dinner with me today, we haven't been together for a long time, and I want to chat with you for a while."

Le An also nodded with a smile, "Okay, then I'll go first, see you in the store."

Tang Weiran didn't say a complete sentence. She looked at Le'an's back, opened and closed the door, and her heart seemed to stop beating suddenly.

She only had one thought that she couldn't explain her likes and sorrows - Le An must have heard the last sentence.

Dong Yiqiu patted her, "You two...do you have something wrong with your back?"

Tang Weiran just remained silent for a long time, until Dong Yiqiu could not allocate her attention, because Xiao Ji finally changed his clothes and put on makeup and came out.

Just now, her appearance without makeup was too immature, which made Tang Weiran not agree with Dong Yiqiu's statement that Xiao Ji was more mature than her. Looking at it now, she is indeed as Dong Yiqiu said, her dressing style and makeup are more charming than those present A little bit, at first glance, it is indeed a little girl who has just turned eighteen.

Xiao Ji leaned against the wall and hugged her arms, the tight-fitting fabric outlined her curvaceous body curve.

She smiled sophisticatedly and looked at Tang Weiran like someone who had experienced it, "Do you like her?"

Xiao Ji didn't seem to talk much, but when he spoke, it was like stabbing Tang Weiran's heart with a sharp knife.Tang Weiran kept silent, but the eyes that glanced at her were already showing some displeasure.

Maybe anyone would feel uncomfortable if they were poked open by a little girl who met once, and Xiao Ji didn't care about Tang Weiran's attitude, "You like her, but you dare not say it. What are you afraid of?"

Dong Yiqiu knew that Tang Weiran had some sense of face, and seeing the faint smell of gunpowder between the two, she hurriedly stood up, "Ah, what are you talking about, why don't we, think about what we have for lunch?"

Xiao Ji smiled again, walked towards Dong Yiqiu, and glanced at Tang Weiran when passing by, Tang Weiran couldn't understand what her eyes meant, but intuitively felt that he was underestimated again.

Xiao Ji pinched Dong Yiqiu's chin, and printed a perfect lip print on her cheek, "Qiuqiu, your friend may still have some entanglements. Instead of caring about her, why don't you worry about me?"

Dong Yiqiu, who was caught off guard by the sweet kiss, blushed instantly, her legs softened and she fell back onto the sofa, she buried her head in a tissue and rubbed it on her face, "You, you...!"

Seeing her wipe off the hickey marks, Xiao Ji was not angry. Although she didn't want to devote any energy to Tang Weiran, she felt that Dong Yiqiu, who was also struggling to accept her, was very cute and very much in her favor, and she was quite frank. Face up to this double standard.

"You self-proclaimed 'big sisters' don't seem to be much more rational than me." Xiao Ji spread his hands, "Why should you be rational when it comes to emotional matters?"

"Is other people's eyes important?" Xiao Ji approached suddenly again, this time her target was directly aimed at Dong Yiqiu's lips, and kissed them seductively and forcefully.

Xiao Ji was condescending, and Dong Yiqiu had no chance to resist, so she was held into Xiao Ji's arms. She was like a kitten caught in the back of the neck by a mother cat, unable to move, staring and moaning.

"Uh, uh!"

Under Tang Weiran's gaze, Xiao Ji, who was in control, finally ended the passionate kiss. She touched Dong Yiqiu's lips with her lipstick on her thumb, and said with a smile: "Qiuqiu, you also enjoy being with me very much." I'm ambiguous, aren't I?"

It was the first time to see the intimacy of a lover between women at close range with the naked eye. The shock on Tang Weiran's face was no less than that of Dong Yiqiu. As soon as the end of Xiao Ji finished, she jumped up from the sofa like an electric shock.

As if she didn't know how to place her hands and feet, she fell into a panic for a while.

"I, I'm going home first."