Inhabit you as a forest

After a week away, Sheng Qi returned home, cleaned up briefly, and took Xu Tongtong out for dinner.

The noodle restaurant is located in the snack street opposite the community. When I went there, I took an umbrella to shade the sun. Unexpectedly, it rained heavily after eating.

The flowerbeds and lawns were moistened by the rain, and the trees by the lake in the community seemed to be surrounded by green mist from a distance.

This season, the weather in Yujiang changed so quickly that people were caught off guard, but Sheng Qi accepted it calmly.

The two held an umbrella together, and it was inevitable that they would lose sight of the other, and each would get wet.

Sheng Qi covered himself tightly when he went out. Although it was sweltering, the sun protection effect was good.

From the mask to the clothes, he is all in black. With a height of 1.7 meters [-], he looks taller and thinner visually.The rain-wet areas of the shoulders and trousers were dark, and the high-heeled shoes were stained with mud.

On the other hand, Xu Tongtong, after playing outside for a few days, his wheat-colored skin looked really healthy.She likes avant-garde clothes, showing this and that, her waist is tanned black.

Sheng Qi closed the umbrella, Xu Tongtong held her arm, and they entered the elevator together.

Xu Tongtong wears a pair of classic high-top Converse on his feet. The shoelaces have been undone for a long time, and they have been stepped on from white to black gray.

Fortunately, Sheng Qi didn't step on this hidden weapon.

Unable to see it, he knelt down and helped Xu Tongtong fasten it.

Just as the elevator door was about to close, it was pushed open again, followed by two or three people.

There was enough space, and Sheng Qi was at the corner, so he didn't care about others.Xu Tongtong didn't know when he stepped into the puddle, and the upper of his shoe was completely wet.

A heartless smile came from above her head, and she reached out to pull her: "Sheng Qi, forget about the shoes, they're all home."

Sheng Qi stood up, "You clean these shoes yourself, I won't help you."

"No, I don't know how to brush."

Started acting like a baby again.

"Do your own things by yourself, you have to learn to be independent." Sheng Qi wiped his hands with a tissue, "I'm all in college."

The elevator reached the ninth floor, and two people went out.

The surrounding area was empty, only a strange woman was left, who happened to be on the same floor as them.

Sheng Qi keenly felt that he was being stared at. He thought that he was idle, and he could just take a few glances to relieve boredom, but he didn't know that those gazes stopped moving.

She knew that she would not be so beautiful that strangers would be fascinated by it, and she was still wearing a mask.

So he looked back frankly.

The pupils, which had been soaked in the fog for a long time, were still hazy again at this moment.It seemed as if the south wind was chasing in from outside the building, disturbing the air.

The water droplets on the umbrella surface slowly gathered together along a specific arc, fled quickly, and fell to the ground.

The woman was wearing a neat white shirt and black suit pants, neat and tidy.With a faint look between his eyebrows, he was looking at her calmly.

While Sheng Qi was in a daze, Xu Tongtong held her arm and said something that she didn't hear.

Seeing her distracted, Xu Tongtong wanted to bite her ear, and pestered her and asked, "Sheng Qi, let's order fried chicken tonight and play games together, shall we?"

Sheng Qi was shaken by the tugging, and he was no longer in the mood to say "I just finished eating and I want to eat" this kind of non-painful lesson, so he nodded: "Yes."

The man met her eyes, then looked away expressionlessly, and stood quietly aside.

There was no more disturbance.

Sheng Qi's eyes sank into the bottom of the sea along with her indifference, and the dampness everywhere made her suffocate.

When the nineteenth floor arrived, the three stepped out of the elevator.

Sheng Qi paid attention to the back of the man walking quickly in front, and casually dealt with Xu Tongtong who was chattering in his ear.

From the bottom of my heart, I said: Wen Lian, long time no see.

Although eight years have passed, Wen Lian has not changed much, probably because he spent most of his time on campus.

The straight hair like thick ink has changed from a ponytail to a low bun, the amber pupils are deep and calm, and the back is as straight as before, looking aloof and indifferent.

But if you really get close to her, for example, if you just glanced at each other just now, you will find that her eyes are calm and silent, not as sharp as imagined.

The heels are taller than hers, but still not as tall as hers.

When Sheng Qi remembered Wen Lian raised his head to kiss her, his eyelashes trembled.After the kiss, the face will blush, and the panting will be uneven.

Xu Tongtong was nosy and said, "That woman lived next door to you just now, and you didn't even say hello?"

"There was no one living next door before, so they just moved here not long ago." Sheng Qi heard himself answer absent-mindedly.

She moved here for two months, and the house next door should have been renovated long ago. Even though she spent a lot of time at home a while ago, she never met Wen Lian.

Neighbors again.

There is no difference from before, not even polite words.

Taking off the mask, she thought, she covered her face, maybe Wen Lian didn't recognize her?

If you recognize her, you won't be so calm.

Even if you don't feel joy, at least you are surprised, or impatient.

At least, I will look at her more.

"I saw one raindrop after another, chasing down a power line and finally falling on a cobblestone road. I thought of you, and my lips moved, and no one saw it.":

In the second year of high school, they were neighbors for the first time, and it was also a rainy day.

The rain didn't stop after school at noon, and Sheng Qi didn't bring an umbrella, so he rubbed his classmate's umbrella halfway, and the rest of the road could only be drenched.

Passing by Wen Lian who was holding an umbrella, Sheng Qi looked at her curiously, and Wen Lian looked back at her, not intending to invite her.

Sheng Qi walked two steps faster, but he didn't appear anxious.At that age, fleeing embarrassingly in the rain seems to be more embarrassing than being in the rain itself.

The community near the school is low-rise, with only six floors. Sheng Qi entered the unit building and wrung the rainwater off his body.

Wen Lian walked in, put away his umbrella and went upstairs.

It turned out that she lived here too.

Sheng Qi followed up, and when he reached the third floor, he saw Wen Lian take out the key.

There are two households on the first floor, and they happen to be door to door.

What a coincidence.

Sheng Qi was drenched all over, walked up the last step, smiling, and wanted to say hello when she saw him.

But Wen Lian didn't even look at her, and didn't respond to her smile.

Open the door, pull out the key and go in.Turning around to close the door, he saw Sheng Qi who was knocking on the door looking back at her.

She stops.

Later, Sheng Qi found out that Wen Lian didn't expect the two to live so close together, so he felt sorry for not sharing the umbrella.So he took the initiative to say: "Go home and change clothes, don't catch a cold."

When she is not speaking, she looks aloof and indifferent, and she is very difficult to get close to, but when she speaks, she will look at the other party politely, without coldness in her eyes, and her voice is calm and clear.

If he stared at her cheekily like before, would Wen Lian pay attention to her?

she does not know.

Because Xu Tongtong pulled her in and closed the door directly.

With a "bang -" sound, Sheng Qi was jolted out of his memory.

That's why she didn't let her do things that ruined herself.

It was still raining outside, and when Xu Tongtong finished using the bathroom, Sheng Qi went in to take a shower.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and hot water poured down from the top of her head, and she covered her face with her hands.For a few minutes, she did nothing but let herself go.

The last time I met Wen Lian was eight years ago.

The last time I heard Wen Lian's voice was two years ago, the year she graduated from university.

Because of some accidents, she repeated her third year of high school and graduated later than Wen Lian.

Knowing that Wen Lian had a boyfriend at the university he wanted, he guessed that they might have broken up.Even if you don't get points, you can just meet her and just have a meal.

She convinced herself and called Wen Lian cheekily.Unsurprisingly, the call was extremely unpleasant.

Wen Lian didn't want to see her, even if it was just for a meal.She said softly "I'm sorry..." before being interrupted by Sheng Qi.

Sheng Qi gritted his teeth: "Wen Lian, remember, I won't wait for you anymore."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and he replied quietly: "Okay."

As a result, two years later, they all returned to the city.

We met by chance, and we were speechless.

Sheng Qi cleaned up the bathroom, and when he came out, all the emotions on his face were adjusted, and he had a gentle smile again.

Xu Tongtong was wearing pajamas with cartoon patterns, playing games with his legs crossed on the sofa, with a bold posture.

Cui Shengqi ordered takeaway, "Fried chicken, and poplar nectar."

Sheng Qi opened the curtains and took a look. It was dark and gloomy outside, with fierce rain and thunder.

She also craves the food that is not at hand in this weather. Without her knowing, Wen Lian went to the supermarket to buy it for her in the rain.

I forgot whether it was chicken feet or potato chips, but when she came back she was drenched, but her eyes were bright, "Greedy cat, eat."

Memories are like rushing summer water, menacing, especially uncontrollable tonight.

Sheng Qi discussed with Xu Tongtong in a good voice: "I don't order takeaway in this weather, just eat something casually. The takeaway guy is working hard, it's going to come and go in the wind and rain, please be considerate."

Sheng Qi doesn't know how to cook, but whenever the weather is bad, she makes do with it by herself, and she doesn't know how to order food when she's hungry.

Xu Tongtong was distracted from the game, sneered, and felt that Sheng Qi was both cute and speechless: "Are you a Bodhisattva? This is their job. If you don't order takeaway, they won't make any money."

Sheng Qi nodded: "That's what it said..."

Seeing her worrying about the country and the people, Xu Tongtong knew that if she persisted tonight, Sheng Qi would definitely have a bad conscience. How could this sister be such a good person.

Sighing, "Forget it, don't eat if you don't eat."

"Really sensible." Sheng Qi smiled happily, and took out his mobile phone to play with her, "After playing the game, go and clean your shoes."

Xu Tongtong clicked on the invite and rolled his eyes, "I don't even use it at home."

"At home is at home, but at school? You are going back to school tomorrow afternoon."

The incident of slipping away during the summer vacation has annoyed Xu Tongtong enough, and he went crazy: "Oh, you are nagging like my mother now."

Sheng Qi smiled, and while entering the game, he taught: "If you are more obedient, she will stop nagging, and I will stop nagging."

"How is it possible, no matter how obedient she is, she can't stop her mouth. She doesn't nag you, you have never experienced that kind of despair."

Xu Tongtong originally wanted to complain, but after saying this, he suddenly felt bad, so he carefully looked at Sheng Qi's expression.

Sheng Qi grinned as usual, with a smile in his eyes when chatting, and no other emotions.

The stepmother can only greet her biological daughter with care, make long speeches, and even curse a few times when she gets angry.She has always been polite to her, she can do whatever she wants, and she will not be overly concerned or reprimanded.

This is very good, compared to Tongtong, she is much more free.

When she was in her third year of high school, she met Xu Tongtong for the first time. Her father introduced her as her older sister, who would live at home in the future.

Xu Tongtong hadn't finished her nine years of compulsory education at the time, and her morals couldn't be compared with her mother's, and her emotions were all on her face, and she curled her lips in displeasure.

It seems that she is worried that the little princess' status will be shaken.

She is overthinking.

She called Sheng Qi Sheng Qi all day long, and threatened, "You were not born by my mother, why should you be my sister?"

I don't know who taught this. Her mother Xu Xiaojing felt a little embarrassed when she heard it, and asked her to speak up.

Sheng Qi, who lives under the fence, has no temper, but smiles to comfort him: "Tongtong is right, you don't need to call me sister, just call me by my name."

She also only called Xu Tongtong's mother Auntie.

It's just a name, it doesn't change anything.

Even if you call your mother, you won't get more things that don't belong to you.

Although Xu Tongtong didn't call her sister and had a bad temper, he still accepted her.When she was the loneliest, most helpless, and most painful, talking with her made her feel so sad.

The next day when it was sunny outside, Sheng Qi pulled Xu Tongtong up from the bed early in the morning, "When you start school, how can you sleep in every day and get up."

She was going to take Xu Tongtong to buy clothes and take her to the station in the afternoon.

After dawdling, it was nearly eight o'clock to pack up and prepare to go out for breakfast, which coincided with Wen Lian's time for work.

The road to Yuanjia is narrow, Sheng Qi suppressed his uncontrollable heart palpitations, and followed others into the elevator.

Xu Tongtong shared the news of the dormitory group, and found that her sister was not in the state, and did not reply for a long time.

"Sheng Qi, didn't you wake up? You also said that I slept late, what's the use of you getting up early and listless."

Even though Wen Lian didn't look at her, didn't speak, and stood in the corner farthest from her without any sense of presence, Sheng Qi's heartbeat still accelerated and he couldn't calm down.

She felt helpless about this state, but she didn't hate it.

She tried her best to calm herself, and her words were unavoidably mean: "You sleep badly, you grind your teeth and talk in your sleep, I can't sleep well, and I really don't have the energy now."

The elevator is a public place, there are many people there, no matter how thick-skinned Xu Tongtong is, he is embarrassed, "How is it possible, don't slander me."

"Whether it's slander or not, you know it in your heart." Sheng Qi joked, in exchange for Xu Tongtong's not-so-heavy punch.

After reaching the first floor, the elevator doors opened.Wen Lian walked out quickly, throwing everyone behind him away.

Wearing the same color as yesterday, but it can be seen that the style of the shirt and trousers is slightly different.Sheng Qi thought of her pencil case, the pens in it were all the same length, but in different colors.

The speed at which the figure disappeared from the eyes seemed to be an annotation for "can't wait".