Love You Secretly [MTL]

Ch 7

7

The white light in the room fell coolly on Shang Huai, and he sat there calmly, the smile in his eyes shimmered and rippled, not reaching the bottom, but it was particularly obvious.

It's just that it's more intense than the previous clean and gentle, and there's more joy that only he knows.

He raised his chin slightly, with an ambiguous smile on his lips: "Don't eat vegetables, only rice?"

Taoxi took the spoon from his mouth, and made an excuse guilty: "The vegetables are still a little hot." "

So " Shang Huaiqing picked up the chopsticks and said lazily, "I thought you lost weight and didn't eat oil and water." "

No, I don't lose weight." Taoxi picked up the chopsticks and picked up an eggplant for himself.

Shang Huaiqing put some shrimps and eggs in his rice, changed the subject naturally, and continued to chat casually with Taoxi: "What's your favorite dish?" It was obvious that Taoxi was face to face with him just

now When eating, he was a little cautious, without raising his head, and kept pushing the rice into his mouth.

So he started a random topic, so that Taoxi could relax.

Taoxi dug a small mouthful of rice with a spoon, and put it on the piece of eggplant in the bowl: "I really like it, I'm not too picky about food." After returning, she

ate the rice and eggplant in the spoon in one bite.

Shang Huaiqing took a piece of fresh potatoes from the ground: "It's similar to me. I also like vegetables, but I don't like bitter gourd. I can't accept the taste." Tao Xi slowly swallowed the rice in his mouth

: "Bitter melon is actually very antipyretic, but the bitter taste is indeed not acceptable to everyone."

Shang Huai smiled with his lips curled up, and nodded slightly: "I saw someone eating bitter melon before, just looking at it like that, I already felt It's bitter."

The two talked to each other naturally, and the atmosphere gradually eased a lot.

At least for Taoxi, he is not so restrained anymore.

"I seem to understand your feelings, but I don't like mustard very much. When I see others eating it, I feel my nose is choked." Tao Xi randomly picked up a piece of shrimp and egg.

Shang Huaiqing chewed the rice on the side of his cheek slowly, and when he was almost finished chewing, he returned to Taoxi and said, "The taste of wasabi is indeed not acceptable to most people, but adding a little wasabi to sushi tastes good."

Tao Xi wrinkled his nose slightly: "I can't, not even adding a little bit."

Shang Huai smiled and didn't say anything else.

The dinner didn't end until it was completely dark, and the rain outside finally weakened a little.

At almost nine o'clock, Shang Huaiqing received a call from Jiang Chen, saying that Shengtang Road had been unblocked, and asked him to send him an address so that he could rush over to pick him up.

Shang Huaiqing directly sent Jiang Chen the address of the branch of Shenglan Restaurant here.

When he answered the phone, Taoxi was washing the dishes in the kitchen. She was working non-stop. When the foam on the dishes was rinsed with water, the sound of the water flow sounded in her ears, but she seemed to be ignoring it, only paying attention to the kitchen. Voices outside.

When Shang Huaiqing said that you will come to pick me up later, Tao Xi felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart. Originally, her heart was filled with a very fulfilling feeling, but it was quickly and slowly pulled away. From, all of a sudden, I just feel empty.

Like the kind of bonfire party at the seaside, after the excitement ends, there is only a sense of loneliness and loneliness left.

I feel even more lonely than when I was always alone.

After turning off the faucet and the kitchen became quiet, Taoxi only noticed the rain outside the window, and it didn't know when it had subsided, leaving only the sound of pattering rain.

No wonder Shang Huaiqing was about to leave.

For the first time, Taoxi actually hoped that the heavy rain could keep on falling.

"Tao Xi?"

Hearing Shang Huaiqing's voice, Tao Xi came back to his senses and turned to respond to him: "Well, what's the matter?"

Shang Huaiqing put the phone in his pocket: "I just talked to Jiang Chen on the phone. The road has been unsealed, and he will be able to pick me up soon."

Taoxi lowered her eyelashes, turned her head, and wiped the water stains on the plate with a towel, she muttered softly: "It just so happens that the rain has stopped."

Shang Huaiqing stood at the door and did not leave. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, leaned sideways on the door frame, looked at Tao Xi's side face, and said in a low voice, "I really bother you today." "It's okay.

" The dried dishes were placed on the draining rack.

She kept facing Shang Huaiqing sideways, but never met his gaze directly. The sense of loss in her heart was too strong, and she was afraid that he would accidentally see through her mind.

Had to deliberately avoid his eyes.

But the space in the kitchen is not spacious enough, and the distance between the two of them is a bit close, and Shang Huaiqing can see through Taoxi's emotions that he wants to hide.

"I'll come to see the cat next time when I have time, and say hello to you in advance, okay?" He asked Taoxi in a low tone.

There were not many emotional ups and downs in the tone as calm as white water, but the three words at the end sounded like coaxing her, which was a bit ambiguous.

Tao Xi's long eyelashes trembled slightly. She was wiping the sink with a rag. When she heard Shang Huaiqing's words, she paused for a while, but within two or three seconds, she returned to normal. Replied softly: "Well, just contact me when the time comes."

After saying this, maybe even Taoxi herself didn't realize the smile that appeared on her lips unconsciously, very shallow, very shallow, but sweet Yes, but also full of expectations.

About ten minutes later, Shang Huaiqing received a call from Jiang Chen, saying that he was almost at the door of Shenglan restaurant.

Hanging up Jiang Chen's phone, without staying any longer, after exchanging two or three pleasantries, Shang Huaiqing left Taoxi's house.

As soon as he left, Tao Xi felt that the room was suddenly empty, but before the melancholy began to spread, it slowly disappeared.

Because she knew that Shang Huaiqing would come back one day in the future. With such a thought, she would naturally look forward to every day in the future.

The days passed by as usual, and the weather gradually began to get colder. The season of late autumn was already very short, and winter had already begun almost before we noticed it.

Entering November, the heating in the north has not been started for the first few days. When she woke up in the morning, Taoxi could already feel the cold air of winter.

She has been staying at home recently, and she has written nearly half of her novel, and she hasn't gone out much for more than half a month. Although she woke up this morning and felt very cold, she opened the curtains, and the sun was shining outside, and the weather was fine.

Just taking advantage of the good weather, I can go to the library to check some information.

The library I often go to is a bit far from where Tao Xi lives, and I need to transfer once to take the subway, which is at least a dozen stations away.

Although it is far away, it is the largest library in Qingbei, and all kinds of books are very comprehensive.

When she left home after breakfast, it was only about nine o'clock. Because of the long journey, it was almost half past ten when she arrived at the library.

Walking out of the subway, Taoxi couldn't help shivering with the oncoming cold wind. She wrapped the thick scarf around her neck tightly, and walked towards the library with her arms crossed.

I don't know if it's because of the large span of the area. The sun was shining brightly when I went out, but it was cloudy at the library.

It looked like it was going to snow.

Wrapped in a thick scarf, Tao Xi looked up at the haze not far away. Although it was a bit dull, knowing that there might be a snow hidden in the cloudy winter sky, she felt more anticipation in her heart.

The first snow this year should arrive soon.

After depositing her bag in the library depository, Tao Xi walked towards the library with only her notebook and pencil case.

Turning and stepping over the steps, pushing open the glass door, as soon as you step in, you can feel the heat of the air conditioner in the library, which is almost the same temperature as the outside in two seasons.

Tao Xi took off the thick scarf, and by the way also took off the thick woolen coat on her body.

Putting the scarf and coat half on one arm, Taoxi took out the library access card from the pencil case, walked to the entrance on the first floor, swiped the card, and entered inside.

After choosing a corner, she put the scarf and coat on the back of the chair, put the notebook and pencil case on the table, and went to the bookshelf with only her mobile phone to pick out the books she needed.

The library is very quiet, so quiet that you can hear the slight sound of other people flipping through books. Everyone in the library reads and records on their own without disturbing each other.

They do not communicate with each other, keep a distance, and keep cool.

Like small fish trapped in the same fish tank, they swim in different ways in the water, each with its own freedom.

Tao Xi likes the atmosphere in the library very much.

Passing through the bookshelves, although she would occasionally pass by other people, even if it was a strange opposite sex approaching her, she just lowered her eyes and dodged to the side to give way.

Although I was still a little nervous in my heart, the previous sincerity and fear were gone.

At the end of last month, Taoxi had finished her psychological diagnosis and treatment. After that, she didn't need to take any more medicine, and she didn't need to go to follow-up visits. In fact, when she went to see Lu Zhaomin for the last time, she felt that she still didn't have the real feeling that the treatment was completely over.

It may have been a long time before that she needed regular follow-up visits. It lasted for nearly a year, and it had already become her habit. Even the date of the next follow-up visit was still ticked on the calendar. It was really uncomfortable to end like this suddenly.

Only when she faced the situation she had experienced before again, such as the scene of an unfamiliar opposite sex approaching her, and felt that her first reaction was not panic and fear, did Taoxi finally realize that the mental illness in the past had finally begun to slowly subside. Healed.

For example, if you have a high fever, after the fever gradually subsides, it will gradually return to normal.

Although she is still a little closed to herself now, this is her natural personality. She doesn't like socializing and likes to be alone, and she doesn't want to make more changes.

So far, Taoxi only has one thing on her mind, and that is whether she will be tormented by the deep-seated fear next year when she encounters the extremely bad and torrential rain in summer.

Last time, with Shang Huaiqing's company, it was rare for her to be calm in such thunderstorm weather, as if she would never get sick again, but she didn't know that the next time she encountered extremely bad weather, she would be without his company , what is her situation.

She stayed in the library until noon, and Taoxi left after searching for the materials she needed.

Pushing open the glass door of the library, before I could step out, I felt a cold air rushing towards my face, with fine snowflakes sandwiched between it.

Sure enough, it was still snowing.

Taoxi wrapped herself tightly in the thick woolen coat, and walked out, scattered small snowflakes fell from the mid-air, and landed on her red knitted scarf, like icing on strawberry cheesecake, falling thinly. layer.

A thin layer of snow soon fell on the ground.

It's past twelve o'clock, and it's time for lunch. She doesn't need to hurry home. In the past, after finding materials in the library, she used to go to a nearby beef noodle restaurant to eat noodles. That noodle restaurant is very close to the library. , can be reached by taking the subway two stops.

In less than ten minutes, Taoxi arrived at his destination by subway.

Go out from the exit of the subway station closest to the noodle shop, and you need to walk a while along the sidewalk.

There are almost no pedestrians on the road in winter. After walking half the street in the face of falling snowflakes, there is a sudden noise in front of us, which is very lively.

Tao Xi couldn't help but looked up.

A dozen young girls surrounded the entrance of a cafe on the side of the road. They held up their mobile phones and kept looking into the cafe, to see if they met some celebrities.

It's quite normal to run into celebrities in a big city like Qingbei.

Tao Xi didn't pay much attention to it. She was not very interested in meeting a celebrity at first, so she continued to walk forward. When she was about to pass by the cafe, she inadvertently glanced in through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I passed by like a bird, but I still saw a familiar figure at a glance.

Scattered snowflakes fluttered down from mid-air, and it felt cool when it fell on her face, and she felt it directly, but at that moment she felt a little dazed.

Also at the same time, she almost subconsciously stopped slowly.

Not far away, Shang Huaiqing was standing in the cafe, with his half axis against the counter, his whole body was lazy and unruly.

Snowflakes covered his vision, making him a bit hazy, and the dark light was flickering in the cafe on a cloudy day, and the rippling thin light fell on him like water, lightly hooking his gorgeous facial features.

That day, he was wearing an expensive English-style woolen suit, and he was in an old-fashioned dark yellow cafe. It was retro and gorgeous. He should be reserved and reserved, but he gave people a broken sense of alienation.

Seeing the camera in front of Shang Huaiqing, Tao Xi realized that he should be taking pictures of something, and the girls watching at the door turned out to be because of him.

so.

Is he a star?

Tao Xi looked back, she turned her head and touched the phone in her bag, she wanted to use the phone to search for Shang Huaiqing's name, but it was too cold, and the ramen restaurant was right in front, two or three minutes away, it might as well go in Check it out at the ramen restaurant.

When thinking this way, Tao Xi has already raised his feet and walked forward.

Shang Huaiqing in the cafe over there, when the director paused the shooting, he looked casually out of the window, and saw Tao Xi's figure disappearing from his sight, he looked away, and chatted with the director about the next shooting.

When filming just now, he caught a glimpse of Taoxi outside the French window from the corner of his eye. Through the French window and the fluttering snowflakes, he recognized her almost immediately.

On the surface, he continued to face the camera calmly, withdrawing a brief peripheral vision, but Taoxi's figure was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Snow white, red scarf, she stood in the snow slim and graceful, half pure and flawless, half extremely enchanting.

The filming was coming to an end, and almost only one shot was taken afterwards, and Shang Huaiqing's shot for the movie today was finally completed.

After saying goodbye to the director and other staff, he left the cafe.

The snow was still falling outside, and when he walked out of the cafe, Shang Huaiqing was not in a hurry to leave, he followed the direction Taoxi left just now, walked not far, and saw her figure in a noodle shop.

She was sitting alone by the window, staring at her mobile phone, not knowing what she was looking at.

Pedestrians pass by in a hurry on the cold street, snowflakes fall on their faces, occasionally blinding their eyes, but they will soon melt away, Shang Huaiqing stopped, took out his mobile phone from his pocket like no one else, and took a picture of the snowflakes Tao Xi, who is sitting by the window of the noodle shop, is falling.

After taking the photo, he lowered his eyes and moved the photo to an album named Wu.

Snowflakes kept falling on the screen of the phone. He gently wiped them off with his long fingers, and he could feel the slight coolness of the sporadic melting snowflakes between his fingers, but the inexplicable throbbing of joy hidden in his heart easily overwhelmed other feel.

Shang Huaiqing put away his mobile phone, raised his head, and with a faint smile on his lips, he was always looking in the direction of Taoxi not far away.

He hid the joy in his heart, then raised his foot and walked towards the noodle shop.