Love You Secretly [MTL]

Ch 13

13

The atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

Tao Xi's head was stuffy, and he still didn't feel the nerve to raise his head again.

When she entered the store earlier, she took off the down jacket on her body. Now she is only wearing a mint-colored thin sweater with a peach heart collar. The neckline is not too low, but it may be because she accidentally tore off the down jacket when she took it off. The collar, the neckline is a little skewed, to the left, half-naked her white collarbone.

The drop of chili juice was bright red and dazzling, and happened to fall on the center left of the white chest, as bright red and charming as a cinnabar mole.

It seems that people are inexplicably flustered.

Tao Xi pulled off the neckline of the thin shirt, and wiped off the drop of chili juice with a tissue in her hand. She felt her cheeks began to feel hot, and knowing that she must be blushing, she raised her eyes carefully, and glanced at the person on the opposite side. Shang Huai.

He had already lowered his eyes, focused his gaze on the Mala Tang in front of him, and was eating slowly. There was no emotion in his drooping brows, as light as blue smoke, but he could clearly feel his restraint and courtesy.

Always give her a very comfortable feeling.

But when he thought of how carefully he noticed the chili juice on his body, and how sensitive the position was, Tao Xi couldn't help but feel rippling in his heart.

Throbbing, but also inexplicably with a hint of sweetness.

Because of such a small episode, the two of them didn't talk much afterwards, they just finished eating the Mala Tang in front of them silently.

Coming out of the store, Shang Huaiqing directly stopped a taxi at the door, put the two big bags in his hand into the trunk, and was walking towards the co-pilot when he saw Taoxi sitting in the back row On the one hand, he hesitated for a moment, but finally opened the back door and sat in.

Tao Xi was a little surprised, she couldn't help turning her head to look over, thinking that he would sit in the co-pilot, and when she saw him sitting, the eyes of the two of them met, she had no time to turn her head, so she had to bite the bullet and ask, "What's the matter?" Is everything ready?"

"Well, it's ready."

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror, saw a pair of talented men and women in the back row, and couldn't help laughing and teasing: "You two really match each other. , are you married?"

"No." Taoxi turned her head in a panic and looked at the driver, but just as she met the driver's eyes, she lowered her eyes and explained in a low voice, "We are not friends, no."

" ..." Not that kind of friend, just an ordinary friend! !

Almost at the same time as the driver's words fell down, Taoxi explained in a panic, but because of being too nervous, he messed up, and instead had a feeling of getting darker and darker.

I was a little annoyed that I didn't explain clearly, but I was too embarrassed to raise my head again, so I just lowered my head like a deflated ball and stopped talking.

Shang Huai dumped on the side, smiled calmly, looked at the driver and replied, "You misunderstood, we are just friends." "

Oh, so, sorry, I misunderstood you."

"It's okay."

Reported to the driver address, the taxi started and drove towards the place where the two lived.

No one spoke on the road, probably because of the driver's misunderstanding just now, which made the atmosphere somewhat awkward. Tao Xi sat there, playing with her mobile phone, but her mind was elsewhere.

From the corner of the eye, he always glanced at Shang Huaiqing beside him intentionally or unintentionally.

She didn't know what he was doing there, he didn't seem to be playing with his mobile phone, she wanted to turn her head to take a look, but she felt embarrassed, so she just sat there awkwardly.

Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped at the gate of the community.

"Master, how much is it, I will transfer it to you directly." Shang Huaiqing took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

The driver handed over the QR code of WeChat: "Fifteen yuan."

"I'll do it."

Taoxi opened her WeChat, but before she could scan the code, Shang Huaiqing had already paid the payment.

"It's okay, I'll be fine." Shang Huaiqing put away his phone and opened the car door.

After getting out of the car, he went straight to the trunk, and as soon as he took his things out, he heard a notification tone of a new WeChat message from his mobile phone. He took out his mobile phone with one hand and took a look. It turned out that the message was sent to him by Taoxi.

There is also a red envelope.

——The fare is still half of one person.

——Red envelope 7.5.

Shang Huai smiled, the taxi had already left at this moment, he looked up and saw Tao Xi was standing by the side of the road, staring at his mobile phone, as if he was waiting for him to collect her red envelope.

He lowered his eyes again, touched the screen lightly with his fingertips, and took Taoxi's red envelope. When he looked up again, he saw her shoulders slumped slightly, as if he was relieved, and then he saw her Put the phone in the pocket.

When he realized that she was about to look up to his side, Shang Huaiqing looked away indifferently, pretending to tidy up the bags in his hands, and after two or three seconds, he raised his foot and walked towards Taoxi.

The sun in the winter afternoon is warm and warm, and it is very comfortable to shine on the body.

Walking all the way home, the two of them didn't talk much until they got off the elevator and when they were about to walk to the door, Shang Huaiqing handed a small bag of chocolate beans to Taoxi: "Don't forget to take your chocolate beans."

" Okay, thank you." Tao Xi took it.

I just feel that the bag is a bit heavy when I hold it in my hand, but there are not only two packs of chocolate beans, but at least seven or eight packs.

"I only took two bags. Are the others yours?"

"No." Shang Huaiqing entered the password of the door lock, but did not open the door. Smiling, "It's all for me to invite you to eat."

Taoxi stretched out his hand hesitantly, and handed over the bag: "It's too much, two bags are enough."

Shang Huaiqing didn't take the bag, but just smiled He lowered his eyelids and took a look: "I don't eat chocolate, it will hurt my teeth."

When he said this, he lightly bit the back tooth socket of half of his cheek, and bared it deliberately, looking tired and bad.

As if he was afraid that Taoxi would not believe him.

Taoxi's hand was stuck in the air, not up or down, but after hearing what he said, she was too embarrassed to give him the chocolate beans, so she had to accept it herself, thinking that it would be good to transfer the money for the extra chocolate beans to him .

It's just that she just put her other hand into her pocket, and before she could touch the phone, she heard Shang Huaiqing's voice ringing again.

"There are more."

Tao Xi responded with a look of prestige.

Shang Huai pressed down on the doorknob and opened the door, but he didn't push the door to go in. He was still standing there under the dim light, with unknown emotions hidden in his brows and eyes, bad, naughty, and some It seemed to be half-joking, but it sounded serious and added: "I invited you for the chocolate beans, so don't send me any more red envelopes." It seemed that he had seen through his mind all at once, and

Tao Xi stretched out The hand in the pocket paused, unable to take out the phone after all.

And before she had time to say anything, she saw Shang Huai push the door open and walked in, and said goodbye to her at the door: "Go home quickly, let's meet again next time." "Okay, goodbye."

Tao Holding the chocolate beans in his hand, Xi turned around and opened his own door.

When she got home, Taoxi took off her down jacket and was about to continue polishing the ending of the novel. She put the chocolate beans on the desk, pulled out the chair and sat down.

The computer on the desk is running.

Her eyes fell on the chocolate beans, and she began to uncontrollably recall what she experienced with Shang Huaiqing today. The two of them took the bus together, went to the supermarket, ate Malatang, and took a taxi.

besides.

He helped remind her of the chili juice on her chest, and the taxi driver misunderstood that the two were in a relationship.

Just after such a shallow recollection, Taoxi felt inexplicably flustered, she didn't continue to reminisce, and stopped the rambling thoughts in her mind in time.

Just at this time, the computer is fully powered on.

Taoxi opened a pack of chocolate beans, poured out two and put them in her mouth, then she opened the Word document on the computer.

The novel at hand has entered the finishing work, and the train of thought has been sorted out, maybe it can be finished today.

The chocolate beans that melted in her mouth were a bit sweet. She got up, walked to the kitchen, poured a glass of cold water, and drank two or three sips on the rim of the glass until the sweetness of the chocolate in her mouth was diluted. in front of the computer.

Click on the reminder to continue from the last edited position in the upper right corner of the document, and the screen jumps instantly. Taoxi slides the mouse arrow up and down, roughly reads the content written before, and gradually has an idea in her mind. She concentrates and begins to concentrate Putting herself into the creation of the final chapter, she sat in front of the computer all afternoon after that, and only occasionally got up to pour a glass of water or go to the toilet.

After dinner and washing in the evening, she continued to work, and finally finished the novel before going to bed.

It was late at night, there was silence outside the window, and the room was also very quiet. Taoxi was still sitting there, typing the date of completion on the keyboard, and then she briefly browsed the final chapter that she had just created. Seeing that there was no major problem, she Turned off the computer.

The joy of ending slowly fermented in her heart, but she had no one to share with. She picked up her phone and opened the WeChat address book. The only person who could be called a friend was Shang Huaiqing.

But it's late at night, to disturb him like this, to share my joy with him, is always a bit ambiguous.

Tao Xi put down her cell phone, and gave up the idea of ​​sharing her joy with Shang Huaiqing. She got up, turned off the desk lamp, and prepared to go back to the bedroom to sleep.

In the next few days, Taoxi didn't contact Shang Huaiqing, just stayed at home to clean up, and washed all the clothes and bed sheets that he hadn't bothered to change these days.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and suddenly received a WeChat message from Shang Huaiqing. It was the day before New Year's Eve, and he sent a message to ask her.

——Do you have any plans for New Year's Eve tomorrow night?

Taoxi: No arrangement, and nothing to do.

Shang Huaiqing: Don't you want to write your novel?

Tao Xi hesitated for a while, but finally told him what was over.

——It was over a few days ago, so I can take a rest for a while.

Shang Huaiqing: Then congratulations on finishing it.

Taoxi: Thank you.

Shang Huaiqing: Do you want to go out together to count down to New Year's Eve, there is a fireworks display in the suburbs, it looks pretty good.

Taoxi: Will it be far away in the suburbs?

Shang Huaiqing: It's okay, you can drive there.

Tao Xi bit her lower lip, but her hesitation was not because she didn't want to go, but because she wanted to go too much, but she was a little excited and didn't know what to do.

For so many years of New Year's Eve, she spent it alone at home as usual, so ordinary that she didn't have any fun of New Year's Eve, as bland and tasteless as white water.

Until this moment, someone finally added a piece of rock sugar to her white water.

Tao Xi tapped the keyboard on the screen lightly with her fingertips, and answered him.

—Okay, what time will we meet then?

Shang Huaiqing: I checked the route. If there is no traffic jam, it will take an hour and a half to get there. Let's start at nine o'clock in the evening and start earlier.

Taoxi: Okay, we can start after dinner.

After sending this sentence, Taoxi hesitated for a while, and originally wanted to invite Shang Huaiqing to come over for dinner, but before he could type, he saw a message at the top of the screen indicating that the other party was typing.

She paused there, holding her mobile phone, and wanted to wait for the message from there to be sent first, but she waited for about half a minute until the status of the other party's typing disappeared, and no message came.

Seeing that no new message was sent over there for a long time, it was impossible to guess what Shang Huaiqing wanted to send, so Taoxi also gave up the idea of ​​inviting him to dinner and did not bother him anymore.

She put the phone aside and got up to get busy.

A day flies by in the blink of an eye.

After dinner the next day, Taoxi tidied up a bit, and she went out only after receiving a message from Shang Huaiqing that she could leave.

On the opposite side, Shang Huaiqing was already waiting for her in the corridor.

After locking the door and putting the keys in the bag, she turned to him and said, "I brought some snacks and water, and I can eat some when I'm hungry."

Shang Huaiqing took her hand The plastic bag inside: "Let me carry it."

"Yeah." Taoxi let go of his hand.

The two walked side by side towards the elevator.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the sky outside was completely dark, with only dim street lights left. Since the last snowfall, it has not snowed for a long time, and the weather is dry and cold.

There wasn't much traffic jam on the road. When we arrived in the suburbs, we felt that the temperature here was colder than in the urban area. As soon as we got out of the car, Taoxi couldn't help shivering.

She couldn't help wrapping the thick scarf around her shoulders tightly, and looked up. There were many scattered people gathered in front of her. Not far away, some staff members had already started setting up fireworks in the open space.

Following Shang Huaiqing to an open space, the two stopped and stood side by side.

"Want a drink?" Shang Huaiqing took out a bottle of drink from the bag, he naturally loosened the bottle cap, and handed it over.

Tao Xi took it: "Thank you."

With almost no effort, Tao Xi unscrewed the bottle cap, took two or three sips from the bottle, then tightened the bottle cap again, and took the drink in her hand.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen fireworks for a long time. I remember when I was young, when my parents took me to the park, I saw other people set off fireworks, but it has been many years." Shang Huai looked at the fireworks in front of him, and couldn't help sighed.

When listening to him say this, Tao Xi could hear that the melancholy in his tone was greater than the sigh, and it seemed that he could still hear the sigh he hid at the end.

Turning his head and looking over, his side face was unusually calm, without waves, and the end of his eyes was also dull. At that moment, he seemed to be preoccupied.

The countdown to the new year should be a very happy time.

Tao Xi stood there quietly, neither asking nor disturbing, just silently accompanying him.

After that, neither of them spoke again. As the countdown to the new year approached, the crowd became more and more lively, and the staff over there had already started preparing to light the fireworks that had been set up when the countdown was over.

Shang Huaiqing raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "There is still one minute." "

The time flies, and it will be here soon." Tao Xi echoed from the side.

Shang Huai turned his head with a smile in his eyes: "I didn't feel it just now, but now I'm a little excited."

Seeing the smile at the end of his eyes, Tao Xi guessed that he should have come out of the momentary melancholy mood just now, She secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and replied to him: "When the countdown is over, it will be a new year."

As soon as the words fell, many people counted down the time loudly in front of them: "Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!" "Happy New Year!"

Almost lighting up most of the sky.

In the midst of the dazzling fireworks, Shang Huai looked towards Taoxi's direction, with the faint light of fireworks in his eyes, and said to her softly, "Happy New Year."

Taoxi met his gaze, and at that moment , her smiling face was brighter than fireworks, and almost at the same time as his New Year greeting fell, she also whispered back to him.

"Happy New Year."