The protagonists in the book all resent me for breaking

After returning that night, Jiang Xian saw Qingmian at home who hadn't seen him all day.

Qingmian told him that Lord Yan Wang had given him a day off, so he was not by Jiang Xian's side today.

The return of Qingmian made Jiang Xian feel relieved.

It's great that everything before was not a dream.

It's great that everything I've been through is real.

In the days that followed, Chi Luoxi really lived in Jiang Xian's small rented house, and even occupied the dove's nest and Jiang Xian's bedroom.

At first, Jiang Xian was reluctant, but he couldn't bear the fact that "you can do whatever you want if you have money", so not only did the rent and utility bills be covered, but they also asked him to pay him two hours of "assistant" labor fees every day.

——Although Jiang Xian never sorted out any information for him during the half a month they spent together.

As the saying goes, "eat people's mouths are soft, and people's hands are short." Jiang Xian, a hard-working college student who earns tuition and living expenses, can only bow to "five buckets of rice".

……

Someone asked for leave from the supermarket that day, so Jiang Xian worked an extra four hours to replace him. When he finished work, it was already past meal time when he got home.

Jiang Xian sat on the sofa and rested for a while, and found that Chi Luoxi seemed to have gone out again.

The two have been together for more than half a month. Chi Luoxi is actually a good roommate. She pays attention to hygiene and cleanliness. She always moves lightly at home and occasionally listens to light music. She doesn't have any vulgar preferences or eccentricities. I can't see the frivolous appearance of having sex with him and being in the bar.

But Jiang Xian knew that Chi Luoxi was not as gentle and refined as he appeared, from the fact that he often came back in the middle of the night or didn't return at night.

This is also the main reason why Jiang Xian clearly likes his appearance but always reminds himself to keep him at a respectful distance. Chi Luoxi is like a poppy, beautiful but not intoxicating. Once addicted, it will be beyond redemption.

But occasionally, when he lay on the sofa and looked at the empty bedroom, he still couldn't help but roar in grief and anger: "Since you don't want to live here, why don't you just return the bedroom to me, you idiot!"

After yelling, Jiang Xian sighed and stood up from the sofa. He hadn't eaten dinner yet, his internal energy was exhausted, and he was hungry.

He was too lazy to move, so Jiang Xian decided to make instant noodles for dinner.

As soon as he mixed the water into the pot, the phone rang. He grabbed the phone, and the words Lin Ruanxing on the screen kept flashing with the rhythm of the music.

As soon as the call was connected, a high-pitched female voice came out of the receiver: "I heard that you are living with Chi Luoxi! Do you know that he is a famous playboy! Even your small appearance is not enough for him to hold his teeth sewn!"

Jiang Xian subconsciously turned his head away and pulled the phone away, as if the spittle on the other side would spray him in the face otherwise.

"No, senior, it's him who insists on staying with me. He's my boss, so it's not easy for me to chase him away. Besides, he goes out late every day and comes back late. I don't even see his face very much every day." Come back." Jiang Xian turned on the speakerphone and began to tear the packaging of instant noodles.

"Oh..." Lin Ruanxing on the opposite side responded.

Why did Jiang Xian feel that there was such a sense of loss in her voice?

Before he could make a careful calculation, the senior sister changed the subject: "Then you mean that he hasn't written a manuscript recently?"

Jiang Xian told the truth: "Then I don't know, I work every day and am not at home, but he never asked me to do things like sorting out materials."

"Hmph..." The senior sneered from the other end of the phone, "How dare he be lazy!" She hung up the phone before she finished speaking.

Jiang Xian shook his head helplessly, the phone call really came and went like lightning.

Lin Ruanxing is Zhang Chenrui's senior sister. Zhang Chenrui once worked in her family's small commodity wholesale market when she was a freshman.

Later, when she learned about Zhang Chenrui's family situation, she often introduced him to jobs such as tutoring or holiday salesman, which helped him a lot.

In Jiang Xian's memory, although this senior was already in her 30s, she had a cute lolita face, and she behaved aggressively and neatly in the world, with the heart of a typical lolita-looking girl.

Jiang Xian couldn't help but silently mourned for Chi Luoxi for three seconds, then lit the fire to boil the water and continued cooking instant noodles.

At this time, there was another knock on the door.

Could it be that Chi Luoxi is back?It's still early today.

Jiang Xian answered and opened the door, but the person standing outside the door was not Chi Luoxi but a gentle-looking woman.

"Hello." The beauty opened her mouth first, her voice was crisp and soft.

"Ah... hello. Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Jiang Xian responded quickly.

She smiled and said, "I just moved here recently, my name is Liu Yeli, and I live next door to you."

It turned out to be a new neighbor, Jiang Xian smiled friendly and introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Chenrui, what can I do for you?"

"I'm here to bring you broth." Liu Yeli said and handed a red thermos bucket to Jiang Xian: "I made too much broth tonight, and I can't finish it by myself, so I want to share it with the neighbors." Some... If you don't mind, try it."

"That's so embarrassing." Although Jiang Xian said so, he hadn't drank broth for a long time, and Liu Yeli didn't know what kind of broth he used. The rich aroma of the broth inside.

Jiang Xian was so attracted by the scent that his index finger twitched, saying something embarrassing, but he reached out to take the thermos, and then thanked her.

Seeing Jiang Xian accepting it, Liu Yeli seemed very happy, and after a few polite words, she said goodbye and went back to her home.

Jiang Xian carried the thermos bucket to the kitchen, opened the lid, and the smell of meat ten times more pleasant than before wafted out, making the glutton in his stomach let out a "goo".

This fragrance made Qingmian's dog's head wrinkle up, and when he turned to get the bowl to pour out the soup, Qingmian pushed the thermos forward a little, so Jiang Xian "accidentally" when he turned around "The elbow hit the thermos, and a bucket of soup spilled all over the floor.

Jiang Xian wailed, looking at the broth he wasted with a sad face, wishing he could get his stupid arm off.

Why are you so clumsy!

It seems that today I only have instant noodles...

……

In the middle of the night, Jiang Xian was woken up by a thumping sound. He dazedly touched his phone and pressed the screen to turn on—[-] o'clock sharp.

I didn't hear Chi Luoxi's door opening today, he probably hasn't come back yet, so who is doing it?

Jiang Xian pricked up his ears to distinguish, the knocking sound repeated three times, three times, three times, it seemed to be... the sound of knocking on the wall.

And the voice seems to be coming from the next door. According to the layout of this community, the next door should be Liu Yeli's bedroom...

The sound of knocking on the wall was very clear in the silent darkness.

Jiang Xian scratched his head irritably, buried his head under the pillow, and finally fell asleep again in a daze.

The next morning, Jiang Xian, who was woken up by the alarm clock, felt extremely heavy and had a headache, as if someone was violently pulling his brain nerves.

He didn't know how long the knocking on the wall last night lasted. He only remembered that the intermittent knocking on the wall was still ringing in his sleep.

Chi Luoxi did not return all night again.

Jiang Xian stuffed himself with two pain relievers, turned on the faucet and washed his face with cold water in his hands to wake him up. When he looked up, he saw his face reflected in the mirror, with two huge black spots under his eyes. The eye circles are particularly prominent.

I didn't sleep well all night, so I wouldn't be so haggard.

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Originally, Jiang Xian thought that the sound of knocking on the wall was just a one-night event, and Renren would pass away, but now he told him that what you usually think is just you thinking too much.

On the second day and the third day, when the sound of knocking on the wall sounded on time at [-] am on the fourth night, Jiang Xian finally couldn't bear it any longer. He turned on the light angrily, got up from the sofa and walked to the wall that made the sound He slapped the wall hard three times.

The voice on the other side stopped abruptly.

But the next second before he could relax, the knocking sounded again.

This time the sound completely lost its sense of rhythm, as if a furious person was punching and kicking against the wall, rushing towards him without tearing down the wall and vowing not to give up, he even saw the The chandeliers trembled slightly with the shaking of the wall.

The sudden noise scared Jiang Xian back several steps.

Suddenly, the door lock of the living room made a "click" sound.

Jiang Xian looked towards the door like a frightened animal—it turned out that Chi Luoxi had returned.

The sound of hitting the wall stopped instantly, and the tense nerves relaxed. Jiang Xian's feet went limp, and he almost fell to his knees. Fortunately, Chi Luoxi helped him in time.

Chi Luoxi helped him to sit on the sofa, and handed him a cup of hot water. The scent of sandalwood and the warm temperature of the cup made Jiang Xian gradually calm down.

Chi Luoxi sat down beside him, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Xian took a sip of hot water, the warm water moisturised his dry throat, and then he told Chi Luoxi all about what happened recently.

Chi Luoxi listened to him quietly, frowning tightly, and it took him a while to ask: "Zhang Chenrui, did you say that the sound of knocking on the wall was repeated three times, three times, and three times?"

Jiang Xian nodded: "Well, does this sound have any meaning?"

Chi Luoxi looked at him, as if hesitating for something, but in the end she just said: "Go to the bedroom to sleep tonight and have a good rest. Also, don't have any contact with that woman next door."

Although he didn't know what he meant, Jiang Xian nodded and walked into the bedroom.

I don't know if it's because there are more people in the family, but I slept very soundly this time, and I didn't wake up until near noon, and Jiang Xian felt much better.

Walking to the living room, Chi Luoxi went out again. There was a fried egg and bread on the dining table, still warm.

Jiang Xian couldn't help but smile, Chi Luoxi is quite considerate occasionally.

Sitting down at the table, Jiang Xian picked up a piece of bread and took a bite. The bread was toasted just right, browned and crispy.

"Qingmian, do you know what happened last night?" Jiang Xian, who had calmed down, asked Qingmian while recalling the details of last night.

Qingmian said: "I don't know."

Jiang Xian stopped and looked at Qingmian suspiciously. He always felt that Qingmian had become indifferent to him since he came into this book.

Qing Mian ignored him, but took out a piece of bread from his dinner plate and bit into it with a cracking sound: "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good after it gets cold."