love in the dark

We have a special guest at the restaurant today.

The reason why he is special is because in Shen Mingfei's impression, he has never stepped outside the house.

I don't know what kind of wind brought him here today.

The store was almost closed now, and the waiter came up to him and said, "Sorry, sir, we're closing soon..."

The one-eyed old man half-opened his only remaining eye. He didn't speak, but his face was very ugly.

Shen Mingfei had packed up his things and was about to leave. Seeing this, he quickly said to the manager: "He is my neighbor who lives downstairs. Let me cook for him. After all, it's not easy for him to live alone."

The manager frowned reluctantly and said, "Okay then."

Shen Mingfei walked towards the old man and asked, "Sir, what would you like to order?"

The old man looked up at him, rolled his gray eyeballs twice, and said after a while, "I want a green vegetable and a spare rib."

His voice was hoarse and ugly, like sawing wood.Shen Mingfei didn't care much, and asked again: "Okay, do you need anything else?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Give me a glass of water."

"OK, wait."

The old man who wanted to live alone couldn't order too many dishes, so Shen Mingfei went back to the kitchen and turned on the stove again.

Frying one or two dishes is already very handy for him. After warming the rice, he put the fried vegetables into the pot in a short while.

Shen Mingfei put the food in the lunch box, and put the plastic bag in front of the old man: "Sorry, I've been waiting for a long time."

The old man stared at him for a while, then suddenly asked without thinking: "Do you like cats?"

This question was a bit strange, Shen Mingfei was taken aback for a moment, and replied: "I like it."

The old man nodded, paid the bill and walked out the door.

Only then did Shen Mingfei notice that his right foot seemed to be lame.

After he left, the waiter from before leaned over to Shen Mingfei and complained in a low voice: "Is that person really your neighbor just now? Why does it feel weird?"

"He is indeed my neighbor. Don't judge people by their appearance."

"No." The waiter tried to explain, "Since you went to cook, he has been staring at the kitchen."

Shen Mingfei thought for a while and said, "Maybe you're just hungry?"

The waiter subconsciously didn't feel like it.Because in that inadvertent moment just now, she clearly saw a gleam of light in the old man's gray one eye.

Today, I came home a little late because I cooked some extra dishes for the old man, but my boyfriend said that I have to work overtime at night, so I am not in a hurry to go back and cook.

As a result, he met his new neighbor next door, Pan Daping, on the way.

Although judging people by first impression is not very good, he still took the initiative to keep a distance after saying hello.

Pan Daping seemed to be in a good mood, so he took the initiative to talk to him: "You are leaving get off work so late today?"

"That's right, because there is an extra guest." Shen Mingfei replied awkwardly yet politely.

"Oh, that's it." Pan Daping asked again, "Is it hard to work normally?"

"Fortunately."

Shen Mingfei felt that this neighbor was also a very mysterious person, often leaving early and returning late, no one was seen, and he didn't know what industry he was in.However, after all, he had only a mediocre impression of this person, and he was not interested in finding out.

There were only the two of them on the elevator, and as soon as the door closed, Pan Daping leaned forward and cornered Shen Mingfei: "You seem to be avoiding me?"

Such a distance is too short, Shen Mingfei frowned and said, "Mr. Pan, please step aside."

Pan Daping chuckled lightly, his naked eyes lingered greedily on Shen Mingfei's fair neck: "Can your boyfriend satisfy you?"

Shen Mingfei was startled: "How do you know..."

"I live next door to you, don't I know about your relationship?"

Just when his lips were about to touch that inch of skin, Shen Mingfei pushed him away suddenly, covered his neck and said, "Mr. Pan, please be respectful."

It happened that the seventh floor arrived, and as soon as the elevator door opened, Shen Mingfei rushed out like escaping, without seeing the gaze behind him.

When he got home and closed the door firmly, he leaned on the door and took a deep breath to calm his emotions.After he calmed down, he walked over and turned on the TV.

The news content was being rebroadcasted on TV, and while he was sorting out the shoe cabinet, he caught the phrase "...another man was killed".He looked up, and the news had already changed to the next one.

After the news is broadcast, there are boring serials. They are all short dramas from parents, which make people drowsy.

Shen Mingfei leaned on the sofa, resting his forehead with his hands, and half-closed his eyes, waiting for Yan Boxuan to come back.

The midnight bell rang "Dang", which startled the nocturnal crows and wailed mournfully.At this moment, the door of the house was pushed open with a "click", and was creaked by the wind.Yan Boxuan stood at the door wrapped in cold air, his face sinking like water.

"Zhuang Qi is dead." He said.