Summertime

In the airy corridor, there is no one there except for a few pots of spoiled flowers and plants rustling with the wind in the corner and a few bags of garbage left at the door of the house. The lights on the top of the corridor are not too bright, but the dates are still very bright The house she wanted to visit was soon found.

Xizao rang the doorbell, but no one answered, so she had no choice but to place the shopping bag in her hand on the marble floor, and free her hands to rummage through the keys in the wallet.

After a crisp sound of metal colliding, the door opened.Sure enough, the living room opposite the entrance was dark and empty. The south-facing balcony was wide open. The summer night breeze came in, and the cool breeze filled the whole room. The documents and papers on the coffee table in the living room were blown away. rattle.

boom--

The anti-theft door behind the mahogany door was forced to close by the natural force due to the collision between the south and the north door, making a violent collision sound, the whistling wind stopped just right, and the rushing papers became quiet.

From the bedroom at the back of the house, there were rustling sounds and low murmurs, as if someone was turning over to protest that the sudden movement in the room disturbed her sound sleep.But soon everything returned to calm, like the blurred orange color emanating from that half-open bedroom, Xizao didn't know why he thought of the word "warmth".

Warm, Xi Zao secretly laughed at himself, it was just the result of Gu Xia forgetting to turn off the bed light when he fell asleep, it was the only light source in this dark room, nothing more, nothing special.

She walked into the living room slowly, put the shopping bag on the pomegranate sofa, squatted down to pick up the manuscript papers blown off the wooden floor by the wind, and pressed them on the black-grained low wooden coffee table with the glasses case. Then he approached Gu Xia's bedroom lightly.

"Does your head still hurt?"

Gu Xia felt as if someone was talking to her, and she wanted to wake up, but her drowsy head seemed to have crashed, and she couldn't open her eyes even after trying for a long time.Then there seemed to be a warmth on the forehead, as if someone who came was kneeling and sitting beside her, bent down, and stretched out his hand to probe her head.

Gu Xia instantly smelled a familiar smell, faint, with the fragrance of a female body mixed with soap attached to the cotton and linen fabric.Her chaotic brain was injected with vitality, and Gu Xia slowly opened her eyes.

"what time is it?"

She turned her head subconsciously, and her blurred eyes tried hard to detect the color outside the window, but it was a pity that it was blocked by a beige coarse cloth curtain, so she still didn't know whether it was day or night at this moment.Gu Xia felt that she had slept for a long time, but her head was still aching, she drank too much yesterday, but if a hangover can be exchanged for a contract, it would be worth it, but her body is going on like this, Will it be bad...

Before Gu Xia could think about it, the off-white curtains were pulled open by Xizao who got up at some point, and Gu Xia, who was still squinting her eyes, subconsciously stretched out her hand to block the glare she thought would come in from the window. However, her movements were meaningless, and the outside of the transparent glass window was dark. If you look carefully, you may be able to find three or two blurred fluorescent lights in the darkness, which are almost dim. The lights in another residential building across the street from the community.

"It's almost nine o'clock, you haven't eaten yet, I'll make some, you wait."

The intermittent sound of running water in the kitchen quickly floated into the bedroom, and the sound was not loud, but in this not-so-popular house, these movements could still be heard clearly.Gu Xia seemed to hear the rough swishing sound of plastic bags drying, the doors of the refrigerator's refrigerator and freezer seemed to be opened, and the sound of collisions between glass bottles was so crisp, followed by the washing of pots and pans and water, and the whitening of rice. Pouring and washing, the contact between the cutting board and the knife surface, the slow and slow exchange between the kitchen knife and the food, the sound of objects squeezing and colliding with each other is like light music from the kitchen, which gradually makes people feel at ease.

Click—

The twist of the switch caused the flame to rise instantly in the natural gas, and the high-temperature flame made the cooking oil crackle in the hot pan, and Gu Xia's usually cold kitchen became lively at this moment.

Gu Xia didn't know why she felt as if she had been in another world. She turned her head and looked at the bright lights outside the window. The scenery there was already dim, but she kept staring at it, as if she was in a daze, but she didn't seem to be. A warm orange room, outside the window The slight breeze flowing in and the noisy movement in the kitchen made Gu Xia greedy and unwilling to get up. She was only wearing her hair, leaning half on the bed, looking sideways at the hazy night scene outside the window sill. What was she thinking? people know.When Xizao leaned halfway in an apron still smelling of oily smoke, and went to knock on the door of Gu Xia's bedroom, she only saw Gu Xia's profile face half covered by the breeze blowing hair. A little tired, but more lonely, since Xizao knew Gu Xia, she had never seen Gu Xia like this, Xizao was a little surprised.

"It's time to eat."

Xizao said cautiously.

"Ah."

Gu Xia suddenly came back to her senses, she turned her head and smiled at Xizao, calm and capable, just like before, so that Xizao thought that what she just saw was an illusion.

"The porridge is cooked, and the dishes are relatively light. Don't wait for me, eat quickly."

Xizao brought out several pots of steaming dishes from the kitchen one after another, placed them on the dining table, then turned around and went into the kitchen to wash and rinse.

Zizao made beef and egg drop porridge, and she had already filled the hot porridge in the pot into a porcelain bowl, and placed it in front of Gu Xia's accustomed position.On the table is a plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onion, a plate of eggplant with minced garlic, and a small plate of sliced ​​red duck eggs.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"You eat first, I'll clean up."

"I'm waiting for you."

"Then I don't clean up."

When Xizao heard that Gu Xia was waiting for her, she had no choice but to put down the frying pan in her hand, wiped her wet hands, walked to the dining table and sat down.

"Are you feeling better?"

"much better."

"Can you drink less alcohol in the future, it's not good for your stomach."

Xizao took the porridge that Gu Xia served for her, without using a spoon, just picked up the bowl and poured it down her throat as if she were drinking soup, it didn't look very good.

"Then, can you also eat on time, it's not good for your stomach like this every day." Gu Xia couldn't help laughing as she watched the jujube wolf down.

"I also work overtime for Couci." Xizao retorted.

"Then I drink for the sake of Couci." Gu Xia choked on Xizao with one word.

"If you drink less, I will work less overtime." Xizao coughed and wanted to make some kind of deal.

"Okay." Gu Xia couldn't help but get a glass of water for Xi Zao, and agreed casually.

The two looked at each other and smiled without speaking.

Xizao thought that Gu Xia would have fewer drinking parties in the future, but she would continue to work overtime in an unorganized and undisciplined manner, Xizao was used to it.

And Gu Xia also thought that Xizao would take more care of her unhealthy stomach in the future and reduce her workload, but she still had a lot of drinking sessions, and Gu Xia was used to it.

A casual agreement, nothing can be changed, they will still be the same.

After the meal, neither of them wanted to take care of the dining table and the messy utensils in the kitchen. Gu Xia and Xizao nestled on the sofa, watching a soap opera from somewhere on the TV, and the TV speakers buzzed like flies , sat in front of the TV for more than an hour, Xizao still can't keep up with the plot of that TV series, why the heroine was arrested, even now she still can't tell who is the villain, Xizao just thinks that the heroine The screaming was so harsh that my ears couldn't bear it anymore.Xi Zao lost her interest, she yawned, and got up from Gu Xia's shoulder drowsily.

"What's wrong?" Gu Xia turned her head and asked.

Xizao saw the colorful scenes in TV dramas where demons danced wildly on Gu Xia's round-frame glasses, she couldn't help being distracted, most of the jumping and distorted villains flashed past the smooth mirror surface, making Xizao a little dizzy .Xizao had to regain her senses, but in a blink of an eye, the target of her daze was shifted from Gu Xia's face, which was shifted by the flickering lens.

There was no blemish on that fair and beautiful face, just like white jade. At this time, Gu Xia had removed her delicate make-up during the day, her bare face, and her waist-length wavy black hair was randomly rolled up by her with a pencil on the coffee table. The silky black hair fell from her ears, making her thin face even smaller.At night, Gu Xia loses the shrewdness and dominance of working during the day, and returns to plainness and simplicity, but it still makes people feel comfortable and more real.

Xizao couldn't see Gu Xia's eyes clearly, those brows were blocked by the reflective glasses, but Xizao still thought Gu Xia looked good at this moment.In fact, Gu Xia's most outstanding feature is her eyes. Most of the time, they seem to be able to talk, and there is a vivid smile in the crescent moon.It's just that Gu Xia has a serious expression most of the time, making people afraid to look directly into her eyes.

Now, Xizao realizes that it has been a long time since she took a good look at the person closest to her in her life, her appearance, and some of her changes. Five years have passed, and the time has finally become younger, but Gu Xia in front of her is still there. The years have been sublimated, without Gu Xia's sharp edge when he met Xizao at the beginning, it seems that his vigor has gone, and he is more mature, restrained, and stable.

Xi Zao didn't know where the change in the person in front of her came from. It wasn't until now that she realized that she had already gotten used to the details of her and Gu Xia's coexistence in life, so much so that she didn't even know it. She has ignored Gu Xia for a long time.

"Why is there a black spot on the forehead?"

Gu Xia took off the glasses on the bridge of her nose, leaned over, and approached Xi Zao, Xi Zao saw her own shadow in the bright eyes under her clear eyebrows, and she suddenly realized that she had stared at Gu Xia in a daze like this. It's been a long time, but she's not used to looking at other people's eyes, Xizao was a little embarrassed, she coughed dryly and turned her head away.

"Really, it should be the ink from the copier, maybe it got on it when I repaired it today."

"Just find someone to fix it, it's so hard to do it yourself, hey, don't turn your head, I'll see if I can wipe it off."

Gu Xia pursed her mouth and stretched out her hand, and wiped it gently with her fingers, but the gray stain that was not obvious at first expanded a lot.

"You'd better go wash your face, it's still quite dirty."

She waved her hand and shook her head helplessly.

"It's okay, I should go back too, I'll clean up the things in the kitchen for you..."

Before Xi Zao finished speaking, Gu Xia stretched out his hand and dragged her back to the sofa.

"Take care of those things tomorrow, don't go back today, it's so late, sleep here."

"But, I didn't bring a change of clothes..." Xizao wanted to refuse.

"Choose anything from the bedroom closet, go ahead, see that you can barely keep your eyes open, wash up and go to sleep."

Gu Xia didn't give Xizao a good chance to continue talking, stood up directly, and pushed Xizao, who was still in a daze, into the bedroom.

Xizao had to stay in the end. Although she knew Gu Xia very well and had been friends for five years, she was still not used to living in other people's homes, which always made her feel uncomfortable, even awkward.

But after she took a bath, the exhaustion and dust of the day were finally unloaded, and Xi Zao was like a dangling green onion, falling on Gu Xia's big soft bed, no one could help Xi Zao up.The silence of the room, the dimness of the bed lamp, the chirping of insects outside the window, and the indistinct sound of whistles on the asphalt road made Xizao's head buzzing, surrounded by the familiar smell of Gu Xia, Dior perfume residue The faint fragrance mixed with the fragrance of CoCo shower gel made Zizao curl up in the bed infatuatedly, curled up like a baby, and bowed the air conditioner on the bed into a ball.Xizao didn't even know when Gu Xia entered the room and when she finished taking a shower, she just smelled the scent of the CoCo shower gel and shampoo beside her that suddenly became clearer, she turned around and groped for it. The source of the fragrance, and then rubbed close to a piece of softness, she was a little irritable, but after she finally found a comfortable position, Xizao didn't want to move anymore.She was so confused that she couldn't even open her eyes, but she seemed to feel someone talking in her ear.

"Follow me to a dinner party tomorrow, okay?"

"Um…"

"CouCi just signed a contract with Samba Advertising, and I mentioned you to the person in charge over there."

"Um…"

"He's very interested in you. Are you going to meet him with me tomorrow?"

"Um…"

"You promised?"

"..."

Taking advantage of Xizao's unconsciousness, Gu Xia quickly looked for an opportunity to set her up. If it was normal, Xizao would definitely not agree to participate in the dinner, but when this matter is about to happen, Xizao There was no sound.

Gu Xia really knows how to choose a time, and Gu Xia is a little bit dumbfounded, but she can be regarded as half agreed, and she will not regret it tomorrow.

Gu Xia made up the wishful thinking in his heart, couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, covered the person in his arms with a quilt, closed his eyes, and gradually fell asleep.

As for Xizao, if she knew about the future events early in the morning, she would never agree to Gu Xia's request, or in other words, she would never choose to visit her at Gu Xia's house on that day.

But the seeds of the future took root, germinated, and began to grow slowly that night. No one would know that Xizao's "hmm", which she didn't even remember, changed quietly. Jujube is originally a peaceful and comfortable life, or in other words, the life of all people.