Nocturnal

Xia Zhifei played the game by himself for a while, and felt a little hungry, so he put down his laptop and went to the kitchen to browse for food.

Qin Mochi seldom fires at home. His well-equipped kitchen is equivalent to a pantry in this home. There is a lot of coffee and milk, and the only food he eats is bread, sausage and a bag of apples.Xia Zhifei rummaged through the refrigerator, and found two bags of quick-frozen dumplings under a beef shank that had been frozen for an unknown amount of time in the bottom drawer.Xia Zhifei didn't care about the expiration date, so he quickly took out the pot and brushed it casually, and boiled water to cook the dumplings.

Xia Zhifei worked for a long time before he realized that Qin Mochi was not in the room. He put down the things in his hands, strolled to the security door in the corner of the living room, and tentatively reached out to push it.The door was ajar, Xia Zhifei poked his head in, and saw Qin Mochi lying on the workbench drawing a picture, with his head slightly lowered, looking extremely focused.

It is said that men at work are the most handsome, Xia Zhifei thinks this is absolutely true.He stood at the door and looked at it with his head tilted for a while, then reached out and knocked on the door frame, "Hey, handsome guy, do you want to eat dumplings?"

Qin Mochi raised his head and looked at him in surprise, "Where did you come from?"

"...I found it in the refrigerator." Xia Zhifei began to doubt whether the two bags of fish dumplings could still be eaten.

"Oh," Qin Mochi showed a surprised expression of "there's still that kind of thing in the refrigerator", "Of course, eat it, call me when you cook it, I'll finish it if there's still a little left."

As soon as Xia Zhifei turned around and took a step, he felt that something was stepped on under his feet. He looked down and saw a small black stone, only half the size of a longan.Xia Zhifei has been with Qin Mochi for a long time, and he knows that stones are not what they look like, and many treasures are hidden in inconspicuous shells before they are opened.

"What kind of gemstone is this?" Xia Zhifei picked up the half longan, walked over and put it on Qin Mochi's workbench.

Qin Mochi glanced at it, and said indifferently: "It's not something valuable, it seems to be picked up from a spring outing when I was young."

"..." Xia Zhifei looked at him speechlessly, "Is this a brain teaser? I just thought that all the valuables are hidden in your house, so you got me a broken stone you picked up a lesson."

Qin Mochi laughed, and held a small stone to look at the light, "Don't look at him as inconspicuous, but he is actually a variant of aphanitic, similar to agate. Well, he is a close relative." Although it is only an inconspicuous small piece Stone, but after looking at it for a long time, I can also see a bit of simple beauty.Qin Mochi had long forgotten where he picked it up, and only felt that he would see it every once in a while, on the dining table, next to the notebook, and in the paint box, as if it appeared out of nowhere.

Xia Zhifei curled his lips, this thing really doesn't look like a relative of agate.

Qin Mochi looked at the stone in his hand, and vaguely felt that the stone seemed to be different from what he remembered, it was smaller and the color became much lighter.

"Are you saying that stones are corroded by air?"

"Improbable," Xia Zhifei said, "Isn't everyone saying that the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten? It can be seen that rocks are the strongest things."

Qin Mochi casually threw it into the glass box on the desk where the bits and pieces of gems and beads were placed, thinking that what had become smaller and grayer, maybe it was really his own illusion.

The next morning, Qin Mochi was woken up by the sound of the door opening, Xia Zhifei had already come back from a run, and brought back breakfast for the two of them.Qin Mochi was used to going to bed late and waking up late, but now he has woken up and smelled the tempting aroma of food. He couldn't lie down and followed suit. After washing up, he opened the door and came out. Hot soy milk, rice porridge and steamed buns, I sighed, "It's been a long time since I had such a hearty breakfast."

Xia Zhifei watched him amusedly sit down to grab the buns, and was about to speak, but his eyes froze slightly on his face.

Qin Mochi noticed it immediately, and glanced at him quickly, with a puzzled look on his face.

Xia Zhifei still had half a steamed stuffed bun on his chopsticks, and said in a daze, "Turn your face towards me."

Qin Mochi sat facing the window, turned his head and the light hit his face, he couldn't help squinting, "What's wrong?"

The steamed bun on Xia Zhifei's chopsticks fell into the porridge bowl with a clatter, the rice porridge splashed out, and a drop just splashed on the back of Qin Mochi's hand, which made him shiver, and the steamed stuffed bun almost missed it.

Qin Mochi became angry, "Can you still eat well?! Pay for my tablecloth!"

Xia Zhifei took a deep breath, leaned over from the table, and squeezed Qin Mochi's chin, "I've always felt that something was wrong with you, do you know? When the light hit your eyes, your pupils shrank!"

Qin Mochi, "..."

Is it normal for pupils to shrink when exposed to light stimulation? !

Xia Zhifei seemed to guess what he was thinking, and waved the chopsticks in his hand excitedly, "It's not a normal shrinking, it's the kind... like a cat, the entire pupil shrinks! It's like a date stone, isn't it? round!"

Qin Mochi, "..."

Qin Mochi yawned dully.

"I'm serious!" Xia Zhifei was anxious.

"Ah, it's true, my eyes are like cats," Qin Mochi asked him back, "So what?"

Xia Zhifei stared at him dumbfounded, well, even if he didn't want anything, is it really normal for Qin Mochi to react so flatly?

Xia Zhifei pulled his eyelids in distress, "Am I the same? Do you think there may be some feline blood mixed into our house?" As he spoke, he deliberately turned his head and turned his face towards the window, letting Qin Mochi look into his eyes.

Qin Mochi glanced at him nonchalantly, "Don't worry, you're very normal, you definitely don't have the characteristics of a feline." He discovered the eye problem two months ago, and he was terrified for a while, but went No problems were found during the hospital examination. Later, Qin Mochi found that things were still the same as before, and there was nothing unusual, so he gradually didn't care.

Xia Zhifei was still in shock, "Then what's the matter with you? Have you been checked by the hospital?"

Qin Mochi nodded, and took away the last two buns before Xia Zhifei came to his senses, "I've checked."

Xia Zhifei looked at him hopefully, "What does the doctor say?"

Qin Mochi took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, and said slowly, "The doctor said that I was too tired, which resulted in too much mental stress. He wants to introduce me to a psychiatrist."

Xia Zhifei, "..."

Xia Zhifei vaguely had another guess in his heart, but when facing Qin Mochi, he still felt that it was better not to say anything.

Qin Mochi put down his chopsticks and put the empty plate into the kitchen contentedly.

Xia Zhifei came back to his senses, "I'll go, you're too quick! I'm not full yet!"

Qin Mochi snickered in the kitchen, "Whoever distracted you deserves it!"

Xia Zhifei ate porridge pitifully, "What are you doing next?"

"Go to the store." Qin Mochi was washing the dishes, his clear voice was mixed with the sound of water, and there was a strange softness, "There are customers who have made an appointment in the store this morning."

Qin Mochi's studio is downstairs.The first to fourth floors of Xinghai Building are all shopping malls. Compared with the three floors below, the fourth floor is a little bit cleaner. Most of them are handicraft stores, household goods stores or galleries, and there is a very good movie theater. I like it When the movie of the movie was released, Qin Mochi occasionally went over to join in the fun.There is also a cafe next to the cinema, and the desserts and drinks are very good.

As soon as Qin Mochi walked to the door of the store, he heard someone singing "Little Apple" in a rough voice. It was amazing that he sang out of tune with such a salivary song suitable for all ages.Two young men in black uniforms were doing the housekeeping in the morning, and they both had horrible expressions on their faces.

Qin Mochi glanced at the half-closed door in the inner room, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Daming?"

Qi Ming is another listed designer in his studio, and also Qin Mochi's junior.He looks ugly, but he is very talented. When he first came, he designed a cartoon version of the zodiac pendant, which is still often asked about.However, imaginative people usually don't like to do repetitive tasks, and Qin Mochi himself is the same.Therefore, each work of Qin Mochi Studio is destined to have its unique attributes.

Hearing Qin Mochi ask about Qi Ming, the girl who was watering the flowers smiled and said, "It seems that I have lost love again."

Qin Mochi looked at her speechlessly, wondering what does "again" mean?Also, when did breaking up in love become something that makes people feel happy?

The girl waved her hand and said, "Brother Qin, you don't know that Daming has broken up with him twice this month!"

Qin Mochi, "..."

The young man who was tidying up the magazine rack next to him smiled and said, "Brother Qin, I have an appointment at ten o'clock today."

Qin Mochi nodded, indicating that he understood.

Both young men were recruited as assistant designers.The girl's name is Zhang Xiaomi, and the boy's name is Ning Ning. They are both fresh graduates. Besides helping the workshop in the inner room, the two of them are also responsible for receiving customers and taking care of the front of the store.The store is small, with a few display cabinets and a circle of sofas and coffee tables. It is not like a store, but more like a place to sit and talk.Careful Zhang Xiaomi also placed a crystal vase on the coffee table, with a few fresh long-stem roses in it.

Seeing Qin Mochi looking at the vase, Zhang Xiaomi smiled and said, "Da Ming ordered roses from the flower shop downstairs for a month in order to catch up with his girlfriend. Now that his girlfriend is gone, I asked the flower shop to deliver the roses to our shop." .”

Qi Ming leaned against the door of the workshop like a wandering soul, and asked Qin Mochi sadly, "Boss, can roses be reimbursed? Ecuador's long-stem red roses cost 100 yuan a piece, and the flower shop won't refund it... I ordered it." One month’s rent is too much to pay! I didn’t even want to eat breakfast this morning.”

Qin Mochi, "..."

Zhang Xiaomi had a gloating expression on his face, "Brother Qi, you are really affectionate, this old and expensive flower...you said that your goddess is not moved by you?"

Qi understood her with a glance, "Shallow woman!"

Zhang Xiaomi made faces with Ningning.

Ning Ning stopped Zhang Xiaomi pretendingly, "I think it's probably because Brother Qi didn't do it right. How could he just send roses? Doesn't it seem that Brother Qi only understands romance and life? The correct steps should be this: first Invite girls to go shopping, take whatever you like, then invite French cuisine, prepare the violinist, then put candles and so on, and then serve roses... It is best to have jewelry designed by Brother Qi himself, um, this way you will be invincible gone."

Qin Mochi, "..."

Qi Ming's eyes went straight, "Huh? Then I probably won't be able to eat in the second half of the year..."

Zhang Xiaomi nodded again and again, "Youqing is full of water, what else do you want to eat?"

Qin Mochi, "..."

Forget it, he'd better not say anything.He couldn't figure it out, everyone was gentle and refined during the interview, why did he become like this after working for a period of time... Could it be that Xinghai Building has bad feng shui?

In the morning, there was only a couple of young people who had made an appointment for a wedding ring, and Qin Mochi needed to personally receive them.Most of the customers who come to the store are shopping malls or watching movies, and they come here to have a look at random. The finished products in the display cabinet can sell a few pieces a day, but the main income of the studio is still from private orders. .

Qin Mochi confirmed the style and size with the young couple, and personally sent them to the door of the store.As soon as Qin Mochi walked out, he felt a little uncomfortable, as if someone was staring at him.Qin Mochi looked around subconsciously, and saw a strange-looking old man standing beside a pillar not far away, looking at this side with a sullen face.Qin Mochi couldn't tell his age, but his hair was gray, so he should be in his 70s or [-]s.The man was tall and thin, wearing a long gray gown. At a glance, he looked like an old master who had traveled from a school in the Republic of China.

There are more people in strange costumes on the streets these days. Qin Mochi has personally seen Jianghu people showing Fengshui, with their buns and Taoist robes, looking like they were filmed in ancient costume movies.But after all, there are not many people wearing long gowns, so it is inconvenient first of all.Qin Mochi became curious and couldn't help but take a second look.

The old master raised his foot and walked towards him.

Qin Mochi suddenly felt a subtle sense of coercion, as if an invisible hood was covering him as his footsteps approached.

Qin Mochi took a step back subconsciously, something moved slightly in his eyes, and he felt a little hot involuntarily.