be late

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"Xiao Shu?"

It was Lin Lan who broke the deadlock.

"I didn't go to work, why did you come back?"

She turned around suspiciously, feeling that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but she couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

Shu Yubai looked at Nan Xue quietly.

That gaze was terrifyingly quiet, like a hazy and gloomy sky, making people breathless.Nan Xue's chest rose and fell slightly, her fingertips clenched tightly, and then relaxed again, for a while, she couldn't look directly into Shu Yubai's eyes.

what did she just say

marry.

Shu Yubai was not happy about her marriage.

Is that so, because he didn't tell her immediately about the marriage?But the marriage was fabricated by her, it didn't happen at all.Her father was urging her to go back, and mentioned many times to find someone for her, but Nan Xue ignored him.

Shu Yubai let out an "ah" and said, "Sorry, I was frightened just now."

She bent down, took out a tissue from her bag, and slowly wiped off the soil scattered on the steps, and walked down step by step.When she reached the last step, she straightened up, pinned her long hair behind her ears, cleaned up the remaining soil with a garbage shovel, and slowly placed the pot of cactus on the windowsill.

"Didn't you resign, first move some things on the desk back."

Shu Yubai avoided Nan Xue's gaze, only looked at Lin Lan, and explained: "The company is fine at the moment, and it happens to be idle. You guys do your work first, and I'll move some more."

Nan Xue saw that something was wrong with her, but she didn't know what was wrong. She just felt that as best friends, it would be wrong not to tell her when they were getting married.

But the problem is that she is not ready to get married.

How to explain, the more I think about it, the more confused I get.

Nan Xue looked at her back and said softly:

"I didn't have time to tell you—"

Before she finished speaking, Shu Yubai had already turned around, pursed her lips, smiled, and said, "It's okay, congratulations."

The smile was very shallow, but there was some emotion in her eyes that she couldn't understand. With a slight click, the door closed, and Shu Yubai's back disappeared into the entrance.

Lin Lan was still a little excited and kept asking:

"Who is the marriage partner? Is he handsome? Let me introduce you?"

"Unexpectedly, you will also get married, and the iron tree is blooming."

"Hey, why don't you talk?"

……

Nan Xue ran to the window and looked down, only to see Shu Yubai wrapped in a coat in the north wind, his long hair was blown messy, making it difficult to move.

She stretched out her fingertips and gently pressed against the window, and the figure downstairs happened to be surrounded by her palm.

But then, she got into the car and quickly left.

It was evening when Shu Yubai came back.

It was very dark, so she took the remaining pots of small potted plants, put them in bags and took them home.There was a lot of snow on the road, and Shu Yubai felt cold when she looked at it. After a while, she retreated under the eaves and picked up her mobile phone.

Beep, beep.

After dialing the phone for a while, a woman's voice came over.

"Hey?"

The woman over there seems to be in a good mood: "Xiao Shu?"

"Ah."

Shu Yubai said softly: "Are you free? I want to chat."

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yi's voice was full of concern: "Are you not feeling well?"

Shu Yubai sighed softly: "It's a bit uncomfortable."

The two met at the original coffee shop.

Sitting down inside, Shu Yubai buried his face in his palms, his long hair was scattered, and he seemed very tired.

"I'm so tired."

Shu Yubai sighed softly:

"I've been with her for so many years, and it's always been like this."

"What's your plan next?" Xiao Yi asked her.

Shu Yubai shook his head.

A moment of silence.

The woman on the opposite side supported her chin, looked at her, and said patiently: "Why don't I help you again, anyway, there is only one month left."

"..."

"If it doesn't work, just give up."

Nan Xue and Lin Lan sat at the dining table, they were surprisingly quiet, Nan Xue was slowly drinking porridge with a small iron spoon, leaving a gray silhouette under the light, with a slim waist and long legs, very beautiful.

The door opened, Shu Yubai lowered his head to change his shoes, feeling the sight from upstairs.

Lin Lan greeted her: "Come on, the food is getting cold."

"You guys eat first."

Shu Yubai smiled lightly, and said in a good temper.

Nan Xue turned her eyes and looked at her.

It was a very special look, as if waiting for her to say something to him.

But Shu Yubai didn't look at her anymore, he put the potted plant by the window, watched the setting sun shine on the flowers, and then went upstairs.

Nan Xue's eyes dimmed for a moment, like an illusion.

Shu Yubai hesitated for a moment at the table, and sat next to Lin Lan, with a seat between him and Nan Xue.In this way, he deliberately separated a position from her, as if deliberately keeping a distance.

Nan Xue's face paled for a moment.

But then continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

Shu Yubai picked up the chopsticks, and when he was holding the chopsticks, his palm suddenly felt a tingling pain.

She lowered her head, stretched out her palms, and looked carefully.

At that time, when the cactus fell, a thorn got in. She asked a doctor to clean it up. The injury was very mild, although not serious. The thorn left a small scar on the palm of her hand, like a little red spot.

After rubbing gently, Shu Yubai felt that the pain was still there.

A little touch is connected to the heart.

A red chopstick holds vegetables and puts them into her bowl.

Shu Yubai raised his eyes and noticed that Nan Xue was looking at her, with some kind of emotion flashing in her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to say something.

"you're not feeling OK?"

She asked.

"No."

Shu Yubai explained easily: "It's just a little tiring to carry things."

"What's your plan next?"

Lin Lan chatted with Nan Xue, and knew that something happened to Shu Yubai's hand in the past, so he couldn't paint day and night like before.She has been working in the auction house for a while, but in the last few days, she plans to resume her old job.

Lin Lan looked at her with pity: "I heard from Nan Xue that you want to resign and start painting again."

"Yeah." Shu Yubai thought for a while, and explained: "I still prefer to create by myself. I'm not used to this place, so I want to go somewhere farther away."

"where to?"

"Go to the south. The south is good and warm."

"Where's your girlfriend, too?"

"Ah."

"When did you hand it in?" Lin Lan gossips with great interest: "Which step is it? Kissing? Or something else."

But Shu Yubai didn't answer, his long and smooth hair was loose to the waist.She was sitting next to Nan Xue, only showing a side face, with a slight smile on her lips, a thin layer of powder floating on her cheeks, quietly lowered her head, the porcelain spoon collided with the small bowl and made a ding-dong sound: "Don't ask."

Lin Lan laughed and began to eat.

Nan Xue only raised her eyelids, stared at her for a while, and didn't say much.

After a while, he suddenly stood up and left the dining table.

At night, Lin Lan sleeps on Nan Xue's bed, and Shu Yubai and Nan Xue are forced to sleep in the same bed again.

The small light was turned on, and the light was ambiguous.

Nan Xue looked at Shu Yubai's silhouette leaning quietly on the bed, and asked, "Are you angry today?"

"I am not angry."

Shu Yubai turned sideways, very quiet beside her, his eyes were even gentle: "You didn't do anything wrong, why should I be angry?"

Nan Xue didn't answer.

Shu Yubai pinched the phone on one side, and tapped quickly with his slender fingers, not knowing who he was chatting with.

There is a faint warm fragrance in the air.

The woman next to her was wearing a fine cotton plaid pajamas with one button unbuttoned, and her collarbone was soaked with wet water marks.In the orange light, there was an indescribable tenderness at the tip of her slender eyebrows.

Nan Xue tidied up the quilt.

For a moment, the ankle seemed to touch something soft, it was Shu Yubai's calf.

Nan Xue raised her eyes.

The two looked away.

"Go to sleep."

Shu Yubai pulled up the quilt.

On the second day, a little later, Nan Xue went to the company to find her.

Passing by the shop downstairs, Nan Xue paused, went in and bought a piece of chocolate, and then went upstairs.

Shu Yubai was still working, looking very busy.Nan Xue had no choice but to lean against her seat and wait for her.Shu Yubai seemed to be tired, he stretched his waist, his eyes looked tired.

Nan Xue took out a piece of chocolate from her bag and handed it to her: "No."

Shu Yubai shook his head: "Thank you, no need."

"You don't eat?"

"Yeah." Shu Yubai smiled, and she returned the chocolate to Nan Xue: "Hurry up and hide it, it won't be good for her to see."

"Who?"

"Xiao Yi."

Shu Yubai bowed his head and smiled slightly: "She said many times that sweets hurt the stomach, so she needs to change."

In the past, Shu Yubai liked to peel off the chocolate when he was tired.She said that sweets are good for the mood, eat more sweets, and be happy.

At that time, they were in the back row of the classroom, and Shu Yubai pushed aside the metal aluminum foil with his index finger, and fed her a sweet and fragrant piece.

Now, if you say you don't eat, you don't eat.

Nan Xue held it and left without saying a word.

When I got home, I saw that the piece of chocolate had melted.

She squeezed the deformed chocolate bag, threw it into the trash can, sat on the sofa again, and took a sip from the steaming glass of water.

Eyes looking out the window.

The night was very dark, and Shu Yubai's figure appeared downstairs as usual.

She opened the car door, straightened her long hair, and got out of the car with her legs in black boots.She is neither tall nor short, with a slender waist and long legs. She stands in the snow with black hair, and a thin winter skirt outlines a good figure. Her skin is white and she is really beautiful.Nan Xue watched her get out of the car, but she seemed to be waiting for someone.

Soon, the passenger door was opened.

Another woman got out of the car.

Long curly hair, wearing a long windbreaker, looks very beautiful, Shu Yubai looked at her and gently bent the corners of her lips, very intimate.

Nanxue could see clearly from far away.

Standing together, the two are a perfect match.

Xiao Yi held her hand, the two of them said something downstairs, Shu Yubai smiled again, at this moment, Xiao Yi raised his hand to cup Shu Yubai's face.

Caress lightly.

Nan Xue got up suddenly and went out.

When I was studying in the past, every time I passed the dormitory building, there were couples standing in the small lights downstairs, hugging and talking.

At that time, Shu Yubai thought that one day she and Nan Xue could do the same.

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Yi.

"Is it cold?"

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Wear skirts in winter, if you don't catch a cold, whoever catches a cold."

She was wearing a thick woolen coat, but Shu Yubai only had a winter skirt.There is heating indoors in the north, and sometimes the temperature is even very high, and it is too hot to wear too much.

Shu Yubai usually doesn't care about it, and always wears a little less.Just now in the car, she had a bad throat, coughed lightly, and didn't pay attention, but Xiao Yi paid attention.

"Actually, it's okay." She smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern."

Xiao Yi looked at her, and suddenly began to unbutton his coat, and then took off the coat, intending to put it on for her.

"No thanks--"

Shu Yubai quickly waved her hand to refuse, she couldn't stand such kindness.

After she finished speaking, Xiao Yi paused slightly.

Not because of Shu Yubai's refusal.

Her eyes fell behind Shu Yubai, her expression seemed to be surprised, or something else.

Shu Yubai followed his gaze and turned his head to look.

Nan Xue stood behind her, slowly took off the scarf around her neck, and walked over.

There was a sudden heat on Shu Yubai's neck, and there was a light and soft touch.It was Nan Xue who wrapped the scarf around her gently, once, twice.The plaid scarf soaked her body temperature, it was very warm, and there was a faint fragrance.

Shu Yubai raised his eyes in surprise.

Nan Xue took Shu Yubai's hand, pulled her to her side, patiently adjusted the scarf for her, and then gently wrapped her arms around her waist.

"Go back, sister."

"and many more."

Xiao Yi seemed to remember something, and smiled lightly: "Yubai, your house key is in my pocket."

Nan Xue's footsteps stopped.