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13.

Xin Yue found that the skill of reading aloud was very effective for Jiang Yinqi.Not only was Xin Yue rewarded with a bunch of figs, but he was also greeted by Jiang Yinqi before going to bed.

"I'll help you inflate the mattress." Jiang Yinqi said.It has been 10 days, and Jiang Yinqi just remembered that the mattress needs to be inflated frequently.If Xin Yue had been taken care of by Jiang Yinqi, he would have been lying on the floor long ago.

"No need, I just inflated it." Xin Yue replied.

"Then good night." Jiang Yinqi was rarely so polite.

These two people had a bad interaction before the reading event. Jiang Yinqi was withdrawn and self-conscious, and Xin Yue was nervous. The two people can basically get along peacefully, largely due to Jiang Yinqi's frequent absence from home.

The epidemic finally locked Jiang Yinqi at home.

It's not that Jiang Yinqi is not used to staying at home, but that he is not used to having other people at home.

She would rather sit in a library or a coffee shop, surrounded by many people, which sometimes feels more liberating than alone.Because these many strangers gather together, it is a kind of background environment, a public place, which means that you can completely ignore it, and you are not necessarily responsible for warming up the scene.

And when there is only one person around you, even if it is a stranger, you often feel that you have the responsibility to say hello and have a few words of greeting, and show the most basic social attitude, otherwise you will be considered sick.What's more, this is Jiang Yinqi's own home, her territory.She cannot ignore the presence of guests.

In other words, Jiang Yinqi is not used to always having someone around him.She's been single for too long.Jiang Yinqi hid outside on purpose.

With Xin Yue around, Jiang Yinqi couldn't do anything, even if the summer palace was far away from the living room and winter palace, Jiang Yinqi still couldn't work with peace of mind.In just two days, Jiang Yinqi lost his temper twice.

For example, this morning, Jiang Yinqi smelled the aroma of coffee in her sleep, and when she came downstairs, she immediately had a Chinese and Western breakfast served in front of her, scallion pancakes + coffee.She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had eaten scallion pancakes, so she ate two pancakes in one go, and her mouth was filled with the aroma of scallion pancakes.

It's also weird to eat full breakfast.So Jiang Yinqi ran into the summer palace, wanting to do more things to help digestion.

Xin Yue paid attention to her actions, and she didn't make much noise.However, the more cautious Xin Yue acted, the more he disturbed Jiang Yinqi.

Jiang Yinqi almost pricked up his ears to catch Xin Yue's tiptoe, as well as the low voice of the TV news.Finally, Jiang Yinqi ran out angrily and said to Xin Yue, "You don't have to do this, can you be more casual?" Xin Yue's carefulness made Jiang Yinqi feel that he was very bad and bullied the guests.

Xin Yue felt aggrieved.She can't just walk out of the house with thumping footsteps and talk to herself loudly, right?What's wrong with her?Obviously it was Jiang Yinqi's problem.

The second time he lost his temper was that Xin Yue liked to broadcast news to Jiang Yinqi during meal time, and it was inevitable that it was all about the epidemic.Her main concern, of course, is morbidity and mortality, across the globe.As the numbers kept rising, Xin Yue kept updating them.

Jiang Yinqi had no choice but to intervene in Xin Yue's meaningless and rising anxiety, "Why do you keep saying numbers? It doesn't make sense at all. Is there any difference between 1333 and 2666?" It's that small.This also shows that Jiang Yinqi was very unreasonable at that time.

"Of course it makes sense. Numbers speak louder than words."

"Yes, for me, it's enough to know the nature of the matter. The increase of the number to the present level is meaningless." Jiang Yinqi only wants to know that the problem is serious and the development is scary. This conclusion is enough.Xin Yue kept saying those numbers, which only added to his troubles.

"Do you understand science? Fortunately, you are still an architect. If you don't like precise numbers, how can you be a good architect?" Xin Yue's counterattack turned into a personal attack.

Finally, Xin Yue left the dinner table angrily.

Jiang Yinqi asked behind him, "Where are you going?"

"I won't disturb you. I'll look at the numbers myself." Xin Yue didn't go far, but sat on the stairs and looked at his phone.

Jiang Yinqi decided not to go to the summer palace and pretend to be working. She took a book and sat on the sofa in the living room, secretly observing Xin Yue.

What Xin Yue likes most is the Nakajima Terrace, and when Jiang Yinqi leaves this area, Xin Yue quietly returns.

She looked out the window for a while, looked at her mobile phone for a while, touched the statue of the girl for a while, and looked at the photos on the wall for a while.Never idle for a moment.

Jiang Yinqi slowly began to understand Xin Yue.Xin Yue keeps changing things, not because he is leisurely and bored, but because he is anxious, very anxious.These activities are just subconscious actions by her, or she may be covering up or trying to restrain her anxiety.

Jiang Yinqi was tired from sitting, so he lay down on the sofa to read a book, and soon his eyelids were clenched.Then the book falls on his face and he wakes up.

Jiang Yinqi felt that it was more interesting to have someone reading aloud by his side.

Jiang Yinqi got up and strolled to Xin Yue's side, pretending to be relaxed and asked, "Any news?"

"There's no news, only numbers you're not interested in." Xin Yue sarcastically said.

"The sun is nice today, let me take you for a walk." Jiang Yinqi suddenly felt a little sorry for Xin Yue, because he had neglected this guest too much.And the guest is leaving in two days.

They put on their down jackets and went out, only to realize that the sun gave them an illusion.The warmth they actually feel is much worse than the visual effect.But anyway, it's a fine day.This is their first time out for a walk.The snow has basically melted, but the ground is still a little wet.

"I'm sorry, Xin Yue. My temper is not very good." Jiang Yinqi said this sentence vaguely, since he said it on his own initiative, Xin Yue can be considered as sincere.

"I know. Liu Lei said it." Xin Yue replied.

Jiang Yin laughed with a sneer, "What else did my cousin say bad things about me?"

"Nothing."

Xin Yue found that Jiang Yinqi led him in the direction of the maple forest.

"Xin Yue, you are very worried about the epidemic, but you are extremely determined to go to New York." Jiang Yinqi stopped at this point. This is a declarative sentence without asking a question.

After waiting for a while, Xin Yue said, "What do you want to ask?"

Xin Yue didn't take the initiative to answer, but asked back.A few days ago, Xin Yue had the idea to tell Jiang Yinqi her story, but now she has no such thought.Jiang Yinqi is not a good interlocutor.Jiang Yinqi would laugh at her.

"What kind of deep feelings will make you so desperate?" Jiang Yinqi said very seriously.

"What did Auntie tell you?" Xin Yue asked back, but she still didn't want to answer.Auntie naturally refers to Liu Lei's mother.

"My aunt said, you are very brave. You were brave back then, and you are still brave now."

"Brave? I think the recklessness of the word she actually wanted to use? Or crazy." Xin Yue said with self-mocking.

"Which word do you think should be the most accurate? I want to hear your own words." When Jiang Yinqi talked about feelings, he was much more sincere than usual, without showing even a little bit of disdain or impatience.

"Indescribable."

"Then say a few more words."

"I don't want to say it. I don't want to make you feel bloody." Xin Yue actually always thought that Liu Lei's mother must have said something to Jiang Yinqi.

"Is your story bloody?"

"That's my own story, and I understand the meaning of it. But how can I ask others to understand? I've heard too many mean words."

Jiang Yinqi turned his head and stared into Xin Yue's eyes.As if to see through Xin Yue's mind.

"Xin Yue, I will not understand your story through other people's descriptions. You are right, too many people will randomly comment on other people's love because they cannot understand it. "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is so well written, But the comments that fell on many people's mouths are: Lady Chatterley fell in love with a lowly gardener because she couldn't bear her impotent husband. Another example is Oedipus, such a profound Greek myth, which fell into the hands of ordinary people. In the mouth, it is: Oedipus was punished with blind eyes for killing his father and marrying his mother. Therefore, I will read those books by myself instead of listening to people's briefings."

Xin Yue smiled, Jiang Yinqi seemed to be the one he was expecting to confide in.

Jiang Yinqi went on to say, "If you speak well enough, I think I can understand. Over the years, I have received a lot of design projects. Do you know what the secret is? It is to listen to customers tell their stories, tell them Their dreams. My hope of building a bridge between their dreams and the house built for them is to hear their stories."