Savage Addiction

When she woke up the next morning, Ning You was at a loss for a while.

Familiar ceiling, unfamiliar bedding and breath.The memory gradually came back, and a few key words flashed in my mind.

——I want to peek at you taking a shower.

—Would you like to sleep with me?

The memory of shame became clearer, Ning You clenched her toes in embarrassment, and covered her head with a quilt like an ostrich.

"Wake up and get up quickly."

Li Mu's voice sounded from the kitchen, breaking Ning You's ostrich disguise.He comforted himself that he was leaving here today, and besides Li Mu, no one else in the world would know about his gaffes.

But at the thought of leaving, Ning You became disappointed again, shame and embarrassment seemed no longer so important.

There is a WeChat message from Li Chao on the phone, telling Ning You to arrive at an open space near the landslide before ten o'clock. After the fog clears, he will take a helicopter into the scenic spot to pick Ning You up.

After replying with the word "OK", Ning You came to the restaurant to sit down, and said to Li Mu in a low mood: "My friend will pick me up at ten o'clock."

Even though Ning You had confessed before that the friend he was talking about was his fiancé, he still didn't like to use this strange word.

Li Mu didn't respond, and asked, "Where do you need me to take you?"

Looking at Li Mu's indifferent appearance, Ning You couldn't help but doubt whether his memory had made a mistake. Li Mu took the initiative to hug him to keep him warm last night, but this morning they were as alienated as if they were strangers. same as people.

But then again, they were strangers.

If it wasn't for getting lost by accident, Ning You would never have come to live in this remote forest hut for the rest of his life.It is impossible for him to take a bath in the wild, and it is even more impossible for him to solve the hygiene problem so indecently.

The reverse is also true.

If it wasn't for Ning You being picked up by accident, Li Mu's life wouldn't have any disturbances. He didn't need to cook for one more person, and he didn't need to drive someone to the bathroom down the mountain in the middle of the night.

The two are just strangers, just like most strangers who meet by chance, and they will probably never see each other again after parting.

fair enough.So be it.

Ning You forced herself to put away thoughts that she shouldn't have, because he didn't belong here in the first place.

Today I still drive down the mountain.

The two first went to the elementary school in Tuva Village. When Li Mu was delivering milk in the cafeteria, Ning You took out a Polaroid from his backpack and took a photo of the empty road.

He suddenly regretted that he should have also photographed the cabin on the mountain.

After taking two more pictures of scenery, a childish voice sounded from behind Ning You: "What is this?"

Turning around, there are two early students standing behind him.Ning You looked at the Polaroid in his hand and said, "Is this? This is called Polaroid."

"Can it print photos?" Two students gathered around curiously.

"You can't print other photos. You took the photos on the spot, and you can get the photos right away." Seeing the curious expressions of the two children, Ning You said again, "Do you want to take a photo for you?"

"it is good!"

The two children stood by the school gate, puffed out their chests, and looked at Ning You in a serious manner.

Ning You never felt that taking pictures was a serious matter, but looking at these children in the border mountainous area, they obviously cherished this opportunity to take pictures, as if they would never have another chance after they missed it.

"Don't be nervous, just laugh."

Ning You directed the two children to pose and took several pictures of them.The two children looked at themselves in the photo and teased each other that they didn't look as good as they did.

"Brother, can I take a picture with you?" One of the children looked at Ning You and asked.

"sure."

Ning You handed the Polaroid to another child and taught him how to use it.After the little photographer was in place, the children beside him hugged Ning You's waist enthusiastically, just like what Ning You had seen before, they hugged Li Mu.

That's great, Ning You thought.

Simple pleasures, rustic emotions.

The two children took photos with Ning You, when Li Mu came over from the cafeteria.

One of the children waved at Li Mu and shouted, "Brother Li Mu, let me take a picture of you!"

Li Mu walked to Ning You, looked at the things in their hands, and asked, "Why, are you playing Polaroid?"

The two children ran a few meters away with Polaroids, and said to Li Mu and Ning You, "We'll take pictures for you!"

Ning You consciously leaned towards Li Mu, but Li Mu looked at him and put his arms around his shoulders, as if they were good friends.

The photo paper was pushed out of the Polaroid with a sound of "Zi La", and Li Mu stepped forward to see the imaging effect, but Ning You took his arm and said to the two children: "Again! Take a picture."

Polaroid can only freeze a certain moment, Ning You wants to take this moment away, but wants to leave this moment to Li Mu.

Li Mu glanced at Ning You, put his arms around his shoulder again, and said to the child, "Take another picture."

But this time the little photographer on the opposite side failed to press the shutter button for a long time, looked at Ning You helplessly and said, "Brother, I can't take pictures anymore."

Ning You walked over to look at the Polaroid, there was no more photo paper.

"You keep it." Li Mu said and walked towards the pickup, "I don't need it."

Neither of the two people in the photo smiled, they just leaned close together with solemn faces, as if silently protesting the passage of time.

Tuva Primary School is a few kilometers away from the landslide, and the time is only 09:30, so there is no need for the two of them to rush there.

A pickup truck was driving on an uninhabited road. It was obviously called the Raptor, but it was driving slower than a snail.

Ning You looked at the precious photo in his hand without saying a word. After a long while, he put the photo in his backpack, fiddled with it for a while, then took out his handkerchief from the backpack, handed it to Li Mu and said, "This is for you .”

Li Mu was driving the car, glanced distractedly at Ning You's hand, and asked, "Why?"

"I have nothing else to give you." Ning You said, "This is just a thank you gift in return."

Li Mu didn't answer, and Ning You didn't take back either.

The two stalemate in silence for a while, and finally Li Mu first compromised and took the handkerchief from Ning You, but as soon as he touched the handkerchief, he realized that there was something wrapped in it—the photo just now.

—— Ning You wanted to keep his image by Li Mu's side.

After a pause, Li Mu still pretended not to know, and put the handkerchief in his coat pocket.

A raptor drove at a speed comparable to that of a tractor. Ning You hugged her backpack, stared at the road ahead, and asked, "Li Mu, do you want to live in the city?"

This question is very at a loss, because Ning You doesn't know what Li Mu can do in the city. He even thinks that Li Mu doesn't belong to the city. Nine to five life.

Li Mu didn't answer, but asked instead: "Are you willing to live here?"

Ning You was about to say yes impulsively, but Li Mu said again: "I'm not here to travel, but to live here. There are no big shopping malls or dry cleaners here. It's not convenient to go anywhere, and you have to be careful when you go out." with the beast."

Ning You pursed her lips, and swallowed the impulsive words back into her stomach.He never thought that in his life, there would be such a fork in the road that would shake him, but he only hesitated for a moment, and immediately made a choice.

He can't live here.

The days these days are beautiful, but this period of time is like a long vacation for changing moods. People cannot be on vacation forever, and they will always return to their original lives.

Leaving aside his unfinished business, he still has a contract fiancé, and he can't be so irresponsible.

Thinking of this, Ning You's cell phone vibrated suddenly, it happened to be a WeChat message from Li Chao.

[Li Chao: The fog has cleared, but the wind is a bit strong. 】

Ning You stared at the screen in a daze for a moment, he recovered from the fragmented emotions, and replied with an irrelevant content.

[Ning You: I want to ask you a question. 】

[Li Chao: Please tell me. 】

[Ning You: What do you want our marriage to be like? 】

The reason why she asked this question was that Ning You wanted to find out what was in her heart, and didn't want to continue to be at a loss.

Normally, Li Chao responded quickly to messages, but this time the message "The other party is typing" was displayed on the top of the screen for a long time, and only a few short words popped up in the dialog box.

[Li Chao: I can do it. 】

Ning You frowned puzzled, is it okay?

[Li Chao: If you want me to be a considerate husband, I will put all my thoughts on you.If you want me to keep my distance, then I will give you space and will not interfere in your private life. 】

[Li Chao: In short, no matter what form, I can do it. 】

Ning You immediately understood Li Chao's meaning, because he saw a familiar feeling from these few messages—discussing cooperation with Party B.

When Ning You was in Party A's position, Party B's attitude was exactly the same as Li Chao's, "No matter what request you ask, I can satisfy it."

Ning You belatedly realized that Li Chao was serving him as Party A.

Moreover, Li Chao is a very qualified Party B. He had some tentative attacks before, but Ning You just asked a question. From Ning You's question, he saw Ning You's hesitation about future life, so he was firm. Clearly express his attitude, so as to dispel Ning You's doubts.

To translate Li Chao's words, it can be put more bluntly:

If you want this marriage to be true, then it is true; if you want this marriage to be false, then it is false.

It's just a business through and through, without any emotion.

It was the first time for Ning You to seriously think about this question, but before he had a clear idea, Li Chao sent another message.

[Li Chao: The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the guide said that the flight has to be canceled today. 】

Ning You's heart skipped a beat, and all complicated thoughts disappeared at this moment.

[Li Chao: But I inquired about the progress, and the road will be cleared by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. 】

Ning You typed quickly on the screen.

[Ning You: Thank you! 】

Ning You didn't know why he put this exclamation mark, maybe it included relief from the marriage contract, and gratitude to God for extending his vacation.

"Li Mu." Ning You looked at the people beside him, her voice raised a few degrees, "I can't leave today, and I can leave tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"What?" Li Mu let go of the accelerator, and the pickup, which was already slow like a snail, stopped immediately.

"It's windy today, and the helicopter can't fly." Ning You said excitedly, "The road will be open tomorrow afternoon."

Li Mu looked straight at Ning You, the white swan was still the same as before, with all emotions on his face.He somehow relaxed and joked, "Does your fiancé know you're so happy?"

"Uh..." Ning You rubbed the back of his neck embarrassingly, "You may not believe it, but I'm actually not familiar with him, I've only met him twice."

"Business marriage?" Li Mu inquired about Ning You's personal affairs for the first time.

"En." Ning You said.

Li Mu didn't answer any more, but quickly turned the car around, stepped on the accelerator, and drove back into the mountains.

"I'll take you around the lake." Li Mu said.

Ning You, feeling the acceleration from the seat, suddenly grasped the vague thoughts in her heart, looked at Li Mu beside her and asked, "Li Mu, are you reluctant to let go?" Shall I go?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and the beast then withered down.He let go of the foot that slammed on the accelerator, looked straight ahead and said, "Nothing."