Promised period

The two of them seemed closer after that, but life hasn't changed much.

After Chen Jue recovered from his illness, he was still working hard, while Song Ke was still at home and in the office. They didn't communicate much, and only had lunch together.When it comes to eating, sometimes you wait for me, and sometimes I wait for you. There is no need for an appointment, and there is such a tacit understanding in my heart.

Not so with get off work.Maybe it's because they know they won't be able to go home together, they will greet each other and say hello when they get off work, but they don't deliberately wait for each other.

Sometimes even Song Ke herself wonders, what kind of relationship do they have?Is it a friend, a colleague, or an incumbent who is one step away?Maybe not only, but also a little bit.So when Cheng Yi'an asked him this question, he couldn't answer it, so he could only say, "Let it take its course."

One day in July, the mobile phone operator sent an orange typhoon warning for a long time, and elementary and middle schools were closed early.

Ruiyan also responded to the call and sent an email early in the morning to inform him to work from home.In the end, I don't know if I was too well prepared. The heavy rain was a bit stage fright, and the wind started to blow at three or four in the afternoon.

It was also at this time that Song Ke remembered that she had forgotten to lock up an important document, and she felt uneasy no matter what.I drove out in a hurry, and the downpour had already started. The car windows were slammed by the raindrops as big as soybeans, and the pedestrians on the road lowered their heads and rushed home.

When we arrived at the park, the ground was already in a mess.

The rain was not so severe, the main reason was the strong wind, which actually broke two thinner sycamore trees in the middle.He carefully walked around the obstacles on the ground, and was almost hit on the head by a scraped plastic signboard on the way.

I hurried to the company to lock up the files, but I still had lingering fears on the way home.Such a ghostly weather, if I knew I would not go out, it is better to rest at home.

As a result, as soon as he entered the house, the phone rang suddenly.He didn't even have time to take a look at who it was, so he connected directly: "Hello?"

"Where have you been, why aren't you at home?"

It turned out to be Chen Jue, and his tone was still anxious.

He didn't react for a while, he was taken aback for a while, and then he looked out of the window involuntarily.The pouring rain outside was banging on the glass, and the strong wind blew the extremely thick tree trunks to the left and right. It was indeed easy to cause accidents.

Somehow, he was vague, as if he knew that he had done something wrong: "I just got home and went out for a while, what's wrong?"

"The TV station said that the water and electricity might be cut off tonight. You pack up some things you need and come downstairs with Xiaojiu. I'll pick you up downstairs."

Immediately ran to the window of the bedroom and looked down. Sure enough, there was a black SUV waiting under the streetlight, silently flashing unnecessary double flashes.

Why didn't you pay attention when you came back?

"No need." Song Ke's heart warmed, but she slowly lowered the curtains, "I can't stop for too long, I'll just stay at home by myself."

"How can it work?" After saying this half a sentence, Chen Jue eased his tone again, and took a step back, "I really don't want to go, I will watch downstairs tonight, in case something happens, I will call you as soon as possible." I call."

It's just a typhoon, what can happen, without water and electricity for dozens of hours, people can't starve to death.

Song Ke was silent for a while, but did not say what was in her heart.After a while, I resigned myself to packing up a few clothes and the cat toilet, etc., and took the amulet with me before going out, and went downstairs with all my bags and small bags.

There was lightning and thunder outside, but Chen Jue was waiting at the entrance of the corridor with an umbrella early. When Song Ke appeared, he reached out to take the things in his hand, wrapped his other hand around his shoulder, and hurried to the car.

The umbrella was the same as last time, and it should be just right for two people to support, but Chen Jue was still mostly wet when he got in the car.

As soon as the door was closed, the inside of the car became quiet, wind, rain, nothing, only Xiao Jiu's thin and soft yelling, as if condemning the two of them for locking themselves up without saying hello.

"wait for me."

After Chen Jue finished speaking, he got out of the car again and went around to clean up many fallen leaves on the windshield.It was only at this time that Song Ke realized that he should have been here for a long time, and she couldn't help but feel a little sorry.

"Why didn't you call me when you came?"

"I called, but I didn't get through. I thought you might be busy."

So there is no constant harassment.

Song Ke said "Oh" and fell silent.

It was dark and deep outside, and the street lamps became hazy lampposts through the pouring rain, floating indistinctly in the water.

The road condition was very bad, the road was bumpy and bumpy, and there were debris flying from nowhere on the ground, including tables, chairs and benches.After arriving at the elevated road, it was blocked again, the windshield wipers were working tirelessly, and the headlights were like the eyes on the highway, a little impatient and a little bit like an arrow.

Perhaps because of the cold air, Song Ke tilted her head and sneezed.Chen Jue didn't ask him if he was cold, so he took off his coat and wanted him to put it on, but when he took it off, he found that the clothes were full of water.

Song Ke said, "Give it to me, turn on the heater, and I'll put it on my lap to help you blow."

Then, without waiting for Chen Jue's answer, he reached out to take the coat, spread it out on his knees, and used his legs as a natural drying rack.

Chen Jue didn't speak.

The warm air blew on the legs and it felt a little cool. Song Ke groped around the clothes with her hands, and said as she touched them, "Why don't you make a sound when you're soaked like this? How uncomfortable it is to wear wet clothes on your body."

Turning his head, the bright lamp post outside the window shone on Chen Jue's back.Chen Jue watched him quietly, gentle and nostalgic.

Song Ke suddenly lowered his head.

There was a stiff flight case in front of her calf, and Xiao Jiu stared at him with big cat eyes inside, and looked at him silently.He also opened his eyes wide, scaring Xiao Jiu.Xiao Jiu was startled for a moment, but then she reacted and meowed lazily, as if teasing him, making him smile.

"Don't go out in this kind of weather in the future." Chen Jue said, "I will be worried."

Song Ke gave a "hmm" and didn't argue with him.

After arriving at the villa, of course everything will be fine, no amount of wind can blow through this fortress-like place.The two rushed into the door with their things, and Aunt Gu and Chen Nian were watching TV variety shows in the living room.

"Ah, Xiao Jiu!"

Chen Nian ran over yelling, smiling all over his face, squatting down to tease Xiao Jiu through the box.Xiao Jiu gave her a little face, and stretched out her paws pretendingly.She immediately raised her head, almost moved to the point of tears: "Brother, Song Ke, did you see that it gave me a high five just now? Did you see it?"

Song Ke was still laughing when she went upstairs to change clothes.

"Chen Nian is still like a little girl sometimes."

"You might as well call her stupid."

Hearing his conniving tone, Song Ke broke it down mercilessly: "Be stupid, if she marries you in the future, you must be the saddest big brother in the world."

Chen Jue just laughed: "Whether to marry or not to go out is another matter."

Find two sets of home clothes, one of them stays in the bedroom, the other goes to the bathroom, and they come out after changing.

Song Ke is very suitable for wearing lighter colors, which complement her complexion very well.Although the sleeves of this light ginger pajamas were long, the fleece was very comfortable, so he unconsciously rolled up a length and held it in the palm of his hand.

"Auntie made ginger coke and told us to go down."

"Okay." After responding, he walked to Chen Jue, and found that the suit on Chen Jue was exactly the same as his own, but the size was bigger. His heart suddenly moved, but he didn't ask anything.

The living room is very lively, Xiao Jiu is practicing climbing on the expensive curtains, while the two ladies are watching with smiles on the side.Song Ke yelled in her heart, she wanted to get Xiao Jiu down, but the sofa was too soft and she couldn't stand on it. After hugging Xiao Jiu, she almost fell backwards, but fortunately, she was caught by a pair of hands in time.

"thanks……"

"You're welcome."

Chen Jue's voice is not loud, but it makes people feel safe.

Ginger soup is a bowl for each person, and no one wants to drink it.Chen Nian pinched his nose and drank it down, and then turned to supervise the two of them, especially her brother, adding another bowl if one bowl was not enough, and finally stretched his neck to check if there was any leftover at the bottom of their bowl.

While they were chatting, Aunt Gu went back to her room. Song Ke was embarrassed to eat and live here for nothing, so she took the initiative to send a few dishes to the kitchen to wash.

"I'll come, you go to rest."

He knew who it was, so he didn't look back, but bent slightly, tentatively reaching into a pool of warm water.

"Tell me." Chen Jue took both of his hands and took them out of the water without any explanation.The touch of the fingertips was moist and soft, but the eyes did not touch each other, as he hesitated to take that step just like in his heart.

Chen Jue bent over and washed seriously, while Song Ke stood beside him to help dry with a cloth, without saying a word the whole time.After washing and returning to the living room, Chen Nian had already quietly gone upstairs, and of course Xiao Jiu could not escape the fate of warming the bed.

Standing on the soft carpet, the two suddenly didn't know what to talk about, but they seemed unwilling to go to sleep like this.As a result, while standing, the overhead lights flickered twice, then went out, and the TV went dark with a bang.

"power cut."

Song Ke said "Oh" and said, "I'll go see if the water has stopped."

Before turning around in time, Chen Jue touched her waist lightly, "You are not familiar with this place, wait here for me to see."

Had to wait.

Chen Jue came back after a while, and for some reason, her voice was not disturbed at all, but rather calm: "The water also stopped. Fortunately, Auntie saved a lot in advance. It can last three or four days for bathing and cooking."

The water tank of the water heater is large enough, and there are plenty of water containers and pre-bought vegetables, meat, and fruits in the villa, so there is no need to worry about life.The two went upstairs side by side, walking slower than usual, and did not stop until they reached the fork on the third floor.

"I'll sleep in the guest room." Song Ke lifted her chin back.

"Sleeping in my room, only the water heater in my room on the third floor is solar powered."

The words were open and aboveboard, but Song Ke still hesitated in her heart, always feeling that this was a bit unclear.Chen Jue seemed to understand what he was thinking, and held his wrist through the sleeve: "Don't worry, I'm sleeping on the floor."

The two stood in the corridor for a while, and there was no light, fighting silently.

In the end, Chen Jue compromised: "If you really don't want to, just take a bath in my room. After washing, I will take you to the guest room."

Song Ke finally agreed.

Back in the bedroom, Chen Jue lit a scented candle, and Song Ke smiled and asked, "Did you buy it?"

"Chen Nian bought it, bought a lot."

It's the fragrance of bergamot, which doesn't smell boring.

The two of them took turns to take a shower, and nothing wrong with it happened. After washing, the bed was made and they lay down. Neither of them mentioned anything about the guest room.The storm outside the window still hasn't stopped, and I can't hear anything through a balcony, I just feel that the air is extraordinarily humid.

Song Ke deliberately didn't draw the curtains so that there could be some light in the room.Turning his head sideways, Chen Jue was quietly sleeping on a duvet, his body seemed to be sunken inside, just looking at it made people feel warm and at ease.

For some reason, Chen Jue seldom spoke since taking a bath.

Song Ke asked him: "Do you want to put out the candle?" He hummed, got up and blew out the faint blue flame, and walked slowly when he came back.

Song Ke finally remembered: "What did the doctor say during the reexamination, is everything all right?"

"Still watching."

"That's for sure. Craniotomy is not an ordinary operation. It's impossible to heal all at once. Don't worry too much yourself."

Chen Jue did not continue this topic. After lying down, he looked sideways at Song Ke and said after a while: "When I feel better, let's go on a trip. Do."

After all, she promised him something. Song Ke was stunned for a moment, and nodded generously: "It's time to move, procrastination kills people. But what if we all leave the company? Maybe the second half of the year will be quite busy."

"Then I have to ask my brother to bear more. He gets more than me but does less than me. There is no reason for that."

Song Ke said "ah" in a small voice: "He gets more than you?"

"Boss Song is asking the question knowingly." Chen Jue smiled faintly, "His monthly salary is only two thousand more than mine, not to mention the year-end bonus."

Song Ke pursed her lips apologetically, but slowly laughed too: "I'm really sorry, I let Mr. Chen suffer a bit."

The weather, which should have been bad, became different because of the two of them together.Lying there listening to the sound of dripping raindrops falling, talking in a low voice, countless branches grew in my heart.

Then fell asleep while chatting.

The rain was getting lighter at night, but Song Ke was awakened by a slight movement.

In the dim room, Chen Jue didn't make a sound, he just reached out and fumbled for the top drawer of the bedside table, his movements were extremely slow.Even if he didn't turn on the light, he could see the cold sweat on his forehead, his teeth clenched tightly, and the muscles on both sides of his cheeks were pulled in pain. He finally touched the medicine bottle but couldn't hold it firmly, and his right hand trembled and let go.

Hearing the sound of the plastic medicine bottle rolling down, Song Ke's heart stopped for several seconds before getting out of bed in a hurry.

He half hugged and half supported him to get him up, only to feel that his pajamas were soaked with sweat, especially his back, which was wet and icy, but his forehead was scorching hot.

I didn't have time to ask anything, I only knew that I was anxious: "Go to the hospital?"

Chen Jue seemed to be used to it, so he leaned against the side of the cabinet for a while, swallowed three pills, and then began to slowly support his body, recovering from the severe pain.

Listening to his slow breathing, Song Ke's heart was still pounding.

"The sequelae of surgery are the lightest." Chen Jue explained in a low voice, "Even the doctor said that I was lucky. I didn't have any bleeding or epilepsy after the operation, which is better than [-]% of the patients."

Song Ke carefully helped him onto the bed, listening to him taking deep breaths over and over again, feeling that his hands were tightly clutching the quilt, and his neck was covered with sweat.

I don't know why, my lips turned white, and I sweated a little, feeling vaguely uncomfortable.

It took a long time before she leaned her head against his neck, buried her face on the side of his neck, and said nothing.

Chen Jue didn't explain anything, just asked: "Can I hug you?"

Song Ke didn't even have the strength to lift her head up, leaning on it like that, flustered uncontrollably.Chen Jue's body leaned towards him a little, at first he hugged him very gentlemanly, and then he hugged him like before.

"I had a dream just now, and I dreamed that you said to me: 'Chen Jue, let's forget it.'"

The tone is not heavy, even coaxing him.After finishing speaking, Chen Jue exhaled slowly, inhaled, and wrapped his curled fingers in his palm, "Then I woke up in pain."

Song Ke stayed in his arms quietly, and only looked up at his face after a long time.He hasn't gained weight recently, he's still so thin, his haircut is shorter than before, it can't cover the deep surgical scar on the right side, and his face is very pale.

"Dreams are reversed, right?" He also looked at Song Ke, "You wouldn't say that to me, in the future we—"

Before finishing speaking, Song Ke raised her head and kissed him on the lips.

She backed away in just a second, still looking at him.