"Zhong Na asked me to bring you medicine..." Mai Xiaoshu stammered as she explained her purpose and repeated what happened when Zhong Na came to find her.
Hearing her gentle voice, An Chengye looked at the food and Chinese medicine she brought him, his frown not relaxing: "She just likes to meddle in other people's business. From now on, you don't have to pay attention to what she tells you to do."
His good intentions were regarded as meddling in other people's business. Even though he was not a friend of Zhong Na, Mai Xiaoshu could not help but feel sorry for her: "She also meant well. Anyone who knew you were sick at home would be worried and would want to come and see you..."
As soon as she said this, she realized that she didn't seem to have the right to say anything about him. She lowered her eyes unconfidently, and her voice became lower and lower...
Surprisingly, An Chengye did not mock her this time. He just stared at her blankly and asked as if to confirm: "What about you? Are you worried too?"
At this moment, that handsome face was still sickly pale, and his eyes, which usually had no expression, were red because of the fever, and his eyes were full of hesitation.
Does her concern mean anything to him?
Mai Xiaoshu was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Is this another language trap he designed?
"Am I that good-looking? You haven't answered my previous question yet..." He waved his hand in front of her in dissatisfaction.
"Yes, I can." Mai Xiaoshu awkwardly withdrew his gaze and nodded hurriedly.
An Chengye pretended to be calm, cleared his throat and said, "Ka Ka... I am very satisfied with your answer."
What satisfaction? What stimulated him today?
As if remembering something, An Chengye spoke to himself, "Zhong Na is a friend I met in an orphanage when I was a child."
"You and Zhong Na are orphans?" Mai Xiaoshu was stunned.
These things have never been mentioned in the news. Although An Chengye had mentioned before that he was abandoned by his mother when he was a child, she always thought that he must have been adopted by kind relatives because he grew up with a good education. She didn't expect that the boy in front of her who talked about the past so calmly would have such a heavy past.
"Don't be fooled by her weak appearance now. When she was little, she was the big sister of our courtyard! When other kids bullied me, she was the only one who would stand up to help me. She is like a sister to me. Although we are not related by blood, the relationship between us is deeper than that between blood relatives."
“So that’s how it is.” Mai Xiaoshu was a little overwhelmed. She watched him drink the Chinese medicine like tasting tea while talking about secret past events.
She didn't know whether she should comfort him, for fear of accidentally hurting his self-esteem...
Seeing her tangled expression, An Chengye smiled and drank the rest of the medicine in one breath. Perhaps stimulated by the bitter taste of the Chinese medicine, his expression seemed a little distorted: "It's so bitter!"
"Drink some water to rinse your mouth first. I have some chewing gum here..." Mai Xiaoshu handed over a glass of water worriedly, then rummaged through the candy box in her bag. When she turned around, she saw An Chengye's gaze resting on her face.
Mai Xiaoshu paused, but the boy suddenly smiled and said, "Are you going to stay here tonight?"
Is he seeing someone off?
Mai Xiaoshu was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and shook his head violently, looking a little embarrassed: "I'm glad you're awake. I have to go home."
Seeing her embarrassed expression, he pointed out the window and said with a smile, "Look outside, it's snowing heavily."
She quickly picked up her bag and said uncomfortably, "It's just starting to rain now, it's okay."
"Wait." He stopped her as she stood up.
"Any thing else?"
"Thank you." He lowered his head without looking at her, "If you hadn't been here today, I'm afraid something would have happened to me."
"This is what I should do. You have a good rest. I'm going home first." After taking two steps, she turned back and said, "But do we really not need to call the police? It seems like a thief broke into your house and even the bed was stolen."
Hearing this, the young man frowned and shook his head helplessly, "My home has always been like this. I feel safer when it's empty."
Do you feel safer when it's empty?
It was the first time she heard such a statement, and it was really hard to understand.
She waved at the boy and hurried out the door in two steps, not knowing what she was hiding from.
"Remember to text back home to let them know you're safe."
"I buried my phone."
Then he remembered that he was the culprit who caused her to throw away her phone. An Chengye sat there in a trance. I don't know what he thought of, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
The next day, as soon as they arrived at the cafe, Yu Shang threw an exquisite box to Mai Xiaoshu, saying that someone had delivered it to her.
While wondering who might have sent it, she opened the box and found the latest mobile phone inside. There was also a small card in the box with powerful words on it: That antique phone should have been eliminated long ago. I am using this phone to apologize and it cannot be returned.
She knew who it was without having to guess who it was from such a proud tone. When she saw the only contact in her phone's address book, Mai Xiaoshu couldn't help but curl up her lips.
After what happened last night, she and An Chengye finally broke the ice, but she needed to find a way to completely tear down the "Berlin Wall" between them.
On this day, the store ran out of coffee beans, and the supplier forgot to ship the beans. By the time Yu Shang called to urge them to ship, it was too late. Even if they shipped the beans that day, they would arrive at least the next day.
Especially on weekends, which happens to be the time when the flow of people is the largest, and business has been particularly good recently.
Finally, Yu Shang decided to ask her to take a ride to the nearby Chiba City to pick up the goods.
Mai Xiaoshu quickly found the supplier's company downstairs according to the address Yu Shang gave her. It was already lunchtime, and she came in a hurry, and her stomach was already growling with hunger.
Mai Xiaoshu thought about it and decided to fill his stomach first before going to work.
She walked into a nearby convenience store, bought some bread and sausages, and ate them at a long table in front of the glass window... After a while, she saw a husky running over from nowhere...
It squatted outside the window, staring at Mai Xiaoshu in front of the glass window and crying "Awooo awooo".
Mai Xiaoshu thought about its "righteous" dog face, and what it said pitifully: "That sausage looks delicious. I wonder if my owner will buy it for me next time if I behave well..." Mai Xiaoshu inexplicably wanted to laugh.
She looked at the half-skewered sausage left in her hand, then stood up and walked out...
"What's your name?" She squatted next to the Husky, shook the sausage in her hand, and said softly.
The dog kept a certain distance from her cautiously, but its pair of black and white eyes couldn't help but move along with Mai Xiaoshu's hand, and its saliva began to overflow almost instantly.
"Awoo (My name is Doudou.)..."
Mai Xiaoshu suppressed his laughter: "Doudou, why did you run out by yourself? Where is your master?"
"I opened the door and ran out while my owner was asleep..." said the Husky named Doudou, and involuntarily took a few steps towards the grilled sausages.
"It's wrong to sneak out by yourself." Mai Xiaoshu said, shaking the sausage in his hand again, "Do you want to eat it?"
"Yes." Doudou said , then his body trembled and he looked at Mai Xiaoshu, "Can you understand what I say?"
"yes."
"Great! This is the first time I meet a human being who can understand me. Can I go home with you?" Its eyes were fixed on the food, but there was no hesitation in the words it spoke.
Although it has long been known that Huskies are easily kidnapped, it is rare to see one so eager to go home with you.
"You can't come home with me, but I'll give you this..." Mai Xiaoshu said with a smile, handed the sausage in his hand to the dog, touched its head and said, "Go back quickly after you finish eating, otherwise the owner will worry about you."
"Yeah." Doudou agreed, and then started eating impatiently.
Mai Xiaoshu shook his head, stood up and walked towards his destination: "Eat and drink enough, get ready to work!"
When they reached the intersection, the green light just came on. Mai Xiaoshu was about to cross the road when she suddenly found that the figure walking towards her looked familiar. The other person obviously saw her as well, and the expression on his face changed immediately.
Mai Xiaoshu kept staring at him, and by the time she realized that the man was Miyaru Satoshi whom An Chengye had been looking for, he had already passed her by.
"Miyamaru Tomo, stop!" Mai Xiaoshu turned around and shouted as he chased after him.
Hearing her voice, the people who had just crossed the road ran away.
The two of them immediately ran wildly on the sidewalk. The boy was stronger than the girl, and the distance between them was getting bigger and bigger. At this time, a dog wagging its tail leisurely on the side of the road came into view.
"Dou Dou, come on, help me catch him!" Mai Xiaoshu shouted.
Hearing someone calling him, the fat and strong Husky immediately turned around. Seeing that the person calling him was the little sister who had just given him food and could understand him, he immediately rushed towards the two of them: "Woof (OK)——"
Miyamaru Tomo was shocked when he saw the Husky barking and rushing towards him.
He subconsciously threw the bag in his hand towards Doudou.
The Husky is strong and sturdy, and is not to be trifled with. It leaped, drew a perfect arc under the orange sunset, and pounced on the frightened Miyaru Satoshi: "Woof woof woof! (Hey, I caught you!)"
The person under him struggled desperately but was no match for the Husky's strong and powerful limbs. Especially after seeing the fangs in its mouth, Miyamaru Tomo was too scared to resist.
"You're killing me! Let's see if you can run away!" Mai Xiaoshu waved his hand to signal the Husky to stop, but was afraid that he would find a chance to escape, so the Husky just stopped moving but held him down with its two paws.
Gong Wanzhi was pale and gasping for breath: "Xiao, Xiao Shu, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't bumped into you today, would you have planned to hide forever?" Mai Xiaoshu squatted on the ground and glared at him, "Tell me the truth about who asked you to hack into the company's system?"
Miyamaru Tomo, who was lying on the ground, pursed his lips and kept shaking his head.
"You won't tell me, right? Then I can't guarantee what it will do to you." Mai Xiaoshu pointed at Doudou with its bloody mouth wide open. Miyaru Tomo was so frightened by this horrific scene that his brain became congested. After a cry of "Ah", he immediately fainted.
"What shall we do now?"
After looking at Miyamaru Tomo who was lying unconscious on the ground, and then looking at Doudou, the dog immediately turned his head away with an attitude of "This has nothing to do with me".
"Whether you tell the truth or not, you have to take the person back first."
Thinking of this, Mai Xiaoshu took out his cell phone and called An Chengye.