Chapter 2 Our magnetic fields are not compatible 2
Our "Yuan Qi Man Man Convenience Store" not only sells some daily groceries, but also delivers takeout recently. In order to cure Xiao Nuo's disease, my father also worked hard. Every day he was either watching the store or cooking, and he was very busy.
I looked at the takeaway address my dad gave me, and it was in the opposite neighborhood. I didn't even wear the black glasses I usually wear, I just wore simple jeans and a black sweater, and a pair of slippers on my feet to deliver the takeaway.
“Hualala——”
As soon as I walked out of the house, a gust of wind blew towards me, and the dark sky was instantly lit up by a flash of lightning.
Is it going to rain soon?
Thinking of this, I quickened my pace. It wasn't far anyway, and I was too lazy to go back to get an umbrella, so I might as well go quickly and come back quickly.
"Building 8, Room 2020..." After arriving at the residential complex opposite, I confirmed the address again and again before I dared to knock on the door. "Hello, your takeaway is here."
Strange, why no one pays attention to me?
"Is anyone there?" I knocked on the door again.
“Knock knock knock—”
“Squeak—”
Huh? The door is not locked!
With a gust of wind , the door opened a crack, and the orange light shone through the crack. Since the lights were still on, it meant that someone was there, but why didn't they answer my call? Did the owner of this house deliberately leave the door open for me to deliver the takeaway?
"Excuse me, is anyone there?" I called out loudly, gently pushed the door open and walked in.
A screen blocked my way, and on it was an abstract oil painting with bold colors. Only after I walked around the screen could I see the whole house.
This is an apartment decorated in a simple and exquisite way. The silver-gray floor lamp is on, and the marble floor tiles reflect a soft luster. An ultra-thin curved TV is hung on the off-white wall. A fluffy white carpet is spread under the khaki sofa, and several magazines and game console controllers are piled messily.
But no matter how much I shouted, there was still no one in the room. How could I collect the money?
"Your..." Just as I continued to shout at the top of my lungs, a white figure walked out of the room. When he saw me, his eyes widened and he stood opposite me like a petrified person.
Damn it, why is it Zeng Chen again? How many times a day do I have to meet him?
At this moment, he was only wearing a white bathrobe, with the belt loosely tied around his waist, and the open neckline revealed his delicate collarbone and beautiful muscle lines. Zeng Chen's wet hair was still dripping with water, and small drops of water slid down his angular cheeks.
"Yuan Wan, why are you here?"
Before I could say anything, Zeng Chen took the initiative. He was obviously scared by me and wrapped his bathrobe around himself uncomfortably.
I looked away from his bathrobe and pointed stiffly at the shopping bag in my hand: "Your takeaway..."
This is so embarrassing...Except for my dad and Xiao Nuo, I've never seen any boy looking like he just got out of the shower.
"Before, the delivery man would just put the food at the entrance and leave. I have already agreed with him to put the money behind the screen at the door." Zeng Chen scratched his head muttered as he walked towards the living room.
"You mean my dad? He had rheumatism today, so he asked me to come." I put the takeaway on the coffee table, my face flushed, "How would I know that there is any tacit understanding between you two without words."
"Since the goods have been delivered, I'll leave first." Looking at the lightning and thunder outside the window, I took the money and planned to turn around and leave quickly.
“Boom!”
But as soon as I opened the door, a thunderous roar stopped me in my tracks. The next second, the lightning that struck seemed to light up the entire night sky, and with the sound of heavy rain, without any warning, the light of the floor lamp suddenly flickered and "snapped" completely extinguished.
power cut?
It was pitch black all around, but the sound of the wind like crying kept echoing in my ears. It was so scary!
If I leave this building, I will be like a drowned rat, and there is the danger of being struck by lightning at any time. But I can't just stay in someone else's house.
I took a deep breath, made up my mind, bit my lower lip, and continued walking forward.
"Wait!" Zeng Chen's voice suddenly sounded behind me, "This is the 20th floor, the elevator has stopped, how are you going to get down?"
"I……"
Oh yeah, why didn’t I think about this?
"Besides, it's raining so hard outside, how are you going to get home?" His voice continued, "We are classmates, so I am just trying to take you in. Wait until the rain stops before you leave."
I hesitated for a while. Although I said that, wouldn't it be bad for Zeng Chen and I to be in the same room? It's dark...
"Don't worry, I'm more worried about what you will do to me, okay?" Zeng Chen seemed to see through my thoughts and said coldly.
That’s right, Yuanwan, you just think too much.
I closed the door again and turned back in dissatisfaction: "What? I'm not a pervert."
With the faint light of lightning, I walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. I looked at the lightning flashing outside the window and then looked at the dark room. I couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, why am I so unlucky every time I meet you? It seems that our magnetic fields are really incompatible."
Zeng Chen returned to his room, changed into a set of blue-grey pajamas, and found a few candles to light. Soon, the romantic glow of the candles illuminated every corner of the living room.
The wind and rain outside the window continued to bombard, and the thunder finally subsided, but the continuous lightning seemed to be about to tear the sky apart.
I came out in a hurry and didn't bring my cell phone. After borrowing Zeng Chen's phone to report safety to my dad, I huddled quietly on the sofa, staring at Zeng Chen, not knowing what to say.
With the company of candlelight, we seem to be isolated in another warm world, and even the air seems to have temperature.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
However, this atmosphere did not last long, as a knock on the door broke the silence in the room.
“Who will come to me at this time?”
Zeng Chen muttered something under his breath and stood up with a puzzled look on his face. Seeing this, I quickly jumped up from the sofa and followed him closely.
"Are you scared?" He turned his head and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
"No." I shook my head pretending to be indifferent. "Is it okay to be curious?"
Zeng Chen looked at me in disbelief, opened the door, and looked into the dark corridor. I subconsciously tightened my grip on his arm.
"Sorry to bother you." A gentle female voice sounded. With the dim light in the room, a woman who looked like a housewife in her thirties appeared in front of us. Behind her was a middle-aged man who wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked very gentle.
I shifted my gaze and saw a little girl standing next to the middle-aged man, eating a lollipop with great relish. She was so cute! Her round face was inlaid with big gem-like eyes, a small nose, a pink little mouth, and waist-length curly hair, just like a Barbie doll.
"Is there anything wrong?" Zeng Chen frowned, his cold voice sounding defensive.
"We live next door to yours." The woman pointed to the door opposite. "It's like this. My husband and I have something urgent to do and need to go out right away, but it's not safe to take the child with us on a rainy day. Especially now that the whole neighborhood has a power outage, we're worried about leaving the child at home, so we'd like to ask you to look after the child."
Zeng Chen and I looked at each other tacitly.
"We feel more relieved to see that you are also a couple," the man added.
"We are not husband and wife." Zeng Chen and I answered in unison.
"Ah, aren't you husband and wife? You two are such a perfect match, I thought... I'm so sorry." The woman scratched the back of her head embarrassedly.
"If they are not husband and wife, they must be boyfriend and girlfriend. With their talent and beauty, they will become husband and wife sooner or later!" The man looked at the two of us and smiled with satisfaction. "We will be back soon, please."
The couple bowed 90 degrees exaggeratedly, not giving us the slightest chance to refuse, and pushed the child towards us: "Come on, say hello, uncle and auntie."
"Hello, uncle and aunt." The little girl called in a baby voice with a sweet smile on her face.
I clearly saw Zeng Chen's stern expression soften.
"Okay then." He nodded and said politely and gently, "Please be safe and come back early."
