Chapter 53 053 Her smile.

William left.

After entering the elevator, he gave Shi Chuan a fierce middle finger.

Shi Chuan seemed not to notice, and his eyes looking at Tang Sijia were once again filled with tenderness: "Sister, I just moved here, and I haven't had time to buy many things. Can you accompany me to the supermarket?"

Tang Sijia hesitated for a moment: "I'll put my bag down first."

"Okay." Shi Chuan nodded impatiently and watched her walk to the door opposite.

Until the door closed and she could no longer be seen, Shi Chuan lowered his head and looked at his hand that was tightly clenched because of her hesitation just now, and trembled uncontrollably at this time.

At this moment, he felt as if they had returned to the past.

Shi Chuan returned to his house, picked out a brand new shirt and trousers to change into, and combed his hair in front of the mirror before walking out.

He did not close the door. At this time, Tang Sijia had put down her bag and returned to his door again. Her eyes fell on the vase on the coffee table in the living room, which contained a bunch of carnations that had already withered.

Very familiar.

"Sister, let's go." Shi Chuan walked towards her.

Tang Sijia retracted her gaze and responded.

The two went to a nearby supermarket. Shi Chuan pushed the shopping cart and Tang Sijia walked beside him.

Along the way, Shi Chuan had to use all his strength to restrain his excited heart: "Can I buy this pair of slippers?" Shi Chuan picked up the slippers on the shelf and looked at Tang Sijia.

Tang Sijia didn't understand why she asked her about such a small matter, nodded, and then realized that the pair of slippers was particularly familiar. It

was very similar to hers.

"How about this toothbrush cup?" Shi Chuan asked again.

If it was just a coincidence just now, now seeing this toothbrush cup, Tang Sijia has confirmed that Shi Chuan is indeed deliberately choosing items of the same style as hers.

Feeling annoyed, Tang Sijia didn't look at him again, and nodded randomly: "Just buy it yourself."

As if inspired by her words, Shi Chuan picked up many daily necessities in succession.

Passing by the seafood area, perhaps because of the high commission rate, the salesmen were particularly enthusiastic in selling hairy crabs.

"You like steamed crabs. Can I cook tonight to celebrate my move?" Shi Chuan turned his head, in high spirits.

Tang Sijia had been feeling uncomfortable because he had received too much attention from people along the way, and many people even looked back at the boy beside them when they walked to the front. He just nodded and said, "I remembered that the laundry detergent is out. I'll go over there first."

Shi Chuan's smile was slightly restrained, watching her walk quickly forward.

"Young man, if your girlfriend likes crabs, buy some." The salesman stepped forward to promote it.

Shi Chuan was stunned, turned his head to meet the salesman's gaze, and found that the other party was talking to him.

Then, the salesman found that he didn't know which of his words touched the heart of the beautiful boy in front of him. His face became obviously warmer, and he bought all the crabs in the fish tank in front of him.

When Tang Sijia found him, he saw a smiling salesman pushing a shopping cart full of hairy crabs, saying that he would be responsible for sending them home.

"Why buy so many crabs?" Tang Sijia was puzzled.

Shi Chuan curved his lips and smiled: "I suddenly want to eat."

Tang Sijia looked at him inexplicably.

It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when he returned home. Tang Sijia first put the things he bought back to his home, and then temporarily processed a document. His cell phone rang. It was a text message from Shi Chuan.

Tang Sijia thought that the other party was urging him to go over. He turned off the computer without checking and walked out the door.

Just then, the elevator opened on the 13th floor, and a youthful girl came out holding a vase with lilies in it. The lilies were pink and white, fresh and green.

The girl's eyes lit up when she saw Tang Sijia standing at the door of Shi Chuan: "Are you a friend of the brother who moved in this afternoon?"

Tang Sijia paused and nodded.

"I live on the fourth floor and I met him in the elevator this afternoon," the girl blushed, "Sister, can you help me send it to that brother?"

Tang Sijia was stunned, but the girl had already run back to the elevator with red ears.

Tang Sijia looked at the vase and flowers in her arms, was quiet for a while, and rang the doorbell.

The door was soon opened from the inside, and a fresh smell of food came. The boy stood at the door and saw the flowers in Tang Sijia's arms. His eyes lit up and asked happily: "Is this for me?"

Tang Sijia nodded, and did not forget to add: "It was sent by the girl who lives on the fourth floor. She said you met in the elevator this afternoon."

The light in Shi Chuan's eyes went out in an instant. He looked at her expression carefully, trying to find the slightest bit of concern.

But there was nothing.

She didn't mind at all that other girls were showing kindness to him.

"William said it quickly," Shi Chuan explained in a low voice, "I didn't talk to anyone else."

"Yeah," Tang Sijia responded casually, looking at the bouquet of withered carnations, "It just so happens that the flowers on the coffee table have withered, replace them with fresh ones."

Shi Chuan followed her line of sight and looked over without responding. He just put the lilies in the entrance and regained his spirits: "I sent you the door code, you can just come in directly next time."

Tang Sijia was slightly startled, and opened the unread text message just now. Sure enough, in addition to asking her to eat, there was also the door code.

250218.

When Tang Sijia saw this string of numbers, she was obviously stunned.

It was a very familiar number. It was her mobile phone password for a long time last year.

This was the day she brought him back to her home.

Meeting Shi Chuan's expectant gaze, Tang Sijia pretended to be unaware and looked away: "I didn't notice." As she spoke, she remembered something and added, "Just send me WeChat in the future. I don't read text messages very often."

The disappointment in her heart was briefly relieved again because she didn't mind that he had secretly added her WeChat. He immediately took the phone and operated on the screen with his fingers.

Tang Sijia's phone lit up and she opened WeChat.

The all-black avatar sent her a message for the first time: [Sister. ]

She looked up and saw the boy who had just sent her a message was right in front of her, looking at her quietly.

Tang Sijia turned off the phone: "We are so close, there is no need to send a message."

Shi Chuan said "um" obediently.

Just now, he saw her WeChat interface, and the top post had long been changed to a work group.

He would slowly get himself back to her top post.

Shi Chuan made a rich and grand dinner.

During the meal, he kept putting vegetables into her bowl, opening the crab shell and peeling the shrimp.

Tang Sijia looked at the plate full of dishes and realized that he had cooked all her favorite dishes.

Looking up, Tang Sijia saw Shi Chuan busy picking dishes for her. At this time, he was putting a steak covered with parsley into his mouth and frowned: "Don't you dislike parsley?"

Shi Chuan's hand froze, and he looked down at the steak in his hand. After a long time, he slowly raised his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Do you still remember?"

Tang Sijia was also shocked, lowered her eyes, and responded in a hurry.

This vague admission was the most pleasant language Shi Chuan had ever heard.

He wanted to laugh, and a little bit wanted to cry. Later, his heart was also trembling.

Shi Chuan put the steak on the plate, as if he was encouraged. He tentatively said: "Tomorrow is Saturday, the bungee jumping platform is open, shall we go together?"

At the beginning, on the day they went on a date, only the bungee jumping platform was not open because of the rain, which became their regret.

Tang Sijia's hand holding the chopsticks paused: "I've been there."

"Not in Zhangjiajie," Shi Chuan knew that she went with Song Xiuren that time, he quickly explained, "It's in Jinhu..."

"I've been there too." Tang Sijia said.

Shi Chuan's smile froze slightly: "...When?"

Tang Sijia pondered for a few seconds: "Not long after you left."

"Really?" Shi Chuan forced a smile. Even though he had guessed the answer in his heart, he still couldn't help but want to know everything about her, "...Did you go by yourself?"

"Originally I went by myself, and then Langzhou came to find me."

Shi Chuan's breathing was a little difficult.

It seemed that since he chose to leave her, the gears of fate turned and completely threw him out of her life.

The date he missed had already been made up by another person.

And he was completely helpless except for crazy jealousy.

"Then we can go to the surrounding cities. I still remember you mentioned rock climbing and surfing. I can accompany you..."

Shi Chuan said that when they were still living together last year, she saw those exciting and free sports in the short video, and she said "That's great" with envy.

Unexpectedly, he still remembered the words she said casually at the time.

Tang Sijia's mood was a little confused: "I'm very tired at work recently, and your injury has not fully recovered. Don't go."

She declined tactfully.

"Yeah, that's right. You said you've been working overtime lately," Shi Chuan agreed. "Then let's watch a movie together, shall we?"

This time Tang Sijia couldn't find a reason to refuse and nodded gently.

Just because of her agreement, Shi Chuan's mood gradually improved.

It wasn't until she left that night that Tang Sijia noticed that Shi Chuan was wearing black contact lenses.

She moved her lips, wanting to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

After seeing Tang Sijia off, Shi Chuan stood alone at the door, looking at the door opposite. He stood quietly for a long time before returning to the house. When he passed the entrance, he saw the lilies on it. He picked them up expressionlessly and threw them into the trash can.

Shi Chuan walked into the kitchen and put the dishes into the dishwasher. When he was about to leave, two conspicuous long black hairs on the smooth stove attracted his attention.

He remembered how she had casually gathered her long hair when she came into the kitchen to help just now. The faint mint and lily scent seemed to be under his nose.

Shi Chuan held his hair in his palm, returned to the sofa in the living room, and looked at the carnations on the coffee table.

She probably had forgotten that this was the bouquet she brought when she visited him last month.

This is his retribution.

Shi Chuan thought.

The next afternoon, Tang Sijia and Shi Chuan watched a thriller that was very popular abroad recently.

The plot was not complicated, but the scenes became more and more crazy as it went on.

When she saw the bloodiest scene, Tang Sijia's hands clenched tightly, and it was also at this time that the back of her hand was gently touched.

She was stunned and turned her head to look.

Shi Chuan did not look at her, but only stared at the screen intently, but his hand carefully wrapped her fist in his palm, and his slender fingers tightened silently little by little. The wrists of the two were side by side, one high and one low, and similar scars were looming.

Just like... in the past.

She could even feel a thin layer of sweat on the boy's palm.

Tang Sijia's fingers curled up. For some reason, she felt a moment of panic in her heart. Her stomach and throat could not

help but move slightly. She frowned and ignored it.

But she could not concentrate on the rest of the film.

After the film was over, Shi Chuan gradually loosened his grip on her hand. The corners of his lips curved unconsciously. He rubbed the remaining warmth in his palm with affection and asked expectantly, "Do you have time tomorrow?"

Tang Sijia thought for a while and said, "I need to go back to the company tomorrow afternoon to get some information."

Shi Chuan said enthusiastically, "I'll take you there."

Tang Sijia fell silent. After a while, she said, "Some colleagues in the company are working overtime, so it's better not to."

Shi Chuan's emotions suddenly froze.

He remembered the scene last year when she told him with joy and shyness that she wanted to take him to meet her friends and colleagues.

"Really?" He finally replied hesitantly. "I'll wait for you at home."

*

Tang Sijia went to the company to get the final version of the short play script and the information of the candidate protagonists. She needed to sign the script as soon as possible and send it to the superior, and she needed to select the three best candidates as soon as possible.

After signing and getting the information, she got on the subway. It was only four o'clock in the afternoon.

After coming out of the subway, Tang Sijia passed by an old man selling flowers on the roadside. After thinking about it, she bought a few orchids.

On the way home with the flowers, she once again remembered the feeling of her stomach gently crawling when Shi Chuan held her hand tightly in his palm.

She couldn't help but frown.

"Sijia." A familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from the side through the hustle and bustle of the roadside.

Tang Sijia turned her head and looked, and then she stopped where she was. After a long time, she looked at the figure wearing glasses and smiling at her, and called out in surprise: "Langzhou?"

Since they parted at the Civil Affairs Bureau, they occasionally liked each other's Moments, but they had never met in real life.

Today was the first time.

"I came to meet a client nearby, and thought you were nearby, so I tried my luck," Lu Langzhou walked forward, "I didn't expect to meet you."

The weather in early November was already a little chilly. Lu Langzhou was wearing a black short windbreaker, looking down at her, his tone as gentle as ever, but still a little unfamiliar: "Long time no see."

"Long time no see." Tang Sijia responded.

After a moment of silence, Lu Langzhou continued: "You later mailed the ring and bank card to my mother, and she received it."

"Well," Tang Sijia replied lightly, "Those were originally yours."

Lu Langzhou smiled: "She heard about what happened afterwards and retired early. Now she receives a pension and goes to square dance with my dad and Lulu every day. She is also very happy."

Hearing this, Tang Sijia laughed from the bottom of her heart: "That's good."

Lu Langzhou glanced at the smile on her lips, and walked towards the gate of the community with her, jokingly saying: "There is no other couple like us, who can still talk and laugh and live in harmony after divorce."

Tang Sijia was amused by his words, and she relaxed as well. The previous estrangement seemed to have dissipated a lot: "Yeah." She responded with a smile.

"Sijia," Lu Langzhou continued after she had laughed enough, "I heard that you are single now, right?"

Tang Sijia raised her head in surprise and looked into Lu Langzhou's eyes.

Not far away, a young man in a thin shirt stood quietly in the bleak wind of late autumn, looking at the scene of the woman holding flowers and the man looking at each other with a silent expression.

In the eyes of outsiders, they are like a couple looking at each other.

The smile at the corner of her lips is more beautiful than the flowers in her arms.

That is the smile she shows now, a smile she will never show next to him again.