Chapter 79:

Li Wenyu raised his eyes and met Pei Xin's neutral gaze.

Pei Xin said this in a calm tone, not like an order or an instruction. Instead, he deliberately slowed down his tone, which was considered a request. After being stared at by Li Wenyu for two seconds, his brows relaxed with a tired look and he remained silent. He raised his eyebrows.

Li Wenyu was stunned for a while, and then put down the hot glass in his hand. He lowered his face and said coldly, "Wait a moment."

During the time he lived in the apartment, his aunt came to cook almost every day. , so there are some ingredients left, and the refrigerator is not as empty as before.

Li Wenyu sighed silently and took out the ingredients for two people.

Cooking noodles is a very easy and skillful thing for him. In the past, when he had no appetite after get off work, he would make noodles to satisfy his stomach. He filled the pot with water and waited for it to boil. His eyes fell vacantly on the calm water.

Somehow, he had experienced this scene countless times, but only today made him suddenly recall the night on that island in City C many years ago.

The memory was so clear that he could even recall the humid air unique to that small island, the warm-toned lights in the small western-style building, and Pei Xin's unceremonious and guilty face when he held his wrist and asked him to cook noodles.

Li Wenyu blinked slowly and looked towards the living room through the dimly lit glass door.

Pei Xin hugged Xiaobai in his arms, but made no other movements, letting a ball of white fluff make noise in his arms. His shirt shone under the snow-white light, his side face was indifferent and sharp, and his eyes didn't know where to land.

Li Wenyu looked away when he heard the sound of water boiling. He thought in a daze that the shirt Pei Xin was wearing was probably covered in dog hair.

He quickly brought out two bowls of noodles, and Pei Xin put down Xiaobai and went into the bathroom to wash his hands.

When Xiaobai smelled the aroma of food, he ran over and started circling around Li Wenyu as usual. After Pei Xin sat down, he circled around to Pei Xin's feet. In any case, he couldn't take any time off.

The noodles that had just been served were steaming hot. Li Wenyu pushed a bowl in front of Pei Xin and said, "Eat it."

Pei Xin raised the corner of his mouth and gave an unknown smile: "Didn't you say you had eaten it?

Li Wenyu lowered his head and said casually, "I'm hungry again."

He stirred the noodles a few times and said in a calm, but indeed consultative tone, "I'm going to have an interview tomorrow, can you? " " Tell Uncle Zheng not to give me away."

Li Wenyu felt Xiaobai lying on the soles of his feet and starting to wag his tail, and the fur was brushing against his ankles. He moved his feet. Seeing that Pei Xin didn't respond, he had to add: "Your car is too big." It's conspicuous, and people will look at it wherever I go, not to mention that Uncle Zheng has been waiting..."

Pei Xin just pulled his lower lip casually: "Is this why you agreed to cook noodles for me?"

Li Wenyu looked up in confusion. He looked at him with a burning gaze, paused for two seconds to realize what he said, nodded and said, "You can think of it this way."

Pei Xin calmly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the noodles, commenting: "It's better than before. Make it more delicious. Do you often cook for yourself in the past few years?"

Li Wenyu frowned slightly, but nodded honestly: "You don't cook often, but you often cook noodles."

"Why?" He raised his head and said, "No time? Or is it too much trouble?"

Li Wenyu didn't want to say anything anymore, and picked up the chopsticks with a straight face: "Aren't you hungry? Don't talk while eating."

Pei Xin said in a nonchalant voice: "Then you just said you don't want it tomorrow. Uncle Zheng is following you, do you still need me to answer?"

Li Wenyu lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were dark gray, and when they trembled slightly, a shadow like butterfly wings fell under his eyes. His lips did not move, and he said a perfunctory "Yes" in his throat. A sound.

Pei Xin said: "I will send you there tomorrow."

Li Wenyu glanced at him and said in a bad tone: "What's the difference between that and Uncle Zheng sending it to me?"

Pei Xin still had no expression and said indifferently: "Then let Uncle Zheng send you off." I'll give it to you."

Li Wenyu's fingers pinched the chopsticks so hard that they turned slightly white, and his face looked a little ugly.

Pei Xin turned a deaf ear and started eating noodles with a calm expression.

Li Wenyu gritted his teeth and thought helplessly that at least Pei Xin wouldn't have time to wait at the door for hours to attract attention, and at most he would leave after sending him there, so he bit the bullet and said, "Send him away." "

Pei Xin didn't seem too surprised that he would say this, and he hummed slowly.

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There is a unified time for school recruitment in City A. Li Wenyu has no way to wait, and although his job as a teacher is stable, in order to raise enough money to pay back Pei Xin as soon as possible, Li Wenyu can only consider other jobs first.

The next day was still cloudy. From the dark gray car window, only gloomy clouds could be seen. Not a ray of light came through, and the rain would not fall.

Li Wenyu only remembered that there was not so much rain in June in City A in the past. Only the scorching sunshine with strong temperature remained even though it penetrated the window gauze.

The traffic on the wide road during the morning rush hour is like a weave, stretching end to end, as if there is no end.

The light in the car was also dim. Pei Xin put one hand on the steering wheel and looked at his watch: "What time is your appointment for the interview?"

"Ten o'clock," Li Wenyu looked at the long road. It was still early, but he felt A little strange, "You didn't live here before, right? Isn't it troublesome to go to the company from here every morning?"

Pei Xin didn't mean to be impatient. As the parking space next to him moved, a little light fell on his face, printing a three-dimensional handsome look. Looking at the outline of Yi, he hummed casually: "If you don't like living here, we can move to another place."

Li Wenyu only thought about how he would move out of Pei Xin if he succeeded in the interview, and avoided answering.

There was silence in the car until it stopped downstairs of the building. Pei Xin spoke again: "When will it be over? I'll pick you up."

Li Wenyu paused before opening the door: "No, I can go back by myself."

Pei Xin said Xin Xiachang ignored his refusal and directly set the time: "I'll be here at half past twelve. It will rain today and it will be inconvenient to take a taxi."

Li Wenyu knew that refusing was useless, so he closed his eyes and endured silence, and opened the car door. Get off and leave.

The rain did come quickly and fiercely, but Li Wenyu didn't notice it when he was concentrating on the interview, and everything went smoothly. It wasn't until he went downstairs after finishing the interview that he heard the crackling sound.

The sky was as dark as evening, thunder roared and rolled in the sky, and heavy rain poured down.

The rain curtain blurred the whole city, the outlines of skyscrapers were faint, the sidewalks were covered with dead branches and leaves knocked down by the rain, and pedestrians were in a hurry.

Li Wenyu didn't expect it to rain so heavily. He frowned and looked at his phone. The time Pei Xin gave was accurate. It was just past twelve o'clock. As soon as he walked out of the door, a cold breeze hit him, causing a thin layer of goosebumps to appear on his arms, so he had to hide in a convenience store nearby.

The TV at the counter played a news forecast. Some southern regions began to fight floods and provide disaster relief every rainy season. Traffic accidents in City A were also very prone to such extreme weather, which made people panic.

Li Wenyu looked at the traffic jam in the distance through the water-stained glass window, lowered his head and sent a text message to Pei Xin.

[It’s raining too much, so don’t come over. 】