death of hope

Chapter 143 "Corporate Warrior" (59) Single Apartment

The strong wind blew the torrential rain, crashing and slapping the billboards.

Despite holding an umbrella, Sigurdlifa was drenched, and her body was flooded with water.

Even though she was as strong as she was, when she entered the apartment building, she was shivering with her hands folded and started to runny nose and sneeze.

(I seem to be... ill.) She thought.

Lynch wanted to laugh when the always arrogant troublemaker was in such a mess, but he held it back forcibly, took off his raincoat and held it in his hand.

"This way, let's go upstairs."

"Okay..." The uninvited guest followed timidly, keeping his head down the whole time, not daring to look at him.

Unsurprisingly, the elevator, which had been in disrepair for a long time, broke down again, and the two dragged a watermark to the fifth floor.
Lynch complained in a low voice: "It's broken again... ACO Property Company is a bunch of slackers who eat free food, they only know how to charge property fees and don't do work!"

Unscrew the anti-theft door with a rusty key and enter room 501.

Dust mixed with the smell of mold hit the face, there were spider webs hanging on the door frame, and the ground was full of balls of toilet paper and crumpled soda cans.

"Hey... What a dirty house, how long has it been since you cleaned it?"

"As long as you have a lot of things to do, it would be nice to have a place to hide from the rain, so choose!"

"Really... Your brain has grown into your muscles? Why don't you move to a better place if you have money... There are rats in this damn place too..."

Lynch smiled badly: "Hey, New Brisbane is full of mutated creatures. Rats can grow up to one meter long. There might be a nest of extra-large two-headed rats hiding in this house!"

"Two-headed...rat? Don't try to scare me! If you dare to jump out, punch it!"

With such a brave mouth, Sigurdlifa still stared at the junction of the floor and the wall in fear, looking for traces of the mouse hole.

"Hey, don't look for it, I'm just kidding you."

"Hate……"

Lynch turned on the old-fashioned electric heater in the living room, and his guest leaned over impatiently, spreading his hands, feeling the heat from the electric heating wire, apparently terribly frozen.

"It hasn't been opened for a few years. Fortunately, this shit can still be used."

"It's very warm..." Sigurdriefa's already fair face became bloodless, and her lips were a little purple.

"Your voice is not right. It sounds like you have a cold. Shall I go downstairs to buy some medicine?"

"What kind of medicine to take... This kind of minor illness, I have been carrying it with my immunity since I was a child, and I have survived until now."

"Hey! That's a good relationship, and I'll save trouble."

Lynch hung the raincoat on the hanger and opened the closet to search.

Sigdrifa didn't want to owe this guy any favors, so she hurriedly said:
"You don't need to find clothes for me. I'll make do with it here and leave when the rain stops."

"Shut up! Miss Tsundere!" Lynch took out a new towel from the plastic bag and handed it to her:
"Spending the night outside after the rain stopped? Are you crazy? The local hooligans will eat a foreigner like you alive, and it doesn't matter if you die, but the people in the company have to call me ruthless again."

"Hooligans? Hmph! That kind of rubbish, it's all for nothing!"

Sigurdriefa was biting her upper and lower teeth from the cold, but she still said bravely, "In short, I am alive or dead, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Put down that useless vanity, miss, you just stay here honestly, no one will drive you away."

Sigurdriefa hesitated to speak, but finally closed her mouth wisely, and just leaned cheekily in front of the stove to bake.

After a while, Lynch brought a hot cup of bitter coffee:

"Here, let's talk about it first. This is not made from coffee beans. It is an instant industrial inferior product. If you don't like it, don't drink it."

"No...it doesn't matter..."

She took the ceramic cup and took a big sip regardless of the hot coffee,

A mellow and bitter hot flow surged down the esophagus, and I felt an indescribable comfort all over my body.

"Thanks...I'm much better..."

"No, you don't look well at all, you're usually overtired and lack of sleep, and now it's raining again."

"I am okay……."

"I know, you despise the dirty place, the slovenliness of me as a bachelor, and you don't get along with me as the captain... But I still advise you, take a hot bath and put on clean clothes,

The industrial pollution in New Brisbane is particularly serious, and the PH value of the rainwater exceeds the standard, that is, acid rain.

If you don't want to get skin disease and your body rots, just do as I say, I'll just say it once, it's up to you. "

After all, Lynch threw a stack of old clothes by the fireplace, and then sat on the sofa to watch TV.

"Captain..."

"Ah? What's the matter?"

"You are not allowed to... look back..."

"Hey! I wonder what's the matter...Take it off, with your washboard figure, I don't care to see it!"

"Ah?... Really... Open your eyes and talk nonsense, I'm obviously not young..."

"What do you say?"

"No...nothing! Don't turn back!"

"You girl...it's really difficult to serve, the hot water is ready, the shower gel and shampoo are on the shelf,

There is no curtain in the shower cubicle. After all, I don’t need to live alone. Don’t worry, no one cares about peeking at you. "

The shower cubicle of the bachelor apartment is directly set up in the hall, and there is only a waterproof glass partition. As Lynch said, there is not even a curtain to hide the shame.

Sigurdriefa finally made up her mind to take a bath, because the skin was already dangerously burning and itchy. It seemed that what Lynch said was true, and there was dangerous acid rain falling outside.

The steaming hot tap water washes away the rain and sweat stains on your body,
In order to save money, she has not had a haircut since she joined the job. Sigurdlifa's cropped hair has grown into short hair at the ear, and her pale golden hair is greasy and tangled. She washed it with anti-dandruff shampoo three times. Stretch out.

What worried her never happened.

With his back to the bathroom cubicle, Lynch stared intently at the TV screen,

Tonight's new Brisbane Sports Channel is live broadcasting the third playoff game of the NCAA Indoor Rugby Eights,

The Atlanta University Raiders host the Trilevel University Giants,
With the brave play of the defensive group, the home team took a 36-9 lead.

The crazy shouts of the audience were transmitted to the living room through the TV speakers.
For every touchdown or successful defense, Lynch clenched his fists and applauded, surrounded by eaten potato chip bags and soda cans that were drained and crushed.

"This guy is actually a die-hard fan...a nasty stinking man...all of these virtues..."

From the beginning to the end, Lynch's attention was all on the football game, and he didn't mean to peek back at all.
For some reason, this made her feel extremely depressed. With her good looks and figure, it was hard not to be tempted by a normal man.

(Is the rumor true... this guy is really gay?)
After washing and cleaning, she changed into Lynch's old clothes. Due to her excellent height and shoulder width, she would not look too baggy.

After drying the wet clothes, Sigurdlifa sat by the stove and continued to drink coffee, enjoying the comfort of being dry and clean.

"After washing, you must be very hungry. There are quick-frozen pizzas and black pepper steaks in the refrigerator. Let's heat them up in the oven and eat them. I suggest you don't drink iced drinks first, but make tea with hot water."

Lynch's tone sounded cold and heartless, but what he did was heart-warming. Slowly, she began to let go of her barriers and relax.

As expected, the inside of the oven was filthy, greasy and mushy.It was obvious that she hadn't cleaned it for a long time, so she didn't say anything, after all, she couldn't ask too much of such a sloppy bachelor.

The quick-frozen pizza is incomparable to the fresh one, the steak is also hard and woody, and the mouth and nose are full of food additives and preservatives, but it is enough to supplement calories and protein.

For Sigurdlifa, who is in a poor family, she has long been used to eating this cheap fast food.

With a full appetite, after drinking hot tea, I feel that my cold and cold have been relieved to a certain extent. Once people are full, they tend to feel sleepy, exhaustion and sleepiness unstoppable, and eyelids start to fight.

"Excuse me... what time do you plan to see?"

Lynch was full of energy and said without any sleepiness: "I still want to watch a movie after the game. The bed is made, let's go into the room and go to sleep. By the way, don't touch my things."

"Then where do you sleep?"

"Just make do on the sofa."

Sigurdriefa was really too tired and sleepy, so she didn't refuse any more, staggered into the bedroom, locked the door, fell down on the single bed and snored.

I entered the dreamland, dreamed of my grandmother telling me stories, dreamed of that warm hut...

Accompanied by the sound of pattering rain, enjoying the beauty that has been lost...

She has been a long time,
Never slept so soundly.

(End of this chapter)