Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 1 Their love may be coming to an end
Touching the wall in the entrance to turn on the light, in front of him was the messy living room that hadn't been tidied up for a week.

Ni Manhua took off his high heels, squeezed his sore feet, and carefully put them into soft cotton slippers.

Having not touched the ground all day, it felt like stepping on cotton.

There was also a pair of men's casual shoes placed next to the shoe cabinet. Ni Manhua vaguely remembered that Lu Guanhai wore these shoes when he went out this morning. He must have returned.

Gently removing makeup and washing up, after finishing the work, Ni Manhua walked to the opposite bedroom, turned on the light, and then came out to turn off the light in the living room.The moment the lights went out, the door of the master bedroom was opened, and Lu Guanhai stood there with his back to the light source and couldn't see his face clearly.

The dim living room, with brightly lit rooms on both sides, is like two eyes with different stories.This was agreed upon by Lu Guanhai and Ni Manhua a long time ago.In order not to disturb each other's rest, if anyone comes back too late, they go to the guest room to sleep.

At this time, Ni Manhua was standing in the entrance hall, not knowing what to do next. He heard Lu Guanhai's somewhat hoarse voice coming over: "I'm not asleep yet."

Ni Manhua said "hmm" and had nothing else to say. He went to the guest room and turned off the lights, then followed him back to the master bedroom.

Lu Guanhai had taken a shower, and she used her favorite bottle of rose-flavored shampoo. The familiar smell almost made Ni Manhua misunderstand that they had returned to their previous intimacy.

It was exactly [-]:[-] Beijing time, so it wasn't too late, but Lu Guanhai was on duty in the hospital last night, and he didn't have enough time to catch up on sleep in the morning, so he should be able to fall asleep with his pillow.

Ni Manhua lay down silently in his place, and Lu Guanhai turned off the bedside lamp.

On the double bed, which is spacious enough, the two of them faced each other, each with their own thoughts.

After about 10 minutes, Ni Manhua felt uncomfortable holding on to one position and wanted to turn over.Lu Guanhai seemed to have been judging her signs of sleep, and then he softly said: "Are you insomniac again?"

Ni Manhua pulled the quilt over his shoulders: "I've been standing for a long time today, and my legs are a little sore."

Tonight, Lu Guanhai originally said that he would come to see her performance, but he didn't come.

Lu Guanhai turned over, and Ni Manhua could feel the soft mattress under him sinking, then quickly rebounding.Lu Guanhai's breathing came closer to her: "Shall I rub it for you?"

Lu Guanhai's voice revealed exhaustion. During the recent flu season, there were many more patients in the hospital than in the past, and he was working at a high workload every day.Every time I get home, I just want to collapse on the ground and not move.

"No need, you have to go to work tomorrow." Ni Manhua suddenly opened his eyes.Nothing could be seen in the dark room.But Lu Guanhai's appearance when he said this has already appeared in her mind.

Not the Lu Guanhai now, but the Lu Guanhai who hugged her to sleep six years ago and would sit on the sofa and squeeze her legs after work.

Ni Manhua knew that Lu Guanhai must also have his eyes open, maybe looking at her, maybe looking at a certain place without focus, she really wanted to turn around, she didn't know if doing that would make him feel bad for tonight Reduce some guilt for missing appointments.

After a long time, Lu Guanhai said, "You can have a good rest tomorrow. I will be back early after get off work."

Another bad check.

Ni Manhua replied perfunctorily: "Well, I will cook at home in the afternoon. Call me when you come back to eat."

Lu Guanhai buried half of his face in the pillow, and the voice came out a little dull: "Are you going to Beijing?"

The topic changed a little suddenly, and Ni Manhua subconsciously stopped breathing for a second.He was talking about the document she put in the bedside cabinet the other day, and he saw it.

Ni Manhua didn't know how to answer.Going to Beijing is a good opportunity, the head of the group said, the choice is in her own hands.

Then why didn't she discuss it with him in the first place?
Ni Manhua remembered that she wanted to ask Lu Guanhai for his opinion that day. She got off work early and went to the hospital to find him. She saw him and Guan Fei sitting together for dinner. They seemed to be having a good conversation.

In the mobile phone, the news that Lu Guanhai said that he would work overtime at night was still quietly lying on the page. Ni Manhua didn't bother him, and went home alone to cook a bowl of noodles, and then threw the contract in the bedside table.

Thinking of this, Ni Manhua closed his eyes: "I haven't thought about it yet, and I will notify you in advance when the time comes."

Ni Manhua tightly grasped the edge of the quilt with her left hand, she was waiting for Lu Guanhai to speak.Will he keep her?
If she really lived in Beijing, their six years of marriage and ten years of love would have come to an end.

But Lu Guanhai didn't speak for a long time, and Ni Manhua didn't hear his voice again when he felt sleepy.

He must be too tired and must have fallen asleep.

The next afternoon, Ni Manhua woke up from his nap and heard the doorbell ringing.

Came here without saying hello, only two people she knew.

Ni Manhua was wearing pajamas, and walked over to open the door without washing her face. Zhan Ping's first reaction when seeing her was to stretch out a hand to ruffle her fluffy hair even more.

Zhan Ping looked at her from top to bottom, with disgust in his eyes: "My Manman, it's 2023, why are you still wearing such simple and childish pajamas? You are a married woman."

A smoky pink short-sleeved knee-length nightgown with a laughing duck printed on the chest. Ni Manhua didn't think there was anything wrong with wearing it like this.She has tried her best to behave like a mature adult at work, and of course she has to make herself comfortable at home.

After pouring Zhan Ping a glass of water, Ni Manhua went back to the room to brush her teeth and wash her face. In the mirror, her face without makeup was obviously tired.In recent years, major brands have developed skin care products with promising ingredients, focusing on anti-aging. However, no matter how much they are used, Ni Manhua cannot return to the energetic self he was ten years ago.

After slumping down on the sofa, Zhan Ping threw over a reusable bag: "I grabbed it for you, when will you go back?"

Lu Guanhai's mother celebrated her birthday on the weekend. Ni Manhua asked Zhan Ping to get her the recently popular smart voice navigation shoes for the elderly. She thought for a while: "It's hard to take time off recently, so I'll just go there on the weekend."

"Did you tell them about going to Beijing last time?"

"I haven't decided whether to go or not. It will take a while."

"What did Lu Guanhai say?"

"I didn't discuss it with him."

Ni Manhua's answer was so natural that Zhan Ping couldn't help but kicked her lightly: "Whether you two can live through this day, don't discuss such a big matter."

"I don't know either." The image of Lu Guanhai lying next to her with his back to her appeared in Ni Manhua's mind.The two of them are running out of things to talk about. No one knows how long they will continue like this.

Obviously in the past, they always had a lot to say, but now, they speak naturally outside, but they have become dumb when they go home.

(End of this chapter)