rose ashes

The sudden accident made Ye Gu's shirt mottled, looking a little disheveled under the light.

Bian Yao didn't realize that he had said the wrong thing, and was still chattering to Ye Gu about mouthwash and toothbrush.

Ye Gu held his breath, and managed to pull out a smile that was uglier than crying, gnashing his teeth and saying, "Where did you hear that from?"

Bian Yao was completely unaware of the danger alarm and pointed in Tian Tian's direction, "Well, we all know it."

However, the perpetrator had already escaped in the direction he pointed.

Bian Yao suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He wanted to turn around and quietly end this embarrassing topic, but before he could take a step, someone grabbed him by the collar.
"You spilled milk all over me, don't you need to clean up the mess?"

Bian Yao shuddered and nodded repeatedly, "Come on, let's go upstairs to change. Mr. Ye, you go up first. I'll go find some clothes for you!"

He ran very fast with the wind under his feet.

The people around the round table smiled knowingly and watched the show leisurely, but they would not deliberately step on Ye Gu's sore spot.

The space upstairs looks very long, like a corridor with various pictures hanging on the walls. Most of them are simple compositions of pure colors without any complicated patterns.

Ye Gu picked up his phone and sent a voice message to Bian Yao: "Ask Luo Yang which room is available for rent."

Then he stopped by the wall, looking out the window at the flower shop across the street, his mind wandering.

There was a commotion downstairs, but Ye Gu was completely unaware, immersed in his own world. After a long time, the cell phone beside him vibrated, pulling him out of his thoughts.

Bian Yao: The innermost office on the right.

/ / /
Bian Yao walked around downstairs before he saw Luo Yang. He walked up to her and exchanged a few words before asking casually, "Are you the only psychologist now?"

Luo Yang did not comment, "But we have already found another qualified psychologist, and he will start working soon."

Bian Yao nodded thoughtfully, looking at the people around Luo Yang with a smile on his face.
"Is your current office quite big? Can I go take a look?"

Luo Yang was slightly puzzled, but still pursed her lips and agreed, "It's in the room on the far right of the second floor. You can go and take a look. The things haven't been completely put away yet, so there's nothing you can't see."

Bian Yao shrugged, looking relieved, and waved his phone, saying, "Thank you."

Luo Yang had no idea what Bian Yao was up to, so she just followed him.

After Ye Gu received the message, he quickly pushed the door open and walked in.

The office was neat and clean, with bright windows and clean desks. The blinds were half-closed, and the afternoon sun cast shadows on the ground, outlining round spots of light.

Ye Gu walked step by step in the office, sighing angrily: "This kid really needs to be taught a lesson."

The book "The Little Prince" on the desk attracted Ye Gu's attention. He was sensible and after considering for a moment, he stopped a few inches in front of the desk and looked up into the air.

He had once prepared this book for someone, but perhaps she had forgotten it long ago.
Ye Gu lowered his eyes in self-mockery and did not stop.

There was a knock on the door, it was Bian Yao.

"Agu, here comes the shirt for you, take your time changing it."
Bian Yao smiled with ill intention. Ye Gu always had a subtle sixth sense. He just glanced at Bian Yao as a warning, not knowing whether he received it or not.

The room returned to silence again. Ye Gu looked at the large pool of mottled milk stain on his chest. The faint scent of milk could still drift into his nose.
He sighed and unbuttoned his clothes one by one resignedly.

It seems that Luo Yang told Tian Tian about the little toothbrush accident because he was angry, which led to all his friends knowing about it now.

He hesitated, wondering whether he should apologize using the method Xi Jinzhou taught him. The movements of his hands gradually slowed down, and the texture of his skin was revealed like a mysterious area behind a veil.

His skin was comparable to Luo Yang's, fair and flawless, but his muscles made one's blood boil and one's face turned red.

"Squeak-"
Before Ye Gu had time to change into a clean shirt, the door behind him was broken into.

"Hey! Who is it?!" Luo Yang quickly covered his eyes, turned around to face the door on the screen, his cheeks flushed.

Seeing such a fragrant/erotic scene right after entering the door was a bit unprepared. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and didn't see everything. She only saw that the skin was quite white——

Realizing that his mind was a little confused, Luo Yang stopped his wild imagination.

Ye Gu had a keen sense of hearing. He turned around and saw the familiar dress and figure, and chuckled silently.
Fortunately it was her.

Feeling that there was no movement behind him, Luo Yang slowly removed the hand that was covering his eyes, slowly turned around, and saw Ye Gu standing not far behind him. His shirt was slightly wrinkled and not ironed very properly, but it did not prevent his hanger-like figure from supporting it well.

Luo Yang's eyes dodged and hesitated, not looking directly at him, and said: "It's you, why are you here..."

Ye Gu picked up the shirt in his hand and said, "Bian Yao accidentally spilled milk on me, so I came up to change my clothes."

This kid Bian Yao...
Luo Yang now understood why he specifically asked her about the office just now.

Just like before, he loves to meddle in other people's affairs.

Luo Yang didn't show any emotion, as if it was just an accident. "Well, it's okay. If you're ready, you can go down first. They are all down there—"

The second they passed each other, her wrist was grasped tightly. In the blazing warmth, Luo Yang's body stiffened, her voice was blocked in her throat, and her tongue was powerless. "Are you still angry?"
Ye Gu lowered his head and just held her hand, which was trembling slightly. He held it loosely and did not dare to increase the strength.

Luo Yang tilted his head slightly, his brows slightly wrinkled, "Ah?"

Ye Gu let out a long sigh and looked at her steadily: "I didn't mean to do that with the toothbrush this morning. It's not because I dislike you, it's just because I'm afraid of you..."
I’m afraid you’ll feel sick.

Luo Yang looked at him, the man who was about to reach adulthood, with his head lowered. She actually had an uncontrollable urge to touch his hair.

Xi Jinzhou said that as long as he made his thoughts clear, Luo Yang would accept them. If it were someone else, it would be difficult to solve the problem. However, he said that Luo Yang was the most serious but also the most generous person. Although she seemed to be good at socializing after returning to China, she was still the simple girl at heart. She got angry easily, but her sincerity was enough to make her believe.

He felt very unconfident, and even such an explanation was not convincing to himself, and he even felt it was a useless quibble. However, he didn't know how to make an explanation that sounded good, and after racking his brains, he could only tell her exactly what he was thinking at the time.

Ye Gu was prepared to not be accepted. The moment he let go, he felt a gentle pressure on the top of his head.
Once, twice, three times.

Luo Yang realized that he had done something ridiculous and quickly retracted it, "I'm not mad at you anymore, go down quickly, they are all waiting for you."
She turned her face away, trying to avoid being seen by Ye Gu, but the force on her wrist never left, as if she was stubbornly waiting for an answer.

Luo Yang finally surrendered and compared her patience with Ye Gu. She chose to give up.

Sighing lightly, Luo Yang tried his best to keep himself calm and looked directly into Ye Gu's eyes.
"Really, I'm not angry anymore. I believe you, so can you go down first? I'll go down later."

It was a very strange feeling, she didn't feel nervous at all. Her pupils were like a pool of deep spring water, having a calming effect and calming the mind.

Ye Gu stared for a long time, and seemed to finally get a definite answer from her eyes. Then he smiled, let go of her hand contentedly, and stood up straight.
"Okay, I'll go down first."

After closing the door, Ye Gu stood at the door for a long time. Suddenly, hesitantly stretched out his hand and patted his head lightly three times. Suddenly, his cheeks slightly raised.

/ / /
After changing clothes, I felt that Ye Gu had become very strange.

Holding the glass of milk, he curled the corners of his lips in a daze, as if he couldn't let it go.

Bian Yao approached Xi Jinzhou and whispered, "Isn't he tired of talking? I feel tired just looking at him."

Xi Jinzhou shook his head with a look of vicissitudes of life, and put his head on Bian Yao's shoulder, "The road ahead is long and arduous, and you will also have such a day."

Bian Yao sneered and drank the last sip of champagne in the glass. "A wise man doesn't fall in love. I don't need it."

Just as he was feeling smug, Bian Yao's ear was grabbed.
"Hey hey hey hey! What are you doing? Let go, let go, it's going to fall!"

Tian Tian was angry and amused, "It's you, right? You just said that I told you about the toothbrush? Great, you've even figured out how to frame me. I'll make sure your ears are ruined for the rest of your life!"

Bian Yao was grabbed by the ear by Tian Tian and dragged to the back garden with a ferocious expression.

Xi Jinzhou looked at Bian Yao from a distance, ignored his distress signal, and waved two fingers: "Rest in peace, wise man."

Those involved are often confused, but bystanders can see things clearly. Xi Jinzhou slowly shook the wine glass in his hand, which was clear and transparent.
/ / /
Surprisingly, the opening ceremony was not disrupted by Luo Ke. Afterwards, Tian Tian was still wondering why Luo Ke would let go of such a good opportunity and make Luo Yang unhappy.

Luo Yang smiled and tapped the desktop.

"Because I invited her."

Before the opening ceremony, Luo Yang had anticipated that Luo Ke would definitely not want to make things easy for her, and the best way was to disrupt her opening ceremony and embarrass her in all major media.

It was because of her obvious thoughts that gave Luo Yang an idea.

Then she would take advantage of the situation and invite her on her own initiative, giving her the opportunity to attend the opening ceremony openly. In this way, the enemy would be in the open, and no matter what Luo Ke did, it would be under the attention of the media. If the opening ceremony was disrupted, the one who would suffer would not be her, but Luo Ke. She would become the target of public criticism, and the most Luo Yang would lose would be financial resources.

Tian Tian exclaimed, "You are quite clever. It seems that you have learned a lot in these few years abroad."

Luo Yang was a little proud, "After all, I didn't go there for nothing. I have to learn something I didn't have before, such as being immoral."

Tian Tian was amused: "Hahahaha, okay, I'll obey you."

After Luo Yang and Tian Tian finished their video call, they simply put on a coat and went out to wash up.
The opening ceremony ended yesterday and the business will begin soon. In her last free time, she can go back to South City to visit her grandparents.

Because Li Yan was worried that the two of them would not have time to take care of the house, she specially asked Li Ma and several other aunts from the old house to come over.

Luo Yang was quite familiar with Li Ma. After washing up, he prepared to go downstairs for breakfast, but he didn't see anyone.

"Auntie Li? Are you there?"
He called out but no one answered. Thinking that he might have gone out for something, Luo Yang said a few words and took a few slices of bread with tomatoes and lettuce salad, intending to have a simple breakfast.

Grab a homemade sandwich and eat to your heart's content.

There was no one at home, and there was a rare sense of freedom. It had been a long time since I felt so relaxed. Luo Yang couldn't help but open the music app on his mobile phone and play his favorite songs.

The song playing in my headphones is a very popular song this year, called "The Wind Rises".
When passing by the study, Luo Yang glanced at it casually, and without any warning, Ye Gu, who was sitting in front of the desk, looked at him blankly.

A voice could still be heard faintly from the tablet: "Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, your camera is turned on the wrong way."

(End of this chapter)