rose ashes

Luo Yang's pupils were shocked. She looked at the ruffian Ye Gu in front of her with disbelief. He was very different from the conceited and cocky king in her impression.

"I won't tease you anymore," Ye Gu said, and put away the arrogance on his face. "You are tired today, so you can take a bath. I have prepared everything for you."

Luo Yang was confused, "?"
What are you preparing for?

Watching Ye Gu leave in such a carefree manner, Luo Yang was a little confused. However, he was indeed feeling tired all over after a day's work, and taking a bath was the best way to relieve fatigue.

The moment the door was opened, hot air spread out. Luo Yang's vision was blurred for a moment, and the mist moistened his eyes. Luo Yang stepped on the non-slip mat and looked at the thick wooden shelf above the bathtub.
The soothing essential oil with a light fragrance, the red liquid in the usual high-heeled glass has been replaced by steaming jasmine tea, and the bathtub is steaming with light smoke rising.

When her fingertips touched the warm water, Luo Yang curled up unconsciously and felt a little dazed. It’s not like there was no one at home who would prepare these for her. In the past, at the Luo family, everything was available and there was an aunt who would prepare these for her.

But looking at these in front of him, it seemed as if he could see Ye Gu's busy figure walking around here before. Looking at the small jar of essential oil placed upside down on the shelf, Luo Yang chuckled.

How proud he is! When did he do these things? Just seeing him reminds me of how clumsy he was when he did them.

Luo Yang laughed. Perhaps she didn't even realize that whenever she thought of Ye Gu, her emotions would always fluctuate more vividly than usual.

All the fatigue in his body was washed away by the warm water. Luo Yang half leaned on the headrest, and the words that Shen Mo said when he left were still in his mind.
She counted on her fingers and paused for a moment, thinking that next Tuesday was his birthday.

Thinking about it carefully, she must have missed nine of Ye Gu's birthdays. He liked the hustle and bustle and the feeling of being the center of attention. Even if she was not there during those nine years, he must have had some unforgettable birthdays. He would never be lonely.

It was unknown how long she stayed in there before Luo Yang slowly went out. When she returned to the room, Ye Gu was standing with his back half exposed, facing the door, doing something unknown.

As far as the eye can see, there are faint light marks on the back. He was beaten badly by Old Man Ye last time, and the marks have not completely disappeared yet.
Luo Yang's pupils drooped slightly, she pursed her lips slightly, and tightened her hands hanging at her sides.

"Let me help you apply the ointment."

Ye Gu was startled when he heard the voice, and was too late to move. When he turned around, Luo Yang had already walked in front of him. The pajamas he put on brought up a gust of wind, and Luo Yang could not see clearly. He only saw the faint tattoo on Ye Gu's waist, which was blurry in black and red.

He frowned slightly, "Are you injured again?"

Ye Gu coughed lightly, buttoned up his shirt to the top, and swore, "No, you are seeing things."

Although Luo Yang is slightly nearsighted, I was able to clearly see him applying the ointment from that distance just now.

She was rarely stubborn, "I saw it all."

Ye Gu shook his head: "No, you must have seen it wrong, you are nearsighted."
Luo Yang found it funny that she just kept wasting time with him. Anyway, she didn't have any appointments tomorrow and had plenty of time.

Luo Yang didn't say anything, but her dark eyes were fixed on him without moving an inch.

During the stalemate, Ye Gu sighed, relaxed his body slightly, and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I was just caught accidentally, it's nothing serious."
Luo Yang sat down next to him, "What caught you? If it was a kitten or puppy, you should get vaccinated for safety. Don't play with your own body."
She looked so serious that Ye Gu even doubted whether he was really scratched by the cat.

"So what caught you?"

Ye Gu didn't say anything. Luo Yang thought he didn't hear clearly what he said, so he asked again slowly.
Ye Gu finally reacted, his voice was stagnant, hesitating and mumbling, "Just, the kitten bumped into me, but it's okay, I'll get the injection tomorrow."

"Then I'll go with you tomorrow." Luo Yang naturally took over the conversation. Looking at Ye Gu who was standing there in a daze, she smiled and said, "Go to bed early and go to the hospital early tomorrow."

Ye Gu: “…Okay.”
He didn't sleep at all the whole night, and he racked his brains but couldn't think of how to tell Luo Yang that the scratch was not caused by the kitten.

The next morning, Ye Gu, with a bruise under his eye, was pushed by Luo Yang into a car to the hospital.
Liu Min was genuinely shocked when he saw Ye Gu, but his good professionalism allowed him to remain calm on the surface.

"This is the shredded chicken porridge that Aunt Li cooked this morning. It doesn't have the onions, ginger, and garlic that you hate. I packed a portion for you. Eat some later. You can't get vaccinated on an empty stomach."

Luo Yang placed the insulated box in the middle and said slowly, "Also, you can't eat irritating foods after the vaccination, and you can't drink alcohol if you have social events, okay? You need to get three shots in total, and I'll go with you then..."

Ye Gu didn't hear clearly what was being said around him, but the sound made him feel that even if he got a few injections, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Ye Gu chuckled silently and opened the thermal box. There was a fragrant smell, and the rich taste lingered between his lips and teeth.
It was strange, he had never felt this before, but this time the chicken porridge tasted better than any other time he had eaten it before.

After Luo Yang finished talking about those precautions, she noticed that Ye Gu had already eaten all the porridge. She laughed and packed up the thermal box.
"Mrs. Li said you don't like porridge, but it seems to be different from the truth."

Ye Gu calmed down, looked out the window, and said after a long while: "I don't like it very much."

Luo Yang: “What?”

The car drove into the underground parking garage, and the light suddenly disappeared, replaced by cramped darkness.

Ye Gu's voice seemed to be tinged with joy, "But if it were you, you could choose to like it."

With a thud, it was as if something suddenly dropped on Luo Yang's heart. His heart was beating like a drum, and he could only timidly glance at the profiles of the people around him.

So he was saying that she gave him the porridge and that's why he drank it all?
There was a vague thought that was about to burst out, but it was quickly blocked by Luo Yang. She shouldn't have thought too much about it. She waited for him for a whole night when she graduated and he didn't come. She should have known that words are always half true and half false.

It's inevitable to be moved, but you shouldn't have too many expectations or fantasies.

/ / /
After getting off the car, Ye Gu went straight to the bathroom and called Xi Jinzhou.

The call was not answered quickly, and from the sound of other people talking, I knew he had just arrived at the hospital office not long ago.

"What can I do for you so early in the morning, young master?" Xi Jinzhou recently enjoyed teasing Ye Gu.

Ye Gu lowered his voice, his brows slightly wrinkled: "The situation is urgent, Luo Yangfei brought me here to get the rabies vaccine."

Xi Jinzhou raised his eyebrows. It was really strange that there could be a dog more ferocious than the young master.
"You got bitten? Then fight."

Ye Gu was desperate: "No, I just wasn't bitten, so I asked you for help." "Tell Luo Yang if you weren't bitten. It's not like Luo Yang can't understand what I'm saying."

Ye Gu hesitated for a long time and didn't say anything. Xi Jinzhou suddenly had an idea and asked cryptically, "So what happened?"

Someone came out of the toilet next to him, and Ye Gu turned around. "It's hard to explain..." After thinking for a long time, he gave up completely. "Tsk, she was drunk a few days ago, and she scratched me accidentally."

Xi Jinzhou said meaningfully: "Oh~ So what did you do?"

Ye Gu got impatient, rolled his eyes, and said unhappily: "Tsk, how can you know such a thing? You are so annoying. I just asked you for help, but you asked so many questions. When did you become such a gossip?"

Xi Jinzhou laughed without any scruples. Ye Gu got so angry that he started to confront him.

This opened his eyes. Xi Jinzhou stopped talking and said, "Okay, wait in the lobby."
If he didn't have to perform surgery every day, he would almost doubt whether he studied medicine just for Ye Gu.

Seeing that Ye Gu had not arrived yet, Luo Yang took out his mobile phone in his spare time, looked at Xi Jinzhou's name in the list, paused, scrolled up, and entered the chat page.

Luo Yang: Are you there? I have something to ask you.
Bian Yao: Oh, sister-in-law, you said that you should tell me everything you know. I will bang my head against the wall for you.jpg.
Luo Yang almost laughed out loud when she saw his exaggerated expression that he replied to immediately.

He quickly typed a few words with his fingertips and sent it out.
Luo Yang: Did you know that Ye Gu has tattoos?
Bian Yao: What tattoo? I haven’t heard that he has a tattoo on his waist.

Luo Yang narrowed her eyes slightly and curled her red lips. She hadn't even said where it was yet, but this boy was really trying to cover up his guilt.
They retreated quickly and Luo Yang threw out a screenshot.

Luo Yang: How much do you know? Tell me.
Bian Yao: ...

This time it was all over. Bian Yao looked up at the sky in despair, and the word "failure" and music appeared in the computer game.

Looking at the phone, Bian Yao gritted his teeth and typed out the content. If you want to blame someone, blame your wife for being too quick with her hands. She couldn't avoid it.

There's a voice message coming from there -
Bian Yao: I don't know the details very well. The young master won't say much and it's no use for me to ask more. It seems that it was because of a girl. He had a rose tattoo on him, and it seems to be about six or seven years ago. He got that tattoo after he came back from traveling abroad. But don't think too much about it. I don't think that girl is some kind of white moonlight, and she won't pose a threat to you. Otherwise, with the young master's personality, he wouldn't be able to get married like this. Don't you think so? By the way, don't tell the young master that I told you, otherwise I will be skinned alive.

Sitting on a chair in the corner of the hall, a woman in a shirt dress lowered her hand that was originally placed on her ear, her eyes out of focus.

When Ye Gu came back, he saw Luo Yang still sitting motionless on the chair, staring straight ahead, even though there was clearly nothing in front of him.

Ye Gu waved his hand in front of her eyes, "What's wrong? Let's go, Xi Jinzhou has already registered for me, just go directly, you just wait for me outside."

Luo Yang nodded woodenly, "Oh, okay."

It turned out that there really was something that was so unforgettable to him. Unexpectedly, her initial joking guess has now come true. Luo Yang only felt an unbearable bitterness in her throat, but she had no way to solve it.

After greeting Xi Jinzhou, she sat quietly at the door, waiting for Ye Gu.
People were coming and going in the corridor, and there were the sounds of children crying and adults coaxing them.

So should she give up?
Ask yourself, she doesn't want to. After finally deciding to break the current alienated situation, she was suddenly awakened by a blow. Luo Yang didn't understand how unfavorable she was to God, which led to the situation that all the people around her would eventually leave her.

Bian Yao said that he had been abroad six or seven years ago. Luo Yang forced herself to calm down. She should know the whole story. If she had crossed the line, she would leave without anyone saying anything.

After venting his emotions, Ye Gu just came out.
Luo Yang stood up and asked, "Okay?"
Ye Gu nodded and put down his rolled-up sleeves, "Okay, I'll give you four more injections later."

After a moment, Ye Gu asked again: "Will you come with me later?" There was an imperceptible expectation in his words.

Luo Yang was slightly startled. Facing his gaze, she felt as if a thorn was on her back, but she still swallowed slightly and said, "Yes, I'm coming."
Everyone knew that Ye Gu was afraid of injections, and she didn't want to disappoint him.

In the afternoon, Ye Gu went to the company as usual. Luo Yang was unemployed at home today. As soon as he went upstairs, he heard the doorbell ringing downstairs. Aunt Li went to open the door and brought in a pot of flowers.

"Little Madam, here is a pot of flowers for you."

Camellia chrysantha is planted in the exquisite cloisonné flowerpot. Yang Yue likes to grow flowers. Luo Yang has seen this kind of flower in the yard before. According to Ms. Yang, this flower is very delicate and expensive. It is also very complicated to cultivate and difficult to buy.

There was a card inserted inconspicuously in the porcelain pot. Luo Yang carefully placed the pot on the platform and took out the card.

-
I saw you liked flowers yesterday, don't doubt it, I bought them specially for you.
The font is sharp and rhythmic. Just by looking at the content, one can imagine Ye Gu's arrogant expression and his unquestionable tone, like a proud young boy.

Luo Yang looked at the flowers in a daze, her mind in a mess. He was so good to her that she wanted to continue like this, but news about Bian Yao always appeared in front of her at inopportune times to remind her to be sensible.

"Ah He, you must not do anything to harm others, otherwise you won't even be able to be friends, and you have to have a bottom line."
The other side fanned the flames and spoke up for her: "You've liked him for so many years, you should let him know. If you ask me, you're the one. There's no first come first served in love. Besides, if we really talk about first come first served, you must have been here first. You two should have known each other since your mother's womb!"

She was struggling, but in the end there was no winner. She looked at the golden camellia by the window, her fingertips gently brushing across the oily cup-shaped petals, and her originally irritable mood slowly soothed.

/ / /
— Sunday

"If you ask me, you don't care if he met someone unforgettable before. Anyway, it's you now and it will be you in the future."
Tian Tian walked beside Luo Yang and didn't think at all that Luo Yang should be worried about this white moonlight that appeared out of nowhere in the past few days.

Luo Yang just smiled. Tian Tian was different from her. Her family background made her personality so open and cheerful. Because her family was happy enough, she never lacked confidence.

She knows very well that although she may seem successful in her career to outsiders, deep down she cannot be as carefree as Tian Tian because of her original family background and just do things because she wants to.

"I know my limits, so stop imagining things. Just help me choose the cake today."

Tian Tian shrugged and agreed, shaking the empty ice cream box in her hand, "I'll go throw it over there, wait for me."
Luo Yang nodded.

She was standing there waiting, and before she could react, Tian Tian came running back and suddenly pulled her away, with her hair flying.

Tian Tian pulled Luo Yang to the window, hid behind a large vase, and peered at the corner of the restaurant.
"Look, isn't that your young master? The woman across the street looks familiar!"

(End of this chapter)