Over the mountain is the sea

Chapter 16 Alcohol Can Produce Phantoms ([-])

Jingjing had never helped others take a bath, even though Yi Nan could coordinate and twist her body under her prompting, she still felt that it was strenuous enough, a little clumsy, and soon sweat oozed from her forehead.

The two often meet in the bathroom of the hotel, so they don't feel uncomfortable facing each other naked, but Yi Nan keeps her eyes closed all the time, unwilling to talk, her mind is still groggy, unable and unwilling to concentrate, she is afraid of being alone Facing her sober self in the dark night, let the suffering swallow her up, she would rather just be confused like this.

After hastily taking a bath, Jingjing helped her put on clean clothes, called Meng Shaoyu again, and they helped her to bed together.

Jingjing fed her a few sips of the strong tea that Meng Shaoyu had brewed earlier, and then properly placed her to lie down and covered her with a thin blanket.

While she was busy taking care of Yi Nan, Meng Shaoyu was standing in front of the bookcase admiring a six-inch color photo, which was a group photo of employees on a certain anniversary of the hotel. There are a few hot stamped characters printed on the first line of the photo, with the words "Yunxi Hotel" inside.

Yi Nan was standing on the right side of the second row. She was a little petite, and she was unremarkable among the colleagues who were uniformly dressed, but the smile on her face was extremely bright.

"Thank you so much today." Jingjing came out of the room and said sincerely towards his back.

Meng Shaoyu put down the photo in his hand, turned around, looked at her, and twitched the corner of his mouth, "Why are you so polite, you are not an outsider."

Jingjing really didn't know how to deal with his familiarity, just like the first time they met, he made her feel at a loss, she just felt that such a man was not the type she and Yi Nan expected, At the same time, it is also unfamiliar to them, so it is better to stay away from it.

The hour hand had already pointed to eleven o'clock, Jingjing tactfully persuaded Meng Shaoyu to go back to rest, he raised his eyebrows, and said: "Sit down a little longer, I'm a night owl, I'll be fine until two or three o'clock in the morning."

Jingjing ran into the room and looked at Yi Nan who was lying quietly under the thin quilt, her brows were furrowed, her complexion was still pale, she didn't know what might happen, she was not at ease after all, so she made up her mind to stay, Anyway, it was already very late, and it was not uncommon for the family to say that they were temporarily covering shifts in the hotel if they asked about it.

Jingjing recognized the bed, she couldn't sleep outside, and it was somewhat boring to be alone with Yinan, so she didn't insist on chasing Meng Shaoyu away, the two sat on the sofa in the living room, one watched TV, the other read a book, Gossiping without a word, passing the long night.

After tossing and tossing for a few times, my stomach began to sing empty city tricks.

Jingjing sneaked into the kitchen, hoping to find something to fill her stomach, but she was disappointed.

"Don't look for it, there's nothing here." Meng Shaoyu said behind her, "Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat. I have it there. What do you like? Instant noodles or pastries?"

"Aren't you troublesome?" Jingjing was embarrassed again.

Meng Shaoyu sighed, shrugged and said, "Are you being so polite to everyone?"

Jingjing could only laugh, "Instant noodles, thank you."

The noodles were soaked and brought over. Yi Nan didn't even have hot water here.

Jingjing ate the hot and fragrant noodles, and her mood relaxed a lot, she even used his words to tease him, "Are you so attentive to every girl?"

Meng Shaoyu was also eating noodles, and replied without raising his head: "Wrong! I only court pretty girls."

Jingjing pursed her lips and chuckled, and after a while, said: "No wonder Yi Nan doesn't like you."

Meng Shaoyu raised his eyes to look at her, "How can you see that? She mentioned me to you?"

"Oh, that's not true." Jingjing said: "It's just that I think you are more casual." Since he doesn't like politeness, she just told the truth.

Meng Shaoyu snorted and didn't mind, "I don't think there's anything wrong with this. It's a question of life attitude. I don't like to put everything on the line, and I don't want to hide my likes and dislikes. Some people, Although it looks serious on the outside, it may not be true in the bones.”

Jingjing was a little shocked, because some words seemed to have pierced her own heart, she thought, isn't that the case?
"Have you been hurt before?" She hesitated again and again, but she still asked. Maybe at this midnight hour, when people are facing each other, there will be some sincerity, and she is very eager to discuss with people at this moment.

Meng Shaoyu was delighted, "Have you watched too many soap operas? Of course, most people may have to stumble to realize some truths, but there are also a small number of high-quality goods who are born with high understanding. Knowing how to live is worthy of yourself. I definitely belong to the latter."

Not only arrogant, but also narcissistic!Jingjing curled her lips involuntarily.

"Do you really like Yinan?" She changed the question to a more practical one. If someone can untie the enigmatic knot in Yinan's heart, it would be a good thing, although she doesn't know if the person in front of her has the ability. , or inappropriate.

Meng Shaoyu resumed his usual gag, "I like all pretty girls."

Jingjing was a little disappointed, and said "Cut", "Then I advise you not to bother with her. We——don't like men who are philandering."

Meng Shaoyu had finished eating, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, sat up straight, and fell comfortably on the back of the sofa, "You? You are not the same kind of people at all, how do you know she doesn't like it?"

Jingjing was aroused by his words, "Why do you say that we are not the same kind of people? In the hotel, she and I are the most compatible."

Meng Shaoyu shook his head, "That's two different things. You are much simpler than Yinan." His eyes turned to the door of Yinan's room, which was closed tightly, and he seemed to be trying to see through it.

"Do you know her?" he murmured softly. "Do you think she is happy?"

Jingjing was speechless, and this was also a question in her mind. Although she and Yi Nan talked about everything intimately, most of the time, she was the one who poured out her troubles, and Yinan was responsible for helping her; and she, in fact, He never walked into Yinan's heart at all.

"Then...do you think she is happy?" Jingjing asked in confusion.

Meng Shaoyu recalled the first time he saw her on the street just now, the obvious despair was written on his face, which formed such a strong contrast with her sunny smile in the photo, a sense of sadness surged in his heart for no reason, and he remained silent for a long time. Slowly said: "Happiness does not need to be expressed deliberately."

"Why did you approach her?" Jingjing bit her lip and asked him directly.

Meng Shaoyu's eyes were also bewildered. He approached her without any purpose, as if he couldn't help it. This was the same as when he met a girl who attracted him before, but it was not exactly the same. As for the subtle difference, he could not help it. It's not clear yet.

"I just want to... get to know her." Finally, he replied.

However, in this world, who can really understand whom?

(End of this chapter)