the time you love

Chapter 4
The Lunar New Year is two days away, and there are bustling crowds everywhere.

I don't have to be busy preparing for the New Year's goods. I stay at Zhou Nuoyan's house every day, watching DVDs, surfing the Internet, listening to music, and sometimes go shopping in the supermarket. As soon as you see the long queue in front of the cash register, you immediately cancel your shopping plan.

Zhou Nuoyan seems to be very busy these days, working overtime every day until late.The private hospital he worked in was invested heavily by a wealthy Swiss businessman in the past. The medical equipment is good, and the charges are naturally high, so it is impossible for ordinary people.When I was young, I naively thought that doctors were angels who saved lives and healed the wounded. After meeting Zhou Nuoyan, I thought doctors were the most profitable demons.

In fact, I only know such a doctor, but he seriously misled my worldview, which shows how destructive this person is!
After a leisurely stroll to the daily necessities area, the cell phone in my bag rang right on time, and I picked it up slowly.

"where?"

"supermarket."

"The shampoo is gone, buy it back."

"Oh."

This is a routine question at noon every day, and the first sentence must be "Where is it?" I usually tell the truth, and when I get annoyed, I will answer irrelevant questions at most. I dare not do it like last time. In fact, it was only a week ago. , That day I was sitting on the window seat of Starbucks cafe enjoying the rain scene, when I heard his ferocious voice, I felt that it was too unpleasant, so I gave him the address of a long-abandoned park in the suburbs, and he asked me what I was doing there , I answered photography.I think he won't believe such a lie full of loopholes, but at least he will receive a signal of my extreme dissatisfaction.But the funny thing is that he actually believed it. He took an afternoon off that day and spent two and a half hours driving to find me.

On the way back, unfortunately, there was a torrential rain again, and it was almost eight o'clock the next morning when he arrived home.I was still sleeping, and the man knocked open the door angrily, threw himself on the bed and wrapped his hands around my neck, almost strangling me to death.

Looking back now, I feel a little scared. Don't look at Zhou Nuoyan who is usually calm and calm, and looks calm and composed before Mount Tai collapses. Once he goes crazy, he can scare people to death.Is this not perverting in silence, but breaking out in silence?
I know I was wrong, although I played tricks on him, but this is really the result of overestimating his intelligence, but how can a person with a slightly normal mind believe that I ran to the barren mountains on a stormy night just to take pictures How many landscape photos?

It's like making a joke with you on April Fool's Day, no matter how extreme the joke is, it doesn't hurt, because you must know that it is a joke.And I just told a lie I thought he wouldn't believe, and it almost cost me my life.

I was standing in front of the counter with all kinds of shampoos, and a shopping guide lady came over and babbled to promote a certain brand product. It was an unheard of shampoo, so I didn’t want to listen. Throw it into the shopping cart and leave quickly.

When he got home, he took out the key and opened the door.

As soon as he reached the entrance, Zhou Nuoyan's voice floated over: "Why didn't you answer your phone?"

I grabbed my phone from my bag and said innocently, "I was in the car just now, I didn't hear it."

Zhou promised not to pursue it anymore, I put on cotton mop and went in, and put the bottle of shampoo on the table.Zhou Nuoyan was looking down at the newspaper, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and said critically, "It's not a brand I usually use."

I frowned: "You didn't say which brand you want."

"What are your eyes for? Don't forget who you are now."

"Ha! I remember that I am not your maid."

I put on a posture and prepared to have a big fight with him. If he throws some nonsense to me, I will stop being polite to him.However, he bowed his head and coughed a few times, and my arrogance suddenly dropped.Ever since he came back from looking for me that day, he had contracted a cold. First he had a fever, which caused problems in his trachea.

"How are you? You haven't recovered from the cold yet?" I actually asked knowingly. He has been in poor health these past few days, but he has a lot of work in the hospital, so he can't ask for leave.

"Don't you just want to see me unlucky? As you wish." Just as he recovered, he spoke weakly.

I am too lazy to argue with him, I am very clear about this man's unreasonableness.For the sake of him being a patient, I endured it.

Taking the shampoo into the bathroom, he looked at his so-called commonly used brands by the way, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.This empty bottle was written in dense French. I checked it carefully three times, but found no trace of Chinese. It is impossible for this kind of thing to be sold directly in any shopping mall in China, let alone a supermarket.

So, grabbing the bottle, he rushed out and said to the man, "I'm sorry, I have eyes, but I'm legally illiterate and poor. I can't read French, and I don't know this kind of high-end goods."

Now it was Zhou Nuoyan's turn to be wronged, staring at me silently, after a while, he suddenly realized something: "You are poor? He Bixi, the pocket money I give you every month is almost the salary of a middle-level white-collar worker. But you seem to be really struggling, where has all my money gone?"

I was so regretful that my intestines were green, and I wanted to bite off my tongue. How could I be so stupid as to talk to him about this topic?Shaking his head in panic, before he could react, he ran back to his bedroom, closed and locked the door with lightning speed.

I haven't celebrated the Spring Festival in a serious way for many years. My parents passed away, and my sister married far away. Since then, I have lost interest in many festivals.

But this year is a bit special, not only because of Zhou's promise.

Three days before New Year's Eve, He Amber called me overseas, saying that she was going back to China for the New Year.

"Tourmaline, what gift do you want, I'll bring it to you." She asked me softly on the phone, which shocked me a lot. How could He Amber speak to me in such a tone in my impression?

"I can't figure it out, you really decided to come back? Zhou...Is your brother-in-law with you?"

"Of course he is together, Tourmaline, do you live with uncle now?"

It was true that which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted, I gave a vague "hmm" and was about to fool it, but He Amber sensitively captured my embarrassment and asked me: "Are you dating?"

"No!" I quickly clarified, "It's not what you think, I'm with him, with him... He is my guardian, thanks to you."

He Amber smiled wryly, and said, "Bixi, are you blaming me? Back then, I was in danger, and my uncle took care of my going abroad with Shouxin. Do you want me to tell him that I will take you with me? How can I say that?" exit?"

"You think too much, I don't mean that."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with entrusting you to his guardianship. You went to a prestigious university and studied the most expensive major. If I hadn't begged him to take care of you back then, I can't imagine you would be What's the situation? Maybe you can't even afford college."

I have no way to refute, what she said is the truth.I lowered my head, looked at my bare skin, and began to imagine what He Bixi would look like at the age of 23 without Zhou Nuoyan. Really, without Zhou Nuoyan, at least He Bixi would not have the opportunity to sit in a bright and warm room today. In the big house, I leisurely watch DVDs and listen to music online.Without Zhou Nuoyan, He Bixi is more likely to be a dirty and slovenly homeless woman, performing arts and fooling around along the way.

Maybe it was because I was silent for too long, and He Amber began to complain on the other end of the line: "You are always like this, you don't talk when you are unhappy, Tourmaline, Zhou Nuoyan is not a kind person, do you think he takes in anyone?"

I didn't know how to continue with her on this topic, so I just said, "When will you be back? Let's talk when we get back."

"On the second day of the Lunar New Year, we will fly to Melbourne first and stay with my mother-in-law for two days. She has a strong sense of China."

"understood."

"See you in the Spring Festival."

After hanging up the phone, I sat on the floor in a daze. The heater was turned on in the room, but I still felt cold, so I had to run to turn the heater to the maximum.

He Amber is coming back. I haven't seen her for seven years. She hasn't come back since she and Zhou Shouxin went abroad together. I thought she would fly away like a bird and never come back.In seven years, I had three phone calls and two E-mails with her on and off, but there was no contact with her other than that.

Now, she actually said she was coming back.

As soon as Zhou Nuoyan stepped into the door, his brows were almost tied together. Without further ado, he turned down the heat first, and then yelled at me: "What's the matter with you? Do you want to take a sauna here?"

I pretended not to hear, turned my head and said blankly: "He Amber and your brother will be back for the Spring Festival."

He froze for a moment, then asked me, "What are you doing back here?"

"How do I know?" There was a sneer at the corner of my mouth, "I thought she would tell you, didn't she report everything to you?"

"What do you mean?" He looked at me displeased, "What are you implying?"

"No, you are overthinking it."

"You obviously have, He Bixi, I don't like you like this, you can tell me directly if you have any dissatisfaction with me."

"You don't like it?" I sneered and stood up, "I never dared to expect that you would like it. I can only say sorry for your dislike because of me, but there is nothing I can do. My dissatisfaction with you is overwhelming. I don't know where to start."

With a gloomy face, he nodded, threw the key in his hand heavily on the rosewood table, and sat on the sofa, "Very well, let's talk about it one by one today, how many dissatisfaction we have, and tell them all. Anyway, there is plenty of time, I can’t finish talking today, but I can continue tomorrow.”

I glared at him, sat down opposite him, and said what I said, am I still afraid that he will fail!

"Let me ask you, why did you agree to the marriage between He Amber and your brother? You know that you are the one she likes!"

"Because Zhou Shouxin likes He Amber," he said calmly, not at all unnatural, "He Amber is also willing to marry him, consensual, what's wrong with my adult beauty?"

"This is not the point of our discussion! You are simply avoiding the important and taking the light of the light." I yelled angrily, "Your brother likes her, but you know she likes you. With your personality, it is no wonder that you would agree to their marriage!"

He looked at me for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "My personality? It seems that you know me very well."

I ignored his calming expression, and continued, "You didn't agree at first, but then He Amber agreed to your terms and sold me to you, so you agreed to their marriage, am I right?"

His expression changed slightly, and he said, "Do you think we have a business relationship?"

"Is not it?"

He stared straight at me, as if he wanted to swallow me alive, then pointed his slender fingers at the door of the living room, and said viciously, "He Bixi, get out!"

I was startled, then understood what he said, got up without hesitation, opened the door and rushed out.It's such a sad thing to be a guy's nominal lover, and when he tells you to fuck off, there's really no reason to keep going unless you have a thick skin.I have no dignity in front of Zhou Nuoyan, but I still want to prove to him that I have some integrity.

Wandering late into the night, embarrassed like a dog, not only cold, but also hungry.

In fact, after he slammed the door and came out, he already regretted it, not because he regretted listening to his words and leaving himself, but because he was greedy for a while and forgot to consider the cruel problem of being penniless.

The key to my Mediterranean apartment, my big satchel, and my wallet were all thrown in that man’s big house. None of these things mattered. The worst thing was that I didn’t even bring out my mobile phone. Answer, the ground is not working well, and I am so depressed that I want to bump my head to death.

I walked for several hours on foot, because it is a suburb, not prosperous, I was like a wandering spirit floating in the increasingly silent night, my heart was completely suspended in mid-air, although I was angry and sad, but my heart My mind is still clear, if I continue like this, I will end up fainting on this relatively clean asphalt road, waiting for some kind person to find me in the morning exercise tomorrow. If I am unlucky, I may be run over by a drunk driver. , or unlucky enough to be carried away by the legendary perverted pervert in a big blue and white plastic bag.But I don’t think I’m so miserable, God has no reason to hate me, even if I killed people and set fires in my previous life, and did all kinds of bad things, at least this life is hardworking and sincere.Suddenly I thought, if I die, will Zhou Nuoyan regret it?Will you shed a tear for me?I dare not extravagantly hope that he will be overwhelmed with pain because of this, that would be too narcissistic, what can I be.People still need to be a little self-aware, right?
However, as long as I think of the little bit of remorse he might have, I feel a thrill of going all out in my heart, as if I have to avenge my revenge and be reborn as a human being.

God really doesn't hate me very much, it made me see a beautiful little villa when I was about to lose my strength.

Located on the side of the road, a small and delicate lawn is surrounded by a fence of appropriate thickness around the house, which is quite a luxury in a city where every inch of land is expensive.

I saw a light coming from inside, so I went up to ring the doorbell, praying in my heart that it would be best for a sympathetic aunt to open the door, and take me in for a night for the sake of being so desolate.

The door opened quickly, and a man in his early thirties appeared in front of me, looking at me suspiciously: "Who are you looking for?"

I asked for help, so I hurriedly said, "I'm sorry for disturbing you so late. That's it. My family lives near here. I came back late today. When I arrived at the door, I found that the key was lost. The friend who brought me back drove away again." ,I……"

"You mean you want to stay with me?" He interrupted my chatter unceremoniously, and then looked at me with curiosity and inquiry with interest.

I hesitated for a moment: "...Yes, is it convenient?"

The man smiled, and said generously, "No problem, it's my honor to welcome the beauty."

I was already a little apprehensive, but after hearing what he said, a chill rose from the bottom of my heart, and my feet were as heavy as lead. I began to reflect on whether the act of slamming the door just now was really necessary. I have endured it for seven years, why come tonight to break the merits?After the new year, I will have a job. With a job, I can get rid of the Zhou promise to a certain extent. This is a day I have been looking forward to since I was a freshman in college. If something happens to me tonight, what I did before Isn't your efforts in vain?
I didn't dare to think about it anymore, the man in front of me had already stretched out his hand to me.That mediocre face suddenly magnified and became a bit hideous to me, and I took a few steps back in horror, and said loudly: "No, I won't go in, I... I remembered, I brought a backup key. "

Maybe it's because I look really funny, the man laughed unscrupulously, grabbed my wrist, and dragged me into the house forcefully, "Let's talk after you come in, it's windy outside, it shouldn't be close to where you live ?”

I couldn't help screaming: "What are you doing? Let me go! Let go!"

"What are you afraid of? I won't eat you." He laughed and dragged me to the living room on the first floor.In a hurry, I looked around, and it was empty, and there was no third party present.

Now, I panicked even more.

I threw his hand away and jumped to the side of the sofa. I warned him: "Stay away from me!"

The man didn't respond other than laughing, "Please, this is my home."

"Then let me out."

"You are so young and beautiful, it's too dangerous to walk alone at night."

I snorted coldly, there is nothing more dangerous in secret than facing you, who knows what's on your mind!I quickly picked up a fruit knife on the table and said to him, "I want to go out, don't stop me."

The man was startled, raised his hands, and said, "Don't mess around, I have no ill intentions towards you."

I don't want to stay any longer, I have decided to go back to Zhou Nuoyan to apologize and confess to him before I faint.Anyway, it's not the first time to bow your head and admit your mistake like this.When I received the university admission letter back then, I spent a day thinking about it, and then signed my name on the agreement, and accepted the tuition and living expenses given by Zhou Nuoyan.Zhou Nuoyan evaluated me as "a person who understands current affairs".

He really saw through me, before I saw through myself.I agree with this evaluation more and more, knowing current affairs.

(End of this chapter)