I've heard of the name Chen Mian before.
When Qi Jiao had a high fever, she kept calling out, "Chen Mian... Chen Mian..."
Qi Jun went to the school to investigate, but couldn't find this person.
Their family was terrified, thinking that Qi Jiao was in a relationship, but it turned out that such a person did not exist.
After Qi Jiao woke up and recovered, they asked her who Chen Mian was.
Qi Jiao looked blank and said, "This name sounds familiar, but I don't think I know it."
Qi Jun was too lazy to bring up this old story again.
Qi Jiao sat amidst a cluster of fresh flowers, more gentle and beautiful than the flowers themselves.
It's enough that she grew up safely.
//
Wang Zhaozhao brought a bouquet of tulips with her when she arrived.
Liang Shi, wearing an apron, was busy in the kitchen, inviting them to sit down and eat.
Xiao Bai ran into the kitchen, howling like a gorilla that had just escaped from the zoo, "Waaaaah! To see Sister Liang cook in my lifetime is like a bodhisattva descending to earth to save all living beings! We mere mortals can only 'woof woof'~"
As she spoke, she moved closer to the kitchen counter, which was emitting a rich aroma, but Liang Shi pushed her away, saying, "Get out of here."
"Go ahead and cause trouble." Wang Zhaozhao stood with her arms crossed in the kitchen doorway. "Bai Qi, are you a reincarnated starving ghost?"
When Xiao Bai was called by his full name, it felt like his fate had been grabbed by the back of his neck. He shrank back sheepishly and said, "I just really wanted... a little bit."
"Can't you get enough to eat at home every day?" Wang Zhaozhao said, "Is it really that bad?"
"How can they be the same?!" Xiaobai rarely spoke up. "The ones at home just don't smell as good as the ones outside."
"Fine, then you don't need to eat at home anymore." Wang Zhaozhao scoffed, "You've spoiled me."
Xiao Bai immediately backed down: "Sister, I was wrong."
Liang Shi stood in front of the kitchen counter, surrounded by steam rising from the side of the pot. If you looked closely, you could tell she was trying not to laugh.
Having spent so many years in the entertainment industry, Wang Zhaozhao was incredibly shrewd; she could tell at a glance what Liang Shi was doing.
She raised an eyebrow lightly: "Little one, what are you thinking about?"
Sister Wang isn't actually that old, she's thirty-four, twelve years older than Xiaobai and nine years older than Liang Shi.
But she entered this industry early; she already had one foot in it while she was still in school.
She may not have high qualifications, but she is ruthless, both to herself and to others.
People in the industry often say that Wang Zhaozhao is like a venomous snake; if anyone gets bitten, it's definitely going to be fatal.
Compared to her, Liang Shi and Xiao Bai were completely insignificant.
So Sister Wang often calls them two kids.
However, she only calls out like that when they are joking and teasing each other in their spare time.
However, during the days when Liang Shi was in a coma, this nickname became exclusively used for Xiao Bai.
So Xiaobai immediately responded, "Huh? I'm thinking about how to kneel down and admit my mistake."
"Get out of here." Sister Wang leaned against the door, her voice light and airy: "Hey, you, what kind of lowbrow thoughts are you having?"
Liang Shi, who had been pointed at, pinched his earlobe and whispered, "You two were acting like you were making a suggestive joke just now."
Having some experience, Liang Shi couldn't help but think the worst when he heard such words.
Xiao Bai was stunned for two seconds, then her cheeks suddenly turned bright red. "Sister Liang, you've changed!"
Liang Shi chuckled awkwardly: "No way..."
“Things have changed,” Wang Zhaozhao said, standing there. “Everyone now thinks of normal conversations as driving.”
Liang Shi retorted: "...It's because you were driving too fast."
"You're overthinking it," Xiaobai scoffed. "I'm straight!"
Wang Zhaozhao scoffed lightly: "Who isn't?"
Liang Shi: "..."
After a few seconds of silence, Wang Zhaozhao and Xiaobai looked at Liang Shi at the same time.
After the initial awkwardness, Liang Shi bravely admitted it.
She nodded: "Yes, I'm not."
Not only is it not, it's bent into the shape of a mosquito coil.
Xiao Bai left and said, "Sister Liang, that's not what I meant. It's just... it doesn't matter if you're gay. We have freedom of sexual orientation now, okay? It's just that those trashy people on the internet always use people's sexual orientation to attack others. They're shameless."
"And what's wrong with liking girls? If Sister Liang likes me, I can turn gay right away." Xiao Bai hurriedly explained in order not to make Liang Shi feel uncomfortable, "I can handle getting close to pretty older sisters."
Wang Zhaozhao looked at it with a complicated expression, almost as if she wanted to write "Is this what you call straightforward?" on her face.
Liang Shi pushed her away, ignoring her starry eyes, "I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xiaobai immediately said, "By the way, except for that dog Chengcheng. Straight woman pretending to be a lesbian, she deserves to be struck by lightning, and then she turns around and blames others, she deserves to be struck by lightning. Sister Liang, you've always had good taste, you can't like that kind of awful stuff."
Liang Shi: "..."
She pushed Xiaobai away again, who kept coming closer, and coughed softly, saying, "I have someone I like."
noob:"?"
Wang Zhaozhao: "?"
The two asked in unison, "Who?"
Liang Shi pursed his lips, put on thick gloves, and lifted the lid of the pot. The rich aroma of fish soup immediately filled the kitchen.
The mist surrounding Liang Shi made her look especially ethereal.
A stray strand of hair fell down beside her ear, and she tucked it behind her ear with her free hand, creating a particularly beautiful scene.
Xiao Bai swallowed hard, then said righteously, "Could it be Sun Chengcheng?"
Wang Zhaozhao immediately refuted this: "She's neither crazy nor blind, how could she like that kind of thing?"
Liang Shi was amused by the two of them, but immediately composed himself.
After a moment, she rubbed her earlobe and said, "Her name is—Xu Qingzhu."
//
When Liang Shi uttered that name again, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
And she said with certainty, "I like this person."
When introducing this person to Sister Wang and Xiaobai, it was as if he were introducing his girlfriend to his parents, even though his girlfriend wasn't there at the moment.
And the "parents" had no idea who she was.
I can't quite pinpoint the exact moment that made my heart flutter.
But without Xu Qingzhu, she always felt listless.
In the past, this kind of ordinary life and everyday life gave her great satisfaction, but now that she is living the life she wants, she feels empty because Xu Qingzhu is not in her life.
That person seeped into her life like water, filling her completely.
This has led to her life being a complete mess when that person isn't in her life now.
Liang Shi was already trying her best to live her life, but she was unwilling to accept that Xu Qingzhu was not in her life.
She hadn't studied much and didn't know what liking or loving meant.
But she thought, is this it?
I miss someone so much that I cry, and I want to go back and stay by her side.
Even on days when you're so bored you just sit there in a daze, as long as she and he are in the same space, those days are radiant and dazzling.
Liang Shi brought the fish soup to the table, and under the urging of Sister Wang and Xiao Bai, she slowly recounted what had happened in those days.
It didn't explain those strange settings.
She said she had gone on a trip and met many people.
There are Xu Qingzhu, Zhao Xuning, Shen Hui, Zhou Yi'an, Gu Xingyue, Qi Jiao, and many, many more.
She said she has a family who loves her very much, and people who will watch movies with her.
They had spent many unforgettable nights together.
Liang Shi said, "I only feel alive when I'm with her."
The days before I met her were quite enjoyable.
But after meeting her, it was a magnificent, undulating, and gentle tide.
Because the days I spent with her were so wonderful, my days now seem increasingly boring.
Once you've seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant; once you've beheld the clouds of Wushan, other clouds seem pale in comparison.
Xiaobai used this line of poetry to summarize and elevate the point.
Wang Zhaozhao rolled her eyes at her, saying, "You think you know anything?"
Xiao Bai touched the tip of his nose sheepishly, "I was just moved by what I heard."
Wang Zhaozhao ignored her.
After finishing his story, Liang Shi said, "Actually, I wasn't initially attracted to her. It was only later that I realized she had become a part of my life. I would unconsciously think of her, and seeing her smile would make me happy, while seeing her cry would make me very sad. This... is it love?"
She asked the question cautiously.
Xiao Bai had already pulled out a tissue from the side of the table to wipe her tears, and said sobbing, "This isn't love at all."
Liang Shi was startled: "Huh?"
Xiao Bai: "This is love, waaaaaah!"
Wang Zhaozhao was speechless. She slapped Xiaobai on the back of the head and said, "Shut up."
noob:"……"