Chi Cheng's expression turned cold. "Jianming is acting like a lecherous pig right now."
Lin Shan laughed so hard that she dropped her chopsticks on the ground.
Do you like her?
After saying that, Lin Shan felt it was impossible, "Hey, how long has it been since you dated? You're living the dream now."
Chi Cheng rolled his eyes at her. "Aren't you the same?"
Lin Shan picked up her chopsticks. "Dating is too much trouble. Now I can play around whenever I want."
Lin Shan thought for a moment, "But to be honest, I think that fairy sister seems to fit your type quite well."
Seeing that Chi Cheng didn't speak, she said with a mischievous smile, "Back when we watched *** together, you liked girls with fair skin who looked quite innocent." She added, "No, I also liked the kind who were two-faced."
Seeing that she was getting more and more out of control, Chi Cheng reached out and tapped her on the head, "When are you going to seriously find someone?"
Lin Shan shrugged. "What? Are you worried I won't be able to find you? Is Brother Chi going to say he'll take me in if I can't find you by thirty? Dream on."
Chi Cheng clicked his tongue, "I wonder who's dreaming. She used to tell A-Ting that she thought Brother Chi was the most handsome in the whole class."
Lin Shan reached out and patted his face, "Brother Chi isn't handsome enough today without his earring."
She asked Chi Cheng with a grin, "When exactly are you going to start dating, Brother Chi?"
"It's time to take pictures."
Lin Shan took a couple of seconds to react, "Huh? Last time you said it would take a long time, is something wrong?"
"That's because you've asked me so many times, I need to come up with a different answer." Chi Cheng picked up the glass. "Do you want to take a picture or not?"
Lin Shan had almost finished eating, so she picked up her bag and said, "I'll touch up my makeup first."
Lin Shan noticed the nice environment when she entered the cubicle and told Chi Cheng that she had recently seen online celebrities taking photos in dark environments, using a beam of light to shine on the bottom of a glass and project it onto the wall to create a water ripple effect.
Chi Cheng cooperated naturally and turned off the lights after she finished touching up her makeup.
**
When Shi Ling woke up, she was in a daze and didn't know where she was.
It was pitch black all around, the bed was so soft that I sank into it, and there seemed to be a small beam of light shining vertically in the distance.
She fumbled around for a while before finally finding her phone.
The brightness of the phone screen when she turned it on was so intense that she had to close her eyes.
21:39.
After finishing her oral exam, she went back to her room and fell asleep immediately. Perhaps the air conditioning in the exam room was too cold, because even after wearing Chi Cheng's jacket, she still had a terrible headache.
My headache was much better after I woke up, but my stomach was still aching. I was really uncomfortable from being hungry all this time.
Shi Ling saw clearly this time that the vertical beam of light was actually a gap left in the curtains in front of the French windows, and the city lights of Hong Kong that never sleeps.
She didn't want to turn on the light right away, so she groped her way out of bed, intending to pull back the curtains to take a look.
However, just as her fingers touched the curtain and she took half a step forward, Shi Ling tripped over something in the darkness, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.
In the instant she fell, she couldn't feel herself. It was as if a series of lights were flashing before her eyes, like entering a bizarre and fantastical world. It seemed as if something else was falling down with her.
Shi Ling's head was buzzing, and it wasn't until she felt a dull pain in the back of her head that she realized she was lying on the carpet. Even though it was carpet, she still felt pain all over her body.
The phone fell and landed not far away; the screen lit up after hitting something.
Shi Ling reached out and took it.
It turns out that the contact list was open.
The place that was once a personal collection is now completely empty of stars.
Tears welled up in my eyes instantly, as if they were surging out along with the grievances of falling down.
The curtains I just drew back revealed a dazzling array of lights outside, like stars twinkling in the night, and a constant flow of traffic.
At this moment, on her retina, it slowly turned into blurry spots of light.
Like melting softness, the carpet fibers rubbed against her face in the darkness, enveloping her entire being.
During her junior year of college, Shi Ling came down the stairs, and he stood downstairs waiting for her. She accidentally missed a step.
He reached out to catch her as she couldn't stop his downward momentum, using himself as a human shield to cushion her fall.
He said he was tough and wouldn't be hurt, but she couldn't fall.
Shi Lingren lay on the carpet, still in the position of being fallen, crying uncontrollably.
She even had the illusion that she was like the floor lamp next to her that she had tripped over the cord.
The lampshade rolled far away after it fell, and it lay dejectedly on the ground. If no one helps it up, it will never stand up again.
The phone she was clutching in her hand had been randomly pressed by her.
Music started playing, flowing throughout the room, making her even more exposed.
Even a dimly lit room can't penetrate my body
It can still reflect your heart
Let this puff of smoke rise as my body sinks.
How much I wanted to get close to her.
Shi Ling wiped away her tears and recognized the first song as "Dark Surge".
She reopened her contacts.
My first name is Dad.
The second name is Chi Cheng.
Chi Cheng held the phone to his ear while still holding a glass in his hand.
As the beam of light rippled on the wall, the water rippled automatically without wind, spreading out in circles, endlessly, its ripples perhaps reaching the hearts of those who knew where.
"Chi Cheng," she said on the other end of the phone, sounding utterly weary.
She remained silent for a long while.
Her voice seemed to come from a great distance, "Are you still in Hong Kong?"
Chi Cheng hesitated for a moment.
Shi Ling chuckled lightly, "Never mind."
Author's Note: Faye Wong's Undercurrents
The song recommendation expert is back online!
Thank you to the fairies who threw the lightning bolts: Yunhubuxi, Alianghuhu, Mouxiaomou, Miss Chestnut, Lazy Sheep, Flying Fish, and FeliCCia.
Chapter 16
(Reality timeline)
Chi Cheng occasionally thinks back to that night in Hong Kong and always finds himself ridiculous.
How could he be so certain back then that he had Shi Ling completely under his control?
He glanced at the screen as he hung up the phone; 56 seconds had passed.
He didn't say a word from beginning to end, and Shi Ling hung up the phone without saying a word to him.
When he and Lin Shan were queuing at the border gate, he hesitated for a moment.
The people behind him urged him not to block the way.
Chi Cheng put down his phone again.
Being summoned immediately is not necessarily a good thing.
Now he was increasingly unsure about Shi Ling.
The longer they were apart, the less she seemed to be sulking.
When dating, Chi Cheng, a grown man, would never ask questions like, "Do you love me?" or "Do you really love me?"
It seems there's no need to ask.
Her current cold attitude towards him suggests that once her healing period is over, Chi Cheng will be completely useless to her.
Chi Cheng looked downstairs again; it was already dusk.
The path was covered with withered yellow leaves.
Sometimes when the wind comes and people leave, it picks up a few fallen leaves and blows them to another place, as if they are tired of staying in one place and scatter to form new piles in another place.
Perhaps there is a sound, but it cannot be heard through the glass; even if there is a sound, it is indifferent. In the end, gathering and scattering are left to the wind.
The setting sun cast a lingering shadow, shining listlessly without adding any beauty to the scene.
Downstairs, the same delivery guy who used to bring milk tea has been frequently bringing it back to Shi Ling lately, and today was no exception. Several minutes had passed, and the two were still talking downstairs.
Chi Cheng had run into him more than once. Once, when he went down to pick up a delivery from Zhongchao, Xu Yiting recognized him and greeted him in a friendly manner.
Although Chi Cheng was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth, he still managed to flick his bangs and wave his hand with composure.
Chi Cheng glanced at the curtains, then got up and went to the kitchen to get water.
He heard something was wrong inside as soon as he got to the door, but his hands moved faster than his brain and he turned on the light.
Sure enough, there were two people standing in front of the refrigerator in the kitchen, seemingly inseparable.
They separated slightly when they saw Chi Cheng come in.
The day Fang Ze said he wanted to pursue Tina, they got together in just two days. From then on, they were inseparable and deeply in love.
Fang Ze clicked his tongue. "Brother Chi, what's with that unsatisfied look on your face?"
One of his hands was still around Tina's waist, while the other hand was taken out from Tina's clothes, which were wrinkled like a rag.
Chi Cheng frowned. "Why aren't you going back to your room? Are you going to kiss me?"
Tina waved the ice cream in her hand, "Here, get the ice cream."