Heart with glazed tiles

Chapter 1
Beijing in early November ushered in the first snow in winter.Located at No. 11 Qianhai West Street, XC District, Beijing, Prince Gong’s Mansion has more than 17 years of red walls and green tiles and white snow, interweaving a beautiful scene in the world.

When Chu Liuli went out in the morning, she looked at the weather forecast and knew that it was going to snow and cool down, so she changed into a thick coat, but the weather of minus ten degrees still made her feel chills.She couldn't help but quicken her pace and trot to take the subway.

Chu Liuli is the daughter of Chu Zhiwei, the inheritor of official ancient building construction techniques.She and her elder brother Chu Jingkai grew up by their father's side, and they both fell in love with this skill.She is studying at Capital University, majoring in Chinese Ancient Architecture Engineering, and is about to write a thesis on the study of colored paintings in Prince Kung's Mansion. She often comes to Prince Kung's Mansion these days.But today, she felt a little different from the past.A man in a black coat was by her side when taking the subway. He got on the train with her at Beihai North Station and changed to Line [-] at Chegongzhuang Station.Now at the exit of Dongzhimen Station, she saw him again.Chu Liuli walked quickly on the way home, her short boots making a "creak" sound as she stepped on the snow.After walking a certain distance, she looked back subconsciously, and found that the man in black was right behind her, and the distance between them was only a few meters.

Chu Liuli was completely dumbfounded!She didn't believe it was such a coincidence that someone got on the train at the same stop, changed at the same stop, got off at the same stop, and even walked in the same direction as her.Unless, he is following her!
Although I have seen such scenes in TV dramas and novels many times, but after experiencing it personally, Chu Liuli is still a little nervous.It takes nearly 10 minutes to get home from the subway station. Perhaps it is because of the snow that there are not many pedestrians on the road.In Chu Liuli's tense nerves, the sound of the man's footsteps behind her was amplified infinitely, filling her tympanic membranes.

She has only one thought, run!Turn left at the intersection ahead, and after a few hundred meters, she will reach the gate of the community.As long as she sees the security uncle she is familiar with, she will be safe.Thinking of this, she worked hard and ran straight to the intersection.

"Shushashasha..." Chu Liuli took full advantage of her long-distance running champion in the school sports meeting for many years, and quickly ran to the corner of the intersection.

Anxious to verify whether the man in black was following, Chu Liuli turned her head while turning.However, before she could see the man, she bumped into a wall, to be exact, a wall of flesh.She could feel through the coat that the chest of the man in front of her was very firm.

Because she was unprepared and ran extremely fast, the strong impact made her lean back before she could see the man's face clearly.

Just when she thought she was about to fall to the ground on her back, her arms were grabbed by a pair of powerful hands.With inertia, she plunged into the man's arms.

"It's over, it's over! It's too embarrassing!"

After a brief touch, Chu Liuli reflexively pushed the man away, and staggered back a few steps.

"I'm sorry, I ran too fast, I didn't hit you on purpose!" Even though she was wearing a warm mask to cover her face, Chu Liuli didn't dare to raise her head.

"It's okay, I can see that you didn't do it on purpose. But why are you in such a hurry? You're running too fast!" The man's voice was nice, it was Chu Liuli's favorite kind of warm and magnetic anchor fan .

Attracted by his voice, Chu Liuli forgot the shame she felt before, and looked up at him.The man's eyes were also meeting her.Looking at each other briefly, Chu Liuli was stunned for a moment.

The man's bushy eyebrows raised slightly upwards, and under the long and slightly curled eyelashes, the clear eyes carried a hint of teasing.Chu Liuli saw him very familiarly, but she couldn't remember where she saw him.

Facing a strange man she looked familiar with, she couldn't ask "Handsome guy, where did we meet?" This would make him mistakenly think that she was trying to strike up a conversation with him.

She was already very embarrassed just now, she can't ask such shameless words anymore!

After thinking about it, she pointed behind her and whispered, "I... just got off the subway, and a man followed me."

"Someone is following you?" The man took a few steps forward and looked in the direction Chu Liuli pointed.Chu Liuli also followed him to look over.

On that road, except for a pair of men and women supporting each other, and two women walking alone, there was no one else.

"That man is gone! I'm sure, he must have followed me just now. He got on and off the subway with me, and even the transfer station was the same!" Chu Liuli was very sure.

"Where are you going, I'll see you off." The man's eyes were smiling, curved like a bright first quarter moon in the night sky.

"No need, I'll be home soon. I should be fine!" Chu Liuli said gratefully to the man.

I don't know if it's because of the high tension just now, or because I'm too tired these days, but in an instant, Chu Liuli's panic attack happened again.It was as if countless hands were itching in her heart, causing her to subconsciously cover her chest.

The man seemed to see her strangeness, and asked, "Your heart is not feeling well?"

"Well, flustered, maybe I was a little nervous just now." Chu Liuli was a little embarrassed.

"Extend your hand, I'll help you look." The man motioned.

Chu Liuli looked up in surprise, and he said to help her see if it was a doctor she bumped into.

With doubts, she slowly raised her hand.The man lightly placed his fingers on her wrist, released them after a while, and said, "Put your palms up, put the three fingers of your right hand together, put your ring finger on the horizontal crease of your left wrist, and place the middle point of the intersection of your right index finger and your left wrist. It is the Neiguan point. If you press here for a while, the panic will be relieved."

The man's words further confirmed Chu Liuli's judgment. She guessed that he must be a doctor, and most likely a Chinese medicine doctor.

According to what she said, Chu Liuli lightly rubbed the Neiguan acupoint for a while, and it really felt a lot better.Just as she was about to thank him, the man raised his wrist to look at the time, told her a few words, and left in a hurry.

Chu Liuli lifted her foot towards the direction of the community, only to realize that her ankle was a little uncomfortable, as if she twisted her foot when she was leaning back just now.

Chu Liuli secretly laughed at herself. When she was in school, she participated in the school sports meeting almost every year, and she was the champion of long-distance running. Why did she just fall into the hands of a strange man.She just bumped into him and twisted her foot, which was the first time in the world.Fortunately, she was not far from home, and she could still hold on to the distance of several hundred meters.

"Little Liuli, what's wrong with you?" Security guard Zhang Quanan asked with concern when he saw Chu Liuli limping back at the gate of the community.

Zhang Quan'an is an old neighbor of Chu Liuli's family. After being laid off by Factory A, he went to the community to work as a security guard.Enthusiastic and helpful, he is loved by the residents of the community.

"I accidentally sprained my foot. It's okay, Uncle Zhang, don't you think I'm not doing well?" Chu Liuli held on, trying to get out of her normal state.

"You girl, you just love to be brave!" Zhang Quanan looked down at Chu Liuli's feet, then went into the security room and called someone to help Chu Liuli upstairs.

The person who came out was Zhang Quan'an's son, Zhang Pengtao, who was a few years younger than Chu Liuli and had just entered his freshman year.

Under the insistence of the father and son, Chu Liuli had no choice but to let Zhang Pengtao support her.

When Chu Liuli got home, no one came back.Zhang Pengtao watched her open the door, and helped her sit on the sofa before leaving.

Chu Liuli leaned on the sofa, thinking back to the man she bumped into just now, she felt more and more that her feelings were correct, she must have seen him somewhere before, otherwise she wouldn't have a feeling of déjà vu.

　A story of intangible inheritance, passionate and romantic.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)