half-baked life

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped immediately.

"...What...what's wrong?" Gu Xia grabbed the T-shirt he had just taken off with both hands, like a hamster trapped in a searchlight, not daring to move, and asked in a stuttering voice.

"Can I take a shower with you?"

Jiang He's calm voice came in from outside Changhong's glass door, but it made Gu Xia's heart beat like a drum even more excited and out of control, and even his brain became confused.

The various possibilities that were pouring in instantly showed their existence in Gu Xia's mind, each one vying for it, desperately trying to be the first to come out of his mouth.

Is it better to refuse? If he agreed, it would seem that he was too impatient and too frivolous... The problem was that if he didn't agree, what would Jiang He do if he felt disappointed? Can’t save face? Or is this whole thing actually just a test from Jiang He?

The possible consequences of different choices were crowded and knotted in Gu Xia's mind. His mood at the moment was similar to when he faced a rare major decision in life. He was hesitant and nervous. I am afraid that if I make the wrong move, I will lose everything.

However, after the bathroom door was slowly pushed open, these complicated and chaotic thoughts instantly turned into light and colorful soap bubbles, flying up in a blink of an eye.

"...Gu Xia, let's break up."

When Gu Xia heard this sentence, she thought she was dreaming, or that she had accidentally encountered something like a space-time frame skip.

After all, he had just dug the sleepy Jiang He out of the soft and warm quilt five minutes ago.

Jiang He, with misty eyes and disheveled hair, changed from his usual cold demeanor and looked like a soft and sticky rice cake dumpling. He kept digging into his arms, complaining coquettishly to him in a hoarse voice that his head hurt, and he wanted to hide away from sleep again. a while.

"Then take the medicine first, okay? Take it and then go to bed." Gu Xia looked down at Jiang He in his arms, his heart as soft as the jujube paste that had just been baked out of the pot. He was so beautiful that his whole body was about to float. His father When I saw him, I absolutely despised him for being "light-boned".

Gu Xia was so happy that she didn't notice that after he opened his mouth, Jiang He's body visibly stiffened, and then as if he was a different person, he got out of his arms without any delay, and put himself in his arms. Clean up neatly.

"You...what did you say?" Gu Xia, who was kneeling on the bed, was still holding a down pillow that he had just fluffed. He tried to stay calm and smile naturally, but he didn't know what his expression was about. In Jiang He's eyes, he couldn't be more fake.

"You heard me." Jiang He stood up, gave Gu Xia a fake smile, and then hurried downstairs with bare feet.

She picked up the bag she had left on the sofa last night and walked straight to the entrance to put on her shoes. The moment she opened the door, there was a series of messy footsteps behind her, and Gu Xia, who was about to react, finally caught up with her.

"Why? Last night...and just now, we weren't very..."

Gu Xia was like a primary school student who thought he had done all the questions correctly, but when the results were announced in the end, he failed at all. He was full of doubts and confusion, and even a lot of grievances mixed in. His voice was trembling, "I'm not very happy. ?

"I am indeed very happy, but I still feel that we are not suitable for each other." Jiang He shrugged frivolously.

"It doesn't matter, we...we can get along slowly, right?"

Gu Xia didn't even bother to talk to Jiang He about how ridiculous her so-called "inappropriateness" was. He just cautiously asked her for a chance to continue.

He seemed so sincere and calm, fighting for what he wanted as a matter of course. Jiang He was even a little jealous of Gu Xia for a moment.

But in fact, she just raised her chin slightly and pointed to Gu Xia in the direction of the kitchen casually, "It seems like something is burnt."

Gu Xia was stunned for a moment, then looked towards the kitchen belatedly, only to find that there was already thick smoke billowing there.

He hurried over and hurriedly turned off the fire, but the sausage in the pot was already mushy like charcoal, and there was no way he could take it anymore, just like his relationship with Jiang He.

Jiang He took the opportunity to escape and slipped out. The moment the elevator door closed, Gu Xia did not chase him out. She subconsciously let out a long sigh of relief. She felt a subtle sense of joy like the layer of fine foam floating on the beer. After a while, It disappeared completely, but the bitter disappointment began to bubble up.

Jiang He leaned his head against the elevator car, stretched out his hand to tighten the valve of his chaotic emotions, and took out his mobile phone from his bag with his eyes closed.

As soon as the airplane mode was turned off, a series of messages, reminders, and countless missed calls quickly scrolled on the screen, most of which were from her mother and grandma.

Jiang He simply ignored them and started to deal with serious matters.

As soon as she finished replying to Rachel, Xu Qingmo called, saying that Lin Zihan came to see her and said he had important matters to discuss.

"Tell him to get lost. If he refuses to leave, call the police directly."

After Jiang He gave the instructions in a cold tone, he planned to hang up the phone.

Xu Qingmo stopped her quickly. She was obviously hesitant and disagreed with what she was about to say. "Mr. Jiang, Zhang Jiefang...she asked me to ask you when you can come to the company. She... She wants to resign."

Jiang He sneered when she heard this. She raised her hand and pinched her eyebrows hard, trying to suppress the increasingly restless throbbing in her head. "Tell her that I have approved her resignation. Just fill out the resignation form and put it on my desk."

Since Zhang Jiefang was thinking of leaving, she definitely couldn't stay.

Jiang He understood that Zhang Jiefang felt that she couldn't care about her face, but he understood it, but it did not delay her anger.

Zhang Jiefang resigned at this time. It would be an understatement to say that she was "adding insult to injury".

Jiang He threw his cell phone on the armrest box and lay down on the back of the chair in frustration. His headache became worse and his heart was beating rapidly.

She calmed down for a while, but it didn't make her any better. She simply called a driver and leaned into the back seat of the car. Within half an hour's journey, she actually fell asleep.

Jiang He took a nap and finally felt less uncomfortable. She returned to her home. As soon as she entered the door, she found that her mother and grandma were both there. The house that had been empty for more than half a year had just been cleaned. Jiang He He frowned momentarily.

"Just find a part-time worker. Why are you two getting started? You're not tired, are you?"

"No, no, I just wiped the table and swept the floor. I'm not tired at all."

Jiang Xiaoping said quickly, and then winked at Liang Xiujing.

Liang Xiujing smiled nervously at Jiang He. This was the first time Jiang He saw such an expression on his grandma's face. The complaints and anger in my heart immediately turned into the essential oil bath ball that was thrown into the bathtub. After bubbling for a while, it was completely gone. Instead, the grievances in my heart began to overflow.

"He'er, grandma... grandma was really confused at that time. I apologize to you. He'er, don't be angry, okay?"

Liang Xiujing looked at Jiang He longingly and stretched out her wrinkled hands towards her. Jiang He put his hands behind his back and clasped them tightly, so that he didn't hold them immediately.

"Grandma, can't I be angry?"

Jiang He looked at Liang Xiujing intently, his eyes suddenly became sore, and tears welled up immediately, almost hitting Liang Xiujing's fingers, "You... you have even thought about giving me away, I can't even because Are you angry about this?"

"He'er, don't cry... Grandma made a mistake, please don't cry." Liang Xiujing's voice was also choked with sobs.

Jiang He wiped away the tears on his face with his backhand and reached out to open the door. "I want to be alone for a while. You two should go back first."

"He'er, don't drive grandma away. You're not in good health. You live alone...Grandma is really worried."

Liang Xiujing's tone was pleading, and when Jiang He heard it, her heart felt as if someone had pulled her hard, and a sharp pain caught her unexpectedly.

She bowed slightly and shook her head vigorously, but even she herself didn't understand what this shaking head meant.

"Then... my grandma and I will go back first and come to see you tomorrow. I also have these medicines on the table for you. You must remember to take them."

After Jiang Xiaoping finished speaking, she helped Liang Xiujing, who was in tears, and walked out. Seeing that the door was about to close, Jiang Xiaoping suddenly raised her hand to stop it. She looked at Jiang He flatteringly, "He'er, it's my birthday today, you tonight Come here, let’s have a meal together as a family, okay?”

"...Let's talk about it later." Jiang He muttered something perfunctory, then closed the door, then leaned against the door panel, hugging his knees and curling up into a ball, tears pouring out like a dam, and he couldn't stop it no matter what.

It gradually became quiet outside the door. When Jiang He realized that the two of them had really left, she subconsciously pursed her lips. She buried her head between her legs, feeling even sadder for no reason.

"Jiang He, you are so hypocritical!" She couldn't help but laugh at herself, feeling that it was really ridiculous that she was in her 30s and still acted like a duplicity.

She leaned against the door panel in frustration. Just as she straightened her legs, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and then the door panel was knocked again. The force was much stronger than before, and it even hurt. It hit the back of Jiang He's head.

Jiang He, who had finally calmed down a little, suddenly exploded. He immediately got up and yelled at the door with his hands on his hips.

"Didn't I say that I wanted to stay by myself for a while? Is this so difficult to understand? Don't you both want me? Now that you have what you want, why can't you let me go?"

"...Jiang He, it's me." The moment Gu Xia's voice sounded, Jiang He, who was originally aggressive and consciously occupied the moral high ground, was immediately discouraged.

She didn't expect Gu Xia to come to the door. She took two steps back in a panic, and even glanced at the balcony subconsciously. However, the height of the 11th floor made Jiang He completely give up the idea of ​​​​jumping out of the window and escaping.

"I never said I didn't want you, it was you who didn't want me."

After Gu Xia said this, there was an obvious pause outside the door.

Jiang He was surprised to find that he could actually picture in his mind the appearance of his deep breath when he paused, including but not limited to the ups and downs of his chest, the white thumb pressing hard on the second joint of his index finger, and the subconsciously pouting mouth. .

Jiang He licked her lips, but the next second she realized that her train of thought had gone astray, and she quickly slapped her face hard to remind herself that now was not the time to be lustful or distracted.

"Jiang He, open the door, I want to talk to you."

Jiang He quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, determined to pretend to be dead to the end.

"Xiaoxia, you and He'er... also had a quarrel?"

As soon as Liang Xiujing's hesitant inquiry appeared, Jiang He immediately panicked. She felt very guilty and worried that Gu Xia would say something to her grandma that she shouldn't have said. However, she didn't dare to open the door to stop Gu Xia, so she had to quietly cover her ears. Sticking it on the door panel, wanting to hear what Gu Xia would say.

What was terrible was that Gu Xia's voice was so low that Jiang He wished he could squish his face. He could only vaguely hear a few ambiguous words, nothing serious at all.

She was feeling extremely worried when Gu Xia suddenly raised her voice without any warning.

"Jiang He, since you won't open the door, I will stand here and tell you. I know you can hear me."

"I know that you are with me during this time, just...just to 'play' with me, but my feelings for you are serious. I hope you can reconsider our relationship and not play with me wantonly like this After you have feelings, and... and your body, you just put up your pants and don't recognize anyone! You were in bed last night..."

"Shut up!" Jiang He couldn't bear to open the entrance door before Gu Xia said more irreparable things.

The eyes of the three people outside the door all fell on Jiang He. The things contained in each one were too rich. Jiang He tried hard to ignore it, but he couldn't ignore it at all. The blush spread up his neck wantonly. , and soon it turned red into a ripe tomato.

She pretended to be calm and stared at the emergency light on the corridor wall. She looked like she was still alive, but in fact her soul had been gone for a while.

"... Listening to this, Gu Xia seems... more anxious. How about... you two chat first?"

Jiang Xiaoping spoke "considerately", breaking the suffocating awkward atmosphere around her.

However, Jiang He didn't thank her mother at all. Jiang Xiaoping just watched the fun and didn't take it too seriously. Today was her birthday and she was the oldest to stir up trouble here.

But what Jiang He didn't expect was that his grandma would also "add to the chaos".

"He'er, we are serious people, you... you can't do this!"

Liang Xiujing's expression and tone were very serious, but the problem was that the more serious she was, the funnier it seemed.

Jiang Xiaoping was almost losing her temper, but now she just gave up. She was laughing as if there was a second-hand three-bouncer hidden in her body, and she couldn't stop shaking.

"Let me tell you, Xiao Xia is so good. Besides, since you two are... right, you must not be irresponsible. You... you have to give Xiao Xia a status!"