give me joy
Chapter 5 Strawberry Red Velvet
Chapter 5 Strawberry Red Velvet
(1) wedding banquet
Yu Mi couldn't help but follow the prestige, and saw the middle-aged man next to Jian Xingyu, who was wearing a woolen Tang suit and had a short gray beard, looking past him with two piercing eyes, looking directly at the person behind her—— Jin?
But Shi Jin just flipped the bangs on his forehead casually, and there was no special emotion in his slender eyes.
"I was planning to leave, but I didn't have time." He raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you just pretend you didn't see me, Chief Ouyangyang."
Director... Wait, Director?Could it be the director of H City Radio and Television Station, the director Ouyang Kunpeng who often attends award shows and gives awards to artists?
That's right, the groom is a well-known host, and the bride's father is the leader of the hall, so it's only natural that such a big shot will be invited.
But he looks very familiar with Shi Jin... By the way, he seems to know Jian Xingyu too...
Yu Mi looked suspiciously at Ouyang Kunpeng when he walked up to Shi Jin, and patted him on the shoulder: "I think your voice is recovering, when can you go back? Xiao Ai said that she called you a lot and you didn't answer... ..."
Before the words fell, the sound of the banquet hall suddenly emitted a piercing electric sound, followed by a female voice with a crying voice, screaming: "Su Rui, talk! What's going on, talk!"
Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat. This voice was the bride Lou Yiyi.
Almost forgot, Zhou Xiaomei let her in to watch the fun.Now it seems that this "lively" is not a good thing.
She quickly pulled Jian Xingyu's sleeve, and hurried to the banquet hall, asking as she ran, "Brother Yu, what happened inside just now?"
Jian Xingyu glanced at the sleeves that had been stretched out of shape by her, flipped his wrist, took her hand, led her around the outermost corridor, and replied: "Someone put a video of the groom and other women on the scene. recording."
Yu Mi didn't care that her hand was being held at all, she was completely shocked by the news.
"recording?"
"Yes, the content of the recording involves some privacy of the groom, which made Miss Lou collapse on the spot. In short, the wedding has been interrupted, and it's very chaotic inside now, Mimi, you don't want to..."
Before he finished speaking, the chaotic scene appeared before his eyes.
In the magnificent banquet hall, with dozens of tables of guests, more than half of them stood up at the moment, with various expressions, they all looked at the front stage in unison.
On the stage decorated with flowers, there are fragments of champagne towers and cake residues everywhere. The bride in a floor-sweeping wedding dress stands in the mess, her face is full of makeup, and her eyes are full of resentment, humiliation, and sadness... …with all kinds of unspeakable emotions, he stared straight at the disheveled groom with a frightened face.
The electronic screen behind is still silently playing the video of the couple's wedding photos, scenes of sweet past, now it seems like a satirical pantomime.
Yu Mi has done so many weddings, but she has never seen such a tragic scene.Seeing that the ceremony will definitely not go on, how to end it is also a headache.
Zhou Xiaomei, who was crowded in the front, was waving at her. Yu Mi dragged Jian Xingyu through the crowd, and before she could stand still, Zhou Xiaomei reported the situation.
"Tell you, the scene was wonderful!" Zhou Xiaomei's face was filled with righteous indignation, "When the ceremony was about to pour champagne, the background music suddenly changed to a conversation between two people, a man and a woman, and the man was Su Rui who killed a thousand knives , girl, it's a girl named Jingyan."
Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.
"...Do you know what they are talking about? The woman said she was pregnant with Su Rui's child! Su Rui asked her to get rid of it because it would affect her marriage! That's her own flesh and blood! How could there be such a bad thing in the world? Man, it's been a long time! I won't call Lin Zihao a scum anymore, this is the most shameless scum in the universe!"
Yu Mi's face turned pale: "What else did the recording say?"
"Also... oh, Su Rui also said that his favorite person is Jingyan, and he married Lou Yiyi only because of her father's leadership. In short, it's just some shameless words!" Zhou Xiaomei said more and more Angry, "Xiaomi, are you saying that you are angry or not? Let it out in public, what will Lou Yiyi do in the future? This kind of scoundrel should be chemically castrated, making him inhumane for the rest of his life..."
Yu Mi didn't listen to what was said later, she was thinking over and over again what Zhou Xiaomei had relayed.
She was almost sure that the recording that turned the wedding scene upside down was the one she overheard while hiding in the dressing room.
She is very clear about how much these words hurt Lou Yiyi as a bride.
She glanced worriedly at Lou Yiyi on the stage, suddenly her heart moved and she couldn't help turning her head away.
Across the colorful banquet and the crowd of spectators, Shi Jin's tall and straight figure was standing in the shadow of the last row of walls, with his hands in his pockets, as if he was isolated from the world even though he was here.
It was too far away for her to see the expression on his face, but she knew that he was also looking at the stage, and the heartbroken bride on the stage.
The wedding ended hastily with the bride fainting on the spot.
Su Rui wanted to explain to Lou's father and Lou's mother several times, but was rejected, and wanted to go to the hospital with the ambulance, but was also rejected.In the end, he was dragged away by a few relatives and friends with a face ashamed, leaving behind a messy banquet hall and a wedding banquet full of tables without chopsticks.
Many people followed to the hospital, including Yu Mi and Jian Xingyu.
But even though Jian Xingyu's car was warm and comfortable, she couldn't express much interest in expressing the joy of the long-lost reunion. Half of her face was buried in the furry rabbit fur scarf, with earphones in her ears, she stared out the window without saying a word Bright lights.
Jian Xingyu knew her very well, the little girl had something on her mind.
He was very considerate not to disturb her, and turned on the radio in the car casually.On the radio, a sweet voice was slowly saying: "Hi, good evening, on the tenth day when time is gone, I miss him as much as you do. I am Xiao Ai, the substitute host..."
Yu Mi stretched out his hand and changed the channel.
Jian Xingyu was a little surprised: "Mimi, don't you like listening to this program the most?"
Yu Mi silently shook her head.
The newly changed channel is introducing the works of movie star Bai Wei before his death. The host said sadly: "It is reported that Bai Wei's funeral will be held at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. A generation of beauties have passed away, but what she left to the film industry is It is a flower that never blooms."
"Snapped--"
Jian Xingyu turned off the radio directly, and Yu Mi looked up in puzzlement, looking at his slightly frowning brows.
"Brother Yu?"
"The hospital is here." He collected himself, turned his head and smiled at her, and his expression became gentle again.
Yu Mi didn't see Lou Yiyi, because there were too many people around the door of the emergency ward.
Fortunately, knowing from the nurse that she was safe, Yu Mi was also relieved and decided to leave first.
Lou Yiyi is surrounded by so many people who love her and care about her. A broken heart will heal one day, but it is better to stop the loss in time than to spend a lifetime with someone who doesn't love her knowing nothing.
When she left the hospital, she saw a young woman standing quietly in the shadow of the street lamp outside the building, her figure was thin and lonely.
It's Jingyan.
Yu Mi couldn't help thinking, what would she be thinking at this moment?
Is it the joy of finally getting what you want, or the cruelty that hurts both sides?
Or, neither.
There is no point of right or wrong, no question of right and wrong, but just, sympathy for each other.
Because Lou Yiyi was safe and sound, Yu Mi's mood also improved, and on the way home he cheered up and expressed his belated greetings to Jian Xingyu.
"Brother Yu, why did you come back early?"
"I rushed back after the matter was dealt with." He said with a soft sigh, "I came here as soon as I got off the plane. I originally wanted to give you a surprise."
It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations, and the surprise turned into shock.
Yu Mi also sighed: "No one would expect such a thing to happen. It's just that I can't take care of you properly." After thinking for a while, she said, "Tomorrow, if you have anything you want to eat, I'll make it .”
Jian Xingyu smiled: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow night. Japanese food is too light. I really want to eat your homemade honey sauce pork trotters and tomato sirloin."
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've eaten the pan-fried lamb chops produced by Brother Yu!"
"Mimi, are you blackmailing me?"
"This is obviously an exchange of equal value. It's really not easy to eat the dishes you cook yourself."
"...How well done should the lamb chops be?"
"Five points! I also want a special red wine mushroom sauce!"
Her face was buried in the scarf, her brows and eyes were smiling crookedly, and the light outside the car window cast alternating light and dark shadows between her brows.At that moment, Jian Xingyu's whole heart softened.
Those disturbing, confusing, and unpleasant people and things all disappeared in front of this smile.
This was the first time she laughed tonight, and nothing had changed.He's back, and she's still her.
That's it.
(2) time
After watching the car that saw Jian Xingyu disappear into the night, Yu Micai dragged his tired body slowly upstairs.
So tired...the body is tired, and the heart is also tired, why is she always so tired recently...
As soon as the elevator door opened, her steps stopped.
Has Mercury retrograde recently?Her door was blocked again...
That man who was sitting by the gate of her house, with his long legs occupying almost the entire hallway, with his eyes closed, wondering if he was asleep or resting his mind, who wasn't Shi Jin?
Yu Mi took out his phone and took a look, it was 22:[-].
It's so late, what the hell are you doing?
The sound of the elevator opening and closing made Shi Jin open his eyes. He raised his head slightly and asked in a low voice, "Are you back?"
There was a hoarseness in the voice that hadn't fully awakened, Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, and he almost turned around and ran away, and the words he asked lost a bit of momentum: "...Why are you here?"
Shi Jin didn't answer directly. He stood up and raised his right hand. A bunch of keys were hung on his fingers, and the small bell on the keychain jingled.
Hey, isn't this her electric car key?
It was only then that Yu Mi remembered that she followed Jian Xingyu to the hospital in a hurry, but forgot her little eDonkey in the hotel.
Seeing her expression, Shi Jin smiled slightly, and said clearly, "Well, I forgot."
This is an affirmative sentence, Yu Mi was a little embarrassed, and reached for the key: "Thank you for helping me ride back."
Unexpectedly, he didn't let go after pulling, only the little bell was jingling in her palm.
"Forget about me, too?" He lowered his eyes to look at her with a very resentful tone.
"I'm sorry..."
Wait a moment!Why should she apologize!He is an adult now, so he can go wherever he likes!
But Shi Jin answered the words without guilt: "There's no need to apologize, I want to eat, I'm so hungry."
Yu Mi was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that because the wedding banquet went wrong, she hadn't had dinner until now, and he must have been the same.
But she was delayed because she went to the hospital. He has hands and feet, won't he eat by himself when he's hungry?Sending the car or fake it, it's real to have a meal!
While slandering fiercely, she nodded spinelessly: "...Okay."
Before she finished speaking, Shi Jin let go of her hand, and the key fell into her hand impartially.
Yu Mi, who was pulling hard, suddenly lost her strength and slammed into the door panel. Fortunately, Shi Jin stretched out his hand to block it, and her forehead was spared.
The slightly cool palm rested on her forehead for a moment, then slid up to the top of her head, patted it lightly, and a nice voice let out a nice sigh: "Oh, shorty."
She almost stepped on it and said angrily, "No more food!"
Shi Jin didn't seem to hear it, and scratched her fluffy hair lightly with his fingers, and said with a light smile, "It's like tiramisu."
Can she go back on not letting him in the house!
Since it was too late, Yu Mi decided to order noodles.There is marinated beef and tendon in the refrigerator, fry an egg, sprinkle some chopped green onion, it will be done in 10 minutes, perfect!
When she brought out the noodles, Shi Jin was playing with tiramisu in the living room, the TV was still on, and the variety shows were noisy, but he looked very quiet when he hugged the cat, and his eyes were extraordinarily soft and clear.
She exhaled lightly, but before she could speak, the scent caught Shi Jin's eyes, and he turned his head and smiled at her: "It smells so good."
His eyes narrowed slightly again with a smile, evidently genuine pleasure.Sure enough, delicious food is the only way for him to take off his cold mask.
Probably because the smile was too touching, Yu Mi didn't dare to look directly at her, so she hurriedly turned and went into the kitchen to get the seasoning.
"No garlic, no chili, a lot of vinegar... right?"
"Yeah." He responded, a little strangely, "How do you know?"
Yu Mi turned around, put a bottle of vinegar in front of him, and sat down on the other side of the dining table.The flowers on the table were replaced by pink and white eustomas, and the blooming flowers were like a barrier, half-blocking each other's sight.
Yu Mi picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles twice, finally got up the courage and asked, "Shi Jin, how did you know Su Rui and Jing Yan?"
Shi Jin was pouring vinegar into a bowl, and when he heard that he put down the bottle, he seemed not at all surprised that she would ask this question, and replied very calmly: "Working relationship."
"What's your job?"
Shi Jin smiled and asked her leisurely, "Guess?"
"I don't want to guess." Yu Mi rebuffed his guessing game angrily, bit her lip and said, "Didn't you ask me why I know your taste? Because——"
As she spoke, she took out her mobile phone from her pocket, unplugged the earphones, and turned up the volume to the maximum.
A cold and dignified sound, like jade porcelain striking each other, immediately filled the entire dining room.
——"This is FM108.8, urban music radio, you are listening to 'Walk with Time', hello everyone, I am Time."
She stared into his eyes and said word by word: "Because——you are time."
When we first met, his voice was hoarse and he could barely speak.Later, although she slowly recovered, she usually spoke very little, and getting used to his voice every day, although she also found his voice pleasant, and occasionally it was so crisp that it made people feel distracted, but she never put this The voice was associated with her favorite presenter.
Until she heard Su Rui and Jing Yan call his name familiarly, until Chief Ou Yangyang had an intimate conversation with him.
At an unknown moment, the wire in my brain was suddenly connected.The voice that had accompanied her through countless nights over the past year suddenly gained substance, every word and every sentence seemed to be turned into lines, outlining a face with clear lines that were becoming increasingly familiar.
She found out the recordings of previous episodes of "Walking with Time", and listened to each word word by word while wearing headphones in Jian Xingyu's car.
The whole world is the elegant voice of time, and it is those voices that make her accept this seemingly absurd truth bit by bit.
She thought that Shi Jin's identity would be exposed, and he would be a little surprised, but he just raised his eyebrows, gave a soft "um", and raised the corners of his mouth: "So what?"
"Ah?" She didn't expect him to ask such a question, and she couldn't answer it for a while.
"I am Time, so what?" He looked down at the steaming noodles, "Will you not give me something to eat?"
Yu Mi was stunned, and hurriedly shook her head: "No... no way..."
"Then, do you want to sign?" He narrowed his slender eyes and smiled delicately, "I remember you said that you wanted to find time to sign. If it was you, I can satisfy you as much as you want."
Yu Mi blushed immediately, she had indeed said this, but it was still in front of his face.
But, that's not the point!
She covered her hot cheek with one hand, and said anxiously: "No...you are Time, why don't you become the host, what are you doing in our shop?"
Shi Jin shrugged: "I still owe you money."
"Hey!"
She must have had his head caught in the door that night to take him in.
Shi Jin smiled, and then answered truthfully: "I'm on vacation now, so I can go wherever I want."
take a vacation?What about the show?What about so many listeners who like him and look forward to him?
"Then when are you going to return?"
"I don't know, a month? Maybe a year... Let's talk about it when I want to go back."
Ah...too capricious, this man!
"You will be fired!"
He laughed: "Oh, then I just come to work in your shop, you will take me in, right?"
wrong!Yu Mi almost slapped her chopsticks on the table, she wanted to cry, "Please... treat my favorite show well, okay?"
He stopped laughing, his eyes darkened, and he looked at her probingly: "Why? It's just a show. People are very forgetful. I'm gone, and they will soon forget me, adapt to the new host, and chase after me. New show, isn't it?"
So, this is his attitude - ready to withdraw, ready to forget?
Alienated and indifferent, does not need any fetters, this is true for his own program, and it is also true for "Honey Words".
In the past two weeks, she has always regarded him as a partner and treated each other sincerely, but obviously he did not.
Just... a little sad...
The relationship between people is so complicated, she is not forcing it, she just needs to have a clear conscience...
But he... is different...
Her favorite radio host time, she has been looking forward to meeting a real person and asking for an autograph... At this moment, he is sitting in front of her, but she just feels sad.
It was her...so naive.
After thinking about it, she still asked the question that had been circling in her mind all night: "Shi Jin, did you give Jingyan the recording that was played at the wedding banquet?"
In fact, she had wanted to ask this question a long time ago.
There were only four people who knew about that conversation, not herself, and it couldn't be Su Rui. Jingyan was emotional at that time, and she probably wouldn't have thought of recording it.
Therefore, the person who is most likely to record is Shi Jin.
Especially when she was sure that he was Shi Shi—he and Jing Yan were colleagues in the first place, and it was easy to send the recording content to each other.
This time, Shi Jin was a little surprised, but he didn't deny it, and said slowly, "Yes, it's me."
Guessing is different from admitting it personally, Yu Mi thought of Lou Yiyi's heartbroken appearance for a moment, couldn't help standing up, and blurted out: "Why? Why did you hurt Yiyi?"
"Injury?" His eyes became colder, "Do you think this is injury?"
Yu Mi met his gaze this time, without flinching: "Although the result is not bad, there must be a more gentle solution. Why bother to make such a mess."
"In this way... both sides will suffer?" Shi Jin sneered in a low voice as if talking to himself.The sudden bad mood made him lose his appetite, he pulled away the chair and stood up, walking towards Yu Mi.
"I did give the recording to Lu Jingyan. Whether or not to make it public and how to make it public is her business, and I have no control over it. It's just—" He walked up to her, stretched out his hands without warning, and trapped her between her body and the table In the meantime, the advantage of height made Yu Mi feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.As he approached her, she had to use her elbows to support her body that was constantly sliding. The aura she had just now had already disappeared without a trace in her icy eyes.
She stared helplessly at his approaching face, feeling like a little white rabbit being targeted by a big cat.
Once Shi Jin's beautiful voice turns cold, it will reveal a chill.
"Do you think this ending is bad? Then let me tell you, without that recording, that man would have successfully married today, and the woman who gave everything for him would have been abandoned, and since then she will be pointed at, ridiculed and ridiculed, and can no longer be normal Facing feelings on the ground, then being depressed, and finally choosing to give up life—are you satisfied? Don’t you think that such a result is not a mutual loss?”
Yu Mi's heart shuddered at what he said.If the ending is really as he said, it would be really terrible, how could it be "satisfactory"?
But that's not true!Why is his expression so cold and angry at this moment, as if this fabricated tragedy has already happened?
"That's not what I meant..." She couldn't retreat, almost crying.Although he's always been a bit of a loner, he's never been more intimidating than he is now.
She put her hand on his shoulder, trying to push him away, but suddenly felt a trace of wetness on her fingertips.
She froze for a moment, and wanted to look up at him, but her waist tightened suddenly, and then the back of her head was grabbed, and in the next second, her whole body was pressed into his arms.
There was no sound, he didn't say a word, but his breathing was no longer as calm as usual.
Yu Mi's face was buried on his shoulder, and the bridge of her nose, which had been injured just now, was bumped into a dull pain.He was so strong that she couldn't move at all.
She didn't want to move either.
There is no blush or heartbeat.
She just suddenly understood that he didn't want her to see his appearance at the moment, that's all.
A few seconds, but extremely long.
She couldn't help but break the silence: "Shi Jin, has someone around you ever encountered such a thing..."
Before she finished speaking, he interrupted her in a low voice: "Shut up."
There was a nasal sound in the voice, it didn't sound cold, but rather weak.
For some reason, Yu Mi's heart softened all of a sudden, and she reached out her hand involuntarily, wrapped her arms around his thin back, and patted him lightly.
It's like hugging a child in need of comfort.
"I'm sorry." She said softly and repeatedly, "Don't be sad."
After a while, his breathing gradually stabilized, and he said in a low voice: "...you don't need to say sorry."
The hands that held the back of her head were released, and she rubbed the top of her hair gently, as if apologizing.
Then, he pushed her away, turned and left without another word.
After the sound of closing the door, there was a soundless silence, only the unknown Tiramisu hid in the corner of the sofa, looking at the bewildered owner faintly.
After a while, Yu Mi regained his composure and fell to the ground limply.
It was like a dream, only the two bowls of noodles on the table reminded her that everything just now was real.Wait...noodles?
By the way, they haven't had time to eat yet!
By coincidence, she took out her mobile phone and sent Shi Jin a WeChat message——
"Don't forget to have dinner."
Two seconds after sending it, she regretted it. She dug out WeChat and planned to click to withdraw, but she didn't expect that he had already replied, with only one word.
"it is good."
(3) Funeral
Sift low-gluten flour and cocoa powder, add milk, edible oil, egg yolk, sugar and salt and beat well, then add cocoa powder and red yeast rice powder and stir.
The egg whites are whipped with lemon juice and sugar to form a meringue, and then mixed with the roux.
Put it into the oven, set the upper and lower heat on the middle layer at 160 degrees Celsius, bake for 25 minutes, adjust the temperature to 140 degrees Celsius, and bake for another 20 minutes.
The baked red cake embryo is divided into three pieces, the interlayer is coated with whipped cream, fresh strawberries are added, and the surface is decorated with flowers.
Today's red velvet chiffon is officially completed.
Yu Mi glanced at the kitchen clock, it was eleven thirty.
It was already noon, and there were no dine-in customers at this time.Yuan Pangpang was checking the inventory, Zhou Xiaomei was mopping the floor, glancing at the TV from time to time, exclaiming in various ways.
Shi Jin didn't come today.
In fact, she thought he would never come again.
He is "time"!Orange V on Weibo, a star host, is like a god in today's declining broadcasting industry!
The reason why he stayed here last week was probably because the Great God was in a bad mood, so he went down to the earth to walk around and change the environment to experience the fireworks in the world. Now that the experience is over, he is going back.
Yu Mi looked at the red velvet cake on the table, which was very attractive in appearance and fragrance, in a daze. It was hard to tell whether he was disappointed or reluctant, or just unwilling?He broke into her life inexplicably like that, and then left suddenly, did he ever consider other people's feelings?
But... why should he consider her mood?
Forget it, stay awake and work hard!Jian Xingyu won't come today either, she has to face the reality that there are only three people in the whole store, and during the peak hours in the afternoon and evening, if she doesn't prepare well, she will be overwhelmed.
She was about to ask Zhou Xiaomei to come in and help make a strawberry snowman, when Zhou Xiaomei's high-octave voice rang outside.
"Xiaomi Xiaomi! Come out! Come and see!"
But Yu Mi couldn't get up at all, she washed her hands slowly, and then opened the curtain: "What are you looking at?"
Zhou Xiaomei waved the mop at her resentfully: "I told you to be so slow! It's gone!"
"What's gone?" Yu Mi probed to watch the TV.
"The scene of Bai Wei's funeral." Zhou Xiaomei pointed to the news broadcast on TV, "There was a shot just now, and there was a profile of a person in it, really like our young master Shi!"
Yu Mi was stunned: "Did you read it wrong?"
"Impossible! My mother has sharp eyes!"
Before Yu Mi could speak, Yuan Pangpang on the side retorted: "You're so hot-eyed! I took a look just now, and a group of men in the camera have black hair. What's the hair color of our young master Shi? Grandma is gray, okay?" It’s very fashionable and eye-catching! There are so many people who look alike in the world, is it that difficult to admit that you’re wrong, Sister Xiaomei?”
Yu Mi wanted to laugh, but just as the corners of her mouth curled up, they collapsed again—how would she tell them that Shi Jin was no longer "our young master Shi"...
Unconvinced, Zhou Xiaomei turned on her mobile phone to look for news, browsed the entertainment pages of several portal websites, and even looked at the pictures and videos, but she still couldn't find the high-definition frontal photo she wanted.
"Is it really wrong?"
While muttering, she swipe the phone, suddenly paused, and then pushed Yu Mi who was wandering beside her.
"Xiaomi Xiaomi!"
Yu Mi came back to her senses: "Have you found any evidence?"
"Yes, and no..." She raised the phone in front of Yu Mi all of a sudden, her voice changed with excitement, "Look at this photo! Standing behind the great director... is the man with only half a face! Isn't it Brother Yu?"
Throughout the whole day, Yu Mi was a little out of sorts.
"will you come back?"
The six-character WeChat message was deleted and edited, edited and deleted again, but Yu Mi still didn't send it to the person she wanted to send it to.
And Zhou Xiaomei searched through the entertainment news to find half of the face, but because Jian Xingyu's phone was turned off and there was no reply on WeChat, it was never confirmed.
Zhou Xiaomei asked her: "Xiaomi, where is the hotel where Brother Yu works?"
She shook her head.
"Then do you know what his family does?"
She could only shake her head.
It turned out that not only did she not understand Shi Jin, but she didn't even understand Jian Xingyu, who had been working with him for almost two years.
After finally finishing the [-] red velvet cake gift boxes before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, it was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night when Yu Mi got home.
She leaned limply in the elevator, staring at the ever-changing floor numbers in a daze, until the elevator door opened, then she straightened up feebly, but suddenly froze.I couldn't help but rubbed my eyes, and rubbed my eyes again, until the elevator door closed, and didn't step out.
That... the person sitting at the door of her house leaning against the wall and closing his eyes... seems to be probably... Shi Jin?
However, there is something wrong.
He had already been here yesterday, so he wouldn't come back today, especially since last night's experience was not very pleasant...
Could it be a hallucination from exhaustion?
She collected herself, pressed the door open button, and the elevator door opened again. A tall and slender figure stood in front of her, blocking the faint light in the corridor.
"Hiding for what?" His voice was very low, rustling, but with a special magnetism, and his tone was somewhat dissatisfied, "Do you really don't want to see me?"
Yu Mi only felt a corner of her heart twitch slightly.
Ever since she knew that he was Shi Shi, his voice in her mind began to get infinitely closer to the voice in that radio wave, and finally overlapped at this moment.
It is true that the timbre of the host program is different from the speech in daily life, and there is also a gap between the voice on the radio and the voice heard by the ear, but some special articulation and pronunciation will not change.
"No... No way..." She laughed awkwardly, not daring to look directly at him, hurried out of the elevator, and asked by the way, "Why... are you here?"
The word "again" was abruptly eaten by her when she was about to say it, because she was afraid of being misunderstood by him as disgust.
"There's nowhere to go." He answered casually, and a little tiredly, "I haven't eaten for a day, and I want to eat."
Are you so capricious?Another day without food...
While taking out the key to open the door, Yu Mi turned her head and wanted to complain about him. This glance made her suddenly understand where the strange feeling just now came from.
Formal wear!
He actually wore formal clothes!
White shirt, black slim suit, half of the black tie loosened, and the coat in the arms is also black... The whole person is so dark that it almost blends into the darkness, no wonder she thought it was an illusion at first sight .
But the most strange thing is not the clothes, but——
"your hair……"
Black, the bangs are cut short, revealing the full forehead, making the eyebrows and eyes more clear.
The photo on the ID card appeared in front of Yu Mi's eyes again - a clean and refreshing young man with Cupid's bow and smiling lips slightly pursed, as beautiful as the first love in every girl's dream.
As for the person in front of him, his facial features were still as exquisite as before, but his gaze was deep and sharp like that of an adult man, with a trace of tiredness and a little laziness, which did not contradict his formal attire.
It's just... suffocating...
Seeing her dumbfounded look, he actually smiled, and stretched out his hand to gently brush the short hair on his forehead: "Huh? Isn't it pretty?"
Dressing like this and saying "um" like this, it's going to kill me...
Yu Mi wept silently in her heart, and handed him the cake box in her hand: "The red velvet chiffon that was just made in the shop last night, you can eat some cushions first, and I'll go to eat, what do you want to eat?"
"I didn't eat stewed beef noodles yesterday." He sighed softly, reached out and rubbed the center of his brows, looking tired, "Can I sleep for a while before eating?"
Why can it be said so naturally, as if the unpleasant memories of last night, the fierce physical conflicts and the tears wet on the fingertips did not exist.
Although she felt awkward, she agreed to go to the room to get the blanket.After taking it back, he had already taken off his suit and tie, and lay down casually on the sofa.
Tiramisu nestled on his chest very consciously, and he held it and gently smoothed its fur, just like holding a hand warmer.
When she handed him the blanket, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did you cut your hair?"
His voice came after a while, deep and indifferent: "...I want to change my life."
Another kind of life... What kind of life was it before, and what kind of life do you want to live now?
Yu Mi really wanted to ask, but he had already closed his eyes.
Oops, I want to know everything about him, I'll be hated if I ask around like this... I'd better cook noodles.
The theme ringtone of "Tinkerbell" woke Shi Jin up from his dream.
It seemed that the sand paintings that had already taken shape were brushed away by someone, and all the pictures in the dream turned into broken sand and gravel. Only deep sadness and endless reluctance still hovered in the bottom of my heart.
He gently stroked his eyes to make sure that the trace of moisture in his eyes would not overflow, and then he looked up and looked around.
An unfamiliar living room, a cabinet full of toys, a girly fabric sofa, a pink blanket, and the lingering sweet fragrance of milk in the air...
By the way, this is not his apartment, but Yu Mi's home...
The lights were dimmed, the curtains were drawn tightly, the heater was on full blast, and the kitchen was dark and empty.
The phone was still ringing persistently, it was Yu Mi's cell phone, her person was away, but the cell phone was still left on the dining table.
Shi Jin lifted the blanket, got up, picked up the phone, knocked on the closed bedroom door, and vaguely heard the sound of water inside, probably she was taking a shower.
She raised her wrist and looked at her watch. At 12:30, is there still someone calling her at this time?
He inadvertently glanced at the name of the incoming call on the phone screen, his eyes suddenly turned cold, he hesitated for a moment, and tapped his finger to connect.
From the other end of the phone came a gentle male voice with slight surprise: "Mimi, why haven't you slept yet?"
Shi Jin frowned slightly, but said nothing.
The other party also noticed something was wrong: "Mimi?"
"Jian Xingyu?" Shi Jin finally spoke, his voice was as cold as ice, "She's taking a shower, so it's inconvenient to answer the phone."
The other party was obviously taken aback, and there was a trace of confusion in the gentle voice: "Who are you? Why are you still answering the phone for her so late?"
Shi Jin smiled lightly, but there was no smile at the corner of his mouth where the light and shadow were hazy.
"I saw you today, Jian Xingyu." He said slowly and word for word, "At Bai Wei's funeral."
Jian Xingyu over there quickly calmed down: "Really? That's really a coincidence, who are you?"
Shi Jin ignored it: "...So what are you doing here? After so many years of ignoring her, are you here to see her final fate?"
"I'm just here to see my old friend off for the last time." Jian Xingyu paused, his voice already slightly sullen, "Who the hell are you?"
"Old friend..." Shi Jin cast his gaze into the deep darkness, and said coldly, "Have you ever thought that without you, she would not have known Chen Jiaqi, and without Chen Jiaqi, she would not have died!"
Jian Xingyu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Are you...Xiao An?"
Shi Jin didn't answer him, and there was a brief silence on both sides of the phone.At this moment, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Yu Mi walked out while wiping the water droplets from her hair with a towel, and suddenly saw Shi Jin, and couldn't help being startled.
"You... are you awake?"
Then, she saw the mobile phone in his hand and was taken aback: "This is my mobile phone... right?"
Shi Jin nodded, and handed over the phone: "Brother Yu is looking for you, I told him you are taking a shower."
Yu Mi's face suddenly turned red.
How dare you say that!What will Brother Yu think?Saying this kind of thing at this time, can it make people fantasize a little bit more!
He might as well change his name to "Hit her to death"!
She grabbed the phone and flashed into the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
She asked tremblingly, "Brother Yu, is there something wrong at this late hour?"
Jian Xingyu's voice was very gentle, and he couldn't hear anything unusual: "It's nothing, just to tell you that I will go to the store tomorrow, bring you the matcha powder and peach oolong you want, and ask about the idea of the New Year's gift box. And, tomorrow Do you want to have lamb chops tonight?"
His tone is stretched and has a soothing effect.
Yu Mi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks for your hard work. I have three plans for the gift box. Let's discuss it tomorrow. Of course I want to eat the lamb chops! I'll be here whenever I'm called!"
Jian Xingyu smiled: "Okay."
After a pause, he spoke again: "Mimi, who answered the phone just now?"
He finally asked!
Yu Mi hastily explained: "Shi Jin, it's the new employee I told you about last time. By the way, you actually met him at the hotel yesterday, but you may not remember it... ..."
And he should no longer be considered an employee, right?Let Da Da, who has hundreds of thousands of fans, come to be a waiter... She can't afford it...
Jian Xingyu pondered for a moment: "His name is Shi Jin?"
"That's right." After thinking for a while, Yu Mi still didn't tell the secret that Shi Jin is the host Shi Shi. This matter can't be explained clearly for a while, so let's discuss it in detail when we meet tomorrow.
"It's so late, why is he still at your house?"
"Because... um... I need to move some things in the store..."
Jian Xingyu on the other end of the phone sighed softly: "Mimi..."
"What... what?" Could it be that he discovered the lie?Yu Mi panicked.
"...It's nothing, it's getting late, let him go back early, you also need to rest early."
Only then did Yu Mi breathe a sigh of relief: "I know, good night, Brother Yu."
After hanging up the phone and walking out of the bedroom, Shi Jin was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. Under the dim light, his eyes seemed to be sprinkled with stardust, and they were staring at her intently.
Lonely man and widow...Late at night together...cough cough...
Yu Mi turned his gaze away somewhat unnaturally, and caught a glimpse of the empty plate on the coffee table in front of him, and the corner of the red velvet chiffon cake had already been eaten.
She picked up the plate and walked towards the kitchen: "When the noodles were cooked, I saw that you were already asleep, so I didn't wake you up. I'll heat it up for you..."
"Mimi."
A deep and hoarse voice, with a charming ending, interrupted her.
Yu Mi only felt that her heartbeat stopped.
He always called her "you", or just called her "Mimi", this was the first time.
This is her favorite sound!This voice actually called her so intimately in the middle of the night...
"Wh...what's the matter?"
"Come here." Shi Jin gestured to the position beside him, "Come and chat with me."
Although she murmured "no" in her heart, she walked over honestly and sat down beside him.
His voice sounded slowly in the darkness, similar to the beautiful voice that accompanied her through the long night before, but more real, subtle and deceptive.
"Today, my only relative in this world passed away."
Yu Mi was taken aback, turned to look at him, and asked, "Then... will he come back?"
He shook his head slowly.
The blurred light shone into his eyes, which were so dark that it seemed to swallow up the stream of stardust.His expression was obviously calm, but for some reason, Yu Mi couldn't help but think of the wetness left on her fingertips last night.
The relative who won't come back... He must be very sad...
She couldn't help but gently held his hand on his knee, but didn't know how to comfort him, so she said in vain, "I'm sorry..."
Before she finished speaking, her hand was held back by him, her shoulders sank slightly, and it was he who put his forehead on her shoulder.
With the breath close at hand, Yu Mi was a little stiff, and instinctively wanted to move away, but he heard him softly say: "Don't move, let me lean in for a while."
She really didn't move, didn't dare to move, and... didn't want to move.
"Thank you for taking me in." After a long time, he spoke softly.
"No...you're welcome."
Shi Jin didn't speak any more, only the ringing of the wall clock remained in the living room.
tick tock...tick tock...
Slow, regular, quiet...
Reassuring.
The girl's shoulders are so thin and weak, but they are the only place in this world where he can lean on.
Maybe she'll never know that a good meal, a warm room, someone who will ask him "what would you like to eat," or even just the clink of pots and pans, can be wonderful to him. People are excited.
He didn't even think about it himself.
At the saddest time, her home was the only place he could think of.
Wanting to be close to her is like wanting to embrace the lonely self who was once abandoned through the years.
A heaven, a hell.Perhaps as early as Christmas Eve, his life had already been redeemed.
(End of this chapter)
(1) wedding banquet
Yu Mi couldn't help but follow the prestige, and saw the middle-aged man next to Jian Xingyu, who was wearing a woolen Tang suit and had a short gray beard, looking past him with two piercing eyes, looking directly at the person behind her—— Jin?
But Shi Jin just flipped the bangs on his forehead casually, and there was no special emotion in his slender eyes.
"I was planning to leave, but I didn't have time." He raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you just pretend you didn't see me, Chief Ouyangyang."
Director... Wait, Director?Could it be the director of H City Radio and Television Station, the director Ouyang Kunpeng who often attends award shows and gives awards to artists?
That's right, the groom is a well-known host, and the bride's father is the leader of the hall, so it's only natural that such a big shot will be invited.
But he looks very familiar with Shi Jin... By the way, he seems to know Jian Xingyu too...
Yu Mi looked suspiciously at Ouyang Kunpeng when he walked up to Shi Jin, and patted him on the shoulder: "I think your voice is recovering, when can you go back? Xiao Ai said that she called you a lot and you didn't answer... ..."
Before the words fell, the sound of the banquet hall suddenly emitted a piercing electric sound, followed by a female voice with a crying voice, screaming: "Su Rui, talk! What's going on, talk!"
Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat. This voice was the bride Lou Yiyi.
Almost forgot, Zhou Xiaomei let her in to watch the fun.Now it seems that this "lively" is not a good thing.
She quickly pulled Jian Xingyu's sleeve, and hurried to the banquet hall, asking as she ran, "Brother Yu, what happened inside just now?"
Jian Xingyu glanced at the sleeves that had been stretched out of shape by her, flipped his wrist, took her hand, led her around the outermost corridor, and replied: "Someone put a video of the groom and other women on the scene. recording."
Yu Mi didn't care that her hand was being held at all, she was completely shocked by the news.
"recording?"
"Yes, the content of the recording involves some privacy of the groom, which made Miss Lou collapse on the spot. In short, the wedding has been interrupted, and it's very chaotic inside now, Mimi, you don't want to..."
Before he finished speaking, the chaotic scene appeared before his eyes.
In the magnificent banquet hall, with dozens of tables of guests, more than half of them stood up at the moment, with various expressions, they all looked at the front stage in unison.
On the stage decorated with flowers, there are fragments of champagne towers and cake residues everywhere. The bride in a floor-sweeping wedding dress stands in the mess, her face is full of makeup, and her eyes are full of resentment, humiliation, and sadness... …with all kinds of unspeakable emotions, he stared straight at the disheveled groom with a frightened face.
The electronic screen behind is still silently playing the video of the couple's wedding photos, scenes of sweet past, now it seems like a satirical pantomime.
Yu Mi has done so many weddings, but she has never seen such a tragic scene.Seeing that the ceremony will definitely not go on, how to end it is also a headache.
Zhou Xiaomei, who was crowded in the front, was waving at her. Yu Mi dragged Jian Xingyu through the crowd, and before she could stand still, Zhou Xiaomei reported the situation.
"Tell you, the scene was wonderful!" Zhou Xiaomei's face was filled with righteous indignation, "When the ceremony was about to pour champagne, the background music suddenly changed to a conversation between two people, a man and a woman, and the man was Su Rui who killed a thousand knives , girl, it's a girl named Jingyan."
Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.
"...Do you know what they are talking about? The woman said she was pregnant with Su Rui's child! Su Rui asked her to get rid of it because it would affect her marriage! That's her own flesh and blood! How could there be such a bad thing in the world? Man, it's been a long time! I won't call Lin Zihao a scum anymore, this is the most shameless scum in the universe!"
Yu Mi's face turned pale: "What else did the recording say?"
"Also... oh, Su Rui also said that his favorite person is Jingyan, and he married Lou Yiyi only because of her father's leadership. In short, it's just some shameless words!" Zhou Xiaomei said more and more Angry, "Xiaomi, are you saying that you are angry or not? Let it out in public, what will Lou Yiyi do in the future? This kind of scoundrel should be chemically castrated, making him inhumane for the rest of his life..."
Yu Mi didn't listen to what was said later, she was thinking over and over again what Zhou Xiaomei had relayed.
She was almost sure that the recording that turned the wedding scene upside down was the one she overheard while hiding in the dressing room.
She is very clear about how much these words hurt Lou Yiyi as a bride.
She glanced worriedly at Lou Yiyi on the stage, suddenly her heart moved and she couldn't help turning her head away.
Across the colorful banquet and the crowd of spectators, Shi Jin's tall and straight figure was standing in the shadow of the last row of walls, with his hands in his pockets, as if he was isolated from the world even though he was here.
It was too far away for her to see the expression on his face, but she knew that he was also looking at the stage, and the heartbroken bride on the stage.
The wedding ended hastily with the bride fainting on the spot.
Su Rui wanted to explain to Lou's father and Lou's mother several times, but was rejected, and wanted to go to the hospital with the ambulance, but was also rejected.In the end, he was dragged away by a few relatives and friends with a face ashamed, leaving behind a messy banquet hall and a wedding banquet full of tables without chopsticks.
Many people followed to the hospital, including Yu Mi and Jian Xingyu.
But even though Jian Xingyu's car was warm and comfortable, she couldn't express much interest in expressing the joy of the long-lost reunion. Half of her face was buried in the furry rabbit fur scarf, with earphones in her ears, she stared out the window without saying a word Bright lights.
Jian Xingyu knew her very well, the little girl had something on her mind.
He was very considerate not to disturb her, and turned on the radio in the car casually.On the radio, a sweet voice was slowly saying: "Hi, good evening, on the tenth day when time is gone, I miss him as much as you do. I am Xiao Ai, the substitute host..."
Yu Mi stretched out his hand and changed the channel.
Jian Xingyu was a little surprised: "Mimi, don't you like listening to this program the most?"
Yu Mi silently shook her head.
The newly changed channel is introducing the works of movie star Bai Wei before his death. The host said sadly: "It is reported that Bai Wei's funeral will be held at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. A generation of beauties have passed away, but what she left to the film industry is It is a flower that never blooms."
"Snapped--"
Jian Xingyu turned off the radio directly, and Yu Mi looked up in puzzlement, looking at his slightly frowning brows.
"Brother Yu?"
"The hospital is here." He collected himself, turned his head and smiled at her, and his expression became gentle again.
Yu Mi didn't see Lou Yiyi, because there were too many people around the door of the emergency ward.
Fortunately, knowing from the nurse that she was safe, Yu Mi was also relieved and decided to leave first.
Lou Yiyi is surrounded by so many people who love her and care about her. A broken heart will heal one day, but it is better to stop the loss in time than to spend a lifetime with someone who doesn't love her knowing nothing.
When she left the hospital, she saw a young woman standing quietly in the shadow of the street lamp outside the building, her figure was thin and lonely.
It's Jingyan.
Yu Mi couldn't help thinking, what would she be thinking at this moment?
Is it the joy of finally getting what you want, or the cruelty that hurts both sides?
Or, neither.
There is no point of right or wrong, no question of right and wrong, but just, sympathy for each other.
Because Lou Yiyi was safe and sound, Yu Mi's mood also improved, and on the way home he cheered up and expressed his belated greetings to Jian Xingyu.
"Brother Yu, why did you come back early?"
"I rushed back after the matter was dealt with." He said with a soft sigh, "I came here as soon as I got off the plane. I originally wanted to give you a surprise."
It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations, and the surprise turned into shock.
Yu Mi also sighed: "No one would expect such a thing to happen. It's just that I can't take care of you properly." After thinking for a while, she said, "Tomorrow, if you have anything you want to eat, I'll make it .”
Jian Xingyu smiled: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow night. Japanese food is too light. I really want to eat your homemade honey sauce pork trotters and tomato sirloin."
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've eaten the pan-fried lamb chops produced by Brother Yu!"
"Mimi, are you blackmailing me?"
"This is obviously an exchange of equal value. It's really not easy to eat the dishes you cook yourself."
"...How well done should the lamb chops be?"
"Five points! I also want a special red wine mushroom sauce!"
Her face was buried in the scarf, her brows and eyes were smiling crookedly, and the light outside the car window cast alternating light and dark shadows between her brows.At that moment, Jian Xingyu's whole heart softened.
Those disturbing, confusing, and unpleasant people and things all disappeared in front of this smile.
This was the first time she laughed tonight, and nothing had changed.He's back, and she's still her.
That's it.
(2) time
After watching the car that saw Jian Xingyu disappear into the night, Yu Micai dragged his tired body slowly upstairs.
So tired...the body is tired, and the heart is also tired, why is she always so tired recently...
As soon as the elevator door opened, her steps stopped.
Has Mercury retrograde recently?Her door was blocked again...
That man who was sitting by the gate of her house, with his long legs occupying almost the entire hallway, with his eyes closed, wondering if he was asleep or resting his mind, who wasn't Shi Jin?
Yu Mi took out his phone and took a look, it was 22:[-].
It's so late, what the hell are you doing?
The sound of the elevator opening and closing made Shi Jin open his eyes. He raised his head slightly and asked in a low voice, "Are you back?"
There was a hoarseness in the voice that hadn't fully awakened, Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, and he almost turned around and ran away, and the words he asked lost a bit of momentum: "...Why are you here?"
Shi Jin didn't answer directly. He stood up and raised his right hand. A bunch of keys were hung on his fingers, and the small bell on the keychain jingled.
Hey, isn't this her electric car key?
It was only then that Yu Mi remembered that she followed Jian Xingyu to the hospital in a hurry, but forgot her little eDonkey in the hotel.
Seeing her expression, Shi Jin smiled slightly, and said clearly, "Well, I forgot."
This is an affirmative sentence, Yu Mi was a little embarrassed, and reached for the key: "Thank you for helping me ride back."
Unexpectedly, he didn't let go after pulling, only the little bell was jingling in her palm.
"Forget about me, too?" He lowered his eyes to look at her with a very resentful tone.
"I'm sorry..."
Wait a moment!Why should she apologize!He is an adult now, so he can go wherever he likes!
But Shi Jin answered the words without guilt: "There's no need to apologize, I want to eat, I'm so hungry."
Yu Mi was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that because the wedding banquet went wrong, she hadn't had dinner until now, and he must have been the same.
But she was delayed because she went to the hospital. He has hands and feet, won't he eat by himself when he's hungry?Sending the car or fake it, it's real to have a meal!
While slandering fiercely, she nodded spinelessly: "...Okay."
Before she finished speaking, Shi Jin let go of her hand, and the key fell into her hand impartially.
Yu Mi, who was pulling hard, suddenly lost her strength and slammed into the door panel. Fortunately, Shi Jin stretched out his hand to block it, and her forehead was spared.
The slightly cool palm rested on her forehead for a moment, then slid up to the top of her head, patted it lightly, and a nice voice let out a nice sigh: "Oh, shorty."
She almost stepped on it and said angrily, "No more food!"
Shi Jin didn't seem to hear it, and scratched her fluffy hair lightly with his fingers, and said with a light smile, "It's like tiramisu."
Can she go back on not letting him in the house!
Since it was too late, Yu Mi decided to order noodles.There is marinated beef and tendon in the refrigerator, fry an egg, sprinkle some chopped green onion, it will be done in 10 minutes, perfect!
When she brought out the noodles, Shi Jin was playing with tiramisu in the living room, the TV was still on, and the variety shows were noisy, but he looked very quiet when he hugged the cat, and his eyes were extraordinarily soft and clear.
She exhaled lightly, but before she could speak, the scent caught Shi Jin's eyes, and he turned his head and smiled at her: "It smells so good."
His eyes narrowed slightly again with a smile, evidently genuine pleasure.Sure enough, delicious food is the only way for him to take off his cold mask.
Probably because the smile was too touching, Yu Mi didn't dare to look directly at her, so she hurriedly turned and went into the kitchen to get the seasoning.
"No garlic, no chili, a lot of vinegar... right?"
"Yeah." He responded, a little strangely, "How do you know?"
Yu Mi turned around, put a bottle of vinegar in front of him, and sat down on the other side of the dining table.The flowers on the table were replaced by pink and white eustomas, and the blooming flowers were like a barrier, half-blocking each other's sight.
Yu Mi picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles twice, finally got up the courage and asked, "Shi Jin, how did you know Su Rui and Jing Yan?"
Shi Jin was pouring vinegar into a bowl, and when he heard that he put down the bottle, he seemed not at all surprised that she would ask this question, and replied very calmly: "Working relationship."
"What's your job?"
Shi Jin smiled and asked her leisurely, "Guess?"
"I don't want to guess." Yu Mi rebuffed his guessing game angrily, bit her lip and said, "Didn't you ask me why I know your taste? Because——"
As she spoke, she took out her mobile phone from her pocket, unplugged the earphones, and turned up the volume to the maximum.
A cold and dignified sound, like jade porcelain striking each other, immediately filled the entire dining room.
——"This is FM108.8, urban music radio, you are listening to 'Walk with Time', hello everyone, I am Time."
She stared into his eyes and said word by word: "Because——you are time."
When we first met, his voice was hoarse and he could barely speak.Later, although she slowly recovered, she usually spoke very little, and getting used to his voice every day, although she also found his voice pleasant, and occasionally it was so crisp that it made people feel distracted, but she never put this The voice was associated with her favorite presenter.
Until she heard Su Rui and Jing Yan call his name familiarly, until Chief Ou Yangyang had an intimate conversation with him.
At an unknown moment, the wire in my brain was suddenly connected.The voice that had accompanied her through countless nights over the past year suddenly gained substance, every word and every sentence seemed to be turned into lines, outlining a face with clear lines that were becoming increasingly familiar.
She found out the recordings of previous episodes of "Walking with Time", and listened to each word word by word while wearing headphones in Jian Xingyu's car.
The whole world is the elegant voice of time, and it is those voices that make her accept this seemingly absurd truth bit by bit.
She thought that Shi Jin's identity would be exposed, and he would be a little surprised, but he just raised his eyebrows, gave a soft "um", and raised the corners of his mouth: "So what?"
"Ah?" She didn't expect him to ask such a question, and she couldn't answer it for a while.
"I am Time, so what?" He looked down at the steaming noodles, "Will you not give me something to eat?"
Yu Mi was stunned, and hurriedly shook her head: "No... no way..."
"Then, do you want to sign?" He narrowed his slender eyes and smiled delicately, "I remember you said that you wanted to find time to sign. If it was you, I can satisfy you as much as you want."
Yu Mi blushed immediately, she had indeed said this, but it was still in front of his face.
But, that's not the point!
She covered her hot cheek with one hand, and said anxiously: "No...you are Time, why don't you become the host, what are you doing in our shop?"
Shi Jin shrugged: "I still owe you money."
"Hey!"
She must have had his head caught in the door that night to take him in.
Shi Jin smiled, and then answered truthfully: "I'm on vacation now, so I can go wherever I want."
take a vacation?What about the show?What about so many listeners who like him and look forward to him?
"Then when are you going to return?"
"I don't know, a month? Maybe a year... Let's talk about it when I want to go back."
Ah...too capricious, this man!
"You will be fired!"
He laughed: "Oh, then I just come to work in your shop, you will take me in, right?"
wrong!Yu Mi almost slapped her chopsticks on the table, she wanted to cry, "Please... treat my favorite show well, okay?"
He stopped laughing, his eyes darkened, and he looked at her probingly: "Why? It's just a show. People are very forgetful. I'm gone, and they will soon forget me, adapt to the new host, and chase after me. New show, isn't it?"
So, this is his attitude - ready to withdraw, ready to forget?
Alienated and indifferent, does not need any fetters, this is true for his own program, and it is also true for "Honey Words".
In the past two weeks, she has always regarded him as a partner and treated each other sincerely, but obviously he did not.
Just... a little sad...
The relationship between people is so complicated, she is not forcing it, she just needs to have a clear conscience...
But he... is different...
Her favorite radio host time, she has been looking forward to meeting a real person and asking for an autograph... At this moment, he is sitting in front of her, but she just feels sad.
It was her...so naive.
After thinking about it, she still asked the question that had been circling in her mind all night: "Shi Jin, did you give Jingyan the recording that was played at the wedding banquet?"
In fact, she had wanted to ask this question a long time ago.
There were only four people who knew about that conversation, not herself, and it couldn't be Su Rui. Jingyan was emotional at that time, and she probably wouldn't have thought of recording it.
Therefore, the person who is most likely to record is Shi Jin.
Especially when she was sure that he was Shi Shi—he and Jing Yan were colleagues in the first place, and it was easy to send the recording content to each other.
This time, Shi Jin was a little surprised, but he didn't deny it, and said slowly, "Yes, it's me."
Guessing is different from admitting it personally, Yu Mi thought of Lou Yiyi's heartbroken appearance for a moment, couldn't help standing up, and blurted out: "Why? Why did you hurt Yiyi?"
"Injury?" His eyes became colder, "Do you think this is injury?"
Yu Mi met his gaze this time, without flinching: "Although the result is not bad, there must be a more gentle solution. Why bother to make such a mess."
"In this way... both sides will suffer?" Shi Jin sneered in a low voice as if talking to himself.The sudden bad mood made him lose his appetite, he pulled away the chair and stood up, walking towards Yu Mi.
"I did give the recording to Lu Jingyan. Whether or not to make it public and how to make it public is her business, and I have no control over it. It's just—" He walked up to her, stretched out his hands without warning, and trapped her between her body and the table In the meantime, the advantage of height made Yu Mi feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.As he approached her, she had to use her elbows to support her body that was constantly sliding. The aura she had just now had already disappeared without a trace in her icy eyes.
She stared helplessly at his approaching face, feeling like a little white rabbit being targeted by a big cat.
Once Shi Jin's beautiful voice turns cold, it will reveal a chill.
"Do you think this ending is bad? Then let me tell you, without that recording, that man would have successfully married today, and the woman who gave everything for him would have been abandoned, and since then she will be pointed at, ridiculed and ridiculed, and can no longer be normal Facing feelings on the ground, then being depressed, and finally choosing to give up life—are you satisfied? Don’t you think that such a result is not a mutual loss?”
Yu Mi's heart shuddered at what he said.If the ending is really as he said, it would be really terrible, how could it be "satisfactory"?
But that's not true!Why is his expression so cold and angry at this moment, as if this fabricated tragedy has already happened?
"That's not what I meant..." She couldn't retreat, almost crying.Although he's always been a bit of a loner, he's never been more intimidating than he is now.
She put her hand on his shoulder, trying to push him away, but suddenly felt a trace of wetness on her fingertips.
She froze for a moment, and wanted to look up at him, but her waist tightened suddenly, and then the back of her head was grabbed, and in the next second, her whole body was pressed into his arms.
There was no sound, he didn't say a word, but his breathing was no longer as calm as usual.
Yu Mi's face was buried on his shoulder, and the bridge of her nose, which had been injured just now, was bumped into a dull pain.He was so strong that she couldn't move at all.
She didn't want to move either.
There is no blush or heartbeat.
She just suddenly understood that he didn't want her to see his appearance at the moment, that's all.
A few seconds, but extremely long.
She couldn't help but break the silence: "Shi Jin, has someone around you ever encountered such a thing..."
Before she finished speaking, he interrupted her in a low voice: "Shut up."
There was a nasal sound in the voice, it didn't sound cold, but rather weak.
For some reason, Yu Mi's heart softened all of a sudden, and she reached out her hand involuntarily, wrapped her arms around his thin back, and patted him lightly.
It's like hugging a child in need of comfort.
"I'm sorry." She said softly and repeatedly, "Don't be sad."
After a while, his breathing gradually stabilized, and he said in a low voice: "...you don't need to say sorry."
The hands that held the back of her head were released, and she rubbed the top of her hair gently, as if apologizing.
Then, he pushed her away, turned and left without another word.
After the sound of closing the door, there was a soundless silence, only the unknown Tiramisu hid in the corner of the sofa, looking at the bewildered owner faintly.
After a while, Yu Mi regained his composure and fell to the ground limply.
It was like a dream, only the two bowls of noodles on the table reminded her that everything just now was real.Wait...noodles?
By the way, they haven't had time to eat yet!
By coincidence, she took out her mobile phone and sent Shi Jin a WeChat message——
"Don't forget to have dinner."
Two seconds after sending it, she regretted it. She dug out WeChat and planned to click to withdraw, but she didn't expect that he had already replied, with only one word.
"it is good."
(3) Funeral
Sift low-gluten flour and cocoa powder, add milk, edible oil, egg yolk, sugar and salt and beat well, then add cocoa powder and red yeast rice powder and stir.
The egg whites are whipped with lemon juice and sugar to form a meringue, and then mixed with the roux.
Put it into the oven, set the upper and lower heat on the middle layer at 160 degrees Celsius, bake for 25 minutes, adjust the temperature to 140 degrees Celsius, and bake for another 20 minutes.
The baked red cake embryo is divided into three pieces, the interlayer is coated with whipped cream, fresh strawberries are added, and the surface is decorated with flowers.
Today's red velvet chiffon is officially completed.
Yu Mi glanced at the kitchen clock, it was eleven thirty.
It was already noon, and there were no dine-in customers at this time.Yuan Pangpang was checking the inventory, Zhou Xiaomei was mopping the floor, glancing at the TV from time to time, exclaiming in various ways.
Shi Jin didn't come today.
In fact, she thought he would never come again.
He is "time"!Orange V on Weibo, a star host, is like a god in today's declining broadcasting industry!
The reason why he stayed here last week was probably because the Great God was in a bad mood, so he went down to the earth to walk around and change the environment to experience the fireworks in the world. Now that the experience is over, he is going back.
Yu Mi looked at the red velvet cake on the table, which was very attractive in appearance and fragrance, in a daze. It was hard to tell whether he was disappointed or reluctant, or just unwilling?He broke into her life inexplicably like that, and then left suddenly, did he ever consider other people's feelings?
But... why should he consider her mood?
Forget it, stay awake and work hard!Jian Xingyu won't come today either, she has to face the reality that there are only three people in the whole store, and during the peak hours in the afternoon and evening, if she doesn't prepare well, she will be overwhelmed.
She was about to ask Zhou Xiaomei to come in and help make a strawberry snowman, when Zhou Xiaomei's high-octave voice rang outside.
"Xiaomi Xiaomi! Come out! Come and see!"
But Yu Mi couldn't get up at all, she washed her hands slowly, and then opened the curtain: "What are you looking at?"
Zhou Xiaomei waved the mop at her resentfully: "I told you to be so slow! It's gone!"
"What's gone?" Yu Mi probed to watch the TV.
"The scene of Bai Wei's funeral." Zhou Xiaomei pointed to the news broadcast on TV, "There was a shot just now, and there was a profile of a person in it, really like our young master Shi!"
Yu Mi was stunned: "Did you read it wrong?"
"Impossible! My mother has sharp eyes!"
Before Yu Mi could speak, Yuan Pangpang on the side retorted: "You're so hot-eyed! I took a look just now, and a group of men in the camera have black hair. What's the hair color of our young master Shi? Grandma is gray, okay?" It’s very fashionable and eye-catching! There are so many people who look alike in the world, is it that difficult to admit that you’re wrong, Sister Xiaomei?”
Yu Mi wanted to laugh, but just as the corners of her mouth curled up, they collapsed again—how would she tell them that Shi Jin was no longer "our young master Shi"...
Unconvinced, Zhou Xiaomei turned on her mobile phone to look for news, browsed the entertainment pages of several portal websites, and even looked at the pictures and videos, but she still couldn't find the high-definition frontal photo she wanted.
"Is it really wrong?"
While muttering, she swipe the phone, suddenly paused, and then pushed Yu Mi who was wandering beside her.
"Xiaomi Xiaomi!"
Yu Mi came back to her senses: "Have you found any evidence?"
"Yes, and no..." She raised the phone in front of Yu Mi all of a sudden, her voice changed with excitement, "Look at this photo! Standing behind the great director... is the man with only half a face! Isn't it Brother Yu?"
Throughout the whole day, Yu Mi was a little out of sorts.
"will you come back?"
The six-character WeChat message was deleted and edited, edited and deleted again, but Yu Mi still didn't send it to the person she wanted to send it to.
And Zhou Xiaomei searched through the entertainment news to find half of the face, but because Jian Xingyu's phone was turned off and there was no reply on WeChat, it was never confirmed.
Zhou Xiaomei asked her: "Xiaomi, where is the hotel where Brother Yu works?"
She shook her head.
"Then do you know what his family does?"
She could only shake her head.
It turned out that not only did she not understand Shi Jin, but she didn't even understand Jian Xingyu, who had been working with him for almost two years.
After finally finishing the [-] red velvet cake gift boxes before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, it was already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night when Yu Mi got home.
She leaned limply in the elevator, staring at the ever-changing floor numbers in a daze, until the elevator door opened, then she straightened up feebly, but suddenly froze.I couldn't help but rubbed my eyes, and rubbed my eyes again, until the elevator door closed, and didn't step out.
That... the person sitting at the door of her house leaning against the wall and closing his eyes... seems to be probably... Shi Jin?
However, there is something wrong.
He had already been here yesterday, so he wouldn't come back today, especially since last night's experience was not very pleasant...
Could it be a hallucination from exhaustion?
She collected herself, pressed the door open button, and the elevator door opened again. A tall and slender figure stood in front of her, blocking the faint light in the corridor.
"Hiding for what?" His voice was very low, rustling, but with a special magnetism, and his tone was somewhat dissatisfied, "Do you really don't want to see me?"
Yu Mi only felt a corner of her heart twitch slightly.
Ever since she knew that he was Shi Shi, his voice in her mind began to get infinitely closer to the voice in that radio wave, and finally overlapped at this moment.
It is true that the timbre of the host program is different from the speech in daily life, and there is also a gap between the voice on the radio and the voice heard by the ear, but some special articulation and pronunciation will not change.
"No... No way..." She laughed awkwardly, not daring to look directly at him, hurried out of the elevator, and asked by the way, "Why... are you here?"
The word "again" was abruptly eaten by her when she was about to say it, because she was afraid of being misunderstood by him as disgust.
"There's nowhere to go." He answered casually, and a little tiredly, "I haven't eaten for a day, and I want to eat."
Are you so capricious?Another day without food...
While taking out the key to open the door, Yu Mi turned her head and wanted to complain about him. This glance made her suddenly understand where the strange feeling just now came from.
Formal wear!
He actually wore formal clothes!
White shirt, black slim suit, half of the black tie loosened, and the coat in the arms is also black... The whole person is so dark that it almost blends into the darkness, no wonder she thought it was an illusion at first sight .
But the most strange thing is not the clothes, but——
"your hair……"
Black, the bangs are cut short, revealing the full forehead, making the eyebrows and eyes more clear.
The photo on the ID card appeared in front of Yu Mi's eyes again - a clean and refreshing young man with Cupid's bow and smiling lips slightly pursed, as beautiful as the first love in every girl's dream.
As for the person in front of him, his facial features were still as exquisite as before, but his gaze was deep and sharp like that of an adult man, with a trace of tiredness and a little laziness, which did not contradict his formal attire.
It's just... suffocating...
Seeing her dumbfounded look, he actually smiled, and stretched out his hand to gently brush the short hair on his forehead: "Huh? Isn't it pretty?"
Dressing like this and saying "um" like this, it's going to kill me...
Yu Mi wept silently in her heart, and handed him the cake box in her hand: "The red velvet chiffon that was just made in the shop last night, you can eat some cushions first, and I'll go to eat, what do you want to eat?"
"I didn't eat stewed beef noodles yesterday." He sighed softly, reached out and rubbed the center of his brows, looking tired, "Can I sleep for a while before eating?"
Why can it be said so naturally, as if the unpleasant memories of last night, the fierce physical conflicts and the tears wet on the fingertips did not exist.
Although she felt awkward, she agreed to go to the room to get the blanket.After taking it back, he had already taken off his suit and tie, and lay down casually on the sofa.
Tiramisu nestled on his chest very consciously, and he held it and gently smoothed its fur, just like holding a hand warmer.
When she handed him the blanket, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did you cut your hair?"
His voice came after a while, deep and indifferent: "...I want to change my life."
Another kind of life... What kind of life was it before, and what kind of life do you want to live now?
Yu Mi really wanted to ask, but he had already closed his eyes.
Oops, I want to know everything about him, I'll be hated if I ask around like this... I'd better cook noodles.
The theme ringtone of "Tinkerbell" woke Shi Jin up from his dream.
It seemed that the sand paintings that had already taken shape were brushed away by someone, and all the pictures in the dream turned into broken sand and gravel. Only deep sadness and endless reluctance still hovered in the bottom of my heart.
He gently stroked his eyes to make sure that the trace of moisture in his eyes would not overflow, and then he looked up and looked around.
An unfamiliar living room, a cabinet full of toys, a girly fabric sofa, a pink blanket, and the lingering sweet fragrance of milk in the air...
By the way, this is not his apartment, but Yu Mi's home...
The lights were dimmed, the curtains were drawn tightly, the heater was on full blast, and the kitchen was dark and empty.
The phone was still ringing persistently, it was Yu Mi's cell phone, her person was away, but the cell phone was still left on the dining table.
Shi Jin lifted the blanket, got up, picked up the phone, knocked on the closed bedroom door, and vaguely heard the sound of water inside, probably she was taking a shower.
She raised her wrist and looked at her watch. At 12:30, is there still someone calling her at this time?
He inadvertently glanced at the name of the incoming call on the phone screen, his eyes suddenly turned cold, he hesitated for a moment, and tapped his finger to connect.
From the other end of the phone came a gentle male voice with slight surprise: "Mimi, why haven't you slept yet?"
Shi Jin frowned slightly, but said nothing.
The other party also noticed something was wrong: "Mimi?"
"Jian Xingyu?" Shi Jin finally spoke, his voice was as cold as ice, "She's taking a shower, so it's inconvenient to answer the phone."
The other party was obviously taken aback, and there was a trace of confusion in the gentle voice: "Who are you? Why are you still answering the phone for her so late?"
Shi Jin smiled lightly, but there was no smile at the corner of his mouth where the light and shadow were hazy.
"I saw you today, Jian Xingyu." He said slowly and word for word, "At Bai Wei's funeral."
Jian Xingyu over there quickly calmed down: "Really? That's really a coincidence, who are you?"
Shi Jin ignored it: "...So what are you doing here? After so many years of ignoring her, are you here to see her final fate?"
"I'm just here to see my old friend off for the last time." Jian Xingyu paused, his voice already slightly sullen, "Who the hell are you?"
"Old friend..." Shi Jin cast his gaze into the deep darkness, and said coldly, "Have you ever thought that without you, she would not have known Chen Jiaqi, and without Chen Jiaqi, she would not have died!"
Jian Xingyu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Are you...Xiao An?"
Shi Jin didn't answer him, and there was a brief silence on both sides of the phone.At this moment, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Yu Mi walked out while wiping the water droplets from her hair with a towel, and suddenly saw Shi Jin, and couldn't help being startled.
"You... are you awake?"
Then, she saw the mobile phone in his hand and was taken aback: "This is my mobile phone... right?"
Shi Jin nodded, and handed over the phone: "Brother Yu is looking for you, I told him you are taking a shower."
Yu Mi's face suddenly turned red.
How dare you say that!What will Brother Yu think?Saying this kind of thing at this time, can it make people fantasize a little bit more!
He might as well change his name to "Hit her to death"!
She grabbed the phone and flashed into the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
She asked tremblingly, "Brother Yu, is there something wrong at this late hour?"
Jian Xingyu's voice was very gentle, and he couldn't hear anything unusual: "It's nothing, just to tell you that I will go to the store tomorrow, bring you the matcha powder and peach oolong you want, and ask about the idea of the New Year's gift box. And, tomorrow Do you want to have lamb chops tonight?"
His tone is stretched and has a soothing effect.
Yu Mi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks for your hard work. I have three plans for the gift box. Let's discuss it tomorrow. Of course I want to eat the lamb chops! I'll be here whenever I'm called!"
Jian Xingyu smiled: "Okay."
After a pause, he spoke again: "Mimi, who answered the phone just now?"
He finally asked!
Yu Mi hastily explained: "Shi Jin, it's the new employee I told you about last time. By the way, you actually met him at the hotel yesterday, but you may not remember it... ..."
And he should no longer be considered an employee, right?Let Da Da, who has hundreds of thousands of fans, come to be a waiter... She can't afford it...
Jian Xingyu pondered for a moment: "His name is Shi Jin?"
"That's right." After thinking for a while, Yu Mi still didn't tell the secret that Shi Jin is the host Shi Shi. This matter can't be explained clearly for a while, so let's discuss it in detail when we meet tomorrow.
"It's so late, why is he still at your house?"
"Because... um... I need to move some things in the store..."
Jian Xingyu on the other end of the phone sighed softly: "Mimi..."
"What... what?" Could it be that he discovered the lie?Yu Mi panicked.
"...It's nothing, it's getting late, let him go back early, you also need to rest early."
Only then did Yu Mi breathe a sigh of relief: "I know, good night, Brother Yu."
After hanging up the phone and walking out of the bedroom, Shi Jin was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. Under the dim light, his eyes seemed to be sprinkled with stardust, and they were staring at her intently.
Lonely man and widow...Late at night together...cough cough...
Yu Mi turned his gaze away somewhat unnaturally, and caught a glimpse of the empty plate on the coffee table in front of him, and the corner of the red velvet chiffon cake had already been eaten.
She picked up the plate and walked towards the kitchen: "When the noodles were cooked, I saw that you were already asleep, so I didn't wake you up. I'll heat it up for you..."
"Mimi."
A deep and hoarse voice, with a charming ending, interrupted her.
Yu Mi only felt that her heartbeat stopped.
He always called her "you", or just called her "Mimi", this was the first time.
This is her favorite sound!This voice actually called her so intimately in the middle of the night...
"Wh...what's the matter?"
"Come here." Shi Jin gestured to the position beside him, "Come and chat with me."
Although she murmured "no" in her heart, she walked over honestly and sat down beside him.
His voice sounded slowly in the darkness, similar to the beautiful voice that accompanied her through the long night before, but more real, subtle and deceptive.
"Today, my only relative in this world passed away."
Yu Mi was taken aback, turned to look at him, and asked, "Then... will he come back?"
He shook his head slowly.
The blurred light shone into his eyes, which were so dark that it seemed to swallow up the stream of stardust.His expression was obviously calm, but for some reason, Yu Mi couldn't help but think of the wetness left on her fingertips last night.
The relative who won't come back... He must be very sad...
She couldn't help but gently held his hand on his knee, but didn't know how to comfort him, so she said in vain, "I'm sorry..."
Before she finished speaking, her hand was held back by him, her shoulders sank slightly, and it was he who put his forehead on her shoulder.
With the breath close at hand, Yu Mi was a little stiff, and instinctively wanted to move away, but he heard him softly say: "Don't move, let me lean in for a while."
She really didn't move, didn't dare to move, and... didn't want to move.
"Thank you for taking me in." After a long time, he spoke softly.
"No...you're welcome."
Shi Jin didn't speak any more, only the ringing of the wall clock remained in the living room.
tick tock...tick tock...
Slow, regular, quiet...
Reassuring.
The girl's shoulders are so thin and weak, but they are the only place in this world where he can lean on.
Maybe she'll never know that a good meal, a warm room, someone who will ask him "what would you like to eat," or even just the clink of pots and pans, can be wonderful to him. People are excited.
He didn't even think about it himself.
At the saddest time, her home was the only place he could think of.
Wanting to be close to her is like wanting to embrace the lonely self who was once abandoned through the years.
A heaven, a hell.Perhaps as early as Christmas Eve, his life had already been redeemed.
(End of this chapter)
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