The darkness of the emergency passage made even the sound of peopleâs breaths clear, and Shi Ranâs forearm with her sleeves rolled up against Chen Ruoyuâs neck.
The temperature alternated in the cool environment. Chen Ruoyu listened to Shi Ranâs words, raised her hand, and stroked her chin.
Shi Ranâs skin was thin, but it did not discount the flesh on her face in the slightest, and there was no excess on her face.
Chen Ruoyuâs fingers rubbed the bones of this human body through the flesh and skin, like a boat slowly pushing out the waves on the lake, smooth and delicate.
from chin to chin, and then that finger was pressed to the lips.
She pressed a small piece of white out of Chen Ruoyuâs lips, and then Shi Ran bit this wanton finger.
Shi Ran raised her eyes silently to look at Chen Ruoyu as if to say whether she had had enough fun.
As if she had had enough fun, Chen Ruoyu leaned over and kissed Shi Ranâs lips.
Chen Ruoyuâs lips were softer than the pads of her fingers, and the tip of her nose touching each other was a gentle sweetness.
It was just that it did not reconcile her to this. The moment she pulled her fingers away, she invaded Shi Ranâs mouth with moisture and warmth, which was completely rare for her domineering.
Chen Ruoyuâs hand that hooked Shi Ranâs hand gradually fell down, and Chen Ruoyu reached out to find her hand.
The fingers were intertwined, and there was the sound of someone coming out of the elevator separated by a wall. Shi Ranâs head was full of unspeakable excitement, and the entanglement between her tongues made her feel a little dizzy.
âBuzzingâ¦â
At that moment, the phone in Shi Ranâs pocket rang.
Xu Mengtian waited left and right, but couldnât wait for Shi Ran to come, and called her in a hurry.
Shi Ran buttoned the back of Chen Ruoyuâs hand, signaling her to let go.
But this person seemed to know who the caller was, and only withdrew from the aggressive tongue but still rubbed her lips with Shi Ran.
It wasnât until the call was about to be hung up that Chen Ruoyu let go of Shi Ran.
Shi Ran just leaned against the wall with Chen Ruoyuâs strength, with anger in her eyes, panting unsteadily.
She glanced at the caller ID, and after thinking about it, she picked it up: âHello, sweet.â
âSister Shi Ran, why havenât you come yet?â Xu Mengtian was a little anxious.
Shi Ran was embarrassed: âSorry, Tiantian, I suddenly have something to deal with. Iâll let Xiao Ba go. â
Xu Mengtian frowned, and the nervous expression on her face turned into a stagnation: âSister Shi Ran, you promised me. How can you go back on your word?â
Shi Ranâs voice gave her a great sense of disappointment. Shi Ran sank a little, but still couldnât fool this one, and said to her seriously: âSweet, understand what I mean.â
âSince you called me sister when you first came to the studio, of course, I have treated you as my sister since then. Do you understand?â
Xu Mengtian looked at the carefully prepared items in the trunk, and her shoulders collapsed.
She was a little unwilling, and expressed to Shi Ran obscurely: âBut you are so good to me. I donât want to just treat you as my sister, canât I?â
Shi Ran pursed her lower lip, thinking about how not to hurt the little girl, and said in a soft tone: âSweet, I treat you well, take care of you, and give pointers to your paintings, all because I treat you well. As my sister, I will give you pointers, help you revise, give ideas, and sometimes even care about you and Xiao Ba, and it is precisely for this reason.â
It was the love of the strong for the weak, not the heart-to-heart between lovers who expected nothing in return.
Xu Mengtian was a little reluctant to believe it: âIs it just like this? Could it be?â
Before she could finish speaking, Shi Ran said, âum,â: âSorry Tiantian, itâs because I didnât pay attention to it, which made you have such an illusion.â I will pay attention to it in the future. â
Shi Ran changed the subject again and said, âOf course, I hope we can no longer rely on me for Tiantian soon and can be on our own. You wonât let me down. â
âI will not let my sister down.â Xu Mengtian nodded.
The little girl quickly digested Shi Ranâs refusal to herself, and she was full of fighting spirit like Xiao Qiang, who couldnât be beaten to death: âI will find my sister again!â
When Shi Ran listened to Xu Mengtianâs words, she couldnât help laughing. She didnât answer Xu Mengtian directly; she only reminded her: âDonât talk about that; go back to the studio; the underground parking lot is freezing.â
âOkay.â Xu Mengtian nodded.
Shi Ran said nothing and cut off the phone.
The extinguished screen stopped the light in this small space, and a sigh spit out from Shi Ranâs lips.
She persuaded Xu Mengtian, but she didnât seem to have completed the persuasion completely. This little girl, who was not deep in the world, was still looking forward to the future.
But the futureâs so far away, maybe the little girl who said she likes her has found her true destiny.
What about yourself?
What would the future of you and Chen Ruoyu be like?
Maybe even Shi Ran didnât realize it. She didnât know when she had included Chen Ruoyu in her world and her consideration for the future.
The wind blew into the safe passage through the gap in the door, and it blew a little cold on people.
Shi Ran thought so, and raised her eyes to look at Chen Ruoyu, but she didnât want to meet this manâs line of sight looking at her.
Shi Ran didnât know how long this person had been looking at her, whether she had just watched it or had already watched it for a long time. She felt guilty, as if she had done something wrong. She raised her head, pretending to be perverse, and asked, âWhat are you looking at?â
Chen Ruoyu looked at Shi Ran expressionlessly and replied in a leisurely voice, âLook at you, so you have a gentle side.â
As the man said that, she hooked a strand of Shi Ranâs long hair with her fingers, twisted it in her hands with interest, and rolled it mercilessly.
Shi Ran naturally smelled the taste in Chen Ruoyuâs tone, leaned on the door list and tilted her head to look at this person, deliberately staring at her hickey-printed shoulder blades covered by the shirt, and said: âDid you not see enough of my gentle appearance last night?â
Chen Ruoyu didnât answer Shi Ranâs words, and Shi Ran didnât wait for her to put her hand between the two: âCompensate me.â
âWhat?â Chen Ruoyu was puzzled.
Shi Ran: âI didnât even get enough to eat because of you. Pay me a bunch of snacks. â
He was talking about another thing about calling Shi Yu on the rooftop, but it was also because of Chen Ruoyu.
After a pause, Chen Ruoyu put her hand on Shi Ranâs: âLetâs go.â
Shi Ran was a little confused by Chen Ruoyuâs sudden attack: âWhere are you going?â
âGo where you can buy those things you want.â
As Chen Ruoyu preached, she opened the door that she had locked with one hand, and the other hand was not released for a long time.
Shi Ran also held her in this way. In this dark world where no one travels, no one would see it.
The two of them had just come out of the company building when they saw two people approaching from a distance who did not understand the style of this place.
Shi Ran was still perplexed, but she looked up and into the distance before coming to a halt.
Chen Ruoyuâs father and aunt actually came to the downstairs of the company where Chen Ruoyu works.
Shi Ranâs heart, which had always been fearless, turned out to be cowardly, and she was as nervous as if she had met her own parents.
In contrast, Chen Ruoyu was much calmer. She faced the two people walking by and said, âDad, aunt, why are you here?â
Chen Shi smiled, and the seriousness on her face when she looked at it from a distance disappeared instantly, and she said, âIsnât this your dadâs art exhibition set in the high-tech zone? Today we are going to see the layout effect, thinking that the neighborhood is yours The company just came here to see you first. I just wanted to call you and look, you came down. â
Chen Yinbing still had a serious face and ordered Chen Ruoyu, âJust in time, you ainât driving, come and see with us.â
After speaking, she looked at Shi Ran, who was standing beside Chen Ruoyu, and asked, âDo you want Xiao Shi to go too?â
This voice sounded like it was asking for opinions, which was different from Chen Ruoyuâs order above.
Shi Ran was overwhelmed, looked at Chen Ruoyu, then at Chen Yinbing and Chen Shiwei, and said, âIs it alright?â I havenât seen my uncleâs art exhibition, so wonât I cause any trouble for my uncle?â
Chen Yinbing shook her head: âNo, just.â
Chen Shiwei stood beside Chen Ruoyu and said to her, âYou donât know, your father really likes the little sparrow that Shi Ran painted on Yiyiâs birthday, and later found a small scroll to frame it. I donât know if the more I live, the more I go back, the childish innocence has not faded away. â
Shi Ran was even more embarrassed to hear it.
Not that she was arrogant and staggering. Although she had taken meticulous painting in college for a few years, her strong colors were always fancy in front of the world of Chen Yinbingâs ink painting, which could be recognized by the boss. She couldnât even think about it.
Shi Ran was really humble this time: âI was just painting for fun. Thank you, Uncle Chen, for showing love. â
However, Chen Yinbing nodded in approval: âItâs very rare to draw like this. Come and see it with me. You young people can keep up with the times, and you can also give me some opinions. â
Shi Ran was oblivious to compliments.
She nodded and followed Chen Ruoyu into the car that Chen Shiwei drove across the road.
Chen Yinbing sat on the co-pilotâs seat and closed her eyes, but Chen Shiwei didnât make the car too quiet.
While staring at the car driving in front of her, she said, âRuoyu, where have you been living for the past few months? How come you donât even know your aunt Yan? If you want to send you something, you canât find anything. To the place. â
âI just found a place, and the surroundings are quite convenient, so I didnât ask Aunt Yan to come over.â Chen Ruoyu replied without changing her face.
Chen Shiwei nodded, didnât give up, and warned: âYour house is about to be renovated in the next two days. Live back or you have to live back. Your father is at home alone. You havenât married yet. Stay with her at home.â
The old-fashioned Chen family had little objection to Chen Ruoyuâs sexual orientation. It was like a small wave surged to the shore, pattered the dam and retreated.
Chen Ruoyu didnât want to talk about this issue, so she nodded to Chen Shiwei and said nothing more.
Shi Ran felt a little more uneasy just mentioning letting Chen Ruoyu move home.
Although Chen Ruoyu came to live in her house at first, she just wanted to live in her house, but after so many days, Shi Ran got used to living with Chen Ruoyu. At first glance, she still had a lot of resistance in her heart.
Not reluctant resistance, but unwilling resistance.
Even if that place was her home.
âBoom!â
Something fell from Shi Ranâs absent-minded hand onto the padded car, and as the car turned, it rolled to Chen Ruoyuâs feet.
Chen Ruoyu felt a slight touch of this thing and looked down to find that it was an orange that Chen Shiwei had handed to Shi Ran just now in the car.
She bent over to help Shi Ran pick up the orange and reached out to hand it back to her.
It was just that the orange returned to Shi Ranâs hand, but that hand was clasped together with Chen Ruoyuâs.
Chen Ruoyuâs body froze suddenly, showing a nervous and surprised expression for the first time.
Although the two of them were sitting close to each other, they would only quietly interlock their hands and would not be noticed, but the one sitting in front of them was her aunt, and the other was her father. Itâs hard to explain the ending.
Shi Ran did it on purpose, so she hooked Chen Ruoyuâs hand, raised her eyes, and spoke to her with a mouth shape, âWhatever.â
What she cares about is that Chen Ruoyu just told Chen Shiwei where she lives.
Although Chen Ruoyu was trying to prevaricate on this matter, it was indeed a loss.
She moved the fingers Shi Ran held onto her palm slightly, and gently scratched her palm as if begging for mercy, wanting her to let go and then go back.
It was at this moment that Chen Shiweiâs voice suddenly rang out in the carriage: âRuoyu, what are you doing?â