After she left, Mo Liuxi spent a moment focusing on the aftertaste of the congee, finding it was not that bad.
He learned to cook back when he was a little boy. Mo Jin could hardly cook any tasteful congee for him.
One time when he was in primary school, he had a fever. Back then, Mo Jin made him some congee. It tasted so awful that he never forgot it all his life.
Before today, no other woman had ever made congee for him.
The taste of the congee made him feel at home.
He was pretty annoyed by An Ning, as she insisted on following him to his apartment. But now, he was thinking that maybe he should try to know more about her.
The next day, he woke up, feeling much better.
He went out of his room, into the kitchen. The kitchen was perfectly tidy. Even the kitchen waste had been taken away.
He was a little satisfied. He didnât like it when women made a mess in the kitchen without cleaning it afterward. Mo Jin always did that.
He refreshed himself, finding that half of the congee from yesterday was still left in the pot. He went downstairs, jogged, and bought two steamed stuffed buns near the entrance of the neighborhood. On his way back, he saw a woman in a white pajama suit. Her face was covered in a face mask. She was taking a plastic bag from a deliveryman.
At the sight of her backside, Mo Liuxi recognized her as Yan Su. She was sneakily looking around.
Yan Suâs eyes popped with surprise when she saw him.
Then, she quickly turned and walked away, as if she was a mouse, and he was a cat.
Mo Liuxi felt a little speechless. Her behavior made him want to bully her.
He caught up with her, clasped her hat from behind and said, âArenât you tired? Why do you run away every time you see me?â
âArenât you proud? Canât you pretend not to see me?â Yan Su pushed his hand away. She was, of course, nervous. She was there to pick up emergency contraception pills.
Mo Liuxi glanced at the plastic bag in her hand and saw the name of a nearby pharmacy on it. âAre you having a cold too?â he asked.
âNo.â Yan Su automatically held the plastic bag tighter, in case he saw what was inside.
However, Mo Liuxiâs eyes were keen enough to see Durexâs logo, which was by the edge of the bag. âDid you buy some condoms?â
âStop talking nonsense!â Yan Suâs cheeks reddened. âI didnât.â
âI saw them,â Mo Liuxi said. âDo you have a boyfriend?â
Somehow, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Yan Su paused briefly, then sneakily opened the plastic bag and looked inside. Two condoms were lying beside the pillbox. Those were probably a free gift.
What was wrong with that pharmacy?
âThese are free gifts.â
âWhat kind of medicine did you buy? Why did they give you condoms as free gifts?â Mo Liuxi suspected she bought a large box of condoms.
Yan Su didnât know how to explain. She felt that she could never explain it.
âItâs none of your business,â she said.
Her words made Mo Liuxi believe his guess. âYou didnât get back together with your ex-boyfriend, did you?â
âNo,â Yan Su responded. âI collect these things. Itâs my hobby.â
This time, Mo Liuxi didnât know what to say.
âHave you ever seen me bringing a guy back home? Besides, Iâm so busy.â Yan Su said. âAsk your sister if you donât believe me. She knows about my hobby.â
Luosang always felt that she weirdly was into condoms.
Mo Liuxi stayed silent.
He didnât believe that a girl could have such a strange hobby.
As he didnât say anything, Yan Su turned and left.
They entered the building one after another and ran into each other again before the elevator.
No one else was there, and no one spoke. Yan Su felt a little awkward. After standing there for a while, she asked him, âIs your fever down yet?â