PDLP Chapter 154 Handsome guy, you look familiar.
Chapter 154 Handsome guy, you look familiar.
The first month of the outbreak saw the most stringent control measures. This was also the time when people felt the most anxious and fearful.
Shen Xi has been confined to the residential compound for a month.
She went from being anxious and restless at first to gradually being able to talk to herself at home.
Fortunately, the epidemic was brought under control very quickly.
In the second month, no infected individuals could be detected, but the lockdown measures were still stricter than before.
It was an unknown number of days, a day when Shen Xi would sleep until she was still groggy when she woke up.
She got up to wash her face and brush her teeth, just like always.
But today she had some rare free time, so she went to her study and painted a lot of portraits.
at the same time,
A group of people of prominent backgrounds surrounded the airport in the original city.
The handsome young man, dressed in a black overcoat, frowned and looked disapprovingly at the aloof boy in front of him.
Jiang Hui asked helplessly,
"Are you really determined to go? Although I've secured a flight route for you, the situation inside is uncertain, and I can't offer much more help once you're inside."
The Jiang family members surrounding Jiang Hui dared not interfere in the father-son dispute, and quietly averted their eyes, avoiding watching the confrontation between the two.
Uncle Jiang, oblivious to everything else, came over, craning his neck and looking at his brother and then at his nephew with a puzzled expression.
He looked bewildered. "Aren't you all going on the same plane?"
Jiang Hui gave his dim-witted younger brother an annoyed look. "Jiangxi Bai, use your brain instead of hanging out with a bunch of low-class Taoists all day. You'll get sold out one day and still be counting the money for them."
Jiang Ci glanced at him briefly without saying a word.
That seems to be the meaning as well.
Jiangxi Bai felt extremely wronged; he had only asked a question and was still rebuffed.
He shrank back, feeling wronged, and didn't dare to speak.
The Jiang family members nearby finally couldn't stand this man's stupidity anymore and quickly pulled him away and hid him in the back.
Jiang Ci looked at his father, who was still trying to stop him from leaving. His hands were in his pockets, and he had lost more than 20 pounds in the past month, making him look even more emaciated. His pale, jade-like face was always shrouded in a faint sorrow.
His finger bones protruded as he grabbed Jiang Hui's hand and said, "Dad, let me go."
He simply couldn't take it anymore.
Jiang Hui glanced down at her son's bulging veins on his hand, and just like countless times when he was a child, told him...
"Come to me if you need anything. No matter how big the problem is, your father can handle it for you."
He patted the hand that was gripping his arm tightly.
The hand only made one feel the fragility of its owner.
Jiang Hui gritted his teeth, turned his back, and waved his hand behind him as if nothing had happened.
"Let's go."
Jiang Ci glanced at his father with guilty eyes, then turned and left.
On that day, Jiang Hui watched her child go to a place full of danger.
However, the daughter he raised was also there, her fate unknown.
……
In the large, empty house,
Shen Xi slowly washed her dirty art supplies with a basin of cool water.
These painting tools have been with her for many years, and she has become more and more proficient with them.
Similarly, she cherished these tools.
After washing it clean, she took it to the windowsill and put it in the sun to dry.
I glanced at the clock; it was almost eleven o'clock.
Another round of vegetable donations is arriving this week, and Shen Xi is thinking sadly that if she keeps eating them, she'll turn into a little green man.
Life is too hard.
Even eating instant noodles has become a luxury.
The clock ticked around and around, eventually reaching exactly eleven o'clock.
Sure enough, footsteps came from the bottom of the stairwell.
But this time it was strange; when Shen Xi heard the knocking, this was her instinctive reaction.
She lives on a high floor, so she shouldn't be up there so quickly, it's only eleven o'clock.
Through the electronic monitoring system, she saw the medical staff outside, all wrapped up tightly, heads bowed, carrying many large bags.
The doorbell rang again.
The medical staff member who rang the doorbell was a polite and well-mannered man who paused for several seconds before ringing the doorbell rhythmically.
Shen Xi, wearing a mask, opened the door, her face filled with gratitude. Meeting the eyes behind the goggles, she blurted out...
"Handsome guy, you look familiar."
This medical worker had an outstanding presence; even though she was wearing a thick down jacket, you could still vaguely tell that she was tall and had a good figure.
My apologies, my apologies.
She was so engrossed in looking at that handsome guy that her ears turned red.
Thinking that he still had to rush to the next place, Shen Xi immediately came to her senses and felt a little embarrassed that her unrestrained gaze had bothered him.
Hello, which of these are mine?
A familiar sound drifted from the quiet, empty staircase and entered Shen Xi's heart.
"Shen Xi, it's been a long time!"
Jiang Ci quickly pulled the two huge bags into the corner of the house with both hands.
He methodically began to peel off his white medical gown, his entire body looming over Shen Xi, making it appear from a distance as if he were holding the petite girl in his arms.
Shen Xi stared wide-eyed, covering her mouth, almost screaming out loud. When she came to her senses, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
It's like a wandering heart finally finding its own course at sea.
How did you get into the residential compound?
When Shen Xi saw Jiang Ci, she felt like her head was filled with dazzling fireworks effects; the overwhelming surprise left her speechless for a moment.
Jiang Ci had been traveling all day, and his brows were tinged with fatigue, but his pupils were surprisingly bright, making it easy to see that he was in high spirits.
He relaxed, leaned back lazily on the red leather sofa, and casually patted the side, gesturing for Shen Xi to sit down and talk.
“My father applied for a special flight route, so I can’t leave again after I come back this time, in order to prevent it from causing a riot.”
The situation is unclear, so this is indeed the right approach.
Shen Xi wholeheartedly agreed.
The long-limbed man on the sofa closed his eyes briefly. His voice was hoarse, like a sigh of heartache.
"Sister, you've lost so much weight!"
In his eyes, his sister had become so thin that her shoulder blades were clearly visible. The same clothes she wore looked a bit too big on her a month later.
The little bit of baby fat that I managed to grow up is completely gone now.
He reached out to touch her face, but the moment his hand touched her, Shen Xi blinked. Jiang Ci suddenly panicked and put his hand on Shen Xi's back, pretending nothing had happened.
Of course, Shen Xi didn't see any of it.
Perhaps it was a telepathic connection or a resonance, but Shen Xi clearly felt that Jiang Ci had also lost weight.
The boy's features became even more angular. After taking off his protective jacket, his black hair became messy, and he was wearing a gray sweater with a brown plaid knitted scarf underneath.
He leaned there with a calm expression, his face relaxed like never before, and even a gentle smile playing on his lips.
Shen Xi looked away, thinking to herself, "So he was worried about me."
At noon, Jiang Ci took off her sweater, put on an apron, and began to slowly check what was left in the refrigerator.
Shen Xi followed behind him guiltily like a little tail, and when she looked up, she saw Jiang Ci frowning as he took a bottle of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce out of the refrigerator.
They both became famous.
Jiang Ci looked at the bottle in disbelief for a moment, then his gaze lingered on her, circling her gently twice.
Seeing his darkening expression, Shen Xi quickly snatched her favorite food accessory from his hand.
"We can't throw this away! If we ever run out of vegetables, we'll just cook some rice and mix in some Lao Gan Ma chili sauce. Life will be heavenly!"
This is how Shen Xi has been supporting herself these days. To be fair, she does know how to cook, but the limited ingredients and being stuck in this place have made her lose interest in cooking.
For her, eating every day was simply a means to survive.
Eat a bite when you're hungry, and don't eat when you're not.
Shen Xi had to admit that she had taken very poor care of herself.
Jiang Ci stood still in front of the refrigerator for three seconds, and after a long pause, he finally uttered a sentence.
"You've suffered."
The cold white light from the refrigerator reflected off his face, making him look even more like a white-faced, red-lipped vampire from an ancient castle.
Shen Xi didn't have the courage to look at him. After all, the support supplies from various places had been quite good during this period, and she could eat better as long as she spent some time.
Instead of the traditional Lao Gan Ma chili sauce with white rice.
Jiang Ci took out a bowl of tomatoes with his left hand, and then took out three eggs as he walked over.
Shen Xi followed him eagerly, and seeing this, she couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't one egg enough for stir-fried tomatoes?"
Jiang Ci, who was washing pots in the kitchen, was quite adept at it. He turned his head and said, "No way, you have to eat two today."
Shen Xi: "..."
She touched her face, then went over with a sheepish grin, "Actually, I can't finish it all..."
"How about I make cola chicken wings and sweet and sour pork ribs later today?"
Jiang Ci washed the tomatoes and was cutting them. His movements were slow and methodical; anyone who didn't know better would think he was a Michelin-starred chef preparing a high-end dish.
Shen Xi instantly forgot what she had just been saying. Her eyes widened, and she tilted her head to look at Jiang Ci.
Do we really have any cooking wine or similar ingredients at home?
Normally only Jiang Ci would cook at home. Although Shen Xi had been home alone these days, she would at most cook some noodles to feed herself and didn't care about anything else.
Jiang Ci liked the way she described our home.
A hint of pleasure flashed across his face as he said in a good mood, "We always keep these cooking wines on hand, and the kitchen has more than enough. As for the ingredients, I brought a lot from outside in case we run out of resources."
Not long after he finished explaining, he urged Shen Xi to come out of the kitchen.