Chapter 20 Don’t hang yourself from a tree

Zhu Shan hung up the phone, looked at her beautiful face in the mirror, and sighed.

It turns out that the feeling of being secretly loved is not pleasant.

Especially this kind of long-term secret love for her without considering anyone around her.

Inexplicably, she felt a sense of indebtedness.

And after the misunderstanding was resolved, Zhu Shan felt even more... compassion for Ling Xiao.

Zhu Shan was immersed in this uncomfortable feeling. She picked up her mobile phone and opened the bathroom door. Before she took two steps, she heard the sound of the password lock.

Her heart was beating heavily, but she couldn't control her legs, and her head was a mess.

Ling Xiao opened the door, glanced at her, and frowned slightly.

Then he chuckled and stood in the hall to change his shoes, "Are you really waiting for me?"

Where to wait?

Zhu Shan lowered her head in embarrassment, remembering Ling Yue's advice in her mind: enlighten him.

But!

How can I enlighten you!

She has no experience!

Just like a proposition composition, if you write the word "enlightenment" as the title, you will be exhausted and unable to write any more.

Ling Xiao had already changed his shoes, strode over, stood half a step away from Zhu Shan, and stopped.

He stared at her carefully, then reached out and flicked her forehead, "Are you stupid?"

Zhu Shan seemed to have had her acupuncture points removed, rubbing her forehead and taking two steps back.

She can no longer exude charm.

Zhu Shan lowered her eyes and looked at the smooth ground, "I didn't wait for you, I came out to use the toilet."

"That's a coincidence." Ling Xiao walked towards the sofa and said in a teasing tone, "Since it's such a coincidence, let's talk about it?"

? ? ?

Zhu Shan raised her eyes and saw Ling Xiao sitting lazily on the sofa.

There was no light in the living room, only a faint light from the foyer.

Half of his body was in darkness, but Zhu Shan no longer found him scary as before.

Instead, slowly, I saw two words popping up above his head.

--Pitiful.

It's really pitiful, because he has a crush on her, but she says she doesn't treat him as a man.

This is not a matter of a man's self-esteem, but of his broken heart.

She said the wrong thing and made him feel uncomfortable.

Overall, Zhu Shan is a person who corrects her mistakes immediately.

Her shoulders relaxed and she walked over, slowly squatted down, and fixed her gaze on the back of his hand.

Comforting words, Li Yin holding hands and speaking.

But she couldn't give him any illusions.

Zhu Shan sighed, then patted his arm like an elder, with big eyes and sincerity, "Ling Xiao, you can't take what I said seriously. I used to be petty and ignorant, so I said bad things about you outside. It's mine. Question, I won’t know it anymore, please believe me.”

After saying that, she stood up, took two steps, and then looked back.

She saw him staring at her with a slight frown on his face.

Zhu Shan was confused and shook her head, "Go to bed early and don't think too much."

When Ling Xiao saw her closing the door to the room, he rubbed his eyebrows and said speechlessly, "How much did you drink?"

...

The next day, the alarm on Zhu Shan's cell phone rang twenty minutes earlier than usual.

She didn't want to give Ling Xiao unnecessary fantasies, so her first step was to keep her distance from him.

——No longer take his ride to work.

But she couldn't sleep until very late last night, and now her eyes are swollen and astringent, and she really can't open them.

Better sleep for another twenty minutes.

She gave up the idea not because she had no intention, but because her physical condition did not allow it.

Zhu Shan had to open her eyes after twenty minutes.

She grabbed her phone and looked at it. It seemed that she was not the only one suffering from insomnia.

Ling Yue sent several WeChat messages in the middle of the night.

Ling Yue: [You must never tell this secret to anyone again, otherwise he may have a mental breakdown]

Ling Yue: [Although it’s hard for you, you should still be considerate and considerate of him. I guess he has a bad temper and it has something to do with this]

Ling Yue: [After all, he endures alone and cannot share his thoughts with anyone]

Ling Yue: [He is a vulnerable group now]

Ling Yue: [Please, please]

Ling Yue not only played the emotional card, but also bribed her and gave her several red envelopes.

Zhu Shan confiscated it and typed a very conscientious reply.

Zhu Shan: [Don’t worry, what happened before is over]

Zhu Shan: [From today on, no matter what happens in the end, we will always be a family]

She then tweeted a "cheer up" emoji.

Zhu Shan got up, walked to the window and opened the curtains.

The rain last night gave the morning air a sense of transparency that struck me deeply.

Zhu Shan stretched her waist and said, "It's another beautiful day."

When she went to wash up, she saw Ling Xiao already sitting at the dining table with some food in front of her.

His mobile phone was covered in a black case, framed by his long fingers, making it look so small. He was now holding it close to his mouth.

He spoke calmly, sounding like he was dealing with matters at the law firm.

But Zhu Shan noticed that although Ling Xiao was dealing with things, his eyes followed her from the moment she went out.

Not even willing to blink.

The roots of her ears were a little red, and she averted her eyes and ran into the bathroom.

After quickly closing the door, Zhu Shan leaned against the door, holding her heart and breathing slightly.

Then, she frowned and encouraged herself, "Zhu Shan, you can do it."

After washing, Zhu Shan sat calmly at the dining table.

Ling Xiao sat opposite, holding a cup in one hand and swiping on his phone with the other.

His hair was a little longer, and the broken bangs on his forehead now covered some of his eyebrows, making him look much warmer.

There were toast and fried eggs in the center of the dining table, and a small cup of soy milk placed near her seat.

He prepared it.

It's what she wants to drink.

Zhu Shan craned her neck and glanced at Ling Xiao's cup, which contained coffee.

She felt a twinge of guilt instantly.

She was blind before and didn't notice his thoughtfulness and dedication.

Watching the hot steam rising from the soy milk in the cup, its sweet scent caught my nose.

Zhu Shan clearly realized that only by cutting off Ling Xiao's thoughts could he reduce his pain.

As for how to cut it off, there was nothing she could do about it because she was beautiful.

Then you can only have a bad temper, act a little bit, and be a bad woman.

After making up her mind, Zhu Shan took a sip of saliva and pushed the cup forward, "I don't want to drink soy milk."

Sure enough, Ling Xiao on the opposite side paused, looked away from the phone in the next second, and hit her directly in the face.

After looking at her for two seconds, he whispered, "You're not awake yet?"

Zhu Shan shrank her neck subconsciously, because she felt that his tone was very threatening, as if she could break her neck immediately if she dared to respond.

But she knew in her heart that things were different now, so she straightened her waist.

Zhu Shan glanced at the fruit cereal in the rabbit-shaped storage basket next to her, "I want to eat cereal."

Ling Xiao tilted his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you not convinced after being manipulated by me for a month?"

Zhu Shan ignored him, held her hands and tilted her head to one side, and said in a desperate manner, "Then I won't eat."

Ling Xiao, "..."

The stalemate lasted about five seconds.

From the corner of her eye, Zhu Shan saw Ling Xiao raise his hand to grab a large cup, then take the cereal bag from the rabbit storage basket, pull it open, pour it in, and then pour the soy milk into the cup.

When he made this series of movements, his eyes did not leave her cheek for a second.

She knows it all.

And I felt his eyes were burning.

It wasn't until Ling Xiao placed the big cup in front of Zhu Shan that she couldn't help but tremble.

While Zhu Shan was in a daze, Ling Xiao tapped his fingers on the table and bit his back molars, "Eat."

Zhu Shan turned around and scooped spoonfuls into her mouth.

After half a cup of oats went into her stomach, she reached for two slices of toast and a fried egg. After thinking hard, she tried her best again, "I want to eat steamed buns tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, Ling Xiao snorted lightly, his tone was slow and dangerous, "You want to be beaten!"

Zhu Shan was not afraid at all, and even recalled in her head that he had never beaten her since she was a child.

In the past, she thought it was because she was too cowardly and she would give in when he said harsh words. Now, she understood that there was no way he would be willing to beat her up.

So, Zhu Shan added, "Pork buns with soy sauce."

After saying that, he buried his head and ate the cereal.

Ling Xiao, "..."

Not hearing what he said, Zhu Shan raised her eyes carefully and saw that he had turned his attention back to his mobile phone. She felt helpless in her heart.

What should she do with Ling Xiao?

There are some traffic jams on the way to work, especially at the intersection after getting off the elevated highway.

Someone grabs the red light, and a car grabs the lane.

The sound of the horn is really harsh.

Zhu Shan leaned against the car window with a worried expression. Suddenly her eyebrows twitched and an idea came to her mind.

From the location of Lingxiao Company, you can obviously get off the elevated highway at the next intersection, so the traffic jam time will be much less.

But he didn't do that.

Because I want to send it to her.

So, not along the way.

He sent it to her specially.

Zhu Shan turned her head to look at Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao tilted his head slightly, his jawline strong and clear.

His left hand rested on the edge of the car window, and his right hand grasped the steering wheel. His posture was loose, but he controlled the car very well.

There was no hint of impatience on his face at such a complicated intersection.

After understanding what he meant, Zhu Shan bit her lip and thought about it.

Then he raised his hand and pointed at the intersection, "Ling Xiao, look how beautiful that beauty is."

Ling Xiao glanced at it and immediately looked away.

Zhu Shan saw that his interest was waning, so she pointed to the other one, "Where is that one? It feels very good."

This time he didn't even look.

Zhu Shan lowered her eyes and rubbed the strawberries on the phone case with her fingers, "I read a book last night. The book said that the world is very big. You have to look around more. If you have a wider field of vision, you won't limit your choices to one place. , I mean, you can’t hang yourself from a tree.”

Ling Xiao laughed and snorted, "You didn't sleep at night and drank chicken soup?"

Why not sleep?

What chicken soup?

Ling Xiao looked sideways, with a smile on his lips, "Get some more sleep! Otherwise, you will be captured and taken back to the panda base."

? ? ?

Oh, chicken soup for the soul.

After Zhu Shan understood what he said, she opened the small mirror on the sun visor of the car and touched her eye sockets with her fingertips. There were indeed some dark circles under her eyes.

She sighed.

Ling Xiao didn't care about any beauties, he was focused on her.

Zhu Shan could only change the topic, "Ling Xiao, let's listen to the song."

Before Ling Xiao could speak, Zhu Shan had already ordered the music.

Immediately, a cheerful song came from the speakers, making people want to squirm along.

"Those lonely people"

"Will you go home at night?"

"Those souls have no place to rest and wander to the end of the world"

"Those silent answers"

"Tears falling drop by drop"

"..."

This song was too touching for the person she had a crush on, so Zhu Shan quickly clicked the next song.

"How far do you have to go to enter your heart?"

"How long will it take before I can get close to you?"

"The person who is so close but so far away but cannot get close"

"..."

Zhu Shan continued to the next song.

"I really love you"

“No one can compare”

"I'm so determined"

“It doesn’t even have to be you.”

"..."

Zhu Shan took care of Ling Xiao's mood and turned off the music directly, then sighed deeply, "Why do you listen to all these songs?"

Ling Xiao tilted his head, "This is a repeat of the last playlist."

"Um?"

Seeing her confused look, Ling Xiao clicked his tongue, "Your playlist."

Zhu Shan felt uncomfortable and turned around and leaned against the window.

What Ling Xiao meant was that she was the only one beside him, and she was the only one in the passenger seat.

Zhu Shan, "..."

Cry.