In the kitchen, under the warm yellow light, the back of a man with broad shoulders and narrow waist lowered his head, and the sound of rustling plastic bags could be vaguely heard.
Luo Yang walked slowly and stuck his head out. Ye Gu heard the movement and turned his eyes.
The two looked at each other, and the scene froze for a moment.
"Are you... cooking noodles?" Luo Yang wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes.
Ye Gu looked at the instant noodles in his hand and the hot water bottle at his hand, and nodded naturally: "What else?"
He felt there was nothing wrong, pointed to the things on the table, and said slowly: "Water, noodles, boil noodles."
Luo Yang: "..."
She probably forgot that Ye Gu couldn't make anything but instant noodles before, so she shouldn't have high expectations.
Luo Yang sighed, stood next to Ye Gu naturally, took the instant noodles in his hand, and inadvertently touched Ye Gu's wrist bone with his fingertips.
He was startled, his eyes narrowed for a moment, then recovered quickly.
"Originally, I wanted to cook noodles, but since the packaging is open, don't waste it."
As Luo Yang spoke, he poured some water into the small pot until the water boiled, then put in the noodles and ingredients, which was much smoother than Ye Gu doing it all at once.
Ye Gu suddenly muttered in confusion and raised his eyes slightly to look at Luo Yang.
"But don't worry, the fried kitchen won't do it anymore."
Luo Yang was suddenly startled, then lowered his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
——15 years old
At that time, it had been two years since Yang Yue's death. Luo Yang was always taciturn in the Luo family and tried to minimize his presence in school.
Although Ye Gu was a straight-tempered person, he was not unaware of it. Later, he would deliberately throw a party or deliberately ask Li Yan to come forward and invite Luo Yang to his home for dinner.
The reason was for no other reason than to minimize Luo Yang's time at Luo's house, which also indirectly reduced the time she spent with Zhang Peilan, her daughter, and Luo Jiancheng.
However, due to the nature of Li Yan's work, she often needs to attend meetings, and Mr. Ye has also adhered to the health regimen for many years, so he and Ji Yin go to bed early every day.
At that time, Ye Gu had a house that Li Yan gave to him when he was ten years old. He had never lived in it, but his aunt would clean it regularly, so it was still as clean and tidy as new.
That night, Luo Yang was so hungry that she vented her emotions at the banquet but didn't eat anything.
Just when she was hungry and panicking, there was a knock on the door. In the middle of the night, Luo Yang couldn't help but be a little wary, but soon, there was a sound at the door, which was low and deep.
"Are you hungry? I'm a little hungry. Eat something?"
At that time, Ye Gu had a cheerful personality and was not as mature as he is now. He had the appearance of a successful person.
Although Luo Yang didn't want to admit that he was hungry, he told Ye Gu the answer very honestly.
That day, Ye Gu took Luo Yang to the house given to him by Li Yan.
The young man was still a little proud, and his tone was arrogant, "You are the first person I brought here. Do you feel honored?"
Luo Yang sneered lightly, put his hands in his hands, and said calmly: "justsoso."
Ye Gu didn't pursue it, just shrugged, got her slippers, and took her to the kitchen.
The slippers were aqua blue, Luo Yang's favorite color, and the size just fit Luo Yang's feet.
The kitchen has a simple decoration and all facilities are complete, but because no one lives there, there is nothing here.
Luo Yang sighed, "If you come with nothing, you will come in vain."
Ye Gu smiled and took out two packets of noodles from his clothes as if by magic.
"This is tomato pasta that I stole from the kitchen cabinet. You don't like tomatoes the most, so I will reluctantly cook it for you next time."
Ye Gu had never cooked for anyone before, and this was his first time cooking. To be honest, he didn't know what to do. To be precise, he just didn't know how.
But despite Luo Yang's slightly expectant eyes, he had to bite the bullet and make this meal.
However, the kitchen experienced a small explosion.
Tomato sauce was fried everywhere, and it was a mess in an instant. Luo Yang looked at Ye Gu speechlessly. Whether he said it or not, it seemed that it was not suitable for the current situation.
Ye Gu clasped his hands behind his back, lowered his head, and did not dare to speak. He looked like a child who had made a mistake and needed to be educated the next second.
Under the incandescent lamp, Luo Yang finally said nothing. He just hugged Ye Gu and whispered in his ear: "Thank you."
Thank you for stepping into the kitchen so that I wouldn't go hungry, thank you for throwing a party specifically to make me unhappy so that I could spend less time at Luo's house, and thank you for seeing through me.
Luo Yang wanted to say something to Ye Gu at that time, but until now, she still has not been able to tell Ye Gu.
Without exception, the warm yellow lights fell on the backs of the two people, like gods covered in dust.
The kitchen fell into a long silence. Luo Yang pulled away from his memory and smiled relaxedly and lazily for the first time after returning to China. "Yes, after all, Mr. Ye has now progressed from tomato pasta to instant noodles with water."
There was no sarcasm in his words, and Ye Gu also smiled. He was taller than Luo Yang. From this angle, in the dim warm light, one could see Luo Yang's collarbone that was as finely sculpted as a statue.
It's like being moistened with thick milk, like flawless jade, making people feel distracted for a moment.
Inadvertently, Ye Gu's ears were on fire. He covered it up and sat back on the sofa some distance away from the Zhongdao platform, looking at Luo Yang from a distance.
Luo Yang held her chin up and looked at the pot, her eyes fixed on it. The mist in the water rose happily, and a thin gauze-like white mist gradually lingered around her, dreamy, sticky and light.
Ye Gu calmly raised his cell phone beside him.
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This night was the most peaceful night Luo Yang slept.
In the dream, she met Yang Yue, who smiled and stroked her hair, saying congratulations to the baby for finding happiness, and she was happy for her.
Luo Yang didn't have the courage to tell Yang Yue that all this was done by her and was a transaction.
Since it was a transaction, it was fragile and could not withstand the test. She didn't know which day it would be exposed and exposed to the world. She was trembling and walking on thin ice, but she was holding on to the last light she could see and unwilling to let go. She asked Yang Yue if she was doing the right thing.
But Yang Yue in the dream didn't say anything, just pointed at her heart, shaking her head like a gust of wind dissipating in her dream. No matter how she jumped up on tiptoes and tried her best to catch her, she couldn't catch the slightest trace of her.
Whether it was her heart, she didn't know.
Ye Gu didn't sleep well, always tossing and turning, the bright moonlight was ruthlessly blocked by the curtains in the cold night sky.
In the half-lit room, there was nothing but the steady breathing beside him.
He looked at the pillow in the middle, speechless.
The temperature around him was real. Although he could not touch it despite the distance, it was enough.
He didn't like the bowl of noodles today, but for some reason, it seemed to have addictive magic.
Ye Gu turned his head and looked at his profile hidden in the darkness.
The two lips were moist and gentle. It was hard to imagine that this was the tenderness of someone who had gone so decisively back then.
But that tenderness was not only engraved in her bones, but also lingered throughout her body.
A moth flies into a flame, stuck in a quagmire, his reason reminded him, but his sensibility swallowed him up mercilessly.
If it turns into ashes and piles up on the rhizomes of roses and becomes fertilizer, it's not a bad idea.
He stretched out his hand and tucked the hair hanging from Luo Yang's forehead to his ear. The shadow covered Luo Yang's forehead and left quickly.
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The next day, when Luo Yang woke up and saw the people around him, his body stagnated and he took a minute to calm down.
Accepting the fact that Ye Gu overslept, she calmly entered the bathroom.
Just when he was halfway through picking up the toothbrush, Luo Yang took out the toothbrush full of foam from his mouth.
Then he closed his eyes in pain, unwilling to accept the fact, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.
Take out the toothbrush, that's it.
Ye Gugang came in, bleary-eyed, and saw Luo Yang lowering his head, as if he was performing some ritual.
He naturally picked up the other toothbrush on the sink. Before Luo Yang could stop him, Ye Gu had already put it into his mouth before her.
He frowned slightly and slurred his words: "Why are you so embarrassed?"
There was no way to remedy it. Luo Yang accepted his fate, pointed at the toothbrush in his hand and looked at the toothbrush in Ye Gu's mouth.
The tone was heavy: "We got the wrong toothbrush."
Half a second later, Ye Gu took out his toothbrush in disbelief and rinsed his mouth very quickly. Luo Yang just looked at him quietly and rinsed his mouth many times.
She just looked at him leisurely, and then smiled leisurely, "Mr. Ye is so disgusted."
Ye Gu subconsciously wanted to nod, but when he realized something, he stopped suddenly and looked at her slowly. He wanted to say something, but Luo Yang left gracefully.
Ye Gu: "..."
He didn't mean it that way, it was just a subconscious reaction.
Because of this incident, Ye Gu couldn't find where Luo Yang was when he left. He only saw the toothbrush again on the sink.
Then he saw a spectacular scene——
All toiletries, including towels and skin care products, are classified according to the names of two people and placed in two boxes. There are two printed name tags on the front of the box: Ye Gu and Luo Yang.
The handle of the toothbrush is even labeled with a smaller size.
All it takes is a 38 line to divide the mirror into two.
Cointreau International——
Xi Jinzhou laughed so hard that he finally regained his composure. Looking at Ye Gu, who looked ashen, he felt resentful.
"So why did you mess with her? Women are like this."
Ye Gu insisted on his opinion, "Huh, Luo Yang has never been like this before. Don't use your method to speculate on what happened to us today."
Xi Jinzhou didn't care much and nodded, "Okay, but Mr. Ye, if it were me, I would think that you dislike me."
Ye Gu is funny and has something to say, "This is human nature. Wouldn't it happen if you took someone else's toothbrush by mistake? This is the most basic hygiene issue. Don't deviate from your position."
Xi Jinzhou said nothing. After a while, he pondered, "But you are husband and wife now, not someone else."
It's not anyone else, it's the couple.
Ye Gu was stunned, his hands curled up unconsciously, and the veins on the back of his hands were obvious.
Seeing that he was still stubborn, Xi Jinzhou stood up, patted his clothes and said, "Okay, Mr. Ye, I'll leave first. After all, my crooked ways are not suitable for a decent person like you."
Before his feet could take a step, Ye Gu pinched the hem of Xi Jinzhou's shirt with his fingers.
With deep eyes, he said: "It's okay to do something crooked occasionally."
(End of chapter)