Chapter 24

Xu Xingxing returned to the store with an umbrella. Du Yizhe was making milk tea. Seeing her put away the black umbrella, he asked, "Is it raining? Did you buy an umbrella?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Yizhe's eyes fell on the black umbrella. This is a very beautiful black umbrella. The surface of the umbrella is dark and the handle is heavy. The whole umbrella looks exquisite in materials and craftsmanship. It doesn't look like you can buy it easily.

Seeing the doubt in Du Yizhe's eyes, Xu Xingxing's face warmed slightly, she put the umbrella aside and said, "My friend came to see me."

Huangfu Yiduo teased Ajin and raised his head after hearing this. Today, she was wearing a dark green jungle-style tutu matching Du Yizhe, with a beret on her head and a big bow in her hair. She looked at Xu Xingxing with big, dazzling eyes and laughed twice. A small dimple.

"Is it your boyfriend?"

Xu Xingxing felt empty, she smiled and said, "No."

Du Yizhe and Huangfu Yiduo looked at each other sweetly and smiled, but didn't speak any more.

The first thing Chen Wanwan did when she came to the office was to ask Xu Xingxing how the business was last night. Xu Xingxing felt quite satisfied, she smiled and said, "Not bad."

Seeing that she was smiling happily, Chen Wanwan raised her eyebrows teasingly, and said, "I am so proud, Boss Xu."

With the materials in his hands, Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "According to Minister Chen's auspicious words. How were you last night?"

Mentioning this, Chen Wanwan shrugged and complained: "I met a lot of star models, but I didn't have time to sign autographs. I followed the people from the product department and the promotion department to do translations throughout the whole process, and I didn't have enough food."

Reaching out for the stapler, Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "This is work."

"That's right." Chen Wanwan also laughed and summed up: "In general, except for the opening of Mr. Huai who was late for a while, everything else was perfect!"

The hand holding the stapler paused, Xu Xingxing blinked and nailed the document with a "pop".

"Your shop has also opened. You should have been idle for a while now, right?" Chen Wanwan asked her after sorting out the information for her.

Xu Xingxing carefully looked at the number of pages of information, raised his eyes and said to Chen Wanwan, "Xiao Zhe has never run a store by himself, and I have to go over to help this week."

"Tsk." Chen Wanwan said with a smile, "It's nice to have you as a boss."

Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "It's not for making money."

When it comes to making money, Chen Wanwan remembered one thing.

"By the way, Lao Zhan's local tyrant friend gave him two tickets for Qingping Temple. Let's go there on Saturday to relax and ask for fortune."

Qingping Temple is located on Qingjiu Mountain on the outskirts of Xiacheng. The temple was built in ancient times, and the incense has lasted for thousands of years. It is a very effective temple. And because of its effectiveness, there are many people who seek wealth and marriage. In order to protect the ancient buildings of the temple, Qingping Temple is now open to control the flow of people, which makes it difficult to get a ticket. Basically, the people who can go now are the rich and powerful.

Lin Meihui believes in Buddhism, and her family also enshrines a Buddha statue.

"Isn't Lao Zhan going?" Xu Xingxing asked.

"He? The engineering man doesn't believe this." Chen Wanwan rolled her eyes and said.

Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll go."

The two made an appointment on Saturday, and Chen Wanwan drove to her house to pick her up.

On Saturday, since Xu Xingxing got up, Mimi has been following her back and forth and sticking to her. During this time, she was busy and neglected Mimi a lot. Xu Xingxing picked up Mimi, went to the refrigerator and brought it a box of cans, looked up at the calendar, and rubbed the hair on top of Mimi's head.

"It's time to vaccinate you."

Mimi's face ran after Xu Xingxing's hand, Xu Xingxing touched it twice, opened the can, and put it down.

Seeing Mimi eating happily, Xu Xingxing was also hungry. She took a look in front of the refrigerator. She hadn't cooked for a long time, and there was nothing in the refrigerator. It's too late to buy it now, Xu Xingxing took two pieces of toast and stuffed it into his mouth.

While eating the dry toast, Xu Xingxing was thinking about the vegetables he was going to buy at the vegetable market tonight.

Be sure to buy a fish first.

Chen Wanwan arrived at Hefeng's apartment and called Xu Xingxing. Xu Xingxing took the bag to the elevator. As soon as the elevator reached the first floor, when the door opened, a little boy jumped out from the side of the wall with a "wow".

As if he was afraid of scaring her, the little "wow" sounded extraordinarily low.

Xu Xingxing laughed when he heard the voice.

"Kangkang."

Zhan Jiakang stood at the elevator door, smiling and waiting for Xu Xingxing to come out. After she got out of the elevator, the little guy opened his arms and flew towards her.

"Aunt Starry Sky~"

With a cry from Grandma Tiantian, Xu Xingxing's heart melted.

When Xu Xingxing got into the car and helped Zhan Jiakang fasten the seat belt of the child seat, Chen Wanwan was still complaining in front of her.

"It's all my fault! Kangkang didn't want to follow me at first, but he said that you should go too. This arrogant child insists on following me. Qingping Temple is so big, how can I take care of it."

"Mom, I'm with Aunt Xingxing." Zhan Jiakang said, his little hand eagerly came over to hold Xu Xingxing's hand. The five soft fingers and Xu Xingxing clasped together with ten fingers, and demonstrated to Chen Wanwan: "In this way, I won't be lost."

The little guy's fingers are very soft and warm, even if he holds it hard, there is not much force. Xu Xingxing shook his hand and said with a smile, "Okay, Kangkang is really good."

Chen Wanwan looked at the two behind He and Meimei, smiled and said nothing.

Qingping Temple is in the outskirts of Xiacheng. It takes more than two hours to drive. After a while, Chen Wanwan took a storybook from the front storage box and handed it to Xu Xingxing when she waited for the green light.

"Tell him a story and let him sleep for a while, otherwise he will be sleepy when he arrives at Qingping Temple."

This book is a coloring book called "You Look Delicious", a Japanese fairy tale about dinosaurs.

Although fairy tales have ups and downs, the ideas expressed are all true, kind and beautiful. When Xu Xingxing told it, Zhan Jiakang was not afraid at all, and pointed to the picture book and asked questions.

"Is this little red fruit delicious?"

"The sea is salty, what about the sea breeze?"

"Will it hurt if it bites it in its mouth?"

Xu Xingxing listened to the children's words and was overjoyed, and his eyes were filled with smashed water. She looked at the big dinosaur holding the small dinosaur, and said with a smile, "No, because it loves it, it won't bite it."

After saying this, Xu Xingxing was stunned, and the image of the man biting her neck flashed across his mind.

The two had not seen each other for three weeks, and the bite marks he had bitten had disappeared, and there was no itchiness.

Speaking of which, it doesn't hurt when he bites.

Xu Xingxing's face turned slightly red, but Zhan Jiakang didn't notice it. He was already a little sleepy because of the end of a story. The little hand held Xu Xingxing's fingers, and Zhan Jiakang closed his eyes and yawned.

"Aunt Starry Sky, will you pick up a little dinosaur?"

Xu Xingxing looked at the dinosaurs in the picture book, and his heart trembled slightly. Zhan Jiakang hopes that she will pick up a little dinosaur to accompany her, right?

The corners of his lips pulled slightly, Xu Xingxing closed the picture book and gently stroked the little guy's hair.

So kind.

Chen Wanwan was driving the car, her eyes stayed on the center rearview mirror. In the mirror, Xu Xingxing lowered his eyes to look at Zhan Jiakang, his eyes were filled with tenderness that could not be changed.

Chen Wanwan had mixed feelings in her heart.

For Xu Xingxing, she wants a child more than marriage. Or she is afraid of marriage and is reluctant to start a new relationship, precisely because she cannot have children.

This is too cruel for a woman.

"Is your period still not allowed?" Chen Wanwan asked with a slight movement of her throat.

Xu Xingxing returned to his senses, raised his eyes and looked at Chen Wanwan in front of him, his friend's chin was tense, as if he was gritting his teeth.

"No, I haven't been here since I came to Xiacheng."

Chen Wanwan sighed lightly and asked, "I will accompany you to the hospital tomorrow."

"No need." Xu Xingxing smiled, she opened the picture book again, and said softly, "I checked everything that should be checked, it's useless."

Chen Wanwan gritted her teeth again.

Qingjiu Mountain is a very steep cliff, which is the dividing line between Xiacheng and Wencheng next door. Qingjiu Mountain is surrounded by water mist all the year round and is steep and emerald green. The Qingping Temple in front is located at the foot of its mountain and has been built to its mountainside.

Although Qingping Temple is an ancient building, it is no less than the pavilions and pavilions built now. In front of the temple is the Jiuxian Lake with thousands of expanses of blue water. The Jiuxian Lake in winter is surrounded by a touch of water vapor. Looking down from the top, the lake is clear and bottomless.

Whether it is Qingjiu Mountain or Jiuxian Lake, they are all undeveloped pure natural landscapes in Xiacheng. It is precisely because of this that Qingping Temple can stand between the mountains and lakes, standing tall and immortal.

The bells in the ancient temple were dazzled, revealing indescribable solemnity and piety.

Xu Xingxing stood at the door of Qingping Temple, listening to the echo of the chanting scriptures in the temple, his impetuous heart gradually settled down. She looked handsome and walked into the gate of Qingping Temple with Chen Wanwan.

Qingping Temple is different from ordinary temples. It is mainly for monks to practice, and there are not many pilgrims who come to pray.

Without staying in the courtyard, Xu Xingxing and Chen Wanwan led Kangkang into the temple hall.

As soon as entered the door, smelled a faint scent of sandalwood. There are many pilgrims here, there is no shortage of incense money, and even the incense is pure sandalwood.

As soon as Xu Xingxing entered the door, the monks of the temple handed over nine sticks of incense.

Incense is placed in the temple, the three cones pray for themselves, the sixth cone prays for the two generations, and the nine cones pray for the three generations.

The monk may have mistaken Kangkang as her child, so he handed over nine sticks of incense. Xu Xingxing also wanted to get on the nine cones, but she didn't have this fate.

After Xu Xingxing nodded and thanked, Chen Wanwan took the nine incense sticks, and she took the six incense sticks.

On both sides of the main hall, there were monks chanting sutras, and the deep voice was like a Buddhist bell in the mountains, shattering the thoughts in his mind. Xu Xingxing closed his eyes, feeling the solemnity of Buddhism, and prayed quietly.

Pray for good luck for yourself and good health for your family.

When the incense was over, Xu Xingxing raised the incense and raised his eyebrows, and then put the incense on.

The incense was served quickly, and after the three of them finished, they came out of the main hall.

Now that I have come here, I am not in a hurry to leave. Chen Wanwan pulled Xu Xingxing and said, "There is an old moon tree in the backyard. If the marriage is very spiritual, let's go too."

"Forget it." Xu Xingxing said that she has no idea of ​​getting married now, so why do she seek marriage. What's more, marriage is about fate, and one is indispensable. How can you ask for it so well?

"Let's go!" Ignoring Xu Xingxing's refusal, Chen Wanwan took her to the backyard.

The two went to the backyard and took the red cloth from the nun. Under the supervision of Chen Wanwan, Xu Xingxing threw the red cloth onto the tree. After she was thrown up, Chen Wanwan applauded, tied a red rope around her wrist, and tied it with a dead knot.

"You're not allowed to take it off today." Chen Wanwan glared and threatened.

Xu Xingxing: "..."

When Xu Xingxing was helpless, Chen Wanwan suddenly took two steps to grab her, and said with a surprised look: "Oh my god, there was a nun with hair just now, and the shoes she was wearing were from Chanel, and the crouching tiger, hidden dragon really is in Qingping Temple. ."

The backyard of Yue Laoshu stretches all the way to the back mountain, and it is full of small houses. Because the Qingjiu Mountains are clean, there are many people who come here to clean up, so many people bring hair.

Hearing what Chen Wanwan said, Xu Xingxing was surprised for a moment. She just turned around, but saw a trace of the corner of her clothes swept across the door, and the person was gone.

Xu Xingxing didn't look any further and turned around.

I ate lunch at Chen Wanwan's house, and played with Kangkang for a while in the afternoon. It was already three o'clock when Xu Xingkong came home. As soon as she opened the door, Mimi came around, raised her head and said "meow~" at her.

Xu Xingxing smiled, leaned over and hugged it, rubbed his face against its body, and closed the door.

Mimi was in Xu Xingxing's arms, and her paws carefully touched the red rope on her hand. Xu Xingxing remembered Chen Wanwan's advice, smiled helplessly, put her wrist next to Mimi, and asked softly.

"Does it look good?"

Mimi's meat pad touched the red rope, and said "meow" again

There are many single apartments in Hefeng Apartment, and most of the single people like to keep cats and dogs. Therefore, there is a pet hospital opposite Hefeng Apartment.

In the morning, Xu Xingxing made an appointment for the vaccine. After arriving at the veterinary hospital, she gave Mimi to the doctor in the store. She walked to the shelf to see if she should buy something for Mimi.

This store sells a complete range of things. Xu Xingxing saw a cat-friendly stick, and when he picked it up, the small bell dinged. With the sound of the bell, Xu Xingxing's cell phone also rang.

Xu Xingxing took out the phone, and when he saw the phone number on it, his thumb on the screen trembled slightly.

It is Huaijing.

The two had no phone contact for three weeks, and Xu Xingxing looked at the phone number in a trance. She slid to the answer and said softly "hello"

The man's voice didn't change, it was still low and magnetic, and when she heard her answer the phone, she asked lazily, "What are you doing?"

The little bell on the cat-friendly stick in his hand rang, and Xu Xingxing pursed his lips and replied, "In the pet hospital, vaccinate Mimi."

Hearing that she had time to vaccinate the cat, the man snorted with a smile.

"Busy working?"

"Yeah." Xu Xingxing responded, "The shop has already been cleaned up."

"I'll pick you up tonight." The man changed the subject and went straight to the point.

With a twinkle in her eyes, Xu Xingxing's lips trembled slightly, she looked down at the funny cat stick in her hand, and responded softly.

"it is good."

After sending Mimi home, when Xu Xingxing went downstairs again, the man was already waiting in the car. Bordeaux red Continental, on the side of the road, the front window glass reflects the light, and the man's face inside is covered with tree shadows chopped by the light.

Xu Xingxing walked over, opened the door and got in the car.

It is very cold now, and the woman is wearing a long skirt with black pantyhose inside and a brown coat over it. The neckline of the long dress is not large, with lace borders, around her delicate and white neck. The skin around her neck was white, without any flaws, like the most perfectly burnt white porcelain.

After not being together for a long time, even the traces he left on her body disappeared.

Seeing her fasten her seat belt, Huai Jing looked at her sideways, her light brown eyes filled with light that had been cut by leaves.

"Go?"

He really received her, he was not so anxious.

The woman's neck was slightly red, her throat moved slightly, and she responded with a shallow sound.

"Um."

It's only four o'clock in the afternoon, and the setting sun has turned into a red sun. The red sun is pouring on the coastal road, as if it has been dyed with a layer of red paint.

The two people in the car didn't talk much along the way, and Xu Xingxing felt a little bored. She looked up at the car window, the red sun hung on the mountainside, and was about to be swallowed by the mountain peak.

In the rolling hills, the sun seems smaller, like a very small fruit.

Xu Xingxing remembered the story he told Zhan Jiakang today.

Raising his eyes slightly, Xu Xingxing pressed the window button and opened a small slit downward.

As soon as the car window opened, salty and moist air blew in, ruffling her hair on her cheeks. Xu Xingxing sniffed the smell of the sea breeze, her eyes narrowed by her hair. She moved her cheek to the window and slowly stuck out her tongue.

The sea breeze is very cold, and the tongue feels a little numb when it blows, but the taste is not tasted. Before Xu Xingxing's tongue was retracted, a man's deep laughter could be heard from the driver's seat.

Xu Xingxing quickly retracted his tongue, the cold tip of his tongue gradually warmed up in his mouth, Xu Xingxing frowned, and the roots of his ears turned red.

She felt like she was a fool.

Huaijing glanced sideways at the woman in the passenger seat, she had already pulled her tongue back. The blush continued from the base of her fair neck to the back of her ears, and the messy hair around her ears was blown by the wind on her cheeks. Her entire portrait was plated with a layer of red gold light by the setting sun, which was demure and soft.

Huaijing remembered how she just quietly stuck out her tongue. The tip of her rosy tongue looked like a freshly ripe cherry. And the taste on the tip of the tongue is much sweeter than that of cherries.

Huaijing's eyes sank, and he retracted his thoughts in time. After a chuckle, he asked.

"hungry?"

Xu Xingxing's jaw trembled slightly, and she blushed fiercely.

"No...no."

Turning his hand around the steering wheel, Huai Jing raised his head slightly and parked the car on the side of the road. He took out his mobile phone and made a call. The white bluetooth headset in his ear flashed slightly.

"Hey, Mother He, make two fish for dinner."

The man said, leaning back on the seat lazily, his slender fingers holding the steering wheel, and his eyes were cold.

The other side of the phone seemed to ask something, and the man tapped the steering wheel with his finger and said.

"Now."

After asking, he denied it, saying, "I'm not hungry."

Huaijing turned his eyes to look at Xu Xingxing in the co-pilot, the woman was looking up at him. The coldness in his eyes disappeared, and the corner of his lips raised, he said.

"A kitten is hungry."

Xu Xingxing: "..."

After hanging up, Huaijing restarted the car and turned a corner on a side road not far from his house. As the road went up, the car soon reached the top of the mountain.

Huaijing stopped the car, unbuckled the seat belt and said to Xu Xingxing, "I have to make dinner for a while, and I will go back later."

Xu Xingxing was a little unclear. Therefore, although this is a villa area, the top of the mountain is very empty. There are few vehicles passing by on the brand-new road. Now it seems that there are only the two of them.

Xu Xingxing remembered the last time he was at the top of the mountain, the last time it was still night, and now the sun has not set...

Opening the car door, Huai Jing got out of the car and leaned over to stand beside Xu Xingxing's car door. The man lowered his head slightly and knocked on the window with his slender fingers.

"Come down."

Xu Xingxing held the seat belt and looked at him hesitantly.

There was some doubt in Huaijing's eyes. When he saw the vigilance in Xu Xingxing's eyes, the man smiled softly through the glass window. This smile, not frivolous, but with a hint of helplessness.

Before Xu Xingxing could think about it, Huai Jing opened the car door, leaned over her and unfastened her seat belt, and then slammed her into his arms.

"Put... let me down." Xu Xingxing was a little flustered when her body vacated. She struggled to get down, and her eyes turned red.

However, her struggle was useless to a man. Huai Jing looked down at her, her light brown eyes suddenly covered with a hint of darkness, and Xu Xingxing looked at her with fear.

When she opened her mouth to refuse, the man held her and put it on the front hood, and then he took advantage of the situation and sat beside her. Huaijing pointed to the red sun ahead that had not yet set, and said to Xu Xingxing.

"Watch the sunset."

The soft red light sprinkled on the man's deep face, as if covering him with a layer of red gauze, the peach blossom eyes were slightly raised, and the corners of the man's lips were raised, with his unique frivolity and publicity.

Xu Xingxing's heart moved.

The sight in front of them is not endless, the sight is blocked by the mountains, the sun's rays cannot penetrate the mountains and mountains, and only come from the place that can not be blocked, like a thousand horses.

Although the sun is setting now, there is an unspeakable spirit in it.

It sets today and rises tomorrow, so the sun does not need to feel cold and sad. Just like people, there is always hope for getting back on their feet.

With his hands supported by his side, Xu Xingxing looked at the sunset, and his mood gradually became more relaxed.

"Go to Qingping Temple?" Huaijing, who was sitting on the side, suddenly asked.

Xu Xingxing turned back, looked at him under the sunset, nodded and asked,

"how do you know?"

Huaijing lowered her eyes, her light brown eyes were dyed with red light, she pointed to her wrist and said, "The rope of marriage, my mother became a monk in Qingping Temple, I recognize it."

Xu Xingxing's eyes moved, she remembered the gossip she heard last time, it seems that Huaijing's mother is a real monk.

She put her wrist on her lap, and the red rope was superimposed with the red of the setting sun, with a dazzling look. She, a divorced person, still believes this, so Huaijing should think she is ridiculous.

Xu Xingxing smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "It's just for fun, how can marriage be so easy to find, good men are already married."

"That's not necessarily true." The man smiled softly, licked his lower lip, and said lightly, "I'm not finished yet."

small theater:

Xu Xingxing: What kitten? I haven't said about your puppy yet.

Young Master Huai: If you say I'm a puppy, rounding it up means I agree to bite you.

Xu Xingxing: ...