Zhao Ji set off two hours in advance according to the agreed time.
Halfway through the journey, I suddenly received a text message from Li Shi, informing me that the meeting place had been changed from the "Meeting" cafe to Mrs. Lily's home.
He had no choice but to turn around and drive to the downstairs of Mrs. Lily's house, more than an hour earlier than the agreed time.
He had no time to return to his residence, and he didn't want to wander around the streets.
Seeing a teahouse called "Pinming" nearby, Zhao Ji parked his off-road vehicle and locked it, then walked to the door of the teahouse, wanting to sit and drink tea to kill the boring time of more than an hour.
Zhao Ji walked in and saw that the teahouse was extremely lively - there were several tea-drinking guests chatting quietly; there were also several tables of people playing mahjong, and occasionally there were cheers and cheers.
A tall waitress with fine features, charming features, and tall figure came to greet him warmly, arranged seating arrangements, and brought Zhao Ji a cup of bamboo leaf green tea.
Zhao Ji looked at the waitress's face, it looked like she had cried - because her eyes were swollen.
He seemed a little surprised...
She quickly turned around...not letting Zhao Ji see her, put the tea on the tea table, and then walked away.
…
Sitting next to Zhao Ji was a customer who should be a regular customer who came here often - a fat, middle-aged man with red cheeks.
Seeing Zhao Ji staring at the waitress in surprise, he quietly said to Zhao Ji: "This waitress's name is Xiao Wei. She is very sad today. Her fiancé doesn't want her!"
"This is people's privacy, how do you know?"
"Haha, once this kind of news gets out, it spreads quickly... I also heard what others said..."
The tea guest smiled... then continued drinking his tea.
Zhao Ji paid careful attention and deliberately glanced at the waitress named "Xiao Wei".
Xiaowei was seen leaning against an inconspicuous corner of the bar after bringing tea to Zhao Ji.
One hand held her tear-stained cheek, and the other hand anxiously fiddled with the phone, tears flowing down her fingers bit by bit.
It looks really pitiful...
If someone called for more tea, or there were guests one after another, she would go over to give them water or say hello, and then return to the original place and feel depressed.
Xiaowei's sadness involuntarily infected Zhao Ji's mood.
Zhao Ji began to think that the date waiting for him was with a mission - he wanted to make a decision with Li Shi, speak clearly, and never interact with each other again...
His thoughts kept tumbling... filled with an indescribable confusion and contradiction. How could he be happy? He went to this appointment feeling nervous and not relaxed...
The serious problem before him now is that it is easy to talk about the joy and intoxication of love, but when it comes to breaking up, it is extremely painful and difficult to talk about.
I wonder if Li Shi can accept it? ...If she doesn't speak well, will Li Shi have excessive words and actions...
This was an extremely difficult task, how could he not be anxious?
"She can't play around with my sister...that would be playing with fire..."
At this time, Li Heng's words rang in his ears again, and they pierced into Zhao Ji's heart like a sharp arrow.
He saw again the gurgling river that bound the town like a belt. Three days ago, on the bank of this small river, hadn't he stood there and thought hard about happiness?
Now his happiness with Li Shi may have become impossible - Zhao Ji hesitated, he pushed happiness away, he had to push happiness away.
Happiness came too suddenly, but disappeared too quickly, making him feel uneasy.
As for Li Shi herself, she has her extremely passionate mind, her disgraceful past, and all the upbringing she has received... She is indeed a quirky and quirky girl that he likes——
To be honest, she scared Zhao Ji.
This feeling has been fighting and struggling in Zhao Ji's heart for a long time.
The appointed time is coming.
"No matter what, I can never marry her. She will not be a virtuous wife in the future. She has such low self-esteem and may become strong in the future... By then, I will only have the fate of being a family slave..."
Zhao Ji finally made up his mind.
"Maybe she doesn't know that I have fallen in love with her. As long as Li Heng doesn't tell it, she will never know this secret. What if Li Heng tells it..."
No matter what, just take it one step at a time, as long as Li Shi doesn’t have any problems...
So, he stood up, walked to the bar, and put 20 yuan of tea money in poor Xiaowei's hand... He wanted to comfort her, but when the words came to his lips, seeing Xiaowei's unhappy expression, he didn't even say anything to her. He said thank you and gave up.
He looked at his watch and saw that it was already the appointed time. He walked towards Mrs. Lily's house...
At this time, on the horizon, there was a narrow white cloud, showing a bright red brilliance.
——It seemed to be filled with a sunset scene like evening, a bit blurry and like something dim and dark floating in the sky above the street.
He knocked softly and lightly with his fingers several times, and the door opened immediately. The person who opened the door was an energetic and kind-hearted old woman.
The old woman guided him hobblingly... He stepped onto a threshold that was not too high. It was pitch black and there were no lights, so he could only move forward slowly.
"Young man! Please come here!" the old woman said, "She is waiting for you anxiously!"
Zhao Ji took a few steps slowly in the darkness, and a bony little hand grabbed his big hand.
"I guess you are Mrs. Lily?" Zhao Ji asked.
"Yes! I am." Mrs. Lily said, "Young man! Don't be afraid, hurry up!" After that, she led Zhao Ji up the steep stairs and stopped at the stairs on the third floor.
In the faint light that came in from a small window in the corridor, Zhao Ji could clearly see Mrs. Lily's wrinkled and troubled face——
A sweet, sly smile slightly opened her sunken lips, and narrowed her dim and dim eyes.
Mrs. Lily pointed to the small door at the end of the corridor and said, "Just go in through that door."
After that, he turned around and left.
Zhao Ji walked over alone and pushed open the small black door that was not very strong with one hand's stiff and weak movements.
After entering, he closed the door with a bang.
The small room was dark and dim, but it felt small and a little damp. Li Shi was not seen immediately. He stood at the door, calmed down, and then saw——
A small bed stood in front of the window, with thick green curtains drawn... Li Shi was wearing a pink dress and a long shawl wrapped around her upper body.
She sat on the edge of the bed and saw Zhao Ji coming in. She took one look and immediately turned her head - just like a frightened lamb, she meekly lowered her head in front of her master.
Her breathing was rapid, her heartbeat was racing, her whole body was trembling, and she exuded an irresistibly seductive aura.
The girl's posture and aura were infecting Zhao Ji, and he felt an indescribable feeling rippling through his body. He came over to look at her face with pity on her expression.
Li Shi turned her face to the side again...
"Ashi..." Zhao Ji called softly.
Li Shi suddenly straightened her waist as if she had been electrocuted, and looked at Zhao Ji for a moment - she did not continue to look at him.
Zhao Ji quickly took one of her little hands, put it in his palm, and kept rubbing it - because this little hand - like a corpse hand... was so cold that there was no warmth.
"I-I had hoped that we...could...but..."
Li Shi spoke, trying her best to smile artificially and express that she had already thought of the words, but her pale and weak lips did not do as she wished.
"I once thought about it... no... now I can't think about it... because..." After she said these few words, she fell silent again.
She seemed unable to express her inner feelings clearly, so she had to stop, her heart pounding.
"Ashi, just say what you want to say, okay? Don't hold it in your heart, it will break your heart."
Zhao Ji comforted.
He felt that every word Li Shi spoke was intermittent - he was a little anxious, otherwise he would be infected by her emotions and he might not be able to explain clearly.
Zhao Ji sat on the edge of the bed and sat down next to Li Shi - one arm around her waist and the other holding his hand.
"Ashi..." Zhao Ji called out again softly and tenderly. After calling out, he couldn't say anything else.
There was silence for a while at first - Zhao Ji continued to hold Li Shi's little hand, hugged her soft waist, and looked at her passionately with a pair of affectionate eyes...
Her whole body was still shivering and shaking...it seemed like she was breathing extremely laboriously.
She was almost exhausted, so she bit her lower lip gently, trying not to cry, and trying her best to hold back the tears that filled her eyes and flowed down...
Zhao Ji still looked at Li Shi.
In Li Shi's timid and ingratiating motionless posture, there was a helpless and extremely seductive expression that aroused Zhao Ji's pity——
She seemed to be weak and reluctant to move to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji gently pulled her body, and she fell into Zhao Ji's arms.
Zhao Ji's heart suddenly became paralyzed... his psychological defense completely collapsed.
"Li Shi..." Zhao Ji said excitedly in a barely audible voice...
Li Shi slowly raised her beautiful red phoenix eyes... Ah - this is the burning gaze of a woman who has fallen in love with him - who can describe it?
Zhao Ji thought that even top writers who had won literary awards couldn't describe it.
These eyes are praying for happiness, they are believing deeply, they are asking and testing, they are obedient... In any case, Zhao Ji cannot resist these charming eyes.
An irrepressible passion, like a hot needle, touched Zhao Ji's whole body and formed an uncontrollable warm current of emotion.
Zhao Ji immediately leaned down, pressed his body completely against Li Shi, and pressed his lips against hers...
