Fu Yingxiang stared blankly at the scene in front of her. She looked up in surprise and saw the man looking at her apologetically. "Sorry, I have a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder."
Fu Yingxiang smiled and put away her phone. "How did you do it? I can't get past the last stage every time."
"If you really want to, you can get past it."
"You're an idealist, aren't you?"
"Sincerity leads to success, Oriental metaphysics." The man blinked and revealed a playful expression.
Seeing this expression, Fu Yingxiang felt that this man did indeed look like him. He was a standard young man in his early twenties, youthful and quick-witted.
She suddenly felt that she was incompatible with this young man from head to toe.
She clenched her fingers and leaned against the back of the chair. She turned her head to look out the window on the other side.
The neon lights outside the window were shining brightly, decorating the entire Lanjiang City even more than it was during the day. Fu Yingxiang had seen a lot of the bustling world. She was born in a money-squandering brothel and was used to seeing these luxurious scenes, so she was not fascinated by them.
No matter how she thought about it, she was already forty years old. Thanks to her father, she had lived like a princess until she was in her thirties. In this life, other than the incident six years ago, she could be considered to have lived a smooth life.
What else was there to hope for?
"Do you want to eat candy?"
A clear voice suddenly sounded beside her. It was the same voice that one would suddenly hear when standing in front of the iron fence. It caught her off guard, but it was so clean and clear that she could not raise her guard at all.
At this moment, the pair of eyes looking at her were like those of a fawn, twinkling like stars. She did not know if it was because of the high temperature of the air conditioner, but Fu Yingxiang felt that this was an inexplicably warm question.
She was stunned. Her gaze fell on the lollipop between his slender fingers.
"A child gave it to me on the plane. I don't like to eat sweet things. Girls should like it very much."
"Girls?"
Fu Yingxiang repeated in a surprised tone.
The young man paused in his action of holding the lollipop, seemingly hesitant. "You don't like it?"
Fu Yingxiang's expression froze. She lowered her head and took the lollipop. "No, I like it. Thank you."
This young man seemed to have gotten the main point wrong. Fu Yingxiang only felt his old face become a little hot. For a person in his forties to be called a 'girl' was a little difficult to say, and he also couldn't bear it.
Were all children so seductive these days?
Just as her thoughts were running wild, the young man suddenly said, "Let me help you peel it."
Fu Yingxiang was stunned. She followed his gaze and looked at her hand. She didn't know when the wrapper of the lollipop had been messed up by her.
She quickly unwrapped the candy wrapper and said embarrassedly, "No, I can peel it off."
The candy wrapper was peeled off, but Fu Yingxiang felt that it was a little strange for a forty year old man to eat a lollipop in front of a twenty year old man.
She held the lollipop and stared at it for a few seconds. Just as she was feeling awkward, her phone suddenly rang again.
"Hello? Sister Four, where are you? "
"I'm at …" Fu Yingxiang looked out of the window. "I'm not too sure, this place is …"
"Jiang Jia Alley." The young man's voice came from beside her.
Fu Yingxiang's heart tightened. She thanked him with her eyes. "That's Jiang Jia Alley."
"Oh, Jiang Jia Alley. Hey, you even know this? Isn't this your first time here? "
"Oh, I …"
"Hey? I just heard someone beside you talking. A man, you're carpooling with a man? "
Fu Yingxiang paused for a few seconds and replied, "Yeah."
"Then don't hang up. It's too late, and it's not safe. I'll keep talking to you. When we reach the place, I'll wait for you at the entrance."
"Okay."
She couldn't wait for Ye Huanyan to keep talking to her. It was indeed a little difficult for her to stuff the lollipop into her mouth. The phone call was a very good excuse.
"The old mansion is a little remote, but don't worry, the facilities are pretty good, and the heating is good too. Ling Han told me before that they just changed the floor heating three years ago, so it's very warm. I remember that you're afraid of the cold."
Ye Huanyan's nagging came from the other end of the phone.
Fu Yingxiang knew that she was someone who wasn't used to awkward silences. She always hoped that there would be some movement in her environment, so she could understand why she was rambling.
"Yeah, Lan Jiang is colder than Los Angeles, but fortunately, I got on the bus after leaving the airport, so I didn't feel anything."
"…"
Ye Huanyan went directly to the suburbs after getting off the highway. The distance between the airport and the suburbs was a little further, so after she passed the rush hour traffic jam, she arrived at the old mansion before Fu Yingxiang. After parking the car, she didn't knock on the door. She stood at the door and stomped her feet, blowing cold air into the phone. "I think it's going to snow."
"Really?" Fu Yingxiang looked out of the window. "I brought thick clothes. I won't be here for long, so it shouldn't be too cold."
"Put on your gloves before you get off the car. You took a long time to heal your hands. You're going to freeze them."
"It's just a pair of hands. Why are they so fragile? How can they freeze just like that?" Fu Yingxiang laughed.
Six years ago, when she was in the fourth prison, she had to wash clothes in the winter, and her hands were full of frostbite. After that, Gu Sinian sent someone to pick her up for a long time and used countless expensive hand care products to treat her hands.
"Where are you?"
"Where are we?" Fu Yingxiang had already turned to look at the young man beside her.
"Bluestone Alley." The young man glanced out of the window. "I'm almost there."
"The man beside you is quite familiar with this place."
Ye Huanyan obviously heard his voice. "Anyway, he's more familiar with this place than me. Wait for me at the door."
"Yes, I'm here. Hey, I think I saw your car."
Fu Yingxiang raised her head and looked out of the windshield.
The young man's clear voice sounded beside her. "I'm almost there. Here, take this."
She was stunned and turned to look at him. A pair of beautiful, thin hands were holding a pair of black cashmere gloves. He placed it beside her. "I just bought it before I boarded the plane. I haven't used it yet, so don't worry about it."
Before she could respond, the young man put on his down jacket and said to the driver in a muffled voice, "Driver, just stop by the roadside. I'm here."
Ye Huanyan's voice came from the phone. "Hey, Sister Four, did you stop by the roadside?"
Fu Yingxiang snapped back to her senses and replied blankly, "Yes, yes …"
"Get out of the car."
As soon as he finished speaking, the call was hung up.
Fu Yingxiang stared at the gloves beside her for a few seconds. She was still holding the lollipop in one hand.
The young man had already gotten out of the car and the cold wind blew in. She shivered and quickly put the lollipop in her mouth. Then she put on the gloves and took the lollipop out of her mouth through the gloves. Her other hand was busy reaching for her wallet. "Driver, I'm getting out of the car here too."
"Oh, okay. 150 yuan in total."
"Here, keep the change."
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