Su Qing's hands, crouching down to fiddle with the spring bamboo shoots, froze.
The sprout she had just borne aloft suddenly died, its tender green half resting on her fingers.
Bring her back next time...
While Su Rao went to cook, Su Qing remained lost in thought for a long time.
The alarm in her phone brought her back to her senses. She pulled it out and clicked on the unread text message.
"Are you still not up? Then I'll wait for you in the alley."
How could one catch a wild horse that had broken free? Su Qing quickly replied.
Don't~
Luckily, there were almost no people living on this street anymore; they'd all moved to new homes, leaving only her family.
Jiang Sui replied quickly.
?
Su Qing put her phone in her pocket and walked to the faucet to wash her hands. In ancient courtyards like Wuzhen, almost every household had a faucet or well.
After washing her hands with the clear water, Su Qing wiped them before opening her phone to reply.
"We'll meet at the mall later... It's not good for you..... to keep coming here..."
Su Qing read it over and over again before finally hitting send.
She deleted the last two sentences and left a note saying, "See you at the mall later."
When Jiang Sui received the message, he pursed his lips and smiled, only letting a knock on the door allow him to put his phone away.
"Brother Sui, this place is nice!"
It was Hu Yifan who came in, clutching a basket of flowers and fruit. He didn't even glance at Jiang Sui, forcing his way inside.
"Brother Sui, how much is this? I'll buy one too. We'll be neighbors. I really don't want to live with my little nanny anymore. It's too much trouble."
As familiar as if he was at his own house, he casually put his things away and turned to Jiang Sui's refrigerator, opening a whole row of pink strawberry-flavored sodas. Hu Yifan frowned.
"F**k, Brother Sui, when did you start liking strawberry? It's addictive, all strawberry flavor."
Jiang Sui frowned.
"Don't touch that soda!"
?!
Still not letting him touch it, Hu Yifan put down the bottle he had picked up and saw the watermelon on the second shelf.
"You bought watermelon too."
He sat down on the sofa with the watermelon in his hand.
"Get out of here after eat. I have something to do soon."
…?
Having just arrived and already ordered to leave, Hu Yifan turned to look at him.
"Wherever you're going, take me with you."
They'd been close since childhood; otherwise, Jiang Sui wouldn't have transferred schools and Hu Yifan hadn't been so eager to follow him, only for Jiang Sui to ruthlessly refuse.
"No."
"Really, Brother Sui, I'm here to offer my condolences. Everyone in the community is saying your dad's waiting for you to go back and beg for his help."
This was also Hu Yifan's reason for coming here today. Although they weren't in Jiangcheng, he'd almost believed all the talk from the young masters' circle.
Jiang Sui's jaw tightened, his eyes darkening.
"I had a falling out with the old man."
He said it expressionlessly.
The air froze for a moment, and Hu Yifan took a long time to swallow the watermelon in his mouth.
"Brother Sui, did you really have a falling out with your father?"
For young masters their age, nothing mattered, but they couldn't fall out with their families. Who knew how many illegitimate children there were, trying to steal the family fortune?
You have no idea how many people are secretly laughing at you.
It looks so unrestrained and glamorous, but in reality, it's a rotten, disgusting mess.
"So, this house?"
Hu Yifan asked seriously; this news had been circulating for a while.
"Rented."