The two of them set up a folding table on the balcony, made a pot of tea, placed two cups, and sat across the table.
"Abu."
A'e has now adapted to it, and her conversation with Ji Bu is not as unfamiliar as before.
She picked up the teapot and poured it into Ji Bu's cup: "You haven't told me yet what kind of job you do."
A'e put down the teapot and looked at Ji Bu up and down curiously: "I feel that your job should be very easy."
"Why do you say that?"
Ji Bu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, tilted his head and looked at her: "Where to start?"
"I feel like you are in such a positive state."
A'e said with a serious face: "Every day you come back in good condition and you don't lose your temper."
"ah"
Ji Bu was stunned when he heard this and asked: "You didn't provoke me, why should I lose my temper?"
"All right."
A'e thought about it and realized it was the same thing: "Maybe it's because I'm used to being angry."
She touched the cigarettes on the table and was about to light them when Ji Bu took them over and took out a pack of thin ladies' cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to her:
"Let's smoke this one, it may be more suitable for women."
"Thanks."
A'e was no longer polite this time. She took the cigarette, took it out, lit one, took a puff, looked at the neon lights in the distance, and said nothing.
The evening breeze blew, carrying her long hair spread on both sides of her shoulders.
"You haven't told me yet what kind of job you do."
A'e turned to look at him: "My cousin said that you are his boss. It is rare for a boss as young as you to be."
"Me."
Ji Bu muttered: "Just do it as you like. As you said, the work is very easy. It may be more strenuous sometimes."
"It takes a lot of effort but is it easy?"
A'e shrugged in confusion, and when Ji Bu didn't say anything, she didn't ask any more questions.
"Are you in Mui Wo, an outlying island?"
"Um."
A'e lowered her head and took a puff from her cigarette: "A relative has opened a restaurant in a tourist attraction over there, so I'll be a helper if I have nothing to do."
"That's fine."
"Um."
"When are you going back?"
"About these two days."
A'e counted on her fingers and said: "I went to the hospital for a checkup today. The results will come out the day after tomorrow. If there is no major problem, I will go back."
"That's fine."
"Um"
The exchange between the two people on the balcony stopped again.
Don't know when.
Maybe Ji Bu left first, maybe A'e left first.
Late at night.
Turn off the lights and sleep.
midnight.
Ji Bu was sleeping in the living room when he was suddenly awakened by A'e's scream. He sat up suddenly and turned on the light.
A'e was squatting on the ground. There was a broken glass on the ground, and the hot water bottle opened next to her was still steaming.
"Is it hot?"
Ji Bu frowned, squatted down beside her, looked at the red patch on the sole of his foot, and said in a deeper voice, "Why are you so careless?"
"Sorry, sorry."
A'e covered her hands, lowered her head and apologized repeatedly: "I didn't mean it. I'll clean it up now."
Said.
She was about to reach out and pick up the broken glass pieces on the ground.
Only then did Ji Bu realize that not only his feet, but also the palm of A'e's left hand had been burned red.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Ji Bu raised his hand to open her outstretched arm and scolded her: "It's so sharp. If you pick it up with your hands, what will you do if it gets cut?"
He pulled A'e up from the ground and put her on the sofa to sit down. He picked up the broom and cleaned up the broken glass on the ground:
"If you don't turn on the lights at night, what are you thinking about?!"
"I"
A'e was sitting on the sofa, not daring to look up at Ji Bu, like a child who had done something wrong: "I didn't mean it. I forgot to take my medicine at night. I wanted to come out and get some water."
"But you were sleeping in the living room, and the light bulb was above your head. I was afraid that the light would wake you up, so I didn't turn on the light. Who knew I might accidentally wake up?"
"Eh"
Ji Bu cleaned the floor, turned around and took out the spare medicine box from the cabinet:
"Silly man, as you said, just like in your own home, you still have to turn on the lights when it's time to turn them on. Look at what you've done now. You've burned your feet again."
He took out the burn plaster and unpacked it: "Fortunately, the water temperature is not very hot, otherwise it would definitely leave scars."
"oh."
A'e responded aggrievedly, not daring to talk back. She took the burn plaster and prepared to apply it, but her hands and feet were burned, and her movements were very strange and inconvenient.
"never mind."
Ji Bu sighed and reached for the burn plaster: "I'll do it."
“No need to”
A'e subconsciously waved her hand to refuse, and her face turned slightly red. She was not only shy, but also a bit embarrassed:
"How can I trouble you to help me?"
"Don't move!"
Ji Bu's eyes widened, and A'e immediately became obedient. Her body was so stiff that she didn't dare to move, and she looked at him eagerly.
Ji Bu knelt down in front of her.
At close range.
You can still vaguely smell the faint scent of shower gel on A'e's body.
Ji Bu reached out and grabbed her burned right foot and put it on the coffee table. A'e wanted to dodge at first, but after struggling, she became honest again.
A'e's feet are in good shape. You can vaguely see the blue blood vessels exposed under the fair skin. Her nails are neatly and roundly trimmed.
Maybe because of nervousness or shyness, the toes curl up unconsciously.
"You seem"
Ji Bu picked up the cotton swab and concentrated on wiping the ointment for her: "Your personality seems to be more introverted? Not confident enough? Is your family not treating you well?"
In his contact with A'e, A'e may have given him the impression that he has a relatively introverted personality. Once something happens, he will immediately take the responsibility on himself, for fear that others will be unhappy.
"I"
When A'e heard this, her eyes immediately dimmed: "It's okay, actually."
"I heard from Andy that your grades are good? Why don't you go to college?"
"My family's conditions are not good, and my brother needs money to study. How about I go out and work as a helper and take care of him."
"All right."
From her remarks, Ji Bu could more or less imagine what he had guessed, but he did not continue and continued to help her apply the ointment.
He didn't notice that A'e's eyes looked at him with a little more ripples.
"alright."
After Ji Bu helped her apply the ointment, he threw the cotton swab into the trash can: "It's a good thing you don't go out tomorrow, otherwise you'll be lame."
"Be more careful next time."
"Thanks."
A'e lowered her head slightly and limped back to the room without raising her head to look at Ji Bu.
Early the next morning.
After Ji Bu got up and washed up, he went downstairs and bought two breakfasts. After eating breakfast with A'e, he went out immediately.
Step through the company door.
Hall reception area.
Jin Bao, whose legs were wrapped in gauze, was sitting on the sofa smoking. There was a middle-aged man sitting next to him.
Behind the two people, there were two more people standing.
After Jin Bao saw Ji Bu come in, he first glared at him, and then whispered a few words to the middle-aged man beside him.
The middle-aged man listened and looked towards Ji Bu.
"Hey, we have a guest!"
After Ji Bu saw the two of them, he smiled and said to the lady at the front desk: "Mei, why don't you serve tea when we have a guest? Please entertain us."
Finished.
He stepped to the reception area, raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Brother Bao, what time is it? You came earlier than me."
"Why, you are so tight that you are ready to come to us to make an IOU in case of emergency?"
