Reborn since 2005

Chapter 362 It’s over before it even starts

Author: Hometown Three Thousand Miles

Chapter 362 It’s over before it even starts

Xiao Shiyu went to a famous market in Yangcheng. When she got there, she visited many stores to get a feel for the lifestyle of this super first-tier city, the flow of people here, and what kind of shopping everyone likes.

Others come to go shopping, but she comes to go shopping to observe the business model and do a market survey.

She carried a mobile phone that could take pictures and a small notebook, which she used to write down what she observed from time to time.

Of course, sometimes I buy something when I see something I like.

Unknowingly, I bought more than 100 yuan worth of things, all of which were gadgets costing only a few yuan.

By the time she returned to Yan Xin's home in Baijingyuan, it was already past seven in the evening.

She originally wanted to have a meal out so as not to disturb the couple, but Yan Xin called her and asked her to come back for dinner, telling her that Ai Lili had specially prepared some dishes for her to try.

Check out the home cooking here.

There is no choice but to come back.

When I got home, there was another dish being cooked, and Ellie was busy in the kitchen.

Madoka is helping her.

Chen Li also came over and was chatting with Yan Xin in the living room.

After Xiao Shiyu put away her things, she went to the kitchen to help them. Ai Lili pushed her out and said to her with a smile:

"You have worked hard outside. Just have a good rest when you come back. We will be fine in a while."

Xiao Shiyu could only go to the living room to chat with Yan Xin and Chen Li.

She still has some social skills, and with her around, there will be no awkward conversations.

After a while, the food was ready, and then it was put on the table to eat together.

No one suggested drinking this time, it was all drinks.

Last time, we had dinner at his house and drank some red wine. Then Liang Wei used wine to force her to get married, and she and Chen Li had a quarrel, and finally ended up breaking up.

Although this ending is doomed, alcohol does have a considerable role in accelerating the process.

After learning such a lesson, Aili didn't dare to mention whether to drink or not.

While eating, Xiao Shiyu mentioned that she wanted to experience the prosperity of Yangcheng at night. Ailili said on the spot that she would accompany her and take her to visit the large shopping malls here.

Xiao Shiyu didn't want to bother her and said that she could do it alone.

But Ellie firmly objected: "That won't work. It's not safe for you to go out as a girl at night, not to mention you are so beautiful."

Yan Xin also said beside him: "Although the security of our country is very good, it is still too dangerous for you to go out alone because you are so beautiful. We have to accompany you, otherwise I will not worry. If you come to my place to play, something will happen."

How should I explain this matter to your family?"

Chen Li and Xiao Yuan were both echoing.

Now in 2007, surveillance in various places is not that widespread, and some large-scale anti-gang and anti-violence work has not been carried out. Public security is not that good - at least it cannot be compared with ten years later.

It's really not that safe for a young and beautiful girl like Xiao Shiyu to go out alone at night.

There is no guarantee that something will happen, but there is still a slight possibility of something happening.

Under their persuasion, Xiao Shiyu could only accept that they accompany her to go shopping.

After dinner, Madoka had a performance and left first.

In order to avoid suspicion, Chen Li did not want to have too much contact with Xiao Shiyu, so he went back to his home on the pretext of having to do some coding.

Yan Xin and Ai Lili went shopping with Xiao Shiyu.

Originally, Ai Lili suggested driving out, but Xiao Shiyu said she wanted to take a walk and slowly feel the prosperity here.

It just so happened that she and Yan Xin both had the habit of taking a walk after dinner, so they didn't insist on their own opinions. They listened to Xiao Shiyu and walked all the way.

When they went out, Ai Lili and Xiao Shiyu walked in front holding hands, like a pair of sisters.

Yan Xin followed a step or two behind, more like a follower or a bodyguard.

Xiao Shiyu also chatted more with Ai Lili and less with Yan Xin, and the scale was very cautious. It was a normal chat between classmates and friends, but there was still some restraint.

These were all things that Yan Xin wanted to remind Xiao Shiyu but didn't know how to say them. Unexpectedly, Xiao Shiyu did this without him reminding her.

Although it made him feel at ease, he also felt a little bit regretful:

"My relationship with her seems to have become estranged all of a sudden."

Xiao Shiyu is so beautiful, and she has so much affection for him. It would be a lie to say that he has no idea at all.

However, I only have a little bit of ideas.

If it would affect his relationship with Ellie, he would still give up.

There are always some scenery that can only be missed.

There are always some years that are destined to be wasted.

It is impossible for a person to capture all the good things in life, and some regrets are inevitable.

This is something that can't be helped.

Xiao Shiyu deliberately kept a distance from him in front of Ai Lili. He had to work hard in this regard and also kept a certain distance from Xiao Shiyu. He was much more cautious than when the two of them were alone together, even throughout the whole process.

There was no eye contact.

In Ellie's eyes, these two people were just ordinary friends and classmates.

She felt that Xiao Shiyu came to see Yan Xin this time simply because her only classmate in this city was Yan Xin, or in other words, only Yan Xin had the ability to receive him.

This time they went shopping, and they went shopping until after eleven o'clock. They also had a barbecue outside before going back.

But I took a taxi when I went back - I walked so far without even realizing it. If I had to walk back the same way I did at the beginning, I'm afraid I would have to go past one o'clock in the morning.

After returning home, of course I take a shower and go to bed.

When Yan Xin went to take a shower, Xiao Shiyu also expressed his apology to Ai Lili:

"You have to go to work tomorrow, and I'm really sorry to ask you to stay with me until so late."

Ai Lili said with a smile: "It's okay, we are all friends. We should accompany you when you come. When I go to your place from now on, you should also play with me."

Xiao Shiyu said with a smile: "Of course there is no problem, it's just that there are basically no people in our county after ten o'clock at night. If you want to play, there is nowhere to go."

Then asked Ai Lili: "Sister Lili, you are with Yan Xin, have you ever been to his house?"

Ellie shook her head and said, "I haven't been there."

As he spoke, a look of regret appeared on his face.

Said: "Actually, there are times when I really want to accompany Yan Xin, but sometimes the company has something to do and I have to go home to be with my mother during the New Year and the holidays. I have never been able to find such an opportunity."

Xiao Shiyu said: "There will definitely be such an opportunity in the future."

Ai Lili also smiled and said: "I also believe that there will be such an opportunity in the future. Maybe during the Chinese New Year this year, I will accompany Yan Xin back to his hometown, and then we will go and play with you."

"No problem." Xiao Shiyu said.

Then he asked curiously: "Don't you have to go home to be with your mother during the Chinese New Year this year?"

Ai Lili couldn't help but frowned: "Yes. My mother only has me as a relative. If I don't go back to accompany her during the New Year, she will be very sad. But Yan Xin's father also has only him as a relative. If he doesn't

It’s not good to go home...it’s so troublesome..."

This is the problem that troubles her the most.

In fact, she really wanted to go to Yan Xin's hometown to see what the environment was like when he was growing up, and also to visit his father. Only then could she meet the parents, which would make her feel more at ease.

But I never had that opportunity, and I was always delayed by one thing or another.

There is a very important reason for this, that is, Yan Xin does not want her to go there, and does not want Feng Xi to know about his relationship with her, so he has been secretly looking for reasons to persuade her not to go there.

Yan Xin didn't take long to take a shower. He came out a few minutes later and had already changed into pajamas.

Then Ai Lili went to take a shower, and Yan Xin stayed with Xiao Shiyu in the living room.

——Originally, Ai Lili wanted Xiao Shiyu to take a bath first. After all, he was a guest. He had to respect the guest and let him come first.

But Xiao Shiyu said that they both had to go to work tomorrow and asked them to take a shower first so that they could rest earlier.

Anyway, I have nothing important to do, so I can wait a little longer.

So she was the last one to take a shower.

There were guests here, so Yan Xin couldn't go to the bedroom to sleep immediately after taking a shower, so he could only stay with her in the living room.

The two of them were talking nonsense and being extremely polite, and there was basically no eye contact between the two of them.

When Ai Lili went to the bathroom holding her pajamas and heard the door close, Xiao Shiyu's eyes fell on Yan Xin's face.

At this time, Yan Xin's eyes also fell on her face.

The two people looked at each other, and Yan Xin saw a trace of resentment in Xiao Shiyu's eyes.

He didn't know if this was his imagination.

Xiao Shiyu smiled, and then whispered: "Your girlfriend is very good."

Yan Xin glanced in the direction of the bathroom. In fact, he couldn't see anything through a wall. It was just a subconscious reaction.

Then he smiled, nodded and said, "It's pretty good."

Xiao Shiyu couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said: "I have known you for such a long time, but I have never heard that you have a girlfriend. If I hadn't come to Yangcheng this time, would you have kept it secret from me?

?”

Yan Xin was very embarrassed and said with a red face: "I think... mainly I think... it is not very necessary to publicize this matter. It is not very necessary to make it like a show of affection and let everyone know.

Okay...well, that's what I thought..."

"Okay, I understand what you think. There is no need to make private emotional things public. Just let a few close friends know about it, such as good friends like Xiao Yuan and Chen Li." Xiao Shiyu said.

It sounds very considerate.

But when Yan Xin thought about it deeply, he felt even more embarrassed.

Xiao Shiyu sighed softly and said: "It's just that I thought you and I should be considered close friends. You should share such things with me..."

Yan Xin quickly said: "Of course we are -"

The words suddenly stuck there.

Xiao Shiyu looked at him: "Of course what?"

"Well, of course we are good friends," Yan Xin said awkwardly, "Actually, I didn't announce Chen Li and the others. The main reason is that they all live in the same community, so I can't hide this. In fact, I personally don't like to publicize these things.

.”

Xiao Shiyu looked at him for a while and then said: "Okay, I accept your explanation."

At this moment, Yan Xin felt like he was about to break out in sweat.

The air conditioner is obviously on.

Xiao Shiyu asked again: "When did you start?"

Yan Xin recalled: "It's been almost a year."

He added: "We met the year before last, but our official relationship was last year, not even a year."

Xiao Shiyu mentally calculated the time when she would go to Yan Xin's house, which was a year and a half ago.

In other words, Yan Xin and Aili were not boyfriend and girlfriend at that time.

There are some regrets and some relief.

Then asked: "How did you meet?"

"She is the person in charge of the company where I work as a security guard." Yan Xin told the truth.

Xiao Shiyu thought to herself: "Sure enough, he hugged Sister Fu's lap."

I feel a bit like the collapse of an idol.

There are some regrets: "It's a pity that my family doesn't have that much wealth..."

Now I still have a thought: "When I was in high school, if I had helped him financially, would our relationship have been different? At that time, what I was thinking was not to hurt his self-esteem?"

Then he asked with a smile: "When are you going to get married?"

Yan Xin didn't know how to answer for a while.

Because he has not even thought about who he will marry in the future, naturally he cannot answer this question.

Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Shiyu explained: "Just tell me when you are going to get married, and I will follow suit."

Yan Xin said: "Marriage... I can't rush it now. I have to be twenty-two years old. I'm not that age yet. I can't get married even if I want to."

Xiao Shiyu said, "When are you going to get married? Remember to tell me."

"Definitely, definitely." Yan Xin could only say this.

Then, the two of them didn't know what to say.

It suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

After a while, Yan Xin asked cautiously: "I heard that you have a boyfriend? Have you met each other's parents?"

Xiao Shiyu was silent for a while, and then said: "This is what I told your girlfriend..."

"Why haven't I heard you talk about this?" Yan Xin asked.

Xiao Shiyu glanced at him, half smiling.

Yan Xin couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he thought about the fact that he had a girlfriend and hadn't told her about it.

——Why do you ask others to do something you can’t do yourself?

Then he blushed and explained: "I'm not blaming you for not telling me about this. I just wanted to confirm whether this happened."

Xiao Shiyu lowered his head and said nothing.

After a while, he said: "I have only met one parent of a friend of the opposite sex... and only one friend of the opposite sex has met my parents..."

After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at Yan Xin.

There was not a little resentment in his eyes, but a lot of resentment.

Yan Xin stayed there, not knowing what to say for a while.

When he first heard Ai Lili say this, he wondered if the boyfriend in Xiao Shiyu's words was referring to him, but he felt that he was being a little pretentious.

Now that I hear Xiao Shiyu say this, what do I still don’t understand? It’s obviously him he’s talking about.

Because, she has met his dad, and he has met her dad.

If there was only one, it would be him.

Then I thought about the last time they met in their previous life, and I became a little crazy.

Regardless of whether it was in the previous life or this life, Xiao Shiyu may not have deep feelings for him.

But, it must have happened.

I thought to myself: "How virtuous and capable am I? How can I match their preferences?"

Xiao Shiyu looked at him for a while, and then said: "Don't think too much about it. I just said this to reassure your girlfriend that I am afraid that she will misunderstand our relationship."

Yan Xin smiled, nodded and said, "I understand, I won't misunderstand."

Xiao Shiyu glanced at him resentfully again, thinking to herself: "You don't understand, you don't understand at all."

The next conversation between the two people was a bit absent-minded.

A few minutes later, Ai Lili came out of the shower, wearing pajamas and a towel on her hair. As soon as she came out, she said to Xiao Shiyu, "I'm fine. You can go take a shower now."

The moment the bathroom door opened, Yan Xin and Xiao Shiyu's faces were filled with smiles at the same time, and their voices were a little louder.

When she came to the living room, she saw two people smiling and chatting, but the smile seemed a little forced.

Ai Lili looked at it and felt a little sorry for her man. She thought to herself: "Yan Xin is a man who is not good at chatting with girls. He must be embarrassed if he is left here alone to accompany his classmates, right?"

He said to Yan Xin: "You go back to your room and go to bed first. I have to dry my hair here."

Yan Xin really felt uncomfortable here. After hearing this, he stood up from the sofa as if he had received amnesty, said hello to Xiao Shiyu, and then went back to his room.

Xiao Shiyu carried her pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower, while Aili plugged in the hair dryer in the living room to dry her hair.

By the time Xiao Shiyu came out of the shower, Aili had already returned to the bedroom.

But the light in the living room was still on for her.

The door to the master bedroom is closed, so no one can be seen or heard inside.

But Xiao Shiyu knew that there was a loving couple lying on that bed in that bedroom.

One of them is her old classmate, the person she has been thinking about for so long.

Plugging in the hair dryer and blowing her hair, while looking at her lonely self in the mirror, Xiao Shiyu suddenly felt a little sad.

Thinking in my mind:

"Where did I go wrong?"

"Am I not pretty enough?"

"Am I not gentle enough?"

"Am I still not good enough?"

"Or, am I not proactive enough?"

I forgot when and what happened to the man lying next to the beautiful woman in the bedroom that made my heart flutter.

However, my heart beat was real, and it lasted for a long time.

I once thought that that heartbeat could disappear with graduation from high school and become a memory.

But I didn't expect that later on, I felt more and more outstanding about that man, and my heartbeat became stronger and stronger.

But before she could take action, the story was already over.

In this story, she is not the protagonist.

The story with her as the protagonist did not happen.

——It was already over before it even started.

(End of chapter)