Ten Years Against the Current of Rebirth

Chapter 287 Breaking the window paper

At around nine o'clock in the evening, in the small bathroom, the warm yellow light accompanied the sound of the heater, reflecting the mist floating in the bathroom.

Two beautiful bodies were submerged in the hot water with a comfortable temperature, and four white, tender and well-proportioned long legs were crossed under the water.

Yu Youjia and Xu Niannian sat face to face in the bathtub, with only their snow-white rounded shoulders exposed. The hot water rippled in their delicate collarbones, like shoals on the seaside.

It was rare for the two girls to take a bath together like this. As soon as Xu Niannian sat in the hot water in the bathtub, the tiredness in her body sent out a signal of decline, making people couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

It was as if even the fatigue from the deepest parts of the body had been evaporated.

Xu Niannian tilted his head back, and even his snow shoulders and collarbone were completely submerged in the hot water. The back of his head rested on the edge of the bathtub, just being cushioned by the towel wrapping his long hair.

In the middle of the bathtub, Yu Youjia placed a wooden table of suitable size, placed the fruit snacks specially prepared before, and poured a small glass of red wine for each of them.

Then take out one of the aromatherapy sticks prepared nearby and light it, and you are all ready to take a bath.

The bathtub in her home has a constant temperature function, and the heater in the bathroom is enough for them to soak in it for a long time.

Except for the tight space, it is no different from some hot springs.

Normally, she and Zhou Jing would take a dip like this when they were too tired from work. It was very pleasant.

"You guys are so versatile." Xu Niannian glanced at the lit incense next to him, smacked his lips involuntarily, picked up a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, "You really know how to enjoy it."

"Life must have a sense of ritual." Yu Youjia said with a smile, "Otherwise, you would go to work, eat, drink, and sleep every day, and you would forget all about life in just one glance. It would be so boring."

"I really want to live a life that I can forget in one glance." Xu Niannian pursed his lips and spit out the grape seeds on the plate. There was melancholy in his eyes steamed by the heat, "It's a pity that I can't see anything.

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"You can't see anything, what do you mean?" Yu Youjia asked knowingly.

Xu Niannian looked hesitant when he heard her questioning. Finally, he lowered his head and put his mouth into the water. He was spitting out bubbles and didn't want to talk anymore.

Seeing her look like this, Yu Youjia really didn't know what to say.

She wanted to tell Xu Niannian the truth, but she was afraid that after bursting the beautiful bubble, Xu Niannian's mental state would have unpredictable problems.

But for this kind of thing, it is better to break it off as expected. The long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain, right?

It is impossible to pray that Xu Xing and Yan Chijiu break up on their own initiative.

Thinking of this, Yu Youjia sighed, and after thinking for a moment, he still asked tentatively: "Then if you never go to Xu Xing to confess the situation, and then Xu Xing finds a girlfriend and falls in love, what will you do?

manage?"

Xu Niannian: "..."

As soon as these words came out, they were like a thorn in Xu Niannian's heart.

Don't say what if, this has already happened a long time ago... Xu Niannian pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Finally, she simply picked up two grapes, stuffed them into Yu Youjia's mouth, and said, "You'd better say less and eat more fruit."

"Aren't I thinking about you?" Yu Youjia chewed grapes and continued, "You asked you a question and you haven't answered it yet. If that's the case, what can you do?"

"Falling in love does not mean getting married..." Xu Niannian turned away his head and whispered with a guilty conscience.

"..." When Yu Youjia heard this, she was speechless. "Can you wait for someone to fall in love and then break up? Can you bear this? If you take the initiative, you won't die."

"Don't say it..." Xu Niannian said weakly, "Then it's really like what you said, I can't possibly break people up and act like I'm so bad."

"Oh... that's right." Yu Youjia's legs swung under the water a few times, causing ripples in circles. She picked up two more grapes, gave one to herself, and stuffed the other into Xu Niannian's mouth.

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If Xu Xing and Yan Chi are in love with each other and love each other, what else can Xu Niannian do?

Yu Youjia doesn't know either.

But if she really wants Xu Niannian to accept the reality, stay away from Xu Xing, and give up this relationship, Yu Youjia is really a little bit speechless.

The two girls were quiet for a while, as if they were just enjoying the temperature of the bath water.

Xu Niannian picked up the red wine glass and touched it lightly with Yu Youjia. The slightly cool red wine fell down her lips and teeth into her throat, and her eyes became blurred.

The two of them didn't soak for too long. They finished a plate of fruit in about twenty minutes. Xu Niannian drank a total of three glasses of red wine and was already a little tipsy.

After standing up from the bathtub, she sat next to the bathtub and calmed down for half a minute. Then she walked out and took a shower with Yu Youjia.

After changing into pajamas, walking out of the bathroom and entering the room, Xu Niannian threw herself on the bed and covered herself with a quilt. She just wanted to close her eyes and go to sleep without thinking about anything.

"You're going to sleep now? It's not even ten o'clock."

Yu Youjia got on the bed from the other side, leaning on the bedside with her mobile phone in hand. She was sending a WeChat message to Zhou Jing. She also sent a message to Moments to share her feelings about taking a bath tonight.

At this time, Xu Niannian's cell phone vibrated several times.

Yu Youjia glanced subconsciously and saw that Xu Niannian, who had closed his eyes and looked ready to sleep, suddenly came to life again, picked up his mobile phone and opened it.

Sure enough, it was a WeChat message from Xu Xing.

[Xu Xing]: Where are you? Didn’t you get off work early? Why haven’t you come back yet?

Seeing this news, Xu Niannian immediately pursed her lips, as if she wanted to laugh but didn't want to.

[Xu Niannian]: I won’t be back today.

【Xu Xing】:Where are you now?

[Xu Niannian]: Stay with Jiajia and stay at her place at night.

【Xu Xing】: Got it, remember to tell me earlier next time.

[Xu Niannian]: Do you want you to take care of it?

I don't know why, but Xu Niannian got a little angry for no reason and replied like this.

[Xu Xing]: Of course I have to take care of it, I’ve clearly said it before.

When these words were spoken, Xu Niannian's eyes immediately made her heart tremble again.

Yu Youjia curiously came over to see it, but Xu Niannian quickly covered the phone screen, hid by the bed so that she could not see it, and then sent a message to Xu Xing.

[Xu Niannian]: Scumbag! Bah!

"Who are you chatting with?" Yu Youjia asked, but after thinking about it, he knew who it was, "Can't even look at it?"

"No." Xu Niannian whispered, and stuffed the phone under the pillow. He had no nerve to show this to Yu Youjia.

She felt aggrieved. The thought of the bolt from the blue during the Chinese New Year was still fresh in her memory. There was no one around her to talk to, and she was embarrassed to tell Yu Youjia such an embarrassing thing.

But the next second, she was a little stunned.

"I think it's better to tell you something clearly." Yu Youjia looked at her like this after just sending a few messages to Xu Xing on WeChat. In the end, she couldn't hold it back anymore, "Just today.

In the evening, do you know what I saw in Xu Xing's office?"

"Ah?" Xu Niannian was stunned for a moment, wondering what there was to see in Xu Xing's office.

But when he thought that Jian Jian was Xu Xing's secretary, Xu Niannian's face suddenly turned pale, and many speculations popped up in his mind, each of which was an uncomfortable and confusing thought.

Yu Youjia didn't want to hide anything anymore at this time. She stared at Xu Niannian and said: "I saw Xu Xing hugging and kissing with jealousy."

These words were as sharp as a sharp knife. Although Yu Youjia couldn't bear it, as her best friend, she really couldn't hide this kind of thing for Xu Xing from Nian Nian.

In her imagination, if Xu Niannian didn't believe it or was excited, at least now that Xu Niannian was brought home by her, it would be relatively easier to control.

Even though she was far away from the company and Xu Xing, Yu Youjia was still confident that she could control Xu Niannian's emotions and not let her do anything stupid.

But what she didn't expect was that after Xu Niannian heard what she said, although there was unconcealable sadness and depression on his face, there seemed to be no expression of shock or disbelief at all.

What's the meaning?

"Did you not hear clearly?" Yu Youjia was a little confused by her reaction, "I said, Xu Xing and Juju were in the office today..."

"Stop talking..." Xu Niannian covered her mouth, lowered his head, his mood was low, and his voice was low, "I know everything."

"What...you know everything?" Yu Youjia was completely confused by Xu Niannian, "No...you already knew about this? Then why..."

"Oh... let's not talk about this, okay?"

"No, please tell me clearly." Yu Youjia's mind was a little confused, "You know everything? When did you know it? Could it be that they have been together for a long time?"

"Well..." Xu Niannian seemed to have reopened the wound, and his voice was a little hoarse, "It seems that we were together on National Day last year..."

"...So early?" Yu Youjia opened her mouth with disbelief on her face, "How is it possible that they kept hiding it? Or did you know it at that time?"

Xu Niannian shook his head and was silent for a while before telling Yu Youjia: "I found out during the Chinese New Year... Actually... I confessed my love during the Chinese New Year..."

Hearing this, Yu Youjia fell completely silent.

Don't know what to continue saying.

She thought the reality was cruel enough, but what she didn't expect was that Xu Niannian's experience seemed to be much crueler.

After confessing his love, he realized that the person he secretly loved had already taken possession of him. When this happened to Xu Niannian, Yu Youjiaguang felt so painful that he couldn't breathe just by imagining it.

In particular, she recalled the fragments and scenes from the past. Xu Niannian quietly told her the secret in his heart under the quilt in the dormitory.

At that time, Xu Niannian's face was filled with shyness and anticipation, and his eyes were full of expectations for the future, even with excitement.

If at that time, as my best friend, I could be more decisive and help push the flames...

Yu Youjia bit her lip, wishing she could just sit in the time machine and travel back.

"But, that's not right..." Yu Youjia came back and asked quickly, "Then you already know, why are you still living with them?"

When this was mentioned, Xu Niannian felt a little ashamed. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Yu Youjia's eyes, as if he was a helpless child who had done something wrong.

"I don't know...I live here, I paid the rent..."

Is this a matter of rent? Yu Youjia couldn't help cursing in her heart.

This was obviously something Xu Niannian couldn't bear to part with, but due to the relationship between Xu Xing and Jealousy, he couldn't do anything.

Looking at her tangled little look, Yu Youjia couldn't stand it anymore, and tried to suggest: "How about we just forget it. Although Xu Xing is excellent, we don't want to hang ourselves on a tree."

Xu Niannian shook his head, unable to imagine himself accepting another person.

She had never thought about such a thing.

"And even if you don't think about anything else." Yu Youjia sighed, but she didn't force it, she just said in a good-natured way, "There's no need for us to be stiff. Who said a woman must find a man? Living alone can be enjoyable.

Ah, it’s not like you can’t support yourself.”

"Of course I know this..." Xu Niannian's eyes flickered, a little guilty, and he didn't know how to explain to Yu Youjia.

At this moment, Xu Xing sent another WeChat message, and the phone under Xu Niannian's pillow vibrated several times.

Yu Youjia and Xu Niannian looked at each other.

Xu Niannian laughed awkwardly and silently took out his cell phone.

"Take a look at it?" Yu Youjia squinted at her, a little bit annoyed that iron cannot become steel.

"Don't..." Xu Niannian quickly turned his back and refused to show her.

[Xu Xing]: Sometimes I wonder if becoming a scumbag can lead to a happy ending, but it seems like there are dead ends wherever I go.

Seeing this sentence, Xu Niannian's heartbeat skipped a beat. The embarrassment and regret entangled in his heart were like seeds in a dark and moist place, uncontrollably breeding different thoughts.

【Xu Niannian】:JiuJiu is a good girl.

【Xu Xing】: It’s the same every year.

[Xu Niannian]: There are so many good girls, and you still want to pass them by one by one?

Refuting Xu Xing's thoughts, Xu Niannian pursed his lips, as if he was looking for one reason after another to block the germination of the dark seed in his heart.

【Xu Xing】:You are different.

These five short words touched Xu Niannian's heart.

No matter how ordinary and ordinary the words are, when spoken from a specific person's mouth, everything becomes meaningful.

But even at this time, Xu Niannian could not fully understand the full meaning of Xu Xing's words.

That is the helplessness and nostalgia from the reborn.

I miss the Xu Niannian who is still stupid in the future for more than ten years.

[Xu Niannian]: Stop talking. It’s easy to have random thoughts at night. Go to bed early.

Xu Niannian cruelly turned off the phone completely and stuffed it under the pillow again.

Yu Youjia was right behind her and could not see the chat content on WeChat. She could only say quietly: "You are really hopeless. This is how you are. Do you still want to persist in your obsession?"

Xu Niannian pursed his lips, and his hair fell down on his chest.

She turned around, her eyes shining brightly, and said in a stern voice: "Jiajia...you, you said...if I go to find Jianju...um...that's...that...what do you think...

"

Yu Youjia listened to what Xu Niannian said and looked at her quietly, with even some affection in her eyes, and sighed: "You are really crazy."

"I'm not crazy."

"Go to sleep. When you wake up, you may not think so much."

"But, I really..."

"That's enough! You..." Yu Youjia stopped her thoughts loudly, but when she looked up again, she realized that Xu Niannian in front of her had tears streaming down her face.

Four clear tears fell down, and she bit her lips with all her strength to keep from making a sound. She clutched her knees with both hands, and her entire shoulders were twitching.

Yu Youjia turned her head and couldn't bear to see this scene. She held her tightly in her arms, softened her tone, and gently tapped her back: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. Go to sleep first."

Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

(End of chapter)