After Being Bent by Reader

"Jingle jingle—"

The bell rang again cheerfully, An Ji looked towards the store door as if avoiding something, and blurted out: "Welcome!"

Compared with the previous greeting, the latter four words are more vivid and powerful, but also seem a bit hasty.

Fang Qin looked over at the prestige.

There was no one outside the glass door, and the bell rang twice because of the wind.

An Ji: "..."

Fang Qin smiled indistinctly.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces...

An Ji silently counted the banknotes in his hand, trying to pretend that nothing happened just now, but he couldn't ignore the woman half a head taller than her in front of him.

Unable to continue acting, An Ji threw the change into the drawer and raised his head: "Want to buy a cake?"

Originally, I just wanted to take a look at it on a whim, but Fang Qin never expected to meet her here. He brushed his hair and said, "Yes."

It's okay, okay, I didn't come to find her.An Ji thought to himself.

"Ah, no." Fang Qin quickly added.

"..." An Ji's heart skipped a beat, and his right eyelid also jumped.With a trembling of her hand, the iron sheet holding the banknotes in the drawer made a "bang" and bounced to her fingertips, but she endured the pain without screaming.

Her expression didn't seem to change, but her heart was in a state of agitation, wishing that other guests would come in, but the business was deserted this afternoon.

The cousin went out to pick up the goods, and the cousin was making cakes inside. Anji came here on a rare occasion today, and asked to help look after the store. I didn't expect such a guest to come.

If you don't look for her, you don't come to buy cakes, so why are you here?An Ji really couldn't figure it out, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

"Then what..."

"I……"

The two spoke almost at the same time, and stopped at the same time, looking at each other.

An Ji stepped on the floor irregularly with his right foot, and said calmly, "You speak first."

Fang Qin rearranged his thoughts and said, "I'm on a business trip with the boss this time, and I'm going back in a few hours. I want to come to you to buy some peach cakes for them to take back."

It turned out to be shopping, so it was easy to handle.An Ji pointed to a certain position on the middle shelf and said, "It's right behind you, I just made it this morning."

Fang Qin turned around.

Anji let out a sigh of relief.

Peach cakes are available in boxes or in bulk. There are twelve boxes in a box, which are neatly stacked on the shelves. Fang Qin took six boxes to check out.

An Ji waited for her with a paper packaging bag. Seeing that she was carrying so much at once, he thought for a while and said, "It's too heavy, please put it down first. Wait a minute, I'll change the packaging for you."

Fang Qin didn't know what she was going to do, so he obediently put the things on the cash register.

Although this store is her own, An Ji seldom comes here. She only knows how to collect money and change money, and she is not very familiar with the exact location of the items in the store.After searching for a long time before finding that oversized packing box, An Ji stood up, accidentally knocked something off, and was caught by a ribbon around his neck.

"..."

She pulled it in a hurry, but it became longer and longer.

A hand stretched out from the opposite side, and the sudden approach made An Ji subconsciously want to retreat.

"Don't move yet." Fang Qin called to stop her.

An Ji froze.

Fang Qin didn't look at her, his attention was all on the ribbons entangled her, he opened a hole, and got the knotted ribbons out of her head: "Okay."

An Ji was relieved, his face turned red and then pale, he threw aside the obstructing ribbon and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

I don’t know if I’m bewitched today, why can’t I do anything well?It's okay to lose face in front of others, but to face her...

An Ji's heart was active, but he still had to maintain a calm surface.Worrying about further trouble, she deliberately slowed down, folded the carton slowly, and put the six boxes of peach cakes in it.

The ribbon became a mess, An Ji took the scissors and "clicked" to cut it from the middle, regardless of the three sevens and twenty-ones, and pretended to help her with the final packaging.

Fang Qin has been paying attention to the movements of her hands, seeing that she is too serious to interrupt, until he sees her using scissors.

"Actually, I'm not in a hurry at all." Fang Qin reminded kindly.

As if she didn't hear it, An Ji tied a substandard bow, pushed the packaged box in front of her, smiled politely, and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"It's okay." Fang Qin stared at her, hesitant to speak.

"Okay." An Ji pushed the box in front of her again.

"how much is it?"

"Give it to you, no money."

Fang Qin was a little unresponsive, and was taken aback for a while, looked at the box in front of him, and then at her, very puzzled: "Why did you send me?"

An Ji was like a "patient" who had been stuck at home for a long time and lost the ability to communicate. He opened his mouth again and again, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "Just... treat it as my treat."

Why treat someone for no reason?This reason is too far-fetched.

Fang Qin turned to look at the price tag on the shelf, ten yuan a box.She took out 60 yuan from her wallet and handed it over.

An Ji: "..."

Seeing that she didn't pick it up, Fang Qin put the money on the table, picked up the packing box with one hand, and said, "Some are for colleagues, I'm sorry to ask you for nothing."

An Ji silently put those money houses into the drawer.

Fang Qin hadn't left after shopping, looked around and said, "How's the business today?"

With such a skillful tone, those who didn't know thought they were friends who had known each other for a long time, but in fact this was the third time they met.

An Ji looked away, and said dryly: "It's so-so, you're the only one who came in for such a long time."

As soon as the words fell, the bell rang again, "jingling, dingling".

Fang Qin heard footsteps, saw someone coming in through the shelf, and smiled, "Here's a guest."

An Ji also saw a figure, but this person looked a little familiar. She was a little disappointed, but also a little happy, and said, "It's my cousin."

These few minutes of solitude had suffocated her.

The cousin walked in with a big bag and a small bag, and An Ji hurriedly asked, "Do you want me to help?"

My cousin wiped off his sweat, and handed her some things, some knives and forks and paper plates for eating cakes, and asked her to put them in the drawer below.After explaining, he carried the remaining things inside.

There were only two of them left.An Ji bent down to put something.

Fang Qin saw that she was busy alone, and he couldn't help, so he said cautiously: "Are you busy these days?"

The things had been put away long ago, but An Ji deliberately procrastinated and squatted down to fiddle with this and that. Unexpectedly, Fang Qin refused to leave, so she had to stand up and said ambiguously: "The new store will be a little busy."

"So... You said you had something to do at noon that day, and it was because you wanted to visit the store?"

Which day is noon?

An Ji was about to ask a question, but when he met the other party with probing eyes, he suddenly understood.

It was about the day she deliberately let the pigeons go...

An Ji turned away in embarrassment, and gave a vague "hmm".

"So that's the case." Fang Qin didn't seem to doubt it at all, lowered his eyes, adjusted his mood a little, and said, "Okay, don't disturb your work, I'm leaving."

She expected the other party's indifferent attitude, but she was still a little bit disappointed.He didn't say "goodbye" because Fang Qin felt that they might never have a chance to meet again.

The high heels hit the floor, making a crisp sound, and Fang Qin walked out unhurriedly.

"Wait—" a voice behind him stopped her hesitantly.

Fang Qin paused, turned around in slow motion, and looked at her across the air.

"That day……"

Fang Qin waited quietly.

Forget it, don't explain it.An Ji took a breath and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

Fang Qin opened his mouth slightly, his brain still a little bit unsteady, looked at her for a while, then shook his head.

"I didn't eat either, do you want to join us?" An Ji said awkwardly, "I'm really sorry for missing the appointment last time, so let me treat you this time."

Fang Qin didn't understand why she suddenly changed her attitude, and felt a little joy in her heart for no reason, and said softly, "Okay."

From the time I found the cake shop to the time I finished shopping, half an hour was gone.In order not to delay the plane two hours later, they found a restaurant nearby and ordered a few side dishes.

For An Ji, this meal was not just a simple meal, and it was not her whim to say that she wanted to treat guests, so it was an apology.

The last time I agreed to Fang Qin's invitation in WeChat in a daze, An Ji regretted it afterwards.She didn't sleep well all night, and was woken up by a short message notification sound the next day. When she saw the message from Fang Qin, she panicked almost in a second.

She found a random reason to push back the meal, and An Ji also knew that it would be unkind to release people. After the news was sent, she began to feel uneasy, thinking that the other party would come to question her, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the phone.

They haven't contacted for almost ten days, right?

An Ji gradually forgot about that incident, and convinced himself with peace of mind: that person was just a passer-by, he left as soon as he left, it was no big deal.

But seeing Fang Qin again today, she realized that she was still guilty.

Especially when she lied twice before and after, Fang Qin didn't question it at all, so she felt even more guilty.

There is free boiled water in the restaurant. Before the food comes, An Ji drank two cups and wanted to pour it again. He heard Fang Qin say, "Drink so much water, can you still eat later?"

His stomach was already half full, but An Ji pretended to be nothing, and said, "I eat a lot."

Fang Qin looked at her figure and said, "But I remember, you ate very little when we ate together last time."

"..." A drop of water splashed on the back of his hand, An Ji pretended to be calm, "Last time it was because of a cold and poor appetite."

"Does cold medicine work?"

She bought the medicine for her, and now half of it is left at home.An Ji's eyes flickered, and he said, "...it works."

Looking for something to say, too embarrassed, An Ji lowered his head to play with his phone. There are unread messages on QQ, she clicks to view them.

Xu Chuanchuan: "This girl's hands are so fast, she finished drawing [picture] [picture] in two days"

An Ji: "That's right, the Q version is pretty cute, what's that next to it?" She circled a round, unidentified object on the picture.

Xu Chuanchuan: "An overturned vinegar jar with the word 'vinegar' on it, didn't you see it?"

It turned out that there were still words, and An Ji replied absent-mindedly: "I saw it. Why did you draw this?"

Xu Chuanchuan: "I just think it's fun."

An Ji: "..." I can't get her point at all.

Xu Chuanchuan: "You didn't just wake up, did you?"

An Ji: "I woke up early, ready to have lunch."

Xu Chuanchuan: "Oh, then you can eat first."

When An Ji looked up, he found that the person opposite was also playing with his mobile phone.No eye contact, no verbal communication, how can we eat the next meal?

With a thought in mind, An Ji typed quickly with his fingers: "Ask you a question, what should we talk about when we have dinner with an almost stranger?"

Xu Chuanchuan: "Just chat casually."

An Ji: "...you are talking nonsense."

Xu Chuanchuan: "Since you are a stranger, why do you want to have dinner with him? This doesn't seem like your character, you are not forced by your family to go on a blind date with a man???"

This is not good for chatting with the writer. You can say anything casually, and the other party will be able to make up a big show.

An Ji can completely understand this, but at the same time he is very helpless: "There is no blind date [sweating]. Forget it, pretend I didn't ask, and go with your Murong."

On the other side, Xu Chuanchuan was at a loss.

Did she say something wrong?Why do you feel that Anji's words were a little irritable?

When Murong Shi came in after feeding the fish, she saw her in a daze: "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing." Xu Chuanchuan shrugged, "What are you holding in your hand?"

It was a gray dirty-looking bag. Murong Shi showed her the front and said, "Your courier."

Xu Chuanchuan's eyes lit up: "It's here so soon!" He reached out to get it.

Murong Shi dodged easily: "What did you buy?"

Xu Chuanchuan smiled and said, "It's that black cat dress. It's so sexy. I guarantee you will look good in it."

Murong Shi was slightly surprised: "You really bought it?"

Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, Xu Chuanchuan snatched the courier, unpacked it, and took out the clothes inside: "My god—"

These are not clothes anymore, the fabrics are pitifully scarce, the top is just two fig leafs and a few straps, and the underwear is even simpler, it only covers the front thong.

This is completely different from what you see in the picture. You bought these three fig leafs as big as a palm for nearly 100 yuan? ? ?

Xu Chuanchuan was dumbfounded: "Could it be that I bought it wrong?"

"Retire." Murong Shi encouraged her.

retreat?It's a good idea.

Although I feel that I have been deceived, but on second thought, less fabric is more sexy.Xu Chuanchuan's eyes seemed to have a perspective function, and he unscrupulously scanned Murong Shi up and down, back and forth, and said happily: "I can't wait to see what you look like when you wear it, it must be very glamorous." .”

Murong Shi helped her wipe the drool off her mouth, and said calmly, "You really want to see it so much?"

Xu Chuanchuan nodded like pounding garlic.

"You don't want me to wear them tonight?"

"Not tonight, I haven't washed it yet." Xu Chuanchuan couldn't hide his excitement, and raised his eyebrows, "It's interesting to save this for your birthday."

"How interesting?"

"You couldn't have dressed like this on your birthday before, could you?"

The corner of Murong Shi's mouth twitched slightly, and said, "My parents used to help me celebrate my birthday."

"That's it." Xu Chuanchuan said solemnly, "It's very meaningful to wear such a sexy dress on your birthday for the first time!"

Murong Shi felt thoughtful, touched the two-piece suit, and said with a complicated expression: "There is hair on it."

"Of course cats have hair." Xu Chuanchuan dug out two more things from the bag, and said enthusiastically, "Not only does it have hair, but it also has ears and a tail~"

"..." Murong Shi's goosebumps arose, and suppressing the discomfort, she lightly scratched her chin with her fingers, and smiled inexplicably, "Since I like it so much, then I will help you."

"I'll take it to wash first." Xu Chuanchuan ran out of the room joyfully, suddenly feeling as if something was wrong.

Murong Shi hates Maomao so much, why did she compromise so easily?And the little action of scratching her chin just now, no matter how you look at it, it looks like teasing a cat!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, Xu Chuanchuan ran back and asked, "You don't want me to wear it, do you?"

Murong Shi patted her head, smiling softly and beautifully: "I said I would wear it, so I would wear it."

Xu Chuanchuan was relieved.

It was a few days before Murong Shi's birthday, Xu Chuanchuan asked her opinion, asked her if she would like to invite other friends to celebrate together.

Murong Shi thought for a moment, and said: "My family usually celebrates my birthday on the lunar calendar. When the time comes, we invite Xiaoyan, Xiangxiang and Fang Qin to play together at home. As for the solar calendar, we just celebrate it by ourselves."

This is a good way, if there are only the two of them, it will be more convenient for Murong Shi to wear the cat girl outfit.

"Smiling so obscenely, what kind of bad idea are you planning, huh?" Murong Shi's slender fingers easily wrapped the muscles on both sides of her cheeks.

Of course I can't tell her what I'm thinking, Xu Chuanchuan was very happy to think about it, he restrained himself, and changed the subject: "It should be done, I'll take it back."

Murong Shi also stood up, and Xu Chuanchuan looked back at her: "Why are you following me?"

Murong Shi said flatly, "You can reach it?"

Xu Chuanchuan looked at his short hands: "..."

The pressure of writing without a manuscript is still quite high. Xu Chuanchuan has to catch up with the manuscript every night, so the cleaning work is left to Murong Shi.

However, Murong Shi didn't like doing housework, so she bought a robot vacuum cleaner and let it run around the room slowly, so she could take a shower during this time.

Because of her bad waist, Xu Chuanchuan got up after writing for an hour. She saw the round thing on the ground stuck in the gap between the wardrobe and the dressing table, and she came over to "rescue" it.

The sweeping robot continued to work diligently, and Xu Chuanchuan planned to take a 10-minute break.Lying on the bed and stretching, out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of the indicator light of the charging phone blinking. She took it and unlocked it.

An Ji: "Annoying."

Xu Chuanchuan: "What bother you?"

An Ji: "I don't want to code, I don't want to move, I don't want to do anything."

Xu Chuanchuan: "Hold the claw!"

An Ji: "Have you finished writing? Come and chat with me when you're done."

Xu Chuanchuan: "No, the little black room is still locked, and I've only written half of it."

An Ji: "Forget it, you can continue to work."

In connection with the inexplicable conversation at noon that day, Xu Chuanchuan always felt that An Ji was abnormal recently: "What's wrong with you, Xiao Jiji?"

An Ji: "It's nothing, it's just annoying."

Xu Chuanchuan: "Calvin? The cake shop is not doing well? Come to my aunt? Or... Want to fall in love?"

Waited a few minutes.

An Ji: "It's okay, you can go to code."

that's it? ? ?

Avoid answering, there is definitely a problem.

……

Fang Qin came back from a business trip for two days before thinking of her cute little ones. She made an appointment with Murong Shi and Xu Chuanchuan to hand over the goods at a dining place.

Xu Chuanchuan held the fish tank in front of her and said, "I just changed the water yesterday, and I feed them every day. Do you feel that they have grown a bit?"

How can a thumb-sized fish grow up in a few days, Fang Qin smiled cooperatively: "Well, it has grown up, thank you."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

"This is for you." Fang Qin handed over the prepared things.

"What is this? Peach crisp?"

"Well, since you like to eat, I brought some for you." Fang Qin said with a smile.

His stomach was growling with hunger, Xu Chuanchuan had no doubts about him, and couldn't wait to open a box to share with everyone.

Fang Qin said no.

Murong Shi didn't take it either, she looked at the person opposite with a good look, and said, "Are you going to Shanghai again?"

The smile on Fang Qin's face froze, and he looked at her like a ghost: "How do you know?!"

Xu Chuanchuan took small bites of biscuits and said, "We all know that the address was shared under the circle of friends you posted."

Fang Qin: "..." She didn't pay attention.

Murong Shi fixed her eyes on her face and said, "Look at your rosy complexion today."

Fang Qin rolled his eyes and said, "It's fine to put on makeup."

"You seem to be in a good mood. What happy things happened recently?" Murong Shi said casually.

Fang Qin paid attention, rolled his eyes half a circle, and said, "Does the salary increase count?"

Murong Shi twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Since the salary has been raised, please treat me this time."

"no problem."

During the period, Murong Shi went to the bathroom, and as soon as she left, Fang Qin approached mysteriously: "Chuan Chuan, I want to ask you something."

Xu Chuanchuan's cheeks were stuffed with food, and he looked at her blankly: "What's the matter?"

Fang Qin looked around, approached her ear, and lowered his voice: "About Tang Xin..."