Peach Branch Bubbles - Chapter 74

Tao Zhi felt that he couldn’t understand many things Jiang Qihuai said.

But in a daze, she felt as if she still understood something from it.

The atmosphere in the barbecue shop is lively and boiling, the heating is fully turned on, and it is leaning against the wall to bake warmly. In the hustle and bustle, Tao Zhi is lying on the table with his eyes down, as if he is asleep.

Jiang Qihuai got up to settle the bill, helped her put on her coat, bent slightly and said, “Zhizhi, I’m going home.”

Tao Zhi tilted his head, frowned and flattened his mouth: “Why is Zhizhi going home?”

“It’s too late, Zhizhi go home and rest early.” He said patiently.

Tao Zhi glanced at him. She didn’t know if she understood it or not. For a long time, she stood up slowly without putting on her coat, and walked out directly.

Jiang Qihuai followed behind with her scarf.

Tao Zhi went straight along the street, Jiang Qihuai followed all the way, walking more than ten meters away, she suddenly turned her head and said proudly, “I want to drink yogurt.”

Jiang Qihuai lowered his head and suddenly smiled for no reason.

Tao Zhi looked at him inexplicably, “What are you laughing at?”

“Nothing,” Jiang Qihuai pointed to the convenience store across the street, “Are you going to buy it?”

“Yes.” Tao Zhi’s eyes brightened, and he trot over to the convenience store.

When Jiang Qihuai entered, Tao Zhi was standing in front of the fresh-keeping freezer. She had already held five or six bottles of yogurt in her hand. She was still looking up at the other bottle in the freezer. She raised her hand to take it and found two hands. It’s all occupied.

So he hugged everything he had just taken in his arms and stretched out his hand to continue holding.

Just as she poked her fingertips out, she suddenly stretched out a hand from a little higher behind her, and took the bottle of yogurt away before her.

Tao Zhi turned his head.

Jiang Qihuai also piled the bottle on top of the full of yogurt in her arms. He looked at her struggling to hold the full of yogurt bottle, a little funny: “Hold it, don’t drop it.”

Tao Zhi put his chin against the cap of the yogurt bottle, and said vaguely, “Aren’t you 1.6 meters, how can you be able to do it.”

This is really something that happened too long ago.

Jiang Qihuai looked at her, and the corners of his lips loosened: “When you are drunk, can you string together all the things that happened before when you were drunk?”

“I have a good memory after getting drunk,” Tao Zhi mumbled annoyedly with a dim drunkenness in his eyes, “I should drink a bottle of beer before going to the college entrance examination.”

Jiang Qihuai: “…”

When she finally picked it up, she rushed to the cash register with her full arms, and Jiang Qihuai checked out.

She picked more than a dozen bottles of yogurt, the cashier took a bag and packed them all, Tao Zhi happily picked them up, walked in front and left the store: “Let’s go.”

Jiang Qihuai followed her behind, watching her go forward, and when she walked crookedly, he raised his hand to take a side and shook her back to the right direction.

Tao Zhi was taken all the way by him and walked to the car.

She stood in front of the co-pilot’s door for a while, looking at him: “Jiang Qihuai, I want to drive.”

Jiang Qihuai: “?”

He opened the door directly: “Open tomorrow.”

Tao Zhi was unwilling, she said firmly: “I am going to drive today.”

Jiang Qihuai directly stuffed her into the car: “You can only drive to the police station today.”

Tao Zhi was reluctantly stuffed into the co-pilot by him, and Jiang Qihuai bypassed the front of the car and got into the car.

She stared straight at him, eyes unblinking, before Jiang Qihuai pinched the car key in her hand, she suddenly moved.

She kicked off the high-heeled boots, knelt on one knee on the co-pilot and leaned forward, then straddled the middle barrier and sat directly on top of him.

She hooked his neck with her arms, knees apart and knelt beside his legs, her thumbs pressed against the angular jaw line, and looked at him condescendingly.

Look up.

In the next second, Tao Zhi lowered his body suddenly, and the girl’s soft chest was pressed down, with a warm body temperature, a faint scent of alcohol rushed over her body, her breath was scraping like feathers, ambiguous and long.

“Ahuai.” She called him.

Jiang Qihuai looked at him with deep eyes.

“I like you very much,” Tao Zhi said softly, “I have always liked you.”

Jiang Qihuai was startled, and responded very lowly: “Well, I know.”

Although he knew it a little late.

But fortunately, there is still time.

“So,” Tao Zhi looked at him, his dark black eyes were quiet, his thin eyelids were red, and even the corners of his eyes were red. I don’t know if it was because of drunk or some other reason, “Don’t leave me behind. NS.”

Her voice was soft, her speaking speed was very slow, and her words were a little vague: “Don’t leave me anymore, I will be sad.”

She looked like a kid who was bullied and wronged, looking at him stubbornly and earnestly, saying every word.

Jiang Qihuai’s throat rolled, what emotions were like the deep and heavy snow in this mid-winter, it was overwhelmed and pressed down, and it was so painful and depressed.

He raised his hand and put his palm on top of her head, rubbed her hair gently, and then took her into his arms: “I’m sorry.”

Tao Zhi raised his head, tilted his head and looked at him: “Why are you apologizing?”

Jiang Qihuai lowered his head, kissed her hot eyelid, and moved to the slightly cooler corner of her eye: “It makes my branches sad.”

Tao Zhi didn’t know which word he was pleased with. Her eyes curled up, her eyelashes blinked and brushed his lips, a little itchy: “But your branches are very forgiving.”

Jiang Qihuai gave a low laugh and obediently said, “Well, my branches are the most forgiving.”

“I said so,” Tao Zhi said, “I can’t forgive you so simply.”

“…”

Tao Zhi raised his head slightly, moved a little away, glanced at him, and then said solemnly: “I have to let me drive today.”

Jiang Qihuai: “…”

After getting drunk, a little drunkard has always been very difficult to serve. It looks like it is not much different from usual, and he speaks clearly and clearly, but he always makes some strange and willful requests.

Until the car drove to the door of the house, Tao Zhi still lost his temper because Jiang Qihuai did not allow her to drink and drive.

She obviously took a step back in the end, expressing her willingness to just step on the accelerator and brake, and Jiang Qihuai will turn the steering wheel, and the two of them cooperated tacitly and went on the road perfectly.

He still disagrees.

Tao Zhi squinted his eyes and watched the car drive into the underground parking lot. After finding a parking space, it turned off and Jiang Qihuai turned around.

She quickly closed her eyes.

There was no sound all around, eyes closed tightly, no light was visible, and even the feeling was a bit dull under the numbness of alcohol.

For a long time, Tao Zhi didn’t hear any noise. She endured it for a while, but couldn’t help it anymore, opened her eyes again and looked to the side.

Jiang Qihuai leaned into the position, with a cold face, looking at her without emotion.

Tao Zhi was caught and stared at him for a few seconds, then tilted his head nonchalantly, leaned in the co-driver, closed his eyes again, and continued to pretend to sleep.

Calmly as if nothing happened.

Jiang Qihuai suddenly laughed lowly.

Tao Zhi opened his eyes and looked at him dissatisfied: “What are you laughing at? I’m losing my temper. You can laugh if you don’t coax me.”

“How do you coax then?” Jiang Qihuai asked for advice humbly.

“Do you want me to teach you?” Tao Zhi curled his lips.

Jiang Qihuai paused, seeming to think for a while, unfastened the seat belt and got out of the car, and walked around.

He opened the passenger’s door and stood by the car door, stretching his arms forward towards her.

Tao Zhi watched his movements and asked in a daze, “What are you doing?”

“Coax you,” Jiang Qihuai tilted his head, his chin slightly lifted toward the elevator, “hold you up.”

Tao Zhi blinked and mumbled: “It’s just such a stretch, you are not hypocritical.”

“Do you want that.”

“Yes,” she immediately sat up straight and unfastened her seat belt. She raised her hand to him with a smile and raised her head. She said in a slimy voice, “Your Royal Highness hug me.”

The parking spaces near the elevator are generally private, and the place where Jiangqihuai stops is a little bit off. In fact, it takes a long way to get to the elevator.

I thought it was fine to hold her, but Tao Zhi felt a little awkward after holding her up, and finally let him go forward with his back on his back.

Her chin rested on his broad shoulders, her arms wrapped around his neck, her breath was sprayed shallowly on the skin of his exposed neck, with a crisp and numb touch.

Tao Zhi’s fingers hung on his chest, his fingertips wrapped together: “Jiang Qihuai.”

“Um?”

“When I went to see my mother that day, I saw Grandpa Jiang,” Tao Zhi said.

Jiang Qihuai’s pace stopped slightly for a moment, and then he continued to move forward.

“Is Grandpa sick?” she asked softly.

After drinking, she talked a little bit more, always able to say things that she couldn’t usually ask.

“Accident,” Jiang Qihuai said, “the gas exploded.”

His voice is a little dumb.

Tao Zhi didn’t speak.

She has only seen such accidents in reports and news. In the past few years, the gas pipes in the old residential quarters had not been replaced for a long time. There were several explosions and fires caused by gas leaks. Later, the government paid attention to a large number of investigations and replaced them. I haven’t heard of such news in recent years.

Grandpa Jiang is such a good person.

Why should a good person meet so many bad things?

Tao Zhi suddenly felt sad. She shook her legs and said in a low mood, “What about that nasty ghost?”

She didn’t say who it was, but Jiang Qihuai knew who she was asking.

“Dead,” he said without emotion, with the corners of his lips lowered, “the gas exploded.”

Tao Zhi was stunned.

She didn’t ask any more, Jiang Qihuai didn’t speak any more. He walked forward steadily behind her back. When he pressed the button of the elevator, the cold sweat on Tao Zhi’s body almost soaked the cloth on his back.

She still remembers these news because of the freshman year holiday, Fu Xiling worked as a holiday intern in a newspaper office. I followed the teacher who took her to run around every day, where I went all day when I came back at night, and talked to her about any incidents encountered.

At that time, Tao Zhi devoted himself to a bunch of newly bought lenses, and he just listened to them casually without paying too much attention.

However, one of the gas leaks and explosions still left a little impression on her. It is said that all the neighbors on the left and right were fortunately not at home that day. Only the one where the accident occurred, the father and son died.

Tao Zhi didn’t connect this matter with Jiang Qihuai.

And this accident, I’m afraid it’s not necessarily just an accident.

There was confusion in her mind, and she heard someone calling her in a daze. Tao Zhi suddenly recovered, only to realize that he had reached the door of the house. Jiang Qihuai stood in front of the door lock and looked at her patiently: “Password .”

Tao Zhi bit his lip and reported a string of passwords.

Jiang Qihuai unlocked the door and pushed in. Fu Xiling was probably working overtime again tonight. The room was completely dark and no one was there.

Tao Zhi turned around and closed the door, shaking his legs.

Jiang Qihuai put her down and watched her sideways and turned on the corridor lamp.

The porch light was faint, Tao Zhi leaned back against the door and did not go in. She looked up at him with a dumb voice: “Is it Grandpa Jiang?”

Jiang Qihuai turned his head against the light, unable to see his emotions: “Yes.”

Tao Zhi’s eyes were a little hot, she walked half a step forward, raised her hand to hug him, and buried her head in his arms.

She wrapped one hand around his waist, and the other hand followed his back lightly: “It’s okay.”

Her hands were soft and warm, her voice was very shallow, softly and gently: “Grandpa is old and tired, so I can only protect Ahuai here.”

She raised her head and looked at him in the dim, her dark black eyes were bright and moist: “From now on, it will be the turn of the branch,” she said, shaking her hands, standing on tiptoes, and touching his dark with her fingers. Short hair, whispered, “I will always be with us Ahuai.”

Jiang Qihuai looked at her, listened to her gentle words, and felt the power transmitted by the touch of her fingertips.

When I was a teenager, I was young and energetic, and I always seemed to have a heroic complex. I felt that things had to be the most perfect. I felt that I wanted to protect the world and be the hero of my beloved girl.

As everyone knows, there is no way to be perfect. When making a choice, you are already facing loss.

Did not understand that no one can completely become whose sky.

They will be each other’s heroes under the support of each other.

Tao Zhi had been busy all day, and after drinking alcohol in the evening, she cried and froze for the whole night. She should be very tired. Jiang Qihuai went to the kitchen to make some honey water, and she fell asleep on the bed. NS.

The clothes were not changed, the makeup was not removed, and the bath was not washed.

The little girl’s face was buried in the pillow, only half of her face was exposed, her brows were frowning, her mouth slumped, she didn’t know what was unhappy in her dream.

Jiang Qihuai put the honey water on the bedside table and sat down on the carpet beside the bed.

He lowered his eyes to look at her, then raised his hand, and gently stroked her twisted eyebrows with his fingertips, then drew it across the arch of the nose and landed on the soft cheeks.

Jiang Qinghe happened suddenly.

After Tao Zhi’s incident, Jiang Zhi deliberately wounded someone and was arrested. He was sentenced for several years because he was a criminal offender.

When he was released again, Jiang Qihuai was already in college.

On the day Jiang Zhi was released, Jiang Qinghe went uncharacteristically to pick him up.

He took Jiang Zhi home without telling Jiang Qihuai, made a lot of delicious food, bought him new clothes, and took him to a bath and haircut.

Jiang Qihuai didn’t know whether Jiang Zhi had changed. He only learned later that Jiang Qinghe let him stay at home for a week.

One afternoon a week later, Jiang Qihuai received a call from Jiang Qinghe.

There is nothing wrong with the old man’s voice, he is still not anxious, and his smiling tone makes people feel as if he can imagine his smiling eyes behind his glasses.

During that time Jiang Qihuai took advantage of the vacation to work with the senior of an academy in the department to do a project. There were too many things to learn, and he was very busy every day. Jiang Qinghe only spoke a few words to him, and before he hung up, he suddenly asked, “Ahuai, how do you want to play the video of the WeChat you applied to me last time?” He said slowly, “Grandpa wants to see you. “

Jiang Qihuai responded: “Okay, I will go back to the hotel to teach you tonight.”

Grandpa Jiang said okay, paused, and then suddenly said, “Forget it… or forget it, you don’t need to watch it.”

He murmured in a low voice: “Grandpa wants to help you last. When he sees you, grandpa can’t bear it.”

Jiang Qihuai didn’t have time to think about what he meant.

After returning to the hotel in the evening, he called Jiang Qinghe and sent another video. Jiang Qinghe didn’t answer at all.

The next day, he received a call from the hospital and the police station.

Jiang Qinghe died on the spot. When the fire arrived, Jiang Zhi still had a sigh of relief. He was sent to the hospital for rescue. Within a few hours, he was also broken.

The police said that Jiang Zhi was protected by Jiang Qinghe at the time, probably because his parents had instinctively reflexed when their children were facing danger.

Jiang Qihuai was standing under the pale light of the hospital, looking at the death notice handed over by the doctor, and still dazedly didn’t understand what had happened.

They had just talked on the phone the day before, and the old man happily told him that there was a granddaughter in the house next door to Mr. Zhao, who was very fat and likable, and enthusiastically asked him to teach him how to use WeChat video.

Why is it that nothing is the same after only one night?

In the next few days, he received calls from several neighbors. The day of his accident was originally a working day, and few people would stay at home, but Jiang Qinghe used various reasons for the possibility of the day many days ago. All the neighbors who stayed at home quit.

Jiang Qihuai remembered the last words the old man whispered to him.

He said, Grandpa couldn’t bear to see you.

Jiang Qihuai didn’t know if Jiang Qinghe was really reluctant to see him.

He only knew that he was still willing in the end.

Tao Zhi couldn’t sleep peacefully this time.

At first I had a lot of messy dreams, and then I kept dreaming that a dog kept licking her face, from the eyebrows to the eyes, to the bridge of the nose, and finally the tip of the moist nose touched her face.

Tao Zhi opened his eyes and saw Jiang Qihuai sitting on the floor next to the bed with his fingers on her face. His lips were tight, his eyelashes drooped, and his pale eyes were dim, as if he could not see the end.

As soon as she moved, he seemed to be awakened suddenly, and turned his head almost blankly, his vision seemed to be out of focus, and he looked at her in an empty space for a few seconds before grasping the real scene.

“Wake up?” His voice was hoarse.

Tao Zhi blinked at him: “How long did I sleep?”

Jiang Qihuai glanced at his watch: “It didn’t take long.” He handed her the honey water on the bedside table. The heating in the bedroom was sufficient and the water was still warm. “Drink some water first, then take a bath before going to bed. “

Tao Zhi didn’t move, lying sideways on the bed looking at him.

Jiang Qihuai didn’t urge her either, but patiently waited for her to relax.

Tao Zhi put his elbow on the pillow, supported his chin and raised his head, suddenly looked at him and said, “Your Highness.”

This name has been in the dust for too long, Jiang Qihuai paused: “Huh?”

“It’s okay, I just think,” Tao Zhi’s dark eyes were bent, and the corners of her eyes were still sleepy. She looked at him and sighed, and said with satisfaction and attachment, “Although it has been many years, you still stick. Jiang Qihuai, this feeling is very good.”

Jiang Qihuai was stunned.

He lowered his eyes and smiled, his original sharp and cold eyebrows were illuminated by the gloomy night, looking indifferent and gentle.

“I will always be the Jiang Qihuai.”