MTL - Approach-Chapter 10

Zhexi looked at her out of the corner of her eye while driving, her small face seemed to be thinner than before.

In the past, Zhexi would definitely ask "Is work going well?" "Did something happen?", but now she won't. After that conversation with Wei Feng, Zhexi had a little understanding of Su Mochen now.

It was almost 11 o'clock when the car arrived in the community.

Zhexi didn't get out of the car, and didn't go in with her, she rolled down the window and said to her directly in the car: "Go to bed early, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

Seeing that she was about to take off the scarf, Zhexi smiled slightly: "I gave it to you, it's counted as... a gift for meeting again."

After speaking, he drove away, actually a little embarrassed. It was the first time she did this kind of thing as a gift.

She has now moved out of the place arranged by Wei Feng, and rented a one-bedroom apartment by herself, which is closer to where Su Mochen lives, and the environment is more comfortable.

Su Mochen watched her leave before turning around. The discomfort on my body has disappeared a lot. I don't know if it is because of the cup of hot drink in winter, but it doesn't hurt so much anyway.

When Jin Zhexi came back again, Su Mochen was not only a little surprised, but also had some inexplicable emotions.

After Zhexi went back, he gave himself another meal. I was busy moving and cleaning the house during the day, so I didn't have a good meal. In the past six months or so, she has fully mastered this new skill "cooking".

Zhexi shook his head and smiled while stirring. Living in the post-civilized world, she never thought that one day she would learn to cook. In the past, she was always busy with various tasks and had no time to take care of her life, but now she is full of life...

Stir-fry the ingredients, put in the water, turn on the low heat and cook slowly, gradually add vegetables and meat.

Eating hot pot while drinking wine, in this cold winter night, it has a special flavor.

After cooking the hot pot for a while, Zhexi lightly put down the wine glass in his hand, picked up the work badge on the small table and the secret message that will be used when performing tasks, and stroked it repeatedly, looking fascinated...

She started to perform missions at the age of 18, and now she is 25 years old, and the badge has followed her for more than six years. The black secret message, which she wears on her wrist every time she performs a mission, is used to keep in touch with teammates and superiors. After coming to this world, it has never flickered again...

May never go back? Her world, her grandfather, her comrades in arms...

Sighing, Zhexi drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

While recalling, feeling, eating and drinking.

By the time I really fell asleep, it was almost three o'clock in the morning.

At half past five in the morning, the alarm clock rang. Zhexi didn't go back to the bedroom last night, and slept on the single sofa wrapped in a blanket.

When I woke up in the morning, my head was heavy and my nasal voice was heavy, as if I had a cold.

Glancing at the leftovers on the small table, Zhexi frowned, lifted the blanket and got up.

He went to the bathroom with two dark circles under his eyes, and after washing up, it was already six o'clock in the morning when he got dressed and went out.

She is fully armed today, wearing a hat, mask and scarf.

When he arrived downstairs in Su Mochen's community, he sent her a text message, saying that he had arrived.

After Su Mochen got into the car, Zhexi didn't speak, but just drove.

When they arrived at the place (still some distance away from the company), Su Mochen got out of the car and didn't leave in a hurry, just stood there looking at her.

Zhexi looked back at her, blinked twice, took out her phone again, and bowed her head to type: Tell me half an hour before you leave, I'll come pick you up from get off work.

Hearing the notification tone of the text message, Su Mochen took out his mobile phone and glanced down, and after a long silence, he replied: Yes.

Zhexi drove away after receiving her reply.

Su Mochen stood there and frowned slightly, until he saw other colleagues in the company before turning and leaving.

Zhexi really caught a cold and had a fever. Last night, she drank and ate hot pot and sweated a lot. She slept on the sofa and only covered her with a blanket. It would be bad if it got hot or cold.

On the drive back she bought some medicine, rice and fruit. After setting the alarm clock for the afternoon, Zhexi obediently went to bed after taking the medicine.

She is not like that stupid woman who only takes medicine when she is sick.

I didn't get up in the middle, and when I woke up after four o'clock in the afternoon, I woke up because I wanted to go to the toilet.

She was in good physical fitness, and took medicine and slept, and now she has basically recovered.

I boiled some white porridge for myself to warm my stomach, ate some fruit, and browsed the information casually to pass the time.

She intends to use her advantages to do something, and wants to live a good life in this world. No matter where she is, it is always wrong to waste time.

Leaning back on the sofa, Zhexi watched and thought about finding some time to have a good chat with Wei Feng about this matter.

At around six o'clock, the woman texted her: You can come over now.

Zhexi tilted his head slightly to stare at the message, wondering, now pass? Isn't it six o'clock? This woman doesn't work overtime anymore?

Zhexi hurriedly changed her clothes and went out.

When she arrived, Su Mochen was already waiting at the place where she parked in the morning.

Zhexi unlocked the car door, and Su Mochen opened the door and bent down to enter the co-pilot.

After Su Mochen sat down, she glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. This time she didn't wear a hat or a mask, but only a scarf.

"Why are you leaving get off work so early today?" After she came in, Zhexi asked casually.

"I'm done with my work." Su Mochen said lightly.

"Oh." Zhexi stopped talking.

The two were silent for a while, and Su Mochen suddenly asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Huh?" It was the first time she said such a thing on her own initiative, which made Zhexi a little stunned.

Su Mochen lowered his eyes, bent his fingers, rubbed his knees, and his ears were stained with a blush.

After recovering, Zhexi coughed lightly, and said, "Do you have anything you want to eat? How about we go eat hot pot?"

Su Mochen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he nodded slightly.

Zhexi smiled. She really didn't expect Su Mochen to be so talkative now, and she was not at all the same as the thorny her before.

Su Mochen raised her eyes and looked out the window: She has never eaten hot pot since she was a child, and hot pot represents excitement, warmth and noise, and all of this has nothing to do with her. The few warmth in her life comes from two people, one is Uncle Wei (Wei Feng) and the other is Jin Zhexi.

All she got at home was scolding, indifference and bullying, no one taught her what love is, what is warmth...

When she was a student, she was cold-tempered and didn't know how to get along with her classmates, so she was isolated and excluded.

It is still difficult for her to enter Su's family. The department manager is someone close to Su Lan. He works overtime, embarrassing and scolding, these are commonplace...

She has been lonely and helpless in the cold world for too long, and she has long lost trust and expectations for others. She is extremely insecure and very defensive...so when she was with Jin Zhexi before, she That's why I'm like a hedgehog, I don't know how to respond to those warmth and kindness...

"Here we are," Zhexi stopped the car and turned his head to look at her. "I've paid attention to this store before. The reviews are very good. You can try it."

Her smile, her gentle words, the warmth and kindness leaking out of her purple eyes, make people suddenly feel that this world is also beautiful...

"Okay." Su Mochen smiled back at her.

The moment she laughed, Zhexi felt as if her heartbeat missed a beat. It was a magical feeling, an experience she had never had before...

So she accidentally said: "Did someone tell you that you look good when you smile?"

Su Mochen was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said seriously: "No one has ever said that."

Zhexi was stunned, and then muttered in a low voice: "That's because they have no vision."

Su Mochen turned away unnaturally, took off his seat belt, pushed the car door and went down.

Zhexi got up and got out of the car.

The service of this store is very good, and the enthusiasm is comparable to the hot peppers in Yunguichuan...

Zhexi was afraid that this excessive enthusiasm would make Su Mochen feel awkward, so he declined the staff's kindness to provide close service.

Now there were only the two of them left on the table. After ordering the dishes, Zhexi got up, took two steps and looked back at her and asked, "Can you eat spicy food?"

Su Mochen looked back at her, opened his lips and whispered, "Yes."

"For that drink, I'll drink sour plum juice," Zhexi smiled at her, "I'll give you a cup of hot tea." She remembered the man's stomach ache, and it was not suitable to drink cold things.

"Okay." If Jin Zhexi didn't ask her, she would drink plain water.

Zhexi mixed two small ingredients, the taste was exactly the same, and poured a cup of sour plum juice and a cup of hot tea, the same amount, and finally made a dinner plate and brought them together.

She half-bent, and handed Su Mochen one of the small ingredients and sour plum juice on the plate, and then kept chattering: "When you eat hot pot, you have to pair it with two things to have a soul," she said after sitting down. He added to himself, "One is plum juice, and the other is wine."

When she said this, Su Mochen couldn't help but think of the way this person drank at the drinking party, so he asked casually, "Have you ever been drunk?" She knew that Jin Zhexi should be able to drink very well.

"There was one time," Zhexi's voice was slightly astringent, "when I was young." That time her mother hurriedly came to grandpa's house to see her, and left in a hurry. She was depressed, so she ran to grandpa's treasure room and drank a lot. In the end, grandpa was heartbroken (so much good wine was ruined by this little thing, the old man was so distressed), and severely criticized her.

Su Mochen heard that she was in a bad mood, so he didn't ask further.

Shabu mutton, beef, and tripe are all her favorites.

Emotions came and went quickly, as soon as her heart came up, Zhexi stopped thinking and started eating. Drinking sour plum juice and eating meat at the same time, it feels so refreshing.

"I remember a passage on the Internet," Zhexi took a mouthful of meat, then took a mouthful of sour plum juice, and said comfortably, "There is no trouble that a hot pot meal can't solve. If there is, then you can eat it again."

Maybe the atmosphere is too good, maybe the surroundings are too lively, the loneliness in her heart is slowly dispelled, replaced by a little bit of warmth...

The rising heat from the hot pot dyed her fair face red, and her already bright facial features became more and more attractive. Zhexi was a little dazed, her eyes blurred and she murmured: "You look so pretty when you smile..."

Hearing this, Su Mochen put away the smile on his cheeks, lowered his eyes and lowered his head to eat the food...

Ah, what the hell, Zhexi feels a little baffled about herself today...

"Eat more meat," Zhexi changed the topic, "It's better to be fatter..."

Su Mochen ignored her and ate vegetables by himself.

Zhexi made her own decision, put some hairy belly with her chopsticks and put it in her bowl, looking at her expectantly: "Try it."

Her gaze fell on Su Mochen, staring at it for a moment, very seriously...

Su Mochen couldn't resist the pressure, and glanced at the hairy belly in the bowl...

Zhexi continued to encourage: "Believe me, dip it in small ingredients and eat it together, the taste will be even better." My seasoning is also a must!

Su Mochen was finally persuaded and stretched out his chopsticks tentatively...

After chewing it twice, the man asked, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Su Mochen responded lightly after stopping his chopsticks.

Jin Zhexi smiled like a child: "I didn't lie to you, it will be very delicious."

Su Mochen's brows and eyes were also stained with a smile.

The hot pot in winter, accompanied by the man's smile, warms the stomach and delights the heart.