Chapter 9
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After hanging up the phone, Vivian quickened his pace. The fish seller tidied up the yellow croaker. After Vivian paid and thanked him, he took the fish to the dish area.
Most of the dishes in the food area are sold by elderly aunties. Vivian has come to buy vegetables more often and knows which one is fresher and cheaper. Now she basically buys from one store.
The vegetable seller is a woman in her forties, chubby, speaking with a northern accent and a touch of highland red. She speaks very eloquently.
"I'm here." The vegetable seller also recognized her. She had just finished cutting lettuce for someone and came over to greet Vivian, wiping her hands.
"Hmm." Vivian smiled, took the plastic bag, and began to pick dishes.
Vivian picked out the vegetables, and the vegetable seller chatted with her while weighing them.
Haven't come to buy groceries for several days.
The index and middle fingers wiped against the thumb, and there was mud on it that had just been dipped in potatoes. Vivian smiled and explained, "I've been a bit busy with work lately."
That's right, because I'm busy with work, I don't have much time to cook. "The older sister understood deeply, looked down at the weight on the electronic scale, and casually asked," Both of you are busy with work, right?
As soon as the eldest sister spoke, Vivian was stunned and thought she wasn't talking to her.
Seeing that Vivian didn't respond for a while, the eldest sister lifted her head and looked at her with a smile in her eyes, saying, "Wasn't it your husband who held you in the seafood area last time?"
Vivian: "..."
At that moment, Vivian broke out in a cold sweat.
She moved her lips and was about to speak when the eldest sister weighed the dishes and stuffed a handful of scallions, smiling and saying, "You two are really compatible, both good-looking. Judging from your husband's appearance, he is particularly gentle and must treat you very well in daily life."
"Oh." Vivian picked up the food, said nothing more, and turned around to leave.
Just out of the market, the sunshine outside brought Vivian back to her senses. She thought about what her elder sister had said just now, sighed coldly, and walked towards her own home.
The eldest sister misunderstood her relationship with Glenn, let alone others. Glenn only came once, which caused the eldest sister to have such a misunderstanding. If he came to her house and met a neighbor, it would be even harder to explain.
In the future, it's better not to let him come. After all, their relationship is not that of a couple. If they separate in the future and someone asks again, it can also avoid embarrassment.
There is a small high slope at the entrance of Hefeng Apartment. Just as Vivian was about to walk up, she looked up and saw the Continental parked at the entrance of the apartment.
The man was only wearing a light gray shirt and trousers, neatly tailored to wrap his tall and slender body. He still leaned lazily against the car, his long legs crossed, and looked down at his phone. He didn't know where his tie had gone, and the collar had two buttons open, revealing skin that was white to transparent under the mottled tree shadows penetrating the leaves.
Glenn seemed to notice her gaze. He tilted his head and lowered his gaze. When he saw her, his originally tightly pursed lips lifted, and even his cold gaze softened under the tree shadow.
He put away his phone and walked over.
The man has long legs. In a few steps, he has already walked to Vivian's side. Vivian gradually tightened her grip. The man smiled at her, still with a slightly higher corner of his right lip, mischievous and frivolous, without the refined appearance described by the vegetable seller.
"I'll get it for you." Glenn took everything from Vivian's hands.
As soon as their hands touched, Vivian's hand trembled and he tightened his grip, saying, "It's okay, I can carry it myself."
Give it to me. "Glenn insisted, taking what Vivian was holding and smiling," You have to come empty-handed and take what I gave you.
Vivian moved his finger, which was strangled by the plastic bag, and was stunned for a moment. He asked, "What?"
Glenn pressed his tongue against his lower lip, smiled casually, and said, "Go open the car door."
"No." Vivian resisted.
Ah. "Glenn pushed her with his wrist and said," Go ahead.
Vivian pursed her lips, lifted her leg and walked up to the car. She turned around to look at Glenn, who was standing in the sunlight, smiling at her.
Vivian took a deep breath and opened the car door.
The moment the door opened, Vivian's pupils contracted.
On the back seat of the car, there is a quiet bouquet of white roses wrapped in newspaper-colored leather, a large bunch, countless in number.
Vivian's eyes moved slightly. This was the first time she had received flowers, and they were her favorite white roses.
She moved her fingers and bent down to get into the car. The aroma that came towards her made Vivian's heart empty for a moment, as if in a dream. After hugging the rose in her arms, Vivian turned around to look at Glenn, and the feeling gradually became real.
Glenn didn't know what kind of flowers Vivian liked. He drove past the flower shop and just thought Vivian was suitable for white roses, so he bought a bouquet.
I didn't expect it to be so suitable.
The woman stood in front of the burgundy car holding a white rose, with a hint of surprise in her expression, but it was very light. Only her white and translucent cheeks and clear eyes under the mottled tree shadows could reveal a little bit.
The bouquet of flowers was too big for her to hold. She struggled to gather the bouquet into her arms and pulled up her sleeve, revealing two fair wrists with small bones.
Glenn quietly watched her flustered appearance, watched for a while, smiled, got up and walked to Vivian's side.
"Thank you." The woman looked up at him and said with a faint smile.
The man gathered the bouquet and stuffed it into her arms. After closing the car door, Glenn said, "Let's go, I'm hungry."
This is Glenn's first visit to Vivian's house. The room looks like an ordinary apartment, very small, but decorated quite warmly.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw the cat bed at the door. The cat bed was clean and tidy around, and the inside was empty. Glenn glanced sideways, and Vivian noticed and explained.
"Mimi is not feeling well. I sent her to the pet hospital."
Glenn smiled and said, "Are you coming back tonight?"
Not coming back. "Vivian took the things from Glenn's hands and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook. After taking them, she casually asked," Why are you asking this?
"Because adults do things at night, it's better for children not to watch," Glenn said.
Vivian: "..."
My ears turned red quietly. Vivian took something and turned to the kitchen.
Vivian often cooks on weekdays, so his cooking speed is quite fast. In less than an hour, four dishes and one soup were placed on the table. Vivian brought out the rice and arranged the chopsticks neatly.
The table was not big, and the two of them sat on one side. Vivian handed a bowl of soup to Glenn. Just after finishing the meal, she was sweating and her face was a little red. She said in a faint voice, "I don't know what your taste is, but I made it casually."
Glenn lifted his wrist and rolled his fingers twice at the cuffs. He looked down at the food in front of him. It was indeed a homemade dish, with one less layer of filter than the Chinese food in high-end restaurants, but just looking at it, there was a unique taste inside.
Glenn said, 'It's pretty good. Eating like this feels a bit like home.'
As soon as he finished speaking, both of them were stunned for a moment.
Vivian looked up at him, her eyes flickered. She wanted to say something, but held back. She took the chopsticks and said to Glenn, "Let's eat."
The meal was ordinary. Glenn is not a silent person, but he doesn't talk much at the table. This is his upbringing, and Vivian appreciates it.
Although the two of them ate in silence, they didn't feel embarrassed. They just felt that the person across the table was so familiar that there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
Vivian thought about what Glenn said and didn't eat very happily.
After dinner, Glenn had no intention of leaving. Vivian cleaned up the table and went to the kitchen to wash dishes.
The water column from the faucet is poured on the hand, and the crisp sound of white porcelain colliding is mixed with the sound of rushing water. Vivian is thinking about something.
He cannot stay here overnight.
"Do you usually read these books?"
Vivian was distracted when a man outside suddenly asked. Vivian came to his senses, turned off the faucet, and walked out. When he went out, he saw Glenn sitting on the sofa, with his elbows slightly propped up on the back of the sofa, looking at the book "Jade and Stone Detailed Explanation" she was reading
Hearing Vivian come out, Glenn raised his eyes and smiled at her, saying, "Do you want me to recommend some books to you?"
Glenn is in the gemstone business, and he speaks German very fluently. When he says senior, Vivian really recognizes him.
It's rare to have someone guide her, so Vivian naturally agreed. She wiped her hands, took out a convenience book and a pen from the small coffee table in front of the sofa, squatted in front of the sofa, and looked up at Glenn.
Looking at her serious expression, Glenn smiled again and said, "Ancient Jade Picture Examination, Ancient Jade Picture..."
Vivian wrote down a few words step by step.
When she wrote, she lowered her head, and Glenn's gaze could just see her earlobe and the soft patch behind her ear. He had bitten it and knew the taste, and Glenn felt an itch in his heart.
"Like a primary school student."
Glenn said, glancing at Vivian's handwriting, stroke by stroke, neat and tidy.
He smiled and said, 'The handwriting is also similar.'
After he spoke, Vivian's face gradually became hot. She looked up at him without saying a word.
It seemed that he was unhappy with what he said, and there was some displeasure in his eyes. Glenn lowered his gaze to meet her gaze, reached out his finger to pinch her chin, and leaned down to kiss her.
Vivian's eyes flickered.
The man's initial kiss was light, but soon turned into a violent storm. Vivian's body lightened and was hugged and pressed under the man. She gasped for breath and looked into the man's eyes.
Inside, there is a strong and tumbling emotion and desire.
"Can I stay here tonight?" Glenn's voice was deep.
The man's lips fell again, moist and soft, penetrating her tongue and grasping her heart.
The man's kiss ran down her jaw to her neck, and Vivian gradually closed her eyes.
"Okay."
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