Sitting back on the sofa, I finished smoking the cigarette in my hand and then extinguished it in the ashtray. I looked at the guitar beside , but I didn't have the mood to sing even a song.
I lay back on the sofa, once again tortured to death by boredom. I glanced at Mi Cai's room and felt sowhat unhappy. If it weren't for her constraints, I would have been drinking beer and watching a show with Robben and the others, so to a large extent, the boredom I feel now is bestowed upon by her.
If she hadn't suddenly bought this house, I wouldn't have to compromise to continue living here, nor would I have to change my lifestyle. In a night like this, dying in the tornt of boredom.
I feel that she has a responsibility to help get rid of this endless boredom. Regardless of how unreasonable this logic may seem to others, I think it is only natural. Boredom is so terrifying in my world of understanding, and it is completely derived from loneliness. If one is alive, who wouldn't be afraid of loneliness?
I ca to Mi Cai's door, determined to break free from the prison of loneliness on this not-so-late night. I knocked on the door and said to Mi Cai, who knows what she was doing inside, "Hey, do you have ti? Let's chat."
"We don't have a common language," Mi Cai's voice ca from inside the room.
"We all speak Chinese, so how can we not have a common language?... Besides, I am the landlord and you are the tenant. We live under the sa roof, so it is necessary to communicate in order to live in harmony in the long term."
Mi Cai ignored , and I could only hear a slightly awkward echo from inside the room.
I imdiately changed my strategy and adopted a conciliatory policy. I knocked on her door again and said, "Have you had dinner? How about I cook so supper..."
Mi Cai didn't appreciate it and interrupted with annoyance, "Please do sothing aningful."
"Damn it, I offer to make supper for you, and you mock for living a aningless life, right? Then I won't bother anymore. I'll go play with a spoon..."
I sat back on the sofa in frustration, but I was not willing to give up. Why does she have the attitude of ignoring ? I may be poor and not very successful, but that doesn't an I'm willing to use lowliness to fulfill her high attitude. Since I am alive, I still care about my dignity.
I really found a spoon from the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table, using my fingers to spin the spoon handle, making it spin like a top.
...
Half an hour later, Mi Cai's door was opened. She had changed her clothes and was wearing a white coral fleece pajama. She walked towards the bathroom, seemingly ready to wash up and rest.
I stared at her, but she didn't look at . She only glanced at the spinning spoon when she reached the coffee table, then stopped and looked at . I, on the other hand, looked at her expressionlessly and spun the spoon handle even harder, as if venting my frustration.
My boring behavior finally brought a slight smile to Mi Cai's face, but I couldn't tell if she found it genuinely funny or if she was mocking .
"What are you laughing at? Didn't I just tell you that I want to play with the spoon?" I said while spinning the spoon even faster.
Mi Cai nodded and said, "You really keep your word. That's progress." After speaking, she didn't say much and walked towards the bathroom.
I glanced at Mi Cai's departing figure and slapped the spinning spoon to make it stop.
...
A mont later, Mi Cai ca out of the bathroom. Her hair was already loose, with so water stains on the tips. Although she had removed her makeup, her skin was still fair and delicate, as if it could be broken with a gentle touch. This further highlighted her natural beauty. Among the countless won I have known, there are not many who still look so beautiful after removing their makeup.
She continued to ignore my existence and walked towards her own room.
I mustered up the courage and shouted at her again, "Stop right there."
"What do you want?" Mi Cai's words were cold, and her expression was even colder as she looked at .
Feeling a bit guilty, I forced myself to say, "I... I'm bored. Can you chat with for a while?"
"Find soone as boring as you to chat with. I'm going to rest," Mi Cai replied, her words and expression full of sarcasm.
It was as if I had been granted a reprieve, and my tone beca more assertive, "But you said so yourself. I'm going out to have fun now."
"You can go out, but take your luggage with you. There's no need to co back," Mi Cai said.
"I knew you would use my weakness to entertain yourself... Seriously, after more than three years of renting, I've seen all kinds of people, but I've never seen a tenant as arrogant as you. Can't you be a bit more polite to your landlord?" I expressed my dissatisfaction and once again forced the title of "tenant" onto Mi Cai.
Mi Cai retorted, "I've never seen soone as shaless as you!"
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"If I weren't shaless, I would have been sleeping on the streets. It's all because of you." I glared at Mi Cai, feeling annoyed as I recalled the experiences of the past few days.
"Aren't you the landlord? Who dares to force you?" Mi Cai looked at with a smile that wasn't really a smile, her words full of mockery.I pointed at Mi Cai, feeling so angry that my liver hurt. After a while, I said, "You wicked woman, I said I'm the landlord, but you want to find a fig leaf for yourself? Can you leave so dignity?" After saying that, I sighed heavily, "The life of the poor is bitter... Ah! There's no sense of happiness in living... Ah!"
"You are a troublemaker in ancient tis, and a rascal in modern tis!" Mi Cai glared at , and after saying that, she didn't want to argue with anymore. She turned around and walked towards her own room.
Looking at the closed door, I spat and angrily said, "So what if you're the bourgeoisie? Comrade Xiaoping has said that the Chinese people will eventually move towards common prosperity. Let you guys who have beco rich in advance show off for a few more years. In a few years, you'll see..."
After ssing around in the living room for a while, I finally returned to my own room. I closed the door, lay on the bed, and lit a cigarette out of habit. I still thought about the argunt with Mi Cai just now. Although I didn't gain any advantage, I felt a sense of satisfaction in my heart when I thought about Mi Cai's angry scolding of as a rascal and a rogue. My mood seed to be less irritable. After a while, I fell asleep in a daze, finally escaping from the tornt of boredom!
...
Maybe I slept early last night. I woke up at six in the morning and couldn't fall back asleep no matter what. I just stared at the ceiling absentmindedly, and involuntarily thought about Circle and Yan Yan's upcoming wedding. My mood beca anxious. I understood that this anxiety was not groundless, it was related to my upcoming eting with Jian Wei. It was troubleso! No matter how I comforted myself, it seed that I couldn't remain calm...
Furthermore, I was also curious. I had dedicated my youth to Jian Wei just like her. I was anxious because I was about to et her, but what about her? Was she feeling the sa as ?
I didn't have the answer. I couldn't use myself as the standard to asure Jian Wei, because sotis won were different from n, and sotis Jian Wei was not equal to . Perhaps when we et again three years later, she would only treat as an ordinary friend, or even a stranger!
The genius dawned, and under the continuous anxiety, I didn't plan to sleep anymore. After getting up and freshening up, I prepared breakfast for myself. I opened the refrigerator and saw that there were still a few salted eggs that Mr. Ban brought a few days ago. I cooked a pot of porridge, bought a few youtiao, and it was considered a good breakfast combination.
I went to the breakfast shop downstairs and bought so youtiao, then went to the convenience store and bought a few bags of pickled vegetables. When I ca back, the water in the pot was already boiling. I poured in the rice and then found a mop to clean the house.
A gust of cold wind suddenly blew in from the window of the balcony, and I realized that both Mi Cai and I had forgotten to close the window last night. No wonder this morning was colder than usual.
It was already halfway through autumn, and the morning temperature was very low. I wrapped myself in clothes and walked to the balcony to close the window. The first ray of sunlight in the morning also shone through the glass and reflected onto the colorful leaves on the balcony, as if telling that it was a good morning.
In order to blend into this good morning, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Gradually, my restless mood cald down a bit.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Mi Cai walking out of the room. She was still wearing pajamas and her expression was still in a daze from just waking up.
I leaned on the mop and greeted Mi Cai with a frivolous smile, "Good morning, my female tenant!"
Mi Cai seed unwilling to be entangled in the identity of a tenant that I imposed on her. She tied up her ssy hair and asked , "Do you always wake up this early?"
"Of course not. I woke up early today specifically to make breakfast for you." I casually lied.
"Is that so? But I planned to sleep a little longer."
"Then why did you get up now?" I looked at Mi Cai knowingly. Getting up at this ti was obviously to go to the bathroom, but I was curious about what it would be like for such a beautiful woman to say the two vulgar words "go to the bathroom". Or maybe she was too embarrassed to say it!... It didn't matter whether she was embarrassed or not, as long as I could find so amusent for myself at the beginning of the day.
Mi Cai frowned at but didn't say anything. It seed that a beautiful woman like her found it difficult to say the two words "go to the bathroom". I felt proud in my heart and took advantage of the situation to block the entrance of the bathroom.
After a while, Mi Cai said to , "Move aside."
"No way!... Don't you understand manners? I asked you a question and you haven't answered. You made so angry early in the morning!" I raised my voice.
Mi Cai stood still, her face slightly red. It might be because of my anger, or it might be because she had been holding it in all night... How could she not be uncomfortable!
I felt extrely satisfied in my heart, as if Mi Cai had already avenged the grudge of occupying this house with money. I arrogantly said, "Tell , since you still plan to sleep, what are you getting up for now?"
"I'm getting up now because I need to use the bathroom. Please move aside." Mi Cai said with an annoyed expression.I was afraid that I had taken my joke too far, even more afraid that Mi Cai would get angry and ask to move out. I quickly moved aside, making room for Mi Cai to enter. Suddenly, I realized that I didn't necessarily have to say "I need to pee". Saying "I need to use the bathroom" could also subtly express the sa thing. This was the difference between a rough man and a beautiful woman!
After Mi Cai ca out of the bathroom, I sincerely invited her to have breakfast together again. However, she seed to be disgusted by my previous teasing and ignored , going straight into her room to continue sleeping. As a result, on this seemingly fine morning, I ate a boring breakfast alone and then, like a machine, started the day that had already been set.
Wait, I need to correct myself. Strictly speaking, I'm not like a machine, because lately, I've been anxious with human emotions. Every ti I think about Circle and Yan Yan's upcoming wedding, and the inevitable eting with Jian Wei, I instinctively feel anxious... At this mont, I would rather be an emotionless machine, because another day has passed, and I still don't know how to face Jian Wei after three years of separation!
At this mont, the perfect morning sunlight shifted its angle and shone into the room, illuminating the black coat in the wardrobe, extinguishing my emotions, but Jian Wei's face beca clearer and clearer...
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