The car just stops in front of Duan Jia Xu's apartment complex. They both get off the car.
Duan Jia Xu stretches his body and moves his neck. He massages his shoulder and then goes to the nearby pharmacy. He randomly takes an ointment for his bruise.
Sang Yan walks slowly behind him, waiting for him. He is always expressionless, but this time, because he is unhappy, he looks so cold. He is also wearing black clothes. He looks even more terrifying.
The cashier couldn't help but look at Sang Yan several times. Duan Jia Xu quickly went to the cashier to pay.
The cashier scans the barcode and looks at Duan Jia Xu's split lip. She also notices the bruises on his face. She frowns and asks in a low voice. "Do you need help with the police report?"
Sang Yan clearly hears it, he immediately shoots a glance over.
Hearing her words, Duan Jia Xu is startled, he really wants to laugh, but he is afraid that it would tear his split lip even more. He just pays and says softly. "No need, thank you."
Sang Yan leaves the pharmacy first. Then he looks at Duan Jia Xu's face. "This little bruise is supposed to heal before we get to the detention centre."
Duan Jia Xu doesn't make a fuss, just points to a small complex. "That one."
They both go to Duan Jia Xu's apartment. He lives alone, so expect Sang Zhi, no one ever comes to his place.
The color of the house is much darker so Sang Zhi's pink slipper is too eye-catching. Sang Yan looks at it and laughs coldly.
Duan Jia Xu has no intention of taking care of him, he just lazily says "You should just walk around barefoot."
Sang Yan just thinks of himself as his family member so he just goes toward the fridge. He takes a bottle of coca-cola. He takes a look at the fridge and then closes it again.
Sang Yan returns to the living room.
Duan Jia Xu comes out of his bedroom, holding his laundry. Duan Jia Xu notices what Sang Yan is holding. He raises his eyebrows and says, "This."
Sang Yan is confused
"The snacks and drinks in the fridge and the things on the shelf." Duan Jia Xu says gently and politely "I hope you will try not to touch them."
Sang Yan doesn't even look at him, he says lazily "Your coca-cola is mixed with gold?'
"No." Duan Jia Xu laughs. "But those are my girlfriend's."
Because of the change in status, Sang Yan can't feel comfortable at the moment. He glances at Duan Jia Xu and feels too lazy to worry about him.
Duan Jia Xu enters his bathroom and undresses. He looks in the mirror and notices that the corner of his lips is split. His left eye is swollen. There are bruises on his face.
He also has several bruises on his body. He's not sure if they'll heal by tomorrow.
He thought of the time Jiang Ying threw a glass of water at him, Sang Zhi was so angry. This time he was even more unhappy, he couldn't guess how she would react.
Duan Jia Xu sighs and goes to take a shower. He turns up the water to ease the pain. He takes a quick shower.
The time he is out, Sang Yan finishes a round of his game. Duan Jia Xu notices that there are several finished snacks on the table. Sang Yan has eaten a lot.
Duan Jia Xu says nothing and just takes out the medicine he bought earlier. He applies it to his bruises and says "When will you go back to Nan Wu?"
"Not too fast." He looked at Duan Jia Xu and said, "Why are you acting so weak with this minor injury?"
Duan Jia Xu laughs "It's very painful."
"Except the first one." Sang Yan leans back on the sofa and says, "When did I use my power? It's just supposed to feel ticklish."
Duan Jia Xu says nothing and lifts up his t-shirt. He applies all to the bruises.
"When she sees you tomorrow, she will say that I bullied you." Sang Yan yawns, he sounds tired "Come on, I'm a fair person. I would let you hit me."
Duan Jia Xu raises his eyebrows and says calmly "Forget it, I never hit anyone. I couldn't."
"I let you hit me, you should hit me. Why are you so slow?"
Duan Jia Xu puts down his medicine and just says "Then stand up, it's hard to beat you when you're sitting."
The fight starts again.
But this time Sang Yan takes initiative to request to be punched. "Get this done quickly."
Duan Jia Xu smiles "I really can't do it."
Sang Yan is impatient and points to his face. "Make a fist and hit me here."
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Duan Jia Xu just punches him in the face.
Sang Yan is shocked and falls back a few steps. He bumps into the shoe rack. He feels one side of his face go numb. It hurts, but he doesn't say anything. He just lifts his thumb towards Duan Jia Xu.
This matter develops in strange way.
Both of them are sitting down on the sofa and applies the medicine.
"I'm a bit regretting this," Duan Jia Xu says "Now my hand is hurt too."
Sang Yan puts a hot towel on his face and says blankly, "Your energy is great, ah".
Duan Jia Xu laughs "I really couldn't do it."
"Go away."
Duan Jia Xu's phone keeps on ringing.
Sang Yan could guess that it was a message from Sang Zhi. Duan Jia Xu quickly finishes applying his medicine, then takes a tissue to wipe his hand. Then he picks up his phone to answer the message.
Sang Yan is annoyed "Could you silent it?"
Duan Jia Xu looks at him and says lazily "No, I can't."
"........."
"Why do I see that your phone is quite peaceful."Duan Jia Xu says.
"......."
"Okay." Duan Jia Xu notices that it's late, he gets up and says "I have to go to work tomorrow. You do what you want. I will go to sleep now."
"Wait," says Sang Yan, "let me borrow some pants to wear."
"Why? I would only wear it for a few days and then give it back to you. Besides," Sang Yan sits down on the sofa. "Where would I sleep tonight? You shouldn't ask me as a guest to sleep on the sofa, should you?"
It's silence.
After a while, Duan Jia Xu bends his body and points to his chest. He smiles and says "I'm sorry, I'm not sleeping with a man."
"... Could you stop make me feeling disgusted?" Sang Yan says.
Duan Jia Xu goes to get a new set of toiletries, then goes back to his bedroom to get a set of clothes for Sang Yan. Then he comes out of the bedroom and throws everything to Sang Yan. "I'm going to sleep, the living room is yours."
Duan Jia Xu walks toward the bedroom and then says "I don't mean to disrespect you. Bro, but today I was beat so hard by you. So I need a rest."
"Go away."
Duan Jia Xu then adds "I'll lock my door."
———
After a video call with Li Ping, Sang Zhi takes a shower and lies down on her bed. She continues to send messages to Duan Jia Xu. She tries to send one to Sang Yan, but notices that he is still blacklisted, so she just gives up.
Duan Jia Xu's rhythm in replying is slow.
Sang Zhi thinks that both of the men should be talking so she doesn't disturb them.
Sang Zhi plays game for a while and thinks, she wants to have a video call with Duan Jia Xu. He doesn't answer it.
Very quickly he sends a message.
[TEXT]
[Duan Jia Xu: I'm not wearing any clothes.]
[Duan Jia Xu: Is it okay?]
Without waiting for Sang Zhi's reply, Duan Jia Xu already calls her via video call.
Sang Zhi stops breathing and just hangs up. She frowns.
[Sang Zhi: Couldn't you put some clothes on now? Aren't you afraid of being cold?]
Duan Jia Xu just sends a voice message "I'm too lazy to wear them."
He just calls her again.
"You really don't want to see me?" Duan Jia Xu says with a low voice. "It's quite sexy."
Sang Zhi is speechless, "You and my Ge were drinking?"
"No."
Sang Zhi is serious, she asks him "Are you okay?"
Duan Jia Xu smiles and says "I was scolded few times, It's okay."
Sang Zhi is relieved, she mumbles, "I only let him scold you a few times, I'll find a chance to also scold him back a few times".
"Em."
"Why did my Ge Ge come here so sudden?"
"From what I hear from him, it seems like he just wants to see you." Duan Jia Xu says "Whether you live in a dormitory or with your graduated boyfriend?"
"Do I look that careless?" Sang Zhi rubs her eyes and says "Okay, if there's nothing, I'll sleep first."
"Em, goodnight."
"Then what would my Ge be like tomorrow?" Sang Zhi suddenly remembers something. "Did he tell you when he is going back?"
"He said he would be here for a few days. Sleep, don't worry about him."
———
The next morning, Sang Zhi arrives at the office on time.
Because she hasn't filled in the report forms, Shi Xiao Yu scolds her for a while. Perhaps because Shi Xiao Yu has not had enough sleep, she is in a bad mood today "Do you want to quit? How can you not be able to do anything good?"
Sang Zhi thinks about it "I think I did everything well?"
"Sang Zhi!" Shi Xiao Yu's face turned red as she shouted, "You think this is your house? Do you think the company is spending money to employ you so you can play around? If you have no skills, just leave!"
Sang Zhi doesn't know what's making her so angry today, she says seriously, "When do I ever get to play when I work here? Besides, I have no skills, so I came here to do the internship. I want to learn more".
Shi Xiao Yu laughed coldly, "If you have no skill, then listen to me carefully. Whatever I ask you to do, do it. Don't resist me every day."
"Oh." Sang Zhi says "If you were reasonable, I would."
"Didn't you obey me at first? What happened to you? Couldn't you stand it anymore?" Shi Xiao Yu says, "Honestly, I think you look good, you have good grades at school, why would you steal someone else's boyfriend? Aren't you sick of it?"
They are fighting about it. All the other co-workers are coming over to watch them.
Sang Yan lifts her eyes and says, "Whose boyfriend am I stealing? Jiang Ying ah?"
"You know about it clearly."
"I'm sorry. My boyfriend has never touched a woman's hand before." Sang Zhi looks into her eyes and says coldly, "Remember to tell your friend to go to the doctor to have her mental health checked. Didn't you see how crazy she was that day? How could she daydream every day? Is she crazy?"
Shi Xia Yu is startled "But she said......"
They make quite a loud noise, suddenly Zhang Hui comes over and says coldly "What are you guys doing! Come inside now!"
———
Both of them are scolded by Zhang Hui
During this time, he actually hears about Shi Xiao Yu's mistreatment of Sang Zhi. Zhang Hui is a straightforward person, he dislikes this kind of action, so he warns Shi Xiao Yu about it.
Shi Xiao Yu starts to behave.
This fight brings their relationship to the boiling point, but Sang Zhi feels more comfortable.
They are working together in harmony till the time to get off work.
Sang Zhi finishes her work and simply hands it over to Shi Xiao Yu. She doesn't want to act anymore. She just pretends that Shi Xiao Yu is air. She says goodbye to her colleagues and leaves.
Sang Zhi and Duan Jia Xu are working today, so no one is looking after Sang Yan. At first they agreed to have dinner together at the nearby seafood restaurant. Now they have to take Sang Yan with them.
She leaves the office building and notices Duan Jia Xu. She runs over and asks where Sang Yan is. Looking at his face, she notices the bruises on it.
Sang Zhi stops. Duan Jia Xu holds her hand and says, "Your Ge went over first to get us a table. Now we should go over as well."
Sang Zhi follows her lips and can guess what happened last night. Trying to control her anger, she asks, "What happened to your face?"
Duan Jia Xu's bruises and wounds start to heal. "I accidentally bumped something."
"Oh, you bumped with Sang Yan's punch?" She looks at his face and turns quickly, walking towards the seafood restaurant. She doesn't look at him. "Don't tell me you just stood there yesterday and let him beat you."
Duan Jia Xu coughs "Not really."
"Where did he hit you beside your face?"
"No, just on the face." Duan Jia Xu says.
She considers the validity of his words. She stops walking. Suddenly, she raises her hands and touches his stomach. Suddenly, she sees Duan Jia Xu take a few steps back to avoid her touch. His expression has also changed.
It's obvious.
Sang Zhi is so furious "I will kill him."
———
The restaurant is quite popular, so it's quite full. Sang Yan is sitting at a table near the window. He looks lazily at the menu. Then he notices Sang Zhi and Duan Jia Xu.
As soon as he lifts his eyes, he feels something around his neck. He gasps and coughs. "Wow."
Sang Zhi says furiously "You are over."
When Sang Yan notices Duan Jia Xu, he immediately understands something. He says, "Before I get so angry, let me go."
"When I'm going home - NO, starting today." Sang Zhi just pretends not to hear his words, she pinches his face again and pulls his hair. "I'll talk bad about your girlfriend to mum every day. Don't even think about letting her be a part of our family, dream on! What did I tell you yesterday..."
Sang Yan pulls her arm "You dare."
"Why are you being so unreasonable? Who asked you to hit him? It's all right for you to hit me! But you..." Sang Zhi is so angry that her eyes are red. "How could you hit him so badly? If I had known yesterday, I would have reported you to the police! I am telling you! From now on, I'll be fighting with myself!"
Sang Yan takes a deep breath "Let's have a good talk."
Then Sang Zhi simply lets go of her hand. She says with a hint of sobbing. "Sang Yan! You dare to bully my friend! I want to cut my ties with you!"
She lets out all her anger, then Sang Zhi glares at him for a while, then goes to the toilet.
Duan Jia Xu clears his throat and pats Sang Yan on the shoulder. Then he follows her to the toilet. After a while, Duan Jia Xu returns and sits alone in his seat.
Duan Jia Xu explains. "She is going to the restroom."
Sang Yan massages his face and laughs furiously "Damnit, later on don't stop me, I really want to beat that little demon."
"I would definitely stop you. Why should you bicker with her?" Duan Jia Xu helps to talk some good words about Sang Yan; "How could that kind of movement makes it painful for you?"
Sang Yan is so furious. "Hurry up go away."
"Brother, let me see." Duan Jia Xu seems to enjoy it, laughing, "When will you have time to come and beat me up again?"