cast a peach

Chapter 36 Power Outage

Zhao Guangshui's heart was pounding, he took Tan Mingli's hand, and looked at Tan Mingli shyly and uneasily.

Tan Mingli looks good today, with long curly hair hanging over her shoulders, wearing a camel-colored long trench coat, a silky white shirt inside, and a pair of heeled shoes.She was already tall, so she looked taller and slender.

Tan Mingli naturally held Zhao Guangshui's hand, looked at her softly, brought her closer to him, carefully checked whether the girl's shoulders were wet from the rain, and then had time to look at her. Xia Er: "Hi, I'm Xiaoshui's older sister."

With a gentle smile again: "Thank you for helping Xiaoshui hold an umbrella to shelter us from the rain."

She has a good demeanor and a good temperament. Under the thin rain curtain, she almost looks like a character who came out of a Korean drama. She is gentle and dignified, and she is too beautiful.

Xia Er was also a little dazed, looked at the two of them holding hands naturally, and raised a polite smile: "...It's a little effort, I don't think Zhao is carrying an umbrella, thinking that we just happened to be on the way, and accompany her home It's also very convenient, no problem."

Tan Mingli also smiled when she heard the words: "Really? It's a coincidence to drop by with Xiaoshui."

She invited gently: "Since you are on the way, let me give you a ride, okay?"

Xia Er politely refused, and Tan Mingli didn't force it, and after Xiaoshui said goodbye to her senior, she took the girl to the car.

The car drove away.

Xia Er held an umbrella, looked at the rain-soaked asphalt road, stood there for a long time, then sighed softly, turned and left.

——Is it really my sister?

I always feel that there is a wonderful atmosphere of intimacy and no other people's interference between classmate Zhao and her sister.

Has classmate Zhao looked at her with that look?

It rained harder and harder.

The wiper on the front window of the car kept scraping off the water droplets, and the rain was crackling on the car window. The tall buildings and businesses on both sides of the road had already turned on their lights, and it was a hazy light and shadow reflected in the car.

There was hot cocoa in the car, Tan Mingli handed it to Zhao Guangshui as soon as he got up, and Zhao Guangshui drank it slowly bit by bit with the cup in his hand.

She really wanted to look at Sister Li and talk to her, but she didn't dare to look, fearing that her eyes would be too obvious for Sister Li to see the clues, so she had to endure the turbulent emotions and throbbing in her heart, lower her eyes and be quiet sit in the passenger seat.

Tan Mingli waited for Xiao Shui to speak while driving, but she didn't wait for a long time. She glanced at the rearview mirror, and saw the girl sitting in the passenger seat obediently holding a cup, her soft hair covering a little of her snow-white cheeks.

Today, she wore a loose white velvet sweater, showing a slender wrist, and wearing jeans and sneakers, making her look more youthful and beautiful.

so cute.

Tan Mingli sighed in her heart, and a piece of tenderness like water burst out from the tip of her heart. She couldn't help but had a gentle smile in her eyes, and asked softly, "It's raining so hard, why don't you give it to me?" Call me to pick you up?"

And softly said softly: "I have been waiting for your call for a long time.

Her tone was soft, and her expression was soft, but there was a little bit of coquettish complaint, as if she was showing weakness, more like attacking in a roundabout way.

Zhao Guangshui couldn't hear this the most, she immediately became nervous, sat up straight and apologized: "I'm sorry...I..."

"I don't want to bother my sister to come for a trip...Moreover, when I first came out, the rain hadn't started yet, and then I met my senior sister who said she could give me a ride. I..."

Tan Mingli gently stopped the girl's apology: "Don't be nervous, Xiao Shui, I'm not angry."

She was holding the steering wheel with one hand, still looking ahead, but she gently held the girl's hand with the other hand, and patted the back of the girl's hand comfortingly: "Don't always apologize to me, okay?"

"I just hope that you can rely on me more."

The woman's complexion is soft and quiet, like water.The neon lights outside the car window cast bright and dark spots on her delicate side face, but her words were gentle and frank: "You have never been my trouble."

"It's my concern."

she said softly.

When the red light came on, Tan Mingli stopped the car and looked softly at Zhao Guangshui: "Do you understand? Xiaoshui."

The woman's expression was too gentle, Zhao Guangshui stared at her blankly, her eyes became sore little by little, and she almost couldn't hold back the tears, she quickly lowered her head, sniffed, and said in a muffled voice:

"……I don't know."

I don't understand why Sister Li treats her so well, I don't understand why she is always so patient with her, comforting her again and again, let alone...

Why is she so exciting.

Tan Mingli was slightly startled, then smiled very softly, and said in a low voice: "Well... Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't understand."

"We still have a long time."

"I can let you..." The light in her eyes turned, the light pupils were extraordinarily clear and beautiful under the light, and they were softly fixed on Zhao Guangshui: "Understand slowly."

"This sentence, can you understand?"

Tan Mingli smiled and asked softly, with gentle eyebrows and eyes.

She said softly again: "If you understand, just blink."

"..."

Zhao Guangshui no longer hesitated, she gently closed her eyes, then opened them again, looking at the beautiful and gentle woman, her heart was beating again and again, the sweet and slightly sour heart in her new love was full of heartbeat and warmth.

She thought, I may never forget such a pear sister.

She was as good as a dream or a delusion.

The green light is on.

When Tan Mingli got the girl's response, she laughed happily, turned around and started the car slowly, stretched out her hand and gently squeezed the girl's fingers, and said softly, "Good boy."

When they got home, the two had a simple meal, washed and changed their clothes, and went out, leaning on the sofa to do their own things as usual.Tan Mingli was reading with a Kindle, while Zhao Guangshui was sitting beside her, holding a computer and doing model homework assigned by the teacher.

The atmosphere is warm and peaceful.

Tan Mingli was a little thirsty from reading, and was about to get up to make himself a cup of coffee when the girl pulled her clothes softly.

Like a small animal that depends on people.

Tan Mingli's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that Xiao Shui was cute again, and turned to look at her with a smile: "What's the matter, eh? Have you finished your homework?"

"It's finished."

Zhao Guangshui nodded obediently, a little embarrassed.

The tone and voice that Sister Pear spoke to her... seemed different from other people.She is gentle, appropriate, and calm to others, but she always has a smile in her tone, and a little bit of imperceptible pampering.

Give her the illusion that no matter what she does, she will be included and forgiven.

"Is sister going to make coffee?" Zhao Guangshui asked her.

"Yes, what's the matter?"

Tan Mingli bent his eyes, reached out and took the girl's hand naturally. .

Tan Mingli used to use words very formally, and could hardly speak modal particles. After getting along with Xiao Shui, she couldn't help but began to say modal particles to Xiao Shui, such as "Okay", "What's the matter", "Okay Oh"...and so on.But it seems that it is limited to Xiaoshui, she never speaks like this to others.

This kind of speech is soft, just like Xiao Shui.She thought softly in her heart.

"that……"

Zhao Guangshui was obviously a little embarrassed, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Drinking coffee at night will affect sleep—isn't my sister not sleeping well?"

She stood up, went to the room to fetch a thermos cup and handed it to her: "This is the scented tea I made when I just finished eating. It can help sleep. You can drink this."

She specifically asked her grandfather, who had studied Chinese medicine, and upon hearing this, he mailed her some roses, goji berries, and even sandalwood.

Grandpa still laughed at her and asked her why she cared so much for Sister Li.

Zhao Guangshui was very embarrassed, lowered his eyes, and said softly:

"Because I like Sister Pear very much."

She never lied in front of grandpa.

Tan Mingli was slightly taken aback, and took it, the thermos was still steaming, with a faint floral fragrance.She was in a subtle trance, blinked, and responded softly:

"Okay, thank you Xiaoshui for your concern, I will drink well."

She grew up abroad, and her living habits are actually relatively western, and she is not used to drinking hot water.Mom and Dad will always patiently ask her not to drink ice water often, she was very naughty when she was young, and she didn't care.Later, after returning to China, he lived in the Tan family, and his temperament was gradually worn down. He even learned the tea ceremony from his grandfather and was able to make beautiful and good tea.

But when she was alone, she was still more used to drinking and drinking coffee, even if she sometimes had a faint stomach pain, she didn't care much.

It had been a long time since anyone had instructed her so carefully, Tan Mingli was slightly dazed.

She smiled tenderly and helplessly: Is she taking care of Xiao Shui, or is Xiao Shui taking care of her?

She took a sip of scented tea, her mouth full of fragrance, she put down the thermos cup and was about to speak when suddenly the overhead light in the living room flickered and went out.

The room suddenly darkened.

Tan Mingli subconsciously took a step forward, reached out and took the girl into his arms, and gently stroked Xiaoshui's shoulder: "Don't be afraid, sister is here."

She groped to find her mobile phone on the coffee table, turned on the flashlight, and was afraid that Xiao Shui would be afraid, so she still held the girl's hand and did not let go. She held her like this, raised the mobile phone in one hand to illuminate the living room in a small area, and looked at it. Light, went to check other electrical appliances and meters, and sighed softly with his forehead:

"It looks like the community has lost power because of the heavy rain."

As if to echo her conclusion, purple lightning flashed outside the window to illuminate the sky, and there was a loud thunderclap.

Tan Mingli instinctively raised her hand to cover the girl's ears, and did not let go until the burst of thunder passed. Rou Rou looked at her and asked worriedly, "Are you all right? Xiao Shui, are you afraid of thunder?"

The woman was too close and intimate with her, and the dim light added to the ambiguous atmosphere. Zhao Guangshui was gently protected by Tan Mingli in his arms, and his breath was filled with the faint fragrance of her body. The ears covered by Tan Mingli quietly turned red.

Fortunately, there was a power outage, and Sister Li would not be noticed in the dark.

She said softly, "It seems... a little scared."

Tan Mingli lowered her head, gently covered her ears, and comforted her: "It's okay, sister is with you, don't be afraid, huh?"

She asked the girl to bury her head on the side of her neck, and gently stroked Xiao Shui's back. Sitting on the sofa, she turned on her mobile phone to read the messages from the property management team, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

The property said it was being repaired, but the heavy rain came too suddenly and there were not enough manpower. They were not sure when it would be repaired, and they might have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Tan Mingli turned off the phone screen, looked at the slender girl in her arms, was embarrassed for a moment, and then gently conveyed the bad news:

"I'm afraid the electricity won't be available tonight."

"Why don't you sleep with your sister tonight, okay?"

She touched the girl's hair and suggested softly.