  Arthur.
  He didn’t say his real name.
  Ji Ruan seemed to be smiling, but also seemed to just move the corners of his mouth casually.
  In the afternoon, natural light mixed with tree shadows shone on his face, making him look pale and tired, but there was also a strange beauty that quietly grabbed the attention of others.
  “Okay, Mr. Bai,” he closed his notebook: “For custom-made works, what are your specific requirements?”
  “Requests, it’s nothing.” Arthur leaned loosely on the sofa: “But after all, it’s for the elderly A gift for the 80th birthday, I hope the workmanship can be more exquisite.”
  Ji Ruan opened the notebook to record, nodded and signaled him to continue.
  “I value this work very much. The old man is my best friend’s grandfather. I haven’t seen a gift for so many years. You can understand me, right?” He raised his eyebrows.
  Ji Ruan smiled: “Of course.”
  Arthur crossed his legs and played with his fingers one by one, as if recalling something: “We have known each other for a long time. We lived close together when we were young. I often went to his house to play. He has no friends. I am very happy every time I see him.”
  “Actually, he is not a good boy in the eyes of his teachers and classmates, he has a strange and arrogant personality, and has no human touch. Many elders say that he needs to be polished.” He smiled: “But I really like him like this, what’s so good about becoming an assembly line product like everyone else? Geniuses are different.â€
  Ji Ruan’s hand holding the pen gradually stopped, and found that these words did not seem to be required for customized works. scope of consideration.
  Arthur didn’t realize it, and said to himself: “It’s just that I separated from him for a while because of moving, and he was very sad at the time, crying and telling me not to leave.” He covered his lips and smiled, as if a little embarrassed:
“I have What way, this is my father’s job change, I can only follow. So I told him, it doesn’t matter, we will definitely meet again. “
  Arthur was dressed in white, and the sunlight coming in from the window even made his appearance a little naive at the moment. He looked at Ji Ruan with soft and direct eyes.
  “I did what I said, we went to the same high school again, he grew up, he became handsome and charming, and he had a new friend or two, but he was less human, as if he didn’t care for anyone. “
  “-Of course we are still very close, sometimes his other two friends are jealous.”
  Hearing this, Ji Ruan’s expression was a bit complicated. It is true that Gu Xiuyi has no human feelings, but do Li Suian and Song Ling know that they are jealous?
  Apparently Arthur didn’t care about Ji Ruan’s expression, and still said with an inexplicable victor’s attitude: “But it’s a pity, I went abroad to study after graduating from high school, and I have been living abroad since then, and I haven’t seen him for many years. He
  glanced at Ji Ruan, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “I don’t know what kind of people he is around now, and what kind of friends he has made. But I think, after today, we should still be the best friends.” “what do you think?”
  Ji Ruan looked back with a calm gaze.
  From the first moment he saw Bai Yue, his heart felt a prickly pain, as if countless tiny needles were repeatedly torturing his fragile organs, as if the will of the world was imposed on him.
  Even though Ji Ruan didn’t think that Bai Yue was difficult to deal with, and never regarded him as an opponent, but this kind of physical rejection still followed him everywhere, and the longer Bai Yue stayed by his side, the more tormenting he became.
  But Ji Ruan didn’t show anything on his face. Instead of answering the other party’s question, he smiled, “Mr. Bai must be an artist, right?”
  His lips were pale, and his voice was slightly insufficient. Poor performance, but the sitting posture is quite casual and relaxed, smiling with a posture that is extremely fragile and despises everything.
  Arthur raised his eyebrows slightly: “That’s right, can you see it?”
  “Yes.” Ji Ruan closed the notebook, put it on the table, and gently rubbed his wrists: “Artists generally have divergent thinking, and can extend a lot of unexpected content from a small point.”
  He The tone is friendly: “From this point of view, Mr. Bai is a great artist.”
  The implication is that after talking for a long time, there is nothing useful, and I don’t remember it, and the notebook is sore.
  Of course Arthur could hear Ji Ruan’s impatience in his decent language, and his smile faded a lot.
  He looked at Ji Ruan’s hands, which were as white and transparent as glass, extending from the wrist to the fingertips, with almost no blood color visible. It is conceivable that the owner of these hands is indeed in poor health to a certain extent.
  If it weren’t for the wedding ring on the ring finger to add a touch of humanity to him, it really doesn’t seem like a real hand.
  Arthur looked away from the wedding ring, and raised the corner of his mouth: “Thank you, it’s really interesting to talk.”
  Cheng Zizhang came over with a tray, put a cup of tea in front of the two of them, and said with a smile: “Come on, sir, say so If it’s a long time, let’s drink some tea.”
  Ji Ruan took the lead in picking up the teacup and sipping it.
  Arthur paused for a while before ending the one-sided tit-for-tat. He held the teacup to the tip of his nose and smelled it, exclaiming, “This tea smells so good.” He smiled and looked at
  Cheng Zizhang: “Sure enough, it’s our domestic I’ve been abroad for a long time, and I almost forgot what real good tea is like.â€
  Cheng Zizhang smiled and said, “
  As long as you like it.†Arthur took a sip, squinting his eyes with great enjoyment, He asked again: “If it’s convenient, can you tell me where I bought it? My friend also likes drinking tea very much. I want to bring some to him. He will be full of praise.”
  Ji Ruan is an ordinary person and doesn’t know much about tea. It’s particular, but the more he listens, the more he feels that the Gu Xiuyi Bai Yue is talking about is not the same person he knows.
  Since when did Gu Xiuyi like tea?
  He had the impression that the good celadon tea set in the cupboard of the villa was hardly used, and Aunt Zhao rarely made tea for Gu Xiuyi. Everyone in their company was like Gu Xiuyi, drinking coffee every day to renew their lives.
  If I have to say it, it’s probably the old man who will celebrate his 80th birthday next month, and he loves all kinds of tea.
  Cheng Zizhang didn’t know Bai Yue, and didn’t understand the current situation at all. He only regarded him as an ordinary guest, and said modestly:
  “That’s so exaggerated. This is the tea we picked ourselves. Because the teacher likes it, we will go to cooperate in person every spring. Picking in the tea factory is far worse than those expensive varieties outside—but if you like it, how about I pack some for you?â€
Arthur said happily: “That would be great, thank you for your kindness, But since I want to give it to a friend, it’s not good to take it for nothing from you, so let me pay as usual.†“
  You’re too polite,†Cheng Zizhang put away the tray: “Wait a minute, I’ll help you Bao.”
  Arthur nodded: “Thank you.”
  Seeing Cheng Zizhang walking away, Ji Ruan reminded: “Okay, Mr. Bai, please describe in detail the work you want to order.”
  He clasped his index fingers on his thighs, his back relaxed Leaning loosely on the sofa cushions, it is a lazy but imposing posture.
  Maybe he didn’t realize that this demeanor was exactly the same as Gu Xiuyi’s usual meeting with guests.
  Arthur looked back at Ji Ruan, stared heavily at him for a while, and then withdrew his smile: “The old man’s 80th birthday is a big day, and I want a traditional character for ‘shou’.” He took a sip of tea, his
  face No more kindness: “Use the best silk and satin as the base, embroidered with gold and silver threads, grand, exquisite, and luxurious, and it is best to look shining when the lights shine on it. It will be completed before the 10th of next month, Can it be done?”
  Ji Ruan glanced at the date, and there was still nearly a month left: “No problem.”
  “—Sir, your tea is wrapped.” Cheng Zizhang stepped forward politely.
  As if conjuring, a gentle smile appeared on Arthur’s face again, and he asked Cheng Zizhang to pay the money: “Thank you, I’ve finished talking, so I don’t bother you if I have something else to do.” Ji Ruan didn’t hold him back, and sent him to the door.
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  After walking a few steps, Arthur turned around and smiled brightly: “Thank you Ji Ruan, it was a pleasure chatting with you today.”
  Ji Ruan looked calmly: “I don’t seem to have told you my name.”
  “Really?” He still Laughing: “I’m sorry I forgot, see you tomorrow, I’m looking forward to your work.”
  Sending
  off Bai Yue, Ji Ruan returned to his workshop with heavy steps.
  Now it was just five o’clock in the afternoon, but he felt like he had been spinning for three days and three nights, and he felt unprecedented tiredness from the bottom of his heart.
  Probably do need a break.
  He opened the bag and slowly began to collect things, suddenly felt a strong heart palpitation, and his eyes instantly went dark.
  Crash—
  the bag in his hand fell to the ground.
  Cups, keys, and tissues were scattered all over the place.
  Ji Ruan’s face turned pale in an instant, and he squatted down covering his heart, his heart was beating fast with bursts of tingling pain, making him sweat profusely.
  exactly the same.
  It’s exactly the same as the palpitations after waking up from nightmares every time.
  Ji Ruan knew that it probably wasn’t something wrong with his heart, but something that this world had to bear for him.
  He seemed to be unable to avoid something from happening no matter what.
  “Xiao Ruan? What’s wrong with you, Xiao Ruan?”
  Cheng Zizhang seemed to be alarmed by the noise just now. She ran over and saw Ji Ruan squatting on the ground with a pale face. Half of her soul was frightened, and she hurried to help him.
  “You, you, you, why are you uncomfortable?” Cheng Zizhang stuttered a little: ” do you want to call the ambulance?”
  Ji Ruan managed to slow down a bit, and smiled with a pale face: “It’s okay, I… just have a little hypoglycemia.”
  Cheng Zizhang was a little skeptical, and felt that something was wrong, but judging by Ji Ruan’s state, dizziness, pale face and sweating, it was true. It is also a symptom of hypoglycemia.
  She didn’t have time to think too much, so she got up quickly: “Then I’ll find you something to eat.”
  “No need.” Ji Ruan grabbed her sleeve and took out a cherry candy from the shoulder bag scattered on the ground: ” I eat this faster.”
  Seeing that he responded, Cheng Zizhang didn’t force him to feed him. He thought for a while and said, “Why don’t you go back first? Your body is the most important thing. Let’s go, I’ll drive you.”
  Today The teacher was away on business, so he and Cheng Zizhang were the only two people in the studio.
  Ji Ruan shook his head: “It’s okay, senior sister, you can stay here, someone has to watch over here, I’ll just take a taxi.”
  Cheng Zizhang hesitated: “Is it okay?”
  The sweet and sour cherry candy greatly calmed Ji Ruan With a restless heart, he smiled: “It really doesn’t matter.”
  Cheng Zizhang pondered for a moment, then compromised: “…Okay, then I will take you out, and I have to watch you get in the car before I can rest assured.”
  Ji Ruan was helpless : “Okay.”
  The palpitations came and went quickly, and after arriving at school, they had almost completely dissipated.
  But Ji Ruan still felt deeply bored and tired.
  He didn’t have any appetite, but in order to prevent himself from really hypoglycemia, when passing by the cafeteria, he hesitated and went in to pack a clear soup wonton.
  It was still May, but the evening sun was so strong that Ji Ruan could hardly keep his eyes open.
  He was walking on the road with a small wonton, and the scorching sun pierced his eyes, causing white light to flash in front of his eyes, and he had to raise a hand to block it.
  It also feels a little strange when walking, the steps are heavy, but the body seems to be light and shaking, the fingers holding the wonton are obviously being strangled, and the weight is not felt.
  The cafeteria is not far from the dormitory, but Ji Ruan was covered in sweat when he returned to the dormitory. He was not originally a sweaty physique, but today he almost sweated for a whole year.
  He estimated his situation, and instead of eating wontons immediately, he boiled some hot water, put it warm and added salt, and drank half a cup before opening the lid of the box and starting dinner.
  The wontons looked a bit lumpy, and Ji Ruan couldn’t taste the taste after eating a few, and her head was always dizzy.
  It wasn’t until halfway through his meal that he suddenly felt nauseated and went to the bathroom to vomit the whole thing, Ji Ruan’s dull brain gradually reacted—he seemed to have suffered from heat stroke.
  After being exposed to the evening sun in May for more than ten minutes, he suffered from heat stroke…
  Ji Ruan had a new understanding of his own physique.
  He supported the washstand and sat on the toilet for a while, then went out and mixed half a glass of light salt water for himself to drink, and when he calmed down, he hurriedly took a shower and changed into dry clothes, turned on the air conditioner and got into bed.
  Buzzing——
  Han Xiaolin sent a message.
  [How is your body? I’m back from get out of class. Shall I bring you dinner? ]
  Ji Ruan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he said he was sick and asked for leave and did not go to class. Han Xiaolin probably thought he was resting in the dormitory all day.
  He thought for a while, and replied: [No, you can bring a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi back, I have a bit of heatstroke, but I just looked for it, and there seems to be none in the dormitory. ]
  [Han Xiaolin:? ? ? On a day in May, can you suffer from heatstroke in the dormitory, Your Highness? ]
  Ji Ruan: “…”
  Ji Ruan knew he would say that.
  [I went to the studio in the afternoon and it was too hot when I came back. ]
  Han Xiaolin waited for a while before replying: [OK, are you okay? How about I come back and take you to the infirmary? ]
  Ji Ruan carefully felt the current physical condition, and felt a lot better after lying on the bed dry and refreshed. he didn’t feel dizzy, but he still had a faint headache and nausea, which was not serious.
  He typed weakly: [Forget it, I don’t want to move, it’s too hot outside, Huoxiang Zhengqi can basically deal with it. ]
  [Han Xiaolin: …Come on, go to bed and lie down for a few minutes, I’ll be right back! ]
  [Ji Ruan: Already lying down/Maomao bows. jpg]
  Putting away the phone, Ji Ruan’s mind is very confused. He wanted to sleep for a while, but he couldn’t do it because of the complicated thoughts and vague headaches.
  In desperation, Ji Ruan had no choice but to close his eyes and rest his mind.
  After a few seconds, the phone vibrated again.
  Ji Ruan frowned fiercely, why are there so many things today? !
  He opened his eyes irritably, and suddenly stopped when he saw the screen.
  ——Gu Xiuyi made a video call.
  These days when Gu Xiuyi was on a business trip, they videotaped them every day. In the past, when Ji Ruan saw such a caller ID, he would just pick it up without any burden.
  Today he paused for a long time.
  It wasn’t until the ringing was about to end that Ji Ruan slowly pressed the answer button.
  Gu Xiuyi’s smiling face appeared on the screen, and when he saw Qing Jiruan’s surroundings, he couldn’t help but frown: “Why did you go to bed so early?”
  This point was originally the time for Ji Ruan to have dinner.
  Ji Ruan’s heart was complicated, with thousands of thoughts flooding his mind, he didn’t know what to say for a moment.
  But his reliance on Gu Xiuyi has almost become a habit, before his brain could react, his mouth moved first:
  “Gu Xiuyi…”
  The voice was very soft.
  Even if Gu Xiuyi’s signal wasn’t very good, he could still hear a deep sense of grievance and weakness from this sound.
  Immediately after the screen flickered, Gu Xiuyi seemed to have moved to a quieter place with sufficient signal, and the voice suddenly became clear.
  “What’s the matter baby? Is it uncomfortable?”
  Ji Ruan was in a state of confusion and panic all day long. Although he had been dizzy and uncomfortable before, it left him with no time to think.
  Now that his mind is clearer, he suddenly heard Gu Xiuyi’s voice, and the grievances that had been accumulated throughout the day seemed to suddenly find an outlet, rushing out.
  Ji Ruan’s nose was sore and his throat was stagnant. He squeezed the corners of his mouth vigorously and looked at Gu Xiuyi in the video:
  “I’m so tired today…”
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