SWG Chapter 10
by VolareThe sunlight was sneaking behind Ruan Shengyi at this moment, the warm light outlining a few strands of blue in her dark tea-colored long hair, but what was even more captivating were her eyes.
Whether it was the light, or whether her eyes inherently possessed such brightness, they were crystal clear, with distinct blacks and whites.
Xiao Wenyu’s heart skipped a beat at that instant.
And fell at that instant as well.
She was afraid.
Afraid that this person who had suddenly approached would say something irreparable, even though they both knew it perfectly well.
The sparkle in her eyes flickered for a moment, and Ruan Shengyi warmed her voice, saying, “Actually, the reason is very simple.”
“You’re very pretty, and I like helping beautiful women.”
As if to corroborate the truthfulness of her words, she added a sentence after her words in a matter-of-fact manner, “All of them.”
“…” The warm light almost instantly extinguished.
Xiao Wenyu chuckled softly, “So what is Boss Ruan doing now? Admiring me up close?”
“I’m not wearing makeup, be careful of ruining the image of the beauty in your heart.”
Regardless of whether this was pretense or insincerity, her heart was smoothed out neatly at that moment, flat and even, without a trace of ripple, without a sliver of gap.
Heh!
But Ruan Shengyi acted as if she hadn’t heard her words, raised her hand and slowly approached her forehead. Xiao Wenyu wanted to dodge, but the other person was obviously more at ease than her, and also faster, gently wiping her forehead.
Ruan Shengyi: “You’re sweating? Your forehead is all wet, and your hair is sticking to it.”
“… Could you be a little more refined?”
“No can do.” Ruan Shengyi smiled lightly, “I haven’t been to college, I don’t know how to be refined.”
This time it was Xiao Wenyu’s turn to be surprised.
But Ruan Shengyi looked like she didn’t want her to delve deeper, and immediately stepped back a few inches after speaking, taking out a tissue from her pocket and handing it to Xiao Wenyu, “Don’t sit here, you’ll easily catch a cold later.”
Xiao Wenyu didn’t think about probing any further either.
After all, everyone has their own suffering. Asking about other people’s pain and sadness is the most meaningless thing, just like she has things she hasn’t told Ruan Shengyi, so Ruan Shengyi can naturally hide things from her as well.
She just lightly wiped her forehead, sighing softly.
She was actually just tired from walking and wanted to rest here for a while. After all, the two mothers at home had repeatedly told her that she must go out for a walk, preferably to a place with fresher air, which would be good for her, good for her mood, and good for the little one who wasn’t even the size of her thumb yet.
Who knew that the little one wasn’t even the size of her thumb yet, but was so burdensome. She sat here resting, flipping through a photo album she bought many years ago, and actually dozed off like that, breaking out in a cold sweat.
But she was still very tired, didn’t want to move, and even less wanted to walk back to the studio like this.
Inertia is like this, she relaxes her spirit just a little bit, and it will unite with the hormones clamoring to seize control of her body to turn around and manipulate her.
She inexplicably wanted to lean back, relying on this place regardless, acting spoiled.
Unfortunately, life doesn’t give adults the freedom to disregard everything, nor the opportunity to act spoiled. She could only resign herself to supporting herself on the armrest, slowly standing up.
Suddenly, the person who had already stood up waiting for her reached out, bringing with her a few strands of light that were forced to refract onto her sleeve, cutting through a layer of shadow at once.
“Let’s go back together.” Ruan Shengyi said softly.
Xiao Wenyu then realized that Ruan Shengyi’s hair was actually much longer than she had always thought. However, it had been pinned behind her head with a hair clip for a long time, or curled slightly. Now, unadorned in the morning, her straight and smooth long hair was lifted up by her arm, stubbornly extending in front of her.
She followed the strands of hair to see a pair of eyes that were still as pure as new after lying, sparkling, extremely beautiful.
Just at this moment, a breeze swept through, carrying those strands of hair down together, falling steadily.
Xiao Wenyu reached out her hand, borrowing some strength, “Thank you, Boss Ruan.”
Ruan Shengyi held a smile, “I still like helping frail beauties.”
Then, she pretended to cover it up, saying, “All of them.”
“…”
Xiao Wenyu slapped her hand away, her tone a bit sharp, “Then the bar should be full of the types Boss Ruan likes the most, pretty, young, and when they’re drunk, they’re as soft as a puddle, boneless and frail. Boss Ruan must remember to send all the frail beauties home next time, don’t hurt their hearts.”
After saying that, she turned and left without looking back.
Ruan Shengyi was shivering from the sudden rise of coldness, and hurriedly chased after her, “Slow down, I didn’t eat much breakfast.”
“It was just one egg, Boss Ruan isn’t so weak that you’ll faint from eating one less egg, right?”
“It’s not to that extent, but…” Ruan Shengyi took two quick steps, lightly grabbing the fluffy thread of Xiao Wenyu’s shawl, “It’s good to just follow you like this.”
Perhaps her tone was too pitiful, or perhaps her attitude was sincere and extraordinary at this time, Xiao Wenyu really slowed down her pace, making it easier for her to follow, and also…
Happier.
Just following like this is enough.
Unfortunately, luck wasn’t on her side.
With a soft click.
Ruan Shengyi withdrew her hand in disbelief, staring straight at the strand of fluffy thread she was holding in her hand, her eyes almost twisted together, her heart filled with an unbelievable sense of absurdity.
Was this thing’s quality really that bad?
Xiao Wenyu looked back as if sensing something, looked at the thing in her hand, and then tilted her head to look behind her, her heart even more speechless.
“Ruan Shengyi, I suggest you wash your hands properly before going out in the future.”
“You’re too unlucky.”
“Hey! This was an accident! Listen to me!!”
Unfortunately, there was really no chance this time. Boss Xiao left in great strides, even tightening the shawl on her shoulders, a look of utter disgust making Ruan Shengyi truly feel a few strands of sadness.
How could she be like this?
At noon, she must have a good talk with Xiao Wenyu about this matter.
But adjusting one’s biological clock can’t be solved by just going to bed early. On the phone screen, the time had just passed ten o’clock, and the photo studio across the street had just opened its doors, and Ruan Shengyi was already so sleepy that she could fall off the bar.
Usually at this time, she would be fast asleep, so that now, although she has slept for seven hours, she still gets sleepy on time as soon as the time arrives.
This won’t do. She already missed the morning, she can’t miss noon.
What’s more, she still has to argue with this person that the fluffy thread breaking was really not her fault, but that this damn shawl’s quality was too poor, and she should blacklist the store as soon as possible!
She napped on the bar, but her ears were perked up, paying attention to the movements across the street.
The phone was quiet, after all, her friends were all night owls just like her, and they wouldn’t come out to forage for friends until night fell.
She doesn’t even have the mental power to support herself!
Ruan Shengyi suddenly felt a little regretful.
Was she a little too impulsive? Why on earth did she take on such a job for herself? It seems to be a thankless task so far. Is it worth it? Just because that woman kissed her once?
No, she must return to a normal routine for her. This state is really too torturous.
Even if she’s waiting for someone, she can sleep for a while first, and then come back to wait for her, right?
That’s right!
Thinking of this, she shuffled towards the stairwell, and the phone in her hand suddenly rang. She took it out to see, it was Xiao Wenyu.
Ruan Shengyi smiled, and clicked on the message.
Xiao Wenyu: Are you still awake? I might need you to help me out here.
Ruan Shengyi pondered for a moment, and still chose to shuffle over there.
It was working hours now, and the road was empty, and the shops on both sides had little business. The owner of the cake shop next to her even moved a stool and sat at the door, facing the light, holding a small knife, and scraping the long green beans.
This is a way of storing green beans that the older generation in their area likes very much. She didn’t expect to see it today.
Ruan Shengyi couldn’t help but turn her head and take a few more glances.
Regarding these scenes, her memories were very faint, so faint that she couldn’t even remember whether the crazy woman in her memory would sit so quietly at the door, facing the warm morning light, chatting with the neighbors, and yearning for the future together.
Future?
Ruan Shengyi chuckled softly, and retracted her gaze.
Perhaps there would be such a warm moment, but it was before she existed.
For her family, she might indeed be a bit too unlucky.
Without her, would that crazy woman still bully her so much? Would she still glare at her hiding in the corner with red eyes, but all that flowed from her mouth were dirty words of “begging” to the person behind her, and then bully that crazy woman fiercely?
She didn’t know.
She only knew that the dust of the past had once again rushed back, trying to grab her ankles and drag her into the mud, and she could only use a lot of strength to barely pull out her legs, but it was difficult to move forward.
Until she walked to the entrance of the photo studio.
Xiao Wenyu was putting on makeup for someone else. She was sitting on a swivel chair, supporting her waist with one hand, and holding an eyebrow pencil in the other, slowly tracing the shape of the eyebrows.
She changed her clothes from the morning. At this time, Xiao Wenyu had her hair up, wearing a soft white T-shirt on her upper body, with straight and long casual pants, so she became capable again, with less softness and more coolness.
Ruan Shengyi leaned lightly against the door, listening to Xiao Wenyu’s gentle voice, the pain and haze were dispelled a lot.
Xiao Wenyu: “Look, this butterfly is actually very beautiful, I just need to make good use of it.”
The child sitting there seemed a little timid, and tremblingly said, “Thank you, auntie.”
“You’re welcome.” Xiao Wenyu smiled lightly, her profile was soft and warm.
She had been painting for too long, and she was too tired. After the last stroke of the eyebrow was completed, she straightened her back to relieve the soreness and discomfort, and coughed a few times, tilting her head.
“Auntie, why don’t you take a break? I’m not in a hurry.”
Xiao Wenyu shook her head, holding her shoulders and neck, and said, “You finally mustered up the courage to come, of course you have to do it in one go, right?”
“But, auntie looks so tired.”
The woman gently touched her head, and said softly, “Because auntie didn’t put on makeup today, it’s okay.”
Just at this moment, she saw the person leaning against the door silently.
Ruan Shengyi was smiling lightly, hugging her arms and leaning on the door, her slacker-like appearance seemed to be saying, “I’m waiting for you to find me.”
Xiao Wenyu couldn’t help but glance at her reproachfully, her eyes full of a sentence: “You don’t even say anything when you come?”
Ruan Shengyi could no longer lean against the door, dragging her arms and shaking over, and said, “Boss Xiao is asking me for help, so you don’t think I’m unlucky?”
“Yeah.” The woman’s eyebrows and eyes were curved, “I do need Boss Ruan’s help.”