Butterflies Fly Over Winter Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Let’s stop talking

But fortunately, Chu Yiqi successfully pinned the hairpin to Xi Ai’s side. Xi Ai just raised her head and looked into Chu Yiqi’s eyes without blinking, like a professional actor picking on the acting skills of her juniors, trying to find flaws.

But the junior felt guilty, so he quickly straightened up and turned around, not daring to look at each other.

Although the ending was hasty, Chu Yiqi’s performance at that moment could not be faulted.Xi Ai had no choice but to close her eyes and rely on her memory to place her fingers in the right place.

Chu Yiqi finally dared to look at Xi Ai.Xi Ai didn’t loosen her buttons like she did on the balcony, and she didn’t wear anything on her wrists, which were extremely clean.Chu Yiqi withdrew his gaze and took the lead.

Yu Nianxi leaned against the door of the practice room and successfully found friendly forces among the growing barrage.

[Who can understand me? There is such an ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them!]

[I understand, I understand, really, are they trying to make up for the ambiguous period that we were not allowed to see before?]

[Hahaha, the sisters in front of you shouldn’t be too good at describing it.]

[They are now very much like the kind of people who are at odds but secretly show their affection. The feeling of pulling is like Le Chatelier’s principle hahaha]

[No, no one really feels like they let go when they love the most.After two years of separation, the old lovers met again. The lingering feelings were lingering but they couldn’t save their face and dared not get close. They had to test each other. You take one step forward and I take three steps back.Xi Ai has experienced other people’s lives, so she tried to find some proof of love in the details to convince herself, but she couldn’t touch the butterfly, so she couldn’t catch the signs of the butterfly effect.By the time they came to their senses, there was no way out.]

[But actually I think it’s hard to say whether they are looking for proof of love or proof of lack of love]

[Ah ah ah, madam, hurry up and put the food in!!!]

Yu Nianxi simply suspected that this was Nie Chuiying finally opening a small account and cooking again, but her rationality told her that Nie Chuiying’s mobile phone was at Shi Yunshan’s place, and Nie Chuiying himself was busy writing songs.

The live broadcast ended with Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi’s ensemble, and Yu Nianxi slipped out of the practice room with brisk steps.

Xi Ai sat in front of the piano and played a few chords at random.

She rarely learned any ensemble pieces, but “Swan” happened to be one of them.It was during a certain chat. She heard Chu trying to complain about someone else, and that person happened to play this song with her. She said that the two of them didn’t like to talk and couldn’t match each other’s rhythm.Even with some complaints, Xi Ai is still a little jealous: she has never performed with Chu Yiqi once – only two people’s duets do not count.

So the two of them decided to try it out when they had time, and then planned a concert to accompany them together.

But she never got what she wanted, so Xi Ai liked to add some cello when writing music, and then learned the piano part by herself.This was not enough, so she went to find the score of “Swan”.

Finally, there was still a chance to make amends for some regrets, so even though they didn’t ask for permission, both of them thought they had unilaterally fulfilled a promised dream, and they were happy with it.

With some time alone, Chu Yiqi finally saw the message from Xi Ai.

[Perhaps Teacher Chu would like to pick out a gift with me later?]

Chu Yiqi raised his head and saw Xi Ai talking on the phone on the balcony again.

She always seems to be busy, but she always found time to spend time with Chu in the past.

Chu Yiqi looked at Xi Ai, and when Xi Ai unbuttoned the first button and raised her eyes, she quickly looked away, deleted her original words, and said, “Okay.”

Then, as if he was deceiving himself and others, he added half a sentence: “Just wait until after dinner, there will be a lot of things in the next few days.”]

Xi Ai heard her phone vibrate, so she turned around and saw Chu Yiqi standing in the living room, lowering his head and playing with his phone.

From a distance, their eyes briefly crossed each other.The slanting sunshine in the afternoon fell, and it was very beautiful, as if covered with a veil, like a dream that Chu Yiqi did not dare to test whether it was true or false.But she didn’t notice it. From Xi Ai’s perspective, when she raised her eyes, she just caught the broken light in her eyes, making her whole person lively and agile.

Like the late lotus in midsummer, it is only in the middle of the lake, standing tall and dodgy.

Xi Ai finished speaking quickly, walked over and asked Chu Yiqi: “What are you planning to give?”

Chu Yiqi looked at Xi Ai’s hairpin, but his gaze was very obscure and extremely open.She didn’t want to remind Xi Ai, but she also vaguely expected that Xi Ai would just accept it without giving it back to her.

Just think of it as…her belated birthday present.

Chu Yiqi thought for a moment and said, “Who knows… Oh, maybe I can mix some incense.”

Xi Ai nodded and was glad that she asked again – people in their circle never liked to give anything particularly valuable, so Xi Ai originally planned to give a set of incense.

After all, the pretty blue-eyed lady likes some traditional domestic cultural objects very much. It just so happens that Chu Yiqi is an expert – this is also the reason why Chu Yiqi and that lady got acquainted easily.

Fortunately, Xi Ai had other preparations.

Chu Yiqi and Xi Ai didn’t say much, so they ended the conversation naturally, and no one took the initiative to start chatting again.He just sat down on the cushion quietly and then leaned on the sofa to do his own business.

Originally, Chu Yiqi should go back to the room to write songs according to the previous plan, but for some reason, when Xi Ai was about to sit down, she changed her mind and would rather write the unfinished lyrics of another song here first.

Xi Ai did not take off the hairpin, which made Chu Yiqi breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, if they had sat closer together, the scene would have been very similar to the many idle days at home more than two years ago.

Everyone is busy with their own things, but there are some tacit actions from time to time.

*

For example, in the early summer of that year, Xi Ai was working on a foreign cooperation project. Xi Yuchuan was supposed to be in charge of such foreign matters, but the people over there were particularly difficult to deal with, and Xi Ai was obviously more experienced.

Chu Yiqi was very leisurely in those days. He had just finished several concerts and was at home with Xi Aini all day long.

Xi Ai sat for a video conference, and Chu Yiqi was more willing to sit across from Xi Ai – so that he could see Xi Ai lower her head, memorize a few key words, and discuss with the opposite party calmly.

Perhaps it was difficult to reach an agreement between the two parties, so Chu Yiqi once saw Xi Ai turn off the microphone and camera during a short break, frowning and complaining to Mu Jin. It was obvious that she had a very flamboyant and gorgeous face, but her eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Chu Yiqi put on his headphones to compose music. He didn’t listen carefully to Xi Ai’s words. He just raised his head, smiled a little, stretched out his hand, and smoothed the center of Xi Ai’s eyebrows with all his hands. Xi Ai’s emotions came and went quickly, so she smoothly walked down the steps and kissed Chu Yiqi’s hand.

Chu Yiqi quickly took it back. The two looked at each other and smiled. Xi Ai exhaled, lowered her head and turned her pen in a circle.

Chu Yiqi took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xi Ai without raising his head this time.

The eldest lady caught a cold after all, so during the meeting her nose was red and her speech was a little hoarse.

Xi Ai took it, and then when she reached for the water glass, she touched Chu Yiqi’s fingertips.Chu Yiqi didn’t look up and said, “Miss Xi, drink quickly. After the movie is over, we can watch a movie.”

Xi Ai glanced at her: “Okay, I’ll try my best, for Teacher Chu’s movie.”

Chu Yiqi didn’t answer, smiled and deleted a few sections, then took the cup from Xi Ai’s hand naturally and took a sip of water.

Today it was honey water, because Xi Ai didn’t like to drink anything too sweet, so Chu Yiqi added a few slices of lemon.

Now that I think about it, maybe if I had to define a scent for that year, it should be like this.

——After the sweetness, I felt a little sourness.

Although the partners were not on good terms, the meeting ended after half an hour and a preliminary consensus was reached.

As soon as she closed the notebook, Xi Ai leaned back. After two minutes of leaning, she sat up again and moved herself to Chu Yiqi’s side little by little. She hugged Chu Yiqi’s arm and said nothing. But Chu Yiqi couldn’t see Xi Ai’s appearance the most.

Especially now, Xi Ai’s eyes were a little red, as if she could shed a few tears in the blink of an eye, but she looked at people quietly without saying a word.It was clear that there was always a voice in Chu Zhizhi’s mind reminding her: This was just the pathological soreness in Xi Ai’s eyes after catching a cold.But after the first episode, I felt that Xi Ai now looks like a wronged but well-behaved child.

Chu Yiqi took off his headphones, saved the changes, then turned to look at Xi Ai. Finally, he couldn’t help but pinch Xi Ai’s face. Xi Ai climbed up and pressed her face against Chu Yiqi’s hand.

“Teacher Chu——”

Chu Yiqi also responded in a drawn-out tone: “Well——”

“Listen to the new song, let me feel like listening to fairy music, my ears are temporarily bright.”

“Don’t hurt me!”

“I didn’t.” Xi Ai knocked on the table and said, “But my mind is really full right now, but, however, even so…”

Xi Ai now speaks English with a deliberately dialectal tone, especially like her collaborator.

Chu Yiqi was easily amused by Xi Ai, and then asked her: “What do you want to hear?”

Xi Ai looked at the pile of files on the screen titled “I don’t know what they are called yet”. She was silent for a long time and finally turned over the sign: “Then let’s listen to the 17th one.”

Xi Ai wanted to laugh when she heard the prelude. She coughed and asked knowingly with a smile: “Teacher Chu, what’s the matter with you? Do you bring in private goods every time?”

Chu Yiqi pretended to be confused and said, “What?”

“Don’t think that I can’t hear the rising and falling tones. You deserve the sound you get from learning the piano!”

Chu Yiqi skipped the prelude with an expressionless expression and said in a calm tone: “Oh, no need, I have an absolute sense of sound that you won’t be able to envy.”

“…”

“My girlfriend has perfect pitch. Are you envious?” Xi Ai smiled and turned the music back to the prelude.

Chu Yiqi: “…”

Forget it, pretty kids with colds who shed tears can have some privileges.

Chu Yiqi hummed along with the tune.

That was a section in every song since she and Xi Ai got together.

*

Chu Yiqi glanced at Xi Ai, who was replying a work message. She didn’t seem to be avoiding Chu Yiqi, so when Chu Yiqi looked at her, he inevitably glanced at the phone interface. Xi Ai only replied “OK” to the file sent from the other side.

Chu Yiqi pursed his lips and held back a smile. Xi Ai was usually lively, but when she used to go to the company, the second assistant would quietly complain to her that Xi Ai was “a very strict boss”, as if she had no personal pleasure.

At that time, Chu Yiqi still defended Xi Ai and said to the young lady in surprise: “That’s not the case. She is usually very funny.”

Then she was shocked that “the sky fell and she went crazy”.

It wasn’t until Chu Yiqi saw Xi Ai’s working condition that he suddenly felt sympathy for the young lady.

Chu Yiqi raised his hand and handed a glass of warm water to Xi Ai. Xi Ai was stunned for a moment, and there was no question whether she would accept it or not.When Chu Yiqi saw that the cup belonged to him, he instantly turned to stone.

So it was a very ordinary picture, as if it had been cast by some kind of magic by Medusa, it was extra stiff and weird.

A relay that had been completed countless times was interrupted.

Chu Yiqi blinked, put down the cup, and said, “What, I’m sorry, I’m used to it.”

Xi Ai didn’t think it was appropriate to tease Chu until this moment, so she went to get her own cup and said, “It’s okay, thank you.”

Chu Yiqi shook his head, made an appointment with a store he often went to, opened the memo, hesitated for a long time, but only wrote one sentence: “Habits are really a scary thing, but what should I do? My habits are better at loving people than I am.”

It’s obvious that she has been deliberately ignoring those habits, but whenever she sees this person, she can’t help but subconsciously care about him.

Perhaps she must have this person in her vision of the future, so the most common things have a trigger point, and she cannot take them back and is unwilling to let them go.

Perhaps this is overkill.