White Swan

Chapter 19

After driving for more than half an hour, the taxi stopped at the entrance of a high-end residential area outside the city.

Shi Xubai liked the quiet environment and didn't like the noise in the middle of the city, so he bought a penthouse in an apartment outside the city.

His home is decorated in a European and American minimalist style, the main color is white, with a light gray sofa and a black glass coffee table.In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room, there is a pot of sunflowers. I just bought it half a month ago, and it has grown to half the height of a person. There is a white piano in the corner with a few music scores spread out on it, as if someone just finished practicing. piano.

Qiao Fei stood at the door, clutching the hem of the sweater with hands that had nowhere to rest, looking at a loss.

Shi Xubai brought him a pair of white plush slippers, "Come in."

Qiao Fei still stood there without moving.

Shi Xubai took the doll that was no longer in other people's homes back to his home like a treasure, gave him a warm room, washed off the dirt on his body, and made him look brand new.

But this doll doesn't seem to like the new home very much, just because the old owner abandoned him, and since then he has no trust in others.

So the doll still doesn't belong to me.

Shi Xubai thought of the stray cat he rescued when he was a child, and he huddled helplessly by the door like this, wanting to escape but had nowhere to go, shivering slightly, and curled himself up into a small ball.

Finally, Shi Xubai used canned chicken to introduce it from the door to the house. After it was full, he built a nest for it in the corner of the dining table, so that it had a warm home.

Maybe this kind of insecure little thing only trusts delicious food.

So Shi Xubai asked, "Are you hungry?"

Before the words were finished, Qiao Fei's stomach growled, his face blushed slightly, and he replied in a low voice, "A little bit."

"What to eat?"

"It will be all right."

Shi Xubai nodded, turned around and walked into the house, before entering the kitchen, he heard the voice of Qiao Fei slowly entering the room to change shoes behind him, with a smile in his eyes.

As soon as Qiao Fei entered the room, she was attracted by the scenery outside the window.He couldn't remember the last time he stood in his apartment overlooking the city, probably when his mother wanted him back.

Because I didn't live in the urban area, the lights of the city seemed very far away.Living here should be pretty good, quiet and isolated, it's your own world.

But what attracted Qiao Fei the most was the floor-to-ceiling windows in Shi Xubai's living room.The apartment is on the top floor, with a high ceiling. The floor-to-ceiling windows maximize the field of view, showing the scenery outside. There are dots of light outside the window, as if watching the whole world from a glass fish tank.

Qiao Fei likes the smell of Shi Xubai's house very much, it is very fresh and a bit elegant, like a floral fragrance, but there is not a single flower in the house.Qiao Fei had never smelled this smell before, and was actually not familiar with it, and couldn't remember what it was, but somehow it made him feel at ease.

Maybe liking someone means liking everything about him, including the smell of his home.

Shi Xubai opened the refrigerator and pondered for a while, then shouted to Qiao Fei in the living room: "There's nothing left to eat at home, so how about making tomato egg noodles and sweet and sour pork ribs?"

Qiao Fei heard the sound and entered the kitchen, "Let me help you, I'm pretty good at cooking."

The two didn't say anything more, Qiao Fei was in charge of making the ribs, and Shi Xubai was in charge of making the noodles.

The sweet and sour pork ribs need some ginger, Qiao Fei took the ginger and asked Shi Xubai: "Is there a scraper?"

"It seems to be..." Shi Xubai was scalding the tomato skins, unable to free his hand, thought for a while, and finally raised his chin at the cabinet on top of Qiao Fei's head, "It should be on the upper floor there, look for it .”

Shi Xubai usually doesn't cook much by himself, most of the things in the kitchen are new, and he doesn't know where he put them after buying them.

The ceiling of the penthouse was a bit high, and Qiao Fei stretched his arms to reach the handle of the cabinet, and opened the door of the cabinet but couldn't reach the upper partition.

Shi Xubai was peeling the tomatoes, just quietly squinting at Qiao Fei who was on tiptoe but couldn't reach him, his face was full of concentration, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, he was afraid of hurting the child's self-esteem.

For a moment he's glad he got the scraper on the top tier, so he's got Prince Charming to save a baby swan.

"Let me do it." Shi Xubai put down the peeled tomatoes, washed his hands in the sink, and came over to help Qiao Fei.

When he raised his hand, his left hand inadvertently touched Qiao Fei's waist, and his fingertips still had water droplets, which dripped on Qiao Fei's light gray sweater and dyed a few water spots.

Shi Xubai handed the unopened scraper to Qiao Fei, and said with a smile, "You need to grow taller, kid."

The ugly duckling must strive to become a swan.

Qiao Fei didn't respond, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly when she took the scraper and turned around.

The two quickly prepared a meal and sat down at the table.

Boys eat well.Chew slowly in small bites, and a small bag bulged up on the cheek when eating.Shi Xubai stared blankly involuntarily, until Qiao Fei asked him in a low voice why he didn't eat.

Shi Xubai felt that the noodles he made were a bit unpalatable. The noodles were cooked for too long and salt was added.

But Qiao Fei still ate all the noodles, looked up and blinked to Shi Xubai and said this is the best bowl of noodles he has ever eaten.

After dinner, Qiao Fei got up and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Shi Xubai followed him and helped him put the washed dishes and dishes back into the cabinet.

He really wanted to tell Ugly Duckling that he could come to his house if he had nowhere to go, and he could stay for as long as he wanted, even if he stayed forever.Shi Xubai thought about it for a while, and just about to speak, Qiao Fei spoke first.

"Can you play the piano?" Qiao Fei didn't look at Shi Xubai, but stared at the ivory white piano in the living room behind him, with some expectation in his eyes.

"I'm learning, do you want to listen?" Shi Xubai wiped the countertop clean, leaned against the door and watched Qiao Fei wash his hands, "It's just that I don't play very well."

Qiao Fei answered quickly: "I want to hear it."

Shi Xubai took Qiao Fei to the living room and sat down in front of the piano.

Qiao Fei didn't sit on the sofa, but sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the sofa, leaning against the sofa, obediently looking up and waiting for Shi Xubai to play the piano.

The floor was covered with thick carpets, but Shi Xubai really wanted to tell Qiao Fei to go cool off and let him sit on the sofa, but he didn't have the guts, for fear that the boy would think he was plotting something wrong.

Under the gaze of an ugly duckling, the prince played "Swan Lake" for him.

Shi Xubai didn't lie to Qiao Fei, he had just started learning for a while, and he was a little busy recently, so he hadn't practiced for a few days.

The rhythm of the whole piece is not very good, and I accidentally played a few wrong notes in the middle.When he finished playing, Shi Xubai turned around and wanted to say sorry to Qiao Fei for disappointing him, but he turned his head and met Qiao Fei's focused eyes.

The ugly duckling's eyes were shining, and he didn't applaud after he finished playing, but finally showed a little sincere smile, whispered to Shi Xubai that it was very nice, better than the pianist during the rehearsal.

This baby swan has a very kind heart, simpler than many people Shi Xubai has met.

Perhaps broken flowers bloom brightest in the dark.