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Luo Xiyun recalled those three months when Chen Xu deliberately ignored her, acting as if she didn't exist, and couldn't help but grind her teeth in hatred.
At that time, she thought more than once about simply leaving.
But soon, she lost her courage. Where could she go?
In the end, all her anger turned toward Chen Xu, and she wished she could tear this petty, graceless man into pieces.
She knew very well that he was trying to get back at her, his initial words had hurt his pride. He wanted to force her to bow to him in this way.
It was so shameless.
What kind of man are you?
More than once, she wanted to rush to Chen Xu and berate him like this.
But she didn't, because Chen Xu had deliberately used this attitude toward her, just to make her go to him first. If she did that, it would mean she'd surrendered.
She would never bow down to Chen Xu. In his dreams.
You pretend I don't exist, and I'll ignore you too. Let's see who gives in first.
She held onto a breath of anger in her heart. Over time, her resentment toward Chen Xu not only didn't dissipate but continued to accumulate.
At first, she knew the best way was to completely ignore the other person in her heart.
But soon, she realized that it was simply impossible.
In this world, without the internet and no one else to communicate with, loneliness and solitude were constantly gnawing at her heart, driving people insane minute by minute.
In the first month, she already had a firsthand experience.
No matter how much she told herself to regard Chen Xu as air. However, in this deathly still world, with two people living together in such a small place, Chen Xu left countless marks in her life that she couldn't ignore.
Until one day, Chen Xu went out, and she didn't hear any movement from that side all day. For some reason, she became a little uneasy and couldn't focus on anything.
From that moment on, even if she didn't want to admit it, deep down, she realized that she was somehow dependent on Chen Xu.
If something happened to this man, she knew she didn't have the courage to live alone in this deserted world.
Even so, she was unwilling to surrender.
She still held onto a breath of anger, determined to fight this jerk to the end.
Days passed, and the two of them maintained this delicate balance, outwardly ignoring each other while actually completing their tasks with great tacit understanding.
For three whole months, Luo Xiyun watched Chen Xu act as if nothing had happened, leisurely living his life, and it made her grind her teeth in hatred.
Until the typhoon a month ago, when she rode her bicycle out and encountered a heavy rain, in a moment of haste, she fell with the bike and hurt her foot, trapped halfway, unable to advance or retreat.
At that time, she huddled in a roadside shop, watching the torrential rain pouring down, and the only thought on her mind was, would that jerk come to save her?
At that moment, the pain from the injury, the dangers brought by the terrifying typhoon, she didn't care about any of it. She only wanted to know if that man would come to rescue her.
She waited like this for eight hours.
In such a desperate situation, waiting was an excruciating ordeal, yet her mood was extremely calm, a calmness that even surprised herself.
Until those two beams of light pierced through the heavy rain and shone over, her tears immediately burst out. As if belatedly realizing it, fear, anxiety, and grievance surged in her heart, and she felt like all her strength had been drained as she sank to the ground.
Just as she was delayed, the car had already driven some distance. When she realized it, she quickly turned on her phone's flashlight, and despite the strong wind, she limped and stumbled to the roadside, vigorously waving the phone's light toward the car.
When Chen Xu got out, she wanted to question him as to why he came so late. But she said nothing, knowing that if she spoke, she would break down crying.
She didn't want to show any weakness in front of him and kept silent the entire way back.
Meanwhile, she was very dissatisfied with Chen Xu's behavior. He didn't offer a single word of comfort, or even a casual greeting. He remained silent.
Would it kill you to say something?
Her heart was filled with grievance, she had never encountered such a cold-hearted man, unmoved even at a time like this.
However, she still held on.
Until that jerk suggested checking her injury, she couldn't hold back anymore. The emotions that had been building up inside burst forth, leading to a confrontation with Chen Xu.
For these months, though she cursed him in her heart every day as a jerk, she never imagined he could be so outrageous.
After calming down for a few days, she figured it out or rather, accepted it. With a man like this, there was nothing she could do.
She knew that Chen Xu was true to his word. Once her injury healed, he would truly ignore her, just as he'd said. The only choices she had were to leave or resign herself to fate.
Since she couldn't leave, resignation was her only option.
Once she understood this, she finally asked a question during a meal, just one simple question that melted the thick ice wall between them.
She originally thought Chen Xu would put on airs, but he didn't at all. He responded naturally, asked questions, and his attitude wasn't hostile in the slightest. It was as if the three-month-long cold war between them had never occurred.
She found herself even more unable to understand this man.
However, they could finally speak normally, eat together, communicate, and work together. In this end-of-the-world setting, she was no longer alone, and she was very satisfied.
After a month of interaction, she found that Chen Xu wasn't difficult to get along with and wasn't as unreasonable as he'd initially seemed. He spoke gently and kept appropriate boundaries during their interactions, never making her feel offended.
She also realized that he had the temperament of a mule, only to be coaxed and not opposed.
As she thought about these past events, the meal was ready. She picked up the wireless intercom in the living room and said, "Dinner's ready."
Soon, Chen Xu's voice came through, "I'll be right back."
Shortly after, the door was pushed open from the outside. Chen Xu walked in, standing at the entryway, and removed his thick snow coat.
Luo Xiyun stepped forward, took the clothes he had just taken off, and suddenly said, "You're bleeding on your forehead."
"Really?" Chen Xu took off his gloves and reached up to touch his forehead.
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