"The number you dialed is powered off. Please try again later."
The call didn't get through. There was no voice of his girlfriend on the other end of the line. There was only the cold prompt from the system.
After hearing this voice, the man frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Could it be that her phone ran out of battery? She really doesn't know to charge her phone before going out. When she comes back, I must scold her properly."
After saying this, the man picked up the things he just bought in the supermarket, walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and put the items in the bag one by one into the refrigerator.
After finishing these things, the man returned to the living room and continued to wait.
Time passed minute by minute. Soon, an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Looking at the dark sky outside, the man frowned tightly. He picked up his phone and put it down, then picked it up again. For a moment, he was indecisive.
A few minutes later, the man couldn't hold back anymore. He opened the address book, found his girlfriend's best friend's mobile number, and dialed it directly. He wanted to ask when they would come back.
"Hello, He Pei. What's the matter?" The call was quickly connected, and a woman's voice came from the microphone.
"When will you come back? It's so late. You'd better come back earlier." The man said. He was relieved that the call could be connected.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean come back earlier?" The woman's voice was full of confusion and she didn't understand the man's meaning at all.
The man was also stunned for a moment, and then said, "Didn't Ella Ella go shopping with you? It's not early now. I mean you should come home earlier."
"Oh, oh, I see. Then I'll discuss it with Ella Ella." After the woman finished saying this, she hurriedly hung up the phone.
The man originally wanted to talk to his girlfriend for a few words, but the call had already been hung up. He could only helplessly put down his phone and continue to wait on the sofa.
As time passed, unconsciously, the man slowly fell asleep.
"Da da da." The man vaguely heard the sound of high heels stepping on the floor, so he opened his eyes and looked towards the door.
The originally closed door had been opened, but there was no one there, and the sound of high heels stepping on the floor also disappeared.
The man was originally confused, but after discovering this situation, he was immediately startled. His drowsy spirit instantly woke up. He shook his head and looked towards the door again.
This time, the door was closed. He reached out and touched the cold sweat on his forehead, saying, "Was that a dream just now? Damn it. I actually fell asleep unconsciously."
He stood up and was just about to go to the bathroom to wash his face when the familiar sound of high heels stepping on the floor rang out again. After hearing this sound, his body immediately stiffened.
The man swallowed his saliva, turned his head, and stared straight at the closed door. At this time, the sound disappeared. Before he could catch his breath, the doorknob of the door actually moved.
The door was opened, and a figure was standing at the door. The man subconsciously took a few steps back. But when he saw the figure clearly, he heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that his girlfriend was back.
After confirming that it was his girlfriend, he quickly walked over, picked up the slippers, and said, "You must be exhausted from shopping in high heels. Hurry up and change into the slippers to relax your feet."
"Um." Ella nodded, sat on the chair at the door, and let the man change her slippers for her. She was indeed a little tired tonight.
The man reached out to take off Ella's high heels, lifted her feet, and put on the slippers. After changing the slippers, the man just wanted to stand up when he found that his girlfriend's stockings were torn. So he reminded, "Your stockings are torn. Do you know?"
"It's torn. Just buy a new pair another day." Ella shook her head, stood up and walked towards the living room, and said, "I thought you had left."
"I wouldn't feel at ease leaving without seeing you come back safely." The man shook his head as he followed.
"I'm tired today. You should go back early. I also want to go to bed early." Ella turned around and looked at the man, saying very seriously.
"It's so late. Can't I stay?" Seeing that his girlfriend was about to drive him away, the man immediately showed a pitiful expression, wanting to get the permission to stay.
Ella's expression changed and she was about to get angry. But looking at the man's pitiful expression, her anger gradually subsided. She sighed and said, "Then you sleep on the sofa yourself. I'm going back to my room."
"OK. Call me if you have anything."
The man was very happy. He scurried to the room, took out a quilt, and then made a bed in the living room.
After the man got everything, Ella returned to the room. After locking the door, she took off her stockings and threw them into the trash can. Her stockings were not only torn but also torn at the top of her thigh.
After taking off the stockings, she sat at the dressing table and stared blankly for a while. Then she began to remove her makeup. After more than ten minutes, looking at her beautiful plain face, she suddenly sneered and muttered to herself, "What's the use of being beautiful?"
"Ella Ella, I ordered a takeout of crayfish. Do you want to come out and have some?" At this moment, there was a knock on the door and the man's voice came from outside.
After hearing this voice, Ella quickly wiped away the tears that unconsciously flowed and adjusted her mood before walking outside. She had something she wanted to say to the man.
In the living room, the man placed the peeled crayfish in front of Ella and said with a smile, "Ella Ella, eat more. Eating crayfish won't make you gain weight. You can eat with peace of mind."
Ella took a peeled crayfish meat and chewed it twice. Then she said, "How's your work recently? Did you get a salary increase?"
Hearing this, the man lowered his head, was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "It increased a little, but not much. Now my monthly salary plus bonus is about 9,000 yuan."
"Nine thousand yuan a month, in Shanghai." Ella sighed, lowered her head and stopped talking, silently eating the crayfish.
Looking at his silent girlfriend, the man's heart was like a knife twisting. He was silent for a long time and said, "Ella Ella, give me some time. I will work hard. What others have, you will have in the future."
"Well, don't be too tired either." Ella changed what she was about to say and fell silent again after saying this. There were some things she didn't know how to start.
The man took out a bank card and gently placed it on the table, saying, "There are 50,000 yuan here. You can use it first. If it's not enough, tell me."
"Bang." Ella slapped the table directly with her palm, looked at the man with a face full of anger, and said, "What do you think of me? I have my own hands and feet. I don't need to spend your money. You are insulting me."
"I didn't. I just simply want to earn money for you to spend." The man quickly explained, afraid of being misunderstood.
"After eating, you should go back early. I'm tired." Ella left a cold sentence, turned and left the living room.
"It's over. She's angry." Looking at Ella's departing figure, the man was very self-blaming. If it were before, he wouldn't have done such a stupid thing. After all, he knew that his girlfriend was very independent.
But some time ago, when a colleague chatted with him and talked about a bunch of things in the live streaming host circle, he was a little worried. After thinking about it, he decided to give all the money to Ella.
"I can only come again tomorrow." The man sighed, tidied up the place, took the trash and walked out of the house, slowly closing the door.