”Extra long standby time, dual SIM dual standby, eight-year warranty, perfect for couples, automatic location tracking! Hey, if it breaks, come find me anytime, I even throw in earphones and batteries, signal strength even in remote mountain areas, absolutely top-notch quality!”
Jun Yueyue watched as he wiped his face and praised the phone with spittle flying everywhere. The eight-year warranty was enough to convince Jun Yueyue that he had definitely installed it himself!
She couldn’t help but laugh, but since Fang Anyu liked them, she bought them all. Actually, Fang Anyu didn’t need these things. The Fang family had a landline, he never went out, had no friends, and a computer, so he didn’t need them and had never bought them.
But who wouldn’t like a handy gadget? Fang Anyu didn’t need to buy a notebook this time. As soon as he stepped out of the store, he grabbed Jun Yueyue and used his new phone to type something for her to read.
The speed was actually quite good.
Jun Yueyue simply sat down at the entrance of the store, used the store’s Wi-Fi to register a WeChat account for him, added him as a friend, handed it to him, and sent him a message.
The sun was setting in the west, and tomorrow would probably be a particularly beautiful day. The sunset painted half the sky a deep red, casting its rays down on the earth without restraint, outlining the two people sitting at the door with a warm yellow rim. A dog belonging to someone else walked past them, startled by Jun Yueyue’s giggling, and quickly darted away with its tail between its legs.
Whoosh—this time you can send me messages like this, and I’ll see them whether we’re face-to-face or not.
Whoosh—Hmm! This is great!
Whoosh—where do we go next?
Fang Anyu held the phone in both hands, looking at it with such care, like a child holding a beloved toy. And his hands were indeed quite responsive, making the message notification sound particularly loud… Jun Yueyue looked at the expensive phone left behind by the original owner in her hand and suddenly felt that it was no longer working properly.
Finally, almost as if possessed, she switched the SIM card to the new phone that came with the buy-one-get-one-free offer. Then, as soon as she turned it on, little red hearts popped up on both her and Fang Anyu’s phones and gradually merged together.
She remembered what the shop owner had said: this was a couple’s phone.
After the little red hearts completely merged, a small arrow appeared next to the battery at the top of both people’s phones, pointing directly at each other.
Wow, this price of 800 yuan, plus an eight-year warranty, super long standby time, and a huge noise level, plus a buy-one-get-one-free offer, doesn’t seem so unacceptable.
It was already dark. Jun Yueyue looked around and saw that the small shops on the street had lit up their lights. These were the kind of colorful lights that cost ten yuan a string, were plugged in, and hung on the signs. They weren’t as pretty as the neon lights in the city, but they flashed back and forth, dazzling the eyes.
Whoosh—Are you hungry?
After asking her question, Jun Yueyue stood up. Once up, her buttocks and legs were incredibly stiff. She then realized that the two of them had spent the entire afternoon sitting in front of this small shop, fiddling with two new cell phones…
*Whoosh*—I’m hungry.
Fang Anyu also picked up his phone and stood up.
The phone box and the gifts were all in a bag. Jun Yueyue looked around and then led Fang Anyu into a small shop.
It’s a fast food and snack shop; you can guess what they’re like—hand-pulled pancakes, grilled cold noodles, etc. Fang Anyu has never eaten any of these things.
She hadn’t eaten this for a long time. After the apocalypse, what she missed most wasn’t fancy meals, but sometimes just the snacks downstairs from her house, and instant noodles with a variety of flavors and plenty of oil and salt.
However, as time went on, instant noodles, a fast food that could be stored for a long time, became increasingly rare. She would only receive a pack from the team as a reward if she went out and got injured.
Fang Anyu had never eaten it before, so Jun Yueyue simply didn’t ask him. Instead, she ordered enough rice noodles for two people. This dish has a stronger flavor and is made with a lot of gelatin. The taste is like hot pot, and it stays fresh for a long time. But if you don’t eat it for a long time, it will become incredibly delicious.
The rice noodles were soaked in advance and served very quickly. The casserole was placed on the table, and the soup was still bubbling away.
Jun Yueyue scalded the bowl with hot water, picked out a bowl, put in some vegetables, drizzled some sesame oil on it, mixed it up, and handed it to Fang Anyu. He took a bite and his eyes widened in surprise.
Fang Anyu had seen this on TV before, but for him, there were too many new and exciting things. Jun Yueyue felt a great sense of accomplishment taking him along because he was a big fan.
Jun Yueyue smiled and served herself a bowl, saying, “Is it delicious?”
Fang Anyu looked at her. He quickly understood what Jun Yueyue was saying at this moment and nodded vigorously.
The two of them ate from the steaming hot pot, one bowl for each other, until they were sweating profusely and their lips were red.
After paying the bill, the two went out of the house. The cool night breeze quickly swept away the heat from their bodies, making them feel incredibly comfortable. Jun Yueyue bought Fang Anyu her favorite soda from before the apocalypse. Each of them had a bottle in hand as they walked through the shimmering town. Before they knew it, their free hands naturally came together. Her palm was injured and bandaged, and Fang Anyu only held her fingertips. Their fingertips were wet, but neither of them let go.
This most ordinary and common life was something Jun Yueyue could only dream of, whether before or after the apocalypse. She slowed down and rubbed Fang Anyu’s hand back with her thumb very quickly, making that small patch of skin very hot.
She walked ahead, her back almost facing Fang Anyu, her gaze wandering aimlessly. Actually, she should be thinking about going back now, angering Old Master Jun, but she couldn’t go too far. However, she didn’t know what she was aimlessly wandering about, and she didn’t want to go back…
The town wasn’t long, and the lit area was even shorter. Beyond that was a dark dirt road, but even though she had reached the edge, she was still slowly walking forward.
She knew that as long as she walked, the person in her hand would follow her, no matter if the street ahead was flashing with colorful lights or pitch black.
She seemed to understand a little better now why she had jumped off the hospital wall during the day…
When the two of them reached a completely dark place, Jun Yueyue finally stopped. She turned around and couldn’t see Fang Anyu’s expression, but she could feel that Fang Anyu was looking at her.
She walked very slowly, almost inching, to Fang Anyu and reached out her hand…
The half-finished drink in her hand prevented her from hugging Fang Anyu. Jun Yueyue anxiously brought it to her lips and took a sip. The cold, spicy liquid slid down her throat with a burning sensation, like wine, giving her boundless courage.
No one knows how much courage it took for her to take this step, or how she dared to go against her original plans in such a pitch-black place, choosing a path that would bring countless troubles and an uncertain outcome.
Jun Yueyue knew that she was being irrational at this moment. She might regret her choice soon, or even regret it after making the decision. Fang Anyu represented a life that went against her dreams.
”Fang Anyu…” Jun Yueyue called his name softly from a distance. She knew he couldn’t hear her and didn’t want him to hear her. Her voice was trembling and wavering.
But when she struggled forward again and reached out to Fang Anyu, she was suddenly blinded by two blinding lights.
”Damn it,” Jun Yueyue covered her eyes with her hand, swallowing back the emotions that had risen to her throat, and couldn’t help but curse out loud.
Soon, the car pulled up beside them and stopped.
Fang Anyan got out of the car and looked at the two people standing awkwardly in the darkness. His brows furrowed, and he instinctively wanted to lash out at Jun Yueyue. It was her again! She kidnapped his brother!
But when he met Jun Yueyue’s impatient gaze, he couldn’t help but recall what Jun Yueyue had said in the pavilion that night. Fang Anyan couldn’t help but feel a tightness in the back of his neck, and he swallowed back the harsh words that were on the tip of his tongue. He just said in a deep voice, “Why didn’t you answer the phone? Aunt Jun has been waiting for a long time. Let’s go.”
On such a night, in the deserted wilderness, Jun Yueyue silently stretched out her tentacles from her shell, but before she could touch the person she wanted to touch, she quickly retracted them.
She didn’t say anything, and walked past Fang Anyu to get into the car. Fang Anyu didn’t know what she had just missed, and followed Jun Yueyue into the car as well.
Jun Yueyue didn’t say a word the whole way. Fang Anyu sent her two messages, but she neither replied nor read them.
She regretted it.
She regretted it so much that she didn’t even want to look at Fang Anyu. Just now, she almost hugged Fang Anyu. This probably didn’t mean anything to Fang Anyu, because the two of them had already done it, so what was a hug?
But for Jun Yueyue, that was completely different from that chaotic night. Her conscious approach to someone and her unconscious approach were two extremes.
She doesn’t care who she sleeps with, but she can’t help but care about who she wants to sleep with.
Moreover, if she really reached out her hand like just now, it wouldn’t be as simple as just sleeping with Fang Anyu.
If it were any other man, a normal man, even if Jun Yueyue took the initiative, what could she do if she changed her mind at any time? Who says only men can pull up their pants and then forget about their partners?
But Fang Anyu is different. What kind of person is he? His heart and eyes are as pure as a zombie crystal core. He’s just a fool. Jun Yueyue can play with a rational and sane person, changing her mind all the time, having her fun and then leaving. At most, she’ll be called a scumbag, but she doesn’t care.
But everyone has to have a bottom line, even scumbags. If she were to reach out to someone like Fang Anyu, it wouldn’t just be a one-night stand, but a lifetime of sleeping together.
What had bewitched her? To want to sleep with a deaf, mute, and mentally challenged man for the rest of her life?
Did the rice noodles I ate last night get stuck in my brain, or did I eat too much chili and burn my brain out?
Jun Yueyue not only regretted it but was also afraid. To her, Fang Anyu was a male supporting character who could not be separated from the main plot. He still had scenes with the female lead and was an important figure in promoting the relationship between the male and female leads. If they forcibly separated them, who knew what the final result would be?
This is a fictional world. If the male and female protagonists have problems, will the world collapse?
The name Fang Anyu is synonymous with endless trouble. If she were to actually get involved with such a person, her dream of living a carefree life with money to spare would be pure nonsense.