Chapter 54 Night Talk

Luli lay on the carpet, half-closed eyes, smelling the intoxicating fragrance emanating from the person beside him, feeling her body temperature, listening to her beating heart, as his emotions fluctuated.
Ji Zhiyi silently stared into the emptiness in the darkness, perhaps because this night was indeed somewhat different, perhaps because of the man beside her, her heart gradually became calm.
After a long time, a faint voice suddenly sounded in the darkness: "Zhuyi, what do you want?"
Ji Zhuyi paused, not knowing what was going on, and inexplicably remembered the dream at night. Lin Fang also asked her this question in the dream. She suddenly had a illusion, Lin Fang and Luli? Ji Zhuyi couldn't help but silently smiled and asked, "What about you? What do you want?"
In the darkness, Luli fell silent for a while, then chuckled and said, "I asked you what you want, but now you're asking me instead."
Ji Zhiyi leaned to the side and turned towards Luli, gently saying, "I think you need a fever-reducing medicine right now."
Luli was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again. Ji Zhiyi paused and smiled slightly.
The sound of 'drip, drip, drip, drip, drip' suddenly came from the room. Luli's laughter stopped abruptly as he stood up and walked to the bedside, turning on the bedside lamp. It turned out that the alarm clock on the bedside was ringing, and it was already midnight, the new year had arrived. Luli picked up the alarm clock and turned it off, then adjusted the winding mechanism before turning to look at Ji Zhiyi, who was already sitting up, and whispered, "Ji Zhiyi, Happy New Year!"
The dim light of the desk lamp emanated, and Ji Zhiyi was a little uncomfortable for a while. He raised his hand to cover his eyes and looked at Lu Li through the gaps between his fingers. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth as he replied, "Lu Li, happy New Year!" After speaking, he propped himself up with his hand on the ground, stood up, and then magically took out a medicine box, placing it on the only small table in the room. He took out a thermometer from it and waved it at Lu Li, saying, "Come over and take your temperature."
Luli raised an eyebrow and walked slowly to Jizhiyi's side, slightly bowing his head, allowing Jizhiyi to take his temperature. Jizhiyi glanced at the value displayed on the thermometer: 40.1. He couldn't help but furrow his brows, bowed his head and took out a bottle from inside, examined it under the light, poured half a cup into a plastic measuring cup, and handed it to Luli with a smile: "Although it's not auspicious to have you take medicine right after the new year, but if you're sick, you have to take medicine. Here, drink it."
Lulu looked at the measuring cup handed over by Jizhiyi, filled with turbid pink liquid, frowned, but still took it, drank it in one gulp, and frowned even tighter. Jizhiyi saw this and took out another cup of warm water, teasing, "If someone didn't know, they would think this medicine is really bitter, right? This is Nannan's fever-reducing medicine, it's sweet."
Luli took the cup, took a few sips, and sighed, "Too sweet."
Ji Zhiyi looked at Luli and said, "What you just drank was only fever-reducing medicine. You still need to take cold medicine." After speaking, he took out a travel mug and a thermos, poured a packet of granules into the cup, added half a cup of hot water, and stirred gently with a spoon. The spoon touched the cup's wall, making a crisp 'clang' sound.
Luli looked down at the cup on the table, then looked at Jizhiyi. Suddenly, she asked, "Jizhiyi, why did you marry Lin Yuan?"
Jizhiyi's hand, which was stirring the mixture, paused. The room fell silent. Jizhiyi put down the spoon and looked up at Luli, a slightly strange smile appearing on her face. "Aren't you friends with Lin Yuan? Didn't he tell you?" she replied in a questioning tone. After a moment of silence, Luli explained, "Lin Yuan and I are not exactly friends. He is older than me, and I am closer to his younger brother."
Ji Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, and his gaze became somewhat obscure. He asked slowly, "Do you know Lin Fang?"
Lu Li remained silent for a moment, his dark eyes fixed on Ji Zhiyi, and he asked, "Have you seen him?"
"Hehe," Ji Zhiyi laughed sarcastically, softly saying, "No, but I have seen his photos."
Luli's face suddenly became unpleasant. Ji Zhiyi lowered his head and looked at the mist rising in his cup, not noticing the change in his expression. He softly said, "Lin Yuan and I have an agreement marriage. Back then, I was desperate and it was Lin Yuan who appeared and helped me. It was also him who proposed the marriage. Three years of marriage, and after three years, we are free from each other. Due to various reasons, I agreed."
"Three years?" Luli suddenly asked, "Why three years?"
"I don't know," Jizhiyi shook his head and said, "I asked him before, and he casually said it's because three years later we are still young and there is still a chance to meet a good partner. But later I found out that this is not the reason."
Luli's eyes twinkled and he softly exclaimed, "Oh," asking, "How did you know?"
Hearing Luli's question, Ji Zhiyi's gaze flickered slightly. Although she kept her head down, her voice was confident as she said, "Because he likes me."
Lu Li seemed to shudder all over, his eyes filled with disbelief as he whispered, "Did he tell you?"
Ji Zhiyi seemed to roll his eyes, saying, "Come on, I'm not young anymore. I can naturally tell if someone likes me or not. Eyes can't deceive people, especially when it's someone I live with every day." He looked at Lu Li and continued, "So I find it strange that if he really likes me, why would he propose a divorce right after three years and leave C City in such a hurry."
In Lu Li's heart, there was a mix of emotions for a moment. Although he understood Lin Yuan's reasons, now was not the time to tell Ji Zhiyi. He could only mockingly say, "I didn't expect you to be so self-centered."
Ji Zhiyi's mood was somewhat heavy, and he became a little annoyed at the words. He gave a glare at Lu Li and said, "I'm not self-centered. We have been living together for three years, and even a clay figure would have some feelings."
Luli snorted softly and a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth: "If you have feelings, then why did you agree to a divorce?"
Ji Zhiyi looked at Luli's seemingly angry expression and no longer felt annoyed. Feeling somewhat strange for no reason, he thought of his previous speculation. His facial expression suddenly became peculiar as he looked at Luli's face, and he asked involuntarily, "Why are you angry? Could it be that you have a secret crush on Lin Yuan?"
Lu Li couldn't help but chuckle, he stared at Ji Zhiyi with a deep gaze, and asked back, "If you can understand Lin Yuan's eyes, how can you not understand my eyes?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Jiyi Yi's face as he pointed to the cup on the table, and incoherently said, "Your medicine has cooled down, you can drink it. I'm leaving, rest early." With that, he walked quickly to the door, slammed it shut with a 'bang', and left.
Luli stood still and looked silently towards the direction of Jizhiyi's departure. After a long while, he picked up the already cold glass from the table and drank it all in one gulp. There was no change in his expression on his face, and his lips lightly opened: "I made it so obvious, anyone who can't see it is a fool."