Mr Wayward

Chapter 18

No next time staying up late and drinking alcohol, Ji Changning woke up at 09:30 in the morning. He remembered what happened last night, and after sleeping, he felt that he was really hypocritical at that time. Like a jerk.

He groaned on the bed and tucked the phone back under the pillow by the way.

09:30...After finishing the work, go out at 10 o'clock...To the company at 30:[-]...There is still a chance...

Ji Changning is struggling to get up.

Then he thought about leaving get off work at 11:30, and he had to go there in the morning because there was no important matter, so he didn't think much of it.

Why don't you go to work after lunch.

Anyway, there is nothing to do on Friday. Everyone is in Caoying and their hearts are in Han, waiting for the weekend.

Ji Changning's eyelids were clenched, and he fell asleep thinking about whether to go to work, until the housekeeper knocked on his door and asked him if he still had a headache from the hangover and if he wanted to have lunch.

"Understood." Ji Changning yelled weakly, he lay down for a while, and finally gradually woke up.

Ji Changning touched the pillow next to him, of course the person next to the pillow was gone, and he went out early in the morning to earn money to support his family.

Just quit work.

Ji Changning thought, he took out his mobile phone and told his secretary that he would not go to the company today because of something, and he received a reply in three seconds: "Got it."

Then Ji Changning got up from the bed refreshed.

While he was washing up, the servants at home were setting the table, and he could eat directly when he went over.

Four dishes and one soup seems to be a bit much for one person, but in fact, the amount of each dish is relatively small, because Ji Changning told them several times not to cook so much, it would be wasteful, so he deliberately put less when serving , The extra dishes are added to the staff meal, Ji Changning is also happy, the best of both worlds.

Since he didn't eat breakfast, Ji Changning had a good appetite, and implemented the CD-ROM action. After eating, he started to care about the cats and dogs he raised, "Have the cats and dogs been fed?"

"Not yet, I'm about to feed it." The maid Xiaoyue told him.

"Oh, I'll feed it!" Ji Changning took the initiative to go to the kitchen to bring a cat and a dog for lunch. His family's pet food is very good, and he never feeds convenience foods such as dog food and cat food. Cats are all meat, and dogs are meat. It can be matched with natural ingredients to keep their hair soft and shiny.

He yelled "Dabai" in the yard, and the dog ran over to eat, wagging its tail, but the cat was nowhere to be seen.

Xiaoyue pointed to the place where the cat usually eats, "You don't need to worry about leaving the plate there, the cat will come back by itself, we all come to collect the plate after an hour, and eat clean."

Ji Changning said it was all right, he was wandering around the yard with a plate in one hand, imitating the meowing of a cat, and he didn't feel ashamed, "Xiao Mi, cat whining ~ where are you, it's time to eat."

Dabai ate very quickly, wrapped around his feet and rubbed against him after eating, staring at the plate in his hand with bright eyes.

"Hey, no." Ji Changning raised his hand, and the dog thought he was playing with him, so he jumped up and grabbed it. It printed a few plum blossom claws on Ji Changning's pants.

Ji Changning was overwhelmed by the disturbance, and went back to the house with the meal, only to see the raccoon cat in the living room.

Xiao Mi squatted dignifiedly in front of the fish tank, moved her ears when she heard Ji Changning approaching, then turned her head to look at him, then stood up and stretched her ass.

Ji Changning bent down and put the plate in front of its nose, "You're hungry, eat quickly."

The cat sniffed, looked up at him, and pushed the plate away with its paw.

Ji Changning: ...

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you eat? Are you sick?" Ji Changning was a little worried. He grabbed the cat and looked at it. The cat's eyes were bright, its ears were clean, its nose was pink, and its fur was smooth. It shouldn't be a big problem, "Hey, eat quickly." He handed the plate forward again.

This time the cat turned its head and walked away. It walked back to the fish tank, put its two front paws on the fish tank, and stared at the fish inside.

Ji Changning narrowed his eyes slightly, "Could it be that you want to eat fish?"

When Xiao Mi heard the sound, she turned her head to look at it. Ji Changning seemed to see the expectation from its two round eyes, and he looked at the tank.

This big fish tank is a grass tank. The tank is specially customized and has a length of three meters. It is probably one of the few things in the house that attracts cats. It will take half a year, but fortunately, there is not much need to take care of it in the future. Ji Changning feeds the fish every two or three days, and cuts the aquatic plants every month. The main reason is that the housekeeper will help him solve it.

The landscaping has not been touched for two years. Ji Changning has no idea of ​​overturning the tank to re-landscape. He no longer has the enthusiasm of the past. Looking at the size of this tank, the amount of work is simply tingling.

In the upper and middle reaches of the grass tank, there are squid, medaka, black-shell shrimp, and white cloud gold silk. At the bottom, there are brook-kissed gobies and beautiful small loach. They swim leisurely in the water. The sources of fish are various, and there are roadside water. Fish caught in ditches, caught by fishing, caught in streams, gifts brought over by accident when buying fish, etc.

At first, there were a bunch of fancy ornamental fishes, but later they were all replaced with native fish, which are easy to raise and not ugly.

Ji Changning moved closer to the fish tank, and there was a group of squid in front of him. He counted the number in his heart, and walked around the fish tank twice. He frowned: "Why do I think there are fewer fish..."

The cat next to him has stood up and put its head against the glass, staring intently at the fish in the aquarium, looking very excited. Until now, the cat has never barked, and it has always been very quiet.

Ji Changning patted its head: "Did it be eaten by you? Bad cat."

He just casually said that he knew that cats are afraid of water. Maybe the fish died in the tank and were eaten by other fish and shrimp. This is normal, and the grass tank has formed a small ecological circle.

There is also a saying that the secret to fish farming is to change the fish once a week. Although he has not reached this level, if there are fewer fish, there will be fewer fish, so just put some more in and it will be over.

"These fish can't be eaten. They're for petting. Here's your food." Ji Changning said to Xiaomi seriously, then picked up the cat with one hand without any explanation, and took it out directly.

He put the plate on the ground, and after the cat was put down, he tried to go back to the fish tank. Ji Changning caught it back in an instant, and pressed its head on the plate. He said in a kind tone: "Xiao Mi, eat quickly Bar."

This episode made Ji Changning decide to go fishing on the weekend.

He asked his friends if they had time to go with them, but it turned out that they either worked overtime or had appointments, or they wanted to accompany their wives and children.

The friend sarcastically said: "I really envy you that you can do whatever you want."

His peers seem to have taken on more responsibilities, but Ji Changning feels that he has not made progress for several years.

He will not be discouraged if he can't find a companion, there will always be someone willing to accompany him.

The housekeeper was preparing the things for him to bring tomorrow, and offered to go with him when he learned that he couldn't find anyone with him. After all, it was an outdoor activity, and there would be someone to take care of him in case something happened. Ji Changning readily agreed.

Shen Yichen heard about this when he came back at night, and asked him who would go with him.

Ji Changning: "Housekeeper."

Shen Yichen: "There are more."

Ji Changning pursed his lips: "No, no one wants to go with me." His tone seemed to be disliked by others.

Shen Yichen looked at him with great interest, "Oh? Then why don't you ask me?"

Ji Changning asked back: "Do you have time?" The weekend is meaningless to Shen Yichen, this person is full of energy, besides going to work, there are countless entertainments.

Shen Yichen insisted: "You can give it a try."

Ji Changning: Do you have something to do?Nothing is boring.

"Okay, Mr. Shen, do you have time to go fishing with me tomorrow?"

Shen Yichen seemed to think about it seriously: "Okay, I'm free."

Therefore, one more person was added to the weekend fishing operation, and by the next morning there were four people. Aunt Wang also went with her. She prepared lunch for everyone, the housekeeper and part-time driver and handyman, Shen Yichen was in charge of fishing, and Ji Changning... A backpack full of treats.

Their destination is on a mountainside in the suburbs, where there are natural springs, the water quality is quite good, and because it has not yet been developed into a tourist area, there are few tourists.

Shen Yichen's newly mentioned Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle finally came in handy. Ji Changning had already started eating potato chips while riding in the car. For him, this trip was more like climbing a mountain to see the scenery.

They have been here several times and they know the way and where the fish are.

It is still in the dry season, and it has not rained for nearly half a month. The stream bubbling down from the mountain is only a dozen centimeters deep. Ji Changning wore knee-length shorts and sandals today, and it feels cool and comfortable to step in the water. Then he began to bend down to catch small fish in the crevices of the rocks. The environment here is well protected and there are many fish.

Shen Yichen was more than ten meters downstream, there was a small dam over there, which had stored all the water, and he was fishing there.

Ji Changning picked up a few squids, and the housekeeper and Aunt Wang were also helping him. He also picked up a few grasses by the water, hoping to take them back to see if they could be fed.

Ji Changning's calves were bitten several times by mosquitoes, and he loved to scratch them, his legs turned red because his skin looked astonishingly white.

"Oh, don't scratch it anymore, the skin is torn." Aunt Wang hurriedly found essential oil and mosquito repellent from her bag. Ji Changning couldn't go down after applying it on the shore.

It was almost noon, Aunt Wang spread out a tablecloth on a flat place, the housekeeper set up a parasol, Ji Changning twisted a sandwich and stuffed it into his mouth, and then went to see if Shen Yichen had caught any fish.

Shen Yichen's long shirt and trousers, as well as sunglasses and a hat, looked invulnerable, he looked at Ji Changning's calf too much, "Why did it bite so hard, there should be spare trousers in the bag, you can change into a pair of trousers .”

"It's okay." Ji Changning moved a ponytail and sat beside him, looking at the fish guard with his head, "How much did you catch?"

"Not many, three crucian carp and one yellow-bone carp." In fact, there were other small fish, which he threw back into the water directly.

"Okay! It happens to be one for each person. It's an extra meal at noon. How about baking it?"

"It's not good, there are too many bones, take it back to make soup."

"Okay." Ji Changning was a little regretful, and then opened a bag of potato chips and started to chew again. Shen Yichen ignored him, and just now he was busy talking to Ji Changning, which caused the decoupling. He retracted the rod, hung the bait, and threw it out again. .

Shen Yichen's posture looked very professional, and he threw it three meters away. Ji Changning asked curiously why he threw it so far.

Shen Yichen said: "The water over there is a bit deeper, there may be big fish."

Ji Changning didn't quite understand, and sighed, "It's such a hassle. Why don't you put a hook in the water for fishing?"

Shen Yichen glanced at him, "You have the charm of Jiang Ziya."

Ji Changning smiled.He knew that Shen Yichen didn't mean "the one who wishes to take the bait", but was teasing him for being too casual in fishing, never adjusting the drift, and not caring about the current, as long as there is water, there is a pole, tie a thread, add a hook and hang something on it That's fine.

Ji Changning went fishing purely to pass the time. Occasionally, a blind cat would catch a few fish when it bumped into a dead mouse. The big ones would be taken back and cooked for Aunt Wang, while the small ones would be added to the cat's meal, or put into the fish tank.

Soon a bag of potato chips fell into his stomach, Ji Changning covered his eyes with his hand, there was no shade here, he felt his eyes were a little blurry after watching Shen Yichen fishing for a while, he rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and muttered that it was good for the sun.

Shen Yichen took off his hat and put it on his head, "Do you still have the parasol, bring it here." The sun was not so dazzling when he started fishing.

"It's gone, there's only one, and it's already been used." Ji Changning said honestly.

"Well, forget it, the last shot." Shen Yichen said.

Ji Changning stood up and patted his butt. He didn't want to wait any longer. Who knows if it was the last shot or the last [-] million shots, "I'm going to eat first."

The accident happened at this moment, the grass under Ji Changning's feet was very dense, and he stepped on it without paying attention.

At that moment, he felt that time passed very slowly. First, his eyes turned to the blue sky, and his body fell down uncontrollably. He even felt a breeze blowing on his face. At this moment, he felt strangely calm: I will drown Bar.

He can't swim.

Just like the tranquility before the storm, Ji Changning's mind went blank after falling into the water. The endless water submerged him, and the water seemed to squeeze him consciously.

Nose filled with water, unable to breathe.

Eyes hurt.

My ears hurt too.

My chest also hurts.

The water was pulling him hard, and Ji Changning felt that his body was about to be torn apart, so he struggled even harder. Suddenly he heard someone calling his name, which he couldn't hear clearly, but he paused a little because of this, Then Ji Changning was pulled up by a stronger force.

Ji Changning breathed the air for a long time, but he hadn't recovered from the shock of falling into the water at this moment. In addition, his feet were soaked in water all over his body, which made him feel flustered. He almost used all his strength to kick his feet under the water. Seconds later he sank again, and then he was lifted up from behind.

In fact, it was only about ten seconds before he fell into the water, and he was dragged into the water again.

"Don't move! The water is very shallow!" A loud shout sounded above his head.

There were also people shouting on the shore. Ji Changning's face turned blue, and the scene in front of him was black and red. His chest hurt from being strangled from behind.

"The water is very shallow, very shallow, very shallow", the people behind him kept repeating, Ji Changning came back to his senses a little bit, he grabbed the "drifting wood" behind him vigorously, and then stepped on it tentatively with his feet, in front of him When I straightened up, I really stepped on the bottom, a little soft, but my feet were always down to earth. Although most of my body was still underwater, Ji Changning finally settled down.

"Look, let's just say it's very shallow, don't be afraid." The man behind him breathed a sigh of relief, hugged him and said.

Ji Changning was redirected by someone, he put his arms around the man's neck, even though his eyes were blurred, he recognized who it was, "Shen..." He wanted to call him, but when he opened his mouth, he coughed and his throat felt like it was burning. look the same.

The water is really not that deep, it only reaches the chest area, Ji Changning was too flustered before, and his limbs struggled wildly, which made it seem like he fell into a deep water area.

When the butler heard the movement by the river, he turned his head and looked over. Ji Changning hadn't completely fallen at that time, and Shen Yichen reached out to hold him but didn't. When Ji Changning plunged into the water, Shen Yichen threw away the pole in his hand and jumped down. The housekeeper was so frightened that his heart almost stopped, Aunt Wang screamed beside him, and the housekeeper crawled and rolled to catch up, only to see two people splashing in the water, and within a few seconds, Shen Yichen surfaced with them.

They ended the fishing ahead of schedule because Ji Changning choked a few mouthfuls of water in the water, so they sent him to the hospital for examination just to be on the safe side.In fact, Ji Changning felt much better at this time, but he couldn't beat them.

He was the only one to go in during the examination, and the housekeeper and Shen Yichen were waiting for him outside. When he finished his work and went out but saw no one, he went out to find someone, and walked along the long corridor. The faint smell of disinfectant in the hospital made him feel a little uncomfortable. Comfortable.

He saw them at a corner, and was about to say hello, but his footsteps stopped suddenly, and he stood with his back to the wall.

The butler said in a low voice: "How could you just jump down like that? No matter how shallow the water is, you can drown people." He is kind, he can be regarded as watching Shen Yichen grow up, what if something happens?

Shen Yichen just smiled: "Isn't it all right? Don't think too much about it. At that time...he couldn't swim, so he would definitely panic."

The butler took a deep breath, "Because he can't swim, you can't go down." When a person who can't swim falls into the water, a person without rich rescue experience must never go into the water. Both were killed.

Shen Yichen said lightly: "How can I care so much."

That's right, when he saw Ji Changning falling into the water, he was scared to death. He knew how poor this person's water skills were, so he plunged into the water to save him without even thinking about it.

After hearing this, Ji Changning was startled, with mixed feelings in his heart, and finally went back the same way, sat and waited for them in the waiting area.

In fact, he went to learn to swim, but because of the experience of accidentally falling into the water when he was a child, he had a shadow. Later, Shen Yichen asked him to learn to swim during a summer vacation in college, and enrolled him in a class. In the end, the people in the swimming pool were all puppies. Will laugh at him for learning slowly, so every time he goes home, his face smells bad.

"If you really don't want to learn it, forget it." Shen Yichen said, he has always been very conniving towards Ji Changning.

Ji Changning remembered the reason why Shen Yichen asked him to learn swimming, "Then what if we fall into the water?"

Shen Yichen smiled flamboyantly at that time: "What are you afraid of, I will definitely pull you up." By the way, he recalled that he had excellent swimming skills in the past. When he was studying, he participated in competitions in the city and won prizes.

Ji Changning persisted: "What if you're not here?"

Shen Yichen: "Then don't go to the water."

Later, Ji Changning would go to places with water to play even without Shen Yichen by his side, as long as someone went with him, he thought so, he never thought that one day he would really fall into the water, nor did he think about others Whether it was really possible to save him, but Shen Yichen kept his promise.

The examination did not reveal any problems, and the doctor told them to go home after a few words.

After returning home, everyone was busy, and greeted Ji Changning as if he was fragile porcelain.

Ji Changning thought that Shen Yichen would scold him for being careless, which caused so much trouble, but the other party didn't mention it when he lay on the same bed at night.

In fact, he was right, Shen Yichen really wanted to scold him, but after Ji Changning went back, he was much quieter than usual, and his mood was also very depressed. After all, he still couldn't bear it. He hugged Ji Changning in his arms after turning off the lights, almost At one point, he might never be able to hug him like this again.

Ji Changning opened his eyes wide in the dark, feeling the warmth of Shen Yichen's chest, his lips moved, and whispered, "Next time, don't jump down."

No matter how you say it, Shen Yichen is worth more than himself.

Shen Yichen rewarded him with a shudder, then rubbed his forehead again, and said a thousand words into one sentence: "There will be no next time, be careful in the future."