As Jin Shuilan walked out of the door, Lu Zhenqiu was able to record more relax and engaged. Jin Shuilan's door was not closed, she just stood silently at the door for a few seconds, and looked at Maomao, who stretched out its head and rubbed against her feet. She wanted to rub Maomao's head but took back her hand and returned to her room. She took her pyjamas and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
It was still a cold shower.
The moment the water touched her, the cold water penetrated into her skin, and Jin Shuilan awake herself immediately. She took a handful of cold water and rubbed it onto her face. Instead of extinguishing the scorching flames in her heart, it dyed the cold water around her with warmth, and swayed it on her body, burning it.
Jin Shuilan decided to immersed herself in the water, raised her head, opened her eyes, and saw lights floating on the water, flickering indistinctly, just like Lu Zhenqiu's smiling eyes. Like the light flashing at the bottom of her eyes.
She was unable to hold her breath and popped her head out of the water and exhaled softly.
Jin Shuilan didn't know how long she had been soaking in the water until Lu Zhenqiu had knocked on the door. Outside the door, Lu Zhenqiu shouted, "Teacher Jin?"
She replied:” I’m coming.”
The voice was slightly hoarse and more dull than usual. Jin Shuilan hurriedly took the pyjamas from the side and had forgotten to wipe the water off her body. The pyjamas were wet with water, and they caused the pyjamas to stuck close to her body outlining her looming figure.
Jin Shuilan always had a fixed time to exercise, no matter how busy she is, she will find time to run on the treadmill or do yoga, so she is in good shape.
When Lu Zhenqiu opened the door, she saw that Jin Shuilan had just come out of the water. She was slightly startled and said, "I thought that you have been in the bath for a long time."
Jin Shuilan's work and rest time are unstable, and it's midnight. She hasn't seen Jin Shuilan come out of the bathroom for a long time after recording, for fear that she will catch a cold and she falls asleep inside so she can’t help but to knock on the door.
"I'm tired, so I decided to soak in the bath for a while." Jin Shuilan asked, "Do you want to soak inside?"
Lu Zhenqiu shook her head: "I don't need to, I'll just take a shower."
"You can soak inside if you're not busy." Jin Shuilan said, "Especially if you sit down a lot, you will need more blood circulation and exercise. This bathtub have a massage function, which is very convenient and suitable for you."
After the incident just now, Lu Zhenqiu became closer to Jin Shuilan, and the only feeling after moving in was comfort. It was comfortable everywhere, the room was comfortable, and communication with Jin Shuilan was also very comfortable. In her heart, Jin Shuilan was almost like her benefactor. Since the benefactor said so, and she couldn't refute it. She nodded and said, " I will try it next time."
Jin Shuilan beckoned: "Come in."
Lu Zhenqiu walked in, Jin Shuilan turned her body, the water in the bathtub was still rippling and sparkling, Jin Shuilan let off the cold water and turned on the hot water, and the water slowly flowed in, Jin Shuilan squatted down and said to Lu Zhenqiu: "look here."
She pointed to the control place below, there was a transparent cover, and Jin Shuilan said, "Open this if you want to massage."
It was a green button with a red button next to it. Lu Zhenqiu nodded, "I see." After she finished, Jin Shuilan pressed the green button. There was a slight buzzing noise in the bathtub, and the water splashes also caused faint ripples, Jin Shuilan said: "Put your hand in."
Lu Zhenqiu put her hand in, turned her head sideways, a little puzzled, Jin Shuilan smiled sullenly, grabbed Lu Zhenqiu's hand and put it in a gap under the edge of the bathtub, she said, "When lying down, you can put your hand here and put your legs here."
It can really suck your skin!
It is also able to scroll, Lu Zhenqiu thought it was amazing, she looked at Jin Shuilan with a little surprise, her eyes were sparkling because of surprise. Jin Shuilan saw her curious expression as if Lu Zhenqiu had found a new continent. Her heart softened, the palm of her hand felt hot, unconsciously, she had used more force to grab her hand. Luckily Lu Zhenqiu's attention was on the jacuzzi, and she didn't notice Jin Shuilan's abnormality.
"Teacher Jin, this is really good." Lu Zhenqiu's endnote was slightly raised, and very sweet. It was so sweer as if Jin Shuilan’s heart was poured a pot of sugar water, it was steaming. She lowered her eyes, and the hot steam was burning her face. Without looking into the mirror, she knew that her face was red. She deliberately said in her usual tone, "If you like it, I'll put some water for you. You can try it later if you want."
Lu Zhenqiu really liked it. This is like an artifact that can be used after she gets off work every day. She nodded her head. Jin Shuilan couldn't help laughing when she saw her satisfied look. Jin Shuilan told Lu Zhenqiu which bottles the ones were used to clean the bathtub used for disinfection. Lu Zhenqiu listened very seriously. Jin Shuilan disinfected and cleaned the bathtub in front of her before refilling it. She asked Lu Zhenqiu, "Is the water temperature alright?"
"Yup." Lu Zhenqiu nodded, "Just right."
Jin Shuilan put half a tank of water and said, "Don't put too much, the water will overflow."
Lu Zhenqiu kept this in her heart, like a well-behaved baby, nodding her head. She didn't know when Maomao came over, and stuck itself between them, trying to make a dog's head appear before them. Maomao licked Lu Zhenqiu’s facc and she laughed: "Don't make trouble right now go out to play for a while."
Maomao had no choice make some noise twice before lowering its head and going out of the washroom.
Jin Shuilan said, "I’m done, I won't close it so it will safe you sometime to open it later.."
She was talking about the button, and Lu Zhenqiu nodded, "Alright."
Jin Shuilan got up, walked to the door, but couldn’t help to turn back, Lu Zhenqiu looked at her: "Teacher Jin?"
"Do you need me to pour you a glass of water?" Jin Shuilan said, "If you soak for a long time, you will be dehydrated."
Lu Zhenqiu brushed her past and said, "I'll do it myself."
Jin Shuilan hummed and saw that Lu Zhenqiu poured a glass of water and went to the room to find pyjamas. She pursed her lips and went to the kitchen to cut a bowl of fruits for Lu Zhenqiu, she poured half a box of fresh milk onto it. After finishing she asked Lu Zhenqiu to bring it in together and place it onto the armrest next to the bathtub. Before leaving, she helped her turn on the TV above the bathtub, and said, "You can cast your screen onto the TV using your phone and feel free to watch whatever you want.
It's so convenient, and Teacher Jin is so caring!
Lu Zhenqiu was very grateful, and responded repeatedly: "Thank you, Teacher Jin!"
Jin Shuilan nodded and walked out of the bathroom. Lu Zhenqiu closed the door and locked it. She put her phone beside the armrest to undress and went in. As soon as she lay down, her body fit into those rolling suctions. Every time she thought her bones would hurt, those rolling scution would suck another part of her skins. It's so comfortable like a fairy life. Lu Zhenqiu couldn't help calling Hua Luo: "The jacuzzi is really comfortable."
Hua Luo was typing, and when she heard this, she muttered, and asked quietly, "Are you soaking in the water?"
Lu Zhenqiu said, "Well, I just knew how to start using it and I am soaking in it right noow."
Hua Luo's voice complained: "I also want to, I sat down all afternoon and my bones hurt right now."
Lu Zhenqiu said, "Your house does not have any place to put it."
Hua Luo sighed: "That's right, the more I think about it, the more my heart gets suffocated, I'll change the place immediately after the New Year! I'll change to a bigger house where I can put my beloved jacuzzi!"
Before Lu Zhenqiu could speak, Hua Luo asked, "You and Teacher Jin seems to be getting along pretty well, she even let you use the bathtub."
Lu Zhenqiu thought for a while and said, "You are right. Teacher Jin is nice. She even introduced me to a radio drama character."
Hua Luo was confused: "What radio drama?"
Lu Zhenqiu said: "It was a radio drama she was preparing recently. She let me audtion for a character. After trying she said that it was good to go and I can start voice acting it.”
Hua Luo: "Damn it! Is it true? Sister, you are so awesome!"
She knew that Lu Zhenqiu had always liked voice acting, but she was really unfamiliar with the voice acting circle, and Xiaoyu had rarely stepped into that circle because of the conflict with Lu Yan, so they couldn't help Lu Zhenqiu in introducing any jobs in the voice acting circle.
She really didn't expect that Lu Zhenqiu would be able to pick up voice acting again.
She asked excitedly, "Did Teacher Jin take the initiative to let you try it?"
"Neither." Lu Zhenqiu explained, "There was a day Teacher Ji had come in the morning, probably she wanted to discuss the radio drama with Jin Shuilan and she coincidentally saw me and if I was interested."
Hua Luo: "Teacher Ji? Ji Zibo?"
She is a gold-medal producer and director in the radio drama circle. When radio dramas were not very popular, she persisted on doing non-commercial works and became popular. Many people would line up to work with her. She is really good a picking up scripts and staffs. People who worked with her have been doing quite well. Hua Luo said, "Qiuqiu, you are so great, you are going to be famous soon!"
Lu Zhenqiu was amused by her: "You think too far ahead."
"Isn't it good to think a little farther, by thinking a little farther, you are able to put things down."
Lu Zhenqiu smiled, knowing that she wanted to talk about Tang Yingxia, and after a moment of silence, Hua Luo said, "Qiuqiu, I watched the stream tonight, is that Tang Yingxia coming to see you again?"
Tang Yingxia bought a few gifts but didn't send her a message. Lu Zhenqiu said, "Hua Luo, I've put it down."
"It’s good that you have let it go." Hua Luo said: "Tang Yingxia isn’t worth, you see how good you are now, the steam is back on the right track, there is hope about the voice acting. You also managed to rent such a good house, at night, you are able to soak with my little lover... "
Lu Zhenqiu smiled: "It’s Teacher Jin's."
"Got it." Hua Luo changed her words: "You can soak in Teacher Jin's little lover."
The more she talks, the more outrageous it gets. Lu Zhenqiu said, "Okay, I'm taking a bath, so I won't talk to you."
"Hey, open a video and let me see it."
Lu Zhenqiu inhaled: "I'm lying in the bathtub."
Hua Luo didn't care: "I'm not interested in you..."
Lu Zhenqiu laughed with her and hung up the phone. Her mood suddenly became much more relaxed. What Hua Luo said was right. She is getting better now and will be better in the future. She clenched her phone and took a piece of apple from the side. I t was sweer and sour, very delicious.
It was probably because she had massaged tonight, Lu Zhenqiu slept very soundly. The next day the sun shone into the room, and Maomao's head rubbed over. The tip of her nose was wet because of its breathing. She held Maomao in her arms and rubbed it and got up.
There was no movement outside the door, Jin Shuilan hadn't woken up yet, Lu Zhenqiu went into the bathroom to wash, and finally changed the dog food for Maomao and went into the kitchen again.
When she was free in the morning, she boiled rice porridge and made two pancakes. She didn't know what flavor Jin Shuilan liked, so she made some leek egg pancakes. Jin Shuilan woke up to the smell. She sat on the bed for a few seconds and thought that the scent was from someone else's house. She then realize that it might be Lu Zhenqiu who had opened the door.
Sure enough, in the kitchen, Lu Zhenqiu was busy wearing an apron. Her apron was a cartoon style. She was wearing pyjamas. The sleeves of the pyjamas were folded up, revealing her beautiful and slender wrists and arms. She was busy with her head down, her hair was picked up casually with clips clipping on it. The ends had hung down from the top of the clips, and it swept on her neck and also Jin Shuilan's heart.
Crunchy feeling.
Jin Shuilan walked over: "Morning, you made breakfast already?"
Lu Zhenqiu turned her head and smiled relaxedly: "Teacher Jin wakes up so early."
Jin Shuilan nodded, then thinking that she hadn't washed up yet. she turned around again, Lu Zhenqiu was puzzled: "Teacher Jin, what's the matter?"
"No, nothing." Jin Shuilan cleared her throat: "I'm going to wash up."
After she finished speaking, she walked quickly to the bathroom without waiting for Lu Zhenqiu to reply. She closed the door and breathed lightly. She saw in the mirror that the person's hair was slightly messy, and the buttons of her pyjamas were still unbuttoned. She wasn’t sure if Lu Zhenqiu had just saw it.
After washing up, she tidied up properly and went out from the bathroom. Lu Zhenqiu was already sitting by the counter. When she saw Jin Shuilan walking over, she handed her chopsticks, Jin Shuilan said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Lu Zhenqiu said, "Teacher Jin, thank you for taking care of me these few says, you can try first and tell me which flavour would like the most, I will make it the next time."
No wonder she made so much, is she trying to know her taste?
It's superfluous, she likes everything she makes, there is no need to do so.
However, Jin Shuilan was still happy because of Lu Zhenqiu's carefulness. She drank a glass of warm water and started to eat breakfast. The two chatted while eating. Jin Shuilan said, "Is there anything else you need to do after eating?"
"No." Lu Zhenqiu said, "I originally wanted to take Maomao for a walk. Teacher Jin, is there anything that needs to be done?"
Jin Shuilan nodded: "Okay, we'll take Maomao down for a walk together after eating, and then I'll take you to the studio, and we'll sign the contract there."
Lu Zhenqiu's heart was beating very fast. The time from the time of the conversation to the finalization was very short, and she always felt unreal. Now she suddenly said that she wanted to sign the contract, like a shot of peace of mind. She glanced at Jin Shuilan and said, "Okay."
Jin Shuilan lowered her head and continued to eat, and Lu Zhenqiu asked, "Teacher Jin, what kind of egg pancake do you like?"
"It's all good." Jin Shuilan looked up at her and said, "I'm easy to take care, you don't have to do so much next time, I'm not a picky eater."
Lu Zhenqiu took it down.
After the meal, the two put the rest of the egg pancakes in the refrigerator. Jin Shuilan washed the tableware and Lu Zhenqiu took Maomao. The two went downstairs for a walk together. The sun shines between the leaves downwards, the leaves had some morning dew reflected. Lu Zhenqiu said: "Teacher Jin, the scenery of this estate is really good, the house price should be high, right?"
Jin Shuilan said: "It's higher than the city center."
Lu Zhenqiu knew that the price in the city was already very high, and it was actually higher than the city center. It was astounding, but the greenery and environment here were worthy of the price. Jin Shuilan tilted her head and asked, "Why? Do you want to buy a house here?"
"I can't afford it now." Lu Zhenqiu smiled, "I'll talk about it later."
Jin Shuilan nodded: "What kind of house do you want to buy in the future?"
Lu Zhenqiu thought seriously: "I am probably aiming to buy a one bedroom and one living room?" She said to herself, "I hope to have a balcony, facing the sun, and then enough for me and Maomao to live."
Jin Shuilan said: "There are quite a lot of one bedroom and one living room in this community."
Lu Zhenqiu smiled dryly: "I won’t be able to afford the houses in this estate.”
Jin Shuilan was silent for a few seconds: "If you want to buy it in the future, I can help you to consult and get the lowest price."
Lu Zhenqiu was slightly surprised: "Does Teacher Jin know someone from the sales office?"
Jin Shuilan said, "That's right."
Lu Zhenqiu sighed: "Teacher Jin's connections are really wide."
Jin Shuilan smiled: "But is one room and one living room enough? Later—" She paused: "Will your parents come over in the future?"
Lu Zhenqiu shook his head and touched the tip of her nose: "Nope, my mother is doing well now."
Jin Shuilan looked sideways: "What about your dad?"
Lu Zhenqiu's expression froze for two seconds, her eyebrows twitched subconsciously, her pupils shrank, and her expression changed in an instant. Jin Shuilan understood that Lu Zhenqiu didn't like hearing about her father, so she changed the subject: "There is a swimming pool, do you want me to let me take took with you?"
"There is a swimming pool?" Lu Zhenqiu suppressed the emotions just now, and said to Jin Shuilan, "I haven't notice it for so many days."
"It's below the sales building." Jin Shuilan said, "On the negative second floor, there is also a children's playground."
They couldn't play in the children's playground, so they went to stroll around the swimming pool. In the morning, there were also people swimming, and there were twos and threes of girls in swimsuits sitting on chairs. One of them recognized Jin Shuilan and said hello in surprise: "Miss Jin!"
Jin Shuilan looked over and saw that they were from the same building. They had met several times in the elevator, and they were very familiar with each other. They even asked her to come here to swim together, but she declined. Jin Shuilan walked over and heard her say, "Are you here to swim?"
As she spoke, her eyes still fell on Jin Shuilan. In addition to looking at it, she also had a deep meaning. Jin Shuilan pulled Lu Zhanqiu by her side and got closer to her. "I’m bringing my friend over to have a look."
It was only then that the girl noticed that Lu Zhenqiu was beautiful and good-looking, tall, and when the two stood together, they seem like a couple. the two stood together, she sneered: "Your friend is so good-looking."
Jin Shuilan smiled sideways: "Yes, I also think she is really good-looking."
Lu Zhenqiu was a little flustered by her boasting about her looks. She said that she was good-looking. She thought Jin Shuilan was better-looking, but her facial features were too sharp, which always gave people the illusion of being hard to get close.
Obviously, the girl in front of her didn't feel that Jin Shuilan was too hard to get close and got closer. Jin Shuilan said, "Let's stop here, I have to send her to work."
The tone and attitude were very intimate, Jin Shuilan even took the initiative to pull Maomao’s leash after speaking, and gave Lu Zhenqiu a wink, Lu Zhenqiu understood, stood in front of Jin Shuilan, and said to the girl, "Yes, I'm sorry. "
Jin Shuilan stood behind her, but she didn't expect that she would take the initiative to stand in front of her, just like protecting her shortcoming. Because of this assumption, she felt an unknown feeling in her heart, and the sweet and sour came up. Jin Shuilan cleared her throat, and the girl said, "Okay, let's chat latter."
Lu Zhenqiu smiled, nodded, brushed the girl's shoulder, and Jin Shuilan followed behind her.
After leaving the swimming pool, Lu Zhenqiu turned her head and asked, "Teacher Jin, about the girl just now..." She thought about her words: "Is she chasing you?"
Jin Shuilan had many suitors. Although Lu Zhenqiu doesn't know much about it, she knows a thing or two which was mostly heard from Hua Luo. Such as there is some author who wants to get close to her, a Weibo confession, which scriptwriter likes her. Although, these are some gossips, it is undeniable that Jin Shuilan is being pursue by many people. But, Lu Zhenqiu didn't expect that just a visit to a swimming pool, there would be someone who would show her favor.
"Yes." Jin Shuilan said, "She mentioned it to me before."
Lu Zhenqiu turned her head: "How did you respond to her?"
Jin Shuilan honestly replied: "I said I don't like her."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Zhenqiu and said, "I am sorry about the situation just now.”
Lu Zhenqiu waved her hand: "It's okay."
It’s not okay, Jin Shuilan's heart was beating wildly because of the move just now, but Lu Zhenqiu looked calm, she said, "Is it okay to go back now?"
Jin Shuilan came back to her senses: "Okay."
The two went back together, Lu Zhenqiu changed into slightly formal clothes, whispered a few words to Maomao, and Jin Shuilan went into the study room and took out her glasses. She asked her, "Are you ready to go now?"
Lu Zhenqiu carried her bag: "I’m coming."
The two of them got on the elevator together, Lu Zhenqiu looked at Jin Shuilan with the corner of her eye, the edge of the gold frame glasses glowed with cold light, such a pair of glasses was placed on her bridge of the nose. Jin Shuilan's aura was slightly different from before, and her facial features appeared sharper. After staying at her home for a long time, it was her first-time seeing Jin Shuilan wearing glasses.
After getting off the elevator, Lu Zhenqiu sat in the co-pilot seat, Jin Shuilan said, "Put the bag in the back."
Lu Zhenqiu nodded slightly, and her clothes accidentally touched Jin Shuilan's when she put the bag behind her. The refreshing fragrance hit, it was cold and smelled very good. Lu Zhenqiu sat upright, and Jin Shuilan watched her fasten her seat belt before starting the engine.
The car drove to the city centre, and the two chatted casually. Jin Shuilan put her hands onto the steering wheel, her golden watch reflected light and refracted on Lu Zhenqiu's collarbone. The light intertwined with the dark. Jin Shuilan glanced at it and retracted her eyes, she didn’t dare to look around.
It was a difficult journey to get to the studio.
As it was a studio recording, many voice actors will live in hotels around the studio. Lu Zhenqiu and the others live in the suburbs, so they didn't live in the hotels. When Lu Zhenqiu arrived, there was no one there, and the studio was empty. There were three or four studios connected, she wasn’t sure which studio belonged to the crew as the doors wasn’t open. Lu Zhenqiu said “Teacher Jin, we are too early.”
Jin Shuilan said, "Let’s go in."
Lu Zhenqiu walked in, Ji Zibo yawned as she watched the two come in, she yawned halfway, and waved: "Zhenqiu! Teacher Jin!"
She rubbed her eyes: "Morning."
Seeing that she stayed up, Lu Zhenqiu smiled, "Morning, Teacher Ji."
Ji Zibo closed her clothes: "Sit first, I'll pour you a cup of tea, then take you to the workspace later."
Lu Zhenqiu nodded: "Okay."
She was sitting on the sofa next to her, the air conditioner was on, but it wasn't cold. Ji Zibo was busy inside and out the room, packing everything, and finally said, "Let's go, let's go to the workspace."
The workspace is very large, with two computers and complete voice acting equipment. Lu Zhenqiu has dealt with these before and is no stranger to them. Ji Zibo took out the documents from her bag and handed it to Lu Zhenqiu: Let’s look at the contract, we will talk more about the details after signing it."
Lu Zhenqiu had no objection, she took the contract and looked at it, Ji Zibo said, "Teacher Jin, come here."
Jin Shuilan glanced at her and walked over. Ji Zibo pulled her clothes, “Tell me”
She pulled Jin Shuilan to the door and asked, "What did you say?"
Jin Shuilan was inexplicable: "What?"
Ji Zibo frowned: "About chasing her! What did you say? Are there any prospects?"
Jin Shuilan was annoyed: "You just broke up and someone is chasing you, will you agree?"
Ji Zibo suddenly said, "You’re right, but I advise you to be more careful this time."
Jin Shuilan asked, "What do you mean?"
Ji Zibo held back, "I looked around the crew next to us, the crew was Tang Yingxia’s radio drama, these is a chance that Tang Yingxia would come over, so….."
Jin Shuilan's face sank slightly, and the gold-rimmed glasses glowed with a faint cold light, like a sharp blade, Ji Zibo muttered, "Don't give others the first step this time."
After speaking, the person beside her looked at her with cold eyes, Ji Zibo opened said: "Bah, bah, crow's mouth[1], let me say something nicer, Teacher Jin what praises do you want to hear?”
Jin Shuilan didn't say a word, Ji Zibo said, "Then I hope she likes you sooner, and you will be able to hug the beauty back earlier and hold hands earlier!”
After speaking, she applauded herself, just as she wanted to leave, Jin Shuilan blocked her. Ji Zibo took a half step back: "What are you doing?"
Jin Shuilan's ears were slightly red: "Go on."
Ji Zibo was stunned: "Say what?"
Jin Shuilan said awkwardly: "Say nicer comments."
Author says:
Lu Zhenqiu: Teacher Jin, why are you blushing?
Jin Shuilan: I heard a lot of praises.
Lu Zhenqiu: ...
[1] Whatever one says would happen in a bad way.