met free Chapter 172 Shelter from the Rain
Chapter 172 Shelter from the Rain
He Chenan used his hands to protect Wen Xi's forehead to prevent the rain from affecting her vision. The rain was too heavy and she couldn't see clearly at all. He Chenan knew that this was not a good idea, so he pulled Wen Xi into an alley nearby and then came to the eaves of a house to shelter from the rain.
"It's raining so heavily, why don't we just wait here for a while and go back after the rain stops." Coming under the eaves, He Chenan stretched out his hand to wipe the water droplets off Wen Xi's clothes, only to find that they were already soaked like drowned rats, and there was no way to wipe them off unless they took off their clothes and wrung out the water.
Thinking of this, He Chenan took off his shirt and wrung it out hard.
Wen Xi just looked at He Chenan as he wrung out the water from his clothes. He was tall, with well-proportioned muscles in his upper body, and long and straight legs below his waist, a perfect golden ratio.
Especially when he was wringing the clothes, the bulging muscles on his arms looked as if they had been trained, and the muscle lines looked so tempting that Wen Xi's mouth became dry.
He Chenan wrung out the water on his clothes, and then helped Wen Xi wipe the water off her face and hair. Wen Xi looked up at He Chenan and couldn't help but smile. It felt like a warm current was flowing through her heart. This kid was really considerate.
He Chenan is only twenty-four years old this year, and she was almost thirty years old when she died in her previous life, so in terms of mental age, she is older than He Chenan.
"What are you laughing at?" He Chenan's face looked gentle, as if the bad weather could not cause the slightest fluctuation in his mood.
His calm mentality is really worth learning for Wenxi.
"Do you still remember the night you told me you were dating? I was also caught in the rain that night and was soaked. You took me out of the Public Security Bureau and directly brought me to your dormitory. You also helped me wipe the water off my face and hair in the same way..."
She still remembered that his hands were shaking, his ears were red, and he looked extremely innocent.
"Yeah." Thinking of what happened that night, He Chenan felt very uncomfortable. That was the most daring thing he had ever done in his twenty-four years of life.
But he didn't regret it at all. Instead, he was glad for his boldness. Otherwise, how could he be so happy now?
Lightning flashed across the sky, thunder roared, and the raindrops were illuminated by the lightning, like crystal pearls.
Wen Xi glanced at the night sky worriedly, "Chen An, we won't be struck by lightning, right?"
She would never dare to go back in the rain now, as she doesn't want to be struck by lightning and turned into charcoal.
"No." He Chenan smiled gently. Even if they were really struck by lightning, it would be both of them together, not just one of them.
He Chenan's smile also made Wen Xi feel more at ease. "Thank you, He Chenan, you are so nice."
He Chenan freed his hands and rubbed Wen Xi's head, "What's wrong with me?"
"Having you by my side makes me feel safe. Otherwise, I would definitely be scared facing such a situation alone." Wen Xi said.
On a night like this with thunder and lightning, most people would be scared even if they stayed in the house, right?
Suddenly, an extremely dazzling bolt of lightning struck the sky not far ahead. Knowing that there would be even more deafening thunder soon, Wen Xi subconsciously took a few steps back and accidentally opened the door behind him. Wen Xi was about to close the door again, but he saw an old lady holding an umbrella standing under the eaves a few meters away.
Wen Xi smiled embarrassedly, "Grandma, I'm sorry, we were hiding from the rain here, and I accidentally opened the door, disturbing your rest."
"It's my fault for not locking the door. It has nothing to do with you." The grandmother who was standing at the door of the main room came over with an umbrella. When she saw a man standing outside the door, she realized that there were two people hiding from the rain here.
Moreover, both of them were soaking wet, with water flowing down their clothes. There was no telling when the rain would stop. If they continued like this, they would definitely get sick.
The old lady hesitated for a moment, then said, "I am the only one at home, no one else is here, please come to my house first to avoid the rain and have a cup of hot tea!"
Wen Xi looked at the thin old lady in front of him. There was not a single patch on her clothes and her hair was combed meticulously. She looked like a serious and clean person.
Wen Xi couldn't help but think of his grandmother and maternal grandmother, two kind old people who passed away for various reasons. They didn't live in peace for a hundred years, and they didn't even see the birth of their great-grandchildren.
"Thank you, grandma. We are here to bother you." After Wen Xi thanked her, he pulled He Chenan and rushed into the heavy rain and arrived at the door of the main hall of the old lady's house.
For fear of getting the house wet, the two did not go in.
It’s raining heavily now. Even if I borrow the old lady’s umbrella, the journey will not be safe. So I might as well stay at the old lady’s house for a while!
Wenxi decided that next time he came to the county town, he would give the old lady some daily necessities. In this era, the most lacking thing is daily necessities, so daily necessities are the best thank you gift.
The old lady locked the gate and came back holding an umbrella. After she closed the umbrella, she walked to the table and poured two bowls of hot tea. She said to them, "Come in. It's hot now. The ground will dry up after a while. It's okay."
"Thank you, grandma." The two looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and walked in.
After drinking the hot water, they felt their bodies warm up.
After watching them finish drinking the water, the old lady spoke again, "Come with me."
The two looked at each other again, not knowing what the old lady was going to do, but they still followed the old lady. However, He Chenan grabbed Wen Xi's hand in a protective manner.
The old lady pushed open a door and pulled the cord. The light came on, and inside was an empty room with only a bed, a desk, and a cabinet. The old lady said, "This is my son and daughter-in-law's room, but they are always away and rarely come back, so the room is empty. It may rain heavily tonight and it won't stop for a while. If you don't mind, you can stay here for the night! I wipe the mat on the bed often, so it's clean."
Then the old lady took out a set of women's clothes and a set of men's clothes from the closet, as well as two towels, and handed them to Wenxi, "There is firewood in the kitchen, you can boil some water to wash up and change your wet clothes. I'm sleepy, I'm going back to my room to sleep first, you can take care of yourselves, don't be restrained."
The old lady yawned and turned to walk towards the opposite room a few meters away. Wen Xi hurriedly said, "Thank you, grandma. We will definitely come to thank you some other day."