The home is so quiet that Jian Yao generally forgets that there’s another person sitting on the couch. 

Bo Jin Yan may be very centered in what he’s studying.  Jian Yao pours him a cup of tea. With out even wanting up, Bo Jin Yan says: “I don’t drink liquid from unknown origins.  Change it with water.”  

Jian Yao seems at what he calls ‘liquid from unknown origins’.  It’s a mixture of lavender and orange blossoms and hibiscus flowers.  It’s her favorite flower tea. 

“If you’d like water, pour it your self.” 

Bo Jin Yan senses her displeasure.  He seems up, however she is not there.

Jian Yao is chopping greens within the kitchenette.  However she is listening out for what Bo Jin Yan would possibly do. There isn’t a motion behind her.  She turns round and sees Bo Jin Yan holding the cup of tea she gave him.  He seems like he’s inspecting some vital proof from a criminal offense scene. 

Jian Yao can’t assist however give somewhat snicker: ”I discovered this store in an outdated alley.  A lady that owns this speciality tea store says they solely use natural produces.  I’ve tried all of the tea outlets within the space.  That is the very best.” 

Jian Yao continues cooking. She places a pot of rooster soup on the desk. 

The cup Bo Jin Yan is consuming from is empty.  Jian Yao smiles. She is about to stroll off when she sees Bo Jin Yan stretching out his hand.  He faucets the highest of the espresso desk (subsequent to the empty cup) together with his lengthy fingers. 

Does which means he needs extra tea?

Jian Yao raises an eyebrow and asks: “It’s good huh?!”

Bo Jin Yan smiles with out looking: “Sure, thanks.”

Jian Yao thinks about Fu Zi Yu’s feedback within the restaurant – bringing torture upon themselves.  He’s proper.  Why ought to she hassle?  She will not be his maid. But, she is flattered as a result of he approves of her style in tea.

She offers a small sigh and pours him one other cup of tea.  

–

For dinner, she has ready some braised pork, fried lotus root, stir fried inexperienced vegetable and soup. She left the pork in its pot and introduced out every little thing else.  Is he staying for dinner?  She truly by no means checked.  She takes out two bowls of rice.

Given the previous feedback he made about her cooking,  she is prepared for his unkind feedback.  If Bo Jin Yan says: ’I can’t presumably eat meals of this high quality.”  She’s going to reply “You’ve got mistaken.  Each bowls of rice are for me.”  

However her ‘preparation’ is pointless.  Bo Jin Yan picks up the chopsticks and begins consuming. 

None of them speaks.

Jian Yao watches him choose up the lotus roots together with his chopsticks.  He places it in his mouth.  No remark.  Then he picks up the bowl of rooster soup, scooped out the rooster items to eat together with his rice, then the greens…  

“Even in case you hold looking at me, the standard of the meals won’t magically enhance.” Bo Jin Yan lastly speaks.  

She is about to rebuke him when he continues to say: “What’s this?” He factors on the tender capsules of rice within the white porcelain bowl.

“Jasmine rice from Thailand.” Jian Yao solutions. “I attempted over 20 manufacturers.  That is the very best.” 

–

As a result of the couch sits fairly low to the bottom, he has to lean ahead at any time when he’s taking meals.  She places down her rice bowl, takes out a pillow from the mattress and put it behind his again: “There.  You ought to be extra snug with this.”

She discovered this pillow after fairly a couple of buying malls.  It has a pleasant design and may be very snug.  Bo Jin Yan seems at her, then leans in opposition to it.  

–

Jian Yao simply completed washing the dishes when the cellphone rings.   She dries her arms and solutions.  It’s Li Xun Ran.

“What are you doing?” He sounds relaxed.

Jian Yao smiles and solutions: “Doing the dishes.”

Li Xun Ran: “Did somebody come for dinner?”

Jian Yao glances at Bo Jin Yan, who continues to be sitting on the couch watching TV: “Sure. Bo Jin Yan.”

“Dinner at 9pm?  Are you guys courting one another?”

“In fact not.” Jian Yao interrupts him, “You and I all the time dine collectively.  Identical deal.  Simply two pals having a meal collectively. So why did you name me?”

Li Xun Ran says : “In regards to the phrases on the crime scene. We have now some consultants from the provincial workplace come by.  They’re making an attempt to decipher them.  They’ve made some progress.  Simply need to allow you to and Professor Bo know. “

–

Bo Jin Yan is inspecting Jian Yao’s mattress, or to be actual, what’s on Jian Yao’s mattress. On high of her mattress, there’s a good silk cover.   

Then he seems at her bedside desk.  There’s quite a lot of stunning dolls on it, in addition to a black paper weight.  These are all the outcomes of cautious choice after wanting by means of a number of buying malls. 

“You need to have spent a whole lot of hours to search out decorations for this little area of lower than forty sq. metres.”

Jian Yao pours herself a cup of tea: “A couple of week.” She enjoys the method.  Apart from, the top outcomes are properly well worth the time spent.

“You might be proper.” says Bo Jin Yan

Jian Yao: “About what?” 

“I don’t actually perceive girl.” He clearly agrees together with her.  “ I can’t perceive why you’ll spend a whole lot of hours simply to brighten the place.”

Jian Yao: “…… that’s none of your enterprise!”

———-

After the detailed ‘inspection’ of her home, Bo Jin Yan lastly left.

–  Bo Jin Yan ate an entire bowl of rice at present.  He ate a minimum of half of the greens and three bowls of rooster soup.  Looks as if he loved the meal in spite of everything.  She smiles and goes to sleep.

————

The subsequent morning, Bo Jin Yan visits once more.   

This time, it’s Jian Yao’s flip to be in her long-sleeved cotton PJs.  Bo Jin Yan takes a take a look at her: “You might be thinner than I count on.  Get modified.  Time to exit.” 

Jian Yao:  “Go?  The place?”

Bo Jin Yan:  “Procuring.”

When they’re each in his automobile, he passes Jian Yao a listing.  She will be able to’t imagine what’s on the buying record: ”You imply – tea, rice, pillow, cover, paperweights…  all these issues in my home, you need a set too? You stated yesterday that you could’t perceive why I spent a lot time looking for them! “

“Firstly, we have to purchase two units of every merchandise. I advised Fu Zi Yu about them and he needs a set too.” He says in an informal voice: “ Don’t you assume it’s the right final result?  You’ve got accomplished all of the boring, inefficient and time consuming work, however all three of us get to share the advantages.”

Jian Yao: “Bo Jin Yan! I’ve by no means encountered anybody who asks for favours in such an conceited and condescending method!!”

———-

Fu Zi Yu calls to thank Jian Yao.  His method is totally completely different to Bo Jin Yan’s.  He’s so appreciative of her effort and time, and praises her for good style.  He vows to deal with her a pleasant and costly meal later.

Bo Jin Yan is sitting beside her when  she talks to Fu Zi Yu. Once they have completed, he says to her: “I admire your style, however I despise your effectivity.  It’s two separate points.  It’s not contradictory!” 

–

When they’re on their method to the primary store, Jian Yao asks him: ” For those who don’t need to waste your time buying, why are you coming with me?” 

Bo Jin Yan replies: “Do you assume I need to be right here?  Fu Zi Yu says I should be your driver for the day.”

——

This afternoon,  Jian Yao finds out one thing new about Bo Jin Yan.  He’s fairly unfastened with cash.  He by no means asks about worth of issues.  He simply throws his bank card to her and let her cope with it.   She collects all of the dockets and passes them to him.  He simply throws them away with out wanting.

And though he’s a choosy individual, the kind of issues he’s choosy about may be very selective. He’s choosy about every little thing to do together with his work.  He’s choosy about what meals he eats.  However aside from that, he appears fairly simple going. Possibly he can’t be bothered. it’s not price his time and vitality.  For instance, when she asks him what color and elegance of pillow does he need, he’ll say:  “Identical as yours.  Don’t ask me anymore.”  When she asks about different purchases, she will get the identical reply. 

–

With one exception.  They’re in a mattress store.  Bo Jin Yan needs to check and select his personal mattress.  As a result of sleep is vital for him.

The gross sales rep leads them to the mattress Jian Yao is after: “That is our greatest promoting mattress.  Would you prefer to lie down and check it out?”

Jian Yao lies down on the mattress. 

The gross sales rep continues to speak to Bo Jin Yan : “It’s agency, made with cloth that’s handled with anti bacterial properties…”

Bo Jin Yan: “Wouldn’t it go out of practice in case you bounce and roll on it quite a bit?”

The gross sales rep takes a take a look at him and Jian Yao, then with a sly smile on her face, she replies: “Sir, that’s completely nice.  This mattress is made with the highest quality latex foam in the marketplace.” 

She walks off, leaving simply the 2 of them. Bo Jin Yan lies down beside Jian Yao. 

Feeling the opposite aspect of the mattress sinking in barely, Jian Yao turns round and appears at him: “You do a whole lot of rolling in mattress?” 

“In fact not, solely Chen Mo would roll on my mattress.”

It’s been an extended day.  They each relaxation on the mattress.  

As she is about to stand up, Bo Jin Yan turns sideways, supporting his head with certainly one of his arms.  He seems into her eyes.   

She coronary heart begins to pound.  

– It’s as a result of he’s intruding into my private area. She says to herself.

He leans in direction of her.  His good-looking options are extra distinctive than ordinary due to they’re simply centimetres aside.  His eyes look brilliant and he has a smile on his face. His skinny lips strikes: ”Jian Yao …… strikes in with me.”  He says softly with deep and somewhat horny voice. 

Jian Yao has by no means been so bodily near a person earlier than.  They’re so shut that she will be able to really feel his heat breath touching her pores and skin.   

After a brief pause, Bo Jin Yan continues: “Clearly, if we dwell collectively, will probably be a mutual useful association.  I’m not enthusiastic about losing my time on trivial issues in life, which you appear to take pleasure in.  I’ll have extra time that I can dedicate to my work and different issues I take pleasure in doing…”

“….Excuse me, are you glad with this mattress?”  The gross sales rep is again.

Bo Jin Yan turns to have a look at the rep: “Please don’t interrupt me.”  Then he continues with Jian Yao :” Not directly, you’ll reap some advantages too… You’ll be able to….”

“Sorry, I am not .” Jian Yao stops him. 

Jian Yao will get away from bed and walks away with the gross sales rep.  She is shopping for the mattress, to place in her personal residence.  Bo Jin Yan stands at a distance and appears at her.  

“Come on in.” Jian Yao steps into the elevator. 

Bo Jin Yan walks in and stands beside her.

“Why are you not ?” He seems down at her.

Jian Yao doesn’t reply.  The elevator door opens. This degree is a meals courtroom, a bunch of individuals flood in.  As many individuals as doable squeeze into the elevator.  Jian Yao is standing so near Bo Jin Yan that their our bodies appears to be touching one another’s. 

Jian Yao needs to step again, however there’s no area. Then Bo Jin Yan seems down at her: “You haven’t answered me.  Why are you not to maneuver in with me?” 

—————

The entire elevator is eavesdropping.  He clearly doesn’t care concerning the crowd.  

Jian Yao speaks with a tender voice: “I like my very own area.  I would like my peace and quiet time.  I’m not shifting in.  Case closed.” 

Bo Jin Yan doesn’t insist anymore.  

She is relieved.  However after a couple of seconds, she hears him converse once more: “ You’ve got made a fallacious resolution.”

Lastly, a younger woman subsequent to Jian Yao can’t maintain it in anymore.  She bursts out laughing.  

——

Jian Yao is aware of that everybody within the elevator thinks Bo Jin Yan is her boyfriend, making an attempt to influence her to dwell with him.  However she is aware of that it’s the very last thing on his thoughts.  He’s merely wanting on the problem from an effectivity angle.  His cohabitation proposal will not be private.  So due to this fact, to say no his provide is an ‘inefficient and fallacious’ resolution. 

Again within the residence, Jian Yao is having fun with a heat stress-free bathtub in her bathtub.  She thinks about Bo Jin Yan, his good-looking seems, his smiles, and his proposal.  One thing feels completely different in her coronary heart.  She will be able to’t clarify it, nor has she felt like that earlier than in her life. 

She will get prepared for mattress.  She continues to be feeling somewhat out of kinds.  The cellphone rings.  It’s Li.

He doesn’t often name right now of the evening.  It should be vital: “Is every little thing okay?”

Li Xun Ran sounds sort of imprecise: “These numbers.  We’re capable of put them in some type of order, however they nonetheless don’t make sense.”

“What do you imply?”

“I’ve despatched them to your e mail and to Professor Bo. Take a look yourselves.”

–

Jian Yao places on her coat and activates the pc. 

“145,297,289,121

162,17,324,1

25, 484,

365,88,729,16

421,27,841,1

586,29,1156,1

425,136,729,16 “

– What kind of sport is Solar Yong making an attempt to play right here?   

Jian Yao scrolls to the underside of the message.  The decipher specialist has boiled it all the way down to this row of numbers :  8,9,9,13,14,15,19.

“We will’t work out what this group of numbers would possibly imply.  They are often something.  Some type of co-ordinates? phrases/web page numbers in a ebook?  With none clues, it might take perpetually to unravel.  There’s not a lot else we are able to do.” Jian Yao remembers what Li Xun Ran tells her on the cellphone.

Jian Yao seems on the columns of numbers.  She closes her pc and lies again onto the mattress.  

She takes out the cellphone, press these numbers. A landline quantity has eight digits. So there’s three additional numbers.  Switchboard extensions?  No such luck.  It’s an empty quantity. 

Morse code? She will not be aware of it. Latitude and longitude coordinates? However it’s within the fallacious format.

English alphabet?   A to Z similar to 1-26. She takes up pen and paper from the bedside desk and converts them into English alphabet. However she has her doubts.  Can’t be that simple.  Even the consultants can not decipher them. 

Translated letters: H, I, I, M, N ,O, S. Doesn’t make any sense.

– Okay.  What if we alter the order

HIMINOS?

HNSOMII ?

……

–  Simply go to mattress.  Jian Yao thinks to herself.  Possibly Bo Jin Yan can work it out tomorrow. 

She closes her eyes.  Bo Jin Yan’s face flash earlier than her.  The lengthy slender eyes, tall nostril, skinny lips, his faint smile, the sarcastic smile… 

She abruptly opens her eyes.  She seems at these letters once more.   

Bo Jin Yan.  Bo Jin Yan.  

She has discovered the significant mixture – HI, SIMON.