Chapter 30:

The winter in N City is always unpredictable. On New Year's Eve, it started to snow again after a few days of sunshine.
There was heavy snow and wind outside, but it was warm inside.
In Li Wei's study room, Zhang Man knocked on a rigid body angular momentum problem from a competition book. The force analysis and calculation process were very complicated. Although she had studied college physics in her last life, she never touched anyone who taught in high school afterwards, and she has become unfamiliar.
Counting it has not been in contact for more than 20 years, she still has a little trouble doing it now.
But the knowledge learned is quick to pick it up again.
About five or six minutes later, Zhang Man made a complete force analysis of each object, calculated different moments, and found the key to the problem. She wrote the problem-solving process according to the steps, without omitting one step.
The large desks in the study have completely different styles on both sides. The girl sits upright and the writing is upright. She drew a vertical line from the middle of the draft paper and divided it into two sides. The problem-solving process was written on the left and the draft was written on the right. Each formula was also marked with a number, which was perfect to cure OCD .
The young man on the other side of the desk was not as particular as her. There was a thick stack of papers in front of him, and all kinds of notes were drawn on it. He was holding a pen and quickly writing on the paper. The handwriting was not very clear, nor did he follow the horizontal lines on the paper exactly.
He writes very quickly to barely keep up with the calculations in his mind. Many letters and numbers are connected in his own way.
Such casual and sloppy, except for himself, it is estimated that no one else can understand these deductions.
Zhang Man did another question, and began to run a small run.
She turned her face to look at the young man who was writing quickly. He has been sitting here for more than two hours, doing a lot of calculations without stopping.
In fact, the theoretical physics major is very romantic. It is not like computational physics or the partial application of material and electricity majors. It requires a large amount of data measurement and the assistance of various instruments and computers.
A pen and a piece of paper can move the entire universe.
The boy's expression was serious and almost pious, and finally came to the desired conclusion after writing the last formula.
He stretched slightly and turned to look at Zhang Man.
"what happened?"
Zhang Man looked at his dry and cracked lips and pointed to the water glass in front of him.
The boy suddenly took a sip from the cup. He is always like this, he doesn't care about anything when he gets serious.
Summer is okay. In winter, the outside is already dry, and the indoor heating is turned on. Zhang Man is a little worried that he will get angry if this continues.
"Li Wei, let's go to the mall. I want to buy a humidifier for my house. The room is too dry."
She spoke naturally, but she didn't realize that she had omitted a few words.
But the teenager on the side was stunned.
He heard her say, "home".
Home, sometimes he really doesn’t know what a home is, he is the only one in an empty house, is it considered a home? But those two words just came out of her mouth and suddenly had meaning, as if it brought warmth.
His heart trembled when he was hot.
He nodded, the itch in his heart spread to the palm of his hand, and his fingertips began to feel a little numb, he couldn't help raising his hand to touch her shaggy hair.
"Click..." The winter air was dry, and Zhang Man was caught off guard from being touched by him. A strong static electricity was generated between the two, which was particularly loud in the quiet room.
Both of them were slightly stunned, then Zhang Man smiled and said, "Look, it's really dry, let's go!"
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The wind and snow were still outside, and many branches on the road were bent down.
Li Wei's family lives in the city center, with many shopping malls around. Electronic shopping malls and express delivery services are not so popular this year, so people mostly rely on physical stores to buy things. The major shopping malls in N City are in their most prosperous era.
The two found a larger one, and the negative first floor was a small electrical appliance store.
The saleswoman was very enthusiastic and took them to the shelf full of humidifiers.
The humidifier is in the inner row of comparison, there are various varieties, there is a row imported from abroad, and it also comes with essential oils that can be placed in it.
Zhang Man moved a little bit. When she heard Li Wei's words, his sleep didn't seem to be very good. He often thought of a physical problem and stayed overnight. She heard from Chen Feier in her previous life that lavender essential oil can help sleep. If you drop some lavender essential oil while sleeping, it should improve a lot.
However, there are several kinds of essential oils, each with its own advantages, Zhang Man is dazzled.
The teenager was only in charge of carts, standing by and watching the girl squatting on the ground quietly, without making any comments.
On the girl's neck, the pair of rabbit earmuffs he gave her hung, plus the fur collar of the down jacket, the whole person looked furry. She frowned, looked at the function introduction on each humidifier box, studied it carefully, and kept praising her mouth: "No, this capacity is too small, and it will be gone after a long time... This look is too ugly, put it The home is not beautiful..."
Researching and buying things are more serious than doing physics problems.
Zhang Man finally picked a humidifier with a beautiful appearance and large capacity and threw it into the shopping cart. She glanced at the price one last time. It was okay and acceptable, so she went to checkout.
Mobile payment is not popular in N City this year. Zhang Man took out his wallet and thought about her to pay, but was stopped by the teenager.
She saw that he could not refuse to take out a bank card and handed it to the cashier, turned around and motioned to her to put the shopping cart, but did not him.
The two of them walked out of the electrical appliance mall with their things, and Zhang Man suddenly remembered the last time he went to the bar, he gave the coquettish woman a wad of money, a little confused.
"Li Wei... you live alone, where did you get so much living expenses?"
The boy was quiet for a while, and the corners of his mouth raised: "...The money left by my dad, I may not be able to spend it in two lifetimes."
Before his father committed suicide, he made a will, leaving him with most of his assets during his lifetime, all kinds of real estate plus current investment, he did not know the specific figures.
But it is probably money that most people will never earn in their lifetime.
After he finished speaking, he was a little funny again.
He has only one person, and he has no interest in spending money. He doesn't need much at all. What is the use of leaving him so much money?
Listening to his slightly mocking tone, Zhang Man's heart tightened: "Li Wei, you... do you blame your dad?"
I blamed him for going crazy and almost killed him, or blamed him for committing suicide when he was so young, leaving him alone in this world.
The young man shook his head in silence.
After a while, he said: "No complaint, I don't remember what he looks like anymore."
Zhang Man felt a little uncomfortable again, as if he was filled with a dense piece of cotton, which made her breathless.
She last wanted to see such an expression on his face. Every time he said this, he made a calm statement. It's as if you have never had hope, so you will not be disappointed.
She hoped that he could complain, blame, and vent his dissatisfaction like a normal person, instead of taking these misfortunes for granted.
She took a deep breath and calmed her mood. Then she curled her mouth and grabbed the boy's sleeve: "Li Wei, you can't spend so much money. I will help you spend a little today."
The boy lowered his head and looked at the girl in front of him.
She looked at herself with a smile like that, clutching her sleeve softly, and said she would help him spend money. A certain corner of his heart collapsed again, and suddenly he felt that his father had left him so much money, which was a bit useful.
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Zhang Man took Li Wei straight to the home city upstairs.
After she confirmed that Li Wei was really rich again, she started buying and buying frantically, without mercy. His house is so big, but there are only a few pieces of furniture. Every time I go to his house, it feels empty. The decoration is simple, there are few things, and there is no life atmosphere.
She chose a few plain pillows according to her own preferences, as well as vintage-looking metal vases, plain sofa covers, and a calm and atmospheric carpet of beige wool... The curtains of his house also had to be changed, dark and lacquered. Yes, I felt gloomy when I saw it. And...Yes, there is also the kitchen. Although she has purchased a lot of things before, there are still a lot to buy.
There were so many things that two shopping carts couldn't fit, Zhang Man stopped then.
When the two pushed the shopping cart to check out again, Zhang Man glanced at the bill and stuck out his tongue a little embarrassed.
It seems... I bought a little bit more.
She stood at the door boringly, waiting for the teenager to pay. She was looking around to pass the time. Suddenly she found a girl about their size standing at the door of the store, staring in the direction of Li Wei, her eyes a little confused, as if Confirm something.
The girl is very good-looking, she is very, very bright and beautiful.
She is tall, with exquisite features, and is different from the simple and stereotyped common to a middle school student. The girl is very fashionable. In the middle of the brown wavy curls, there are a few highlights and dyed green. They are wearing trendy brand sweaters and sports leggings that are rare in N City this year. They also carry several luxury brand shopping bags.
Zhang Man recalled carefully, she didn't know such a person in her previous life. Could it be someone Li Wei knew?
But she looked over again in a daze, and the girl had already left.
Zhang Man shook his head and didn't take it to heart. Maybe he admitted that he was wrong.
When the two went home, they had to take a taxi, and it took several more trips to bring everything home.
Li Wei stood at the door, looking at the things piled up on a hill in the living room, feeling a little at a loss, but the girl in front of him started to get busy with contentment.
Zhang Man spent a whole night decorating the whole home, and the final result was really good.
The whole house has become a lot crowded, and a lot of wasted space has been effectively and rationally used. It seems that it is finally gaining popularity. The aroma diffuser is already working, and the air is filled with the aroma of lavender essential oil, and I feel refreshed and happy after smelling it.
Zhang Man rolled up his sleeves with satisfaction and walked around the house to see if there was any room for renovation.
His house is a large flat, three rooms with a study, but there are two rooms she has never been in. Zhang Man opened one of the doors and found that this room was very large and it should be the master bedroom.
Leaning against a wall, there is a large bed in the center, with bedside tables, desks, and a round lamb wool carpet beside it. There is a row of wardrobes on the other side, and there is even an old dressing table beside the wardrobe, but nothing is placed on it.
There is a bathroom in the room, and there is a large south-facing balcony outside. Zhang Man opened the balcony door and went out and looked up.
Sure enough, there was a clothes rail made of stainless steel.
She hurriedly closed her eyes and told herself not to think about those pictures.
She retired to the room again. The floor and furniture were very clean. It could be seen that someone often came to clean it.
Seeing that she hadn't come out in the master bedroom for a long time, the boy also walked in and leaned on the door frame to look at her.
"This is the master bedroom. Janet occasionally comes back from Canada and lives here."
Zhang Man heard him mention his mother so naturally and bit his lip. Her eyes could not stop floating on the balcony outside.
Will it be here? All his unfortunate beginnings.
Li Wei looked at the girl in front of him and looked towards the balcony from time to time, with a worried and sad expression on his face, so he walked over and gently opened the glass door of the balcony.
A burst of cold air hit his nerves.
It was night outside, and the surrounding tall buildings were all lit, and you could vaguely see thin snow falling in the bright air under the lights. On the criss-crossing roads, cars passing by, even in the winter night, the city is still busy.
He beckoned, let the girl walk to his side, went in again and took her a blanket to wrap her up.
"Don't worry... the balcony back then is not in this home."
Zhang Man breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression still did not relax.
Even if it wasn't this balcony, it was the home he once lived in.
As long as she thinks of the torture and pain he experienced at a young age, her heart aches. Was it very painful at that time? If the neighbor did not find out, then he would be strangled to death by the rope...
The boy thought she didn't believe it, and was silent for a while, with some memories in his tone.
"That year...before the accident, our family lived in another place..."
Memories touched some memories he had stored in the depths.
He actually had some impressions of that day.
Their family was in a luxurious villa area in N City, and the neighbor next door had a large swimming pool. The children in the area would go there for swimming if nothing happened.
He also went there that day, and he went crazy with a few friends who were about the same age. They were swimming and splashing each other with water. They were all soaked.
It wasn't until the night was playing that he ran to the house wet.
After his father had some mental problems, he didn't go to work for a long time. He said he was recuperating at home. He was young, of course, he didn't know what mental illness was, but he was always laughing and crying, thinking that adults are like this.
He enters the door happily. He wanted to change his clothes, but he ran into his dad who came out of the room. He was so delirious.
In fact, he can't remember some of the details, only remember that he picked him up very hard and walked to the large balcony on the first floor of the villa.
He couldn't get rid of, and was so painful that he caught him, so he kept screaming and crying, but he turned a deaf ear to something crazy and said: "If you don't dry it, you will catch a cold, you will get sick and die..." He hung it on a clothes pole on the balcony with a rope.
The thick knot wrapped around his neck, his father suddenly loosened his hand, and he turned and went to the living room. His legs began to thump constantly, and he wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. The weight of his own made the rope tighten his neck and strangled him into his flesh.
The pain of suffocation, the twitching of the whole body due to the extreme pain, and the slight withdrawal of the mind, even after so long, I still will not forget.
When a person is conscious before dying, he is really desperate.
I was so desperate that I couldn't breathe every time I remembered it, as if there was still such a rope that strangled his neck.
Even though he was very young that year, the overwhelming despair seemed to be carved into his bones.
Unforgettable for so many years.
Li Wei couldn't help raising his hand and touching his neck.
Thinking of it today, it doesn't seem to be that uncomfortable. The knot of fate seems to be let go of him.
Is it because she is there?
He looked at the girl who was still frowning, walked over, smiled and touched her head.
If you do more, you will become more and more skilled.
"I was very young, and I can't remember the incident at all."
"you do not need to worry."