Chapter 36 - Want To Be A Bad Man

Out of the ward.

Jacob looked sideways at her.

Today, he changed back into his clothes, a short army green coat, a white sweater, and slim black trousers.

His beard was shaved off and he looked a lot younger, like a college student.

He leaned slightly and looked squarely at Ashley.

As if he thought it was new to hear such words from her, he bent his lips and joked, "Get married as soon as possible?"

Ashley stared at him, too, without blinking, "Isn't that what you took first?"

Noticing that she was really in a bad mood, Jacob raised her eyebrows and stood up, "Are you mad?"

Silent for a few seconds.

"No. It's just, brother, "Ashley stopped and said very seriously," Don't joke like that again. "

‘Even if I knew it was a joke.

But because I knew it so well, he wouldn't really like me.

So, I didn't think it was funny at all.’

He could magnanimously regard this as a joke, and when he said those words, he looked not half unnatural.

He also seemed to be in this way, unknowingly, treating her little mind, her careful hiding feelings, as a joke.

Ashley lowered her eyes and wanted to say something else, but she didn't say it.

She suddenly lost her breath and went on, "Come on. I have something to do later."

Jacob reined in his smile, slowed down, and followed her, "Really angry?"

"No."

"Brother has been in the hospital for too long. I’m quite bored."

Jacob rubbed the back of his neck with the palm of his palm and said, "Brother apologizes to you?"

"No."

Ashley whispered, "Just don't do this again."

Seeing that she cared so much, he was quite nervous, and his mood was a little indescribable.

After a long time, he seemed to feel angry and funny, and suddenly said, "I’m not so bad, right?"

"..."

Hearing this, Ashley turned to look at him with no expression on her face.

The corners of his eyes were slightly raised, his eyes were deep and charming, and his tone was half-joking.

Seeing this, she inexplicably wanted to trick him.

Ashley said earnestly, "You are."

"…"

"Brother, I don't mean anything. I’m telling you the truth."

"..."

The company granted Jacob a half-month holiday for his illness.

After being discharged from the hospital, he can rest at home for a week and recuperate.

Out of the hospital, the two stopped a taxi to Jacob's house.

Jacob had only one pair of slippers at home.

He glanced, put his slippers in front of Ashley, and put them on her barefoot.

Ashley was not self-conscious and put them on directly.

She asked Jacob to sit on the sofa for a while, then threw all the clothes she had brought back into the washing machine and put the other things back in the same place for him.

The slippers looked so big on her feet that she walked slowly.

Then Ashley sat next to Jacob and took a stack of post-it notes out of her bag.

Jacob was cooped up on the sofa, playing games lazily.

Ashley opened her cell phone and searched the web page for notes, plus instructions from the doctor.

She looked at it, then leaned over the coffee table and copied it down sentence by sentence.

Noticing her movement, Jacob looked over and asked, "What are you writing about?"

"Matters needing attention after discharge."

Ashley looked down and explained, "I'll put it on the fridge when I'm done. You have to pay attention when you eat."

Ashley didn't take care of people before.

So she was not very good at it, and she couldn't remember a lot of things. She looked them up on the Internet.

Jacob nodded.

"Don't always sit there and walk around a little more."

Ashley thought about it and said, "Then don't take heavy objects and do strenuous exercise."

"All right."

"And if you need anything, you can let me know and I'll buy it for you sometime."

Ashley said calmly, "I may not come over very often."

"..."

"Take good care of yourself."

"OK."

"I've missed a lot of homework recently, and it's the end of the semester. I have to prepare for the exam."

Ashley looked up at him. "I will treat you to dinner when you get dinner."

"No need."

Jacob chuckled, "Brother treats you."

Ashley blinked. "We'll talk about it then."

She put the pen down, stood up, and put the post-it note on the refrigerator.

Then Ashley returned to the living room and put on her coat, "Brother, I'll go first."

Jacob stood up and said, "I'll take you to the subway."

Ashley shook her head. "You'd better have a rest. You just got back from the hospital."

"…"

"It's not far from the subway station. I know the way."

Ashley went to the porch to put on her shoes and waved to him. "Goodbye, brother."

With that, without waiting for him to speak, Ashley went out the door.

The door was shut with a bang.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Jacob hasn’t reacted.

He exited the game directly, took his coat and put it on, opened the door, and went out.

But there was no sign of Ashley.

He pursed his lips and returned to the room.

Jacob went to the refrigerator and looked at what she had written.

After so many years, her handwriting was obviously beautiful and neat.

Unlike in the past, it took more than an hour for her to write a 500-word weekly diary.

Jacob looked a little loose and rubbed his hand.

He remembered inexplicably when he was in the hospital.

The old man in the next bed kept praising Ashley in front of him and took her as his wife.

-- "Your wife is beautiful and nice to you."

A long time later.

Jacob walked back to the living room and smiled inexplicably.

In December, the temperature in Silver River City has reached several degrees below zero.

The activities of the department have stopped because of the weather and the coming exam week.

Ashley was too cold to move.

In addition to taking classes, she was cooped up in the dormitory to draw pictures and make videos.

Jacob didn't ask her to help anymore.

When he texted her occasionally, he just told her that it was cold and let her take good care of herself.

Ashley changed Jacob's Whatsapp comments to "Brother No. 2" and called him as she did when She was a child, brother.

Tough to make his identity in his own mind become the same as Liam.

Ashley suddenly thought it was good, too.

Try to cut off her mind and put an end to this impossible, fruitless secret love.

No longer cut corners, no longer think that in this life, she can only love one person.

Ashley even began to expect.

One day in the future, she will completely lose her mind.

That one day, he would show up with a woman and tell her that this was his girlfriend.

She would no longer feel uncomfortable, and the only thought was that he was finally no longer alone.

Then, with the idea of blessing, she could greet that woman with a smile.

The last night of 2015.

The other three girls in the dormitory all went out to join others for the New year. Ashley was not interested in this ritual and refused invitations from several people.

She was going to order takeout, take a shower, watch a movie, and then get some sleep.

The night was over.

Before her plans were carried out, Jacob called her.

Ashley picked it up with a bite of potato chips.

Jacob's lazy voice came from that end, always with a light smile in the words, and dragged his voice, "What is Little Ashley doing?"

Ashley checked the time and said casually, "I'm going to order a takeout."

Jacob smiled, "Come and enjoy the festival with brother."

Ashley stopped eating and quickly said, "I don't want to go out."

Jacob casually said, "Then come and have dinner with brother."

"…"

"Hmm? Why don't you talk?"

Jacob said slowly, "Aren't you going to invite me to dinner?"

Ashley threw the potato chips back into the bag, " You didn't mention it before."

Jacob, "Then come out now. I'm outside your school."

Ashley couldn't help saying, "You said you didn't need my treat."

Jacob made a long tail sound, but he didn't seem to remember, "Really?"

"…"

‘This man is strange.

He will look for her when it comes to the holidays.

He seems to feel that she is here alone, and it will be very pitiful if she is still alone during the holiday.’

On Christmas Day, he also invited her, but when he heard that she was with her roommates, he didn't say much.

Ashley hung up the phone, got up, and quickly changed her clothes.

She put on her scarf, looked in front of the mirror, felt that her face was not very good, hesitated, and put on a thin layer of lipstick.

Out of school, Ashley was about to call Jacob.

As soon as she looked up, she happened to see his car and him in the driver's seat.

Ashley walked over, got into the passenger seat, obediently shouted "Brother", and then fastened her seat belt on her own.

Jacob looked at her and said, "Why don't you go out and play?"

"It’s cold."

Ashley said truthfully, "I don't want to go out."

"Why do you live like an old man at this age?"

Jacob laughed and started the car. "What do you want to eat?"

Ashley didn’t know, "It's up to you."

Jacob, "How about eating hot pot?"

Ashley nodded, "OK."

"Shall I choose the place?"

"Sure."

Jacob drove his car to a commercial circle a few kilometers away, near his home.

But this location was closer to the city library.

It was not far from Silver River University.

This hot pot restaurant was a chain store. Only four or five have opened in Siver River, and it was very popular.

So there were a lot of people waiting in line on the chairs outside.

Ashley, who had never eaten here, was also interested when she smelled the fragrance and went to get the number.

The two waited for a long time before they got a seat.

Jacob gave her the menu and asked her to order.

Thinking Jacob was just recovered, Ashley ordered clear soup, and then ordered some meat dishes and vegetarian dishes according to the taste of ordinary people.

When she saw the fat cow, she struggled for a long time and then ordered one.

Soon, Ashley handed the menu back to him, "Brother, look what else you want to eat."

Jacob glanced carelessly, picked up her pen, crossed off the fat cow she finally decided to order for a long time, and changed it into cuttlefish balls, "That's it."

"…"

Ashley glanced at him and bowed her head to play with her cell phone.

Jacob poured some tea into her cup and asked, "When is the exam?"

"Starting on the 11th of next month."

"Then when will you go home?"

"After the exam."

Ashley recalled, "It should be the 20th."

Jacob, "Remember to book tickets in advance. It is difficult to book tickets before the New year."

Ashley nodded, "I know."

Soon, the people at the table next to them finished eating, and after the waiter finished packing, he brought two young women in.

Ashley put down her phone and looked up.

She noticed that one of the women looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her for a moment.

That woman seemed to know Jacob.

Seeing him, she put away her smile, let go of her friend's elbow, came over, and said with a particularly domineering tone, "Jacob."

Jacob was still talking to Ashley.

Hearing the sound, he gave a look and raised his eyes.

Ashley also looked in the direction.

The woman was not that good-looking. She had delicate features, with exquisite makeup on her face.

Her look was bad, and her eyebrows looked a little mean, "If I hadn't seen you here, I would have thought you were dead."

As soon as she approached, Ashley smelled her perfume.

Ashley's memory was suddenly stimulated.

It seemed to be the woman she saw in the elevator last time she went to Jacob's house.

Ashley withdrew her sight and subconsciously took a look at Jacob.

He also withdrew his eyes and did not look at the woman.

As if he didn't hear what she said, he picked up the teapot and poured tea into the cup.

The woman said, "Didn't you see me calling you?"

Ashley pursed her lips and suddenly felt she was a little embarrassed.

She tried to reduce her sense of existence and took out her mobile phone to play.

"You called me?"

Jacob picked up the cell phone next to him and looked at it, then slowly raised his eyes and smiled gently, "Ah, I blocked your number."

"You blocked me?"

The woman exploded in an instant. "How dare you! You mother*cker. Fuck you! You should be a slave for me all your life! "

Her voice was loud and shrill.

Ashley immediately looked at her again, a little frightened.

The woman's friend grabbed her and seemed unaware of the situation, and seemed inexplicable, "Kathy, what's wrong? Who is this? "

The next moment, Ashley saw that the woman suddenly picked up the water cup filled with water on the table, as if very angry, and threw it hard on Jacob's face.

He was defenseless and could not dodge.

The slightly hot water drenched him.

It slipped from his hair and fell down his forehead, nose, and lips, converging on his chin.

Drop after drop.

Ashley froze and stared at what he looked like at the moment.

She was furious and completely lost her mind.

Ashley stood up, also picked up the water on the table, lifted it to the top of the woman's head, and drenched it down.

The woman's attention was all on Jacob, and she didn't react at all.

She screamed and yelled, "Who are you? What's wrong with you? "

Ashley stood in front of Jacob with a cold face and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It’s none of your business."

To other people, the woman was obviously not as aggressive as in front of Jacob, "You know why I spilled him …"

"I don't care why."

Ashley interrupted her, her eyes red with anger, and said word by word, "If you dare to hit him, I will certainly hit you back."

"…"

Her tone was extremely cold, "I won’t mind my hands getting dirty."

The woman became a little exasperated, her face flushed and her hands raised.

The next moment, Jacob also stood up and pulled Ashley behind him.

He stared at the woman with a cold look in his eyes, but he was still smiling, "It won’t work."

"…"

"I think she is dirty."

"…"

The manager of the restaurant came over at this time and persuaded them kindly.

The woman was dragged away by her friends.

It seemed that she also felt humiliated, and she did not insist on staying, but her eyes were fixed on Jacob.

Like a fierce ghost.

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

The people next to him still looked this way from time to time.

Ashley's momentum dissipated in an instant. She couldn't eat at all, so she checked out at the front desk, and then pulled Jacob out of the hot pot restaurant.

She took the tissue out of the bag and handed it to him.

Jacob pulled one out and wiped the water off his face, "Scared you?"

Ashley also drew one and wiped the water off his hair.

It was the first time she had encountered such a thing. She was so angry that she wanted to burst into tears and said, "I'm not scared. Who is that person?"

"An irrelevant person."

Jacob bent down slightly, thought about it, and said with a smile, "Strictly speaking, she is my father's former creditor."

"I saw her the last time I went to your house."

Ashley didn't ask for more details, "Why don't you just call the police? Will she come back to you in the future?"

"She went to my house?"

Jacob raised eyebrows, "Then I have to talk to the property management."

"…"

Ashley pulled out another tissue and wiped off the water from his forehead. "Brother, if you think it's rude to hit a woman, can you make a detour when you see her later?"

"…"

"Don't be bullied by her."

Jacob suddenly asked, "Why don't you ask me why she is doing this?"

"Didn't you say she is your father's ex-creditor?"

Thinking about what happened just now, Ashley was a little angry. "I don't think it has anything to do with you."

After a few seconds of silence, Jacob asked, "Why don’t you ask?"

"It's none of your business."

Ashley said, "Anyway, I only saw her come up and splash you with water for no reason."

--"It's none of your business."

Jacob's heart beat heavily, and his expression finally changed.

He suddenly lowered his eyes and stared at her.

The distance between the two was a little close, and he could see the fine fluff on her face and the moist and glowing eyes.

Her skin was as white as transparent, and her lips were right in front of his eyes, a ruddy color.

In fact, compared with the past, she has changed a lot.

The baby fat on her face faded, and her facial features looked exquisite and beautiful, which had nothing to do with the word "kiddo" at all.

He didn't care much and directly ignored those changes.

But at this moment, Jacob suddenly felt it.

There seemed to be something wrong.

The heart seemed to have been poked into a hole. All the bad mood in an instant drilled out and was torn away.

Then it was stuffed into something else.

Ashley did not look at him or notice his mood, She looked serious and spoke very seriously, "My brother said people can't bear to be bullied."

"…"

"I can protect you, but I can't be there every time."

Ashley thought of a way, "Next time you see her. You can hide, or call the police, okay?"

"..."

Ashley did not hear him respond.

She lowered her eyes to meet his eyes.

His eyes were deep and slightly converged, with a small unwiped drop of water on his eyelashes. He stared blatantly at her as if he were flirting with her.

Ashley was stupefied and withdrew his hand vaguely, "What’s wrong?"

Jacob stood up straight, still looking at her. He looked thoughtful and seemed to be thinking.

She was a little inexplicable, and she was a little uncomfortable to be stared at by him, "What?"

"Nothing."

Jacob paused for a few seconds and suddenly laughed, "Forgot to say, thank Little Ashley for protecting her brother."

Ashley hesitated and said, "You're welcome."

She looked around and suggested, "Do you want to go nearby and buy something to put on?"

Without hearing his response, Ashley turned her head again and bumped into his sight again.

She touched her face and said, "Why are you always staring at me?"

"Is that so?"

Jacob then withdrew his sight, bent his lips, and said, "Then brother will stop."

Ashley's eyes were strange and she pointed, "How about that one?"

Jacob smiled, "OK."

"Why are you so happy after being splashed with water?"

Ashley couldn't help saying, "Are you being fooled?"

"Well, I think so."

"..."

Maybe his illness made his mind not very clear, or it could be that the old man had been brainwashing him day and night during that week, or maybe he was really blinded by this glass of water.

At this moment.

He suddenly wanted to be a bad man.