Good Luck Time - Chap 18
After working on the software for a long time and pressing Jiang Ge’s two phone numbers, Tao Sizhi finally selected a special car.
This driver’s rating was very high. Some people in the evaluation wrote that “the hygiene in the car is very good”, “the driver talks less”, “the driving skills are good”, and “there are not many such steady drivers”. These are all the qualities that Tao Sizhi values and Morality.
Not long after, the car arrived and Tao Sizhi got in. Jiang Ge sent him another text message: “Will you hang up on me?”
”Where are the people?”
After Tao Sizhi finished reading, she first switched to the game page, played for a while, then switched back to the text message and sent Jiang Ge: “I went home by myself.”
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ge replied quickly: “What are you going home for?”
Tao Sizhi never returned.
The road was surprisingly smooth that day. There was almost no traffic jam from school to Tao Sizhi’s home, and it only took about twenty-five minutes.
Tao Sizhi walked into the gate of the community and walked downstairs, where he found his brother’s car parked in the parking space.
He slowed down his pace, stood by his brother’s car, looked at it doubtfully for half a minute, and finally entered the building. He took the elevator up, took out the key, and inserted it into the keyhole. It couldn’t be turned, and he found that the door to his home was locked from the inside.
This was the second time Tao Sizhi had been locked out of his home this semester. He felt very unhappy and called his brother to ask him why his car was downstairs and why his door was locked, but his brother’s My phone is turned off and I can’t get through.
Tao Sizhi stood at the door of his home for a long time. His schoolbag was full of books and examination papers to take home. It was very heavy, but he did not want to put it on the ground, so his shoulders hurt.
At seven o’clock sharp, Tao Sizhi decided to leave, but didn’t know where to go.
He walked towards the elevator, and halfway there, his phone buzzed. Jiang Ge called him again, and he answered it in the corridor.
”Where are you?” Jiang Ge said, “You don’t even reply to text messages?”
Tao Sizhi said nothing.
Jiang Ge waited for a while and then said, “What on earth are you doing at home?”
Tao Sizhi thought of the locked door at home and his brother’s car parked downstairs, and said to Jiang Ge unhappily: “I’m not home.”
”The door to the house is locked and my brother’s phone is turned off,” he told Jiang Ge. “I can’t go home.”
”…What should we do?” Jiang Ge asked.
Tao Sizhi said sadly: “I don’t know. I’m at home. I have no money and I haven’t had dinner.” All his money was spent on playing games. After taking a taxi, he only had a few dollars left.
”…” Jiang Ge seemed silent for a few seconds before saying to Tao Sizhi, “Send me your location.”
Tao Sizhi sent Jiang Ge the address of the convenience store at the entrance of the community, and then went to the convenience store.
After entering the store, he used the remaining money to buy a cone, sat on a chair by the window, looked at the road outside, and waited for Jiang Ge to buy him food.
Half an hour later, Jiang Ge came.
Tao Sizhi had finished eating her cone and threw it into the trash can. He held his schoolbag in his arms and looked at the night streets with cars passing by. A taxi stopped in front of the convenience store. Jiang Ge got out of the car and looked up to see Tao Sizhi, with an expression between confusion and helplessness.
He said something to Tao Sizhi through the glass, and Tao Sizhi understood. Jiang Ge asked him, “Are you an idiot?”
Then Jiang Ge walked towards the door of the convenience store, opened the door and came in. He walked up to Tao Sizhi and asked him, “What’s going on?”
”I want to eat that rice ball,” Tao Sizhi pointed to the new product sign hanging in the store and said to Jiang Ge, “I’m very hungry.”
Jiang Ge seemed to want to commit violence against Tao Sizhi, but at the last moment, his reason seemed to overcome his emotions and he did not hit anyone. He went to buy rice balls and water for Tao Sizhi.
Tao Sizhi took it and ate it slowly. After sitting for a while, he said to Jiang Ge: “It’s strange. He called me yesterday and said he had something to do in the evening. But when I got home just now, his car was parked downstairs. The door was locked from the inside and the phone was switched off.”
”My brother is missing.” Tao Sizhi judged.
”…” Jiang Ge was silent for a few seconds and suddenly asked, “How old is your brother?”
”Twenty-seven years old.” Tao Sizhi said.
”Oh…” Jiang Ge suddenly looked away.
”What’s wrong?” Tao Sizhi asked, “Do you know where he is?”
”At home.” Jiang Ge said.
Tao Sizhi didn’t quite agree and raised an objection: “Then why is the door locked and the phone turned off?”
Jiang Ge was stunned, looked at Tao Sizhi for a long time, and said to Tao Sizhi angrily: “How do I know?”
”I can’t go home,” Tao Sizhi said a little worried, worried about sleeping on the street, so she took out her mobile phone again, “Call him again.”
Before unlocking it, Jiang Ge took his phone away and said in a strange tone: “Forget it. Just in case he is busy.”
At this time, Tao Sizhi saw a child holding a cone walking past the door, so she ignored her phone, turned her head and said to Jiang Ge, “I want another cone.”
Jiang Ge looked at him for a while, then said helplessly: “Buy it for you.”
He walked to the refrigerator next to the cashier, and Tao Sizhi said behind him: “Vanilla flavor.” Jiang Geli ignored him, but what he finally brought over was indeed vanilla flavor.
”Thank you.” Tao Sizhi took it.
Jiang Ge still ignored him.
When Tao Sizhi was eating a cone, he suddenly heard Jiang Ge call him: “Tao Sizhi.”
He raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Ge. Jiang Ge was sitting on a high chair in the convenience store. He stepped on the foot ring of Tao Sizhi’s chair with his left foot. He shook Tao Sizhi’s chair with a little force and asked casually: “Did you steal it?” Why would anyone call you a thief?”
Tao Sizhi turned away, ate the cone, and looked at the traffic and lights on the street. Jiang Ge did not rush him. After watching for a moment, Tao Sizhi said to Jiang Ge, “I didn’t steal anything.”
Jiang Ge said: “Okay.”
Tao Sizhi ate the ice cream ball on the cone. Jiang Ge called him again, took out a tissue and handed it to him, saying, “Wipe your mouth.”
