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Brother Zhou Yue's house is just a few dozen meters away in a residential building. Taking advantage of the early evening, the three of us went to see the house together. If it's suitable, I plan to sign the contract on the spot and move into the new house tonight, as I have nowhere else to stay tonight.
In theory, it's not the first time I've met Brother Zhou Yue. When viewing the house, it's fine for both the tenant and the landlord to be present. As for why there are three of us? Of course, it's because I always feel awkward when alone with that man, so Zhou Yue was dragged along by me.
When we say three people are walking together, it's Brother Zhou Yue and her brother walking side by side, and I'm following a few steps behind. Just after we finished talking about Chen Cheng, her brother anxiously gestured with his hands, while Zhou Yue, with a faint smile, calmly responded with a few gestures.
I watched with curiosity from the side, this was the first time in my life that I had truly witnessed deaf-mute individuals communicating through sign language, as if I had glimpsed into another strange and beautiful world. Although I don't understand sign language at all, I could still tell from the expressions of the brother and sister that they cared for and leaned on each other.
I made an effort to remember a few gestures from the man, and searched online for their meanings. I found that one meant "Are you okay?" and the other meant "Don't worry, things will work out." Perhaps my future roommate is a gentle man.
When I came to my senses, I realized that I had fallen far behind the two in front. Zhou Yue also noticed and tugged at her brother's sleeve to stop and wait. "I'm sorry, Miss Luo, my brother and I were so engrossed in our conversation that we neglected you."
I quickened my pace and waved my hand, saying, "It's okay, you don't have to call me Miss Luo anymore, just call me Luna or Nana." "Alright, Nana!" Zhou Yue beamed at me with a sweet smile, deep dimples forming on his cheeks, making me want to poke them with my finger. "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce you to my brother. His name is Zhou Xian, 28 years old this year, and he's a freelance cartoonist." Hearing the man's age and profession, I couldn't help but widen my eyes. It's true that you can't judge a book by its cover. Zhou Xian looks like a high school boy, and I never expected him to be older than me. I don't know if it's just my stereotype, but I always feel that people in the arts are very good-looking...
Zhou Yue gestured to the man again, probably introducing my basic information. I don't know what was said, but Zhou Xian suddenly raised his hand and made a few gestures in the air, causing Zhou Yue to burst into laughter.
Seeing my puzzled expression, Zhou Yue squinted and explained, "I thought you two were meeting for the first time, but my brother said you had been to the mall together before. I didn't expect you two to be so familiar."
We did go to the mall together, but it wasn't a peaceful shopping trip. It was a furious trip to the phone store to get a phone fixed! I was about to explain when I saw Zhou Yue and Zhou Xian still gesturing, and suddenly I felt abandoned by these two.
I don't know why, but I suddenly wanted to understand the world of the man in front of me and had the impulse to get closer to him.
"Zhou Yue, if you have time, could you teach me sign language?" Upon hearing my request, Zhou Yue nodded in agreement, then couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Nana, why do you suddenly want to learn sign language?"
"I'm planning to share an apartment with your brother, so knowing some sign language will make it easier to communicate with him later!"
Zhou Yue suddenly grabbed my arm and rubbed her head against my arm. "Nana, you're so kind... My brother's previous roommate even looked down on him for being a deaf-mute individuals, and insulted him casually just because my brother couldn't hear." Zhou Xian looks like a gentle lamb, but I didn't expect him to be easily bullied. "Is your brother really living so miserably?" My jaw almost dropped to the ground.
"My brother has actually suffered a lot of grievances, but he never says anything and just bears it all by himself... Chen Cheng's company came to find my brother before and even mocked him as a useless person. These people are really despicable. If it weren't for meeting someone with such a good temper as my brother, they would have been retaliated against long ago."
"Your brother is also afraid that Chen Cheng's company will cause trouble for you." Zhou Xian couldn't hear our conversation and walked ahead alone. I stared at his fluffy back of the head and felt more and more that he was like a gentle sheep, always wearing a faint smile.
"Don't worry, I will be good to your brother. I will never bully him." After hearing my promise, the girl felt grateful and sad in her heart, but she didn't know how to express it.
In order to prevent the girl from recalling the bad people who bullied Zhou Xian, I couldn't help but tease her, "You don't have to thank me, I know I am a good-natured and caring gorgeous woman!" Zhou Yue was successfully teased into laughter, and their joyful mood even caught the attention of the Yang Yang who had been walking silently in front of them all along.
He made a puzzled gesture, and Zhou Yue explained to him my idea and reasons for learning sign language. When he understood that I was learning sign language to make communication easier for him, his eyes momentarily became moist, with a noticeable redness at the corners, and emotions that I couldn't understand in his eyes, making me feel sorry for him.
Zhou Xian's slender fingers gestured a thank-you sign in the air. I typed out all the words I wanted to say on my phone screen and held it up to his eyes.
"It's okay, after all, I am the best roommate, right?" The corners of Yang Yang's eyes turned even redder.
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