Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Kana was at a loss and didn't know the answer, but she felt more and more clearly in her heart that she really hated the life she was living now.

"Let's go back to the office first..."

The corridor was not a safe place, so He Yuzhu hugged her and took her back to the office.

Feeling his movements, Kana felt even more bitter, as if she had seen her future life - always hiding in the shadows, never seeing the light.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing that she didn't speak, He Yuzhu asked with concern.

"It's okay, I just want to hold you quietly..."

Kana smiled sweetly and hugged him tighter, but the bitterness in her heart deepened.

Because this embrace will soon no longer belong to her.

The real master is coming back.

Sometimes, many times, Kana wanted to deliberately reveal some flaws so that Lou Xiao'e and Ran Qiuye would know.

They might get angry and leave.

Even if you don't leave, it's better to lay things out in the open rather than doing it in secret like this.

But when she thought that the man who made her worried would be in trouble because of this, coupled with the special situation in the country, it would only harm him.

Kana backed off again. She had never intended to fight for anything in the first place, so why make things difficult for everyone?

This was her own choice. Even though she knew that the other party was married and that there were dangers ahead, she still jumped into the fire pit without hesitation.

She didn't expect that fantasy was so beautiful, but reality was so cruel.

The gap between ideals and reality was like a heavy mountain pressing on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.

The office was eerily quiet.

He Yuzhu just held her quietly without any unnecessary movements.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but it also seemed to have only stayed for a few seconds.

Kana pushed him gently and said softly, "Are you free to take Keiko and me back now?"

"They went to the hotel to pack their things. We were afraid the car wouldn't have enough space for their luggage, so we didn't go with them and stayed behind."

"If you're busy, we can wait a little longer. They will probably be back soon."

He Yuzhu felt a little guilty, how could he not understand the meaning of Kana's words?

Recalling these days, Ran Qiuye and Lou Xiaoe were both in the factory. In order not to expose their relationship, he did ignore Kana and Jingzi.

"I'll take you back now if I'm free."

He Yuzhu's tone became exceptionally gentle, and his heart couldn't help but soften as well.

Kana couldn't help but hug him tightly again, feeling both expectant and nervous.

"Will there be that night?"

He Yuzhu hugged her tightly. He didn't want to deceive her, but he didn't know how to answer.

Kana felt a sense of loss and exhaustion.

……

After sending Kana and Keiko to the hotel, it was already very late when I came back.

He Yuzhu went to Lou Xiaoe'e and prepared to take Ran Qiuye and Nian Qiu home.

"Where have you been? Why are you back so late?"

As soon as she saw him, Lou Xiao'e came up to him, frowned, hugged him, and said unhappily: "I went to look for you before, but you were not there. Later, I ran into Kana and Jingzi, and found out that you had returned to the hotel to pack your luggage."

He Yuzhu said calmly, "I was thinking of going to the hotel to find you guys, and I sent Kana and Keiko back on the way."

"I didn't know until I got to the hotel that you guys were already back."

"I'll just wait for them to pack their luggage and then come back together."

There is a security guard in the office building. He went out with Kana and Keiko. This matter cannot be concealed. It will become clear after a little inquiry.

He Yuzhu didn't think about hiding it.

"Hmph, you are honest and didn't lie."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and muttered, "Are you feeling proud of yourself for going to please other women?"

"Where are you following?"

He Yuzhu pretended to be helpless: "Kana and Jingzi are partners from abroad. They are alone here and have no relatives. I am just helping them out. How can this be called flattery?"

"Xiao'e, don't think too much. He Yuzhu is just a kind-hearted person." Ran Qiuye quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Warm-hearted? Oh, you are really warm-hearted. You are so warm-hearted that you even changed your clothes and took a shower."

Lou Xiao'e complained in her heart and couldn't help but glared at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu pretended not to see it, and said seriously with a stern face: "It's getting late, let's go back."

After saying that, he reached out and hugged Lou Xiao'e tightly, and then took the opportunity to grab Ran Qiuye's wrist.

"Hmph, you wish..."

Lou Xiao'e pushed him and gave him a cold look.

Ran Qiuye's face flushed instantly, and she quickly shook off his hand, unable to help but complaining, "Behave yourself, Sisi and the others are watching us..."

He Yuzhu's heart warmed up and he understood instantly - as long as no one was watching, it would be fine. So he started to think about how to create an "invisible" scene.

As a result, Lou Xiao'e pushed him hard, pulled Ran Qiuye into the lounge, and locked the door with a "click".

what's the situation?

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, blinked, and suddenly had a feeling - the two of them were deliberately creating opportunities for him...

In the lounge.

Lou Xiao'e sat on the edge of the bed with a depressed look on her face, looking a little dazed.

Ran Qiuye glanced at her and couldn't help asking, "Moth, what's wrong with you?"

"Didn't you notice?"

Lou Xiao'e pursed her lips, her eyes slightly reddened, and her voice was a little aggrieved, "He changed his clothes and took a shower."

Thinking of the theory that Lou Xiao'e had mentioned before that changing clothes and taking a bath might be a way to cover up some situation, Ran Qiuye understood in her heart and she began to become suspicious again.

But for a moment, Ran Qiuye didn't know how to respond, so he could only comfort her softly: "Moth, don't think too much."

"Didn't he send a message a long time ago? Xiaobai's father is here and there are some social events to attend to."

"He must have had a few drinks and reeked of alcohol, so it was perfectly normal for him to take a shower and change into clean clothes before going home."

Lou Xiao'e shook her head and said in a low voice, "But you don't understand, he is a person who never drinks."

"Just because you don't drink doesn't mean you won't be stained with the smell."

Ran Qiuye advised gently, "In that kind of situation, when others smoke and drink, even if he himself doesn't touch cigarettes or alcohol, it's inevitable that some of the smell will be on his body."

"Besides, what's wrong with taking a shower and changing clothes? It's quite normal. You really don't need to overthink it."

Lou Xiao'e felt extremely tired. She raised her head and glanced at her, then said faintly, "Don't you really have any doubts about him?"

"What do you suspect?"

Ran Qiuye couldn't help but smile, "We are so old, and we still think about these things all day long, is it interesting?"

"You have been separated for seven or eight years. It is not easy for you to be reunited. The right thing to do is to live a quiet life."

"You keep doubting each other like this, which will only add to your troubles and make you unhappy."

"You've waited for so many years, thought about him for so many years, and finally met him. Is it just to doubt him?"

"If that's the case, it would be better not to see him. It would be better to keep him in my memory."

"In my memory, he is perfect. You only think he is good and don't doubt him."

After a pause, Ran Qiuye's tone became sentimental.

“Actually, I missed him back then too.”

“But he lives on in my memory.”

"In those memories, there are only his good points, and there will be no such thing as 'he got married', nor will there be any regrets of 'I missed him'."

"Now that we've met again, I don't want to lose him again, and I won't make the same mistake again."

"I won't have any suspicions about him either."

"If you bring up these things on purpose in the hope that I will be disappointed and leave him, I'm sorry, but that's simply not possible."

"If my appearance disrupts his waiting for you and breaks the perfect image in your mind..."

"Then I can only say sorry. But because I love him and care about him, no matter what happens, I will not choose to leave him."

"To be honest, I'm not that familiar with you. I don't know what you've been through or what changes have taken place in these years."

"But I can tell you one thing: He has hardly changed over the years."

"If there is any change, it is that the burden on my shoulders is heavier and the work is busier than before."

"Also, now that you're back, he can't go home on time for dinner every day."

Lou Xiao'e felt speechless and exhausted, so she quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant."

"I like him and care about him, but that is completely different from doubting him."

"It is precisely because I like him that I cannot accept his betrayal of me. That is why I have these doubts and want him to change."

"I doubt him for his own good and for our own good."

"It's already a mess, do you want to see a worse situation?"

Ran Qiuye stared at her for a while, then suggested, "If you really have doubts about him and have so many unpredictable thoughts, then it's for your own good."

"I think it might be better if you could go back to Hong Kong Island and separate from him for a while to calm down."

"That's all for today. I'm leaving now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ran Qiuye turned around, opened the door and left.

Lou Xiao'e was so angry that she rolled her eyes, and her heart was filled with the feeling of powerlessness that a scholar encounters a soldier, with obvious reasons but unable to explain them.

I originally wanted to join forces with Ran Qiuye.

Now I finally understand. This woman is extremely stubborn. She ignores all obvious problems and won't listen to anyone else.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I even wanted to bite that bastard.