hot fire

Seven

"Xi, here!" Xi and Qi had just entered the restaurant when they saw Jun Yoo waving to them from the seat.

"It's been a long time?" Xi asked as they sat down.

"It's been a while, can't find a parking space?" Jun You looked at his watch, Xi was twenty minutes late.

"Well, we might have to move the car later. Jun Yoo, this is Kai Qi." After Xi finished speaking, he introduced Qi to Jun Yoo.

"Hi, I'm Fang Junyou, Xi's college classmate." Junyou said, Chao Qi extended his hand.

"Luo Kaiqi." Qi held Jun You's hand and simply said his name.

In fact, besides the name, Qi didn't know what else to say.

"I finally met you, thank you for taking care of Xi." Jun Yoo looked at Qi and said.

"Uh...Xi takes care of me a lot." Qi didn't expect her to say this, so he froze for a while.

"Haha! You are so cute! No wonder Xi calls you a kitten." Jun Yoo deliberately teased Qi.

"Fang Junyou, can you order food first without talking so much nonsense?" Xi, who had been quietly looking at the menu, said.

"Hey, I'm helping you ease the tension." Jun Yoo said angrily, and then opened the menu.

Xi gave Jun Yoo a supercilious look.

"Little cat, the fish here is delicious, you can order it if you like." Then Xi turned to Qi and said.

Qi just nodded slightly.

From the moment she entered the door, Qi silently observed the interaction between Xi and Jun You, and she found that the tone and expression Xi spoke to Jun You was something she had never seen before.It is different from Xi in the hospital, ward, office, and even in England.

It is closeness, another kind, different from Xi's closeness to her.

"Little cat, why are you in a daze? Order and eat." Xi waved her hand in front of Qi, Qi regained consciousness, and hurriedly followed the progress of their order.

Qi also discovered that this was the first time Xi called her "kitten" when other people were around.

Jun You, who was on the other side of Xi, also watched the interaction between Xi and Qi with a meaningful expression.

Not long after, Xi's cell phone rang.

"Probably to move the car." Xi frowned and said as she looked at the strange number on the screen.

"Want to go with you?" Qi followed Xi up with his gaze.

"No, I'll be right back." After Xi finished speaking, she left with her cell phone and car keys.

When Qi's attention returned to the food on the table, Jun Yoo said, "You are really special to her."

"You too." Qi responded with a "friendly" smile.

"How?" Jun Yoo asked.

"It's the first time I see Xi like this." Qi replied honestly.

"What kind of Xi?"

"Knows how to make jokes and bicker with others... Xi who is more "flesh and blood", I should be able to say that." Qi said recalling how Xi got along with Jun Yoo.

"Well, I understand what you're talking about." Jun Yoo nodded with a smile.

"That's it." Qi shrugged.

"But you also let me know that Xi, whom we all thought was a wandering spirit, would still be in pain, sad, and cry." Jun Yoo looked at Qi.

Qi's response was a look of surprise.

"You don't know, do you? What happened to Xi after you went abroad." Seeing Qi's surprise, Jun Yoo continued to ask.

Qi shook his head, how could Xi tell her such a thing?

"That was probably the first and only time Xi was weak in front of me after Xiaorong left." Jun You said recalling Xi's expression at that time.

"Xiao Rong..." Qi muttered to himself, that should be the person in Xi's heart.

"Xi should have never told you..."

Qi still could only shake his head.

"But trust me, she will tell you one day." Jun Yoo said with a positive smile.

Qi didn't understand why Jun Yoo could be so confident when he talked about Xi.

"Why am I so sure? Probably because I am the only one who knows Xi's past and is allowed to stay in her world." Jun Yoo said as if seeing Qi's doubts.

"What was Xi... like before?" Looking at Jun You, Qi asked this question.

"Xi in the past... Cheerful and sunny, just like her name, Yuxi, the sunshine after the rain, when everyone was obsessed with the homework of the medical school, she had a way to bring smiles back to everyone's faces, yes A genuine smile, not a forced smile.”

Qi also thought about this answer before, but he was still slightly surprised when he heard it from Jun Yoo.

"It's hard to believe, isn't it?... Seriously, looking at the current Xi, I really don't know which is the "real" her. Gradually, I seem to only know her now, and she always Said that I was playing tricks when I was with her, and sometimes even said that I was pretending to be crazy... But my purpose is to not let her forget that she was also the one who would bring laughter to others." Jun Yoo said In the end, his eyes also darkened.

Qi just listened quietly, didn't say anything, didn't ask any questions.

"You know, what happened to her after you went abroad?" The topic returned to the original point.

Qi shook her head, this was another question that she was still unwilling to think about.

"That stubborn guy of hers suddenly brought a whole box of beer to my house, and only lost three words: Drink with me. Then she sat in front of me and drank most of the box by herself silently. Both my boyfriend and I She was dumbfounded, and then she just glanced at us lightly, although it was just a glance, but the despair in that look was the same as when she was abandoned many years ago..."

"I didn't..." Qi was anxious to defend himself.

"I know you didn't, it was caused by Xi herself, she never said anything about you, she always knew that she used her indifference to force you away..."

"What happened after that?" Qi asked, and this was the question she wanted to know all along: How did Xi feel after she left the country?

"After that... that guy actually started to cry. We were both scared to death, but neither of us dared to make any noise. Later, she drank like this until she felt she had had enough, and then she stopped and slept directly on the sofa in my house... It's a good thing she has a holiday the next day, otherwise I really don't know how she will go to work..." Jun Yoo laughed when he said this.

"Xi, are you crying?" Qi couldn't believe it.

"This is her. She desperately pushes away the people she cares about, thinking that she is protecting herself and the other party, but she is so stupid that she doesn't know that the one who hurts the most is herself. This is Xi, protecting herself in the way that hurts herself the most." Jun Yoo finally said this.

"Why?" Qi asked again.

Jun You's words undoubtedly cast a big shock in her heart, she never thought that her departure would have such a big impact on Xi.

"Because Xi feels that the most painful and hurtful thing for her is being discarded again, but she doesn't know that the pain of pushing warmth away is no less than being discarded."

Qi thought about Jun Yoo's words, and why did Jun Yoo know?

"Are you wondering why I know?" Jun Yoo seemed to see through Qi's question.

Qi looked at Jun Yoo and nodded.

"After going through so many pains and blows, do you think how strong and painful the shock must be to make Xi, who is so stubborn to die, allow herself to be weak and cry in front of her friends?" Jun Yoo looked at Qi and asked.

Qi couldn't answer.

"She's back." The sharp-eyed Jun Yoo saw Xi's figure appearing at the door.

"So, are you tired from the radiation oncology department?" Jun Yoo quickly changed the subject, with an expression on his face.

Qi was intimidated by Jun Yoo's ability to "switch channels" in an instant.

"Every subject is about the same...it just depends on what kind of doctor you want to be." Qi also quickly "entered the drama".

"What are you talking about?" Xi sat down beside Qi.

"As far as the hospital is concerned, let's find out if the radiation oncology department of your hospital is as busy as rumored." Jun Yoo replied.

"The devil will believe you." Xi said angrily.

Qi's familiar indifference suddenly disappeared from Xi's body. The helpless expression, angry white eyes, and bickering tone, these behaviors with "warmth" appeared on Xi's body, and they were so strange, but Also equally attractive.

"Little cat, why have you been in a daze today?" Xi's hand waved in front of Qi's eyes again.

"No, no..." Qi quickly recovered.

"I'm so scared by you! I'm usually like a ghost, but only when I'm with you can I look like a living person." Jun Yoo said teasingly.

And Xi just looked at Qi, with a familiar smile on his face.Qi was even more confused.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Then Kei heard herself say.

Xi and Jun You watched Qi leave at the same time.

"What did you do to her?" Xi asked Jun Yoo.

"I just want to ask you! How much do you look like a dead person in front of her? Seeing you can't stand being annoyed by me, bickering with me will scare her like this." Jun Yoo said angrily.

"I'm nothing special, just like usual." Xi said innocently.

"Then I think I'm really too strong, and I have the ability to make you a 'living person'."

Xi rolled her eyes again.

"What did you tell her just now?" The next second, Xi stared at Jun Yoo.

"It's nothing." Jun Yoo pretended to be stupid.

"No wonder! You will never let go of the opportunity to inquire about something with her." Xi didn't believe it at all.

"Really! And even if I ask, she won't say it. She has your shadow, and she is erratic, like a ghost." Jun You thought about just now, before talking about Xi's "abnormality", Qi Silence listening to her expression.

"Birds of a feather flock together, that's right." Xi concluded.

"So you two are going to float in this world like two ghosts?" Jun Yoo raised his eyebrows and asked.

"There's nothing wrong with being a ghost when someone is with you." Xi shrugged.

"That's right, and that ghost followed you more than anyone else." Jun Yoo said, from her tone, it could be felt that she was happy for Xi.

But what surprised Jun Yoo was that Xi didn't say anything.

He didn't give her a supercilious look; he didn't grit his teeth and scold her that she deserved a beating; he didn't say helplessly that enough was enough...but he seemed to return to the state of withdrawing, silent.

"Sometimes I think, maybe I'm the most selfish person in the world." Xi said quietly.

"What do you mean?" Jun Yoo wasn't sure if he had caught what Xi wanted to express.

"That's it." Xi didn't explain much, turning over the food on the plate with a knife and fork.

"Hey, someday if you can get rid of the rationality that you wear every day like underwear, things will be much simpler." Jun Yoo used a very weird metaphor.

"Idiot." Xi rolled her eyes this time.

"Oh, anyway, no one blames you, no one thinks of you like this, so don't think so much yourself. You are the fool who bothers others." Jun Yoo said mercilessly.

"I'm back." Qi returned to them at this time.

"Are you okay?" Xi looked at Qi's pale face.

"Maybe I've been tired and uncomfortable these few days, but I feel much better after vomiting." Qi told the truth.

"Throw up? Are you okay? Do you want to take medicine?" Xi asked worriedly.

Jun Yoo looked at Xi's reaction with a smile, I bet she has absolutely no idea how different she looks now, the person who will make her worry written on her face, the kitten is probably the only one left now .

Because of Qi's discomfort, Xi felt restless and wanted to leave after dinner.

"Look at you, are you so worried?" Jun Yoo deliberately pointed out Xi's absent-mindedness.

"Xi, I'm fine, don't worry, just go home and get some sleep, and I'm on vacation tomorrow, so don't worry." Qi said while looking at Xi.

Xi just nodded without saying anything.This has indeed surpassed her usual performance to people.

How long am I going to do this?How long will the kitten be able to bear me?Xi's attention shifted to the vehicles passing by on the road.

"Are you in a daze?" Qi's hand waved in front of Xi's eyes.

"No..." After Xi finished speaking, she realized that her two words were not convincing at all.

But the two people at the same table who knew her well didn't expose her.

Xi's abnormality, in the eyes of the two, although it has different meanings, they also tacitly understand that Xi gradually loses her firmness in her "escape" at the beginning, and even has a little hesitation.

Jun Yoo didn't let the silence last for too long, and immediately found a relaxing topic to divert the awkward atmosphere.

Xi understood Jun Yoo's intentions and intentions, took a look at Jun Yoo, and joined the "no nutrition" topic that Jun Yoo started.

When she is with Jun Yoo, it is also the rare time when Xi can relax, Jun Yoo always knows what she needs when and under what circumstances.Wake her up at the right time, be direct and merciless; also give her a step down when she is in trouble, naturally and without deliberately saying anything, so that she will not feel embarrassed or embarrassing.

The existence of Jun Yoo is a reminder to Xi: There is a kind of people in the world who don't understand and care about you like a lover. In fact, they will never be like that, but they know best what you need for every fluctuation. The one who responds and gives immediately.Jun Yoo is like this, perhaps it should be said that Jun Yoo has always been by her side as a "supplier", to some extent.

Jun Yoo can always turn the serious atmosphere into a relaxed one, and always knows what to say to make Xi start bickering with her, maybe to hide her "abnormality", Xi also bickers with Jun Yoo very seriously.

"Okay, I don't want to talk trash to you anymore, I'm going home to sleep." Xi noticed that Qi began to look tired.

"Oh, okay, I'll let you go after handing over the kitty's phone." Jun Yoo looked at Xi provocatively.

Xi knew Jun Yoo was serious.

"Why do you want her phone?" Xi asked.

"So, you won't let the kitten call me?" Jun Yoo looked at Xi, and asked a question that Xi answered no, and no answer.

Xi gritted his teeth and stared at her.

"It's okay." Qi smoothed things out, and then gave Jun Yoo her phone number.

"Then can we go?" Xi asked with an ugly face.

"Of course, goodbye! I'll see you next time!" Jun Yoo said with a smug smile.

Then they got up to check out and left the restaurant.

On the way home by car, Xi's complexion remained bad.

"Xi, are you angry?" Qi asked cautiously from the side.

"Maybe……"

"Because I called Jun Yoo?" Qi still paid attention to Xi.

Xi didn't answer.

"I'm sorry." Qi didn't know what else she could say besides this.

"Why are you sorry?" Xi didn't understand why Qi apologized.

"I should have asked you first."

"You don't need to ask me first, and I have no right to decide whether you want to call her." Xi said, but her tone was not good.

"But you were angry after I gave it to you." Perhaps because she was tired, Qi's tone was a little offended.

"Oh," Xi sighed, "maybe, I will be angry whether you give it or not."

"Why?" Chang Qi didn't understand.

"I don't know why she is so interested in you," Xi said.

Could Xi be jealous?Thinking of this, and what Jun Yoo said just now, about what happened after she left, the corners of Qi's mouth slightly raised.

"What are you laughing at?" Xi parked the car and was about to get out of the car when she turned around and saw Qi's smile.

"No, I just thought your interaction with her was very interesting..." Qi said as he opened the door and got out of the car.

"What's so interesting?" Xi asked, walking with Qi to the elevator.

"Xi, what kind of role is Jun Yoo to you?" Qi didn't answer Xi's question, but asked another question.

"She...you know, after going through a lot of things, you will find that the one who will always be waiting for you in a certain place, even at any time, will never be the one you thought, who once let you ignore All the people who chase after and give; but watch silently, sometimes gloating and making you want to hit someone, but when you need it most, you are also quiet and silent, and put your shoulders The one you rely on, you never thought she would be such an important person. Jun Yoo, that's the role." After Xi finished speaking, the elevator stopped.

"So even though you always bicker with her, sometimes you are angry and funny when she makes you angry, you won't ignore her...Xi, you are much more real in front of her."

"I know." Xi ended the conversation between the two with these three words.

After all, can I still not get into your heart?Qi looked at Xi's back and sighed softly.

After that, the two of them didn't talk much, they just turned on the computer quietly and continued their busy work.

Not long after she was busy, Xi's cell phone rang, it was a notification from Line, and she knew who it was without looking.

Jun Yoo∣I want to call Kitty, why are you so angry?

Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at the message on the screen.

Why are you so interested in her?What is the purpose of asking her for a phone call?

She hesitated for a few seconds before replying.

Jun Yoo∣What?Are you jealous?Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense, you should trust me, I know very well what to say and what not to say.

Jun Yoo's response came almost immediately.

Xi∣You should be very clear, I have never believed in people.You better not talk nonsense.

Xi's writing is very sharp, just like her eyes now.

Jun You∣It’s still a sentence, I know very well what to say and what not to say.Also, please treat the kitten well, she will cherish you, and you should cherish her too.Xia Yuxi, you know what I'm talking about.

Xi∣I know, but this kind of thing is hard to say.

How could Xi not understand?It's just that she doesn't want to understand.

Jun Yoo∣Because you didn't say anything at all.Don't let despair consume the energy and splendor of your life.

Xi | It's too late, so be it.I'm going to be busy, good night.

Jun Yoo | You know that this kind of thing will never be too late, it depends on whether you are willing or not.Good night.

After the back-and-forth "dialogue" with Jun Yoo was over, Xi rubbed her temples wearily. Every time she encountered such a topic, she felt that energy was being consumed at a "double speed".

"Are you okay? Rest when you're tired?" Qi's gaze shifted from the screen to Xi.

Xi nodded, got up from her seat, went into the bedroom to get clothes and take a shower.

Qi continued to wrestle with his report.

"It's you." She didn't come back to herself until Xi sat back in the vacant seat beside Qi in her nightgown.

"Okay, one more time." The busy fingers still didn't stop.

Xi took a deep breath, as if wanting to "calm down" the ups and downs of the whole night, and then began her report.

The time silently reached twelve o'clock, and Xi glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the screen.

"Little cat, it's twelve o'clock, go take a bath." Xi urged.

"It's almost over, let me finish it."

"Okay, then I'll go to bed first." After Xi finished speaking, she turned off the computer and went back to bed to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Xi felt that Qi had climbed onto the bed lightly.

"What time is it?" Xi asked.

"[-]:[-], sorry to wake you up." Qi lay down beside Xi.

"I'm not feeling well and I'm going to bed so late." Xi turned and complained to Qi.

"It's much better now." Qi held Xi's hand.

"So, is it really like what Jun Yoo said, you were scared by me?" Xi turned to look at Qi and asked.

"Why are you sober all of a sudden?" Qi Yu asked complainingly.

"It's nothing, I'm just worried about your body." After Xi finished speaking, she turned around and escaped from Qi's complaints. She didn't know how to face the helplessness she received from Qi.

"Xi...I just feel that I'm a bit maladaptive..." Qi hugged her from behind Xi, buried her head in her hair, and Xi's exclusive aura made her feel very at ease.

"Little cat, this is the way I can think of to let you know me better. I'm sorry." Xi said, holding Qi Huan's hand around her waist.

"Thank you." Qi buried his head in the back of Xi's neck.

"Maybe, you will gradually find that I am really different from what you think and think. You can also rethink the question I asked you: What if I am not what you think?" Xi relaxed Leaning on Xiang Qi.

"No matter what, Xi is Xi." Qi hugged Xi tightly without thinking.

"Well, go to sleep, good night." Xi didn't want to think about Qi's answer, and she didn't want to face Qi's firmness again, so she ran away again.

Qi sighed softly, hugged Xi and closed his eyes.