miss me

Shi Yumin's words exploded in Xia Xinghe's heart like a thunderbolt, and after the smoke cleared, some details that Xia Xinghe had ignored were revealed.

No wonder Bai Qingzhou accepted his wish so frankly, he had already thought about the reward he needed, and he knew when he would meet Shi Yumin: he obviously didn't tell him that his meeting with Shi Yumin was on the next day, But he told him "Come on tomorrow"...

So why would he do it?

Xia Xinghe couldn't figure it out.

An inexplicable feeling slowly fermented in his heart, bubbling and bubbling, Xia Xinghe's lips moved, and he didn't know what to say for a while, the atmosphere was silent for a moment, which was broken by Shi Yumin's mouth.

"Good boy," she asked Xia Xinghe, "are you friends?"

friend?

Xia Xinghe opened his mouth and said, "...Yes."

But you have to add the two attributives "qian" and "male" before the word "friend".

Xia Xinghe's dazed reaction fell into Shi Yumin's eyes, and made her confirm the fact that the two of them hadn't really been together again.

Shi Yumin didn't mention the relationship, but said to Xia Xinghe with a sigh: "Xiao Zhou is a real kid, he never told me that you two are friends at the beginning, and I only found out after I saw your book .”

"He has such a temper, he is silent and silent, and he can't speak. In fact, he must be thinking about you as a friend."

"By the way, look at this. This is the business value analysis he wrote for you. There are many pages."

Xia Xinghe stared blankly at the documents Shi Yumin showed him, and quietly clenched his hands hidden under his sleeves.

Shi Yumin had good intentions and deliberately led the topic, hoping to help the two reconcile as soon as possible, but she didn't know the story of the two before, and she also forgot the simple truth that freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

From the times of hope and disappointment in the past, until the last time he gave up, although Xia Xinghe was tempted, he did not believe that Bai Qingzhou would miss him for a long time.

He couldn't figure out Bai Qingzhou's thoughts, and he didn't know why he helped him. His thoughts might be just as whim as he promised his pursuit at the beginning, but he also knew the truth that you will come and go, and you will repay your kindness.

Xia Xinghe had already drawn a clear line between the two of them not to owe each other. Now that he knew that Bai Qingzhou had written such a long material for him, he felt even more indebted. He felt that he could not accept Bai Qingzhou's gift for nothing. , but even more do not know how to face him.

Shi Yumin chatted with Xia Xinghe for a while, Xia Xinghe was still a little absent-minded, the sky was getting dark, Shi Yumin didn't want to keep him anymore, sighed softly, and told him to go back early.

Xia Xinghe answered "Okay" and walked out of the office building with his head down. The sky outside was gloomy. After thinking about it, he called Bai Qingzhou.

The busy beep of "beep" sounded several times. Bai Qingzhou might be busy, but he didn't answer it.

The waiting time was infinitely long, and Xia Xinghe's feverish brain gradually calmed down.

That's right, even if he got through, he didn't know what to say to Bai Qingzhou.

grateful?Apologize?On the phone, I couldn't make it clear.

Xia Xinghe stared at the phone in silence for a while, then sent Bai Qingzhou a WeChat message.

[Xiao Zhuzi: Thank you. ]

[Little Bamboo: What do you want to eat?I make it for you to eat. ]

It seemed that Bai Qingzhou was really busy that day, and he didn't reply to the message until the evening, and the reply was only a simple two-word "All is fine", without even a punctuation mark.

Xia Xinghe asked again: [What time? ]

[Bo: You decide]

It's still two words, one more is redundant.

If we put it aside as usual, Xia Xinghe would definitely complain about him in his heart: Can typing two more words make me exhausted?But at the moment, he felt ashamed, and seeing Bai Qingzhou's indifferent attitude, his posture was even lower.

[Little Bamboo: Then the day after tomorrow afternoon?I remember you are on vacation the day after tomorrow? ]

[Little Bamboo: Three Cup Chicken?Ribs and lotus root soup?And fry a steak?What about brown sugar glutinous rice cakes? ]

Bai Qingzhou only replied one word.

[Bo: OK]

Seeing the news, Xia Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief.

Early the next morning, Xia Xinghe went to the supermarket early to buy a large number of things. Two big bags were full. In addition to the ingredients for cooking, there were also various snacks and toys for bamboo. He ran to Baiqing with his things. The Zhou family was still panting, but when he knocked on the door, Bai Qingzhou hadn't gotten up yet, and was still in his pajamas when he opened the door.

Xia Xinghe looked at his watch, it was exactly eleven o'clock.

It was true that the time agreed by the two was correct, but seeing Bai Qingzhou's indifferent expression, he hurriedly apologized to him: "I'm sorry...I didn't know you hadn't woken up yet."

The tone was low as if he had made a mistake, and the drooping eyes were full of caution. Bai Qingzhou frowned slightly, stared at him for two seconds, and saw that he was still carrying large and small bags. He turned sideways and let him in first.

Bai Qingzhou looked tall and slender, but in fact he looked thin when he was dressed, and had a perfect proportion when he took off his clothes. The loose pajamas on his body could not conceal the full curve of his muscles at all.

"Sit first."

He ordered lightly, got up and walked into the bedroom, and when he came out after changing his clothes, he found Xia Xinghe sitting on the sofa with his legs together, like a primary school student who made a mistake, with his head still down.

With slender fingertips resting on the front of his neck, Bai Qingzhou loosened the fastened button and walked to his side: "What are you here for?"

Xia Xinghe was sitting on the edge of the sofa. Hearing his question, he hurriedly stood up again, picked up the bag in his hand and showed it to him: "Didn't it be agreed that... I will cook for you."

He looked at Bai Qingzhou carefully, and asked, "Is it inconvenient for you today? Otherwise, I will..."

"Hard."

Bai Qingzhou interrupted him lightly, and then pressed the astringent brows again, "I'm sorry, someone in the department asked for leave yesterday and had several operations in a row. I just came back, so I didn't have time to tell you."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xia Xinghe shook his head for help, and asked him tentatively, "Then I'll cook for you today?"

Bai Qingzhou said "Yes", Xia Xinghe rushed into the kitchen with a bag of ingredients.

Washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, marinating meat, all alone.

Bai Qingzhou rolled up his sleeves to help, but Xia Xinghe directly elbowed him and pushed him out.

"No, no, no," Xia Xinghe wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, but his tone was clearly refusal, "Just let me come, you go and rest for a while."

"..."

Bai Qingzhou wanted to say something more, but Xia Xinghe had already pushed him on the sofa in the living room.

The tinkling of bells in the kitchen was mixed with the sound of the range hood, and Xia Xinghe cooked a table of meals by himself.

At twelve noon, all the dishes were on the table.

Xia Xinghe helped Bai Qingzhou pull the stool away, and even set the tableware for him.

"Try this ribs. I specially stewed them in a pressure cooker. They are soft and rotten."

"There is also this brown sugar glutinous rice cake, which is also handmade. I remember you like it."

"And this chicken wing..."

Xia Xinghe took a pair of serving chopsticks and kept holding dishes for Bai Qingzhou. Soon, Bai Qingzhou's bowl was filled with various things.

Ribs, chicken wings, fish pieces... There is also a bowl of beautifully colored lotus root soup in the small bowl next to it.

Bai Qingzhou frowned slightly, put down his chopsticks, Xia Xinghe was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Don't you like it, otherwise I..."

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly fell silent.

Bai Qingzhou held his wrist with one hand.

The warm touch came through the skin, Bai Qingzhou lowered his eyes, staring at a certain finger of Xia Xinghe: "What's going on?"

There was a small, fresh cut there.

Xia Xinghe smiled sheepishly, then lowered his eyes dully: "It's okay, I just accidentally cut it..."

Bai Qingzhou asked, "Why didn't you call me?"

"..."

Xia Xinghe pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The atmosphere suddenly quieted down, only the touch on the wrist was real.Bai Qingzhou stared at Xia Xinghe's fingers for a long time, and finally let go: "What did my mother tell you?"

Questionable sentence pattern, affirmative tone.

Xia Xinghe's arm was suspended in mid-air, and then suddenly retracted.

He subconsciously squeezed the wound just now, and the slightest pain came instantly.

"Thank you," Xia Xinghe murmured with his head down, "You really helped me a lot this time, I don't know how to repay you..."

The low tone fell on Bai Qingzhou's ears, making his brows furrowed tightly, and he suddenly interrupted Xia Xinghe's words, his tone seemed a little indifferent due to displeasure.

"I don't know what she said to you," Bai Qingzhou said, "but no matter what she said, you don't have to care."

"I recommended your article to her, but it was just because I read it, and I mentioned it casually, not taking your emotions into consideration."

"It's the same with my mother. She has been in this industry for more than ten years. She won't do business that loses money, and she won't forcefully sign works that she doesn't like just because they are recommended by me. So it's up to you whether you sign or not. You don't need to thank me."

After a pause, he added, "I don't think your writing is very good. You have caught a lot of faults and shortcomings, but it's just a little bit better than those bad street dramas. Don't think too much about it."

His tone was still harsh, his expression was still indifferent, Xia Xinghe looked up at him in a daze, and when he saw his light-colored eyes, he seemed to suddenly sense a little tenderness hidden under his harshness.

He didn't know when Bai Qingzhou knew that he was unhappy because of copyright issues recently, and he still didn't know why he would recommend his own works, but he saw the analysis written by Bai Qingzhou at Shi Yumin. Report, understand that what Bai Qingzhou did is not as simple as what he said.

This is something that is difficult to understand from Bai Qingzhou's current expression and voice.

Xia Xinghe suddenly realized that perhaps, because Bai Qingzhou didn't want to make him feel uneasy because of his indebtedness, he deliberately used harsh words to pretend to be indifferent and indifferent.

His heart seemed to be soaked in lemonade, sore and swollen, and the bitterness and joy of the past flashed one by one. Xia Xinghe tried his best to restrain himself, but he still clearly felt the throbbing of his heart.

His heart beat like a drum, so Xia Xinghe had to admit that after so many years, he was still moved by Bai Qingzhou.