smoke like fire

I just got off the plane on Friday night, and as soon as I turned on my phone, I received a call from Qiu Yisen.

Two days ago, he found a new store on Songde Road, and construction is expected to start next Monday.This time, I was still a shareholder, but the amount of investment was not as much as before. Another friend of Qiu Yisen joined in.

The other party had seen the situation of the store, so Qiu Yisen asked me to take a look as well.

In fact, I don't think it's necessary to go. Qiu Yisen has the right to do everything on his own, but he can't help it. After bargaining, he had to agree to meet the next afternoon.

In the early spring in Taipei, the weather is always uncertain, with wind and rain for a while and clear for a while. It often rains early in the morning, and it is not until the afternoon that the haze really dissipates and the sun is completely exposed.

I woke up the next day with great difficulty, and the jet lag kept me awake all night—this time I was in New York temporarily, only for three days, and I had to start all over again after I had just made adjustments.

When we went out, it was still raining.Even if the weather is bad on weekends, there are still a lot of people in the downtown area.There was also a lot of traffic on the road. I struggled in the traffic and finally arrived at my destination.

At this time, the rain just stopped.

When I see the sun showing my face, I don’t bring an umbrella.Qiu Yisen and I made an appointment to meet in front of a nearby Starbucks, and he was already there when we passed.

He hands me coffee.

"Drink or not?"

"I need it." I said, calmly took a sip, and walked forward with him, "You really know how to choose, but today, my jet lag has not improved."

Qiu Yisen responded to me: "I called you on the second day of junior high school and told you to look at the store, and there will be a message to remind you when the work will start after the year, but you always say to call back. When did you call back?"

I pretended to be distressed: "You know, I always have a hard time watching, just because I'm afraid you're busy."

Qiu Yisen had an angry and funny face, and gave me a solid look.

After walking for a short distance, he pointed to the street corner ahead, "Here we are, there."

I looked forward, and the location of the store was really good. It was on the corner and could be seen when passing by.

There are two or three boutique clothing stores in the surrounding area. According to Qiu Yisen, this store was originally the same, and moved out due to the expiration of the lease a year ago.As soon as it is vacant, the agent will notify him to come and see it.

Of course Qiu Yisen was satisfied, and quickly approached the landlord to sign a contract.

The store is still in good condition, but it used to be a clothing store, facing both sides of the road with no cover, floor-to-ceiling glass, no decorations at the moment, the sun just shines in, there is no air conditioner inside, I feel hot, so I take it off The coat was hanging on his arm, and he followed Qiu Yisen to look around.

"--how?"

I laughed, "You have already signed the contract, so what if I can't say it well?"

Qiu Yisen looked at me, folded his arms around his chest, "If you have an idea, just say it."

I thought for a while and asked, "Doesn't this place feel too quiet?"

Qiu Yisen replied: "Quietness is quietness, but there are business opportunities everywhere. You see, Starbucks have come here."

I said, "Okay, as long as you have an assessment in mind."

Qiu Yisen was about to talk again when his cell phone rang suddenly.

Seeing him pick it up, he looked happy, I knew myself, and stood far away, so as not to disturb his love talk.

I walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, thought for a while and took out my phone, but there was no new message.It was more than four o'clock in the afternoon. If the plane was not delayed, Zhao Kuanyi would be able to return to Taipei by seven o'clock.

I went to New York on a temporary mission, and his trip to Beijing was arranged early.

I didn't tell him to pick up the plane before, because I wasn't sure if I could come back in time, but he didn't reveal that he wanted me to pick up the plane.

I pondered for a while, but still couldn't make up my mind whether to pick up the plane or not.

It's only been less than two weeks since there was a tacit understanding, and I was in a trance thinking about this fact, let alone doing something for the other party, which seemed even more unrealistic.

After being together, nothing has changed, Zhao Kuanyi is still busy with his career, and I also have a job.

If I had to talk about one, I made two dinner appointments on purpose, and each had a copy of each other's half-year itinerary at hand.Apart from these, my relationship with him is still the same as before, and the tone of the conversation is not lingering.

Although they were once estranged, they had a long-term friendship, and the tacit understanding between them was quickly found, but this tacit understanding, put in each other's new identities, does not seem close enough.

In the past, I never had to think about the level of love and romance. The love between men and women depends entirely on emotional intuition.But when the partner was Zhao Kuanyi, I hesitated and had many uncertainties.

For he sees me not as I see him.

"what happened?"

Qiu Yisen's question came from behind.

"It's all right." I said, turned around, and seeing his happy face, I couldn't help teasing: "Finally are you willing to hang up the phone?"

Qiu Yisen coughed, pretending to be serious.

"There are no other problems, right? Finally, we can start work as scheduled."

I laughed, "Even if I don't come to see you, you can still start working as scheduled."

Qiu Yisen sighed, "I don't have the boss's instructions, how dare I." Then said: "Okay, let's go, you send me to WHotel, I have an appointment to go."

I smiled and said, "You still call me the boss, and the instructions are really smooth, regardless of whether I'm smooth or not."

Qiu Yisen looked at me and asked, "Is that okay?"

"Can you?" I laughed, and walked out: "Okay, hurry up, or there will be a traffic jam."

"Wait, I'll lock the door." Qiu Yisen took out the key, fiddled with it, as if he suddenly remembered, and asked, "Oh right, I heard you said on the phone on the second day of junior high school, didn't you go to his house? I haven't heard what you said about the situation yet. .”

I was taken aback for a moment.

Qiu Yisen talked about him, so of course I knew who to ask—on New Year's Eve, after I answered Zhao Kuanyi's phone call, I was very nervous. It happened that Qiu Yisen called in the second year of junior high school. I couldn't help but talk to him, and I felt better.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Yisen lost his mind.

The process of this pile is twists and turns, and when I think about it again, I am at a loss in my chest, and I don't know where to tell.Qiu Yisen looked over at me, raised his eyebrows lightly.

"Why don't you speak?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." I said, hurrying to leave.

Qiu Yisen took me one step further.

"Hey, are you pretending to be stupid with me?"

"Where."

I deny it, I don't know if it is an illusion, the voice sounds a little dry to my ears.But I never hide my feelings from Qiu Yisen, no wonder he is suspicious.

Qiu Yisen narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, he said to the point: "There is a problem, what happened between you and him?"

Those probing eyes made me embarrassed.

I stood uneasy, put my hands in my trouser pockets, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, but—" After a pause, I glanced at him, and confessed: "Let's count him and I together."

"Oh—" Qiu Yisen's eyes widened, "What?"

I pulled the corners of my mouth, embarrassment crawling all over my face.I looked around, but fortunately there was no one there, but I still said to him, "Hush your voice."

Qiu Yisen didn't listen to my words at all, and raised his voice a little bit: "Are you serious?"

I silently nodded.

"Oh, God, thank God!" Qiu Yisen exaggerated, as if he was about to cry, "It's really great."

I was slightly embarrassed, so I snorted, "Come on, you never think that way in your heart."

Qiu Yisen was silent, and he was serious with me when he opened his mouth: "Okay—yes, I have to admit, I never thought you two could be together, I always thought, you are not suitable at all, you and his feelings are not equal at all."

I did not speak.I can't argue with that, really, from the bottom of my heart.

Qiu Yisen is not optimistic about me and Zhao Kuanyi, I vaguely understand that he encourages me because he has a deep friendship with me and can't bear to tell the truth. Now that he has exposed the already known facts and listened to them again, he really wants to be depressed again.

Probably my complexion was not good, Qiu Yisen was silent for a moment, sighed, and reached out to pat my shoulder.

"But seeing that you got what you wanted, I'm still excited, Cheng Jingcheng, I never thought you could finally tell him that you like him."

I forced a smile and looked at him, "How do you know that I must have told him that I like it?"

Qiu Yisen shrugged.

I took a deep breath, thought about it, and finally told him the ins and outs.

After listening, Qiu Yisen was quiet for a long time, and then he said something that he didn't know if it was a feeling: "Alcohol is really a mistake." He glanced at me and asked, "Then where have you guys progressed?"

I was silent, I couldn't help talking about him, and I wanted to leave: "Aren't you in a hurry?"

Qiu Yisen held me back again, and smiled enthusiastically, "There's no rush—you tell me!"

I sighed, "Sir, we haven't been together for more than two weeks."

Qiu Yisen seemed to be unable to take it anymore, he rolled his eyes at me, "Something can happen within 10 minutes after going to the bar." Then he said: "What's more, I don't know you yet?"

I was silent, thought for a while, and could only say: "He is different."