[Tomb Raiders] A Couple Made in Heaven

"Then you still wake me up so early every day?"

Zhang Qiling stared at him, and said meaningfully: "I only got up early after I came here."

Wu Xie froze for a moment, her ears turned red, she coughed twice and then changed the subject.

Most of Zhang Qiling's breakfasts are bought from outside, and they change every day, with endless patterns—preserved egg and lean pork porridge, shrimp siu mai, flatbread fritters, tofu flower, small wontons, small steamed buns... Wu Xie felt sorry and told Zhang Qiling not to use it Then go to different places to buy it, just find the nearest breakfast stall.

Zhang Qiling shook his head and said, "No trouble. I have to run every morning, so I happened to be on the way."

Wu Xie was in awe, "No wonder you have such a good physique! Oh, no, didn't you used to get up early?"

Zhang Qiling said: "It was after graduate school, when I was busy, I had to get up very early, so I went to bed later when I was free. Before that, I always got up early every day."

Wu Xie said: "I really admire you. I also really want to find some kind of exercise to practice, otherwise the body like us who sits in front of the computer every day will be so bad. The fat man once told me that he He is also a handsome young man, since he embarked on this road of no return, his figure has also disappeared forever. I don’t know if he is telling the truth or scaring me, it’s too scary.”

Zhang Qiling said: "Then go for a run with me."

Wu Xie hurriedly waved his hands, "Getting up at eight o'clock is enough for me to toss about, and I can fall asleep when I type."

Zhang Qiling thought for a few seconds and said, "Then go for a walk after dinner in the evening?"

Wu Xie pretended to be reserved for a while before saying: "Okay!"

So Wu Xie added an after-dinner walk to his schedule.

At first they would walk slowly to the central square and sit on the stone benches on the edge for a while.Most of the people sitting like them are gray-haired couples. At this time, Wu Xie will have a sweet and sour chuckle - as if they can grow old together, but in fact they are not even lovers.

The center of the square is where young couples meet for a date.Wu Xie often saw boys walking round and round the still standing Christmas tree, finally waiting for the girl who was running towards the wind with her bangs pressed down.The girl clasped her hands together as if begging for mercy, presumably apologizing for being late, the boy smiled and held the girl's shoulders, and took her away together.

Wu Xie would always watch this scene with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and after a while, he felt that he was so wretched and perverted.He turned his head to look at Zhang Qiling, and found that his gaze was also in that direction.So Wu Xie was even more depressed, obviously watching the same scene, why is this guy so calm?

Later, Wu Xie discovered that they could stop by the supermarket to buy vegetables, so they no longer sat by the side of the square, but entered the large underground supermarket.

In proposing this line, Wu Xie is not selfish.Shopping at the supermarket together - what a family feeling!

The situation is often that Zhang Qiling pushes the shopping cart and follows, and Wu Xie walks in front to get things.They frequent the refrigerated and quick-frozen section most often. Neither of the men is good at cooking, so it is very convenient to buy boxed dishes that have already sorted the ingredients and ordered the quantity.

Sure enough, Zhang Qiling can only cook simple dishes as he said, to be exact, he can only stir-fry vegetables, and other braised, deep-fried and steamed dishes are not good.Wu Xie thinks he is better than Pokerfinger, at least he can cook lion's head in braised sauce, although the cooking is not delicious...

When Zhang Qiling said that he forgot about the expiry of the house contract, Wu Xie doubted his ability to live.After visiting the supermarket a few times, he found that Zhang Qiling still didn't understand the layout of the products at all, and this person really relaxed after following him, entering a state of mind wandering, without any distraction to remember where things were placed.

Wu Xie mentioned this once, and Zhang Qiling looked at him in confusion, "You just need to know."

"...Really, we all came together anyway." Wu Xie smiled again because of this thought.

But why is such a person so obsessed with eating breakfast?Wu Xie could vaguely guess the answer. If such a beautiful ambiguity is really said, it will be tasteless.

——He enjoys and cherishes every minute of being with Zhang Qiling in this way.

Wu Xie would buy some snacks and store them at home. As an otaku and a lazy person, sometimes he just ate a pack of biscuits when he didn't want to cook.Naturally, he would not feed Zhang Qiling biscuits, but some snacks at home are always reassuring.

Zhang Qiling never took the initiative to eat these snacks.On the contrary, sometimes when Wu Xie is reading and eating in the living room, he will naturally rub a few mouthfuls—maybe "rubbing" is not appropriate for him, Wu Xie feels that the generous attitude of this stuffy oil bottle is almost like The snacks he unpacked.

The same goes for fruit.Unless Wu Xie sent it to him, Zhang Qiling would not eat any fruit at home.Wu Xie asked him twice to let him eat by himself, Zhang Qiling agreed, but still nothing changed.Wu Xie stopped talking, and every time he took the fruit and other food to the study without complaint.

Wu Xie felt that Zhang Qiling didn't seem to have any other activities in his daily life besides watching the drama, reading books, eating and sleeping, let alone entertainment.But sometimes Wu Xie plays a movie on DVD in the living room, and when he invites Zhang Qiling to watch it together, he will happily sit beside Wu Xie.

This way of getting along is almost like family, Wu Xie thought.Plain but warm, ordinary and ambiguous.

However, Wu Xie is not Xie Yuchen after all, he can't be content with such ambiguity for a long time, he hopes to have a chance to show his feelings to Zhang Qiling.

It's a pity that opportunities are always elusive.

So Wu Xie had no choice but to comfort himself: Let nature take its course.

☆, 36

"Seven Days in Qionghai" has been serialized to the fourth day.People from all walks of life have appeared on the stage, and the interests are intricate. As the number of people killed and missing increases, people's panic has reached its peak, and Xu Yanfeng's identity has gradually surfaced.The plot of the novel is approaching its climax. On the sixth day, the protagonist will set up a trick to lead out the mastermind behind the scenes, and on the seventh day, the truth will be revealed and they will part ways.

The serialization of the network will stop on the fifth day.In fact, compared with "Journey to the West Chamber", the length of "Seven Days in Qionghai" is already relatively short, and the serialization should have stopped at this time according to the plan.However, for a writer like Wu Xie who seems to be good-tempered and easy-going, but merciless in procrastinating the draft, the plan is used to overthrow it.

Wu Xie's Weibo comments were almost filled with reminders, but he had to continue to delay the update because he had already begun to conceive the ending.Fortunately, after more than two years, he has long been used to all kinds of coquettish, coquettish, intimidating, and lure, and sometimes he would have some fun in it.

Having known Zhang Qiling for a long time, Wu Xie even forgot that he first appeared as his own reader.

Until one day when he entered the study, he saw Zhang Qiling was reading the serial page of Genting.com.Wu Xie was stunned for a moment, walked over and asked with some embarrassment: "Are you watching the update?"

Zhang Qiling let go of the mouse and turned to look at him, "Yes."

Wu Xie touched his nose, "Cough, recent updates are not too frequent..."

Zhang Qiling said: "Yes."

Wu Xie argued with some lack of confidence: "Actually, I wrote more than updated..."

Zhang Qiling raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"

Wu Xie looked away and scratched his head, "I mean...if you need it, you can directly read my manuscript..."

Zhang Qiling was not polite at all, "Okay."

Wu Xie nodded, "Well, then I'll send it to you, every day?"

Zhang Qiling said: "Every day."

So Wu Xie ran back to the bedroom and passed the manuscript to Zhang Qiling.He keeps a lot of content that hasn't been updated, and it will take a certain amount of time to read it. When Zhang Qiling read it, Wu Xie was not watching it, and he was embarrassed to watch it.

After reading it, Zhang Qiling didn't express any thoughts or comments, and Wu Xie didn't ask, but only mentioned at dinner: "Brother, what do you think about the boss behind the scenes?"

Zhang Qiling didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "You want someone to see it before it's over?"

Wu Xie stopped his chopsticks and said, "If everyone can see it, there will be no suspense; but if no one can deduce it, then it might be considered a failure..."

Zhang Qiling looked into his eyes and waited for the next sentence.

Wu Xie concluded, "So, I hope that a small number of people can find out the truth before I reveal the secret based on the clues I gave and the foreshadowing I laid."

——I hope you can see that, can you understand such a mood?

Zhang Qiling nodded thoughtfully, after all, he didn't make it clear whether he had found out who was behind the scenes.Wu Xie didn't ask again, if Zhang Qiling had really noticed it, it was hard to say whether it would affect his future creations.

Here Wu Xie is concentrating on conceiving the ending of "Seven Days in Qionghai", while Zhang Qiling is concentrating on writing the first issue of "Ode to Doom".

One day Wu Xie heard Zhang Qiling's voice faintly coming from the study room, he didn't think much about it, he just thought that he had something to ask him to go in, so he opened the door fiercely and raised his voice, "What's the matter, little brother?"

Zhang Qiling was wearing a headset with his back to the door, but now he turned his head and looked at Wu Xie expressionlessly.He didn't speak, but just unplugged the headset cable from the computer. At this moment, Wu Xie heard an excited high-pitched voice coming from the speaker:

"...What's the situation! Someone in your family?! Is it a young man?! And the voice sounds like Wu Xie, damn it! You can't really be Wu Xie! You have developed to this point?! You guys only met a month ago, and you've already gone to..."

Zhang Qiling plugged in the headset again, and said concisely: "A'Ning."

Wu Xie raised his forehead and said, "I heard it."

In fact, he only had one sentence in his mind just now - Oops!Our side is exposed!

Then he thought with lingering fear that fortunately it was Zhang Qiling who faced Ah Ning when he was discovered. If it was him, he might be forced to question him to death...

Zhang Qiling started typing.Wu Xie walked to the desk, pointed to the headset and pointed to his mouth.Zhang Qiling nodded, indicating that his microphone had been turned off.

Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you explaining to Aning?"

Zhang Qiling moved away and let him look at the screen.In the chat window, half of the words were typed, and the reason for Zhang Qiling's temporary stay was briefly explained.The reason for this is actually quite honest, coupled with Zhang Qiling's candid attitude, Wu Xie was once again glad that it was not him who faced Ah Ning.

He asked again: "Sorry brother, I just came in casually just now. Are you dubbing?"

Zhang Qiling said: "Yes. It's okay."

Wu Xie whispered: "Then... can I come and watch while you are recording in the future? After all, I have provided 'update preview' benefits..." He added in a lower volume.

Zhang Qiling readily agreed.

So every day when Zhang Qiling was recording, there was an extra person on the sofa bed beside him, holding a book or a mobile phone, sitting obediently and quietly.

Wu Xie couldn't read the book at all at first, and only listened to Zhang Qiling's dubbing.He is called the "Actor Zhang", and Wu Xie finally witnessed his god-level acting skills in person.

Zhang Qiling usually has a cold face and looks indifferent to everything, but once he enters the dubbing state, his whole aura changes.When the character laughs, he will be happy; if the character cries, he will be sad;

Sometimes Zhang Qiling would read a sentence many times.In fact, to Wu Xie's ears, there is no difference in what he reads every time - his voice, enunciation, tone and emotion are all perfect, but Zhang Qiling always strives for perfection.Wu Xie has listened to a lot of radio dramas for a period of time, and some dramas will have some extras, such as a funny reaction to mispronounced words during CV recording, which is very joyful.But he had never heard the part of Zhang Qiling in it, and now he knew that even if Zhang Qiling mispronounced it many times, he would not make funny jokes like others.

Later, Wu Xie got used to reading with Zhang Qiling's voice as the background.

The air conditioner cannot be turned on when Zhang Qiling is dubbing, otherwise there will be noise.So Wu Xie would always hold a cup of hot water and sit on the sofa bed wrapped in a quilt.He felt that Zhang Qiling's voice had the power to calm people, and he read some esoteric and obscure classics on Zhang Qiling's bed that he hadn't read before.

Even once, Wu Xie squinted his eyes and fell asleep without knowing it.

When sitting up from the bed the next day under the quilt, Wu Xie was really confused for a while - this is not his room.Soon he realized that he was on the bed in the study.Resisting the urge to lift the quilt to see what she was wearing (Wu Xie felt that such a behavior was really like a drunk heroine in an idol drama), Wu Xie hugged the quilt and frowned to recall what happened the night before.

He seemed to come in to listen to Zhang Qiling's recording after taking a shower, just like a few days ago.Then, there is no more... Then he should just be too sleepy and fell asleep here.Wu Xie calmed down, and got up quickly, and sure enough, she was still wearing pajamas after taking a shower.

Wu Xie rubbed her eyes and pushed open the door to go out, only to see Zhang Qiling sitting at the dining table having breakfast.

As usual, Wu Xie smiled and said: "Morning." Zhang Qiling also said good morning.

Before Wu Xie went to brush his teeth and wash his hands, he walked to the bedroom and took a look. The quilt was neatly spread on the bed, and it was impossible to tell if anyone had slept there.Wu Xie endured it, but in the end he couldn't hold it back, he faltered and asked: "Last night..."

Zhang Qiling didn't change his face, he was very calm, "You fell asleep."

This is not what Wu Xie wanted to hear.But he just let out an "oh" and swallowed the words on his lips.

——So which bed did you sleep in last night?I care so much!

☆, 37

Two weeks after Zhang Qiling moved into Wu Xie's house, the Spring Festival came.

Wu Xie once asked Zhang Qiling: "Brother, aren't you from this city? Are you going back to celebrate the New Year?"

Zhang Qiling said: "I won't return."

Wu Xie said: "Is it because you can't buy a train ticket? Actually, you can also take a plane. I can let my second uncle..."

"Thank you," Zhang Qiling interrupted him, "but no need."

Wu Xie looked at his indifferent expression that he obviously didn't want to say more, and chose not to ask any more questions, "On Chinese New Year's Eve, you are the only brother at home? Is it okay?"

It is impossible for Wu Xie not to go home by himself. Even in the year when the relationship with his parents was the most tense, he went back to stay for one night.And it was impossible for him to bring Zhang Qiling home - he didn't want to be kicked out of the house with Zhang Qiling on New Year's Eve.

"Well, it doesn't matter."

Wu Xie listened, feeling very uncomfortable, "I'll go back to have a New Year's Eve dinner, and I'll be back on the first day of the new year. Brother, you can stay alone for one night..."

Zhang Qiling smiled slightly, "I know."

Wu Xie looked at Poker Fing's rare smile, but felt that she was stung even more.He smiled and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, this is the first Spring Festival since I moved into this apartment, so we should arrange it well. Let's go out and buy some New Year's goods later, right? That's how we feel about the New Year."

Zhang Qiling nodded.

"Speaking of which, little brother, you don't know the only specialty I have, do you?" Wu Xie blinked, "I was forced to practice calligraphy for several years before, so I can write Spring Festival couplets and fortune-telling by myself!"

"Slim gold?"

"Oh? You know?"

Zhang Qiling simply reminded, "The "Journey to the West Chamber" is still in Jieyu Huajia. Your handwriting is very beautiful and easy to recognize."

Wu Xie was a little embarrassed to hear that he was being praised, "Hey, let's come out. I guess there are a lot of people buying new year's goods outside, so be prepared to charge forward."

Wu Xie didn't use the word "charge into battle" at all.There are more people than goods in the mall, so you can only rely on crowding when getting things.Wu Xie was not good at crowding in the first place, not to mention that most of the people around him were middle-aged housewives... He stood helplessly outside the crowd, and suddenly thought of the word "looking at the ocean and sighing".

Zhang Qiling patted him on the shoulder and walked forward without saying anything.Wu Xie just wanted to say "Forget it" when he was shocked——Zhang Qiling put his hands in his pockets, miraculously and easily passed through the crowds in a strolling posture.Wu Xie wanted to shout "This is unscientific"!

So things become much simpler.Wu Xie was in charge of leading the way, Zhang Qiling was in charge of picking up the goods, and the division of labor and cooperation was extremely efficient.It's a pity that they have no advantage when queuing to check out, and can only obediently wait for the long queue in front of them to move slowly.

Wu Xie put both hands on the handle of the shopping cart, turned to Zhang Qiling and said, "Although there are many people and crowded, it's still very happy. It should be more lively during the holidays."

Zhang Qiling nodded, although he didn't answer, his expression softened a lot.

"Should we have hot pot tomorrow on New Year's Eve? Let's treat it as an early New Year's Eve dinner." Wu Xie suggested.

"it is good."

The next night, the two of them opened a few bottles of beer and had a New Year's Eve dinner around the hot pot.Wu Xie didn't write an update that night, and Zhang Qiling didn't record it. They sat side by side on the sofa and watched the replay of last year's Spring Festival Gala.

Before saying goodnight, Wu Xie squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "It's like tonight is the 31st day of the Chinese New Year."

Zhang Qiling also smiled and said: "Yes. For me, it's New Year's Eve."

Wu Xie bit her lower lip, restraining the tingling pain in her heart and the urge to stay for the New Year, "Then... good night."

"Good night."

Early the next morning, Wu Xie returned home with a few boxes of supplements after eating.He originally wanted to take the subway, but was worried that the box would be crushed, so he had to ask Xie Yuchen to pick it up.

In the car, Xie Yuchen asked him: "The relationship between you and your parents is still the same now?"

Wu Xie said: "Well... Basically, as long as you avoid that topic, it's quite harmonious... But once it is mentioned, there is no atmosphere at all..."

Xie Yuchen said: "It's finally better than before. Uncles and aunts are still very soft-hearted."

Wu Xie smiled wryly, "Yeah, I'm coming out because they love me."

Xie Yuchen asked again: "Then what about you and dumb Zhang?"

Wu Xie said: "Uh, it's okay, if you let nature take its course... the future will be bright?"

Xie Yuchen said, "Well, that's good."

Wu Xie's own apartment is not too far from his parents' house, and he arrived after chatting with Xiao Hua.He got out of the car and watched Xie Yuchen leave, then straightened his clothes and went upstairs.

It was Mama Wu who came to open the door.Still in her pajamas, she yawned and said, "So early? Your dad went for a run, I'll sleep later..."

Wu Xie nodded and entered the door dumbfounded.

He went back to his room to turn on the computer, and had a brief chat with Zhang Qiling.When Wu's mother got up, he went into the kitchen to help prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.The lunch was relatively simple, and in the afternoon, Mother Wu gave Wu Xie the task of making dumplings.

Mama Wu chopped the stuffing, Mama Wu rolled the skin, and Wu Xie was only responsible for wrapping.When he was a child, he liked to sit aside and help his mother make dumplings, so although his cooking skills were average, the dumplings were made well.

Wu Xie wrapped half of it, thought of something, raised his voice and shouted to the kitchen: "Mom, I'll pack more, can I take some back?"

Wu's mother walked to the door of the kitchen, and gave him a blank look, "Is it possible to make it, why don't you ask me about your own dumplings? Get more, I don't think you are too lazy to go out to buy vegetables, usually cook a few dumplings when you have nothing to eat .”

Wu Xie let out a heavy "hey".

After a whole day of preparation, the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening is extraordinarily sumptuous.Mama Wu's craftsmanship is excellent, and the dishes on the table are full of color, fragrance and taste.Wu Xie ate a lot, but there was always something uncomfortable in his heart-has Zhang Qiling eaten at this time?What would he eat alone?

Wu Xie was still restless while sitting on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala after eating a good meal.He took out his mobile phone and wanted to send a text message to Zhang Qiling, but Mama Wu was a little dissatisfied, "If you want to watch it, just concentrate on it, play with your phone all day, and go back to your room if you want to play."

It is naturally impossible for Wu Xie to go back to the room.There are only a handful of times he goes home 360 ​​and five days a year, so he has to spend time with his elders in Dadu and make them happy.Wu Xie knew that he would never be able to meet his parents' expectations of him in marriage, so he generally followed their wishes in other aspects.So he obediently put away his cell phone, took an orange from the coffee table and peeled it for Mama Wu.

It wasn't until midnight that Wu Xie had a chance to take a breath.Xiao Hua called, and he took the opportunity to go to the balcony, and after saying "Happy New Year" to Xiao Hua, Wu Xie dialed Zhang Qiling's cell phone.

"Brother, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year."

"what are you doing?"

"Calling you. Oh, and there are fireworks."

Zero o'clock is the noisiest moment, and the whole city is filled with the sound of fireworks and firecrackers.Wu Xie seemed to be able to see Zhang Qiling looking out the window alone, the brilliant fireworks lit up the deep night sky but could not illuminate his dark eyes.

His heart ached suddenly.

Wu Xie hastily said goodbye to Zhang Qiling, rushed back to her room, put on her coat, took out a bag of frozen dumplings from the refrigerator, and hurriedly explained, "Mom, I suddenly remembered that I seem to have forgotten to turn off the gas over there." Go back and have a look" and went out.

On the way to the subway station, there was only one sentence in his mind - Wu Xie, you are finished.

☆, 38

Wu Xie opened the door with the key, and when Zhang Qiling turned his head when he heard the sound, there was clear and obvious surprise in his eyes.

Wu Xie raised the corners of her mouth proudly.

Zhang Qiling walked towards the door, "Why are you back?"

Wu Xie's smile was even worse, and he took the time to shake the fresh-keeping bag in his hand, "I'm afraid you won't be full for dinner, so I'll bring you some dumplings for supper."

Zhang Qiling was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, allowing bangs to cover his deep eyes.He walked quickly to the porch, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Wu Xie tightly.

"Thank you."

Wu Xie hugged him back, put his chin on his shoulder, couldn't hold back the smile on his face, but said in a normal way: "Isn't it just a few dumplings? As for being so moved?"

Zhang Qiling hugged Wu Xie hard again, and then let go.His face was still calm, without any emotional ups and downs.

Wu Xie put on her slippers and walked towards the kitchen, "Come, let's cook dumplings. These are homemade by Wu's family. My mother's skin and stuffing are wrapped by myself. By the way, brother, do you like boiled or steamed dumplings?" Fried—er, I might not be able to fry them well, you have to be prepared to eat burnt dumplings..."

Zhang Qiling followed him and also entered the kitchen, "It's easy to cook."

Wu Xie boiled water in the pot and leaned against the stove to wait for the water to boil.Zhang Qiling also leaned against the door and said, "Does it matter to your parents if you come back like this?"

Wu Xie patted his forehead, and said in surprise: "Ah! I almost forgot!" He took out his mobile phone and called, "Hello? Mom, I misremembered, it's already closed... um, it's really closed... No , I usually pay attention... huh? Then I won't come back, it's so late... Okay, I know, you should go to bed early, I'll come back tomorrow to see my second and third uncles."

He hung up the phone and made an OK gesture, "Brother, what did you do before? Did you watch the Spring Festival Gala?"

Wu Xie didn't mention the first hug just now.It was a simple comforting hug without any other emotional color.He doesn't know what Zhang Qiling has experienced in the past to have such an aura of "cooling the surrounding environment", but he is willing to share his warmth with him in the future.

Zhang Qiling replied: "I didn't read it, I went to Huiwang and read some books."

Wu Xie felt that asking such a question was simply looking for abuse.

"Oh, it's all right, there's nothing to see anyway. What did you have for dinner?"

"noodle."

Wu Xie raised her eyebrows, "Instant noodles?"

Zhang Qiling nodded.

Wu Xie felt her heart was pinched again.Originally, he wanted to scold this boring man - he actually ate instant noodles on New Year's Eve. Is this guy imitating the little girl who sells matches?What kind of tricks are you using?But soon he thought, maybe the Chinese New Year or something is really nothing to Zhang Qiling.But thinking about it this way, Wu Xie became even more depressed.

So he could only say viciously: "I'll bring some more dumplings back tomorrow. If I'm not here and you're too lazy to buy vegetables, just burn a few dumplings and eat them. It's better than instant noodles." Wu Xie realized sadly that he seemed to be repeating Mama Wu's instructions... are really pitiful to parents all over the world!

Wu Xie himself was not hungry, so after the dumplings came out of the pan, he only served a few tokens in a bowl, and insisted that Zhang Qiling eat the rest. "You must not have had enough for dinner, you only ate instant noodles, instant noodles!" He gritted his teeth.

Zhang Qiling followed suit very practically.

Sitting opposite Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie watched him swallow his last mouthful, stood up and walked into the kitchen with two empty bowls, "I'll do the washing tomorrow, it's already one o'clock, let's go to bed early."

Zhang Qiling nodded and said, "Good night."

The next day Wu Xie returned to his parents' house again, and happened to meet his third uncle at the stairs.

Grandpa Wu Xie has three sons whose names are quite interesting—one poor, two white, and three provinces.Wu Yiqiong works in the National Geological Bureau, Wu Erbai joins the business world, and Wu Sansheng is more "rebellious" - once aliased as Wu Jiasanshu, he mixed in when the Internet literature was just emerging, but quickly retired like a short-lived epiphyllum. Achieve a legend.But what Wu Sansheng is doing now, just like Jie Yuchen, is a mystery.

Wu Xie had a good relationship with the third uncle, and Diao Erlang said hello: "Hey, third uncle, what a coincidence."

"Little brat, learn how your dad went out for a run so early?"

"Uh, no," Wu Xie scratched his head, "I went home to sleep last night..."

While talking, they had already arrived at the door, Wu Xie opened the door and went in, and Wu Erbai had already arrived.The two brothers of the Wu family and Wu's mother were sitting on the sofa around the coffee table, plus Wu Sansheng, all the elders of the Wu family were here.Wu Xie couldn't help but think of the time when he came out of the closet, it was the same with everyone present, and there were three sessions of interrogation.

After saying hello, Wu Xie took the initiative to make tea and bring it up, and sat aside to listen to the elders chat obediently.

He has a few college classmates who have a good relationship, and now they always complain to him that once the family gets together, they can't escape getting married.Wu Xie has never had a similar experience—Wu's parents and seniors avoided this topic either intentionally or unintentionally.Wu Xie feels that their current attitude is that they don't object but they don't support it either. It's best to forget about it.

Wu Xie tried her best to concentrate for a few minutes, but finally lost her mind.

What is Zhang Qiling doing?What is Zhang Qiling thinking?Wu Xie felt like a nympho little girl with only one person in the center of her head, which was really terrible.He doesn't like such blind and irrational emotional giving, but unexpectedly he doesn't reject such himself.It's terrible!

Wu Erbai keenly noticed that Wu Xie was deserting, and waved his hand benevolently, "You have nothing to say here, go play by yourself."

Wu Xie smiled openly, "Thank you, Second Uncle."

He went back to the room and turned on the computer, still chatting with Zhang Qiling.He is like a drug addict, and only by getting in touch with Zhang Qiling can he relieve the restlessness in his heart.

The lunch is eaten by members of the Wu family.After the meal, Wu Erbai and Wu Sansheng chatted with their elder brother for a while before getting up to say goodbye.Wu Xie followed behind and sent them downstairs.

In the past, when Wu Erbai went to the bottom floor, he would say to Wu Xie, "Okay, let's go here, you go up", but this time he remained silent.Wu Xie followed them to the gate of the community.

On the way, Wu Erbai finally said, "Wu Xie, you know that you are the only child of our Wu family. Both your third uncle and I regard you as our own son. We discussed your lifelong events with your father before..."

"..." Wu Xie didn't know what to say.

"Your father said he hoped you could find him a gentle, virtuous, considerate and generous daughter-in-law, while your third uncle said that he would like as long as you like it."

Wu Xie bit her lip and looked at Wu Sansheng.Wu Sansheng patted him on the shoulder, but did not speak.

Wu Erbai continued: "Then you suddenly told us that you like men—to be honest, I never dreamed about it, I believe your father is even more so, he can't accept his son being with a man at all. I know that You have had a hard time for a while, and the whole Wu family has had a hard time, especially your mother. She loves you as much as she loves you. She even persuaded your father to forgive you at the end. She said that if there is a lack of tolerance and In an understanding society, even your family members can’t stand behind you, who else will support you.”

Wu Xie desperately held back her tears.He always knew he had the best family in the world, he always knew he was spoiled unconditionally.

"So, even though they don't say it, your parents don't blame you anymore. They just want you to have a company, no matter who it is, as long as they can be by your side - one day, all of us will Let's go, we want to see that you won't be alone at that time. Wu Xie, what hasn't changed from the beginning to the end is that we want you to be happy, do you understand?"

☆, 39

Although neither Wu Xie nor Zhang Qiling mentioned the hug that night again, there are some things lurking under the water that are quietly changing.

Wu Xie didn't know if he had become sensitive, or if Zhang Qiling did it on purpose - he always felt that the physical contact between the two of them had increased.

Zhang Qiling always exudes an aura of "stay away from strangers".Of course, Wu Xie would never belong to the category of "stranger", but he rarely took the initiative to have a skin-to-skin date with Zhang Qiling.

Apart from holding hands at Christmas, the most contact between the two is when they accidentally touch each other when they are handing over things, such as when Wu Xie cooks and Zhang Qiling helps him bring out the dishes, the fingertips meet, and the arms bump when they pass each other.At times like this, Wu Xie often acts very calm, but in fact all his control is used to suppress his trembling!

Just such an accidental contact is enough to make Wu Xie "crash", not to mention that Zhang Qiling is almost making progress now.

Originally, when Wu Xie was sitting on the sofa watching a DVD, Zhang Qiling would sit one foot away from him and watch together; but now the distance has been directly shortened to one inch.

Originally, Zhang Qiling would take the initiative to lift a heavier bag after shopping in the supermarket and paying the bill; but now he always waits for Wu Xie to pick up the bag before taking it in a way that almost holds his hand.

Originally, when Wu Xie brought the fruit into the study, Zhang Qiling would signal him to put it on the table and say "thank you"; but now Zhang Qiling always holds Wu Xie's wrist with one hand, and directly picks up a fork with the other hand to pick up the fruits from the fruit plate. Eating pieces of fruit with a middle fork—if it happened that Wu Xie was holding an apple, he would even take a bite from Wu Xie's hand before taking it.

In the first few days, Wu Xie felt that his heart strength was greatly challenged. Fortunately, he got used to it after a lot of experience-this habit is simply wonderful.

Even so, however, they did not verbalize it.Wu Xie thought more than once, let's just confess.But he never really did it, maybe because of shyness, maybe timidity, maybe there are other reasons, in short, he still can't honestly say "Zhang Qiling, I like you".

Since he didn't have the guts to say it himself, he naturally didn't have the position to ask Zhang Qiling to take the initiative to tell him.So although the two have made some progress, they still stay in the ambiguous stage.

Before the Chinese New Year, Zhang Qiling had already handed over the recordings of Gao Chen and Lin Shan to Aning. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Aning released the first issue of "Ode to Doom" as a New Year gift.

Before the play, Ah Ning had approached Wu Xie.

Aning: "Boss, I have something to discuss with you~"

Wu Xie: "Huh? What's the matter?"

Ah Ning: "Actually, that day... your cadence, gentleness, sweetness, "what's the matter, little brother"... I recorded it, can you post it as a behind-the-scenes tidbit?"

Wu Xie automatically blocked the string of adjectives on his retina, and answered decisively: "No!"

Ah Ning: "The attitude is so firm! Don't you need to think about it again? We can deal with it so that others can hear the content but not your voice..."

Wu Xie: "No need!"

Ah Ning: "|||Okay, I know what you mean, I don't need to add an exclamation mark after every sentence to show your toughness...Actually, I also have some hopes."

Wu Xie: "Then you still ask me?"

Ah Ning: "Maybe you have a sudden brain twitch? Who knows about this kind of thing~ You have to try."

Wu Xie: "...[cold sweat]"

After the release of the first issue of "Ode to Doom", there are still some people who still hold on to the dumb Zhang, thinking that he has taken over the leading role so it is too much.After several months of anticipation, more people gave very enthusiastic evaluations - Zhang Qiling's performance is needless to say, and Hai Ting's skills in the later stage are beyond doubt.

After Wu Xie downloaded the compressed package and decompressed it,