When they arrived at the hot pot restaurant, several people were ushered into the box. Yu Chu had never eaten hot pot before, and he had never seen it before. When the big red pot of soup boiled, his face showed obvious surprise.
"Xiao Chu, why do you have this expression?" Jiang Shasha, who was sitting opposite him, waved in front of him.
Yu Chu pointed to the pot of red soup and said honestly, "I haven't eaten this yet."
He was telling the truth, neither Yunding nor Deep Sea had ever seen this kind of food, but when the three people on the opposite side heard this, they all had different expressions on their faces.
They knew that Yu Chu had been imprisoned on Xingyuan Island by Yu Shiqing for several years, but they had never even eaten hot pot. Thinking about how hard it was to live in such isolation, they couldn't help showing a bit of sympathy on their faces.
Jiang Shasha said: "The hot pot is delicious, but it's a bit spicy. You may not be used to it the first time you eat it."
Wang Chuanyou stood up and shouted: "Waiter, change to a slightly spicy pot."
The waiter said: "Your table is slightly spicy."
"It's okay, let's rinse it off. If you need a clear water bowl to rinse it, it won't be spicy anymore. Try it, it's very good." Fan Tao said.
After the three of them changed other topics, Xie Xingmu, who was sitting beside Yu Chu silently, said in a low voice, "You have eaten hot pot, and you still like it."
"Really?" Yu Chu looked at him.
"Of course, otherwise, why would I agree to come to eat hot pot?"
Yu Chu groaned, and said, "You know, I lost my memory."
His eyes were moist, and his face was full of innocence. After staring at him for a few seconds, Xie Xingmu reached out and rubbed the top of his head, and said, "Then experience your favorite hot pot again."
When the dishes were on the table, Xie Xingmu rinsed a piece of hairy belly, and then passed the spiciness in clear water, then put it in Yu Chu's dipping bowl, and said, "Try it, if you don't feel comfortable, I will bring it with you." You go eat something else."
Yu Chu picked up the hairy belly and put it in his mouth, his eyes slowly widened.
"How? How do you feel?" Jiang Shasha asked.
Yu Chu nodded hurriedly: "It's delicious."
Both Fan Tao and Wang Chuanyou laughed, "Since it tastes delicious, then eat more."
Xie Xingmu rinsed all the food in clear water, but Yu Chu was not satisfied: "There is no more spicy taste, don't remove the spicy taste."
Xie Xingmu asked the waiter to remove the clear water bowl and concentrate on rinsing Yu Chu's dishes, piling up his bowls high.
"Don't hurry up, I can't eat it." Yu Chu looked at his bowl like a hill and said.
Xie Xingmu didn't stop, and said in his mouth: "It needs to be cooled in a bowl, otherwise it's easy to burn your mouth."
"Then what if I can't finish eating?" Yu Chu asked, although he felt that he could still eat a lot.
Xie Xingmu put the hot duck intestines into his bowl, and said naturally: "It won't be wasted, I'll eat what I can't finish."
At this table, Fan Tao and Xie Xingmu were drinking beer, Wang Chuanyou and Jiang Shasha didn't drink alcohol, and Yu Chu was addicted to eating hot pot and didn't drink at all. Fan Tao would toast with Xie Xingmu from time to time, and Wang Chuanyou and Jiang Shasha chatted, and the scene was quite lively.
Gradually, only Fan Tao was left drinking alone, Wang Chuanyoujiang and Shasha shut up at some point, and only Yu Chu and Xie Xingmu were talking softly on the table.
"I still want to eat that."
"Which one?"
"The white one."
"That's yellow throat, I'll boil it for you, you eat the beef first."
Wang Chuanyou was concentrating on eating, while Jiang Shasha's eyes kept going back and forth between the faces of Yu Chu and Xie Xingmu, with a strange expression and a faint excitement.
Xie Xingmu put the thousand-sheet tofu, which Yu Chu didn't like, back into his bowl, and saw Jiang Shasha's eyes in a blink of an eye, and asked calmly, "What are you looking at?"
Jiang Shasha hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the food in the dipping bowl and stuffed it into her mouth: "I didn't see anything."
Seeing that Xie Xingmu was still staring at her, he quickly chewed a few times to show that he was eating seriously.
Xie Xingmu said, "Jiang Shasha, what you just ate was a piece of ginger."
"Ah." Jiang Shasha immediately opened her mouth wide, neither swallowing nor chewing, Wang Chuanyou next to her laughed lowly, and pushed the trash can to her side with her foot.
Xie Xingmu continued to hot the dishes for Yu Chu, Yu Chu was already sweating profusely from eating, his face was as bright red as his lips, he was so hot that he kept pursing his lips and inhaling, but he was reluctant to put down his chopsticks.
"Eat some vegetables, don't eat all the meat." Xie Xingmu scalded some bean sprouts and put them in Yu Chu's bowl.
"I don't like this." Yu Chu pushed the bean sprouts into Xie Xingmu's bowl, but he blocked it with his hand.
"No, you've eaten too much meat, and it's too spicy. It's not good for your stomach. Don't eat any more vegetables."
Yu Chu took a deep breath: "I didn't eat much."
Fan Tao also persuaded: "Let him eat, eat as soon as he likes it, and talk about it when he has diarrhea."
"That's right, I'll go out and buy some gastrointestinal medicine for him later, and take one first regardless of whether he has diarrhea or not. This is called being prepared." Wang Chuan pushed his glasses to the right and said seriously.
Xie Xingmu put down his chopsticks, picked up a piece of paper to wipe his hands, and stated calmly: "He has already eaten one plate of beef, one plate of yellow throat, seven pieces of hairy tripe, half a portion of duck intestines, four beef balls, and five shrimps. Smooth dumplings, two meatball bags, and three skewers of mutton."
Yu Chu: ...
Fan Tao almost choked on a sip of beer, and hurriedly said: "That is to eat less, eat less, and save it for the next time."
"I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow, don't hold on." Wang Chuanyou also persuaded.
Jiang Shasha's only concern was why Captain Xie clearly remembered what Yu Chu had eaten, so she lowered her head and stuffed food into her mouth desperately, blocking her mouth with food to prevent herself from blurting out any inappropriate words.
Yu Chu couldn't continue eating, not to mention his stomach was really full, so he silently put down his chopsticks.
"Waiter, serve a glass of lemonade." Xie Xingmu stood up and called the waiter.
When the lemonade was served, he handed it to Yu Chu and said, "Drink some water to dissolve the tiredness. If you feel sick to your stomach, tell me."
"Yeah." Yu Chu said, holding a glass of water.
Xie Xingmu watched him drink water, his eyes stayed on his small chin, followed his swallowing movements and unconsciously slid down, and suddenly he saw a dazzingly bright white skin and the extending pink in the wide collar.
Xie Xingmu's eyes paused, then he turned his eyes away, fixedly stared at the beer mug for a few seconds, then reached out and grabbed the fabric on Yu Chu's back, and pulled the T-shirt back.
Yu Chu asked, "Why?"
"I can't even wear clothes," he said.
Yu Chu didn't pay attention to his movement, but only moved his shoulders and continued to drink water.
After dinner, the three of Fan Tao went back to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, while Xie Xingmu took Yu Chu to buy some new clothes for him.
This time, Yu Chu chose it himself. He originally wanted to follow his previous dressing habits and buy a slim-fit shirt and trousers that outline his figure, but when he saw himself in the mirror, he still chose a T-shirt and slacks.
"Isn't this the same as before?" Xie Xingmu, who was waiting at the side, rummaged through the clothes wonderingly.
Yu Chu squinted at him: "What's the same? There are no yellow ducks and bear heads."
"No, Duoduo really likes that kind of clothes."
"Am I Dodo? Am I still in kindergarten?"
Xie Xingmu clicked his tongue: "Children just like these patterns."
Hearing this, Yu Chu took a step forward, and was so close to Xie Xingmu that they were almost cheek to cheek. He raised his eyes slowly and asked softly, "Am I a child?"
Because of his height, Xie Xingmu's lips were just in front of his forehead, and he could smell the faint fragrance of his body, which was the smell after taking a bath at noon. His eyes gleamed, as if he was teasing, and revealed an indescribable flirtatious attitude. Although his face was still a soft baby face, which was quite contrary to this flirtatiousness, Xie Xingmu didn't smile this time.
"Am I a child?" Yu Chu poked his chest with his finger.
Xie Xingmu stood there without moving, just looking down at Yu Chu, until the counter lady came over and asked the two gentlemen if there was anything else they needed, then he took half a step back and took the paper bag filled with clothes Ask Yu Chu: "Do you want anything else?"
"I don't need it anymore." Yu Chu accepted it as soon as he saw it, and said naturally when he recovered.
Back at the criminal investigation brigade, the police officers who dispatched the police came back one after another. Xie Xingmu held a meeting with them to discuss the case. Yu Chu was inconvenient to listen, so he closed the door of the captain's room and lay on the sofa to watch TV dramas.
However, this cubicle is not soundproof at all, and the sound of their meeting came in. Yu Chu was not interested in these, so he searched for a pair of headphones in the drawer and put them on.
Xie Xingmu came in a few times on the way, once to increase the temperature of the air conditioner for him, and took out a blanket for him to put on, and once when Yu Chuzheng was watching enthusiastically, a peeled apple suddenly appeared above the tablet.
Xie Xingmu turned the apple stalk, and when Yu Chu was about to pick it up, he withdrew his hand again: "Oh, no, I can't give it to you, you ate too much for lunch." After speaking, he ruthlessly took the apple away, and took a big bite himself. When he came in again, he took a glass of water and a few pills and said, "Take the medicine."
Yu Chu looked up at him: "I'm not sick, what medicine should I take?"
"Aids digestion."
Yu Chu was a little annoyed: "I just ate a little too much hot pot at noon. Are you finished? It's almost afternoon, and I would have diarrhea long ago. What medicine do I still take now?"
"Let's eat, be prepared." Xie Xingmu said.
Yu Chu was annoyed that he always interrupted her to watch the drama, so she didn't say anything anymore, she just turned her face in and turned her face to the sofa, Xie Xingmu had no choice but to go out with water and pills.
Just when Yu Chu felt that he could finally watch the drama in peace, he pushed the door in again, this time with a glass of juice in his hand, and said, "Drink some juice, you will easily get angry if you eat at noon."
Yu Chu sat up abruptly, and after looking at Xie Xingmu for a moment, he snatched the glass and gulped it down, then stuffed the empty glass into his hand.
Xie Xingmu went out with an empty glass in satisfaction.
After watching this episode of the TV series, the meeting over there was over, Xie Xingmu pushed the door in again and told Yu Chu to leave and get off work.
Yu Chu followed him to the gate, and Wang Chuanyou asked concernedly from behind: "Is there anything wrong with Yu Chu's stomach?"
"It should be fine, I gave him medicine just now." Xie Xingmu replied without turning his head.
Just as Yu Chu was thinking about what kind of medicine he was taking, Xie Xingmu looked at him meaningfully and said, "I crushed the medicine into powder and mixed it in juice for you."
Yu Chu: ...
The two went to pick up Chi Duoduo from the kindergarten again, and Yu Chu was still sitting in the car, watching Chi Duoduo go out with Xie Xingmu in his arms. Chi Duoduo chatted excitedly, and even hugged Xie Xingmu and kissed him twice, Yu Chu saw a gentle and faint smile on his face.
This made his heart move suddenly, as if a silent string somewhere was gently plucked.
Chi Duoduo got into the car, and when he saw Yu Chu, he was excited again, leaned out from the back seat and said eagerly, "Xiao Chu, turn your head, turn your head."
Yu Chu turned his head in confusion, and a hot little body came closer. He didn't push him away in a daze, and Chi Duoduo put his arms around his neck and kissed his face twice, then sat back and sat down in satisfaction.
When he got home, Chi Duoduo asked Yu Chu to play with him. Although Yu Chu ignored him, he didn't object, so Chi Duoduo sat beside him, took out a bunch of small car toys, and started playing the roles of each person. Voice over game.
Yu Chu watched the TV series, his ears were full of Chi Duoduo's voice, but it was rare that he didn't feel impatient.
Xie Xingmu made the dinner very light, and when the three of them sat around the dining table to eat, Chi Duoduo twisted his body a little dissatisfied: "Why are we like lambs, all we eat are vegetables?"
Xie Xingmu glanced at Yu Chu and said, "There is a plate of Coke chicken wings for you in the kitchen, go and eat it yourself."
Chi Duoduo yelled happily, rushed into the kitchen, was about to come out with the plate of chicken wings, but was stopped by Xie Xingmu.
"You only come out after eating there, don't be greedy for Xiao Chu."
Yu Chu's stomach was really distended, and he couldn't help but choked up when he heard this. He slowly chewed a piece of lettuce, and secretly looked up at Xie Xingmu who was opposite him.
Xie Xingmu lowered his head to plan his rice, and the soft light sprinkled from the top of his head, illuminating his tall nose bridge and deep eyebrows, Yu Chu just looked at him like that, and took a long time to look away.
After eating, he took the initiative to clean up the dishes for the first time. Xie Xingmu was cleaning the cutting board by the sink, and he stood aside and watched.
Xie Xingmu had a nice smell, it wasn't perfume, it was shower gel mixed with a faint smell of tobacco. Yu Chu was enveloped by that smell, and his heart began to pound, but he got closer unconsciously, their arms were a little closer touch together for the first time.
Xie Xingmu's body paused, but he didn't say anything, he just intensified his scrubbing movements. His strong arms were stained with a few drops of water, and then slid down the texture, against the brown skin, he looked particularly attractive.
Suddenly, Yu Chu stretched out his hand and pressed on one of the drops of water.
It was as if the pause button had been pressed, and neither of them moved.
Yu Chu realized that his action was too abrupt, and froze there in a panic. Xie Xingmu only looked down at his finger, without saying a word, and let the water in the faucet flow.
"Ha, I've built the blocks."
Chi Duoduo cheered in the living room, breaking the thick and almost stagnant atmosphere, Yu Chu withdrew his hand as if being burned, while Xie Xingmu turned off the faucet and wiped the water stains on the edge of the sink with a rag.
Yu Chu twirled his fingers hanging down the side of his trousers, and seemed to be able to feel the touch and temperature of Xie Xingmu's skin. When he realized what he was doing, he quickly put his hand into his trouser pocket, and turned his head out without saying a word. out of the kitchen.
He sat beside Chi Duoduo, staring at the TV in a daze, Chi Duoduo flatteringly offered the remote control: "Xiao Chu, you can change the channel if you want to watch, I'll watch it with you."
A cartoon was playing on the TV, which was originally Chi Duoduo's favorite, but Yu Chu didn't connect the remote control, and said absentmindedly, "Just watch this."
"You also like to watch Ah Wang and Ah Miao?" Chi Duoduo's eyes lit up.
"Yeah." Yu Chu nodded indiscriminately.
Xie Xingmu cleaned up the kitchen and came over to sit down. Yu Chu felt that the sofa was sinking, and there was another person beside him, but he was staring at the TV stiffly without turning his eyes.
He suddenly didn't dare to talk to Xie Xingmu, his heartbeat was abnormal, and his face was a little hot, so he subconsciously checked his temperature with the back of his hand.
"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" Xie Xingmu, who seemed to have been talking to Chi Duoduo, did not ignore any of his actions.
"Ah, no, just touch it casually." Yu Chu stammered and was almost speechless.
"Sit here and don't move, I'll take a temperature gun and test it for you." Xie Xingmu was about to get up.
Yu Chu grabbed the hem of his clothes: "It's okay, I really don't feel uncomfortable."
Xie Xingmu frowned and looked at him, with his thin lips pursed tightly. Yu Chu was very familiar with this expression, knowing that he was about to start beeping again, but there was no trace of resistance in his heart, and even a faint joy.
"Then if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me."
"Ok."
When it was time for Chi Duoduo to go to bed, Xie Xingmu ignored his objection and carried him on his shoulders to the bathroom. Chi Duoduo laughed again and reached out to pat Xie Xingmu's strong back.
After both of them entered the bathroom, Yu Chu slowly let out a long breath and stretched his already stiff neck and back.
A youth idol drama is being broadcast on TV. A young girl is running in the rain, followed by a boy who is also drenched.
The boy grabbed the girl's arm and shouted: "Why are you so close to him? Why don't you like me?"
The girl also roared with rain all over her face: "How do you know I don't like you?"
"Where do you like me?"
The girl yelled back again: "You fool, I don't get close to you because I like you and care about you. Every contact between me and you makes me nervous and shy. I am so at a loss about feelings, how can I face it? A confident you?"
Yu Chu really didn't hear shyness and confusion from these righteous roars, but this line awakened him and enlightened him, as if a thunderbolt fell in his mind.
Xie Xingmu carried Chi Duoduo out of the bathroom after taking a shower, and the first thing he saw subconsciously was Yu Chu who was sitting in the living room. He saw that although Yu Chu was sitting still, but the expression on his face changed, he could not help but stop, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Yu Chu suddenly heard Xie Xingmu's voice, trembled all over, and slowly turned to look at him.
Xie Xingmu wiped Chi Duoduo's wet hair with a towel, and slowly stopped when he met Yu Chu's gaze.
Yu Chu's eyes were already big, but now they seem to have some other emotions, and they look moist under the light, as if they are filled with lake water, and his ears are also flushed abnormally, and the color has spread all the way to his neck .
"What's wrong? Is the temperature of the air conditioner too high?" Xie Xingmu's voice was a little low.
Yu Chu didn't avoid her eyes, just looked at him like that, and said, "It's okay."
Chi Duoduo poked his head out to look at Yu Chu and then at Xie Xingmu, feeling a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he said in a low voice, "Uncle, you've been covering my head with a towel, so you should rub it."
Xie Xingmu kept his hands on top of Chi Duoduo's head. Hearing this, he continued to rub his hair, and walked to the children's room, saying: "Your hair is not dry yet, let's wipe it again."