Men's body temperature is naturally higher than women's, especially when they are drunk. Although this hug was separated by a suit and a shirt, she could still feel the heat of his skin. Ying Yanluo was hugged very tightly by him, and her whole body was forced to stick to his chest without any gap. He should not be awake yet, because his head was buried in her shoulder and neck at this time, and every time he breathed in and out, the area of the hot skin increased.
After hearing what he said, the action of pushing his shoulder slowly stopped.
She has been obviously avoiding him these past few days, it would be strange if he didn't notice it.
For example, when she was avoiding him on the first day, he had forced her to ask clearly, she might not have had such complicated feelings. It was obvious that he knew everything, but he refused to ask. It would have been fine if he didn't ask, but he also silently prepared breakfast and dinner for two people, and even replaced the flowers in the house. This made her feel uncomfortable.
Ying Yanluo was thinking, was he too much? Actually, he didn't seem to have done anything wrong, right? He just expressed his true thoughts... He was Su Weichu, he shouldn't be treated so casually.
Perhaps because he had waited too long, Su Weichu hummed in grievance and dissatisfaction.
Ying Yanluo was so stimulated by his sudden "hmm" that she almost lost her balance. It was too lustful... The male protagonists in her comics were not as lustful as him... When this thought came to her mind, Ying Yanluo felt that she was crazy. At this time, she was still thinking about all kinds of messed up things. She shook her head randomly, knowing that he was still not sober, so she coaxed him softly: "No, why should I hide from you?"
"Then you didn't eat the breakfast I made for the past few days, and you didn't eat the dinner either." His voice sounded a little depressed.
"... Didn't I tell you that I've been a bit busy in the studio these days? I leave early in the morning and work overtime in the evening." Ying Yanluo herself felt that this explanation was perfunctory, but wasn't she just perfunctory to him now
Su Weichu was silent for a few seconds, probably thinking about the truthfulness of her words.
Ying Yanluo felt guilty.
After a long while, he finally spoke: "Are you still busy tomorrow?"
Ying Yanluo: “… No, not busy anymore.”
"Shall we have dinner together tomorrow?"
"eat… "
Ying Yanluo finally coaxed him to wash up, and after she had cleaned him up, she climbed onto the bed. As soon as she touched the bed, she was embraced by him, and the back of her head was wrapped by his hot palm. During the days when she deliberately avoided him, he did not force her to sleep with him, so when he hugged her like this again after a few days, she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.
In the dim light, his breathing remained even.
And as he listened to his even breathing, Ying Yanluo slowly relaxed.
I don't know if he will remember what happened today when he wakes up tomorrow morning, but he looked very drunk last night, so I guess he will have a blackout, right? If he really has a blackout, that's good... With this thought in mind, Ying Yanluo slowly closed her eyes.
The next morning, Ying Yanluo woke up to the sound of the alarm that she had deliberately set earlier. After about a few seconds of adjusting to the alarm, she seemed to suddenly think of something. She sat up from the bed and looked around. Just like usual, she was the only one in the bed.
He was so drunk yesterday, how could he get up on time this morning
Ying Yanluo rubbed her neck habitually while putting on her slippers and walking towards the bathroom.
After washing up, she first glanced at the door of the room, then at the cloakroom. If she went downstairs to have breakfast now, she would not be in a hurry to change clothes. If she did not have breakfast...
Su Weichu heard the voice, looked up and saw someone appear at the stairs.
“Morning…” The last syllable of his voice disappeared, and his eyes glanced up and down slightly.
Ying Yanluo felt uneasy for some reason, but she still greeted him with a smile, "Good morning, I still have to..."
"Didn't you promise me yesterday?" Su Weichu suddenly intercepted her lips.
Ying Yanluo's voice was stuck for a moment, "Do you still remember?"
Su Weichu suddenly smiled and said, "It seems like you don't want me to remember."
He was obviously laughing, but Ying Yanluo could sense his self-mocking tone and immediately shook her head, "No, no, I don't hope you don't remember..." Her mind was working quickly at this time, "I'm just afraid that you don't remember. If you don't remember, I, I'll be embarrassed, right?"
Su Weichu looked at her, "Do you really think so?"
"Really, I really think so." Ying Yanluo.
This time, the smile on his face finally returned to normal, "Then come over and have breakfast."
Ying Yanluo dared not say anything else, so she naturally sat down opposite him obediently, and her eyes naturally fell on the flowers on the dining table again. She didn't have the energy to look at them carefully last night, but now she realized that this bouquet of flowers was exactly the same as the ones she had matched in the past.
Su Weichu followed her line of sight and said, "I just trimmed it casually. It's not as good-looking as yours."
Ying Yanluo swallowed the porridge and shook her head, "No, it's already been repaired."
"By the way, how did you get the same flowers as mine?" The bouquets of flowers she bought were specially matched by the owner of the flower shop. There were not only flowers but also green plants for decoration. If you didn't know the varieties of flowers, you would not be able to get a complete match.
Su Weichu's eyes were filled with smiles. "I took a photo and asked the boss to match it accordingly."
Ying Yanluo realized that this was possible, but at the same time she was a little shocked that he would be so kind. She stammered, "Thank you."
Su Weichu peeled the egg in his hand and asked casually, "What are you thanking me for?"
Ying Yanluo was stumped by his question again for a moment.
Su Weichu looked up at her and saw that she looked a little helpless and embarrassed. He just peeled off the last piece of eggshell with his hands. He split the egg in half and gently put it into her bowl. "Eat it quickly."
Ying Yanluo blinked, and finally could only say "hmm", then slowly lowered her head to drink the porridge.
"Are you free at noon?"
Ying Yanluo looked up, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Shall we have lunch together at noon?"
Ying Yanluo subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the moment her eyes met his, she couldn't say no, "...Okay."
…
Zhao Ranran put down the digital pen in her hand, rubbed her sore neck, and glanced at the clock. It was already past half past eleven. She looked up in the direction of Ying Yanluo and found that she was not painting, but holding her mobile phone, looking at something.
"Senior, it's half past eleven. Let's go eat together?"
Ying Yanluo looked over and shook her head at her, "I have an appointment, so I won't have lunch with you at noon."
Zhao Ranran's eyes rolled around smartly, "Did you make a date? Who? Your boyfriend?"
Ying Yanluo smiled helplessly and said, "No." They were not originally in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
"You're lying. Have you reconciled? Did he apologize to you?" Maybe Zhao Ranran herself didn't realize that her last sentence was very reasonable. Isn't that right? Being her senior's boyfriend is a blessing that he has accumulated for eight lifetimes, right? It's okay if he doesn't cherish her? And he quarreled with her? It must be his fault!
Ying Yanluo was just about to put down the phone and talk to her when she suddenly felt a numbness in her palm. Su Weichu called her. "I'll take the call first." She said to Zhao Ranran, then stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to answer the phone.
"I've arrived at the center of the square in your studio building."
Ying Yanluo was surprised: "So fast?"
"Well, I forgot to message you when I came over here. Are you done with your work now?"
"I'm done. Wait for me for a few minutes and I'll be down soon."
After hanging up the phone, Ying Yanluo saved the original drawing on the digital tablet, reminded Zhao Ranran to eat lunch under her teasing gaze, and then went downstairs with her bag.
The temperature in Beijing has dropped dramatically in the past few days. Ying Yanluo felt how bad it was as soon as she walked out of the lobby of the building. She wrapped herself in a coat and looked around. She soon saw the familiar car. When she stepped over, the driver's door opened.
Su Weichu was wearing a suit inside and a black coat outside. He walked towards her. There was a distance between them. There were so many people coming and going in the square. Suddenly, an idiom "running in both directions" emerged in Ying Yanluo's mind. Her heart began to beat violently like a drum at this moment, and her fingers tucked in her sleeves curled up involuntarily.
The two of them quickly walked to each other. Just as Ying Yanluo was about to speak to him, his hand, which was tucked in his sleeve, was grasped by him. His hand was large and warm, wrapping him completely and making him feel warm.
"Is it cold?" he asked.
Ying Yanluo's hand shrank in his palm and said, "It's a bit cold."
Su Weichu held her hand tightly and said, "Then hurry up and get in the car. The air conditioner is on."
Ying Yanluo nodded and let him pull her away obediently.
Su Weichu opened the passenger door and placed his palm on the roof of the car.
Ying Yanluo got into the car. He closed the door and then walked around to the driver's side to get out of the car.
The inside of the car and the outside are like two completely different worlds. After Ying Yanluo sat in the car for just a few seconds, her hands and feet gradually warmed up.
"It's so cold outside, do you want to go eat mutton hotpot?" Su Weichu asked her.
After hearing about mutton hotpot, Ying Yanluo subconsciously licked her lips and nodded vigorously.
Ying Yanluo booked a mutton hotpot restaurant, and Su Weichu drove over. After parking the car, the two walked in together. As soon as they stepped into the store, they were hit by the rich aroma of mutton. The decoration inside the store was exquisite and grand, with orange round tables, low round stools, and a charcoal fire underneath to warm the room and the soup.
The soup base of his restaurant is made from broth that has been boiled for nearly eight hours with fresh lamb bones, and on top is a layer of red dates, angelica, wolfberry, tomatoes and many other ingredients that are good for the body and stomach. When they came, they had already looked at the menu on Daz Dianping and ordered a signature dish of boiled lamb skin, lamb tripe, lamb offal, lamb bones, shrimp balls, and a lot of vegetables, including bok choy, green vegetables, and of course, coriander.
Since getting their marriage certificate, they have eaten together many times. It turns out that their tastes are quite similar. They like spicy food and coriander.
After the mutton soup was boiling, the whole private room was filled with fragrance. Ying Yanluo felt that she was already starving. Su Weichu took the spoon and served her a bowl of hot mutton soup, "Drink some soup first to warm your stomach."
Ying Yanluo quickly reached out to take it. Her palms felt warm across the brown-red porcelain bowl. She leaned over the edge of the bowl and took a sip carefully. The soup was fresh and fragrant without any smell of mutton. After taking a sip, her stomach warmed up. She immediately looked up at Su Weichu who was sitting opposite her and said, "You should drink some too. It's really delicious."
Su Weichu glanced at her lips that were slightly red from the mutton soup, his eyes dimmed slightly, and he nodded, "Well, I'll try."
After they drank half a bowl of hot mutton soup, they began to eat the meat.
The boiled mutton has clear textures, alternating fat and lean meat, with a thin layer of tendons and skin. It is cooked through after being boiled in the boiling pot for a few seconds. Then dip it in the prepared sauce. It is chewy and glutinous, so delicious that it will melt on your tongue. The boiled shrimps are chewy and tender, and you can find fish meat when you swallow them. The lamb tripe and offal are wrapped together and dipped in hot sauce, which is spicy and chewy. The Chinese cabbage and green vegetables can be simply blanched in the soup pot. They are crispy, sweet and refreshing, and are perfect for relieving greasiness.
The charcoal fire under the round table was burning brightly and the mutton soup was boiling. After eating for a while, the two felt warm all over. Even Ying Yanluo's palms were covered with sweat. Seeing this, Su Weichou took out a few pieces of tissue paper and handed them to her. She wiped the sweat from her palms and continued eating with her head down.
In such a harsh season, it is such a blessing to have a mutton hotpot that warms your body and stomach!
After eating and going to pay the bill, Ying Yanluo felt so warm that she was sweating and even didn't want to put on her coat. But when Su Weichu glanced at her, his eyes were not stern, and it could even be said that he just glanced at her gently. She immediately put on her coat obediently and buttoned it up one by one.
When we left the private room to pay the bill, the diners in the main hall were talking about something, and there were children leaning against the window, shouting happily.
"It's snowing! It's snowing!"
"Today is the first snow of the year!"
Ying Yanluo heard it clearly and looked over subconsciously, but unfortunately the temperature in the mutton restaurant was high and it was cold outside. There was a thin layer of white mist on the surrounding windows, so she could not see clearly whether the snow outside was heavy or light.
Su Weichu was checking the accounts when suddenly the sleeve of his shirt was pulled down. He looked over and saw the girl's eyes sparkling. "Mr. Su, the kid said it's snowing outside." While she said this, her other slender white hand was pointing in the direction of the outside.
Su Weichu smiled and took her hand which was on his arm, and put them into his coat pocket with their fingers clasped together. "Really? Then shall we go out and take a look later?"
Although Ying Yanluo grew up in Beijing, where snow always falls in winter, she is still half southerner because her mother is from Shanghai. In addition, due to her long-term study of art, she is naturally interested in pure white substances like snow, and she still hasn't seen enough even after so many years.
It is the most artistic conception to create on a snowy day like this. She has already started thinking about it. On the way back, she will go to Starbucks to buy two cups of hot coffee to take away.
When we walked out of the mutton restaurant, it was snowing outside. This year's snow was quite heavy, falling from the sky in large flakes. The snow that fell on the ground quickly turned into streams due to the flow of people and cars. However, the tops of the green plants, the street lights, the tall and low buildings in the distance... were all covered with a thin layer of snow.
Everywhere you can hear the joyful voices of people passing by
"It's snowing! It's snowing!"
Ying Yanluo couldn't help but slowly stretched out her hand. Tiny snowflakes fell on her palm, and after she could vaguely see its shape, it quickly turned into a small puddle of water.
Su Weichu watched her reach out to catch the snow, "Do you like it?"
Ying Yanluo took back her hand and squeezed it, "Yeah, I like it."
Ying Yanluo suddenly remembered that there was an item on the romantic list: watching the first snow of winter with the person you love is a very warm thing.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the person next to her. Coincidentally, he was looking at her at this moment. Their eyes met. His eyes were heavy, and no one knew what he was thinking. Ying Yanluo's breathing inexplicably stagnated.
"Yanluo." He called her.
"… Um."
"Can I hug you now?"
Ying Yanluo's heart was still beating wildly, her thick eyelashes trembled again and again, and finally she nodded gently.
Su Weichu put his arm around her shoulders and led her towards him.
Her cheek was pressed against the outer layer of his coat made of excellent fabric. His shoulders were broad, which gave her a very strong sense of security when she leaned against him. Her hands at her sides unconsciously raised slowly, and just when they were about to touch his waist, they suddenly stopped. Two seconds later, they slowly returned to their original position.
On the way back, Ying Yanluo made a reservation at the Starbucks below their studio building. When they arrived, her cup of hot coffee was almost ready. She handed one of the cups to him and said, "I'm going to go out now. You should go back early too."
Su Weichu held the Starbucks she gave him and said, "How about I pick you up from get off work in the evening?"
Ying Yanluo: “…I drove the car myself.”
Su Weichu blinked and reacted.
Ying Yanluo lowered her head and smiled, "Okay, I'm leaving now. Bye."
Su Weichu nodded, "Bye."
Ying Yanluo entered the lobby of the building, and for some reason, she suddenly looked back. When she turned back, she saw Su Weichu still standing there looking at her. When she turned back, he waved at her. She also waved back, and then strode away without even looking back.
When she arrived at the studio, Zhao Ranran had already started working. She was buried in front of her drawing table with headphones on, and obviously did not hear her open the door. It was not until she put the coffee on her drawing table that she reacted.
"Senior, you're back?"
"Well, I brought you some hot coffee."
"Thank you, Senior! You are so nice!"
Ying Yanluo smiled and asked, "What did you have for lunch?"
"I didn't go out to eat. I ordered KFC."
…
Xiao Wei was explaining some work matters to Wu Jing and the others when they suddenly heard a "ding" sound from the exclusive elevator. They all looked over in tacit understanding and saw that it was Su Weichu who came out of the elevator.
"Mr. Su." They said in unison.
Su Weichu nodded to them and then went into the office.
Chen Qin said, "It's definitely different after reconciling with my wife."
Wu Jing nodded in agreement. Who said it wasn't? Some time ago, the working atmosphere on the eleventh floor was so tense. Obviously, there were no problems or omissions in their work and business, so it must be a family matter. As for what it was, they didn't dare to say.
Xiao Wei glanced at them and tapped the work table gently, "Get to work."
After returning to his workstation, he took out the planning proposal he had prepared earlier, knocked on the door, and pushed it open after hearing "Come in".
"Boss Su, this is the plan that Manager Chen and his team sent over."
Su Weichu was inserting a straw into his Starbucks coffee without even looking up. "Put it here. Do you have any work to report this afternoon?"
After Xiao Wei put the plan aside, he thought for a moment and said, "At 12:00 p.m., Leqi's vice president will come to sign a strategic cooperation contract with us. There will also be a high-level year-end summary meeting at 12:00 p.m."
Su Weichu nodded, "I see. Have you sent the script I brought back from Xiamen for another evaluation?"
"They have all been sent to the Assessment Department."
"Hey, you go out first."
After Xiao Wei left, Su Weichu opened the planning proposals placed aside and began to review them one by one. After he finished reviewing one and signed it, the phone that had been in his pocket vibrated, and his thigh felt slightly numb. Su Weichu took out the phone and saw the WeChat note that appeared on the screen: Teacher Monique.
Teacher Monique sent me a design drawing of an engagement ring.