After resting at home for more than a month, Su Pei went to the hospital for a re-examination. The results were good and he was able to slowly return to a normal diet. However, the doctor still instructed him to quit smoking and drinking alcohol, and take a reasonable rest.
Su Pei felt it himself. This more than one month of rest is probably the longest and best rest he has had in the past few years. For the time being, he doesn't have to worry about economic matters, he just gave himself a long vacation.
After the surgery and rest, he felt much more relaxed, no longer insomnia, and the symptoms of fatigue and cold sweats disappeared.
On the day Little Cookie started school, Su Pei personally sent her to school.
At the beginning of this semester, Su Pei wants Xiaoquqi to start day school and stop living on campus. Before, because of work and health, he spent too little time with Cookie.
This time, because of his surgery, Little Cookie is even more reluctant to live on campus. So after Su Pei communicated with the teacher, he decided that he would send cookies to school every morning in order to urge him to go to bed early and get up early.
He takes a taxi on the Internet every morning, takes Little Cookie to school, then takes the subway back by himself, takes a nap at noon, and picks up Little Cookie in the afternoon. Sometimes he brings his notebook and sits in the library or coffee shop near Cookie School.
He bumped into other parents more than once at the coffee shop, and he would chat about kids and school, as if he were a completely laid-back stay-at-home dad.
But He Yiming soon began to compete for business with online car-hailing drivers.
He parked the car downstairs at Su Pei's house on time at 7:30 in the morning.
He called Su Pei, "I went downstairs to your house. Come down."
Su Pei said, "You made a mistake. The car I booked was not yours."
He Yiming said, "Then cancel the previous order. I'll wait for you."
Su Pei could only carry Little Cookie's schoolbag, took Little Cookie downstairs, and got into He Yiming's car.
In front of Little Cookie, Su Pei didn't say anything about He Yiming.
He now misses his old car a little bit. Although he has driven it for a long time, he still carries a lot of memories. Especially now that Little Cookie has resumed commuting, it is much more convenient to have a car.
He sold the car because of heart disease and financial constraints. Su Pei thought, if he is in good condition in a few months, then buy another car...
Thinking of this, Su Pei held his forehead in his heart - if he knew this, he might as well not sell cars at the beginning. He's a real mess with money management and financial planning.
"Dad, I forgot to tell you something." Little Cookie seemed to remember something.
Su Pei was interrupted, "What's the matter?"
"Xu Zixuan's birthday on Saturday, I don't want to go." Little Cookie said.
When children celebrate their birthdays and parents hold parties, they often invite good classmates to participate. Su Pei had promised Little Cookie before that he would send her to this birthday party.
"Why? You quarreled with Xu Zixuan?" Su Pei asked, "Didn't you have a good time with her?"
Little Cookie said, "Because she is too much, she said that not only do you want to be good friends with me, but also sisters to me!"
Su Pei laughed and said, "Where did you come from?"
He Yiming's ears were about to stand up, trying his best to hear every word clearly.
Little Cookie said, "Maybe you and Xu Zixuan's mother picked us up two days ago, and brought us a small cake..."
Su Pei immediately corrected her, "I happened to meet Xu's mother at the coffee shop that day. Nothing happened. Can you and Xu Zixuan reconcile quickly? Don't make others sad."
When Little Cookie arrived at the school, Su Pei sent him into the school gate and came back and sat in the co-pilot.
He Yiming immediately asked him, "What happened to Xu Zixuan's mother?"
Su Pei laughed at himself, "I have to explain this to you?"
He Yiming said with a smile, "Just treat it as satisfying my curiosity."
Although he was joking, there was no relaxed look at the corners of his eyes, and there was a hint of tension.
Su Pei said, "It's nothing. It's a good friend of Little Cookie, and it's also a single-parent family. The child lives with his mother. When I picked up Little Cookie that day, I chatted with her. The child may think too much when he sees it. You You know, a child of this age, seeing wind is rain."
He Yiming thought to himself, he really has to hurry up. It's only been a few days, and he has another single mother on his threat list.
"Don't take a taxi in the future, I'll take Little Cookies to school." He Yiming said decisively.
Su Pei shook his head, "I didn't have time to argue with you this morning, but you really don't want to come tomorrow. How can I explain it to Little Cookie? I don't want to have any bad influence on her."
He Yiming drove the car, looked straight ahead, and said calmly, "Being with me, will it have a bad influence on her?"
Who said before that they were not homophobic and would not discriminate against homosexuals
Su Pei smiled bitterly, "You know that's not what I meant. I mean, I don't want her to think that her friends can give her infinitely, and that other people's help is only natural. This is not good for her concept of friend selection and social skills in the future."
He Yiming raised the corner of his mouth, "There is a way to solve this problem. You know what it is."
That is to go one step further, he is not "others" or "friends", he wants to be Su Pei's partner.
Su Pei pretended not to understand. He said, "Put me down. You'll take me to the company if you go any further."
He Yiming said, "If you don't mind, you can accompany me to work."
Now he can't wait to keep Su Pei by his side all the time.
Su Pei refused.
Since he was discharged from the hospital, He Yiming has shown the ability to lead people away again. And it's not like he used to be secretive. Now He Yiming has no scruples, just wants Su Pei to accept him, so he is more and more powerful.
If he is not careful, he will be surrounded by He Yiming, not giving him a chance to meditate.
He Yiming still listened to Su Pei, instead of taking Su Pei to the company forcibly, he sent him home. When Su Pei was about to get off the bus, He Yiming pulled him and said, "Your birthday is coming soon, let's do it this year."
Su Pei said, "It's not the whole year's birthday, so I don't want to do it."
He Yiming persuaded him, "But a lot has happened this year. You published a new book, the movie was a success, and now you have had an operation, which is worth celebrating."
Su Pei actually thought about this before, he said, "Then invite some friends to have a meal and get together."
He Yiming nodded and said, "Okay."
He has prepared a birthday present for Su Pei, which will definitely make Su Pei unforgettable.
On Su Pei's birthday, he booked a small room at his favorite restaurant and invited two tables of friends. The family has Wen Xinlan with a small cookie, and two cousins who can talk to each other. Among the friends, Yao Zhicheng and his wife, Li Yan and his wife, and Lin Muyun all came, and Su Pei also invited Dr. Xu Zhiwei and Xu.
Everyone was very happy during the banquet, and because they had known each other for a long time, chatting was not prudent. During the dinner, the topic of Su Pei's novels and movies was discussed from time to time.
Speaking of "To the North", Zhang Meng's "Seven Stars Pendant" was finally beaten horribly, and everyone laughed. Yao Zhicheng laughed especially happily, and said, "Zhang Meng is really angry this time. I have a student who is doing an internship in his company. Because there is a novel of yours on the table, the internship period ends early."
He Yiming said calmly, "He should be clear about his weight. It's already a big luck for him to have today. Where did he get so angry, is the puffer fish reincarnated?"
Everyone laughed, and Su Pei also laughed.
He Yiming looked at Su Pei across the room.
He originally wanted to sit next to Su Pei, but today Wen Xinlan and Xiao Qiqi are both there, Wen Xinlan is seated, and Xiao Qiqi must sit beside Su Pei. Sitting on the other side of Su Pei is Dr. Xu.
Because Dr. Xu was different from others, he was not an old man in their circle and had just met others, so Su Pei specially invited him to sit beside him so that he could chat and take care of him.
He Yiming could only be next to Yao Zhicheng.
When the banquet was about to end, Little Cookie was full and sat on the sofa watching TV. Wen Xinlan hugged her and leaned on the sofa.
Everyone chatted in twos and threes, sorted things out, or made an appointment for the next round.
Su Pei gave the prepared gifts to the guests.
Su Pei chatted with Dr. Xu again.
He wondered if Dr. Xu had seen any clues. However, at the banquet today, He Yiming didn't say much, and he didn't make any explicit expressions - He Yiming also knew how to handle it.
"I'm also very conflicted now, and I don't know how to continue." Su Pei whispered.
Dr. Xu asked, "Have you told him this?"
Su Pei paused and said, "After the operation, I have been avoiding."
Dr. Xu said, "The longer it drags on... it's not good for you all."
Just after he finished speaking, He Yiming had already walked over. He stood beside Su Pei and said to Xu Zhiwei with a smile, "I often hear Su Pei mention that Dr. Xu is very inspiring to him, and it seems that he really does. The effect, did not lie to me."
Su Pei raised his eyes and glanced at him.
They communicated silently.
Don't bully Dr. Xu
Where did I bully him
However, Dr. Xu noticed another small detail - He Yiming's hand seemed to be hanging on the back of the chair casually, but it just happened to touch Su Pei's shoulder, a few fingers stopped on Su Pei's shoulder, and then swiped at random. .
It's just a few seconds of little action, silent. The guests in the hall were chatting and laughing, but no one noticed.
But when Xu Zhiwei saw it, he took another look at He Yiming - Su Pei's old classmate, with a successful career and a strong personality, there is nothing wrong with this person. As for the evaluation of how straight He Yiming is from the outside, he is not as convincing as this small gesture - no straight man would touch the body of an old friend of many years with such an ambiguous gesture that suppresses lust.
What Xu Zhiwei was more concerned about was that Su Pei didn't seem to notice, and he didn't feel nervous.
Xu Zhi smiled and sighed. Every day in the world there are people who are disheartened, but there are also people who are fulfilled.
He stood up. "I'll go first. Let's talk slowly."
Su Pei was a little surprised, he wanted to get up, Xu Zhiwei held him down, and said, "You don't need to send me... As for what you said just now, let me think about it. In fact, many things are just fine, don't think too much, think too much. It will be very tiring.”
As soon as he left, He Yiming sat opposite Su Pei and asked with a smile, "What did he say?"
Su Pei said, "You are so smart, why don't you use your smart little brain?"
He Yiming just smiled.
Su Pei likes to see him laugh... He always likes the way He Yiming laughs, very confident and charming.
But he has always known that there are many pains behind this confidence. Since college, he always knew that He Yiming was suffering for the death of his family and his father.
But he never thought that He Yiming was hiding another kind of pain.
"Yi Ming..." Su Pei said.
He Yiming looked at him, "I have a present for you."
Su Pei said, "I have already received it."
When He Yiming came, he brought him a gift box.
He Yiming shook his head, "It's an original antique book. I have another gift. Let's drive out for a drive at night. I didn't drink."
When all the guests left, Su Pei called a car for Wen Xinlan and asked her to go back first with Little Cookie.
"I'll play with my friends for a while, maybe we'll play cards." Su Pei said.
Wen Xinlan looked at He Yiming who was waiting for Su Pei, she hesitated, Su Pei was obviously lying. But today is Su Pei's birthday, and she doesn't want to spoil the fun.
"You come back early, your body is just right, come back early to rest." She said. She plans to get down to business in two days.
Su Pei followed He Yiming to the hotel parking lot.
He Yiming led him to a parking space, a few steps away, Su Pei had already seen a Cadillac parked there quietly, exactly the same as his original car.
Su Pei touched the rearview mirror lightly, yes, this is the used car he sold.