He had a faint smile on his lips, but his expression was complicated, "This month is fine, but next month... maybe I won't have time to answer the call."
"Oh." Shang Shiyu looked a little disappointed and asked him, "What are you busy with next month? Why are you so busy?"
"It's about work." Tang Wei just said it lightly, but he looked at her seriously, "Maybe, I will leave Youcheng for a while."
Shang Shiyu's heart tightened, "Will you be gone for a long time?"
“… Maybe.” He felt sad. He took some effort to finish the simple words. “Maybe it will take a long time.”
If he couldn't make it in the end, maybe... he would leave here with the best memories of his life and never come back.
Shang Shiyu didn't know what happened, but when she met his eyes, she felt inexplicably sad. Maybe it was because of the separation!
Suddenly, she couldn't eat anything anymore. She put down her utensils, stood up, walked to his side, and sat sideways on his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck lovingly, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and didn't speak for a long time.
Tang Wei was pleased with her embrace. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist and let her lean on him.
only…
Who knows how many times such a hug will happen and how long it will last
He closed his eyes and rubbed his chin in her hair, reveling in the fragrance of her hair.
"I won't call you next month and won't disturb you from work. But you have to promise me one thing." She finally spoke, leaning on his neck as she spoke, looking cute and obedient. Her voice was soft and sounded like she was acting like a spoiled child.
Tang Wei clasped his arms tighter. If possible, he wanted to hold her like this, listen to her talking in his ear from such a close distance, and let time go on forever.
His lips moved and he said, "You said, I will promise you everything I can do."
She then raised her head from his neck and looked at him deeply, "Take good care of yourself and don't lose weight anymore."
Speaking of this, she raised her hand and touched his cheek distressedly, "Compared to your previous self, you have lost a lot of weight."
Tang Wei gently clasped her hand and smiled bitterly.
He could promise her many things, but he was powerless to do anything about her health. In the end, he just said, "Don't worry about me. There are many people who take care of me. But you should take good care of your stomach. In addition to drinking porridge on time for breakfast, you should also go to the cafeteria for lunch and dinner. You are a girl, still so young, you don't need to work too hard, and don't take dangerous jobs like last time, just in case..."
"Shh! Stop talking!" Shang Shiyu suddenly raised her hand and pressed his lips, interrupting what he was about to say. She looked at him with sad eyes, "You told me so many things for no reason, which makes me feel... We will never have the chance to meet again in the future."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
Tang Wei felt sad, and he held her head with his big hand, lifted her face up, and kissed her lips deeply. She sniffed and went forward.
———
When I came out of his villa and arrived at the studio, it was already past ten o'clock.
Shang Shiyu didn't want to embarrass Tang Wei, so she asked him to stop the car when they were still a little way from the stage and to walk over. Tang Wei actually stopped the car and accompanied her down.
"Why did you come down? It's cold outside, drive away quickly."
"I'll walk with you." Tang Wei took a scarf from the car and put it on her. It was his, grey, and had his scent on it. Shang Shiyu sniffed happily and hid half of her face in the scarf. "It's not far, actually. I can walk by myself."
"Don't you want me to walk with you?"
"…" Shang Shiyu did not answer immediately, but the smile on his face widened. After a long while, he nodded and said crisply: "Of course I do."
That smile, reflected in his eyes, made him very emotional. He held her hand, silently led her, and walked all the way to the TV station. Shang Shiyu enjoyed and cherished the feeling of holding hands with him. She didn't know what their relationship was now in his eyes, but in her eyes, they seemed to have returned to the beginning and became a young couple.
Although, such time may be very short.
"Okay, let's just drop you off here!" When they were still a hundred meters away from the TV station, Shang Shiyu pulled his hand, "If you go in any further, everyone will see you. I don't want to become the focus of the news."
Tang Wei certainly didn't want to cause trouble for her, so he listened to her and didn't go any further. He let go of her hand and lovingly touched her little face that was chilled by the cold wind, "Come in, I'll watch here."
"Okay." She nodded, tightened her bag in her hand, and had to turn around and leave.
After walking about ten meters, she ran back to hug him. Tang Wei's heart trembled, and he only heard her ask: "Are you really not staying here tonight?"
"… Yeah. I have to go back to the old house."
"Oh." She was very disappointed, but still took her hand away from his waist awkwardly, "Then I'm really leaving. Goodbye!"
Before he could say anything else, she turned around. This time, she left much faster than before. It was as if she was afraid that if she was any slower, she would fall back into his arms.
She really... was reluctant to leave him...
Looking at her back, a strong feeling of reluctance invaded his chest. Recalling her disappointed look just now, his lips moved, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
He didn't withdraw his gaze until her figure completely disappeared from the building. He stood in the wind for a while before finally leaving.
——
When Tang Wei returned to the villa, Tang Song was actually waiting for him in the house.
"Why are you here?" Tang Wei asked.
"I heard that you didn't go back to the old house last night, so I came here to supervise you and asked you to go back today." Tang Song answered while looking him up and down. His eyes were like X-rays, as if he wanted to look holes in him. Tang Wei finally couldn't stand his gaze, put down the car keys, and spread his hands, "Ask anything you want."
"You seem to be in a good mood today."
"Yeah." He raised the corners of his lips, not disguising at all.
"What's going on in your bed?"
The bed sheets hadn't been tidied up yet, and the boy had obviously seen them. Tang Wei was more calm, "It's just what you think."
Although he had thought of this possibility a long time ago, Tang Song was still surprised by his answer, "Fourth brother, when did you... come up with this idea?"
Tang Wei had a frown on his forehead. He walked into the room and had no intention of having any further discussions with Tang Song about this matter.
But how could Tang Song let him do that? He immediately followed him, "Brother, tell me the truth, who was the one who stayed at your place last night?"