The uncle at the noodle shop next door expressed his surprise at He Cheng's frequent appearance in the book bar.
"When did you become so familiar?" The uncle patted his head and smiled, "But it's good, you young people can chat, and it's good to take care of each other."
Xu Ran pursed her lips and wanted to retort "I don't know him well", but when he saw the uncle's innocent smile, he forced his words back into his stomach.
He Cheng, who was only wearing a thin shirt, put down the last box of books, straightened up and wiped his sweat, "It's just a matter of time."
Xu Ran turned around and went into the store without coming out again. The uncle closed his mouth with insight, turned around and handed He Cheng a bottle of water from his own room, and asked in a low voice, "Why, did you two quarrel?"
He Cheng drank half a bottle of mineral water, and then let go of the anger of moving the goods just now, and said, "No, we are just kidding."
"I can't, it didn't look like I was joking just now." The uncle smacked his lips, "I've never seen him get angry with anyone, and you may be the first one in these years. So is Xiao Xu, you've been busy all morning , I won’t give you a drink of water, this temper is like a little girl’s.”
He Cheng glanced at the uncle's expression from the corner of his eye, and after confirming that he didn't mean anything else, he smiled, "He's a big man, he has always had a good temper, so he must be embarrassed to get angry at me in front of you. Look at me Doesn't this give him an apology?"
The uncle thought for a while, "That's right. By the way, there is an event at the barbecue stand in front of this weekend. If you go to the store on the street, you will get a 30% discount. Do you go with Xiao Xu?"
He Cheng knew about that shop, the barbecue stand on the street, since the beginning of summer, the business has been booming day by day. Thinking of sitting on the side of the road and smoking, He Cheng hesitated for a moment, but the uncle immediately added, "Xiao Xu likes his tendon, it's so tender."
"..." He Cheng was helpless, "Are you helping his family solicit customers?"
The uncle laughed and patted him on the back, "Xiao Xu is usually bored in his store, so it would be nice to take this opportunity to come out and communicate with people, and you too, don't wear a suit to the store all day long, forget it on weekdays , change into something light on weekends. A suit is handsome, but it’s not practical.”
He Cheng looked down at the sweat-soaked white shirt, and it would become transparent with a splash of water, and smiled lightly.
"Yeah, it's not practical." He whispered, "Why didn't I think about it."
"What?" The uncle was taken aback.
"It's nothing. I'll take him there on the weekend." He Cheng rolled up his sleeves and waved to the uncle, "Go ahead and do your work, I'll get back to work."
Looking at his busy back, the uncle was full of doubts and had nowhere to ask, he shook his head helplessly, and went back to the shop to do his own business.
Ever since he knew that Xu Ran needed extra money to hire a courier to help move things, He Cheng took the initiative to take on the job.
He drove the people away, leaving only himself and Xu Ran staring at each other. Xu Ran wanted to chase him away in a hurry, so he said, "Shove me away, you move these things yourself?"
Xu Ran was so angry that he smashed the wheelchair and said viciously, "If you have so much free time, go and tidy up the whole store."
This guy has only sorted out his own documents since before, and he can't do other housework at all. Xu Ran expected that he would not even be able to clean up a quarter of it, but he didn't expect that when he looked up after checking the bibliography, He Cheng All the newly arrived books have been sorted and placed next to the corresponding bookshelves.
He Cheng crossed his arms and carefully studied the labels on the bookshelf, and asked, "Is it sorted by publishing house?"
"...whatever, together with the series."
Xu Ran just glanced at it and then lowered his head again, trying to hide the surprise in his eyes.
He Cheng tidied up the goods without complaint, Xu Ran did his own work, and the two hardly communicated. The book bar was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard, an invisible emotion was flowing in the air, lingering between the two of them, frequently touching Xu Ran's nerves.
"By the way, the uncle next door said that there is a 30% discount at the barbecue restaurant on the street on weekends." He Cheng mentioned casually, "Are you going?"
Xu Ran didn't respond, as if he didn't hear, He Cheng looked at his profile through the bookshelf, and asked again patiently.
This time Xu Ran responded, "No."
I won't tell you even if I go.
He Cheng who was rejected by the door was actually not annoyed, he just said, "I heard that his tendon is delicious, I want to try it."
Sure enough, when he saw Xu Ran frowned instantly, his face was full of displeasure, and he pursed his lips, but he didn't say any stinging words.
He muttered something, as if: love to go or not.
He Cheng is happy. He didn't know why he was laughing, but he suddenly felt that the awkward Xu Ran was also quite cute.
Maybe it's bewitched.
He shook his head, put the last four books on the shelf, fixed them with bookends, and clapped his hands in satisfaction.
On Saturday, Xu Ran had a whole day of ideological struggle with himself in the room.
Let's go, what if He Cheng stays there for a while? Don't go, his store only opens in summer, and you can eat so many times a year, and there are discounts, it's too bad not to go.
After thinking over and over like this for a long time, it was not until dinner time that Xu Ran gritted his teeth and said, go!
Why should he give up what he likes just because of He Cheng? He wants to go anyway. Anyway, during the two days of the weekend, He Cheng has the ability to squat there. He went to buy a takeaway and left without saying a word, even if he met each other, it wouldn't affect his mood.
Thinking loudly in my heart, I only found out when I arrived at the store that the dozen or so small tables outside the door were all occupied, and the store owner was very busy. When he saw him, he greeted him familiarly, "Yo, long time no see."
"Your family's business is really good." Xu Ran cautiously rolled his wheelchair through the small tables, "When will it be done this year?"
"It depends on the situation, around November. It's not the peak season yet." The store put a plate of grilled eggplants in front of the guests, and shouted at the barbecue guy, "Three strings of tendons!"
"You still remember." Xu Ran smiled. Because of his special physical condition, he can't eat too much of this kind of greasy food, and he only needs a few skewers each time to satisfy his cravings. The people in this store are very nice and will understand his pitifully small order.
The shopkeeper took out a piece of paper to wipe his hands, and joked, "It's hard to forget you."
Someone at the side table called him, "Xiao Xu!"
Xu Ran turned around and saw the noodle shop uncle waving at him.
There were a few guys around him, Xu Ran went around to take a look, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
He Cheng sat at the back of the uncle's side, bent over, if he hadn't gotten close, he wouldn't have seen anyone there.
Xu Ran knew that his complexion had changed too quickly, so he coughed unnaturally, "What a coincidence."
"I asked Xiaohe when you would come, and he said soon." The uncle smiled and patted He Cheng's back with such strength that he could hear it, "You said you still have to run, let Xiaohe come How about you buy it and send it away?"
"No," Xu Ran gritted his teeth and smiled, "Blame 'trouble' him."
He Cheng took a sip of almond dew, and said lightly, "I am willing, how can I call it trouble."
The two of them were chatting with each other with their eyes. The uncle looked at one and then the other, touched his shiny bald head, and said, "Sit down for a while, Xiao Xu, do you want to drink? Two bottles?"
He wanted to change the subject, but it was a bit blunt. Xu Ran sighed silently in his heart, and said, "I won't drink, I will leave in a while."
"Hey, look at me, I can't talk." The uncle smiled and embraced He Cheng, "Xiao He, have a drink? You don't wear a suit today, so you look like a young man!"
It was rare for He Cheng to wear a casual outfit today. The black sportswear was open, revealing the light gray casual shirt underneath. Xu Ran had never seen him dressed like this before, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
He Cheng raised his head, met his eyes, paused, and said, "No, I don't drink."
"Don't drink?" the uncle wondered, "Can't you?"
When He Chenggang wanted to say something, Xu Ran suddenly said, "Yes, it can't be."
In the past, Xu Ran had received countless calls from the bar to pick up people, but now he said he would not drink, who would believe it.
He Cheng stared at him fixedly, slapped his legs, "Drink as you please."
Xu Ran silently turned her back. Isn't it just a drink, what are you doing with such a heroic expression, as if it was still his fault.
The store was too busy, and the wait time for the three strings of tendons was a bit long. He Cheng and the uncle toasted and chatted, but Xu Ran didn't bother to listen to what they had to say, so he took out his phone and flipped through it casually.
Suddenly, I saw the message from Bai Jinming ten minutes ago: Did you see He Cheng? Stop him and don't let him drink.
Xu Ran turned back to look at He Cheng who was drinking happily with his uncle, and replied to him: Why? It's not like he can't drink.
—Didn’t he get beaten before? It seems that he had a bad appetite after drinking for a while, and then suffered trauma, and his entire stomach was ruined. In the past few years, it was hard to raise him back, and now he doesn't drink at all.
"..."
Xu Ran looked at He Cheng with a complicated expression. Under the bright street lights, a faint blush appeared on his face, and it was impossible for people who didn't know him to notice.
He Chengke had never been drunk so quickly before.
Xu Ran opened his mouth, not knowing how to stop it. Suddenly He Cheng glanced at him, raised his head, and swallowed the beer in his hand in one go.
"Hey… !"
Xu Ran frowned as he stood up unsteadily, took his three tendons from the shopkeeper, and said to the noodle shop uncle, "Let's go first."
The uncle was also surprised that he got drunk so quickly, and hurriedly said, "Shall I see you off?"
He Cheng waved his hand and pointed at Xu Ran, "No, he sent me off."
"...Ah, Xiao Xu, you two, pay attention to your safety." The uncle said worriedly.
He Cheng put one hand on Xu Ran's shoulder, lowered his head and smiled, his reddish eyes revealed a blurred sense of sexiness, "Let's go?"
"...I'll give you a taxi."
In the end, it was the disaster caused by my own words, so I can't leave him alone.
But after getting a taxi, the driver insisted not only to pull a drunk, but someone must go with him. Xu Ran had no choice but to follow He Cheng's residence.
Not counting as an ordinary residential area in the suburbs, it is several grades worse than the place where He Cheng lived before.
Xu Ran directed He Cheng to take out the key to enter the door, and suddenly had the illusion of going back to the past.
It's just that my mood has changed. In the past, seeing him drunk would only hurt my heart, but now it's the trouble of wanting to get rid of him quickly.
"Okay, you go wash yourself and go to sleep." Xu Ran said, "Give me back my tendons."
He Cheng looked at the bag in his hand, hid it behind his back, and walked straight to the bedroom.
"you!"
Xu Ran was impatient and chased after him.
He Cheng's bedroom is the same as before, there are almost no extra things, all the work documents are in the study room, so the only thing left in the bedroom is a bed covered with light blue sheets. There was a little hedgehog-shaped pillow at the head of the bed, which didn't match He Cheng's temperament at all.
He Cheng put the pocket on the bedside table, and lay down on the bed by himself.
Xu Ran began to seriously consider whether to just throw this person away, and the tendon was gone, it was already cold, and it was not interesting to eat.
But seeing He Cheng's uncomfortable expression, he still stepped forward, shook He Cheng, "Go and wash your face before going to sleep."
He Cheng slightly opened his eyes and looked at him bewilderedly.
"Xu Ran?" He asked hoarsely.
Xu Ran swayed, and the sound reminded him of many bad memories.
He didn't answer, and turned to leave.
But He Cheng suddenly became excited, grabbed his wheelchair and raised his voice, "Xu Ran, is that you?"
Xu Ran was taken aback, and instinctively resisted and struggled, "Let go!"
He Cheng hugged him tightly from behind, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let him go!"
"Why are you crazy!"
Xu Ran tried desperately to break He Cheng's hand, but this man somehow got the strength and refused to let go.
He Cheng put his face close to his neck, sniffing his scent vigorously. The warm breath hit the skin on the back of the neck, Xu Ran couldn't help shivering.
He Cheng misunderstood what he meant, raised his head, and said softly, "Don't be afraid... I won't hit you, so don't be afraid."
For some reason, Xu Ran choked up a little from these words.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, "He Cheng, let go."
"me… "
He Cheng clenched his teeth and whispered a word, "It hurts..."
"... hurts?"
Xu Ran turned around and saw him pressing his upper abdomen hard, with a very painful expression on his face.
Bai Jinming's words surfaced in front of his eyes, Xu Ran couldn't care less about the grievances, and hurriedly asked him, "Where does it hurt? Is it an upset stomach?"
He Cheng is not a person who complains of suffering and tiredness easily, and if he can say the word "pain", it means that he has really reached his limit.
Perhaps the pain cleared his head, He Cheng shook his head, "Just bear it, it's fine."
He just looked at Xu Ran quietly like this, with extremely serious eyes, as if he wanted to make up all the weight of the past thirteen years. Seen awkward by him, Xu Ran took a step back, "Then take care of yourself."
Being watched like this, an urge to escape suddenly rose deep in his body.
He Cheng frowned slightly, as if digesting the meaning of his words.
"You... want to leave?"
Before Xu Ran could answer, he stood up abruptly, took a few steps back and forth, and suddenly knelt down in front of Xu Ran's wheelchair.
He grabbed Xu Ran's hand, didn't dare to use force at all, just touched it lightly, and murmured in a low voice, "Please don't go, okay?"
The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who cast [Mine]: I am your noodle treasure! 1 piece
Thanks to the little angel who threw the [grenade]: the mentally handicapped person on the opposite side sees 2 of them
Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Yang Teng, 10 bottles of Man Xinhuan, 5 bottles of totolucy, and 1 bottle of Jue