"I'm married." Zhuang Yiyun answered without hesitation. Although Luan Qing's confession to him was not what he expected, the marriage agreement between him and Yan Yan was originally intended to keep away other people from having affairs.
Luan Qing was stunned for a moment, then turned his head away with a smile. When he turned back, he covered his lips with his hands, laughing in a somewhat ridiculous manner.
"Team Leader, if you want to reject me, there's no need to lie like this."
Zhuang Yiyun frowned. If he was facing someone else, he would not say a second sentence. It was the fact, believe it or not. But he happened to be facing his partner, so he could only patiently add: "The cookies you wanted to take that day were made by him."
“So it’s not about accepting other people’s kindness.”
What Zhuang Yiyun meant was that it was not someone else, but one of his own.
Luan Qing's first reaction was that Zhuang Yiyun was making excuses, but after hearing this, he understood that there really was such a person. It couldn't be that he had foreseen and arranged such a person to reject him. His intuition told him that no matter how incredible he thought it was, it was true.
“Why have I never heard you say that…” His voice lowered, still unable to believe it.
"Not yet."
"oh."
At this point, the two were speechless. Luan Qing was distraught when leaving the restaurant. Zhuang Yiyun was afraid that it would be unsafe for him to drive alone, so he insisted that he call a designated driver.
The two stood at the door of the private room and could hear footsteps in the corridor outside. Luan Qing put his hand on the door handle and suddenly turned around and said, "Team leader, it's not easy to have a crush on someone. I dare not get close or far away. I thought about it before I came here. If I am rejected, you will definitely keep a distance from me more consciously, which will help me change my mindset as soon as possible. You are a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private life. You won't ask me to switch to another team, right?"
"So I had thought about it a long time ago, but the result was the worst." Luan Qing didn't smile, and the emotions that were previously expressed were restrained again, and his narration was very flat.
"Team leader, please go first. I'll sit for a while."
Zhuang Yiyun nodded, walked past him and opened the door to go out. After he left, Luan Qing called the waiter and asked for a bottle of wine. Dai corn wine, a Yunnan specialty, was mild and mellow, but the alcohol was quite strong. After a bowl, all the worries disappeared.
When Zhuang Yiyun returned home, Yan Yan was not there. He did not change his shoes before entering the house, but stood at the door. After standing there for a while, he took out his cell phone and called Yan Yan.
"Do you have time to come out now?"
"What's the matter?" Yan Yan asked, but before he could answer, he said, "I have time."
"Okay, I'll pick you up, send me your location."
After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Yiyun grabbed the car keys on the cabinet in the entrance and went out again.
He had only driven Yan Yan to school before, but this time the location Yan Yan sent him was the dormitory building. The gate of the Polytechnic Institute was not strictly guarded, allowing outside vehicles to enter, so he drove all the way to the downstairs of Yan Yan's dormitory. When he arrived, Yan Yan was already waiting downstairs, and waved when he saw his car from a distance.
Even if there is sunshine during the day, it is still very cold at night in winter. The temperature difference between day and night is so large that people don’t know how to dress properly. Yan Yan obviously did not expect the current night temperature. He did not wear a down jacket, but stood in the wind vent and waved in a leaky sweater. Zhuang Yiyun turned up the air conditioner temperature and parked the car upwind of him.