It was already dark when we returned to the city, and Amy slept with Xiao Zhou. Chen Donglan was obviously sleepy too, but he leaned against the window to look outside and did not fall asleep.
Yuan Yuan sent the senior and Amy first, and they stayed at the hotel in the city center. Senior Sister's white husband was waiting in the parking lot early in the morning, because Senior Sister briefly told him about today's events on the phone, which made him very worried.
This white man is very burly, wearing only a thin long sleeve in winter, which makes her extra petite when he hugs Amy.
He murmured a long series of words, his English was a bit accented, and Yuan Yuan couldn't hear it clearly in the car again, as if he wanted to invite them to dinner next time.
Then send Xiao Zhou. Today, she can be considered ups and downs, and she has suffered a lot. When she was dragged down by the man in black, her feet were slashed, and her elbows were scratched. Although it was not a big problem, it was enough for her to be a girl who lived alone.
Xiao Zhou's family bought her a house in T city. On the 16th floor, Yuan Yuan got off the car and wanted to take her up.
Xiao Zhou stroked his hair: "Don't bother, Boss Yuan, I'll go up slowly by leaning against the wall, and I'll take the elevator as soon as I get in, so it doesn't take much trouble."
"Wait for you to walk slowly, it's estimated that you haven't arrived home in the middle of the night." Yuan Yuan opened the back seat door, "Sit out a little bit, I'll carry you."
Xiao Zhou still wanted to refuse, but Yuan Yuan had already squatted down in front of her.
Chen Donglan said at the right time: "I'll take it back."
Xiao Zhou nodded madly.
Yuan Yuan took the initiative to carry Xiao Zhou, the original intention was that he did not want Chen Donglan to waste this effort: "You are resting in the car, I should carry Xiao Zhou up for no more than ten minutes."
Chen Donglan didn't speak, and let go of the door handle.
Yuan Yuan's tone was so certain, Xiao Zhou didn't dare to feel embarrassed anymore. But the act of crawling on his back still showed her panic, Yuan Yuan was not in a hurry, and only took her out of the car after she adjusted herself.
Closing the door with a backhand, Yuan Yuan carried Xiao Zhou all the way into the elevator before putting her down.
Xiao Zhou held onto the handrail in the elevator and praised exaggeratedly: "Boss Yuan, you are more stable than Chen Donglan."
Yuan Yuan smiled: "How did you compare it?"
Xiao Zhou analyzed him carefully: "You guys are actually similar in physique, he is a little thinner, but the difference is not big. The main reason is that the time he carried me before, he always had a hard time looking at the road, and he almost bumped into the person in front of him a few times. She laughed, "It's strange to say that, obviously he was looking straight ahead, how could he be so distracted, and I don't know who he was looking at."
Yuan Yuan heard two points of interest: "Maybe the scenery is too beautiful."
Xiao Zhou waved his hand: "He didn't look next to him, but I looked like he was looking at you. Didn't you walk in front of us at the time?" She said in a joking tone.
Yuan Yuan replied to Xiao Zhou with a nonchalant smile, but the fingers tucked in his coat pockets shrank unconsciously.
After reaching the floor, Yuan Yuan did not carry Xiao Zhou on his back, but helped her to walk little by little. At the door of the house, Xiao Zhou did not open the door immediately.
When people are always parting, they have a little courage that they usually do not have.
"Boss Yuan... Thank you." Xiao Zhou lowered his head, holding the key in her palm. "Would you like to come in and sit and have a cup of tea or something..."
Yuan Yuan shook his head: "No, Chen Donglan is still waiting in the car. Let's have dinner together next time when you are free."
"Yeah." Xiao Zhou nodded vigorously, "Boss Yuan, let me ask you something, don't be mad at me. Earlier, my senior asked you if you had a girlfriend, and you said no. Is it true?"
Yuan Yuan affirmed: "It's true."
Xiao Zhou was anxious: "Are you, is it someone who doesn't agree with you, or has that person, and hasn't developed a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Yuan Yuan sighed in his heart.
Sure enough, a feeling beyond his standard line is a burden to him.
He said: "I don't think about falling in love right now."
Xiao Zhou smiled. At that moment, there was loneliness and relief on her face: "Yes, Boss Yuan is a career-oriented person, so don't worry about this kind of thing." She smiled and scratched her head: "It's because of my old mentality, Ask these things like an old woman. Boss Yuan, please go, thank you today."
Yuan Yuan said, "No thanks, take a good rest."
Watching Xiao Zhou enter the house, Yuan Yuan turned to leave, and when he took the elevator down to the parking lot, it had been more than ten minutes. He opened the car door and found that Chen Donglan had fallen asleep during the waiting time. He was awakened by the sound of him opening the door, and he shivered.
The shadow left by the previous incident on him probably hasn't dissipated yet.
"Sleepy? It's okay to go to sleep. It will take half an hour to drive from here to your house." Yuan Yuan watched him in the rearview mirror while fastening his seat belt. Chen Donglan's face was a little red, and his eyes were also a little red, with a misty water light. Seeing that he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, Yuan Yuan said quickly, "Don't rub. What's the matter, your eyes are uncomfortable?"
Chen Donglan's voice was muffled: "It's a little itchy."
Yuan Yuan pursed his lips, unfastened the seat belt he just fastened, and leaned towards Chen Donglan while leaning on the seat.
Chen Donglan's eyes widened in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Yuan Yuan didn't speak, and put his hand on his forehead.
Hot to the touch.
Yuan Yuan frowned: "When did you start to feel uncomfortable? Your forehead is so hot, you don't feel it at all?"
Chen Donglan was stunned by his stern tone: "Cold... It's not a serious illness. I'll get home in a while and take medicine."
Yuan Yuan sat back and fastened his seat belt for the second time: "Let's go to the hospital."
"...I don't need to go to the hospital, just go home and rest overnight."
Yuan Yuan drove out of the parking lot and went directly to the nearest hospital, which was obviously not going to Chen Donglan's house.
"Yuan Yuan, you don't need to go to the hospital..."
Yuan Yuan ignored him, squeezed the steering wheel and increased the speed.
"I don't want to bother you."
"Yuan Yuan, if it doesn't get better after a night's rest, I will go to the hospital by myself tomorrow."
"Yuan Yuan..."
Hearing that Chen Donglan kept rejecting his kindness, Yuan Yuan felt irritated. He didn't know which tendon was wrong. He felt that even if he was tied up today, he would have to take Chen Donglan to the hospital.
"Just let me down here." Chen Donglan's back bent down, "I'll take a taxi home myself."
Yuan Yuan felt pain in his temples. He slowed down and slammed on the brakes on the road ahead where he could stop.
"Then you go down."
He had never spoken to Chen Donglan in such a cold tone. He has been gentle with people since he was a child, and he rarely talks like this.
Chen Donglan was obviously stunned, and after two seconds, he opened the door and got out of the car without saying a word.
Yuan Yuan stared at his back in the rearview mirror. Winter is really a wonderful season. It contrasts Chen Donglan, who is wrapped in thick clothes, as thin and shaky as a piece of paper.
In the next second, he chased out, grabbed Chen Donglan, and asked him loudly, "Go down if I let you go?"
Why doesn't he always choose the right time to be obedient
Chen Donglan was staggered by him, and when he turned around, his eyes were red, and he didn't know whether it was because of the cold or...
Yuan Yuan's voice softened unconsciously: "Go to the hospital to see if you are sick, what's wrong?"
Chen Donglan raised his hand very slowly and rubbed his eyes: "It's not bad, it's just that we don't live together now, you have been driving for hours without resting, send me back The family has already troubled you, and if you go to the hospital again, I don’t know how long it will take, I really don’t want to do this.”
Chen Donglan rarely said such long words once.
Yuan Yuan felt uncomfortable.
It's almost like saying, "You left me first".
Now that it has been thrown away, what is it
He wanted Chen Donglan to raise his head and take a closer look at his expression, but in the end he didn't say anything. After a few rounds of breathing, there is absolutely no way to do it: "Then we won't go to the hospital, I'll take you home, okay?"
Chen Donglan didn't speak.
"Are you okay?" Yuan Yuan asked again.
Chen Donglan nodded.
The two returned to the car and drove all the way to Chen Donglan's newly rented house. Chen Donglan was still sitting in the previous position, but did not speak. Yuan Yuan also felt that the atmosphere was not right. It felt like a melted hard candy. When the wrapping paper was opened, it was sticky and unclear.
So he let the silence continue.
This is Yuan Yuan's first visit to Chen Donglan's new home. The place is really remote, in an old community. There are no more than six floors inside, and the exterior walls are mottled and peeled off.
Yuan Yuan searched for a long time before he found an open-air parking lot. There were chicken cages on the green belt next to it, and several free-range chickens occupied several parking spaces.
They got off, followed by Chen Donglan leading the way.
When he entered the stairwell, there was no light in it, and Chen Donglan didn't know how to use his mobile phone for lighting, so he just leaned against the wall. Yuan Yuan also helped him, and touched the dust.
All the way to the sixth floor, Chen Donglan opened a rusty iron door.
As soon as the light came on, the room less than forty square meters was clear at a glance.
The sofa is on the right, in winter, with a summer quilt on it. Yuan Yuan knew about the quilt. Chen Donglan brought it with him in the summer when they first lived together three years ago.
Having a bed and not sleeping on the sofa is indeed something that Chen Donglan did.
Chen Donglanwu was sticking to the edge of the wall, slightly at a loss: "Would you like to drink water?"
Yuan Yuan didn't answer, and walked in. The stove in the kitchen was a gas stove, but there was no gas tank under the stove. The kitchen utensils taken from the shared room were neatly placed on the shelf next to them, but there was no sign of being used.
Yuan Yuan took a deep breath.
Even the pets he keeps will not lead to a messy life without him like Chen Donglan.
Yuan Yuan said, "This dilapidated house is in such poor condition, which Lao Shizi's friend rented it to you?"
Chen Donglan felt a little embarrassed: "Actually, I'm not a friend, I'm a colleague, and I rarely interact with each other."
He knew it.
With Chen Donglan's income, he would not rent such a house. He must have been in a hurry to move in, so he just asked someone to help find such a broken house.
How in the world could there be such a thing
Chen Donglan, without him, would not be able to eat well and sleep well. If you leave him, you will lose your vitality and motivation.
Yuan Yuan thought for a while and said, "In about a month, my new house will be ready to move in."
Chen Donglan nodded stiffly, as if not listening.
Yuan Yuan sighed: "At that time, come and rent my house, and I won't charge you rent, just cook for me every day."
As he said that, he looked at Chen Donglan in a daze, his eyes filled with confusion.
"What are you doing, do you want to rent it?"
Chen Donglan still didn't respond.
"It's fine if you don't talk anymore."
"… Yes. But can I still pay half the rent as before?"
"up to you."
In fact, it was not half of it before. In the spirit of taking care of his junior, he paid a little more.
"Although I pay the rent, let me cook."
"This is up to you."
"I, I will learn more dishes."
"This..." Yuan Yuan laughed, "Don't be in a hurry to say it now?"