Li Zhongchen struggled for several days, feeling empty in his heart, thinking about Qiao Yan all the time.
He had done enough mental construction, probably to the point where he couldn't bear it no matter what, so he came here with the courage to squat.
"I haven't sent you a message these days, right? I didn't bother you," Li Zhongchen tentatively tentatively said, "According to American time, it's already the day of the lawsuit, so I wonder if I can come to see you."
In the eyes of others, he has always been violent, holding a neutral attitude towards too many things.
But when facing Qiao Yan, the uneasiness in his heart will take root and grow in secret. He was afraid that he would become Qiao Yan's loathing object and would be annoyed when he saw it, and he was even more afraid that Qiao Yan would have let go of him long ago, and that he was just a stranger in the other party's eyes.
If he can wash away all the things from the previous two meetings, maybe the present is his state of mind after reuniting after a long absence.
"You didn't bother me," Qiao Yan raised his eyes to look at him, the feeling of ambiguity in his eyes was too complicated, "but I can't give you an answer right now."
"...I'm not in a hurry," Li Zhongchen tensed up, "Where are you going?"
He is tall and tall, and Qiao Yan's sense of oppression spread slightly.
But his attitude and tone were slightly cautious, as if Qiao Yan was blocking him, threatening him to be a good person, stay at home when he had nothing to do, and don't go out.
"..." Qiao Yan felt a tightness in his chest, "Go to the supermarket, there is nothing to eat at home."
Li Zhongchen said cheekily, "I'll go with you."
The two of them stared at each other for a long time in the corridor of the community.
At first no one spoke, only the weak breathing of each other, as if whoever said one more sentence would lose.
So finally.
The soft-hearted one still didn't win.
Qiao Yan tightened his hand holding the keys, and said softly to Li Zhongchen, "Wait for me to get a mask when I go back to the house."
"En." Li Zhongchen's eyes moved slightly.
Walmart near the neighborhood.
No matter when it is overcrowded, it is very lively.
Qiao Yan, wearing a mask, selects ingredients in the fresh fruit and vegetable section.
Li Zhongchen is in charge of the cart, and most of the seats inside are full, except for some snacks, there are more daily necessities. Li Zhongchen just entered the house, and found that the house is actually quite empty, what is lacking is the breath of life.
He was absent-minded, and Qiao Yan wouldn't ask him for his opinion when picking vegetables, so he could only speak up on his own initiative: "It's been half a month since you came back, and the jet lag hasn't reversed yet?"
"It was reversed in the rookie competition," Qiao Yan said in a deep voice, "After a few days of staying up, I have been irregular in my work and rest."
Li Zhongchen couldn't help frowning: "It's not good for you to be like this, your resistance will decrease, and you may catch a cold very easily in winter."
"..." Qiao Yan paused for the hand that picked up the tomato, but said nothing.
Li Zhongchen was dumbfounded, and changed the subject: "Have you read the official announcements of Yu Wen and Luo Yuji? Those voices who had objections to you before are gone, and everyone knows that MW is actually not doing anything."
A young couple greeted them head-on, met their gazes, and side by side, they turned sideways, out of the way of others.
Qiao Yan put the picked tomatoes into the cart: "I seldom pay attention to the comments on the Internet now. I used to watch them all the time, looking for trouble for nothing, which made everyone unhappy."
"..." Li Zhongchen was speechless, only to see Qiao Yan walking forward.
He knew that Qiao Yan was just saying that, but he probably still cared about it in his heart. He used to be ignorant of what was good or bad, but now he couldn't help it.
After all, all the details showed that Qiao Yan didn't let go, otherwise how could he mention it.
He pushed the cart to catch up: "Qiao Yan, I've told them not to talk nonsense now, besides, they were quite grateful to you for Zheng Xiaokui's incident before."
In fact, there are elements of exaggeration in this statement.
But Qiao Yan only lowered his eyes and said: "It's all over, just like the injury on your hand has healed long ago."
The ending sound sank faintly, hidden under this calm tone, there seemed to be unspeakable grievances and unwillingness.
His back was thin and thin, Li Zhongchen seemed to be able to pull him into his arms with his hand, and restrain him, making him immobile, and let him let go with his eyes wet.
... I can't help but want to touch Qiao Yi.
Walk from the fruit and vegetable section to the meat section.
Qiao Yan probably wanted to buy some tender beef, but he didn't know where to start. Li Zhongchen was always good at picking, so he pointed to a certain piece: "Buy this, it looks fresh."
Before Qiao Yan could answer the question, the working lady picked up the meat wearing disposable gloves, and said, "Handsome guy is really good at picking, this piece was just cut and put on the table, it seems that you often cook at home, right? Today’s society is not the same as it used to be, you can’t leave everything to your girlfriends, you have to share housework with each other.”
Qiao Yan: "..."
Li Zhongchen is extremely shameless: "I used to only pick and choose, but now I can cook whatever he likes to eat. It took a lot of effort to learn those."
This sentence is clearly intentional, but it is not just to be heard by the people around you.
Qiao Yan's ears turned red quietly: "..."
"It's great, it's not like the girl in my family who had a short talk with her. She can't see each other several times in half a year, and it's hard to have a meal together." The aunt knew each other well, and gave them a price list, and she was still talking about it when she handed it over.
"You two young people haven't talked about girlfriends, have you? You seem to be twenty-four or five years old. Although you don't need to be too anxious to work hard in a big city, you have to hurry up and talk about someone. Pay more attention, otherwise it will be too late to miss it. .”
Li Zhongchen also insisted on echoing: "If you catch up with him, immediately pull the certificate."
I was educated when I bought a vegetable.
The atmosphere was too delicate, Qiao Yan silently took the packaged tender beef, and left without putting it in the cart.
Li Zhongchen stepped forward with a long leg, and deliberately said, "Why are your ears turning red so easily?"
"..." Qiao Yan wore a mask and stared at him with bright eyes, "You can cook for whoever you like. I'm not very interested in these things."
Li Zhongchen didn't dodge, his eyes collided.
Qiao Yan's pretty eyebrows were reflected in his eyes, and he answered ambiguously: "Then what if that person is you."
Qiao Yan was taken aback for a moment: "... I don't want to be poisoned to death, thank you."
"..." Li Zhongchen had nothing to say, the blame was that he had fried the kitchen and cooked dark dishes.
Especially one time, he forgot to turn off the fire when he was cooking porridge. After Qiao Yan lifted the lid of the pot, seeing the black lumps with his own eyes, he was in a daze for half a month and didn't want to hear the word porridge.
Can be out of sight.
Qiao Yan realized that his face was hot, so he clenched his lower lip in disappointment, it was too embarrassing.
Check out.
There is a bakery on the first floor of the mall.
Qiao Yan is going to buy some European buns for supper.
Li Zhongchen has never liked sweets, but he chooses them on a whim, cranberry stuffed ones, taro flavored ones, you come and go, just like the state when you were in love.
Qiao Yan was in a good mood, and seeing that everyone who was interested bought two, he said he would pack them separately and let Li Zhongchen take one back.
The clerk was helping to cut the bread, and Li Zhongchen wanted to pay again, but Qiao Yan was the first to hand over the membership card.
Qiao Yan was quite helpless and said: "You paid for the things in the supermarket just now, and you can't stop them. What do you have to do with me? Future colleagues are not counted. What's the point of paying for me?"
"..." Li Zhongchen felt aggrieved when he heard it, "How many years have we been together, why are you so clear with me?"
Qiao Yan said ruthlessly: "It's really not that many years, and they have long since ceased to owe each other."
You don't owe me.
But I owe you a lot.
Li Zhongchen didn't take Qiao Yan's sarcastic remarks seriously.
Anyway, they were all harmless angry words, his male model leaned against the corner of the counter, his eyes were as sharp as a knife's edge, and his handsome eyebrows were raised in a heroic manner.
"Yu Wen and the others were scolded miserably, and after winning the live broadcast room, they were full of swear words. The popularity of e-sports circles plummeted, and the surname Qin was also sprayed to pieces. It's quite interesting, why don't you go and see it?"
Put aside the previous topic for now.
Li Zhongchen remembered the team formation a few days ago, thanks to Yao Tong's divine assist, he was quite happy, so he casually handed the phone to Qiao Yan.
[Boss Qin is really first-class in aesthetics. Your team’s current selection criteria turns out to be wheat bran boys with poor quality, and they come and go. It is recommended to directly buy dramas and film movies, enter the entertainment circle and go to the top. It is just around the corner. You can stop doing @MW Team]
[It’s wrong to blame Qiao, it seems that there are other people who don’t miss the old love. I think everyone must have heard the story of ancient women stealing from their husbands and stealing men. It’s time to be soaked in a pig cage. It’s time for Boss Qin to be soaked ]
[Old Qin, can we fix some things in the yang world, what's the deal with buying a player who is yin? ? ]
[Isn’t Xiao Qiao good? It’s great to be in the US server! He’s been willing to come back all the way to the top two of the interstellar game. He’s come all the way for your green hat. Is it inlaid with gold and diamonds? I want to ask]
[The one whose surname is Qin is sb, I wish the Gui team is getting worse and worse, repost this blog to draw ten people 200 soft sister coins each to drink milk tea, there is no limit to fans, except for washing powder, you can transfer to play]
"..." Qiao Yan frowned slightly when he heard that, "Actually, Brother Qin asked my opinion and wanted to know what I thought, but at that time I already knew that Wing and Lau were going to sign back, so I didn't want to embarrass both parties. So I took the initiative to say no to signing.”
Li Zhongchen suppressed the anger and did not break out: "The two of them are tied together and cannot be separated. If only one of Yu Wen or Luo Yuji came back, the surname Qin would never give up on you. In the end, interests are paramount."
Meanwhile the clerks packed their bread.
Qiao Yan took it with his hand, thanked him politely, and wanted to go out with Li Zhongchen.
"Whatever, anyway, the transfer period at the end of the year is coming soon, and the former teammates who should retire will also retire. The year and a half without me has not been affected much. I really have nothing to commemorate."
Say so.
But in the past, we shared weal and woe, and let go wherever we could say let go.
Li Zhongchen heard the sigh from Qiao Yan's mouth.
I also know that the other party has always valued friendship, no matter what the situation is, Qiao Yan is definitely not the first one to say give up. Only when you are extremely disappointed will you not want to persist.
The same goes for their relationship.
Li Zhongchen thought about how to comfort him.
But before the two of them left the store, they were sitting at the table by the glass window, and a man and a woman who looked familiar got up and walked over.
The girl seemed a little embarrassed, probably because she was afraid of disturbing the two of them: "Ah, hello Echo... I just saw you in the supermarket. I'm your fan. I didn't expect to meet you here."
The girl kept pinching her fingers in embarrassment.
The tall boy next to her couldn't help but speak for her, and added: "Zhong Shen, my girlfriend just kept saying that she wanted to ask you for an autograph, but I'm sorry, she has liked you for more than six years, your video she You can watch it several times without falling behind.”
Li Zhongchen and Qiao Diannan were a little surprised.
I recalled that I had just met this couple in the vegetable section of the supermarket.
Qiao Yan didn't speak, as if watching a good show.
Li Zhongchen, on the other hand, was embarrassed and embarrassed, and wanted to say how to sign this. There was no pen or paper, and Qiao Yan was still at the side. Although he was wearing a mask, he was in the same circle after all. It’s been a long time since I’ve played a game, so asking for an autograph is too much for me.”
The girl rushed to say: "I'll make a comeback soon, no matter what, I will always support your Echo."
Li Zhongchen held the shopping bag and smiled sincerely: "Thank you."
"Echo, are you going out shopping with your teammates?" The girl forced to find a topic, maybe a star chaser can understand this kind of mood that is dancing on the inside, but can only pretend to be calm on the surface, "This is quite far from the SVG club, right? , I couldn’t believe I really met you just now.”
As soon as the girl said this.
Li Zhongchen couldn't help being a little bit tangled, feeling the indifference of Qiao Yan beside him, he suddenly had an idea: "It's not a teammate, it's Qiao Shen from the former MW club. I have always had a good relationship with him."
"..." Qiao Yan's body froze immediately.
And the young couple in front of them were also surprised.
Originally looking at Li Zhongchen, she turned to Qiao Yan, and the girl opened her mouth slightly: "Ah, God Qiao?! I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. Didn't you change to blonde hair a while ago and also wear a mask... "
Qiao Yi was helpless.
It's not that Li Zhongchen doesn't know the status of the two fans, what he wants to do by confessing himself.
But he still took off the mask and showed his face. He was very polite to the girl, but he was inexplicably nervous and said, "I have only a normal relationship with Zhong Shen."
"Eh?! It should be really good to be able to go shopping together," the girl said in surprise, "Although I'm not your fan, God Joe, it's really exciting to see you playing StarCraft on the US server. I have a lot of things on my mind, but good things take time, don't be upset by the recent domestic affairs, everything will go well in the future."
The boy also smiled sincerely: "Then I can hardly be regarded as a fan of God Qiao. I usually learn how to play my lifeline from Qiao God's video. No matter which team you sign to in the future, I hope you can always follow your own ideas. The pace will get better and better in the next games.”
Qiao Yan was slightly taken aback.
He thought to himself, aren't the two in front of him fans of Li Zhongchen, why are they being so polite to him.
—He thinks he is not a hypocritical person, but if he has anything to do with Li Zhongchen, he will always lose his sense of control and become not like his calm self.
And Li Zhongchen couldn't help but grab his shoulders.
To the outside world, they look like they are good brothers, and bid farewell to the two fans politely and gracefully.
But after going out, Li Zhongchen whispered to him uneasily: "Look, baby, in fact, sometimes what you see doesn't mean everything, and there are many people who hope that everything goes well for you and me on this road."
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