Yan Ziqing looked at Qin Jueming in the driver's seat in surprise: "Captain Qin? Why are you here?"
"Chasing people takes some thought." Qin Jueming said with a smile, "Doctor Yan, get in the car, and I'll take you home."
Yan Ziqing stood there, hesitated for a while, raised her eyes and said, "Don't bother, it's not worth it."
Thinking that he was politely rejected, Qin Jueming felt depressed, as if a big stone was weighing heavily on his chest.
However, in the next second, Yan Ziqing grabbed the handle of the car and opened the door.
He sat in the co-pilot, fastened his seat belt and said, "The police force must be quite busy. I don't get to and from get off work on time. You should put your mind to it in a different way."
Qin Jueming was slightly stunned, then smiled and started the car.
The street lights passed by the car window at night, and they stepped back quickly. The car was quiet for a moment, and Yan Ziqing asked, "Captain Qin, you said earlier that you often dreamed when you were nineteen. Can you tell me about it?"
"Doctor Yan is curious?" Qin Jueming slightly raised his eyebrows.
"En." Yan Ziqing nodded.
Qin Jueming stared straight ahead and said with a smile, "In my dream, I waited for someone for ten years."
Yan Ziqing was startled: "Ten years?"
"right."
Ten years, the floating two words contain how many unforgettable days and nights.
"Then..." Yan Ziqing looked at Qin Jueming, "Have you waited for that person?"
Qin Jueming turned his head to look at Yan Ziqing, and said with a smile, "Doctor Yan, the dream is already a dream, don't you think the present is the most important thing?"
Yan Ziqing was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "Well, what you said makes sense."
The two chatted happily again, and soon arrived at the gate of the community where Yan Ziqing lived.
Yan Ziqing nodded in thanks, unfastened her seat belt, opened the car door and was about to leave when Qin Jueming grabbed her wrist.
"Doctor Yan, I would like to exchange cell phone numbers with you. Is this request too much?" Qin Jueming asked with a smile.
"How can it be too much, of course." Yan Ziqing wanted to get the phone, but found that Qin Jueming's wrist was still tightly clenched, unable to move.
Yan Ziqing felt a little helpless, and said softly, "Captain Qin, you have to let go of me so that I can take the phone."
"Ah..." Qin Jueming let go, "I'm sorry."
Yan Ziqing smiled, without showing a look of blame, he took out his mobile phone, asked for Qin Jueming's number, and called back.
"Captain Qin, rest early, thank you." Yan Ziqing thanked politely, closed the car door, and walked to the community.
As soon as he walked downstairs, he happened to meet the aunt next door who was going downstairs to take out the garbage.
The neighbor's aunt knew Yan Ziqing well, and when she saw him approaching, she said warmly, "Oh, Xiaoyan, you just got off work?"
"Well, hello, Auntie." Yan Ziqing greeted in a gentle tone.
The two walked into the unit building together and took the elevator. The aunt kept talking: "Oh, you are a doctor, you work hard. You go out early and come back late all day. Have you had dinner yet?"
"I've eaten." Yan Ziqing smiled restrainedly.
"Hey! That's right!" the aunt said suddenly, "Xiaoyan, I remember you are still single, right?"
Yan Ziqing was startled: "Ah, I..."
As soon as he spoke slowly, his aunt immediately took the conversation away: "Xiaoyan, let me tell you, there is a girl in my aunt's relative's family, she is twenty-six years old this year, hey, she looks like a flower, she is a junior high school teacher! People are also like you, you have a good temper, ah, you two are a good match, don't you want to meet?"
"No..." Yan Ziqing just wanted to refuse, but the aunt interrupted him, "Oh! Don't be shy! Men can't be so shy, just wait, aunt will push the girl's WeChat to you later!"
"I... auntie, wait... not..." Yan Ziqing wanted to say something, but the aunt thought he was shy, and patted him when he got out of the elevator, gave him an encouraging look, and then left.
Yan Ziqing showed helplessness.
Who made him have such a temper, humble in everything.
Forget it, just wait for WeChat to make it clear.
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For the next few days, Qin Jueming, rain or shine, came to the hospital every day after get off work to look for Yan Ziqing.
Sometimes he comes early and chats with colleagues in Yan Ziqing's department.
Qin Jueming was not easy-going, but because those doctors and nurses were Yan Ziqing's colleagues, he tried his best to talk to them.
After Qin Jueming came more often, a little nurse became curious and asked about their relationship.
Qin Jueming didn't want to embarrass Yan Ziqing, he just said he was a good friend.
Yan Ziqing persuaded Qin Jueming several times not to bother him so much, because several times when Qin Jueming sent Yan Ziqing home, he always answered the phone calls from his colleagues, saying that he would go back to the police station immediately.
Qin Jueming said hello, but he came again the next day.
Occasionally, when both of them were free, Qin Jueming would invite Yan Ziqing to have dinner together, but it was limited to eating and chatting.
It has been almost two months since Qin Jueming confessed his love, and the two of them have remained in the ambiguous stage of being more than friends.
Sometimes, when Yan Ziqing lay on the bed before going to bed, he would be full of thoughts.
He would ask himself over and over again how he thought of Qin Jueming.
The answer in my heart is like the spring bamboo shoots that have not broken the ground, waiting for a thunderous spring rain with great momentum to rise from the ground.
On this day, Yan Ziqing walked out of the hospital after work, looking forward as usual.
Sure enough, Qin Jueming was already waiting for him by the road.
A warm ripple suddenly appeared in Yan Ziqing's chest.
After a busy day, I suddenly looked up and found that there is someone I can rely on and talk to. What a warm and happy thing it should be.
This kind of warmth makes people fall into it, and it is difficult to extricate themselves.
Yan Ziqing's walking pace suddenly became brisk.
As soon as he sat in the co-pilot, Qin Jueming handed him a box of hot milk.
"I bought it at a convenience store. Didn't you say a few days ago that you had a headache and couldn't sleep well because of several major surgeries?" Qin Jueming said.
"I... thank you." Yan Ziqing was so moved that his eyes turned red, he silently lowered his head.
Qin Jueming seemed to be very free today. After starting the car, he drove leisurely and chatted with Yan Ziqing about many family matters.
But the road has an end, no matter how slow Qin Jueming drives, he will reach his destination eventually.
"Go to bed earlier, good night." Qin Jueming unlocked the car door and said with a smile.
"Well, good night, Captain Qin." Yan Ziqing nodded and opened the car door.
He stepped out of the car door and looked up.
The gate of the community is quiet and no one is there, and the warm yellow street lamps cast long shadows of pedestrians who occasionally pass by.
The night is low, starry, and lonely.
Yan Ziqing turned around suddenly, looked at Qin Jueming, and asked softly.
"I don't know if Captain Qin will drink tea? My parents sent me a good Dahongpao yesterday. Do you want to come to my house?"