[02]
After half a year of marriage, they rarely saw each other, which made Chi Qiu feel very lonely.
There was a long silence on the opposite side, so long that Chi Qiu thought the phone was hung up, but he didn't hear the sound of "beep—"
He blinked in confusion, thinking that he had said something wrong, and changed the subject nervously: "When I came out today, the apricot blossoms were all in bloom, and it smelled very good." He swallowed, not knowing his expression at the moment Full of helplessness.
Xiao Yan didn't hear what was said on the phone, but he could clearly see the change of Chi Qiu's expression from the rearview mirror. He figured it out with his toes, that cold-tempered Mr. Lu couldn't say anything nice.
Xiao Yan can't say much because he just takes people's wages. He sat up straight in embarrassment, breathing lightly, trying to minimize his presence.
About a minute later, there was a belated apology from the other side: "I was too busy with work and ignored your feelings, sorry."
Chi Qiu pursed his lips, he didn't mean that: "I don't want you to apologize, I..."
"Chi Qiu."
"Um?"
Caught off guard, Lu Ming replied, "I miss you too."
A formula-like thought, in a given position, speaks a given word.
Chi Qiu didn't know that Lu Ming was a boring person in the eyes of many people. Rigid, cold, unkind. Such a person would actually get married, and would say "I miss you too" to someone, which always feels unbelievable.
Chi Qiu clenched his phone tightly, feeling like he was on a roller coaster.
He didn't know what mood Lu Ming was in when he said this, nor did he know what Lu Ming's expression was at the moment. But Chi Qiu felt very happy. He hoped that Lu Ming was serious and sincere.
And Lu Ming didn't know that after he finished saying "I miss you too", Chi Qiu's cheeks were as red as a fruit on a branch in autumn, ripening like a blush in late autumn.
Lu Ming said: "I'll be home tonight, you don't have to wait for me for dinner, I'm not sure if I'll be home on time."
He seemed sure that Chi Qiu would wait for him.
Because Chi Qiu did such a stupid thing before, he waited until midnight just to have dinner together, so Lu Ming specially added: "Just eat first."
As soon as he heard that he was going home, Chi Qiu suddenly became happy, regardless of whether Lu Ming could see it or not, he nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
A fine rain floated outside the window and fell on the window continuously.
After finishing the phone call, Lu Ming put down the phone and loosened the tie on his chest.
He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office. Behind his slender and tall figure was a neat and orderly office area. Xu Ling outside the door had been waiting for a long time, and he knocked on the door again.
"Come in."
Xu Ling held a cup of coffee and a dessert in his hand, and put them on Lu Ming's desk: "Boss Lu, this is the afternoon tea ordered by Mr. Chi." Immediately afterwards, he handed Lu Ming a document.
Lu Ming turned around, with no superfluous expression on his face. He took the file and sat down to read it carefully. During this period, Lu Ming took a sip of coffee and did not touch the dessert.
Time passed by, and after Xu Ling reported to him, he realized that the thermos on Lu Ming's desk hadn't been opened yet.
"Boss Lu, drink the soup while it's hot." Xu Ling reminded him softly, remembering Chi Qiu's advice.
Lu Ming didn't bother to raise his eyes, and said straightly: "I bought you off with an afternoon tea?"
"...No! Mr. Lu, you, you misunderstood." Xu Ling couldn't argue with everything, wishing to slap himself. If the relationship between Lu Ming and Chi Qiu is not harmonious, then his actions are undoubtedly adding trouble to Lu Ming.
Unexpectedly, after Lu Ming finished speaking, he pushed the coffee aside. While talking about work, he opened the thermos and poured a bowl of steaming chicken soup. Immediately, the aroma of chicken soup overflowed, making Xu Ling hungry.
Seeing that he still didn't leave, Lu Ming asked bluntly, "Would you like a bowl?"
"No, no, you're welcome..." Xu Ling turned and left the office.
Lu Ming blew into the soup bowl and took two spoonfuls. It's been a few days, and for the first time, something warm has entered my stomach other than coffee. This made him feel at ease, and even the stiff expression on his face relaxed a lot.
Just as Chi Qiu guessed, during this time, he was too busy to take good care of his stomach.
Every meal is not on order, and the meal is not hot, just a few mouthfuls are enough.
Therefore, in order to take care of Lu Ming's chaotic diet and avoid putting pressure on his stomach, this pot of chicken soup carefully skimmed off the slick oil and added some health-preserving herbs, which is not as good as the previous chicken soup. So greasy.
It looks like it took a lot of effort.
Not long after, Lu Ming finished a bowl of chicken soup. He didn't have the appetite to drink the second bowl. Looking at the empty bowl, he pressed the landline on the table and called his assistant in: "I remember there will be a concert at the Grand Theater in C City, you can book it for me." Two tickets."
Lu Ming and Chi Qiu's wedding was held in a hurry, and the two did not go on their honeymoon.
The innocent Chi Qiu knew that his eyes were inconvenient, so naturally he would not ask Lu Ming for such trouble. On weekdays, many of Chi Qiu's hobbies are carried out at home, and there are very few hobbies that can go out, and concerts are an exception.
But since Chi Qiu married him, Lu Ming didn't seem to have seen him go to any concert.
Lu Ming didn't know if the problem was with him, he didn't have the extra energy to think about it now. He wanted to attend as many concerts as possible with Chi Qiu to make up for the so-called "honeymoon".
Thinking of this, Lu Ming said, "Prepare a bouquet of roses for me then."
At the end, he said, "Order me a bouquet of roses now, is it too late?"
…
On the other hand, after hanging up the phone with Lu Ming, Chi Qiu obviously didn't think that much.
His mood improved a lot, and he even changed his mind and said to Xiao Yan: "Go to Sweet, I want to buy some desserts to go home."
Xiao Yan immediately turned the car around.
Along the way, Xiao Yan mentioned intentionally or unintentionally: "A while ago you said you liked osmanthus, and Mr. Lu specially asked someone to plant an osmanthus tree in the backyard of the villa. It must smell good when autumn comes!"
Chi Qiu laughed, and the haze in his heart was swept away, and the cloudy weather turned sunny.
Seeing him smile, Xiao Yan was also in a good mood. Because of his young age, he also talked a lot, and asked gossipingly, "Sir, you and Mr. Lu, who chased who first?"
Chi Qiu's ears turned red, and he didn't dislike the new driver who hadn't been in office for a long time. He deliberately "preached" a sentence: "You talk a lot, concentrate on driving."
"I'm sorry, I just saw you smile, and I feel better." Xiao Yan is still very good at talking, he sat upright cheerfully, and drove seriously.
Speaking of which, Xiao Yan was the driver that Lu Ming specially recruited for Chi Qiu to serve Chi Qiu alone.
After a while, the car drove to a dessert shop called Sweet.
With Xiao Yan's help, Chi Qiu got out of the car.
The drizzled Xingxi City smelled damp, and Xiao Yan held an umbrella by his side.
"It doesn't matter if it's raining." Chi Qiu didn't care, he held his guide stick, tapped the ground, and walked slowly into the delicately decorated dessert shop.
The price of this dessert shop is not cheap, and the taste is naturally good. Due to the special nature of some desserts, a large part of the delivery service of this store does not support delivery.
If you want to eat many categories, you have to come and pick them up in person.
Chi Qiu would ask Xiao Yan to run errands over every now and then, and the clerk recognized Xiao Yan as a regular customer at a glance.
"welcome!"
The clerk welcomed them warmly. When she noticed Chi Qiu's lifeless eyes and the guide stick in her hand, she went up to them cleverly and began to introduce the desserts at the counter to them.
From category to taste to appearance, everything is explained in detail.