"I haven't eaten yet." Xue Yao, who received the "cordial" greeting from her lover, naturally wanted to create opportunities to talk more.
Su Han turned his head back again and walked towards the office without slowing down: "Then order one for yourself too."
"I don't know what to eat." Xue Yao continued to create opportunities.
"You want to eat the same thing as me?"
“Don’t like seafood cheese rice.”
"Didn't you eat it last time?" He was eating happily. Su Han couldn't help but frowned.
"I've been eating H-style meals at the company these past two days, and I'm a little tired of it." Xue Yao said.
"Oh." Xue Yao was imagining that Su Han would get into a discussion with her about what to eat, but the other party just said "oh" briefly and didn't respond. Xue Yao was bored. If she continued to pester him, she was afraid that she would give the other party a bad impression of "a grown-up who always complains about what to eat."
Although she was committed to helping Su Han overcome his fear of her, she did not want to let dislike get the upper hand. What she wanted was benign, healthy and sustainable development. Following behind Su Han, Xue Yao seriously considered her current situation. It was obvious that the first step was quite successful. In just four or five months, through her pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, Su Han no longer regarded himself as the black-bellied boss from more than a decade ago. The second step, how to put herself in the eyes of the other party, not be ignored, and occupy a place in her busy work every day, became the biggest problem she faced.
One looked straight ahead, the other absent-mindedly, and the two finally walked into the office together.
The lights outside the house were just beginning to come on, and the lights inside were also bright. Su Han put the computer on the desk, turned it on, and continued to work. He casually said to Xue Yao: "There are fruits on the table, books on the shelf, and a game console in the drawer under the coffee table. You can also play some games."
It was the same dialogue as every time before, the substance remained the same. Xue Yao curled her lips and added in her mind: If you have something to do at home, you can leave first. I guess I'll be off work quite late.
Su Han's voice almost synced with the voice in her heart: "By the way, if you have something to do at home, you can leave first. I think I will get off work quite late, so it's okay."
Four more words than last time, it's still progress. Xue Yao sat down on the sofa with an optimistic attitude, and took out a handheld game console from the drawer with familiarity. It was the latest model from X, equipped with VR equipment. The current VR technology is much more mature than the previous two years, and it can be easily experienced anytime and anywhere.
Xue Yao put the handheld game console aside and ordered two seafood rice dishes on her phone. The reason why she ordered the same dish was not because she wanted to save trouble, but because if she ordered the same dish, it would be delivered together, and the two of them could chat for a while while eating.
Xue Yao, who was very busy a year ago, would never have expected that a year later, she would even calculate something as trivial as ordering takeout just to get people to chat with her more. However, she enjoyed it, which was more than even earning a few million more could compare to. She was willing to waste an entire night here.
After ordering the takeaway, Xue Yao looked up at Su Han who was busy staring at the computer, and then picked up the handheld game console in her hand. Playing games is something that young people do, she has always believed so. When she was a gangster, she watched others play slot machines, dance machines, and all kinds of games. It was very lively, but she had never tried them. Now that she is over 40, she is playing the hobbies of young people and wants to have a relationship like young people.
Up and down, crouching, jumping. "Da da da" "Da da da" a quick burst of bullets shot past, sweeping away the obstacles in front of them.
Xue Yao waved her arms in the air, clenched her fists and said "yeah". In order not to disturb Su Han's work, she naturally did not make any sound, but just made such a gesture to express her joy.
Her movements were so large that Su Han's attention was drawn to her as soon as he typed the last word. It was a pity that Xue Yao was wearing glasses, otherwise she would have stopped the game by now and looked at each other.
Su Han came back to her senses and looked at the time displayed in the lower right corner of the computer. It turned out that three minutes had passed since she looked at Xue Yao.
Huh? Does that person have a flower on his face
For the next half hour, Su Han did not even look in that direction until Xue Yao stood up.
"What's wrong?" Su Han reacted immediately. She realized that she had been paying attention to the other person all the time, and suddenly felt inexplicably annoyed.
Xue Yao raised her hand to tidy up her messy hair and said, "The takeaway has arrived. I'll go get it. Wash your hands first. Give me the access card."
Without thinking, Su Han subconsciously opened the drawer and handed her a bunch of keys with access cards. Xue Yao took the keys and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that I will copy the key to your front door?"
Su Han: “…”
Xue Yao: “Just kidding.”
Su Han: “…”
Xue Yao twirled the key ring around her index finger and went out with a smile. Another hour passed and only a few people were still working overtime in the company. Lights were on in a few offices. Su Han had his secretary waiting on him when he had nothing to do. The secretaries in the offices outside had naturally gone off work as well, and the lights made the corridor long and deep.
Xue Yao hummed a tune as she walked through the empty corridor. Her access card beeped and she went out to take the two meals from the delivery boy. "Thanks."
When he came back, Su Han had already tidied the coffee table. The handheld game console, glasses, fruit plate and other miscellaneous items were piled in a corner. Xue Yao went to wash her hands, and Su Han opened the two takeout bags and took out the rice. In fact, you can eat on the table without having to use your hands and feet, but somehow it has become a convention to eat on the coffee table. Su Han sat on the sofa, and Xue Yao squatted on the edge of the coffee table, digging rice with a spoon, like a medium-sized dog.
Su Han was confused for a moment. The sofa was so long that it was more than enough for three or four people to sit on, not to mention two people. But she had to squat opposite him. Wait, opposite? Su Han raised his eyes from the cheese rice with shrimp and squid. Was she doing this to make it easier to see him
is that so
If Xue Yao could hear her inner voice, she would admit that it was like this, kneeling against the numb legs of the middle-aged man. Otherwise, she was so bored that she had to squat instead of sitting properly, just to see Su Han's face.
Su Han was a little distracted while eating. A few months ago, Xue Yao said she wanted to pursue her, which made her very nervous. She was the kind of person who planned her life accurately and was not prepared to let another person directly enter her intimate circle. In her opinion, Xue Yao's personality was similar to hers. They were both vigorous and resolute. If she really wanted to pursue someone, she would probably do something earth-shattering and take him down as soon as possible. She thought about it for several days and decided that if the other party really came in a strong way, she would just refuse directly. It was enough for her to be strong. If there was another one, wouldn't it be like fighting a war? Whether she could handle it or not was another matter, but whether she was too lazy to deal with it was more important. Why should she torment herself at her age? Because of love? Oh, it's not worth it, not to mention that there is no love yet.
However, the situation she expected did not happen at all. Xue Yao was like an old friend she had known for a long time. He did not need to press her with greetings every day for three meals a day. Instead, he would ask her when he had free time: "Are you off work?" "Do you want to go shopping on the weekend?" "I know there is a new coffee shop nearby. Do you want to join me?" He did not send her roses, or say good morning or good evening, or say things that made her not know how to respond except to respond with the same words, and did not force her to give a clear answer.
Su Han felt nothing but relaxed, without any burden, and she didn't even feel like she was being chased. If it weren't for the fact that she remembered that night so vividly, she would have suspected that the conversation was something she had imagined. Wait, was she really dreaming? She mistook the dream for reality.
—Why you? There are many reasons. First, you and I have similar tastes and can eat together; second, we are in the same industry, we are familiar with each other's work content and have common topics; third, you are a junior in the same industry, I admire you, and admiration is a major starting point of feelings; fourth, we are of similar age and both single, I want to fall in love, and I happen to have a good impression of you, I think this is a rare opportunity; fifth, I have lived for so many years, and it is a lie to say that you are the first person I have a good impression of, you will not believe it. I have had a good impression of several people, but I did not put it into practice before for various reasons. Now I have money and free time, I don’t want to miss you again.
Such a well-organized and logical passage, and so typical of Xue’s style, the chance of dreaming about it should be quite small.
Does Xue Yao really like me? Or is she just looking for someone to relieve her loneliness at her age
Su Han recalled thoughtfully. She did not notice that Xue Yao looked at her with a focused and serious look. There was also a spontaneous joy in the depths of her eyes. That was definitely not the look that could be produced by looking at a person to vent to. It was real love.
Xue Yao came to visit every now and then, and from the few chats they had, her understanding of Su Han was increasing day by day. She now felt that Su Han basically looked like the person she liked, both in appearance and personality, and was a perfect match for her.
As usual, she accompanied Su Han to finish his overtime work, and at ten o'clock in the evening, they went out to the food stall for a midnight snack. The brightly dressed urban beauty seemed out of place in the mixed food stall, but the atmosphere between the two of them was particularly harmonious.
Su Han tasted sweetness from the beer, which was almost non-existent, and asked the question he knew the answer to, "Why do you always come to our company to find me?"
"Because I like you and I'm pursuing you." He answered without hesitation.
Su Han seemed to be at a loss, his eyes wandering around, he lowered his head and took a skewer and handed it to Xue Yao, saying quickly: "You eat."
Xue Yao: “???”
The crowd was bustling and the charcoal fire in the barbecue stall made a sizzling sound. Su Han turned his head as if he had found a savior, revealing his tender pink ears facing Xue Yao.
Xue Yao was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly lowered her head to eat the skewers she handed to her, speechless for a moment.
As they ate, the light reflected two bright smiling faces.
Xue Yao almost jumped up in the elevator, but fortunately, she held back because of the calmness she had built up over the years. She stared at the surveillance camera above her head, and the camera was also looking at her. She walked out of the elevator with her eyes wide open, and then she flew into the house and fell directly on the sofa.
It's just a skewer passed to you, and you blushed a little, what a loser! It's not like I fed you with my own mouth. Look at the people on TV who kiss like crazy, but they're not as excited as you are.
Ten minutes later, Xue Yao calmed down.
She grabbed her phone, opened the address book, scanned the names from beginning to end, and finally chose Lu Yinbing and dialed. She also had two best friends, but they were both married with children. If she said this, she would not only be laughed at by them, but they might not find any resonance because of the long time. Lu Yinbing happened to know that she was pursuing Su Han. She and Xia Yitong were still in a state of love, so she should understand her very well.
After talking to Lu Yinbing on the phone, Xue Yao knew that she was wrong. Not only was she wrong, but she was extremely wrong. She fell into deep thought: What made her think that my eldest daughter was mature and reliable and she would never laugh at my middle-aged girlish heart? In just one short year, she was blinded by Lu Yinbing's well-behaved appearance and was still insulting her. Xia Yitong interrupted Lu Yinbing's ridicule and said frankly that she had experienced it deeply. She also talked to her about her feelings when she met Lu Yinbing for the first, second, third, and fourth time a few years ago, and when they unexpectedly "lived together", she was in Xue Yao's current state almost every day.
Xue Yao's impression of her second daughter improved significantly. If Lu Yinbing hadn't interrupted their conversation by saying that she was going to bed, Xue Yao would have been able to chat with Xia Yitong until dawn.
No, she and Lu Xia have a time difference now, how can they sleep? Xue Yao's eyes widened in anger, Lu Yinbing, this little bastard.
In Country X, Lu Yinbing and Xia Yitong, who were out having fun again, were nestling in bed together. They were sleeping, but they had just woken up not long ago. Lu Yinbing was holding the phone that had just been hung up, and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why are you so reluctant to leave?"
Xia Yitong smiled and said, "Recalling the glorious years, and by the way, gaining some favorability with Xue Ma. Haven't you noticed that her attitude towards me is much better now than before?"
Lu Yinbing automatically ignored the second half of her sentence, "I haven't heard of the glorious years you're reminiscing about. Just recall them to me."
"Okay, what do you want to know?"
Lu Yinbing thought for a moment and asked a question: "Did you deliberately bang your head against the door to attract my attention during your first audition? Oh, woman, you succeeded in getting my attention."
Xia Yitong: “…”
Lu Yinbing: "If you don't say anything, does that mean you agree?"
Xia Yitong: "... No, I'm more curious about what fan fiction you've read recently, President?"
Lu Yinbing coughed uncomfortably: "Don't worry about this, just answer truthfully."
Xia Yitong: “No.”
Lu Yinbing: "What did you want to tell me that day?"
Xia Yitong asked: "Which day?"
Lu Yinbing said: "It was the day I slammed the door."
Xia Yitong sighed and said helplessly: "You don't forget what your WeChat note is, do you? You slammed the door on me three times, which time are you talking about?"
Lu Yinbing: "The first time, I just got up."
Xia Yitong said: "Oh, nothing, I just want to introduce myself to you. My name is so-and-so, I like you very much, can you sign an autograph with me and take a photo with me? Who knew you have such a bad temper, tsk."
Things that you once struggled with are now just a piece of cake. Is there anything more dramatic than the person who was once out of your reach becoming your lover
Lu Yinbing clarified: "Didn't I say I just woke up? I usually have a good temper."
Xia Yitong rolled his eyes upwards.
Lu Yinbing jumped up, put his hands on Xia Yitong's shoulders, pressed her under him, shook her up and down vigorously, and shouted: "Tell me, did you roll your eyes at me just now? How dare you roll your eyes at me? This is outrageous."
Xia Yitong was so dizzy that she said faintly, "You have a good temper?"
Lu Yinbing was always right, and she said confidently at this moment: "Yes, but I just woke up and I'm still in a bad mood. Who told you to provoke me at this time?" She reached out to tickle Xia Yitong's ticklish spot again.
"I was wrong, I was wrong." Xia Yitong couldn't stop laughing and rolled on the bed. The "good-tempered" Lu Yinbing didn't let her go so easily. Xia Yitong laughed and dodged, and accidentally fell off the bed.
Lu Yinbing finally got her out of the bed with kindness, and the two of them huddled together. Xia Yitong began to fight back, but Tong Jie was not the type to passively take a beating. She was just being taken advantage of by Lu Yinbing. This time, Lu Yinbing was powerless to resist, and the punishment was to kiss for one minute without taking a breath.
After the punishment, Lu Yinbing lay on the bed with messy hair and no image, taking a deep breath of air: "Murder you."
Xia Yitong smiled and poured her some water.
Lu Yinbing drank half a glass of water, and the two of them smoothed out the wrinkled sheets. Getting up? No way, they just lay back down. The two of them had been hanging out outside for more than two months, going to bed early and getting up late. Now it was not yet time for them to get up, so they continued to kill time in bed and pay attention to the domestic news.
The Golden Cong Award, one of the three major Chinese film awards in China, announced the list of nominees today. Lu Yinbing's film has not been released yet, so of course she is not on the list. Xia Yitong and Laiying's films have been released, but Laiying was nominated for Best Actress and Xia Yitong's film was nominated for Best Film and Best Director, but she was not nominated. The awards ceremony will be held in a while, and they will be invited to the ceremony. This period of wandering will probably end here.
Before the two of them could congratulate Laiying, Laiying had already called them overseas: "Hahahaha, Lao Lu, just wait for me to call you daddy."
It is not certain whether he will win the award or not, but he has to make a tough statement. Lu Yinbing's real competitiveness lies in the Golden Crow Award in the second half of this year. Without a movie released, he will naturally not be shortlisted for the Golden Cong Award in the first half of the year.
There is still half a year left before the Golden Crow Awards, so Lai Ying would of course take advantage of this time to feel proud. What if Lu Yinbing won the award later and she didn't even have time to show off? That would be a loss, so she called without delay.
Lu Yinbing: "You are old, why are you still making such a fuss? How dare you bring up something like being shortlisted?"
Laiying: “If you are nominated, you might win a prize!”
Lu Yinbing: "What if you can't get it?"
Laiying: "Forget it if you can't get it! Are you going to bite me?"