Xu Xinghe didn't know how the situation became like this—
He and Ling Changfeng just sat on the small sofa in the ward, one reading a book and the other reading documents, doing their own thing without disturbing each other.
Fortunately, books are a kind of existence that can calm people's hearts quickly. Xu Xinghe gently turned over a page and read quietly under the soft light, and he didn't feel embarrassed.
The roses just received were divided into two bunches, one was placed on the low table in front of them, and the other was placed in a vase by the bed.
The whole room is filled with a faint rose fragrance.
Outside the window, the moon is bright, the sky is full of stars, and the years are quiet.
What Xu Xinghe was reading was a science fiction novel, the plot was so ups and downs, so fascinating that people would forget the time without realizing it.
Just as he was seeing the place of fascination, Xu Xinghe suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he casually said to the nurse beside him, "Can you pour me a glass of water? Thank you."
As soon as the words fell, the body suddenly froze—
He forgot that there were no doctors and nurses in the room.
Team Leader Xu raised his head stiffly, facing Marshal Shang Ling's eyes of one gold and one blue, and immediately tied his tongue: "No, no, I mean..."
He searched hard in his mind for a reason to justify the sentence just now, but he couldn't find the right words, so he simply got up, intending to pour the water himself, and showed with practical actions that he didn't mean to trouble Marshal Ling .
Ling Changfeng glanced at him, and a smile flashed in his different pupils: "Sit down."
"Huh?" Xu Xinghe looked back, thinking he had something to say, so he sat back obediently.
Then, he saw Ling Changfeng put down the portable optical computer in his hand, got up and walked towards the side hall.
After a while, he came back with two glasses of water.
Xu Xinghe: "..."
"Here you are." Ling Changfeng handed over one of the cups.
Xu Xinghe: "...Thank you."
He took it with both hands and took a sip immediately, trying to hide his embarrassment with a water glass.
Ling Changfeng waited for him to finish drinking the water before he said: "The doctor said that he will give you a full body checkup tomorrow, and if there are no accidents, you will be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow."
Xu Xinghe's eyes lit up.
But before he could open his mouth, Ling Changfeng continued to add: "But in the near future, you still have to rest well, pay attention to your diet, don't eat hot pot or something, these days."
Xu Xinghe: "... oh."
Why is it like this, he and Lin Qi are still having a hot pot appointment in the group in the afternoon!
Ling Changfeng saw that he was a bit gloomy, and tried to comfort his little spouse, but Marshal Ling, who had always been taciturn, was not proficient in this way, so he said, "It's okay, as for hot pot, it doesn't matter when you go to eat it."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Seeing his expression, Ling Changfeng pondered for a while, and continued: "When I have time, I will accompany you to eat next time."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
When eating hot pot, the most important thing is the sense of atmosphere. When Xu Xinghe and his classmates stared at the freshly opened pot and grabbed the meat in college, they always felt that the hot-boiled meat was extraordinarily delicious.
But Ling Changfeng's own iceberg aura and hot pot restaurant's fiery atmosphere are two extremes, Xu Xinghe can't even imagine what it would be like for him to compete with others for meat.
Team Leader Xu was silent for a moment, and decided to change the subject: "How is Xiao Qi doing recently? I haven't seen him for several days, and I still miss him."
Ling Changfeng replied: "Xiaoqi is fine, eats and sleeps well, and is accompanied by Aaron, you can see him the day after tomorrow."
After hearing this, Xu Xinghe was relieved and sad at the same time, and suddenly sighed softly: "Xiaoqi is now a big girl, and she has a boyfriend by her side, so she probably has almost forgotten me as an old father... You still said it back then If you don’t see me, you’ll be ‘missing’, but it ends up being silly at home every day, isn’t it?”
As soon as the words fell, my heart suddenly moved. After the confession last night, the long reflection arc finally came to my senses after many days——
Ling Changfeng's original phrase "the cat misses you" was probably just a pretense for making a video call with himself.
Thinking of this, Xu Xinghe glanced at Ling Changfeng, and muttered in a low voice: "I just said that cats don't miss me..."
Damn, I actually believed such an obvious deception back then!
After hearing this, Ling Changfeng pursed his lips, lowered his eyes slightly and said, "The cat misses you."
"Huh?" Xu Xinghe naturally didn't believe this answer.
Although he vaguely felt that continuing this topic might trick him into it, but seeing Ling Changfeng's refusal to admit it, he still couldn't help but want to continue teasing him: "Why does the cat miss me? It's because I've been waiting so long Are you still thinking about me so much that you forget to sleep and eat?"
Ling Changfeng raised his eyelids and looked at him.
Xu Xinghe was slightly taken aback by this stare, and couldn't help stuttering: "What, what? There hasn't been a video for so many days, isn't it fine?"
Ling Changfeng took the portable optical computer and said in a low voice, "Because I saw you."
Xu Xinghe was slightly taken aback: "What?"
Ling Changfeng paused for a few seconds, then looked down at the electronic file again: "Nothing."
Xu Xinghe looked at him suspiciously, stared at him for a while but saw no response from the other party, and continued to read his science fiction novel.
This situation continued until eleven o'clock in the evening.
Xu Xinghe yawned, raised his hand to look at the time, and then, relying on his status as the most patient patient, issued the order to evict the guest: "It's getting late, I'm going to bed."
Ling Changfeng nodded and didn't force him to stay. He got up and said good night to him.
Early the next morning, Xu Xinghe was woken up by the notification of group chat messages.
He opened his eyes angrily in his sleep, wondering what happened to his Do Not Disturb mode in sleep, when he raised his hand, he remembered that Ling Changfeng had just replaced himself with a brand new smart phone, and these life modes hadn’t been set yet. .
Xu Xinghe raised his hand to look at the time, it was 8:01 in the morning.
He has been sleeping until noon for the past two days, and his biological clock seems to be fixed at this time, so it is after eight o'clock when he is sleepy, and he is suddenly woken up, which inevitably makes him feel a little angry .
Group leader Xu opened the group chat impatiently. He originally wanted to take a look, and if there was nothing else to do, he would switch to silent and go to sleep.
He couldn't bear to turn on the voice, and said violently: "Is there something wrong with you guys? What kind of mess are you discussing in the group early in the morning?"
It was their F4 group in the capital that kept ringing in the chat software.
The fact that Xu Xinghe was kidnapped in Nanjia was not exposed to the public, and only a few people in the alliance knew about it.
Even his friends and colleagues only knew that he suddenly "fell ill" and was picked up by the Marshal's Mansion, and did not know the rest of the details.
Xu Xinghe himself was even more silent about this, both internally and externally claiming that he was fine and just rested.
After he emphasized "I'm really fine" many times, Lin Qi and the others really thought that he was fine, so the atmosphere in the group was still very harmonious, and they were already discussing when to make an appointment yesterday. It's hot pot.
Lin Qi: "Brother Xu, Marshal Ling sent you flowers?!"
Lin Qi: "What does that rose look like? Let's take a picture and admire it?"
Qi Lier: "I want to see it too! Why didn't Brother Xu post it on Moments? Let's give you a thumbs up!"
Lin Qi: "Brother Xu, I also saw some gossip..."
Vincent: "We should see the same gossip = ="
Qi Lier: "I know what you're talking about, but I don't think it's true... After so many years of classmate friendship, Brother Xu shouldn't even keep this kind of thing from us."
Lin Qi: "Maybe it's because the time hasn't arrived yet? My brother Xu was a person who insisted on going to work even when he had a fever, but now he is suddenly hospitalized and on sick leave. I think there must be something tricky."
Vincent: "Shouldn't you just ask the person involved?"
Lin Qi: "I want to ask too, but I'm afraid I'll be beaten after I finish."
Qi Lier: "Then I'll help you @许星河许哥, the screwdriver has a question and I want to ask you."
Lin Qi: "..."
Xu Xinghe just woke up with a buzzing head. He hurriedly glanced at the group chat, and saw that they were playing charades over and over again. Apart from being angry, they were still angry. At the place where the conversation at the top started, I couldn't help being slightly startled, and my sleepiness dissipated a lot immediately.
Xu Xinghe: "How did you know that he sent flowers??"
Ling Changfeng's travel itinerary has been kept secret, and he rarely shows up in public. How would Lin Qi and the others know about sending flowers
Thinking of this, Xu Xinghe guiltily scrolled through the group chats, almost thinking that he was sleepwalking and talking to them last night.
Lin Qi: "? The headlines of the gossip edition of the T agency are hanging. Marshal Ling went to Xingmeng Avenue to buy flowers in person yesterday afternoon!"
After speaking, he also sent a screenshot of the report on the official website of T Agency.
Ling Changfeng stood in a well-known high-end flower shop on Xingmeng Avenue, with only two guards around him, and behind him was a flower wall composed of dazzling jewels and flowers.
He was holding a bouquet of red roses in his arms. At first glance, his neat and orderly military uniform seemed incompatible with the romantic scene around him, but upon closer inspection, there was an unexpectedly romantic sense of conflict.
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Xingmeng Avenue is the most famous commercial street in Floating Star City. There are countless high-end shops on both sides of the street, and it is overcrowded all year round.
Xu Xinghe couldn't imagine that Ling Changfeng would openly show up in that kind of place to buy flowers.
If there is no special reason for that kind of place, it is almost impossible to clear the field.
Moreover, Marshal Ling obviously had no intention of clearing the field, and he didn't even avoid people at all.
Xu Xinghe flipped through the photos one by one, and saw that Ling Changfeng calmly got out of the car, bought flowers, paid, and picked up the goods as if he had handled them all by himself, not caring about the eyes of the people around him at all.
Although he was expressionless throughout the whole process, Xu Xinghe seemed to be able to tell from the photos that Ling Changfeng was in a pretty good mood at the time.
Xu Xinghe said it was hard to understand.
Where are Marshal Ling's several secretaries? Where is the adjutant? What about the people under his command
Why does he have to do it himself to buy flowers? Didn't he just have to wait for the flowers to be delivered to his door
Xu Xinghe thought about it and was really curious.
But he couldn't directly ask Ling Changfeng about this kind of question, so he struggled for a while and sent Qin Yuan an email.
Adjutant Qin was probably not busy right now, so he just called back.
As soon as Xu Xinghe picked up the call, he heard Qin Yuan start to complain: "You have also seen the news, right? Are you angry?? There are so many people in Xingmeng Avenue, this is not to increase the work of various departments Quantity! Especially the people in the Security Bureau, who were scared to death yesterday! I strongly protested to him and made many suggestions to him, but he rejected them all! The few minutes he got out of the car, Lewis’s heart ached. It's almost up to my throat!"
Xu Xinghe finally woke up in the sound of his machine gun, he got up helplessly from the bed, leaned against the head of the bed and asked, "So you still didn't answer me, why did he go there to buy flowers?"
Qin Yuan: "He said that the first time he sent you flowers, he had to handle the whole process by himself, so that he would be considered the flowers he sent out! I said let the secretary order it, but can he deliver it himself? He still doesn't agree. To be honest, For sending flowers, does it matter who ordered it? What matters is the person who sent it! Would you refuse to accept the flowers he sent because I ordered them? Absolutely not. It’s a pity that our Boss Ling is so stubborn... Sir !!"
With Qin Yuan's scream, the call was hung up with a snap.
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Hearing the busy tone from the other end of the phone, he suddenly felt embarrassed that he had been caught too, and his ears felt hot again.
Xu Xinghe thought to himself, then he should give Ling Changfeng a gift, even if it is not a gift in return for buying flowers, at least he should choose a thank you gift.
After all, after he rescued himself and came back, he still hasn't thanked him well.
Xu Xinghe sat on the bed with his hair in a daze for a while, and then opened the group chat of the Capital F4.
His tone suddenly became more polite.
Xu Xinghe: "I would like to ask you a question"
Lin Qi: "? Tell me, don't be so polite"
Xu Xinghe: "When you give gifts to your friends, what do you usually give?"
Lin Qi: "Anyway, I won't send flowers."
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Qi Lier: "Are you also asking for a colleague this time?"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Vincent: "What friend?"
Xu Xinghe: "Just ordinary friends, like you guys"
Lin Qi: "? Our experience of sharing the same bed for four years, in exchange for your ordinary friend? Goodbye, the friendship has come to an end."
Xu Xinghe: "Don't spread rumors. Is sharing a dormitory the same thing as sharing a bed? Besides, did I move out when I was not a junior?"
Lin Qi: "You've changed, you never denied sharing the bed with me before, you always answered 'what's wrong with father and son sharing the same bed'"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Qi Lier: "Don't make fun of yourself, brother Xu is no longer a single dog back then, do you want to grab another bed with Marshal Ling?"
Lin Qi: "??? I'm not, I didn't, don't spread rumors"
Lin Qi: "I'm sorry I was wrong!!!"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
I really want to block these people.
Xu Xinghe: "Let's get down to business"
Vincent: "What occasion did you give the gift? Birthday gift? New Year's gift? Wedding anniversary gift?"
Xu Xinghe: "A gift to express gratitude"
Vincent: "Then follow the birthday present you usually give us. What kind of money is it? Bring a scarf..."
Xu Xinghe: "...It's nothing new, is there a more expensive gift?"
Lin Qi: "? So you also know that this is not new? To be honest, are you perfunctory when you usually choose gifts for us?"
Xu Xinghe: "Yes"
Lin Qi: "You Jin X2 (Smile.jpg)"
Qi Lier: "My suggestion is that you make a handicraft by yourself. It is unique, and the gift is light and the affection is heavy."
Lin Qi: "I suggest a hug, or a passionate kiss, or a hearty sex"
Vincent: "... I guess Brother Xu must be laughing at you through the screen now @林启"
Cheryl: "I guess so"
Lin Qi: "Why??"
Vincent: "Don't even think about it. He has been married for several months, and he must have gone through the procedures that should go through countless times. How could he take such little tricks as hugging and blowing kisses into consideration?"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Hehe, none of the processes that should be taken have been taken yet.
Lin Qi: "So Brother Xu... is the gossip true?"
Xu Xinghe thought he was referring to sending flowers, so he typed angrily and replied, "What's real or not? Didn't you see the pictures?"
Lin Qi: "???"
Cheryl: "!!!"
Vincent: "Damn it! Brother Xu didn't deny it?"
Lin Qi: "What pictures? You didn't send me any pictures."
Xu Xinghe was at a loss: "The pictures published by the media, what's going on with you?"
Lin Qi: "Where did the media get the picture? Which company? Why didn't I see it!"
Qi Lier: "Wait a minute! What Brother Xu means... is the rumor true!?"
Xu Xinghe: "? What rumors?"
Lin Qi: "Did you take a leave of absence and be hospitalized this time... for a pregnancy test?"
Xu Xinghe: "..."
Dry! Why is this topic not over yet!