Have you already said that you don't need to call? "
Bai Sheng said gloomily, "I don't know what to call it. It's too weird to be called Mr. Ling, and the full name seems a bit impolite."
Ling Chennan: "Isn't Bai Sheng also a full name?"
Bai Sheng was still dissatisfied: "I mean, two words!" He thought hard for a while, and asked, "What did your mother call you?"
Ling Chennan said: "Oh, I see, you want to call me Nannan, right? I won't agree."
Bai Cheng snorted softly, then boldly said, "Nan, Nan Nan..."
Ling Chennan sullenly said, "Call me, I won't agree."
Bai Sheng found it interesting, and called again: "Nan Nan."
Ling Chennan remained expressionless: "I have dignity."
Bai Sheng cleared his throat, and called out clearly, "Nan Nan!"
Ling Chennan still had a sullen face, but responded crisply: "Hey!"
"Haha!" Bai Cheng laughed out loud, Ling Chennan turned to look at him, but he didn't stop smiling.
I have never seen Bai Sheng like this before, his eyes are smiling, Ling Chennan thought, he seems to be prettier than usual.
This is terrible, he thought to himself.
[Eleventh Week Wednesday Continued]
Although there was a commotion for a while, Bai Sheng quickly and honestly called Mr. Ling back. Ling Chennan was thinking about other things in his heart, and he agreed casually after Bai Sheng talked to him a few times.
I was too careless, Ling Chennan thought, it was too dangerous.
Seeing him calm down, Bai Sheng put away his joy and stopped talking. I don't know if he's used to it, but he continued to play with the bottle as usual.
All the way to the eating place without a word, the time was earlier, before the lunch break office workers poured in, the two chose a seat by the window facing each other in a daze.
Bai Sheng looked at him for a while, as if he wanted to ask something, after pondering for a long time, he said without a word: "The next door is a flower shop."
Ling Chennan didn't know why he said this, and said blankly, "Huh?"
Bai Sheng went on to say: "The first floor is a flower shop, and the boss is very...interesting. Even if you buy flowers for yourself instead of giving them away, he will pack them for you based on his impression of you. Oh, sometimes, Some flowers were broken during transportation and could not be sold, so he would give them away for free. And then... Well, there is a ladder behind the cash register, and the boss lives in the upper compartment, which is a large bed made of high ceilings. It can store things, a wall-mounted TV, and a lot of movie discs, you can borrow discs from the boss.”
Ling Chennan blinked and understood: "You designed it?"
Bai Sheng nodded.
Ling Chen looked out of the window, and could vaguely see a wooden table outside the window of the flower shop, with many fresh flowers and small potted plants on it: "Go shopping later."
Bai Sheng was a little hesitant, not sure if he was ready to meet an acquaintance from the past, Ling Chennan said, "I said I'd go and have a look, but I didn't say I would take you with me."
Seeing him start joking again, Bai Sheng moved in his seat, feeling happy again, all expressions were written in his eyes, Ling Chennan looked at him thoughtfully.
Not long after the two sat down to order, the entire restaurant was full, and the business was very good. Ling Chennan sipped the buckwheat tea to relax, and finally asked: "Have you made an appointment with Dr. Lu for the next meeting?"
Bai Sheng sat upright, answering questions like a primary school student: "Doctor Lu said that next week I happen to have something to do in the city, so I will make an appointment not far from my house, so I can walk there."
"Ah...that's pretty good." Ling Chennan didn't expect this answer a little bit, turned his gaze back to look at him, and felt a subtle loss in his heart at the same time, but soon secretly found it funny—is Bai Sheng dependent on him, or is he dependent on him? What about Bai Sheng
"It's pretty good," he repeated again: "I thought you two should get along well before. Look, after every step you take, it's easy to look back."
He originally wanted to make a speech on "the establishment of trust between people does not need to be established in such an extreme way", but suddenly realized that he was no longer the other party's consultant, and he had no position to spy on him through him or Lu Baizhou. Sickness, swallowed the words back.
It's good, Ling Chennan said to himself again in his heart, to deal with it properly before his emotions get out of control and the relationship crosses the line. It's good, after all, there are too many ambiguities and temptations, and he is almost out of control.
The intimacy of the patient is beyond reproach, how about yourself? What about your own overreaction.
In this way, he thought, there would be no reason to meet again in the future.
The meal suddenly became heavy for Ling Chennan.
He unconsciously kept a straight face, watching the delicious dishes being served one after another, indifferently as if watching a metronome shaking from side to side. Bai Sheng didn't find out anything, he still looked like Zhou Zheng was eating and concentrating on picking up vegetables, and from time to time his eyes followed the people passing by outside the window, wondering if he was looking forward to seeing the flower shop owner he had worked with before.
The amount of food was just right, and there was a queue outside, the two of them ate quickly, half an hour later Ling Chennan put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where will I take you this afternoon?"
Bai Sheng also finished eating, shook his head and said, "I... I'm fine this afternoon, doctor... where is Mr. Ling going this afternoon?"
Ling Chennan said: "Buy something and go home to see my mother."
Bai Sheng let out an "oh", realized that this was not an event he could follow, nodded and said, "Then go and do your work, I'm not far from here, you can walk home."
Ling Chennan let out a "hmm", and was about to say "see you next week" out of habit, but suddenly reacted and said, "Then, you should be more careful, in the future... if there is anything in the future, call me."
Bai Sheng nodded in agreement, and was looking down at his wallet when he suddenly realized what he meant, raised his head in surprise, and changed his expression to a regretful expression. He didn't know if he regretted that he said he didn't need to send it, or he regretted agreeing to see a doctor with Lu Baizhou at all. But Ling Chennan stopped looking at him, stood up and slowly put on his coat, saying, "Then I'm going first? Take care."
Bai Sheng didn't reply to him, nor did he stand up. Ling Chennan waited for a long time without any movement. He couldn't help but glance at him, and found that the other party was staring at his phone screen like a ghost. Flashing caller ID.
Ling Chennan had never seen anyone call Bai Sheng—the phone had no film or cover, and it was as new as if it had never been used. He took a closer look and found that the caller was a series of numbers without notes.
Ling Chennan wondered: "Aren't you going to answer..." Then he reacted and opened his eyes wide: "It can't be that..."
As if some extracted venom had been applied to the surface of the screen, Bai Sheng stared at the phone, not daring to reach out to touch him, and his breathing became short of breath.
He has never lost control of his emotions in public, Ling Chennan quickly glanced at the crowds inside and outside the restaurant, and took the phone decisively.
Ling Chennan slid open the screen: "Hello?"
No one spoke.
Ling Chennan asked again: "Who are you looking for?"
The background of the restaurant was too noisy, Ling Chennan blocked his left ear to try to block the noise, but the other party remained silent and hung up after a while.
Ling Chennan froze for a moment, then pretended to pass the phone back calmly and said, "Who is it, it must be the wrong number."
Bai Cheng frowned, the fear in his eyes poured out, his chest heaved and heaved, he refused to reach out to answer the phone.
Ling Chennan had all his clothes on, and kept looking at the table not far away, wondering why they hadn't left yet. He persuaded in a low voice: "If you don't want to answer harassing calls, just block them, set up a stranger's call blocking or something."
I don't know if the other party listened, but the waiter has already come over and asked, "Is there anything else you need, sir?"
Ling Chennan waved his hands again and again: "No, we're leaving now."
He stretched out his hand towards Bai Sheng, trying to put it on his arm, but the other party was startled when he was hit, and when he looked up and saw his face, he felt relieved. Ling Chennan: "Shall we go out first?"
It took Bai Sheng a long time to nod dully, and he put on his sleeves arm by arm, wrapped them in a scarf, and walked out of the surroundings with curious eyes while pulling his wrist.
Walking to the street, Ling Chennan pushed him to the corner to carefully observe his expression——Bai Sheng's appearance was not good, the last time he walked uncontrollably after he had been silent for a long time and started crying.
Ling Chennan: "Bai Sheng, Bai Sheng?"
The other party's eyelashes moved, and his eyes were blank looking at him.
Ling Chennan: "Do you know who I am?"
The other party's eyes rolled away, and he continued: "I'm Ling Chennan, we just finished eating, the flower shop next to this was designed by you, now you are going home."
Bai Cheng blinked, moved his lips, and finally made a sound: "Doctor, are you leaving?"
He called back to the original address, but Ling Chennan felt relieved when he heard him speak—it was still Bai Sheng: "I, yes, I'm going shopping now."
Bai Sheng pursed his mouth: "I, can you, can you take me with you..."
Ling Chennan hesitated and said, "There are a lot of people in the mall, do you want to go?"
Bai Sheng shook his head, but his actions were completely opposite, he silently grabbed the corner of his coat.
As soon as he clings to Ling Chennan, he's at a loss, trying to say: "Then...then I'll accompany you home? I'll leave when you get home?"
Bai Sheng didn't speak.
Ling Chennan compromised: "Otherwise...you can go shopping with me..."
Bai Sheng lowered his head and thought for a long time, as if he had made up his mind, he finally let go and said, "Forget it, it's okay, it's okay."
Ling Chennan: "No trouble, really."
Bai Sheng raised his head: "No, because you can't rely on the doctor all the time. In the future, you still have to be alone, so it's better to get used to it early."
Ling Chennan was stunned—it was his mistake—although the other party had some social barriers and psychological shadows, it did not mean that he had any defects in IQ and EQ. On the contrary, he was very smart and sensitive, so every time he quit