Xi Feng was taken aback when he heard this.
The colleague looked at his expression and said, "You really don't know? I remember they told you before."
Xi Feng looked blank, "I don't remember..." When he said that, he had a vague impression that someone had gossiped with him about who was gay in the company, but he had only come to the company not long ago, so he couldn't tell the truth. Everyone matched their names with each other, and they forgot after hearing it. It was not until now when this colleague mentioned it that he suddenly realized that the person they were talking about was actually He Yunsheng.
Thinking of this, Xi Feng's brows became tangled.
The colleague said softly: "You don't know? He has been hiding it from you. Does he have any thoughts about you? Didn't he take advantage of you?"
Xi Feng's head was rumbling like a running train, and besides surprise, there was also a little emotion that could probably be described as embarrassment. He didn't expect He Yunsheng to be gay, he just felt comfortable getting along with each other, but the two of them got so close, probably everyone in the company would think he was gay too.
Thinking of this, Xi Feng felt a little annoyed again.
In front of his colleagues, he was embarrassed to show too much emotion, but said: "It's nothing, we are just ordinary friends." After speaking, he turned and left.
Quiet alone, the more Xi Feng thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
Recalling carefully, He Yunsheng is sometimes too particular, not like a man. He knew that He Yunsheng had a habit of cleanliness, and he had to keep everything clean and tidy. Once he accidentally got vegetable soup on his hand, Xi Feng handed him a paper towel, but he had to go to the bathroom to clean it.
That time Xi Feng felt that He Yunsheng was not straightforward enough, not like what a man should be.
Now that I think about it, it's probably because He Yunsheng is gay.
Xi Feng frowned, as long as he thought that he and He Yunsheng had such a close relationship, everyone in the company could see it, and he didn't know what to say about him behind his back, and he felt angry. He couldn't help but complain that He Yunsheng didn't tell him from the beginning, but he knew it was unreasonable. He never asked He Yunsheng if he liked women, and He Yunsheng had no reason to take the initiative to mention his sexual orientation to him.
Originally, he called He Yunsheng yesterday and made an appointment to have dinner with him today, but now Xi Feng doesn't know whether he should go or not.
Before lunch, He Yunsheng unexpectedly appeared in Xi Feng's office.
He brought Xi Feng some raisins sent by his friends from his hometown, because Xi Feng tasted it last time and thought it tasted good, so he asked him about it.
Xi Feng is an unconstrained person, he feels that he and He Yunsheng are friends, and he doesn't care much when it comes to money.
He Yunsheng also heard him mention it, so he took the initiative to send him some today.
He Yunsheng usually comes here too.
Colleagues in the same big office as Xi Feng will secretly pay attention to him, but they will not watch him openly. Xi Feng himself has never noticed him.
But today, he clearly felt the eyes of the people around him, and even noticed a young female colleague whispering and laughing.
Xi Feng was instantly annoyed, but it was hard to say whether he was annoyed because of He Yunsheng or because of the attitude of those colleagues around him.
He Yunsheng didn't talk much, he put down his things and planned to leave. It's just that he noticed that Xi Feng's face was a little stiff, and when he put down the things, Xi Feng's "thank you" sounded awkward.
He didn't understand what was going on, and subconsciously wanted to ask, but he noticed that someone around was watching him secretly, so he didn't ask in the end.
He Yunsheng is different from Xi Feng, he is very sensitive to other people's attitude.
He has been very cautious in the company for many years, but in the end people found out about his sexual orientation because when he broke up with his ex-boyfriend three years ago, he was stalked by the other party and dragged him to kiss him on the street. colleagues saw it.
Afterwards, it was passed on from ten to ten, and the whole company knew about it.
Since then, everyone's attitude towards him has been subtly different, and He Yunsheng knows it. Especially the male colleagues, they all avoided him at the beginning, as if they would be infected with a virus called homosexuality if they spoke to him.
He Yunsheng was quite low for a while, but after he figured it out, he went his own way and tried not to get too close to others.
Xi Feng was the one who took the initiative to get close to him over the years.
At first, He Yunsheng wondered if Xi Feng was also gay, but when Xi Feng mentioned his relationship problems, he realized that he was thinking too much. No matter how he looked at it, Xi Feng was a straight man.
It's true that He Yunsheng likes men, but he doesn't just like a man whenever he sees one. He was also able to make friends normally and develop social relationships normally. If it wasn't for the people in the company to discover his sexual orientation, he would be a mature and decent middle-aged man in front of everyone, not everyone. Even the homosexuality that can't be avoided.
Everyone has misunderstandings about homosexuality, He Yunsheng knows it, but he can't do anything about it.
So for Xi Feng's initiative to approach, after resisting at first, he tried to slowly accept it. In a sense, he is an ordinary single middle-aged man who needs friends. Although he is the one who listens to Xi Feng most of the time, occasionally he can confide a little bit of his helplessness to Xi Feng. Of course, it is only limited to work. .
After giving the things to Xi Feng, He Yunsheng left.
Sitting in his seat, Xi Feng looked at the carefully packed bag of raisins that He Yunsheng sent, feeling complicated.
The colleague from before wandered over again and said, "Director He sent you something?"
Xi Feng looked up at the smile on his face, and always felt that there was a sense of sarcasm. He held back his temper, put the things in the cabinet, and said, "It's nothing."
That afternoon, an email was received in the company's public mailbox, and someone from the same office as Xi Feng clicked on it and found that it was a photo.
It was a female colleague who covered her mouth when she saw the photo and said in surprise, "Isn't this Xi Feng and Director He?"
Everyone in the big office raised their heads, and even some curious people stood up and walked to the female colleague in two steps, leaned closer to have a look, and at the same time said in a playful tone: "Yeah, this looks like just now. Are you coming out of the hotel?"
Xi Feng stood up all of a sudden, walked straight behind the colleague, and even pushed away two spectators, staring at the photo on the computer screen.
That photo was indeed of him and He Yunsheng, with the hotel gate in the background, he seemed to be drunk, and He Yunsheng was supporting him. It looked like he was going to help him in, and he could only find a back view, but because He Yunsheng seemed to be talking to the hotel doorman at that time, when he turned around, the two of them were exposed.
When Xi Feng saw this hotel, he immediately recalled that this was the time when he was drunk and unconscious, and He Yunsheng left him in the hotel for a night. The photo was taken, and after such a long time, when he and He Yunsheng became familiar, they suddenly sent it to the company mailbox for colleagues to see.
Everyone in the office was looking at him. He opened his mouth and finally explained: "This is the time we went to a dinner party. You ignored me when I was drunk. Director He sent me to the hotel for a night."
He knew that the more he explained, the more others would think he was covering up, but he couldn't keep silent.
Despite this, a male colleague with a nasty mouth said, "Are you drunk? Did he do anything to you?"
The people around all suppressed and laughed in a low voice.
Xi Feng's face turned livid, he turned around and left with a cold snort.
A female colleague elbowed the man and told him in a low voice to stop talking nonsense. Seeing Xi Feng's unsightly expression, the others dispersed one after another.
But in just one afternoon, the photo spread throughout the company, and almost everyone knew about it.
He Yunsheng is no exception.
He himself was on the cusp of the storm, he was used to all kinds of gossip and could face it calmly, but when he saw the photo, he suddenly became worried about Xi Feng.
For that evening meal, Xi Feng did not miss the appointment.
Sitting down in the small restaurant, He Yunsheng just wanted to ask Xi Feng if he knew about the photos, when he noticed that Xi Feng's face was a little gloomy.
After being slightly taken aback, he asked, "Did someone say something when they saw the photo?"
Xi Feng looked up at He Yunsheng, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you like men?"
His tone sounded so impolite that He Yunsheng was stunned for a moment, and also replied with some displeasure: "I like men, I thought you should know."
Xi Feng frowned, and said, "I don't know, if I knew, I would keep my distance from you."
At that moment, He Yunsheng felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and a burst of anger suddenly surged up, but his self-cultivation prevented him from publicizing this anger, but his expression became serious, "You What's the meaning?"
Xi Feng was very upset, he said: "You like men, shouldn't we keep a distance? I don't know about this, you always know about it, right?"
He was still angry about the photo and the way his colleagues in the company looked at him. When he reported to the department head this afternoon, Xi Feng was even teased by the other party. At that time, his face was flushed, but he had to suppress his anger and was extremely aggrieved.
So now, he almost inevitably vented his emotions to He Yunsheng. If He Yunsheng explained his sexuality to him earlier, then he would keep a certain distance from He Yunsheng no matter what.
He Yunsheng straightened his back, people were coming and going in the small restaurant, and the hustle and bustle of the noise became distant at this moment. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked: "Because I like men, so should I talk to all men?" Keep your distance, right?"
Xi Feng said: "Isn't it? If it were a woman who would eat with me after get off work every day, what do you think others would think? Wouldn't it be a misunderstanding?"
He Yunsheng looked at him, and finally said coldly: "I think it's you who misunderstood!"
After speaking, he stood up and said to Xi Feng before leaving: "I won't harass you anymore."