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Below the office building is an empty dam full of green plants. Chi Yu stood beside a stone bench, and when his heartbeat calmed down, his eyes were still at a loss.

Xun Musheng had a car accident, when did it happen, what kind of car accident was it, where did he get hurt, whether it was serious or not, how did he recover...

For a moment, countless questions rushed through my mind, like the cold wind blowing in the face of the northern winter, making people afraid to take a deep breath.

He moved his right foot forward, and then backed away after a while.He took out his mobile phone and was stunned for a long time, then stuffed the mobile phone into his pocket.

A strong and urgent impulse took shape in his body, like several invisible threads, pulling his puppet-like limbs and forcing him to act.

He seemed to hear a voice saying—just ask him, a phone call will do.

He took a deep breath, raised his face slightly, and looked at the burning clouds in the sky with empty eyes, until his eyes were hurt by the light, and then he closed them.

That impulse was suppressed.

He was still pacing slowly, but with no destination at all.

He was still holding the phone in his pocket, but Xun Musheng's number had already been deleted.

However, it is not difficult to inquire about Xun Musheng's recent situation. You can ask Professor Zhou or Xu Cheng.

Walking to the traffic light, the pedestrian's sign was clearly showing a green light, but he stopped, stood still, took out his mobile phone again, and found Xu Cheng's number, but his finger was hanging on the "call" button, and he couldn't get down for a long time.

I just met Xu Cheng not long ago, and I only met Professor Zhou a week ago. They didn't mention Xun Musheng's car accident. Not lightly, but they both deliberately conceal it.

If it's the former, that's fine, and there's no need for him to inquire.

If the latter...

He thought, then it was likely that Xun Musheng had greeted Xu and Zhou Zhou and kept him from knowing.

But why hide it?

He looked at the opposite street in a daze, and couldn't figure it out for a long time.

"Young man, young man." An old voice came from beside him, and Chi Yu looked sideways, and it turned out that it was the old man who was guiding everyone to cross the road at the intersection.

The old man waved the small flag in his hand, "Young man, you have been standing here for a few minutes, do you want to cross the road? If you want to cross, hurry up, but don't block others."

"Sorry." Chi Yu took two steps back, his face a little embarrassed, "I..."

He didn't know where he should go.

It was impossible to visit Xun Musheng uninvited, and there was no other place to go. The house was too deserted, and it was even more difficult to go home.

Standing beside the crowded zebra crossing, I really can't think of a place to go.

"The green light is on!" The uncle suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "That's Shengxi Square over there, don't stick around here, it's good to have a meal, my grandson likes the Bo Bo Chicken there... "

Chi Yu was photographed taking a step forward and standing on the zebra crossing. A group of pedestrians squeezed up behind him. He couldn't go back, so he had to follow the crowd to the opposite sidewalk.

When you don’t know where to go, just go where there are many people. This is the slogan of an offline activity in the travel and food section, which means that small restaurants with many diners taste good.He thought about this sentence, and actually tasted some deep meaning.

When you don't know where to go, it is naturally the loneliest time, and going to a place with few people - such as going home, will definitely aggravate the hesitation.It's better to go to a place with a lot of people, and at least it can dispel a little loneliness.

Thinking about it this way, Shengxi Plaza is indeed a good place.

He walked towards the atrium, his pace getting faster and faster, as if he wanted to shake off the boredom that followed him everywhere.When he got near the bookstore where he usually worked, his pace slowed down again, and a thought gradually cleared away the clouds and fog.

Xun Musheng went to the dessert shop upstairs, and only after he sat down did he realize that Chi Yu was not in the bookstore.

The bookstore has a fixed schedule, and he came here because he knew that Chi Yu was going to work today.But the bookstore employees like to change shifts with each other. This kind of shift shift is irregular, and he can't inquire about it. He has encountered similar situations before and has to return disappointed.

But today, Xu Shi was too tired, he didn't leave right away, but sat on the old seat for a while, staring at one place with empty eyes, not seeing anything in his heart.

Because of the high-end positioning of this dessert shop, the prices of all kinds of tea and refreshments are high, and there are few customers on weekdays, and only on weekends will there be more people.There was almost no sound in the store, even the music was quiet and soothing. Xun Musheng didn't move for a long time, and was in a state of ecstasy. He was startled when he heard the sudden ringing of the doorbell.

It was time for dinner, and there were almost no new customers in the dessert shop. Xun Musheng shook his head slightly, took a sip of iced tea, regained his sanity, and got up to leave.

However, when he raised his gaze to the store door, his left hand holding the back of the chair froze suddenly.

The surrounding air suddenly froze, freezing his figure and expression completely.He looked at the person who pushed the door and entered, stunned on the spot in disbelief and embarrassment.

Occasionally, Chi Yu had a strange feeling—feeling that there was a substantial gaze falling on him from a high place.He sometimes looked up following that gaze, but his sight was always blocked by the cold floor-to-ceiling glass.

But this weird feeling was very unreasonable. He didn't know if it was because his illness was not cured, which led to an illusion.When he went to see Professor Zhou, he wanted to ask, but he felt embarrassed and couldn't ask.

The line of sight comes from above the bookstore, which is a dessert shop.

When he was still in the new media department, the tourism and food section and the fashion section were doing Shengxi's autumn and winter promotion together. Li Xiao mentioned this dessert shop to him, saying that the food inside is exquisite, but it is too expensive.

When he was a model for Ke Jin, he went there once, but the shooting was in a rush, and he didn't have time to sit down and see what kind of tea it was.

I have nothing to do today, and I feel restless, so I just went to sit down.

Feel how expensive the tea is, and then go to a place by the window and try to look down.

He never expected that after opening the store door, he would see Xun Musheng.

Xun Musheng was so shocked that he couldn't move, so why not him.

The waiter greeted him with a smile, "Sir, please come inside."

Chi Yu's first reaction was to turn around and leave, but when he saw Xun Musheng's shaved hair and his right hand in plaster, his heart was suddenly gripped.

——He really had a car accident and was seriously injured.

"You, Xun..." Chi Yu tried his best to look like an ordinary customer, but his voice became more and more uncontrollable.

He didn't know what to say to Xun Musheng, whether it was "what happened to your hand", or "what happened", or just smiled politely and said "what a coincidence".

In just a few seconds, his mind seemed to be on fire, and countless seemingly ordinary, but actually extremely embarrassing opening remarks flashed through his mind, but he forgot another crucial question——

how are you here?

Xun Musheng was far more shocked than Chi Yu, he had already planned to go home.If I can't see Chiyu today, it will be difficult to go back, but there is no way, he can't go to other places to block Chiyu in his current state, what if he is found out?

Only this dessert shop is safe.

He expected that Chi Yu would not come up, so he hid here with peace of mind, watching his sweetheart quietly.

But the sweetheart suddenly opened the door and appeared clearly in front of him.

Without the floor-to-ceiling glass in the way, he can no longer hide.The sunset glow had gradually faded, and the gorgeous light was replaced by the purple night, but he seemed to be thrown into the midday sun suddenly, his whole body was scorching hot, making it difficult to hide.

"Chi Yu." He looked at the person in front of him, and finally spoke with a hoarse voice.The moment he uttered his voice, his eye sockets became hot without warning.He immediately took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions, stared at the other party without blinking, fearing that the other party would run away suddenly, and said eagerly and embarrassingly, "Come and sit down?"

Seeing this posture, the waiter was half-suspecting, and led Chi Yu to walk in, and said with a smile: "So it's Mr. Xun's friend. Come, please come here. Mr. Xun is a frequent visitor here, and he knows how to choose the seat the most." It's..."

Listening to the waiter's words, Xun Musheng's pupils tightened and his lips parted, but he couldn't speak to stop him.

And Chi Yu finally realized that Xun Musheng's presence here, by the window, was even more inconceivable than Xun Musheng's right hand in plaster.

Who did that gaze that always clung to him come from? There was no need to ask any more.

For a moment, Chi Yu felt the blood in his heart rushing to his brain, and the dizziness came over him overwhelmingly, making his eyes go black.

He stopped.

"Sir?" the waiter called out, seeing him standing there dazedly, he glanced at Xun Musheng as if asking for help.

Xun Musheng strode forward, but he lacked any momentum, and even staggered a little.

Seeing the figure in front of him getting closer, Chi Yu wanted to squeeze out a relaxed smile, but the corners of his lips were so heavy that he couldn't pull them at all.

He took another step forward, raised his hand subconsciously, and his wrist was suddenly held tightly.

His vision suddenly became clear.

Xun Musheng stood in front of him, the left hand holding his wrist was shaking violently.

Looking at this haggard and thinner man, he forgot to break free, and forgot to say "Long time no see" like an ordinary acquaintance.

Xun Musheng led him to the seat, opened the single sofa for him, and straightened the pillows on the sofa.

Because only one hand can move, and even this hand can't use much strength, Xun Musheng struggled to pull the sofa, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.

The store was cool, but Chi Yu could clearly see that Xun Musheng was sweating on his forehead.

And why isn't he sweating profusely?

"Sit down." Xun Musheng said, "The environment here is pretty good."

Chi Yu sat down and saw the bookstore's best-selling booth at a glance.For a moment, the fingers placed under the table couldn't help tightening, and his heart was extremely complicated.

Xun Musheng was watching him here.

The gaze he felt was not imagined by him because of mental problems, it was real.

Many times he raised his head as if feeling something, looking at the dessert shop, and Xun Musheng was also looking at him from this position.

This realization made his limbs slightly numb.

He can't let go of people, and he can't let go of him.