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After entering the door, Tong Ze put the things on the dining table, and then went straight to the bedroom. The door that was originally open suddenly became ajar. Tong Ze knocked on the door first, but no one answered. He raised his voice and called Wen Ling's name. There was still no movement, Tong Ze had no choice but to open the door and come in, only to find that there was no one on the bed, but the sound of water flowing from the bathroom.

Tong Ze wanted to knock on the bathroom door, but after thinking about it, he gave up. He called Wen Ling, and the sound of the water inside gradually stopped, and then there was a low voice answering.Not long after, the bathroom door was opened, Wen Ling put on new pajamas, and walked out barefoot.

There were still drops of water on his hair, which dripped down and soaked the collar on his back, and his gloomy eyes seemed to be a little brighter than in the morning. When he saw Tong Ze, he slightly raised the corners of his mouth, which was a forced smile.

"Put on your shoes?" Tong Ze couldn't help being a little angry when he saw that he was still sick despite his complete disregard.

Wen Ling froze for a moment, then put on his slippers: "I sweat a lot, and I don't feel well." His voice was hoarse as always, but his spirit was much better than before.

"I brought you lunch, would you like some?" Tong Ze leaned against the wall and lifted his chin towards the restaurant.

Wen Ling lowered his eyes for a moment, then raised them again, staring fixedly at Tong Ze for a long time, until Tong Ze's face became a little hot, he understood the other's eyes, apologetic, thankful, and moved.

Tong Ze is not a provocative person, that would make him uncomfortable, so he went around behind Wen Ling, pushed him forward naturally, until he stopped at the dining table, he pulled out the chair, let Wen Ling sit down, and then In the kitchen, he poured him another glass of warm water, and finally sat down opposite him.

The weather was hot and the porridge was getting cold slowly. Wen Ling lowered his head and held a spoon to stir it slowly. The fresh aroma of seafood took advantage of the opportunity to spread around. Instead of rushing to drink the porridge, he took a sip of water first, then slightly clenched his hands and put them on his knees , Looking at Tong Ze, he hesitated to speak.

Tong Ze looked at his blushing face, and his lips were much redder than when they first met yesterday. He knew it was due to his fever, but he looked more lively than usual, his eyes were slightly red because of the high fever , but made people look a little pitiful. In the end, before Wen Ling was about to thank him, Tong Ze interrupted him.

"First of all, you don't need to thank me. You helped me yesterday, and we will be even. Secondly, I used to study medicine, so this is purely a professional habit. Finally, you wash the two dishes and drink more hot water. That's it, if I still have something to do at home, let's go first." After speaking, Tong Ze ran away.

Looking at his back, Wen Ling couldn't help curling her lips. It was true that he helped Tong Ze yesterday, but in the end he invited himself to dinner. In this way, he still owed Tong Ze. It is extremely difficult to return.

Seafood porridge tasted even better than he had imagined. Even if he had no appetite, he couldn't help but take a few more mouthfuls. The soup was relatively light, and Wen Ling wasn't used to it, but a serious illness consumed a lot of it. Energy, he drank all the soup, and then put the untouched porridge in the refrigerator. It's a pity to throw away such a porridge full of heart.

There was still Tong Ze's medicine box in the corner beside the bed. Wen Ling opened the lid, and there were some basic medical supplies in it. He took out a pen and paper from the bedside cabinet, and copied down the product names of the items in the box. After one incident, he felt that it was always right to take precautions for certain things, taking care of his body was the second priority, and causing trouble to others was what really made him feel bad.

The fever-reducing medicine package was torn in half, and Wen Ling took a serious look at it. The medicine was still newly opened. He marked it on the paper and planned to buy a new box and return it to him.After packing up his things, Wen Ling continued to lie on the bed. He hadn't recovered so quickly, and he always felt more comfortable lying down.It's a pity that he slept for too long, and couldn't sleep for a while. At this moment, he found that the windows in the house were all open. Although it was hot, the air was much fresher.But he was afraid of heat again. Wen Ling didn't like the sticky feeling of sweating, so he turned the air conditioner down all the time. He felt that he was sweating again, so he closed the doors and windows again. Turned on the air conditioner, remembering that I was still getting hot, so I turned it up by two degrees symbolically, and it didn't take long before I felt much more comfortable than before.

It's a pity that he hasn't been comfortable for too long, and his mood plummeted after a phone call. The family members who hadn't contacted him for half a year suddenly called Wen Ling. His younger brother, Wen Hao, came here to play with him after the college entrance examination.Before he could refuse, he was given a hammer and hung up the phone.Didn't even notice at all, his severely hoarse voice.

Wen Ling couldn't help thinking gloomily, why not change the number again so that those people can never find him.But this is just his thought for a moment, he can't be that heartless, even if he is not noticed, he will still call for living expenses every month, even during the unemployment period, it will never stop.In the past, he would still look forward to what kind of return he would get for his dedication, but later he realized that some feelings, if you don't have it, you don't have it, but no matter how hard you try, you still can't get it.

Illnesses come and go like a mountain, and go away like silkworms. Wenling's fever dropped and then rose again, and the time of the week was wasted just like that.Tong Ze didn't come here again during this period, which was exactly what he wanted. The two of them were just neighbors, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were strangers. Wen Ling would never want to let a stranger work hard for him.

On weekdays, Wen Ling didn't ask for leave, and still dragged his sick body to work. He didn't talk much at first, and his relationship with his colleagues was not close. No one found out that he was sick until after work. He bought the medicines he needed, and then went home with the medicine box and the bowl to Tong Ze's house.

Living here for so long, he has never rang the doorbell of other people's house, and he has never even had a conversation. The first visit made Wen Ling feel unnatural. Fortunately, it was only a momentary feeling. Although he is not sociable, But not afraid.

Unfortunately, Wen Ling pressed the doorbell several times but no one answered. He took out his mobile phone, and it was already 06:30.That being the case, Wen Ling had no choice but to go back home.

"Are you ready?" Just as Wen Ling opened the door, he heard Tong Ze's voice. He turned his head and saw that Tong Ze was coming out of the elevator with the dishes, and looked at him with raised eyebrows.

Tong Ze walked over, looked at the things in Wen Ling's hand and said, "This seems to be my medicine chest."

"Yes, I'm going to take it back to you. There's still a bowl. You weren't home just now." Wen Ling explained.

"Then come in and sit down?" Tong Ze opened the door to invite him.

Wen Ling hesitated for a moment, and finally entered the door.Tong Ze first turned on the air conditioner, then asked Wen Ling to sit on the sofa for a while, while he carried the dishes into the kitchen.There was a computer on the coffee table, and a few medical journals were thrown beside it. Wen Ling casually picked up one and flipped through it, but was at a loss for the technical terms in it. The position is a lecturer, and Tong Ze in the photo is expressionless, serious and deep, which is quite different from his usual temperament.

When Tong Ze came out with the water, he had already taken off his tie, and the two buttons on the top of his shirt were also unbuttoned, revealing a small piece of white and tender skin.He handed one of the cups to Wen Ling, and drank the other cup himself.

"I bought fish, do you like steamed or braised?" Tong Ze sat down by the sofa and looked at him with a smile on his head.

"I'm just here to return something, you're too polite." Wen Ling subconsciously refused.

"Wow, you are too ruthless. Fortunately, I have helped you too, so you simply rejected me."

"No, I just don't want to cause you more trouble. Thank you very much for what happened the day before yesterday. Logically speaking, I should be the one who invited you to dinner."

"Whatever you say, anyway, you just rejected me, a person who has been kind to you." Tong Ze spread his hands and looked at him innocently.

Wen Ling couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this. He came to thank him next year, but he ended up in this situation.

"Forget it. Since you don't want to, I don't want to force it. You can go." Tong Ze picked up the magazine expressionlessly and stopped looking at him.

Wen Ling felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, she didn't want to leave, and she didn't want to leave.

Tong Ze closed the magazine, approached Wen Ling with a smile, and put a hand on his shoulder carelessly: "I told you to eat but you refused to eat, and told you to leave and then refused to leave. Why are you so awkward like a little girl?"

Wen Ling had no choice but to look at him quietly to express her helplessness.When he agreed, Tong Zequan went into the kitchen humming a little song, then poked his head out and said, "You don't have to feel restrained, you can use your TV and computer, you can call me if you need anything."

Wen Ling was really restless. He walked to the kitchen door and saw Tong Ze cleaning the fish. Wen Ling hesitated again and again, and finally said: "You don't have to be so polite, I really appreciate you, it should be me ..."

"Do you have no friends?" Tong Ze interrupted him by turning off the water.

"what?"

"I said you don't have any friends." Tong Ze wiped off the water on his hands and said to him seriously.

Wen Ling was a little embarrassed, so he forced a smile.In fact, he didn't care about these things. Whether he had friends or not didn't seem to be a very tragic thing, but it was difficult to respond to being said so bluntly.Moreover, he understands that there are certain flaws in his character that are an important reason for hindering the long-term relationship, whether it is friendship or love, these flaws are difficult to change, and he doesn't want to change, and he can't change.

"Why are you talking about this for no reason?"

"It's nothing, just, I'll be your friend, what do you think?"