Reverse Approach

【20】

[I came to look for you in City B and waited for you at the gate of your community. ]

Liao Nanqing didn't know how to express in words, so he simply told Su Beimo and went straight to the station to buy a ticket.

It took an hour and a half by train to go to City B, and Liao Nanqing sat in his seat feeling uneasy.It seemed like yesterday since the last time he came to City B. Looking back in time, his memories were filled with a bit of sourness.

Last time I got on a long-distance bus in the middle of the night, praying and fearing restlessly all the way, but this time I was lucky enough to buy a train ticket, and my mood changed from hesitant to reckless.

Outside the window is the scenery passing by, the twilight is all together, and the lights are dim.

The night scene far away in the sky passed through the silence, and there was a desert in front of his eyes, just like the cake he was holding in his hand, slightly cool.

Knowing that he was going to travel a long way, the lady proprietress of the bakery specially put a lot of small ice packs in his package. Through the box, Liao Nanqing's palm was cold.The passenger next to him was sleeping with his head up, snoring lightly, and his legs were spread out, occupying most of his position.Liao Nanqing moved himself closer to the window, huddled into a corner, and counted the time silently.

He wanted to see Su Beimo soon.

He wanted time to flow in a long line, hooked on his seat, and moved forward at high speed.

Anxiety, urgency, all squeezed his cowardly mood.But thinking that he would soon be able to celebrate his birthday with Su Beimo and see Su Beimo, he suppressed his uneasy emotions and simply pursed his lips into a smile.

City B.

At the entrance of the elegantly decorated hotel, Su Beimo sent Mr. Li, who was too drunk, into the car, bid farewell to others one by one, and walked out.Before walking a few steps, he was stopped by the hotel waiter.It is said that in the bathroom, there is a drunk lady who seems to be in their private room.

Su Beimo went over and saw that it was Qiu Lu.

She was overwhelmed with alcohol, hid in the bathroom after being downed a few times, and did not come out until everyone left.She was sitting on the sofa in the lobby with tears streaming down her face.Qiu Lu was really in a bad mood today. First, she knocked down Su Beimo's cell phone, and then heard that Su Beimo had a girlfriend.

After a few glasses of wine, she was a little drunk, her whole body was limp, but her mind was still clear.Qiu Lu is not stupid. Thinking about it carefully, before Su Beimo went on a business trip, he said he didn't have a girlfriend, but now he suddenly has one. He was undoubtedly trying to avoid rejecting her.

She was very unwilling and couldn't find a chance.

Under the pressure of work and colleagues, the end of the business trip made her relax inexplicably. Sitting alone at the moment, she couldn't help crying.Can't tell if it was intentional or not.

"Qiu Lu, I asked the waiter to call a taxi, and I'll take you home." It was impossible for Su Beimo to let a drunk girl stay here in the middle of the night and walk away by herself.

Qiu Lu shook her head, feeling aggrieved, "No need."

"Okay, then pay attention to your own safety." Su Beimo called a waiter and gave some instructions, probably saying that he wanted to open a room for Qiu Lu to live in.

Qiu Lu really didn't expect Su Beimo to leave as soon as she said she wanted to, and she didn't even want to keep her back. She picked up her bag and chased him out, and fell down during the process.The high heels made her twist her foot, although it was slight, but something was placed on her palm, and a long scar was drawn, Qiu Lu cried out in pain.

Su Beimo turned around, her head was big, and she hurriedly hailed a car and took her to the hospital for disinfection and bandaging.

Tossing back and forth, it was twelve o'clock in the morning in the blink of an eye.

Su Beimo didn't know that Liao Nanqing was waiting downstairs in his community. If he knew, even if he left Qiu Lu alone in the hospital in such a cold night, he would rush back.

Qiu Lu was just a colleague, and Liao Nanqing was his concern.

He can tell.

But she couldn't get rid of Qiu Lu who was determined to confess her love to him.

"You know that I have a partner, and you still confess to me?" Su Beimo's phone is still black, and he can't see the time. He stares at the clock on the wall of the hospital, thinking that he won't be able to go back until tomorrow morning, which is too long.

Qiu Lu sat on the corridor of the hospital, wearing Su Beimo's coat, choked up and said, "It's my business to like you, it has nothing to do with you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was blocked by Su Beimo: "It really has nothing to do with me."

Qiu Lu's alcohol hadn't stopped, she was dazed, and then she wanted to slap Su Beimo.But she couldn't, she confessed purposefully, and she had to pretend to be weak.In Qiu Lu's heart, as a man, he can't pass the level of tenderness like water.

Today, she didn't know whether she was drunk or what, she was going to die, and hit the bottom all the way.She reached out to hold Su Beimo's hand pitifully, her eyes were clouded: "Are you still taking me home?"

"Yeah." Su Beimo said, "But don't get me wrong, it's too late to be safe."

"Yeah, I know. Su Beimo, I sprained my ankle, can you recite..."

"Let me borrow a wheelchair for you." Su Beimo interrupted Qiu Lu. He remembered that the hospital rents out public wheelchairs, pays by scanning the QR code, and can be pushed away after paying a deposit.

Qiu Lu was speechless.

And Su Beimo did do this, but it's a pity that the public wheelchairs in this hospital can't be pushed far away from the hospital, otherwise Su Beimo would really have to push the wheelchair to send Qiu Lu home.

Qiu Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and got into the taxi with Su Beimo carrying her on his back as she wished.The two lived very close to each other, and the car passed by Su Beimo's house before going to Qiu Lu's house.Qiu Lu had already inquired about the community where Su Beimo lived from a well-connected personnel, but she didn't know exactly which building it was in.She has been preparing to chase someone for a long time, so she must have her own little calculations in her heart.

"I didn't bring the key..."

When she said this, Su Beimo's face couldn't be darker.

"I called my roommate, but she seems to be sleeping out tonight, and she hasn't responded to my messages." Qiu Lu lowered her head, looking pitiful, "Did she not bring a mobile phone, and she has been unable to get through..."

no way.

Su Beimo asked the master to find a car to park in front of the hotel, but Qiu Lu refused to get out of the car no matter what, and kept using some social news saying that it was not safe for a girl to stay alone.The teary look made the driver master couldn't help adding more embellishments. Qiu Lu's intentions were really obvious. She wanted to live in Mo's house in Subei.

"That's fine, you stay at my house and I stay at a hotel."

Now Qiu Lu's face is black.

Su Beimo was annoyed by being tossed, but it was not easy to attack.He got out of the car, carried Qiu Lu in his arms and strode towards the community building, with a blunt tone: "After you leave tomorrow, lock the doors and windows, and you can return the key to me on Monday."

"..."

"Also, I really have an object."

"You lied to me, didn't you?"

"I didn't lie to you, I hope you can keep a distance from me, otherwise my partner will be unhappy."

It was the first time Qiu Lu met a boy who spoke so bluntly, and she was shocked: "You talk too much."

"Qiu Lu, it's not too much if I didn't leave you alone." Su Beimo indeed suppressed his urge to do so, "You don't have to misunderstand too much, we are colleagues. If something happens to you , I can hardly shirk responsibility.”

This Qiu Lu first showed affection to him in front of all the colleagues, causing everyone to mistakenly think that the two of them were having an affair, and now she played a show of persistence.If I really have a girlfriend, then the girlfriend will not be angry when she finds out.

Qiu Lu is indeed very beautiful, and her innocent face has really attracted the hearts of many boys, but a person with a good-looking face should not pursue others in such a shameless way.

Besides, Su Beimo has repeatedly emphasized that he already has a 'girlfriend'.

Furthermore, this person called 'girlfriend' - Liao Nanqing.At this moment, he was standing in front of them dumbfounded.

At one o'clock in the morning, Liao Nanqing's nose was red from the cold, and his hands were numb from the cold.He was wearing thin clothes and waited for Su Beimo in the cold wind for several hours.In the middle of the night, he didn't even want to buy a bottle of hot milk. He was afraid that if he walked away for a while, he would miss the time when Su Beimo came back.So he didn't leave even a single step, as if he had taken root, he just waited so foolishly.

The floor where Su Beimo lived hadn't turned on the lights, so Liao Nanqing knew he hadn't come back yet.

Otherwise, with Su Beimo's work and rest habits, how could he go to bed so early.

But time passed slowly, and the alarm clock at zero o'clock was harsh.Liao Nanqing silently pressed it, and worriedly called Su Beimo several times and sent countless messages.

He was worried that something had happened to Su Beimo, but he didn't know where to find it.

Except for a broken mobile phone, Liao Nanqing didn't have any news about Su Beimo.Bonds are limited to a mobile phone number, and if one party doesn't receive it, the connection ceases to exist.

He was so helpless that he could only wait on the spot, not daring to walk away.The cake was sitting alone on the bench next to it, with a few thin candles and plastic forks tied to it.Under the ribbon, there is a birthday card.

If you open it, you can see Liao Nanqing's refreshing handwriting and blessings on the inside.

When writing, the ink was still wet, and Liao Nanqing's little finger accidentally touched the words, and there was a long, imperfect ink mark on it.

The cake was ordered with the money he had saved for several weeks. Because it was the bakery recommended by Xu Yanyan, the price was not low.For Liao Nanqing, this cake was extremely extravagant, something he would never buy.There are tens of thousands of cheap cake shops, but he is reluctant to buy those poorly made cakes to fool Su Beimo's birthday. He wants to give Su Beimo the best he can.

Who knows, it's really not a coincidence.

He unexpectedly saw Su Beimo striding towards the gate of the community with a petite and cute girl in his arms.

Liao Nanqing almost subconsciously squatted down and hid behind the bench. His heart reached his throat and blocked him, and he could hardly breathe smoothly.

He was stunned, his face was expressionless at the first moment, and the loss suddenly rushed to his heart at the next moment, like several thin needles piercing the tip of his heart, causing a burst of dense pain.He had never seen anyone hugged by Su Beimo, nor had he ever thought that Su Beimo would have a girlfriend.Liao Nanqing was so favored by Su Beimo that he almost forgot that Su Beimo was different from himself.He has friends, family, and someone who admires him.

He is the bright sunshine, completely different from the shadow in the corner that yearns for light.

The almost cruel reality hit Liao Nanqing's head.

After they went upstairs, Liao Nanqing slowly stood up.He didn't know what expression to make, he just lowered his head awkwardly, staring at his pair of pale canvas shoes that were out of tune with his youth.His eyes seemed to see a hole in the ground, his numb expression was more solid than a glacier, and his eyes turned red unconsciously.

Liao Nanqing's heart ached so badly, it tightened up and down, as if he was suffocating.

Care terribly.

It turned out that he liked Su Beimo.

This kind of liking is not the liking of a friend, but like the joy that one person puts on the tip of his heart for another.

Tears fell drop by drop, and he couldn't stay for a second.

Compared to a soft and weak girl like Qiu Lu, Liao Nanqing's crying made people feel more distressed.He doesn't make any noise, he just knows how to hide in the corner and quietly store up his tears.It was silent, like a raging wave at high tide in the middle of the night, fierce but no one could see it.

Liao Nanqing was in a trance, and the intense emotions were suppressed in his heart, so uncomfortable.

He didn't stay long, turned around and left.The cake was left alone on the bench, and it might be taken away by the cleaners early tomorrow morning.This was a birthday present from his heart and blessings, but it was a pity that Su Beimo didn't receive it.

It was too late today, Liao Nanqing could only wait for the earliest train to go back tomorrow morning.He didn't bring much money with him, and it was already past one o'clock in the morning, so he couldn't bear to spend money to stay in a hotel.I simply found a 24-hour convenience store, bought a box of instant noodles, sat at the door, and waited until dawn.

After a sleepless night, Liao Nanqing's face turned pale.

The clerk asked with some concern if he wanted to take him to the hospital, but Liao Nanqing refused.

He just wanted to go home quickly and sleep with his head covered.

Dreams and nightmares are always intertwined in an instant, Liao Nanqing would rather not distinguish them.

But maybe if Liao Nanqing was one step late last night, he could see the furious Qiu Lu limping out of the community building.She straightened her dress, changed her previous gentle image, and rolled her eyes: "Shame on me." After scolding, she took a taxi and left.

Upstairs, Su Beimo touched the cheek that Qiu Lu had slapped, and unluckily smoothed his hair.

He took a cold towel and applied it to his face, lying on the bed very tired.

The business trip and entertainment, as well as Qiu Lu's fuss along the way, made Su Beimo feel like his head was going to explode.He took out the mobile phone with a broken screen in his bag, and plugged it in with luck.Fortunately, the mobile phone with the broken screen turned on instantly, but unfortunately the power supply was exhausted, and only a red charging prompt with an empty shell was displayed on it.

Su Beimo couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, thinking that he would be able to call Liao Nanqing tomorrow morning.

He lay down on the bed with confidence, because he was so tired, Su Beimo slept until 07:30 in the morning as soon as he closed his eyes.

The author has something to say

Originally, I wanted to give Qiu Lu more water, but I found that Su Beimo was really difficult to soak.