water to autumn

18

Mu Cheng didn't play the game for several days, but just sent a text message saying that something happened at home recently.

Shen Qiu flipped through his phone when he had nothing to do, thinking to himself: No matter how busy you are, you won't have time to send a text message, right?But he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to send a message to Mu Cheng.In order to show anger, he responded coldly to Mu Cheng's WeChat. If he took the initiative to express his concern, it would feel like two people had a quarrel and one of them was clearly justified but bowed his head first.

Shen Qiu asked Shen Ming what Mu Cheng was doing recently.

Shen Ming laughed at him: "Who is not busy at the end of the year and doesn't have many things to do, and can always play with you? Go, go, don't pester others like you are not grown up, and talk to someone when you are in a hurry."

It made Shen Qiu angry enough.

It was already another weekend when Shen Qiu received Mu Cheng's WeChat again.

Mu Cheng asked Shen Qiu if he would like to come out for a meal.

Mu Cheng had left Shen Qiu cold these few days, his heart turned cold, and he replied angrily: 【I'm reviewing for the exam. 】

Probably because he was afraid of disturbing him, Mu Cheng also switched to text input: [Then do you still play the game? 】

[Preparing for the exam, no time to play. 】

[Then when you call me online, I won't be online first. 】

【Oh. 】

Mu Cheng sent a few more WeChat messages later, Shen Qiu was furious, and his replies were all lukewarm. After Mu Cheng went on a business trip, the contact between the two became less and less.

Shen Qiu's mood was terrible, sometimes lying on the bed and looking through the chat records between Mu Cheng and him, and seeing the end, he always felt like a mountain climber stepped on the ground.I wonder if he and Mu Cheng will always just greet each other so politely...

He regretted it a little. At the beginning, he would have listened to what Mu Cheng wanted to say to him, but now he couldn't bear to mention it again.

It was Christmas soon, and the boys in the class said they were going out to be lively, and it happened that someone in Shen Qiu's dormitory had a birthday on the 22nd, so they collectively decided to go out to have dinner and sing K on that day to celebrate their birthday.

A room full of big boys crying and howling, Shen Qiu's coat was placed in a corner of the sofa, the pockets lit up, and someone shouted: "Who's calling? Qiu? Yours!"

Shen Qiu hurriedly went to get the phone, but the moment he saw the caller, his heart skipped a beat.

Someone next to him saw that his expression was wrong, and immediately began to boo: "Qiu, what are you laughing at when you don't answer the phone?"

"Don't pick up the opposite side again!"

Someone wants to grab the phone and answer it for him.

Shen Qiu hurriedly dodged and connected to the phone: "Hello?"

Mu Cheng: "Qiuqiu, it's me..."

The room was too noisy, Shen Qiu could hardly hear what Mu Cheng was saying.

"Qiu, who's calling? Is the target here to investigate?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Qiu has been in a relationship recently, and she never leaves her phone every day, even going out for dinner."

"Ask your siblings to come over too?"

"Come and let me hear if it's that person!"

"Don't make trouble!" Shen Qiu became nervous, "It's just an ordinary friend, you can continue to play."

"Cut!" Booed.

"Qiu'er, don't run away!"

Shen Qiu waved his hand impatiently: "Understood, long-winded."

"Brother Cheng, what's the matter?" Shen Qiu walked outside the private room.

There was no sound on the phone, Shen Qiu looked at the phone, it was still on the phone.

"Brother Cheng?"

Mu Cheng: "It's nothing, just to ask how you are doing recently... I was busy on a business trip a while ago, so I didn't get in touch with you much."

"pretty good."

The two were silent for a moment, Shen Qiu was a little at a loss, and asked dryly, "How are you?"

"I'm fine too."

"……Oh."

"Come out for dinner tonight?"

Shen Qiu looked at the classmates who were holding their breath and eavesdropped behind him, and pushed them away, apologetic and embarrassed in his voice, and said, "My roommate's birthday is today..."

Mu Cheng said "Yes" very considerately: "It's okay, let's have fun with your classmates, it's good to participate in more group activities."

So it might be a little later for me to get to you...

Shen Qiu silently swallowed the following words, trying to make his voice more natural: "Yes, haha, everyone agreed..."

"I just happen to be free, so give me a call."

It was Shen Qiu's turn to sing, and the classmates called him by name at the karaoke stand.Shen Qiu and Mu Cheng were interrupted before they could say a few words, and hastily cut off the phone, feeling frustrated and confused.

Mu Cheng sent a WeChat message to let Shen Qiu have time to read YY's message, and Xiao Dao said that the gang will have an online event on the 25th.

Shen Qiu asked Mu Cheng expectantly: 【Are you participating in the event? 】

Mu Cheng: [It depends on the situation that day, there may not be time. 】

Shen Qiu: [Oh. 】

After that, the two gradually resumed communication.

Not knowing if it was an illusion, Shen Qiu felt that Mu Cheng was a little perfunctory when talking to him.

Shen Qiu didn't know that the 22nd was Mu Cheng's birthday until he went online to participate in the event on Christmas and heard that Mu Cheng had blown up several fireworks for others.Mu Cheng called him for dinner that day, probably because he hoped that Shen Qiu would accompany him on his birthday.

Shen Qiu was very guilty, and hurriedly sent Mu Cheng an apology on WeChat, and added birthday wishes.

This time Shen Qiu could clearly feel the indifference from the other side.

Mu Cheng replied after a day: 【Thank you. 】

Or maybe it was just that he was in a bad mood at the time, Shen Qiu comforted himself.

In short, Shen Qiu tentatively sent a few messages after that, but Mu Chengcheng's reaction was indifferent, because he was busy with work, so the reply was relatively late.

Shen Qiu couldn't figure out the situation on Mu Cheng's side, and became timid again, not knowing what to do.

……

Yu Xiangchen asked Mu Cheng out for a drink. Mu Cheng went to the bar and sat down in the booth, picking up a glass of wine at will.

Zhou Bingo: "Here we come. Are you busy recently?"

Mu Cheng: "Well, it's still the same."

Pan Li: "Cheng Zi has been doing well recently. He comes to report every time. Before when he was called out for a drink, he said something was up."

Yu Xiangchen inserted a piece of fruit to eat: "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Mu Cheng ignored them, but his expression was not very good-looking.

Zhou Binguo mouthed "there is a situation".

Yu Xiangchen and Pan Li looked at each other and nodded, Yu Xiangchen asked tentatively, "Have you had a fight?"

Mu Cheng tore off his tie, unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt, hummed, thought for a while, then turned to ask Shen Ming: "At the end of the autumn and autumn period, have you finished the exam?"

Shen Ming: "After the exam, I will be on vacation last week."

"Oh……"

"Has Qiuqiu been in touch with you recently?"

"No." Mu Cheng shook his head.

Shen Ming pondered for a moment, then suddenly said suspiciously: "I think Qiuqiu is very abnormal recently."

Mu Cheng raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"I think he's in a relationship, never leaves his mobile phone every day, and doesn't play games anymore."

Mu Cheng paused when he heard the words, and said "Oh" without much interest.

"Did Qiuqiu tell you?"

"You are his own brother, what are you talking to me about?"

"Aren't you two close?"

Mu Cheng smiled, but didn't answer, and was bored with a glass of wine.

……