you rely on me to like you

On the first floor of a large shopping mall in the urban area of ​​City A, there is a counter for trendy jewelry.

"Uncle, how about this?" Chi Xu picked up a matching bracelet and presented it in front of Zhong Haochen.

Zhong Haochen looked at the pink bead bracelet, not knowing who Chi Xu was going to buy it for, and felt a little blocked.

"En." Zhong Haochen responded lightly.

"I don't know if that little girl Yiyi will like it." Seeing that Zhong Haochen's reaction was flat, Chi Xu doubted his vision.

If even my uncle thinks it's mediocre, will that little girl Lin Yiyi feel that she has poor eyesight?

"Lin Yiyi?" Zhong Haochen heard a familiar name.

"Well, my sister's birthday is at the end of this month, so I have to buy her a present." Chi Xu put down the bracelet a little unwillingly, and lowered his head to choose something else.

In fact, he thought the bracelet just now was quite pretty.

"This bracelet is not bad." Zhong Haochen picked up the pink bracelet just now, feeling much more pleasing to the eye.

"Huh?" Chi Xu was taken aback.

The uncle's reaction just now was not like this.

"This one is also good." Zhong Haochen picked up another light blue bracelet, looking very interested.

Chi Xu: "..."

Just now my uncle had a serious face, but now he has a soft face, with a faint smile in his eyes.

Could it be that he is dazzled?

After choosing the gift, the two went to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables.

"Uncle, why don't you buy some meatballs or something? Have hot pot for lunch." Chi Xu walked to the refrigerator and pointed to the things inside.

"it is good."

"Do you want to buy some kimchi?" Chi Xu put several bags of various meatballs into the shopping cart.

Zhong Haochen cooked pork noodles with kimchi and beef for him once before, and he fell in love with it ever since.

"it is good."

"What else do you want to eat?" Zhong Haochen rubbed Chi Xu's short hair with warm eyes.

"Well, let me think about it..." Chi Xu looked around, then lowered his head to look at the full shopping cart, and was thinking about going back home, when he heard someone calling Zhong Haochen's name.

"Brother Haochen."

Not far away came a graceful girl, it was Qing Mu!

Zhong Haochen: "..."

Why is this person everywhere?

"Hello, Chi Xu." Qing Mu smiled brightly.

"Sister Qingmu? What a coincidence." Chi Xu smiled and greeted her.

"Well, I just came here to inspect the store."

"Ah? Sister Qingmu means..."

"This supermarket is owned by our company."

"oh oh."

"You bought so much?" Qing Mu looked at the things in the shopping cart, and smiled at Zhong Haochen:

"It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Brother Haochen, don't you want to have a meal together?"

"I won't disturb your work." Zhong Haochen moved slightly closer to Chi Xu.

"Don't disturb." Qing Mu answered immediately.

Zhong Haochen: "..."

"I still have some work to do when I get home, maybe the time is not very convenient." Zhong Haochen had no choice but to lie.

It's not actually a lie.

Because Chi Xu went home to continue reading.

"Anyway, I'm fine after I've finished patrolling the store. Brother Haochen, won't you invite me to sit at home?" Qing Mu kept a decent smile on his face, and it didn't change at all because of the rejection.

Compared with the previous few times, it seems that the mentality is much more stable.

Qing Mu said so, the so-called reaching out and not hitting people with smiling faces.

It's not good for Zhong Haochen to refuse in front of Chi Xu over and over again.

However, instead of going home to eat hot pot, he chose a nearby tea restaurant upstairs.

"So, you live together now?" Qing Mu glanced at the vegetables on the chair next to him, and looked at Chi Xu suspiciously.

"En." Zhong Haochen looked at Qing Mu, not understanding why her eyes kept falling on Chi Xu.

"That's not bad. I heard from grandma that brother Haochen's craftsmanship is good. Chi Xu, you are lucky." Qing Mu took a sneak look at Zhong Haochen, and Chi Xu was still in sight.

"Well, I also think that uncle's craftsmanship is great." Chi Xu didn't know why, so when he heard someone praise his uncle's craftsmanship, he naturally responded with a smile.

"Uncle?" Qing Mu expressed curiosity about this title:

"I don't quite understand why you call Brother Haochen "Uncle"? Is there any story in it that I don't know?"

Hearing this question, both Zhong Haochen and Chi Xu recalled the scene when they first met.

At that time, Chi Xu was still a little drunk, and Zhong Haochen was still a cold and arrogant man.

But that little drunk, at some point, became that special ray of light in the indifference and aloofness.

It illuminates Zhong Haochen's heart, warms his life, and makes him discover that apart from work and grandma, he can have his own little happiness!

There was a smile on the corner of Zhong Haochen's mouth, and he was very grateful for that encounter.

"What's wrong?" Qing Mu sensed that something was wrong, why Zhong Haochen's smile just now was a bit dazzling.

"Chi Xu is just a kid, it doesn't matter what you call him." Zhong Haochen looked at Qing Mu indifferently.

"Oh!" Qing Mu felt that Zhong Haochen didn't want to answer this question, so he didn't ask further.

Taking advantage of Zhong Haochen's spare time in the bathroom, Qing Mu added Chi Xu's WeChat.

That night, after eating and drinking enough, Chi Xu, who had washed the dishes and chopsticks, was lying on the bed happily playing games.

Since he came to his uncle's house, since his uncle helped him with tutoring, he was almost "forced" to study.

He hadn't been able to achieve the laziness and joy of playing games for several days.

No, it was not easy for my uncle to receive a temporary job, so he was naturally free, so he hurried to find Zhong Xicheng.

"I said, what are you doing these days? You are not online every time you play games." Zhong Xicheng complained.

"Hey, let's take a tutoring session. The class is about to start, so what if I don't have a tutoring session?" Chi Xu chose a mage and entered the game interface.

"Ding~" WeChat message.

Chi Xu was playing games and didn't read the news.

Zhong Xicheng: "That's what you said last time, your uncle helped you with tutoring? I didn't say that, how old is your uncle? He can still help you with tutoring. Is he a teacher?"

Chi Xu: "No, but my uncle is very powerful. I can learn what he taught me."

Zhong Xicheng: "Cut...you are as good as my brother? How long has my brother been helping me with tutoring? I'll just pass the make-up exam once. This is called a genius, you know?"

Chi Xu: "No, uncle is more powerful."

Zhong Xicheng: "My brother is amazing!"

Chi Xu: "Uncle is amazing!"

So far, these two sentences have run through the entire game.

At the end, Chi Xu said unhappily:

"Uncle is amazing! Just wait and see, I will also pass the make-up exam once."

Then, I clenched my fists and vowed that I must study hard and live up to my uncle's wishes!

The game stopped, and Chi Xu saw that Qing Mu had sent him a WeChat message half an hour ago.

Qing Mu: "Chi Xu, good evening."

Chi Xu replied, "Sister Qingmu, good evening."

Qing Mu's news came quickly:

"There is something I want to consult with you."

Chi Xu was curious, what's the matter with her, and she still needs to consult herself?

Just wondering, Qing Mu sent another message:

"Do you know who brother Haochen likes?

I believe you can tell that I like brother Haochen, so...

Can you tell me who he likes? "

Seeing this, Chi Xu felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Uncle has someone he likes?Why doesn't he know?

That's right, there's no need for uncle to tell him about such a private matter!

It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable, what's going on!

Looking at the phone again, Chi Xu suppressed his displeasure and replied the message:

"This, I really don't know."

Qing Mu: "Then you can help me ask. But don't say I asked, can you?"

Chi Xu: "..."

"it is good!"

As soon as the word "good" came out, Chi Xu's inexplicable sour feeling came again.

Zhong Haochen in another room was sitting at the desk, crackling and programming on the computer.

"Dong dong dong~" There was a knock on the door.

Zhong Haochen stopped what he was doing, turned around and looked at the door.

Chi Xu seldom knocks on his door, what's the matter?

Thinking of this, Zhong Haochen walked to the door impatiently, calmed down a little, and opened the door.

Chi Xuzheng had a troubled look on his face. When he looked up at Zhong Haochen, his eyes were foggy and he couldn't see clearly what he was thinking.

"What's the matter?" Zhong Haochen was a little worried when he saw Chi Xu like this.

"Uncle won't let me in?" Chi Xu was unhappy for no reason.

It's not like he hasn't been in Uncle's room before.

"Come in." Zhong Haochen sensed Chi Xu's agitation, pursed his lips, and gave way to the door.

But suddenly, he thought of the little sheep doll, so he took two quick steps and stuffed it into the quilt.

Chi Xu naturally noticed Zhong Haochen's movements, and stared at the quilt for a long time with doubts and dissatisfaction.

Uncle has never been so stingy before. What is it that needs to be hidden?

"Sit down." Zhong Haochen tightened his hanging hands, not knowing what happened to Chi Xu.

"Well... that..." Chi Xu was a little embarrassed.

He didn't know what was going on, ever since he knew that Zhong Haochen had someone he liked, he felt something was weird.

It seemed that every cell in my body was resisting.

But what are you resisting?he does not know.

"You can say anything you want." Zhong Haochen sat by the bed and looked at Chi Xu.

"Uncle, you can say whatever you want." Chi Xu swallowed silently.

"Ah."

"Then...then do you have someone you like?" Chi Xu summoned up his courage to ask, nervously waiting for the answer.

Zhong Haochen was stunned.

He didn't expect Chi Xu to ask him this question suddenly.

I don't even understand why Chi Xu suddenly asked this question.

"You...want to know?" Zhong Haochen felt his face go numb, inexplicably numb.

As if his heart was filled with something, Zhong Haochen faintly looked forward to it.

"It's not... I'm asking... for others." Chi Xu's eyes dodged a little.

Although he was asking for others, he also wanted to know what was going on?

Is it just curious?

Yes, absolutely!

Thinking of this, Chi Xu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

that is!He was just purely curious!

The messy thoughts before were definitely full of eating too much!