atypical dependency

When the time came, the dinner that Xiao Yi and Wei Zhuoyan had agreed upon was finalized after all.

Five days later, Wei Zhuoyan went out to meet the appointment while taking advantage of the two hours when Da Wuwei was changing shifts.When Wei Zhuoyan was stopped by Xiao Yi's private car at the entrance of the fire station, Wei Zhuoyan was a little dazed and got into the car in a daze. Get him off in front of the building.

Looking at that posture, Wei Zhuoyan had the illusion that this was not a meal at all, but some high-end reception.

Of course, the subsequent experience completely embarrassed him. Wearing an ordinary dark gray down jacket, Wei Zhuoyan was led by the respectful driver along the sightseeing elevator to a revolving restaurant with elegant and simple decoration on the top floor.

Seeing that even the waiters around him were well-dressed in formal attire, Wei Zhuoyan frowned in embarrassment, and rubbed his hands in his pockets uncomfortably back and forth, suddenly feeling like a country bumpkin in his disheveled appearance.

When dealing directly with Xiao Yi at the fire station before, I didn't have such an obvious feeling, because the other party is low-key and peaceful. Although he looks cold and serious and difficult to get close to, his personality is still tolerant and gentle, and there is no sense of alienation in general.

But now that he was in such an environment that was incompatible with him, Wei Zhuoyan could feel uncomfortable all over his body, and wished he could turn around immediately, longing for the sunshine outside to take a breath.

Xiao Yi looked obviously under 5, and it gave him inexplicable psychological pressure on this person who was more than [-] years older than the other party.

Although he understands that the nature of his job is special and it is completely incomparable with Xiao Yi's situation, Wei Zhuoyan still can't pretend to let nature take its course like a duck to water after dealing with black charcoal and raging fire all day. Suddenly, there seemed to be an inexplicable sense of loss.

The driver led Wei Zhuoyan past the open dining tables in the hall, and finally stopped in front of a semi-enclosed private room at the end of the stylishly decorated corridor.

When Wei Zhuoyan walked in in surprise, he saw a man in the room by the window, standing with his back to the door and his hands behind his hands.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the other party turned his head to look at him, and then smiled in a spring breeze. The warm feeling touched Wei Zhuoyan's cheek across half the room, making him stunned for a moment.

When the two met, it was the same as a few days ago, and they used some polite words mechanically.

But after exchanging pleasantries, Wei Zhuoyan was naturally a little embarrassed when it came to the tricky part of ordering food.

Even though Xiao Yi mentioned the matter of treating guests earlier, Wei Zhuoyan still habitually considered the issue of price out of politeness and quality.

After all, it was the first time to eat with the other party, even if the other party was out of the original intention of thanking him, he never thought of taking advantage of it.

However, after looking through the menu for a long time and looking at those sky-high figures, Wei Zhuoyan felt troubled for a while.

To be honest, usually in his opinion, these arty so-called high-end restaurants not only serve a small amount, but also have ridiculous prices.

Compared with these vase restaurants that just want to save face and can't get enough to eat, Wei Zhuoyan still feels that the small home-cooked restaurants in the cold winter are much more affordable.

Although he slandered himself, he couldn't say anything.

The big deal is to order some casually at noon today, the important thing is to respect the other party's wishes.

Sitting across from him, Xiao Yi kept looking at him with an indistinguishable expression.

Wei Zhuoyan noticed that since the other party confirmed that he was the other party's savior that night, every time they met, the other party's eyes always had a scorching focus.

Hesitating on the menu for too long is always ugly, Wei Zhuoyan thought about it, and planned to order a dish that he had only heard of among the fancy dishes on the menu page—pasta.

After making up his mind, he just raised his head when he saw a slight smile on Xiao Yi's upright face.

The opponent pressed his fingers together, looked at Wei Zhuoyan and asked, "Is there anything that Captain Wei wants to eat?"

Seeing that the other party was asking the question on the tip of the knife, Wei Zhuoyan reached out and ordered the menu, and said politely: "How about I just tell you this."

Xiao Yi didn't look down at his choice, but continued to purse his lips to emphasize: "It's just what I want to eat now, let's talk about it."

Not quite understanding what the other party meant, Wei Zhuoyan held the menu, his eyes full of confusion.

After sitting upright for a while, his eyes fell on the menu, feeling a little helpless——

What does he want to eat now?too much.

It's just that this restaurant can't do it.

Big buns stuffed with pork, boiled beef noodles, spring rolls with shrimp dumpling fried sesame balls, cabbage and eggs with big shiitake mushrooms...

"Nothing else." Wei Zhuoyan also showed a formulaic smile, his fingertips still pointing to a row of tight spaghetti on the menu, "This one should be good."

The smile on the corners of his lips deepened imperceptibly, Xiao Yi nodded, then called the waiter who had been waiting by the door over, explained something to him in a low voice, and straightened up again.

Wei Zhuoyan looked at the waiter and nodded to Xiao Yi respectfully, then turned and disappeared into the porch.

Looking sideways at the bright sunlight outside the window, Wei Zhuoyan's eyes fell on the faintly unmelted glistening snow blanket on the distant building, pretending to be calm studying the snow scene.

He really didn't have much experience in this kind of dinner, and he didn't know how to speak.

I'm afraid that my rough personality will hurt someone's interest in dining.

However, not long after this idea appeared, Wei Zhuoyan suddenly noticed that Xiao Yi on the opposite side took off his tight-fitting suit without warning, and rolled up his wrist cuffs to his forearms without hesitation, as if he had returned to elegance in an instant. After touching the earth, the face of the other party was captured by a ray of sunlight outside the window, exuding a comforting warmth.

Wei Zhuoyan was watching the other party's movements, but there was a sudden movement from the door.

Turning his head, he saw a row of waiters coming in orderly with a row of pots and pans, and skillfully laid them out in front of Xiao Yi and Wei Zhuoyan.

Looking down, Wei Zhuoyan's face froze for a moment when he focused on those cuisines.

I saw several home-cooked staple foods in front of me, everything from buns, dumplings, noodles, and big steamed buns, while in front of Xiao Yi was a series of home-cooked dishes, which were no different from the ones they saw when they met for the first time in a small home-cooked restaurant. .

Suddenly there was an illusion of using the ipad as a cutting board, Wei Zhuoyan glanced at the vegetables for a while, then looked at Xiao Yi in surprise.

The other party still maintained the expression that was neither salty nor dull before, and shrugged readily at him: "Is there anything you want to eat?"

Squinting his eyes, Wei Zhuoyan lowered his eyes to the sumptuous meal in front of him that was almost distracted by its aroma.

"I met your colleague Jin Yang at the company the day before yesterday, and he gave me some advice." Xiao Yi nodded sincerely, "If you want to invite you to dinner, you must be honest, and don't be too ostentatious."

"..." Wei Zhuoyan rubbed his nose inadvertently with his hand, and Jin Yang's sinister face suddenly appeared in his mind.

"He recommended to me a few restaurants you often go to. I went to see, and the food was really good, but I just felt that the chatting environment there was not ideal, so - I found a quieter place." Xiao Yi looked sideways at the private room where the two of them were, and nodded, "These are the dishes made by those restaurants, I hope they can satisfy your appetite."

Wei Zhuoyan was a little silly.

He stared blankly at Xiao Yi's handsome face amidst the aroma of the food, and suddenly he was at a loss for words.

In order to make him have a comfortable meal, the other party went to such great lengths.

Couldn't help sighing, Wei Zhuoyan remained silent for a while, and then said, "This...too much trouble for Mr. Xiao."

"I said I want to treat guests. If you don't eat to your heart's content, this meal is meaningless, isn't it?" Xiao Yi smiled.

"..." Wei Zhuoyan gazed through the white steam of the food, and pursed his lips politely towards the other party.

To be honest, the more attentive the other party is to him, the more he feels the psychological burden of being worthy of it.

It was as if he had made an unfair deal. The other party remembered him, and he still remembered it with such an unforgettable meaning, but he had no special impression of the other party, and he could barely think of some fragmented and vague details of the year.

If you want to talk about the first impression of the interview, then Xiao Yi's impression on him has exceeded the limit he imagined.

He never thought that he would become the focus of attention of a person in such a dramatic way for five years. Looking at the bowl of beef noodles in front of him, he suddenly felt that even every noodle became incredible at this moment.

The saying that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda vaguely floated in his heart. Wei Zhuoyan stared at the dishes for a while, then glanced at Xiao Yi, and suddenly moved his chopsticks to abandon the previous restraint and eat generously.

If it is thoughtful that the other party considers him, then he really can only respect the other party's comprehensive preparations for him by "enjoying the food".

He had always felt that it was his duty to save people, his nature as a human being.

It was because he took this matter so ordinary that he didn't deliberately care about those people he had rescued.

For some reason, after meeting Xiao Yi, he suddenly realized the uniqueness of a person as an individual.

Even the lives he saved were distinct individuals, not just another "trapped person" with no face and no name who just passed him by in a sea of ​​bewildered people.

Remembering them is also a respect for the masses.

——Sir... there is a child behind me, could you please save him first? ——

Following Xiao Yi's faint attention, Wei Zhuoyan felt the familiar taste on the tip of his tongue moved him like never before.

Just as he was tasting, a vague sentence suddenly broke into his mind.

——I'm in good condition, he's almost fainted, please save him first...——

The voice was very weak, but still forced a touch of firmness.

——Young man, hold on, don't you get dizzy? ——

— stay awake, calm down, we can get out. ——

He remembered comforting the man who seemed to be fainting, and forcibly picked him up.

His fingertips froze suddenly, Wei Zhuoyan's eyes fell on the hot soup floating in white mist in front of him, and he slowly raised his eyebrows.

After a while, he raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi, who was also eating politely across from him, his gaze gradually deepened.

Noticing that the other party was looking over, Xiao Yi stopped his chopsticks and nodded politely at him.

"You were trapped with a child at that time, right?" Wei Zhuoyan said firmly while pinching his chopsticks.

As soon as Xiao Yi stopped chopsticks, a look of surprise gradually appeared on his face.

But the hesitation only flickered for a moment and then dissipated, he nodded solemnly: "That's right."

Hearing the sound, Wei Zhuoyan suddenly lowered his eyes, and a relieved smile bloomed on the corner of his lips.

Looking at the other party's bright face reflecting the bright sun outside the window, Xiao Yi was taken aback.

"I see, I remember." Showing a pair of canine teeth, Wei Zhuoyan sighed and smiled, "I remember you." After a pause, he raised his head and stared at Xiao Yi, "You were seriously injured at the time, but I always wanted to save you first. That kid." The smile got stronger, he nodded, "Is that you?"

"..." Xiao Yi stared at Wei Zhuoyan's warm and warm smile for a long time without responding.

After a while, he nodded with burning eyes: "Yes, it's me."

Wei Zhuoyan readily stuffed a big mouthful of dumplings.

The author has something to say: Dear friends who use the computer version to watch, if you fail to turn the page of Chapter 13 (this chapter is Chapter 12), you need to return to the catalog and click Chapter 13 (JJ smoked again, I hope everyone will forgive me)