atypical dependency

Xiao Heng hastily treated the injury at Xiao Yi's house that night, and moved out with Wu Shuo secretly before dawn.

Although it wasn't surprising to see Xiao Yi in the empty guest room when he got up in the morning, Yan Tian was still able to confirm the whereabouts of the restless boy.

For Xiao Heng to be able to come to his house patiently, Xiao Yi already regarded it as a miracle.

There is no need to expect anything more, he knows that the kid is a master who makes trouble for food.

In the next half a month, Xiao Yi still had to face overwhelming accusations and lawsuits. The lawyers he hired were overwhelmed, and the technicians were busy collecting evidence that proved that GEOX did not intend to leak data. However, After a period of investigation, the results are not satisfactory.

Under tremendous pressure, Xiao Yi's complexion became worse within a few days, and the symptoms of headache and restlessness became more and more.

And since the episode between him and Wei Zhuoyan happened that day, he never contacted him again.

Of course, the other party also had a tacit understanding. During this period of time, if she was hidden in the mountains, she had no intention of actively contacting him at all.

Even though he was quite worried about Wei Zhuoyan's physical condition, Xiao Yi forcibly restrained the urge to visit him in the hospital. During this period of time, he just let Yan Tian find time to take a look at Wei Zhuoyan after get off work every day, and report the detailed situation to himself when he came back.

He knew that now the control of the relationship between the two of them has basically been thrown to Wei Zhuoyan's side——

The other party's attitude was quite tough that day, Xiao Yi knew that he had no position to "harass" the other party with his own "shameless" jokes.

But from another standpoint, if he wanted to follow Wei Zhuoyan's wishes and pretend that nothing happened that day, he couldn't do it.

So the current relationship between the two is half-suspended in the air, not in the world or in the ground.

Xiao Yi doesn't want to define, nor can he define.

Overwhelmed by all kinds of torturous company accountability incidents, Xiao Yi has long since given up the fantasy of being able to "make a couple" with Wei Zhuoyan——

Even if the other party still wants to be his brother, it is probably an extravagant wish.

Wei Zhuoyan stayed in the hospital for nearly a week before being discharged.

Originally, the bureau wanted him to rest for a while, but he, who has always been passionate and forging ahead, naturally couldn't stay in the back, squatting in the corner and growing mushrooms.

Not long after returning to the team, all the team members noticed that the captain's enthusiasm for completing the task was simply overwhelming.

Jin Yang, who was closer to Wei Zhuoyan, naturally noticed the abnormality of the other party. Even though this guy was obsessed with the mission, Jin Yang could still distinguish the difference between being responsible and being reckless.

Of course, Jin Yang was also quite puzzled about Xiao Yi, who hadn't seen Wei Zhuoyan traveling together in the past.

At first he mentioned Xiao Yi's name during a meal out of curiosity, but he was quite surprised that the man who usually couldn't help smiling when he mentioned Xiao Yi actually remained silent with a sullen face.

Not knowing why, Jin Yang couldn't ask any more questions, so he could only change the subject angrily and find an excuse to bypass it.

This state of not being able to see and not being allowed to talk lasted for nearly two and a half weeks. Jin Yang, who likes to gossip, finally felt a little unstable on the mountain, as if his butt was blocked by a crater, and he would have to soar into the sky in the next second.

One day, instead of eating outside, Jinyang walked up to Wei Zhuoyan, who was sitting in the middle of the dining room in the bureau, with his lunch box neatly in his hands, knocked on the table with his chopsticks, and said, "Hey, old Wei."

Wei Zhuoyan stared intently at the lunch box in front of him, and said perfunctorily, "Yes."

"Shall we chat?" With a joking attitude, Jin Yang wanted to arouse the other party's emotions as much as possible.

"Talking?" Unaware of Jin Yang's plan, Wei Zhuoyan grabbed the lunch box in front of him, and said in a low voice, "What are you talking about?"

"Talking about you and Mr. Xiao." Jin Yang pouted, lowering his head on purpose, pretending that he just dropped the torpedo absent-mindedly.

Sure enough, after the words fell, Jin Yang noticed that the man beside him stopped chopsticks.

However, the other party's state didn't last long, and Jin Yang heard the other party's usual deep voice: "What's wrong."

"What's the matter with you and Mr. Xiao?" Jin Yang pretended to be chatting, while straining his ears to get all the nerves to get information, "I haven't seen him in almost half a month, have you?" Shaking his head, Jin Yang made a joke Said, "I didn't contact you in the past three days, so I couldn't stay idle. I had to run to his company. Those who didn't know thought you two were having sex and getting high."

Jin Yang winked, trying to exaggerate the dramatic effect.

However, after saying these words for a long time, he noticed that Wei Zhuoyan hadn't spoken for a long time.

Jin Yang turned his head with a smile, but froze when he noticed the cold expression on the other side.

The hand holding the chopsticks had completely stopped, and Wei Zhuoyan paused for a long time before finally squinting at Jin Yang.

The bone-scraping coldness in the opponent's sight made Jin Yang shiver uncontrollably.

"He has something to do, so I didn't contact him." The facial expression was almost murderous, but Wei Zhuoyan's tone was quite calm.

This sense of disobedience made Jin Yang feel a chill down his spine.

"—Or... about his company?" Jin Yang knew that Xiao Yi's company had a big problem some time ago, so he could only ask tentatively.

"Correct."

Putting his head back into the meal, Wei Zhuoyan affirmed, greeted Jin Yang hastily, and left the dining room.

Jin Yang was quite shocked when his eyes fell on a mere box of lunch in the opponent's hand.

——Since this guy was discharged from the hospital, his appetite has returned to normal.

In the past, the fearless deeds of fighting bravely in the food war zone seemed to have never happened.

Jin Yang doesn't know what's wrong with the two brothers who stick together every day, but he understands that no matter what happens, the type of problem is definitely not what Wei Zhuoyan has dealt with before——

Because the man who has always been able to charge forward in the face of difficulties has chosen to avoid and remain silent.

The stalemate with Xiao Yi lasted for another week, and Wei Zhuoyan finally saw each other again by accident when he was on a mission.

It wasn't a direct face-to-face meeting, he just happened to pass by the door of Yongjie Building in a fire truck, and he accidentally noticed that there was a lot of people there, which was quite lively.

Although he only had a glimpse, Wei Zhuoyan accurately located Xiao Yi who had just walked out of the main entrance of the building.

The other party faced the sunlight outside the door, and his whole body seemed to be swallowed by the light, and was reflected palely.

The people around waiting for the interview seemed to see a life-saving straw, and they couldn't wait to rush forward.

Even though he couldn't figure out what happened from a long distance, Wei Zhuoyan still frowned because of the crazy behavior of those media.

From the day he found out about Xiao Yi's sexual orientation to now, Wei Zhuoyan has gradually calmed down.

Even recalling the scene of that day, he was still inexplicably emotional, but he knew that he was absolutely brainless to the point of being unreasonable.

He himself is older than Xiao Yi, and he has also considered whether he can try to tolerate and compromise on some things.

But after thinking about it, even if he really cares about Xiao Yi, sexual orientation is a matter of principle after all, which is very different from their usual disagreement——

This time, he couldn't easily compromise.

After these two years of getting along, Wei Zhuoyan has already understood Xiao Yi's temperament well enough.

The other party has always been efficient and not easy to compromise, and usually there is no reckless and unthinking situation——

Wei Zhuoyan could imagine how violent Xiao Yide must have been in order to forcefully do that kind of thing in front of him that day.

Of course, the self-esteem of that vigorous and vigorous kid was as high as the sky.

Wei Zhuoyan knew that this bastard had bumped into a wall in such a matter, and it would be quite difficult to get the other party to take the initiative to contact him again.

Even though Wei Zhuoyan instinctively resisted when he thought about Xiao Yi's sexual orientation, he knew that he needed to let go of his obsessions and inherent prejudices, talk to the other party calmly and rationally, listen patiently to the other party's thoughts, and at the same time take this opportunity to explain clearly to the other party The fact that I am not interested in the same sex.

What happened that day was beyond imagination and subverted the three views, which led to his uncontrollable slap in the face with the other party, and it's not like he didn't regret it.

In terms of how to solve the problem, he still adheres to the principle of avoiding extremes and doing his best to restore it—just like what happened a few months ago.

Back at the bureau at night, Wei Zhuoyan wandered to the waiting room and took out his mobile phone to look for Xiao Yi's number.

After putting it on hold for more than half a month without contact, Wei Zhuoyan couldn't help showing a wry smile when he saw the last text message between the two and they were still teasing about Xiao Yi's company.

With one hand in his pocket, he kept a serious expression when he dialed the phone, and his mind kept thinking about what is the best solution to this kind of thing.

It took a long time for the digital audio to connect before Wei Zhuoyan heard the connection.

But just as he was about to speak, he heard an excited female voice from over there: "Captain Wei?"

Wei Zhuoyan froze for a moment, feeling that this voice was quite familiar.

Subconsciously, he raised the phone to his eyes again and checked it. He was sure that he was calling Xiao Yi's personal account.

Ji Yi answered the phone.

She was very excited about receiving Wei Zhuoyan's call, and Wei Zhuoyan also politely chatted with her about the recent situation.

After listening to that woman talk all over the world, Wei Zhuoyan managed to turn the topic back to Xiao Yi.

Ji Yi said that Mr. Xiao is still busy in the office, because there are always people harassing private calls recently, so he simply handed them over to her, and the other party concentrates on handling the company's affairs by himself.

Wei Zhuoyan asked about the recent situation of Xiao Yi's company by the way. Although Ji Yi didn't disclose any secret information about the company, he also expressed his concern for Xiao Yi between the lines.

Understanding Xiao Yi's pressure these past few weeks, Wei Zhuoyan told Ji Yi that he didn't need to inform Xiao Yi that he had called, and that he would visit in person tomorrow.

After expressing his gratitude to Wei Zhuoyan for his concern, Ji Yi closed the line.

Not knowing how bad Xiao Yi's situation was, Wei Zhuoyan changed shifts with his teammates with a very gloomy expression, and turned into the bathroom.

At night, when I was lying on the bed in the dormitory and was about to fall asleep, the phone on the side of the pillow suddenly vibrated suddenly.

Jin Yang, who was sleeping in the same room, turned over and teased Wei Zhuoyan with a look of envy and hatred, that someone still cared about calling him.

Glancing at the screen, Wei Zhuoyan's expression froze, and he slowly sat up from the bed.

Putting on a coat, he perfunctorily ignored Jin Yang's inquiry, walked to the empty stairs and picked up the phone.

When pressing the phone to his ear, Wei Zhuoyan paused for a moment, and then let out a complicated "Hello."

The two hadn't talked for a long time, and he actually had the illusion that he didn't know how to speak.

When the man over there heard him speak first, he hesitated for a few seconds before answering: "Zhuo Yan."

These two words, Wei Zhuoyan forcibly heard such a heavy meaning from the other party's mouth.

"Did you call at night?" Xiao Yi's voice faltered.

For some reason, this apparently quite normal conversation seemed weird and awkward after what happened between the two of them.

Wei Zhuoyan walked to the corridor window, leaned against the side wall and said, "Yes."

After a long pause, Xiao Yi answered: "—Is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Wei Zhuoyan almost laughed bitterly: "I want to talk to you."

"..." The man over there didn't move.

A few seconds later, guessing what the other party meant when he didn't speak, Wei Zhuoyan continued: "I'm sorry about that day, I shouldn't have said those words."

He knew he was overreacting hotheadedly.

"It's me who should apologize." Xiao Yi's voice sounded a little out of breath.

"Xiao Yi." Wei Zhuoyan put one hand in his pocket and began to pace the corridor unconsciously, "You...really—"

Wei Zhuoyan paused for a long time for the following words, as if hesitating for something.

But after all, he still gave up and closed his eyes. He squeezed the phone and tried not to express his emotions: "——like me?"

It was not easy for him to face a man's confession to another man.

"Yes." Xiao Yi was straightforward.

"When did it start?" Wei Zhuoyan asked patiently.

"..."

Xiao Yi seemed to be drowning in stagnant water, and was speechless for a while.

Following the logic, Wei Zhuoyan's footsteps came to a standstill.

——I said Old Wei, isn't this Xiao Yi too persistent? ——

——Grass, did you find it from City X?persistent enough. ——

——Wei team, this person is more skilled than you in handling things...it's scary. ——

Wei Zhuoyan's expression became a little solemn as Xiao Yi's teammate teased him after dinner when he first came to the fire station.

Xiao Yi still didn't respond.

However, Wei Zhuoyan slowly covered his forehead with one hand, and heaved a long sigh as if he had suddenly realized: "You—could it be from..."

"Zhuo Yan." Xiao Yi's voice obviously carried a helpless smile, "I just want you to know that I wasn't joking that day."

"..."

"I really like you." Xiao Yi's voice was quite serious.

"Boy." Wei Zhuoyan shook his head, walked to the side of the corridor and leaned against the side wall, feeling a little weak in the darkness, "You know I like women, don't you?"

After these words fell, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Wei Zhuoyan waited for a long time, only to hear a rather loud sound of closing the door from Xiao Yi's side, followed by an elderly voice who seemed to be chattering in the background.

Just when Wei Zhuoyan was puzzled about what happened, he suddenly heard Xiao Yi chuckle and said to him, "Zhuoyan, are you in the bureau?"

"Yes." Wei Zhuoyan raised his eyebrows.

"Come to the reception room." Xiao Yi explained simply, "I'm here."

"..."