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On the black mahogany table in front of you, there were dishes of home-cooked dishes overflowing with aroma and steaming.

So was the white rice in the bowl.The rice grains are round, full and firm, clustered together, which looks extra warm.

The long-lost feeling of home.

The long-lost feeling of being cared for——

Then the man across the table said to him: He should find someone to take care of himself.

If these are not caring, what is caring?

If...the person in front of me is not that person, then who is that person?

A white chandelier hanging on the dining table emits a faint warm light, casting it on the table, and the black wood reflects a white halo, gently circles the people at both ends of the table together.

The old wall clock ticked on the wall, counting the length of the silence that lasted between them.

For a long time, no one spoke.

Because there was no answer for too long, Shen Yan's lowered eyes slowly raised again, looking at Qi Jin.Then, I was stunned for a while.

Qi Jin was still holding the chopsticks, and the tips of the chopsticks touched the fragrant rice in the bowl.

Just leave it there, without moving your chopsticks.

His hands remained in this position for a long time, motionless, but something dripped from the rice.One, two, more.There was no sound at all, it just slowly slid down his cheek and quietly penetrated into the snow-white rice grains.

The rain under the eaves seemed to be in sync with him tacitly, beating on the window sill one after another.

The room is warm, and the window panes are covered with a layer of fine and dense mist, which is coated with the thin light from the lamps.

Qi Jin looked down at the bowl, and saw the things in his eyes falling one by one, there was a flash of light at that moment, and then disappeared into the fluffy and soft rice.So his fingers moved, picked up one of the balls with chopsticks, and slowly sent it into his mouth.

It was really fragrant and sweet.

Although I added a little bitterness in it, the soft and warm taste overwhelmed everything.

It was completely different from the rice I ate in the ward that day—it tasted very happy.I thought it was out of reach, but now, I am actually chewing and eating in my mouth.

He knew that his appearance at the moment must have frightened that person, but he didn't want to hide it.Because there is no way to hide it.

The things rolled out of his eyes were out of his control, and it was useless to wipe them off, so he could only gulp down the rice in the bowl and let the two faint traces remain on his face.Every time it dries, it will be washed away again.

"delicious."

Qi Jin moved very slowly, her hands were shaking all the time, but she still insisted on putting the food into her mouth.

Then, I picked up a little dish to deliver the meal.

"It's delicious." The same words, also chewing slowly.

"Qi Yu..." Shen Yan's slightly hoarse voice finally sounded from the opposite side not far away.

"I'm fine." Qi Jin let herself smile.

I don't know if the smile finally formed or not, but it doesn't matter.The tears couldn't stop, one of the most embarrassing moments in my life was presented without reservation, but I didn't feel ashamed, my heart was already filled with those full rice grains, and there was no room for other emotions.

"I'm fine." Repeatedly.The trembling on his shoulders gradually became more intense, he sobbed softly, and tried his best to hold back.

He didn't want Shen Yan to feel too embarrassed.

He didn't want Shen Yan to worry—because his appearance was not out of pain, but because that sentence touched the weakest corner of his heart, and his eyes overflowed with emotion for a moment.

It's a pity that the choking voice is still getting clearer and clearer. In the silence, it rang once and then again.

The wind and rain outside the window settled down, accompanied by the sound.

At this time, Shen Yan stood up gently from the seat, and it took a long time to say six words: "I, go downstairs to get the letter."

Qi Jin nodded silently.

Shen Yan stood still for a while, and finally left the dining table, walked slowly past Qi Jin, opened the door and went out.

There was the sound of the door being gently closed, and after that, the house was completely silent, leaving a blank space for Qi Zhi to sort out his mood.

After Shen Yan left, Qi Min raised her lowered face slightly, then put down the wooden chopsticks, briefly wiped her eyes twice with her sleeves, breathed lowly and sniffed awkwardly, the ups and downs of her chest finally settled down. Slow down a little bit.He was very grateful to Shen Yan for giving him the time to be alone.

Looking down, he had actually eaten half a bowl of rice just now.

Then his eyes crossed the table and looked at the food in front of Shen Yan - all of which remained untouched.My own guest is really not authentic, eating faster than the host.The slightly red corners of Qi Jin's eyes couldn't help but bend down, and put on a faint smile.

He sat for a while, then got up, scooped water under the faucet, washed his face, and washed away all the remaining traces.

Just after wiping off the drops of water, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

is a text message.

In the column of the sender, there is a word "geese".At first, he entered "Yan Beixiang". After knowing the real identity of that person, he wanted to change it to "Shen Yan", but in the end he only kept the word that the two names had in common.

This text message is only a short sentence.

[When you think it's okay, call me upstairs again. 】

Really... thoughtful.

Qi Jin's eyes burned slightly, and she took a deep breath, suppressing the pain in her throat that had finally subsided.In order to clean up his mood more thoroughly, he simply replied: [I have to wait a little longer. 】

After sending it, Shen Yan didn't respond for a long time.

About 5 minutes later, Qi Yu was looking at the autumn rain falling drop by drop outside the window in a daze, when suddenly the phone beeped again.Shen Yan's second text message came over: [I'm not going upstairs, but can I call you? 】

Seeing this, Qi Jin didn't reply to the text message, and directly dialed the other party's phone number.

"Hello?" After such a long period of calming down, his voice has stabilized and is no longer choked.There's even the trickle of warmth from the food on the table, "Where are you?"

"It's downstairs, where we came in in the first place."

Shen Yan's position at this time should be very close to the eaves.Because the sound of rain in the background is very clear, crisp and pleasant.

Hearing this, Qi Jin stood up and walked to the window of the living room, looking towards the entrance of the corridor on the first floor.

Sure enough, Shen Yan was there, leaning against the wall alone, waiting silently under the eaves.Looking from his angle and distance, he could vaguely see the other person's body movements. If it wasn't for the fog covering the glass, he might even be able to see his expression clearly.

But Qi Jin didn't bother to wipe it off.

That's fine too, you can see it but you don't have to see it clearly.This way, I can focus more on his voice.

"Sorry, did I scare you just now?" Qi Yu smiled apologetically.

"No... I just don't know what to do for a while." Shen Yan's answer was as expected.

"Actually, I was frightened myself." Qi Jin found a comfortable standing position, also leaning her back against the wall, leaning her head against the window, looking sideways at the person downstairs who was talking to her, "Suddenly, naturally It just became like that. There is no warning at all, and I can't suppress it."

Shen Yan said in a low voice: "Don't hold back, it's best to let nature take its course."

Qi Yu let out a "hmm".The two of them kept quiet for a while as they had chatted in the past, letting the sound of rain fill the gap.

After a long time, Qi Wei reopened the chatterbox: "Why do you want to make a phone call?"

"Because I'm a little worried." When he said these six words, the people downstairs seemed to lower their heads, turning their backs to the direction of the light coming from the corridor entrance.The sound of the rain accompanied his deep breathing, as well as the electric sound that distorted everything slightly, giving Qi Wei a feeling as if he had passed away, "And... when we are not chatting face to face, I always feel that it is easier for you to tell the truth talk."

Qi Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then broke into a melancholy smile: "What do you want to hear from the truth?"

Shen Yan's deep breath came through the microphone: "Do you remember...that sentence I said in the kitchen?"

remember.

- "I always thought you hated me".Shen Yan said so, but he didn't reply.

"I..." How could I hate you.Even if it can't be proved, Qi Yu can't help but want to clarify.

But Shen Yan gently interrupted him.Very lightly, but very persistently interrupted.

"Before you answer, can I say a few words?"

"Well, you said."

After getting permission, Shen Yan was still silent for a while, and then really started: "Because I used to have a speech barrier, I have not been very good at communicating with people since before. Few people are willing to talk to me, and they are willing to listen to me people, even fewer."

Qi Yu had heard him mention this matter before, but this time the description added more emotional color.

Shen Yan lowered his voice: "Even my profession. Although the symptoms have almost completely disappeared, I still can't adapt to the communication between strangers in my subconscious, and I feel much more relaxed when I face small animals. There is no pressure. .So I love spending time with the little ones and want to share their stories with others, but... don't know how to do it."

Hearing this, Qi Yu was slightly taken aback.

He seemed to understand Shen Yan's intentions in saying these words all at once.Sure enough, that person mentioned himself: "When you asked me to write a diary, it was the first time someone offered to see what I wrote about it."

Qi Zhen had mixed feelings for a while, and couldn't help emphasizing in a hoarse voice: "Shen Yan, I want you to know-at first I made the suggestion for the purpose of writing news, but after reading the diary, I really like what you wrote. Not just for work."

The man on the other end of the microphone seemed to smile slightly: "I know. Because you replied to every paragraph in your reply, I know you took it seriously."

Not only was every paragraph answered, but no detail was left out.This is the case with each letter, and has been insisting.

It was the joy of having a 100% response to what was said.

"Although I come into contact with sick animals every day and write medical records every day, it is the first time to write them in the form of a diary." The medical records are all objective descriptions, while the diary is substituted for subjective feelings, which is equivalent to showing my heart." I didn’t know what to write, so I just wrote what came to mind. After sending out the first email, I was actually... worried that you would resent these personal descriptions.”

But Qi Yu didn't.

Not only did he not, he also smiled and told him that he liked it very much, and even read it with his voice so that more people could hear it——

"Then I...maybe, some, I don't want to end like this." Shen Yan's voice was a little hard to hear when he reached here, and he was almost struggling to breathe between the words, "some...presumptuous. That's why I wrote you the last letter email, said something that was probably too personal."

Zixi held her breath.

This sentence paused several times in the middle, and every time the sound of dense rain came from the gap, it stabbed him in the heart.

After a long while, Shen Yan finally finished speaking: "After waiting for a long time, you didn't reply. I... regret it very much. Very, scared."

In fact, there are still some things he didn't mention together.

For example, when Qi Jin was on a business trip, he once gave up concealing Yan Beixiang's identity and called the TV station to inquire about it.

For example, when he saw the news of Qi's car accident in the drama post, he was shocked and asked the puppet show for his QQ number for the first time.

For example, last night, for a moment, he had the idea of ​​going to visit a doctor in the rain, but finally gave up rationally.

Shen Yan's voice completely disappeared.So is the breath.

Qi Jin realized that the shortness of breath ringing in her ear was actually her own.When he came back to his senses, his consciousness became a little dizzy, and he had to frown and press his forehead against the window glass.

"Shen Yan." Panting lightly, she called in a low voice, "Shen Yan, I'm sorry. I definitely didn't reply to your last email because of disgust..."

His tone was as cautious as coaxing a child.

I am afraid that if I say a wrong word, it will be an irreversible mistake.

"This is the truth—really." Qi Yu swore.

"En." Shen Yan responded lightly.

After that, neither of them continued talking for a while.Qi Jin closed her eyes tightly, listening to the sound of rain coming from the other end of the phone, while Shen Yan still stood quietly in the shadow, adjusting her mood.

From time to time, the earpiece emits an electric sound, which proves that they are still talking.

In the end, it was Shen Yan who returned to the starting point first: "Qi Yu, next...can you temporarily treat me as Yan Beixiang?"

His sudden words suddenly made Qi Yu laugh: "You are originally from Yan Bei Xiang."

"What I mean is, can you just treat me as Yan Beixiang and forget that I am Shen Yan." Through a layer of mist on the glass window, Qi Jin saw Shen Yan take two steps, before getting closer Stopped under a wall of the eaves.The sound of the rain became more and more intense, "Because... then you will be objective when you answer my next question."

Qi Yu smiled slightly.

Although it's just a psychological comfort, it's okay to promise him: "Okay, I will definitely tell the truth. Just ask."

Shen Yan took a deep breath, as if the following was the most absurd question he had ever asked in his life, his tone was a bit cramped.

"If...the favorability of a person is scored on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being a perfect score, and 0 being indifferent or even disgusting - how much would you give 'Shen Yan'?"

"Hey." Qi Jin lowered his head and laughed.But the heart is warm and full of tenderness unconsciously, "Your question is like a questionnaire that I used to fill out when I was a student."

"Don't laugh, I really want to ask that." Hearing his laughter, the voices of the people downstairs became even lower, but they didn't give up because of it.

Qi Jin still laughed, very lightly, until the part of her eyes looking at that figure was a little wet.

Then the laughter stopped and he gave a sincere answer: "11 points."

The other party was startled as expected.

"11 points, what do you mean?" A murmur-like voice sounded like it was stuck on a microphone.

"The extra 1 point is an additional point." Qi Min smiled softly.

At this point, there was a short silence.

However, Shen Yan was obsessed with a complete answer: "What do you mean by extra points...?"

Qi Zhen lowered her eyes and stared at the figure standing under the eaves behind the glass for a long time. At the moment when the words stopped, she put down her right hand holding the mobile phone temporarily, stretched out her fingers, and moved left and right where the figure was reflected on the glass window. The thin layer of mist drew two arcs.

The left and right are merged to form a heart shape, framing the person in the middle.

He smiled and picked up the phone again.

"Additional points means more than favorability..."

What else could it be.

He could think of no other answer—

"Qi Yu." At this time, a sentence rang out from the receiver that made him unable to react in time, "I'm going upstairs."

It took a few seconds to come back to his senses, Qi Yu took a sharp breath, and hurriedly said: "Wait a minute! Shen Yan, wait a moment! I haven't—"

There is no mental preparation yet.

When he found that the phone had been hung up, he looked downstairs, and the person was no longer in the original place.

Qi Yu suddenly panicked.

The first reaction after putting down the phone was to hastily wipe off what I just drew, and wiped it several times.The fog on the entire glass window was wiped away without leaving a trace, but the violent heartbeat did not slow down.

He regretted that he had wasted time cleaning the windows.

Because before he had time to reach the gate, the door had already heard the sound of a key being turned, and it opened a crack.

In a panic, he clasped the door panel and firmly resisted there to prevent people from outside the door from entering.

"Wait a minute, don't come in yet!"

"Qi Xi," the face of the person outside the door could not be seen, but his voice could be heard.Feeling more intense than ever made Qi Wei feel a little dazed, "Let me see you."

"You... wait a minute..."

Qi Jin gasped for breath, and couldn't even speak such a simple sentence intermittently.My mind was blank, and the only sane place commanded my right hand, pushing hard on the door, preventing it from entering another inch.

He can only use one hand at the moment, and to be honest, because he is extremely nervous, he can really use very little strength from his whole body, and doing so is just a useless struggle.If Shen Yan wanted to, she could push the door open all at once, but the force coming from outside the door was carefully considered and just reached a balance.It is enough to keep the door open, but it will not be forced to break in.

After gradually regaining consciousness and realizing this, Qi Min regained her breath a little bit, panting like a collapse.

However, the next moment he held his breath again, because the hand that was clasping the door panel was gently covered by that person's hand, and then closed - it was a very firm, full of desire.

The door stood still.

The door gap was less than [-] centimeters open, and a whitish light leaked from the outside to the inside.

When Qi Jin lowered her head, she could faintly see Shen Yan's shadow occupying a corner of the light.But at this moment, in his heart, Shen Yan occupied everything.

The place where the ten fingers touched was as hot as burning.

"Wait..." The panting was too rapid, and the sound of air flowing in and out of his throat was almost sharp.I can't finish talking.

Shen Yan was indeed waiting.

Although they were waiting, the hands they held did not let go.

The heart rose to the throat, and there was a burst of pounding, and Qi Wei was dizzy under the deafening drumbeat.Pound, thump, thump, beating extremely eagerly.The louder the voice, the whiter the eyes become, as if standing in a pile of cotton with weak knees.

"Qi Xi," compared to these, the whisper-like call was the most irresistible for him, "I can wait until you think it's okay."

"Hmm..." Her lips trembled in response.

"But...can you let me wait by your side?" Shen Yan asked in a low voice.

It was a foul to say such pleading words in such a humble tone.It easily touched the organ that softened his heart, let go of his defenses, and made all struggles powerless.

The strength of the hand was only loosened for a moment, and the door suddenly opened inward.

At that moment, Qi Jin lowered his head subconsciously, because he couldn't look directly into Shen Yan's eyes yet.The hand fell off the door, but the hand holding him never left, and followed him to let go.

Then, with a light pull, his whole body fell into the warm embrace in front of him.