drunk oxygen

On the way back, the atmosphere between the two of them was very dull. Pei Yan didn't turn on the air conditioner, but opened the car window on his side, and the whistling wind could be heard all over his ears.

Xie Xinghe leaned on the seat, folded his arms around his chest, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Just when Pei Yan was about to speak to break the silence, Xie Xinghe's cell phone rang.

He frowned and glanced at the caller ID, but he didn't make a sound after he picked it up.

Pei Yan raised the window and turned on the air conditioner.

"Xinghe, your mother made a fuss all night and just fell asleep, so I only have time to call you now."

Xie Xinghe closed his eyes again, put his phone aside, and let Xie Jin who was opposite him say, "Don't blame her, she didn't do it on purpose..."

Pei Yan frowned.

Probably aware of Xie Xinghe's resistance to this topic, Xie Jin changed the subject and said, "Yesterday we finally met and didn't talk much. If you have time this morning, we two..."

"No." Xie Xinghe interrupted him indifferently.

Xie Jin paused, and suppressed his anger and said: "Xinghe! You are not a child anymore, why are you still so ignorant? Your surname is Xie, and you are my son. You will come back to help me with things sooner or later!"

Xie Xinghe snorted, "Are you sick?"

"you!"

"I think you are in good health, you don't need me, and Xie Yuhua is still alive."

"Xie Xinghe! He is also your brother no matter what!"

"He regards me as a brother? You regard him as a son?"

Xie Jin sighed heavily, "None of you can make me worry."

"Okay, let's drive, hang up."

Xie Xinghe hung up the phone and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

Pei Yan glanced at him distractedly, but still couldn't help asking, "Have a headache?"

Xie Xinghe replied coldly, "No."

Pei Yan slammed on the brakes, Xie Xinghe fell forward following the inertia, and was pulled back by the seat belt.

He glanced at Pei Yan, who also said coldly, "Sit still."

After that, the two went together.bath salts. .Returning home without a word, Pei Yan went downstairs to walk the dog, Xie Xinghe went straight back to the room.

After Pei Yan came back from walking the dog, he went back to his room and began to change clothes. Xie Xinghe lay on his side on the bed, watched him quietly for a while before asking, "Where are you going?"

Pei Yan paused, "The company is in a hurry."

Xie Xinghe was willing to take the initiative to ask him, and Pei Yan eased his attitude, "You can go out to eat at noon by yourself, I have put away the knife in another place, so don't bother looking for it, if you can't find it, if I don't come back in the afternoon, you will Get some medicine yourself..."

He turned back to look for the belt in the closet. Xie Xinghe got out of bed suddenly and walked behind him barefoot. As soon as Pei Yan turned around, he was blocked between the closet and the corner of the wall.

Xie Xinghe stared at him blankly, "Are you really going to the company?"

Pei Yan took out his mobile phone and tapped it a few times, holding it up in front of his eyes, "Gu Xingyi just called me."

Xie Xinghe only glanced at the phone and turned the phone away. He took another step forward, propped himself up on the closet and said, "Don't go."

His tone didn't sound like he was asking for Pei Yan's opinion, but more like an order. Pei Yan frowned and said, "No, there is a meeting."

He pushed Xie Xinghe's arm, but he didn't use much force, "Speak as you speak, don't block me."

Xie Xinghe remained motionless, "Then take me there."

Pei Yan was helpless, "Do you think your current state is suitable?"

He looked directly into Xie Xinghe's eyes, Xie Xinghe backed away after a while, went back to bed and got under the quilt.

Pei Yan's heart would soften when he saw him like this, but his heart softened, he could no longer let Xie Xinghe lead him by the nose.

Pei Yan walked around to the other side, bent down and rubbed his head, "Eat well, don't forget to take the medicine, I'll be back before dinner."

He called Tomato Sauce into the bedroom, and Tomato Sauce consciously went to bed, nestling beside Xie Xinghe.

Pei Yan said, "Let's go."

Xie Xinghe didn't respond.

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As soon as Pei Yan arrived at the company, he went into the meeting room and had a meeting for several hours. When he came out to go to the toilet, he was stopped by his assistant.

The assistant lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Pei, your mother is here, and there is a young lady who is waiting for you in the office."

Pei Yan pinched the center of his brows irritably, "Why did you come here... How long have you been here?"

"Over an hour."

"You entertain first," Pei Yan said, "I'll talk about it after the meeting."

He sent Xie Xinghe a message while going to the bathroom: [What did you eat for lunch? ]

Xie Xinghe didn't reply, he didn't know if he was angry or fell asleep.

After Pei Yan returned to the meeting room, he sat for another hour. Gu Xing saw that everyone was tired, and said directly, "Come here first today. You must be hungry. Go eat quickly and ask me for reimbursement."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu!"

Everyone cheered and left the meeting room, only Pei Yan sat still.

Gu Xing raised his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, "What are you thinking? It's all over."

Pei Yan sighed, "I'd rather have a meeting all day."

"What's the matter?" Gu Xingyi asked amusedly.

"My mother is waiting for me in the office," Pei Yan said with a headache, "I insist on having dinner with others."

Gu Xing put away his smile and patted him on the shoulder, "Take care."

Pei Yan sat for a while, but reluctantly returned to the office, opened the door and said wearily, "Mom, why are you here?"

Deng Rong raised her head and looked at him, "Aren't you all sick? Why are you still running to the company? Look at your pale face."

Pei Yan didn't sleep well last night, and he had a meeting for a few hours just now, his complexion was really bad, so there was no need to pretend.

He didn't answer Deng Rong's words, but looked at the person sitting beside her.

Deng Rong quickly introduced: "This is your Auntie Peng's daughter, Xinxin, who was going shopping with me, and happened to pass by your company, so I wanted to come up to see if you were there."

Chen Xinxin smiled at Pei Yan, "Hi, I'm Chen Xinxin."

Pei Yan nodded his head.

Deng Rong said: "I heard from your assistant that the meeting has been going on for several hours, and I haven't had time to have lunch."

Pei Yan knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only say "hmm".

"Xinxin is also hungry. I have been waiting for you here for a few hours. You can take her to lunch."

Pei Yan sighed inwardly, nodded and said, "Okay, then you..."

Deng Rong picked up her bag and stood up, and said with a smile: "I ate breakfast late, and I'm not hungry yet, you guys eat, I'm going shopping first, and you are responsible for sending Xinxin back to me."

After Deng Rong left, Pei Yan stood there without moving for a long time. Chen Xinxin walked up to him and called him softly, "Mr. Pei?"

Pei Yan said lightly: "I'll ask the assistant to take you down first. I still have some work to do, so I'll be here as soon as I finish."

Chen Xinxin pinned her broken hair behind her ears, nodded her head, and said very sensiblely: "Okay, it's okay, don't worry."

Pei Yan signaled to his assistant to take her down, while he sat quietly on the sofa for 5 minutes.

If he went down with Chen Xinxin today, everyone in the building would say that they were together tomorrow.

Pei Yan tapped his phone repeatedly, hesitating whether to call Xie Xinghe.

He hasn't replied to the wechat message just now, so he probably fell asleep.

Forget it, Pei Yan thought, saying it would only increase the conflict, he could just deal with it and have a meal before sending him back, Xie Xinghe wouldn't know.

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Pei Yan and Chen Xinxin sat face to face in the restaurant. Pei Yan didn't even look at the menu the whole time, so Chen Xinxin had to order a few light dishes, and then said softly, "Mr. Pei, are you not feeling well?"

Pei Yan came back to his senses, pressed his temples pretendingly, frowned and said, "Sorry, maybe I'm too tired."

Chen Xinxin expressed her understanding, and said with concern: "Aunt Deng said that you are sick, you should take a good rest, you will have the energy to work when you are well."

She has a very gentle voice, speaks softly, and is very elegant in her gestures. At first glance, she is a daughter-in-law who is knowledgeable and courteous, and she is also a very satisfied daughter-in-law candidate for Deng Ronghui.

Pei Yan was quite helpless in the face of a lady like Chen Xinxin, so he had no choice but to cut to the chase: "Miss Chen, I wonder if my mother has told you about my situation."

Chen Xinxin blinked and asked, "You mean..."

"I have a partner." Pei Yan didn't mince words with her, "We have a very good relationship and have no plans to break up for the time being."

Chen Xin bit her lower lip helplessly, and her voice trembled slightly when she spoke again, "My mother said, you have already broken up..."

"I'm sorry to misunderstand you, but we didn't break up."

Pei Yan felt that he looked like he was bullying, so he took the initiative to hand over a tissue, and Chen Xinxin said "thank you" in a low voice.

"Miss Chen, I don't know if you would like to cooperate with me. If my mother asks after I go back, you can just say that you are not satisfied with me. It's okay."

Chen Xinxin raised her head, stared at him with watery eyes, and said aggrievedly: "But I'm very satisfied..."

Pei Yan paused, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry."

Chen Xinxin said after a while: "Then let me say that the two of us may not be compatible in terms of personality."

"It's okay, thank you."

Chen Xinxin shook her head, obviously she was very disappointed, but said generously: "It's okay..."

Pei Yan stared at Chen Xinxin's face for a while, and felt that she didn't look like she was pretending, she was probably a well-educated little princess who was well protected by her family.

The two ate in silence in an atmosphere that wasn't too awkward, when Pei Yan's cell phone rang, it was Xie Xinghe.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth as he lowered his head. Chen Xinxin squeezed her chopsticks tightly with her fingertips. Seeing Pei Yan's expression change from being happy at receiving the news to being helplessly troubled, she asked cautiously: "Pei Yan Sir, is that your girlfriend?"

Pei Yan looked up at her, restrained his expression, and responded vaguely.

He typed quickly: [I knew you were asleep, now go out and have a meal]

Xie Xinghe: [Lazy]

Pei Yan couldn't help but frowned again: [No, I have to go, take a photo of me before eating]

Xie Xinghe: [Then I will eat instant noodles]

Pei Yan: [I still have quick-frozen dumplings at home, you can cook them and eat them, don’t eat instant noodles, it’s too greasy and the disease is just right]

Xie Xinghe didn't return, Pei Yan put away his phone and looked at the person opposite who hadn't moved his chopsticks for a long time, and asked, "Have you finished eating?"

Chen Xinxin nodded silently.

"Let's go then, I'll take you back first."

After getting into the car, the space was even smaller, and the distance between the two of them was even closer. Pei Yan had already leaned towards the door as much as possible, but he could still smell the perfume wafting from Chen Xinxin's body.

Chen Xinxin lowered her head, picked her valuable bag with her nails, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Pei, can you ask why Aunt Deng is not satisfied with your girlfriend?"

"They haven't met," Pei Yan responded, "Maybe because I said she is from an ordinary family."

Chen Xinxin nodded, "I see..."

After a while, she said thoughtfully, "Do you think it's really important to be well-matched?"

Pei Yan looked into Chen Xinxin's eyes, and after distinguishing that she was really asking a serious question, he said flatly, "There must be some truth."

"Since you also think it makes sense...would you consider marrying your current girlfriend?"

Pei Yan was stumped by this question, Xie Xinghe was actually in the right family, but he thought back to the time when he and Xie Xinghe got along with each other, there was not much warmth but a lot of conflicts.

Pei Yan felt a little headache, the two of them seemed not suitable for dating, let alone getting married.

He said flatly, "Maybe."

Who knows, maybe he can really tolerate everything about him because of Xie Xing and that face that pleases him too much.

Chen Xinxin saw his hesitation and irritability, smiled slightly, and said bluntly: "It seems that you also have some troubles, so I don't have a chance at all, if one day you break up, maybe we can try Give it a try."

Pei Yan didn't answer her. In fact, he is not completely gay. It's just that most of the types he met over the years are men, and the best-looking fairy is also a male fairy, so Pei Yan is really serious about women now. I can't arouse any interest.

What's more, Chen Xinxin isn't his type either, maybe he was in the past, but not now anyway.

Her eyes are very round, unlike Xie Xinghe's long ones, they look sharp when looking at people, her nose is shorter than Xie Xinghe's, not so straight, and her mouth...

Pei Yan stopped his thoughts in time and sighed in his heart. He had to admit that there was only one type he liked now, and that was Xie Xinghe.

After all, he is a fairy, Pei Yan curled his lips, it is normal for ordinary people to be inferior.

After the driver stopped the car steadily, Pei Yan said, "Miss Chen, go slowly, I still have some things to do, so I won't get out of the car."

"It's ok."

After the people left, Pei Yan said to the driver, "Go home."

"Ok."

On the way, he suddenly asked the driver casually, "Brother Lin, how long have you been with me?"

The driver was taken aback by the question, "It's been six or seven years. I drove you occasionally when you were still in college."

Pei Yan nodded, "At that time, I just came out to start a business, and I didn't like to use family members, so I specially found a driver outside..."

The driver realized that Pei Yan was upset, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly explained: "I'm sorry Mr. Pei, your mother suddenly called me today, I, I just said that you are in the company without thinking... ...It's my fault, don't be angry."

"It's okay to be angry," Pei Yan said, "Don't forget to ask me in advance next time."

"Okay, okay," the driver nodded quickly, "Next time, I will definitely ask you in advance, and I won't answer such questions without your order."

"Ah."

The driver looked in the rearview mirror, Pei Yan's face was as usual, and he really didn't look angry anymore, he was relieved, and secretly warned himself that it was Boss Pei who paid the wages, and that next time Mr. Not open.

Before getting out of the car, Pei Yan gave instructions, "Don't go far, pick Xinghe and me out for dinner tonight."

"Ok."

Pei Yan returned home in a fairly good mood, and said as soon as he entered the door: "Xinghe, didn't I ask you to send me a photo of lunch, you..."

Pei Yan looked at the empty bowl of instant noodles on the dining table, and his tone sank, "Xie Xinghe? Come out for me."

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I want to emphasize that Xinghe's attribute is crazy criticism. He is not really sensitive and insecure. to think about him~