Promised period

When I woke up in the morning, I was empty again.

Song Ke didn't know what was going on with her either. Ever since she reconciled with Chen Jue, her sleep quality was exceptionally good, and she wouldn't wake up with a slight movement.But recently Chen Jue gets up early, and after going out to buy breakfast, he will stay in the living room and wait for him to get up while working.

Going outside, Chen Jue was applying medicine to his calf on the sofa.

"get up?"

"Hmm." Seeing several red and swollen bumps on his legs, Song Ke asked, "What happened?"

"Bugs bite, living in the mountains is inevitable."

The bright red potion smeared like blood, and he lowered his head like that, his chin line was thin and stiff.

Song Ke hesitated and hesitated, but she couldn't hold back, and said, "Let someone else go next time. It doesn't make sense to ask you to deal with all clients in person. You are still half a patient now."

Chen Jue said no: "The doctor also advised me to walk more, so I can't stay at home all the time."

"Then you can go out to meet your friends, you have so many friends, or you can take Chen Nian out for fun, don't just—"

In the middle of speaking, Chen Jue turned his face, raised his head and kissed him.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

The lips are slightly moist, with the coolness of the morning.The little burr in Song Ke's heart was soothed, she was laid down on the sofa by Chen Jue without struggling, she closed her eyes and kissed him for a while.

I have been reluctant to open my eyes, because Chen Jue's embrace is extraordinarily warm and comfortable.Until he asked in a low voice, "You really want me to go out with my friends?"

Song Ke hummed, and touched his belt with his fingers, and the metal buckle was cold: "Go ahead, I'm very relieved of you, but remember to report to me if you want to spend the night outside."

Chen Jue paused for a while before saying, "Not overnight."

Later, he really often went out to meet friends, sometimes playing mahjong, sometimes driving a sports car, sometimes fishing, and would tell Song Ke in advance every time.

Friends teased Chen Jue: "Every time you come out, you are absent-minded. When you first came, you wanted to go back. What, the family is strictly controlled?"

He laughed at himself: "No one cares about me."

"That's not sincere. Mr. Chen wants someone to take care of you, can you do it? I think you're too high-spirited, so you won't give in."

Chen Jue sat quietly at the poker table, stopped playing after a while, and drove out for a drive along the road by the river.

I have grown up in this city since I was a child, and I am familiar with every brick and tile here, but recently I found that there are many places I don’t know.The car drove to the embankment, thinking back then that Song Ke couldn't think about it, and didn't dare to look over here, turned around and barely had the strength to go back to the car.

Compared with Song Ke, he is always very weak, only in the matter of loving Song Ke, he is firmer than anyone else.He knew he couldn't lose Song Ke, no matter when.But does Song Ke still love him or not?he does not know.

Holding this kind of mediocre idea, he became more and more silent day by day.

Even Cheng Yi'an noticed his change, and asked Song Ke in private: "What's wrong with Chen Jue? Since he opened the knife, I found that he talks very little, and he doesn't even bet with me anymore. What setback did you suffer?"

Song Ke also felt that Chen Jue had changed a bit, but he had always behaved very well, so good that he couldn't find any faults, let alone anything wrong, it was just that he talked less.

Maybe people's personalities will always change.

In fact, it's not just Chen Jue, Song Ke herself has changed a lot.For example, facing senior brother Cheng Yi'an, I originally thought about telling him about myself and Chen Jue, but I missed the best time at the beginning, and it became even more difficult to tell him later.

What's even more strange is that Chen Nian didn't say anything, and has been silently keeping a secret for them, so Cheng Yi'an still doesn't know about it.

Then one day, Chen Jue went out early in the morning to discuss business.The client knew his identity and asked him to have dinner with him again and again at noon, but he politely declined.

When I drove back to the company, the work area was mostly empty, and the employees had gone out for lunch and hadn't come back yet.

Pushing open the door of the office, it was quiet inside.

The sun shone in through the gaps in the blinds, the computer screen on the table was still on, and two suit jackets were hanging loose on the clothes rack.He thought Song Ke was still working, but when he walked to the desk and turned around, he realized that he was not.

Song Ke wore a blindfold, took off her shoes and took a nap on the sofa.A gentle light shone on his shoulders, his hair was slightly disheveled, and his knees were curled up.

Chen Jue sat on the coffee table and watched him for a while, then bent down to kiss the tip of his nose and lips, waking him up.He was still a little confused when he took off the blindfold, and he was slightly embarrassed after seeing who it was: "I'm sleeping."

This is obvious.

"Well," Chen Jue looked at him, "I know."

"Why don't you take a break?"

"I don't get tired seeing you."

Song Ke had no choice but to sit up, arrange her clothes and hair, and got up to pour herself a glass of water.

"How was the morning talk?"

Chen Jue sat on the coffee table and didn't get up: "It went well."

"Well, that's good." Song Ke turned her back to him, "Do you drink water?"

Chen Jue didn't reply.

Song Ke brought him the water, and lightly touched his knee with the bottom of the glass, "I'm talking to you."

He took it, lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Song Ke asked again: "Have you eaten at noon?"

He said no.

"Why don't you eat, are you too busy?"

"Because you're not here."

Song Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you like a child, you get emotional and don't eat when I'm not around."

Chen Jue didn't smile, instead, he still looked at him and kept looking at him.Song Ke didn't know why, as if she expected something to happen, she stood up a little at a loss: "I have snacks in the drawer, I'll bring you some."

Chen Jue hugged his waist from behind.

Both hands were raised, but the body did not stand up, like a person who was about to fall off a cliff and clung to the only rope.

"How about we get married?"

No warning, no preparation, flowers, rings, nothing.Song Ke was taken aback for a moment, but didn't answer right away.

Chen Jue's arms tightened slightly: "I know it's too soon to bring it up, but I don't want to wait any longer. Song Ke, follow me to register abroad, and then invite relatives and friends to come to my house for a gathering. I want everyone to know that we are I want to have a stable home.”

Counting this time, he has proposed to Song Ke three times in the past five years, and the first two times all ended in failure.

It is said that there are only three things, so he still wants to try.

Song Ke was stunned for a long time without moving.Chen Jue didn't urge him, but just waited silently, until he hesitated again and again, turned around, lifted his lips apologetically: "Chen Jue..."

I wanted to ask Chen Jue if he was impulsive, and if he was sure he would not regret it, but he was blank for a while, and finally he just muttered to evade: "Why is it so sudden, there is no ring at all."

Chen Jue frowned slightly: "Isn't the ring with you?"

Song Ke pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before saying, "I lost it when I moved."

"lost?"

"Ah."

Chen Jue lowered his head, with a deep Sichuan pattern between his brows, his elbows resting on his knees, unable to say a word for a long time.After a long time, when I raised my head again, there was already a smile on the corner of my mouth, although it was reluctant and difficult.

"It doesn't matter if you lose it, I will buy it again."

Song Ke rested her hands by her side in a daze until Chen Jue pulled her over and held her.

"If you don't have a ring, wait. Can I take two days off next week? I want you to accompany me to the rally that I told you about."

Song Ke hesitated for a long time, but still didn't think so.

"It's not a festival now. It's not good for the two of us to leave. Rally is held every year, right? Can we go next year? Next year we will make plans in advance and free up time early."

In the past, Chen Jue would definitely be angry with him at times like this. It was possible for him to be angry for three days and three nights, but not today.

Chen Juejing paused for a while, then let go of his hand: "Okay, you are busy with your work."

After they left, Song Ke sat alone in the office.No matter how tight the curtains were drawn, the light would pass through, and the eyes were so dizzy that they couldn't open them even if they wanted to, they could only be half closed.He lowered his head and lightly rubbed the fingers that Chen Jue held just now, his heart felt sour and sweet, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

The ring was not lost, but he didn't know whether he should take it out or not.

Thinking of my father, thinking of Chen Zongyi, thinking of Xu Dongyun, thinking of the past year, I can't put it on again calmly.

It's a week in a flash.

Chen Jue took two days off on Thursday and Friday. He flew over on Wednesday night, and the car had already been transported to the competition venue ahead of schedule.Song Ke sent him to the airport in the evening, but because he couldn't find a parking space, he had to park in the 3-minute express lane.

Just 3 minutes, stop and go.

Seeing Chen Jue taking out the suitcase from the back, Song Ke was still a little worried: "It's windy and sandy over there, and the temperature is also low at night. Is it not enough to bring such a little thing?"

"I don't go out at night, so I stay in the hotel. No matter how cold it is, there is an air conditioner." After closing the trunk, Chen Jue glanced at his watch, "I'm leaving, you drive slowly when you go back, and remember to put on a blanket at night."

Song Ke took out the amulet and wanted Chen Jue to take it away, but Chen Jue pushed it back into his arms, "It's easy to lose it when I hold it, so you put it away."

Just in time for a green light, he turned around and left.

There was wind in the passageway at the airport at night, and the wind blew the hem of Chen Jue's suit to the sides, and the tie floated to the back of his neck.He seems to be going to a far away place, and will never come back.

With only the last 30 seconds left, Song Ke sat back in the car and lowered the window to watch his back from afar.Unexpectedly, Chen Jue stopped halfway and strode back to the car.

"Forgot something?"

Before Song Ke finished speaking, Chen Jue had already leaned over and kissed him, as if unwilling to part with him.

On the way back, Song Ke did drive very slowly and carefully, even though he had recovered from his illness.

Now if he wants to see Chen Jue, he can only see the real one, and the imaginary one has never appeared again.Sometimes he wonders, is this a completely good thing?Just like now, he started to miss Chen Jue as soon as he left, but it was impossible to see him no matter what, he could only wait for Chen Jue to come back.

Did not expect to receive a text message that night.

It should be sent by Chen Jue on the plane. It is very long, as long as the ones sent when we broke up. It is longer than the screen, and you can't see the end at a glance.

He said: "Song Ke, there are some things I can't say in front of you, maybe because I dare not face the worst result.

That night when I saw you walking with Qin Binkai, I realized how jealous I was.You sleep next to me, I am still afraid that you will leave me, afraid that one day you will tell me again that you are tired and want to separate.It was also at that time that I realized that I never really had you.

I wanted to talk to you when I woke up in the morning, but I didn't call you because you were sound asleep.Later I went to find medicine and saw our ring in the drawer. You don’t know how happy I was at that moment. I was so happy to see you taking a nap in the company. I sat and watched, basking in the sun, and suddenly thought, maybe You also want to be with me forever.

Proposing to you was indeed impulsive, but I didn't expect you to tell me that you lost your ring.At that moment, I seemed to wake up suddenly, and found that I have been kidnapping you with illness, kidnapping you with my feelings for you, and using your soft heart to force you to stay by my side.

Before it's too late, I think I can't be so selfish anymore.You have the right to pursue the life you want to live, even if there is no me in that life, I should accept it instead of being your stumbling block.

As for my illness, it's almost recovered, so you don't have to worry about it.

I have reserved a seat at the Marriott, we will meet again next Monday no matter what, it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad, I will wait for you no matter how late. "

Such a long sentence, but the meaning is very chic, as if it is really just for the last time.Song Ke read word by word slowly, read slowly, and then slowly closed her eyes after reading it for a long time.

Is this the reason why Chen Jue feels wrong this time?How long has he been bored with these words?But compared to before, Chen Jue knows how to respect and love better, which is really impressive.

But why is he so considerate and gentle, and his eyes are still hot?

Lying down for a while, Song Ke felt uncomfortable in his heart, like an invisible wall that was about to collapse, making him accept a certain person or something completely.

Dizzy, suspected to be hungry.He got up and wanted to find something to eat, opened the refrigerator and found that it was full, all bought by Chen Jue, except for eggs, milk and beef jerky, his favorite brand.

He didn't even know when Chen Jue bought these.

Back in the living room, there was no trace of Chen Jue, except for the slippers in the entrance.Suddenly found that Chen Jue prepared everything for him after reconciliation, pajamas, shirts, towels, bath towels, razors, all in the villa, but he did not prepare anything for Chen Jue, not even the toothbrush and gargle in the bathroom. The cups used by Chen Jue are all disposable.

But I never heard Chen Jue make a request.

After lying down again, there was still a vague pain in one part of my body, I don't know where, it seemed to be under a certain rib.I don't know how long it took to get over my breath, put the hot cell phone on my chest, and I felt a little better.Later, Xiao Jiu quietly moved to his side, sticking out her tongue to lick the back of his hand.He wrapped it in his arms and rested his head on its back, it was hot.

Suddenly woke up again at three o'clock in the morning, the curtains were tightly closed, the bedroom was very dark, and Xiao Jiu's limp body was curled up beside her.He felt flustered and depressed, and thought about contacting Chen Jue proactively, but in the end he didn't make a call for some reason, just holding his phone and amulet quietly in a trance.