between heartstrings

Chu Jiahe's pet shop started to contact for decoration.

Wei Sizhe expressed his willingness to help many times, but Chu Jiahe didn't agree. He usually worked hard enough at work, so he couldn't let Wei Sizhe worry about both ends.

"Didn't I tell you." Wei Sizhe said on the phone, "'Rely on me more, I want to be needed by you'?"

"Don't worry." Chu Jiahe sat on the bench in front of the main building of the nursing home and bent down, holding a small rice bowl with big oranges in his left hand, "There will be a place for you later."

Wei Sizhe is now looking forward to the weekend every week, and hearing Chu Jiahe's voice on weekdays can't comfort his tired body and mind: "I'll pick you up after get off work on Friday, let's go home early."

"Okay." Chu Jiahe moved his lips closer to the phone, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a soft tone, "I'll give you a hug earlier."

As a result of this sentence, Wei Sizhe had to go to the bathroom to take a cold shower after hanging up.

On Friday night, Wei Sizhe accompanied Wei Qiao after dinner, and the two watched the news broadcast around the TV.Chu Jiahe went back to the dormitory to pack the luggage he was going to bring home this week. After he went out, Wei Qiao put down the remote control, made sure the door was closed, took off his glasses and patted Wei Sizhe on the arm.

Wei Qiao asked, "Son, what has Xiao Chu been up to lately?"

Wei Sizhe replied: "His pet shop is about to be renovated."

"Does he go to the pet store every day?" Wei Qiao asked with concern, "It's so tiring going back and forth."

"There's no need to go to the store at the moment." Wei Sizhe said, "He's still choosing a cost-effective decoration company."

Wei Qiao frowned, his face full of doubts: "Don't you need to go to the store? Then he asked the dean for leave these few afternoons, saying that he has something to do outside, what's the matter?"

Wei Sizhe's expression paused for a moment, and he was dumbfounded for a moment, and he and Wei Qiao looked at each other in blank dismay.

Carrying another suitcase of Chu Jiahe's luggage, Wei Sizhe locked the car and led him into the house, and raised his hand to turn on the light in the living room.Chu Jiahe had just changed his shoes, when the familiar amber scent rushed towards him, Wei Sizhe lowered his head and kissed him, kissed/warmed him up, then carried him across to the bathroom, put him into the bathtub, the hot water gradually submerged their bodies.

For about half an hour, Wei Sizhe took all of Chu Jiahe's strength away, put half of his face on his shoulder, and struggled to breathe.Resting for a while in the scalding water, Chu Jiahe yawned, leaned against Wei Sizhe and said sleepily, "I've already designed the sign for the pet shop, but I need your help with something."

"It's rare." Wei Sizhe put some hot water on Chu Jiahe's back, fearing that he would catch a cold, and said with a smile, "Finally willing to order me?"

Chu Jiahe also smiled, wrapping his arms around Wei Sizhe's neck: "Well, I'll give you a chance to show off."

Wei Sizhe said, "I promise to complete the task."

Chu Jiahe made a request: "Mr. Wei, please give me a name for my shop."

Wei Sizhe raised his eyebrows: "That's it?"

"Why." Chu Jiahe pressed his restless eyebrows, "This is the most important thing."

The hazy water mist blurred the vision, only the facial features of the person in front of him were clear.Wei Sizhe pondered for a few seconds, kissed Chu Jiahe's forehead, and said, "Let's call it 'Sihe'."

Chu Jiahe said: "Wei Sizhe's secretary, Chu Jiahe's He?"

Wei Sizhe shook his head and said, "It's the thought of longing, the thought of love, the thought of day and night."

It wasn't until the water temperature in the bathtub became cool that the two of them came out of the bathroom and returned to the bedroom to sleep until the sun was up.Chu Jiahe was going to clean up the store in the afternoon, and it happened that his customized picture frame was finished, and the logistics showed that it would be delivered today, so Wei Sizhe stayed at home, waiting to receive the goods.

When twilight was approaching, Wei Sizhe saw that Chu Jiahe hadn't come back yet, he didn't answer the phone, and he might still be busy, so he planned to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and help him share the work of making dinner.Not sure how much to buy, Wei Sizhe took the car keys before going out, and he can drop by to pick up Chu Jiahe after shopping.

At six o'clock, the Porsche parked under the overpass, facing the entrance of the pet shop.Wei Sizhe lowered the car windows, the lights in the store were dark, the door was locked, and Chu Jiahe was nowhere to be seen.

Slide open the phone screen, dial Chu Jiahe's number, the line is connected after five beeps, and the electronic voice of the bus stop comes from the opposite side. It is far from the city.

Wei Sizhe asked: "Not in the store?"

"I went to a kennel in the suburbs temporarily, and I want to talk to someone about cooperation." There was a lot of noise around, and Chu Jiahe answered with his hands on his phone, "I went to a more famous pet store in the city to observe, and the innermost part of our store is not Do you have two small rooms? I plan to open them up, decorate them into a grooming room, hire a pet groomer, and add another way to make money."

Wei Sizhe expressed his approval and affirmation, and then said: "I've bought some vegetables, I'll make dinner."

Chu Jiahe said: "Okay, take your time and don't worry, there is a severe traffic jam here, I guess it will be past eight o'clock when I get home."

The screen light automatically dimmed, and Wei Sizhe sat quietly in the car, looking at the city lights through the windshield.Chu Jiahe's recent behavior is indeed abnormal. He seldom acts first and then reports. As for whether his whereabouts are as he said, Wei Sizhe didn't ask too much. He will not interfere with Chu Jiahe's freedom, and he knows that Chu Jiahe decided to There is naturally his reason for concealing it.

On Wednesday afternoon of the next week, Wei Sizhe came to visit Wei Qiao in the nursing home as a rule, but as expected, Chu Jiahe was not there.Wei Sizhe went to the dormitory on the second floor, took out the key and opened the door. Chu Jiahe's room was as clean and tidy as ever. The only difference was that there was a pen and a stack of letter paper on the desk by the window.

At noon on Friday, Wei Sizhe was in He Yuan's office analyzing this week's stock market.The phone was vibrating in his trouser pocket. He took it out and glanced at it casually. He was about to throw it aside when he suddenly stopped.

"Shengjie Real Estate is still falling, but the rate of decline has narrowed. Although it can't explain anything, at least there is a rising trend." With his arm on the armrest of the swivel chair, He Yuan tapped Wei Sizhe, just about to listen to him. Suggestion, followed by a pause, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wei Sizhe waved his hand at him, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, which was drenched in the scorching midday sun.He stared at the latest text message he received, with deep wrinkles between his brows.

- Let's meet.

It is a string of unfamiliar numbers, it is very likely that the other party sent the wrong message, but Wei Sizhe did not choose to ignore or delete it for some reason.The inexplicable intuition and determination, Wei Sizhe hesitated for a long time, finally dropped his fingertips in the air, and replied: Shen Youqing?

The other party replied very quickly, but the answer was irrelevant: Tomorrow Saturday, I will entertain you at home.

After confirming the identity of the sender, Wei Sizhe also aggravated his doubts. At first, Wei Sizhe thought that "you" referred to He Yuan and Qi Qian.After thinking about it for a while, he realized that it was strange. After six years, with Shen Youqing's personality, he would never contact him for no reason. After so long, everything had already been settled, why did he hear from him again suddenly?

He Yuan tapped on the table with five fingers: "Si Zhe, what's the matter?"

"It's okay." Wei Sizhe already knew in his heart that if He Yuan and Qi Qian made any moves, he would not hide it from him, "Let's continue."

It could only be Chu Jiahe.

At 09:30 in the evening, the Porsche left the nursing home and drove to Yuhua Community.Chu Jiahe’s backpack contained a lot of personal belongings. As the dormitory’s items decreased, the day when Wei Qiao was discharged from the hospital was getting closer and closer. Looking at the stars and the moon in the sky, he began to look forward to a new family with a lover and elders , his life will be filled with love and family affection - Chu Jiahe is realizing his ideal life.

Unlocking the fingerprint lock, Chu Jiahe stepped across the threshold and entered the hallway, put on slippers and put down his bag, planning to go to the kitchen to make glutinous glutinous rice balls for supper.Wei Sizhe leaned his back against the door panel, folded his arms and stared at Chu Jiahe's back, then called out to him with a low and gentle voice.

"Jiahe."

Chu Jiahe met Wei Sizhe's gaze, rolled up his sleeves and asked with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

For two people who are too close, many things cannot be hidden and will not be hidden for a long time, just like Chu Jiahe at this time is not as calm as before. Others may not be able to see it, but Wei Sizhe can't hide it, even if the expression on the lover's face changes Even if it is undetectable, he can easily capture it.

Wei Sizhe said: "Shen Youqing asked me to meet."

Almost holding Wei Sizhe's voice, Chu Jiahe blurted out, "Really?"

With surprise in his expression and surprise in his depressed tone, Chu Jiahe seemed relieved. His various performances made Wei Sizhe's doubts all answered.

Feeling distressed suddenly, Wei Sizhe stared at Chu Jiahe, stepped forward to hug him, and slowly tightened his arms.Touching Chu Jiahe's ear with his lips, Wei Sizhe asked softly next to his ear: "So can you tell me now, what have you been up to these days?"

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