Manhattanhenge

Hearing this word, Su Hui was stunned at first, and the pinnae of her ears soon turned red.

He began to regret asking such a stupid question, Ning Yixiao was clearly making fun of him, but he believed it to be true, it looked really stupid and out of proportion.

Even if someone really introduced someone to Ning Yixiao, what does it have to do with him?

Ning Yixiao didn't continue this topic, as if none of them had crossed the line just now, they each took a step back in a tacit understanding.

This is very considerate, Su Hui also hoped that Ning Yixiao would forget all about the transgressive behavior and treat it as if it didn't exist. This should have been what he wanted.

But he still feels dissatisfied inexplicably, probably because of the greedy side of human nature, which is difficult to overcome.

If possible, Su Hui still hopes that Ning Yixiao will not be too nice to him, and be a little more indifferent like at the beginning, at least he won't get into too deep a trap.

The cold medicine took effect, and the heating in the car was fully turned on. After thinking about it, Su Hui tilted her head and closed her eyes.

He didn't dream of Ning Yixiao, but the scene of living under the fence two or three years ago, Su Hui tried hard to recall something in his dream, and there was a piece of paper in front of him, on which were written a lot of trial and error numbers , Line after line, different voices came from my ears one after another, compressed by electromagnetic waves.

No one was Ning Yixiao's voice.

In a traffic jam, Ning Yixiao's tense mood became calmer instead. I don't know if it is a psychological effect. He always feels that Su Hui's presence or absence in the car has a great impact on his driving. If he is not there, Ning Yixiao can hardly do anything about it. Sit well in the driver's seat.

A lot of bad memories would flash back, making him unable to concentrate on observing the road conditions, which was very dangerous.

But Su Hui's existence was like a tranquilizer, silently calming his uneasiness and anxiety.

Ning Yixiao thought of the picture of himself driving alone from Vik to the glacier of Mount Svina. Perhaps subconsciously, he hoped that Su Hui would be like this, leaning on the co-pilot to sleep peacefully.

Suddenly, Su Hui coughed a few times in her sleep, pulling Ning Yixiao out of her imagination.

He confirmed the temperature in the car, took off the scarf, spread it out, and put it on Su Hui.

Su Hui woke up in a daze, the second half of the dream was grandma, he rubbed his eyes, the first time he turned his head to look at Ning Yixiao's face, and after confirming, he asked, "Can I go to the hospital today? I want to send the snacks and small pendants I bought to my grandma. I called her on New Year’s Eve, and the nurse answered her. She said that my grandma slept for a long time every day, and I wanted to visit her.”

Ning Yixiao listened to him patiently, with a gentle expression, "Look around."

"What?" Su Hui didn't understand, but he did as he did. Looking around, he found that they were not in the bustling city center near the apartment, but in another block, and the signboard of the hospital was not far in front.

Su Hui realized that before he even opened his mouth, Ning Yixiao had already predicted his thoughts.

what is this?tacit understanding?

He whispered thanks and curled up, feeling warm.

With belated awareness, he realized that he was surrounded by a light and soft cashmere scarf, which was Ning Yixiao's scarf.

Su Hui felt a little unnatural, and wanted to put it away for him, "Your scarf..."

"The temperature in the car is too high, and I'm wearing it very hot." Ning Yixiao looked at the indicator light in front, "You seem to be cold, and you're curled up into a ball, so I'll cover you up, so as not to make your cold worse, and you have to go to the hospital again .”

That's really troublesome.Su Hui quickly accepted Ning Yixiao's reason, but still took off his scarf, folded it, and put it between them.

They went to visit grandma together. Coincidentally, grandma was watching the rebroadcast of the gala, and the ward was very lively.Ning Yixiao's stay was relatively short, and after only a year of worship, she found an excuse to go downstairs. Su Hui watched her in the room for a while, hung a lucky bag on grandma's bed, and peeled apples.Not long after, Ning Yixiao came back with a bag of fruit and a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

He hardly spoke in the ward, and quietly put the bouquet into the vase, and tidied it up a bit.

Grandma looked at the two of them, feeling very comforted in her heart. She said a lot of words of thanks to Ning Yixiao, and Ning Yixiao just smiled and told her to take good care of her body.

The nurse told them that their grandma's immunity was low, they should not stay here for too long, for fear of some complications, Su Hui had no choice but to leave reluctantly.

Back at the apartment, Ice Cream rushed over excitedly and pestered Su Hui to play with toys. Su Hui took off his coat and acted as a tool for throwing Frisbees for him, spending energy with him.

But he was tired early, leaning on the sofa, watching Ning Yixiao move a low stool and stand on it to hang the pendant.

Su Hui secretly stared at his back for a while, and found that his legs were really long.

For no reason, some fragments of last night flashed in Su Hui's mind, and his cheeks burned.

But he also suddenly thought that he wanted to unbutton his trousers last night, but was stopped by Ning Yixiao, who didn't even take off his clothes.

Don't want to do it with him?But judging by his reaction in the morning, it seems that this is not the case.

His attitude... he didn't seem to mind, and even allowed himself to be the kind of "friend" he could have sex with.

But Ning Yixiao is really not a person who has any excessive demands on sex, after all, he can not fall in love at all for six years.

It's really hard to understand Ning Yixiao's psychology, but Su Hui is a very sensitive person, any slight abnormality will make him diverge, but these are very contradictory, and he can't think of a reasonable reason for the time being.

"Is this right?" Ning Yixiao who was standing on the stool suddenly turned around and asked Su Hui.

Su Hui came back to his senses, "Huh? Exactly."

Ning Yixiao nodded, finished the decoration work, and got off the chair.

Su Hui also found that his movements were a bit stiff when he got down, and he supported his left knee.

"Are you uncomfortable?" he asked involuntarily.

Ning Yixiao gave him a straight look, then shook his head, "No."

His eyes were firm and convincing, so that Su Hui had to believe what he said, and doubted his own sensitivity.

But Su Hui can't help it, it's hard for him not to be sensitive to Ning Yixiao, it's like an old disease six years ago, and it still hurts at a very ordinary moment even today.

Ning Yixiao's cell phone rang, and he had work to deal with temporarily, so he went upstairs while answering the phone.Back in the office room, Ning Yixiao was still nostalgic for the time he spent in the same space with Su Hui, it was very reassuring for him, so he turned on the monitor in the living room while having a video conference.

There was no sound in the surveillance video, but there was music from downstairs, a brisk alternative rock rhythm.In the picture, Su Hui is mopping the floor in the living room by himself, shaking his head and shaking his head, even singing along, using the end of the mop as a microphone, and placing the ice cream toys on the sofa, one by one, as if They are arranged as spectators.

Sure enough, it was Su Hui who only appeared during the manic period.

Ning Yixiao couldn't help laughing.

"Shaw?" The person on the other end of the video conference was a little dignified, "Is there something wrong with what I just said?"

Ning Yixiao shook his head, "No, I think it's pretty good."

Carl occupies another small frame on the screen. He recorded the content of the meeting and repeated it again, "So the current plan is to build a personal brand, mainly roadshows, supplemented by some interviews and magazines, isn't it?"

The manager of the marketing department nodded, "Yes, there are still some TV stations that have expressed cooperation intentions and want Shaw to come forward to shoot some documentaries. The content is probably the development process of the company from its inception to the present."

Ning Yixiao said, "Let's put this aside for now, and we'll think about it after the spring new product launch."

"Okay, then I'll reply to them first. Before the new product launch, there will be several university roadshows. I have already sent the information to your email. Shaw, please check if there is any problem with the schedule."

Carl checked the schedule. "It feels like a busy couple of months."

"Yeah, because now you have to establish the image of the founder and build momentum for the listing, the exposure will increase significantly, Shaw, you have to be ready to become a celebrity."

This joke didn't make Ning Yixiao laugh, but he also took it calmly, "As long as it's good for the company's development, I'm fine with it."

In the past, he was very reluctant to appear on camera. On the one hand, it was because of his natural distaste for socializing. On the other hand, he was also afraid that he would really become a well-known celebrity. No excuses anymore.

But now it's different, Su Hui is by his side, Ning Yixiao doesn't need to deceive himself anymore.

Even if their reunion is not perfect, accidents can be regarded as a kind of destiny.

After the meeting ended, Ning Yixiao opened the mailbox to deal with the lingering emails, replied one by one, entered the company's server, and debugged the code for his "No. 0 product". The newly recorded recordings have been sorted into the database, and the feature training has also been completed. .

After posting for a while, he switched to the anonymous email account that he hadn't logged in for a long time, and found that Su Hui didn't take the initiative to contact him, so he was a little disappointed.

But this disappointment didn't last long, because Ning Yixiao realized that if Su Hui really showed extraordinary enthusiasm for "Sean", maybe he would feel even more uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, Ning Yixiao sent a very official blessing.

[Sean: Happy Chinese New Year, I wish you all the best in the new year. ]

He didn't expect Su Hui's reply to come so quickly. He glanced at the monitor and saw that Su Hui took the computer to the dining room and was sitting at the dining table typing.

[Eddy: Thank you!Happy Chinese New Year to you too!Do you celebrate the Spring Festival too?Or because I saw that I am Chinese, so I simply wished me well, in short, I hope you are all well and everything goes well! ]

Just by reading the email, you can tell that Su Hui is in a good mood now.

To avoid arousing his suspicion, Ning Yixiao lied with experience.

[Sean: I don't.However, I heard that the Chinese New Year is very lively. I have also seen it in Chinatown. Everyone will give each other red envelopes. This custom is very interesting. ]

[Eddy: I ​​can also give you a red envelope, if you like, or other gifts, if you come to New York someday, you can ask me out, and I will give you a New Year's gift! ]

Seeing his reply, Ning Yixiao thought of what she made when she returned to California a few days ago.

[Sean: Thank you, I have received your message, but I am very busy recently, and I may not be able to go to New York in a short time.But I do want to give you a New Year's gift, and I hope you will accept it. ]

Su Hui in the surveillance video paused, stood up, took a few steps in a circle, and sat back at the table.

[Eddy: Thank you, but if it is very expensive, it is not necessary, I have already received too much help from you. ]

[Sean: It's not expensive, it's a gadget, if you don't mind, send me the address, and I'll send it. ]

After a few minutes, Su Hui still gave him the address, which was this apartment.

[Eddy: Thank you, this is the address of my friend's house. ]

Ning Yixiao didn't like the word friend very much, so she thought of teasing him.

[Sean: Friends?Are you staying at a friend's house?It won't be the friend you mentioned last time who accompanied you to watch the Manhattan Hanging Sun. ]

[Eddy: You guessed it, it's him.I am now temporarily living in his house for some very complicated reasons. ]

[Sean: Well, but according to your description last time, it feels like your relationship is not ordinary, so you are living together now? ]

[Eddy: Just an ordinary friend, I met a long time ago, he is a very good person and has helped me a lot. ]

Just typing the words ordinary friends made Su Hui feel guilty.

How can ordinary friends sleep in the same bed when they are drunk...

But it was too strange that he couldn't talk to Sean, who was equivalent to a stranger, about his entanglement with his ex.

While staring at the computer in a daze, suddenly, Su Hui heard the sound of a glass being smashed upstairs, and was startled. Before he could think about anything, he went straight up the stairs and followed the sound to Ning Yixiao's office.

Ning Yixiao glanced at him, pressed down the screen of the notebook, turned it off, and said in a normal tone.

"It's nothing, I accidentally touched the cup." After speaking, he bent down to pick it up by himself.

"Don't move, be careful of scratching your hands." Su Hui found a dry rag, squatted halfway beside Ning Yixiao's legs, wrapped his hands in the cloth, picked up the big pieces, and put them in the trash can.

He found that Ning Yixiao had changed into loose trousers after coming up, and the left knee seemed to be covered with something, and the two sides were not the same height.

Ning Yixiao had a grudge against the word "ordinary friend" in his heart, and seeing Su Hui help him make it like this, he deliberately said, "You don't need to do these, just leave it alone, and I can ask the cleaning to come up and make it."

"It's just a cup." Su Hui quickly tidied it up and clapped her hands, "Let the robot clean up the small residue later."

Ning Yixiao stared at him without saying a word.

"What's wrong?" Su Hui stood up and blinked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

He shook his head.

It's just that Su Hui doesn't look like the young master before.

But he doesn't like it.

Ning Yixiao stood up, her legs ached, but she didn't want Su Hui to notice anything, so she sat down again.

He likes to use bitter tricks, but only in the innocuous superficial kung fu, taking advantage of Su Hui's soft-hearted nature.

But the experience of the past 20 years has long turned Ning Yixiao into a person who will not show weakness. Once a real wound is touched, Ning Yixiao still subconsciously turns his back on the past, not wanting Su Hui to see it.

Su Hui stared at him, always feeling that something was wrong, Ning Yixiao seemed to be avoiding something.

"Is there something wrong with you?" He began to look for the reason in himself, "It can't be that I infected you with the cold."

Ning Yixiao stared at him solemnly, "It's very possible, we are close friends."

Su Hui felt that he was awkward, and thought for a while, "Are you still uncomfortable because of what happened last night?" He lowered his eyes, "I'm sorry, otherwise I'd better find a house and move out, anyway Grandma's illness has improved a lot, and I'm also over the depression period, so there should be nothing wrong."

He didn't expect Ning Yixiao's face to turn even worse when this plan was proposed.

"Run after sleeping, Su Hui, you are really getting better and better."

Su Hui's ears turned red all of a sudden, "That's not what I meant...I don't want to disturb you for too long."

"Just stay here, I don't think it's bothering you." Ning Yixiao turned his face away and didn't look into Su Hui's eyes, "And I don't mind what happened last night, on the contrary, I enjoyed it."

enjoy? ?

Shame almost made Su Hui stuck, "But you said we were friends..."

"Friends can't kiss?" Ning Yixiao looked at him with a very casual tone, "Friends can't have sex? You've lived in New York for so long, so you shouldn't be surprised, right?"

He stood up, took two steps closer, stretched out his hand, and pinched Su Hui's chin in an intimate posture as if he was about to kiss in a second.

Su Hui's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and he opened his eyes wide and looked at Ning Yixiao who was close at hand. The glass lens seemed to set up a transparent barrier for their intersecting eyes, and no one could see through the other's heart.

He didn't fully understand what Ning Yixiao meant, but he seemed to have some desires that he shouldn't have.

Ning Yixiao's voice was a little low, pressing on Su Hui's heart, "Of course, ordinary friends don't kiss, but Su Hui, we can no longer be such friends."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and got so close that he almost kissed Su Hui's lips. His warm breath mixed together, as if they would touch and exchange in the next moment.

But Ning Yixiao didn't kiss her down, but just rubbed the tip of Su Hui's nose and chuckled lightly.

"Why are you so nervous? You're not breathing."

He let go of the hand holding Su Hui's chin, "Afraid I'll eat you?"

Su Hui stood still for a while, like a child punished for doing something wrong, watching Ning Yixiao sit back at the desk, but did not intend to move.

After a long time, he said, "You have changed a lot."

Ning Yixiao glanced at him, "What's the matter? Do you still prefer the 21-year-old Ning Yixiao?"

Su Hui lowered her eyes.

He really hopes so, he only likes him in the past, and won't be tempted by the 27-year-old Ning Yixiao.

But it can't be done at all.

He was a little angry, picked up the trash can, turned around and planned to leave, but after thinking about it, he decided to turn back after taking two steps, "I still think something is wrong with you."

Su Hui put down the trash can, returned to Ning Yixiao's side, and directly touched Ning Yixiao's knees on both sides.

Sure enough.

Ning Yixiao was caught off guard by his sudden action, and there was no time to pretend.

"What is this?" Su Hui knew that even if he asked like this, he would not get an honest answer from Ning Yixiao. After all, he had become much more cunning than before, so he knelt down and rolled up Ning Yixiao by himself. pant legs.

"What are you doing?" Ning Yixiao grabbed his hand and stared down at Su Hui's face.

"What is tied to your leg?" Su Hui frowned, and asked him back, "Didn't you say we are friends who can kiss? Then it's okay to show me."

"It's so quick to draw inferences." Ning Yixiao didn't expect it to be true.

"Isn't that okay? Or do you not like Su Hui from 26 either?" Su Hui immediately followed suit and retorted.

After a moment of stalemate like this, Ning Yixiao sighed silently, let go of Su Hui's hand, but also backed away, and chose to roll up his trouser legs on his own initiative.

Only then did Su Hui see clearly that inside was the white patella strap, tied to Ning Yixiao's knee.

But because there was still a pair of black trousers inside, it was impossible to see whether there were bruises on the skin.

"Is it okay? Teacher Su."

Ning Yixiao put down his trouser legs and looked at him.

"When did this happen? Is it serious?" After Su Hui finished speaking, she immediately added another sentence, putting on the posture of her ex for the first time, "Don't lie to me, I know you very well."

Ning Yixiao sat on the office chair, stared at him motionless, and after a while, replied honestly, "I got hurt after I broke up with you."

Su Hui frowned, "How did you do it?"

Looking at him, Ning Yixiao seemed to really not know about his car accident, not pretending.

He was silent for a while, and smiled when he spoke, as if these were not worth mentioning, "It's almost ready, it's okay."

Su Hui's eyes became a little sad, but he didn't have much courage to persist in asking, just like pushing Jinshan in the game hall, he only had so many coins in his hand, and he couldn't get a response when he threw them in, and he wouldn't spit out new ones. Yes, gradually there is no weight to try again.

Ning Yixiao was afraid to see his eyes like this, as if he was pitying himself, so he smiled, stretched out his hand, grabbed Su Hui's wrist, and dragged him to him.

Su Hui was unprepared, and was pulled between his legs, almost stopped, and put his hand on the armrest of the office chair.

Ning Yixiao looked at him, stretched out his hand, and pinned Su Hui's hair that was hanging down his cheek behind his ear.

He took off his glasses, and asked with a hint of bewilderment in his tone, "Can I kiss?"

"No." Su Hui flatly refused.

Ning Yixiao smiled, and played with the button of Su Hui's cuff with his fingers, "When I kiss, my legs don't hurt anymore."

Su Hui stared at him, his eyes gradually became moist, like a wronged kitten.

Knowing that this was a trap, he still jumped into it amidst self-doubt and struggle, and became an accomplice in this ridiculous game soberly.

He lowered his head, hypnotized himself in the name of comfort, kissed Ning Yixiao's lips reluctantly, and still scolded him in a low voice, "Ning Yixiao, you have a brain problem."

"Well, Teacher Su is right."

Ning Yixiao accepted his criticism, but grabbed the back of his head with his hands, asking for a deeper and more lingering kiss.