Prohibition of losing contact

This year's winter in Beijing came very late, with two consecutive cold rains, the temperature officially dropped to the bottom, and it felt a bit wintery.

As New Year's Day approaches, Pei You's work handover has officially come to an end.The young people in the group had already received the news in advance that he would be promoted to Shanghai next year, so they formed a small group and clamored to invite him to a promotion banquet.

Although Pei You was indifferent at work and seemed unkind, but his work ability was excellent, and he never kept secrets when leading the team members, so his popularity was surprisingly good. Even Anna was eager to join the group after hearing about it. , and started booing with the group of children.

Pei You was troubled by them all morning, so helpless, he finally let go when it was near noon, saying that they were going to pick a place, and he would come to treat them in the evening.

"Then they won't be polite, let alone knock you big." Anna leaned against his desk and said with a smile: "But to be honest, I thought you wouldn't agree—you, you, usually I don’t like these group activities, I invite you ten times, it’s good if you can go once.”

"I've been working here for several years anyway, and if I'm going to be transferred, I should treat everyone to a meal." Pei You put the folders together and stuffed them in the table cabinet, and said casually: "And my wife is not at home recently, so when I come home It's also deserted."

The store in Shanghai is being renovated steadily, Zhou Qingbai is worried about leaving all the progress to the decoration team, so he has to travel back and forth between Beijing and Shanghai in the past two months.In addition to staring at the decoration, I will also collect some new bartending advice there by the way.

Every time he went there, he would go for at least two or three days, or at most three or four days. Although he would send all kinds of news to Pei You every now and then, Pei You still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

With one person missing in the family, it seems that it has become a lot colder for no reason. Pei You always feels tossing and turning in bed every night, and even falling asleep is a little more difficult than usual.

After being together for a long time, they will infect each other, Pei You thought, he seems to have separation anxiety just like Zhou Qingbai.

"Oh——" Anna made a long voice clearly, and teased: "What did I say, you are not in a hurry to go home to cook after work, and you still want to have dinner with us, and the co-authors are family members going out to play Son, I'll leave you alone in the vacant room."

"He's going to Shanghai to prepare." Although Anna doesn't know Zhou Qingbai, Pei You still habitually maintains Zhou Qingbai's image in front of outsiders, explaining for him: "It's not convenient to stay in a hotel after the year, so He also stopped by to look at the rental house."

"Understood." Anna nodded, jokingly said, "Anyway, you can't say anything bad about your lover."

The whole team knew that Pei You loved others. He almost never took the initiative to discuss Zhou Qingbai's gossip with others. He occasionally mentioned his lover in a serious and formal tone. He had never heard him say anything bad about his family.

The young people in their group have long been curious about the god who can "conquer" Pei You, and originally wanted to take advantage of this promotion banquet to meet together, but unfortunately Zhou Qingbai is not in Beijing, so he can only give up with regret.

In the afternoon, Pei You went to the tea room and made a video call with Zhou Qingbai, asked him about the progress of the renovation there, and by the way reported that he was going to have a dinner together tonight.

"Why do you want to eat suddenly?" The background sound on the opposite side of the video was noisy, Zhou Qingbai held his mobile phone away from the construction area, walked to a secluded corner, and asked somewhat unexpectedly: "Isn't there still two days before New Year's Day?"

"The work handover is over." Pei You explained, "They want to hold a farewell party for me."

Zhou Qingbai burst out laughing, always felt that Pei You's serious expression didn't look like he was going to a farewell party, but rather like the group of people chasing him and trying to send him away.

"So I might go home late tonight." Pei You touched the screen of the phone and said seriously, "If it's too late, I won't call today. Don't stay up late waiting for me, sleep first if you're sleepy."

Pei Youqian didn't go out to dinner once in 800 years, of course Zhou Qingbai would not compete for this pet, he smiled when he heard this, poked his finger on the screen, and sent a "I got it" emoji with a kitten on his hip in the dialog box.

The kitten on the screen bared its teeth and danced its claws, and it was almost as good as Zhou Qingbai himself. Pei You pursed his lips and smiled, and returned him an "awesome" emoticon package of the same series.

After winter, it gets dark quickly in Beijing.

In the evening, when Pei You walked out of the firm's office building surrounded by young people from the same group, it was already dark outside.

The little girl walking in the front exclaimed, calling the colleagues in twos and threes behind to look forward, Pei Youxun raised her head, only to find that it was snowing outside at some point.

Thin fine snow fell scattered from the sky, and when it fell to the ground, it melted into a small water stain.The bright snowflakes were illuminated in colorful colors by the floor lamps in front of the company building, which aroused a strange exclamation.

This is the first snowfall in Beijing this year. When Pei You put one hand in his windbreaker pocket and stood on the steps downstairs of the company, looking up at the fine snow falling from the sky, he felt like he was two places away from Zhou Qingbai. The longing suddenly reached its peak for no reason.

He suddenly missed Zhou Qingbai very much, so he couldn't help but took out his phone and sent Zhou Qingbai a message.

"It's snowing in Beijing." Pei You said, "It's not snowing heavily, but it's falling clearly."

The fast-paced colleagues had come to the side of the road in twos and threes, and were turning their heads to greet Pei You. Pei You responded and was about to walk towards them when the phone in his hand vibrated slightly, and a new message popped up.

"Is it pretty?" Zhou Qingbai asked.

"It's beautiful." Pei You said, "This is the first snow this year."

"Well, I see." Zhou Qingbai sent a voice message, saying, "I miss you too."

A voice lasted only five seconds, but Pei You stood still and listened to it twice before rubbing the screen with his thumb.He didn't ask why Zhou Qingbai poked his mind, but just pressed the voice button and replied Zhou Qingbai with a "hmm" with a smile.

Zhou Qingbai didn't reply, maybe he was busy, so Pei You also put away his mobile phone, strode down the steps and walked into the crowd.

Sure enough, the group of young people in the group were not polite to Pei You, they picked a Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine at Wangfujing that was slightly higher than the usual per capita level, and knocked Pei You a little.

Anna still has something to do at night, so she sat down and left first.As soon as she left, the group of young people in the group acted as if they were having fun, saying that they were celebrating Pei You's promotion, but they actually had more fun than him, the rightful owner.

Pei You didn't like to join in the fun, but he didn't disappoint, and used tea instead of wine to deal with several waves of toasts.

Most of the meal was eaten, and a new message popped up in the quiet message box. Pei You politely refused a colleague's persuasion, walked to the other side of the box, and took out his phone to take a look.

"Where do you eat?" Zhou Qingbai asked, "Is it delicious?"

Pei You only thought that he was speaking on a whim, so he sent him the location of the restaurant, and then said matter-of-factly: "It's not bad, but some dishes are a bit average."

Zhou Qingbai chuckled, reached out and tapped the screen, and it took a while before he replied: "It's snowing heavily, are you driving?"

When Pei You saw the news, his first reaction was to glance out the window.

The light snow outside didn't know when it quietly turned into moderate snow, and the fine snowflakes condensed into large flakes, which were falling down in a rustle.

A thick layer of mist had condensed on the window, Pei You reached out to wipe it off, and found that a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the window sill.

"It's open." Pei You was a little bit drunk from the heat in the room, and didn't realize how Zhou Qingbai knew the situation outside, but said, "Don't worry."

However, Zhou Qingbai did remind Pei You that the snow outside is getting heavier and heavier, and if it is delayed, it may be inconvenient for everyone to go home.In addition, tomorrow is a working day, and if the disturbance continues, it will inevitably delay work, so Pei You put away his mobile phone, walked to the dinner table, and solemnly thanked everyone for their cooperation and care over the past few years.

His attitude was too official, and it seemed too much like the last speech before parting. Several interns brought up by him were a little hurt by the scene. They couldn't help but wiped their eyes and came up to say goodbye to him one by one.

"It's okay, don't cry." Pei You picked up his coat from the back of the chair, and comforted him a little strangely: "Let's go, I'll take a taxi for you, don't wait until the snow is heavy, you won't be able to go home soon."

He persuaded several young interns one by one, and he was so relieved that he didn't bother to see what news Zhou Qingbai gave him back for a moment.It wasn't until he went downstairs to check out at the front desk that he realized that Zhou Qingbai had sent him a picture a few minutes ago.

In the photo, the dim street lights are set against the heavy snow, the dark sky is smudged into orange by the light, and the lights of the high-rise CBD in the distance are flickering, dotted with dense stars under the light-polluted night.

Pei You froze for a moment, then realized something belatedly, suddenly quickened his pace, turned his head and walked towards the door.

The restaurant was built facing the street. As soon as Pei You went out, he saw Zhou Qingbai, who was supposed to be in Shanghai, leaning on the street light pole, reaching out to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

He was wearing a thick long windbreaker today, and the swirling snow had accumulated a thin layer on his shoulders, outlining the boundaries of time.

He didn't stand upright, leaned lazily on the lamppost, squinted his eyes slightly, raised his head to look into the air, snowflakes fell from the light, and fell on his palm in a swirl.

Zhou Qingbai is obviously a northerner, but at this moment, he is like a southern child who has never seen snow, and is very interested in everything.It was just such a simple movement, as if he saw something interesting, he raised the corners of his lips with a smile.

Pei You's eyes were dazzled by his smile, his footsteps slowed down abruptly, and he couldn't help calling his name.

"Qingbai." He said.

Hearing his voice, Zhou Qingbai put a little force on his feet, straightened up from the lamppost, turned his head and waved to him with a smile.

During the movement, the snow on his shoulders slid down, and Pei You stepped forward and held his somewhat cold hand.

"Why did you come back suddenly? Is it because I sent you a WeChat message?" Pei You asked, "When did you arrive and how long have you been waiting?"

"It didn't take long, just a few minutes." Zhou Qingbai squeezed his hand secretly in this posture, winked at him and said with a smile: "And it wasn't all of a sudden, when you told me it was snowing, Actually, I'm already waiting for the plane."

Zhou Qingbai shook Pei You's hand as he spoke, and said with a smile, "What does this mean? It means that we have a good understanding."

Pei You thought about him for two or three days, and now he suddenly saw him come to pick him up, and it was a lie to say he was unhappy.He held Zhou Qingbai's hand and warmed it in his palm, then paused slightly, as if remembering something, took his hand and walked back to his group of colleagues.

"I forgot to introduce." Pei You introduced solemnly: "This is my lover."

Zhou Qingbai didn't expect Pei You to come out in front of his colleagues in the company. He was surprised for a moment, then he reacted, smiled generously, waved his hand at them, and said hello.

"Hello everyone."

There was a burst of high and low exclamations in the crowd, and the farewell atmosphere that was lingering around everyone just now was suddenly overshadowed by greater gossip, and the atmosphere in the crowd became much more active.

Fortunately, the internal atmosphere of the office where Pei You worked was open and free. Although everyone was amazed that Pei You's other half was a man, they didn't show any disgust. People came up to say hello to Zhou Qingbai.

Zhou Qingbai nodded to them one by one, and couldn't help joking when he saw a few young people with red eye circles.

"Why are you going to cry?" Zhou Qingbai joked, "Can't bear him? It's okay, I will take good care of him in the future."

His tone was relaxed and teasing, and he even sprinkled some dog food with his private goods. Several interns who were a little sad at first burst into laughter and were amused by him.

"Brother Pei! Since the boyfriends are here to pick us up, there's no need to see us off." Someone in the crowd shouted, "Go home!"

This stone stirred up a thousand waves, and several young people immediately started to boo. Zhou Qingbai was very thick-skinned, and he didn't feel embarrassed when he heard the words.

"That's a good relationship." Zhou Qingbai said: "I'll take him away first. After you go home, remember to tell each other that you're safe."

As he spoke, he hugged Pei You and walked towards the parking lot. Pei You seemed to be still immersed in the excitement of Zhou Qingbai's sudden appearance, and only remembered something when he walked halfway, and turned around to turn back to the hotel.

"Hey hey——" Zhou Qingbai held him back and asked, "What's the matter, did you drop something?"

"No." Pei You said earnestly: "But his crab powder tofu is very good, I thought you must like it just now. Just when you come back, I'll pack a copy for you to try."

"Don't eat, don't eat." Zhou Qingbai was funny and moved, and quickly grabbed him, put his hands around his waist, hung himself on his back, leaned on his shoulder and hummed: "I'm tired , I want to go home."

He stayed in Shanghai for three days, during which time he lived in a hotel, and he didn't know if he slept well.Pei You touched his face distressedly, gave up the idea of ​​going back to pack crabmeal tofu, dragged him to the car and said, "Then stay at home for a few more days."

"Anyway, things are almost over there, so I won't go there anymore." Zhou Qingbai yawned, and Pei You stuffed him into the car as if he had no bones, and said casually, "Let's go there together in a few years."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Pei You leaned over and fastened Zhou Qingbai's seat belt, and said, "If you are tired, you can sleep in the car first."

"I don't, I haven't been back for a few days, it seems that you are not enough." Zhou Qingbai stretched his waist, then looked at his empty left hand, and suddenly asked: "By the way, is this car for sale?" ?”

"That's right." Pei You said, "It's too troublesome to drive this car, and I can't transfer the formalities, so it's better to sell it and buy it in Shanghai."

"That's a good relationship." Zhou Qingbai stretched his legs and said quietly: "When we arrive in Shanghai, we can change to a car with automatic transmission."

"Huh?" Pei You was surprised that he would give an opinion on the matter of buying a car, and couldn't help asking curiously, "Why?"

"Because—" Zhou Qingbai made a fool of himself, then stretched out his hand, and inserted his five fingers into Pei You's hand holding the gear handle little by little.

"Automatic transmission is convenient for holding hands." He said confidently.

The author says:

This chapter has already been written, but I suddenly had a new inspiration, so I overturned and rewrote it XD, I hope you all have a good time~ The fish food fed in the dream, the catnip fed by Waltz under the moonlight, thank you very much~