drowning tide

The traffic in Rongcheng is as bad as ever. It has been jammed since the Fourth Ring Road, and it takes less than an hour to drive for an hour and a half.

After finally returning to Luo's house, as soon as Yi Huai opened the door, he saw a black shadow as fast as lightning rushing towards him. If it wasn't for the bodyguard's sharp eyesight and quick hand to pull him, maybe he would really confess to this place.

Andre, who had attempted the attack, wagged his tail and happily circled Yi Huai, then pushed his legs to pick up his pants, and kept rubbing his head against him.

"Get out of the way, good dog, he can't play with you for the time being."

The bodyguard could not refuse to isolate the big dog, and Yi Huai, who was deeply dizzy and nauseated, gave him a grateful look.

Andre, who was pushed aside, let out low whimpers, and even his tail drooped.

"Let's go in a few days. When the weather clears up in a few days, I'll accompany you to the garden for a walk. Let me in now."

Yi Huai patted its head, as if it could be seen that he was suffering now, the big dog immediately put aside the disappointment, stretched out its pink tongue and licked his palm, and retreated reluctantly.

The entire first floor was quiet, and there was no one there. There were some sundries piled up in the aisle near the storage room, occupying half of the space. Yi Huai looked around and didn't see the familiar figure, "Mother An? Mom, are you home?"

Professionals come to the door regularly for heavy tasks such as cleaning, moving and walking the dog. An Ma is usually only responsible for cooking and taking care of him and Luo Yi's daily life, but she is old, in case something happens when she is alone at home... ...He didn't dare to think about it any further, "Mother An, answer me if you are here."

Only the dead air answered him.

There was no note on the table, and the driver didn't report, so she probably wasn't going out... Yi Huai decided to check the rest of the room to make sure she didn't fall down and passed out and couldn't answer.

——If something happens to Mama An, Luo Yi will hate me even more.

The thought flashed through his mind quickly.

"I'll go find the old lady, and I'll report to you whether I find it or not. If you're not feeling well, you'd better go upstairs to rest."

Not counting the garden and the basement, this house has 24 rooms on the third floor. Normal people would have to sweat profusely to find them all, let alone a patient who was so dizzy that he was leaning against the wall after walking two steps.

The bodyguard hurriedly held him down, reassuring that he would find An's mother, "It's hard to find some clues, if you fall down, don't you want to let the other side take the lead?"

This sentence hit Yi Huai's weakness and made him no longer stubborn, allowing the bodyguards to help him to the second floor.

"You rest, I'll go to the old lady, call me if you need something."

All the furnishings in the room remained as they were before he left. He took off the dog hair-stained clothes and threw them into the laundry basket, put on clean and soft pajamas, and lay down obediently on the bed.

Hearing the footsteps of the bodyguards going away, Yi Huai opened his eyes and picked up the phone to read the information that he hadn't had time to deal with in the past two days.

It seems that Luo Yi has asked someone to explain his car accident, and people in the company sent condolences one after another. He was irritatedly searching for news about his secretary in these unnutritious scenes.

found it.His eyes lit up, only this person didn't say some fake and beautiful words, other than simple greetings, it was a matter of work: all the documents that he had to sign were sorted out and placed on his desk, and the unnecessary ones were distributed to Others at the same level will handle it on their behalf, and there are some trivial matters on the project...

At the last one, his sliding fingers paused.

——May I ask, is your date going well?

dating...?His eyes stayed on these two words for a long time, remembering the smoky cedar aroma when the man approached, the soft touch of his lips, and his cheeks felt a little hot.

He couldn't fool anyone, let alone himself, he was so confused by this kiss, which didn't look like a kiss, that he couldn't stay out of his mind just thinking about it.

This is too fast, they have only met so many times in total, is the past understanding enough to support such a long blank?

—Maybe not going well.

What am I talking about?He snapped back to his senses, deleted the sentence he had typed, and collected his thoughts, "I'm sorry, I probably won't be able to come to the company these days, and I'm causing you trouble. Also, help me investigate the move in detail. "

Detailed investigation means not wanting information that is at your fingertips.

The reply over there came quickly.Alright, those two simple words made him feel at ease.

He didn't know if he could find anything useful, but two people must be faster than one person, not to mention that he was so dizzy that he couldn't even go out, and necessary projects such as field investigations could not be completed at all.

After processing the accumulated information, he put down his phone and forced himself to close his eyes.

The sky was gloomy, and everywhere was dark and damp gray. After the rain stopped for a while, it began to patter down the ground, rustling, very sleepy.

He didn't know how long he had been lying like this, and he didn't know if he had fallen asleep. He couldn't move his body, but his hearing was still very sensitive, and he could hear the conversations of people outside.

"how is he?"

The speaker was an elderly woman.

"It's not very good. I persuaded him not to forcefully leave the hospital. It's useless."

This time, it was replaced by a somewhat familiar man, but his tone was solemn that he had never heard before.

"I'll send dinner to his room later, what else did the doctor say?"

"Do you remember to wake him up every few hours to see if he has a fever, and ask some questions such as his last name, his age, and what happened?"

"Anything else?"

"It's gone... Oh, I remembered, he cares about you very much, and he will go to you as soon as you disappear. These don't seem to be fake."

"Well, I see."

"Have you nothing else to say?"

"No, I have nothing to say."

"Well, I shouldn't have interfered."

Is Mama all right?It's fine.He turned over drowsily, the temperature of the air conditioner was a bit too low, but he didn't want to move, that's fine, his long hands and feet curled up into a ball, and wrapped the quilt tightly around his body by the way.

The cold like a gangrene gradually went away, but he didn't get to sleep for as long as he wished.

The constant tremor of something next to the pillow woke him up, and he dazedly stretched out his hand to bring it to his ear. After listening for a while, he didn't hear the sound before remembering to connect.

It was already dark outside, and the only light in the room was the phone screen with the name of the caller written on it.Yin Yuan, who is this?do i know himHe thought dully, making difficult choices between hanging up and connecting.

"Ah Huai." He flicked the connection with a trembling hand.

The voice had appeared countless times in his deepest and most secret dreams, haunting him.

"Yeah." He made a sticky nasal voice, "you say."

"It's nothing. I heard from the doctor that you were discharged from the hospital. I'm worried. I called to see if you're okay."

"I'm okay."

He hesitated for a moment and chose to lie.He is really ugly now, looking at it will only add trouble to that person.

There was silence for a long time and there was no sound, "Are you asleep? Then I won't disturb your rest. Maybe I shouldn't say this sentence, don't force yourself."

"I'm leaving."

Where is he going?Horror and panic filled his mind, leaving him with no time to think about anything else.

Say something, you have to say something, he doesn't know whether it's about the envelope that says moving abroad or about Wen Zhicheng calling him.

"Don't hang up." He begged softly, "I want to hear your voice, don't hang up."

The people over there were acutely aware that something was wrong with him.

"Are you not feeling well?"

He shook his head slightly, and raised his hand to press the joint of the skull in order to curb the pain that was as fine as a bug bite, "No."

"really?"

"I'm just a little cold, just cover me with a quilt."

"Is there anyone around you? Let them come and see you."

Nie Xicheng didn't believe what he said and couldn't help calling the doctor over like yesterday, "Ah Huai, don't torture yourself."

"I'm fine, I didn't torture myself." It's okay for him to bite himself to death, "I won't..."

"Then let someone come and see you, I can't come here."

"..."

Yi Huai stopped talking.

"please."

Hearing Nie Xicheng's plea, a trace of resentment suddenly arose in his heart.This resentment is against no one but himself.

"...I don't like to see her, and she doesn't like to see me either. I want to leave here, I want to leave Luo Yi, I don't want to get along with him for a minute."

Whitewashing peace, this is the only word that can describe his relationship with Luo Yi.

Even if they live under the same roof all year round, no matter how polite they are, no matter how they look like ordinary bosses and subordinates, how will those bloody hatred be wiped out?

The dead will not let them go, they will never allow him and Luo Yi to forget the hatred passed down from the previous generation.

"Can you take me away?"

It is impossible for him to say such words when he is usually sober.All his feelings are the same as that of his true self, restrained and almost strict. Compared with these indulgent thoughts, he cares more about the rules and regulations that restrain him.

Nie Xicheng stopped talking about this blunt and naked request.

Am I about to be rejected?Yi Huai closed his eyes in despair, "I'm sorry..."

But even so, the man's rough and hoarse breathing made him feel safe, as if he had returned to a long time ago.

"Yi Huai."

He called him by first name again.

"Do you hate me? If you don't hate me that much, I can invite you when I come back..." His heart was hanging high, but Nie Xicheng stopped talking.

He intuitively felt that this was a very important sentence. If he was not allowed to say it at this time, he might not be able to hear it again for a long time.

"Please……"

No matter how anxious he was, the man made up his mind not to speak.

"Forget it, let's talk. I hang up and have a good dream."