lark

The noise from the next room can be heard clearly even through a wall, and the old air conditioner on the wall hums and turns on every once in a while, making the room dry.

Lin Nan moved the chair to the quietest corner and sat down, took out his mobile phone and dialed the number Qi Yubai had saved himself.

The phone rang three times, and a not-so-calm "Hello" came.

Lin Nan hesitated for two seconds, then called Mr. Qi.

"Lin Nan?"

It sounds like Qi Yubai has not fulfilled his promise, and Lin Nan's number is still just a string of unfamiliar numbers to Qi Yubai.

"It's me. Is Mr. Qi busy?"

There was a pause on the other end, and he hummed in a low voice, with a little impatience.

Although Qi Yubai has always been grand, his temper is not strong, so Lin Nan is also very surprised by this unprovoked anger.

"What's the matter, Mr. Qi? It sounds like you're in a bad mood."

Qi Yubai, who is two hundred kilometers away, is going to have a videoconference tonight due to jet lag. Before that, there is a long document that needs to be read, and he will fly to the northern part of the Western Hemisphere in a few days, so he has a lot of time on his schedule.He received a call from Lin Nan without warning, and his work was suddenly interrupted, which inevitably made him a little irritable.However, Lin Nan's soft voice and gentle tone are not offensive to the ears, and his attitude is as cautious as ever.Facing such an object, it would be difficult for Qi Yubai to lose his temper no matter how much he had.

He thought for a while and said, "Work is a bit annoying. What are you calling for?"

When there was a call in the middle of the night, Qi Yubai took it for granted that the other party should be asking for something, but he didn't know that his explanation made Lin Nan feel very useful.

"I'm fine." Lin Nan smiled silently while holding the phone, "I just wanted to ask Mr. Qi if he had any dumplings today."

I don't know what Qi Yubai will think when he hears such a silly remark.

Looking out from the window, there is nothing to see outside, only a construction site under construction and scattered lights.Lin Nan sat by the wall holding his phone in his right hand, and put his left hand under his leg to keep warm, quietly and expectantly waiting to hear Qi Yubai's voice.

After a while of typing on the keyboard, Qi Yubai said, "Why do you want to eat dumplings?"

"Today is the winter solstice." Lin Nan couldn't wait to reveal the answer. His light voice sounded like he was about to dance in the air, and somehow it had a soothing effect.

Qi Yubai also relaxed a little, and he didn't feel tense at the beginning.

"Yeah," he said, "I don't pay much attention these days. You must have eaten."

"Yeah." Lin Nan stared down at his knees, "I ate it with the crew, and it tasted pretty good."

Qi Yubai still has dozens of pages of documents to read, and listening to them for 2 minutes is already the limit, but Lin Nan doesn't know the situation on his side, and thinks that Qi Yubai has returned to his home.

Qi Yubai asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Mr. Qi—"

Lin Nan called him, "Can you give me 5 minutes? I want... I want to talk to you."

Qi Yubai on the other end of the phone was halfway through the action of picking up the earphones. He paused for a while and finally gave up. He rubbed his forehead and said, "Why are you so troublesome."

"Just 5 minutes..." Lin Nan begged again.

The phone went blank for a few seconds, and finally Qi Yubai said "Okay".

Lin Nan was blissfully blissful in the room, so he simply picked up the remote control and turned off the air conditioner so that he could hear Qi Yubai's voice more clearly.

"Today the crew made dumplings together, and I found out that I am the one who knows how to make dumplings among the actors."

Lin Nan laughed softly as he recalled how everyone hurriedly followed him to learn how to make dumplings at night.

Unable to continue reading the information on the computer for a while, Qi Yubai simply stood up and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the room. The bustling night scene of the city smelled of luxury, and it was difficult to connect with what was being talked on the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Nan also got up and stomped his feet, switched the phone from his right hand to his left, put his right hand to his mouth, and let out a breath of hot air.

I only heard Qi Yubai say, "There's nothing to be happy about."

The corner of Lin Nan's mouth was always curled into a beautiful arc, and he whispered: "Everyone is talking and laughing together, isn't it worth being happy?"

This kind of happiness is too simple for Qi Yubai so it is difficult to understand, but it seems to suit Lin Nan's character who always carries two umbrellas when going out.

Seeing that Qi Yubai didn't answer, Lin Nan said again: "Today we made pork and cabbage. We ate a lot of them. I also ate a lot, and I couldn't digest them. Mr. Qi likes to eat dumplings." ?"

In the spacious office, Qi Yubai began to recall how many years he hadn't eaten dumplings because of his words, and after thinking about it, he realized that he couldn't count.

"I ate quick-frozen food when I was studying abroad." Qi Yubai looked up at the tall building opposite, "I never ate it after returning to China. I don't remember whether it was delicious or not."

"That's it." Lin Nan thought for a while, and said seriously, "I'll make it for Mr. Qi when I have a chance in the future. The food I made is delicious."

Qi Yubai smiled, "Can you guarantee that it's delicious?"

Lin Nan also laughed, "I'll try my best."

Lin Nan always believed that Qi Yubai was a very gentle person in his bones, but he just didn't want to show it in front of others. Just like this time, he obviously didn't want to waste time on himself, so he couldn't bear to beg him for 5 minutes.

Qi Yubai in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows faced the glass, looking at his own reflection on the glass, he couldn't believe that he was wasting time discussing the taste of dumplings with others.The strange thing is that this kind of conversation is not annoying, but like a cup candle lit in the room late at night, mixed with the woody taste of teak and amber, it calms people down a little bit.

The room was unbearably cold after the air conditioner was turned off.Lin Nan simply ran to the bed and wrapped himself in a quilt to keep warm and soundproof.

Qi Yubai heard a voice asking him, "What are you doing?"

"I just hid under the quilt, it's too cold in the room..."

When Qi Yubai heard this, he suspected that Lin Nan was playing tricks again, just like the last time he opened his palm to show him the wound.Although Lin Nan didn't say what he wanted, he knew that Lin Nan was always very delicate.He spent a day in the warm and comfortable office, almost forgetting the temperature outside.

Qi Yubai put his palm on the glass to feel it, and asked, "Isn't the hotel air-conditioned?"

"Yes." Lin Nan thought guiltily of the air conditioner that he had turned off, "But it's not very easy to use."

Qi Yubai heard that his tone seemed to be mixed with grievances and complaints, his heart moved inexplicably, and he paused and asked him: "Do you have a show tomorrow."

Lin Nanshu shook his head under the quilt, and remembered that Qi Yubai couldn't see, so he said, "No."

"What about the day after tomorrow?"

"There is a night show."

"Then come back tomorrow, and I'll ask Zhang Hong to pick you up."

Lin Nan was surprised, he didn't know how Qi Yubai would let him go back on a sudden whim.

"really?"

"Ah."

Lin Nan took off his phone under the quilt, staring at the three words "Mr. Qi" on the screen and the nearly 10-minute call time, feeling sore and full of liking.

"Then I'll wait at the hotel tomorrow and not go anywhere."

From Qi Yubai's side, the sound of the keyboard began to come again, and there were two words "up to you".

Lin Nan guessed that he might be busy, so it would be inconvenient to bother him, so he paused and said, "Then I'll hang up first, and Mr. Qi should go to bed early. If possible, don't be too busy. Now that the weather is so cold, it should be easier at night." Get ill."

As soon as the typing sound on the other end of the phone stopped, Qi Yubai suddenly said, "Did anyone say you're long-winded?"

His tone didn't sound like anger, but rather helplessness and connivance.

Lin Nan was stunned and didn't know how to react, his heart was pounding, and he murmured: "Good night, Mr. Qi..."

"Ah."

The conversation between the two ends here.Lin Nan recalled the conversation just now under the quilt, and couldn't help jumping out of bed to open the closet to choose tomorrow's clothes.Even if Qi Yubai is only interested in him for a while, that's okay, it's good to meet each other.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"Which one?"

He opened the door and saw that the producer of life was standing at the door with his mobile phone in his hand. He was dressed in pajama pants and slippers, and his coat was buttoned twice wrongly. He obviously just got up from the bed and hurried away. come over.

"Are you Lin Nan?"

"Ah."

Lin Nan nodded, looking at the person in front of him blankly.The two only greeted once when they entered the group, and the other party never looked for him after that.

"Pack up your things and follow me."

"Go?" Lin Nan was taken aback, "Where are you going?"

"Change to the hotel next door." The visitor looked at him suspiciously, "Isn't there a problem with the air conditioner in your room?"

This time Lin Nan was even more surprised.

"I... I didn't ask to change rooms."

"I don't know the details. The producer called me just now, asking me to go next door and open a private room for you. Look."

He turned on the phone screen and held it in front of Lin Nan, "I called 3 minutes ago, right? Pack your things quickly, and I'll help you carry the suitcase."

Lin Nan slowly came to his senses from his bewilderment, and guessed what was going on.His face flushed, and he quickly turned around to hide it carefully. "I'll pack it up now."

Half an hour later, Lin Nan checked into the five-star hotel where the hero and heroine were staying.The life producer kept sending him into the new room before walking back yawning.Lin Nan stood in the middle of the room and stared at the two-meter bed and the floor-to-ceiling glass in a daze for a while, then took out his phone and sent a text message to Qi Yubai.

"I'm at the new hotel, thank you, Mr. Qi."

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Qi Yubai did not reply. Lin Nan knew that the man would not return to him, so he quickly put the things back together one by one, lay down in the soft and fluffy quilt, and waited quietly for the next day. See you in the sky.