Comparable species

After that day, many things quietly changed.

For example, Qi Yan didn't see Xia Shishen's news the next day, Cheng Sen still stayed in Nansheng, and even became the leader of a newly established project team.Although she would still peek at him from time to time, she was much more restrained than before.

There was also Xia Shishen who seemed to have become unusually silent.

He still came to pick him up from get off work every day. At the beginning, Xia Shishen sat on the couch in the lobby on the first floor and waited for him, but the number of times increased. Even though the mask covered most of his face, Xia Shishen was still very conspicuous.

Then, he moved from the hall on the first floor to the outdoor garden square.

Qi Yan pushed open the glass revolving door, and he could see Xia Shishen sitting on the steps at a glance.He was smoking most of the time, with his elbows lazily resting on his knees, and the sparks on his fingertips were blown by the wind. Come out.

While waiting for the red light, Qi Yan looked at Xia Shishen and told him that if he was too busy, he didn't have to pick him up.

The pale red light cast on Xia Shishen's face, slightly covering the black eyes under his eyes, Xia Shishen's chin was slightly closed, and when the green light turned on, he stepped on the gas pedal with some force.He looked ahead and said neither good nor bad.

The next day, the entire company worked overtime all night because of a celebrity couple that was temporarily announced, and there were not many monks in Nansheng Temple, so one person wanted to split it into three for use.At 02:30 in the morning, when everyone went home one after another, Qi Yan spent another half an hour in Qian Youwei's office, and then went downstairs after receiving overtime pay.

After staying in the air-conditioned room for too long, the humid and sultry air outside was not too annoying. Standing at the gate, Qi Yan raised his hand and thumped his sore shoulders twice.

When he looked up, Qi Yan glanced at the steps of the flower bed, but there was no one there.

Obviously he asked for it, but his heart felt sour.

Qi Yan walked down the stairs and stopped at the corner.

Xia Shishen was leaning against a pillar and smoking, holding a black baseball cap in his other hand. When he saw Qi Yan approaching, he put the hat back on his back and took another deep puff of his cigarette.

"Let's go." After Xia Shishen finished speaking, he put out most of the remaining cigarettes in the ashtray full of pebbles, turned his back and walked towards the door.

The cigarette was stuck straight in the pile of stones, tooth marks could be seen on the light yellow filter tip, besides that cigarette, Qi Yan also saw several cigarette butts of the same brand buried under the pile of stones.

Qi Yan stretched out his hand and took out the cigarette that stood upright in the ashtray. He stared at it for a long time before realizing that this action was meaningless.

Qi Yan put it back again, with gentle movements.

When he raised his eyes and was about to leave, he realized that Xia Shishen was standing not far from him looking at him, and he thought that he had seen his mentally retarded behavior just now.

Qi Yan didn't know where to put his hands. The tip of his index finger still felt wet from the filter just now, and his fingers were numb from the heat.

Xia Shishen seemed to have opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, put his hands in his trouser pockets, turned around and continued walking.

On the way home, the car was still silent, Xia Shishen drove quietly, the phone rang twice occasionally, he lowered his eyelids to glance at the screen, reached out and pressed the phone.

Because of the early morning, the road that usually takes more than half an hour by car took 10 minutes to arrive.

After the car stopped, Qi Yan turned his head and glanced at Xia Shishen. He really wanted to say something, but many words got stuck in his throat. He finally only said thank you in a low voice.

Xia Shishen looked out of the window with his head tilted, the corners of his mouth pursed into a straight line.

Qi Yan turned sideways to unbuckle his seat belt, and heard the hoarse voice of the man above him.

"I won't be here in the next few days."

Qi Yan didn't look up, he was holding the cool seat belt buckle, and pressed his fingers on it involuntarily.

Xia Shishen didn't say the reason, and Qi Yan didn't ask, he said "Hello" in a relaxed tone, opened the car door, and walked into the dark corridor.

On the second, third, and fourth days after that, Xia Shishen didn't show up.

Obviously, he had already said hello in advance, but Qi Yan felt as if he had fallen into a strange circle. After meeting Xia Shishen, something seemed to keep expanding in his left atrium, which made his breathing difficult and his heart beat faster.And this situation became more and more serious after they kissed, Qi Yan confirmed that day as the best day.

There was a broken sofa bed that day, a musty smell, and mottled walls.

And the brand-new blue curtains, and the hot, wet panting on my neck.

However, the best day is only one day, and from that day on, everything starts to go downhill.

When he was free, Qi Yan couldn't help thinking about what Xia Shishen liked about him, how much he liked him, how long he would like him, and when he would not like him.Those small thoughts that couldn't get on the stage gradually showed their feet, and when their self-confidence was getting worse, they repeatedly rushed out to torment him.

Could it be, now is the time to dislike him...

Thinking of this, the spoon in his hand shook unconsciously, the steaming concoction spilled on Qi Yan's pants, and a few drops splashed on the back of Lin Yiling's hand.

Qi Yan hurriedly wiped it with his hands, but Lin Yiling avoided it with a smile: "You're so out of your mind, did you quarrel with your girlfriend?"

Qi Yan paused and didn't speak.

"Should I dump you so soon!" Lin Yiling's voice raised several times.

"Not yet..." Qi Yan put the medicine bowl aside, and before he could speak, he saw the old lady drooping her eyebrows.

"Then why don't you coax people? What are you doing here? I won't die anytime soon!" Lin Yiling stretched out her hand with the infusion needle to get the medicine bowl in order to prove that it was not time for her to be buried.

"Why should you go? Don't blame me when you are a bachelor." The old lady spread her hands and hurried to chase people away. Qi Yan couldn't hold back her, and he explained a few more words before coming out of the ward.

When he came out, he saw Wen Ye standing opposite him on the phone.

Wen Ye smiled at him as a greeting, Qi Yan also nodded, logically he should leave, but for some reason, Qi Yan stood at the door of the ward until Wen Ye finished making the phone call.

"What's the matter?" Wen Ye asked him with a smile.

Qi Yan was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head, and said it was okay.

Wen Ye didn't ask too much, except for Xia Shishen's relationship, Wen Ye couldn't get along with him at all.

"That..." Qi Yan paused, "Do you know how Xia Shishen is doing recently?"

"He." Wen Ye turned around, put his hands on the railing behind him, and said carelessly: "It's okay."

"Except for the running notices arranged by my wife Kang Ruwen to break my leg every day, accepting commercial performances of some shit, drinking to the point of death."

Wen Ye grinned: "It should be pretty good."

Qi Yan froze in place, the corner of his mouth moved slightly.

"Do you think that it's too easy for the two of you to settle the matter." Wen Ye's cell phone vibrated again, he glanced at it, and stood up straight, "After all, he also works for others, at most it's his hand. There are a little more chips than others."

"Whatever he wants, he has to pay double the price to get it."

After Wen Ye said those words, he turned around to answer the phone, leaving Qi Yan standing alone in the corridor.

It wasn't until someone called him twice that Qi Yan came back to his senses. He looked at the man in the yellow overalls in front of him and let out a little doubtful ah.

"Is it Mr. Qi? You ordered takeaway." The man handed him the list.

Qi Yan took it, looked at the takeaway overalls on the man, and asked aloud, "Can you sell me these clothes?"

Xia Shishen's community was not easy to enter. Fortunately, Qi Yan was wearing the overalls of a delivery worker, and the guard looked at him for a long time before letting him in.

Qi Yan knew where Xia Shishen lived, and he stood in front of the door with a bento box.

Taking a few deep breaths, Qi Yan knocked on the door twice, but after a long time there was no movement, he exerted more strength and knocked several times in succession.

The sound of shallow footsteps inside the door came from far to near, the door was opened from the inside, and the freezing air blew Qi Yan's eyes cold. He closed his eyes tightly for a moment and opened them again, only to smell a strong smell of wine. gas.

The source of the alcohol smell was frowning slightly, looking down at him with a cold face.

Xia Shishen drooped his eyelids, glanced at him up and down, as if he didn't recognize him, his fingers on the doorknob were tightened, and he planned to close the door without hesitation.

Qi Yan supported the door with one hand, but he was not strong enough, so he just watched the door gap get smaller and smaller.

"Xia Shishen!" Qi Yan raised his voice and shouted.

The gap that was about to be closed suddenly stopped, and the person inside seemed a little dazed, looking at him with slender eyes.

"It's me." Qi Yan said again, but Xia Shishen didn't seem to have recovered, and just stared at him stupidly through the crack of the door.

Qi Yan put the soup he brought on the ground, raised his hand and took off the delivery uniform he bought, revealing the white T-shirt that he had worn many times inside.

"I'm Qi Yan."

Fearing that Xia Shishen would not be able to see clearly, he moved closer to the door again.

The half-covered door was opened little by little, and Xia Shishen stood still at the door, blinking slowly.

"Delivering food." Xia Shishen seemed to be very drunk, and his speaking speed slowed down a lot, and the ending of the last word was very long.

Xia Shi looked at him deeply for a few seconds, then continued with no expression on his face.

"Puppy."

"Little dwarf."

Qi Yan listened to him with his head up. After Xia Shishen finished speaking, he also stood upright at the door.It was like a silent confrontation, after an unknown amount of time, Qi Yan's neck was sore, he lowered his head, intending to get the soup on the ground.

The strength in his waist made Qi Yan stop his hand to take the soup, and the smell of alcohol became heavier.

Xia Shishen wrapped his arms around Qi Yan's waist, he lowered his eyes, and took two steps forward until the toes of their shoes touched each other.The tall man bowed his chest and approached him, his hot forehead pressed against his neck.

The strength around his waist tightened, Qi Yan was startled, and raised his hand to hug Xia Shishen.

"...Qi Yan." Xia Shishen called him.

"En." Qi Yan responded, and he could feel Xia Shishen's slightly trembling eyelashes scratching his skin.

"Qi Yan."

"Ah."

Xia Shishen didn't speak again, but hugged him for a long time.