Comparable species

After that day, Qi Yan felt that both he and Xia Shishen seemed to be busy.

Because Xia Shishen's second play was temporarily launched ahead of schedule, all plans to buy a dining table and a new coffee table that day fell through.

"Sorry." Xia Shishen's voice sounded through the receiver, apologetic and tired, "I can't go today."

Qi Yan's heart seemed to tremble, and he couldn't help pinching his fingertips on the phone. He paused before smiling and said, "It's okay, I just haven't washed it yet."

Before the person on the other side spoke, Qi Yan spoke first: "I saw a dining table online, and it's not bad. I'll buy it and send it to you."

Xia Shishen didn't speak, the silence penetrated into the surrounding steel bars and concrete, turning into a quagmire, dragging people down.

"Your grandma was discharged from the hospital today." Xia Shishen's voice passed through the weak electric current, "I'll pick you up."

Qi Yan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but suddenly, he remembered Xia Shishen's dark and cold eyes.Qi Yan swallowed back the words that came out of his head, and responded softly.

The two fell into silence again, Qi Yan lowered his head, and walked home step by step from the alley with his mobile phone.He was wearing a light gray cotton and linen shirt today, which was bought by Lin Yiling when he first joined the company at the beginning of the year. He spent nearly three months of his pension, hoping that he would not be looked down upon in the company.

But Qi Yan never wore it.

"sorry."

Qi Yan's hands were grasping the door frame of the unit door, mottled black rust was stained on his fingertips, but he didn't seem to notice.

"It's okay." Qi Yan said with a smile, "Come on, filming."

It seemed that someone was constantly urging him on the opposite side, Xia Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and repeated to him that he would go to the hospital to pick up Lin Yiling when he was discharged, before hanging up the phone.

Qi Yan stood at the door of the building, and it wasn't until the grandma in the corridor screamed out in shock from him that Qi Yan recovered.He bowed his eyes to say hello to Grandma, and when he lowered his head, he found his black-stained fingers, and then unconsciously wiped his hand on his clothes.

A black mark suddenly appeared on the hem of the clean and docile clothes.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, he stretched out his hand to wipe it off, but it got darker and darker, from an inconspicuous small piece to a black lump.He came home a little bit at a loss, washed his hands several times with soap, and then went to unbutton his clothes.

With his upper body naked, he soaked his clothes in cold water, poured a layer of laundry into the plastic basin, dense foam piled up on the surface of the water, Qi Yan picked up the clothes, and caught a glimpse of the clothes label sewn inside.

Dry clean only.

Milky white water dripped down the corner of the clothes onto the floor. Qi Yan turned on the faucet to wash away the foam on the clothes. The turbid water gathered at the drip, forming a small vortex.

Qi Yan stared at it for a long time, and suddenly felt that he might be sucked away at any time.

A short mobile phone notification tone interrupted Qi Yan's delusion, he took out the mobile phone with wet hands, it was a message from Xia Shishen.

- I'm on set.

The wet clothes on the side were dripping, they must have been washed out and could no longer be worn.

Thinking so, Qi Yan replied yes in the dialog box.

Because the plan was cancelled, Qi Yan decided not to waste the precious opportunity to ask for leave. He changed into the T-shirt he usually wears, and came to the company by subway.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he almost bumped into someone.

Su Qin frowned and glanced at the coffee in his hand, raised his head and was about to get angry, but found that it was Qi Yan.

"Didn't you take time off work to buy new furniture?"

"That's right." Qi Yan lowered his eyes and smiled, "There's something temporary, so it's cancelled."

"I only took half a day off, can you give me back the remaining half day?" Qi Yan asked.

Su Qin felt that the context of these two sentences was a bit illogical, but she didn't think much about it, she nodded and said yes.

Because the two of them missed the elevator because they said a few more words just now, Qi Yan was a little embarrassed, so he stood next to Su Qin, chatting with her while waiting for the elevator.

The numbers on the display screen rose from one to the other, and while Qi Yan and Su Qin were talking, the elevator door opened slowly.

The person standing in the elevator met Qi Yan's gaze, Qi Yan's smile froze on his face, he turned his head and stopped looking at the people inside.

"You're late today." Su Qin greeted the man with a smile. The man seemed a little nervous and guilty when he saw Qi Yan. Smiling, turned and walked into the office.

"Cheng Sen is in trouble now. He is busy dressing up every day." Su Qin looked away, took a sip of coffee, and then said, "But after tidying up, you look more energetic, right?"

Qi Yan felt sour in his stomach, he suppressed the discomfort, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said in a low voice, "Probably."

Su Qin walked into the elevator, Qi Yan watched the numbers on the display screen decrease little by little, he took a deep breath, and was able to suppress his urge to vomit.He didn't want to enter the office, he didn't want to see Cheng Sen, he didn't want to see him like a pervert, imitating Xia Shishen's dressing style, hairstyle, and even his smile like crazy.

The heat outside the building drifted in through the gap in the window, Qi Yan walked to the window, raised his hand and closed the window tightly.

He suddenly, especially missed Xia Shishen.

Qi Yan took out his phone, thought for a while and put it back.

He understood Xia Shishen's involuntary control, and also understood how insignificant he was standing in the grid.There is nothing he can do for Xia Shishen, the only thing he can do is to wrap up his cowardice and stagnation, and jump over all the anxiety and anxiety brought by time before Xia Shishen lets go.

Qi Yan returned to the office, sat down at his desk, sorted out all the newly sent materials, then turned off the computer, and took a taxi to the hospital.

The pungent smell of disinfectant in the hospital made his head a little clearer. He walked through the corridor, and on both sides sat a few patients who were receiving IV drips.

Qi Yan pushed open the door near the end, and the people inside heard the noise and looked towards the door.

Qi Yan's hand that pushed the door hung in the air,

A man in black long sleeves was sitting on a sofa in the corner, his black mask was slightly pushed up, exposing his eyes and roots.

"Here we come." Xia Shishen pulled down the mask, looked at him, and said in a low voice.

Qi Yan walked towards the hospital bed with mechanical steps. He stared at Xia Shishen without blinking, as if he was afraid that he would fly away.

Lin Yiling saw Qi Yan coming over and tugging at his arm. She glanced at Xia Shishen who was sitting in the corner, leaned into Qi Yan's ear and whispered, "Why did Xiao Wen suddenly change my nurse?"

Qi Yan withdrew his gaze, and he reacted for a while before saying, "Who is Xiaowen?"

"It's that handsome young man! He found a nurse for me a few days ago. The girl has a sweet mouth and quick work!" Lin Yiling was a little excited by her compliments, and her voice turned up a few tunes unconsciously. He glanced at Xia Shishen vigilantly, saw that he was still sitting still, and then continued, "Why did you suddenly change to a man? Such a big man doesn't talk much, just sits there in all black, looking at people .”

Qi Yan's gaze unconsciously glanced at the sofa in the corner, but it happened to collide with Xia Shishen's gaze.

The old lady seemed suffocated, she pointed to the half apple on the side, and said with some distaste: "I already said I won't eat apples, but he insists on peeling them for me, just peel them, who knows Go down with a knife, and half of the apple fell directly to the ground."

"Let me say a few words to him, but he doesn't say a word, just looks at me there."

Lin Yiling sighed, and said, "It's better to be Xiaowen, who can speak well and loves to laugh..." Just halfway through speaking, Xia Shishen who was sitting on the side suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.

"I'll wait for you downstairs." Xia Shishen dropped these words, opened the door and walked out of the ward.

"Yanyan, do you know him?" Lin Yiling looked at Qi Yan and asked him.

Before Qi Yan answered, the phone vibrated several times suddenly. He took out the phone and saw several messages on it.

—I transferred the single ward.

— I found the nurse.

— I bought the nutritious meal.

Qi Yan lowered his head and read the twenty words over and over again before putting down the phone.

"Yeah." Qi Yan smiled, his voice seemed to be mixed with dense and soft foam of wheat beer, "We know each other."