Chapter 29 Love Moon·029 "They picked...
"What do you want to eat tonight?" the driver asked after He Chuyue got in the car.
He Chuyue slowed down the action of fastening the seat belt and looked at him, "You have been eating at home all this time, let's go out to eat tonight."
Xiao Zhiyan had no objection: "Where are we going to eat?"
The two went to the hot pot restaurant they had been to last time. After they sat down, He Chuyue asked tentatively, "Are you familiar with the editor-in-chief of Zhan Yi?"
"Not familiar with him." Xiao Zhiyan took the cup beside her and filled it with water, then put it down a little further away from her. "I met him at an interview arranged by the school."
She nodded, thinking about how to start the conversation indirectly. She unconsciously reached for the cup to drink, and the back of her hand felt hot. She looked at the owner of the hand.
The back of my hand was pressed down, and my fingertips were empty, and the cup had been taken by the person opposite me.
He Chuyue was a little confused: "What's wrong?"
His gaze fell on He Chuyue's confused eyes. The words of blame suddenly stopped at his lips. He pursed his lips and said only one word: "Hot."
"......" With an embarrassed look on her face, He Chuyue said after a while, "Oh."
She scratched her chin and tried to explain: "I was just thinking about something and forgot."
Xiao Zhiyan looked at her with deep eyes and saw what she was thinking: "Do you have something to tell me?"
Unexpectedly, he had such a sharp eye. He Chuyue, who was not yet prepared, stretched her lips into a line and smiled: "No, I just asked."
His eyes did not move, obviously he was thinking whether what she said was true or not. He Chuyue blinked and looked away: "Teacher Xu said that you were abroad in the past few years and only came back this year. Will you leave again in the future?"
Stared at by that inexplicable gaze again, He Chuyue felt that something was not right in the atmosphere tonight. Why did Xiao Zhiyan keep looking at her?
Something on your face?
She reached out and touched it, then asked directly, only to receive a denial.
Xiao Zhiyan placed the water at the perfect temperature next to her where she could easily reach it, and said, "I'm not leaving."
"Why? My wife said you were treated very well abroad and thought you came back to get married. Can I know the real reason?"
He Chuyue didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she felt that Xiao Zhiyan’s eyes lit up, but when she looked at him again, he still had a look that said “no approaching”.
Xiao Zhiyan seemed to be describing a very ordinary matter: "I came back after the experimental project abroad was completed."
He Chuyue was still waiting for the next words: "That's it?"
He nodded, touched by her dullness, and added: "You seem disappointed."
It’s not that she was disappointed. He Chuyue thought that scientific researchers like Xiao Zhiyan would only return to China because of a serious accident or severe injury. Even if they returned to China, they would definitely not give up easily and would look for an opportunity to make a comeback.
I never thought the reason was so simple.
After Xiao Zhiyan's brief explanation, she realized that the type of project invited by the foreign laboratory at that time happened to be what he was interested in. He accepted the invitation because of the immature development in China. After the contract expired, he gave up the high salary offered by the other party and returned to China and his alma mater.
"I thought you would stay abroad for further studies. After all, people always strive for higher goals."
Xiao Zhiyan just shook his head and didn't answer.
After the waiter brought all the dishes, the two of them did not continue this topic. After eating the hotpot, their bodies were warm. He Chuyue put down her chopsticks earlier than Xiao Zhiyan and sat opposite, watching the people who were eating leisurely.
The smooth lines of the bony hands picking up the chopsticks first attracted her attention. The slender lines like white jade were illuminated by the light, just like the finest white jade, transparent and attractive.
He put it into his mouth slowly, and the hot steam made his face turn a little red. It was no longer as cold as when he just sat down, but more gentle.
After watching for so long, He Chuyue forgot to look away until Xiao Zhiyan looked at her as if he had noticed something. She took the initiative and asked, "Did you rarely accept interviews when you were abroad?"
He said yes, and He Chuyue pouted and looked worried, "You don't like being interviewed?"
Perhaps because she had just eaten something spicy, her voice was as soft and indifferent as if it had been scalded, and the rising tone at the end carried a tentative suspicion, making it hard to tell whether she was murmuring or asking him.
Xiao Zhiyan glanced at her slightly swollen red lips, his eyes changed color, he looked away unnaturally, and coughed, "It's not that I don't like it, I will cooperate if you need me."
She understood: "So the interview you just came back for was required by the school, and the later ones were private invitations from Editor-in-Chief Deng or other reporters, so you refused them?"
It was unexpected that He Chuyue would think of this. Xiao Zhiyan looked at her with a much softer gaze while confirming it.
It would be easy if she didn't reject it. He Chuyue was about to tell him her purpose, but when she raised her eyes, she fell into the clear hot spring through the mist, and her breathing stagnated.
As if he was dizzy from eating so much, the thoughts that had been suppressed for many days began to stir again.
She felt like she was having hysteria again, and hurriedly tried to avoid it by drinking water.
After a long while, she calmed down and asked him, "If I ask you to do me a favor and accept an interview, would you agree?"
"Yes." He didn't even think about it.
The root of He Chuyue's tongue felt numb.
She looked at the spicy pot that was no longer boiling, and felt that the spicy taste was a bit too strong tonight.
"...Then I would like to thank you on behalf of Mr. Tang."
"Boss Tang?" After a little thought, he remembered, "Your boss?"
"Yes, that's the man you met today."
He Chuyue briefly told him what happened in the law firm today, and how Tang Huimin supported her. She felt a little embarrassed for disturbing him because of her own affairs. "I heard from Yuyu before that their editor-in-chief is a master at taking advantage of others' misfortunes. It just so happened that he saw him today. HC will have the last round of financing next year, so there can be no mistakes."
The two had already come out of the hot pot restaurant. Xiao Zhiyan responded from time to time, and they walked towards the parking space in the same noisy pace.
"Then you decide when is the right time so I can confirm it with the other party."
Xiao Zhiyan withdrew his gaze from her toes. There was gravel on this section of the road.
"On a workday next month."
"good."
He Chuyue took the phone and reported to Tang Huimin. Just as she was about to express her gratitude to Xiao Zhiyan, she heard someone next to her ask, "Have they interviewed Xiao Wei?"
This question confused people. Before He Chuyue could answer, Dai Wenchun called her via video. She pointed at her phone. Xiao Zhiyan leaned over and pressed her hand to press the answer button.
"Aunt." He spoke first.
"Xiao Xiao, are you taking a walk outside?" Dai Wenchun asked happily.
Xiao Zhiyan replied: "We just finished eating hot pot."
The two of them asked and answered questions smoothly, leaving He Chuyue holding the phone with her arms stiffly.
Because Xiao Zhiyan suddenly came over, the 1.9-meter-tall man was leaning over behind her in a half-enclosed posture. His breath as he spoke sprayed the furry collar on the side of He Chuyue's neck. The heat and the familiar scent of his body entangled her nose, and a tingling sensation spread along her earlobes and softened half of her body, as if nailing her to the spot.
He Chuyue felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't move.
Dai Wenchun noticed her strangeness, and when he looked at their red lips, he immediately understood what was going on. He coughed and changed the subject.
Finally, when it was almost over, He Chuyue said goodbye and put her phone away in her pocket. She moved her numb hands and feet away from Xiao Zhiyan, opened the door and got into the car.
Every sound in the private car was amplified. He Chuyue seemed to hear Dai Wenchun's voice, especially after Xiao Zhiyan closed his side door, the voice became clearer.
"Yes, it's not even three months yet. Do you think I should remind them not to go too far?"
He Chuyue was confused and looked at Xiao Zhiyan, with confusion in his eyes as well.
Qin Tai said again: "You are making a fuss. They are just being intimate. You think too much."
Dai Wenchun argued: "But they always kiss outside, but now that they're home-"
He Chuyue hung up the phone suddenly. She looked at the screen on the ceiling and knew that her aunt didn't press the hang-up button. If she had known, she should have hung up and put the phone in her pocket...
Knowing that Dai Wenchun had misunderstood, He Chuyue was too embarrassed to look at Xiao Zhiyan. She just scratched her forehead and said, "This is also good. It increases our authenticity."
Noticing his gaze lingering on her, He Chuyue didn't turn back but looked out the window praying that he would respond. Fortunately, it happened as she wished.
Xiao Zhiyan's blushing face when he first heard it happened to be hidden in the darkness so she couldn't see it. On the other hand, the person next to him deliberately covered his face and pretended nothing happened, and his exposed pink ears were illuminated by the light.
He Chuyue is obviously a strong-willed person, but her ears are round and cute, and the color embellishment on them now makes her look even more shy.
The furry collar surrounds the small pink ball, like a snow lotus on the top of a snowy mountain. It is so fascinating when the sunlight shines down, that one wishes one could climb to the top of the mountain to pick it and swallow it into their stomach.
His throat was dry, and Xiao Zhiyan swallowed awkwardly before responding softly.
"Yeah." After starting the car, he looked at the group of people gathered around him again and curled his lips silently, "That's good too."
Because of one sentence, they have the same mood and feelings, which is also good.
The night is getting darker. I don’t know if it’s because the weather has cooled down in the past few days, but the night sky is particularly beautiful tonight.
He Chuyue was lying on the bed. She was no longer as sleepy as she had been in the past few days, but was awake instead.
She listened to the breathing of the person beside her, which was very light but even. She couldn't tell whether he was asleep or not. She turned over and whispered, "Are you asleep?"
"No."
Xiao Zhiyan opened his eyes.
"Have you always been breathing this lightly?" she asked, still maintaining this posture.
"Yeah."
"oh."
The room became quiet. He Chuyue returned to her original position. She still didn't feel sleepy. She asked again, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to chat?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You weren't angry about what Xiao Wei said today on the first floor of the building, were you?"
Xiao Zhiyan opened his eyes, turned his head and looked at the person with his back to him, his eyes complicated: "Do you want me to be angry?"
"Of course!" He Chuyue turned around aggressively, and when she saw his bright eyes, her waist softened and she buried herself in the quilt. "He was so rude, of course you should be angry. He said he was helping me, but I think he said that to show off his connections."
In Xiao Zhiyan's gloomy eyes, she lowered her voice and said, "He wasn't like this before."
Hearing this, the beating of his heart slowed down and he looked away: "What was he like before?"
He Chuyue recalled Xiao Wei at that time, "He was very conceited, but not arrogant, and very outstanding. The teachers all praised him for his good academic performance, good character, and generous attitude towards his classmates. When he played basketball on the playground, he was just like himself, full of energy and energy, even his hair was flying, unrestrained and free, especially youthful."
"I am two years younger than him, and I could still hear people around me talking about him until my freshman year. What I heard the most was that he treated his girlfriend very well, and everyone was envious of him."
As if she was reminiscing, He Chuyue's voice was soft, but the love in her tone was loud and clear. However, Xiao Zhiyan did not respond to every word like he did in the hot pot restaurant. His face seemed covered with frost and was colder than the night outside the window.
He turned his face away, and said in a not-so-good tone: "Are you envious?"
"I'm envious. After all, I liked him before and I got into Peking University for him." Not noticing Xiao Zhiyan's attitude at all, He Chuyue approached him as if she had discovered a new continent, and said, "Didn't you also study undergraduate at Peking University? Haven't you heard that Xiao Wei from the law department and the beauty of the department are a perfect match?"
Golden boy and beautiful girl......
The sideways brows were raised in the weak light. Xiao Zhiyan opened his eyes and only remembered Duan Zeming saying that they were a golden boy and a jade girl.
He lowered his eyes.
Covering up the bitterness and struggle in the eyes.
Not hearing a reply, He Chuyue thought he was asleep, so she lay down again. It seemed that he fell asleep because he didn't say what he wanted to say. When she was about to lie down again with a pout, she heard Xiao Zhiyan's faint voice:
"without."
She turned around and saw that the person had his back to her, so she simply stopped moving and asked, "Do you remember that there was always a fight between a ginger cat and a calico cat next to the cafeteria? The ginger cat always lost and took all kinds of ugly photos."
Xiao Zhiyan's eyes softened and he said, "Remember."
He Chuyue seemed to have figured something out, unable to hide her excitement, and asked again: "Then do you remember that boy from the Sports College went to the Chemistry Department to confess his love to the beauty in the department, but was frightened by the beauty's burly boyfriend and ran back in a hurry?"
At that time, this incident caused quite a bit of laughter in the school.
The boy from the Sports College even warmed up for the confession in advance at the Kyoto University forum, and after agreeing on a time and place, many people came to watch.
He Chuyue remembered that there were quite a few people who commented and suggested proposing directly, but no one told him that the beauty in the department had a muscular boyfriend...
At that time, many people were live streaming and recording videos. Some people even made the photo of him running away in the end into emoticons and used them in group chats among teachers before they failed each subject, begging for forgiveness.
The past came to her mind and He Chuyue laughed out loud. Xiao Zhiyan had his back to her, but the corners of his lips had long been unable to hold back because of her vivid description, and now he also smiled along with her.
"Remember."
There was a moment of silence, and the smile on He Chuyue's lips slowly disappeared. She looked at the person in front of her hesitantly, and her hands holding the quilt were already sweating. She asked, "Do you remember Huang Yuming?"
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