Chapter 32 Love Moon·032 "What you want...
"......"
He Chuyue shifted her gaze back and pretended not to hear. When he spoke again, he perfectly concealed the strangeness in his heart.
"What's your name? Do you remember your parents' cell phone numbers?"
"My name is Xuxu, and my mother's cell phone number is..."
After Xiao Zhiyan communicated with the child's parents and the property management, they decided to send him to the first floor. When He Chuyue got home and was putting the cake away, Latte ran out. She simply took it downstairs and took the dog for a walk.
In the elevator, Xuxu was being led by Xiao Zhiyan, while He Chuyue was holding Latte. A child and a dog stood on both sides, separating them, but their eyes were staring at each other.
Although Latte never bites people, He Chuyue still used her legs to block it just in case and pulled the rope tight in her hand.
Seeing this, Xuxu said, "Sister, can I pet the big dog?"
Without waiting for her to speak, Latte murmured "Woo woo". He Chuyue caught a glimpse of the person beside her making some movements but did not have time to think about it. She suddenly tightened the rope in her hand and chuckled:
"latté!"
Realizing his mistake, Latte whimpered in grievance, sweeping the floor with his tail. He looked up at He Chuyue with his bright eyes and kept sticking to her legs, as if trying to please her.
He Chuyue used her knee to push its mouth open, signaling it to be quiet. Just as she was about to comfort Xuxu, she heard Xiao Zhiyan say, "Don't be afraid, it's protecting itself in its own way."
The little boy held Xiao Zhiyan's hand tightly, obviously frightened by the warning, but he asked seriously after a few seconds: "Is it afraid of me?"
Xiao Zhiyan: “Yes.”
Xuxu's eyes were filled with confusion: "But I didn't hit it, why is it afraid of me?"
Xiao Zhiyan slowed down his speech: "Just like when you see a stranger, will you feel scared when he approaches you?"
The little boy nodded: "Yes, and my mom told me not to talk to strangers or take things from strangers, otherwise I won't be able to see my mom and dad!"
Suddenly I realized, "The big dog thinks I'm a stranger! Can I come and play with it in the future?"
Xiao Zhiyan looked at He Chuyue, clearly asking, and she touched Xuxu's head, "Of course you can, but you have to ask the parents for permission."
"OK!"
"So good."
The elevator reached the first floor and a woman in a mink coat and wavy hair trotted over.
"Xiaobao, where have you been? Mommy is so worried! Didn't I tell you to play in the small square and wait for mommy to pick you up?" The woman quickly hugged Xuxu.
"I'm thirsty and want to go home to drink some water, but I seem to have taken the wrong elevator." Xuxu has discovered that there are elevators on the east and west sides, so he should take the west one. "It was my uncle, sister, and big dog who called the property manager."
This title...
He Chuyue subconsciously looked at Xiao Zhiyan and found that his eyes were on Xuxu, but he didn't mind the title.
The woman finally reacted and gave up her seat to let the two men get out of the elevator. He apologized: "I'm sorry, I just lost my composure. Thank you and I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"It's okay." He Chuyue smiled. "You can put a tag in the child's pocket so that the child can see the real-time location when playing outside."
When the woman touched He Chuyue's face, she was obviously shocked by her appearance, but she quickly recovered and said gratefully, "Thank you, my friend also bought it for his child. I'll place the order in a moment."
"You are welcome."
After thanking him again, the woman left. Xuxu held her hand and shook it: "Mom, Xiaobao couldn't find his home just now and was so scared. He needs love and care."
He Chuyue and Xiao Zhiyan, who were still standing there, heard everything clearly. They looked at the mother and son not far away at the same time. The next second, the woman leaned over and kissed Xuxu's face, then put her face close to hers...
This is what the love sticker is.
She looked away.
The presence of the person next to her became stronger. He Chuyue felt that the strange emotions brought about by the unexpected kiss last time were beginning to come back again, and she quickly pulled Latte away from Xiao Zhiyan.
The door was pushed open by Xiao Zhiyan who came after her. She even forgot to say thank you and just left with the dog.
"Chu Yue." Xiao Zhiyan lagged behind her by two steps. "Slow down."
"Can't you walk faster?"
She slowed down her pace again.
The lights illuminated the color of the night, the shadows on the road lengthened, and the wind in my ears seemed to slow down.
Their footsteps overlapped, and He Chuyue glanced sideways slightly.
He had just guided Xuxu so gently and patiently, but only then did he realize that she had never asked him whether he liked children.
It seems like it’s too late to ask now.
Xiao Zhiyan bumped into someone and didn't have time to look away: "Do you have anything to say to me?"
He Chuyue took the initiative: "Why do you always seem to know what I'm thinking?"
Xiao Zhiyan smiled: "Really?"
"have."
He wrapped his fingers around the dog leash and looked at Latte's wagging tail without saying anything else.
"Give it to me."
He Chuyue handed him the rope and heard him ask, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
"Nothing." She felt herself becoming shy and asked directly, "Do you like children very much?"
"fine."
Xiao Zhiyan had a dull expression on his face. He took out a garbage bag and picked up the latte poop. He Chuyue retracted her gaze, "When I saw you keep the child so directly that day, I thought you liked it very much."
"You should be polite to other people's children, but you can only truly love your own children."
The words may be rough, but the truth is there.
Does this mean he likes kids?
He Chuyue doesn't have any likes or dislikes for children. She will help take care of them but will not take the initiative to tease them. As for whether it is a boy or a girl...she actually hopes it will be two boys, although this may increase Xiao Zhiyan's pressure.
The man approached, and the dark circles under his eyes were exposed under the light. He Chuyue pulled him closer: "Didn't you sleep well?"
His expression was a little unnatural, and he leaned back slightly, "I was thinking about things, so I went to bed late."
"What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Zhiyan glanced at the woman's rosy lips, his Adam's apple rolled, and he grabbed the wrist that was pressing on his arm with his backhand, and walked back with the person.
"Professor Xu will retire next year, and there may be a job transfer in the institute." He paused, "If this opportunity is given to me, do you want me to agree or keep the status quo?"
He Chuyue naturally knew that he would be busier after the promotion, and understood that he was sincerely asking for her opinion, so her expression became slightly more serious.
"From my perspective, I naturally hope that you can take care of the family better than I do, but if you don't ask me to give up my job, I naturally won't ask you to do so. Is a promotion within your future plans?"
He was brief: “Let it be.”
"......"
He Chuyue couldn't help but choke, and her expression changed as she watched him.
Xiao Zhiyan is now completely different from her initial impression.
After his term in office at the Michigan Laboratory, which was the envy of others, ended, he resigned without any regrets and returned to China to work as a professor. Even an outsider like He Chuyue felt sorry for him, but the person concerned just said calmly, "I'm not interested."
What surprised He Chuyue the most was Xiao Zhiyan's emotional stability and living habits after they started living together.
His job is busier than that of a normal university professor, but no matter how busy he is, he always has time to cook. Although he gives people a sense of distance and keeps people away, he is actually a cat owner at home. I thought he was a dull science student who was not good at speaking, but he was always able to keenly grasp the small details and then ease the situation in a gentle way.
He talks little, but that doesn't mean he is a "worldly person" who is ignorant of the ways of the world and only knows experimental data.
It seems...staying at his alma mater is what he is most interested in and wants to do now and in the future. As for position and power, what he has now is enough and he is not greedy.
It's the opposite of what she said.
Not sure whether she was jealous of his confidence in making the choice, or envious of his stable core without internal friction, He Chuyue was not satisfied with his four-word answer:
"Just let it be. Why are you asking me? If I don't agree with your promotion, you won't get it?"
"certainly."
She paused and looked at Xiao Zhiyan, whose tone did not sound like a joking tone.
Qingjun's face is still eye-catching, even if there is a bruise under his eyes, it doesn't affect anything at all. He was a head taller than her. He looked down at her in the shade of the tree, his eyes flickering with the emotions that He Chuyue had touched but avoided.
She looked away again, trying to find her way through the strange emotions, and spoke with difficulty: "Thank you for your attitude towards your partners, but let me make it clear in advance that I will not let your thoughts affect my future plans, nor will I give up my career for my family and children."
The cold air at night crept into his lungs, and He Chuyue felt cold from the inside out. She knew how selfish her words were, but she had to do it.
It is to give him a shot of prevention and also to remind myself.
She shrank into her thorny shell, licking her exposed desires away from Xiao Zhiyan, waiting for eighteen months to pass and for this feeling to disappear automatically.
The hot air exhaled from the mouth turned into white smoke, which was sucked away by the darkness bit by bit and completely disappeared.
There was silence all around, and sober, rational, and even stiff words became the last sounds between them.
Xiao Zhiyan pursed his lips tightly and looked at her, his eyes never moving.
She was very thin. Apart from her work suit, all her outer coats were loose-fitting. The large stand-up collar down jacket made her look twice as big, but her shoulders were still thin. Looking up, the ears exposed by the high ponytail were tinged red, compared with the coldness revealed when she had no expression, the pair of small pink ears seemed to be the only softness of He Chuyue exposed.
Although he is a kind person deep down, he always pretends to be the most ruthless and rational one.
As the mist moved, the shadow of the eyelashes flickered. Xiao Zhiyan followed her gaze until he caught the last glimpse of the dissipated white mist. He Chuyue was still looking into the distance.
Xiao Zhiyan understood.
It turned out that she was distracted.
He lowered his eyes, and whispered in the freezing atmosphere: "I never thought of tying you up at home with this."
"......"
He Chuyue couldn't help but her eyelids twitch.
This person...looks aggrieved like a little girl who was forced into prostitution. I dare not refuse or disobey and can only be forced to endure it.
The bully He Chuyue couldn't stand it anymore and softened his attitude and turned sideways.
"I didn't say you put me... We've talked about this. You've expressed your attitude, and I'll express mine as well." He Chuyue felt that the more she spoke, the more formal it became. But if she didn't explain it formally, it would seem like she was bullying him, which gave her a headache. "Things that haven't happened may happen, but they won't necessarily happen. I'm just saying this up front, so don't think too much about it."
"That's your attitude towards future events that haven't happened yet. What I said is a given statement, and there is no conflict."
"Then you act like I'm bullying you and feeling wronged."
He pursed his lips tightly and actively admitted his mistake: "It's my problem."
He Chuyue crossed her arms across her chest, feeling that he was retreating in order to advance: "Are you blackmailing me morally?"
He denied it, and He Chuyue said fiercely: "Xiao Zhiyan, you are now arguing with a lawyer!"
"I don't."
He Chuyue was dissatisfied: "You have it!"
"I don't."
"You have!"
"Yes, I do."
The "aggressive" bully was stunned. He didn't expect that the one who compromised was Xiao Zhiyan. His fierce expression became unnatural: "Why did you admit it again?"
His eyes reflected her clearly, "I just want to make Lawyer He happy."
"......" He Chuyue turned around and said ambiguously, "Who is unhappy? I am very happy."
"You haven't been talking much since this morning." Xiao Zhiyan pointed out.
He Chuyue felt that it was not good for a man to be too sensitive, but she was unwilling to be seen through like this, so she turned around and said domineeringly: "What are you going to do if I'm in a bad mood?"
Thinking of the way the mother and son comforted each other, she seemed to be betting that Xiao Zhiyan would refuse, so she deliberately asked: "Give me a love patch too?"
He was obviously surprised and obviously knew what the love stickers were. The victory of guessing correctly raised the corners of He Chuyue's lips. The gap that she hadn't seen through was filled at this moment. He Chuyue turned around in a good mood, but before she took a step, her wrist tightened and she met Xiao Zhiyan's deep eyes.
"If you want."
"I can."
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