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Xu Yu occasionally learned about Xi Jiang's situation from Wei Pei'er. Because of the internal family struggle and the fight for the family property, Xi Jiang had no time to care about him. Even Assistant Zhao, who used to occasionally visit him, had not sent him a message.
Next to the grilled fish stall is a lake with turquoise water, birds singing and sunshine. There has never been a more leisurely time than now.
"I don't care about that." Xu Yu picked up the Coke. "Thank you, Wang Li."
Wang Li was brought back to his senses by his vague voice, and the very long ending of "thank you" made him look a little solemn. He opened a can of beer and clinked glasses with Xu Yu.
After Fu Wa returned, they added two cold dishes. Qing Ying's food was a bit milder than Ting Feng's, with a medium spiciness that was slightly spicy. Fu Wa, a native of Fu Wa, couldn't handle spicy food. After dinner, they decided to go to another restaurant to rest.
Fu Wa introduced: "I'll take you to my favorite store."
Wang Li waved his hands: "I can't eat anymore."
"You have to eat whether you want to or not. Let's go, Xu Yu. I don't want to bother with him."
Wang Li rolled his eyes beside him.
They didn't drive, but walked through the underground passage in the scorching afternoon. Wang Li took a phone call midway, and walked slowly. Xu Yu followed Fu Wa forward, up the platform, around a glass window, up the stairs, and arrived at a door with a pink and blue cartoon character.
"It's delicious here. Come on, I'll take you to try it."
Xu Yu entered. There was plenty of cool air inside and sweet air freshener was sprayed. There was a pot of fresh green plants in every corner and between the pillars.
There were a lot of children, occasionally making strange noises, mostly little girls, and there were also couples. There was an empty seat in the innermost position, so Fu Wa took him to sit down and went to order food.
The sun blazed outside the window, its rays so intense that within three seconds Xu Yu felt his eyes hurt. He drew the curtains with a swish, then pulled out his phone, took a picture, and sent it to Zhu Wenxu without hesitation.
The other party replied with a photo immediately. His office was blocked by light and only half of the sun could be seen.
[Changed location?]
Xu Yu replied: [Yes, dessert shop.]
[Eat more.]
After replying to the message, Fu Wa came over with a plate of various desserts.
"Sorry, my ex-girlfriend and I come here often, so I just ordered what she likes. I hope you don't mind." Fu Wa put down the plate. "Do you want to eat something else? I'll go back."
"No, these are good enough." Xu Yu didn't want to trouble others.
Fu Wa sat down. "The desserts here are made fresh daily. The cabinets are fully stocked. Normally, they're usually sold out, but it's the off-season, so they're in stock. The only problem is the coffee is slow. I ordered three latte art coffees with random designs, and I had to wait for forty minutes."
Xu Yu picked up his phone again: "How much? I'll give it to you."
A money is what Jiang Dan calls social planning. She controls her pocket money. In order to minimize losses, she and her friends will split the bill when going out, which makes it less likely to have conflicts.
I couldn't experience it with Xi Jiang, and I had never had a complete meal with him outside, so I had never tried it at all.
If he really gets an A, his expression will definitely be uglier than the pork seller who asks for a discount.
Fu Wa waved his hand: "You are Wang Li's friend. I won't be so harsh on his friends. Eat."
"It's not easy to make money. I'll give you A." The phone was already opened to scan. Seeing Xu Yu's insistence, Fu Wa didn't refuse and took out his phone to calculate.
"Transfer 58 to me. I have a membership voucher, so three cakes only cost me a little over 100. The coffee is a free coffee voucher I got earlier. This is the price for one person."
Xu Yu swept it up without hesitation, and the heavy burden in his heart seemed to be relieved. He picked up the fork and prepared to taste it.
The cake is beautifully made, with a cute cream pattern. Since the customer base is mostly female, there are a lot of butterflies and bears. It tastes sweet, not greasy, and lightly cool, with a strong fruity aroma and a hint of alcohol.
It’s delicious, and reminds me of Zhu Wenxu for some reason.
"Isn't it delicious? I like sweet food and come over occasionally. Plus, my ex-girlfriend keeps spending, so I've automatically accumulated some coupons as a member." Fu Wa took a bite. "By the way, I also wanted to ask you, how did you and Wang Li meet?"
Xu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Help him pick up the camera."
Fu Wa chuckled: "Really? If you were a girl, he might fall in love with you, hahaha, such a dreamy beginning?"
Xu Yu was a little confused: "He will fall in love?"
Xu Yu took a bite of the cake.
That time, Xi Jiang attended a dinner party and returned to the hotel. She kept calling and asking Xu Yu to come and take care of her. Xu Yu remembered that it was raining heavily and he almost skidded while driving. When he arrived at the hotel and packed Xi Jiang's clothes, a camera rolled in from outside.
Xu Yu hid the camera without hesitation, hid it from Xi Jiang, returned it to Wang Li and gave him his umbrella. That's how they met.
Is there love?
It's all excitement and heartbeat, and there's no time to think about anything else.
Later, Wang Li said that the camera was very expensive and the lens was broken, but the pictures inside were fine.
"Of course not. Do you know how many times he dated in college? Seven times, hahahaha. Every time it was the same routine: the girl would accidentally bump into him, and he'd fall for her," Fu Wa said. "Because he changed so quickly, one of his girlfriends even raved about him on Hearths, which almost caused him to drop out of school."
"hearths?" Sounds familiar.
"You're so young, you probably don't know. It was a long time ago. It was the most popular forum in our era. Lots of people used it, and there were all kinds of random things. Many people used it as a place to publish love stories. Come to think of it, it's been over ten years, and I should still be a V8 user."
Wang Li, who was on the phone, happened to come in. He heard Fu Wa talking about user levels. He stuffed a big mouthful of cake into his mouth and frowned slightly. "How sweet. Come to think of it, I'm also a V8 user."
"Did the website shut down?" Fu Wa sighed deeply. "Youth, it's gone in the blink of an eye."
"Still there."
Fu Wa: "It's still there? I thought this old-fashioned forum had long been eliminated by society. How do I get in now?"
"It was bought by a big guy from the hearths website. He said it was for preserving youth. It's been rumored before. If I were you, I would immediately make a magazine with a theme of reminiscing about youth. It's guaranteed to be a hit."
Fu Wa clapped his hands, "What a genius! I'll mention it to the editor someday."
The coffee was served. Wang Li took a sip and found it sweet, so he pushed it aside with disdain. "Fuwa, you're deliberately trying to make me have diabetes before I'm old, right? Xu Yu, eat more."
"Shut up! You're being picky when someone treats you to a meal." Fu Wa cut up the portion Wang Li had eaten and placed the rest in the middle. "What a waste! But can we still get into Hearths?"
"Yes, I forgot my password and need to retrieve it. I forgot the answer to a question last time and couldn't find it." Wang Li said, "Why? Do you miss your Chuunibyou speech?"
"Fuck you, I just want to reminisce about my youth."
“…”
After nearly two hours of dessert, Fu Wa drove the guests away and specially packed a strawberry cake for Xu Yu before leaving.
"Have a good rest. If I need you tomorrow, I'll call you."
Xu Yu: "Okay, slow down."
The car drove away. Xu Yu was carrying a cake into the residential complex, passing a large flower path when someone grabbed her arm. Xu Yu looked up, and a figure lowered itself, its head resting unguarded on her shoulder.
Zhu Wenxu closed his eyes: "I'm back."
"Hmm." Xu Yu asked, "Why are you here?"
"Would it be considered burglary if I went to your house alone to wait for you? I'd probably get arrested." Zhu Wenxu said softly, "Are you happy today?"
Xu Yu: “Not bad.”
He didn't know whether he was happy or not, he felt pretty good.
The room was in the same state as when Xu Yu left. After putting down his chest bag, Xu Yu realized that he had not made the bed properly and the sheets were still a little wrinkled.
Zhu Wenxu was sitting on a chair, looking at the tablet in his hand.
"Have you eaten?" Xu Yu asked him.
Zhu Wenxu pushed up his glasses and said, "I've eaten."
After finding a nice plate in the cupboard and washing both sides repeatedly, Xu Yu carefully pushed the cake out and decorated it with the complimentary candles inside.
"Borrow a light."
"You want to smoke?"
Zhu Wenxu looked up and saw Xu Yu approaching with a cake, squatting down and placing it on the table beside him. The space was so narrow that Xu Yu could fit against the cabinet door just by squatting down.
But Zhu Wenxu couldn't take his eyes off the cake.
"It's a waste if the candle isn't lit."
There was unexpected anticipation in his words. The flame ignited amidst the click of a lighter, and the wall light was turned off, leaving only this faint flame in the dim and dark space.
Xu Yu held up his face and said, "Make a wish."
In the darkness, Zhu Wenxu took off his glasses, rubbed his nose bridge, and lowered his head slightly to move closer to Xu Yu. Apart from the sweetness, all that was left was Xu Yu's warm breath under the sun.
"What wish would you like me to make?"
"It won't work if you tell it to me, just make a wish at random."
He swallowed again, unable to look away. If the floods were imminent and the world was about to end, he would have given up his chance to escape and made a wish with Xu Yu on this cake.
"I've made the promise."
Xu Yu immediately followed the process: "Blow out the candles."
"Wait, can wishes be redeemed proactively?" His voice was a little hoarse.
Xu Yu wasn't quite sure what Zhu Wenxu meant by fulfillment. He thought that today's outing, seeing the scenery, eating cake, and drinking caramel-flavored coffee was a very rare and happy day.
I especially want to share it with Zhu Wenxu. It seems that since Xu Yu is so cooperative, he doesn't care about the content of the wish anymore.
He is Zhu Wenxu, what can't he get?
"OK."
The candle was blown out, and the whole environment became dark, with only the sunset blooming outside.
Although his body did not react at all, Xu Yu felt Zhu Wenxu approaching him. His breath was a little heavy, and he gently brushed his nose twice to make sure that he did not resist or retreat.
He held the back of Xu Yu's head and tilted it slightly, and the hot kiss touched his lips, eroding his lips bit by bit.
Neither of them knew how to kiss, so they just hugged and kissed awkwardly in the space left only with each other.
Completely forgetting themselves, Xu Yu was picked up by him with one hand, her body half lying on the kitchen counter, and they clung to each other until the sun was about to set.
Xu Yu was unable to think, and saw the strong desire in Zhu Wenxu's eyes, which tempted him to sink.
After the kiss, the two hugged each other and gasped for breath. The kiss was too intense and caused them to be deprived of oxygen. Xu Yu felt a little dizzy, but he knew that he was addicted.
After ten minutes or so of recovering, neither of them mentioned their recent emotions, each busying themselves in the kitchen and by the bed as if nothing had happened. It was completely fake, but they all watched, agreeing to waste time until night fell completely.
Zhu Wenxu sorted out the contract and glanced at his watch: "Are you hungry?"
"fine."
Under the light, he could see Xu Yu's face and swollen lips. His every reaction was vivid in his mind. Zhu Wenxu subconsciously touched his lips and asked, "Want to go eat something?"
Xu Yu stood up cautiously: "Home or takeout?"
"Let's go out." Zhu Wenxu hung the pen in his chest pocket and walked out with the briefcase.
There were a lot of food stalls nearby, and most of them were barbecue stalls open late at night. The two of them walked through the streets and alleys and stopped in front of a boiled noodle shop.
The shop was clean, the lighting warm, and it looked completely devoid of any fuss or smell of food. Xu Yu didn't know why, so he walked towards the door. "I want to eat this."
"good."
Zhu Wenxu walked in front. The old man who was smoking in front of the door stood up with a look of surprise. Seeing someone sitting down, the man in a suit and tie said to him, "Two bowls of noodles."
Xu Yu wiped his face with a piece of paper: "I thought you would refuse."
Zhu Wenxu sent a message on WeChat, throwing his phone aside: "Reject? Eat noodles? That's fine, you can give me your bottom?"
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