Chapter 4, Chapter 4: "..." The man's hand...
"..." The man's hand paused on the doorknob. After a few seconds, his peach blossom eyes behind his glasses became as silent as the sea: "It's on my way home. I'll pass by Wenbo on my way home."
"Well... thank you." Pei Qi said gratefully, leaning slightly forward to sit in the passenger seat.
The atmosphere on the way was a bit somber.
Pei Xi tends to get sleepy in cars, and in such a quiet and comfortable environment, he nods his head and drifts off to sleep.
"Have you packed your things?" Guan Yue suddenly asked.
The slumped youth regained a little clarity: "What...thing?"
Guan Yue: "Luggage, is it a lot?"
"Huh?" Pei Qi didn't quite understand.
"Aren't you going to pack any luggage for your move?" The man turned the steering wheel a little over with one hand, turning the car onto the right-turn avenue.
Pei Qi's brain was racing: "Move...over? Over to where?"
“My home,” the man replied, “Building 3, Unit 1602, Yujiang Mansion, Tianmu Street.”
"Huh?" Pei Qi wondered if he had dozed off and lost his memory. How come he didn't know he was moving?
Guan Yue: "Are we going to separate right after getting our marriage certificate? I don't think that's appropriate."
Pei Xi: "But... I never thought about moving."
“I can move here, but my home is very close to both of our workplaces, which is more convenient. If I move here, it will take almost an hour and a half to drive to the hospital, which would be inconvenient in case of an emergency or other unexpected situation,” the man stated, listing his rational reasons.
That's true...
He bought the house in Shulin District for peace and quiet, but it was indeed relatively remote.
Guan Yue: "If you really don't want to move..."
Pei Qi eagerly answered, "So, separation?"
Guan Yue: "...I'll move in."
"Even if you get married, you don't necessarily have to live together, right?" the young man asked sincerely.
Guan Yue: "Have you ever met people who don't live together?"
Pei Xi: "My third aunt and uncle, but..."
Guan Yue: "But what?"
Pei Xi: "They got divorced."
It seems a bit ominous.
Guan Yue: "......"
Suddenly, Pei Xi's body leaned forward.
It was a traffic light, and the man braked a little too suddenly.
"...So you want things to develop this way too?"
Pei Qi shook his head. Getting married and divorced was too much trouble, so his goal was to live a peaceful life with the appendectomist. "Then I'll move here. It will be more convenient."
The nature of an appendectomist's job means that commuting is absolutely essential.
Guan Yue: "Mm."
The man escorted him to the entrance of his workplace. Before leaving, Pei Qi instructed, "I will come to pick you up tonight."
"I have to go to my senior's house tonight. Um... I'll contact you again after I get back and unpack my luggage." Pei Qi pushed open the car door. He suddenly remembered that Su Mo had been asking to come to his house for dinner on Thursday night a few days ago.
Guan Yue silently placed his hands on the steering wheel: "Senior brother? Where are we going?"
Pei Xi: "I'll try to finish the dinner as early as possible."
"Do you drink alcohol?" the man asked quietly.
The young man shook his head.
They don't usually drink much when they have meals together, because they have to go to work the next day, and they don't feel like they can drink to their heart's content.
The man looked up, his eyes deep: "That's fine then."
After saying goodbye again, the young man closed the car door and walked into the gate.
During the rainy season, the air is always damp.
The young man realized this only belatedly as he climbed the stairs.
What does "that's fine" mean?
It's because I get...
Thinking of this, the young man felt his face flush and his ears turn red.
"Junior brother's back." Su Mo had just finished cleaning the cracked book when he raised his head and started moving his shoulder joints. "What did the doctor say about your neck?"
Pei Qi hadn't recovered yet, and the blush on her face faded: "Oh...it's nothing serious."
Su Mo: "Why is your face so red? Are you hot?"
"I got a little hot from climbing the stairs." Pei Qi covered her cheeks with the back of her cool hands, trying to cool down.
You need to coat it with two sheets of paper to cool it down.
The young man sat back at his workstation, mixed the right amount of paste, picked up his paste pen, and sat there for the entire day.
He was forcibly dragged away by Su Mo when he got off work.
Su Mo helped the young man out of the office. "I prepared some hairy crabs, they're full of roe. After we eat, we'll play cards with Xiao Jia and the others..."
The young man didn't respond, but was planning how to slip away later.
After all, he still had to go back and pack his luggage... He needed to get back early, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get to Dr. Guan's house until midnight.
Everyone was chatting and laughing together, and they were moving slowly. It was almost eight o'clock at night when they finally finished dismantling the crabs and preparing to make crab roe noodles.
The noodles have just been put into the pot.
Pei Xi's phone vibrated twice in his pocket.
He washed his hands and picked up his phone.
It's a WeChat message.
G: [Did you go back?]
Seven: [Just a little while longer. /[sweat]]
Seven: [Why don't you close the doctor and let him rest first? I'll take a taxi over after I'm done packing.]
G: [You'll disturb me.]
G: [I'm a light sleeper.]
Pei Xi bit her lip, thought for a moment, and said, "Then I'll move in tomorrow."
Seven: [No rush.]
G: [I'm on duty tomorrow, so I'm busy.]
Seven: [Can I leave you a key? I'll move in myself, okay?]
G: [But you don't know where many things are, so it'll be more convenient if I'm here today.]
That makes sense.
G: [I didn't mean to stop you from having a party.]
G: [This is just a suggestion, still for today.]
Seven: [I should be able to come around 9 o'clock.]
G: [Oh, then take a taxi over.]
Pei Xi didn't want to trouble them too much, so she quickly replied: 【Okay/[gesture of "ok"]】
Crab roe noodles were served at this time, and Pei Qi ate a couple of bites in a hurry before leaving.
Of course, everyone refused.
Su Mo was steaming fresh yellow croaker in the kitchen: "Why are you in such a hurry to go back? There's no one waiting for you at home."
Xiao Jia grabbed him: "That's right, Lao He isn't even in a hurry to go home and take care of the kids."
Old He is the oldest among his fellow apprentices, and his child is almost five years old.
"Yes, Xiaoxi, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
Pei Qi really wanted to say that someone was indeed waiting for him to come home, but he hesitated for a long time before finally saying it.
Because even if I told them, they probably wouldn't believe me, and I was even more afraid that if my senior brother Su, who was already in his thirties, found out, he would look for tofu in the kitchen and want to kill himself.
"The doctor said I need to go home early... and go to sleep." After thinking for almost half a minute, the young man came up with this reason.
Xiao Jia opened her little eyes wide: "Going to bed early can cure cervical spondylosis?"
“Yes, going to bed early has many benefits…” he replied earnestly.
Amidst everyone's skepticism, he still managed to slip away and leave.
Fortunately, he is not usually too particular about his appearance. He doesn't own many household items and only wears three sets of clothes per season, which is not much and makes tidying up relatively easy.
He packed a large suitcase, which contained the essentials. As for the less frequently used items, he left them at home and didn't plan to move everything.
I haven't lived here for very long, and I'm a little reluctant to leave suddenly.
It was exactly 9:10.
As the young man zipped up his suitcase, his phone rang again.
This time it's a WeChat call notification tone.
It was Guan Yue who called.
Pei Xi was a little surprised, paused for two seconds, and then answered the call.
"Hello."
The male voice on the phone sounded somber and hoarse.
She also exudes sexiness.
"Hey, are you going to sleep? I'll be right there." Pei Qi asked cautiously, thinking the man was calling to urge him.
A clear voice came through the receiver: "I'm downstairs, come down."
? ?
Didn't we just say he should take a taxi himself?
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