Chapter 24 "Take the initiative".
"What?"
Guan Yue had actually heard it clearly, but he wanted to hear it again.
His eyebrows involuntarily lifted.
“I said…” the young man said through gritted teeth.
He felt he might not be able to say it a second time.
So he reluctantly changed his tune: "No...it's nothing."
After saying that, the capybara took the half-orange and turned to run away.
At that moment, her wrist was suddenly tightened.
The weight of my entire body was pulled, causing me to tilt towards the sofa.
Guan Yue grabbed him, her beautifully shaped eyebrows arching: "You were looking at my phone?"
Didn't you hear me...?
The little capybara pursed its lips and said somewhat anxiously, "No... it was when you asked me to check your messages last time, I saw it by accident, it wasn't... it wasn't intentional."
Guan Yue: "That's still peeking."
Pei Xi didn't know how to refute him, so she shut her mouth, lowered her face, and didn't dare to look at the man in front of her.
The tighter the restraints on his wrists became, the more somehow he was pulled and fell into Guan Yue's arms.
In the rush, her arm landed on the man's chest.
It's a bit uncomfortable.
The little capybara raised its eyes, which were filled with panic.
He remembered that he had only straightened his lower back for less than a second when it was quickly pressed down by a large hand covering him.
He was locked in Guan Yue's arms in a very awkward way.
The man then released his wrist, pressed his thumb against the young man's lips, and gently freed the capybara's lower lip from being bitten and pressed.
The movements were slow, and there was no tearing sensation.
The capybara could only feel a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips covering its lips.
"Hmm..."
"Weren't you trying to negotiate with me and make a deal?"
The little capybara's ears turned red: "Then kiss me."
The man's eyebrows shot up higher and higher: "Teacher Pei, you're not being sincere at all."
Pei Xi: "...What constitutes sincerity?"
Guan Yue: "Take the initiative."
The capybara took a while to process those four words. The five fingers resting on the man's chest tightened involuntarily, wrinkling the pure cotton shirt he was wearing.
His gaze slowly fell on the man's lips.
Dr. Guan has a very standard lip shape, with a slightly thinner lower lip, a healthy lip color, and a little stubble on his chin.
It's no big deal to kiss, it's not like we've never kissed before.
And he's such a good-looking person.
Ha ha.
The little capybara thought to itself, then bent down and pressed its lips against the man's thin lips.
It was applied very lightly and didn't stay on for too long.
It only takes about two or three seconds.
The young man quickly straightened his back.
This wasn't the first time I'd pressed my lips so close to Dr. Guan's, but for some reason, I still felt a jolt of electricity.
"Is...is this okay?"
The man's eyebrows remained raised, never relaxing, and his eyes, hidden behind his glasses, were fixed quietly on the capybara.
Like a pool of water with unpredictable waves.
"I never said I wanted to kiss Teacher Pei."
"......"
Pei Xi's ears were originally red, but now her neck was red too.
"You...you're denying it!"
The man's hand was still pressing on his lower back, and there was a hint of undisguised mockery in his eyes: "I really didn't think that way."
The capybara was genuinely annoyed: "Then let go of me."
The man listened, paused for several seconds, and then slowly loosened his grip.
The capybara scrambled off him somewhat awkwardly, then slammed the orange it had been clutching in its hand onto the glass tabletop.
"You...you wash your hands and eat by yourself."
After saying that, the capybara strode away, heading straight for the bedroom.
Guan Yue stared at the young man's departing figure, noticing that the back of his neck was pink.
It seems he really annoyed her.
The man lowered his eyes and looked at the half-peeled orange on the table.
Even when I'm angry, I just won't feed him and will make him wash his hands and eat by himself.
The man couldn't help but smile at the orange.
Pei Xi took a shower, washing away all her anger, and now she's lying in bed reading.
But actually, he couldn't really get into it.
My mind was filled with Guan Yue's words that he hadn't thought that way at all.
You really didn't think that way?
What was Dr. Guan thinking?
Then...wouldn't he be incredibly embarrassed?
He was thinking about it so much that his head was aching.
The little capybara closed the book in its hand, casually placed it on the bedside table, turned on a small nightlight by the bed, and then hid under the thin air-conditioning blanket.
It's already mid-August, and the summer season in He City is almost over.
There have been news reports these past few days that a typhoon may make landfall, so the temperature hasn't been high, and we haven't needed to turn on the air conditioning much at night.
Pei Xi poked her head out from under the air-conditioning blanket, her eyes wide open, unable to sleep.
The phone, which was placed next to my pillow, vibrated twice at that moment.
He unlocked his phone; it was a message from Guan Yue.
G: [Prize Quiz.]
G: [If you answered correctly, I'll change the note.]
G: [I admit what I said.]
The capybara decided to trust the Big Bad Wolf one more time.
Seven: [You asked.]
G: [What day is June 18th?]
6.18.
Pei Xi searched his mind for historical events or other significant events that occurred on this date.
He adhered to principles and did not use search engines, yet he couldn't find a single one in his mind.
I can only think of one, but it doesn't seem like the right answer.
There was no other way but to bite the bullet and go ahead with it.
Seven: [618 E-commerce Shopping Festival?]
………
I waited for a while, but the other party didn't reply.
So he could only weakly type down a line asking: 【Isn't that wrong?】
Seven: [I don't think that's the answer, haha.]
A while later...
G: [Incorrect.]
Seven: [What's the correct answer?]
G: [I don't know.]
A big question mark appeared on the little capybara's head.
...?
have no idea?
A question without an answer.
That means there's absolutely no way to answer correctly.
He hadn't even finished reviewing the situation when his palm went numb from the phone's vibrations twice.
G: [Where's my note?]
G: [It's only fair to reciprocate; I'd like to know too.]
The capybara proudly took a screenshot and sent it to the man.
Seven: [Screenshot (jpg)]
He doesn't have the bad habit of randomly giving people nicknames; he generally doesn't make any.
Before seeing the screenshot, Guan Yue had already thought about it. This naughty capybara would probably save a full name for itself, or maybe it would simply be "Dr. Guan".
He can now fully accept these things.
After all, he managed to withstand the pressure of being called an e-commerce extravaganza on 618.
He just hadn't considered that things could get even worse.
Um.
He simply didn't make any notes.
We've been married for two months, and he's just a letter in my WeChat contacts.
A smelly and rotten capybara: [I won't use random nicknames.]
It's better to just take it randomly.
The man closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.
G: [I'm sleepy.]
G: [Going to sleep.]
Pei Xi blinked as she looked at the message.
He figured that Dr. Guan must have realized he was in the wrong and had slunk away.
He didn't expose it and responded accordingly.
Seven: Goodnight.
No reply.
He guessed she might have fallen asleep instantly?
The doctor's nonsensical questions made him a little sleepy, so the little capybara put down his phone and snuggled back into bed.
He was the one who fell asleep instantly.
As for that person, he was still awake at three in the morning.
Pei Xi was unaware of this.
The weekend was over, and the capybara plunged back into its busy work schedule.
Today's main task is mounting, using wet mounting①.
Pei Qi sprinkled some water on his workbench, then brushed a piece of plastic film slightly larger than the mounting piece onto the workbench. He then placed the mounting piece on the plastic film and gently brushed thin paste onto it with a brush.
After that, you need to put on backing paper, padding, and then peel off the plastic film and let it dry.
The process is complicated, and each step must be done meticulously.
Pei Xi had been tense all day, and only finished most of her work when it was almost time to leave. She leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh of relief.
Old Jiang, who had passed by the capybara several times that day, finally stepped forward and said, "Ahem... all done?"
"Hmm, finally this part is done." The little capybara nodded. "Master, would you like to take a look and see if there are any problems?"
"I was watching you while you were working on it, and there's nothing wrong with your technique and approach," Old Jiang said, his hands behind his back. "However, Xiao Qi..."
Pei Qi turned her head, her face serious: "Master, please speak."
"Are you dating someone?"
...?
Was this really so unexpected?
This topic has taken a completely unexpected turn.
"Yes... Master, did you hear what my senior brothers and the others said?"
"Hmm." Old Jiang's eyes showed a hint of worry. "Don't blame your senior brothers for being gossipy. It's your fault for starting a relationship so suddenly. As your mentor, I have to keep an eye on things for you."
Pei Xi scratched his head.
Actually, he didn't blame his senior brothers for being gossipy at all.
Because he knew that his senior brother and master cared about him and wanted to help him make the best choices.
After all, even his parents wouldn't want to vet him.
Old Jiang then asked, "I heard he's a doctor?"
"Yes, he's a surgeon; he can remove the appendix."
He didn't know why he emphasized that he would have his appendix removed; he was probably misled by his aunt.
Old Jiang: "Bring your family over for a casual meal next week. Your teacher's wife is also interested."
“Okay.” Pei Qi nodded and agreed.
Although he hadn't asked Dr. Guan yet, he guessed the man would probably agree.
He returned to his apartment at night, but Guan Yue was still not back.
For the next few days, it was almost always like this; although the two lived under the same roof, they often didn't see each other.
At first, the capybara didn't notice anything wrong, except that it seemed like it was talking to Dr. Guan less often, and sending WeChat messages less frequently as well.
"Is the hospital very busy lately?"
The two finally met for breakfast that day, and Pei Qi took the initiative to ask.
Guan Yue: "Yes, there are quite a few surgeries."
The little capybara nodded, tapping its lips with its chopsticks: "Will you be free next week?"
Guan Yue: "What is it?"
Pei Xi: "My master and his wife want to have a meal with Dr. Guan."
Can someone like him, an unknown person without even a note, really go out to eat?
The man's face, which had been like an ice cube hidden in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator for half a year, finally showed signs of melting: "Okay."
But it was only a little bit.
The capybara nodded: "I'll talk to Dr. Guan about the specific date later."
"Um."
His tone was cool and indifferent.
Pei Qi shut his mouth and didn't speak again.
On the same night.
Guan Yue didn't work overtime. After returning home, he stayed in his study and didn't come out.
Pei Xi suddenly felt that the apartment was eerily quiet, so she turned on the TV to listen to the weather forecast.
"The typhoon is expected to reach our city this week. All citizens are advised to take precautions..."
Another typhoon is coming.
Pei Xi picked up her phone, wanting to set a reminder to bring an umbrella when she went out.
My phone just happened to receive a notification from a certain app.
#Married for two years, I'm being subjected to emotional abuse.#
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