She visited several more stores and bought all the pet supplies. Carrying a lot of things, she couldn't continue shopping. Just as Xu Lai was about to go back to her home in the county, she received a WeChat call.
Xu Lai put her things on the ground, took out her phone from her bag, and saw a voice call from Zhao Qingyun. She answered, and the other end asked, "I'm in this area. Give me a specific store name."
Xu Lai glanced at the shop behind him, told him its name, and the person on the other end said "okay" and hung up.
When someone came to pick her up, she simply squatted down and waited for him to arrive.
This is what Zhao Qingyun saw: Xu Lai was squatting down playing on her phone, surrounded by a bunch of things. She didn't care about the stares of passersby and just stayed there calmly.
He got out of the car and walked up to the girl. Xu Lai hadn't noticed him yet. Zhao Qingyun snapped his fingers: "Get up, let's go eat."
She put her phone away, propped herself up on her knees, and stood up. Xu Lai had been squatting for a long time, and when she suddenly stood up, she felt a bit of a rush of blood to her head and her body was not very stable.
She was dizzy and wanted to lean on something. She was about to step back and hold onto a telephone pole when a hand caught her. Zhao Qingyun's voice came from behind her: "I think you need to replenish your qi and blood."
After a while, Xu Lai's symptoms disappeared, and she replied to Zhao Qingyun's earlier words: "You'll experience this too if you squat for too long."
She carried the things to the trunk, and Zhao Qingyun, remembering the vaccines, asked, "Have those two puppies finished their vaccinations?"
Xu Lai sighed, "No, the doctor said we need to observe for a few days."
Zhao Qingyun opened the car door and said, "Just let me know if you need the car."
Xu Lai nodded, opened the passenger door and sat down. Zhao Qingyun saw her action and smiled. She still remembered the lie he made up that day to get her to sit in the passenger seat.
Zhao Qingyun asked, "Have you decided what you want to eat?"
Xu Lai rested her chin on her hand and said, "I want to eat noodles. There's a noodle shop near No. 1 Middle School that's really good, and the soup is delicious too."
When Zhao Qingyun heard her say that, he knew which shop she was talking about; it was the place where they first met.
He drove there with practiced ease, and before Xu Lai could even tell him how to get there, he looked up and realized he had already arrived at his destination.
She asked in surprise, "How did you know? I was talking about this store."
He had already put away his car keys, pushed open the shop door, and walked inside. Xu Lai followed and continued to ask, "Have you eaten here before? Otherwise, how did you know I was talking about this shop?"
Zhao Qingyun ignored her and ordered directly from the owner: "A bowl of egg noodles and a serving of black chicken soup."
As Xu Lai thought about the dishes he ordered, they sounded increasingly familiar. Suddenly, she realized that these were the dishes she had ordered on her first day back. Moreover, she had wanted to drink the local chicken soup back then, but she had given it to that man. Could that man be Zhao Qingyun?
Xu Lai stood there blankly. Zhao Qingyun called her twice: "Xu Lai, Xu Lai, what are you thinking about? The boss is asking you what you want to eat."
Xu Lai glanced at the menu and said, "Same as him, and add a serving of xiaolongbao."
She found a seat and sat down. There were still two tables of customers in the restaurant, but Xu Lai remained offline.
Zhao Qingyun began to recount: "I remember one night, I came to this shop and wanted to get a free chicken soup to go, but there was only one left. Another customer gave me the soup. While I was waiting, I overheard her talking to the owner about egg noodles. I wasn't hungry at first, but after listening, I inexplicably ordered a bowl."
He expected to see Xu Lai react with surprise, then remember that he was the one from that night, and feel a sense of coincidence.
She blinked and said, "So you're Bentley Bro?"
Zhao Qingyun: What? What Bentley Bro!
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