Chapter 37: It’s OK to be willful and be surrounded like a polar penguin

After Supervisor Ye Man took the medicine, everyone left the room, closed the door, and let him rest quietly alone.

The receptionist boiled some hot water and when I came out I saw the person who had just left had returned.

"Mr. Xu? Why are you back? Did you forget something?"

Not only did Xu Huaiting come back, he was also holding a bag that was a bit ridiculously large.

"No, I'm going to the yard."

Outside the leaf-filled window is the yard that the receptionist introduced earlier, with its rockery, century-old pine trees, white gravel on the ground, and a small but exquisite artificial stream.

There is a corridor leading from the entrance to the room. The door on one side of the corridor leads to the front yard, from which you can go around to the backyard outside Ye Man's window.

Generally speaking, not just anyone is allowed to walk around here.

But Xu Huaiting is the owner of this house and the boss of the employees here. Naturally, no one would stop him if he wanted to go, and he had to take the initiative to ask if he needed help.

Xu Huaiting refused help from others and squatted on the ground with his knees apart. He was wearing an expensive suit and a watch worth millions, but he looked like a gangster or bandit. However, he didn't think there was anything wrong and was extremely calm. He didn't feel at all that this would damage his image as a domineering boss.

He looked up at the window with closed curtains, then carefully took the firework tubes out of the bag and placed them on the ground.

The receptionist took a look before leaving.

The movement and expression made people think he was setting off fireworks, while those who didn't would think he was preparing to blow up the bank vault.

For large-scale events like fireworks displays, you have to report to the municipal government for approval in advance, and then find an open place to set off the fireworks. You can't set off large fireworks in a small yard like this, as it may easily cause a fire. It's okay to set off small tube-like fireworks like these.

Xu Huaiting thought of Ye Man’s expression just now.

I won't say anything even if I'm not happy.

Want to say nothing.

I don’t know if it hurts or not.

Say one thing and mean another.

He is a small man, but his mind is full of twists and turns. He can think of trivial matters as more complicated than the change of the president of Country X.

Don't you just want to watch the fireworks? Why would you dare to say that?

If you throw a marble into his heart, it will take a hundred years to get out.

Xu Huaiting was amused for a second by this thought.

When I looked up, I found that the person in the room had come out at some point.

Although Xu Huaiting's movements were gentle, there was still some movement. Ye Man opened the glass door leading to the courtyard and heard the rustling of Xu Huaiting's clothes and the clattering of the gravel on the ground when he set off fireworks. He realized that someone was outside and froze there.

Even if he did nothing, Xu Huaiting could imagine that at this moment, sparks were about to fly out of his little head.

Xu Huaiting stood up and asked, "Why did you sneak out here instead of taking a good rest?"

After saying this, he took off his coat and surrounded the stunned man strictly.

......

Ye Man was not as nervous about his fever as other people were, and even had a casual attitude.

People are not that delicate. No matter how uncomfortable you feel, you will get over it if you endure it. It's just a fever, not a serious illness.

But others seemed to take it very seriously.

Chi Jue was busy preparing medicine, taking his temperature, and applying antipyretic patches. Ye Man wanted to say a few words to him but couldn't say them in the end. Also, he didn't want to cause trouble for so many people, so he agreed to have a good rest.

On the surface.

He pretended to be good again.

As soon as the man left, he sat up.

I got up too quickly and was dizzy for a while.

"Brother Tong, Brother Tong, I want to go watch the fireworks, please give me a navigation."

The system took a deep breath and let out a scream: "Ahhh, Ye Man, lie down and sleep!"

He is blind and sick, yet he still wants to go watch the fireworks secretly by himself!

The system is going to kneel down and call him ancestor! Xu Huaiting is not a living ancestor, this is a living ancestor!

Ye Man was stunned for a moment by its shouting, and said aggrievedly: "But we agreed when we came here, how can we not count our words?"

System: "It doesn't count. Next time, I will definitely let you see it!" It was about to blow itself up into fireworks for him to see!

Ye Man said stubbornly, "There won't be a next time."

"There won't be a next time," he repeated, extremely sure of this.

“This is the time.”

This sounds so ignorant and willful.

Normally Ye Man would not say such things. Perhaps because he had a fever, his concentration was distracted and his mind was not as clear as before, so some of his thoughts came out without him having time to hide them.

He discussed with the system and decided to go there secretly without anyone noticing and come back without anyone knowing. This would not cause any trouble or worry to others and would satisfy himself. Wouldn't this make everyone happy?

The system couldn't persuade him at all.

Ye Man would take care of himself. He didn't think having a fever was a serious problem, but he wouldn't completely ignore the fact that he was sick. That would be stupid.

I took out a beige knitted jacket from the suitcase, wrapped a scarf around myself, changed out of my slippers, put on a mask, and was ready to go out.

It was easy to get bumped into by walking through the front door, so Ye Man remembered the layout of the house that the receptionist had just introduced, so he planned to go around through the back door of the yard.

As soon as Ye Man opened the door on the side of the French window, he realized there was someone outside.

He didn't feel relieved until Xu Huaiting spoke.

Not a bad person.

Ye Man thought that he certainly couldn't say that he was planning to sneak away to watch the fireworks, so he had to find another excuse to cover it up.

As a result, his feverish mind was in a knot, and he blurted out: "I'm really not planning to sneak out to watch the fireworks by myself."

Ye Man: “…” My damn mouth.

A gust of wind blew and he shivered. The temperature was not very cold this season, about ten degrees Celsius. He was dressed warmly, including an extra coat and a scarf. But the wind seemed to have a spirit that penetrated through the gaps in his clothes and made him feel cold.

Halfway through the cold, the wind was cut off by someone.

Xu Huaiting pushed him into the house and closed the door.

Looking at the person in front of me who looks well-behaved but is actually preparing to do something big in silence.

"Want to watch the fireworks?"

Ye Man said nothing.

Xu Huaiting: "I'll play it for you in the yard, you stand inside and watch."

Ye Man raised her head.

Xu Huaiting: "Speak up, how can I know what you want if you don't tell me?"

Ye Man felt wronged by what he said. What did he know? Would it be useful if he said it? It was useless. Who should he tell?

Maybe it was because the fever magnified his emotions. Even though the other person didn't say anything and wasn't particularly aggressive, he still felt sad.

Xu Huaiting just asked this question, and the person in front of him burst into tears. While wiping his tears with the back of his hand, he said in a self-deprecating manner: "I want to watch the fireworks. I don't want to watch the ones in the yard. I want to watch... the one we agreed on before..."

"I can go by myself, you don't have to bother me, why don't you let me go?"

Xu Huaiting was stunned by his crying.

He cried so sadly, as if the sky was falling. Tears fell down in strings and hit Xu Huaiting directly in the heart, making his heart ache.

He hurriedly stepped forward and wiped his tears with his hands. The usually cold and casual man used up all his strength and said as gently as possible: "Don't cry... I just asked, I didn't say you can't see it..."

"If you want to see it, I'll take you there."

Ye Man opened her red and swollen eyes and said, "I'll just look at the one we agreed on."

Xu Huaiting took off his mask, took a look, and turned to get a tissue: "Just look at that. If anyone says no, I'll beat him up for you."

She pinched the tissue on his nose and said, "Blow it."

Ye Man took the time to blow her nose hard and continued crying.

"You've cried so hard that your face is like a cat. Is such a small thing worth your sadness?" Xu Huaiting pulled her to sit on the bed, poured a cup of hot water, and stuffed it into Ye Man's hand: "Wait for me, drink some water to moisten your throat."

Take out your cell phone and call Secretary Chen.

About ten minutes later, Secretary Chen knocked on the window carrying a suitcase.

He didn't know why giving something as a gift was like stealing, but since the boss said so, he had no choice but to do it.

Ye Man held the cup and drank water in small sips, while Xu Huaiting took out a down jacket from the box.

There are even full sets of mountaineering clothing inside, the kind of equipment that can withstand extremely cold weather of minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

"Stretch out your hand."

Ye Man obediently stretched out his hand, with a dazed look on his face, and let Xu Huaiting hold him like a huge polar penguin.

Xu Huaiting was satisfied.

Ye Man, who was sweating from the heat, said: "......"

I'm sweating a lot. Maybe I'll be cured soon.

In the end, he declined this overly formal outfit.

Xu Huaiting picked out a down jacket with the right amount of down, thinking that it would be just enough to keep him warm. He had been in the military before and had experienced a lot, so he knew all of this.

The down jacket was very large, and after putting it on, it fell directly to the feet. The sleeves were also a little long. Ye Man tucked his hands inside. Xu Huaiting pulled the zipper to the top, the collar covering half of his face, and then put the hat on, leaving only a little bit of his eyes exposed. Now, from a distance, he really looked like a penguin.

He gave him his hat and pulled it down again. Xu Huaiting squatted down in front of him with his back to him: "Come on, I'll carry you."

The person behind him didn't move for a long time. Xu Huaiting waited patiently. He was a man with no lack of patience.

Patience is a natural gift in the blood of all hunters. They have always known how to endure and how to control the rhythm of attack.

He had seen many such timid and alert little animals that would retreat back into their holes if a stranger took even two steps closer.

You must approach slowly and carefully, little by little, giving it time to test your threat. This process may be long, and the slightest movement will scare it away, bringing everything back to square one, and it may even run away without even leaving home and never come back.

Until the other party truly confirms that you are harmless to it, it will be willing to give its trust, willing to reveal its soft belly to you, and willing to be stroked by you.

The fabric of the down jacket rustled behind him, and a heavy weight slowly pressed against his back. The two sleeves were tentatively placed on his shoulders, and then slowly tightened.

There are some broken hairs on my neck, which makes it itchy.

Xu Huaiting licked his lower lips and felt his throat a little dry and his chest a little tight.

"Hold on tight." He carried the person steadily on his back.

Ye Man hugged him tightly, and his voice came through the mask: "Hold on tight."

......

The location of the fireworks display is by the sea, and there is no better place to hold it.

When the car arrived, it was more than ten minutes earlier than the expected start time. There were already many people waiting here, including many couples, and correspondingly, there were many stalls catering to couples.

Xu Huaiting leaned against the side of the car. When the time was almost up, he opened the door behind him. Ye Man, who was wrapped like a penguin, leaned in the car, sleeping soundly with the warm breeze blowing on him.

Xu Huaiting woke him up and squatted with his back turned, "Come up."

After a while, the person in the car slowly groped his way onto his back.

Xu Huaiting walked steadily, and Ye Man leaned on his back, as if not being able to see was not so scary anymore.

If two people are together and fall into a ditch, he will not be alone.

Xu Huaiting found a relatively sheltered place, and Ye Man finally got to see the fireworks he wanted to see.

Actually, I can't see it clearly.

From Ye Man's perspective, it was pitch black, with flashes of pink and blue, but he couldn't see what the fireworks looked like.

But he was still very happy.

After watching for a while, I finally remembered a question.

Ye Man was a little stiff, "Why are you taking a blind man to 'watch' fireworks?"

"I've seen your medical records."

So he knows that he is not completely blind yet?

"......oh."

The fireworks lasted for a long time and Ye Man was so sleepy that he kept dozing off in the middle.

After all, he was ill and not in high spirits.

When Xu Huaiting suggested taking him back again, he no longer resisted. He nodded obediently and let Xu Huaiting carry him back.

After practicing for a while, Ye Man became more proficient in all the movements and was no longer as hesitant as at the beginning.

The car is a bit far from the viewing point.

"If you feel sleepy, just take a nap. You won't fall down." Xu Huaiting said.

Ye Man buried her head in his neck without saying whether it was a good idea or a bad idea.

After walking a few steps quietly, Xu Huaiting heard Ye Man mumbling in a dream: "My dad always said that he would take me to watch the fireworks. He said he would take me if I was obedient, if I behaved well, and he would take me during the Chinese New Year..."

"But every time I did it, he said he had no money or time, and that he would definitely take me next time."

As a result, his mother passed away and his father ran away, so he never got to go there once.

There will be no next time. No matter how long you wait, it will never come.

Ye Man suspected that he was not good enough, not obedient enough, and did not perform well enough.

It was hard not to have doubts, because every time he went to Ye Guowen to mention this matter, the other party yelled at him very loudly, as if he had made an unreasonable request, forcing him to reflect on whether his own request was also a manifestation of ignorance, and whether it was because he had made the request that he finally decided not to take him with him.

"I'm not always so willful," he explained in his ear.

Xu Huaiting held his butt and shook him up: "How can this be called being willful? Your father doesn't keep his word. He has a problem."

"Besides, it's okay to be willful."

If he was really willing to be more willful and have fun, Xu Huaiting would be happier.

Otherwise, if you keep crying like you did just now, he will be heartbroken.

The hand around his neck tightened again.

As Xu Huaiting was walking, he suddenly paused.

He narrowed his eyes and figured out what was going on.

He pushed the man up as if warning him, and lowered his voice dangerously: "Ye Man, let me make it clear first, I won't be your father."

A breath at the neck.

Ye Man fell asleep.

Xu Huaiting cursed in his heart.

He withdrew one hand and pulled his hat, then continued to carry the man on his back without complaint.