Hiding
Yu Shu stretched. The winter sun was bright but not very warm. It was just right to take a nap in the sun.
He glanced at his phone. More than a dozen messages. Jiang Yu had fallen into the same habit as Li Qingyan, constantly sending him messages and forwarding videos of couples interacting with each other.
Yu Shu sighed for himself, then clicked on one of the messages out of politeness, replying perfunctorily, "Hmm, quite interesting."
At first, he pretended not to receive any message from Jiang Yu and didn't reply at all, but he couldn't stand Jiang Yu's daily messages, and he also thought it through. Their relationship was not to the point of never seeing each other again, it was just that the older him was being too picky.
However, he insisted on replying to Jiang Yu's messages briefly, otherwise it would become ambiguous.
"Brother, Li Qingyan is here to see you again." Yu Huan works in the milk tea shop downstairs and it is very convenient for him to go to and from get off work, so he can often see Li Qingyan.
Yu Huan made way for Li Qingyan to slip into the house.
Li Qingyan was transferred to Yangcheng and would be working here from now on. He didn't have much work to do and was very free. He would go to Yu Shu's house every other day and became familiar with the security guards and many merchants.
"Hi~" Li Qingyan greeted with a bright grin, his white teeth making him look particularly energetic and vibrant.
Yu Shu rubbed his temples and said, "I have an appointment and need to go out. Please do as you please."
Li Qingyan, who was smiling brightly the previous second, froze the next second: "Okay, then when will you be back?"
"Do you have something to talk to me about?" They had been talking quite a lot recently, but not to the point of asking about personal matters. Li Qingyan's resentful and lost expression of a good man made Yu Shu laugh and cry.
"Yeah. Didn't you share the new movie on your Moments? Let's go watch it together?"
"Let's talk later. I'm going out first. Bye." Yu Shu decisively rejected the invitation, adjusted his cufflinks and collar slightly, and walked straight out of the house.
Yu Huan added towards Yu Shu's back, "Let me know when you get there." His voice echoed softly in the corridor.
Yu Huan could see that Li Qingyan was interested in his brother, but he didn't feel any sense of crisis.
He knew his brother Yu Shu too well. If it was something he didn't care about, even if it was rotting and stinking somewhere, Yu Shu would just keep his distance and not bother to take a look; but if it really touched his heart, he would easily be distracted by it.
It was obvious that Li Qingyan wasn't important enough to concern Yu Shu, so he just brought the person up here casually. If it were Jiang Yu, he would have to think carefully about it.
"Who did your brother make an appointment with? Jiang Yu?" Li Qingyan turned around and asked Yu Huan.
Yu Huan shook his head. "My brother has his own plans. He doesn't always tell me or report everything. How would I know if he has made an appointment with Jiang Yu?"
He didn't know why his brother had quarreled with Jiang Yu. They hadn't seen each other for more than two months.
Jiang Yu had come once at first, but Yu Shu was very decisive and directly called the security guard: "He is not from our community. Next time, please verify the owner's information before letting him in. Otherwise, I am a little doubtful about the management level of the community."
I haven't seen Jiang Yu since then.
Even if Jiang Yu hadn't shown up, Yu Huan still felt uneasy. His brother had been acting very abnormally from that period until now. He neither went out for exercise nor read books or literature at home.
This undoubtedly proves that Yu Shu is really concerned about it.
"Okay." Li Qingyan was like a deflated balloon.
Yu Huan smiled and didn't respond.
There is soothing music playing in the private dining room, and the spiral patterns on the carpet seem to blend in with the music. Looking at it for a long time makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Zeng Zhiqiang saw through it but kept silent: "This fish is a bit fuzzy."
Yu Shu glanced at the fish with tender skin and smooth flesh, forced a smile and said lightly, "Yes, a little."
They are all smart people, and of course they are not talking about fish, they are just using fish to make a point.
As Zeng Zhiqiang is old, he mostly lives at his own pace and rarely takes the initiative to look for younger people.
There is no doubt that it must be Jiang Yu's work. I don't know what he did to make Zeng Zhiqiang come to him on his own initiative.
The fact that the fish is mushy is actually a metaphor for the grudge between the two of them.
"Don't you want to try it?"
Zeng Zhiqiang smiled kindly and picked up a piece of fish belly for Yu Shu. The smooth and tender fish belly meat was as white as jade. The aroma of the green onion, soy sauce and the sweetness of the fish itself was particularly tempting.
"Although this fish is not a Guangdong variety, it is made of real ingredients. Even if it is steamed, it will leave you with an endless aftertaste." Zeng Zhiqiang used the object to describe the person. Not only did he sound very satisfied, but there was no suspicion of fake expression on his face.
Yu Shu understood immediately. Although Jiang Yu was not from Guangdong, this young man was a good person. He had outstanding looks and abilities. Even though he was a little cold, it was still a unique personality.
He frowned, then quickly put on a smile and continued with Zeng Zhiqiang's topic: "Fish is indeed good, but fish is still fish after all. If you eat too much, it will inevitably have a fishy smell."
Jiang Yu is indeed a good person, but he is still a man after all. He cannot accept it and does not want to be infected.
Zeng Zhiqiang poured Yu Shu a small half glass of white wine and changed the subject: "Not to your taste?"
"It's not a matter of whether it suits my taste or not, but I can't accept the fishy smell." Yu Shu continued the conversation flexibly and in a roundabout way.
Jiang Yu was smart enough to find a peer. He would overturn the table and leave without even looking at him. And the elder he found happened to be Zeng Zhiqiang, so he couldn't turn his face away.
The more he thought about it, the more speechless he became. He had originally helped Jiang Yu build such a network of connections, but now it had become a boomerang flying towards him.
"You are afraid that others will smell the fishy smell on you." Zeng Zhiqiang turned the table and placed the perilla beef in front of Yu Shu. He tapped the table lightly with his knuckles, signaling Yu Shu to smell it, taste it and feel it.
"You like beef, don't you? Last time at the teahouse, I saw you order beef rice noodle rolls, fried beef noodles, and beef offal congee." Zeng Zhiqiang continued, "Beef has flavor too, but you have a filter, so you can't smell it."
"After all, they are two different things." Yu Shu said with a smile.
The wrinkles around Zeng Zhiqiang's eyes spread out, and his smile faded a little. "What do you eat? What smells on your body? What does it matter? If you eat well and close the door, who would sneak into your house and smell what you smell like? The most important thing is to enjoy your meal. I've been a police officer for so many years, I've seen all kinds of people."
After saying that, he chuckled softly, feeling somewhat helpless and self-deprecating.
Yu Shu didn't quite understand Zeng Zhiqiang's complicated chuckle, but those words really hit home in him.
The principle is simple to explain, but difficult to implement. The pinyin "a" and the English "a" look very similar, but their meanings and uses are completely different. So the principle is similar, but the specific application should be based on the specific situation of each person.
Maybe Jiang Yu is a hot commodity to others, but for him, to put it bluntly, it is still difficult for him to accept the hurdle in his heart and he does not want to go against the world.
"Well, Mr. Zeng's words make a lot of sense. I will think about it carefully. Thank you, Mr. Zeng, for inviting me to dinner today~" These words were just Yu Shu's delaying tactic. Neither of them could convince the other, and continuing to withdraw would only be a waste of time.
Yu Shu smiled appropriately, and when he stood up and put some beef into Zeng Zhiqiang's bowl, he bent down and bowed.
Zeng Zhiqiang patted the back of Yu Shu's hand and scolded him with a smile, "You're still doing this kind of pretentious thing to me. I'm really going to be angry if you're so distant."
There is a cool breeze blowing along the Pearl River, and you can see cruise ships sailing slowly by with bright lights on at night. The dark river surface is interwoven with silver and gold, and the two colors spread out with the waves. At first glance, it looks as if the entire river is covered with gold and silver scales.
"It's a little chilly at night."
The construction worker came out from the darkness, but didn't dare to get too close, staying three or four meters away from Yu Shu.
However, the construction worker has appeared less frequently recently, because Zhao Jingyun also knows the ropes. The second time he appeared, he was discovered and caught by Zhao Jingyun. Fortunately, Yu Shu explained the situation in time, otherwise he would have been killed.
Yu Shu turned around and leaned against the railing: "You too..."
Li Qingyan during the day, a construction worker at night, and Jiang Yu who can send messages on his phone 24 hours a day.
He prided himself on having a nice personality and not being ugly, but he couldn't understand why not only men but even male ghosts were attracted to him.
"I'm not going to do anything. I'll just stay with you for a while." The construction worker lowered his head, scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.
Yu Shu wanted to make a joke and say that he was a completely innocent college student, but then he changed his mind and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He had never been in a relationship, so how could he joke about others being innocent?
He glanced sideways at the bright lights on the other side of the river, then slowly spoke to the construction worker, "I've never asked you why. I've only met you a few times, and we've barely exchanged a single word, much less know each other."
The construction worker obviously hadn't expected Yu Shu to ask such a question. He lowered his head for a few seconds before coming to his senses. Slowly raising his eyes, he realized Yu Shu wasn't looking at him. He felt disappointed but also took it for granted. He knew there were better people around Yu Shu, and he was just a ghost who had benefited from Yu Shu's kindness. Even if he were alive, he wouldn't be worthy of Yu Shu.
But he still said it out loud: "It's just a feeling, there's no reason. If I have to say it, it's that you treated me as a human being, helped me fulfill my obsession, and also reasoned with the female Taoist priest and saved me again."
Yu Shu was surprised by the sincere confession. His eyelids twitched and he thought that he was just giving due respect. Most ghosts had suffered in their previous lives, and he had always regarded kind ghosts who could communicate and maintain their self-identity as complete personalities. But this could be an excuse, which was really beyond his expectation.
At the same time, bubbles kept popping up in his heart. Jiang Yu's change might not be sudden, but his kind and instinctive behavior planted the seeds in Jiang Yu's heart, and the dragon vein in the valley was just catalyzing many factors to accelerate the birth of the result.
He walked over and wanted to pat the construction worker on the shoulder, but his hand passed through thin air.
The construction worker gave a wry smile.
Yu Shu was immersed in the bright light, and the outline of his body was glowing with a faint warm golden light.
He smiled softly, "Thank you for your words."
There was no need to say the whole thing, the construction worker knew the second half of the sentence, but all he wanted to do was stay by Yu Shu's side, maybe one day he could help him to the best of his ability.
The construction worker said nothing, followed Yu Shu's relieved smile, and slowly disappeared into the night.
Yu Shu lowered his head and sent a message back to Jiang Yu: "It's my fault. I did something wrong and caused you to misunderstand."
He closed the WeChat chat box, browsed through travel recommendations for a long time, and finally chose a holiday tea house.
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