Chapter 23 You are really crooked
# Chapter 23 You are really crooked
Last Thursday night, Qiao Shuyan was on duty and was unlucky enough to get involved in a medical dispute;
Last Friday night, Qiao Shuyan watched Liang Yu's large-scale Shura performance at a bar;
Last Saturday night, Qiao Shuyan personally created the most embarrassing moment of his life;
Although last Sunday night was uneventful, Liang Yu did not return home after midnight. Don’t ask him how he knew…
The past few days have been more "exciting" than Qiao Shuyan's previous 26 years combined, and now his mood is becoming more and more complicated and tangled.
Because all kinds of emotions occupied his mind as never before, and he was in a bad mood, he didn't eat well in the past two days. So, when he went to work on Monday, he didn't look very good, and the sisters in the department were very worried, and came to him one after another to ask what was wrong.
Qiao Shuyan answered one by one that it was nothing, until a colleague said something shocking: "Chief Qiao, you look so bad, are you heartbroken?"
Broken heart? When Qiao Shuyan heard these two words, he instinctively felt that this was nonsense. He was not even in love, so how could he have lost anything? However, he also felt that these two words seemed to make some sense, but why did he feel that they made sense... He couldn't figure it out.
After thinking about it, he always felt that his feelings for Liang Yu had changed, but he couldn't put it into words or describe it. It seemed that this change should be related to what he forgot that night, but he couldn't remember what happened after drinking that day. Moreover, Liang Yu said such words to him, but refused to make any explanation, and went out to date Xiao Chu!
Although he had a vague memory of what happened that night, he just thought that Xiao Chu had problems, was a scumbag, and was not worthy of Liang Yu! However, he forgot everything that happened that night. He only vaguely remembered that he seemed to ask Liang Yu, Yu Heng and Xiao Chu why they broke up, but he couldn't remember a word of what they said... He only vaguely remembered that Liang Yu was very sad.
Ah! It was caused by drinking!
Qiao Shuyan almost collapsed.
Besides, what could he do to Liang Yu? Even if he heard about Liang Yu's love history and saw Liang Yu's sad look, he could only comfort her, or lend her a shoulder to comfort her at most! But the way Liang Yu looked at him was as if he had flirted with her!
He's a straight guy!
What could he do to another man?
Thinking of this, Qiao Shuyan hesitated again. There was something wrong with him recently. That day in Liang Yu's room, he actually reached out to smooth her brows, and he actually felt embarrassed when he saw Liang Yu half-naked...
He has everything that Liang Yu has—oh no, except for abdominal muscles, but he has no reason to be embarrassed!
Qiao Shuyan was upset and felt that he needed a psychiatrist to help him sort out the problems that made him confused. However, it was impossible to have a psychiatrist, and he should not contribute his meager salary to their disposable income.
But none of his best friends are in City B. Even if they were, he doesn't think it's appropriate to discuss the current problems with his friends.
After much thought, the only person he could confide in is his sister.
During the Qingming Festival, Qiao Shiyan brought Candy back to City B to sweep the grave of her grandfather. After paying respects to her grandfather, Qiao Shuyan took the opportunity to pull his sister aside and said seriously, "Sister, I need help!"
Qiao Shiyan raised her eyebrows, "It's a rare opportunity!" It seemed like the last time her younger brother asked her for help was five years ago. At that time, there was a girl chasing him and was very persistent, which made Qiao Shuyan very annoyed. In the end, he asked her to step out and solve the problem.
"I'm about to collapse..." Qiao Shuyan said with his head hung down.
Seeing this, Qiao Shiyan instinctively felt that this matter was not simple, so she entrusted her daughter to the two elders and drove Qiao Shuyan to a cafe for her brother to receive psychological counseling. Of course, Qiao Shuyan paid for all the expenses. Qiao Shuyan was willing to pay and felt that it was very cost-effective. His sister was much more cost-effective than any psychologist!
Because he was in a mess, his words were also messy and incoherent, often talking about one thing and then talking about another. Fortunately, Qiao Shiyan has been his sister for 26 years and is probably the person who knows him best in the world, so she has no difficulty understanding him.
After Qiao Shuyan finished speaking, Qiao Shiyan only asked a few questions and then made a judgment: "Dear brother, you are really crooked!"
"Ah?" Qiao Shuyan was confused, his pupils dilated, indicating that he refused to believe it. Then, he reacted belatedly, "You knew I didn't bend, but you didn't go and clarify it with your parents?!"
"Is this the point?" Qiao Shiyan was amazed at her brother's train of thought. Then, she looked at him sincerely and explained, "Brother, you told your mother that you were bent in order to avoid blind dates. If I go and tell her that you are straight, wouldn't that be undermining your reputation?"
Qiao Shuyan's mind was in a mess, with all kinds of thoughts coming one after another, like hundreds of balls of wool tangled together. Not to mention sorting them out, even just looking at them was uncomfortable. Above them, there were three big bold and underlined words: "I bent". After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't even understand the meaning of these three words.
He murmured, "What should I do now..."
A man who had been a straight man all his life for 26 years asked such soul-searching questions after he suddenly became straight.
Qiao Shiyan felt a little sympathetic towards him, but after hearing this, she still showed a look of caring for the mentally retarded, and said casually: "What can I do? I think Xiao Liang is a good person, single, handsome, rich, and treats you well. Besides, you already like him now, so what are you hesitating about? Go after him!"
"..." Qiao Shuyan showed a horrified look again, "Me? Chase him?"
"Nonsense!" Qiao Shiyan was so angry that she couldn't make it. "You just said that Xiao Chu wanted to get back together with Xiao Liang. Now you don't make a move and chase after her. Are you going to be the third party after they get back together?"
"I……"
"What do you mean by 'I'?" Qiao Shiyan said in a flurry of anger, "While you two are still living together, I'm taking advantage of the situation and eating this grass near my nest. What's the point of Xiao Chu?"
Qiao Shuyan continued to be shocked, and then he felt that what his sister said made sense.
"Then here comes the problem..." Qiao Shuyan said blankly, "I, I have no experience in pursuing people!"
"You don't have experience chasing people, but you have experience being chased?" Qiao Shiyan said, "As far as I know, when you were in high school and college, there were at least 50 girls chasing you. If you learn from them, shouldn't it be easy for Xiao Liang to catch you?"
"Sister, you are exaggerating. How can there be so many people chasing me..." Qiao Shuyan shook her head.
Qiao Shiyan said, "Haha, when we were in the same school, there were dozens of girls who asked me for your contact information. What are you trying to do with me?"
Complaints aside, Qiao Shiyan still gave him some advice when it came to her brother's lifelong happiness. Her brother was good in everything except being timid and stage-fearing. However, she couldn't blame anyone else. It was mainly because she, as a sister, was sometimes too strong, which made her brother's personality a little soft.
The so-called pursuit, of course, requires active attack. Qiao Shiyan did think of several ways to help her brother, but Liang Yu went out early and came back late every day these days, as if he had returned to the time when the two of them just lived together, making Qiao Shuyan's mood every day like a roller coaster, ups and downs, twists and turns.
Unable to meet Liang Yu in person, Qiao Shuyan was troubled for a long time. After a few more days, she decided to communicate online.
However, as soon as he opened the social software, Liang Yu's message arrived as expected, as if it had been calculated.
——Shuyan, our company has temporarily arranged a business trip. I will leave soon and will not be back until next week.
Qiao Shuyan felt that Liang Yu's message was like a needle that pierced his breath, so his courage disappeared instantly and he replied hesitantly: It's so sudden... I'll take you to the airport...
Liang Yu replied: No need, we will take the high-speed rail and the company will send a car. You just work hard and wait for me to come back.
Qiao Shuyan looked at the four words "wait for me to come back" and inexplicably felt better.
Although Liang Yu was only on a business trip, Qiao Shuyan felt nervous when he returned home and looked at the empty apartment. In order to distract himself, he went downstairs to swim.
When exercising, Qiao Shuyan emptied his mind and put all his complicated thoughts behind him. After swimming for nearly an hour, he seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. He ran to the locker room without taking a shower, took out his cell phone from the locker, and sent a message to Liang Yu: Liang Yu, when will you be back?
Liang Yu joked: "What? Miss me?"
Qiao Shuyan stared at it for a while and replied: Yeah.
Although it was just a short affirmative answer, Qiao Shuyan's heart was pounding like thunder. For a moment, he put his phone back into the locker, then went to take a shower with his heart clenched.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he saw three unread messages, one missed voice message and one missed call on his phone.
All from Liang Yu.
Qiao Shuyan's hands were shaking uncontrollably as she clicked on Liang Yu's message interface.
Ethan L: ?
Ethan L: [no response]
Ethan L: Shuyan
Ethan L: Saw the call back
Qiao Shuyan's finger hovered above the five words "no answer on the call", hesitating about what to say in response.
At this moment, Liang Yu called again.
He was the only one in the locker room, and it was very quiet. The ringing of the phone and his heart made a deafening sound.
Qiao Shuyan answered the phone with trembling hands.
"Hello..." Qiao Shuyan's voice was a little hoarse, and the short syllable was trembling due to excessive nervousness.
Liang Yu, who was on the other end of the phone, was also a little slow when he heard the voice. He held his breath for a moment, took another deep breath, and asked, "Shuyan, what are you doing?"
"I... just came out of swimming..." Qiao Shuyan didn't know what was wrong with his voice. Why was it so hoarse?
Hearing this answer, Liang Yu felt his head "buzzing", and after a while, he spoke again: "Well, have you finished taking a shower?"
Qiao Shuyan didn't know why the two of them were discussing this topic, but he felt that he hadn't had a good talk with Liang Yu for a long time. At this moment, he felt a little aggrieved in his heart, but he forced himself to suppress it and replied, "Well... I just finished washing."
Liang Yu couldn't help but imagine what Qiao Shuyan looked like now. He wondered if she was wearing clothes now, if her hair was still wet, and if she smelled of shower gel... just like he had seen her many times years ago.
Recalling those familiar images hidden deep in his mind, Liang Yu couldn't help but hold his breath again. He wanted to continue asking questions on this topic, but he was afraid of scaring the other party, so he changed the subject abruptly, "I can go back tomorrow afternoon, can you come pick me up?"
After a long pause, Qiao Shuyan replied, "...Okay."