The next day, Yan Xiuzhi still failed to get off work on time.
He sent a message to Yu Yanxi, saying that he would probably arrive after 8 o'clock and asked everyone to eat first. Yu Yanxi replied that he was not in a hurry and should take his time.
When Yan Xiuji arrived at the box at 8:20, he finally understood why Yu Yanxi said there was no rush.
Yu Yanxi was the only one in the entire box.
The waiter who led the way closed the door behind Yan Xiuji, and the box became a closed space. There was a window in the box, and outside was the night view of the lights in the square in front of the mall, which was bright and romantic. There was a table and two chairs in the box, which was a private space facing each other.
Yan Xiuji stood near the door without moving: "Yu Yanxi, I thought you were not someone who would resort to such means."
They said we were going to have dinner together, but in the end Yu Yanxi was the only one there?
Yu Yanxi sat down: "Everyone else said they were busy."
Yan Xiuji looked at him and asked, "Do you believe this?"
"Ah Xiu, you don't have to look like you're going to eat me." Yu Yanxi said, "We've had dinner alone a lot before, right? What can I do to you?"
"I don't like lies like this." Yan Xiuji narrowed his eyes. "We used to eat alone, but do you think the situation today is the same as before?"
"Why can't it be the same?" Yu Yanxi said, "You care about what I said to you that day and the message I sent you, right? That made you upset, didn't it?"
"What I care about is not what you said." Yan Xiuji said, "What I care about is that you went out to talk to Zhou Ziyi alone."
Yu Yanxi was stunned for a moment: "Did he tell you?"
He had thought that Zhou Ziyi was wrong, and even if he was still stubborn in front of him, he would never dare to tell Yan Xiuji when he got home. After all, Yu Yanxi thought he was telling the truth. What would Zhou Ziyi say to Yan Xiuji when he got home? Would he remind Yan Xiuji of his shortcomings? This would have no effect except to make Yan Xiuji hate him.
However, Yan Xiuji's answer was: "Yes, I said it clearly. Yu Yanxi, I said before that I don't want those bad words in your mind to be put in front of him. It seems that you don't care about my warning."
"What did he tell you?" Yu Yanxi frowned, "Do you completely believe what he said?"
"It doesn't matter what he said to me." Yan Xiuji said, "Anyway, I came here today to explain this matter to you."
"What?"
"What you think is all your misunderstanding. Don't be stubborn." Yan Xiuji looked at him and said coldly, "I hope you won't say these things to me again, and don't use this method again. The you I know is not this kind of person."
"Then maybe you don't know me completely." Yu Yanxi said, "Do you think I will give up if you say a few words? Then do you remember that my family opposed me to continue studying this major and opposed me to continue my studies. What was my choice?"
Yan Xiuzhi didn't know how things turned out like this.
He and Yu Yanxi have known each other for a long time, and they were indeed very close in the past, but who doesn’t have a childhood friend who they can wear the same pants as? And Yan Xiuji’s childhood friend is not only Yu Yanxi, and he is not the only one who cares about Yu Yanxi. It’s just that Yu Yanxi looked weak since he was a child - mainly in appearance - so this wave of childhood friends basically took care of him, including Yan Xiuji.
But Yan Xiuji didn't know why Yu Yanxi had such a misunderstanding.
Before he went abroad, there was no sign of it, nor did he give any hints to Yan Xiuji. But Yan Xiuji got married, and he came back, and as soon as they met, he made such a bombshell statement.
Yan Xiuzhi remembered how stubborn Yu Yanxi was. If he didn't decisively stop his thoughts, it would only make things more difficult for him.
He responded: “That’s not the same thing.”
"I think it's about the same." Yu Yanxi said, "But this time, you won't support me anymore, right?"
"You know, it's impossible." Yan Xiuji said, "I won't get divorced, and I won't cheat on you. I just wanted to tell you one more thing."
Yu Yanxi looked at him.
Yan Xiuji also looked at him, his eyes serious: "Don't bother Zhou Ziyi anymore."
Yu Yanxi looked at him, was silent for several seconds, and suddenly sneered.
"... Is that all you wanted to tell me?" Yu Yanxi said, "I thought you wanted to say that we are no longer friends."
"Of course we are still friends, but only friends." Yan Xiuji said, "I said that my promise to help you is still valid. But there is nothing more. I think you can understand."
"Yes, I understand..."
Yu Yanxi lowered his eyes and laughed at himself. After a while, he looked up at Yan Xiuji: "You have been standing at the door, are you going to leave directly?"
"Yes." Yan Xiuji said, "I agreed to come here today just to tell you this. Now that I've finished talking, there's no need for me to stay."
Yu Yanxi said: "You don't even want to have a meal with me?"
Yan Xiuji said: "It seems unnecessary now to avoid misunderstanding."
"But I'm leaving in two days." Yu Yanxi said, "I finally got you out, can't you just sit down and have a good meal?"
"..." Yan Xiuji asked doubtfully, "Are you leaving?"
"It's time to go. I came back because I'm not so busy recently, but my boss is urging me to go back." Yu Yanxi smiled, "I thought I could solve some problems by coming back this time. I didn't expect that not only did I not solve them, but I was also hit hard. I might as well not come back."
Yan Xiuzhi stood at the door and hesitated when he heard him say that.
"Are you going to stay or leave?" Yu Yanxi said, "I've already ordered the dishes to be served, and the wine is on the way out. If you're willing to have one last meal with me, then come and sit down. If you're not willing, you can leave now. I'll eat alone, and forget it if I can't finish it."
Yan Xiuji looked at him: "Just a meal?"
"I'm thinking of something else. Do you agree?" Yu Yanxi raised his chin and pointed to the seat opposite him. "Sit down. The poison won't kill you."
How could Yan Xiuji be afraid of him poisoning him? He thought about it and realized that he and Yu Yanxi had not seen each other for several years and could not even have a good meal.
So he sat down.
Yu Yanxi smiled at him, stood up, walked to the small window where food was served, and knocked.
The small window opened, and Yu Yanxi said, "Give me my sober wine, and you can serve the food."
I don't know what was said on the other end, but when Yu Yanxi turned around, he was holding an ice bucket with an opened bottle of red wine in it.
"It's a good thing you stayed. I also brought two bottles of Romanee-Conti, one of which was opened. It would have been a waste if I were alone." Yu Yanxi smiled at him, put the ice bucket on the table, and then poured wine for Yan Xiuzhi personally.
"Come on, try it."
***
In the evening, Zhou Ziyi live-streamed his painting at home and didn't finish until 11 o'clock.
When he was off the air, there were still a lot of people online, and he hadn't finished painting yet. But he thought he'd make a hangover soup, so he stopped painting.
The raw materials are all available at home, and it is very simple to make, but it takes some time to cook. While Zhou Ziyi was cooking the hangover soup, he was calculating what breakfast to make tomorrow morning. It has been a hot summer recently, and he drank alcohol at night, so he might as well make some fruity sparkling soda water tomorrow morning.
After thinking about tomorrow's breakfast and preparing the hangover soup, Zhou Ziyi left the soup to dry and went to take a shower. After dawdling for twenty minutes, he came out in his pajamas and was ready to go to bed.
Zhou Ziyi climbed onto the bed and took his phone, sending a message to Yan Xiuji: [I'm getting ready to go to bed. I made some hangover soup and left it in the kitchen. If you still want to drink it when you come back, just go to the kitchen and drink it.]
There is another sentence: [Good night! ]
After sending the good night message, Zhou Ziyi didn't actually go to sleep, but was still playing games on his handheld game console on the bed. He didn't know how long he had been playing when his phone suddenly rang, and Zhou Ziyi subconsciously paused the game and looked over.
He set a special ringtone for Yan Xiuzhi, and this is it!
When Zhou Ziyi picked up his phone to read the message, he also glanced at the time - it was almost twelve o'clock.
He clicked on Yan Xiuji's message, and after just one glance, he was stunned.
There are only three words: [Come pick me up. ]
Zhou Ziyi almost flipped over with a somersault!
Yan Xiuzhi actually asked him to pick someone up!
Although he couldn't drive and his family didn't have a car, Zhou Ziyi decided to go immediately. How could he justify such an opportunity to "declare his home ground"? !
Moreover, even though Yan Xiuji's message consisted of only three simple words, Zhou Ziyi always felt that there was a hint of coquettishness in it.
So he despised his own wild fantasies, got out of bed and quickly sent a message to Yan Xiuji: [Where are you? I'll be there right away!]
Yan Xiuji sent a meal order message.
Zhou Ziyi didn't see the address at first glance, but only saw the prefix of the message: [Dear Mr. Yu...]
"Fuck, Yu Yanxi again?!" Zhou Ziyi's movements suddenly became more agile. He quickly searched the closet and changed his clothes. Finally, he quickly scratched his hair twice before leaving the mirror. He didn't even think about why Yan Xiuji didn't bring a driver when he went out to drink, nor did he think about whether Yan Xiuji sent the wrong person. He opened the taxi app and quickly located and called a taxi. Because this community is usually quiet, Zhou Ziyi even increased the price to call a taxi, and then rushed out of the room.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance, Zhou Ziyi casually took out a plastic bag from the cabinet, just to be prepared.
He went out like this, and on the way he sent a message to Yan Xiuji: [I'm out, I'll be there soon, in 20 minutes! ]
He also sent a message to Yan Xiuji's driver Xiao Li: [You didn't go to dinner with Yan Xiuji today? Did he drive the car away?]
Zhou Ziyi sent a message to the driver, originally intending that if Yan Xiuji drove there by himself, then he could just call a designated driver to bring the two back. Unexpectedly, the driver Xiao Li quickly sent a message: [I'm here, waiting for President Yan in the car in the garage downstairs. ]
Zhou Ziyi: ???
——The driver is right downstairs, why do you want me to do that?
But Zhou Ziyi was already on his way, and he didn't ask Yan Xiuji about the details, thinking he would talk about it when he got to the scene. Yu Yanxi was also there, and Zhou Ziyi was uneasy about the entanglement between him and Yan Xiuji, and he even couldn't imagine what happened tonight. But if Yan Xiuji was willing to ask him to pick someone up... it meant that he had no bad plans, right?
Zhou Ziyi didn't dare to think whether Yan Xiuzhi was drunk and had misread the people on his friend list.
He sat in the car, silently looking out the window. The city was already quiet at midnight, but the lights were still shining brightly.
At this time, Zhou Ziyi didn't know what a chaotic night this would be.
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