Chapter 33 Cold
After arriving home, Chu Yunqi spoke again: "Do you really hate me?"
Zhou Jingzhan felt like he should dislike him, even hate him, but he found he couldn't: "I don't."
Chu Yunqi moved forward and rested his head on the backrest of the driver's seat, very close to Zhou Jingzhan.
Seeing that something was not right, Zhou Jingzhan parked the car on the side of the road, looked back at Chu Yunqi, and then he found that there was a gleam in Chu Yunqi's eyes.
Zhou Jingzhan was stunned for a moment. He didn’t often see Chu Yunqi crying. What happened today?
Before he could figure it out, Chu Yunqi hugged his neck from behind again and said in a low voice: "Zhou Jingzhan, please give me another chance."
Zhou Jingzhan remained silent.
Chu Yunqi understood what he meant and stopped forcing him. He softly said, "Let's go home." After that, he buried his head in Zhou Jingzhan's shoulder, and Zhou Jingzhan let him lean on him.
When they were almost home, Zhou Jingzhan clearly felt a wet spot on his shirt. He quickly realized that it was Chu Yunqi's tears. He was crying. Zhou Jingzhan was a little at a loss and just drove silently.
After arriving home, Zhou Jingzhan did not wake him up. He relaxed and leaned back in the chair, and began to feel conflicted. Chu Yunqi's words just now were a gesture of goodwill. If there was such a step in the past, Zhou Jingzhan would have taken it long ago, but this time the matter was obviously not that simple. A person disappeared inexplicably for seven years, and it would be too simple to make up for it with a few light words.
But after all, she was the person he had secretly loved for many years since childhood, and Zhou Jingzhan really couldn't bear to let go.
After hesitating for a long time, until his shirt was half dry, he called out Chu Yunqi.
No one answered, and then he found that Chu Yunqi had fallen asleep. Zhou Jingzhan pulled his tie with a headache, got out of the car, pulled Chu Yunqi out of the back seat, and staggered upstairs.
Zhou Jingzhan wanted the two of them not to interfere with each other and go back to their own homes, but he was very considerate and opened the door to send Chu Yunqi inside.
Before he could say anything, Chu Yunqi took the initiative. Whether it was intentional or driven by alcohol, his actions were very provocative.
Until Chu Yunqi knelt in front of him, Zhou Jingzhan was frightened by his sudden behavior and grabbed his wrist to stop him, "What are you doing? Get up!"
Chu Yunqi glared at him and said, "You're not at a disadvantage, so why are you being so reserved?"
“…” It seems to make sense.
Suddenly, Zhou Jingzhan's legs went weak. He supported the cabinet behind him and said with a gasp, "You really haven't learned anything good in all these years."
Then Chu Yunqi felt tired, and under the influence of alcohol and other things, he wanted to vomit.
Before he could stand up, he felt his head being held down, and Zhou Jingzhan was pulling his hair. Chu Yunqi wanted to cry but had no tears.
After a while, Chu Yunqi ran to the bathroom to wash up. Zhou Jingzhan slowly put his clothes in place and stood by the door looking at him.
Chu Yunqi was very annoyed by his behavior just now and glared at him fiercely, "Get out of here right after you're done!"
Zhou Jingzhan was naturally not angry. Before leaving, he remembered something very important: "Teacher Ding returned to the hospital some time ago and has been asking about you these past two days. You should hurry back to work."
Chu Yunqi felt terrible. He suspected that he must have blown up the Milky Way in his previous life, which was why he was so unlucky in this life. Ding Xinye had not been involved in clinical work for more than ten years, but he had just returned to the hospital and became his immediate superior.
Thinking about being caught for absenteeism, Chu Yunqi didn't want to talk anymore.
Zhou Jingzhan also turned around and went home with a smile on his face.
The next day, Chu Yun got up very early and arrived at the hospital, even earlier than Zhou Jingzhan and Ding Xinye. He first received some condolences, and then was mercilessly filled with a pile of work.
He spent almost the entire morning in the emergency room and ICU. The reason was simple: he didn't want to see Zhou Jingzhan.
However, he could not escape the reality that he was in the same department as his ex-boyfriend and uncle. At lunchtime, he received a message from his uncle asking him to eat.
Chu Yunqi didn't dare to delay. After finishing the things at hand, he followed the address to the restaurant, which was very close to the hospital.
Not knowing whether Ding Xinye had arrived, Chu Yunqi knocked on the door before entering. What caught his eye were three young people, two men and one woman, with clear stupidity in their eyes.
Chu Yunqi naturally thought that he had taken the wrong path, said sorry and closed the door of the box again.
A minute later, the door of the box was opened again.
After an awkward conversation, the four people finally recognized each other. During the conversation, Chu Yunqi understood their identities. They were all new residents in cardiothoracic surgery.
When asked about his relationship with Ding Xinye, Chu Yunqi thought for a moment and replied, "He is my teacher."
"Oh, that's impressive!" Upon hearing that he was Ding Xinye's student, and with Zhou Jingzhan as a living example, Yu Mingfang, a female student, knew that Chu Yunqi was definitely no ordinary person. "Are you a graduate student now? Are you planning to come to our hospital?"
Chu Yunqi nodded calmly, then corrected himself by saying that he was a doctor.
Several people sighed, saying that he was really young and had a cheat again.
The experience accumulated over the years enabled Chu Yunqi to easily control the atmosphere at the dinner table and easily shift the topic elsewhere.
While they were chatting and laughing, Zhou Jingzhan appeared at the door of the box, with Luo Zixi standing behind him. In an instant, the three trainees stood up and called out "Director Zhou".
Zhou Jingzhan was as cold as usual. He glanced at Chu Yunqi, who looked dissatisfied with him, and then spoke, "Please sit down and don't be shy. Director Ding couldn't come because of something urgent."
The three trainees then sat down, filled with worry about Chu Yunqi. Although they were all students of Ding Xinye and looked about the same age, Zhou Jingzhan was still more senior than Chu Yunqi. The three of them naturally assumed that the two did not know each other.
One of the boys, Xu Jiaren, kindly reminded him, "Brother Chu, Director Zhou from the Thoracic Surgery Department is also a student of Teacher Ding."
Judging from the situation, Chu Yunqi has deceived the young man again, but now with Luo Zixi as an insider, it is impossible for him to make a complete mistake. Zhou Jingzhan looked at Chu Yunqi with interest, wanting to see how he would make up for this.
Chu Yunqi's expression changed from the standard smile he had before Zhou Jingzhan arrived to a blank expression. His voice was cold and emotionless, and he only said two words: "I know."
Although it was just two simple words, Zhou Jingzhan heard the subtle change in his voice and smiled, which was rare for him. He said with a teasing tone: "The sound of your voice is not right. Are you catching a cold? It's not right in such hot weather."
Chu Yunqi was furious again because he was asking despite knowing the answer. Fortunately, he was able to control himself and did not show it in front of so many people. He answered according to the answer: "Fever and cold."
Zhou Jingzhan had nothing to say, but there was an obvious smile in his eyes. Everyone except Luo Zixi was quite surprised.
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