Chapter 138 I'm Chasing You

I'm chasing you

But when he thought about the fact that Bu Qianli had just rejected his confession not long ago, his enthusiasm instantly cooled.

"Let's go." Bu Qianli said, and moved closer to Chi Dong. Seeing this, Chi Dong subconsciously took a small step back, holding the luggage bag tightly in his right hand.

He didn't expect that Bu Qianli would put down the important cooperation project and come to the hospital just to send them home.

"I..." After doing these actions, Chi Dong suddenly came back to his senses. His vision was wandering and he lowered his head, not daring to look at Bu Qianli's expression at this moment.

Seeing him so nervous, Bu Qianli paused, a trace of depression flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that after a few days, Chi Dong was still dodging him and didn't give him any chance to get close. But who can he blame? He can only blame himself, not others.

Bu Qianli was feeling depressed, but on the surface he had to pretend to be calm and composed. He smiled gently and said, "Don't be nervous, Dongdong. I just want to help you carry your luggage."

"Yeah, don't be nervous~ He is your senior, not a monster, he won't eat you~" But I'm not sure whether he will eat you in the future, Lu Jinjiang, who was standing aside and watching the whole process, added secretly in his heart.

It was a rare occasion to see someone being embarrassed, and Lu Jinjiang's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear. But when he thought of his friend's dark side, who could hold a grudge for years, Lu Jinjiang didn't dare to laugh openly even if he wanted to.

Not only can he not laugh, he also has to hold back and act serious, smooth things over for his friend and ease the atmosphere. Otherwise, when he meets someone he likes, he will definitely be retaliated against in secret.

"Don't worry, it's only natural for him to send you back. After all, you fainted due to overwork. Just think of it as him fulfilling his responsibilities and obligations as a senior." Lu Jinjiang spoke too quickly and almost said the word "husband". Fortunately, he reacted in time and rounded up his words.

Mother Chi was watching the three of them chatting, and suddenly her heart skipped a beat. She felt like something was wrong.

It was obviously an ordinary, very normal conversation, but she just felt it was very strange. Then she looked at her child's expression, and the more she looked, the more she felt that this child was hiding something. Mother Chi couldn't help but frown, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

Standing next to her, Chi's father was always slow and didn't notice anything wrong with the atmosphere. Seeing Chi Dong's hesitation, he thought he was shy and embarrassed, so he waved his hand and made the decision for him.

"Since Qianli has invited us so enthusiastically, let's take his car back. Your mother has just recovered from her illness, so don't let her suffer any more."

Father Chi had said so much, even if Chi Dong was extremely unhappy, he had no choice but to respond, "...Okay, Dad."

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After getting off the bus, Chi Dong picked up the luggage first and said to Bu Qianli who reached out to help carry the bag, "Senior! Thank you for sending us back. Go and do your own thing. We can handle the rest ourselves."

"... Are you in such a hurry to get me out? Are you bothering me so much?" Bu Qianli's eyes flashed with sadness, but he still pretended to be calm and composed on the surface, and said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

Although Bu Qianli spoke quietly, Chi Dong was still worried that Chi Mama and the others would hear him, so he subconsciously looked up at the two people who had walked some distance away.

Seeing that they didn't react, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he found an excuse before getting off the car, saying that his mother had just been discharged from the hospital and had to go back to the house to lie down and rest. He could carry the luggage by himself and asked his father to take his mother back first.

When Chi's father heard this, he thought his son was right, and they didn't have much luggage, so he readily agreed and took his wife back to the newly rented house. They could also see the new clothes he bought for them.

Chi Dong did this because he didn't want his parents to know that he liked Bu Qianli, especially Chi's mother. Although she looked gentle and easy to talk to, in fact, she hated anything and everything related to homosexuality from the bottom of her heart.

Because she had a good friend who was deceived into marriage by a gay man, and became a gay wife without knowing it, and finally contracted a disease. In despair, she chose to die with the man.

It is said that it was his mother and a few friends who went to help deal with the funeral affairs. After experiencing all this, her disgust and resistance to such things became even deeper.

Chi Dong was worried that they would find out. The two of them couldn't accept it, and if they got excited it would affect their bodies, which would be troublesome.

Chi Dong panicked, his head shaking like a wave drum: "No, I don't mind."

How could he dislike her? Even if his confession was rejected, he was not the kind of person who would turn against her or be ungrateful. Besides, the senior helped his family so much, he was full of gratitude, how could he dislike him?

However, he himself has not yet gotten over this relationship. Every time Bu Qianli gets closer to him, those heart-pounding feelings will pop up again and he can't stop them, so he wants to keep a distance.

"What I said that day, you..." Bu Qianli wanted to take this opportunity to explain it clearly, but he was interrupted by Chi Dong before he could finish his words.

He rushed to me in a panic and said, "Senior, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I won't bother you. If there is nothing else, I will go back first. Thank you for sending us home. Goodbye."

Chi Dong thought Bu Qianli wanted to emphasize to him not to think too much, or even to warn him not to bother about it anymore. He forced a smile that was uglier than crying, lowered his eyes, and the fingers that were holding the bag even turned white from holding them too tightly.

After saying this, without waiting for Bu Qianli to respond, he turned around in a hurry and left the spot in a hurry.

“Dong Dong…”

At this time, the autumn wind was blowing gently, bringing a chill. Bu Qianli showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. He subconsciously reached out to grab it, but his fingertips only touched the cold air. In the end, he could only stand there, watching the thin back disappearing from his sight little by little.

After a brief silence, an almost inaudible sigh escaped quietly. In that sigh, he was filled with deep helplessness and regret.

Bu Qianli raised his hand and rubbed his tightly locked brows, then took out his cell phone, tapped the screen with his fingertips, and a text message flew to Chi Dong.

After sending the message, he stood there, his eyes fixed on the screen of his mobile phone, expecting a familiar reply. However, time passed by, but he never got a response. Finally, Chen Lian called to remind him that he had a meeting to attend, and he turned around and drove away.

After returning from the hospital, Bu Qianli didn't expect Chi Dong to avoid him so resolutely. He kept sending messages and calling Chi Dong, wanting to have a good chat with him and make things clear, but Chi Dong cleverly avoided him every time. The messages he sent fell on deaf ears, and no one answered his calls. It seemed as if there was an invisible barrier between the two of them.

He was avoiding her like this, which made Qianli feel helpless and depressed. She didn't know what to do with him.

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Just as Chi Dong was immersed in the complicated events of the past few days, the bus suddenly braked sharply, pulling him back to reality from his contemplation. The mechanical station announcement sounded, and Chi Dong was surprised to realize that he had arrived at school, so he stood up quickly.

He pressed the bell anxiously and shouted, "Driver, wait, someone else wants to get off!"

Fortunately, many people got off at Z University and the stop time was long. Otherwise, if I missed it, I would have to take the other bus back and by then I wouldn’t know if there were any other buses I could take.

The next morning, Chidong ate two bites of bread as usual and stopped eating. He didn't have a very good appetite today and felt a little bloated and painful in his stomach. Fortunately, the pain was not very severe and he could still bear it.

After finishing his meal and cleaning up, he prepared to go out and take the subway to work. He had taken a few days off because of the fainting, so he only needed to work for another week. Now, in order to catch up with the progress, he needed to work another week.

As long as these two weeks pass, he and Bu Qianli will never have the chance to meet again. By then, even if he still has other attachments to him in his heart, they will still quietly dissipate under the impact of time, leaving only a thick trace.

Or maybe, when he has truly let it go and is no longer troubled by the knot in his heart, he will be able to muster up the courage to attend Bu Qianli's wedding with a smile and give his blessings with all his heart.

He had just walked out of the school gate when a series of rapid car horn sounds came from the front.

Chi Dong paused, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a black car parked next to the stone statue at the school gate. The whole body of the car exuded an aura of "I'm too expensive, please don't bump into me".

Chi Dong had never seen this license plate number before, so he naturally didn't think that the car was waiting for him, so he raised his foot and prepared to continue walking forward.

"Dong Dong."

The next second, a familiar voice drilled into his ears, and Chi Dong was suddenly frozen in place as if he was cast under a spell, with a complicated and surprised look in his eyes. He certainly knew who called him.

After a long silence, he slowly turned around and looked straight over there.

"Senior."

"Good morning, Dongdong." Bu Qianli walked to two meters away from Chidong and stopped. He didn't dare to get too close, for fear that Chidong would avoid him again like he did on the day he was discharged from the hospital.

"I'm here to pick you up for work." Bu Qianli looked gentle as he focused on Chi Dong who was standing stupidly not far away. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a handsome smile.

This smile is enough to make people's hearts go haywire.

Chi Dong could feel his heart, which had been beating steadily, was now beating wildly like a Mazda, with the sound so loud that he was afraid that Bu Qianli across from him could hear it.

Chi Dong: “Pick me up?”

Bu Qianli nodded: "Well, I also bought you breakfast, let's get in the car first."

Chi Dong wanted to refuse: "But, but I..."

However, Bu Qianli didn't give him the chance to say "no". Before Chi Dong could finish his words, he was taken into the car in a daze.

It was not until Bu Qianli leaned over and the faint scent of sandalwood instantly surrounded Chi Dong that he suddenly came back to his senses. Looking at the handsome face in front of him, Chi Dong felt his heart sinking into it uncontrollably again. In fact, his heart never got out of this love.

"What's wrong?"

Bu Qianli saw Chi Dong in a daze as soon as he got in the car. He didn't know what the boy was thinking, and he didn't even wear a seat belt. He went over to help Chi Dong buckle his seat belt without thinking, and only then did he realize that Chi Dong was staring at his face, and the joy in his eyes was about to overflow.

"You..." Bu Qianli noticed that Chi Dong's attitude was not so resistant anymore, and he was surprised. He was about to explain what happened before, but before he could say a word, he saw Chi Dong turned his face away and urged him to drive.

"Senior, please drive quickly, or we will be late." Chi Dong looked away in a panic, his long hair hiding the emotion in his eyes. He unconsciously grasped the seat belt on his chest, not wanting others to see the throbbing in his heart.

"...Okay, I understand." Bu Qianli looked at him deeply and said nothing. She stood up obediently, sat back in the driver's seat, fastened her seat belt, put one hand on the steering wheel, and the car slowly drove away from the school.

There were many traffic lights on the way from Z University to ET. Company. While waiting for the traffic lights, Bu Qianli took a paper bag from the back seat and handed it to Chi Dong in a low and gentle voice.

"This is the Liang's breakfast I bought for you. Try it. I heard that the breakfast here is pretty good."

Liang's breakfast? Isn't this the super popular steamed bun shop that's so hard to get even if you have to queue up? Chi Dong was startled and took the bag subconsciously, stammering, "Thank you, thank you, senior. I'm so sorry to bother you!"

Bu Qianli smiled slightly: "No trouble, eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

"oh oh."

For a moment, the car was quiet, with only the sound of soft music floating from the stereo. While driving, Bu Qianli couldn't help but glance at the person next to him who was eating a bun obediently, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised up.

Almost the second after Chi Dong finished drinking the hot milk, a familiar building appeared in front of them. Seeing this, Chi Dong quickly packed up his unfinished breakfast and stuffed it into his bag, "Senior, I'll get off here."

Bu Qianli frowned slightly and said in a steady voice: "This place is quite far from the company. I'll take you directly to the nearby place."

Chi Dong refused subconsciously: "No!"

As soon as he said this, he realized that his tone was too harsh and quickly explained, "No need, I ate too much this morning and wanted to get off the car and walk around to help digest the food."

"...Okay." Bu Qianli looked at Chi Dong's nervous face and his heart softened. He sighed helplessly, loosened his grip on the steering wheel, and found a safe place to stop the car.

"Then Bu... Mr. Bu, I'm leaving first. Thank you for seeing me off!" Chi Dong said as he hurriedly unbuckled his seat belt and peeked out of the car window from time to time. After making sure that there were no familiar people around, he carefully pushed open the car door and ran out of the car.

"Dong Dong!" Bu Qianli called out subconsciously, but the only response he got was the empty street. Chi Dong got off the car so quickly that Bu Qianli didn't have time to say a word. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight.

In order to meet Chi Dong, Bu Qianli worked overtime until two in the morning last night, pushing the progress of his work forward a lot, so that he could free up some time to do other things.

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There is one more chapter on Saturday, and 4 more chapters to come, and the top is finally exposed.