Chapter 7
Outside the door.
Shen Yuqing looked at her with a helpless look in his eyes: "Xia Ruirui, I was just broadcasting live."
Xia Ruirui didn't react at all after hearing this, she just nodded to indicate that she understood.
"......" Shen Yuqing sighed, "When Zhang Xiaotiao opened the door just now, you should have been recorded as well."
Xia Ruirui blinked, a little confused.
Her mind was full of how to apologize to Shen Yuqing for accidentally making up a rumor about him.
What Shen Yuqing said went in one ear and out the other. It was not until she repeated it in her mind that she understood what he was saying.
She considered her words first: "Then...will it have any impact on your career?"
"......" Shen Yuqing looked at her with deep eyes, "No, but it might be a little troublesome for you."
Xia Ruirui heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, thinking that now they were even.
She straightened her back unconsciously: "I won't argue with you about this."
"I hope you won't bother with me later..." She prayed silently, looking at him with a guilty look, "Chen Yuqing, I came here this time..."
She paused and said, "I saw that trending search...they were talking about you being gay."
Shen Yuqing thought she was concerned about herself, her eyes couldn't help but soften, and she interrupted her: "It's okay, don't worry."
Almost at the same time, Xia Ruirui took a deep breath: "...I did it."
With that she lowered her head even further, looking down at her toes.
Obviously, Shen Yuqing also heard what she hadn't finished saying. The smile on his lips gradually froze, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her was a little hard to describe.
"I'm sorry, I was just..." Xia Ruirui raised her head suddenly, trying to argue, but bumped into the chin of Shen Yuqing who was looking at her.
“…”
The atmosphere instantly turned cold, especially his eyes, which seemed to be frozen.
Xia Ruirui wanted to die and subconsciously pulled his right hand.
hold.
“Chen Yuqing, hit me, I was wrong.”
“…”
Shen Yuqing glanced at his hand which was held by someone, lowered his eyes to look at Xia Ruirui, and suddenly he was no longer angry.
When I was in high school, every time Xia Ruirui made a mistake and begged for forgiveness, she would do this little trick.
I didn't expect that after so many years, she still hasn't changed.
It's really surprising.
"Xia Ruirui, after so many years, do you still like me?" But Shen Yuqing still didn't ask.
He was afraid the answer would be no, and he couldn't afford it.
After a moment's silence, he raised his hand.
Xia Ruirui thought he was really going to hit her and closed her eyes in fear.
Shen Yuqing looked at her amusedly and flicked her forehead lightly with his finger.
She opened her eyes, looking a little unnatural, still not daring to look him in the eye.
"coward."
"......" Although someone was a little dissatisfied, he did not refute him.
Shen Yuqing glanced at the guest room, then looked at her again: "Xia Ruirui, you are not just going to say sorry?"
"What else can we do?" she thought to herself, but she subconsciously retorted, "How could it be?"
Shen Yuqing sneered, but did not expose her intention. Instead, he followed her words and said, "Then how do you plan to make amends?"
"...treat you a big meal?" she said unsurely.
After all, Shen Yuqing is now an anchor, and he has no shortage of money or company, so how could he be short of her meal?
Unexpectedly, he agreed immediately after hearing this: "Okay."
"..." Xia Ruirui looked at him with some suspicion, but didn't say much.
It was getting late, she said, handed him the snacks again, and left.
After she left, Shen Yuqing did not go back to the live broadcast immediately, but stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at her back as she got into a taxi and left.
He didn't enter the guest room until he had smoked a cigarette.
In the guest room, Zhang Xiaotiao was chatting with his fans with all his heart, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Yuqing coming back.
Zhang Xiaotiao smelled the cigarette smoke on him, but although he was a little curious, he didn't ask anything.
“Brother Shen…”
"Um."
After Shen Yuqing came back, he smiled at the camera. It was a rare smile for the audience, and coupled with the girl who had just flashed by, the live broadcast room suddenly became lively.
"She's my friend. I hope you won't disturb her." He then smiled again. "Also, early next month, I'll be participating in the 15th eSports League. If you're interested, you can watch the live broadcast."
As if he had thought of something, his smile faded a little: "Also, I don't like men."
The live broadcast room was filled with barrages of comments, and Shen Yuqing was about to end the broadcast after saying a few more words.
Before ending the broadcast, he even broke his usual habit and said good night to everyone.
As soon as he finished speaking, the barrage of comments exploded again.
"God, how can I deserve to hear my brother Chen say goodnight to me."
"Brother Chen is acting so abnormally today. If you say they don't have an affair, even a dog wouldn't believe it."
"That girl just now was really nice, can she live stream with Brother Chen?"
"Brother Shen yyds."
After Shen Yuqing said good night, he really went off the air.
Zhang Xiaotiao packed up his equipment and looked at his boss anxiously, fearing he would be fired.
But today Brother Shen seems to be in a very good mood.
"Be careful next time."
The little assistant looked up at Shen Yuqing with tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, Brother Shen, I will definitely pay attention next time."
"Okay, you can go home now. Go to the finance department to apply for overtime pay."
“Okay bro~~~~~~~~~~~”
*
Xia Ruirui returned to the hotel, had a simple buffet and went upstairs.
As soon as I returned to my room, I received a message from my bad friend.
Shen Qingli: [Old Xia, how's it going? Have you apologized?]
Xia Ruirui: [...Yeah.]
Shen Qingli: [What did Shen Yuqing say? ]
Xia Ruirui: [Ask me to treat you to an apology.]
Shen Qingli: [Emmmm, the old love is about to rekindle~]
Xia Ruirui: [Don't talk nonsense.]
After saying that, she ignored Shen Qingli's bombardment of messages and went straight to take a nice bath.
I just finished taking a bath when I received a friend request.
Xia Ruirui clicked it and saw the other party’s verification message: It’s me, Shen Yuqing.
She didn't even need to guess, it must have been Shen Qingli's doing. Who else but her would be so petty?
Isn’t it just that she didn’t reply to 99+ messages?
Xia Ruirui looked at her phone, thought about it, and finally clicked "Agree".
Unexpectedly, not long after she clicked yes, she saw the message he sent.
Chen Yuqing: [The day after tomorrow at 7pm, at Faliz Restaurant.]
“…”
She really didn't expect that Shen Yuqing really was so bad at this meal?
Is it that urgent? They've already booked the time and place so quickly.
But words are spoken and cannot be taken away. Xia Ruirui could not refuse any longer and replied with a "good" tone.
After all, he took good care of her in the hospital, so this meal was his way of repaying him.
From now on, just treat Shen Yuqing as a friend.
*
Three days later, at seven in the evening, at the Fariz Restaurant.
As soon as Xia Ruirui entered the restaurant, she saw Shen Yuqing sitting by the window.
She casually put her bag beside her and sat down: "You're here so early."
Shen Yuqing glanced at his watch: “I haven’t seen you for many years, and you’re not late.”
"..." She glanced at someone who seemed to be smiling, and was obviously choked by his words, "Have you ordered?"
"Not yet," he said, handing her the menu from the dining table.
Xia Ruirui took the menu and ordered several dishes without hesitation.
The waiter took the order on the tablet and handed the receipt to Xia Ruirui. She took out her phone to pay, but after scanning the QR code she realized she had already paid.
She looked up at Shen Yuqing, not understanding what he was doing. He had clearly said that he wanted her to treat him, but he ended up paying the bill himself.
Could it be that Shen Yuqing's real intention is not to drink?
This kid has something to ask me!
Thinking of this, Xia Ruirui felt much more at ease, and pretended to know nothing: "Chen Yuqing, why did you settle the bill?"
Shen Yuqing answered very casually: "When we were in high school, you secretly added 400 yuan to my meal card."
His voice sounded calm: "So I'll treat you this time."
Xia Ruirui was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect Shen Yuqing to know about this, and she didn't expect that he could still remember what happened ten years ago.
But after hearing what he said, she became a little curious: "How did you know I added money to your meal card?"
It happened so long ago that she couldn't remember exactly how much money she had recharged.
I only remember that when she saw that there was no money in Shen Yuqing's meal card and he hadn't eaten well all day, she charged some money to his meal card on a whim.
Shen Yuqing chuckled when he heard her question: “There has never been more than 100 yuan in my meal card, and suddenly it became more than 400 yuan. How could I not know.”
After hearing this, Xia Ruirui didn't know what to say.
Although she had never heard him mention it, she could probably guess that Shen Yuqing's family situation at that time should not have been very good.
It was only later that she found out that both his parents had died in a car accident and that he only had an aunt among his relatives. However, his aunt took the insurance money but did not treat him very well.
Every time they went to the cafeteria to eat, Shen Yuqing only ordered two vegetarian dishes.
Over time, Xia Ruirui understood something and began to pick up food for him intentionally or unintentionally.
If he ordered two vegetarian dishes, she would order two meat dishes and deliberately give the meat to him.
The two of them were immersed in their memories until the waiter brought the dishes and the silence was broken.
Shen Yuqing looked at the table full of meat dishes, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Xia Ruirui with a look that seemed to want to say something but stopped.
"Xia Ruirui, you just had surgery, so it's better for you to eat a combination of meat and vegetables." He paused, the last sentence of 'otherwise it's easy to get angry' was stuck in his throat.
Looking at the big chicken drumstick that was put into his bowl, his eyes softened instantly.
He raised his eyelashes and glanced at Xia Ruirui opposite him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
However, Xia Ruirui was eating with her head down and had no idea about this. She was immersed in the sweet and sour pork ribs soup and couldn't extricate herself.
The soft and sticky pork ribs were covered with thick, sweet and sour soup. After taking a bite, Xia Ruirui couldn't help but close her eyes.
It has to smell like meat.
During the days she was in the hospital, she ate bland food consisting of either rice or whole grains, without any meat at all. She almost lost interest in it.
Moreover, this restaurant is particularly suitable for her taste. During the years when she was studying in Beiyi, the food there was mostly salty.
Unlike Xijing, which is basically sweet and sour, it tastes sweet, but because it is sweet with a hint of sourness, it is not greasy at all.
After finishing the sweet and sour spare ribs, she extended her chopsticks to the sweet and sour pork, then the Beijing-style shredded pork, and then the sliced roast duck.
Finally, the crab roe noodles are served to finish.
She ate too much at once and couldn't help burping.
A napkin was handed to her and she took it naturally and wiped her mouth.
After going through the whole process, Xia Ruirui couldn't help but feel a little familiar.
It wasn't until she saw someone silent opposite her that she realized that when she was in high school, every time she finished eating, Shen Yuqing next to her would hand her a napkin.
Over time, she also developed the habit of wiping her mouth after meals.
"Xia Ruirui."
Hearing the voice, she subconsciously looked at him. Seeing the smile in his eyes, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "What's wrong?"
'Is he going to confess his feelings?' she thought to herself.
She didn't know whether she should agree or not, and was distressed when she saw Shen Yuqing pointing to the corner of her mouth.
"Xia Ruirui, there's some soup here that you didn't wipe clean."
“…”
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