It was not until late at night that Pei Shuo left Chen Yao's house and drove back to his own residence.
After arriving home, he called Xu Yan, a friend he hadn't contacted for a while.
It took a long time for the other end to pick up the phone. The voice coming through the receiver was noisy, and it sounded like someone was in a bar.
"Oh, no, Pei Shuo? How come you're suddenly free to look for me? I'm at that bar on Huaihai Road right now. Want to come over for a drink?"
Pei Shuo took off his tie and said in a low voice, "No, I have to go to work tomorrow. I have something to talk to you about."
When Xu Yan heard that it was something, he stood up and moved to a quieter place to answer the phone. "What is it? Is it something serious?"
Pei Shuo: "Well, I want to ask about the configuration of the home theater you posted on WeChat Moments a few days ago. Who did you ask to make it? Can you recommend it to me?"
Xu Yan was stunned. "Ah? Oh, you mean that one? That one was made by my own people. It's not difficult to make. Why? Do you want it too? Don't you usually like to toss these things? Why are you suddenly interested again?"
Pei Shuo lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, "Nothing, I just suddenly... wanted to watch a movie at home."
Xu Yan responded loudly, "Okay, then I'll make it for you. I'll make something special, Dolby Atoms, and add a starry sky ceiling to ensure the atmosphere and experience are maximized."
Pei Shuo: "Okay, take your time. I trust you and will treat you to a meal later."
Xu Yan: "Okay, but when do you plan to ask for it?"
Pei Shuo: "Tomorrow."
Xu Yan: "Is it so urgent? I don't know when I will wake up tomorrow."
Pei Shuo: "The watch you wanted before..."
Xu Yan: "Okay, okay, I'll set the alarm and make sure I get up early tomorrow."
Pei Shuo: "Well, I'll leave it to you then. That's it for now. I'll give you the key tomorrow morning."
Xu Yan: "Wait, don't hang up yet, I have something else to ask you."
Pei Shuo didn't hang up, holding the phone and waiting for his next words.
Xu Yan coughed lightly before speaking, "Um, that person who was on the trending search with Xiu Ran's niece before, was you?"
Pei Shuo smiled and asked, "Guess?"
Xu Yan angrily said, "That's what I told you! Even if you turned into ash, I could still recognize you. I said it was you, but Xiu Ran still said it wasn't you! So you two are playing together, right? Are you still best brothers?"
Pei Shuo: "There's nothing I can do. Zhou Xiuran doesn't want to acknowledge me as his nephew-in-law. It's already late. Let's talk about this another day."
Xu Yan: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it when we meet later, but I have to tell you in advance that you can't just send me away with a meal."
Pei Shuo: "No problem."
......
The next day, when Pei Shuo returned home from get off work, the home theater had been set up and the equipment had been debugged. Xu Yan's work efficiency was still acceptable.
He didn't rush to pick up Chen Yao, but instead cleaned and decorated the house first, ordered food in advance, and then picked up the car keys and went out.
By the time we picked up the person, it was already getting dark.
When they got home, the ordered meal was delivered. Pei Shuo first took Chen Yao to the restaurant for dinner and washed the fruits she brought.
Chen Yao sat on the dining chair and waited, and took a look at Pei Shuo's house. The colors were cold, exquisite and simple, just like him.
However, sometimes, he is not as cold as he appears, and he will suddenly... bite people.
"What are you thinking about?" Pei Shuo came over with the washed fruit, put it aside, and slowly opened the takeaway box on the table.
Chen Yao casually opened the dessert box closest to her, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "What I'm wondering is, after Dr. Pei has eaten a full meal later, will he bite people randomly?"
A trace of discomfort flashed across Pei Shuo's face, "Ahem..."
Chen Yao said meaningfully: "Eat, eat more, eat until you are full."
When it is full, it will not bite people randomly. Although it does not hurt, it is very numb and irritating.
Pei Shuo's face was already slightly red.
......
After dinner, Pei Shuo packed up simply and took Chen Yao to the movie room.
Chen Yao first took a quick look at the layout of the movie room before sitting down on the soft sofa. "You have decorated it quite well here."
Pei Shuo said that he had asked a friend to help him decorate the room, and then turned off the lights.
Chen Yao carefully selected the movies she wanted to watch, and asked Pei Shuo if there was anything he particularly wanted to watch.
Pei Shuo: "How about the last one? I haven't watched much of it."
Chen Yao was suddenly speechless and didn't know what to say. The last time they watched a movie, they really didn't watch it the whole time.
But forget it, "Let's change it, I'd rather watch a comedy."
Pei Shuo thought either one was fine. "Well, you can choose."
After much deliberation, Chen Yao chose a light-hearted and funny comedy, and then leaned in Pei Shuo's arms to watch it.
This time, they watched the movie the whole time and were not as emotionally overwhelmed and out of control as they were last time.
But at the end of the movie, the moment the ending song sounded, Chen Yao was held on Pei Shuo's lap.
......
A few days later, Chen Yao returned to her home to accompany her parents.
When Ms. Zhou Peilan took her to take a bath, she noticed the marks on her collarbone and raised her eyebrows, teasingly saying, "Youngster, you're progressing so fast?"
Chen Yao was so embarrassed that she couldn't make a sound for a long time.
"By the way, Xiao Pei is your first love, right?" Zhou Peilan asked curiously.
"yes."
"I heard your uncle mention it before. Xiao Pei is a decent guy. So if you're serious about it, you might want to consider making it public later, to avoid being in a difficult position if it's exposed by the media one day."
"Well, Sister Xu and I have discussed it. We will make it public after the event I will be attending soon is over."
"There's one more thing I need to remind you of, that..."
"What's the matter?"
"That's right. Before you get married, you must be careful. Your dad and I don't want to become grandparents all of a sudden."
Chen Yao: ...
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