Chapter 71
After leaving the welfare home, Li Qingyao dragged his tired body back to Chaoyang Home. It was already ten o'clock in the evening.
When she got downstairs, she let out a long breath, raised her head, and subconsciously looked towards the window of Chen Pu's house first - just like she did every day when she came home.
Of course it was pitch dark.
She reached for the key in her pocket, and skillfully felt the extra piece based on the outline. She felt an urge to go to his house.
I don’t know what to do up there.
As she went upstairs, she texted Chen Pu: [I've finished my tea. I'll go to your house to get some. 】This is of course an excuse.
Chen Pu replied quickly this time: [There’s no need to send me a message specifically about this kind of thing. 】
Li Qingyao smiled, took out the key, opened the door, turned on the light, and the room was cold and silent. She kicked off her sneakers and saw the brand new pair of women's red slippers on the shoe cabinet, placed in a very conspicuous position, next to a pair of men's black slippers.
She didn't know when this guy bought it secretly or who asked him to put it at home. It was clear that on the morning when he was on a business trip, it was still cold, and she came wearing men's slippers.
Li Qingyao's originally depressed mood improved a little. I put on the slippers, they fit my feet well and are very soft.
There was nothing interesting in the room. It was just the way it was before Chen Pu left. Old house, simple furniture and spacious space. Li Qingyao lay down directly on the sofa and stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while. Suddenly, she remembered that on the morning he left, she was sitting on the sofa, holding her on his lap and kissing her. His hands always seem warm and his chest always seems hard. Everything seems like yesterday.
Li Qingyao got up quickly, walked out of the living room and came to the balcony. The night was pitch black, and countless similar old buildings stood around, forming the Chaoyang home that had trapped her brother and Chen Pu for seven years. She counted her own window in the darkness; it was pitch black and empty. She turned back to the house.
As I walked back, my cell phone rang. Chen Pu made a video call.
Although before he went on a business trip, he acted like a stingy landlord, made three rules with her, and claimed that he would video chat with her every day. Ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. After being on a business trip for a few days, the two of them only occasionally called each other and hung up after a few words. I never had time to make video calls. Today is the first time.
Li Qingyao immediately threw his cell phone on the sofa, letting it ring, and rushed to the bathroom at a crazy speed. He combed his hair in front of the mirror, and felt that his face was a little oily from running around all day. He quickly washed his face with water, rushed back to the living room, and then picked up the cell phone. With a change of mind, I lay down on the sofa and raised my phone above my head to form a 45-degree angle. When the call was connected, the built-in beauty mode was turned on, and a smaller, more fair and smooth face appeared on the screen, with no signs of disguise.
Chen Pu on the other side actually looked quite healthy.
The black windbreaker has straight shoulders and not a single unnecessary wrinkle. His hairstyle is not messy and his face looks clean, maintaining 90% of his usual handsomeness. Judging from the background, he was sitting on an old dark red velvet sofa with shutters behind him, a bit like one of those particularly simple old hotels.
So the people on both ends of the phone were very satisfied with what they saw, and their hearts "banged" at the same time - although five minutes ago, Li Qingyao was still wandering around Chen Pu's house with a tired zombie-like step and a sad face; and Chen Pu had just thrown his coat covered with mud and spider silk in the bathroom, with a black face.
They both looked at each other for a few seconds without saying anything.
Chen Puxian smiled and asked, "Is it comfortable to lie down at home?"
"good."
"Then don't go back tonight. My mattress is very comfortable and you can sleep better."
"No, it's too much trouble."
Chen Pu didn't care. He stared at her face and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"have eaten."
"What do you eat?"
"The fried noodles I ate with Little Bear near the welfare home."
"Little Bear?"
"Xia Yongze said this is his nickname, so I can call him that."
Chen Pu made a "tsk" sound, but he couldn't stand Xia Yongze's jealousy and didn't say anything sarcastic.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
On the table, behind Chen Pu's phone, there was clearly a box of unopened food, but he said, "I ate it."
Fang Kai, who was in the same room with him and leaning on the bed looking at his phone, laughed.
Li Qingyao: "Who lives in the same room with you?"
"Fang Kai, it's okay."
Li Qingyao was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Is your side progressing smoothly?"
Chen Pu shook his head. "Those two guys are good at hiding. Guizhou Province is a large mountainous area, and the roads are very difficult to travel. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, our encirclement is shrinking. As for Xiang Siling, I don't know where she is hiding. The surveillance cameras on the road have not captured her."
Li Qingyao didn't ask about work anymore, as she would feel tired if she asked again. She also stared at the person on the screen carefully, shook her head and said, "You've become thinner and darker. If you continue like this, I'll dislike you."
Fang Kai tried hard not to laugh and kept his face straight.
Chen Pu glared at him and said, "Wait a moment." He quickly stood up, took out the headphones from his bag, put them on, and stopped playing the music out loud.
Then he lowered his voice and said, "Why are you so picky? It's obviously not black."
But in the same room, how quiet could his voice be? Fang Kai stood up suddenly, exclaimed, opened the door and went out.
Chen Pu immediately took off his headphones and said, "Fang Kai is gone, you can say whatever you want to say."
Li Qingyao: "I don't have anything to say."
Chen Pu smiled, leaned back loosely on the sofa, and put one arm on it. Even when he smiled, the lines on his face were simple and neat, and his eyebrows were always dark and steep.
"I have read the daily work performance briefings. You have done a great job during this period. Every step you take is decisive, effective, and sophisticated. Is Lao Ding very satisfied?"
Li Qingyao was singled out by Ding Guoqiang for praise by the entire team yesterday. But she just said, "It's OK."
Chen Pu stopped talking, his eyes seemed to have substance, as if he had been staring at her with such a serious and deep gaze every night after the two of them confessed their feelings. Gradually, Li Qingyao lowered his eyes, pursed his lips and remained silent.
Her eyelashes drooped over her eyes. Chen Pu could only see the faint light of water and was not sure. But she rarely looked so depressed, even though she didn't say a word. Chen Pu only felt that his heart in his chest was gently grasped by an invisible hand, making him feel suffocated. He wanted to comfort her, but he knew very well that any words would be powerless in the face of the tremendous pressure and panic she was facing. Not to mention her, every time he opened his phone to check the progress of Li Qingyao's investigation, he had to calm down first.
He just stared at her for a while, then tilted his head to look to the side, and said with a self-deprecating smile, "I really want to grow wings and fly back. At such a critical moment, I am not by your side."
Li Qingyao turned the phone to the side, away from his face, and quickly wiped away his tears with the back of his hand, his tone still nonchalant: "How do you fly? Fly for me to see."
"To the face, let me look at the table."
Li Qingyao then turned the phone back, still with his eyes lowered.
"Look at me."
“No.”
Chen Pu knew she was uncomfortable and was always afraid to show her weakness, so he didn't force her. He just comforted her softly, "If you feel unhappy, send me a text message anytime. I'll call you when I'm free."
"Um."
God knows how much pressure Li Qingyao has been under these days. Every time he takes a step, he is afraid that his brother's bones will suddenly appear in front of him in the next second. But fate led her forward step by step, getting closer and closer to the truth of seven years ago, but it never gave her a satisfactory result.
She suddenly realized that she missed Chen Pu very much. This kind of longing is not strong, not sticky, and not every minute of every day and night. It was just that when she felt suffocated, she really wanted him to be by her side. Even if he didn't say anything, but just stood there and let her see, her suffocation seemed to have an outlet to vent.
This person can't be anyone else but Chen Pu. Because in this world, he is the only one who has been with his brother for many years. And now, he was with her. The two of them became the closest two people in the world. Li Qingyao knew very well that the reason he fell in love with him must be because of his brother. He was his brother's best brother and he had never let his brother down. But so what? All the paths he has walked and the choices he has made have shaped who he is as a person. And she loves everything about this man.
So when Li Qingyao made this call, he realized these facts. Looking at Chen Pu again, he felt a little different. Her feelings for him seemed to have become even stronger.
So she said decisively: "Chen Pu, I love you."
Chen Pu...
Chen Pu was completely stunned.
Then he smiled quickly, his handsome face visibly turned red, but he said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Li Qingyao didn't indulge him and continued to express his thoughts: "I feel that we will definitely find my brother this time. We are not far away from him."
When Li Jincheng was mentioned, Chen Pu became distracted and his face darkened.
At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Fang Kai poked his head in: "Are you done? It's really cold outside. The people next door are asleep again, so I can't get in."
"Come in, I didn't ask you to hide away."
Li Qingyao said when he saw this: "Okay, I also need to go home to take a shower and sleep. We'll talk next time."
"...Let's talk next time."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Pu picked up the box of slightly warm food and ate it while thinking about Li Jincheng. Sometimes he also felt that it was fate that made him look for Li Jincheng for seven years. And in the early stages of this year's series of cases, how far and how tortuous a road did he and Li Qingyao go together? As a result, when the truth came to light, he was transferred.
Although arresting Luo Long and Shang Ren is actually the same major case as seven years ago. But Chen Pu felt a little sad because he couldn't walk with Li Qingyao to the final answer, couldn't take off the last black cloth covering his eyes with his own hands, and then see his best brother.
After thinking for a while, he remembered that he had not yet responded to Li Qingyao's sudden confession.
During this period of time, when their love was at its peak, there were times when Chen Pu wanted to say that, but in the end he never said it. He didn't know why, as he was clearly determined. It was as if, facing Li Qingyao's very calm and relaxed emotional attitude, he felt a little ashamed and embarrassed to say it out loud. But now, besides being hot-headed, he was also a little annoyed that he had reacted too slowly just now.
Send a text message? Absolutely not. It’s too frivolous and there’s no sense of ceremony at all. It is impossible for Chen Pu to do such an insincere thing.
Next time, I must tell you next time. Think of the words in advance, yes, it’s best to wait until you are in person to say it. His confession must be much more touching than her three dry words.
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