The week that Yan Shu returned to China, because it happened to be the Spring Festival in China, many people in the State Commercial Bank asked for leave to go back for the New Year.

In school, because Yan Shu took a week off, Yu Gui didn't have to skip classes, so he had more free time.

On this day, it was the time when Yan Shu was usually supposed to go to class, and Yu Gui remembered that he had to hand in a big homework next week, so he texted Mak Qixian and asked him to go to the library for self-study together.

Mai Qixian came over soon after receiving the message, the two of them have met less recently, Yu Gui always thought that he was still using a "kraft candy" offensive against Li Chujin, but when he saw him, Yu Gui realized that he was wrong.

"Are you alright?"

The friendship in the past four years has made Yu Gui feel any small love for Mai Qixian very clearly, and he can see whether his feelings are good or bad, and whether his interest is high or low.

It's just that Yu Gui often won't expose it when he sees it, because he knows that although Mai Qixian looks big on the surface, he is actually very thoughtful, if there is something that makes him even hide it from himself, then it is best not to ask too much.

But this time, Yu Gui saw that Mak Qixian was not in the same state as usual.

It's not clear what the specific difference is, but there is a feeling that Mak Qixian seems to be very depressed.

"What's wrong?" Yu Gui waited for him to sit down and asked again.

Mak Qixian said nonchalantly as he took the book out, "What's wrong?" What are you asking? ”

"I'm asking what's wrong with you." Yu Gui was still staring at him: "Did something happen with Li Chujin?" The last time you went to see him, I haven't heard you say what the result was. Or is it for that? ”

"Nope." After Mai Qixian finished speaking, he found that Yu Hui was looking at him, so he sighed again and said helplessly: "It's really okay, don't worry about it." ”

"Are you coaxing children?" Yu Gui's expression became a little stricter, and he looked at him and said, "If you really don't want to say it, I don't have to ask, but you don't have to deliberately pretend to be okay in front of me." ”

Mak Qixian paused as he pulled out his hand to pull out the computer, then he took a deep breath, looked back at Yu Gui and whispered, "I don't want to talk about this now." ”

"Then I won't ask." Yu Gui finally turned around and moved his gaze to the courseware in front of him.

However, Mak Kai-yin's side did not move for a long time.

After a long time, he finally pushed everything in his hand onto the table, then lowered his head and turned to Gui and said, "Go out and talk for a while." ”

"Let's go." Yu Gui also put down the courseware, stood up and walked directly to the door of the reading room.

They were on the third floor at this time, and Yu Gui originally thought that the outside Mak Qixian was referring to was in the corridor, but he didn't expect him to go down to the first floor and exit the library door, and walk to the side of the stone bench by the wall and sit down.

"Isn't it cold?" Yu Gui saw that he was not dressed very thickly, and couldn't help asking.

The temperature is about minus 3 degrees Celsius, and although it is not particularly cold, it is more obvious when you stay outside for a long time.

Mak Qixian shrugged his shoulders, pulled the zipper of his coat up to his neck, and took a breath: "It's too stuffy inside." ”

"Hmm." Yu Gui nodded and sat next to him, quietly waiting for him to speak.

Mak Qixian was silent for about two minutes, staring at the crowd coming in and out of the library door, and suddenly asked softly: "Yu Gui, do you think I really like the wrong person this time?" ”

"It depends on how you distinguish between right and wrong." Yu Gui sighed lightly and said.

"Isn't there that kind of incompatible nature, do you think that I and Xiao Jin are considered this kind? It's that he won't like me anyway, no matter what I do or how I do it, it will only have the opposite effect, and I've been busy for a long time, and in the end it's a bamboo basket that is empty, so it should belong to the category of liking the wrong person, right? ”

"I don't think so."

Yu Gui saw Mai Qixian hanging his head, so he put his arm on his shoulder and said seriously: "Maizi, if you asked me this a few months ago, then I will definitely tell you without hesitation that you really like the wrong person." But now, to be honest, I don't know if you two are right or wrong with each other. ”

"Why do you say that?" Mai Qixian turned his head and quickly glanced at Yu Gui, and then lowered his head again, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes.

Yu Gui looked at him distressed, and paused before continuing: "I originally thought that Li Chujin was definitely not suitable for you, but as I got in touch with him more, I found that in fact, when the two of you are together, you will unexpectedly make people feel very compatible. Also, when we went out before, I felt that he was not quite what I thought at first, at least not as dangerous as I thought. ”

"He's not dangerous, he's just ......" Mak stopped before he finished speaking.

Yu Gui looked at him, and then retracted his gaze to look at the administrative building in the distance, which was also the first place where he and Mak Qixian stopped Li Chujin together.

"Maizi, Li Chujin's personality is actually a bit similar to mine, but he is more resolute than me, and his sense of self-closure is also stronger. For a person like him, it is very difficult to be really tempted by a person, and once he is moved, it will be even more difficult to give up. I think this is probably the reason why he couldn't let go of his ex-boyfriend for a long time, because he had invested too much before, and now if he wants to break it in one go, it is tantamount to asking him to break the joints of his whole body and reconnect them, this process is too painful, so he chooses to escape. ”

"I also know this......" Mak Qixian clenched his fists: "But is it going to go on like this forever??" I really like him, but he always treats me as a friend who has feelings for him, which is too unfair?! ”

"It was unfair from the start, but didn't you always tell him you didn't care?"

Yu Gui looked at him lightly and said in a very calm tone: "If you keep saying that you don't care, then he may take this for granted." However, I don't think it's possible for Li Chujin not to like you at all. You know his character better than me, if he is really tired of being with you, he will not let you do so many small actions in front of him, and if he is really in a hurry, he will beat you up a few times to make sure that you know the difficulties and retreat, where will you be held in your hands for a bet or a little courtesy like before? ”

"You mean ......?" Mai Qixian's waist straightened up when he heard this, and there was some hope in his eyes: "Is it really possible for him to like me?" ”

"It's not that it's possible, but it's already liked."

Yu Gui couldn't help but sigh slightly after saying this, thinking of his previous appearance when he faced Yan Shu, he thought that Li Chujin might not have realized what he felt about Mai Qixian now.

If the mind is subjectively denied, it is easy for people to lose sight of their true thoughts.

"You said I shouldn't try to contact him again??"

Mai Qixian was already itching from Yu Gui's words at this time, and he couldn't sit still, he simply jumped up from the stool, clasped his hands in front of him, and said with a very urgent expression: "I think he should be given another chance!" Otherwise, it would be too unwilling to forget it like this...... You're right, he can't have no feelings for me at all, and although I'm always disgusted when I approach him, at least he doesn't use force to drive me away! That's telling! ”

Yu Gui looked at him, thought for a while, and said, "This kind of thing can only be decided by yourself, but you have thought about it, no matter what happens in the future, don't regret your decision now." ”

"Hmm." Mai Qixian nodded solemnly, but before he could maintain his solemn expression for two more seconds, he saw that he had changed his smiling face, took out his mobile phone and dialed a call.

There's no need to guess who to call.

"Hey, Xiaojin!" As soon as the phone was connected, Mak Qixian shouted enthusiastically.

"Did you miss me? Oh, it's okay, I just wanted to ask if there's anything you need to summon me! ”

“…… What's wrong with your voice? Sounds weird, but you can't catch a cold, right? ”

“…… What the? Tooth extraction?! Doesn't that hurt! It's also inconvenient to eat, right?? ”

“…… Eh, wait, okay, don't talk yet, you sue me, you're at home, aren't you? Okay, I'll go look for you! Definitely arrived in half an hour! You'll see you in a moment when you wait for me! ”

Mak Qixian hung up the phone, and then urged Yu Gui: "Hurry up, go upstairs!" I have to go! ”

Yu Gui didn't know what to say about such a rapid change, and followed him back to the library and said as he walked: "You are so nervous when he pulls out his teeth, I don't think you will be able to get out in a short time." ”

"Isn't that obvious! Dude, this time it's all the romance in his hands, if you want to come back, what can I do? Mai Qixian didn't even want to wait for the elevator, he ran up the stairs directly, and when he entered the reading room, he lowered his voice and said to Gui: "Guigui, that's sorry for you, this time I have to leave you and go, don't blame me, soon your little fresh crisp will come back, you won't have to be left alone!" ”

Yu Gui smiled helplessly: "You don't have the heart to □□, go quickly, don't you tell people for half an hour, if you go late, you won't be able to brush up your favorability." ”

"Yes, yes! It's time for me to go! Mai Qixian patted Yu Gui on the shoulder twice: "Then let's see you later!" You have to remember to eat alone! ”

"Got it, let's go." Yu Gui finished speaking lightly, but his expression became a little unpredictable when he looked at the back of Mai Qixian rushing out in a hurry.

What he said to Mak Kai-hyun just now, I don't know whether the effect is good or bad.

In the end, what Cheng dù will develop into can only depend on the choices of Mai Qixian and Li Chujin.

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Li Chujin's apartment is on Long Island City, on the other side of Manhattan, separated by the East River, and there are several high-end serviced apartments built on the river, which looks very foreign.

It takes about 40 minutes to take the subway from Columbia University, which is not close, but Li Chujin fell in love with the scenery here at the beginning, so he chose the address here.

Mak Qixian thought that the subway was too slow, so he took a taxi directly, and it took a total of 27 minutes to get to the downstairs of the apartment, plus the time to take the elevator to the 33rd floor, and it was exactly half an hour when he finally stood in front of Li Chujin's house.

"Xiao Jin!" Mak Kai-yin knocked on the door first, then went directly to twist the doorknob, found that it was unlocked and walked straight in.

"Xiao Jin?" Mai Qixian took a look in the bedroom, but he didn't find anyone, he came out to the living room again, and found that Li Chujin was lying on the sofa, covered with a blanket, and he was blocked by the backrest just now, so he didn't find it.

"How are you? Do you have a bad toothache? Mak Qixian walked over and squatted next to the sofa, looking at Li Chu, whose face was pale, and asked worriedly.

Li Chujin's cheeks were still a little swollen, he glanced at Mai Qixian, and said in a weak voice: "Didn't you say last time that you won't come if you don't ask......

"I regret it, can't I say it doesn't count?" Mai Qixian took it with confidence, reached out and touched Li Chujin's forehead and sighed twice: "I knew that you must not just have a toothache, you can hear it by listening to the sound, you are having a low-grade fever." ”

"Yes and what." Li Chujin said angrily.

Mak Qixian grinned: "Yes, it means that I came to the right place!" It's just to take care of you, touched, right? ”

"Not unusual."

"Yes, you're not uncommon, I'm not bored, anyway, I won't leave until you get better, so you can just take it." After Mai Qixian finished speaking, he got up, and bent down to pull the blanket up for Li Chujin: "I'll go get you something to eat first, you can only eat liquid food for tooth extraction, can you cook porridge?" Oh forgot, you should be called porridge, gruel! But I'll give you a preventive shot first, I don't actually know how to cook, so I'll cook rice porridge and millet porridge, don't dislike it. ”

"I won't drink it." Li Chu said goodbye.

Mai Qixian's eyes darkened slightly, but the next second he smiled heartlessly: "I can't help you if you drink or not, anyway, you don't have anything else to eat now, and it's not convenient to order takeout in restaurants outside here, if you don't want to be hungry, it's better to be wronged, I'll get it first, and you can lie down for a while." ”

“……”

Li Chujin watched Mak Qixian swagger into his kitchen, and his eyes couldn't help but become complicated.

Every time he thought that Mak Qixian was really going to give up, he appeared in front of him happily like a nobody, did he really care how he treated him......

Li Chujin found that he began to care about this matter.

In case, he once again forced Mak Qixian to the point where he had to give up......

Will he come back next time?