Chapter Twenty-Nine: Driftwood in the Water
"What do you like to eat?" I'll clip it for you. ”
Xu Qingchen couldn't help laughing, "As long as it's Dongfang clip, I like it." He said with a smile, with utter seriousness in his eyes.
"You came to the capital this time, did everything go well?"
"Well, I sent Gao Fang to deploy in advance, and in his name, I was doing things behind the scenes, and it was going well."
"I heard that you came to the capital and disclosed your identity when I left the customs, but did you encounter any difficulties?"
"Don't worry about Dongfang, I'm used to those open and secret fights in the mall, those people just think that I am blocking their financial path, and it is harmless to make some small moves with resentment. Just spend more time. ”
"I know that you are generous, and you have no intention of dealing with them, but you are good at being deceived by others, and you must not be merciful when necessary."
"Then Dongfang needs to mention me more, and I will have to rely on Dongfang in the future." Xu Qingchen didn't want those people's pickles to pollute this person's ears, so he deliberately made a joke.
"Dongfang, you are here this time, do you have any affairs on your side?" They finally met each other, and they didn't want to meet again tomorrow morning without saying goodbye.
"What? I haven't finished a single meal, and you're ready to issue an eviction order? Dongfang Undefeated is a master who does not suffer losses, and turned his head to ridicule Xu Qingchen.
Xu Qingchen saw that he was lazy holding the wine glass, his phoenix eyes were slightly frowned, he pretended to be slightly angry, he turned his head for a few seconds and picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his tone did not change, but he no longer looked at Dongfang Undefeated, "Dongfang misunderstood, I was thinking that the New Year is approaching, the capital is becoming more and more lively, Dongfang, if you have nothing to do, I want to stay in Dongfang to enjoy the beautiful scenery." ”
"Okay."
"Huh? I heard that the annual meeting is very well held every year. Xu Qingchen didn't react for a while.
Dongfang Undefeated looked at his reddish ears, turned his wine glass, and slowly leaned closer to his ear, his lips lightly opened. "I said okay, I'll stay."
Xu Qingchen became even stiffer now, and was happy in his heart when he got the man's affirmative answer. But the man was very close, and the warm breath was next to his ears, which made his ears suddenly have a high fever, and he had lived for nearly thirty years, and he had never lost his temper like this.
In his previous life, although there were constant wild bees and butterflies around him, he was clean and self-conscious, and he sharpened his mind in the army, and he didn't have any of those playboy vices. Now that he has changed time and space, the people he likes are teasing him as if he is around, making him lose his cool for a while. Dongfang Undefeated got his wish Looking at the person in front of him whose ears were getting redder, his heart moved slightly, this person was gentle and elegant on weekdays, but he didn't expect the unexpected innocence.
Xu Qingchen is Xu Qingchen after all, he adjusted his state in half a minute, and slowly turned his head to this little goblin that people love and hate, "The food should be cold after a while, it's not good to eat a bad stomach, let's eat first?" ”
Even if he was teased, Xu Qingchen still spoke softly to Dongfang and smiled warmly, "Well," Dongfang was undefeated and reluctant to bully people too hard, and personally got up and gave Xu Qingchen a bowl of fish soup, he knew that Xu Qingchen liked to eat fish, and sure enough, Xu Qingchen had a deeper smile on his face.
After eating, the sky has darkened, and it is short and dark early in winter, but in the end, it is the capital, even if the north wind is cold outside, there are still people in the night market, Xu Qingchen stood in the attic, most of the scenery of the capital was in full view, the cold wind blew his clothes to hunt, and Dongfang Undefeated sat on the carpet covered with fur and leaned on a few to look at him.
"Dongfang, is it cold? I'm going to close the window. Sensing Dongfang's undefeated gaze, Xu Qingchen turned his head to look at him.
Dongfang Undefeated did not speak, and his posture remained unchanged and stared at him. Xu Qingchen carefully closed the window, added some silver carbon to the small red clay stove, and then sat down to look at him.
"Why are your hands still so cold, you can't go on like this." Raising his hand and lightly touching Dongfang's undefeated slender fingertips, Xu Qingchen's face immediately turned grim, this is not like a cold body temperature at all, but like a trace of cold oozing from his bones, Dongfang's body cold is more serious than half a year ago.
Dongfang Undefeated saw that his face was serious, his eyes were worried, and his heart was slightly warm, "It's okay, this is the influence of my practice of the Gong Fa, the more the skill enters the realm, the more it is like this, and I have been used to it all these years." I wanted to comfort Xu Qingchen, but I didn't want Xu Qingchen's face to be worse after hearing this.
"Dongfang, practicing is your private matter, and I can't say more. It's just that this hurts your body a lot, and the cold in your body is enough to destroy your body over time. "From tomorrow, I will personally dispense medicine for you, Dongfang has no opinion, right?"
As soon as he heard Xu Qingchen say this, Dongfang Undefeated's face turned pale instantly, because he only had a doctor close to him when he practiced, and now Xu Qingchen wanted to dispense medicine in person, as long as he diagnosed his pulse, his secret would not be hidden, and then all the warmth would come to naught, and no one would accept a crippled person, "No..., no, no, no." ”
Dongfang Undefeated lowered his head deeply, his whole body was on guard, his fingertips pinched into his palms, he didn't know, his voice was hoarse, and his mouth blindly refused.
Xu Qingchen had never seen Dongfang so out of shape, even if he was puzzled in his heart, he no longer asked to stimulate him, "Okay, good, Dongfang said no, don't use it, it's almost the end of the year, and it's unlucky to drink medicine, why don't you drink it." He leaned over and hugged Dongfang into his arms, caressing Dongfang's stiff back, and comforting him gently, "Dongfang, relax, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Dongfang Undefeated gradually calmed down under Xu Qingchen's comfort, but the face buried in his arms was cold and terrible, faintly with a bit of determination and ruthlessness, he must not let him know, he must not let him know the defects under this beautiful skin, thinking of the reaction of such a glorious person after knowing the truth, is it disgust? Scorn? Or is it indifference? No matter what kind of bet he had, he couldn't give up the only warmth he had in the world, and he didn't dare to give up, just like a lonely traveler on a long journey in the desert, full of exhaustion, his life hanging by a thread, powerless waiting for the final judgment of fate.
This secret can only be borne by oneself and buried forever under the loess. Dongfang's undefeated crow-like eyelashes slowly closed and released his palm. Let him cherish this hard-won warmth before this relationship is broken, as if an oasis suddenly appeared in the desert, desperately grasping this only salvation, although he has no regrets.