Chapter 13: Invisible Rivals
After a busy day, sending away the red sun in the morning and the scorching sun at noon, the tired body finally ushered in the afterglow of the sunset. Chen Xiang looked at the drawings that had just been printed, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally dealt with the customer's drawings, this customer is a friend of the company's CEO, there are too many ideas, some of which cannot be realized at all in the process, anyway, after more than two weeks of communication and repeated modifications, the plan is finally determined.
Chen Xiang looked at the display time on the computer, it was half past five, it was estimated that Wang Yan was ready to get off work, Chen Xiang called Wang Yan, and he asked Wang Yan to call him back. However, Wang Yan's pager was in a drawer, and she was concentrating on editing an exam question and did not hear it.
In the past few days, Wang Yan has been thinking about finding a dormitory for the rest of the time, except for editing the book to be published, about three or four days ago, Qiu Yu, who rented a room with her, said that he wanted to move with his boyfriend to live close to the company. They said that Fang Zhuang was too far away from where he went to work, and it was a waste of time and energy to spend a long time on the road every day.
In this regard, Wang Yan deeply agrees, the place where she works is in Haidian, and it is far away from Fangzhuang. Every time she sat in the car for a long time, she would get motion sickness. So, when she heard Qiu Yu say that she was going to move, she couldn't wait to find a place to live near work, so that she could save a lot of time for rest or study.
As soon as she finished compiling the questions and cleaning up the documents on her desk, when Wang Yan opened the drawer and was about to take the pager, the pager sounded "woo-woo". It turned out that Chen Xiang saw that Wang Yan did not return the call, so he paged again.
Wang Yan saw that there were two pagers from Chen Xiang on the pager, and the content was to ask her to call back. She was inexplicably moved in her heart, thinking that Chen Xiang was in a hurry, so she immediately used the company phone to return to Chen Xiang.
Chen Xiang was looking through the drawings that had just been printed, when his mobile phone rang, and he knew that it must be Wang Yan calling. Taking a sip of water, as if to prepare, he coughed lightly, and only when the phone rang for the third time did he gently press the connect button.
"Hello." On the other end of the phone, Wang Yan's voice, which did not match her age, was calm and steady like a news broadcaster.
"Haven't you gotten off work yet?" Chen Xiang asked.
"I'm off work and I'm going back." Wang Yan said in a friendly voice.
"Then wait for me when you pass by the overpass, I'll go over to pick you up and have dinner together in the evening." Chen Xiang happily invited.
"Okay." Wang Yan's mind flashed back to the last time she was alone with Chen Xiang, she was slightly stunned, and then replied happily.
About forty minutes later, Chen Xiang saw Wang Yan. Although the last time they saw Wang Yan, this was the third time they had met, Chen Xiang was still unnaturally stunned. Wang Yan is wearing a white dress without a collar today, the white dress, with a very student-like hairstyle, and the moderately thick red lips shine with a natural luster, making Wang Yan's whole person look pure and slightly sensual.
I don't know if it's because of the Xi Shi in the eyes of his lover, Chen Xiang found that Wang Yan this time was more beautiful than the last two times he had seen, and he wondered how when he saw Wang Yan for the first time, how did he feel that she exuded a unique local atmosphere in the countryside.
Wang Yan felt Chen Xiang's gaze. This kind of vision is not very unfamiliar to her now. When she walked in the unit, the doorman of the unit would often stare at her, and sometimes talk to her under the pretext of talking. Several of her comrades of the opposite sex also like to find topics for her to chat with.
Wang Yan unexpectedly remembered the saying about the flowering period that circulated among the people. It is said that life is like a flower, and everyone has their own flowering period. Some people bloom early, others come later. When the flowering period comes, everyone will think that he/she looks beautiful and pleasing to the eye when they see the person who is in the flowering period. If you meet someone who appreciates you during the flowering period, then you can fall in love.
Wang Yan thought that it must be her own flowering period. In the past, no one of the opposite sex had ever pursued himself directly, and no one had ever looked sideways on the road. This year, she obviously feels that she looks more beautiful in the mirror than before, her skin seems to be more elastic, and she often has the opposite sex watching her when she walks on the road. I used to envy others for having company, and maybe, this time, I will be in love.
"Want something?" Chen Xiang looked at Wang Yan gently and asked.
"Whatever, whatever." Wang Yan replied with a smile.
"I'll take you to eat Kentry*." Chen Xiang said that he felt that it was not very expensive, and the atmosphere was suitable for falling in love.
"Okay." Wang Yan replied with a smile. She felt that it was a public place, not very ambiguous, and would make people live comfortably.
Chen Xiang took Wang Yan to KFC. It was Chen Xiang's first time in KFC, and in 2001, the people who went to KFC were generally well-dressed and well-off people: either families with small children, or some young men and women dressed fashionably. In Chen Xiang's hometown, there is no KFC at all, he is not familiar with the consumption process of KFC, but he has to take care of face and pretend to be very proficient, so he can only quietly and quickly look at it with his eyes to observe the eating methods of others.
Wang Yan walked in front, and Chen Xiang walked behind. When he arrived at the ordering counter, Chen Xiang asked Wang Yan what he wanted to eat, and Wang Yan said, "Let's have a french fries and a hamburger." Chen Xiang glanced at the order poster behind the counter, and naturally said to the clerk: "Two pastoral burgers, a large fries and two Cokes." "His ordering process seems skillful and authentic.
After paying the fee, Chen Xiang took the plate and took Wang Yan to choose a two-person position in the corner and sit down. The two began to eat, silent. Around them, an ambiguous smell slowly emanated.
Chen Xiang stretched out his hand and covered Wang Yan's left hand on the table. Wang Yan did not pull back. She felt Chen Xiang press herself hard with his hand. Suddenly, a rapid "woo woo" sound came from Wang Yan's bag, and it was Wang Yan's pager. She gently and slightly quickly withdrew her left hand from under Chen Xiang's palm, opened the bag and took out the pager. A message appeared on the pager, "I'm Haitian, please call back." 135***"It was Haitian who hadn't been in touch for a long time.
Chen Xiang glanced at the inadvertent joy on Wang Yan's face and asked, "Do you want to call back?" Use my phone to go back. ”
"Thank you", Wang Yan took the mobile phone handed to him by Chen Xiang, and according to the number left on the pager, he gave Haitian back.
"Hey, Haitian?"
"Yes, it's been a long time since I heard from you. Is this your phone number? Haitian asked on the other end of the phone.
"No, it's from a friend." Wang Yan said.
"Oh, this is my newly bought mobile phone number, you can call this number to contact me in the future."
"Okay." Wang Yan replied with a smile.
"How are you doing?"
"It's good." Wang Yan said politely.
"I'm going to Beijing next week, to my sister's. Where do you live? I'll stop by and see you. Haitian's young, slightly happy voice came from the other end of the phone.
Wang Yan felt that if Haitian had come to Beijing to find herself before, it would be okay to meet. Now that he and Chen Xiang have made it clear that they are dealing with each other, there is no need to see Haitian again. However, because Haitian has never made it clear, he has never said that he wants to be boyfriend and girlfriend with him. Therefore, to say something that is not visible is not good. Then he replied in a friendly and polite tone: "I am usually in the unit, in Haidian. When you come, I will invite you to dinner. ”
"Hmm. Okay, I'll contact you when I get to Beijing. Haitian on the other end of the phone said happily.
"Good. Then you get busy first. ”
"Okay, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Hanging up the phone, Wang Yan handed the phone to Chen Xiang and said, "Thank you!" ”
"Who hit it?" Chen Xiang asked.
"Haitian, we are alumni." Wang Yan said truthfully.
"Is it a boy?"
"Hmm."
Chen Xiang's face darkened. In fact, Wang Yan and Haitian had a relationship before, but both parties were students, relatively simple, and the only time they met was on campus, and when they met, both sides had a hazy sense of shyness of young boys and girls, and they were not embarrassed to say a few words to each other, so they said goodbye.
However, Chen Xiang didn't think so, with his intuition, he felt that a young man was calling a young woman, and it was still at night, if it wasn't work, it was mutual interest. Thinking like this, Chen Xiang felt very uncomfortable. He thought that since Wang Yan was talking to him, how could he still agree to meet other boys? Chen Xiang's face was dark and long. Feeling Chen Xiang's unhappiness, Wang Yan looked a little embarrassed, didn't say anything anymore, lowered his head, and just ate.
Silence, silence. The ambiguous atmosphere that was still in the air just now disappeared in an instant. These two look like awkward little couples. Chen Xiang slowly picked up a french fries and put them in his mouth, his face showed a thoughtful expression, he remembered what Guoguo said when he and Guoguo were eating together in the restaurant last night, "There are few pure college students these days, how long have you been dating your girlfriend?" He remembered Wang Yan's rejection of him that night, could it be that she was really not the first time? Thinking of this, he felt very uncomfortable.
Wang Yan bit the hamburger awkwardly, every bite felt difficult to swallow, although it was a free food, but the face of the guest was full of dark clouds, no matter how delicious the food was, it was extremely uncomfortable to bite the jue. Finally finished eating the food she ordered, Wang Yan felt a sense of relief, and she could finally get up and leave.
"Let's go back." Wang Yan wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin and said without emotion.
"Hmm." Chen Xiang replied softly without expression.
Wang Yan got up and put the bag on her shoulder, she walked in front as she came, Chen Xiang followed, and the two walked towards the door of KFC.