miss you dearly

Chapter 22 Our Small World (3)
Xie Yuanteng replied calmly, "I invite you. Let's go, Xi Ju."

Sitting in the small shop, Xie Yuanteng didn't even look at the menu, just announced the names of three or four dishes, and then pushed the menu in front of him: "Look, what else do you want to add?"

"Is there anyone else?" Seeing Xie Yuanteng shaking his head, he only added a cup of hot drink to her: "Although I have a good appetite, I don't have a big stomach."

Xie Yuanteng didn't insist anymore: "Master Zhang told me that these dishes are their specialty, so it's useless to come here if you don't try them."

When the dishes came, Xi He raised his eyebrows, "Master Zhang must have never told you that the dishes are so big."

Xie Yuanteng was also a little surprised: "Let's perform supernormally."

Xi He raised the corners of her lips, showing a nice smile, and passed the chopsticks into her hand, "Give it a try."

Xie Yuanteng's appetite had been frightened by several extra-large plates, but seeing Xi He naturally pick up food for her, he lowered his head and started eating.During the period, the two of them chatted without saying a word, and the topics around them were basically the culture of City A, and there was no silence or embarrassment.

After the meal, Xie Yuanteng really wanted to pay the bill, but was stopped by Xi He, "I don't have the habit of letting girls pay the bill."

"Okay, I'll ask."

"I didn't agree."

Xie Yuanteng could vaguely hear the meaning behind the words, but he didn't know what to start to ask, so he simply kept silent.

When I went out, I faced a gust of cold wind, which made people feel the breath of winter.Xie Yuanteng subconsciously pulled up the collar of the down jacket, and the next moment she was wearing a black coat, she wanted to refuse: "No—"

But was interrupted by Xi He: "Get dressed, don't catch a cold." Without giving her a chance to refuse, she only wore a dark suit and walked straight to the car.

Xie Yuanteng went back to the side of the road to learn about the progress of the installation, and then went to buy water for the workers.Seeing Xi Heyi smoking in front of the car, he looked at the time, and it was already twelve o'clock.Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, she began to persuade him, "Why don't you go back, you have to go to work tomorrow."

Xi He didn't answer directly, he pinched his cigarette and opened the car door: "Sit in the car, it's cold outside."

The cold wind at night was bleak and cold, as if it was about to blow into my heart. However, with someone by my side, it didn't seem so cold.Xie Yuanteng almost fell in love with this warmth, she sighed softly, and the vicissitudes in her eyes did not match her age.

Too bad it wasn't him.

Xie turned his head to look over, Xie Yuanteng came back to his senses, his eyes met him in mid-air, "Do you still remember the day before I moved?"

Xi He's serious expression immediately changed, and the corners of his lips were filled with an uncontrollable smile, "It's hard to forget."

Back in time, back in memory:
"you shut up."

"You just shut up."

"I'm moving out tomorrow, and I'll never see you again, you bastard."

"It's best to move today, it's annoying to look at it more than once."

"Humph!"

Neither of Xi Yan and Xie Yuanteng, who were still little girls, was willing to take a second look at the other, and turned around angrily.

Xi He happened to see this scene, and felt that the two little girls were extremely cute and childish.

After many years, Xi He finally had the opportunity to ask: "I haven't figured it out until now, why are you and Xiaoyan so incompatible?"

Xie Yuanteng tilted his head slightly, "No way, you are the source and you don't know?"

"Me?" Xi He was startled, obviously ignorant.

Xie Yuanteng sighed and said, "It's not because I accidentally blew up your arm, Xi Yan remembers hating me."

Xi He saw that she was smiling briskly and cheerfully, so she couldn't help but also laughed, "That girl has the nerve to blame others, she is so crazy that she is not like a girl. My father won't let her set off firecrackers, for fear of blowing her up, she will act like a baby to me , Secretly asked me to buy it, and didn't take me to play. If she hadn't run into me in a hurry, she wouldn't have blown me up so quickly."

"That's right, so it's not my fault at all." Xie Yuanteng smiled, showing aggrieved face, "I didn't see you there before I threw it over there, how can I be so black-hearted."

Xi He echoed: "I also thought I didn't offend you, why did you just throw it at me?"

"I really didn't mean it." Xie Yuanteng smiled, "Is there a scar?"

Xi He raised his sleeves a bit, and the skin on his wrist was intact without any scars. "It was thick enough to wear in winter, and besides, I was so startled that my arm fell to the ground as soon as I lifted it, and it didn't explode at all."

Xie Yuanteng took his hand and took a closer look, then let out a soft breath, "I have been guilty for so many years."

Her hand was cold but soft, and for a moment, Xi He wanted to hold it, but in the end, he just said: "I thought you forgot." Then he let her withdraw his hand, his indifferent tone seemed to express , The brief physical contact just now was just unintentional.

Such a good night, such a night, nothing happens, it seems to live up to the romance of the cold winter.However, in the end, Xi He and Xie Yuanteng just recalled the distant childhood.

Once when Xi Yan was sick and did not go to school, Xi He met her on the way and asked her to take his ride. When entering school, she smiled and said to him, "Thank you brother Xi He."

In the evening, the two girls were dancing rubber bands in the courtyard of the old house. When Xi Yan went home for dinner with Xi He, and she faced the indifference of her parents, Xie Yuanteng could only squat silently in the corner and shed tears. .

On weekends, they made an appointment to steal plums from the neighbor’s house, but Xi Yan was discovered by Xi He when he was halfway up the tree, “If it breaks, it will become ugly, and when it grows up, it will not be able to marry.” with warmth.

Xi Yan was originally a ghost, but relying on her brother's love, she retorted with a little temper, "Anyway, I don't want you to marry me. You can marry a beautiful girl. Why do you care about me?"

Xi He pinched her little face, "I'm your brother, I don't care who cares about you."

Xi Yan's dark eyes rolled, and he slapped his hands away with a smile, "I didn't wash my face."

Xi He couldn't hold back her laughter, and took her little hand to reprimand lightly, "Little dirty monkey, see if I don't tell Dad."

"You can't. Brother, you can carry me on your back, I can't walk anymore." Xi Yan began to act coquettishly with her tender childish voice, shaking Xi He's arm restlessly with her small hands, "Brother loves Xiaoyan the most, Back me, back me."

Xi He squatted down and helped Xi Yan climb up his back.Until their figures disappeared from sight, the young Xie Yuanteng was still standing on the street corner in a daze.

Since she was a child, she envied Xi Yan for having such a good brother.If she could, she wished she could have a brother who loved her so much.Someone would protect her when she was in trouble, someone would pamper her when she was dishonest, when it rained, someone would take her home with an umbrella, and when it snowed, someone would sneak into his coat to keep warm.

However, love hits it off once in a hundred years, and family love is even more destined.

After all, I can only envy.

The dark night sky quietly reveals the thoughts, and the moonlight shines lightly, embracing the world with a lofty posture.Of course, Xie Yuanteng is not without feelings: the man in front of him who is close at hand once liked her.

Once upon a time.

Han Nuo's appearance in the ancient city is not really what he and Han Tianyu said: to develop tourism projects, but for Wentao.

Assistant Cheng Che had made an appointment with Wen Tao in advance, so the meeting went smoothly.

In the "Ancient Charm Court", Han Nuo and Wen Tao sat facing each other.

"I'm very glad that Cheng Che is your junior girl, which saved me a lot of detours." Han Nuo said bluntly: "Tianyu's shares belong to you, but it is just an extra asset. It is very important to me, I hope You are willing to transfer it to me."

"What if I say I don't want to."

"You should be willing. Otherwise, I won't have a chance to sit here." Han Nuo picked up the tea and put it on his nose, smelling it lightly: "You might as well talk about your concerns." It seems that he has a plan in mind.

The so-called concerns refer to conditions.

"In your opinion, the shares in my hand are just an asset." Wen Tao smiled softly in surprise, and slowly refilled his cup of tea: "It was my father who left it to my mother. only."

Han Nuo realized that there was a sad story behind the shares.About Wenmu.

"My mother never married. When she was alive, her eyes were full of thoughts and expectations for my father. When she is gone, she only holds a few loose shares that are not worth showing to my father."

Wenmu's life may be summed up in three words "being let down".

However, what Han Nuo didn't expect was:
Wen Tao raised his eyes and looked directly at Han Nuo, word by word: "If you are only short of 5.00% of the shares and can get back the real estate kingdom created by your father, I can only say that this is God's punishment for Han Tianqi."

When Xi Yan came to the tea house, Han Nuo was still there.Miss Tea Art found out about her appointment, and stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Wen has a guest, and he said that if you come, please go to the lounge and wait for him for a while, it will be ready soon."

"Okay. Thank you." Xi Yan smiled back, and went to the stairwell under her guidance.

The teahouse consists of two floors, with grand decoration and modernized traditional Chinese culture. In the design, the advantage of the high tea floor is intentionally brought into play, and it has been raised to a certain extent, taking into account the sensory effect of people.A small chandelier is installed in the raised place, which shows the variety of layers and endless changes.

In this quaint town, it is rare for someone to break some conventional design concepts and not blindly follow the ancient style.Xi Yan was admiring the decoration of the tea house, Han Nuo came out of the private room with the door open, turned to look at Wen Tao: "Actually, the harvest is greater than I expected."

Wen Tao's expression was calm, showing no emotion: "Even if the trip was in vain?"

Han Nuo lowered his head, remained silent for a second, then raised his head again: "This trip is worthwhile."

Wen Tao nodded, and said a word after a while: "Okay." Then he stretched out his hand.

Han Nuo's gaze stayed on his hand for five seconds before he passed it out and took it.

Xi Yan found that this polite handshake lasted for a long time.Long enough for her to avoid it.If she could understand Han Nuo's heartbeat at this moment.

When Han Nuo stood still in front of her, Xi Yan's expression seemed impeccable: "Long time no see, Han Nuo."

The smile only remained at the corner of his mouth, and Han Nuo only said, "Long time no see."

The most regrettable thing in life is that when you let go, you think it is the best choice for each other, but when you are really close to each other, you find out that you stubbornly insist on what you should not insist on, and give up easily or maybe you shouldn't give up.

Xi Yan's eyes fell on his handsome face, "When did you come?"

Han Nuo took a deep breath, exhausted and said in a steady voice, "Yesterday."

Xi Yan couldn't find a topic anymore.

She didn't speak, and Han Nuo didn't want to continue.He stepped away, and when he was next to her, he said softly: "Go back tomorrow."

Xi Yan hugged the information bag with both hands, turned slightly sideways, and when passing him by, said: "Safe journey."

Han Nuo said neither words of thanks nor words of farewell.

When discussing the propaganda case with Wen Tao, Xi Yan kept coughing, facing the question in his eyes, Xi Yan chose to ignore it.The relationship with him made her feel that there was no need to explain at all.Her relationship with Han Nuo has nothing to do with anyone.

Of course, Wen Tao is also a sensible person, and he didn’t ask any inappropriate questions. He only expressed his concern to Xi Yan as a friend, “I don’t know that you are sick, otherwise I will cancel the appointment. In this way, I will send you back to rest first. It’s not too late to talk about the plan another day.”

"It's not a serious illness, it's just a cold." Xi Yan wanted to insist on finishing the work talk, but after thinking about it, she felt that she was coughing so badly that it was a bit impolite, so she put away the plan and smiled apologetically: "Alright, so as not to infect you."

Hearing what she said, Wen Tao felt a little embarrassed, "I see you are too uncomfortable, if your boyfriend knows that I drag you to talk about work when you are sick, he must be anxious to me."

Xi Yan smiled: "He won't be in a hurry with you, he will only criticize me."

Wen Tao looked as usual, and stood up first: "That's his heartache. Let's go, I'll drive you."

"No need, it's very convenient to take a taxi downstairs." Before Wen Tao could say anything else, Xi Yan had already left, "Then let's call and make an appointment to discuss the plan. Goodbye."

Wen Tao didn't insist anymore.

After calling Xiao Ding, Xi Yan went straight back to the apartment.The moment she opened the door, she heard soft music flowing out, and smelled the faint fragrance of tea wafting from the room.

Apart from myself, only one person has the keys to the apartment.Xi Yan closed the door, changed her shoes and entered the room.Standing at the door of the kitchen, seeing the familiar figure from behind, his eyes were wet.

Although the music was not loud, it still covered the sound of Xi Yan's footsteps. When Wen Xingyuan turned his head, he saw her leaning against the door with red eyes, looking at him quietly and intently.

Heart overflowing with heavy happiness, the soft feeling touched every corner of my heart, holding her breath for a moment, Chi Yan murmured, "Why did you come here all of a sudden?"

Wen Xingyuan turned around and turned off the fire on the stove. He looked at her gently and calmly, with a faint smile on his face.Without giving her a chance to say anything else, he stretched out his long arms and hugged her into his arms. At the same time, his thin lips had accurately found her soft lips and kissed her deeply.

Xi Yan raised her head slightly, and whispered, "Go far."

Wen Xingyuan raised his head with difficulty, resisting the urge to put her to death, and demanded in a hoarse voice, "Say you miss me."

Touching his burning gaze, Xi Yan was filled with tenderness, she raised her hands in surrender, and obediently said the deepest feelings in her heart, "I miss you so much."

Wen Xingyuan smiled and hugged her tightly.

However, the intimacy did not continue.

Moving away the body that was half pressed against her, Wen Xingyuan touched Xi Yanhong's abnormal face from the side, noticing the unusual heat, he pressed his forehead against her forehead for a while, and it was still hot: "Have a fever? "

Xi Yan's confused mind was pulled back in an instant, and she replied pitifully, "I have a cold, and I had a little fever in the afternoon."

Hearing this, the fire in Wen Xingyuan's body was instantly extinguished. He shook off the quilt and covered the two of them, hugged her into his arms distressedly, and reprimanded her softly, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Tell me what's uncomfortable, and I'll get it for you." Buy medicine."

Xi Yan didn't say anything, just put her hand on his waist.

Touching her smooth back, Wen Xingyuan breathed lightly, and Wen Xingyuan's voice was extremely gentle, "I'll go to the hospital for an injection later."

This kind of hug made Xi Yan feel warm and comforting, she put her small face on his chest, coquettishly, "Don't go to the hospital, there is medicine in the bag, take it and you will be fine."

"If it doesn't work, you have to go to the hospital. You can't be willful." Guessing that she was afraid of injections, Wen Xingyuan coaxed, "If you are obedient, I won't ask you the reason for your sudden illness."

Xi Yan was taken aback for a moment, then pushed him vigorously as if angry, "Who's afraid of you asking."

"Then why are you talking about why you were fine yesterday, but you suddenly fell ill today? I can't even do serious business." Wen Xingyuan was not angry, he stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms and hugged her, and took her hand again. Put your arms around his waist, "Don't freeze anymore, hold tight."

Xi Yan couldn't hold back her laughter, and bit his chest, "Shameless."

Wen Xingyuan smiled lowly, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "If it weren't for seeing that you were sick, there would be even more shameless."

Pinching his waist, Xi Yan leaned on his arm and muttered softly, "It's a good thing you're here, otherwise I would feel like an abandoned child."

Wen Xingyuan hugged her distressedly: "Could it be that you were freezing outside last night?" He knew exactly when she left the bar and when she returned to the apartment.

"There was a cold wind blowing outside, and then I fell asleep on the sofa again, and when I got up in the morning, I started to feel uncomfortable." Xi Yan told the truth, and finally looked at him timidly with her small face up and asked: "Do you want to sleep again?" angry?"

"Shouldn't I be angry?" Wen Xingyuan asked with a straight face, annoyed that she couldn't take care of herself at such an age.

Xi Yan understood another meaning.Angrily, she broke away from his embrace and turned her back to him.Then he sighed, and pressed his warm body against him, "Take your medicine obediently, and I won't be angry if you recover quickly."

Xi Yan bent his elbow and crooked him.

Wen Xingyuan smiled lightly.

With this cold, Xi Yan managed to sleep soundly in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, she began to turn over non-stop, her cough became more and more severe, and her little face turned red.

Wen Xingyuan got up and put on his clothes, and gently shook her, "Xiaoyan?"

Xi Yan rubbed her eyes, stretched her hand out of the quilt and handed it to him: "Xingyuan."

He held her hand with his left hand, and put his right hand on her forehead, "Why is it so hot? Get up, let's go to the hospital."

Xi Yan's body was limp, and he said weakly: "It's uncomfortable."

Wen Xingyuan withdrew his hands and went to the living room. When he came back, he lifted the quilt to dress her, and wrapped his coat around her.

The body flew into the air suddenly, and Xi Yan leaned against his arms dizzily: "What are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)