Zhang Chengye had only lived for one day when he was called by his father and urged to go back to work. Li Xi liked this very much, and he cooked two more dishes when he was happy that night.
Because he was still in the postoperative recovery period, Chu Yan stayed at home most of the time to rest. His face, which had always looked excessively pale when he was seriously ill, gradually recovered a little blood color.
Over time, the day to go to the hospital for review a week later also arrived. Li Xi went with him that morning. The indicators of the examination results showed that they were normal, and there was basically no rejection reaction. In this way, he only needs to take immune drugs and recuperate for a period of time. Basically, he can live and work like a normal person.
Li Xi was very happy to hear this result and finally let go of the anxiety and worry he had been holding in his heart.
This means that his lover has regained a healthy body, the newborn cells in his body are healthy and full of vitality, and he no longer has to endure the suffering of illness and pain and can enjoy life like other normal people.
On the way home, Chu Yan touched the tips of his hair that were too long, only to remember that he hadn’t trimmed his hair for nearly two months.
The two of them went to the one they used to go to. It’s still morning, and there were not many people in the store, so the surrounding environment was spacious and quiet.
The consumption of this store was very high, and it had a membership system. Every regular customer in the store basically had a fixed barber who was more familiar with them.
Chu Yan just cut his hair simply, and the barber didn’t need to do any complicated styling, so he was finished in less than half an hour.
Looking at Chu Yan’s new hairstyle, Li Xi couldn’t help but walk over and praise it, saying, “It looks great.”
It was indeed very good-looking. His cheeks were very thin, his eyebrows were deep, and his facial features were clear and dignified. Such refreshing and neat short hair revealed almost all his advantages.
In the evening, the two of them leaned on the sofa together after eating and washing the dishes. Chu Yan was focusing on the TV for a while when he gradually noticed a fiery sight that could not be ignored next to him. As soon as he turned his head, he met Li Xi’s shiny eyes.
As soon as Chu Yan looked at him, he knew what he wanted to do.
Sure enough, the next second the two of them met, they got entangled in a long, hot French kiss. After the kiss, both of them looked a little messy.
Li Xi gasped, rubbing his thumb along the bridge of Chu Yan’s nose for a while, and said in a very low and hoarse voice, “Your nose is so stiff that it hit me…”
How perverted you want him to be, he will be. Really full of lust.
Chu Yan: “……”
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After this experience, Li Xi tried his best to reduce his work a lot, and he could come back early every day. Occasionally, the two of them would sit on the sofa together, watch some dramas and play games, or go out to watch a movie and have a meal when the weather was good and the mood was good.
He was very satisfied with such a stable life. The presence of a loved one, even if he was just doing the simplest little things, could make him feel infinitely sweet and happy.
At noon that day, Chu Yan was reading a book upstairs. Suddenly the doorbell rang, when Li Xi went downstairs and opened the door, he found that it was a courier to Chu Yan and there was more than one. There were actually seven or eight large and small couriers.
Li Xi signed for them one by one and couldn’t help feeling a little funny in his heart. Why didn’t he know that Chu Yan was actually a shopaholic?
But when he moved the things back, he took a rough look and found something different—this was not what he bought, but the package that was sent out. No one picked it up for a while, and it was returned by the courier company.
Li Xi picked up one of the packages strangely and glanced at the recipient and address—Liang Fangyuan. His heart sank, and he looked at the other remaining packages again. Except for the different delivery times, the recipient and the receiving address were all exactly the same.
He understood almost immediately—everything Chu Yan sent to his sister was rejected.
Li Xi looked at these packages and didn’t know what to do for a while. His heart was also heavy, and he could fully imagine how sad Chu Yan would feel if he let Chu Yan know that all the things he bought had been returned.
In the end, he found a vacant warehouse and carefully moved all these packages in.
After more than half a month, Chu Yan put forward to Li Xi the idea that he wanted to go back to work.
Li Xi was not sure if his body could take the work of the hospital, so he never let go of his promise, but Chu Yan seemed to have made a decision, so even if he didn’t agree, it would be useless.
When he returned to the hospital, Chu Yan discovered that his colleagues’ attitude towards him had taken a big 180-degree turn. They would call him together when they ate and drank tea, and they were extremely sincere.
He originally thought in his heart, ‘Did he suddenly have the aura of the protagonist now…’ How could they be so friendly to him, one by one? But after two days, he finally knew what was going on.
It turned out that not long after he left the hospital, their general surgery department parachuted in a rich second generation who was the nephew of the vice president. He was usually arrogant and domineering. Relying on his own connection, he offended everyone else thoroughly.
As the saying goes, only when there is a contrast can there be a difference. Only then did they finally understand how cute Chu Yan, an invisible and low-key “relational household”1Relational households refer to units or individuals who make mutual promises and provide convenience and benefits to each other for their own interests in economic activities and other exchanges., was. He doesn’t ask for credit, doesn’t flatter, and doesn’t talk behind others’ backs. He doesn’t change his face when meeting different people. He is usually hard-working and frugal, and he doesn’t deliberately show off. He is really a clear stream in the “relational household”!
That afternoon, Li Xi happened to have dinner near the hospital. Thinking that he was just on the way, he bought some afternoon tea and prepared to wait for Chu Yan to get off work together.
He knew that Chu Yan was working and didn’t bother him. He asked someone to send things in and waited in a cafe opposite, but after waiting for a long time, he waited until the time to get off work had passed long ago and still didn’t see him coming out.
He made a phone call, and no one answered it for a long time. Li Xi felt a little uneasy. After hesitating for a while, he went straight in to find him.
Knowing that Chu Yan’s department was on that floor, he went straight upstairs and looked for him all the way, just in time to bump into Chu Yan, who was walking steadily towards him with the information in his hand.
He walked in a hurry and was whispering something to the nurse next to him. When he saw him, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. His steps paused, and then he showed a soothing and apologetic smile and hurriedly walked past him.
Li Xi stood in place for a long time before he thought in a daze. No wonder someone had invented the word temptation.
What an image…
In fact, except for meeting him at the beginning, Li Xi rarely saw him wearing a white coat. When he saw it again at first glance, he felt that he looked really… abstinent and rigorous…
That night, after Chu Yan had finished his meal while still preparing the materials for the next day, he was pestered by Li Xi to hand in the “public rations” in the study again.
……
Time flies quickly, and it’s the end of the year in a blink of an eye.
Snowflakes fall like pieces of paper, the air is dry and cold, and almost every breath can form ice. It is the lowest temperature in recent winters.
Chu Yan called home and said that he would bring a friend back for the New Year. When Father and Mother Liang heard him say that, they immediately asked him if he was bringing back a girlfriend. Chu Yan could only explain that he was a very good friend.
Liang Fangyuan learned the news from her parents, and that night she called Chu Yan and scolded him, saying that if he really wanted to take Li Xi back, he should just simply not come back for the New Year.
Chu Yan subconsciously glanced at Li Xi next to him and found that the other party should have heard everything. He looked at him intently, his eyes full of distress and sadness.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Yan was silent for a while before saying softly, “Li Xi, I’m sorry…”
“I may never be able to tell my parents about our relationship… if you mind…”
Li Xi shook his head, opened his arms, and hugged him. He buried his head in his shoulder socket and rubbed his head lightly. “I don’t mind…you really don’t need to tell me you’re sorry. You really don’t need to…I just feel sorry for you…”
But after a few days, Liang Fangyuan didn’t know why she called again. She was relieved and said that she agreed with Chu Yan to bring Li Xi back for the New Year, but he had to ensure that the relationship between the two would not be known to their parents.
Li Xi was very nervous about the upcoming meeting with Chu Yan’s parents, and he had a sense of anxiety like a little daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws.
Chu Yan saw that he was going to bring two or three suitcases of gifts, and he was a little helpless and a little speechless. “Are you planning to buy off all my seven aunts and eight uncles?”
Although Li Xi knew that Chu Yan’s parents might never be able to admit and accept them, he still hoped that they would have a good impression of him. “It’s no surprise for me to be polite; I have to let our dad and mom know my heart.”
When Chu Yan heard his unfamiliar name, he smiled and knew that he could only help him speak up in front of his parents. “Then have you packed up? I’m afraid there will be a traffic jam later.”
Li Xi zippered the suitcase and took off two scarves from the coat rack, one for him and the other for himself. After looking at it for a while, his eyes were shining.
The colors were different, but the patterns were for lovers. He was very satisfied with his little-known carefulness.
During the continuous seven or eight-hour train ride, the motion sickness medicine that Li Xi had prepared in advance was really used. When he got off the train, even Li Xi felt a little lightheaded.
Not to mention Chu Yan, who had low blood pressure and anemia. After getting out of the car, his whole face was pale. Li Xi fed him some hot water in a nearby restaurant before slowly calming down.
However, Province G is in the south after all, but it is much warmer than City M. The two finally arrived at Chu Yan’s house after sitting on the bus for about an hour.
After all, it is a backward and poor town, which is completely different from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis, but near the New Year, the streets are still crowded with people, which is very lively.
Regarding Li Xi’s identity, Father Liang and Mother Liang didn’t ask much about it. They only thought that the people in the city were very novel and fun; they just wanted to feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in the country. What’s more, Li Xi looked upright and handsome and behaved generously. When he smiled, he unconsciously showed an indescribable righteousness between his eyebrows.
It’s hard for elders not to like such a young man.
Li Xi was treated enthusiastically, and the only anxiety left in his heart finally disappeared completely.
However, there are many empty rooms on the second floor of the house, and it is naturally impossible for Li Xi, who is a friend, to sleep with Chu Yan.
Taking advantage of the few days before the New Year, Li Xi still pestered Chu Yan to visit his high school alma mater. Because of the make-up classes in his senior year, the school has not closed yet.
The campus was empty and silent. Chu Yan took Li Xi to see the teaching building and dormitory. After walking around the playground for a while, he saw an acquaintance from a distance.
The woman was wearing a big red windbreaker; her hair was permed into big curly waves; she was stepping on a pair of stiletto heels; her figure was slim; and she looked young and fashionable.
When she saw Chu Yan, the expression on her face obviously flashed with surprise. She stood in the same place for a while before finally making up her mind and walking towards Chu Yan and Li Xi.
Liang Ying saw Chu Yan in M City, but at that time she didn’t expect that he had already mixed up so well with society, became a doctor, and had a house in the city center. Although her husband has a little money compared with Chu Yan, who looks good, has a good job, and is decent, her husband is far from him. It is inevitable that she will be a little heartbroken for a while. As a high school classmate, she frequently asked him out for dinner, but she didn’t tell him that she was married…
How could she know that her husband would find his workplace and beat people up because of this..?
When Li Xi saw her, his face changed, and he subconsciously held Chu Yan’s hand beside him. His strength increased unconsciously.
Chu Yan noticed his movements, turned his head, sighed slightly, and his eyes were a little sad.
“Liang Ying? Long time no see.”
Liang Ying walked over and heard him call her name. She reluctantly smiled. Her face was a bit embarrassed, and she moved her lips for a long time before she opened her mouth. “It’s been a long time…”
At this moment, a man in a black down jacket also walked over here quickly, carrying a woman’s bag in his hand.
“Wife? Did you see an acquaintance—”
Before he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly when he saw Chu Yan, and the expression on his face was also embarrassing.
“Well, Dr. Liang is here too…”
Chu Yan didn’t expect to see this person here. The shock in his eyes hadn’t faded before he heard Liang Ying speak, “The last time I was in the hospital, it was a misunderstanding. He was too reckless. I apologize for him. I’m really sorry…”
The man on the side also echoed again and again, apologizing deeply. He had always suspected that Liang Ying was having an affair with the person in front of him. Later, he went to the hospital and had a fight with this man. After he came back, he found out that he didn’t like women at all; he was gay.
Only then did he understand that it was just a misunderstanding and that he had wronged others.
Li Xi looked at them with a bit of chill in his eyes. He just wanted to say something, but Chu Yan held his wrist with a backhand.
Chu Yan pondered for a while, then sighed, looked at them, and said, “Just solve the misunderstanding… We still have something to do, so we’ll go first.”
Liang Ying knew that he was not going to expose themselves, so she smiled gratefully and said, “You’re busy, we won’t bother you…”
Seeing Chu Yan leave, Li Xi hurriedly raised his heel.
Liang Ying was still complaining awkwardly behind them, “It’s all your fault, how embarrassing it is for us old classmates to meet now…”
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In the evening, the two of them laid on the bed after taking a shower and turned off the lights. Chu Yan found the corner of Li Xi’s mouth in the dark, kissed him, and asked, “Don’t you have anything to ask about this?”
Li Xi tried his best to raise his face to cater to him, panting softly, “Then do you want to say it?”
“Actually, to say the least, I didn’t know she was married before… But, in that situation, since you misunderstood, I thought, it’s better to just misunderstand like this… Maybe you will find a woman to get married to and have children with when we break up. When you have a new family, you will probably let it go after a long time.”
Li Xi listened to his light tone, but his heart ached violently involuntarily, and he couldn’t help but raise his hand to hug him tightly, but infinite joy and gratitude gushed from the bottom of his heart…
After the New Year, Father Liang and Mother Liang prepared many local products for Li Xi to take back. They had their own pickles and some pancakes that were only sold locally.
On the train, Li Xi looked at the scenery outside the window for a while, then turned around and hugged Chu Yan’s arm next to him, saying, “Come back again for National Day this year; I must let our dad and mom treat me as a godson.”
Chu Yan glanced down at his hand, smiled, and nodded in praise. “Well, this time it’s a good performance; it’s very good…”
Li Xi also smiled, and the scenery outside the car window gradually regressed. Fortunately, they did not miss each other.
