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Chapter 48
Yu Lan sat in the car, looking down at her phone, waiting for a text message that might not get a response.
After he mustered up the courage to send the invitation text message, he quickly cut out of the WeChat interface as if escaping, and stared blankly at the screen saver of the mobile phone.
The time spent waiting for a response was excruciating, and his thoughts wandered endlessly.
If the other party doesn't respond to him, what will he do next.
Continue to People's Square to watch the fireworks?
This year's New Year's Eve fireworks show hosted by Jiang City TV is even bigger than previous years.Citizens full of anticipation gathered in the square early and waited.
forget it.Yu Lan asked himself, he didn't really like watching fireworks.
Citizens are prohibited from setting off fireworks in the urban area, but Ning City also has a New Year's Eve fireworks show, so there is no need to look far away.He didn't drive several hours to the neighboring city for this brief performance of only a few minutes.
It's only twenty-five minutes to twelve o'clock in the morning, and the new year is upon us.
Yu Lan thought without expecting: If he doesn't receive a reply by twelve o'clock, he can drive back.
Unexpectedly, the notification sound of WeChat's special concern sounded.
Chu Qiaoyu: Come
Chu Qiaoyu: Just wait for me, I'll pack it up right away!
In the car, the warm air conditioner was turned on at a suitable temperature, and it was not as cold as outside.After Yu Lan saw the news, she covered her mouth and exhaled. When people are nervous, they will do some small movements that have no practical meaning.
Then he replied: "Don't worry, I still have a few minutes to drive downstairs to your house, please contact me when you are well."
What Chu Qiaoyu said was right away, and within five minutes he sent another WeChat message: "I'm going downstairs, have you arrived yet?"
Yu Lan got out of the car and stood by the car door to wait.
The figure of the other party appeared at the gate of the community. He hadn't seen him for several months, but he didn't feel strange when he saw Chu Qiaoyu.
Maybe it was because during this period of no contact, he registered a trumpet and secretly watched Chu Qiaoyu's live broadcast every day.
When Chu Qiaoyu saw this person who hadn't spoken to him for several months, now he not only wanted to talk to him, but also went to watch the fireworks with him alone.He felt a little unnatural in his heart, and pretended to greet him familiarly: "Sorry, I kept you waiting."
Yu Lan said without changing his face, "Fortunately, the road is a bit congested, and I just arrived."
Never mentioning that he was in Jiang City at eleven o'clock, and the car was parked only a few roads away from the Chu Qiaoyu Community.In the end, he still hesitated for more than half an hour, seeing that the year was coming to an end, before sending out that succinct WeChat message.
The house Chu Qiaoyu rented is a few kilometers away from People’s Square. At this point in normal times, it should have been more than ten minutes by car.
But at this special moment of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new tonight, there are probably too many people going to the square to watch the fireworks, and the nearby roads are still in bad condition late at night.
Seeing that the time was approaching twelve o'clock, they were still a bridge away from the square.
And the closer you get to the square, the worse the congestion. Unless you can fly over the bridge full of traffic, you will never be able to get to the square on time.
"Park here first." Yu Lan finally squeezed into a parking space of just the right size on the side of the street, and was affected by a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, so she parked the car upright.
After finally parking the car, the two got out of the car and stood beside the street lamp, surrounded by warm lights.
"Sorry, I called you out to watch the fireworks, but I didn't count the time," Yu Lan said apologetically, "I didn't expect the road to be so congested."
Chu Qiaoyu didn't mind: "It doesn't matter. Whether we are in the square or outside the square, we see the same fireworks. It must be crowded with people in the square..."
Before the words fell, the bell rang on the hour, and at the same time, dazzling fireworks rose into the night sky with a "swoosh".Colorful fireworks light up the dark night sky like day.
Yu Lan didn't care about the firework show that was said to cost a lot of money, he first took a look at the people around him.The side face of the other party was softly portrayed by the lights on the side of the road, and colorful fireworks were reflected in his eyes.
Then he turned his attention to the sky.
No matter how grand and grand the fireworks show held by Jiang City TV Station is, the total duration is only a few minutes, and the fireworks itself is a short-lived performance.
Yu Lan put her hands in her coat pockets, the regret and reluctance that rose to the peak at the moment when the fireworks ended, like the wisps of smoke when the fireworks fell, and finally fell into the river and disappeared.
That's enough.
Yu Lan smiled slightly: "Thank you."
"Uh, you're welcome," Chu Qiaoyu scratched his head, "Actually, I should thank you. If you don't call me, my plan for tonight is to stay in front of the computer and play games all night... But now I think, come out and have a lookFireworks are pretty good too."
Yu Lan asked again: "Go back?"
"Hmm..." Chu Qiaoyu's brain twitched, "Do you want supper?"
After saying this, Chu Qiaoyu: ...
The feeling of tiredness of giving up treatment arises spontaneously.Chu Qiaoyu thought to himself: Anyway, it’s not right to start all this tonight without staying at home and playing games, so let him!
And he was just too hungry, wouldn't it be a matter of course to come out to watch the fireworks in the middle of the night and have something to eat!
"Okay." Yu Lan nodded, "There is a food stall nearby that tastes good. I have been here with my teammates before."
The two walked slowly along the river.
The projections of street lamps are dotted on the river, like stars falling from the sky.The lights on the other side of the river are brightly lit, and the noisy human voices are only slightly heard here, which cannot be heard clearly.
Chu Qiaoyu suddenly thought of what he hadn't said after being interrupted by the fireworks: It's better to be quiet and comfortable here.
At the time, he really thought it was fine.The two of them stayed together, quietly.And they can talk or not.
This gave Chu Qiaoyu a sense of peace of mind.
When he was a professional player, he was the last one to leave the training room every night during training, so it was up to him to turn off the lights and power.And after he finally closed the door, he was used to taking a long breath, and the exhaustion and stress of yesterday were locked in the training room together.
His peace of mind at that time was because although the training was hard, he could feel his progress, which made him feel that his efforts were rewarded and worthwhile.
And now?Is it because of the person next to me?
He can do whatever he wants in front of Yu Lan, whether it's the hilarious Ryu in the live broadcast room or the high-spirited Ryu on the field, these are all him, but it's just one side of him.
No matter what state he was in, Yu Lan didn't seem to care too much, but stayed by his side.
Chu Qiaoyu couldn't be more clear about the premise of not caring, because Yu Lan likes him.
Chu Qiaoyu thought further and further: when he was young and young, he had fantasies about his future partner.
Who doesn't like good looks?Of course, this is not too important, it is just a bonus item for icing on the cake, and the most important thing is to get along well.If you are lucky, you can find someone to play games with him, even better. If you play well, you will wake up laughing from your dreams.
Isn't that... as long as he abandons one of the less important restrictions...
no!This limit is very important!Chu Qiaoyu shook his head and told himself: I am a straight man!
Yu Lan turned his head, and the person who should have been a few steps behind him fell far behind.He walked back for a while, and found that Chu Qiaoyu was in a trance, and waved in front of Chu Qiaoyu suspiciously: "Chuqiaoyu?"
He felt that his name was not loud, but Chu Qiaoyu seemed to be taken aback: "Why, what's wrong?"
Yu Lan: "...here we are."
"Oh, oh," Chu Qiaoyu came back to his senses, and sat with Yu Lan on the tables and chairs of the food stall on the street, watching him take orders with the boss familiarly.
It seems that the other party said that he has been here more than once or twice, and he is very familiar with this store.
Yu Lan picked a few dishes from the menu, looked up and asked him, "Are there any taboos?"
Chu Qiaoyu said, "It's up to you, I won't pick."
Yu Lan added a few more dishes and handed over the menu: "Do you see if this is enough?"
Chu Qiaoyu looked at the five dishes on the menu: "Is it a bit too much?"
The two of them can't solve five dishes...
Yu Lan explained: "It's okay, I'll ask the boss to cook less. You didn't eat much at night, aren't you hungry?"
Chu Qiaoyu was busy rushing to the national server, and it was rare for him to stay up in bed in the morning, so he rushed to score as soon as the top game started.Because the feeling of hitting came, didn't want to leave the off state for a long time, so just messed around with lunch and dinner.
It happened to be around dinner time, and he was playing the game very hot. The audience in the live broadcast room said that the anchor had gone to dinner, and he came back to start the broadcast after a few minutes.
The audience was surprised by the speed of eating at the speed of light. In addition, Chu Qiaoyu said that he would come early and leave late after he said that he would play the national server. The model worker was broadcast live. These days, he worked harder than before, and they all wondered if the anchor was cultivating immortality.
He simply stuffed a few mouthfuls of bread for dinner, and he was already so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back when he came out in the evening, and he was so hungry that he could eat the next table of dishes.
However, food stalls usually provide ample portions, and five dishes are still too much, and he is afraid of wasting food.
Hearing what Yu Lan said, Chu Qiaoyu felt relieved and waited for the food to be served.
Because he was only waiting for the food, he didn't think much about why the other party knew that he had already dealt with the dinner.
The author has something to say:
Of course it's because of the number change...
But we won’t talk about it so soon, the sexual orientation of Mianbao is still in a precarious(?) state
Sorry for not coming at twelve o'clock!!!(sliding kneeling)
I wrote an extra paragraph later, but didn’t finish it, so had to put it next time, so let’s make Friday a little more (sophistry)