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Chapter 15
Xie Yao was stunned for almost half a minute before remembering to open the door for someone.
He moved his unsteady legs and slowly moved to the door, the mobile phone in his hand hadn't been hung up yet.
Hearing that the other party was surprisingly quiet, he hesitated for a while but didn't take another look at the video doorbell.Xie Yao held the doorknob, feeling his heart beating violently.I couldn't help but wonder in my heart if this was a joke on the other side's whim.
But the person who asked him to open the door was none other than Zhou Qiming. He had known Zhou Qiming for so many years, and he had never seen him joke with him about this kind of thing.
Xie Yao took a deep breath before opening the door.And the moment the door opened, the person standing outside the door looked dusty, with a light suitcase beside him.
The two looked at each other in silence, until a cold wind blew outside, and Xie Yao seemed to react.
"Come in first." He turned sideways to make way for the people outside the door.Watching Zhou Qiming dragging his luggage into the house without any objection.Xie Yao gently knocked the door, and only then did he have time to ask, "Why are you here?"
"Come and get the key." Zhou Qiming put the suitcase on the entrance, and turned to look at him, "Do you have any extra slippers?"
Xie Yao didn't react, and let out a "ah" in a daze, as if he had thought for a while before realizing what the other party meant.He turned his head away in embarrassment, stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably, and said, "I'll get you a key soon, and you don't need to change your shoes."
After he finished speaking, there was no response for a long time.Xie Yao turned his head to look at the person in front of him, only then did he notice that the other person's gaze stayed on his ankle.
Zhou Qiming looked at him as usual, as if he said casually: "What happened?"
Xie Yao was even more embarrassed when he said this. He felt that if he said that he accidentally slipped and sprained while taking a bath, the other party would probably think him a fool.
He skipped the topic with a haha, and then asked again: "I'll get you the key, aren't you in a hurry to get something?"
After he finished speaking, he was about to turn around and go to get the key for someone else, but before he could take a few steps, the people behind him blocked his steps.
"Have you eaten yet?" Zhou Qiming asked suddenly.
Xie Yao stopped in his tracks, hesitated for a few seconds and shook his head honestly.
He had a sprained ankle and walked slowly. Zhou Qiming walked up to him, glanced at the person who was standing there, and picked him up in the next second.
"Zhou Qiming, let me down!" Xie Yao couldn't help exclaiming, he was struggling to get out of the person's arms.
"It's not honest to fall like this," Zhou Qiming glanced at him, and put him on the sofa, "If you make such a fuss, you will fall again sooner or later."
After being criticized in an accusatory tone, Xie Yao was inexplicably unconvinced. He turned his head away from the person in front of him and muttered in a low voice, "You don't need to worry about it... Weasels have no good intentions in paying New Year greetings to chickens."
Fortunately, his voice was low enough that Zhou Qiming couldn't hear him clearly.The other party raised eyebrows and looked at the disaffected person, leaned forward and asked, "What did you say?"
"It's nothing..." Xie Yao turned around and found that the person was suddenly very close to him.He leaned back a little, raised his head and looked at the other party, "Are you not in a hurry to get the key?"
Zhou Qiming looked at him for half a second, straightened up and didn't answer, he walked away and turned away, making Xie Yao dumbfounded.Xie Yao couldn't help muttering in his heart, wondering if this person is tired of himself to such an extent that he wants to leave without even taking the key?
But after a while, Zhou Qiming folded it back again, and this time he took a box of dumplings sealed in a crisper.The other party came around to him again, glanced at the forgotten lunch box on the coffee table, and asked in a deep voice, "Want to eat dumplings?"
Xie Yao stared blankly at the fresh-keeping box in the opponent's hand, and nodded unconsciously.
"Wait." Zhou Qiming left this sentence, turned and left again.Xie Yao sat on the sofa and rubbed his hands in a daze. After a while, he smelled the smell coming from the kitchen and realized that the other party really went to cook dumplings for him.
When Xie Yao came back to his senses again, there was already a plate of delicious dumplings and a bowl of steaming chicken soup in front of him.Xie Yao hadn't eaten all day, and the aroma would make his mouth water.He glanced at the person in front of him, pointed to the dumplings on the plate, and asked uncertainly, "Did you cook them for me?"
"Is there anyone else here besides the two of us?" Zhou Qiming asked back.
"That's right." Xie Yao replied self-consciously, and after confirming that it was correct, he slowly moved to the small stool, sat down and looked at it carefully.
The dumplings in front of them were all crystal clear, and the fillings were filled to the brim. With the steaming chicken soup, it was appetizing no matter how they looked.
Xie Yao picked up the chopsticks and was no longer polite to the other party. He blew on the hot dumplings and bit off half of them in one bite.
I didn't feel hungry before I didn't eat, but now I really eat it, and my stomach seems to be awakened.But even if he was extremely hungry, Xie Yao still ate very politely, but he ate quickly, and he finished several of them in a short while.
Sitting aside, Zhou Qiming quietly watched the people who were concentrating on eating, and couldn't help reminding: "Don't just eat, drink some soup."
Xie Yao answered vaguely, picked up a spoon and took a spoonful of chicken soup.He put it into his mouth in a hurry, and his tongue was scalded by the hot chicken soup.
"Hissββ" He reacted and immediately put down the spoon, stuck out the tip of his tongue unconsciously, and stretched out his hand to gently fan the place where he was soothed from the burn.
"What's the rush, who will snatch it from you?" Everything that happened just now was seen by the people sitting idle.Zhou Qiming couldn't help frowning, stepped forward to take the hot soup, picked up a spoon to scoop up a spoonful, blew carefully for the person, and then sent it to the other person's mouth.
Xie Yao stuck out his tongue, and before he had time to defend himself, he saw the soup in front of him.He blinked his eyes in confusion, and finally drank obediently under the impatient expression of the other party.
Under the atmosphere of silence, the two tacitly maintained this way until Xie Yao finished eating all the dumplings.
After eating and drinking, his mood naturally improved a lot. Xie Yao leaned on the sofa and rubbed his stomach. He didn't want to think about anything for a while, he just wanted to stop time at this peaceful moment.
After he finished eating, Zhou Qiming collected the tableware for him with all his heart and put them in the kitchen. After a while, there was the sound of water.Xie Yao turned his head sideways and looked in the direction of the kitchen, but it was a pity that he couldn't see the busy back of the other party from this angle.
Among the sounds of bowls and chopsticks colliding, the sound of water gradually disappeared.After a while, the busy people in the kitchen finally returned to the living room.The heating was turned on at home, Zhou Qiming took off his overcoat when he came in, and he wore an off-white sweater inside. Because he had to wash the dishes, he rolled up a part of the cuffs, revealing his strong and strong arms.
Xie Yao glanced at him, and then remembered the purpose of the other party's visit.He looked away, and said with some unease, "Thank you tonight...I'll get you the key."
Zhou Qiming didn't answer. He was about to pick up the overcoat beside him, but he couldn't help following after seeing the disabled person get up.
The two entered the elevator one after the other. The speed of the elevator at home was relatively slow. For the first time, Xie Yao felt that the distance from the first floor to the third floor was so long.
As soon as the elevator door opened, he slipped out, but he was a sprained person, and he couldn't match the normal walking speed, so he couldn't get rid of the people behind him at all.
When he reached the door of the room, Xie Yao went in headlong, rummaged through the table and finally found the key.Right now, this key is his life-saving straw, and he won't have to stay in the awkward atmosphere any longer after sending Zhou Qiming away.
Thinking of this, he couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from rising slightly.He wanted to send the other party away quickly, but when he turned around, he plunged directly into Zhou Qiming's warm arms.
Xie Yao pressed against the other's chest and heard the heart beating strongly.He was stunned for a few seconds, then hurriedly stepped aside, raised his head and looked at the people beside him, he couldn't speak very fluently, "You, why are you so close?"
"I'm afraid you won't be able to find it." Zhou Qiming looked calm, he noticed the key in the other party's hand, and naturally reached out to take it without thinking.
Having obtained the key, Zhou Qiming's goal has also been achieved, so he is about to leave naturally.Based on the principle that he is the master, Xie Yao dutifully sent the other party downstairs.
"Zhou Qiming," Xie Yao looked at the person who was picking up the suitcase and was about to leave, and stopped him in time.Zhou Qiming paused, turned his head and looked at him calmly.
Xie Yao still hadn't recovered yet, a blush was on his face.He slightly turned his head away from the person, "Thank you very much tonight...and, happy new year."
Zhou Qiming was silent for a few seconds when he heard his words, and then replied without emotion: "Happy New Year." After speaking, he opened the door, pulled the suitcase and walked out.
"Pay attention to the sprained area." Zhou Qiming turned his head, couldn't help but raised his mouth, and immediately explained, "I only made dinner for you because you were sprained, so you don't have to think about it."
As soon as these words came out, the only trace of warm atmosphere was also wiped out by the other party.Xie Yao was choked and speechless, looking at the self-righteous man, he wished he could close the door in a minute.
"I didn't think much of it."
Zhou Qiming nodded after hearing this, and then he pulled up the suitcase and left without looking back, leaving Xie Yao alone in place muttering.
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