All night long, Gu Wei held my wrist and rushed back to the apartment without asking for my opinion.
On the bus, San San text messages me: [Has the dust settled yet?]
I looked at Gu Wei with his eyes closed. His expression was loose and peaceful. If it weren"t for leaning on his seat, it would be just like sitting in meditation.
Then I answered, [Yeah.]
I was about to leave the office one day.
“Sister in law!" Chen Cong stopped me, “sometimes there are somethings that those involved are unclear of, and onlookers could see clearly."
“I"m quite clear. But it"s useless for me to be the only one.” I felt forced to see the drama, is also very painful.
After being together for such a long time, I know Gu Wei is not the type to cheat on women. However, his willingness to secretly allow Gao Xi do it, is not something I like. Either out of habit or out of old friends.h.i.+p. Only he can solve these problems. So, I decided to leave the chaos temporarily, out of sight and out of mind. As for Gu Wei, I believe he knows what he is doing, depending on how well he handles it.
Turning back to my thoughts, I poked Gu Wei"s eyelashes: “Really sleepy?”
Gu Wei snorted in a low voice.
“Before the Chinese New Year, the first draft of the paper will come out, and the project will keep me busy. ”
Gu Wei opened his eyes: “Do I have to be alone again?”
I hurriedly yield to him: “You have been there before, you know. ”
Gu Wei was angry: “You are really too relaxed about it!”
Tonight"s doctor, the mood fluctuation is quite big. In the end this fellow really knows how to get benefits >_
“What about me? Huh? You just walked away!”
This even with interest, it can"t be collected in a day.
The tip of my nose brushed his hot collarbone, and my entire brain was almost burning into a paste. After a long while I said, “Doctor, only when the water runs thin can the truth be found. ”
(Only when the water run"s thin/ xìshuǐ-chángliú [细水长流] = do something gradually but perseveringly.)
The next morning, the Doctor was very calm: “What are you blus.h.i.+ng for?”
I hit the pillow in grief and indignation: “Don"t behave like a hoodlum!”
He went to work, I went back to school and was grabbed by San San on the way.
Through a cup of steaming citron tea, San San looked at me straight and made me very annoyed.
“I"m not a ghost, why are you looking at me like that?”
“I called you at 6 o" clock in the morning, you didn"t answer."
“…” Normal people don"t pick up, ok! The skill of sugar-coated sh.e.l.l must be too deep. San San biological clock is badly out of order.
“San San, Master Abbot said you would have romantic encounter this year."
San San waved: “I am a ‘party member" and do not believe in Buddhism. ”
(TNote: ‘party member" refers to the communist party in China: Party members should be firm Marxist atheists, obey party rules and stick to the party"s faith, they are not allowed to seek value and belief in religion or superst.i.tion — according to the time this book came out. Translator has no comment on them in this day and age.)
“…” I sighed, “what do you want me to say?”
“I need you to give me some positive energy to show me what normal love looks like!”
“Hha. ” Two quick and dry laughs, the Doctor and I should also be in the mainstream couples group …
Facing San San with a pair of dark circles under my eyes, I completely sacrificed myself: “Dear, what specific questions do you need to ask?”
“Right place, right time, and people. But why did you and your Doctor not do ‘the deed"?”
My face was black: “Is this the positive energy you want?”
“I need hot gossip to neutralize my mood. ”
I know that many people are curious about whether the Doctor and I have ‘done it".
“No. ”
“Which of you has a problem?”
“…”
This is a long-term problem.
Doctor … he is a gentleman. (Well, except when extremely angry. It"s difficult to distinguish true from false.)
The main reason that I want to say is, “I have so many problems on that wedding night. I have a lot of work to do. I don"t want to wake up the next day in a room full of alcohol!” For a powerful excuse, I won"t let those white-robed troops get the Doctor drunk on the wedding day! (San San: You didn"t have anything to do with that …)
Apart from the above, at ordinary times we live separately in less than half of X city apart. Theoretically, we can meet once every weekend, but in fact, either he or I would always have something to do, and we only meet once every two weeks. (San San: Yes! Therefore, it is easier for desire to stir things up.) So, on such a rare night, it is good for us to be able to sit down and say sweet words together and sleep peacefully earlier, right?!!! (San San: I still think there is a problem.)
“Well, there seems to be a little problem. ”
San San said to me seriously, “The Doctor is not gay, is he?”
I almost spilled a cup of hot water.
“You do not understand the pain of not seeing the parents and a status that has not been set.”
San San cried out: “Show off!”
What is more disturbing to you than your boyfriend"s ex-girlfriend continuing her involvement with him?
Her, inviting you to tea.
In the lobby lounge, Gao Xi handed me a bottle: “Green tea. The people around Gu Wei eat healthier.”
Is this finally going to be a hand-to-hand fight?
“Chen Cong said, you are still in graduate school.”
“Yeah. ”
“What are your plans for the future?”
“Entering the inst.i.tute is best.”
“What about family?”
“Let nature take its course.”
“Ah. ” She looked out of the window. “Is Gu Wei still as romantic as before?”
“Of the two of us, the one who doesn"t know anything about romance may be me.”
I said, little cold…
“Haha.” Gao Xi smiled very interestingly. “It"s hard for a layman to understand the profession of being a Doctor. The pressure is high, the intensity is high, and the free time is short–” Suddenly the voice became sharp, “but there are still many who like Doctors. After all, the job is stable and decent, if coupled with a good appearance, future, family background–”
Dear G.o.d… such words! What do you take Gu Wei for?
“Gao Xi.” I don"t think there is any need to talk anymore, “You can"t persuade Gu Wei. What"s the use of you talking to me?”
How could I be willing to send him out?
“The past is in the past.” Before you could see clearly and easily, you didn"t know how to cherish it until you missed it. It was too late.
Gao Xi"s face became stiff.
“Thank you for the tea.” I got up and nodded to leave, walked to the door, and there… Gu Wei came out of the elevator, quietly waiting for me.
Two people walked side by side, no one spoke.
Sometimes I really don"t understand him. With such a smart brain, can"t you see that this time I needed some sweet words?
At the crossroads and traffic lights, Gu Wei turned his head, his eyes glistened and his mouth tilted upward. Then he quickly turned back and looked ahead. He took my hand and the green light came on.
Special Dialog :
San San: Tut-tut, acting all cool.
(I clearly took the warm route …)