Run in the opposite direction

Today I'm just a friend of Qian Yan, you don't need to entertain me even though you are busy. "

Near noon, the relatives were about to leave after paying their respects. Qiao Qianyan was about to send them out of the cemetery when he saw a familiar figure walking in his direction.

From where Xing Chen was standing, he could clearly see the ridicule and arrogance on Qiao Qianyan's face. Qiao Qianyan only glanced at the visitor, then turned and stood in front of the tomb.

Han Zhe went straight to the grave and bowed three times, looked at Qiao Qianyan after getting up, and said, "I just found out that grandma passed away this morning, so I came to see the old man off."

Qiao Qianyan didn't look sideways: "Let's go after delivery."

Han Zhe's face was calm: "Long time no see."

Qiao Qianyan glanced at him, with a very thin and cold edge in the corner of his eyes, his lips moved slightly: "Han Zhe, I don't like to repeat what I said a second time."

Han Zhe smiled helplessly: "Okay, I'll leave now."

When Xing Chen walked to Qiao Qianyan's side, it was obvious that his anger was still there, his brows and eyes were serious, and the frost and snow were clear.In an instant, Xing Chen went back to many years ago. At that time, Qiao Qianyan was the same at that moment. Whether he was happy or angry, he was like a sharp sword with a clear spirit, piercing into people's hearts accurately and neatly.

Unlike Qiao Qianyan in the past few months, soft and mediocre.

Xing Chen asked him tentatively, "Friend?"

Qiao Qianyan's voice was cold: "Not really."

After the funeral, Xing Chen drove Qiao Qianyan home.The car slowly drove out of the cemetery, Xing Chen looked at Qiao Qianyan through the rearview mirror, Qiao Qianyan looked out the window, her slightly pursed lips were no longer as soft as usual.

Xing Chen parked the car and looked at Qiao Qianyan's profile with great interest.

Qiao Qianyan sensed his sight and turned to look at him: "Why don't you leave?"

Xing Chen moved his body close to him, his eyes wandered between the tip of his nose and his lips.Sensing his intention, Qiao Qianyan moved his body slightly.When Xing Chen's lips were about to touch Qiao Qianyan's lips, he raised his eyes and looked into his eyes. There was no sharpness in them that could turn into blades.

In an instant, Xing Chen's impulse turned into regret. He only touched the tip of Qiao Qianyan's nose, and then retreated to his position.

Qiao Qianyan was a little surprised, while Xing Chen held his left hand while falling back, Qiao Qianyan held him back, closed his eyes and rested against the back of the chair.

The car started to get stuck inside the second ring road, so Xing Chen slowed down and looked out the window from time to time.Suddenly, I saw my mother waving in my direction a few meters away.

Qiao Qianyan: "..."

Xing Chen patted his hand and said with a smile, "It's okay, don't be nervous."

Mother Xing saw someone in the passenger seat from a long distance, so she trotted over and opened the rear door and sat in, closing the door and saying, "Why didn't you tell us when you went back to the city?"

Qiao Qianyan straightened her waist, turned around and said hello to Mother Xing who was behind her: "Auntie, long time no see."

Xing's mother was pleasantly surprised: "Boss Xiao Qiao? Why are you here?"

Xing Chen: "Grandma Qiao passed away, and Qian Yan came back to attend to the funeral."

Mother Xing covered her mouth and said in disbelief, "How could it be? When we went on a trip, the old lady was quite healthy!"

Qiao Qianyan: "Type H influenza, you should know, auntie."

Mother Xing looked sad: "Oh, I was very worried when I saw the news at the time, and I asked Xing Chen to call to ask about your situation. He told me that you were not infected, and I was very happy."

Qiao Qianyan: "When you are old, it is very dangerous to be infected."

Mother Xing said regretfully: "Don't be too sad, the old man will have such a day. Do you have anything to do in the afternoon? If you have nothing to do, come to my house for a meal? Your Uncle Xing is also at home."

Qiao Qianyan glanced at Xing Chen.

Xing Chen raised his thick eyebrows lightly: "My mother invited me, so I can't refuse."

Qiao Qianyan thought in his heart that he should decline your mother's invitation. He didn't want his elders to see the ambiguous relationship between them.But Qiao Qianyan looked at Xing Chen's carefree appearance, and remembered that he had been in Luojiang for a few days before making a fuss about him. It is estimated that the Xing family knew his son's sexual orientation a long time ago. If he goes further, Xing Chen may not Take fewer people home.Qiao Qianyan snorted coldly in his heart, and turned his gaze to look out of the window.

As soon as the three of them entered, Mother Xing yelled into the study: "Old man, let's see who's coming."

Father Xing walked out the door, and when he saw Qiao Qianyan, his brows were filled with joy, and he stretched out his hand to invite him to sit on the sofa, and asked as he walked, "Why is Boss Xiao Qiao back?"

Mother Xing sighed and said, "Old lady Qiao has passed away."

Father Xing's hand holding the fruit knife stopped in the air. He thought of the news he heard yesterday, and said to himself what a coincidence.He glanced at his son, he was not sure if his son knew who Qiao Qianyan's father was, but the day before yesterday his son specifically mentioned Qiao Yiran to them, how could there be so many coincidences.

Xing's father continued to peel the fruit, and looked at Qiao Qianyan with a normal expression: "Is your father Qiao Yiran, the former director of the Education Bureau?"

Qiao Qianyan: "Yes."

Xing Chen said beside him: "Qianyan has no contact with his father."

Xing's father only had a subtle impression of Qiao Qianyan for a moment. After all, he and Qiao Yiran had been at odds for many years, and besides, Qiao Yiran was unkind for an official, and he really deserved what he deserved.But the society was hundreds of years ago. Qiao Qianyan was a good boy, so he didn't have to suffer from his face when he came to the house for a meal.He handed the peeled fruit to Qiao Qianyan, curled his mouth and said, "Eat some fruit first, your aunt will cook."

Qiao Qianyan took the fruit and said, "I'm sorry, you asked my parents when you were traveling in Luojiang. I didn't say anything at that time, because I thought we would never see each other again, so it's okay not to say something."

Father Xing: "Understood. But it really has nothing to do with you. When I met you, you were Xiao Qiao's boss. It's meaningless to bring up the final conclusion of the previous generation."

Xing Chen looked at his father and said with a smile: "He really jumped out of the Three Realms when he was a child, otherwise I should have seen him long ago."

Xing's father looked at him and said, "That's not necessarily true. Xiao Qiao didn't graduate from elementary school and you went to high school. When he can accompany him to the wine table, you will go to college in other places."

Xing Chen: "..."

Qiao Qianyan laughed while eating an apple.

Xing Chen turned his head to look back at him, the threatening surprise in his eyes was very obvious.Qiao Qianyan pretended not to see it at all.

Xing's mother cooked the meal and asked them to eat in the restaurant.After several people were seated, Mother Xing pointed to a plate of sausage sausage: "This is still made by the old lady. I was not willing to eat it last time when it was sent over."

Qiao Qianyan: "I said before that I would send it to you every winter, but it will not be possible in the future."

Xing Chen picked up a shrimp and put it on Qiao Qianyan's plate. He looked at his mother leisurely and said, "Although you can't eat it, you will definitely remember the taste for a lifetime. Just like people, there is life and death. As long as the relatives remember it Looking at her is equivalent to being alive."

Qiao Qianyan put the shrimp into his mouth with a smile on his lips.

Father Xing: "Is Xiao Qiao going back to Luojiang? I read the news in the morning, and the blockade has just ended there, but the epidemic has not completely disappeared."

Xing Chen stopped his chopsticks and pricked up his ears to listen to Qiao Qianyan's answer.

Qiao Qianyan: "I plan to wait for a while. I will go back when the situation stabilizes."

Mother Xing: "Go back and open the inn?"

Qiao Qianyan nodded.

Xing Chen poured himself a glass of beer, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, and there was a crisp sound when the glass was put down.

Xing's father and Xing's mother did not notice anything unusual, but Qiao Qianyan, who was sitting next to Xing Chen, clearly felt the change in the aura around Xing Chen, and he became angry.

After dinner, Qiao Qianyan bid farewell to the elders, Xing Chen took the coat on the sofa and said, "I'm going home too, just in time to take you for a ride."

It was already dark outside the house. The two came out of the corridor of the community and walked towards the parking lot in silence. Xing Chen waited for Qiao Qianyan to sit in before opening the car door and entering. "You still want to go back to Luojiang?"

Qiao Qianyan looked at him: "Xing Chen, can you answer my question first?"

Xing Chen met his eyes: "You ask."

"What do you like about me?" Qiao Qianyan said seriously, "Since I know you, I have been causing trouble for you. You have to help me with everything big and small."

Xing Chen remained silent, many images flashed through his mind, Qiao Qianyan on the debate stage, Qiao Qianyan on the podium, Qiao Qianyan in high spirits...

The depression in Xing Chen's heart disappeared in an instant, and he curled his lips: "If you like it, you just like it. There are so many reasons."

Qiao Qianyan: "Whether to return to Luojiang or not is a choice for me for the rest of my life. Although I don't have much vision for the future, but..."

"Why don't you have any vision for the future?" Xing Chen interrupted him, asking in an aggressive tone, "You are only in your twenties, and your life is less than half, how did you become like this?"

This was the first time that Xing Chen got angry in front of Qiao Qianyan. Qiao Qianyan couldn't adapt to the anger in his tone for a while, and said quietly: "For now, I really think so. Not something I would consider."

Xing Chen stared into his eyes for more than ten seconds, finally shook his head with a wry smile, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry, I was the one who said something out of choice."

Xing Chen felt a clear pain in his heart. He was not interested in why Qiao Qianyan went to Luojiang, but at this moment, he hoped that he could turn back time and stop everything from happening before Qiao Qianyan's temperament changed drastically.Let his Qiao Qianyan still be the bright and vigorous boy back then.

Xing Chen concealed the regret in his eyes, looked at Qiao Qianyan and said, "You know what? The first time I saw you was not in Luojiang."

Qiao Qianyan opened his eyes wide.

Xing Chen: "Five years ago, you participated in the Spring Bridge Cup Debate Competition, and I was a staff member. During the six-day competition, I sat in the audience to watch every game. On the end day, I spoke to you for the first time. "

Qiao Qianyan: "...what do you say?"

Xing Chen stared at him: "I asked you if you are from Ancheng, and you said yes."

Qiao Qianyan couldn't explain how he felt in his heart at the moment.