Flee

The dried noodles couldn't be cooked for long, and the two of them stuck together like a conjoined baby, causing Gu Yan to slow down his movements a lot. He would never move if he could not move his position. Roots took root under his feet, firmly rooted to the ground.

After the noodles were cooked, the cupboard was too far away to reach, so Xu Shuyan let go of Gu Yan, opened the cupboard and took two bowls.

"Thank you." Gu Yan reached out to take it and put it aside.

"You're welcome." Xu Shuyan said.

"Need me..." Xu Shuyan looked in front of him, Gu Yan's hand was empty, and the interrogative sentence became an affirmative sentence, Xu Shuyan said, "Help you a pair of chopsticks."

Xu Shuyan turned around and handed him a pair of chopsticks to pick noodles.

"Do you want to give Qin Shisheng some alone?" Xu Shuyan watched Gu Yan pick the noodles from the pot into the bowl.

"No, she really doesn't want to eat when she says she doesn't want to eat it." Gu Yan moved swiftly and quickly filled the noodles.

"There are sauces in the refrigerator, hot sauce, Korean sauce, and sweet noodle sauce. See if there is anything you want to put."

"Yeah." Xu Shuyan heard the words and left, and when he came back, he robbed all the sauces in the refrigerator.

"What do you put?" Xu Shuyan carefully placed several glass jars on the chopping board.

"Give me some hot sauce."

Xu Shuyan opened the jar and picked it up with chopsticks, and there was a lump of hot sauce in a bowl.

After putting away the other seasonings, the two of them sat on the dining table with bowls in their hands, facing each other. Gu Yan stirred up the seasonings, glanced at Xu Shuyan who was sitting opposite him a few times, and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Xu Shuyan sensed that he had something to say, stopped stirring the noodles, and waited intently for Gu Yan to speak.

"I was wondering..." Gu Yan glanced at the table, "Isn't it right to buy such a big dining table when I bought furniture?"

The two are clearly facing each other, but it seems that they are separated by a long and wide Chu River and Han border, and they have to stand up and stretch out their hands to reach the opposite side.

This house is an old-style apartment, the kitchen is very large, and there is basically no space between the dining table and the kitchen. Gu Yan bought the big table to match such a large space, but it turned out that the big table was useless because he was not very good at it. Invite friends over to play.Any entertainment activities are also found outside, and the big dinner table is really redundant.

Xu Shuyan took the chopsticks to catch the noodles silently, placed it across the bowl, then got up and pushed the bowl to Gu Yan's side.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Shuyan walked around the dining table and sat next to Gu Yan.

Seeing this, Gu Yan put his hands on his face and looked at him crookedly.During this period, Xu Shuyan's movements were smooth, and when he was seated, he didn't look at him at all.

"Don't look," the other party stared at it for too long, Xu Shuyan couldn't hold back, and said, "Aren't you hungry?"

He stirred the well-stirred noodles again, his face flushed red under the gaze of Gu Yan.

"Look at your appetizer."

Xu Shuyan choked, and sighed stiffly.

Gu Yan didn't want to tease him too much, so he finally sat down and stopped teasing him after some nonsense, and let Xu Shuyan have a good meal.

Both of them were starving, and eating was the main thing. Gu Yan cooked a large portion, and with the eggs lying down, they had to lie down and let their stomachs dry for a while to digest.

Xu Shuyan ate slowly, and it took a long time for Gu Yan to finish his meal.

Gu Yan didn't leave either, just sat by the side and waited for Xu Shuyan to finish eating.He pushed the empty bowl away, leaned back on the chair and took out his phone to reply to the message.

There were not many people looking for him, only a few work group messages. Gu Yan read the messages on his phone and checked the data in the file again. After confirming that it was correct, Gu Yan put down his phone and waited for him to look at Xu Shuyan again. , and found that there was still a lump of noodles in the bowl he was eating.

"Why do I feel like you haven't moved at all?" Gu Yan confirmed carefully.

"It's moving." Xu Shuyan raised his face and struggled helplessly.

Gu Yan smiled, "Leave it if you can't eat it, it's too late today, I'm afraid you'll be hungry, so I cooked a little too much."

"Yeah." Xu Shuyan nodded, and he took two more bites. After it turned out that he really couldn't eat any more, Xu Shuyan gave up struggling and put the chopsticks on the table.

"Here, wipe your mouth." Gu Yan pasted a tissue on his mouth.

There was a dishwasher at home, Gu Yan put the bowl in it as soon as he put it away, and when he came out again, Xu Shuyan had already wiped the table clean.

Even if the two of them moved quickly, it would be too late by the time they finished eating and tidying up.

When he returned to the living room, the TV was still on, but Qin Shi had already fallen asleep on the sofa. Gu Yan carried him into the room and covered him with a quilt. After closing the door softly, he came out to pack Qin Shi's painting utensils.

Seeing that Gu Yan folded up the easels, Xu Shuyan asked, "All of them?"

"Well, Qin Shi's father came to pick her up early in the morning."

"Oh."

Xu Shuyan squatted beside him to help, rinsed the paintbrush clean, and blotted the water with a paper towel before putting it into the pencil case.

"You have to go to work tomorrow, right?" Gu Yan asked while tidying up, "Do you want to bring something from home? I'll drive you there early tomorrow."

"No, I... I won't go back for now." Xu Shuyan shook his head.

"It's vacation?" Gu Yan continued to ask.

"No," Xu Shuyan slowed down, "I want to wait until the matter is settled."

After hearing what he said, Gu Yan finally realized what the problem was. He remembered the bunch of bits and pieces that he frightened Xu Shuyan to drop when he went to find him——

Suddenly understanding Xu Shuyan's thoughts, Gu Yan didn't feel good or bad. His attitude was the same as usual. He nodded and said, "Okay, it's good to take a break."

Gu Yan asked: "Then did you ask for leave?"

"Not yet, I'll call later." Xu Shuyan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Gu Yan didn't think he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

He's really... not very able to face other people's stares and criticisms.

Even if it doesn't actually happen now, apart from Zhang Tianlin, no other parents and teachers know his secret, but who can say for sure.

Xu Shuyan didn't want to be put in an embarrassing situation, escape is the rule of thumb.

After tidying up Qin Shi's painting utensils, Xu Shuyan took his mobile phone and went to the balcony. He didn't have a lot of vacations, and he usually worked hard, so the boss didn't question his words, didn't make things difficult, and cared about Xu Shuyan. A few words, very quickly approved a few days off.

When Xu Shuyan returned to the living room after making the phone call, he found that Gu Yan was also on the phone.

Gu Yan crossed his legs, the sharp folds of his suit pants were clean and neat, and his expression was serious. There was an ashtray in front of him. When Xu Shuyan entered the door, Gu Yan just knocked ash into it.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, Gu Yan crushed the cigarette and pushed the ashtray away, and said to the other end of the phone: "The specific situation is still unclear, I guess we will have to wait for the record tomorrow."

"Well, I will definitely find you if I need it."

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner later."

After a few back and forth conversations, Gu Yan hung up the phone, and Xu Shuyan could tell from a few words that it was about himself.

Without waiting for Xu Shuyan to ask, Gu Yan took the initiative to explain, "I know a lawyer friend, and I was just looking for him for consultation."

He added: "But I have to ask your opinion first."

Seeing his stern expression, Xu Shuyan also became nervous and sat upright, "Say it."

"You won't agree to a settlement, will you?"

Xu Shuyan shook his head, his voice was firm, "I don't want to reconcile."