Preemptive

In a blink of an eye, the rainy season is over, the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves, and once the decadence of winter comes out, it will be Christmas.Nian Chaoyun and Qi Han are like two slowly advancing parallel lines, struggling on their respective trajectories.

In fact, half a month before Christmas, Nian Chao Yun thought hard for a long time about what gift to give Qi Han, and after much deliberation, he felt that anything that could be bought with money lacked sincerity.

After winter, Nian Chaoyun knew that Qi Han’s hands and feet tended to get cold at this time of the year because of his weak constitution. Before, he said to himself, he gave him a pair of gloves and didn’t know if it would be useful, so he chose this time to give it to him. Boil some health-preserving and cold-dispelling soup and send it.

He rummaged through the health-preserving posts on the Internet, and even bought a whole set of soup making tools at a huge price. He also went to the supermarket to buy high-quality astragalus and silky chicken, ready to show off his talents.

It was Qi Han who cooked for him before, but now it's the other way around, and he realizes how difficult it is to cook a decent dish.Unless you like it and do it willingly, it will make the process less difficult.

At the beginning, I put less water, and the soup was dry and still simmering, which almost burned the kitchen; the second time, I forgot to add onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell; after three attempts, I could barely cook a pot of decent soup , a taste, light.Nian Chaoyun felt that cooking was as difficult as climbing to heaven, but at least it was a hot pot of sincerity.

Early in the morning of Christmas, he called Qi Han, wanting to ask him if he had any arrangements for the evening, but when he picked up his phone, he realized that his number was still locked in a small dark room, so he used Xiao Ye's.

Qi Han didn't hang up his phone, he just said that he had made arrangements.

Nian Chao Yun was nervous, his fingers wished he could dig a hole in the corner of the table, he tried: "Are you on a date?"

"Ah."

Nian Chaoyun said: "Huh? Oh, then I, I want to give you something, wait for you to come back."

After a pause, he suddenly thought again: "You—are you back?"

Qi Han didn't answer directly, but just replied lightly: "Let's talk about it."

He just hung up the phone, leaving Nian Chao Yun to go crazy in the office alone.He called Lin Nan and asked him, "Do you know where your boss goes at night?"

Lin Nan replied honestly: "I don't know, I just said that I have an appointment."

What's the point of making an appointment?That must be eating.What's for dinner on Christmas Eve?Nothing more than a date.In Qi Han's network, who else could date him on this kind of day recently?It was nothing more than Jiang Zhao.Two grown men date on Christmas Eve, can they come back after it's over?

Nian Chao Yun fell on the sofa, buried his face in his hands and rubbed his hands.

He couldn't even lie to himself.

Xiao Ye couldn't see his disheveled look, so he said: "Go and cut off the bullshit, just say that I don't want to see you dating someone else, that I want to chase you, let's start over."

Nian Chao Yun laughed at himself: "I don't need to tell you, he knows."

His back and forth intentions are actually very obvious these days, and with Qi Han's sensitivity, he should have guessed it long ago.So Qi Han's reaction was quite obvious, that is, he refused, he didn't completely fall out, and he just didn't want to give him a chance to continue his relationship.

"He didn't nod his head to make peace. It's his freedom to eat with whom. I can more or less guess who that is. I'm mentally prepared, but it's not this thing that makes me feel uncomfortable."

He was uncomfortable because just now, the can of unowned black chicken soup reminded him of the pudding lying in the trash can last year.

The same thing, the same parties, but the positions are reversed.What Qi Han was feeling at that time, he can finally understand now.

Xiao Ye couldn't hold it back for a while, and said "bah" in front of Nian Chao Yun: "You are a real holy mother, people give up before the battle is fought. Let me remind you a few words, what you want to say Said, the one you like should be snatched. Love is not a dinner party, so why wait in line to get the number?"

At 10:30, Qi Han returned home.

The security guard at the gate of the community greeted him politely: "Mr. Qi is back?"

Qi Han thinks that the security guards in this community are really dedicated, he has only been here for a short time, and people remember him, and they say hello when they go in and out, which makes him feel embarrassed, so he can only hand over the coffee he just bought on the way past.

The security uncle waved his hand to evade, saying that according to the regulations, the owner's things cannot be accepted.

Qi Han smiled: "It's okay, if you don't tell me, I won't tell, no one will know."

The security guard was very grateful, but suddenly thought of something, hesitantly said: "A strange man came to you today, over 50, I said you were not at home, and he refused to call you, he must run inside Wait, I didn't let him in."

There is also the second half that the security guard didn't say, others should know that the person is related to him at a glance - some people say that he looks like his father since he was a child, but he is gentler. The older he got, the more gloomy his reaction would appear on his face.

Ever since Chao Yun helped his father settle the money matter last year, the old man has settled down for a while and has not contacted his son. Qi Han thought he was safe, but unexpectedly made a comeback.Qi Han guessed that he had squandered the money and then owed usury, and was cornered every day by people splashing paint on his door. He was afraid that his son would not answer the phone, so he sent him a message with a new number.

Qi Han felt very tired when he thought of his dad's swearing every time after taking the money, and felt hopeless for no reason.He thought countless times to let the old man fend for himself, but in the end he was speechless when he said, "Then just let me die."

Although Qi Han blocked his father's account.But it is useless to escape, the matter must be resolved after all, blood relationship is an ironclad fact.And this time finally there is no Nian Chaoyun who can help him, if it is impossible, he has to sell the bar.

Qi Han walked home with a heavy heart.

Before opening the door, I saw a huge thermos bucket on the ground with a post-it note on it that read: Drink while it’s hot.

The post-it notes are pink hearts, and it's hard to imagine that person wrote them.Qi Han took it off and rubbed it in his hands for a while, and was just about to enter the door with the bucket in his hand when the lock on the opposite side was unlocked.

Nian Chao Yun pulled the door nervously and asked him, "Are you back?"

It's kind of funny, it's obvious that there's nothing to say.

Qi Han didn't turn around, the hand that pushed the door slowed down, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

"I made this soup for the first time. It may not taste very good. Anyway, if you can't drink it, throw it away. I will make other things for you later..."

Nian Chao Yun was talking nonsense, and he didn't know what he wanted to say, he just knew he was flustered and wanted to seize this opportunity to talk to Qi Han more, even if he looked at him more.

Qi Han finally turned his head and waited for him quietly, neither resisting nor answering, behind the lens was still calm and unwavering.

"I don't mean anything, I just want to apologize to you. That pudding... I'm sorry..."

"It's okay, I've already forgotten." Qi Han smiled.

"Thank you for the soup. I'll return the jar after I wash it. Go to bed early."

"Okay, you too... good night."

"Good night."

Nian Chaoyun waited for him to finish speaking, and seemed to have something else to ask, so he took a step forward, saw Qi Han shrank back, and then retreated half an elbow away, putting on a pitiful look: " WeChat, can you add me back?"

Qi Han closed the door, leaned against the door panel and let go of all his strength, his back was soaked with sweat, but it was not obvious that the lights were dim at night.

About the pudding, he said he forgot, it was a lie.It's okay to be fake too.

Some time ago, the two had no contact for more than half a month. Qi Han almost thought that Nian Chao Yun was about to give up. It was his own words "I won't wait for you where I am" that completely drew the boundary between the two of them.

He thought it was good to do so, after all, procrastination would not last long, so he forced himself not to put his mind on it.He felt that as long as he didn't think about it, everything would pass.

But in fact, running away won't solve any problems. He thought that he had already put on a thick layer of armor on his heart, making him invulnerable.Once this person appeared in front of him again, and suddenly let go of his posture, sticky, showing his favor and apologizing, he was still stunned.How can it be so easy to let go, every word the other party said is like a soft spring breeze and fine water, seeping into his heart along the slightest crack.

Qi Han couldn't even utter half a word of ruthless.

No matter one year, two years, five years or ten years, Nian Chao Yun still holds Qi Han's lifeline, knowing what he is most reluctant to part with, knowing which method is the most effective to attack him, this poor and miserable, drooping ear It looks like a giant dog, as if Qi Han's serious words are cruel.

Qi Han sat silently in front of the table, opened the lid of the thermos bucket, and a smell of chicken soup mixed with medicinal herbs came to his face, enveloping him with a wave of heat in the winter night, even the lonely lamp hanging above his head seemed to be alive temperature.

He opened the lid and drank little by little.

The taste of the chicken soup was very bland, and the smell of medicinal materials and meat hadn't been removed. There was still a layer of oil floating on the soup, but he still finished it all, and there was not even a trace left.

After packing up the pots, Tao Aiguo called and yelled: "My mother told me that Nian Chaoyun had gone to your hometown! I helped my good woman get a lot of Gorgon seeds, and I dug a few tea trees. I don't know what to do." Oh, by the way, my mother also said that the good woman gave him the mandarin duck lock, hey, he really can do it when I go, this is not good, this thing is for you to ask for a wife...cough...anyway, it is for you Object, you have to come back!"

He chattered a lot on the phone like a cannonball, but Qi Han only heard Gorgon fruit, tea tree and mandarin duck lock.

He thought, no wonder the gorgon in the soup just now reminded him of the taste of his hometown in the south, soft and glutinous.

Tao Aiguo was on the phone for a long time: "You won't be soft-hearted over such a trivial matter! Think about how he treated you before! Be sober! Hey!"

Qi Han said with a smile: "I know Mama Tao, she hung up on me to take a shower, I'm tired today."

He is really tired and not sober, there are still a few threatening text messages on his phone, his account has been blocked, but the matter has not been resolved, and he will probably have to spend money to find a lawyer.

Qi Han touched the corner of his mouth, it hurt a little, and when he looked in the mirror, he found that it was swollen and bruised.He sighed, everyone was sweet and happy on Christmas Eve, and he was the only one who had the first fight in his life with someone in a bar at night.

How weak, it was the first time in his life that he fought with someone, and he ended up in such a miserable situation.

A supplier had been supplying Qi Han’s bar before, but it stopped last year, but a batch of wine has been stored in his store. At that time, a waiter gave the supplier a receipt in the name of Qi Han, and it has been there ever since. Nobody remembers the wine.

This year, the supplier suddenly came to Qi Han and asked him to pay the full amount, but the problem was that the supplier didn't say whether he wanted it or not. Some wines would have expired by tomorrow, so half of them were thrown away.

It would be deceitful to ask him to pay full price.Qi Han is easy to talk, but it doesn't mean he is stupid.

Qi Han wanted to find a supplier to make a theory early in the morning, but he didn't expect the attitude there to be overbearing. Without saying a word, he got up, smashing tables and chairs. It happened that Lin Nan was not there last night, and no one in the bar could help him. In the end, he had to Only call the police.

But what's the use? The police can only mediate disputes and persuade peace when they come.As for the interest dispute between each other, it still needs to be resolved through legal channels.

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Hanhan: I will sell miserably and act like a baby!