For Zeng Qi, except that Cheng Yuexi cannot go home at any time, life and work seem to have returned to their previous state.

But that's just what it seems.

In February, many of Zeng Qi’s classmates and relatives raised anti-epidemic materials from abroad for him to send back to hospitals and Wuhan. By April, he had already collected anti-epidemic materials from China to send to relatives and classmates.

The plague caused by the new coronavirus in the world is already a war between the two species of the new coronavirus and humans. If human beings do not unite to fight this plague, as long as the new coronavirus is still circulating in the world, as it infects more individuals , it has more chances to mutate and makes the dominant strains it mutates easier to spread among humans, causing greater disasters.

However, it is too difficult for human beings to work together to fight the plague caused by the virus with a positive attitude.

At the beginning of June, Cheng Yuexi only came back to City S. However, because he came back from Wuhan, he was still the subject of focus. He provided a nucleic acid test certificate and left personal information at the gate of the community before he could go home.

Zeng Qi is also very busy with school work. Because S City has always been relatively safe, the school has resumed, and the postgraduate defense will be held as scheduled.

Affected by the epidemic, there are still fewer flights from Wuhan back to City S. Cheng Yuexi did not buy a flight at a suitable time. When returning to City S, Zeng Qi had no time to pick him up at the airport because he was going to participate in the graduate defense.

Ms. Mu expressed that she wanted to go to the airport to pick up Cheng Yuexi, but Cheng Yuexi refused, and he wanted to go home by himself.

When Cheng Yuexi arrived home, Sister Fan greeted him at home.

Facing the clean and spacious room with bright windows, Cheng Yuexi also had the same feeling as when Zeng Qi first came home.

Cheng Yuexi said: "It's better to be at home."

Sister Fan didn't know the relationship between Cheng Yuexi and Zeng Qi, she smiled and said: "That's for sure. Teacher Cheng, you have worked hard."

Cheng Yuexi was not polite, and sighed: "It's really hard work."

It has been half a year since he left here, and when he comes back again, it really feels like a lifetime away.

Although he was very busy at work before, how can it be compared with the past six months.

The graduate student's defense didn't end until after six in the evening, and Zeng Qi hurried home as soon as it was over.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, most of the tutors of the defense committee invited tutors from their own cities, and rarely invited tutors from other cities. During the defense, everyone wore masks and did not shake hands. After the defense, they did not organize a dinner party. So Zeng Qi didn't have to be polite, and ran away after the defense without anyone saying anything.

When Zeng Qi arrived home, Sister Fan had already prepared dinner and put the food on the table, but Zeng Qi did not see Cheng Yuexi in the living room and dining room.

Sister Fan knew what he meant and said, "Mr. Zeng, Mr. Cheng is in his room. He must have work and has been on the phone."

Zeng Qi threw the bag on the sofa stool in the living room, went to wash his hands and disinfected it, and was about to run to Cheng Yuexi's bedroom. When he saw Sister Fan standing at the door of the dining room, he hesitated and said, "Sister Fan, if your work When you're done, you can go home first."

Sister Fan was stunned for a moment, and said, "After you and Teacher Cheng have dinner, I'll clean up the restaurant kitchen and leave soon."

Zeng Qi said: "It's okay, it's the same if you come to clean up tomorrow. Cheng Yuexi and I have something to talk about."

Sister Fan knew that it might be inconvenient for her to hear, so she said obediently: "Okay. I'll clean up the kitchen and leave. If you need anything, you can send me a message."

Zeng Qi nodded in agreement, and walked quickly to Cheng Yuexi's bedroom.

Sister Fan tidied up the kitchen a bit, and when she was about to leave Zeng Qi's house with her bag, she looked back, because she happened to be able to see the door of Cheng Yuexi's bedroom. In an instant, she saw Zeng Qi hugging Cheng Yuexi.

Sister Fan said in her heart that the two hadn't seen each other for so long, and with the impact of the Wuhan epidemic, the two reunited after life and death, and they might be very excited.

She didn't look much, and left quickly.

Zeng Qi hugged Cheng Yuexi. For a long time, the two of them didn't speak, they just hugged each other tightly.

After a while, Cheng Yuexi patted Zeng Qi's back lightly a few times and said, "Are you hungry?"

Only then did Zeng Qi let go of him, stared at his face for a while, and said, "Yuexi, have you gained a little weight?"

Cheng Yuexi: "..."

After sitting at the dinner table for dinner, Cheng Yuexi said to Zeng Qi angrily: "I haven't gained any weight, but my face is indeed a little swollen."

Zeng Qi frowned and said, "Is it caused by malnutrition and too much work?"

Cheng Yuexi said depressedly: "Maybe. There is no way. Even I, who thought I would never gain weight, actually looked a little fatter. I have to go to the gym."

There are many dishes on the table, Zeng Qi likes to eat two kinds of rabbit meat, one plate of salt and pepper rabbit and one plate of fresh pepper rabbit, Zeng Qi hurriedly picked up a lot of rabbit meat for Cheng Yuexi, and said: "I can't touch my waist. It’s thick, maybe add some more protein, just pay attention to rest for a while.”

Cheng Yuexi said in his heart that the hug just now revealed the thickness of my waist?

Cheng Yuexi laughed and said: "Come on, don't cry in front of me that you have become stupid, anyway, my face is also fat."

Zeng Qi: "..." This is completely hurting each other. We haven't been together for half a year, so why do we have to talk about this when we first got together.

Zeng Qi didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a while, he reached out and touched Cheng Yuexi's face. It was delicate and smooth. People like Cheng Yuexi who have good genetics and rarely have the opportunity to bask in the sun, no matter men or women, their skin is not bad. .

Cheng Yuexi didn't care that he touched his face, thought for a moment, and said, "When the girls in our company buy a beauty instrument, I asked me to buy one with a firming function."

Zeng Qi: "..."

Zeng Qi really didn't expect Cheng Yuexi to care so much about his appearance before, but he cared so much after being told that he was a little fatter. He always stayed up late and had supper at night, and I didn't see him say to change this habit.

Zeng Qi had no choice but to say: "Actually, I haven't gained weight. Really, I still look good, and my skin is still as good as before."

Cheng Yuexi sighed and said: "Don't comfort me, my colleagues in my department have already reminded me."

Zeng Qi said: "You don't rely on your appearance for a living. I didn't think you cared so much before."

Cheng Yuexi glanced at him and said, "No way, no way."

Zeng Qi said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said you gained weight."

Cheng Yuexi laughed: "Okay, eat quickly."

Zeng Qi muttered while eating: "There are many girls in your department?"

Cheng Yuexi sighed: "80% are female colleagues."

Zeng Qi said: "That's easy to explain. It must be that they always talk about your appearance in front of you, which makes you anxious about your figure and appearance. How can you be influenced by their remarks? Don't listen to them. "

Cheng Yuexi: "..."

Cheng Yuexi said helplessly, "Can you stop discussing this?"

Zeng Qi had no choice but to agree, he regretted that he actually mentioned in front of Cheng Yuexi that he had gained a little weight.

Cheng Yuexi talked about his future work in the video chat with Zeng Qi before. Their company has an industry in S City and also has a tripartite inspection center. In order to spend more time with Zeng Qi, Cheng Yuexi applied to take charge of the management The western business centered on City S mainly includes R&D and production, third-party inspection, technical services, etc.

Because of his previous performance in Wuhan, he was promoted, and he came to S City as the general manager. He was considered the boss in the western region, and no one in charge of him took care of him.At his age, it's amazing to be in this position.

After the meal, Cheng Yuexi went to clean up the dining table and the kitchen himself, and Zeng Qi said, "Don't be too busy."

Cheng Yuexi said: "No, it's good to do some housework."

Zeng Qi reluctantly followed him, and put his arms around his waist, clinging to him like a follower, and said, "I ran home as soon as I finished my defense, but you have to do housework."

Cheng Yuexi glanced back at him, "Have all your students finished their defense?"

Zeng Qi nodded: "Yes. But today is not my student's defense, it is the students of other tutors in the college who invite me to be the defense chair."

Cheng Yuexi asked: "Then why don't you organize a dinner party to celebrate?"

Zeng Qi said: "What's the celebration? I gave them a bunch of opinions, and their papers have to be revised. Besides, the epidemic makes people have to pay attention to the sense of distance, and they still have to implement it if they don't gather or have dinner. For me It’s also a good thing for this kind of person, I don’t like gatherings and dinners.”

Cheng Yuexi couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "You really don't like gatherings and dinners? Don't you think you have social anxiety?"

Zeng Qi said: "Ineffective social interaction and dinner parties are a waste of time and have no meaning."

Cheng Yuexi said in his heart that this is indeed Zeng Qi's opinion, and he added: "If you are the chairman of the defense, those students will indeed suffer. Why do you give a lot of advice."

Zeng Qi said: "You are too kind, how can you think like this. Those papers will follow them for a lifetime, and there will be other colleagues who will read them. Of course, they must strive for perfection. But, in fact, if they don't I can't do anything about the revision of the opinions. I just put forward my opinions."

Hearing Zeng Qi's exclamation, Cheng Yuexi felt a lot of tenderness and love in his heart. He was actually two days older than Zeng Qi, but he always felt that he was several years older than Zeng Qi, and he was very sad. I like this feeling.

Cheng Yuexi went to see his aunt with Zeng Qi at noon the next day.

The aunt is worried about her daughter who is far away in the United States.

Not only has the epidemic in the United States not been brought under control, but it has intensified.

My aunt is very concerned about the prevention and control of the epidemic. After the epidemic, she only ate at home, but her cooking skills are really not very good, and there is no nanny at home now, so she only fried a meat dish and boiled a white water cabbage. There is a lot of weight, otherwise it is not enough for a family to eat.

The aunt naturally accepted Zeng Qi's existence. Sitting at the dinner table, she persuaded the two young people to eat more of the plate of fried pork with green peppers, while lamenting that her sister, Cheng Yuexi's mother, was unreasonable.

"The old lady died suddenly in the nursing home, and she had symptoms of the new crown. They didn't even ask for a test, so they buried the old lady. I didn't see much sadness. They also said that this is the choice of nature, and the new crown is nature's choice." Choice. Really..." The "old lady" in the aunt's mouth refers to Cheng Yuexi's stepfather's mother, and "they" refers to Cheng Yuexi's mother and stepfather.

The aunt was filled with righteous indignation, and Cheng Yuexi said: "Don't think about their affairs, why should you be angry because of them."

The aunt said: "I just can't think about it."

She turned to Zeng Qi again and said, "Zeng Qi, you see, this is not their job. There is no one who doesn't care about the patient's life or death."

Zeng Qi really can't eat well at his aunt's house, so he has decided not to eat anymore. After leaving his aunt's house, he and Cheng Yuexi will go out for a meal. S City has resumed work and production for a long time, and the restaurant business has also resumed. A lot of delicious food.

Zeng Qi didn't quite understand the aunt's psychology, and said: "From the perspective of natural selection, the new crown is indeed a screening mechanism, removing the old, weak and people with other diseases, and keeping the human population younger and stronger..."

My aunt has always been a clinician, so she would not empathize with Zeng Qi, who does basic research, she said in surprise: "But this is a human society, and the development of medicine is not to serve human beings better. To keep the old, weak and sick alive?"

Zeng Qi quickly said: "Yes. The development of human society, the development of science and technology, and the development of medicine are all to allow the old, weak, sick and disabled to have the opportunity to enjoy a better life. Because we cannot guarantee that we, our relatives and friends will not be among them. One, so everyone should try to be considerate of others.”

The aunt patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, that's it."

After leaving the aunt's house, Zeng Qi immediately suggested to Cheng Yuexi: "Let's go somewhere to eat."

Cheng Yuexi smiled and said, "What do you want to eat?"

Zeng Qi said, "Can I eat a small hot pot?"

Cheng Yuexi: "My aunt's cooking skills are really that bad? Do you need a small hot pot to comfort your stomach?"

Zeng Qi said: "I didn't mean that, but the small hot pot is full of nutrition. Shouldn't you supplement it?"

Cheng Yuexi took his hand casually, "That's all right, let's eat a small hot pot."

Two days later, on the weekend, Zeng Qi's parents happened to be free, and the family had a reunion dinner together.

Director Mu raised his glass and said, "This is the reunion banquet that should have been held last year. The past six months have been really chaotic."

Several people clinked glasses, and Zeng Qi said: "Indeed, but I also gained a lot."

Dean Zeng said, "Then why don't you make a concluding speech?"

Zeng Qi said: "I just said something casually, you want me to make a summary, what can I summarize?"

Director Mu said, "Eat well."

Cheng Yuexi thought that their family was quite interesting, so he couldn't help laughing.

Director Mu hurriedly said: "Xiaoxi, the old man is like this, don't pay attention to his loud accent."

Dean Zeng had no choice but to eat with the meat.

When driving home from his parents' house, Cheng Yuexi said: "You are quite right. I also think that I have gained a lot in the past six months. Although I have experienced a lot of hardships, I have gained a lot."

Zeng Qi didn't know why he suddenly sighed about this, and said, "Congratulations, you've been promoted again."

Cheng Yuexi said: "I don't mean this. I mean... a lot of spiritual growth."

Zeng Qi said: "Well, yes. I think I have a stronger sense of responsibility. Especially when facing students."

Cheng Yuexi said that this is indeed a good thing, but the current students may find it unbearable.

He said: "Don't worry too much about the students. They are all adults. They come to you to study and do research. They are actually working. What you want them to learn is to plan their work and be responsible for their own work. "

Zeng Qi looked at him, nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "What about you?"

Cheng Yuexi: "Me? After seeing so many lives and deaths, I think people should cherish the present moment."

Zeng Qi asked: "Do you love me? Cross the river?"

If he and Zeng Qi hadn't communicated with Zeng Qi every day for the past six months, Cheng Yuexi would have felt that Zeng Qi's straightforward inquiry was particularly straight. Qi's words are repeated in a thousand turns.

In the face of life and death, will love come before this?

Cheng Yuexi said: "Zeng Qi, if you are infected with the virus and there are no medical resources for you to use, I will do my best to stay by your side and do everything that can make you feel better, even if I will be infected, I won't leave you either. That's about it."

Zeng Qi didn't expect to get such an answer, his eyes were moist in an instant, he drove the car, and whispered: "I can do it too."

Cheng Yuexi said: "Zeng Qi, I used to think that it would be difficult and a great thing to achieve these things, but it is not."

Zeng Qi: "Why?"

Cheng Yuexi sighed, and said: "Because many, many people are doing this. In fact, the love and sense of responsibility in our hearts are not as small and vulnerable as we imagined. I also believe it. My parents are special cases. Most of the people in this world People are willing to exchange their own lives for the lives of others. Zeng Qi, I love you not only because I have love for you, but also because of many other things, which will appear when the blood flows and the brain works. I will consider your feelings for you, consider your existence and your feelings. I have not thought about these before, but because of this experience, I think about them. Because I love this world and myself, so I love you too."

There was a joyful smile on the corner of Zeng Qi's lips, and he said, "That's good." He liked the way Cheng Yuexi said that he loved the world.

The scent of gardenias on the side of the driveway floated into the car from the window at night. Cheng Yuexi smelled the strong fragrance of gardenias and sighed softly: "Gardenias are really fragrant, and there are many gardenias in Wuhan."

Zeng Qi said: "Yes. This is the season of gardenias."

【End of text】

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