superficial dialogue

The drive from the hospital to Xie's house was neither far nor close, and the driver drove them through the narrow roads of the old community with difficulty, and took them downstairs.Ke Jiang ordered: "Come pick us up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Xie Baijing looked at him sideways, and Ke Jiang boldly stroked the young man's forehead hair again: "It's useless to be in a hurry tonight, why don't you just wait for tomorrow."

Xie Baijing did not avoid his hand, and acquiesced to Ke Jiang's arrangement.It was early morning, and the old building was very quiet, with few lights on.The driver first got out of the car and went into the building to check to make sure that there were no reporters squatting, and then he turned around and opened the door for the two of them.Presumably most of the reporters thought that Xie Baijing would not go home tonight, but when they went upstairs quietly in order not to disturb the neighbors, Ke Jiang still felt guilty.The voice-activated lights in the stairwell were old and in disrepair. Xie Baijing was behind Ke Jiang, holding up the flashlight of his mobile phone to illuminate his way.

Xie Baijing walked this narrow staircase with skill, but Ke Jiang was quite surprised.Since he was a child, he has never set foot in such an old building in an old community. Looking around, he has to be careful not to kick the garbage bags of the residents under his feet. The handles of the stairs are covered with small advertisements. It was silently dark, and sometimes when I walked upstairs, the sensor lights on the downstairs floor creaked brightly.He groped all the way to the fourth floor, when he heard Xie Baijing behind him stop, took the key, and stepped forward to open the door.

Xie Baijing said in a low voice: "It's a bit dirty, please wait for a while."

Ke Jiang was shocked.

However, in a house of tens of square meters, there is a wooden dining table to the left of the door. The table is messy and greasy, with used bowls and chopsticks, bottles and jars of fermented bean curd, and half-opened biscuits.Going forward, no more, no less, exactly three steps, you can enter the toilet and bathroom directly opposite the door, and next to it is the narrow kitchen.The doors of both rooms were wide open, and peeking in from the darkness, it was obvious that there was no room for them.In such a small house, there are still cardboard boxes and garbage piled up everywhere, and clothes are hanging randomly on the back of the chair.There seemed to be no air conditioning in the house, a dusty ceiling fan hung from the ceiling, and old lights flickered on and off.The room is filled with the bad smell of sewers and the dust that has not been cleaned for many days.Young Master Ke pushed the door open and walked in. He looked around in a daze. No matter how high his EQ was, he could not help showing surprise. This was the surprise for a class he had never been in contact with.Whether he entered or not, some stood at a loss in what could barely be called the entrance. Looking down, Xie's mother's high-heeled shoes were on the floor, and there was no pair of guest slippers.

"I'll make something to eat later." Xie Baijing could tell what he was thinking by looking at his expression, and motioned him not to change his shoes, "I'll take you to the hotel later."

Ke Jiang swallowed in surprise, pretending to be calm: "Ah? What's wrong? Isn't it good? Just live here, it's okay."

He was really surprised that Xie Baijing, a good kid who was well-organized, diligent and clean, actually looked like this at home.Although Xie's mother usually dresses in a gaudy and exaggerated manner, she is still neat and tidy, and she can endure such a mess in the house.

What kind of life does his sweetheart, little baby, live?Ke Jiang felt distressed.He is not a person with too much compassion. He has always known that Xie Baijing's family's financial situation is not good, but nothing compares to witnessing it with his own eyes.He silently observed the place where Xie Baijing lived from childhood to adulthood, and he couldn't help thinking of such a paranoid and selfish mother, and he sighed in his heart.He once teased that Zhang Yuntian met a girl who came out of the mountains and repaired an old house for her family as a "charity project". What kind of suitable real estate can give people a set or two sets.

Xie Baijing also knew that his family was in dire straits, so he was not surprised to see Ke Jiang's ever-changing expression.He first went to get a towel to clean up the table and chairs, motioned Ke Jiang to sit in this position first, and then went to the kitchen to cook some simple food.As soon as he opened the refrigerator, he got a headache. His mother rarely opened a fire at home, and there was no food left at all.He bravely scrambled a plate of eggs, and ordered a bowl of noodles in clear soup—it was really clear soup, except noodles were just noodles.While stirring the eggs with chopsticks, he thought to himself, has the young master eaten these things?Can he eat it?No food poisoning, right?

Xie Baijing thought too much.When Ke Jiang saw the food, he ate very happily.He really didn't eat anything, and ran around for a while, feeling very hungry.The noodles were colored with some soy sauce, seasoned with salt, and there was nothing on the noodle soup except some chopped green onions. Normally, he would not even glance at it. Now he is hungry and has the bonus of "Handmade by Xie Baijing". I even drank more than half of the soup.He himself was a little embarrassed: "Xiao Xie, would you like some?"

Xie Baijing shook his head: "I ate in the hospital."

Ke Jiang: "Are you scared today? You ran over so anxiously without even saying hello."

Xie Baijing was silent for two seconds: "Sorry."

Ke Jiang was puzzled: "What are you apologizing for?"

Xie Baijing looked at him: "This matter is indeed my responsibility." He paused, as if he was a little embarrassed to say it, but he still said calmly, "I knew about it before, but I didn't remind her properly. When I came, I thought it was just a trivial matter, and I didn't notify the company..."

Ke Jiang chuckled and shook his head: "I feel sorry for you, do you think I'm blaming you? Don't think about it, it's a big deal, it's just that auntie made a mistake in a moment of confusion, can you make it right?"

Xie Baijing didn't know how to speak, maybe this incident was not a simple accident, maybe your brother was behind it?His thoughts are a little confused now, but when facing Ke Jiang, he can't help showing a calm and calm look, and he is not willing to show the slightest weakness in front of Ke Jiang——I don't know what kind of strange stubbornness this is.After Ke Jiang finished eating, Xie Baijing took the bowls and chopsticks to wash the dishes, and also washed the tableware left by his mother.There was no door in the kitchen, and in the rushing water, he could hear Ke Jiang sitting at the dining table, talking on the phone with his mobile phone.

Ke Jiang deliberately lowered his voice: "Can't do it? What do you mean it can't be done?"

I don't know what was said there, Ke Jiang's volume was slightly raised, with a little anger: "Don't tell me so much! Block the news on the Internet before tomorrow morning, can this not be done?"

After hanging up the phone, Ke Jiang threw the phone on the table and made a muffled and resentful sound.After a while, Xie Baijing listened, and Ke Jiang seemed to be in contact with someone again.Ke Jiang has always been gentle to outsiders, but today he couldn't hold back his emotions frequently on the phone.

He didn't make a sound, washed the dishes and chopsticks and put them away, and cleaned up the kitchen carelessly for the time being.Then he went back to his room and made the bed - he still remembered how Ke Jiang's body was pampered. At that time in the resort, even a slightly unclean mattress could cause rashes on his body, just like Princess and the Pea It's not much worse than that, I'm afraid it's her brother, Prince Pea.Fortunately, he still likes to be clean, so he put away all the mattresses before leaving, and put all the clean sheets and quilts in the cabinet.He re-made the bed, cleaned up the room, and then turned around to clean the bathroom.He was busy back and forth at home, while Ke Jiang sat on a chair and frowned: no one bought his face.

Ke Jiang was puzzled.This wasn't a big deal at all, but firstly, he didn't want to leave such a stain on Xie Baijing, and secondly, he didn't want to affect Xie Baijing's joining the team at a critical moment.He reckoned that the cutting-edge public relations department could handle this kind of news properly, but the attitude there was good, and they kept pushing things around, sometimes saying it would be resolved the day after tomorrow, and sometimes saying it would be resolved tomorrow.The news on the Internet became more and more intense. He just took a few glances at his phone, and someone took a screenshot and asked him if something happened to his little star.This is not surprising, Xie Baijing was too much in the limelight before, so he might offend someone and use some tricks behind his back.

It's just that he is still the second child of the Ke family, why would anyone dare to deal with the person he is protecting?

Ke Jiang was a little unhappy.He didn't care about his own property at first, but now he finds that he can't speak at all in the company, Fang feels a little frustrated.He told people that he didn't have to worry about everything, so why did he just turn his head and nothing would happen?How embarrassing did this make him?

The gloomy look in his expression, in Xie Baijing's eyes, had another meaning.

Xie Baijing called him: "Take a bath first."

Ke Jiang suddenly raised his head and obediently agreed.It's just that he came in a hurry, so naturally he didn't bring a change of clothes, so he "had to" wear Xie Baijing's.He was quite uncomfortable standing in the bathroom of Xie's house: there was a toilet beside him, a shower head above his head, he didn't even know where to put the changed clothes, Xie Baijing knocked on the door and took it from the crack in the door.The pattering of water stopped here, Xie Baijing seemed to have sensed it, and sent clean pajamas through the crack of the door again.It's just that he is still very dense, and the towels hanging on the shelf seem to be Xie's mother's. Naturally, Ke Jiang dare not touch them. He tossed them on the spot twice, and came out in his pajamas all wet. dripping in the neck.

Xie Baijing looked away and pointed: "Sleep in my room tonight, I've cleaned it."

Ke Jiang didn't move: "What about you?"

Xie Baijing: "I live in my mother's room."

"No," Ke Jiang quickly vetoed, "Let's sleep in the same bed tonight, I have something to tell you."

Xie Baijing frowned, his mother would have trembled when seeing this expression, but the person opposite was not afraid at all, and he was also strong in being unreasonable: "I don't do anything to you, what are you afraid of?"

He spoke righteously, and after Xie Baijing finished washing himself, he dragged the person to the small room.Xie Baijing was helpless, there was only one single bed in his room, and it was so difficult to sleep two grown men.But at this time, he was too tired to fight with Ke Jiang again to argue about where to sleep, and he only planned to wait for the man to fall asleep before going to his mother's room to make peace.It was past three o'clock in the morning, and both of them held their breath subconsciously. Ke Jiang lay on the side of the bed first, but Xie Baijing just sat on the edge of the bed.It was Ke Jiang who was supposed to be ready, to comfort him, and to show off his charisma, but Xie Baijing said first: "Mr. Ke, you don't have to worry too much."

Ke Jiang was full of anger at being robbed of his lines, and said, "What am I worrying about, it's a piece of cake, you don't have to worry too much."

Xie Baijing was noncommittal.He always harbored doubts about Ke Cheng in his heart, and he was worried that if the man who stood at the top of the cutting-edge made this up, how would he deal with himself?He didn't know at all how the power of the Ke family was distributed now, what position Ke Jiang occupied in it, whether Ke Jiang knew that this was his brother's trick.However, if it is not, he will slander Ke Cheng for nothing, and it will be of no avail after all.In the final analysis, he was like a pawn in the battle between the Ke family brothers, and he was at the mercy of others, even if he struggled, he couldn't figure it out.But he couldn't bear to be sacrificed in it, and he insisted on trying to make a comeback, which turned into worry.Xie Baijing's thoughtfulness is too meticulous, which is both a strength and a flaw in his character, especially when he encounters his own weaknesses, he is even more anxious.And on the scorched surface, there is a thin layer of ice, which looks calm and unhurried.

Ke Jiang seems to see that he has something on his mind. He only thinks that he is worried about his biological mother and the news on the Internet, and his heart softens again and again.The big boy sitting with his back facing him, only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt as pajamas, has a smooth and powerful body line that still looks young and beautiful, with wide shoulders and narrow waist, wet hair hanging down, leaving a few drops of water. 20 years of life suddenly encountered such a major event, but his back is still straight, as if no one can destroy it.Thinking about rushing over to see him today, Xie Baijing never begged him, never complained about his mother, never showed any anxiety or fear, this kind of tenacity from the heart cannot be imitated and performed by others. It is what Ke Jiang likes most about him.

Both of them used the same shower gel, and they had a similar smell, a little sweet and greasy.But in this silent air, it seemed to be just right.Ke Jiang's lips pursed, and his heart suddenly moved.

Xie Baijing suddenly turned around and turned to look at him: "I turned off the light, you fell asleep first?"

From his angle, Ke Jiang could see his sharp jawline and thin lips, his deep eyes drooping slightly, and his long eyelashes cast a soft shadow in the dim light.Ke Jiang suddenly recalled that after that night of absurdity, Xie Baijing also turned his head sideways and pulled the quilt for him when he was half asleep and half awake.He can still clearly remember the indescribable tenderness at that moment, just like now.

He didn't answer, but when Xie Baijing's face turned sideways a few more times, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the young man's loose collar, dragging the man down.Before Xie Baijing could frown, he raised his head and kissed him.