cold lover

"I'm used to it, I don't feel at ease when they're not here."

Xie Xiaoqi put down the coffee for him, "It's not particularly good, just make do with it."

"You're being polite to me."

Tan Jizhong took a sip with a smile, and asked when he put down the glass, "When did you come back?"

"Last Thursday, oh, let alone, there happened to be a natural disaster, and I almost didn't return."

Xie Xiaoqi was not without complaints. There was a torrential rainstorm in city A that day, and the whole city was on red alert.

"Well, it fits your busy life." Tan Jizhong said leisurely.

"You have no conscience, you are so sarcastic about a woman who has missed you for more than two years."

"Hey! I don't know who caused it." Who disappeared suddenly two years ago, and I haven't contacted him once in the past two years. If I think about it, I have to say something else.

Xie Xiaoqi felt wronged when she heard the words, and turned her head away from him.But after all, he was spoiled by him since he was a child, and he still muttered unwillingly, "Brother Tan, you are being stingy."

Tan Jizhong chuckled, "Yes, my fault, I'll give you a chance to make up for it, and treat you to a big dinner tonight."

Knowing that Brother Tan would step down the steps for herself, Xie Xiaoqi snickered in her heart, but on the surface she deliberately curled her chest and grunted twice to reluctantly agree.

For Xie Xiaoqi and Tan Qingchen, Tan Jizhong is undoubtedly a gentle and perfect big brother.No matter what the circumstances, he always acts as their spiritual backing with an attitude of tolerance and understanding.Although there is no blood relationship, it is the most reassuring existence for them to rely on.

Tan Jizhong smiled and followed her, looking through the glass door to the exhibition hall, "This exhibition is quite a success."

Xie Xiaoqi hummed, rested her chin and looked at the crowd walking outside for a while, and sighed in frustration, "I was looking forward to it when I prepared a few days ago, but now I can't get excited seeing so many people."

Tan Jizhong didn't say anything. He probably understood the melancholy after the dust settled, and also knew that the significance of this exhibition did not meet Xie Xiaoqi's original intention.

Xie Xiaoqi withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and gently stirred the coffee, her voice hesitated, "Is... Ji Shangwei okay?"

"Well, it's good. Now I'm the school director of G University."

Xie Xiaoqi smiled wryly, and the swaying black espresso was like the sad past that was stirring in her heart, "Really, just live well."

Tan Jizhong couldn't bear it, Xie Xiaoqi had always been optimistic and open-minded, and rarely had such a sad expression, but his position on this matter was awkward, and it was really hard to say anything, so he bypassed the topic, "Have you contacted Xiaochen? Missing you."

Hearing this, Xie Xiaoqi's eyebrows twitched unconsciously.

When she left two years ago, she ruthlessly deleted everyone's contact information, including her beloved brother Tan and her beloved younger brother Tan Qingchen. This time, she sent emails to Brother Tan with the email address filled in from her vague memory. Fortunately, she did not make a mistake. .You can't tell Tan Ge about this, otherwise the consequences will definitely be bombing.

"Oh, not yet. He must be going crazy during the summer vacation. Calling him may disturb him and my schedule. I will contact him later."

Tan Jizhong nodded, "The judgment is quite accurate."

Then the two looked at each other and smiled.

Speaking of which, one morning when I was setting up a tent, I sneezed without warning.Such an aversion to cold was obviously lying on the gun.Alas, life is hard, life is hard.

The two chatted for a long time, and Xie Xiaoqi made another coffee in the middle, still enthusiastic.

After two years, City A has changed a lot. Xie Xiaoqi was originally a family lover, but now she has a strong desire to know these new people and things in her hometown.

The topic was all over the place, and finally fell on the ancient oil painting town in the southern district of City A, where they lived the most ignorant and fearless and the happiest time when they were young.

"Really, there is really an artificial lake built, isn't it the same as the one in Aunt Shu's painting?"

"I've only heard about it, I haven't seen it."

Xie Xiaoqi was full of interest, and turned to look at the big clock hanging on the wall, "It's still early, let's go and have a look."

"You left before the exhibition was over?"

"I just want to leave before the end. If they take it away later, I don't guarantee that I'll have a chance to invite you to dinner." Saying this, Xie Xiaoqi got up and grabbed the bag on the sofa, and opened the door to go out .

Seeing her looking around, Tan Jizhong laughed, "The lake is fake, but it's real to hide and relax."

"Hey, brother Tan, just let me use it once."

The two escaped successfully, and Xie Xiaoqi talked excitedly in the co-pilot seat.Tan Jizhong drove the car, looking out the window and responding.

While waiting for a red light at a corner, the words "Yunyi Daoguan" diagonally across from him were imprinted in his eyes, and Tan Jizhong raised his brows lightly, "So it's here."

"Huh? What?"

"It's nothing, I have a chance to introduce someone to you." Tan Jizhong said with a smile.

"Who? A man or a woman?" Hearing his cheerful tone, Xie Xiaoqi's eyes flashed wildly, "Brother Tan, did you prepare a sister-in-law for me?"

"I think too much, it's a male classmate in Xiaochen's class."

"Oh..." Xie Xiaoqi suddenly lost interest, for a long time, "...Brother Tan, you should also..."

"Stop it, let's wait until you're qualified to talk about it. It's not clear if you're a girl of Erqi."

Xie Xiaoqi pouted, she still has the qualifications, but if she speaks out now, she is afraid that she won't be able to stand Brother Tan's strict interrogation.

"I'm also worried about your happiness. If there is a good girl by my side, we will follow."

"..."

When the green light came on, Tan Jizhong looked in the direction of the gym and stepped on the accelerator.

There was a slight sound of water in the bathroom.

They didn't go to Chenggu Town in the end, and Xie Xiaoqi was yelled back by a phone call that almost snarled on the way. Seeing her disapproval, I'm afraid she's used to it.

"Brother, you should find a girlfriend earlier, otherwise, I will think you want to find a boyfriend. Bye~"

This is what Xie Xiaoqi said with a bright smile on her face as she opened the car door.

"Boyfriend...?" Tan Jizhong murmured repeatedly, then suddenly raised his head, letting the cold water hit him directly.

Women are born careful species, that sentence, is it a statement of position?

With a sigh of relief, Tan Jizhong tightened the switch, and suddenly thought of something, the hand holding the towel stopped in mid-air.

Why do you care about this topic today?In the past, I just listened to it, and there was never any fluctuation... Obviously, no matter whether the other party is a man or a woman, I never thought about stepping into the emotional world...

Tan Jizhong's thoughts were mixed, and a cold face appeared in his mind. Just when he was about to grasp the clue, there was a rush of flowing air around him, and the bathroom door opened unexpectedly.

Tan Jizhong subconsciously looked up at the door, but Xiao Nuo had already said "Sorry" and exited the door before he knew what was going on.

It turned out that the bathroom door was unlocked. Tan Jizhong smiled angrily, feeling helpless at the habit he had developed by living alone all the year round.

Normally, this kind of situation would not be encountered. Xiao Nuo would come back from changing clothes in the gymnasium every day, and when he got home, he would directly carry the sweaty Taoist clothes into the bathroom, and Tan Jizhong usually took a shower at eleven o'clock in the evening After that, it was only today that he was a little restless because of Xie Xiaoqi's words, and his body felt sticky again, so he went into the bathroom.

Once this was interrupted, Tan Jizhong didn't have the heart to think about anything else, took the bath towel and dried it hastily.

In the kitchen, Xiao Nuo was bending over to pack the vegetables he bought, with his sweaty shirt half stuck to his back.

Tan Jizhong walked over in his pajamas, cleared his throat in private, "I'm back, it's quite early today."

"Ah."

"Is there no traffic on the road?"

"No block."

"Really, it's really rare." Tan Jizhong laughed, "That clothes... Taoist clothes are put in the bathroom for you."

"Thank you."

The voice was still light and unwavering, but fortunately Xiao Nuo didn't mind much, Tan Jizhong secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

His gaze fell unconsciously on Xiao Nuo's half-bent side again, and after a while, Tan Jizhong suddenly called out tentatively, "Xiao Nuo?"

Xiao Nuo raised his head when he heard the words, a little surprised and puzzled.

"Heh, I wonder if I can call you that, it's a bit blunt to call you by your full name."

Xiao Nuo lowered his head as if nothing had happened, but stopped the movements of his hands for a while, "...um."

Tan Ji couldn't stop being delighted, "Xiao Nuo, let's take a break first, there's no rush for dinner."

"It's okay, I'm not tired."

Expecting to be rejected, Tan Jizhong chuckled, "If you insist, I will help."

This time, regardless of Xiao Nuo's objection, he went directly into the kitchen and began to wash the vegetables.

"Actually, every time I wait on the sidelines, I feel like I'm eating idle food."

Xiao Nuo looked at him, pursed his lips lightly, and could no longer say anything to refuse, "You just took a shower, be careful of getting dirty."

"Well, it's fine."

Tan Jizhong smiled at him gently, Xiao Nuo turned his head subconsciously, feeling strange in his heart.

Tan Jizhong does little housework, and although his hands are blunt, he is serious.

Xiao Nuo looked at the focused Tan Jizhong, his delicate eyebrows gradually raised, this familiar scene...

After a long time, Tan Jizhong suddenly chuckled, "This is the first time Xiao Nuo looks at me so seriously."

Hearing this, Xiao Nuo came back to his senses, "Sorry, I'm sorry."

"You don't need to apologize, I'm very happy that you care about me." Tan Jizhong looked at Xiao Nuo, and said that Xiao Nuo never took the initiative to pay attention to him, heh, he suddenly wanted to know if Xiao Nuo remembered his face.

"Mr. Tan, you misunderstood, and you didn't care." Xiao Nuo's tone was a little light.

"Don't call me Mr. Tan from now on, you are about the same age as Xiao Chen, just call me Brother Tan."

Xiao Nuo stopped his movements, looked up at him indifferently, "Mr. Tan, I'm not younger than you, and I'm not that close."

"..." Tan Jizhong was speechless, both surprised by Xiao Nuo's age, and also surprised by the origin in Xiao Nuo's words.

"Is it... In this case, it's up to you."

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