desolate

The emergency department finally quieted down a bit in the middle of the night, and it was quiet outside, except for the occasional few drunks who suddenly babbled a bunch of nonsense, it was still quiet.

Pei Ye was also lying on the bed, staring at the door eagerly, waiting for the man's shadow to come from the end of the corridor... It was Wang Yihua who walked in.

He sat back slightly disappointed.

Wang Yihua thought he was not feeling well, crumpled up the bill and threw it away: "How do you feel?"

"It's okay." Pei Ye looked away, "What about him?"

"Who?"

Wang Yihua moved a chair and sat on the side of the bed, cocking his legs carelessly: "Oh, you mean the primary school principal? I saw him outside just now, so he probably left."

"gone?"

"Yes!"

Pei Ye didn't show it on the surface, but he was extremely disappointed in his heart. He regretted that he didn't say a few words with Zhou Ze just now, or exchanged contact information, so that he wouldn't know where to find him when he left.

Wang Yihua's inquisitive eyes flicked back and forth on his face: "Mr. Pei, what does the primary school principal have to do with you? No wonder I saw him familiar at first, he is the one you have been looking for..."

"what?"

Suddenly, a voice like a spirit behind him made Wang Yihua get goosebumps all over his body, and then he turned around and smiled mischievously.

"It's nothing, nothing! You... sit here!"

He stood up guiltily and gave the stool to Zhou Ze.

Pei also didn't mind being heard by him, he just said softly, "You didn't leave."

"Going out for a while." Zhou Ze put the instant porridge on the bedside table, and put down the small table for him, "It's too late, only the convenience store is still open, so just drink it."

"It's okay, I'm not picky." Pei Ye saw that he had taken out everything in the plastic bag, and there was only food for one person, so he asked again, "What about you?"

Zhou Ze shook his head: "I'm not hungry."

Don't know if it's irony or the truth.

The taste of the instant porridge was very bland, and the taste was not very good, but Pei also ate very deliciously, and the discomfort in his stomach was quickly suppressed by the hot porridge.

Wang Yihua was used to being active at the wine table, and couldn't stand a little silence. Seeing that the two of them were not talking, his mouth was itchy.So he hesitated between Pei Ye and Zhou Ze, adhering to the principle of "having fun with newcomers", he began to get close to Zhou Ze.

"The principal of the primary school just came back from abroad, is it temporary or is he coming back for a long-term stay?"

Zhou Ze pinched his index finger and rubbed it unconsciously: "...I have something to do temporarily."

Wang Yihua guessed: "Come back and hold an art exhibition?"

Zhou Ze slightly hesitated: "...um."

"That's a good idea—by the way, which circle does the senior belong to? I just met a friend who plays sculpture, and he is also a little famous. He bought a gallery a while ago. I will buy some tickets another day. able to communicate.”

While talking, he found Chen Erxi's gallery account on his phone and wanted to show it to the other party.

But Zhou Ze was a little impatient, and bluntly refused: "Chen Erwan is a friend's junior, you don't have to call him senior—and, he needs to rest now, can you be quiet for a while?"

"Uh……"

Wang Yihua, who has always been eloquent, rarely choked, so he looked at Pei Ye as if asking for help.

But the latter obviously couldn't help him.

"...Tomorrow morning, I have an appointment with Mr. Gao to play golf, and the dinner after that. You can go for me. There is a purple sand pot in a gift box in the office. Take it with you." Pei Ye coughed dryly, "...I'm troubled today Now, go back and rest first."

Wang Yihua replied thoughtfully: "Then you... are you okay here?"

Pei also looked at Zhou Ze and nodded at him: "No problem."

He wished to be alone with Zhou Ze for a while.

Although he was worried, Wang Yihua went back sensibly, leaving behind a change of clothes and a charger in the car, and Zhou Ze took these things back to the ward.

It took six to seven minutes to go back and forth from the emergency department to the parking lot. When Zhou Ze returned to the ward, the person on the bed seemed to be asleep, with his head tilted to one side, and the small table and the food waste on it were still intact. Move it there.

He walked over lightly, but before he moved, Pei woke up.

However, the fatigue was not alleviated by a short rest, on the contrary, it was even worse, but he still sat up on the bed and stared straight at Zhou Ze.

He asked carefully, "Am I asleep?"

Pei also didn't hope that this hard-won reunion would leave a bad impression on the other party. After all, he really wasn't sure how much of their "old relationship" was left after the time spent.

What if... What if Zhou Ze doesn't like him anymore?

These six years were just his wishful thinking.

And even if people still like him, he will think again, do they like him six years ago, or the him now?

After all, he doesn't understand Zhou Ze now, and he is completely different from six years ago.

Pei also fell into a strange circle for a while.

Young love is passionate, presumptuous, brave, and fearless; but as time goes by, these qualities are gradually replaced by restraint, caution, and countless details.

Zhou Ze made the bed and shook him down: "It's almost two o'clock in the morning."

Pei also looked around and found that the beds in the ward were full, which meant that Zhou Ze had no place to rest.

"Why don't you go, I'm fine now..."

Pei also struggled to get up, but was pushed back again.

Zhou Ze's gaze swept over the bloodshot eyeballs and the blue-gray areas under his eyes, and his tone became cold and hard: "You sleep on yours, I'll go back to the hotel."

After he finished speaking, he realized that his tone and expression seemed to be too much.

Then he added with a little annoyance: "You are a patient, so don't bother."

Pei also only thought that he was angry, and immediately nodded and lay down obediently, without saying anything.

Zhou Ze sat down beside him and accompanied him like a child.

Maybe Pei was really tired, or maybe because of having Zhou Ze beside him, he slept more deeply this time than ever before, and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

In the second half of the night, he seemed to be dreaming in a daze.

In the past six years, Pei Ye has rarely dreamed. Most of the time he is like a spinning top who only knows about work. He even sneaks in when he is busy, so that dreams become extremely extravagant.

And this night, for the first time ever, he even had a nightmare. Even though he woke up and couldn't remember the content, the feeling of cold sweat could not go away for a long time.

And when he found out that Zhou Ze had already left, he later realized the reason for this nightmare——

He forgot to ask for his contact information again.

In the end, what comforted him was a bowl of leftover porridge in the trash can.At least he was sure that the person he missed day and night had indeed come to his side.

Pei also left the hospital at noon.

Although he really wanted to rest in the ward for a day, Wang Yihua's call came suddenly and urgently, saying that the signing of the contract was not going well and he must go there.

"...The ball is almost over, where are you, how long is it?"

"Don't rush, I'm already in the car, do you want me to fly over?"

"Okay, okay, I don't rush, I don't rush, hey, I'm really sorry Brother Pei—" Wang Yihua knew that it was immoral for him to pull a patient out, so he hurriedly explained, "It's thanks to me to see the patient in advance." After taking a quick look, I really don’t know that the pot is broken, if it wasn’t for the troublesome surname Gao, I wouldn’t have forced you to come here now…”

"Okay, now is not the time to complain." Pei also interrupted him, and the online car-hailing car stopped beside him, "I didn't expect to sign the order with a pot, I have already asked Xiao Liu to send a few boxes of tea There is also a ticket to the Chen Erxi Gallery, I heard that his daughter is an art student, it might be useful, remember to take it."

Wang Yihua agreed straight away: "That's easy to say."

The hotel is an ordinary restaurant, but it is located in the city center where every inch of land is very expensive. No matter what time the surrounding area is crowded, Pei is naturally late, but when Wang Yihua sees him, it is like seeing a savior.

He opened the car door and sneaked up next to Pei Ye.

"Did you play tricks on the surnamed Gao? He started talking about you when we met today, and his daughter is also here. I'm very happy to get the ticket."

Pei also asked: "That's not very good, why did you ask me to come here?"

"That's not because..." Wang Yihua wondered, "As soon as I talked about the contract, he was sloppy and asked you how you were doing. I thought I could only wait for you to come."

"I?"

"—Hey! Isn't it obvious...he wants you to be his son-in-law!"

The attendants led them to the door of the private room and left. Pei also stared at the wooden door that was close at hand, and gave a warning with his eyes.

Wang Yihua shut his mouth knowingly.

... Watch the nose with the eyes, the mouth with the nose, and the heart with the mouth, and make sure not to talk nonsense.

Then he slowly opened the door and asked Pei Ye to come in.

There are only two people in the private room, Mr. Gao and his daughter.

Pei Ye has dealt with him several times, and they are familiar with each other.Thinking about meeting Mr. Gao for the first time, Pei Ye spent a lot of effort to find out what he likes, but it was considered opportunistic. It was not until after product introductions and program planning that they reached a cooperation intention.

Up to now, the two sides are actually only one contract away.

"I haven't seen Mr. Pei for a long time. I heard that you are sick. Why did you come here?"

"Hello, Mr. Gao, I'm fine, I'm just afraid that my colleagues won't treat me well, so I'd better take a look along the way, so I don't bother you?"

"It's just in time, the dishes have just been served!" Wang Yihua said quickly, "President Gao just said that..."

"Don't disturb, don't disturb." Mr. Gao also said, "Why don't we sit down and eat together! It just so happens that my daughter is here today, and you young people have something to talk about."

Gao Yuan, who had been serving as the backdrop, finally stood up, with eyebrows and eyes very similar to her father's, she looked gentle and gentle, and she didn't talk much.When being called, he and Pei Ye looked at each other for two seconds, then nodded slightly.

Seeing the girl sitting down, Wang Yihua secretly turned his head to Pei Ye's direction immediately, showing an expression of "I'll tell you what you see".

With Pei Ye, the contract was quickly signed.On the other hand, Mr. Gao seems to be a little interested in his personal affairs as Wang Yihua said. In the end, he asked Gao Yuan to exchange contact information with him, saying that his daughter will be responsible for the subsequent work. People need to communicate more.

After sending the father and daughter away, Wang Yihua winked at him: "I think Mr. Gao values ​​you quite a lot, or you just follow suit!"

Pei also threw the document bag containing the contract into his arms, with a worried expression on his face: "...shut up!"

Xiao Liu parked his car at the entrance of the hotel early on, and when he saw them coming out, he immediately greeted them.

"Mr. Pei, Mr. Wang, shall we go back to the company or...?"

"Go back to the company."

Pei also got into the car, and then kicked Wang Yihua who came up behind him.

"Why are you venting your anger on me?" Wang Yihua quickly climbed up to the co-pilot while complaining, "Didn't they invite you to see the exhibition on New Year's Day? Why, don't you go?"

Pei also stopped: "Who asked me out?"

"Gao Yuan." Wang Yihua's jaw dropped in shock, "No way, big brother, I think you deserve it so fast, I thought...you didn't listen to feelings at all?"

"..."

Pei Ye really didn't listen. He was sending a message to Chen Erwan at the time, but the other party still hasn't replied yet.

He put away his mobile phone and asked, "What exhibition are you looking at?"

"this."

Wang Yihua handed him a ticket.

"You asked me to give you this ticket. I didn't expect it to be delivered to you..."

This exhibition was opened on the same day as the gallery, so the tickets were made into a paper and steel card set, which was quite heavy in the hand, and the logo of "Awakening Gallery" was embossed in the middle of the steel card , is the ticket for the opening ceremony, and the paper card holder is the introduction and ticket for the exhibition.

...a strong literary and artistic atmosphere.

Wang Yihua asked: "How is it? Are you going?"

Pei Yegang wanted to say no, but found that there was a person named "Kevin Zhou" in the artist introduction on the inside page.

Thinking of the man from last night, he changed his mind again.

"go."

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updated tonight