he is afraid, he pretends

There was silence at the door of the room for half a minute, until Xu Qiqi's voice sounded: "Yes, we were going out for dinner. Brother Yuan said you won't come back for lunch. Have you eaten?"

Wu Luming listened to Xu Qiqi's words, and looked at Wen Siyuan again.

The two of them met for a moment, and Wen Siyuan seemed to be organizing his words.

Seeing this, Wu Luming smiled first, and said, "Well, I said in the morning that I wouldn't come back to eat, but after a stroll outside at noon, I found that there was nothing I wanted to eat, so I came back first."

When Wen Siyuan heard Wu Luming's answer, surprise flashed across his eyes.

He looked at Wu Luming, but saw that Wu Luming's smile was natural, as if what he said just now was not half false.

The others obviously had no doubts about Wu Luming's words, Xu Qiqi heard the words and said: "That's just right, why don't you come out to eat with us, brother Yuan treats you."

Wu Luming glanced at the people standing behind Wen Siyuan and Xu Qiqi, and soon his eyes fell back on Wen Siyuan: "Where is Brother Yuan going to eat?"

Wen Siyuan reported the name of a restaurant.

Wu Luming heard the name and asked, "Go out of the community and turn right, which one is near the shopping mall?"

Wen Siyuan responded.

Seeing that he guessed right, Wu Luming said, "That store is not open today. I happened to pass by when I came back, and saw a notice posted at the door saying that it will not be open today or tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qiqi said with emotion: "What a coincidence? Fortunately, you came back in time, otherwise we would all have made this trip in vain."

He said, looking at Wen Siyuan: "Old Wen, think about what else you can eat, anyway, you can't escape this lunch today."

Wen Siyuan thought about it and didn't respond immediately, Wu Luming's voice sounded first: "Is hot pot okay?"

"Yes." Xu Qiqi was the first to agree, and after agreeing, she turned to look at the students behind her, "What about you?"

The six people in the back row nodded unanimously and expressed no opinion.

Seeing this, Wu Luming looked to Wen Siyuan for advice: "Brother Yuan?"

"Is there a hot pot restaurant near here?" Wen Siyuan looked puzzled.

"Eat at home." Wu Luming explained with a smile, "Didn't we just buy the hot pot base the day before yesterday, and the ingredients at home are almost enough. If you want to eat anything else, just buy some extra food for takeaway."

As soon as he said this, he immediately received a lot of approval.

The hot pot is fast and does not take time to go out. It is the perfect choice for everyone who is already hungry.

Therefore, as soon as Wu Luming finished speaking, everyone immediately began to actively divide the work.

"I wash the vegetables!"

"I cut the meat!"

"I...then I'll clean up the pot!"

Everyone who had just changed their shoes quickly changed back to their slippers.

When Wen Siyuan came back to his senses, several students had already entered the kitchen in an orderly manner, and Xu Qiqi did not know when she joined Wu Luming, and was walking into the living room with Wu Luming, talking at the same time.

"I heard from Lao Wen that you are Wu Shengjin's cousin." Xu Qiqi smiled friendlyly at Wu Luming, "I, Lao Wen, Lao Wu, and the three of us basically worked in the same group when we were graduate students. Wu said that he has a cousin, do you have a deer in your name?"

Wu Luming returned with a polite smile: "Yes, Wu Luming."

Xu Qiqi has been a father for the past two years, and when she sees someone younger than him, she can't help exuding a little fatherly care.

What's more, Wu Luming looks young, no matter his age, ten people will think that he is still a high school student when they meet ten people.

Seeing Wu Luming's polite self-introduction, Xu Qiqi immediately raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder, and introduced herself: "Xu Qiqi, you are the same as calling you Brother Yuan, just call me Brother Qi."

He said, looking at Wu Luming quite lovingly: "How long have you lived with Old Wen?"

"Almost a month."

"It's been so long?" The surprise in Xu Qiqi's tone was obvious, but she quickly said, "It's not surprising. You are a good-tempered kid at first glance. It's normal for Old Wen to let you live with him."

As he spoke, he suddenly clicked his tongue softly: "Old Wen, a guy with double standards, when I moved out from school to find a house after graduating from graduate school, I planned to live in his house for a few days to buffer, but he would rather pay for it." Find me a place to live, but they are not willing to let me live in his house."

Wu Luming listened to Xu Qiqi's words, and said doubtfully: "Brother Yuan probably won't just let you stay for a few days."

"You still protect him," Xu Qiqi smiled, "He thought I was too noisy. He said he had to go to bed before ten o'clock in the evening. We used to be busy with our projects and had to stay in school until late. I often work late at night. Hey song, so he was blacklisted."

Talking about something, Xu Qiqi suddenly looked around and saw that the students were all in the kitchen and Wen Siyuan was still changing shoes at the door, so she lowered her voice and asked Wu Luming: "You have lived with Old Wen for so long. Did you find anything wrong with him?"

Wu Luming saw that Xu Qiqi's words were quite mysterious, so he lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Qiqi thought for a moment: "For example... did you bring anyone back home?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he overthrew himself again: "No, according to Lao Wen's personality, he will definitely not take the initiative to take someone home without a sure relationship."

After pondering for a while, I finally found an accurate description: "Have any young girls visited you recently?"

Wu Luming's expression froze, and he slowly lowered his eyes, an unpredictable look gradually appeared in his eyes covered by the curtains, but his voice was the same as before: "Should there be?"

Xu Qiqi didn't notice anything wrong, and nodded firmly: "It should be."

Wu Luming was silent for a moment: "Has a young girl approached Brother Yuan recently?"

Xu Qiqi replied, "Yes, Lao Wen has been having a hot fight with people recently." Before he could say anything later, a voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them: "What's the hotness?"

The excitement of the gossip protagonist behind him made Xu Qiqi tremble.

Adhering to the principle of talking loudly with a guilty conscience, he turned his head to Wen Siyuan and raised the volume: "Eavesdrop on me and my brother whispering, old Wen?"

"Whisper?" Wen Siyuan was very good at catching important points.

He looked at Wu Luming, but found that Wu Luming was thinking about something with his eyes downcast, and it was rare that he didn't raise his eyes to meet him when he cast his gaze.

"What? Can't I have a heart-to-heart talk with my best buddy, Old Wu's cousin?" Xu Qiqi opened her eyes and started talking nonsense, then raised her hand and punched Wu Luming on the shoulder.

Watching his movements, Wen Siyuan frowned slightly.

Xu Qiqi was planning to chat a few more words while she was excited, when a voice came from behind: "Mr. Xu, have you chatted with the handsome guy long enough? Isn't it our turn?"

As soon as he turned around, he saw the short-haired girl holding the kitchen door, looking in his direction with bright eyes.

Of course, he felt very conscious that it was impossible for him to be looking at him.

Looking again, the girl with short hair also has a few pairs of eyes of the same style shining behind her.

At this moment, the only male classmate among the six students was ruthlessly pushed out.

The short-haired girl smiled business-mindedly: "We exchange him for labor, the handsome guy will help us wash the vegetables, and he will help Mr. Xu move the tables and chairs."

The male student who was pushed out complained about his strength: "You traitors."

The "traitors" readily accepted this title, and the short-haired girl directly sent him to Xu Qiqi's side to replace him.

She sent the boy to him, and smiled at Wu Luming without any acknowledgment: "Little handsome guy, come with me."

Wu Luming put away his thoughts temporarily, and said politely to the girl: "I need to go to the kitchen. The hot pot base is deep in the upper cabinet of the refrigerator. It may not be easy for you to find it. There is beef in the lower cabinet, so you need to take it out in advance. thaw."

When the short-haired girl heard this, she immediately said seriously: "Then we need you very much!"

The boy who was pushed over covered his ears: "I can't listen anymore."

As he spoke, he patted Wu Luming's shoulder: "Brother, hurry up and go with them, a second less torture is a second."

Wu Luming chuckled, greeted Xu Qiqi briefly, and walked to the kitchen with the short-haired girl.

Wen Siyuan stood aside, his eyes fell on Wu Luming the whole time, but he didn't receive even a second of Wu Luming's gaze back during the whole process.

This was absolutely impossible to happen in the past.

And before Wu Luming left, he even greeted Xu Qiqi, but he didn't even look at him.

His brows gradually tightened, and he quickly recalled all the things that happened in the past two days in his mind.

When Wu Luming got up in the morning, his attitude towards him was still the same as before.

No, if you think about it carefully, Wu Luming is still confused because he just woke up in the morning, and his attitude towards him is even more dependent on being obedient than before.

The reason for Wu Luming's current attitude probably happened between this morning and now.

Because he lied that he wouldn't come back for lunch?

No, at that time Wu Luming's expression was normal, and he even smiled at him several times.

The only thing that is different from the past is that there are many more people in the family.

The age of these people is almost the same as Wu Luming.

Thinking of this, Wen Siyuan suddenly realized that he never seemed to know what Wu Luming was like among his peers.

Is it as docile and well-behaved as in front of him, or as ostentatious and casual as when he was on the phone that night.

still is……

Wen Siyuan glanced at Wu Luming who was surrounded by several girls in the kitchen.

In fact, Wu Luming kept a basic social distance with several people. At this time, Wu Luming was taking something out of the refrigerator and handing it to the person next to him. After the person next to him took it, he only said a few words occasionally.

But this scene is unfolding in front of Wen Siyuan's eyes at this moment, Wu Luming is like the Tang monk who entered the Pansi Cave.

very dangerous.

It's dangerous no matter how you look at it.

Wen Siyuan's brows were tightened instantly, and at this moment, Xu Qiqi's emotional voice suddenly sounded from the side.

"Xiao Ming really has the demeanor of mine back then, look at this little face, such a good temper, which little girl wouldn't like it?"

As he spoke, he seemed to feel something, turned his head, and met Wen Siyuan's death gaze.

He was startled by the sudden sight of death.

Fortunately, he quickly realized that Wen Siyuan must have been hit by Wu Luming's popularity.

So he raised his hand and patted Wen Siyuan's shoulder, and comforted him very loyally: "Old Wen, you are also handsome, as long as you take your old-fashioned temper a little bit, there must be many people who like you."

Wen Siyuan looked at him silently for a while: "Do you want to accept it?"

"No?" Xu Qiqi said earnestly, "We have been friends for so many years, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Now this society is a very realistic fast food society. You are so dull and old-fashioned, you will never change, like a Like a piece of wood, you don’t know how to give people a fresh response, even if someone likes you, if you look at a rock for a long time, they will be easily attracted by new things.”

Listening to Xu Qiqi's words, Wen Siyuan blinked his eyes slowly, then turned his head to look at the "new things" in the kitchen, and fell into a long silence.

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