Zhou Ruo and Zeng Xu had a great time drinking and chatting. The two would talk about each other's current situation, but they would not involve too much privacy. After chatting for a while, Zhou Ruo casually asked Zeng Xu: "The last two Is your department very busy?"
Zeng Xu: "As usual, I'm not so busy that I can't stand my feet. The workload is about the same as usual. Do you have anything to come?"
Zhou Ruo shook his head, "Not yet."
When talking about her work, Zeng Xu also remembered something, "Have you and Arthur not had time to talk recently?"
"We talked about it this afternoon," Zhou Ruo said.
Zeng Xu: "He is on vacation today."
Zhou Ruo: "Yes, sacrifice your precious vacation time to talk about work and be dedicated."
Zeng Xu smiled, "Probably because he has two surgeries next week and doesn't want to be distracted, but he's usually pretty curly."
Zhou Ruo: "I can see it."
Before going out for a hike, Zhou Ruo also looked at He Xianmo's information in order to look for Zeng Xu's photos for Guyu. He had an excellent resume. He should be the kind of person with extraordinary talents and hard work, otherwise he would not have chosen him. this profession.
"But when the two of us are drinking, we still don't talk about other people." Zhou Ruo was really not interested in He Xianmo's affairs, so she ended the topic with a smile. She looked at Zeng Xu and asked, "You don't want this either." At that time, I was talking about another man, right?"
Zeng Xu immediately ended the topic. He put an arm on the back of Zhou Ruo's chair, moved closer to her, and said ambiguously, "Where are we going now? The hotel or my home?"
Zhou Ruo was comfortable with this kind of ambiguity and had back and forth with Zeng Xu: "Where is more suitable for you to perform?"
Zeng Xu: "What about you? Where do you feel better?"
After some push and pull, Zhou Ruo finally chose a hotel - going to Zeng Xu's apartment was a bit too out of bounds and not suitable for their current relationship. Zeng Xu should have considered this and agreed happily.
There was a hotel near the bar. After Zhou Ruo and Zeng Xu checked in, they went to the couple's suite upstairs.
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Zhou Ruo didn't spend the night in the hotel, and Zeng Xu also had the sense not to stay with her. However, Zeng Xu himself was too lazy to bother with it. The apartment was some distance away from the hotel, so he drank again and simply slept in the hotel for the night.
On Saturday morning, we had breakfast at the hotel before driving back to the apartment.
Zeng Xu had just parked his car under the apartment building, got out of the car and walked a few steps when he saw He Xianmo suddenly appearing and was startled.
"Arthur? Why are you here?" Zeng Xu looked at him in shock, "Are you looking for me?"
He Xianmo didn't answer, his eyes wandered over his body, and he vaguely saw the teeth marks on his neck, which looked like he had been bitten.
He Xianmo looked back and said calmly: "Come to buy some things nearby and take a look. Where have you been?"
Zeng Xu: "Didn't I share it with you yesterday? I went on a date."
He walked up and patted He Xianmo on the shoulder, "Let's go up and sit down. My Nuomizi will be very happy to see you."
Nuomi Ci is a stuffed animal raised by Zeng Xu.
He Xianmo and Zeng Xu entered the apartment together. As soon as they sat down, Nuomi Ci lay on He Xianmo's lap. He Xianmo looked at the soft ball and raised his hand to touch its head and rub it a few times.
"It really likes you. It clings to you as soon as you walk in. My own father doesn't even see it. Hey, you can't keep a girl in college." Although Zeng Xu said this, he still went I got cat strips for Nuomi Ci from the snack shelf.
But because the glutinous rice cake stuck to He Xianmo and refused to come off, Zeng Xu handed the cat strip to He Xianmo and said, "Feed it."
He Xianmo took it and opened it, then skillfully squeezed the cat strips into Nuomizi's mouth.
Zeng Xu saw that Nuomizi was eating in such a hurry and clicked his tongue, "Did you forget to eat cat food this morning?"
After saying that, he went to check the automatic feeding machine and found that there was no stock in it. Zeng Xu blamed himself and felt distressed. In order to admit his mistake, he opened a can and fed it to his precious child.
Under the temptation of the can, Nuomi Ci finally got off He Xianmo.
Zeng Xu sat next to He Xianmo, looked at Nuomizi eating cans, and patted his forehead, "I'm getting older, and my memory is getting worse and worse."
He Xianmo glanced at him and said, "I have a good memory when I go on a date."
Zeng Xu chuckled, "That's different."
He Xianmo: "Didn't you come back to feed the cat all night?"
Zeng Xu: "It was too late to finish. I drank again and went straight to the hotel."
He Xianmo remained calm, but he read the key information from Zeng Xu's words - the hotel they went to.
"By the way, why are you looking for me?" Zeng Xu looked at He Xianmo's expression, "You are worried, are you worried?"
Just as Zeng Xu finished speaking, He Xianmo's cell phone suddenly started to vibrate.
When he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, Zeng Xu happened to see the word "Shi Lan" on the screen, and he suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.
Also, after knowing her for so long, Shi Lan is the only woman He Xianmo has ever talked to.
A few months ago, Shi Lan changed her job and came to London. She asked Zeng Xu about He Xianmo's current situation. It seemed that the two of them were in contact again - Zeng Xu looked at He Xianmo with interest, thinking that he was going to answer the phone. At this time, He Xianmo pressed hang up.
Zeng Xu watched He Xianmo put the phone back and raised his eyebrows: "Don't answer?"
He Xianmo remained silent.
Zeng Xu touched his chin and looked at his expression, guessing: "Is this a quarrel?"
He Xianmo still didn't speak.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zeng Xu couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and patted him on the arm directly, "Brother, cold violence is not a solution to the problem. If you have any conflicts, you can communicate well. Shi Lan was a little willful at first, but When she changed jobs and came to London, she must have taken you into consideration. Let’s make peace when it’s time to make peace. Don’t be too pretentious.”
He Xianmo glanced at Zeng Xu, "It's impossible for me and her."
"That's not necessarily true." Zeng Xu hit the nail on the head, "You haven't been a widow all these years since we broke up."
He Xianmo: "Not for her."
Zeng Xu: "Okay, okay, whatever you say will be whatever it is."
Obviously, He Xianmo's current rebuttal has been regarded as a tough talk by Zeng Xu.
But He Xianmo had no intention of continuing to explain. He didn't like to explain himself to anyone, even if that person was Zeng Xu, with whom he had a good relationship.
It is normal for Zeng Xu to think so. After all, he was one of the witnesses of the love between He Xianmo and Shi Lan. However, the two eventually broke up due to work differences and long-distance relationship. In the first few months of their separation, , He Xianmo almost didn't speak. Although there was no intense emotion, he must be sad.
Now Shilan has become the one to compromise, giving up her research work in Birmingham and coming to London. It is obvious that she came to reconcile with He Xianmo.
Zeng Xu is not very optimistic about things like reunion, but if the targets are He Xianmo and Shi Lan, Zeng Xu thinks it is very reliable. Their personalities and values are similar, and they are the most suitable people for each other, and they broke up. In the past few years, both parties have not talked again, and it is obvious that no one can let go of the other.
