overdue lover

Chapter 20

Xie Lanchuan will not live long, he will live abroad after the Chinese New Year.

Ji Qinglin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and went to rest after simply telling Xie Lanchuan about his living habits.

Early in the morning, when there was no sound from the guest bedroom, Ji Qinglin made breakfast and saw that Xie Lanchuan hadn't woken up yet, so he left a note and went to work alone.

The company is not far from home, Ji Qinglin left early and had plenty of time on the road, so he chose the subway.

But now is the rush hour for commuting, and there are a lot of people taking the subway. Ji Qinglin can only squeeze along with the crowd, and finally stand on the handle of the subway.

When we were about to arrive at the station, two boys in school uniforms came up.

The boys were standing in front of Ji Qinglin, so close that Ji Qinglin could even smell the lavender-scented laundry detergent on one of the boys.

The other boy had yellowish hair, three black star earrings on his left ear, a straight nose, and a somewhat impatient expression.

The lavender-scented boy held another boy's arm to stand still. The subway moved smoothly. He suddenly remembered something, and he touched his backpack with his backhand, and took out a pen from the outermost pocket.

"Here, birthday present."

Ji Qinglin stood aside pretending not to care, waiting for an answer.

His companion had a dark complexion and a rough voice, "Thank you, but how do you know that today is my birthday?"

The lavender boy raised the corners of his lips and unconsciously took a step closer to his companion. As if he was afraid of being overheard, he whispered shyly, "My boyfriend, can I not know..."

The other boy raised his head and looked around in a panic, Ji Qinglin hurriedly looked away.

"...How many times have I told you not to say such things outside, what should I do if others hear me?" The dark-skinned boy stopped the lavender boy a little hastily.

The lavender boy was very wronged: "But..."

"I'm afraid you will be affected. You study so well, you shouldn't be with a poor student like me..."

The lavender boy pursed his lips and smiled, then leaned into his boyfriend's ear and said something.

I don't know if it was because the carriage was more crowded or Ji Qinglin's illusion, the distance between the two got closer.

Ji Qinglin lowered his eyes and smiled knowingly, and turned his head away to stop paying attention to the two of them.

Stepping into the office, Xin He was lying on the table to catch up on sleep. Hearing Ji Qinglin's door, Xin He raised his head with a mournful face, his eyes were as dark as a panda.

"What happened?" Ji Qinglin asked with a smile.

Xin He waved his hand, "Don't mention it, I came home last night and was questioned by your sister-in-law. She suspected that there was someone outside, and insisted on making me prove my innocence. I knelt outside the bedroom all night..."

This punishment was severe enough, Ji Qinglin felt sorry for Xin He's old leg, "How about I call my sister-in-law to clarify?"

Xin He curled her lips, "Forget it, your sister-in-law must think that we are colluding to deceive her."

Ji Qinglin smiled and said with emotion, "Sister-in-law really likes you."

If possible, he also wants to feel the feeling of being possessed by someone.

But Xin He snorted coldly, "Do you want this blessing for you?"

Ji Qinglin pursed his lips and did not speak, thinking that Xin Heshi was a bit unaware of his blessings. If he wanted to be blessed, he had to hide that person quickly, and no one would be willing to touch him.

"By the way, do you have anything to do at noon? Treat you to a meal."

Ji Qinglin wanted to agree, but suddenly remembered Gu Yinmo's invitation last night, so he had to shirk and say that he had something to do at noon.

Xin He asked him for an evening time, saying that he would take his girlfriend to his house for dinner, and Ji Qinglin agreed.

Around eleven o'clock, Ji Qinglin received a WeChat message from Gu Yinmo.

Said to wait for him in area A of the underground garage in half an hour.

Ji Qinglin replied "Yes".

Xin He slipped away before get off work time, and Ji Qinglin took the elevator to the underground garage as soon as he saw the time.

Gu Yinmo stood by the car on the phone, noticed Ji Qinglin approaching, and hung up the phone.

It was still awkward for the two to meet, Ji Qinglin greeted first, and stretched out his hand to open the back door of the car.

All the way silent, the car stopped in front of a Thai restaurant.

Gu Yinmo seemed to be a regular customer. After ordering the food skillfully, he asked Ji Qinglin what he wanted to eat.

Ji Qinglin looked down at the dishes on the electronic menu that he didn't quite understand, so he had to bite the bullet and order a few.

The waiter and the two left after confirming the meal. The two looked at their phones, and the atmosphere fell into silence again.

After Gu Yinmo explained what was in hand, he looked up, and the noon sun was falling on Ji Qinglin's hair.

The two sat close to the window. Because it was close to Christmas, there were workers passing by carrying ladders and Christmas tree decorations in their hands. Gu Yinmo pretended to be attracted by those things, and secretly looked at Ji Qinglin from the corner of his eye.

Ji Qinglin looked calm on the surface, but his hands kept clicking to open Moments, refresh, and click again in a cycle.

In the end, there was really nothing to see, Ji Qinglin could only lower his eyes to look at Yuanpan in front of him.

He suddenly wanted to laugh—the person he liked was right in front of him, but he couldn't take a look.

Compared with the fact that he didn't know Gu Yinmo's life or death before, Ji Qinglin's mood is better now, but he is even more unwilling.

"Is there something urgent?" Gu Yinmo pointed at Ji Qinglin's cell phone.

Ji Qinglin couldn't explain why he didn't dare to look up, so he made up an excuse, "The assistant is working overtime, so let me bring him meals."

Gu Yinmo let out a short laugh, "You are too low-ranking as a boss."

Ji Qinglin smiled wryly, "In a small company like ours, colleagues are friends after work, so they don't pay much attention."

Gu Yinmo nodded and commented: "The company culture is good."

Then he asked about Xin He's cousin.

"Brother Xie, he stayed at my house for a month and left. During this time, I shouldn't be able to invite you to my house for noodles." Ji Qinglin's voice was slightly apologetic, but he was slightly relieved.

"Brother Xie?" Gu Yinmo propped his face sideways with one hand, and said with a half-smile, "It's only been one night, so close?"

Gu Yinmo made his words ambiguous on purpose, Ji Qinglin's expression didn't change when he heard that, he pinched the corner of his clothes with his hands hidden under the table, and forced a smile, "He's older than me, his name is Brother Xie, it's okay."

Gu Yinmo intentionally teased Ji Qinglin, hooking his hands together, "Then what do you call me?"

Ji Qinglin breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing how to answer.

"Same as before, how about Yin Mo?"

To Gu Yinmo's surprise, after hesitating for a moment, Ji Qinglin raised his head and looked at him seriously, "This title is exclusive to Pei Yang, not mine, so I can't use it."

Ji Qinglin is always very serious in strange places, it's not a day or two, which makes Gu Yinmo dumbfounded.

"Then think of a title. You can't always call me Mr. Gu—it's strange."

Ji Qinglin was straightforward this time, looking at Gu Yinmo with watery eyes, with unprecedented solemnity, "I think it's better to have a sense of boundaries."

Since childhood, Ji Qinglin was taught by her mother to have a sense of proportion, not to ask for what is not her own.

Even if it's just a title, Ji Qinglin doesn't want to be given alms.

People always need to have their own backbone.

Ji Qinglin's backbone is only so small. He was stubborn once many years ago, and was injured by Gu Yinmo. Now he only wants to maintain the remaining self-esteem, and he can't let others have whatever they want.

Seeing his persistence, Gu Yinmo changed the topic.

After finishing the meal, Ji Qinglin returned to the office in a daze, and when he entered the door, Xin He asked him how to eat with Gu Yinmo.

A layer of cold sweat leaked from Ji Qinglin's back, and asked how he knew.

"...My cousin and I went out to eat, and I saw you." Seeing his pale face, Xin He hurriedly asked if he was embarrassed by Gu Yinmo.

Ji Qinglin squeezed his cold palms, denying his guess, "...Mr. Gu just asked about Xingruo."

Xin He snorted and buried himself in his own work.

Just when Ji Qinglin thought it was all right, Xin He suddenly raised his head and said, "I asked my cousin what he thinks of you, and he said that you are not bad, and I think you two really match, do you want to give it a try?"

Ji Qinglin was hesitant about how to answer, Xin He pushed a business card over on WeChat, and smiled slyly: "Living together is the beginning of love. If you don't try, how will you know it's impossible?"

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Xin He: The best assist depends on me! 【Pinch waist.jpg】

Old Gu: Oh [Indifference.jpg]

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