In the dental clinic after off-duty time, the lights are not bright and the occasional walking figures are lengthen.
There were only a few lit clinics left, and patients and doctors left one after another.
Assistant Xiao Yu, who looked in a trance, walked out of the No. 8 clinic and reluctantly closed the door, leaving space for Dr. Chi and his lover.
He had just discovered a major secret. He was so excited that he didn't know who to tell. He walked back through the corridor step by step.
When he walked to the front desk, Xiaoyu finally saw a familiar colleague and hurriedly said, "An'an, do you know who I saw? I must be the first to know in our clinic--"
An'an at the front desk also held back for a long time, and finally caught a colleague who could chat after work, and happened to come out of the clinic.
Her eyes lit up and she almost said in sum, "Xiao Yu, is that person just now Dr. Chi's husband? You should have seen it, right? Oh, my God, I was definitely the first to find it in our clinic--"
The first of the two sounds collided together. The two looked at each other. After a moment of silence, they laughed out loud at the same time.
An'an laughed and asked in a low voice, "So that's really Dr. Chi's husband. Did he introduce him to you?"
Xiao Yu answered honestly, "Dr. Chi said, that's his husband, come and wait for him to come home."
An'an held her face when she heard it: "Sir! What a romantic name. I suddenly remembered the wedding candy. I still remember that it tasted very good.
Xiao Yu nodded: "The packaging is also very exquisite. I can't bear to lose it, so I took it as a key box."
When the two were chatting, another doctor left the clinic and went to the elevator along the corridor.
Catching a glimpse of the person coming, An'an, the receptionist, and Xiao Yu, the assistant, tacitly stopped talking and politely greeted each other.
"Dr. Xu is off work."
Xu Baijun heard that they were talking about happy candy just now. In response, he asked casually, "Is anyone going to get married again?"
Hearing his question, An'an's expression was a little hesitant.
Dr. Xu has been in the clinic for almost five months. At first, he did not have deep contact. Everyone thought he was talented and had good quality. Later, he gradually felt strange.
At first, many people saw that he had a crush on Dr. Chi, and after work, they ran to the clinic. As a result, one day, they suddenly began to gossip about Dr. Chi's blind date with the rich man.
Later, Dr. Chi got married and gave everyone wedding candy when he came back to work after the wedding, but he was the only one who skipped him.
Dr. Chi is particularly patient with children, but his attitude towards his colleagues is normal. He is neither cold nor attentive. He maintains ordinary politeness and will say anything directly.
He obviously didn't like Dr. Xu, who talked nonsense about his private life. After that, he didn't say a word to the other party. He usually met him in the clinic, and he was completely like a stranger.
After chatting a lot in daily life, everyone gradually found out what was wrong with Dr. Xu. He was vain and confident. Relying on his better family background than ordinary people, he always showed off something intentionally or unintentionally, so slowly, most people did not like to come with him.
An'an and Xiaoyu looked at each other and remembered Dr. Xu's suggestion a few months ago that Dr. Chi relied on a blind date to make him rich, and he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
In fact, he has been with Dr. Chi for a long time. Everyone can guess that his family must have good conditions, but he obviously didn't regard it as an important thing and didn't mention it at all.
With Dr. Chi's character and conditions, how can marriage be regarded as a cross-class tool?
So An'an shook her head: "No, we are talking about Dr. Chi's wedding candy."
Hearing this, Xu Baijun's expression stiffened and he subconsciously said, "It's been so long, and you still remember..."
Xiao Yu continued, "Yes, the wedding candy is delicious, and Dr. Chi's husband came to pick him up today and waited in the clinic."
After four months of marriage, Dr. Chi has never mentioned his other half. He doesn't like to talk about his private life. Whether it's feelings or family background, colleagues who have been with him for a long time basically don't think much.
But when chatting on weekdays, this is occasionally mentioned. As long as Dr. Xu is present, there will always be a hint of intention or unintention in his words, as if the marriage is just a pale one-man show, so it came so hasty and suddenly that it cannot be officially mentioned.
It seems that he has always been prejudiced against Dr. Chi.
An'an and Xiaoyu both feel very strange.
Although they only saw Dr. Chi's partner and didn't know who he was, the tenderness in his eyes was very serious.
He obviously came to pick up Dr. Chi back to the same home, but he specially brought gifts.
It's a one-person show that's strange.
So when Xiaoyu finished speaking, An'an added with envy, "Dr. Chi's husband is so handsome. He looks very well-cultivated, and when he came over, he specially brought gifts to Dr. Chi, who worked overtime. They are so affectionate."
Xu Baijun's expression became more obviously stiff, and he even forgot to hide the accident in his tone: "...Do you think he is in our clinic now?"
"Yes."
The movement of opening the door sounded again in the corridor. Assistant Xiao Yu looked back and said, "Here, it just came out now."
In the increasingly quiet corridor, two figures came out of the clinic one after and then walked side by side under the light.
Dr. Chi changed into a white coat, and his dressing style was always simple and quiet. With a red hair, he also looked wanton in the night.
The man beside him was gentle and calm, wearing a low-key black coat, and the gift bag in his hand swayed gently with his pace.
Obviously, they are completely different people, but they seem to be a good match.
They were whispering something, and Dr. Chi had a faint smile on his face.
And the people around him looked sideways at him, as if they were reluctant to look away for a moment, which was full of strong affection.
Eyes don't lie. It's a kind of easy-to-recognize love.
Xu Baijun, who was standing next to the front desk, suddenly became ugly.
This is the first time he has seen the people of Hebashi in his own eyes.
He is also the only one who recognizes Dr. Chi's husband.
He saw the internal photos at his father's place. At a high-level meeting of Wanjia Group, the participants were He Qiao, who had just come into contact with the family business.
But it's just a photo. His father is just a department manager of a branch under the group and is not qualified to participate in that kind of meeting.
Every prejudice is destroyed by unimaginable facts. He subconsciously refuses to accept it, so he involuntarily fictionalizes some originals that can make himself more relaxed.
People are always unwilling to admit their mistakes, so they are deeper and deeper in their mistakes.
Until now, he witnessed it with his own eyes that he had no reason to find.
Xu Baijun was a little embarrassed, and Zhang Huang took a step aside at a loss, for fear that he would be noticed.
With He Qiao's attitude, as long as Chi Xueyan says one word, his father's job will definitely not be able to be kept.
But no one looked at him anymore.
Excited, An'an hurriedly reached out to greet Chi Xueyan: "Dr. Chi!"
She felt like she was watching an idol drama. She couldn't help laughing and complaining, "You lied to us last time and said that your object was very ordinary. The biggest advantage is that you have a good temper."
Xiao Yu then sighed: "If only I had such an ordinary one."
Chi Xueyan smiled and said, "I'm sorry for saying it casually before."
As he said, he looked at his lover beside him and seemed to be explaining to him, "It's usually fake, but you really have a good temper."
The lover looked down at him and answered in a low voice, "...Hmm."
In front of outsiders, they maintained proper intimacy, and He Qiao stretched out his hand and hugged his waist.
The fingertips climbed to the edge of the corner of the clothes, and the winter sweater isolated the enthusiasm of the crossing. The posture was still called a gentleman, without excessive excess.
What Chi Xueyan didn't know was that what was more this time was actually very restrained.
After a brief greeting with his colleagues, he and He Qiao left the clinic together.
After having dinner at the restaurant booked in advance and completely solving the problem of three meals a day, Chi Xueyan habitually went straight to the bathroom as soon as he got home.
When he came out after taking a shower and putting on his bathrobe, the washed fresh strawberries were already on the table.
The sweet and sweet taste.
But He Qiao was not in the living room, and it seemed that he had gone back to his room to take a shower.
It's different from his usual habits.
Chi Xueyan didn't think much about it, just thought it was a subconscious action after going to the clinic.
He nestled in the sofa, watching TV and eating strawberries, and his thoughts in his mind were boundless.
Chi Xueyan remembered the figure waiting for him outside the door before leaving work in the evening, and also remembered that Su Yu said that his marriage had changed during the day.
Then, he remembered something that he had forgotten for a long time.
When He Qiao took a shower and changed into his usual home clothes, he came out of the room and first heard the noise of the TV.
The screen casts light and shadow on the sofa opposite, and the person shrouded in the light and shadow looked down at a document.
Obviously, he just blew his hair casually, and the wet tips of his hair were still dripping with water, flowing into the loose bathrobe one after another.
The white fingertips pinched a strawberry and hovered in the air. He was fascinated and forgot to eat it.
The intertwined crimson and snow-white bring indescribable attraction, but the owner of the color is unaware of it. Every night after becoming more and more familiar, he often appears in the living room in the most comfortable and lazy posture.
He Qiao thought that Chi Xueyan may lack interest in love, but she has a keen ability to identify it.
As for the inseparable sex with love, it seems that it has never entered his vision.
In ordinary days, Chi Xueyan gets along with him. In addition to casualness, he usually pays attention to moderation and does not want to cause too much trouble and disturbance.
Only in this regard, the other party has no consciousness and sensitivity at all, as if it is a word that does not exist in his world.
...It seems that you can be less jealous.
But there is also a depression that can only be endured alone.
He Qiao actually wanted to blow his hair dry for him, but in front of the damp water vapor, he hesitated for a moment and finally asked a more ordinary question.
"What are you looking at?"
For the first time, he saw Chi Xueyan take the initiative to flip through something similar to documents.
Chi Xueyan's eyes were opened when she heard the words, with an interesting smile on her face.
"Looking at our prenuptial agreement." He said, "Looking back now, some terms are quite interesting."
Lawyer Su, who helped him draft the agreement, has always thought that the two of them were true love, but they loved each other, so he believed that the key point of the agreement was not to interfere with each other in private life in addition to the preservation of their respective property.
In order to ensure that good friends can still play freely after marriage, he took the initiative to list the terms of this part in detail, including various ways to deal with breach of contract.
At that time, Chi Xueyan didn't care about this part the most. He felt that after marrying He Qiao, he would immediately become strangers, and it was impossible to interfere with each other.
But he couldn't say it directly, so he could only live up to lawyer Su's kindness and give a very symbolic number to all the places that need to be carefully measured for liquidated damages: one dollar.
Before signing the agreement, He Qiao did not raise any objections, and he probably did not think that these terms would be used one day.
So much so that now I look back at these detailed private life non-interference clauses, coupled with a very symbolic fine, it looks very contrasting.
It's just like a kind of interest.
After revisiting the agreement, Chi Xueyan put it on the coffee table casually and shook the strawberry in He Qiao's hand.
"Strawberries are delicious. I'll leave the rest to you."
There is just half of the plate left.
In the round porcelain plate illuminated by the warm yellow ceiling lamp, half of it is bright red and half is bright and pure white.
The man who walked out of the room never approached the sofa, but just said a gentle say "hell".
He Qiao always has a good temper.
The night flows away in ambiguous revery, and a new day comes, accompanied by a new three meals a day.
For breakfast, we eat dumplings with a different recipe at home, no longer fried in oil. The soup in the bowl is clear, and the same stuffing tastes different, which is Chi Xueyan's favorite taste.
Lunch is a little different. It's not to eat in the restaurant of the media company, nor to eat takeaway in the office.
Chi Xueyan was pulled to the restaurant on Maple Leaf Road for dinner by several relatively familiar colleagues.
After the visit of his lover last night, the next day, the gossip that Dr. Chi had been secret for a long time about the handsome marriage object spread in the clinic.
But that's all. There is no more information. Everyone doesn't even know his surname.
The receptionist An'an and the assistant Xiao Yu were both curious about him, but they knew Chi Xueyan's temper and did not investigate too much.
Because just knowing this can make up a boring day, like a small ripple of happiness.
The life of ordinary office workers is almost like this.
During the meal, they talked about a colleague who planned to leave the company in the near future. This time point was very strange. Why was it so sudden that he didn't even want the year-end bonus?
Chi Xueyan forgot after listening to it and didn't care.
He can't even remember the doctor's full name.
After talking about the gossip of the clinic, they also talked about the increasingly famous Wanjia Media in the next building. A long-silent singer became popular with an advertisement. Now people wearing hats and sunglasses often go in and out of the luxurious office building. It is estimated that they are all stars who come to talk about cooperation.
The company moved here after changing the young leader. Not only the internal performance is booming, but also the external performance of the company has changed a little.
In the open space next to the office building, a construction area was blocked, saying that something was going to be built, but no one knew the details for the time being.
Chi Xueyan didn't know either.
He only knows that the construction area can be seen from his office window.
It is likely that it is He Qiao's decision.
He Qiao didn't send him the menu today, probably because strawberries were too deliberate.
Therefore, Chi Xueyan is ready to continue to wait for the next unexpected surprise.
After dinner, he and his colleagues took a leisurely walk on the Maple Leaf Road. The winter sky was like a pure diamond, transparent and mysterious.
Chi Xueyan will work overtime again tonight, and He Qiao has to socialize. He can't wait for him or have dinner together.
When the day's work was finally over, Chi Xueyan had a simple meal downstairs and went home with fatigue.
Pushing the door open, it was empty and quiet.
The brightly colored home rarely makes people feel a little deserted.
Except for Heqiao's absence, there is another different place.
Chi Xueyan saw an exquisite gift box on the table, which should be a gift for him.
Because it is the same as the box containing strawberries yesterday, but the size is smaller.
The moment he opened the box, a smile suddenly appeared in his eyes, as if the fatigue on his body had disappeared a lot.
There are still strawberries inside, but there is only one.
People who are close to him can basically find that he likes strange things, and He Qiao obviously can see it.
So this is a strange-shaped strawberry, which is hard to forget after seeing it.
The round upper body and the two pointed lower edges are like healthy and full teeth.
The box also contains a shard-folded note and a coin.
Chi Xueyan picked up the coin first, and then opened the note slightly unexpectedly.
Above are two lines of familiar handwritten font, which are clear and powerful.
[I didn't think of a suitable reason, so I paid the fine in advance.]
[Can you continue to come over for dinner at noon tomorrow?]