"It's me." A deep male voice came clearly through the microphone. He announced his name, "Lou Xi!"
Ye Xingchen's hand holding the fuselage tightened slightly. She knew it was him. Ever since she confused his number with Zuo Lingfeng's, she had saved his number and remembered it subconsciously.
"Yes." She responded softly, feeling extremely uneasy. This was actually the first time they had spoken on the phone since they met.
After a slight pause, she asked cautiously, "What's the matter?"
"It's nothing, I just want to ask you what you put in when you cooked porridge for Sisi before. I just cooked it for her, and it didn't taste right. She didn't like it."
"Make porridge?" Ye Xingchen was a little stunned for a moment. She thought he would talk about the medical dispute, but although she was surprised, she quickly changed her thoughts. Sisi is so young, she must keep up with her nutrition. No.
How can I do it if I love to eat?
"I didn't put anything in. I just put some vegetables and carrots in it and cooked it slowly over low heat."
"But she picked out all the carrots!" His tone was a little helpless.
ah?
Ye Xingchen couldn't help but want to laugh when she thought of the always invincible Battalion Commander Lou being tortured to the point of helplessness by a two-year-old girl. But in the few days she and Sisi got along, the little girl seemed to like eating carrots.
Yeah, I eat it with vegetables and rice every time!
"What went wrong?" he asked confused.
"This..." Ye Xingchen couldn't explain clearly at the moment. After thinking about it, he asked cautiously, "Did you just throw the carrots in and cook them?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Ye Xingchen couldn't help but sigh, "It's okay for adults to eat it, but Sisi is so young and her teeth haven't grown in yet. The carrots are very hard. They need to be stewed first and then put into the porridge to make them soft.
That’s why she loves to eat.”
"Yeah?"
"Um."
"Okay, then I'll try it next time."
After discussing the porridge issue, she felt a little embarrassed again. After waiting for a long time, he didn't say anything anymore, but if he didn't hang up, she wouldn't hang up first.
One minute has passed, two minutes have passed...
The phone moved from the left hand to the right hand and back to the left hand again...
Is he still there?
Just when she was suspicious, there was another voice on the other end of the phone, "I just took Sisi to wash her hands."
"Yeah." Ye Xingchen felt soft again and couldn't help but ask, "Is she okay?"
"It's okay, but she's not in a good mood. She's not happy that you're gone." His voice was calm.
Ye Xingchen bit his lip slightly and began to miss and feel sorry for the little girl. He even wanted to ask him to call Sisi, but so what if he called Sisi. After hanging up, there was still only the sadness of parting. He just hoped that the little girl would forget it soon.
Let her go and find a new "mother".
It seemed that there was nothing more to say, and he still didn't mention a word about the medical dispute. She couldn't help but feel uneasy, and finally plucked up the courage to say proactively, "Ms. Jin's family has agreed to the autopsy. I can do it after the report comes out."
I've been reinstated, thank you for your help, I hope it won't cause you any trouble."
"..." On the other end of the phone, he paused, said nothing, and then hung up suddenly.
Ye Xingchen listened to the blind tone on the phone. He should have breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart became more and more uneasy. Did she say something wrong?
Before the screen of her mobile phone went dark, she looked at the light and suddenly thought of a question, isn't the special brigade not allowed to use mobile phones casually?
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Lou Xi stood leaning against the window, staring down at the military camp in the night. The most familiar olive green color became more solemn in the dark night.
The night wind blew in his face, blowing his cheeks with a sharp touch.
Suddenly, the cell phone rang, and a call he had been waiting for for a long time finally came in. He raised his hand and picked it up, "Minister Liu..."
"Yes, it's me. I had a meeting all day today and it just ended. I heard from the people below that you came to see me. Is there something wrong?"
"It's okay." He slightly raised his lips and said casually, with a hint of smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes.
"Are you okay? No, it's rare for you to find me once. Why are you okay again before I can reply? Just tell me if you have anything to do!"
"It's really okay."
"Then... let's have dinner together some other time?"
"good."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words and ended the call.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Lou Xi said in a deep voice without turning back.
Immediately, a communications soldier pushed open the door and entered. He first gave a military salute and then said, "Batalion Commander, have you finished your call? It's time."
In the special brigade, even Lou Xi, who is the battalion commander, must report to the communication team according to the rules when making phone calls.
"Well, it's over." Lou Xi turned off his cell phone and handed it to the communications soldier for safekeeping.
Before he could contact Minister Liu, her problem was solved. Who was the person who helped her?
Something flashed across the sharp eyes covered with long eyelashes, and the answer was self-evident.
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The next day, Ye Xingchen went to the hospital on time. Although she was on suspension, because Ms. Jin's family had agreed to a pathological autopsy, the hospital would provide feedback at any time, so she was allowed to go at any time.
No need to see a doctor, no need to deal with any business, no need to do anything, I am free and empty, and I spend the whole morning in a daze.
During lunch break, everyone went to have lunch one after another. Unlike before, no one came to invite her to join them.
She doesn't blame everyone for being powerful, but at this time, no one wants to have anything to do with her.
She took a deep breath, got up and went to the cafeteria alone. After carrying the dishes, she deliberately found a quiet corner where no one was, ignoring the strange looks from all directions.
While I was lowering my head to eat, I suddenly heard a certain table in the diagonal direction suddenly getting excited.
"Ah, Zuo Lingfeng is making headlines again. He will cooperate with the Jin family to jointly develop the Jinli diamond mine!"
Kim?
Ye Xingchen's hand holding the chopsticks tightened slightly. Isn't that a company run by Ms. Jin's family?