After Qianxing finished making a phone call, she looked up and realized that it was already dark.
For a moment, she was a little confused again - is this a real time and space? She came back from the hospital, but after sitting for a while, she bought a mobile phone and made a call. Why did it get dark?
She was still there in a trance, when suddenly there was a step from behind, approaching from far away, and stopped behind her.
Qianxing didn't hear it at all.
Until a familiar voice came from behind, "What are you doing here?"
Qianxing was suddenly startled, stood up and turned around to look.
Huo Jinbei was standing behind her, tall and tall, wearing black trousers and white clothes, and his eyebrows were as distinct as the color of his clothes.
With such a him standing in front of her so clearly, she still seemed to be in that misty and confused state, as if she didn't believe that he really existed.
But regardless of whether he is real or not, she will still respond to him anyway.
"I... came out to buy a mobile phone," she said.
Only then did she notice that the store was right between his residence and the hospital. He must have just gotten off work at this time and met her halfway.
Wait...get off work?
Qianxing was startled again, looked at him and said, "Are you off work?"
Huo Jinbei tilted his head slightly and looked at her, his eyebrows still calm, "What else?"
Qianxing opened her mouth, but in the end, she just said: "I forgot to cook."
Huo Jinbei looked at her for a moment and did not comment on this. He just said, "Let's go."
Qianxing said "Oh" and followed him obediently.
The two of them walked forward and soon reached the gate of the community. Huo Jinbei suddenly turned around and walked towards a small noodle shop next to the community.
Does this mean you're going to have dinner here?
Qianxing followed him in, and after sitting down, a familiar feeling of guilt suddenly arose in her heart.
He was so busy and worked so hard. Yesterday she made him eat green vegetables and tofu, and today she made him eat noodles as payment. It was really too much.
She thought this and was speechless for a moment, but then she heard Huo Jinbei order: "Two bowls of spicy beef noodles."
Qianxing suddenly remembered something and raised her head to look at him, "Don't you like spicy food?"
The last time, when he followed her to the small noodle shop she often went to, he just ordered a bowl of clear soup noodles.
Huo Jinbei cleaned two pairs of chopsticks, placed one pair in front of her, and said, "How will you know if it tastes good if you don't try it?"
Qianxing couldn't help but feel startled again.
When two bowls of shiny spicy beef noodles were served to the table, she still felt as if she was dreaming as she watched Huo Jinbei calmly pick up his chopsticks.
Before she could recover, a woman who looked like a landlady walked in from outside. When she saw Huo Jinbei, she immediately laughed, "Doctor Huo, are you here to take care of my business again? I'll give you a plate of side dishes.
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While talking, a plate of side dishes was already placed between the two of them.
Qianxing raised her eyes to look at Huo Jinbei again.
Judging from the tone of the landlady's voice, he seems to be a regular here.
"Is this your girlfriend?" The lady boss quickly looked at Qianxing again, smiled and said, "She's so beautiful."
Hearing this, Qianxing glanced at Huo Jinbei and could only smile without embarrassment.
The landlady added: "My spicy beef noodles are our signature dish. Dr. Huo orders it every time he comes here. Please try it and give us your opinion."
Order it every time? Then he has been adjusting the taste for a long time?
Qianxing picked up a noodle in confusion and put it into his mouth. Then he looked at the proprietress and said, "It's delicious."
"Really?" said the landlady, "Dr. Huo was afraid of spicy food when he first ate it, but the more he ate it, the more addicted he became, right?"
Huo Jinbei just smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for the side dishes."
"You're welcome, please take it easy." The proprietress smiled and walked into the kitchen again.
Qianxing sat opposite Huo Jinbei, lowering his head to eat the noodles in the bowl, while recalling what he said when he and Huo Jinbei had noodles at the same table for the first time.
Now that I think about it, the situation at that time seemed like a dream.
If she had known that such a day would come, would she have been so cruel to him then?
Thinking of this, Qianxing couldn't help but look up at Huo Jinbei again.
Huo Jinbei, on the other hand, was just concentrating on eating the noodles and didn't seem to feel much.
Qianxing was even more entangled in her heart and was so confused that she didn't even have the intention to taste her favorite noodles. After a while, she remembered something and put some pieces of beef in her bowl into Huo Jinbei's dish.
In a bowl.
Huo Jinbei didn't have much reaction to this, he just raised his head and glanced at her, "Why don't you eat?"
"You eat more." Qianxing said, "I'm not very hungry yet."
After hearing this, Huo Jinbei really didn't say anything more and still lowered his head and ate the noodles seriously.
Qianxing observed his appearance from the corner of her eyes, and felt a sense of loss uncontrollably in her heart.
Zhuang Yibo said that the reason why she felt erratic and that she was dreaming was simply because things developed beyond her expectations. The best way to wake herself up was to let the thing that made her feel confused happen again and again.
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If it happens once, it’s a dream. If it happens three or five times, it’s not a dream after all, right?
But now, facing such a calm and silent Huo Jinbei, Qianxing felt that she had no hope of letting that incident happen again... even just once.
After eating the noodles and paying, the two of them walked into the community one after another and returned to the rental house.
Huo Jinbei didn't say anything along the way. Qianxing's heart was filled with knots and she was even more silent.
While she was still standing in the middle of the living room in a daze, Huo Jinbei had already taken out a change of clothes from the bedroom. When he saw her standing there, he just said, "I'll take a shower first."
Qianxing responded, then realized something and walked behind him, "Do you want me to help you adjust the water temperature?"
Huo Jinbei looked back at her, seemingly slightly surprised, and then replied: "No need."
"Oh." Qianxing responded again, and just watched him enter the bathroom and close the door.
She turned around and sat on the sofa to think about what was on her mind. However, time flew by so fast that Qianxing felt that she had not thought of anything yet. Huo Jinbei had already finished taking a shower and walked out of the bathroom.
She suddenly jumped up from the sofa, "Have you finished washing?"
"Yeah." Huo Jinbei responded, his tone a little low.
Qianxing froze, then pointed to the TV, "There is a very good movie here, do you want to... watch it together?"
Huo Jinbei looked at her for a moment, then slowly said: "No, I want to rest early."
Is it time to take a break?
Qianxing couldn't help but be stunned again.
Huo Jinbei said again: "You should go to bed early, so you don't have to get up early tomorrow."
Qianxing subconsciously responded again, and when she came to her senses, Huo Jinbei had already returned to his room and closed the door.
Qianxing was left standing alone in the living room. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stretched out her hand and pinched her face.
It doesn't seem to hurt very much.
So, is it a dream?
What happened today was simply her dreaming, right?