The Chinese people pay attention to practice. "I urge you to drink another glass of wine, and there will be no old friends when you leave Yangguan in the west." is the best example.
Xi Haitang went to a unique northern dumpling restaurant at Xiao Muyuan's invitation. Going up the escalator, there was an elegant small private room. Orange lights were scattered inside, and the familiar figure came into view.
"Senior, I'm sorry, I seem to be a little late. There's a traffic jam on the way back from the museum."
"It's okay, sit down." Xiao Muyuan smiled gently.
"Well." Xi Haitang pulled up the stool and took a seat. Xi Haitang couldn't help but asked, "Senior, why are you thinking about eating dumplings today?"
"Isn't it said, 'The dumplings that get on the bus are the noodles that get off'? Let me practice it for you. Eating dumplings will be more suitable for the occasion."
"Senior, you are too polite. In fact, I should be the one to invite you. I always cause trouble for you." Xi Haitang really felt a little sorry. It's not that she didn't know about his affection for so many years, and she knew even better that if she was with
She will be very happy if he is together, he will tolerate all her injuries and pains, and will give her all love and truth. However, there is no way to force feelings. If she could accept it, he would have accepted it long ago, and
She never accepted it, firstly because she had no feelings for him, and secondly, because she felt it was unfair to him. With his conditions, he could find a girl hundreds of times better than her to be with him for the rest of his life.
There was something she wanted to say, but she didn't know how to say it. Xi Haitang frowned slightly.
Xiao Muyuan remained silent, just craving for this feeling. Seeing her sitting opposite him, it was as if time had stood still. She just had such a temperament. She didn't need to say anything or do anything, just like standing in the night.
In the fields, he saw fragrant flowers all over the place, and his heart felt bright and comfortable. When he saw her frowning slightly, he wished he could block all the wind and rain for her, so that she would always smile like a flower.
The atmosphere was silent when her cell phone suddenly rang. She looked down and saw that it was Gu Xijue's call.
"Senior, I'm going out to take a call."
"Yeah." There was a slight crack in Xiao Muyuan's peaceful smile.
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At the corner of the corridor, Xi Haitang answered the phone, with a hint of unconscious sweetness in his tone, "Why are you calling me at such a time?" There is a seven-hour time difference between Denmark and China!
On the other end of the phone, Gu Xijue laughed dumbly, "I'm here to remind you to remember to eat. Xiaochen and Yunhen complained to me yesterday, saying that you are very busy these days and often just grab a sandwich. It's really like this.
What kind of thing?!"
Xi Haitang rolled his eyes, "You believe what the kids say. You don't know how exaggerated they are. I eat well, really!"
"Well, that's good. You have to pay attention to your health."
"The same to you……"
Somewhere in their hearts suddenly became tender. At this time, they both didn't know what to say, so they simply stopped talking. Even though they were separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, their hearts had never been so close.
After a while, Xi Haitang somehow managed to tell the truth without distinction, "Um... I was eating dumplings with my senior, and he said he would practice it for me."
"Tell me, aren't you afraid that I'll be jealous?!" Gu Xijue's tone made it difficult to detect joy or anger.
"I don't care if you're jealous or not, I just want to tell you that it's nothing." After saying that, Xi Haitang hung up the phone, her cheeks flushed, and her ears started to feel hot uncontrollably.
In fact, she didn't know what was going on. She just wanted to tell him, but she didn't want him to think about it. She was a bit conflicted and felt that she was really stupid, but she still wanted to do it.
After taking a deep breath, Xi Haitang returned to the small private room. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Xiao Muyuan's cell phone ringing. He picked it up, looked at it, paused slightly, and then pressed the answer button.
After a moment's hesitation, Xi Haitang turned and went to the bathroom.
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Xiao Muyuan was not surprised when he received Gu Xijue's call. He knew that Haitang would tell the truth and tell Gu Xijue that she was having dinner with him, and Gu Xijue would definitely call him.
"Xiao Muyuan... I know the meaning of your appointment with Haitang for this meal is not just as simple as practice. You want to tell her that, right?!"
Hearing this, Xiao Muyuan's expression froze, "That's none of your business!"
"I know it's none of my business, but I hope you can be selfish once and let that secret remain a secret forever. If you don't tell me, and if I don't tell it, Haitang will never know."
"I have been hiding it for three years. I want to make it clear before Haitang goes abroad."
"So what if I explain it clearly? That won't do you any good!"
"I do not care!"
"But I care! You are the most perfect person in Haitang's mind, and I don't want you to destroy that perfection!"
"..."
After cutting off the phone call, Xiao Muyuan felt very heavy and was struggling fiercely in his heart. Gu Xijue said that he could be selfish this time, but he didn't understand. He almost hurt Haitang three years ago because he was selfish.
Over the years, he has really become accustomed to giving and protecting. The only time he lost control was the cornflower sapphire incident. The chief director behind that incident was actually him, and Gu Xijue's uncle was just one of his.
Chess piece, he wanted to dig out the disaster in Kashmir many years ago, wanted to use that incident to attack Gu Xijue, wanted Haitang to see what Gu Xijue had done, and wanted her to leave him completely after knowing it, but he didn't
Thinking of it, Liu Yaguang suddenly came out halfway and almost hurt Haitang.
One misstep will bring eternal regret.
With Gu Xijue's ability, of course he quickly cracked the conspiracy and learned the truth, but he didn't expose it and kept the secret until now.
He knew that Gu Xijue was doing it for Haitang and was afraid that she would be disappointed in him, but he really felt that he was so wrong that time. He had never hated himself so much. Fortunately, Haitang was fine. Fortunately.
After three years of happiness, he could no longer bear the guilt.
After finishing their meal in a daze, Xiao Muyuan and Xi Haitang left the dumpling restaurant together, "Haitang... I have something to tell you..."