Home/ We’re All Especially Sympathizing With That Man/ Chapter 31
As the evening rush hour approached, there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and the quiet streets welcomed their regular busy hours.
The temperature dropped slightly in the evening, but when people came out of the air-conditioned room, they were still swept by the heat wave.
Yan Jingxi, who was sitting in the car, opened the car door, but he didn’t feel the heat wave invading the car. He subconsciously grasped the steering wheel and coldly glanced at Qi Youchi not far away, feeling puzzled in his heart.
How on earth does this charcoal man know that Yuan Zhan works here? Could it be that they still have private contact with each other?
Before Yuan Zhan got into the car, watching the charcoal man smiling all over his face and saying goodbye to him, Yan Jingxi couldn’t tell what it was like in his heart. He only felt that the temperature in the car was a bit high right now, and his whole body was hot, making him feel a bit irritable.
After Yuan Zhan said goodbye to Qi Youchi, he returned to the car, fastened his seat belt as usual and sat down.
After waiting for a while, Yan Jingxi didn’t even put down the handbrake.
“Why aren’t we leaving, do you have anything else to do?”
“No.” Yan Jingxi then pressed the handbrake and pretended to casually mention Qi Youchi, “That person just now looked a bit familiar, I always feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before.”
Yuan Zhan specifically explained to him: “It’s the person we met on the hotel beach last week. He was recruited to my department as a game anchor. He just passed the second interview and will undergo pre-job training starting next week.”
This answer came so suddenly, if it weren’t for Yan Jingxi’s nearly seven or eight years of driving experience, the steering wheel could’ve formed a circle, directly hitting the flower beds on both sides of the pool.
“He is going to work in your department?” Yan Jingxi barely managed to squeeze out these words through his gritted teeth.
“Yes.” Yuan Zhan casually turned on the radio and listened to the road traffic news, prompting the absent-minded Yan Jingxi to remember to take a detour and avoid congested roads.
Although Yuan Zhan was lowering his head to adjust the radio station, he was still observing Yan Jingxi from the corner of his eye. Seeing him slightly pursing his lips and pulling down the corners of his mouth, Yuan Zhan knew that his mood was not very good. Ever since he mentioned Qi Youchi, Yan Jingxi’s emotions had been fluctuating.
Well, it’s a good sign. It seems that Qi Youchi is indeed a breakthrough point against Yan Jingxi, so now he can consider this as a topic of discussion.
Yuan Zhan: “He’s not bad and he’s good at many games. I just chatted with him at the door for a while and found out that he used to be a professional player and formed a game team. I’m really envious. I also used to dream of becoming a professional player before. Unfortunately, because of some issues, I couldn’t play with others.”
Yuan Zhan: “He is also an actor. When he was a game anchor before, he could also act and perform role-play for the audience, which seems to be a good point.”
Yuan Zhan: “By the way, I also made an appointment to play games with him tonight. He has already reached the full level, while I am still at level 70. He spent a lot more time and energy than me, it’s really impressive.”
Yan Jingxi had no choice but to stop Yuan Zhan from continuing. If he continued to listen, he would probably end up hitting someone with the car. He decided to learn more about the personnel composition and future business growth of Yuan Zhan’s game department tomorrow.
“Play less games at night.” Yan Jingxi took advantage of the red light to stop Yuan Zhan and shifted the subject, “The doctor will come directly to the home for an examination tomorrow morning, and we will go to the company later.”
“Okay.” Yuan Zhan consciously stopped mentioning Qi Youchi, pretending as if he was attracted by Yan Jingxi’s topic, “Is it necessary to skip breakfast?”
“It’s just an ordinary physical examination, there’s no need to skip breakfast.” Yan Jingxi tried his best to find an excuse to cover it up. He didn’t dare to tell Yuan Zhan that the doctor coming tomorrow is a psychiatrist, an expert in treating depression.
“Oh, then there won’t be any need to draw blood for a test.” Yuan Zhan pretended to understand Yan Jingxi’s meaning. He knew that Yan Jingxi had invited a psychiatrist, but the other party just didn’t want him to know. It was really well-intentioned.
Yuan Zhan was not stingy at all and gave Yan Jingxi a simple smile, with a pear vortex looming at the corner of his mouth.
As the red light lit up, Yan Jingxi’s inner restlessness immediately disappeared, and the cool air conditioning made people feel very comfortable. Having air conditioning in summer is really nice, Yan Jingxi thought casually.
Bai Yueguang also smiles, but that’s different. When describing his smile, one will always add the word “pure”. His smile is indiscriminate, and it has a lot to do with his family environment. His stepmother didn’t like him, so he can only pretend to be cute with a smile on his face. His deceased mother was also able to conquer his father because of her cute and pure image.
However, Yuan Zhan’s smile was different. His smile didn’t have any calculating element, it was purely the smile that he wanted the most for himself. His eyes couldn’t deceive anyone, those eyes that contain love and feelings for Yan Jingxi, along with pure emotions, dependence and trust.
However, Yuan Zhan withdrew his smile within less than two seconds, he even turned his head directly to look out of the window.
On the street, the parents carry their children’s school bags and hold the child’s tender hands. The child looks up and smiles for some reason. The parents slightly lean over to listen to the child talk about the interesting things in school. Then they stand up and laugh happily, while the fatigue on their faces dissipates.
In addition to the parents who pick up their children from school, there are also workers pulling the boards and helping to unload the goods, sweating profusely. They sell their labor force and earn money. Although it is hard, they joke with their colleagues and laugh, perhaps realizing that the work is not so complicated, it can also be very simple.
The car slowly drove out of the bustling and congested road, heading towards home.
A large truck was parked outside the villa, and Yan Jingxi drove around it into the garage.
“Is that truck here to deliver the workout equipment?” Yuan Zhan watched the workers sweating as they walked in and out carrying large objects.
“Before we came back, the aunt told me that it would be delivered to the villa at this time, so I asked her to clear out the spare room on the first floor, which will be the gym in the future.” Yan Jingxi was looking forward to seeing Yuan Zhan’s surprised expression, and he was very confident in his arrangement.
However, Yuan Zhan was not very cooperative, instead he looked distressed: “Ah, I will have to exercise every day in the future, it definitely feels like a waste of time. Can I go back on my word?”
Yan Jingxi gnashed the itchy root of his teeth and said: “…No.” If Yuan Zhan really backtracks, he feels that he would be so angry that he wants to bite someone.
After the two of them entered the room, Yuan Zhan saw the workers wearing shoe covers as they were sweating profusely. He understood their hard work, so he asked the aunt to bring them some bottles of water or drinks.
It’s not easy for anyone.
Aunt was a bit slow to react, and then patted her forehead: “It just so happens that there is still some coke left in the refrigerator that you bought before, so I’ll take it out for them.”
Yuan Zhan said with a good temper: “Yes, it’s easy to get dehydrated in this weather, so it’s better to have some sugar.”
Yan Jingxi, who put the car keys on the shoe cabinet rack, found that Yuan Zhan had a good heart, was sympathetic and considerate of others.
If it were him, he would not have considered this small issue. He would have felt that this was something that the workers’ moving company had to solve themselves.
The more you get along with Yuan Zhan, the more you will discover that he actually has many good points.
After all the equipment was moved to the empty room, Yan Jingxi followed in to instruct them where to put it. After a short while, he came out with the workers.
The workers who came out drank the iced coke and left with a happy mood, while Yuan Zhan also signed their delivery slips.
Seeing that Yuan Zhan was easy to talk to, the worker who came with the slip joked, “Boss, can you put in a good for us during the customer service follow-up?”
Boss Yuan readily agreed: “Okay, no problem, thanks for your hard work.”
The worker waved his hand: “It’s not hard, it’s not hard. We’ll go first. If you have any after-sales problems, you can call the customer service number on the warranty card, and arrange for someone to come for inspection.”
Yuan Zhan smiled and escorted them to the door.
Yan Jingxi watched from the side.
Yuan Zhan turned around and said to him: “Mr. Yan, did you hear that? When you get a call from the customer service, remember to give it a good review.”
Yan Jingxi said, “I left Assistant Chen’s phone number.”
Yuan Zhan emphasized: “Don’t forget to remind Assistant Chen.”
Yan Jingxi: “I know.”
As he was about to take Yuan Zhan into the new gym to teach him how to use the equipment, he saw the other party turning around and entering the kitchen: “Auntie, what are we having for dinner? I’m hungry.”
Yan Jingxi: “…”
Delivery of the equipment required someone to wait at home. So, Yan Jingxi didn’t let the aunt go back, and asked her to look after the house and stay to cook dinner. He couldn’t bear to cook every day.
But he was surprised to see that Yuan Zhan didn’t say anything about it.
Yuan Zhan, who dislikes working out, used an excuse to go into the kitchen to chat with his aunt about the evening dishes. Yan Jingxi had no choice but to try out the newly arrived equipment on his own. He went back to the bedroom to change his clothes, put on sportswear and entered the newly arranged gym.
There were floor-to-ceiling windows in the gym. Yan Jingxi pulled all the curtains open and happened to see two figures, one tall and one short, in the kitchen across from the gym.
I don’t know what Yuan Zhan said, but it made the aunt laugh non-stop.
Yan Jingxi turned on the treadmill, stood on it, and slowly accelerated. His eyes still fell on the kitchen, focusing on Yuan Zhan.
As the sun set in the west, the afterglow fell on the edge of the kitchen window, which was a bit reflective and uncomfortable for the eyes, forcing Yan Jingxi to retract his gaze.
What Yan Jingxi didn’t know was that as soon as he retracted his gaze, Yuan Zhan happened to turn around, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a slight arc.
In the past two days, Yuan Zhan had noticed that Yan Jingxi’s eyes would always fall on him intentionally or unintentionally. It may seem unintentional, but in fact Yan Jingxi is peeking at himself.
After eating the dinner cooked by the aunt, Yuan Zhan thought that the taste was decent, but compared with Chef Yan, it was still a bit inferior. He wondered if it was because the aunt was old but dinner was a bit too salty, causing him to drink a lot of water.
Yan Jingxi was also quite miserable, and he drank even more water than Yuan Zhan.
When both of them were watching the economic news together in the living room, Yan Jingxi kept going to the bathroom.
As Yan Jingxi returned from the bathroom again, Yuan Zhan approached him and patted his waist, saying: “Is there a problem with your kidneys?”
Yan Jingxi has always been very sensitive and doesn’t like to have close contact with other people. When Yuan Zhan touched him, he reflexively pinched his wrist. Yuan Zhan’s center of gravity was unstable, and he directly fell on the other party’s chest, his forehead hitting Yan Jingxi’s jaw.
Upon hearing Yan Jingxi’s “hiss”, Yuan Zhan thought happily: Well, it’s not me who got injured.
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