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    Chapter 46

    When Xia Yize entered the door, he saw his exquisite self in the mirror, like a warrior fully armed and ready to fight. He really praised Guo Shengfan.

    Eating at home in the evening, he remembered that the first time Qi Ge came to his house was to celebrate his birthday together. After eating a meal, he felt that Qi Ge liked the stability and warmth of the family. What he ate that time was braised beans and noodles, but Guo Shengfan said that he loved braised beans and noodles, so Xia Yize decisively excluded this dish from the menu.

    He caught up on his sleep, changed into clothes exclusive to the wet market, and went out to buy groceries.

    I went to pick up Qi Ge on the way. Qi Ge drove and Xia Yize sat in the passenger seat. It felt like this was the right position.

    Qi Ge saw the dishes at the back and said, “Are you tired after buying so much?”

    Xia Yize felt a little aggrieved, “Who asked someone to eat at home?”

    “I’ll make it when you go back and let you eat it ready-made.” Qi Ge comforted with a smile.

    “No need.” Xia Yize became serious and sat upright. He didn’t want to watch Qi Ge cook and entertain him.

    Qi Ge didn’t expect Xia Yize’s reaction and quickly understood, “Then I’ll give you a hand.”

    Xia Yize remained silent by default.

    “He just has a bad mouth. He will leave in two days. Don’t take it to heart if you say things you don’t like to hear, okay.” Qi Ge smoothed his hair out in time.

    Xia Yize felt that Qi Ge was standing on his side, leaning on his seat with his eyes half closed and his expression relaxed.

    “Guo Shengfan is having a meeting nearby, shall we take him back together?” Qi Ge said in a tentative tone.

    Xia Yize reluctantly hummed.

    Qi Ge took out a card from nowhere and handed it to Xia Yize. It was a postcard with a big Saturn on the fan. Xia Yize’s memory immediately found the time they went to the planetarium.

    Xia Yize was a little surprised. Qi Ge said, “I saw this at the airport. I’ll buy one as a bookmark for you.”

    Guo Shengfan recalled the past every day. He and Qi Ge also had memories that belonged to two people. He put the card in the inner pocket of his clothes and suddenly remembered something, “How many did you buy?”

    Qi Ge couldn’t laugh or cry, “Just one.”

    Xia Yize said calmly, but the corners of his mouth curled up quietly.

    Guo Shengfan could only sit in the back alone this time. Xia Yize saw that Guo Shengfan had changed his clothes, wearing a black down jacket with a straight shoulder, wearing glasses, and looking very smart.

    He was quite comfortable in the back seat, answering messages and taking care of things.

    When they were almost home, he pulled Qi Ge’s seat closer and said, “What shall we eat when we go back? We are going to starve to death. I just came back from socializing today.”

    Qi Ge turned his head, but his eyes were still looking at the road ahead, “The food you want to eat tonight is next to you. You can cultivate your relationship first.”

    Guo Shengfan didn’t look at what was next to him. He was not interested in drinking. “Are you going to cook it yourself?”

    “The chef is here.” Qi Ge raised his chin towards Xia Yize, “You are in good luck today.”

    Xia Yize was lifted so high that his desire to add more seasoning was suppressed.

    The three of them went back together, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious than the two of them last time. At least they seemed to be three acquaintances.

    When the elevator opened, Xia Yize looked at Qi Ge: “Go to my house and do it.”

    Guo Shengfan said: “Okay, it just so happens that Qi Ge doesn’t like the large number of people at home, nor does he like the smell of oil smoke.”

    If it weren’t for Qi Ge’s sake, Xia Yize would have really wanted to pack this man up and throw him in the trash.

    His hand touched the bookmark Qi Ge gave him in his pocket, and he reluctantly ignored Guo Shengfan and opened the door.

    As soon as the door opened, Little Black Sesame Ball came over to greet him with his tail raised. Guo Shengfan frowned and took a step back. Feeling the indifference of humans, Little Black Sesame Ball lowered his tail and saw Xia Yize on the side, blowing his hair at Guo Shengfan.

    Xia Yize knelt down and touched the little black sesame ball. He was so good, so he couldn’t scold him any more dirty.

    Guo Shengfan turned to Qi Ge and said, “I remember you don’t like pets. How about we go to your house for a quick meal.”

    Before Guo Shengfan finished speaking, Qi Ge came in, leaned over and touched the tail of the little black sesame ball. The little black sesame ball made a purring sound, and he looked like an acquaintance.

    Qi Ge held it in his arms and said to Guo Shengfan: “Come in, it doesn’t bite.”

    Guo Shengfan laughed twice and walked in. He immediately saw the two pairs of slippers at the door of Xia Yize’s house and the two sets of dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen. Qi Ge went to the bathroom to wash his hands with ease.

    Xia Yize looked at Guo Shengfan stunned at the door, took out a pair of new slippers from the cabinet and threw them at his feet.

    Guo Shengfan stepped on soft slippers, but there seemed to be a thorn under his feet.

    He pulled out his chair and sat down and said, “No wonder it is said that to capture a man’s heart, you must capture his stomach.” He looked at Xia Yize in the kitchen.

    Xia Yize could hear the sarcasm in his words, but he didn’t want to argue with him, so Qi Ge washed his hands and came out to help Xia Yize.

    Guo Shengfan followed Qi Ge, and Xia Yize turned around and stood between the two of them, looking at Guo Shengfan, “Go sit for a while, how can you let the guests do anything?”

    Guo Shengfan looked at the two of them living in the kitchen and insisted: “Qi Ge has already done something, how can I be embarrassed to just sit there.”

    At this time Qi Ge raised his head and said: “It’s okay, it will be fine soon.”

    Xia Yize watched Guo Shengfan’s face turn green. He was like a proud puppy standing in front of Qi Ge.

    Guo Shengfan couldn’t sit alone on the sofa and continue to reply to messages, but the unreal chatter from the kitchen outside made Guo Shengfan upset. There was an illusion in the smoke that the two of them had been together for many years.

    Guo Shengfan’s eyelids twitched wildly.

    For forty minutes, Guo Shengfan seemed to have been in a hot pot for a century.

    When Qi Ge called him out, there were already two dishes and one soup on the table. The corners of Guo Shengfan’s mouth twitched, and Xia Yize took out a new set of bowls and chopsticks and placed them in front of Guo Shengfan.

    Qi Ge skillfully picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup. Xia Yize came to Qi Ge and asked, “How is it?”

    Qi Ge nodded: “There is progress.”

    Xia Yize smiled as if there was no one else around.

    Guo Shengfan was stiff with his chopsticks and had no appetite at all. Xia Yize noticed him first, with a smile on his lips, “You can try it too.”

    Guo Shengfan smiled but said, “Thank you.” He turned to Qi Ge and said, “I attended a drug seminar this afternoon. The development of new drugs is changing very fast, and the corresponding regulations have also been revised.”

    Qi Ge became serious, “Yes, in recent years, there have been more and more drugs independently developed by us.”

    Guo Shengfan finally found his comfort zone and talked about the latest trends in medicine and cutting-edge technology. He was speaking in both Chinese and English, but Xia Yize couldn’t understand him at all. The two chatted passionately.

    Xia Yize knew that his ignorance would be exposed if he opened his mouth, and seeing Qi Ge’s interest, he couldn’t bear to interrupt them.

    When the conversation got heated, Guo Shengfan’s eyes glanced at Xia Yize, as if he was mocking.

    He had indeed never seen Qi Ge discussing academics like this. His eyes were shining, and the collision of knowledge and wisdom made his whole body a little excited, and even his body leaned slightly towards Guo Shengfan.

    For the first time, Xia Yize felt so uncomfortable because of his shallow knowledge that his spoon accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

    When Qi Ge turned around, Xia Yize quickly lowered his head to pick it up to avoid revealing his disappointed expression.

    Qi Ge interrupted the topic and turned to Xia Yize: “By the way, I asked a media teacher. He recently gave an offline lecture on the content of the postgraduate entrance examination. I have applied for two classes for you. You can go and try it out.”

    Xia Yize nodded seriously.

    Guo Shengfan keenly captured the key information, “Are you studying media?”

    “I’m just more interested in this.” Xia Yize didn’t want to continue this professional topic.

    Guo Shengfan kept chasing after him, “What a coincidence, my second degree major was in media studies.” He looked at Qi Ge and said, “You should know this major very well. You accompanied me in so many classes at that time.”

    Qi Ge said nothing, acquiescing to Guo Shengfan’s words. Xia Yize suddenly lost interest in this subject.

    After eating, Qi Ge didn’t take the car keys before leaving, “Let’s drive to class tomorrow.”

    It was the first time that Guo Shengfan saw Qi Ge giving the car keys to someone else. He felt smoky in his heart, but he still smiled and said, “Can you please give it to me, classmate Xiaoxia, on the way?”

    Xia Yize weighed the keys in his hand, “No problem.”

    He sent Qi Ge to school early the next morning, and Guo Shengfan also wanted to get off at school, but Xia Yize insisted on sending him a little further, even though it was only a few hundred meters away.

    Xia Yize just didn’t want them to stay together, even for one more second.

    Guo Shengfan arrived and said with a smile: “Thank you very much. If necessary, I can send you my previous e-book on media studies.”

    “Teacher Qi has compiled a book list for me.” Xia Yize said with a hypocritical smile that he even hated.

    Guo Shengfan shook his head and said with a smile: “After all these years, he still remembers it. I don’t know if it’s because he has a good memory or it’s just a deep impression.”

    Guo Shengfan went down, but his words still lingered in Xia Yize’s mind.

    Until he sat down in the teacher’s room, Xia Yize still couldn’t control his rumination.

    The teacher is an old professor wearing glasses who looks to be in his sixties.

    Although it was the first class, Xia Yize felt dizzy hearing the strings of nouns.

    He could only circle the things he didn’t understand one by one. After half a class, the books were all red circles. For Xia Yize, the class was still so boring.

    Finally, after class was over, he walked out of the classroom with heavy steps.

    In the evening, he appeared at the school gate on time, but saw Guo Shengfan and Qi Ge standing together.

    The two people didn’t know what they were talking about. Qi Ge smiled a little, and Guo Shengfan patted Qi Ge’s shoulder naturally.

    Xia Yize stopped in front of the two of them. Qi Ge’s smile hadn’t fallen yet when he saw Xia Yize naturally opening the car door and sitting on the passenger seat.

    Xia Yize asked casually: “What are you talking about? You are so happy.”

    Later, Guo Shengfan sat in and said, “What happened in school before.”

    That period of time seemed to have a natural shield for Xia Yize. He knew nothing about Qi Ge at that age, and the person who knew him best during that period was Guo Shengfan.

    Qi Ge turned to Xia Yize and said, “I was talking about skipping class for the first time, and we happened to catch up with the teacher to take roll call. Halfway through the meal, we ran away. The owner thought someone was eating the Overlord meal, and finally held down Pan Yu, who was the slowest runner.”

    Xia Yize also laughed after hearing this. He saw the rare relaxation and freedom in Qi Ge’s eyes, which was unique to that time. However, it was Guo Shengfan or Pan Yu who opened that memory, but it was not him.

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