On How To Defeat Dr. Qing Leng Chapter 27
byChapter 27 Chapter 27 Being secretly photographed
In the end, Wen Yelan’s meal of hot-boiled mutton was tasteless.
Wen Yelan got through the first half of the meal by counting the mutton slices on the plate.The conversation between Pei Yan and Bai Yu was polite, and they would even occasionally talk about an insignificant topic, but then the topic would always be quietly directed to Wen Yelan, and then they would choke on each other.
“Xiaolan has a bad stomach, eat less spicy food.” Bai Yu reminded warmly, and moved the plate of chili oil in Wen Yelan’s hand farther away.
“As long as he likes it, it’s fine if he eats it once in a while. I’ll keep an eye on it.” Pei Yan immediately responded, moved the chili oil back, and even poured some chili oil into Wen Yelan’s bowl provocatively.
Wen Yelan: “…”
My stomach was already feeling uncomfortable because I had just come down from the plateau, and now it was even more heavy and blocked.He reluctantly ate a few pieces of green vegetables, took a sip of tea, and put down his chopsticks.
“I’ve finished eating.” His voice was a little helpless, and he picked up the tissue next to him and wiped the corners of his mouth. His movements were a little hasty: “There are still some data that have not been processed in the courtyard, I will go back first.”
Pei Yan frowned immediately: “Are you full now? You haven’t even eaten a few bites.” He reached out to grab Wen Yelan’s bowl, but Wen Yelan subconsciously avoided it.
“I’m really full.” Wen Yelan stood up, the legs of the chair making a harsh friction sound on the concrete floor, “You eat slowly and don’t worry about me.”
Bai Yu stood up immediately: “Xiaolan, are you feeling uncomfortable? You don’t look good. How about I take you back?”
“No, Brother Yu.” Wen Yelan refused immediately. He didn’t dare to look at Pei Yan’s face that instantly darkened. He just shook his head gently in Bai Yu’s direction: “It’s very convenient for me to take a taxi. I’ll pay for the order, you guys… continue.”
After saying that, he left the private room as if fleeing, leaving the two of them behind.
When he walked out of the restaurant, the cool breeze of the late autumn night blew against his face, blowing away the heat caused by the embarrassment and the heating on his body.
Wen Yelan stood on the side of the road taking a taxi, his mind in a mess.
He wanted to find Bai Yu, and wanted to pour out all the overwhelming emotions in his heart – about Pei Yan and that kiss, and about his own war-torn heart.
Brother Yu has been his most trusted person since he was a child, and he was the only light in his dark childhood.He needs Brother Yu to help him, tell him what to do, or even just listen to him quietly.
But…how to say?Where to start?Do you want to say, “Brother Yu, I kissed that Pei Yan you despise, and I took the initiative?”
Just thinking about it made him find it difficult to speak.He was afraid of seeing the possible disappointment or worse opposition in Brother Yu’s eyes.
If Brother Yu firmly objects, what should he do? Wen Yelan asked himself that he didn’t want to just let things go with Pei Yan. The second-generation rich man who seemed to be a playboy was very kind to him.
He knew that he had already fallen into it unconsciously, and that kiss was the best proof.
But what about Brother Yu… Brother Yu is the last person in this world that he can call his family.
When the taxi arrived, Wen Yelan opened the door, got in, and reported the apartment address.In the rearview mirror, he seemed to be able to see the two tall figures at the door of the restaurant.
He leaned against the car window and closed his eyes tiredly.
Back in the deserted apartment, Wen Yelan did not turn on the headlights, but only turned on the lamp in front of the desk.
He really didn’t finish processing the data.Wen Yelan sat in a chair, staring at the computer screen in a daze, tapping his fingers on the keyboard unconsciously, typing out a series of meaningless gibberish.
His stomach was empty, with a dull throbbing pain, reminding him that he had barely eaten anything at night.
Wen Yelan felt a little regretful that he should have stopped by to buy a bowl of noodles just now, but now he was too lazy to do anything.
Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Wen Yelan’s body stiffened, and his heart inexplicably beat a few beats faster.At this time…who could it be?
He walked to the door and looked out through the peephole.
Pei Yan.
He was holding a thermal bag in his hand and standing outside the door. There was no special expression on his face, just a slight frown.
Wen Yelan hesitated for a moment, then opened the door.
“Why are you here?” His voice was a little hoarse, and he blocked the door with his body, with no intention of getting out of the way immediately.
Pei Yan’s eyes swept over his face and landed on his pale lips. His brows tightened: “I knew you weren’t full. I brought you some soup and snacks to warm your stomach.”
His tone was natural and concerned, as if the tit-for-tat confrontation in the laboratory in the afternoon and at the dinner table just now did not exist.
Wen Yelan looked at the thermal bag in his hand with mixed feelings in his heart.The words of rejection swirled around his lips, and finally he stepped aside and said, “…come in.”
Pei Yan walked in and placed the insulated bag on the small coffee table in the living room in a familiar manner. Then he opened it and took out a delicate soup cup and a box of crystal clear shrimp dumplings.
“Eat it while it’s hot.” He handed the spoon to Wen Yelan.
Wen Yelan took the spoon and sat down on the sofa, sipping the warm soup in small sips.The shrimp dumplings also tasted very good, with thin skin and big fillings. He ate several of them.
He ate in silence, and Pei Yan sat opposite him, looking at him quietly without speaking.This silence was unexpectedly not embarrassing, but rather peaceful.
The light from the desk lamp softened the sharp lines of Pei Yan’s profile, and the usual arrogance on his body was also weakened a lot.
“You…” Wen Yelan finished eating another shrimp dumpling, raised his eyes, and met Pei Yan’s deep gaze.His heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously wanted to look away, but forced himself to look at him, “You didn’t eat much at night.”
Pei Yan seemed stunned for a moment, and then the corner of his mouth raised a slight arc: “I’m full.”
Wen Yelan: “…” He lowered his head and stirred the remaining soup in the soup cup with a spoon, not knowing what to say.
“Wen Yelan,” Pei Yan’s voice deepened.
Wen Yelan paused and slowly raised his head.
“I don’t like beating around the bush.” Pei Yan locked eyes with him: “I know Bai Yu is very important to you. I won’t interfere with your meeting, and I won’t stop you from doing anything with him.”
His tone was calm, but with a kind of confidence and determination: “But don’t try to avoid me, and don’t try to use him as a shield.” He leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between the two, and his voice struck Wen Yelan’s heart word by word, “You know in your heart that what happened between us has nothing to do with him.”
Wen Yelan’s heart beat violently because of his sudden approach and straightforward words.He wanted to retort, to say that he was not hiding, but all the words were stuck in his throat and he could not spit out a word.
Just when the atmosphere became a little ambiguous, the screen of Wen Yelan’s mobile phone placed on the table suddenly vibrated, showing that there was a new message from [the best brother in the world].
[The best brother in the world]: Xiaolan, are you home?I bought the dim sum store you liked before, which is downstairs from you.If you haven’t slept, I’ll send it to you.
Wen Yelan looked at the message and the corners of his mouth turned upward slightly. Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly felt like his prey was being targeted by a hunter.
Pei Yan obviously also saw the message prompt that the note was too conspicuous. His eyes darkened instantly, and the air pressure around him decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.But he didn’t say anything, he just leaned back on the sofa and looked at Wen Yelan with a heavy gaze, as if waiting for his choice.
…Wen Yelan suddenly felt guilty for no reason.
He looked down at the phone screen and then at Pei Yan.I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Pei Yan’s expression under the light shows a hint of grievance and loneliness.
After a few seconds, he took a deep breath, picked up the phone, and tapped quickly on the screen with his fingertips.
[Wen Yelan]: Thank you Brother Yu, I have gone to bed.You can save the snacks and see you at the institute tomorrow.
After sending the message, he put the phone screen down on the table, then raised his head, met Pei Yan’s eyes, and said in a very soft voice: “I’m full, thank you.”
The gloom in Pei Yan’s eyes instantly dissipated, and his eyes lit up instantly.He didn’t ask any more questions, nor did he press forward. He just nodded and his tone returned to his previous laziness: “Well, I’d like to bring it to you next time.”
He stood up and said swiftly, “You should rest early, I’m leaving.”
When he reached the door, he seemed to remember something and looked back at Wen Yelan with an unknown smile on his lips: “By the way, I’ll pick you up from work tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, Wen Yelan opened the door and walked out without waiting for rejection.
The door closed softly and silence returned to the apartment.Wen Yelan leaned on the sofa, feeling as if he had fought a battle and was exhausted.He raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, feeling very confused.
In fact, he didn’t want Brother Yu to come up just now. Pei Yan was still here. If Brother Yu came up, might he misunderstand that the two of them were going to do something bad?Wen Yelan hasn’t figured out how to tell Brother Yu that she seems to be in love.
At this moment, downstairs in the apartment, next to the dim streetlight, Bai Yu was sitting in the car, looking at the brief rejection message on the phone screen, without making any move for a long time.Holding an unlit cigarette between his fingertips, he raised his eyes and landed on the lighted window of Wen Yelan’s apartment, his eyes deep and difficult to distinguish.
A few minutes ago, he walked downstairs carrying the snack box, and happened to see Pei Yan carrying a thermal bag upstairs.He stopped and stood there, watching the window light up and watching the two blurry figures swaying vaguely behind the curtains.
He didn’t go up in the end.
At this moment, he slowly put away his cell phone, put the snack box on the passenger seat into the back seat, started the car, and quietly drove away from this old neighborhood.
But he, Pei Yan and Wen Yelan who had just come downstairs, did not notice that further away, in the corner shadow of the community wall, a figure in overweight clothes, with messy hair, almost blending in with the night, was holding an old mobile phone with a broken screen, and the camera was pointed at the door of Wen Yelan’s unit and the lighted window.
Fan Qingzhi huddled in the cold corner with an almost crazy, twisted smile on her face.
The valuable jewelry and clothes on her body were long gone, replaced by shabby cotton clothes that exuded a sour smell and were picked up from an unknown garbage dump.
After the project incident came to light, she was not only disgraced and expelled from the Academy of Geological Sciences, but also faced an investigation alleging academic misconduct and retaliation from Zhao Hua’s wife.
The superior life she once had collapsed instantly, and she attributed all her hatred to Wen Yelan.
It’s Wen Yelan!If it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t be in this situation!And Zhao Hua, that ruthless man!
Like a ghost, she has been secretly at the door of Wen Yelan’s community for two days.She wanted to know everything about him, find his weaknesses, and let him experience the feeling of being ruined and miserable!
Just now, she saw Wen Yelan come back in vain, then Pei Yan came to the door carrying something, and then…she even saw the appearance and departure of another Bai Yu who was worth a lot at first glance!Although they were far apart and couldn’t see the specific expressions clearly, the time difference between the three men and the subtle atmosphere between them gave her a bold guess!
“Ha… Wen Yelan, you are really capable…” Fan Qingzhi bit her nails, with a vicious light in her eyes, “Why are you pretending to be noble? Aren’t you still relying on selling your position? One Pei Yan is not enough, and there is another one… who doesn’t look like an ordinary person… You really know how to seduce men…”
She lowered her head and looked at the blurry photos she had just taken on her phone – Pei Yan’s back entering the unit door, the light and figure in Wen Yelan’s window, and Bai Yu’s figure stopping downstairs and finally leaving sadly.Although these pictures are not clear, they are enough to weave a story that is powerful enough to destroy Wen Yelan.
“Wait… wait…” She murmured to herself, with a crazy smile on her face, “I will make you pay the price… none of you… can run away…”
She carefully put the phone back into her pocket and returned to her trash like a shadowy rat.