He Jin really didn't have a girlfriend.
He Jin, who prided himself on being strong, had never thought that a grown man like him would cry again and again for another man. He bit his lips and curled his shoulders into a ball under the covers.
It was like a person who had been abstinent for three years and was once again tainted with the smell of drugs. His body, which had been starving for a long time, experienced the taste of honey again. The pleasure was overwhelming and washed over his limbs and bones, temporarily freeing him from the pain.
This self-indulgence and self-abandonment caused all his previous efforts to go to waste. It was no different from drinking poison to quench thirst. After the first time, there would be a second time, a third time, and then again, he would sink deep into the mud, unable to get out of it …
He Jin hugged himself tightly. Although he was crying, it was no longer a cry of despair, but tears of happiness. He imagined Qin Yang hugging him and immersed himself in this fantasy, calling out his name over and over again, unable to extricate himself from it.
On Monday, He Jin went to the community hospital during his lunch break to get some anti-inflammatory medicine. On the way, He Jin looked back curiously. He felt that someone was following him, but when he looked back, he didn't see anything wrong. He didn't know anyone.
When he returned to the unit, He Jin took some medicine and rested on the table for a while.
In the second year after he started working, he clearly felt that his stamina wasn't as good as before. When he was studying, he had a regular schedule and was full of energy from morning to night. Now, if he didn't sleep at noon, he would collapse in the afternoon. Moreover, he had a low fever and was weak.
After saying "yes" last night, Qin Yang didn't text him again, and He Jin didn't reply either.
The two of them seemed to have made an agreement to maintain this strange balance. Neither of them took a step forward. They each lived their lives in harmony.
He Jin didn't dare save his number. He would only look at the remaining two sentences when he had nothing to do. He had already memorized that string of unfamiliar numbers over and over again.
In the evening, Qin Yang received the information that Xiao Zhou had observed that day.
"Mr. He works at XX unit. He leaves at 7: 45 am and arrives at the office around 8: 20 am. At noon, he went to XX District Central Hospital to check for a cold and get some anti-inflammatory medicine. He gets off work at 5 pm sharp and is now home."
Cold? Qin Yang frowned. It shouldn't be a cold, right? It was probably because he was too ruthless that day. That place hadn't healed yet and he had a fever.
He jumped to the chat interface with He Jin. He wanted to ask about his health, but just as he typed the word "you," Qin Yang deleted it with a dark expression!
After replying "Yes" last night, He Jin hadn't said a word. Qin Yang couldn't lower himself to take the initiative to talk to He Jin now. Why did he have to be the one to receive the cold shoulder after three years? Why didn't He Jin take the initiative to text me!?
Qin Yang asked Little Zhou, "How's the investigation going?"
Little Zhou said, "I went to the local investigation agency. I'll only be able to get the information tomorrow."
Qin Yang put away the projection. In any case, this person would be his sooner or later. There was no rush.
On Wednesday, He Jin's body was much better. During dinner, He Jin's mother hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, are you still in contact with Duan Shurong?"
Papa He looked at Mama He thoughtfully. Mama He glared back at him and continued to look at He Jin. She said, "When we called last time, the lady said that she had a good impression of you. But you're a man, so you should take the initiative. Don't always let the lady talk!"
He Jin was stunned. Only then did he remember this. He said calmly, "Oh, I was just about to treat her to dinner. I'll ask her if she's free tomorrow night. She said she usually gets off work at 5: 30 p.m. That's about the same time as me."
Mama He nodded and said, "Okay, okay, okay. We have to find an opportunity to meet and interact more! Then I won't prepare dinner for you tomorrow night. "
He Jin said, "… It might not necessarily be tomorrow."
After dinner, He Jin texted Duan Shurong to ask her out. She generously replied, "Okay." He Jin thought about how he wasn't going to deepen their interaction tomorrow. He was going to make it clear that he was cutting ties with her. He felt guilty.
"What did she say? Have you contacted her? "Mama He poured some juice for He Jin to drink and asked anxiously.
He Jin nodded and said, "Yes, she agreed. I won't be back for dinner tomorrow night."
Mama He's face lit up with joy. She reminded him, "Remember to send the lady home after dinner tomorrow night!"
He Jin was speechless.
This was strange. Why did it feel like his mother had suddenly become a different person? He had never seen her so attentive to any lady on a blind date before!
Mama He paced back and forth in the living room and kitchen. No one knew what she was doing. Half an hour later, she found two pretty gift boxes. One was a health supplement for the two elders, and the other was the milk that He Jin had bought for them.
"Here, bring this to Miss Duan tomorrow." Mama He placed the bag at He Jin's feet. She looked anxious.
He Jin was speechless. "Mom, we're going … on a date. We're not going to her house. Why are you asking me to bring this? It's so heavy!"
Mama He rubbed her hands. She seemed to be looking for something to give him. "Aren't you going to send her home tomorrow night? It's not good to go empty-handed. You have to bring something for her family."
He Jin raised his eyebrows and hypothesized, "What if she asks me to watch a movie after dinner tomorrow? Do you think it's appropriate for me to carry two big boxes?" Moreover, he had already decided to make it clear to Duan Shurong that it was impossible for him to go to her house!
Mama He's face fell in frustration. Her childish temper flared up.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll bring it." He Jin raised his hands in surrender. Mama He smiled.
He Jin thought about his childhood and said, "Mom, do you remember someone wrote me a love letter in junior high?"
Mama He picked up the plastic flowers and made handmade ones. "Love letter? What love letter? I've forgotten about it. "
Making plastic flowers was a hobby that He Jin's mother had recently learned. Two years ago, He Jin found that his mother's ideas were outdated and narrow-minded. He began to coax her to watch some online classes on psychology and education. After seeing a psychiatrist last year, He Jin's practice was greatly appreciated by the psychiatrist. The psychiatrist also suggested that He Jin take his mother to a university for the elderly to cultivate some hobbies.
At first, his mother was very reluctant. Patients with depression liked to lock themselves in a dark room. They were very conceited about their learning ability. They were afraid of contact with others and were even more afraid of being hurt. He Jin was like an adult taking care of a child. Every weekend, rain or shine, he would take his mother to school.
In fact, the most taboo for the elderly was to be idle at home and let their imagination run wild. Since then, He Jin's mother had something to do. She also made some friends in the hobby class. She became more open-minded and open-minded than before.
"Young girls have always liked you. If I hadn't called your form teacher every few days to find out about you, you would have been seduced by some girl." When Mama He said this, her emotions were particularly complicated. She had always felt that what she did was right. But when she remembered that her son now liked a man, she wished she could turn back time and not interfere with her son's love life. Now that she thought about it, as long as He Jin could be with a girl, she would thank the heavens no matter what her conditions were.
He Jin said, "That Duan Shurong was my classmate in junior high next to me. She wrote me a love letter when she was young, and you discovered it."
Mama He was stunned. "Oh, really?"
He Jin smiled and glanced at Mama He. "You got the class teacher's home phone number and gave her a call to scold her. Do you still remember that?"
Mama He's hand paused. She asked nervously. "Really? What should I do? Does that girl remember? Doesn't she have a bad impression of me? "
He Jin lowered his eyes and said, "Yeah, she told me about it during dinner on Saturday. That's why you said she had feelings for me and that she wanted to keep in touch with me. I found it strange because I remember that she hated me after that incident."
Mama He's face changed. "That was when we were young. How can you take it seriously? Should I call her and apologize?"
"No, it's okay." He Jin grabbed his mother's hand and caressed the wrinkles on it. "She said it as a joke. I just mentioned it casually. I know you just wanted me to focus on my studies. It's all in the past now. We don't mind …" He Jin comforted his mother and sighed. "But I can't promise you whether I can be with her." — Sorry, Mom.
At night, Papa He said gloomily, "You want to matchmake He Jin with that girl?"
Mama He turned off the lights. "What if it works?" She did not want to let go of any chance.
But thinking of what she did when she was young, Mama He felt regret for the first time. "Husband, do you think I hurt He Jin …"
"What are you thinking about?" Papa He reprimanded.
Mrs. He was stunned for a long time before she said, "I don't want him to fall in love at such a young age. Do you think it's because of this that He Jin is abnormal? He Jin used to show me a lecture from a professor at Yale University. He said that we should guide children's views on love and not suppress it by force. I don't think I did a good job."
Papa He patted her. "Don't think about it. No matter what happens to He Jin, this is our fate. Just like how you married me and lived a hard life with me. It's also fate. Sometimes, people have to accept their fate."
Mama He: "…"
The next day, He Jin went to work with a gift box of health supplements and milk. When he entered the office, he attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Little Li said in surprise, "Aiyo, Brother Jin, who gave you this gift!?"
He Jin smiled bitterly. "Don't talk nonsense. Who gave me these gifts? It's … I have to meet an elder tonight."
Little Li winked and said, "Is she my future mother-in-law?!"
He Jin: "…"
Xiao Li rubbed his cheeks. "Hey, Brother Jin, you're so handsome, and you're not young anymore. You really don't have a girlfriend?"
He Jin nodded. After putting down the gifts, he organized the documents for today's review. "No, I don't intend to look for one."
"No way! Don't your parents urge you? I just graduated a year ago. I haven't even had enough fun, and my parents are already urging me. So annoying! " As Xiao Li spoke, he passed the investigation report to He Jin and whispered, "Take a look at this. There's something fishy about it!"
He Jin frowned and took out the approval form that he had been hoarding last week. He changed a 'failed' stamp and commented, "Application requirements not met." Then he said, "Send this to Director Xu and bring it back."
During lunch, He Jin's wristband vibrated. He received a text message. Looking at the unknown number, He Jin thought it was from Qin Yang.
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