It was still early in the morning, so they had only arranged for this social gathering all day long. They didn't expect it to end so early.
Just as I was about to refuse, Yi Xudong interrupted me by saying, "Don't refuse, just consider this my apology. I dragged you over before I could investigate what kind of person that Meng Quan was to have caused you to encounter such a situation. I'm afraid it's making your heart a little sick."
The place wasn't too far away. It would only take about ten minutes to get there by car. It was only around one in the afternoon.
I nodded and got out of the car.
The alley looked very shady and there were many flowers planted on the roadside. It was so beautiful that it was somewhat outrageous. As we walked on, we saw a house that looked very ordinary, almost like a family home. Two red lanterns hung at the entrance, and the word "Guest" was written in a brush.
Yi Xudong walked up and knocked on the closed door, but there was no response. I smiled and asked, "Did you find the wrong place?"
This didn't seem like a place to eat at all...
As if seeing what I wanted to say, Yi Xudong smiled and said, "What's wrong? Do you think this doesn't look like a place where you can eat? "
I nodded. Yi Xudong said: "If this is a restaurant, then that's not it. It's just a private restaurant, the owner is my friend, only us friends know about this shop."
"He took out a bunch of keys from the flower pot beside him." He must have fallen asleep at this point... Let's just go in. "
Yi Xudong should be on good terms with this person, so when she mentioned him, her expression and tone of voice were especially relaxed. I followed him in. Yi Xudong very casually took off his jacket and hung it at the door, as if he was returning to his own house. He called out to me, "Sit down. I'll go upstairs and wake him up."
I just sat there quietly. Not long after, a person in pajamas came down from upstairs, yawning. Yi Xudong followed behind him and said, "I brought a friend over, how about I make some food for them?"
The man looked down at me, and I nodded to him. This man's appearance couldn't be considered to be exquisite. His facial features were very simple, but when put together, they made him look very comfortable. Not only that, he had a sense of laziness that made people feel close to him.
"Alright." "He stretched his back." "But you actually woke me up and told me to cook for you. Isn't that a bit shameless?"
"Aiya, you can. So what if you're shameless?" Yi Xudong replied jokingly.
This kind of Yi Xudong is something I have never seen before, not as gentle and refined as when he was in front of me, nor as cold and impatient as when I was in front of Yu Ziqing.
At this time, I suddenly felt that perhaps Yi Xudong and I from two years ago were not the real him. Yi Xudong walked to my side, casually sat down, and asked: "What are you thinking about? "He's that engrossed?"