I wonder… if Guan Yue’s family knows about this.

They’re probably still in the dark.

That night, they ate dinner made by Guan Yue again.

There was braised beef with potatoes, oyster sauce lettuce, and loofah soup.

Pei Qi ate with gusto: “Doctor Guan, can you teach me how to make this braised beef with potatoes someday?”

“You like it?” Guan Yue ladled out two bowls of soup, pushing one to the young man opposite him.

The little capybara nodded like a pecking bird.

“Tell me when you want to eat it.” The man scooped up a spoonful of soup with chopped green onions, “No need to learn.”

Pei Qi held his chopsticks, biting his cheek slightly.

What if Doctor Guan gets tired of making it someday, but he still wants to eat it?

He still wants to learn.

At that moment, the phone rang abruptly, interrupting Pei Qi’s thoughts.

It was another call from his third aunt.

The young man slowly answered: “Third Aunt, what’s up so early?”

“Let me tell you, Xiao Zhe is back, the young man who lived opposite our house when we were kids…” The third aunt’s voice was excited, her mood very high, “He doesn’t have a partner either, I asked his mother today, and she means to let you two meet, you know each other’s background, that young man is so tall now, his job is stable, he’s very good, if you’re free today…”

Actually, Pei Qi hadn’t put the phone on speaker, but his third aunt’s voice was always loud.

And he and Guan Yue were sitting face to face.

So… the man heard everything.

Crystal clear.

Even if Pei Qi was slow-witted, he could feel the air gradually solidifying.

After he perfunctorily hung up the call with his third aunt.

The air completely froze.

For a moment, Pei Qi didn’t know how to explain.

After many seconds.

The man opposite him spoke, his tone flat, with no discernible emotional ups and downs: “I’m full, I’ll go rest first.”

Pei Qi thought Guan Yue would ask something; he had already been thinking about how to explain.

Did the man just leave so lightly?

It seemed that Guan Yue didn’t really care about their marriage, he just needed a married identity?

Pei Qi bit his cheek again.

Then he continued to eat.

After dinner, the young man sat in the living room, with the oranges Guan Yue bought that morning on the table.

He peeled them, remembering that he hadn’t transferred the money to Guan Yue yet.

So he quickly opened his phone.

Upstairs, at that moment, someone turned off the lights and lay in bed.

He couldn’t sleep.

He had only slept three or four hours last night, and hadn’t caught up on any sleep during the day.

But he just couldn’t sleep.

Xiao Zhe, knowing each other’s background?

Tall? Stable job?

Heh.

Sorry, he’s a 189cm tall attending surgeon.

The phone beside the bed lit up at this moment; he picked it up and unlocked the screen.

WeChat showed a transfer message.

Seven: [Transfer – 864 yuan]

On the back of the man’s hand holding the phone, the veins stood out prominently, as if throbbing one after another.

Good.

The little capybara downstairs was eating oranges on the sofa, completely unaware of the storm brewing upstairs.

He turned on the TV, but the volume was very low, almost inaudible to him.

He thought, this way it shouldn’t disturb Doctor Guan’s sleep.

The little capybara peeled a few segments of orange and put them in his mouth.

The flesh was juicy and full of rich orange aroma, slightly sour, but not astringent.

Suddenly, in the quiet space, an undeniable sound of footsteps echoed.

Guan Yue, wearing pajamas, came straight down the stairs.

Pei Qi held the half-orange in his hand, suddenly feeling a little nervous: “Did I disturb you by turning on the TV?”

Because Doctor Guan looked really fierce now, his sharp face was covered with a layer of gloom, and his eyes behind the glasses were filled with an inexplicable resentment.

The little capybara didn’t dare to look: “I… I’ll turn it off.”

He quickly got up, ready to turn off the TV.

But when he passed by the man, his path was blocked.

Although there was still more than ten centimeters of space between them, Pei Qi felt a sense of hypoxia.

The man didn’t speak, just lowered his head and looked at him quietly.

After many seconds, Pei Qi’s ears itched from being stared at, and he wanted to escape.

Suddenly, Guan Yue, without a word, reached out his finger and pinched the young man’s soft, thin, red earlobe.

The little capybara’s ears were very sensitive, and his whole body trembled: “Ugh…”

“I want to remind Teacher Pei.” The man finally opened his tightly pursed lips, his voice low, “I am your legal husband.”

“According to the meteorological station, our city will officially enter summer next week, with the highest temperature reaching…” The TV was still chattering.

But Pei Qi couldn’t hear a word.

He only felt itchy.

His ears were sensitive, so he was especially afraid of itching.

Guan Yue’s fingertip gently pinched his earlobe, as if he wanted to completely imprint his fingerprint on the young man’s tender skin.

Or perhaps it was more than just imprinting a fingerprint.

“Ugh…” Pei Qi felt that it wasn’t just his ears itching anymore; his neck and scalp near his ears were also itching.

He couldn’t take it anymore, his body instinctively resisted and struggled.

Fortunately, the man didn’t insist, silently releasing his hand.

But those somewhat gloomy eyes didn’t move at all, staring straight at Pei Qi.

The young man searched in his mind for a long time, ignoring the chattering information from the TV.

Finally, he found what Guan Yue had just said.

He slowly uttered three words, several beats late: “I… I know.”

He didn’t understand the meaning of Guan Yue’s reminder.

Had he shown some signs of intellectual deficiency?

Guan Yue: “You don’t know.”

Pei Qi retorted: “What don’t I know?”

But his tone was still soft, with a hint of sharpness.

“I just get a little closer to you, and you run away.”

The breath Pei Qi had been holding in his chest now completely dissipated…

Because he had indeed taken several steps back.

He didn’t know why, he just instinctively dodged…

But he still wanted to explain: “I…”

Okay, he couldn’t explain.

“I’ll try to… pay attention next time.”

The man in front of him didn’t answer, but took a step, chasing after him a few steps.

Pei Qi tried his best to restrain himself, not letting himself run away again.

When there was only half a foot between them, Guan Yue stopped.

“Also, don’t transfer money to me.”

Pei Qi pursed his lips, his lowered gaze slightly raised: “Why… why?”

“Hospital regulations, we’re not allowed to transfer money via WeChat.”

“…?” The young man’s eyebrows rose slightly, his brow furrowed with doubt and confusion.

He knew that some units did have this kind of regulation, but it was probably to prevent bribery.

But maybe Doctor Guan was cautious.

He respected that.

The young man’s brow gradually relaxed, and he nodded: “Okay.”

He’ll give cash then.

They remained in this stalemate for a while longer, Pei Qi felt that the hair on his head was about to be burned by the man’s gaze.

“Doctor Guan, aren’t… aren’t you going to sleep yet?”

“Is there anything you want to tell me?”

The man’s tone rose slightly, creating a ripple.

He was now very interested in that guy named Zhe.

“Um…” Pei Qi thought for a long time, “Good night.”

Guan Yue: “.”

Those deep eyes hidden behind the rimless glasses narrowed slightly, a hint of tenderness appearing in his eyes.

“Mm.” The man slowly turned around and walked upstairs.

Okay then.

But he didn’t want to say “good night”.

However, Pei Qi didn’t pay attention, still thinking about the fact that Doctor Guan couldn’t receive transfers.

Then he’ll withdraw some cash tomorrow, there’s a bank downstairs anyway.

The next day, Guan Yue wasn’t there. Pei Qi remembered that the man had mentioned taking a couple of days off, but when he woke up, the apartment was quiet, and no one was there.

He didn’t send a message, worried about disturbing him.

He had to finish the presentation today, he couldn’t delay any longer.

Originally, today was supposed to be a day off, but an emergency colectomy was added, and Guan Yue rushed to the hospital after receiving the news.

“I woke up this morning to two pieces of bad news.” Lü Dongyi was disinfecting the anesthetized patient’s local area with a sterile gauze, “One is this emergency surgery, and the other is the message the director sent me.” Lü Dongyi deliberately kept it a secret.

Unfortunately, no one in the operating room responded.

Lü Dongyi: “No… can you cooperate with me, senior brother… quickly ask me.”

“Ask you.” Guan Yue had just washed his hands and was putting on a sterile gown.

If he hadn’t already washed his hands, Lü Dongyi would have wanted to facepalm.

In the end, the kind circulating nurse kindly responded: “What message, Xiao Lü?”

“The director asked me to be the main surgeon for a gallbladder surgery tomorrow.” Lü Dongyi’s voice was full of helplessness, “How dare the director let me do it, I dare not do it.”

“Senior brother, why don’t you be the main surgeon tomorrow?”

Guan Yue: “It’s just a normal gallbladder surgery.”

Lü Dongyi: “Senior brother, were you nervous the first time you were the main surgeon?”

Guan Yue: “Forgot.”

He could even forget that…

Lü Dongyi felt that he was being redundant by asking.

“You don’t understand the troubles of us ordinary people.”

Guan Yue: “Hurry up and disinfect, the director will be here soon.”

Lü Dongyi: “Oh…”