Chapter 722: Chapter 719: The Little Things We Do Together (2)
The person just a few meters away from him held a bucket of popcorn and a cup of cola, standing there, looking at him with a calm gaze that betrayed no change in expression.
Huo Qi’s heart suddenly trembled.
And Xiao Yixing, looking at him, walked over step by step.
Standing before him with the popcorn in hand, he began lightly, “Here’s the popcorn you wanted. Let’s go, it’s about to start.”
It was as if none of what had just transpired had actually happened; he mentioned nothing of it.
Taking the lead, he walked ahead, but Huo Qi stood still, holding the popcorn.
Xiao Yixing stopped walking. He didn’t turn around but instead glanced down to the right and spoke in a clear tone, “What’s the matter?”
Huo Qi’s lips moved as he spoke.
A sudden inexplicable displeasure welled up in his heart, especially upon seeing him . Did he feel increasingly… ashamed?
What was he afraid of just now?
Was he afraid that Wen Xian and the others would find out that he had come to watch a movie with him?
At that moment, Xiao Yixing turned around and looked at him:
“Are you afraid that they will discover my presence? If that is the case, it’s okay. I’ll just leave.”
With that, he began to turn and walk away.
But after stepping just a couple of paces, his arm was suddenly grabbed by Huo Qi.
Huo Qi frowned, “Leave? You promised to watch the movie with me; how can you just leave halfway through?”
Yes, he wanted him to come to watch the movie together.
He would always see Xiao Yixing working in the laboratory, dressed in a white lab coat, sometimes staying there all day, his life seeming exceedingly dull.
Actually, their relationship was very delicate at the moment.
It was hard to say exactly; there were no substantial actions, but they met often.
Ever since that day in the hospital, where, through a twist of fate, they “established a relationship,” he had often visited Xiao Yixing in the hospital.
But at that time, he had cared for him more in the spirit of a friend.
After all, in his interactions with him, he found that there was virtually no family by his side; no relatives had come to see him even when he had surgery.
This made him think of a few words:
Perhaps it was compassion stirring within him that made him want to visit and hope for his speedy recovery.
When his health improved a bit, he would explain everything he had said before, clearly.
But he had thought too much; things were not as simple as he had hoped.
Actually, he had asked the doctors, and Xiao Yixing, after his operation, could have been discharged in two or three days and have a good rest at home, but he ended up staying in the hospital for a week before leaving without hurry.
And during that time, he went to the hospital to see him every day.
However, after he sent Xiao Yixing back home, things became very hard to describe.
His health had improved a lot, and it seemed he no longer had any excuse to come and see him.
Within three days of him returning home, he did not go to see him.
Nor did he send any messages to him.
He thought that whatever was unclear and indecipherable between them would just end up unresolved, but on the night of the fourth day, a hospital staff member called him.
At that time, he could not comprehend why a healthcare worker would call him. He rushed over and only then learned that he had developed a high fever.
When colleagues from the Science Academy could not reach him and found Xiao Yixing’s home—