For three consecutive days, the entire capital city became a world of ice and snow.
On the fourth day, the snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped in the early morning.
When she woke up, Gu Xiyan thought of Xiaotou and slightly lifted her head to take a look at the little guy beside her.
The little girl was sleeping soundly and properly, Gu Xiyan smiled slightly and lay down again.
The man behind her wrapped an iron arm around Gu Xiyan's waist and pulled her closer to him.
"Unfortunately, you have to leave now?" The man had just woken up, his voice was hoarse and full of magnetism.
"Uh, I've already bothered you all for so many days in the troops, I'll leave later." Gu Xiyan turned her body towards Shang Qi.
"It's actually possible to stay a little longer." Shang Xi muttered.
Gu Xiyan couldn't hear clearly and didn't ask either.
In the past three days, due to bad weather, Xiaoyu wanted to stay with her parents again, so Gu Xiyuan agreed to stay here for a few more days and leave when the snow gets smaller.
In the special forces camp, every night, Xiaoyu would cry out to sleep with her father and mother together. Shang Yiqi's bed was not very big, and the three of them sleeping together was a bit crowded. Gu Xiyen thought that Shang Yiqi wouldn't agree, but unexpectedly he nodded in agreement, knowing he owed it to his daughter.
So, every night, Xiaoyu slept on the innermost side of the bed, Gu Xiyuan in the middle, and Shang Yueqi on the outside. Xiaoyu covered herself with a small quilt, while Gu Xiyuan shared a large quilt with Shang Yueqi.
Gu Xiyan thought that with Xiao Yatou around, Shang Qi's certain behaviors would subside. But she never expected that this man had excessive energy, and every time she put Xiao Yatou to sleep, he would make small movements in the quilt.
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Xiao Yatou woke up the latest this morning. After helping the little guy get dressed, Gu Xiyan gave her hot water to brush her teeth.
Three people drank hot porridge in the cafeteria, and Shang Yi drove the military off-road vehicle assigned to the troops to send Gu Xiyuan and her mother back to the military district's courtyard.
Without saying goodbye to his family, Shang Yueqi was called away by an urgent phone call. Before leaving, Shang Yueqi gave Gu Xiyen a cold kiss on the forehead.
When Xiao Ya Tou was sent to school, the first class in the morning had already passed halfway. However, there were still many students who were late due to the weather, and although the teacher didn't look very happy, she didn't bother those students after all.
As soon as she walked out of the school gate, Gu Xiyan took out her phone and made a call back to the Special Police New Recruit Brigade. Zhao Chun let out a sigh and said that the brigade would start training in the afternoon, but in an instant, she became mysterious again, saying that there would be a surprise in the afternoon.
She turned off her phone and smiled, this Zhao Chun...
Standing by the road, Gu Xiyan waited to hail a taxi. On the highway, there were several sanitation workers shoveling snow, and occasionally some elderly people who came out for morning exercise would pass by. The old men were all in high spirits, and from them, one could see a kind of tension in life.
Waited for over ten minutes, but not a single taxi passed by. With her hands clasped together in front of her chest, through the gloves, Gu Xiyan's palms kept rubbing up and down on her arms. It was so cold today!
After waiting for a while longer, still no taxi passed by, Gu Xiuyan had no choice but to walk on the road herself.
Without a hat, her cheeks were cold and painful, especially the two small ears that were frozen to the extreme. Gu Xiyan covered her ears with her hands, hoping to alleviate the symptoms a bit.
Her eyes looked forward, and a black sedan suddenly entered her line of sight.
The car drove far and fast, and just as it was about to reach Gu Xiyan's location, it stopped.
The car door opened, and first, the person in the driver's seat put their left foot on the ground, wearing a brand-name leather shoe. Then, that person's entire figure emerged.
A dusty and disheveled figure, with a faintly bearded face that was once handsome but now looked worn and faded.
Be careful!
Without saying a word, Wei Zhe half-pulled and half-dragged Gu Xiyan to the front passenger seat, opened the car door and stuffed her in.
The car whizzed by on the highway, Gu Xiyan looked at the profile of the person in the driver's seat, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
The car stopped in front of a tea house.
Wei Zhe got out of the car first and then went to open the door for Gu Xiyan.
The car door slammed shut. Wei Zhe wasn't wearing gloves, and through a sheepskin glove, he grasped Gu Xiyan's hand.
Gu Xiyan's first reaction was to struggle, and without much effort, the two of them separated.
Wei Zhe stared blankly at the two hands that had parted, as if bewildered, as if perplexed, as if sorrowful, as if stifled.
Gu Xiyan pursed her lips and looked at Wei Zhe, but was shocked by the bloodshot eyes in an instant.
"How long hasn't he rested?" There was a kind of worry in Gu Xiyan's tone that she hadn't realized.
"Yan Yan, not Yan Yan, alas... Yan, I'm fine!" Wei Zhe didn't like being seen in this lackluster state by her, so he avoided her searching gaze and pretended to be nonchalant.
"You... " Why did you become like this? Gu Xiyan wanted to ask, but her throat seemed to be blocked, and she couldn't speak. Her intuition told her that the reason was something she didn't want to know or think about.
"Alas... Xian, shall we go eat first?" Wei Zhe slowly stretched out his hand, but did not force himself to pull Gu Xiayan.
His hand hovered in mid-air for one second, two seconds, one minute, two minutes... Wei Zhe's heart was filled with intense pain, what was he actually hoping for?
His hand hung weakly and slowly drooped, but Gu Xiyan suddenly grasped it, "Let's go."
Wei Zhe couldn't feel the temperature of Gu Xiyan's palm, but his heart suddenly felt a warm spring breeze.
The Tingya Teahouse is a relatively well-known restaurant in Beijing. After finding an inconspicuous seat, Wei Zhe's slender hand handed the menu to Gu Xiyuan: "Xiyuan, order as much as you like, if you can't finish it, I'll help."
"Xiao Xiao, eat as much as you can, if you can't finish it, I'll be here to help. I want to fatten you up into a little pig."
Two sentences, only one small difference at the end, but the meaning is vastly different. One sentence in the present tense, one sentence in the past tense. Gu Xiyan's expression wavered for a brief moment.
Yi had already eaten breakfast, so Gu Xiyan only ordered a steamer basket of soup dumplings. Wei Zhe ordered several more dishes, most of which were things she used to like.
The dishes were served quickly, and Wei Zhe himself didn't eat much, instead constantly refilling Gu Xiyuan's plate.
Xin Zhi knew she couldn't eat that much, so after eating two small pastries, she indicated that she was full. Seeing Wei Zhe hadn't touched his chopsticks, she couldn't bear it and casually picked up a few pieces of pastry for him, without thinking about whether he liked the flavor or not.
Wei Zhe had always disliked red bean cake, but when he saw the plate of red bean cake that Gu Xiyan handed him, his chopsticks moved and picked up a piece, bringing it to his lips.
It's actually not bad! He thought to himself.
Wei Zhe didn't eat quickly and even had some difficulty swallowing. Gu Xiyan walked over to the counter and came back with a cup of hot cocoa, which she placed in front of him.
The teahouse was a bit chilly, but a cup of hot drink miraculously drove away Wei Zhe's coldness all over his body.
Gu Xiyan sat quietly beside him, watching Wei Zhe eat. Suddenly, she saw the man next to her smiling at her.
That smile, just like more than seven years ago, was as if the clear breeze had encountered sunlight, warm and beautiful, bursting with tenderness all over the world.