For Each Other Chapter 10

Before going out, Zack Reynolds stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself for a long time. He was not usually a person who paid so much attention to his image, but the situation today was special.

He looked at his hair in the mirror and felt a little regretful. If he had known Yao Zhan was coming, he should have gone to the barber shop to get a good haircut.

When he goes out, he rarely takes a taxi.

I turned on the navigation on my phone and watched myself getting closer and closer to that place.

Perhaps because he has been single for too long and lived a lonely life, Zack Reynolds is no longer used to meeting people in this way. The shorter the distance, the more nervous he becomes. Even with the air conditioner on in the car, his palms are still sweaty.

If the last time was to make up for the regrets of youth, then what am I doing now?

It took a total of forty-three minutes to get from home to the restaurant.

Zack Reynolds paid the bill, got out of the car, and looked at the restaurant's doorplate twice before he felt at ease.

He sent a message to Yao Zhan: I'm here, how about you?

Yao Zhan replied quickly: I'm already inside, table 13.

Zack Reynolds pushed the door open and a waiter came up immediately.

Waiter: "Hello sir, how many people are there?"

Zack Reynolds raised his hand and rubbed the tip of his nose: "I'm looking for someone, table 13."

"This way, sir."

He followed the waiter, pretending that he was not looking for him on purpose, and pretending that every step he took was very calm.

"This way!"

Someone raised their hand to speak.

Zack Reynolds looked over and saw Yao Zhan from table 13. He was no longer dressed in black, but in a light-colored T-shirt which made him look much brighter.

He thanked the waiter, forced out a smile that was actually a bit awkward, and walked over to Yao Zhan. He pulled out a chair and sat opposite him.

Yao Zhan kept looking at him with a smile and asked, "Is it okay for me to come here suddenly?"

"No." Zack Reynolds picked up the cup and took a sip of water. His heart was beating so fast that he wanted to take a deep breath.

Although they had no contact in the past fifteen years, Yao Zhan could see that Zack Reynolds was still the taciturn person at heart. He had not dared to look him in the eye since he came in. He sat there drinking water non-stop, like a deer that had accidentally strayed into the forest and could only use this method to cover up his panic.

"Let's order." Yao Zhan handed the menu to Zack Reynolds, "I don't know what you like to eat, so I thought I would order after you come."

When Zack Reynolds reached out to take the menu, he accidentally touched Yao Zhan's hand. Normally, this was normal, but at that moment he seemed to be suddenly electrocuted. The current spread from the touching fingertips to his heart in an instant, and his body went limp.

So, when certain people meet, there will really be some strange reactions.

But this reaction could be two-way or one-way. Zack Reynolds felt that the reaction between them was a one-way reaction.

Before coming, Zack Reynolds specifically checked the restaurant's signature dishes. When he ordered the dishes, he acted like a regular customer. Yao Zhan leaned back in his chair and looked at him with a smile, as if he was enjoying a classic movie that was being re-screened many years later.

"Take another look to see if there's anything you want to add." Zack Reynolds handed the menu to Yao Zhan again, who said, "No, that's it."

The waiter took the menu and left, leaving the two of them in silence again.

In fact, to say that they were relatively speechless was just on the surface, as the two of them had already been undercurrents in their hearts.

Zack Reynolds had been thinking about what topic to talk about so as to make the situation between them less awkward, but Yao Zhan was thinking that this time he met Zack Reynolds seemed a little different from the last time.

The last time they met was an unprepared reunion after fifteen years. After drinking, they went straight to the point and had a good time. After that, they hardly talked about anything, nor did they look at each other seriously before parting. Now Yao Zhan looked at Zack Reynolds sitting here, and felt that even if he was among the crowd, he had a feeling that he was out of tune with this world.

"Uh... I see you often say in the group that you are busy with work..." Zack Reynolds did not intend to inquire too much about Yao Zhan's private affairs. He felt that the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, which was not to ask too many questions to each other. But he thought for a long time and really couldn't find any topic to talk about, so he had to bring up this.

Yao Zhan smiled helplessly: "Yes, when I was in school, I heard that every year there were doctors who died of exhaustion at work. At that time, I thought it was just alarmist talk. Who knew it was true?"

"You are a doctor?" Zack Reynolds was a little surprised. He remembered that when he was in high school, Yao Zhan said he wanted to study bioengineering, but he didn't expect that he actually studied medicine.

"Is it that surprising?" Yao Zhan laughed out loud. He found Zack Reynolds's surprised expression very interesting. "I am not only a doctor, but also a pediatrician."

Zack Reynolds was even more surprised. He simply couldn't imagine how Yao Zhan would get along with children.

In his memory, Yao Zhan was a man with little patience. At that time, Shao Wei pulled Yao Zhan to tutor him in mathematics. Every time he didn't understand, Yao Zhan would impatiently go to the side to smoke and let Shao Wei explain it again.

A person like that now has to treat children every day. That scene must be quite interesting.

"What are you thinking about?" Yao Zhan asked, "Do you find it a little unbelievable?"

Zack Reynolds nodded and smiled slightly: "Yes, I didn't expect it."

"What about you? You went to art school, what are you doing now?"

The smile on Zack Reynolds's face suddenly faded. He lowered his head and blinked several times. Finally, he said weakly: "It's just drawing, drawing some manuscripts for publishing houses or something."

"That's great." When Yao Zhan said this, the waiter just brought up the dishes.

Seeing that the dishes were served, Zack Reynolds finally didn't have to force himself to talk, so he said, "Let's eat first."

While the two were eating, Yao Zhan said, "I heard that this basement is a bar?"

"Well, we can go check it out later."

Yao Zhan was waiting for him to say this.

In fact, judging from their current situation, even if they don't drink, going to bed is inevitable. Since Zack Reynolds agreed to meet, it means he agreed to do that. This is a tacit understanding between adults.

But Yao Zhan felt that Zack Reynolds, who had drunk a little, was more relaxed. He could see that from the moment he came in until now, he had been on edge and was cautious in everything he did. It made him tired just watching him.

Neither of them ate much, firstly because they were not hungry, and secondly because they did not meet to eat, and eating so much in such an occasion would be simply heartless.

Zack Reynolds took the initiative to pay the bill, and Yao Zhan stood behind him and said, "You pay for the meal, but I have to pay for the wine later."

There is also a tacit understanding among adults that when it comes to treating each other, everyone owes each other nothing. Although no one is short of that little money, things are not really like that.

The two of them walked downstairs, and before they reached the bar, Zack Reynolds regretted it a little. This place was not at all as quiet and stylish as Dou Yucong said. It was definitely not vulgar, but it was only a few hours and there were already drunks around.

They met a man at the stairs, who stared at Zack Reynolds, looking him up and down.

Zack Reynolds was afraid of getting into trouble, so he walked in with a frown, and the man turned around and followed him.

Yao Zhan didn't pay attention at first, but after he found out, he directly blocked the other person.

The man glared at him, and Yao Zhan said, "Sorry, he has a partner."

Hearing the voices, Zack Reynolds turned around, but he didn't see what happened just now. As soon as he turned his head, Yao Zhan put his arm around the waist and led him inside.

Yao Zhan leaned close to his ear and asked, "Is this gay?"

Zack Reynolds didn't know, he had never been there.

Yao Zhan took him to an inconspicuous seat. After they sat down, Zack Reynolds breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are really popular." Yao Zhan looked at him with a smile, then waved for the waiter to come over.

Zack Reynolds didn't say anything, feeling a little annoyed by what had just happened.

He hated being stared at by unfamiliar people. It felt like there was something strange about him, or that he was an alien in this world. Otherwise, why would those people be looking at him?

He was not adapting, not used to it, and felt upset.

"What would you like to drink?" Yao Zhan put the drink list brought by the waiter in front of Zack Reynolds, and found that he looked not very well, so he asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Zack Reynolds looked at the hard card and ordered a wine marked "hot" on the back.

"Me too, thank you." Yao Zhan returned the drink order to the waiter, and after he left, he asked, "Are you really okay? You don't look well."

"It's really nothing." Zack Reynolds didn't want to continue this topic, so he raised his hand and rubbed his ears uncomfortably.

It was only then that Yao Zhan realized that he was wearing earrings today.

Three on the left and five on the right.

Yao Zhan said, "When did you get your ears pierced? I remember you were very afraid of pain in high school."

Zack Reynolds paused while rubbing his ears, then put his hands down and said, "When I was in college, I would get my ears pierced whenever I ran out of ideas."

"Is it there after the fight?"

"At least it will make you feel better."

Yao Zhan laughed: "You are being self-abusing."

"Probably." Zack Reynolds has always known that he has some psychological problems, but they are not serious, harmless and do not affect his life. In modern society, who doesn't have some psychological problems?

"Is that how you got the tattoos?" Yao Zhan thought of the tattoos he saw last time. He actually wanted to point them out one by one and ask about their meaning.

"That's about right." Zack Reynolds said evasively, "When you don't have any inspiration, you have to stimulate your nerves."

"It's not easy for you artists." Yao Zhan drank and looked at the person in front of him.

Zack Reynolds was silent for a moment, then said: "Who has it easy? Life is not easy for everyone."

Yao Zhan smiled. He was not used to chatting with Zack Reynolds like this. In his memory, Zack Reynolds should be the young boy who was a little clumsy and not good at speaking, and who kept silent most of the time and let him make various requests.

The boy has indeed grown up. After fifteen years, he is no longer the person who would kneel down and make the boy feel comfortable when he asked if it was okay.

But this is better, Yao Zhan thought, at least he can think more and won’t be bullied.

"By the way," Yao Zhan said, "are you busy recently? If not, you can be my local companion for a few days. I heard that you have a lot of delicious food here."

Zack Reynolds was of course not busy, he said "OK", and then said: "I'll take you wherever you want to go."

As soon as he said this, he went home and asked Dou Yucong to do his homework in advance.