The Unsettling Return of Callum Xia Chapter 3

Callum Xia arrived at the parking lot in front of the bank just after 6 o'clock. Theo Shen really hadn't left yet. He leaned against the car door and nodded when he saw Callum Xia.

Now that we have come to this point, being polite would be too disrespectful. Callum Xia simply walked over and asked, "Where are we going to eat?"

"You choose the place." Theo Shen got into the driver's seat, "I haven't been back for a long time. The changes have been so great that I don't even recognize him."

Callum Xia got into the passenger seat and whistled: "Your car is too big. Is it not crowded when driving in the city?"

Theo Shen drove Tundra, a Japanese pickup truck with a body that was about twice the size of an ordinary car. It not only occupied the road but also the parking space. Driving in the city was not a wise choice anyway.

"I'm used to driving big cars abroad." Theo Shen fastened his seat belt. He glanced at Callum Xia and said, "Tie it up."

Callum Xia pulled the seat belt over and buckled it. He glanced ahead and said with a smile, "But this car is a man's dream. The view is really good."

Theo Shen looked at him: "It's just a car, this is not my dream."

"What is that?" Callum Xia asked smoothly. He looked around the empty space next to the other party's handbrake and found an electronic cigarette. "Are you quitting smoking recently?"

Theo Shen drove the car and said "hmm" without further explanation.

Callum Xia was quite surprised: "Unexpected."

Theo Shen started smoking in college. He had the kind of melancholy and petty temperament like Takeshi Kaneshiro, his eyebrows were strong and gentle, and his fingers were very long and beautiful. One of the most famous pictures in the school at that time was Theo Shen standing in EE118 Downstairs, I was smoking while waiting for Rosalind Bai to come out from her self-study.

Callum Xia doesn't smoke, but that doesn't stop him from feeling a little envious.

The two finally chose a Japanese restaurant on Huaihai Street, mainly because the road was too big. If they drove all the way to the city for a meal, they probably wouldn't be able to eat in the middle of the night.

The Japanese waitress was wearing a kimono, and she really looked like that. She took people to the private room.

Theo Shen handed the menu to Callum Xia, and he only ordered wine. Callum Xia glanced at him.

"Are you going to stop driving later?"

Theo Shen took out the e-cigarette and placed it on the table: "You can hire a driver."

Callum Xia thought that for a car as big as yours, whoever drives it would be unlucky.

The girl in kimono was still waiting next to her, so Callum Xia could only order first. He actually didn't eat much Japanese food, except for sashimi and sushi, but he understood that the more expensive ones are always the right ones. , so I simply ordered everything on the menu that was priced above the average price.

Theo Shen saw that he was ordering something that could not stop the car, so he couldn't help but said, "Don't order too much. You won't be able to eat it and it will be a waste of money."

Callum Xia: "How can I call it a waste of money to ask you? It's all right."

Theo Shen smiled: "It seems that the salary at SZ Bank is indeed very high."

"How much do you get in a year?" Callum Xia finished ordering and handed the menu back to the waiter.

After the other party went out, Theo Shen said: "About 15W." He paused and then asked Callum Xia, "Do you have 50W?"

Callum Xia laughed and did not deny it.

Theo Shen said bitterly to him: "Capitalist!"

Callum Xia retorted: "It's easy for you. You are a public institution or a leader. Every bank has to give you tea."

Theo Shen smiled and cursed: "What's the use? The money won't go into my pocket."

After saying that, both of them laughed. Theo Shen picked up the electronic cigarette at hand and took a puff. He looked at Callum Xia's face through the swirling smoke and suddenly asked: "You are over 35 and you are not married yet?" "

Callum Xia was stunned and didn't panic: "You still said to me that you got married in the United States?"

"It almost ended." Theo Shen said calmly, "It's a pity that I regretted it and returned to China."

Callum Xia was really surprised to get this answer. When he was debating whether to say long live single or to comfort the other party that the old one wouldn't go and the new one wouldn't come, Theo Shen changed the topic again.

"I thought you would marry Rosalind Bai." The waiter brought in the sake, Theo Shen thanked him and poured it for himself and Callum Xia.

Callum Xia choked: "Don't be ridiculous, she is your girlfriend, and you didn't break up when you went abroad."

"You think we didn't break up." Theo Shen said with a smile. Just as the waiter came in to deliver the tuna sashimi again, and when he was about to shave off the mustard, Theo Shen said, "I'll do it."

Callum Xia watched Theo Shen roll up his sleeves and slowly scrape the mustard with his long fingers. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Callum Xia: "More or less."

Callum Xia: "Less."

Theo Shen got some for him.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Callum Xia took a bite of tuna, his eyes hurt from the mustard, "Tell me something else."

"What did you say?" Theo Shen ate the tuna in an elegant posture.

Callum Xia sighed: "Mr. Shen, please deduct less points from us tomorrow."

Theo Shen laughed loudly and gave him a middle finger.

Callum Xia was in Theo Shen's car when he received the news from Elliott Chen. The driver drove very slowly. It seemed like it was his first time to drive such a big car. He was nervous and cautious throughout the process.

Callum Xia unlocked the door in a daze, trying to read the words Elliott Chen sent.

"What's there to eat? Are you ready?"

Callum Xia typed with both hands: "It's too expensive to eat Japanese food. People who are rich can't be promiscuous."

Elliott Chen replied: "You son of a B!tch, you are so Fcuking useless!!!" followed by three exclamation points.

Callum Xia chuckled and didn't intend to reply. Theo Shen suddenly came over and said, "Who is it?"

Callum Xia showed it to him without hesitation: "Our leader asked me to bribe you, but unfortunately I didn't succeed."

"Your boss is quite funny." Theo Shen reached out and pinched the back of Callum Xia's neck, "How are you? You're such a bad drinker?"

Callum Xia shook his head: "It's okay, I'm just a little dizzy." He looked at Theo Shen and said with a heavy nasal voice, "Can't I deduct some points?"

Theo Shen turned his face and said nothing. It seemed that there was a traffic light ahead, the car stopped, and a half-dark light fell on the back seat. Callum Xia looked at Theo Shen's face in this light.

The eyebrows are deep, the eyes are slender, even the shadow of the nose is beautiful, the lips are neither thick nor thin, and the chin is sharply angled.

There was the aroma of wine in Theo Shen's breath. After thinking about why it smelled so good for a long time, Callum Xia finally remembered that they were drinking the same wine.

As if she was afraid of disturbing him, Theo Shen's hand gently brushed the hair on his head: "You are drunk."

Callum Xia did not deny it: "It seems so."

The car stopped again, this time arriving at Callum Xia's community.

The driver got out of the car and opened the door for him, and Theo Shen saw him off.

"I can walk back by myself." Callum Xia waved his hand, "Don't give it away."

Theo Shen didn't move, he put his hands in his pants pockets and suddenly said: "What should we eat tomorrow?"

Callum Xia: "?"

Theo Shen smiled at him: "If you want to bribe me, a meal will definitely not be enough."

Even though he was dizzy after drinking, Callum Xia couldn't help but log on to INS after taking a shower.

Sure enough, Theo Shen updated his news. It was a photo of a sashimi boat. This boat was the most expensive dish ordered today. It cost Callum Xia nearly a thousand oceans. Theo Shen just posted it like he was showing off his wealth. on INS.

Sure enough, there was a row of likes at the bottom.

Xia Yi's teeth were itching in a foreign manner, thinking that this is my Fcuking money spent! What kind of praise do you ex-girlfriends, ex-ex-girlfriends, ex-ex-girlfriends, ex-ex-girlfriends?!

Not being able to drink well has always been a pain point in Callum Xia's heart when he was young. He would feel uncomfortable wherever he drank, and he would not be happy when he went to bed. All his dreams were "I bought you the most expensive sashimi boat but you used it" Go show off your wealth and seduce girls" is a mess.

After a while, I dreamed of being in college again. Rosalind Bai was sitting behind Theo Shen's bicycle. The two of them went to the library to find themselves. Rosalind Bai's slender white arms were swaying in the sun and reflecting: "Yi Yang!"

Callum Xia stood at the door of the library, sweat dripping from his face, and his eyes fell on Theo Shen's face.

The scene somehow shifted to the evening when the two were eating Japanese food. Theo Shen was sitting opposite him, with the same face.

How on earth has he grown... Callum Xia thought to himself, how come he hasn't aged at all after 15 years.

The next day Callum Xia went to work again with two dark circles under his eyes. He thought to himself that he was really old. Even if he was drunk before, at least he could sleep at night and the hangover wouldn't be too bad. It feels so bad that he can't handle drinking so much sake now. He really has no way to make a living.

Mira Cai made tea for him. Callum Xia drank a few sips with his back bent like an old man. Mira Cai said disgustedly: "Why are you so depressed?"

Callum Xia sighed: "I'm already 36, how about a middle-aged uncle? Middle-aged."

Mira Cai: "Shen Chu is as old as you, and he came here in high spirits early in the morning."

Callum Xia choked. He looked into the conference room and saw Theo Shen standing there assigning tasks. Today, the little girl named Eliza Zhang didn't come either, replaced by four big men.

Mira Cai whispered in his ear: "This completely eliminates the possibility of you using a beauty trick!"

Callum Xia nodded sadly and blew on the tea leaves sadly.