Open your eyes, go to work, work, get off work, for five days in a row, take a break, and then continue the cycle.
The life of a worker is endlessly boring, tiring and has no end in sight.
But such tiring days always become interesting because of one person, like colorful lights lighting up dim branches.
The work was very busy, so Ruan Cunyun and Qin Fanglu made an appointment to go to a food stall to eat skewers after get off work, which gave the hard work some purpose.
Ruan Cunyun has less to do, but Qin Fanglu is busier.
When Qin Fanglu finished his work, half of the company floor was empty. Ruan Cunyun picked up the bag and couldn't wait to pull Qin Fanglu out.
"I'm so hungry, so hungry!" Ruan Cunyun howled.
Qin Fanglu took his bag and cried, "I'm so hungry."
The two of them ate till they were full and sighed with satisfaction.
Father Ruan coughed and said, "You'd better ask the security guard in your community to help you move it."
The spring night breeze was cool, and people were walking slantingly. The two of them held hands with their fingers intertwined. Ruan Cunyun half leaned on Qin Fanglu, taking half of his weight, and laughed softly while chatting about some boring things.
Why is his dad here?!
Ruan Cunyun stood there stiffly, not knowing whether he was shocked or frightened, not knowing whether he should rush over to ask his father or quickly hide Qin Fanglu.
The street lights downstairs in the apartment building illuminated the figure of a man with a broad and thick outline.
"What package?" Ruan Cunyun asked.
Father Ruan paused and said, "Okay."
Before Ruan Cunyun had time to understand what his father meant, he pulled Qin Fanglu and slammed the car on the brakes, his eyes wide open.
Ruan Cunyun replied "Not yet", and his other hand unconsciously grabbed Qin Fanglu's wrist and shook it.
Since Ruan Cunyun became an adult, his parents have not given him any gifts because they think "these are things for children."
Ruan Cunyun nodded and said to the phone, "Okay, I'll be home soon and will check it out in a while."
Qin Fanglu thought, what a guy.
"Has the temperature in Haicheng risen recently?" Ruan Cunyun said gently, "Are you and mom okay?"
With closets full of dresses and wigs, and walls full of posters and comics, he finally doesn't have to hide anything.
Both of them shuddered and loosened their tightly held hands as if they had been electrocuted.
This is the first time I received a birthday gift from my parents in the mail.
Father Ruan paused and said, "Your birthday is coming soon. A gift."
Ruan Cunyun thought to himself, it’s over.
Qin Fanglu could only hear what Ruan Cunyun was saying, but he could roughly understand that there was a big thing that Ruan Cunyun needed to carry upstairs.
As he approached, Father Ruan simply called out, "Boss Qin."
He said softly, "Okay, thank you, Dad."
Qin Fanglu replied openly, with his shoulders straight and his body erect, neither servile nor overbearing: "Mr. Ruan."
The incident happened suddenly, there was nowhere to hide, and we should not hide.
Father Ruan said, "You will see for yourself when the time comes."
The food stall was not far from Ruan Cunyun's home, so the two decided to walk back and digest their food at the same time.
Ruan Cunyun didn't hear clearly, frowned and said: "What did you say?"
"But you'd better..." Father Ruan's voice seemed hesitant.
Ruan Cunyun curled his fingers and scratched Qin Fanglu's palm. Qin Fanglu turned his head to look at him.
Father Ruan seemed relieved: "No hurry. I sent you a package, remember to pick it up when you go home..."
"Hey, do you want to come to my house?" Ruan Cunyun asked.
He mouthed to Ruan Cunyun softly: "I'll help you move it."
There was some noise in the background, and Ruan's father seemed to be outside. He asked, "Are you home now?"
His pace couldn't help but quicken. Ruan Cunyun was quite looking forward to what the gift was, and he almost ran while pulling Qin Fanglu.
Ruan Cunyun was startled and swiped the phone to answer it.
Father Ruan said again: "No hurry."
Qin Fanglu just didn't expect that the in-class test would come so suddenly.
"What is that?" Ruan Cunyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "How big is it? Can't I move it by myself?"
But it was too late. Ruan's father's gaze had already looked over from not far away, just met Ruan Cunyun's gaze, then slowly floated to the side, moving towards Qin Fanglu.
When he was almost home, Ruan Cunyun's cell phone rang. It was his father calling.
The phone was still connected, and Ruan Cunyun's voice was filled with excitement: "I'll be downstairs right away - Dad, what did you send?"
Qin Fanglu rubbed his nose: "Okay."
Father Ruan was surprised: "So fast?"
Father Ruan's aura was tempered by years of hard work. Qin Fanglu was tall and steady, but compared with Father Ruan, he was still immature.
Father Ruan smiled without telling his emotions: "I didn't expect to see Mr. Qin now."
Qin Fanglu said respectfully: "I didn't expect to see you now."
When Ruan Cunyun returned home for the New Year, his father implicitly expressed that he knew about the affair between Ruan Cunyun and Qin Fanglu, but the father and son never said it clearly.
Now that they met suddenly, Qin Fanglu and his father at least did not have a cold reception or a quarrel, Ruan Cunyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm here to see my son." Father Ruan said, "I wonder what Mr. Qin is doing?"
Qin Fanglu forced a smile: "Care about your subordinates."
Ruan Cunyun couldn't listen any longer and interrupted the two people who were in a strange atmosphere: "Dad, why did you come to Shenzhen? Why didn't you tell me that you were downstairs of my house?"
Father Ruan's expression froze obviously.
Ruan Cunyun continued to ask: "Where is the birthday present? The security guard doesn't seem to have my package."
Father Ruan stood there for a while, pointed at a box as tall as a person next to the gate and said, "Over there."
"So big?" Ruan Cunyun was surprised and went over to start unpacking the boxes.
Qin Fanglu also followed: "I'll help you."
Father Ruan's voice sounded a little dry: "I came to Shenzhen on a business trip. My schedule was full and I didn't plan to see you, but my schedule was delayed and I had an extra night, so I bought a gift and came here."
Ruan Cunyun was sweating profusely as he unpacked the box: "What on earth is this? It's too big, isn't it? Did you buy a clock?"
"No." Father Ruan said stiffly, raised his hand to look at his watch, turned around and was about to leave, "You guys take your time to open it, my secretary is still waiting for me."
Qin Fanglu grasped the cardboard with both hands and pulled it apart with force, with a dull tearing sound.
"It's been demolished," he said.
Ruan Cunyun was not surprised, after all, this man accidentally crushed a mobile phone screen with his bare hands a few days ago.
It was Ruan's father who looked over in surprise.
The carton was opened, revealing something wrapped in thick bubble wrap. The two continued to unwrap the box, gradually revealing the gift.
After removing all the layers of coverings, Ruan Cunyun stood in front of the gift in amazement, his whole body frozen.
It turned out to be a huge Crayon Shin-chan sculpture that was as tall as an adult.
Big head, with a cute and cheesy smile, he pulled his pants halfway down and stuck his butt out, which was very indecent.
"Ah, this, you..."
Ruan Cunyun was amazed and speechless.
Qin Fanglu and Crayon Shin-chan looked at each other, also speechless.
Now it was Father Ruan's turn to feel embarrassed, and he gritted his teeth and sighed.
He coughed unnaturally, holding up his phone and explained: "I remember you liked to watch this when you were a child, so I searched it online. Don't you like this kind of model? I chose the most expensive one, but I didn't expect it to be so big."
Ruan Cunyun couldn't help laughing: "Dad, that's called a figurine!"
Father Ruan was puzzled: "What's the difference?"
"The figures are placed in the cabinets." Ruan Cunyun couldn't help laughing, "The one you bought is placed in the mall!"
"Although there are one-to-one-size ones, I don't have room for them at home..."
"Yes, it's a figurine, right?" Father Ruan nodded. "We'll know next year."
Ruan Cunyun gradually stopped laughing and looked at his father quietly.
Father Ruan coughed and said, "I'm sorry that I didn't buy what you like this year. You have to remind me next year. This word is quite strange. I didn't want to hear you say this before, and now I always can't remember it..."
With red eyes, Ruan Cunyun hugged his father impulsively: "Thank you, Dad."
Father Ruan was stunned. This was an action he had not expected.
As if a child was walking for the first time, Ruan's father was a little undecided and patted Ruan Cunyun's back stiffly.
Qin Fanglu took a look and then looked away, silently stepped aside, silently picked up the naked Crayon Shin-chan sculpture, and walked towards the elevator.
Ruan Cunyun talked to his father for a while, and suddenly found that both the people around him and Xiao Xin had disappeared. Turning back, he saw Qin Fanglu carrying the heavy life-size statue out of the elevator by himself.
"I want to go back." Father Ruan looked up at Qin Fanglu.
Qin Fanglu understood very well: "I'll help send her to Xiaoyun's door and then come down. If you're worried, you can wait for me downstairs."
Father Ruan didn't even bother to look at him, and turned away: "I don't have time to stare at you."
Ruan Cunyun smiled secretly and waved to his father: "Bye, be safe."
Father Ruan turned around and stared at the two juniors, repeating: "Be careful."
When I hear this, it seems like there is always some other meaning.
Crayon Shin-chan was finally placed next to the balcony door of Ruan Cunyun's house, so that every time he went out to breathe fresh air, he could see Shin-chan's annoying yet cute expression.
Ruan Cunyun’s home is filled with a strong two-dimensional atmosphere. The place is not big, but very clean.
Qin Fanglu helped to arrange the sculptures and walked towards the gate. Ruan Cunyun stopped him and glared at him: "Are you really going to leave after delivering the things?"
"No." Qin Fanglu touched his forehead and kissed him, "I was going to lock the door."
"nerve."
Ruan Cunyun smiled at him and said in a good mood, "Do you still remember that one time when it was raining heavily, you sent me to the door of my house, and I was soaked. I was very afraid that you would come into my house to change clothes, and I would be finished if I saw those things. Now that I think about it, if you had come in at that time, we wouldn't have to delay for so long."
Qin Fanglu joked: "If I had known, I would have trespassed into a private house."
Ruan Cunyun gestured: "I have a deep impression of you at that time. You stood at my door, and you took off your wet shirt. Damn, you had such a good figure. Do you know that I had a nosebleed at night?"
"I know." Qin Fanglu held Ruan Cunyun's waist with both hands, leaving him nowhere to escape, and raised his eyebrows to reveal the truth, "Because I took it off on purpose that day."
Ruan Cunyun stared at him closely and after a while he blurted out "Damn it".
Qin Fanglu said without any context: "Your father is actually a pretty good person." "He only became better after you gave him some advice." Ruan Cunyun shook his head helplessly. The experiences of childhood and adolescence are hurdles that need to be overcome in a lifetime.
"I didn't like him at all."
The door is locked and the spring breeze blows in the night.
The two of them squeezed on the not-so-spacious bed, not doing anything intense, just chatting shoulder to shoulder.
Ruan Cunyun had never told anyone about what his parents had done. This was the first time he talked about the comics that had been thrown away, the models that had been smashed, and the girls' costumes that had been ridiculed and despised.
Qin Fanglu held his hand tightly, and he spoke calmly and cheerfully about the terrible past, with warmth all over his body.
"It's okay. Everything is getting better now." Qin Fanglu said while hugging him.
Ruan Cunyun talked for a long time, and when he was tired, he said "hmm" with a smile, and fell asleep with his head buried in Qin Fanglu's neck.
In the dark night, Qin Fanglu stayed awake alone for a long time.
Qin Fanglu knew about Ruan Cunyun's father's desire for control, but he didn't know that he had experienced this as a child.
Although it is not a big hatred or resentment, for children, such suppression and harm are irreversible.
Qin Fanglu then became more aware of the significance of two-dimensional culture to Ruan Cunyun. It was not only his hobby, but also a testimony to his realization of self-struggle and his eternal refuge.
Qin Fanglu didn’t know what position BALLS was in during this process.
Ruan Cunyun has his own fantasies about Teacher Dan, and thinks she is a girl who is cold on the outside but gentle on the inside.
In various circles, there are countless examples of people who have become too close to their idols' lives and then become disillusioned and stop being fans after discovering their idols' true image.
Qin Fanglu is the person holding the crystal rose and the person walking on the single-plank bridge on the top of the mountain.
It was precisely because he loved too much and received Ruan Cunyun's love that he became even more worried about gains and losses.
What if Ruan Cunyun found out that the image he imagined was completely different from the reality? What if he found out that the distant and beautiful painting teacher was actually the boss who kissed him every day
Will he stop being a fan of Teacher Dan and will he become estranged from Qin Fanglu
No matter which one it was, Qin Fanglu couldn't bear it.
With only three days left until Ruan Cunyun's birthday, Qin Fanglu became more determined in his plan.
He wanted to fulfill Ruan Cunyun's wish on that day and make his two identities overlap.
In order to minimize the risks, Qin Fanglu needs to make adequate preparations.
In order to prepare things, Qin Fanglu did not have dinner with Ruan Cunyun these days, and basically rushed home as soon as he got off work.
Ruan Cunyun asked him what he was doing, and Qin Fanglu just said that he had something to do.
Ruan Cunyun understood this. After all, he had concealed things from many people, so he should be tolerant towards Qin Fanglu now.
Without Qin Fanglu's company, Ruan Cunyun would tinker with his stuff at home and entertain himself.
The lazy otaku finally took action. Ruan Cunyun followed the food blogger to make a simple version of snow meringue, and put several flavors in the refrigerator. It was so delicious that he was amazed and wanted to share it with Qin Fanglu urgently.
"I don't care what you do at night, but you can always have some time to eat a dessert I made!" Ruan Cunyun asked with a pout.
Qin Fanglu's eyes were full of smiles: "Okay!"
"Then I'll send it to your house at nine o'clock tonight after I finish it." Ruan Cunyun clicked his watch.
Qin Fanglu was so beautiful: "Do you have door-to-door delivery service?"
When she got home, there were still two and a half hours before her boyfriend was due to deliver the goods, which was enough time for Qin Fanglu to finish most of the painting.
Qin Fanglu felt very boring at this moment. The only thing he could show off was painting, and this was the only way he had to please Ruan Cunyun.
Since Ruan Cunyun wants it, Qin Fanglu will paint more. There will always be one that Ruan Cunyun will like.
Qin Fanglu once painted many Ruan Cunyun.
I created illustrations, sketches and quick sketches inspired by him, secretly or openly. Sometimes when I woke up from a dream, I would hastily record the appearance of Ruan Cunyun in my dream.
Many pieces of paper have accumulated into a thick stack.
But since he was planning to give a painting to Ruan Cunyun, he certainly couldn't give one with Ruan Cunyun as the protagonist, that would be very strange.
So Qin Fanglu thought that if he was going to give a gift, he should give it to himself.
Standing in front of the mirror, Qin Fanglu slowly took off all his clothes.
Jackets, pants, shirts, socks, underwear… the fabrics fell to the ground layer by layer.
Then, he picked up the paintbrush, faced the mirror, and began to trace his body bit by bit.
Qin Fanglu found that he had never examined himself so seriously before.
He was not a good person, not funny or humorous, and sometimes his thinking was not rational enough. What did Ruan Cunyun like about him? He didn't know.
Qin Fanglu became so engrossed in painting that he easily lost track of time during his creations. It was not until he heard a sound coming from the front door that he woke up from his dream.
Qin Fanglu took a quick look at his phone and saw several missed calls and unread messages, all from Ruan Cunyun.
"Qin Fanglu? Are you upstairs again?"
Ruan Cunyun's voice came from the living room.
This time Qin Fanglu was really not upstairs, because only his normal bedroom had a full-length mirror.
Ruan Cunyun's footsteps were getting closer and closer. In a hurry, Qin Fanglu, naked, hurriedly stuffed the unfinished painting and paintbrushes into the drawer.
The moment Ruan Cunyun opened the bedroom door and came in, he only had time to quickly put on his pajamas.
"Come and eat!"
Ruan Cunyun pushed the door open and bumped into Qin Fanglu unexpectedly, and was startled.
"I thought you were upstairs!" Ruan Cunyun complained softly, "Why didn't you answer my call again? What if you were kidnapped by bad guys?"
Qin Fanglu swiftly tied the bow of his nightgown with his fingers, lowered his head and said: "Sorry, I won't do it again."
"I don't blame you, come and eat..."
Ruan Cunyun was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on the bedroom floor.
The clothes Qin Fanglu wore today were piled up in a mess on the bedroom floor, with the coat at the bottom, followed by the trousers.
Next to the fine white shirt lay his black underwear.
Ruan Cunyun looked at it blankly, his eyes slowly moving upwards.
Qin Fanglu was seen wearing a nightgown, with half of his chest exposed, a knot sloppily tied around his waist, and the shadow of his lower abdomen faintly visible.
Ruan Cunyun frowned slightly, revealing a strange expression: "What were you doing just now?"
Qin Fanglu was about to suffocate, and explained weakly: "It's not what you think..."
"What am I thinking?" Ruan Cunyun said with a smile.
Qin Fanglu raised his hands: "They are innocent."
Ruan Cunyun didn't believe it and felt really sad. Looking at the evidence on the ground, he couldn't help but ask, "Then what else can you do? I'm right here. Am I not attractive to you or what? Why would you rather do it yourself..."
The doorbell rang at the right time. Ruan Cunyun looked at Qin Fanglu deeply, said, "I'll go open the door. You can't go in like this," and turned and left the bedroom.
Qin Fanglu sat down on the bed, feeling bitter.
He said to himself, just be patient for a while. There is no explanation, and there is no explanation for being misunderstood. Just be patient for a few more days.
Of course Qin Fanglu couldn't let Ruan Cunyun face the person ringing the doorbell alone, so he quickly put on his clothes and ran to the door.
The courier was standing outside the door. Ruan Cunyun was frowning and asked Qin Fanglu, "Are these large boxes all the things you bought? I don't know what's inside. I don't know if they were delivered to the wrong place."
"I do not know either… "
Qin Fanglu suddenly stopped in his tracks, because he remembered that this was a special product that he had ordered online on impulse.
The store even thoughtfully blurred the contents so that others couldn't tell what was inside.
Qin Fanglu signed for it reluctantly: "Yes, I bought it."
Ruan Cunyun took a paper cutter and said naturally, "I'll help you to open it."
Qin Fanglu quickly held his wrist and said gently, "No need."
Several boxes were huge. Ruan Cunyun joked in a half-cold tone: "What good stuff did you buy? I'll go home and help you try it out first."
Qin Fanglu almost laughed out loud. It seemed like Ruan Cunyun had dug a lot of traps for himself in front of him.
"It's not a good time to try it out now." Qin Fanglu said politely, "It hasn't been disinfected yet."
Ruan Cunyun frowned slightly when he heard this and stared at Qin Fanglu with a deep gaze.
"What happened to you?"
He asked slowly, "Are you sick? Something happened and you don't want me to know?"
Qin Fanglu was startled and quickly denied it: "No, don't think too much. I'm fine."
Ruan Cunyun's brows relaxed a little, and he nodded briefly: "That's fine."
As he said that, Ruan Cunyun put the beautifully packaged Snow Mei Niang into the refrigerator and prepared to change his shoes with a calm expression: "Then I'll go back first, you have a good rest."
The feeling was so uncomfortable that Qin Fanglu could no longer bear it. He suddenly tightened Ruan Cunyun's wrist and held him in his arms.
"What?" Ruan Cunyun asked.
Qin Fanglu was silent for a while, then said something very strange without any context: "I don't know what kind of me you want, I can only give you every kind of me without reservation."
(End of this chapter)