The entire corridor was pitch black, and Yan Xi seemed to be hiding in the darkness all the time. It was not until Tang Mu opened the door that a beam of light finally hit his face.
Before the surprise on Tang Mu's face disappeared, Yan Xi explained in a panic: "I came to look for someone and happened to pass by."
Yan Xi was wearing a black coat, and she had been leaning against the wall for a long time, and her back was stained with white.
Tang Mu deliberately went back and took a white towel and handed it to him, but Yan Xi was still in a daze and didn't reach out to pick it up immediately.
Tang Mu arranged it for him himself.
Yan Xi has a very good smell, sweet and comfortable. Tang Mu couldn't help but slow down his movements and sniffed for a moment greedily.
After Tang Mu tidied up, he put the towel back in the bathroom, and Yan Xi just stared at him for a while, then lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Thank you."
Tang Mu hurriedly said, "I've always wanted to thank you. You helped me arrange food and lodging. The work place is also very good, not too tired, and earns a lot."
Yan Xi remembered Tang Mu's hard work under the sun, and he didn't think the job was easy.
After Tang Mu finished speaking, he hurriedly returned to the house, rummaged through and found a water cup that had not been unpacked, and handed it to Yan Xi: "This is for you."
Yan Xi was slightly startled. After taking the box and opening it in front of him, he saw the pure black business water cup.
This brand is not cheap, it is worth Tang Mu's salary for a day.
Yan Xi looked up at Tang Mu and said, "You don't have to give me such an expensive gift. If you don't do it, the company will have to recruit other people."
Tang Mu hurriedly explained: "I didn't buy this, it was given to me by other friends. I think it's a bit wasteful to use it for myself, as long as you don't dislike it."
"Thank you." Yan Xi didn't say anything, just buttoned the box and put it in his hand carefully.
Seeing Tang Mu wearing a coat, Yan Xi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you going out?"
Tang Mu nodded: "It's a bit boring, I want to go out for a walk."
Yan Xi deliberately suppressed the intense emotions in her heart, raised her head and said, "How about, let's go together?"
"Me too..." Yan Xi's Adam's apple moved slightly, and his voice was astringent: "It's a bit... stuffy..."
Tang Mu could not get what he wanted, so he walked side by side with him.
The scenery nearby is very beautiful, and you can walk to the seaside park for about two kilometers.
The night was like ink, and at this time, the streets were already lively.
On the wooden plank road, there are many uncles and aunts exercising, and there are also young couples who are holding hands and whispering.
Tang Mu turned his head and glanced at Yan Xi, which happened to meet Yan Xi's eyes.
Yan Xi avoided Tang Mu's eyes, lowered his head and asked, "Are you still used to living there? If there is anything uncomfortable, you can tell me."
"Everything is fine. When I came out alone, I never thought it would be so good. I never knew how to repay you. If there is a chance in the future, if there is anything I need to do, Mr. Yan can come and tell me."
Yan Xi seemed to be particularly stubborn about the title, he corrected: "Call me Yan Xi."
"Okay, Yan Xi."
When Yan Xi heard him call his name again, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he said, "Just remember it, and call me Yan Xi in the future."
The two were speechless all the way, and finally Tang Mu broke the silence and asked him aloud, "Yan Xi, are you usually busy?"
Yan Xi pretended to lower his head casually, kicked a pebble by the side of the road, and then replied to him: "I'm not very busy, I have nothing to do all day."
"Then why didn't you come to me to play military chess?" Tang Mu actually wanted to ask this question subconsciously, but he still carefully considered the words and arranged the words: "I have been... waiting for you to come to me and play military chess."
Yan Xi smiled, and his tone was obviously much lighter than before: "Can you play?"
Tang Mu said frankly: "I'm not very good at it yet. If you can come and inspire me from time to time, maybe I will make a lot of progress."
Tang Mu extremely hoped that Yan Xi could hear the expectation in his tone.
But Yan Xi didn't disappoint him, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go when I'm free."
Tang Mu leaned close to him and said eagerly, "Then you must come. It's about six o'clock when I go home after dinner."
Yan Xi nodded: "Okay."
Before I knew it, I had already walked to the beach, and many children had fun on the beach with bare feet.
There is a seaside barbecue nearby, as well as a variety of snacks, which are fragrant.
Yan Xi stared at the nearby barbecue restaurants, and there seemed to be no seats.
Yan Xi turned his head and asked Tang Mu, "Would you like to eat some skewers and drink some beer?"
Before Tang Mu could answer, Yan Xi said, "I'm hungry and I want to eat."
Tang Mu smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll accompany you."
It's a pity that the two of them sat on the side and waited for nearly half an hour, but they didn't get a seat.
Yan Xi sighed lightly: "Forget it, let's walk back along the road. There is also a Jinzhou BBQ downstairs in the community, which is very authentic."
In midsummer, barbecue restaurants are full of people.
In the end, it was Tang Mu's suggestion: "There is really no place, let's order some and pack them back to eat."
Yan Xi turned to look at him and asked tentatively, "Can I eat at your place?"
Tang Mu smiled: "I can't ask for it."
The two packed up the barbecue, bought another six cans of beer, and carried them back upstairs.
It was the first time for Tang Mu to drink alcohol, and the amount of alcohol was not very good. After taking a bottle, his face turned slightly red.
Xu was a little drunk, and Tang Mu's words became denser.
"Do you know why I want to come out alone?"
Yan Xi shook her head.
Tang Mu took a deep breath and said, "That house, of course, my stepfather's house can't be regarded as my house, I'm just a drag oil bottle staying there."
When Yan Xi heard this, he retorted: "If your mother and your stepfather are legal husband and wife, he is your legal guardian, and you don't have to say that about yourself."
Tang Mu shook his head and said: "That person is not my father, besides, my father doesn't care about me, what obligation does he have to take care of me? Give me food, give me a place to live, let me go to school, I Dade should be thankful."
Yan Xi looked at him with some distress: "You can't think like that."
Tang Mu shook his head and said, "No, they raised me to such an age, no matter what I experienced in that family, he didn't beat or scold me, I should repay it. However, I really can't wait. Go down. The atmosphere in that home is suffocating."
"When he and my mother were arguing, I even hid to the side and didn't dare to say anything. He scolded me very hard, and my mother's personality was one of those who couldn't persuade me. All the relatives in the Zhou family did not treat me I don't dare to go out, I dare not make mistakes, and whatever my brother does wrong, I will depend on me. I dare not refute, for fear of making my brother and grandma unhappy. I've been there since I was ten years old, and I have to look at other people's faces even when I eat an extra bite. I really want to have my own home, and I really want to leave that complicated environment."
"I remember when I was fourteen years old, my step-sister beat and scolded my mother. At that time, my mother was still pregnant with my sister. My step-father spoiled the child of the original wife and refused to teach a lesson. My mother was alone. , secretly hid in the room and cried. I had no choice, I could only pull her, I wanted to tell her, let's go. But she refused to go, she also had my unborn sister, and she still wanted my stepfather Live a good life, she thinks traditionally, and doesn't want to get divorced for a second time."
"Even if the Zhou family has a good life, the villa is big, shelters the wind and rain, and does not worry about food and clothing. But I would rather go back to the small house with my mother. In fact, it's just the two of us."
"However, I can't interfere in her marriage, I can't interfere in her life. Not only can I not interfere, I'm also a drag on her. Without me, she must live better than now. If it wasn't for me, maybe grandma wouldn't give her to her. So annoyed."
Yan Xi was so distressed that he couldn't help holding Tang Mu in his arms, soothing him who was crying in a low voice: "Okay, it's alright. You can't blame you for this, and you can't blame yourself for anything. "
Tang Mu rambled a lot, the antique vase incident, and such trivial matters as eating will get ridiculed.
It's not that Yan Xi didn't know the situation in Zhou's family. Everyone in S town also knew that Zhou Maoguo's mother was domineering and liked to act like a mother-in-law and demanded her daughter-in-law with the feudal ideology of the older generation.
It's just that what Yan Xi heard was just fur.
Tang Mu's life at Zhou's house was much more difficult than he imagined.
Tang Mu cried and fell into Yan Xi's arms and fell asleep. He stood outside all day during the day and walked so much with Yan Xi at night, so he must be very tired.
Yan Xi carefully picked him up, put him on the bed, and covered him with the quilt.
Tang Mu didn't sleep peacefully, even in his dreams, he was sobbing lowly.
Yan Xi went to the bathroom to wash a hot towel and wiped his face for him.
Staring at Tang Mu's sleeping face, Yan Xi said softly, "In the future, you will have me. Whether you need it or not, you will have me by your side."
It was impossible for Tang Mu to hear this, and Yan Xi didn't have the courage to say it in front of him.
If Tang Mu knew what he was thinking, he would be scared away.
Just like now, it would be nice if he could take care of him from a distance and silently.
Tang Mu's profile is very good-looking, his skin is delicate and smooth, and his facial contours are delicate like a porcelain doll.
Yan Xiyou still remembered that he almost mistook Tang Mu for a girl in the past. In fact, it wasn't just his mistake. All the neighbors said that the son Song Wen brought was as good-looking as a little girl.
There was a mole under Tang Mu's right eyebrow, Yan Xi stretched out his hand and stroked the mole with a very gentle movement.
It's nice to be so close to him.
After staring at it for a long time, Yan Xi was no longer satisfied with this, he gradually approached and kissed him lightly...
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Tang Mu didn't sleep very well. In his dream, he seemed to be still at Zhou's house, experiencing all that suffocating.
Suddenly, the scene changed, and Yan Xi's face suddenly appeared in front of him.
Tang Mu thought, probably thinking about it every day, so this face can even appear in a dream.
Yan Xi in Tang Mu's dream didn't speak, he just stared at him, and then suddenly, Yan Xi turned into a tiger, and suddenly pounced on him...
When Tang Mu was horrified, he suddenly woke up.
Before he opened his eyes, he smelled the breath that belonged to Yan Xi, and the delicate kiss...