"Om..."
"Squeak-cheep-cheep-..."
Another identical photo came out of the laser printer, a photo of Lu Yong and Shen Wenqiu together.
Lu Yong put away the photos, he wanted to keep them for himself, and he had obtained Shen Wenqiu's consent. In fact, he still wanted a photo of Shen Wenqiu alone, but it was too revealing, so he hesitated again and again, and decided to give it up.
Being able to get this group photo made up for his regrets in the past.
…
When taking high school graduation photos, everyone lined up on the steps downstairs of the teaching building in front of the school. The teacher first arranged them in a simple order according to height. Shen Wenqiu was in the third row, and he was tall, and he was in the fourth row at the end.
It doesn't matter to fine-tune the position, so he secretly moved directly behind Shen Wenqiu, afraid of being discovered, he was so nervous that he even held his breath.
But it was still found.
The classmate next to Shen Wenqiu nudged him lightly, clicked his tongue, and said, "Lu Yong is behind you."
Shen Wenqiu was still chatting and joking with people, but the smile on his face immediately froze, and he looked back at him hesitantly, as if he felt conflicted even seeing him, and couldn't keep his gaze steady. He lowered his eyelashes, whispered a few words to the people around him, and switched to another position without saying a word. He handled it quickly and without delay.
Lu Yong was caught on the spot, he could have the cheek to follow like nougat, but this would only increase embarrassment and make Shen Wenqiu unhappy. He was very guilty in his heart. On rare days, Xiao Baa was still laughing, but his good mood was disturbed by his selfish and innocent thoughts, so he didn't move anymore.
Finally, the graduation group photo was taken. They stood on top of each other, diagonally apart from each other. Lu Yong was too tall, standing like a giant among a group of chicken-like boys, taller than anyone else. Hei looked like crawling out of a coal mine. He remembered that he was so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry, but looking at the photos, he was just too stern, and he seemed to be angry. If he zoomed in and showed it to a child, it might scare the child to cry.
Shen Wenqiu didn't get a good shot either. He happened to be lowering his head when the photographer snapped the shot, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but his face wasn't captured anyway.
Their three years of high school youth ended in a mess here.
This has always been a regret in Lu Yong's heart.
He held the photo with his prosthetic right hand, which was so light that he could not feel the physical weight at all, but it was like a heavy stone settling firmly in his heart. Ten years later, Shen Wenqiu took the initiative to take a photo with him, probably because he was willing to settle down with him, right
Just be friends.
He can still be friends, he is already very satisfied.
"Deng Deng."
Someone knocked on the door, "Can I come in? Didn't bother you? I'll get a document."
Ding Nian stood at the door.
Shen Wenqiu turned to him and said politely, "Hello."
Ding Nian replied with a gentle smile: "Hello."
Lu Yong briefly introduced to Shen Wenqiu: "This is the chief researcher of our company's scientific research group, Ding Nian, Teacher Ding."
Then introduce to Ding Nian: "This is my...my friend, Shen Wenqiu."
There is an intriguing pause here.
Lu Yong thought that he was brazenly testing the boundaries of Shen Wenqiu's relationship. If he was not denied, he would be tacitly acquiescing to their friendship. But in Teacher Ding's ears, it was another ambiguous meaning.
understand. understand.
Ding Nian said: "Boss Lu, remember to go to the discussion meeting on time later."
Shen Wenqiu watched this Teacher Ding leave, saw his white hair, and looked back at Lu Yong's head: "You are in good health, but your hair is still pitch black."
He is in a strange state, as if his sixteen-year-old self has not been stripped away, and his body has been taken away, while the twenty-eight-year-old is watching coldly, thinking without the permission of the brain, arbitrarily driving the nerves in his arm, and raising his arms high He raised his hand and stroked Lu Yong's hair.
Lu Yong's hair was black and hard, and felt very prickly and prickly.
Both of them froze for a while.
Shen Wenqiu recovered first, and withdrew his hand like an electric shock: "Yes, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Lu Yong replied. In order to relieve the awkward atmosphere, he held back and said with a twisted face, "Actually, I applied black hair dye."
Shen Wenqiu hurried to look at his hands, his palms were clean, he raised his head in doubt.
It seems to have overturned. Lu Yong bit the bullet and said word by word: "I'm just joking..."
Shen Wenqiu was stunned again, seeing his anxious, silly and cute face, he laughed: "Why are you still as good at lying as before?"
Lu Yong answered seriously: "I'm joking, not lying. There's nothing to learn from lying."
The more serious he was, the more he caught Shen Wenqiu's laugh, he almost laughed out loud.
Lu Yong still had to deal with work. Shen Wenqiu stayed in his office all afternoon, flipping through a brochure of their company's chronological photos, blowing on the air conditioner, eating fruit, and not wandering anywhere.
Lu Yong originally thought that bringing him to the company would make him feel more at ease than leaving him at home, but the result seemed to make him even more restless. If Shen Wenqiu was left at home, he would not be able to go home and see people easily, but in the company, it was nearby, and he could go to see Shen Wenqiu after a short walk, which made him feel itchy all the time.
Intellectually, he knew that Shen Wenqiu would not run around. In this industrial park in the wilderness, if he went out on his own, he would get lost, right? Moreover, some parts of their factory are quite dangerous, and they are not allowed to walk around. What if they get injured
So Lu Yong was rarely distracted during the seminar.
Someone asked: "Mr. Lu, do you have any comments?"
Lu Yong said distractedly: "...is it too dangerous?"
The researchers at the conference table attached great importance to his opinion, and discussed in a serious manner: "Dangerous? Which processing step are you talking about?"
"What security measures do you think should be added?"
"Is it referring to the ecological environment? Well, I also think it will be safer to add some insurance measures."
"blablabla..."
Lu Yong came back to his senses slowly, almost breaking out in cold sweat, with a dignified face, silent, pretending to be nonchalant and wanting to hear the progress of the meeting from their conversation. Ding Nian was holding a ballpoint pen in his hand, and was tapping on the table. He glanced at him with his red eyes and said, "Mr. Lu, you don't seem to be feeling well today. It's the old problem from before. Right? The illness seems to be getting worse."
"You should go back and have a rest first. I'll host it here, and I'll write a summary report for you to read."
Lu Yong couldn't sit still, he left the conference room with a shy face, and went back to his office to find Shen Wenqiu.
The distance is neither too far nor too close, he really wanted to carry Shen Wenqiu in his pocket and take him wherever he went, even so, he was afraid that if he made a mistake, he would lose him.
Shen Wenqiu was playing with a handheld game console and reached a critical point, so Lu Yong didn't look up when he entered the door. After a few seconds, he pressed pause and looked up at him in confusion: "What's wrong? You finished the meeting so quickly? "
Lu Yong told him: "Not yet. I forgot to tell you something. Some places in the park are quite dangerous. Just stay here and play, don't wander around."
Shen Wenqiu smiled: "What? I'm not a disobedient puppy, it's so hot outside, what am I doing wandering around?"
Lu Yong still felt uneasy: "Well, but I still have to say something."
Shen Wenqiu waved his hand, bowed his head and continued playing games, and said impatiently like a child: "Okay, okay, I know, you can go to the meeting quickly, I will continue to play games."
Lu Yong was driven away by him.
Shen Wenqiu pretended to be playing, and when he heard his footsteps getting farther and farther away, he put down the game console and exhaled a long blunt breath from his nose. Lu Yong looks stupid, but actually he has a keen sense. Have you noticed his intention to leave
"Damn it." Shen Wenqiu cursed in a low voice, scolding himself, he threw the game console aside, lay down on Lu Yong's sofa, and took a nap with his clothes on.
Can't sleep for a while.
Shen Wenqiu thought: I'm really like Lu Yong's pet dog now, I'm so useless and worthless. Lu Yong is so kind, even if he doesn't like me anymore, he still treats me so well and worries about me.
After sleeping until Lu Yong got off work, he woke him up, loaded him into the car and took him home.
Shen Wenqiu made a rare request: "I want to go to the supermarket."
Lu Yong said: "Okay." No other questions.
Shen Wenqiu added on his own: "The food in the refrigerator is gone, go shopping."
Lu Yong immediately changed his plan: "Then let's go to the fresh food supermarket."
Shen Wenqiu purchased it himself. He didn't pick many dishes, so he put in the basket enough ingredients to make a sauerkraut and oxtail vermicelli for two. Lu Yong filled up some other ingredients, and he had to ask Shen Wenqiu before buying. Whether you want to eat it or not, you can take it after you get consent.
But today I was delayed, and I still have dinner outside.
the next day.
Lu Yong got up early and heard voices in the living room. He opened the door and looked, dumbfounded.
The living room was cleaned up, the messy garbage on the coffee table was gone, and the blankets that were always crumpled up on the sofa were also neatly folded, it looked brand new.
Shen Wenqiu was standing barefoot in the kitchen cooking. He looked like he had just taken a shower. He was wearing a T-shirt and sweatpants, hanging loosely on his body. His slightly long hair was tied up, revealing his slender neck. When you bow your head, it always gives people a sense of fragility as the flower branch sinks, as if it is about to break.
The scent wafted out of the pot, Shen Wenqiu turned around and said, "It's still early. Did it wake you up?"
Lu Yong walked over and looked at the pot: "Why do you cook big dishes so early in the morning?"
Shen Wenqiu said casually: "I want to eat it. Wait, it's been stewed for half an hour. You go wash up and change your clothes, and you're almost ready to eat."
Lu Yong asked hesitantly, "Did you stay up all night?"
Shen Wenqiu said: "No, I fell asleep as soon as I came back last night, and I slept very full. Didn't I sleep for several hours at noon yesterday, so I woke up early in the morning. I have nothing to do. I cleaned the living room. I got dirty like that."
After thinking about it, he said, "I'm sorry for making your house a mess. It's obviously a place where you eat, drink, and live."
"It's okay..." Lu Yong stared at him for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's good that you can start living a regular life."
Lu Yong calmed himself down before going to sit down at the dining table.
Wearing anti-scalding gloves, Shen Wenqiu brought the meat to the table together with the pan, and the dishes were also set.
Lu Yong praised it not against his will: "It's delicious."
Shen Wenqiu said reminiscently: "Is it? I only know how to cook this dish. It's my dad's specialty. When I was young, he would cook for me during festivals. I like it very much."
Both men eat a lot, and they ate the whole pot.
Lu Yong got up to clean up the pots and chopsticks, Shen Wenqiu said: "Leave me to clean up. I still have something to tell you."
Lu Yong sat still, suddenly tensed up, as if waiting for an invisible trial.
Obviously everything was going in a good direction, Shen Wenqiu hesitated to speak, as if he was planning to say something. Lu Yong had a vague premonition of the result, so he suddenly stood up and said, "It's getting late, I have to go to work, or wait until I come back."
Shen Wenqiu closed his eyes, his fingers were almost carved into his palm, but he didn't feel any pain. There was no longer any delay, before Lu Yong left, he hurriedly said: "I have to go."
Every soul that is as light as dust will have a day when it burns out and falls to the ground, and then quietly annihilates.
No one moved, and the quiet needle drop could be heard in the room.
"Thank you for taking me in during this time, Dayong."
"I want to go back."