The taste of the new year has not faded away, and the gradually falling night shrouded the lights of thousands of houses, connecting with the boundless sky from a distance.
When Jian Jie opened the door, Gu Yan did not greet her in the hall as usual, but the strong smell of stewed meat rushed over her face one step earlier. Only two lights in the living room were turned on, accompanied by the channel sound from the TV, making the room angry full.
After changing the shoes, Jian Jie still didn't see Gu Yan, only a small orange figure dashing towards him.
The cat has made a qualitative leap in stature in the past few days. It used to be able to be lifted with a light pinch of two fingers, but now it has to be held with hands.
"Where's your father?" Jian Jie knelt down and hugged the cat.
Looking at Tangerine who stared wide-eyed and only wanted to eat meat, Jian Jie smiled.
In the living room, Gu Yan curled up on the sofa and seemed to be asleep.
Everything seems calm and peaceful. Sometimes people are very easy to be satisfied, and they don't need much. A smile, a movement, a word, and now Gu Yan's bearded but sleepy face is resolute and soft, Jane's heart is small The silver hammer slammed, causing ripples.
Quietly squatting down and leaning in front of Gu Yan, he could still hear Gu Yan's steady and smooth breathing.
Jian Jie hasn't looked at this face carefully for a long time, it overlaps with the one in memory, but it is surprisingly different.
Immaturity mixed with maturity is Jane's favorite look.
I took a sip on Gu Yan's shriveled lips, and the next second, Gu Yan opened his eyes in a daze: "I'm back..."
"Why don't you go upstairs to sleep?" Jian Jie poured a glass of water and handed it to Gu Yan: "I'll catch a cold."
"I stewed the meat... What the fuck?" Gu Yan said with sleepy eyes: "The fire is still on!"
The kitchen was filled with fragrance, orange ran fast on four legs, drifted into the kitchen, pawed at Gu Yan's feet and begged for meat, under the sparse hair was a round belly.
"Taste it." Gu Yan picked up a chopstick and fed it to Jian Jie's mouth: "I see that there is still beef in the refrigerator, and I stewed it according to my mother's previous method. I don't know if you like it or not."
Jian Jie took a bite out of Gu Yan's hand, the stewed meat was very tasty, and it didn't use firewood.
Seeing that she didn't have her own share, the orange hooked Gu Yan's trouser legs with her claws, and struggled to climb up, opening and closing her mouth to meow—rebuking Gu Yan for ignoring it.
The little thing amused the two of them, and Jian Jie reached out and took out a palm-sized canned kitten from the cupboard, and held it to Uncle Ju's mouth: "You are all right."
"By the way, Xiaotian contacted the lawyer for me." Gu Yan emptied the meat from the pot and leaned against the dishwasher: "I said a lot of nonsense, and I couldn't understand the professional terms, but the meaning was There's a chance they're taking the house and it's not legal or anything...."
Jian Jie rubbed Tangerine's forehead with her finger, nodded and said: "Consult a few more times, find a reliable person to solve this matter, people die for money, but you have to get it in a proper way, some things don't need to be taken into account so much External reasons, baby... go upstairs and take a shower?"
"You're really fucking addicted to coquettishness." Gu Yan poohed, and pressed the button of the dishwasher.
Since he and Jane live together, it seems that life is much easier than usual.
The bleak winter days without looking forward to day and night, the sense of powerlessness that can't be seen when you open your eyes, all became the tranquility that Gu Yan was looking forward to because of the appearance of Jane Jie.
Before going to bed, Jian Jie hugged Gu Yan for a long time. When he thought of going to the company meeting tomorrow morning, the resistance rose from the soles of his feet and went straight to the back of his head.
"Otherwise, I'll resign." Jian Jie lay on Gu Yan's lap and looked at the ceiling with her eyes open: "There are a few olive branches, but I don't know whether to take them or not."
Gu Yan: "Follow your heart."
"Sometimes I wonder why on earth I work..." Jane was dishonest, and groped into Gu Yan's pajamas: "I understand for the sake of children, I understand for life, and I understand for money... ... Contradictions, aside from these, I am not a rich second generation, and I can't live without a job... ... "
"Go to sleep." Gu Yan took away the hand on his belly: "The temperature has dropped a bit these past two days, I'm always sleepy, it's all because of you... I don't sleep in the middle of the night and jb toss around."
"Didn't you refuse, there are ten in a box, and now there are only two left..." Jian Jie turned over and threw Gu Yan down: "It's still early..."
"Good morning!" Gu Yan put his hands on his chest, wanting to cry, "Hey, Teddy is reincarnated, right? I really don't have the energy to do it today—you, we'll have a long time to come."
I don't know where this sentence got to Jane Jie, and the arm supporting Gu Yan's side softened in the next second, and the whole person laughed and shook his shoulders, unable to control himself: "... I fell asleep, I fell asleep."
"No, are you losing your temper?" Gu Yan raised his eyebrows and tried to hold up his upper body: "We have something to talk about, my brother is too old to keep up with his physical strength, but he is willing to satisfy you, it is really impossible to gather strength, do you think How about it?"
Jian Jie unexpectedly kissed Gu Yan on the mouth, and lay down next to Gu Yan under the quilt: "Come on, you don't want to go down a step."
After turning off the lights, the bedroom instantly fell into darkness. Gu Yan hugged Jane from behind, and squeezed his cold feet to Jane's legs: "I always feel that this day is too comfortable."
Jane Jie laughed sullenly: "Didn't realize that you still have a masochistic mentality?"
"Nonsense."
"I've thought about it for the past two days. I haven't visited my mother for such a long time. I'm waiting for the weekend to go there at this time." Gu Yan tightened his arms and asked cautiously: "Are you going? "
In the darkness, Jane opened her eyes, and the outline of the vase placed on the bedside table could be vaguely seen. Under the silence, their hearts beat in unison.
"Go." Jane Jie replied forcefully.
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When Jian Jie went out, Gu Yan was still sleeping, as if he had let go of years of tense nerves. Gu Yan has been particularly sleepy recently, like a snake spirit that has not yet cultivated into an adult, and enters a half-sleeping and half-active state when winter comes. state.
When I opened my eyes, it was close to twelve noon, and the orange curled up into a small ball, sleeping at Gu Yan's feet.
Without Jane Jie's home, Gu Yan would feel very down and lonely, the blue sky and warm sun outside the window, Gu Yan sighed, while thinking about starting to find a job, he hugged the oranges in his arms, ready to go downstairs to take a bite.
Before stepping on the stairs, the sound of opening the door of the hall on the first floor resounded in the empty and spacious living room, followed by a female voice: "Son—?"
This voice shattered the tranquility that Gu Yan maintained. He froze in place, and he was able to think a lot in an instant!
However, there is no meaning to only mental activity. He is like a stone statue that cannot walk on its own. His heartbeat is at its fastest speed, but his whole body seems to have no blood circulation, and his bones are cold.
- It's Jane's mother.
Gu Yan wanted to escape, but he knew in his heart that there was no way behind him.
Since Jane's mother reconciled with Jane Jie on the day of the Chinese New Year, she has never wanted to show up and come to Jane Jie. After all, it is a matter of principle. Since she has made a concession, Jane Jie must also give her an explanation.
After much deliberation, after all, it is his own child. Someone has to take that step. He can't just throw his son away, right
After buying something from the supermarket, bring the big and small bags over. If Jane Jie is not around, she will prepare a meal and wait for Jane Jie to come back. The two of them sat down calmly and chatted about Jane Jie's choice of a mate.
Without thinking too much, Mother Jian changed her shoes and entered the house.
The living room was tidied up, the windows were not open, and she was a little suffocated. While thinking about it, Jian's mother quickly put the things away, opened the window, and subconsciously glanced at the stairs when she turned her head.
Gu Yan stood on the stairs, hugging the sleeping orange in his arms, wearing a well-fitting pajamas, messy hair, and pale face.
Both of them were shocked, Jian's mother didn't expect that there was a man hiding in her son's house, she was so frightened that she almost lost her wits!
"You..." Mother Jian took a step back, covered her chest with both hands, squinted her eyes to distinguish Gu Yan's face carefully for a while, and suddenly opened her mouth and exclaimed: "It's you!"
"A... Auntie." Gu Yan forced a smile, went downstairs with stiff legs, and stood opposite Jane's mother: "Hello."
"Why are you here!" Jian's mother's scalp was numb, and she blushed in shock, and hissed, "Gu Yan! Why are you here!"
"Auntie, I'm sorry..." Gu Yan opened his mouth to explain, but couldn't find a reason.
"Why don't you let my son go!" Jian's mother jumped up and waved her hands to slap Gu Yan several times, she was so anxious that she didn't know what she was doing.
From the moment she saw Gu Yan, she knew where all of Jane's recent anomalies came from.
She couldn't believe it and didn't want to believe it, she even wanted to tear this strong and muscular man in front of her with hatred!
Ten years ago, it was because of this man that he almost ruined his son's education, and ten years later, it was because of this man that he ruined his son's upcoming marriage.
She hated her, and when she was about 1.6 meters tall, she burst into an aura of 2.2 meters, knocking Gu Yan back step by step.
The orange in his arms escaped from Gu Yan's arms, and shrank to the shoe cabinet by the hall, watching the fight between humans timidly.
"Get lost—" Jane's mother hoarsely pushed Gu Yan towards the door: "I told you not to pester my son! I told you—why did you still show up! Why didn't you let my son go after ten years—why! "
"Auntie, I'm sorry..." Gu Yan covered his face with his arms, his heart sank to the bottom: "Listen to me..."
"Get out! You are not worthy of my son, you should stay in prison for the rest of your life and repent for the wrong things you did!" Mother Jian grabbed the orange and threw it into Gu Yan's arms, screaming: "What are you! What came to bother my son? Please look clearly, the gap between you and Jane, do you think you are still the student at the school? Tell you Gu Yan, all men in the world can be with my son except You can't because—you're dirty!"
The woman who was about to turn into a little old lady opened and closed her mouth, but Gu Yan felt that she lost all five senses in an instant.
He couldn't hear, couldn't see clearly, and couldn't speak when he opened his mouth.
The swearing was mixed with curses, like a heavy snowfall suddenly falling outside the window, as if it wanted to submerge him in an unknown corner of the world that no one would even care about.
This helplessness came from the bottom of his heart, and Gu Yan could not feel a trace of chill.
The author has something to say: Wait! Foolishly knelt down and apologized.