It was dark, and the corridor was extraordinarily quiet. The door of the office was pushed open, and Lu Shang was writing a document inside. He asked without raising his head, "Is there a result, and how did the other party respond?"
After waiting for a while, no one answered at the door, Lu Shang raised his head, saw Li Sui leaning against the door with his arms folded, and smiled at him.
Lu Shang was taken aback: "You're back?"
After he finished speaking, he stopped writing immediately, waved to him, and said with a smile, "Come on, let me give you a hug."
Li Sui walked over and put the porridge in his hand on the table at the same time: "You will work overtime as soon as I leave. Next time, I have to find someone to watch you."
"Today is an exception." Lu Shang was about to lead him, but Li Sui bent over and hugged him, spreading his legs apart and placing them on his own.
"Have you eaten well? Why do I think you've lost weight." Li Sui squeezed lightly on his waist.
Lu Shang was a little itchy by his pinching, and smiled: "It's only been a few days, how thin can you go, but you're tanned."
"Well, the sun is too big over there, and there is wind and sand. I still have sand in my hair now."
Holding each other and staring for a long time, Li Sui didn't want to kiss, as if he wanted to save the most delicious bite for the last, he just touched his nose: "How long have I been gone?"
"Ten days."
The two were very close, and Lu Shang saw the bloodshot in his eyes, and knew that he must be coming back non-stop, and asked softly, "Are you tired?"
"I'm tired on the road, I won't be tired anymore when I see you." Li Sui lowered his head to wrap his head around him, leaned his head on top of the situation, and rubbed his head. Immediately surrounded by Lu Shang's breath, Li Sui's whole figure was like a soothed wild wolf, the fur all over his body softened, and he squinted his eyes with satisfaction.
Hearing this, Lu Shang didn't speak, and patted him on the back, feeling extremely distressed. He just wanted to say something next time and wouldn't let Li Sui go out. Even if Li Sui could take it, he couldn't take it.
To open up new ground for a business in a foreign country, the network, market and capital chain must be re-established. Even with the help of Dongyan, this is still not a simple matter. Not long ago, Lu Shang received a project, and he needed to go to the Gobi for an inspection for half a month, but he couldn't do without him before starting here. He was worried about sending others to Lu Shang. Li Sui saw that he was in a dilemma and asked Ying. Run this trip for him.
At first, Lu Shang was reluctant. They hadn't been separated for so long since they got married, but with the reality in front of him, he had to compromise. Before he left, he talked about it all night, but Lu Shang himself didn't realize that he still has the potential to be a talker. When Li Sui really got on the plane and flew away, he stood at the airport and only felt overwhelming regret, like It was as if I had lost some valuables, and I was so anxious.
Maybe it's really old, Lu Shang thought to himself, turning around and counting the days.
It was late at night, as if the air was quiet, Lu Shang felt Li Sui's tiredness, patted his back, and said softly, "Go home."
"You haven't finished your work yet?"
Lu Shang smiled: "It's more important to sleep with you."
On the way back, Lu Shang was driving, and Li Sui kept rubbing his eyes in the passenger seat, obviously sleepy. He talked about some business trips intermittently, and when he was waiting for the red light, he rubbed Lu Shang's arm intentionally or unintentionally and shouted that he was tired.
Lu Shang was slapped on fire by him, and the two almost got into a fight in the car. He took a shower and climbed into bed almost arguing. Boss Lu wanted to make a quick decision and have a good rest together. After taking off his clothes, he realized that he had hit the ground running. Li Sui's spirit was not very good. The head wolf that eats.
The whole bedroom was filled with a strong erotic aura. After finally finishing it once, it was going to be the second time. Lu Shang was not physically strong. Seeing Li Sui's energetic appearance, his legs felt weak. Are you tired?"
Li Sui laughed. A pair of lying silkworms were particularly obvious. He leaned over and grabbed his neck. He pushed his lower body in skillfully, grinding it slowly: "Isn't this charging?"
After holding and thrusting for a while, Li Sui keenly noticed that Lu Shang's legs were shaking involuntarily, and gradually stopped, slowly pulled out, and kissed instead.
Lu Shang exchanged a long and lingering kiss with him. After waiting for a while, he found that Li Sui had no intention of continuing. He opened his eyes and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Let's go to sleep." Li Sui took a wet towel and wiped the two of them briefly, "Would you like to take another shower?"
Lu Shang was sweating a little, but more of what Li Sui left behind on his body, he thought about it and shook his head. Li Sui shook off the quilt and put it over the two of them. He reached out and pulled Lu Shang into his arms. Only then did he feel that he was fully equipped for sleep: "Okay, sleep!"
Lu Shang was also busy these days. He had hardly rested since he sat in the office in the morning. Now that Li Sui came back, he breathed a sigh of relief. With a sense of security in his heart, it was inevitable that he would start to feel sleepy. He wanted to sleep, but there was something hard behind his waist... How could people sleep!
The two kept their awkward postures and didn't move. The room fell silent. Lu Shang was silent for a long time, but he still couldn't hold back: "You..."
"It's fine, I'll be fine in a while." Li Sui hugged him a little tighter and kissed his hair.
Lu Shang thought it was funny: "Don't hold back."
"I know," Li Sui also smiled, covering his eyes with his fingers, "rest well, we will have time tomorrow."
Lu Shang originally wanted to say something, but Li Sui forcefully blocked him back, so he had to shut up. He was indeed tired, his waist was sore and his legs were soft. Before the piercing thing behind him softened, his eyelids gradually sank. Before falling into a deep sleep, he suddenly thought that Li Sui had been by his side for the past few years.
No matter how delicious the food is, he won't devour it and stuff it into his mouth as soon as he sees it, but he knows how to eat it slowly and cherish it. From a certain point of view, this is enough to show a sense of security, and he doesn't need any more. To fight for something, this thing is his, in his arms, can't run.
The two of them slept together the next day, but Li Sui didn't wake up immediately, while Lu Shang was afraid of disturbing Li Sui, so he woke up before dawn and turned off the alarm clock. The long-lost embrace was so comfortable, neither of them wanted to spoil this beautiful morning.
There was a phone call at about noon, and Lu Shang picked it up immediately, but Li Sui was still woken up. He stumbled on Lu Shang with a mess of hair, and was pushed back into the quilt by the latter.
"What did you say?" Lu Shang got up and walked to the bathroom. "Sorry, did you make a mistake?"
The person on the phone didn't know what to say. Lu Shang paused for a while, rubbed his sore lower back, and said, "Is that watch used for blind dates? Thank you for your kindness, but you may have misunderstood..."
Li Sui woke up, craned his neck and glanced at the bathroom, then got up decisively and followed: "Who?"
"Mrs. Jane," Lu Shang hung up the phone and didn't take it seriously, "the community wants to organize a single Chinese networking event, and also submitted the list to me."
When Li Sui heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded: "Single friendship?"
"Well," Lu Shang washed his face with water, "she may have made a mistake. She came to me a few days ago and asked me to help fill out a form. I thought it was for social surveys, but I didn't expect it to be used for matching."
Mrs. Jane is their landlord, a romantic old white lady, probably the Red Line Sunset Group really knows no borders, and she is not spared when she comes to a foreign country. The old lady is too enthusiastic. Lu Shang has only moved in for half a month. Zhang Luozuo is about to introduce him to someone.
"Don't she know..." Li Sui's expression was complicated, and he stopped talking. Yes, who asked him to be absent for half a month. When the old lady saw that Lu Shang lived alone, most of them thought he was single.
After Lu Shang washed his face, he caught sight of Li Sui leaning his head against the door frame, and barely stretched his fingers to touch the wall, he couldn't help laughing: "What are you thinking about?"
Li Sui stared at him faintly, and then moved his eyes to the ring on Lu Shang's hand. The vinegar smell in his eyes was too strong to read: "I'm your husband, we are a couple, it's legal."
Seeing that he was really depressed, Lu Shang smiled and said, "Let's invite her to lunch at noon and make it clear."
That being said, but when Lu Shang really wanted to call Li Sui, he persuaded him again. He scratched his head and said, "Forget it, it seems like I'm being too unreasonable for two people to talk about such a trivial matter."
Lu Shang just smiled. For some reason, Li Sui always felt that there was a little happiness hidden in his smile.
Li Sui actually had another layer of consideration. It was a bit selfish to say it. After all, they had just moved here. Zuo Chao's people were not around, and many things were not convenient in China. At this time, the relationship between neighbors became very important. First, the old lady was also kind. He was so eager to bring Lu Shang to face him, which would easily lead to a deadlock in the relationship. Second, the old lady was religious, and Li Sui didn’t know what her attitude toward homosexuality was, but As long as he can keep a low profile, he still doesn't want to publicize it too much. Anyway, everyone belongs to him. It doesn't matter whether others know it or not. Although Lu Shang's psychological endurance is not bad, he still doesn't want him to suffer any damage. hurt and blame.
In the afternoon, the two went to the company together. Li Sui made a business report at the meeting. Halfway through the talk, he found that he had left an important piece of data in the room, so he had to vaguely pass it on. Unfortunately, he had fooled others, but he could not fool Lu Lu. boss. Lu Shang knew very well, but he didn't say anything, just nodded and let him sit down, covering up blatantly.
After the meeting, Li Sui drove back to get the materials, and Lu Shang tapped his head with a smile: "What is the little head thinking?"
Li Sui shrugged apologetically: "There's no way, as soon as I come back, it's just you."
Lu Shang closed the car door for him: "Open slowly, don't be in a hurry."
When Li Sui was far away, Lu Shang turned upstairs, and the employees who passed by nodded their heads in salute to him. This scene was familiar after a long time. In the past few years after he retired to the second line, Li Sui managed the company in an orderly manner. Although there were no major innovations, it was not easy to stabilize the situation in the economic downturn. Li Sui always said that Dongyan's return came from his years of foreshadowing. In fact, Lu Shang understood that it was not entirely the case. This child has entrepreneurial qualifications, ideas and vision, but he lacks ambition. Now that everything is back to normal, he would rather be a project manager than a leader. Lu Shang knew that Li Sui actually didn't like to be in that position, and he was appointed when he was in danger. It was all for him.
It was rare for the two of them to have two days of rest on the weekend. Before they could discuss where to go out to play, Mrs. Jane came over and knocked on the door: "Mr. Tie, are you at home?"
Lu Shang always wore a suit and leather shoes, so the old lady nicknamed him Mr. Tie.
Li Sui opened the door: "He's taking a shower, come in and wait a while."
Seeing that there was someone in the room, Mrs. Jian only had a few words with Li Sui outside the door, and handed him an invitation card by the way: "Don't be late at 7:30 tomorrow night."
"Okay, I'll pass it on." Li Sui smiled calmly.
Lu Shang wiped his hair from the bathroom and said, "What's the matter?"
"Someone is interested in you and asked you to go out for a French meal." Li Sui was playing with his Pad on the sofa, and pointed to the invitation card on the table, which also contained an anonymous personal introduction sheet.
Lu Shang raised his hand and was about to throw it away, but Li Sui quickly stopped him: "Aren't you going to take a look?"
Lu Shang asked strangely, "Why should you watch it?"
"Let's see," Li Sui expressed more interest than him, "This person who asked you out is quite insightful."
Seeing Li Sui looking forward to his "rival in love", Lu Shang was amused, so he had to take it apart. The invitations are well-written, there is almost no nonsense except for the time and place, but the table inside is quite interesting.
Lu Shang also filled out this form. After a simple scan, he found an interesting thing: "Why is this person...a bit like you?"
"Really or not?" Li Sui regained his spirits and glanced at him, "It's true, my height and weight, and my hobbies are similar, um... Even the types I like are the same, no wonder Mrs. Jian matches you with someone he."
"Throw it away," Lu Shang opened the refrigerator. "What do you have for lunch, Chinese or Western?"
"You really don't plan to go?" Li Sui said, "Let's go, everyone else has invited."
Thinking that Li Sui was jealous, Lu Shang stared at him for a while and found that he was serious, so he also thought of teasing: "I'm going on a date with someone else, don't you worry that I'm okay with someone else?"
"Impossible," Li Sui waved his hand to show that he was not worried, "You will only find out how good I am when you go."
Lu Shang was suddenly amused by him, pretending to be deep: "Okay, go tomorrow."
In the blink of an eye, the next day, Li Sui took out the burgundy shirt that Lu Shang rarely wore from the closet early in the morning: "You wear this at night, you look good in this color."
The night before, Boss Lu was not fully awake, and responded vaguely.
At noon, Li Sui took a nap with Lu Shang. When he woke up, he said that he had to go to the company because of the project. Lu Shang didn't think much about it, so he just asked him to go back early.
"Don't be late for the evening date." Li Sui explained to him before leaving.
Lu Shang just laughed, but he had never seen someone bigger than Li Sui. When his lover and rival dated, he was more concerned than the client.
"Understood, you go quickly."
The sky is getting late, and looking down from the top of the high-rise building, the splendid night view can be seen. Li Sui straightened his bangs in front of the mirror, fastened his tie and walked out the door. The waiter handed over the menu and asked him to confirm the dishes to be served later and the songs to be played during the meal.
"He's had heart surgery, so he can't drink, so let's replace it with soda." Li Sui politely handed back the menu.
There are not many people around, just a simple scan, almost all couples, the atmosphere of the restaurant is very good, in the corner, a waiter is playing the violin, the music of the violin is soft and smooth. Li Sui rubbed his fingers on the ring for a while, took a deep breath, and straightened his back unconsciously.
He did deliberately leave the data at home that day, and while Lu Shang was away, he knocked on Mrs. Jian's door.
"I heard that you are organizing a networking event for single Chinese, can I participate?"
After filling out his information, he handed it back to Mrs. Jian and tentatively said, "When you match the participants, you only look at the other party's mate selection requirements, is that right?"
"certainly."
"Don't look at the gender, isn't it possible to match the same sex?"
Mrs. Jian smiled and said, "If there is someone of the same sex that perfectly fits your mate selection requirements, it's okay to meet and make friends, and it doesn't have to be a lover."
Li Sui breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to her: "Then please."
Sparing such a large circle, just to disguise himself as a stranger and have a date with Lu Shang, it is not easy to have a little romance these days. Thinking of the reaction that Lu Shang might have when he came to see him, Li Sui was a little nervous for some reason. He kept adjusting his hair and tie, as if he was going on a date with an unknown blind date. It stands to reason that two people have been together for so many years, and they should have lost the excitement and shyness of their first love. They are probably an exception.
"Sir, are you serving now?"
Li Sui glanced at the time, it was seven twenty-five: "Wait a little longer."
Outside the window, you can vaguely see the continuous flow of traffic. There is a bridge not far away, and the lighting scene is very grand. Unfortunately, Li Sui has no intention of watching. cast a glance.
Probably because his movements were too obvious, even a young couple at the next table noticed it and asked the waiter to bring a rose to his table.
"I wish you a successful marriage proposal, brother!" The man at the table exaggeratedly cheered him on.
Li Sui nodded in thanks, but did not explain the misunderstanding. To be honest, this is really comparable to the nervousness when he proposed marriage. Lu Shang still doesn't know that the night before the proposal, he tied the heart cockle for the ring to the bottom of the small wooden boat with fishing line. The few minutes when he dragged the ring and jumped into the sea was purely to make Lu Shang nervous and increase the chance of agreeing to him. Liang Zirui also asked him why he didn't jump into the bottom of the sea to pick it up now, but he thought, but how dare he, he was so nervous that he exploded, and secretly practiced several times in advance, just in case there was a wave in the sea and the shells were thrown away. I washed away, but in the end I was still worried, and after thinking for a long time, I came up with such a foolproof solution.
Strange to say, sometimes he can't figure it out. He is not too young now, and he can be alone in the outside world, but why is it that when facing Lu Shang, all the childishness, anxiety and joy are still the same as when he was young, it seems that he has always It doesn't look like he's grown up.
Fortunately, his lover is also willing to tolerate him and give him warmth and guidance. For him, Lu Shang is not just a lover, he is also his brother and teacher. The more time passed, the more Li Sui understood that the so-called love was not a marriage contract, a ring, or a house, but a lifetime of company with each other.
The hour hand pointed to eight o'clock, and the people still hadn't arrived. The waiter's gaze at Li Sui had changed from envy to pity. This was like a persecuted young man who proposed marriage but was put out as a pigeon.
Li Sui sighed and was about to call Lu Shang when the phone rang first.
"Are you coming back for dinner, I'm going to cook dumplings." The other end seemed to be rummaging for something.
Li Sui was stunned, but didn't respond for a while: "What?"
"Why is someone playing music there? Are you not in the company? Or are you back?" Lu Shang asked.
"You... are you at home?"
"I'm not at home." Lu Shang wondered.
"Didn't you go on a date?"
"What's the date?" Lu Shang laughed, "it's not you if I look like you."
"I..." Li Sui was sitting in the dining room, not knowing whether to cry or laugh, he stood up after a while, almost tripping over a chair, "I'll be right back... I'll eat when I come back, put more vinegar in my share."
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave in a hurry. When he reached the door, he remembered that his clothes had not been changed. He hurriedly went to the changing room to change clothes. The waiter followed his figure in and out, wiping the cup and sighing at him. It was the first time I was so happy to see a pigeon being released.
It was already dark, the streets were full of traffic, and there were many people walking dogs in the community. Li Sui passed through them, greeted the neighbors with a smile, and walked to the door. Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened. There is a smell of dumplings inside.
The light in the living room was so warm that he couldn't open his eyes.
He often looks for a door in his dreams, but for some reason the door can't be opened. He wandered outside the door with all the scars all over his body, not knowing where to go. Then one day he raised the hand that knocked on the door, but the door opened from the inside. The man stood at the door, smiling at him, as if everything was normal: "Go home? Wash your hands and eat."
He was stunned for a long time and stepped inside with careful steps.
The door closed behind him, and he finally had a chance to take a look inside the door. It looked different from what he had longed for, but it felt surprisingly consistent.
"What are you stunned for?" Lu Shang held the bowl and frowned slightly, "It's overcooked again, let's make do with it, I'll put more water next time."
"Um."
There is a place in the world that doesn't need romance, that's his home, where he belongs.
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[Using literature materials and some terminology explanations]