Xiao Cheng woke up with the smell of food. Before he fully recovered his consciousness, he sniffed instinctively and found that the room was filled with the tempting smell of eggs and butter after being baked. It's familiar, because since the first year of his relationship with Guan Ling, every year on his birthday, Guan Ling will personally bake a honey cheesecake for him.
At first, it was because the two had no money. An exquisite six-inch cream cake in the window of the cake shop would probably cost them a week of living expenses, but there was a built-in oven left by Xiao Cheng’s parents at home. After Guan Ling’s research It is found that if you do it yourself, the material cost is less than one-fifth of the finished cake.
In the following years, the two of them have no shortage of money for that cake, but Guan Ling's habit of making birthday cakes for him has remained, and Guan Ling's cake baking skills have become better and better.
Xiao Cheng slowly opened his eyes and raised his hand to block the dazzling lights on the top. Drunkenness made his thinking very slow, but he was still very sure that he must be dreaming again, how could Guan Ling do it to him again Cake, he lost his little apple a month ago...
Although he had already decided that this was just an illusory dream, Xiao Cheng didn't want to wake up privately. He slept very badly these days. Being able to fall asleep and dreaming about Guan Ling was a kind of elusive experience for him. A good thing, he cherished this hard-won opportunity.
He sat up with his hands on the sofa, staring at the phantom busy in the kitchen through the translucent frosted glass door of the kitchen.
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In fact, as early as more than a month ago, or even earlier, Xiao Cheng had discovered that there seemed to be some problems in his marriage with Guan Ling.
The time between the two of them is too little, and communication seems to be an optional thing. He can't remember how long ago he last walked hand in hand with Guan Ling, what was the last time they ate at the same table, and he didn't even remember. Know where the other party has been filming recently, how long it will take, and when they will be able to go home.
Xiao Cheng, who found this, was very panicked. He made an appointment with Guan Ling and took a day off from work to buy and cook with Guan Ling. He wanted to spend the whole day at home together as they used to do. , but he soon discovered that the two could no longer find a topic to participate in together. They were too busy with each other, so busy that they knew very little about everything except their own work. in embarrassment.
In the end, it was Assistant Xiao Cheng's phone call that broke the silent embarrassment between the two. On the other end of the phone, the assistant anxiously explained the temporary problems encountered by the company. Xiao Cheng listened quietly for a few minutes, stood up and looked at Guan Ling apologetically. There was obvious regret on Ling's face, but it was only fleeting. He quickly stood up and fetched a coat for Xiao Cheng. Like every decent lover, he said with a smile, "Let's go to work first, work more. important."
At that moment, Xiao Cheng's heart suddenly felt sore. He wanted to kiss Guan Ling and tell him that work was far less important to him than his lover, but he hesitated when he said it, for fear that Guan Ling would think he With no ambition, he hesitated and the assistant's car had arrived, he only had time to hurriedly hug Guan Ling and quickly turned around to go out.
Just wait, he thought, the technology that the company has been researching will soon see results, and when the company is on track, Guan Ling will not need to work so hard, then he will take time to accompany Guan Ling, solve the problem between the two.
The project conference was originally scheduled for half a month. In order to share the joy of success with Guan Ling on his birthday, Xiao Cheng dragged the entire company's R&D team to work through the night for several weeks, and finally debugged all the data accurately. In order to give Guan Ling a surprise on the road show, he did not reveal anything to Guan Ling in advance, and even resisted not sending his blessings on time at twelve o'clock as before.
In the twenty-four hours before the product launch roadshow, he almost kept meeting with various departments to make the final preparations to ensure that the launch can be carried out without fail.
But when he finished the product presentation on behalf of the company, the reporter got up and asked the first question in the question-and-answer session - "Can Mr. Xiao respond to the large-scale nursing rumors that broke out on the Internet yesterday?"
Xiao Cheng was stunned, as were the confident executives behind him.
Xiao Cheng's company is called "Orange Technology". It is a technology-oriented Internet company. The company has grown to a scale of hundreds of people, but most of them are experts in artificial intelligence and Internet technology, and do not involve public relations, etc. Department, and no one will check the gossip news online at such an important juncture of the company's project.
Xiao Cheng called off the press conference and spent nearly ten minutes to understand what happened on the Internet the previous day. Looking at the unsightly insults under the news, his face turned pale with anger.
When calling Guan Ling, his hands were trembling, but over and over again, there was no other than the mechanical female voice on the other end of the phone, so he had to call Zhao Qinqin again.
Facing the inquiry that was a day late, Zhao Qinqin naturally did not have any good face, and only hung up the phone after saying "Guan Ling is gone".
The vice president, who knew his relationship with Guan Ling, knocked on the door and asked worriedly if the press conference would continue. Xiao Cheng gritted his teeth and nodded.
He did not directly answer the reporter's question just now, but asked the security guard to ask the other party out of the venue, and limited the questions to only focus on the company and products.
After the reporter's questioning session, the big screen lit up again. As originally planned, Xiao Cheng announced the meaning of the name "Orange Fruit", as well as the company's actual capital injection and owner - Guan Ling.
This is the 30th birthday gift he wants to give to Guan Ling, enough to afford the economic foundation of their lives, a lover who has a successful career, and a grand confession for someone who owes it for eight years.
It's just that he never expected that when everything he had prepared was too late to appear in front of Guan Ling, Guan Ling had already chosen to leave.
This month, Xiao Cheng thought about it a lot and realized how wrong he was. He wanted to give back to Guan Ling for everything he had done to him. He wanted to stand behind Guan Ling as if Guan Ling supported him. Responsible lover, let Guan Ling rely on.
But it was not until now that he understood that what Guan Ling wanted was never a flashy confession, not how successful his career was, nor how much money he could spend, but the person he was, but on the way to pursue those fame and fortune, precisely He ignored the most important thing, his lover, his little apple.
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In a trance, the sliding door of the kitchen was pushed open, and Xiao Cheng just watched Guan Ling walk out of the kitchen with a big bowl and walked to him step by step.
Guan Ling didn't seem to expect that Xiao Cheng had woken up, and he was at a loss for a moment when his eyes met, but he quickly coughed, calmed himself down, and put the bowl he was holding on the coffee table: "Why do you drink so much? Too much alcohol? I made porridge for you, so you can pad your stomach first, you will be a little tired of eating cake at night, so let’s eat it tomorrow.”
At this time, Xiao Cheng realized that the sky outside was already slightly bright, and today's dream seemed extraordinarily real. He couldn't help holding Guan Ling's hand, pulled him into his arms, and kissed the slightly open red almost rudely. lip.
Guan Ling was obviously taken aback by Xiao Cheng's sudden action. He didn't remember to struggle until the other party invaded his mouth forcefully, but the more he pushed and refused, the tighter Xiao Cheng hugged, almost making him breathless.
In desperation, Guan Ling had to exert a little force and bit Xiao Cheng's lips: "Xiao Cheng!"
When the words fell, Xiao Cheng shuddered as if struck by thunder, and then stared at the man in front of him in disbelief.
Guan Ling wanted to say something, opened his mouth, but Xiao Cheng took a step ahead: "It will hurt... This is not a dream?"
After Xiao Cheng finished speaking, he raised his hand and stroked his bitten lip. Before Guan Ling could react, his eyes were already red.
The moment the drop of water dropped from the corner of Xiao Cheng's eyes, Guan Ling stood up abruptly as if he had been scalded, and then quickly squatted in front of the sofa, wiping the water stains at a loss, so anxious that he even forgot to pick up the one at hand. tissue.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry Xiao Cheng, I just don't know what to do before I want to go out for a walk first, I'm sorry." Guan Ling let the man out of control hold him tightly again, and the clothes on his shoulders were quickly dyed wet.
After nine years of acquaintance and seven years of marriage, this was the first time Guan Ling saw Xiao Cheng cry. Xiao Cheng buried his head on his shoulders, and murmured something repeatedly with a choked voice. It was only after Guan Ling said it a few times that he could hear it clearly. What Xiao Cheng said was: "Don't leave me, I know I'm wrong."
The author has something to say:
I swear by meow hair, it's really sweet in the back
Xiao Cheng is not scumbag at all, it's just a misunderstanding and friction in marriage
(づ￣ 3￣)づ, I’m going to bed first if I have to get up early tomorrow