When Du Yan woke up, the first thing he felt was a severe headache. He was lying on the bed, looking at the unfamiliar ceiling in front of him, unable to discern where he was for a moment.
He was stunned for a while with his eyes open, and suddenly heard someone around him say, "What? Is it still uncomfortable?"
Du Yan turned his head to look over and found Zhang Jing sitting next to him, looking at him very worriedly. Seeing that Zhang Jing's clothes were neatly dressed, he sat up and prepared to get up.
"Ow—"
Du Yan couldn't control himself and let out a scream. He only felt that the waist down, as if being crushed, as long as he moved slightly, there was a dull pain.
Zhang Jing was a little flustered and at a loss: "You, don't move, it's all my fault, I've already applied the medicine for you, you can rest well today. Would you like something to eat?"
Du Yan took a deep breath and reluctantly got used to it. He was a little confused by Zhang Jing's series of questions, and asked a little confused: "Apply the medicine? Where to apply the medicine?"
Zhang Jing's face immediately turned red.
"Well, it was my first time inexperienced and I injured you. I went to the pharmacy to buy Ma Yinglong in the middle of the night..."
"Ma Yinglong? Why are you applying hemorrhoid cream to me!" Du Yan was furious, even ignoring the discomfort of his body, and sat up directly.
Zhang Jing hurriedly helped him and put a pillow behind his waist, while explaining: "The pharmacy said that Ma Yinglong has a good anti-inflammatory effect. I saw you swollen there last night..."
Du Yan finally realized that the direction of the conversation was too confusing, perhaps because it was too exciting, and some memories of last night finally began to emerge in his drunken brain.
Those entangled lips and teeth, those entangled bodies, and all those unspeakable things. He looked down and saw the mottled marks on his body, making everything impossible to explain as a drunken dream.
Du Yan was like being struck by lightning. After a long time, he finally murmured, "How did you explain to Shi An?"
Zhang Jing replied: "He and I have long agreed to a fair competition, no matter who you choose, we are still friends."
"Wait, wait?" Du Yan was even more shocked, "What do you mean by fair competition? Doesn't Shi An like you?"
"… "
There was silence in the room, and suddenly, a voice from the door broke it all.
"Where did you find out that I like Zhang Jing?" Shi An walked in from the entrance, and had been listening there for a long time.
This should have been a somewhat chaotic scene. Shi An was standing at the door. When he heard the conversation between the two, he was originally sad, angry and tangled. He even wanted to rush in and fight Zhang Jing again.
However, he hadn't acted yet, but he was completely speechless by Du Yan's logic.
The current situation has fallen into a strange peace.
Du Yan put on his clothes and still leaned on the bed. Zhang Jing and Shi An sat on the other bed, and the three of them calmed down from their chaotic emotions.
Shi An asked again, "Why do you think I like Zhang Jing?"
Du Yan said, "Didn't you say it yourself?"
Shi An smiled helplessly: "I just didn't deny it, everything was guessed by you. From start to finish, it's you who I like."
Du Yan was stunned, and after a while he asked, "No, I have bullied you since you were a child, why do you like me?"
Shi An knew that Du Yan's brain circuit was very strange, so he didn't try to explain too much, just asked: "I don't want to talk about these things that have happened for a long time in the past, I just want to ask, what would happen if it was me who stayed last night. ?"
Du Yan thought for a while and asked, "I actually know who the other party is."
When Shi An got the answer, the expression on his face was a little lost, and a little relieved. He was silent for a moment, then said: "Actually, I also vaguely know in my heart that you treat me differently from Zhang Jing, but you are only willing to get a clear answer after all."
Du Yan is telling the truth, but also a lie.
The truth is that although he was not very clear at that time, he also knew who this person was.
The lie was that he knew that this person was Xiao Lang, the lover of the last dream, so he calmly accepted those intimate actions. However, in this dream, Zhang Jing and Du Yan never considered developing other relationships.
However, Du Yan also knew that Xiao Lang and Zhang Jing were essentially the same person, so since things had developed to this point, he accepted it without any resistance.
Zhang Jing finally spoke, and he said to Shi An, "Sorry, I think Du Yan and I's plans are about to change, about the future study plan."
Du Yan didn't understand what Zhang Jing meant, but Shi An felt something very sensitively, and he asked directly, "Although I can't give up completely for a while, but you don't need to avoid me..."
Zhang Jing interrupted him: "You misunderstood, the relationship between me and Du Yan is not suitable for staying in the country."
Shi An was still a little reluctant to give up: "But, just be careful, I, I will help cover it up."
Zhang Jing shook his head: "I can't take this risk, Du Yan and I are not independent yet, and we are not enough to face everything after the exposure, so we can only temporarily avoid it."
He looked at Du Yan again: "Du Yan, my opinion is that the two of us leave here for the time being, and when we are independent enough, we can freely choose our future path, what do you think?"
Du Yan thought for a while, then nodded: "Listen to you, you always think things better than me."
***
After the results of the college entrance examination came out, Zhang Jing became the city's No. 1 scholar in science this session. However, this is almost a high-profile science champion, but did not choose any university.
At the high school reunion in the first year of college, the classmates of that class learned of Zhang Jing's whereabouts from Shi An.
He and Du Yan went abroad, first studying a preparatory course abroad for a year, and then applying to the best local university. Now that I'm busy with my studies, I can't go back to the party for the time being.
Everyone sighed with emotion, worthy of being a scholar-level figure, life is so arbitrary, no matter which path you choose, you can shine.
At this time, Jian Sisi had already made a boyfriend in college, and once again heard from Shian that the boy she once liked for three years was now overseas. The once ignorant youth.
She smiled and asked, "You had the best relationship with Du Yanzhangjing back then. Now that both of them have gone abroad, wouldn't they feel lonely?"
Shi An looked down at the wine in the glass, suddenly raised his head and drank it, and when he put down the glass, he said, "Lonely."
At the class reunion three years later, almost all of them have graduated from college, or started to enter the society, or continue to study. Perhaps it is because of the thought that there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to meet in the future, and the number of people who have come is unprecedented.
There is one less person at the dinner table, Shi An.
When someone asked about Shi'an's whereabouts, Jian Sisi smiled and said, "He, he went abroad to study and is probably on the other side of the ocean. Speaking of which, I really envy the friendship of the three of them, and it didn't fade away because of the long distance. Instead, Shi An has been working hard to find his good friends abroad."
Everyone sighed, and they felt even more melancholy that their youth had passed away.
Shi An dragged the suitcase and got off the taxi.
He looked at the two-story building in front of him. There was a small garden in front of him, a well-kept lawn and growing trees.
Shi An rang the doorbell, and it was Zhang Jing who opened the door. He looked at Shi An in front of him, stunned for a moment, and showed some expression of wanting to close the door.
However, Zhang Jing's upbringing could not achieve this step after all, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Shi An showed a hearty smile: "Du Yan invited me here, so don't come here with an expression that you want to sweep me out of the house."
This time I woke up, some things were expected and some were unexpected.
After Du Yan and Zhang Jing graduated, they spent the last part of their lives with their grandparents who had returned to China to accompany each other. After that, the two settled in a country that was extremely tolerant of homosexuality.
Zhang Jing's parents finally discovered their relationship, but at that time, Zhang Jing and Du Yan already had their own careers, and they were strong enough to resist the opposition from their parents.
In the end, Zhang Jing's parents, after the objection was invalid, could only accept it slowly.
Du Yan's parents, who have been doing business abroad for a long time and have come into contact with many homosexuals, were shocked at first, but after confirming that their son was living happily, they quickly accepted their son's relationship.
After that, Du Yan and Zhang Jing got their licenses and held a wedding ceremony. Both parents attended their wedding. However, after the wedding, there was still no sign of waking up from the dream.
Du Yan could only feel at ease living abroad with Zhang Jing, waiting for the time to wake up one day.
Introverted and shy, Shi An chose an unexpected career after graduation. He joined a very famous documentary film crew and traveled around the world all year round to shoot documentaries.
Shi An's mother still lives in Pingcheng. Shi An earns a lot of money. She only needs to enjoy a stable old age. The only regret is that Shi An never got married.
Perhaps it was the days of abundance and tranquility that made Aunt Tan become more open-minded. She was always full of worries about her son who was traveling almost all the time of the year. In the end, she frequently urged Shi An to change her career and get married quickly.
At the urging of his mother, Shi An chose a showdown. He bluntly said that part of the reason for choosing this career was to escape. He frankly told his mother that he was born homosexual and could not be attracted to the opposite sex, so he absolutely could not accept delaying the life of an innocent woman.
Shi An's mother couldn't accept it at first, and even refused to contact Simeon, but her love for the child still prevailed.
She silently learned about sexual orientation and same-sex feelings through various channels, and finally accepted that Shi An was different from most people.
After receiving the forgiveness of his mother, Shi An had a gay man for the first time, and finally married the gay man and held a wedding abroad. At the wedding, his mother also flew in from China to attend.
Du Yan and Zhang Jing, as Shi An's best friends, sat in the front row.
Shi An stood on the stage and gave a speech. He smiled and said, "This road is not easy. I am lucky to have a mother who understands me and my best friend who has always accompanied me along the way."
Zhang Jing and Du Yan stood up and hugged at the same time, watching him exchange rings with his partner, making a promise of lifelong companionship.
Everything around him finally slowly became blurred, and the dream ended.