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Lu Li didn't go to Lu Xingyuan's house for a week, and Lu Xingyuan felt much more relaxed.

As soon as he was mentioned, Chi Jinglan received a call from him.

Lu Xingyuan didn't hear the previous part clearly, he only knew that Lu Li was going to invite Chi Jinglan to dinner, and the last sentence "If anyone is free, we can come together." Lu Xingyuan heard clearly.

Chi Jinglan hung up the phone: "Go together?"

"What am I going to do?"

"Xiao Li invited you, it's fine anyway, let's go?"

"I don't know who he said, not to mention I can ask Xue Ying to go tomorrow."

"Don't go." Chi Jinglan said firmly.

Lu Xingyuan looked at him motionless.

Chi Jinglan hurriedly made amends: "Xiao Li has never been right. Since he suddenly wants to treat him to dinner, he may have something important to say. Let's go together?"

"I'll think about it again."

Chi Jinglan knew what he said, but he had actually agreed, so he was relieved.

Lu Xingyuan looked at the time: "It's already so late, you should go home."

Chi Jinglan looked at him hesitantly.

Lu Xingyuan urged: "Go back quickly, you have to go to work tomorrow."

Chi Jinglan stood up slowly: "Alright then, I'll go first."

Lu Xingyuan sent him to the door: "Be careful when driving."

"Good night."

The next night, Chi Jinglan came to pick up Lu Xingyuan and went to the restaurant Lu Li mentioned.

Lu Li and Wei Ying arrived a few minutes earlier, and Chi Jinglan had met Wei Ying before.

However, judging from the current situation, the relationship between Lu Li and him seems a bit delicate, and Lu Xingyuan also met Wei Ying once. At that time, Lu Li slapped him, and the two couldn't help but look at each other.

The four got to know each other formally.

I didn't know what to say for a while.

Chi Jinglan first asked: "What happened today? Why did you suddenly invite us to dinner?"

Lu Li blushed a little, and when he was about to speak, Wei Ying picked him up: "It's mainly because a while ago, baby... no, Lu Li has caused you trouble, so we discussed treating you to a meal to express our thanks. "

Lu Li glared at him fiercely, but did not refute.

Although Wei Ying received the words early, Chi and Lu had already heard the word "baby" clearly, so the situation became clear, and the two exchanged glances again.

Chi Jinglan said: "Mr. Wei is being polite. Lu Li is my younger brother, and we should take care of him. It's not a trouble."

At that moment, Wei Ying and Chi Jinglan were back and forth drinking, talking and laughing at Yanyan, as if they were in perfect harmony.

Lu Xingyuan understood that this was a coming out party, and it was their business, and it was inconvenient for him to express his opinion as an outsider in an awkward situation, so he didn't say anything.

Lu Li was still a little ashamed, so he didn't bother to talk to them.

The meal was almost finished, and the four of them left. Lu Li supported Wei Ying, who kept leaning against him, sticky. Lu Li was so uncomfortable with the smell of alcohol, he resisted and threw him to the co-pilot.

Turning around, he asked Lu Xingyuan, "Can you drive?"

Lu Xingyuan nodded: "You send Mr. Wei off, I'll send him off."

Lu Li didn't say much, and drove away.

Chi Jinglan drank too much, and kept his eyes closed.

Lu Xingyuan helped him to the door of his house, found the key to open the door, and put him on the sofa: "Sit down first, I'll pour honey water for you."

Chi Jinglan drank water, sobered up for a while, and became much more sober.

Lu Xingyuan said: "I'll go back first."

Chi Jinglan grabbed his hand: "It's so late, it's troublesome to go back, why don't you just stay here?"

"No trouble. I'll just take a taxi." Lu Xingyuan withdrew his hand.

But Chi Jinglan clenched tightly: "Have you not forgiven me yet?"

Lu Xingyuan sighed, and sat beside him: "Chi Jinglan, you are such a fool."

Chi Jinglan fell on him and said in a daze, "Yes, I am indeed a fool."

Lu Xingyuan was amused: "Don't pretend to be drunk, where did you drink so much?"

Chi Jinglan rubbed against him, but said something else: "I met Wei Ying before, he was pestering Xiaoli, and Xiaoli still hates him."

"I also saw it once, and Lu Li even slapped him. I didn't expect that they have such a relationship now."

Chi Jinglan said: "I promised Lu Fang to take good care of him."

Lu Xingyuan was silent.

"Xiao Li is no longer confronting you. The reason he invited you here today is probably to let go."

"I know."

Chi Jinglan stood up suddenly, and Lu Xingyuan was startled: "What's wrong with you?"

"You wait for me for a while."

Chi Jinglan hurried to the study, and came out after a while with a photo album in his hand.

Lu Xingyuan knew at a glance that this was the photo album he had flipped through before.

"I want to talk to you about Lu Fang."

Lu Xingyuan nodded indifferently.

Chi Jinglan casually flipped through a page of the photo album. On it was a young man with arms crossed. He smiled and said in a nostalgic tone: "I, Lu Fang and Ruan Jun, the three of us grew up together. Lu Fang has the best personality. Is the most likable one. There is no one who doesn't like people like him. I don't remember when I started to feel different. Everything went with the flow, and then we were together. His parents are abroad, We quarreled that time, and he was angry and went abroad. But on my birthday, he rushed back to China, but got into a car accident. I will always remember his bloody face and the last words he said to me Yes, I'm not mad at you anymore..."

Chi Jinglan was trapped in painful memories: "But I have forgotten why I quarreled with him in the first place. All I know is that if I hadn't quarreled with him, he wouldn't have gone abroad, and such things wouldn't have happened. So Lu Li has been resenting me all these years. After this incident happened, I was really depressed for a while, and I voluntarily transferred to the branch office. However, I never thought that I would meet you when I came back."

Lu Xingyuan trembled: "Yes."

"In the beginning I was really selfish, I'm sorry for you. However, when you became the focus of my life, everything changed. I know very well that Lu Xingyuan and Lu Fang are different. When I saw you lying on the hospital bed On the road, when I almost left me, I was really scared. This kind of fear is no worse than when I lost Lu Fang. From then on, I made up my mind that I just want you to stay by my side .Whether you will forgive me or not, I will stay by your side."

"I went to the cemetery once before, only to realize that everything has really passed. I need a new life. I put away all Lu Fang's things. I want to renovate this house again in the near future. Would you like to Are you unwilling to take me in temporarily?"

"Chi Jinglan, are you still awake?" Lu Xingyuan asked suddenly.

But Chi Jinglan understood: "I'm sober now, I know what I'm talking about, I really want you to accept me again."

Lu Xingyuan looked around: "I've been thinking that Lu Fang must be a very warm person, and those who know him are really lucky. If only I knew him. I don't mind at all now that he and you treat me as As for his matter, if you come out, this is a happy thing for everyone. As for taking you in, forget it, I think the house looks very good now, and there is no need to renovate it. "

Chi Jinglan's eyes were full of disappointment.

"Chi Jinglan, I'm sorry. You said it very clearly, and I understand everything, but I still can't do it." Lu Xingyuan had a guilty and helpless smile on his face.

Chi Jinglan couldn't hide his disappointment, but he still forced a smile and said: "Xingyuan, don't say sorry, it's not your fault, it's my fault. Xingyuan, I will wait for you."

However, Lu Xingyuan still stayed that night, and Chi Jinglan hugged Lu Xingyuan tightly from behind, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

When he woke up the next morning, Lu Xingyuan was no longer there.

Chi Jinglan felt empty in his heart, but suddenly found that there was a yellow candy next to the mint candy that was usually placed on the bedside table.

Holding the two candies in the palm of his hand, Chi Jinglan smiled with emotion and satisfaction.

On the weekend, Song Yuan invited Lu Xingyuan to dinner.

After Lu Xingyuan left, he found out that Song Yuan had already lived with Gu Kuang.

Gu Kuang saw him smile embarrassedly, probably because he remembered the scene when they met last time, Lu Xingyuan just called his sister-in-law, his face turned red, and he quickly got up and went to the kitchen.

Lu Xingyuan was going to help, but Song Yuan held him down: "I'll go and see."

Lu Xingyuan watched them talking in the kitchen, even though they spoke ordinary words, he could still see the tender affection flowing between them.

Lu Xingyuan laughed and said: "Brother, sister-in-law is so virtuous."

"Don't call him that, he will be embarrassed. Just call him by name."

"All right, all right, I get it."

"By the way, what's the attitude of uncle and aunt now?"

Song Yuan glanced at the kitchen, and then said in a low voice: "My mother is okay. Although she can't accept it, she is always soft-hearted, and she is already a little relieved. My father's attitude is quite tough now. But it will take a while. will accept us."

Lu Xingyuan said: "Well, this is inevitable."

"Then how are you?"

"...Let's take one step at a time."

"Aren't you and Chi Jinglan talking about each other? This layer of window paper will be torn sooner or later, so you should be more cautious when you come out of the closet."

"...I haven't thought that far yet."

"Make plans early." Song Yuan patted him on the shoulder, and then went to the kitchen to help Gu Kuang.