Late ripening

There was no light in the room, only a light from a tall building outside the window reflected the people sitting at the table. "Ding dong." The doorbell rang, "Mr. Lu, your order has arrived." Lu Qian stood up and opened the door, and the hotel waiter walked in pushing the dining cart.

The staff didn't make any gesture to turn on the lights, didn't say anything, just arranged the tableware professionally, bowed slightly, closed the door and left.

Lu Qian stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray that was almost full of cigarette butts, and turned on the light.The eyes that hadn't been exposed to the light source for a long time squinted for a long time before the soreness eased.

He lifted the silver plate to see that it was the meal he ordered.The chef of a five-star hotel is not inferior to any high-end restaurant outside, but he has no appetite at all, so he closes the lid and sits back in the chair.

On the day Fang Fei found out, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even go home.He definitely couldn't go on a business trip, so he found an excuse to explain to other lawyers, and took a few simple clothes that Fang Fei packed for him and checked into a hotel near his home.

He has been hiding in the hotel for six days, and he only made one phone call to Jing Yan.Fang Fei asked him to think carefully and not to contact Jing Yan in the middle, but he couldn't do it.Intellect is one thing, emotionally longing for a person is quite another.

He spent the past few days relying on nicotine and caffeine, and didn't drink alcohol. He already wanted to escape very much, and he couldn't get any more things that could easily make people drunk.

He just needs to be sober, but no matter how many cups of coffee he drinks and how many packs of cigarettes he smokes, he doesn't think he's sober enough to make the right decision.

The night made the scene outside the window brighter. The city gradually built up many high-rise buildings like assembly lines, interspersed with buildings with unique styles designed by various architects.But in Lu Qian's eyes, these places are bleak, only a certain place is like a landmark, no matter where he is, he wants to subconsciously look back to find it.

The phone turned on, and received another WeChat message from Jing Yan.Jing Yan is used to telling him where he is and what he has done every day.Normally, I would reply to him whenever I was free, but these days I only replied a short good night.

Good night, he said in his heart looking at the direction outside the French window.

Someone knocked on the door outside, Lu Qian opened the door, Fang Fei stood outside with a serious face. "Damn, how much have you smoked? The room is full of smoke." He walked in with a wave of his nose, "You should smoke less, and don't let Jing Yan find out when you go home in two days."

Lu Qian didn't speak, knocked the cigarette case on the table and took out another one.Fang Fei became annoyed when he saw his reckless appearance, "Have you thought it through for so many days? You won't be secretly contacting Jing Yan."

"No," Lu Qian coughed, his voice slightly hoarse, "I called him to ask how he was doing, and hung up before saying anything else." Fang Fei sneered at him, "Aren't you asking knowingly? Didn't he wait for you to come back when he was on a business trip in [-]? I still want to beat you up when I think about it. "

"Then what can I do?" Now even Lu Qian was angry, "I can't just make up my own mind in a few days. I promised him that I would respect his opinion on everything..." "Aren't you just a Wrong again! Do you understand if you decide to stop?" Fang Fei stood up anxiously and shouted at him.

Lu Qian put out the unsmoked cigarette, "I'll go back tomorrow and find a chance to talk to him. If you give me some time, give him some time too."

But as soon as he got home, he found that Jing Yan was ill, broke his knee, and had a cold and fever.It's not that I want to procrastinate, but it's really not the time to speak.

When Jing Yan saw him come back, he was not so reluctant to take medicine and drink water.He took care of his illness for two days as before, but he still looked very tired every day, and he didn't really want to go to class.Lu Qian always felt that he was very weak recently, so he simply let him rest at home for a few days.

Once he recovered from his illness, he was not afraid of infecting the other party, so he stuck to Lu Qian and went into the study as usual.Lu Qian turned on the computer and was busy for a while, while Jing Yan was reading beside him. "Go to the small room and have a look." Lu Qian said while typing while staring at the screen.

Jing Yan was a little dazed, "Did I bother you..." Lu Qian paused his typing hand, "No, I need to make a phone call with my colleague, it may take a while. You can't see it here, go A small room."

"Oh okay..." Jing Yan shuffled out with two books in hand, "Then remember to call me when you finish typing."

It was not until it was almost time for dinner that Lu Qian called him out of the room. "Sister-in-law Yu left so early?" Jing Yan looked around, "Yes. I asked her to go back earlier." Lu Qian habitually pushed the chair away for him, and filled the soup for him.

He didn't eat much, Jing Yan felt that Lu Qian didn't have a good appetite these two days, and he was very busy with work.When I woke up in the morning, I couldn't see him. Apart from taking care of myself and taking medicine to sleep, I stayed in the study for the rest of the time.Although I was with him at home, my face was always tired.

"Jing Yan," Lu Qian put down his chopsticks and called out to him.Jing Yan tried his best to hold the slippery meatballs on the plate, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that he couldn't pick it up no matter what, Lu Qian insisted on trying to pick up the one, and helped him with his own spoon. "It's okay, I guess I have to work overtime in the study at night. I'll be very busy recently, so go to bed first and don't wait for me."

Jing Yan bit the ball and didn't make a sound. The two of them gradually developed the habit that no matter how late Lu Qian was busy, he had to wait for Lu Qian to go to bed and kiss him before falling asleep.After Lu Qian finished eating, he took the bowls and chopsticks and put them in the kitchen, "Go to bed first and don't wait for me." He repeated.

The sound of a phone call came from next door, Jing Yan buried his head in the quilt secretly playing with his phone.After a while, the talking stopped, and he hurriedly stuffed the phone back into the pillow and closed his eyes. Lu Qian gently opened the door to have a look, and then gently closed the door.

He kept his eyes closed and waited so tightly. After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qian opened the door and entered the bathroom.Jing Yan slowly moved from his sleeping side to his own, leaving him the warm blanket.

When Lu Qian came out of the bathroom, he had already adjusted his breathing and pretended to be in a deep sleep.With his back to Lu Qian, he could also feel his shallow breathing hovering above his head for a long time, as if he had been staring at him all the time, until he almost fell asleep, and then he kissed his forehead.

Yao Yihang stood outside and waited for a while, then knocked on the door, "Are you ready?" Song Bo carried the bag, which contained the shirt he had changed. "Let's go, have a casual meal, I have to come back and correct my homework."

They walked to the soup restaurant where they ate last time. It was meal time, and there were many students in the restaurant.The two found a small table and sat down. Yao Yihang played with his mobile phone for a while, "My mother said that I want you to come to my house for dinner this weekend. I also asked your parents if they have time to go back to China this year and have a gathering together."

Song Bo poured a glass of water, "I will probably come back at the end of the year, let's talk about it then." He saw Yao Yihang typing quickly, "Are you still helping your friend fight with others?"

"That's right!" Yao Yihang put his phone on the table with a snap, "Look at how ugly some people's words are on Weibo. Now these people feel as if they have been beaten up when they see a little gossip, regardless of the truth. It’s just nonsense.”

He vented his righteous indignation on the opposite side, and he didn't care how much Song Bo listened to.When the order came, Song Bo took a sip of the hot pork belly and chicken soup, and asked casually, "I've been talking for a long time, but I don't know what happened to your friend."

Now Yao Yihang was stuck, he didn't know whether he should tell others about Jing Yan, but now he was eager to find someone who could give him advice, and he also believed that Song Bo was not the kind of person who would be biased, he hesitated I opened my mouth.

"Uh... In short, he fell in love with someone older than him, and someone secretly took intimate photos and posted them on the Internet. You can also tell that he is the kind of person who doesn't talk and socialize People, you can't bully him! He's just soft-tempered..."

Song Bo looked at his expression, "The other party is also a boy?" Yao Yihang couldn't help but blushed, "How do you know..."

"Guess." Song Bo dropped the sentence lightly and skillfully, "Then how does your friend want to solve it?" What else can I do, I have to hide it by myself, I guess I feel sick these two days, and I haven't seen him yet."

Song Bo rubbed his neck, took off his glasses and wiped them, "Why didn't you tell the other half?" Yao Yihang scratched his head vigorously, "I don't know... I think I should tell, how can I not tell when such a big thing happened to me?" Lover's. There was a time when Jing Yan almost had an accident, I think it was because I didn't tell him..."

"Or," he put down his glass and looked at Song Bo tentatively, "You also think you have to tell the other party, right? I'm afraid it will be too late when Jing Yan really regrets something at school."

There are more and more people around, and some people are clamoring around the place where the bill is paid.Song Bo took a few bites and put down his chopsticks, "You shouldn't hide anything from the other party when you're in a relationship, and you have to solve problems together. But these are other people's affairs, and everyone should be responsible for their own decisions."

He leaned on the back of the chair a little impatiently, "Hurry up, I'm going back early after eating."

Lu Qian saw him busy looking for things to stuff into his schoolbag, "Did you have an appointment with a friend?" "Well," Jing Yan tied up his shoelaces, "Take the subway with Yao Yihang, so it will be faster and avoid traffic jams."

"En." Lu Qian rested his hands on the chair to watch him put on his own scarf. It was the one given to him by high school several years ago, and the corners were a little pilled. "Then I'll pick you up after school." Jing Yan stopped opening the door.

When he turned around, he gave Lu Qian a usual smiling face, "No need, I'm going to watch a movie with my friends tonight, and after I'm done, I'll go to the company to see you, okay?" He said goodbye to Lu Qian, closed the door, and After standing in the corridor for a while, I went to press the elevator.

Yao Yihang paced back and forth at the gate of the community, looking at him as if he was worried. "Jing Yan," he ran two steps over, "Have you eaten yet?" Jing Yan patted his schoolbag to indicate that he had brought bread.

On the subway, Jing Yan stood at the innermost side, leaning on the seat baffle.The two of them didn't talk about what happened these few days, Yao Yihang could see that he was not in a high mood, and his face was still a little tired after recovering from illness.

They walked into the physics laboratory, and the students who were still talking at the two tables in front were quiet for a few seconds when they saw Jing Yan.Yao Yihang watched him walk to the back table and sit down without saying a word, the table was very empty and there was no one around.He also walked over to put down his schoolbag, played with his phone on the chair for a while, and suddenly stood up.

It's almost time for class, Jing Yan looked up at him, "What's the matter?" Yao Yihang seemed a little embarrassed, "The basketball team has something urgent to ask me to go. I'll skip this class first, please send me a message after class and tell me to wait for me to eat together .”

Jing Yan watched him rush out of the classroom with his bag on his back in a hurry, and he seemed to glare at a few classmates as he passed by.He lowered his head and readjusted the circuit instrument in front of him.

Yao Yihang ran to a quiet place, took a breath and looked around.The phone was opened and locked, and repeated several times. He seemed to have finally made up his mind, and pressed a number that had been saved for a long time but had never been contacted.

The author says:

I found that I should change Teacher Fang’s surname. I’ll take a look at it later when I finalize the draft