Beauty across the cloud

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At the entrance of the hotel where the wedding was held, there was a piece of red paper with the names of the couple who got married today.

When they came to the guest registration office, Jin Lan was still saying to Luo Weiqiu: "You need to pay a gift money to attend the wedding."

Luo Weiqiu turned his head and glanced at him, "Do you really know nothing about me in your heart?"

"...I mean, is it necessary? Attending this kind of stranger's wedding will cost money."

"How could it be a stranger's wedding?" Luo Weiqiu said doubtfully, "Isn't the groom a friend of the senior?"

"Yes, but..."

"That's not a stranger to me, don't worry senior, I usually work to save money." Luo Weiqiu bent down and wrote his name on the roster.

Jin Lan hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward, followed Luo Weiqiu, and signed at the bottom.

Before getting up, Jin Lan looked at it for an extra second.

Two names, two handwritings, one upper and lower, one ostentatious, the other neat.

I don't know if there will be a chance to rank with his name in the future, Jin Lan thought.

However, whether there is or not, just look at that one more time.After a second, he had to get up and give up his position to the guests behind him.

The snow had just stopped and the weather was too cold. The two couples did not walk out the door, but greeted guests in the hotel lobby.When Jin Lan and Luo Weiqiu walked in, they just caught up with a group of people taking pictures and laughing around the bride.Jin Lan just didn't need to go up to greet the bride and groom, he planned to enter the venue directly and find a seat to sit down.

Anyway, if he came to have a meal as he wanted, it was really just a meal, and there was no need to do anything extra.

After all, they were friends for many years.Marriage is such a major event in life, it should be seen more or less.

However, after taking two steps, Jin Lan still stopped. Standing outside the crowd, he glanced at Tong Chu dressed up from afar.I haven't seen you for many years, and it seems that it hasn't changed much since then. I look quite energetic today.Jin Lan thought.

The one next to him, his bride, was standing tall and graceful. Although she didn't look like an alluring girl, she had an amiable smile and two lovely dimples. She must be a good girl.

The groom's hand is placed on the bride's waist, and the two embrace each other, accepting the blessings of the world in an intimate gesture.And who was talking about the joke next to them, the two laughed together, and they even looked at each other while laughing, their eyes were full of affection and love.

Jin Lan's originally pent-up unhappiness seemed to dissipate a little.

It's good, it's good to be married, it's good to be happy.

Luo Weiqiu noticed his stopping and staring, and he followed Jin Lan's gaze.

"Senior?"

"It's okay, I'll take a look."

Jin Lan didn't say anything after all.Because happiness does not need narration and explanation, as long as you watch it, it will be fine.

After two or three minutes, Jin Lan said, let's go.

Jin Lan deliberately found the table on the farthest side, and Luo Weiqiu followed closely behind and sat down beside him.During the period, someone asked Jin Lan kindly who he was, and Jin Lan smiled and replied that he was a former classmate of the groom.

However, more attention seems to be focused on Luo Weiqiu: two girls in their early twenties at the same table, half intentionally and half unintentionally talked to Luo Weiqiu twice, once asking him to help pass a tissue, once Just ask him if he can leave a contact information.

Luo Weiqiu seemed to have returned to his previous state when he was around strangers.He just glanced indifferently and said nothing.

Jin Lan tugged at his sleeve under the table and said in a low voice, "How can you embarrass him like this?"

Luo Weiqiu glanced at him, coughed unnaturally, raised his hand and loosened the tie.

"There is no contact information."

Jin Lan: "..." What a bad excuse, it's better not to say a word.

And there was a girl who probably liked this cool, handsome and unreasonable one, so she specially turned a plate of chocolates on the table in front of him, and said softly: "Is the handsome guy shy? Try a piece of chocolate, this brand of chocolate." delicious!"

Jin Lan was afraid that he would make another move that would embarrass him, so he took the initiative to grab a piece and put it in front of Luo Weiqiu.Then he raised his head and said to the girl, "Thank you, he's just a little... a little shy."

After finishing speaking, Jin Lan herself felt speechless.No matter how old you are, you are still afraid of strangers. This excuse is not very good.

The girl blinked and asked curiously, "What's the relationship between you two?"

"Ah..." Jin Lan froze for a moment, then quickly replied, "He is my younger brother."

"Well, your family's genes are really good!"

Luo Weiqiu slowly peeled off the packaging of the chocolate, stuffed it into his mouth, tilted his head and whispered to Jin Lan, "You're lying again."

There was the smell of chocolate a few millimeters away.A mellow sweet aroma.

Jin Lan blushed for no reason, he clenched his fists under his sleeves, his short nails dug into the flesh.

An unreal pain.

The wedding started. After the boring opening remarks of the host, the bride, supported by her father, walked along the red carpet and slowly walked in from the door.

Both sides are dark, only the red carpet in the middle is bright, and under the attention of everyone, the bride is walking towards the groom in front with a smile, her delicate makeup is shining, and every step she walks is very graceful square.

Through the whispers of the people next to her, Jin Lan knew that the bride was the daughter of a partner that Tong Chu met when she was working in H City. Although her family background was not very rich, she was also very good, and the two were a good match.

Jin Lan looked at Luo Weiqiu involuntarily, and Luo Weiqiu's attention was also on the red carpet at this time.Jin Lan could only see half of his profile, while the rest of his facial features were hidden in the shadows.

Even if there is only half of the profile, it is still very beautiful.Jin Lan thought in his heart.

With Luo Weiqiu's family background, there must be many girls who like him in the future, right?Then he will eventually choose a girl who is comparable to him in every aspect, and go through the process in front of him together.

No, no, Luo Weiqiu's wedding in the future will definitely be more crowded, grander and happier than the present one.Maybe it's like in the TV series, opening a bottle of champagne tens of thousands of yuan, eating chocolates flown in from Europe, and the guests invited are all from extraordinary backgrounds.And he, amidst the blessings of everyone and surrounded by flowers, can firmly hold the bride's hand and walk towards the palace of marriage together, while the bride's gorgeous and complicated skirt will be stretched for several meters, so exquisite Like their sweet life in the future.

In the darkness, Jin Lan took a few sips of wine silently.

He hadn't eaten any food yet, and his stomach was empty, and the heat made him feel very uncomfortable from his mouth, throat, and stomach.It was like swallowing a handful of broken glass, with invisible internal injuries along the esophagus.

It's actually quite good... Jin Lan thought silently, if that day really happened, he would definitely come to his wedding.

After the speeches by the newlyweds on the stage and other procedures were over, the wedding officially began, and Jin Lan got up.Seeing this, Luo Weiqiu also wanted to get up with him, but Jin Lan pressed his shoulder and whispered: "I'll go to the bathroom, you have a good meal."

Jin Lan didn't go to the bathroom, he went out from a side door of the venue, took a detour, came to a flower garden at the back door of the hotel, and took out a cigarette.

Jin Lan narrowed his eyes and looked towards the sky.

Winter is sad. Although the snow has stopped and the weather is fine, it is still bleak as far as the eye can see.Living in the city, the line of sight is divided by high-rise buildings, and a piece of blue is cut into pieces, so you can't feel the vastness and vastness of the winter sky.

The world is lonely, and occasionally there are one or two single birdsong.The flowerbed beside me was gray and gray, and only holly was stubbornly green on both sides.But Jin Lan felt that the green was dead, without the slightest hint of life.There are still a few sisal plants on the lawn, and the sharp leaves point arrogantly in all directions, but they don't pierce the silent death.

Why is he getting more and more addicted to smoking now? He didn't think smoking was so good before.

Sparks ignited between his fingers, and in the smoke, he suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.

It didn't sound like Luo Weiqiu, Jin Lan turned around in surprise.

Tong Chu, who was supposed to toast the guests at the wedding, was a few steps behind him at this moment.

"Jin Lan, you're here." Just before the two people's eyes were about to cause embarrassment, Tong Chu spoke first.

Jin Lan spat out a puff of smoke in his mouth, and smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Here I come, come and see you. How do you know I'm here?"

"A waiter said that he saw someone coming here, so I came over to have a look. I didn't expect it to be you."

"I'm going out to smoke a cigarette...you are really good now, the bride is so beautiful, you must be very happy today."

"Haha, it's just that it's too cold. I got up early in the morning and suffered a lot."

"Indeed, but luckily the snow stopped today."

"Yes, yesterday when the snow was heavy, I was still thinking about what to do, but she said that it was only once in a lifetime, and it would freeze to death."

Jin Lan smiled.Once in a lifetime, that's great.

It turned out that it was not that difficult to talk to a friend who had lost friendship for many years, but it was still rusty in the politeness, and the two sides were cautious, probing, groping, and trying to find the appropriate boundary.

Not mentioning the past, letting the misunderstandings and pains of the past blur the past, it is rare to be confused, and perhaps the best way to deal with boundaries.

"I didn't see you before the opening, I thought you wouldn't come today."

"I saw you were busy at the time, so I didn't make trouble." Jin Lan said, "Why did you slip out? Shouldn't you change your clothes and toast?"

"There is still time to smoke a cigarette, ha." Tong Chu raised his hand, it turned out that he also had a cigarette in his hand, and he said, "Do you remember, I taught you to smoke when you were young."

Jin Lan said, "Remember."

Tong Chu took two steps closer to him, as if he was about to break the boundary.

Sure enough, he said, "Jin Lan, I was the one who was sorry for you before."

"What are you talking about?" Jin Lan smiled, with an indistinct panic in his smile: "It's been a long time ago, and I didn't take it to heart at all."

Tong Chu ignored the steps he passed, but continued: "I still remember that time, you were in a bad mood for a while, and you hid in the toilet with me, and you had to learn to smoke. Think about it later, it was you When you find out...you find out you're gay?"

Jin Lan's eyes darkened: "...um."

"You must have been very bitter and overwhelmed at that time, right? Sorry, I couldn't help you."

"Here," Jin Lan quickly waved his hand: "How can this help?"

"So Jin Lan," Tong Chu pinched his cigarette, and said seriously, "Have you broken it now?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"Is it 'normal' now?"

"I..." Jin Lan suddenly realized that she couldn't understand Tong Chu's words, what was normal or not?

So it turns out that his apology is only for not helping him to "get back from the wrong way"?

"You still hang out with men, don't you? Still like men?" The cold wind blew, and the groom's corsage on Tong Chu's chest trembled slightly. It was full of red, which hurt Jin Lan's eyes.

Jin Lan looked at him steadfastly, didn't reply, and didn't avoid his eyes.

And Tong Chu also looked at him.

Tong Chu's eyes did not have the contempt or disdain of years ago, but a look similar to pity or sympathy instead.

Compassion is a very advanced emotion.Everything in the world breathes, grows, and reproduces.But not everyone knows what sympathy is.Because the premise of sympathy is that one party has a deep understanding of the other's tragic experience or unfortunate experience.

However, Jin Lan thought, am I miserable and unlucky?

Please, don't look at me like that, don't make me feel pitiful.

Jin Lan turned her head away by smoking, avoiding this gaze.

But Tong Chu sighed heavily: "I thought you didn't come at first, and I took a special look at the guest registration list before the wedding... Jin Lan, the person next to your name, the one you brought who is it?"

"Well...it's my younger brother." Jin Lan lowered his head and brought out the previous rhetoric.

"Alas," Tong Chu seemed helpless, but at the same time seemed distressed: "Jin Lan, is it necessary for you to lie to me? I don't know if you have a younger brother?...Luo Weiqiu, he is Luo Miao's son, right? ?”

"……you recognize?"

"It's not acquaintance. How can ordinary people like us know the famous Mr. Luo... Our department had a project before and cooperated with a company under her, so I just heard something about her."

Tong Chu continued: "You don't know what kind of ruthless character Luo Miao is. She has penetrated into many industries here. We negotiated for several rounds of the previous project, and it's fine if we don't press down on a single dollar. Boss personally went to talk to the person over there, but he didn’t see him, so he directly said that Mr. Luo had to look at this project personally, and he couldn’t back down even a step.”

"Actually, this is not a big deal. For another example, the old partner who has worked with Luo Miao for many years wanted to compete with her for the right of first refusal of a partnership share, but she dug out the old industry that she participated in many years ago. She said that he had violated the non-compete agreement. She didn't want to fight anymore, but she pressed her every step of the way, and finally forced the other party to withdraw from the partnership."

"She is a person who can't rub the sand in her eyes. She has done a lot of things like this over the years...but I have never heard of her having a husband or son. I also gave clients and clients' families a year When preparing New Year's gifts, I found out that she has an only son named Luo Weiqiu. So, Jin Lan, do you think she will let her only son have some kind of homosexuality?"

After listening to him silently, Jin Lan couldn't help feeling a little funny.

Will Luo Miao find him one day, give him a check, and let him leave her son?

It's a funny scene to think about.

Because...he and Luo Weiqiu were never together.

"You mean," Jin Lan couldn't help laughing, and was choked by the smoke for a while: "This Luo will find me one day and sink me into the river himself?"

Tong Chu doesn't understand why he can still make jokes.

"Why did she do it herself? She can make you suffer even without doing it herself."

"Jin Lan, I know I'm not qualified to meddle in your affairs, but I must persuade you on this matter, and I seriously advise you. Besides, even if Luo Miao can turn a blind eye, don't you think it's like Will their sons really stick with you forever? To be honest, I have seen many rich people who can take both men and women when I am socializing these years, but after they have had enough fun, they will find a good match. married someone... I know you are not a casual person, but don't let yourself be fooled!"

"Jin Lan, you have been studying all these years, right? Maybe you haven't formally entered the society yet, and you are naive, thinking that the other party will treat you sincerely. Sigh... In terms of experience, it’s actually—recognize your own position.”

The cigarette burned silently between the fingers for a long time, a large piece of ash fell straight down, and the faint orange light flickered on and off, scalding the person's hand.