Attempted first love

Xia Yan suddenly woke up and realized that he had lost his composure. The word "sorry" got stuck in his throat, and before he could pronounce it, Lu Zhouyu had already pulled away and left.

Leaning back against the wall again, Xia Yan felt exhausted and wanted to leave directly, but his clothes were still left in the private room.And if he left directly, Ji Qilin would probably chase him to his house tonight.

Rolling up his cuffs, he walked to the sink, put his palms together, splashed a handful of water on his face, and repeated the process until he was fully awake.

Looking up, the hair on the forehead of the person in the mirror was completely wet, water droplets rolled down the cheeks, and the corners of the eyes and cheeks were still red after drinking.

After standing still for a while, Xia Yan didn't return to the private room until his hair was half dry.

Fortunately, no one noticed his abnormality. In the second half, Xia Yan simply played the role of waiter, pouring wine and turning tables, very responsible.

After a meal, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

After the exhibition was finalized, the stone in Ji Qilin's heart finally fell to the ground, and at the same time he was already quite drunk.

In his early years, he worked recklessly and accumulated a lot of minor illnesses. Therefore, his drinking capacity was strictly controlled by his family members. It was rare for him to have a hearty drink. He completely forgot about his job. daughter.

Xia Yan walked over and held down his wine glass, "Teacher, it's time to go home."

Probably because his nerves were touched, Ji Qilin looked at him sadly: "I'm going home, then where are you going?"

"I'm going home too."

Master and apprentice for five years, also master and father.Although Ji Qilin is strict and impartial, he is also a kind-hearted person, and he takes good care of Xia Yan in his work and life.

It's just that these cares were a little too much - he wanted to introduce his daughter to Xia Yan.

After repeated rejections to no avail, Xia Yan had no choice but to tell the truth that he didn't like girls.

After decades of ups and downs in the art circle, Ji Qilin has long been familiar with various sexual orientations, but he has always been lenient with others and strict with himself, and cannot accept the fact that it is difficult for Xia Yan to have a family.

After being drunk, sadness came from it again, and he said with emotion: "You are almost thirty, and you don't have a family. How can I explain to your parents?"

Secretly taking his wine glass away, Xia Yan lowered his head and teased, "I'm not yet 28, teacher."

Ji Qilin looked at him for a few seconds, Xu recalled that they had a bad fight because of this incident, Xia Yan hid in Chuncheng, so he could only wave his hands and say: "Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings", then turned his head and asked Lu with concern. Did Zhou Yu get married?

"I have no plans to start a family." Lu Zhouyu said lightly.

Xia Yan was slightly taken aback, before he had time to think about it, Ji Qilin hiccupped, got up abruptly, said he was going to the bathroom, and walked out quickly, bringing down two chairs along the way.

Xia Yan bent down to pick up the suit that fell on the ground, and lifted up the chair. Lu Zhouyu got up at some point and helped him up the other.

"Thank you," he added, holding the back of the chair, "I'm sorry."

"Excuse me what?"

The window was opened at some point, and the sea breeze poured into the room. Xia Yan remembered that many years ago, he and Lu Zhouyu walked on the beach at low tide, stepped on the wet and soft sand, and were scratched by sharp gravel, but neither I didn't stop, I just wanted to leave this forever wet land as soon as possible.

Going around, but meet here again.

Unpalatable meals, tricky projects, passive-aggressive curators, all in all, an ill-timed reunion.

"I remember you don't like bland dishes, please forgive me for your poor hospitality." Xia Yan said.

Lu Zhouyu swept the leftovers calmly, and then it fell on Xia Yan's face, "I've been abroad for a long time, but I can't eat spicy food, so something lighter is just right."

His words once again reminded Xia Yan that tastes will change, people will also change, memories are the least worth mentioning.

Xia Yan smiled lightly, "That's good."

Half an hour later, Xiao Jiang drove over, and the three of them stuffed Ji Qilin, who was drunk, into the back seat.

He lay back on the seat, opened his eyes with difficulty, and suddenly sat up straight amidst the sound of the engine, opened the car window, and said to Xia Yan and Lu Zhouyu who were standing beside the car: "You two, don't mess around. "

His sensitive and sentimental nerves, I don't know what kind of beautiful misunderstandings have arisen.

Xiao Jiang heard the voice and turned his head to join in the fun, "What? What's wrong with you two?"

"Let's go, Teacher Ji is going to throw up." Xia Yan waved goodbye.

Finally seeing off the drunk, Xia Yan and Lu Zhouyu stood side by side by the road.

At night, the hot air during the day turns into water and flows through it, and is illuminated by neon lights, making the breath of the city soft and gentle.

This is the happiest moment of the day.

Xia Yan turned his head to look at Lu Zhouyu, and found that the other party was also looking at him. The chaotic lights of the city gathered into a spot of light in his eyes, which was surprisingly bright.

They all stopped talking about what happened just now.

After standing still for a while, Lu Zhouyu took out the cigarette case and handed it over, asking, "Either?"

"No need," Xia Yan subconsciously replied, "No sugar."

He feels bitter when he smokes, and he needs to eat sweet neutralizers when he wants to smoke. Only Lu Zhouyu knows about this.

It seemed inappropriate to say it out loud, but fortunately Lu Zhouyu didn't care, and lit a cigarette by himself, which was pleasing to the eye.

While the cigarette butt was on and off, a wisp of white mist curled up from between the two of them, and was blown away by the wind.

"Add a WeChat account." Xia Yan said, "Mr. Ji will no longer be involved in the future, and I will follow up the whole process."

"Okay." Holding the cigarette between his fingers, Lu Zhouyu took out his mobile phone, opened the QR code and handed it over.

Yu.

Xia Yan sent a friend request, saw his WeChat name, thought it was funny and also a coincidence.

They have known each other for ten years and have no contact information with each other.But there are so many English letters, and there are countless ways to arrange them, but when I see these two, I can think of Lu Zhouyu.

After passing the verification, Xia Yan paused with his fingertips, and finally did not change the notes, but only transferred a few files, "These are the materials of the exhibition hall, please take a look first, we will spare time to go and conduct on-site inspections."

"it is good."

"Then..." Xia Yan looked up and looked around. The hotel is located in the busiest part of the city. The cars passing by were all very high-end, and he didn't see a green taxi. "Let me call you a taxi."

"No, I'll go back on foot." Lu Zhouyu pointed at the building not far away.

In the same direction as Xia Yan's home, he said: "Let's go then, I'll drop you off for a while."

Two adult men lined up side by side, and the not-so-spacious sidewalk seemed even more cramped. When there were pedestrians going against the road, Xia Yan slowed down and followed Lu Zhouyu to make room for pedestrians to pass.

After too many times, he stopped going forward and followed Lu Zhouyu step by step.He didn't even need to look at the road, but stared down at the heel of the shoe one step away. It was obviously the same black as the ground, but it was matte in the darkness.The hems are well-cut and drop just below the ankles, swinging with every step.

Turning to another street, the road finally opened up, and out of politeness, he took another step forward.

When the cigarette was half burned, Lu Zhouyu stopped smoking, and tapped the filter twice with his fingertips, "My trip was unlucky, and I disturbed Teacher Xia watching the movie."

"Huh?" Xia Yan was wondering, turned to look at him, and found that at some point, he was holding a movie ticket in his hand.

Touching the pocket, the ticket that was originally put in it disappeared, Xia Yan laughed and said, "Why did it get into your hands? Throw it away."

"I found it in the private room." After Lu Zhouyu finished speaking, she lowered her head and looked closely at the words on the ticket.

Xia Yan knew that he was slightly nearsighted, and he had to squint his eyes slightly to read such small characters, appearing very serious and focused.

He suddenly felt embarrassed, he didn't want Lu Zhouyu to see what kind of movie it was, and wanted to reach for it, but it was too late——

"My heart is throbbing," these four words were read out slowly and one by one like babbling, with a voice hoarse after smoking, and he paused for evaluation: "It's a good movie."

"Yes."

Lu Zhouyu returned the ticket to him. The time displayed on the watch happened to be the end time of the screening, and the movie should have just ended.

Xia Yan took the ticket, folded it in half, and folded the page with the film title inside.

The movie was mentioned repeatedly, but he couldn't remember the plot, which made him feel like itching.

It is true that Lu Zhouyu lives not far away, just across the road, it is a star chain hotel.While waiting for the traffic lights, an empty taxi drove by.

Xia Yan beckoned to stop him, then turned to say goodbye to him: "Let's send it here, let's go."

"En." Lu Zhouyu stepped on the curb, raised his chin, and signaled him to get in the car.

The car drove up the elevated road, and the road was smooth without any waves. There were old songs in the car, and the singing was slow, like a butterfly flapping beside the ear.

Seeing Xia Yan leaning his head against the window, the driver thought he had drunk too much, so he thoughtfully lowered the window by a narrow slit.

The night was low and the night breeze was cool.

Xia Yan hummed a song, put aside memories, and thought happily, summer is finally coming to an end.