when the rose blooms again

Lin Weiyan went on a business trip for half a month, and the first call he received after he came back was from Shao Chen.

Lin Weiyan listened to him talking about him on the phone, but couldn't say a word to express his intention.

"Brother Shen," Lin Weiyan interrupted him, "Let's have dinner together tonight."

Shao Chen quickly agreed.

The two met for dinner at a vegetarian restaurant. Lin Weiyan's stomach has always been bad since they got married, and he basically doesn't eat meat at night. They also visited this restaurant once before.

When Lin Weiyan arrived, Shao Chen had already ordered food and was waiting.

The weather in April was still a bit cold, Lin Weiyan put on another coat over his shirt, took it off and hung it on the hanger near the door as soon as he entered the door.

Shao Chen poured him a cup of hot tea, "Here we come."

"En." Lin Weiyan responded, walked over and sat opposite Shao Chen.

Shao Chending's box is not big, even if they are sitting opposite each other, the distance between them is not very far, so he can see Lin Weiyan's slightly lowered eyes when he raises his head.

Lin Weiyan's eyelashes are very long, and when he looks down, his vision will be blocked, and Shao Chen will never be able to see what he is thinking.

"I've ordered it," Shao Chen said, "It's still the same as last time."

Lin Weiyan raised his eyes, with his eyelashes up, and said expressionlessly, "Yes."

After Lin Weiyan came, the waiter began to serve the food. Shao Chen was a little thankful that there was an item of "don't talk about food" in the dining table tradition, because there was really nothing to say between them. No matter how much he talked, Lin Weiyan would not be like a teenager. Talking to him in [-], their friendship was shallower than that of many strangers.

Lin Weiyan ate very politely, but not at a slow pace. As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Shao Chen also finished his meal.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lin Weiyan broke the silence first, "Brother Shen, you are far away, go back."

Shao Shen agreed with his words, he said, "It's still early."

Lin Weiyan didn't insist too much, just nodded after hearing the words, and continued to turn the cups in his hands one after another.

Shao Chen looked at him, all the unspoken words were hidden in this one look, and he couldn't see clearly.

He poured himself another glass of water, and his throat felt a little choked when he opened his mouth again, "Wei Yan, these past few years..."

Lin Weiyan stopped and looked up at him.

Shao Chen paused before he finished speaking, "Is there a day when you are happy?"

Lin Weiyan didn't answer immediately, he held the teacup in his hand, and didn't speak until the water in it was completely cool.

His voice was steady, "No."

As if to prove that he really didn't care, he added, "Brother Shen, I never blamed you."

But as soon as he finished speaking, those eyes, which are used to hiding emotions, turned red, betraying him completely.

Shao Chen could see clearly that there was something in Lin Weiyan's eyes.

"Weiyan," Shao Chen looked directly at Lin Weiyan, and his tone was so sad that he couldn't help himself, "When I said I like you, what were you thinking?"

I like your words, Shao Chen said it many times, but the most recent one was many years ago, when Lin Weiyan's parents were still alive, and Shao Chen was still a small boss among many dark horse companies in this city.

Lin Weiyan took an international flight to study abroad, and received a call from Shao Chen on the first day there.

Shao Chen asked him on the phone with a low smile, "Wei Yan, do you miss me?"

Lin Weiyan was not as straightforward as him, he couldn't say a word of nasty words, he just packed his luggage without answering.

At that time, his roommate was also Chinese. After watching him run, he gave him a helping hand.

Lin Weiyan couldn't continue talking to Shao Chen, so he excused himself to be busy and hung up the phone without saying a few words.

It was a few days after Shao Chen called the second time, and the other party happily said that the company won the cooperation project from the government in the bidding a few days ago.

At that time, Lin Weiyan hadn't realized why his father, who had won bids every time, lost to a newcomer this time. He just felt happy, thankful that Shao Chen didn't have to be so poor at last.

It is inconvenient to read domestic news abroad. Lin Weiyan found the project with the help of his roommate. Shao Chen attended the signing ceremony as the person in charge of Huanyu.

"Is this someone you like?" the roommate asked.

Lin Weiyan closed the webpage, shook his head, but the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, and his tone was full of pride, "He likes me."

That night, he received a call from his father, who told him in a very serious tone, telling him not to contact Shao Chen again.

Before that, Shao Chen pursued Lin Weiyan, and no one in his family stopped him.

"Why?" Lin Weiyan asked.

Dad said ambiguously, "I didn't get the project this time, what do you think is the reason?"

Not long after Lin Weiyan watched the news again, the domestic public opinion changed direction, as if a big hand was behind the situation, many so-called professionals analyzed well, one-sidedly attacked the old industry with the father's company as the vane, calling them " The good times are over."

At that time, a new round of inspection work was going on, and even the construction industry, medical treatment, decoration, and real estate were not spared, and all problems, big or small, were found.

The tree attracts the wind, and my father lost two important projects in a row, and was once restricted. Coincidentally, the "good days" fell on Shao Chen's Huanyu Construction.

For a while, Shao Chen's family history and personal gossip were revealed. According to "informed sources", Shao Chen's first relationship experience was to pursue the young master of the Lin family with great fanfare.

At that time, there were different opinions about this flirtatious relationship. Some people said that the two of them were close to a good thing, while others said that Shao Chen used Lin Weiyan to swallow up several big deals from the Lin family.

Later, someone said that Shao Chen had a close relationship with a certain rookie in the industry, and the two would tie the knot in the near future, and a blurry photo was attached behind it.

During that time, Shao Chen did not contact him.

Later, when he received a call from Shao Chen, a month later, Shao Chen still asked him, "Wei Yan, do you miss me?"

Lin Weiyan had never suffered any grievances since he was a child, and that was the first time he had a sore nose.

He said, "No."

"Then I still like you very much." Shao Chen said.

Lin Weiyan didn't continue talking, and after the call was over, they lost contact.

He has no way of knowing whether Shao Chen has looked for him in these years, and he has no way of distinguishing whether the things he said about liking him are true or false.

As for why Shao Chen didn't wait for him that year, Lin Weiyan no longer persisted in wanting an answer.

After so many years, Lin Weiyan is no longer the proud and reserved boy he was back then.

At that time, Shao Chen took him to watch the sunset, the viewing platform was so small, and the two of them were so close, seeing that their lips were about to touch each other, Lin Weiyan still pushed him away.

But he also made a promise at the time, announcing with evasive eyes, "I'll come down early tomorrow."

He was really early the next day, so long after he went down the mountain, Shao Chen's car drove over from a distance.

It was rare for him to receive a bouquet of fresh flowers that day.

But yesterday's truth, no one talked to him anymore, Lin Weiyan still doesn't know the truth about the missing month and the photo on the news back then.

The only thing he can be sure of is that when Shao Chen said "I like you", he only felt full of joy.

Lin Weiyan thought, why haven't I ever loved.

It's just that the passion of his youth has long since been worn away by the successive trials of reality.

If there was something that crushed the heart that had been dusty in the past, it should be the year he returned to China, Shao Chen said, "You marry me."

Lin Weiyan has been proud for so many years, but he can't bear to be tied to others by a huge amount of money like a commodity.

For no reason, he thought of the wilted bunch of tulips that year, because he didn't know how to grow them, and the flowering period was shorter than the roses that Shao Chendan brought out.

The old days have long evaporated before their eyes with those fragrant dewdrops, and it seems that those joys are meaningless to say now.

"Brother Shen," Lin Weiyan said, "don't ask."