Mystery. Mistake. Love

"Cat, cat"

It was Bai Yutang's voice, yes, Bai Yutang, only Bai Yutang would call him that.

Turning his head, it was indeed Bai Yutang's pretty face, which was now full of worries.

"Mao'er, are you better?" Bai Yutang's concern was always only for Zhan Zhao, which made Zhan Zhao feel very warm.

Zhan Zhao shook his head and said helplessly,

"I told you all, I'm fine. You don't play anymore? Or are you all lost?"

"Losing? How could I lose Fifth Master Bai! Si Mao, you look down on your fifth master too much."

Bai Xiaosan listened from the side, looked at the two energetic boys, smiled, and asked,

"Second young master, if you have fun, I think you should go back to the hotel to rest earlier. The voyage along the way is also very tiring. In addition, I arranged for someone to accompany the two young masters to go shopping around in these two days , and then send Young Master Zhan to the train in Boston, where a pick-up has been arranged."

"Okay, let Manager Bai worry about it." Zhan Zhao expressed his sincere thanks.

"Wait, why is he the only one going? What about me?" Bai Yutang was a little anxious when he heard that Zhan Zhao was going to go first.

"Second Young Master, Eldest Young Master means to take you to our various companies to have a look. It won't disturb anyone, but I want you to know which business our Bai family has in the United States. When you finish your studies in the future, okay Decide which business to take over."

At this moment, Bai Yutang's excited face finally turned cold, and he returned to the original Bai Yutang, the Bai Yutang who was not as cold as an 18-year-old child.

"My brother arranged this? How long will it take me to go to school?"

"It's like this, Second Young Master. Your school is between New York and Philadelphia, two hours' drive from Master Zhan's school. Your school starts in September, so our people will send you to your residence in early September , we have already prepared the house for you."

Bai Yutang watched Bai Xiaosan explain everything, without any expression on his face, just answered coldly,

"Okay, I see. Has Master Zhan's residence been arranged?"

Bai Xiaosan immediately nodded and said,

"Everything has been arranged, we'll see if Master Shi Zhan is satisfied."

"En." Bai Yutang turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao, his face softened a little.

"Cat, you go there first, I'll be there later, I'll go back to your school to find you."

"Okay. By the way, Manager Bai, I want to visit the school area earlier. I wonder if I can leave earlier?"

"No problem at all, it's all up to you, Master Zhan." Bai Xiaosan replied respectfully.

"That's it, Xiao San, take us back to the hotel." After speaking, Bai Yutang walked straight towards a black car without waiting for the other two people to react.For a moment, Bai Xiaosan thought that the person speaking in front of him was Bai Jintang, who was known for his ruthlessness in the French Concession.Turning to his heart, he really deserves to be a brother, so much alike.

Ten minutes later, the two people who had already showered and were about to go to bed sat silently on the sofa, neither of them speaking.Having been together day and night for half a year, the two of them, who are still children, feel unhappy when they think that they will be separated tomorrow.Zhan Zhao was originally a quiet person, but now he is more like a dull gourd, sitting there without saying anything.However, Bai Yutang was so depressed that he couldn't bear it any longer, so he simply asked,

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave tomorrow morning?"

Zhan Zhao listened to his question, looked up at him and said,

"What are we doing? It's not like we'll disappear in the future! Anyway, we're not far away. After school starts, we can still make appointments and get together again. At least we're closer than others!"

"Yeah, after you go to school, you will be able to make new friends!" Bai Yutang's words were full of loss and melancholy.

"Not everyone you know can be called a friend. Besides, you are not just a friend." Zhan Zhao was also a little sentimental for a while, but he didn't want to show it too much.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intentions. Bai Yutang's heart was agitated, and even his voice trembled a little.

"What am I not a friend?"

"We are still brothers!"

"Oh," Bai Yutang thought that this silly cat finally understood how to respond to his feelings, but he didn't expect it to be just wishful thinking.

"Then...then go to sleep."

There were two single beds not far apart, and the two were lying on the bed with their own thoughts, neither of them fell asleep, tossing and turning, each thinking about their own thoughts, the two of them were always facing each other.

"Cat?"

"Ok?"

"I will miss you."

"I will too."

"Cat, I...I...I don't want to go to the shop with Xiao San, I want to go with you."

"Don't mess around, Yutang, this is what Big Brother Bai means, and it's also to prepare for the future, don't be willful."

"Cat, don't scold me. Didn't we just agree to go to the army together? I don't want to take over the so-called business at home at all, I just want to go with you... to Ouyang and the others .”

"Yutang, don't talk nonsense. With your heart, Zhan Zhao is content. Do you know that there are some things we can't help ourselves at all."

"Cat, I... can't bear to leave you." Bai Yutang softly expressed his feelings in the dark, but he didn't even have the courage to turn over and move, so he could only freeze on the bed and wait for Zhan Zhao's reaction.After a long time, there was no response, and Bai Yutang was filled with indescribable disappointment, and then this disappointment continued into a dream that was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

After another half day, when Bai Yutang's breathing finally stabilized, Zhan Zhao turned around and said silently in the darkness,

"I...also...can't bear you, Yutang."

The two hearts are entangled with each other for the upcoming parting.

Early the next morning, Bai Xiaosan's people arrived at the hotel on time, and before entering the lobby, they saw Zhan Zhao already waiting at the gate.After getting into the car, Zhan Zhao glanced upstairs again with nostalgia, and then resolutely closed the car door.The car drove away in the morning haze. Upstairs, Bai Yutang stood behind the curtains, his eyes were red.

Suburbs of Boston in late October

Heavy rain, lightning and thunder, after ten o'clock in the evening

Zhan Zhao put all the money sent by the boss today on the table, counted it twice, then suddenly smiled, and patted his face with his hands, hoping to calm himself down.Growing up so big, I have never worried about food and clothing, but when I got the money I earned from labor for the first time, I was still a little excited.After collecting the money, he marked today's date on the calendar on the wall, and then suddenly stopped staring at that date.In a few days, it will be my grandmother's birthday again. At this time last year, I had not long met Bai Yutang for the first time. I fought with him, and it was the first time I fought with a stranger. I actually slapped him in the face. Playing around together in the past, preparing for the exam abroad, everything is vivid in my mind, but now, I am alone in a foreign country.Although the two schools were not too far apart, Bai Yutang hadn't appeared since the parting in mid-June.

"When school starts, you will have new friends." Bai Yutang's words that day seemed to still echo in his ears, but it was Bai Yutang himself who forgot his old friends.

There was some small complaint in my heart, but it was replaced by a strong miss for Bai Yutang in an instant. I don't know how he is now?With his cold temper, he wondered if he could get on well with the students around him.However, after Zhan Zhao thought about it, Bai Yutang never lacked followers everywhere, he had that kind of innate noble temperament, which could attract the eyes of everyone around him, and then fell in love with his kingly temperament, fell in love with him uninhibited flying.

"dong dong dong"

The sound of someone banging on the door, even in such a rainy night, the sound was still very loud.

Zhan Zhao didn't move, he knew that this was definitely not the person looking for him, because no one knew he was living here.Four months ago, he arrived at the high-end apartment that Bai Xiaosan had found for him. On the second day, he politely rejected the landlord's offer to keep him, and resolutely returned the house on the busiest road.Carrying his luggage, he rented a room in a small house in Chinatown, lived with a few Indians, and found a job in a nearby grocery store, so he simply started his self-sufficient overseas study Study life.

When the school started in September, he went to the school to register, took seven courses, four professional courses, and three minor courses related to chemistry. After paying the tuition fees, he locked up all the remaining money his father brought him. Put it in a drawer and never opened it again.

Busy working, going to school, handing in homework, and writing reports, it came to Thanksgiving, and finally made it to the time the boss said to pay wages. Zhan Zhao took the money and ran back to his small room. Excited and excited, he was extremely excited. I miss the Bai Yutang who can talk about everything, the Bai Yutang who cares about him everywhere, the Bai Yutang who says he will always be with him.

"dong dong dong"

The knock on the door rang again, interrupting Zhan Zhao's train of thought. Then he heard that all the Indian roommates had gone out to participate in activities tonight, so he got up quickly to open the door.

Opening the door, a man in white clothes was about to leave, but when he heard the sound of the door opening, he turned his head immediately.And Zhan Zhao, who was standing inside the door, was immediately stunned by this familiar figure.

"The cat... the cat..." The voice was full of surprise, uncontrollable joy, and trembling.

"Yutang, is it really you?" Zhan Zhao's beautiful eyebrows were twitched together, and his face was filled with unbelievable excitement.

"Cat, cat, is it really you?"

The white figure leaped over and hugged Zhan Zhao all at once, getting tighter and tighter.

Zhan Zhao also enthusiastically hugged the other party back, and then was "awakened" by the sudden wetness, and hurriedly opened the distance between the two of them, dragging Bai Yutang into the room,

"Yutang, come in quickly. Look at your whole body soaked, why don't you use an umbrella when it's raining."

When Bai Yutang entered the room, Zhan Zhao took out the towel from the closet, then took Bai Yutang's hand and walked to the bathroom, pushed him in, and said,

"Take off your wet clothes quickly. I'll get you hot water. Use hot water to wipe off the cold. Yutang, how long have you been waiting outside?"

Bai Yutang didn't speak all the time, just looked at Zhan Zhao's smirk.Zhan Zhao hurriedly shook his hand in front of his eyes to bring him back to his senses, and urged,

"Don't just smirk, take off your clothes quickly."

After finishing speaking, Zhan Zhao went out and came back with a big bucket of steaming water after a while, seeing Bai Yutang obediently stripped naked and standing in front of him completely naked, he felt a little embarrassed.Pushing the hot water bucket in front of Bai Yutang, handing over his own towel, turning his face to one side, he said,

"Here, wipe your body quickly to get rid of the cold. I... go out... and wait for you."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

"Cat, wait a minute." Bai Yutang hastily called to stop him.

Zhan Zhao didn't turn around, he just stood still and asked,

"What's the matter? If you have anything to say, I'll talk about it later, wash up quickly."

"Cat...I...have no clothes."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said,

"You wear mine first, I'll prepare it for you."

After finishing speaking, he immediately went back to his room, took out his pajamas, and prepared bath towels, and then tidied up his single bed quickly. He took out another blanket and prepared to sleep on the sofa in the living room by himself.Bai Yutang traveled a long distance to see him, so he had to get a good night's sleep no matter what.

After a while, Bai Yutang called him, and Zhan Zhao handed him the bath towel. Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao to wipe his back carelessly, and then asked Zhan Zhao to wipe his hair without shame.Taking advantage of the time when he was changing clothes, Zhan Zhao went to make coffee for him, and then handed him the only small piece of bread left, letting him make do with it.

Finally, the two of them calmed down, and now they had time to carefully look at each other who hadn't seen each other for four months.

"Cat, you've lost weight."

This was Zhan Zhao's first impression of Bai Yutang, and it was a distressing first impression.

Zhan Zhao smiled, held the cup and asked him,

"Would you like another drink?"

Bai Yutang took Zhan Zhao's hand and said,

"Cat, don't be too busy, just sit there and let me see you. Cat, do you usually eat these? Come here quickly and tell me how you have spent the past four months?"

Zhan Zhao put down the cup, then sat opposite Bai Yutang, looked at him, and said after a while,

"Yutang, you've lost weight too. How are you doing? How's class going? Do you have any new friends?"

Once this question is asked, it is like a faucet that cannot be turned off. Four months is too long, too much concern, and I really want to know whether you are doing well or not.

Bai Yutang suddenly climbed onto the bed, got into the quilt, then lifted the quilt, greeted Zhan Zhao,

"Cat, come here, I'm a little tired, let's lie down and talk."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, pointed outside,

"This bed is too narrow. I'm going to sleep outside. Get a good night's sleep. It's not too late to talk tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he turned off the light and was about to go out the door. Bai Yutang immediately jumped up, grabbed Zhan Zhao, and threw him onto the bed.Sure enough, just like what Zhan Zhao said, the two people who had obviously grown taller made the bed appear narrower.Bai Yutang's back was pressed against the wall, and then his arms passed under Zhan Zhao's body, bringing him into his arms. Immediately, the two of them were almost face to face, and their bodies were even more tightly stuck together.

"Mao'er, why don't you live in the place arranged by my brother? Why do you live in this small place? You let me find it easily. I arrived in the city in the afternoon and asked in your department, only then did I know that you live near this place. I put my luggage in the hotel, and then I asked door to door. Fortunately, there are a lot of Chinese people here, so I knew it when I asked. Maoer, why are you so harsh on yourself? Didn’t I ask you to wait for me? Why did you move? Don't tell me, if I don't come to you, or leave without finding you, will you never know me?!"

Bai Yutang's hot breath hit Zhan Zhao's face, making him feel a little uncomfortable. He wanted to move his body back, but unexpectedly, he couldn't move at all under Bai Yutang's arms. He struggled a little again, and said softly ,

"Yutang, let me get up, this bed is too narrow."

"No!" Bai Yutang replied quickly and flatly refused.

"Yutang, how about yourself? How are you doing? And tell me, you didn't look at yourself, you lost more than a lap! When you were in New York, did you have to learn a lot? I moved here because The city is too noisy to study.”

"Too noisy in the city? Not noisy in Chinatown? Cat, before you learn to lie, please don't try to lie to me." Bai Yutang's tone was full of disdain,

"I live much better than you in Princeton. Besides, fifth master, I am so smart, there is nothing I can't learn! I have registered for three courses this semester, and there is also an elective course of British art history. Take classes , It’s not bad. Anyway, shipbuilding is relatively simple among science and engineering, and I can learn it with ease, Mr. Wu. Those foreign girls are very enthusiastic, but Mr. Wu doesn’t like these things, let them fight on their own .”

"puff"

Zhan Zhao was amused by Bai Yutang's brash words, and his heart was very warm. The Bai Yutang in front of him had not changed, he was still the same Bai Yutang who cared about him in Mohua Village and became crazy about himself.

"Dead cat, what are you laughing at? What about you, are you tired from studying? I saw a lot of books on your desk just now. How many courses have you signed up for?"

"Seven gates."

"What?! You have signed up for seven courses, why are you working so hard? You are not in good health, you live in such a poor place, and you have to take so many classes. Are you crazy?" The tone is a little higher.

In Bai Yutang's arms, Zhan Zhao patted his chest lightly, motioning him to keep his voice down.

"What are you shouting about! Let me explain."

Bai Yutang snorted and said unhappily,

"Say."

Zhan Zhao took a deep breath and said,

"I plan to finish my Ph.D. here and go back to China if I go well here. But if I study step by step, it will take about ten years to finish my Ph.D. Ten years is too long, and I can finish it. My parents are getting old, and I was afraid that I would not have enough time to be filial in front of them, so I wondered if I could take a few more subjects in one semester, so that I could get my diploma and go back to China earlier.”

"Then you don't care about yourself? There are so many homework, exams, and final papers, how can you bear it?! Look at you, you are so thin that you can be blown away by the wind!"

"My own body, I know it myself, you don't have to worry about me."

"I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about who will go!" Bai Yutang yelled out what was in his heart as soon as he got anxious.

Immediately, there was only awkward silence between the two of them.After a while, Zhan Zhao opened his mouth and said,

"Go to bed early, you've been tired all day too. I...I'll go out...sleep... on the sofa,"

Bai Yutang didn't speak, but exerted more force on his arms, firmly fixed Zhan Zhao in his arms, and said coldly,

"sleep."