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"The last few suites were the best. You saw them and didn't rent them. I definitely can't keep them for you." The 1.7-meter-long intermediary brother was still wearing a long-sleeved shirt and trousers on a hot day, with a work permit hanging around his neck. , the chest of the vest is full of sweat, "I have two sets of small apartments for one person, but you may not be able to move in immediately."

Zhao Fan wanted to take off his T-shirt and the agent's shirt together, and asked, wiping his sweat, "Why not?"

"Hey! Do you think renting a house is so easy? The landlord must meet with you, right? We need to get to know each other and sign the contract, right?" The intermediary brother clapped the folder in his hand, "The landlords of the two households, I I contacted you just now, but I can’t come tonight!”

Zhaofan stood like a model in the exhibition for a whole day, wearing a tight police uniform, and felt sour all over, he had to take a bath, and he would die if he didn't take a bath.

In fact, there are bathrooms in the sub-bureau, but it is inconvenient to take a shower there, and even if you do, you cannot live in the dormitory.If you can't rent a room immediately, you can only find a hotel for one night.

"Let's go, let's go, I'll take you to see it again." The broker said again: "Don't be picky this time, it's really not easy to find a house that is good in every way, don't worry about a little flaw Do you know? There is no perfect house, if you buy it yourself, you may not be satisfied in the end!"

Zhaofan said innocently, "It wasn't me who was picky last time."

The intermediary brother thought for a while, "That's right, it's your companions. So what do you think this time? Rent alone? Or find someone to share?"

This question was irritating enough, Zhao Fan lifted up his T-shirt to wipe his sweat, his eyebrows twisted.

The most ideal situation is of course renting alone. Although he can get along with anyone, he also really wants to have a private space. Once the door is closed, no one will know what he is doing at home, let alone control.But renting alone will inevitably pay high rent. The bonus received at the beginning of the year has not been spent much, and can be used for renting a house, but the premise is to find a suitable small apartment.

"What muscles are you showing off?" the agent said, "By the way, can you accept renting with strangers?"

Zhaofan shook his head instinctively.

"Can't?" The intermediary brother pouted, "Unfortunately, I know several second landlords who rent big houses with two bedrooms and one living room or three bedrooms and one living room. They want to rent out one or two bedrooms. You don't accept it." Of course, just forget it, let’s go, I have contacted five landlords, and we can talk about it after reading it.”

Soon after the five households finished watching, Zhaofan's requirements for the house itself had been reduced to the minimum, but the rent was too high, and the intern policemen refused to come to share the rent with him immediately, so none of the households were able to negotiate.

The intermediary brother broke down. After coming out of the last household, he patted Zhaofan's shoulder in pain, "Brother, I don't want to do business with your little policemen anymore. If you don't mind, come to my house to take a bath tonight." , I also live in a rented house, which is nearby, although the house is a little worse, but the hot water pipes are enough.”

Zhaofan followed the other person downstairs, and suddenly had an idea, "Are you looking for someone to share your house?"

The broker's brother was shocked, "Brother, I live with my girlfriend!"

Zhao Fan slapped his forehead with a slap, and there was a "snap" sound, which scared the agent brother.

"Hey, I advise you to think about renting with strangers." The agent said, "They are all young people. Once you close the bedroom door, no one will be in the way. And think about it, if you are a policeman, whoever just got through You? No one is afraid to live with you, are you still afraid?"

"I'm not afraid." Zhao Fan almost rolled his eyes, he was so big, how could he ever be afraid of anyone, "I'm just..."

Just as he was speaking, the door of the house below the stairs opened, and a figure flashed out, closing the door behind his back.

Zhaofan immediately became dumb, his eyes were wide open, his mind went blank, and he froze immediately.

The intermediary brother looked at it and was happy, "I handled Mr. Yan's house. He rented a two-bedroom, one-living room and lived alone. Anyway, we met today, why don't I help you ask?" ?”

Yan Xiao heard the movement above and looked up towards the stairs.

From this point of view, he suddenly became stiffer than Zhaofan.

The brokerage brother looked at Yan Xiao, then at Zhaofan, and was completely enlightened, "Do you know each other?"

The air conditioner was on in the living room, the temperature was very low, and the windows were closed.

Yan Xiao imagined many situations in which he would meet Zhaofan, but he never imagined meeting under the introduction of the intermediary brother.

The intermediary brother pushed Zhaofan into the room, and confessed earnestly, saying things like "difficulty renting a house" and "since we know each other, let's sit down and have a good talk".

The door closed, both embarrassed.

"I..." As soon as Yan Xiao made a sound, he found that his throat was uncomfortable.He stayed at home for a day and wrote a key plot of about [-] words. When he went out, his mind was still frantically figuring out the logic in the novel, and his reaction was half a beat behind.

"Let me pour you a glass of water, you can sit down wherever you want." After he finished speaking, he walked to the kitchen and took out a bottle of iced Coke from the refrigerator.

Back in the living room, Zhaofan was still standing, looking at him like hooks with eyes that he hadn't seen for a long time.

After a while, Zhaofan pointed to the window, "Can I open the window?"

"Of course." Yan Xiao thought that he wanted to open the window because he felt cold, so he quickly turned up the air conditioner a few degrees.

Unexpectedly, he opened the window and said: "Let the air out, I'm covered in sweat, and I'll stink your house later."

"I didn't smell it." Yan Xiao said.

Zhaofan smiled, took the ice-cola, hesitated to speak.

Hesitating to speak but holding back this kind of expression rarely appeared on Zhaofan's face, Yan Xiao looked into his eyes, and his chest felt hot.

Zhaofan didn't sit down, scratched his sweaty neck, and said, "I'm an intern at the branch office opposite, and I've been here for more than a month."

Yan Xiao leaned against the table, "Yes."

"I didn't know you were also in Shancheng." Zhao Fan pursed his lips, "You... when did you come?"

Yan Xiao's back was slightly numb, and he knew that he was facing a trial at this time.

Zhaofan loves to be rowdy, and also has an extremely sensitive side, bumping into him today is like lifting a veil that was veiled.

If you choose to deceive and make up lies such as "I didn't know you were here" or "I happened to be in Shancheng", then the relationship is really irreparable.

Yan Xiao always remembered that Zhaofan hated being deceived the most, and hated being deceived by people he cared about the most.

"I arrived in Shancheng earlier than you." Yan Xiao moved his chair and sat down, crossed his fingers, his eyes were serious, as if confessing a very important matter, "I have already rented this house on the day you arrived. "

The tails of Zhaofan's eyes moved slightly, and the line of his lips tightened.

"I found out that you were assigned to the Wumin Sub-bureau in Shancheng, so I booked a ticket in advance and flew over before you left." Yan Xiao paused, his voice was low and gentle, "Because I can't bear you and I can't accept it. From then on, I will 'forget in the rivers and lakes' with you."

Zhaofan's Adam's apple up and down Zhaofan lay on the mat to rest his breath, the sweat on his chest rose and fell with his breathing, his protruding Adam's apple trembled, and it twitched up and down from time to time, even the lines of his entire neck could barely be restrained.

Yan Xiao tried his best to be calm, but his heart was filled with turbulent waves.

He was betting that Zhaofan couldn't bear to give up his friend, he didn't want to give up this friendship.

Gambling Zhaofan is willing to accompany him in a play where everyone gets what they want.

"After we parted that day, I thought about it for a long time." He took a deep breath, his eyes burning. "At that time, I said——I couldn't give you the friendship you wanted. Later, I felt that I could actually give it."

"Yan Xiao..." Zhao Fan held the ice coke so hard that the body of the bottle was slightly deformed.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't chase you this time because I wanted to pester you endlessly." Yan Xiao smiled wryly, "If I do this, I will really be no different from Li Siqiao and his ilk."

Zhaofan frowned, obviously displeased by the word "Li Siqiao".

"Since we can't be lovers, it's not bad to be friends or brothers." Yan Xiao suppressed the sadness in his heart, and the corners of his lips slightly raised, "Zhaofan, I can't bear to part with you, and I can't accept not being in touch with you forever. So I came to Shancheng, I live across the street from you. You are busy at the branch office every day, and I draw up outlines and code words in this room. Writing novels is a good way, it suits me, regardless of location, anywhere Any city can write."

Zhaofan stepped forward a few steps, moved the armchair, and sat at the table.

The road between the two was shortened into a glass table.

Gazing closely at himself in Zhaofan's eyes, Yan Xiao couldn't hide his emotion, but he couldn't hide it.

He smiled and said again: "We are so close, but I haven't seen you once in more than a month. I can see your branch office from the window of my bedroom, but I can't see you. I wanted to go find you several times. You, but hold back. We are friends, and friends are different from lovers, so we shouldn't disturb you frequently. I... I'm trying to adapt to this change. Before I fully adapt, I don't intend to let you know that I am also in Shanxi City. I didn't expect you to plan to rent a house in this community, and the person who showed you the house happened to be the intermediary who checked me in. "

"Brother Xiao." Zhao Fan was not calm, his eyes flickered, like someone smashed a crescent moon in the water with his fingertips.

"I don't know if I explain it this way, if you can understand, if you blame me, if..." Yan Xiao lowered his eyes, "Whether you feel disgusted."

"No!" Zhaofan blurted out, "Why would I find you disgusting?"

Yan Xiao adjusted his breathing, "Didn't everyone say that liking this kind of thing is like coughing, and you can't hide it. But adults can't live too willfully. Now I think it's good to be friends. It's a blessing for everyone to get together for nothing." Having the same joys and sorrows, maybe it will last longer than being a lover."

Zhaofan said, "You really think so?"

"I'm more open-minded." Yan Xiao said, "Looking back, in fact, we were good brothers from the beginning, and we are only suitable to be good brothers. It was my impulsiveness that messed up things."

Zhaofan remained silent.

"So I came here this time to make amends." Yan Xiao sighed, "I hope I didn't make you feel troublesome and uncomfortable. If you really don't want to see me, and never want to be friends with me, tell me, I will never bother you."

"Why don't I want to be friends with you?" Zhao Fan couldn't help it, "I thought you didn't want to talk to me anymore."

Yan Xiao shook his head, "How is it possible?"

Zhao Fan lowered his face and raised it again after a while, "Actually, I also regret it, you are my dear friend, and I don't want to have no contact with you anymore."

Yan Xiao's heart suddenly softened.

"But I don't know how to contact you, it seems to be embarrassing to say anything." Zhaofan said: "I miss you all the time, and I don't know what you think. I went to 'Fenggui' to give you a reward, and I gave you a lot times, there are all kinds of amounts, and you didn't reply once."

Yan Xiao was shocked.

"I guess, you don't want to talk to me anymore." Zhao Fan said, "I'm very sorry and blame myself."

"I..." Yan Xiao tried his best not to tremble, "I didn't see it at all."

"Yeah." Zhaofan nodded, "I know now."

The air outlet of the air conditioner made a very small sound, and the room was so quiet that the beating of the heart could be heard.

"The water pipe in our dormitory burst, and I'm covered in sweat." Zhao Fan broke the silence and looked into Yan Xiao's eyes, "Can I borrow your bathroom to take a shower?"

A word, like a powerful chisel, breaks the hard ice,

Yan Xiao immediately stood up, "I'll find you a change of clothes."