Alley

2007

Facing the full-length mirror in the dormitory, Duan Yiping nervously straightened the neckline and tie of his shirt.

The roommate saw him standing in front of the mirror for the 13th time today, and couldn't help teasing him, "Mr. Duan, are you going to confess your love?"

Unexpectedly, Duan Yiping's ears turned red instantly, and he stammered his answer without knowing what to say.

A few roommates cheered up, dropped their mouse and mobile phone and surrounded them. This was the first time they saw their roommate, the well-known tall, rich and handsome school girl in the school, commonly known as Mr. Duan. It's like a comet hitting the earth, and a sow can climb a tree, which is rare in a hundred years.

Duan Yiping managed to get rid of a few gossip roommates, and solemnly took the Vacheron Constantin watch that his father gave him when he recommended him for a master’s degree. The bottom cover of the watch is a transparent sapphire crystal plate, and the case, bezel, and crown are all made of platinum.He doesn't usually wear this watch. After all, he is a student, and he doesn't want to show off his wealth through these things.Today, however, he desperately needed something to build up his courage.

There was an exquisite small box on the table, and he asked the clerk to find a box without a logo to store the contents of the box.In short, Shu Yi must not let Shu Yi see the actual price of the things inside.

Inside the box is a crystal ornament, which looks like a cute little mouse.Shu Yi is a rat, Duan Yiping fell in love with this crystal clear little mouse when he was visiting boutiques abroad with his mother.

Rubbing the small ornaments, Duan Yiping's eyes became more and more gentle.

At the beginning, he only regarded Shu Yi as a schoolboy who met by chance, and he occasionally met and said hello as a friend.

One day, he and the members of the student union went to the student activity center to discuss the project, and accidentally met Shu Yi who was working there.

Shu Yi is his junior in high school, and after hearing his nonsensical speech back to his alma mater in high school, he decided to come to X University to study Duan Yiping's major.The professional courses are not easy, and Shu Yi is usually very shy, and has some questions that she doesn't know, and occasionally she trembles and finds Duan Yiping for guidance.

Duan Yiping has been a role model of both character and learning since he was a child. He admits that at the beginning he approached Shu Yi only because he was soft and pitiful, and as the president of the student union, a role model and a benchmark, he habitually took care of the disadvantaged students.He has a handsome appearance and excellent performance, but he is arrogant and full of heroism in his bones.

It is only natural for the strong to protect the weak.

After dating, Duan Yiping gradually saw that Shu Yi had a firm heart hidden under his poor and pitiful appearance.

He had never seen such a tough and hardworking person.

Shu Yi is not ashamed of being poor, he accepts it all, and never complains about his life.Duan Yiping has heard more or less about what his adoptive parents have done, but Shu Yi has never slandered them.

Shu Yi always does everything with 120% effort.The part-time job of the big job is never lazy, and the professional problems that cannot be done are learned and then re-do it three times.

The young boy was dry and skinny, Duan Yiping saw Shu Yi several times in the cafeteria, the most expensive dish Shu Yi had ordered was [-] yuan tomato scrambled eggs.

Duan Yiping doesn't know when he fell in love with Shu Yi.

I only remember one time when Duan Yiping was led by his mentor to do a national scientific research project, which required an undergraduate student to do some basic data sorting, and Duan Yiping asked Shu Yi for help.The project has been done intermittently for half a year, and finally successfully declared.At the celebration banquet, as the youngest junior, Shu Yi was given the most alcohol.

That night, Duan Yiping carried the drunk Shu Yi on his back, and slowly moved towards the dormitory.

Shu Yi got dizzy from drinking, shook his head, and was still muttering about "parallel time and space", "20 years apart", and didn't know what science fiction movie he was talking about.

Shu Yi's hot and humid breath hit Duan Yiping's neck, and Duan Yiping instantly felt the heat in his lower abdomen.

The evening breeze on the campus was cool and cool, Duan Yiping's heart beat every now and then, and the body behind him became a little hot to the touch.Shu Yi's soft body, the silky skin exposed by the hands hanging on his shoulders, the pleasant scent of soap on his body, and even the slight smell of wine from the dinner just now became lovely.

At that moment, Duan Yiping thought silently in his heart, so I like Shu Yi.

That night, riding on the vast starlight and the crooked moon, Duan Yiping felt that everything suddenly became clear.

When he arrived at the dormitory, Duan Yiping put Shu Yi on the bed in the dormitory, and quietly looked at Shu Yi's beautiful and delicate silhouette.Shu Yi's eyelashes were tightly closed, as if he was having a nightmare, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

Duan Yi smoothed the wrinkles on Shu Yi's brow, and gently kissed his soft hair.Tucking in the quilt for Shu Yi, turning off the light and leaving.

It's okay, he still has a long time to pursue Shu Yi slowly.They have a long time to go.

Duan Yiping thought that he had found the person he wanted to be with for the rest of his life.

Duan Yiping and Shu Yi walked out of the western restaurant, his palms were sweaty, and he put his hand into his pocket. The small box in his pocket hadn't been delivered yet, and the square box was a bit sticky.

In order to celebrate the success of Shuyi Baoyan, Duan Yiping made an appointment at the landscape French restaurant by the river.Shu Yi has never been to a restaurant of this level; there are soft-spoken waiters in suits and vests at the door, and the restaurant is lit with long white candles, the candles are flickering, and the retro window is the city The Bund, the heart of the center, also has a string orchestra playing violins in one corner.

He was taken aback, originally thought that Duan Yiping said to bring him to celebrate, at best it was the chicken pot at the school gate or Jiangshan grilled fish.Although he knew that his senior brother was rich, he never showed off his wealth in front of him, and basically never took him to luxurious and high-end places.

Shu Yi was so frightened that he almost walked with his hands and feet.

When eating the appetizers, he took a lot of effort to learn how to use a fork to fork the strange and incomprehensible food; the second course was thick soup, he scooped two spoonfuls with a spoon, and found a thick creamy taste , I wanted to put it aside and wait for the main course to be served, but I didn’t expect the waiter to come and ask if I could serve the main course. Duan Yiping nodded and took his soup away; the main course was steak, and he never used a knife Shu Yi's face was so red that he was about to bleed. He seems to have read in some book that said that eating Western food can't make such a sound. This sound represents rudeness and injustice. polite.He didn't have enough appetizers and soup at all. He blushed from hunger and didn't dare to do anything. He could only look awkwardly at the huge, bloodshot steak in front of him.

Oh, by the way, it seems that the pre-dinner waiter asked him how well done the steak should be. Shu Yi had already memorized the two words medium or rare, but he didn't know what it meant here, so he dryly replied rare.Now I can only look at the steak that seems to be very raw in front of me... I don't know if I can eat it?

Duan Yiping seemed to be distracted the whole time, Shu Yi asked tentatively, "Brother?"

Only then did the person opposite come back to his senses, and smiled at Shu Yi.Looking at Shu Yi's distressed expression, Duan Yiping instantly understood, and by the way, said silently in his heart, Xiao Yi is so cute.

He took Shu Yi's plate, slowly cut the steak into pieces, and handed the plate to Shu Yi.

Shu Yi suppressed the discomfort and took a bite of the blood-red steak... No matter how beautiful the scenery here is, no matter how beautiful the violin sounds, he really can't accept eating raw meat.

Normally, Duan Yiping would have noticed Shu Yi's uneasiness intimately, but today, he spent the whole meal thinking about how to organize his words, how to send the gift, and how to express his feelings to Shu Yi.

Duan Yiping has always been the most shining person in the crowd. He knows how to give a brilliant speech as a student representative in front of thousands of people, and he also knows how to solve those difficult and complicated math problems, but now he is sitting in front of a crush. On the other side, he was hoarse and couldn't say a word.

Those drafts and the courage before departure all disappeared, and he was as anxious as a child in love.He was afraid that his confession would fail, and that after confessing, he and Shu Yi would not even be able to be friends.

Or...forget it?

After finishing the meal without taste, he even forgot that the reason for this dinner was to celebrate Shu Yi's successful research, and of course he didn't notice that Shu Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he stepped out of the restaurant.

The two walked slowly along the river. On the opposite bank were towering high-rise buildings, and the neon green lights reflected on the river, which was really beautiful.

Duan Yiping looked at Jiang Mian in a daze, still hesitating in his heart, he didn't even know when Shu Yi ran away.After recovering, Shu Yi patted him on the shoulder, and when Duan Yiping turned his head, he saw a steaming corn cob in front of him.

"Senior, I don't think you have eaten much... Would you like some corn?"

Shu Yi's nose was red, and the surging river was reflected in his beautiful eyes.Corn on the cob in a cheap plastic bag probably cost less than the morsel of steak they had for dinner.

But he just felt that this corn must be delicious.

Just like Shu Yi, simple and simple, but it makes people feel warm.

He said silently in his heart that he must speak out his mind tonight.

Duan Yiping took the corn on the cob, and Shu Yi had another one in his hand. Shu Yi looked at the tall buildings on the other side, and quietly started to eat the corn.

"Xiaoyi..."

"Brother..."

The two spoke at the same time, Duan Yiping smiled, "You go ahead, Xiao Yi."

"Brother, thank you for treating me to such a delicious restaurant today. Next time, next time, I will treat you..." The more Shu Yi spoke, the more confident he became. He had no idea how much a meal in this kind of restaurant cost.

Duan Yiping shook his head, "This time, brother is celebrating the reward you received from your direct research. Besides, haven't you already invited me?"

He raised the corn cob in his hand.

"...how does this count..."

Shu Yi didn't know how to refute for a moment.If you care too much, isn't it the way friends should be?

He had no friends and no one told him what to do in this situation.

Seeing Shu Yi's hesitation, Duan Yiping smiled, and then patted the top of Shu Yi's head, "Okay, as a reward, after I succeed in my exam, please treat me to dinner."

Shu Yi opened his eyes wide, and said pleasantly, "Senior, didn't you say that you will work after graduating from a master's degree? Why did you change your mind?"

It's because of you, because I want to stay with you on campus for a few more years.

Duan Yiping replied with a smile, "Let's do more research."

Sending Shu Yi back to school, Duan Yiping encouraged him again and again, walked to the corner downstairs of Shu Yi's dormitory, held the small box in his pocket tightly, and finally decided to speak out.

"Shu Yi!"

"Ok?"

Shu Yi turned around, only to find two female students in the same class standing at the corner.

The person calling him seems to be the girl who often sits in front of him in professional classes, and the one next to him seems to be a good friend of that girl?

Shu Yi often sees her, and she often goes to the door of their class to wait for someone.

"Shu Yi, Lan Lan has something to tell you." The girl blinked at Shu Yi and pushed her friend's shoulder.

The girl named Lan Lan blushed, she didn't dare to look up at Shu Yi, lowered her head, and said in a low voice, "That Shu Yi, hello... I am, I am Zhang Shulan from the English Department... That, that ...I have noticed you for a long time..."

"...Can you be my boyfriend?"

Duan Yiping's hand was still in his pocket, and he scratched the box in his hand.

The hard edges and corners of the box got stuck in his palms.

He stared blankly at the girl in front of him, it took him a long time to react, and he turned to look at Shu Yi's expression.

Shu Yi has slowly recovered from the initial shock, and everyone present is looking at him.

The girl in the same class stood behind anxiously for her friend, staring at her anxiously; the girl who just confessed in front of her lowered her head, but couldn't help but look up frequently to observe Shu Yi's reaction; Staring at him complicatedly, he opened his mouth but said nothing.

Shu Yi exhaled lightly.

He glanced at the first quarter moon in the sky. Can Xiang Yu see such moonlight now?

He smiled.

"Okay."

He said.

Duan Yiping's first love was buried in this late autumn night.

At first he thought he was losing in gender, and then he was beside Shu Yi, watching Shu Yi never reject anyone, regardless of gender, but he couldn't keep dating with anyone.

Duan Yiping thought, his heart, like that little crystal mouse, must have been shattered that night.

After Shu Yi graduated from college, Duan Yiping went to the door of the restaurant to pick up a slightly drunk Shu Yi. On the way, he met one of Shu Yi's nagging ex-boyfriends. Duan Yiping could only solve these troubles for him as usual.

Shu Yi squatted on the side, hugged his thigh, looked up at the moon, heard Duan Yiping's footsteps, raised his head and smiled at him.

"Thank you, brother."

"Xiao Yi...can you stop spoiling yourself?"

Do you know that I feel distressed.

"Stop agreeing to such a mess."

Do you know that I will be uncomfortable.

Shu Yi still raised his head, the moonlight shone on his pale face, he smiled, but his face was full of sadness.

"Senior, tell me, is there only one moon?"

Duan Yiping didn't understand what Shu Yi was talking about, so he could only nod his head.

He couldn't understand Shu Yi more and more. Sometimes he felt that he was very simple and pure;

"Then you say... can he see it?"

Shu Yi buried her head in her arms, her voice muffled, but she couldn't hide her trembling and choking.

"He knows... did I graduate today?"

Duan Yiping could only bend down and pat Shu Yi's back lightly.

Shu Yi sniffed, and said in a muffled voice, thank you, brother, for causing you trouble again.

Duan Yiping stroked the soft hair on the top of Shu Yi's head, and he remembered the secret kiss that Shu Yi had when he was drunk a long time ago. At that time, he was full of energy, thinking that one day he would get the person in front of him.

Now, he smiled bitterly silently, and he didn't know why he had to stay here and by his side all the time.

He just can't live without it.

Shu Yi stood up, adjusted his expression, and smiled at Duan Yiping to show that he was fine.Except for the reddish cheeks, which betrayed the fact that he was slightly drunk.

They walked in silence for a while, and Shu Yi suddenly said in a joking tone, "I can try to be with anyone. But you are the only one who can't."

"Senior brother is my only friend. I don't want to lose you, so senior brother, please don't like me."

That day, the night sky on the horizon was also hung with a first quarter moon.

The moonlight tonight is so cruel.

The author has something to say: The number of words is exploding, so it's a double update.

*medium is medium rare, rare is medium rare.I personally eat medium-rare is the limit... Do you guys like to eat steaks that are medium-rare?