A touch of sunrise

Wu Yuyi left quietly early in the morning.

It was almost noon when Lu Qi woke up, he hadn't slept so late for a long time, and he almost stayed up all night, he felt a little headache.On the sofa in the living room, the quilt and pillows have been folded and piled up together, and the pair of slippers in the entrance are also arranged neatly.

Lu Qi returned to the bedroom and took out his mobile phone, only to see the WeChat message Wu Yuyi had left for him.

[The shop is going to open in the morning, so let's go first.Thank you for taking care of me last night ^^.I washed my pajamas and everything else and hung them up to dry, remember to collect them ^^. ]

Lu Qi immediately looked towards the balcony, where Wu Yuyi's pajamas and towels from yesterday were hung one by one, as well as Lu Qi's own clothes and underwear, and a pair of white briefs that were not his.

Lu Qi only felt a sudden bang in his forehead, as if something was ignited and exploded, and a wave of heat was strung up all over his body.

Immediately afterwards, I received two WeChat messages from Wu Yuyi.

[I forgot to say, I washed my panties together and it’s hard to take them away, please help me put them away, I’ll pick them up next time, thank you ^^. ]

[I also bought steamed buns, remember to warm them up before eating^^. ]

The phone was pinched tightly by Lu Qi, and his fingers trembled slightly. After taking a deep breath for nearly 5 minutes, Lu Qi typed a reply.

[OK, thank you ^^. ]

At this time, Lu Qi realized that it is completely different from when he had a crush on Lin An. Lin An never cared about Lu Qi's every move, and they never had too many private behaviors except for occasional over-contact. Keeping a good distance.And Wu Yuyi will pay attention to him, and will actively and enthusiastically draw him closer. However, this is even worse. If this continues, no matter how Lu Qi restrains his emotions, the result may be deeper than before.

This is too dangerous.

Lu Qi gnawed on the steamed stuffed bun and sighed silently.

Lin An later sent an apology message and begged Lu Qi to be his best man again. After Lu Qi refused, he backed off and said that he wanted to meet, but Lu Qi still refused.Five years later, Lu Qi still learned to be cruel to Lin An.

Wu Yuyi's store did not reduce the number of customers because of the closure, but it was getting busier and busier. As the end of the year approached, many people would choose to go back to other provinces to visit relatives in advance. There was a serious shortage of wage earners, as did chefs and dessert chefs, and it was even more difficult to find waiters. Wu Yuyi had to do everything do it yourself.

Lu Qi saw that Wu Yuyi was like this, so he proposed to take a part-time job. He didn't know much about other things. It shouldn't be a problem to be a waiter or a cashier.

So, a purchasing manager went to work in a dessert shop after get off work.

Serving dishes is actually not an easy task. There is no app to place orders in the small shop, and Lu Qi made a lot of mistakes at the beginning. He was so busy that he even regarded macarons as bubbles. Tiramisu, not to mention the wrong drink and the wrong price at the cashier.Fortunately, Wu Yuyi was watching, and there was no big trouble.

Wu Yuyi taught very gently and patiently, without saying a word harshly.Of course, Lu Qi found out that he treats every employee like this, whether you are smart or not, he will give the most basic respect, and he will be stern if he finds that you are not paying attention.

After getting started, Lu Qi felt that it was easier, and he could spare some free time to secretly observe Wu Yuyi's busy appearance in the store.

There are many old customers in the store, especially girls.There is such a handsome store manager sitting in the town, and many girls rush to him to talk to Wu Yuyi if they have nothing to do, just like a little fan of a star, Wu Yuyi will chat with the regular customers for a while every time with a smile, always laughing very much Enthusiasm is bright, and it seems to be used to it.

Lu Qi looked at it, feeling sour in his heart, so he had no choice but to withdraw his peeking gaze angrily, and dared not let it out again.

What Lu Qi didn't realize was that since he came, many girls also started to talk to Lu Qi, but Lu Qi upholds his professionalism and habits, and answers fluently, and he doesn't take it seriously at all.Later, for some reason, it gradually decreased, and Lu Qi got clean, so he didn't care even more.

Wu Yuyi quickly recruited some more people, and expressed regret and gratitude to Lu Qi that he was really embarrassed to let him work for nothing, and he would ask him for help next time.Lu Qi felt a little puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions.

If I had asked at that time, I would probably have known that Wu Yuyi was like him, knocking the jar of jealousy to the ground, and being bitter. Wu Yuyi was not as patient as Lu Qi, and he definitely wanted to take care of people.

Relying on his gratitude for his help, Wu Yuyi went to Lu Qi's house twice more, and the method of insisting on staying overnight was the same as the first time, and the third time he simply brought his pajamas and toothbrush. Qi promised to come down and go back to his house to play.

When Lu Qi thought about it later, he felt that he had become very close to Wu Yuyi without knowing it.Lu Qi didn't pull out his thoughts at all to restrain all this, and Wu Yuyi didn't give him many chances at all.

Wu Yuyi's home is near his shop, and it is also quite close to Lu Qi's workplace. It is a bit bigger than Lu Qi's place, with two bedrooms and one living room, and it is also in a high-rise area.

After looking around, Lu Qi came to a conclusion.Unlike Lu Qi, Wu Yuyi's family has multiple copies of many things. Obviously people often visit, but there is only one copy of towels, toothbrushes and the like, and there is no trace of girls staying for a long time.Lu Qi was relieved, afraid that Wu Yuyi already had a cohabiting girlfriend.

Lin An has been in love since junior high school. When he graduated from university, Lin An would introduce every girlfriend to Lu Qi.But Lu Qi is not stupid. He knows that in the final analysis, it is because Lin An changes his mind too quickly, as if he never really likes someone. The most ridiculous thing is that such a person just allows others to give up his heart.

Wu Yuyi poured a glass of water for Lu Qi, walked over with an IPAD, and said, "The puzzle game you played last time, I cleared the level and collected all the items. Do you want to read the ending comic?"

Although I didn't play to the end last time, Lu Qi had already guessed the ending, so it's okay to look at the details again. Lu Qi took the IPAD.As expected, through hard work, the machine girlfriend retrieved all the love memories about the two of them, a standard fairy tale ending.

"Very touching." Wu Yuyi said.

"Yeah." Lu Qi nodded, looking at the notes attached to the collected items.

"I'm so envious." Wu Yuyi then sighed.

"envious?"

"Yeah, I really want to have such a love."

Wu Yuyi lowered his head, and Lu Qi looked at him secretly out of the corner of his eyes, unable to see his eyes when he said this.Lu Qi stared at the screen of the IPAD, his heartbeat quickened, and he quietly asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time: "You...don't have a girlfriend?"

"No... I haven't been in a relationship for a long time." Wu Yuyi said lightly.

"Then you..." Before Lu Qi could ask the words behind, Wu Yuyi began to talk about his relationship history on his own.

Wu Yuyi has only been in two relationships, the first love in high school was very ignorant and short-lived, and they broke up because they went abroad, and the second time was in college, which lasted for two years, but it also ended because they returned to China.Wu Yuyi said that he can't accept the insecurity caused by long-distance relationships too much, and he is not sure about the future. It is too hard, and he doesn't believe that all hardships are rewarding. Since we can't make a choice for each other, we can only separate.

Wu Yuyi didn't mention whether the object was a man or a woman, so Lu Qi naturally thought that Wu Yuyi was a straight man.

"What about you?" Wu Yuyi asked Lu Qi.

Lu Qi thought for a while and said frankly, "I've never been in a relationship."

Wu Yuyi seemed surprised, but asked excitedly, "Really?"

"What did I lie to you for?" Lu Qi glanced at Wu Yuyi and smiled self-deprecatingly.

"No... I thought you..." Wu Yuyi stammered.

"what?"

"It's nothing. Want to play other games together?"

Wu Yuyi deliberately changed the topic, and changed it very bluntly, knowing that Lu Qi was not used to asking questions.

The two played late, and under Wu Yuyi's sincere and enthusiastic request, Lu Qi did not stay overnight in the end. Although Wu Yuyi said that he had everything at home, Lu Qi could sleep in another room.

But Lu Qi felt that he was afraid that he would suffer another night of insomnia, and cringed at the thought of tossing and falling asleep in Wu Yuyi's bed.

Before leaving, Wu Yuyi pulled Lu Qi and asked suddenly: "By the way, since you don't have a girlfriend...do you want me to accompany you to your friend's wedding banquet?"

"Wedding banquet?"

"The last time I saw it on your coffee table, it seems to be next week?"

Lu Qi knew that it was Lin An's wedding banquet, so he was also hesitating about it. Since he told Lin An that he would bring a companion, he was wondering who would be more suitable to go with him.Originally, he didn't intend to find Wu Yuyi at all. After all, it's really strange to bring a man to such an occasion.He thought of Ru Xiaomin again, but although the two of them said they wanted to be friends since then, they had no topics or opportunities to contact them again. They hadn't talked on WeChat for a long time, so it seemed a bit out of order to make such a request.

In the end, Lu Qi decided to go alone.

Seeing that Lu Qi was thinking about something and didn't answer, Wu Yuyi said again: "How about I am your younger brother?"

"Brother? This..." Lu Qi was still hesitant.

"Take my brother for a meal. I haven't attended a wedding for a long time, and I want to experience the process of witnessing romantic love." Wu Yuyi grinned and looked forward to it when he said it.

"That's fine."

Today's Lu Qi can be persuaded by Wu Yuyi in minutes, no matter what it is, he can make a decision by listening to Wu Yuyi's nonsense during the hesitation, and those reasons sound reasonable and reasonable.If this is put on work, it is so easy to negotiate a deal, and the chain will be lost, causing the company to make a loss-making business.

"Then it's settled. I'll dress handsomely." Wu Yuyi smiled with his eyes glistening and his dimples sunken.

Lu Qi was still thinking about why he was so easily persuaded, and he didn't care what Wu Yuyi said at all.Brother accompanied brother to a wedding banquet, why did he take the initiative to dress himself up?

Lu Qi thought about it on the way home, and figured out what Wu Yuyi meant by himself, and sent him a WeChat message when he got home.

[If there is a girl who looks right at the wedding banquet, I will help you match ^^. ]

Lu Qi didn't know why he had to add a smile, it looked a bit like a wry smile to himself.

On the other side, it took Wu Yuyi a long time to reply.

[up to you. ]

There is no smiley emoji attached, because Wu Yuyi was really dumbfounded holding the phone. If he had known this, he would not have said the last sentence, and he lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot.

Unexpectedly, Ru Xiaomin, who was too embarrassed to contact Lu Qi, took the initiative to find him first, and wanted to ask him for a favor.

Because of the sudden death of a family member, Ru Xiaomin's mother was a little bit uncomfortable all day long. She was always worried that she would disappear at any time, leaving Ru Xiaomin who hadn't found her other half. Compulsively pressing Ru Xiaomin to go on blind dates frequently, even regardless of the other party's conditions and family background, I just hope that Ru Xiaomin can find a boyfriend as soon as possible so that she can feel at ease.

This state of mind is almost bewildered, and it is useless to judge how Ru Xiaomin can talk and do ideological work.In desperation, Ru Xiaomin had no choice but to come up with a bad idea, rent a boyfriend, get away with it, and plan to appease her mother first.

After much deliberation, Ru Xiaomin found that only Lu Qi was the best candidate. They got along with each other and dated through an introducer before, and they had heard a little bit about it. Besides, although the two of them hadn't developed, they still made sense, and their relationship was acceptable. Presumably Lu Qi would not refuse.

Ru Xiaomin explained the cause and effect, and as she expected, Lu Qi agreed without saying a word.

It's just that Ru's mother was not so easy to fool, she said she didn't believe it, she had to see Lu Qi, Ru Xiaomin had no choice but to ask Lu Qi again.Although Lu Qi agreed, he said that he was not very good at dealing with elders, and he had never met his parents as a boyfriend, so he was afraid that he would not be polite.Ru Xiaomin said that it's okay to discuss together, although she also came from Baidu and inquired about it.Lu Qi was also dumbfounded when he heard what she said.

Lu Qi thought about it carefully, although he was pretending to be a boyfriend, but it was a big matter that needed to be taken seriously, but no one could inquire about it, so he had to ask Wu Yuyi.

After get off work that day, Lu Qi went to Wu Yuyi's store and asked, "Do you know what it takes for a boyfriend to meet a woman's parents for the first time?"

Wu Yuyi's mouth was half opened, his eyes were wide open, and he was stunned for ten seconds before he asked, "You...what did you say?"

Lu Qi was a little surprised, and repeated the question again.

"You... have a girlfriend?" Wu Yuyi seemed a little unbelievable, and he was stiff.

Lu Qi shook his head, and told Wu Yuyi what Ru Xiaomin was asking for.

Wu Yuyi breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered, "I'm scared to death..."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing." Wu Yuyi smiled again and said, "I've never eaten pork, but I've seen pigs run away. I heard from friends that they usually bring large and small gifts, such as skin care products, wine, cigarettes, etc. .”

"Well, that's what I heard too." Lu Qi nodded, thinking in his heart that he should settle things with Ru Xiaomin.

"Is that the girl who came to the store with you?" Wu Yuyi asked.

"Well, how do you know?" Lu Qi looked at Wu Yuyi suspiciously, but he smiled and didn't answer.

The final meeting didn't make it too complicated. Ru Xiaomin chose a restaurant and asked Lu Qi to pretend to pay for a treat. Of course, Lu Qi still bought some things for Ru's mother and Ru's father.Ru's mother is very enthusiastic and lively. She is a typical middle-aged aunt. She is a bit wordy, but she can see that she is very sincere to others and teaches Ru Xiaomin very well.Ru's father is more stable and serious, with sharp eyes and less talk.

Lu Qi thought of his parents, if it wasn't because of sexual orientation, maybe they would be closer to them.There are too many emotions that cannot be expressed, so they are squeezed in their hearts and treat each other in silence. As time goes by, the generation gap grows bigger and bigger, and they drift away from each other.To put it in detail, it was quite unfilial, but Lu Qi had nothing to do. He didn't want to deceive them, but he couldn't tell the truth.

After a meal, they are happy and harmonious.Lu Qi could see that Ru Xiaomin was quite nervous throughout the whole process. The two had agreed on the confession before, and they both spoke very cautiously for fear of revealing their secrets. They agreed that it would be best to coax the elders to be happy for a while, and discuss the rest of the matter later. .

Ru Xiaomin was very grateful to Lu Qi and wanted to invite him to dinner, but Lu Qi refused, so she didn't insist.

After arriving home, Lu Qi received a WeChat message from Wu Yuyi.

[Please post a testimonial from the parents^^. ]

[Just like facing my own parents, I feel guilty. ]

Not long after the news was sent, Wu Yuyi directly dialed the voice call.