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"Xu Yu, don't come down yet."
Xu Yu was still dazed: "Why is he here?"
It shouldn't be like that. He's not fighting for power with his brother over a family dispute, or flirting with Wei Pei'er. Is it almost time to propose?
These questions remained unanswered for the time being. He saw Zhu Wenxu go downstairs, straightening his coat as he walked.
Just a few steps away, Xi Jiang's cold eyes swept over, and for a long time, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "When did it start?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Zhu Wenxu gave him the same attitude.
Xi Jiang didn't come here to discuss work, but to have fun during his three-day vacation. However, he couldn't find Xu Yu in the rental house, so he asked someone to investigate and found out that he had moved in here.
Xi Jiang raised his chin: "I thought you wouldn't care about his shadow, so you two are together?"
Zhu Wenxu took out a cigarette and flicked it into Xi Jiang's hand, though he himself didn't really want to smoke. Xi Jiang took the cigarette, but didn't put it to his lips. He quietly glanced at Xu Yu in the car.
His eyes were as focused as a snake, and then the lighter rang, and Zhu Wenxu handed it to him.
"Don't talk about me. If you can be with Sun Xuefan, who can't I be with?"
Xi Jiang narrowed his eyes: "You really know everything."
"It's hard for me not to know. I thought you knew my attitude. Why did you insist on pretending until now?" Zhu Wenxu played with his lighter. "You are the only one who treats Xu Yu as a shadow."
Xi Jiang snatched the lighter away: "Zhu Wenxu, he is your mirror. When you are with him, can you think of your past self?"
"What's the point of thinking about it? Can it prevent things from happening? You always feel guilty about me, so you find someone who is not as good as you to replace me. I have no feelings for you. The only thing I have has disappeared. Xi Jiang, how can I persuade you?"
Xi Jiang put the cigarette to his lips, mist was floating, and his face was particularly empty, which made Xu Yu in the car think for a moment that he was not himself at the moment.
"I told you I could make it up to you."
"Okay, give Xu Yu to me." Zhu Wenxu said without mercy.
Xi Jiang sneered: "Impossible, why can't I? But he can?"
Zhu Wenxu narrowed his eyes, examining Xi Jiang like he was inspecting merchandise, and slowly uttered three words: "Go back."
Zhu Wenxu had always been a solitary figure, a thin figure sitting under a tree, painting. Xi Jiang clearly remembered how long it took to get to know him, how many conversations it took before they became friends and exchanged contact information. He was lukewarm about everything, and once angry, his temper would drop to freezing point, his entire body frozen like a thorny icicle.
For example, he was now completely hallucinating about their first argument all those years ago.
Xi Jiang could even remember how many times his eyeballs moved at that time, which showed how calm he was now. There was a very strong mockery in his disgust, and he looked down on him from head to toe.
The more this happened, the more excited Xi Jiang became, just like when she touched him that day, she was even more excited when she was pushed away.
"I don't care about anyone, Ah Xu, I only care about you." Xi Jiang chuckled, "Xu Yu is not suitable for you. I have kept him in a greenhouse for several years. He is delicate and tender, and cannot truly understand your thoughts."
"Understand my thoughts?"
"We've known each other for many years. I know your personality and what you like. I'm the person in the world who knows you best." Xi Jiang said, "Can you please not retaliate by using the same tactics you used with Xu Yu?"
Zhu Wenxu fell silent after hearing every word, especially the last one, which made him unable to control his facial expression. He grinned and coughed twice.
"Xi Jiang, we shouldn't have developed into this."
The car door behind him opened and Xu Yu got out from the passenger seat. He couldn't hear the conversation and could only interpret simple expressions. Looking at Xi Jiang's angry expression, he was worried that they would fight.
As soon as he got out of the car, the two people in front of him followed closely, and Xi Jiang called out to him: "Xu Yu, do you know what it means to be with him?"
Xu Yu's back stiffened at the angry roar, knowing that his anger had implicated him.
"Is it important?" Zhu Wenxu asked.
Xi Jiang tried to see through his expression, but it was useless. It was the same as usual, without any sense of life.
"Have you thought it through? Between us, you choose to deal with me in this way?" He was still talking to Xu Yu.
"I don't."
"Why don't you have any!?"
Zhu Wenxu blocked Xi Jiang's sight: "You scared him."
"He can't bring you anything. What benefit can his identity and background bring you?" Xi Jiang's voice became louder. "I never thought that one day I would be compared with my own canary."
"He's not." Zhu Wenxu asked back, "Tell me, how is he living like a canary?"
"I feed him, clothe him, give him money, and save him from the hardship of work. Am I not treating him well?"
Zhu Wenxu took a step back. "Suppressing his human rights, time and again, making him live for you, turning him into a tool for your spiritual needs? Xi Jiang, you know he can find a job and support himself. He doesn't have to rely on you to survive."
"Seven years. How many seven years does a person have?"
The words left no room for negotiation. Xi Jiang stared at Zhu Wenxu and Xu Yu behind him, then calmed down in an instant, turned around, opened the car door, and drove away.
"I won't accept it." He said stubbornly before leaving.
After the car drove away, Zhu Wenxu turned to look at Xu Yu. Xu Yu lowered his eyes and said nothing, then turned and walked towards the apartment door. Zhu Wenxu followed silently, pressed the elevator button, and slowly rubbed his head.
"He has been spoiled by his parents since he was born. He has never suffered any hardship and cannot empathize with anyone. He thinks it is like this and that is it."
"I know."
Seeing that Xu Yu didn't want to continue chatting, Zhu Wenxu didn't continue and went back into the house to change his shoes. Xu Yu went to the bathroom to wash his face and drank a glass of warm water.
The phone is ringing.
It’s Xi Jiang.
I'll give you one day to move out.
Xu Yu didn't reply. He put down the cup of water and went into the room to change clothes. Before he lay down, his phone rang again. This time it was Wei Pei'er.
I've been feeling unwell these past few days, constantly sleepy. He called me but I didn't answer. I just saw the message. He went to listen to the news and told me and Assistant Zhao to go a day later. Did he come to see you? Try not to anger him. The elders didn't choose him in the family election this time, and he's upset and almost broke up with the family.
[I'll come over tomorrow and help you persuade him. Don't reply to me. I'll call you tomorrow.]
Xu Yu didn't reply.
Outside, Zhu Wenxu made a cup of milk and knocked on the door. He saw Xu Yu had changed his clothes and was ready to go to bed. There was no emotion on his face. He was not affected by Xi Jiang at all. He suppressed the comfort he had been thinking about for a long time and said, "Drink it and go to sleep."
Xu Yu took the glass and asked, "What time do you get off work tomorrow?"
Zhu Wenxu thought for a moment and said, "If it's not busy, it should be about the same as today. I'm not sure."
"Then we'll talk about it tomorrow."
"good."
Zhu Wenxu was curious and wanted to ask, but the door was closed without any hesitation. He went back to the living room to pour a glass of milk, returned to his room, set the air conditioner on timer, and prepared to go to sleep.
The night was exceptionally long, and the Bentley sped along the road, stopping at the side of the road in a bustling area. While he was locking the car, many men and women had already fixed their gazes on him. As for what they were saying, Xi Jiang had no time to listen.
Entering the second-floor private room, facing the first-floor stage, the band drummed and sang "Blue Bird" in a passionate, high-pitched voice, while the crowd cheered. Sun Xuefan, who was in the middle seat, ordered a drink, tossed a mint candy into Xi Jiang's hand, sat down, and asked, "Why are you alone?"
Xi Jiang took out his cell phone and typed in the memo: No?
Sun Xuefan took the phone and replied: Didn't you want to bring Zhu Wenxu? Why didn't you bring him?
Xi Jiang locked his phone, a rare look of impatience on his face. Sun Xuefan guessed most of what was going on but didn't dare to say anything. He picked up a cocktail and clinked glasses with him.
All the words were in the wine. After three drinks, Sun Xuefan and the other friends rolled dice. Xi Jiang, who didn't know him, drank a beer and left with a cigarette. He smoked a long cigarette and glanced at his phone in the middle. Xu Yu didn't reply to him.
Maybe he's already asleep.
When Xi Jiang thought of the situation just now, when Zhu Wenxu gently bent down and kissed Xu Yu's cheek, he wished that moment was fake, but he had to admit that it was real.
He couldn't smoke anymore, so he went back the way he came and took the stairs on the side of the entrance hall. He noticed that there was an acquaintance in the all-female booth next to him. As the traffic lights flashed, the other person also looked over.
The girls around them were dancing, their bodies swirling with all sorts of colors. There was a mix of people, all kinds of orientations, and people whistled when they saw a handsome guy on top. Ke Yu had a cold face, pushing away the hands of strangers pulling at his clothes, rolling his eyes at Xi Jiang and silently raising his beautiful middle finger.
Xi Jiang remained unmoved.
The well-behaved girl next to him hugged Ke Yu and said softly, "Who is that? Do you know him?"
Ke Yu commented bluntly: "A rich, stupid second-generation rich man."
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Xu Yu woke up extra late because he hadn't slept well in the middle of the night. He opened the refrigerator and found that there were not many vegetables left, so he decided to go to the vegetable market. He bought a bottle of iced Coke and just as he left the community, he looked up and saw Xi Jiang leaning against the car.
He was wearing sunglasses and looking in Xu Yu's direction. Xu Yu looked at him for a long time without any reaction, then walked straight across the zebra crossing and into the vegetable market to pick out vegetables.
Yu Guangcai noticed that Xi Jiang followed him and stood not far away, fanning his nose. This was Xi Jiang's first time to the vegetable market.
Because they were keeping their distance, Xu Yu quietly selected the dishes, bargained for two more radishes, and bought a box of curry at the supermarket.
The cashier finished scanning the box, and Xi Jiang, who was standing nearby, snatched it away. He threw it back: "Ah Xu doesn't eat curry."
Xu Yu: "He's not picky about food."
"I'm a picky eater?"
"You're not picky about food." Xu Yu paid and put the food in the bag.
"You want to cook for him for the rest of his life?" Xi Jiang followed behind him, "Does it have to be so cheap?"
Xu Yu picked up some peppercorns and star anise, completely unconcerned with Xi Jiang's voice. Xi Jiang watched him buy this and that, and even stuffed a bottle of soy sauce and a bag of sugar into his cloth bag.
"He might as well find a nanny." Xi Jiang added.
Xu Yu stopped walking and asked, "Brother, why didn't you find a nanny for yourself?"
Xu Yu was basically responsible for his food and daily life, and later on, his boyfriend and girlfriend took care of him, and he never hired an aunt.
"A meal is nothing to him." Xi Jiang said, "Aren't you afraid that he can't stand you?"
Xu Yu asked calmly, "Like brother?"
"……I don't."
Xu Yu didn't say anything. He bought a bunch of garlic sprouts at a stall and walked out of the vegetable market. The traffic light turned red for 30 seconds. Xi Jiang approached again: "Aren't you tired?"
Xu Yu was indifferent: "I'm used to it."
Xi Jiang pushed up his sunglasses, not knowing how to respond. He crossed the zebra crossing, watched him enter the residential complex, left him behind, and followed him into the elevator.
Xu Yu didn't say a word. He swiped his card to enter, changed his shoes and started preparing dinner.
There was no intention of being polite at all. After changing his shoes, Xi Jiang entered the living room and looked around. The area was not even as big as the Oasis community where Xu Yu and he had lived. The furnishings were fresh and the air was filled with fragrance. No matter how you looked at it, it was better than Oasis.
As for what was good about it, he couldn't say it for the moment.
Xu Yu was busy in the kitchen and had no time to notice his presence. Xi Jiang took a selfie, deliberately including Xu Yu in it, and sent it to Zhu Wenxu.
[Guess where I am?]
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