Chapter 38
Fu Huaifei was not an expert in tea art; these words were taught to him one by one by Sang Yan.
Therefore, I accidentally overdid it when I was performing, and almost shouted "giegie" while jamming my voice.
The usually slow-witted Shen Tingzhou noticed something was wrong and wondered if Fu Huaifei had a cold. Why was his voice so...
It's hard to describe.
But Fu Huaifei himself didn't notice anything and was still caught up in the exaggerated drama. He said to Xu Xun, "Xiao Xun, why don't you say anything? No way, no way, you are not really angry, are you?"
He is not good at playing the role of tea, but he is quite good at playing the role of weakness.
Fu Huaifei first showed his perfect profile, then Daiyu frowned and coughed, looking at Shen Tingzhou with a pitiful and helpless look.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I made Xiaoxun unhappy."
Shen Tingzhou: ...
Was it his illusion? Why did he seem to hear someone calling 'giegie'?
Xu Xun wiped his mouth with a napkin calmly, "Uncle, I'm younger than you, don't call me giegie."
Fu Huaifei felt guilty. Ah, did he just scream out?
Sang Yan desperately winked at Fu Huaifei: You didn't call him out, he was teasing you, hurry up and confront him!
Although Sang Yan affirmed it, Fu Huaifei still lacked confidence, "I don't have..."
Xu Xun put down his napkin. At this moment, his and Fu Huaifei's roles were reversed. He seemed to be the elder and looked at Fu Huaifei in an unfathomable way.
Xu Xun chuckled, "Since my uncle wants to take Dr. Shen to see the cat, let's go."
Shen Tingzhou thought Xu Xun was speaking sarcastically and dared not say anything.
Xu Xunchong smiled at Shen Tingzhou and said, "Let's go watch the belly dancing cats. I think it's quite interesting. I'll just stay at home and take care of the three cats."
His attitude made Shen Tingzhou even more embarrassed, "How about... forget it."
Xu Xun advised: "Go ahead, the purpose of going out on vacation is to have fun. Take more videos and show them to me. It will be like I am going there."
Sang Yan looked defensive, he suspected Xu Xun was hiding a bigger conspiracy.
But the other party did not do that. He was gentle and generous throughout the whole process and even personally sent Shen Tingzhou to Fu Huaifei's car.
Sang Yan couldn't understand his action, but at least Dr. Shen got in the car.
Men are fickle. They may look uneasy now, but they will be obsessed with cats later and will not feel any guilt at all.
Sure enough, on the way, Shen Tingzhou had all kinds of entanglements and regrets.
He should stay at home with his wife and children, bah, stay at home and take care of three cats with Xu Xun.
But when he arrived at the place and saw the cat Baiwan and the cat dancer, Shen Tingzhou's eyes instantly widened.
This is a million cats! ! This is Shen Tingzhou’s longest-time favorite pickled mustard cat. He has been playing with it online for four or five years and would watch its videos before going to bed.
Later, Shen Shen and Xu Xu were born, and Xu Xun also started posting cat videos on his Moments.
Shen Tingzhou gave up Cat Million and threw himself into the arms of Little Silver Gradient and Orange Cat.
Now the cat Baiwan appeared in front of him vividly. Looking at the beautiful heterochromatic eyes, the smooth fur, the four snow-white paws, and the cute little belly, Shen Tingzhou's soul was shaken.
In addition to Cat Million, there are many other internet celebrity cats that he often sees.
Shen Tingzhou was so happy that he almost fainted, and sent Qin Si more than ten messages to show off.
The other party ignored him and replied with cute pictures of Shen Tingzhou's own cats, each of which was so adorable that it made people's hearts flutter.
After fighting with Qin Si for a while, Shen Tingzhou happily immersed himself in heaven and started petting the cat.
Seeing Shen Tingzhou so happy, Fu Huaifei also felt happy. He followed Shen Tingzhou and moved among the cats.
These cats were all hired by Sang Yan at his own expense. Since he didn't know Shen Tingzhou's specific preferences, he decided to win by quantity.
The main dish is a big cat stew, with all kinds of cats invited for Shen Tingzhou to choose.
Shen Tingzhou naturally liked them all and wanted to jump up and down to pet the cats.
At first, Fu Huaifei followed Shen Tingzhou with a smile on his face, but soon he couldn't smile anymore.
Because Shen Tingzhou only stroked the cat and ignored him, and even if he did, he was perfunctory.
Fu Huaifei asked shyly, "Tingzhou, are you satisfied with the arrangement of today's date?"
Shen Tingzhou nodded wildly, "Satisfied, satisfied."
"What kind of cat do you like best?"
"All is well."
"Since you like cats so much, let's..." Fu Huaifei hooked his feet and drew circles on the ground, "Let's raise a cat together."
"I like it."
Fu Huaifei was surprised, "Really?"
"All is well."
Fu Huaifei noticed something was wrong and raised his head, "Tingzhou?"
Shen Tingzhou could no longer see people in his eyes, only beautiful cats. His cheeks were flushed, and his fingers were moving so vigorously that he almost left afterimages. He felt as excited as if he was possessed by Niangniang Shiji.
Fu Huaifei stood there in a daze.
At this moment, he felt that he was very far away from Shen Tingzhou.
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After spending a whole day with Shen Tingzhou, Fu Huaifei was unable to say a few words to him.
There is only the cat in his eyes, not me.
Fu Huaifei looked at the sun visor sadly, feeling that his life was full of regrets.
Although he possesses extraordinary handsome looks, unparalleled talent, wealth that he cannot spend in ten lifetimes, and a very high social status, so what?
He is not just a poor guy in the game of love.
Fu Huaifei hugged himself and let loneliness overwhelm him - this world would eventually kiss him with pain.
After returning to the villa, Sang Yan had just parked the car when Xu Xun walked over.
He bent down and knocked on the back seat window, and Shen Tingzhou pushed the door and walked down.
Xu Xun said, "Let's go."
Shen Tingzhou looked confused, "Where are we going?"
Xu Xun ignored him and looked at Fu Huaifei in the carriage, "Uncle, I'm taking Doctor Shen out, and I won't be back for dinner."
Watching their backs as they left, Sang Yan gripped the steering wheel tightly, very dissatisfied with Xu Xun's behavior of appearing and robbing people.
Sang Yan looked towards the back seat and said angrily, "Sir, how could he do this? You are his elder!"
How can you compete with your uncle for your aunt? That's outrageous!
Fu Huaifei's long hair had been spread out at some point, making his facial features look even softer. His eyes were melancholy and his voice was weak.
"Forget it. Loneliness may be my fate in this life. Let Tingzhou go. Why bother to implicate him?"
Sang Yan said anxiously: "Sir, you can't admit defeat like this."
Fu Huaifei turned his head to the side and said sadly, "Xiaoxun should like Tingzhou too, right?"
Sang Yan: "But Dr. Shen is your beloved, you can't give him up for the sake of family affection. After all... he didn't give in!"
Fu Huaifei: "But how can I snatch it from him? He has been favored more than me since he was a child."
Fu Huaifei will always remember that when he was eight years old, he built a big castle with Lego, but the whole family was attracted by a bubble spit out by infant Xu Xun.
It was just a bubble, but he was building a big castle!
When he was nine years old, he defeated many children older than him and won the piano competition in the children's area.
But so what? Everyone was praising Xu Xuncongming who had just learned to walk.
When he was eleven years old, he...
Fu Huaifei and Xu Xun are a tragedy of "If there is Yu, why is there Liang?" As long as Xu Xun is there, he will always be the one who is not cared for.
"Xiao Sang, you don't know that I have been walking in the dark all my life."
Hearing Fu Huaifei's discouragement, Sang Yan quickly held his hand tightly.
"How could that be? When I first saw you at the age of fourteen, I was simply astonished by your beauty. At that time, I vowed to be a good housekeeper like my father and take care of you forever. You are such an excellent person, no one would dislike you. I believe Dr. Shen will definitely fall in love with you."
Faced with Sang Yan's encouragement, Fu Huaifei felt a little excited.
But thinking of Xu Xun, he was still very hesitant, "But Xiao Xun is also very likable."
Sang Yan immediately pulled him back, "How can he compare to you?"
Fu Huaifei whispered, "My parents have always liked him and have been partial to him since childhood. They also said that I..."
Sang Yan's heart was lifted up for Fu Huaifei, "What did you say about you?"
"They also said I was... an acting queen." Fu Huaifei simply couldn't say these two words. He said sadly, "They said they are not used to me because I am used to myself."
Sang Yan covered his mouth, "Oh my God, how could it be..."
He couldn't imagine that Fu Huaifei had experienced all this when he was a child.
Because of Sang Yan's heartache, Fu Huaifei confided more, "They also said that I was too nosy."
Sang Yan couldn't believe his ears. "Mr. and Mrs. Fu, how could they do this?"
Fu Huaifei sobbed, "That's what they did. They called me a fire-burning girl and asked me to tie my hair up."
Sang Yan paused, "Why is it the girl who burns the fire?"
Fu Huaifei looked resentful, "They said I have a bad temper and a small mind."
Sang Yan: ...
Sang Yan: "This is really too much!"
How can you call someone a fire-burning girl? And how can you be so petty, sir?
Sir, he is so weak, Sang Yan actually hopes he can be more energetic!
If these weren't Fu Huaifei's parents, who were nice to him, Sang Yan would have gone after them and fought them to the death.
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Xu Xun drove out of the villa. When he passed by the birch forest, Shen Tingzhou couldn't help but look outside, "Where are you going?"
Xu Xun did not answer, but asked, "Did you have fun today?"
Feeling that this was a life-threatening question, Shen Tingzhou answered cautiously, "Not bad."
Xu Xun's face was calm, and his tone was calm, "Did you take a video?"
Shen Tingzhou nodded, "I took a few."
Xu Xun: "So that cat can really belly dance?"
Shen Tingzhou: "In theory, no. In reality... it can jump if controlled by humans."
The dancer cat was so cute, especially when it was wearing a dancer's costume, that he wanted to make one for Shen Shen.
Xu Xun sighed: "It seems that it is time for Shen Shen to learn some skills."
Shen Tingzhou: “…Goodbye.” Cats should be carefree, not like chicken dolls or cats.
Xu Xun glanced at Shen Tingzhou and said, "Don't you like it?"
Shen Tingzhou's guilt surfaced again, and he tried to calm himself down and said, "That's it."
許殉沒再繼續這個話題，說，“上午我給它們洗了澡，剪了指甲。”
居然幹了這麽多活兒，沈亭州驚訝，“是不是很累？”
許殉嗯了一聲，“累。”
沈亭州噎了一下，“那……晚上早點休息。”
許殉向沈亭州發起一個靈魂問題，“如果貓今天這麽累，也只是會得到這樣不輕不重的關懷嗎？”
沈亭州：……
感覺今天的小許特別怨念，好像不是一般的貞子。
沈亭州支吾着，“我覺得，我晚上可以給你……按摩一下？”
許殉微微一笑，模樣體貼，“可是今天的沈醫生應該也很累吧，畢竟一整天都在外面，還撸了那麽多貓。”
沈亭州覺得，微微一笑是可以并入眯眯眼笑的一款恐怖笑容。
好在許殉沒有再怨念下去，開車帶着沈亭州上了山。
夜幕降下來，盤山公路寂靜無聲。
路旁兩側的高大白桦，飛速從沈亭州的視野倒退。
開到山頂，許殉停下車，車頂緩緩向後移去，視野一下子開闊起來，滿天繁星闖入視線。
在高樓大廈的城市裏，已經看不到這麽多星星了。
擡頭望着蒼穹間的星點，沈亭州心情莫名舒暢，這時許殉拽過毛毯蓋到他身上。
許殉準備得很齊全，除了防寒的毯子，還有熱湯、零食。
見許殉用打火槍烤棉花糖，沈亭州笑了，“這麽齊全嗎？”
許殉褪去貞化，把烤出來的第一個棉花糖遞給沈亭州，“小心燙。”
沈亭州接過來，“謝謝。”
他吃着烤棉花糖，喝着熱湯，仰頭看着星星，只覺得惬意放松，就連吹在面頰的涼風都感覺舒适。
許殉拿出平板，“要看電影嗎？”
沈亭州點頭，“好啊。”
許殉找了一部溫馨的電影，将車座調成舒适的坡度，在山頂與沈亭州看了一個多小時的電影。
影片看完沈亭州還有點意猶未盡，側頭就見許殉閉着眼睛，不知道是在養神，還是睡着了。
怕他被山風吹感冒，沈亭州側身去找按鈕想要關上車頂。
一只手伸過來摁住了他，沈亭州擡頭就見許殉睜開眼睛正在看他。
沈亭州微愣，“醒了？”
許殉似乎還沒完全醒，一直盯着沈亭州。
沈亭州被他看得有些不自在，懷疑自己臉上是不是有什麽髒東西時，就見他坐了起來。
許殉說，“回去吧。”
沈亭州系上安全帶，“好。”
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他們回去的時候已經晚上十點多，兩個人上樓回房間，正好撞見桑岩從傅懷斐房間出來。
沈亭州本來不覺得這有什麽，桑岩是傅懷斐的管家，出入他卧室很正常，哪怕很晚了。
但許殉突然扣住他的手，把他拽到角落。
沈亭州不解：？
許殉壓低聲音，“他衣服有些亂。”
桑岩是十分注重外在的，衣服從來都是整潔得沒有一絲褶皺，但今天領結歪了，額前頭發垂下，衣服還沾着濕意，步伐也沒有往日那麽從容。
他匆匆朝自己房間走去。
“是不是——”沈亭州懷疑，“傅先生出事了？”
許殉眼睛幽深，“你不覺得，桑岩對我小舅……”
他的話只說了一半，另一半留人無數遐想。
沈亭州順着他的話猜測，“你的意思是……小桑管家喜歡傅先生？”
許殉給了沈亭州一個“這不明顯嗎”的眼神。
沈亭州從來沒往這方面想過，不過被許殉這麽一說——小桑管家好像的确是對傅先生特別包容。
許殉：“我聽說，小舅洗澡都會要桑岩給他搓背。”
沈亭州：好家夥！
作為從來沒去公共澡堂洗過澡的小沈，他對這種搓背行為表示震驚。
許殉眯了一下眼睛，“你想，小舅赤着身，桑岩能穿着嗎？”
沈亭州：！！！
那個畫面他越來越不敢想象，不穿衣服的傅懷斐與不穿衣服的桑岩在衛生間……
不行不行，感覺好像有無數肥皂掉下來。
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因為許殉這番話，沈亭州再也無法直視桑岩跟傅懷斐。
早上沈亭州跟許殉一塊下樓，傅懷斐用一種難言的憂傷盯着他倆，但具體不知道是在看心上人沈亭州，還是在看一直比他受寵的許殉。
看得太入迷，不小心被玫瑰花刺紮到。
正在插花的桑岩，聽到傅懷斐小小的呼痛，立刻扔下手裏的花，捧過傅懷斐的手。
沈亭州走過去時，桑岩正拿柔軟的絲絹給傅懷斐擦手指的血，還時不時對着傷口吹兩下氣，滿臉的心疼。
“都怪我，把花放到先生手邊，不然先生也不會受傷。”
許殉向沈亭州投過去“盡在不言中”的眼神。
沈亭州：這……确實挺暧昧。
吃早飯的時候，桑岩把所有食物都切成塊，葡萄都剝好皮再上的，他沒讓他嬌弱的先生多動一下手。
沈亭州扔垃圾，垃圾桶裏都是玫瑰被拔的刺。
沈亭州：……
下午，沈亭州從房間出來，在走廊上與眉頭緊皺的桑岩撞了一個正着。
跟對方擦肩時，沈亭州聽見抱着日記本的桑岩苦惱道：“怎麽比昨天多掉了幾根頭發，看來得加一些蔬菜。”
傅懷斐的晚餐，果然多了一道對頭發有益的果蔬。
看到傅懷斐吃下蔬菜，桑岩露出欣慰的笑容，然後拿出随身攜帶的筆記本，記下了什麽。
晚上沈亭州又看見桑岩抱着傅懷斐一件襯衫，皺眉看着随行的人員。
“跟你們說過很多次，先生的東西由我來整理，你們把衣服熨成這樣，先生怎麽穿？”
真的會有人這麽熱愛工作嗎？
沈亭州把探出去的腦袋收回來，忍不住懷疑起小桑管家對傅懷斐的感情。
這麽強的占有欲，這麽深切的關懷，難道他真的……
如果真是如此，天吶，那小桑管家用情好深。
然後到了晚上，沈亭州的房門就被用情至深的桑岩敲開了。
“沈醫生，我能跟你談談嗎？”桑岩一臉肅然，似乎下了某種決心才過來的。
沈亭州被他鄭重的語氣吓到了，側身讓他進來。
“沈醫生，我就不兜彎子了，請您告訴我，您對先生是什麽感情？”
沈亭州吓一跳，趕忙澄清，“你放心，我對傅先生絕對沒有那方面的想法。”
桑岩情緒略微激動，“您這樣我才不放心。”
沈亭州：……啊？
桑岩痛心道：“先生為了您茶飯不思，日漸消瘦，那麽漂亮的頭發都開始掉了，您怎麽就沒有感到他這份赤誠之心呢？”
傅懷斐對他有那種感情？
沈亭州瞪大眼睛，話都說不利索，“我，他，你……你是不是搞錯了？”
“先生喜歡的人我還會搞錯？”桑岩懇切地望着沈亭州，“先生是很好的人，沈醫生，我真的很希望您能珍惜他。”
沈亭州還是難以消化，但更多是震驚桑岩。
桑岩居然為了傅懷斐來求他，就這麽愛嗎，小桑管家！
沈亭州都心疼了，反過來勸，“雖然說愛是成全，但……也不能為了成全別人，就犧牲自己的感情，你說是吧？”
桑岩聽不懂沈亭州在說什麽，但不妨礙他有自己的一番理解。
“您說得對，犧牲的感情不叫感情，真正的感情是雙向奔赴，我相信只要您了解先生的為人，您一定會跟他雙向奔赴。”
天吶，天吶。
小桑管家居然自我洗腦，他對傅先生犧牲的感情不是愛情，他一定要傅先生幸福。
沈亭州哭死，他是真的。
沈亭州摁住桑岩的手，告訴他正确的愛情觀，“你不能這麽說，你的感情也很重要！你要把自己的感受放在首位！”
跟我有什麽關系？
桑岩不理解，“呃，你說得對，但先生快樂我就快樂。”
沈亭州嘆了一口氣，“就這麽愛傅先生嗎？”
桑岩想也不想說，“那是當然，先生是我這輩子最重要的人之一，我愛先生勝過愛……”
等一下！
愛？
後知後覺意識到沈亭州什麽意思的桑岩，驚恐地後退兩三步。
“我是敬重先生，不是愛情的愛！沈醫生，您怎麽能有如此離譜的猜測？”
沈亭州懵了一懵，“只是敬重？”
察覺出他言辭間有一絲懷疑，桑岩恨不能切腹自盡以證清白。
難道沈醫生沒喜歡上先生，是誤以為他跟先生是那種關系？
天吶，不！
《雷雨》一樣的驚雷劈在桑岩的大腦，他身子搖搖晃晃，險些就要可雲附體。
桑岩潰敗地逃出沈亭州的房間，用被子蒙住腦袋，在裏面無聲尖叫。
他竟然是先生求愛道路上的重要絆腳石，天吶天吶天吶！
隔天，桑岩開始離傅懷斐八丈遠，既不交換眼神，也盡量不說話。
傅懷斐想要一杯咖啡，桑岩都是讓其他人送的。
傅懷斐：？
傅懷斐叫他，“小桑。”
桑岩垂着頭，只聽傅懷斐吩咐，不回應。
傅懷斐又叫了他一遍，“小桑？”
桑岩這才不得不回答，“您說。”
連先生這兩個字都省略了。
傅懷斐疑惑更大，“你怎麽了？”
桑岩搖頭，“沒事。”
傅懷斐：“你怎麽不看我？”
桑岩飛快看了一眼。
一旁看熱鬧的許殉說，“小舅要追妻火葬場。”
沈亭州：“……也可能是小桑管家太不對勁，他看出來了，所以關心一下。”
如果沒有昨天桑岩來房間找他，沈亭州可能也相信這是一出“昨日你對我愛答不理，今日的我你高攀不起”的爽文戲碼。
看他倆因為自己“鬧別扭”，沈亭州于心不忍。
沈亭州私下找了一趟桑岩，“你不用這樣，我相信你。”
桑岩緊繃的身體一下子松懈，“沈醫生，我跟先生真的沒有什麽。”
這時路過的管家停下來，望着天咦了一聲。
“前天晚上，我好像聽見有人要洗澡，有人跟着一塊進去了。”
桑岩立刻炸毛，“你不要胡說，那是在給先生搓澡！”
沈亭州瞳孔地震：搓澡竟然是真的！
桑岩又沖沈亭州解釋，“我穿着衣服呢，先生下面也圍着浴巾，而且先生血糖低，容易在浴室暈倒，我在外面看着不是很正常？”
上次傅懷斐“跳河”也是因為低血糖造成的。
桑岩回車裏給他拿糖時，人已經被水沖走了，被路過的大哥誤以為跳河救了回來。
管家托着下巴，嘶了一聲，“昨天下午，我怎麽看見有兩個人在接吻？”
桑岩瞪着他，“那是先生眼睛進睫毛了，我給他吹眼睛！”
管家忽然又發出诶的聲音，“那……”
不等他說完，桑岩太陽穴突突直跳，怒道：“老頭，你不要再造謠了！”
管家立刻轉過頭，“你罵我老頭。”
從不在人前惡語的桑岩捂住嘴巴，崩潰地逃離現場。
管家飄然離去，背影仙風道骨。
沈亭州：……這麽欺負小孩兒真的好嗎？
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縱然心裏覺得管家不稱職，但桑岩從未想過自己有朝一日會把老頭叫出口。
這個稱呼他甚至都沒在心裏想過，怎麽會脫口而出呢？
桑岩的職業，桑岩的素養都不允許他在外人面前這麽赤果果表露自己的真實态度。
他逃避似的瘋狂往自己房間跑，結果在門口看見了傅懷斐。
“先生？”桑岩頓住，“您怎麽在這裏？”
傅懷斐躊躇着問，“你今天怎麽了，是身體不舒服？”
桑岩表情有些尴尬，“沒有，就是……”
傅懷斐等着他的“就是”，桑岩難以啓齒，半晌才說，“沈醫生以為我愛慕先生，他一定是聽信了那個老頭……”
救命！
他怎麽又脫口叫人家老頭！！！
桑岩趕緊改口，“不是，是管家，管家。這肯定是他們主仆的陰謀，一定是的，他們竟然使用惡毒的造謠術來诋毀我跟先生的清譽！簡直是人神共憤，天理不容！”
他企圖用激動的語氣助詞，來掩蓋自己叫人老頭的真相。
傅懷斐果然被迷惑了，沒注意到桑岩的口誤。
傅懷斐表情古怪，“你的意思是他們造謠我們？”
“是的，他造謠我喜歡先生。”
“這是有點離譜。”
桑岩趕忙說，“不過我已經給沈醫生解釋了，沈醫生最終也相信了，您放心。”
提及沈亭州，傅懷斐眼神憂郁，仰頭三十九度角，展現自己完美的側臉，他開始吟唱。
“我這一生命運多舛，颠沛流離，情之一字于我來說可能是奢侈，罷了，罷了。”
“先生，您千萬不能氣餒，您現在放棄正中敵人下懷，您就應該跟沈醫生告白，我相信沈醫生會感動的。”
一聽要直接告白，傅懷斐吓得往回縮了縮。
“會不會太快了？萬一吓到亭州……”
“這種事就是要快刀斬亂麻，越拖越不好。”
在桑岩十噸雞血之下，傅懷斐重燃希望，并且約沈亭州出來告白。
傅懷斐約人的方式很古老，讓桑岩送來一份封着蜜蠟的信件。
信封上寫着，亭州親啓四個字。
這封信灑着金，熏着香，很有格調，看得沈亭州也很咯噔。
沈亭州拆掉信，傅懷斐洋洋灑灑寫了兩千字，中心思想就一句話——晚上九點，後院花藤下見。
沈亭州費力地從信裏扒拉出這句話後，心道該來的總是要來。
到了約定的時間，沈亭州穿上一件風衣出了門。
傅懷斐早已經等候在花藤架下，他今日可謂是盛裝打扮，精致到每一根頭發絲。
人站在月下，比一旁的山茶花還要豔麗。
見沈亭州來了，傅懷斐立刻露出懷春少年的表情，面頰染了幾分紅暈，怯怯地叫他，“亭州。”
亭~州~
沈亭州隐約聽到有人夾着聲音在陰陽怪氣，四下一掃，庭院深處隐隐綽綽似乎有一道影子。
傅懷斐羞怯朝沈亭州走來，開口問他，“你在看什麽？”
沈亭州收回目光，搖頭說，“沒事。”
“亭州。”傅懷斐又靠近一些，“我想跟你說——”
一道聲音打斷，“小舅。”
沈亭州跟傅懷斐順着聲源看過去，一道颀長的身影從黑暗款步走來。
傅懷斐的臉立刻變了變，“你怎麽在這裏？”
許殉抱着小銀漸層說，“遛貓。”
沈亭州：……第一次聽說遛貓的。
許殉摸着小貓柔軟的皮毛問，“你們在幹什麽？”
傅懷斐說不出來，沈亭州也說不出來。
黑暗裏的第四人氣得直磨牙，怎麽哪裏都有這個許殉！
桑岩大步走出來，“先生！”
傅懷斐看過來，桑岩用眼神鼓勵他：上，現在就表白，一鼓作氣拿下沈醫生！
傅懷斐把心一橫，轉頭拉過面前人的手，“亭州——”
許殉黑白分明的眼睛倒映着傅懷斐，“小舅是我。”
傅懷斐驚得甩掉他手，不明白站這裏的人怎麽從沈亭州變成許殉了，險些釀成倫理大錯。
傅懷斐又去看桑岩，對方繼續給他堅定的眼神。
傅懷斐再次把心一橫，深情告白，“亭州，自從三年前認識你，我就把你當做知己，只有你能看出我那幅畫的真正用意。”
被許殉拉到身後的沈亭州不解，“什麽畫？”
傅懷斐：“就是在展廳你一直看的那幅畫，那是我的作品。”
許殉：“小舅，你說該不會是那幅空白的畫像吧？沈醫生當時根本沒注意到，他只是找了一個地方背演講稿。”
晴天霹靂！
傅懷斐被殘酷的真相劈得身體搖晃，哀莫大于心死地看着沈亭州，“怎麽會……”
他擡手朝沈亭州的方向抓了抓，“亭州，這是真的嗎？”
沈亭州剛要說什麽，傅懷斐單手捂住自己的臉，把側頸繃出一道優美弧度，才傷心道：“我就知道，這世上怎麽可能有人理解我，我這樣的人……”
許殉一看他這個起勢、他這個腔調，就知道這是要演大戲。
許殉拉住沈亭州往後稍了稍，淡定地給傅懷斐騰出表演舞臺。
傅懷斐似哭非笑的，“我這樣的人，怎麽能祈求世上有另一個人懂我，知我。它算什麽畫，不過是空白的一張紙。”
桑岩奔過去，“先生。”
這一聲先生滿含心疼與不忍。
許殉就知道這幕戲肯定少不了桑岩。
沈亭州還有點懵：不是，這……
桑岩雙手捧住傅懷斐那只顫抖不止的手，淚光閃爍，“我知道您為了這幅作品費了多少心血。”
許殉在沈亭州耳邊說，“其實就是一張白紙。”
沈亭州：！
他就說那裏怎麽有一個玻璃框，當時還以為美術館臨時取消哪個畫家的作品。
桑岩說，“它并不是一張白紙，它是一個幹淨的世界！”
沈亭州覺得這是一個滿分的閱讀理解。
桑岩：“您用橘色的光照在白色畫紙上，為這個世界鋪上了色彩與溫暖。我每次看這幅作品的時候，就會想小時候我母親在暖融融的廚房忙碌，也會想起您坐在房間，一角壁燈落在您象牙白的臉龐，我的內心由衷感到平和。”
沈亭州：哇，好滿分的作文！
傅懷斐慘然一笑，“小桑，你不必安慰我。我知道我的宿命就是梵高，死亡才能為我的作品賦予色彩。”
桑岩：“您怎麽能這麽說呢？梵高哪裏比得上您？”
沈亭州：……
審美是一件很私人的事，在小桑管家眼裏傅懷斐高于一切，這也沒什麽不對。
桑岩真誠贊美，“您優秀、俊美，才華橫溢，我從來沒見過比您更完美的人。”
桑岩又用他滿分的彩虹屁，将傅懷斐全方面大誇特誇。
用詞之華麗，行文之羞恥，沈亭州都不敢再聽第二遍，地上都是他的Chicken皮豆子。
憑着自己強大的語言，桑岩成功安撫下美麗又易折的先生，将人領回了房間。
一陣風吹來，沈亭州打了一個寒顫。
反觀許殉平靜得不像話，沈亭州忍不住問，“你……”
許殉淡淡道：“習慣了。”
這三個字飽含故事，沈亭州由衷欽佩。
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這場鬧劇落下帷幕，無辜被牽連的沈亭州倒是覺得有點不好意思。
隔天他單獨找到桑岩，問了問傅懷斐的情況。
桑岩心神俱疲，昨晚似乎沒睡好，但在沈亭州面前他還是無懈可擊的完美管家，“先生沒事，多謝您的關心。”
Just as Sang Yan was about to leave, Shen Tingzhou called him again.
Sang Yan turned around, seemingly puzzled.
Shen Tingzhou hesitated for a moment, cleared his throat, and asked Sang Yan, "Does Butler Sang like cats?"
Sang Yan replied cautiously, "It's OK."
Shen Tingzhou did a poor imitation of the housekeeper, "Some time ago, a friend of mine rescued a cat. From then on, the cat would deliver some things every few days. Later, my friend beat it up."
Sang Yan: ...
Shen Tingzhou: "Because it brought rats."
Sang Yan: ...
Shen Tingzhou: "When the cat brought the first mouse, my friend touched it and fed it a cat snack, which may have given it a wrong signal..."
After listening to the whole story, Sang Yan still didn't understand what Shen Tingzhou was trying to say.
Finally, Shen Tingzhou said in an unfathomable way: "Sometimes being too gentle is not a good thing, especially when giving correct feedback on something that is wrong. Don't you agree, Butler Xiao Sang?"
Sang Yan didn't understand, but his job made him accustomed to following what others said and saying, "You are right."
Shen Tingzhou looked at Sang Yan mysteriously as he left.
Although he didn't know what he was being mysterious about, he just wanted to be mysterious.
Last night, when Sang Yan was praising Fu Huaifei's looks, he kept using words like ivory white, sculpture plaster, Oedipus, etc. to describe Fu Huaifei.
Shen Tingzhou suspected that Sang Yan had unintentionally contributed to Fu Huaifei's abnormal aesthetic taste, which was white, thin and sickly.
In the past, sickly and pale beauty was popular in Europe. Nobles, both men and women, liked to put on powder and even practiced bloodletting.
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Fu Huaifei didn't go out the whole day. He lay in the silk quilt, quietly sad and beautiful.
When Sang Yan came in with the meal tray, Fu Huaifei's expression changed. He said gloomily, "I don't want to eat."
Sang Yan looked worried, "You haven't eaten for almost a day, how can your body bear it?"
Fu Huaifei coughed weakly, "I have no appetite."
Sang Yan could only worry, "The moonlight is good today, I'll open the window, you may feel better if you get some fresh air."
Fu Huaifei nodded, lying on his side on the bed and continuing to worry.
Sang Yan lifted the heavy velvet curtains and pushed open the window. The cold moonlight poured onto the bed, making Fu Huaifei's face look even whiter, with his blood vessels faintly purple.
On normal days, Sang Yan would go outside to pick some flowers at this time.
Her husband was a man of highbrow taste, whose music was unapproachable to the masses. His life was filled with poetry and distant places, without any trace of worldly things.
But Sang Yan inexplicably remembered what Shen Tingzhou said this morning -
Sometimes being too gentle is not a good thing, especially when giving correct feedback on something that went wrong.
Sang Yan looked at the weak yet beautiful person in the moonlight, his long hair spread out beside the pillow, his face as white as snow.
Sang Yan choked up and said, "Sir, you... have lost a lot of weight."
Fu Huaifei's expression froze, and he looked at Sang Yan in shock, "What?"
Sang Yan bravely said, "You have lost weight and look ugly. No, no, you are not good-looking anymore."
He had never said such words to Fu Huaifei, let alone said them, he had never even thought about them.
What!
I'm so skinny, and I'm not good-looking?
Fu Huaifei sat up in shock from his dying illness and said in a trembling voice, "Bring me some food!"
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Doctor Shen: Butler, the eternal God!
Butler Xiao Sang: Doctor Shen, my God!