He looked away in a panic, and the teasing words he had intended to continue were thrown out of his mind. The last words that came out of his mouth were a dry, "Yeah, reputation."

Shi Jin sat there in silence.

The palm on his left shoulder continuously transmitted warmth to him, and the faint scent of tobacco lingered around, trapping him in this space.

The bar changed the music at the right time. The charming tune supported the lazy English lyrics, and the ambiguous atmosphere was like smoke, lingering in all directions.

This feeling of being completely included in someone's domain made Shi Jin sense a bit of danger. He pursed his lips and tried to escape from this atmosphere: "Then, how do you want me to repay you?"

The heartbeat that lost its rhythm quickly returned to normal under the control of its master. Yu Ci let out a breath and raised the corners of his lips: "Well - how about..."

He deliberately dragged out the ending tone, which made people who listened to him feel extremely nervous.

Shi Jin's heart was slightly lifted.

"How about this." Yu Ci stroked his chin with his right hand, thinking: "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll find you to exchange it when I think about it."

Shi Jin pursed her lips: "But..."

Yu Ci patted his shoulder with his hand: "Don't worry, I will never make any request that is too difficult. I guarantee you can complete it."

After saying this, Yu Ci realized that his hand was still on his roommate's shoulder, so he took it back.

The weight on his shoulders suddenly lifted, and Shi Jin breathed a sigh of relief, but he also unexpectedly felt a little lost.

He shook his head lightly, putting aside the inexplicable emotions that were welling up, and nodded: "Okay, I promise you, I will do my best."

——

It was half an hour later when we left the bar.

Chuncheng has always been a place with a huge temperature difference between day and night.

It is baked by the scorching sun during the day and blown by the cool evening breeze at night.

The two walked slowly along the bar street.

It was only when a cool breeze blew that Shi Jin suddenly remembered what he had forgotten.

He always has the habit of bringing a coat when he goes out at night, and today is no exception.

Only when he looked at his empty hands at this moment did Shi Jin understand where that vague feeling that something was wrong came from in his heart.

He stopped and searched through his memory.

He brought his coat when he went out, but it was no longer in his hands when he reached the door of the bar.

Then, there is only one place left.

Shi Jin raised his eyes and saw Yu Ci who had stopped in front of him and was waiting for him.

He pursed his lips and walked to his side: "Mr. Landlord..."

"Wait." Yu Ci's eyebrows were knitted together, and he stared at Shi Jin with a suspicious look: "You don't forget my name, do you?"

He usually didn't call Shi Jin's name, it was more of a teasing and mocking thing. After all, it was very interesting to see Shi Jin not knowing how to respond because of the way he called her.

But Shi Jin doesn't seem like the type to tease others.

Now that he thought about it, it seemed that his roommate had never called him by his name.

The first word he opened was "Mr. Landlord".

It was hard for Yu Ci not to doubt.

Shi Jin lowered his eyes and said nothing.

So Yu Ci understood.

He closed his eyes and felt that his temper seemed to be much better in front of Shi Jin.

He exhaled and reintroduced himself: "Yu Ci, the Yu of depressed, the Ci in front of the drunken cup without words."

When he spoke of his depression, he seemed to emphasize his tone even more, fearing that Shi Jin would not be able to hear the depression in his words.

This is the first time that his name has been forgotten since he was a child.

No wonder he said that his life was so smooth sailing since he was a child. The emotional hurdle was all caused by his roommate.

Yu Ci was just getting angry here.

Shi Jin spoke up: "Mr. Yu..."

"Shi Jin!" Yu Ci interrupted him directly, feeling that he might soon be able to develop a good temper: "Is my name so ugly?"

Shi Jin pursed her lips.

He actually remembered Yu Ci's name, but he saw Yu Ci always called him roommate, so he thought Yu Ci liked that name.

And just now he just didn't have the time to explain, not to admit that he really didn't remember his name.

only......

He raised his eyes and looked at Yu Ci, whose eyebrows were raised with anger.

Is it too late for him to explain now?

It seems, as if, it's too late.

What should I do if I make someone angry?

"Brother, let me tell you, if you make someone angry, just go along with her. Do whatever she wants. Don't explain or refute."

The image of Time, holding a cup of milk tea and looking serious, flashed through my mind.

While I was going through the formalities for further studies at school, I suddenly sneezed: "Oh my god, who sneezed? Who was thinking of me?"

Shi Jin, the culprit who caused her to sneeze, lowered his eyes silently.

Then let’s not say more.

Just follow him.

So Shi Jin licked his lips and said, "Yu Ci."

The clear and gentle voice was like a basin of ice water in summer, which easily extinguished the anger in Yu Ci's head.

He snorted: "That's right, my name isn't that bad after all."

Shi Jin responded sincerely: "It's not bad, it's a good name."

So Yu Ci was satisfied: "By the way, what were you going to say?"

At this time, the two of them just walked to the entrance of an alley.

Shi Jin glanced at the alley and said, "Please wait for me."

Before Yu Ci could react, a young man in black quickly walked into the alley.

Yu Ci:......

He simply squatted down on a big rock at the entrance of the alley.

The night is dreary.

The thick night sky is like smooth satin, dotted with a few stars.

Yu Ci took out a cigarette and lit it.

The red flames wrapped around the cigarette, igniting orange-red spots of light. The dense smoke danced like a veil, and the scent of tobacco spread in wisps.

Yu Ci held a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes unfocused.

Behind him is the brightly lit bar street with colorful lights flickering behind him.

The light and shadow painted a picture on his face, with light and dark interweaving and light and shadow interweaving.

Lonely, decadent, scattered yet vivid.

This was the scene Shi Jin saw when he came out.

He paused slightly.

Such a gloomy attitude gave him an inexplicable sense of distance.

But it also made him feel familiar.

The same loneliness, the same indifference, they are the same kind of people.

Shi Jin stood there quietly, with a calm look in his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Ci turned his head.

Seeing Shi Jin, he jumped down from the big rock and raised his eyebrows at him from a distance: "Why, are you staring at me in a daze?"

So the sense of distance and broken feeling just now disappeared completely in an instant.

Shi Jin felt like laughing.

So he laughed too.

In the past, there was a smile in the quiet eyes. Those cold eyes were slightly curved, and they were as moving as melting ice and snow.

He said, “Well, because you’re pretty.”

So the one who was stunned became Yu Ci.

After a brief moment of shock, Yu Ci turned his head slightly, using the darkness to cover the tips of his burning ears: "You have good taste."

"By the way." He turned his head back: "What were you doing in the alley just now?"

He looked Shi Jin up and down.

Compared to before he went in, Shi Jin now has a black coat in his hand.

Go to the alley to get your coat?

While Yu Ci was puzzled, the black coat in his arms suddenly moved.

Facing Yu Ci's suddenly horrified gaze, the coat moved twice, revealing a black head: "Meow——"

Hello, human.

Shi Jin held the little black cat in his arms, his expression unusually soft.

He looked at Yu Ci, his face showing the same harmlessness as the little black cat: "Do you mind taking in one more tenant?"

Yu Ci stood there speechless.

Both the big and the small have this expression. Are they sure that he won't refuse?

Looking at Shi Jin who was only wearing a thin shirt, Yu Ci threw the coat in his hand at him unhappily: "You brought it here, do I have any right to refuse?"

Shi Jin felt the extra weight of the coat on his shoulders, and the words of refusal were on his lips: "Thank you, I'm not cold, this..." You should wear the coat yourself.

"Okay, just put it on." Yu Ci interrupted Shi Jin and glanced at Shi Jin's body: "Look at your body, catching a cold is no joke."

Shi Jin was silent.

What happened to his body?

Perhaps it was men's instinctive attitude towards height issues. Even though Shi Jin was indifferent, he couldn't help but want to defend himself on this matter.

He endured for two seconds, and finally spoke: "I am 1.8 meters tall."

So I'm not small.

Yu Ci glanced at him lightly: "Oh, I'm 1.9 meters tall."

So you should still wear it.

Shi Jin:......

He pursed his lips and walked forward in silence.

Yu Ci raised his eyebrows and followed behind: "What? Are you angry?"

Shi Jin ignored him.

Yu Ci quickened his pace and walked in front of him, reaching out to take the cat from Shi Jin's arms: "Come, let me hold you."

Shi Jin avoided his hand and glanced at the cigarette in his hand: "Your cigarette."

Yu Ci then remembered that he still had a cigarette in his hand: "Oh, sorry, I forgot."

He is not addicted to smoking. He only lights up a cigarette when he is bored. Most of the time, he just lights it up and doesn't smoke.

Therefore, he actually forgot that the cigarette was in his hand.

Yu Ci put out the cigarette and threw it into the trash can beside him: "I threw it away."

Only then did Shi Jin carefully hand over the little black cat in his arms.

The black cat was picked up very obediently, with a pair of bright yellow eyes: "Meow——"

There is a small, warm, furry body in my arms, so incredibly soft.

Yu Ci suddenly felt at a loss as to what to do with his hands and feet.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the little black cat in his arms.

The more I looked at it, the more I felt that this little black cat seemed familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere.

He frowned slightly and thought hard.

But before he could figure out a solution, the little black cat in his arms refused to give in.

The human before smelled sweet, but now the human holding it has an unpleasant smell of smoke, which the kitten doesn't like.

But it knew that it couldn't show its claws and scratch the human in front of it, so it pushed with its soft paws, and looked at the first human with its bright yellow eyes: "Meow——"

I want this sweet smelling human hug.

“Hey, hey, hey—” Yu Ci frantically held the kitten in his hands: “Why is it struggling?”

There was a smile in Shi Jin's eyes. He lowered his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "It seems that the smell on you is not very pleasant."

"I don't have anything..." Halfway through his words, Yu Ci remembered the cigarette he had just thrown away.

He looked away awkwardly and handed the black cat in his arms, which was kicking its little arms and legs and trying to rub against Shi Jin's arms, to him: "Then you should hold it."

Shi Jin then reached out and gently took the little black cat.

When the little black cat arrived in Jin's arms, it calmed down. After a while, it closed its eyes and began to snoring.

Yu Ci looked at the man and the cat, and suddenly he knew why he felt that the little black cat looked familiar.

The same black outfit, the same cold appearance but actually softness, and...

Shi Jin raised his head at the right time and met his gaze: "Shall we go?"

Yu Ci chuckled and said, "Let's go."

Aren’t these eyes, which can also speak, carved from the same mold?

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