The elevator closed slowly with a ding. Ye Kai held the folder in his hand, his beautiful eyes looking at Gu Xiu coldly and sharply. At the last second, he finally reached out and grabbed a door, then stepped out with a chill all over his body.
"Speak clearly."
"What? Do you want me to help you review what you did to Chen Youhan, or do you want me to tell you in detail what kind of miserable life Chen Youhan had that year so that you and your new boyfriend won't be so bored during your candlelight dinner?" Gu Xiu sneered expressionlessly, "It's his bad luck that Youhan fell in love with you."
Ye Kai stared at him intently, his anger suppressed by his upbringing. He was immersed in a depressing low pressure, loosening his tie with one hand and said slowly: "I have never done anything to let him down. If that's what you want to say, go ahead, but I'm sorry I can't keep you company."
Gu Xiu was given a blank glance by him, and a surge of anger rushed to his mind. He shouted at Ye Kai's back: "Is this the way you broke up with Chen Youhan?"
There was a buzzing echo in the empty underground parking lot.
Ye Kai stopped walking, and after two seconds, he half turned around and laughed in disbelief: "What did you say?"
"When you broke up with him, you were so cold and arrogant. It was fun to see him suffer for you, wasn't it? Where were you when he had gastric bleeding? When his GC had an accident, he was so busy that he only slept two hours a day. Where the hell were you? When he was drunk and unconscious, holding your clothes and crying while asking where you were, where the hell were you?! When he entered the operating room after receiving the critical illness notice, he was still thinking about seeing you! Ye Kai, Mr. Ye, Young Master Ye! What was Chen Youhan like before he fell in love with you? What was he like after being with you? For you, he sacrificed his whole life! Do you feel a sense of accomplishment and fucking pleasure to play with such a man? He is your brother, and he is the Chen Youhan who can get angry with the media in public for you, not a fucking dog on the side of the road!"
The folder was thrown down fiercely. Ye Kai strode towards Gu Xiu and grabbed his collar: "What the hell are you talking about? I broke up with him? I broke up with him?" His eyes quickly turned red. Ye Kai pursed his lips and panted quickly, his last tone trembling rapidly: "I, broke up, with, him? Go ask Chen Youhan who was begging him to look at me outside his door two years ago, and who was so cold and arrogant as you said that he thought even a look was unnecessary? He was tired of it and found it boring. Why do you want me to be responsible for him? Why do you want me to wait for him?"
Gu Xiu was grabbed by his collar and slammed against the wall. He groaned in pain, then said fearlessly, "I really underestimated your shamelessness. It wasn't you who broke up, but Chen Youhan who took the initiative to break up. Ha, he was the one who broke up. He said it took him two years to get out of the shadow, he said it hasn't let you go after two years, he said he was still worried that you would be cheated of money and sex by an old man, he said he wrote you into his will!" He opened Ye Kai's hand viciously, "Youhan has never said a bad word about you. From beginning to end, I was the only one who saw him frustrated and miserable, and I was the only one who stood up for him. He has no resentment towards you, nor is he unwilling to accept it. Please don't make it difficult for him, let alone disturb him. Your new boyfriend is very good, but please remember - no one else, no one else - will love you more like an idiot than Chen Youhan!"
"And you," Gu Xiu said, raising the collar of his suit gracefully, "are neither worthy of him nor worthy of his love."
The car engine roared, the Mercedes-Benz made a violent noise of friction on the lane, and then drove away angrily.
"Fuck." Ye Kai loosened his tie, took two steps, and kicked over the tall gray trash can. "Fuck!"
The time he made an appointment with Lucas was 6pm. Ye Kai didn't have time to prepare souvenirs in advance, so he asked Siqi to buy a large bouquet of flowers. The flowers were very ordinary and there was no ambiguous meaning. He didn't have time to clean up, so he reluctantly re-tied his tie and went to the door in his already tattered suit.
Fanning's security was very stable, and they were still familiar faces after two years. He didn't ask Lucas to come downstairs to pick him up, and registered at the front desk. The security guard still remembered him and turned to the registration page for 2601. Ye Kai wrote down his name and time, and then realized something was wrong. He crossed it out calmly and said to the security guard, "Sorry, it's 1701."
The page of 1701 is clean and tidy. He is the first one. The characters are still beautiful and elegant.
Lucas was surprised when he opened the door: "Why didn't you let me come down to pick you up?"
He was wearing a casual suit and a scarf. The air smelled faintly of creamy soup.
"The security guard knows me." Ye Kai said casually, and then handed him the flowers: "Congratulations on your new home."
Lucas was a very smart man. He tacitly skipped this topic and let Ye Kai in.
His house retains the unified fine decoration template of Fanning when it was developed, which is a combination of dark and light blue and gray and white. The home appliances and furniture are all impeccable luxury goods. Several sculptures and paintings should be newly added by him. His taste is impeccable, but his personality is also not found. Lucas is such a stable and calm person.
"I can understand why Mr. Chen loves this place." He accompanied Ye Kai to take a slow tour from the entrance to the living room and bedroom suite. "It is indeed unique."
"He didn't decorate it this way." Ye Kai smiled slightly, and the oil painting he brought back from Tibet flashed through his mind. He didn't know which mountain master's work it was, it was rough but full of vitality, without the halo of a famous artist, and he only spent 2,000 yuan to buy it. Chen Youhan's house was sold for 60 million yuan, but he was willing to let the 2,000 yuan painting hang in the entrance hall.
The atmosphere was slightly tense, and Lucas skillfully changed the subject: "My favorite thing about this house is the bathtub. Come here."
He led the way for Ye Kai. Ye Kai couldn't help thinking - recalling without emotion - who wouldn't like a bathtub with an open view, as if the sky was covered with a blanket. They had been ridiculous more than once.
After a tour, Ye Kai praised his paintings and his carefully crafted furnishings, politely asked about the high rent, and after learning that it was 120,000 a month, he expressed his admiration for his youth and potential, everything was just right. Lucas cooked the meal himself, with rich and expensive high-end ingredients, and the food was completely hotel-level, and Ye Kai was a little moved. He also spent a lot of money on the wine, which was rich and intoxicating, and the red wine glass was shaking under the white candlelight and the retro crystal floor lamp.
Lucas had a kind of cold tenderness. He stared at Ye Kai with that kind of gaze, and his voice was magnetic and hoarse: "Leslie, in the past two weeks when you were gone, I felt bored even after get off work."
His eyebrows and eyes are not outstanding, but he has a good temperament.
They are all smart people. Since they have made an appointment at home, there must be some hidden meanings that do not need to be expressed. Ye Kai's eyes rested calmly on his face, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "School starts in September, do you want to consider quitting your job and going to Beijing to find a job?"
Lucas took a deep breath, put down his glass, and smiled helplessly: "You are really strict with me."
He pushed his chair away and stood up, flicking a cigarette out of the cigarette box: "Want one?"
Ye Kai also stood up. Pushing open the balcony door, he could see the prosperity of Ning City. Lucas lowered his head to light a cigarette, took a puff and said calmly: "You and him are over, so it's okay to try with me. Two years have passed, and the time you have been apart is much longer than the time you have been together. After a while, you should let it go completely."
"you're right."
Lucas pursed his lips and smiled self-deprecatingly: "What exactly is wrong? Leslie, I have never been so worried about anyone. Why are you worried about me? I can tell you everything, but you always seem to be wary of my love."
Ye Kai lowered his head and smiled, then dusted off his cigarette ash: "You are so skilled."
"He should be more skilled than me." Lucas couldn't believe this reason. "To be honest, I've heard of him. He's more open than me."
Ye Kai put his hands on the railing. The view here was slightly different from Chen Youhan's, and it was a fresh view. The evening breeze blew up his hair, and he asked calmly, "It's not hearing, it's asking, right?"
Lucas was speechless and silent for a while. He let out a long sigh: "Sorry, I really can't control it."
"He has had many sexual partners," Ye Kai paused and said in a regretful and gentle tone, "but I am his first love."
Lucas stared at him intently, revealing a tight, ugly smile: "You believe this? So you're sold on this. I really don't have the ability to lie with my eyes open."
The atmosphere was a little awkward at this point. The romantic candlelight dinner, the red wine worth tens of thousands of dollars that had been drunk, and the time spent together had all gone wrong. Perhaps Ye Kai realized that he had gone too far, and the indifferent aura in his eyes receded.
Lucas is a very good friend. As a suitor, there is nothing wrong with him except that he is getting too impatient. Just like he said, people who want to climb into his bed come one after another. He only needs to hook his finger, say a few words of love, and give two gifts to anyone he likes. His patience with Ye Kai is unprecedented. It doesn't matter whether Ye Kai is touched or not, but he himself is touched.
Ye Kai put out his cigarette in the ashtray. The cruise ship whistled long and slowly sailed across the wide Xijiang River. He put his arm around Lucas's shoulders. The other person was a little shorter than him, about 1.7 meters tall. He lowered his head and looked at him for two seconds, his eyes still filled with self-examination and doubt. But Lucas didn't give him a chance, he grabbed the back of his neck and kissed him.
This was their second kiss. The first time didn't end happily, so Lucas learned from his mistakes and only used slightly faster breathing to show his infatuation. But this way of kissing was too student-like, and he tried to go further, but Ye Kai immediately retreated.
He was really furious.
Ye Kai pushed him away: "I'll help you put the flowers in."
The big bouquet of flowers he gave me could last for a week if taken care of properly. Lucas stared at his back, swallowed twice to calm his heartbeat, and said gently, "I'll go find a vase."
There was no need to look for the vase, as it was placed on the side cabinet of the bedroom suite. Ye Kai unpacked the package, picked up the florist scissors and slowly cut off the long branches. The light and shadow outside the French window flowed over him, his movements were pleasing to the eye, and the lines of his profile outlined the light and dark, which was more thrilling than the painting that cost two million to buy in the gallery. Lucas watched for two seconds, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and hugged Ye Kai from behind. His voice was trembling, almost tinged with despair: "Leslie, Xiaokai, Ye Kai, I'm thirty-two years old, and it's really embarrassing to be toyed with by a twenty-year-old student like you."
Ye Kai did not struggle, but just put down the pruning shears and the thorny branches.
Lucas smiled bitterly: "It's been almost two years. From the moment I saw you, I decided to pursue you. You may only regard me as a friend, but I really can't stand it. Actually, I have never encountered such a setback. Xiaokai, try it with me. I really, really love you."
It takes some time for red wine to show its mind-altering effect.
Ye Kai lowered his eyes, looking calmly at Lucas's crossed arms and his palms pressed against his chest. He looked pale and gaunt, with a sense of fragility on the verge of breaking. Ye Kai tilted his head slightly, sighed, and raised his hand to cover Lucas's slightly cold arm.
The lights from the tall buildings moved horizontally through the floor-to-ceiling windows, dimly illuminating the two people kissing each other.
He was panting ambiguously, and was pushed by Lucas into the cabinet. The European-style painted vase shook a little, and was caught by Ye Kai at the moment of falling.
Lucas was pushed unexpectedly. He looked at Ye Kai in disbelief, as he was holding the vase in one hand. The air was silent for two seconds, and Ye Kai put the vase back on the sideboard and walked out of the bedroom with a bit of a messy step: "I'm sorry."
There was the sound of a vase being smashed behind me.
Ye Kai wiped his lips with the back of his hand, very hard, as if he hated his distraction. But he did not stop, and while he was changing his shoes with the help of the wall, Lucas chased him out: "Leslie, my dignity is really worthless to you."
Ye Kai was silent, his Adam's apple rolled, and he could only give him four low and regretful words: "I tried my best."
The alcohol was to his head. He drank almost half a bottle, his steps were unsteady, his vision was blurry, like a criminal fleeing in panic, he slammed the door behind him recklessly. His heart was beating violently as he leaned against the wall and gasped, almost afraid that Lucas would chase him out.
How could he face him? The other party had accompanied him for two years with great kindness and patience, but he couldn't even return a kiss of his whole heart.
He tilted his neck back, swallowed hard twice, and finally calmed down and walked towards the elevator.
The low-key and luxurious car reflected the embarrassed figure. The door slowly closed, and Ye Kai saw his disheveled appearance in the reflection. He laughed miserably, and before the door closed, he desperately inserted his palm through the gap.
The shrill and sharp alarm sounded and he stumbled out.
The lights flickered before my eyes.
He hated these bright and gorgeous lights, hated these shadows that dazzled him, hated the sound of air from the fresh air system, and hated the high-end fragrances that were everywhere in the air.
He hated the corridor of Fanning's empty villa.
The green light of the emergency passage appeared in front of me, the emergency door was pushed open with a loud noise, and the stairs appeared in front of me.
...But strangely, when I saw these tiled stairs, my uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.
There are 9 floors in total, from 17 to 26.
Ye Kai lowered his head and walked up slowly, step by step. The sensor lights gradually lit up with his footsteps, layer by layer.
The pace gradually quickened.
He was crazy, so he ran to the 26th floor desperately. He held the wooden escalator tightly, and sweat covered his exposed arms, dripping from his forehead to his temples, into his eyes, and dripping along his jawline onto his shirt collar.
He was crazy to be running back to the absurdity of his eighteen-year-old self at this moment.
Chen Youhan said, watch the road carefully and don’t fall again.
He looked at the road carefully, pursed his lips, and his face and heart were tense. He ran up with messy steps, but he didn't fall or bump into anything.
On the cabinet beside the screen in the outer porch, the flowers in the vase had wilted and were hanging withered at the slender mouth of the vase.
Ye Kai panted and held his knees, his eyes burning red with sweat.
As the adrenaline wore off, he laughed wildly at himself - what was he doing?
Chen Youhan was not at home, and he had long lost the qualification to push the door open. Why did he come here? Chen Youhan pushed him away, rejected him, and gave up on him. Here he lost the love he had risked everything on, lost the passionate and ardent eighteen years old, and lost the ability to feel and trust love - but why, he still walked towards the wooden door step by step, timidly - like a possessed person.
The tip of his thumb touched the smart lock. Ye Kai breathed slowly, swallowed, and raised the corners of his mouth, forming an irredeemable sneer.
You are crazy. The voices of being rejected over and over are still vivid in my mind. The palpitations are almost engraved in my bones.
Beeping sound.
He closed his eyes and felt the pain of his heart being cut sharply.
The electronic female voice is cold and sweet.
“Welcome home,” she said.
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