0045 Night Rose, Night.45 (3100+) "I'll come over after get off work tonight to change it for you."
After sending the message, Chen Shanye put away his phone. The orange afterglow reflected from the brick wall poured in through the window and filled the small living room. The wall clock became an orange with the minute and hour hands split in half to reveal the flesh.
He walked back to the small kitchen and looked at the steamer. The plump mandarin fish would be ready in a few minutes. Hot white steam was bubbling out from the tiny gap between the lid and the pot, and the boiling water was gurgling.
He had already knocked on Zhong Mang's door when he started cooking, but the boy didn't open it. He only heard him mumbling "sleep a little longer" into his pillow. Now the meal is almost done, why hasn't he come yet? Could he have fallen asleep again?
He has been going to Ruan Mei's place frequently recently. As soon as he stops coming back, this brat starts to let himself go?
Chen Shanye frowned, opened the door and walked into the dark corridor. The dusty ceiling lamp cast a faint white light.
He clenched his fist and was about to punch the door of Zhong Mang's house, but suddenly, the door opened from the inside. Chen Shanye restrained his strength in time and avoided punching Zhong Mang in the face while he was still yawning.
"What's wrong with you lately? Are you waiting until morning to go to bed again? You get up later and later every day." Chen Shanye stopped him in the corridor.
Zhong Mang rubbed his eyes, his throat hoarse as a broken bellows: "...It's not that late, isn't it just time for dinner?"
There was a dull look in his bean-sized eyes, with blood-red spider silk streaking in the whites of his eyes. The heavy bags under his eyes were dark and heavy, and he looked like a fish that had its internal organs removed and steamed in a pot.
Just as Zhong Mang was about to go around Chen Shanye, his arm was suddenly grabbed hard.
"Ouch! It hurts! Brother, what are you doing!" he screamed.
Those five steel-like fingers seemed to be able to crush his bones through the skin. He was pulled so hard that it hurt. He gritted his teeth and tried to pull his hand free, but was held even tighter.
Chen Shanye pulled his thin arm, raised it up and stretched it out, holding it under the light of the ceiling lamp.
After checking that there were no needle holes on the skin, he grabbed the other arm and his eyes were like a dagger cutting through the blood vessels inch by inch.
At this point, Zhong Mang also knew that Chen Shanye had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Brother, I didn't get the injection!"
"No injections, but have you taken drugs? Huh? Have you ever looked in the mirror? Do you know what you look like now?"
Chen Shanye shook off his hand, raised his right hand and slapped Zhong Mang's pale cheek twice. He didn't use much strength, but his tense knuckles contained his unreleased anger.
Zhong Mang suddenly felt as if he had been hit hard by Chen Shanye twice. His skin felt hot and burning, and his teeth felt so numb that they seemed to be about to fall out of his gums in the next second.
"No, I didn't take drugs... I promised you and grandma that I would never touch those things again..." He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Chen Shanye.
Squeak——
The door of the female anchor's room was quietly opened a crack. Chen Shanye turned his head and looked over. A heavily made-up face peeked out from the crack of the door. The false eyelashes were as thick as a black umbrella, covering the girl's frightened eyes.
"Go in."
Chen Shanye's voice was so low as if it was suppressed by thick cumulonimbus clouds, and he no longer had a good temper towards his neighbors.
"Okay..." the girl stammered.
Bang, the wooden door closed again.
"Go take a shower and come over for dinner." Chen Shanye glanced at him, trying hard to suppress his anger.
The air in the air-conditioned room behind Zhong Mang was turbid, and the smell on his body was also unpleasant.
"I understand..." Zhong Mang turned and walked back to the room, with his head lowered, like a scarecrow in a rice field with its head crushed by crows.
Chen Shanye looked at the door that closed again and lowered his head. The white light on the ceiling turned his shadow into a pitch-black island, and the endless darkness pulled him in.
Shaking his head and sighing, he walked back to his room.
The setting sun reflected from the small kitchen window was extremely dazzling. He half-closed his eyes and lifted the lid of the pot. The hot air hit his face and burned the corners of his eyes.
The tip of the chopsticks poked into the steamed fish meat and found it a little hard.
The fish was overcooked and there was nothing that could be done to save it.
Shredded red pepper and green onion are sprinkled on the fish, and then poured with steamed fish soy sauce. Hot oil is poured from another pot and poured over the fish, making a sizzling sound and exuding fragrance.
He brought the steamed fish and two or three other hot dishes to the table. Just as he was about to serve the meal, Zhong Mang came into the house. His hair was wet and hung on his forehead. He had changed his clothes.
"Let me do it." Zhong Mang went into the kitchen before him, got two bowls of rice, and brought them out along with chopsticks.
Chen Shanye took the bowl and chopsticks: "Eat."
"well."
Zhong Mang lowered his head and took a bite of rice, then stole a glance at Chen Shanye through his bangs that were still damp with moisture. Only when he felt that Chen Shanye's anger had subsided a little did he dare to pick up something from the plate of fish.
"Brother, I...played games too late last night. I swear, I must go to bed early tonight and go to bed as soon as I get home from work."
Chen Shanye dipped the scallions from the fish in soy sauce and put them in his bowl. "Don't go out tonight. How are you going to drive in this state?"
"I, I can do it..." A mouthful of rice was stuck in Zhong Mang's throat, like a pointed fish bone.
But when he saw the slight ripple between Chen Shanye's brows, he stopped talking: "Got it, I'll rest tonight."
*
When Chen Shanye came out after taking a shower, Zhong Mang had already returned to his room. The washed dishes, plates, and pots were upside down in the sink, dripping with water.
Carrying his electric bike out, he looked at the tightly closed door opposite and finally raised his hand to knock.
Zhong Mang answered the door quickly this time: "What's wrong, brother?"
"I may not be back tonight. If you want to do laundry or something, just go to my room."
Zhong Mang's face turned from gloomy to bright. "I see, brother, when will you bring your new sister-in-law back to meet her? The brothers will treat you and your sister-in-law to dinner."
Chen Shanye didn't tell him about Ruan Mei in detail, but she hadn't come back to the rental house recently, so Zhong Mang naturally noticed something.
"Don't worry about it. Have a good rest tonight. I'm leaving."
"Well, drive carefully!"
The setting sun devoured the ants that were stuck on the spider web and were slowly crawling. Chen Shanye stopped the car when he passed by Amei's Hair Salon.
The hair salon had not officially opened at that time. The girls lay in a pink fish tank like goldfish, wilted by the scorching sun, and each of them looked down at their phones.
Luo Rui was scrolling through Tik Tok when she saw a tall man push open the glass door from the corner of her eye. She suddenly jumped up from the sofa and said, "Brother Shanye!"
"Come out for a moment, I have something to ask you." Chen Shanye did not go into the store. After he finished speaking, he retreated to the rotating light at the entrance of the hair salon.
Luo Rui straightened her denim skirt and puffed out her chest as she passed Wu Xiangzhen, like a little rooster with high morale.
Wu Xiangzhen chuckled and didn't bother with the little chick.
Luo Rui made her voice as charming and charming as possible: "What do you want from me?"
Chen Shanye didn't beat around the bush: "Luo Rui, have you been with Zhong Mang often at night recently?"
"Huh? Armand?" The smile on his face froze like a stone statue. Luo Rui paused for a few seconds before nodding, "Yes, I went to his place the night before last."
"Is there anything about him that's not quite...normal?" He chose his words carefully.
"Not quite normal? What do you mean?" Luo Rui was puzzled. Could that be what Chen Shanye was referring to?
Zhong Mang looks as thin as a bamboo pole, but he is quite capable in bed and has always been gentle to her.
"When he's with you, does he get particularly excited? And then becomes particularly depressed after the excitement?"
"No..." Luo Rui suddenly thought of something: "You don't suspect Aman of taking drugs, do you?"
She saw Chen Shanye's lips pressed into a straight line, and his tone became more serious: "No, he was very normal when he did it with me, not particularly excited."
"Are you sure?"
The young girl put her hands behind her back, her stiletto heels rubbing against the ground. She looked down at her faded toenails, which felt like petals gnawed by insects.
"Well, I'm sure that men who take drugs are like possessed by ghosts when they make love. No matter how weak or incompetent they are at other times, they can still have an erection." She raised the corners of her lips in mockery.
"The old beast in my family looks like this after skating, but Zhong Mang doesn't. He looks like a normal man."
For a moment, his jawline tightened and Chen Shanye clenched his fists: "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked you these questions."
He was indeed anxious. Given the relationship between Zhong Mang and Luo Rui, it was inappropriate to ask these questions.
It also brings back some bad memories.
"It's okay, Armand is a very nice person." Luo Rui smiled. The setting sun shone on her face, creating a pink luster like the surface of a pearl.
"Brother Shanye, if you want to tell me what's different, it's probably that Zhong Mang has been quite generous lately. Every time he comes to see me, he brings milk tea for the girls. He also takes me out for supper at night, or orders takeout to eat at home. He never treats me badly."
"Okay, I understand. I'm really sorry for suddenly talking to you like this today."
Luo Rui shook her head: "I'll help you watch over Amun too. If he really touches anything he shouldn't, I'll tell you."
"Okay, thank you."
Luo Rui turned around and was about to go back to the store, but Chen Shanye called her again.
"Anything else, bro?"
"Mr. Zhong Mang said he would invite you to dinner at his home. Let's do it next time. Next time, when I'm free, I'll treat you two to dinner."
Looking at the pair of black eyes that reflected the gorgeous sunset, Luo Rui smiled faintly: "Okay, thank you brother."
No ant is born wanting to be food for spiders. Even if its feet are stuck in spider silk, it still wants to look up and see the giant whales transformed from thick clouds swimming freely in the golden sea.
*
The sky gradually darkened, and a crescent moon hung on top of the neon building.
Chen Shanye came out very early today. When Ruan Mei called him to report that she had returned to the parking lot safely, he had already completed his second order and happened to park near Guangmei.
"I'm going back to the store to sort out the stock. A box of new stock arrived before I left this afternoon. I can show it to you tonight..."
The sound of vanilla ice cream melting flowed into his ears, and Chen Shanye's irritability finally subsided a little. His eyelids had been twitching tonight, and he always felt that something was about to happen.
He thought that maybe it was because the weather was too hot and he couldn't even breathe smoothly.
"What kind of goods are you getting? Are you using me as a guinea pig?" Chen Shanye asked with a smile. Another mobile phone flashed and an order popped up.
"Well, you'll find out tonight."
"Then tonight I..."
The voice paused, and he did not press the button to accept the order.
Because a man's voice came from the other end of the phone, calling out "Meimei".
————Author’s nonsense————
Happy holidays :)
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