five years later

An Yuan is a bit tired, but there is no way, life must go on.

It is still summer, and the wind blowing from the subway makes people feel cool.An Yuan lowered his head little by little, like a chicken pecking at rice.He didn't fall asleep, he just felt tired, and his bones were not right.Fortunately, there were not many people in the carriage at this time, and there were a lot of empty seats.

An Yuan hugged his bag, and the whistling sound passed through his ears, making him a little dizzy.

The moment I walked out of the subway station, the goose bumps disappeared instantly, replaced by thick sweat all over the tip of my nose.

It's still summer.

An Yuan thought so.He cheered up, looked up at the passers-by, and suddenly came alive.

Just before taking two steps, the phone buzzed.

An Yuan connected.The other party seemed to be drinking too much, and he would hiccup after saying a word or two, so that he could smell the wine through the screen.

"Okay, got it, wait there, I'll be there right away."

An Yuan exhaled lightly, and walked forward helplessly to take a taxi.

The weather was so hot that even the driver's face was not so pretty.An Yuan reported the location wearily, then leaned against the car glass and began to doze off, closing his eyes and letting himself go.

In fact, it's not too far away, An Yuan got out of the car half an hour later.

The person who called him just sat on the ground pitifully, and raised his eyes after hearing his voice, his eyes were wet.

"There's something wrong with you. You dare to drink while dressed like this. What if something happens to you?!" An Yuan was furious, and took two steps forward to help him up.

"You, don't be angry," An Mi burped, making the other person's face smudged. "I didn't do anything, just wait here for you to pick me up."

An Yuan knew that he was drunk, so he didn't bother to argue with him, so he helped someone to go to the side of the road to take a taxi.

If I knew it earlier, I would have asked the master to wait.

I don't know how long I waited, and finally an empty car came over.An Yuan seemed to have received an amnesty, and hurriedly threw him in.

Fortunately, An Mi was very quiet when he was drunk, and he didn't go crazy. He leaned on his shoulder and seemed to have fallen asleep.

It was past eleven o'clock when I got home.An Yuan let out a long sigh, thinking that if this continues, he will die suddenly at work sooner or later.

An Mi really fell asleep.An Yuan had no choice but to half help and half drag the person upstairs.

This night did not appear to be unusual before, and An Yuan never thought that he would meet him again.But Liu Youxia just appeared without saying hello, as if an asteroid had hit the earth, and there was another hole in An Yuan's heart.

The house was rented when Anyuan graduated from senior year, and all his savings were put into it, and he rented it for three years in one go.At that time, my thoughts were very simple, no matter what, I had a place in this strange place, even if I couldn’t find a job after graduation, it didn’t matter.

Maybe it's because of feelings, or maybe it's because An Yuan is too lazy.After graduating, I found a job. After three years, the house expired and the rent was renewed. This is already the fifth year.

An Yuan looked at the big lala sitting at the top of the stairs, and his heart skipped a beat twice.But he didn't say a word, and his expression was even a little indifferent.

Liu Youxia imagined countless scenes in his mind where he and An Yuan would meet again, but the only thing he didn't guess was An Yuan's appearance.Mature, the formerly handsome face has shown sharp lines.With sword eyebrows and star eyes, her pursed lips are like a taut bow, and she can't find the slightest gentleness at the beginning.

An Yuan skipped him, and carefully helped An Mi to open the door.It was very inconvenient, and Liu Youxia also noticed it, but he suddenly became timid and didn't dare to say a word.

An Yuan didn't lock the door after entering. After a while, Liu Youxia came in with a suitcase knowingly and playfully.

"I'll go to the bedroom to pack my things." An Yuan put An Mi on the sofa, and didn't move his eyelids when he spoke.

Liu Youxia felt that something was wrong, but he held back and didn't ask.

An Yuan moved quickly.He moved two thin blankets from the bedroom and turned on the air conditioner.

"You can go in and sleep, and I will give you the money tomorrow morning."

Liu Youxia suddenly understood.He stood up and sneered, "What money?"

An Yuan glanced at him.This glance was neither salty nor dull, as if looking at an unrelated stranger.

"You also paid for the rent. Now that you're back, shouldn't I return the money for the past three years?" Although it was a rhetorical question, An Yuan said it a bit meanly, like a villain sticking a needle the sound coming out.

"What do you mean?" Liu Youxia grabbed An Yuan's hand covering An Mi with a blanket, and glanced at the sleeping man lying on the sofa with a clear look.

"girlfriend?"

But An Yuan didn't answer him.He just brushed Liu Youxia's hand away, looked him straight in the eyes and said, "It's nothing interesting, I owe you money to let you in."

"If you don't want to let you go, I have to go to work tomorrow and I don't have the energy to accompany you." After speaking, An Yuan took his clothes and walked to the bathroom, leaving Liu Youxia standing there, like ice cream that is about to melt in summer .

An Yuan was really tired.He took a quick shower, wiped his hair half dry, and then lay down on the sofa to sleep.

He just took out the blanket to dry last weekend, and the laundry detergent on it still smells good.

An Yuan hugged the pillow, and soon fell asleep, but he seemed to have fallen into a dream in panic.He actually hates dreaming, especially this kind of dream that he knows he is dreaming. It always feels that it affects the quality of sleep, especially when he is extremely sleep-deprived.

The alarm clock rang on time at 06:30 the next day, but it was not for Anyuan.He forgot to turn it off last night and woke up Liu Youxia early in the morning.

An Yuan is a person without a biological clock. Without an alarm clock, he can sleep forever.At this moment, he was frowning and struggling in the dream, with no sign of waking up.

Liu Youxia didn't sleep all night, not only because of jet lag, but also because of the person who was separated from him by the door.He felt that An Yuan had changed and became unpredictable, or in other words, he felt that An Yuan no longer liked him.

So he got up.The two people in the living room are still sleeping, the sun has come out, and the light from the gap in the curtains hits An Yuan's face, which makes him look like the warm smile many years ago people.

Liu Youxia squatted down, he stretched out his hand to smooth the brow of the other party, but retracted his hand when he was about to touch it.After a while, he stretched out his hand again, and traced the other party's face that had already shown the appearance of a mature man through the air.

During the five years of studying and working abroad, Liu Youxia has successfully mastered eight major cuisines and various desserts.But limited by the ingredients at Anyuan's house, he decided to go out and buy breakfast.

Time can change many things, but fortunately, the wonton stall and steamed stuffed bun shop at the entrance of the community are still there.Liu Youxia had the cheek to ask the owner of the wonton stall to pack three servings of raw wontons for him, and took some dried seaweed and dried shrimps before he retired under the strange eyes of the other party.

He turned around and bought buns, fried dough sticks and soy milk from the bun shop next door.Both hands were very full, and the heavy feeling slightly filled his uneasy heart.

Liu Youxia was a little proud that he hadn't woken up yet.

He entered the kitchen, which was empty and deserted.

Fortunately, he still had some foresight and took some ingredients from the boss, otherwise, who would eat the dry wontons.

Materials are limited, no matter how ingenious Liu Youxia's hands are, there is no way to turn decay into magic.He covered the pot and was about to go to the living room to wake someone up.

But when he turned around, An Yuan who was standing at the door startled him.

The other party didn't speak, and he wasn't even half ashamed to scare him.An Yuan just glanced at him, then went out to wash up.

Liu Youxia's heart sank suddenly, just like last night.After a while, he lowered his head and smiled, but his expression was very gloomy.

It was only when the wontons came out of the pan that An Mi struggled to get out of the blanket.His makeup hadn't been removed, his face was greasy, his wig had long since fallen off, and he was extremely depressed.

"Brother, are you cooking? It smells so good." An Mi rubbed her eyes and walked into the kitchen in a daze, almost bumping into Liu Youxia's bowl.

"Ah—" An Mi took a big step back, "Who are you?!"

Liu Youxia didn't speak, but looked at him with an unattractive look.

"Anmi," An Yuan called him out of the toilet, frowning all the way and dragging him to the bathroom in disgust. "If you dare to drink again, don't come to me. Auntie will explain it by herself."

An Mi lowered her head and didn't dare to make a sound, and obediently went to the bathroom to tidy herself up.

"This is your cousin?" Liu Youxia relaxed his expression, and the words he said also showed a bit of joy.

"You can stay here or you can go out. I will pay you back the money at night." An Yuan didn't answer his question, went to the door to change his shoes, packed up and shouted towards the bathroom: " An Mi, I'm off to work."

An Mi knocked on the door twice, indicating that he knew.

"You didn't eat breakfast?" Liu Youxia stepped forward to pull him but didn't have the courage, so he asked aggrievedly: "I prepared for three people."

An Yuan glanced at him coolly, but didn't make a sound.After a while, he opened the door and left a sentence without looking back: "You can eat it or throw it away as you like."

The sound of the door closing was like a poisoned sharp knife, and Liu Youxia was powerless to fight back.He clenched his fingers, pursed his lips and stood at the door without saying a word.

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