cold flame

After thinking about it all afternoon, Lin Mo didn't think of any gift for Gao Wenxuan.In the past, the other party used to go home for dinner with his sister on their birthdays. The parents would not only warmly prepare sumptuous dishes, but also send well-prepared birthday gifts. They thoughtfully included Lin Mo and said that he specially selected them. In this way, the parents would take Lin Mo's intentions were forcibly mixed into the gift.

He didn't need to prepare anything extra.

This time is different, I live in the house of the birthday star, it is really unreasonable not to say anything, not to mention Gao Wenxuan's care during this period can be said to be meticulous, Lin Mo thought, he can also take this opportunity to express his gratitude.

Looking back on his birthday every year, no matter when he was in city C or when he was studying in other places, Gao Wenxuan never forgot to wish him best wishes, especially gifts, although most of them were thrown into the drawer under the desk to cover them with dust.

Lin Mo rubbed Xiaobai's belly. From daily necessities to electronic products, none of them seemed to be suitable for Gao Wenxuan and happened to be what he lacked. Fortunately, tomorrow is his birthday, and he still has time to test the other party tonight. What gift, and then go out to buy it during the day tomorrow.

After watching the movie in the evening, Lin Mo glanced at the time, it was only 23:[-], and said to Gao Wenxuan, "It's still early, let's watch another movie."

Gao Wenxuan was a little surprised, and said, "I usually go to bed at this time, why do you think it's early today?"

"It's not that sleepy today." In fact, Lin Mo wanted to say "Happy Birthday" to the other party after twelve o'clock.

"Really?" Gao Wenxuan smiled with an expression of obvious disbelief, "I saw that you almost fell asleep when you watched the movie just now."

"Who asked you to choose this kind of film."

"Okay, if you want to sleep, go to sleep in your room." Gao Wenxuan got up and pulled Lin Mo up, "At worst, I'll talk with you before going to sleep."

Back in the room, Gao Wenxuan covered him with the quilt, adjusted the heater to a suitable temperature, sat on the edge of the bed, and asked casually, "Did you sleep this afternoon? What are you doing?"

"Practice." During the period, he also received a call from Xu Yan and was thinking about presents.

"It's not a good thing to be too hasty, just practice properly." Gao Wenxuan gently held Lin Mo's right hand stretched outside the quilt, and carefully looked at the healed part of the palm of his hand with the help of the bedside light.

"Are you going to work overtime in the study later?" Lin Mo suddenly found a topic.

"Well, there are still some things to be done, and it will be fine after a while."

"Go and do your work." Lin Mo blinked while lying on the bed, the heating gradually made the temperature in the room higher, and the drowsiness that had just been driven away swept over again.

Gao Wenxuan looked down at him seriously: "Are you driving me away?"

"No." Denial blurted out.

"Then close your eyes."

"doing what?"

"Sleep." Gao Wenxuan covered Lin Mo's eyelids with his fingers, forcing him to close his eyes.Leaning close to the undefended and quiet face, he whispered, "I'll wait until you fall asleep before leaving."

Lin Mo didn't speak anymore, because he felt the breath of the other party's sudden approach, sticking to his ear.He rolled his eyes uncomfortably, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and then he heard the sound of the bedside lamp turning off.

The black screen naturally expanded the sensory acuity, but it made Lin Mo relax instantly. He turned his head to find a comfortable angle. He had already forgotten the plan he planned to complete tonight, and fell into a deep sleep not long after.

When he breathed evenly and remained motionless, the person by his side leaned down and lowered his head, and kissed Lin Mo's forehead lightly.

"Good night."

The only one who had the chance to ask was missed last night. Gao Wenxuan never woke him up early in the morning to let Lin Mo sleep for a while. As a result, Lin Mo didn't prepare a gift on Gao Wenxuan's birthday.

In the afternoon, he didn't know when the cake Xu Yan bought would be delivered, so he could only wait at home, and when he got the cake, he was ready to go out to the nearby shopping mall, but Gao Wenxuan came back early.

"Why did you leave work early today?"

"I took an hour off and went to buy some dishes you like." Gao Wenxuan carried the briefcase and put the plastic bags in his hands into the kitchen, without mentioning his birthday, "I prepare the meals, you You can play with Xiaobai for a while."

"You don't want to go back to Uncle Gao?"

Gao Wenxuan took off his coat, a little stunned, and said, "It's the same whether you go back or not."

Tired of playing in the living room, Xiaobai stretched out his tongue on the floor to pant. Lin Mo poured him some dog food and watched it finish eating. It was time for dinner.

Gao Wenxuan cooked a lot of dishes, regardless of meat or vegetables, all of them were Lin Mo's favorite flavors, as if he was celebrating his birthday today, obviously the one who cooks is the birthday star.

Sitting at the dining table, Lin Mo found it difficult to say "Happy Birthday" on his own initiative, and the two of them finished the meal happily.When Gao Wenxuan went into the kitchen to wash the dishes, Lin Mo took out the cake that Xu Yan bought from the room, put it on the cleaned table and opened it.

Feeling that there is only one cake seems a bit strange, he took out the red wine stored in the cabinet, poured two glasses and placed it beside him.Plug in a few candles and light them, and finally turn off the lights in the living room and dining room, and the night immediately fills the air.

When Gao Wenxuan came out of the kitchen, he saw candlelight flickering on the exquisite round cake. Behind the flickering lights was a face with the corners of its mouth moving. The star-like eyes were covered by an orange halo, adding a layer of softness. The color, like the charming brilliance of the setting sun, exudes a dim and strong gorgeous look.

After seeing Gao Wenxuan sitting down beside him, Lin Mo said solemnly, "Happy birthday."

"It's not easy to wait for this sentence. I didn't hear it until now." Gao Wenxuan picked up the goblet, looked at the red wine in the glass, and motioned to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo also picked up the wine glass and touched him lightly, saying: "If you didn't drive me to bed yesterday, I would have heard the blessing."

Gao Wenxuan immediately understood, and said with a smile, "So you didn't want to go to bed early yesterday because you wanted to wait until twelve o'clock."

"It's not all because of this..." The mellow aroma of red wine melted in his mouth, Lin Mo pointed to the cake and said, "Make a wish."

"It's been a long time since I saw a cake on my birthday." Gao Wenxuan just stared at the candles for a few seconds, and then blew them out cooperatively.

Lin Mo turned on the light in the restaurant and returned to his seat, only to find that Gao Wenxuan was looking at him with a smile on his face, "What are you laughing at?"

"Laugh when you are in a good mood."

"I haven't given you anything yet, so I'm in such a good mood."

"You can spend my birthday with me."

Lin Mo avoided his gaze and looked at the cake on the table. There were two human figures drawn on it. There was no need to guess that one was Gao Wenxuan, and the other was naturally drawn by Xu Yan.

"This is Xu Yan's birthday present to you."

Gao Wenxuan stared at the two cartoon characters close together and said, "He is very caring, please help me to say thank you to him."

"Well, how about cake now?"

"I just finished eating, I'll cut a small piece and eat it slowly." Gao Wenxuan only took a plate to put the cut cake on, and then each of them tasted the small piece of cake with a fork.

Gao Wenxuan said: "I used to go to your house for birthdays, this year is very special."

"Didn't you go to your parents' house before?"

"No." Gao Wenxuan said thoughtfully, "I don't really like birthdays, but today I feel different."

Lin Mo scooped up a small piece of cake dipped in cream and said, "Because there is an extra birthday cake today?"

"Yes." Gao Wenxuan remembered something, smiled and said, "Speaking of which, should I still have a gift?"

"Cough..." Lin Mo took a sip of wine to hide his embarrassment, and said honestly, "Can I deliver it later? I haven't bought it yet."

"But a gift that isn't given on your birthday is a lot less meaningful."

"When will you care about these things?"

"It's not surprising that you start to care about it now, is it?" Gao Wenxuan smiled half-smile, "Then tell me what you are going to buy as a gift."

Lin Mo still couldn't answer this question, so he said, "I can't think of a suitable one, why don't you tell me what's missing."

Gao Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Give me what I lack?"

"I try my best."

"If you want to say that there are too many things that are missing, I lack a house that is three times larger than it is now, and I also lack a nanny to help with daily cleaning and dinner, and an assistant to help me organize the materials for writing a thesis..."

"You—" Lin Mo said helplessly, "I take back that sentence, and I'll tell you when I've decided what to buy." At the end, he whispered, "Isn't it enough to spend your birthday with you?"

"Then no gift." Gao Wenxuan said slowly, "I just made a wish, as long as you can help me realize it."

"What is it?"

"Yes……"

Before he finished speaking, Gao Wenxuan put down the tableware and leaned towards Lin Mo. He put one hand on the back of the chair Lin Mo was sitting on and half encircled him. , exudes a light lick on the creamy sweet lips.

"You—" Gao Wenxuan ignored the slight exclamation, covered his lips, and blocked the other party's words.

Lightly, taste... like tasting the last smear of butter that is about to melt on the plate, hold it between your lips and teeth, can't bear to swallow the nostalgia, patiently wait for the sweetness to wrap the whole mouth, and slowly dissipate due to the hot temperature .

Gao Wenxuan tried to get more, he sucked his soft lips, and couldn't help but use his tongue to enter the slightly opened gap, just when they touched each other, he was pushed away by the other party.

Lin Mo bounced up and pushed the chair back vigorously. The sound made Xiao Bai, who was resting leisurely, startled, and turned his head to look at the master who was standing and sitting.

"I think you're drunk." Lin Mo didn't look at Gao Wenxuan, left this sentence coldly and turned back to his room.

After closing the door, he felt his heart beating incessantly. He leaned against the door blankly, thinking about the inexplicable kiss that happened just now... It seemed that everything was going with the flow, and there was something wrong.Gao Wenxuan's temperature remained on his lips, with a bit of wine aroma, his body felt the slight drunkenness at the moment of throbbing, and when he was about to sink, the remaining rationality reminded him - this is the second time.

That's right... Lin Mo lowered his eyes, and the late-night kiss a few years ago couldn't be restrained in his mind. He didn't want to repeat the embarrassment after hope was burnt out. Instead of hearing more cold and cruel words, it's better to break this dreamlike illusion with his own hands. .

He must have thought of me as his sister again...

Lin Mo looked towards the head of the bed in the dark, as if what appeared in front of him was the picture of him saying goodnight to someone every night. The warm yellow light was like a moment of indulging in each other's eyes, which made him suddenly trance.

The feeling of elusiveness came again, always far and near, accompanying him until now.

The living room was dark, only the dining room was dimly lit.Gao Wenxuan sat at the table expressionlessly and drank the wine in his glass.

"I think you're drunk."

Holding the empty wine glass, he thought of Lin Mo's expression when he said this just now, with a trace of disgust in his resistance, such an expression easily put him in a state of despair.

On the missing corner of the cake, there is still the background of the cartoon image of the two people, like a silent mockery.This birthday, which was supposed to be warm and harmonious, ended in such a diametrically opposite way.