To Oak

On the beach that day, they kissed for the first time.

In fact, for Xiang Shu, calling that slap a "kiss" seemed a bit forced.Too light and too shallow, like feathers brushing, or dewdrops falling, so light that it cannot be more light.

In the past few years, although Xiang Shu has not been promiscuous, he has basically never lost his lover's bed partner, and occasionally going to bars and other places is also rewarding.Food and sex, physical pleasure, and turmoil of desire are just as normal as eating and sleeping.That so-called "kiss" was really not something important.

But in any case, that "kiss" was not in Xiang Shu's plan at all.

He picked up many stray cats and took care of them. If there is no accident, he can take care of them until the end of their lives.Although Zhu Miao is poor and homeless, human beings are not like pets, they have many thoughts.Xiang Shu initially thought that Zhu Miao was just passing by, but unexpectedly, he was firmly rooted in the store and thrived.

Zhu Miao is still young, and it is easy to have misplaced emotions for the people he depends on, Xiang Shu knows it all too well.

During this period of time, Xiang Shu always reflected on himself, whether he was too kind to Zhu Miao.Sheng Mien fights Mi Qiu, and the same is true for being kind to others. If you can't be kind all the time, then the momentary kindness will turn into hatred when it is withdrawn.He has a deep understanding of all this, and he and He Zheng were like this before.

But everything derailed too quickly.

Zhu Miao is really like a young seedling, the branches and leaves are still so immature, but the root system has been firmly grasped in the soil.Back from the beach that day, Xiang Shu took a bath and lay on the bed, fell asleep and dreamed.The main character in the dream has tight and warm skin, and the voice is clear but a little hoarse. The most clear part in the dream is the lips.The lips are slightly upturned, very thin, the lower lip is plump, and the corners of the lips are slightly upturned, glowing with water—a lip shape that is very suitable for kissing.

The dream was chaotic, and after waking up, Xiang Shu lay on the bed in large characters, staring at the morning light in a daze.

He has a wet dream.

This has not happened for many years. I can't remember when it was the last time. It may be when I was eighteen or nineteen years old, and I was still a young boy.He is used to sleeping naked, so he got up from the bed, put on home pants, tore off the sheets and covers, stuffed them into the washing machine, and went to wash.He was halfway through brushing his teeth when he froze suddenly.

Those lips belonged to Zhu Miao.

When they met for the first time, Xiang Shu noticed that those were lips that made people want to kiss at first sight.

Xiang Shu's mouth was full of toothpaste foam, but he stopped brushing his teeth, looked at himself in the mirror, and cursed secretly in his heart.Then that day, he didn't sleep well for a while, and he stayed up late to roast a batch of raw beans, so he was so sleepy that he fell asleep lying on the bar.

In a daze, he felt his lips itchy and wet. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhu Miao's eyes, round and slightly drooping at the corners, pitiful and cute.He thought he was dreaming, and whatever he did in the dream was allowed.As if falling into a dream, he subconsciously deepened the kiss. After the kiss, there was still a lot of content. In the dream, everything was happy.

But soon, he felt something was wrong.

All this is too real, the rubbing of lips, the protruding of tongue and tongue, the collision of teeth, everything is electrified, it feels as comfortable as soaking in hot water.Because it was too real, Xiang Shu soon became alert, and the drowsiness disappeared in an instant, and he pushed Zhu Miao away.The moment he pushed it away, he saw the bright light in Zhu Miao's eyes suddenly disappear, and he regretted it but didn't regret it.

This is not the first time Xiang Shu has hurt someone's heart.

But Zhu Miao is a little different.After breaking Zhu Miao's heart, he himself seemed to be more troubled than Zhu Miao.Zhu Miao's appearance always appeared in his mind, standing under the dim yellow light in the store, his lips were still shining, but his eyes were dim, eyes downcast, head down, fingers digging at the seam of his trousers helplessly.

It made him irritable.

He doesn't like to use violence to solve problems. He vowed long ago not to do it again, and the feeling of being out of control makes him feel very bad.When he went to teach Zhu Miao's teacher Lin that day, he felt that he was about to lose control, and he could feel the blood boiling in his head. Fortunately, Zhu Miao gave him a hand.

He always couldn't help thinking of Zhu Miao that day.

Zhu Miao leaned against the wall, sweating all over his face, and handed him his hand anxiously.

"You're just in a bad mood," Zhu Miao said in a low voice, "I was the one last night, don't be angry."

Xiang Shu's train of thought was interrupted. He looked at Zhu Miao and felt very puzzled.It was obviously his fault, why did Zhu Miao look so guilty and easy to bully—like a puppy who was pushed away by the owner, not sad for a while and then full of expectations to come up to him.

Xiang Shu choked out the cigarette he had just lit, and threw the butt away.

Because he felt a itchy throat, probably because he smoked too much recently.

Seeing that he still had no expression, Zhu Miao thought he was still angry, and muttered again: "I'm sorry."

Xiang Shu stood up suddenly, and the chair was knocked back by him. The legs of the chair made a sharp sound on the ground, and the tortoise, which was scared out of breath, scrambled back into the water with a "plop".

"Don't tell me you're sorry."

Xiang Shu only said this, then turned and went back to the shop.Zhu Miao stood alone in the yard for a while, but didn't want to go in, so she found something to do for herself, watering the flowers.

Xiang Shu pushed the door open again and said, "Don't water it, look at the sky, it's going to rain, if you water it again, you'll drown."

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and it rains a lot during this period, which is called "Dragon Boat Water" by the locals.There hasn't been a sunny day recently, and even if it is sunny, it won't be sunny for long.The sky is dark now, the clouds are dark, the air is hot and stuffy, and it is estimated that it will rain in a short while.

In the past few days, Zhu Miao has been very careful and hasn't watered much, but just now he was in a hurry and didn't know what to do, so he thought about watering.After being told by Xiang Shu, he put the watering pot back again, let out a listless "hmm", walked past Xiang Shu, and went upstairs to do his homework.

After the turmoil just now, the remaining customers in the store left quickly, and there is no one in the store now.

In order to concentrate and stop thinking about it, Xiang Shu made himself a cup of coffee.This batch of beans is freshly roasted. The coffee beans from Yunnan are moderately sweet and sour, with a soft and balanced taste, which is rare and delicious.But he was restless, the water flow to make coffee was intermittent, and the miscellaneous smell from a cup of coffee covered the original taste, making a mess.

The vinyl player in the store was playing music, and there was thunder outside. One of them was doing homework upstairs, and the other was making coffee downstairs, both absent-minded.

Xiang Shu's phone vibrated, and he clicked on it to see a typhoon warning from the operator and a message from Yiling.

It will be Children's Day soon, and children's Day dinner is the usual practice of the two of them.

Yi Ning said: "I won't eat hot pot this year, I wish Miao Miao will not eat spicy food."

Xiang Shu's throat was itchy again, and he deliberately replied: "I want to eat hot pot, just eat mandarin duck."

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