The Third Rose

Mi Sheng stumbled back to "Rainbow Color", and there was no one in the store just after noon.When Mi Sheng came to the studio on the second floor, there were many sundries piled up in the room. Mi Sheng scolded Wang Ru more than once and asked him to tidy it up, but the assistant who couldn't use his head couldn't figure it out even if he tried to sort it out.

Mi Sheng lay down on the bed carefully, trying to sleep again, but the pain in his body made it difficult for him to fall asleep.He got up and went downstairs, went to the bar to get a bottle of wine, and drank alone in broad daylight.Soon the alcohol numbs the pain, Mi Sheng stood up in a daze, and went back upstairs to sleep.

I slept for a long time, and finally woke up from thirst. Mi Sheng got up with a headache and flesh pain, reached out to get a bottle of mineral water from the bed, drank most of the bottle in one go, and then sat on the bed to wake up .

His arms rested on his legs, pressing his head, and there were bursts of humming in his ears.

It was so uncomfortable, Mi Sheng regretted drinking so much wine in order to fall asleep.Looking for something to distract him, he took out his phone from under his clothes.As soon as I turned it on, a bunch of text messages came crackling.Mi Sheng glanced over, all belonged to Chen Xingze.

--sorry.

——I’m really sorry, I only think about my own affairs recently, and I didn’t even ask about your situation.

——Is your boyfriend sick?Is it serious?I shouldn't be telling you about Lu Hao at this time.

——But please don't be angry, and don't be discouraged. Your boyfriend is still young, and there will be a way to cure his illness.Go to him and have a good talk, don't break up so easily.Hope you all feel better soon.

——By the way, I collect some lucky money every Chinese New Year, because it is useless at ordinary times, so I saved some. Although it is not much, I hope it can help you a little.

——Don't be too anxious, there must be a calm person at a time like this.

——You take a good rest, I'm really sorry.

After Mi Sheng read them one by one, he saw Chen Xingze kept apologizing.When he saw the New Year's money, he burst out laughing and accidentally touched the wound on his body, but the pain was quickly covered up by that childish and pure kindness.

Mi Sheng turned on the mobile payment device, intending to return the child's lucky money, but was stunned when he saw the transferred amount.Chen Xingze transferred 36493.6 yuan to him. The odd numbers seemed to have emptied all his savings, leaving nothing behind.

"No way..." Mi Sheng was speechless, "I'm just kidding."

For five or six minutes, Mi Sheng forgot all the pain in his body. He was surrounded by a strange emotion, a little sore and a little hot.He remembered what Chen Xingze said when he came to see him last night. Lu Hao confessed his love to him, and Chen Xingze tremblingly asked him if there would be any result with the straight man, and then he scolded him back.

Looking at the string of numbers, Mi Sheng realized belatedly that it should feel good to be liked by this kid.

He was in a daze for about a minute, and then sent the money back the same way.

Chen Xingze's text message was sent almost instantly.

--What's wrong?Why did you send the money back?

Mi Sheng did not reply to the text message, but made a phone call.

It rang three times and was cut off.

Just as Mi Sheng was about to put away his phone, the call came in again.

"Hey?"

Calculating the time, they have known each other for more than half a year.Most of them were text messages during the period. The only call Mi Sheng remembered was when he was drunk and wanted to hear Chen Xingze's voice on a whim.

Now hearing his voice again, it was as if a deep memory had been awakened.Unlike most children of this age who bark their teeth and claws, Chen Xingze's voice is clearer, with a kind of magnetic gentleness.

Mi Sheng unconsciously rubbed his nose with his hands.

"... brat."

His voice was hoarse from a hangover.

Chen Xingze smiled and said, "Don't call me that, why did you suddenly call me?"

Hearing Chen Xingze's gentle and peaceful voice, Mi Sheng found it unbelievable that he was the one who was nervous on the phone with Chen Xingze. Is this due to the nature of 1 and 0?

"...It's nothing, are you in class? Then I hang up."

"There is no class, the final exam is in the daytime today, and school is about to end now."

Mi Sheng didn't know what to say, so he just oh.

Chen Xingze asked, "Why did you refund the money to me?"

Mi Sheng: "...the money has been collected enough, I don't need yours."

Chen Xingze: "That's it, just make enough."

Chen Xingze's voice was so natural that Mi Sheng calmed down unconsciously.He thought about the business, and said to Chen Xingze: "You just give so much money casually, do your parents know?"

"It's my own lucky money."

"Your family is so rich, you can give so much lucky money to children."

"It's not for a year, I've saved it for a long time."

"..."

Mi Sheng took a deep breath and began to teach him a lesson.

"Having saved money for so long, you just call strangers so casually? Don't you have any vigilance at all? What should you do if you are cheated by someone? Do you know that you will die miserably when you step into society like this?"

In exchange for his serious lectures, Chen Xingze giggled. The boy's laughter pierced into Mi Sheng's ears through the phone, like ding-dong drops of water, making the summer cool.

"Will you lie to me?"

I have been lying to you all this time, Mi Sheng laughed in his heart.He was in a good mood and lit a cigarette casually. Chen Xingze heard the sound of the lighter and said, "You must have been under a lot of pressure recently."

Mi Sheng was busy taking the first breath, and hummed vaguely.Chen Xingze said again: "Don't get too angry, everything will get better."

Mi Sheng thought it was funny, and said, "Little ghost, are you trying to enlighten me?"

Chen Xingze: "Can't you?"

Mi Sheng opened his eyes, but he didn't say no...

Chen Xingze: "Smoking less, it's not good for your health."

Listening to the gentle persuasion of the 17-year-old boy on the phone, Mi Sheng silently matched Chen Xingze's voice with the photo in his mind, and the boy with peach blossoms on his shoulders suddenly became vivid.The more Mi Sheng thought about it, the better he felt, and he quietly put out the cigarette.

"What do you know, don't worry about adults' business."

Chen Xingze let out a groan, and then said, "It seems that the pressure is not too great."

"what?"

"There's still energy to be angry from embarrassment."

Mi Sheng choked, and Chen Xingze laughed again.

Mi Sheng was aroused with childish competitiveness, and just about to say something to restore the situation, another voice came from the phone——

"Chen Xingze, I've been looking for you for a long time! Where are you hiding!"

The man's voice was passionate and passionate.

Chen Xingze: "Where did I hide..."

Unlike when talking to Mi Sheng, the young man has also become weaker in front of people he likes.

"Well... I have something to do, I'll hang up first, take care of yourself."

Before Mi Sheng could hum, Lu Hao's angry voice sounded again.

"Who are you chatting with!"

While Chen Xingze was busy explaining, he hung up Mi Sheng's phone in a hurry.

Mi Sheng sat holding the phone for a while, put the cigarette he had just extinguished into his mouth and lit it again, the smoke vacated, and his eyes followed the trajectory to the ceiling.

Even if there was a little regret in the end, the call still weakened Mi Sheng's pain, and he couldn't wait to share this feeling, so he went downstairs after smoking.

"Rainbow Color" has just opened, and Mi Sheng came to the bar, because he exudes a positive atmosphere, and soon someone came to strike up a conversation with him.In order to express his joy, Mi Sheng invited the man to drink a glass of wine.The man was fascinated by his smile, and came to hold his hand. Mi Sheng raised his eyebrows, raised his slender forearm on the table, and smiled meaningfully.

"What do you want?"

Under the illumination of the bar lights, Mi Sheng's pupils became extremely light, and he squinted slightly, befuddled.

The man automatically left the seat with his buttocks, and wanted to come over to hug Mi Sheng, but was stopped by Jo just before he touched Mi Sheng.

"This guest, it's a bit too much, go to the sofa to have a rest."

Asking someone to drag the drunk man away, Jo turned to Mi Sheng helplessly.

"You can smell a sense of anger from a long distance away, what's wrong with you again?"

Mi Sheng smiled lightly: "No."

It may be because Mi Sheng hasn't shown such a smile for a long time, Jo is in a trance for a moment.It was as if the time went back to the time when he first met Mi Sheng, that boy who smiled like a flower in full bloom.

Mi Sheng snapped his fingers, and Jo sneered and said, "Last night, you were like an enemy, and today you're here to show off. Last time you came back from Huang's studio, you seemed to have been stripped of your skin. What's wrong this time? Didn't he bring enough tools?"

Mi Sheng: "Don't mention him, can you?"

Jo: "Then mention who?"

Mi Sheng smiled ambiguously, leaned forward, and leaned on the bar.

"Hey, do you have the kind of person around you who will send tens of thousands of dollars to a stranger to help him?"

"I don't have big money with a sick mind around me."

"It's not a big money, but he's still a student."

Jo looked at Mi Sheng thoughtfully, "What's going on?"

Mi Sheng: "Do you remember that I mentioned someone named Chen Xingze to you?"

Jo frowned and thought about it, and asked in surprise, "Is there still a connection?"

For Jo's questioning, Mi Sheng himself was also surprised, he shrugged: "Anyway, we have been in touch intermittently."

Jo: "Why, did he send you money?"

Mi Sheng briefly explained the matter to Jo, and Jo couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

"This poor baby has been deceived so badly."

Mi Sheng kept laughing, and Jo said, "But if it's because of you, it's not impossible." He poked Mi Sheng's chest, "Although it's rotten inside, after all, it has grown a good skin, and I'm willing to do it for you." There are plenty of people spending money."

After hearing this, Mi Sheng laughed even more happily.

"I gave him your picture."

"what?"

"When he wanted to exchange photos with me, I sent your photo over."

Jo reacted and burst into a rage.

"How dare you take my photo out to deceive people, you bastard?!"

Mi Sheng lit a cigarette, licked his delicate tongue in his mouth, and said lightly: "Your unshaven face, no matter how you look at it, it can't be a child's food. But he still gave me money, you said He is not stupid, he is simply stupid."

Jo became even more furious after hearing this.

"How dare you despise me for using my photo, you bastard is looking for a beating again! Hurry up and move out from the second floor, the house will not be rented to you!"

Mi Sheng propped his head up in Jo's exasperated voice, his eyes dim.

"This little idiot is quite my favorite...it's a pity."

Jo frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing."

"To be fair, shouldn't you show me the pictures of the children?"

"dream."

"Son of a bitch!"

Jo was cursing, and Mi Sheng was smoking a cigarette, smiling dreamily.