The Third Rose

Mi Sheng tidied up to see Song Boyang. He hadn't seen him for almost two months, during which time Wei Kang called many times, but Mi Sheng rejected them all.

On the day when the arm cast was removed, Mi Sheng took the initiative to call Wei Kang and asked him to meet Song Baiyang.Song Boyang had a busy schedule, and Mi Sheng waited for a week before he was free.

They met at Song Boyang's house, and Mi Sheng went to look for him early in the morning to prevent him from waking up and getting drunk again.Mi Sheng didn't have the key to Song Baiyang's house, so he waited outside.He was familiar with Song Boyang's routine, and knew that he would wake up around eight o'clock, and then drink alcohol to fall asleep again.

He counted the time to make a call, and Song Boyang, who had just woken up, came to open the door. When he saw Mi Sheng, he paused slightly with a sluggish expression.

"Yo, the sword is not old."

Mi Sheng said, "Let me in, I have something to tell you."

Song Boyang staggered, and Mi Sheng walked into the room. When passing by Song Boyang, Song Boyang suddenly bent down and sniffed at Mi Sheng's shoulder.

"It smells..."

Mi Sheng ignored him and went straight into the living room. Song Boyang closed the door and sat down on the sofa.There was unfinished red wine on the table last night, and he poured half a glass.Mi Sheng sat opposite him, and said straight to the point: "I'm here to say goodbye to you."

The pouring hand stopped.

Mi Sheng said: "I've thought about it for a long time, but I still can't say 'thank you' to you, so let's just say 'goodbye'."

Song Boyang hooked the corners of his mouth, started pouring wine again, and said lazily, "The first time I saw you today, I felt something was wrong. How did you say that word..." Song Boyang acted like he was thinking, and slapped his thigh, " The old tree is blooming? Hahaha!" He laughed loudly, Mi Sheng was expressionless, Song Boyang looked into his slender eyes, took a sip of his wine, and said, "Slept with someone, it's completely refreshed."

Mi Sheng said: "I will move out of your house next week, and I will explain my work to Wei Kang."

Song Baiyang watched silently.

"Really?"

"What do you say?"

Song Boyang laughed. "Mi Sheng, how old are you? How can you say you are in your thirties? Why do you still look like a child?" He pointed at him, "You must know how to leave room for things. If you don't write your horoscope, you will cut off all the back roads. Oh, so impulsive, how good is this man in bed."

Mi Sheng was speechless for a while, then stood up and said, "I'm here today to tell you these things, we won't meet again in the future, take care of yourself."

"Stop." Song Boyang lowered his voice, implying a warning. "You have been in Shanghai for three years, and I was spending all the money. Now you can leave as soon as you say, and treat me as someone."

Mi Sheng turned around and said with a smile: "If Boss Song feels that he has suffered a disadvantage, just tell me the amount, and I will pay you back. But don't be too much, you know me, if there is too much, I will renege on my debt."

The corners of Song Boyang's eyes twitched slightly, as if angry.

Mi Sheng: "Don't say? Then I'll go." He turned around, and just took two steps, when he heard the wind behind him, Song Boyang's wine glass hit him on the head without any mistakes.Mi Sheng's clothes were pulled, Song Boyang turned him around roughly, slapped his face, and cursed angrily: "I didn't let you go, where do you want to go?!"

The slap made Mi Sheng dizzy, and he covered his face.Facing Song Boyang's fury of thunder, he actually smiled.

He sighed lowly, and said softly: "Compared to slapping, I really prefer to punch people with my fists."

His senseless attitude further angered Song Boyang, who punched, kicked, yelled and cursed. "Say one more word! Say it again! Say it again!" Mi Sheng covered his head and let him beat and scold him.Song Boyang was so emotional that he even tripped and fell to the ground at the end of the fight.

He happened to see Mi Sheng's downcast expression, he was still smiling even though his lips were bloody and trembling from the beating. "Boss Song, be gentle with your actions." He said angrily, "Don't accidentally beat me to death. Although my life is worthless, my good days without you are coming to an end."

Song Boyang didn't speak, only the sound of his heavy breathing could be heard in the room. After a while, Mi Sheng got up slowly and flicked the dust off his body. "Have you beaten enough? I've beaten enough and I'm leaving."

He limped toward the door.

"Not a good day..."

Song Boyang's voice was hoarse.

"It's not a good day, Mi Sheng, I'm in pain..."

When Mi Sheng turned his head, Song Boyang sat on the ground and covered his face.

"I am in pain, really in pain. In fact, some people already know that I am gay. They are all waiting to see me laugh. When I was filming, Wei Kang always stared at me and asked me to make out with actresses. I I'm going to throw up."

He got up from the ground, came to the door, and held Mi Sheng's shoulder tightly.

"Mi Sheng, there is no one around me who can speak his mind... I know you hate me, and I don't ask you anything, I will give you money, you can live however you want, and be with whomever you want, As long as you come over when I come back, okay?"

Mi Sheng was quite surprised, and said with a smile: "Pay money to support me and live with other people? Song Boyang, you used to be unable to suffer at all."

Song Boyang's eyes were red, "Whatever you say, are you willing?"

"I don't want to."

Song Boyang clenched his hands tightly.

"That doesn't work either?"

"No, I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid he will find out."

"Don't worry, our circle is very strict."

"That's not OK."

"Mi Sheng!"

"It's not possible at all." Mi Sheng looked at Song Boyang, "I dare not make any mistakes when I'm with him, I'm afraid he will get angry."

Song Boyang couldn't believe it, "You like him that much?"

"Correct."

Mi Sheng thought of Chen Xingze, the way he was sitting on the sofa reading a book, the way he listened to music with earphones on, and the way the moonlight shone on his face, his eyes gradually became moist.

"I love him." He looked at Song Boyang with a smile, "I love him so much that I'm willing to bless you."

Song Boyang was completely stunned.

After a while, he finally let go, took three steps back, and watched Mi Sheng leave.

Mi Sheng left Song Baiyang's house, and instead of going back to his own residence immediately, he rested in a roadside cafe.He sat by the window in the smoking area and ordered a latte, but because he was only interested in smoking, the coffee was too cold and he didn't take a sip.

Chen Xingze sent a message asking where he was, Mi Sheng said he was outside, Chen Xingze asked him when he would be back, Mi Sheng said he was not sure yet.

——Then I'll go out for a while, just as my mother asked me to do something, so call me in advance when you want to come back.

On this day, Chen Xingze went to see Zhao Yu.

In fact, Wu Xingzhi had arranged for him to meet Zhao Yu a long time ago, but Chen Xingze was worried about Mi Sheng's injury during the holidays and kept looking for reasons to procrastinate.Zhao Yu came to Shanghai earlier than other freshmen, and was sent by his parents by car.On this day, Chen Xingze contacted Zhao Yu and acted as a half-host to entertain their family of three, took them to several iconic attractions in Shanghai, and had dinner together in the evening.

Zhao Yu himself is the same as in the photo, a shy child. When his parents asked him to say hello to Chen Xingze when he met him for the first time, he just bowed his head and whispered "Hello, brother", and then never opened his mouth again.He didn't dare to look at Chen Xingze the whole time, and he blushed whenever Chen Xingze talked to him.

When visiting the Bund, Zhao Yu's parents deliberately walked behind to give them space to chat. Chen Xingze was afraid that the awkward atmosphere would make Zhao Yu more nervous, so he took the initiative to talk to him.

"I heard from my mother that your college entrance examination scores are very good."

"...Well, it's okay."

"It's the first time I'm so far away from home."

"Ah."

"It's better to stay far away. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. No one cares about freedom."

Zhao Yu was amused by him, "You are afraid that your family will control you."

"Yeah, I'm scared to death."

"I don't like being controlled by my parents either."

With Chen Xingze's efforts, the atmosphere became less rigid.

After dinner in the evening, Zhao Yu's parents insisted on sending Chen Xingze off, and they chatted enthusiastically with Chen Xingze along the way.When the car drove into the community, Chen Xingze casually glanced out the window, and was horrified to find Mi Sheng sitting in a chair downstairs smoking a cigarette.

This scare was no small matter, and he was almost straightened on the spot.

The car stopped, and Chen Xingze got out of the car bearing the weight of five mountains. Zhao Yu's mother poked Zhao Yu, "Say goodbye to my brother." Zhao Yu poked his head out of the car window, waved at Chen Xingze, and said softly : "Goodbye, brother."

"goodbye……"

As the car drove away, Chen Xingze shrugged and came to Mi Sheng's side. "Why are you sitting here? I was still waiting for you to call during the day. Why didn't you contact me?"

Mi Sheng didn't speak, and smoked quietly.

Chen Xingze was sweating profusely on his back. "Well, have you had dinner, do you want to—" He was halfway through speaking, and suddenly realized something was wrong.It was getting late now, and there were no street lights in the old community. Just now, Chen Xingze only recognized Mi Sheng from his appearance, but didn't see his face clearly.Sitting next to him at this time, by the light of the smoke, he saw that the corners of Mi Sheng's mouth were blue, and when he looked closely, there seemed to be dried blood.

Chen Xingze's expression changed instantly. "What's wrong?" He grabbed Mi Sheng's hand, "What's wrong with your face?"

Mi Sheng was held back by him, and Chen Xingze asked anxiously: "What's going on, you talk."

Mi Sheng never looked at him, and said lightly, "Who was that just now?"

Chen Xingze: "No one, my mother's friend."

Mi Sheng: "The little one too?"

Chen Xingze knew that Mi Sheng had sharp eyes, and he could spot people in his circle at a glance.He didn't hide anything, and said frankly: "My mother's friend's child is also gay. He came to Shanghai for the exam this year. He hasn't traveled far. He wants me to help take care of him."

Mi Sheng didn't speak, put out his cigarette, and went upstairs.

Chen Xingze looked at his back, scratched his head frantically, and quickly chased after him.

Chen Xingze knew that Mi Sheng was angry, and he also knew why he was angry.Mi Sheng never said anything about the injury on his face, and ignored him all night.Chen Xingze knew he was wrong, so he could only apologize desperately.In the end, there was an accident in the middle of the apology, and Wu Xingzhi called.

Chen Xingze used his ass to figure out what she was going to talk about on the phone. Mi Sheng was by his side. He didn't want to answer it, so he cut it off, but the call came in again after a while.

In embarrassment, Mi Sheng said in a low voice, "Go ahead", then got up and went to the balcony.

Chen Xingze was so sad that he answered the phone.

Wu Xingzhi got straight to the point and asked Chen Xingze what he thought of Zhao Yu.

"Mom, I don't mean that to him..."

"What's the matter, you think he's not good?"

"It's not bad, I didn't think about that at all."

"Just now your Auntie Zhang called. They are very satisfied with you, and Zhao Yu also likes you very much."

Chen Xingze pondered for a few seconds, then gripped the phone tightly.

"Mom, I already have someone I like."

Wu Xingzhi was silent for a while, then sighed: "Actually, I should have guessed it, what kind of person is it?"

"Very nice guy."

"What is this called?"

Chen Xingze did not speak, but stared at the balcony.

Wu Xingzhi's voice slowed down and said: "Mom, let me tell you this. There are not many families in China who can accept gay children, and it is even more difficult to find good conditions. Your father and I have also discussed this matter, and I think Zhao Yu's family is a good match for our family. Zhao Yu is also a good boy. If you can get together smoothly, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary harm. Do you understand what mother said?"

Chen Xingze lowered his head.

"Understood, I understand."

"That's good. You should think about it again. If you don't want to, your parents won't force you."

Wu Xingzhi wanted to cut off the phone after finishing speaking.

"Mom..." Chen Xingze stopped her, "I love you."

Wu Xingzhi smiled, "What are you talking about, little fool?"

Chen Xingze's eyes were hot, "I love you, tell my dad, I love him too."

"Okay, I'll pass it on to you."

Putting down the phone, Chen Xingze rubbed his face, still feeling uncontrollable emotional, he quickly walked to the balcony and opened the glass door.

Mi Sheng was in a daze on the balcony when he heard the voice and turned his head.When Chen Xingze saw the bruise on Mi Sheng's face, the tears he had just controlled flowed out.

Mi Sheng didn't expect him to cry, "What's wrong?"

Chen Xingze shook his head, he walked over to hug Mi Sheng, and said in a low voice, "I think I'm so lucky." From childhood to adulthood, he was surrounded by people who were so gentle that they couldn't bear it.

He is much luckier than him.

"Is that so..." Mi Sheng let him hug him.

Chen Xingze choked up and said, "Don't worry, I won't see Zhao Yu again, not even once, even as a friend, trust me."

"Is Zhao Yu that kid just now?"

Chen Xingze tightened his arms, "It doesn't matter who you are, as long as you know that I will never let anyone bully you again."

Mi Sheng murmured again, "Is that so?" His voice became softer and softer, as if it had melted into the moonlight.Chen Xingze hugged him too hard, pressing on his wound, but he didn't push him away, he liked the pain, as if it could add weight to the promise.