Sparkling

Xu Feng did not open the shop the next day.

When he woke up, he found that he was not on the bed, lying on the wooden floor of the small hall on the second floor with the blanket curled crookedly.Ye Lin curled up on the sofa next to her, lying on her side with her face facing him, still sound asleep.

As he fell asleep, he let go of all his defenses and forgot about the pain, like a newborn baby, with a pure and innocent sleeping face.The dim yellow sunset sprinkled on his eyebrows and cheeks, the corners of his eyebrows and cheeks were slightly swollen with bruises.Under the gentle sunset, even the soft fluff on the side of the face is clearly visible.

Xu Feng was so fascinated by it that he didn't even realize that he stretched out his hand.It wasn't until the fingertips touched the slightly warm soft cheek that he suddenly woke up.

But he couldn't bear to move his fingers, even though it was just a light touch with his fingertips.

Until Ye Lin felt something, frowned, and made a lazy sound, like the purring of a kitten acting coquettishly.

Xu Feng laughed all of a sudden, the corners of his eyes and brows were full of warmth that he didn't even notice.

He withdrew his hand, stretched his waist, and waited for Ye Lin to wake up rubbing his eyes.

Ye Lin had a good night's sleep.

It was so strange, obviously just after a fight, my whole body was so sore, and I still had a strong lingering smell of red medicine, yet I slept soundly, warmly and comfortably.

He hadn't slept so comfortably in a long time.

Satisfied, he opened his eyes, his vision was still blurred with water vapor, and he saw Xu Feng.

He was wearing pajamas with a white T-shirt, and he was already awake, with his elbows resting on the edge of the sofa, his hands resting on his head, tilting his head, half of his body was covered by warm sunlight, and he was looking at himself with a slight smile on his face .

"Good morning."

"?"

Ye Lin was a little stunned, a little confused about the situation, and didn't know how to respond. This scene was too unfamiliar and he had no experience.

Xu Feng turned his head and looked out the window. The red sunset was sinking, generously pouring the light of the setting sun through the small window to fill the entire crowded small second floor.

He turned his head and grinned,

"Oh, no, it should be good afternoon."

The two of them slept until the sun was setting.

After waking up, each of them took a shower and washed their bodies clean.Ye Lin came out of the bathroom wiping her hair, and Xu Feng was sitting by the window flipping through magazines boredly.

The two of them slept soundly, and took a bath again. Their whole bodies were clean, refreshed, and their spirits improved a lot.

Seeing Ye Lin come out, Xu Feng waved to him,

"come over."

"what?"

"Apply medicine."

Ye Lin didn't pay much attention to it herself, she thought it would be fine if she didn't wipe it.But he didn't want to take away his kindness, so he went over and took a cushion to sit next to Xu Feng.

The injuries on his body took place overnight, and the red ones turned into bruises, and the original blue ones deepened, and became fixed deeply and shallowly, so it is easy to recognize now.

Xu Feng grabbed his arms and shoulders and rubbed the medicine on him little by little. After washing his clean body, it was covered with little drops of red medicine all of a sudden, with a strong smell of medicine.After rubbing the potion on it, Ye Lin trembled violently, almost withdrew his hand, and let out a "hiss—" breath.

"Be patient."

"Ah."

Ye Lin responded, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but want to turn up, because she felt very happy in her heart.

It was obvious that he was beaten, and it hurt, but he wanted to laugh from the bottom of his heart.

it's wired.

It's been a long time since anyone has treated him like this, tenderly, carefully, and perhaps with a little love.

"Love?"

Ye Lin thought of this word, how could it be possible.

"Don't be too sentimental."

He warned himself in his heart.

As long as he feels it, just for a moment, he is already very happy. He doesn't want to become greedy and long for hopeless things.

After tidying up, Xu Feng found a few old clothes for Ye Lin to change into.

"Your clothes are terribly dirty, take them to the wash."

While talking, he rummaged in the closet, pulled out a loose sweater and coat and threw them over to Ye Lin.

"Put it on, and then we'll head out."

"where to?"

"The hotel, go to Peng Ke's banquet."

Ye Lin just remembered this, and the hand that was twisting up the clothes suddenly dropped again,

"Don't go."

"No."

Xu Feng put on his sweater and answered simply.

"must go."

"If I don't go, what can he do to me?"

"Are you going to stay here?"

Xu Feng asked.

"possible..."

Ye Lin himself doesn't know, but besides this place, he has nowhere to go for the time being.

"Then you have to go. As long as you want to stay here safely, it's better not to offend Peng Ke."

Ye Lin pursed her lips tightly and stopped talking.

Seeing him like this, Xu Feng knew what was going on in his heart, but whoever he was, he had to be dragged away, no matter how reluctant he was, there was no need to discuss it.

That being said, it took a lot of effort to drag Ye Lin to the entrance of Yiqiu Hotel.

When they stood side by side at the entrance of the hotel, it was already the first time when the lights came on.The gray and colorful neon lights on the hotel's big signboard are shining brightly, very eye-catching in the deepening twilight.

This is the only restaurant in this village that can be called a "restaurant". On weekdays, when people in the village get married or treat guests, most of them set up a few big round tables here.

They walked into the lobby, the lights inside were not very bright, reflecting the stained white tile floor, people were coming and going, very lively.

Peng Ke and the others set up two round tables in the lobby, which were fully occupied by social guys from their group, and Peng Can was among them.He had two Band-Aids slantedly pasted on his forehead, and there was a bruise on his cheekbone. He didn't look much better than Ye Lin.

He sat at the table with his feet crossed and smoked, but he was the first to see Ye Lin.Peng Can dusted off the cigarette ash with a fierce force, raised his chin and cast a contemptuous look at him, then looked away contemptuously.This may be called jealousy when enemies meet.

Ye Lin was still a little nervous.

He is afraid of meeting people. Although it is embarrassing, he is afraid of meeting people.

But in the entire lobby, the only person he wasn't afraid of was Peng Can.

Although it is a friendship by phone, there is an old saying that once you are born, you are familiar twice.

He stared at Peng Can's performance with a blank expression on his face. This kind of childish behavior with youthful frivolity made him feel very interesting, and the tension dissipated a lot for a while.

When they come, it's considered an open seat.

Once seated, Peng Ke came to speak first, and he said,

"Today's meal, one is to welcome my younger brother Peng Can, and the other is the protagonist, who is the one next to me,"

He turned towards Ye Lin,

"We didn't know each other with Peng Ke, but it was all a misunderstanding. Today we are here to make this friend."

Ye Lin sat without expression or expression, he knew there was more to come.Sure enough, Peng Ke went on to say,

"Today we are all brothers, so let me go! No one is allowed to run away!"

He called a younger brother and said in a discussing tone,

"In this way, two boxes of beer will be served, the white ones will be served first, and the red ones will also be arranged, so hurry up and serve them!"

The lobby was noisy, amidst the noise of people coming and going, Ye Lin sat quietly, but her heart was beating like a drum, making people uneasy.He knew what was waiting for him ahead.

Anyway, he has also been a social animal for four years. He has more or less experience on the wine table, but it is just being drunk.Instead of evading it, it can't be evaded anyway.Thinking about it this way, on the contrary, the idea of ​​getting drunk and resting a little bit came up.

Go out and drink, if it can be over, he would like to get himself drunk.

Thinking this way, Xu Feng's voice sounded beside him,

"Brother Peng, both Peng Can and Ye Lin are wounded, just order as much as you want, I'll drink if you have more."

Ye Lin suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Feng, he didn't expect Xu Feng to say that at all.And the latter didn't look at him at all, and raised his head to talk to Peng Ke.

"That won't work!" Peng Ke simply shook his head,

"You are free to drink as much as you like, Ye Lin is my guest today, everyone has to take turns to respect you, don't you want to run away!" The people next to him laughed like booing.

He looked for Peng Can in the crowd again, poked his finger at it, and pointed it in the air.

"Especially Peng Can."

Originally, Peng Can purposely found a place far away from his brother, but in the end he was inevitably called.He waved his hand and said impatiently,

"I know, I know! You need to remind me to drink."

Look down on who this is.

Although he doesn't drink well, he has a high level of self-awareness.

Ye Lin put Xu Feng's arm under the table, and said solemnly,

"I can drink it myself."

The voice was not loud, but Peng Ke could hear clearly, he was just waiting for this sentence.He hahaha laughed loudly,

"Did you see it! I can drink it by myself. I need you to mix it in!" Turning to Ye Lin again, "Then I have to look forward to your drinking capacity."

Xu Feng looked at Ye Lin in surprise, and shook his head helplessly.He knew nothing about Peng Ke's temper.

Having said that, I can't stop persuading, I can only see the tricks.

Ye Lin made up his mind, anyway, Peng Ke's goal was to punish him, and it would be difficult for him not to get drunk today.He also has some plans of his own. After working in the workplace for several years, he also knows some ways to make himself less uncomfortable.

When the banquet is over, before the food is served, the wine is brought in case by case.The green, purple, and white bottles stood on the table like a forest, and they were so full that it made people feel a little dizzy.

While Peng Ke was still speaking at the table, he was eating slowly, not too conspicuous, and a little padded, so that at least there would be something to vomit later.

Xu Feng looked at him worriedly.

He knew that Ye Lin had a stomachache, and wondered where the stomach medicine at home went.

It didn't take long for the calm time, and soon the first group of toasters came.

Peng Ke patted Peng Can's shoulder, and came to Ye Lin with a wine glass.

"Ye Lin and Peng Can don't know each other. Who would have thought that yesterday they were fighting to the death, but today they can drink together hahahahaha."

Peng Ke's voice was very loud, talking in front of Ye Lin almost made Ye Lin feel like his ears were ringing.

Peng Can rolled his eyes at his brother's nonsense.He still disliked Ye Lin until now, especially when he found that his face was injured more seriously than Ye Lin, which hurt his self-esteem.

"Don't say anything, just drink."

He raised his glass and burst out, cutting off his brother's speech.He thought he could drink well, so he didn't pay attention to the pale boy in front of him at all, determined to give him some flair at the wine table.

Facts have proved that Peng Can is still too young.

He may be better at drinking than Ye Lin, but he doesn't know how to drink, he just puts his strength back and gulps it down in one gulp.

Ye Lin saw his behavior in his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart, what a handsome young man...

Ye Lin persuaded Peng Can to drink, intentionally or unintentionally, but Peng Ke was dragged to another table by his younger brothers. Peng Can was left alone for the time being, and ordered Ye Lin's words.He drank a mixture of red, white and beer, gulping and drinking in a hurry. Sure enough, his usual drinking capacity was greatly reduced, and he soon became a little unsteady on his feet.

The round with Peng Can looked very lively, but in fact, Ye Lin drank within his own ability, and Peng Can became a little confused.

Seeing Peng Can like this, Ye Lin felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that he, who hated the wine table culture back then, would have a day of persuading people to drink.

When Peng Ke noticed it, Peng Can was basically ready to end.This was fooled by Ye Lin, he didn't drink much.When Peng Ke brought his little brothers over, he knew he couldn't hide.

Especially the little brother who played with his dear.

But it was fun.

In fact, Ye Lin hasn't had a drink for a long time, especially tonight when he has to drink a lot of wine.

He has never felt that the wine tasted good, especially when it was on the wine table, but he just poured a spicy liquid into his mouth.

When Peng Ke came over, he drank white.

One small cup after another, he was as easy as drinking water, and the transparent liquid at the bottom of the cup would slide in and roll down.On Ye Lin's side, he felt the wine enter his throat and burn all the way down his throat, with a strong smell of alcohol in every mouthful.

Peng Ke's experience is much older than Peng Can's, and Ye Lin is not his opponent, so he was dizzy after a few rounds.

He staggered and slammed onto the thin wooden table, feeling a warm shoulder next to him against himself.

Xu Feng waited for Ye Lin to stand still, took the wine glass and inserted it directly between him and Peng Ke,

"Brother Peng, I respect you."

Peng Ke gave him a meaningful look, this guy was trying to keep him from drinking.

But there are so many people tonight, if he is not here, it is time for the younger brothers to toast, Xu Feng is only one person, how can he block so many people?Ye Lin couldn't hide no matter what.

Peng Ke touched the stubble of his chin and smiled with his big white teeth.

"Xu Feng!"

He patted Xu Feng's shoulder vigorously,

"You come to toast, how can the small cup of our friendship be enough!" He waved his hand, "Put on the bottle!"

The two of them were going to blow the bottle, which immediately attracted the attention of the audience. The younger brothers cheered and clapped their hands, and the scene was very lively for a while.

Peng Ke knew Xu Feng's drinking capacity, and he was definitely not his opponent.But this kid looks harmless to humans and animals, but he is actually a chicken thief, and he is very good at playing some tricks to drink less.

Peng Ke became interested, so he went up against Xu Feng tonight.

There were three or four tables of guests in the lobby of Yiqiu Hotel that night. When they left, only these two tables were left in the lobby, making deafening noises.The lights in the corners of the entire lobby were dimmed, and it was closed when the last group of people left.

No one was able to walk straight out of the hotel that night, even Peng Ke was drunk, his face was flushed, his body reeked of alcohol, he put his sturdy body on top of his younger brother, and spoke indistinctly.

Ye Lin didn't catch a word of what he said, neither did Xu Feng.Just saying goodbye indiscriminately, the two groups of people separated here, the distant noise echoed in the empty street, and the only response was the howling dog barking from the small courtyard of another house.

Xu Feng and Ye Lin are leaning together like two inseparable shadows, walking crookedly on the deserted street, unable to tell who is helping the other, or just relying on each other, whichever is separated from the other Immediately, he fell to his knees like mud on the bumpy road.

After walking for a while, Ye Lin seemed to be about to vomit, Xu Feng hurriedly helped him to the corner of the branch road beside the main road, a high wall sheltered from the wind, where Ye Lin bent over to vomit.

He vomited for a long time, until nothing came out of his stomach, he wiped it with his cuff indiscriminately, leaned against the wall exhaustedly, and panted heavily.

After bending over for too long, he couldn't straighten up a little bit, and he leaned against the wall to maintain a bent posture. When the night wind blew, he seemed a little awake.

In the darkness, he squinted his eyes with difficulty to identify the person beside him,

"Xu.. Xu... Feng..?"

The slack voice spat out one word at a time.

"Ah."

Xu Feng was also heavily poured, but he had already vomited on his head first, and his condition is a little bit better now.

This night always made Ye Lin feel like he had known each other before.

When he was just working, it was his first time attending a dinner.I was also heavily drunk that time, and it may be worse than this time.Because he was still a little psychologically prepared today, but that time he was completely ignorant and helpless.When he woke up, he found himself lying in the porch like a dead dog.

Ye Lin turned around and leaned her back against the cold wall, her stomach was still churning, convulsing and throbbing, but she really couldn't vomit.

The coat fell off at some point, and it hooked crookedly on his arm, but he didn't even have the strength to pull it on.

So uncomfortable, so embarrassed.

Although my stomach was full of alcohol, my wrists were weak, and my body was limp like a puddle of mud, there was a string in my brain that would not break.

This is the magic of wine. While the mind is being turned into mud, one can still think on one's own.

When he was drunk, he suddenly talked a lot. Alcohol liberated his stiff body and the shackles on his mind. I don't know when it started. Ye Lin talked to himself, talking to himself, and seemed to It was for Xu Feng.

Xu Feng knew that he was drunk, and Ye Lin was like this when he was drunk.

Xu Feng has seen many drunk people.Some people will swear when they are drunk, some people will dance like crazy when they are drunk, and some people will sleep in strange positions when they are drunk.

It turned out that Ye Lin, who was drunk, just became more talkative than usual.

Or maybe these are words buried in his heart, but never said.

Ye Lin babbled, slurring his words, and all in a ball.Xu Feng listened humbly, his head was heavy, he may or may not have listened, the person opposite may or may not know what he was talking about.

When he recovered, he was crying.

There was a sigh in the wind, and the white air was blown away obliquely by the night wind. Xu Feng, smelling of alcohol all over, stretched out his hand to wrap Ye Lin in his arms, and hugged her tightly.