Good Night, Liang Xiao

Despite getting into the same police car, the two didn't speak much.On the one hand, it’s because Roman is also in this car—he was directly stuffed into the trunk by the Moscow cop, as if he was dead, and on the other hand, it’s because Ye Ji’an sees Liang Xiao’s current state, and his hands are full of broken pieces. The nosebleed couldn't stop for a long time, and his face was so ugly that he had eaten three large plates of bitter gourd. He really should have a quiet time, and it was not suitable for chatting.

Of course, he himself is not in the mood to talk nonsense, two pairs and many, who can not be hurt?Apart from a little skin trauma, his chin also hurts, and he feels that his old waist is a little hanging. Maybe after returning to China, he will have to ask the old master of the Navy General Hospital to set his bones.At that time, it would be dark to queue up for an expert account, and it would be too expensive to see it once. You may not be free before the year, and when the old experts would not go to work during the Spring Festival holiday, Ye Ji'an began to worry again.

He even just wanted to fly back quickly, lie in his room for a few days, cook some quick-frozen dumplings dipped in sweet and sour soy sauce.

After getting off the police car, the police came up to take the space, and Ye Ji'an had already finished his daily thoughts.He handed his overcoat to Liang Xiao, who had just thrown it on the ground and got some snow, which had melted in the car and felt a bit damp to the touch, "Put it on," he said.

Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment, his gaze seemed to have just returned to the real world, and he didn't answer, "No need, senior."

Ye Ji'an directly put the coat on his shoulders, with an expression of "don't be shy with me", "The shirt is torn, why don't you wear a layer of autumn clothes and a cashmere sweater now?"

"Senior wears it?"

"I wore three layers." Ye Ji'an seemed a little embarrassed, followed the police into the police station, and said without looking back, "I learned from you!"

He thought, Liang Xiao is not an awkward person, so he wouldn't hold onto that coat all the time and refuse to put it on. Although the size may be one size smaller, it shouldn't delay heating.He still feels that it won't be long before we meet again, like two or three hours?At that time, the other colleagues will probably be sober, and they will come to pick them up together.

However, the next meeting was delayed until the morning two days later.Regarding the brawl, both Liang Xiao and Ye Ji'an expressed that they did not want to appeal to the court or disturb the embassy. Their only request was to return to China quickly. There was also a person released on bail from Roman's side, and the local police still made detailed notes.They were separated into different rooms. As far as the eye could see, all the negotiators were big Slavic men, and only a small part could speak English. Ye Ji'an was a little apprehensive. Although he was so big, he caused a lot of trouble, but there were no big ones for the small ones. It was the first time he entered the bureau, and once he entered, he also entered a foreign country, and he didn't make it clear when he would be released.

He even began to feel that he was helpless, and in his heart he had a kind of ridiculous desolation that he was about to die in a foreign country.

Fortunately, after seeing the sun for more than 30 hours, he regained his freedom.It was said that Luo Man was still in temporary custody, Liang Xiao told him to pack up his things in a few minutes, and waited for him in the lobby of the police station. The first thing he did was to return the coat.The other four colleagues also came, almost surrounded, and they welcomed Ye Ji'an into the car, especially Lao Chen, who seemed to have completely forgotten all the love and hatred he heard in the dark alley when he was drunk, and grabbed Ye Ji'an with one hand. Holding Ye Ji'an and holding Liang Xiao with one hand, he was silent and tearful, and it took him a long time to force out a sentence, when he returns to his country, he must treat these two enthusiastic guys to dinner.

Ye Ji'an smiled and said, "No need."

Liang Xiao also smiled: "Thank you, Deputy Director Chen."

Ye Ji'an glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, suspecting that this man had already planned which restaurant he wanted to kill Old Chen.

Xiao Li has already booked the ticket, and the departure will be in the afternoon. The first thing is to go straight to the hotel to pack his luggage, and the second thing is to go straight to the airport.The two rides were not short, and Ye Ji'an sat in the last row, next to Liang Xiao, as he had done a few days ago.

The two still had nothing to say.

To be exact, Liang Xiao didn't speak.And when he was silent, Ye Ji'an didn't know what to say without his usual unconstrained thoughts and strange concerns.Only then did he discover that the relationship between the two of them... How should I put it, is it friendship?Those small things, like the grease on the gears, are always sprinkled by Liang Xiao.If you don't sprinkle it, will the machine fall apart after one day or two days?

It was difficult for Ye Ji'an to see any real emotions from Liang Xiao's face. He could still be serious and laugh, and everything was normal except that he talked less. The good news is that the ex is dead, and not everyone's breakup will be as peaceful as he and his ex-girlfriend.For Liang Xiao, he would be followed by his ex whenever he was on a business trip, and the unhappiness that happened would mess up his schedule and that of his colleagues. It's normal that no one wants to deal with a temporary bad mood, right?Take it easy, relax, and you'll be fine, right?

Will it?

Ye Ji'an spent the time he should have been thinking about how to deal with the general manager thinking about this matter.He found that lubrication or not is secondary. He is more concerned about Liang Xiao's mental state. As a boss who wants to be qualified, he feels that this is his job. As a friend, he is closer than usual. , he felt that he couldn't let go.The first-class cabin on the flight back to China was sold out. He and his colleagues crowded into the business seat. Liang Xiao was across the aisle from him. He kept watching the sides until all the light boxes in the cabin were turned off, leaving only the night light , the passengers around fell asleep, but Ye Ji'an was still very awake.

He caught a glimpse of Liang Xiao putting down the computer, getting up and walking back, so he made the last perfunctory struggle in his heart.

Within 2 minutes, he also got up and walked to the back row.In the transition area between the business class and the economy class, that is, next to the escape passage at the door of the bathroom, he and Liang Xiao met face to face.

"Senior." Liang Xiao nodded at him, then staggered and went back to his cabin.

"Wait a minute," Ye Ji'an clasped his wrist, the drops of water from washing his hands hadn't fallen off, making his palms moist, "Well, it's still more than two hours away."

"Well," Liang Xiao looked back at him, "Senior, take the time to sleep for a while."

Ye Ji'an immediately came back to his senses, and let go of his hands to pinch the seam of his trousers. He seemed a little embarrassed, "I'm not here to go to the bathroom."

"Oh." Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"Do you... have anything to say to me?" Ye Ji'an took a deep breath, "If you have any troubles, worries, or things you can't figure out, you can tell me."

"Aren't seniors sleepy?"

"Not sleepy." Ye Ji'an was full of energy.

Liang Xiao turned around completely. He leaned against the wall, tucked his chin slightly, and looked at Ye Ji'an intently, "I really want to have a chat with senior. I've thought about it a lot these days, and I don't know if I've thought it through clearly. , Will you say something stupid?"

"So you just keep silent?"

"Almost," Liang Xiao smiled shallowly, "Is it too late to say something now?"

"Tell me." Ye Ji'an also smiled, and somehow he felt a lot more at ease.

"Senior, do you still remember that I fainted from needles? Actually, I didn't have this problem before." After a pause, Liang Xiao began his narration, "My mother took my brother abroad when I was very young, and she treated the disease by herself. I went to school there. When I was 14 years old and graduated from junior high school, I went to find them by myself. Only then did I find that my brother lived in school and seldom came home. My mother basically stayed alone and didn’t let me live at home. I quickly contacted the accommodation, rented a room next to the high school, and even hired a nanny to watch me." After that, his eyes flashed, seeing Ye Ji'an's expression, he was a little worried.

"Tell me." Ye Ji'an said.

Liang Xiao pinched the bridge of his nose, "Less than a year later? I went home to get things once, and saw her lying on the sofa as if drunk, with a syringe stuck in her wrist."

Ye Ji sank in peace of mind, taking drugs?He really didn't want to speculate on that.

But Liang Xiao looked at the darkness outside the porthole, and said again: "She said she was too sick, and she wouldn't let me tell my dad, and of course she wouldn't let me call the police, otherwise she would commit suicide. And my brother knew about it a long time ago. I asked him what to do about this matter, and he said the same thing as my mother, and said that morphine was also used for pain relief in the hospital. I knew it was wrong, but I kept hesitating, I kept hesitating, and in the end I didn’t do anything. , and then a few months later, my mother died of a drug overdose in her house, and no one found out until it stinks. A few weeks later, my brother jumped off a building and was featured in the New York newspapers."

Ye Ji'an was speechless for a moment, and it hurt to say that this kind of thing had nothing to do with him. However, with the calmness in his heart that he was still working, he felt that listening silently was the best form of respect.

Liang Xiao moved his eyes away from the porthole and landed on Ye Ji'an's face again. He said softly, "Actually, there are many chances of redemption in this whole matter. Seeing that my mother is not human, I take it for granted that it is because of cancer. I didn't notice that she had so many needles. Even after I found out that she was taking drugs, I still didn't do anything. I was terrified, and then they all died. My dad didn't blame me. year high school."

"Do you think he should blame you?" Ye Ji'an approached him, next to him, facing the opposite wall with him, just like in the smoking room.

"I don't know. I just don't like injections anymore," Liang Xiao shook his head, "I haven't finished talking yet. There's also the matter of Roman," he suddenly smiled, with his hands hanging by his sides, as if he didn't care, " Maybe I just can't get along with drugs? I first met him on a reptile forum, and we both kept a lot of lizard geckos, and then I found out that they were all in New York, and they seemed to be crooked. Together."

"Yeah." Ye Ji'an nodded slightly.

"It should be the beginning. I'm sure I'm gay. Roman is studying in an art college, studying oil painting. I have been studying finance. There are not many topics and often quarrel, but generally speaking, the happiness is greater than the pain. Later, I also forgot I brought things and went home when I shouldn’t have gone home, and saw five or six people lying on my carpet, haha, it’s exactly the same state as my mother back then.”

Ye Ji'an tried to squeeze his shoulder, "It was when you were 21 and [-]."

"Yeah." Liang Xiao lowered his eyelashes, and his shoulders couldn't relax no matter what. "At that time, he was very busy with his studies, and he was also very smart. He knew that he didn't stick the needle in an obvious place, so I didn't find anything. I walked out of the room and closed the door. Lock it from the outside, and then call the police. I heard him and his friends knocking on the door inside, begging me loudly, they dare not jump in the apartment on the 20th floor, and the police came soon and took them all away. "

"Senior, I don't think I made any repeated mistakes, and I don't regret it." The conclusion was hasty.

"I agree." Ye Ji'an said.

"I don't want anyone to get high and die in my house." Liang Xiao said again.

"I understand." Ye Ji'an turned to look at him, "What you did was right. If it were on me, I'm not sure I can be as decisive as you."

Liang Xiao opened his mouth, but made no sound.

Ye Ji'an kept his eyes on, "More importantly, you are in pain because of this incident, and this pain is piled up to make it heavy and long as if no one can share it. This is also normal. No one can say that you are wrong or that you are hypocritical. I don't know how to be strong."

Liang Xiao's eyes suddenly turned red.

Ye Ji'an tried his best to look calm, and opened his arms, "A hug? It should be useful. You've been too depressed these days, I don't think so."

But in fact, when he said it, he was actually a little apprehensive, and even felt unbelievable for Liang Xiao—is this a profit or a comfort?Why does he want to hug Liang Xiao so much? Maybe he is addicted to hugging on the bed.But the doubts were quickly dispelled. Maybe Liang Xiao didn't want to be seen with embarrassing appearance with wet eyes, so he hugged Ye Ji'an very tightly, and Ye Ji'an took advantage of the opportunity to put his chin on his shoulder and put his arms around his waist weakly, "haha , the stewardess is coming to catch us later."

"No matter." Liang Xiao was very resolute.

"I'm quite surprised that you told me these things," Ye Ji'an stroked his back, giving him comfort, "but it's also a little... how to put it, I'm really happy, I feel that I'm believed."

"It's all over, and it won't hurt forever. But it is true that my personal affairs have caused a lot of trouble to senior, and I want to explain clearly." Liang Xiao's voice was muffled, and it came from behind Ye Ji'an's ear, which again It’s a long-lost angle, “There will be a lot of things to do when I return to the company.”

"It's okay. We've all signed up for safety insurance. Maybe we'll have to pay us money when we go back. Besides, it's not our fault in the final analysis, and the leader won't make things difficult for us."

"It's my fault. I should have made it clear earlier and reminded you to pay attention."

"Besides, I'm bored."

Liang Xiao seemed to hesitate to speak, he rubbed against Ye Ji'an's temple for the last time, finally let him go, and said with red eyes, "Then go back to sleep."

Seeing his little rabbit appearance, Ye Ji'an suddenly summoned up his courage, and said, "We have to wait."

"what happened?"

"That poem, are you still going to read it to me?"

"I--"

Ye Ji'an didn't look away, "Speak and express."

Liang Xiao showed an expression of serious thinking, and soon he regained his calmness and stability, "Okay. Senior, please listen carefully."

Ye Ji'an deliberately pulled his earlobes twice and smiled at him.

Liang Xiao still had a serious face, cleared his throat and straightened his collar, stood up straight, and opened his mouth in a deep voice, like a high school student standing in front of a stage for a poetry recitation competition, and when he read a sentence in Russian, Ye Ji'an remembered it in his heart Followed by silently reading a translation, if the heart can also make a sound, you can hear their common reading:

“Исердцебьетсявупоенье,” my heart leaped in ecstasy.

"Идлянеговоскресливновь," for which everything comes to life again.

"Ибожество, ивдохновенье," there is a person who admires, and there is inspiration for poetry.

"Ижизнь, ислезы, илюбовь."

"With life, with tears, and with love." Ye Ji'an read out the last sentence.

Liang Xiao's eyes widened instantly.

"I'm sorry," Ye Ji'an raised his hands in surrender, "I thought you weren't going to translate for me before boarding the plane, so I checked it myself."

He looked like he was smiling and playing tricks, but in fact, he was trying to hide his embarrassment and nervousness. Judging from the heat on his face, he must be flushed now.This short four-sentence translation has been rampaging in his mind for several hours, making him almost unable to hold the boarding pass firmly before boarding the plane, so Liang Xiao has also been rampaging in his mind for so long, until now, no matter what it is, everything It was about to come out, and he did say it, in a way he wasn't prepared for.

Ambiguity, ambiguity, ambiguity, Ye Ji'an thought, ambiguity is indeed here, don't miss it.It can kill you.

Liang Xiao's direct and moving gaze made his heart beat faster than when he guzzled five cups of espresso a day.

"Hey, don't say anything..." Ye Ji'an leaned against the wall tightly, knowing that he was going to be scared.

"...Go back to sleep now?" He said dryly again.

Seeing that Liang Xiao was still the same, neither saying a word nor going back to sleep, it could be said that he didn't listen to everything he said, Liang Xiao just pushed him half a step into the corner, cupped his face with both hands, and held his face without blinking. Looking down at him, he approached slowly, concentrating as if caught in some kind of unstoppable bewilderment, only the dark tide was surging under the calm sea.In the next second, a kiss landed on his lips, too soft and too short, just a simple touch, not even caught off guard.Liang Xiao gave him plenty of time to dodge, but Ye Ji'an didn't move at all.

He only felt that his current breathing should be very dynamic.

"Does it feel bad?" Liang Xiao put down his arms and took a half step back, the tips of his ears were red, he didn't have the arrogance and confidence when he was working.

"Senior?" He asked again.

Ye Ji'an stopped being dazed and touched his lips.

The light in Liang Xiao's eyes dimmed, and the bruises on his cheeks also looked sluggish, and he looked like he was about to apologize.

Ye Ji'an stopped the apology before it happened. He felt that he was suddenly powerful, but he also suddenly became stupid. If he didn't grab it hard, everything would pass through his fingers, so he took that step, Pressing Liang Xiao's shoulder with one hand, and grabbing his collar with the other, he tiptoed to lean his face towards him, opened his mouth, and held those dry thin lips.