midsummer night

He Xiyuan still goes to work every day, sitting in the office wearing a shirt and a dark sweater before the holidays.

The news of him and Lu Chengfeng decreased, and at the end of the year, they pushed off a few weekends together on the grounds of being busy.When I return to my residence after get off work, I will stay alone in my room with the door closed.

He Xiyuan thought that he couldn't separate from Lu Chengfeng immediately, as this would arouse the other party's suspicion.

Many plans need to be implemented quickly and without anyone knowing.He is going to go south on vacation to terminate the pregnancy, and it would be best if he can complete the implantation of the suppressor together.

After that he needs to rest for a period of time before returning to work.At that time, they can rely on the passage of time to slowly separate from Lu Chengfeng, or they may not contact each other for too long, and they will naturally separate.

Lu Chengfeng seems to be busy recently, and He Xiyuan hasn't received any flowers for a while.There were other Omega's and Betas in the office who received big bouquets of flowers before Christmas and New Years, not his.

These subtle changes made people around him suspect that he broke up with the Alpha suitor.

At the end of the year, there is a lot of news about engagements and marriages. Alphas and Betas in the company said when talking about their acquaintances: "Don't pick an Omega when it's old. Now Omega looks to be popular before the age of 30. In fact, if Alpha is rich, he will go to someone in his 20s. Beta in his early years went, no big deal, my buddy who was going to get married at the end of the year was that.”

The air was filled with peaceful echoes.

At the end of the year, a certain magazine published a special issue interview with the heir of the Sesidmar Group who lived in Beidu.On the cover of the chores, there was a profile photo in the office. The young Alpha was tall and straight, with a handsome face.

Gao Qingnian put the link of the interview in the work group, and then a bunch of comments below:

Mr. Lu is so handsome.

Lu Zongzhen Elite.

Is Xiao Zhang's photo his home?Absolutely delicious.

He Xiyuan only clicked to look at the title and picture, and after reading a short paragraph, he felt a colleague walking behind him, so he closed the browser.

After 15 minutes, a screenshot of the interview appeared in the group, which was marked by a red box:

Reporter: When you were young, you often lived in Beidu with your parents. At that time, wherever they went, everyone saw the deep love between husband and wife.After so many years, even after they separated, they are still a legend.In addition, everyone's eyes are gradually turning to you, and the question that everyone has been asking for a long time: do you have a partner?

Lu Chengfeng smiled lightly, and said: Yes, but it hasn't been made public yet.

Reporter: This answer will make many people more curious, and many Omegas will probably be sad.If you don't mind, please share with us your future plans with your partner, including marriage.

Lu Chengfeng: This was originally planned for next year, but it will be postponed.

Reporter (laughs): Presumably it won't be too long.Before we know who your mysterious partner is, we are also very curious about what kind of person this is?

Lu Chengfeng: I won't disclose the specific information now, and everyone will know when the time is right.

……

There was a row of "!!!" and shocked expressions in the group.

Lu Chengfeng's statement made many people guess, and many people came to ask He Xiyuan.Although he is also an Omega, many people in the company think that he is just a friend or classmate of Lu Chengfeng, not a closer relationship.

Then there were a few more links in the group to a few pictures of Lu Chengfeng's recent activities. Standing beside him was a young Omega with a lot of background in the business district of Beidu, and standing next to Lu Chengfeng in a luxurious long dress.Her posture and expression are relaxed, which is different from the tenseness of a star when she wears a dress on the red carpet. That gorgeous dress is just a part of her life and habits.

There are two photos, one is a photo of the two of them with the chief dancer before the performance of a certain dance drama, and the other is a photo of them sitting in a crimson box.The light, while less clear, is convincing enough.

Gao Qingnian in the trio group @何冬远: [laughing]

He Xiyuan only returned a picture of eating melon.jpg

After he got home, he read the article again, and he already knew most of the content, but when he wanted to open the link of the two pictures, he couldn't find the original page.

He didn't ask Lu Chengfeng about the credibility of the company's various versions of the news, he just wanted to finish the work quickly before going south for surgery.

He hoped that everything would be over quickly before his physical and psychological endurance collapsed.

A few days later, He Xiyuan ran into Lu Chengfeng at the industry's year-end reception.There were many people at the venue, it was snowing outside the window, and the room was lit with bright lights.

He Xiyuan arrived early, chatted with the organizer, and then went to the food area to get smoked salmon slices and raspberry blueberry fruit tart.There were more and more people in the banquet hall, and he was holding a goblet filled with room temperature water.

Lu Chengfeng probably came with a few other Alphas, and when he entered the venue, there were people from the organizer standing around him.From different corners of the hall, eyes fell on the young Alpha, and it seemed that someone was ready to go up and say a few words to him at any moment.

Lu Chengfeng listened to the organizer talking in his ear, stood in the crowd and looked around the venue calmly, and saw He Xiyuan who was talking with someone with his back turned to him.

He paused for a moment, a middle-aged Alpha in front of him finished his business, and when the other was about to speak, Lu Chengfeng said, "Sorry, I'm going to say hello to my friend, and I'll continue chatting with you when I come back."

Holding the wine, he walked towards He Xiyuan, followed by the organizer's staff and a few spectators who stretched their heads, wanting to see who Boss Lu's friends are.

There are many people in the banquet hall, the wooden floor has a certain age, and the walls surround the hall with the echo of the hustle and bustle of human voices.When He Xiyuan talked to the female Beta hedge fund manager in front of him, he got very close, almost shouting in his ear, otherwise he couldn't hear the other party's voice.

On the way Lu Chengfeng walked towards him, people kept turning their heads, as if they were ready to introduce themselves and exchange business cards at any time.

He walked up to He Xiyuan with a glass of wine and smiled at He Xiyuan.

Halfway through He Xiyuan's words, he followed his friend's gaze, then paused for a moment, and introduced: "This is... Mr. Lu from Sesidema. We often meet in mid-year projects."

The other party had heard about Jianling's project, looked at Lu Chengfeng with a happy smile, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"This is my friend Dora, who was in Jianling before, and later joined Jieheng Fund as a fund manager, mainly focusing on companies and high-yield bonds."

The three chatted for a while, Dora saw her companion arrived, and walked towards the door, Lu Chengfeng lowered his head and asked in He Xiyuan's ear, "Let's go for a walk together?"

He Xiyuan nodded, and the two walked to the lounge near the corridor from the banquet hall.The journey was very quiet, Lu Chengfeng put the wine glass on the waiter's tray, put his hands in his suit pants, and looked down at He Xiyuan.

He Xiyuan didn't know what to say, he seemed to have to think for a long time before speaking, in order to make himself look as usual.

Lu Chengfeng asked first, "Is Xia Dao okay?"

He Xiyuan: "Fortunately, I haven't been back for a long time. Everything is the same as before. The urban facilities have been constantly renovated for many years, but I feel that the aging of the city cannot be delayed."

Lu Chengfeng: "I haven't been there for a long time. My mother was very concerned about the old house for a few years. Later, there were fewer performances in Beijing."

He Xiyuan: "Is it because the cultural environment here is getting worse and worse—"

Lu Chengfeng: "I can go back with you next time."

He Xiyuan paused for a moment and said, "It should be a while later."

Lu Chengfeng: "Is there anyone I can help you contact for work at the end of the year?"

He Xiyuan: "Fortunately, the project that should be completed is completed, and the unfinished ones are put away first. The client probably has no intentions at the end of the year." He seemed to hesitate for a while, and said after a while: "I saw the magazine interview of the senior a few days ago. .”

Lu Chengfeng: "Really, what do you think of the reporter's writing?"

He Xiyuan curled his fingers, lightly grabbed the cuff of his suit jacket, and said, "I didn't know that senior had plans to get married next year."

Lu Chengfeng seemed to expect that he would ask, maybe countless people had already asked, he replied naturally: "It was originally the plan, but later the plan changed, so it was slightly delayed."

He Xiyuan was quiet for a while, and then said: "Then I still have to congratulate you in advance."

Lu Chengfeng stopped and looked down at him.He Xiyuan had a calm expression on his face, as if the topic of discussion had nothing to do with him.

He speaks in a polite and distant tone in the workplace. There are people walking around in the banquet hall and corridors. If someone looks sideways from a distance, it is almost impossible to see any relationship between them other than business affairs.

He Xiyuan looked up at Lu Chengfeng, with a smile flashing in his eyes, although there was no expression on his face.Judging from his body movements, he seemed to be faintly resisting.

They walked to the window of the corridor, the snow outside the window had stopped, the air was hazy, and the branches of the trees could not be seen clearly.

There were almost no people on this side of the corridor, and they saw each other's reflections in the glass.Lu Chengfeng took He Xiyuan's hand lightly, and the touch of his fingertips made He Xiyuan's wrist tremble.It took him a while to pull it back, and then let it go quickly.

Back in the banquet hall, more and more people surrounded Lu Chengfeng, and the echo in the room became louder and louder.He Xiyuan felt dizzy and left early.

After returning to the room, he didn't wash up right away, he just took off his coat and shoes, unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt and lay flat on the bed.

Looking at the ceiling, the nose is sore, a drop of water trickles down the corner of the eye, and falls into the hair along the temple.

If Lu Chengfeng said he was the one to marry, even though he did not accept it in principle, he still had to use a lot of perseverance to resist the temptation of this matter.If Lu Chengfeng said he wasn't the one to marry, then it was just what he expected.

No matter what the situation was, it gave him weakness and pain all over his body.He didn't know how long he lay on the bed, eyes closed, tears streaming down his cheeks, falling on the collar and sheets.

He Xiyuan fell asleep drowsily, and had a dream in the middle of the night, he dreamed that Lu Chengfeng knew that he was pregnant.

It was a ward, like the hospital that Lu Chengfeng took him to in his memory when he was young.Lying on the bed, he heard the doctor's voice say through a curtain: "Confirmed pregnancy... About four weeks... Don't you know?"

In the dream, his fingers were cold and he was lying on the hospital bed.The body is in the ward, but the mind can hear every word outside the door.

Lu Chengfeng sat on the edge of the hospital bed with his back turned to him, wearing a red and blue knitted sweater.His back looks neither like a boy nor an adult, but He Xiyuan knows that it is indeed him.

Lu Chengfeng looked at the lights in the ward, sat for a long time without looking back at He Xiyuan, and finally got ready to get up.

In the dream, He Xiyuan felt that Lu Chengfeng would never come back after walking out of the ward. He grabbed Lu Chengfeng's sleeve before the other person stood up.

He wasn't sure if he was holding onto anything, only the huge thrust sent him falling into the snow-white bed, and then there was nothing but the white lights of the hospital room around him.

He Xiyuan opened his eyes in the dark, and the bedside lamp was still on.After lying down for a long time, the overflowing tears could not be contained in the eye sockets, and slid down the corners of the eyes onto the pillow cover.

He sat up very gently, took a piece of paper from the bedside, and wiped the liquid on his face.

It was like a nightmare that could not be woken up for more than ten years, with salty tears in his mouth, just like the future predicted in the dream.

In the end he was still alone, he was always alone.