detour

In the end, Xu You did not agree to go to the banquet with Zhuang Shaodong.The reasons are ready-made: he and Zhuang Shaoqing are only in the relationship between Party A and Party B, and Zhuang Shaoqing has offended him, so why would he want to make things better for someone who has plotted against him?As for the beef, the chefs in the sky garden are also delicious.Xu You felt that it was kind of him not to hire someone to act as a rival in love to spoil Zhuang Shaoqing's situation.No matter how much Zhuang Shaodong tried to persuade him, it was useless, so he could only rush to the Zhuang family's old house to make Zhuang Shaoqing even better.However, the little frustration in his heart turned into happiness half an hour after he stepped into the dealer's gate.

Zhuang Shaoqing stood at the gate of the living room to welcome the guests. The bride-to-be who stood beside him was wearing a champagne-colored dress with exquisite makeup, and she was as radiant as a real bride-to-be.

"Shaoqing, Zuoyan," Zhuang Shaodong handed over the red envelope with a proper smile on his face, "Congratulations both of you."

"Thank you," Zuo Yan smiled and nodded, with a gentle and friendly expression that was neither far nor near.It was as if their previous farce had never happened.

Zhuang Shaoqing looked around, "Why is it just you?"

Zhuang Shaodong's expression showed a bit of regret, "He has something to do at home, so it was delayed. Now, our gift money is combined."

Zhuang Shaoqing also had some regrets, "Shall we have dinner together in a few days?"

Zhuang Shaodong naturally agreed.

Originally, Zhuang Shaodong should have gone in after exchanging pleasantries like this, but at this moment, a young man who looked like an assistant ran over and whispered something into Zhuang Shaoqing's ear, and Zhuang Shaoqing's face immediately became gloomy.

"What's wrong?" Zuo Yan asked him worriedly, "What happened?"

"It's okay." Zhuang Shaoqing gave her a perfunctory expression, "I'm asking Shaodong something, you go in and rest for a while."

Zuo Yan shrugged suspiciously, "Okay, let's talk slowly."

Zhuang Shaoqing pulled Zhuang Shaodong around a row of flower walls, and came to the pavilion not far away, took out the cigarette case and shared a cigarette with each of them.Zhuang Shaodong remembered that someone said that smoking together can shorten the distance between two men, and I don't know if Zhuang Shaoqing's little action of sharing cigarettes also has the potential meaning of wanting to shorten the relationship.But Zhuang Shaoqing's reaction now is indeed a bit strange.What could have caused him to slump and brush aside the bride-to-be on such an occasion?

"Shaodong," Zhuang Shaoqing asked hesitantly, "What kind of person is grandpa?"

"Huh?" Zhuang Shaodong was surprised, "Why do you think of asking him? You come back every winter to pay him New Year's greetings. It's not that you don't know him, so why ask me?"

Zhuang Shaoqing took a puff of cigarette and said in a low voice: "Damn, this old guy is worried about me, so he specially sent someone over to inquire about my truth."

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, "Who to send?"

"Uncle." Zhuang Shaoqing's eyes were quite resentful, "Damn, who doesn't know that uncle is the most favored in front of him? Among the sons, grandpa also likes him. You said grandpa sent him Come back, do you still want him to be the head of the family?"

Zhuang Shaodong's chest seemed to be hit hard by something, "Zhuang Shijie?"

Zhuang Shaoqing cursed something in a low voice, raised his chin to signal him to look back, "Hey, here we come."

Zhuang Shaodong turned around, and under the dazzling sun in May, the man he hadn't seen for a long time was walking towards the direction they were standing in a graceful manner.Zhuang Shaodong calculated his age in his heart with some jealousy, and felt that it was unreasonable for a man who had already reached the level of an uncle to still look so pleasing to the eye.Fortunately Xu You refused to come today, if he saw...

Zhuang Shaodong was startled by his own thoughts, and felt a little uncomfortable.It's not that he doesn't trust Xu You's feelings for him, nor is it that he lacks confidence in himself.But when this man appeared in front of him with a calm smile, he still instinctively wanted to hide his most cherished things from him.

"Uncle," Zhuang Shaoqing squeezed out a smirk and greeted him, "Did you rest well yesterday? Why didn't Auntie come?"

"Congratulations, Shaoqing." Zhuang Shijie handed him a gift bag, and explained with a slight smile, "Amy wakes up in the morning not feeling well, and Yun Qing stayed at the hotel to take care of her."

"Isn't it acclimatization?" Zhuang Shaoqing took the gift bag, with a worried look on her concerned expression, "Do you want to take her to see a doctor?"

"It's okay." Zhuang Shijie smiled, and his eyes fell on Zhuang Shaodong, "Shaodong, long time no see."

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly admired Zhuang Shaoqing, at least he could squeeze out a smirk.He looked at the man in front of him and felt that he had to work hard to control the urge to turn around and leave.Once again, he found that he really didn't like this person. This deep-rooted dislike didn't disappear after several years, but became even stronger.

Zhuang Shijie's eyes are very beautiful. When he stares at a person, his deep gaze always looks very gentle.Zhuang Shaodong lamented that the years did not leave too many marks on this man's face, and at the same time wondered angrily whether Xu You was captivated by these deceptive eyes.

Zhuang Shijie turned his head and smiled at Zhuang Shaoqing, "You go to work, Shaoqing, I'll talk to Shaodong."

Zhuang Shaoqing nodded, and immediately gave Zhuang Shaodong an encouraging look when she turned around.He can naturally see Zhuang Shaodong's hostility towards Zhuang Shijie, no matter what the source of the hostility is, it means that even if Zhuang Shaodong is not his ally, he is definitely not his enemy.

Zhuang Shaoqing ran back with peace of mind and continued to play the role of the prospective groom.The gazebo separated by the rose wall was left to a pair of uncles and nephews who were once enemies and are still enemies now.

Zhuang Shijie sat down on the wooden chair, looked around the century-old house with a slightly sighing expression, "This place hasn't changed much, but you have changed a lot."

Zhuang Shaodong didn't say anything.When Li Yunxin used that method to force him away, there was no room for improvement in the relationship between the two of them.Zhuang Shaodong would not naively think that Zhuang Shijie is a magnanimous person who ignores past suspicions.

Zhuang Shijie looked at him, and his tone suddenly softened, "Is he okay?"

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly felt angry, what right does this person have to talk about "him" in such a firm tone?It seems that no matter what he has done, how many years he has experienced, that person will wait for him with all his heart, looking forward to him...

fuck you.

Zhuang Shaodong's face turned black completely, and he asked him very bluntly, "What does this have to do with you?"

Such an answer seemed to be expected by Zhuang Shijie. He pursed his lips and showed a half-smile expression, "Shaodong, Xiaoyou actually doesn't like men who are too possessive."

"Really?" Zhuang Shaodong sneered, "Then do you know that he doesn't like being treated hypocritically even more, when he doesn't interfere with himself, he is fine, but once he hinders himself, he will immediately turn into a waste bag and throw it away to the side?"

A needle-like light flashed in Zhuang Shijie's eyes, "You know it's not like that."

"I don't know." Zhuang Shaodong shook his head honestly, "I only know that when Xu You was arrested, it was his tutor who found someone to clear up the relationship and got him out; when he faced the pressure of being expelled, The prince in his mind is busy going abroad, so he has no time to talk to him at all; when he was driven out by his family, you were arranging your own marriage, getting married and having children, and living your life freely. Zhuang Shijie, I really love him Mom doesn't know you anymore, how can you calmly ask after all this nauseating stuff: Is he okay?"

There seemed to be a crack in Zhuang Shijie's calm mask, "Is he doing well?"

Zhuang Shaodong shook his head, "From the moment you let go, it doesn't matter whether he's doing well or not." He emphasized his tone, "Since you didn't show up when he was having a bad time, then when he's doing well At this time, please don't jump out and disturb him in the name of caring."

Zhuang Shijie's face turned ugly after being sarcastically mercilessly teased by his nephew, "It's up to you to define whether it's disturbing or not."

"Let me define." After Zhuang Shaodong said these words one by one, his whole body and mind felt unprecedentedly relaxed.It was as if the pressure that this man had exerted on him since he was a child was suddenly trampled under his feet at this moment, and could no longer affect him.Zhuang Shaodong was stimulated by this strange sense of relief, and every bone in his body seemed to become lighter.He lowered his head slightly, and said word by word in Zhuang Shijie's ear: "Because, he is mine now."

Zhuang Shijie lowered his eyelids, with an unclear smile on his face, "Shaodong, you probably misunderstood something. I just want to greet him from the perspective of a friend."

"Really?" The smile on Zhuang Shaodong's lips deepened, "I'll accept your kindness on his behalf."

"Why are you doing this?" Zhuang Shijie's eyes became complicated, "Can't even tolerate a former friend? Or do you have no confidence in him at all?"

Zhuang Shaodong stretched out a finger and shook it lightly, "I think you should understand that some feelings will only disappear, but will not transform into something else. How can you be friends without love... Do you believe this kind of nonsense? Is it? If you feel that you still have some...some kind of not-so-pure concern for my lover, then I beg you, for the sake of your concern for him, don't bother him any more. "

After Zhuang Shaodong said these words, he strode out of the gazebo.Maybe Zhuang Shijie believed that there was still a so-called friendship between him and Xu You, but in his opinion, even if this so-called friendship really existed, Xu You would not be uncommon.That proud man whose love is purer than sunlight and air.What he needs has never been those specious substitutes.When a relationship is over, he will be sad and miss it, but he will not allow it to desecrate it with its transformed appearance.

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly had unprecedented confidence in his feelings.At this mysterious moment, he was finally sure that he was a more suitable existence for Xu You than Zhuang Shijie.Because he is the same as Xu You, they don't believe in those smooth explanations in their relationship.

Love needs no excuses.

If you don't love, you don't need an excuse.

Their pride does not allow unloved truths to be painted with all kinds of decorations.

Zhuang Shaodong didn't take another look at the man sitting in the gazebo behind him, he just clenched his fist and lightly punched the air, and smiled in a complacent, almost beating tone: "If you care, Then please continue to care about him silently. Just don't use this concern as an excuse to satisfy those shady selfish desires in your heart. After all, you are also responsible for your life, uncle. "