After the Stand-in Shou Faked His Death

"Losing money." Xu Chengyan picked up the branch, raised his head to meet the man's gaze, and asked, "How much is the maintenance cost of this bed?"

He Yang didn't answer directly, instead, he sat on the sidelines and spread out his palms, revealing the two wooden signs, "How do you pay for this?"

Xu Chengyan thought for a while and said, "Then I'll write a new one?"

He Yang didn't make a sound for a moment, quietly holding the wooden sign.

After a while, He Yang finally said, "It's not the same."

Write a new one, it's different.

He Yang got up, and still said: "Forget it, you don't need to pay."

"Um?"

He Yang got off the bed and said unhurriedly: "Little friend, be more obedient next time, don't cause trouble."

After speaking, He Yang left and returned to the villa.

Xu Chengyan was still lying on the lazy bed, looking in the direction of the villa, without moving, and continued to bask in the sun.

It was not until the evening that Xu Chengyan returned to the villa.

And when Xu Chengyan returned to the living room, he immediately saw the figure on the balcony.

Xu Chengyan walked over and saw the man leaning against the railing, with a cigarette in his right fingertip and a wooden sign in his left.

The cigarette butt was about to burn on his finger, but the man didn't care, he just looked down at the wooden sign.

The wooden signboard that had been carefully kept for four years was suddenly broken, He Yang frowned, and the expression on his face became even colder.

Suddenly, He Yang noticed something, looked to the side, and saw a young man not far away.

He Yang reacted, extinguished the cigarette butt, put the wooden sign on the table, and said slowly: "Uncle Wen said you didn't get up until after eleven o'clock today, why are you so late?"

Xu Chengyan replied: "When I wake up, it's that time."

"It's too late." He Yang came over and rubbed the kid's head, "Get up earlier."

"I'll try my best." Xu Chengyan nodded casually.

And He Yang also left the balcony and walked towards the living room.

Xu Chengyan was still standing where he was, looking at He Yang's figure.

It wasn't until He Yang walked away that Xu Chengyan withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction of the table.

The wooden sign was still on the table, Xu Chengyan walked over and picked it up.

Xu Chengyan stared at the broken wooden sign in his hand for a while, then looked towards the living room.

He Yang is not in the living room, he probably has returned to the room upstairs.

The butler was still in the living room, watering the potted plants with a kettle.

Xu Chengyan thought for a while, and walked towards the housekeeper.

"Uncle Wen, do you have any glue?"

After asking for glue from the butler, Xu Chengyan went back to the room.

Xu Chengyan sat in front of the table, trying to put the wooden sign back together.

It's just that no matter how he pieced it together, there will still be an obvious gap in the middle of the wooden sign, which cannot be hidden no matter what.

Xu Chengyan fiddled with the room all night, then found a brush, and refilled the handwriting on the wooden sign with color.

The next morning, Xu Chengyan found He Yang with the wooden sign.

He Yang was still looking at the documents in the study, while Xu Chengyan stood at the door without disturbing him.

He Yang noticed the figure at the door, put down the document, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Chengyan came over and handed over the wooden sign, "I fixed it."

He Yang was slightly taken aback when he saw the wooden sign.

The wooden sign has been glued back together, although there is still a gap in the middle, but you can't see it unless you look carefully.

Moreover, the handwriting on the wooden sign is much clearer than before, and the color has been repainted.

He Yang looked at the wooden sign and didn't speak.

After a long time, He Yang said: "Don't bother, it's all broken anyway."

Xu Chengyan stood aside and smiled: "It can still be done with glue."

He Yang rubbed the handwriting on the wooden sign, and finally put the wooden sign in the drawer.

Xu Chengyan took a few steps back, without disturbing He Yang's work, and said, "I'm going out first."

Xu Chengyan closed the door and walked downstairs.

The sun came out again, Xu Chengyan came to the yard and lay down on the lazy bed to rest.

Not far away, Qiqi and Xiaowen were playing around on the grass.

Xu Chengyan looked at the cat and the dog, his eyes softened.

Qiqi ran around in the yard, and Xiao Wen followed suit.

Xu Chengyan quietly basked in the sun on the lazy bed, drowsy.

But not long after, Xu Chengyan heard Qiqi's cry.

"Wow!" Qiqi ran to the lazy bed, arched his head on the master's leg, and was still a little anxious.

Xu Chengyan hugged Qiqi's head and rubbed it, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Ow!" Kiki yelled a few times in a certain direction.

Xu Chengyan seemed to understand a little bit, so he got up and got out of bed, and walked behind Qiqi.

Kiki leads the way across the courtyard.

Before he knew it, Kiki brought his master to the wall.

Xu Chengyan raised his head slightly, looked at the two or three meter high wall in front of him, and then saw the Frisbee toy on the wall at a glance.

Xu Chengyan looked at the big dog beside him, and couldn't help but said, "How did you get the toy on the wall?"

"Oh!" Kiki said innocently.

Xu Chengyan had no choice but to step forward and continue to study the wall.

On the other side, in the study.

He Yang was facing the laptop screen, dealing with work.

The room was still quiet until the vibrating sound of the phone broke the silence.

He Yang took the phone and saw the note "Yan Yan" on the screen at a glance.

Pressing answer, a familiar voice came from the phone——

"He Yang, can you bring me a ladder here?"

"Huh?" He Yang stood up.

Xu Chengyan said: "I'm on the side of the wall of the small gate, help me get a ladder."

"Need a ladder?" He Yang left the study, walked towards the stairs, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." The voice on the phone faltered.

He Yang didn't answer immediately, but walked towards the small door directly, and asked, "Are you in a hurry?"

"It's okay...or you can ask Uncle Wen to deliver the ladder for me."

He Yang replied: "Uncle Wen has gone out."

"No wonder..." A sigh came from the phone, "I didn't get through to Uncle Wen just now."

He Yang quickened his pace and soon came to the small gate.

And when He Yang looked up, he saw a figure sitting on the wall.

At this time, the young man was sitting on the wall and talking on the phone, and there was a big black and white dog squatting on the ground.

He Yang looked at the young man on the fence, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "Yanyan, why did you go up there?"

Xu Chengyan was taken aback, then subconsciously looked towards the yard, and saw He Yang coming.

Xu Chengyan hung up the phone, and shouted to He Yang: "I can't get down, help me find a ladder."

He Yang frowned, stood in front of the fence, and asked, "How did you get up?"

"I don't know either." Xu Chengyan couldn't help laughing, "It came up suddenly."

He was brought to the wall by Qiqi before, and just happened to see a stone next to him, so he didn't think much about it at the time, he just stepped on the stone, climbed to the wall and took the toy down.

It's just that when he came to the top of the wall, he found that he seemed unable to go down.

The wall is two or three meters high, and the stone is a bit short. It may be difficult to return by the original road, and it is easy to fall.

"Help me get a ladder." Xu Chengyan smiled.

He Yang looked at the young man on the wall, and sighed softly, "I haven't looked at you for a few minutes, and you caused trouble again."

"Is there?" Xu Chengyan sat lazily on the wall, not in a hurry.

"I didn't look at you yesterday, but you broke the bed." He Yang came to the wall, "I didn't look at you today, so you ran to the wall."

Like a disobedient bear child.

"Hurry up and get a ladder." Xu Chengyan urged.

"No ladder." He Yang slightly raised his hand and rolled up his shirt sleeves.

Xu Chengyan thought for a while, then said, "You can also take a chair."

He Yang still didn't respond, he just stretched out his hand and said to the young man on the fence, "Jump down."

Xu Chengyan was stunned, "Huh?"

"Jump down, I'll catch you." He Yang still maintained the posture of reaching out, with a serious expression on his face.

Xu Chengyan didn't move, and said unhurriedly: "What if I can't catch it?"

"At most, I'll break my leg. I'll help you find a doctor."

He Yang's tone was light and light, as if breaking his leg was not a big deal.

Xu Chengyan laughed angrily, and couldn't help but said: "I still have to film next month, you are responsible for breaking my leg?"

"I'm in charge." He Yang responded.

Xu Chengyan didn't speak, just looked at the man under the wall.

Under the wall, a man in a white shirt, completely clean, was stretching out his hand towards him.

Xu Chengyan looked at the man's thin body, but still had some doubts, and asked, "Can you really handle it?"

"Catch it."

Xu Chengyan still hesitated, thinking about jumping over the wall.

The fence is two or three meters high, it is risky to jump directly, the best way is to ask He Yang to come over with a ladder or a chair.

But in the end, Xu Chengyan still shouted to He Yang: "Then I'll dance."

"Um."

Xu Chengyan changed his posture and squatted on the wall. It was the first time he jumped from such a high place, and he was still a little nervous.

After choosing the angle, Xu Chengyan jumped off the wall and rushed towards He Yang.

The body fell from the sky, and the adrenaline soared abnormally.

Xu Chengyan couldn't help but close his eyes when he heard the whistling wind in his ears, he was mentally prepared for the worst.

But in the next second, his body fell into a warm embrace.

He Yang firmly caught the young man and held him in his arms.

Xu Chengyan stretched out his hand subconsciously, hugged He Yang's shoulder tightly, and buried his head sideways in the man's neck.

The other person smelled a nice cold fragrance, and Xu Chengyan sniffed the familiar scent, and suddenly felt at ease.

Obviously He Yang's body still looks a little thin, but when he is hugged in his arms, he feels very safe.

At this moment, the thick clouds parted and the sun shone down.

At this time, the two people by the wall were hugging each other tightly.

Xu Chengyan still maintained the posture of leaning on the man's shoulder, with his body tightly pressed against each other.

Xu Chengyan hadn't recovered from the nervousness of jumping over the wall, he was panting slightly, short of breath.

In the chest, the violent heartbeat has not stopped.

Plop, plop--

For a moment it was unclear whose heartbeat it was.

Maybe it's the vibe right now, or maybe it's the adrenaline.

Xu Chengyan couldn't help laughing, turned his head slightly, and leaned into the man's ear, "He Yang, do we want to—"

Want to try it?

Try to get back together.

"Huh?" He Yang didn't hear the second part of the sentence for a moment, he put his arms around the person in his arms, and patted the young man's back with his palm.

After standing still, He Yang let go of his hands, straightened his sleeves, and asked, "What did you just say?"

Xu Chengyan took a few steps back and regained some sense.

Breathing is steady and heartbeat returns to normal.

"It's nothing." Xu Chengyan smiled.

The two returned to the villa.

He Yang went back to the study to continue working, while Xu Chengyan stayed in the living room, lying on the sofa and playing with his mobile phone.

Until evening, Xu Chengyan heard movement from the yard, it was the butler who had returned.

This time the housekeeper also brought two workers back, as if to repair something.

Xu Chengyan noticed it, so he got up and went to the yard to take a look, and found that the housekeeper and workers had gone to the small gate.

However, because of the angle, Xu Chengyan couldn't see the specific situation on the worker's side, nor did he know what the worker was trying to repair.

So Xu Chengyan went back to the house first, just in time to see He Yang coming downstairs, so he went over and said, "Uncle Wen brought someone back just now, he seems to be repairing something."

"En." He Yang responded, and said lightly, "Build a staircase over the wall."

"Fix the stairs?"

"It's not safe for children to climb the wall." He Yang glanced at the direction of the yard, and said slowly, "Next time you want to climb the wall, you can take the stairs."

"Understood, Uncle He Yang." Xu Chengyan nodded perfunctorily, then turned and walked towards the restaurant.

It's already dinner time, and my aunt has prepared dinner.

When Xu Chengyan passed by, he saw Xiao Wen was also in the restaurant.

Xiao Wen was squatting on the ground, obediently eating his dinner with his head down.

Xu Chengyan couldn't help taking a look at the pet table, and found that there was bibimbap in Xiaowen's bowl, and there was meat in it, which looked delicious.

Xu Chengyan came to the dining table and said, "Why do I feel that Xiao Wen's food is better?"

He Yang raised his head and glanced at the person opposite, and said unhurriedly: "You want to grab food from Xiao Wen?"

Xu Chengyan looked at the vegetables on the table, and said slowly: "Xiao Wen can eat meat, but I don't have meat."

"The doctor recommends light food."

"It's a suggestion, but I didn't say that you must eat light food."

He Yang had no choice but to say: "If you want to eat, ask Auntie to make another serving."

After hearing this, Xu Chengyan actually went to the kitchen to find his aunt, and asked her to make another Xiao Wen's bibimbap.

After dinner, Xu Chengyan went back to the bedroom and carried Xiao Wen along with him.

Xu Chengyan was lying on the bed, holding Xiao Wen in his arms, playing with his mobile phone while stroking Xiao Wen's body.

Xiaowen is soft, and it is just right to hold her in her arms, just like a plush toy.

And Xiao Wen leaned on him obediently, very docile.

Xu Chengyan was scrolling through Weibo when he suddenly received a call from Su Tang.

After connecting, Su Tang's voice came: "Zhou Zhou, do you want to come out for a gathering next week?"

Xu Chengyan asked, "When?"

"Both Chi Xiao and I are fine, it depends on when it's convenient for you." Su Tang said.

Xu Chengyan replied: "That number one."

"Okay." Su Tang responded, and asked again: "Have you been resting at home recently?"

"Over there with friends."

Su Tang casually asked, "Who is it?"

Xu Chengyan was silent for a while, but still replied: "The former family."

"You got back together?"

Xu Chengyan didn't answer for a while.

When He Yang asked him to get back together before, he refused, and he didn't want to think about dating at that time.

But now that he has fulfilled Qin Zhou's wish, he can calm down and think about other things.

"Not sure... Maybe." Xu Chengyan's answer was a little vague, and he subconsciously touched Xiao Wen's head again and again to divert his attention.

"Then wait for your good news." Su Tang's tone was still light.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chengyan was still lying on the bed, thinking about the conversation just now, while stroking Xiao Wen's body.

Xiao Wen moved his body, got into the bed, and curled up on Xu Chengyan's chest to keep warm.

Xu Chengyan also patted Xiao Wen through the quilt.

One person and one cat are very harmonious on the bed.

At 09:30, there was a knock on the door.

He Yang pushed open the door and came in with a glass of milk.

When Xu Chengyan saw milk, he got a headache and didn't really want to drink it.

He Yang came over and sat by the bed, put the milk cup on the table, and reminded: "It's time."

Xu Chengyan didn't move, just said: "I'll drink it later."

He Yang glanced at the young man on the bed, but still didn't say anything, took out the tablet from the drawer of the bedside table, and asked, "Want to tell a story?"

Xu Chengyan changed his posture slightly, lying on his side on the bed, looking at the figure beside the bed.

The headlights in the room were not turned on, only the desk lamp on the bedside table was shining with a warm yellow light.

Xu Chengyan didn't refuse this time, but responded: "Yes."

He Yang was a little surprised, "What do you want to hear?"

"It will be all right."

He Yang was still searching for bedtime stories, and asked, "Sleeping Beauty? The Little Mermaid? Little Red Riding Hood?"

"Whatever." Xu Chengyan didn't ask.

So He Yang clicked on the story of Sleeping Beauty and read it from the first page.

Xu Chengyan listened quietly, not yet sleepy.

He Yang is still slowly telling the story, from Sleeping Beauty to The Little Mermaid, and from Little Mermaid to Little Red Riding Hood...

When He Yang finished reading the story, he inadvertently looked towards the bed, and saw that the young man on the bed still had his eyes open.

He Yang frowned slightly, and asked, "Haven't you slept yet?"

"Not sleepy." Xu Chengyan shook his head.

He Yang leaned over, covered the young man with the quilt, and said in a low voice, "Kids, go to bed early."

"It's too early, I really can't sleep." Xu Chengyan chuckled, and lifted the quilt a little bit.

He Yang noticed it, stretched out his hand, and wanted to cover the quilt tighter.

Xu Chengyan reminded: "Xiao Wen is still inside, it will be boring."

"Xiao Wen is inside?" He Yang stared at the quilt, frowning even tighter, and lifted the quilt directly, and saw a ball of fluff lying on the young man's stomach.

Xiao Wen was curled up in the arms of the young man, squinting, a little lazy.

He Yang stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Wen and put it aside, he said unhurriedly: "Xiao Wen is shedding hair."

Xiao Wen was put on the carpet, and looked up in a daze.

Xiaowen looked at his master, then at the young man on the bed, leaned forward, and wanted to climb on the bed again.

But He Yang still didn't let Xiao Wen climb onto the bed, and carried Xiao Wen to the corridor.

He Yang closed the door and locked Xiao Wen out, then returned to the bed and reminded: "Go to sleep."

Xu Chengyan still didn't feel sleepy, he glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table again, and said, "It's only 10:30, it's too early."

"It is late."

Xu Chengyan glanced at the lamp, "I can't sleep even with the lamp on."

He Yang directly turned off the light, and the room was instantly plunged into darkness.

Xu Chengyan didn't speak any more, closed his eyes, and breathed slowly and steadily.

It's just that the brain is still very awake and can't fall asleep at all.

Xu Chengyan lay on the bed for a long time, finally opened his eyes, looked towards the bed, and saw a figure beside the bed.

Although the lights in the room were not turned on, Xu Chengyan could still see the person in front of him clearly through the moonlight outside the window.

And He Yang sat quietly by the bed, didn't look at his phone, just stared at the young man on the bed.

Xu Chengyan blinked, and met the man's gaze.

For a while, neither of them spoke, and the room was still silent.

Xu Chengyan moved a little towards the side of the bed, stretched out a hand from under the quilt, and put it on the back of the man's hand.

The man's palm was warm, and Xu Chengyan rubbed it lightly on the back of his hand, a little bored.

He Yang asked: "Still can't sleep?"

Xu Chengyan hummed, and continued to rub He Yang's hand back and forth, as if treating He Yang's hand as a toy.

Feeling a little thirsty again, Xu Chengyan sat up, took the thermos from the bedside table, and drank water.

Also because of the movement of drinking water, the quilt on Xu Chengyan's body slipped down to his waist.

He Yang suddenly noticed that the pajamas on the youth were not properly put on, the top two buttons were not fastened, and the neckline was loose.

He Yang frowned suddenly: "Why didn't you even put on your clothes properly?"

After Xu Chengyan finished drinking the water, he put the thermos on the bedside table, and subconsciously looked down at his pajamas.

And He Yang leaned over and fastened the buttons on the young man's pajamas.

Xu Chengyan sat on the bed without moving, lowered his head slightly, and watched He Yang's movements.

At this moment, the distance between the two is very close.

Xu Chengyan sniffed He Yang's breath, and smelled the familiar cold scent, mixed with a hint of mellow red wine.

So Xu Chengyan asked, "Drink?"

"Yeah." He Yang buttoned up his buttons and straightened his collar, "Drink a little."

"I also want to drink."

After He Yang heard it, he said unhurriedly: "Kids can't drink."

Xu Chengyan chuckled, "Just have a drink."

"Drink next time."

Xu Chengyan asked: "Is it not possible today?"

"It's too late, it's time for the children to go to bed." He Yang's voice was very gentle, helping the children to tidy up their pajamas.

Xu Chengyan looked at the man in front of him, took the initiative to get closer, leaned in front of the man, raised his head slightly, "I don't want to sleep."

He Yang lowered his head and met the young man's gaze.

In the dimly lit room, the eyes were intertwined, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little ambiguous.

He Yang's palm was still resting on the young man's waist, and with a slight force on his hand, it became tighter and tighter.

The surroundings became quiet, only the breathing of the two of them remained.

Unknowingly, the distance between the two is getting closer and closer, and the safe distance has been crossed.

Just get a little closer and you'll be able to kiss.

Xu Chengyan opened his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly.

Breathing suddenly became a little rapid, and heartbeat accelerated.

Xu Chengyan stretched out his hand unconsciously, and put it on the man's arm.

But just when he was about to get closer, the man in front of him turned his head——

avoided the kiss.