linked to the collar

Bai Ye didn't seem to be surprised to be rejected, he just stood there quietly.

Xiao Ran maintained a half-bent posture and stood opposite him, and did not move at all.

The afternoon sun was scorching hot, after a while, Bai Ye saw sweat winding down from Xiao Ran's temples, his throat tightened.

"Xiao Ran, who is this? What are you guys doing? Why don't you leave? It's so hot!" Among the youths in Tsing Yi, the younger one tugged at Xiao Ran's sleeve impatiently, and asked complainingly .

Hearing this, Xiao Ran turned half of his body and smiled apologetically at the young man: "Brother Tang, I'm sorry, I met an old friend and kept you waiting."

While saying this, he turned back and bowed to Bai Ye again. "Master Bai, then, let's go first. Goodbye."

Bai Ye snorted coldly.

He was upset, very upset.

First of all, li xuan didn't smile at him, but smiled at this young man who interrupted without rules.It's a real smile, a gentle smile like a spring breeze that stretches the corners of the brows and eyes.What's more, this young man looks... really good, Fengshen is handsome and has delicate features, and his height is a little shorter than Xiao Ran's.But no matter how handsome he is, the appearance of standing next to Xiao Ran and tugging at Xiao Ran's sleeves is really an eyesore no matter how you look at it.

Furthermore, he and Xiao Ran haven't seen each other for two years, and they didn't say ten words, and Xiao Ran is in a hurry to leave?He doesn't want to see himself so much?Fortunately, I have been thinking about this person all the time all these years, thinking about this person, is this how Xiao Ran repays himself?

Also, Xiao Ran was hiding from him... just now he stretched out his hand, but it was empty, his hand was stiff in the air and he was very tired, and it was shameless to be rejected in the street, but looking at Xiao Ran's condensed face, Bai Ye felt bitter and sour in his heart .

Can't they go back to that time?So the days when you can hug and lie quietly on the bed and listen to each other's breathing, will you never go back?

Canxing often laughs at him, why did he know it before, no, he doesn't understand what "knows it is like this", what's wrong with him now?What's wrong with him now?

He just always misses the days with this person, peace, calm and harmony.

He just missed this person all the time...

But what can these represent?On behalf of Xiao Ran, he is very important?

What is important... Bai Ye doesn't understand.

But Bai Ye knew something.

If Xiao Ran were to turn around and leave like this today, this person might just disappear from his life in this life, and would never appear in front of his eyes again.

He doesn't want to.

At this moment, Huanxi, who was still on the third floor of Boguxuan, also poked his head out. "Second young master, why did you come down suddenly, which frightened the villain!"

Bai Ye didn't care about the cuteness at all, but the cute words really woke him up, so he raised his lips and smiled.

"Xiao Ran, that's really an unfortunate coincidence. Don't you know that your father-in-law will have a birthday the day after tomorrow?" He paused, and repeated, "[-]th birthday."

Xiao Ran's expression changed slightly.Regardless of whether he knew about it or not, he could just leave, but now that Bai Ye said so in the street, if he left again, it would be rude.

Although Qionghua had been gone for five years, and even though Xiao Ran had almost lost contact with the He family, he couldn't be rude if he was told.

Seeing Xiao Ran's appearance, Bai Ye carefully hid the pride in his eyes, pointed to Bo Guxuan behind him as naturally as possible and said, "I happen to be choosing a birthday present for my father-in-law, why don't you come and take a look?"

"This..." Xiao Ran lowered his head and thought for a while, then apologized and said to the two youths: "Brother Li, Brother Tang, it seems that I can't leave for the time being. Or you two can leave first, Ziqing will catch up after two days Come to meet you?"

"Since it's only the day after tomorrow, we'll stay here and wait for you." Before another taller young man surnamed Li could speak, the young man surnamed Tang who was pulling Xiao Ran's sleeve had already grabbed him and said, "Jiankang City is I have never had a chance to visit the ancient cities along the coast, but this time is just right."

Seeing this, the young man surnamed Li also nodded. "That's right, Brother Xiao, you can take care of yourself. Tang Tang and I will go to the inn to stay first, and then we will tell the shopkeeper of Qinya Garden after we find it, so you won't find us then."

"No, I went to find a hotel to stay with you first." Xiao Ran turned around and bowed politely to Bai Ye: "Mr. Bai, Xiao Ran is a poor scholar, and he won't handle things that are too expensive. Regarding birthday gifts, Xiao Ran will Prepare it yourself, thank you Mr. Bai for your kindness."

Xiao Ran's courtesy was so thoughtful that Bai Ye felt that there was a fire burning in his heart.

Xiao Ran used to be very polite to Bai Ye, especially when Bai Ye ran to Xiao Ran's small house at the beginning.But gradually, although Xiao Ran is still generally polite, but in terms of attitude, he is much closer, and occasionally chats and drinks with Bai Ye.

Not to mention later, after the two had an intimate relationship, although Xiao Ran did not do it very obviously, Bai Ye knew that Xiao Ran liked to be close to him.He would stay by his side and read books, would take the initiative to chat with him about trivial matters, and would listen to him talk about his travels with envious eyes while propping his jaw.

However, Bai Ye only understood these when he recalled those years in the past two years.

He liked the way Xiao Ran looked at him back then, so he couldn't accept the current Xiao Ran even more.

"...As for the hotel, I happen to know one, it's clean and the price is fair, and it's not far from here." Bai Ye thought for a while, and then signaled that Kui Xi, who had already run out of Boguxuan, was standing by the door and came over. "Happy, take these two young masters to Tongfu Hotel, tell the shopkeeper that they are my guests, and let them serve you well."

"Don't!" Xiao Ran hurriedly stepped forward to stop Bai Ye. "Mr. Bai is too polite. My friend and I will find a place to live by ourselves. Don't bother Mr. Bai."

Bai Ye took the opportunity to grab Xiao Ran's wrist to prevent him from breaking free, and his smile finally seemed a little genuine. "No trouble, the visitor is a guest, and I am a landlord, so I should be a host to take care of your friend."

"This..." Xiao Ran raised his head hesitantly, facing Bai Ye's eyes staring at him, he hurriedly looked away with some discomfort. "Then please trouble Mr. Bai."

Bai Ye originally wanted to take this opportunity to take Xiao Ran away so that the two of them could chat alone, but Xiao Ran had to accompany the two young people to stay in the hotel first.Bai Ye had no choice but to go together.

So several people first took the donkey that was left behind the tea house, and set off together.After a while, the three people who were relatively similar in age, the one surnamed Tang and the one surnamed Li, gradually walked in front, while Bai Ye and Xiao Ran fell behind.

Bai Ye walked leisurely with Xiao Ran.Xiao Ran's steps have always been unhurried, he likes to keep his head down and take every step seriously.He always walked uncomfortably, but if there were other people around him, he would try his best to make himself walk like that person.

Bai Ye didn't know before that the pace of martial arts practitioners was always a bit faster than that of a frail scholar, and Xiao Ran occasionally went out with him on the street, but actually always chased him very hard, and sometimes even trotted.But Xiao Ran never mentioned it aloud, even if Bai Ye couldn't stand it before and had to stop and wait for Xiao Ran to complain, Xiao Ran always smiled guiltily.

But now, it was Bai Ye who unconsciously felt that he would slow down.With this understanding, the person around him will no longer accommodate him as he did back then.If I still walk alone like before, this person will not catch up again, this person... will go farther and farther alone.

Panicked inexplicably, Bai Ye grabbed Xiao Ran's sleeve.

"Huh?" Xiao Ran, who seemed to be distracted, was obviously frightened, trembled suddenly, and then wanted to pull his sleeves out of Bai Ye's hands.

Bai Ye frowned, approached Xiao Ran and said in a low voice: "If you keep pulling, I'll just grab your hand and walk away."

Xiao Ran also frowned, obviously worried. "Mr. Bai, there is a large audience, what kind of two men are arguing... If you have something to say, let me go first."

Yo, will the sample resist?Bai Ye clicked his tongue in displeasure, but he didn't let go of his hand. "Then, if the two of you are alone, can you let me hold you? Or take it a step further, just like back then..."

Before the words finished, Xiao Ran had already shaken off Bai Ye's hand. "Master Bai, you remember wrongly, we never lived in those years."

Bai Ye looked at his empty palm, then at Li Ran's pale face, feeling sore in his heart, he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

When they arrived at the Tongfu Inn, Bai Ye took charge of the three rooms, and said that no matter how many days Xiao Ran and the others stayed together, Bai Ye would be responsible for the expenses including meals at the inn.Xiao Ran was naturally unwilling, but he couldn't resist the generous Bai Ye, so he had to follow Bai Ye's wishes.

Seeing that Li and Tang entered his room respectively, Bai Ye followed Xiao Ran into the room, and then closed the door without any hassle.

Xiao Ran sorted out the package by himself, and sorted out the books in the bookcase that had just been unloaded from the donkey's back one by one.

Bai Ye stood at the door the whole time, watching Xiao Ran rush in and out, and finally couldn't hold back after watching for a long time. "If you plan to live here permanently, don't live in a hotel. I have a house in Jiankang City, and you can live there."

Seeing how Xiao Ran was taking care of this, Bai Ye really suspected that Xiao Ran planned to live here forever.

But I remember that Xiao Ran has always had this habit. In the past, except for the desk, everything else in his room was cleaned up by him.Including the small kitchen, I remember back then, every time they finished eating, if Bai Ye hadn't left, he would always see Xiao Ran wiping the stove, table, etc. with clean water with a rag.

Bai Ye also knew why Xiao Ran had such a habit.Back then Qionghua was ill, but she often dragged her body to clean up the house for Xiao Ran.Xiao Ran felt sorry for Qionghua, and didn't want Qionghua to work too hard. Qionghua said that this is what a wife should do. As Xiao Ran's wife, she helps Xiao Ran with housework, which shows the value of her own existence. .

But Xiao Ran said that it was just some pedantic guys who didn't know how to do things but didn't want to admit it. If Qionghua insisted on listening to those people, wouldn't she believe him as a husband?So in order to prove what he said, Xiao Ran took care of all the housework from now on.

When he said this, he and Xiao Ran had already had that intimacy.He still remembered that it was an early summer morning, the two of them were sweating profusely, but they were still stuck together and did not separate.Xiao Ran was tired of him, so he asked Bai Ye to ask questions in a half-awake and half-drowsy mind, and he answered in a daze.

Bai Ye still remembers Xiao Ran's appearance at that time, his half-wet black hair was scattered on his shoulders, and his head rested on his chest.His eyes lowered slightly, and he should be looking at the ten fingers of the two.

He said, I am afraid that Qionghua will be worried, so I have to do better, cleaner than Qionghua herself, so that she will feel at ease.

This has become a habit, even if Qionghua leaves later, and he lives alone, this habit can no longer be changed.

"...Mr. Bai was joking. Living here has already disturbed you a lot. How can I bother you at your house again?" Xiao Ran stood still in front of Bai Ye and made a deep bow. "I haven't thanked Mr. Bai for his hospitality."

Bai Ye stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Ran. "Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, why do you have to be so polite with me? So polite?"

Xiao Ran lowered his head, but there was a faint smile on his lips. "Young Master Bai is just joking, Xiao Ran...it's not like he's not familiar with Young Master Bai all the time, so why are you unfamiliar with him?"

"It's been two years, are you still angry?" Bai Ye leaned forward, leaned into Xiao Ran's ear and whispered softly.

Xiao Ran was startled, then shook his head lightly, raised his hand on Bai Ye's chest and pushed him away. "I was never angry, it's just that from then on, I knew where my place was."

"Master Bai, you and I are two different kinds of people. Back then, Xiao Ran was blind and misunderstood something. Fortunately, what you said to Canxing at that time made Xiao Ran wake up. Everything was just Xiao Ran's own self-indulgence. It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Bai, so why should I be angry? You think too much. "

Xiao Ran finally raised his head, looked at Bai Ye, stared directly at him with those clear eyes, took a deep breath, and then quietly and slowly said each word.

Afterwards, Bai Ye left with an ugly expression on his face. After Xiao Ran closed the wooden door that Bai Ye pushed away and hit the wall and bounced back, he slid on the ground leaning against the door panel.

Two companions asked from the next door: "Brother Xiao, what's the matter with you?"

"It's okay, I'm fine." He replied to the two, then lowered his head and they huddled together, and repeated it softly. "It's okay, it's really nothing."

He didn't expect to see Bai Ye again, he thought that they would never see each other again.

He was deeply hurt back then, but after thinking about it all night, he found that from the beginning to the end, Bai Ye was only in love with him as imagined by him.

Bai Ye has never said such a thing, nor has he really expressed that he loves himself, everything is just Xiao Ran's own delusion.

Bai Ye did it to relieve boredom, maybe he did have his immorality, but what about Xiao Ran himself?Shouldn't he be ashamed?

Didn't he himself deceive Bai Ye because he was afraid of loneliness?

Even more shameless to fall in love with this man...

He was really, really in love with Bai Ye, so after hearing those words in Deyilou, the initial heartache really came from Bai Ye's lack of love and his teasing heart.

But after thinking about it for a night, he was ashamed to face his own shamelessness.

How could he be worthy of his parents, how could he be worthy of Qionghua who might be waiting for his third generation to join hands under Jiuquan?

Etiquette, righteousness, integrity, shame, which word can he raise his head before?

How can such a filthy self be a teacher?

Can't go on like this!

So, he ran away, with the determination to cut off everything, and left without looking back from the wooden house that carried too much.

He traveled a lot in two years.He has seen the snow-capped mountains, walked through the dense virgin forest, looked at the blue sea on the golden beach and waited quietly for the sunrise on the sea.On the grassland, he tasted the milk wine sent by the hospitable shepherd, drank the mushroom soup made by the hunter in the forest, and almost died forever in the endless desert.

The more places he traveled, the more he understood, and the more thoroughly he saw these things back then.

Bai Ye has never loved herself, and she has already woken up from the dream.

He's not the Xiao Ran he was back then, he's not anymore!