when love comes

Said it was another day, Lu Fan never expected to receive a call from Zhuang Junbo the next day, but at that time he was seeing off a guest, so he hung up without thinking, sent the guest off the car and found a place to park the car After that, he called again.

The phone rang twice before the deep voice of the other party came, "Officer Lu? 』

Lu Fan felt a little bitter in his heart, and said with a smile on his mouth, "I've already said that I'm no longer a police officer, so don't call me that anymore. I was driving just now, and it's inconvenient to answer the phone, so I hung up. I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I took the liberty to interrupt. ’ The person over there seemed to have a low laugh, ‘Then what should I call you? 』

"You can call me Big Brother Lu or Lu Fan."

"Oh, then you can call me Junbo, it doesn't look so unfamiliar. 』

"Okay." After adjusting in his heart, he called out clearly, "Junbo."

The person on the phone smiled again, "Lu Fan, are you free tonight?"I said last night that I would treat you to dinner. 』

Lu Fan never thought that he would call his name directly, so he choked up before speaking, "Tonight," after thinking for a while, "It's nothing, where should we meet?"

Zhuang Junbo reported the name of a restaurant, and Lu Fan sounded a little strange, "Well, I don't think I've been to this place before, how can I get there?"

"This is a private restaurant, very remote, few people know about it, but the taste is very good.It doesn't matter if you don't know, I will pick you up when you get off work. 』

"convenient?"

"You don't need to be so alien, you are my great benefactor!" 』The other party's thick laughter came clearly through the speaker of the mobile phone, as if whispering in the ear, which made Lu Fan's ears feel slightly hot.

"I'm not changing shifts at the car dealership today. I'll be changing shifts at the bus stop next to Beihu Park after six o'clock."

"Well, I'll pick you up at six o'clock. 』

At 36:[-], when Lu Fan drove to the bus terminal next to Beihu Park, he saw Zhuang Junbo waiting at the gate of the bus terminal.

Lu Fan drove over, pressed the window glass and leaned over to Zhuang Jun who was leaning against a big tree and said, "Sorry, maybe you have to wait for another half an hour." The handover will take half an hour at the earliest, When the time was reported, he did not expect Zhuang Junbo to come so early.

Seeing him, Zhuang Junbo smiled, bent down a little and said, "It's okay, I can sit in the teahouse in front for a while."

Lu Fan turned his head to look at the teahouse not far in front, turned his head and said with a smile, "I will find you as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Seeing Zhuang Junbo nodding, Lu Fan sat upright and drove into an open space in the bus terminal.

When he came out again, it was not yet six o'clock, and he found Zhuang Junbo in the teahouse. The two sat down and drank tea for a while, chatting until almost seven o'clock before leaving the teahouse.

Zhuang Junbo's car was parked on the parking lot in the park. Lu Fan was shocked when he approached and looked up and down for a while, "Junbo, this car is very expensive!"

"Really?" Zhuang Junbo smiled at him with bent eyes, "I don't know either, this is the company's car."

"So it's the company's car." Lu Fan nodded, deeply moved, "This is the latest model from Audi, and the market price is 60 to [-] yuan! Your company must be very rich."

Zhuang Junbo walked to the passenger seat and opened the door, asking him to get in the car, "Lu Fan, get in the car." Lu Fan nodded at him and sat on it.

Then Zhuang Junbo's car drove around the city until it was dark and the lights were brilliant. Zhuang Junbo's car drove to a remote and quite quiet small community on the outskirts of the city, followed by a series of twists and turns, and finally stopped at a lonely in front of the house.

This is a very simple-looking house with red bricks and green tiles. One wall is covered with vines and trees are planted around the house. The low ones may be some kind of flowers and plants. Even at night, there is a faint fragrance of flowers.

Lu Fan looked at Zhuang Junbo suspiciously, and he explained with a smile: "This is actually a restaurant opened by my friend. His craftsmanship is very good, but he is a bit weird. This restaurant only accepts special guests, and only prepares five meals a day. table food."

"A special guest?"

Zhuang Junbo nodded, looking straight ahead with his eyes reflecting the faint light in the dark night, he only heard him say in a deep voice: "I met him in prison, and the people he entertains are basically friends we met in prison Or a friend of a friend."

This was the first time that Zhuang Junbo mentioned the matter of being in prison in front of him, and Lu Fan was speechless for a while, then he frowned and thought about it, and said, "Junbo, can he make money by doing business like this?"

Zhuang Junbo chuckled, "It doesn't make money, but he doesn't rely on it to make money either. He opened this restaurant mainly to meet up with old friends. Okay, let's go in and talk again. I made an appointment at 07:30, already It’s more than 20 minutes late, the owner of the shop may be about to curse.”

It looks average from the outside, but when you walk in, Lu Fan finds that he quite likes this kind of place. It has a simple but warm style, and there are many green plants. Unlike other restaurants, you can see the tables and chairs as soon as you walk in. Entering here, the first thing you see is the embossed lotus flower on the marble screen wall, and then walking in, it is basically the same as walking into your own home, without any sense of discomfort.

Continuing to walk in, a delicate-looking girl walked towards him. When she saw Zhuang Junbo, she stared at her, turned her head and walked to a room inside.

"Dad, the bastard you scolded just now is here!"

Hearing this angry shout, Lu Fan couldn't help but look at the people around him.

Zhuang Junbo smiled helplessly: "She is the owner's daughter and also a temporary waiter. It seems that she is on duty tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man in a blue Tang suit came out of the room where the girl walked in. He was about seventy years old, with gray hair, narrow and sharp eyes, a hooked nose, and a pursed mouth. He looked very dignified. , the first person who came out saw Lu Fan, and looked at him intently.

Lu Fan was a little uncomfortable being watched by him, and Zhuang Junbo who was next to him made a timely rescue, "Old man, have you seen enough, how is the meal preparation?"

The "old man" snorted heavily, looked at Zhuang Junbo from the corner of his eyes, raised his white eyebrows, and said, "Others have always been late, and I would have missed it without the old man!" It meant that the food was cold early!

Zhuang Junbo shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, and said, "It's not that I want to be late, there is a traffic jam on the road, and you are far away."

The old man didn't seem to be paying attention to his being late either. He raised his chin and pointed at Lu Fan, saying, "Boy, let me introduce you."

Zhuang Junbo stepped forward and patted Lu Fan on the shoulder, "His name is Lu Fan," he paused, and added, "That's him."

The old man snorted and smiled meaningfully, "Understood." After speaking, he turned around and said, "Go and sit down, old man, I'll warm up the food for you."

The old man's smile made Lu Fan inexplicably feel creepy, like a rabbit being watched by an eagle.Just as he was about to ask Zhuang Junbo some questions, he had already put his arms around his shoulders and led him to a room at the end of the corridor.

"This old man has a very weird temper. It's a good thing you're here, otherwise he would have poured all the prepared meals on me!"

As soon as the two of them sat down, Zhuang Junbo laughed, picked up the napkin on the table and spread it out under the bone plate.Lu Fan sat next to him, observing the environment in the room left and right.

Why not say it is a box but a room? In fact, it is mainly because of the decoration of the room. The round dining table only occupies a small corner. There are calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls around, as well as dried chili corn cobs and garlic. There are fish tanks, rattan chaise longues, famille rose vases, exquisitely shaped tea tables, and even mini bridges and flowing water bonsai!Strictly speaking, it's more like a grocery store.

Zhuang Junbo explained to him: "But everything that the old man likes will be placed in the room, regardless of whether it looks good or not. When I came last time, there was no chaise longue here!"

"Very good." Lu Fan said sincerely. When he turned his head, he saw Zhuang Junbo helping him spread the napkin, and hurriedly said thank you, which attracted him to glance at him with a half-smile.

"Why did he throw food at you because you were late?"

"Yes, the old man hated people not being punctual the most in his life."

"Oh." Lu Fan nodded.

Zhuang Junbo looked at him with a smile, and was about to open his mouth to say something when the door snapped open from the outside, and the girl they met on the aisle just now poked her head in, "Brother Zhuang, Dad asked if you want some wine?"

"Wine?" Zhuang Junbo raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Is that the rice wine your father brewed?"

"Of course, we don't have any other wine here." The girl smiled with a bit of complacency on her face.

"Okay, okay, serve me a drink quickly."

"It's not good." Lu Fan persuaded quickly after hearing the words, "Don't you still have to drive back?"

"It's okay." Zhuang Junbo grinned at him, "It's a big deal and someone will send it off."

Upon hearing this, the girl said, "Brother Zhuang, my second brother is not here, so there is no one to see you off today."

"If it doesn't work, then we won't go tonight!"

Zhuang Junbo's face was full of indifference. As soon as he finished speaking, the girl said okay, retracted her head and gently closed the door. When the door was closed, he couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Lu Fan, can you have a drink?"

Lu Fan curled his lips and smiled, "I drink well, but I don't drink often." Now that he works as a taxi driver, he basically doesn't have much chance to drink.

"Then you must drink this wine. It's a rare opportunity. Hey, it's really thanks to you this time. The old man is very precious. In the past, someone paid special money to buy it. He didn't sell it for tens of thousands of dollars a jar. Like our wine and meat friends, he only serves a small cup when he is in a good mood, but throughout the year, how many times is he in a good mood enough to open a wine jar?"

Zhuang Junbo sighed for a while.Seeing that he was in high spirits, Lu Fan was embarrassed to pour cold water on him and said that he was still not happy, otherwise both of them would not be able to drive back when they were drunk, and could only take one step at a time.

Not long after, the girl who had not been away for a long time came back, holding a pot of soup in her hand, put it down and introduced, "This is radish and mutton soup."

Lu Fan looked down and saw that the soup was very thick and milky white, and what evaporated with the water vapor was the tantalizing food aroma.

"Ah, what happened to your face?"

After putting down the soup, the girl didn't leave, but suddenly lowered her head and stared at Lu Fan's left face with wide eyes.

Lu Fan flinched a bit, but still explained with a smile, "I was burned by the fire."

"What a pity, this face is basically ruined."

"Okay, okay, why don't you hurry up and bring up other dishes, so you won't be afraid of your father's anger?" Zhuang Junbo sat on the chair and pushed the girl. The girl seemed to realize that she had slipped her words, so she let out an obedient go out up.

Seeing her leave, Zhuang Junbo said to Lu Fan, "I'm only sixteen or seventeen years old, and I'm not very sensible yet, don't mind."

"It's okay." Lu Fan shook his head and whispered, "I'm used to it."

He looked away and looked elsewhere, but he didn't see the flash of pity in Zhuang Junbo's eyes.

The two were silent for a while, and Lu Fan suddenly asked strangely: "Why is there such a big age gap between this girl and her father?"

Zhuang Junbo smiled, "It looks more like a grandparent, right? In fact, the little girl is adopted by the old man. The old man has no children himself, and the three children he has now are all adopted. The girl is the youngest, and there are two older brothers on top. They're all very promising."

"Come on, let's have a taste of the old man's cooking first."

As he said that, he picked up a spoon and put a bowl in front of Lu Fan, and Lu Fan scooped up a spoonful and drank it under his expectant eyes, his brows and eyes suddenly parted, "It's so good!"

Zhuang Junbo also smiled happily, "Yes, yes, I knew you would like it. I also learned cooking skills from the old man, and I have a chance to make it for you, but it must not be as delicious as his cooking."

Lu Fan picked up the bowl and drank the soup in one gulp, then watched him serve it to himself again, "Why do you keep calling him old man?"

"Haha, I'm used to it, and he always scolds me like a fool. The old man's surname is Zhong, and his full name is Zhong Honghua. You can call him Master Zhong, he will definitely like it."

"It can be seen that he has a deep influence on you."

"Well, he taught me many of my skills, and I was lucky to have his help after I came out. Otherwise, I might have had to work hard for a long time to get where I am today."

After drinking three bowls of soup in a row, Lu Fan shook his head and told Zhuang Junbo that there was no need, and the two of them chatted around old man Zhong for a while, saying that he learned how to cook before he went to prison, and that he was a famous teacher of Lu cuisine, and he learned his skills very well. Just when the future was bright and bright, he never expected his girlfriend to be gang-raped on the night shift. In a rage, he found those bastards, one against three, and beat them all to serious injuries. One of them The injury was so serious that he passed away as soon as he was sent to the hospital.

He was sentenced to death with a suspended sentence, and his girlfriend went crazy because of the blow too much, and died of illness within a few years.Old man Zhong spent a period of decadence in prison. Later, he didn't know what happened to him. He learned from the pain, actively cheered up, studied hard and worked hard. The agent finally came out after he was 57 years old and was imprisoned for 37 years. He happened to be in the same year as Zhuang Junbo, three months earlier than him.

After talking about old man Zhong, their dishes have been served. Two people have three dishes and one soup. Lu Fan, who was very strong, couldn't help swallowing.

The two of them ate food and drank wine, and the conversation gradually opened up. Lu Fan was not as cautious as he was at the beginning, and he was less polite to Zhuang Junbo than he was at the beginning. He didn't notice it.

Talking about Zhuang Junbo's imprisonment again, Lu Fan thought for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "Junbo, don't you hate me? If I hadn't arrested you, you wouldn't have been locked up."

Zhuang Junbo held the wine glass with his index finger and thumb, and rested his elbows on the table. I don't know if it was because of drinking, but now he looks a little lazy, "Have you forgotten, if I didn't take the initiative to explain everything about myself Crime, how can I be sentenced to two years? If it weren’t for you, maybe I would still be a thief, no, maybe I should be the leader of the last group, and the crime would be bigger and more serious. My parents divorced, and neither of them would raise Me, I was left in the care of my elderly grandma. Later, when they got married, they refused to recognize me. When my grandma died when I was 13, I was really unaccompanied. , was brought to that road, forced to be threatened, had no choice but to steal and rob, was found and would be beaten if I couldn’t escape, my hand was broken several times—”

Zhuang Junbo put down his wine glass, raised his right hand, and pulled up his sleeve, revealing the scar on his arm, "Look, the wound is still there." He smiled wryly, "At that time, I lived in fear and confusion about the future every day. Until that day, you Said to me, 'Put down the knife, or your future is really ruined.'"

Zhuang Junbo seemed to be lost in memory, and narrowed his deep eyes slightly, "That was really a redemption for me - you pulled me out of the darkness, how could I hate you?" He shook his head, and then Shaking his head, "I don't hate, I don't hate, but remember, I will remember for a lifetime, what you said at that time, and what you look like."

He smiled.

Under the light, it was calm and indifferent, but extremely gorgeous, and Lu Fan's heart suddenly suffocated.

While chatting, the two of them drank too much without knowing it. Although Lu Fan felt that he was not drunk enough, he definitely couldn't drive anymore.Originally, he wanted to call a taxi, but Zhuang Junbo said that it was too far away, and the taxi would not come so late.

Lu Fan thought about it and thought it was the same, so what should we do tonight?

"Just stay here."

"here?"

"By the way, above the first floor is where the old man's family lives. There are many rooms. I used to live here from time to time."

It was only then that Lu Fan realized what Zhuang Junbo meant when he said that he would not go back tonight. It turned out that it was not just a casual talk.

When Zhuang Junbo proposed to old man Zhong his intention to live here tonight, old man Zhong hummed and said, "Except for the room of the second child, the other rooms are currently unoccupied. You two can only squeeze together."

Hearing this, Zhuang Junbo put down the inkstone he was playing with in his hand before, and took a deep look at old man Zhong.

"I don't care, anyway, the bed is big enough, what about you, Lu Fan?"

Anyway, I can't go back tonight, so Lu Fan nodded without thinking too much, "It would be nice to have a place to sleep."

So this was settled.

It seems that outsiders often stay at Zhong's house, and they have new pajamas, toothbrushes, towels, etc., so that Lu Fan, who wanted to make up for it, can take a good bath and put on clean pajamas to rest.

Maybe it was because of the smell of alcohol, Lu Fan faintly felt his head was a little heavy, Zhuang Junbo took Lu Fan into the room, said he wanted to chat with old man Zhong for a while, and then left, Lu Fan took a clean pajamas and walked into the bathroom to take a shower, and waited He came out after washing up, but Zhuang Junbo hadn't returned to his room yet.

Lu Fan wanted to wait for him to come back and say something before resting, but lying on the bed and waiting, he fell asleep before he knew it.

I don't know how long it took, Lu Fan vaguely felt that someone was sitting next to him, staring at his sleeping face intently, and then a big warm palm gently stroked his left cheek, touching the hideous wounds on it. After a light touch, a long while later, a deep and distant sigh came.

Lu Fan woke up inexplicably. When he opened his eyes, Zhuang Junbo was sitting on the edge of the bed, with his hands lightly touching his face, looking at him with a gaze that made Lu Fan's scalp tingle. Move your hands away.

Lu Fan felt that his tone was not smooth, so he couldn't help swallowing with difficulty. After a long while, he pulled down the warm palm against his face, and said, "You... why are you still not asleep?" What I wanted to ask was, What are you doing, but the words were on the verge of talking, but for some reason, you changed your words.

Now Zhuang Junbo seems to be a different person, completely different from him who is polite and happy in the daytime. If he is described as an animal, he is like an elegant and menacing black panther, with a pair of sharp eyes wide open. And the slightly cold eyes slowly approached the prey, bit by bit.

Lu Fan subconsciously moved back.

Seeming to see his fear, under the dim light, Zhuang Junbo seemed to smile a little, his face softened a lot, but the uneasy feeling that made Lu Fan still did not disappear at all.

"Did I interrupt your rest?"

On a dignified night, his mature and deep voice sounded extraordinarily thick, and every sound hit the listener's heart.

Lu Fan didn't answer, didn't move, just looked at the person in front of him without blinking.

In the dark night, Zhuang Junbo laughed softly again, "Actually, I also think it's a bit sudden. Of course, it's for you. In my heart, it's been too long. It's been fermenting and brewing. I can't forget it but accumulate it. That's why I can't hold back when I see your figure. And now, you make me even more unable to let go..."

Seeing Lu Fan's slightly dull expression, Zhuang Junbo sat forward and moved closer, stretched out his hand, but only stopped in mid-air, because at this moment Lu Fan shrank suddenly, which made his eyes dim, and his hand hanging in mid-air was light. Gently put it down, and put it next to Lu Fan's hand, without any gap in between.

"I originally wanted to plan step by step to slowly develop relationships, but the old man said, I have already wasted ten years, should I waste another ten years? And during this time, who can guarantee that there will be no side effects? I think He was quite right."

After a while, Lu Fan finally found his voice, "You...what are you talking about?" In this weird atmosphere, God knows how much strength he needs to resist the urge to rush out.

Zhuang Junbo stared at him for a moment, then he smiled softly and affectionately, "Lu Fan, I love you, I have loved you for ten years."

On that day ten years ago, because of his emotional breakdown, he collapsed on the ground crying. Lu Fan rushed up and kicked the switchblade away. He took out the handcuffs again and turned to look at him, but was stunned. The child in front of him cried so much that his nose was running out. His body was so thin that he would collapse in the wind, trembling, although he was embarrassed, it was worrying.

Lu Fan suddenly felt unbearable, squatted down and hugged the boy in his arms, patted his head clumsily, wiped his tears, and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't cry, nothing will happen. , nothing will happen."

The young man looked up at him, and a ray of sunlight shone into the gloomy alley. Through his eyes blurred by tears, Lu Fan's face facing the sunshine was warm and firm, and his lonely heart stopped for a moment.

Later, I found out that his name was Lu Fan, and then I overheard a conversation with his colleague, saying that he had a girlfriend and had already talked about marriage, so his heart fell into a deep abyss again.

At that time, Lu Fan was handsome and handsome, with a bright future, and it was only natural for him to be admired by a woman. Let alone he already had a girlfriend, with his disgraceful status, let alone a man, what qualifications did he have to pursue him?So at that time, Zhuang Junbo, who was deeply in inferiority complex, was driven into the abyss just like that when he had just sprouted a love heart.

Even after he was released from prison, even though he worked hard in his career and started his life again, he did not go to look for Lu Fan. He thought that after ten years, maybe his children would be able to play soy sauce.

But after all, it was just his guess, so when they met in that restaurant, he couldn't help chasing after him, seeing Lu Fan's face clearly, remembering the girl's wailing, and the woman's hasty farewell, he felt distressed at first, and then—— secretly happy.

Yes, he admitted that he was too bad, but when he thought that it was Lu Fan's face that made all the women avoid him like snakes and scorpions, he couldn't help being happy.

Everyone left him, but he, and he, finally, finally came!

What will happen if the love that has been suppressed for ten years suddenly breaks out?If Zhuang Junbo was a few years younger, he might have rushed forward regardless of the consequences, but now he is no longer young. He understands that things need to be done step by step to last long.

So he brought Lu Fan to old man Zhong, and Lu Fan treated him politely but unfamiliar, so he simply showed his truest side, told him the encounters of the past ten years, and indirectly confessed his sincerity.

He never hid his own thoughts from old man Zhong. The other purpose of bringing Lu Fan here was to let old man Zhong, who was waiting for him to be reborn, meet his long-awaited sweetheart.

His plan was to cultivate the relationship step by step, but old man Zhong didn’t seem to think so, he immediately created an intimate environment for two people to share a room and share a bed for them. He asked the reason, and old man Zhong replied meaningfully: "Maybe it's the old man, I'm getting old, and I can't bear other people's time-wasting behavior. I think people are very accurate. If that Lu Fan approves of you, he will accept it no matter what. On the contrary, if he doesn't approve of you, no matter what." He'll refuse anyway."

Jun Bo, go ahead, seize the opportunity and talk about everything.

When the old man was serious, he would call him by his name, and Zhuang Junbo smiled when he heard him say this, "I see, Dad Zhong." Between them, they are no different from father and son.

After a long talk with old man Zhong, Zhuang Junbo returned to the room and saw that Lu Fan had fallen asleep, so he sat beside him and watched him until he woke up——

Maybe the old man was right. He had wasted a decade, and was he going to waste another decade?

Looking at Lu Fan whose eyes were still a little confused, he decided to confess his feelings.

Tell him that he loved him for ten years, tell him that in his gloomy mind, knowing that his face was destroyed, he was secretly happy.

After listening, Lu Fan was silent.

It sounds unbelievable to ordinary people that a man loves another man, but it exists after all.Lu Fan is not stupid, it can be seen that Zhuang Junbo is not joking, even if he is joking, he should not choose such a place and time.

Lu Fan thought, falling in love with a man should be unbelievable, but why is he indifferent?Had life hit him too hard to stir up any ripples in his heart?

Looking up into Zhuang Junbo's eyes, he looked at him with enthusiasm and determination. He also said just now that even if he refused, he would not give up.

Lu Fan lowered his head and smiled mockingly. He had experienced too many blows, but his heart was not as pure as it was at the beginning. Suddenly, he also wanted to hit the man in front of him.

So he unbuttoned the buttons one by one in silence, turned over, and exposed his back under Zhuang Junbo's affectionate gaze.

The gaze behind him changed immediately.

Lu Fan said in a hoarse voice, "The burn area is 40.00%[-], and there are many third-degree burns on the body, and the face is still light, and it can be skin grafted for plastic surgery. It's nothing...it's nothing..."

"How could this be?" The voice from behind was choked with sobs.

Lu Fan closed his eyes, "Eight years ago, there was a gas leak in a house that caused a fire, and there was a danger of an explosion at any moment. The hostess cried out of breath and said that her one-year-old daughter was still inside. I didn't think much about it. I went in..."

The child was found, and at the moment of the explosion, he held the child in his arms. When he woke up, he was lying on the hospital bed covered in bandages, and his parents cried and his eyes were swollen.

The next moment, Lu Fan was gently embraced by the person behind him, with his warm face close to his ear, and soon, a drop of hot liquid dripped on his shoulder, directly hitting his heart that had been sealed by a high wall for many years , Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't be secretly happy for your disfigurement, I'm sorry, I couldn't be by your side at that time, I'm sorry, I came too late... I won't, I won't let you go. "

He stared blankly at the arms that hugged him tightly, thinking that his heart, which had become as hard as a stone, could become fragile so easily. Because of his few words, he felt sore and astringent, and wanted to cry Woolen cloth?

Or is it because he has been looking forward to having such a relationship, and he will not leave because of his ordinaryness, his body, and his face, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, a human or an animal, as long as it is such a relationship... …

Lu Fan gently took the clasped hands in front of him, and replied bitterly: "Give me some time, let me think about it."

okay?okay?

The face on the shoulder nodded gently.

I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you, forever.