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Early in the morning, Ke Shangchun packed his things and left the house.But today he didn't go to the company, but to a part of the city, because it was a bit far there, and he had to make several stops by subway; and in order to arrive earlier to prepare for work, he hired a taxi to go there.

When he arrived and got off the car, Xue Meihong and colleagues from his department also parked the car and walked over with the things to be interviewed.

"Oh, you are early." Xue Meihong greeted Mimi with a smile: "I will trouble you again today."

"Where, it should be."

Ke Shangchun was also smiling and courteous to the other party.

Originally, the two sides agreed that Ke Shangchun would assist in the early coordination and content planning of the interview with Ye Youquan, and they would not touch each other later, but under various threats from Xue Meihong, he had no choice but to go with him on the day of the interview. .

The interview location is set at a coffee shop in the section beyond the studio.

This coffee shop is a bit special, it is rebuilt from an old house, but it does not have the narrow feeling of the old house, it has a wide space and excellent lighting. Feel simple and real.

When Ke Shangchun made an appointment with Ye Youquan last year, they made an appointment here at the beginning, but the other party temporarily changed back to the studio for some reason. I forgot, unexpectedly, when discussing the interview location this time, Ye Youquan suggested the interview here through his assistant Lynn.

Xue Meihong had no objections here, so she adopted this suggestion, but in order not to disturb the interview, she asked her subordinates to ask the store owner if they could reserve the venue first, and when they got the answer, they set a date and time—— , at this moment, the store is quiet, and there are no customers.

Ke Shangchun and Xue Meihong entered the coffee shop.Ye Youquan's assistant, Lynn, has arrived, and was inquiring about some things with the boss. Seeing them arriving, she ended the conversation and walked over. First, she exchanged some pleasantries, and immediately confirmed the interview process.

When it was almost the same, only the camera angle and lighting details remained. Xue Meihong asked the subordinate in charge to talk to Lynn, and then stood on the sidelines like Ke Shangchun.

"correct……"

Suddenly, Xue Meihong spoke, turned to look at Ke Shangchun and asked, "Have you reconciled with Xiao Sun?"

Ke Shangchun was taken aback, he didn't expect that the other party would remember it after such a long time - but seriously, the interval was not that long, just over two weeks.

"We've been fine." He replied flatly.

Xue Meihong glanced at him. "What happened last time?" she asked again.

"Well, it's nothing." Ke Shangchun said vaguely, with a smile on his face: "I also forgot something."

Xue Meihong curled her lips, and wanted to say something, when the door of the coffee shop was pushed open.The two looked over together, and saw the protagonist who was going to be interviewed today come in.

Lynn has already passed by one step, and Xue Meihong's expression changed, and she followed closely.

Ke Shangchun looked at Ye Youquan in a neat suit, with the same haughty expression as before, but when he smiled, his appearance was so gentle and polite; he also walked over.

Seeing him, Ye Youquan nodded slightly, and after listening to Lynn report a few things, he shook hands with Xue Meihong, greeted him briefly, and signaled that the interview could begin.

After nearly two hours, the visit ended.The process was extremely smooth—of course it was going to be smooth. Both parties carefully confirmed the details before the interview, and the dozens of interview questions were all compromised and compromised by Xue Meihong. If Ye Youquan had anything unacceptable, It was a deliberate attempt to make things difficult.

But frankly speaking, after getting along several times, Ke Shangchun felt that some of Ye Youquan's demands were not deliberately embarrassing, but were actually well-founded; it's just that no one would give in easily when encountering a problem of principle.

During the interview, Ke Shangchun stood aside and watched quietly, listening to the questions and answers between Xue Meihong and Ye Youquan.When it was over, Xue Meihong and Ye Youquan had thanked them, and when they began to confirm the recording and photos, he approached.

"Miss Meihong."

Xue Meihong was talking to the people in her department, when she heard that, she immediately smiled. "Thanks to you this time." She thanked heartily.

Ke Shangchun was overwhelmed by flattery, and quickly said, "Don't say that, I didn't do anything."

"In any case, thank you for your help." Xue Meihong smiled again as she spoke, raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder, and started to pack up her things.

Ke Shangchun turned his head, looked at Ye Youquan who was talking to his assistant on the other side, and walked over.

"Mr. Ye, thank you this time." He said sincerely.Although Xue Meihong made a lot of compromises, there is no way to deny that if Ye Youquan was not willing to shorten the time of other trips, maybe this visit has not been confirmed yet.

"It's nothing." Ye Youquan said, adjusting his clothes a little.He glanced at Xue Meihong and asked casually, "Are you going back to the company too?"

Ke Shangchun nodded. "Yeah, things are not over yet," he said.

"Unfortunately, I wanted to have lunch with you." Hearing what he said, Ye Youquan felt regretful.

Ke Shangchun smiled and said politely, "Next time."

Ye Youquan just nodded without saying anything, and suddenly seemed to be thinking about something, and asked again: "By the way, how does your house look?"

Unexpectedly, the other party would ask, Ke Shangchun was surprised for a moment, and replied a little awkwardly: "I haven't..."

"Anyone interested?"

"Well……"

"If you are willing to buy it, I have a good apartment at hand." Ye Youquan said.

Ke Shangchun was stunned, and blurted out: "What?"

"I have an apartment that I bought for a long time. It is in the city center. I bought it to live in after I got married, so the environmental conditions are better. There is a school district nearby and the transportation is convenient. If you want, you can Selling it to you, naturally, the price will be cheaper for you." Ye Youquan said flatly.

Ke Shangchun couldn't help being terrified and surprised by his sudden kindness—the condition of the house and the price are not important, what is important is a sentence mentioned in the other party's words.

"That house... Mr. Ye bought it for his wedding?" He couldn't help but blurt out.

"Well."

"..."

"What?" Ye Youquan asked with a smile.

Ke Shangchun hesitated and said, "It's okay..."

Ye Youquan seemed to understand it, and said it in a flat tone: "You think it's impossible for me to get married?"

Ke Shangchun frowned and remained silent.

Ye Youquan didn't care, smiled and said, "No matter who it is, at a certain age, they will want to get married."

Ke Shangchun was taken aback, and blurted out: "Then Mr. Ye doesn't want to think about it now?"

Ye Youquan smiled again.

"Not really, but getting married doesn't just have to be done with a partner," he said.

"Boss, it's almost time to go."

Lynn came over at this time and reminded Ye Youquan; the latter nodded and told Ke Shang about the house, so that he could bring it to see at any time.

Ke Shangchun smiled and responded casually. Seeing that the other party greeted Xue Meihong and others again, he took his assistant and left first.

After a while, Ke Shangchun waited for Xue Meihong and the others to pack up, thanked the coffee shop owner, and took their car back to the company.

"What did he talk to you about?"

While in the car, Xue Meihong suddenly asked.

"Just casual chatting."

Ke Shangchun was perfunctory; he didn't want to say more, but usually he would respond a little more, but now he suddenly lost his energy, so he didn't want to care about embarrassment or not.

But Xue Meihong didn't ask too much, he didn't know whether he believed it or what, he didn't think about it, anyway, it's better if the other party doesn't ask any more.

After returning to the company, Ke Shangchun said hello to Xue Meihong, and hurried back to the office to work.

He checked the mail in front of the computer, dealt with a few things, and then went to a meeting; when he looked back, he saw that the time was almost up, so he packed his things and left the company at least two hours earlier.

Today he made another appointment with the agent and agreed to meet directly at the object's location.

The agent came on time and took him upstairs to see the condition of the house.This apartment is quite old, there is no elevator attached, and naturally there is no caretaker and parking space; but there are schools nearby, and the subway is very close. Generally speaking, the conditions are still good.

"...The house is a bit old, but it is well maintained in all aspects. The owner prefers to rent it out." The agent opened the door with a key, motioned Ke Shangchun to enter, and said, "The surrounding environment is also suitable for Mr. Ke. condition, I suggest you come and see.”

Ke Shangchun nodded without making a sound, just looked around the house with his eyes.The intermediary went to open the floor-to-ceiling windows first to let the air in the room circulate, and then led him to see the conditions of each room, while introducing him carefully.

After listening to the other party's pros and cons, Ke Shangchun casually picked out a few details and asked.After going back and forth for a while, he said he would go back and think about it.

The intermediary didn't talk too much, and just did as he wanted.

When he walked out of the apartment, it was completely dark outside. Ke Shangchun exchanged polite words with the agent, and when he turned to walk in the other direction, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang a notification tone.

He took it out to look, and was slightly taken aback. It was Sun Mu'an who had sent him, and he made an appointment to meet him.

I thought that Sun Mu'an's avoidance of seeing each other would not change in the short term——Sun Mu'an had already returned from a business trip a few days ago, but he was always too busy to see anyone.

Both of them work on the same floor, so it's not difficult to run into each other, but in the past few days, the two of them haven't even seen each other.

Ke Shangchun knew that the other party was avoiding him intentionally. Although he felt helpless in his heart, he didn't want to go directly to him.He was not afraid of embarrassment, but worried that doing so would backfire, and they would not be able to talk face to face.

Some things have to be said, but they have to be spoken under the right circumstances.

At this time, Ke Shangchun did not hesitate, and immediately replied.He put away his phone, pondered for a while, then walked towards the intersection, and raised his hand to hail a taxi.

The agreed place was a restaurant, which was located in a hidden alley. It was not very big, it was only a small restaurant, and it sold American food, so it also served wine.However, there are not many tables here, so it is always full.

When Ke Shangchun went, it was time for dinner, and as soon as he opened the door and entered, he heard the noise of people.He was about to inquire about the table with the waiter when he saw Sun Mu'an sitting in it.

I thought that Sun Mu'an would delay for a while, but it turned out that he had arrived early, and ordered food and beer first.Ke Shangchun walked over, pulled up a chair and sat down.

"It's so early." He said.

Sun Mu'an was silent and nodded slightly.

Ke Shangchun glanced at the wine on the table, asked the waiter to ask for a bottle, and ordered a meal.When the waiter walked away, he looked at Sun Mu'an hesitantly, and said, "If you are interested, I will accompany you."

"Senior..."

"Are you tired after two weeks of business trip?" Ke Shangchun interrupted and asked casually.

Sun Muan paused, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, it's just that it's a little hot over there."

"I see."

"En." Sun Mu'an responded in a low voice, and drank again.

Ke Shangchun didn't say anything more. After asking the waiter who delivered the food to put the things on the table, he took the opened bottle of beer and poured it into the glass.

"Speaking of which, Chen Congwen's wedding is coming soon."

Ke Shangchun took a sip of his wine, then spoke.Sun Mu'an was taken aback, probably because he didn't expect him to mention this matter, and his expression was a little dazed.

"Are you going?" Ke Shangchun asked.

Sun Mu'an nodded, twitching the corners of his mouth slightly, and blurted out, "If you have received the post, can you not go?"

"You don't have to go if you receive a post." Ke Shangchun said, "But he always loves to hold grudges. If you really don't go, you may not be able to get married in the future. He won't go after accepting the post."

Sun Mu'an smiled, then murmured bitterly, "Who knows what will happen in the future."

Ke Shangchun took a sip of wine, and said again: "Yes, who knows what will happen in the future. When we were in college, how many people around us often talked about planning and marriage? But in the end, who really followed the original plan? Let's go, who is really married? Like Chen Congwen, he said he won't get married, but now?"

He said, smiled, and said to Sun Mu'an: "You also said at that time that you want to get married before the age of 30, remember?"

When Sun Mu'an heard this, his face froze, but he didn't speak.

Ke Shangchun stopped talking, drank quietly, and then ate.After a while, he heard Sun Mu'an speak.

"That day, I thought Senpai would never talk to me again."

Ke Shangchun looked at Sun Mu'an, who lowered his eyes and continued talking.

"I thought about it, even if I said I'm sorry, the senior might not talk to me anymore. Unexpectedly, the senior said that he wanted to talk. When I saw that message, I panicked again. I was more panicked than I imagined that the senior would break up with me. In the middle I was on a business trip, and I kept thinking about it, and I kept avoiding it when I came back, for fear that my senior would bring it up again..."

At this point, Sun Mu'an smiled wryly, and said to Ke Shangchun, "Senior, can you stop talking to me?"

Ke Shangchun looked at him, and opened his mouth for a moment: "But you still asked me out today."

Sun Mu'an kept his mouth shut, with a gloomy expression on his face.

"That day, I really had nothing to say to you." Ke Shangchun continued, with a calm tone: "Our friendship began when we were in college. You have always been a student and a friend. I only think of you as an ordinary same-sex person, except that I never think you are, so I really don’t have any other thoughts in my heart.”

Sun Mu'an couldn't help but took a deep breath. "Senior, you either don't say anything, or—" He blurted out, paused, and said resentfully, "I'm really not reconciled."

Ke Shangchun remained silent.

Sun Mu'an opened his mouth, wanting to vent something, but in the end he had no choice but to say: "I should have spoken to the senior earlier—"

Ke Shangchun remained silent.Even if the other party did this, the result would not change; at that time, it was impossible for me to be with anyone.But I didn't tell the other party about those entanglements at the time, let alone talk about them now.

He took a deep breath in his heart, and helped himself and the other party to pour the wine.

Seeing that the glass was full of wine, Sun Muan picked it up and poured it into his mouth.After taking a bite to the end, he lowered his hand, looked at Ke Shangchun, said seriously, "I said I like you."

"En." Ke Shangchun responded lightly.

"Senior... Are you really with Senior Su Ming?"

Ke Shangchun looked at him and nodded affirmatively.

Seeing this, Sun Mu'an smiled shyly, then drank the wine in silence.

Ke Shangchun also drank with him, only to hear him speak again after a while.

"I knew the senior when I was a freshman. At that time, several classmates thought that you were very cold, because they didn't talk to you, but for some reason, I didn't think that was the case. The senior must not be used to getting too close to people. , and I don’t know how to deal with people, so I can only ignore it.”

"..."

"After getting acquainted with the senior, I know that the senior is really gentle and kind. You will always listen patiently to what you say or complain about." Sun Mu'an went on: "No matter how annoying we are, how much we rely on the senior to do it. I have never seen my seniors unhappy or unwilling to do this or that.”

As Sun Mu'an said, he looked at Ke Shangchun, showing a forced smile.

"It's hypocritical for me to say that, but when I found out, I really liked the senior. And I like it until now."

In the middle of Sun Mu'an's confession, Ke Shangchun always felt that he should say something, but he seemed to say that he could only apologize for his ignorance.

But, he can't say these words, let alone comfort him, what the other party wants is not this - what he really wants, he understands what it is, but he can't give it.

Therefore, it is better to be silent.

He went to get the beer, and found that it was the end, so he called the waiter and asked for another bottle, then poured himself a full glass, and then raised his glass.

"...I haven't paid you any respect yet."

Sun Mu'an was taken aback for a moment, then pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and raised his wine glass as well. "Senior, I really can't hate you." He said helplessly, and drank the wine.

Ke Shangchun laughed silently, and also drank the wine.

Sun Mu'an looked at him and said, "I won't bother you about senior anymore, I'm really sorry."

Ke Shangchun immediately turned serious, and blurted out in a deep voice: "Don't say that."

Sun Mu'an actually smiled.

"Okay, I won't say."

"..."

Sun Mu'an still smiled, and said again: "I really don't know how to say it anymore. Senior, don't frown, or I will think you are still angry."

Ke Shangchun couldn't help but said, "I'm not angry."

Sun Mu'an sighed slightly, but his expression relaxed a little, so he drank a few sips of wine. "I remembered, the one who said to get married before the age of 30... was to deal with a senior." He said suddenly.

"Um?"

"That senior is...well, I don't know if senior remembers, the one who said he likes me."

Ke Shangchun thought about it for a while, and it seemed that there really was such a person.But before he could answer, Sun Mu'an had already continued talking, talking about what about that senior sister; he looked at the way the other party was speaking, and seemed to have put aside that entanglement.

——Whether it is so or not, it can only be regarded as so.

Ke Shangchun took a deep breath in his heart, and heard Sun Mu'an mention a name in his ear, which he also knew, so he took the opportunity to answer a few words.

Afterwards, the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, and neither of them mentioned the first thing, but talked about some old things in college; when they had a good chat, they asked for another drink, and when they were about to leave after drinking, they were alone. At least three bottles of beer were drunk on average.

Ke Shangchun and Sun Muan walked out of the dimly lit alleyway.At this moment, it was only past ten o'clock in the middle of the night, and there was still a lot of traffic on the road outside, and there were still signs of taxis.

However, there is also a subway station nearby, and there are still trains at this time. Ke Shangchun plans to take the subway, but where Sun Muan lives, it is far away to take the subway, so it is more cost-effective to take a taxi.

"...Senior."

Before getting into the car, Sun Mu'an called Ke Shangchun, but he just yelled, and finally got in the car and closed the door without saying anything, and then the car drove away.

Ke Shangchun stood there for a long while before walking slowly to the subway station.

After drinking all night, even though it was not up to his bottom line, he said a lot. In addition, his mind was exhausted a lot earlier, but he was a little tired, and his mind was a little dazed. thing.

He didn't realize that he never went back to school after graduating from the institute.Once when I went to a restaurant near the school with Su Ming, I also looked at the towering gate from a distance.

Thinking of that time, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.

At that time, he never expected to be with Su Ming at all—maybe it wasn't unexpected, but he didn't dare, and deliberately avoided all possibilities.

If he had thought it through earlier, he wouldn't have wasted time in vain—after the two of them were together, somehow, he often thought this way.

Then, the longer they were together, the more he felt that something was missing.Obviously they are still harmonious when they get along, and they obviously don't hate the way they used to get along when they were not together.

Ke Shangchun stopped and fumbled for his phone in his pocket.He clicked on the call record, searched for Su Ming's number, and found it after turning a page.

Su Ming seldom calls, and so does he. Serious matters are only discussed when the two meet, and the details of life and moods are naturally shared with each other.

But when we don't meet each other, I'm used to using the communication program for these trivial matters-it's not bad, but I feel more and more the fact that the other party is not around.

He stared at the number on the phone for a while, then pressed the call button.

"Sorry for calling you over suddenly."

Ke Shangchun waited for Su Ming to park the car and walked towards him, then apologized to Su Ming with a smile on his face; the latter shook his head at him.

"It's okay." Su Ming said flatly, looking at the towering university gate behind him.

Ke Shangchun also took a look.This side is the main entrance, and the long and wide forest road behind the door is dimly lit; there are hardly any buildings on this section of the road, and after passing through the forest road, the impression is that you will see the parking lot first, and then come There is a building that is the administrative building, and then distributed to both sides, it is the buildings of various departments and so on.

"I haven't been back for a long time," he said.

"Um."

Ke Shangchun turned his gaze, and said to Su Ming, "Go in for a walk?"

"Well."

Ke Shangchun was about to move forward, but suddenly Su Ming stopped him, and he looked at the latter in confusion.

"Go to the other side." Su Ming said.

Ke Shangchun was startled for a moment, then he understood, and walked around to the other side with Su Ming.He had to forget that the school had no access control, as long as students were free to come in and out at any time, and people outside the school were naturally not allowed to come in and out at will, let alone at this time, the guards had to interrogate them.

They made a long detour and came to the entrance on the east side.This side is close to the basketball court. For the convenience of the students, the door is almost unlocked. Of course, from the outside, the door is still closed.

Ke Shangchun also knows this, but it has been so long since they graduated, maybe some routines will be changed. "What if it's locked?" he asked.

Su Ming was stretching out his hand to push the door, and it didn't take much effort to open the space enough for two people to go in. When he heard the question, he said something indifferent.

"Then go over the wall."

Ke Shangchun couldn't help laughing, and walked in with Su Ming.

There are still people on the basketball court, the noise of dribbling and running, which is especially loud at night.There were five or six people sitting on the sidelines, men and women, chatting or shouting at the players on the court from time to time.

Ke Shangchun and Su Ming bypassed, and then walked on the sidewalk leading to the building of the department building.There were quite a few students in the middle, but because of the darkness and the fact that there were always people walking around the campus at this time, no one felt that the two of them were strange.

The two of them walked slowly and chatted casually, just like the students around them.

Ke Shangchun also studied here at the research institute, but his understanding of the campus is far less than that of Su Ming. Even though he was not as closed as the university when he was in the research institute, he still had limited places to go because he was busy with research.

"...At that time, I ran out more often." He said.Because Liang Hongyi and Zhou Shichang were admitted outside the school, they often led him and Zheng Bin to play around.

"Then you know there is a pond behind the school?" Su Ming asked.

"I know." Ke Shangchun smiled, but also said: "Because the library is there, how could I not know." During college, he spent most of his time there.

"Go and see?" Su Ming asked.

"OK."

The two of them headed towards the library. The more they walked, the less there were students. There were few street lights in that area. When it was closing time, almost no one would go in that direction.

Ke Shangchun folded his coat slightly.

The weather has changed suddenly recently, and the wind blowing during the day is already a bit chilly, let alone after nightfall. Although the clothes have not changed much when going out for the past few days, the materials of the clothes have all been changed to thicker ones.

But I always feel that today is even colder...

Ke Shangchun looked at Su Ming who was walking beside him. The latter was wearing a long coat with his hands in his pockets; the overlong front hair was blown by the wind, covering the expression on his face in a mess .

"Feel sorry."

"..."

Hearing Ke Shangchun blurt out, Su Ming turned to look at him.

"I gave Tian Fuxin your number without asking you." Ke Shangchun said.The last time I met Tian Fuxin, he told Su Ming later, the other party didn't say anything, but he still felt that he was wrong.

"It's nothing, she didn't call either." Su Ming said.

"..."

Ke Shangchun couldn't help being speechless.At that moment, Tian Fuxin was in a hurry to meet someone, but she really put the number in front of her, and asked her to dial it by herself, then hesitated, and she didn't call after giving the number, what's the matter?

He asked casually, "Is she afraid of you?"

"...No." Su Ming said, with a slight hesitation in his tone: "Has she ever been afraid of anyone?"

Ke Shangchun smiled, this is true. "I always feel that she seems to have nothing to do with you. Otherwise, she will stop calling after asking for a phone call. Maybe there is something that she is afraid that you will ask." He said.

"Are you afraid that I will ask about her and her junior?" Su Ming asked.

"Well, something like that."

"That's nothing to ask. When she was in school, she had a good impression of the junior girl, and the relationship between the two was also good, and it was natural to be together later." Su Ming said.

Ke Shangchun listened, startled for a moment, and suddenly realized that when he told Su Ming that the two were dating, the latter's reaction was flat, not even particularly surprising. Apart from not feeling that it had something to do with him, there was also this layer reason.

"...But Tian Fuxin had a relationship with a senior?" He remembered and asked.

"Well."

"So there was a relationship?"

"Well, but she got dumped."

"..."

"Ah, then she is probably afraid that I will mention this." Su Ming said flatly, slowing down his pace.

Ke Shangchun didn't have time to show surprise at what he said just now, so he couldn't help slowing down.He looked forward and saw the classical and magnificent library building.

Facing the library is the pond they mentioned.And many willows were planted by the pond, and many more trees were planted further forward.

These... can be clearly seen from the windows on the second floor to the east of the library.

At that time, Ke Shangchun was sitting there reading a book, and when he looked up out of the window, he found Su Ming who was taking pictures of people, but he didn't know it—something that he couldn't understand or realize at that time, left in his mind. Here comes.

But Su Ming, earlier than then, had already noticed and realized his existence.

"Closed."

As Su Ming said, he was about to take a step forward.

"Su Ming."

Ke Shangchun spoke and called the other party to stop.

"Um?"

Ke Shangchun turned his head when he saw the other party.This night, he drank a lot of wine, but at that level, he was not drunk, and his thoughts were clear, even clearer than usual.

Ke Shangchun knew what he wanted to say, so he spoke to Su Ming without any hesitation.

"Let's live together."

"..."

Ke Shangchun looked at the other party's stunned expression, and asked again: "Do you think it's okay?"

Su Ming didn't make a sound, but his expression moved slightly.

Ke Shangchun took a step closer, looked at him, and said in a steady tone: "I didn't think about it at first, but recently I kept thinking about it. I think we can live together, and maybe we get along differently. Some things will change accordingly, but if you don’t give it a try, how will you know the result.”

Su Ming remained silent, but his expression was slightly thoughtful. ,

Ke Shangchun couldn't help being nervous, and it took a while for Su Ming to speak.

"...You are right."

Ke Shangchun couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and asked, "So?"

Su Ming shrugged and smiled with him.

"So, there's nothing wrong with that."