just in time

"Tangtang, change the clothes on the bed, we'll have dinner with your Auntie Qi tonight."

As soon as Yun Fang entered the house, he saw Tang Yi wearing earrings.

"I won't go—" Yun Fang was about to express his refusal when Tang Yi stared at him oppressively.

Yun and Yuzheng squatted down to polish their shoes, and cast a helpless look at Yunfang.

Yun Fang was pushed into the bedroom by Tang Yi, "I specially picked out new clothes for you, quickly change into them and let mom have a look."

Probably because she has opened a clothing store for a long time, Tang Yi's aesthetics is always very online, and she has an extraordinary enthusiasm for dressing up her son.

"A full collar." Tang Yi stared at her son with satisfaction for a while, "Tangtang is so handsome!"

Most of Yun Fang's appearance followed Tang Yi's. The Tang family's cold white complexion and ink-like eyebrows were exquisite and delicate, but they were suppressed by the straight nose bridge and thin lips. There is a sense of alienation and indifference-in Tang Yi's words, it means that Yun and Yu's stubborn villain genes are still dying.

Seeing that Tang Yi was still trying to put gel on his hair, Yun Fang nimbly avoided her clutches and ran outside the door, "We should go."

Tang Yi had no choice but to give up.

It was not until more than an hour later that the family of three arrived at the agreed place to eat.

Qi Shuang came out to meet them, followed by two teenagers of about the same age, one of them with slightly curly hair who was a bit lethargic suddenly raised his head when he heard Tang Yi's voice, and looked at Yun Fang behind Tang Yi.

Yun Fang: "..."

Song Cun?

"Hey? Why is Xiao Cun here?" Tang Yi was also surprised.

"Aunt Tang, Uncle Yun." Song Cun responded quickly, smiling at them politely, "My father is ordering."

Tang Yi smiled and took Qi Shuang's hand, "Oh, this is really - it's really a family!"

It took Yun Fang a while to figure out the relationship.

After graduating from university, Qi Shuang settled down to other places to get married, but this year he suddenly divorced and brought his son back to Wucheng. He was introduced to Song Cun’s father, Song Ming, and Song Ming and Yun Heyu were colleagues. Originally, the two lived upstairs and downstairs. , because seeing Song Ming taking Song Cun alone, Tang Yi and Yun Heyu often helped out—this is why Song Cun said before that he and Yun Fang grew up together.It wasn't until Song Ming moved out of the dormitory with Song Cun two years ago that the relationship between the two became less close.

After Tang Yi went up with Yun and Yu, he naturally exchanged warm greetings with Song Ming, saying that Wucheng is really small and the fate is so great.

Yun Fang ignored Song Cun's earnest gaze, and sat numbly on his seat staring at the flower carved from a carrot in front of him.

After all the dishes were served, Song Cun finally mustered up the courage to talk to Yun Fang. He took a piece of glutinous rice lotus root for Yun Fang and said with a smile, "Tangtang, I remember you like this the most."

Yun Fang raised his eyelids to look at him, and said without emotion, "I don't like it now."

Song Cun's hand holding the chopsticks froze.

At this time, another boy, Qi Huo, who is said to be studying in Wucheng No. [-] Middle School, gave a soft laugh uncontrollably.

He sat silently in his seat from the beginning to the end, and only raised his head and nodded politely when Qi Shuang talked about him, but now he smiled a little abruptly, which made Song Cun's face darken instantly.

Qi Huo was one year older than them. Although he had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, he was shaved because of his tall stature, which gave people the illusion that he was not easy to mess with.

Maybe not an illusion.

Qi Huo raised his eyebrows at Yunfang, "I heard from my mother that you are good at studying?"

"Average." Yun Fang picked up a chopstick of fish meat and chewed it slowly.

"Xueba is humility. I heard that you are the first in the grade every time?" Qi Huo tilted his head and smiled at him, "Xueba will talk about his learning experience."

Yun Fang took another piece of fish, "I only passed the test once, and now I can only take the test for three or four hundred. Your brother is the university bully."

The sound of "brother" made the other two blacken.

"Look, the three of them chatted really happily." Tang Yi noticed the movement here, and looked over with Qi Shuang and the others.

So it was another time to educate brothers and sisters, brother Gong, to work hard and study hard every day.

Even Yun Fang's head was a little big when he heard it, but the next two people next to him didn't say a word.

Yun Fang finished his meal, slipped down the stairs while going to the bathroom, and saw a familiar figure in the distance.

Yun Fang strode over, seeing that the other party was about to enter after throwing the big black plastic bag into the trash can, he hurriedly called to him: "Yi Chenliang!"

"Fuck!" The man who had just finished throwing out the garbage suddenly heard his name in the dark alley, his hairs stood on end, and he took a big step towards the door.

"Here!" Yun Fang waved at him.

Yi Chenliang turned his head to look at the sound, and was even more surprised, "Yun Fang?"

This is a small alley connected to the back kitchen of the roast duck restaurant. There are a few large trash cans at the door for kitchen waste. One end of the alley is connected to Dongyang Street, but the other end is connected to the bustling food street next door.

Yun Fang happened to see him from the other side.

"I came here to eat." Yun Fang didn't intend to explain the reason, but he was in a very happy mood, "I didn't expect such a coincidence."

"Ah." Yi Chenliang turned his hands away and wiped his pants from his pants, but his hands were still greasy. He cleared his throat, "Then you should hurry up and eat."

"I've almost eaten enough." Yun Fang stood under the dim light bulb at the back door and looked at him with a smile on his brows and eyes, "What time do you get off work?"

"Ten o'clock." Yi Chenliang wanted to look away, but Yun Fang's face seemed to have a strange attraction to him, even if he was in a dark alley, even if there were trash cans with strange smells around him, He still wants to stand here for a while.

Yun Fang looked down at his watch, "Well, there is still half an hour."

"Well. I have to go back to work." Yi Chenliang wiped his hands on his pants vigorously again, "It's so late, you should go back quickly."

"Yun Fang!" Song Cun's voice came from the alley, "What are you doing standing there?"

Yi Chenliang asked him suspiciously, "Is that Song Cun?"

"My parents will have dinner with his family tonight." Yun Fang explained in a few words, and then told him a little worriedly, "Okay, then go back to work, and be careful when you go home at night."

"Yeah." Yi Chenliang felt his throat a little tight.

Yun Fang waved at him, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Yi Chenliang stood on the steps, surrounded by the disgusting smell of rubbish, watching Yun Fang walk through the dark and narrow alley to the brightly lit and busy street.

Something was clamoring in his heart, making him uncomfortable and irritable. It washed through his blood and brain, and finally turned into an indescribable powerlessness and anger, which could not dissipate for a long time in the dense night.

"Xiao Yi, why have you been here for so long?" Aunt Wu who was washing the dishes with him saw him coming back, and shook the water off her gloves, "Oh, why is your face so ugly? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine." Yi Chenliang twitched the corners of his mouth, skillfully put on the rubber gloves next to him and brushed the dishes.

I should try harder.he thinks.

Whether it is making money or studying, I should work harder.

But Yun Fang is so good, so good that he can't catch up even if he tries his best. They are so distinct that there is no chance of any intersection.

He didn't even dare to think about whether Yun Fang came to make friends with him on a whim, or whether he pitied him and sympathized with him only because of the care of his teachers and classmates.

He even thought, if Yun Fang really approached him because he likes boys, then he can... can... how can it be?

You can keep Yun Fang by your side.

This thought made him stiff like a thunderbolt.His rubber-gloved hands trembled slightly as he gripped the slippery rim of the bowl.

He walked forward alone for too long, he lacked parents, family, friends and companions, he pulled out his legs and feet from the mud, struggled and staggered forward alone, angry and sad.

Just when he couldn't walk and felt that it didn't matter if he was rotten in the mud like this, someone suddenly appeared, pulled him out of the mud forcefully, and even gave him delicious food and rushed him. laugh.

But he doesn't belong to him.

He is someone else's family, someone's friend, someone's childhood sweetheart.

He said he didn't like Song Cun, but when Song Cun called him, he turned around and left.

How can this be so?

Yi Chenliang frowned, thinking viciously and selfishly in his heart, why can't this person be mine?

Clap!

The bowl in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Yi Chenliang woke up suddenly, sweating profusely when he recovered.

"Oh!" Aunt Wu let out a low cry, "Why are you so careless? Xiao Yi quickly sweep up, don't let the boss see...Xiao Yi?"

"Oh." Yi Chenliang turned to get the broom, forcefully suppressing the twisted desire in his heart.

Yun Fang is such a good person, he can't think so.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Yi Chenliang left work on time after packing up.

He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his clothes, with his head down and his eyelids down, he walked out of the roast duck restaurant with a sleepy expression.

In fact, it is good to be alone. He was alone before, and he will be alone in the future. It doesn't matter, he has long been used to it.

"What are you thinking about?" A hand patted the top of his head not so gently, making Yi Chenliang tremble with fright.

He raised his head and saw Yun Fang standing in front of him, exactly like the one who waved away half an hour ago.

He opened his mouth in astonishment, feeling that the blood all over his body was boiling, and his heart was scalding. He struggled to make a sound: "Why... are you back again?"

Yun Fang recalled Yi Chenliang's lonely expression before he left, sighed helplessly, reached out and rubbed his head vigorously, with a gentle tone that he didn't even notice:

"I'll take the puppy home."