lemonade

Losing control is just a momentary thing.

After Fu Yue shed the first tear, he had to raise his head reflexively, letting the fragility shrink back into the strong protective shell.

But a warm hand touched his eyes.

Xu Zheng leaned over, pressed it to his ear, and said in a low voice, "Don't hold back, you don't have to be so strong in front of me."

He helped him cover the opened lunch box and put it aside. With the other hand, he took Fu Yue's hand in a completely enveloping handshake.

"You can be sad and you can be weak."

After Xu Zheng finished speaking, he felt the moisture under his palm spread rapidly, as if he was covered by a rising tide.

And he is his island.

Fu Yue cried silently for more than ten seconds, then suddenly cried "wow", threw himself into Xu Zheng's arms, and wailed loudly.

Xu Zheng still held Fu Yue's hand with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to Fu Yue's back, patting him gently.

Fu Yue choked and said, "Brother...I'm so tired..."

Xu Zheng didn't say a word, his warm and strong embrace was already the best response at this time.

Fu Yue has been an unswervingly positive optimist since he was a child. One of the reasons is that he has lived a smooth life since he was a child. He has a good native family, outstanding looks, high IQ and EQ, and good popularity.And all the previous conditions made his life in the past 30 years basically smooth. Although there were occasional setbacks, with his ability, he was always able to quickly overcome the difficulties that were not difficult.

But this time it was really troublesome.An architectural firm that has just been established is facing a crisis of dissolution, and this new partner is not easy to find at all, not just any one can replace Jiang Kaicheng's position.The fledgling graduates have little experience, while most of the mature and experienced middle-aged people already have their own careers, and most of those who do not have careers when they reach their ages have ability problems, and there is nothing to look for.After excluding these three types of people, it was really a headache for Fu Yue to find a trustworthy, capable and compatible one among the few ones in a short period of time.

Moreover, the recent frequent social gatherings, the fatigue of dealing with old fritters, and the calculation of interpersonal and commercial interests, etc., all made Fu Yue feel the sinister world.Whether they're sitting at a dinner table, at a coffee shop, or standing on a golf course, relationships between people are carefully calculated business relationships.Fu Yue hates this kind of communication that requires suppressing all negative emotions and wearing a smiling mask all the time.

It's just too tiring.

But he didn't want Xu Zheng to know that Xu Zheng was also very busy, and Xu Zheng would also be unable to do what he wanted in his work. He didn't want his negative emotions to affect Xu Zheng.So he pretended to be very happy every day. He thought he was pretending well, but when he woke up in the car and saw the time, the moment he saw the way Xu Zheng looked at him, he knew he couldn't pretend up.

Even so, he still smiled and talked to Xu Zheng.He wanted to create a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, and then he would talk about the affairs of the office calmly, so calmly that Xu Zheng would not know how sad he was.

But when he saw the lunch box, the soreness in his eyes was already roaring and about to rush out.He just persisted for a few more seconds before throwing away his armor.

So he cried heartily.

His lover anchors him, and he weeps in his lover's arms.

Fu Yue was tired from crying, and he called his brother over and over again in a hoarse voice. His tears had worn away all the sharp things, and his tone was low and soft, just like a lover's whisper.

Xu Zheng always responded, "Well, I'm here."

Fu Yue paused for a while and said, "Brother, let go of me. I've wet your clothes."

Xu Zheng let go of him.The two hugged each other for too long, and when they let go, they both felt the emptiness in front of them, but their hearts were finally settled.Xu Zheng brought up the lunch box again and said, "The food is cold, let's go up and warm it up for you. We'll talk after we're done."

No matter how desperately he wanted to know what happened, Xu Zheng still gave priority to Fu Yue's body.

After crying, Fu Yue was really in a better mood, got out of the car obediently, and took his brother's hand back home.

Xu Zheng took Fu Yue back to his home, heated up the food in the microwave, and fried a piece of steak for him, saying: "If you can't finish the meal, don't eat it, finish the food."

People who have just cried a lot usually have no appetite to eat.

Fu Yue obediently finished the food, and managed to swallow a few mouthfuls of rice. He couldn't eat any more, so he put down his chopsticks and said, "Brother, I'm full. I... go to wash the dishes first."

"You don't need to wash it, tell me first." Xu Zheng stopped him.

Xu Zheng is a person with a high degree of cleanliness. It is his habit to wash the dishes immediately after eating, and Fu Yue also knows it.Today, he really brought Fu Yue's matter before his own principles.

Fu Yue had no choice but to put down the bowls and chopsticks, thought for a while, sat next to Xu Zheng, and cut straight to the point: "Another partner, Jiang Kaicheng, quit the firm. I have been looking for someone to take his place these days."

Xu Zheng is from a law firm, so he naturally knows the difficulty of breaking up the partnership. Hearing this, he asked, "Why did he leave?"

Fu Yue said: "There is an accident at home, and a lot of money is urgently needed."

"So he also took away all the funds invested in Xiangzhu?" Xu Zheng asked again.

Fu Yue nodded.

Xu Zheng said directly: "If you need money, I can help."

"No, no, no." Fu Yue shook his head again and again, and said, "The main problem is the people, and the money problem is secondary. As long as the people are found, the money problem will be solved."

Xu Zheng understood and asked, "You haven't found a suitable one these days, have you?"

Fu Yue said: "Yes, it's really hard to find it in a short time. Actually, I know that it's normal to find it in a short time, and you can usually find it in a long time. But I'm afraid, I'm afraid to keep looking for it. If there are no people, Xiangzhu Office will..."

"I know that Xiangzhu is your dream." Xu Zheng was silent for a few seconds and asked, "Can I help you with something?"

Fu Yue knew that Xu Zheng was not joking, so he thought about it seriously, but the conclusion was that there was no.He said: "Brother, I know you want to help me. But, apart from comforting me, you seem to be unable to do much. Although we are together, I can only face some difficulties by myself."

"That's why you chose not to tell me? Don't tell me if you have difficulties, because you think you can only face it by yourself." Xu Zheng asked solemnly.

Fu Yue sniffed: "I don't want you to worry."

Xu Zheng said: "But if you don't tell me, I'll be with you day and night, and I can feel your fatigue no matter what. And because you don't tell me, you release my worries even more, and you make it unlimited."

He was silent, and used a combination of names and surnames that he hadn't used for a long time: "Fu Yue, when I drove the car and found you were so tired that you fell asleep, I felt very distressed. But you must know, I am angry .”

Fu Yue has never seen Xu Zheng angry, this is the first time, and from the behavior point of view, Xu Zheng still treats him very well, wiping his tears for him, hugging him in his arms, and sitting together to talk to him calmly , it's hard to imagine that this is already his angry appearance, but his temperament is a bit colder.

"...Brother." Fu Yue felt apprehensive, and stretched out his hand to try to hold Xu Zheng's hand.

Xu Zheng avoided it.

Fu Yue panicked, so he had no choice but to grab Xu Zheng's clothes, tug, and said, "Brother, I know I was wrong, don't be angry, okay?"

His eyes were wet, begging for mercy and begging for mercy, like pearls washed by tears, extremely beautiful.

No one has the heart to refuse this pair of eyes.

Xu Zheng looked into his eyes, his anger hadn't subsided yet, and his heart had already softened into a mess. He said calmly, "Promise me that you won't keep this kind of thing from me in the future, and I will forgive you."

"I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise 1 times! From now on, I will not hide anything from you. I will tell you the good and the bad, and I will tell you about the useful and useless things, as long as you don't find me annoying. If it can't be done, I will, I will, I will..." Fu Yue said "I will" for a long time, but he didn't know what to say to be more convincing.

Xu Zheng raised his eyelids: "What about you?"

Fu Yue said: "Oh, I can't figure it out, so I will, I will let you handle it!"

Xu Zheng helped him think it over: "Why don't you just dance."

Is this intentional, knowing that he has uncoordinated hands and feet, he has to learn radio gymnastics three weeks longer than others.Then just do what you say, Fu Yue gritted his teeth and said, "It's a deal, so you can't be angry now, right?"

Xu Zheng shook his head and said, "Don't be angry anymore, just close your eyes."

Fu Yue obediently closed his eyes.

Xu Zheng leaned over, kissed his trembling eyelids, pressed against his eyelids, and said with a light smile, "How can you cry so hard."

Fu Yue didn't open his eyes, and said: "Whenever I encountered any difficulties before, I just endured my emotions silently and solved the matter first. I didn't tell my parents, for fear that they would worry. Some of them would tell my brothers, but it wouldn't be very sensational." Before I met you, I always came here like this, and I didn’t feel much. But when you are by my side, caring about me, taking care of me, and embracing my sadness, I feel that I have had a hard time before.”

"But before tonight, you didn't tell me what you were thinking, lest I worry." Xu Zheng kissed his other eye and said, "But, Yuzhu, I am your lover, and it is my right to worry about you." , you can’t deprive me of my power, you know?”

Fu Yue's eyelids trembled even more, and he closed his eyes and smiled, which was the first real smile in a few days.

"Well, I see."

Xu Zheng said, "Go sit on the sofa and rest, don't stay up late to draw pictures tonight." Then he picked up the dishes and went to the kitchen to tidy up. When he came out, he had an ice pack in his hand.

Now Fu Yue is very obedient, and he didn't deal with work matters anymore. After finding a book and reading a few pages, Xu Zheng came to put his eyes on him.

"Am I ugly now?" Fu Yue said, "My eyes are swollen, so I must be ugly."

Xu Zheng said: "It's not ugly, and I don't dislike being ugly."

Fu Yue took a look at his face with the mirror of his mobile phone, his eyes were swollen from crying, his double eyelids were clearly divided, and they were astonishingly red. He said, "I even despise myself."

Xu Zheng smiled and said, "Like a pig."

Fu Yue hummed: "Your pig."

In the evening, he slept directly at Xu Zheng's house. While Xu Zheng was taking a shower, Fu Yue secretly replied to a few work WeChat messages, and was surprised to find that Professor Luo had sent him a message.

-Xiao Fu, I know about Xiangzhu.

- are you free tomorrow morningIf you have time, you can come to the teacher's house.The teacher has found someone for you, he is definitely a talent, whether this person is willing to agree to you or not depends on your ability.

Hope is like a spark, it burns wildly with a stab.

Fu Yue replied hello.