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The second meeting came sooner than everyone expected.Aunt Qi originally thought that Yu Changan's "let's talk" meant "never talk again", so she cleaned up the guest room on the afternoon he left, making Yu Changan who suddenly appeared like a ghost, flashing and thoroughly disappear.But he never thought that on Yu Beilian's birthday, Yu Chang'an would come again.

He still got the news from Uncle Xu and came uninvited.Knowing that his father's 48th birthday party was only going to be a small celebration at home, Yu Chang'an secretly heaved a sigh of relief—it's much more casual at home, he doesn't need to dress too formally, and he doesn't need to wrap "Dark Man Ren Jian" in expensive and wasteful packaging.

The "Dark Man Renren" he was holding as a gift was wrapped in a five-yuan package at the stationery store, and a tacky bow was pasted on it.

This time, it was Uncle Xu who made way for him, so that Yu Beilian's left and right sides were the younger wife, younger son and eldest son respectively. The family happiness was something that no one else could envy.So Xu Pinshan asked Aunt Qi to take a group photo for all of them, and a dozen or so people squeezed into the camera and enjoyed themselves.Aunt Qi, who has dedicated more than ten years of labor to the Yu family, is not worthy of being in the camera. Aunt Qi blocked her face behind the phone with an unhappy face, calling three two one to press the camera button.

Yu Changan handed the gift to Yu Beilian very solemnly, and then raised a small wine glass and clinked Yu Beilian's wine glass loudly: "Father, happy birthday. May you have today every year, every year you have today. Blessings are like the East China Sea , Shoubi Nanshan." After speaking, he drank the white wine in the small wine glass in one gulp.

He applied the birthday greetings to his grandparents to his father, who is not yet half-century old, insisting on implying that Yu Beilian could already be classified as an "old man".Yu Beilian accepted Yu Changan's yin and yang blessing with a smile on his face, and exchanged a glance with Yu Changan. Only the two of them could understand the anger in their eyes.Then drank the wine in the glass.

Yu Changan glanced at the gift for Yu Beilian that was placed on the coffee table, and said, "Dad, why don't you open it and have a look?"

Just now when Yu Beilian was receiving the gift, he touched it and guessed it was probably a book.He has long forgotten his son's identity as a writer, and naturally he has forgotten that there is still a novel named "Dark Man Ren Jian" in the world.He subconsciously felt that this gift, like Yu Changan's arrival, was full of conspiracy.So Yu Beilian didn't want to tear it down at all.However, his old friends only saw the superficial kindness and filial piety of his father and son. Everyone raised their curious heads and urged Yu Beilian to unwrap this mysterious gift.

Yu Beilian turned around and asked Lu Ming to help pass the gift, he nodded slightly, got very close to Lu Ming, and said softly, "Little Lu, can you help me get it?"

Yu Chang'an had been deliberately ignoring Lu Ming until now, but now he finally turned his gaze on the boy.He looked at Lu Ming from head to toe in just one second: his hair seemed to be short; he no longer wore a gender-ambiguous shirt, but replaced it with a slightly larger white sweater, beige linen home pants, and beige slippers , the whole body can't wait to be wrapped tightly, only a pair of round and white heels are exposed.He doesn't look like a mother.

Lu Ming fetched a gift wrapped in a tacky coat, the packaging was so poor that it would make a sound of breaking if touched.Yu Beilian dismantled it without mercy, and the words "Dark Man Renren" popped out after a few clicks.At this moment, Yu Beilian remembered that his eldest son was a writer, and "Dark Man Renren" was a novel written by Yu Changan at the most painful time after his mother passed away.The voice and appearance of his dead wife Yan Ruyu also broke into Yu Beilian's mind. She has been dead for seven years.

The novel tells the story of a beautiful woman who is constantly betrayed by her husband, gradually loses hope in life, and dies of depression.Obviously, Yu Changan blamed Yu Beilian for his mother's death. After the memorial service, Yu Changan had a falling out with his father and did not return home for seven years.At that time, Yu Beilian sneered at the publication of "Dark Man Renjian": "Anyone can publish a book these days."

Now that Yu Changan is using this book to continue to make Yu Beilian unhappy, Yu Beilian has to hold back his anger if he wants to - he wants to save some face in front of all these people.So he thanked Yu Changan, and then handed over the book to Lu Ming: "Put it away for me, okay?"

Yu Changan found that his father always spoke softly and politely to Lu Ming, as if he really regarded Lu Ming as a treasure in his palm.Lu Ming was obedient and took the book with both hands.Yu Changan's eyes followed Lu Ming's, watching him carefully holding "Dark Man Renren", walked to the coffee table in two or three steps, and then bent down to put it away.Lu Ming's actions looked quite respectful and solemn, making Yu Chang'an think that what Lu Ming was holding was his mother's ashes.

Yu Changan suddenly wanted to ask Lu Ming, do you know who Yan Ruyu is?

Halfway through the meal, there was a faint cry of a baby upstairs.Lu Ming immediately stopped eating, and whispered in Yu Beilian's ear, perhaps asking for instructions to leave the table.Yu Beilian said that Aunt Qi was upstairs?Lu Ming said, "I'm afraid he's hungry."

Yu Beilian nodded, allowing Lu Ming to leave.Anyway, the protagonist of today's lunch is not him.Yu Changan's gaze followed Lu Ming's back, followed his heels until he walked out of the dining room.

Yu Chang'an knew that Lu Ming wanted to escape from the beginning, he must have wanted to escape from all the dinners.

But mom won't.Yu Changan thought of Yan Ruyu again, he remembered that his mother would warmly entertain the guests who came to the house every time.My mother is not good at cooking, but she will buy a lot of good-looking plates, carefully arrange the delicacies made by Aunt Qi, and then serve them on the table, telling everyone that the food is delicious with a smile.The sudden longing made Yu Changan lose his appetite, he hurriedly finished the food in the bowl and left the table.

There was a lot of laughter in the dining room, and Yu Changan suddenly understood that "Dark Man Renren" would not cause much trouble to Yu Beilian.Yu Chang'an intended to humiliate his father, but he was the one who was unhappy in the end.For the past seven years, he has been living in the pain of losing his mother, and Yu Beilian has had many lovers, and now he has another son.

Yu Changan felt depressed, he wanted to compete with Yu Beilian to win or lose.Therefore, he planned to stay again, and he would not let Yu Beilian be happy if he didn't like it.

He went up to the second floor to find Aunt Qi.Aunt Qi feeds the baby with Lu Ming in the master bedroom.Standing at the door of the master bedroom, Yu Changan vaguely heard the voices of Aunt Qi and Lu Ming inside.He knocked on the door and called Aunt Qi.Aunt Qi responded, and at the same time Lu Ming's voice disappeared immediately.

Yu Chang'an said that he was going to stay again tonight, and asked Aunt Qi to help him tidy up the guest room.Yu Changan always maintains a good upbringing, and smiles all over his family's nannies, please, help, thank you, no one will be left behind.

Aunt Qi readily agreed, and before she closed the door, Yu Changan took a look into the room, and saw Lu Ming sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to the door, holding the baby in his arms, his clothes lifted up, revealing his left side low back.He was so white, like a china doll that would shatter when pinched.

The bedroom door closed with a muffled sound, and also closed Yu Changan's Qi Nian who hadn't had time to show up.With Lu Ming in his mind, half of his back was bare, and he went downstairs to the yard. When he passed the dining room, he heard his uncles and his father still talking happily.Yu Changan felt that his arrival was really a self-inflicted humiliation.

He went to the yard, facing the artificial lake, enjoying the caress of the October autumn wind, and then turned around to look at the window of the master bedroom on the second floor, and caught a shadow that quickly avoided in front of the window.

Yu Changan faced the artificial lake again, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and Lu Ming was looking at me.

Sending off the guests, Yu Beilian didn't need to pretend anymore.He threw "Dark Man Renjian" into the trash can in front of Yu Changan, and did not ask "what do you mean" loudly, he knew what Yu Changan meant.With his hands in his trouser pockets, Yu Changan despised his father with his height advantage.The father and son played a brief silent game in the living room, and it was unclear who would win and who would win. In the end, Yu Beilian turned away his eyes and turned into the studio.

As soon as Yu Beilian left, Yu Changan immediately lost his temper.He knew he had lost.

Yu Beilian locked himself in the studio for the whole afternoon and night. In the evening, he opened the door and asked Aunt Qi to help him call Xiaolu over.On the way to the second floor, Aunt Qi passed Yu Changan who was watching TV in the living room, and asked him if he needed more drinks, fruits or snacks.Yu Changan showed that sweet and well-behaved smile again, and said no to Aunt Qi, thank you.His smile was carefully cultivated by Yan Ruyu, his mouth was pursed, he smiled, revealing dimples, his eyes were curved, and there were laugh lines at the end of his eyes that people couldn't help but love.Every time Yu Changan smiled like this, Yan Ruyu would respond to him with the same smile, and then touched his face with soft and warm hands and patted him twice.He was Mama's baby, and Mama died, and he was no one's baby anymore.

Yu Chang'an's nose was sore, he was fighting alone on the road of revenge for his mother and father, he felt that the whole world was his enemy and Yu Beilian's accomplice.Uncle Xu, Aunt Qi, and Lu Ming.

Thinking of Lu Ming, Lu Ming quietly came down from the second floor.He always walks very lightly, and does everything lightly, like a deer forever hiding behind a tree.When Lu Ming walked through the living room, his ears and neck were flushed, and Yu Changan's eyes were glued to Lu Ming's body, watching him knock on the door of the studio through a row of solid wooden shelves full of decorative objects.

Lu Ming said softly, "Teacher Yu, it's me."

It turned out that he called him "Teacher Yu".

Yu Changan turned on the TV but didn't pay attention to the TV programs. His eyesight was erratic, and he didn't have a place to settle down. Finally, he fell to the clock on the wall. Lu Ming had entered Yu Beilian's studio for more than an hour. come out.He wants to know what his father and Lu Ming are doing in the studio, is Lu Ming acting as a model for his father again?Will Lu Ming be the protagonist in Father's next series?

Curious and prying, Yu Changan turned down the TV volume a little, and he heard a small movement coming out of that room—a "no" full of rejection and struggle followed by a subtle moan.

Yu Changan turned the volume back.Yu Beilian was deliberately disgusting him again, knowing that he was in the living room across the wall, and wanted to have sex with Lu Ming, so that Lu Ming could make a sound.While Yu Changan hated Yu Beilian, he also developed a deep hatred for himself—he was accidentally tricked by Yu Beilian again.Yu Beilian is well aware of all his weaknesses, and Yu Beilian knows that he will definitely eavesdrop, just like when his mother passed away seven years ago, Yu Beilian accepted all his condemnation and yelling. Out of remorse.What Yu Beilian wanted was that Yu Chang'an would live in self-blame all his life.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Lu Ming came out of the room.There were a few hickey marks on his neck, and bright red teeth marks, these marks were exposed, Yu Changan saw them at a glance, and knew that there would be more, all over the boy's body.The powerless resistance to Yu Beilian made Yu Changan spread his hostility on Lu Ming. He stared at Lu Ming until the boy's face turned red and he would not go on the road, so he got a little pleasure of revenge from it.

After Lu Ming went upstairs, Yu Beilian opened the door of the studio. He leaned on the door frame and looked at Yu Changan.The father and son fought a silent battle with their eyes. Yu Beilian raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, mocking Yu Changan's incompetence, cowardice and overreaching: Cowards who only dare to vent their anger on the deer, don't wish to win me over. .

That night, Yu Chang'an suffered a lot of insults.His strong and pitiful self-esteem prevented him from escaping from Cang'anju overnight. Instead, he bit the bullet and took a bath in the bathroom on the second floor.

This bathroom is only used by Aunt Qi on weekdays. The master bedroom of Yu Beilian and Lu Ming has its own bathroom, so Yu Changan failed to find any items belonging to Lu Ming in the bathroom.Rather than saying that Lu Ming lives in this villa, it is better to say that Lu Ming is actually kept in captivity in that bedroom of more than 20 square meters.

On the shelf next to the bathtub is the scented candle that Aunt Qi lit for him. This is the first time Yu Changan used candles in scenes other than blackout lighting.He remembered that a long time ago, his mother said that if he moved into a bigger new home, he must have a bathtub and put candles on the floor.

Yan Ruyu has a steady stream of romantic ideas, some of which she saw on TV, and some of which she imagined herself.When Yu Changan was young, she would tell Yu Changan, not caring whether her son understood; when Yu Changan grew up, she would tell Aunt Qi, not caring whether he thought her naive or not.

Yu Changan couldn't get used to the scent of candles, so he scooped up a handful of water and poured it out.At this time, he realized sadly that the traces of his mother were slowly being erased, forgotten, and replaced.And who is the person who will replace Yan Ruyu?Luming?

In this small private space, he finally couldn't hold back and shed tears.He thought, what Yu Beilian said was right, he was indeed cowardly, incompetent and overreaching: he shouldn't hate Lu Ming the most, Lu Ming was the most innocent of all, yet he let himself go.

Yu Changan raised his hand and wiped away his tears with the wet back of his hand, but wiped the water all over his face.In the end, my face was wet, and I couldn't tell whether it was tears or water.

In the early morning of the second day, Yu Changan deliberately got up early, intending to leave quietly like last time after breakfast.

Aunt Qi was cooking in the kitchen, and Yu Changan could already smell the aroma of milk, bread, and eggs.His mood improved a little, and he wanted to put on a sweet smile to say good morning to Aunt Qi, but saw her spit into a small colorful bowl.

It was Lu Ming's bowl, and Yu Chang'an had noticed that Lu Ming's bowl was different from other people's when they were eating yesterday.

Yu Chang'an silently retreated to the stairs, then disguised his voice as lazy and happy, and said as he walked to the kitchen, "Aunt Qi, what are you cooking for?"

Aunt Qi looked a little unnatural, and pointed to the cooking table: "Milk, bread, fried eggs. I will make three more sausages later."

Yu Changan looked at them one by one, still smiling: "It's delicious! Have you eaten it yet?"

Aunt Qi nodded and said she had eaten.

Yu Changan took advantage of Aunt Qi's turning to open the refrigerator, and knocked Luming's bowl on the ground, with a crisp sound, it was already torn apart.He pretended to apologize to Aunt Qi, but Aunt Qi panicked and said that this was Xiao Lu's favorite bowl, which Teacher Yu brought back to him from Japan.

Standing behind Aunt Qi, Yu Changan thought, it seems that Lu Ming is about to experience the feeling of breaking his beloved.However, Yu Changan said to Lu Ming in his heart, you have to thank me for letting you eat less saliva.

Because he knew that it was definitely not the first time that Aunt Qi had done this.

The original escape plan was canceled because of the early wake-up of his father and Lu Ming.Three people sat at a table, each with its own embarrassment.

Facing the stranger Lu Ming, he dared not raise his head.Yu Changan noticed that his small colorful bowl was replaced by a plain porcelain bowl, Lu Ming stared at it for a while, with some doubts on his face.Yu Changan said to him, "Your bowl broke."

Yu Changan's voice frightened Lu Ming, he raised his frightened face and looked at Yu Changan for a moment, his mouth slightly opened and he let out a soft "ah", like a little mute trying to speak.

Aunt Qi heard the commotion in the restaurant and hurried out of the kitchen to apologize to Lu Ming.On the surface, she said "I'm sorry" to Lu Ming, but she was actually begging Yu Beilian for mercy—she, Qi Yufang, has been working as a nanny in Yu's family since she was 24 years old, and she has been Yu Beilian's sexual desire tool many times, but because of her status as a nanny, she can't do it The "principal room", now accidentally broke a bowl of Yu Beilian's little wife, with so many years of affection, is it possible that Yu Beilian should fire her?

Yu Changan understood the meaning behind Aunt Qi's apology, and found it disgusting and funny.

Lu Ming said to Aunt Qi that it was okay, he and Aunt Qi were familiar after all, he looked into each other's eyes when he spoke, his tone was more natural, and there was a comforting smile on his lips. "It's okay," he said again.

Yu Chang'an wondered if Lu Ming could clearly see the filth and stench beneath the bright surface of the Yu family.The distorted relationship in this family made Yu Chang'an feel sick.

Before returning home, Yu Changan went to the bookstore and found "Dark Man Renren" from the corner of the bookshelf.Five years after its publication, the book sold well at first, and was soon forgotten.Now few bookstores will put it in a prominent position.

He was depressed. After leaving the bookstore, he went to the convenience store to buy a few bottles of beer. As soon as he entered the house, he received a text message from Old Wu. Through a few words, he could imagine Old Wu's earnest and helpless expression.Old Wu asked him how he was thinking.

It was the thing that made him write large-scale novels.To put it bluntly, it is to write erotic novels.

Some time ago, his reply to Lao Wu was always that I should think about it again.Old Wu was naturally not very happy, and Yu Changan could see the subtext from Old Wu's tone and expression: You haven't been able to write new works for so long, and you're still picking and choosing with me here.

In addition to "Dark Man Renren", Yu Chang'an's other three novels are on the list of bad books from time to time.He always wants to show his cards to Lao Wu: I have no talent, so you give me up.But every time the words came to his mouth, they were swallowed back—he had to eat and live.

This time he told the truth to Old Wu, he said he had no inspiration and didn't know where to start.

Old Wu told him that of course the more bloody and exciting the better.

Yu Changan still didn't know much about it, so he hung up the phone after answering vaguely.He thought, let's procrastinate for as long as possible.

But he never thought that Yu Beilian's death came before the inspiration of the novel came.