clear moonlight

When he was woken up, Shen Zitong was still in a daze. Although his schedule was not as regular as Lu Ci's, he rarely stayed up late.When he opened his eyes and saw the ceiling, Shen Zitong was stunned for a moment, because if it was a normal day, he should never be resting on the bed at this time.Shen Zitong moved his neck, but he didn't feel any discomfort. It must be that Lu Ci carried him back to the bedroom while he was asleep.

"Can't you help me change my clothes again?" He rubbed his eyes, vaguely smelling the smell of food.

The person who was complained didn't care at all, he shrugged, put down the phone and spread his hands towards him: "I still have ribs stewed in the pot over there, anyway, you have to change the sheets at night."

There are three dishes and one soup on the table. The portion is not too much, but the taste and appearance are not bad.They basically didn't eat too much in the two nights, and Lu Ci also took this into consideration when cooking. Except for the pork ribs that Shen Zitong ordered, every other plate had a small portion.

"Let's eat." Lu Ci pulled out a chair and sat down. Shen Zitong agreed and sat opposite Lu Ci.

The conversation in the coffee shop in the afternoon played a big role, at least the meal was not as stalemate and silent as Lu Ci expected.Shen Zitong took a nap, and became more energetic, and began to chat with Lu Ci as usual while picking up vegetables.The two of them seldom talked about work at the dinner table, and the short stories from the parents were all bad things, so at the dinner table, Shen Zitong was basically the one talking, while Lu Ci listened and occasionally echoed a few neutral comments.

But this time Shen Zitong obviously came prepared.He even snatched a spare rib from Lu Ci's bowl on purpose, and knocked off the chopsticks he was trying to pick up vegetables, and asked with his "trophy" in his hands: "What's the situation with you and Chen Qianxia now? "

Lu Ci looked at the pile of spare ribs in the opponent's bowl, and knew that it was time to come.He put down his chopsticks, and told the person frankly and honestly: "It's what I told you before, I want to try it seriously with him."

Seeing Shen Zi Tong Shengtang's movements paused, Lu Ci added: "He is also serious."

Whether Chen Qianxia is serious or not, Shen Zitong is already clear enough.In the final analysis, the cause of the matter still lies with oneself.

Shen Zitong had always turned a blind eye to the fact that Lu Ci played very well in the past, and sometimes even took the initiative to make fun of Lu Ci, and Chen Qianxia was mentioned through him, and then Lu Ci noticed of.

At that time, Shen Zitong didn't think too much, he just felt that Chen Qianxia's appearance and figure should be in line with Lu Ci's liking, and Shen Zitong himself really couldn't spare time to participate in the event that he thought was dispensable but in the eyes of his elders. In the eyes of the party that he had to attend, he found an excuse to coax Lu Ci to entertain for him.

Now it looks like he pushed Lu Ci away with his own hands.

If you want to leave, just leave.After all, I have no reason to keep occupying Luci and not let go.From childhood to now, Lu Ci has been with the two brothers for a long time, and it is time to have a life of his own.No matter how much he couldn't do without Lu Ci, the other party only regarded him as the neighbor's younger brother and someone who needed to be taken care of.

This is a fact that was doomed from the very beginning and cannot be changed.

"I see, anyway, as long as he really likes you." In the end, Shen Zitong just nodded lightly, swallowing all the words he wanted to say and what needed to be said.

Even if he just agreed briefly, it is impossible for Lu Ci not to understand the meaning of his words.They have spent too long and too long together, so long that each other's subconscious actions can be written tacitly.For example, as long as Lu Ci asks if he will come back for dinner at night, Shen Zitong will understand that it is a signal of missing. For example, Shen Zitong can understand those unspoken instructions and concerns as long as he gently responds to Lu Ci.

After dinner, Lu Ci saw that Shen Zitong still looked unhappy, and understood that this was the limit of his concession today.He stretched out his hand and rubbed Shen Zitong's head, knowing that it is better to leave more time alone for the awkward children, so he planned to go upstairs to rest after collecting the bowls and chopsticks, and then call Chen Qianxia, ​​after all what happened today That person is also entitled to know.

Not long after Lu Ci entered the room, before the bed was warmed up, Shen Zitong knocked on the door.When he was cleaning the kitchen, Shen Zitong took the initiative to stop Lu Ci, and pushed him upstairs without saying a word.Lu Ci just thought it was a child who suddenly figured it out, and he was not polite to others, and in the past, one of them was in charge of cooking and the other was in charge of cleaning, so he obediently went straight to the second floor to rest.Unexpectedly, not long after, Shen Zitong ran out of his bedroom.

"Did I bother you?" Shen Zitong saw Lu Ci just put down his phone when he opened the door, and then remembered that the time he came in seemed inappropriate.He closed the door without hesitation, sat on the other side of the double bed, and threw the things in his hand to Lu Ci, "A present for you, it's been a hard time."

Seeing Lu Ci's rather surprised look, Shen Zitong added with a stern face: "Next time I will knock on the door at a different time, who knows that you have to call someone right now to get in touch."

As soon as Lu Ci raised his hand, he just caught the small dark blue box.From the outside, you can't see any difference, but this size...it's easy to be misunderstood.Holding the box in one hand, he raised his eyebrows at Shen Zitong.

"Okay, it's what you think."

Shen Zitong really couldn't bear Lu Ciman's complacent look, so he grabbed the box without saying anything, opened it and handed it to the person lying beside him.

Inside the small and exquisite square box are two silver pair rings, each with a small pink sapphire inlaid on the setting, which glows faintly against the ceiling lamp in the bedroom.Among them, the one on the left was made into a live mouth, probably because the person who ordered it didn't know the size of the wearer, so he simply chose a style that was easy to adjust.

"Tongtong, you..." He was thinking about one thing, and when he really saw this extraordinary gift, Lu Ci was still too surprised to speak.The two rings in front of them are custom-made at first glance, and it seems that Shen Zitong himself participated in the design of the style.And it takes a lot of time from drawing to finished product.

Regarding Chen Qianxia's matter, Shen Zitong must have made this decision a long time ago.

"Thank you, I like it very much, very much."

After being surprised briefly, Lu Ci quickly regained his composure, carefully put away the box, and then solemnly thanked Shen Zitong.

During the vacation when they were about to enter high school, Shen Zitong, who finally made up his mind to take the path of art, designed a set of three tail rings by himself, and asked other familiar craftsmen to hide it from other relatives and friends. The craftsman gave Shen Mingxi and Lu Ci the customized finished product as a gift.

Shen Zitong's artistic dream has not been smooth sailing, and opposition and obstruction from his family are inevitable.At that time, he didn't want to go back to that oppressive cage as soon as school was over, and he would run to Lu Ci's house almost every day after class.Shen Zitong's parents felt sorry for their child and were unwilling to make concessions easily, so they turned a blind eye and acquiesced to allow Shen Zitong to stay overnight at the neighbor's house next door.

14-year-old Shen Zitong and 15-year-old Lu Ci lay side by side in the yard filled with earthy fragrance, looking up at the deep and boundless galaxy.In the summer when the cicadas broke the silence, Shen Zitong turned around silently, and whispered to Lu Ci, complaining to him that she really made such a decision out of love.

Of course, maybe there is also a little bit of anger in it, because he can't understand how his family treats his brother badly, so he wants to make trouble for them on purpose.

Lu Ci just nodded at that time. He was a late bloomer and he hadn't reached the age of being straight. He just turned around and faced Shen Zitong, who was a little taller than him, and said to him that if you want, you can also If you have been living in my house, no one here will make you unhappy.

Shen Zitong curled her lips and said that it is better not to, I will miss my brother if I stay outside for too long, but you are not the only one who likes being with him so much.

After a stalemate for some time, Shen Zitong's parents reluctantly nodded in agreement with his choice.So Shen Zitong began to move back home, and began to live a life out of step with Lu Ci, who spent every day in school and cram school.He also personally designed a set of meaningful rings for Lu Ci and Shen Mingxi respectively, and kept one for himself.It is an inspiration and a commemoration.

Ironically, Shen Mingxi, who didn't have much voice and sense of presence at home, was naturally deprived of all rights after being ill, so Shen Zitong had to choose to return home to take over everything left by his parents.He originally thought that as long as he behaved rebelliously enough and acted like a disobedient "bad boy", then adults would at least treat Shen Mingxi more kindly.After all, the burden always needs to be carried by the children in the family.But he has resisted for so long, and it was his parents who won in the end. His elder brother, who he likes and respects the most, cannot give him permanent company.

So after Shen Mingxi's accident, Shen Zitong never picked up a paintbrush again, except during this period of time, when he planned to personally design a gift for Lu Ci, there was a rare exception.