Shocked in late autumn

It was really cold for too long, the soles of his feet seemed to be filled with lead, Ji Songlin didn't even have the strength to go up the steps, Xu Chenyu immediately squatted down, he grabbed Ji Songlin's arm, and lifted him up.

"No, no, I'm much heavier than you." Ji Songlin kicked his long legs and was about to jump off his back: "You put me down first."

"It's not heavy." Xu Chenyu firmly grasped his ankles, and walked in the suddenly snowy courtyard: "I usually practice cross-country with weights like this, just don't move around."

Those hands gripped so tightly that his skin was even reddened, snowflakes as thick as a pavement blanket fell on the courtyard, and a misty white mist rose in the air.

"Are you tired?" After walking two or three steps, Ji Songlin pinched his cheek, but felt a piece of dampness. He was so frightened that he hurriedly turned his head, seeing Xu Chenyu's eyes were slightly red, and his voice was trembling: "What's wrong, Chenyu , you put me down first."

Xu Chenyu stubbornly refused to let him look, and turned his head away: "It's okay, the snow fell in, so I squinted my eyes."

Ji Songlin didn't struggle anymore, he obediently lay on Xu Chenyu's back, his chin resting on his shoulder, his hands wrapped around his neck, and he didn't care about the neighbors who occasionally cast strange eyes around him, Xu Chenyu took a step forward, leaving behind every step he took. The next snow footprints, the sound of snow whirling, the two men's thick black hair was covered with silver chestnut, it seems that only the falling snow, the sound of footsteps, and a pair of lovers are left in the world.

The elevator door opened, and the tumbling pot of black-bone chicken soup had been cleaned up by the cleaners, leaving only a few thin traces, and the meandering oil stains trickled down to the threshold.

The small apartment was still a mess, and the vinyl and tapes hadn't been tidied up yet. Xu Chenyu gently placed Ji Songlin on the sofa. He went to the low cabinet in the entrance and fumbled for a pair of plush slippers. He squatted in front of Ji Songlin and helped him. change shoes.

The trousers were soaked in the wind and snow, and they were coldly pressed against Ji Songlin's calf, and the ankle pinched in his hands was red from the cold, and the bones were blue and purple. Xu Chenyu looked at it, and the soreness came to his heart again: " Do you think you are stupid, you don’t know how to find a place to hide under such a heavy snowfall.”

Ji Songlin had no strength in his body. He leaned on the cushion of the sofa and admitted his mistake to Xu Chenyu with lowered eyelashes: "My mobile phone is out of battery. I was worried that you would not find me when you went downstairs, so I didn't leave."

Xu Chenyu reached out his hand to touch his forehead, it was really hot, and his cheeks were a little flushed: "I'm going to take some cold medicine, you can rest for a while."

Ji Songlin grabbed Xu Chenyu's wrist, looked up at his profile, and showed a childish smile: "Chenyu, I was wrong, don't be angry."

The arm held by him couldn't stop trembling, and could no longer restrain it, Xu Chenyu turned around and hugged Ji Songlin to his chest, he hugged him very tightly, and buried his face in his neck By the side, my heart was sour, and my eyes were sore: "I'm not angry with you, I just... don't do this in the future, what if something gets frozen."

"it is good."

Ji Songlin sank helplessly into the soft sofa, he hesitated for a long time before asking softly: "Auntie disagrees with our matter?"

Along his shoulder and neckline, Xu Chenyu hid his sadness, he didn't speak, but shook his head.

Ji Songlin laughed immediately, and his voice was seven or eight points happy: "That means I agree."

Xu Chenyu didn't say anything, but still shook his head. Ji Songlin was a little dazed, his head was dazed, and he didn't understand what it meant after thinking for a while, so he asked again: "Auntie, do you agree or disagree?"

Xu Chenyu said in a muffled voice: "She will agree, give me some time, and I will take care of everything." He still hugged Ji Songlin tightly, like an abandoned animal, reluctant to let go.

Hugging for a long time, almost out of breath, Ji Songlin patted the arm that was clutching him desperately around his neck, motioned for Xu Chenyu to let go, he faced him face to face, and said firmly: "Okay, don't worry, take your time." , how long I will wait."

Xu Chenyu's face was sullen, and the line of his lips drooped, how miserable he looked.Ji Songlin's eyes are like a vast ocean, and the undulating waves are composed of the word "affectionate", and you can drown in it just by looking at it.

Ji Songlin smiled, and it was rare for him to playfully lift the corners of Xu Chenyu's mouth with his fingers, teasing him: "Smile, I like to see you smile."

As if holding a paintbrush with his fingers, he traced Xu Chenyu's smile little by little, and Ji Songlin's unchanging smile was scattered with tiny specks of light, all of which were his self-evident tenderness.

Xu Chenyu raised the corners of his mouth reluctantly, Xiaoli's dimples were not deep, nor did it have the usual brilliance.Ji Songlin clamped his face high, leaned against him sideways, and rubbed against him.

But overnight, some blue stubble appeared on Ji Songlin's chin, which made Xu Chenyu's face turn red. He puffed up his cheeks and said, "The beard stabbed me."

"Then I'll shave," said Ji Songlin, about to get up.

Xu Chenyu pulled him back with his arms, pressed his shoulders, and pushed him to the sofa: "Sit down, I'll help you."

His body became weaker and his forehead became hotter, as if he was too tired to lift his arms, Ji Song was breathing slowly as if paralyzed.

The cartoon cup of the blue jingle cat was steaming, and Xu Chenyu fed Ji Songlin a cold shot. He was holding a razor in his hand. He couldn't find an electric one, and there was just this one on the sink. .

Xu Chenyu grabbed his chin with one hand and hit Moss. The lower half of Ji Songlin's face was submerged in white foam. He had never shaved anyone else before. Knowing whether he was unskilled or awkward, he shaved his beard, and Xu Chenyu turned 360 degrees around Ji Songlin.

Ji Songlin sat obediently, raised his head, and looked at him for a moment. Since last night, he wanted to look at him like this. His cranky emotions were soothed, and his fear and anxiety gradually subsided. Xu Chenyu had a handsome silhouette.

The sad aftertaste of yesterday has not passed, but as long as they are together, all the anxiety will be dispelled, Xu Chenyu finally felt better, and he slowly shaved him, but asked: "You always watch me do it Well?"

"I just want to see you." Ji Songlin grinned.

"Are you afraid?" What I saw for the first time in the compound just now was not only his smile, but also endless panic in those peach eyes.

Xu Chenyu wiped off the last bit of foam with a wet towel, and said to him in the snowy light, "Don't worry, we will always be together."

Ji Songlin's heart was agitated, and he endured it all night before he dared to lean over, embrace Xu Chenyu, and carefully begged, "Don't leave me."

Xu Chenyu covered the back of his head with one hand, rubbed his heart, but heard Ji Songlin calling his name again and again, and called the word 'Chenyu'.

Xu Chenyu's heart was both warm and painful.

People in the city are so good at parting, they don't even say goodbye in detail, Ji Songlin is afraid that they will fall into the cliché, he never seeks sharpness, heights, and skyrocketing, but now, he wants to seek a Xu Chenyu .

Xu Chenyu forcefully forced back the warm liquid in his eye sockets, and he whispered next to Ji Songlin's ear, "I won't leave you."

The winter in City Z is getting colder and colder, and the fine snow has no intention of stopping at all, and is still flying in all directions.

After that day, the two got busy with their own work. The law firm where Ji Songlin used to work came to work. His former boss and friend introduced him to a lawsuit, a real estate civil case. Because it involved a wide range, Ji Songlin was busy After collecting information after busy work, Xu Chenyu received the job evaluation test results, he passed, and has returned to work in the bureau.

Counting the days, the two of them haven't had a good meal or watched a movie for a month. Every time they meet, they come and go in a hurry. Today's sky is cloudy, the climate is cold, and the cold wind howls across the courtyard.

Ji Songlin put down the pen, opened his arms and stretched, and moved his neck from side to side to relieve the pain in his body.A middle-aged man stood outside the glass door. He was wearing a dark black suit, a tie of the same color in front of the skirt, and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Brother Meng, please come in." With a smile on his face, Ji Songlin stood up to meet him, speaking with a serious nasal voice.

Brother Meng was Ji Songlin's former boss, named Meng Ziqiong. His family members were legal professionals from his ancestors to his father's generation. He had family background and connections. After he obtained his master's degree, he opened a law firm specializing in civil cases.

Meng Ziqiong said with concern: "I haven't recovered from the cold yet."

"Maybe it's too cold, I'm fine, I took medicine," Ji Songlin took a piece of paper and blew his nose, rubbing the tip of his nose.

"How are the materials prepared?" Meng Ziqiong held two cups of black coffee in his hands and a pack of chocolates in his arms, and handed a cup to Ji Songlin.

The unique mellow aroma of coffee overflowed from the mouth of the cup and rose densely.

"It's almost there. There are still some real estate information that haven't been sorted out. I will ask the client to go to the scene in the afternoon to do the final evidence collection." Ji Songlin brought the cup to the tip of his nose, sniffed the aroma first, and then drank it leisurely One mouthful: "Oh, this lawsuit is not easy to fight."

"Thank you for your hard work this time." Meng Ziqiong raised his eyes and held his glasses with his right hand: "To be honest, if you hadn't promised to come back to help, I really don't know what to do."

"Are you being polite to me?" Ji Songlin leaned against his desk, embracing one arm: "And I just lost my job recently, so you gave me a list, and I want to thank you."

In the past two years, the loss of staff in the law firm has been very serious. Most of the colleagues who have left are key talents who have accumulated experience and connections. Meng Ziqiong is having a headache because of this. I'll discuss things with you."

"what's up?"

Meng Ziqiong had already prepared the draft, and his expression was sincere and serious: "You know the situation in the institute in the past two years. The brothers and sisters in the same period have almost left, and the competition among colleagues is also fierce. I hope you can seriously consider it. For a while, become a shareholder of the firm and become a partner, and we will work together in the future."

"partner?"

"Partnership investment with existing assets, you and I will jointly operate, enjoy rights, assume obligations, and dividends at the end of the year. I know that every lawyer dreams of opening a firm of his own. I can promise you, Three years later, as long as you want to leave, I will definitely not stop you. Now that the firm is out of talent, I can't find a more suitable candidate for a while, and Meng Ziqiong begged: "Come back, just treat it as helping me. "

The winter sun shone on Ji Songlin's body, covering him with a thin layer of warm light. He lowered his head and thought about it, and said seriously: "Well, give me three days, and I will seriously consider this proposal. .”

"That's fine, I'll wait for your good news," Meng Ziqiong pursed his lips and smiled, and patted him on the shoulder. Ben went out, but he turned back and grabbed the crack of the glass door: "By the way, next week The court is here, and I wish you all the best. And that box of chocolates is from Mexico, give it to your grandma, and say hello to her for me."

"Thank you." Ji Songlin lifted the box and waved at him. After the person left, he looked at it for a while, then tore off the ribbon of the wrapping paper, took a piece of chocolate and put it in his mouth. Feeling bitter, the phone beeped, and the page displayed "Dust Island".

Before picking up the phone, Ji Songlin smiled, his eyes seemed to be twinkling like stars.

Xu Chenyu asked softly, "What are you doing?"

If he can't see anyone, Ji Songlin can also understand his expression on the other side. He should purse his lips and smile lightly, with a pair of charming dimples showing at the corners of his mouth.

Ji Songlin said sweetly, "I miss you."

Xu Chenyu laughed when he heard it, and Liwo took in all the sunlight in the corridor: "I found that you are really..."

"what?"

There was another chuckle, and Xu Chenyu sighed in a low voice: "It's nothing, I just feel that you are getting better at talking."

Ji Songlin smiled unknowingly, and said back to the serious business: "Tell you something, Meng Ziqiong came to talk to me just now, and he asked me if I want to take a stake in the firm and become a partner in the future."

"Then what do you think about it?" Xu Chenyu stood by the window in the corridor, with a cigarette between his fingertips, half lit, only half left.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll reply to him in three days," Ji Songlin chewed the chocolate, the bitterness melted, and his mouth was filled with a thick fragrance: "I'm a little tired hearing your voice, what's wrong?"

Xu Chenyu bowed his body, put his elbows against the window sill, and his back became a beautiful crescent moon: "Didn't our team have a new leader, who is quite demanding, and all the action plans we made in the past few days have been beaten back." Gotta redo it."

"Then you have to work overtime again tonight... I was thinking of coming to pick you up and have a meal together," Ji Songlin drooped his head, lost all energy, and the longing made the freshly brewed chocolate aroma become Sharp bitterness.

Xu Chenyu was exhausted, but he giggled when he heard Ji Songlin's tone: "Do you really miss me?" Yu Xi was right in the middle.

Ji Songlin on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, he put the phone close to the side of his face, and said in a low voice: "I really miss you."

The white and slender fingertips trembled uncontrollably, and a large section of dark gray soot fell off, hidden among the flowers at the bottom of the building. This was the 214th day of their acquaintance, even if they listened to his love words through media equipment, Xu Chenyu's heart was still beating like a wild horse.