After flirting with a rival

The black car parked steadily beside the gate of Cheng's house.

What caught my eye was an independent duplex building with its own small yard, well-manicured lawn and closed gate.The yard is very quiet, no one is there.The breeze blew, and the lawn slowly surged like water waves.

Cheng Hai got out of the car, took out the key, opened the door, and invited Shen Xingchi to go in.

Shen Xing responded late and followed Cheng Hai into the room.

Along the way, he looked around uncomfortably. The house is still the same as before, but there is always an indescribable desertedness, just like the decline of everyone in ancient times. Even if there is a gradual momentum, it still cannot be compared with the past.

Although Shen Xingchi sensed it, he didn't say anything out of it, and let Cheng Hai lead him forward.

Walking through the yard, Cheng Hai unscrewed the door of the main room and let him in first.

Came to the hall, the same silence.The decorations inside have all changed, not as magnificent as before, but more plain and fresh, but the unique furnishings and decorations make people feel new and feel the owner's intentions.

Seeing Shen Xingchi looking around frequently, Cheng Hai explained with a smile: "My mother did it all. She has nothing to do. She bought a few books on house decoration online, wears glasses to study and learn from her every day, and even talks to her. Discussing with little sisters who have the same hobbies is busier than me who goes to work every day."

"Pretty good, very warm, like a small home." Shen Xingchi commented, "And I always smell a faint fragrance."

Cheng Hai stretched out his finger, Shen Xingchi looked back and found several pots of flowers at the base of the wall, which were in the blooming period, with different colors, swaying and vigorous, trying to release their fragrance.The last few pots are all green plants, such as evergreen, monstera, etc. Compared with the colorful and delicate flowers, they are very low-key and have their own integrity.

Cheng Hai: "These are all planted by my parents, the hobbies of the elders."

Shen Xingchi thought of the few plants that Gu Jun planted at home, and thought, he should be able to chat well with Cheng Hai's parents.

Cheng Hai said again: "But brother Shen, you are right, now there are only three people living here, my parents and me. My dad is out, and my mother may be resting upstairs, so there is no noise, don't mind."

Shen Xingchi waved his hand, indicating that he didn't have it at all.

Cheng Hai hurriedly asked him to sit down, picked up the teapot on the table and poured him a cup of tea: "This is my mother's scented tea, you can try it."

The scented tea is light red, with three goji berries floating on it.

Picking it up through the blue teacup, it was still warm, probably not long after brewing.

Shen Xing took it too late, but before drinking it, the very light fragrance floated into his nose first, teasing away his taste buds.

He took a sip: "I added honey." It was sweet and combined with the taste, making the taste richer.

Cheng Hai said awkwardly: "I don't understand these things, just drink."

Shen Xingchi didn't answer, and drank the scented tea directly.Very comfortable, good tea or delicious food can always make people's mood brighter.A similar experience reminded the young master that when he came home, he tasted the scented tea made by his mother, but it turned out to be so sweet that he felt sick.

Shan Xing.

Perhaps this is the difference between including the mind and not including it.

Auntie Cheng made minor adjustments to the taste in order to allow everyone in the family to taste scented tea.But because of his unfortunate marriage, his mother gradually centered on herself and hid all her emotions.

Looking around at this small harmonious family with only three people, Shen Xingchi felt envious for no reason.

The more he understood Gu Jun's words, he also sincerely believed that food could convey a certain message.

Shen Xingchi: "Thank you, it's delicious."

"That's fine, my mother will be very happy." Cheng Hai rubbed his hands, "Brother Shen, I'll go upstairs and change clothes first, and then we will start."

Shen Xingchi nodded, Cheng Hai turned around and ran upstairs quickly.

Without Cheng Hai, the hall returned to the tranquility it had when he first came.But the young master didn't feel depressed. Compared to the cold and depressing environment of the Shen family, he preferred the relaxed and simple atmosphere of the Cheng family.

Shen Xingchi leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Soon, Cheng Hai came down and changed into a slightly more casual home clothes.Maybe I was too anxious and didn't even have time to button the collar.

"Sorry, Brother Shen." Cheng Hai smiled, "I've been waiting for a long time."

Shen Xingchi opened his eyes: "No."

Cheng Hai: "Then come here, let's go to the kitchen."

Shen Xing got up late.

The two were about to go to the kitchen when the upstairs door opened.Cheng's mother came down wearing slippers: "Xiao Hai? I just heard the door open, are you back?" She was halfway there when she noticed that there was an extra guest in the house, and she let out a oops.

Shen Xingchi hurriedly said politely, "Hello, Aunt Cheng."

"Xiao Shen, you're here too?" Cheng's mother was surprised, "Sorry, I didn't know I was upstairs just now, have you eaten?"

Cheng Hai interrupted anxiously from the side: "Oh my mother, brother Shen came to see me for business, so I will borrow the kitchen first, and you can come in later."

"What's the matter? It's rare for Xiao Shen to come here once. He's a guest. You have to take good care of him..."

But the two of them had no time to listen to Cheng's mother's instructions, and rushed into the kitchen in a hurry.

Cheng's mother looked at their backs and muttered: "The two children are mysterious." But she didn't intervene, humming a little song to see the pots of flowers she loved most.

Shen Xing came to the kitchen late, and took a long breath: "Thank you, Haizi."

It always feels a little embarrassing to talk about this matter. If Cheng's mother insists on coming in to help, he doesn't know what to do.

The little follower who successfully rescued smiled and raised his eyebrows: "I still don't understand you, don't worry, Brother Shen."

He patted Shen Xingchi on the shoulder to make him relax, and took the opportunity to check the kitchen and refrigerator.There is a lot of stock, enough for the young master to experiment again and again.

"Okay, Brother Shen." Cheng Haidao, "I don't know the level of your craftsmanship, why don't you cook a dish first?"

"No problem." Shen Xingchi put on a serious attitude of asking for advice.Although he usually does nothing, he will take serious matters seriously, and he is the least afraid of being scolded. Uncle Zhao should have a deep understanding of this.

Putting on the apron handed over by Cheng Hai, Shen Xingchi dug out the simplest scrambled eggs recipe from his phone, and followed the steps mentioned above.

Of course, you can no longer complain casually about the decision, but sometimes determination cannot completely save a rookie who has temporarily entered the pit.Shen Xingchi's journey down the road was like an adventure, full of difficulties.

Another bad habit is to put the spatula that has not been wiped dry into the pot, causing the oil star to fry non-stop, and mistakenly use sugar as salt, not to mention the cut peppers are big and small, half of the eggs are beaten in the bowl Half of the inside fell out of the bowl, and the remaining egg liquid still contained eggshells.

Cheng Hai, who was watching: "..." I don't know what expression to use anymore.

Thanks to the food delivery industry for saving these handicapped parties.

After struggling to shovel out a plate from the pot, Shen Xingchi brought it to Cheng Hai panting, and handed him the chopsticks with some embarrassment.

Cheng Hai picked some unburnt eggs to taste.

Shen Xingchi said awkwardly, "How is it?"

"Hmm..." Cheng Hai thought of a few euphemistic words in his head, but finally gave up all of them, and said truthfully, "It's so unpalatable."

Shen Xingchi slumped his shoulders in frustration: "I think so too."

Cheng Hai: "Brother Shen, why don't you try it too, and experience for yourself what the dishes you cook are like?"

Shen Xingchi was curious when he heard what Cheng Hai said.He had never eaten it, but Gu Jun and Aunt Mei ate a lot.To be honest, he did have a bad breakfast cooking experience before, but seeing how Gu Jun cooked the dishes for so long, it was very easy to cook them in oil.

Thinking of it this way, he was instantly confident, and stuffed an egg into his mouth.The first and second bites of chewing were still bearable, but the third bite could no longer last, so I went to the trash can, and after I spit it out, I said sincerely: "Wow..."

Wow... It's really unpalatable, the feeling of mixing all kinds of messy seasonings, it's incompetent to describe.

From a certain point of view, he is also a talent for making this kind of dishes.

Cheng Hai laughed when he saw it: "Brother Shen, why did you suddenly think of learning how to cook?"

Cheng Hai was very surprised when he received a WeChat message asking him to teach cooking last night.

Shen Xing heard Cheng Hai's subtext lately, and the other party must have regarded him as a whim, and if he patiently accompanied him twice, he would probably try to persuade him to give up.

"Actually..." He put down his chopsticks, and rarely said shyly, "I want to learn it for Gu Jun."

Facing Cheng Hai's puzzled expression, the young master resolutely said: "He was seriously ill because of me some time ago, and I have always felt sorry for it. Later, I heard that his mother always cooked for him when he was sick, and now he doesn't do it anymore. In order to make him miss him very much. I thought, is it possible to imitate this method and cook a meal for him, so that Gu Jun can relive the feeling of being celebrated when he got well when he was a child."

Although this thought came to me suddenly, I struggled and thought about it several times in the middle, and made sure that I would not change it again.However, his craftsmanship is really not flattering. Who knows that he can only improve in the years of the monkey and practice hard by himself.

So I remembered Cheng Hai, the last time Cheng Hai came to his house to make hot pot, despite the influence of pregnancy, the taste was still very good.In normal chats, he would occasionally mention which dish Aunt Cheng taught recently.

Instead of practicing disheveled dishes by yourself, it is better to ask a friend who can cook to help supervise and remind you, and you can use going out with Cheng Hai as an excuse to keep this surprise, which kills two birds with one stone.

The single dog Cheng Hai groaned, held his forehead, and had the urge to kick over this pot of dog food.

Their relationship is better than he thought, Cheng Hai thought silently, as a bystander of the whole incident, the little follower suddenly breathed a sigh of relief without knowing why.

At first, when Shen Xingchi came back from vacation, Gu Jun aggressively brought a group of people to stop him. At that time, Cheng Hai always worried that Shen Xingchi was in the stage of being forced in this same-sex relationship.

"I think this idea is pretty good." Cheng Hai encouraged, "But it's a bit difficult in a short time, so it's better to focus on the target. Brother Shen, whichever dishes you want to cook for Mr. Gu, we will learn those dishes specifically. Thank you After Mr. Gu, if you still have the idea of ​​continuing to learn, let's take it slowly. Sharpen your guns before the battle, and let it go if you are not happy."

Shen Xingchi listened, quite reasonable: "I want to make a candlelight dinner."

Cheng Hai: "..." An unexpected girlish heart?

Shen Xingchi was not convinced: "This is often done on TV, isn't it?"

Moreover, Gu Jun seemed to have done the same thing before, the time he asked him to go to the amusement park, he even invited a violinist to play the music in a serious way.

"Yes, yes." Cheng Hai said repeatedly, "Don't worry, Brother Shen, wrap it up on me, and make sure you can fulfill your wish smoothly."

The weather today is not very good.

Gu Jun, who had just left the office, looked up and saw a gloomy sky with large and heavy clouds, as if they would fall into the water at any moment.

Gu Jun tightened his briefcase, he didn't bring an umbrella, and the only means of transportation was still being rented out.

Thinking of this, the man inevitably contacted Shen Xingchi.

In the past few days, the young master has been uncharacteristically busy.Occasionally, Gu Jun would be a bit lazy and go home early to accompany him, but when he arrived at the apartment, he found that he was not there, and only after he called did he find out that he was at Cheng Hai's house.

Recently, the young master will take the initiative to inform the whereabouts when he goes out, and he will answer the phone and WeChat in a timely manner and respond in a timely manner. He also arrives on time when he agrees to go home.Gu Jun couldn't find fault, and he didn't want to interfere too much with Shen Xingchi's circle of friends. After all, Cheng Hai could still make people feel at ease.

But his mood couldn't stop being empty, as if he had been left out, and the person who usually only belonged to him suddenly grew wings and could fly freely outside.

Gu Jun quickly shook his head slightly, stretched out his hands to press his temples, wondering if it was because of his recent work fatigue.

This idea is so abnormal.

Shen Xingchi has always been free and will not belong to anyone.

Just when a small employee came out of get off work, he saw his boss standing at the door in a daze, and hurriedly said, "Hi, boss."

"En." Gu Jun said lightly, "Hello."

The clerk saw the sky and sighed in the same way: "Oh, it's going to rain today."

Gu Jun didn't respond.

The clerk seemed to feel that it was rare and lucky to be in the same place with the boss, so he did not leave for a long time. He glanced at him and said tentatively: "Boss, have you brought an umbrella? It seems that I haven't seen you driving here recently. Woolen cloth?"

Gu Jun: "Yes, there is something wrong with the car, and it has been repaired."

"Is it..." the clerk asked halfway, then silently shut up.If you were asking about the accident, it would be like cursing the boss, he hurriedly changed his tone, "Well, don't you all start advocating health|life recently, boss, you just caught up with the trend hahaha..."

Gu Jun still hummed perfunctorily.

The clerk: "..." The pressure is extremely high.

Originally, Gu Jun had other ideas, so he didn't need to exaggerate to squeeze the bus and subway.The way he kept maintaining the similarity these days was just a childish hope that one day Shen Xingchi would be able to satisfy his petty desire of not being able to see people.

While his thoughts were wandering, a familiar car horn suddenly sounded from the side of the road, and Gu Jun and the clerk looked over together.

The black car that was said to be repaired was parked healthy and healthy on the side of the road, the clerk gasped, and the boss beside him had already reacted very quickly and strode towards it, not caring at all whether he was slapped in the face.

The gloomy face for a long time finally leaked some sunlight, Gu Jun rolled up his lips, and said briskly to the open window: "Shen Xingchi."

"Brother Gu." Shen Xingchi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, supported the steering wheel, "It feels like it's going to rain, so I'll pick you up on the way. Do you have a spare umbrella in your office?"

"I..." Just as Gu Jun was about to say, he glanced at the co-pilot out of the corner of his eye, and his face suddenly turned cloudy.

Cheng Hai, who was sitting quietly on the co-pilot, received Gu Jun's scrutinizing gaze, waved reluctantly, and said in a low voice, "Hi, Mr. Gu."

Gu Jun's face was full of "why are you here", and he almost said it mercilessly.

Shen Xingchi made a rescue: "I'm going to Cheng Hai's house later, so I'll pick him up first."

"Uh, I..." Cheng Hai was nervous, "I'll make way for you."

Gu Jun arrived in front of the car door, but the little follower pushed it twice, but he didn't push it.In a dilemma, sitting in the co-pilot trembling.

"Are you coming back at the usual time today?"

"Yes, I told you this morning." Shen Xingchi blinked, "Isn't it possible, dear?"

"No, it's not..." Gu Jun was obviously bought by this intimate name, and his face softened, "Of course you can go out with your friends, as long as you don't hang out too late."

Shen Xingchi smiled at him.

At this moment, Gu Jun was stingy enough to spare some energy to face Cheng Hai, and said to him: "No need."

Cheng Hai knew that he meant that he didn't need to give up his seat, so he nodded solemnly.

Gu Jun stared at Shen Xingchi.He used to work outside during the day, and returned to the apartment to stay with the young master at night.It is still the same now, only the young master will arrive home later than him.But the soreness of reluctance surrounds the heart, as if they haven't seen each other for a long time.very strange.

When he took a closer look at the young master, he suddenly found a bandage on his little finger, which he hadn't seen yesterday.

"Injured?" Gu Jun reached directly into the window, trying to pull Shen Xingchi's hand over.

Shen Xing dodged it: "Well... I accidentally scratched it while looking at flowers yesterday. It's a small matter. Aunt Cheng has a lot of flowers at home."

He lied.In fact, he was accidentally cut by a knife while cutting onions, and the blood boss couldn't stop posting it.

When the young master was just learning, he would always get minor injuries due to various unskilled things. Since it was not serious and he was afraid that Gu Jun would notice his doubts, he let the wounds heal on their own.

Gu Jun: "Why are you so careless?"

Shen Xingchi's eyes dodged: "I'll be more careful next time. Are you going back now? I'll take you home before leaving."

Cheng Hai secretly glanced at the watch on his wrist while they were chatting.

Unexpectedly, this little move was noticed by the careful Gu Jun, and he said, "It's okay, you guys have to go first."

Shen Xingchi hesitated: "Then you..."

Gu Jun: "I just want to go back with my colleague. He has a car and said he can give me a ride."

The clerks who had been watching from the sidelines all of a sudden noticed that the three of them were all looking at him. They couldn't help but straighten their backs and tighten their stomachs, holding their breath inside and pretending not to know.

Shen Xingchi breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, remember to send me a WeChat message when you get home, and we'll leave first."

Gu Jun nodded, and took the initiative to back away.

The windows were rolled up, and the black car drove forward slowly.

Gu Jun stood on the spot and followed with his eyes, until the car disappeared from sight, he reluctantly withdrew.Finally, he remembered that there was a staff member standing behind him, turned his head to him and bowed slightly, politely said goodbye, and then strode away.

The clerk chased after a few steps in a daze. He was far away and couldn't hear what the three of them were saying.

Glancing at Gu Jun's back, then turned back to look at the direction the black car was driving, the gossiping clerk touched his chin, thinking, the person in the car just now seemed to be Shen Xingchi.