withered lover

The bar was full of noise late at night, except for the bartender, no one cared about the departure of the guests.

Du Zhinian pushed open the door, the bell jingled behind him, and a snowflake fell on the tip of his nose.

The thick door of the bar isolated the narrow space from the outside world. Du Zhinian stayed in the bar for several hours, but he didn't notice the fine snow falling in the urban area.

The slightly cool snowflakes were melted by the body temperature, leaving moist marks on the skin. He turned his head and saw Shen Guiwan shivering in the cold wind in thin clothes.

Shen Guiwan was always afraid of the cold, Du Zhinian hugged him into his arms, and waved to a taxi that was slowly approaching in the distance.

A car with a green light plate was parked in front of it, and the door opened and closed, and the light plate turned red again.

The car drove past the barbecue stand, and the red tent was set up with plastic curtains, and the figures shaking back and forth could be vaguely seen.

After crossing the intersection, the fireworks in the residential area dissipated in the night wind, fine snow drifted past the window, the snowflakes hung on the glass, and were blown off by the wind, leaving behind cold frost that blurred the scenery outside the window.

On the way home, Shen Guiwan remained silent, while Du Zhinian held his hand, circling his fingers along the frozen joints.

In the car, he covered Shen Guiwan's right hand to keep it warm, and when he got out of the car, he switched to the left hand, holding him all the way, and didn't let go until he entered the door.

The heat in the room was blowing in, and Shen Guiwan stood behind Du Zhinian, shivering hard.

"The clothes are in the closet, go take a shower." Du Zhinian had drunk a little too much, leaning his whole body against the wall.

His state was a little strange, Shen Guiwan raised his hand and touched his forehead.

With warm hands on his forehead, Du Zhinian reacted slowly, grabbed his palms with a smile, and rubbed them against his cheeks, "I'm fine, let's go."

The body temperature in his palm was very hot, and the broken hair on his forehead was soaked in water droplets from the melted snowflakes, sticking wetly to his face.

Shen Guiwan looked down at the clasped hands, withdrew his hand from Du Zhinian's palm little by little, turned and walked into the bedroom.

The bedroom is not much different from before. The body lotion is placed on the bedside table, and the clothes worn before are also placed in the closet, untouched.

Du Zhinian's apartment is equipped with heating and air conditioning, the room is very warm, Shen Guiwan puts his hands on the clothes, the soft fabric seems to have a little residual heat.

He picked up his pajamas, buried his head in it, and took a deep breath. The familiar smell filled his nostrils, which was reassuring.

Taking out a change of clothes from the closet, Shen Guiwan walked out of the bedroom with the clothes in his arms. When he passed the corridor, there was the sound of ceramics hitting the marble countertop in the kitchen.

He paused, and when he heard Du Zhinian sigh, he stepped straight into the bathroom again.

Du Zhinian's apartment was very warm, the bathroom was filled with steaming heat, Shen Guiwan lingered in it for a while before coming out.

He climbed onto Du Zhinian's bed, watched Du Zhinian wandering in and out of the room several times, and finally disappeared behind the bathroom door.

There was a sound of water coming from the bathroom, and it stopped after ten minutes.

When Du Zhinian walked in again, he turned off the lights in the living room and corridor.

He knelt on the bed with one knee, and kissed Shen Guiwan who leaned over and sat up to watch him.

The lips and tongue were filled with the rich smell of whiskey, and the silver thread hooked the lips. Shen Guiwan put his arms around Du Zhinian's shoulders, and the lips that were kissed bright red lightly opened: "Do you want to do it?"

The night of the long-lost reunion should have been a warm and lingering night, but Du Zhinian laughed lowly, but fell on Shen Guiwan, "I drank too much at night, I don't want to move."

He washed off the smell he got in the bar, and his body was covered with the scent of shower gel, which was exactly the same as the smell on Shen Guiwan's neck.

Du Zhinian hugged Shen Guiwan and lay down, stroking his cheek with his fingers, "Shen Guiwan, let's talk."

He had thought about taking this matter lightly before, but after a period of cold war with Shen Guiwan and reconciliation, Du Zhinian decided to have a good talk with him.

Maybe you can't change anything, at least don't plant a landmine that you don't know when it will detonate and make this relationship more precarious.

"I didn't meet with me before, because the Yu family matter made you angry?" Du Zhinian pressed against Shen Guiwan's forehead, and lightly rubbed the tip of his nose.

"No." Shen Guiwan obediently leaned into Du Zhinian's arms, but asked a sharp question: "Why did you take me to Yu's house that day?"

The sudden action that day turned the accident into a long-planned threat and warning. Du Zhinian thought for a moment before organizing his words: "Mrs. Yu... Lu Xing resisted my contact. You also saw it at the time. Appease, I think you are the most suitable candidate."

Shen Guiwan stared at the slightly protruding blood vessels on Du Zhinian's neck, and asked, "Why?"

"Intuition." Du Zhinian stroked Shen Guiwan's head, "And I think you need to contact the outside world, so I took you there."

The rash question at the beginning might have been a spur of the moment, but when Du Zhinian thought about it afterwards, he realized that he actually had this plan in mind.

The scar on Shen Guiwan's body has always been a thorn in Du Zhinian's heart, and it always reminded him of the scene of doing good for Yu Minggu.

Shen Guiwan was not as trembling as Lu Xing, but the expressions of the two of them enduring the pain were exactly the same, when Du Zhinian saw him, he felt stuffy in his chest, and it was even difficult to breathe.

He couldn't interfere with the Yu family's affairs, but he didn't want his lover to live in the shadow created by others, enduring brutal malice.

Shen Guiwan is his lover, and he should listen to him instead of being tortured by scum, that's why she took Shen Guiwan to meet Lu Xing who was in a similar situation that day.

Du Zhinian thought he could persuade Shen Guiwan, but he didn't want to use too much force and almost broke up.

"Actually, I don't like Yu Minggu. What he does is too dangerous. I'm not in the same league as him." Du Zhinian said, looking into Shen Guiwan's eyes again.

This is not a beautiful lie to deceive the lover or a rhetoric to forcibly separate the relationship. Du Zhinian really doesn't like Yu Minggu, from the first time he saw it.

What that man did behind his back was comparable to dancing in a minefield. If he didn't need Yu Minggu's help, Du Zhinian didn't want to get involved at all.

The wind beat against the window, fluffing tiny snowflakes onto the glass.

There was silence in the bedroom, Du Zhinian could hear Shen Guiwan's even and long breathing, but he didn't wait for Shen Guiwan's response.

He looked at the white window, and the chill seeped into his heart along the glass.

Just when Du Zhinian couldn't help but want to let go of his arms, Shen Guiwan who was lying in his arms suddenly said, "I know."

Most of his face was buried in Du Zhinian's chest, his voice was muffled and he sounded unhappy.

Du Zhinian pulled Shen Guiwan out of his arms, pinched the flesh on his cheek, and said through gritted teeth, "You know? You know I've been in a cold war with me for so long?"

Shen Guiwan pursed her lips and remained silent, her brows furrowed slightly.

He had convinced himself a long time ago, but he watched the tragedy repeat itself. Even if it had nothing to do with Du Zhinian, he still harbored grievances and couldn't face it calmly.

Du Zhinian and Shen Guiwan looked at each other silently, and after a while he offered to give in: "If you don't like it, I'll find a way to push it down next time."

Usually he wouldn't talk to Shen Guiwan in such a probing tone, but tonight he drank too much, so it doesn't matter if he used the alcohol to say something nice to Shen Guiwan.

Shen Guiwan ignored these, and asked him directly: "What will happen to Lu Xing?"

"I should hire another doctor. The hospital where I work is about to change its director. It's from the Yu family. It will be more convenient for him to hire a doctor in the future. If I don't go, someone else will take over." Du Zhinian called Yawn, "Yu Minggu won't let her suffer."

Shen Guiwan got up from Du Zhinian's arms, propped himself up and asked, "The other day you said you had a request for Yu Minggu, what's the matter?"

"I want to know something about work?" Du Zhinian glanced at him lazily.

Shen Guiwan shook his head, and slowly lay back in Du Zhinian's arms.

"My career has been stagnant. I can't think of any other way except to ask Yu Minggu for help. If there is a better choice, I don't need him." Du Zhinian's voice was full of tiredness.

"There are too many interests behind it. Many people want to pull Yu Minggu from his current position. It is too risky to trade with him."

The whiskey had a lot of stamina, Du Zhinian was a little sleepy, so he tried his best to explain to Shen Guiwan.

Shen Guiwan had only heard Du Zhinian say that Yu Minggu was his client before, but he didn't know that there were so many entanglements behind the two, so after hearing Du Zhinian's explanation, he shut his mouth wisely.

Shen Guiwan in his arms became quiet again, Du Zhinian thought he was asleep, and was about to raise his hand to turn off the light, when he heard his voice from under the bed: "Next time he looks for you, let's go."

"Worried about Lu Xing?" Du Zhinian smiled and lifted Shen Guiwan's chin, "Why don't you worry about yourself?"

Shen Guiwan's answer was to silently break away from his embrace.

The warm human-shaped pillow in his arms suddenly left, Du Zhinian stretched out his long arms, and brought Shen Guiwan back, put his legs around his waist, and held him tightly in his arms.

"I'm sleepy, go to sleep." Du Zhinian patted Shen Guiwan's back, "Good night."

Du Zhinian hugged him very tightly, and Shen Guiwan felt uncomfortable, but after moving a few times, he found that he couldn't break free, so he just closed his eyes and let Du Zhinian hold him.

Just dealing with Shen Lu and Mr. Xu tonight consumed a lot of Shen Guiwan's energy, returning to the comfortable and comfortable environment, the relaxed body and mind were soon enveloped by sleepiness.

He fell asleep in Du Zhinian's arms, he didn't notice that Du Zhinian changed his position to hug him, and he didn't hear the faint murmur that was almost inaudible.

"Wanwan." Du Zhinian stroked Shen Guiwan's shoulder, and leaned his head gently.

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