Life is bloody eight o'clock

After Xu Douxiao sent Ning Jun home, he drove to find Yuan Ben.This "finding" does not include any actual action. It refers to the ulterior motive of Mr. Xu parked the car in a place where he could see the lights of the upstairs windows, but the people in the windows could not see him, and then sat in the car. Sitting, drinking coffee from a 24-hour convenience store with rice balls, sitting for three hours.

"Do you remember Daniel?" He hesitated, and chose a safe topic to send.

Yuan Ben's reply to the message was neither too fast nor too slow, and he didn't seem eager or neglectful: "Remember, your roommate. What's the matter?"

"He held a photography exhibition, and I met him by chance today." Xu Douxiao saw Yuan Ben's shadow reflected on the window. It was originally a bay window with cushions and a coffee table. Usually he loves to nest there read a book.

Yuan Ben sent a celebratory emoji: "Dreams come true."

Yuan Ben not only remembers Daniel, but the two of them can still chat, thanks to Xu Douxiao's unlucky roommate luck.

When he first arrived in the United States, Xu Douxiao encountered troubles in accommodation, the price was high and low, and the eccentricities of his roommates. After trying a few roommates from Hispanic and Indonesian backgrounds, he experienced the different customs and customs of different countries and was really unable to understand. After the living habits of harmonious coexistence, he finally met Daniel, a compatriot across the strait. Although he speaks loudly, he has the same origin, good hygiene habits, no weird preferences in food, and he is considered quiet, except for his clothes. eyeballs.

Xu Douxiao once euphemistically expressed this meaning when chatting, the content is almost, does your girlfriend like your style?

Daniel, who wore a Kodak Duck XXL Ma T-shirt into a one-piece skirt, showed a distressed expression: "I don't have a girlfriend, probably because I don't have much charm."

If you dressed more normally, you would already have a girlfriend.

Xu Douxiao swallowed his complaints and comforted him: "Why? You just haven't met anyone who appreciates you."

"Then did you encounter it?" Daniel held a bowl as big as his face, gossiping while eating oatmeal soaked in cold milk.

"Yeah." Xu Douxiao pursed his lips, his eyes sparkled, and he wrote "Quickly ask me quickly".

"Pretty?" Daniel gave him a chance to show off.

"Yeah, it's pretty." Xu Douxiao was a little shy and proud, "The main reason is that he has a good temperament."

"I really want to eat his cooking." He bit the cold pizza, complaining.

Daniel: "Can you still cook?"

Xu Douxiao: "I will, and I am very good at it. If I let him know that I eat this kind of food, I will definitely feel distressed."

Daniel: "Promise. Show affection should be done in moderation. Haven't you heard an old saying? 'Show affection, die..."

Xu Douxiao interrupted him: "Bah, bah, don't talk nonsense, and I didn't show off. If I show off, you don't need to rely on cereal to satisfy your hunger."

"You haven't shown yet? Are you stuck making overseas calls every day?"

"Eh?"

"I'm not stupid. No one would call home every day."

When it comes to falling in love, what is important is to be gluey and share each other's world. Xu Douxiao and Yuan Ben have been glued to each other for more than three years.Yuan Ben changed his biological clock of sleeping late, and insisted on answering Xu Douxiao's daily news every morning.Sometimes they shared their study and life, and sometimes they didn't say anything. Xu Douxiao just listened to the sound of Yuan Ben's breathing, walking, and greeting others, while doing his homework and busying himself with his own affairs.

His sticky behavior is usually carried out secretly in his own room, and occasionally he will wander into the public space with earphones to find something to eat and drink for himself, and it is estimated that Daniel saw it at that time.

The thin-skinned Xu Douxiao couldn't help but blush at the thought of the possibility of people watching him humming.

"She didn't come out?"

"Well, he is studying in China as a graduate student."

"Foreign country, it's very hard." Daniel poked his own cereal, with a little sadness and a little insight, "I also had a girlfriend before I came here, and she said I was the most special person she had ever met. She cried a lot when she sent me on the plane, and we also talk on the phone every day, but unfortunately the distance and time cannot match." "I'm not saying you will do the same." Daniel explained, "The situation of every couple It's all different."

Xu Douxiao waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care at all. He hesitated and hesitated, and asked, "Did she buy your dress? I mean, you always wear it."

"She hates this dress the most." Daniel poked the duckbill on his belly, "She always made me dress like those Hallyu stars, thin and tight, we all broke up, of course how to be comfortable ,Yes or no?"

"Indeed." Xu Douxiao nodded. On the surface, he recognized Daniel, but in fact, he affirmed his ex-girlfriend. He is a fair and clean young man who dares to wear any clothes on his body. There are too many reasons for her to hate this dress. up.

Although Xu Douxiao didn't agree with Daniel's words at dinner, he planted a tiny seed in his heart. This restless little seed grew into an adult when he failed to contact Yuan Ben that night and the next morning. A towering tree.

All tragedies start with abnormalities. Xu Douxiao recalled a certain fantasy literature he had accidentally read. Yuan Ben has always been active in replying to messages. If there are special circumstances, he will communicate in advance. I have a more regular boyfriend, so once I can't get in touch, it becomes extremely abnormal.Xu Douxiao couldn't help thinking about the accident from being ambiguous with others all the way. He originally wanted to ask other friends, but he was afraid that he would appear small-minded and would ask all over his circle of friends about small things, so he endured it and decided to If you can't get in touch after class at night, you must mobilize the masses of the people.

Not long after he left for class, the doorbell rang. Daniel, who was catching up on sleep at home, was very disturbed. Wearing his Kodak Duck skirt, he went to open the door barefoot.

"Forgot to bring the key?" Daniel thought that his roommate was sloppy, but he never thought that when he opened the door, there was a handsome strange guy standing at the door.

He was wearing a fitted gray cashmere overcoat and a dark blue scarf. He was clean and straight. There was a suitcase at his feet, apparently just arrived from the airport.

"Excuse me, does Xu Douxiao live here?" The handsome guy was obviously taken aback when he saw him, and carefully confirmed.

"Yes." Daniel was shivered by the cold wind outdoors, and then he felt a little embarrassed standing on both sides of the door frame with his bare thighs and neatly dressed and glamorous men of the same sex, "You are?"

"I'm his friend." He smiled a little embarrassedly, "I wanted to make a call at the airport, but my phone ran out of battery, so I had to come here directly."

"Come in, please come in." Daniel let someone in, "He's gone to class, and he probably won't be back until evening."

"I know. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Yuan Ben."

"I'm Daniel, Wu Dan." Daniel and Yuan Ben shook hands politely, "I'm Xu Douxiao's roommate."

"He mentioned you. He said you were a particularly artistic person."

It was the first time for Daniel to know that he had such a high evaluation in the hearts of his roommates, and he was a little excited: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm studying photography, and I have some artistic sense." "Old Xu has a photo of him standing under a street lamp. You took the photo, right? It's so natural and handsome, it must be because you know the model very well."

Photographer Wu was immersed in the joy of being praised, and didn't notice the jealousy in Yuan Ben's words: "It's actually an accidental work, but I also found a good angle for Xu Douxiao after careful observation."

"A true artist is always observing."

"That's right." The artist sneezed, "Sorry, I'll change clothes."

Yuan Ben nodded, and wandered around the living room on his own. When he put on his sweatpants and came out, this undistinguished friend was studying their refrigerator.There are various juices, milk and pizza left over from yesterday.

"That's all you guys eat?" Yuan Ben closed the refrigerator door disapprovingly, "I move bricks every day in a foreign country, don't you even eat a decent meal?"

Daniel was about to argue that there is a natural difference between Chinese and Western food cultures, and that pizza is also famous in Italian cuisine. Besides, he and Xu Douxiao are really on the same level in cooking, basically at the level of making a bowl of instant noodles, right? There are no requirements, and no one is interested in studying the art of eating outside of busy studies.

"Where can I buy vegetables?"

"what?"

"Is there a place that sells vegetables near here? Since I'm here, I'll help you improve your food."

"There is no seasoning for Chinese food here."

"It's not just Chinese food that's delicious."

In the end, Daniel was afraid that this newcomer would get lost in the big rural areas of the United States, so he carried forward the national spirit of helping others and drove him to the biggest store. Yuan Ben did not let him down.

He bought the ingredients, put on the new apron left by the landlord, and stewed the lamb chops neatly, peeled and cored the apples, stuffed them with cinnamon and brown sugar, and put them in the oven. , cooking red wine bought in the supermarket.Not long after, the whole room was filled with a sweet and warm smell. Daniel hadn’t smelled this kind of food slowly becoming ripe for a long time. No matter how delicious the ready-made food was, it didn’t have the happy smell of time flowing slowly. A little touched.

Xu Douxiao who pushed the door and entered was even more moved.

In the house he rented, Yuan Ben, who was wearing jeans and a light green apron, was stirring a pot of food. This scene only appeared in dreams. He pinched his thigh, which was a real pain.

"Xu, your friend is here. He is so powerful." Daniel, who was standing on the kitchen peninsula watching with gusto, was the first to spot Xu Douxiao who had returned home.

Yuan Ben turned around and smiled at him: "You're back, are you surprised?"