The bus in the evening rush hour was overcrowded, and Xiang Yi pulled the ring, all kinds of emotions in his heart were turbulent, but he was helpless.

The lights were already on in front of the porch carved with time, but there was no one in the bar at this time.

Xu Mingxuan was waiting for him in the booth, and when he saw Xiang Yi coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him, with such a devout look that Xiang Yi couldn't believe it.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Xiang Yiwan said that for more than half an hour, but his attitude was not embarrassing at all.

"It's okay, there's a traffic jam at this point, I understand." Xu Mingxuan asked attentively, "What do you want to eat?"

Xiang Yi waved his hand. He was indeed a little hungry, but he was not in the mood to have dinner with Xu Mingxuan. "Let's get down to business. Are you going to use my work to win awards, sign a contract to join the company, gain fame and fortune, and not tell me?"

"I'm going to tell you, but... I haven't had time yet." Xu Mingxuan was a little embarrassed.

Xiang Yi interrupted him, "I don't want to talk to you about anything else, let's settle what we have to settle quickly, and we won't have any more contact with you in the future."

"Yiyi, forgive me, can you give me another chance?" Xu Mingxuan's eyes were filled with anticipation.

"Huh? If I give you a chance, how would you accept Mu Zhongqian's chance?"

"Ah?" A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Mingxuan's eyes, but then he realized from Xiang Yi's contemptuous eyes that he was just making fun of himself, and his eyes darkened again.

"Anyway, let's get to know each other anyway. I don't want to ruin your future when you sign with Hongchang. The reputation belongs to you, and the bonus belongs to me. You know that I am short of money. From then on, we have nothing to do with each other."

Xiang Yi is a person who is not good at words. After he separated from Mu Zhongqian, he stopped touching his feelings for a while.

Until the appearance of Xu Mingxuan, from the initial admiration in a literary club to frequent drinking and bragging together, he slowly opened his closed heart.

Being alone was too lonely, so he mustered up the courage to accept Xu Mingxuan. Even now that the fact that Xu Mingxuan was a scum was in front of him, he just wanted to end peacefully and peacefully, and he didn't want to embarrass both parties too much.

Seeing Xiang Yi's firm attitude, Xu Mingxuan had no choice but to agree, but he said that the bonus had not been cashed, and he would call Xiang Yi after the bonus was cashed.

Xiang Yi didn't force others to do anything difficult, and after the agreement was made, he left the deck to adjust his guitar.

Brother Li suddenly came over and patted him on the shoulder, "I just talked to your brother on the phone, he seems to be in a bad mood, why don't you go back and be with him, don't worry about it in the shop tonight."

Xiang Yi didn't shirk it, he and Xiang Dong both left early and returned late in order to make a living. Although brothers live under the same roof, they seldom spend time with each other.

On the bus home, there was no one there, and Xiang Yi leaned against the window, watching the bright lights outside the window, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

He thought of Xu Mingxuan's face full of smiles when he was in the bar just now, and wondered if he was out of his mind and accepted Xu Mingxuan a month ago.

Maybe, in the final analysis, it was because I was too lonely and wanted to break free from some kind of shackles.

In the past few years, there have been too many changes in the family. He and Xiangdong have been burdened with debts. Now that they have finally paid off the debts, the brothers finally began to have a glimmer of hope in life. Perhaps it is because of this that his nerves have been tense all the year round. Relax, you will feel lonely.

Lonely?Thinking of this word, Mu Zhongqian's figure involuntarily appeared in his mind.

That man is always like this, appearing suddenly, disrupting his life...

When Xiang Yi opened the door and entered, the room was pitch black.

He turned on the light, only to see Xiang Dong sitting on the sofa decadently, on the mottled coffee table was an ashtray with missing corners, full of cigarette butts.

"Brother, why don't you turn on the light?" Xiang Yi felt that Xiang Dong's mood was not right.

"To save power, I'll just sit and have a rest, no need to turn on the lights." Xiang Dong changed a relaxed expression, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Nope."

"Then go wash your hands and change your shoes, and I'll make you something to eat."

Half an hour later, a steaming bowl of noodles with fried sauce appeared in front of Xiang Yi, his appetite whetted.

Xiangdong used to partner with He Li to open food stalls. He learned a lot of skills when he helped the chef. Later, the food stalls became obsolete, but his skills are still there. Xiang Yi can change the way he wants to eat. do it.

"Brother, it smells so good." Xiang Yi gobbled it up.

"Slow down, no one will grab you." Xiang Dong poured a glass of water for his younger brother, "You have lost weight recently."

"I call it strong." Xiang Yi sucked the last noodle, rubbed his stomach, and was satisfied, "Brother, with your skills, you can open a snack bar in the night market, and the business will definitely explode."

Xiang Dong proposed to buy Uncle Wu's shop in the night market. He thought about it carefully, and it was a good idea.

"You're almost boasting me to the sky." Xiang Dong cleaned up the dishes and didn't let him interfere.

"By the way, brother, when are you going to talk to Uncle Wu about the transfer of the store?"

"Well, don't worry about it." Xiang Dong deliberately changed the subject, and talked to him about today's vegetable market.

Xiang Yi felt a little strange, his brother was still very interested in mentioning the stock market in the morning, so why did he avoid talking about it, but he didn't think much about it.

"Brother, do you have something on your mind to smoke so much?" Xiang Yi asked inadvertently.

Xiang Dong said no, but hesitated to speak. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth, "I saw her today..."

The "she" in Xiang Dong's mouth is always only one person, Chen Sujing, his ex-girlfriend.Of course, she is now someone else's good wife and mother.

They broke up for four years, but this Chen Sujing was the white moonlight and cinnabar mole in his brother's heart. Even though Chen Sujing was married, she had always been Xiangdong's only true love.

In the past few years, the neighbors in the neighborhood have introduced many partners to Xiang Dong, but he either felt that it was inappropriate, or he refused directly. Xiang Yi knew that his brother had never let go of the woman in his heart.

Xiang Dong took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, handed it to Xiang Yi, then lit one himself, and took a deep puff.

"Yiyi, do you have someone you like?"

"Ah? No." The two brothers seemed to have never talked about this matter.

"Speaking of which, my brother is quite a failure." Xiang Dong laughed at himself, "Yi Yi, the main task of our family now is to buy you a house, and then you can find a suitable girlfriend, marry a wife and have children. "

"This? Why did it suddenly come to me again?" Xiang Yi was a little embarrassed, "Brother, buying a house is for sure. Let's work hard for another three years. According to the current situation, buying a house is not a problem, but getting married is also a problem." You, I'm still young, I'll play for a few more years."

Xiangdong is 12 years older than him, and he is 35 this year, but he never mentions his marriage.

Xiang Dong shook his head, "I, I don't think about it in this life, I just want to see you get married and have children."

Xiang Yi clearly saw his brother's eyes were red, and wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.

"Brother, didn't you always teach me to be optimistic and think of the best in everything." He said so, but he understood the weakness of words in his heart.

Xiang Dong sighed deeply and nodded, "Stop talking, I'm going to bed first, and I have to get up early, so you go to bed early too."

Xiang Yi didn't feel sleepy, so he felt that his brother was very strange today, but since he didn't want to say anything, it would be futile to ask more.

He took a can of beer from the refrigerator, went out, and walked up the patio stairs to the rooftop.

The summer night is hot and humid, and the evening breeze is cool and refreshing.

No one came up on the rooftop all year round, but Xiang Yi often slipped up because he lived on the top floor. He even set up a small tent, and when he was upset, he would blow the air, play the guitar, and write small essays by himself.

Just now when Xiang Dong asked him if he had someone he liked, he panicked for a moment, and a figure flashed in his mind.

His brother expected him to find a girl to marry and have children with, but he preferred men. He really wanted to slap himself twice.

There were no people in the area where they lived, and the lights were dark, which formed a sharp contrast with the bright lights in the distance. Why didn't he want to escape this slum, but life was so damn hard.

Before finishing a can of beer, the phone rang, and it was from Xiao Liu.

"Fourth brother, I'll go to your company to find you at noon tomorrow. I have something important to discuss with you." On the phone, Xiao Liu's tone could not conceal his excitement.

"understood……"

After smoking the last cigarette, pinching the beer can, Xiang Yi guessed why Xiao Liu was looking for him, and left the rooftop.

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