deep blue

The winter in Lincheng is dry and cold, and it has not snowed until this time.But today there is plenty of sunshine, the wind blows through the dead branches outside the window, and the sunlight passes through the branches, staggering into the living room.

There is floor heating in the house, and the room temperature is suitable for living, and you won’t feel cold even if you wear short sleeves.The only downside is that it is a bit dry and needs a lot of water intake.

At this time, Meng Yinan was wearing a light blue cashmere sweater and dark blue jeans, clean and tidy, but sitting on the sofa somewhat restrained.After sitting for a while, when he heard Mu Zhanxi's voice coming downstairs, he first put on his down jacket and a white bread jacket.

The clothes looked new and fit well, except that the bread jacket was a bit looser due to its style, and the collar was higher, covering part of the chin, making it easier to focus on the upper half of the face.It looks a lot like a soft, harmless little sheep.

It was just after twelve noon when he woke up, just in time for lunch.

Mu Zhanxi usually cooks at home, but it is not humane to cook for three people shortly after waking up on the first day of the new year.Seeing this, Mu Ting also said that if it's a big holiday, don't work hard, and you can go out to eat if you have already ordered a meal.

After Mu Ting finished speaking, he smiled and asked them how they were doing, but he looked at Meng Yinan.

With such a pair of eyes, Meng Yinan suddenly felt that Mu Ting and Mu Zhanxi were very similar.

Judging from the facial features, they have many similarities, especially the eyebrows and eyes.If Mu Ting's expression were less serious and his gaze more serious, he would be able to confuse the real with Mu Zhanxi to a certain extent.

However, Mu Ting's facial expressions are obviously richer than Mu Zhanxi's. Just like Mu Zhanxi's expression is always light and not easy to get interested, Mu Ting is always smiling and seems very friendly.

Looking at it this way, they are completely different.The smile is different, the temperament is opposite, the words are different, and the tone of voice is also very different.

While thinking this way, Meng Yinan obediently went to the room to change clothes.

The closet was opened, two-thirds of it was Meng Du's new clothes, and the rest was Meng Yinan's own clothes before he came to the city.

He hesitated and struggled for a long time, but he took a new one.

There is a small reason for wanting to be good-looking and decent, and more of it is because he hopes that he will not be obtrusive by Mu Zhanxi's side.

Because his old clothes were bought in a very cheap store and washed many times, they were neither soft nor bright, they were dusty.He didn't want others to think that he was far from Mu Zhanxi, and then turned his head and whispered how such a good-looking person like Mu Zhanxi would be accompanied by such an unseemly child.

Meng Yinan didn't have the ability to match clothes, so he chose a color system that was unlikely to go wrong. After changing it, he could find another coat and go out.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, followed by Mu Zhanxi's voice.He called Meng Yinan, paused, and asked if he could go in.

Meng Yinan said yes, so he opened the door for him.

Mu Zhanxi hadn't changed his clothes yet, he was still wearing the little dinosaur pajamas, holding some clothes wrapped in dust bags in his hand.

As soon as the door opened, he was about to say something, but when he saw Meng Yinan's appearance, he was slightly stunned, then subconsciously moved his eyes to the direction of the closet, then quickly retracted, waited, and said that it was all right.

He patted Meng Yinan's head with a natural expression, and he didn't feel embarrassed by the unnecessary action. He just asked Meng Yinan to change his clothes and go downstairs to wait for him, and he would go down in a while.

Then he turned and walked towards his room.

Sometimes, Meng Yinan felt that Mu Zhanxi might already know something.

He remembered that when Meng Du first came to Mu's house, if he went out, he would definitely come home at mealtime.

Meng Yinan would not go out with him, so most of the time he would call Meng Yinan's name in a sweet voice when he came back, appearing to be in high spirits and in a good mood.

At first Meng Yinan just found it annoying and wouldn't answer him at all, but Meng Du kept calling him, the voice was a noise that echoed over and over again, and in the end Meng Yinan would go down.

After a few times, he knew why Meng Du always called him, and why he always went home at that time - only at that time Mu Zhanxi would eat in the restaurant.

When Meng Du and Meng Yinan were alone together, they would say how much something cost, took up the product signs and calculated the prices many times, and then compared their previous lives, and even mentioned a certain neighbor or friend that Meng Du hated, with disdain. It's no big deal to scold them for thinking they have a few stinky money.

But in front of Mu Zhanxi, he never mentioned the price, nor did he mention other people. He only said how kind Mu Zhan was to him and how much he cared about him.Then in the living room, he tried on the newly bought things one by one, comparing the clothes to his body, asking Meng Yinan if he looked good, and then softly asking Mu Zhanxi.

In fact, Meng Yinan could tell that he knew early on that Mu Zhanxi was not a mean and indifferent person.

Because his stepfather's seemingly flamboyant and exaggerated behavior did not make him complain, he just raised his head after being called, looked indifferently, then nodded to Meng Du, and responded silently and gently.

Sometimes when he raises his head and looks at Meng Yinan unexpectedly, Meng Yinan sees the clear and innocent eyes after a long or short period of time, and after a long or short period of time that cannot be counted, the two of them Phase staggered.

Maybe those moments were very short, as short as just a moment, but they were also long enough for Meng Yinan to see how clean and gentle those eyes were, never mixed with a trace of sympathy or pity, and never showed the slightest "you so poor".

Mu Zhanxi's gentleness has never been the kind of gentle temperament that people describe in a broad sense, but genuine calmness and concern.He would not give Meng Yinan unnecessary sympathy, he would only think about what Meng Yinan needed, and what else he needed, and thoughtfully think about it, and then give it to Meng Yinan.

Just like at that time, he just looked at Meng Yinan lightly, and then slowly looked away, just like a wind that blew past without leaving a trace.

There were shallow waves in Meng Yinan's heart.

Meng Yinan grabbed Mu Zhanxi's arm.

Obviously, without thinking, Mu Zhanxi already knew that he didn't like those new clothes.

So Meng Yinan pulled him back to his side, opened the door to let Mu Zhanxi in, and then closed it again, as if he was afraid that his brother would run away.

He explained seriously: "Brother, old clothes don't look good, and they will embarrass you."

Mu Zhanxi waited for a while and said "No", and then said "It's fine now, let's wear it".Then he told Meng Yinan that the clothes he picked were not all unworn, but that they just looked for ones that fit better: "I wear new clothes for the New Year."

Meng Yinan didn't insist on changing. He just took the coat that Mu Zhanxi brought over without thinking about it, and said that he would wear this only if he hadn't picked out the coat yet.

Mu Zhanxi just smiled: "Meng Yinan, you have to be so good when you choose any clothes?"

Meng Yinan didn't know how to choose clothes to be good, but when he was in a daze, Mu Zhanxi said to change clothes, probably Mu Ting was already very hungry, so don't keep him waiting.

The clothes he brought were also put into Meng Yinan's closet, saying they were too small to fit.

When Meng Yinan went downstairs, Mu Ting had already changed into his beaming hoodie and was waiting for them in the living room.

Mu Ting smiled at Meng Yinan, and stretched out his hand gently: "Xiao Nan, I didn't have time to introduce myself just now. I'm Xiao Xi's brother, Mu Ting."

This time Mu Zhanxi was not around, so Meng Yinan once again used his usual social rules, shook hands with Mu Ting politely, and said hello to his brother.

Afterwards, Mu Ting casually asked him a few words, which were basically basic information such as age and grade, which would not be boring and lead the conversation rhythmically.

Not long after, Mu Zhanxi changed his clothes and went downstairs.Hearing the movement, Meng Yinan put on his coat. Mu Ting's eyes fell on Meng Yinan's coat, and he smiled at him for a while: "The clothes fit well."

Just as Meng Yinan said thank you, and wanted to explain that it was given to him by Mu Zhanxi, he saw that Mu Zhanxi had come to him and told him to go.

Mu Ting drove the car out of the basement and took his two younger brothers to the reserved restaurant.

There is a strong festive atmosphere on the street, and it looks beaming.During the holiday period, there is a lot of traffic and there is a little congestion, but fortunately the place is not far away, and it arrived smoothly about 10 minutes after departure.

Mu Ting brought them to a rather retro Chinese restaurant. There were a lot of people inside, but the food was not too slow to serve.

During the meal, Mu Ting chatted with them, asked about Meng Yinan, about life and study, and then asked Mu Zhanxi, who was already a sophomore in high school, what plans he had after finishing high school.

Maybe eating with parents or people who have left the ivory tower and entered the society will always talk about more realistic topics. Those topics and questions sound confusing and difficult to answer.But Mu Zhanxi didn't hesitate for a long time, and said lightly that he could get admitted to the school he wanted to go to later.

In fact, he was not wrong. Most students only differentiated in middle school, and they had to deal with academics, differentiation, and a series of problems that came with it in a short period of time.

If you have to quickly consider the most correct life path and make a choice at this time, then it is really difficult.

He didn't need to be so anxious.

Mu Ting was not surprised by his answer, and said, "There is no problem with your grades." Finally, he raised his drink and clinked glasses, thought for a while and said, "You don't have to worry too much, if you have any ideas, you can tell me at any time. It’s also good to work with my brother, and you can avoid detours.”

Mu Zhanxi didn't speak.

Mu Ting added: "Actually...he didn't mean to blame you, sometimes some things can't be explained clearly in a few words. People's feelings and thoughts are so complicated, don't go into a dead end, Xiaoxi."

Mu Zhanxi still didn't answer.

This time, even Meng Yinan, who had been eating obediently, could see that his mood had changed a lot.

It's just that Mu Zhanxi's silence didn't last long. He seemed to notice his gaze and looked back at Meng Yinan.Then he was stunned for a moment, and the expression that was still relatively stiff just now eased a little. He took out two tissues from the paper box and handed them to Meng Yinan, and tapped the corners of his mouth, indicating that there was something on Meng Yinan's face that needed to be wiped off.

After that, Mu Zhanxi said to go to the bathroom and come back later.

They had been eating here for nearly two hours, and when it was over, Mu Ting paid the bill.He sent a message to Mu Zhanxi saying that it was too boring inside, so he went out for a walk after dinner, waited for him outside, and asked Meng Yinan to go out for a walk with him.

Meng Yinan had no choice but to keep up with Mu Ting.

They stood in front of the hotel, the wind was a bit cold, Meng Yinan squinted his eyes, and heard Mu Ting on the side say, "It's so cold."

Meng Yinan didn't know how to get along with him naturally, so he nodded and said it was cold.

Mu Ting laughed: "Brother, why are you so obedient?"

Meng Yinan himself had no idea about being good or not, but Mu Zhanxi and Mu Ting both said so.

"You have been at home for more than three months, I think you and Xiaoxi have a good relationship," Mu Ting said, "He gave you this clothes?"

Meng Yinan nodded.

"I think you guys wear the same pajamas too." Mu Ting didn't realize it at first, it was when he saw the familiar bread jacket that he remembered the big pajamas Meng Yinan was wearing, and smiled meaningfully, "He loves you Nice, isn't it?"

Meng Yinan nodded again.

"Then do you think he is meticulous in his work? Does he consider everything you want?" Meng Yinan said yes, and Mu Ting asked, "Do you know why?"

After thinking for a while, Meng Yinan shook his head and said he didn't know, and said, "But I know my brother is very, very good."

After using two "special", Mu couldn't stop laughing, and said "it's really cute, no wonder..." Afterwards, he was choked by the wind, so that Meng Yinan couldn't hear the words behind up.

He turned his head and wanted to ask Mu Ting what he had said, when he saw Mu Zhanxi coming out of the revolving door.

Mu Zhanxi also saw him.

In fact, today is very strange.

Qi, not long ago, Meng Yinan never thought that he would spend the new year with people other than Mengdu, and especially, Mu Zhanxi was among those so-called people other than Mengdu.

Because of Mu Zhanxi's presence, this day became very special.

Maybe every day is special.

Ling Meng Yinan looked at him and suddenly wanted to change his mind in the morning.

He thought that even if Mu Ting changed his expression, pretended to be indifferent, or looked a little more like him, he still couldn't be confused with Mu Zhanxi.

Because Mu Zhanxi's vision is always different from others, as long as he looks at Meng Yinan and they look at each other, Meng Yinan will never admit his mistake.

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It’s too late, here’s a little dream of Meng Zai:

(The content of the previous text has already been posted, and this will be added later, so there will be no jade pendant fees after the dividing line, so you can eat it with peace of mind, the main reason is that you can’t put it down... Damn it!)

Meng Zai woke up and found himself standing in an ancient street, with people on both sides, gongs and drums blaring, and festive red everywhere.

He was alone standing in the middle of the road, looking down, he saw himself in a wedding dress, with a big red flower hanging on his chest.

Only then did he realize that today was his day of great joy, to marry his sweetheart.

It's just that it's very difficult to get married, so he somehow stood in the hall again, in front of many brides wearing hijabs, asking him to pick out his sweetheart within a stick of incense, otherwise he would not be able to get married.

Meng Zai tried his best, but he couldn't find it no matter what.Even though he saw the faces of those brides, they were too similar, and he couldn't find the one that belonged to him.

He was extremely anxious, the room was leaking and it was raining all night, and he suddenly realized that he had forgotten what his sweetheart looked like.

He didn't know it was a dream, and was about to cry anxiously, but he heard a helpless sigh, and a beautiful hand from among the bride suddenly stretched out and grabbed his wrist.

"Run away." The man pulled him, his voice rang in his ears.

"I'm not going," Meng Zai stepped back anxiously, shouting, "I'm not going! I want to get married!"

The man stopped running, hugged him, hugged him, and bit his lips helplessly: "Idiot."

Meng Yinan opened her eyes suddenly, and slowly and embarrassingly covered her hot cheeks.

He clearly knew that the voice in the dream would not belong to others.

That was, his brother's voice.