desolate

Few people came to the backyard. There were a few gray and black footprints on the snow, neatly arranged in a curved line, while the rest of the place was completely white, not as muddy as the ground in the front yard.

If he could tell the direction and order of his toes from it, Pei could even imagine the person's path of action at that time—if his attention could be separated a little from Zhou Ze.

If only it were night now...

If only I had just had a drink...

if……

Pei Ye was very confused and wanted to say and do a lot of things, but in the end he didn't do anything, but stubbornly grabbed Zhou Ze's wrist, unwilling to let go, and didn't dare to go any further.

Zhou Ze leaned against the pillar, the tip of his nose was reddish from the cold, he took a sharp breath, then raised his head and smiled, as if to appease the other party's emotions.

Finally, Pei Ye said disappointedly: "I didn't have time to ask last time, you... how are you doing these few years?"

Zhou Ze nodded: "Well, it's pretty good."

His tone was calm and his eyes were sincere.But Pei Ye didn't believe a word, but kept asking: "Really? Are you really having a good life?"

— very strange.

He once even thought angrily that when he was tormented by longing, Zhou Ze, who was far away in the sky, must not live too well, that would be too unfair, no matter what... no matter what, he would have to sneeze more.

And now, Pei only hoped that Zhou Ze would live happily during his absence.

Zhou Ze was amused, and kept replying: "Really, really." He stood up a little bit so that the other party could take a look at himself, "Look, am I doing well? I don't have any missing arms or legs, don't you believe me?" You check."

Pei Ye really pulled him to look up and down.

Except for the taller figure and the gradually tougher and clearer outline after adulthood, the person in front of him gradually coincided with the appearance in memory, when he lowered his eyes, when he smiled, when he tilted his ears... the shoulders he rested on, the hug The waist that has been worn, the tattoo that has been kissed...all of them can't help but reappear in my mind.

Including childhood love.

Pei also tried to make his voice less choked, so he asked word by word: "Cho... tell me, can we still be together?"

Zhou Ze first smiled, held his hand back, and said, "Of course I can."

It should be said that they never separated.

Pei Ye's eyes became hot, and he pinched his hand and kissed it. After that, the other party's response was almost expected, not limited to anything, just straightforward, from the memory of the two bodies.

...this is his lost and found treasure.

There was silence all around, until the church in the distance suddenly rang the prayer bell, and white doves flew over the courtyard. When the bell struck the tenth time, Pei Ye suddenly let go of him, and then carefully erased the words. tears on his cheeks.

In Pei Ye's impression, this was the second time Zhou Ze cried in front of him. The last time was a long, long time ago, so long that he had forgotten why, and only remembered the helpless appearance of the other party who couldn't control the tears.In fact, none of them are people who love to cry. To put it bluntly, they just want to save face and suffer.

So Pei also deliberately teased him: "Why are you crying?"

But I didn't expect that when he spoke, Zhou Ze's tears would become more and more, and the tears would hit the back of his hand one by one, scalding the pain.

Pei had no choice but to hug him and pat his back lightly.

Zhou Ze withdrew from his embrace until the tears had cooled down and dried up.

Pei also asked carefully, "Are you all right?"

Zhou Ze replied affirmatively: "Well, it's all right."

This is the direction of the front hall. It seems that someone is calling Pei Ye's name. Zhou Ze heard it, took his hand and tugged, and reminded: "It seems that someone is looking for you, go in first."

"Then... are you okay?"

The scene not long ago is still vivid in his memory, and Pei is also worried that Zhou Ze doesn't want to go in again, and he also wants to stay by his side for a while.

But Zhou Ze didn't seem to care about those things he was worried about: "It's okay, or...you come with me."

Only then did Pei Ye feel relieved: "Okay."

Back at the entrance of the exhibition hall, it was Chen Erxi who shouted Pei Ye's name before. He was receiving guests, but when he turned around, he heard that his investor had dragged the cooperating artist away. Come out and find out.

Fortunately, the two came back in time.

Chen Erxi is like an outsider who sees through everything, turning a blind eye to the intriguing behavior choices of the two, and just said some irrelevant words.

"Okay, what are you pretending to be." Pei Ye directly exposed him, "I told you before, my ex-boyfriend."

After a pause, he added: "It's also my current boyfriend."

Chen Erxi couldn't stand this way of showing off the straight ball, so he waved his hand to make him restrain himself, and said in a low voice, "Several investors have come here today, and they are waiting for you. I'm enough for the shopkeeper, you have to go Supporting the stage—this is what was agreed at the beginning, here I will take Teacher Zhou to the lounge on the third floor to sit for a while, okay?"

Pei reluctantly clicked his tongue: "All right, all right, by the way, that Gao Yuan..."

Chen Erxi said: "Oh, I forgot to tell you that Ms. Gao has already left. She said that the company has a temporary business."

Pei also said, "That's fine." But he still asked Zhou Ze again uneasy, "Then I'm leaving? Can you do it yourself?"

In the end, Chen Erxi acted as a human barrier to separate the two.

"Really...how can you be so tired..."

Chen Erxi complained as if no one was there, until she turned around and saw Zhou Ze, and then realized that she seemed to have said the wrong thing.

Embarrassed smile.

Zhou Ze didn't know what embarrassment meant, so he chatted with him instead: "So you are friends."

"Ah... yes." Chen Erxi rubbed her pants with the palm of her hand, "The world is so small."

Zhou Ze asked, "How long have you known each other?"

"It's been five or six years. When we first met, he was still a kid." Chen Erxi's personality is not lively, but once chatting, he tends to talk endlessly. "There was no contact for two years, and then he and Another friend started a business and just found our family when he was seeking investment, so we have contacts again."

In the middle of the exhibition hall, an inner patio structure was built from the third floor down. Now it is next to the railing, talking about sunlight, Zhou Ze saw Pei Ye in the crowd at a glance.

He happened to be standing in the sunniest position.

"...Actually, he failed to start a business at that time and lost a lot of money. He and Hua Tsai—that is, another friend I mentioned—lived together in a small single room for more than a year, until My brother's company had some problems, so Pei went to help clients... Although my brother's small company was closed later. But after getting to know each other, they started the current company together... I said to myself again I don't know if you want to hear it or not."

Chen Erxi opened the wooden door of the workshop. The inside was very spacious, with simple furniture on one side and unfinished or broken sculptures on the other side. A simple partition was made in the middle. place to work.

He led the people in: "Sit casually, and don't clean up."

Zhou Ze sat down cautiously on the sofa, and just as Chen Erxi was about to leave, he suddenly made a sound.

"That... about him, can you tell me more?"

After meeting the investors and chatting for the whole day, Pei also looked down at the time, almost an hour had passed.He hurriedly found the nearest stairs, unbuttoned his suit jacket, and quickly went to the third floor.

As soon as Pei Ye arrived at the workshop, he saw Chen Erxi coming out, and the two of them met each other.

Chen Erxi said: "I think you should be over, just right."

Pei Ye was a little anxious when he climbed the stairs, so he just let out a sigh of relief: "Have you been here all this time?"

Chen Erxi teased: "Yeah, isn't this showing you people?"

In the past few years, Pei Ye has been looking for someone. It's not that he hasn't heard of it, but everyone doesn't care much about it, and he doesn't take it seriously. Otherwise, the time for the two to reunite might be earlier.

Pei also said, "Thank you."

"You are polite, we are all friends." Chen Erxi suddenly lowered her voice, "By the way, I just told him some of your experiences in the past few years, not much, but he is quite interested."

Pei Ye was silent: "...OK, you can go."

After Chen Erxi left, he pushed open the half-hidden door.

Zhou Ze was flipping through a magazine.

Hearing some movement, he looked over: "Are you done?"

Pei also nodded, and walked over quickly: "Well, what are you looking at?"

The large number of English and various artwork illustrations in the magazine dazzled and discouraged Pei Ye.

Zhou Ze closed the book: "Flip through it casually."

He looked at Pei Ye who was sitting on the armrest of the sofa again, and took a look: "This seems to be the first time I've seen you in a suit."

Pei Ye suddenly felt uncomfortable: "Yes, is it? What do you think...how?"

The dark gray striped suit that is not easy to go wrong makes him very tall and straight. Because it is not a formal occasion, he wears a dark turtleneck sweater inside, which is neither too casual nor too dull.

Zhou Ze praised without hesitation: "Handsome."

Pei also turned his head and coughed twice: "Where do you live now?"

He just asked casually, but he didn't expect that the other party suddenly became difficult to speak.

Pei also thought of something, and asked suspiciously: "You won't stay in the hotel all the time, will you?"

It has been almost half a month since the last time I saw him in the hospital, and Pei was also on a business trip in the middle, so it was not good for my friend to bother me rashly, thinking that I would deal with their private affairs with the other party when I came back , but I didn't expect this guy to be alone in the hotel for such a long time.

"You are...the same as you are!" Pei also laughed angrily, "Then you can live with me... By the way, you should stay here for the time being, right? You won't go anywhere again?"

He was afraid that Zhou Ze would leave without any reason or form.

Seemingly aware of this, Zhou Ze generously gave an affirmative answer: "Just stay here and not go anywhere."

Not going anywhere.

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