Disciplinary Guidelines

Jiang Heng knew that Ji Yao was serious.

He lived under the control of high pressure since he was a child, and he hated the involuntary bondage the most in his life.For him to be able to say this, it was obvious that he had made a ruthless deal with himself.

He left his comfort zone and took a big step towards Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng was in a daze for a moment, almost moved by his desperate feeling.

As New Year's Day approaches, shopping malls are doing promotions and discounts, Christmas decorations are hung in the window, and gift boxes, large and small, are piled up under the six-meter-high Christmas tree in the hall on the first floor.

Childish but cheerful tunes were played on the stereo, and laughter kept coming and going in the carnival. Occasionally, half-grown children ran past them and rushed to the other side to take the linked train.

The mobile temporary bakery booth exudes a sweet and creamy aroma, a plate full of dessert puffs to try, and the freshly made ice cream is overwhelmed, and the vanilla-flavored ice cream winds down the cone, falling On a piece of paper towel.

Humans are really wonderful emotional creatures. Many things may be ordinary and ordinary, but once they appear in a specific time and environment, they will be plated with different colors by the atmosphere.

Like this moment, Jiang Heng thought.

The country is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Xiao Tong is thinking hard in front of the Poetry Solitaire booth not far away, wanting to win him a childish snack that does not belong to his age group at all. way to express love to him.

At this moment, the concept of "confession" seems to be covered with a layer of sweet and cheerful creamy aroma, which makes people uncontrollably have the desire to taste it.

This situation, what happened at this moment, is actually a great temptation to Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng only felt that the word "good" was on the tip of his tongue, as long as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but pop it out.

He really wanted to promise Ji Yao, but he couldn't.So he bit the tip of his tongue and forced himself to swallow back the predetermined answer with almost harsh reason.

Because Jiang Heng knows that Ji Yao is a person who is easily influenced, and the environment, atmosphere, and even his actions at a certain moment will shake him.But he understands that this kind of wavering is just a momentary impulse, and if he wants to make a long-term and firm choice, he needs to be more cautious and cautious.

Jiang Heng didn't doubt Ji Yao's sincerity, he was just worried whether Ji Yao was really ready.

——The kind of long-term, stable, preparation for spending a lifetime together.

It is impossible for a person to live by bondage, no matter what, this chain will make him feel pain one day.

Then he will struggle, he will rebel, he will rebel against the new constraints as if he had left his parents.

Jiang Heng didn't want him to suffer, and he didn't want to face such a very risky future.

He was willing to take over Ji Yao's chains, but he hoped that Ji Yao would still choose him willingly after abandoning those.

What's more, as a lawyer, Jiang Heng knew that there was a bit of greed in his bones. He didn't want to control Ji Yao, but wanted Ji Yao to stay by his side even if there were chains pulling him in another direction.

"Speaking so harshly." Jiang Heng smiled lightly: "Aren't you afraid that you won't come down? What if I bully you."

As soon as Ji Yao heard him change the subject, his heart sank halfway. He lowered his eyes in uncontrollable disappointment, and sighed softly.

But he also knew in his heart that with Jiang Heng's temper, it was normal for him to worry more if he did it all over again.

Jiang Heng used to have a very good time to chase him. At that time, he was gentle, considerate, and obedient. He approached him naturally and kept him without reservation, but he didn't cherish it.

He broke the appointment naively and stupidly, so he should face the "difficult version" now.

Jiang Heng saw his almost invisible little movements from the corner of his eyes, he pursed his lips, and finally relaxed a little in such a rare atmosphere.

His eyes fell on the distance, but he moved his steps and stood closer to Ji Yao.

"You don't remember what wish you made when we celebrated our first birthday together?" Jiang Heng asked.

That was the second winter of their acquaintance. The two of them had established a relationship, were in a passionate relationship, were encroaching on each other's private sphere, and began to share each other's birthdays for the first time.

That Christmas, there was a lot of snow in Beijing, and the canteen downstairs was playing Merry Christmas songs. Ji Yao hurried back from a group meeting, and on the way, he sent a WeChat message to Jiang Heng with great interest, telling him Don't put in the candles first, wait until you go back and do it together.

"I know." Jiang Heng's message came back quickly: "We want to celebrate our birthday together, of course we will put candles together."

This is Ji Yao's first birthday after leaving his family, and it is also the first time in Jiang Heng's life to share that special day with another person.

That day, the two of them argued for a while about which numbered candles to put on the cake, and finally reached a consensus and decided to follow Ji Yao's order.

"You made it." Ji Yao said, "You are one year younger than me."

"Is there such a calculation?" Jiang Heng smiled and kicked Ji Yao's ankle lightly under the table, urging: "Hurry up and make a wish, the candle will burn out in a while."

"I hope—" The lights at home were turned off, only the birthday candles on the dining table shone with dancing light. When making a wish, Ji Yao didn't recite silently, but said this sentence out loud.

"I will be truly free in the future," he said.

When Ji Yao thought of this sentence, he froze for a moment, but soon, his expression became a little subtle.He coughed dryly, his eyes wandered for a moment, and he said vaguely, "Can this be the same?"

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Jiang Heng said: "If the pain and anxiety are greater than the joy, there is no need for love to exist."

Ji Yao pursed his lips, slightly unconvinced by this answer.

"I'm not a real child." Ji Yao said, "Am I stupid, where is the pain going? I must be close because I feel comfortable."

Jiang Heng chuckled, lowering his eyes, looking at Ji Yao's expression.

Maybe it's because the atmosphere is too good today, maybe he's in a good mood, or maybe it's because Ji Yao's progress today makes him quite gratified—in short, Jiang Heng's proud absolute sanity has leaked a little bit, and leaked a little bit from it. Feeling grateful.

"When did we break up?" Jiang Heng asked suddenly.

"Christmas." Ji Yao still hadn't realized it: "What's wrong?"

"Then I'll give you the answer on Christmas." Jiang Heng said, put his arms around Ji Yao's back, and gently brought him into his arms.

After three years, he truly embraced this person again.

This was the first time Jiang Heng took the initiative to hug him after the reunion. Ji Yao was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised his hand and wrapped his arms around his back.

He didn't look up to see Jiang Heng's expression, but buried himself in his mint-scented coat, and said vaguely and sullenly: "...you are really a chief expert on love rituals."

Jiang Heng smiled, but did not answer.

Half a minute later, Xiao Tong, who came back from the Poetry Solitaire booth, held a box of small assembled Lego toys in his hand, and looked suspiciously at the two people who were looking at the sky and the earth in front of them, but they were not looking at each other.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Tong said, "Why does it look so strange?"

Putting his hands in his pockets, Jiang Heng smiled when he heard the words, and subtly took away the topic: "Isn't it chocolate? How did it become a toy?"

"Unfortunately, I didn't get No.1." Xiao Tong sighed a long time, looking rather regretful.Fortunately, she soon discovered the beauty of the toy from another angle: "But it's okay, this one is good, this one can be placed!"

"Indeed." Jiang Heng took the things in her hand and said, "Are you still shopping?"

"I'm a little tired today." Xiao Tong said, "Is Yaoyao tired? Let's go back. How about we have barbecue at home tonight!"

Ji Yao was still immersed in the hug just now, and only had time to hear the second half of Xiao Tong's words, so he nodded and said yes vaguely.

He and Jiang Heng each took the big and small bags from Xiao Tong's hand, then turned their heads and walked to the garage in the basement.

It wasn't until he went downstairs in the elevator that Ji Yao finally recovered from the previous "sudden attack". He seemed to be caught by Jiang Heng's few words, and he felt like a cat's paw was scratching his heart.

He was eager to hear an accurate statement, but he also knew that Jiang Heng's decision would not be changed, so he could only play tricks on him.

"Do you like me?" Ji Yao asked suddenly.

Jiang Heng glanced at him with a half-smile and hummed.

"How many?" Ji Yao asked persistently.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Heng smiled and said, "You check your household registration?"

"No." Ji Yao licked his lips, glanced nervously at Xiao Tong's back not far away, and said in a low voice, "Tell me, after I confessed my love to you, did I like it a little more?"

Jiang Heng looked at him amusedly, and after a while, when Ji Yao's patience was about to run out, he hummed lightly.

"There are a little more." Jiang Heng said.