thousand cups

They only stayed in Lyon for three days. After the short journey, Shen Chaowen will leave Paris and return home.

On the morning before leaving, Shen Chaowen woke up very early.He didn't sleep well all night, and he didn't sleep until very late after insomnia, and his biological clock woke up his body again after not sleeping for a long time.

There was a small window next to the bed, the curtains were not drawn tightly, and a ray of sunlight was let in, shining between them.Shen Chaowen turned his head to look at Jiang Mo who was still sleeping. After looking at it for a short time, he felt sad. He turned over and looked at a small painting on the wall.

Jiang Mo said that he painted it himself.An abstract old tree with its roots submerged in water and a splintered star on its canopy.Shen Chaowen stared at the tree for a long time. He actually didn't have much artistic appreciation ability, but when he looked at it, his heart was surrounded by a kind of sadness for no reason. He couldn't explain his emotions at that time, but felt that the tree looked tired and tough. , like the helpless fate of some people.

Then he felt Jiang Mo beside him move, as if he had woken up, and put his hand on his waist, down.

Shen Chaowen thought that Jiang Mo wanted to do it, so he didn't move and let him touch it.When the hand moved to the edge of the T-shirt and stopped, it rolled up his clothes and lifted them up.Shen Chaowen moved this time, remembering to get something.Jiang Mo pressed his shoulders to prevent him from getting up. He pushed his clothes up to his shoulder blades, stretched out his other hand, and began to gently touch the tattoo on his left back, following the lines of the flower's branches and leaves.Not a suggestive touch, just a touch, feeling it with your fingertips.

"It's still pretty," he said.

Shen Chaowen: "Yes."

He added, "You're leaving."

Shen Chaowen: "Yes."

Jiang Mo said: "I may not be able to agree to your lifelong matter. If I promise, I will lie to you."

There was a moment of silence.

"You can lie to me once."

Jiang Mo: "This is not good."

"Then what should I do?" The tone was more like asking himself.

"You are so strange, why do you believe that kind of words? It should be very sensible." Jiang Mo said, "I have never believed that such vain and stupid quantifiers as life and forever are deceptive. How could you believe it? You should Know that's not realistic."

Shen Chaowen said stubbornly, "Because I can do it."

Jiang Mo refuted him: "Origination and separation are uncontrollable."

Shen Chaowen still insisted: "I can control myself."

"Don't be stupid."

"I'm just that stupid." Shen Chaowen said, "I don't want you to like me casually. I can't think of anything to keep you. I'm actually very pessimistic about you. I don't want you to kick me after the novelty is over. Come on, I don't know what to do."

Jiang Mo sighed and said no more.

He gently painted the flower on Shen Chaowen's back, thinking about something.

The warm fingertips slid gently across the back, a little itchy.Shen Chaowen's back slowly began to bend, and he suddenly wanted to hug himself.The thought came silently, almost a weak thought.He closed his eyes, buried his face in the quilt helplessly, his eyes were hot.

Jiang Mo took Shen Chaowen into his arms, hugged him from behind, and said nothing.

Before leaving, Shen Chaowen and Jiang Mo wanted to leave the painting hanging on the wall.They went to the airport in silence, hugged gently at the gate, said goodbye, and went in their respective directions.

After returning to China, Shen Chaowen lived a lonely and busy life for a year.

He experienced a lot of things that year, most of which were major events worthy of being recorded in his life, such as graduation, job hunting, internship, and really starting to get in touch with society.

He didn't continue his studies, and started a busy internship in a red circle institute after graduation, numbly accepting many tests of life, all kinds of unknowns.

Even during the internship period, the work intensity was very high. Shen Chaowen was assigned to the M&A team of the firm as an assistant to the unsmiling team leader when he first entered the firm.Many people gave him friendly reminders, saying that Andre is notoriously withdrawn in the industry, and he is not easy to deal with. Following him will only make you suffer, and then don't leave the job crying.

Suffering is worth it, but Shen Chaowen finally reaped more things other than suffering. The demanding boss has a bad temper, but as long as you do the work to his satisfaction, he will teach you something earnestly, without playing around.Probably because of his withdrawn personality, Shen Chaowen got along well with Andre who was also withdrawn.The boss's character is indeed arrogant and straightforward, but he is a person who does practical things. It may be a lot of hard work to learn from this kind of person, but growth is also rapid. Shen Chaowen is very lucky to meet such a senior.

I don't have time to think too much when I'm busy, but I can't help thinking too much when I'm free.He thought about Jiang Mo in countless busy intervals, and thought about those rare moments.

They only kept in touch with their mobile phones, separated by jet lag, and maintained a 340-two-day Plato in an icy way.

Although the content of the chat is basically chicken talking with ducks.One talks about the boring daily routine at work, and the other talks about the melodrama of the film set, expressing concern in thin and laughing words, without mentioning anything else.

I am too busy at work, and I can only click on that dialog box in my spare time to think about that person who is thousands of miles away.With less time to think, the meaning seems to be highlighted and become more valuable.Love can't be eaten as food, but Shen Chaowen's appetite will become better every time he reads the messages sent by Jiang Mo, and he can eat more by watching their chat records.

The time he went to Jiang Mo's house was shortened from three times a week to twice a week, and he couldn't even go once a month when he had a lot of business trips. He could only go to Jiang Mo's house for a few more days when he had vacations, and spend more time with his elders.

Even if he went less often, he went more frequently than Jiang Mo who was abroad, so Shen Chaowen was the first person to notice the subtle changes in Jiang Mo's house.

Mei Qing's family has always been in the textile business, and her younger brother Mei Heng is currently managing the family business.But Shen Chaowen found that Mei Qing didn't like to walk around with her natal family, so it's fine if she didn't. Every time her brother, uncle, aunt and so on came to walk around, she didn't seem very happy, and she wouldn't go there very enthusiastically. Hospitality, sometimes even cold.

At first, Shen Chaowen didn't understand why, but later he gradually figured out some ways. He didn't want to move because Jiang Qidong's position was more sensitive.Mei Qing took the initiative to keep a distance from her natal family but was forced to do so as a last resort.

In the autumn of the following year, two days before Jiang Mo returned to China, Shen Chaowen took time to go back to Jiang Mo's house.

When I entered the door, I found someone sitting in the yard.Mei Qing, who looked impatient, was sitting on the wicker chair and swiping her phone. His younger brother Mei Heng was sitting on the right, talking to Jiang Qidong.

Shen Chaowen found that during this period of time, he could see people from Mei's house every time he came, which seemed to be too frequent, which was a bit strange.

Jiang Qidong is usually busy with work and rarely stays at home, but Shen Chaowen can always meet him at home recently, which is also very strange.

Seeing Shen Chaowen walk in, Mei Qing, who was swiping her phone on the chair, sat up straight, turned her head and gave him a look.

Meaning he came over to interrupt.After understanding, Shen Chaowen walked straight over, put the pastry in his hand on the table, and politely called a circle of people.Jiang Qidong patted him on the shoulder, asked him to take a chair and sit down, have some tea together, and poured him a cup as he spoke.Shen Chaowen agreed, moved a chair between Jiang Qidong and Mei Heng, sat next to Jiang Qidong, and listened to him asking himself if his work was going well, whether his colleagues in the office were getting along well, and whether they were eating well every day... Naturally, Mei Heng was left aside.

It was not easy for Mei Heng to intervene in their conversation, so he could only listen with a teacup, chatting with Mei Qing about trivial matters from time to time.

After sitting for a while, Mei Heng looked at his watch a few times, and finally stood up and said goodbye.Shen Chaowen stood up to see him off, and when he came back, he happened to hear Jiang Qidong say to Mei Qing: "Why is Xiao Heng getting more and more confused."

Mei Qing also looked a little worried: "I will find time to talk to him about this later."

Jiang Qidong shook his head and said nothing more.Seeing Shen Chaowen walking in, he smiled and beckoned him to come and sit down, and dragged him to chat for a while.

"You are more filial than Jiang Mo, and you know that you often come back to see us." Jiang Qidong sighed, "You only come back once or twice in three years, it's not like that."

Mei Qing smiled beside him and said, "You are on a business trip every day, even if he comes back you will not meet him." After speaking, she said to Shen Chaowen, "I don't know what's going on with the father and son, the time will always be staggered, Xiao Mo will come back the day after tomorrow , your godfather will be on a business trip the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Qidong said: "There is no other way."

Mei Qing nodded: "Yes, yes, our little family will make concessions for your work."

Jiang Qidong left early the next morning.Shen Chaowen also got up early, and after helping Mei Qing prepare breakfast, he watered all the flowers in the yard, fed the cat, and went upstairs to wake Mei Qing up when it was almost time.After dawdling for a long time, Mei Qing came down from upstairs, ate breakfast slowly, and asked Shen Chaowen if he wanted to watch her rehearse.Shen Chaowen can't say anymore, Jiang Mo will come back tomorrow, he will clean the house and help Jiang Mo make the bed.Mei Qing smiled and said yes, then you pick me up by car at night, the car keys are on the shoe cabinet.

After Mei Qing left, Shen Chaowen stood in the empty living room of Jiang Mo's house in a daze for a while before going upstairs to clean up Jiang Mo's room.

After Jiang Mo left, Shen Chaowen hadn't been in his room very often. Every time he came, he stayed in the guest room, afraid that he would see too much of his things after entering that room... Miss him too much.

He slowly opened the door, walked in, and started cleaning with a very complicated mood.

It's been a long time since I saw Jiang Mo, and Shen Chaowen was actually a little worried about tomorrow's arrival. He wanted to see him, but he was a little afraid of seeing him.

What has Jiang Mo changed into?Has he thought it through?What will happen to them in the future?

The days went by, and they didn't know how to waste time.

After wiping the dust in the room, Shen Chaowen suddenly felt that the room was too quiet, which made him feel a little annoyed, so he found Jiang Mo's CD player and started it up, and listened to a random disc.

He walked to lay the sheets, looked at the bed they had slept together many times, and for no reason thought of the day they made love in Lyon.

This thought made my face feel hot... But I still couldn't help filling in many details of that day in my mind.

Shen Chaowen was in a daze without distraction, and he didn't realize that there was someone behind him who had gone upstairs lightly. The sound of the CD player was played very loudly by him, Shen Chaowen didn't hear any footsteps at all, and was still immersed in the peachy world in his mind.

Jiang Mo stood at the door and looked at the man's quiet back for a while, then walked slowly to the music, and touched his shoulder——

Shen Chaowen was frightened instantly, turned his head in panic, and was completely dumbfounded when he saw Jiang Mo.

...Aren't you coming back tomorrow?

Jiang Mo smiled after seeing Shen Chaowen's stunned look, and with a dusty body all over his body, he opened his arms and hugged him.

Shen Chaowen was both surprised and delighted, staggered by Jiang Mo's weight, his body was unstable, and he tilted to the side.Jiang Mo didn't help him, and followed him to the bed... It's been a year since they saw each other, and they didn't have time to say anything, and they fell on the bed together as soon as they met.