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07

Li Yanchen hadn't eaten Zhaiji glutinous rice balls from the north of the city for a long time. He called Chen Chengwu, and the phone rang three times before being picked up.He said he wanted to eat glutinous rice balls, and Chen Chengwu asked where he was.

"in the sky."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Chengwu broke up the meeting suddenly and drove to the north of the city to buy glutinous rice balls and sauced beef for his treasure.

That is the place they often go to when they live in the basement—the balcony on the top floor of a skyscraper. When he asked Li Yanchen where it was, Li Yanchen would tell him "in the sky." Because he said that he could touch it with one eye closed and stretch out his hand sun.

Chen Chengwu’s journey back and forth was very long, and it rained halfway. After the storm, the sky was full of red clouds, and the sky seemed to be poured with red dye. The dark red and gloomy atmosphere enveloped the surrounding fields. At the junction is another long horizontal band of crimson red, extending to the top of the head one by one, reflecting Li Yanchen's cheeks in a strange color.Tears swirled in his eyes, but the temperature that flowed down was not the temperature of the water, but the magma, and Zhuo's heart curled up.

He has had girlfriends one after another, and many of them can fill an apartment building. Sometimes he also wonders if he is a comrade, if he still loves Chen Chengwu, such a person who is beyond reach, he thinks : Or just give up like this, Chen Chengwu is so indifferent to all his actions, and treats him indifferently, he doesn't believe that Chen Chengwu can love him, even if he leaves, he should eat whatever he wants, play whatever he wants, secretly love this thing If he doesn't tell me, who will know?Who knew that his hippie smile had been hurt by love before, and he took it as a self-deceiving touch because of his wishful thinking.

At his age, shouldn't he love no one and don't care about anyone, and spend as much time as he wants?He was tired of loving alone for so many years.

The heavy rain coincided with a power outage in the building.Chen Chengwu held glutinous rice balls in his hand, bent over and panted beside him, he was about to laugh, but his facial nerves didn't listen at this moment, his mouth was raised, the corners of his mouth drooped, tears were on his face, he felt extremely ugly He really didn't want Chen Chengwu to remember his ugly appearance for the rest of his life.

But just look at it, Chen Chengwu can always remember whether he is good or not.

Seeing his tearful face, Chen Chengwu picked it up distressedly, and reached out to wipe his tears away, "What's the matter, why are you crying like this? Have you been drinking?"

He handed the glutinous rice balls to Li Yanchen, and Li Yanchen said to him: "Chen Chengwu, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, I just want to eat the last glutinous rice balls, thank you for your food."

Chen Chengwu helped him open the food box, and he still treated him like a child for so many years, "You want me to come here just to say such hurtful words?"

"You know my thoughts, I can never hide any secrets, especially to you. I know you have been thinking about the old relationship and being patient with me. I will not pester you anymore from today, and you don't have to wrong yourself anymore. Let's start from this place and end here, you will always be my brother, and I will always be your...friend's brother."

Chen Chengwu took a plastic spoon and served Li Yanchen a glutinous rice ball. Li Yanchen straightened his back, lowered his eyes and said that he would do it himself.

"I didn't say anything when you left me alone, and now you want to break up with me. I agree? You do everything like this, barrister?"

"Then what do you want from me?! I know you are reluctant, but what I want is to be your younger brother? Seeing you sleeping with one woman after another, is this what I want? Chen Chengwu, I hate your selfishness to death " Li Yanchen was emotional, and only realized that he lost his composure after roaring loudly. He controlled his emotions and said in a trembling voice: "I don't want to end up in such an embarrassing situation. Your glutinous rice balls are delicious, and I have to go."

"Give me some time to prepare, and I'll go to your house in a week."

Li Yanchen paused when he stood up, and strode away.

08

Of course Li Yanchen would not wait for him, he set off for the United States the next day, and was received by his friend Jiang Wenjie.

Jiang Wenjie took him to appreciate the customs of foreign countries and the foreign culture of tobacco and alcohol.

Drunk day and night, dreaming, dying, happy, not thinking about Shu.

Chen Chengwu was caught by Li Yanchen in a messy bar in the United States.Li Yanchen was already so drunk that he clung to Chen Chengwu's body limply. Chen Chengwu, who was as tall as 1.9 meters tall, immediately carried him back to the hotel.

The next day, holding the household registration booklet given by Li's parents, Li Yanchen, who was hangover and dizzy but couldn't help himself, applied for a marriage certificate in a state of the United States of America neatly.

09

When everyone knew that Li Yanchen and Chen Chengwu were married, their first reaction was unbelievable. Then they thought, oh, so it is.

Everyone drank to celebrate the loss of a scourge in the three-generation circle, and the addition of a big baby to Chen Chengwu's family.