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"Xuan'er, accompany me to have a meal, and I will send you the address on WeChat." Chen Sui stood at the intersection and looked to the right to drive, and caught a gap and trotted across the road, breathing steadily but not panting, and urged on the other end of the phone Sentence: "Hurry up."

In the small northern city that just entered summer, the night gradually became sultry and noisy. Ren Xuan had just had dinner at six o'clock, but he still secretly agreed to Chen Sui's appointment.It has been like this since junior high school, Ren Xuan is by Chen Sui's side, whenever Chen Sui calls, he will try his best to satisfy.

Ren Xuan found a new set of clothes from the closet, a worn loose T-shirt and knee-length denim shorts, exuding a faint fragrance of laundry detergent.He usually wears formal clothes to work, but Chen Sui usually likes to wear this way. Ren Xuan specially bought a few sets of similar clothes, thinking that walking with Chen Sui in that way would make him look more intimate.

He trotted downstairs and just stopped an empty car. He took out his mobile phone and reported the address, and the driver kicked the accelerator and rushed out.Zhuxi is a small city with an underdeveloped economy.The driver was reluctant to turn on the air conditioner, and opened the four windows wide. His shirt on his chest was ripped open and his chest was exposed. With a toothpick in his mouth, he hummed a little tune to the radio.

The sultry heat hit her face, but Ren Xuan didn't feel bored at all.After more than three years of graduation, the relationship between even the closest classmates tends to be flat, but he has always kept in touch with Chen Sui.Although the frequency of communication is not equal, Chen Sui always responds.Just like this time, Chen Sui took the initiative to invite him to have an ordinary dinner on an ordinary day. For Ren Xuan, this was the secret happiness that belonged to him and Chen Sui.

"Here we are." The driver stopped the car on the side of the road, and Ren Xuan saw the fiery red signboard, Xiaowenyi Hot Pot, through the car window.There is a piece of LED lantern on the light board, which has nothing to do with literature and art. Ren Xuan guessed in his heart that Chen Sui must have chosen this store because of its delicious taste.

"Master's WeChat." He took out his phone and glanced at the meter.The master skillfully lifted the payment code and turned it to the green side.Ren Xuan swiped 15 yuan, "Go slowly." As soon as he closed the car door, the master kicked the accelerator and rushed out.

Before entering the door, Ren Xuan tidied up her clothes, and after confirming that she was neat and tidy, she opened the door and walked in.On a working day at [-]:[-], there were not many customers in the store, only a few scattered tables with enough wine and food left, and Chen Sui who was waving at him at the table by the window.Chen Sui ordered the order, and the waiters served the dishes one after another. Ren Xuan glanced at the table and the side table, duck blood, fat lamb, brain flower, goose intestines, Chen Sui's favorite food, here Only then did he put away the menu and sat down with a smile on his face.

Cheng Yunfeng went to the store to patrol the store as usual, and was going to stay until closing time to close the store with the waiters.He picked a place with a good view and turned on the TV, tuned to the Men's Football AFC Champions League, and watched it with relish.As soon as Chen Sui came in, Cheng Yunfeng noticed a string of white Under Armor logos. His figure was strong and straight, and his facial features were considered refreshing. It was this typical straight male aesthetic sportswear that made him frowned in disgust.

Not long after the straight man sat down, another elegant scholar came in, wearing a pair of rimmed glasses, he looked fair and clean, even the clothes he couldn't bear to look at.Obviously wearing casual clothes can be much more attractive, but it is necessary to dress like a patterned model on the supermarket shelf.The man with glasses sat down opposite the straight man, smiling shyly through the water mist. There was a strange harmony around the two of them. Cheng Yunfeng quickly turned his side and focused on the football broadcast again.

Chen Sui was in high spirits, and asked the waiter to open six bottles of Pure Health without further ado.Ren Xuan didn't drink well, and didn't want to spoil Chen Sui's happiness, so he poured wine into his glass.

"Xuan'er, do you know that it's a happy event for me to ask you out today." Chen Suixian tilted his head up and poured a glass of wine, he was really happy.

"What's the matter?" Ren Xuan scooped up the cooked food with a spoon, and then used chopsticks to pick up pieces of food on Chen Sui's plate. "Eat something before drinking, it hurts the stomach."

"I visited my father-in-law ① last weekend and made an appointment for the marriage between me and my partner. After a while, I will buy a house and decorate it, and we will hold a wedding next year. I plan to get the certificate before the year before." Chen Sui happily drank another glass of wine , with a red face and dancing gestures, "Brother is getting married first, you have to be the best man at the wedding!"

Ren Xuan's expression became more and more ugly when he heard this, and his fingertips turned white from clutching the wine glass so hard.He put down his chopsticks and put his right hand under the table, which was trembling uncontrollably due to excitement.Ren Xuan gritted his teeth to calm down his emotions, packed up and hid his sadness and embarrassment, and hid them with his admiration. These are secrets that Chen Sui cannot discover.

Ren Xuan didn't dare to cry, the tears seemed particularly abrupt at this moment, he could only celebrate the happy life of "brother". "Congratulations, I will definitely help with the wedding." Ren Xuan grinned, with an ugly look of crying and laughing.He raised his wine glass, and Chen Sui chased after him with the glass in his hand, bumped it hard, and drank it all in one gulp.

Cheng Yunfeng went to the bathroom, got up and passed by Ren Xuan, and heard the phrase "Congratulations, I will definitely help with the wedding." He turned his head while walking, only seeing Ren Xuan's back, not his expression.He didn't care who was getting married, nor did he care about the content of the chat, but the voice of that sentence was too familiar.It's like the whispers that accompany my ears every night, and it's more lively than data transmission.

Ren Xuan was in a daze all night, and he saw Chen Sui drinking and eating meat across the street, babbling about his expectations for marriage, mixed with some tacit understanding between men, and complaining about the distress of losing his freedom after marriage as if showing off.But he didn't listen to anything, just nodded mechanically in response.

Like a movie, there are fragments of the past and Chen Sui's experience in front of him. From the time he met in junior high school, he made up his homework, covered him from skipping classes, helped him cook in the cafeteria, and accompanied him to participate in sports competitions.Ren Xuan likes Chen Sui, Chen Sui likes girls, Ren Xuan hides his secret love, and eagerly follows Chen Sui's footsteps.

Chen Sui went to the sports institute in the provincial capital, and Ren Xuan applied to the university in the provincial capital. Even Chen Sui's graduation thesis was mostly written by Ren Xuan, who had nothing to do with his major.After graduation, Chen Sui was arranged by his family to be a physical education teacher in a university in Zhuxi. Ren Xuan tried his best to be a civil servant in Zhuxi. She is going to get married at the age of [-], and Ren Xuan is not worthy of such qualifications in the future.

Ren Xuan was stuck in his heart, guarding the bottle and didn't take a few sips.Chen Sui was so intoxicated by his excitement that he didn't see anything wrong with Ren Xuan.Chen Sui stood up unsteadily, shouting loudly to pay the bill, Ren Xuan hurriedly got up and helped him, and walked towards the door with his shoulders.

Cheng Yunfeng sat with his ears pricked up and listened all night. Ren Xuan didn't speak a few more times, but Chen Sui talked endlessly drunkenly.He heard the checkout at the table next door, and quickly got into the cash register first.

Chen Sui leaned against Ren Xuan's arms. He was half a head taller than Ren Xuan, with a strong arm resting on Ren Xuan's shoulders, leaning over and struggling to take out his wallet from his hip pocket.Ren Xuan took out his mobile phone, and stood sideways to block Chen Sui behind him. His tall and strong figure that had been exercising all year round made it difficult for him. He closed his hands around Chen Sui's waist and looked up at the cashier: "I'll pay the bill." .”

This time it was getting closer, and Cheng Yunfeng's heart was pounding when he heard the few words, Ren Xuan's voice was a little low due to the force, but it was enough for him to ignore everything and get immersed in it. "A total of 185." Cheng Yunfeng knocked on the cash register slightly unfamiliarly, raised the code scanning gun, and settled the bill with two beeps.

Ren Xuan glanced at the receipt habitually, the 485 bill made him stop, Cheng Yunfeng stared at the screen and noticed something was wrong, raised his head just in time to meet Ren Xuan's eyes.Chen Suishang was still awake, and when he saw Ren Xuan paid the bill, he stopped clumsily flipping through his wallet. He noticed that Ren Xuan was stunned and didn't respond, so he glanced at the phone, twisting to break free from Ren Xuan's arm, and continued drinking. Fight hard. "What are you doing! How do you do business, and extort money while drinking!"

Cheng Yunfeng hurriedly comforted him, "Brother, I'm sorry to press the wrong button, I'll return it to you right away." Although he spoke to Chen Sui, Cheng Yunfeng's eyes remained on Ren Xuan's face.Ren Xuan was embarrassed by his naked gaze, "It's okay." After speaking, he lowered his head and avoided his face.

Only then did Cheng Yunfeng realize that he was being rude, and just as he was about to take money from the cash register, he suddenly changed his mind.He pushed up the drawer of the money-box and told a blatant lie. "The accountant reconciled today, and the big ticket was taken away in advance." Cheng Yunfeng took out his mobile phone and shook it at Ren Xuan, "Would you like to add a friend? I will transfer the money to you through WeChat."

Ren Xuan didn't care how to collect the money, he just wanted to send Chen Sui home quickly, and then quietly digest the bad news that hit him fatally.

Cheng Yunfeng added Ren Xuan's WeChat account as he wished, and quickly transferred 300 yuan.Ren Xuan accepted the money, and the two lined up side by side, and walked out of the shop step by step.

① Laozhangren: Northern dialect, referring to father-in-law.