Pavlov's dog

After a long week, Fang Wei was called home on Saturday night.Every year, I spend the night before my birthday at home, and play outside with my friends on the second birthday.This has been a habit since childhood.

Mother Fang seldom cooks throughout the year, and the only time she can enjoy the fireworks is on her baby son's birthday.In the evening, the dishes were prepared and served on the table, and the youngest son was called home to celebrate his birthday.

Fang Wei was in a bad mood, and Fang's mother felt distressed for a while, complaining that Fang's father insisted on letting his son work as soon as he returned to China, and he lost a lot of weight.Fang's father is strict, saying that boys should exercise more.The couple argued a few words.

Have dinner when it gets dark.The elder brothers and sisters also rushed back from the company, and the whole family went to the dinner table neatly.Fang's mother sighed: "It is rare for a family to get together."

"I borrowed all from Xiaowei today." Fang Wei's sister said, winking at her younger brother, "The birthday present is in your room, don't forget to open it up and have a look before going to bed."

"Let go of mine too!" My brother also said.

"Thank you." Fang Wei smiled and rolled his eyes.

"The family is still so polite to say thank you." Mother Fang served a bowl of soup for her son.

Fang Wei said: "Family should also be polite."

Mother Fang knocked on his head: "Anyway, I don't like to hear you say these two words."

Fang Wei sighed and buried himself in the soup.

Fang's mother looked at the outline and figure of her youngest son's face, and couldn't help feeling mixed emotions in her heart.Another year older.Obviously when I was young, I liked to be coquettish and clingy, but after going abroad for a few years, I became unfamiliar.

Fang Wei had something in his heart and it was easy to show it on his face. He was not in high spirits all night, but he managed to cheer up to cope with the celebration prepared by his family.After dinner is cake, and the routine process is over quickly.

Mother Fang smiled and asked, "What wish did you make?"

Fang Wei opened his eyes, blew out the candle, and joked, "It won't work if I say it."

After eating the cake, I went back to my room to rest.Fang Wei saw piles of presents in the room, and he fiddled with them a few times, but found it boring.

Zhou Ruiyun hadn't contacted him these days, and Fang Wei hadn't contacted the other party either. He was in a state of agitation and didn't know what to say to the other party, or what else he could say.

Nothing to say but to wait.

Only one day left.Fang Wei glanced at the clock. It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and his birthday would be over an hour away.Zhou Ruiyun probably will give an answer on this day - it is too cruel.

Fang Wei thought of the birthday wish he made, and it probably came to nothing.He sighed leisurely in the darkness, and suddenly the bell rang loudly, which made his eyelids twitch.

Zhou Ruiyun's name flashed on the phone screen.

Fang Wei went out in a hurry and didn't even have time to put on her clothes.Mother Fang was watching a drama downstairs, and when she saw it, she shouted, "What's the matter, Xiao Wei? Where are you going so late?"

"My friend invited me out for my birthday..." Fang Wei made up a lie.

"Isn't it the same tomorrow?" Mother Fang said, "It's so late, you won't be back tonight?"

Fang Wei put on his shoes in a hurry: "Well, I won't be back tonight, see you mom!"

"What's the rush..." Fang's mother shouted behind her, "Driving carefully, do you hear me? Don't be in a hurry, pay attention to safety."

Fang Wei stretched out his hand and shook it, and his figure disappeared into the night.

The weekend was crowded, so Zhou Ruiyun made an appointment in the business district in the city center, where there was an iconic tower as a scenic spot, and there was an endless stream of tourists.

Fang Wei parked the car and rushed to the tower. When he got there, he gasped for breath. He looked up and looked around but found that the other party hadn't arrived yet. He breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

After waiting for a few minutes, his breath calmed down, and he patted his cheek to stay calm.Just as he was about to take out his mobile phone to see if Zhou Ruiyun had contacted him again, suddenly there was a huge commotion around him, and someone even took out his mobile phone to take pictures.

"Wow, what's that? Someone confessed?"

"It's a big deal."

……

Fang Wei raised his head following the sound, and saw several gorgeous large characters being projected on the LED display on the outer wall of the opposite building.

"Happy birthday, I love you."

All of a sudden, the eyes blurred, and the light and shadow kept jumping.Fang Wei raised his hand to touch the heart, and there was endless roaring.

This is……

A girl's complaining and joyful voice came from beside her: "Why are you so ostentatious!"

The boyfriend laughed and hugged her: "Don't you like this birthday present? It cost a lot of money."

"It's better to discount it to me!" said the girl.

Fang Wei stared at them, wanting to laugh, but feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.As if falling from a high altitude in an instant, there is nothingness behind the panic and great excitement.

...just a false alarm.

"Sorry, I'm a few minutes late." Someone patted him on the shoulder.

Fang Wei turned his head, his eyes were a little blurry, but he recognized it immediately in the blur - the person he was waiting for finally came.

–tbc–

"Let's talk in another place, it's a bit noisy here." Zhou Ruiyun looked around, "Go to the cafe over there."

"En." Fang Wei nodded.

The two were far away from the crowd, and the enthusiasm behind them had not yet dissipated. The loving couple had already reached the stage of proposing marriage. The words on the outer wall of the building changed to "Marry me." .

"Envious?" Zhou Ruiyun found that he had been staring at the dazzling LED display.

"No." Fang Wei withdrew his gaze, "I was just thinking about how to operate that."

"Operations you can buy with money."

"Haha, yes." Fang Wei laughed dryly, feeling that he had said something stupid.

The cafe was right in front of them, and the two of them sat by the window after entering, and could easily see the scene of the proposal.It should be a success, and cheers can be heard from a long distance away.

Ordered two coffees and they were served quickly.It was too late and there were very few customers in the store. .They sat opposite each other awkwardly, neither of them spoke.

The aroma of coffee poured into the nostrils and spread to the brain, making the brain clear and distracted.Fang Wei stared at the table, his pupils were not focused, and his thoughts were wandering.He couldn't concentrate, and he didn't dare, for fear that he would be like a frightened bird, unable to stand the slightest movement of the person opposite him.

——Zhou Ruiyun's movement of raising his hand and the sound of drinking coffee can make him anxious and nervous.

"Excuse me, both of you." A waiter came over to clear the table next to him. "We close at twelve o'clock, and it's almost time."

"Well, good. Let's stay for a while." Zhou Ruiyun said.

It was eleven forty-seven.Fang Wei picked up the coffee and took a big sip, Zhou Ruiyun reminded: "Be careful not to sleep at night."

They are really two fools, what kind of cafe do you come to in the middle of the night.

The soft sound of music circulated in the ears, and the crowd around the square gradually dispersed. The rose petals used for marriage proposals fell on the ground and were trampled out of juice.Fang Wei relied on external objects to divert his attention. He wanted to hear the answer but was unwilling to listen. Zhou Ruiyun also kept silent, and the two of them were just wasting away.

"I'm sorry..." The waiter came over again, hesitant to speak, "We are going to close here."

"Then let's go out first." Zhou Ruiyun stood up to pay the bill, Fang Wei followed behind.

They spent half an hour here without saying a word.

As the temperature dropped at night, Fang Wei pushed the door out and shrank. The wind chime by the door hit the glass and made a crisp sound.Most of the tourists around the tower are gone, and it looks a little bleak.

"Where are you going now?" Fang Wei asked.

Zhou Ruiyun walked forward and replied, "We..."

Then the bell rang.It was already twelve o'clock at night, the clock on the tower was struck, and the heavy bell echoed in my ears.

Fang Wei didn't seem to hear what the person next to him said, and then he seemed to hear clearly, his eyes stared like a frightened rabbit: "What did you say?"

Zhou Ruiyun stopped, turned half of his body to face him, pondered for a while, and then said: "Shall we try together?" This should be a question, but it sounded like an affirmative sentence.

Fang Wei suddenly turned into a hydrogen balloon and floated in the air, floating higher and higher, in a trance.He squeezed his face with both hands, and murmured: "Say it again, I still don't seem to hear clearly."

Zhou Ruiyun was a little helpless: "How many times do I have to say it?"

"One last time."

"Let's try it out together."

The twelve strokes of the bell stopped, and the words became crystal clear.Fang Wei rolled his eyes a few times, still a little dazed.

"Wait," he said, "let me calm down."

"Isn't that the answer you wanted to hear?"

"Of course I want to hear it." Fang Wei was eager to defend, "but I didn't expect you to agree."

He hoped so, but he dared not imagine that it was so.It was twelve o'clock at night, and on his birthday, his wish came true.

"Have you figured it out?" Zhou Ruiyun asked after a few minutes.

Fang Wei nodded slightly: "But I'm still a little confused, are we together?"

"Well. Where are you going now? Going back?"

"I'm going back so soon..." Fang Wei blurted out.

They just started to confirm their relationship, so why are they willing to go back to their respective homes?

"Then where are we going?" Zhou Ruiyun motioned him to look at the clock on the tower, "It's past twelve o'clock."

"Go to my place." Fang Wei said directly without thinking about it, "I rent the house alone, no one else."

Zhou Ruiyun looked at him suspiciously, with a hint of surprise in his expression: "To your place?"

"That's not what I meant..." Fang Wei realized that his words were easily misunderstood, and blushed, "I live nearby, you can go up and have a seat."

The more he explained, the more confused he became, Fang Wei wanted to scratch his hair impatiently.

Zhou Ruiyun smiled suddenly, rubbed his head: "Okay, go sit with you for a while."

Fang Wei's eyes were shining brightly, as if all the lights at night had gathered into his eyes: "Then I'll go pick up the car. I parked it in the shopping mall in front. Did you come by car?"

"Come here by taxi."

The house Fang Wei rented was near the business district, and it only took about ten minutes by car.It was only when I got into the elevator that I felt nervous, and my mouth kept popping like beans: "I live on the sixteenth floor, the room is relatively small, and it may be a bit messy..."

Remembering that the bed was not made, the clothes were not thrown into the washing machine, and the snack bags were still piled up on the sofa, which caused his palms to be wet when he opened the door, and the keys were stained with sweat.

"You sit down first." Fang Weiwei entered the door and took a pair of slippers for Zhou Ruiyun, then hurriedly cleaned up the room, "I'll pour you some water, what do you want to drink?"

"Anything is fine." Zhou Ruiyun came in after him and looked around the room.

Fang Wei poured a glass of orange juice for him: "This is the only one at home, and milk."

"Yeah." Zhou Ruiyun took it over, "It's pretty neat."

"No, it's messy and dirty." Fang Wei sat down discouraged, gathered the bag of potato chips on the sofa into his hands, and quickly threw it into the trash can, "I regret calling you here, I feel so ashamed."

Zhou Ruiyun couldn't help laughing.Fang Wei sat upright, like an obedient student, staring at the other party cautiously.

"Your phone has been ringing for a long time, why don't you check it?" Zhou Ruiyun noticed.

"Ah, it's okay." Fang Wei waved his hand, took out his phone and looked at it, "It's all blessing messages."

"Ok?"

Fang Wei smiled with gentle eyes: "Today is my birthday."

Zhou Ruiyun froze for a moment: "I don't know, sorry."

Fang Wei shook his head like a rattle: "It's okay, it's okay."

"I didn't prepare a birthday present. Are you free tomorrow? I invite you to dinner."

"Maybe not." Fang Wei said despondently, "My friend made an appointment early, so I won't be free all day."

"Yeah." Zhou Ruiyun didn't insist, "I'm going back, it's getting late now."

Fang Weiyi suddenly stood up: "Sit no longer?"

"No." Zhou Ruiyun said.

It's not appropriate to stay any longer.After all, the two people who have just established a relationship are a little rusty, they are restrained, and they develop slowly.

"Then I'll take you home." Fang Wei said.

"I'll go back by myself." Zhou Ruiyun refused, "I was shocked when I saw you driving just now."

"..." Fang Wei couldn't explain.He was dazzled, the car swayed from side to side, and ran through two red lights in just ten minutes, "Then drive my car back, it's not easy to take a taxi at this late hour."

Zhou Ruiyun thought for a while: "Okay, I will pay you back the day after tomorrow."

"Yeah." Fang Wei nodded and got him the car keys, "I'll take you downstairs."

The parking lot is on the first floor, Fang Wei was really in a daze, she couldn't find her own parking space, and she even went in the wrong direction.Zhou Ruiyun grabbed his arm in time: "You just stopped at the west side."

"Yes, it seems."

Zhou Ruiyun was helpless, his fingers slid down and held his hand, Fang Wei's palm jumped violently.He turned his head to look at Zhou Ruiyun. The lights in the parking lot were dimmed, and the lines of his side face were softened, making him look a little more gentle, which was heart-pounding.

"Watch the way." The other party reminded him.

Fang Wei hurriedly turned his eyes to look at the road under his feet.

After finding the car, Zhou Ruiyun wanted to leave, and asked before leaving, "Can you find the way back?"

"I can find it." Fang Wei knew that he was teasing himself.

"That's good." Zhou Ruiyun smiled, and rubbed his hair again. Fang Wei found that he liked this movement, treating himself like a child.

"Close your eyes." Zhou Ruiyun said suddenly.

"what?"

Before Fang Wei could react, his eyes went dark, and the figure of the person in front of him cast a shadow, completely blocking the light source above his head.Immediately afterwards, the lips were covered with a layer of softness.

The brain froze immediately.

Fang Wei's eyelashes trembled, and they swept across Zhou Ruiyun's face several times.The heat on the mouth gradually heated up, and the lips separated and touched again.

"Open your mouth." Zhou Ruiyun ordered.

Fang Wei opened his mouth obediently, and the other party's tongue squeezed in.As imagined, the slight smell of smoke and coffee was captured.The tongue is entwined, wet and emotional.

Zhou Ruiyun put his arms around his waist, and the kiss gradually became more intense from a gentle drizzle. Fang Wei was a little out of breath, and snorted twice, as small as a cat meowing in love.

"Um……"

He raised his arms hesitantly, and slowly hugged Zhou Ruiyun's neck, and the latter deepened the sudden kiss.

When they left, Fang Wei was already out of breath, leaning against the person in front of her with no strength in her body.Zhou Ruiyun's expression was normal, holding Fang Wei in his arms, stroking his smooth nape with his right hand.

"Happy birthday." He whispered.

Fang Wei's body trembled, his chin rested on Zhou Ruiyun's shoulder, and the arms around Zhou Ruiyun's neck tightened a little.

"Thank you, is this a birthday present?"

He heard Zhou Ruiyun laugh, and the other party laughed many times tonight.

"How can there be such a perfunctory birthday present."

It's not perfunctory.Fang Wei disagreed, but did not refute.He greedily took a deep breath of Zhou Ruiyun's unique scent, deeply feeling that this was the best birthday present he had received in the past [-] years.

The gorgeous confession on the LED display is far inferior to a sentence of "try it together", and far inferior to this kiss at this moment.

It was as if he was in a dream, and he couldn't believe it was real.For a moment he doubted——did Zhou Ruiyun agree to be together because he liked him?Problems come in like a tide and fade away quickly.Then there is only boundless joy left.

Zhou Ruiyun drove away, and Fang Wei was so dazed by his kiss that he couldn't figure it out.A few minutes ago, I said that I could find my way back, but I hit a pillar twice in a short distance.

It was only when I got back to the apartment that I woke up a little bit.His cell phone kept ringing, and his mother called.

"Why didn't you answer the phone?" Mother Fang asked.

"I'm playing." Fortunately, Fang Wei didn't forget the lie he told before going out.

"Where are you playing? It's so quiet."

"I found an empty box to answer the phone, mom, are you okay?"

"What can be the matter." Fang's mother complained, "I haven't celebrated my birthday at home for several years abroad, and ran away again when I came back."

Fang Wei dragged out and shouted: "Mom..."

Fang's mother softened her heart and said, "I just called to wish my little prince a happy 23rd birthday. Mom is going to bed first, so don't make trouble too late."

"Well, good night, mom." Fang Wei hung up the phone and stared at the phone in a daze.

He was counting the time, Zhou Ruiyun should be home soon.Fang Wei lay on his back on the bed, and time passed by.When the time is almost up, send a WeChat message.

"are you home yet?"

The return over there was very slow, and it would take 10 minutes.

"Just arrived."

Fang Wei replied in seconds: "That's good."

"Are you still asleep?"

"Can't sleep. Can I call you now?"

"cannot."

Fang Wei's excited expression collapsed: "...QAQ"

He learned this emoji from the girls in the department. He said it was most effective for straight men, and his heart softened after seeing it, but Zhou Ruiyun obviously didn't like it, because there was no voice there.

Fang Wei clutched his phone and waited for a reply. He waited for a quarter of an hour.He wondered why the other party suddenly ignored him because he didn't say anything to provoke Ni Lin.

While thinking about it in a depressed mood, the phone vibrated, and Zhou Ruiyun called!

"Hey……"

"I just went to take a shower." The voice was transmitted through the electric current, and it sounded low and magnetic in the quiet night.

Fang Wei breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it."

"Well, why can't you sleep? You shouldn't be allowed to drink that cup of coffee at night."

It wasn't because of the coffee, Fang Wei knew that he was so happy, his cerebral cortex was vibrating, he couldn't stop the excitement, and the palms holding the phone were sweaty.

"I just can't fall asleep suddenly. Are you going to sleep?" Fang Wei asked.

"Well, I'm a little sleepy." Zhou Ruiyun yawned.

Fang Wei's mood fell, and his tone was low: "Then hang up the phone and talk tomorrow."

"Good night."

"Good night."

As a result, the call was still going on after 2 minutes. Fang Wei held the phone in front of his eyes to confirm it, and asked in puzzlement, "Why didn't you hang up?"

"Wait for you to hang up first." Zhou Ruiyun said.

Fang Wei smiled unconsciously, as if he had been stuffed with honey: "I don't want to hang up."

They really didn't hang up the phone, but they didn't say anything more.Zhou Ruiyun was going to sleep, and Fang Wei pulled back the quilt to lie down. Only the sound of their breathing could be heard on the phone.

After a long time, Fang Wei finally lost his excitement and fell asleep.Before closing his eyes unbearably, he said in a daze, "I'm really happy today."

The voice was very small, but it was caught by Zhou Ruiyun.He fell asleep after hearing Fang Wei's words, breathing lightly.

Zhou Ruiyun didn't go to sleep immediately, he took out the lighter, lit a cigarette, his expression was unclear in the smog, his eyes were dark, there was no smile or joy in love.