know the enemy

At around three o'clock in the morning, Mr. Mu was sent to the emergency room.

Everyone waiting outside knew that the old man had reached his age and had to leave.

Mu Xian and Mu Wenran were the first to arrive, followed by Mu Zhangcheng and Chu Yue, followed by Mu Wencheng and his fiancée.

Mu Wenran was a little surprised when he saw Chu Yue, and Chu Yue was also quite unnatural when he saw him.

Seeing Mu Wenran sitting in a place with few people, Chu Yue also sat beside her, pretending to explain casually: "I went to see Wen Cheng and the others today, and I happened to meet them, so come here together."

"Oh."

"He has caused you a lot of trouble recently, hasn't he?"

"Fortunately."

"You're so grown up and still so naive." Chu Yue sighed, as if she had let go of all the unwillingness and complaints of those years, leaving some good memories, "It's too late to say anything now...he hasn't done anything for so many years. How much remarriage still considers you, you know?"

Mu Wenran turned his head.

Chu Yue looked at his expression, "You know?" She leaned against the wall, "... That's right. You and Wen Cheng are both smart."

"How is he?" Chu Yue didn't mention Lu Jia's name, and she still didn't agree with Mu Wenran's choice.

"pretty good."

"Apart from these two sentences, don't you know anything else?" Chu Yue lowered her head, looking a little lonely, "Talk to Mom more."

"Think about Mu Wencheng more." Mu Wenran turned his head, "He is walking at your pace now."

Chu Yue was stunned for a moment, but did not refute.

Mu Wenran stretched out his hand and stroked Chu Yue's head lightly, "White hair?"

Chu Yue sniffed and said with a smile, "Yeah, your mother is getting old too."

The door of the emergency room opened, and Mu Wenran stood up. Looking at his tall back, Chu Yue suddenly thought that was it.She is no longer attached to anything, and they can occasionally sit down and chat for a while.

The old man couldn't be rescued in the end.

Even though he was mentally prepared on the way here, his body would still tremble when it really came to this moment.Death has always been a heavy topic.

It wasn't until after eight o'clock in the morning that all the formalities were completed, and the group said goodbye at the entrance of the hospital.

During this period, Mu Zhangcheng and Mu Wenran did not communicate at all.

Mu Wenran supported Mu Xian, planning to send him back.Mu Xian kept saying that he was fine, but his mental state was not very good.

After returning to Mu Xian's house, Mu Xian drove Mu Wenran away, saying that he would be fine later.

Mu Wenran ignored it and sat on the sofa by himself.

"Uncle can't call you anymore, can he?" Mu Xian slapped his hands and shook his head, "Hey, I've grown up, so I can't care."

"No drink, sober up."

Mu Xian got up and entered the room.The door closed, and there were occasional short, suppressed sobs from inside the room.

Mu Wenran stood outside the door, wanted to knock on the door several times but then put down his hand.

About an hour later, Mu Xian sorted out his emotions, walked out of the room, and said without thinking: "How are you two?"

Mu Wenran raised his head.

"Lu Jia's family shouldn't know about you two, right?" Mu Xian poured himself a glass of water, "I'll regret it."

"Do you regret it?" Mu Wenran asked back, "Regret at this time?"

"...Yes, I regret it." Mu Xian drank the water in his glass in one gulp, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I regret not being braver." He has a past that is not worth mentioning.

"Go back quickly." Mu Xian began to chase people away again, "Isn't he worried about you after staying for so long?"

Before leaving, Mu Xian stopped Mu Wenran, "You and your father, you two..."

"It's enough for the time being."

"I didn't say that..."

"It's okay." Mu Wenran said, not quite sure, "Maybe... this is the best state between us."

Mu Xian patted him: "What nonsense?" But he faintly agreed with this statement in his heart.

When Mu Wenran returned home, Lu Jia had already gone to work, and it was rare that he didn't go to Bai's house at night and ran back directly.

Lu Jia stopped at the door panting, and Mu Wenran knocked him on the head: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Good question." Luke pointed at him, lowered his head to change his shoes, "I'm worried about you."

"worry about what?"

Lu Jia stretched out his hands to hold Mu Wenran's face, looked left and right, and let go after making sure that it was the same as usual, "Okay, I don't worry now."

Mu Wenran grabbed him by the collar and dragged him to the bathroom, "Go straight after you take off your shoes?"

Lu Jia shrank his neck: "Then I'm worried about you..." After being grabbed by the back of the neck, he begged for mercy, "Hey, I was wrong brother."

When eating at Bai's house, Lu Jia never talked nonsense at the dinner table, but he couldn't do it at his own house, so he talked about Mu Wenran.

Lu Jia talked about some things in the company, and then said after a while: "I think Bai Yi is acting weird recently..."

Only then did Mu Wenran respond: "Then stay away from him."

"He keeps looking at me secretly."

Mu Wenran put down his chopsticks: "Tell him to roll."

Luke: "..."

Luke: "You won't be serious, will you?"

Mu Wenran looked up at him.

Lu Jia was silent: "...What are you thinking? He is my younger brother."

Mu Wenran laughed, and Lu Jia trembled.

"Yes, he is your brother."

If it wasn't like this, Mu Wenran would have beaten Bai Yi on that snowy day a few years ago.

After washing up and going to bed, Lu Jia suddenly asked Mu Wenran, "Do you want to cry?"

"……In no mood."

Luke opened his arms: "Do you need my comfort?"

Mu Wenran hugged him, he hadn't slept since early morning, he was indeed tired.

Luke stroked his hair, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Be quiet." Mu Wenran said, "Being quiet is the best comfort for me."

"...I think you don't need my hug, forget it, I'm going to sleep, you let me go."

Mu Wenran laughed muffledly, and patted Lu Jia on the head: "Okay, go to sleep quickly."

In mid-July, Lu Jia went back to school to take a graduation photo, and was confessed by a junior student.

Mu Wenran went with him and stood not far away watching him.Lu Jia didn't hear much about the junior girl's confession, and just glanced over there.

When the person left, Mu Wenran came over and asked, "How do you answer?"

"There are already people in contact."

"Didn't you tell them you were married?"

"...with whom? You?" Luke tilted his head, "I'll think about it."

Mu Wenran embraced his shoulders, lowered his body and whispered in his ear, "What are you thinking about?"

Lu Jia couldn't pretend anymore, he laughed and said, "Get married, you said it, I'll think about it, and I'll tell you after I think about it."

Mu Wenran patted him on the head, and let go of his hands to help arrange his clothes: "Go and take pictures, I'll watch here."

In September, all primary and secondary schools started, and Bai Mu finally couldn't help but began to urge Lu Jia to bring his girlfriend home.

Luke was not as calm as he appeared on the surface, and was always hesitating.

Bai Yi changed jobs again, he was a little far away from home, but he would still find time to come back for a meal.He is really sensible, and he is no longer the maturity that he deliberately showed when he was a teenager.

Lu Jia was a little relieved, and mentioned Bai Yi a few more words at home.

Mu Wenran seems to be very sensitive to this name recently, and asked him at night whether the elder brother or the younger brother is more important.Lu Jia was dumbfounded by the question, and didn't answer immediately, but was immediately caught and slammed by Mu Wenran.She shed tears aggrieved, and was coaxed to say "brother is important".

Seeing Bai Yi the next day, Lu Jia shook his head and said, "You killed me."

Bai Yi couldn't understand at all.

This time he deliberately waited for Lu Jia, and the two of them went out together after dinner.

Lu Jia thought that Bai Yi was going to persuade him again, so he shook his head without saying a word today.

In the end, Bai Yi asked, "When are you going to say it?"

"……what?"

"When are you going to tell your parents about the two of you being together?"

"..." Lu Jia smiled, "To be honest, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Where are you going to sit for a while?" Bai Yi said, "Are you in a hurry to go back?"

Finding a place to sit at a roadside stall, Bai Yi ordered beer and drank several glasses by himself.Luke tried to stop him, but he blocked him.

"You really like him that much?" After drinking enough, Bai Yi put down his glass, feeling a little drunk.Unable to tell if he was pretending or really drunk, he looked at Lu Jia, "You are obviously afraid that your parents will know..."

Luke didn't answer, but poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down.

"Why are you afraid?" Bai Yi suddenly asked, "Are you afraid that your mother will be sad or that your father will beat you?" After asking, he answered by himself, "Why are you afraid of being beaten...Is it because you are afraid that they will be disappointed?"

"Keep saying I'm a burden." As if talking to himself, Bai Yi murmured, "Lu Jia, you are the cruelest person."