know the enemy

Bai Yi did drink too much, coughed while crying, his face turned red and he asked Lu Jia, "You think your parents treat you differently, they accommodate you...Lu Jia, you too, you too! You don't say anything If you don’t tell me, who will know?!” He seemed to be making trouble for no reason, but he cried like a child, his voice was hoarse, his eyes were red, and he choked up and said, “You are my fucking brother…”

Luke wondered if he had done something wrong again, or if he was wrong in the first place.

Did his patience and his retreat bring harm to Bai Yi?

That estrangement is always there, and they treat each other with care.

— Luke thought so.

When he was a child, Bai Yi always wanted to bully him. Even if he was beaten, he would stand in front of him countless times, snatch his toys and the remote control that was at hand, and he would never hesitate to be taught a lesson by his aunt.

Bai Yi never cared that he was called "brother".Lu Jia thought that if the family couldn't accommodate him one day, Bai Yi should be the one who rejected him the most.But the fact seems to be the opposite.

Bai Yi picked up the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth, Lu Jia's hand was halfway up and down.

He suddenly thought of many things from the past, of his aunt's prejudice against him, of Bai Yi always being implicated for no reason, and carrying some of the troubles he caused.It was Bai Yi who asked him to help cover up on the date, and it was Bai Yi who made him find excuses to stay in other people's homes.

Bai Yi really regards him as his elder brother, and in his eyes Lu Jia is a brother who is one year older than him and who can share secrets.

Lu Jia opened a bottle of wine for himself, and drank one cup after another with Bai Yi.

Probably in Bai Yi's eyes there was never that barrier, so he was able to speak out his thoughts without any scruples, no matter right or wrong.

As if wanting to vent all his emotions, Bai Yi cried loudly, with his head on the table and tears streaming down his arms, looking embarrassed, he asked over and over again: "Aren't you my brother..."

Bai Yi was so drunk that his expression was sluggish. Even so, Lu Jia responded seriously and said, "Yes, I am."

Bai Yi didn't hear what Lu Jia said at all, smiled and got up and looked for a drink again, and said to himself: "Why do you think your parents don't accept it? You haven't even tried... What are you afraid of? What are we?"

"No." Bai Yi sat down again, "That's fine, keep it a secret until you break up..." He raised his eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Can we wait until that day?"

Luke snatched the wine glass from him, "Don't drink it."

"No." Bai Yi shook his head, "No, I feel sad if I don't drink."

"Bai Yi."

Bai Yi reached out for the wine glass, but Lu Jia stopped him, "Bai Yi!"

"Lu Jia." Bai Yi looked at him, suddenly smiled and sighed, "Brother..."

Lu Jia's hand loosened, Bai Yi snatched the wine glass but did not pour the wine, the glass knocked against the table.

"Don't drink." Bai Yi began to take out the money, "Pay the bill, and you should go home as soon as it's getting late. My place is close to home, so I'm leaving."

Lu Jia grabbed Bai Yi, put the money on the table, greeted the boss, then turned to ask Bai Yi, "Where are you going?"

"Go home."

"Where are you going back?"

Bai Yi turned around and pointed in a random direction: "There."

"...I'll take you back."

Bai Yi's residence is really close, but it's not the direction he pointed.

Lu Jia wanted to carry him away, but he refused to let him go. He staggered around in place for more than half an hour before walking to the right place.

Luke followed him all the time, helping him every time he saw that he was about to fall.

After walking for more than an hour, Lu Jia sent Bai Yi to the place, but he didn't adjust to the call from Mu Wenran. He pressed the answer button and said calmly, "Hello?"

"where?"

Luke came back to his senses: "Ah... I'll be back soon, you go to bed first, don't wait for me."

"I didn't wait for you."

"...Then why are you calling?" Lu Jia smiled, "Duplicity, brother."

"Ah."

Lu Jia was really a little happy this time, with lowered eyes and corners of his mouth curled up: "I'm going back soon... just wait for me."

Mu Wenran didn't ask why, and it was rare that he didn't make a joke. He just responded: "Okay."

When Lu Jia returned, the lights in the living room and the study room were still on. Mu Wenran was processing documents, and raised his head when he heard the door closing.

"You're busy." Lu Jia waved his hand, "I'll wash up first."

After coming out of the bathroom, Mu Wenran was already waiting in the living room.

"Are you done?" Luke walked over.

Mu Wenran raised his hand to stroke his wet hair. Lu Jia squinted his eyes and tiptoed to kiss Mu Wenran's forehead.

"what?"

"Kiss." Lu Jia fell down on the sofa and looked up at Mu Wenran.

"Drinking?"

"Drink... a little bit." Lu Jia said, his eyes flicked around unnaturally, "A little bit."

Mu Wenran sat down, and Lu Jia kicked his leg.

"Drink with Bai Yi."

Mu Wenran turned his head.

Luke was smiling, but he couldn't see the slightest joy, "I'm crying for him."

"I seem to have done something wrong again." He covered his eyes with his arm and plunged himself into darkness, "Bai Yi asked me why I was afraid to tell my aunt about the two of us."

Mu Wenran listened.

"...I don't know either." Lu Jia curled his toes, and soon felt his feet were wrapped in warm palms. He shrank back, "I don't know, but I'm afraid."

"It's unreasonable to be afraid." Lu Jia sighed, and the sigh contained too much emotion, "As Bai Yi said, not only my aunt is accommodating me, but I am also... always thinking about accommodating others first."

"Did I do something wrong again? Why do I always do wrong things?"

Maybe the topic was too heavy, so Lu Jia let out an "oops", trying to lighten the atmosphere with a smile.

"Is it wrong?" Mu Wenran asked, "Where is it wrong?"

"It's all wrong."

"Next time I see Bai Yi, can I just hit him up?"

"Ah?" Lu Jia withdrew his arm and looked in Mu Wenran's direction, "...what?"

Mu Wenran bent his mouth for some unknown reason, causing Lu Jia to jump up in fright, and stared at him blankly: "Aren't you serious?"

"Just kidding, don't worry." Mu Wenran said.

Lu Jia couldn't be relieved, and looked suspiciously at Mu Wenran.

Mu Wenran continued the topic just now: "What else did he say?"

"... called me 'brother'."

Mu Wenran sneered, "Continue."

"Gone."

Mu Wenran rubbed the corners of his eyes with his knuckles: "Then why are you sad?"

"...I'm not sad." Luke said, covering his face, "Don't make random guesses about me."

"Oh."

After a while, Lu Jia tugged at the corner of Mu Wenran's clothes, "I'm sorry, I'm sad. Can you listen to me a few more words?"

"Ah."

"It's just... I still think I should apologize." Lu Jia lowered his head, "Apologize to Bai Yi."

"why?"

"I thought he didn't recognize me as a brother. When we were young, we got into trouble together and were punished together. Bai Yi refused to accept it every time and asked his aunt if he was her own... I always thought he hated me to some extent." Lu Jia was a little dazed. Looking up, "But today when I heard him call me 'Brother', I realized that I seemed to be wrong.

"And about us, I haven't told my aunt and them. What am I afraid of? Why didn't I think they would agree?" Lu Jia said, "I don't seem to trust them at all... I'm afraid foot."

He was very disappointed and asked again: "Do you really like me? I'm too bad, you should consider returning it... think it through carefully, don't rush to return, and think about it." Say yourself sad, Lu Jia patted his chest to calm down, and after a while quietly glanced at Mu Wenran, "Have you considered it?"

Mu Wenran patted him: "What drama are you adding to yourself?"

"Didn't I think about you?" Lu Jia was rather melancholy, "Don't wrong yourself."

Mu Wenran was convinced, and took Lu Jia into his arms: "No return."

"Oh, that's fine." Lu Jia leaned into his arms, found a comfortable position, felt happy and then felt bad, still feeling bad about himself.

"No one is at fault." Mu Wenran's voice sounded from above his head, "You just care too much about them."

There is no absolute right or wrong in things, everyone has reasons to make different choices.

Those loves are true, and care is equally true.

Lu Jia moved, and wanted to look back at Mu Wenran's face, but Mu Wenran held his head.

"I've said it, it's okay." Lu Jia couldn't see, Mu Wenran's eyebrows were gentle, his tone was clingy, and he regressed again, compromised again, and he was completely voluntary, "Don't tell them does not matter."

"That's not okay." Lu Jia replied without thinking, "As you said, everyone is right. I care about them, so don't I care about you? I care about you so much." He said and pulled Mu Wenran away. hand, "Can you stop pressing my head? I can't grow taller."

"Can you still grow taller?"

"Why can't it grow?" Lu Jia turned around and faced him, "I said yes."

Mu Wenran indulged without the slightest principle: "Well, it can grow."

Luke asked, "Can I say 'thank you' to you?"

"why?"

"Just...you can listen to my nagging. You hesitated for so long and didn't make it clear to your family, and you didn't rush me." Lu Jia carefully counted, "...and so on, there are many more. Saying thank you seems like I'm being polite again, but... hey, why are you so nice?"

"You don't need to say thank you." Mu Wenran stroked his hair, "Just give me a kiss."

Without further ado, Lu Jia gave him a quick kiss, but after the kiss was not enough, he kissed him lightly on the cheek a few more times.

The kid's mood improved a lot, and he said around Mu Wenran, "I feel like I'm taking advantage of you, isn't that good?"

"It's okay." Mu Wenran put his earlobe in his mouth, "I'll let you take it."

It seemed like there was nothing to worry about.

They can indeed be better for each other.