cold flame

After a period of time, Xu Yan would come here every now and then. He was wearing blue jeans and a light-colored T-shirt, and his smooth hair was always softly pasted on his forehead. He didn't look like a bar guest at all. How do you look at it? They are all college students who come to the bar to work during the work-study period.

And Lin Mo learned from chatting with Xu Yan that he was from a wealthy family and was an only child. His parents were strict and domineering, let alone a summer job. The reason why it only occurs at most three times in a week.

"Lin Mo, here!" Just after the first half ended, Lin Mo heard Xu Yan happily calling him from the audience.

Lin Mo walked over, saw a table of drinks and snacks, picked up a French fries and put it in his mouth, "You ordered so much again."

"I'm afraid it's not good to just order a glass of juice." Xu Yan smiled embarrassedly, and moved a glass of watermelon juice in front of Lin Mo, "Here, please drink it. That's right! The song you sang just happened to be my favorite song Yes, I have learned this song before."

Lin Mo suddenly remembered that Xu Yan is Lin Zi's junior, that is to say, he is currently a music student, and asked, "Have you ever studied? Singing or?"

"It's the violin." Xu Yan picked up the French fries with his right hand and put a large piece of ketchup on the small plate, "But I can't pull it well."

"Just practice more."

"But some things don't get better just by practicing hard, right? Even my dad said I have no talent." Xu Yan complained softly while chewing on the French fries in his mouth. study."

"You are quite suitable for learning the violin." Compared with the other party's thin body holding the cello, Lin Mo felt that the violin was more in line with his temperament.

"Really? But, I don't really like it either..." Xu Yan looked at Lin Zi who was chatting and laughing with the next table out of the corner of his eye, and said in a tone of emotion, "It's better to play the guitar. You can improvise, sing, or perform."

"Learn it if you like it, aren't you from the Music Academy?"

"Well, but my dad won't let me learn this." Xu Yan answered absent-mindedly.

At this moment, Lin Zi finally left the leading table. His next step was supposed to be where Xu Yan was sitting, but he stopped after walking a few steps and turned a corner.

"Senior!"

Xu Yan didn't know where the courage came from to call out to Lin Zi, and he stood up as if afraid that his voice would be covered by the noise around him, fixedly looking at Lin Zi who turned around and looked back at him.

"You've learned how to go clubbing recently." Lin Zi walked over with an empty cup, but didn't sit down.

"I, I came here because of you."

"So, order a table of snacks alone to cheer? I said, the bar is not the place for you to stay, go back and be your good student."

Lin Mo usually speaks in a half-joking tone, which gives people a frivolous and casual feeling. He said these things that are regarded as repulsive by the other party, but the smile on his face does not diminish, but the playfulness is missing in his eyes.

Xu Yan was a little hurt, and his tone softened accordingly, with deep grievances, "It's just to see, why does the senior hate me so much..."

"Because we are people from two worlds." Lin Mo picked up the wine on the table and drank it down, and continued: "It's like I like to drink, but you only drink fruit juice, understand?"

Xu Yan bit his lower lip and said nothing, his eyes were full of stubbornness, and when Lin Zi turned around and was about to leave, he seemed to make a decision, "I can also learn to drink."

"There are some things that you can't just study hard." Lin Zi glanced at him, and dropped the light words.

Xu Yan lowered his head, his shoulders became slack like a stone, and he kept thinking about Lin Zi's last words, which seemed a bit ironic, because a few minutes ago, he also said a similar common sense.

But people are often like this. When they are deeply involved, it is difficult to understand, thinking that all efforts are useful.Little do they know that feelings are the most immeasurable, and what you pay repeatedly may be insignificant in the eyes of the other party.

Not to mention returns.

Lin Mo was a little embarrassed. He was forced to listen to the conversation between the two of them. He didn't want to leave now, and he didn't want to leave now. He could only softly say to Xu Yan, who seemed to be abandoned, "Sit down first."

Xu Yan recovered and sat down as promised, moved the juice in front of him, took a sip, and murmured, "The juice is delicious too."

The bar is still bustling after midnight, greasy-faced men laughing and talking dirty jokes to tease the women at the same table, all the tables in twos and threes are full of sieve cards that never get tired of playing, and there are also young couples sitting side by side and whispering, From time to time, I picked up the wine and made a crisp clinking sound, and the cigarettes curled up. Everything was so clear, but it seemed like another world.

Standing under the dim light, Gao Wenxuan, with a straight figure and a professional white shirt, can always jump into Lin Mo's eye sockets at the fastest speed. Whenever he looks over, the other party is either breathing smoke, or just happens to be Looking back at him with a pair of bottomless eyes.

Lin Mo and Gao Wenxuan walked out of the bar one after the other, and saw a thin man across the street holding Lin Zi's arm, his tone was a little excited and he didn't know what to say, his originally beautiful face was somewhat sad, Lin Mo recognized it This is the person who walked away with Lin Zi the last time he met.

The guitar on Linzi's shoulder was about to slip off because of the man's shaking. He pulled out his arm and hung the guitar on his shoulder again. His movements were gentle, as if he didn't seem to be arguing. The hair on the side of his face covered his expression.

Next, the boy became more and more excited as he talked, he went up and hugged Lin Zi, wrapped his arms around his neck and leaned on his shoulders, the latter raised one hand and touched his head, turning his face helplessly, facing him Lin Mo's gaze, and Gao Wenxuan who just walked out of the bar door and stood behind Lin Mo.

Lin Zi smiled freely and waved at them. Lin Mo nodded and turned around, followed by the footsteps behind him.

"That's your team member?" Gao Wenxuan walked beside Lin Mo, keeping pace.

"Well, what happened?"

Gao Wenxuan smiled softly, "I'm just asking, don't get excited."

Only then did Lin Mo realize that his tone was a little bit apologetic, and changed his words abruptly: "They are fine."

"Well, it's really not surprising that men and men are together. It's such a society now. Are there any in your school?"

"Yes." Lin Mo looked straight ahead and walked with somewhat mechanical steps, "But I don't know very well."

"That's good."

"What's the matter?" Lin Mo stopped in his tracks and asked back.

"It's nothing, I just said this from the standpoint of your brother-in-law." Gao Wenxuan explained lightly, and walked around the front of the car to open the driver's door, "Get in the car."

Because of walking outside for a while, after the body received the strong air-conditioning, the thin sweat gradually turned into cold beads and stuck to the body, evaporating little by little.When the two arrived in the car, they seemed to have returned to the small and silent space, after that wine table game.

In fact, it was just a prank for a joke. On that occasion, there was no truth or falsehood, only an obligation to fulfill. Lin Mo didn't have to worry about who the other party was. He could straighten out his role, if that person wasn't Gao Wenxuan.

Afterwards, the two of them acted as if nothing had happened, but there was something inexplicably in between.It's like the tide pushing the waves onto the sandy shore, leaving a dark brown water mark after the tide ebbs.

It was obviously a moment, but it has left a disturbing aftertaste.

Tonight is Saturday, the performance time is longer than usual, and Lin Mo’s fatigue caused by the increased workload made him fall asleep in the car without knowing it. When he woke up, he found that he was downstairs at home, and the car window was half open. The heat outside kept coming in.

"Wake up? Sleeping with the air conditioner on will catch cold, so I opened the car window a little."

"Thank you."

Gao Wenxuan maintained the posture of holding the steering wheel with one hand, the cuffs of his shirt were neat and wrinkle-free, and he did not feel at ease after work. After Lin Mo took a nap, he felt much less sleepy, and he could notice the light blue under the other's eyes at a glance.

"Actually, you don't have to pick me up every day, I can come back by myself."

"Really." Gao Wenxuan looked at him sideways.

"Yeah." Lin Mo thought for a while, "I'll tell my parents."

"okay, I get it."

Gao Wenxuan didn't linger too much on this question, but just stared at him with a pair of eyes that were too soft due to fatigue.