cold flame

"woke up?"

When Lin Mo woke up, he saw Gao Wenxuan sitting in front of the computer with his back facing him, reading materials, staring at his back for a while, and when he wanted to sit up and drink water, the sound reached the other party's ears.

"After three hours of sleep, do you feel better?" Gao Wenxuan sat down, helped him pick up the thermos cup on the table, poured hot water into the cup and handed it to Lin Mo.

After drinking a few sips of hot water, the tiredness was immediately dispelled. Lin Mo was wearing a thick knitted sweater, and his face was slightly reddened by the heating in the room.

"Be more energetic." The phone on the table vibrated, Lin Mo opened WeChat, saw the news that Yang Hao asked him to go out to play, and smiled helplessly.

"Who sent it?"

"Yang Hao, he asked me to go out to play, and said he would take me to meet his new girlfriend." Lin Mo replied with his head down, not paying attention to the expression on Gao Wenxuan's face.

"He has changed girlfriends a lot in the past. I was still wondering if you would also be influenced by your friends, and it turned out that the peach blossom in college was introduced to you by Yang Hao, right?"

"Of course not." Lin Mo looked up and saw a playful smile on the corner of Gao Wenxuan's mouth, then continued, "That's the girl I chased by myself."

Gao Wenxuan's smile deepened: "Oh? What kind of girl."

"Long hair, big eyes, nice voice, and can play the cello. I have a lot of common language."

"How did you break up with such an excellent girlfriend?"

Lin Mo continued to write: "After graduating from university, she and I have to develop independently, and we will naturally break up if we are not in the same city."

"Where is her hometown?"

"City A."

Gao Wenxuan said slowly: "Since she is in the city where you studied in university, and there is no such thing as separate development, didn't you insist on staying in city A?"

"Didn't I be pulled back by my parents later?"

"I remember you said you had broken up with your girlfriend before that."

Only then did Lin Mo realize that the other party was setting him a trap, and he said without changing his face: "This is not a conflict."

Gao Wenxuan smiled and said with an inscrutable expression, "Girlfriend or something, did you make it up yourself?"

"Why did I make up this?" Lin Mo himself felt a little guilty when he said this sentence. At that time, he just said it casually to stop the continuous questioning of family and friends. Who knew that he would continue to make up stories afterwards.

Thinking of Gao Wenxuan's expression of interest in this matter, he couldn't help but smile narrowly, and asked, "You don't want to believe it, maybe it's because...you're in a bad mood, right?"

"That's right." Gao Wenxuan admitted generously, leaning forward to approach him: "So I need a little comfort."

Lin Mo, who quickly understood the meaning of the words, put his hand on the other's chest. Gao Wenxuan took a step ahead of him, and his lips were already on Lin Mo's mouth. The soft and decisive kiss made them both close their eyes at the same time.

At this time, the door was suddenly opened vigorously, making a loud noise.

"Brother Wenxuan, are you kissing Brother Momo?" The five-year-old cousin who came with his parents to pay New Year's greetings stood at the door, looking at the two on the bed in surprise.

"No, you read it wrong." Gao Wenxuan gave a kind smile to the stunned child.

"Then what are you doing with your mouth next to Brother Momo's?" The immature boy asked curiously, using plain language to simply and directly describe what he had just seen.

Lin Mo, who recovered from his panic, immediately replied: "He's biting me."

Gao Wenxuan looked at his flushed cheeks due to shyness and excitement, and smiled without saying a word.

"Why did brother Wenxuan bite you? Brother Momo, is he bullying you?" The cousin threw himself on the bed, staring at Lin Mo with eyes full of justice.

"No." Lin Mo paused, and said: "We were playing a game just now, and those who lose will be punished, so just now..."

"Oh, I got it! Brother Wenxuan is punishing you! No wonder you are blushing with anger." My cousin leaned against the bed with a smile and refused to leave. "What game are you playing? I want to play too!"

Gao Wenxuan said seriously: "This is an adult's game."

"But I also want to play, let me play! My mother said that I am already a man." Seeing that acting like a baby is of no use to the two elder brothers, Gao Wenxuan and Lin Mo, the cousin raised his chin and said clearly: " If you don’t let me play, I will tell my uncle and aunt that you bullied me! Just like Brother Wenxuan bullying Brother Momo just now..."

There was a drop of cold sweat on Lin Mo's forehead, so he had no choice but to agree: "Just take you to play, don't quarrel."

Finally decided to play mobile games together, the rules are also very simple, whoever survives to the end is the winner.The little cousin was propped up on the bed with a tablet, and poked his two little hands quickly. He usually spends most of his time at home playing mobile games. After losing a few times in the past, he finally found the trick and resolutely passed the level to the end.

"Haha, I win!" The cousin jumped up happily, and said to Lin Mo: "Brother Momo, you died the fastest in this round, and I can punish you!"

Lin Mo laughed dryly, unwilling to admit that he lost to his five-year-old cousin.

"I want to be the same as Brother Wenxuan..." The cousin opened his arms, stood on tiptoes and tried to hook Lin Mo's neck.

Gao Wenxuan grabbed his collar and pulled back, and said loudly, "You can't bite."

"Why?" The boy expressed his confusion with his red lips bitten by Gao Wenxuan and Lin Mo.

"Because you are too young, only adults can bite adults' mouths."

The cousin expressed doubts about this popular science that he had never heard of, frowned and asked, "Brother Momo, is it true?"

Lin Mo glanced at the calm Gao Wenxuan and nodded, "It's true, adults can bite children, but children can't bite adults."

"Okay, then I'll bite you when I grow up!" The cousin quickly accepted this statement, and rubbed his stomach as if remembering something, "That's right! My aunt asked me to ask you to eat."

"Okay, let's go out right away."

Seeing the little boy rushing out again, the two people in the room who successfully coaxed them without any risk, looked at each other and smiled.

The wind in early summer brings a little coolness when the night falls, bringing the gentle breath of the end of the day, lingering with the fragrance of grass and trees, the left and right car windows are half opened, and the erratic wind blows away the drowsy dullness of the day.

"Tomorrow I'm going on a business trip to a neighboring province."

"So fast?" Lin Mo leaned back in the chair, enjoying the breeze with some comfort.

With a smile on the corner of Gao Wenxuan's mouth, he said, "I'm already upset, I told you last week." He glanced sideways at Lin Mo, "I'm only going for two days, wait for me to come back."

"Ah."

The phone vibrated briefly, and Lin Mo, who was used to turning it to silent during class, turned on the ringer before checking the news.

Xu Yan's WeChat message only contained a short sentence, but it was enough to cast a layer of sinister on his face.

"What's the matter? Momo." Seeing Lin Mo staring at the phone in a daze, Gao Wenxuan immediately asked.

"Linzi's father... passed away unexpectedly."

His voice was blown by the wind and became lighter.The atmosphere became heavy, Gao Wenxuan said slowly: "Did Xu Yan tell you?"

"Correct."

"Should be in the hospital now, are you going to see Lin Zi and the others?"

"Xu Yan hasn't replied to my message yet."

A person's life and death seem to be heavy burdens, but they are often just a light sentence in the ears of others. It is hard to imagine how much darkness and pain this sentence contains.

Lin Mo didn't know how to comfort others, because he had also lost a loved one, and he knew the power of words, which could not bring any comfort.

Gao Wenxuan said, "Wait for me to accompany you when I come back."

The car that originally drove to the side gate of the community and stopped for a few minutes before starting, but today was the exception that there was no one on it.Gao Wenxuan got off the car and accompanied Lin Mo into the community.

"Still thinking about that?"

Lin Mo looked at the flowers and plants hidden in the shadow of the lights in the distance, and said, "It always feels too sudden. I heard Xu Yan say that Lin Zi's father has changed his view of them a while ago."

"These unpredictable and irresistible things will appear around us. When everything comes, accepting and facing it may be the best choice. Although it will take time, it will eventually get better. For example, you now, I believe Lin Zi can do it too."

"Although time will dilute many things, what has changed will always be different. I heard that Lin Zi and his father have a bad relationship. Now that this happened, I don't know how he feels." Regarding Lin Zi, Lin Mo actually knew In most cases, what I learned was obtained from Xu Yan's mouth.

Compared with Lin Mo's emotional projection, Gao Wenxuan seemed much more rational and calm: "Now that Xu Yan is with him, it would be better for us to go see it in two days."

"It always feels like this kind of thing happens in the summer."

A seemingly unintentional sigh made Gao Wenxuan suddenly change into a serious tone. He stopped and looked at Lin Mo, and said, "Don't think about it, this summer has just begun. When it gets hotter, we will go to the beach to play."

"I just said it casually." Lin Mo smiled indifferently, driving away the inexplicable anxiety in his heart.

The two embraced for a moment, and when their bodies separated, Gao Wenxuan kissed each other's forehead, "I will call you when I have time in the past two days, and tell me if there is anything."

"You've only been there for two days. What can you do? Well, I'm almost home downstairs. I'll walk back by myself."

After saying goodbye, Lin Mo walked towards the familiar bright building along the dim light beside the path.

The door opened, and Lin's mother walked into the house with a tired face and a bag on her back. Lin Mo just came out of the shower, and was a little surprised when he saw his mother, "Mom, why did you come back alone? Aren't you going to a friend's party with Dad today? "

"I didn't feel well, so I took a taxi back after dinner." Mother Lin stood by the sofa in the living room without putting down her satchel, and asked, "Did you just come back? What did you have for dinner?"

"I just came back from eating casually with my friends." Lin Mo wiped his hair with a towel a few times, walked to his mother, and asked with concern: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Lin's mother took advantage of the opportunity to sit on the sofa, avoiding her eyes to look at her son, "I'm fine, maybe it was a little uncomfortable to be bored in the box after eating, but it's much better now."

Lin Mo poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her. Mother Lin took the water glass, but was slightly taken aback when she raised her eyes, then turned her head and said, "Go and rest, I'll go wash up after a while."

"Then I'm going back to my room. Mom, call me if you need anything."

Although he felt that his mother's expression was a little strange, Lin Mo didn't think too much about it, and blamed it on his physical discomfort, and returned to his room after a few words of advice.

In the living room, Mother Lin, who was frowning tightly, stared at the door he closed, deep in thought.