awkward

The winter in Shanghai is still very cold this year.

The air is cool, and the white mist can be lifted with a light exhalation. At night, the temperature has dropped to a few degrees below zero Celsius.

When I got out of the car and walked all the way home to get the key to open the door, my fingers were numb from the cold.

After many attempts, the key could not fit into the eyelet.

The winter wind blew past, and it hurt like a knife on the face, and the cold air kept drilling into the collar and cuffs, making people shiver uncontrollably.

Yan Chen couldn't stand it, and finally chose to knock on the door.

In the past, the nanny in the old house would trot over to open the door for him, but today there was no movement.

Afraid that the other party might not hear, he raised his hand and knocked again several times.

The cold snow is cold, releasing a breath that makes the blood coagulate, and the cheeks and nose are red from the cold.

After waiting for a while while shivering, I vaguely heard footsteps coming from inside.

With the sound of "click" unlocking, the bright light and the heating of the air conditioner hit our faces.

Yan Chen didn't look much, just went in with his head down and put on his shoes, and passed the bag in his hand to the person next to him.

But after reaching out for a long time, the nanny didn't come to pick it up.

Yan Chen frowned slightly, glanced casually out of the corner of his eye, and was about to say something, but when he saw who the other party was, he couldn't help but startled.

"Why are you here."

After hesitating for a while, he slightly parted his thin lips and asked in a low voice.

The man in front of him was wearing a white down jacket and a light-colored scarf. He was slender, with soft hair and fair skin. He looked very elegant under the light.

After repeated confirmation many times, he was sure that he did not have an illusion.

"Chen Mo and I came to pay our respects to the early years." Ye Mu replied lightly, his voice was no longer as cold as before, but revealed a gentle calmness, like the timbre flowing from a precious cello, which made people feel very comfortable.

Yan Chen was silent for a while, lowered his thin eyelids, nodded silently, and said nothing.

Ye Mu pursed his lips, looked at him and said, "Long time no see."

Yan Chen didn't return, his long and narrow Danfeng eyes were cold and deep, he took off his coat and hung it on the wall, then turned and walked towards the hall.

Ye Mu got used to his indifference, watched his back for a while, and followed him slowly

In the hall, Chen Mo and Yan Henan were sitting on the sofa chatting, and they stopped immediately when they saw them approaching.

"Hey, who am I supposed to be in the middle of the night? It's been several years, but I know I've come back."

Yan Henan let out a long sigh, stood up with his thighs propped up, and saw his eldest son shaking his head, his tone was full of emotion.

There was no emotion on Yan Chen's face, he just walked over and nodded slightly, "Dad."

Li Wen glanced at him indifferently, although he was his own, but her tone was still bitter and mean, "Really, I have really taken over my country abroad, and I will go there for three or four years. If you have the ability, don't come back."

The father felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and couldn't help but help, "What are you talking about, it's good if you can answer, why are you complaining?"

Li Wen cut her voice, "You think I'm on New Year's Eve? If he can live up to me, can I do this?"

She has seen Chen Mo's achievements in the past few years. Not only has he opened dozens of branches, signed projects with US-funded companies with a market value of over [-] billion, he has also been selected as the Outstanding Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award many times.Even Yan Henan looked at him with admiration, and within half a year he handed over all the liquid assets of the family.

Thinking about my eldest son, he went abroad for no reason and didn't mention it. He still hasn't made any achievements in his career. When he calls, he is always drunk.

Yan Chen looked at her with downcast eyes, "I'll leave after I have a meal."

Li Wen was snarky, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he said this, "Come on, no one chased you away. After all, I haven't been home for so long, so I will stay for a few more days this time."

Yan Chen was indifferent, his voice was low and emotionless, "No need."

Seeing his tough attitude, Yan Henan couldn't help but come out to be a peacemaker, "What's the point, the snow is so heavy outside, the road is icy and it's easy to slip when driving, so you have to stay here for safety, Chen Mo and you too, stay for one night .”

Chen Mo glanced sideways at Ye Mu, seeing that there was no objection, and said in a low voice, "That's fine."

His shoulders were much broader than before, and he stood there in a black sweater holding Ye Mu with one hand, exuding a restrained and mature temperament, giving people a sense of stability and reliability.

Yan Chen looked at the holding hands of the two, still feeling dazzling after so many years, frowned and was about to say something to say no when he was interrupted by Yan Henan at the side.

"That's how it's booked. I'll ask Mrs. Zhong to prepare two guest rooms later. Let's have dinner first. The whole family finally arrived, so we have to get together."

After he finished speaking, he patted Yan Chen on the shoulder, and gave him a warning look, telling him not to make things difficult for him.

Yan Chen lowered his eyes, bowed his head and remained silent for a while, but finally compromised.

There are a lot of dishes on New Year's Eve, and the nanny is a bit too busy alone, and the dishes are not really served until about 06:30.

It was nearly seven o'clock when the whole family sat down around a table, including the time to serve rice and ladle soup.

Yan Henan didn't have much taste, took a few mouthfuls of rice and looked at Yan Chen and said, "How's your life abroad these past few years?"

With a stern face, Yan Chen said, "It's okay."

Yan Henan nodded slightly, and said in a tactful way, "I know I can't control you, but I still hope you can calm down and find someone to stabilize your life."

Leaving aside his sexuality, he still hopes that Yan Chen can have a relationship with him. He has been alone for so long, and he feels very uncomfortable.

Yan Chen looked indifferent, "I'll talk about it later."

Yan Henan knew that he was procrastinating, but there was nothing he could do, "Some things are in the past, so don't worry about it."

He didn't know exactly what happened before, but he still taught a few words from the thoughts of someone who has experienced it.

Yan Chen seemed indifferent, and kept silent after answering the question.

Yan Henan sighed a little, feeling exhausted under the exhaustion, and said to Chen Mo: "Oh, if you have time, I can persuade your elder brother."

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes and glanced at Yan Chen, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Li Wen sneered there, "Persuasion, people have been thinking about how to annex the property of the Yan family for a few years, how could they be so kind?"

Yan Henan became angry when he saw her sour face, and said coldly with his eyebrows: "Aren't you tired if you talk about money all day long?"

Not to be outdone, Li Wen said, "Why, don't let people tell the truth?"

Yan Henan shook his head, simply ignored him, raised his wine glass and took a sip.

Chen Mo got used to it, his handsome profile showed unrestrained freedom, he reached out to take a crab, lowered his head, picked out the meat, and put it on Ye Mu's plate.

Ye Mu lowered his head and picked up a knife and fork to eat a few mouthfuls, and after a while he took another one and peeled it himself.

Although the atmosphere at the dinner table is not very good, the taste of the dishes is good.

Seeing his non-stop movements, Yan Chen couldn't help frowning, his long and narrow Danfeng eyes were dark, and he said in a low voice, "Eat less, you are allergic to seafood."

Ye Mu paused for a moment, looked up at him, and his eyes moved slightly.

A cold sentence, it sounds nothing at first, but it seems very abrupt on that occasion.

Yan Henan was a little surprised, and looked at the two of them, "Why, you two knew each other before?"

From the concerned tone just now, one could feel that there was something about the two of them.

Ye Mu's heart tightened slightly, but he didn't answer.

He didn't want the family to know too much about the past, and he always felt that it would become troublesome.

Yan Chen noticed his discomfort, and after being reticent for a long time, he spoke slowly: "I'm not very familiar with him, I just lived in a dormitory in college."

Yan Henan nodded slightly in response, still feeling a little strange in his heart, "Really, I haven't heard you mention it before."

Yan Chen mentioned it lightly, "I said it before, but I didn't pay attention at the time."

Seeing that his attitude was lukewarm, Yan Henan didn't ask any more questions, and started looking for other topics, whether it was talking about the current affairs of the country about the Sino-US trade war, or about Chen Mo's investment direction for the next year. Most of them were rather boring.

After a meal, they were generally relatively harmonious, but they were also quite tired. After eating some fruit and chatting about homework, they all went back to their rooms.

Yan Chen was a little jet-lagged, went to the bathroom to take a shower and didn't sleep much, put on a thick coat and went to the balcony to smoke.

The winter wind was still howling, but after the snow fell, it was not as cold as before.

The twilight was thick, and all the lights in the house had been extinguished, leaving only the endless darkness.

The cigarette butt in his hand had burned out, and the fire was scalding his fingertips, but he didn't realize it, he was only silent in his own world.

"I have to thank you for what happened just now."

In the silent silence, a familiar voice suddenly split the air, and it came over suddenly.

Yan Chen turned his head and glanced, and found that Ye Mu came out of the next room at some time and stood by the balcony, only a few meters away from himself.

"Thanks for what?"

He slid his Adam's apple down, his long and narrow Danfeng eyes looked straight ahead quietly, and asked a casual question.

Ye Mu looked at the snow scene in the night sky, and said calmly: "Thank you for not telling us about our previous relationship."

Otherwise, relying on the situation just now, there will be another brawl, and there may be a lot of gossip.

Yan Chen pinched out the cigarette butt, took another cigarette from the case and lit it. After silently puffing, he suffocated for a long time before spitting it out, "It's nothing, I just want to spend the New Year in peace."

Ye Mu leaned down, leaned his elbows on the guardrail, and remained silent.

Yan Chen handed him a burning cigarette from the side, "Smok with me."

Ye Mu glanced at it indifferently, did not refuse, and stretched out his hand to take it.

The curling white mist rose slowly, quickly blurring his outline.

The pungent smell of smoke lingered in the lungs for a week, and was finally poured out like a long stream of water.

The moonlight fell on his soft broken hair, adding a bit of unique laziness to him, which made people feel nostalgic for no reason.

Yan Chen looked at him with half-closed eyes, and said in a low voice, "How have you been these few years?"

Ye Mu pursed his lips lightly, "It's good, but it's just a quarrel."

Yan Chen stared at him, "Arguing?"

Ye Mu laughed at himself, "I often misunderstood him cheating in the first half of the year, and almost divorced him because of trivial matters."

Yan Chen's thin lips curled slightly, and he flicked the cigarette ash with his slender fingertips, "It's very similar to what you would do. You keep everything in your heart and don't say anything. You like asking for trouble."

Ye Mu lowered his eyes, "Maybe, but it can't be easily changed."

Yan Chen squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette, his eyes were as deep as the sea, but they were empty and numb, "If we had talked everything out back then, would it be possible that you and I are the ones arguing now?"

Ye Mu was silent for a moment, his thin lips parted slightly, "I don't want to answer hypothetical questions."

Yan Chen looked into the distance, his voice was a little hoarse from the cold wind, "If I insist on you giving me an explanation."

Ye Mu looked down at the cigarette in his hand, and slid his Adam's apple, "Maybe I will still make the same choice as now."

Yan Chen pulled his lips, and there was deep self-mockery in his tone, "Really."

Ye Mu lowered his eyelids slightly, and was about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by a low, patient, oppressive voice in the room.

"Ye Mu, don't blame me for not reminding you, 5 minutes is almost up."

It didn't take long for Chen Mo to finish speaking, and Chen Mo stood at the threshold of the balcony, holding a blanket, leaning on his side with one hand in his pocket, waiting for him.

That look is as heroic and fierce as a wolfhound that has been robbed.

Ye Mu had a headache, "Let's do this for today, and we will continue to chat another day when we have time."

He tilted his head and apologized to Yan Chen, with a light smile showing helplessness and gentle doting towards someone, and then left the balcony.

Yan Chen was indifferent, his eyes followed his back all the way, from the time he walked into the room, hugged and kissed Chen Mo, until he turned off the lights and fell asleep while making love.

Through the curtains, he could vaguely see him snuggling up against another man's chest, with something resembling happiness on his face.

The snow is still falling at night, and the silent cold makes people's hearts very quiet.

He looked at him, with persistence and loneliness in his long and narrow Danfeng eyes.

The night gradually deepened.

The lights of the whole city closed their eyes.

When he couldn't see, he could finally speak quietly.

I love you.

as always.

The author has something to say: (end of extra episode)

The book ends here, and I once again ask everyone for the collection of the new article "Big Brother". I dare not open a pit if I am less than 500. I also ask the veterans to help me collect a ticket. The author is very grateful.