together for a moment

Later, Zhao Yimu didn't have time to care about the meaning of those eyes and smiles. He was terrified on the short eight-kilometer return journey. If pedestrians walking on Indian roads are irritable, then riding a bicycle on Indian roads is simply desperate. There are no traffic lights at the intersection. Relying on the tacit understanding of all parties, Anuj's technique is proficient or bold. Anyway, he can always save the day at a critical moment. He wanted to tell Anuj to ride slower, but all his words were drowned in the sound of the horn.

His palms were wet when he got out of the car.

Turning around to see that Nick's footsteps getting out of the car were also vain, the two looked at each other palely and smiled like the rest of their lives, only Anuj greeted them into the restaurant without changing his face, grabbed Nick's shoulders and led them inside, Zhao Yimu looked at the two of them Looking back, the smile that Anuj asked Nick to hug his waist when he was in the car just now appeared in his mind, and there was an indescribable weirdness in his heart.

The location of the restaurant is not far from the Taj Mahal. It is a two-story building. The first floor is the backstage of the kitchen and the second floor has indoor seats. However, most people go to the top floor. Top-floor restaurants are very popular in North India. The mess is so messy and disorderly that you can't see it, and it is even more popular here to see the world heritage. When they entered, they were already [-]% to [-]% full, most of them were not locals, and a small stage was set up in the middle of the atmosphere. Live singing, obviously a restaurant dominated by foreign tourists.

Anuj took them to the pre-reserved seats, where they could watch the Taj Mahal and watch the performance on the stage at the same time. The strong smell of Indian cuisine wafted through the banquet, the crisp sound of the collision of cups and plates aroused the appetite, and the saliva in the mouth quickly Secretion, as soon as Nick sat down, he frowned and hugged his stomach and wailed: "I'm starving!". He didn't look like a hardworking backpacker at all, just a kid knocking on the bowl and waiting for food.

Anuj smiled and raised his hand to ask people to hurry up and serve the dishes. Crispy Indian fried chicken, steamed dumplings, papadum crisps, cured vegetables, etc., are all on the table at once. They look red and green, but they don’t taste as expected Too spicy, it should be adjusted considering the taste of foreigners.

Each dish is delicious in color and taste, leaving fragrance on the lips and teeth

"Get me a piece of puri." Nick pointed to the plate next to Zhao Yimu.

Zhao Yimu picked up a piece of puri and gave it to him. When he handed it over, he found that the corner of the little hungry ghost's mouth was covered with red curry sauce, so he pointed to the corner of his mouth to indicate: "It's covered with sauce."

"Huh?" Nick kept chewing and chewing, his hands were busy spreading the curry sauce on the puri, and he didn't notice what he said for a while.

"The corner of my mouth is covered with sauce." Zhao Yimu raised the corner of his mouth and said it again with a higher volume.

As soon as the words fell, Anuj, who was sitting on the other side of Nick, stretched out his hand to pick up his chin, and gently wiped off the bright red corner of his mouth with a tissue. His demeanor was natural and smooth, and Nick's eyes and hands were focused on the food, completely at the mercy of Anuj , the action of tearing the cake and dipping it in the sauce did not stop for a second, but Zhao Yimu, who was watching the whole process, frowned and looked down at the scone in his hand in a daze.

Do Indian men like to do some intimate gestures of holding hands and wiping their mouths?

Is Nick's nonchalant response a cultural thing or just not noticing?

Why did he feel that there was some indescribable ambiguity in the atmosphere?

This ambiguity happened between Nick and Anuj... what does it mean?

There was no answer to what he was thinking, and he ate mechanically, unable to taste the food.

"Hey, have a look at our wine." The waiter brought several cans of high and low glass bottles, and Anuj introduced them one by one, "This is Indian beer-pale ale, this is cashew liqueur, and this is produced in the southern city of Goa Wine... how about I start with beer?"

Since Zhao Yimu came to India, he hadn't drank alcohol. Indians generally don't drink alcohol, and restaurants rarely sell it. Anuj brought out three or four wines at once, which surprised him a bit, and he couldn't help but wonder if all this had another purpose?

It's better not to get drunk, someone has to be sober.

When the beer is poured into the glass, there are dense white bubbles, the aroma of wheat spreads in the air, and there is a strong fermented taste in the mouth, a little bit bitter but quite strong, but this sip is cold, let the original ride Zhao Yimu, who was blown by the cold wind, sneezed several times. He sniffed and didn't dare to drink more.

Nick and Anuj drank most of the glass as soon as they clinked glasses. Nick let out a breath, nimbly stretched out the tip of his tongue, and ate the foam on his lips.

Anuj looked at Nick with a gleam in his eyes, and after swallowing the wine in his mouth with a gulp, he shouted to come again and come again.The cup was empty and full, full and empty, beer was changed to sweet wine and then to red wine. Zhao Yimu didn't drink anything but beer. After drinking several kinds of wine, Nick's eyes became slack and he started to giggle. Seeing Anuj, he was about to go again When the cup was poured, Zhao Yimu covered the mouth of the cup with his hand, and said to Nick in a deep voice, "Take it easy, listen to music and eat something before drinking."

Nick was a few beats behind before he nodded his head heavily. He stood up with a chair and said, "I'm going to wash my face."

After Nick left, Anuj withdrew his smile and stared straight at Zhao Yimu. Tonight he put his eyes on Zhao Yimu for the first time. Anuj raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is your relationship with Nick?"

what relationship?Zhao Yimu found it funny, "What else can it matter? Let's travel together."

"Oh, very good." Anuj smiled politely, and said in a declarative tone: "Then please don't hinder me from developing a 'relationship' with him."

The word Relationship was emphasized, and Zhao Yimu's doubts that he couldn't figure out all night were confirmed at this moment. Anuj was indeed chasing Nick, the kind of pursuit like a boy chasing a girl. Then the question came, did Nick know? Is Nick willing to be pursued by the same sex?

He also gave Anuj a polite smile and said, "I don't care what kind of relationship you want to develop, but I can't watch others get my friend drunk and take advantage of others."

Anuj opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Nick had already staggered back, fell into the chair, buried his head in his hands, and said in a muffled voice: "Oh my god, I'm so dizzy, the aftertaste of this drink is really strong."

"Stay here tonight, let's drink, listen to music, dance and play all night long!" Anuj whispered next to Nick's ear, his expressions and words were ambiguous.

Zhao Yimu was a little nervous. Will Nick really want to stay? What will happen if he stays? Should he also stay?

Nick opened his eyes and glanced at Anuj through his fingers, shook his head, and said apologetically, "No, I'm so tired." After speaking, he hugged his head and shouted that he was so dizzy and wanted to go back to the hotel.

As soon as Zhao Yimu heard that it was exactly what I wanted, he immediately stood up and said that he went to the bathroom to pay the bill. Today, Anuj said he was going to treat guests, but he thought it was just a light meal. He doesn't like to take advantage of others for high-end products, and he doesn't like to take advantage of others, so he feels more at ease when he pays for it.

Especially after knowing Anuj's intentions, Zhao Yimu didn't want to eat this meal for free.

He went to the toilet to fill up some water and went to the counter on the first floor to pay the bill. It took a while for the guy to calculate and calculate. When he returned to the top floor, he suddenly found that Nick and Anuj were not at the table, only the waiter was cleaning up the messy glasses and plates on the table.

"Where's my friend?" Zhao Yimu asked in English, pulling the waiter's arm.

"Sir, I don't know, your friend may have left first." The waiter was quite polite.

"Impossible, he's drunk, it's impossible to go back by himself first." Zhao Yimu couldn't help turning up the volume, and the loud questioning caused the guests at the next table to look sideways.

"Sorry sir, I really don't know." The waiter's nonchalant attitude annoyed him a bit.

"Forget it, I'll look for it myself." Zhao Yimu let go of him, went around the top floor but didn't see anyone, turned around to look for the second floor and the first floor, went into the bathroom and kitchen boxes, until he found a room on the first floor The door won't open.

"Nick, are you inside?" Zhao Yimu thumped the door while turning the handle: "Nick?"

The restaurant was very noisy and noisy, he couldn't hear the sound in the room, the employees were on the sidelines with embarrassing dissuasion, Zhao Yimu didn't want to make it too embarrassing, after all, this is someone else's territory abroad, everything should be calm Handling is better.

I thought so, but when there was a loud "clang" of something being knocked down in the room, Zhao Yimu was so excited that he didn't care about anything, he kicked the door violently with all his strength, and after a few kicks, the door cracked , he slammed the door open with his shoulders, and the coffee table and chairs in the room fell to the ground. Anuj knelt on the ground, turned his back to him and faced the corner, bowed his head and kissed the person under him. Zhao Yimu couldn't see who the person was. Who, but who else?

"Nick!" Zhao Yimu ran over and kicked Anuj twice with his big foot. Nick, who was sitting on the ground, tried to stand up against the wall, but failed several times. Zhao Yimu turned around and pulled up the flushed man Nick slung it over his shoulders and walked out.

"Wait a minute!" Nick gritted his teeth and shouted, struggling to turn around, walked towards Anuj who was still lying on the ground with trembling feet, kicked him weakly to vent his hatred, and still didn't forget to curse a few words in English After kicking him three times, his center of gravity was unstable and he was about to fall forward. Zhao Yimu reached out to catch him, "Let's go, go back to the hotel."

After walking a short distance from the restaurant, Nick vomited. All night’s gourmet food and wine were returned to the earth. After vomiting, he sat on the side of the road and gasped for breath. Zhao Yimu went to the grocery store to buy him a bottle of mineral water. After struggling with the clean road for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and sat down beside Nick.

"Thank you, brother Owen." Nick woke up a little after vomiting, and when he thought of Anuj, his face darkened and he scolded indignantly: "Damn, this guy is not a gentleman at all, he kisses someone fiercely!"

Zhao Yimu always felt weird when he heard this sentence. If you examine this sentence logically: there is no gentleman at all... It means that what Nick cares about is that Anuj is not gentlemanly, not that Anuj is the same gender as him" man".

What does that mean that Nick cares about the demeanor of the other party but doesn't care that the other party is a "man", so...Nick is crooked?

is it?

He turned his head to look at Nick. This person is usually the image of a sunny boy, fresh and sassy, ​​full of vigor, completely different from the homosexuality in his impression.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the cold wind blew across the street on a winter night, and Zhao Yimu's nose was itchy again. He sneezed four or five times in a row, and even his throat started to itch. The throat, ears and eyes will also revolt, and he wants to go back to the hotel quickly.

"Let's go." He stood up and tugged Nick, who was sitting on the ground with his head bowed in a daze, and sneezed several times in just a few seconds.

"Well, go home." Nick's drunkenness was replaced by drowsiness, he stood up in a daze, and blinked hard at Zhao Yimu. The water and mist were like a deep pool, and the moon reflected on the surface of the pool, shining brightly.He kept smirking, stretched out his hand to tidy up the scarf around Zhao Yimu's neck, and whispered: "Brother Owen, it's cold...don't catch a cold."

Most of the alcohol smell on Nick's face has faded away, leaving two traces of red on his cheeks, his lips are still bright, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised into the arc of a first quarter moon, his eyelashes tremble slightly with the blinking eyes, Rich in stars and moonlight.

Zhao Yimu was dumbfounded.

He has always thought that Nick is a clean and sunny man, but this sunny man shows a completely different style under the moonlight. It is said to be caressing, not feminine, but playful and charming. Charm is a gesture that is pure, harmless and intriguing.

Nick wrestled with the scarf for a long time and was finally satisfied. He smiled happily, clapped his hands on Zhao Yimu's shoulders, and solemnly announced: "Okay! Let's go back to the hotel."

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaned forward and hit his head directly on Zhao Yimu's chest with a bang.