together for a moment

"Brother, this cup is toast to you, to our eternal youth and love."

Nick swallowed the contents of the glass in one gulp, took back his phone and immediately uploaded photos to Moments, seeing that it was getting late, he put down his glass and stood up and said to Lian Jueliang, "Brother, I will keep the good memories of the past in my heart, but people You have to look forward, now you have your life, and I have mine, it’s better not to bother each other.” Nick tidied up his clothes and picked up the piano case, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he just said, “Goodbye. "

"Pianpian." Lian Jueliang called to Nick, and walked quickly to his side, "The promises I made have not changed, just give me a little more time to prove it."

"I forgot about the promise," Nick said with a low laugh without looking at him, waving his hand, "Let's go, go home and sleep."

Lian Jue leaned across in front of him and said, "I'm leaving too, I'll take you by the way."

"How do you drink and drive?" Nick said deadpan.

"I have a driver, I'll ask him to drive over now." Lian Jieliang said as he was about to make a call.

It’s okay if you don’t say this, but if you say it, it makes Nick feel uncomfortable. At the beginning, their family partnered with Lian’s family to do textile technology. forced to leave.Now Lian Jueliang is the son of a listed company, but he is completely in debt.The driver picked him up as a distinguished guest, but he just came to play the violin for the class, and he had to consider whether it would be cheaper to take the subway back home.

He can suffer, but he can't forget the grievances his father suffered. Although the grievances of the previous generation have nothing to do with Lian Liang, he doesn't want to take Lian's car with such a backbone.

"Brother, I really don't need it," Nick resolutely refused. His heart was ups and downs and he was very irritable. He wanted to be quiet for a while, but the phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and glanced at the screen. Pick up the phone and say, "Hey, it's over here, are you almost there?"

When Zhao Yimu was asked right away, he thought he had dialed the wrong number, but it was Nick's voice, right?

"Nick? I'm Owen." Zhao Yimu drove Xiaopei home after the barbecue. On the way home, he drove quietly, but the photo Nick posted in Moments couldn't get out of his mind. He took out his phone and called Nick, "Hello? Nick? Are you drunk?"

Nick on the other side of the microphone continued to speak inexplicably, "Okay, I'll wait for you here, at the back door of the venue, okay? I'll send you a location later."

"..." It didn't sound like he was drunk, Zhao Yimu guessed a possibility in the blink of an eye, "Are you in any trouble? Is someone pestering you..." Nick shouted again before he finished speaking. He said, "Okay, see you later." Then he hung up the phone with a snap.

Nick answered the phone, turned around and smiled at Lian Jueliang, "My friend is coming to pick me up, so I won't accompany you, bye." Before he could finish the last word, he had already stepped out, as if flying with a piano case All the way to the back door of the venue, he took out his phone and called Zhao Yimu back, impatiently waiting for the call to connect.

"Owen?" Nick yelled, and then hurriedly checked to see if there was anyone around, in case Lian Jueliang would follow.

"Nick? Are you okay?" Zhao Yimu parked the car on the side of the road after being hung up on the phone, thinking about whether to call back to ask about the situation, but Nick called after parking the car.

"It's okay, it's okay," Nick said in a low voice. When the evening wind blew, he felt that his drunkenness had almost dissipated. What's up?"

"It's nothing serious. I just saw a house on the website and thought it was good. I want to see if I can make an appointment to see the house." Zhao Yimu made up a random reason, and then pretended to ask casually: "What happened just now? There are people around you ?"

It's a pity that Nick's focus is different from his, "Which suite are you looking at? Do you remember the code? If I know the code, I can check it immediately."

"How can I read the code name when I'm driving?" Another nonsense, his car was clearly parked by the side of the road, "Where do you send me your location, I'll pick you up, we'll talk in the car."

When Nick heard that Zhao Yimu was coming to pick him up, he was about to refuse, but the latter sentence of "chat in the car" made him hesitate again, "I'm here at the back door of the Xinrong Club at the intersection of Minghua Street and Xiushui Road, if you don't make the way... "

"I'm nearby, drive there for at most 15 minutes," Zhao Yimu started the car while inputting the navigation, "Find a place to shelter from the wind, and I'll call you when I get there."

There was less traffic on the street at night, and Zhao Yimu arrived in about 10 minutes. He wanted to call to inform Nick when he saw a man squatting on the side of the road with his head buried in his arms. The trench coat on his body looked familiar. He looked at the whole road when he was in India. .

Baba, Zhao Yimu parked the car in front of him, honked the horn and rolled down the window: "Nick"

When Nick raised his head, his eyes were still a little confused. After focusing for a long time, he recognized Zhao Yimu's car, showed a calm smile, got up staggeringly, picked up the piano case and bag, put them in the back seat, and then sat in the passenger seat.

"Didn't I tell you to find a place to shelter from the wind?" Zhao Yimu frowned.

"I blow the wind to clear my mind, and I almost fell asleep," Nick pulled his seat belt and fastened it, patted his cheeks with both hands, and then took out his mobile phone to open the viewing website, "Uh... which room did you just say ?”

Zhao Yimu went over to have a look, and said casually, "This one seems nice, have you been drinking?"

"Is the wine very strong?" Nick raised his arm and sniffed, "I just drink a few glasses of red wine."

"I saw you posted on Moments," Zhao Yimu moved closer, with one hand on his seat, "Who are you toasting to?"

Nick was trying to check the object data, and he replied casually: "When I met my god-brother, I had a drink to catch up with the past."

Brother?Zhao Yimu recalled that when Nick had a stomachache in India, he went to the hospital for an injection and was confused, clutching his hand and calling for brother, tears slipping down his face quietly.

"The brother you're talking about is the one you grew up with?" Zhao Yimu asked.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to meet here either," Nick murmured while still focusing on the subject on the webpage, "This case belongs to another branch... I have to call the branch."

Zhao Yimu clicked his tongue, and covered the phone screen with his big hand, "Your godbrother...is he pestering you?"

Nick finally raised his eyes to look at him, and realized that the two of them were too close, and backed away towards the car door, "Don't get too close, I smell of alcohol all over my body."

Zhao Yimu ignored him, "You just made that nonsense on the phone to get rid of your brother?"

"Lawyer Zhao is very aware, yes, that's right, I don't want to take his car." Nick seemed to realize that the house inspection was just a cover-up, and pushed him back into the driver's seat, "Do you want to drive?"

Zhao Yimu didn't say anything, sat back in the driver's seat and started the car. Nick still noted the code name of the object on the webpage, and then turned his head and looked out the window blankly. , the exhaustion of being indecisive about yourself, and the exhaustion of having to stay strong.

"If you are in a bad mood, don't hold it back, it will be more comfortable to say it," Zhao Yimu stared at the road ahead, the light and shadow of the street lamp moved on his face, "Is it because I met your brother tonight?"

Tonight's night seems endless, and many emotions and memories need an outlet. Nick leaned against the car window and laughed twice, generously admitting, "Yeah, I met my old love by chance, and I drank a few more glasses when I remembered some old memories .”

Sure enough, as he guessed, Nick and his brother used to be a couple.

"How did you separate in the first place, parents objected?" Zhao Yimu asked again.

"Bingo! Brother Owen really knows how to guess." Nick moved his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, "My parents can accept it, but it doesn't mean others can. Test this relationship."

"Didn't you also go abroad later?" Zhao Yimu turned his head and glanced at him.

"Yeah, one is in the east of the United States and the other is in the west of the United States, more than 4000 kilometers apart, with a time difference of two to three hours." Nick yawned.

"So we broke up?" Zhao Yimu asked.

"He succumbed to reality. Later, he returned to China first, got married and had children like ordinary people." Nick smiled, "When you were in India, you always said that I didn't understand reality, but I really did. Humans always carry their parents From the perspective of the society, you can’t be so selfish, my brother said the same way, wronging himself, killing a young relationship that has not yet formed can make everyone happy, he thinks it’s worth it.”

"It's easy to say the word 'like'. How many people can afford it? That's why I said that the only condition for me to choose a partner is love. I love him and he loves me, and then bear it together. It's that simple." Nick Looking at Zhao Yimu with his elbows on the car door and his head, he said with a smile, "Are you going to say I'm too naive again?"

"Not naive, you're too persistent." If he wasn't driving, he would reach out and pat Nick's head.

To be honest, in the past, Zhao Yimu probably thought this idea was naive, but after he got to know Nick and heard the story between him and his brother, he felt sorry for Nick but could understand his brother's behavior, just like he chose to Like Xiaopei, among the many evaluation items for marriage partners, how much love accounted for?How much do life background, age and childbearing conditions account for?He is one of the judges, his mother is the chief judge, and maybe the general public who has nothing to do with him is also one of the judges.

The more people grow up, the more things they think about. Even before eating the food they like, they have to think about whether it is healthy or not, and whether it is high in calories, let alone choosing the other half? Nick's situation also added the pressure of homosexuality, and he never thought about what kind of pressure it was.

"So, if you have a girlfriend who loves you, you should cherish it. If your parents agree with you, then you are invincible luck." Nick suddenly thought of something and turned to ask him, "Hey, you just said you liked that house. Are you kidding me?"

"If I don't say that, would you get in the car?" Zhao Yimu admitted frankly.

"I appreciate your kindness, but don't do this in the future, I don't like to owe favors," Nick sat up suddenly looking at the scenery outside, and shouted, "Huh? Where are you driving?"

"Your home? Don't you want to go home?" Zhao Yimu was startled by him, and quickly stopped the car on the side of the road

"I'm sorry, I forgot to say that I'm going to the HOT music station," Nick said anxiously and apologetically, "Why don't I get off here, so you can go home early." He opened the door as he spoke.

"Wait," Zhao Yimu locked the car door, turned to ask him, "Why are you going to the radio station so late?"

"To make some extra income, they need someone to play music and watch the machine in the middle of the night. Tonight is my shift." Nick opened the door again, "I'm going to be late if I don't get out of the car."

"I'll take you there," Zhao Yimu sighed and couldn't help his mother-in-law's words, "Can you sleep at night like this? Can you have a good rest?"

"It's ok, just play music in the middle of the night and don't need to talk," Nick said very easily, "I have selected all the songs, just enter the playback order, and I can go to the duty bed to sleep, and if the machine is fine at night, I can sleep until dawn."

"Can you bear this body?" Zhao Yimu was even more worried when he heard him speak calmly, "I see that you haven't gained any flesh compared to when you were in India."

"That's not right, I heard that skinny beauty is popular now," Nick vomited bitterness, and now he seemed relaxed and carefree, relying on the remaining drunkenness to speak chaotically, "God quickly give me a rich and loving girl Handsome boss."

"You're so naive!" Zhao Yimu scolded him with a smile, the HOT radio station was at the intersection in front of him, so he pulled over and stopped the car.

"This naive personality can't be changed now. If there are so many things that have to be surrendered in reality, why don't you persevere when you can?" Nick slapped himself on the face to refresh himself before getting out of the car, "Wait someday I’ll give in when I can’t hold on anymore, thank you tonight, next time I’ll treat you to a meal, bye.”

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