Find him in the crowd

The first time Xiang Sixi met Shen Yi was when he visited Elder Shen before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mr. Shen is his teacher of professional courses. He is very famous in the industry. He admires Xiang Sixi very much and often mentions him in his studies.This time I came here mainly to talk to the teacher about my plan to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

When Xiang Sixi entered, Shen Yi was arranging flowers in the living room.There are three huge asters on the brown elephant-legged vase, scattered in a well-proportioned manner, surrounded by a few bright red asters, with green leaves in between, and two slender maple leaves on the left to elongate the line, making the originally crowded space more spacious. level.

"Please sit down, wait a moment." Shen Yi greeted Xiang Sixi, and at the same time called the aunt at home to clean up the branches and leaves under her feet. "But you are laughing."

"How could it be. This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful flower." Xiang Sixi suddenly remembered that she hadn't declared her family name yet. "By the way, my name is Xiang Sixi, a student of Teacher Shen. I made an appointment with the teacher to visit today. Excuse me."

"I know. My name is Shen Yi, Li Yuyi. My father told me that there are students coming today. But he is not in good health recently, and he fell asleep after taking the medicine at noon. I may have to trouble you to wait for a while." Shen Yi looked at it After a while, "I'm about to wake up."

"It's okay, it's not an urgent matter." Xiang Sixi glanced at the flowers on the shelf, "Chrysanthemums are quite common, but it's the first time I think they are so beautiful."

"You like flowers too?"

"Who doesn't like flowers." Xiang Sixi smiled and said, "But flower arrangement, I don't understand."

"It's not that profound, as long as you think it looks good, you understand it."

"Does this chrysanthemum have a name?"

"If we talk about the variety, it really has a name. It's called Yaotai Yufeng. It was originally planted in the yard, and the flowering period is almost over, so I cut it off so I can take a closer look."

"You planted it yourself?"

Shen Yi nodded, "My mother specializes in painting flowers and birds. I learned painting from her since I was a child. In order to be able to draw well, I would look at them more. Over time, I fell in love with flowers."

"Then you should raise birds too."

Shen Yi was drinking tea, and almost choked when he heard this, "I really raised it, but I didn't raise it, so I gave up."

Xiang Sixi smiled when he heard the words, and thought this person was quite interesting.

As soon as the two chatted to get excited, Mr. Shen woke up.Shen Yi brought Xiang Sixi to the study, then went to the living room to continue playing with his flowers.

A few days ago, the teacher suggested that he go to graduate school after graduation and continue his studies.However, the cost of studying is really a big burden for him. The tuition fee for the first four years has An Mingye, and he really has nothing to do in the next few years. Besides, there are parents who need to support him. He wants to graduate early and go to work, so At that time, the teacher's proposal was rejected.

However, this time he changed his mind.

The teacher was also very happy and gave him a bunch of materials, asking him to start preparing now.

Shen Yi moved the flowers to the study and found an unused shelf to put them on.Let this study room full of mahogany furniture add a bit of color and elegance instantly.The three of them talked about flower art, and then they talked about incense. Xiang Sixi didn't understand these things, so he listened carefully, and occasionally interjected a sentence or two to ask for advice, because Xiang Sixi likes ancient literature , and is also very interested in traditional culture.

Xiang Sixi didn't leave until after dinner that day, it started to rain lightly outside, and the sky darkened.Shen Yi found an umbrella for him. "I'll see you off."

Xiang Si felt embarrassed, "Don't bother."

"No trouble, it's only a few steps away." After going out, Shen Yi handed Xiang Sixi a paper bag. "This is for you."

The bag contained incense sticks, and the fragrance could be smelled through the packaging box. Xiang Sixi couldn't help smelling it a couple more times, which was obviously not at the same level as the incense sticks he bought for a dozen yuan in the roadside shop. "It shouldn't be cheap, no, I can't accept it."

"Take it. A friend gave it to me, and I don't use it very much. It's a waste of it. Don't you play the guqin? It just happens to come in handy."

The matter of playing the piano was discussed during the meal just now. His level is at most a beginner, and it’s okay to fool people who don’t understand. He knows how much he knows.It's just that burning incense and playing the piano has been an elegant thing since ancient times, but he is just arty and elegant. "It's a pity that my piano skills are not worthy of such a good fragrance."

"It's not that exaggerated. In my opinion, incense and flowers are the same. Flowers are used to see, and incense is used to smell. It's best if you like it. It doesn't matter if you don't like it. It won't affect their own value. Why are there so many The difference between high and low is just that users use them to give themselves money."

Xiang Sixi didn't respond immediately, but touched his cheek thoughtfully.Shen Yi asked casually, "What?"

"It's nothing." Xiang Sixi said, "I'll touch my face to see if there is gold on my face."

Shen Yi smiled when he heard the words, but was interrupted by the piercing sound of a car behind him when he was about to say something.The two were taken aback, the car drove up to them and stopped, and a head with dyed yellow hair jumped out from the driving window, looking at Shen Yi with bright eyes, "Where are you going, I'll see you off." Glancing at Xiang Sixi, instead of dropping a few degrees in an instant, "Who is he?"

Xiang Sixi didn't have much research on cars, so he couldn't see the good or the bad, but An Mingye also had a car of this brand, so he glanced at it calmly.

"My friend, Xiang Sixi." Looking at Xiang Sixi again, "Zhao Yunxiu."

Xiang Sixi said hello politely, but the other party perfunctory casually, keeping his eyes on Shen Yi, "Where are you going?"

"Yan Da."

"It's just on the way, let's go together."

"Okay." Shen Yi said to Xiang Sixi, "It just so happens that he sent you off."

"What about you?" Zhao Yunxiu asked hurriedly.

Shen Yi answered as it should, "Go home."

"Forget it, it's not on the way."

Xiang Sixi cleared his throat in embarrassment, "I'd better take a taxi and go home by myself, it's very convenient, don't bother Mr. Zhao."

Shen Yi: "How can I do that? This place is already out of the way, and it's getting dark and raining. It's not safe."

Xiang Sixi "What can I do as a big man."

"That also has to ensure that you arrive safely. Besides, I was going to take you back." Then he changed direction and walked towards the garage.

Xiang Sixi was even more confused—couldn't it be delivered to the gate of the community?

When Zhao Yunxiu heard it, the horn blared loudly, "You are not allowed to see him off specially! I will drop by! Isn't it okay to drop by!"

Shen Yi seemed to smile, but the light was too dim to see clearly.He opened the car door and said to Xiang Sixi, "Get in the car."

……

Xiang Sixi, who had no right to speak from the beginning to the end, got into the car under pressure.

"Be careful on the road." Shen Yi told the driver ahead.

It takes about 40 minutes to drive from here to the school.After getting into the car, Xiang Sixi said, "I'm bringing you trouble."

Zhao Yunxiu lazily replied, "You're welcome. For Shen Yi's sake."

Afterwards, it was very quiet in the carriage, and no one spoke. Fortunately, even if the two strangers were so silent, the atmosphere was not embarrassing.Xiang Sixi sat at the back and looked at each other secretly. In addition to her yellow hair, she wore a row of earrings on her right ear. The decoration on her neck looked like a leather rope. The finger holding the steering wheel wore an exaggerated ring. Tie around the waist, loose ripped jeans, with the entire knees exposed, looking like a full-fledged "bad boy".

While waiting for the red light at the intersection, the "bad boy" turned on the car stereo, some loud metal rock music, all in Japanese, and Xiang Sixi couldn't understand a word.Occasionally there are one or two songs that are not so loud, although I still can't understand them, but the brisk melody sounds good.

It's time for about ten songs to go to school.

Xiang Sixi got out of the car, "Thank you today."

"I know all of Xiang Sixi's friends, but I haven't seen you before." Zhao Yunxiu rested his elbows on the car window and propped his chin, always looking hostile when he looked at people. "When will he have more friends like you?"

"Probably today, isn't there an idiom called, hit it off."

"Oh, friends who hit it off right away, that's amazing, you have to cherish it."

"I should cherish it. It is my honor to be friends with Shen Yi."

"It's a great honor." Zhao Yunxiu took out a business card and handed it to him, "Come to me in the future if you have anything to do, don't bother him all the time."

"Thank you." Xiang Sixi accepted the business card with a smile, not intending to talk nonsense with this person.

This was the first time Xiang Sixi saw Zhao Yunxiu, and then put him on the "do not provoke" list.Such a rich and powerful man who failed in courtship but treated him as an imaginary enemy is very dangerous no matter how you think about it.

The thing of being able to feel that the other party is "the same kind" is actually very subtle and has no basis, it is just based on feeling, which is surprisingly accurate.

This is a new skill Xiang Sixi developed after being harassed when he went to a bar with his classmates last year.

It is said that Xiang Sixi got a scholarship last year.For the students, the scholarship is not only an honor but also a lot of money, but it is a pity that they were coaxed by their roommates to invite them to dinner before they were warmed up.Xiang Sixi originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't think of a good excuse.It seems to be a customary agreement to treat guests when you get a scholarship at school, unless the family is particularly difficult.However, Xiang Sixi's personality at school is "tall, rich and handsome", and it is obviously useless to cry about being poor.If it was useful, it would be even worse. In this way, the relationship with An Mingye could not be explained clearly, and there might be a big news in school.There really was a price to be paid for lying, but he didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly.

Xiang Sixi had no choice but to grit his teeth and ask his roommates to call a few good classmates, eat, sing, and go clubbing. I don’t know which bastard’s idea came up with the last two items, which attracted a group of people. Affordable - ass!

It was Xiang Xixi's first time going to a place like a bar. It wasn't as bad as he imagined, but it was too noisy, smoky, mixed with the strong smell of alcohol and various perfumes, it made people feel uncomfortable after staying for a long time. dizzy.

"Student, which school is it from?"

Xiang Sixi was helping his classmates get drinks at the bar, when suddenly there was someone behind him, who put his hands on his waist lightly and caressed through the thin shirt.Xiang Sixi slapped that hand away reflexively, "What are you doing!"

The man didn't seem to expect Xiang Sixi to have such a big reaction, his face was a little uneasy, but he still didn't give up, blocking his way, "I have a big temper, this is my first time here."

Xiang Sixi was angry and frightened, trying to cover up, "I don't know you, please step aside."

"We'll get to know each other after a short sleep." The man's wine bottle touched Xiang Sixi's, "But I won't be 1."

Xiang Sixi only liked men, but he didn't know anything about this circle, and he hadn't come into contact with some of the specific pronouns they said, but it was strange that he understood it without a teacher the moment he heard it.As if to verify his guess, Xiang Sixi responded in a strange way, "What a coincidence, neither do I."

"Damn!" The man stopped talking nonsense, turned his head and left.

……

Xiang Sixi felt baffled, and couldn't laugh or cry.

On the way back, I couldn't figure out how that man found me, how did he know that I was gay.And miraculously, when the man appeared, Xiang Sixi understood the man's intention without explaining.That was the first time he felt strange about this kind of mutual attraction between the same kind.

After the start of the new school year, Unified changed the dormitory building, and the four of them still lived in one room, and the lights-out time was canceled.The night owls in the dormitory seemed to want to get back last year's night, and no one planned to go to bed after twelve o'clock.The dungeon here is at a critical juncture, and I can't wait to smash the keyboard.The PK over there is in full swing, and I don't know if the skill or verbal battle with the other side is, the swear words are made up like jingles.The next door is quiet, holding a laptop, plugging in headphones, indulging in the Two-dimensional world and being isolated from the world.Xiang Sixi couldn't sleep either, so he flipped through a piano score and fiddled in the air.

There will be no classes tomorrow afternoon, but there will be club activities.

Xiang Sixi bought his violin online, and he learned online shopping for this purpose, not for anything else, just trying to get a cheap one.The quality is acceptable, but the sound quality is a bit poor.

Most of the time for community activities is that everyone learns from each other in the club classroom, and the teacher is on the sidelines to guide them. Sometimes they also hold some off-campus activities, and come back to the forum to post a post to promote it.With Xiang Sixi's current level, it is impossible to tell whether it is good or bad. As long as he can play a piece of music completely, it is very remarkable in his opinion.Xiang Sixi's fingers are not the slender type, but the knuckles are well-proportioned and straight.He Fei said that his hand was born for playing the piano.It's a pity that these hands were born for playing the piano. After half a year, I still haven't learned an introductory "Autumn Wind Ci". It's not his fault. I joined this club at the beginning because I took a second look at He Fei in the crowd.The man was gentle, with glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his shirt was buttoned neatly in the [-]-degree weather. The shirt didn't seem to fit well, it was a little baggy and a little see-through, and the vest inside could be seen.There was a layer of sweat on his forehead, but there was no embarrassment at all, and his smile was still calm and breezy.

He Fei heard the irritability in his piano sound, and pressed his hand, "This is not good, the tune is messed up."

Xiang Sixi smashed the jar, "Perhaps you have misread it, I am not good at playing the piano."

He Fei has nothing to do with this wayward student, and he can't deduct his credits like a professional teacher. Together, each other's hearts will beat, louder than the sound of the piano.

Xiang Sixi thinks that He Fei should be the same as himself, there is no basis for it, it is the induction between the same kind.

It doesn't matter if you like a man, the other party is still your teacher. In Xiang Sixi's world view, this is simply outrageous.In addition, he has always thought that he only loves one person in his life, and after indulging in the sadness of losing love for a while, he plans to set a script for himself to reunite. He himself was a little surprised.Before that, he always thought that he was a dedicated and infatuated person.

After the club activities ended, the students left the classroom one after another, leaving only He Fei and Xiang Sixi to teach him how to play the piano.An absent-minded teacher, and an absent-minded student, but no one stopped first, and tacitly took this opportunity to get along for a while longer.

Xiang Sixi took out the incense stick that Shen Yi gave him yesterday from his bag. "It was a gift from a friend. I haven't used it yet. I just want to try it now."

Xiang Sixi only knew that the fragrance was good, but he couldn't explain why.He Fei was different, she was full of praise for this incense, saying how pure and elegant its fragrance was, Xiang Sixi was now even more sure that he was expensive.

"If you like it, I will give it to you."

Facing such a good incense, all he could think about was how much it was worth.Better leave it to someone who understands him.

"It's a gift from a friend, so just give it to me."

"I don't use it often anyway."

"I'm afraid I won't need it either." He Fei said, "I've sold all my zithers, and I won't need the incense in the future, so you can keep it."

Xiang Sixi was a little surprised, "You sold the piano?"

"Um,"

"why?"

"Because there are more important things than the piano."

More important things than the violin...

Xiang Sixi suddenly remembered the country teacher who once sold his guitar to buy textbooks for his students.

"Then I'll give you another piano."

Xiang Sixi said this because his first novel was published, and he received a manuscript fee, so he might be able to buy a better piano.

"Why did you send it to me? I am your teacher, how can I accept such a valuable thing from you."

"I like to hear you play the piano. I will give it to you. Can you play it to me? Just play it to me."

He Fei should have understood what he meant, her eyes dodged, wondering if she was thinking about it.Xiang Sixi didn't intend to say these things at this time, but he didn't want to run away when the words came to this point.

"He Fei...can I call you He Fei?"

"Xiang Sixi, you...you are a good boy, you will be successful in the future, you shouldn't..."

"Then teacher, do you like me?" He finally said. "I joined the Guqin Club just because I like you to play the piano, so I want to give you a piano only out of my own wishes. You can practice more and teach us better. It's not a deal, you don't have to accept it just for this." Me. Even if you don't like me, don't force it."

After Xiang Sixi finished speaking, she kept her head down, quietly waiting for a reply.The unburned incense is still exuding fragrance, permeating the entire classroom, and the mood is calmed by smelling it. In such a fragrance, it seems that no matter what the answer is, it can be accepted safely.

Just when Xiang Sixi was about to give up, something fell on top of his head suddenly, it was He Fei's kiss, very light, very light kiss, if it wasn't for He Fei's breath brushing against his hair, he would almost have thought That was my own illusion.

"You……"