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Just like last time, before Li Xu went on stage, Li Xu arranged Shu Yuan to the seat closest to the stage. On the table was the most expensive fruit platter, and at the other end of the table sat the lawyer Shen whom he had met once.

Lawyer Shen dressed very casually today, with a faint smile on his lips.He was holding a black paper bag with a red rose pattern on it, maybe it contained a gift for someone.

Shi Chengjin, who was followed by his fiery eyes, was holding a microphone and singing loudly on the stage. His hoarse voice sounded like a story.

Shu Yuan turned his eyes away, not too much, and after noticing that Li Xu was staring at him, he quickly lowered his head, poked a piece of peach and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Why didn't you dare to look at Li Xu?" Attorney Shen asked him, his tone was very gentle, "He has been looking at you for a long time."

Other people's sharpness is always better than his own deliberate cover-up, Shu Yuan just buried his head in eating the fruit, and answered vaguely: "It's just the eye contact between the performer and the audience, it's the same for everyone."

Shu Yuan said this sentence very without confidence, after all, he has never looked at the audience when he stood on the stage countless times before, let alone a boy like Li Xu who does his own thing.

"Really?" Attorney Shen disagreed, "When you're not around, he only looks at his musical instrument."

Shu Yuan's cheeks were stuffed with fruit, and he was still persistently dealing with the fruit plate.Lawyer Shen kindly reminded him that "he looked away", Shu Yuan believed his nonsense before raising his head, unexpectedly he met Li Xu's eyes all of a sudden.

The other party smiled at him with lips curled up. In the colorful beams of light, that smile was pure and charming.

After the performance, Li Xu jumped off the stage and stepped in front of Shu Yuan with the bass on his back.

Shu Yuan got a glass of ice water from somewhere, put his mouth against the rim of the glass and gulped down the whole glass of water as if not afraid of the cold, the monkey was so anxious that he almost swallowed the huge ice cube into his mouth.

"What are you doing?" Li Xu patted him on the back, "Don't drink too fast."

"Hot." Shu Yuan touched his face with the cup, and the temperature on his face seemed to drop a little because of this.

If there was a mirror in front of him, he would definitely know how red Li Xu's face was when he smiled at him on stage just now—it was hot anyway, especially hot.

This is not a good sign.Shu Yuan switched the cup from the left face to the right face, wishing so much that all the purple lights would slip past his face and cover his unprovoked embarrassment.

"There are a lot of people on weekends, so it's a bit hot inside." Li Xu took the cup in Shu Yuan's hand and put it on the table, "Let's go outside to get some fresh air. Where's Lawyer Shen?"

"I don't know." Shu Yuan rubbed his hands together, and then covered his face, his cold palms could still feel the hotness of his cheeks.

"Probably went to catch the wet spirit." Li Xu hugged Shu Yuan's shoulders to avoid the surging crowd, "They booked a booth with a good view and not far from the stage. Brother Song will solo later. Let's just sit there and watch."

The hand that protects her is strong and warm, Shu Yuan struggles between greed and retreat, like refusing to refuse the coat draped on her body in the harsh winter.

"When will he be on stage?" Shu Yuan asked, after all, he didn't brush off the other party's hand.

Li Xu turned his head and took a look as he walked. Right now, someone is preparing to perform a skit, and it won't end in 15 minutes. After that, there will be a pole dancing performance.

"In about half an hour," Li Xu looked at the time, "Are you in a hurry to go home?"

This point is actually not too late, after watching the performance, it is only ten o'clock after returning home with full play, and Shu Yuan used to be late for dance practice for more than this number of hours.He took out his phone and turned on the screen. Liu Mian had sent him a text message at eight o'clock, telling him to go home early after the party.

He was like a bird with a broken wing, longing to be free even though he was far safer in a cage than in the outside world.

Shu Yuan put the phone back into her pocket: "No hurry."

The outdoor air is not much fresher than indoors. There are bars or barbecue stalls in this area, and the smell that can get into the nostrils is mixed with food and drink.

"Go over there," Li Xu pointed to the alley in front left, "the smell here is too strong, I guess you can't stand it."

Shu Yuan is very resistant to small streets and alleys. He likes vast places, and the feeling that he can't see it for ten miles makes him feel safe. Too cramped will make him feel depressed, and he can always think of something bad. things.

"No," Shu Yuan forced himself to stop, "I'm not going."

"What?" Li Xu stopped, "It's only a few dozen steps away."

"No," Shu Yuan insisted, "Go back."

He frowned, his eyes were not anxious, and he was holding his trouser legs with both hands, as if he was—

Li Xu tentatively shook Shu Yuan's hand, which was cold and trembling.

A wave of questions flooded Li Xu again. Shu Yuan wrote "I'm so sad" that was crossed out in his notebook. The person Guang Mingsen said was bullied by Qiangzi campus, Shu Yuan was surprised many times. Behavior……

He seemed to be in an intricate maze, every time he seemed to be approaching the exit, but every time it was just an illusion.

"I'm here, don't be afraid." Li Xu opened Shu Yuan's fingers and put his own in. "The alleys are full of game stalls. Let's go in and take a look around."

When the palms touched, Shu Yuan was momentarily stunned.He tried to pull his hand out, but the other party held it tightly, as if he was afraid that he would get lost.

It's nothing like holding hands with a partner while dancing.

He can sense being cared for, protected, cut off from everything related to danger.

Turning a corner, the head in the alley is another world, there are small lanterns hanging between the trees, and there are as many game booths as there are carnivals.

Li Xu knew the game rules of these stalls very well, so he led Shu Yuan to find a booth with few people, the most classic hoop game.

There are three circles of ten yuan, and Li Xu gives two to Shu Yuan: "You throw it away first."

Shu Yuan had never played this game before, so he immediately became interested.He weighed the circle and eagerly asked, "Will any of them work?"

"It's all right," Li Xu said, "as long as you get caught, it's yours."

From the four sides to the center, there are prizes ranging from small to large. Shu Yuan turned her wrist and aimed at the potato chips in the third circle from the outside to the inside. As a result, the circle fell into the open space of the second circle.

"Let's do it again," Li Xu said, "use a little stronger hand, but don't be too hard, try to throw it as far as possible."

Shu Yuan did as he said, the potato chips were not covered, but the small crisps next to the potato chips.

"It's okay, it's all for food," Li Xu shook the ring in his hand, "Here's another one, do you still want potato chips?"

Shu Yuan hugged the little crisp that the stall owner gave him and shook his head: "I want something else."

"Okay," Li Xu said confidently, "Which one do you want?"

Shu Yuan glanced at it, and still asked the same sentence: "Is any of them okay?"

Li Xu smiled and said, "Yes."

The central prize is a square cage—a cat in a cage, to be precise.This cat should have been born not long ago, small, shrunk to the side of the cage, not daring to move around.

People who came to this stall to play all wanted to trap the kitten, but the circle either only touched the corner of the cage and rolled to the side, or knocked down the prizes around the cage and knocked it on the cage.Shu Yuan observed it, and whenever there was any movement, the kitten curled up in fear, very pitiful.

"I want it." Shu Yuan pointed to the kitten.

Li Xu nodded, and asked unhurriedly, "What if the trick doesn't work?"

A couple next door is also attacking the kitten, Shu Yuan is a little anxious: "You can."

You just sympathize with it being bullied.

This sentence was kept in Li Xu's heart and he didn't say it. He took a few steps to adjust his position, and asked while moving his wrist joints: "Can you raise it?"

Shu Yuan hadn't considered the most practical issue. He felt that the cat was like his former self. He just wanted to take it away, but he forgot how to put it after he owned it.

Only with a heart of pity and wanting to be responsible for a life, Shu Yuan realizes how far-fetched her selfish and rash thoughts are.

"Forget it," Shu Yuan lowered his head, "I want potato chips."

Li Xu smiled, locked his eyes on the prize, held the circle in his right hand and threw it, the circle flew forward smoothly, and easily caught the cage in the center.

The onlookers and the stall owner were amazed, and Li Xu squeezed Shu Yuan's shoulder: "Let me raise it."

Cats are not a rare breed. Judging by their coat color, they are probably the result of the mating/mating of two wild cats of different colors. This kind of cat can be seen everywhere in abandoned warehouses and grass in residential areas.It is placed in the middle of the stall as the most special prize, but it is just a trick of the stall owner to attract customers, just like a dollar in the wallet is worthless, but people are scrambling to pick up the dollar thrown on the side of the road.

The two brought the cat back to the bar, and the timing was perfect. As soon as they sat down, Song Yuenian came onto the stage with a guitar in his arms.

"I'll go, where did you get such a little wild cat?" Han Qiyun sat at the outermost booth, and when Li Xu came over with the cage, he saw it, "Don't pick it up to match the biscuits?"

"Get out, they're all male, how do you match them?" Li Xu put the cage on Shu Yuan's lap, quickly opened a can of juice and put it in front of him.

Gu Qian leaned over and poked the kitten's paw with his finger: "What's the name?"

The name was chosen on the way back, and Shu Yuan answered smoothly: "Xiaoxiaosu."

Except for the four paws and the white part of the chin, Xiaoxiaosu is black, as if she was wearing white socks to steal milk and didn't wipe her mouth clean.

"Who raised it?" Gu Qu asked, seeing Shu Yuan glanced at Li Xu, he suppressed a smile and said, "The biscuit must be jealous."

"No," Li Xu interjected, "It loves to make trouble, and with many companions to accompany it, it's too late to be happy."

This is equivalent to a promise that made Shu Yuan feel relieved, he touched Xiao Xiaosu's head, turned his head and whispered to Li Xu, "Thank you."

"If you really want to thank him, help him make up lessons." Gu Qu touched Shu Yuan's arm, "His father is looking forward to his Duan test results, don't let his father be happy for nothing."

When it seems inappropriate to mention study in an entertainment place where everyone is focused on having fun, Li Xu agrees with Gu Qu's proposal, and he is willing to participate in any activities that can bring Shu Yuan closer.

Shu Yuan was slightly taken aback, only hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing: "Okay."

Song Yuenian, who played and sang ancient songs with his guitar in his arms, attracted the attention of many female customers. Gu Xiang threw a peanut into his mouth and praised: "Brother Song is quite able to control this style of music."

Han Qiyun pressed the phone and looked up from time to time: "Hey, is there an ancient man over there?"

"God damn ancient people," Li Xu laughed at him, "He's wearing a Hanfu."

"Oh Hanfu," Han Qiyun said, "Did Brother Song keep staring at that girl?"

Li Xu didn't even need to look at it: "Don't talk nonsense, Song Ge is not close to women."

"It's you who is not close to women," Han Qiyun pointed at Gu Qu after getting up, "and you."

"Where are you going?" Gu Qu asked.

Han Qiyun waved his hand: "Xiaoqi is outside, I'll bring her in."

Shu Yuan took out her phone, there were no missed calls on it.

"I'm going home," he tugged at Li Xu's sleeve, "it's getting late."

His original intention was just to let him know that there is a bus stop when he goes out the door and turns left, and he can go back by himself.But Li Xu obviously took this notice as a request to send him home.

"Then let's go," Li Xu drank the remaining half can of beer, raised his hand to wipe his lips, "I'll see you off."

"Be careful on the road." Gu Qu smiled at Shu Yuan.

Li Xu gave a "tsk" sound, "I'm not that beastly yet."

When I opened the door and went out, I ran into Han Qiyun who was hanging out with his girlfriend under the streetlight, and the other party raised his chin: "Going away?"

"Well, let's meet again tomorrow night." Li Xu said.

Shu Yuan carried the cat cage and walked down the steps in front of the door. When he raised his eyes, he met Han Qiyun's girlfriend's eyes.

She stared at Shu Yuan with wide eyes in shock, looked up and down and asked in disbelief, "Why are you here?"

Shu Yuan's mood is not much better, the people and things that he deliberately forgot are beating again in every brain cell, slamming into the past that he let go.

"Don't, don't say it..." Shu Yuan's teeth were chattering, and the expression in his eyes became sad, "Please...don't say it..."