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When Song Yuzhen came down from the stairs, he saw something like a hillock on the sofa in the living room at first sight——when he got closer, he saw that it was a crumpled blanket, with a bunch of curled hair tips hidden inside it.

"No way," he hurried over, "Master, why are you sleeping here?"

Pei Xun ignored him.He shrank back, his face sunk in the pillow.

"When did you come back? You don't go into the room when you come back, just lie down and sleep, and you won't be afraid of catching a cold..." Song Yuzhen pried him out from under the five-element mountain made of blankets, while nagging, "I'll take you back to sleep. Just The way you sleep, you will suffocate to death sooner or later."

Pei Xun clung to a pillow, Song Yuzhen tried to pull it out, and he would frown in his sleep.It was very easy to straighten him, and he woke up after tossing.Fortunately, Pei Xun didn't have the mood to get up, and when he woke up, he just sat there in a daze, his eyes fixed, as if his soul hadn't come back yet.

He fell asleep on the sofa as soon as he entered the door this morning, the coat was still hanging loosely on his body, covering the wrinkled inner lining.Song Yuzhen's eyes were sharp, and when he saw the newly burned red marks on his neck, he almost wanted to cover his eyes: "You really... have a limit to indulgence, right?"

"..." A sleepy Pei Xun looked at him blankly.

It was a rare time when Pei Xun was unable to choke back, Song Yuzhen had a premonition that this would be an opportunity for him to let out a bad breath, and just about to reprimand him a few more times, Xiaobai jumped out of the dog house and yelled at the door twice .At the same time, someone tapped lightly on the door.

The visitor was restrained and calm, and the sound stopped after three times, as if someone was expected to be in the house.Song Yuzhen was taken aback, and looked at Pei Xun—among their mutual friends, no one was so polite.

And Pei Xun seemed to have never heard of it, nodded his head, and seemed to be falling asleep again.

"I should be looking for you. I'm going to open the door." Song Yuzhen said.He walked to the electronic screen installed by the door. In the surveillance video, a tall young man was standing on the stone steps behind the door.As if feeling his gaze, the man raised his head slightly and met his eyes.

"God." Song Yuzhen saw his face clearly, hurriedly opened the door, and called out "Brother Starling" in a polite manner.

"Xiaozhen." The visitor also nodded slightly to him.He was not in a hurry to enter the door, he looked up at the hall, turned his head and smiled at Song Yuzhen: "Are you going to go out?"

"No... Ah, yes, I'm going to the company." Song Yuzhen paused for a moment and immediately realized.

He actually had nothing to do this morning, so he was dressed casually. For a popular celebrity, he obviously wouldn't be dressed to go out to do errands... He knew that the people who came here would certainly not fail to see this.

Their eyes met, and the man smiled back at him.Song Yu was really taken aback, stepped out of the door consciously, and said with a smile: "Goodbye, Brother Liang, I'll take a step first."

The visitor smiled and said, "Go slowly."

He stood at the door and watched Song Yuzhen run into the garage in one breath. After a while, a black sports car drove out of the yard.When the car turned into a side road and could no longer be seen, he slowly closed the door and walked towards Pei Xun.

Xiaobai stood by Pei Xun's feet, staring at him vigilantly.The visitor naturally noticed it, and was a little surprised: "Huh."

"...this dog," he said, "is exactly like the one you had as a child."

Pei Xun was still wrapped in the blanket motionless, and nodded slowly when he heard him speak.

"Yes, I still remember that you used to like it very much, and carried it everywhere." The person who came—Xu Liang said, "It seems that Mrs. Li came and sent it away."

This time Pei Xun didn't respond.He closed his eyes, his brows were furrowed, and the corners of his eyes were a little watery red.

"..." Xu Liang sighed, half-knelt in front of Pei Xun, and leaned forward to touch his forehead: "I really have a fever."

"How?" he continued

Pei Xun was in a daze, didn't answer this question, only called "Brother" softly.Even if he is sober, this question is not easy to answer - how to say?Last night, I was ejaculated by someone. The other party was an inexperienced stunned young man. Not only did he not know the severity of the attack, but he also didn't know the consequences.And he was tormented enough, and he hadn't encountered such a thing for many years, so he forgot to clean himself up, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the sofa... Until now, his face is still calm, but Zhou still has his mouth in his mouth. The things I read -- move a little, and it will flow out along the heels of my legs.

"..." Xu Liang glanced at his appearance, said nothing, and went straight to the cupboard to look for medicine.The things in the medicine cabinet are still the ones he bought last time, no more, no less, and they are still brand new.He found all the things familiarly, and soon came back with medicine and water, and put them in Pei Xun's palm.

People who are sick, without the strength to resist, are always surprisingly well-behaved.Pei Xun swallowed the medicine with water in his mouth, holding the cup, his eyes gathered little by little.

"Xiao Xun." Xu Liang waited for him to wake up before opening his mouth, "The ones from last time helped you find a buyer."

Pei Xun said "Oh", "I don't have a signature."

"No. The other party liked your style very much, so he didn't say anything." Xu Liang said.

"En." Pei Xun nodded.He propped his forehead, his whole body was hot and hot: "What else?"

The assistant to the president, who has a lot of work to do every day, finally came here, not because of things that can be explained clearly in these phone calls.Xu Liang paused for a moment before whispering, "President Pei will hold a wedding next month."

"..." This is a big deal.

But wait, when did Pei Hong get divorced?Dizzy, Pei Xun tried hard to think about it.The last time I saw him, he seemed to be wearing a wedding ring?

And he immediately realized that the last time he saw his father was half a year ago.

"Which number is this?" Pei Xun rubbed his brows.

"Mrs. Tian is Mr. Pei's sixth wife." Xu Liang replied.After a short pause, he asked again: "Do you... want to watch the ceremony?"

Pei Xun laughed, "Why bother? This is a good day for him, there is no need to make everyone unhappy."

"If you are absent, the media will also speculate that the relationship between Pei and his son is not good." Xu Liang said, "Speaking of which, you haven't met the new lady yet, have you? She wants you to come to the wedding...and she is special."

Pei Xun raised his eyes.

"A few days ago, President Pei arranged for me to take her to a pregnancy test." Xu Liang looked at him, "You're going to have a younger brother, Xiao Xun—don't you always look forward to this?"

"..." Pei Xun was silent for a while, then smiled again, "It's too late."

He shook his head as if remembering something ridiculous.

Xu Liang looked at him quietly and did not speak.Pei Xun avoided his gaze, picked up the water glass, and took a sip.

"Then..." After a while, Xu Liang said softly, "What if I said...you might have an older brother?"

"..."

There was a long silence.Pei Xun's movements froze, then slowly raised his head.

He hadn't been back in this house for too long.Even the door key was assigned to him by Xu Luxin—the one that belonged to him had been lost somewhere long ago.

And the layout, furnishings, and even the smell here are still exactly the same as in his memory.When he closed his eyes, the porch seemed to be a time tunnel, and when he opened it again, he could see the women who came and went smiling at him.

"... Young Master Pei?"

Someone in front of him called hesitantly, and Pei Xun opened his eyes.To him, this is a stranger, but judging by his clothes, he looks like a housekeeper.Every Mrs. Pei likes to hire a new "person of her own" as a housekeeper. Whose legacy is this?He doesn't remember.

Pei Xun nodded slightly at him.The man came over courteously, stretched out his arm, and he took off his coat and put it on his arm: "Is Pei Hong there?"

"Mr. Pei has gone out." The butler said, "But... we didn't know you would be back today, so we didn't have time to prepare the room and dinner. Look..."

"It's okay." Pei Xun said, "I'll be leaving soon."

He went straight up to the third floor.

As in memory, the second room on the left is Pei Hong's study.Even though in recent years, he seldom works in his own house, this place is still unapproachable for other people.

He was reprimanded for it.When he was a child, he often didn't see Pei Hong for more than a month. As time went by, he had thoughts in his heart, always wanting to know what his father was usually busy with.That time, he was obviously very careful, nothing was damaged, and he only flipped through the pages of the book spread on the table.As soon as Pei Hong came back, he found that the page number was wrong, and he was hungry all day... After that, he never stepped into this room again.

Left here at the age of 14 and traveled across the ocean.When he returned to China, he had no interest in anything about Pei Hong.Counting it, it was only once when he was a child that he actually walked into this room.

But this time, he opened the door without hesitation.

"A week ago, Boss Pei asked me to go back to the old house to help him sort out the documents," Xu Liang said to him this morning, "I also saw it by accident. On the right side of the desk, there is a locked drawer with this photo album in it. "

Where he can't set foot, Pei Hong will rest assured that Xu Liang will clean up the things here.This is not a surprise, after all, Xu Liang is the son of a good friend whom he grew up with, and he joined the group after he grew up, and became his great help - I don't know how much better-behaved than his own son.Over the years, Xu Liang has almost become the bridge between him and his father. The disputes between the two of them in the past few years cannot be avoided without Xu Liang's mediation.He said he was an outsider, but he was actually more like a member of the Pei family than him.

It's not unusual for such Xu Liang to discover some secrets of Pei Hong's.

He turned the key and opened the drawer.

At the bottom lay a yellowing photo album.Over the years, the plastic pages that seal photos have become thin and brittle.Pei Xun gently pulled it out and turned to the first page.

His breath caught.

Even though the image is slightly distorted under the years of destruction, and three points of the old color have faded, it is still not difficult to recognize that the boy in the picture is not him when he was a child.

The child looked less than two years old, and his eyebrows had not yet opened, but there was already a familiar shadow.

like who?Naturally like Pei Hong.

There is a thin photo album, all of which are photos of the boy, playing or sleeping, like a little angel.He turned backwards, and at the very end, he finally saw a familiar face—a young, Pei Hong's face.

This handsome man has typical Slavic features on his face, with slightly high cheekbones and slightly sunken cheeks. He usually looks serious, but he looks very bright when he smiles.And this smiling face, which Pei Xun had never seen before, was facing that strange boy... He sat on Pei Hong's lap, raised his little head, and grabbed the man's lapel with both hands, with wholehearted admiration on his face and trust.

Under this photo, Pei Hong drew up a title for it in his unmistakable handwriting: "Father and Son".

It was signed 26 years ago.There was still a full year before Pei Xun was born.

Pei Xun leaned on the driver's seat, smoking a cigarette.The night was very deep, and there were piles of black clouds in the sky, filled with heavy water vapor, and it seemed that it would rain patter in the next moment.The air is also hot and humid before the rain falls, like a hand slowly tightening, only allowing people to breathe hard in the gap.

He has been sitting here for a long time, and the soot on his hands has accumulated a thin layer like snow.No need to try, the intermittent thinking and bursting headaches have been reminding him that he is still a patient with a fever; after making love for two nights in a row, his waist and buttocks are also sore... But he still came .

Might be really burnt out.

But he wanted to see Zhou Nian.From the moment he walked out of the old house, this idea took root in his heart, and the unreasonable desire grew wildly, never before was it so firm and clear-he desperately wanted to see that person, even if he didn't do anything, just give him a hug all good.By his side, there is always some peace in my heart... But now, what he needs most is peace.

Pei Xun suddenly sat upright.

With the poor street lights, a figure finally appeared on the edge of the rearview mirror.Zhou Nian put his hands in his pockets, and lowered his head slightly, as if he was carrying a heavy mind.

He walked very slowly, every step seemed to be dragged by the wind.Strange, Pei Xun thought, was he procrastinating like this before?

of course not.In the past few weeks, he has gotten used to looking at Zhou Nian from the rearview mirror.Every time the man came, he walked briskly, with a light in his eyes.On the contrary, his appearance today doesn't look like he's here to meet his lover, but like he's here for a funeral.

Ah... Pei Xun understands.

Zhou Nian approached, raised his head slightly, and his two eyes met in the mirror.Pei Xun saw his figure pause, then suddenly quickened his pace, instead of getting into the car directly as usual, but parked by his window, like the first time.

On his face was a look that Pei Xun was very familiar with.He has seen this expression on many people's faces, everyone is like this when they parted ways with him, with eyes downcast and the corners of their mouths pursed, as if "goodbye" is such a difficult word to say, as if leaving him is really a long time Seems like a difficult decision.

Before Zhou Nian opened his mouth, Pei Xun already guessed what he was going to say.So he turned his head to look at the blurred light ahead.

"Pei Xun," Zhou Nian said, suppressing his voice, "from now on...don't come here."