under the filth

The ingredients needed to make a cheesecake are not complicated. Eisen took Tang Cen around the nearby supermarket and bought almost all of them.

After the two had lunch, Eisen started making cheesecakes.He took out the kitchen scale, weighed out the grams of each ingredient according to the recipe, separated the egg yolk from the egg white, and put it in a container for later use.

Eisen poured the heated and stirred cream cheese mixture into the beaten egg yolks, then sifted the flour into a bowl, poured in the vanilla extract and stirred well.

Tang Cen moved a chair from the dining room, sat in a place where it would not interfere with Eisen's baking, and kept looking around.

"I didn't even know you could make desserts."

Previously, Tang Cen only knew that Eisen was good at cooking European cuisine, and he only knew about making desserts when Eisen told him that day.At the beginning, he didn't have too much expectation, but now he saw Eisen's skillful movements and serious expression, and suddenly felt a little expectation in his heart.

"My mother opened a dessert shop. I used to help out when I was a child, and I learned it after a long time." After the mixture in the bowl was thoroughly mixed, Eisen shook off the liquid remaining on the egg, and started Take out the egg beater from the cabinet.

After connecting the plug, Eisen tried the speed of the egg beater in the unwhipped egg white, and when the egg white was finely foamed, he sprinkled the weighed sugar into it.

Taking advantage of the interval between the three sugar sprinkles, Eisen said to Tang Cen who was sitting far away and wanted to probe his brain: "I also learned cooking when I helped them, but it's not as good as their cooking."

It was also due to the influence of his family that Eisen has practiced good cooking skills. Although Tang Cen commented that his appearance is average, the taste is enough to make people ignore this shortcoming.

Hearing Eisen mention things about his childhood, Tang Cen suddenly had a scene of a young Eisen stepping on a small bench skillfully making cakes, and couldn't help but chuckle, which made Aisen look at him in surprise.

After the meringue was whipped, Eisen brought over the bowl containing the egg-milk mixture.Originally, he wanted to do the remaining steps directly, but seeing Tang Cen's curious expression, he put down the scraper in his hand and asked, "Do you want to try it?"

Looking at the two bowls, one white and one yellow, Tang Cen felt itchy to try, but worried about failure, "What if I fail?"

Eisen didn't give him a chance to refuse, and pulled him off the chair directly, "It's very simple, I'll teach you." Then he stuffed the spatula and the bowl containing the meringue into his hand, and put another bowl Put it in front of him, "Pour it in three times and stir evenly."

The first time he came into contact with baking, Tang Cen clumsily followed Eisen's instructions and scooped about one-third of the meringue into it.

"My second sister is now taking care of that shop. I'll take you to see it when I return to England." After Tang Cen finished pouring the meringue, Eisen handed over the egg and motioned him to stir it evenly.

"En." Tang Cen responded, stirring the cheese paste in his hand absently. There were too many meanings in Eisen's words, which prevented him from concentrating on his hands.

On the surface, Eisen said that he wanted to take him to see the store, but in fact, it was clearly to meet his parents.Although it looks like a normal person now, Tang Cen knows that his condition is not as stable as it seems on the surface. Even if he recovers in the future, which family would accept that his son finds a boyfriend who has suffered from mental illness?

If the two of them had been living such a peaceful life without being disturbed by anyone, Tang Cen could still deceive himself and hypnotize himself to prevent himself from facing the cruelest truth.But this is impossible, so Eisen's words, rather than promises, are more like the death knell breaking Tang Cen's dream.

The movement of his hands didn't stop, Tang Cen's heart was already stirred up, and he still pretended to be nonchalant, "Then why did you still enter the management school?"

Tang Cen was very curious, whether a family like Eisen would also interfere with the choices of their children.Obviously he still has many choices, why did he choose this path in the end?

"These are hobbies. I never thought of relying on this to make a living." Eisen held Tang Cen's hand and raised the bowl slightly so that he could mix the bottom part evenly. "The company is now managed by my elder brother. He's under no pressure, but I can't throw everything at him."

"It's never a bad thing to learn more, and how can I meet you if I don't go to the School of Management?"

Tang Cen's wrist trembled, and the eggbeat hit the bottom of the glass bowl, splashing out a few drops, and the sound was covered by the thick paste.

Eisen didn't notice this subtle change, and continued: "You worked so hard in your sophomore year, I felt a sense of crisis."

That year, Tang Cen spent the night studying in the library like crazy. Somehow, the School of Management was stimulated by him, and even other schools discussed this matter from time to time.

"If you don't work harder, I'm afraid I won't be good enough for you."

Tang Cen had already attracted much attention, and his every move was watched by others.Eisen knew that if he didn't work harder and continue to live a carefree life, even without Lu Sheng, Tang Cen would not have liked him.

But Tang Cen finally left the UK and returned to his hometown after a few years with injuries all over his body.

Eisen pulled Tang Cen and finished the remaining steps with his hands before taking the bowl.Pour the stirred cheese paste into the mold, put two shallower molds on the outside of the mold, and pour an appropriate amount of hot water into the outermost mold.

However, Eisen's words caused Tang Cen to fall into a brief silence. The long-term memory that he had deliberately forgotten had been blurred to the point where only sporadic fragments remained. If he hadn't mentioned it, Tang Cen would have almost forgotten that he still had Lived such a well-known past.

Tang Cen lowered his head, his eyes were obscured by eyelashes and broken hair.

Eisen squatted in front of the oven to set the time and temperature. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sudden look of loneliness on Tang Cen's face, and realized that he had said something wrong.

He stood up on his knees, and in Tang Cen's daze, put his hands on the countertop beside him, blocking him in a small corner of the kitchen, "You didn't mention it before, I thought you didn't want to eat .”

Eisen's warm breath sprayed on Tang Cen's face, burning hot as if he had been burned.Tang Cen wanted to escape, but Eisen was in front of him, with the hard table pressing against his back, and he had nowhere to escape.

Tang Cen bargained for this cake, but Aisen also attached other conditions when he agreed, and Tang Cen didn't know how he agreed to it.

But since he agreed and Eisen fulfilled his promise, he can no longer find excuses to refuse.However, it is still difficult for him to take the initiative, "I just..."

Before he finished speaking, Eisen's finger was on Tang Cen's lips, "I'll talk about it after you think it over."

Tang Cen gently licked the spot where he was touched, and the tip of his tongue brushed against the fingertips on his lips intentionally or unintentionally. The tingling electric sensation spread from the fingertips to the tailbone, and finally fed back to the cerebral cortex.

Eisen leaned over and pressed against his forehead, nose to nose, "Kiss."

The man in front of him was only a few centimeters taller than him, but the shadow cast by the lights made his figure look extremely oppressive.Tang Cen's eyes moved slightly, he wrapped his arms around his neck, and hooked him down.

Breathing intertwined in the warm and gentle kiss, the lips were pressed together, the tongue was entangled, and the quiet apartment made the sound of the water between the kisses clearer.

Between lips and tongues, Eisen hugged Tang Cen to the dining table, stuck in his parted nipples, and rubbed each other lightly.

But in the end, the two of them did nothing. When Eisen was holding Tang Cen's clothes and was about to take off his shirt, the oven made a "ding" sound, which made Eisen, who was in high spirits, hold his hand.

Tang Cen was so dazed by his kiss that he leaned limply on his body, but he didn't respond at all.If he wasn't interrupted, Eisen would continue to do it, but in the current situation, he didn't want to force Tang Cen.

Eisen straightened Tang Cen's clothes, carried him off the table, and took out the baked cake.While unmoulding the cake, he took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

After the reaction on his body subsided completely, Eisen cut a small piece of cake and put it on a plate, and handed it to Tang Cen who was still sitting stupidly on the chair, "Taste it."

The short-term lack of oxygen caused Tang Cen's brain to stop functioning. He stared blankly at the cake in front of him for a long time before looking up and asking, "Don't you want to do it?" He originally thought that if Aisen had this idea, he would follow the trend, but Aisen He stopped suddenly, which caught him off guard.

Eisen took a deep breath, suppressing the sudden surge of desire.He tidied up his almost out-of-control expression, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, "I only said one kiss."

The future is long, don't rush for a while.

The freshly baked cake still exuded a strong aroma, and the soft smell of rosin instantly attracted all Tang Cen's attention.While eating the cake, Tang Cen quickly forgot what happened just now. After all, he had agreed to just kiss at the beginning, and he didn't take what happened later to his heart at all.

Time always passed quickly during baking, and after Eisen cleaned the bowls stained with custard cream, the sky was completely dark.He cut two pieces of cake, and made the simplest dish, which will be dinner tonight.

Tang Cen didn't have much thought about what to eat every day. He ate whatever Aisen did. His portion was less than Aisen's. Even if he had a poor appetite, he could still stuff it all into his stomach.

After dinner, the table was cleared, and the two of them nestled on the sofa and were busy with each other.Tang Cen was holding a tablet to read a book, and Aisen was holding a computer to read the newly sent documents.

Time flows quietly and smoothly.

When it was time to go to bed, Tang Cen took sleeping pills, lay down in a drowsy state for a while, and fell asleep before Eisen finished taking a bath.He slept deeply, and when he smelled the good-smelling shower gel on Eisen's body, he would subconsciously rub it over.

Cowardly and vulnerable, the sensitive Tang Cen could no longer integrate into the society, nor could he live independently without other people. As long as someone extended his hand, he would still obediently lean over after a brief temptation, hiding in that person's arms to absorb temperature and security.

Hearing the even and long breathing in his arms, Eisen smiled helplessly, and turned off the light emitting a faint warm light by the bed.