Stand-in Raiders

Two days later, when Li Yunian had sorted out all the things in the room, Xiao Peng's call also came.

It was already October [-]th, and it had been three days since Xiao Peng arrived in City A. At this time, he should have settled down with Du Hainian and had finished visiting Du's house.

"Is it noon today?" Li Yunian held the earphone in his left hand, and rummaged through the drawer in the middle of the wardrobe with his right hand, "I'm free at noon today."

"Okay, then let's have dinner together at noon today. Anyway, I came to City A this time to accompany Hai Nian, and I have nothing else to do." Xiao Peng was just as he said, sitting on the sofa at home with nothing to do. Well, Du Hainian was called away by old man Du this morning. According to the experience of the day before yesterday, there is not a day when he can't come back.

"Okay, you choose a place, and I'll just go there when the time comes." Li Yunian took out a piece of clothing from the closet, and then picked out a few pieces that he usually likes to pack up.

Xiao Peng is not very familiar with City A. If you want to talk about a good restaurant, the place Du Hainian took him to the day before yesterday was a good one, with an elegant environment. Just decide there, "Then let's eat at the Duan's restaurant in the central square. I have been there before and it tastes good!"

Compared with the dark cuisine of the empire on which the sun never sets, those things in the big world really make people drool!

Duan's restaurant?

Li Yunian paused, it's no big deal, isn't it because Xiao Ping once took Du Hainian to have a meal?

However, I still care.

"Okay, I know that place." Li Yunian casually threw the clothes in his hand on the bed, "I'll be there on time."

This day is Friday. Normally, Li Yunian would go to Xiao Ping’s company at noon, and then wait for him to get off work and go to the old man’s house together to visit the old man. Sometimes he would stay in the old house for the whole weekend, and sometimes he would eat After dinner, I will return to my apartment in the city center.

"Then it's settled, bye." Xiao Peng set the place and time, and Li Yunian also agreed. From his point of view, there was no problem.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Peng thought for a while, and called Du Hainian again, but there was no answer until the ringing ended. Xiao Peng waited for about 10 minutes before receiving a call back.

"Hello, Ah Peng?" Du Hainian spoke in a low voice, probably avoiding his family, "It's not convenient for me to answer the phone just now, what can you do?"

Xiao Peng knew that Du Hainian's grandfather didn't like him, and he didn't force the old man to like him. After all, he was the one who abducted his beloved grandson. Moreover, Du Hainian said that the old man was in the terminal stage of cancer, and even let people see Du Hainian. The old man's medical report is indeed the case.

So it's okay not to give way to the old man.

At noon, Li Yunian took a taxi there. Before going, he hesitated for a long time in the study, and finally walked to the half where Xiao Ping's things were placed, and finally took out a box from a drawer.

He found that when he was packing up. He also saw it when he moved five years ago. At that time, the box was empty. But today, when he picked up the box, there was clearly something inside. .

The moment Li Yunian picked up the box, he felt the shaking inside.

Something is shaking because of the movement of the box.

Li Yunian didn't open the box, he seemed to know what was inside, so he took the box and went directly to Xiao Peng's appointment.

***

In the restaurant, Xiao Peng is sitting in the hall by the window. From the outside, it looks like a wall. From the inside, it is a one-way glass. From this angle, you can just see the musical fountain in the middle of the central square. , because of the low temperature in late autumn, the fountain no longer continues to spray water, but there are still staff to clean it every day, and only half of the water in the pool is still clear.

It was 11:30 when Xiao Peng came. This is the time to eat, and there are not many people in the restaurant. The entrance here is unremarkable because of the relationship, and the high price of the dishes is also a big reason.

It's just a pity that all the boxes here need to be reserved, and Xiao Peng has no way to go directly into the box just like this.

When Li Yulai saw Xiao Peng sitting in his seat and looking outside in a daze.

Because of the bloodline that the sun never sets, Xiao Peng's facial features are more three-dimensional than those around Li Yunian. The man's profile is very stylish, with sharp edges and corners, and his hands are crossed on his legs, very quiet.

"Xiao Peng, have you been kept waiting for a long time?" Li Yunian went to sit opposite Xiao Peng, "I'm so sorry for the delay when I went out."

Xiao Peng was staring at the scenery outside in a daze, but he quickly came to his senses when he heard Li Yunian's voice, "You're here."

Xiao Peng raised his left hand and looked at the watch in his hand. It happened to be [-]:[-]. Li Yunian originally made an appointment with him at [-]:[-], but now he is not late, "I have nothing to do, so I came early , you came just in time."

Li Yunian didn't worry too much about this issue, "I should have been the one to welcome you when you came to City A, but it's the other way around when you invited me to dinner."

Shaking his head not too concerned, Xiao Peng felt that this problem was not a problem. Although he grew up when the sun never set, the education at home still had Chinese traces in many cases. It’s good to be back, isn’t it that only those who come and go can become good friends?”

Xiao Peng himself didn't understand why he had that kind of affection for Li Yunian, not the kind of affection he wanted to be a lover, but a kind of ease and complacency, feeling that the other party could understand his pleasure.

So even if they met in that way at the beginning, they still became friends with each other now.

"If you want me to treat you, you can't afford a place like this." Li Yunian spread his hands, "After all, compared to a young master like you who has a big family and a big business, I'm a homeless person."

Taking orders and writing programs at home, isn't it just a vagrant?Even if the price of the list is acceptable, there is no such thing as five guarantees and one gold.

Hearing what Li Yunian said, Xiao Peng didn't care too much, "Eat food, as long as it's clean and delicious, why do you have to go to some high-end restaurants? I remember that the barbecue you took me to last time was delicious."

The last time Xiao Peng came to City A, Li Yunian transferred the reserved room of the hot spring villa to Xiao Peng, and later asked Li Yunian to go out for dinner to express his gratitude to Xiao Peng.I don't know if it's God's fault, Xiao Peng found a few restaurants that were either renovated or full, and finally Li Yunian took them to a roadside stall. The two ordered a grilled fish and ate beer.

Such a meal is less than 200 yuan, compared with those big restaurants that may not be able to afford a single dish, it also makes both of them very satisfied.

"Okay, if there is a chance, I will go eat with you again." Li Yunian nodded happily and agreed. He didn't expect that a pampered person like Xiao Peng would like that kind of roadside stall. He remembered the first time The first time he took Xiao Ping to eat, Xiao Ping was disgusted in every way, although he moved the chopsticks with Li Yunian in the end, but anyone with a discerning eye could see his reluctance.

This kind of roadside stall is not very clean, no matter how well it is maintained, it is not as good as those restaurants that Xiao Ping usually goes to, but so many people eat it, there is no reason why you can't eat it, right?

However, after that, Li Yunian seldom expressed his opinions when Xiao Ping took him out for dinner.

"Then let's start serving." After chatting with Li Yunian, Xiao Peng beckoned to the waiter, "It's time to serve."

Then he turned his head and said to Li Yunian, "Look at the menu, do you need more food?"

Having eaten together twice, although Xiao Peng can't say that he can fully understand Li Yunian's taste, he still knows that the person in front of him likes spicy food.

Li Yunian took the menu and looked at it. There are six dishes in total, two meat, two vegetables, one cold and one soup. They are very well matched, and there is also his favorite mapo tofu in it. "That's it, it's good, I like these too. What about the food?"

Xiao Peng handed the menu to the waiter, "You all like to eat chili, but I don't like it very much. The last time I ate chili, I got pimples on the corners of my mouth. Hai Nian said that this is because I got angry."

The saying that the sun never sets and there is no qi is a scientific explanation for getting angry, but in Chinese medicine, getting angry is an "imbalance of yin and yang", which is still a novelty for Xiao Peng.

"Really? Many inflammations can be referred to as getting angry in Chinese medicine." Li Yunian didn't expect that the person across from him couldn't eat spicy food. He remembered that he was very happy to eat this person.

Xiao Peng nodded in agreement, "I'd rather Hai Nian make me a bowl of mung bean soup and drink it."

Du Hainian can cook?Li Yunian felt a little unbelievable, "Du Hainian made it hard for you?"

"Of course not, he packed it back from the restaurant." Xiao Peng smiled very softly when he said it, as if he would look like this every time he talked about his lover, "If he cooks, the house probably Got to be ruined."

It's best not to try the kitchen killer's ability.

Li Yunian thought of Xiao Ping, the two of them were probably the same.

However, Li Yunian put his hand into his pocket and grabbed the things he put in before he went out. He always knew that there was a box in Xiao Ping's drawer, but he also knew that it was always empty. What was the thing in it? When it was put in, he probably had a guess.

"Xiao Peng, how is Du Hainian treating you?" Thinking about it, Li Yunian asked, "I keep hearing you mention him, but I never see you coming out with him."

"He was called away by his grandfather." Speaking of this, Xiao Peng was also very helpless, "It is said that it is uncomfortable, so let him accompany him. If it is not very good, since the old man is running out of time, let It’s no big deal to follow him for the time being.”

Xiao Peng knew that Mr. Du didn't like Du Hainian being with men, but Mr. Du's time was running out now, even if he kept it a secret.

"Well, I think you are too accommodating to him." Li Yunian remembered what Mr. Xiao said before, "Du Hainian has been away for so many years, how can Mr. Du still be as firm as before? Why don't you give it a try? , tell the story?"

So far, Du Hainian and Xiao Peng's affairs have been kept from the Du family.

"Farewell, if something happens to his grandfather because of this, I'm afraid it won't be very beautiful." Xiao Peng still felt that since it wasn't long, let the old man go away with peace of mind, and then he would make it public with Du Hainian. He remembered that Du Hainian said that neither of his parents objected to his sexual orientation.

"Whatever is fine, you can discuss it yourself." Regarding these questions, Li Yunian felt that it was better not to ask too deeply.

The speed of the restaurant was very fast, and the dishes were ready while the two were chatting, and Xiao Peng thoughtfully put the two spicy dishes in the direction close to Li Yunian.

Li Yunian just said thank you and started eating with his chopsticks.

The two of them were very satisfied with the meal, and Li Yunian had to praise the price of this place for a reason.

Just when the two were about to get up and leave, Li Yunian's cell phone rang suddenly.

"Sorry, I have a call." Li Yunian smiled embarrassedly at Xiao Peng, and Xiao Peng made a casual gesture.

"Hello?" Li Yunian walked to a place where there were few people, "Xiao Ping?"

"It's me." Xiao Ping's voice came from the other side, "Xiao Nian, you don't have to come to the company to deliver meals today, I have something to go out later."

"Okay, I'll eat by myself, why don't we go down there?" Li Yunian knew that Xiao Ping was very busy recently, so he might be going to another construction site or processing factory.

"You can go directly to the old house in the afternoon. I don't know when I will be free here." Xiao Ping seemed to be very busy. After speaking, someone greeted him and hung up the phone.

Li Yunian wanted to say that I would go to the company to wait for you, but only got the response of "beep", so he had to go back to his seat.

However, the voice that greeted Xiao Ping at the end seemed somewhat familiar.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Peng saw that Li Yunian returned from answering the phone with a slightly unhappy expression on his face, and asked with concern, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's okay, it's just that the afternoon schedule has been cancelled, so you can move around freely." Li Yunian was still thinking about the voice he heard from the microphone last, it looked very familiar, where did he hear it?

Xiao Peng saw that Li Yunian didn't want to say anything, so he didn't continue to ask, "Then let's go first, I think the people over there have been watching us for a long time, and they are probably waiting for us to leave to make room."

Li Yunian followed Xiao Peng's line of sight, and there was a lady with a child over there, then looked at the hall that was already full of people, and left with Xiao Peng.

Xiao Peng came here by car. When he knew that Li Yunian was not driving, he tried his best to say that he could send him back, and Li Yunian also accepted Xiao Peng's kindness.

In the car, Xiao Peng's car music finally changed, "What song is this, it looks so familiar."

"Oh, this is a birthday present that Hai Nian personally recorded for me. Does it sound good?" Xiao Peng's face is full of pride. His birthday is in October, and this music was written and sung by Du Hai Nian himself. he does not like?

"You said, this was sung by Du Hai?" Li Yunian turned his head to look at Xiao Peng with a complicated expression.

No wonder the ears are familiar. It turns out that what is familiar is not the music, but the sound?

wait, voice...

Li Yunian felt that he seemed to know who the person next to Xiao Ping was just now.

"Has Du Hainian gone to see Mr. Du?" Li Yunian asked seemingly unintentionally.

"Yes, I guess it will take another two days." Xiao Peng didn't know why Li Yunian suddenly mentioned this, although he was a little puzzled, he still answered, "His mother called him away last night. "

"Then, did he go to the hospital?"

Xiao Peng didn't know why Li Yunian suddenly asked such a detailed question, but it was not a big deal, so he replied, "Yes, I was the one who drove him to the hospital last night."

"But, I clearly heard his voice just now." As soon as Li Yunian finished speaking, Xiao Peng stepped on the brakes and fell forward following the inertia.

Fortunately, in order to avoid traffic, Xiao Peng chose a road without many cars, otherwise he didn't know if something would happen.

"You mean, you just called him?" Xiao Peng asked, "Is he not in the hospital?"

"No, it's Xiao Ping's. He told me not to go to the company to look for him today." Li Yunian said it very simply and easily understood, "He should have just left work at this time, and Du Hainian should be with him."

"I don't quite understand." Xiao Peng restarted the car and moved the car to the side of the road to stop, "He should be in the hospital at this time, why did he go to Mr. Xiao's company?"

"I don't know, why didn't you ask him?" Li Yunian didn't go to see Xiao Peng, he looked at the cars passing by on the road from time to time through the glass in front of the car, "Or, you don't believe what I said?"

Xiao Peng refused to answer, he really didn't believe it, maybe Li Yunian got it wrong?

However, he still took out his mobile phone from the storage basket and dialed the number he knew by heart.

This time it wasn't "unable to connect", and after a short wait, Du Huan's voice was heard.

"Hello, Ah Peng? What's the matter?"

Hearing his lover's voice, Xiao Peng obviously relaxed a little, "Hai Nian, are you still with grandpa in the hospital? Have you eaten yet?"

"I'm eating, I'm not in the hospital, I'm eating outside." Du Hainian seemed to answer casually.

"Then why don't you call me, I can eat with you." Xiao Peng remembered that he had just talked to Du Hainian on the phone in the morning, and at that time Du Hainian had never mentioned the matter of eating at noon. .

"Oh, I have an appointment for dinner. Why, haven't you eaten yet?" Du Hainian held the phone in one hand and ate with chopsticks in the other. Seeing the movement of the person opposite, he didn't even care about the phone, just put the The phone moved away a little, and he yelled at him, "Hey, shouldn't you peel the shrimp for me? Why did you eat it yourself?"

"No, I ate it, just to ask you...who did you eat it with?" Originally, he just asked Du Hainian if he had finished eating, but the last sentence there was obviously not meant for him.

He knew Du Hainian's little temper, but such a cute little temper would never be used in front of outsiders.

"Ah, no one, a friend."

Faced with Du Hainian's obvious attitude that he didn't want to say more, Xiao Peng felt that he seemed to have guessed something, but he didn't want to confirm it, so he hung up the phone in a hurry, "Then I won't bother you to eat, you should eat more, you have been thin recently A lot."

"Understood, I've eaten and hung up." Du Hainian hung up the phone directly after finishing speaking, raised his head and smiled at the person opposite, "You still haven't heard from me?"

Here, Xiao Peng put the phone back in the storage basket after Du Hainian hung up the phone, "Okay, Li Yunian, what did you want to tell me before?"

Li Yunian felt that his palms were sweating, he never knew that he was also a person who would provoke others, the box he held in his hand was rubbed again and again, it seemed that even the edges and corners were about to be smoothed.

"I just want to give you something." Li Yunian took out the box and handed it to Xiao Peng without opening the lid, "I saw this on Xiao Ping's desk."

"What is it?" Xiao Peng took the box and shook it, and there was a "clang" sound from inside.

Holding the box with one hand, he lifted the lid with the other, and Xiao Peng saw a small silver ring strung together by a chain inside.

It was a ring, he had seen it on Du Hainian's body too.

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My eyes hurt from staring at my mistakes recently, so I will only update half of them for the time being~

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