I surrender my foe with a kiss

Cheng Huan left Baiyun Airport desperately when he heard the news of Xiao Ci's parents' death. He rushed into the subway station and sat from Baiyun Airport Station to Tianhe.At this point in time, the subway cars on Line [-], which were packed to the point of explosion in the past, were actually empty.As the train moved forward, the carriage swayed slightly, the light in the tunnel was bright and dim, and Cheng Huan's fingertips numbly tapped on the handrail of the carriage, burning with anxiety.

As soon as the subway stopped, he rushed out, crossed the long street full of people and hung with lanterns, and he took a breath until he ran downstairs to Xiao Ci's house - the address was obtained from Teacher Yan.

Cheng Huan counted up layer by layer with his fingers, counting to the fifth floor, and stopped at Xiao Ci's room.

The light in that room was on, and Cheng Huan's heart suddenly jumped.

What is he doing?Are you crying?In that dim light.

It's been half a year, why I don't know anything about his family conditions, and even asked him about his parents many times.

If at the beginning, I could have cared for him even a little bit more...

With heavy steps, Cheng Huan climbed up the cracked and dimly lit stairs.

After a few mouthfuls of that dinner, Xiao Ci couldn't finish it.He wiped his eyes and got up, put away all the leftover meals, and went to wash the dishes.Just then, his cell phone rang.

Chao: 【What are you doing, Mr. Xiao? 】

The moment Xiao Ci saw that profile picture, his heart suddenly went blank, and then he realized that Jiang Chao, a heartless thing, had left him for most of the winter vacation and ignored him. .Xiao Ci wiped his hands on the towel, and typed back to him: [Get out, scumbag. 】

Chao: [Why, are you unhappy?Tell me something to make me happy. [bad laugh][bad laugh]]

Ci: [Stop talking, go cry. 】

Chao: [Such a beautiful day, but you are very unhappy, this is not good, not good...]

"..." Xiao Ci typed: [Speaking in human terms. 】

Chao: [I'm in the garden of my home now, the moon is very round tonight, if you don't believe me, open the window and have a look. 】

Xiao Ci tilted his head, the window screen on the balcony was very old and looked dusty.Looking from him, he could only see bright and dark buildings, and the moon in the sky could not be seen at all.There was something buzzing outside the window, it made my head ache.

Xiao Ci was too lazy to entangle with Jiang Chao, so he replied: 【Oh, it's quite round. 】

Unexpectedly, that guy came back in less than a second: [Nonsense, you didn't watch it at all. 】

Ci: [How do you know I didn't watch it? 】

Jiang Chao said leisurely: [Because 'I hope you will live a long time, and we will be together for a long time'. 】

"..." Xiao Ci regretted teaching him Chinese.

Chao: [Anyway, go to the window and take a look, the moon tonight is really beautiful! 】

Xiao Ci really had nothing to do with him, scolded him for being childish, walked to the window, raised his hand to lift the window screen.

At the same time, Cheng Huan went up five floors and didn't stop until Xiao Ci's house.

In order to resist the winter cold in Chongqing, he was dressed quite thickly. He was sweating all over after running like this. No matter how good his physical fitness was, he was exhausted.

He was gasping for breath, bent down with his hands on his knees, sweat pooled on his gracefully curved chin, dripped along his porcelain white neck to his collarbone, submerged into his red down jacket, and dripped onto his undulating chest.

After a while, he straightened up, and when his knuckles tentatively slammed the door, his heart pounded.

He was consumed by unfounded fear, a situation he had never faced before.On the night of family reunion, how should he comfort a homeless teenager?

Either give him a big hug as soon as the door opens; or pat him on the shoulder lightly and tell him, "I'm here."

Dangdang.

Inside the house, Xiao Ci slowly opened the window screen, and the dust fell down. He wrinkled his nose subconsciously, and was about to poke his head out when he heard a faint knock on the door.

Xiao Ci turned his head, hum -- the noise outside the window was terrifyingly loud, the knock on the door was completely submerged in the noise, Xiao Ci looked at the old wooden door and thought he had an auditory hallucination.

Xiao Ci pricked up his ears to listen carefully, discerning carefully in the huge noise, but the knock on the door disappeared again.

He shook his head suspiciously, and looked out the window.

At this moment, Xia Xia suddenly stretched out a hand out of thin air, grabbed his hand, and pulled him down violently.This is the fifth floor, a height where the bottom cannot be seen at a glance in the dark.Before Xiao Ci could utter a scream, he was hugged tightly by the waist.

Crashing into a strong and warm chest, Xiao Ci was still in shock.Until someone pinched his face and said to him with a smile, "Did you cry?"

"I didn't cry!" Xiao Ci said angrily.

Hey... wait?

Xiao Ci realized something was wrong, and looked up, under the light on the cabin roof, that smiling face was either Jiang Chao or who?

It was only then that Xiao Ci realized that he had been tricked by him. It turned out that Jiang Chao had already sent someone to fly a helicopter to lurk under the window of his house.The buzzing sound he just heard should be from the propeller.

The pilot in front drove the helicopter, not knowing where he was going.

In the corridor, Cheng Huan knocked on the door a few times, but no one answered.

He wondered if Xiao Ci was suffering, and he didn't dare to use too much force, so he could only continue to knock softly.

"Ci'er," he called softly.

The corridor in the darkness was long and empty, and the only response to him was the biting cold wind.

Cheng Huan raised his head suspiciously, and heard the rattling sound of a helicopter in the night sky.

on the helicopter.

"Let go of me," Xiao Ci struggled away from Jiang Chao's chest, full of anger, turned his back to Jiang Chao, and looked at the night scene outside the porthole.He made up his mind that no matter what Jiang Chao said, he would ignore him.

"..." Jiang Chao leaned his face closer: "Are you angry?"

Xiao Ci remained silent.

Jiang Chao didn't speak, he lowered his head, and sniffed with his straight nose close to his neck.

The warm wind exhaled made Xiao Ci's body numb suddenly.Xiao Ci didn't know what Jiang Chao was doing.But he still remained rigid and motionless.Because as long as he moves, Jiang Chao will definitely push his nose on his face in the next second.

Then Jiang Chao said: "The smell on your body has changed." The voice sounded particularly uncomfortable: "Who asked you to change the shower gel."

Xiao Ci almost vomited blood in anger.He punched Jiang Chao in the chest: "Are you sick?" He scolded and beat him, "I told you to smell it, I told you to smell it, you bitch."

Jiang Chao didn't hide, just tilted his head and stared at him, "It's domestic violence again."

Xiao Ci: "..."

"Where are you going this time?" Xiao Ci has become accustomed to Jiang Dynasty's lifestyle of homes everywhere, who made one-third of the real estate in the Pearl River Delta belong to his family.

"I don't know, just turn around and go for a drive," Jiang Chao said, looking sideways at the porthole, as if he had found something, his eyes lit up slightly, "Hey, what's down there?"

The helicopter pilot could answer without even looking, "Oh, this is Liwan District, and there are Shamian Island and Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street below."

"Is it fun?" Jiang Chao asked.

"It's very interesting," the driver said, "Master, why don't you go for a walk?"

Jiang Chao turned his head to look at Xiao Ci: "Go down?"

Xiao Ci: "Aren't you from Guangzhou? Why don't you know if it's fun or not?"

"I..." Jiang Chao scratched his head: "The key is that I have been abroad since I was a child. I have never been here. Have you ever been here?"

"No..." Xiao Ci said.

"That's just right, let's go play today." Jiang Chao said, "Find a place and see if we can shut it down."

After the helicopter stopped, Jiang Chao and Xiao Ci got off the helicopter.The oncoming cold wind made Xiao Ci shiver. He had been at home before, wearing only a sweater.Caught off guard, he was "carried" out by Jiang Chao, without even having time to put on a thicker coat.

"Cold?" Jiang Chao was half a head taller than Xiao Ci, and he took off the black down jacket he was wearing and put it on Xiao Ci.

Xiao Ci hurriedly dodged and said, "No need."

How should I put this feeling... Being taken care of so intimately by someone of the same sex, Xiao Ci still felt somewhat awkward.What's more, with so many people coming and going, someone was already looking at them and snickering.

"Use," Jiang Chao said stubbornly, grabbing his arm with his big hands, not letting him run, and pressing him firmly to let him wear it, "Hey, what if I freeze you to death?"

Xiao Ci looked at Jiang Chao, who only had a black thermal shirt left, and couldn't laugh or cry: "You are much more expensive than me. Wouldn't it be even more unreasonable to freeze the heir of the Jiang Group?"

Jiang Chao's expression became serious in an instant, and under the street lamp, he put his hands on Xiao Ci's shoulders and said dissatisfiedly, "You discriminated against me again."

Xiao Ci was a little afraid to look at his face: "I don't have it."

"You have," Jiang Chao said, "Because of my family's special environment, you didn't really treat me as a..." Jiang Chao paused, then turned around in his mouth, "You didn't really treat me as a brother. Between the two of us, There’s always been a layer of something.”

Xiao Ci swears, he really said those words just now with his mouth trembling, and he never expected Jiang Chao to be so sensitive.He quickly shunned Jiang Chao: "Hey, I really didn't think about it that way."

"Then you put on your clothes," Jiang Chao said, "I treat you as my best brother, and I want to take care of you, that's all. If the heirs of Jiang's group are not heirs, then they are fucking bullshit and outsiders." What you see. I don't believe that in your eyes, I am the heir of the Jiang Group."

When Jiang Chao said this, he was very serious, without any of his usual dandyism, every word went straight to people's hearts.Xiao Ci listened, his heart was warm like a fire.Adolescent boys are at the time when they are most competitive, and he understands that Jiang Chaoken must be saying these words to him with all his heart and soul.The little resentment towards Jiang Chao for ignoring him during the winter vacation was swept away, replaced by an inexplicable joy that came from nowhere.

"You are younger than me," Jiang Chao was still looking for reason for his behavior, "You are still weaker than me, no matter how much I take care of you, I should take care of you."

Xiao Ci paused while putting on his clothes, "...I'm weaker than you?"

"..." Jiang Chao rolled his eyes upwards, and said with a laugh, "Slimper than me, smaller than me, thinner than me, is this always true?"

Xiao Ci: "..."

The two walked to Shangxiajiu, which is one of the most distinctive pedestrian streets in Guangzhou.On both sides of the street are slightly quaint Cantonese-style buildings. Stores along the street are in full swing, and there are many people crowding in front of each store.Young men and women gathered in groups of three and four, and the red lanterns hanging all over the sky illuminated the smiles on their faces.The coldness of winter seems to be swept away in the laughter of New Year's Eve.

The phone rang, Xiao Ci took out the phone from his pocket, and was about to connect it, but was snatched by Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao looked disgusted: "What kind of crap, it just kept ringing on the helicopter!"

"Give it to me, Jiang Chao," Xiao Ci said, "someone is calling me."

Jiang Chao directly hung up the phone, turned off the phone, put Xiao Ci's phone in his trouser pocket, and said arrogantly: "It's hard to come out once, neither of us is allowed to touch the phone tonight."

Xiao Ci really couldn't imagine who would call him at this point, so he simply let Jiang Chao.

"Let's go to eat." Jiang Chao looked around, a little disgusted, "It's so messy here, is there a Michelin restaurant?"

"..." Xiao Ci didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In this pedestrian street full of delicious food and snacks, which is the most typical of old Guangzhou, where else can you find a Michelin restaurant?

What is the difference between cutting stinky tofu with a knife?

He grabbed Jiang Chao, and randomly found a line to line up. After a while, he came out with a packed box of oysters.The oysters were roasted so sizzlingly, the oyster meat was lying on the soft and glutinous vermicelli, sprinkled with minced garlic and chili peppers, the aroma went straight into people's nostrils.

Six for ten yuan, the price is quite reasonable.Xiao Ci held two bamboo sticks in his hand and handed one to Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao: "Do you like to eat this?"

Xiao Ci nodded. He was born in the interior, and he had never eaten these seafood before. The first time he ate was when Jiang Chao took him to Hong Kong.He just ate it once and fell in love.

Xiao Ci held a plastic plate in his left hand, and a bamboo skewer in his right hand to insert the oyster meat.

Jiang Chao got very close to him, his eyelashes almost brushed his forehead, Jiang Chao waited with a bamboo stick, and inserted it himself after he finished eating.

The two ate while walking, Xiao Ci inserted the oyster meat with a bamboo stick, and put it into his mouth to chew slowly.Under the light, Jiang Chao saw that his pink lips were a little oily, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

When eating vermicelli, Xiao Ci encountered a difficulty. He couldn't pick it up with just the bamboo stick in his hand.Seeing this, Jiang Chao handed him his bamboo stick, "Use mine."

Xiao Ci didn't think too much, just took it and used it. Jiang Chao saw that he used two bamboo sticks like chopsticks, picked up the section of vermicelli covered with garlic paste and oyster juice, and put it into his mouth.Then hold the oyster shell with your hand, and sip gently with your small mouth to wipe out the remaining oyster juice.

"..." Jiang Chao was a little dumbfounded.

After Xiao Ci finished eating, he handed back a pair of bamboo sticks to Jiang Chao.Jiang Chao didn't give him time to react, so he took it and used it directly.Xiao Ci suddenly realized that the pair of bamboo sticks were used by him, but at this time Jiang Chao had already put the oyster meat into his mouth.He could only watch helplessly as Jiang Chao used the bamboo stick he used to attract fans, and then wiped it on his red lips after he was done.

Xiao Ci: "."

The two walked and ate all the way, and ate snacks from various shops along the street, such as milk tea sausage powder, river zi pan, boat porridge, bowl cake, something they had eaten before, something they had never eaten, something they had never seen before, and now I ate them all until my belly was bulging.The two hiccupped and walked forward.

After exiting Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, the hustle and bustle gradually faded away, and the surrounding residential areas seemed extraordinarily quiet in the night.Xiao Ci and Jiang Chao walked through the corridors of the arcade, wandering aimlessly.No one knew where to go, but no one spoke, as if enjoying such a night and this silence was already the best thing.

The two passed through Duhui in the west city, and with the cool wind blowing, they crossed a small bridge and wandered to Shamian Island.

Shamian Island faces the mighty Pearl River in the south, and the east, west, and north sides are separated from Liwan City by artificial rivers, forming such a relatively independent space.

As early as the Song Dynasty, Shamian was already an important port of China's foreign trade. After the Opium War, it became a British and French concession.Therefore, a large number of Western-style buildings are preserved on Shamian Island, such as the Church of Our Lady of the Catholic Church, the garden of the French Concession, the French barracks, and the residence of the Anglican priest.Landmarks such as the ancient city defense artillery and the anti-British ruins of the fort are still well preserved, forming a living fossil where east and west meet and collide in modern history.

Today, Shamian Island still plays an important role in China's foreign exchanges, and the east and west floors of the British Consulate in Guangzhou still stand.Not far away, the Soviet Consulate in China has become a tear of the times.

Xiao Ci and Jiang Chao walked under the shadow of century-old banyan trees.The further south you go, the louder the voice of people, and the thicker the commercial and artistic atmosphere.Walking all the way to Shamian South Street, a beautiful white building ahead blocked their sight.

On a moonlit night, orange light poured down from every window in the white building, covering the whole building with a golden wedding dress.

Jiang Chao pointed to the building and said, "White Swan Hotel, built by Mr. Huo Yingdong, is the first five-star hotel in China. Queen Elizabeth II of England also ate Cantonese food here."

Xiao Ci looked at him with a little surprise, his clean mouth was slightly opened.

Jiang Chaodao: "Not only the Queen of England, but also American Presidents Nixon and Bush, German Chancellor Kohl, and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew have all stayed at the White Swan Hotel."

When Jiang Chao said this, he was very serious, and his pupils shone with enthusiasm.Xiao Ci suddenly found a feeling from him, which he had never noticed when he was teaching Jiang Chao's cultural class.Perhaps, this is the enthusiasm and sensitivity to business?

That's right, maybe Jiang Chao couldn't learn cultural lessons well, because from the very beginning, his talent was not focused on these cumbersome and rigid formulas and concepts.

"But didn't you say that you are not familiar with this place?" Xiao Ci asked.

"I'm not familiar with it," Jiang Chao said, "but I still know the White Swan Hotel on the White Swan Lake. In 1986, when Queen Elizabeth II came to visit, my old man worked as a waiter in the White Swan Hotel. At that time, he was just an errand guy, and he was honored to serve the Queen of England." When Jiang Chao mentioned the past of his father's generation, Jiang Chao had a subtle smile in his eyes.This made Xiao Ci suddenly think of his father.

"At that time, we were not born yet..." Jiang Chao looked up at the building and said with emotion, "Nowadays there are five-star hotels everywhere, and it is not up to the white swan to receive foreign guests. Gradually, she has no How many people know..."

While talking, the two walked to the edge of the Pearl River.The wide river water is sprinkled with neon lights, and the river breeze is cool and comfortable.Jiang Tao hit the shore quietly, like a lullaby in a noisy city.

"Jiang Chao," Xiao Ci grabbed the handrail by the river, and suddenly stopped him, "We will be divided into arts and sciences when we are freshmen. Do you plan to study literature or science?"

Jiang Chao turned to look at him, "What about you?"

"I..." Xiao Ci said, "Of course I still follow Teacher Yan and learn the principles."

"Then I'll learn the truth." Jiang Chao said with a smile.

"Don't make trouble," Xiao Ci said, "I already know your grades, Chinese 103, you got [-]..." He paused, then smiled, "Well, it's great."

"Above 120 in English, not low in politics and history, but a little weaker in geography, but still passing. If you study literature with your grades, you can be ranked in the middle or even the upper reaches of the grade."

Xiao Ci carefully avoided mentioning Jiang Chao's science subjects, because Jiang Chao's mathematics and physics subjects were really horrible.Let's put it this way, Xiao Ci suspects that his only ten points are all correct by relying on multiple choice questions.

"I think you should study literature." Xiao Ci finally said.

Because Jiang Chao will most likely take the road of doing business in the future, there is really no need for him to hold down such dreadful natural sciences as physics and chemistry.

And Jiang Chao is indeed a material for doing business, Xiao Ci has almost no doubts about this point, based on his understanding of Jiang Chao, he believes that he will not be wrong.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chao didn't appreciate it.

"Why are you the same as my old man?" Jiang Chao snorted softly, "But even if you all object, I still have to learn."

"Why?" Xiao Ci couldn't figure it out, Jiang Chao's grades in all subjects were there, so why bother him?

"Because I'm only interested in physics." Jiang Chao smiled casually, his slightly squinted eyes appearing ruffian, "My dream is to be a scientist. To contribute to the manned spaceflight of the motherland, let the five-star red flag in Every corner of the universe is flying high."

"..." If he hadn't betrayed him by hooking the corners of his lips, Xiao Ci would almost believe his nonsense.

Jiang Chao looked at the water of the Pearl River, leaning his arms on the handrail by the river, and in the night, Xiao Ci's side face looked very gentle.Xiao Ci wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by a burst of cheers—a multi-story river ship sailed on the black river surface, and the river ship was full of lights, dyeing the slowly swaying water of the Pearl River in color .The riverboat was full of people standing around, chatting and shouting happily.

Jiang Chao didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Come with me."

Xiao Ci was staggered twice by him, and quickly broke away from him, and walked two steps quickly to join him: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to take you on a river cruise." Jiang Chao said.

Not to mention, the seven turns and eight turns actually led Jiang Chao to find the Huangsha Wharf where he took the water bus.There was a long queue in front of the pier, and it was their turn after waiting for more than ten minutes.There is a sign on the wall, which shows the project route of the Pearl River Night Cruise, which is to get out of Huangsha Wharf here, drive east to Canton Tower, and then return.The fare is 70 yuan per person.

The corners of Xiao Ci's mouth twitched, "Damn, it's only three yuan by subway, why is it so expensive by boat?"

"Is there a difference?" Jiang Chao patted his head, took out a bank card at random, and was about to swipe it to pay.

Xiao Ci hurriedly stopped him and slapped his chest: "I invite you."

"Don't make trouble," Jiang Chao smiled.

"No trouble, you and I can still afford it," Xiao Ci turned to the conductor at the window and said, "Buy two tickets." As he spoke, he took out the 200 yuan he earned from working part-time from his trousers pocket. Warm it up, and send it out again.

"A total of 105," the conductor handed him two tickets and change, "Is your brother a student too?"

Only then did Xiao Ci realize that they are students, and they can buy half-price student tickets, and hurriedly said, "Of course."

"That's 70," the conductor said after refunding the overcharged money, "go to the waiting room and wait."

Xiao Ci collected the money and walked to the waiting room, Jiang Chao ran over and touched his head, smiling meanly, "Brother."

As the saying goes, men don't touch their heads, and women don't touch their feet. What's more, Jiang Chao is condescending and playing this head-touching game for him is simply an insult to his height.Xiao Ci threw the ticket on his face and said angrily, "I'm your brother."

"Then I'm your father." Jiang Chao wiped his feet and ran away after he died, and Xiao Ci ran after him.The waiting room was small, and Jiang Chao's long legs were useless, so he was hugged by Xiao Ci in the blink of an eye.Xiao Ci used his arms hard, humming and trying to throw him away, but he couldn't shake him, which made him feel embarrassed.

"..." Xiao Ci and Jiang Chao were instantly petrified when they were stared at by the old men, aunts, lovers and Lolita girls in the waiting room.

Jiang Chao: "Student Xiao Ci, did the teacher say that chasing and fighting are not allowed in public places? Why don't you listen?"

Xiao Ci, who was focused by everyone's eyes: "..."

Very good, count yourself as ruthless.

Suddenly, there was a humming sound on the river.Someone whistled: "The boat is coming!"

Xiao Ci and Jiang Chao followed the large group onto the boat and found a seat on the second floor.Above the head is the night sky full of cold stars, and under the feet is the gentle river.The riverboat swayed slightly and moved slowly.Ahead, the broad Pearl River divides into two branches. The northern branch separates Yuexiu, Tianhe and Haizhu Districts; the southern branch forms the boundary between Haizhu District and Panyu District.The waters of the two Pearl Rivers meet again at Changzhou Island, a university city, and merge into the vast Lingding Ocean, enclosing the entire Haizhu District into an isolated island.

And the riverboat is traveling on the northern branch of the Pearl River fork.The riverboat passes through Liwan and Yuexiu, heading for Tianhe District.Along the way, countless high-rise buildings along the coast are reflected in the swaying river water, and the shining neon lights become colorful oil paintings.The riverboat sailed in the boundless night, splitting the waves, as if a chalk mark was lightly drawn on a huge blackboard.

Xiao Citai