The Swan Bay Murders

I really, really love Jiang Luo.

It's been a long time since the last time I loved someone with all my heart, and I don't even remember what a warm, sweet love feels like.

But when I hugged Jiang Luo, that sense of happiness and satisfaction almost overflowed from my pores.

How to fall in love, I really don't know.

I just remember getting along with him every day, which made me used to the feeling of him being around.

He made me feel so comfortable, so relaxed, even thinking about it later, when we were smoking on the balcony late at night and discussing annoying things, it was wonderful.

I looked into his eyes, trying to find myself in it.

"Your stomach growled again." I pressed on him, rubbed his growling stomach with the palm of my hand, and said to him with a smile, "You are really good at ruining the atmosphere."

He smiled hey, as if coquettish.

"You go wash up, I'll cook." I got up and pulled him off the sofa as well.

"You came so early." He stretched, and after I turned around, he hugged me from behind.

He pressed against my back and passed his heartbeat to me unreservedly.

"I went out before dawn." I put my palm on the back of his hand and said, "If you move back, we can be together 24 hours a day."

"But they all say that distance creates beauty." Jiang Luo smiled, paused, and then said, "However, we really don't need any distance, no matter what we do, we are beautiful."

I didn't think Jiang Luo would say this, so I asked him, "Who did you learn this sentence from?"

"Uh..." He let go of me and said as he walked to the bathroom, "Yi Li."

I am in a good mood early in the morning, no matter how busy I am at work, no matter how annoying my clients are, life will not be so difficult.

I thought about letting Jiang Luo move to my office. Anyway, everyone in the company knows our relationship. He is by my side and can be seen at any time, so I feel at ease.

"No." Jiang Luo bit the straw and said, "Work is work. In the company, you are Mr. Xing and I am Assistant Li. You can't do this."

I was amused by his serious look, wishing I could kiss him right here.

If I did, though, he'd probably find a crack in the ground, since he's surrounded by people from our company.

After dinner, it was still early for work in the afternoon. It is true that I have not been so busy recently. If I am not in a hurry, we just wandered downstairs.

Hanging around will naturally be extremely relaxing, and I will naturally go to hold his hand.

He struggled a few times at first, probably because he was really shy, but seeing that there was no one we knew here, he just let me go.

Since being with him, I seem to have returned to the time when I was in school, sometimes very childish, not at all like a man standing in his thirties.

We wandered downstairs holding hands, occasionally bumping his shoulder on purpose.

Jiang Luo would pretend to be angry, but after a few seconds he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It was almost time to go to work, and we walked slowly to the company.

Unexpectedly, I ran into my mother downstairs.

Jiang Luo and I were still holding hands, she was holding the leash in her hand, and Zai Zai was yelling at us.

Jiang Luo shook my hand away instantly. I looked at him and saw that his lips were trembling.

This is the end of the matter, and there is nothing to hide.

I firmly took Jiang Luo's hand and walked towards our mother who was looking at us.

Before I could speak, she spoke first.

"The security in your building is too much!" She glared at me and said, "Don't let Zai Zai in!"

"...Well, this building is an office building, pets are not allowed." I explained.

But she persisted: "What pet! I said this is your son, so he won't let in!"

Jiang Luo's palms were sweating, but he didn't say a word.

"mom……"

She finally shifted her gaze to the hand Jiang Luo and I were holding, curled her lips impatiently and said, "Is there anything to do in the afternoon? If there is nothing to do, you two can find a place to chat with me."

The three of us and a dog sat in a coffee shop.

Jiang Luo seemed extremely disturbed and didn't say much all the time.

My mother looked at him, then at me, took a sip of grapefruit tea and said, "What do you think of me?"

I frowned, and secretly patted the back of Jiang Luo's hand.

"We're going to find a chance to talk to you." I explained, "We're just starting..."

After I finished saying this, my mother was also silent. She looked at the cup and didn't know what she was thinking.

Jiang Luo suddenly grabbed me with his backhand, then slowly raised his head and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry..."

Hearing his apology, my mother also raised her head, looked at Jiang Luo and said, "What are you apologizing for, brat?"

When I saw her eyes were red, I immediately felt uncomfortable.

The same is true for Jiang Luo, he let go of my hand and went to hold my mother's hand across the way.

"Auntie..." Jiang Luo paused for a moment, and then said, "I'm really sorry, but can you believe me, I'm really in love...I really love my brother."

My mother looked at him and burst into tears.

I used to sit beside her and put my arm around her shoulders and wipe her tears.

Jiang Luo's eyes were also red, making me even more confused.

"Mom, don't blame Jiang Luo, I..."

"Why should I blame him?" My mother slapped me suddenly and said angrily, "No, I should blame, blame you two! Two little bastards, they are together and want to hide it from me!"

Both Jiang Luo and I were stunned, only to hear my mother say: "Xing Baichuan, sit back for me, I have something to ask you."

I obediently sat back opposite, and looked at her side by side with Jiang Luo.

She wiped her tears, seemed a little embarrassed, took a sip of grapefruit tea, and said, "Our family has always been open-minded, there is no way, this is all forced by you and Berlin."

I think about the situation at home when the two of us came out, and I feel extremely guilty.

"So, your dad and I have never wanted to care about your love affairs. Young people, no matter whether the talk is good or not, it is our own business. If we talk too much, we are meddling in business."

I wanted to explain to her and comfort her, but my mother never gave me a chance to talk.

"But this time, the situation is special, so I have to ask a few more questions." She looked at Jiang Luo and said, "Jiang Luo, you know how Auntie treats you. Uncle really treats you as his own child, you have no parents, we are your parents, we have no son, you are our youngest son."

I also looked at Jiang Luo, knowing that he couldn't bear these words, I held his hand silently again.

"Actually, I really didn't expect you to be with Bai Chuan. How should I say this? It doesn't matter right or wrong, but Bai Chuan is my child. You have to promise me that you like him. has nothing to do with it."

I didn't expect that after so much preparation, my mother would say such words.

There is no way to describe my feelings in terms of being touched. I can only say that no matter what time or what happens, in this world, my mother is the person who worries and cares about me the most.

Jiang Luo nodded again and again, shook my hand firmly and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would use other people as a substitute. I'm with my brother, and I made a decision after careful consideration."

"That's good." My mother nodded, and then turned to me: "Bai Chuan, what kind of child are you, mother knows best, I don't want to say anything else, just one thing, you quickly do it for me .”

My heart was suspended again, but she said: "Bring Jiang Luo back to me this weekend, a good family, why live outside!"

I am probably the luckiest person in the world, because I not only have the cutest lover, but also the cutest family.

Over the weekend, despite Jiang Luo's objections, I loaded his belongings into the car and took them home.

Sitting in the passenger seat, he muttered, "The rent has been paid, so let's stay for a while."

"That won't work." I was so happy that I hummed a little song in my heart, "If you don't go back, my mother will kill me."

"I don't believe that Auntie will beat you..."

Jiang Luo whispered, then turned to the window.

I glanced at him, through the window, and saw him sniggering.

I still live in the same room as before, everything is back in place, except that it is more tidy, it seems that Jiang Luo has never left.

The bedroom door was closed, I hugged him and lay on the bed, and asked him: "You left a note in the drawer when you left, do you remember?"

He lay in my arms and said sullenly, "Yeah."

"Who was it for?" I guessed, but I just wanted to hear him tell me.

"..." Jiang Luo remained silent for a long time.

I persisted in asking: "Who is it for? Who do you say you love?"

He smiled softly, looked up at me and said, "You."

We looked at each other, like every time before.

The two only had each other in their eyes, I leaned over and kissed him.

Like I said, I'm probably the luckiest guy in the world.

Because this time when I sucked Jiang Luo's lips, he actually took the initiative to attack.

The tip of his tongue pried open my teeth, and his hands gently caressed my face.

I hugged him, turned over, and pressed him under me.

To be honest, there are still concerns, but I am ready for him to push me away at any time.

But he didn't.

Jiang Luo didn't push me away, and he didn't push me away until we were both out of breath.

I stood up slightly and stared at him.

He blushed and stroked my lips lightly.

After a long time, Jiang Luo said, "Let's try."

The curtains in the bedroom hadn't been drawn yet, and the midday sun streamed in through the window, making the sheets warm and comfortable.

The bold bird on the window sill peeked at the whole process of me embracing Jiang Luo, and I treated him as tenderly as I could, with unbelievable care.

He was drenched in sweat and tears were streaming from the corners of his eyes.

I asked him, "Is it really possible?"

He said, "I want to try it. If I don't try it, how will I know if it will work?"

I saw the smile and courage in his eyes, and suddenly remembered the first time I met him. At that time, none of us thought that after more than 200 days, we would become the people who love each other the most.