not a decent stand-in

When the car came out of the hotel, the high beams passed over the towering trees on both sides of the boulevard, giving people a gloomy feeling.

Xiang Yindong opened the hood, and the cool evening wind blew his hair.

Only then did I feel refreshed all over my body, sweeping away the depressed and aggrieved feeling just now.

The music in the car was melodious all the way, the two of them were enjoying the evening breeze comfortably, neither of them spoke first.

After a long silence, he opened his mouth at the same time: "I still remember..."

Before they finished speaking, they looked at each other and laughed again.

Zuo Tong stretched his waist, nestled in the passenger seat, and looked up at the moonlit night sky.

"The starry sky in California seems to be more beautiful..."

At this time, the scene in Xiang Yindong's mind is naturally the same as his.

That summer, Zuo Tong went to the United States to visit him, and the two of them drove in the desert of California, watching the sun rise and set, and the starry sky was infinite...

Five years have passed in a blink of an eye. Since he graduated and returned to China, the two of them have been busy. The gatherings on weekdays are either eating or drinking. It is difficult to have the opportunity to quietly watch the starry sky together.

After driving for a long distance, Xiang Yindong saw that Zuo Tong was already drowsy, so he asked casually, "Where are you going?"

Zuo Tong closed his eyes and snapped his fingers casually: "The old place!"

Xiang Yindong raised his eyebrows: "The old place?"

"Yes, turn left..."

Zuo Tong's voice came slowly in the evening wind.

Xiang Yindong put on a slight smile, turned, accelerated, and kept going to the left...

Half an hour later, they parked the car in front of a bar.

Strictly speaking, this place is not a bar, but a youth hostel at the foot of the mountain on the outskirts of the city.

Ten years ago, when Xiang Yindong came here for the first time, he was still a 16-year-old boy.

That year, his father Xiang Huaijie died in a traffic accident.

Although this news didn't even bring much sadness, it was quickly forgotten by him.

I thought that Xiang Huaijie's death would bring about the end of the family tragedy.

Their mother and son no longer need to live under the cold and violent day after day, and they may be able to get closer to each other.

But he never expected that his mother would leave Xiang's house alone on the night Xiang Huaijie was buried, completely cutting off contact with the past.

It wasn't until then that he finally realized that it wasn't Xiang Huaijie who brought the family tragedy, but himself.

It is precisely because of his existence that this political marriage has tortured the two for more than ten years.

In the same year, he received an offer from Stanford.

The day before he left for the United States, he ran away from home and walked aimlessly in the mountains.

When it was dark, passing by this small hotel, the boss gave him a cup of tea and stayed here for one night.

That night, the mountains and rivers in the night, the starry sky and the evening wind made his restless heart suddenly calm down.

The boss told him that the name of this hotel is "Go Left", which means - if you can't see the road ahead, and you can't find the way you came, you might as well try to go left, maybe the scenery will be different.

Later, he told Zuo Tong about this experience.

Unexpectedly, when he came back from the United States, Zuo Tong had already become the owner of this hotel.

He only said at the time that he thought this place was very interesting and couldn't bear to see it close down due to poor management, so he bought it.

Zuo Tong hired a designer to carefully renovate this small hotel, and now there is this mountain paradise that is talked about by young literary and artistic youths - "Go Left".

When they arrived, it was already late, and there seemed to be some activity in the yard, and it was still very lively.

For two people looking for peace, this lively atmosphere is actually a bit unpleasant.

Zuo Tong shrugged his shoulders, which meant that it was really an unlucky time to come.

Xiang Yindong didn't care, walked in slowly, sat down at a wooden table in the distance, and watched the excitement with great interest.

In the yard, a group of young people were gathering, playing popular games, and there were bursts of applause and screams from time to time.

Xiang Yindong couldn't help sighing: "It's nice to be young!"

"What? Classify yourself as an old man?"

Xiang Yindong just smiled and said nothing, he is not an old man, but he has already lived two lifetimes.

Zuo Tong went to the bar to get two cans of drinks, threw one of them to him, and sat on the table with him to watch the fun.

Not far away, among those young people, something exciting seemed to have happened, and screams and whistles resounded through the yard.

Seeing the two little girls wandering around in the crowd, Xiang Yindong asked curiously, "Are they looking for prey?"

As soon as the voice fell, the crowd of onlookers suddenly fell silent.

I saw two figures approaching them quickly like a gust of wind.

"Heh..." Zuo Tong rolled his eyes at him, "I call you a crow's mouth!"

Soon, two young girls in their twenties came to them, wearing simple T-shirts and jeans, without any decoration, but more youthful and beautiful.

The girls asked generously, "Can you ask the two handsome guys for a favor?"

Two pairs of sincere eyes stared at them without blinking, and the melon-eaters behind them all held their breath, waiting for their answer.

This scene made Xiang Yindong really speechless.

Zuo Tong was more straightforward than him, shrugged and replied: "No problem!"

Xiang Yindong's head was full of black lines, he agreed without asking anything, how casual you are!

The faces of the two girls were full of joy, and they dragged them towards the middle of the crowd without saying a word.

The host yelled excitedly: "Hey, these two beauties are really big on face. Our boss is a dragon who can't see the end, and he was caught by you!"

The two girls were very surprised, they laughed even more happily, and their eyes were shining.

After listening to the host's introduction, Xiang Yindong knew that they were invited to play a game, and it was a game of passing cards mouth to mouth.

Xiang Yindong felt quite speechless, feeling like he was on a pirate ship.

It seems that the two of them were already being watched as soon as they entered the yard. Who said that this is an era of looking at faces?

Once it comes, it will be safe, and the two of them didn't hesitate, and agreed to cooperate as much as possible.

When the game started, there were more girls than boys, and Xiang Yindong was surrounded by girls.

But I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. After a few rounds, the girls around me were all sent off because they dropped their playing cards.

Of course, the benefit in exchange is meeting Xiang Yindong's mouth.

The crowd who watched the excitement burst into roars, and they were even more excited than kissing themselves.

Xiang Yindong sighed in his heart, it is good to be young, and it is only natural that he should be funny.

But soon, he discovered a tricky problem.

After the beauty withdrew, Zuo Tong stood beside him impressively, and even glanced at him with a half-smile.

Xiang Yindong's back stiffened, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"You seem very nervous?" Zuo Tong suddenly leaned in front of him, and said with a smile, "Why, are you afraid that I will kiss you?"

Xiang Yindong stopped talking, moved a little away from him, and pretended to be calm: "A certain person didn't kiss a beautiful woman, are you jealous?"

Although he said it nicely, he was still alive. The scene of being "kissed" by this guy that day popped into his mind very fittingly.

He quickly opened the drink in his hand, raised his head and took a sip.

When he looked up, he found Zuo Tong staring at him.

"what?"

"It's okay..." Zuo Tong looked away.

The game restarted, and when the girl next to him passed the poker card to Zuo Tong, Xiang Yindong couldn't help cursing that the card fell to the ground.

Unfortunately, things backfired, Zuo Tong easily took the card, turned around and looked at him with an expression on his face.

The surrounding crowd were still shouting excitedly, but Xiang Yindong cursed in his heart.

Zuo Tong has a bit of a bad taste, since he was a child, he likes to compete with him like this, and laugh at him after he confesses his love.

But today is different from the past, he is not the one who has ghosts in his heart!

Is he afraid of wool?

Xiang Yindong decided to make a quick decision, and closed his eyes as soon as he got close...

In the next second, the soft touch on his lips made him open his eyes immediately.

"Ahem..." I almost choked on my own saliva.

"Fuck me, where are the cards?"

Many people in the audience kindly reminded him that he realized that the poker cards were in Zuo Tong's hands.

Zuo Tong didn't speak, and stood still amidst the screams.

It was embarrassing now, neither of them spoke anymore, this "kiss of the century" pushed the atmosphere in the yard to its climax.

Both were sent off and returned to the corner table in dismay.

Seeing Zuo Tong's expression of eating a fly, Xiang Yindong was a little confused, so he said, "Hey...how are you? It seems like I took advantage of you? Why did you remove the cards?"

Zuo Tong gritted his teeth: "Who the hell knew that you really kissed me?"

Xiang Yindong was inexplicably a little proud, he knew that this guy thought he would admit defeat, and it could be regarded as a victory.

He laughed, picked up the drink in his hand and took another sip.

"You..." Zuo Tong glanced at him with a strange look in his eyes.

Xiang Yindong was still immersed in childish joy, raised his eyebrows to look at him: "Speak up if you have something to say, when did you become such a mother-in-law?"

Zuo Tong said lightly: "What you drink is mango..."

"puff--"

The drink in Xiang Yindong's mouth spewed out, and he quickly reached out to touch his lips.

He was allergic to mango since he was a child, and he would sausage mouth when he touched it.

I was in various mixed moods just now, but I didn't taste the taste of this drink.

Fortunately, it didn't turn into a sausage mouth.

He was stunned for a moment before he realized that because Wei Tianhan didn't have this kind of physique, he would no longer have any allergic reaction to mangoes.

"Fuck, I want to kill someone, why didn't I say it earlier?"

He threw the bottle of drink on the table in dissatisfaction, but his eyes drifted to Zuo Tong, this guy was actually testing him?

Anyone could make him eat mangoes by mistake, but Zuo Tong wouldn't.

In his memory, Zuo Tong would even replace the fruit plate with mangoes for him, so why would he give him a bottle of mango drink by mistake?

Xiang Yindong smiled wryly in his heart, his every move really couldn't hide from Zuo Tong's eyes.

It seems that this person didn't really feel at ease in his heart if he didn't say anything.

Regarding the matter of rebirth, he never wanted to hide it from Zuo Tong, but once he opened his mouth to explain, what happened in "7th Heaven" that day would be revealed.

He didn't know how to get along with Zuo Tong after the secret was exposed, and he didn't know how Zuo Tong, who he knew the secret, would treat him.

After all, Zuo Tong is such a proud person.

"I think you're having a good time drinking..." Zuo Tong stared at him with a probing tone, "The hospital in Zurich is so powerful that it even cured your stubborn illness?"

Xiang Yindong looked surprised: "This is strange, won't the onset be delayed?"

Seeing that he didn't understand, Zuo Tong frowned slightly, and said disdainfully: "Fortunately, it wasn't the pig's mouth that kissed me just now!"

"Fuck, you have to be ashamed!"

Xiang Yindong snorted, turned around to pee, and went to the bathroom on the second floor.