Rebirth: Truth Does Not Dig Coal

As the second largest tourist city in France, Nice has a unique climate advantage, which is warm and pleasant all year round, has a strong artistic atmosphere, and has world-class rocky beaches and sea views.

Matthew sat in the co-pilot of Andre's pickup, and the pickup was winding along the mountain road.Andre tapped on the steering wheel while driving, humming an unknown Sicilian tune.And Matthew pulled down the car window completely, soaking his whole body in the slightly salty sea breeze.

Old European-style buildings with red roofs pass by in front of you, stone walls covered with green leaves and vines can be seen everywhere, towering mountains in the distance, and the sea on the other side.At sunset, the sun sinks into the sea like spilled paint, while the sea surface is like a huge palette.Ah, the Mediterranean!

Matthew looked at the scenery outside the car window expressionlessly, occasionally glancing at the SUV not far in front of them.Looking forward to the beauty of the Mediterranean Sea for a whole week could not make him happy at this moment, and Matthew felt as heavy as if he had received an invitation letter from a jury.If part of the legal system in the United States can't make Matthew feel hopeless, then right now, on this road leading to downtown Nice, Matthew has fully experienced this emotion seven or eight times.

Who can tell him why, HaleXu, who has been straight for more than 20 years, can not only reverse his sexual orientation by an incredible 180° in less than a year, but his first male partner is also a The "400 million" who has been in and out of top clubs all year round during school, and is also known as a straight scumbag? ? ?

Due to the conspicuousness of a certain club, Matthew was indeed "forced to enter" several gossips with the club and related members during his school days, including this Rhys Yan.For a typical "nerd" like Matthew who hates the rich and has little popularity with women, the more he hears the news, the more bored he becomes with this group of people.But Matthew can guarantee that none of the gossip he heard questioned Rhys' sexual orientation.none!According to rumors, because of her excellent qualifications, every female companion is beautiful enough to make ordinary dandy nobles jealous.Although the shelf life of the relationship is generally not long, due to the generous spending, there are no negative emotional rumors left behind.When Matthew chatted with his roommate in private, he gave nicknames to several outstanding people in the club. This Rhys was "kindly" called "400 million" by Matthew and his roommate.

Now the "400 million" is the boyfriend of one of Matthew's best friends.

Ha ha.

If the roommate who used to gossip with Matthew knew the news, it would probably make him smile out of the two false teeth he planted when he was six years old.

Matthew felt that if any big brother angel could come down to slap him in the face and wake him up from this nightmare, then he would immediately change from a staunch atheist to a devout Christian.

When the car arrived at the hotel, Andre parked the car, but when he got out of the car to pick up his luggage, he didn't see Matthew.Andre carried the luggage with one hand and walked to the co-pilot's seat, only to find that Matthew was bumping his head against the car by accident.Andre knocked on the window to remind Matthew that it was time to get out of the car.So Matthew opened the car door with a look of lovelessness.

Andre said to Matthew, "Brother, what's the matter, haven't you been clamoring to see the Mediterranean Sea? Why don't you look very happy."

Matthew took off his two big bags and said weakly to Andre, "Happy? If even God can't save me now, neither can the Mediterranean Sea."

After all, Matthew walked towards the hotel with his bag, leaving Andre standing beside the car with a puzzled expression on his face.

Matthew felt a little better when he checked in.Considering that Matthew was very obsessed with the sea view during this trip, Andre recommended this hotel to everyone. It is built near the sea. The whole building looks like a white castle, and the lawn in front of the castle is also very stylish.The lady at the front desk assured Matthew with a sweet smile and English with a French accent that the sea view room in their hotel was unique, and it was the most intoxicating evening right now, and this sea view was also called "rose kiss" ".

Andre chose a junior suite with an independent balcony for Matthew. Outside the glass door of the bedroom is the balcony with railings and the sea. At first glance, it even feels like you are on a boat.The sky is getting darker, and the sea and the sky are glowing with the color of rose stamens. The lady at the front desk is right, the scenery is really fascinating.

But Matthew's good mood obviously didn't last long.

For dinner, I still followed Andre's recommendation and went to a well-received restaurant in the local area.There, Matthew ate delicious raw oysters, drank iced white wine, and featured red wine beef stew and chickpea pancakes with strange recipes.This guy Andre seems to have thoroughly studied the food, drink, and fun of the whole of Europe, and he is obsessed with picking up girls. When he was pouring wine, he somehow got into a conversation with a beautiful French lady at the next table.

But the most unbearable thing for Matthew during the whole meal was not Andre's broken French when flirting, but the two men sitting opposite Matthew.

Although the two men didn't do anything out of the ordinary, they just sat together to eat, talk, and express their opinions on different topics.But when it's just the two of them talking in low voices, they can speak some Chinese, and they can say some "jokes" that only the two of them can understand.After all, only the two of them at the whole table knew what they were laughing at.Andre was only focused on striking up a conversation with the beautiful lady he just met at the next table, and didn't pay attention to the topics on his table at all, while Matthew wished that the meal could end sooner.

On the surface, these two are just good friends, and they behaved very decently when chatting with the lady at the next table, but as long as you pay a little attention, you will find the difference.

For example, these two people will pour their own wine and then fill the other person's glass, but before that, everyone will pour their own by default; they will naturally put their hands or arms on each other's shoulders or backs. back, but in fact, these two people usually care about physical contact with others, even if they are friends; they can even share the same cigarette, which is the most obvious way to show the relationship in the eyes of outsiders. It is impossible to share something that other people drool on for no reason.

But that was not the only thing that hit Matthew the most.During a meal break, Matthew was about to pour himself a drink, and accidentally observed "400 million" looking at Hale while he was speaking.That look made Matthew want to see God on the spot.

What kind of look was that, as if the dead face of "400 million" really had what could be called "tender" emotion, as if they were really in a very subtle and serious relationship!

This meal was really hard, surrounded by hormones and the sour smell of love, including Andre's broken French and Matthew's Chinese, which he couldn't understand a word. At that moment, he couldn't even drink sweet orange water. Bring joy to Matthew.The unbearable Matthew finally decided to find a reason to take the first step.

On the way back to the hotel, Matthew felt depressed and planned to take a walk in the streets around the hotel.I ended up meeting a group of people in an alley not far from the hotel parking lot.

To be precise, there were no less than ten strong men. They had typical European faces. Almost all of them were wearing suits, but they all had wide open necklines and looked very loose.They smoked and chatted around the three cars parked on the side of the alley, chatted loudly, and spoke some languages ​​that Matthew could not understand, like a group of idle gamblers, but they stayed where they were with a purpose, not will go far.

When Matthew found them, they also found Matthew.The voice of chatting loudly disappeared in the narrow alley suddenly as if the power was unplugged.A strong man squatting on the side of the road stood up first. He stared at Matthew vigilantly, and then everyone else stood up one after another as if they realized something.

If Matthew was so depressed at the dinner table that he wanted to see God, then now, Matthew really felt that he was going to see God.When the strong men stood up just now, Matthew saw sharply that one of them pinned a metallic luster to his waist as he got up.It's a gun.Given the mercenary-like momentum and muscle groups of the group in front of him, Matthew didn't think it was a fake gun used to scare people.

So under the watchful eyes of a group of tough men, Matthew made a stupid move that he regretted for the rest of his life—he took a step back and leaned against the wall, trembling, and raised his hands above his head.

Fortunately, although this group of people looked fierce, they didn't seem to want to embarrass Matthew. One person took the lead and made some moves, and then the tough men got into the car one after another, and the three cars drove away like this.

Matthew almost rushed back to the hotel as if fleeing.

Matthew didn't go back to the house, but chose to knock on Xu Hao's door directly.The reason he didn't bother André was because André must be busy with the night life with his new French girl by now.The process of opening the door did not make Matthew wait for a long time. Xu Hao was still wearing the clothes he had just finished eating. It seemed that he had just returned.

Matthew had never felt that Xu Hao's surprised face was so kind, and it almost brought tears to his eyes. If he didn't have the not-so-cheerful gaze from the side, Matthew would probably give Xu Hao a smile. Embrace.But Matthew didn't, because the presence of the line of sight next to him was too strong, and it was difficult to ignore it.

Before Xu Hao opened his mouth to invite, Matthew walked into their room without any surprise, picked up the wine on the table, poured himself a glass, and drank it.Because they lived for two people, Xu Hao and the others chose a suite of nearly 200 square meters, with all the facilities in the house, and there were sofas and wooden shelves for placing things on the open-air balcony.So Matthew's sudden intrusion into the living room won't look crowded.

Yan Ze sat on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, and looked at Matthew with his usual look that Matthew couldn't get used to. At the moment, Matthew didn't have the energy to think about whether he should be angry because at this moment, Ma Xiu Xiu was very emotional.Matthew grabbed Xu Hao's arm and said, "I think we should leave here immediately. No, we should leave France immediately!"

Afterwards, Matthew recounted what happened to him tonight with embellishment, and Xu Hao was in a fog, while Yan Ze had an expression that he couldn't look directly at.Xu Hao said to Matthew, "Did you accidentally break into someone else's movie studio, such as "The Godfather 4" or "Once Upon a Time in France" or something, didn't you notice the track on the ground and a large group of staff? ?”

Matthew tore at the curly hair on his head in dismay, "Hale, I'm not kidding you! It's true, that group of people is as strong as breast-feeding hormones! It may only take a thumb to beat me !"

Yan Ze sat in the back and said sarcastic remarks to Xu Hao, "Then I don't think these people are good at fighting."

Yan Ze said this sentence in Chinese, Matthew couldn’t understand, but judging by the expression and tone, it was not a good word, Matthew glared, “What is he talking about!”

Xu Hao glanced at Yan Ze indifferently, and signaled him not to add fuel to the flames.Then he turned his head and said to Matthew, "He said, this is really terrible. But I think it is a small probability that this kind of thing will happen. You have to believe that we are in a developed country with a complete legal system, okay Is it? You go back to sleep first, we will talk about something tomorrow."

Under the influence of alcohol, Matthew's brain was not as sharp as before, so he had no choice but to say goodbye to Xu Hao's room. It was just right for him to go back and act as a sleeping pill.

After returning to his room, Matthew belatedly remembered the sentence that Xu Hao had just translated, and felt that it was too nonsense.Thinking again, if the relationship between the two men can really last long enough, then, in order to be able to fight back on the spot next time Rhys ridiculed him, Matthew decided to learn Chinese well.Just the thought of catching Rhys off guard and making him put on a deflated face like this is worth it to Matthew.

Several years later, when Matthew returned from his studies and was finally able to express a meaning clearly in Mandarin in front of Xu Hao, he was "surprised" to find that there was another language in the Chinese system that many Chinese people could not understand. branch.

It's called Cantonese.