Morbid Addiction

Chen Yuncheng's taxi came.When they returned to Chen Yuncheng's grocery store by car, it was still raining. Although it was not as violent as before, a lot of rainwater had accumulated in the low-lying places on the ground. The patter of rain cast a layer of mist between the sky and the earth.

When getting out of the car, Chen Yuncheng bypassed Ning Junyan's car parked on the side of the road and trotted into the eaves. He squatted down and opened the door with a key. Jun Yan got in first, and then he himself followed.

After closing the shutter door, Chen Yuncheng carried the heater into the inner room, reached out to turn on the light in the room, and first found a place to plug in the heater.

This was the first time Ning Junyan entered Chen Yuncheng's bedroom. He stood by the door and silently looked at the whole room.

Chen Yuncheng stretched out his hand to him, "Go warm yourself by the fire, give me your coat, and I'll help you wipe off the water."

Ning Junyan looked at Chen Yuncheng when he heard the words, raised his hand and slowly took off the cashmere coat on his body, and handed it to Chen Yuncheng.

He was wearing a soft light gray cashmere sweater and a white shirt underneath.He unbuttoned two buttons on the collar of his shirt, rolled up his sleeves slightly to expose his wrists, and walked towards the heater.

Chen Yuncheng hung up Ning Junyan's coat on a hanger, and at the same time turned around and said to him, "Sit by my bed," then went into the bathroom and took out a dry towel to wipe off the rainwater on the coat.

Ning Junyan sat down beside Chen Yuncheng's bed, looked down at the light blue sheet, put his palm on it, and slid it gently.

It was a double bed, but it was only 1.5 meters wide. There was only one pillow and one quilt on the bed, and it could only smell of Chen Yuncheng alone.

It was a familiar taste to Ning Junyan.

The raindrops on the coat were wiped off, but it was still slightly damp to the touch. He looked at Ning Junyan and asked, "Is it cold?"

Ning Junyan shook his head.

Chen Yuncheng said: "Then put it on later, I guess it will be done after hanging it for a while."

Ning Junyan only said, "Okay."

It was already 09:30 in the evening, Chen Yuncheng remembered what he had just said to invite Ning Junyan to drink, he went out to the shop and got two bottles of beer from the counter, and found some snacks to drink with.

Back in the inner room, Chen Yuncheng moved the small table against the wall to the bedside, put beer and snacks on it, and pulled up a chair by himself to sit opposite Ning Junyan.When he was about to open the bottle cap, Chen Yuncheng hesitated again, and he said to Ning Junyan: "It's so cold, why don't we make beer and drink it? Can we drink it?"

Ning Junyan did not answer directly, but asked, "Can you cook?"

Chen Yuncheng smiled and said, "This is quite simple."

Ning Junyan said, "It's all fine."

Chen Yuncheng then got up, and found the induction cooker and a small soup pot that had not been used for a long time from the room. There was no other place to put it, but it could only be placed on the small table in front of the bed.He went outside again to find red dates, wolfberries and a small bottle of rice wine, came back and sat down at the table, opened the two bottles of beer, and poured them all into the cleaned pot.

Ning Junyan watched his movements and said, "You have everything here."

Chen Yuncheng looked very focused, staring at the half pot of beer in front of him and said: "Occasionally, the old ladies who live nearby also come to buy things. The nearest big supermarket is still quite far away, but it seems that a small supermarket will be opened in front of it."

With the opening of the small supermarket, Chen Yuncheng's small shop may not have any business.

Ning Junyan asked him: "What are your plans when the supermarket opens?"

Chen Yuncheng shook his head, "If the business really can't continue, we will return the products that can be returned, and go do something else." In fact, he didn't think about any specific plans.

Red dates and goji berries were added, and half a bottle of rice wine was poured into it. Chen Yuncheng turned on the induction cooker, and soon the hot and humid mist evaporated, and the air was filled with the scent of beer mixed with a touch of sweetness.

Chen Yuncheng stirred the pot with a spoon, and he asked Ning Junyan, "Are you busy with work?"

Ning Junyan said: "Fortunately, I'm used to it." After speaking, he said, "Today there is an operation. It started at ten o'clock in the morning and ended at four o'clock in the afternoon."

"Is it that long?" Chen Yuncheng was very surprised, "What about the meal in the middle?"

Ning Junyan said: "I didn't eat, I didn't eat until the operation was over."

Chen Yuncheng asked: "Standing beside the operating table all the time? Don't you feel tired?"

Ning Junyan said: "I won't feel it if I'm too focused."

Chen Yuncheng gave him a thumbs up, "You doctors are amazing."

Ning Junyan didn't speak, and only looked at him through the steaming mist. His hands, which had just undergone surgery today, rested loosely on the side of the bed. His fingers were slender, and the light blue blood vessels on the back of his hands were clearly visible. The protruding wrist, the male wrist is not very slender, but looks very strong, and the protruding wrist bones are clearly visible.

After the beer was cooked, Chen Yuncheng turned off the heat of the induction cooker to the minimum to keep it warm, took a spoon and poured it into two glasses, and poured the peanuts and peas that went with the wine into a small saucer.

He raised his glass first, and said to Ning Junyan, "I respect you."

Ning Junyan also reached out to pick up the glass in front of him, clinked glasses with Chen Yuncheng, and replied calmly: "Thank you." He put the glass to his lips, and took a sip of the warm and sweet beer.

The room was very quiet, and I could hear the constant rain outside, as well as the occasional grunt of the induction cooker heating beer.

Chen Yuncheng and Ning Junyan chatted while drinking.

"I was sent to study later," Chen Yuncheng said about his experience after separating from Ning Junyan. "It was a welfare school, which allowed me to go to school. But I failed to enter the university, so I came out to work. It’s been a lot of work over the years.”

He didn't hear Ning Junyan's response, so he looked up and saw Ning Junyan looking at him intently, as if listening to him carefully, so he continued: "Later I met Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan was sent to I went home, but he seemed to have run out before graduating from high school, saying that he didn’t want to stay in that house any longer. At that time, I asked Zhou Yan to follow me to work outside for others.”

Ning Junyan said: "I have never heard from you."

Chen Yuncheng smiled when he heard the words, "It's good, you are different from us."

They both drank a lot of wine, but the brewed beer was very low. Both of them were sober, with only a slight hint of alcohol.

Chen Yuncheng shook the half glass of wine in the glass, and said, "I remember you came to see me last time, and you also said that you had an operation this afternoon."

Ning Junyan gave a soft "hmm".

Chen Yuncheng asked him: "Do you want to relax after the operation?"

It took a while for Ning Junyan to answer him this time: "No, it's not relaxation."

Chen Yuncheng looked at him curiously.

Ning Junyan said: "I am not satisfied."

"Not satisfied?" Chen Yuncheng shook his head, "I don't understand."

Ning Junyan lay on his back on Chen Yuncheng's bed. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said, "Do you understand the dissatisfaction after high concentration and tension, Chen Yuncheng?"

Chen Yuncheng said, "I don't understand."

Ning Junyan said: "I want more."

After saying this, Ning Junyan stopped talking, Chen Yuncheng thought he was drunk, and was a little surprised that his alcohol capacity was so poor.

Chen Yuncheng stood up, walked around the table and walked to the bed, looked down at Ning Junyan, reached out to pat his face, and called his name softly: "Ning Junyan?"

Ning Junyan suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist, opened his eyes and asked calmly, "What time is it?"

Chen Yuncheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's almost eleven o'clock."

Ning Junyan said, "I should go."

After he finished speaking, he didn't move, and he didn't let go of Chen Yuncheng's hand for a long time.

The author has something to say: I have the urge to change the label of Qiangqiang. I think this article may not meet many people’s definition of Qiangqiang