I'm in Delingha tonight

Perhaps in order to prevent Yang Cai from chasing and intercepting him again, Xi Shan did not go out on the weekend.

Chi Nian also woke up very early because of the biological clock.

He rolled around in the blanket for a while, when he heard light footsteps outside.With sleepy eyes, Chi Nian took the phone and it showed 06:30 in the morning.

He doesn't like the total darkness, and the blackout curtains always leave a little gap to let the sun in.Although the river valley cities in the south do not have so many sunny days, Chi Nian can still feel the dawn at the first time.

Looking up at the gap in a daze, the sky outside was gloomy, a gray dawn.

At this point, Xi Shan has already woken up?

Chi Nian rubbed his eyes, and reluctantly struggled for a while between "get up and say hello to him" and "continue to sleep as if nothing happened", not wanting to miss the opportunity to have breakfast with Xi Shan.

After entering December, the fog in Chongqing is getting thicker and thicker.

Early morning and late night are the times when it is most likely to fall into heavy fog. Chi Nian gets up, opens the window, and smells the moisture that belongs to the valley wind first.He took a deep breath, took the down jacket hanging on the chair, wrapped himself tightly and walked out the door - the floor heating was too expensive, not to mention that Chi Nian didn't turn on the temperature before it was below zero.

At this point in previous years, he had never suffered this kind of grievance. After getting up early, he walked out of the bedroom door fully armed.

Sprite's voice greeted him, Chi Nian squatted down to play with it for a while, and heard the sound of cooking pots and stoves in the kitchen.He was about to say hello when Xi Shan poked his head out:

"Cook dumplings in the morning, go brush your teeth."

"Okay!" Chi Nian responded excitedly.

The dining table was next to the kitchen. After Chi Nian finished brushing his teeth, when he walked out of the bathroom soberly, he saw Xi Shan took a folding table to the spacious balcony of his room and opened it.

He ran over: "Do you want to eat here?"

"Well, you can see the cableway here." Xi Shan said, and put two bowls of dumplings on the table, for a little comparison, the bowl without chili was pushed in front of Chi Nian, "You were arguing to buy it yesterday, crab powder and shrimp stuffing .”

"Thank you, Brother Xi!" Chi Nian sat down, and gathered up his collar to cover the skin leaking from his neck.

Folding table, two wooden chairs common in hot pot restaurants, he and Xi Shan sat on the balcony of the bedroom and had breakfast together.

A rare peaceful morning.

The direct line of sight is blocked by high-rise buildings in front of you. After crossing a wall, the Qiansimen Bridge reveals a faint silhouette on the skyline. In the Yangtze River water, when it is very quiet, there will be a distant freighter whistle.

After Chi Nian stayed for half a year, he felt Chongqing's silence for the first time.

Big cities are noisy. With hot pot, Jianghu dishes, and chili-like hot temper, Chongqing can easily appear as a bustling city in the eyes of others.But in places near the water and mountains, the river valleys are long and narrow, and the mountain roads are rugged. Before it became a magical city, the old houses along the trails were the earliest reflections of the river.

Outside Chaotianmen, the pier is still in operation, but it is difficult to hear the horns. There are many tall buildings, and the river wind passes through the glass windows and asphalt roads, sending fog all the way into the streets and alleys that have not yet woken up.

The green mountains on both sides of the bank are opposite, and the water flows eastward. The first cableway of the Yangtze River in the morning slowly passed through the low clouds from the south bank, and passed not far from their window.

This is a gentle city.

"Can't you eat it?"

Chi Nian nodded, Xi Shan took Chi Nian's bowl and ate up the remaining two or three dumplings.

"Brother Xi, you are really a model of saving food in Yuzhong." Chi Nian joked.

Xi Shan glared at him: "Who is to blame?"

"oops--"

Time passed, but Yang Cai who had appeared was like a shadow cast on a sunny winter day.When that woman screamed "He is your real father", Chi Nian would recall that Xi Shan told him not to ask about "parents".

Maybe Xi Shan's scar is here?

His lack of security, his loss of soul, all come from those two people?

A few days later, Xi Shan and Zhu Yiming went to investigate the new address of the barbecue restaurant - the hot pot restaurant in the food court is getting more and more prosperous. They plan to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to move the barbecue restaurant to the third floor and expand the stores on both sides together.He sent a message saying that he would be back very late at night, so that Chi Nian didn't have to wait.

Chi Nian decided to eat a veal steak by himself after get off work.

His account was rich again. Although the surface was still a basic T-shirt, he didn't have the leisure time to tidy himself up like when he was studying in the Academy of Fine Arts. Chi Nian's mentality was much better than before.

Sitting in the booth of the western restaurant, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion that it's better to be rich. When you have money, you can order the most expensive items on the menu without feeling bad.

"How about I invite him out to play sometime?" Chi Nian ate, and sent a message to Zhuo Pei'an.

The woman recently went to Europe for a study tour, the jet lag narrowed, and there were more opportunities for the two of them to chat.Zhuo Pei'an paid close attention to Chi Nian's love dynamics remotely, and typed cracklingly:

"Go out and play fart! Confess now!"

"I don't know if he likes me or not." Chi Nian made an aggrieved little yellow face.

Zhuo Pei'an: "How could he not like you! Otherwise, he would flirt with you when he's full, and even let you live together. There's no end to it! I'm so anxious that you confess quickly."

Chi Nian returned her string of ellipses: "...Why do you want me to confess?"

Zhuo Pei'an was confident and confident: "If you don't confess, who will confess if you don't confess?"

"I paid for the food, okay?"

"?"

"I also bought him a lot of small appliances. His house doesn't have everything he wants. It's like a clear water house..."

"That doesn't matter," Zhuo Pei'an interrupted him impatiently, "How much rent have you saved after you came to someone's house, can it be offset by making some soup and caring for people to watch two movies? You must show your body Xu Cai can."

Chi Nian was speechless: "I'm not in a hurry."

Zhuo Pei'an: "It's not easy to find a 1 these days, baby, why don't you hurry up?"

Chi Nian: "..."

It felt like being poked in the gut.

"Honestly, I think you two are having fun, hurry up and don't let anyone run away." After Zhuo Pei'an finished this sentence, he changed the subject and mentioned the news he got recently, "Ah, what's more, Dahu said Ding Auntie recently began to ask them where you are now, and presumably wants you to go back to Beijing."

Chi Nian: "Did Tiger not say anything?"

"He doesn't know, his memory still stays in the time when you were cheated by a scumbag and squatted in a small hotel crying." Zhuo Pei'an boasted in a timely manner, "Don't worry, I'll keep a secret for you, it's fine!"

"I don't want to go home just yet."

Zhuo Pei'an didn't persuade him, but just presented the facts and reasoned: "Whatever. But I have to tell you something, Auntie Ding had a minor operation last month. I think she asked you because you came back after the operation. Come to think of it, I hope the children are by my side. If their attitude softens, are you really ruthless?"

"...Let's talk about it." Chi Nian was a little sad, "She didn't tell me about the operation."

Zhuo Pei'an sent a sighing expression: "I don't care about you, think about it yourself."

"Know it."

"Anyway, no matter what you decide, I will stand by your side." Zhuo Pei'an finally said.

After the conversation was over, Chi Nian kept thinking about Zhuo Pei'an's words on the way home.

His mother had surgery and he didn't know it.

Compared with the feudal patriarch Chi, who is hard-nosed and soft-spoken, Chi Nian has been closer to Ding Li since he was a child, and the relationship between mother and child is also very good. He would be walked shopping by his mother's arm when he was in high school.

Because he was busy with his career, Ding Li owed him a debt, so as long as Chi Nian didn't make unreasonable troubles that broke the principle, Ding Li would fully support him, and he could be called doting on him.Half a year has passed since coming out of the closet, his anger has subsided, he has had enough grievances, and he also thinks a little bit about talking about his mother.

After the impulse, the guilt is like a shadow, and he usually avoids it deliberately. When Zhuo Pei'an mentioned it, Chi Nian realized that he really couldn't hide in Chongqing for a lifetime.

Even if Xi Shan accepts him unconditionally, sooner or later he will have to face Ding Li and Lao Chi again.

It is impossible for Xi Shan to remain unknown by then.

If Xi Shan's parents can't accept it, Chi Nian said to himself secretly, "After passing this test in the future, I must find a way to convince my parents to treat Xi Shan as their own son."

What Zhuo Pei'an said made sense, if Lao Chi and Ding Li really softened their attitudes, might he have completely broken off from the family?

After a wave of ups and downs and another wave, Chi Nian began to have a headache.

At night, until 10:30, after Chi Nian finished washing, he heard Sprite roaring in the living room.

It has grown for a few months, and its voice has become quite intimidating, but unfortunately, it is still a puppy, and there is no real threat.In the elevator apartment, the other two apartments on the same floor only live in one, and I am used to the footsteps. Besides, whenever there is a disturbance at the door, the Sprite will start.

Chi Nian put down his phone curiously, and just as he stood up and left the bedroom, he heard the doorbell ring.

"Who is it?" Chi Nian opened the door, and a smell of alcohol came over his face.

He doesn't like drinking, and hates drunks even more, he frowned directly, and then he saw Zhu Yiming.The other party supported Xi Shan who was about to soften into a puddle, and apologized to him full of guilt.

"Xiaochi, I'm sorry."

Chi Nian's attention was all on Xi Shan, and he didn't care about the cause and effect, so he went to support Xi Shan's arm first.The moment they touched each other, Xi Shan seemed to react a little, let go of Zhu Yiming, and threw himself on Chi Nian—a man about 1.8 meters tall, pressing down like a mountain, Chi Nian was knocked back a step, and put his waist on his shoes cabinet.

In labor pain, Chi Nian wanted to rub him, but Xi Shan hugged him tightly.

Zhu Yiming stood at the door, didn't come in, and said in embarrassment: "I'm really sorry, Xiaochi, our friends were drinking at night, Brother Xi accidentally drank too much..."

Chi Nian's temples twitched: "Isn't he a very average drinker?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong today, I'm in a depressed mood, and I sat there drunk." Zhu Yiming scratched his head, "He has a personality that refuses to talk about anything, and when he asks, he just wants to go home. Knowing that he doesn't live with Aunt Bai...so I sent him here."

The person in his arms slid down heavily and weakly, Chi Nian had no choice but to support him, and took time to hug him to the sofa and said to Zhu Yiming, "Thank you for your hard work..."

"Then I'm going back." Zhu Yiming waved his hand, "Brother Xi doesn't like us entering his house casually, so we have to trouble you."

Chi Nian: "..."

After Zhu Yiming finished speaking, he ran faster than a rabbit.Facing the closed door and the Sprite who kept sniffing at Xi Shan's foot, Chi Nian felt that he was suddenly entrusted with some sacred mission.

Take care of a drunk.

Chi Nian had never faced a drunk person alone before, and it was not his turn to help when a friend encountered a similar situation before, so he felt it was too difficult.

By the ear, Xi Shan's breathing was heavy and warm, and Chi Nian felt moist through his pajamas.He dragged him to the sofa step by step. Fortunately, Xi Shan was not so drunk that he was unconscious, and cooperated with him subconsciously, but he never let go of his hand, which almost hurt Chi Nian's ribs.

The sofa was so close at hand, Sprite didn't understand why the master didn't come to play with her, and danced like a mess.Chi Nian couldn't muster the energy to look at it again, accidentally tripped over it, and just fell down——

The back of his head fell into the sofa cushion, Chi Nian breathed heavily in his chest, and Xi Shan pressed down on him.

Cool, wine-smelling lips brushed Chi Nian's cheek.

Chi Nian stiffened into a stone.