to deceive

Lai planned to take the train back, but now he wanted to make Hou Chisu not go to the concert, Hou Shujian couldn't find a better excuse for a while.

"Okay, shall I wait until the seventh?"

"Well, then you should rest well tonight and leave early tomorrow morning." Don't even think about the concert or anything.

"...You just don't want me to go to this concert, do you?" Hou Chisu said helplessly.

"I just can't trust a tired driver."

In the end, Hou Shujian stood alone at the entrance of the venue with the ticket.It was almost dark, Hou Shujian held the ticket and looked at the building in front of him, suddenly wanted to turn around and leave, then Jiang Xiaoran wanted to say something to him.

Anyway, I can probably guess what Jiang Xiaoran is going to say.You can also determine the answer you will give.

Thinking of this, Hou Shujian still checked the ticket and entered the venue.

When Hou Shujian found his seat, he found Jiang Xiaoran sitting next to him, and he greeted him: "Teacher Jiang."

Jiang Xiaoran saw Hou Shujian, his eyes lit up, and he smiled happily and said, "Mr. Hou."

"I pay you back because you'll be backstage."

"I'm just a composer, I'm not a member of the band. And if Mr. Hou didn't see me, I left right after the concert. I still have something to tell you."

"Since I'm here, I will definitely listen to what you have to say."

During the whole concert, Hou Shujian did not show the slightest distraction. Occasionally, Jiang Xiaoran would talk to him, like introducing the members of the band and talking about their trivial matters. Hou Shujian was also very serious when listening to Jiang Xiaoran's words, but the focus was still on Listen to the way it looks on the song.Only he himself knows how much he wandered in his heart and how many things he wandered in his mind.

When the lead singer on the stage said that this was the last song of the day, the strings in Hou Shujian's heart quietly tightened.The last song happened to be one that Hou Shujian often listened to. It was a quiet song. Hou Shujian tried his best to relax himself in the low voice of the lead singer, but when he saw Jiang Xiaoran beside him out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"How did Mr. Hou get here?" Jiang Xiaoran asked suddenly.

"Take the bus."

"There must be no bus at this time. It's not easy to take a taxi when there are too many people. I'll take you back."

Do you want to make it clear in the car... "Excuse me."

When the concert was over, the venue turned on the lights, but there were too many people and Hou Shujian didn't wear glasses, so he was still a little uncertain about the steps on the ground. He followed Jiang Xiaoran's steps carefully as much as possible, When I looked up, I found that there were several people between myself and Jiang Xiaoran.

... No matter who you follow, as long as you can go out anyway.Thinking this way, Hou Shujian followed the crowd and walked a few steps forward. Just as he was about to look up to see where Jiang Xiaoran had gone, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by the person beside him.

Hou Shujian turned his head and saw Jiang Xiaoran's clear side face.Jiang Xiaoran didn't look at Hou Shujian but looked at the people in front, and explained: "I'm afraid we will get separated if there are too many people."

The crowd was crowded and people were intertwined. Hou Shujian couldn't be sure whether Jiang Xiaoran's reddened ears and awkward voice were his illusions. He could only be sure that the slightly sweaty touch on his wrist was real.

Hou Shujian wanted to say, people who are almost 30 years old are still afraid of being separated?Even if we get separated, we still have mobile numbers to contact each other, right?

In the end, he didn't say anything, but gently broke away from Jiang Xiaoran's hand after walking out of the venue.

Jiang Xiaoran withdrew his hand, looking as usual, "My car is parked opposite, Mr. Hou, wait for me here."

"I'll go with you. If you're going to take me home, it's in that direction."

The summer night was still sweltering. Hou Shujian's hands were naturally cold. When waiting for the red light, he put the back of his hand on his neck to cool down.

Jiang Xiaoran noticed this movement, and said with a smile, "Mr. Hou's hands are cold in such a hot weather."

"It's been like this since I was a child, and it's just right for the summer to cool down."

"Will your hands be colder in winter?"

"So I always dress up like a ball in winter."

"My hands are very warm in winter," said Jiang Xiaoran, laughing as if thinking of something, "I used to think that only by finding a partner with cold hands can I make the best use of everything."

"...The light is green, let's go."

Hou Shujian was sitting in the co-pilot, Jiang Xiaoran turned on the car's navigation and asked, "Where does Mr. Hou live?"

Hou Shu briefed the address, and the navigation planned the route.Jiang Xiaoran looked at it, started the car, and said, "It won't be long. Mr. Hou, do you mind delaying a few minutes before going home? I always feel that talking while driving is not formal."

"do not mind."

Jiang Xiaoran laughed, "That's good. What do you think of today's concert, Mr. Hou?"

... I was too anxious to patronize, and I didn't listen to the song seriously.Hou Shujian said seriously: "The feeling of the scene is great."

"Actually, they almost came up with something weird today. Two audience members were randomly photographed on the screen, please kiss... something like that. They even asked me for my seat number, but I refused." Jiang Xiaoran looked helpless, and shook his head, "If it's like this, I'm probably the only one in the car now."

Hou Shujian didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only say calmly: "...Thank you."

"You're welcome. If they did, how could I have the nerve to say what I wanted to say later."

There was silence in the car, except for the constant, small sound of the air conditioner.Hou Shujian looked out the car window, he thought, if Jiang Xiaoran didn't say anything, would he be able to keep pretending to be stupid, just like he did to Hou Chisu?

The answer Hou Shujian thought about was no.He couldn't pretend to be stupid to this young man, take the other person's wishes as nothing, or take it for granted.If Jiang Xiaoran didn't speak out, sooner or later, he would find a day to make it clear to him.It's nothing more than saying "Sorry, I'm straight, please stop wasting time on me".

Thinking about it this way, compared to his own brother Hou Chisu, he is a little softer towards Jiang Xiaoran.

twelve

The car was about to drive to the gate of the community, when Hou Shujian said, "There is a parking space on the side of the road at the gate."

Jiang Xiaoran parked the car and turned off the engine as he said, "I'll take you downstairs, Mr. Hou."

"it is good."

After swiping the card to enter the door, Hou Shujian stopped and pointed to the building not far away when he walked to the place where the elderly and children could enjoy the shade, "My family lives there, let's talk here."

The benches that were full of people enjoying the cool air during the day were now empty, but neither of them sat down. There were too many mosquitoes at night, and if they were not active, they would probably be sucked dry by mosquitoes.If you walk towards the residence, you will reach the door of the house in a short time, so the two of them turned a corner and walked along the small square for activities.

Jiang Xiaoran lowered his head, raised his head again and looked at Hou Shujian very naturally and said, "Mr. Hou, I like you, can I date you?"

Hou Shujian stopped and looked at Jiang Xiaoran. The other party didn't say anything else after saying this sentence, and waited for his answer intently.Hou Shujian has done this psychological work for himself for ten years, so even if he really has a good impression of Jiang Xiaoran in his heart, he can still look Jiang Xiaoran in the eyes without avoiding it, and reply very calmly: "Sorry, I refuse. .”

"What's the reason?" Jiang Xiaoran still smiled.

"In the past few years, I have never stopped going on blind dates. I never thought about dating a man."

Being rejected so flatly, Jiang Xiaoran's mood did not fluctuate. He smiled and asked: "Mr. Hou, can you say for sure that you like women and not men?"

This sentence made Hou Shujian have some bad guesses in his heart, but he still said calmly: "I think my previous sentence has clearly rejected it."

"Is it difficult for Mr. Hou to say that he likes women?" Jiang Xiaoran took half a step forward, smiling slightly.

It was close to midnight, Hou Shujian's eyesight was not good, and the position of the two of them happened to be shadowed by the dense branches and leaves of the big tree beside them. The streetlights were far away and the light was dim. At this moment, he felt that the expression on Jiang Xiaoran's face was a little dark unknown.

Hou Shujian was already sure that Jiang Xiaoran must have known something, but he was still not sure how much Jiang Xiaoran knew, so he said directly: "What do you want to prove?" When he raised his head, he realized that the distance between Jiang Xiaoran and himself was already close. It was very close, but he didn't want to show weakness at this time, so he stood there and looked at the other party without flinching.

"Mr. Hou, you... actually know that your brother and I have the same feelings for you. Besides, you really like men?" Jiang Xiaoran laughed again, even though he was a little reluctant, "I don't want to prove anything, because I know these are the facts."

"Even if I like men, it doesn't mean I have to accept your feelings." Hou Shujian didn't want to continue this topic, and took a step back, "Mr. Jiang, thank you for sending me back, but it's late now, you better hurry up Go back to the hotel and rest." Saying that, Hou Shujian turned around and was about to leave, but just as he took a step, someone grabbed his wrist.

"Hou Shujian, how far can you deceive yourself and others?"

Hou Shujian frowned and turned around, "I don't think I'm deceiving myself by refusing you." He tried to shake off Jiang Xiaoran's hand, but found that the other party was holding it tightly. Hou Shujian gritted his teeth and said every word, " Please let go, thank you."

"I have contacted Ye Xifeng before, and I saw your brother yesterday." After speaking, Jiang Xiaoran let go of his hand.

Hou Shujian rolled his eyes in his heart, damn it, he was sold by Ye Xifeng as soon as he turned his head, and Hou Shujian