Abnormal

Across the door on the first floor, I could hear the voices of people in the box, and Gao Tong was sweating in his palms, and he followed behind Bai Xiuwen.And when the other party was about to push the door and enter, he grabbed his sleeve and asked a word.

This preface does not match the afterword, which sounds really strange.But Gao Tong thought that perhaps Bai Xiuwen would understand what he was asking.

What he asked was, "You're not, are you?"

This is also the last time.

Afterwards, Bo Xiuwen turned his head and replied - "What?"

No waves, seemingly unintentional.

nothing.Gao Tong shook his head and took his hand back.

He laughed at himself inwardly, lamenting his own stupidity and unbelief, this questioning and probing over and over again, but the other party obviously knew nothing about it, he was like a psychopath.

Even though there were many similarities, he couldn't find any reason for the other party to do so.

It was too late for this person to hate himself when he said those words back then, so how could it be him?

The door opened, Gao Tong held his breath.

Everyone in the room subconsciously looked at this side. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Bai Xiuwen waved his hand first, and said with a light smile: "Long time no see, everyone."

"Brother Bo!"

"I'll go, isn't this Old Bo!"

He was indeed very popular, the effect of this waving was like a parade, so wonderful that everyone also responded one after another, and the twenty or so students present all stood up to welcome him.

"Just now I saw Brother Bai outside. I didn't dare to recognize it. I thought some celebrity was here. I wondered if this classmate reunion is quite famous..."

"What kind of eyes do you have, Brother Bai can't even recognize them!" A male classmate laughed and said, "But does it feel a little taller? This is probably because of the change of water and soil."

"Come on, none of us ran outside, and we didn't see anyone getting taller. The old cypress is already so tall..."

Before Bai Xiuwen could speak, the students rushed to talk to each other.At this moment, Gao Tong is thankful that the other party is tall enough, the door is not wide, and he is tightly blocked behind him.

In fact, even if the events of the year hadn't happened, he would not be able to cope with this kind of social situation at all.Probably because he is used to being single, once he encounters a scene with many people, he will feel nervous and embarrassed for no reason.He may still be calm on the surface, but his heart is beating like a drum inside.

After entering the society, entertainment is always inevitable at work.It's just that Gao Tong doesn't care much about workplace relationships. Usually, when there are company team building and colleagues gathering for dinner, he will excuse it.

Just as he was muttering to himself, his field of vision suddenly widened, and a beam of light shone in front of his eyes. Gao Tong couldn't help blinking, and when he looked up, he saw everyone in the room looking at each other.

He immediately had the idea of ​​turning around and running away, his knees were trembling terribly, but the person beside him said first: "Let me introduce you, this is Gao Tong."

It was very quiet in the box for a while.

Twenty pairs of eyes, more than twenty gazes, probing, questioning, and surprised, all cast them over.

Gao Tong was even more at a loss, his face was pale, he didn't know what expression to make, his hands were rubbing his trousers tightly, his mouth could hardly be opened.

Where to look?What should I say? ... Do you want to imitate the other party and say hello first?

He was like a kid who was being led by his parents for the first time in kindergarten. He stood on the podium and stumbled when he even introduced himself.

As if seeing Gao Tong's embarrassment, Bai Xiuwen turned his head and said to him in a gentle voice, "Let's find a place to sit down first?"

Gao Tong nodded dully, then seemed to realize something, and thanked him cautiously.

"Yes, yes, yes! You sit down first, and we'll chat later!" Someone seemed to realize it: "What's the point of making you stand and chat all the time!"

"Haha, I didn't see Gao Tong just now..." A female classmate said, "I don't recognize him, I haven't seen him for so many years."

No one answered the conversation, and the female classmate was also a little embarrassed, she curled her lips and turned her head to chat with her female companion.

There were no two adjacent seats. Gao Tong buried his head and found a seat when a girl next to him stood up quickly and said to the person behind him: "I'll move over there, you can sit here with me?"

Bai Xiuwen nodded: "It's troublesome."

Gao Tong ignored it, lowered his head, took out his phone and opened Xiaoxiaole.

The noise in the box quickly resumed, and everyone started teasing and teasing each other again, as if they had recovered from the shock just now.

The appearance of Gao Tong was just an insignificant episode, which was quickly forgotten in the memory of adults.Those things back then might have become a flavoring agent for a small group after a meal, but no one would bring them up on this occasion.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Gao Tong breathed a sigh of relief, and wandered while playing games.

However, it might be difficult for someone like Bai Xiuwen to be invisible.He cleared one level after another with Xiao Xiao Le, just listening to the topic come and go, going around a lot of circles, always able to get around the other party.

The girl next to him was still joking: "I thought that a person like Brother Bo would not post much on Moments! In fact, I found that he fixed it twice a month, at [-] o'clock on weekends, and every time it was a scene Photo. Never with words."

"My dad is also like this, Brother Bai really looks like a veteran cadre, hahaha!"

"Hey, let me tell you, why do you observe people all day long, so careful, it won't be interesting to Brother Bai..."

The girl stopped her mouth suddenly, blushing, and yelled, "I'm not studying Sociology, the circle of friends is very interesting, so..."

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced shyly at the face of the person in question, but saw that the person didn't seem to mind, with a faint smile on his face.

"It's all for my mother." Bai Xiuwen said, "She's afraid that I'll have a bad life outside."

"..."

Gao Tong soon realized that these people might really admire Bai Xiuwen.

It wasn't flattery, hypocrisy, or slanderous conversations, nor did they talk about business or politics. They were just ordinary, everyday things.

And Bai Xiuwen always answered patiently, with a calm expression and a gentle voice.Regardless of his appearance, he really has an outstanding aura, which has become even more attractive in the past few years.

These are all young people in 23, even though they come from a famous family, they haven't been in the sensual vanity fair for long. If it's a class reunion ten years later, it might be different.

But these were meaningless to him, so he continued to play with his mobile phone quietly.

However, during this period, he felt a burning gaze all over his body. At first, he thought it was directed at Bai Xiuwen, but then the discomfort became more and more intense. He frowned and looked up to find that gaze.

Just across the round table, Gao Tong confronted Zhang Yuanlong directly.

"...!" Gao Tong stared at it for three seconds, then lowered his head to avoid it.

Bai Xiuwen had been keeping an eye on Gao Tong from the corner of his eye, and now he had obviously discovered what happened just now. He looked at Zhang Yuanlong and showed a slightly kind smile.

During this period, a few more people came in, the seats were almost full, and the waiters began to take the dishes.

"Jiang Changwan, why is she chattering? Just now I asked her on wechat when she will be here, and she said that it will be soon, but there is no sign yet."

"He's the owner of the hotel, how dare you have any opinions on the finale?" the male student who was welcoming guests just now joked with a smile.

"It's said that Changwan is an Internet celebrity now. She's a famous beauty blogger with tens of thousands of fans. I see that she buys baskets of cosmetics in her circle of friends,..."

Chen Peng was overjoyed at the side: "At that time, I thought that Brother Bo would have a relationship with Jiang Changwan. They are so good for each other. They are handsome, beautiful, and talented."

Gao Tong's fingers paused, and he accidentally pressed the refresh button. All the efforts in this level just now were in vain.

Only then did he remember who Bai Xiuwen was talking about Xiao Wan when he chatted with the middle-aged man just now.At that time, he also thought that Bai Xiuwen and Jiang Changwan were a couple, but he didn't say anything about it.

He was thinking about what Bai Xiuwen would answer.

However, before hearing the other party's reply, the protagonist of the topic just now arrived.The door was pushed open suddenly, and the voice came first before anyone arrived. It was a clear and generous female voice: "Sorry, I'm a little late."

The voice suddenly became familiar.Gao Tong couldn't help looking over, only to see that the person who came was wearing a blue dress, with a slender waist and long legs.With a hearty smile, she greeted everyone generously.

I have to say that Jiang Changwan's beauty is unique.She is slender, with grand and delicate features, which is different from the graceful and graceful girls from the south of the Yangtze River, but a kind of brilliant and moving beauty.

But these are not the points that Gao Tong pays attention to, he always feels that something is not right.

He had an unexpected familiarity with the other party's voice.And this kind of familiarity is not the same as familiarity with old friends or old classmates.It seems like I heard it not long ago.

But I can't remember anything.

Jiang Changwan circled around and saw Bai Xiuwen, she walked over, pretending to be angry: "Bo Xiuwen, why didn't you reserve a seat for me?"

Bai Xiuwen said, "I'm late too."

Jiang Changwan: "..."

"You don't even have a seat for me." Jiang Changwan had to sit across from her, and said with a sad face, "I don't have any love from my classmates anymore."

Jiang Changwan is pretty, has a good personality, and is generous. She was the girl that everyone doted on in high school, and it hasn't changed much after five or six years.Everyone laughed loudly, and a joyful and harmonious air factor flowed in the magnificent box.

Gao Tong was still struggling with himself, that weird feeling lingered in his chest all the time, and even his heartbeat became disordered.This sense of grotesqueness was indescribable, and even he himself could not explain why.

People are fully present.The squad leader got up to give a speech and toast. Everyone raised their glasses, and Gao Tong also raised their glasses in a daze, but he heard the whispers from the people around him: "If you don't want to drink, don't force it."

Everyone looked at the squad leader, but no one paid attention to the situation here.Gao Tong stared blankly at the wine-red liquid in the goblet, and ignored Bai Xiuwen's words.

Don't have to... Reluctantly?

He has never drank alcohol, but at this moment he really wants to try the benefits of alcohol, which will attract countless people.

At the end of the speech, everyone took a few symbolic sips, but only heard Gao Tong gulping it down, which was particularly abrupt in the quiet room.

Where can someone drink red wine like this?Everyone felt a little disdainful, but they were all decent people anyway, they just cast their eyes over and back, whispering to one or two people around them.

Although it is a class reunion, it is not a gathering of twenty or so people chatting together, it is mostly a position-determining group.When the dinner officially started, Gao Tong glanced at his watch in a daze, and said to Bai Xiuwen beside him, "There are... 10 minutes left."

Bai Xiuwen said: "Don't drink it, red wine has a strong aftertaste."

"Oh...oh." Gao Tong obediently responded, and then secretly reached out to drink.

Bai Xiuwen frowned watching his movements.

"Then... this cup, I respect Gao Tong!"

Gao Tong was taken aback, his hands were unsteady and he almost dropped the wine bottle, but it was Bai Xiuwen who reacted quickly and straightened it up.

Everyone fell silent when they heard Gao Tong's name.Aim for the person who is standing up to toast.

Zhang Yuanlong's face was flushed, and he raised his wine glass to Gao Tong.

"Come on, Gao Tong, stand up too, listen...listen to me."

Gao Tong subconsciously glanced at Bai Xiuwen, seeing that the other party frowned slightly, so he also stood up at a loss.

"I-I've been holding back on this matter for a long time, so I was thinking about finding an opportunity to talk about it, just the same thing back then...I'm here, so I'm sorry to tell you first."

"Everyone was young at the time, right?" Zhang Yuanlong laughed and looked around at the classmates sitting beside him.It's a pity that no one knew what he was going to say, and they all looked back with puzzled faces.

Gao Tong remained expressionless, looking down at the hairy crabs that turned to him.He was a little dizzy.

"We also thought you were interesting and fun, so we wanted to say a few words to you and be friends, but unfortunately you don't appreciate it..." Zhang Yuanlong smacked his lips, "What's more, you didn't do things properly. You see, none of us discriminates against homosexuals, but how can you..."

However, Bai Xiuwen spoke suddenly, and his cool voice resounded in the room: "You drank too much, Zhang Yuanlong. Sit down and sober up first."

"No... no, Brother Bai, don't you mean..."

Chen Peng on the side also seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly covered Zhang Yuanlong's mouth and told him to sit down.

For a while, no one spoke, and they all said the word 'gay', so there are still people who don't understand what they are talking about.

Back then, Gao Tong had a crush on Bai Xiuwen, and masturbated by calling his name in the school bathhouse. This is a well-known thing.This is an indispensable topic of conversation in any dormitory at night.

At that time, it was just a few years ago, and the term homosexuality was not as popular and normalized as it is now. Everyone was amazed and disgusted at the same time - Gao Tong really surprised them by masturbating to the same sex in school.

Gao Tong stood still, trembling with his hands on the table, gasping for breath.

Waste of bad things.

Bai Xiuwen's face was not very good-looking, he ground his molars, let out a breath, and said to Gao Tong: "Do you want to leave?"

He caught a glimpse of Gao Tong's knees trembling all the time, and he knew in his heart that Gao Tong's condition was not quite right. Any explanation or apology now would be superfluous, so he had to wait for some time to talk about it.

I don't know who didn't wink, maybe it was to ease the embarrassment, and said to Bai Xiuwen: "By the way, Brother Bai, is Harvard's young leadership talent plan reliable? It's just the Kennedy School. My dad asked me to sign up. , you happened to be studying there, and I..."

United States?

The brain exploded.The chaotic mind suddenly became clear, and Gao Tong finally remembered what was wrong when he heard Bai Xiuwen chatting with the middle-aged man.

He always thought that Bai Xiuwen was studying in Europe or Australia.This is also one of the reasons why even though he felt that Bai Xiuwen and Mr. Bai were similar in every way, they could still be barely distinguished.

He still remembers the message sent by the other party when he and Mr. Bai started.

"...Male, S, 23, 189, 78kg, studying at Meishuo."

Gao Tong stretched out his hand. He tried his best to remain calm, took the wine bottle from the side, and poured himself a glass slowly.

Seeing that Bai Xiuwen didn't understand the man's intentions, and didn't even glance over from the corner of his eye, Jiang Changwan hurried out to smooth things over: "I heard from American friends that the Kennedy School is the world's largest training base for spies, don't tell me I want to join the Ministry of National Security in the future..."

Perhaps it was the sluggishness that has always been dull that finally ushered in the dawn. He suddenly became transparent, as if a ray of light flickered frantically across his body—the scarlet liquid poured into the cup, swirled, and continued to sink, accompanied by this shocking With the dull but pleasant sound, Gao Tong finally remembered where Jiang Changwan's voice was familiar.

can never be wrong.

During the training, he had heard Mr. Bai talking on the phone many times. It was a generous and hearty female voice. At that time, he was a little familiar with it, but he didn't take it seriously.Such a voice that has not been seen again for six years has long been blurred in the memory.

Gao Tong's Adam's apple moved, and he swallowed.

Why is he so stupid?

I doubted it, and almost confirmed it, but I was always suppressed by my stupidity and fantasy.Because he still couldn't figure it out, why—why? !

I used to accompany him to talk about self and life in the long night, those voice and video training; order him favorite crab soup dumplings and daily necessities; In the cold twenty years of his life, Mr. Bai was someone who really walked into his heart.

Later, the world was unpredictable, and he had to give up this abnormal relationship.But what he didn't dare to admit was that he actually had a little bit—only a little bit...

I like it.

He once looked at each other as light.

Now the truth is out.

Gao Tong couldn't even stand still, the nerves in his brain jumped suddenly, and countless small black spots appeared in front of his eyes.Bai Xiuwen who was at the side suddenly got up and said to him, "I'll take you back."

Gao Tong exhaled with difficulty, panting in a low voice: "...don't touch me."

He was clearly the one who said 'disgusting' with a condescending and alienated smile back then, so what is it now?

Six years later, he made a comeback, not only arranging surveillance in his rented house to spy on his life, but also using the sm relationship to deceive him in a high-sounding manner, allowing him to sink into a stupid sex relationship of domination and submission.Was it to see how bad he was?

Is it revenge?It's a shame!

The air in the box was stagnant.This gathering was really frequent, and the onlookers were completely unaware of the truth and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Sweat on his forehead was covered with something, and it was difficult to open his eyes. Gao Tong wiped his sleeves carelessly, and turned his head to leave.

"Gao Tong," the name was stopped, and the other party picked up his clothes and followed behind: "This is not close to the hospital, it's too cold outside to take a taxi, I'll see you off." Gao Tong turned around stiffly.His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was flushed.I don't know if it's the stamina of the wine coming up or what.

"Stay away from me." Gasping like a bellows, Gao Tong gritted his teeth tightly: "Stay away from me." He was just so useless, and he couldn't say the word "rolling" after a lot of effort.

Bai Xiuwen understood instantly.

There was nothing to say for a while, he knew that Gao Tong's mood was extremely unstable at this time, so he paused and said, "Let's talk when we go back, okay?"

But I don't know what kind of minefield there is in this sentence, Gao Tong was suddenly enraged, at that second he suddenly got up and picked up the wine on the other table, vigorously and madly, poured it on Bai Xiuwen!

"Go to hell—go to hell!" He roared in a broken voice, jumping up like a chicken: "Bo Xiuwen...Bo Xiuwen! I...I owe you what the hell!"

He looked so embarrassing and unseemly that everyone present was dumbfounded, and it took a few seconds for someone to restrain him and hold him to the ground.

Even though he was held down, Gao Tong still waved his hands and shouted Bai Xiuwen's name.However, he is like a hairy crab on the dinner table, with an attractive appearance, but it is just a bluff.

Someone hurriedly passed a paper to Bai Xiuwen, and Jiang Changwan ran over to wipe the red wine off his face.The person concerned seemed to be fixed, and stood there in a daze.