Heartbeat [online game]

After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Wen Jingran sat on the sofa and checked the time, it was just after 08:30 in the evening.Thinking of the text message Tang Xulin sent him today, Wen Jingran took out his phone, found Tang Xulin's phone number, and called.

The phone was quickly connected, and Tang Xulin's clean voice came from over there, "Brother Wen Jingran."

"En." Wen Jingran responded, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Aren't you busy now?" Tang Xulin asked in a low voice.

"Well, I just got home." Wen Jingran said.Small talk, which should have been the most common, seemed particularly unfamiliar at this moment.

"Are you going to play the game today?" Tang Xulin asked again.

"No, I'm too tired today. Don't play too late, go to bed early." In the end, he still cared about Tang Xulin.

"Okay, I see." Tang Xulin said.

After a moment of silence between the two, Wen Jingran said, "Let me call you, what's the matter?"

"Brother Jing Ran..." Tang Xulin called out to him.

"En." Wen Jingran responded.

Tang Xulin took a deep breath and asked, "Brother Jing Ran, you suddenly alienated me, should Xiao Le say it?"

Wen Jingran didn't answer, he didn't know whether to answer yes or no.Neither answer is the whole answer, but any one answer is a small part.

"Brother Jing Ran, even if you don't like me, can you please not ignore me..." Tang Xulin's voice was pleading.

Wen Jingran sighed in his heart. Regarding Tang Xulin, his attitude was either to accept or not to accept it. He was unwilling to catch Tang Xulin with an ambiguous answer. It would be unfair and useless to send Tang Xulin this way.

"You are still young, you should focus on your studies. Although this is a cliché, it is true. I don't want to delay you, I hope you have a perfect life. We are the same kind, homosexuality is never a stain, but sometimes love comes It's not the right time, and it will delay your life." Wen Jing said this from the heart, without the slightest disobedience.If he is not with Tang Xulin, Tang Xulin will not have to face the things that he needs to face as a gay, and there will be no external factors to interfere with his life.Even falling out of love is just a short-term pain.Tang Xulin is now at a critical period in his life, he will take the exam next year, this cannot be delayed at all, he will not gamble Tang Xulin's future on an untimely love.

"But..." Tang Xulin still wanted to fight, but was interrupted by Wen.

"No, but. Your life is still very long, and you will meet many people, even many of the same kind. But that is all in the future. Now, your task is to study and go to university. When you go to university, life will count The real start." Wen Jingran said: "In my heart, you will always be my apprentice and younger brother, forget about the rest..."

"Brother Jing Ran..." Tang Xulin's voice became hoarse, as if he was suppressing something.

"Well, that's it. Take care of yourself."

"Brother Jing Ran, don't hang up...don't hang up...Brother Jing Ran..."

Ignoring Tang Xulin's persuasion, Wen Jingran hung up the phone and turned off the phone.Although what he said to Tang Xulin was all for his own good, the sadness in Wen Jingran's heart began to accumulate slowly from the moment he hung up the phone, making him uncomfortable.Wen Jingran went to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. Wen Jingran stared at the night outside the window in a daze, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

After that day, Tang Xulin didn't call or send text messages. QQ and games didn't go online either. I don't know if he had given up.Tang Xulin didn't contact Wen Jingran, and Wen Jingran naturally wouldn't take the initiative to contact him. The days passed in a normal way.

That night, Wen Jingran had just finished eating outside when he received a call from his mother.

"Jing Ran, where are you?" Teng Yun's voice was a little anxious.

"Outside, just about to go home, what's the matter?" Listening to the mother's voice, it seemed that there was something urgent.

"Come back." Teng Yun said.

"Now?" His mother had never asked him to go back so late.

"Well... come back..." Teng Yun said hesitantly.

"What happened?" The more her mother behaved like this, the more worried Wen Jingran became.

"Your elder brother, he just came back and told your uncle that he likes Shao Heng, and I hope your uncle can understand him." Teng Yun seemed to be dazzled by the sudden news, and she couldn't explain it very smoothly.

"What?!" Wen Jingran was taken aback. The elder brother hadn't told him before coming out of the closet. He really wasn't prepared at all. "Where is Shao Heng? Did you go home too?"

"No, your brother came back by himself." Teng Yun's voice was not high, as if she was afraid of being heard by others.

Wen Jingran relaxed a bit, as long as Shen Shaoheng wasn't with him, the elder brother wouldn't lose his mind.

"Okay, I'll go back now." Wen Jingran hung up the phone, walked quickly to the parking lot, got in the car, and drove away in dust.

When Wen Jingran arrived at the main house, he saw Aunt Sun and a few servants standing at the door, as if they were invited out temporarily.The house was brightly lit. When Wen Jingran got out of the car, he saw that in the living room on the first floor, Mu Yijun was sitting on the sofa, and Mu Tianyang was standing to the side. Both of them looked ugly, and they both frowned when they were sleepy. They didn't know what they were talking about. .

"Young master, you are back..." Seeing him get off the car, Aunt Sun greeted him.

Wen Jingran nodded, "Is there nothing wrong?"

"I don't know, we were all invited out, and we didn't hear what they said." Aunt Sun gathered up her coat, pulled Wen Jingran aside, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? I seem to have vaguely heard the young master say I like Young Master Shen."

If it was someone else, Wen Jingran would definitely find an excuse to confuse the past, but facing Aunt Sun, who is an elder whom elder brother valued, Wen Jingran had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Aunt Sun, don't worry, just listen to me." When talking about such things with elders, Wen Jingran felt that they had to calm down first to avoid high blood pressure, "My brother likes Shao Heng very much."

Aunt Sun looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "I also like Young Master Shen very much, he is a good boy."

"It's not...it's love, the kind of liking for a lover." Wen Jingran explained bluntly.

Hearing his words, Aunt Sun froze on the spot, her eyes fixed on the direction of the guest, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Seeing that Aunt Sun didn't know what she was thinking, Wen Jingran called her.Aunt Sun came back to her senses, looked at Wen Jingran with complicated eyes, and asked, "You mean, Eldest Young Master likes men?"

Wen Jingran nodded, "Aunt Sun, there is no way to change this matter. You are the most important person besides uncle. I hope you can understand him."

Aunt Sun nodded and whispered, "I understand, I understand..."

"I'll go in and have a look first." Seeing that Aunt Sun wasn't too excited, Wen Jingran was relieved.

"Go." Aunt Sun patted him on the shoulder lightly and let him go in, leaving her alone.

After entering the house, Wen Jingran saw Xianqin standing in the corridor near the entrance, quietly looking at the living room.

"Nizi! How can you be worthy of your mother?!" Mu Yijun scolded loudly: "Your mother has high expectations for you since the day she was pregnant with you. Look at you, what are you doing?!"

"What's wrong with being gay? If my mother was alive, she would definitely not say a word about me. Whether I am gay or not and whether I have let my mother down are two different things!" Mu Tianyang also retreated from his usual gentleness, and his tone was a little bit aggressive.

Wen Jingran walked over quietly, and what he saw was the frosty faces and recalcitrant attitudes of his stepfather and elder brother.Turning around and seeing him, Teng Yun made a silent gesture to tell him not to participate.Wen Jingran frowned slightly, if he didn't persuade him to make peace, then why did he come back?

"Anyway, I don't agree. If you have to go all the way to the dark, get out of this house. I don't have such an unfilial son like you!" Mu Yijun pointed at Mu Tianyang, his hands were shaking with anger, "And Shaoheng, if you forced him, I will definitely break your leg!"

"Shaoheng and I like each other. You should be very clear about this, right? The person you asked to check us should have told you. Actually, even if you don't ask someone to check me, I will come to confess to you sooner or later, but A little earlier than I expected." Mu Tianyang said expressionlessly.

Stepfather looking for someone to check eldest brother and Shaoheng?Wen Jingran frowned slightly, it seemed that the elder brother had figured it out a long time ago when he came back today.

"That's it, I'm tired too." Mu Tianyang was no longer ready to continue arguing with He Yijun, "I will hand in my resignation letter, please arrange someone to take my place as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Mu Tianyang went straight to the gate, and when he saw Wen Jingran, he smiled a little, but didn't say much.

Seeing Mu Tianyang walk out of the house, Wen Jingran said more and chased him out.

As soon as he went out, Wen Jingran saw Aunt Sun talking to Tianyang.Seeing him chasing him out, Mu Tianyang beckoned him away, Wen Jingran walked over quickly.

"Why did you come here?" Mu Tianyang returned to his wise look after the coldness just subsided.

"My mother called me in a hurry, probably because she was afraid that you would fight with my uncle and ask me to come back to fight." Wen Jingran smiled slightly. In fact, he didn't know what his mother's purpose was, but in front of his elder brother, This goal must always be achieved.

Mu Tianyang looked at a house and said with a smile: "As long as he hits me, how can I fight back." It is unfilial for a son to fight against his father, and Mu Tianyang dare not do such a treasonous thing.

"Going home now? Do you want to have a drink?" Wen Jingran asked.

"Next time, Shao Heng is still waiting for me at home." Mu Tianyang smiled happily, it seemed that Mu Yijun's attitude did not have much impact on him, or he had already expected such an ending and had already prepared it Mental preparation.

"Okay." Wen Jingran nodded, the elder brother was going home to live a life together, and he had no reason to drag him to drink.

"You guys talk, I'll go and pack my luggage." Aunt Sun said with a smile.

"Where are you going?" Mu Tianyang and Wen Jingran looked at Aunt Sun together and asked in puzzlement.

Aunt Sun looked at the two of them with a smile, and said to Mu Tianyang: "Didn't you say that the master kicked you out? Where is the young master, I will naturally go there. If I don't follow, your mother will not feel at ease."

"You...accept the matter between me and Shaoheng?" Mu Tianyang looked at Aunt Sun in surprise.

Aunt Sun's smile grew wider, "I always treat you as my own child, my own child, no matter what you do, as long as it doesn't hurt the world, I will accept it."

"Thank you." Mu Tianyang smiled.

"Hey, this is actually not the first time I have encountered this." A look of sadness flashed in Aunt Sun's eyes, as if thinking of something that made him sad, "Your grandfather actually has a son who is older than your mother." Three and a half years older. He likes men just like you. But how could he be so open back then? After your grandfather found out, he beat him to the hospital twice, but he still insisted that he couldn’t change it. At that time We know very little about this kind of thing, and we all think that he just didn’t learn well. Your grandfather beat up and scolded, but in the end there was nothing to do, and we couldn’t lose face at home, so we had to start forcing him to go on blind dates. I hope to meet someone I like and live a peaceful and stable life in the future. As a result, after more than a year of tossing, not only did he not find someone he likes, but he also became more and more emaciated. In the end, he couldn't take it anymore, had a big fight with your grandfather, and left home Run away. Your grandfather has always had a very hard temper. In a fit of anger, he publicly severed the father-son relationship with him. After a few days, he jumped from the seventh floor and committed suicide. Your mother is hiding from your grandfather. When I went to sort out his belongings, I found a suicide note, which said that he was too depressed and tired, and wanted to be relieved."

"There is such a thing..." Mu Tianyang had never heard his mother mention it, nor did only his grandfather's family mention this uncle.

"Well. He committed suicide because of the broken relationship, and because he was gay. Your grandfather didn't let his ashes go home for burial. Your grandmother had a heart attack several times because of him and almost died. So he passed away. Later, the family never mentioned him, and slowly, he became everyone's memory. Later, your mother got married, and with you, your grandparents were completely relieved, but they never mentioned it again. Pass your uncle." When it comes to breaking the past, Aunt Sun is always a little bit embarrassed.

Mu Tianyang was silent and didn't know what to say.Wen Jingran also felt that this past was indeed regrettable.

"On the night when I saw the suicide note, your mother told me that if her son likes men in the future, he should like it. It's better than suicide. Although your mother was young at the time, I knew she was serious. After all, only those who have lost it can experience that kind of pain." Aunt Sun looked at Mu Tianyang with a smile, "So since you like Young Master Shen, live your life well. I believe your mother will agree."

Mu Tianyang smiled and nodded, the depression that Mu Yijun brought to him was completely released at this moment.

After that, regardless of Mu Yijun's persuasion, Aunt Sun packed her luggage and left with Mu Tianyang.Wen Jingran stayed in the old house for a while, seeing that Mu Yijun was fine, and his mother didn't say anything more, then got up and left, and drove back home.

As soon as he entered the house, Wen Jingran's cell phone rang, and it was Teng Yun who called.

Wen Jingran answered the phone in doubt, "Hello, Mom? What's the matter?"

"Are you home?" Teng Yun asked.

"Well, I just walked in." Wen Jingran said.

"Jing Ran, your elder brother is resigning, and there is no one on your uncle's side who can take over immediately. Do you want to consider working in the Mu family?" Teng Yun said with a hint of excitement in her tone, "Your elder brother and Shen Shaoheng are together. There will definitely be no children. If you are married and have children, then your child is the most likely successor to the Mu family. How about it? Do you want your mother to arrange a blind date for you?"

Wen Jingran's eyes sank.It turns out that mother asked him to go back today in order to clean up the mess after you and your elder brother had quarreled, so that your stepfather would know that he, his stepson, was still there.

"What do you like? Mom has a lot of resources. How about that Lu Qian last time? And..."

"Mom!" Wen Jingran interrupted the mother who was speaking vigorously in a cold voice. After half a second of silence, he said in a deep voice, "I am the same person as my elder brother. He has no children, and neither will I..."

After finishing speaking, Wen Jingran hung up the phone directly.At home, it became quiet again...