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I stuck out my tongue and turned to look at Chen Jin.

He was shaking the sago milk in the cup, his eyes were lowered, his expression was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

I winked at Davis, and he raised his hand and poked Chen Jin's arm.

Chen Jin slowly raised his eyes, glanced at him, then turned to look at me.

I coughed lightly, turned my eyes away, and pretended to ask him casually: "How are you doing recently? Everything is going well, right?"

"It's okay." He seemed to be in a good mood, at least compared to a few months ago, he was completely turned upside down.

I glanced at Davis.

He stood up and said, "When I came here just now, I saw a stable next to it. Inside is Vito's horse?"

"Yeah, it's Lawrence."

"I'm going out for a walk and take a look at Lawrence, let's talk first," he stood up and greeted Vito, "Go, accompany uncle to see your pony."

After watching the two leave holding hands, I turned my head and said to Chen Jin, "Would you like to go to the balcony to bask in the sun?"

He is of course meaningless.

We went out to the balcony and closed the glass door behind us.

All the furniture on the balcony is made of rattan, with glass walls on all sides, which can not only shield the wind, but also retain the sunlight. I often lie on the rattan chair to bask in the warm winter sun.

Sitting in a fixed position, Chen Jin also sat down on the chair next to him.

Taking off the home clothes jacket I was wearing and covering my lap, I took out a brocade box from my pocket and handed it to Chen Jin.

He took it and looked at me: "What?"

Instead of answering, I asked, "How are you and Mr. Minghe?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a slight change in his face.

I didn't turn to him, I was still looking straight at the garden beyond the glass wall.

I never brought up the subject with him.

In fact, everyone knows about him and Yan Minghe, and Chen Jin knows it in his own mind, but I never asked about it, and if I asked him suddenly, he would inevitably be caught off guard.

He moved his lips, lowered his head, and picked the box in his hand with his thumb. After a moment of silence, he said, "You know everything."

"How old is Mr. Minghe?"

"...Huh?" Chen Jin was taken aback for a moment when I didn't expect that I would ask this question suddenly.

I counted with my fingers: "He is two years older than Yan Minglang. Yan Minglang just passed his 35th birthday, so he is 37? He is 11 years older than me, isn't he 12 years older than you? Wow, so old .”

"..."

"You know what Vito said?"

"Ok?"

"He has nothing else to sell except money."

Chen Jin obviously agreed and smiled.

"When a man is over forty, everything will go downhill. His figure, appearance, and energy are all gone, and he won't last a few years." I clapped my hands together and clapped my palms. "It's normal for you to look down on him."

"..." Chen Jin touched the bridge of his nose, his eyes flickering.

"I'm such an old man, and picky eaters. I probably won't find any good partners in the future. After 40 years old, I will basically be like that for the rest of my life. Thinking about it, it's quite pitiful, isn't it?"

"He..." Chen Jin paused and shook his head, "You don't understand."

"What? Why don't I understand?" I raised my body slightly and turned to look at him.

He glanced at me: "You are only looking at the surface. There may not be no people who want to chase him, even if he is 50 years old."

"how is this possible."

"So you don't understand." He smiled helplessly.

"How could I not understand, since he is so popular, why did he chase you for so long and still not catch you?"

The smile on Chen Jin's face slowly settled down, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised as if there was nothing there: "Shaw, he and I are very complicated, and it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences, nor can everything be resolved in a day or two. I...couldn't be in love with him. I'm not gay."

"You are."

"I'm not."

"Jin, you are."

He stopped arguing and just looked at me with bright dark eyes.

"Don't be stubborn, Jin, you just don't want to admit that you will fall in love with someone else besides me."

"..." His eyes flashed, and he slowly turned his face away, his jaw line was tense.

"That's not a betrayal, Jin. You have been persistent for seven years, and if you can't let go, let me make a break for you. Listen, Jin, I'm happy even without you."

He still turned his head, his body trembling slightly.

For a long time, neither of us spoke.

Slowly, he turned back.

"How could I not know?" He was pale, but still smiling.

"Now that you know it, don't bother with it anymore."

"……it is good."

"Look back at the others."

"it is good."

"If you really don't love Mr. Minghe, just go find yourself, find someone you like, find someone who can like each other with you."

"it is good."

"Don't get it wrong again."

"it is good."

"The gift in that box, if you accept it, give Mr. Minghe a chance."

"it is good."

"Do you really want to give him a chance?"

"it is good."

"..."

"……what?"

I laughed so hard that my eyes rolled up: "You promised."

Chen Jin pursed his lips tightly, with an expression as if he had eaten a fly.

"Professor Su asked me to give it to you, and I have one too." I raised my hand, opened the sleeve of the sweater, and showed him the watch on my wrist.

He opened the brocade box and touched the antique watch that was exactly the same as mine but with a slightly different color.

I knew he was shaken.

He still wanted to leave something to commemorate his lost love before it even started.This watch is like a couple's watch. I gave it to him, and he definitely wants it. Even if it doesn't mean anything, but people are like this, and they don't want their love for someone to disappear without a trace.

I know that Yan Minglang is a little jealous, but no matter what, this is what his grandfather left for his granddaughter-in-law, so I can't not accept it.

And it can be a little bit of comfort to Chen Jin, this is probably a doomed coincidence.

"Jin, as for love, some are like me and Yan Minglang, splitting up and reuniting. Some, like Zhou Zhou and Hong Yi, are flat. There is no formula at all. How do you know, you and Mr. Minghe, it is impossible Where is love?"

He didn't speak, just bowed his head.

"It's not that you two are tied together. There is no so-called same-sex marriage in country Z. There is no need to be too serious. Just take it as a try. What kind of society is it now? Do you have to spend your whole life with you when you fall in love and go to bed? Mr. Minghe is not an unreasonable person, as long as you are willing to give him a chance, even if you still can’t fall in love with him in the future, he will never let go. It’s just that you don’t even want to try now, even if you have a chance If you don't even give it to him, how could a person with such strong self-esteem let you go?"

"Shaw, the butterflies and shrimp are ready." Yan Minglang called me from the living room.

I turned around and gestured to him "Got it", and then seized the time to say to Chen Jin: "You two are in the middle of the game, so it is inevitable that you can't see clearly. I know you and Mr. Minghe very well. , Whether it is suitable or not, although it is not up to me, but at least my suggestions are based on evidence. Think about it carefully, am I right. "

I stood up, he was still holding the watch box in his hand, he seemed a little hesitant, I helped him slip it into his pocket.

He looked up at me, fingering his pockets unnaturally.

"It's Professor Su's wish. You can take it first. Even if you can't be together, you can return it to Yan Minghe. There is nothing to tangle with."

I walked to the door, but before he opened it, he had already stepped forward and opened the slightly heavy glass door for me.

I remembered what I said just now, but I only said half of it.I looked back at him and said, "Even without you, I can be happy. But because of you, my life is truly complete. Sincerely, you will always be my most important friend. No one can take your place. Idiot, what kind of expression is that on your face? In this case, do you have to tell me repeatedly so that you will remember it?"

The gloomy eyes instantly brightened.

I turned to leave when he suddenly grabbed me.

Turning around, he kissed me lightly on the forehead.

I opened my eyes slightly.

"One last time," he said, "a kiss of friendship."

I hooked my fingers at him: "Lower your head."

Chen Jin looked at me suspiciously and bent down.

I kissed him on the cheek: "Since it is a friendship kiss, the last time is unnecessary." After all, I am a Westerner, and kissing is a way of expressing affection, which is normal among the closest friends thing.

He straightened up slowly, the sunlight shining on him through the glass wall, vaguely was the boy who looked at my blushing cheeks many years ago.

I patted him on the shoulder, finally relieved.

Turning around, Yan Minglang looked at me with an unfriendly expression.

I shrugged innocently: "It's just a little physical communication with our future sister-in-law, isn't that too much?"

He hummed, sat on the sofa, and silently peeled off the shrimp.

"Jin, look, how considerate your future brother is, and he is already peeling shrimp for you. If it's Chinese New Year, don't hesitate to give out red envelopes."

"Hmm..." Chen Jin fumbled in his pocket, and actually found a red envelope. He was taken aback for a moment, held the red envelope and hesitated for a while, then put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Yan Minglang, "Here ..."

Yan Minglang took a deep breath.

"Come on," I poked him with my elbow, "you will be responsible for the baby's milk powder."

Yan Minglang slowly rolled his eyes and looked at me sideways.

"tonight."

"Ok?"

"See you in bed."

"..."

"I have endured you for a long time."

"???"

He said "I have endured you for a long time" on his mouth, but the movement of peeling the shrimp in his hands didn't stop at once. Before I could say anything, he directly stuffed a shrimp into my mouth.

Depend on……

Is he trying to rebel today?

However, although the prawns are only boiled, they are very delicious. With the secret sauce prepared by Yan Minghe himself, it is extremely delicious...

Wait, what did I just want to say?