A box of light gray blue

City C under the setting sun reveals a strange and peaceful atmosphere.

All the streets and high-rise buildings are glowing with each other in a fiery red, and even the water in the river has become a dancing flame, sinking and floating under the passing freight ships.

Xu Chang and Fu Zhongzhou got on the bus.Although the car was full of people, only the roar of the car and one or two whispers of children could be heard.Dusk has become a boundary between day and night, and many people are silently adjusting their fatigue during this period, and wait until night falls before starting a rich nightlife.

Fu Zhongzhou leaned against the glass window and looked outside in a daze, while Xu Wei just watched him lost in thought.The setting sun made their faces red, and the shadows of the trees changed rapidly among the mottled ones.

People in a state of unrequited love are prone to worry about gains and losses.For example, now Xu Yan is wondering whether Fu Zhongzhou will think of Xie Yan when he passes through these familiar roads.

He is a foreigner, but Fu Zhongzhou grew up here, and every road in C City has his memories.

They stayed silent all the way, and got off the car at the art gallery on the outskirts of the city.The architectural shape of the museum is very special, like a lotus flower that has not yet fully bloomed.

"...Exhibition of Classical Oil Paintings." Xu Wei carefully looked at the poster at the door, and waited for Fu Zhongzhou to check the ticket. "You came to see it from such a distance, don't you like it?"

"Yeah." Fu Zhongzhou came over with the ticket, "The ticket was given by a friend, just come and see it when you have time."

There was almost no one in the art gallery at this time, only a few security personnel in uniform standing in the corner.In order to match the style of the exhibits, the entire exhibition hall is decorated in gorgeous and solemn warm colors, which match well with the oil paintings in the frames.

The exhibits are all huge oil paintings, and the characters in the paintings are bigger than real people.The characters in those myths are presented in front of the human beings in the 21st century in this way, which makes people feel shocked from the bottom of their hearts.

After being shocked, Xu Yu couldn't help turning his head to look at Fu Zhongzhou.He was looking up at a statue of the Virgin Mary. The thin-rimmed glasses he bought not long ago were on the bridge of his nose, and the corners of his eyes were covered by the ends of fine hair.Xu Yu really wanted to raise his hand to pull his broken hair behind his ears, but when he put his thoughts into action, he only raised his fingers slightly.

Fu Zhongzhou took a deep breath and sighed like a devout believer: "It's so beautiful."

"Well, indeed."

Xu Chang replied, but he was not referring to painting.

The two watched for an hour in the venue.Xu Chang squeezed his sore shoulders and walked towards the exit.The space of the exhibition hall is not large, so it is divided into a maze-like Z shape by the designer.The two walked out side by side, but met a group of people at the turn of the exit.

I probably came to see the exhibition, and when I was tired, I sat on the bench at the exit to rest.

They are three men and one woman, all dressed in the same cool clothes.The only girl among them turned her back to the others, looking at the oil paintings on the wall, while the other three sat and chatted quietly.

Xu Chang didn't pay much attention at first, but his eyes unconsciously stayed on the girl.

Leather jacket, short hair, black octagonal beret.He recognized Xie Yan just by looking at her back, how could Fu Zhongzhou not recognize her.

Fu Zhongzhou took a step behind him, and Xu Wei subconsciously wanted to pull him back, but he heard someone shouting towards them.

"Small boat!"

Xu Yu put his hand on Fu Zhongzhou's shoulder, and he obviously felt his body stiffen.

Fu Zhongzhou's face was not very good-looking, obviously he also saw Xie Yan.Standing beside him, Xu Yan looked at Xie Yan who was not far away, turned around and glanced at him.

The person who greeted him was a young man in his 20s, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, various metal chains around his neck, and a brow nail on the tip of his left eyebrow.His facial features are very three-dimensional, and he looks a bit like a foreigner.

The other two behind the young man looked embarrassed.They wanted to step forward to stop him, but in just a few seconds, the young man had rushed forward and hugged Fu Zhongzhou tightly.

Standing on the side, Xu Chang couldn't help but move a little further away.

Fu Zhongzhou once said that Xie Yan was playing in a band, so these people must be members of the band.But since they are mutual friends, how could they make the scene so embarrassing?

He glanced at Fu Zhongzhou who was imprisoned almost out of breath, but saw him calmly pat the young man on the back.

"Roy, long time no see."

The other two hurried up and apologized to Fu Zhongzhou in a low voice: "Xiao Zhou, Roy just came back from Europe and he doesn't know about your breakup with Xie Yan yet. Don't blame him."

Roy let go of his arms in a daze, and stared at Fu Zhongzhou with a pair of eyes in disbelief. "Break up? Sorry, I don't know yet."

"It's okay," Fu Zhongzhou waved his hands generously, "Is there a performance tonight?"

"Yes, there's a bar near here," Roy said, "come and see."

Xu Chang stood aside in a daze, Fu Zhongzhou turned around to ask his opinion, and everyone realized that there was another person beside him.

"Uh... I'm free."

Of course he didn't want to go, it's not a pleasant thing to watch an ex-girlfriend's show with his crush.But apart from Xie Yan, these three must be Fu Zhongzhou's very good friends.Fu Zhongzhou is now repeating his studies at school, and he has few friends around him, and it is for this reason that he is inseparable from him.Thinking of this, Xu Chang's heart softened.

"Then, let's go cheer."

Roy gave them the address, and instead of going with the two of them, he left the venue early.

The two stood there for a while without making a fuss.Xu Chang didn't dare to move, waiting for Fu Zhongzhou to adjust his mood.After a while, he felt the people around him let out a long breath.

"...Are you going?"

"Go." Fu Zhongzhou's voice was firm, "I can't hide from all my friends because of her."

Xie Yan's band performed in a small bar.Although this street is on the outskirts of the city, there are many exhibition halls and concert halls around it, and the night view is also good, so the traffic at night is not small.Fu Zhongzhou seemed to be very familiar with this place, and led Xu Yu through the narrow main entrance of the bar, leading directly to the downstairs.

At first, Xu Yu thought the entrance looked too crude, but when he entered the underground bar, his eyes lit up.There are not many people in the bar, and under the blue light, it gives people a clean and comfortable atmosphere.The booths and the bar are distributed on both sides, and the stage is in the center on the side facing the door. The audience is full of people before the band plays.

"It looks very good here, why make the door so small?" Xu Chang followed Fu Zhongzhou and sat in a corner.It's not too close to the stage, but you can see it clearly.

"It's a personal hobby." Fu Zhongzhou took off his glasses and wiped it. "The boss here is a rich second generation. He didn't want to inherit the family business, so he insisted on going to the Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation, he didn't want to work in art, so he opened his own. The small bar is doing renovations."

"...very cool." Xu Yan gave a pertinent evaluation.

"What do you want to drink? I'll get it."

"It's all right."

Fu Zhongzhou got up and went to the bar.Xu Chang sat in the corner, a little at a loss.Both he and Fu Zhongzhou are lazy people, but after being together for so long, he has discovered that Fu Zhongzhou doesn't socialize because he doesn't want to, and he stays alone in the corner because he doesn't know how to socialize at all.

He held his head like this, watching Fu Zhongzhou's figure pass through the crowd, walk towards the bar, and then come back with two glasses of wine that looked beautiful.

"Sparkling drinks." Fu Zhongzhou walked back to the table and handed one of the glasses to Xu Wei.

Xu Yan picked it up and took a sip, the sound of ice cubes colliding with the sweet and sour passion fruit mixed together.The bubbles seemed to be burning his mouth, and he couldn't help swallowing it immediately.

"...Is it really a drink?"

"I lied to you," Fu Zhongzhou took a sip and winked at him, "it's fruit wine."

After chatting for a while, the two saw Xie Yan and others on stage.

Xie Yan was still dressed as she saw in the afternoon, with a little makeup on.She casually stood in front of the wheat rack and began to adjust the height.The people in the audience turned their heads when they heard the noise coming from the speakers.

The band configuration is a common foursome configuration.Xie Yan is the lead singer, Roy is in charge of guitar and harmony, and the other two are in charge of drums and keyboards.

All four of them wore uniform leather jackets and pants.Objectively speaking, it is really cool.

Xu Yu's seat was facing away from the stage. He was about to turn around and lean against the edge of the table to watch the performance when Fu Zhongzhou patted the sofa beside him.

"Sit down."

Xu Yu was taken aback for a moment, always feeling that it was a little strange to put these words in this situation.After thinking for a moment, he still sat stiffly.When he sat down, he realized that he was a little far away from Fu Zhongzhou, but he seemed to be glued to the sofa, and he didn't dare to move closer to him.

But it seemed too unnatural to sit so distantly.Xu Yan took another sip of wine nervously, just as he was about to move quietly while Fu Zhongzhou was not paying attention, he felt the sofa beside him sink deeply.

Fu Zhongzhou leaned tiredly on the soft sofa.His head was slightly tilted. If Xu Huang also leaned back now, his head would rest on Xu Huang's shoulder.

"……sleepy."

His voice came from behind Xu Yu.Xu Chang sat upright, not daring to lean back.

Xu Yan swallowed a mouthful of fruit wine-flavored saliva, adjusted his sitting posture for a while, but was pulled from his back by a cold hand.

Fu Zhongzhou's hand tugged at his clothes, but he didn't use much force, but he pulled him against the back of the sofa.The owner of the bar deserves to be a man with a mine in his family. The material of the sofa is also very soft, covered with a layer of short-velvet red material, which is more comfortable than ordinary beds.

No one noticed in this corner, but Xu Yu's heart was pounding.Fu Zhongzhou's hair scratched the side of his neck, and he leaned his head on his shoulder as if nothing.He could even smell the shampoo when he tilted his head slightly. It was sweet and smelled better than the wine he drank just now.

Xu Yu wanted to move away quietly, but when he lowered his head, he saw that Fu Zhongzhou had closed his eyes.

"...Go to sleep now? Don't you want to watch a show?"

"No." Fu Zhongzhou moved, and this time he leaned forward completely, and even unintentionally rubbed against Xu Yu's shoulder.His hair was messed up, and a few strands of hair hung on his forehead, covering the corners of his eyes. "Just a little tired, let me lean on for a while."

Xu Yan looked down at his messy hair, and suddenly wanted to reach out and rub it.