love on the other side

"Today is your birthday! Have you forgotten?!" It was Fu Linbo's voice that interrupted my happiness.I had to go back to the beginning, to recall the days spent with him.Being with him was always about sex.

I was really taken aback when Fu Linbo said he would take me to dinner to celebrate my birthday.I began to wonder, did he come back to celebrate my birthday?Wouldn't it be such a joke?He hasn't been back for two years, so there must be important things to do when he comes back this time.

Even though I was in a daze, Fu Linbo just walked ahead briskly without turning back, as if he knew that I would follow obediently, just like a child who is afraid of getting lost.He stopped a taxi, then looked back at me, got in first, stuck out his head, and told me to hurry.

I was confused by him and had no idea what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

"Why did you come back?"

He smiled, and only said: "It's strange for you to ask this question. This is my home. Do you need a reason for coming back?"

Fu Linbo is a bit different, indeed, younger and more energetic than before.I admire him, but I can't think of a word to chat with him, maybe I'm nervous?Perhaps there is a generation gap?Maybe you don't want to talk at all?However, in my heart, I feel that silence is better than sound at this time.The more silent you are, the more you feel that there is something between each other.

Fu Linbo was the first person to celebrate my birthday.I experienced a lot that night. I ate in a high-end western restaurant. The gorgeous lighting in the restaurant was just like my mood when I was eating, it was very beautiful.I tasted a huge cream cake, but of course I couldn't finish it. Mr. Fu said he would pack some to take home, but later decided to go to the playground, and he didn't know where to put the packed cake.Mr. Fu really regarded me as his child. When I sat on the Ferris wheel and looked at him standing on the ground, against the backdrop of the huge background, he became very handsome and touching, just like a sad song , every melody is enough to make people cry.He raised his face and looked in my direction. He certainly couldn't see me, but he knew I was in that compartment.I asked him to come up with me, but he said he wanted to watch me on the ground.

As the Ferris wheel climbed higher and higher, Fu Linbo became farther and farther away from me. After climbing half a circle, the Ferris wheel began to descend again, and Fu Linbo's figure gradually became clear again.Is he really my father?or my friend?

When I got off the Ferris wheel, I smiled and walked towards Fu Linbo. When he took out his hand that was hidden behind his back, he held a watch in his hand, which was shining brightly in silver. He said it was a birthday present for me.I tried to turn him down, because the watch was too expensive, and he loved me enough that I felt guilty.But he smiled and said:

"It's okay, take it, from now on, you need to check the time often."

"why?"

"Because you have to learn to cherish it!"

I couldn't find words to say no to him, so I had to accept.In fact, I am very happy in my heart, the watch is very beautiful, and it is even a bit luxurious to wear on my hand, which is exactly what I want.More importantly, this is the first gift Mr. Fu gave me.When I think of him buying this watch specially for my birthday, I feel like drinking honey in my heart.

"Mr. Fu," I asked softly as we walked along the river, "do you have anything to do when you come back this time?"

Fu Linbo turned his head away, his brows were slightly furrowed, and the corners of his mouth were raised, showing a look of embarrassment, as if to say, why must he do something to come back?But he didn't say that, he continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened, and after walking about ten meters, he opened his mouth:

"I left the army."

I paused, a bit in disbelief:

"Really? You have been in the army for so many years, and...and you have reached the rank of colonel, why did you leave?"

"It's time to leave!"

"Then what are you going to do next?"

Fu Linbo turned around again, with the same expression just now, as if he felt very strange about my question.

"I'm going to come back and start a company."

"Really? What kind of company are you going to start?"

"I haven't figured it out yet!"

The evening breeze is blowing so comfortably, the tourists by the river have gradually become rare, and the surroundings have become quieter.The wind rustled the leaves while chasing fallen leaves on the ground.