Pound's sleepwalking

The blue light on the screen shone in his eyes, he calmly turned page after page, and then slammed the laptop closed, as if he saw some scourge.

Homosexuality, the three words make him feel like an enemy.A marginalized person suffering from sleepwalking, he can't imagine how far he will be excluded by this society if he becomes a homosexual again.

He slowly loosened his clenched fist, and there was a row of deep nail marks on the palm of his hand.

The landlord brother will also find him disgusting, right?Can't!He can't be gay!

In this mood, Pound didn't even dare to go out to the bathroom.He turned off the light and got into the bed directly, and buried himself with a thick quilt, as if this would bring him safety.

In a daze, Pound seemed to vaguely remember that he forgot to lock the door of his room.But he didn't want to leave the bed full of security, and drowsiness gradually covered him. In his last consciousness, Pound hoped that he would not sleepwalk and disturb the landlord brother tonight.

In the early morning, the sun shines in through the curtains, the alarm clock rang when it was set, and the soft quilt swallowed the will to get up.

But Pound still got out of bed, and he looked around.

There is nothing unusual, even the slippers are in order, without any trace of movement.

very good!

It seems that I didn't sleepwalk last night.

Very good!

After changing his clothes, Pound quietly opened the door.In order to repay the landlord's kindness in cooking yesterday, Pound planned to get up early to prepare breakfast.

But when he just walked out, he saw Mu You who was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper, and a table of sumptuous breakfast

"woke up?"

Pound scratched his head, "Why do you get up so early?"

"Go wash up, and then have breakfast."

Sitting in front of the table, Mu You looked a little different from last night. He had a pair of eyes on the bridge of his nose, and he looked much smarter.

Pound got into the bathroom and tidied himself up.He felt much more energetic, and he didn't have those strange feelings when he looked at the landlord brother today.It seems that last night was a misunderstanding caused by not getting close to people for too long, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Pound walked into the restaurant in a good mood, sat down opposite Mu You, and took a sip of the milk in front of him.

He said embarrassingly, "I'm sorry to trouble you again, are you short-sighted? Why didn't I see you wearing glasses yesterday?"

Mu You distributed the tableware to him while answering his questions.

"A little short-sighted, but not too high, and I usually don't wear it when I'm resting." Mu You had a smile on his face, and his gentle eyes fell on Pound through the lens.

"You don't have to be so polite with me, just call me Mu You."

Pound smiled and agreed, it is really comfortable to get along with gentle people.

Pang De started to eat, Mu You seemed to be full, so he put down his chopsticks.Looking at Pang De puzzled, he said something like a bolt from the blue.

"I'm gay." Mu You's tone was very normal, he followed up and asked, "Do you mind?"

Mu You quietly watched every expression on Pound's face.

"Puff—cough cough cough!" Pound was choked to the point of being speechless.

Pound was so choked that he couldn't speak, but Mu You ate leisurely, looking in a good mood.

After tidying himself up, Pang De dared not open his eyes to look at Mu You. Yesterday he was afraid that he would become a homosexual, but today the landlord brother told him such a thing like a bolt from the blue.

It seemed that he was not frightened by Pound's exaggerated reaction. After eating an egg roll, Mu You picked up the soy milk and tasted it lightly. He didn't want to put too much pressure on Pound. He lowered the experiment and stared at the table. Pound's legs were stretched and he said slowly, "You know that society doesn't recognize homosexuality very well, so I didn't charge a high house price. I hope you don't mind living with someone like me." He The whole person revealed a deep sorrow, and his tone was full of helplessness.

Pound quickly waved his hand, "No, no, Mr. Mu, you are a very nice person. I am very happy to live with you. I don't discriminate against homosexuals!"

Mu You raised his head and looked at him, "That's good." His smile was full of sunshine, which made people feel relaxed.

After eating breakfast, Pound was in a trance all the way to work.

Although he does not discriminate against homosexuals, his introversion is very afraid of becoming such a person.

Ever since he found out about Mu You's sexual orientation, Pang De subconsciously avoided him.It seems that Mu You is like a magnetic abyss, and he is afraid that if he is not careful, he will be sucked into it and become a homosexual who is not recognized by society.

This is actually a kind of discrimination. I am afraid of being assimilated and unwilling to contact other people. I really have gone too far, and Pound feels a little guilty.

After Pang De refused to eat the food made by Mu You several times, Mu You's face became darker and darker.

As usual, when Pound returned to his residence after get off work, he found that Mu You was sitting in the living room watching the news today.

He greeted Mu You, "Are you on vacation today?"

"Yes." Mu You replied lightly.

Seeing that the two of them had nothing further to discuss, Pound planned to hurry back to his room.

Just as he unscrewed the handle, he heard Mu You say.

"Let's go out to eat together."

Just as Pang De wanted to turn around and refuse, he saw Mu You standing up, packing his things and saying, "I've wanted to go to this store for a long time. It's right in front of Chenxi Middle School. Do you know Chenxi Middle School?"

"I know, I went to middle school there." He responded excitedly, but later changed schools, and transferred to a place where he didn't need to live on campus. Pound held back and didn't say anything.

Mu You's eyes narrowed with a smile, "What a coincidence, I also went there, but maybe two years older than you."

"Really, then we are still alumni."

"Yes." During the conversation, Mu You had already packed his things, and he walked towards Pang De slowly and asked, "Let's go?"

The other party was ready to go out, and now Pound was embarrassed to refuse, and he didn't have any strange feelings these days. The panic before was unnecessary, right?

Just before he changed into his pajamas, Pound put down the textbook in his hand, and readily agreed to the other party's invitation.

"Let's go."

The shop that Mu You talked about was indeed not far from their middle school, and the playground could be seen across the street. The interior decoration was also very comfortable, and it was a barbecue restaurant with some style.

Not many people, they sat by the window.

Mu You flipped the barbecue with tongs. He was wearing glasses today, and the lenses reflected the light, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

"It's really close." Pound looked at the playground outside the window and a few students ran past from time to time. Their sunny and energetic appearance made him a little envious.

The roasted meat was put on Pound's plate, and Mu You looked at him enviously and also looked at the playground.He said, "I was often excluded in the class. Because I told them I was gay." After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Pound, his eyes still tender.

"Huh?" Pound was a little surprised. "Why?"

He obviously didn't need to say it, but he couldn't imagine how much sneering Mu You would suffer if he confessed it this way.

But Mu You didn't answer, but gave Pound another piece of barbecue. "Eat quickly," he urged.

It was the waiter who came over, put a dozen beers on the table, and walked away very smartly.

"What did you order?" Pound asked, pointing to the dozen.

Mu You nodded. "Let's celebrate, alumnus." He immediately took out a bottle and opened it to Pound.

"Is this enough to drink?" Pound was a little impatient. He didn't usually drink too much, and his alcohol capacity was not very good.

"You can return if you can't finish drinking."

"Okay then." Pound took it, and the cold beer made his palms wet and greasy.