that sea

After a tiring day, he came home at night. When Lu Wang opened the door, he subconsciously looked back at the opposite window. There was a light on there, the curtains were drawn, and nothing could be seen.

Sure enough, someone came back?

Inexplicably, he thought of the white shirt fluttering in the wind on the balcony during the day.

At this moment, the light on the opposite side suddenly went out.

As if knowing that he was looking there, the lamp went out without warning.

Lu Wang was taken aback.

He shook his head and opened the door of his house.

Lu Wang washed his face, lay down on the bed for a while, and looked at his watch, it was only after nine o'clock.

He rolled up the summer mat, tucked it under his arm, climbed to the roof, spread out the summer mat, and lay there looking at the stars.

He prefers the quiet and cool nights like this to the daytime.

It seems that all troubles can be blown away and dissipated by the cool evening wind.

The night sky is so big and there are so many stars, it seems that everyone on the earth is so small.

In this vast universe, each of them is a tiny speck of dust.

If this is the case, then perhaps there is no distinction between high and low among these dust.

Lu Wang was lying on the roof, looking at the stars in the dark night earnestly, his eyes were like a childlike little boy, always full of fascination and curiosity about the starry sky above his head.

Lu Wang stared at the stars for a while, his eyes were swollen, he looked away, as if remembering something, he turned his head to look at the opposite side again, the light hadn't been turned on all night.

the next morning.

Lu Wang woke up in a daze, and was about to take a cold shower.

He took off half of his clothes and was naked from the upper body. He subconsciously turned around and saw a person standing by the opposite window, facing him.

The man noticed him looking over, lowered the curtains again, and disappeared.

Lu Wang put on his clothes, he finally couldn't hold back, walked out of the house, walked through the corridor on the second floor, and knocked on the door.

"Bang bang bang!" "Bang bang bang!"

There are footsteps behind the door, slowly approaching.

Lu Wang stepped back a few steps and clenched his fists.

"Squeak", the door opened.

It was a pale and thin young man who opened the door, with a pair of dark black pupils, staring at him fixedly.

Lu Wang glanced over and felt that the fire in his chest seemed to be extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

The boy's skin was very white, like a fragile porcelain doll.His lips were also tightly pressed, showing a sickly red.

Lu Wang let go of his fist, and suddenly he didn't know what to say. He couldn't say a word of the questioning words that he had planned in his mind.

He could only say a little awkwardly:

"Are you new here? My name is Lu Wang. I live across the street. Say hello."

The boy politely replied:

"Hi, I'm Chen Sen."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lu Wang didn't know how to continue their conversation, so he could only say:

"If you need help in the future, you can call me."

The boy nodded expressionlessly, did not speak, and looked very indifferent.

Originally, I came here to find fault, but I didn't expect that not only could I not say a single serious word, but I would also end up in such an embarrassing situation.

Lu Wang cursed himself secretly in his heart.

He was a little annoyed, and dropped a sentence:

"I'll be busy first."

Then he fled and left.

Country T has a lot of rain in summer.

It's just that the rain doesn't bring the slightest coolness to the city.

Before it rains, the air is always extraordinarily muggy.

The damp heat envelops every inch of the skin, making it unbearably hot and dry.

Lu Wang was fanning the charcoal fire vigorously in front of the grill. With one free hand, he brushed away his wet bangs, found a random clip, and pinned all the hair on his forehead.

"Xiao Lu, clean up the table here."

"coming!"

It rained for several days and the business of the soda stand was not good, so Lu Wang found a job as a helper in the night market in the city center.

He put down the fan in his hand, and quickly ran to the table in the corner. The guests at this table had just left, leaving behind a table of food remnants, empty wine glasses and greasy dishes.

"It's going to rain soon, and there are no customers. After washing these, let's close the stall tonight."

He was sitting by the sink washing a large bowl of dishes with his head down, when the boss stretched out a greasy hand towards him.

"Tonight's salary."

Lu Wang hurriedly stood up, wiped his hands on the apron, took the few banknotes, and smiled at the boss:

"thank you boss."

Although it is said that the stall is about to be collected, the pot of dishes cannot be washed in a short while.

The boss saw that it was a little late, there were no customers in the shop, and it was about to rain heavily, so he hurried home.

"Xiao Lu, are you still coming tomorrow night?"

Seeing Lu Wang nodded, the boss showed a satisfied smile.

"I've worked hard today. This is a dish that hasn't been sold tonight. Take some home to eat."

The boss left this sentence, stuffed him with a bag of lobster rice, and left in a hurry.

In the whole store, only Lu Wang was left, with his head down, washing the piles of dirty dishes.

By the time he finally finished washing the dishes, it was late at night.

There was a violent storm outside, and the small shed built outside the store was rattled by the blowing, and it was about to be lifted up.

Lu Wang dismantled the shed and took it back into the store before closing the store door and preparing to go home.

He didn't bring an umbrella, and rode that broken motorcycle through the rumbling thunder and pouring rain at high speed, with the bag of delicious lobster rice still clutching his chest.

Lu Wang rushed home drenched, took off his shirt, and opened the box of lobster rice while wiping his hair with a dry towel.

Unexpectedly, the boss was generous and gave a big box full, no wonder it was so heavy.

These meals are enough for three people.

The weather in country T is so hot that we can't put anything in there. If we don't eat these meals tonight, they will definitely go bad tomorrow morning.

It's a pity that he doesn't have a refrigerator here.

Just as Lu Wang was thinking, he looked up and saw that the light on the opposite side was still on.

He turned to look at the clock.

01:30am.

Why is he still up?

Since that non-embarrassing meeting that day, Lu Wang never noticed that the boy named Chen Sen was peeping at him again.

Maybe he really thought too much.

He quickly put the matter behind him.

Usually, when the two met, they would nod politely.

However, Chen Sen seemed to be very homely, and he hadn't seen him go out very often. Except for the clothes drying on the balcony, there was almost no trace of his residence.

Lu Wang stood outside Chen Sen's house with a box of lobster rice, hesitating whether to knock on the door.

Looking at the hot food in his hand, he still reached out and knocked on the door.

Falling is falling, anyway, it is a matter of convenience.

There was some movement in the house.

After a while, the door opened.

Chen Sen behind the door was obviously a little surprised. He looked at Lu Wang, who was shirtless and had wet hair, with confusion in his eyes.

"Do you want to eat lobster rice?"

Lu Wang asked.

Chen Sen looked down and saw that the other party was still holding a box of lunch, he hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded.

That is, those few seconds of hesitation and those few seconds of stagnation in the air made Lu Wang inexplicably ashamed.

He handed the rice in his hand to Chen Sen, turned around and was about to leave.

He was probably sick, so he rushed over to deliver food to others.ask for contempt.

"Come in and eat together."

Chen Sen's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Lu Wang stopped in his tracks, he turned around in surprise, only to see Chen Sen holding the box of lobster rice, his dark pupils reflected the lights on the eaves, shining finely, his soft black hair stuck to his temples , looks quiet and delicate.

Lu Wang raised his eyebrows, without saying a word, he raised his legs and stepped into the door.

The compound was formerly reserved for the families of senior military officers.Although it is now much dilapidated, the layout of the house is quite spacious, basically two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, which is more than enough for one person to live in.

The layout of Chen Sen's house is no different from his own.

It just looks more shabby.

Lu Wang didn't expect that one day he would be able to dislike the "shabby" of other people's homes.

But the fact is true, he looked over, and saw that Chen Sen's house was empty, the small living room was empty, there were no tables, chairs or benches.

He took a few steps forward, peeked at Chen Sen's room through the open door, and there was nothing in it except a small bed, a tattered desk and chair.

He was secretly surprised.

Chen Sen pulled out a bamboo mat from the room, spread it on the floor of the living room, sat on it first, and motioned for Lu Wang to come over as well.

Lu Wang is not a shy person either, he sat down immediately.

The two opened the box of lobster rice. The golden rice was paired with bright red lobster meat, exuding a tempting aroma in the empty room.

Lu Wang swallowed his saliva, and his stomach let out a long growl at the right time.

He rubbed his hair a little embarrassedly.

Chen Sen looked up at him and handed him a spoon.

Lu Wang scooped a large spoonful of lobster rice into his mouth and sighed contentedly.

He has been helping at the night market stalls since the afternoon, and he just stopped busy, and only now has a bite of hot rice.

Lu Wang knows that some people in this world take eating as a pastime, but for people like him, every meal is a kind of gift and a kind of battle.

He wants to do it with great respect and with a little urgency.

Chen Sen was obviously not in the same category as him.

When Chen Sen started eating, he was gentle and delicate, just like his appearance.

Spoonful by spoonful, slowly send it to your mouth, chewing slowly.

Lu Wang took three bites before he swallowed the first one.

Seeing that he was eating slowly, Lu also slowed down his chewing and waited for him.

It is really unreasonable to eat more than half of the food delivered to others in a hurry.

The two of them ate and stopped, you took a bite and I took a bite, and soon the bowl of lobster rice bottomed out.

Lu Wang burped and stretched contentedly.

Chen Sen also blushed from eating, and a thin layer of sweat emerged from the tip of his nose.

"You can't eat spicy food?"

"Hmm. It's a bit spicy."

Chen Sen's voice was hoarse.

Lu Wang got up from the ground and opened the window of the living room. The rain had stopped, and the cool night wind hit his face with the moisture mixed with the scent of green grass, which was very comfortable.

He leaned against the window, leaned half of his body out, and took a deep breath of the sweet air outside.

"do you live alone?"

As soon as the words came out, I thought it was nonsense.

Isn't this obvious?

Chen Sen looked a little smaller than himself, white and thin, and looked like he couldn't hold his shoulders or his hands.

What was he going to do for a living?

No wonder they are so poor.

"Ah."

Chen Sen also stood up, poured himself a glass of water, and held it in his hand to drink.

Lu Wang looked back and saw his smooth black hair sticking to his cheeks, his red lips glowing with moisture, and his dark pupils looked over with wetness, like some kind of abandoned small animal.

He suddenly felt a sense of intimacy with the boy in front of him.

I don't know if it's because of sympathy for each other, or because of a desire to protect the weak in men's bones.

He winked at Chen Sen:

"It's okay, I live alone too, and it's fine."

Chen Sen smiled at him, with a pale face and red lips.In the gray background, full of vividness.

It was late at night, and Lu Wang walked back to his home through the corridor on the second floor. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a large bowl of delicious lobster rice quietly placed on the wooden table in the center of the living room.

He patted his head and forgot about it just now!

I clearly kept a bowl of food home to eat, so why did I enjoy eating at Chen Sen's place, and forgot everything else.

He touched his full stomach, although he was quite reluctant, he still raised his hand and threw the cold bowl of lobster rice into the trash can next to him.

What a pity.

After several days of helping at the night market, the continuous heavy rain stopped.

Lu Wang decided to sell soda again.

Today, he carried a box of ice soda as usual, and walked across the long coastal road to the private beach.

It's just that when he went, he didn't see the group of students, the empty beach was deserted.

Could it be that he came early?

He set up the stall, but the group of students still didn't come.

After waiting for a while, I still couldn't see anyone.

Did you go back after your vacation?

Lu Wang put away the soda stand with some disappointment.

Before he had time to lose himself for too long, a girl appeared on the beach.

She was wearing a delicate long dress, her hair was neatly combed, and she stood in the distance, as if hesitating whether to come over.

Lu Wang smiled at her from a distance, and the girl flew over like a butterfly and stopped in front of him.

"Why are you alone today?"

Lu Wang greeted warmly.

"We're going back."

The girl's face was still red.

Lu Wang handed her an opened bottle of orange soda, with gentle eyes:

"It's a pity."

The girl took the soda and picked the label on the bottle with her hand.

"I... I'm here to thank you, thank you for treating me to popsicles that day..."

Lu Wang didn't speak, and with a pair of peach blossom eyes, he looked at the embarrassed girl in front of him with a half-smile.

Summer is a hot and dry season.

There seemed to be something surging in the young man's body, ready to move under the intense heat.

Night wind, beer, sea water, young flesh/bodies all made them intoxicated, they embraced each other in the heat, and were separated because of the sticky sweat intertwined/entangled with each other.

All things that are stimulated by passion will always disappear in this long midsummer.