sleepy tiger

Li Hongyang put down his pen, put a stack of test papers on his right hand, and moved a large pile of homework books in front of him.He rubbed his eyes, moved his neck, and sighed as he looked at the crooked and indistinguishable handwriting on the notebook.

He has been a Chinese teacher for 15 years. He has a gentle temper, a quiet personality, a gentle appearance, and a tall and thin stature. Students, parents, and colleagues all like him.

Li Hongyang is like a pot of green radishes in the classroom. It lives when exposed to water, and its skin is easy to raise. It can grow lush and lush without taking care of it. It inadvertently adorns Mu Xu's life.

It's a pity that the noble and arrogant Mu Xu is just a polite passer-by. Li Hongyang has long recognized this, and it's all because of his sobriety and open-mindedness that he can stay by Mu Xu's side for so many years.He never competes with others to be jealous, and he doesn't try to brush his existence deliberately. He is a pot of green radish, when Mu Xu stopped by the window and looked into the distance, he secretly handed the leaves to the other party's palm.

Tomorrow Saturday, after grading the last homework, he put down the red pen and stretched, stood up and walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, facing the mirror and thinking about what topics to talk about when he saw Mu Xu.

Li Hongyang thought it would take three months to wait for Mu Xu's invitation this time. Standing at the door of the restaurant, he sorted out the list of topics he had thought up last night, pushed the door and entered, and met the waiter waiting at the door face to face. The boy asked, "Do you have an appointment, sir?"

"Hello, a gentleman surnamed Mu booked a seat." Li Hongyang said.

"Okay, Mr. Mu booked the private room on the third floor, follow me." The waiter enthusiastically led Li Hongyang to the third floor by elevator, leading him to the penultimate compartment in the corridor, "This is it. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, Li Hongyang heard Mu Xu's voice: "Come in."

Li Hongyang opened the door and went in. Mu Xu sat behind a table of dishes and asked him to sit down: "Eat the dishes just served while they are hot."

"Why did you suddenly choose a box?" Li Hongyang sat on Mu Xu's right hand side, "I remember you like to eat in the lobby, because there are so many people."

"What I'm talking to you about today is not suitable for sitting in the lobby." Mu Xu said, he picked up his chopsticks, "Let's eat first, and talk after eating."

From Li Hongyang's perspective, he couldn't see the engagement ring on Mu Xu's left hand. He looked at the table and sighed: "It's so rich, we can't finish it."

"They're all his family's signature dishes." Mu Xu said, "It's been a busy week, so let's eat something good."

This reason reluctantly convinced Li Hongyang. He picked up chopsticks to eat, and from time to time he picked up some dishes that he thought were delicious for Mu Xu. Mu Xu said, "I'll go back and think about it."

Li Hongyang turned his head to look at Mu Xu, waiting patiently for the next sentence.

Mu Xu took out his bank card and handed it to Li Hongyang: "You take this money, I always feel that I owe you."

Li Hongyang frowned: "I don't want it, you don't owe me."

"I'm getting married." Mu Xu said, he sent a gift card forward, "Take it."

Li Hongyang lowered his head, and then he saw the exquisite ring on Mu Xu's left finger, and murmured: "You are getting married..."

"Yes." Mu Xu said, "Have you paid attention to the hot topics on the Internet recently?"

"I don't pay much attention to those." Li Hongyang said, "I just know that something happened to Joaquin."

Mu Xu said, "Yes, that's me. I'm the former CEO of Joaquin."

Li Hongyang looked at Mu Xu blankly: "What's wrong with you?"

"There are some problems with the background check, and I have already resigned." Mu Xu said, he simply put the bank card into Li Hongyang's coat pocket, "The password is 123321, don't forget."

"No." Li Hongyang grabbed Mu Xu's hand, his eyes were firm, "If I want your money, who am I to be?" He said in a rare and tough tone, "Listen to Mu Xu, we are yours and I will." I like you, and I know you can't fall in love with me, this doesn't mean you owe me, you have to compensate me 300 million."

"I don't have as much money as you, and I don't have as much status as you." Li Hongyang said, "But I know what to take and what not to take." He angrily handed the bank card to Mu Xu, "It just so happens that I don't want to do it anymore. , Tomorrow I will go to school to hand in my resignation letter, and I will go to Wuxi to rent a shop and open a restaurant after the next year."

"..." Mu Xu blinked. Since money could not make up for his apology, he found another way and took out another rental contract and put it in front of Li Hongyang, "This is the canteen window contract of Jinlong Military Industry Ningbo Branch. The term is three years, and the price is on the contract, you can take a look."

Li Hongyang stopped, he stared at Mu Xu: "You have already prepared."

"It's always right to prepare more." Mu Xu said, he slowly picked up a piece of tender sea cucumber and put it in his mouth to chew, squinting his eyes to taste it with a little complacency.

Holding the contract, Li Hongyang glanced at Mu Xu's side face while eating, amused and indulgent in his heart, suddenly realized that he would never see this scene again, and a flood of loneliness wrapped him up.

The most difficult thing for him to accept was that Mu Xu was actually married.

"When is the wedding?" Li Hongyang asked.

"This summer." Mu Xu said, "The exact time has not yet been determined." He picked up a bowl filled with glutinous rice balls and handed them to Li Hongyang, "Have some dessert after the meal."

Li Hongyang took the bowl, dug a few spoonfuls and put it into his mouth without taste. He never thought about the possibility of Mu Xu getting married.Mu Xu's personality is too cold, he is very calm in dealing with people, and his words and deeds are just right. Their relationship is both close and distant. In the past three years, he has never seen Mu Xu showing interest in anyone. The clouds and mist of the rain always maintain the restless calm before the storm.

"When you talked about getting married, you only mentioned the crisis you encountered recently." Li Hongyang said, "Why did you get married?"

"A stopgap measure." Mu Xu said, clasping his hands together, brushing the ring with his fingertips, "It doesn't mean anything."

"I hope you have a good life." Li Hongyang said, "We will never see each other again." He stretched out his hand, squeezed Mu Xu's earlobe, and said worriedly, "I always feel that you are unhappy, you have been looking for something , I don’t know what you lost, it seems to be very important.”

Mu Xu's eyes were confused for a moment, he lowered his head in a disguised manner, ate all the dumplings in the bowl, and whispered, "I don't know either."

"I'll accompany you here." Li Hongyang pretended to smile easily, and he opened his arms, "The last hug?"

Mu Xu approached him, hugged him like a child, and leaned his face against the neck of the older man: "We all have to grow up."

"Yes." Li Hongyang patted Mu Xu's back and closed his eyes. He didn't cry this time, his heart seemed to be unshackled suddenly, and fresh air poured into his lungs, filling his soul.

"After signing the contract, hand it over to the Ningbo branch." Mu Xu said, "I will sign it after thinking about it." He left Li Hongyang's arms, his eyebrows and eyes were still sharp, as if he had never shown soft and fragile emotions, "If you encounter difficult problems, , send an email to the mailbox on the last page of the contract."

"Is that your mailbox?" Li Hongyang asked.

"It's the mailbox of the person in charge of the administration of the Golden Dragon headquarters." Mu Xu said, "I said hello to her."

Li Hongyang snuffed out the last spark of hope in his heart, he said: "Okay, I have no other questions."

Mu Xu asked, "Are you full?"

"Almost." Li Hongyang said.

Mu Xu stood up, picked up his coat, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back."

"I'll take a taxi back." Li Hongyang said, "I won't bother you." He said with an embarrassed smile, "You know me, I'm more indecisive, I'm afraid I'll think about it on the way you send me back, Then regret it."

Mu Xu was stunned for a moment: "Ah." He didn't want to be removed by Li Hongyang simply and neatly, so he said awkwardly: "OK, it's up to you."

The two walked to the first floor, Mu Xu paid the bill, and stood by the roadside with Li Hongyang.

"You are actually going to get married." Li Hongyang said, "It's a bit unbelievable."

"Why, do you think I will never get married?" Mu Xu asked.

"Yes." Li Hongyang said honestly, "I can't imagine you being crazy about love."

"Who says you have to be crazy about love." Mu Xu shrugged, "Apart from love, there are many things to do in life."

"But you are still married, although you feel that there is no love in this marriage." Li Hongyang said, "You can keep in touch with me while you are married, but you are not." He raised his hand to hail a taxi, He opened the rear door of the car, squinted his eyes, "Goodbye, Xiao Xu."

Mu Xu stared blankly at Li Hongyang getting into the taxi, and the car merged into the traffic until it disappeared.