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When Fang Zhi came out of the studio, it was already completely dark.

The car he called hadn't arrived yet, so he grabbed a leaf from the green belt and held it with his fingertips to play with, and stood on the side of the road waiting boredly.

After waiting for a while, I couldn't hold it back, and took out the square black flannel box that hadn't been warmed in my pocket, and opened it.

The light from the street lamp fell on the silver necklace inside, giving off a layer of bright metallic luster.

Hours of hard work were not in vain, the necklace in Fang Zhi's hand was exactly as he imagined.

The double-layer chain, the long one is made into a small piece of bamboo tube connected, the pendant is a 3D model of Xu Xie's WeChat avatar; the short one is an ordinary square chain, and the pendant is Fang Zhi himself A painted panda head and a small square sign with "XX".

It looks cool.

"Di Di-"

The car horn interrupted Fang Zhi's self-appreciation.

He thought that the car he called had arrived, so he quickly put away the necklace and prepared to get in the car, but when he looked up, he saw the smiling eyes of the studio boss.

"Have you left yet? Shall I take you for a ride?"

The owner of the studio is surnamed Liang. She is a young lady who just graduated from university. She is tall, with short curly hair and handsome features. Fang Zhi thought she was a boy at first sight.

"No, I called a car."

"Okay, it's fine if you can go back. I was thinking that it's so late, and my side is so biased. If you can't go back, I can still send you off...Then I'll go first." Boss Liang waved his hand, He raised the car window, raised it halfway, paused, and then slowly lowered it.

Facing Fang Zhi's slightly suspicious eyes, Boss Liang poked his head out, tapped his fingers on the car window for a long time before speaking: "Then what... I'm asking too much, if you feel uncomfortable, don't answer me... ...Just that, is that necklace of yours for a boy?"

"...Well." Fang Zhi replied a little hesitantly, he always felt that the tone of this boss Liang was a bit strange.

"Then... is that your boyfriend?"

"...?!"

Male... What is a male? !

Fang Zhi thought it might be because he was too shocked in his heart to hold back the expression on his face, so Boss Liang apologized as soon as the llamas in his head started running.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you by asking this, because I myself...have a girlfriend, so I'm more sensitive to this kind of things...Sorry..."

Fang Zhi didn't listen to the rest of the conversation, until Boss Liang's car drove away as if fleeing, and when the car he called arrived, he slowly recovered, opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

That night, Fang Zhi had a nightmare.

The dream started with a group of ghosts chasing him. He ran desperately, sometimes to home, sometimes to school, and sometimes to Boss Liang's studio.Finally, he ran to the small room on the second floor of Zhuxi, and when there was no movement behind him, he stopped and looked back, but the ghosts and ghosts didn't see him, but he saw Xu Xie in school uniform walking towards him slowly.

He asked Xu Xie, why are you here?

Xu Xie stood in front of him with a sullen face, pulled something out of his collar, and said, You gave this to me?

It's his custom necklace.

In the dream, he nodded.

So are you confessing to me?

Xu Xie asked.

He nodded again.

In the next second, Xu Xie in front of him broke into a smile, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, dazzlingly bright.

like me?

Xu Xie put the necklace back into his collar and asked again.

Before he could respond, Xu Xie reached out and pressed his lips.

Immediately afterwards, the slightly rough fingertips were removed and replaced by something soft and cool.

He widened his eyes and saw Xu Xie's black pupils who were close at hand.

then……

Then Fang Zhi was startled awake.

He sat up in shock, and patted the quilt with his hands indiscriminately a few times, until he saw clearly where he was through the dim light coming in from the window, and his frantic beating heart slowly settled down.

Once he wakes up, the scene in the dream will quickly become blurred. When Fang Zhi thinks about it again, the only clear picture he can capture is a pair of deep eyes.

He shook his head, sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and was about to continue sleeping with the sleepiness that had not completely dissipated, when he suddenly heard the sound of a key opening the door from the living room.

Fang Haisheng is back.

Fang Zhijin pulled on his slippers and went to the living room, and as expected, he saw Fang Haisheng stepping through the door with his suitcase.

"Huh? Xiao Zhi?" Fang Haisheng raised his eyes when he heard the movement, and the expression on his face became a little strange when he saw Fang Zhi, and he seemed to be a little... embarrassed in shock.

Fang Zhi originally wanted to step forward to help, but was suddenly embarrassed.

Fang Haisheng carried the suitcase into the room, then turned his head and waved behind him: "Come in."

Following his movements, Fang Zhi saw a woman leading a little girl walking out of the shadow outside the door.

The woman looked about the same age as Fang Haisheng, and there were fine lines around her eyes, but it didn't affect her good looks.Probably noticing Fang Zhi's scrutinizing gaze, the woman pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled at him.

Fang Zhi couldn't estimate the girl's age, anyway, she was thin and thin, and she shrank timidly in front of the woman, looking quite small.

Fang Zhi could probably guess the identities of these two people, and he turned sideways to give way—a kind of welcome that was not too obvious.

The woman noticed his movement, smiled at him again, and then led the little girl into the living room behind Fang Haisheng.

"Then what... let me introduce you." Although he knew that this kind of situation would be faced sooner or later, Fang Haisheng never expected to be caught off guard at such a moment.

He was a little nervous, and carefully introduced each other to each other: "Xiaozhi, this is what I mentioned to you before, the person I went on a blind date is just... we two, our personalities are quite compatible, so let's decide." Come down...you can call her Aunt He. This is her daughter, Li Zhihe, Hehe."

Fang Zhi was hesitating whether to call out, but the little girl called out to him first: "Hello, brother."

"Ang...Okay." Fang Zhi answered nonchalantly, then nodded to Aunt He, "Hello, Aunt He."

"Hey, hello, hello." Aunt He responded with a smile.

"This is what I always tell you." Fang Haisheng patted Fang Zhi on the shoulder, "My son, Fang Zhi."

"I was thinking of tomorrow..."

Fang Haisheng raised his hand and looked at his watch - 03:30 in the morning.

"...Today, isn't it May Day today? Everyone is free. I'll book a box, and then we'll sit together, eat, chat, and get to know each other well. Who knew that you haven't slept so late... you've stayed up all night playing games. ?”

"No." Fang Zhi brought some snacks for the mother and daughter who were sitting on the sofa in the living room, and then entered the guest room. Looking at the pillows and quilts on the bed, he felt very magical, "Where do we put all these quilts in our house? How can I?" Can't find it?"

"It's in the closet." Fang Haisheng pointed to a large closet standing in the corner of the guest room.

...Alright, he's the only trash in this family.

He helped Fang Haisheng stretch the quilt, and after a moment of silence, he called softly: "Dad."

Fang's farm owner froze immediately.

After a while, the middle-aged man's hoarse voice sounded: "What are you talking about, bastard..."

"Are you allowed to call my son and I'm not allowed to call you dad?" Fang Zhi lowered his eyes and continued to move his hands, "Your wayward sir."

"Hey! How did you become like this now?" Fang Haisheng smiled and patted the back of Fang Zhi's head, and the soreness in his nasal cavity dissipated instantly, "You dare to say anything."

"You've grown up." Fang Zhi's mouth curled into a smile, and he gently touched the back of the head being patted.

"It's grown up..." Fang Haisheng shook his head and chuckled, and stuffed the pillow into the pillowcase, "When you grow up, you should stay at home for a few more years. It's hard to get lively, so don't be deserted again."

Because of these words, Fang Zhi's eyes became slightly hot, and his throat was choked for a moment.

In fact, he and Fang Haisheng have lived together alone for so many years, and they both know that their so-called home is different from the traditional "home" and lacks some soul and human touch.

They all long to have a real home.

And now, that wish is about to come true.

Fang Zhi's emotions were more turbulent than ever.

After a while, he sniffled, put away his chaotic emotions, and asked Fang Haisheng non-stop, "Are they going to live here from now on?"

"No, I will stay overnight tonight, and I will leave tomorrow." Fang Haisheng patted the covered pillow, "Didn't I come back from a business trip, and their mother and daughter insisted on coming to pick me up. At this time, their home is far away from the city, so I didn't let them bother, and brought them home... Originally, I wanted to bring them out tomorrow morning before you woke up, but when you entered the door, you almost didn't Your uncle frightened and folded over."

Fang Zhi: "..."

As long as you find a hotel to stay in, there are not so many "originals".

Fang Zhi slandered, but he also saw Fang Haisheng's attitude from this incident: "Is it really settled?"

"...Well. He Hui... Just Aunt He, we hit it off right the first time we met, and after we got along slowly, I felt that she was good-looking, good-natured, considerate and gentle, and laughed She's so pretty." As Fang Haisheng spoke, he raised his hands a little shyly and rubbed his ears, "I think it might be this person."

Fang Zhi didn't know what kind of matchmaking method this was, anyway, if it was dressed according to the previous blind date of the farm owner, it definitely wouldn't be because of his looks.

"Have you got your marriage certificate? Are you going to move here?"

"Hey! Children are asking around!" Fang Haisheng finally tidied up the packed bed, and glanced at Fang Zhi, "I think it's a matter of time anyway, get the certificate early and move here sooner, but Aunt He thinks you're going to take the college entrance examination soon I can't let you be influenced by us, it's fine to get a certificate, but the matter of moving here should wait until you finish the college entrance examination."

It's okay if you don't say anything, but after saying this, Fang Zhi felt that the look at him was full of resentment.

He shrank his neck and quickly expressed his attitude: "I'm fine, you can move if you want, don't worry about me."

"Oh, forget it, let's talk about it." Fang Haisheng didn't continue this topic, he raised his hand and patted Fang Zhi's shoulder, "It's getting late, let's go to bed first, and we will formally introduce each other when we go out for dinner at noon. After all, it’s the first time we meet, so don’t be too hasty.”

This... Fang Zhi was a little embarrassed.

Today is Xu Xie's birthday. Originally, his plan was to go to the photo studio to pick up photos in the morning, then go kart driving with Xu Xie and his group in the afternoon, and have dinner at Zhuxi in the evening.

But on birthdays, sending your own gifts and blessings is the most important thing. As for playing, it’s not too late to talk about it later.

Fang Zhi made up his mind and nodded, "Okay."

After the mother and daughter settled down, Fang Zhi stepped on his slippers and returned to the bedroom.

He slumped on the bed for a few minutes, but decided to greet Xu Xie in advance.

He found his phone and clicked on the WeChat chat interface with Xu Xie.

The last message was Xu Xie's reply to him saying that he would definitely celebrate his birthday. Now Fang Zhi looked at this message and felt a little guilty.

...I was only absent for an afternoon, so it shouldn't be considered a broken promise, right?

Thinking of this, Fang Zhi held his mobile phone and typed quickly on the typing interface.

[FZ.]: I have something to do at home, so I won’t go kart driving with you in the afternoon, and I’ll go to Zhuxi to celebrate your birthday in the evening.

After posting, Fang Zhi was a little sleepy.He locked his phone in a daze, and was about to close his eyes and go to sleep when the phone vibrated twice.

He squinted and raised the phone screen to his eyes, only to find that it was Xu Xie who replied.

[Brother Xu]: Good.

[Brother Xu]: Haven't slept yet?

[FZ.]: Woke up from a nightmare.

[Big Brother Xu]: What a coincidence, so am I.

The corners of Fang Zhi's mouth curled up, and he suddenly felt less sleepy.He slid his body down and retracted into the bed, leaving only his head and a pair of typing hands outside.

[FZ.]: What a nightmare, it woke you up with fright.

[Big brother Xu]: I seem to be very courageous when I say it.

[FZ.]: Not too big?

[Big Brother Xu]: Is it big?

[FZ.]: Not too big?

[Big Brother Xu]: Is it big?

The two naive and boring people chatted on this topic for about 2 minutes before changing to other topics.

A light shines faintly in the dark, and the sleepless night is not lonely and unbearable.