Spontaneous Combustion

On the weekend, there was a light rain that returned to the coolness, and the fine raindrops fell like cow hair, extinguishing the hot temperature.

On her birthday, it is Ruan Wei's habit to be with her mother, Qi Yun.

Shen Tingmo postponed the date of departure to the capital until after Ruan Wei's birthday, and accompanied him to the cemetery to pay homage.

Qi Yun is Ruan Wei's mother, and also Shen Tingmo's relative.

There is no blood relationship, but there is a more profound grace of regeneration than blood relationship.

Sitting in the car going to the cemetery, it was still raining, Ruan Wei propped his chin up and looked at the white misty sky outside the window, wondering where his thoughts had drifted.

Coming out of the urban area, the streets and buildings began to become sparse, and the lush green belt passed by along the way. The mountains and sea in the distance were blurred, as if they were melted into the rain and fog.

Shen Tingmo drove quietly along the way, not disturbing Ruan Wei.

The birthday, which should have been celebrated happily, was replaced by another layer of sad meaning for Ruan Wei.

The birthday is the mother's good day, and Ruan Wei's mother is no longer there.

No one can digest this sadness for him.

After arriving at the cemetery, Shen Tingmo parked the car, went to the shop at the gate to buy flowers and rags, held up an umbrella, and led Ruan Wei into the park.

Perhaps it is the blessing of Qi Yun's good deeds during her lifetime, that she can always see flowers left by unknown visitors in front of the tomb.

The petals are covered with transparent raindrops, which gather in little balls and drip from the fresh stems.

Ruan Wei silently took the rag from Shen Tingmo's hand, carefully wiped off the rainwater and dust on the tombstone, and pushed aside the dense green vines covering the edge of the stone tablet, revealing the gentle and beautiful face in the photo.

"..." Ruan Wei's throat was stuffed with a hard foreign object, unable to go up or down, choking hard to speak.

In the end, he just sighed softly: "Mom, I'm here."

Ruan Wei squatted halfway in the rain, put down the bouquet of flowers in her arms next to the photo, her lips were tightly pressed, as if she was suppressing the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of her eyes.

Shen Tingmo was holding an umbrella above his head, looking at Qi Yun's photo, his eyes were also red,

A small piece of photo paper has preserved her vivid expression forever, her voice and appearance are still there, and her smile is still there for future generations to remember.

Ruan Wei spread the flower-wrapped paper bag on the wet ground, knelt quietly for a while, kowtowed a few more times, sniffed and said, "Mom, look, Brother Tingting is here too."

It seemed that she had found the feeling of chatting with her mother in the past. Although she didn't get a response, Ruan Wei started talking to herself:

"Mom, I have joined the Qiling Foundation. I plan to concentrate on doing charity in the future. Do you think it will piss off my father?"

"My father... hey, forget it, don't mention him, it's still the same, I have moved out of the house, so as not to hate each other with him."

"Let me tell you, my uncle is hurting. I went to him for help, but he actually wrote a piece of calligraphy on the spot and gave it to me. It said, 'If the heart is sunny, the pig is magnanimous'. Are you angry?"

"Grandpa's hair is all white, and his ears are not working well, but he is in good health, don't worry..."

Seeing Ruan Wei's expression warming up, Shen Tingmo deliberately teased him: "Where is the calligraphy of 'Heart is Sunny, Zhu Sheng is Frank'? Let's frame it and hang it at home."

"Don't even think about it!" Ruan Wei rolled his eyes.

The heavy atmosphere finally dissipated, Ruan Wei put a smile on his face again, and continued to confide to his mother:

"Mom, I found a partner. He is my boyfriend now, and he just became a regular a few days ago."

"Unexpectedly, I not only abducted brother Tingting back from Xiannan, but also abducted him as your daughter-in-law. I can do it for your son, right?"

Shen Tingmo coughed lightly: "What?"

Ruan Wei shrugged, with a calm face: "Your daughter-in-law is thin-skinned, let's ignore her."

"If you're satisfied with him, remember to bless us both. It's useless to have a baby early. Your daughter-in-law doesn't have this function, so it's good that she can be safe and sound."

Shen Tingmo indulged Ruan Wei's nonsense, his eyes were soft, and he silently fulfilled his wish to Qi Yun from the bottom of his heart——

Auntie, I did it, please bless us.

Coming out of the cemetery, Ruan Wei's mood visibly improved, talking all the way back:

"Have you bought your plane ticket yet?"

"Ah."

"It's a single dormitory over there in the capital, so no other roommates are allowed."

Ruan Wei began to emphasize tutoring as a genuine boyfriend.

"I live by myself..." Shen Tingmo didn't know how to explain to his nervous boyfriend that he was a high-level manager, not a college student going out to participate in training, so he didn't need to live in a dormitory.

After Ruan Wei made the request, he gave him a booster: "Anyway, the transportation is convenient now, and the round trip is only a matter of two air tickets. You can work at ease, and I will visit you when I am free."

"Well, I can also..."

"You don't have to," Ruan Wei interrupted him: "My job doesn't have a fixed location, and I might not be in Silk City when you are on vacation."

Shen Tingmo quickly understood: "Do you need to travel to various places?"

"Well," Ruan Wei opened the car window, letting the cool wind mixed with rain blow on his face: "For public welfare, it is inevitable to travel all over the country."

Shen Tingmo can understand that Ruan Wei cares about the great ideals of all sentient beings, but he also has his own selfishness: "Will it always be like this in the future?"

"What?" Ruan Wei squinted at him, with a smile on his lips, "You can't bear to part with me?"

"..." Shen Tingmo's fingers on the steering wheel were tightened. Apart from reluctance, he was more distressed. Who would be willing to let his partner live and sleep all year round and travel around.

Ruan Wei saw through his worries and comforted him: "Don't worry, although I'm just a grassroots officer now, I might be able to get into the management in two years, and I won't run around all the time."

Ruan Wei squinted her eyes and imagined: "I just want to take advantage of the initial stage and experience the frontline work scene. It is said that all living beings suffer. I always have to suffer with everyone before I know how to help them get back to sweetness."

Shen Tingmo chuckled, "You are the sweetest."

Ruan Wei was overjoyed by the praise, and took advantage of the gap between the red lights to pinch Shen Tingmo's thin waist with her restless paws: "Do you still remember the song you capitalized on Juan?"

Shen Tingmo was stunned for a moment before realizing: "I didn't write it, I just wrote a small part of it."

"Don't be serious," Ruan Wei recalled carefully: "How do you say that sentence, kites are born to chase light, where are the leads?"

"Sturdy arms," ​​Shen Tingmo reminded him funny.

"That's right, it's the arms!"

Ruan Wei shook Shen Tingmo's arm, and quickly let go, letting him concentrate on driving after the green light turned on.

"I will be your kite from now on, you must hold on tightly, let me fly in the sky for a while, and go see the great world outside."

The rain became heavier, Shen Tingmo closed the window on Ruan Wei's side to block out the sound, everything outside the window was shrouded in quiet rain, the raindrops accumulated on the glass became larger and heavier, blown by the wind, Winding to the rear.

In the windless and rainless carriage, Ruan Wei's voice suddenly became very soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing this sweet dream and making Shen Tingmo disappear again.

"Don't worry, we won't get separated this time."

After returning home, Ruan Wei continued to display the spirit of a good wife and helped Shen Tingmo pack the luggage that he needed to bring to the capital.

After all, it is a long-term business trip for several months, so you have to bring some daily necessities yourself, and the climate in the north is not as good as that of Juan City, which is near the sea. It starts to get cold in autumn, and it may snow a few years ago, so bring more clothes.

"Heating starts in the capital in November. You can eat watermelon in a singlet and shorts indoors, but you have to wear a padded jacket when you go out to work."

At Ruan Wei's insistence, Shen Tingmo stuffed two down jackets into the suitcase. In the end, the suitcase was full of clothes alone, and another suitcase was filled with various sundries.

Looking at the two large suitcases standing in the corner, Shen Tingmo had a complicated expression, but Ruan Wei was satisfied, and nodded with arms raised:

"That's about the same. Listen to me and you're right."

Shen Tingmo smiled and said nothing, Ruan Wei's sweet mouth, two days ago he called himself the head of the family, when it comes to these trivial matters, he still has to listen to him.

Outsiders say that Director Shen has strict family education, but it is true.

Because today is Ruan Wei's birthday, the two of them specially celebrated during dinner.

There are cakes, red wine, a feast prepared by Shen Tingmo himself, and a pure gold lion cub as a birthday present.

"It's such a vulgar age to even give away gold."

Ruan Wei said disgusting words, but her body was very honest, and she couldn't put it down while hugging the heavy lion.

There is no brand logo on this little lion, and the details are not exquisite enough. It seems that it was cast and customized according to the hand-painted draft. It can be seen that Shen Tingmo is very careful.

Shen Tingmo smiled and took a sip of red wine: "Because gold preserves its value, as a banker's investment vision."

Just like the feelings for Ruan Wei, for Shen Tingmo, it also preserves its value forever.

"The stalk of the courier is not passable," Ruan Wei wrinkled the tip of her nose and pretended to be fierce, a bit like the majestic little lion in his arms.

Shen Tingmo chuckled: "I just thought you were cute back then."

Ruan Wei raised his head and hummed twice, and put the little lion and the little golden piggy bank together, as well as his Mr. Fox and Miss Rabbit, and even mixed in a very unfriendly Mr. Bean.

The transparent glass cabinet in the living room is like a small zoo, which is kept very clean by the childlike owner.

Although their prices differ countless times, in Ruan Wei's view, each one is equally precious.

Ruan Wei wanted to accumulate the memories of him and Shen Tingmo little by little, these little things are the witnesses of those fragments.

Maybe when I get old, I can still use them to remember past events one after another.

After the meal was almost finished, Shen Tingmo took out the birthday cake from the refrigerator. It was a popular ice cream texture. When it encountered the outside air, tiny water droplets quickly condensed on the surface.

The decoration on the cake is also very suitable, white ice creams are arranged randomly, and the wooden sticks wearing the ice creams are light brown hazelnut chocolates, which look soft and delicious.

After Ruan Wei finished blowing out the candles, Shen Tingmo scraped off a piece of ice cream with his fingertips and spread it on the tip of his nose, and tapped it lightly.

"Happy birthday baby."

Ruan Wei couldn't suffer, so she smeared a piece of ice cream on Shen Tingmo's cheek with her backhand, smeared it randomly, and bit it again, laughing and playing like a child:

"You already owe me fourteen birthdays, and you will never be absent again."

"Well," Shen Tingmo indulged Ruan Wei's nonsense, sitting on his lap, his knuckles shaved the cream stained on the side of his face, and spread it on Ruan Wei's fair skin that was almost the same color as the cream.

"I will always be by your side, every day and every year in the future."

I will never owe you anything again.

Both of them drank some red wine, Shen Tingmo's clear breath was also mixed with a faint aroma of wine, his face was like a cold jade that had been warmed up, and too much emotion overflowed from his eyes.

"Let's do it tonight," Ruan Wei suddenly said firmly:

"Don't use manual gear, and don't use your legs. I want the real way."

Shen Tingmo was stunned.

During the time they lived together, they had many intimate moments, but they never made it to the last step.

It seems that neither of them dared to take that step forward, and they were cautiously testing each other, deepening and intensifying step by step, as if to determine the degree of acceptance of the other party.

Shen Tingmo is the more cautious side. He is not sure whether Ruan Wei can withstand his invasion and plunder, so he cherishes and respects him very much.

He was like a down and out little beggar, he managed to pick up a piece of candy, he only dared to take it out from time to time to have a look at it, to lick it, to savor and linger on this precious sweetness, he couldn't bear to eat it in one bite.

Ruan Wei noticed the slightly hesitant expression on Shen Tingmo's face, so she decided to go all out, tapped her fingertips on the small mole on Shen Tingmo's neck, and asked in a long voice:

"This boyfriend, I met you when I was ten years old and liked you. I finally abducted you when I was 25 years old. Tomorrow we will experience the third parting..."

"I'm still a virgin, do you think I should?"

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