blowing clouds

The autumn wind in October was not as bleak as in previous years, and the sun above his head seemed to have forgotten that summer was over, and still dutifully radiated warmth. Lu Yan stood at the entrance of the publishing house for a while, and sweat broke out on his brow. He asked her to come in and sit down for a rest, but Lu Yan went into the house to avoid the sun's edge after several refusals.

Xu Donghai in the corridor had a panoramic view of this unspeakable scene through the window.

"Brother," he held Chen Xiyang who was passing by with a dull expression, "what's the matter, who is uncomfortable with you or the godmother?"

Chen Xiyang knew that with Xu Donghai's mind, he would definitely be able to associate their own incredible plots, but even if his thinking broke through the sky, he might not be able to touch the edge of the truth.

After sighing deeply, Chen Xiyang turned around and entered the editorial office.

Chen Xiyang was out all morning, and Xu Donghai followed him fidgeting, scratching his head and wondering why the mother and son couldn't do without each other all of a sudden.

After eleven o'clock in the morning, Chen Xiyang picked up the kettle to fetch hot water, but saw his mother still guarding the gate of the unit, as if Chen Xiyang would go straight to the Normal University after leaving Chen Xiyang.

Xu Donghai followed him out of the office, came behind him and lowered his voice: "What's going on? There are no outsiders here, so please tell me."

Chen Xiyang turned his head and gave him a faint look: "Beat the mandarin duck with a stick."

"Ah?" Xu Donghai scratched the back of his head and thought for a long time, and pieced together a story, "I remember you said that you have a date, right...why, the godmother disagrees, and even doesn't allow you to go find her." She, looking at you here?"

Chen Xiyang also sent a few affectionate poems to Lin Ji this morning, so he was in a good mood at the moment, and joked with Xu Donghai: "Scholars have quick brains."

Xu Donghai let out a sigh of relief: "Isn't it? What era is it? Godmother doesn't even approve of free love? Don't worry, brother, I will enlighten her now."

Out of kindness, Chen Xiyang stopped him: "Before going to enlighten, do you think it is necessary to know the name of my object?"

Xu Donghai slapped his forehead: "I forgot when I got excited, it was so necessary."

Chen Xiyang put down the empty kettle and lit a cigarette. Although he was unprepared before, when he said it, he didn't feel hard to say, and even felt a burst of relief and a little pride: "Lin Ji."

Xu Donghai wondered if the bowl of sweet soup that Xia Jun made for himself in the morning had hallucinogens in it, and he smacked his lips twice like an old cow chewing his cud: "Is it the same name as your brother, or is it what I think... ..."

Chen Xiyang didn't feel that he said something earth-shattering, so he took a puff of smoke and said with a smile: "From the analysis of your godmother's reaction, which one is more likely?"

Xu Donghai turned around and faced Chen Xiyang, as if he was seeing this person for the first time, carefully looked him over from head to toe several times, and finally realized that the other person didn't seem to be joking with him.

Outside the dark glass, the sky is still the same, the earth is still the same, and the world is not upside down.

Xu Donghai pinched himself secretly, and pretended not to care as much as possible with a dry smile: "It's a bit difficult to deal with...Xiyang, are you serious?"

Chen Xiyang looked at him sideways: "In your perception, I shouldn't be humorous enough to make such a joke, right?"

"In my opinion, your behavior is much more serious than being humorous..." Xu Donghai became nervous instead, as if Chen Xiyang's sweetheart was him, and he lit a cigarette tremblingly, "Who do you say you like?" No, even if it’s me, you can discuss with Xia Jun to divide it into one, three, five, two, four, and six, and I can still take a day off on Sunday... It’s too sudden if it’s not for this!”

Chen Xiyang could well understand Xu Donghai's feeling of being hit by the three views, but he acted calmly: "Of course it was sudden to you, but Lin Ji and I have been thinking about it for two years, and it is impossible to leave each other."

After all, the two families were relatives. Xu Donghai understood their family's situation and knew that Lin Ji had no blood relationship with him at all, so he could force himself to try to understand this relationship.

"Brother, are you..." Xu Donghai hesitated when he spoke again, and his expression became serious, "Did you be influenced by Xiaoding?"

He can accept this kind of thing, but it doesn't mean that he can watch Chen Xiyang fall in love with his younger brother and remain indifferent. What's more, he has to consider a situation, that is, they have misunderstood their feelings.

"My diploma is the same as yours. I'm not a fool. I won't be able to tell the difference between one and two after thinking about it for two years." Chen Xiyang certainly knew what the other party was worried about. "It can also be said that Ding Zhaoyan influenced me, but it wasn't because of him. Only because of him can I like men, but because of him, I dare to admit that I like men."

Xu Donghai gestured his thumb subconsciously: "Man."

But after boasting, his face became melancholy again: "But A Ji has a special status after all, and I can fully understand the difficulties of godmothers who are so aggressive. It seems that we people who engage in literature and art are facing emotions with a sense of death. end of..."

Chen Xiyang put out the cigarette butt on the window sill: "Occasionally I want to write a poem to praise my love, but sometimes when I think about it, I feel that there is no need to write a special book. Falling in love with someone is a very common thing, I just didn't plan to write a poem." Just back off."

Xu Donghai, who was worried about his brother, always smoked without taking a puff. He still had more than half of his cigarettes, and the curled up ash dragged its long tail, and fell to the ground when he opened his mouth again.

"I've always felt that you don't have the energy to do anything, as if you have to be asked to do it, and it doesn't seem to matter whether you succeed or not. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's the first time in my life that I see you. Being so stubborn, what's even more frightening is that this matter is still an emotional issue, brother, I'm sure you fell on that kid A Ji."

Chen Xiyang felt a little emotional, but also wanted to laugh: "You really know how to flatter...Brother Donghai, go and enlighten your godmother?"

"Damn, did you ask me to help you know how to call you brother?" Xu Donghai was so angry that he was choked by the cigarette, coughing and putting out the cigarette butt, "If you have to let me make a choice, then I will definitely support you. I have gone through Xiaoding's life After the encounter, I can no longer see the nonsense of fate, but... I feel that the godfather and godmother are all angry at the moment, so I can't rush to persuade them, they won't listen, and what others say will add fuel to the fire Oil."

Chen Xiyang didn't expect Xu Donghai to go up and make his old lady limping right now, so he calmly said, "Then what should I do?"

Xu Donghai looked serious: "This is a time when swords are on the verge of breaking out. Don't act rashly. According to my plan, attacking the heart is the most important thing. When my parents make some concessions, I will take it all in. I will persuade them with good words, and I will surely win!"

Chen Xiyang felt that he had gone to the doctor in a hurry, and instead of telling Xu Donghai to leave, he said patiently, "Speak humanly."

"You see, people's hearts are fleshy, and your parents try their best to oppose you because of their deep love," Xu Donghai analyzed seriously, "You can't be tough with them, but you have to show weakness to them without showing any traces, let them The distress overwhelms the anger, and at that time I will try to persuade them, and they will be able to listen."

It was rare for Chen Xiyang to think that Xu Donghai was reliable, and asked: "How do you show weakness? I have no intention of compromising, even if it's just acting on the surface, I'm afraid that Ah Ji will be sad."

Xu Donghai glanced at him pretending to be sour, and then said sternly: "Have you read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", come here to cheat Cao Shuang to make money."

Chen Xiyang seemed to understand something, and then looked at Xu Donghai with disgust: "You are still dirty."

"Get lost!" After the counterattack, Xu Donghai became emotional again, "You said that you have thought about it for two years, and you must have thought of everything. This is your decision after careful consideration. No matter how much others say, it is useless. Xiyang , I hope you and Aji can overcome this hurdle together, live up to your life, and love each other well."

Chen Xiyang nodded solemnly: "I suddenly remembered the slogan of our literary club. It was a very vulgar sentence, but now I think it seems like the truth."

Xu Donghai's face was also a little more moved looking back at the past, and read out: "To be free, to be loved."

On the way home at noon, the mother and son remained silent as they did in the morning, but Chen Xiyang deliberately changed their positions and let Lu Yan walk on the inner side of the road, which is a place that can be completely shaded by trees.

The sun was at its peak at noon, and Lu Yan half-closed her eyes, but she still didn't say anything.

After returning home for dinner, Chen Li, Lu Yan, and Chen Xiyang looked at each other silently, the main thing was Chen Li's cloudy face, as if silently warning Chen Xiyang not to be obsessed with obsession.

After the silent lunch, the parents went back to the bedroom. Chen Xiyang slowly cleaned the plates and bowls, and put a pot of mung bean soup on fire.

After the lunch break, Lu Yan came out of the bedroom on time. Obviously, she would continue to follow her son to work. Chen Xiyang pointed to the cleaned sports bottle: "I cooked mung bean soup in the pot. You can bring some. It will be hotter in the afternoon."

Lu Yan snorted coldly: "You want to know what you should do and what you should not do. I can feel refreshed without drinking soup."

The sugar-coated cannonballs seemed useless, but Lu Yan unconsciously avoided Chen Xiyang's gaze when he looked over, and even filled a pot before going out.

One morning was enough for the two of them to get to know each other well. When Lu Yan walked into the unit, she turned directly into the concierge. The concierge greeted her warmly. Chen Xiyang stepped into the office to work like a good boy, making others unable to understand. His rebelliousness caused the old mother to watch over him every step of the way.

But apart from Xu Donghai, the rest of the cultural people were also embarrassed to inquire about their parents. Chen Xiyang exchanged meaningful ancient poems with Lin Ji while reviewing manuscripts. Because his mind was full of everyone's masterpieces, he couldn't help but read the manuscripts. Comparing the two, I always want to return it...

When sending a message to Lin Ji again, Xu Donghai came over and said, "How about it, have you figured out how to do it?"

Chen Xiyang nodded with a smile. Lu Yan was not wary of his overtures in the morning, and was even a little moved. The reality was smoother than he imagined, and he just needs to continue acting.

Chen Xiyang has to admit that fighting for love is a lot of fun.

Lin Ji, who was thinking hard about the poem, suddenly received a message that confused him: I heard later that I should not be in a hurry when I get sick, but I have to pretend to be in a hurry.

Seeing the string of ellipses that Lin Ji replied, Chen Xiyang couldn't help laughing.

After get off work in the afternoon, the two of them were still silent on the way home. The jokes of others and the crisp ringing of bicycle bells seemed strange. Lu Yan held the empty water bottle, thinking about whether to say something.

At this moment, Chen Xiyang who was beside her suddenly slowed down two times, clutching his chest and let out a dull cough.

Lu Yan followed him and stopped, and after a while, as his cough became more and more violent, worry appeared on Lu Yan's face: "What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know..." Chen Xiyang said vaguely while shaking his head, "Suddenly I felt uncomfortable in my throat, and every time I breathed, I felt a dull pain..."

Lu Yan took a step forward to help him pat his back, but she raised her hands, remembering that they were fighting, and stood there in a daze, not knowing where to go.

Chen Xiyang closed her eyes to cover up the smile in her eyes, and coughed more and more exaggeratedly. Lu Yan beside her looked more and more worried. She suddenly remembered what her ancestors said, that being angry hurts the liver and hurts the lungs...