Manhattanhenge

Su Hui didn't know how to describe this moment.

It seems that such a beautiful thing has not happened in his life for a long time. Ever since he separated from Ning Yixiao, everything was a dull gray, but Ning Yixiao appeared again and gave him a dreamlike night.

"Thank you."

Su Hui lowered his head halfway, his earrings shook slightly, he raised his eyes, and gave Ning Yixiao a moist look, "Shall I blow it out now?"

The way he asked questions was very well-behaved, with a hint of restraint.

"It's fine." Ning Yixiao said, "As you like."

Su Hui pursed her lips, closed her eyes, and quickly made a wish.

In fact, it is not a wish at all. It is easy for ordinary people to realize, and it is even wasteful, but Su Hui only dares to ask for so much.

[I want to remember this night forever. ]

He opened his eyes, blew out the candle, and smiled at Ning Yixiao.

"What wish did you make?" Ning Yixiao asked intentionally.

Su Hui shook his head, picked up the knife and fork and thought about how to cut it better, "It won't work if you say it."

Ning Yixiao originally wanted to tease him, seeing that he was so serious, he still chose to give up these bad thoughts.

After cutting it open, Su Hui discovered that the filling was made of cherries, rich and sour, and he ate a large piece, while Ning Yixiao only ate a small piece.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"Mmm, it's so sweet." Ning Yixiao doesn't like sweets very much, she hardly eats them at ordinary times, and almost always eats them with Su Hui.

"Then let's pack it up and take it away." Su Hui asked, "Do you think this can be brought on the plane?"

"It's so small, it will be eaten quickly." Ning Yixiao started the boat and drove slowly towards the shore.

He asked calmly, "Could it be that you have to catch a plane later?"

Su Hui shook her head, with a fork in her mouth, slurring her words, "09:30 tomorrow morning."

When they reached the shore, Ning Yixiao went down first, and naturally reached out to help Su Hui down.

"What about tonight?"

Ning Yixiao asked this question in a normal tone, without any hint or guidance, but it struck Su Hui's heart, making his heart beat faster inexplicably.

tonight……

Su Hui really wanted to stay with Ning Yixiao, as long as possible, even if it was just a walk and chat in this lakeside woods, but he wanted to say "I don't know", he couldn't say what he really wanted.

Most of what he wanted came true, because when he came to California, even if he was not in the same city, he still hoped to meet Ning Yixiao. He met, not only that, but also watched an outdoor movie with him alone, very close The ideal date in his hallucination, Ning Yixiao even celebrated his birthday.

A birthday that Su Hui didn't even remember.

It stands to reason that he should ask for nothing else, and asking too much will scare the other party away.Su Hui always remembers that she was too enthusiastic during the impetuous period, scaring away some friends she just met, and keeping a sense of distance between people, otherwise it won't last long.

"I..." Su Hui paused, and the moonlight chased after the two of them, "I'll go back to the hotel."

He lifted the cake box unnaturally, "This is also easy to share with everyone."

Ning Yixiao suddenly said, "No."

Su Hui was slightly taken aback, not sure if he said "No" meant going back to the hotel or sharing the cake.

"I bought it, so I can't give it to others." Ning Yixiao said forcefully, "As for the hotel, it's too far away from here, but the airport is closer. If you don't mind, there is also accommodation here, as well as tree houses. .”

"Tree house?" Su Hui became interested, "Is it on a tree?"

Ning Yixiao nodded, "Well, the window is facing the lake, very beautiful."

Su Hui was already moved, but Ning Yixiao delivered a more fatal blow.

"It is said that there are many birds in that area. If you are lucky, you may even meet a red-headed woodpecker."

Su Hui nodded immediately, "I want to live, I want to see the birds, when will they come out? Should I buy some food first, will it be provided here? If they come to my room, I can feed them ?"

Ning Yixiao held back his smile and put on a calm face, "Ask me later."

When they came to the accommodation area, the staff took them to the area with the best view and let them choose by themselves.

"You have opened two here. This is a tree house with a lake view. You can choose two at will, as you two like."

two?

Only now did Su Hui realize that she had misunderstood, and that Ning Yixiao didn't want to keep him for anything.

He pursed his lips, feeling a little annoyed that he had thought too much.

"You choose." Ning Yixiao said.

Su Hui nodded, pointed to a small building in front of him, "This one."

"Then I want the one on the left, thank you."

The staff smiled and nodded, gave the two people the password and left, "I wish you both a good night."

The tree house is suspended, like a huge birdcage, fixed on the tree, you need to climb a ladder to go up.

"Do you like it?" Ning Yixiao asked.

Su Hui nodded, "It's beautiful, but is this also included in the gift certificate that the magazine gave you?"

"That's right." Ning Yixiao looked at him, stretched out his hand naturally, and took a small fallen leaf off Su Hui's shoulder.

Su Hui didn't quite believe it, "How could such a good thing happen?"

"It was they who asked me to accept the interview." Ning Yixiao took a step closer, lowered her head, and said in a deep voice, "Su Hui, there are many good things."

This sentence made Su Hui feel a little sad, but he still raised his face and nodded to Ning Yixiao, "Well, you are right, thank you."

"No need." Ning Yixiao adjusted the shirt collar on the inside of his knitted sweater, "You said too much thank you today, and you also celebrated my birthday with me, didn't you?"

Su Hui believed that many people would be willing to spend the night with Ning on her birthday.

It's just that such a good thing happened to happen to him, and because he didn't keep his promise in the past, he really wanted to make up.

"give me a hug?"

Seeing him spread his arms, Su Hui felt that Ning Yixiao was so strange that he would kiss him directly regardless, but asked if it was okay before hugging.

"Yeah." Su Hui approached, hiding her admiration, and hugged him like a friend.

Ning Yixiao stroked his hair very gently and said "good night" to him.

Su Hui backed out, smiled, turned around and boarded the wooden ladder, went up to the door of the tree house, opened the door, and when he turned around, he saw Ning Yixiao was still standing under the tree, looking at him, very gentlemanly He hooked the corners of his mouth.

"Go back, too, and rest early."

Su Hui said something in a low voice, then went in and closed the door, put the cake on the table beside her, leaning her back against the door panel.The room was very quiet, his heartbeat became more and more obvious, and Ning Yixiao's hug was still warm.

He couldn't restrain his rushing thoughts, and the excitement that he deliberately suppressed in front of Ning Yixiao was released, so that he began to whisper to himself.

"The magazine is in Los Angeles, so you came to Los Angeles, came to meet me by the way, used the gift certificate they gave, and ordered a cake by the way? Is there also a service for selling cakes here..."

He saw the intercom phone on the table, picked it up, and secretly called the hotel to buy wine like when he first shared a standard room with Ning Yixiao six years ago.

But there is a wine cabinet here, so he doesn't need to order extra, Su Hui just wants to verify.

The call was quickly connected, and Su Hui said with a guilty conscience, "Hi, do you have any cake?"

"Cake?" asked the other party, "Do you need dessert?"

"Hmm...a whole big cake, birthday cake, cherry filling, light pink cream..."

The other party's tone was apologetic, "I'm sorry, we don't provide customized cake services here, only some ready-made cut desserts, brownies, Napoleon cakes and cheesecakes, do you want it?"

"That's all?" Su Hui asked tentatively.

"Yes, sir."

"Can't it be fixed a day in advance?" He still didn't quite believe it.

"I'm really sorry, we mainly provide camping and accommodation services here, and the supply of meals and desserts may not be so complete. If you need to celebrate a birthday, it may be better for you to provide the birthday cake yourself."

"Thank you." Su Hui hung up the phone, but her heart beat faster.

This cake is not a service here, it was prepared by Ning Yixiao himself.

He was a little happy, but at the same time he kept suppressing his joy, saying that maybe he just wanted to repay a birthday.

Su Hui seemed to have returned to the way she was when she was 20 years old when she first fell in love. She didn't do anything, but her cheeks were hot, her mind was confused, and she was full of Ning Yixiao alone.

Terrible.

He lay on the table, knocking his head lightly on the table, trying to calm himself down.

Ning Yixiao is his ex-boyfriend, he chose to leave at the beginning, what is it now?

Su Hui couldn't help spreading out his empty hands, checking the calluses on his hands, as well as the burns left by working part-time, and the wounds cut by broken porcelain pieces. Many of them couldn't be seen clearly, but for Su Hui it was Very obvious blemishes.

Soon he thought of the scars on his body, and felt like he had plunged into the icy water.

Ning Yixiao's future is bright, and there are countless options for a partner—it is best to have a good family background, help his career, be emotionally stable, mature and generous, and not cause trouble for Ning Yixiao.

There are too many people who like him, list them all, Su Hui should be the most inappropriate and unsuitable one among them, no matter how immature he is, he can't have random dreams.

The possibility is very low, but even if Ning Yixiao really said that he still likes him at this time, he doesn't have the courage to accept it.

"Su Hui, don't wishful thinking." He lay on the table and warned himself in a low voice.

At best, they can only be bedmates to comfort each other. Once the person Ning Yixiao is destined to appear, like the crystal slipper and the pumpkin cart that disappear at twelve o'clock, Su Hui must and will definitely leave.

But in the next second, he seemed to have auditory hallucinations again.

Ning Yixiao's voice appeared in his right ear.

[You obviously like me very much. ]

[Still love me, don't you? ]

Su Hui looked to the right, but there was nothing.

Unlike when he was most ill, he could tell that it was an auditory hallucination, but Ning Yixiao's "voice" would not disappear because of this.

[Why not confess?You obviously like me very much. ]

[Go see me, now. ]

These are not the words Ning Yixiao would say, more like another self is instigating, Su Hui is in a mess, got up all of a sudden, saw the wine in the wine cabinet, and planned to get himself completely drunk, and fell asleep until the first day of sleep. In the morning, don't think about anything.

And he did.

Ning Yixiao stayed alone in the room, watched the lake view quietly for a while, and soon he thought of Su Hui's appearance when he was watching a movie, very focused, lazy and beautiful, his whole body seemed to be always covered with a layer of mist, Misty and intriguing.

In order to stop thinking about him, Ning Yixiao turned on his laptop and started to deal with work.

Time passed quickly, and it was ten o'clock in the evening in a blink of an eye. The phone vibrated suddenly. He thought it was Su Hui, so he immediately looked up, but found that it was a call he didn't want to answer, so he ignored it.

Su Hui would not call him at this time.

Ning Yixiao took off her glasses, closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose.

At this moment, the door was knocked suddenly.

Ning Yixiao put on her glasses again, got up and opened the door, who knew that it was Su Hui who was standing at the door.

"Why did you come here?"

His cheeks were pink, his ears were flushed down to his neck, and he was still holding a half-empty bottle of whiskey.

"Have you been drinking?" Ning Yixiao took the bottle from his hand.

Su Hui nodded, she didn't wear a coat, only a thin shirt with the neckline open.He showed Ning Yixiao a lazy smile, "Can I go in?"

Ning Yixiao held his arm, led him in, and closed the door.

"Su Hui, do you only dare to see me when you're drunk?"

Su Hui didn't answer, his forehead was red, like those children who put their foreheads on the car window to see the outside world, leaving cute red marks.

"Ning Yixiao..." He came over and touched Ning Yixiao's shoulder with his forehead, but he didn't speak.

"What's wrong?" Ning Yixiao raised his hand, stroked the back of his head lightly, and also untied the small knot that was half tied in his back.

Su Hui didn't answer, but tiptoed to kiss him directly, opened her lips, and breathed the taste of alcohol into the tip of his tongue.

After entanglement for a while, Su Hui was tired, his heels fell back to the ground, and he was forced to let go.

Ning Yixiao stroked his cheek, "Su Hui, you don't have to do this out of gratitude. I just want to celebrate your birthday. I have no other requirements. You don't need to do anything in return. This is not a transaction."

Su Hui pursed his lips, his pupils were moist like a child's. He reached out and hooked Ning Yixiao's back neck, kissed him from his lips to his chin, and bit the neckline of his black turtleneck sweater like a kitten.

"You will regret it when you wake up." Ning Yixiao held his waist.

"I won't regret it." Su Hui's voice was different from usual, full of moisture, soaked in desire.

He tiptoed to kiss Ning Yixiao's ear, then raised his hand to take off Ning Yixiao's glasses, looked into his eyes and said, "I just want to..."

Because it was a birthday, a special day, Su Hui chose to close her eyes and indulge for the last time.

He is a contradictory body that combines innocence and desire, his eyes are clean, but his waist is so soft that he collapses on Ning Yixiao's body, as if melting like snow, love and desire blend together, flowing all over Ning Yixiao's body.

Ning Yixiao originally wanted to be a gentleman.

The night is thick and deep, and water birds occasionally stay in the center of the lake, but soon fly away.Su Hui lay on Ning Yixiao's bed, his feathers peeled off one by one, and fell to the floor. He felt cold, so he hugged Ning Yixiao tightly, using one long sticky kiss after another to gain warmth.

Ning Yixiao took off the earrings for him, rubbed his earlobes, bent his fingers, and scraped the bridge and tip of his nose with his knuckles wrapped in leather gloves.

"Open your mouth."

Su Hui was very obedient to orders when he was drunk, sticking out his tongue obediently, letting his flexed knuckles scratch the nails.

They were all wet, it was unbearable, Su Hui sucked his fingers.

He suddenly thought of what the heroine in the movie said.

[Every day has the potential to be our last. ]

These words gave Su Hui great courage.

Ning Yixiao was also fully dressed at the end, and he didn't even take off his watch, saying that he was attending a road show or meeting would not arouse suspicion.

But Su Hui has nothing left, only a heart that he dare not tear apart.

"Mr. Su, why is your waist so thin?"

He almost lost the ability to breathe steadily, and his mind was almost blank, but he vaguely heard Ning Yixiao say that this is all right.

Su Hui didn't want to be like this.

"You can come in..."

But his suggestion was not adopted, and Ning Yixiao forcefully made the decision he wanted to make.

When it was close to twelve o'clock, Ning Yixiao hugged him vigorously from behind, pulled his chin and kissed him, and said happy birthday to him, but Su Hui was about to break down and couldn't hear anything.

Su Hui woke up very slowly, he fell asleep in Ning Yixiao's arms, and woke up an hour later, the room was dark, only a small night light was on.

The warm light hit Ning Yixiao's handsome facial features, Su Hui was very moved, so he moved up and kissed Ning Yixiao's Adam's apple.

Ning Yixiao seemed to wake up, and hugged Su Hui even tighter.

Su Hui finally heard the birds chirping outside the window, it was very cute, but he was afraid that they would wake Ning Yixiao, so he put his palm gently next to Ning Yixiao's ear.

The heel of the leg was a little painful, Su Hui moved, but he was afraid of disturbing Ning Yixiao, so the movement was very small.

He didn't dare to sleep anymore, and the night would be lost very quickly after he fell asleep.

So he opened his eyes, restrained his restless heart, and observed Ning Yixiao's face very quietly, remembering every little detail in his heart.

Su Hui felt that he was not greedy, even if Ning Yixiao met the true love of his life the next day, it would be fine. Having a night where all his wishes came true was enough for him to keep warm slowly.

Ning Yixiao woke up at six o'clock, but Su Hui subconsciously pretended to be asleep, and quietly listened to the sound of Ning Yixiao waking up, washing and putting on his coat, mixed with the chirping of birds, which made him feel sad for no reason.

Reality can't really be like a movie. If you give up on the scheduled flight, you will give up, and if you want to stay, you will stay, regardless of everything.

Ning Yixiao's footsteps suddenly approached, and a small shadow descended, as if he had bent over and got very close.

Feeling his breathing, Su Hui couldn't help becoming tense, for fear of showing her feet.

"Stop pretending." Ning Yixiao played with his fingers on his somewhat red and swollen lips, and kissed him lightly.

"How do you know?" Su Hui opened his eyes and rubbed them.

Ning Yixiao lowered his head and put on his watch.

How many times do you think I've seen you asleep?

"Guess." He put on his watch and looked at Su Hui.