A corner of ten years

France in 2007

Takashi Kitano held up his camera and pointed at a little white in the flowers, "clicked" a few times, then tiptoed over and hugged the unaware person's waist. I tapped a dark green dot heavily on my face, frowned, turned around and began to complain, "I finished the painting with difficulty, and then it was scrapped. Lily of the Valley is about to fail, and if I don't draw well, it will be next year!"

Kitano Takashi didn't care about him, he pressed the back of Cheng Lu's head and kissed his puffy mouth. The sun shone on the two young and handsome men, and also shone into their intimate and sweet kiss.

Kitano Takashi walked on the tree-lined path home with a brush bucket in one hand and Cheng Lu's shoulder in the other. The white shirt on Cheng Lu's body was covered with various paints, and a small furry head was leaning against Kitano Takashi's. On the shoulder, from time to time, he leaned over to whisper in his ear, and then the two of them laughed together.

"I sent your paintings to Ryan's studio, and they selected a few and said they would recommend you to participate in the selection of the Germe Award."

"Don't be ridiculous, how could such an award go to an Asian."

"Try it, there is no loss."

"Whatever, what's for dinner tonight?"

Kitano Takashi pretended to be distressed, "How about the venison?"

Cheng Lu poked his forehead, "You won't get bored."

Takashi Kitano came up and rubbed Cheng Lu's ear with his nose, "What should I do, I can't."

The dinner was mixed and matched, with red wine and local delicacies, but because of a grain of rice sticking to the corner of Cheng Lu's mouth, it turned into a competition that could not be sustained by a deep kiss. Cheng Lu was pushed against the wall, his legs were ringed Holding Kitano Takashi's waist, because of the violent impact, he had to hold on to the cabinet next to him with one hand and the other around Kitano Takashi's shoulders. His secretive and ambiguous moans were magnified countless times in the night...

Takashi Kitano stopped suddenly, and pressed wet and hot kisses on Cheng Lu's lustful eyes, gently lifted his hair with his hands, revealing his handsome face, "Cheng Lu, are you happy?"

Cheng Lu closed his eyes and explored Takashi Kitano's face with his lips. When he touched the soft pair, he kissed it without hesitation. The part of his body became more swollen and painful, so he no longer cared about it, and rushed more violently.

Cheng Lu raised his neck, his body pulled out a graceful arc, and he caught a glimpse of the big and bright moon outside the window, "When will my dad be released from prison?"

Takashi Kitano buried his head in Cheng Lu's chest, and said vaguely, "Next month."

Cheng Lu said foolishly: "So fast, it's been three years." It seems to be answering Kitano Takashi, and it seems not.

On the first day when the weather turned cold, the postman brought a letter. Kitano Takashi was doing carpentry in the backyard when he heard Cheng Lu screaming and rushing out.

"Germe! Germe has written to me! My painting has won a silver medal, and they are going to exhibit him!"

Takashi Kitano put down the file in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Congratulations!"

God knows how difficult it is for an Asian to win such an authoritative European painting award. Cheng Lu didn't have any hope at first, and this result was far beyond his imagination.

Takashi Kitano clapped the sawdust on his hands, and took Cheng Chenglu, "Let's go to Sam's to get together and tell everyone the good news."

Sam is a friend made in the town. He opened Sam's Bar, which is frequented by farmers and store owners in the town. It is a good place for chatting and entertaining.

They held a celebration party for Cheng Lu that night. Sam sat at the piano and played cheerful tunes from the 70s. People in the store danced to the music and drank heavily. This was a great thing they had encountered for a long time , Cheng Lu danced to the music for a while, sweating profusely, and the fluorescent ring on his hand was brought back by Takashi Kitano in Paris, which would glow blue in a small bar with not too strong lights. Full of light.

A group of children ran in, begging the adults for peanuts, and then found the fluorescent circle on Cheng Lu's hand, arguing for him. If it was normal, Cheng Lu would have given it to these children for fear of noise, but today he was very happy, and turned around. He made a circle and said loudly: "Whoever catches me, I will give it to him."

The children were clamoring to catch him, Cheng Lu nimbly passed through the bar, the music was louder, and people looked at this happy yellow-skinned boy with a smile.

Cheng Lu was out of breath from being chased, and when he passed by Kitano Takashi, he was picked up by the waist, and the child underneath grabbed the corner of Kitano Takashi's clothes to let Cheng Lu down, and Cheng Lu raised his hand high Gao, when he was finally tired from playing, he took off the fluorescent circle on his hand and threw it far away. The children scattered and went to grab toys. Cheng Lu looked at them and couldn't help but think of a Chinese saying called meat buns Hitting the dog, he smiled and patted Takashi Kitano on the shoulder and said, "Li Xun, put me down quickly."

After Cheng Lu finished speaking, both of them were stunned. Kitano Takashi put Cheng Lu down without saying a word, and strode out of Sam's Bar. Cheng Lu looked at Kitano Takashi's background and did not catch up.

When he went back at night, Takashi Kitano had already fallen asleep with his back to him, and Cheng Lu didn't say a word, but silently pulled the quilt and lay next to him. He also knew how hurtful it was to call those three words, but he didn't Know how to comfort him, because he can't even comfort himself.

In the next few days, Cheng Lu and Kitano Takashi fell into a cold war. It's not that Cheng Lu never thought about reconciling, but every time Kitano Takashi had a cold face, with a face that he had to give him an explanation before giving up. They all blocked what Cheng Lu said abruptly, but in the end they still didn't say anything.

What broke the deadlock was a phone call.

After answering the phone, Takashi Kitano said to Cheng Lu in a panic, "Cheng Lu, how about we go back to Beijing for a while?"

"What happened?"

"It's nothing, the company has encountered some problems, and you haven't been home for so long, go back and see your mother."

Cheng Lu agreed, but he couldn't shake his doubts.

And Takashi Kitano took Cheng Lu to set off that night, and Takashi Kitano's absent-mindedness became more and more obvious on the way. Cheng Lu shook his hand and smiled at him, "It will be fine."

Kitano Takashi suddenly held Cheng Lu's face, stared seriously at Cheng Lu's big eyes, then hugged him into his arms, and Cheng Lu patted him on the back lightly.

As soon as he got off the plane, Takashi Kitano led the way to the car.

Cheng Lu looked at the surrounding scenery, "Where are we going?"

"your home."

"why?"

Takashi Kitano rubbed the center of his brows, and pulled Chenglu's hand, as if he had made a lot of determination, "Cheng Lu, let me tell you a very unfortunate thing, you must be mentally prepared."

Seeing Kitano Takashi being so solemn, Cheng Lu couldn't help but frown into a knot.

"Yesterday your father committed suicide in prison."

Cheng Lu's pupils shrank suddenly, Kitano Taka watched the light spots in his eyes disappear little by little, and finally turned gray, Kitano Taka held Cheng Lu's hand, tears glistened in his eyes, he looked at the indifferent Cheng Lu Terrified, "Cheng Lu, if you want to cry, cry."

However, Cheng Lu kept staring blankly at the front, as if he couldn't hear any sound.

Takashi Kitano shook his shoulder, "Cheng Lu!"

However, Cheng Lu didn't respond any more, he just said in a low voice, "My dad will be released from prison by the end of this month."

Cheng's mother's wailing came from the Cheng family, and relatives also gathered at Cheng Lu's house to discuss the funeral, interspersed with sympathetic crying, but Cheng Lu's voice was not heard from the beginning to the end.

Kitano Takashi stood at the door of Cheng Lu's house, cigarette butts had been spread all over the floor, he leaned against the wall, watching the sky outside from white to dark...

The door of Cheng Lu's house was suddenly opened, Cheng Lu walked out from inside, as if he didn't see Kitano Takashi, went straight downstairs, Kitano Takashi followed him, grabbed Cheng Lu's arm, "Cheng Lu, you Where are you going?"

But this time when Cheng Lu turned his head, his eyes were full of anger. He punched Kitano Takashi in the face. Lu even went crazy and rushed towards Kitano Takashi. He kicked Kitano Takashi who was not resisting on the ground, and then kicked him in the stomach, "My dad committed suicide only after he knew how he saved it." Yes! He committed suicide because he thought I was embarrassing him! It was you! You brought me to this place! You ruined me! You ruined me!"

Kitano Takashi hugged his knees and curled up on the ground, but felt relieved, fight, if you can vent it out.

Cheng Lu didn't have the strength to fight any more, and walked out staggeringly. Takashi Kitano coughed up a trace of blood and got up from the ground, "Cheng Lu, where are you going?"

Cheng Lu suddenly turned around and roared, "Don't come here! I don't want to see you again!"

Kitano Takashi stood where he was, waited for Cheng Lu to disappear from his sight, clutched his stomach and stumbled after him.

Cheng Lu walked along the alley to the street, which was the only way to go home when he was riding his father’s bicycle when he was a child. At that time, Cheng Lu sat on a small chair and told his father that he would change him to an iron donkey when he grew up. Dad haha Laughed and said, "Why don't you change me to a car?"

Cheng Lu blinked and said, "Iron donkeys are cooler."

Dad smiled and said: "Okay, when the baby grows up, he will ride the baby's iron donkey."

Cheng Lu crossed the road in a daze, and the oncoming taxi slammed to a stop in front of him. The driver angrily cursed at the Three Character Classic, but seeing Cheng Lu's bewildered face, he said hell, and drove away.

Cheng Lu walked along the street, and everything he was familiar with around here was tainted with his father’s breath, the canteen that often sold ice cream for himself, the sycamore tree that often played chess under it, and the tofu sold by that shop could make a table of fragrance The tofu workshop of the tangy rotten feast...

At this time, Cheng Lu suddenly stopped in front of the glass window of a clothing store. On the poster, Li Xun was wearing the new spring clothes of this famous brand. His generous smile made his handsome face even more mature. During the time he was away, he really grew into an outstanding and successful man, making women fall in love with him and turning men upside down...

Cheng Lu couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly squatted on the ground, crying loudly.

"Bebe, baby wants to go home!"