【Zhou Xiang】The Tropic

1.

Days don't stop because of one's doubts.Besides, with Sun Xiang's character, it's not easy for him to dig into his horns for such a trivial matter.If he can't figure it out, he can't figure it out, he just doesn't want to think about it, anyway, there are a lot of things every day, and it didn't take long for him to be distracted by the good news one after another.

The first good news years ago was brought by Ye Mingkang.After working so hard for so long, it was finally not in vain - before the application window closed, one of the most critical qualifications for business development was approved by the government.This means that their NFC project can proceed smoothly next year.

Maybe Zhou Zekai already knew about it, but Sun Xiang still took the time to send a message.Probably busy, after ten minutes, a fat penguin happily circling appeared on WeChat.In this way, Sun Xiang was amused for a long time, and Fang Minghua, who asked him to sign and seal, complained that he laughed a little silly.

The next day, Yu Wenzhou called Sun Xiang and formally notified him that the Mercury team had become the first batch of pilots, and the alliance would issue an official document announcement later.

The official business is simple, just two sentences.Yu Wenzhou was not in a hurry to hang up the phone.He changed the subject and asked Sun Xiang when he would resume contact with Zhou Zekai.

"It's only been a few months this autumn. Haha, fate is so magical." Sun Xiang thought he was just well-informed, and when he found out about the relationship between Ye Mingkang and Zhou Zekai, he replied without thinking, "People who want to do the same thing will always meet."

Yu Wenzhou was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Indeed."

In recent years, although the old glory group is still there, there are fewer and fewer bubbling people, and in private, everyone only keeps in touch with the teammates with the best relationship.Many of them are already engaged in industries that have nothing to do with glory, pushed by family and life, and gradually have a life trajectory similar to ordinary people.Those who really stayed, such as him, such as Sun Xiang, such as Huang Shaotian who started as an e-sports commentator after retiring, quickly created his own brand, and owns an independent studio, are all among the few in the minority.Because of their similar experiences, it is inevitable that they will be closer in this small circle.

Of course, other people don't know the inside story, they just envy their aura and good luck.A voice said that they belonged to those who just stood in the air and had long-term plans. Glory took off to take them with them. In the end, Glory accomplished them.

But maybe only they know each other, in the ever-changing era, there is nothing that can be grasped and planned in advance.What they have been doing is nothing more than adapting and cherishing, cherishing more than others.

For Yu Wenzhou, Zhou Zekai, a "former opponent" and "old teammate", was able to board the ship of glory again, which was a real surprise.

However, after exchanging a few more sentences, he was surprised to find that Sun Xiang seemed to only know about NFC regarding Zhou Zekai's involvement with Glory.

"When you come to Shanghai someday, we will treat you to dinner. You haven't seen Zhou Zekai for many years, right?" Sun Xiang sent out the invitation before hanging up the phone.

Yu Wenzhou showed an interesting smile on the other end of the phone: "It's really been a long time. We must get together to celebrate the addition of our fellow traveler."

2.

The second good thing happened when celebrating Fang Minghua's daughter's birthday.

Those few days in Shanghai were extremely cold, Sun Xiang was wrapped into a ball by Zhou Zekai before he could go out.They brought three jumbo gift boxes, shiny and shiny, containing Disney princess dresses, the biggest Daffy bear and Stella the bunny.

After getting the gift, the little princess suddenly said seriously that she also has a gift for her brother.

The adults were all amused by her seriousness, and were very surprised because no one knew she was going to return the gift before: "What gift are you going to give?"

"Wait a minute!" The little princess ran into the bedroom slowly, and after a while, she came back with a bulging left pocket.

"My aunt got married and came to my house, a red envelope from my father." She really took out a red envelope as she spoke, but it was not the kind you could buy in a store, but painted by herself with envelopes and watercolor pens, full of childishness and full marks for sincerity , "Brother Kaikai, Brother Xiangxiang, you are on the same level as Nannan, so, come and give your red envelope, Nannan!"

Sun Xiang felt his throat was a bit blocked.Zhou Zekai gently stroked his back, and he squatted down as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Brother Xiangxiang, are you the one who decides at home?" The little princess blinked suspiciously.

Sun Xiang couldn't help looking up at Zhou Zekai, Zhou Zekai had an encouraging smile in his eyes.

"Of course!" Sun Xiang reacted.

"Then you must keep the red envelope well, and you must not lose it! Also, don't take it alone, remember to buy a gift for brother Kaikai!" The little princess finished her instructions, and solemnly stuffed the red envelope into his hand.

She wanted to say something, but Sun Xiang suddenly opened his arms and hugged her clumsily.

"Brother...what's the matter with you?" The little princess was dazed for a while, then lightly patted Sun Xiang's shoulder.

"It's okay." Sun Xiang's answer was nasal, and he didn't seem to be okay.

No one knew, he was annoyed that he was obviously a 27-year-old mature man, and his emotions were still so prone to ups and downs.

But soon, the person who was stunned was replaced by him.

It was Zhou Zekai who squatted down without knowing when, gently encircling the big one and the small one.

The citrus body wash on Sun Xiang's body and the baby's face cream smelled very good.

Zhou Zekai took a deep breath, feeling the warm winter sun in his arms.

3.

It was raining and snowing on the way back.The congested road made most people very irritable, but it didn't affect Sun Xiang's mood.

He concentrated on studying the red envelopes for the first three traffic lights, and counted them over and over many times.

"It's not easy for a baby girl." He and Zhou Zekai sighed with emotion.Not to mention the good intentions of this little girl's numbers, she is generous when she makes a move.

The photo must have been taken. After the photo was taken and retouched, Sun Xiang admired it for a while with satisfaction, and almost wanted to post it on his ins.Zhou Zekai had no choice but to cough, and Sun Xiang stopped depressed.

"Damn, I really want to show off!" Sun Xiang muttered, carefully hiding the red envelope, "It's the first time I've received a red envelope with such a special meaning! And look at the packaging design, tsk tsk, how fashionable it is "

The corners of Zhou Zekai's eyes twitched slightly, reminding Sun Xiang that the red envelope was not given to him alone.

"All right, all right, I'll buy you a gift." As he spoke, he suddenly groaned and leaned back, "Look at my memory, I've obviously prepared a gift for you!"

The backpack is in the back seat, it will take a while to get it.Sun Xiang finally took out a small box from inside, turned around triumphantly, and saw Zhou Zekai's surprised expression as he wished.

4.

Panerai classic series mechanical men's watch, lying quietly on the velvet.

"It's not too expensive. I wanted to buy a more expensive one at first...but I fell in love with it right away and thought it was very suitable for you. Would you like to step aside first?" Sun Xiang said with a little expectation.

Zhou Zekai's heart beat fast and heavy.One after another, Sun Xiang's movements fluctuated.

When Sun Xiang asked him to pull over to try it on, he knew there must be a mystery behind the dial.

Sure enough, after turning it 180 degrees, the English letters in the middle are low-key but clear:

S'Z

Sun Xiang touched his nose subconsciously, feeling guilty that his secret had been discovered, but the stronger excitement prompted him to look for Zhou Zekai's eyes.

"Zhou Zekai?"

Their eyes collided.But Zhou Zekai didn't make a sound.

5.

When giving away the white jade monkey, Zhou Zekai had a secret idea.

——The chain and the pendant, with weight, it is difficult to shake off.It seems that as long as it is accepted by Sun Xiang, it can take advantage of the trend to tie the other party's life.

Naturally, he didn't dare to speak so bluntly to Sun Xiang.He was afraid of scaring the other party, afraid that the other party would realize that the power of blood relationship is actually greater than imagined, and Ye Wanyi's possessiveness may be only a little more than he is.

However, while he was carefully hiding this feeling, there was a person who proudly took out a return gift, with an arrogant label like "S'Z", and generously asked himself to wear it.

This is a hint, implying that he can ask more confidently, ask for more vows, and don't worry about the other party being irritable.

--Is it right?

As if hearing Zhou Zekai's inner voice, Sun Xiang coughed uncomfortably during the long silence.

"Don't keep talking... Well, I also want to make it more romantic, but I don't know why, these two words are the only words in my mind."

"In short, whether you like it or dislike it, I bought everything, and I must accept it!"

"How can it be disgusting?" Zhou Zekai raised his head abruptly, with something different in his smile, "Put it on for me?"

6.

The snow suddenly became urgent.Dense and large pieces fell from the sky and stuck to the front windshield.Because the engine was turned off, the wipers stopped working, and the vehicle was covered in creamy white before long.

There was already sweat on the forehead when the lips parted, but they were still against each other.Sun Xiang's neck was sore due to posture problems, he couldn't help rubbing it, Zhou Zekai covered his hand, and gently pressed twice on the hot and sticky skin.

"It hurts!" Sun Xiang yelled, but instead of stopping, he grabbed Zhou Zekai's wrist.The cold dial of the mechanical watch is in his palm, as long as he holds it like this, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction will surge in his heart.

"I wanted to give it to me before I went out. I blamed someone for wrapping me in a scarf and wearing a hat. I forgot about it." It was thicker again, "Forget it, I am too lazy to talk about you, anyway, I finally achieved my goal. Now, I am yours and you are mine."

Zhou Zekai remained silent, touched Sun Xiang's brow bone, and slowly moved his fingertips down.

Sun Xiang felt itchy and ambiguous, and couldn't help frowning: "Why are you—"

Zhou Zekai ignored him, his finger went all the way to Sun Xiang's collarbone, aroused the white jade monkey, and kissed him: "Yeah. I'm yours."

This time, Sun Xiang finally realized his mistake. He blushed and lit the fire, urging Zhou Zekai to go home quickly, not daring to tease him casually.

7.

After that, they ushered in a brief separation - one accompanied the old man to Hong Kong, and the other followed Mercury's army to Hainan to relax.

Mercury played well in the regular season, one place ahead of last year's challenge.Boss Sun was in a good mood and booked air tickets to Sanya for all Zhengxuan and team staff.

The bosses were not the only ones who gave out the rewards. Thanks to Ye Mingkang, the "trench fan", everyone lived in a room with an aquarium for the first time.Because it was a surprise room upgrade, they were unprepared. Almost everyone, including the steady captain, howled when they opened the door.

While the young people were jumping up and down and taking pictures frantically, Fang Minghua was worrying about whether the favor would be too great—the six-figure price for one night was really unacceptable.

"Haha Brother Minghua, you are overthinking. The worst thing he has is money, and this kind of internal relationship can't reach six figures. If you really want to repay favors, you can use other methods."

"So that's why you let the youth training camp abuse him every time?" Fang Minghua shook his head disapprovingly, "It's better for the gold master's father to coax him occasionally."

"He is much clearer than you imagined." Sun Xiang shrugged noncommittally, "Anyway, that's what Zhou Zekai told me, so I believe him."

"Zhou Zekai, it's Zhou Zekai again." Fang Minghua couldn't stand it and made a gesture of surrender, "I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm going to the beach to set off fireworks. Knowing that someone is thinking every second, give him space to call."

"How can there be—" Sun Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Fang Minghua slipped away quickly.

8.

Sun Xiang sighed, despite Fang Minghua's simple words, Zhou Zekai's phone calls have not been so easy to get through in the past few days.

Zhou Zekai had to follow Ye Hongyuan all the time when he was talking about business and socializing, so he had almost no time for himself.A few wechat messages during the day are good enough, that is to say, they wait until late at night every day before they can make a video.

When Zhou Zekai received the video last night, Sun Xiang could clearly see his tired appearance.

Zhou Zekai told him that it was raining in Hong Kong, and the sky was gloomy from morning to dusk.Sun Xiang knew that this guy hated this kind of weather the most. "Shooting sympathy! biu~" He made a shooting gesture, "Hey, it would be great if you could come to Sanya with us, enjoy the sun, swim, barbecue and set off fireworks at night, did you see the video I sent you before, those gang The brats are all tanned, but it's as good as it gets."

"It doesn't seem to be tanned." Zhou Zekai looked at him carefully, "Is it a problem with the light?"

"Me? It's okay. I'm different from them. I have to travel and work when I come to the resort. I basically stay in the room except for the occasional swim in the indoor pool during the day."

As for why it was an indoor swimming pool instead of an outdoor one, he didn't have the nerve to tell Zhou Zekai - of course men also have the desire to maintain a good image in front of their partners.He definitely doesn't want to take off his clothes when the atmosphere is getting strong, and one piece is black and white.

He then asked Zhou Zekai what he had eaten, and if he had tried the Hong Kong specialties on lonelyplanet.

"I can't find a chance." Zhou Zekai shook his head regretfully, "The chef in the villa is from Shanghai." So their daily food and drink are no different from those in the old house.

"Wow, yes, I forgot that you guys don't live in hotels at all." Sun Xiang sighed, "It's nice to be rich. I ate at the hotel buffet all day. When you say that, I start to miss scallion pancakes!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zekai didn't respond immediately, but just stared at him silently through the camera.

Sun Xiang still pretended that he was poking someone's foot, and immediately apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't tempt you with breakfast. You must not be able to eat well or rest well these days. Let's talk, what comes to mind now , What do you want to eat the most, go back to Shanghai Xiang and make it for you!"

Zhou Zekai suddenly smiled. In the camera, his eyes were very bright, and his voice was very deep, the kind that Sun Xiang couldn't bear the most—"I only think about you."

TBC

PS It seems that I haven't explained the meaning of NFC...NearFieldCommunication.Chinese is called near field communication technology.The most common application is our chip bank cards.In addition, what Sun Xiang and the others want to do in the article is to refer to similar products that Nintendo has released~ Borrowing ideas>