lark

City y just had a heavy rain yesterday, and it will be closed in the morning.

The doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, and Lin Nan's sleep was not disturbed.He woke up slowly to the sound of the alarm clock that had been set early in the morning, got up and walked to the window and pulled the curtains aside forcefully, his eyes suddenly brightened.

After the rain, the sky is clear, the vegetation in the garden of the community is sparse, and the accumulated water on the ground is gradually drying up, leaving only a shallow layer and a half of water, which is pleasing to the eye.Before the mother who was rushing to send her child to school crossed the garden, her arm was grabbed by the child who looked like a tender vegetable head, and she insisted on stepping on the water with brand new sneakers before leaving.

Lin Nan stretched out his hand and pushed the window open by the width of his palm. Immediately, a scent of grass after the rain poured in, mixed with the faint smell of fresh mud.

Today he was going to the mall to stand for the newly opened luxury brand, and before ten o'clock He Shan came to the community to pick him up.

As soon as he got in the car, Lin Nan first greeted He Shan with a smile, then handed He Shan a bottle of yogurt, and said, "Your dress looks beautiful today."

He Shan took the yogurt and was about to unscrew the bottle cap when she suddenly paused and let out an "uh."

"Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"Huh?" Lin Nan didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, and still looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

He Shan looked closely at Lin Nan's face for a while, "I asked you if you looked good when I wore this dress for the first time, but you couldn't even say a word of perfunctory words at that time, why did you take the initiative to say that it looks good today? "

Lin Nan was stunned with a smile: "Is there...Maybe I didn't wear contact lenses at the time. I took a closer look just now, and it is indeed very good-looking."

"No, no." He Shan raised her index finger and shook, "There is a situation!"

Lin Nan turned his head shyly in the back row. Looking at the young people riding bicycles outside the car window, he felt full of vitality. When he saw the old man pulling a shopping cart, he felt calm and peaceful.

"What's the matter..."

"Yes! There must be!" He Shan smiled and rushed to his side as if to tickle his itch, "Hurry up, tell me, why are you so happy?"

The two hid in a corner and rubbed their hands together, pretending to attack. The nanny's car, which had just been replaced with a new blanket, was instantly filled with laughter and laughter. Even the driver couldn't help but smile and peek from the rearview mirror.

After a few strokes, Lin Nan was defeated, and while begging for mercy, he raised his hands in front of him: "Stop, stop, I'm afraid of you."

"Then tell the truth."

After a pause for a few seconds, Lin Nan suppressed his smile under He Shan's stare and said in a low voice, "Mr. Qi and I, we are together again."

When He Shan heard it, her mouth was opened as big as an egg, and her eyes were full of shock.

"You...you actually...when did it happen?!"

"Last week."

"He came to kneel and beg you to forgive?!"

Lin Nan was amused by her words, bent his mouth and shook his head, and said by the way: "Keep your voice down."

"No, why did you reconcile with him without begging for forgiveness?! Did you forget how sad you were at that time? Forgot that you had to take medicine for more than a month before you could fall asleep?"

The name Qi Yubai was originally a taboo topic between him and He Shan after they separated, and it could not be mentioned for a long time before that.

But now it's different, He Shan said so, the painful memories in Lin Nan's heart just flashed by, and then they were quickly covered by the connected present.

He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while, and when he looked up again, there was no trace of sadness in his expression.

"Shanshan, I have decided to look forward." He said, "Mr. Qi had difficulties in the past, and he told me all about it. I have already made up my mind to let go of those unhappy memories in the past, and only in the future will I be happy." The most important thing. You know, because of my low self-esteem, we have wasted some time, and it is not easy to talk now. You know my feelings for him best. Since I can't let go, I want to give each other more It’s not necessarily a chance to go on forever.”

After hearing what he said, He Shan didn't speak for a long time, and just stayed by the side silently, not knowing whether he supported or opposed it.

After finishing makeup and hair, a group of people arrived at the event site at noon.

This newly opened store is a luxury jewelry foyer, opened on the first floor of a top shopping mall.Lin Nan was not the only star to participate in the event. The brand set up a small VIP area in the store and arranged it as a small jewelry exhibition. The brand PR accompanied several stars while shopping and explaining, basically without disturbing each other.

It was the simplest thing, but Lin Nan spent twice as long in the store as the others.

He was choosing a gift for Qi Yubai.

Before setting off, Lin Nan had already thought about it. Today, he wanted to pick something for Qi Yubai as a gift, and give it to him when they meet in the evening.

It's not easy to choose decorations for men, especially Qi Yubai.Lin Nan took the other party's usual attire as a reference, first of all he denied the necklace he had never worn before in his heart.The watch should be suitable, but a good watch is too expensive. The price of the few Qi Yubai usually wears is shocking. Even if you want to buy it, you need to choose and compare it carefully. It cannot be determined today.Then there are the cufflinks. Although they are small and exquisite, there are not many styles in the store. Lin Nan is not satisfied with the few styles that are available. He always feels that they don't match Qi Yubai's temperament.

It can't be exaggerated and high-profile, and it can't be without a sense of design. How can there be so many such things?

So he spent more than an hour in the store, but still got nothing.

From what the female PR saw, she felt that the well-known actor in front of her was not here to participate in the event at all. He didn't listen to a word of his own introduction, and kept standing in front of the men's jewelry, refusing to leave.After a while, I finally couldn't help asking: "Are you looking for a favorite style? If you have a picture or you know what it looks like, you can tell me, and I will help you find it."

Seeing her professional attitude, gentle tone, and the brand jewelry on her body that matched her clothes well, Lin Nan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is there any men's jewelry that is suitable for gifting?"

The female pr did not suspect him, she smiled and said, "What occasion, what partner? Is it a friend's birthday?"

Lin Nan couldn't answer for a while, and turned his head to the side.

The high translucent glass cabinet is smooth and seamless on all sides, with small lamps at each corner, and a white velvet slanted platform at the bottom. Among the dazzling small objects, a thin platinum ring caught his attention. force.

It is said that the plain circle is not complete. Although there is no pattern carving on the surface, and there is no gem inlay, but there is a ladder on the edge, which looks like a combination of two plain circles with different widths. The wide circle supports the narrow circle. , a narrow trap and a wide circle, both simple and timeless.

Lin Nan's heart moved, and he decided to buy it almost immediately.

"This." He pointed through the glass, "Can I have a look at this ring?"

The female PR was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yes, no problem."

When Lin Nan got the ring, his first reaction was to put it on his ring finger. It took several seconds to realize that something was wrong, and he took it off in embarrassment: "I want to try the size..."

The female PR smiled: "Do you want to buy yourself a ring?"

Lin Nan couldn't argue, so he nodded with his lips pursed.

"I just saw that you are wearing the right size. The color and style are not bad. You are today's VIP. If you need it, I will help you settle the bill with a VIP discount."

All the celebrities present, no matter how big or small, if they fancy something and want to take it away on the spot, they can almost get it directly at the VIP price, so Lin Nan is not the only one who makes a purchase.

"Can you help me get one size bigger?" Lin Nan lied to the end, "I plan to string it into a necklace and wear it around my neck. It will be more conspicuous if it is bigger."

"No problem." The female PR didn't take it seriously, didn't ask any more questions, and went directly to the counter staff to get a ring that was one size bigger for him to pack and put away.

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As the sun sets, a busy day is coming to an end, and those who are fighting in every corner of the city are finally ushering in the time to rest.

The clock in the living room was ticking, and about ten minutes after the agreed six o'clock, there was finally a knock on the door, not heavy, but very deep.

Lin Nan got up from the dining table quickly, and ran outside as if he couldn't wait for a second.

As soon as the door opened, Qi Yubai was on the phone. While talking, he looked at Lin Nan who was wearing an apron from top to bottom with his eyes, until Lin Nan didn't dare to respond to his eyes.

"Well, tell the other party we accept, yes."

The call obviously started so recently that Qi Yubai didn't even use the bluetooth headset.Lin Nan caressed the cartoon apron on his body with both hands awkwardly, then turned around and put the slippers in front of him, poked his arm with his fingers, and pointed to the ground, not embarrassed to make a sound.

"Okay, nine o'clock in the morning, help me arrange."

Qi Yubai's tone was very serious when he was talking on the work phone, but unfortunately, when he looked at the ground, what he saw was a pair of plastic slippers that did not match his serious tone and stylish outfit.

He immediately frowned in disgust.

This can't be blamed on Lin Nan. There are really not many choices in the supermarket near his home. He almost brought back the pattern of Peppa Pig.

Fortunately, in the end Qi Yubai reluctantly changed into the pair of slippers that were not very attractive.

Lin Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to go back to the kitchen to serve dinner when Qi Yubai suddenly stretched out his left arm towards him.

He paused, not immediately understanding what the man meant.

Two seconds later, Qi Yubai held the end of the phone with his right hand and tilted his head: "Take off your coat."

Lin Nan understood this, and quickly helped him peel off one sleeve, and when he changed his hand to hold the phone, he helped him take off the other sleeve.This feeling is like returning to Carlton's first meeting, and also like returning to Bohai, which I often do, but now he no longer feels that they are not equal to each other.

Qi Yubai pulled off the tie with one hand as usual, put it on Lin Nan's arm, and then paused for a moment with his palm next to his right cheek to express his gratitude.

Lin Nan obediently took the suit jacket and tie and walked back to the bedroom, found a hanger and hung it up properly, fearing that it would be a little wrinkled.

When he returned to the living room, Qi Yubai had already finished calling.

"Hang up?"

"Yeah." Lin Nan smiled and nodded.

The two walked to the restaurant one after the other. The dishes on the table were rich, but unfortunately there was a little smell of oily smoke left in the room.

Qi Yubai stood in the dining room and looked out, then went straight to the kitchen and opened the window to take a breath, without any restraint at all.After walking back to the restaurant, he said to Lin Nan: "There is something wrong with the sand window outside, remember to find someone to fix it."

Lin Nan hummed, brought the rice to the table, and passed the chopsticks quietly.

"How long have you been doing it?" Qi Yubai rolled up his sleeves and took the bowl and chopsticks.

"Including washing and chopping vegetables, it takes four to 10 minutes in total."

Lin Nan's heart beat a little.

In fact, he made it for about an hour, and the soup was relatively slow.I haven't cooked for myself for a while, and I don't know if what I cook today is unpalatable or delicious.

Qi Yubai seemed to be in good spirits today. He put his phone on the side and ate in silence for a while. He raised his head and saw Lin Nan was looking at him. The tableware in front of him had not moved. what I do."

"I'm afraid you don't think it tastes good..." Lin Nan said softly, "Look at your reaction."

"What's so interesting about this." Qi Yubai said casually, "I've eaten so many times before, what's the difference?"

"That's the way it is said, but it is also possible that the craftsmanship will regress."

The air in the room gradually became fresh, Qi Yubai picked up a water glass to moisten his throat, and then said, "Don't you usually do it yourself?"

Lin Nan picked up some food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, so he reassured: "I seldom do it."

"Why?" Qi Yubai looked at him, "Don't you like cooking?"

"Because it's more troublesome to cook a meal for one person. If you cook too much, you can't finish it. It feels like a lot of work to cook just one dish."

Qi Yubai nodded slightly, Lin Nan looked at him and bent his mouth, "So the days when I eat with Mr. Qi are more eager to cook."

In fact, he was a little selfish when he said this.He wanted to tell Qi Yubai that he really wanted to be with him often, like living a life, cooking by himself, and eating together.He didn't mind Qi Yubai not washing the dishes, as long as he came to eat.

Qi Yubai should have understood the meaning of this, but he just hummed without expressing anything extra.Lin Nan felt a little lost, about as subtle as the little rub of salt he sprinkled when cooking, and it disappeared soon.

After dinner, the two sat in the not-so-spacious living room. Lin Nan took off his apron, but Qi Yubai was still in work attire.

Lin Nan didn't know what Qi Yubai's plans were going to be tonight, Lin Nan was a little nervous.The last time the invitation was rejected, this time he didn't dare to be rash, for fear of stimulating the other party's unhealed nerves.

Qi Yubai looked around and soon found something familiar.

"You still keep this?" He was referring to the pot of lucky bamboo.

The familiar flower pots and taller bamboos are now placed on the decorative shelf next to the living room, and they are living better than before.

"Yeah." Lin Nan looked at the cheap plant he brought from Bohai, "I think... Although it's not worth much, it's been grown for a while, so let's take it with us, maybe it can really transfer luck."

He turned around and smiled at Qi Yubai.

Qi Yubai looked at him with complicated eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he remained silent.Lin Nan thought he felt sorry for him, so he quickly smiled and changed the topic: "I almost forgot, there is a gift for you."

He got up and ran to the room to take out the shopping bag he had prepared, walked back to the living room with his lips pursed, and handed it to Qi Yubai who was on the sofa.

"I bought it when I went to the event this morning. Although it's not very expensive, it's still a pretty good brand. I wonder if you'll like it..."

Qi Yubai raised his head, took the bag in his hand, and looked at Lin Nan who was standing in front of him, "Why did you suddenly give me something?"

"You gave me a lot of presents before. I... I didn't reply to you. It just happened to happen today, so I bought it."

After hearing these words, Qi Yubai's expression of a little surprise suddenly turned cold.He held the bag and turned it over, and said in a normal tone, "Is this compensation for that scarf?"

"Scarf? Compensation?" Lin Nan looked at him puzzled.

Qi Yubai's expression was unnatural: "As compensation for giving it away."

The air suddenly fell into silence. It took Lin Nan several seconds to digest this sentence, and his expression was a little dazed: "I didn't give it away. It's in my bedroom. I just got it back from the dry cleaner a few days ago."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true." Lin Nan felt so strange why Qi Yubai asked so suddenly.He said anxiously, "I'll show it to you now."

"No need." Qi Yubai stopped him.

The wrist was held, and the body was rolled by a strong force, and Lin Nan immediately nestled into the sofa.

"I'll check it later." Qi Yubai looked at him with dark eyes, "Now I'm more curious about this gift in my hand."

Lin Nan's cheeks were slightly hot from his aggressive eyes, he tugged at his crooked shirt, and sat quietly next to him without speaking.

The crimson jewelry box was taken out of the bag, Qi Yubai pressed it with his thumb, and the lid of the box popped up neatly, revealing the platinum ring inside.

Lin Nan lowered his head, staring at the half of his palm outside his sleeve, quietly waiting for Qi Yubai's reaction.

"What do you mean?" Qi Yubai held the box.

"Don't think too much..." Lin Nan's voice was gentle and timid, his eyes were always floating and he didn't dare to look directly at the people around him, "I don't have any special intentions, I just think this ring is very suitable for you .There is still a VIP discount today, if you don’t buy it, you will miss it.”

After saying this, he boldly glanced at Qi Yubai. Seeing that the other person's expression was stiff and he didn't know what he was thinking, he hurriedly added: "And I checked, the ring doesn't have to be worn on the ring finger. It can be worn on the index finger and middle finger, wearing it on the index finger indicates singleness, and wearing it on the middle finger indicates love."

These words were trying to cover up, the air in the room seemed to be sucked away in an instant, and there was no sound at all.

After waiting for a while, Qi Yubai still didn't speak. Lin Nan was sweating with his palms on his knees, and then he said sadly, "Do you not like it?"

He raised his head, intending to take the box back to avoid embarrassing Qi Yubai.But when he held the other end of the box hard, the box didn't move at all.

After a few seconds of stalemate, Qi Yubai finally opened his mouth as if he had had enough of drying him out.

"Which finger do you want me to wear it on?"

The dark clouds above the head were blown away lightly.Lin Nan let go of his hand in astonishment, and stared at the other party with wide eyes, not knowing how to answer for a while.

"Huh? Which one do you want me to wear?" Qi Yubai asked again.

"I..." The two looked at each other, and Lin Nan took a deep breath, "Can I say any one is fine?"

Qi Yubai said calmly: "You say it first, whether you agree or not is up to me."

But Lin Nan didn't dare to say it, he couldn't hear the other party's implication.The man in front of him is the one who can afford to let go, all his emotions are hidden behind his indifferent expression, how can he guess it?

So Lin Nan thought for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"I don't know the size of your fingers. I bought it for you to wear around your neck, which is the fashion now," he said.

Qi Yubai frowned at him, seemed a little disappointed, closed the lid of the box and threw it aside.After waiting for a few seconds, as if feeling that it was not enough to relieve my anger, I took it back and opened the lid again, this time I simply took out the ring.

Lin Nan watched him take out the ring, and watched him put it on his left ring finger, and then heard him say in a very impatient tone, "You're lying again, the size is obviously just right."