gentle reunion

The two jogged along the cement road between the small white buildings.

Xu Zan said: "I slept on your bed last night, did I cause you to sleep on the sofa? I'm sorry."

"fine."

Xu Zan smiled and changed the subject: "Is your cousin a mixed race?"

"Yes, his mother is a foreigner."

"Do you have a good relationship with him?"

"Better than the average acquaintance."

Xu Zan thought, those are very ordinary relatives, it seems that Lan Tianqing is the type who is familiar with him, seeing how enthusiastic he was yesterday, I thought he had a good relationship with Lan Tianran.

"What about Wang Zhang? Are you familiar with him?"

"Well, he is a friend." Lan Tianran said, "He is Wang Ting's uncle, but he is different from Wang Ting. He did not grow up in a big family. His mother is Wang Hao's lover outside."

"Oh." Xu Zan marked Wang Zhang in his mind to distinguish him from other Wang family members, "Do you really think his educational institution project is reliable?"

"Sounds okay." Lan Tianran felt that Wang Zhang edited the project very realistically, but Xu Zan seemed to see the problem, "Is there something wrong?"

"The person next to him is Ying Caijun, a pseudo-expert. He has published books—manuscripts saved for him by others; he has appeared on TV shows—he reads manuscripts written by others; he has also opened several companies—no A success."

"I see, thank you."

In the next two days, there will be more than a dozen forum activities at the convention and exhibition center, where everyone will discuss and exchange topics such as innovation and development, network security, and cultural exchanges.

In the morning, Xu Zan and Lan Tianran separated, Xu Zan went to participate in an Internet event, and Lan Tianran was going to participate in a financial forum.

Lan Tianran found time to meet with Wang Zhang and told him: "There is something wrong with Ying Caijun next to you, he is a fake expert."

Wang Zhang said: "He is not good enough, but he has a good resume and a good reputation. That's enough. I just need a pretense, and I don't need him to have real skills."

Lan Tianran thought for a while and asked, "Are you sure others won't see that he has a problem?"

"He's fine. He's not a low-level liar. He's a cultured expert. He's been seen on TV and on the Internet."

Lan Tianran: "He hasn't really accomplished anything."

"Because he doesn't know how to do business, he is not suitable to be a boss, so he comes to work for me, isn't it normal?"

"How much does he know about the project?" Lan Tianran asked.

Wang Zhang laughed: "He thought I was really working on a huge project."

Lan Tianran was speechless, Xu Zan was worried that they would be deceived, but in fact, on the contrary, they were the ones who were deceiving.

"Anyway, no matter what I do, I will still pay him a high salary, and he will not lose money." Wang Zhang said, "But your cousin is in trouble. If he insists on mixing, what should I do? It must be weird."

"Yeah." Lan Tianran looked out of the window, and there was a photo of Xu Zan on the huge promotional poster on the opposite floor. join too."

Wang Zhang was a little surprised, and then he smiled: "Since you are willing to help cover it up, then the play must be true to life, and no one will suspect it. But after the incident, you will be exposed."

At noon, Lan Tianqing didn't want to eat in the restaurant of the exhibition center, and insisted that Lan Tianran accompany him to visit Jifang Town, so Lan Tianqing went with him.

In the afternoon, everyone participated in different forums, so Xu Zan didn't see Lan Tianran again until dinner.

There was a theatrical performance in the evening, Xu Zan looked through the catalog, there was Kong Xichen on it, and he would sing a song.

"Are you going to see it?" Xu Zan asked Lan Tianran.

Tang Ju replied: "He is not interested in singing performances. This is normal. According to the survey, almost one in every 20 people does not like music. ——For those of us who are engaged in music-related industries, this is really true. Bad news."

"Oh, I'm not interested in this kind of artistic performance." Xu Zan said, but he was thinking in his heart, but last time Lan Tianran said that he had heard Kong Xichen's song...

Xu Zan became alert and felt that Lan Tianran should not be allowed to listen to Kong Xichen sing. He suggested with a smile: "Since we are not interested in performing, let's go to Jifang Town."

Lan Tianran had just been to Jifang Town at noon, but he still agreed to Xu Zan's invitation.

Jifang Town is a typical Jiangnan ancient town, with small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles, and strings of red lanterns. At night, the ancient town is brightly lit, reflected in the flowing river, like many shadowy candles burning under the water.

Xu Zan and Lan Tianran walked along the cobblestone road, looking at it aimlessly, and occasionally walked into a small shop by the side of the road to have a look.

There is a shop that buys paper products, and there are many paper artworks lined up on the shelves.

Lan Tianran went to the shelf and picked up a paper sculpture forest, and folded it in half like closing an open book. As if by magic, the forest disappeared, and unfolded again, and the three-dimensional forest was erected on the paper again.

Xu Zan said: "Three-dimensional card."

Lan Tianran nodded.

Xu Zan once gave him this kind of card, which is very delicate, and when opened, it will build up layers of flowers, like a mountain made of petals.

It was the first time that someone other than the nanny gave him a handmade gift. He was very happy. At that time, he felt that it was really great to know Xu Zan.

Lan Tianran smiled at Xu Zan.

Xu Zan also smiled back.

The two looked at each other, their eyes locked, the air heated up, they seemed to be enchanted, they forgot the surrounding environment and the passing time, and turned into two stone sculptures staring at each other.

The shopkeeper came over: "You..."

Lan Tianran was startled, put down the card in a hurry, and walked out quickly.

Xu Zan chased him out.

The owner was at a loss, what happened?Why do customers get scared away when they make a noise?

The two walked forward sullenly.

After a while, Xu Zan quietly looked at Lan Tianran, and felt that his face seemed to be a little bloody, but his own face was also hot, so he looked around again, and quickly found a new topic: "Natural, you Looking at that store, it seems interesting."

The store that Xu Zan mentioned has a lot of cats, big and small, and of various materials.

Lan Tianran slowed down.

Xu Zan smiled and said, "Go in and have a look?"

After entering the store and walking around, Lan Tianran forgot the embarrassment just now, and was attracted by a group of ceramic kittens.

"I think it can be bought as a gift."

"Who are you going to give it to?" Xu Zan asked.

"Is it all right?" Lan Tianran was not very confident about this "ordinary thing", and asked, "What do you think?"

As long as it is not specially given to a certain person, it will not touch Xu Zan's warning line. He agrees: "I think it's okay too. Small ornaments, everyone can use them."

He picked up a little white cat, which is a fold-eared cat. The round eyes on its round face are looking straight at you, giving people a feeling of cuteness and indifference.

"This one looks like you." Xu Zan handed the little white cat to Lan Tianran.

"Huh?" Lan Tianran took the little white cat, looked left and right, "Where does it look like me?"

"Resemblance?"

"..." Lan Tianran remembered the last time Xu Zan had to say that he looked like an owl.

Xu Zan smiled and said, "Choose one for me."

Lan Tianran chose an orange cat for him.

The fat cat was very proud, wearing a crown, holding its head high, squinting its eyes, looking down at the world.

Xu Zan: "..."

"I saw him at a glance just now." Lan Tianran picked up the orange cat and put it in his palm together with the kitten.

Xu Zan tilted his head and looked at Lan Tianran: "Where do you look like me?"

Lan Tianran imitated him: "It looks similar."

"..."

Xu Zan moved to Lan Tianran's hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the fat cat. After a while, he suddenly said, "Stupid fat cat, tremble and submit before my power!"

Lan Tianran was slightly taken aback, and then smiled, a completely stretched smile.

"So funny?" Xu Zan looked at him and asked in a low voice, as if afraid of alarming something.

Lan Tianran laughed for a while before stopping, and said, "Buy this set."

The two walked out of the shop carrying the gift box.

Lan Tianran said: "When I was a child, there was a very majestic orange cat who would come to play in my yard, and I would feed it with small dried fish."

Xu Zan: "Like feeding me snacks?"

Lan Tianran laughed.

Xu Zan: "What happened after you fed it dried fish?"

"It didn't matter after that." Lan Tianran said, "I remember being caught by my mother when I was playing with it once, and she scolded the nanny, but the nanny didn't listen to her and didn't stop me from playing with the cat in private."

"The nanny is a nice guy."

The nanny is Zhao Hong's mother, and Xu Zan's affection for Zhao Hong has increased a little.

"My mother rarely comes back, so it doesn't matter if the nanny doesn't listen to her, she won't know."

"My mother rarely comes home." Xu Zan said, "As long as I can remember, my father is basically the only one at home."

"My dad seldom comes home." Lan Tianran wasn't comparing himself to Xu Zan, but was seeking truth from facts.

Xu Zan looked around, there was a big tree by the river, it was dark under the tree, there was no light and no one, he pulled Lan Tianran over and hugged him: "Although my father is at home, his role is very limited."

"I'm fine." Lan Tianran said, "It's fine if they don't come back, I don't want them to come back."

Xu Zan: "I know, I have something to do and I need your comfort."

Lan Tianran was about to push Xu Zan away, but upon hearing this, he put his hand on Xu Zan's back and patted it lightly, as if stroking his fur.

"The cat used to let me cuddle him to sleep sometimes," he said.

The cat was so proud that it jumped onto his lap without saying hello, and fell asleep right away.

Very similar to Xu Zan.

In high school, there were a few evenings when Lan Tianran finished his run and was sitting on the edge of the playground to rest. Xu Zan suddenly came over and sat down beside him. After sitting for a while, he got up and left as suddenly as when he came.

Just like that cat, it ran away when it got enough sleep.

Xu Zan yawned deliberately: "Can I let you sleep in my arms?"

Lan Tianran was caught off guard: "..."

When he didn't speak, Xu Zan's heart fluttered: I crossed the line too much.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Xu Zan paved the steps for himself in a joking tone, then let go of Lan Tianran, took a step to the side, and said nonchalantly, "What happened to the cat?"

Lan Tianran looked at his empty hands and said, "I won't come any more from a certain day."

"...Oh." Xu Zan's eyes wandered, and he quickly changed the subject, "There's a snack bar over there, let's try it?"

Lan Tianran: "Okay."

The two walked towards the small shop together, and when they reached the door of the shop, Lan Tianran suddenly said: "You are too big."

"Huh?" Xu Zan was taken aback.

Jifang Town is not big, so the two walked around for a while after eating, and then they finished shopping.

The two returned to the guest center.

When parting, Xu Zan said: "I'll go back to Mingcheng tomorrow morning, how about you?"

"I'll leave after attending the closing ceremony in the afternoon." Lan Tianran was on a business trip, and as long as Hengsheng didn't need him to go back urgently, he would stay until the end.

After returning to the room, Xu Zan handled some company matters on the computer, then took a shower and went to sleep.

But he couldn't sleep, and his thoughts were so noisy that Sleep was so annoyed that he ran away from home.

The air conditioner was turned on a little low, and he pulled the air conditioner next to him, and the quilt was folded into tofu cubes, and the quilt did not fall apart, but kept basically intact and flew over, squatting on his waist and abdomen .

Holding the stack of quilts, Xu Zan suddenly remembered something. Not long after he said "Can I let you sleep in my arms?" Lan Tianran said something.

"You're too big."

— that's what he said.

Like a god, Xu Zan understood what Lan Tianran meant: he was too big to hug him to sleep like a cat.

It's not a denial, it's just a statement of fact.

Lan Tianran didn't mind his crossing the line.

Xu Zan laughed.

The unexplainable depression in my heart disappeared.

Then he couldn't sleep anymore.

The implication of his words is obvious, Lan Tianran should be able to sense his meaning, right?

If you notice it and don't reject it, doesn't that mean...

That night, Xu Zan slept intermittently. Whether he was awake or dreaming, he always had Lan Tianran in his mind.

He was very swollen for a while, thinking that Lan Tianran must have understood what he meant, and then there would be a picture of the two embracing and sleeping on the bed in his dream.

After a while, I doubted myself again, thinking that I was thinking too much, Lan Tianran was pure in thought, never doubted that he had other thoughts at all, and then in the dream, there would be a scene where Lan Tianran was having dinner with others and he was watching from a distance .

Because of jet lag, Lan Tianqing didn't sleep well these days, so much so that she relied on coffee during the day.

Fortunately, today is the last day. After today, I can sleep as I want.

He turned over and got out of bed, boiled water, made himself a cup of coffee, and took the coffee to the balcony to breathe the fresh morning air.

When he sat down on the chair on the balcony, he glanced downstairs and saw a person standing under the tree diagonally opposite.

Who is this?What are you doing standing there early in the morning?

Lan Tianqing looked at the time, it was only 06:30.

He swiped his phone while drinking coffee, and when the coffee was finished, he saw that the person opposite was still there.

He was curious, what exactly does this person want to do?

He decided to observe patiently.

After a while, the man moved—just walked around in a small area, and for a moment his face turned towards Lan Tianqing, and Lan Tianqing recognized him immediately.

Isn't this Xu Zan?

Xu Zan was naturally waiting for Lan Tianran, but it was a pity that Lan Tianran didn't go to the balcony this morning, otherwise Lan Tianran would be able to see him as long as he waved his hand.

He didn't want to make a phone call, what if Lan Tianran was still sleeping?

Besides, he still needs to make some mental preparations.

——He struggled all night, and his thoughts are still very polarized.

For a while, I feel that Lan Tianran must like him too; for a while, I feel that Lan Tianran only has pure friendship in his eyes.

For a while, I feel that the opportunity is too late to miss, and when it is time to make a move, I will take action; for a while, I feel that the time is not ripe enough, and I have to continue to wait patiently.

Thinking of Song Minmin for a while, she must have liked and even still like Lan Tianran, but she didn't tell her, so she would never get it.

After a while, I thought of Kong Xichen again. Lan Tianran, a person who doesn't like music, has actually listened to his songs. The two of them haven't been in touch yet. If they do in the future...

When it was almost seven o'clock, Lan Tianran came down from upstairs, and he saw Xu Zan: "Why are you here?"

Xu Zan smiled and said, "I have something to tell you."

Lan Tianran walked up to him: "Say it."

"I want to tell you that I like you very much." Xu Zan deliberately suppressed his speaking speed, so that he could say this sentence clearly.

Lan was stunned.

Xu Zan's heart turned cold, and he decided to add something like "We will always be friends", but he couldn't bring himself to do so, as if all the strength in his body had been taken away, and he didn't even have the strength to speak. Leave.

Then his chest began to ache, and this inexplicable pain soon spread to his throat, and he felt his throat was swollen, and he couldn't open his throat at all.

Lan Tianran looked at him: "You mean, you like me to be your friend?"

Um?Xu Zan almost thought that he had already said the remedial sentence.

But he reacted quickly!

More importantly, he saw that Lan Tianran's face was obviously bloody.

His heart immediately became active, and the pain in his chest was instantly healed by dopamine. He took a step forward and quickly kissed Lan Tianran's face: "It's not a friend, it's a boyfriend. I like you to be my boyfriend." .”

After kissing him, he backed away a little to observe Lan Tianran's expression.

Lan Tianran was also looking at Xu Zan. He didn't look at Xu Zan. He was in a trance now. The place where Xu Zan kissed his face seemed to be on fire. After this feeling was transmitted to his brain, his brain nerves Yuan controlled his eyes to look at Xu Zan's lips.

Xu Zan licked his lower lip.

Lan Tianran leaned over...

The two kissed, and sparks flew everywhere, instantly burning their sanity to ashes.

Lan Tianqing on the upstairs diagonally opposite: What the fuck?

After a while, Lan Tianqing stuffed the eyeballs out of her sockets back, picked up her phone, and started taking pictures.

Patting and patting, he felt something was wrong. It has been a few minutes, why are those two still kissing? !

Lan Tianran has lost the concept of time, but Xu Zan is slowly regaining consciousness. A car drives from a distance, and the sound of the engine is getting louder. Xu Zan is completely awake. He separates the two, and Lan Tianran seems to be set Following suit, he continued to lean over, and Xu Zan pressed his head on his shoulder.

Cars drive down a nearby aisle.

Xu Zan let go of Lan Tian's hand on Lan Tian's head, Lan Tianran raised his head, his eyes were still a little dazed.

Xu Zan said with a smile: "Let's make it public later, some things need to be resolved first."

Lan Tianran nodded, but judging from his state, he should not have heard anything.

It was past seven o'clock, some early risers went out, and they greeted Xu Zan and Lan Tianran.

Xu Zan greeted them.

Listening to their voices, Lan Tianran finally recovered his sobriety.

After the passers-by left, he asked Xu Zan, "You're going back to Ming City now, right?"

Xu Zan thought to himself, it's okay if you don't go back, let the colleague go back first, he stays and walks with Lan Tianran.

Lan Tianran said, "Then you go back, I'm going for a run."

Xu Zan: "..."

Xu Zan ran around with Lan Tianran, and then decided to go back to Mingcheng with his colleagues as originally planned.

He felt that he would be disgusted by Lan Tianran if he insisted on staying: Xu Zan, it's just a relationship, you are too irrational.

But before parting, he still secretly took Lan Tianran's hand: "Then shall we see you tonight?"

Lan Tianran nodded slightly: "See you at night."