Under the moonlit night full of stars, soothing music and pure female voices flow in the red sports car, driving steadily on the road.

Zhan smiled and closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair, and did not move for a long time.

Jiang Yucheng carefully held the steering wheel and turned his eyes to look at her, looking at her like a person in the back seat, thinking that she was asleep. He slowly parked the car to the side of the road, turned around and took a thin blanket from Yinzhen's side, which was about to cover her, and smiled with his eyes closed and sighed softly, "Concentrate on driving your car, I didn't sleep." ”

Jiang Yucheng approached her to observe carefully, and saw that she actually hummed softly along with the music, shook her head and smiled, still covering her lap with a blanket, and pulled the seat belt next to her face to fasten it carefully. When he started the car, he saw Yinzhen with a gloomy face in the rearview mirror, his palm flat on his lap was clenched into a fist, staring at his hand.

He knew that this man was angry, and he was also on the happiest day today.

No matter what happened between the two of them, such an unhappy smile was something Jiang Yucheng had never seen before. He didn't allow, didn't allow the girl he was carefully guarding to be hurt by anyone, even if the man in front of him looked even more unhappy than her, and even had deep affection.

The car arrived at the bar on time, and many people were already standing in front of the door, gathering in groups of three or five.

Jiang Yucheng stood by the car door gentlemanly and held up his smiling hand, and the waiting classmates, relatives and friends were already around screaming.

Yin Zhen stared at his hands coldly, his ears were full of their noisy jokes, he looked at the black license plate on a white background hanging on the back of the car - Jing XYZ1111, and frowned at the smile that seemed to be laughing next to Jiang Yucheng.

He'd seen her in the online game called Age of Empires, and her name was XYZ, which she said was an acronym for her name. Now, he knows that her birthday is November 11.

This boy with ulterior motives made a personalized license plate for this new car with her name and birthday.

In the eyes of those friends, this brand-new birthday gift is clearly Jiang Yucheng's gift to show his smile.

Yin Zhen understands everything, he believes that Zhan Xiaoyi also understands, but is her appearance happy?

He suddenly regretted following them to this pointless party, and even regretted why he had let her come here. No matter how old she is now, whether she belongs to him or not, he doesn't want any man to be involved with her, not any of them.

The bar is Jiang Xiancheng's, and it is closed for one day to celebrate his brother's birthday, and all the drinks and delicacies are served free of charge.

Everyone in the bar seemed to know each other, greeted each other warmly, laughed, and drank. Even Yin Zhen thinks that he doesn't have any friends, and he knows every single one of them.

Yin Zhen sat on the sofa in the corner and watched them go to toast to the birthday star. And Zhan smiled, always standing beside him, smiling.

Lu Jinyu brought Jiang Xiancheng to greet him, and before he could respond, he had already sat on the sofa next to him as the master, and the empty wine glass in front of him was full of wine.

"Welcome, Mrs. didn't come along? It's a pity, otherwise I would have introduced my wife to her, and I'm sure they would have something to talk to." Lu Jinyu's wine glass touched the one on the table in a noisy environment, patted the person sitting next to him and introduced with a smile, "Jiang Xiancheng, Yucheng's brother, is also my brother." Busy at the bar was his wife, the proprietress of the bar, and my woman next to her. You don't have to say anything you want to drink, just tell them. ”

Yin Zhen looked at him casually with half-closed eyes, nodded and didn't speak, didn't move the glass of wine, and looked at Jiang Xiancheng, who looked very similar to Jiang Yucheng.

"Xiancheng, this is Teacher Ai, my new colleague, who works in the calligraphy and painting group of our alma mater. According to Chen Damei, his calligraphy and painting attainments are very high, and if his younger siblings have any questions, they can ask him directly. ”

After Lu Jinyu finished introducing it not very seriously, Jiang Xiancheng picked up his wine glass and signaled to Yinzhen, raised his head to drink, and smiled more gently and elegantly than Jiang Yucheng, very sincere, "Love teacher, look up for a long time." It's my brother's birthday, and most of the people who come here are children who haven't grown up, so I'm really embarrassed to quarrel a little. ”

"No. Yin Zhen listened to his words, but her eyes looked at Zhan Xiao, who was constantly being toasted, and Jiang Yucheng, who was standing beside her and looking down at her and laughing, stretched out his hand to the wine glass was a little unsteady.

Lu Jinyu leaned back on the sofa, her feet folded on the table, and said while shaking her wine glass: "Don't worry about that girl, she hasn't been weaned yet, she has been held by my grandfather and fed and drunk, everyone in this room has drunk and lie down, and she is fine." And there is Yucheng watching, don't be afraid, love the teacher just have fun with himself. ”

Yin Zhen looked at his feet dangling on the table, lowered his eyes and stared at the wine glass in his hand. The wine he drank was different from all the other he had drunk before, so bitter that his throat burned to his heart, as if it were about to start a fire there.

Once, at every banquet in the house, she stood beside him as the hostess...... Today, it's a different story.

He drank the liquor from his glass violently, cold, but he couldn't suppress the burning and burning pain in his heart.

He knew what Lu Jinyu meant, and even understood why he was pulling his brother here, but he didn't understand that he had already hidden far enough, and what else they wanted to do. He didn't stop their younger brother from getting close to him, and even if he wasn't happy in his heart, he still held back, they ...... What do you want him to do!

Jiang Xiancheng, like Yinzhen, rarely spoke, the only quiet corner in the bar, the three big men did not push the glass and change the glass, and each drank their own wine. Only Lu Jinyu kept talking, as if she wanted to recite the family tree to Yinzhen, and the relationship between the Zhan family and the Jiang family was all unknown.

Regarding her and Xiaoyan's past, Yinzhen only knew a little about her and Xiaoyan's brief description of Kangxi back then. At this time, from Lu Jinyu's words, he heard it more clearly.

Her father was a soldier, a subordinate of Jiang Yucheng's general's grandfather, who died in a military accident. The Jiang family intended to set up a baby kiss for Zhan Xiaoyi, who was less than five years old, and her little grandson, who had just returned to China to live, but her mother refused, and left the military compound with a son and a daughter and lived in that small courtyard.

Three years ago, her mother died of illness, and Zhan Xiaoyan still refused the help of the Jiang family, lived alone with her sister, and gave up the military academy for two years to work hard to earn money to take care of her. It wasn't until she was admitted to university that he accepted Grandpa Jiang's arrangement, and according to his preferences and long-suppressed wishes, he joined a certain department of the Air Force and was sent abroad to study for further study.

Even so, the two families are still very close, everyone knows that Jiang Yucheng likes to show smiles, and everyone believes that one thing is that show smiles will eventually become the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family.

Yin Zhen squinted at the wine glass in his hand, not knowing how much he drank. He knew that Lu Jinyu wasn't lying to him, even if he kept laughing and looked indecent.

"We should be about the same age, or how many years older than me. Lu Jinyu looked at the silent Yinzhen through the brown liquid in the wine glass, smiled and said seriously: "Don't be afraid, I will also follow them to call uncle." It is natural for elders to care about children, but the children have grown up. Yu Cheng really likes to smile, and no one cares more than him. From childhood to adulthood, in order to wait for her, he studied at night than children of the same age, Xiaoyi skipped a grade in order to save Xiaoyan's tuition, and in order to accompany her, he skipped a grade together, and even in order to be with her, he gave up his desire to study law with her, and Xiaoyi also knew that he didn't like law at all. Not all boys can give so much for her, at least, I can't do it, I can't do it for my wife, she has always held me. However, Yucheng can, and willingly. ”

His words made Yinzhen, who had barely moved all night, even more silent, but the turmoil in his heart was so dark that he couldn't help but face it.

Such a teenage playmate,A real childhood sweetheart.。

The bustle around the bar broke their silence, and the cries almost topped the roof.

All the lights went out in an instant, leaving only a warm yellow light to illuminate the performance table next to the bar, shining on the petite figure sitting on the stool with a guitar in his arms.

Everyone laughed and teased her if she could play the guitar, she only shook her head and smiled and whispered a few words to the lead singer of the band standing nearby, and plucked the strings to make a slow trill, and the bar suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Yucheng stood under the stage with his hands in his trouser pockets, looking at her with a gentle smile, listening to her quiet words with some memories and shallow sadness.

"On this special day, sing a song for my most special friend. I still remember when you followed your parents across the ocean to the compound twelve years ago, and you were often laughed at by me because you couldn't even speak a complete sentence of Chinese. When I laughed so badly, I would run to the open space of the big playground alone and sit all day...... Yucheng, it's been twelve years, we have known each other for too long, too familiar, just like an indispensable family member in life. Thank you for being my friend, thank you for being tolerant and caring for me for so many years, perhaps, the lyrics I sang are not satisfactory, but what I want to sing the most now...... Happy birthday to you. ”

After Zhan finished speaking with a faint smile, he took the wine glass handed by the lead singer and raised it to Jiang Yucheng, raised his head and drank it all. The water that flashed in her eyes was brightened by the spotlight.

Yin Zhen clenched the glass in his hand, the ice cubes inside shook slightly, and the brown liquor hit the crystal clear glass, cooling his palm.

An English song came out of her mouth and echoed throughout the bar. Everyone looked at her with interest, except for Jiang Yucheng who was standing in front of her, Yinzhen who was sitting in the corner, and Lu Jinyu who was next to him with narrow eyes.

Jiang Yucheng watched her sit there quietly, plucking the strings with her fingertips to play the simplest melody. Her song amazed him, because of the words in it, and because of the sadness and confusion that she rarely appeared.

The originally brisk tune actually made her sing the distressed struggles of a little woman. The tears that blinked in her eyes, as if they were about to drip at any moment, made him clench the hand in his trouser pocket.

He knew that everyone would not understand her feelings, and in the eyes of others, such a smile may have become weak and sentimental because of the emotion of twelve years of friendship, but he understood that no!

The singing gradually faded and stopped abruptly at the moment when the piano ended. It's like a string that was suddenly held down by her palm, leaving no afterword.

The silence in the bar lasted for several seconds, and applause rang out.

Jiang Yucheng suddenly stepped onto the stage, his face was gone, he took the guitar in her hand and swiped his fingers, and everyone in the audience quieted down, watching him turn the microphone to him and stand next to the stool where Zhan smiled and sat down.

Everyone waited quietly, but his voice was never heard.

Jiang Yucheng's smile was warm and real, and he saw Zhan's smiling eyes full of water.

Silence, eye to eye.

Under the spotlight, inside the bar, quiet.

People with stories are crazy in their hearts, and the waves are hidden under the black silence.

Tears, the moment they fell into their eyes, Zhan smiled and quickly turned his head.

Jiang Yucheng tacitly took half a step in understanding, hiding her in the dark shadows behind her.