As soon as the weekend passed, Jiang You stepped up his offensive.

Chen Lou was a little unfamiliar with such a thing, so he could only try to learn how to cooperate. He still doesn't know how to grasp the so-called love scale, or that he and Jiang You are not in love, after all, the two have known each other for too short, so short that he is not a little excited, and he is still hesitating in his heart.

Fortunately, Jiang You's demeanor is very good, and although the invitations are frequent, they are not to the point of embarrassment. After Chen Lou got used to it for a few days, he gradually relaxed. They have gone out to eat a few times, and you have come and gone to spend the same. I also went to the park together and pressed the road a few times, and finally had dinner with Jiang You's friends.

At that dinner, Chen Lou met Jiang You's ex-boyfriend, who was knowledgeable and cheerful, and was indeed very good. And the other few people who got together are also Jiang You's college classmates, and now they are working hard in their respective industries, either single or dragging their families, and the topics are very broad, from virtual technology to world politics, and then talk about the special snacks of C City. Chen Lou occasionally participated, somewhat alienated, but not embarrassed.

A meal can be regarded as a pleasure for both guests and hosts. It's just that Jiang You can't drink when he drives over, and his friends don't come at him, they only hold a small wine cup and rush to Chen Lou to coax the seedlings. Although Chen Lou was able to shirk it, he didn't want Jiang You to look bad on his face, so he took a few sips, and didn't feel it when he ate, and when everyone dispersed, he felt a little dizzy.

Jiang You was surprised by his shallow amount of alcohol, and saw that he was so sane and had no problem talking, so he hurriedly took the car over.

It was a little weird that it was dark this day, and the clouds were heavy and heavy, Chen Lou didn't care about it at first, but as soon as he got into the car, he heard a thunderous clatter and explode overhead, and then the bean-sized raindrops crackled and smashed down.

His wine suddenly woke up.

Jiang You's voice sounded at the right time, and he asked him with some worry, "Are you okay?" ”

Chen Lou was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at him and shook his head.

Jiang You said: "I didn't know that you drank like this, I knew that I should have stopped a few of them and didn't let you get drunk." ”

In fact, although those friends were coaxing, their attitudes were exceptionally good, and they only took a small sip every time, and did not force Chen Lou.

Chen Lou shook his head, lowered his eyes and said, "I should drink this wine." ”

Jiang You didn't speak.

Chen Lou said: "You introduced a friend to me, although the introduction is polite, but the demeanor and action are very protective for me." They were all clear-minded, and they must have understood our relationship from the beginning. When he said this, he remembered a joke from Jiang You's ex-boyfriend during the banquet, and asked with a sideways face: "Didn't you rarely introduce new friends to them before?" ”

“…… Tonight is the first time," Jiang You smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "I tried to talk about two before, but as soon as I got to know each other, I felt that it was not appropriate, so I didn't confirm the relationship, and I didn't introduce it to my friends." ”

Chen Lou nodded and sighed lightly, "...... So, I had to drink tonight. You have given me enough respect, and I naturally have to know how to protect your face. "The two of them should at least pay attention to fairness and equality when they get along, Jiang You has no reason to put him first in everything, and it is a basic criterion to have contacts and contacts.

Even in other words, it was true that Jiang You was distressed and regretted when he saw that he was uncomfortable after drinking, but on the occasion at that time, he saw that Chen Lou didn't like to drink but smiled and held on, and the joy in his heart was also true.

The adult world is not too complicated, but after a deep dissection, it is inevitably unromantic.

Jiang You's face paused slightly, and after a few seconds, he asked, "That's it?" ”

Chen Lou knew what he was asking, just as Jiang You would still make him look forward to the wine although it was unrealistic, Jiang You didn't want him to block the wine because of "responsibility" rather than emotional impulse.

Chen Lou thought about it, pressed the corner of his forehead for a long time, and said truthfully: "...... Indeed, I hesitate. Although he didn't know what Jiang You's conditions were, what else could he hesitate about.

In fact, he tried to say the sentence "I do" more than once, and even on the night of Jiang You's confession, he stood alone in front of the dressing mirror in the hotel, practicing several times with great difficulty and unfamiliarity. The lights in the hotel were dim, and in the U-shaped cloakroom, Chen Lou looked at himself in the mirror, his expression was stiff, and he saw that his figure seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the corridor on one side was dimly lit, and half of his body was not in it, like a lonely ghost.

The sudden fear caused him to stagger twice and escape from the cloakroom, and quickly turned on all the lights in the room. The feeling of fear quickly dissipated, but what followed was an indescribable loneliness.

Whether he admits it or not, the past he had forgotten and his once paranoid and crazy self made it difficult for him to start a new relationship so happily. From this point of view, in his dealings with Jiang You, he often can't escape self-blame.

The day before Mr. Gao was admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy, Jiang You asked him again and asked him if it was convenient to help Mr. Gao look at the room together. They hadn't been in touch for three days after the dinner that night, Chen Lou hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed. He carefully selected a casual outfit to make himself look much more gentle, and pulled out a pen from the drawer that had been packaged before, and hurried out the door this time.

Jiang You had introduced his work before, but Chen Lou didn't care too much about it at the time, only knowing that in addition to investing in a company, he was mainly managing a charitable foundation. Chen Lou's impression of charity is that he does not charge money for nothing, so he has always thought that Jiang You is at most a middle income, and even at the beginning, he was worried that the cost of chemotherapy in the later stage of Mr. Gao would be insufficient, so he kept a part of the emergency fund.

It wasn't until today that Jiang You drove the car straight to the entrance of an elevator bungalow, and he didn't know how naïve his previous thoughts were.

When Jiang You was studying abroad, he had already co-founded an e-commerce project. In his words, the income at that time was not less than now, the hourly wage was amazingly high, and every day it felt like money was not money. He also sent money to his family in the past two years, but Mr. Gao did not believe in the sugar-coated shells of capitalist society, and was always afraid that he would learn badly outside for money, so he repeatedly returned the money to him.

The idea of changing the house this time has been there for a long time, but in the past two years, he has been busy with work, and there is no real estate suitable for the second elder to live in, so this matter has been delayed until now.

The greening of the elevator house is very good, all vehicles are shunted to the ground, and even the non-motorized lanes on the ground are separated separately, and the pedestrian road does not interfere with each other, and the green plants and flower clusters in the community have also survived, and there are small swings and small recliners in three or five steps, or simple fitness equipment. Even if Chen Lou has no intention of buying a house, he can't help but be moved when he sees this community.

Jiang You likes a duplex, the floor and lighting are very suitable for the two old people, but the space is too wide, four bedrooms and two living rooms, and the living room is large enough to run horses. Jiang You thought it was good, and went to ask Chen Lou's opinion again. As an outsider, Chen Lou naturally didn't want to say more, but he was a little surprised: "If Teacher Gao and his wife live together, don't you feel empty?" ”

Jiang You was looking at the various documents handed over by the real estate consultant, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and waited for the others to leave before he came over, took Chen Lou's hand and said, "Who said it was the two of them, it was the four of us." ”

The sunlight spilled in unrestrainedly, blurring circles of light on Jiang You's eyebrows, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and he couldn't hide his smugness: "There are two bedrooms, one large and one small, upstairs and downstairs, and it's just right for our family." Of course, you can rest assured, the ceiling height here is five meters eight, and the sound insulation of the compartment is quite good, so you don't have to worry about privacy. ”

Chen Lou was stunned when he heard this, but his heartbeat jumped a few times because of the phrase "family", and his hand moved, but he never pulled back.

The pen in his pocket was not delivered in the end, and after Jiang You took him to see the house, he went to a small theater to watch a movie. This small theater features more than a dozen private rooms for couples, and in addition to the latest hits, there are many other old films to choose from. When they came, they happened to see a young couple go in, hugging and hugging very intimately, almost full of hormonal flavor.

Chen Lou regretted it a little, but Jiang You held him and didn't let go, turned his head and saw that he was unnatural, and smiled comfortingly.

Chen Lou was still a little difficult to accept, and after half a day, he mustered up the courage to say: "That...... Why don't you forget it? I think it's a bit stuffy here. ”

"There's an air conditioner inside," Jiang You said with a smile, and went straight to the front of the various unedited blockbusters, and flipped to the back: "What's more, didn't you say it last time, I want to see the original English version of this." ”

His hand clicked on the animation column, Chen Lou glanced at it, and saw a fierce tiger in the middle of the picture, with "Life of Pi" written on it.

The fantasy drifting of Pi is indeed a fantasy blockbuster worth watching. Chen Lou had read the original book, but he only glanced at it a few times. When the film was released in China, he was busy reading literature and writing papers between his laboratory and dormitory. I didn't have the time to go and see it a few times.

He didn't expect Jiang You to remember what he said - if he had the opportunity, he would like to make up for the few blockbusters he missed before. Of course, he didn't expect Jiang You to choose this film, because apart from the metaphor and deep meaning of the film itself, Chen Lou was almost shocked by one of the lines.

The gist of that line is, "Even if you have to learn to let go of life constantly, the saddest thing is that you don't have a good goodbye." It's just that what shocked Chen Lou was not the original sentence of this, but related to this sentence, another passage in the original book - Pi said: "I hate that my nickname is an endless decimal point." Putting everything to a proper end is a major event in life, and only then can you let go, otherwise you will always have what you should have said but did not say, and your heart will be full of regret. ”

Endless fear and loneliness became like substance in this instant, intermittent memories, entanglements between past and present lives, and unfulfilled wishes on the Three Clearings...... Chen Lou finally understood at that moment that he was not incompetent in love, but before starting over, he always owed his "past self" a solemn goodbye.