Away from the brightly lit sailboat, Duan Whale led Lin Youqing to the edge of the mangrove forest.

At low tide, the moonlight shines on the lush trees. The waves lingered in the distance, and the soft sand made a soft noise beneath your feet, but the surroundings seemed to be very quiet.

At first, neither of them spoke, and after walking more than ten meters into the woods, Duan Whale couldn't help but raise his head to look at the moon overhead.

"It's a bit like a school grove."

There were many nights when he would walk down the grove and return to the office to pack his things after his class. As the representative of the class, Lin Youqing often walks silently aside with a homework book or a real instrument.

Just like it is now.

Duan Whale quietly turned his head. He saw that Lin Youqing was also looking up at the distant sky, and the moonlight was shining on the handsome and gentle side face, like a beautiful young man in an ancient Greek sculpture.

He looked at it, and suddenly felt a tightness in his throat, and coughed a few times unnaturally. Lin Youqing, who heard the coughing sound, came back to his senses and looked back at Duan Whale with a little dazedness.

The two of them looked at each other wordlessly for a few seconds, but Duan Whale spoke again.

"Remember, yesterday I asked you to talk about something, but it was delayed."

"Yes." Lin Youqing nodded, "You said it was something very important to you. I thought you were still hesitating......"

"I won't hesitate any longer."

Duan Whale suddenly stopped, turned around and looked directly into Lin Youqing's eyes.

"Six years ago, September 17th, what do you remember the day?"

Lin Youqing was slightly stunned: "I was a senior that year. May be ...... September 17. ”

"That morning, you had just had a haircut at the barbershop outside the north entrance of the school, wearing a white shirt and light blue trousers and white casual shoes. He also held a bouquet of roses bought from a small vegetable market on West Street. ”

Hearing this, Lin Youqing immediately reacted.

In his four years of college, he only stupidly bought flowers once. And the bouquet of flowers did not reach the person who wanted to send it.

He suddenly didn't dare to look at Duan Whale directly, his heart was hot and cold, and he couldn't say anything.

"How do you know ......"

"Not only do I know what you were wearing that day, but I also know that you hid the flowers in a paper bag, walked from the grove to the front of the office building, hesitated at the door for five minutes, and walked in."

Duan Whale took a deep breath and said the memory that had been buried in his heart for six years: "Because that day, I have been watching you in the office. ”

Lin Youqing's expression was distorted because it was too complicated.

"So...... You know, I've been to your office door? ”

"It's because I know you're there, so I called Su He over and confessed to him on the spot."

“……”

Lin Youqing didn't speak, and a thought was slowly becoming clear in his heart. But he is still walking on thin ice, lest there is a 1 in 10,000 chance that he will fall into a deeper and darker hell.

I only heard Duan Whale continue: "Do you remember what I mentioned the night I first arrived on the island?" At that time, my ex-wife's parents often came to the school to make trouble, and threatened to sue my ** to the school and the parents of the students...... At that time, quitting my job and leaving school was almost my only option. ”

It was obviously six years ago, and Duan Whale's voice still sounded a little heavy.

"Facts have proved that the choice to leave school to start a business is the right one, but I was not very sure at that time, and I always felt that every step was like walking on thin ice. And I have always believed that people can control their own destiny, but they have no right to squander other people's lives. ”

Speaking of this, he took a deep breath and looked at Lin Youqing.

"In my eyes, you are a precious being that I will not allow to squander. I only allow myself to make you more mature, more successful, and luckier, but I can't bear to suffer with me, and I don't want you to suffer from family like I do. Throughout, these thoughts have never changed. You...... Can you understand my feelings? ”

Under the moonlight, Lin Youqing's eyes became brighter little by little.

"But now, I'm still standing with you."

He replied softly, but with great clarity: "Man can control his own destiny, and this is my own choice." You taught me this, Mr. Duan. ”

"I'm sorry, but I really don't want to be your teacher anymore."

Duan Whale lowered his head and stared into Lin Youqing's eyes, and reached out to touch his cheek: "Youqing, please call me by my name." ”

This is not the first time Duan Whale has done this. However, only this time, Lin Youqing also raised his hand and covered Duan Whale's hand.

"Duan Whale."

Duan Whale quickly responded, he lowered his head and kissed the lips that called his name hard.

This first kiss, which had been absent for several years, was so familiar that it seemed to be repeated thousands of times in a dream.

The wildfire-like heat spread rapidly from the lips and teeth of the two of them, almost melting the two into one in an instant. In the moonlight, they were entangled with each other like two people, and like two trees clinging to each other.

The midnight dark tide had risen, and the water was rapidly flooding their insteps. But they didn't realize it, they just clinged to each other tightly, and exchanged kisses one after another. Until Lin Youqing could no longer bear the overwhelming joy and satisfaction, his knees weakened, and he fell into the sea water with Duan Whale, who was hugging him tightly.

Moist, white foam and salty waters poured in from all directions, sliding onto their thighs and chests. Teasing, tempting, and instigating something to happen.

But at this moment of confusion, Lin Youqing finally reluctantly came back to his senses.

“…… The tide is high and the sea will soon flood here. ”

He leaned back and gently pushed away Duan Whale, who had been half-pressed on him at some point: "And if you don't go back, I'm afraid they will come over." ”

According to Su He's temper, it is really possible to do such an appalling thing. Although Duan Whale was a little unwilling, he could only reluctantly agree to this decision.

"Anyway, we're going to be here for a long time."

He gently pinched Lin Youqing's earlobe and smiled lightly: "When the time comes, don't underestimate the energy and skills of middle-aged men." ”

Lin Youqing stiffened, and he couldn't tell whether he was red or not in the moonlight, but he quickly changed the topic.

"Then did you and Su He have any ...... before?"

"I haven't had a substantive relationship with Su He." Duan Whale shook his head, "But to be honest, there was indeed a time when I thought that my feelings for him were love - you can also see that he is so good-looking, his personality is outstanding, and there is never a shortage of suitors around him." When he found out about my sexuality and took the initiative to talk to me, I mistakenly thought that my affection for him was love. ”

Lin Youqing thought for a while and asked as calmly as possible: "So the confession I saw that day is indeed true?" ”

"I'm afraid there is no way to explain that incident with truth and falsehood."

Duan Whale hugged Lin Youqing and sighed.

"I did have the idea of living with Su He. But it's not because of love, if you have to describe it, it's barely to comfort each other. Don't look at Su He so flamboyant on the surface, but when I first met him, something had just happened to his family. For years, he would call and harass me in the middle of the night, saying that he had nightmares about the bodies of his parents being found, and he saw ......"

Feeling Lin Youqing's shoulders in his arms tremble slightly, Duan Whale immediately changed the topic.

"I asked Su He why you didn't harass others, and you knew that you came to harass me. Guess what he said? He said that negative energy naturally attracts negative energy, and a rotten pot with a rotten lid, if one day my rotten pot is repaired, he will never come to me for trouble. ”

Hearing this, Lin Youqing finally let out a chuckle: "...... So are you okay now? ”

"Okay, you've fixed it." Speaking of this, Duan Whale kissed Youqing's forehead again: "So you are responsible for me." ”

As he spoke, the tide rose a lot. The sea breeze also tightened for a while. The two lingered a little longer, and then returned to the dock and boarded the sailboat.

It's strange to say that the few people who just called their friends and said they were going to play cards actually fell asleep at the moment. The cabin was dark, except for a small porch lamp above the steps.

Duan Whale and Lin Youqing hurriedly changed their clothes in the dark, and walked lightly into the stern bedroom to prepare for sleep, but when they touched the bed, their son was gone.

Lin Youqing turned on the flashlight, only to find that the bed was not completely empty, just in the center was a tissue box, a bottle of skin oil, and a string of shiny silver squares.

Duan Whale stretched out his hand and lifted ten connected condoms.

Lin Youqing's face became red as soon as he brushed it, but fortunately, the light was dim and he couldn't see it.

"These guys ......"

Duan Whale maintained a posture of holding a condom and said softly, "Several." ”

Lin Youqing was about to stammer: "What, what?" ”

"This," Duan Whale shook the strip in his hand, "use a few." ”

Lin Youqing's legs were weak, and he reluctantly pretended to be calm and sat on the bed.

"This is Haichen's ship, I don't think it's good......" At this point, he lowered his voice again, "I'll wait until I go ashore later." ”

Duan Whale naturally did not object. The two of them changed their clothes in the darkness and lay down on the bed, one left and one right.

Originally, there was a Duan Xingze between them, and it didn't feel too ambiguous. However, now that his son has been taken away by the guy he doesn't know, the space that has suddenly become larger is a little unsettling.

Lin Youqing was still able to follow the rules, but Duan Whale began to be upset again.

Little by little, he reached for his hands, silently slid over the smooth sheets, stretched his fingers along the slight sinking of the mattress, and got under the blanket that Lin Youqing was wrapping in.

In the dimness, the undulation of the blanket is almost imperceptible. But the sound of breathing in the silence is indeed slowly getting heavier.

Just when Duan Whale felt that he could almost stretch out his other hand to touch the "equipment" just now, he heard Lin Youqing complain in a low voice.

“…… Didn't you say that it would be in the future? ”

With a little reluctance and regret, the ups and downs of the blanket came to an abrupt end.

The next thing that came was the sound of the mattress rising and falling.

"You go to bed first, I'll go for a walk."

The former president of GX New Energy Co., Ltd., a middle-aged handsome uncle who has no energy and skills today, grabbed a few tissues and quietly opened the door and walked out.

The night, for some, may be a bit long.