CFL 56

The air seemed to solidify for a moment as Jiang Yufeng placed Wen Ci’s clothes on, zipped them up to the chin, and finally covered him with a hood.

At the alley entrance bathed in moonlight, the faint, cold white glow refracted on the two of them, dimly bright.

Wen Ci’s eyes were like the spring water at a winter well, cool and transparent like a crystal ball, and at this moment, he put on an extremely pitiful look.

It made one’s heart melt.

Jiang Yufeng promptly admitted his mistake: “I’m sorry, it’s my fault.”

Hearing his straightforward apology, Wen Ci felt embarrassed to hold a grudge: “You can’t do this next time. In winter, with more clothes on, it’s not obvious, but in summer, you can’t.”

Jiang Yufeng’s eyes slightly lifted at the corners: “Why are you so easy to coax?”

“Ah…” Wen Ci was Not convinced, “I’m not… I’m not the kind of boyfriend who makes a fuss without reason.”

A long shadow fell between Wen Ci and Jiang Yufeng on the ground, and they both turned their heads to look. Ding Suiran stood at the entrance of the alley, looking at them with an expression that seemed to shatter their worldview.

Before they could speak, Ding Suiran turned around and ran away directly.

Wen Ci was puzzled: “What’s wrong with him? He seems very shocked.”

“I don’t know.”

Wen Ci: “Aren’t you classmates with him? He looked really devastated just now. Oh, poor guy.”

Jiang Yufeng glanced at him. The person who was more pitiful just now almost cried, and now he was talking about others being pitiful.

“Classmates with bad relations, in high school he and I were the troublemakers in the class, but he couldn’t beat me.”

Wen Ci walked out with him, slightly frowning: “I really can’t see that you were so naughty in high school, or even a troublemaker. Are you also pretending in front of me! That’s so scary.”

Jiang Yufeng leisurely played with his fingers, smiling and saying: “How could I, in front of you I’m almost naked.”

Sometimes Wen Ci really can’t stand him. His mind wandered a bit, maybe Jiang Yufeng was violent and flirtatious in high school, Ding Suiran couldn’t bear to see it and then beat him up, but he couldn’t beat him…

No, no, how can you think of your boyfriend like this.

Xiaoyu is the best person in the world.

Wen Ci comforted himself, the tense cheeks slightly relaxed the muscles, and suddenly felt a slightly heavy cover on the top of the head, Wen Ci slightly raised his head to look.

“I’m telling the truth, there are no secrets in front of you, just some past events, if told orally, you just listen to it as a story.”

Jiang Yufeng walked and suddenly stopped, “My birthday is in two days, on the sixth day of the first lunar month.”

Wen Ci stopped following, staring at him, barely breathing out a breath, feeling so clearly Jiang Yufeng’s bare, straightforward confession at this moment.

Wen Ci suddenly laughed, linking his arm: “I’m so energetic now, let’s go, let’s go, I’ll go pick a gift for you.”

Jiang Yufeng pushed his back, pulling him into the car: “Don’t make trouble, go home and rest.”

Jiang Yufeng’s personality is known here for being eccentric, reclusive, with few friends, the most contacted are Yun Anhe and Mei Xinyuan, Cheng He used to live here, but later moved, and contacted less in those three years of high school, didn’t expect to be together again in college.

He sent messages to Zhao Shuran and Jiang Yufeng, saying that he would come to visit on the sixth day.

So birthdays are generally just a few of them buying a cake, buying a few gifts, and just casually passing by.

But this time Xin Jingqi and the others are here, Zhao Shuran thinks it’s not so casual, so she came up with a plan, she thinks that eating barbecue with beer in the cold winter is the most refreshing.

Jiang Yufeng did not participate in this, he did not express his own opinion, for Zhao Shuran’s idea of eating barbecue but must use his birthday as a pretext to plan, he also did not care.

He just reminded a sentence, “Can’t drink beer.”

Zhao Shuran: “…”

The weeds on the side of the courtyard are very short, looking bare and ugly, with a pile of firewood next to it, Jiang Yufeng is taking care of the potted green plants, which he used to buy a lot at the flower street, now half of them are dead, Jiang Yufeng uses fake potted plants to replace, saying that it looks less empty.

As for why the fake ones also need to be watered, that involves Jiang Yufeng’s nonsense about the sense of ritual.

After Zhao Shuran finished her plan, she asked: “Why isn’t the baby with you today?”

Since their relationship was made public in the family, these two people were inseparable like sugar-coated beans.

Jiang Yufeng: “I don’t know, he went out early in the morning.”

Zhao Shuran: “I guess he went out to buy gifts for you. Look at you, the consequence of not being talkative, oh, I used to think that with your personality, you would probably end up alone for life, and even planned the distribution of your property after death. You should cherish it, only the baby in this world will not despise you, do you know, African buffalo.”

Jiang Yufeng raised his eyebrows and changed the subject: “What property, is our family so rich?”

“Of course, even mosquito meat is meat, wait for the administrative building to start work in a few days, I’ll transfer the household registration of the house to you.”

Jiang Yufeng put down the sprinkler, not expecting her to be serious: “This is left to you by grandfather.”

“So I’m leaving it to you now.”

“Okay, thank you mom.” Jiang Yufeng was not polite, nor was he sentimental, he should take it.

After watering, Jiang Yufeng put away the sprinkler: “I’m going out to find Wen Ci.”

“Don’t wander too late, someone will come to the house tomorrow, Yun Anhe and the others will come, they have prepared birthday gifts for you.”

“I know.”

Jiang Yufeng was not looking forward to their gifts, anyway, they would not be good things.

The streets on the fifth day were crowded with people, not to mention that this was a key tourist scenic spot, the more people, the better, Wen Ci walked to a studio with antique decoration according to the navigation, knocked on the door and went in to take a look at the pocket watch, ring, and other items with complicated design outside, which had the flavor of Western European art.

Especially this pocket watch, with a chain on the side, looks very classical.

Quite expensive.

After all, it is a handicraft.

But Jiang Yufeng’s interests and hobbies are in this aspect, and Wen Ci has no experience in giving gifts for the first time, so he can only choose according to what Jiang Yufeng likes.

An old lady wearing glasses walked out from the inner door: “You can take a look at your leisure.”

Wen Ci smiled and looked up: “Okay.”

The old lady stared at him: “You are really handsome, are you a high school student?”

“University student.”

“For students, the price here is a bit high. If you like it, I will give you a discount.” The old lady spoke slowly, her steps were slow but steady, “I give discounts to people who have a good eye.”

“Really, I’m buying it for my boyfriend.”

“It can be seen that you like your boyfriend very much. Many people in my shop take things to give gifts and as souvenirs.”

“He should like this pocket watch.” Wen Ci also took a fancy to it at first sight, but the price is indeed beyond his budget. If he wants to buy it, he may really have to save some money next semester, or… find a part-time job.

“This is my work a few years ago.” The old lady introduced to him, “But the style is relatively old. Will your boyfriend like it? I also set a high price because my works in these years are getting less and less.”

“He likes to do handicrafts and also likes to collect things.” Although Wen Ci has not seen Jiang Yufeng’s room, he can imagine what it looks like, all are Jiang Yufeng’s works.

The old lady laughed: “Since that’s the case, I’ll give you a 60% discount. If your boyfriend doesn’t like it, I’ll refund the full amount.”

Wen Ci’s excitement was written all over his face as he exclaimed, “Thank you, Grandma!”

The old lady packaged while chatting: “I’m the only one in this shop, and it may not be open for long. There used to be a boy who sneaked into the shop to learn, and I drove him out. Then he lay on the window, showing a pair of eyes, to scare me.”

“So bad.”

“Not too bad, just at that time his father had just passed away, I can understand, so I took him in, let him work here during the holiday, to earn some pocket money.”

The old lady spoke with disdain, “Hey, who knew he learned a little and became interested in other things, and didn’t want to learn anymore. What a bad boy, no patience at all.”

The old lady sighed: “But maybe it’s because the money is too little, he was very eager to use money at that time.”

“Does he still keep in touch with you now?”

“He occasionally sends some things, not much, rarely in touch.” The old lady’s tone was light.

The bond between people can be fragile. No matter how deep the connection once was, it cannot withstand the passage of time that gradually fades away feelings.

After the old lady packaged with cardboard, she finally tied a bow with the kraft rope, took a paper bag, and packaged it layer by layer, placing it on the table.”.

“Pay in cash.”

Wen Ci was greatly shocked: “… ah? I don’t have cash.”

“I don’t scan codes here, I don’t know how to do these things.”

Wen Ci: “… then you keep it for me, I’ll go get some money, don’t sell it to others.”

“This thing is only bought by you, go quickly, I’ll wait for you, I close at three o’clock.”

Wen Ci checked, the nearby ATM is 700 meters away. He walked out of the alley and onto the street, Ran into Ding Suiran head-on。

He was staring at himself gloomily, gritting his teeth: “Come here, I have something to say to you.”

“I have an urgent matter now, next time.” Wen Ci was about to go around him, but Ding Suiran blocked the way again: “If you don’t go with me now, I’ll beat you.”

Wen Ci stomped his foot slightly: “Ah, why are you so annoying.”

He ran forward directly, Ding Suiran was stunned for a moment, and then rushed up to chase without saying a word. He didn’t catch up, and he was tired, leaning on the wall with one hand to catch his breath, “Wait… wait a minute… I just want to tell you, Jiang Yufeng…”

Wen Ci stopped in time, turned around: “What about Jiang Yufeng?”

“Damn it, are you programmed to stop when you hear Jiang Yufeng?”

“… You are so annoying, are you going to say it or not, I have something to do.”

They leaned against the wall at the路口to talk, there wasn’t even a place to sit. Ding Suiran’s chest rose and fell greatly, and he caught his breath without saying a word.

Seeing this, Wen Ci went to the convenience store next door to buy a bottle of water, opened the payment code: “Three yuan.”

Ding Suiran: “… Damn it, you are as stingy as Jiang Yufeng.”

It’s not actually the case, Wen Ci thought guiltily, that pocket watch is very expensive, from this second on, he has to spend money sparingly.

“So what do you want to find me for?”

“How can you have no shame, what kind of era is this, still doing such things, I originally wanted to expose you face to face, I… I can’t say it, you know, it’s really shameless.”

“……………”

Wen Ci was shocked, he met someone who couldn’t accept homosexuality for the first time, so the most normal person in this world is actually Ding Suiran.

“If you can’t accept it, just stay away from us, we’re not in your way.”

“Do you really have no sense of shame between brothers?”

“Consensual.”

“Even with blood relations?”

“… Ah, what are you talking about.”

“Aren’t you Jiang Yufeng’s real brother?”

“…………………..”

After a while, Wen Ci entered the pharmacy next door and bought Huoxiang Zhengqi Water for Ding Suiran: “Do you understand? This is just for fun, don’t think too much. Do you really hate Jiang Yufeng that much?”

Hating him so much that grabbing Jiang Yufeng’s weaknesses felt like grabbing everything. If Jiang Yufeng became a person in the mud, never getting up again, Ding Suiran should be happy, right?

Ding Suiran: “You don’t understand anything. He grabbed territory in high school and secretly reported behind the scenes. He did all these things. I’m not a good person, and neither is Jiang Yufeng.”

“Oh.”

“Why don’t you have any reaction! He used to be a troublemaker, and he somehow got lucky enough to get into college.”

Wen Ci: “Didn’t you get in?”

Ding Suiran: “…………”

“How do you know what Jiang Yufeng did behind the scenes? He could get good grades without attending classes. He stayed up late every night to do problems and review papers. Have you seen that? You don’t really think he doesn’t review just because he says so, do you?”

Wen Ci believes that there are learning geniuses in this world, but no genius can take everything without effort. Ding Suiran’s understanding of Jiang Yufeng is still too superficial.

After a few minutes of silence, Ding Suiran turned his head and said: “I really hate him, I used to hate him, and I still do now. I always hope that he can fall and never get up again, or that he will be expelled and be like the people here. But sometimes I think he is the only one in our school who got into A University, and I really want to surpass him.”

“This scar on my face was made by him. He slid a razor blade down, and it hurt so much that it bled on the spot, just because I threw his things.”

“Then you deserved it. This is bullying. And if you think like this, you will never surpass him.” Wen Ci thought of something, “At Jiang Yufeng’s part-time job, there is a colleague with a high school education. His salary is high, and he is very efficient and excellent at everything. He can support himself in a big city. You should also think about a way out.”

“切，你说想就想，你也太头脑简单了，也不知道江聿风看上你什么了！”

Wen Ci widened his eyes: “How can you say that to me? I’ll tell Jiang Yufeng to beat you up.”

“喂喂喂……你傻逼吧！”

“You said that to me and insulted me.”

“I’m sorry, okay?”

Wen Ci was still angry: “Next time you see me, don’t block my way. You’re so annoying.”

“I’ve already apologized.”

“Is your sorry worth a lot of money? How much can it be sold for per pound? Don’t say anything bad about me or my boyfriend in the future!”

Wen Ci humphed and ignored him, went to the ATM to withdraw money. Ding Suiran was particularly speechless. After watching Wen Ci walk away, he looked up and saw Jiang Yufeng standing opposite.

“Damn it.”

**

Wen Ci withdrew the money and took the gift home. A bicycle happened to fall at Wen Ci’s feet. He took a step back and saw it was Jiang Yufeng.

“You scared me to death. Be careful when driving.”

Saying that, Wen Ci saw Jiang Yufeng kept staring at his paper bag. Whoosh, Wen Ci immediately hid it behind him: “This is my birthday gift for you. You can’t look ahead of time. You have to wait until tomorrow to reveal it.”

Jiang Yufeng just wanted to take another look at the logo on the bag, but it didn’t matter: “Get on the bike.”

Wen Ci hadn’t sat on the back seat of a bicycle for a long time: “Where did you get it?”

“From the neighbor’s house. I borrowed it.”

Wen Ci leaned against Jiang Yufeng’s broad and sturdy waist and back, feeling the quiet and melodious environment, thinking of just going on like this.

But unfortunately, they arrived home.

When the car slowed down, Wen Ci quickly jumped off. Jiang Yufeng held him with one hand, “How dangerous.”

“No, it’s always like this when jumping off the car.”

“You scared me, Wen Ci.”

“I’m sorry.” Wen Ci admitted his mistake quickly, tiptoed and kissed Jiang Yufeng, “Is this okay? Your heartbeat is still very fast, haha, I’ll go in first.”

Actually, Wen Ci wanted to hide the gift quickly.

Zhao Shuran watched from the second floor, tsk tsk tsk, look at his son’s worthless appearance!

On the sixth day, close to dusk, Jiang Yufeng was driven out by Zhao Shuran, saying that they wanted to decorate the house. After all, it was a rare and more grand birthday party. But with the birthday person at home, they couldn’t play well.

Jiang Yufeng was not surprised at all: “Just right, I have something to say to Wen Ci. Bring your gift.”

Wen Ci: “Oh!”

They didn’t run far before reaching a relatively secluded corner next door, beside which stood a large, slanting tree. To the left was a downhill intersection with many cars but few people.

The two of them sat on a hollow wooden bench. Wen Ci handed over the bag: “Happy 20th birthday. Wish Xiaoyu good health, happiness, and earn a lot of money.”

“You are the first one to wish me a happy birthday.”

“You have a lot in WeChat.”

“You said it to my face, there is no need to compare with them.”

“Hehe.”

Jiang Yufeng kissed the corner of his lips and licked the White Rabbit milk candy that Wen Ci was holding in his mouth.

“You are still stealing candy.”

Jiang Yufeng: “It was you who took it from my pocket.”

“Hahaha.”

The logo on this paper bag was indeed familiar. When he took it out, it was an exquisite and beautiful handmade pocket watch. Every inch left the old lady’s heart and blood. Jiang Yufeng had seen this.

Wen Ci watched him without blinking, not wanting to miss Jiang Yufeng’s expression: “Do you like it?”

“I like it very much.”

“I knew you would like it.”

“Short of money?”

“No…” Wen Ci looked into his eyes, shifted his gaze, looked at the beach across, and avoided Jiang Yufeng’s hawk-like eyes.

Jiang Yufeng pinched the skin on Wen Ci’s neck and turned him around: “I will like whatever you give me.”

“But I just want to send you the best within my ability.”

Wen Ci loves very obviously, which is the same as the principle of showing emotions on the face. Everything should be the best for the other party. Xin Jingqi’s worry at that time was not redundant.

Jiang Yufeng simply loves this point of his.

Looking at the label on the paper bag again, Jiang Yufeng fell into contemplation: “The first time I learned the craft was in this shop.”

Wen Ci: “…You wouldn’t be the boy the old lady mentioned who was learning stealthily, would you?”

“Stealthily learning?

Wen Ci simply repeated what the old lady said, and Jiang Yufeng chuckled: “I was open and aboveboard. Her shop door was open, I walked in and stood next to her to watch her carve. Where did I steal it?”

“…”

Holding this pocket watch, Jiang Yufeng spoke gently and warmly: “This should be Grandma Qi’s last work. Her eyesight is not good. She hasn’t produced any works in the past two years. What’s sold in the shop are all from before.”

This was bought by Wen Ci and was also Grandma Qi’s last work, which was of great significance. Jiang Yufeng liked it very much.

Wen Ci was very happy: “Then I bought it right.”

Wen Ci glanced at Jiang Yufeng’s watch: “We should go back now. I don’t know how they have decorated it. I should have waited until after the party to give you the gift.”

“That’s not possible. I want to be the first to receive your gift.” Jiang Yufeng nodded and affirmed his own wisdom.

Jiang Yufeng: “There is still one left, the birthday wish.”

“Why are you so greedy? We haven’t even cut the cake yet,” Wen Ci complained, then spoke naturally as if she were a wish-granting fairy.

“Today is your 20th birthday. You can have whatever you want.”

Wen Ci sat in front of him, already anticipating that Jiang Yufeng would make all sorts of perverse demands.

After a long silence, the leaves above rustled in the wind, making a rustling sound.

Jiang Yufeng: “You should not believe in deities. You can only believe in me.”

“If your belief is the moon, then the moon is me, and I will be it.”

Wen Ci was stunned for a moment, unable to control the feeling that slowly filled his heart, flowing throughout the body, even the fingertips were numb, not knowing what it was, feeling warm.

He was unexpected, he didn’t think with his brain, and directly blurted out: “Okay, I promise you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Ci’s eyes became moist. Today was Jiang Yufeng’s birthday, what was he moved about.

The birthday party was not over yet. Wen Ci secretly wrote this sentence in the big-eyed record. As soon as he got up, he was taken by Jiang Yufeng holding his wrist.

“Not finished yet.”

Wen Ci: “?”

Jiang Yufeng: “So I still have a second wish.”

“… Do you think I’m the genie of Aladdin?”

“I still have two wishes left to make.”

Wen Ci sat back down with a thud, still sitting on Jiang Yufeng’s lap. He was afraid that someone would suddenly jump out from the corner.

Wen Ci urged embarrassedly: “Hurry up, it’s just this once.”

Jiang Yufeng said a sentence to his ear with a poker face, and Wen Ci’s face turned red and his ears turned red at once: “… This is too outrageous.”

Facing the adult film, doing it to himself, and comparing with the protagonist to see who can do it first.

Jiang Yufeng slid down from Wen Ci’s joint, with faint veins on the back of his hand, interlocked fingers, covered on his stomach, enjoying the soft touch: “Today is my birthday, you should give me some sweetness.”

Wen Ci coaxed his ear, stammering: “Isn’t what I usually give you enough?”

After speaking, Wen Ci loosened his hands, turned around, and rubbed restlessly into Jiang Yufeng’s arms. They sat close to each other face to face.

Jiang Yufeng particularly enjoyed Wen Ci’s appearance of depending on himself like a little animal. He pinched Wen Ci’s sharp and delicate chin with one hand and slightly lifted it.

Wen Ci looked at him.

Jiang Yufeng’s other hand brushed twice on his neck: “I have an invisible collar here, which you put on me.”

The extremely eager fervor and the voice of forced integration.

Wen Ci knew that Jiang Yufeng was usually just a little cold and quiet. Judging by actions but not by heart, it doesn’t mean that he only did those things in bed. On the contrary, he was just accumulating desires, waiting for an opportunity. He was not hiding from Wen Ci and wanted to express it openly.

Although it was frightening, although he didn’t know if there was a way back, he still had to show his true side.

Wen Ci saw with his own eyes that a strong sense of control flashed in Jiang Yufeng’s eyes.

“The rope is in your hand.”