The glass vase on the bedside table was stained with the smell of roses for the first time.
In the already falling night, the blooming roses suddenly trembled slightly, and the crimson petals kissed the transparent bottle and fell silently to the edge of the bed, making the silent and dark room look warm.
When Chi Xueyan leaned against the bedroom door and looked in, she couldn't help thinking that the most suitable flower to put in this vase might be this bouquet of red roses.
If it's other flowers and colors, it seems that something is missing.
The day he went to the mall alone was the first time he bought a vase, and he quickly chose this one, because he knew a person who was completely transparent to him.
On the day he went to the flower shop alone, it was also his first time to buy roses. He quickly chose this bouquet, because the clerk said that half-open roses were more suitable for family flower arrangement and could be left longer.
Two days passed, and the flowers were in full bloom, and the whole bedroom was filled with a faint fragrance.
It has a fresher and stronger aroma than dried flower buns.
There was a sound of footsteps and a familiar voice in the cloakroom: "Is this okay?"
Chi Xueyan followed the sound and looked over. He Qiao stood at the door of the cloakroom, wearing a simple and refreshing light coat, which was not always dark and deep, but still good-looking.
He couldn't find anything wrong and nodded neatly: "Let's go."
He Qiao put on his coat again, which he took the initiative to lend, just like on Christmas Eve.
If you go to Wang Shaojing's bar tonight, it's better to dress in a quiet dress.
In fact, He Qiao can buy a few pieces by himself.
But he never bought it, and Chi Xueyan didn't ask.
They all have their own distinctive dressing styles, and there are also the other half with completely different styles.
Maybe one day in the future, when he needs it, he will also take a Heqiao coat to wear, which is more convenient.
A big advantage of same-sex couples is that they can wear clothes together.
When Chi Xueyan thought of this sentence again, the word "partner" in it was finally no longer a joke.
The driver was already waiting downstairs. He greeted the two with a smile and stood aside to watch the boss personally open the door for his lover, carefully blocking the roof of the car.
It has been like this since the first time he went to see his lover with his boss. It has not changed.
When both of them got on the car, the driver sat in the driver's seat, and the black luxury car drove forward smoothly.
Along the way, the mobile phone in Chi Xueyan's pocket shook from time to time, which was a message prompt.
He was looking at the night view outside the window and didn't bother to take it out, and He Qiao stopped asking the reason.
Because after a long time, he knew that it must be Su Yu who can harass Chi Xueyan like this and not be blacklied.
Although we will meet soon, lawyer Su, who talks a lot, still sent a lot of messages.
Previously, Su Yu urged Chi Xueyan several times to come to the bar to watch the performance, because he would come with his girlfriend. As a good friend for many years, Chi Xueyan has not seen his object in person.
Show your love without concealment.
Chi Xueyan has been procrastinating and decided to leave the answer to time, because it means that he and He Qiao also have to show a close state in public.
Now, time has given him the answer.
The scenery in the car window keeps flying backwards, and the city lights at night are gorgeous, which is a prosperous scene.
There are universities not far from the bar, so college students often come and go in pairs on these streets, patronizing nearby shops.
The winter vacation is about to begin, and there are more and more young people on the street. It's the last gathering before going home during the holiday.
At night, the streets were crowded with people, and there were a lot of cars. The vehicles were moving slowly, so Chi Xueyan and He Qiao got off the car beside the main road and walked to the path where the bar was located.
The two chatted casually. When they walked into the vast sea of people together, they seemed to pass by a figure they had seen before.
Chi Xueyan vaguely felt a little familiar.
But he didn't look back.
Never looked back.
The distant story is like an old dream. At this moment, in the surging crowd, it dissipated like a fog.
Pushing the door open, the lights in the bar are rarely turned on very bright. There is no more confusion in the past, and there is the sound of lively conversation everywhere.
The band to perform tonight has arrived and is testing the equipment on the stage.
Wang Shaojing, who was so busy, was near the door. He just greeted Chi Xueyan and was soon pulled away again.
The bar venue is not big, and it is full of customers at this time, which can be called a side-to-shoulder.
Chi Xueyan and He Qiao heard an excited voice at the same time.
"Lao Chi - here and here!"
Su Yu was standing up and wackoning to the two of them next to the golden seat specially reserved for them by Wang Shaojing.
Being shouted by him again, Chi Xueyan walked in that direction and clenched her fist: "I will beat him up one day."
It was very noisy around, and only He Qiao, who was nearby, could hear the whisper.
He hasn't really seen Chi Xueyan beat people. He has only seen him calm and relaxed after cleaning up others once.
It seems that I can't imagine what Chi Xueyan's expression would be like at that time.
But at this moment, He Qiao saw him smiling.
In the overcrowded bar and in front of his close friends, He Qiao stretched out his hand and gently put his arms around his shoulder and walked with him to the reserved seat.
It's necessary, but it's not too close.
Chi Xueyan didn't seem to notice it. She was still looking ahead, perhaps thinking about what opportunity to find to reasonably and legally violently clean up Su Yu once.
Under the light, the smile in his eyes flashed, and his eyelashes moved slightly.
Since the wedding, this is Chi Xueyan's first time to have a party with He Qiao with friends as a lover.
He finally met Su Yu's girlfriend, who is also a lawyer.
To his surprise, the other party was actually the cold and beautiful type, which seemed difficult to approach.
Thinking of the long list of cuteness that Su Yu often sent in the middle of the night, Chi Xueyan was a little unable to connect the cuteness with the other party.
Maybe it's because he is a natural bend.
The brain circuit is too different from that of straight men.
After a simple greeting, Chi Xueyan casually asked He Qiao, "Do you think she is cute?" while Su Yu took her girlfriend to the bar to get wine.
He Qiao was stunned and confirmed, "Who?"
"Su Yu's girlfriend."
As a result, after a long time, Chi Xueyan didn't wait for the answer.
He looked sideways at the people around him in surprise.
He Qiao is also looking at him.
In the eyes that are always very quiet, hesitation is clearly written.
It seems impolite to give a negative answer to this question, and there is no wrong with giving a positive answer.
So he can only give the third answer composed of silence.
Chi Xueyan couldn't help laughing.
He suddenly knew why Su Yu thought that the other half, who was obviously very cold, was cute.
Because he has experienced a similar mood now.
Soon, the band on the stage officially started singing, pushing the night to an increasingly ostatious restlessness.
The style of this band is very relaxed and dry. Some people dance under the stage, some people sit quietly and listen, and some people chat in a lively atmosphere.
Although the girls around Su Yu didn't get up, they looked focused. Obviously, they liked the band on the stage and came to see the performance specially.
Su Yu didn't mean to be here. He just wanted to find a chance to get together with his friends.
The surroundings were originally noisy. There was no short of a few idle chats, but the two did not interfere with each other.
Chi Xueyan is used to listening to music while talking nonsense with Su Yu.
From the cocktail at hand to Boss Wang's recent weight, and then to the approaching Spring Festival.
Su Yu suddenly remembered something and asked him gossipily, "What are you going to do on New Year's Eve?"
He Qiao, who was listening most of the time, looked over.
He has thought about this problem for a long time.
It's just that when it was mentioned before, Chi Xueyan didn't seem to have any plan, and his attitude was very plain.
This year's New Year's Eve is special. February 14th is Chi Xueyan's birthday.
So on this day, he has three options to celebrate at the same time: New Year's Eve, Birthday and Valentine's Day.
...It sounds like you will be busy and tired.
Therefore, Chi Xueyan replied without hesitation, "In the normal way."
Su Yu pondered: "Which one is normal? Is it normal in the eyes of ordinary people or normal in your eyes?"
"..."
Chi Xueyan was silent for a moment and began to list the process expressionlessly: "Sleep until you wake up naturally, play your mobile phone, have New Year's Eve dinner, share cakes, watch TV, set off fireworks, and go to bed after midnight."
On his birthday this year, he wants to experience an ordinary feeling.
Except for the cake, the rest is the most ordinary New Year's Eve arrangement, but the family members who spent this night together this year are very different.
His parents are going on a two-person trip, and he will go back to He's house with He Qiao for the Spring Festival.
So it is the most special ordinary.
Su Yu's expression I knew: "It's really normal in your eyes! If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely choose to focus on Valentine's Day!"
He knew that Chi Xueyanchang had never celebrated Valentine's Day, because he had never had a lover.
I finally fell in love and got married this year. Unexpectedly, I didn't plan to go out with my other half during the day to enjoy the world of two people.
But it's not too unexpected.
Anyway, it becomes reasonable to put it on Chi Xueyan.
Chi Xueyan had no interest in Su Yu's proposal: "Is Valentine's Day fun?"
He continued to list the most common processes: "Sending flowers, shopping, eating, watching movies, exchanging gifts... It sounds better than New Year's Eve, at least without crowding people on the street."
He Qiao beside him listened silently.
This is the way Chi Xueyan is not interested in celebrating Valentine's Day.
Su Yu shook his head repeatedly: "Don't be arrogant. You won't be like that. I think you are more likely to take Lao He to visit the haunted house, or do something I can't think of at all."
As he said, he did not forget to show his love: "In fact, that kind of ordinary date is also quite fun, such as talking about cases when pressing the road, and then correcting the law that the other party used incorrectly."
Chi Xueyan suddenly didn't want to pay attention to him.
The lawyer's girlfriend, who was looking at the direction of the stage carefully, heard a specific keyword and suddenly glanced back: "What law?"
"Nothing." Su Yu immediately changed his expression and said politely, "Do you want to eat French fries?"
"No, hand me the cup."
"Hery, what would you like to eat?"
"...I want to listen to the song."
"They're almost done singing. Are you hungry?"
In the endless chattering questions, Chi Xueyan reflexively sat aside a little.
No matter how many times he has seen the private love brain lawyer, as long as he thinks of the professional avatar full of elite temperament, he always feels a little divided.
He moved his position and got closer to Heqiao.
He Qiao saw that he couldn't stand it, and a faint smile surged in his eyes. He asked him in a low voice, "Do you want to eat French fries?"
Chi Xueyan looked sideways and was about to speak. He Qiao cleverly connected the second half of the sentence: "Or popcorn?"
So he paused and simply replied, "Popcorn."
He didn't want to eat it.
But He Qiao's question vaguely reminded people of the taste of popcorn.
There is also a romantic comedy that I have seen once a long time ago.
Chi Xueyan suddenly wanted to eat the most fragrant popcorn.
As soon as the performance on the stage was over, he went straight to Wang Shaojing and proposed to play the movie on the big screen.
The main purpose of Wang Shaojing's invitation to the band today was to find a reason to get together with his old friends.
It sounds more complete to watch a movie together before we separate.
"All right, what do you want to see?"
Chi Xueyan reported the title of the film and explained, "My parents said that eating popcorn is the most delicious when watching this movie. They have watched it seven times. Every time they want to eat popcorn, they turn it out and watch it."
After saying that, he added rigorously, "Maybe more. Maybe I've seen it again recently, but I'm not at home, so I didn't count it."
When Wang Shaojing heard the words, he immediately said, "That's it!"
This is a proposal that a popcorn lover can't refuse.
The gorgeous night ushered in the second half.
The guests who came to see the band left one after another. The bar was no longer so crowded and noisy. Most of the rest were reguest customers. They came to play once in the end of the year. It didn't matter whether it was watching a movie or something else. It was as long as lively.
Carbonated drinks replace alcohol, and popcorn replaces cold dish.
The bar owner generously announced that popcorn would be served for free tonight.
In the whistling and cheers, on the big screen that used to play horror films, a more relaxed and warm picture flowed out.
In the atmosphere of romantic comedy, the couples present unconsciously got closer to each other.
The same is true for Chi Xueyan and the people around her.
They have seen many good or bad horror movies together, and this is the first time they have watched a romantic movie together.
It's not the seat with armrests in the cinema, sharing a bucket of popcorn in the unobstructed seat, shoulder to shoulder.
Chi Xueyan heard a very close voice in her ear: "Is this the movie your parents have seen seven times?"
He Qiao still remembers the little thing he said.
The warm breath fell on his cheek, bringing a slight itch. Chi Xueyan blinked his eyes and replied to him softly, "Yes."
"You said you had seen it with them before. Won't you be bored if you watch it again today?"
"No." He said, "I guess it will have a very different feeling."
Because of the different relationship with the companions around, and also because of the movie itself.
The introduction of the cast and staff ended, the plot of the film officially unfolded, and the guests quieted down one after another.
Chi Xueyan, who watched this movie for the second time, was more serious than the first time.
The film tells a fantastic love story. The heroine who died accidentally returned to the male protagonist who was depressed because he missed her in the form of a soul, wanting to cheer him up, but he could not see her and was also regarded as haunted by other residents in the building, which triggered a series of ridiculous stories.
The male protagonist, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the TV series he had watched together and cried: "Zhenzhen, I miss you so much."
Zhenzhen, who was nestling on the sofa, shouted at him, "Then you can get up and sit on the sofa! I didn't even grab the sofa from you. Why are you still sitting on the ground? It's blocking my sight, okay!!"
He couldn't hear it. He just cried and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, but you haven't come back."
She couldn't throw the tissue to him, so she had to laugh and scold: "I've been waiting for you for a long time! If you really don't want to sit on the sofa, can you nod your head, fool--"
The two often talk to each other. The voice is obviously in the same space, but only they can hear it, and the mood is always in the same mood.
When he sat on the cold floor in front of the TV and said that he missed her in tears, she was so noisy that she couldn't watch TV and cursed.
It was rare for her to show a sad side. When she was trying to hold him with her transparent body, he, who wanted to learn how to cook, saw the iron pot suddenly catch fire. He raised the shovel and turned around in a hurry. Then she shouted for help and rushed out of the door. He hurried to find her neighbor, leaving her alone frozen in place, and was so angry that she kept taking a deep breath.
There are many funny scenes in the movie. Most of the guests in the bar are laughing, and occasionally sensitive audiences will bow their heads to wipe their tears.
Chi Xueyan in the crowd looked at the screen, sometimes smiling, and more often than not, his eyes just twinkled quietly.
When he watched it before, he didn't feel moved. He only saw comedy, but didn't read love.
He Qiao held the popcorn bucket, and Chi Xueyan sat beside him, often reaching for the popcorn in his arms.
When his eyes met, he could clearly see the smile in He Qiao's eyes and himself reflected there.
Today's popcorn is the caramel flavor that I missed before.
Chi Xueyan thought that he finally knew why his parents thought that popcorn was the best time to eat when watching this movie.
Because looking at the lovers on the screen who are separated by life and death and can't touch each other, and then hear the real voice in your ears - the sound of eating popcorn with the people around you, it seems that you will really feel particularly precious.
It also makes people miss the smell of hugs more.
He suddenly wanted to hug He Qiao.
This love story, which was vaguely sad, finally ended with a light and dreamy reunion. The transparent wandering soul returned to the deeply attached world, and the same light applause sounded in the bar.
The movie is over, and the night of the gathering is almost coming to an end.
The night is deeper and the wind is colder.
At the door of the bar, Chi Xueyan said goodbye to her friends and subconsciously closed her collar.
The next second, the people around him gently held him in their arms instead of holding his hand more restrainedly.
In the coaxing laughter of his friends, Chi Xueyan looked calm, as if he had long been used to such an intimate posture.
He walked into the depths of the night with He Qiao.
The wind was blocked by many people wearing their own coats, and the closer breath in the cold wind seemed to embrace each other.
Romantic comedy that will make people cry is the best season for eating popcorn, and winter is the best season for hugging.
Under the dim yellow street lights, the crowd is scattered, and there is no crowd to deal with.
When He Qiao habitually wanted to let go of his hand, the warmth in his arms did not leave, but stopped.
In the already falling night, the blooming roses were swept by the evening wind, and the crimson petals fell silently on his shoulders.
The answer came quietly in the waiting.
The cool tips of the hair circled the neck, and the hot breath sounded at the nearest distance.
He couldn't see Chi Xueyan's expression at this moment, but could only hear the voice blurred by the night, which stayed on his shoulder for a long time.
"I bought a new vase and put it on the bedside table in the room."
A hug without the slightest desire, and a confession of falling in love again after missing.
"Now, I have found the only flower I want."