A bowl of sweet soup

Chapter 68 The Second Bowl 3~13

【13】

Meng Tianyou clearly remembered the day when he sent Tang Yuan back to school two months ago.

The ground was covered with a thin layer of white snow, and there would be a soft creaking sound when he stepped on it, which always made him feel uneasy.

On the first day on the plane, he talked a lot with Tang Yuan.

It’s still the same old tune, encouraging young people to study hard, the times are different, now it’s time to start a career first, then start a family, and so on.

Tang Yuan was drowsy, and he didn't know whether he didn't listen or pretended to be deaf and dumb.

When he left the dormitory building, he looked back and happened to see Tang Yuan washing things at the sink on the balcony. Crystal water droplets splashed up and stained Tang Yuan's glasses.

It always feels like tears.

After Meng Tianyou returned home, he thought over and over again.

Not active, but passive.

He has never been like this before. He used to be very arrogant. Even if he was liked by others, he only had one thought: it has nothing to do with me if you like me.

It was cruel, even if the confessor cried in front of him, he would not soften his heart.

Tang Yuan didn't cry or make noise, but just fell silent, as if he put himself in an invisible bottle, put away his smile and voice, and closed it up.

One day they met a male couple and they chatted because they were asking for directions. Tang Yuan also took the initiative to ask them how gays can get married abroad and how to guarantee their living rights.

He was terrified when he heard it next to him.

The other party looked at him, replied with a good temper, and said with a smile: "Bless you."

But Tang Yuan said, "Ah, it's not me. I'm asking for a friend of mine."

Another lame excuse.

Who would believe it.

Meng Tianyou thought, he felt that this was not a hint, but an explicit statement.

He even tried to find something in Tang Yuan that met his mate selection criteria.

He once theoretically conceived of his future marriage partner: she should be within three years of his age, female, but he doesn't want children, so he has to accept DINK, at least his parents' net worth should be comparable to his, in terms of personal and professional There must be certain achievements, and the two must be able to chat and give each other enough emotional value.

Then widowed until now.

Take a step back and say——

Even if he wanted to find a male partner, he couldn't find someone like Tang Yuan.

At such a young age, he is still a student and immature, so he needs to be coaxed.

He doesn't have the ability to take care of himself, even if he cooks a meal, he will catch fire. If they live together, wouldn't he have endless troubles?

In the first three days after leaving, Tang Yuan didn't contact him.

Meng Tianyou felt that it was expected.

He regarded this trip as some kind of breakup, intending to make Tang Yuan selfish towards him.No matter how many times Tang Yuan hinted at him, he refused one by one. It was unreasonable, and Tang Yuan continued to pester him.

It was as he wished, as he wished.

He should breathe a sigh of relief.

But it didn't. On the contrary, he felt an indescribable and indescribable feeling rising from his soul, clogged in his heart, and couldn't get rid of it.

Meng Tianyou never believed in the so-called love.

His mother was an only child, and his biological father was unknown.One day, her mother felt that she was old and needed an heir, so she went to a foreign sperm bank to pick a suitable sperm, artificially inseminated, and gave birth to him ten months later.

Meng Tianyou didn't feel bad.

Although he has no father, his mother is very concerned about his education. Since he was a child, he has no worries about food and clothing, and does not lack for anything.

When he was young, he also thought about why his mother didn't find a man she loved to marry and have children with.

At that time, he felt that it was difficult to balance interests. After all, it is difficult to maintain a loving relationship between two strangers in the world. If one day the love dries up, it will be difficult to get into a troublesome dispute about money.

If only one offspring is needed, it would be an optimal solution to give birth to a child independently like her mother.

But after the age of 30.

Meng Tianyou's thoughts changed again, he suddenly understood one day, probably because he couldn't find it.

There seem to be many, many people in the world.

Seven billion.

And among them, even if he wanted to find someone he could chat with, it seemed like a miracle like a fantasy.

Over the years, it seems that I have only met Tang Yuan.

A week after Tang Yuan lost contact with him, Meng Tianyou began to feel a little lonely.

He thought, Tang Yuan should almost take the initiative to find him soon.

Everyone is pushing back the working relationship of friends, and it's not that they are old and dead.

It is normal for the mode of getting along with each other to be adjusted from intimacy to a little less, and the frequency of contact should be gradually reduced.

however!

After waiting for half a month, Tang Yuan still didn't find him.

Meng Tianyou endured and endured, endured and endured.

He secretly checked Tang Yuan's circle of friends, but he didn't post anything, and Tang Yuan didn't have any social accounts on other platforms.He didn't know where to go to spy on the life of this child.

Finally, I went to ask Tang Yuan's new mentor how he was.

Teacher Ning was full of praise for him, saying that he was immersed in his work and listened to his brothers and sisters very well, but he was a little too obedient, and he was brought up to become the king of small papers.

Oh.

I'm working hard.

As long as you study and work hard.

Meng Tianyou persuaded himself, maybe he just wasn't used to it. Before Tang Yuan came to him every day for two months, he accidentally formed a habit for him. Now he has to adapt to the new habit, and he can't adapt all at once.

Be patient for a while, and in about a month, he should get used to the life without Tang Yuan.

Then a month passed.

He found that he would still open the mailbox every night before going to bed to see if there was an email from Tang Yuan.

Meng Tianyou: "..."

At this time, he wanted to go to Tang Yuan, but unfortunately, he encountered a big project to discuss.

Work is very busy. I have been busy for nearly a month, and I can finally rest.

He also held back for a month to keep himself from checking to see if Tang Yuan had contacted him.

I thought to myself, I should look for him no matter what?

As a result, look up.

is zero.

Still zero.

Didn't come to him at all.

—exactly what happened last night.

A suppressed and brewing anger slowly surged up and filled his head.

Meng Tianyou was angry.

very angry.

Why is this child so childish?Just because the courtship confession is not accepted, is it necessary to break with him completely and completely sever the relationship?

Like him without authorization, and then run away without a trace.

Coincidentally, his little boy came to ask him meanly: "Where was that kid last time?"

Meng Tianyou knew who he was talking about, but he still asked knowingly: "Which one? I don't know who you are talking about."

Send a small precision and step on thunder: "It's the one you posted in the photo when you went back to Europe last time. It wears black-rimmed glasses and looks gentle and clean. I have saved the picture. I am talking to my wife recently. Think about it, you old iron tree is blooming, you are looking at someone else."

"My wife said that he looks like a literati, very special, and really interesting. You still have a vision, Lao Meng."

Meng Tianyou was annoyed and irritable, he typed and sent out: "I have already refused."

Fa Xiao: "Reject what?"

Meng Tianyou: "Reject this child. It's too young for me."

Fa Xiaole couldn't help but said: "Hahahaha, didn't you swear last time that you have nothing to do with others? Now you have rejected the other party?"

Meng Tianyou: "Isn't it okay if you refuse?"

As soon as he said it, he felt regretful, and began to count in detail like talking to himself: "He is very smart, but he is not loud, he can study quietly, he is not greedy for money, and he is also young and beautiful, but... Anyway... it's not suitable for me."

Fa Xiao was dumbfounded, and hesitated to speak: "Ah, is this the image of the child in the photo in your eyes? I looked at it, it's quite ordinary."

Meng Tianyou immediately became unhappy: "What are you talking about? That's because I didn't take the photos well. He looks much better in real life than in the photos, and the main reason is that he doesn't dress up."

Fa Xiao: "..."

Meng Tianyou himself felt that the more he talked, the more outrageous he became. What was he talking about?Is he regretting it?

Fa Xiao put away his laugh, and said to him earnestly: "Lao Meng, you should go find this kid, I think it might work. It's been so many years, you are in your thirties, this is the first time I've seen you like this."

"You were popular when you were young. I used to envy you. Since kindergarten, there have been girls who have seen you as good-looking and wanted to be at the same table with you. When we were in junior high school, we bet you thought you would be the first to fall in love. As a result, among our brothers, the oldest child has gone to school, and you are the only widow."

Meng Tianyou said coldly, "I am not married and infertile."

"I know. Sigh." Fa Xiao sighed, "But there's no need to push people away when you meet someone you like and likes you."

"Can't you try it?"

"Life is a process of constantly encountering mistakes and correcting them."

Post a novel: "Old Meng."

"You are the least suitable person, so it is also the most difficult for you to meet a suitable person. It took you 30 years to meet this person, but it does not mean that you will meet the next one in another 30 years."

night.

Meng Tianyou fell asleep, and he dreamed of a very ordinary scene.

When they were in Europe, Tang Yuan was on the bridge by the river, looking up at the sunset, a few stars twinkled in the crimson sky.Tang Yuan didn't know what he was thinking, silently, letting the wind gently brush his cheeks, the tip of his nose and cheeks were frozen red, his eyes immersed in thinking were so deep, with a gloomyness that didn't match his age.

He looked so vulnerable and lonely.

young people.young people.

This is what young people are like, whether they love it or hate it, they are crisp and neat.

When I say I like you, I will catch up like moths to a flame, regardless of whether you accept it or not.

If you want to leave you, you have to cut it cleanly, without leaving any room for loopbacks, and don't even make ordinary friends with you.

But timid, he only dared to hide from you like a groundhog stuffing his head into the soil, pretending to disappear without saying a word, thinking that if he escaped, it would be over.

Between the two of them, things were actually not clear at all.

Meng Tianyou was extremely tired of this sticky state.

he is very angry.

In any case, it should be his side to reject Tang Yuan's contact, how could it be the other way around?

【14】

As a result, now, he went to school to find this kid.

When Tang Yuan saw him, he was obedient and followed him obediently.

Like nothing happened.

People look a little confused, very calm.

Although he hadn't gotten into Meng Tianyou's car for two months, he didn't look unfamiliar. After he sat in, he put on his seat belt, and with a "click", he asked again, "Where are we going to eat?"

This "click" sound hit Meng Tianyou's heart.

Hearing Tang Yuan's childish question, he was even more annoyed, he was so angry that this kid was thinking about eating and drinking.Indeed, he enjoyed the tea party after the academic discussion before.

He said angrily, "Who said he was going to take you to dinner?"

Tang Yuan was so fierce that he opened his eyes, closed his mouth, and looked at him innocently: "Oh."

"Where are you going then? What do you want from me?"

When Meng Tianyou saw his innocent and lovely appearance, his heart immediately softened.

To him, a certain form of love seems to be indecision.

Meng Tianyou turned his head away, not looking at him.

Tang Yuan looked at his profile, trying to figure out his thoughts.

There were no lights in the car.

The sky was getting dark, and the light from the street lamps fell into the car and it was already dim. Meng Tianyou's side profile was extremely stern and clean, and it was kind of sharp. At first glance, one would think that this man might be unreasonable.

And this initial impression is indeed similar to his own attributes.

Tang Yuan thought, probably because Meng Tianyou felt angry that he hadn't contacted him for a long time.

He considered how to apologize, and felt a sense of danger emanating from Meng Tianyou's body, as if sitting on the edge of a cliff with his feet dangling in the air, terrifying.

Meng Tianyou took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Didn't you ask me about your friend before?"

friend?

Which friend?Where did he get friends from?

Tang Yuan was at a loss: "Huh?"

Meng Tianyou didn't look sideways, looking at the tree-shaded street in front of him, with sparse crowds, he said, "It's the friend you mentioned who likes men."

Tang Yuan remembered: "Oh. I did."

He started to feel that something was wrong.

But I still can't match the information all of a sudden.

Meng Tianyou continued: "These days, I've been thinking about that friend of yours..."

Tang Yuan: "?"

Did Meng Tianyou know that he was talking about his elder brother?He actually knew his elder brother Tang Xuen?Should not know ah.What is Meng Tianyou talking about?

"I don't think there's anything wrong with him liking men. Your friend must have been troubled and depressed recently, so he closed himself off from seeing others."

Tang Yuan: "No."

My elder brother is very happy to be with Ji Wei every day. I saw them posting to the farmhouse in Moments yesterday. It’s winter, so I don’t know what fun there is.

"I know." Meng Tianyou said, "He is trying to be tough, pretending to be strong."

"He is a good and introverted person, and the rejection is probably a big blow to him."

Tang Yuan pursed his lips, unable to speak for a while.

He began to gradually realize that what Meng Tianyou was talking about was definitely not his elder brother, so who could it be?Has he mentioned to Meng Tianyou that he has other friends?

Nothing.

An ominous premonition welled up in my heart.

Tang Yuan's heartbeat also began to fluctuate, and he always felt a little numbness in his fingertips.

Tang Yuan was embarrassed, but his face burned involuntarily: "Uncle Meng..."

Meng Tianyou couldn't speak, so he said in a stiff tone: "I want to give your friend some trivial suggestions, maybe he can try to confess his love again."

"Maybe you will get a different result than before."

"The person who rejected you before was just because he felt that his age was not suitable."

Tang Yuan: "..."

Quiet in the car.

Meng Tianyou clenched the steering wheel and asked softly, "What do you think?"

Tang Yuan: "What is 'reject me'?"

Tang Yuan almost couldn't catch his breath. He looked at Meng Tianyou without blinking, and asked incredulously: "I, I, I am good, I seem to understand. Do you mean that you rejected me? But, But what I don't understand is that I haven't confessed to you. I really don't understand what you are talking about."

Hearing this, Meng Tianyou frowned tightly, his shadow was just like his mood at this moment, a thick black, falling down with his approaching posture.

Tang Yuan shrank silently to the corner, looking at him tremblingly.

Meng Tianyou was extremely unhappy, and asked aggressively: "Didn't you keep hinting that you like me? You also called yourself a friend of yours and asked my opinion repeatedly."

"You can't just pretend that nothing happened just because you think you don't like me anymore?"

Tang Yuan: "..."

He was completely dumbfounded.

His face flushed red.

Brother, I seem to have gotten into trouble.

Tang Yuan thought.

Sure enough, there is a price for accepting help from others.

Tang Yuan was originally a bad-spoken person to outsiders, and he got better after getting acquainted with Meng Tianyou before, but now he was beaten back to his original shape, and started to stammer again: "I didn't, I didn't."

"You, you misunderstood, you got it."

Tang Yuan panicked.

But he didn't want to come out to his beloved elder brother, so he blurred the conditions and said: "I'm really talking about a friend of mine. You, don't worry, listen to me. Although I can't tell you his Who is it, but it's really not me, he is about 30 years old this year, the person he likes is about the same age as him, the two of them are young classmates and childhood sweethearts."

"It's not really me."

However, Meng Tianyou's eyes became more and more scorching, and he said bluntly: "Don't lie to me. A child like you can tell a lie very much like the truth."

Tang Yuan: "I didn't lie to you."

Meng Tianyou asked again: "Then why do you always look at me with bright eyes? Why do you become so happy when you talk to me? Why did you come to chat with me every day before, and I was always your confidant?" ? Why did you tell me that you feel lucky to have met me?"

"Did I say that?" Tang Yuan blurted out, and after asking, he felt embarrassed, "I, I just said that naturally. But it's really not...Uncle Meng, just tell you We are so different in age, how could I like you?"

Meng Tianyou felt that he had been shot in the chest.

Before answering, Tang Yuan hurriedly remedied: "Ah, I, I don't mean you are old, you are young and handsome, I mean, I am too young and too shallow to be worthy of you."

Meng Tianyou: "Whether you deserve it or not, what I say counts, but what you say doesn't matter."

He stared deeply at Tang Yuan's eyes, which were extremely clear. Even now, he couldn't decipher from this gaze that Tang Yuan didn't like him. He obviously looked so cute, and admired and attached himself so much.

It is very difficult for a social fear to look at each other at such a close distance, but I really didn't know what happened before, sometimes he would forget his timidity inexplicably, and he could always look at Meng Tianyou and talk to him.

And what did Meng Tianyou mean by this?

Do you mean that you are worthy of him?

Tang Yuan's heart was pounding.

Now it's over again, Tang Yuan's eyes flickered and dodged, he didn't know what to say, so he said in a panic: "Yes, I'm sorry, Uncle Meng."

Meng Tianyou leaned another inch: "Don't hide, just look at me."

Tang Yuan didn't dare, shook his head, resolutely disobedient.

Meng Tianyou was anxious and angry, he stretched out his hand to pinch his chin to lift his face, touched the edge of his cheek, felt rude, and couldn't do it.

After being in a hurry for a while, he said sullenly, "Okay."

What's up?

Tang Yuan didn't say anything, he didn't dare to breathe, he felt that Meng Tianyou's next words would definitely be scolding him.

then.

I heard Meng Tianyou say: "Can I apologize to you?"

"I was hot and cold to you before. I obviously didn't want to accept your confession, but I was kind to you inexplicably. It made you think about it. It was my mistake."

"Either accept it or not, I should make it clear to you."

"I shouldn't want to leave some leeway because I appreciate your talent. This vague delay hurts you. I'm sorry."

Repeat again.

"sorry."

Tang Yuan raised his head cautiously, his eyes met Meng Tianyou's, and he said softly, "Huh?"

Meng Tianyou turned fierce: "Ah what?"

Even in this situation, he still has to maintain his noble attitude: "I have thought about it for the past two months, and I think I can accept everything except age. If you insist on liking me, I can't fall in love with you."

Tang Yuan still: "Huh?"

He raised his head a few more degrees.

Meng Tianyou stretched out his hand and pinched his cheeks where the baby fat hadn't completely faded, and said, "Are you still 'ah'? Are you happy and silly?"

His eyes fell on Tang Yuan's slightly parted lips, already waiting for Tang Yuan's reply, he could kiss anytime.I've been wanting to kiss it for a long time to see how it feels.

Tang Yuan felt that the cheek he touched was scorching hot, and said, "Uncle Meng, you really misunderstood."

"I feel like I can't understand or explain clearly. I really don't like you!"

"My friend I'm talking about is not actually my friend." Tang Yuan felt that his own safety was extremely dangerous. He suspected that Meng Tianyou wanted to kiss him, and in a panic, he really couldn't keep it secret.

Especially since he said that, Meng Tianyou seemed to have misunderstood even more.

Gritting his teeth, Tang Yuan said, "I'm talking about my elder brother Tang Xuen. I suspect he is in a relationship with his male classmate."

"I didn't lie to you, I really didn't lie to you."

"But he hasn't come out yet, so please don't spread the word about it. It's a secret, and I'm only telling you one person."

Tang Yuan looked at him embarrassedly.

Meng Tianyou froze all over, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head.