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Chapter 3 Only Tianbianyue Knows

After Shen Junhuai went out, Lu Qingchen got up from the bed.

He walked to the door lightly, lay on the door and listened for a while, then locked the door.Looking around, he closed the open window before Shen Junhuai went out, and drew the curtains.Then go into the kitchen and turn off all the power.He repeated these things every day after Shen Junhuai left, and then restored them before Shen Junhuai returned home.

He took out a piece of bread from the refrigerator, took a bite, and put it back when he didn't feel hungry again.

After finishing all this work, Lu Qingchen stood in the middle of the living room, a little dazed.There was a string in his mind that was tense, and there seemed to be a panic that couldn't land in his heart, coming and going like a tide over and over again.

He thought to himself, something has to be done, this is wrong, very wrong.

He collected himself, and then pushed open the studio door.

The half-painted oil painting on the easel, a white mandala blooming in the moonlight, desperate and lonely.

When Shen Junhuai came back, it was already dusk.

Fingerprint plus password can open the locked door from the outside.Shen Junhuai came in, the lights were not turned on in the room, the curtains were closed tightly, and the whole house was too quiet.After looking around in the kitchen and the master bedroom, he came to a conclusion: Lu Qingchen didn't eat or go out.

Lu Qingchen was sitting in front of the easel. He was wearing a white apron stained with paint, his eyelids were drooping, and the hand holding the paintbrush was also drooping. The whole figure was like a sculpture.The dim room lamp cast down, cast a heavy shadow on his side face.He didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't even notice the open study door, let alone Shen Junhuai approaching.

Lu Qingchen himself was like being in a painting, like the moon in the sky and flowers in the sea, with an unrealistic alienation and fragility.Shen Junhuai suddenly had an idea that such a Lu Qingchen would shatter at any moment and dissipate forever, no one could catch him.

"What did you draw?" Shen Junhuai leaned over, stroked the back of Shang Lu Qingchen's head with one hand, and glanced at the white flowers on the canvas.

"The sky is full of moons." After Lu Qingchen finished replying, he seemed to wake up suddenly, "Are you back?"

He stared at people's ignorance, especially like a lost rabbit.Shen Junhuai was thinking about it, but said in his mouth, "No one knows except the moon in the sky."

"Huh?" Lu Qingchen wondered why Shen Junhuai said such a sentence.However, Shen Junhuai understood him, and he could understand the inner meaning just by the name of a painting.

"If you have something to tell me, if you are unhappy, you have to say it." Shen Junhuai stood up, loosened his tie with one hand, pulled Lu Qingchen up with the other, and said, "Since the painting is finished, let's go eat."

The two were not in the mood to cook, so they went out together and went to a Chinese restaurant nearby.

The residence of the two is very close to Binhai United University, but far away from the city center. The surrounding environment is quiet, with deep winding paths and lush green plants.They walked hand in hand, and the sweet-scented osmanthus trees on the roadside were fragrant and fragrant, especially lingering under the night.Lu Qingchen's hand was held, he looked at Shen Junhuai who was taking a step away in front of him, and he yearned for the gentleness of this person at this moment.

"Tomorrow...Xiao Mo is coming." Lu Qingchen looked up at Shen Junhuai, not impatient, so he mustered up the courage to continue, "He has a project to start here, and by the way, I will share some of my paintings in Nancheng with Bring me the materials."

Shen Junhuai said yes.

"Since there are friends coming over, let's go out more together." Shen Junhuai was rarely patient today, which made Lu Qingchen a little panicked. "I'm not unhappy, it's just that... I have nothing to do alone, and I'm a little bored." Lu Qingchen was answering Shen Junhuai's previous question, with a hint of flattery in his words, and then said yes, which was in response to Shen Junhuai's current question question.

Xiao Mo and Lu Qingchen made an appointment to meet at a private restaurant.I ate Pingzhou special dishes, which taste good and have a great environment. It was a restaurant that Shen Junhuai led Lu Qingchen to when he first came to Pingzhou.

It is inevitable to sigh when friends meet for many years.

Xiao Mo is tall and tall, with bright eyebrows and starry eyes. He is dressed in a shirt and trousers, and a navy blue long windbreaker. His former youthful partner has long since become a mature and decent engineer.And Lu Qingchen was wearing a black hoodie and a pair of simple jeans, he looked the same as when he was in school.

"You're 24 years old this year, why don't you grow up at all." Xiao Mo stretched out his hand to Lu Qingchen's cheek, and tugged at the soft flesh on his face as before, with a doting smile on his face.

"It's because you keep pinching my face that I didn't grow up." Lu Qingchen slapped Xiao Mo's wanton paw away from his face with his backhand, and looked at his favorite cheese that Xiao Mo specially brought from Nancheng Muffin, and then looked up at the friend sitting opposite, and felt relieved rarely.

"I'm here this time because the company has a new project in place." Xiao Mo paused, and then said, "More importantly, I can spend more time with you here."

"Really?" Lu Qingchen's eyes lit up, "Then we can meet when you are not busy?"

In this city, Lu Qingchen was always alone with Shen Junhuai.But Shen Junhuai was too busy, his company was almost a luxury for Lu Qingchen.This strange reinforced concrete city and the strangers in this city made Lu Qingchen feel an instinctive fear.

But when Xiao Mo came, he felt that this terrifying steel monster was much kinder.

After eating, the two walked back laughing and laughing all the way.

The things that Lu Qingchen left in Nancheng had already been sent home by Xiao Mo's driver half a day in advance. Most of them were Lu Qingchen's paintings, manuscripts, books and some materials over the years. They were filled with three big boxes, and they are now on display. The Shen family's living room didn't have time to tidy up.

When they arrived at the gate, if they went in and sat down again, both of them were a little speechless.Xiao Mo knew it was inconvenient, but Lu Qingchen was a little embarrassed, because he couldn't invite his friends over for a sit-down, because this was not his home.

Shen Junhuai never liked having other people come to the house.

"You go to bed earlier, and I won't bother you." Xiao Mo rubbed Lu Qingchen's head, thinking that this guy was so stupid that he couldn't hide his thoughts, and all his thoughts were on his face.

Only two night lights were turned on in the courtyard behind, making the surrounding air quiet and dim.

"Then... I'll go first." Lu Qingchen looked up at Xiao Mo, a little bit reluctant to part with the long-lost warmth, as if the place he turned and went back to was not home, but a huge pit that ate people.

"Qingchen..." Xiao Mo grabbed Lu Qingchen's wrist when he turned around.

"what happened?"

Are you having a bad day?Why is there a smile on the face, but the eyes are so sad?If you are not happy, can I take you away?

"...Tomorrow at nine o'clock, I will pick you up to Hanxing. Don't forget to pack your things." Xiao Mo suppressed the mixed emotions in his heart, and was about to continue talking when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the black Carlyle parked deep in the courtyard. Germany.

As soon as Lu Qingchen replied yes, Xiao Mo dragged him into his arms without warning.

"Xiao Mo... What are you doing?" Lu Qingchen was stunned for a moment, startled by his friend's sudden action, and then smiled and wanted to push him away.

"Don't be stingy, I haven't seen you for so long, why don't you give me a hug?" Xiao Mo wrapped his arms around Lu Qingchen, and his chin rested on the top of his head, in an absolutely protective posture.Then, he tried his best to let go of Lu Qingchen's push.

"Xiao Mo, since when have you been so clingy?" Lu Qingchen raised his index finger and middle finger, and tapped on Xiao Mo's heart twice.This was a little trick they used to do when they were young. Whenever Lu Qingchen made fun of Xiao Mo, he would tap his heart like this, with a bit of irony and carelessness in his tone.

It's been a long time since Xiao Mo saw Lu Qingchen so lively and mischievous as before, so he couldn't help laughing again.

"If you're not happy, tell me." Xiao Mo lowered his voice, finally said this sentence, and then turned and left without waiting for Lu Qingchen's reaction.

It wasn't until Xiao Mo's figure melted into the night that he could no longer be seen, Lu Qingchen woke up from his stupor, turned around slowly, and pushed open the double carved iron gate behind him.

Did Xiao Mo also realize that something was wrong with him?Is he worried about me?Lu Qingchen was a little annoyed, why did he always cause trouble for the people around him?

Passing through the courtyard, Lu Qingchen found Shen Junhuai's car belatedly.

The black car body was hidden in the night, and Shen Junhuai was leaning on the front of the car.

He was burning a cigarette in his hand, and the light on the cigarette butt was flickering, making it impossible for people to see his face clearly.

Lu Qingchen was stunned in place, a little speechless.

"Jun Huai... when did you come back? Why...don't you go in?" Lu Qingchen stumbled as he spoke, but he didn't have the relaxation and joy when he faced Xiao Mo just now.

Shen Junhuai slowly came out from the shadow in the corner, his expression was indistinguishable, and his emotions and anger were difficult to discern.

Xiao Mo did it on purpose, and Shen Junhuai knew it.Xiao Mo found Shen Junhuai in the car early in the morning.The slightly intimate hugs, tacit small movements, and promises made without anyone else, all of these convey a meaning: You see, I am his indispensable existence.

All men understand such demonstrations.

The only one who doesn't understand is this little fool in front of him.

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Shen Junhuai: I'm not a scumbag, I'm just indifferent by nature.You see, I know how to be jealous too.