vision of dawn

Chapter 24

The dream is boundless pure white.

In the third month after the verdict came out, Xi Wenbai searched all the flower shops in Pennsylvania, but he couldn't find any champagne roses as beautiful as they were back then.He came out of the last shop, walked the streets for a long time, and finally took out his mobile phone and booked a flight to Amsterdam by himself.

However, the flower shop behind the theater has long been replaced by a video shop, Xi Wenbo stood blankly outside the shop door, lightly pressing on the glass window.

Liao Liming once stood here, his nose was red from the cold, and the phrase "Can you sell it to us?" passed through the torrent of time and echoed repeatedly in Xi Wenbo's ears like a phonograph.They kissed in this city that is always spring, and Xi Wenbo still remembered the touch between the little doctor's lips, which was softer than flower petals.

He was a little dazed, turned around, and found that the former flower shop was open there, even the name hadn't changed, but it had moved from one side to the other, and was replaced by an elderly grandma.

She opened her eyes wide after hearing the number Xi Wenbai asked for, walked tremblingly to the counter, pulled out a calculator and pressed it slowly.

"...[-] Euros, young man, are you sure?" Grandma stared at the numbers.

Xi Wenbo nodded affirmatively, "I want Dutch roses with the cleanest color."

Only such a flower is worthy of Liao Liming.

"I can't find a flower more beautiful than my white rose in the world." Grandma showed a proud expression, "Go find it, you can find it!"

Xi Wenbo has already found it, and he left his address in Pennsylvania. A week later, the most beautiful flower in the world will fly across the North Atlantic Ocean to accompany Liao Liming on the final journey.

Half a year later, Xi Wenbo's life and career are back on track.

He moved out of that house and lived in the suburbs. He ate and slept on time, and occasionally went to work early, but he often worked overtime until late at night. He habitually added too much milk to his coffee, but he still drank it bitterly, trying to crush criminals. The waves that Shi Wanduan's mood could stir up became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into an inexplicable sourness.

Mrs. Xi cared about him every day, she sent many messages, but Xi Wenbo seldom replied; after all, Mr. Xi was getting old, and when he saw him, he lost a little bit of the arrogance of an elder, and a little bit more promise.

The words Liao Liming and homosexuality seem to have become a new taboo. During a dinner with Xi’s family, Xi Wenbo tasted a dish of sweet and sour fish and suddenly mentioned that Liao Liming liked it very much, but he was too lazy to pick the thorn, so he only ate it Large pieces of fish flesh on the back.His tone was calm, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Mrs. Xi's and Mr. Xi's chopsticks froze in mid-air at the same time, the cousin swallowed a mouthful of food, and turned away embarrassingly.

Everyone knows that he is not happy.

Xi Wenbai's loneliness was too heavy to cover up with a smile.

The next day after the dinner, Xi Wenbai received a friend request from Mrs. Xi’s business card to share. He was familiar with the name on the screen. Shen’s mother’s youngest son had been Xi Wenbai’s attendant for a period of time when he was five or six years old. , On the contrary, when you get older, you will gradually become unfamiliar.

Xi Wenbai wanted to refuse directly, but when he saw his profile picture, a rabbit with blue lace, he was in a daze for a few seconds, and agreed by accident.

An Ze didn't talk to him very often, and his words were restrained and polite, so Xi Wenbo didn't feel any vigilance or hostility towards him, and just responded to the news indifferently.

Xi Wenbo froze on the spot, showing a trace of surprise. Mrs. Xi sat on the chair he used to sit with a smile on her face, trying to start the conversation, which made Xi Wenbo's little affection for Anze disappear, especially when Mrs. Xi When he announced on his own initiative that Anze would be his second assistant.

"Mom, what do you mean?" Xi Wenbo didn't even look at An Ze.

Madam Xi did not speak, her expression was gentle, but there was unreasonable sadness in her eyes, Xi Wenbo avoided her gaze, "I don't need a second one."

As an assistant, he has Lin Xuan, and as a lover, he has Liao Liming, and now there is an extra one, no matter how it is placed, it is not suitable.

"Xiao Bai, let him have a try, An Ze is very capable and has read a lot of books." Mrs. Xi stood up and gave up the seat to Xi Wenbai, "He has a bit of a gentle personality, so you should bear with him as much as possible. "

"Wait." Xi Wenbo didn't sit down, and said bluntly, "Mom, did you find me an assistant, or did you find an ancestor?"

Seeing that both mother and son were standing, An Ze also stood up slowly.

"Xiao Bai, how can you say that? Didn't you have a good chat before?" Mrs. Xi tried her best to ease the atmosphere.

"Really? How do you know that we chatted 'very well'?" Xi Wenbai was talking to his mother, but his eyes were fixed on Anze. His face was not far from the impression, not out of childishness, not quite amazing.

Mrs. Xi pretended to look at her watch, her acting skills were a bit clumsy, "Ah... you guys talk first, get to know each other better, Xiaobai, I have the final say on this matter."

"You—" Xi Wenbai was about to lose his temper.

"Don't make mom sad." Mrs. Xi covered the back of his hand with her palm, her temperature was slightly cold, "If you still recognize me as mom."

There was a rattling sound of opening and closing the lock, and Xi Wenbo watched helplessly as the figure behind the frosted glass walked away. He returned to the desk, opened the computer, took out the files, and left Anze there alone.

"Brother Wenbo." Anze said softly, his voice was clean and student-like, "I'm sorry, Auntie just wanted to—"

"Did my mother think, or did you think?" Xi Wenbai closed the document at once, and looked up at him.

Anze bit his lip, as if he was thinking of words, but finally chose to give up, "Well... is there anything I can do for you here?"

"What on earth are you thinking, Shen Anze." Xi Wenbai let out a long breath, and convinced him, "If the prince doesn't do it, why don't you go to work here?"

"This is not a chore." Anze became serious.

"How much does my mother pay you? I'll pay double, so you don't have to come to the company." Xi Wenbo turned back to the computer, "But I guess you won't ask for it."

"Yes……"

"You don't need my money."

"No, actually... I'm quite short of money. After I went to college, my family never gave me money again."

"That's easy." Xi Wenbo crossed his fingers, as if talking about money.

Anze regretted that he had no money.

"It's not about the money."

"I'd rather be a matter of money." Xi Wenbo stared at him and said word for word, "You know it's impossible."

Anze lowered his eyes, "Brother Wenbo, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"My mother asked you to come and reminisce with me?"

"Ah, no." Anze shrank his neck.

An Ze did as he did, so Xi Wenbo drank a cup of pure coffee, which was so bitter that the tip of his tongue tingled, he frowned, An Ze discovered this, the color of the coffee brewed in the afternoon was obviously much lighter.

"I put two extra packets of sugar, plus a third of a cup of fresh milk, Brother Wenbo, it's still bitter—"

Still suffering, Xi Wenbai didn't say anything, and continued to reply to emails.When he looked up again, it was already very late. Three hours before the off-duty time, Anze was still sitting on the sofa in the reception area, reading the company's information page by page.Xi Wenbo sighed and told him to go back first. Anze had behaved himself, nodded and left without saying a word.

The next day, Xi Wenbai came to the company on time and found that An Ze had arrived earlier than him. There was a pack of purple taffy lying quietly on the desk, blocked by a box of tissues, and he could only get to the place where he was sitting. see.

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