Sun Rain Chapter 3

Knowing that he would not get an answer, Fu Xuanxiao asked casually, thinking that it would be nice to make Shi Meng miserable for a while.

The two of them are used to competing with each other, and they have to compete in every aspect. Whoever can affect the other’s emotions and make the other lose their sense of proportion is the winner.

So today Fu Xuanxiao came out on top and had the upper hand. When he hugged Shi Meng and put him back on the bed, he pinched his legs and pushed his whole body into the bed. He freed up one hand to pat his face and coaxed frivolously: “I have something serious to do today. Baby, I will throw myself into my arms another day.”

Coming to Shi’s house today was completely unplanned. When I passed by the second floor, I opened the door and took a look. It was even more unexpected to be hugged by Shi Meng.

But how can I put it, the contract is in place, so leaking some interest to Party A is just for my own convenience.

Standing up, Fu Xuanxiao kicked the slippers that had fallen on the balcony to the bedside. When he walked to the door, he turned back and asked belatedly, “Have you quit smoking?”

Shi Meng stayed wherever he lay down, turned over, and didn’t bother to pay attention to him.

Because he maintains good fitness habits, Fu Xuanliao rarely even catches a cold all year round, and there are some old respiratory diseases left in his body.

Previously, my nose was sensitive during the change of seasons. When I returned home, Meng Zheng was standing on the balcony with a cigarette in his mouth. A gust of wind blew in, and the smell of smoke went straight into his nostrils. It made Fu Xuanxiao sneeze and cough, almost coughing out his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

So Shi Meng no longer smelled of cigarette smoke, and Fu Xuanxiao quickly discovered it.But the relationship was maintained by a contract, and the two of them only got together one night a week, so he couldn’t be so pretentious as to blame Shi Meng for quitting smoking on himself.

Going downstairs and entering the living room, the scent of citrus was strong in the air, so sweet that Fu Xuanxiao almost sneezed again.

“Xiao Fu is here, sit down wherever you want.”

The hostess of the Shi family was already waiting there, and the fragrance of tea lingered on the table, creating an atmosphere of conversation.

Fu Xuanxiao took his seat. After exchanging greetings, he was not in a hurry to get to the point. He picked up the tea cup and played with it in his hand.

In the afternoon, he and Gao Lecheng went to their newly opened golf course. When they met Shi Huaiyi’s wife Li Bihan there, Fu Xuanxiao noticed a hint of deliberateness. Later, Li Bihan invited him to a gathering at home, and Shi Huai was not at home today, which confirmed his suspicion.

“Yesterday, I only talked to you about business matters, and I didn’t even get a word in.” Li Bihan sat on the single seat of the sofa, smiling gently, “I heard that your mother went abroad to recuperate, and I was too busy to see her off. When she comes back, I must bring her to sit at home, and I will make soup for her myself.”

Fu Xuanxiao naturally agreed.

Li Bihan and her mother Jiang Rong were similar in age and graduated from the same normal school. After they got married, they often interacted with each other as wives of the same social circle, and they were considered close friends.

Therefore, the two families had a verbal marriage and wanted to get Fu Xuanxiao and Shi Sihui together, but it didn’t work out. After many twists and turns, Fu Xuanxiao still ended up with the Shi family, which was a good thing.

Speaking of the past, Li Bihan was quite emotional: “When we were young, the three of you played together and were as close as each other. We thought it was a rare fate at the time, and later Shi Meng…”

At the mention of this name, Li Bihan’s eyes darkened just right.

“This child has been wild and disobedient since he was a child. He has been with me for so long and has not changed much.” She sighed, “I just feel wronged by you. It is the time when you are young and promising, but you are trapped in our Shi family and have to come over often.”

This was half true and half false, at least Fu Xuanxiao remembered that Shi Meng was quite well-behaved when he first arrived at Shi’s house when he was eight years old. He was so well-behaved that he hid in the corner all day without even being seen.

But this is their family matter and has nothing to do with Fu Xuanxiao. He smiled and said: “I have to rely on my uncle for support. I make time to listen to the teachings every week. I earn it.”

The topic that was finally brought up was politely dismissed. Li Bihan looked slightly unhappy, but didn’t show it much. She smiled again when she held the tea.

This time it was a feeling of helpless desolation after all the vicissitudes of life. Li Bihan looked at a painting hanging on the wall in the middle of the hall, which showed wind and smoke for ten miles and green mountains.

“If Mu Mu were still here, how happy it would be to see us sitting together happily like this.”

In the past four years, Fu Xuanxiao rarely thought about Shi Mu deliberately. These days, he was mentioned frequently by people around him, which made him feel like he had nowhere to escape.

Passing by the school, I remembered that the two of them walked into the school arm-in-arm; passing by the exhibition hall, I remembered that I temporarily served as a photographer to record the scene when Shi Mu won the award; driving around the inconspicuous street corner, I could recall what I had said to Shi Mu here.

“My dad wants me to study business, but I just want to paint.” The young man turned around, and the sunlight fell into his eyes. “You don’t want to take over the family business, right? I’ll hire you to be my royal photographer in the future, how about that?”

Dusk filled the street corner, and Shi Mu’s smile was forever frozen in that moment.

Arriving at Heting, it was just after ten o’clock.

Gao Lecheng personally went downstairs to meet him, and was amazed in the elevator: “Yesterday I thought it was smoky here, so I came here by myself today.”

Fu Xuanxiao corrected: “It was the day before yesterday.”

We went to the quietest box on the top floor.

Last time I was here to discuss cooperation with another restaurant, and as usual I called a few waiters to accompany me. Fu Xuanxiao was forced to accept that there was someone sitting next to him, with a stinky face as if he was going to flip the table and leave the next second.This time Gao Lecheng behaved well and didn’t ask for anyone, which made the foreman on duty panic. He thought he had offended Mr. Fu because of poor service last time.

Fu Xuanxiao’s response was: “It’s so noisy and my hands and feet are not clean.”

“Unclean” refers to the new little boy who came last time and wanted to gain favor, so he took advantage of every opportunity to rub him.Gao Lecheng listened happily and waved his hand for the foreman to go out: “We, Mr. Fu, are not in the mood today. When the mood comes next time, remember to find someone whose hands and feet are clean and not sticky.”

When asked where he was from, Fu Xuanxiao mentioned the Shi family, and Gao Lecheng rolled his eyes: “Going to see your ice beauty again? Didn’t I just see her on Saturday?”

“No.” Fu Xuanxiao was under great pressure when he came in to work on a new project. He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows with black anger, “Mrs. Shi’s family asked me to sit down.”

Gao Lecheng was not a fool, and he figured it out after a little thought: “No wonder we were at the stadium in the afternoon…it turned out that we were trying to win over each other in the name of reminiscing about the past.” He rubbed his chin and teased, “Is it possible that I still want to marry my daughter to you?”

Fu Xuanxiao chuckled: “Aren’t you crazy? Knowing that I like men, you still push your daughter into the fire pit?”

Outsiders only know that the Fu family and the Shi family are on good terms, so good that they don’t mind the marriage of their two sons. However, few people know that the Shi family’s wife had a soft spot for her only son because the young master of the Fu family resisted the young lady of the Shi family in every possible way. She went from being furious to objecting with all her strength, and almost broke up with the Fu family.

This is the reason why Li Bihan said those words.

Gao Lecheng laughed: “Yes, the matter between you and Shi Mu caused a lot of commotion in the circle.”

Perhaps he was really tired. Fu Xuanxiao leaned back and sunk into the sofa, with his two long legs casually propped on the ground, his eyes squinted and expressionless.

After observing Fu Xuanxiao’s face, Gao Lecheng couldn’t help but be curious: “Then what do you think, never obey? I see that the old man of the Shi family is quite partial to this son picked up from outside. He will give him whatever he wants…”

He almost stepped on the trap again, but fortunately Gao Lecheng responded quickly and returned to the topic: “Anyway, there are only two camps in front of you. It depends on how you choose.”

If bystanders can see through it, Fu Xuanxiao will naturally be able to detect it.

Although Li Bihan pointed out the purpose of the conversation, she just wanted to strive for the best interests for herself. Her son was gone and she still had a daughter. In short, such a huge family business could not be taken advantage of by “outsiders”.

We can only blame the old man of the Shi family for his traditional thinking. The children he picks up can all get more than 10% of the shares, and he is not afraid of his hot hands.

“Every man is not guilty of carrying a jade.” Fu Xuanxiao raised his hand to support his forehead, “Besides, he has made many mistakes and committed many crimes. No matter whether I choose or not, or which side I choose, someone will deal with him.”

This was said so coldly that Gao Le Chengdu felt a bit chilly.He poured a glass of wine and handed it over, saying without formality: “What a great beauty, are you willing to bear it?”

Fu Xuanliao’s mind unexpectedly showed up a few hours ago when Shi Meng jumped up from his seat and ran towards him barefoot – his eyes were shining with light, his hair was flying with his steps, and the setting sun spread behind him, as beautiful as a scroll.

It’s a pity that the short-term warmth cannot withstand the long-term calculation and imprisonment. When the arm moves, the wrist bone is connected to the fresh wound on the metacarpal bone, and the pain caused by it inevitably stirs the nerves.

None of it was what he wanted, it was all forced into his hands.

Thinking of this, Fu Xuanliao’s face became more and more gloomy, he took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

“It’s just a joke, there’s nothing you can’t bear to do.”

The night went on quietly, and the Shi family mansion was silent.

This house is an old building left over from the Republic of China. It has been repaired and repaired for many years, but it is not as solid and stable as the new building. Every autumn and winter, the north wind penetrates into the house along the cracks in the wall.

This was especially true in the attic that had not been repaired for a long time. I was afraid that the imbalance of dryness and moisture in the room would affect the painting paper and colors. I would not turn on the heater at all times. I would stand in front of the easel until late at night, and I would only stop when my hands were so stiff that I could no longer hold the pen.

This time I painted a scene related to winter, with white snow and cold land. A figure walked alone in it, and the sunlight moved quietly among the bare branches of the mountains.When he turned off the lights and went downstairs, the sound of a person’s footsteps could be heard clearly, and Shi Meng could almost feel the coldness of the person in the painting like an immersion.

After passing through the corridor on the second floor, Shi Meng lowered his head and glanced at the crack in the door of the room at the end. There was light and the people inside were not asleep yet.

There were only two cars parked downstairs, and Shi Huaiyi didn’t go home today.Back in the room, Shi Meng stared at the soup bowl on the table for a long time.

The first time in his memory that he saw soup served in such a delicate bowl, he didn’t dare to reach out to take it for fear of dirtying the bowl.

Later, when he grew up, he understood that the purpose of this bowl of soup was not to worry about him getting cold, but to go through the motions symbolically. The beautiful woman named Li Bihan didn’t smile at him because she liked him.After all, no one likes you in two ways. He smiles softly in front of others, but is as cold as ice when no one is around.

Shi Meng couldn’t explain why he still remembered this. Maybe it was just as unreasonable as Teacher Sun’s cat liked to be next to him. Before going to bed, he still drank this bowl of cold soup.

Awakening in the middle of the night, Shi Meng pricked up his ears alertly, only to hear the sound of the north wind beating on the window.

Feeling a dull pain in his stomach, he got out of bed and walked to the cloakroom, and took out a sweater from the innermost drawer of the drawer that was not his size.

Shi Meng lay back on the bed with his sweater in his arms, smelling the almost invisible smell, but Shi Meng still couldn’t fall asleep.

Maybe he was addicted to cigarettes, he thought.

When the desire was not satisfied, all the senses that were usually ignored came out to enhance the sense of presence, which made Shi Meng think of some unpleasant things.

For example, when I was a child and learned painting with those two people, I would never get praise from the teacher;

For example, even though he was born on the same day and in the same hospital, he calls that person “brother”;

For another example, Fu Xuanxiao came to the house today. They hugged and kissed, but Fu Xuanxiao did not come to say goodbye to him when he left.

Why not come?

Sitting up from the bed suddenly, Shi Meng opened the bedside drawer that was locked with a password, took out a document list, and then took out a stack of papers and read through it by the light of the yard outside the window.

One after another, but this was not enough to suppress the irritability. Shi Meng had no choice but to touch a cigarette and hold it in his hand. Unable to smoke, he twisted the filter and let the dried tobacco fall into the palm of his hand, kneading out a relaxing aroma.

He picked at it word by word, criticizing nervously. When the smell of tobacco poured into his nose, he suddenly remembered Fu Xuanxiao’s reaction to the smell of smoke last time.

——Fu Xuanxiao doesn’t like it, so he can’t let him smell it again.

After receiving the instruction, Shi Meng got out of bed again, quickly walked to the balcony, and opened all the windows.

The next second, the wind that poured into the room blew the paper spread out on the bed, causing the curtains to flutter and reflect randomly on the white wall, staggered and staggered, like ghosts.

The scene was chaotic for a moment. Shi Meng jumped up, lay on the ground to look for it, got under the bed and rummaged through it, and finally put the contract back in its place.

After doing this, I was already sweating all over, and the strands of hair on my forehead were wet.While calming his breathing, Shi Meng knelt down next to the bed, with the insteps of his feet touching the floor. The blue blood vessels were soaked in the frost, and the remaining warmth on the skin was swallowed up.

The hustle and bustle stopped, the moon hung high above the treetops outside the window, and the people in the house were too tired to move anymore.

He reached out to touch the sweater on the bed, took it out, and held it in his arms along with the treasured promise. Shi hunched over his waist and put his cheek against them, closed his eyes and fell asleep.