NABC Chapter 49
Chapter 49
Jiang Yubai's mind went blank for a few seconds, subconsciously struggling to push him away, the big hands pinching his neck suddenly tightened a bit, forcing him to get closer to his fiery body.
Lu Jinyan has always been a gentle gentleman, and he is usually extremely gentle with him, but at this moment when controlling him, he is like a hungry beast waking up from a deep sleep.
And Jiang Yubai was the prey held under the sharp claws of wild beasts.
The dark and dark eyes became more and more obscure, the high bridge of the nose seemed to rub against the tip of his nose, and the breath sprayed on the lips was frighteningly hot.
"Is it okay, Xiaobai?" Lu Jinyan's voice became completely hoarse, and he asked in a provocative voice, "Is it okay..."
Having never had such an intimate posture with anyone, Jiang Yubai was dizzy, as if all the blood in his body was rushing to the brain, and his heartbeat was so violent that it seemed to burst out of his chest.
Just a second before the thin lips were about to be pressed down, the phone next to his thigh vibrated suddenly, and Jiang Yubai turned his face away with difficulty.
A hot kiss landed on the corner of his lips.
"Phone..." Jiang Yubai's back was numb from the heat, and his voice trembled at the end of his speech, "There is a call..."
Lu Jinyan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let go of the hand that restrained him with utmost restraint.
Jiang Yubai rushed to the other side of the sofa as if fleeing, keeping a safe distance from the other party, and when he took out the phone from his trouser pocket, his fingers were still trembling uncontrollably.
But when he saw the caller ID clearly, the heat on his face quietly cooled down.
He remained motionless, watching helplessly as the vibrating phone returned to calm.
"Why didn't you answer?" Lu Jinyan, who had calmed down a little, leaned on the back of the sofa and asked in a hoarse voice.
Before Jiang Yubai had time to think about how to answer, another text message was received on his phone.
Jiang Mingyue: [Wangjiang Tower, seven o'clock in the evening, don't let people wait. ]
The consistent command tone seems to be giving orders to subordinates.
Fingertips were so hard that they turned slightly white, Jiang Yubai pressed the phone screen off: "I'm going out tonight."
"What are you doing?" Lu Jinyan's expression changed, thinking that his sudden madness had frightened him, "I'm sorry Xiaobai, just now I—"
"It's about my family." Jiang Yubai interrupted his explanation, "My family asked me to go on a blind date."
"Blind date?" Lu Jinyan frowned, his first reaction was to care about gender, "Male or female?"
Jiang Yubai replied softly: "It's a girl, my family doesn't know my sexual orientation yet."
Lu Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief, then became nervous again: "Then you really want to follow the family's arrangement and go on a blind date with a girl?"
"No." Jiang Yubai looked at the movie screen, as if he had made up his mind, "I'm going to make it clear to the other party."
He understood Jiang Mingyue's character, not only could he continue to order him to go on a blind date after slapping him as if nothing had happened, but he could also use this matter to persecute him all the time.
He can't escape anymore, he wants to solve this problem once and for all.
Lu Jinyan let go of the heart that was in his throat, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, then I will go with you."
Jiang Yubai froze for a moment: "I don't need you to accompany me."
"One more person, one more confidence." Lu Jinyan swore, "Don't worry, without your order, I will never act rashly."
After serious thinking for a few seconds, Jiang Yubai responded, "Okay."
With Lu Jinyan around, he does seem to have more confidence.
Wangjianglou, as the name suggests, is a high-end restaurant near the river.
This restaurant adopts a reservation system, Lu Jinyan communicated with the lobby manager for a long time, and successfully made an appointment at the table behind Jiang Yubai.
At exactly seven o'clock, a lady with long hair and a red skirt with a bumpy figure walked over gracefully under the guidance of the waiter.
Jiang Yubai took off his mask and stood up, introducing himself, "Hi, I'm Jiang Yubai."
"Liu Shiyi." Liu Shiyi took off her windbreaker and put it on the back of the chair, and sat down gracefully.
When the waiter brought the menu, Jiang Yubai didn't have much appetite, so he ordered according to the other party's preferences.
After ordering, Liu Shiyi raised her arms and propped herself on the table, staring openly at Jiang Yubai's face: "You look more..."
She considered it for a while, and finally chose a neutral compliment: "Pretty."
"Thank you." Jiang Yubai looked back at her and expressed his intentions bluntly, "I came here today to make it clear to you face to face that I have no plans to get married on a blind date."
Liu Shiyi was a little surprised: "Is it so straightforward? I thought you would be polite to me."
"Sorry, I was forced to come here by my family." Jiang Yubai apologized, "But I don't want to waste our mutual time."
"May I ask the reason?" Liu Shiyi blinked her eyes and humbly asked for advice, "Is it because I don't meet your mate selection criteria, or do you... already have someone you like?"
Jiang Yubai was startled, and fell into silence.
At the same time, Lu Jinyan at the back table was staring at the back of his swollen head, wishing he had the ability to see through and try to see the expression on his face.
After a few seconds, Jiang Yubai said slowly, "I'm gay."
Instead of directly answering the other party's question, he chose to reveal his sexuality.
Liu Shiyi obviously didn't expect this answer, and repeated with a blank expression: "Are you gay?"
"Yes." Jiang Yubai nodded, "So I won't get married on a blind date."
Fortunately, Liu Shiyi has been abroad for many years, and there are many gay classmates around her, so she quickly returned to normal: "Then I understand."
"I will find a way to solve it at my house." Jiang Yubai discussed with her, "I'll trouble you to explain it clearly at your house."
Liu Shiyi stirred the coffee in the cup, and suddenly said: "Actually, I don't want to go on a blind date and get married, but we are destined to accept the arrangement at home. So, have you ever thought that maybe we can cooperate with each other and get what we need?" ?”
Jiang Yubai didn't react for a while: "What is the cooperation?"
"Marriage by agreement." Liu Shiyi didn't look like she was joking at all, and her tone was sparse and normal, "After marriage, you play yours, and I play mine."
In fact, in their circle, different marriages abound.
Since she was destined to marry, why didn't she choose a marriage partner that fit her own aesthetics?
At least when they are superficial couples, it is still pleasing to watch.
As soon as the words fell, there was a loud "bang" from the table behind him.
Liu Shiyi looked towards the source of the sound unconsciously, and saw a handsome young man staring at him sullenly, with undisguised anger in his deep brows and eyes, and a glass of half-sprinkled water in his hand.
Jiang Yubai resisted the urge to turn around, and politely refused: "Sorry, I can't accept your proposal."
"Why?" Liu Shiyi looked away, a little puzzled, "Are you going to resist the family's decision?"
Jiang Yubai's gaze was open and firm: "Because doing so would be unfair to the person I really love."
He will only love one person in his life, and of course he will give everything he has to that person.
Although it is pitifully small, at least it is a complete self.
Liu Shiyi was speechless, her red lips parted back and forth, and finally she showed a complicated smile: "I misread you, we are not the same kind of people."
She is an exquisite egoist, but the other party still foolishly believes in love.
"Miss Liu, I wish you to find your own happiness soon." Jiang Yubai wished from the bottom of her heart.
"Thank you." Liu Shiyi's eyes fell on the handsome man's face again, and he asked, "Is he the one you like?"
"Ah?" Jiang Yubai looked back subconsciously, suddenly bumped into those deep eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Hello." Lu Jinyan just couldn't pretend anymore, got up and walked to Jiang Yubai's side, nodded slightly, "Lu Jinyan, it's Xiaobai's..."
He looked sideways at Jiang Yubai, but he didn't dare to say nonsense: "At present, I am Xiaobai's suitor."
But he believes that he will soon be able to become a regular.
Liu Shiyi had an expression that had been seen through for a long time: "I just said, why do you see the four characters of 'replace' written in my eyes?"
Lu Jinyan smiled slightly: "There is no such thing."
He consciously pulled out the chair, took a seat beside Jiang Yubai, and asked politely, "Do you mind sharing a table together?"
Liu Shiyi spread her hands: "If I say I mind, will you leave?"
Lu Jinyan kept smiling: "Of course not."
Jiang Yubai: "..."
The dinner for the three of them was quite peaceful.
After eating almost, Liu Shiyi said, "I just wanted to ask, Jiang Yubai, what's wrong with your face?"
"Slapped." Jiang Yubai didn't even move his eyelids.
Liu Shiyi boldly guessed: "Because you refused to go on a blind date, so your father beat you?"
Lu Jinyan frowned as he tightened his grip on the chopsticks.
"He hit him, but not because of this incident." Jiang Yubai simply replied, obviously not intending to explain in depth.
Liu Shiyi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Lu Jinyan: "Miss Liu is so thin, she should eat more."
His mouth is so polite, but his actions are adding vegetables to Jiang Yubai's bowl.
Liu Shiyi rolled her eyes speechlessly, but still kindly reminded: "Jiang Yubai, there seems to be something wrong with your father's company funds. Even if the two of us fail, he may find someone else."
Jiang Yubai raised his face: "Thank you, I see."
"I heard that you studied art. Back then, I actually wanted to be an actor, but in the end I compromised." Liu Shiyi didn't know what to think of, and said with emotion, "If you really want to rebel against your family, you must be fully prepared. "
There is nothing perfect in this world, and most people can't have both.
Since she chooses to stand on the family's wealth, she must sacrifice some things she loves. This is her choice.
"Thank you, Ms. Liu, for your reminder." Lu Jinyan answered with a firm and reliable voice, "No matter what happens in the future, I will always stand behind Xiaobai."
Jiang Yubai's brows moved slightly, and he couldn't help looking at the sculpture-like three-dimensional face.
Lu Jinyan returned with a gentle smile: "Xiaobai, I will be with you."
The two looked at each other, as if they had forgotten their surroundings.
"Ahem..." Liu Shiyi couldn't help clearing her throat, "It's almost done, I'm still here."
Jiang Yubai suddenly came back to his senses, and hastily lowered his eyelashes.
Lu Jinyan rolled his Adam's apple, and said without changing his face: "I can't help it for a while, Miss Liu forgive me."
Liu Shiyi: "..."
After dinner, the three left the restaurant.
"How did Miss Liu go back?" Lu Jinyan asked standing beside Jiang Yubai.
"I just returned to China, and I haven't had time to take my driver's license test. Our driver sent me here just now." Liu Shiyi brushed her loose hair behind her ears, "It's good to take a taxi and go back now."
"We are also going to take a taxi." Lu Jinyan invited in a gentlemanly manner, "For safety's sake, let's take Miss Liu back first."
"No need." Liu Shiyi waved his hand, "I'll go by myself, lest you two force-feed dog food in front of me."
Lu Jinyan didn't insist anymore: "Then Miss Liu, be careful on the road."
After seeing off their blind date, the two took a taxi and went back to their apartment in Lake Garden.
On the way back, Jiang Yubai watched the scene passing by outside the window with a sleepy expression, while Lu Jinyan watched him silently, without interfering.
After returning to the apartment, Jiang Yubai sat down on the sofa with ease.
Lu Jinyan poured a glass of water and handed it to him, and asked in a low voice, "Xiaobai, are you tired today?"
"Well, a little bit." Jiang Yubai took the water glass, feeling an indescribable tiredness in his heart for some reason.
"Then you take a shower first and go to bed early." Lu Jinyan turned and walked to the balcony, "I'll help you collect your clothes."
After taking a shower, Jiang Yubai walked out of the bathroom covered in steam.
Lu Jinyan was sitting on the sofa waiting for him, and immediately stood up when he came out: "It's been 24 hours now, it's time to change to a hot compress, I'll go and twist a hot towel for you."
Jiang Yubai sat on the sofa obediently waiting for him to come back, when the phone vibrated again.
From the moment he parted with Liu Shiyi, he was mentally prepared, so he was not surprised when he saw the caller ID.
He pressed the answer button expressionlessly, waiting for the other party to attack.
As expected, as soon as the call was connected, Jiang Mingyue scolded his head and face: "How did you have dinner with the daughter of the Liu family? Why did they say it was inappropriate as soon as they returned?"
"It's not suitable, it's just not suitable." Jiang Yubai replied calmly.
"With your temperament, who can you get along with?" Jiang Ming got more and more furious, and ordered, "You take the initiative to ask her out again, remember to behave well this time."
Jiang Yubai's eyes fell on the floor-to-ceiling windows: "I will never go on a blind date with anyone again."
"Then what do you want to do, huh?" Jiang Ming slammed the table down harder, "You shouldn't have been allowed to study art in the first place. The more you study, the more rebellious you become, and the more you study, the more disobedient you become!"
"I heard that your company's funds are in trouble." Jiang Yubai's voice changed from calm to cold, "That's why you want me to marry you in exchange for funds."
There was an eerie silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then there was a yelling sound that wanted to cover up: "Who are you listening to nonsense?"
"Whether it's true or not, you know in your own mind." Jiang Yubai closed his eyes, "I won't be your pawn."
"Chess piece?" Jiang Ming asked sharply, "Even if it's true? I raised you so much, shouldn't you make a little contribution to the company and the Jiang family?"
Jiang Yubai opened his eyes, and said word by word: "If I could choose, I would rather die with my mother 18 years ago."
Or earlier, it would be good to die in the mother's womb, so that it can become a part of her body.
Without giving the other party a chance to be furious, Jiang Yubai hung up the phone directly.
The next second, as if by some kind of telepathy, Jiang Yubai turned his head and looked at the person standing at the door of the bathroom.
Lu Jinyan came back to his senses, and apologized in a difficult voice: "I'm sorry Xiaobai, I didn't eavesdrop on purpose..."
"It's okay." Jiang Yubai turned his face back with a blank expression.
There are some things that Lu Jinyan will know sooner, but the biggest secret is still hidden in his heart for the time being.
Lu Jinyan took a step forward, went to the sofa and squatted down, and gently covered his left cheek with a hot towel.
Jiang Yubai lowered his eyelashes, allowing the opponent to move.
After a long while, he finally got out of his emotions and met a pityful look.
"I'll do it myself." Jiang Yubai belatedly realized that the two had broken the safe distance again, and raised his hand to take the towel.
Lu Jinyan took the initiative to take his hand away: "The towel is getting cold, I'll go and twist it to warm it up."
I twisted a hot towel again and applied it for another 5 minutes.
The warm warmth spread from his cheeks to his limbs, Jiang Yubai involuntarily closed his eyes, feeling drowsy.
"Do you want to continue sleeping on the sofa tonight?" Lu Jinyan's eyes were full of tenderness, watching the little white rabbit doze off.
"Yeah." Jiang Yubai nestled his body into the sofa and reminded softly, "Don't move me to the bed tonight."
Lu Jinyan smiled and didn't answer, then suddenly asked: "Miss Liu asked you a question, but you haven't answered yet."
Jing Jing's long eyelashes trembled a few times, Jiang Yubai replied vaguely: "I don't remember."
"During dinner, she asked you, is there someone you like?" Lu Jinyan reminded her thoughtfully.
Jiang Yubai didn't open his eyes, and still didn't seem to want to answer.
Lu Jinyan stared at his face intently, not wanting to miss any change in his expression: "During the few seconds you were silent, among the people you thought of, was me?"
He didn't expect to be the only one, but just wanted to know if Jiang Yubai thought of him at that moment.
"Lu Jinyan." Jiang Yubai was forced to call his name, "You said you would give me time."
The voice fell, and the living room fell into a moment of silence.
"Okay." After a while, Lu Jinyan still chose to let him go, "I'm exhausted today, go to bed early."
Jiang Yubai didn't dare to look at him, and only said softly, "Good night."
"Good night, sweet dreams." After finishing speaking, Lu Jinyan turned and walked towards the bedroom.
But this time, Jiang Yubai slept very restlessly.
In the dream, he seemed to have returned to his childhood, locked in the room all day long, and could only lean on the railing of the iron window and look down.
The grandson of the nanny’s family and the children of the neighbor’s house were playing in the yard, and the laughter spread far and far. He stretched his hands out of the gap in the railing, and then put his head into the railing, trying to let his young body squeeze out of the iron window. cage.
Unfortunately, his head got stuck in the railing.
He was in pain and scared, but he didn't dare to cry or yell, he was afraid that his father would hate him even more, so he could only endure it until the nanny came to bring him dinner, and he didn't find that he was stuck up.
Dad really got very angry that day, frowning and yelling at him, asking him why he didn't just fall down and die.
He was finally so frightened that he burst into tears and instinctively called out "Mom".
As a result, my father became even more violent after hearing this. He picked him up and threw him into the confinement room, slamming the door and leaving.
"Mom...I want mother..." The young him lay helplessly by the door, crying until he couldn't breathe, so he could only shout over and over again, "I want mother..."
"Mom..." Tears welled up from her tightly closed eyes, and flowed down her handsome roots to her cheeks. Jiang Yubai grabbed her chest fiercely, unable to breathe just like herself in the dream.
In the bedroom, Lu Jinyan heard movement from the living room, and ran to the living room barefoot before he even had time to put on his shoes.
He turned on the wall lamp, and saw a scene that made it hard for him to breathe.
Under the moonlight, Jiang Yubai was lying on the sofa, her delicate brows were furrowed, her eyes were closed and tears were streaming down her face.
He strode forward, knelt down in front of the sofa, and called out in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Bai, wake up, Xiao Bai..."
But Jiang Yubai was deeply trapped in a nightmare and couldn't extricate himself, and Dou Da's teardrops still rolled out continuously.
The finger that was gripping the chest was getting tighter and tighter, and the usually pink nails were so hard that they turned white, and they shouted indistinctly: "Mom..."
Lu Jinyan held his breath, raised his hand to cover the cold back of his hand, and gently inserted the other hand into his chest, trying to take out the hand that was almost convulsed.
The hand twitched and gripped his hand violently.
Tight as a drowning man, grabbing the last straw.
Lu Jinyan clenched his hand with his backhand, and while giving him the temperature, he called out in a low voice: "Xiaobai, you've had a nightmare, wake up..."
Under his persistent calling, Jiang Yubai finally opened his eyes.
Those beautiful eyes like glazed crystals were filled with tears, like a broken lake under the moonlight, so beautiful that it made one's heart tremble.
Lu Jinyan's heart seemed to be stepped into sharp and shattered glass, which made him drip with blood, and he almost lost his voice: "Xiaobai..."
The next moment, the person lying on the sofa got up and rushed towards him.
He opened his hands reflexively, firmly catching the person who threw himself into his arms.
"Lu Jinyan..." Jiang Yubai raised his arms and hugged his neck tightly, his voice choked up, "Lu Jinyan, I'm in so much pain..."
"Hey, it's okay, it's just a dream..." Lu Jinyan shook his hands like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, and after a pause for several seconds, he carefully hugged the thin body in his arms.
Jiang Yubai buried her face between his shoulders and neck, tears kept pouring out uncontrollably like a faucet that had been in disrepair.
It was as if she wanted to shed the tears that hadn't been shed all these years overnight.
The fabric on the shoulders was soon completely wet with warm tears, Lu Jinyan raised his hand and stroked the back of his head, his dry lips were quietly imprinted on the top of his hair, and he continued to comfort him in a low and soft voice: "It's okay, I'm here, little girl Don't be afraid..."
He never knew that a person's tears would be so hot.
I don't even know that a person's tears will make his heart hurt so much.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yubai's tears gradually stopped.
Lu Jinyan didn't know when he sat on the sofa, hugged him safely in his arms, and stroked his back and neck with his hands back and forth, as if he was comforting a wounded animal.
Jiang Yubai was dizzy from crying, and it took a while before she finally regained her composure.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was hanging on Lu Jinyan like a koala.
"Lu Jinyan..." He moved uncomfortably, and pleaded in a low voice hoarse from crying, "You, you can let me go..."
"No, I won't let go." Lu Jinyan tightened his arms instantly, and slowly rubbed his hot lips against the base of his ears, "This time, you hugged me first, Jiang Yubai."