Back in the apartment, looking at the pitch - black room, a sense of loss welled up inside.
When people are alone, they always feel a bit lost. But even so, he didn't want to turn on the light.
Quietly, he watched the wind howling outside. The sky was overcast with dark clouds, as if a storm was about to break out.
The thunder rumbled louder and louder with each strike.
The leaves rustled in the wind. Just listening to the howling wind made his heart feel extremely oppressed.
He was very hungry. These days, he couldn't even get used to take - out food. He had grown accustomed to the meals cooked by Shen Yu. Suddenly, he realized that Shen Yu had successfully infiltrated his life.
But Shen Yu had been out of touch all night.
Picking up his phone, he felt a pang of melancholy. Maybe the definition of growing up was having endless worries and always considering the consequences of every action.
Looking at the large, empty room and the sad paintings on the walls, it seemed as if they were all shouting about loneliness.
For a long time, he seemed to have gotten used to being alone. But once someone broke through that layer of loneliness, he could never go back to the way he was before.
Finally, he dialed the number. The process of waiting for a response was extremely torturous. He both hoped that Shen Yu would answer the call and was afraid that he wouldn't know how to explain himself if Shen Yu did answer.
"Hello!" Shen Yu's somewhat cold voice came through the phone.
Just from the voice, he could tell that Shen Yu was very unhappy.
Although Shen Yu always looked aloof, as if he was neither happy nor sad.
But in fact, if you studied him carefully, you would find many details indicating that he was just an adult who had learned to hide his emotions.
"Are you... not planning to come back yet?" Yi Pin asked somewhat awkwardly.
"What's up?" Shen Yu softened his tone. Maybe he didn't expect Yi Pin to call him.
"Nothing. I'm just bored. I'm just asking casually." Yi Pin felt even more embarrassed. His mind kept echoing the question of why he had asked this and why he had made this call.
"What? Miss me?"
Judging from the tone of Shen Yu's words, he must have had a cocky smile on his face with the corners of his mouth turned up. Yi Pin couldn't help but smile.
"You're so over - confident. I don't know where you got your courage from." Yi Pin smiled. He was now used to Shen Yu's words. Before, he would have been a bit angry, but now he just ignored them.
"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up first."
It seemed that Shen Yu was dealing with something, and he quickly hung up the phone.
Listening to the beeping sound, Yi Pin felt a sudden burst of irritation.
There was also a hint of loss. He didn't know when Shen Yu had become the center of his life.
"Damn it! How dare he hang up on me? Is he tired of living?"
Yi Pin murmured to the phone. His tone was full of helplessness and grievance.
In the empty room, only his own muttering echoed.
He lifted the quilt and lay down, burying his face in the pillow.
But he just tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
It was not until midnight that he heard the sound of a key unlocking the door. In fact, he hadn't really fallen asleep.
Then he heard the footsteps getting closer. Finally, his bedroom door was opened, and the smell of Shen Yu's body wash filled the air.
Shen Yu just stood there quietly for a long time without making a sound.
Yi Pin was extremely scared. He thought this guy wouldn't be planning to murder him on this dark and stormy night, would he?
The more he thought about it, the more wrong it seemed, so he suddenly opened his eyes.
He saw Shen Yu with a sad face, frowning, and staring straight at him.
"What are you doing?" Yi Pin asked in shock. It was really scary to have someone standing straight at the bedside and staring at you in the middle of the night.
"So you're not asleep! Look, what did I bring for you!" A happy smile instantly spread across Shen Yu's face as he looked at Yi Pin in front of him.
"What?" Yi Pin looked blank. Was this guy doing it on purpose?
"Barbecue!" Shen Yu couldn't hide his smile as he waved the bag in his hand back and forth.
The rich aroma wafted over. For a foodie, as long as there was the smell of delicious food, no matter how far away it was or how soundly they were sleeping, they would always get up and fight for it.
Yi Pin immediately sat up and snatched the bag, which made Shen Yu laugh and cry at the same time.
The two of them sat on the sofa, looking at each other and smiling.
Yi Pin ate with gusto. Wearing his pajamas and sitting cross - legged on the sofa with the corners of his mouth turned up, he looked extremely charming and natural.
"You should eat too!" Yi Pin looked back at Shen Yu. He still hadn't eaten a single skewer.
"I... don't eat much at night!" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows.
But to Yi Pin, these words made him a bit nervous. Was it bought just for him? Why was Shen Yu always so nice to him?
"I just happened to pass by. I felt sorry for the old man selling barbecue in the cold wind, so I bought some."
As if seeing through Yi Pin's thoughts, Shen Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and quickly explained.
Watching Yi Pin eating so happily and having a strong appetite. He ate all the food except for the leeks.
He let out a satisfied burp, took a sip of ice - cold beer, and the corners of his mouth turned up in satisfaction.
"What did you call me for just now?" Shen Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and asked casually. In fact, he cared very much. This was the first call Yi Pin had made to him on his own initiative.
"Nothing. I just... asked casually. What's up? Did I interrupt your date?" Yi Pin curled his lips. He felt inexplicably unhappy.
"Who said I was on a date? I was just... " Shen Yu let out a couple of chuckles, hooked the corners of his mouth, and quickly denied it. "I just had a quarrel with someone, and then... Anyway, it's not what you think..."
"Oh!" Yi Pin was a bit confused but also felt a bit relieved about Shen Yu's sudden explanation. "Why are you so excited?"
Shen Yu hooked the corners of his mouth. He never expected Yi Pin to react like this.
After they finished eating, Yi Pin drank alone in silence. Looking at the empty beer cans, Shen Yu frowned.
He also picked up one and took a big gulp before slowly saying, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
"Yeah!" Yi Pin didn't hide it at all. His face was flushed. Maybe because he was in a bad mood, he got drunk easily.
Shen Yu continued to drink his beer and listened quietly.
"Do you think... are all the bad guys in this world actually forced to do bad things?" Yi Pin suddenly asked. After saying that, he laughed at himself in disbelief.
"No!" Shen Yu turned to look at Yi Pin. Suddenly, he felt that the big boy in front of him was no longer the one with well - developed muscles but a simple mind. He could even start thinking about human nature.