Throughout the meal, Yi Pin felt a bit shy because Shen Yu, Xiao Shan, and Xiao Shan's mother all kept putting food on his plate.
"You're A Yu's friend, that's even better! It's really fate. Come to our home more often in the future!"
Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile. Being with this family made him feel natural and comfortable, without any burden at all.
"Brother, how did you get to know my uncle? My uncle is such a silent person. He's not humorous at all. It must be tough on you!" Xiao Shan spoke seriously like a little adult.
Hearing this, Shen Yu almost choked on his food. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
Yi Pin was all smiles. Xiao Shan's analysis was very on - point and accurate.
"We just... became friends after a fight!" Yi Pin smiled, ruffled Xiao Shan's hair, and hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
"You're such a grown - up. How can you still fight!" Xiao Shan shook his head helplessly, showing his confusion.
Shen Yu always had a faint smile on his face, with a gentle look of amusement.
After the meal, Shen Yu took Xiao Shan to the bathroom and then said, "Don't call him brother. He's an uncle!"
The two accompanied Xiao Shan to play for a while and then wanted to leave because it was getting late and they were a bit tired.
"Goodbye, uncles. Come and play with Xiao Shan more often in the future!"
Xiao Shan waved his chubby little hand and hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile as he said goodbye.
Yi Pin and Shen Yu walked out together. Yi Pin was still muttering, "Why did I suddenly become an uncle? Wasn't I a brother?"
Shen Yu pursed his lips and smiled faintly beside him, looking amused.
"Damn it, how come you're Xiao Shan's uncle?" Yi Pin took another look at Shen Yu, feeling confused. These two were like night and day, one a little warm - hearted boy and the other a strange middle - aged man.
He originally thought these two had nothing to do with each other, but suddenly they turned out to be uncle and nephew.
"I'm not his uncle. I'm his uncle on his mother's side, but he just likes to call me uncle..."
Shen Yu smiled.
The two walked in the cold wind. The biting wind blew by. Yi Pin tightened his clothes and smiled faintly. He never thought that one day he would meet Shen Yu in such a way.
"Um..."
Yi Pin wanted to talk about what happened last night but thought it inappropriate, so he stopped short.
"What?"
"Nothing!"
... So the two silently lit a cigarette. Half of it was blown away by the wind, and half was smoked by them.
They never said a word and showed no sign of hailing a taxi. They just walked aimlessly. Although the wind was cold and the moon was incomplete, it seemed that everything was predestined.
"Do you know? I seem to have done something wrong today!"
Yi Pin suddenly said nervously.
"What is it?" Shen Yu looked at Yi Pin in front of him with a puzzled look and smiled faintly.
"I seem to have pushed a suffering little boy into the abyss again..."
Yi Pin told Shen Yu what happened at noon. He lowered his head dejectedly, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Shen Yu was calm. He had seen things ten or a hundred times worse than this, so his ability to accept had become stronger. He wouldn't let his own emotions affect others, nor would he let others' stories affect himself.
But Yi Pin was different. He was a person full of passion, kindness, and confidence.
Shen Yu patted Yi Pin's shoulder and smiled.
"You can't be blamed for this. If you had forced yourself to stop it, you would have been condemned by the law." Shen Yu's expression was a bit dazed, but he still said it.
"What should we do? I'm a bit worried now. He's so young, but he was beaten black and blue..." The more Yi Pin thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. Using violence to solve any problem was terrifying, especially for a child whose body and mind were not fully developed.
"Don't worry. I'll solve it. We'll go early tomorrow morning to investigate!"
Shen Yu said with a bit of heartache, hooking the corner of his mouth into a smile.
Maybe most of the time, people are like this. They can't find the meaning of life, can't find a glimmer of light, just like they can't find a bit of positive energy.
"Okay!" Yi Pin nodded slightly, shivering. "Damn it, it's so cold!"
Looking at Yi Pin beside him, wearing so little but still smiling, shivering in the cold wind.
Shen Yu took off his clothes helplessly and put them on Yi Pin. He put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly.
Yi Pin suddenly felt an indescribable warmth in his heart.
"Let's play a game?" Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
"Sure!" Shen Yu looked back with a skeptical look, looking at the person in front of him, smiling faintly. "How do we play?"
"Rock - paper - scissors. The loser has to carry the winner home. How about it?" Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
So the two started the game.
Throughout the night, Yi Pin was always the winner. It seemed that Shen Yu was out of luck. He still had a faint smile on his face.
But for Shen Yu, he was very satisfied. Yi Pin was very light and seemed to have lost some weight recently.
Remembering the first time Shen Yu wanted to carry Yi Pin, Yi Pin resisted strongly. Now he seemed to be enjoying it. Thinking about it, he thought he was really subject to the law of "never say never".
"What are you smiling at?" Shen Yu was a bit puzzled and hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
"Nothing!"
"Don't say nothing. You were clearly smiling!"
...
When the two were almost at the door of their home, Yi Pin quickly asked Shen Yu to put him down. One reason was that there were security guards, and the other was that Lin Yangcong might be around.
Just as they were about to enter the house, Shen Yu's phone suddenly rang.
You didn't need to think hard to know that the only kind of person who would call at this time was an ex - girlfriend!
Shen Yu sighed when he looked at the phone screen.
"Who is it?" Yi Pin leaned over and saw the note. He pursed his lips. This person was really... like a ghost that wouldn't leave!
Shen Yu answered the phone and stood still.
Yi Pin stepped into the house first. Looking at the darkness, he felt a bit annoyed and just stood there in a daze.
He thought that he seemed to be taking Shen Yu more and more seriously. At first, he just wanted to find his flaws. This feeling was strange.
"Damn it, Yi Pin, can you cheer up!"
Yi Pin murmured to the air. He suddenly felt that he was a bit sorry for his original intention and also a bit sorry for the... who had passed away.
"It's all an illusion, all an illusion!"
Yi Pin frowned and turned on the light. The bright light stabbed his eyes.
Shen Yu also opened the door and came in, with a helpless smile on his face: "I... have to take Xiaotong home. She seems to have drunk again!"
Yi Pin nodded and then entered his own room.
He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
He lit a cigarette and quietly watched Shen Yu's figure disappear downstairs through the window.
He wanted to talk to Lin Yangcong, but he didn't know if Lin Yangcong was working overtime or out somewhere fooling around. Anyway, he was nowhere to be seen.