like the abyss

Chapter 24

Qin Xiaoer grew up very fast, in less than four months, he had already weighed over five catties.Neither of them had ever raised a cat. Qin Suzheng was afraid that it would be too fat and affect his health, so he strictly controlled its appetite.Qin Xiaoer has become a genius, and when Qin Suzheng goes out, he will "meow" and act like a baby to Lu Yuan.How could Lu Yuan bear this, his heart softened when he was called by it, so he could only prostrate himself under the black cat pad, and secretly bought cat snacks to feed it.

Qin Xiaoer ate enough snacks during the day, but he looked down on Qin Suzheng's cat food when it was time to eat. Qin Suzheng didn't know the inside story and suspected that Qin Xiaoer had the orange cat gene and was born to be fat.

Lu Yuan was afraid that he would find out that he was giving Qin Xiaoer extra meals, so he dared not refute with a guilty conscience.Poor Qin Xiaoer's blue cat took the blame, Lu Yuan felt distressed, and added another cat snack.

It is strange to say that Lu Yuan spends a long time at home, and is responsive to Qin Xiaoer's requests, but Qin Xiaoer seems to be closer to Qin Suzheng.

***

Qin Xiaoer suddenly jumped off the cat climbing frame on the balcony, and lay down in the porch in the posture of a farmer.

The cat stand on the balcony is made higher than the one in the living room, Qin Xiaoer can see the whole room just standing on it.Cats probably like this kind of place, and Qin Xiaoer will squat on it and observe secretly whenever he has nothing to do.

Lying at the door is its daily task.Its location is very good, Qin Suzheng can see it as soon as he enters the door, and often hugs it and kneads it.Seeing him laying there stupidly again, Lu Yuan felt amused in his heart, walked up to him and carried him back to the sofa.

Lu Yuan is going to attend Bai Ruan's engagement banquet.

Bai Ru'an returned to China some time ago.He had returned from his studies, and Lu Jiming wanted him to inherit the family business, so engagement was the perfect occasion to launch him.

Bai Ru'an didn't talk much last time, Lu Yuan didn't know that his girlfriend's family was well-known in the circle of City B, and her engagement with Bai Ru'an happened to be a strong marriage.Lu Jiming was probably dizzy with joy, all the invitations were sent to Lu Yuan.Lu Yuan didn't want to go at first, but Bai Ru'an was very concerned and specifically asked him to be there.

Qin Suzheng also received the invitation.Brother Qin is not in City C, he was invited as part of the Qin family, so it is not good for him to go with Lu Yuan.Lu Yuan didn't make a high-profile publicity about his relationship with Qin Suzheng, and even Bai Ru'an didn't know about their current relationship.

No one was at home, Lu Yuan was afraid that Qin Xiaoer's cat would make trouble at home, so he left the lights on, turned on the monitor, closed the doors and windows, and checked them all before going out.

Lu Yuan hadn't gone out for a long time, and forgot the horrible experience of being dominated by the evening peak. He went to the hotel and waited for the waiter to check the invitation to enter. Lu Jiming had already toasted and delivered a speech.

Probably because of happy events, Lu Jiming looked hale and hearty.Lu Yuan hadn't seen him for several years, looking at his face now, he was in a daze.

It was only when Lu Yuan came out of the Lu family, and Lu Jiming was not so old yet.Lu Yuan was always afraid of him when he was a child, so in his memory, Lu Jiming always looked down at him with a disgusted expression.Now that Lu Jiming was standing next to Bai Ruan, Lu Yuan suddenly realized that he was not that tall, and there was not only that expression on his face.

Lu Yuan was distracted here, and Lu Jiming was over there. The next link was for Bai Ru'an to put on the engagement ring for the woman.

Bai Ru'an is wearing a white suit today, which matches perfectly with the bride-to-be in a white dress.The little girl is the gentle and pleasant one, standing next to the tall and handsome Bai Ru'an, it really makes people praise her as a match made in heaven.

Wearing a ring means that the marriage is a foregone conclusion.

Lu Jiming invited a lot of political and business celebrities from City C, and the venue was bustling, but Lu Yuan didn't see Qin Suzheng.Lu Yuan was tired of this kind of scene, took a glass of juice from the waiter's tray and went to the terrace to have a breeze.

In fact, Bai Ru'an had seen him a long time ago, but she never had a chance to talk to him. Now that she was free, she also sneaked to the terrace.

Lu Yuan put the cup aside, leaned against the railing and looked down.It's rare for him to wear a formal suit, and he looks a bit noble and elegant, which is quite different from his previous temperament.The black suit was well tailored, outlining a well-proportioned waist line, and the legs under the straight trousers were surprisingly long.

Lu Yuan heard someone approaching, turned around and saw that it was Bai Ru'an.

Bai Ru'an was holding champagne, while Lu Yuan picked up juice and touched him.

Bai Ru'an took a sip, and leaned against the railing side by side with Lu Yuan, "I'm going to get married soon."

Lu Yuan turned to look at him.

Bai Ru'an was also looking at him, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

Lu Yuan stretched out his hand and compared around his waist, "You are only so tall."

Bai Ru'an grabbed his hand and lifted it up, "That's not true, how could he be so short."

Lu Yuan didn't refute, just looked at him with a smile.

When he smiled, there was a small dimple on the left side of his face, Bai Ru'an poked it with his hand, and laughed too.

Bai Ru'an laughed for a while, looked up at the sky, and asked Lu Yuan, "Are you really not coming back?"

Lu Yuan knew he was talking about the Lu family.Although neither Lu Jiming nor he had said harsh words such as severing ties, everyone knew this fact well from the day Lu Yuan moved out of the Lu family quietly.

Lu Yuan took a sip of juice, "I won't go back."

Bai Ru'an was silent for a few seconds, and was about to say something when Lu Yuan preempted her.

Lu Yuan seemed to know what he was going to ask, and explained slowly: "It has nothing to do with Aunt Bai or you, it's a problem between me and... Lu Jiming."

Bai Ru'an looked at him.

Lu Yuan looked directly into his eyes. "it is true."

He seemed a little relaxed, but also a little sad.It was difficult for Lu Yuan to distinguish emotions, so he could only pat him on the shoulder as comfort.

Bai Ru'an didn't stay on the balcony for long.Tonight is his home stadium, and everyone is waiting for him inside, so there is no rush to chat with Lu Yuan.

As soon as he left, Lu Yuan didn't feel much sense staying alone, so he went home directly.

***

Lu Yuan went home, took a shower, fell on the sofa and rubbed Qin Xiaoer.

Qin Xiaoer was sleeping at first, when he heard the sound of the door opening, he struggled to get up and waited at the door. Unexpectedly, it was Lu Yuan who came in, lost his temper, and yelled "meow meow meow" at Lu Yuan a few times.

Just now at the reception, Lu Yuan smelled of alcohol and tobacco all over his body, so Lu Yuan took a shower and changed into pajamas before coming out.Qin Xiaoer had a very bad temper, pointed his ass at Lu Yuan, and refused to look at him.Lu Yuan wasn't used to it, he just rubbed it randomly when he suppressed it.

Qin Xiaoer meowed twice miserably, thinking that there was no Qin Suzheng at home to save him from Lu Yuan's claws, so he could only squirmly show his stomach and let Lu Yuan ravage him.

Seeing Qin Xiaoer give up resistance, Lu Yuan mercifully let go, and the phone rang suddenly.

Lu Yuan picked it up and saw that it was Qin Suzheng's call.

After connecting, the background sound was very noisy, and it was not Qin Suzheng who was speaking. "Hello?"

Lu Yuan sat up with the cat in one hand, "Hello, who is it?"

The person on the other side seemed to take away the phone to confirm something with the person next to him, and then brought the phone closer, "Qin Er is drunk, I want you to pick it up."

Lu Yuan was a little surprised.Qin Suzheng is a good drinker, and Lu Yuan has never seen him drunk, let alone so drunk that he needs someone to pick him up.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to change his clothes and shoes again.

Qin Xiaoer had never seen Lu Yuan go out so frequently. He lay on the cabinet in the entrance and looked at Lu Yuan with curious eyes.

Lu Yuan rubbed its head, took the car keys and went out.

The address sent by the other party is a bar.Lu Yuan didn't come to these places very often, but he also heard Xiao Zhoujing and the others mention this name.

Lu Yuan went in only to find that it wasn't Qing.The blue-purple light was drowsy, and the music was so loud that the heart was pounding.Lu Yuan found the waiter who was dressed strangely, asked the direction of the booth, and walked across the dance floor with difficulty.

There were several people sitting on one side of the booth, and Lu Yuan couldn't see their faces clearly.Qin Suzheng sat back on the other side, with one hand resting on the backrest, covering his eyes with his hand, leaving a large space around him.

Lu Yuan walked to his side, bent down and asked him, "Can you get up?"

Qin Suzheng didn't speak.

Seeing that he was so drunk and uncomfortable, Lu Yuan stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around him, trying to lift him up.Qin Suzheng was taller and heavier than Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan tried twice but couldn't hold it up.

The person sitting on the other side saw Lu Yuan's movements and got up to help him.Lu Yuan looked over, but the other party's eyes widened in shock, "Bai Ru'an?"

There was too much noise here, and one had to shout to speak. Lu Yuan didn't want to speak, so he just shook his head.

The man looked at him again, and realized that he had misunderstood the person, rubbed his nose and apologized to Lu Yuan: "I misunderstood, I'm sorry."

Lu Yuan mouthed "It's okay", and pointed to Qin Suzheng who was on the sofa.

The two of them worked hard together, and finally helped Qin Suzheng out and got into the car.

It's much quieter outside than inside.Lu Yuan's ears were a little dazed just after being shocked.

The person who helped introduced himself, "My surname is Zheng, Zheng Shaoli, and I am Qin Er's friend."

Lu Yuan thanked him: "Lu Yuan, thank you just now."

Zheng Shaoli waved his hand, looked at Qin Suzheng in the car, "It's okay." Then he looked at Lu Yuan, "...Speaking of which, you and Bai Ruan are quite similar."

Lu Yuan only took him as a novelty, and explained, "Bai Ru'an is my younger brother."

Zheng Shaoli suddenly realized, "I said so."

Lu Yuan nodded.

Zheng Shaoli wanted to go back to continue, the two didn't talk much, and Lu Yuan drove Qin Suzheng home.