when the rose blooms again

Chapter 1

"He was 22 when he married me."

The lights in the bar box were not bright, Shao Chen sat relaxed on the dark brown sofa in the box, and said in a very decadent tone.

The dim light of the box cast a large shadow on his face, making his facial features three-dimensional and attractive.

"Old Shao, drink less." Yu Chen'an sat on the opposite side of the sofa, persuading him ineffectively.

Shao Chen lowered his head and did not respond. He sat up slightly and leaned back, remaining silent.

The ice cube soaked in the glass was about to melt, and with the movement of his wrist, it fell to the bottom of the glass and floated up again.

Since Lin Weiyan filed for divorce two days ago, he has been in this state.

"I heard from Ji Yang that Weiyan is going abroad?" Yu Chenan looked at Shao Chen's face and asked tentatively.

Hearing Lin Weiyan's name, Shao Chen's out-of-focus eyes focused briefly, then dimmed again, blocked by slightly drooping hair.

"In the past few years, you have had enough..." Yu Chen'an said something that was not consoling to Shao Chen, and then changed the subject, "However, there are some things that cannot be forced."

Can't be forced...

After three years of marriage with Lin Weiyan, this is what Shao Chen heard the most.

His friend said it, Lin Weiyan's friend said it, but Lin Weiyan himself didn't say it, so Shao Chen raised his eyes and looked at Yu Chen'an;

"No." Shao Chen said.

His voice was very soft, with a stubbornness that didn't match his age, more like speaking to himself, but Yu Chen'an still heard it.

"Damn..." Yu Chen'an cursed in a low voice, reaching out to take the cup in Shao Chen's hand, "It's up to you..."

Shao Chen listened, said yes in a low voice, then took another cup and drank.

For a long time, they did not speak.

The box is very sound-proof, and after the door is closed, you can't hear any sounds from outside, except for the occasional slight sound of the cup touching the table, only Shao Chen's breathing sounds with changing frequency several times.

This kind of Shao Chen Yu Chen'an had never seen before, he thought of a word that was not very appropriate but seemed to be appropriate in this situation, fragile.

Shao Chen's drinking slowed down, and Yu Chen'an asked him, "Where do you live now?"

After Lin Weiyan and Shao Chen filed for divorce, Shao Chen moved out of the wedding room. According to Ji Yang, Lin Weiyan would also move out soon, but the reason why he moved later than Shao Chen was because he was too busy.

Shao Chen didn't answer, he didn't know if he didn't hear what he asked clearly or he didn't want to speak.

Yu Chen'an really wanted to help him, so he took the phone from the coffee table, "Shall I ask Wei Yan to pick you up?"

After hearing this, Shao Chen had some reactions. He took Yu Chenan's cell phone, looked disappointed, and said in a disappointed manner, "He won't come."

Yu Chen'an had no choice but to continue watching him drink.

At this time, Shao Chen's drinking capacity that he practiced on the wine table in his early years of entrepreneurship was fully revealed at this time, and he didn't feel a little tired until it was nearly twelve o'clock.

"Shall I take you back?" Yu Chen'an asked.

Shao Chen casually put the wine glass on the ground, lay on his back on the sofa, his eyelashes fluttered a few times, and then raised his arms to cover his eyes.

"I'm really..." Shao Chen paused, Yu Chen'an could hear his hoarse voice, "I love him very much..."

Yu Chen'an suddenly felt sad, whether Shao Chen really loves Lin Weiyan, there is no need to say it.

After Shao Chen said this, he fell asleep. Yu Chen'an waited for a while, and seeing that he didn't wake up, took Shao Chen's cell phone and called Lin Weiyan.

The phone was picked up after a few rings.

"Brother Shen." It was past twelve o'clock at this time, but Lin Weiyan's voice was very sober, mixed with a weak electric texture coming from the receiver.

"Weiyan, I'm Yu Chenan..." Yu Chenan turned his head to look at Shao Chen, who was drunk on the sofa, and took a deep breath, "Old Shao drank too much, can you come and pick him up?"

Through the phone, Lin Weiyan paused briefly.

Yu Chen'an said again, "I can't get him, I'm anxious when I touch him, we are not familiar with the bar here, so let's just leave it alone."

"Understood..." Lin Weiyan said without emotion, "I'll go there now."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Chen'an sent the address to Lin Weiyan, put a dress on Shao Chen and left.

When Lin Weiyan arrived, Shao Chen was falling asleep. He lay on his back on the sofa, raised one arm to cover his face, his long legs rested on the ground in aggrieved way, and a piece of clothing was half-draped on his body so that he couldn't fall off.

Lin Weiyan stood at the door of the box and watched him for a while, then turned on the headlights.

The false, warm yellow tone of the box that made people feel safe was dispelled, and even the smell of alcohol seemed to have faded a little.

Lin Weiyan heard Shao Chen snort softly.

Lin Weiyan walked over, squatted in the gap between the sofa and the coffee table, raised his hand and gently pushed Shao Chen's shoulder.

"Brother Shen, wake up." Lin Weiyan called softly.

Shao Chen's arms covering his face moved slightly, revealing his smooth forehead and sharp eyebrows.

Even drunk, but still very good-looking.

Shao Chen moved for a while, then fell silent, and continued to sleep quietly.

Lin Weiyan has known Shao Chen for so many years, but he has never seen him so drunk.

He moved his fingers, hesitated for a moment, then removed Shao Chen's arm covering his face, and said louder, "Brother Shen, wake up."

Shao Chen frowned first, and squeezed out a small crease between his brows, looking fierce, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Lin Weiyan saw his extremely black eyelashes flutter a few times, as if he was not used to the light, so he moved his body slightly to help him block it.

Shao Chen blinked a few times with his eyes half-opened, and then sat up on the sofa, staring blankly at Lin Weiyan.

"Weiyan..." Shao Chen's voice was a little hoarse, with the drowsiness and slight nasal sound of just waking up, and he felt aggrieved after listening carefully, "You came to pick me up."

Lin Weiyan's Adam's apple twitched, and he turned away from looking at him. He stood up, "Where do you live now? I'll see you off."

Shao Chen didn't reply, he didn't know if he was still awake or he drank too much, in short, his eyes were not very polite.

His eyes followed Lin Weiyan's movement of getting up, and finally fell back on Lin Weiyan's face.

Lin Weiyan was very tall. One of them was standing and the other was sitting. Shao Chen seemed to be struggling, so he stood up unsteadily again.

It's not clear if it was because of the effect of alcohol that one fell on Lin Weiyan without standing still.

When Shao Chen rushed over, he noticed Lin Weiyan's somewhat resistant eyes in a short corner of his vision.

But he felt that he was very drunk, so he pretended that he didn't see it, and boldly hugged Lin Weiyan's shoulder.

The gap between the coffee table and the sofa was already small, and it would always be ambiguous for two tall and tall adult men to squeeze together, not to mention that there was still a three-year marriage between the two.

But this is only for other people, not for Lin Weiyan and Shao Chen.

Shao Chen is half a head taller than Lin Weiyan, and his shoulders are wider. This posture seems to hold Lin Weiyan in his arms.

He had just woken up after drinking, his body was very hot, like a patient with a slight fever, the heat was transmitted to Lin Weiyan very intimately.

Lin Weiyan let him hug him for a few seconds, then took a step back, and knocked down the wine glass that Shao Chen had put on the ground, and the glass hit the ground, making a discordant knocking sound.

Shao Chen woke up instantly, but he still didn't let go of his hand.

Lin Weiyan pushed Shao Chen, "Brother Shen, you are drunk."

Shao Chen answered the words, and said with the strength of wine, "Are you going abroad?"

Lin Weiyan stopped doing the useless work of reasoning with drunks, and put his hands behind his back, trying to distance himself from Shao Chen, "Hmm..."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Lin Weiyan felt that the arms around his shoulders became tighter.

"Why?" Shao Chen asked.

His tone was very confused, as if he was not only asking this question, but Lin Weiyan only answered this question.

"Work needs..." Lin Weiyan said, his head tilted to one side, and the hot breath he exhaled while speaking was stingy not to run on Shao Chen, "Brother Shen, I will see you off."

Shao Chen paused for two seconds, let go of his hand and took a step back, looked down at Lin Weiyan slightly, and said with difficulty, "Thank you..."

"You're welcome..." Lin Weiyan walked away first, then turned his head slightly when he reached the door, "Let's drink less in the future."

Shao Chen smiled quickly, but the corners of his mouth just curled up. Rather than a smile, it was more like self-deprecating.

Lin Weiyan didn't care about him, he just found it troublesome.

Lin Weiyan walked out of the box first, stood still at the elevator door, and waited for Shao Chen to follow slowly.

The two didn't speak again until they entered the elevator.

The elevator came quickly, and Shao Chen stretched out his arm to block it, letting Lin Weiyan go ahead.

The elevator in the bar should have just been cleaned. There are no strange advertisements on the inner wall of the elevator, and it is bright enough to look in the mirror.

Shao Chen lowered his head slightly, looking at Lin Weiyan through the inner wall of the elevator.

Lin Weiyan has always been very decent, even when he came out to pick up people so late, he was meticulously dressed in a white shirt and well-pressed suit pants.

There was no ring left on his left hand, which hung down the side of his thigh.

In fact, after he filed for divorce, he never wore the ring again. Shao Chen didn't know what Lin Weiyan did with the ring, but his one was still on his hand.

Lin Weiyan's car was parked downstairs. Shao Chen now lives in an apartment next to the company. Lin Weiyan turned on the navigation and followed the voice prompts to drive without saying a word.

While waiting for the red light, Lin Weiyan said, "The company has a lot of things to do recently, so I don't have time to pack things up."

Shao Chen turned his head to look at him.

Lin Weiyan said, "I will move out as soon as possible."

"You don't need to move..." Shao Chen spoke quickly, and slowed down after seeing Lin Weiyan's stern profile, "It was originally yours."

Shao Chen's real estate is more than that one, and his net worth is immeasurable, but that is actually before they got married, and most of his property had been given to Lin Weiyan without anyone knowing it.

Their wedding room also only had Lin Weiyan's name written on it.

Lin Weiyan didn't speak again, but the meaning was obvious, he would still move out.

Shao Chen also stopped talking. He closed his eyes and leaned on the co-pilot, and when Lin Weiyan turned right according to the voice prompt, he said, "Weiyan, do you hate me so much?"

Lin Weiyan paused for breath indistinctly, and while turning right, glanced at Shao Chen from the corner of his eye, seeing that Shao Chen still had his eyes closed, he turned his gaze back.

"I don't hate you..." Lin Weiyan tightened his grip on the steering wheel, paused for two seconds before continuing, "I just don't like you that much."

Shao Chen opened his eyes, looked at the neatly arranged street lights on the side of the road and quickly retreated, and said softly, "That was before."

Lin Weiyan didn't answer or look at him again, as if this topic never came up.

After that, the two of them didn't speak again.

Shao Chen thought, perhaps he really couldn't force it.

Lin Weiyan is the snow on the top of the mountain, the moon in the sky, Shao Chen's longing and unobtainable, different from all Shao Chen's private property.

And Shao Chen couldn't just rely on his love to take it as his own.