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The 28th Event of Being Gay: Watch a concert together, and at the most moving part, tell each other, âI love you.â\nIn the middle of the meal, Wang Guangning received a call from Zhang Lingyi: âBeloved Ning, when are you coming home, huh!â\n
Wang Guangning: ââŚâŚâ\n
Wang Guangning: âSpeak properly [lit. like a human being].â\n
Zhang Lingyi: âI miss you.â\n
Wang Guangning: âOK, Iâm almost done with the meal, will go home soon.â\n
Hanging up, he saw Yu Jing, Wei Yiwen, and his assistant staring agape at him. Wei Yiwen was eager for gossip: âBrother Ning, your partner?â\n
Wang Guangning rested his chin on one hand: âOne question, 100 dollars. Wanna ask?â\n
Wei Yiwen wailed: âBrother Ning, are you from Somalia [i.e., impoverished, I guess]? Not asking!â\n
The question was brushed aside casually just like that. When Wang Guangning got home, he saw Zhang Lingyi had already showered and was waiting for him in the living room in a pair of new pyjamas.\n
All this wasnât the main point. The main point was ââ\n
Why was Patrick Star on his new pyjamas?!\n
And what was he playing at, wearing fleece pyjamas on such a hot day? At a time when energy conservation was recommended, wasting air-conditioning like this!\n
Wang Guangning couldnât help but clutch his forehead.\n
âShoushou!â Zhang Lingyi flew over and hugged him, starting a round of entanglement in a wet French kiss.\n
âDay off tomorrow?â Zhang Lingyi waggled his eyebrows. Not easy to come by at all!\n
âYup.â Come to think of it, to be able to have a day off so soon was all thanks to Zhang Lingyi. Otherwise, he couldnât have hired the right people so quickly. With this thought, the Patrick Star pyjamas on him looked more tolerable. âIâm going to take a shower first.â\n
This must surely be a hint that he wants a round!\n
Zhang Lingyi whooped with joy in his heart, but kept a serene expression: âIâll bring you your clothes.â\n
Wang Guangning didnât take notice of his heated expression, and went straight to the bathroom. Before long, Zhang Lingyi also entered, with that pair of SpongeBob SquarePants pyjamas in hand.\n
Wang Guangning was irritated: âItâs too hot right now, I donât want to wear this!â\n
Zhang Lingyi felt wronged: âBut this is a testimony of our love.â As he said this, he tugged at the Patrick Star on his body: âLook, itâs even a couple outfit!â\n
Who on earth told you that Patrick Star and SpongeBob SquarePants were lovers?\n
Wang Guangning was being driven mad: âLet you choose â either you take off those pyjamas on you, or Iâm going to sleep in my own room tonight!â\n
Fck, the power of this threat could match an atom bomb!\n
Zhang Lingyi immediately feigned bashfulness: âSo annoying, I just knew Shoushou wanted to see someone without a stitch on âŚâŚâ\n
Wang Guangning was expressionless as he picked up the showerhead and aimed it straight at Zhang Lingyi.\n
âShoushou, I was wrong!â Zhang Lingyi put on a woebegone look as he ran back to the bedroom and took off the pyjamas, leaving only his underwear on.\n
Before long, Wang Guangning also returned to the room, and he was also only wearing his underwear.\n
Zhang Lingyi was sitting on the bed, and tilted his body back slightly, his arms stretched out behind him. He looked at his sturdy, flawless figure, and raised his eyebrows: âSure enough, itâs our muscles that make the best couple outfits.â\n
Wang Guangning walked over and knelt over him, wrapped two hands around his shoulders, and lowered his head to suckle his lips.\n
Because work had been too busy, the two of them had not done it properly for a month. Now that the atmosphere was just right, the two of them quickly began panting.\n
Zhang Lingyi was conveniently lying on the bed, and Wang Guangning was sitting on his waist. Their underwear had already tented up, with a small wet patch in the centre.\n
âWanna try this position?â Zhang Lingyi looked up at Wang Guangning. This position was not bad, should be quite thrilling.\n
Wang Guangning rubbed against him a few times, and blushed a little: âYou want to?â\n
Why are you talking at such a time!\n
Zhang Lingyi pulled Wang Guangning down at one go, and had him lie on his chest. He laughed profoundly: âOff-day tomorrow~â\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nWith the assistance of Yu Jing and Wei Yiwen, Wang Guangning quickly came to an agreement with DM Chinaâs distributors, and even signed a contract that was particularly beneficial.\n
With DM Chinaâs market carved up, DM Chinaâs head office was furious, and Xu Guohui was in a rage as well. Taking advantage of how their probation period wasnât over yet, he found an excuse to fire the two marketing staff heâd poached from Fumaokaisi.\n
That staff member who had been persuaded to stay by a high salary was deeply regretful. He didnât know whether Xu Guohui would also fire him in a fit, so he started sending out his CV again.\n
Wang Guangning had led the marketing department to a great achievement for Fumaokaisi. Boss Zhou was very pleased, and sent a mass email of praise to the whole company. He also signed off on a two-day holiday for the marketing department, and approved expenses for them to tour Hong Kong.\n
While the reason given was a tour, this also meant Wang Guangning was to visit their client in Hong Kong.\n
Thatâs why itâs said that capitalists are vampires!\n
In any case, the issue was finally settled after two months of being busy. Seeing how elated the other members of the department were, Wang Guangning was also very happy. That very day when he got home, he pulled out a small suitcase to start packing.\n
Hong Kong had a lot of duty-free goods, was a shopping paradise âŚâŚ\n
Wang Guangning opened the closet and took a look at Zhang Lingyiâs clothes. After some thought, he swapped the small suitcase for a big one. Actually, he only had one change of clothes, some daily necessities, and a few client documents to pack, all of which took up not even one-third of the luggage space.\n
After packing, he zipped up the suitcase. But just as he was about to get up, he was pushed down roughly from behind and fell to the ground.\n
âWhat are you doing?â Zhang Lingyiâs voice had a trace of alarm.\n
The back of his head had been knocked against the floor. Wang Guangning was annoyed as he looked up at Zhang Lingyi, who was pressing down on him: âWhat are you doing?â It hurt like hell.\n
âWhy are you packing your things?â Zhang Lingyi was immovable on top of his body. Panic could be seen in his eyes.\n
Dmn it, what kind of expression was this?\n
âWhere are you going?â Zhang Lingyi saw that Wang Guangning hadnât replied, and said with even more urgency: âWhy are you leaving me again?â\n
Leaving him?\n
Wang Guangning looked at him in confusion: âIâm just going to Hong Kong, ugh, company holiday, also to work âŚâŚâ\n
Zhang Lingyiâs nerves suddenly eased. He loosened his grip on Wang Guangningâs hands, and helped him up. Tightly embracing him, his voice still thick with some trauma: âThatâs good! I thought âŚâŚ you were going to leave without a sound again!â\n
Again?\n
Wang Guangning finally, belatedly, understood what Zhang Lingyi was worried about. He couldnât help laughing, though his heart ached a little. It looked like, in those four years heâd assumed that heâd been the wounded party, Zhang Lingyi had also been tormented no less than him â so much so that he was still fearful that he would leave.\n
Seeing the worry that creased Zhang Lingyiâs forehead, Wang Guangningâs heart softened. Nevermind, just tell him!\n
This knot in his heart â the sooner itâs untied, the better.\n
Though to reveal it now would mean losing some face âŚâŚ\n
He cradled Zhang Lingyiâs face, and kissed the corner of his eye: âSilly, when I left four years ago, it was because I thought âŚâŚ you liked Luo Zihui.â\n
Zhang Lingyi blinked: âWhat are you saying?â\n
Wang Guangning sighed: âI thought you liked Luo Zihui, thought I didnât stand a chance, so I left.â\n
Zhang Lingyi embraced him in a rush, his chest heaving, his arms wrapping tighter: âIâm a real bastrd.â\n
All this time, he hadnât known why Wang Guangning had left without a trace, and even though the two of them had become this intimate, he hadnât dared to ask.\n
But this matter had always troubled him. Subconsciously, heâd always been somewhat afraid that what happened then would happen again.\n
Who wouldâve thought that the truth of the matter was this âŚâŚ\n
âGuangning âŚâŚ Iâm sorry âŚâŚâ\n
âIt wasnât your fault.â Wang Guangning rubbed his face: âItâs just that we were too young, and didnât know, thatâs all.â\n
âOK.â Zhang Lingyi carried Wang Guangning to bed. âNow, letâs do something that grown men should do!â\n
Wang Guangning: ââŚâŚâ\n
With a soft chuckle, he obediently put his arms around his neck.\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nThere was no schedule on the first day in Hong Kong. Wang Guangning had been to Hong Kong quite a few times, so he didnât join Yu Jing and Wei Yiwen as they happily went sightseeing. He went out on his own.\n
He wasnât interested in shopping, but as he wanted to buy some things for Zhang Lingyi, it didnât feel that dull.\n
After half a day of shopping, heâd bought two sets of clothing for Zhang Lingyi, and one set for himself. The good thing about their figures being similar was that, even though Zhang Lingyi wasnât beside him, he wasnât afraid of buying ill-fitting clothes.\n
For menâs clothing, it was about quality, not quantity. What Wang Guangning selected was all branded. Although it wasnât as expensive as in the mainland, it wasnât cheap. His and Zhang Lingyiâs incomes werenât too bad, but they were of the salaried class after all, and didnât have the habit of frenziedly buying stuff on credit.\n
After buying clothes, he chose a pair of watches of the same model, and had the hanyu pinyin of his and Zhang Lingyiâs names engraved on the back.\n
Having completed all this, Wang Guangning was just about tired out, and settled on a random cha chaan teng for a little something to eat. Then, he popped into a health and beauty store to buy a few boxes of healthcare products and two boxes of massage oil.\n
The second day, it was time to meet the Hong Kong client. The contract was negotiated quite smoothly, and after a meal together, the client presented them with a few concert tickets.\n
It was a concert by an indie rock band at the Hong Kong Coliseum that very night.\n
Wang Guangning wasnât interested at first, but Yu Jing and Wei Yiwen hadnât been to the Coliseum, so they were ecstatic and dragged Wang Guangning with them.\n
Because it wasnât a particularly popular band, the seats werenât filled up, probably around 60 percent or so. Wang Guangning and the others had VIP tickets, but the seat on his left was empty.\n
This was a rock band, with a style similar to Mayday. The lead singerâs hair was bleached white, and he was leaping about as he sang, time and again exhorting the audience with a loud, âEverybody, together!â\n
Wei Yiwen was thrilled to a high, and was dancing with a glow-stick in hand, hollering.\n
Yu Jing and the assistant werenât as wild, but they were clearly excited too.\n
Wang Guangning wasnât keen on this sort of all-out performance, and was spiritlessly sitting in place, one hand supporting his chin, dazedly looking at the empty seat beside him.\n
âThe next song is a cover of Maydayâs âSuddenly, I Miss You Soâ. Friends in the audience, letâs sing it together~â The noisy music stopped, and was replaced by a slow rhythm, then a somewhat sentimental melody started flowing.\n
Wang Guangning was moved. He took out his phone and gave Zhang Lingyi a call.\n
Zhang Lingyi answered quickly.\n
âShoushou, are you missing me?â\n
Wang Guangning said: âDo you still remember our agreement from the past?â\n
âOf course, I remember. Why?â\n
âNothing much, just wanted to listen to a concert with you, thatâs all.â Saying that, Wang Guangning put on the speaker mode, and heard the lead singerâs voice reverberating, right then, into the phone ââ\n
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">Most afraid of sudden silence\nMost afraid of sudden concern from friends\nMost afraid of sudden wrecking by memories\nMost afraid of sudden news about you\n\nIf longing has a voice\nDonât want it to be cries of sorrow\nNow that itâs come to this, Iâm finally come back to myself\nItâs just the tears that stop me from fooling myself completely\n\nâŚâŚ\nMost afraid of, after deciding to live out my life alone,\nTo not have you, to then hear sudden news about you
</blockquote>\nZhang Lingyi listened closely on the phone and could hear the audience singing along in the background. Wang Guangning didnât utter a sound, but for some reason, it seemed as though he could hear Wang Guangningâs breathing and heartbeat.\n
When the song was over, Wang Guangning switched off the speaker mode, brought the phone close, and said softly: âOnce, I was also afraid of hearing sudden news about you.â\n
Zhang Lingyi smiled: âYeah. Good thing you didnât decide to live out your life alone.â\n
âYeah.â Wang Guangning gazed at the empty seat to his left, as though someone was sitting there. âHey, I love you.â\n
âI love you too.â\n
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">Weâre like the most beautiful song\nAnd the most touching movie\nWeâve been through the most unforgettable journey\nAnd the most unforgettable souvenir remains\n
We had a past that was so sweet, so beautiful, so trusting\nSo wild, and so passionate\nWe will certainly run together toward\nShared happiness and regrets, into our old age
</blockquote>\n[Just for the above portion, the author modified the sad lyrics of the original song for a happy ending.]