The Flower in the Cage

The Cage
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The window at three o'clock in the morning is shrouded in dim darkness, with sporadic lights in the distance, and the moon is only a small and sharp crescent. Chen Yi woke up from his sleep, his brain throbbing painfully, his throat was burning and his voice was hoarse, and he felt extremely thirsty. He got up from the bed, walked to the kitchen in the dark, and took out a can of pineapple soda from the refrigerator.
Chen Yigang took a sip, and the sudden bright light forced him to squint.
He squinted for a while before recovering.
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Someone walked over, their slippers snapping against the floor. Something wet and warm licked at the corner of Chen's mouth, and the other person swallowed up every last bit of sweetness.
他背后抵着冰箱，伸手揽住了姜兴的脖颈，从黑色的袖口露出一只银光闪闪的手铐，晃一晃就哗啦啦响。
“手都磨疼了，下一次能不能换一个轻点的手铐。”
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Jiang Xing kissed the cold shackles on the side of his head and said, "It's already the lightest."
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Chen Yi snorted, leaned against the refrigerator, and had a subtle expression, as if he could see through what Jiang Xing was thinking.
Jiang Xing saw a slight shimmer of moonlight in Chen Yi's eyes, and her lips were also crimson, slightly lifted, with a halo around her black hair, shining.
Jiang Xing's fingertips were cold, as if they had been soaked in frost and snow, and when they touched the warm and delicate skin, they turned into water and flowed down all the way.
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Chen Yi shrank from the cold and his eyebrows unconsciously furrowed for a moment before relaxing. There was a hint of teasing in his tone: "Are you so afraid of me running away that your hands are freezing?"
His earlobes are snow white, showing a small bump on the earlobe. Chen Yi doesn't like wearing earrings, and his ear holes have closed up.
Jiang Xing lowered his head and bit down, licking with his tongue, and his fingers touched his skin, feeling the trembling and pulsing of the muscles under his hand. He said, "Warm me up."
昏幽夜色里，陈一眨了两下眼睛，许久，又稍稍弯了起来，凝出一点惊心动魄的流光，明知故问:“拿什么暖？”
“哗啦”一声，大理石台面上的东西都被扫落了下来，叮叮当当掉了一地。
Chen Yi hadn't even had time to be glad that there weren't any glassware in the kitchen, otherwise it would be too troublesome to clean up, so he let Jiang Xing hold his waist and carry it.
The silk sleeping robe he originally wore was thin, sticking to the marble countertop, and the cold seeped into his skin little by little. However, this cold was quickly dispelled because his thigh was quickly held by a hand.
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Sometimes Chen Yi also feels that Jiang Xing is really strange. Obviously, his hand was as cold as snow in the last second, but in the next second, it could become scorching hot as if roasted by flames.

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他抿紧了唇，抬起脚轻轻踢了姜兴一下:“这里太脏了，换一个地方。”
姜兴没有说话。
陈一叫他撩得起了一身酥酥麻麻的火，忍不住又轻轻踢了他一脚。
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The soles of the feet can feel the soft skin.
"Let's change the location."
"Sss."
Chen Yi took a deep breath of cold air.
Jiang Xing bit hard on Chen Yi's ankle, showing no mercy, and blood oozed out.
夏北光痛觉神经发达，娇气得很，陈一疼得厉害，眼睛蒙了层生理性的雾气，雾蒙蒙的，眨巴两下就要往下淌。
姜兴忽然又不动了。
Chen Yiyuan thought he had a change of heart, but he was pushed down to the window again.
With a "click," the handcuffs were locked onto the anti-theft window outside.
The night wind was still blowing, and outside the window, one could only see a shimmering lake surface, faintly reflecting a bit of moonlight.
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The turquoise swayed and shattered in the eyes, blurring all things. Following the steaming mist, it transformed into water droplets and dripped down.
Chen Yi's wrist was cut, his eyes damp, and one sentence was broken into three parts. He couldn't even catch his breath.
"Damn it."
"You motherf***er."
"Jiang Xing."
Jiang Xing touched his tears and silently kissed the nape of his neck, whispering softly, "Yi Yi, I don't like it when you swear."
陈一听到这似曾相识的一句话，身上缓慢地爬了层鸡皮疙瘩。
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第二天保姆阿姨来了，只看见姜先生一个人戴着金丝眼镜，穿了件熨烫过的平整黑色西装，衣冠楚楚地坐在客厅开视频会议。
In her mind, Mr. Jiang was a very particular person. Even when he worked at home, he always wore a suit and tie, and everything was neat and tidy.
When Jiang Xing saw the housekeeper come in, he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly. Even so, the housekeeper was very happy. She saw Jiang Xing roll up his sleeves halfway, revealing his forearm. However, the skin on that forearm was not clean, but had some small, red scratches.
阿姨觉得有点儿意外，姜兴注意到了阿姨的目光，低头看了看，便又将袖口扯下来了。
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从楼上晃晃荡荡走下一个人影，穿了件黑色的真丝睡袍，边打哈欠边往底下走。
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Auntie took a quick glance and immediately lowered her head, whispering "Mr. Chen."
The other person responded with a grunt, seeming not fully awake, walking unsteadily, yawning constantly, and then he slumped onto the sofa, resting his head on Jiang Xing's shoulder. His black eyelashes fluttered like butterflies a few times before slowly closing again.
阿姨走进了厨房，拿出了今早刚买的菜，原本想去问一下姜兴和陈一想吃什么，刚探出头，就望见了陈一背对着自己，不知道什么时候又坐在了姜兴腿上，两个人腻歪着。
The original laptop also closed.
Jiang Xing's handsome suit was tightly held by Chen Yi, making it all wrinkled.
He was also not wearing shoes or socks, with bare feet nestled in Jiang Xing's arms, closely pressed against his chest, appearing obedient and gentle.
A half-slipped nightgown revealed a back, which was illuminated by the sunlight outside the window and was so white that it was dazzling. Numerous crimson marks, like petals, spread and grew densely, covering the sky and the earth.
阿姨看不见陈一的脸庞，只能看见姜兴捧住了青年的脸，吻从他的眼角一直往下落，在嘴唇的地方辗转停留了许久，又从脖颈落到肩胛。
陈一倒也不反抗，任由姜兴亲着。
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他的手指很白，玉白干净的那种，指骨分明，偶尔吻落到不恰当的地方，就会倏然一下蜷缩起来，含羞草似的，将自己紧紧收拢起来，不让旁人再挤进来分毫。
The aunt didn't dare to look any longer and hurriedly escaped into the kitchen.
She had guessed early on the relationship between Chen Yi and Jiang Xing, although the two were usually cautious in front of her and didn't make too intimate gestures. However, the occasional soft gaze and unconscious intimacy couldn't deceive people.
姜兴望着陈一的目光总是很温柔的，像是清风吹过了大海，白鸥从地平线上跃起，波澜不息，远去万里。
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“她好像看见了。”
Chen Yi spoke.
"It's okay." Jiang Xing picked up the robe that he had slid off and carefully pulled it tight. Chen Yi blinked lightly and a layer of golden light fluttered down. Jiang Xing saw that his dark pupils were slightly enlarged, showing a very gentle and soft look, and he bowed his head and kissed him: "Madam Wang is not the kind of person who chews with her tongue."
陈一提起自己手腕晃了晃，镣铐作响，一点银光熠熠生辉，做出赞同的模样:“你说的对，毕竟她看见我的手铐都一句话没问，可不是安静得很，不喜欢嚼舌根子得很吗？”
You know he's cunning, speaking in riddles where the obvious meaning is twisted, and the reverse is true. His words are always slippery and hard to pin down, even his mockery and taunts are wrapped in a transparent layer of jelly, seeming both true and false, sweet and slippery. It takes considerable effort to decipher the true meaning behind his words.
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You know he is innocent and frank, passionate and appropriate, meticulous and sensitive. When he needs to tell the truth, he never lies; when he needs to contribute, he never evades. He always senses your subtle emotions and all plans and arrangements.
Jiang Xing said, "Are you still angry about last night?"
Chen Yi laughed, revealing two little dimples at the corners of his mouth, as sweet as honey turning: "If you were the one being begged with tears and pleadings after being messed up, and the person in question got away with it, you would also be angry as well."
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Jiang Xing stopped talking, he didn't move, just looked at Chen Yi silently.
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Shadows fell on his high and prominent brow, forming a pale triangle that was fragile and pitiful.
Chen Yizhen was completely helpless against this move.
He leaned in and planted a kiss on Jiang Xing's lips, lightly sucking on them. "You're so foolish, just flatter me a little bit, wouldn't that be enough?"
This remark was supposed to be sharp, but with a soft touch of lips and teeth, it suddenly became hot and fiery.
Jiang Xing said, "If I always treat you well, will you stay with me forever?"
陈一讲:“那要看你能不能做到了，也要看你能一直对我好到什么时候了。”
姜兴说:“可以是多久？”
陈一讲:“你想要多久就多久。”
姜兴便轻声说:“那就直到我死，直到我意识无存。”
“那还有很长很长时间。”
陈一这样讲。
真是幼稚又直白的对话。
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陈一微微眯起了眼睛，恍惚间好像又回到了跟姜兴小时候初见的场景。
“你可以跟我做朋友吗？”
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小姜兴这样问。
“为什么不可以？”小陈一手里还攥着一支花，被他连根拔起，手心里都是脏兮兮的泥点子，他咳了咳，有点尴尬地将手收回来，试图转移话题:“这是你家吗？”
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Little Jiangxing's eyes were dimmed by the grayish sky, and he shook his head: "This is a cage."
As if noticing Little Chen's surprised gaze, he added indifferently, "A cage constructed by countless wealth and false glory."
Chen Yi remembered Jiang Xing's expression at that time, and looked out the window, the water on the lake rippled, spring returned to the earth, and flowers of all colors bloomed beside the grass.
The scene was full of vitality.
从前小时候拔过的那种花瓣是蓝色，花蕊是白色的小花又在墙角里、缝隙中疯长了起来。
无孔不入。
姜兴的手机铃声响了起来，他接了电话，一边慢慢疏理陈一的头发，一边跟那头的人说话:“嗯，暂时不在公司里。”
“现在在家。”
姜兴的目光落在了陈一身上，看见他微微弯下腰，露出一截雪白的后颈，然后捏起了一颗樱桃放进嘴里。
汁水染红了他的嘴唇，像是从唇齿之间蓦地生出了一朵昳丽的花。
姜兴想，他目光所及之处，处处为牢笼。
他脚下所踩的不过是一隅之地，辗转难眠，不得翻身。
However, it was destined that a new shoot would emerge from the dried cracks on a normal afternoon.
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After a long period of time, it finally grew out a bud and slowly bloomed.
Perhaps it's God's mercy, your gift.
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