Month: July 2022 (Page 2 of 4)

       Hope always took a turn for the worse against our expectations the second before it turned for the better.

       Suo Yang left and the rain was still raining outside. Shen Huiming sat there and continued to drink his wine with a napkin with a series of numbers written on it was laid on the table in front of him. Even on the soft napkin, he could see clearly that the man had good handwriting.

       After the last sip of wine, Shen Huiming smiled and put the number in his mobile phone, then carefully folded the piece of tissue paper and put it in his suit pocket.

       He took a taxi back to the hotel and sent Suo Yang a message before going to bed: Good night.

       When Suo Yang woke up in the morning, the first thing he saw was Qiu Chao who hadn’t even changed his clothes.

       The man drank a lot last night and was lying on the bed as soon as he returned. Suo Yang didn’t care about him and didn’t even help him take off his shoes, because it was unnecessary. If you drink by yourself, you should bear all the consequences yourself, and no one was obliged to take care of you. Suo Yang just closed the curtains, took another shower and slept comfortably.

       Because of the late night yesterday and the return flight in the morning, the group hadn’t actually slept for a few hours.

       Suo Yang got up and cleaned up and patted Qiu Chao, who was still drowsy, and said mercilessly, “I’ll leave you here if you don’t get up.”

       With a jolt, Qiu Chao sat up from the bed and dazedly went to clean up, like a wind-up toy.

       Suo Yang ignored him, sat while drinking coffee and picked up his mobile phone. Only then did he see the message that Mr. Shen sent him at three o’clock in the morning yesterday.

       Almost no one sent text messages these days, and almost all his messages in the box were system messages, but Suo Yang was indeed a bit compulsive in this regard, and will not let any “red dots” linger on his phone for too long.

       He actually didn’t realize who sent the text message at first. After all, a string of unfamiliar numbers could be anything.

       But he suddenly remembered the mobile phone number he left for the man when he left last night and guessed that it should be the other party.

       He didn’t save or reply to the message. After taking a look at the weather today, he finished his coffee and waited for Qiu Chao to go out together.

       It was still 19 hours back, and when they landed on the territory of their motherland again, they even had to make a point of looking at the date to be sure what day it really was.

       Qiu Chao yawned and walked beside Suo Yang and said, “Yang ge, I really admire you, you don’t get tired from all the tossing.”

       Suo Yang smiled and said, “Drink less wine and dance less, so you are not tired.”

       Qiu Chao laughed, “I’ve learned it!”

       In fact, it was impossible to say that he was not tired. Suo Yang, who was seriously lacking in sleep, went home and went straight to the bathroom, almost falling asleep in the bathtub.

       He came out of the bathroom after washing and heard the phone ringing.

       “Yang ge, don’t forget the day after tomorrow!”

       The person who called him was called Zhoumo, and he used to work for their company too. Back then, they were in the same group, and they often flew on the same line.

       Suo Yang was not a person who liked to make friends. He grew up with few close friends and kept in touch with each other. He was one of those people who only had one or two close friends at a time, but when they moved on to the next stage of their lives, they stopped seeing each other every day and gradually broke off contact.

       Back when they were still in the company together, the two of them had a good relationship. At that time, Suo Yang hadn’t bought a house yet, and Zhou Mo was still single. The two rented a two-bedroom apartment near the highway intersection together and became roommates for a while.

       Later, Zhou Mo began to talk about a boyfriend and they met on the plane. The two decided to live together shortly after they were sure of their relationship. In order to for Zhou Mo to spend more time with his boyfriend, he finally decided to change careers.

       Zhou Mo’s current job was introduced by his boyfriend. At first, he was the lobby manager of a five-star hotel, but he was promoted last year. After all, he was also on an international flight crew at the beginning. His English was good enough, and Zhou Mo was able to speak fluently. Now he was the sales manager of their hotel, specializing in some joint overseas sales jobs, and the salary was already beyond Suo Yang’s expectations. At the beginning of the year, Zhou Mo called Suo Yang to ask if he wanted to change careers. After all, a career change was the general trend for these people. At that time, Suo Yang refused, on the grounds that he had not flown enough.

       As Zhou Mo was one of the few a friend who kept in touch with Suo Yang after resigning, it was natural for Suo Yang to be there for his birthday the day after tomorrow.

       Suo Yang was quite willing to go. He rarely attends these gatherings. It’s better to relax, but one could never really refuse to socialise.

       “I didn’t forget.” Suo Yang said, “I have prepared a birthday present for you.”

       “What gift?” Zhou Mo was full of excitement, “A macho man?”

       Suo Yang laughed, “Don’t let Mr. Cheng hear you.”

       “It’s alright, I’ve been trying to persuade him to invite a striptease boy band to dance for my birthday,” Zhou Mo said with a smirk, “It’s a birthday party, you must liven it up.”

       Suo Yang laughed helplessly and said nothing.

       “Okay, anyway, don’t forget about this. There are a lot of people here, all of them are serious and close friends. My old Cheng has two friends who are also gay, and their circumstances are good. I’ll introduce you to them when the time comes and you develop some relationship.”

       “Come on, I’m so busy, I don’t want to hurt people.”

       “Busy is not an excuse!” said Zhou Mo, “It depends on whether you have the intention or not. Look at me, weren’t we just as busy at first? And what happened? I met my true love on a plane!”

       Suo Yang sat on the sofa and laughed as he wiped his hair, saying that Zhou Mo was just lucky.

       “It’s destiny, and I can’t stop it. Maybe your destiny is at my birthday party, so you should dress better then.” Zhou Mo paused and said, “Forget it, you’re usually handsome enough. Don’t be too handsome the day after, and don’t overshadow me or I’ll hold a grudge against you!”

       “Who can overshadow you,” Suo Yang smiled, “Aren’t you the dancing queen? I can’t compare.”

       The two ended the call with Zhou Mo’s triumphant laughter, Suo Yang flipped through his schedule again and reconfirmed that he didn’t have a job that night.

       After flying back from New York, he took a day off before continuing to fly.

       It was a short trip this time, and although it wasn’t much easier, at least he could go home and sleep at night.

       On Zhou Mo’s birthday, he had a flight arrangement in the morning and arrived home after three o’clock in the afternoon.

       He cleaned up the house, took a shower, had a quick bite to eat and was out the door by 6 pm.

       He knew very well that he was going to drink this night, and he was afraid that he would get drunk soon if he didn’t fill his stomach in advance. Zhou Mo was a man who loves to party. It was his birthday, and his boyfriend must have let him get away with it, and from past experience, no one was likely to leave until they were drunk.

       So Yang didn’t drive because he knew he was going to drink, so he took a taxi to the nightclub the birthday boy had booked, with a present for him.

       Zhou Mo’s boyfriend was a businessman, and although the word immediately conjures up images of a middle-aged man with a pot belly, in fact, his boyfriend was young and promising. He was in his early thirties and he was unbeatable in every way. At the end of last year, he took Zhou Mo abroad to get married.

       It was said that every man has his own life, and this was absolutely true.

       Sometimes Zhou Mo found it unbelievable that Suo Yang, a handsome guy who made people drool every time he stood, was still single after all this time. He always sighed, “If it were not because you were taking care of me, I really wanted to pounce on you.”

       Suo Yang knew it was a joke, Zhou Mo and Cheng Sen were too good to not be together.

       Halfway through the drive, Zhou Mo phone call came again.

       “My Yang ge! Where are you, old man?”

       “Almost there,” Suo Yang glanced at the driver’s navigation, “Six hundred metres to go.”

       “That’s really fast,” Zhou Mo said, “It’s okay, there’s no rush. I’m just asking, the people are not all there yet, it’s my stripper group that’s already waiting. I’m thinking about taking you to feel what sexy muscles are first!”

       Suo Yang laughed, “You can’t keep taking advantage like that, don’t make trouble.”

       “You don’t understand, these guys are having a lot of fun being touched by me.” Zhou Mo couldn’t help laughing, “Okay, okay, I’ll pick you up at the door, see you later.”

       Within minutes of hanging up the phone, Suo Yang arrived. He paid the money and got out of the car. Before he could stand still, he heard Zhou Mo’s voice.

       “Yang ge! Long time no see!”

       It had indeed been a while since they saw each other. Last month, on Suo Yang’s birthday, the two originally planned to have a meal together, but there was an emergency over the weekend, so they hadn’t been able to make it.

       “Happy birthday.” Suo Yang handed him the gift, “I’m not too late, am I?”

       “No! Come on, let’s go in first.” Zhou Mo took Suo Yang inside, “Today, old Cheng took care of everything in this place. Feel free to make a scene, don’t worry.”

       He looked at Suo Yang and added, “Okay, I guess it’s someone else who will make trouble for you.”

       After they entered, Zhou Mo took him in and pushed the door into the huge innermost room, and Zhou Mo said mysteriously, “Old Cheng brought him here. It’s the childhood friend I mentioned to you before. I think he’s good. You can pay more attention and give it a go.”

       He said with great excitement, then pushed open the door, “Everyone! Here comes the most handsome flight attendant in our industry!”

       There must be a dozen or so people present at the moment, Suo Yang went in and said hello to Cheng Sen, and then he was pulled aside by Zhou Mo, “Come, come, sit here!”

       At this moment, Suo Yang saw Shen Huiming sitting on the sofa while drinking and chatting with people. He felt a bit unbelievable. Two people met three times in one week, isn’t this a bit too…

       Suo Yang thought: Could this Mr. Shen be Cheng Sen’s childhood?

       If it was, that was quite a coincidence.

       However, life was always very full of drama. Shen Huiming was indeed Cheng Sen’s friend, but he was not the legendary childhood friend.

       Zhou Mo pulled Suo Yang to the man who was chatting with Shen Huiming, and introduced him, “Jiang ge, here he is, this is my good friend, Suo Yang!”

       Shen Huiming raised his head and was stunned when he saw Suo Yang.

       The man sandwiched between Shen Huiming and Suo Yang smiled and said to Suo Yang, “Hello, I’ve heard a lot about you, my name is Jiang Tongyan.”

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       This accidental encounter was unexpected for them. The fact that two people met in such a way in the middle of the night in the largest city in the United States really makes you think of the word ‘fate’.

       When Suo Yang turned around and looked over, he was completely surprised.

       Shen Huiming returned to his sense earlier than Suo Yang, and said politely, “I didn’t expect to meet again here.”

       Suo Yang smiled.

       Even though he had already taken off his uniform, Suo Yang still had the right smile on his face, and there was not much surprise in his tone. Compared with him, Shen Huiming seemed somewhat impulsive.

       “Good evening, Mr. Shen.” He stood up straight and looked at Shen Huiming very calmly.

       The more Suo Yang was like this, the more restless Shen Huiming became.

       He came over, regardless of whether he would disturb the other party or not, and forced himself into Suo Yang’s night

       “Why are you out alone so late?” Shen Huiming kept a distance to interact with him, not too far or near, and it was just right.

       “I’m not alone.” Suo Yang replied with a smile, “I came out to play with my colleagues, I’m getting some air.”

       Shen Huiming glanced in the direction he came from with the row of bars over there.

       At the airport, Shen Huiming had already been rejected once before, and according to his character, even if they met again, he would just exchange pleasantries and go his own way. However, when he bumped into Suo Yang, he actually said, “Want to have a drink together?”

       Suo Yang obviously did not expect this Mr. Shen to be so persistent. He could see that he was an arrogant person. Generally speaking, this kind of person would not give others the chance to reject him twice.

       “Let’s go to that pub across the street.” Shen Huiming could see his hesitation, “I’m tired from the meeting I had right after I got off the plane today, I want to drink some and relieve my fatigue.”

       Suo Yang didn’t want to go, and it was not that difficult to say no.

       But he raised his hand and looked at the time, then said, “Okay.”

       He seldom accepts invitations from others, especially from people he hardly knew.

       It was just that he was also very tired, but he thought that it would be inappropriate for him to go back to the hotel first, which would spoil the enthusiasm of his colleagues. And he didn’t want to go back to that noisy bar, so the best option was to go to a pub for a drink.

       It was just that the person he went with happened to be this Mr. Shen.

       Shen Huiming was ready to be rejected again, but he didn’t expect Suo Yang to agree.

       “Okay, wait for me a moment.” Shen Huiming turned around and went back to the car. He let his assistant go first, and said that he would take a taxi back later.

       After explaining everything, he walked back to Suo Yang. When the two walked towards the opposite side of the road, the light drizzle entangled them, and the slightly cool evening wind swept around them. Shen Huiming smelled the scent of the other party’s body, a woody scented perfume that he had also bought.

       The pub was very comfortable, and they sat by the window on the second floor.

       Suo Yang sent Qiu Chao a WeChat message, telling him that he had met a friend and was nearby for a couple of drinks, and to call him when everyone was going back to the hotel.

       Shen Huiming said, “I’m quite surprised.”

       “About?” Suo Yang’s fingers gently rested on the wall of the glass, and he wore a seemingly affectionate but detached smile when he asked.

       Shen Huiming smiled more sincerely than him, “I didn’t expect you to agree to come and drink with me.”

       Suo Yang smiled softly, “I didn’t expect it either.”

       Suo Yang picked up the wine glass, and Shen Huiming touched the glass lightly as he received the signal, and the two took a sip of wine each.

       “You’re flying back tomorrow?”

       “Yes,” Suo Yang said, “I’m flying back in the morning, 19 hours.”

       “It’s been too hard.” Shen Huiming asked him, “Have you thought about changing careers?”

       In their industry, it was true that many people changed careers after a few years, and did whatever they wanted to do after that.

       “No such plan for the time being.”

       Suo Yang spoke very little. He almost answered whatever Shen Huiming asked, and the content of the answer would never be extended, and he would not give the other party any chance to use the question to find new topics.

       This person lived a very cautious life.

       Shen Huiming didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, he felt that coming to drink with him was probably the most careless thing Suo Yang did.

       With this in mind, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then stopped asking any more questions, and followed Suo Yang to look out the window and listen to the music in a daze.

       The late night rain continued to fall, not getting heavier, but not stopping either.

       Shen Huiming seemed to have never wasted time sitting by the window with anyone like this.

       No, that was not really the right word.

       He was indeed a person who strictly managed time and did not allow himself to waste even a single second, but during the relatively silent hour or so sitting here with Suo Yang, he hadn’t felt that time had been lost in vain.

       Although they barely spoke to each other, and even only a little eye contact. Most of the time they were mostly silent, trapped in their own thoughts, piecing together some questions that did not need to be thought about to kill this long silence, but he didn’t feel that his time was wasted in the slightest.

       He thought of the so-called ‘Romantic Fatalism’, the irresistible feeling that everyone experiences at least once in their lives, knowing that they couldn’t have it, but still falling into it.

       “Is Mr. Shen here on a business trip?” Suo Yang finally felt that his long silence was a little rude, so he took the initiative to break the silence and pick a topic to talk about.

       “Yes, there is a partnership to discuss.” Shen Huiming was very happy to chat with him about anything. “The other party is very difficult to deal with, and my head is all over the place after this day.”

       Suo Yang smiled after hearing this, “It must be very hard.”

       “It’s not easy for everyone.” Shen Huiming said, “If you want to have something in return, you have to give something. Just like if I want to make friends with you, I have to be cheeky and ask you for contact information. “

       Suo Yang didn’t expect him to mention this again and showed a rare display of embarrassment.

       He licked his lips and took a sip of wine.

       Shen Huiming said, “Just kidding, I won’t force you.”

       Suo Yang looked at him, put down the cup and said with a smile, “Mr. Shen, I’m a very boring person. Making friends with me… I’ll probably be the dullest person on your friend list.”

       “You are dull?” Shen Huiming understood what he meant, and Suo Yang was just tactfully persuading him to quit. However, he still had to say what he should say, because Shen Huiming knew that since it had reached this point today, either he would never have anything to do with him again, or he would get Suo Yang’s mobile phone number smoothly.

       The fate between people was also limited, and two people would not meet three times in a world so vast that one didn’t even know where the boundaries were.

       Twice was the limit.

       The first time, he failed. Shen Huiming wanted to forget this person from then on, but God arranged a second meeting for him. It was like preferential treatment out of thin air and felt it was a pity if he didn’t seize this chance given by God.

       “Are you saying that the plain water is dull? But there are people who have eight glasses of water a day.” Shen Huiming said, “People are different, some people like heavy flavours without spiciness, and some people like clear soup with little water. Can we say what is good and what is not? I think they are all good.”

       Suo Yang laughed softly at what he said but did not respond.

       Shen Huiming tried hard, but it seemed that there was still no result.

       This was really an iron plate, and the other party was still indifferent even if he kicked his toe bones to pieces.

       Qiu Chao called and asked where Suo Yang was.

       Suo Yang said a few words to him briefly, made an appointment for the meeting place, hung up the phone and held the cup, clinking with Shen Huiming lightly, and drank the little wine left in it.

       “Mr. Shen, my colleague is waiting for me. I have to leave first. Thank you for your wine. I had a great evening.” Suo Yang took the napkin on the table and wrote a series of numbers on it with the pencil on the menu holder, “My mobile number, good night.”

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       How many times had this been?

       Soyo couldn’t remember how many people had asked him for his contact details, not that he was being presumptuous, but he could almost confirm that this man’s intention was not a simple ‘thank you’.

       Although Suo Yang dared not say that he has read countless people, but he understood the implicit meaning in human beings very well.

       People were not as good at concealing their desires as they thought. Some people write desires on their faces, and some on their eyes.

       This Mr. Shen in front of him seemed to be more sincere and a little more intelligent than some of the people before, and his method of asking for contact information was more sophisticated. In this way, even if he was rejected, it would not be too awkward.

       Neither of them would be too embarrassed.

       Suo Yang was still polite and thoughtful, and said with a smile, “You’re too kind. I’m just doing what I should do.”

       After that, he wished Shen Huiming a pleasant journey once again, before he turned around and left.

       Shen Huiming stood at the same spot without rushing to leave. His fingers gently rubbed the cut on his airline ticket holder again, his gaze kept falling on the man who had already walked away.

       Suo Yang was not short. Standing in front of Shen Huiming, who is 1.87 meters tall, he could almost see him at eye level. The appearance of the other party in uniform reminded Shen Huiming of pygmy bamboo¹. Even just looking at the back of the other party made Shen Huiming feel relaxed and it was enjoyable.

       Is this the legendary pleasing to the eye kind of person?

       Shen Huiming smiled and thought that this airline was quite good at selecting people.

       Suo Yang had already drowned in the crowd of people at the airport. Shen Huiming, who failed to strike up a conversation, didn’t feel too disappointed and turned back to wait for the arrival of his luggage.

       He secretly set a romantic definition for this flight—as a trip fling.

       Although it was only his one-sided affair.

       This is quite interesting, Shen Huiming thought as he dragged his suitcase out. A rose suddenly bloomed in his dull life. Although it was only a mirage that dissipated in the blink of an eye, his fatigue was swept away and he could go to the meeting in full energy.

       Shen Huiming’s company had encountered some difficulties recently. Although it was not a matter of life and death, if this partnership could be obtained, there was no need to be nervous even if they did not take on new projects in the next few years.

       But if the deal didn’t go through, then this project would fall into the hands of the competitors, and they would probably be suppressed for a long time.

       It was precisely because of this importance that Shen Huiming came to talk in person.

       Before he came, he knew which leprechaun he was going to deal with. Although he had a headache, he was well prepared.

       Shen Huiming was taken to the hotel by the assistant who came to pick him up at the airport. He washed off his dusty body and changed into a decent suit. He looked calm and poised.

       The two set off for the venue.

       The assistant said, “Mr. Shen, are you sure you really don’t need to rest for a while?”

       “No,” Shen Huiming said, “I understand that guy. If I don’t meet him first when I come, he’ll make sure to take advantage of the situation.”

       Who was the target of the negotiation?

       It was a classmate from his undergraduate days, someone who had once treated him as an imaginary rival in love.

       Shen Huiming felt that he was wronged. At that time, he lived a little far from the school, and he drove to and from school every day, picking up other students on the way.

       At that time, there was a boy who was quite close to him, but no matter how close they were, he was only a friend. Shen Huiming had no intention of being in a relationship at that time.

       He had no intention, but the other guy had an intention.

       Unexpectedly, it attracted the dissatisfaction of the rival.

       Everyone was in their twenties when they were students. No matter how precocious they were, they were still young and naive compared to today.

       Back then, Shen Huiming was not as calm as he was now. He was annoyed by a few words and fought with the other party.

       It was the first and only time in his life that he had fought with someone. The two of them had a tie, and neither of them got any advantage.

       Later, although the two were still classmates, they were almost on the opposing side.

       The guy who was the main cause of the argument between them didn’t end with either of them later. In their junior year, that guy made a white boyfriend, saying that he enjoyed some fine lovemaking.

       Shen Huiming smiled at this, but the ‘rival in love’ who had fought with him felt that he was offended. At lunch one day, he sat in front of Shen Huiming with a dinner plate.

       The other said, “I’m actually not smaller than a white man.”

       Shen Huiming looked at the other person in surprise and then both of them laughed.

       Later on, they unexpectedly become friends, and the other party learns that Shen Huiming had no intention of being a rival in love with him at all.

       If that was the end, then today’s cooperation was actually quite easy to talk about. However, the problem was that they then fell out again.

       Like God’s will, whoever that person liked would take a fancy to Shen Huiming.

       It was not that the other party’s conditions were much worse than Shen Huiming’s. On the contrary, Shen Huiming always felt that others were more popular than himself, but he couldn’t escape this curse.

       Once after a drink, the two of them disagreed, but they didn’t quarrel, but the conversation fell apart and they never spoke to each other again.

       That was undeniably childish indeed.

       After that, the two hardly contacted. Shen Huiming heard that the other party had been staying in New York, but he just heard about it. He didn’t expect the world to be so big and yet so small that they would meet again at the negotiating table.

       When Shen Huiming walked into the building, he thought to himself that a fierce battle was about to begin.

       Suo Yang and the others had a layover in New York and flew back the next morning.

       In the first year or two, people regarded this as a so-called ‘company-paid travel’, where they could play wherever they stopped, but gradually, they began to prefer to rest in hotels rather than go out to play.

       They didn’t toss and turn anymore.

       When they arrived at the hotel, Suo Yang shared a room with a colleague. He was a young guy in the economy class, and his name was Qiu Chao, who also came last year, with He Tian.

       This young guy was fun-loving and talkative. He usually talked a lot, but he was not a bad person by nature.

       As soon as he put down his suitcase, Qiu Chao said excitedly, “Yang ge, do you want to play later?”

       As Suo Yang changed his clothes and prepared to take a bath, he said, “Go ahead, I can’t toss around.”

       “No!” Qiu Chao followed him to the door of the bathroom, “If you don’t go, I’ll be the only guy, I’m shy!”

       Suo Yang laughed, “You’re still shy?”

       “Why not! I’m super shy!” Qiu Chao leaned against the door frame of the bathroom and begged him, “Yang ge, let’s go with me, or else the girls won’t like to take me.”

       Suo Yang looked at him, smiled helplessly, and finally nodded.

       “Ouye!” Qiu Chao cheered directly at the door and was immediately locked out.

       Suo Yang was really not a frequent visitor to a place like a bar. If he didn’t have friends and colleagues to show up, he would never come himself.

       It wasn’t that he had anything against such places, he was just lazy.

       And he didn’t know if it was because he had really gotten ‘old’ in the past two years. He began to prefer to stay at home quietly. Usually, he was busy and tired from work, and it was better to rest at home if he had time.

       He followed the noisy handsome guys and beauties into the bar, most of them were blonde and blue-eyed white men and women as far as the eye could see.

       Suo Yang walked last and sighed softly.

       Even if he was going to a bar, he should have gone to a gay bar.

       With a wry smile, he continued to walk in.

       A few people came over, some for drinking, some for dancing, and Suo Yang was purely to accompany the guests.

       He sat there casually looking around, drinking a drink that feel like much.

       Occasionally someone came to strike up a conversation, it was all girls, and he politely refused.

       In the second half of the night, it was too stuffy and tiring. Suo Yang couldn’t say he wanted to leave first, so he had to find an excuse to go out and get some air.

       He went out of the bar and stood on the side of the road blowing wind.

       It was September, and there was a cool light rain.

       He walked along the street in boredom. There were far fewer vehicles and pedestrians on the road at this time.

       “Suo Yang?”

       His name was suddenly called, and Suo Yang turned around.

       He was surprised as the man get out of a car, and vaguely remembered that the man’s surname was Shen.

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       While his colleague gave a safety demonstration, Suo Yang was preparing for his next work. For him, today’s flight was no different from every other one before.

       19 hours sounded terrible, but he was used to it.

       He knew all the procedures by heart, to the point where he had developed muscle memory. He didn’t even need to think to know what he should do next.

       Their company stipulates that they can be upgraded to first-class after flying for the specified number of hours. When he first arrived, he flew as much as he could and was one of the people who was promoted to first-class soon afterwards. During the same period, he also took on the task of broadcasting.

       “Welcome aboard Huanxing flight AS5311 to New York. The distance of this flight…”

       Suo Yang was sitting in the seat, holding the book in one hand and the microphone in the other. It was no exaggeration to say that it was done at ease.

       When the broadcast sounded, everyone knew that the journey was about to officially begin.

       Shen Huiming sat in a comfortable seat and listened to the broadcast with his eyes closed. At first, he just thought that the male voice was nice, cool and non-aggressive, with the right tone and speed. Listening to him, he suddenly remembered that the voice was a little familiar. He had just heard it just now.

       At that time, he was not too far away from the young flight attendant, and he could clearly hear the voice of the other party.

       It was him.

       Shen Huiming smiled, and thought that the person was just like his voice.

       He began to think about how to strike up a conversation,  or at least find a reason to leave his contact details with each other.

       But this kind of thing was not easy for him at all. He was a person an energetic person with great ability at the negotiation table, but he becomes timid in this kind of thing.

       Although he had grown up with a privileged life since childhood, he was not the good-for-nothing young man from wealthy parents type at all. He had never done anything like striking up a conversation with someone, so he had no experience.

       If the plane hadn’t taken off at this moment, he could have turned on his mobile phone and called his cousin who was an expert in love to ask for an experience, but the plane had already started to glide, and he was too late.

       Shen Huiming opened his eyes and looked out the window, everything at the airport was rapidly receding.

       It was hard to say whether he would have a chance to talk to the other side during the next 19 hours of flight.

       How to exchange contact information with an unfamiliar flight attendant in a reasonable, polite and dignified manner had become the most important issue for Shen Huiming today.

       After the plane entered the stratosphere, the flight attendants began the cabin service.

       There were only eight seats in this plane’s first-class, and it was not full, so the service was not so stressful.

       Suo Yang began to ask the passengers’ needs one by one from the front.

       Shen Huiming felt that this was probably a good opportunity. When he heard the other party ask softly what other people needed, he had already begun to plan his next move.

       When Suo Yang came over, the man in front of Suo Yang seemed to be thinking about something. He then asked him softly, “Hello sir, can I get you something to eat?”

       Shen Huiming was clearly in a daze. He was thinking from the start that the flight attendant was switching to his frequency. Before boarding the plane, he was looking at a contract, and by now he was pondering about the content of the contract.

       Suo Yang’s voice was just right, the tone and volume are just right, and the speech was not bad. He was not calling out to Shen Huiming for him to answer him and didn’t suddenly disturb and startle him.

       As a family of businessmen, Shen Huiming grew up in a crowd of people. He knew how to treat people and deal with others. He understood all too well that there were some elites around him, no matter how good his ability at work was, at least he had enough emotional intelligence when it comes to getting along with others.

       But he rarely met a person like this flight attendant. Everything was just right with him. It was as if there was a ruler in this person’s world. Even a smile, a speech, and even a look were measured to the right degree.

       This kind of person was the best and most difficult person to deal with.

       Shen Huiming’s interest was sparked一from his appearance to his personality.

       He took the menu handed over by the other party, and at the same time glanced casually at the badge pinned on the man’s uniform.

       Shen Huiming saw his name clearly: Suo Yang.

       He restrained his smile and calmly flipped through the menu while quickly making his selection.

       Because it was an early flight, Shen Huiming, who was a little tired, said after ordering breakfast, “Give me a cup of black coffee first, thank you.”

       Suo Yang smiled lightly, “Sir, drinking coffee on an empty stomach will stimulate the stomach and may also cause a rapid heartbeat.”

       Shen Huiming was the kind of person who had a cup of coffee first thing in the morning when he woke up. This habit had been maintained for more than ten years. Before going out this morning, for fear it would be inconvenient, he didn’t drink at home, but he made up for it when he got to the airport.

       He was tempted to joke with the other party, and just say: Not on an empty stomach, I already have a cup in my stomach.

       But when he thought about it, he let it go and said with a smile, “Okay then, I’ll listen to you, I’ll drink it after a meal.”

       Suo Yang smiled at him, “Okay, please wait a moment.”

       After Suo Yang left, Shen Huiming breathed a sigh of relief.

       He had never felt nervous when he was with a person, but it had just happened.

       He smiled self-deprecatingly, then closed his eyes.

       Suo Yang has always been meticulous in his work. He carefully checked the needs of each passenger and then delivered them one by one.

       “Sir, your breakfast.” Suo Yang placed the breakfast on the table in front of Shen Huiming, and even the angles of the individual small plates were surprisingly consistent.

       Shen Huiming couldn’t hold back and asked, “Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder?”

       Suo Yang was startled and looked at him in confusion.

       “Ah, I’m sorry, it’s a bit presumptuous for me to say that,” Shen Huiming looked at him with a smile, “I just think you are very meticulous.”

       He pointed to the plate, “Each plate is equally spaced..”

       Suo Yang smiled at him, “It’s not an obsessive-compulsive disorder, it’s just professionalism.”

       Having said that, Suo Yang straightened up. Still with the standard professional smile, “I wish you a happy meal.”

       He was hard to approach.

       After Suo Yang left, Shen Huiming thought about him while eating.

       However, it didn’t take long for his thoughts to return to work.

       Suo Yang’s professionalism made him meticulous to the point of near perfection.

       And Shen Huiming’s professionalism prevented him from spending too much energy on things that were not profitable.

       After breakfast, Shen Huiming pressed the call button and asked someone to clean up the plate. This time he didn’t take the initiative to talk to Suo Yang, and the other party just said some professional words without emotion to him. Then after cleaning the table, he left with an empty plate.

       Shen Huiming shrugged and felt that his love at first sight was likely to die.

       As the plane weaved through the clouds, Shen Huiming looked out the window, relaxed his mind for a few seconds, then took out his laptop and started to look at the contract.

       He had a very important partnership to discuss in New York this time, and his assistant had arrived a day early, just waiting for him to arrive.

       The 19-hour flight was exhausting for ordinary people, but for people like Suo Yang who were used to it, there was not a trace of fatigue on their faces.

       He thought it was an extremely unbearable journey, but as he focused on his work, and enjoyed rest and sleep intermittently, Shen Huiming felt that the time had passed quickly.

       When he was about to get off the plane, he didn’t pay that much attention to Suo Yang, and only looked twice when he walked past.

       He was busy and so was the other party.

       Although he was curious and enchanted, for people like them, love did not seem to be a necessity, but work was.

       Shen Huiming thought that the intersection between the two of them was limited to this. Before the plane landed, he once again enjoyed a soothing voice like an ‘ear massage’ on the radio, and then waited for the plane to land and parted ways with this handsome young man.

       It was like he had put on a play himself and it was time for the curtain to go up, although he felt a bit sorry, life was already a pile of countless ‘pities’ and ‘regrets’, and this one was no exception.

       At the end of the 19-hour flight, Shen Huiming was so tired that his temples were throbbing.

       When they got off the plane, Suo Yang stood there to say goodbye to them one by one, Shen Huiming glanced at him, and the two smiled at each other.

       It was still the kind of standardized handsome smile without any personal emotion.

       Shen Huiming walked past him, ready to pick up his luggage.

       However, while waiting for his luggage, Shen Huiming suddenly found that his ticket holder was missing. He recalled it and thought it was possible that he had left it on the plane.

       He was already tired, but he had to get up again and walk back. He planned to ask at the information desk.

       Just when he turned around, he saw Suo Yang walking towards this side quickly.

       “Mr. Shen, is this your ticket holder?” Suo Yang walked too fast and was a little out of breath.

       Shen Huiming smiled, “It’s mine.”

       He took it and said to Suo Yang, “I was just about to go back for it.”

       “I saw you as soon as you got off the plane. However, you ended up walking too fast, but at least I caught up.” Suo Yang smiled at him, “I wish you a smooth journey, I’ll go back first.”

       “Hey, wait a minute!” Shen Huiming stopped him subconsciously without even thinking about it.

       “Your name is Suo Yang, right?”

       Suo Yang smiled faintly and nodded.

       “Leave your contact information.” Shen Huiming said, “So that I can find a chance to thank you later.”

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Article 1: Someone at 30,000 feet high must have been fiddling with our fate.

       At a quarter past three in the morning, Suo Yang’s alarm clock rang.

       It was the first flight of the month, and as usual, it was an international flight, with a flight time of 19 hours and a departure time of 6.15 am.

       The flight was at quarter past six, and he had to check in at half-past four.

       Suo Yang was accustomed to this kind of life—it always had nothing to do with working from nine to five.

       He got up, picked up a glass of water, drank it, and took a simple shower. He then came back to quickly changed clothes and went out with a suitcase.

       He didn’t even need to organize his suitcase, because when he came back the day before yesterday, he had already switched his clean clothes, so as not to be in a hurry before leaving again.

       Suo Yang was a person with a very disciplined life. His rules were different from ordinary people’s. This kind of rule was formed under the perennial irregularities of flight attendants.

       It was raining outside, and he turned on the wipers as he drove out of the underground parking lot.

       Fortunately, it was not raining hard enough to make any difference to anything.

       Suo Yang drove to the airport along a very familiar route and picked up a colleague on the way.

       “Good morning, Yang ge.” The girl’s name was He Tian, ​​and she looked sweet. She only came here last year. The two would occasionally be in the same crew, and Suo Yang would take her to and from get off work along the way.

       “Good morning.”

       Suo Yang had worked in this airline for four years. Because he was handsome and easy to get along with, he could handle all kinds of incidents—from big flight emergencies to small emergencies such as difficult passengers. He handled it all well and was a very reliable person at least at work and everyone quite liked him, especially the new young girls.

       The reason why it was ‘especially the new girls’ was that the new girls didn’t know him well and were easily fooled by the illusion of him being “easy to get along with”. In fact, he was the kind of person who seemed to be very friendly but always kept a safe distance from you.

       After working for four years, the number of colleagues and even tourists who made advances to Suo Yang was no longer able to be counted by hands and feet. However, Suo Yang always politely and suavely declined, not giving anyone a chance to get close to him, even the opportunity to ‘start as friends’ was not given.

       This guy was emotionally hard-hearted, everyone says so.

       Suo Yang drove He Tian to the airport in the car, the girl sat in the passenger seat, and it didn’t take a while before she started to unexpectedly sob.

       Suo Yang glanced at her in surprise, took out a tissue and handed it to her, “What’s wrong?”

       “Thank you Yang ge,” He Tian took the tissue and carefully wiped her tears in the mirror, for fear of wiping off her makeup, “I haven’t slept all night.”

       Suo Yang smiled, “Been working hard lately?”

       “No, I’m just angry.” He Tian said, “My boyfriend cheated.”

       What to say about this?

       Suo Yang had seen quite a few.

       They were busy at work, they were not at home, and they have irregular work and rest periods. Not to mention boyfriend or girlfriend, even the married older brothers and sisters in the unit had experienced several of these kinds of incidents.

       It was very heartbreaking and very helpless.

       He Tian sniffed and said, “Yang ge, do you guys also care about a company? He said I can’t always be there for him, so that’s why he found someone else.”

       “Everyone cares about companionship,” Suo Yang looked ahead, “That is not a reason for cheating.”

       He Tian raised her head and tried her best to keep her tears flowing, “I told him the same, but he seemed to think he was very reasonable. It was the nature of my job that forced him to cheat.”

       Suo Yang laughed softly, “Are you sure you still want to shed tears for a man like that?”

       He Tian was startled and wiped away a line of tears that had fallen.

       “Yes, he doesn’t deserve it.” He Tian gritted her teeth and said, “I was blind to be with him for three years.”

       “It’s not that you are blind, it’s that he doesn’t know how to cherish.”

       On a rainy day, the road was slippery, so Suo Yang drove very carefully.

       He Tian turned to look at him, was silent for a while, and asked softly, “Yang ge, are you never in a relationship because you were worried about this?”

       Suo Yang smiled again, “Of course not, it’s just that the time has not come.”

       The airport was still noisy in the early morning.

       On the way to the meeting with He Tian, Suo Yang said, “Adjust your emotions and ask questions before the flight so that you don’t make any mistakes.”

       He Tian dragged her suitcase and walked beside Suo Yang quickly. She said”En” and continued, “Yang ge, I envy you a little bit.”

       Suo Yang smiled and said nothing.

       What is there to envy?

       Not everyone is the same.

       The period before boarding was the busiest time for passengers. Fortunately, the entire crew was well-trained, and all checks and preparations were done in a neat and error-free manner.

       There was no time for small talk, Suo Yang was busy with his own affairs, glanced at He Tian who was checking the number of blankets, and confirmed that the girl had adjusted her state and would not go into work emotionally.

       Everything was ready, and Suo Yang returned to the first-class cabin.

       While waiting for the guests, Suo Yang suddenly remembered the question He Tian asked him: Is it because he was worried about this that he never fell in love?

       It wasn’t really the case.

       The answer he gave at the time was that fate has not come, but fate was such a wonderful thing, whether it existed or not was another matter, let alone whether it would come or not.

       He Tian envied him for not being tied down to a relationship and shouted long live singleness and freedom.

       But when he came home every day, it was so cold that even the sound of his breathing was clearly discernible, which was actually quite heartbreaking.

       “Guests on board”

       Suo Yang regained his senses and put on a professional and just right smile.

       “Hello, welcome to this flight.”

       “Hello ma’am, let me help you.”

       …

       Who in this world should envy who?

       Suo Yang thought: Isn’t everyone living a hard life?

       Shen Huiming’s aeroplane ticket holder was slashed by someone. It was a pure leather luxury brand limited edition, and today was his second time using it. The other party was a young girl, and what slashed his ticket folder was a charm on her bag.

       The girl didn’t seem to notice that she had ‘injured’ something, checked the seat number, and continued to walk inside.

       It was only when he stood up and looked back at the girl that he noticed Suo Yang standing behind him, he didn’t know Suo Yang’s name at that time.

       A young flight attendant, with a tall and straight posture and a handsome face. His white uniform and black tie, made this person have an air of asceticism that cannot be played with.

       Shen Huiming had seen many beauties, and those in uniform were not uncommon. The flight attendants of this airline were all handsome and beautiful, but this person alone made him forget what he was standing up for.

       It was as if he was meant to see this guy in the first place.

       If he had to say what was so different about this person from the others, Shen Huiming could only answer ‘his temperament’. He was not extraordinary, but when he looked at him, a cold light shone into his eyes.

       Shen Huiming never believed in love at first sight, especially in the adult world where everyone understood too well what this word was all about.

       The cliche sentence was not a bad joke, but the truth of the world—the so-called love at first sight was nothing more than a ploy.

       It was a superficial person’s inability to resist a beautiful outward appearance.

       Shen Huiming didn’t admit that he was superficial before, but now he admitted it because he was superficially attracted to this young male flight attendant’s appearance.

       Don’t crusade against him because of this, this was also his first time in 30 years.

       Shen Huiming had always had eyes on the top of his head. He was so arrogant that he was both liked and hated. He was also a master who refuses one who came along. It was a mishap in his life that such a person could be attracted to another person at a glance.

       Someone spoke from behind, a sweet but not intimate voice, “Sir, do you need any help?”

       Shen Huiming turned back to the well-mannered flight attendant with a slight smile and said, “It’s okay.”

       He sat back down again, holding the ticket holder in his hand and rubbing his fingers over the cut hole, waiting to start what seemed to be a significant flight.

       It was very romantic.

       Shen Huiming, who had always scoffed at romance, suddenly felt that he was trapped in one. He didn’t even know the other person’s name and sexual orientation, but he was already looking forward to meeting that person’s eyes.

Notes:
Hello hello, this is my first time TL-ing a work outside Jin Gang Quan’s work  (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
Tbh I was really excited with this novel since it has everything I like (guy in uniform, CEO businessman, guys who are level-headed~)
Thanks to Bean for recommending me this~
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