Star of tomorrow

I had been riding a bike before and didn't feel much about the wound, but now I always scratched my flesh when I was walking, and it started to hurt.

Ji Xing walked with a limp, with one hand on Qi Chen's arm, using it as a crutch, half of his body was almost leaning on it.

Qi Chen had no choice but to hold his arm and said, "How did you do this?"

"Stopping doesn't count the distance." Ji Xing grinned and walked extremely slowly, "There is a bicycle parked next to it, with its legs sticking out, I'm too close..."

Ji Xing made a hand gesture, and said helplessly, "Just swipe, just wipe it away."

Qi Chen's eyebrows twitched when he heard it, and he felt pain just by imagining it.

It's just that the skin and flesh are considered minor. According to Ji Xing, it is completely possible to make a serious gash with deep visible bones.

Qi Chen glanced at his leg again, frowning as if he was the one who got scratched, he hesitated to say anything, he seemed very dissatisfied.

This look, on the contrary, looks a little more fierce.

Ji Xing was afraid that he would teach him a lesson again, and according to his temper, the two of them would have to argue again after a few words, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "I saw Aunt Liu's face was not very good just now? Did I say something wrong?"

Qi Chen shook his head: "It's not your problem."

When Ji Xing asked, he didn't think too much about it. It is normal for Aunt Liu to have a child who is about the same age as her when she is in her 40s.It was only when Aunt Liu said first, "It hurts my son's body and my mother's heart", so he asked the question casually.

But now it seems that he was obviously wrong.

The rule of the Golden Triangle "Don't ask about the past, don't ask about the future" is correct. A random question seems to set off a time bomb. The people on the street seem to have a very dark past, and it is really not appropriate to chat casually.

What about Qi Chen?

Ji Xing thought about it again: Qi Chen also had such a past that he couldn't mention, like a ticking time bomb?That's why he came here?

Seeing that Ji Xing was absent-minded, Qi Chen didn't know that his thoughts had fallen on his head in many twists and turns, and said, "Didn't you notice? She is more careful with you than other people. She is always afraid that you will not be able to keep up with nutrition. Seeing you I'm going to stuff you with a box of yogurt."

Ji Xing thought about it, and it seemed that this was the case. Aunt Liu would always say a few more words to her, and she was more patient and considerate.

Ji Xing guessed: "Because I'm about the same age as her child?"

"may be."

There is no shortage of young people in the Golden Triangle, except for him... maybe because he is from outside and is different from the people here?

If so, maybe the child ran away from home?Argued with her?

Ji Xing was a little apprehensive, afraid that he would poke the other person's sore spot. After all, Aunt Liu was really kind to him: "She... Has the child passed away?"

Qi Chen shook his head: "No."

Ji Xing breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay... so he ran away from home?"

Qi Chen glanced at him and said lightly, "No."

Ji Xing frowned suspiciously: "Then...?"

Qi Chen didn't really want to mention other people's affairs, but seeing Ji Xing's uneasy face, he could only simply say: "For some...reasons, she left her hometown and came here alone, and she stayed here for more than ten years, and never left again. It can be regarded as breaking the relationship with the family, and I have never seen the child again."

Ji Xing: "!!"

Ji Xing never expected that it was not the child who ran away from home, but the adults who ran away from home.

He couldn't figure out why, Aunt Liu didn't look like an irresponsible person, she was so patient and considerate to an outsider like herself, so it was conceivable that she would not be an indifferent mother.

Maybe she actually misses her child very much, but...why?

He suddenly thought of the old wounds on Aunt Liu's arms of varying shades, and trembled in his heart: "Could it be domestic violence?"

Qi Chen shook his head: "Her matter... is a bit complicated."

Ji Xing pursed his lips, thinking of Aunt Liu who was always gentle and babbled about "young people should take good care of their bodies", and felt unbearable.

Even the yogurt box you hold in your hand becomes meaningful

It's hot.

After dinner, Qi Chen looked at Ji Xing when he was cleaning up the dishes and asked, "It's agreed to take turns cooking, when are you willing to enter the kitchen?"

Ji Xing limped, stretched his legs forward aggressively, and said, "I'm hurt! How can you be so cruel?!"

Qi Chen glanced at him: "You cook with your feet?"

Ji Xing slapped the table and said, "I'm very fragile now!"

Qi Chen almost laughed out loud, "I didn't see it."

The sound of washing dishes came from the kitchen, Qi Chen said so, but Ji Xing still didn't make any fuss.Satisfied, Ji Xing sat on the sofa with beef jerky in his mouth and shook his feet. When he pulled the wound, he grinned and hissed, feeling that he had finally enjoyed the feeling of being "served" after coming here.

The local news story was about "Why does an XX-year-old girl leave for X years...", he watched absently for a while, thinking of what Aunt Liu said about Qi Chen just coming to the Golden Triangle two years ago, he scratched his heart curiously.

Qi Chen's temper, it's impossible to ask him, but it seems unreliable to ask other people.

Aunt Liu doesn't seem to know too much, and the people here seem to follow that rule, not interfering with each other and not looking for the root cause of each other.

Picking up anyone on the streets of the Golden Triangle seems to have a dark past, such as Xu Shuo who wanted to be a star but was stealing things, the kid who robbed himself in broad daylight, and Aunt Liu and Qi Chen.No one here is curious about their past, nor what kind of people they will become in the end. Maybe this is the reason why they choose to stay in the Golden Triangle - they can live more comfortably than anywhere else.

Everyone only cares about food and clothing, so there is no inexplicable "sense of superiority", no one is better than the other, and the dark part of the heart that does not see the light can be naturally laid out in the sun.

Ji Xing hesitated for a moment, took out his phone and sent Su Changyu a message: You can check someone for me.

The two watched TV peacefully at night and planned to sleep.

During this period of time, Ji Xing went to bed early and got up early, and unexpectedly successfully reversed his biological clock. If it were on weekdays, he would still be staying up late playing games.

There is no internet or computer at home, Qi Chen lives like a hermit, and even Ji Xing can only be forced to "practice".He thought that if he had the opportunity to redecorate Qi Chen's house in the future, he would definitely...

Forget it or forget it, he hasn't even saved enough for next month's rent.

He is so difficult.

The hope of opening an X treasure store is gone, and it doesn't seem to be the case to stay in the boxing gym all the time.

Ji Xing turned his little head quickly while washing his teeth, so that he unconsciously stared at the mirror while brushing his teeth, as if the mirror had some deep hatred for him.

Qi Chen looked at him suspiciously: "What's wrong with you?"

"Ok?"

"What kind of expression is this?" Qi Chen gestured, "It's fierce."

"Could it be you?" Ji Xing didn't want to go back, washed his face and raised his head, "I'm thinking about starting a business."

"Entrepreneurship?"

"It's not a thing to always do daily work." Ji Xingdao, "I want to do something more meaningful."

Qi Chen was a little surprised: "You still think about this?"

Ji Xing stared: "Why wouldn't I think about it?!"

Qi Chen waved his hands: "I don't mean anything else, I just don't think you are a person who can plan for the future. I'm a little surprised."

Doesn't look like someone who plans for the future?

Ji Xing remembered that his previous life was really drifting with the crowd, and he never thought about what he wanted.I was speechless for a while.

There were drops of water on his face, his lips were red and full, he opened his mouth slightly to reveal a looming tongue, and there was a moment of blankness on his face.This look is very heart-wrenching, like a lost lamb looking around on the barren grassland. There is an empty wind in the distant valley, blowing the questions about life far away, making it impossible to catch up.

boom--

Night Breeze knocked on an open window, which made Ji Xing tremble and regained his senses.

He joked casually: "Hey, are you still recruiting for the sign-raising baby on the field? Is the salary high?"

Qi Chen was almost choked and looked at him speechlessly.

Ji Xing raised the hem of his vest a little bit, exposing his slender waist, and said, "What's the matter? I'm in good shape!"

Qi Chen glanced at Ji Xing's waist, the skin looked plump and elastic even in the dim light, because of lack of exercise on weekdays, Ji Xing didn't have much muscle, and the tight waist line disappeared into his pants, which made people imagine.

Qi Chen has seen countless men topless in boxing gyms and arenas, but none of them looked like this.It made him feel as if he could break the opponent with a little force.

He looked away without answering, and went straight to his room and closed the door.

Ji Xing: "..." Why do you look down on him?Is it amazing to have muscles? !

The weather is starting to cool down, and the wind blows through the hall at night, like naughty children knocking on the windows from house to house, making bang bang noises, making people unable to sleep.

Ji Xing flipped through the phone slowly, comparing the photos taken before and the photos taken in the past few days-the difference is obvious, and it doesn't even feel like they are in the same world.

The dusty and empty talent market building, the black boxing match in the dark, the boxing gym with a large bougainvillea hanging down, and the rented houses of Datong shop group that violated regulations.

The locked intermediary office, Aunt Liu's stall, the dilapidated internet cafe with messy cardboard boxes piled up on the stairs...

These things are incompatible with the cruise ships under the blue sea and blue sky, the seafood in luxury restaurants, and the elegantly designed B&Bs we stayed in when we traveled.

Ji Xing flipped through the photos slowly, with complicated emotions. The light from the screen shone on his face, reflecting his delicate eyebrows and high nose bridge into a deep three-dimensional sense.Suddenly, he heard a strange sound.

The wind outside was a little weaker, Ji Xing sat up and looked around in a daze, and finally his eyes fell on the thin wall beside the bed.

The soundproofing of this room is not good, occasionally you can hear Qi Chen's snoring next door.

But this sound... definitely has nothing to do with snoring.

Ji Xing's ears were red, and his face became hot after he realized it.He knew all too well what the movement was.

Obviously it shouldn't be, but the body subconsciously sticks to it, almost holding its breath listening to the... panting from the next door.

Qi Chen's low panting sound was provocative and sexy, a little hasty and a little impatient, and occasionally a low muffled hum came out of his throat, as if a very thin electric current connected to a certain nerve of Ji Xing, and there was nothing in his limbs. An itchy numbness surged up defensively.

The not-so-firm bed board could hear a slight "creak" sound as the man moved. Ji Xing wanted to listen more carefully, but there was no sound from the other end.

It was quiet all around, and even the sound of the wind didn't know when it stopped.

Ji Xing came back to his senses and hurriedly turned around and lay down, his heart was still beating violently, his eyes were wide open in the darkness.

After a while, Qi Chen opened the bedroom door and walked out. The small voice touched Ji Xing's nerves. He had never felt that his hearing was so good. He could hear the man go to the toilet, wash his hands, and walk away slowly Come back, close the door and sleep.

He knew very well in his heart that this was not a big deal. For a single man who seemed to be quite old and had no fixed partner, it was not something to make a fuss about solving it by himself in the middle of the night.

but……

Ji Xing tossed and turned, the small drum in his heart not only didn't calm down, but beat even louder.