Star of tomorrow

Ji Xing felt that something was wrong with Qi Chen recently.

He can't tell exactly what's wrong, he's still gentle, he still pampers him, if the training ends early, he'll come to the Internet cafe to pick him up, they'll go shopping together, and make dinner together—although Qi Chen does it most of the time, Ji Chen does it. Star is responsible for making trouble.

But something is wrong, maybe it's a casual look, a sudden daze... Maybe it's because of too much pressure?

Ji Xing sat outside Xiaozuo's yard, crossing his legs on the dilapidated bamboo chair of the boss next door to help watch the shop.

The boss went to send the child to school, and said he would be back in half an hour, so he asked Ji Xing to take a look.

Ji Xing was already very familiar with the surrounding area. He sat on a chair and watched a group of little kids muttering around the small freezer in front of the store, and at the same time said to Xiao Zuo who was sitting on the steps stepping on drink cans: "What do you think? Could it be that he is under too much pressure? The competition will start at the end of next month, and he may not have enough training time. Is he afraid of losing?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if he loses. In my heart, he has already won by taking this step. The rest can be done slowly. After all, it needs a recovery period. He has been blank for two years..."

Xiao Zuo stomped on a can with a "bang", picked it up and pointed at the child in front of the freezer with a warning look in his eyes.

The faces of the children turned red, and they put back the small can of yogurt they had stolen, and ran away making faces.

"Tsk, these brats." Ji Xing frowned, then looked at Xiao Zuo again, "Aren't you going to school?"

Xiao Zuo still didn't speak, he threw the can into the woven bag next to him, and stepped on another one.He changed back into rags and sat on the steps like a little beggar, but he was much more energetic than before.

Some things, once started, can never go back, good or bad.

Xiao Zuo is no longer that Xiao Zuo, and Ji Xing is no longer that Ji Xing.

Growth is always changing unexpectedly and quietly, which is hard to guard against.

Ji Xing put his legs down, put his elbows on his knees, and leaned over to look at him: "Hey, although your Young Master Su spends a lot of money and doesn't know how to write the word frugal, it's not that he has to help you because he has too much money. You can't be poor. Don't be so kind as to be a donkey's liver and lungs? Once some opportunities are lost, there will be no next time, do you know that?"

Xiao Zuo didn't say anything, but seemed a little impatient, stomping on the can.

Ji Xing raised his foot and lightly kicked Xiao's left shoulder, and saw a person wandering over from the street in the distance.It was Marlboro.

Marlboro has been wandering around the neighborhood recently, and Ji Xing glanced at him vigilantly, always feeling that this guy has something up his sleeve.

When Qi Chen picked him up earlier, Marlboro was still secretly talking to Qi Chen, and ran away when he came out, planning something.He asked Qi Chen, and Qi Chen only said to chat casually, which made him a little uneasy.

Marlboro stood at the door of the store and looked in, with his hands in his pockets, and asked, "Where's the boss?"

"What to buy?" Ji Xing looked at him.

"Smoke, come pack Marlboro." Marlboro took out the money and smiled honestly, "Little Brother Ji didn't go to the Internet cafe today?"

The preparatory period for Ji Xinggong is basically over, and Su Changyu is busy preparing for the publicity. He gave himself two days off, slept until noon and had dinner, and then leisurely came to chat with Xiao Zuo.

It felt so good to work for myself, Ji Xing lazily leaned on the counter, and took a pack of cigarettes from the bottom drawer—Golden Triangle only Marlboro likes to smoke this, and there are not many in the store.

Marlboro gave the money, took the cigarette out of its mouth and lit it, let out a breath slowly, and looked at Xiao Zuo again: "Xiao Zuo, didn't you say that you have become a rich man recently? Why are you back picking up trash again? What's the matter?" ? People don't want you anymore?"

Xiao Zuo didn't know what pain point he was being poked at. He was fine before, but suddenly he became angry.

He picked up the empty can on the ground and threw it on Marlboro's face, rushed up and kicked the man, growling like a small animal in his throat.

Ji Xing was startled, got up and ran over to stop people, Marlboro hid a few times, and said angrily: "What are you doing!"

Xiao Zuo picked up the half-filled can, threw it on Marlboro, turned and ran away.

Marlboro kept saying "hey", patted his clothes angrily, and

Pointing to Xiao Zuo in the distance, he nodded: "Damn crazy! Be careful, Lao Tzu!"

Ji Xing glanced at him, frowned and said, "He's a kid, what do you care about with him? It doesn't hurt to hit someone with this thing."

Marlboro wanted to scold, "You've been smashed for a try?" But remembering the identity of the other party, he calmly changed into a smile, squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette, and said: "Old Qi always said that you are hard-spoken and soft-hearted, it seems that you are right."

Ji Xing didn't want to talk to him, but he was curious about what he had talked with Qi Chen recently, so he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since when did you and Qi Chen have such a good relationship? I always see you together recently."

"It's not good." Marlboro laughed, "I just have business and want to chat with Lao Qi."

"Business?"

Marlboro made an ah, without going into details, just said: "Isn't he thinking of retiring? He has to find a way out for himself, right? It's hard to find a job now. He's almost thirty, and he has nothing else to do except boxing." Survival skills, very little work experience, I just wanted to help."

Are you so kind?Ji Xing didn't believe a word.

Ji Xing looked at him: "What business, tell me?"

"I can't tell you." Marlboro waved his hand, "Brother Ji looks like a dragon and a phoenix at first sight. The matter of our Golden Triangle has nothing to do with you."

Ji Xing frowned suspiciously, always feeling like there was something in Marlboro's words, and then thinking about Qi Chen's strange behavior recently... Could it be that Qi Chen is really planning to work in the future?

Ji Xing became a little embarrassed: he was paving the way for Qi Chen, but Qi Chen himself didn't know it, and was still planning to retire, so it's not a big deal no matter what you think.

Or to put it another way, tactfully...remind Qi Chen?

Marlboro was also taking a sneak peek at Ji Xing's face, a small abacus was ticking in his heart, and he wanted to have a relationship with Ji Xing.

Both of them were absent-minded, surrounded by school students, the path seemed noisy, and they didn't know where there were so many children in such a golden triangle.

Suddenly a female voice called Marlboro's name from behind, the voice seemed a little weak, Ji Xing looked up, and saw that it was the woman Marlboro was hugging that night.

Compared with the woman's heavy make-up at night, she actually looks very pretty during the day, but her complexion is not very good, her pallor is blue, and there are thick dark circles under her eyes. She is so thin that she is wearing a flowery skirt and a knitted jacket , like clothes tied to a bamboo pole, a strong wind can blow people away.

When Marlboro saw the person coming, he was in high spirits. With genuine joy in his eyes, he walked over and grabbed the person's shoulder: "Why did you come out? I went back after I bought something. Do you feel better today?"

"Hmm..." The woman is quite beautiful, and Ji Xing felt that it would be a pity to match Marlboro.

Marlboro pulled her into the shop, stood on the vent to shield her from the wind, and said softly, "I will buy the candied chestnuts at the intersection when I go back, I remember it."

"I want to come out for a walk." The woman spoke with a mosquito-like sound and was very weak. Ji Xing stood up and let her sit down. The other party smiled apologetically, a little embarrassed and a little shy.

"This is...?" Ji Xing glanced at Marlboro, feeling that the woman was probably in poor health, so he offered to pour a glass of warm water for her.

Facing this, Marlboro's face became more sincere, and he stopped holding it. While rubbing the woman's hands to warm her up, he said, "This is my girlfriend, just call her Xiaomei. She is a few years younger than you."

Marlboro thought for a while, but he was not sure: "How much younger than you should be? How old are you?"

The corner of Ji Xing's mouth twitched: "It's almost 24."

"That's younger than you." Ever since Xiaomei appeared, Marlboro's demeanor has changed, showing a very tender feeling. The whole person seems to have found a center of gravity, and suddenly calmed down. "She is weak and sick, and doesn't go out often."

Xiaomei looked at Ji Xing curiously, and was led obediently by Marlboro.Although she was younger than Ji Xing, her eyes were dull and her face was haggard. She looked several years older than Ji Xing.It is the kind of "vicissitudes" that can be seen everywhere in the Golden Triangle.

The two sat for a while, and Ji Xing kept secretly looking at him, and found that Marlboro seemed to be sincere, and the love in his eyes was overflowing.Since the girlfriend appeared, all the attention has been put on the other party, and he stopped running the train with his mouth.

Calling someone as gentle as water made Ji Xing get goosebumps.

After sitting for a while, Xiaomei sweated on her forehead, she seemed unable to sit still, her fingers tightened tightly on Marlboro's hand, her nails turned slightly white, and her shoulders trembled.

Ji Xing looked at it and thought it was wrong: "Has she...had she gone to see a doctor?"

Marlboro stood up with his arms around Xiaomei, and said vaguely, "Look, of course I have. There are medicines at home. Let's go first."

Before Ji Xing could speak, Marlboro had already helped Xiaomei away, and the shop owner happened to come back, holding up his mobile phone and scolding: "You brat deleted my text messages! You must have learned it from TV! My card was blocked. Spent 5000 yuan!"

"I know how to play games every day...you are the good son you taught me! Look, I won't take care of him after school!"

"Cry ass!"

The corners of Ji Xing's mouth twitched when he heard that, and he greeted the boss and left. The boss gave him a bottle of drink while scolding him, but Ji Xing was not polite to him. He took the drink and whistled. A smile on his face did not prevent him from continuing to curse.

When Qi Chen came back in the evening, Ji Xing ordered takeaway, saying that he wanted to celebrate his vacation.

Qi Chen followed him in everything, changed his clothes and came out of the bedroom. Ji Xing rushed over and hugged his waist and kissed him, whimpering, "Miss me?"

Qi Chen picked him up and walked to the living room: "I think, you have to ask eight hundred times a day."

"I love to ask! What's the matter? Are you bored?"

"Don't bother." Qi Chen touched his nose affectionately, raised his hand to wipe the stubble on Ji Xing's chin, "I'm lazy again, I'll shave for you and bring me something."

Ji Xing jumped out of his arms and took the razor, Qi Chen raised his chin and chatted with him: "What did you do today? Didn't you say you were on vacation?"

"Sleep until I wake up naturally, and then chat with Xiao Zuo." Ji Xing said slowly, "I also met Marlboro."

Qi Chen paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "What happened when you met him? Did he borrow money from you?"

Ji Xing paid attention to Qi Chen, and said in his heart: Do you really want to do business with Marlboro?It's not impossible, Qi Chen will support whatever he does, as long as he is willing.He was afraid that Qi Chen would not be willing.

"That's not true." Ji Xing's little head was spinning quickly, thinking how to bring the topic to retirement naturally, while casually said, "I saw his girlfriend, and that girl is quite good-looking, follow him Wouldn't it be a pity for Marlboro?"

"It's none of your business." Qi Chen smiled, and glanced at Ji Xing, "Eat salty radish and don't worry about it."

"Hey, I'm just going to gossip with you." Ji Xing licked his lips, and Qi Chen pressed his head, "Don't move around!"

Ji Xing groaned, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Marlboro said...he wants to do business with you?"

Qi Chen let out a absent-minded snort.

"You promised?"

"No." Qi Chen frowned, "I don't think he's doing any good business."

"Really?" Ji Xing's heartbeat was a little fast, and he tentatively said, "Business...is not that easy to do, you have to have experience, and you have to have the initial capital. You don't have enough experience in this area, right? In fact, you..."

Qi Chen put down the razor, looked up at him, his eyes were dark and he couldn't see any emotions: "Yes, I don't have a high degree of education, and I don't have much experience in many things. I can only punch."

He turned around to put things away, Ji Xing was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized, he scolded himself for being an idiot, hurriedly ran over and put his arms around Qi Chen's waist and acted like a baby: "That's not what I meant, don't think about it! Just learn these things. Well, what's the big deal?"

Qi Chen patted him on the back: "I know."

"Don't be angry." Ji Xing walked around in front of him, holding his face, "You are the best in my heart, it doesn't matter what you do, what matters is that you are willing to work hard for it, and that is enough .It doesn't matter when you start."

I am afraid that only Ji Xing, who is carefree and well-born, can say these words, right?

Thinking about it, Qi Chen raised the corner of his mouth and said, "En."

Ji Xing observed his expression, afraid that what he said would be wrong, so he had to put down the matter of retirement for the time being, and changed the subject: "Marlboro wants to do business, is it because of his girlfriend? I think he is right

The girl is very nice, gentle like a different person. "

"It is said that we have been talking for several years." Qi Chen said, "But I have never been married. It seems that Marlboro can't afford a house, and the girl's family doesn't agree."

"How many years have you been talking?" Ji Xing felt something was wrong, "That girl is only in her early twenties..."

"I've been in the Golden Triangle since I was a teenager, and I'm doing..." Qi Chen paused, then glanced at Ji Xing, "I'm doing that."

He didn't explain what he said, but Ji Xing understood the hint.

On the night of the contact, he saw that Marlboro and Xiaomei were in the famous red-light district of the Golden Triangle, and he was shocked.

"Huh? Then Marlboro..."

"They first met because of that. Marlboro himself said he was serious, so he only likes Xiaomei." Qi Chen washed his hands, looked around while pinching Ji Xing's face, and joked, "Young master is so pretty." , how much do I need from you?"

"That's precious!" Ji Xing groaned, "You can't afford it!"

The corners of Qi Chen's mouth moved, and he hummed.

Ji Xing felt that something was weird, and endured the uneasiness in his heart, he said: "Marlboro is almost forty, right? Never thought about working hard to give the girl a stable home? If he really likes it, why not effort?"

"There are probably some things you can't do even if you work hard." Qi Chen walked back to the living room and turned on the TV, "I guess they both know in their hearts that they can stay together for as long as they can, and just take it seriously now. Others, I'm afraid Can't force it."

"Just take it seriously now?" Ji Xing stared at him blankly.

Qi Chen didn't look at him, and murmured: "Some people are always going to be missed, and it would be nice to have good memories."

Ji Xing's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly knew where the feeling of "something was wrong" came from.

From the past few days, Qi Chen has been responsive to him without any temper. Although it was the same before, there is still a fundamental difference.

The current Qi Chen seems to have never thought about the future, there is no future, and the whole person seems to be drifting and unaccounted for, which is extraordinarily false.He actually only cares about the present, not the future?Why?