Star of tomorrow

"You..." Ji Xing frowned, and was about to say something when the phone rang inappropriately.

At the same time, Qi Chen's cell phone rang.

Ji Xing took out his phone and glanced at it. It was his father calling.This is really strange, my father is too busy with work, usually the secretary or the second brother will pass the message, and it is rare to receive his call.

Ji Xing glanced at Qi Chen, Qi Chen had already picked up the phone and was talking about something, his face was quite serious, so Ji Xing had no choice but to walk outside with his mobile phone, and went down the stairs to the rooftop.

The night wind was bitingly cold, and there had been several heavy rains recently, and the temperature had dropped drastically.

Ji Xing shivered for a while wrapped in his coat, his fingers quickly became cold, he answered the phone and said, "Dad."

"Xing Xing, did your sister tell you about going home?" Ji Hongfei's voice was low and majestic, even if he was asking, there was a habitual and unquestionable sense of command in his tone.

"I've said it." Ji Xing subconsciously straightened his back and said, "I'll go back when I'm free."

"I'll be back on the weekend." Ji Hongfei didn't mean to ask his wishes, "I happen to be free this weekend, so I'll ask the driver to pick you up."

Ji Xing frowned: "I still have work on weekends..."

"You mean your official account?" Ji Hongfei paused, covered the microphone and said something to the people next to him. After a while, the background sound quieted down, and he said in a deep voice, "You can't learn from your second brother." Few, have you done at least market research before doing something? What about the planning plan? What are your own advantages? You can’t even come up with a systematic plan. How much? I checked for you..."

"Dad." Ji Xing knew that Ji Hongfei was doing it for his own good, but Ji Xing didn't like the condescending tone of the other party the most, and it was also one of the reasons for their constant quarrels, "I know what I'm doing, and I don't need to report to you. .It's my own business."

"Ji Xing, no matter what you do, you must have at least awe and humility towards the market, and don't be self-righteous." Ji Hongfei disagreed, "You have been smart since you were a child, and you learn things quickly. Your mother and I are very proud of you. But you can't spoil your talent, you can't mess around. You're just too proud..."

"Dad." Ji Xing interrupted him, "I won't come back on weekends, so that's it."

"Wait." Although Ji Hongfei was strict, his starting point was always for the sake of the children.He and Ji Xing haven't seen each other for a long time. Although this time is not longer than Ji Xing's time studying abroad, the father and son are in the same city at least now. Ji Xing doesn't even make a video call or take the initiative to report daily, which still makes him very worried. of.

Ji Hongfei rubbed the center of his brows, and said helplessly, "It's fine if you don't come back on the weekend, I'll ask you something."

Ji Xing let out a "huh".

"Are you in a relationship?"

Ji Xing paused.

"I received something here." Ji Hongfei tapped his index finger on the desktop, it was an envelope sent anonymously, which contained some daily photos of Ji Xing and Qi Chen, "Your mother and I are very enlightened people , your sister, we didn't urge her to get married and have children. We shouldn't care about whoever you like. You can handle the emotional matters by yourself. But there is one thing, this person's character must be good, he can't hurt you , hurt our family. Do you understand?"

Ji Xing subconsciously tensed his back, his shoulders were a little sore: "I know."

"That Qi Chen, I checked." Ji Hongfei said, "Punching fake punches, accepting bribes, and low education. I don't mean to despise his family, but it's almost become a custom for people in their village to be lazy and lazy. Men don't go out to work. The whole family lives on the subsistence allowance, and they don’t even do serious farming. Who can such a family teach?”

Ji Xing gritted his teeth, feeling cold all over: "I know who he is, he is different from his family! You are not allowed to investigate him!"

"I'm doing it for your own good!" Ji Hongfei was anxious, "You used to have good eyesight, why did you go to the Golden Triangle and become like this? If your mother knows about this, how worried will she be?"

"My vision has never been so good!" Ji Xing couldn't help raising his voice, "Dad, you just said that you don't care who I like."

"I'm talking about the premise that he won't hurt you!" Ji Hongfei said angrily, "A person who can only punch fake punches, can you trust him?"

What do you believe in him? "

"He didn't punch fake!"

"He didn't fight in the Golden Triangle? He relies on this for a living. Do you think I don't know?" Ji Hongfei said angrily, "You have learned to lie to me?"

Ji Xing was speechless for a moment, his chest was full and his breathing was difficult.His throat tightened, and he felt aggrieved. The person he liked was obviously so good, but his father misunderstood him.

If even Dad can misunderstand, what about the others?Is this the kind of weight that Qi Chen is carrying?

Without understanding, no one is willing to listen to his explanation, and no one will go to the bottom of it.

Everyone just looks at the results.

What experiences have you had behind you, what happened to you, whether you were voluntary or forced, what you carried all the way to the present, why you became like this, no one cares.

Ji Xing breathed heavily, his fingers trembled slightly, and hung up the phone directly.

He is just an outsider, even if he is sad because of such a misunderstanding, let alone the person involved, Qi Chen.

Human words are double-edged swords, they can give people encouragement and hope, and they can also use cruel and vicious words to make people fall into the abyss.It is impossible to not mind at all, whether you know people or people you don’t know, once some words are pierced into your heart like a sharp sword, although you can’t see any wounds, it will take a lot of time to repair.

Ji Xing stood on the rooftop in a daze, and Qi Chen didn't know when he found him.

When he came back to his senses, he was already wrapped in a coat and hugged into his arms by a man.

"Why did you come here?" Qi Chen said, "Be careful of catching a cold."

Ji Xing sneezed, sniffed his nose, rubbed himself in his warm embrace, and said unwillingly aggrieved: "Competition, come on."

Qi Chen froze for a moment.

Ji Xing buried his face in his arms. All he could offer was money and connections. Only Qi Chen could clear up his grievances. If he still wanted to have a future, he couldn't afford to lose in the next game.

Ji Xing didn't fully understand this pressure until now.

He thought: Maybe Qi Chen has negative emotions because of this too much pressure.It's normal to be absent-minded and want to withdraw.

Qi Chen glanced at the mobile phone Ji Xing was holding. He didn't know what call the other party answered, but it seemed that the conversation was not very pleasant.Maybe it's about yourself?

After all, Ji Xing and Su Changyu jointly planned the farewell battle, maybe they also bear a lot of pressure.

Qi Chen rubbed Ji Xing's arm, and promised him: "I will never let you down."

Ji Xing put his arms around Qi Chen's waist, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't let yourself down, this is your business, don't say it as if it has nothing to do with you."

Qi Chen smiled and kissed the top of his hair: "Yes, you are right."

Ji Xing was still sullen. He didn't want others to misunderstand Qi Chen, so he just went ahead and said, "Do you want to continue fighting? I mean after the farewell battle."

Qi Chen paused, and forced a smile: "You said it was a farewell fight, so why fight?"

"Then what if it's not a farewell match, but a comeback match?" Ji Xing raised his head and looked at Qi Chen, "Do you still want to continue fighting? Do you still like boxing?"

Qi Chen looked deeply at Ji Xing and sighed, "It's not that I like it, it's that I love it. I love this profession."

Ji Xing's heart trembled, and he touched Qi Chen's face: "Then let's not fight a farewell battle, let's win a good one, and announce our comeback!"

Qi Chen laughed: "How can it be so easy?"

"It's possible." Ji Xing said, "Let Su Changyu help, as long as you want, it's fine."

Qi Chen's smile slowly faded, and he realized something: "You didn't prepare for the farewell battle at the beginning, did you?"

Ji Xing was a little nervous, and carefully considered: "I want to help you realize your dream."

Qi Chen didn't speak for a long time, rubbed his face for a moment, let go of Ji Xing and stood with his back to him.

Ji Xing raised his heart suddenly, thinking that Qi Chen was going to get angry at him, but Qi Chen just stood silently, as if the place had turned into a stone sculpture, only the faint veins in his arms revealed his inner emotions.

Ji Xing carefully took his hand: "Qi..."

Qi Chen pulled his hand away, took a deep breath, went to the side, kicked the chair and the table, and pulled down all the small light bulbs that he and Ji Xing had hung along the edge of the concrete platform before, silently Silently vented his frustration.

The chair hit the ground with a muffled "bang", which made Ji Xing tremble.

Qi Chen was very strong, the wood slag flew all over the ground, the light bulb was broken, and the threads were tangled together into a ball, like a dead knot in Qi Chen's heart, which could not be opened and cut continuously.He didn't know what to do either.

He's an incompetent man who says "love" but can't do anything.You can only bow your head in front of reality.

He should withdraw, he should refuse, and he should not have promised any "farewell battle" from the beginning.If he can get out quickly, leave the black boxing competition, leave the Golden Triangle, and find a job to support himself normally, even if he can't afford a house for the time being, he can get a loan, just like an ordinary person, with a stable job. He has the courage to face Ji Xing even if he has a relatively low income and a stable job.

It doesn't matter if the family is wrong, he still has a heart, he is willing to work hard to make money to support his family, so that Ji Xing will not suffer.

If he is just an ordinary office worker with little money, like most people, then all he has to face is the trouble of having no money.

Instead of being like this now, he has to rely on Ji Xing for help, to rely on Ji Xing's activities, and to rely on Ji Xing to help him realize his dream.

Just because he clings to that bit of "love" so tightly, he doesn't have the guts to refuse the opportunity presented to him.

He's a vile, cunning man.

He's not a nice guy, not from the start.

Ji Xing stared blankly at Qi Chen venting his anger, until there was nothing to blame, then Qi Chen slowly calmed down and gradually calmed down.

Ji Xing clenched his fists, a little worried and a little scared: "Qi Chen? You...don't do this. Did I do something wrong? Tell me, let's talk?"

"You didn't do anything wrong." Qi Chen lowered his head, closed his eyes, and suppressed the violent impulse in his heart, "I'm angry with myself, it has nothing to do with you, I..."

Qi Chen wiped his face, his chest heaved violently: "Sorry, I scared you."

"No!" Ji Xing hurriedly said, but thinking that he was really scared just now, he felt a little guilty, "No, you didn't scare me, did you hurt yourself?"

Ji Xing felt that he had a lot of questions to ask, but at this moment his mind was in a mess and he couldn't figure it out.

He saw Qi Chen turn around, his eyes were slightly red, and he looked deeply at him: "I am willing."

"what?"

"Return to the battle, I am willing." Qi Chen clenched his fists, dignity, guilt for his loved ones, guilt, and regrets all flooded him like waves, making him unable to hear his own voice clearly, he said hoarsely , "I still want to punch, I want to continue, I don't want to stop."

The sonorous and forceful voice lit up the light in Ji Xing's eyes, but Qi Chen cast aside his despicable self in his heart.Every word represents the desire he can't give up, his personality seems to be torn in two - one half desperately does not want to let go of the last straw, unwilling to climb up; the other half uses it for himself Ji Xing, taking advantage of the other party's connections and relationships, put love and career at the two ends of the scale and suffered a lot.

He ended up being the person he hated the most.

With Qi Chen's approval, Ji Xing acted more confidently. He immediately contacted Su Changyu and changed the promotion of the farewell battle. I hope that the opponent can practice a few times with Qi Chen before the game, firstly to let Qi Chen get familiar with the previous atmosphere as soon as possible, and secondly to let Qi Chen find his hand.

After all, no matter how you train in a boxing gym, it is not as good as competing with experienced professional boxers.

Qi Chen intensified his training, even talking less. He just obeyed Ji Xing's arrangement and kept training, training, training, like a spinning top that couldn't stop.

He only wanted to win, he wanted to win Ji Xing's reputation, he wanted to prove that he was okay, and he wanted to win back his dignity in the ring.

As long as he wins and keeps winning, it will prove that Ji Xing has not misjudged or chosen the wrong person.

As long as he can sign with a big club, he will have money, and he will be able to straighten his back and be with Ji Xing.

It was his only hope, his last hope.

The hope of reviving myself, the hope of regaining the courage to be with Ji Xing.

He can't lose.