No Money to Divorce

"Let me remind you." Adrian said unmoved, "When you were at school, there were at least ten times when you were too sick to go to class and you told me 'it's okay'. Just half a month ago at night, You had a fever of 39 degrees but you told me what you remember?"

It was rare for Zhong Yan to speak fiercely, but it was a pity that he erupted just once, and then he went down after speaking. He wiped away the tears on his face, and said in a low voice: "You know that's not what I'm talking about, what we're talking about now It's a malicious deception with a subjective purpose. I have many things and many ideas that I didn't say, but I never wanted to use you... I didn't have what you said, deliberately misleading, and I didn't want to pretend to be anything."

He lowered his eyes and smiled wryly, "I didn't intend to explain it at first, and you probably wouldn't believe it if I told you... I don't have any friends, and you are the first person of my age who asked me to call you by your name. Then I was sorted in the second year." , the students of the Military Academy have all moved away. You said you would rather spend an extra hour on the road every day. Since then, I have been careful every day, and I have to think about whether you will or not before I say every word I'm happy, but at the same time I'm also very scared. I'm afraid that one day you will have a better friend, or if I make you unhappy, you will leave, so I pack all the cleaning, laundry and cooking. I want to please you and let you Don't go, I can't do anything else, I... I didn't see it... I'm sorry, I didn't see it..."

Adrian loosened the grip on Zhong Yan, looked at him for a while with a complicated expression, and for the first time there was no tit-for-tat anger in his words: "You don't feel it at all? I'm not a good-tempered person, but then I haven't blushed once in three years."

"I thought you had a very good temper, and I thought you were like that with other friends." Only now did he realize that it was his honor, Zhong Yan didn't want to laugh at all, he just wanted to cry, "I never dared to think about this, can you Always treat me as a friend, don't want me, I'm very glad, if I knew...if I knew earlier..."

"If you had known earlier, would you have rejected me?"

Zhong Yan flatly denied it: "How could I refuse you?"

Adrian asked: "Then you will reject 'Butterfly' at the end?"

Zhong Yan raised his eyes and looked at Adrian.Assuming the past is a bit weak, but on this planet without artificial intelligence, in this private residence with no outsiders, just the two of them, when they told each other frankly about their pain for the first time after seven years, Even a determined warrior like Adrian couldn't help asking such a question.

There is obvious expectation in his eyes, and at this time, you just need to tell him, yes.

Yes, if you do it again, it will be a perfect ending. Just put all the responsibility on misunderstanding and fate. Anyway, time has passed, and no one can change what has happened. A light affirmation can heal those hatred and fate. Not to be reconciled, maybe... maybe, if he is lucky enough, it is possible to continue his relationship, why not?

All it takes is a nod.

Zhong Yan was silent for a long time, and finally he said: "These are two different things."

Just like in the third year, he could have told Adrian that he was going to join the political circle after graduation in order to save the country with curves. , he did not say such a thing.

Now he is not willing to go against his original assumption of affirming the other party.He didn't want to lie to him.

"If I know it early enough, I will re-plan the future for you. But if I know it in the last few months..." Zhong Yan closed his eyes, "If I know it in the end, then I will at least tell you in advance , I have made a good plan and will not join you in the human revival movement. But if I know this, I will definitely not let you..."

He couldn't go on.Over the past few years, Zhong Yan has often resented Adrian for not giving him a chance to reconcile after the incident, and did not understand why Adrian had such monstrous hatred and anger towards him, but now he understands.Thinking back then, how Adrian watched him go on stage with great joy, and how he left the auditorium and returned to the dormitory where they had lived for three years, Zhong Yan felt suffocated in pain, and countless steel needles pierced his heart Each root is called remorse.

He hated himself for clearly having obtained the sea but didn't know it, only to covet the handful of water in his hand, but cruelly hurt the person he cherished the most.

Adrian took a step back, and he regretted the moment he asked the question, but when Zhong Yan said that he would not reject him, such a fantasy really popped up in his heart, wondering if there was no love between them? There is a huge gap, everything is just a coincidence.

But Zhong Yan personally told him that fantasy is fantasy.

He didn't get angry again, but said coldly: "It's you. I was overthinking it. I thought you really liked me too."

"I don't dislike you! How could I dislike you?" Zhong Yan hurriedly said, "I have always..."

"No, stop." Adrian reached out his hand to stop him, "I don't want to know what you think now, you don't think that after going through that, I still like you like a fool?"

"I... I didn't understand before, I'm sorry, I will learn, I will learn, can you..."

He was anxious and humble, and he didn't even have the courage to say that request. He begged vaguely and humbly, hoping that a miracle would happen, and that he would have the chance to make up for what he missed.

But Adrian flatly refused: "I can't. Zhong Yan, I've-I don't want to marry you a long time ago."

Zhong Yan stared at him blankly.

"Okay, let's stop here." Adrian avoided Zhong Yan's gaze, that heartbroken gaze made him very uncomfortable, and he didn't even have the pleasure of revenge, "You and I can't indulge in it now." Because of the status of the eldest son and daughter. Have you sent your report to the House of Representatives?"

Zhong Yan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After several seconds, when he opened them again, there were still tears on his face, but his expression had returned to clarity.

"It's over. We encountered a star thief outside the Na'vi star area. After boarding the ship, the star thief had a physical conflict with us. Bayer was seriously injured and unconscious. I was slightly injured, but I still need to rest for a while. As for The evaluation of the environment can only be postponed."

Adrian nodded and said, "Understood, give me a copy of the report, and I will order you to go down and unify the caliber."

"it is good."

"The bedrooms upstairs are all empty. You choose one to live in. I will lock the door. There is an alarm sensor on the outer circle of the yard. From now on, you will stay in the house until our engagement is terminated. I will arrange for you to leave Narada." Weixing District."

"I really don't have any money." Zhong Yan lowered his head and said, "I can't get 36 in one go. I'll start saving now and pay you in installments, okay? You put it up first, and I'll pay it back to you... ..."

His tone did not seem to be fake, and Adrian was full of doubts.In his opinion, 40 is not worth mentioning at all. At the beginning, he just couldn't swallow the breath. Zhong Yan had to pay this money to disgust Zhong Yan, but how could he really not be able to pay?

If an ordinary young man in his twenties was required to come up with 40 in one go, it would be very difficult for others, but the position is as high as Adrian, such a sum of money is just a slight change in the number of deposits, and he has always felt that Zhong Yan It should be much richer than him.

"Where's your money?" Adrian asked, "Your reputation among the people has always been clean, so it can't be true, right?"

"It's better to take this route to open up the mass base, it's fake." Zhong Yan said unnaturally, "But if there is income... naturally there will be expenses."

He didn't seem to be going to elaborate, and Adrian was not interested in asking further, "Oh, okay, anyway, there is still half a month due, you can figure it out. There is still something to do at the headquarters, I'll go first, dinner is over After the order is made, a drone will deliver it to the dining platform by the window."

"Aren't you coming back to eat?" Zhong Yan followed him step by step.

"No return."

"So are you coming back to sleep at night?"

"This is my home." Adrian put on the military overcoat that Zhong Yan took off just now, "It's none of your business whether I come back or not, you've got too much control. Don't follow me out, you don't have permission to enter or leave the gate." , want to stay in the yard all night?"

Zhong Yan stopped behind the door in embarrassment, "I don't care, I just ask. Wait, wait a minute!"

Seeing that Adrian was getting a little impatient with his continuous questions, Zhong Yanyu said quickly: "The last thing - that ring, what happened to you afterwards?"

"threw."

Zhong Yan asked anxiously, "Where did you throw it?"

"Why are you asking about this?" Adrian said, "Don't think about it, I won't give it to you if I throw it away."

"Where did you throw it?" Zhong Yan asked persistently.

"In the pond in the backyard." Adrian said impatiently, "Can I go, my lord?"

At this time, he didn't know what the consequences of his casual perfunctory sentence would be. If he knew, he would never say this sentence.

A few hours later, late at night, Adrian returned to his private quarters.

There were too many things to do today, and it was rare for him to be busy at this point, but after thinking about it, he paced back and forth in his own suite bedroom at the headquarters, and finally drove home late.

It was quiet in the duplex building in the early morning. All the tables, chairs and furniture were neatly placed in their original places without any personal belongings, exuding a cold and uninhabited atmosphere.But now it is obvious that someone lives in it.Adrian frowned and looked at the chairs stored inside the dining table, as if they hadn't been moved.Where did Zhong Yan eat?

He subconsciously looked at the dining table by the window - the dinner he ordered was placed there in its entirety without even opening the package.

Adrian knocked on several doors on the second floor one by one, ready to talk to them about the seriousness of wasting food, but no one answered.

Fell asleep?Zhong Yan has always been a light sleeper, so it is impossible not to hear the knock on the door.Adrian opened all the doors all the way—no one was there.

Not in the house?He didn't receive an alarm, so he couldn't get out of the yard, and he didn't see anyone when he entered the front yard...

Adrian rushed downstairs, the door leading to the backyard was locked, but the window next to it was open, and he remembered clearly that the large double window was originally closed.

What was Zhong Yan doing in the backyard in the early morning?

Adrian recalled his last words before leaving the house, his face changed suddenly, and he opened the back door and rushed out.

The backyard of this duplex villa is very large. After passing through two rows of tall trees for shade, there is an open grassland, and there is a large artificial pond on one side.

From a distance, Adrian saw a person by the pond.

Zhong Yan sat there with his whole body drenched, his shoes off on the shore, the winter night wind blew gently, and the cold sports jacket stuck to his body, he couldn't help shaking, but he still insisted on getting into the water again.This is already the number of times he went down, but this time, a voice suddenly sounded like thunder from not far behind him: "Zhong Yan! Don't!"

How did Adrian come back?Zhong Yan was startled suddenly, and turned around in a hurry, but he didn't expect that his foot suddenly stepped on the ground, and he fell unsteadily into the water.The cold pool water covered his nose and mouth, he choked on a few sips of water painfully, his tired body sank down.

Consciousness quickly moved away from the room, only the sound of water splashing was heard, and then a pair of warm and powerful arms surrounded him underwater, supporting him to return to the human world.