why do you like me

013 Moth

City N.

When Cheng Jing arrived at the hotel, it was already dark.The lights inside and outside the hotel are brilliant, the musical fountain pool is shimmering with colorful lights, and a few koi can be seen.

He recognized a few cars parked by the fountain at a glance, stood at the door and hesitated for a while, and suddenly two figures rushed out from the hotel gate, one person and one dog rushed towards him.

"elder brother--"

The child was only five or six years old, very fair, just started to draw a pair, wearing overalls shorts, thin and long arms and legs, but had a round and pleasant face.He plunged into Cheng Jing's arms, Cheng Jing was rushed back a step, the backpack slid down and landed on his arm, trying to push it away, but the strength of the child was surprisingly great.

The golden retriever wagged its tail happily and wanted to pounce on Cheng Jing several times.

Cheng Jing had no choice but to say, "Cheng Tong, you hurt me."

Cheng Tong quickly let go, and when Cheng Jing pulled the strap of the backpack to his shoulders, before he let go of his hands, he clapped around Cheng Jing's waist again, his feet dangling and stomping.

Cheng Tong: "Brother! Brother! I miss you so much! You don't come back to see me! I've been waiting for my birthday, and my father said that you will definitely come back after my birthday!"

Cheng Jing: "..."

Cheng Jing showed a strange look, "I didn't bring you a present."

"It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter!" Cheng Tong hugged Cheng Jing and shook his body, wishing to hang on Cheng Jing's body, "Brother, it's good that you are back! I miss you so much!"

Cheng Jing was dizzy from being shaken, so she had no choice but to hug Cheng Tong.Just when Cheng Tong was picked up, a young woman in a cheongsam-style evening dress walked over quickly and hugged Cheng Tong from Cheng Jing's arms.

The woman said: "Tongtong is making trouble with brother again. If brother is going to be angry, father will scold Tongtong again."

Cheng Yumin has never been willing to scold Cheng Tong.Cheng Jing looked at the woman in disbelief, wondering if her EQ was really so low, or if she said it deliberately to scare him.

The golden retriever finally had a chance to rush over, Cheng Jing called out "yoyo, sit down", it immediately squatted on the spot, its big tail frantically swept the ground, and its eyes stared at Cheng Jing brightly.

Cheng Jing straightened her clothes and walked towards the hotel lobby. The golden retriever stood up abruptly and followed.

Cheng Jing's mobile phone is usually turned off, and she will only turn it on when she thinks about it after school.But it is too easy for Cheng Yumin to contact him, just call the principal directly.

For Cheng Tong's birthday, Cheng Yumin called the principal's office almost every day this week.On Saturday, Cheng Jing turned on the phone early in the morning, and Cheng Tong called.The child expressed his expectation in a naive tone: "Brother, Dad said that you will come back to celebrate my birthday today. Where are you, brother? Let the driver uncle pick you up!"

Cheng Jing hugged the quilt and knelt on the bed, rubbing away his drowsiness. Looking down, he saw that the mobile phone was not hung up. Cheng Tong waited for Cheng Jing's response, his voice was like The little animal is yawning.

Cheng Jing suddenly felt soft in her heart, picked up her phone and said, "I'll go back by train in the afternoon."

City Z is adjacent to City N, and the bullet train only takes ten minutes, and there is a train every half an hour.Cheng Jing clicked on the ticketing software, checked the day's departure timetable several times, and finally chose the one at [-]:[-] p.m.

He doesn't understand how Cheng Tong is still so enthusiastic when his attitude is so indifferent. Doesn't it mean that a child's intuition is very keen and he can feel who is really good to him? Cheng Tong must be a fool.

After entering the hall, there were more people, and the golden retriever did not run around, but obediently followed Cheng Jing's feet.Cheng Tong was young, and it wasn't a big birthday, so the birthday party only occupied two boxes on the second floor, the sliding door in the middle was removed, and all the guests were Cheng Yumin's old friends.

Cheng Jing entered and began to recognize people.He has never been shy of such occasions, and he has been able to use politeness and polite words since he was a child.He called a bunch of uncles and aunts, and finally walked to Cheng Yumin's table. There were three vacant seats, and he sat down on the seat farthest from Cheng Yumin.

Cheng Yumin glanced at him, "Xiaojing."

The golden retriever's head came out from under the table, placed on Cheng Jing's lap and blinked, with long golden eyelashes.Cheng Jing lowered her head, stroking the golden retriever's head intently.

Cheng Tong came running over, shouting to everyone he saw: "Brother is back! My brother is back!" He didn't know the awkward atmosphere at all.

He took a crab in his hand, threw his legs into Cheng Jing's arms, and lifted the crab up to Cheng Jing's eyes.

"Brother will eat for you!"

Cheng Jing slightly turned her head to the side, "Don't let the food leave the table."

"Oh." Cheng Tong obediently put the crabs on an empty plate, tore off the napkin and wiped his fingers carefully, kicked the ground with his feet, and was about to climb onto a chair and sit in Cheng Jing's arms.

Cheng Jing: "..."

Fearing that Cheng Tong would fall, Cheng Jing had no choice but to hug him.

Cheng Tong tossed in Cheng Jing's arms for a while, finally found a comfortable position, and then spoke a few words to Cheng Jing, the woman came over and took him away, and said to Cheng Jing with an apologetic expression: " Cheng Jing, don't be angry, Tongtong is still young and ignorant."

Cheng Jing ignored her, and looked at Cheng Yumin out of the corner of her eye, with a smirk on her lips.Cheng Jing had never compared this woman with Xie Jiayu, and he felt that this woman was not even comparable to Jin Min.

The birthday party had just started, and Cheng Jing was not the last to be late.After the guests arrived one after another, the tables became more and more lively.After all the dishes were served, the toasting began.The woman followed Cheng Yumin all the time, and didn't say much. She held the wine glass and drank it while watching everyone toast, and looked towards Cheng Tong from time to time, for fear that something might happen to her son.

Cheng Jing didn't bother to pay attention to her, and stuffed a large bottle of orange juice into Cheng Tong's arms, and then he and Cheng Tong held a cup and led it to "toast" with the guests.

Although everyone knew that Cheng Tong was an illegitimate child, he was cute and lovable, and today he was a birthday boy. He obediently followed Cheng Jing and drank orange juice.After exaggerating the small and exaggerated ones, Cheng Jing pursed her lips and smiled, not saying much.

After turning around, he stuffed Cheng Tong back into the woman's arms, walked up to a person alone, held up orange juice and said, "Uncle Feng, I will respect you again."

Feng Ju said with a smile: "This is not for me."

Cheng Jing said: "Just drink it for Feng Yu, and punish him ten cups later."

Ju Feng drank it with a smile, and seeing that Cheng Jing had no intention of leaving, he said, "Are you asking Feng Yu, or is there something else?"

Cheng Jing said, "There are all of them."

He sat down and chatted with Bureau Feng.

Feng Ju's son, Feng Yu, was the same age as Cheng Jing, and had always had a good relationship with Cheng Jing, but he didn't come this time.These children of similar families have been preparing to go abroad one after another in the past two years.Chatting with Feng Ju right now, Cheng Jing knew that Feng Yu's formalities were almost done, and he might leave in Xia Tian.

Cheng Jing didn't ask Feng Yu why he didn't come, but turned the topic to Yue Jinsong.

Director Feng works in the Department of Education. Although he doesn't care about the transfer of teachers in the school below, he has many contacts and connections.Cheng Jing knew that there was no need to lie in front of him, so she just skipped about Jiang Chuan and told everything she could find out.

Everyone knows that Cheng Jing went to Xitangkou because of Xie Jiayu, and Feng Ju also knows Xie Jiayu.Now that he heard that Xie Jiayu's alma mater had such a person, he knew what Cheng Jing was going to do.Once I heard that Yue Jinsong rushed into the classroom and threw the students' mobile phones, I became more and more aware of this person's usual attitude towards teachers and students.

Cheng Jing knew that the juniors and subordinates who were officials most tabooed overreaching, so he didn't ask how to deal with Yue Jinsong, and Feng Ju didn't express his opinion.After finishing talking, Feng Ju put on a kindly elder look and said, "Xiaojing, although it is your mother's alma mater, the teachers are still not comparable to the attached high school. The environment, it is easy to change people after a long time. of."

"It doesn't matter." Cheng Jing lowered her head, "I will go abroad next year at the latest, nothing can change."

Feng Ju vigorously squeezed his head twice, "I miss my mother."

Cheng Jing blinked, and Feng Ju said again: "Don't go back to Z city today, go live at my house, I will let Feng Yu come back to accompany you. That kid has been playing crazy recently, I can't control him anymore."

Suddenly, a crisp voice came from behind: "Brother, follow me home!"

Then two chubby little hands grabbed one of Cheng Jing's palms, Cheng Tong looked up at Cheng Jing expectantly, and shouted at the golden retriever beside him without giving up: "Yoyo help me!"

The golden retriever turned over and licked Cheng Jing's other hand with his tongue.

Cheng Jing's eye sockets were sore, but Cheng Tong, a little fool, pulled the corners of his mouth, and pushed Feng Ju's invitation.

After eating the cake at ten o'clock, Cheng Tong's birthday party was finally over.Cheng Jing helped him stand on the chair, and said goodbye to every guest who left, while Cheng Yumin talked and laughed with everyone all the way to the hotel gate.

After everyone left, the woman stood behind Cheng Jing and said, "Cheng Jing, are you going home today?"

She reached out to hold Cheng Tong down, but Cheng Jing held Cheng Tong's shoulders without moving. Cheng Tong opened his eyes and looked at his mother and brother, not understanding what happened, and the golden retriever also looked confused.

Cheng Jing was more than a dozen centimeters taller than the woman, and when he glanced over at the end of his eyes, he carried an oppressive aura beyond his age.He said, "Why, are you taking Cheng Tong to a hotel again?"

He twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's because of my dad that he gave up his acting career for Cheng Tong, and there are so many dramas in front of me. Are you regretting that you didn't get a best actress?"

The woman immediately panicked and said, "Cheng Jing, you misunderstood, I just hope that both you and your father..."

"Yes, it's all for my own good." Cheng Jing looked at her, "Then you can impress yourself, preferably in front of my dad, you know he likes you the most."

"Cheng Jing!" The woman got angry, "We follow you everywhere, do you have to say such ugly words?!"

Cheng Tong pursed his lips, called "Mom" in a low voice, and looked at Cheng Jing quietly from the corner of his eyes, a little at a loss.

Cheng Jing became more and more indifferent, "Make it clear, you have nothing to do with me, you don't need to follow me. Cheng Yumin has never raised me for a few days, so he is not qualified to teach me as an elder!"

"Cheng Jing!"

Cheng Yumin strode over, "Can't you be more sensible?!"

Cheng Jing looked at him expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, I will never be able to achieve the 'sensible' you asked for. I can't approve of what you have done as an adult."

He picked up his backpack and walked out. Cheng Tong jumped off the chair anxiously, and Padapada and Jinmao chased after him.

"Brother, we agreed to go home together! Brother, don't go!"

Cheng Jing glanced at the confused little fool, pursed the corners of his lips, and finally continued to walk out in silence.

The woman caught up and stopped Cheng Tong who wanted to follow Cheng Jing.Cheng Yumin moved his body and finally stood still. He raised his voice: "It's already midnight, where are you going?"

Cheng Jing ignored it and just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.He knew that he didn't want to add trouble to Cheng Yumin, he just felt that this place didn't belong to him, and leaving was the only choice.

The golden retriever followed all the way to the hotel entrance, Cheng Jing said, "Yoyo, sit down."

The golden retriever sat down obediently, wagging its tail and watched Cheng Jing get into a taxi, then let out a weak groan, and collapsed to the ground.

Cheng Jing got out of the car halfway, went into a convenience store to buy a bottle of mineral water, took out the medicine box and swallowed a tablet, and sat in the convenience store for a while, showing confusion and sadness that was rarely seen in normal times.

...I want to accept all this too, but I can't.

Cheng Jing put the backpack on the table, drank a few more sips of water, and stared at the flickering street outside the window.The mobile phone placed next to it vibrated. It was not a text message, but a software with a blue logo.

Cheng Jing picked it up and took a look. He just said "hi~", and the sender was less than 5 meters away from him.

The convenience store is small and there are few people.Cheng Jing knew that someone was watching her, so without looking back, she stuffed the phone into her backpack, picked it up and walked out.

The night wind blew up a chill, Cheng Jing zipped up the jacket to the top, and the neckline stood up to cover his chin.Someone came up from behind: "Hey, you look sad, do you want me to accompany you?"

Cheng Jing glanced back, and there was only one person following him, and there was another person standing at the door of the convenience store looking this way.He stopped and smiled at the man, and said, "Call your friend over."

As soon as the man turned his head, Cheng Jing turned around and started running.He is like a moth fluttering in the dark night, looking for the flame that can burn him.He ran out of breath, bent over to support his knees, and the backpack in his hand slipped to the ground, and he couldn't find a fire that could burn him desperately.

He turned his head and saw an Internet cafe surrounded by lights, slowly straightened up and walked in.

Cheng Jing slept in the Internet cafe, the air-conditioning was a bit low, when he woke up in the morning, his nose was blocked, and his throat was so sore that he couldn't make a sound.He touched his forehead, it was scorching hot, he slowly sat up straight, took out the anti-fever medicine from the medicine box, and swallowed it with mineral water.

Cold water poured into his stomach, making it even more uncomfortable, and Cheng Jing was in so much pain that he wanted to cry.

He was against the wall, which was also cold.He wanted to stand up, but his feet were like soft mud, so he couldn't make any effort, so he had to bend his body, pressing his hot forehead against the cold tabletop.

The phone vibrated at this moment, and Cheng Jing hung up without looking at it.After a while, the phone vibrated again.Cheng Jing opened her eyes, saw Jiang Chuan's name on the screen, and her gaze stopped moving.

He looked at Jiang Chuan's name quietly, and put his hand on the screen until the vibration stopped.His throat was so sore that he couldn't speak, he typed a "?" and sent it.

Jiang Chuan quickly replied: Where are you, and when will you be back today?

Cheng Jing had already forgotten the phone call he made to Jiang Chuan when he left City Z yesterday. He closed his eyes and was dizzy for a while. Then, as if he had made a decision, he picked up his phone and dialed it.

He felt his voice was like a blade, slowly slit his throat, and rolled out word by word.

"Jiang Chuan, I have a fever, come pick me up."

The author has something to say:

Thank you for collecting!Thank you little angel who cast thunder!

Holding yoyo to show you how cute~