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On Saturday morning, Jian Mingcheng got up early to turn on the computer and emailed the translated part of the manuscript to the editor at the publishing house. Putting on a set of light casual clothes, he went to the fast food restaurant that Jian Mingche had made an appointment with - it was only a 5-minute walk from here to the art gallery, and he was going to order a cup of Coke and sit here waiting for her to come.

There was a song that he had never heard before in the fast food restaurant. The melody was relaxed and happy, and the female voice sounded very delicate, which was the kind that people could easily fall in love with at the first listen.He was in a good mood, and the translation of the novel was fairly smooth. He had already done some research on Japanese monster novels, and the original text was not jerky. He thought that the final translation should give people a simple, plain, and comfortable feeling. , full of peaceful and beautiful elements, people can read the style of the Edo period with a strong sense of life, without the distortion and exaggeration that are full of screens in Japanese TV dramas and Japanese movies today.

The song switched to the next one, and he seemed impatient with humming and haha. He adjusted his sitting posture and looked towards the door of the fast food restaurant. At this moment, a familiar figure flashed in front of his eyes, but it was clearly not Jian Mingche—he was a little panicked for a moment, Until that person came in front of him, his face was still stiff and taut.

"How will you be here?"

"Xiao Cheng..." Fang Junqian sat down opposite him, leaned forward and held his hand on the table, and said, "Give me a chance, let's start over." Jian Mingcheng withdrew his hand without saying a word, and he But he continued, "I have many things I want to ask you, and I also have many things I want to say to you. You can't refuse me."

His attitude was humble, but what he said was still as domineering as ever.Jian Mingcheng pursed his lips tightly, turned his face away, and said, "This is in a public place, I don't want to make trouble with you. Is Xiao Che still coming? If not, I will leave."

This is simple and clear, mind your own business!

While thinking this way, he stood up from his seat and was about to leave, but Fang Jungan got up and pulled him back.People around have already looked at this side frequently, Jian Mingcheng's face was black and his breathing was rapid, but Fang Jungan said at this moment: "Be good, don't run away, otherwise I don't know what I will do."

Jian Mingcheng still maintained his rationality, he faintly felt that Fang Junqian's current mood was a bit wrong, if he really got angry, it is not impossible to smash this place.So he tried his best to use a calm tone without irritating him, and said: "This is not a place to talk, let's change it."

After arguing with Jian Mingcheng in the hospital that day, Jian Mingche called Guo Shaoyang and confessed his current situation to him.She didn't like Jian Mingcheng talking like that. Strictly speaking, she and Guo Shaoyang were not really dating.Since the first time they met Guo Shaoyang and another person from the Lunxie sent her back to Fuji University, they often made appointments to meet each other, but most of the time they were with the Lunxie. Over time, the relationship between the two gradually developed. Become a friend who can talk about everything.

Maybe it's because she is Jian Mingcheng's younger sister, so Guo Shaoyang has a respect for her and doesn't particularly get close to her, but as long as she asks questions, he will answer them seriously and sincerely.

She told him her emotional troubles, and Guo Shaoyang listened silently, expressing her own opinions occasionally—although she often felt that his opinions were as if he hadn’t said them, but many of them were not the same as Jian Mingcheng’s. Things that can be said in a way can be easily said in front of Guo Shaoyang.

After breaking up with Fang Linhan, Jian Mingche proposed to date him - "I don't have any other intentions, I just want to clarify some things. If you don't want to, forget it and pretend I didn't say that."

Unexpectedly, Guo Shaoyang readily agreed.He said: "Okay, anyway, I have nothing to lose. It's just..." He put on a serious face and said, "Don't let your brother know about this, if he thinks that I approach you with bad intentions That would be bad."

"I didn't intend to tell him." Jian Mingche said.

The agreement between the two people was reached so readily. In front of the members of the Lunxie, they started dating as boyfriend and girlfriend. On weekends, they went out to watch movies, go shopping, and bought gifts for each other. Jian Mingche even thought that he was romantically Kissing him on the pedestrian street at night—but she confessed that she never found the feeling of being in love with him.

"Because you didn't like me in the first place." Guo Shaoyang said.

Since then, although the two have maintained a relationship, they both know that this game will soon be over.However, what happened in the hospital caught them all off guard.

After Guo Shaoyang heard about it, he first comforted her and asked her to have a good talk with Jian Mingcheng.But Jian Mingche was unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistake because he still had some energy in his heart.Later, Guo Shaoyang began to complain in front of her: "I feel guilty when I see your brother at school now, as if I made some huge mistake, but in fact I didn't do anything."

Jian Mingche formally proposed to break up with him, Guo Shaoyang readily accepted, and said that if necessary, he could give her advice on how to get Fang Linhan back. Him, look for a little confidence from him.

"Come up bravely, girl, and go after your happiness! If that man knows you love him so much that even my charms can't shake your affection for him, he will be so moved that he will be overwhelmed again. into your arms."

Fang Linhan is a simple idiot, this is what Jian Mingche likes about him, and what she hates the most, but no matter how much she hates, she can't hide the fact that she loves him.No matter how others say that he is not good, in her eyes, he is kind, cute, simple, and single-minded.

After the two got back together, Jian Mingche inquired about Fang Jun's affairs from him.Fang Linhan was puzzled at first, wondering why he suddenly became interested in his cousin's affairs.Jian Mingche rolled his eyes and said, "Do you want to tell me? Do you want to say it or not!"

"Oh--I said it's okay? I said--although it seems to be a little sorry for my brother..."

What Jian Mingche wants to know the most is what happened when Fang Junqian and Jian Mingcheng were dating. Although they don't know exactly when they started dating and when they broke up, what we can know is that they are both graduate students. I met Fang Jungan when he was two years older than Jian Mingcheng. After graduating from the third year of research, he left Qingteng City to work in the capital until he was transferred back to the branch here last year.

"Although my brother has many shortcomings, he is generally a good person. He has always taken care of me since I was a child. I don't want you to have any bad thoughts about him after hearing these things..." Fang Linhan said this first, which shows that his cousin's status in his heart is really extraordinary.

"...My grandparents have two sons. My father is the second son, and my uncle—that is, my brother's father is the eldest. My brother used to be more or less a famous son in the capital. My uncle was an official. Son, my aunt's family is also very rich, he is handsome and has a good figure, the most important thing is that he is also very smart, and he never fools around with others, the number of girls who like him can't be counted on two hands, but my uncle After the accident, all those people avoided it, and they couldn't even see a ghost."

"What happened?" Jian Mingche asked, "What happened?"

Fang Linhan exhaled through his nostrils, and said in a low voice, "Corruption."

At the beginning of 2012, shortly after Jian Mingcheng and Fang Junqian started dating, Fang's father was found to have accepted bribes and used his power to seek benefits for his wife's family's business. The young master became the son of a corrupt official who was scolded by everyone, and the job that had been settled was ruined in an instant. Those friends in the past regarded him as a plague, and relatives and friends also separated. Only Father Fang's younger brother knew to help this nephew. He begged for help everywhere, and finally found a job for him in a foreign trade company.

Since then, Fang Junqian, who has experienced a major change in his life, started from the bottom. His working ability was quickly appreciated by the boss of the company, but he himself could not get rid of the stain of having a corrupt father. Many of the people I met on the field were acquaintances, and I couldn't do my best in the business world.When the boss intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he would be transferred to the branch below to exercise, Fang Junqian offered to come to Qingteng—this is the most important place in his life to study, and it is also the place where he met his unforgettable love. place.But in just four years, everything has changed.

In a park near the art museum, even on weekends, there don’t seem to be many people here, and it seems deserted.The various facilities in the park are also very old, like a forgotten and abandoned place in the city.

After Jian Mingcheng listened to Fang Jungan's words, his heart just kept bursting with bitterness, and he blocked the words he wanted to say in his throat several times.Fang Junqian stood only a few steps away from him, clasped his head in his hands, and said: "During the time my dad had an accident, I felt that the whole world was full of malice towards me, and even you beside me couldn't believe it. I began to become depressed, sensitive, irritable, irritable, had all kinds of hallucinations, couldn't concentrate, made frequent mistakes in my studies, was pointed at the nose by the tutor, and almost failed to graduate. During that time , I hope that alcohol can numb myself, but after I get drunk, I don’t forget what I should forget, but it further releases the malice in my heart. Every time I wake up and see the bruises on your body, I feel that I am not human. This You are the one I don’t want to hurt the most in the world, but you are the one who hurts the most. I want to change, but I can’t control myself, so I can only run away...Xiao Cheng, if you hate me, you can scold me and beat me, but You can't leave me...I love you..."

Jian Mingcheng could see the trembling of his figure, saw him approaching her step by step, and then stretched out his arms to pull herself into his embrace.He didn't struggle—it's not that after hearing this explanation, he could forgive Fang Junqian for what he did at the beginning, but it's just because it doesn't make any sense to forgive or not to forgive.

Fang Junqian's heart is full of this person in front of him, his Xiaocheng, his lover, and he spends all his life's tenderness to hope for an answer from him: "Xiaocheng, come back to me...let me do my best to treat you well." ..."

"Agan...we really—we can't go back..."

Fang Junqian's figure froze like a corpse for a moment.