The Man Who Picked the Stars

After Zheng Yunhao was injured, the boy took over most of the work in the museum without complaint.Uncle Zheng was quite satisfied with this, and during a meal, he notified Kim Jaejoong that they could officially put their film matter on the agenda, which successfully caused the boy to strangle his throat to celebrate.

So, at dusk one day, Zheng Yunhao and Kim Jaejoong set off from their hut.At the beginning, the young man walked behind the man a little uneasy, and his speed became slower and slower, causing the man to turn around helplessly, holding Jin Zaizhong's hand that was tightly clenched in his sleeve, and speeding up their pace.

The boy struggled for a moment, then proudly raised his head, enjoying the breeze.

How would it feel if you could walk hand in hand with the person you like?

The wavy rosy clouds are spread flat in the passing day, and the splashed red is smeared on the rolling reeds under the setting sun, and the reeds are lightly fluttering in the air, like snow dancing in June.The weeds on the side of the road scratched across the ankles, and the slightly itchy feeling fit the restlessness in my heart without words.Jin Zaizhong tilted his head, staring at the profile of the man beside him.

The stiff outline was plated with gold, and the man's face showed a soft outline in the interweaving of light and dark.Jin Zaizhong squeezed the sweat from his palms, secretly hoping that the man would not notice.A wordless joy welled up in his heart, and Jin Zaizhong smiled.

They reached the city center, ate dinner, and went to the cinema early.The midnight show hadn't started yet, and in the big, dark projection hall, two people sat side by side, quietly listening to each other's breathing.

"Aren't we coming too early?" 』The boy was a little annoyed.

"No, just wait a while. 』The man's voice was neither high nor low, slowly flowing into the boy's ears.

"Then what do we do now? 』

"……do not know. 』

Jin Jaejoong pouted angrily in the dark, the boy tried to move towards Zheng Yunhao, but unfortunately the effect was not good, the chairs were all fixed.The boy was not discouraged, he raised his arm and tried to approach the man's arm quietly.

"Jajoong, have you ever thought about...going to school again? 』

A man's voice suddenly rang in the boy's ears, and he successfully stopped the boy's movements.

……

"In? 』

Jin Zaizhong stared at the void unconsciously, fingernails digging at the soft armrest, Zheng Yunhao's words, like a rope, slipped in from his left ear, and quickly slipped out from the right ear by someone pinching the other end.His arm hung awkwardly in mid-air, and he forgot to put it down.In a trance, Zheng Yunhao held his hand, he turned his head, he couldn't see the man's face clearly in the dark, so he reached out and stroked the man's face.The man didn't dodge, his thick eyelashes trembled, brushing across the boy's palm, itching slightly.

"Zaizhong, let me ask you, have you thought about it again..." The voice was clear again, and Jin Zaizhong came back to his senses.

"how about you?Ever thought about going back to racing, man? 』Jin Jaejoong interrupted the man's words for no reason.

"Have you ever thought about it? 』

"I……"

"Have it? ’ Kim Jaejoong asked again.

"..."

"You must have thought about it too, right?I thought about it, right? ”The boy leaned closer to the man’s face, his breath blowing on the man’s face, “Uncle, right? 』

The man didn't answer.

"But I can't ask for it. The boy said lightly, "We are actually working hard for ourselves, but our dreams always run counter to reality. 』

"In..."

"But this time, I said yes. The young man's forehead finally touched the man's, and he almost sighed, "I promise you, when I save enough money, I will go back and continue my studies."Uncle, don't say any more. 』

The boy closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them and looked into the man's shining eyes.

"Uncle, do you know? ’ the boy said quietly.

"I have always relied on you.This is the truth, you don't have to deny it. 』The boy keenly noticed that the man's lips seemed to be opening.He quickly stopped the man's words, "Listen to me." 』

"My initial thought was that until I became completely independent, I would not expect anything, even going to school, even singing.Yes, I want to do it all on my own. 』

"But on the other hand, I know very well that I can't do it right now.I don't know how long it will take for me to get to that step. The life I can live now is all because of you.Uncle, I can't ask for more from you, do you understand? 』

Hearing the vague answer in Zheng Yunhao's voice, the boy chuckled bleakly.

"On the one hand, I feel that I must never give in, and on the other hand, I can't help but want to become weak.Uncle, do you know that you made me who I am now. 』The boy changed his posture and leaned on the man's shoulder.

"No one has ever cared so much about me and listened to my inner desires, but you did. 』

"You did it, I don't want to leave you anymore, but I want to leave you even more. 』The boy tapped his head on the man's shoulder lightly.

"..."

"But do you know why I promised you this time? 』

Do you know the reason why I let myself continue to rely on you to further pursue my future?

In the huge movie theater, there were only two people sitting, a man and a teenager.In this darkness, somewhere in the darkness, there was a youthful echo, ethereal and fragile, blowing into the man's ear like a fleeting wind.

"That's because," the boy couldn't stop the sourness in his nose, "I want to make you happy. 』

I like you, so I want to make you happy, I want to make you happy, it's that simple.I hope that even if I can't live without you now, one day I will be strong enough to let you rely on me to your heart's content.

Even if I have to rely on your strength, I want that day to come soon.

Uncle, I can't get into your heart.

You allow me to walk into your world, but you don't allow me to walk around in your world.I'd love to re-establish your happiness, but I can't.Uncle Fa said that your heart has been buried in the ground with that person. After so many years, is there no way to resurrect it?I'm really not eligible, let it re-beat?

The boy smiled sadly, resting his chin on the man's shoulder.

If I do what you want, including my dream, and succeed in the end, can you give me a chance?

"If I go to study, can you try again for yourself? 』

Could you please try again for us.

"Really... can't you escape? 』

"No, in the middle." ”The man's Adam's apple rolled, and his chin gently rubbed against the top of the boy's hair, "That's not the case. 』

"..."

"Look," Zheng Yunhao laughed helplessly, "Things always end up like this.You don't get it, it's not what you think it is. 』

"Then let me understand," the boy suppressed the enthusiasm in his eyes, and said willfully, "Then let me know!" 』

The man chuckled, "in the middle..." The affectionate sigh warmed up the boy's face again.

The man began to speak slowly, his voice was deep but fascinating.With just a few words, he completely explained his dark and bottomless life in those years.For the next long time, the two of them, together with the few people who came in one after another, started watching movies.

The midnight shows are all old movies, and the plot routines are so old that they can kill a carload of people.But Jin Zaizhong watched the whole movie without blinking his eyes. His empty eyes reflected the joys and sorrows of the hero and heroine in the movie, but the plot seemed unheard of.

In his mind, Zheng Yunhao's words were repeated.Like a stuck film, played repeatedly until it burns.

He blinked, just in time to see a sentence on the screen: Without you, who would you tell the beauty of the day?

The young man laughed abruptly. It seemed that the beautiful scenery he had worked so hard to create was useless at all.

Because that person is no longer there.

The person that Zheng Yunhao missed so much is no longer there.

Zheng Yunhao's voice played back in his mind again. At this moment, he finally weighed the weight of that sentence and the man's unspeakable pain and regret hidden behind the words.

He said, in, you know?In that accident, I was driving wildly on the road, and he was sitting next to me.

But the moment I hit the guardrail, it was he who stood in front of me.

In the book, Zheng Yunhao's tone is dead silent, but every word is clear, engraving bloody marks on the young man's heart.

It was me who killed the person I love the most.In, damn it, it's me.

do you know?My bad life was bought with his life.

In exchange for his incomparably precious life.

in.

In the darkness, Jin Zaizhong could only see the man's shining pupils, and the sorrow surging in those eyes was like a tide, drowning him instantly.The heart sank slowly, sinking to a place where Jin Zaizhong could no longer get it.

Jin Zaizhong blinked and lowered his eyes, suddenly he didn't have the heart to look any further.