The Third Rose

Chen Xingze thought that the number of times he had met Mi Sheng was not that many. Of course, this was the conclusion he drew based on the comparison with Lu Hao.He didn't know that for Mi Sheng, this could be called "frequent", and even reached a dangerous critical point.

"Can you stand running around like this?" Jo reminded Mi Sheng when he was enjoying it. "I used to ask him to come here, why do you go there so often now?"

Mi Sheng: "The kid wants to go to class."

Jo: "Don't you want to go to work? It's not that I'm meddling in my business. You used to refuse to spend an extra penny when you interacted with people. Now all the spare money is on him."

Mi Sheng: "He's still a student, so we can't let him spend money."

Jo: "Have you forgotten what's going on in your family? What's more, Chen Xingze is so much younger than you and still has a crush on that straight man. Do you think you have a chance?"

Mi Sheng flicked the cigarette, "When did I say I was interested in him?"

Joe sneered.

Mi Sheng made a small grimace, and turned away from looking at him.

"Life is so annoying..." Mi Sheng lay on the bar counter, like a lazy cat in the afternoon, complaining softly, "Just treat me as if I spent money on a dream to relieve stress, okay?"

"You play yourself carefully."

Mi Sheng yawned and said sleepily, "No way..."

The sentence "spend money to buy dreams" made Mi Sheng find a reasonable excuse for his emotions.He contacted Chen Xingze more actively, and wanted him to help no matter what difficulties he encountered.

Chen Xingze was different from others, he always kept talking when he came to help.Minor problems such as Mi Sheng's forgetfulness and abnormal work and rest will be talked about.He will also criticize Mi Sheng's private life for being chaotic and talking like an old lady.Mi Sheng would feel annoyed occasionally, and would be scolded by Chen Xingze when he got annoyed.But the next time he needed help, he would still come to him the first time.

It's like chronic poisoning.

Mi Sheng knew that Chen Xingze did not agree with his way of life from the bottom of his heart, but he still tried his best to help him, which made Mi Sheng unable to stop.

One of the most violent encounters between them occurred on a winter day.

At that time, Chen Xingze had a lot of schoolwork and was preparing for an art exam.And Mi Jie's boyfriend's work has been finalized, and he is going to take Mi Zhenguo away.The relationship between Mi Sheng and his family has always been very rigid, but when the time comes to part, Mi Sheng is still very reluctant.He wanted to give Mi Jie a sum of money, but unfortunately his savings had already been spent.

It happened that the yellow producer with unique hobbies was in Beijing, Mi Sheng gritted his teeth and contacted him through Gao Xiwen.Producer Huang never forgot about Mi Sheng, and Mi Sheng himself was in a hurry to spend money, the two hit it off immediately, and it was another fierce battle.This time Mi Sheng was very dedicated and persisted until the last moment, with scars and bruises all over his body.

The injury was much more serious than expected, so he called Jo and asked him to come to Beijing to pick him up. For some unknown reason, Jo gave Chen Xingze Mi Sheng's address.

When Chen Xingze arrived at the hotel, he saw Mi Sheng half-dead, and immediately took out his mobile phone to call the police. Mi Sheng stopped him with his last ounce of strength.

"Don't call the police."

"Aren't you going to call the police?"

"...What do you want to report to the police?"

"what?"

Chen Xingze couldn't believe it, Mi Sheng wanted to help him stand up but he pushed him away.Mi Sheng fell to the ground, his eyes turned black from the pain.

"You can stop in moderation, can you?" Chen Xingze shouted at him, "Do you have to be so self-sufficient and degrading!"

Self-resigned to degrading.

This is the most serious word Chen Xingze has ever scolded Mi Sheng.

This was also the first time Chen Xingze left Mi Sheng who needed help where he was and left alone.

Mi Sheng sat on the ground for a while, finally realized that Chen Xingze would not come back, he picked up his cell phone tremblingly, and called Jo.

"Why did you let him come?" His voice trembled, "I didn't provoke you, did I?"

Jo didn't apologize, and said indifferently: "I want you to be sober. If you haven't been to Beijing so frequently in the past six months, why can't you get the money now?"

Mi Sheng wanted to get angry, and wanted to scold that I would have nothing to do with you.But the current tragedy told him that even if he shouted, there would be no deterrent effect.

Mi Sheng hung up the phone and put on his clothes empty-handed.

As he was putting on his shirt, there was a knock on the door.Mi Sheng shook his hand and didn't button up the button.He came to the door and put his eyes on the cat's eyes to see that it was Chen Xingze who had returned.

Chen Xingze raised his head at the moment when he covered the cat's eyes, and they looked at each other, Chen Xingze said, "Open the door." He was carrying a small bag, which contained iodine and gauze bought at the pharmacy, as well as some anti-inflammatory drugs for wounds.

Chen Xingze did all the buttons that Mi Sheng didn't fasten.Mi Sheng kept watching Chen Xingze, watching him treat his wound.His body was already in pain to the point of numbness, but Mi Sheng didn't make a sound.

There was no sound in the room, and after a while, Mi Sheng saw tears falling from Chen Xingze's cheeks, dripping on the blanket, seeping into the crevice, leaving no trace.

"I didn't cry, why are you crying?" Mi Sheng asked.

Chen Xingze lowered his head to put on socks for him, and there were deep rope marks on Mi Sheng's ankle.

"We've known each other for a long time..."

"Yes."

Chen Xingze: "Before I just found a random number on the Internet. When I contacted you, I didn't have any hope. But you are my friend and told me a lot of things I don't understand. Although you lied to me It hurts me, but I also like those fake stories."

Chen Xingze helped Mi Sheng put on his socks and then his shoes. Mi Sheng was like a baby and let him do it.

"I only know friends in your circle, and you are older than me. I use you as a reference in many things. Seeing you like this, I can't help but wonder if I will become like this in the future."

"Impossible." Mi Sheng interrupted him, "How could you become like this, don't think about it, it's impossible."

Chen Xingze: "So I will always do my best to help you, and I hope you will be happy. If someone with your conditions can't have a good ending, then I really don't have any confidence in the future."

Chen Xingze lowered his head, which made the tears flow faster.

"I beg you, just give me some encouragement, okay? Let me see something good. Lu Hao hasn't contacted me for more than a month, and I can't find him. I don't know what's wrong. He isn't The kind of person who disappears suddenly, but maybe if he becomes enlightened."

Mi Sheng looked at the sobbing boy in front of him, his eyes were closed, and his eyelashes were full of tears.Those beautiful hands kept wiping tears away, but they couldn't finish them.The pressure accumulated for a long time was released, making Chen Xingze vulnerable and restless.

Mi Sheng stretched out his arms and gently hugged the boy in his arms.

"It's okay, it's okay..."

He comforted him with the softest voice, but there was a trace of inexplicable joy in his heart.

He stopped looking for you?

It's better not to look for it.

Tears seeped into the wound, and the sting was painful, but Mi Sheng felt it was okay.

Fighting poison with fire is just right.

That day, Chen Xingze sent Mi Sheng back to Jincheng. About a week later, Chen Xingze received a message from Lu Hao.

Chen Xingze asked Lu Hao why he hadn't contacted him for so long.

Lu Hao said something happened at home.

Chen Xingze asked what was the matter.

Lu Hao said that his mother had left.

Chen Xingze didn't understand what the word "go" meant. He typed the words "Where are you going" on the phone, and stopped suddenly a second before sending it.

Zhao Shan had a heart attack in mid-January.It is said that she was alone at home when she became ill, and it was too late for her family to come back.

A large piece of Chen Xingze's mouth rotted in just 5 minutes.

Changes always occur when people are caught off guard. Before this day, Chen Xingze had never felt that Lu Hao would encounter any hurdles in his life. Even if he was always naive and stupid, Chen Xingze felt that the world could not hurt him.

He had heard from Lu Hao that Zhao Shan's heart was not very good, but just like Wu Xingzhi always said that he was not in good health, and Chen He always felt that he was getting old, he thought that adults' words were just words.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he could see Zhao Shan's smiling face when he drove hundreds of kilometers to deliver him roses, and he could smell the aroma of coffee in front of them when they had the last conversation. My aunt is gone.

And how could Lu Hao, who only knew how to giggle all day long, believe things that he couldn't even believe.

"Actually, I couldn't cry at first. I always felt that someone was joking with me, and she would call me the next second. I have been waiting."

Lu Hao has never spoken in such a deep voice, like an adult.

The moment Chen Xingze heard this voice, he knew that those dreamy fairy tales were gone.

The person he loved the most grew up in an instant in the cruelest way.

Chen Xingze didn't know what to say, when he felt the sadness, he knew it was useless to comfort him.

Lu Hao asked Chen Xingze to help him to visit his father at home.

"My dad is not in good health. I can't go back now. Can you help me see him?"

At that time, Chen Xingze was in the critical stage of the art exam, and the school exam was coming soon, but when Lu Hao asked, Chen Xingze agreed without thinking.

After Mi Sheng found out about the situation, he ignored Jo's objection and accompanied Chen Xingze to Lu Hao's house with his still-recovered body.

That was a terrible experience.

When they arrived, Lu Hao's house was having a fierce quarrel.

Chen Xingze had heard from Lu Hao that their family's fortune was entirely dependent on Zhao Shan.When Zhao Shan first retired, the conditions were not good, her appearance was average, and she had no money.And Lu Hao's father is very handsome, and his family is considered middle class.At first, the man's family disagreed, but Lu Hao's father fell in love with Zhao Shan, and the two eloped, and only came back after having Lu Hao.The family had to agree to cook raw rice and cooked rice.

In the following days, Zhao Shan relied on her own strength to manage the family prosperously.She bought houses for Lu Hao's uncles and Lu Hao's grandma, and everyone lived a comfortable life.

Now that the pillars of the family are down, the days of pleasure are over, and everyone is fighting bloodily for the wreckage.

Chen Xingze had never seen this kind of posture before, and he didn't dare to show his air.And Mi Sheng had long understood the cruelty of the world, so he protected Chen Xingze behind his back and asked Lu Hao's father to speak alone.

Lu Hao's father was the only one who didn't join the quarrel. He was already sick, but now that his lover passed away, he was even more haggard.

"Thank you for visiting me. I haven't been in good health these days. I couldn't speak two days ago, so I didn't call Lu Hao. Don't worry, I have already contacted him this morning. Your Aunt Zhao often Mention you at home, say you are a rare good boy, she likes you."

Chen Xingze was extremely sad, he said to Lu Hao's father, "Uncle, please express your condolences."

The boy's voice seemed so sincere amidst the hoarse quarrels behind him, Lu Hao's father felt sad, suppressed his crying, and said what was in his heart: "I really want to go with her..."

Chen Xingze cried and said, "No, what about Lu Hao, think about him."

Lu Hao's father said: "Lu Hao has been clamoring to come back, saying that he is reluctant to leave his mother here." He pressed his forehead, "But I don't want him to come back, I really don't want him to see the family become like this gone."

For a long time after leaving, Chen Xingze's ears were filled with shouts.He took out his mobile phone, called Lu Hao on the main road, and told him that he had visited his house, everything was normal, and his uncle was in good condition.

Mi Sheng stood quietly beside Chen Xingze, watching him talk to Lu Hao pretending to be relaxed.

At the end when he couldn't pretend anymore, Chen Xingze squatted on the side of the road with his body in his arms.

The wind is howling, and the vegetation is withered.

"Don't come back..." Chen Xingze said with all his strength, "Lu Hao, don't come back, stay in America."

After a long time, Lu Hao seemed to say sorry, but Chen Xingze couldn't hear clearly.