After the Earthquake of Rebirth

"Du Cheng, after you go out, you must abide by the law and live a good life." The middle-aged prison guard patted Du Cheng on the shoulder and handed him the procedures.

Du Cheng nodded.

"A car has been coming outside for a while, and it should come to pick you up."

Du Cheng paused, then walked out of the slowly opened door.The dazzling sunlight outside the door made him squint his eyes. On the spacious but deserted roadside, a black car was parked not far away.

Seeing the young man getting off the car, Du Cheng was a little dazed for a moment.

The young boy in my memory has grown into a gentle and refined youth, and the once familiar outline has matured in nine years.

Du Cheng silently looked at the young man who was slowly approaching, his eyes darkened due to the familiar yet unfamiliar eyebrows.

In nine years, what has not changed is the clean and gentle aura around the young man.But Du Cheng himself has changed.

Even though he was imprisoned for committing a crime back then, the crowd around him had already stained his innocent self with a dark color during his so many years in prison.

When he was first imprisoned, because he was young, facing tentative bullying by other people in prison, Du Cheng insisted on hiding as much as he could, and if he couldn't escape, he would be beaten.Because he remembered the last words of the boy he had been guarding - I'll be waiting for you, you must be good.

Du Cheng didn't want to cause trouble, he was afraid that after getting into trouble, he would not be able to get out of prison on time and continue to protect his boy.

But the rules hidden in the prison are not something he can escape if he wants to.

I still remember that in the second month after being imprisoned, after being beaten countless times for no reason, he was watched by a beard who had been watching coldly and watched a multi-person "hand-to-hand fight".

The young man who was pushed to the ground to be insulted by others in turn, his pale skin was covered with dirty and white turbidity.

"Blindly dodging will only lead you to his end. If you want to get out alive, you will become strong. Not to bully others, just to not be bullied."

Hu Zi's words broke the protective shell that Du Cheng had been unable to adapt to prison life, and allowed him to see clearly the darkness that filled the high walls.

He didn't allow himself to be so insulted irresistibly one day, he had to go out clean.So he used the shelter of his beard to adapt to the dark life in just a few months. The name of "madman" quickly spread in the prison with every desperate play.Even if he still walks alone and does not participate in the various forces in the prison, no one dares to provoke him easily.

However, in the dead of night, Du Cheng knew that he was already dirty.It wasn't because of the countless fights that killed people, not because of completely merging into the rules of darkness, but because of the love and affection of the boy he held in his palm every night in his dream.

In the darkness, he turned the once simple protection into countless occupations.

Du Cheng thought that he would be ashamed to face his young man, but under the dazzling sunlight, he looked at the young man walking in front of him, and looked at the reddish eyes of the gentle young man.The darkness in Du Cheng's heart rose again.

This is your own youth, and it will always belong to you only.

Ning Qiyan walked up to the man step by step, suppressed the soreness on the tip of his nose, raised his head slightly, looked at the familiar face, and grinned brightly.

"You're back." Back to me.

Du Cheng smiled again after nine years.

"Well, I'm back." Back to your side.

The loneliness of the previous life and the waiting of the two lives made Ning Qiyan finally unable to bear it, and took a step forward to hug Du Cheng tightly.

Du Cheng stretched out his hand slowly, hesitated for a while, and finally hugged the person who had been longing for nine years tightly according to the desire in his heart.

The temperature in the memory made the two of them sigh with satisfaction from the bottom of their hearts at the same time.

"Okay, let's get in the car first, I brought you clothes, get in the car and change." Ning Qiyan patted Du Cheng and said with a smile.

Du Cheng let him pull, walked to the side of the car, and got into the back seat.

Ning Qiyan was not in a hurry to drive back, but waited for Du Cheng to change his clothes, and couldn't wait to pull him out of the car, looking back and forth at the newly dressed Du Cheng contentedly.

Du Cheng also tossed along with him, turned when he turned around, and raised his arm when he asked.It wasn't until Ning Qiyan was satisfied with the torment that the two got back into the car and drove away.

"Didn't the information say that Du Cheng was an orphan?" A young prison guard inside the open prison gate asked slightly surprised.

No wonder he was surprised. During the more than a year since he worked in the prison, he saw a lot of situations where he was released from prison alone even if his relatives were alive.Even the family members of many prisoners directly stated that they had nothing to do with them when they received the news that the prisoner was about to be released from prison.Now seeing Du Cheng, who had no relatives, being embraced warmly, stuffed into the car and changed into clothes that fit well and are not cheap, it inevitably surprised the young prison guards, and lamented Du Cheng's kindness by the way transport.

The middle-aged prison guard who sent Du Cheng out of the gate looked at the passing vehicle and didn't speak.When Du Cheng was imprisoned, he was already working in the prison. City D is not big, but it is not small. Du Cheng’s crime is not too secretive, because the real manslaughter happened to be the son of a leader in the city. There are also many insiders.

Although everyone is equal before the law, everyone knows the twists and turns when it is actually implemented.In the eyes of the middle-aged prison guards, to be honest, both sides get what they need.Du Cheng's file is very clear, orphans with no power and power, no matter how good their grades are, if they have no money, let alone go to school, they will not be able to eat.It sold 180 million in nine years, even if it was recorded in the file, it was considered appropriate.Not to mention nine years ago, even now, 180 million is not a small amount.Even if you graduate from a serious university and work as a white-collar worker, you can't make so much money in less than ten or twenty years.But what was surprising at the time was that Du Cheng didn't deposit the money into his own account, but asked someone to give the check directly to his so-called good friend. Many people laughed at Du Cheng's stupidity, fearing that he would spend nine years in prison for nothing. Yes, when the time comes, the case will be settled and the money will be gone.After all, there are countless people who are ruthless between blood relatives for money, let alone "faxiao" who have no blood relationship.

For this reason, not only the middle-aged prison guards, but also many other people who knew what happened back then paid more or less attention to Du Cheng.In the public security system, it's not too difficult to check some personal information in private, so when Ning Qiyan didn't realize it, his academic information, personal income, etc. were all seen by interested people.Including when he returned to work in City D after graduation, and when he bought a house with full payment, but the real estate certificate registered his and Du Cheng's names.

Even in nine years, Ning Qiyan did not visit the prison once, but his step-by-step behavior made people sigh that what Du Cheng did back then was not a fool.The bond between two people is deeper than real blood relatives.

Leaving the prison and crossing half of D city, Ning Qiyan drove to his home in the university town.Du Cheng looked at the tall buildings outside the window. In nine years, the familiar city became strange.Ning Qiyan thoughtfully slowed down the car and asked Du Cheng to take a closer look at the current scenery.

No matter how slow it is, there is always an end to the journey.After entering the community, Ning Qiyan briefly introduced the layout of the community.After parking the car in the garage, the two walked into the elevator.

"All the high-rises in our community have two households on one floor. Our house is on the 11th floor, and the house next to it has never been lived in. According to the property management, that house was bought by an old man and an old lady. It was originally a new house for their children. The husband and wife bought a house in the city where they worked, so this place is vacant." Ning Qiyan told Du Cheng the news he had inquired about in the elevator.

Ning Qiyan didn't mind Du Cheng's speechless journey.He has long been used to Du Cheng's silence.After entering the house, he gave Du Cheng another big hug.

"Welcome home!"

Then without waiting for Du Cheng's reaction, he pushed him into the bathroom.Throw the prepared grapefruit peels into the tub while running the water.

"Take a shower quickly to get rid of bad luck. I'll put the phone aside, and you can watch the time and come out after two hours of washing. Remember to heat the water when it's cold." After speaking, Ning Qiyan left in a hurry, taking the time to prepare a big meal .

Du Cheng looked helplessly at the grapefruit peels floating on the bathtub, but he took off his clothes, figured out the purpose of the bottles and cans in the grid on the wall, and sat down honestly in the water full of grapefruit peels.

On the other side, Ning Qiyan changed his clothes and plunged into the kitchen.Take out the ingredients prepared in advance separately.Before leaving, the old duck soup on the fire is ready, turn off the fire and keep warm.Put the pot on the shelf, and use all eighteen kinds of martial arts.Three delicacies steamed pork ribs, Dongpo pork, stewed meat platter, Sixi meatballs, steamed yellow croaker, black fungus and white jade mushroom, assorted fresh shellfish tofu, and finally a cold dish with three shreds of lettuce.Eight dishes and one soup, rich enough.

When Du Cheng finally finished washing inside and out, up and down for two hours, he put on the home clothes that Ning Qiyan had prepared on the shelf, and when he came out, the scent that filled the living room made his eyes shine, and he walked into the restaurant following the smell .

Du Cheng was a little surprised by the table full of dishes.

"Did you wash it? Just finished it. Sit down and eat while it's hot." Ning Qiyan put the last soup on the table and greeted Du Cheng who was standing beside him.

Under Ning Qiyan's hint, Du Cheng tasted every dish.

"How is it?" Ning Qiyan asked.

"Delicious." Du Cheng said simply.

"Then eat more."

After eating and drinking, the two slumped on the sofa.Ning Qiyan looked at Du Cheng who was stroking his belly in satisfaction, and sighed in his heart, it's still fun to eat together.

Turning on the TV casually, handing the remote control to Du Cheng, watching Du Cheng dial one by one, Ning Qiyan squinted his eyes.

Let's wait until the New Year's Eve to tell Du Cheng about space and the earthquake.At least let him spend a year with ease.

After the digestion was over, Ning Qiyan pulled Du Cheng up and introduced every place in the house carefully, wishing that Du Cheng would be as familiar with everything in the house as he was at once.