little uncle

After a journey of more than 400 kilometers and nearly four hours of running around, at midnight, Zhou Hongyuan's Maybach finally parked steadily downstairs of Cheng Yu's house.

Continuous heavy rain fell all the way from Beijing to City J. Zhou Hongyuan didn't bring an umbrella. The moment he opened the car door, the heavy rain fell from the sky, and his well-tailored bright black suit was already drenched in just the time he ran to the entrance of the corridor. , the hair was lying limply on the scalp, and on a handsome face, the rain was dripping down the facial features.

Zhou Hongyuan's eyes were red. He pulled down the door of the corridor twice, but in vain. He raised his neck and eagerly climbed to the familiar window, but there was only darkness.

Zhou Hongyuan's hand was on the walkie-talkie, and he still didn't dare to press it.He already owed Cheng Yu a lot, so how could he have the attitude to let disturbing people wake up?

The icy rain poured into Zhou Hongyuan's clothes along his collar, and the delicate fabric stuck to his body wetly. He tugged on his dark blue tie and unbuttoned the first two buttons of his shirt.

The dullness and irritability of the past few days, and the hard work of the whole night, were undoubtedly manifested in the helplessness at this time. There were sharp stabbing pains in Zhou Hongyuan's temples. He curled up his fists and hit his head hard. , but only a moment of relief.

The entire neighborhood seemed to be asleep, and the only sound left in the world was the rush of rain and the rustle of wind.Zhou Hongyuan didn't care about decency and education any more, he squatted in front of the iron gate at the entrance of the corridor, and buried his head deeply.Anyway, he has long been like a dog, and there is no more dignity to speak of.

I don't know how long it took, until Zhou Hongyuan had gotten used to the coldness and embarrassment. There was a sound of "instigating" behind him, like clothes and fabrics rubbing against each other. Then, he heard a magnetic voice saying, "How big is this?" Standing here at night? Is there no one at home?"

Zhou Hongyuan's heartbeat suddenly missed a few beats. The voice was too familiar, but he didn't dare to recognize it. He was afraid that it would be nothing but joy, and even more afraid that the person he was dreaming of would turn his head and walk away.

Cheng Yu's short-sightedness is four or five degrees, and the lens is covered with water. He can't see the face of the person squatting in front of him clearly, only a blur of blackness.Seeing the pitiful look of the man, he couldn't bear it, so he pushed the umbrella forward to block the heavy rain.

Zhou Hongyuan blocked the door, Cheng Yu couldn't get in, but he didn't urge him. Everyone has times when they are helpless, and he is not in a hurry.

The world became silent, everything became a blurred background, Zhou Hongyuan stared at the shoes of the man in front of him, he didn't dare to raise his head, he didn't dare to make a sound, even his heavy breathing was intentionally slowed down.

After a long time, Cheng Yu sighed softly, took out the key from his pocket, shook it in front of the man, made a "ding ding", his voice was brisk, "You are blocking here, how can I open the door for you?"

Zhou Hongyuan couldn't tell whether Cheng Yu recognized him or not, his heart was beating wildly, and then he slowly raised his eyes, and the next moment, the black umbrella in Cheng Yu's hand hit the ground with a bang. .

The heavy rain poured directly on them, and the sound of "swiping la la" seemed to have disappeared completely, leaving only darkness and silence in the whole world.

Zhou Hongyuan fixedly stared at Cheng Yu's face, and greedily painted every inch of Cheng Yu's skin by the yellow warm lamp at the stairs.

Cheng Yu was wearing a white shirt, a pair of jeans, and a black schoolbag on one shoulder, looking heavy.He wore thin gold-rimmed glasses, which matched his fair complexion very well, and his whole person showed a refined temperament.Although there were fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and white hair appeared on his head, but if you didn't look carefully, he didn't look like a man who was about to forty, he was clearly a graduate student who hadn't left the campus yet.

Zhou Hongyuan sniffed, time seemed to freeze on Cheng Yu's body, instead of growing older, he looked lighter and younger.That's right, without such a heartless burden as himself, Cheng Yu naturally lived a relaxed and happy life.Zhou Hongyuan thought to himself mockingly.

Neither of the two of them spoke, their hearts were full of sourness and bitterness, with mixed feelings, all kinds of feelings were rising all the way, and their noses and eye sockets couldn't help but become red.

Seeing Cheng Yu standing hard in the heavy rain, Zhou Hongyuan couldn't bear it. He stood up and picked up the umbrella that Cheng Yu had left aside, and put it on Cheng Yu's head.

Cheng Yu's eyes were full of tears, and his eyelashes trembled slightly twice, like a butterfly flapping its wings helplessly in a violent storm. Then, a string of teardrops rolled down with the rain, hitting the two of them. feet.At this moment, Cheng Yu felt very embarrassed. He didn't understand why he had been so worthless until today. For ten years, he still felt sorry for this ungrateful white sheep wolf. Besides the embarrassment, he felt a lingering anger. How much I want to grab Zhou Hongyuan by the collar, press him against the wall, and ask him why he left without saying goodbye, and why he abandoned himself.

But Cheng Yu couldn't.He no longer wanted to be more embarrassed and ashamed in front of this white-eyed wolf.He stood upright in the rain, motionless and silent.He stared at Zhou Hongyuan's extremely unfamiliar face, as if he wanted to imprint all the filth and filth under this mature and delicate skin in his heart, and he seemed to examine his dilapidated and inferior soul.

Zhou Hongyuan wiped his face. He wanted to call "Uncle", but he couldn't.He didn't know if he was worthy of being called his uncle, let alone if Cheng Yu would accept him.

The second hand moved with difficulty in the quartz watch with a long tone, Cheng Yu turned his head slightly, his voice was not as gentle and sweet as it was at first, but contained infinite indifference and rigidity, "Let me go, you are blocking me. "

Zhou Hongyuan's heart ached suddenly, as if a needle was being pricked. He understood that in Cheng Yu's heart, he was still inferior to the down and out passers-by who met by chance.Zhou Hongyuan bowed his body, lowered his head, and held an umbrella for Cheng Yu, while Cheng Yu skillfully waved the door card towards the sensor, and the iron door opened with a "snap".

Cheng Yu opened the door, walked straight in without even looking at Zhou Hongyuan, and Zhou Hongyuan followed him like a little tail.

Cheng Yu thought it was ridiculous, but he didn't stop him, and let out a cold "hum", pretending that he didn't know him, and let him go.

The two entered the elevator one after the other, and then walked out of the elevator one after the other.

When they reached the door of the house, Cheng Yu was not in a hurry to open the door, Zhou Hongyuan quickly put away the umbrella and put it outside the door.Cheng Yu looked at him coldly, and Zhou Hongyuan's warm blood suddenly cooled down. He shuddered and took two steps back, not daring to look at Cheng Yu's expression, nor daring to follow him. too close.

Cheng Yu opened the door, and Zhou Hongyuan was about to lift his foot to enter, but the next second, the door was slammed shut by Cheng Yu with a "slap".Then, the sound of the key turning came from inside the house, three full turns.

Zhou Hongyuan smiled wryly, the uncle who raised him, the person who loved him the most in the world, finally shut him out like a thief.

Zhou Hongyuan didn't dare to knock on the door, let alone call Cheng Yu. He could only hang his head and stand in front of the door, waiting for his god to forgive him again one day.

Time is like a dying old man, dragging his tired body, advancing second by second, exhaustion, cold, anxiety and urgency, like mountains one after another, pressing on Zhou Hongyuan's heart, he can hardly breathe , there was a rough gasp in his throat, like a rusty saw pulling wet wood, he pulled the collar hard, a few buttons burst, and then rolled to the ground, leaving only strands of thread, Telling about the cruelty and rudeness of the master.

Zhou Hongyuan's brain was spinning rapidly. He was extremely sleepy at this moment, but he didn't feel sleepy. The intense pressure and anxiety made him feel hot and cold all over his body, and he was sweating all over his body.

He sat down weakly along the smooth wall, curled up all over, at this moment, it seemed that he was no longer a young and promising elite, no longer a careerist who scolded Fang Qiu, all the shells, all the secular society bestowed on him Her identity and status were completely melted in the heavy rain, and melted in Cheng Yu's icy words.At this moment, Zhou Hongyuan seemed to have turned back into the child who had nothing. He only wanted to have a home, and only wanted this door to be opened for him again.

Inside the room, the warm lights radiated a warm radiance. Cheng Yu was stunned for a while in the hallway before remembering to take off his wet shoes and wet clothes. He ignored the water on his body and sat down on the sofa.

In the past ten years, he had imagined countless times that Zhou Hongyuan would come back to find him. Would he be ostentatious, or would he be disheartened?Will it be arrogant, or cry bitterly?In the first two or three years, Cheng Yu really hated Zhou Hongyuan, wishing that one day he would lose everything and come back to pray for his forgiveness before he was satisfied.But slowly, this hatred faded away, maybe it was because of the hatred, leaving only a deep powerlessness.After all, he was the child he raised. Cheng Yu knew Zhou Hongyuan's hard work, knew Zhou Hongyuan's ambition, and understood Zhou Hongyuan's ambition. He couldn't bear Zhou Hongyuan's poor life, but he also didn't want Zhou Hongyuan to go smoothly.Thinking about it, whether Zhou Hongyuan's life is good or not, Cheng Yu always feels uncomfortable, and the best ending between them can only be that they don't meet each other and have nothing to do with each other.

Cheng Yu frowned and smiled bitterly, he didn't want to think about these things anymore.He is old and tired, and he just wants to live the rest of his life for himself, easily and recklessly.

Cheng Yu took a comfortable hot bath and went back to bed.A week ago, Cheng Yu had just finished his doctoral defense, and tonight he specially invited his juniors and sisters to dinner.At the age of 32, Cheng Yu saved enough money for himself, and returned to S University. He completed three years of master's degree and four years of Ph.D. They feel that he is stable and reliable, and they are willing to consult him whether it is life or academic problems.After graduating this time, the younger brothers and younger sisters naturally hated him, so they chatted in the box for a long time, and then they returned home in the middle of the night, but they ran into Zhou Hongyuan by chance.

Cheng Yu is no longer young now, he feels drowsy after twelve o'clock, and today he is suddenly happy and sad, exhausted and exhausted, and because of the rain, his temples hurt suddenly, as soon as his head touches the pillow, he can no longer lift his head Woke up, and not long after, he fell into a deep sleep.

Cheng Yu didn't need to set the alarm clock, he woke up naturally at seven o'clock, and after washing up, he planned to buy some breakfast.He never thought that Zhou Hongyuan would wait for him outside the door for a whole night. An exquisite egoist like this would never treat himself badly.Therefore, when Cheng Yu opened the door and saw Zhou Hongyuan sleeping soundly curled up in a corner, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

Cheng Yu is used to being a kind and kind giver when interacting with others, but now he is not used to it.He thought for a moment, took out a towel from the room, and threw it on Zhou Hongyuan's head.

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The timeline is that Zhou Hongyuan left Cheng Yu for the third year, Cheng Yu started to study for a master's degree, and then just graduated with a Ph.D. this year~