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The confession of Zhou Jingtang and Shen Qi took place on the eve of the New Year's Eve in 2013 in a late-night cafeteria on the northwest side of Haile Square in Jincheng.The end of the year has come, and no less than the stores are closed, Zhou Jingtang dragged Shen Qi out, and walked around the street several times before finding such a noodle restaurant.

The boss is a regressed photographer. There are many landscape photos posted on the wall of the small noodle shop, and it can be seen that they have been taken with great care.Zhou Jingtang and Shen Qi hadn't ordered food after they entered, but the boss raised his eyelids and saw someone, and said, "Just eat something?"

Shen Qi nodded and didn't say anything else.

Zhou Jingtang went to the freezer to get two bottles of beer by himself, opened the bottle with a push on the corner of the table, and handed it to Shen Qi as if he was a good brother.

"Come on, the confession round has officially started. If you don't want to be honest, you can ask and answer. You can keep silent, but you can't lie." Zhou Jingtang said.

Shen Qi nodded.

Everything was ready, but suddenly fell silent.Zhou Jingtang touched his pocket subconsciously, and realized that he was quitting smoking when he didn't touch the cigarette, and then smiled at Shen Qi, feeling a stick in his throat for a moment.

The light of the small noodle shop is warm yellow, a large TV is placed above the window, and the last evening wind of 2012 is blowing outside.Zhou Jingtang suddenly felt uncomfortable, and couldn't stand the formality between him and Shen Qi.

Shen Qi asked: "Did you go back to Liucheng later?"

"Go back," Zhou Jingtang said, "every time I want to come back to you."

As if afraid that Shen Qi would not believe it, Zhou Jingtang raised his hand to assure him, and said to him, "Really."

Shen Qi was amused by him, lowered his head and smiled, raised his head and said to him: "I know it's true."

"What about you?" Zhou Jingtang asked him, "Have you ever gone back?"

Shen Qi said, "No."

"It's my turn," Zhou Jingtang said, "Back then... I wasn't able to be by your side, did you hate me?"

Shen Qi was silent for a while, looked at him and asked: "I lied to you back then, did you hate me?"

"No," Zhou Jingtang said, "because I know, you must have your reasons."

Shen Qi said: "I never hated you, really, it's just that I imagined that if you were here at that time, it would be different."

"I'm sorry, Xiqi," Zhou Jingtang said.

Shen Qi just smiled and said: "Today is a confession round, don't say sorry."

"Next question," Zhou Jingtang asked, "When did you fall in love with me?"

This question made Shen Qi think about it for a long time, staring at the clear water brought by the boss, his thoughts drifted to the old alley many years ago.It was a long time before he came back to his senses, and said flatly, "After you left."

Shen Qi said: "When you left, I thought we were only separated for a short time. Later, they all said that you would not come back. I didn't believe it at first, but the more I heard it, the less determined I was. Later, you really didn't come back. I am very depressed."

Maybe it's more than sad, the boy who always walks beside him with his pocket in his pocket, the boy who told him to turn around and stuff the glutinous rice popsicles into his mouth, the boy he can see every evening when he looks up, After occupying all the places in his youth, one day he suddenly disappeared.

That kind of feeling is sad is very general, as if the most precious thing on the tip of my heart has been gouged out by life, and the flesh and blood have been stripped away.

When Zhou Jingtang was by his side, Shen Xi didn't feel that he liked him very much. When he finally admitted that he was the person he liked seriously, it was the time when he fully realized that he could never wait for him again.

He liked him, indeed after he left.

Zhou Jingtang laughed out loud when he heard the answer, choked on a sip of beer, calmed down and asked him with a smile, "Did you realize that I'm okay?"

"What about you? What do you like about me?"

Zhou Jingtang looked at him in shock: "Don't you know?"

"what do you know?"

Zhou Jingtang laughed and said, "You're young and ignorant, so you're attracted to sex."

Shen Qi asked seriously: "Then you haven't met anyone prettier than me in these years?"

"Yes," Zhou Jingtang said, "I met many people of all kinds during my years in Australia, and many of them were prettier than you. But no matter how good-looking they are, they are not Shen Qi."

For the person he likes, good-looking is the most important thing, but it is not necessary. There is only one necessary condition, and it is enough to call him Shen Qi.

Shen Qi smiled and asked him: "Did you have a good time in foreign countries?"

"Did you play well?" Zhou Jingtang said with a smile, "You don't know my bird language? Half your life is spent learning the language. The rest is good, eat well, sleep well, and have fun."

"What about you?" Zhou Jingtang asked him suddenly, "How have you been in Jincheng for these years?"

"It's not bad, it's the same as you, eat well and sleep well," Shen Qi smiled, "It's just that I don't play much, you know, I don't like it either."

The two raised their eyes and looked at each other, and each looked away, with a faint smile on their faces, which came from the heart.None of them lied, they just didn't finish talking.

The noodles didn't move much, and the two didn't have much appetite, so they bought the bill and went out.Jincheng was very lively at midnight, especially at the end of the year, Zhou Jingtang wrapped a scarf around Shen Qi, and squeezed into the crowd holding his hand.

There were more or less strange glances from the surroundings. They were a little nervous at first, but after walking for half a street, they didn't care about anything.Nothing is more important than the person next to you.

The crowd was crowded, and Shen Qi suddenly heard Zhou Jingtang say: "Qiqi, did I tell you that I love you?"

There was a lot of noise around him, he lowered his head and whispered in his ear, "I love you, ten years later, I still love you."

If time is a strict teacher, it has taught him a lot, such as letting go.In the past ten years, he has let go of a lot, let go of his youthful unruliness, his spine and pride, his family and glory, the only thing he never let go of is his love for Shen Qi.

Shen Qi stretched out his hand from his long cuff, put his hand in his palm, and said to him in his heart, I love you too, and thank you for coming back.

The Ruan family villa is much more lively this year than in previous years. Besides the family and regular guest Zhong Chenglin, there are also Zhou Jingtang and new friend Su Jiale.

The evening meal was set up as a long table, and various dishes were served on the table one after another. There was a firework gift package at the door, ready to be released after the evening meal.

Ruan Changling wrapped New Year's red envelopes for every junior, Shen Qi has always been her preference, thicker than others.After the red envelopes were distributed to everyone, Shen Qi gave Zhou Jingtang his own red envelopes.

Ruan Changling felt a little apprehensive, and couldn't help saying, "Xiao Qi, the New Year's red envelope is a blessing, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

"He keeps it," Shen Xi said, only he knew in his heart that he wanted to give Zhou Jingtang all the blessings.

Ruan Changling wanted to say more, but then thought that as long as Shen Xi was happy, it would be fine.After a while, when Shen Qi got up, two red envelopes were already in his pocket.

Zhou Jingtang smiled and said to Ruan Changling: "Aunt Ruan, I will also be taken care of by Xiqi."

Ruan Changling just laughed. She had to admit that Zhou Jingtang had good eyesight and was able to please people. It was only a few days ago, and she was already very satisfied with him.

After the evening meal, everyone set off fireworks together in the yard of the villa. There were several boxes, the younger Xu Xiaoxiao, Xu Yang, and Su Jiale played like crazy, shouting and screaming as the fireworks bloomed.

Ruan Changling and Xu Dongcheng looked at it for a while and then went back to their room to rest. The Ruan family didn't have the habit of watching the age in recent years.Zhong Chenglin was liked by the three young people, and was soon pulled aside to make new-style fireworks. Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang sat at the stone table to watch the fireworks.

Xu Xiaoxiao and Xu Yang chased and fought, and Zhong Chenglin carefully taught Su Jiale to set off the fireworks, and there was a lot of laughter and laughter.

Shen Qi said: "This is the happiest year I've had in recent years."

"Me too," Zhou Jingtang said.

2012 has come to an end in the fireworks.

At the end of the new year, the taste of the new year is still not over, but work has already begun. Zhou Jingtang is also a serious boss of a company. After fifteen years, he finally went to work.

Shen Qi's Liuchengli has also opened for business. It is a happy new year, and some auspicious gifts will be given to the guests every day.

The pool table in the lobby on the second floor was found out by Shen Qi from the warehouse again, dusted off, and placed in its original position again.

The hole-in-one free event seems to be starting again.

When Zhou Jingtang came to Liucheng and saw the billiard table, he held up the pole and posed for it, and said to Shen Qi with a proud face: "I knew it, you Shen Muxi, you coveted my beauty for a while, right? "

Shen Qi sighed while holding his forehead, ignored him and was about to go downstairs, and happened to meet someone coming up from the stairs.

Zhou Jingtang turned around and found that it was Zhou Lan. He was quite surprised and asked, "Auntie, why are you here?"

Zhou Lan gave him a white look, and said fiercely: "Who is your aunt? Do you have an aunt?"

Zhou Jingtang was stunned for a few words, and retreated to the side in embarrassment.

"I've been wanting to eat some Liucheng cuisine recently, but I didn't expect that Qiqi's job is for this. If I want to come to have a meal, I'll also see you," Zhou Lan said to Shen Qi like a different person, extremely gentle.

Shen Qi smiled and said, "Auntie, sit down first, I'll go and give orders."

Zhou Lan pulled Shen Qi to sit down together, and said, "You talk to aunt and let him go."

He, of course, refers to Zhou Jingtang.

Zhou Jingtang was used to being directed by Zhou Lan, so he went to the kitchen honestly and left Shen Qi to chat with Zhou Lan for a while.

Zhou Lan glanced at the billiards table, then laughed, and said to Shen Qi: "Let me tell you, Jingtang played billiards very well when he was young, and he stopped playing when he grew up. Playing billiards is good, but he still can't hear it, and he said that billiards are too...too...not what?"

Shen Qi answered: "Non-mainstream."

"Yes, it's non-mainstream," Zhou Lan said with a smile, "You said that this child, who looks different every day, liked it so much when he was young, but when he grows up, he despises non-mainstream. He has no personality."

She paused at this point, looked at Shen Qi, and said softly: "He is such a blunt person, we used to think that he likes you for only a year or two at most, who would have thought that he would be silent?" persevered for ten years.”

Zhou Lan held Shen Qi's hand, confided her heart like an elder, and said earnestly: "Xi Qi, fate is back, so grab it. Back then, it was us who were adults who were not good. Auntie valued names, values Possession and status are important, but compared to Jingtang, these are nothing."

Zhou Lan took a special look at the stairs, saw that Zhou Jingtang hadn't come back, so he whispered to Shen Qi: "To tell you the truth, my aunt has no children of her own, and she treats Jingtang as her own."

Shen Qi said: "Auntie, I understand, and Jingtang also understands."

Zhou Lan smiled knowingly, and said, "He, there are some things that he just keeps quiet. For example, he didn't say anything here, right?"

"What?" Shen Qi asked in confusion.

Zhou Lan said: "Talk about how he was kidnapped by his father from the train station back then, and thrown abroad. He thought he was safe, but he secretly returned to China and went to Liucheng. His father arranged for a car to chase him, but he dared to jump off the car... Later, he lost half his life and spent a year of rehabilitation in a nursing home in Australia... It is really sad that he and his father have come to this day, you don't know, he has never been home for ten years .”

Zhou Lan spoke calmly, but found that Shen Xi's hand trembled, especially when it came to jumping off the car, Shen Xi's face turned pale in an instant.

Zhou Lan patted the table lightly, and said with a smile: "Ah, look at me, I just talk about unhappy things, don't say anything, don't say anything, Qiqi, just pretend you haven't heard of it."

Shen Qi smiled stiffly, as Zhou Lan said, Zhou Jingtang never said anything.

Zhou Jingtang came back at this time, and poured a glass of honey water for Zhou Lan. Seeing Shen Qi's expression turned ugly, he immediately asked, "Auntie, what did you say?"

Before Zhou Lan could speak, Shen Qi explained: "Auntie just chatted with me casually, it's all trivial things."

"Talk about the time you peed your pants when you were a child," Zhou Lan said intentionally.

Zhou Jingtang yelled at her: "You only peed your pants when you were young."

Zhou Jingtang sat next to Shen Qi, took his hand and realized that it was a bit cold, he subconsciously held his hand, and continued to say to Zhou Lan: "Auntie, don't tell me that you still want me and Shen Qi Shall we separate?"

"I……"

Before Zhou Lan finished speaking, Zhou Jingtang interrupted her: "I haven't been looking for him for the next ten years, aunt, do you understand what I mean?"

Zhou Lan was startled, her eyes were red, and she didn't speak.

Shen Qi pinched Zhou Jingtang, seriously, and said to him with some blame: "Why did you talk to aunt? Apologize to aunt."

Zhou Jingtang glanced at Zhou Lan and said sincerely, "Auntie, I can't speak, so don't be angry."

Zhou Lan was not angry, she rubbed her eyes, smiled and said, "I can't even get angry with you, I'm too lazy to be angry."

The dishes were served at the right time, which interrupted the atmosphere. The dishes Zhou Jingtang went to order were all Zhou Lan's favorites.

Shen Qi hid his thoughts, but he didn't want to show it in front of Zhou Lan, and always entertained him with a smile.After eating a meal, it is also enjoyable.

When Zhou Lan left, she pulled Shen Qi to say some homely things, insisted not to let Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang see her off, held on to the handrail for a few seconds when going down the stairs, then turned her head and smiled at Shen Qi again.

It was only at this time that Shen Qi realized that there were already wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and when she smiled, she was a little less capable than before, but a little more kind.

He suddenly felt a little stuffy in his chest, and realized that the wasted ten years were so precious.