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The substitute driver parked the car in the parking lot downstairs of Zhou Jingtang's apartment, took the money from Shen Qi and left.

Zhou Jingtang woke up after parking the car. He was not very sober. When he got out of the car, half of his body leaned on Shen Qi's body, wrapped his arms around Shen Qi, and leaned on Shen Qi like a big koala. Until I got back to the apartment.

Before the light was turned on, the light from the high-rise buildings in the distance came in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the coat and slippers at the entrance fell to the ground. The kiss made the skin feel as hot as boiling water.

The night is boundless and the breeze is sultry.

The next day, Shen Xi had a rare late sleep. When he woke up, there was Zhou Jingtang who fell down at some point on the ground, and he was still sleeping soundly while hugging a pillow.

It was already noon when the part-time worker aunt came. In the rare good weather in early spring, the aunt spread the bedding on the balcony to dry, cleaned up, and made lunch for the two who hadn’t woken up before leaving.

Zhou Jingtang was woken up by the sound of his aunt cleaning. After finding himself on the floor, he immediately rolled onto the bed, put Shen Qi in his arms, changed his position and continued to sleep.

Shen Qi sighed, and muttered: "You are a pig."

"What did you say?" Zhou Jingtang pretended not to hear clearly, "You said I'm handsome? Thank you, I think so too."

Fu Sheng steals half a day off, but has nothing to do, and uses it all to connect with the big bed.

In the evening, Ruan Changling called and asked Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang to go back to have dinner together.

When Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang passed by, the food was already on the table.Today's dinner is relatively simple, maybe because there are fewer people, the Xu family siblings are not there, only Ruan Changling and Xu Dongcheng are there.

Ruan Changling suddenly raised the question: "You two have been together for so long, do you have any plans to get married? Jingtang, what do you mean by family?"

Zhou Jingtang put down his chopsticks and replied seriously: "The marriage is mainly based on Qiqi's meaning. He agreed that although we can go abroad to get married. As for my family, Aunt Ruan, to be honest, I haven't had much contact with my family these years. I can Be your own master."

Ruan Changling and Xu Dongcheng looked at each other.

Xu Dongcheng had inquired specifically that Zhou Jingtang was the only son of two surnames. Both Zhou and Mu's family had high hopes for him. Somehow there was a sign of a clear line over the years. Rumors only said that the father and son were at odds.But Xu Dongcheng always felt that it seemed to be related to Shen Qi.

"Qiqi, what do you mean?" Ruan Changling asked.

"I……"

Shen Xi was about to speak, when the new aunt in the kitchen brought a stack of steamed cakes to the table, and said with a smile, in an authentic Liucheng accent: "Come and try, the authentic Liucheng steamed cakes are not available in this year." Good buy."

The faces of Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling immediately turned ugly. The connection between the steamed cake and Shen Qingzhu was inextricably linked. They always remembered that just a psychiatrist who was somewhat similar to Shen Qingzhu made Shen Qi almost collapse.

Auntie didn't know anything, she didn't intend to leave after putting down the steamed cake, she urged with a smile, "Try it, sir and madam."

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling didn't speak, they just stared at Shen Qi closely, feeling a little nervous and scared.

Zhou Jingtang didn't know why, so he took a piece with his chopsticks, tasted it and said, "It's not bad, why don't you try it?"

He took another small piece, put it on Shen Xi's plate, and said, "Qi Qi, try it."

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling's expressions became even uglier.

Shen Qi looked at the steamed cake, it seemed to be the same as the one made by Shen Qingzhu in his memory, it was white, it looked soft, it was hot, and it had a sweet smell.

He remembered how Shen Qingzhu was guarding the steamed cake stall under the willow tree, wearing a white sweater and an apron, with his hair hanging down to his waist.Everything looked beautiful, Shen Xi suddenly came back to his senses, it turned out that when he thought of Shen Qingzhu again, his face was no longer hideous.

Seeing the nervousness of Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling, and looking at Zhou Jingtang who was looking at him expectantly, Shen Qi dismissed all the pictures about Shen Qingzhu in his heart, took a sip of the steamed cake, and smiled faintly Said: "Very good, very authentic."

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling breathed a sigh of relief, but before they calmed down, they heard the next sentence from their aunt.

The aunt asked: "How does Xiaoqi know whether it is authentic or not? Have you ever eaten authentic steamed cakes?"

Shen Qi still smiled faintly: "I have eaten, before... my adoptive mother did very well."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Jingtang understood everything.

Auntie froze for a moment when she heard Shen Qi mentioning her adoptive mother. She had just come to work in the Xu family, and always thought that Shen Qi was adopted by the Xu family, but she never thought that Shen Qi had an adoptive mother.It was only then that she noticed the strangeness of Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling. Knowing that she had said something wrong, she hurried back to the kitchen.

Auntie left, Shen Qi took another sip and said, "You guys eat it too, it's quite authentic."

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling each took a piece and just put it on the plate without anyone eating it.

Chen Xi chewed the steamed cake, the sweet taste spread in his mouth, the whole taste was sweet.He lowered his head, holding the chopsticks, and said: "It's almost Qingming, I want to go back to Liucheng, go back and see her."

She, Shen Qingzhu.

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling on the opposite side couldn't believe their ears. These years, they knew how much Shen Qi was afraid of everything related to Shen Qingzhu. They thought that Shen Qi would never return to Liucheng in this lifetime.

Zhou Jingtang was also quite surprised, he didn't expect Shen Qi to bring it up suddenly.

Shen Qi looked at Zhou Jingtang, and said in a peaceful tone, "I really should go back and have a look, I can't...not see her forever."

"I can't either, I will stay by your side with a knot in my heart for the rest of my life."

The last sentence he said was to Zhou Jingtang.

He had to admit that when Ruan Changling asked him what he thought about getting married, he almost wanted to agree. He wanted to be with Zhou Jingtang forever and marry him, but he couldn't stay by Zhou Jingtang's side with a knot in his heart. .

Zhou Jingtang smiled and said, "Okay, I also want to go back to Liucheng to have a look."

Xu Dongcheng and Ruan Changling didn't move their chopsticks a few times after a meal, and they always glanced at Shen Qi from time to time, for fear that he was just calm at this moment, and would lose control the next moment.But after a meal, Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang chatted and laughed, they didn't seem to care at all.

Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang did not stay overnight, and drove away after eleven o'clock.They walked forward, and Xu Dongcheng called Zhang Hao over on the back foot.

Zhang Hao listened to Xu Dongcheng's anxious tone on the phone, but refused to say on the phone, insisting that he come over.He came over, Ruan Changling talked about what happened at the dinner table, Zhang Hao thought for a while, and said: "This should be a good thing, it shows that Shen Qi is willing to let go."

"A good thing...?" Ruan Changling also hoped that it was a good thing, but she was afraid that Shen Xi was hiding something in his heart.

"Didn't you find out?" Zhang Hao said, "Since that Zhou Jingtang appeared, Shen Qi seems to be a different person."

Perhaps, it's not that she has changed a person, but that she has gradually returned to the former Shen Qi.

"It's good to go back to Liucheng," Zhang Hao said, "Shen Qi has to go back sooner or later. He wants to reconcile with himself and Liucheng."

"But didn't he drive Liuchengli..."

"He drove to Liucheng, but didn't go back to Liucheng, because he missed it, but he couldn't face it." Zhang Hao said, "So it's best for him to offer to go back to Liucheng, don't worry, Didn't Zhou Jingtang go together? He will take good care of Shen Qi."

How could Ruan Changling not be worried.

It's not just that Shen Qi has heart knots with Liucheng, she is also afraid of that small city. She will never forget the first time she saw Shen Qi in the hospital in Liucheng, the towering rooftop, and the bloody Shen Qi.

In the early morning, the sky was hazy, Zhou Jingtang was woken up by the notification tone of the text message on his mobile phone, he hastily turned off the mute, for fear of disturbing Shen Qi in his arms.

The text message was from Ruan Changling, and there was only one sentence after opening it.

Take good care of Qiqi.

Zhou Jingtang thought, Ruan Changling probably didn't sleep peacefully that night, so he dimmed the light of the phone screen a little, and replied her a word, okay.

Zhou Jingtang and Shen Qi's trip to Liucheng was on the eve of Qingming Festival.

Zhou Jingtang bought tickets online and chose a side-by-side seat. Before they set off, the two of them just packed a few clothes, they didn't even take the suitcase, and they carried a big travel bag on their backs.

The high-speed railway from Jincheng to Liucheng was built in 2008, and it was officially opened in 2010. Liucheng Station is not the terminal station, but a stop on the way. More people transfer than go to Liucheng.

As soon as Shen Qi was seated, he put on the blindfold and slept on Zhou Jingtang's shoulder.

Zhou Jingtang didn't feel sleepy, and was playing with his mobile phone to kill time.

He suddenly saw a very popular post, discussing whether it is hard to forget the person he likes at first sight. Many people shared many stories in the comment area, and most of them have one thing in common, that is, the first sight Most of the people I like are met in high school.

The years of high school, if you think about it carefully, it is already very far away. At the age of seventeen or eighteen years old, young and frivolous, at the beginning of love, it is easy to fall in love with someone with just one look.It was also in that year that Zhou Jingtang fell in love with Shen Qi at first sight.

Zhou Jingtang replied under the post: The person I like at first sight, we will be together for the rest of our lives.Because at this moment, he is sleeping peacefully on my shoulder.

Zhou Jingtang put away his phone after replying, turned his head and kissed Shen Qi's forehead.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Liucheng. It was raining heavily during the Qingming Festival. When we got off the high-speed train, the platform was wet. Even though the ground was non-slip, Zhou Jingtang still went to hold Shen Qi's hand.

Zhou Jingtang booked a hotel online in advance, and when he got out of the high-speed rail station, he took a taxi and went straight to the hotel. The driver thought they were foreigners, and when they got there, they quoted random prices. Kill people and choose one, right?"

Zhou Jingtang didn't care about this small amount of money, but he didn't like the feeling of being treated as a fool. In the end, he argued with the driver and cut the fare in half.

The hotel environment was okay. Zhou Jingtang and Shen Qi wanted to eat after putting away their luggage, but they didn't want to eat in the room, so they went downstairs to the lobby on the first floor.

Shen Qi never thought that he would meet an acquaintance on the first day back to Liucheng.

He lowered his head to study the menu, and suddenly heard a voice.

"Zhou Jingtang?"

"Are you Zhou Jingtang?"

Zhou Jingtang heard the voice and looked over. The young man walking towards his table was wearing the uniform of this hotel, with his hair combed back and black-rimmed glasses, just like the manager of the lobby.Zhou Jingtang looked blank, obviously he didn't recognize who it was.

The young man seemed a little excited, and said, "I, Chen Hao, we are in the same class, we played basketball together, remember?"

Zhou Jingtang tried hard to think about it, but he still didn't have any impression. He was about to say something to send him away, but when he turned his eyes and saw Shen Qi, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"You are... Shen Qi?"

Chen Hao was too surprised. First, he met Shen Qi, and second, Shen Qi appeared with Zhou Jingtang.It's been too long, if Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang were not so famous back then, he wouldn't be able to recognize them at a glance.

Shen Qi didn't expect to meet his high school classmates, he was subconsciously flustered, and his whole body was a little stiff.Zhou Jingtang shook his hand from under the table, and he had the courage to raise his head, and looked up at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao calmed down and said, "What a coincidence, I work as the manager of this hotel. Are you going to eat or stay in the hotel?"

Zhou Jingtang was expressionless, but frankly: "Stay in a hotel."

Chen Hao took a sneak peek at Shen Qi, unable to connect him with the girl in his memory, then looked at Zhou Jingtang, and made a guess in his heart, thinking that these two people seem to be together after so many years.

Chen Hao remembered that Zhou Jingtang's family was powerful, so he thought about making a connection.After thinking for a while, he said, "Do you still remember our class monitor? Mo Tian, ​​the one with particularly good grades. He has now passed the civil service exam, and has been in touch with many classmates in the past few years. When we met two days ago, he seemed to say that he would What kind of class reunion should you hold, since you are also in Liucheng, come together."

Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang looked at each other, but said nothing.

Chen Hao was a little embarrassed, and asked again: "Where's Lin Yuan? Is Lin Yuan in Liucheng? Let's call together. It's a class reunion. It's good if there are everyone."

"He's in Jincheng, he's very busy, so he shouldn't be able to come," Zhou Jingtang said.

Chen Hao asked: "What about you? Are you coming or not?"

Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang were silent again.

Chen Hao smiled, and said: "It's okay, think slowly, why don't you leave me a call, I'll call the monitor, and ask him to talk to you again, after all, he is the organizer."

Zhou Jingtang took out the phone and said, "Keep mine."

Chen Hao got Zhou Jingtang's call and left contentedly.

As soon as the person left, Zhou Jingtang asked Shen Qi: "Do you remember who this is?"

Shen Qi shook his head and asked him, "What about you?"

Zhou Jingtang couldn't help laughing and shook his head.

Shen Qi said: "But I remember the monitor, he's a nice guy, and you even poured water on him."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Jingtang remembered, but he pretended to be stupid on purpose.

Shen Qi nodded.

When the dishes were served, Shen Qi and Zhou Jingtang ate one after another. Zhou Jingtang suddenly asked him: "Do you want to go? A class reunion."

"I don't want to see them," Shen Qi said.

Zhou Jingtang nodded and said, "Then we won't go."

Shen Qi put down his chopsticks, and said, "But I can't be an ostrich all my life."

Shen Qi said: "I can't let you be an ostrich with me forever."

Zhou Jingtang smiled and wanted to tell him that it was okay, but before he could speak, Shen Qi said again: "We can't bury our heads in the ground for the rest of our lives, we have to raise our heads sooner or later."

"What if it's you alone?"

"If I'm alone, I can do anything."

"Thank you for being brave for me, Shen Muxi." Zhou Jingtang said.