tattered

Jiang also closed the window, blocking out the last wisp of swirling wind.

Standing downstairs was Xie Lian. He saw it, and only saw it. That was all he did.In the past, he would have raised his smiling face, waved his arms and greeted downwards, saying, Xie Lian, you are back.But not now.

A body temperature of 36 degrees can melt ice at zero degrees, but it is too cold and too difficult to endure, and for such things as frostbite, three or two times are enough.

After leaving the kitchen, he went straight into the bedroom, put the test papers that he was going to take to school tomorrow morning into his schoolbag, climbed into bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Jiang also carried a bag of steamed buns downstairs.He was wearing headphones, which played programs such as reciting English words in the morning.When the female voice said "appreciate", he removed the half-bitten bun to make room for his mouth, and then said in a straight voice: "Appreciate, appreciate, app..."

When he got down to the last step at the bottom of the building, he started to read the Chinese notes as he stepped out of the unit door:

"Appreciate, thank you..."

When you exit the unit door, turn left, and there is a person standing in front of you.

He mechanically repeated the last word that came out of his mouth just now, "Thank you, thank you..."

——Xie Lian!

Height, body shape, and the familiar black schoolbag, that's not Xie Lian!Jiang Ye stared at the person in front of him and fell silent for a moment.

The other party also heard the sound behind him and looked back at him.

Jiang also stopped in his tracks and stood there dumbfounded. Although another word came through the earphones, he didn't hear anything clearly.He nervously tugged on the strap of his schoolbag, nailed to the spot, and wanted to wait until Xie Lian left before leaving.

But that's what they thought too.

Xie Lian waited for a long time without seeing Jiang move, so he took out his left hand from his pocket, kept his wrist still, and waved a few fingers forward loosely, meaning you go first.After watching Jiang go far away, he put his hands back in his pockets, moved away and walked forward slowly.

"Why do you have to come to school to make up lessons on Sunday..."

"Isn't it because of the small college entrance examination?"

"Let me see what I'm going to talk about today...Chemistry? But I got a B in chemistry, why do I have to make up lessons! I'm so bored!"

When passing by the two girls in the front row, Jiang also almost staggered.He said good morning to them awkwardly, then went to his seat and sat down, dazed.After putting down his schoolbag, he slowly took out a scroll from inside, and smoothed off the folded corners. He glanced here and there, quickly pulled out the book from the shelf, and covered it on the On the chemical volume of the tragic war.

He thought to himself, making up lessons is still very necessary.

The girl directly in front of her leaned weakly on the shoulder of her deskmate, and said, "Forget it, I'm still content. My dad told me that from this week on, the third year of the attached high school will have a death weekly exam every week, and still take five exams. That kind of. Fuck, fuck it."

Jiang also suddenly realized.He was surprised to see Xie Lian in the morning. Even though the two met in the corridor last Sunday, he thought that the attached high school had no classes on weekends. It turns out that the first week of free time in every school is a special situation.

He sighed, not knowing whether it was for himself or for Xie Lian.

Before the head teacher came, the girls in the front row chatted from the attached middle school to the No. [-] middle school. This time, the girl at the same table joined them, and wanted to drag Jiang Ye along.Jiang also shook his head with a smile, and took out Chinese documents from the bookshelf to search for classical Chinese.

He was holding a book and was about to start his morning reading. His deskmate poked his arm and said that someone was looking for him in the corridor.

Standing in the corridor of Class [-], Liu Xiaoran saw Jiang Ye looking in his direction, and hurriedly mouthed him silently: Brother Ye——

This person was in the same class as Feng Chu, and Jiang also guessed that Feng Chu should be looking for him for something.

"Brother Ye, the boss said that the matter is settled!" Liu Xiao beamed and said, "Just wait for the news today."

Liu Xiaoran spoke with a quack air, and when he inquired about a chemistry tuition class, he made it look like a gangster deal.Jiang also laughed, completely forgetting the unpleasantness between the two of them last time.

"Okay, thank you." He said, "Thank you Feng Chu for me too."

After sending Liu Xiaoran away, Jiang Ye ran back to class to continue his morning reading.

Soon Liu Xuchuan came. He appeared from the back door like a ghost, walked around the morning reading with his hands behind his back, and then left through the front door.After the morning self-study get out of class, Teacher Xu, who teaches chemistry, came late.She first took the whole class to check the answers to the test papers, and then summarized the difficult knowledge points.At the end of the question-and-answer period, occasionally a few people ran up to the podium to ask questions. Most of the time, the students were chatting in groups of three or four below.

Amidst the noise of twittering, this week's almost negative chemistry make-up class is finally over.

Jiang also dragged his tired body and boarded the bus home.

He went up to ask two questions, but after listening to the explanation, he was still in a fog. In the noisy environment, he couldn't calm down and think carefully.So far, he can only pin his hopes on the make-up teacher Feng Chu found.

After getting off the bus, Jiang turned to the road next to the park within a few steps. As he was walking, he suddenly heard the sound of brakes behind him, followed by footsteps.The sound was very loud, probably the sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground.

He continued to walk unhurriedly, and at the same time, he felt the sound of footsteps getting closer. In the interlacing of light-colored school uniform and black suit, a tall man with glasses passed him by.

Things are far from over here.One tall, one short, one black and one white, the routes of the two people were surprisingly consistent. They walked forward at different paces, stepped into the same path, turned into the same "gate", and finally stopped at the same gate. Unit door.

Jiang was also a little confused.

He looked at the man, but the man looked at the window of 102.

Maybe he was looking for someone, Jiang thought.He walked into the corridor and began to climb the stairs slowly, and at this time the man followed him in.

"Ruzi, are you there?"

Jiang also stopped.

There was no response, Xie Yunli knocked on the door a few more times, "Xiao Lian, are you home? It's Dad."

Hearing Xie Lian's name, Jiang stepped back a few steps and said to him in the angled gap formed by going up and down the stairs: "Uncle, the attached middle school has an exam today, he probably hasn't..."

"Xie Yunli?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded, Jiang Ye and Xie Yunli both followed the voice and looked towards the entrance of the unit.

——It really means that Cao Cao Cao Cao is here.

Xie Lian walked straight towards Xie Yunli, and said in a calm voice, "What are you doing here again?"

I don't know if it was his own illusion, but Jiang also felt that his walking speed was much slower than usual, and his posture was also a bit wrong.

"Xiao Lian, Aunt Chen said you went home yesterday, why didn't you wait for Dad to come home and have a meal together...Come on, let's go in and talk."

"Go in?" Xie Lian laughed sarcastically, "I can't open the door for you."

Jiang also felt that the atmosphere was weird, and it was difficult for him to listen to it as an outsider. He frantically picked up the slipped schoolbag and walked up the stairs.

"Listen to me, dad is here this time because he wants you and mom to move back..."

Xie Lian raised the corner of his mouth, as if he heard some big joke.

"Listen to Dad's explanation." Xie Yunli coughed twice, and said in a low voice, "What about your Aunt Jenny, I've already found her a place in another building in the community, and she's pregnant with a boy, you know, it's considered Your brother, don't let her make too much trouble... What about you and mother, just move back, let's..."

Xie Lian leaned against the door to listen to Xie Yunli's fart, and even wanted to grab a handful of melon seeds and knock them.Hearing this kind of nonsense before, he still found it irritating to death, and he wanted to grab Xie Yunli by the collar and ask him if he was still human, and if his conscience had been bitten and chewed to pieces by dogs.

But now he couldn't react at all, he just felt tired.

"Are you really Xie Lian's father?"

The sound of quick and hurried footsteps like drumbeats sounded in the corridor, and Jiang rushed down the stairs quickly, and stood in front of Xie Lian with an expression of disbelief on his face.

He hadn't walked a few steps just now when he heard the shocking remarks. He was shocked more than angry. He was waiting for Xie Lian to fight back, but for a long time, men were singing shameless one-man shows.

By the time he reacted, he had already confronted the man.

"You are an elder, I contradict you first, and I will accompany you first." Jiang also swallowed, "But are you serious about what you said just now?"

Xie Yunli frowned and looked at him, "Student, it's not ethical for you to eavesdrop on other people's family affairs."

Jiang also clenched his fists, his voice trembling, "But I think what you are doing is even more immoral. What is the difference between your actions and the old society? Is this fair to Xie Lian and Aunt Feng? You are both a father and a husband. Don't you really have any sense of responsibility?"

Several rhetorical questions in succession stunned Xie Yunli's question, he stumbled and wanted to fight back, but he didn't know where to start.

"You go." Xie Lian pulled Jiang Ye's wrist and shielded him behind him, then looked fiercely into Xie Yunli's eyes and said, "My mother has already said about the divorce several times, don't bother us anymore OK?"

Being told by the junior that he had nowhere to escape, Xie Yunli was angry and ashamed, and finally left with a livid face.

After a while, Jiang Ye said cautiously, "I'm sorry," he lowered his eyes and dared not look directly at Xie Lian, his voice was softer than a small wool sheared at the turn of spring and summer, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop. , and I don't want to disrespect your father, it's just..."

"There's nothing to apologize for." Xie Lian curled the corner of his mouth, looking in a good mood, "Actually, the scolding can be harsher."

Jiang also raised his head in a daze.

Xie Lian smiled softly, turned around and opened the door, "Come in."

"what?"

"My mother bought cherries, and she couldn't finish them all by herself."

Since the other party said so, Jiang couldn't refuse, but Xie Lian's unpredictable attitude was really strange.He suppressed the doubt in his heart, and followed Xie Lian into the house, but before closing the door behind him, the phone rang.

"Feng Chu?...Are you going to take a trial class later, okay, okay. I'm at home now...well, okay...see you later!"

Xie Lian put down a pair of slippers in front of him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's about making up lessons with friends." Jiang Ye stared at the slippers on the floor and scratched his head embarrassingly, "Thank you for inviting me, but today may not be possible."

"It's okay," Xie Lian said flatly, "Go."

After seeing Jiang Ye off, Xie Lian walked into the kitchen.

He took bags of cherries out of the freezer, separated some, and poured them into white china bowls.Putting the bowl into the sink, he turned on the faucet, and the clear water quickly overflowed these purple-red fruits, and it didn't take long for the buoyancy to lift them up easily.The round cherries floated back and forth on the water.

The half submerged in the water drowned, and the half out of the water survived.

A few cherries slipped out of the bowl along the flowing water, Xie Lian stretched out his hand, grabbed them back and pressed them into the water.If they float, he pushes down again, like a murder.

Not long after, there was a roaring sound outside the window. He looked out and saw that the black beast was parked under the window of 102, facing the building. When Jiang also walked over, he looked like a white rabbit about to be hunted.

Xie Lian saw the silly white rabbit lower its head, and the baggy school uniform slid backwards, and the slender part, which seemed to break its neck if pinched, was revealed unsuspectingly.Not only that, but the white rabbit actually took out something from his pocket, and offered a gift with a smile.

During the submission process, the wrapping paper of the gadget reflected a light blue light, which was cast into Xie Lian's eyes accurately.

It was the chocolate that Jiang also gave him.

His expression remained unchanged, but the cherries in his hand were crushed in an instant.

The sticky flesh stained his fingertips, and he flung the shattered fruit into the bowl in disgust.The juice quickly spread in the clear water, first partly stained with a trace of thick purple, and soon the whole bowl of water was no longer pure, with a faint red mixed in it, like the first drop from someone who cut his wrists The blood spread into the water that filled the bathtub.

Staring at the bowl of strangely colored water, Xie Lian closed his eyes.

It didn't take him long to figure out that the anomaly stemmed from inner jealousy.Seventeen and Eighteen's emotions are strong and destructive, like lightning falling from the sky, very fast and violent.

Jealousy is an extension of liking, but he wants to separate the two.

Hera stirred up a bloodbath in his heart. With such a heart, he resented Jiang Ye for leaving just like that, resented Jiang Ye for passing that kind of chocolate to others, and even more resented Jiang Ye for smiling brightly at others. .

Xie Lian thought, it would be great if he could smile at himself.

— If only he could just smile at himself.

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