Reef

Losing control again, Zhou Muzhen sat on the bed, sinking deeply into the soft mattress.He just took out a few cans of beer from the refrigerator and placed them on the small table next to the bed. After the cold aluminum cans came into contact with the air that was warmer than the freezer, a few drops of water slid down the edge of the beer cans. There was a small puddle of water on the table.

Recalling what he said to Gu Zhan in the office just now, Zhou Muzhen couldn't help but fell into deep self-blame, it shouldn't be such a conversation.At least it should be gentle, like a teacher.It was obvious that he was just blindly driving Gu Zhan to the bottom, although Gu Zhan deliberately filled in the wrong answer really displeased him.

He pulled out a few napkins and wiped the water off the sides of the beer can.With a light hook of the finger, the easy-to-pull tab was lifted, and beige foam swarmed out.Putting it to his mouth and taking a sip, Zhou Muzhen finally tasted the slightly bitter taste of beer.

This smell, which he doesn't usually like, made him a little bit free from self-blame.This time he began to think, why is he always so indifferent to Gu Zhan?Is it just because the other party is a little devil in everyone's mouth?But haven't I also confirmed that the other party is just a kid with a simple mind who does things without thinking through the brain?

Drinking the beer sip by sip, I originally wanted to dilute the irritability in my heart, but I didn't expect that the distress would be piled up little by little.Soon, a few cans of beer bottomed out.Zhou Muzhen felt a little dizzy, as if two balls of cotton were stuck in his head.

He stood up and threw the empty soda can into the plastic bag he had just brought back from the convenience store.I plan to go out and throw away the garbage, and I will go to the nearest vegetable market to buy some ginger.It just so happens that the weather is getting colder, so buying more can also prevent you from catching a cold.

Zhou Muzhen rubbed his temples, and walked towards the door with one deep foot and one shallow foot.Pulling the deadbolt, he gently pushed the door out.But it seemed to be blocked by something, Zhou Muzhen pushed it a few more times, but it seemed that something was still there.

Just when he began to wonder if someone accidentally pressed something against his door, the door suddenly loosened.Zhou Muzhen followed the door and staggered to the outside. Relying on the strength of the doorknob, he barely maintained his figure.

He was about to mutter something to himself about his careless neighbor.But at the moment when he raised his head, he saw the young man who seemed aggrieved.The wet eyes of the other party were like a lost puppy, and the short black hair was attached to the scalp obediently, looking extremely obedient.

"What are you doing here?" Zhou Muzhen shook his head, feeling that his cotton brains had melted, and at this moment, the sticky things were churning in his brain.He didn't intend to let Gu Zhan in, the last time he ran into his room, he already felt that this place was no longer clean.If it weren't for financial constraints, he might have moved out of here long ago.

Gu Zhan didn't answer Zhou Muzhen's question, but just took out the crumpled test paper from his bag, and handed it to Zhou Muzhen carefully.

Zhou Muzhen raised his eyebrows, on the paper full of red crosses, next to the original wrong answer, a series of other answers were written.After a cursory glance, the rewritten answers were mostly correct.

"So?" he asked, "What are you trying to explain?"

Gu Zhan's eyes dodged, and he put down his hand hanging in the air resentfully, "Is this kind of learning situation real?"

However, Zhou Muzhen had already made up his mind not to make up lessons for Gu Zhan, but he came out from behind the door and closed the door behind him.

"Hurry up and go home." Zhou Muzhen urged Gu Zhan, with one hand on his hip.At this moment, he was very dizzy, and he only wanted to buy ginger quickly, and then cook a bowl of ginger soup to drink.The lesson plan hasn't been written yet, so he can't just waste the whole night like this.

Gu Zhan knew that this meant rejection, but he didn't want to give up.If you can't get the opportunity to make up lessons, then the chances of you getting in touch with Zhou Muzhen are really slim.He followed Zhou Muzhen's pace closely and said, "Mr. Zhou, didn't you say that you would not refuse the request of anyone who wants to learn?"

"But not now." Zhou Muzhen said impatiently, "If you have any questions, ask me after class tomorrow."

Here it comes again, this sense of loss of control.Gu Zhan was like a stick of pulp, turning the sticky things in his mind upside down.Zhou Muzhen couldn't control his tone when talking to Gu Zhan, as if he was forcing himself to keep a distance from him.Zhou Muzhen's intuition made him afraid of a certain unknown feeling in Gu Zhan.

Thinking of this, Zhou Muzhen couldn't help but quicken his pace, wanting to get rid of this follower quickly.Gu Zhan wanted to follow closely, but was panicked by the sudden quickening of the opponent's pace.With hindsight, the pain that should have occurred while running was now slowly spreading from the heart.

He is very familiar with this pain, just like the pain a few years ago.He tried to slow down his breathing to reduce the pain caused by breathing.But this obviously has no effect. People need to breathe like fish need water, and the breath that comes in is like a thorn, stabbing hard into Gu Zhan's chest.

Zhou Muzhen thought that he had thrown off the other party, but when he turned his head, he found that the usually lively high school student was standing there, with his head bowed and his back heaving greatly.He thought it was Gu Zhan's trick, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

So he got closer, even patted the other person on the back, and said, "If you're really uncomfortable, go home early."

This was originally a comforting word, but at this moment it was so cold that Gu Zhan shuddered all over, as if the iceberg and snow water seeped into his flesh and blood, trying to paralyze his warm blood with cold.

It was when he got closer that Zhou Muzhen noticed the tiny beads of sweat dripping from Gu Zhan's forehead, and the pained expression on Gu Zhan's face that he couldn't pretend.Gu Zhan's legs were weak and he almost fell to the ground.Zhou Muzhen quickly took Gu Zhan's schoolbag, and supported the crumbling young man.

"Hi, are you all right?" he asked.

The only answer to him was Gu Zhan's gasping, and his own heartbeat that suddenly accelerated.He even felt that Gu Zhan's heartbeat was clearly visible, and so...familiar?

Before he had time to think about these messy questions, Zhou Muzhen hurriedly called a car and took Gu Zhan to the hospital.