Reef

As soon as he got back to the room, Gu Zhan burrowed into the quilt.The soft mattress that had just been exposed to the sun exuded an indescribably good smell, and Gu Zhan was deeply immersed in it, like a fish about to die of thirst, trying to absorb some of the salty smell of the sea.

Then it became a salted fish.

Gu Zhan felt that he was really no different from a salted fish at this time.Originally, all the plans for returning to the front line were broken up just by seeing Zhou Muzhen.

He didn't want to do anything, he didn't want to think about anything.

In fact, I chose this room not only because it was diagonally opposite Zhou Muzhen, but also because this room looked very similar to the room I used to have, especially the window sill that could be climbed up.

It has only been a few hours since entering the door, but Gu Zhan already feels a little tired.Under the already dim sky, Gu Zhan fell asleep in a daze.

What woke him up was a phone ringing from the bathroom.Gu Zhan didn't have time to put on his slippers, so he ran into the bathroom with bare feet.The white phone next to the mirror vibrated, Gu Zhan took down the phone hanging on the wall and put it to his ear without thinking about anything.

"Hello...Hello?" Gu Zhan didn't know who called, but he felt that the bell had been ringing for a long time.Either Zhou Muzhen was not at home, or... Zhou Muzhen called.

"Come down to eat."

As soon as the voice fell, the phone was hung up.

Gu Zhan held the phone in a daze, his mind seemed to be filled with sea water, and a salty taste came out of his nostrils. He quickly put down the phone and turned on the faucet beside him.

The clear water splashed on his face with both hands, and the cold water made Gu Zhan wake up a bit.The saltiness in the nasal cavity was slowly washed away, and on the white pool wall, some red liquid mixed with tap water slid down the pool wall, dripping into the dark sewer mouth.

Gu Zhan didn't pay much attention to it, he just thought that he was a little angry.Hastily wiped his face with a towel to make himself look more human.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Zhan pushed open the door of his room.First, he poked his head out. There was no one in the corridor, so Gu Zhan closed the door and walked down the stairs with some trepidation.At the stairs, Gu Zhan smelled a fragrance.

Following the scent, Gu Zhan saw the kitchen with a small gap. Inside the glass door, Zhou Muzhen was busy back and forth in an apron.The water in the pot has boiled, and Zhou Muzhen seems to be throwing something on the chopping board into it.

Gu Zhan wanted to sneak into the kitchen secretly, but the sound of dragging the glass door still alarmed Zhou Muzhen.When the dishes were put into the pot, some boiling water splashed and fell on Zhou Muzhen's bare arms.

"I'm sorry! Are you okay?" Gu Zhan hurried over, picked up Zhou Muzhen's arm and looked left and right.After discovering the small piece of skin that was burned to the point of redness, he moved closer and exhaled twice with his mouth.He raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Muzhen whose ears were a little red, "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Zhou Muzhen withdrew his hand, turned his back, picked up the kitchen knife, and cut the soup seasoning as if nothing had happened.

"It's okay, go to the living room and watch TV for a while, I'll be fine soon." Zhou Muzhen moved his hands up and down nimbly.

Gu Zhan actually got a hint of a parent caring for the child from Zhou Muzhen's tone. Although he asked him to take good care of himself, but... being treated like this, there is a sense of gap with the ideal state.

Lost again, as soon as I stayed with Zhou Muzhen, it was as if shackles with iron balls were buckled on my feet, and I couldn't take a step heavily.

He imagined that he bravely moved forward, and then hugged Zhou Muzhen's waist from behind.He knew that Zhou Mu was really slender, so it must be a hug that could tighten his arms, not suffocate the other party, and satisfy his desire to firmly restrain the other party.

But he still couldn't do anything.

Gu Zhan exited the kitchen silently, and sat down on the sofa where he held Zhou Muzhen down before.The sofa has long been cold and lost its human warmth.Next to the sofa was an overstuffed recycle bag, and some small packaging bags fell outside.Gu Zhan picked it up and took a look. It was a pack of brand new underwear.

Did you buy this for yourself?Gu Zhan suddenly felt that he had taken a hot potato, and quickly stuffed it back into the environmental bag.

He put his hands on his knees, feeling a little restless.He looked out of the window, and it was already dark outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the yellow lights of the villas in the distance shone in the night.

That light is a strength that borders on weakness.