Reef

In the next few days, the two kept a subtle distance like a familiar stranger.There was no good morning and evening, just a few intercom calls that rang on time.The dinner table was also eerily quiet, and both of them lowered their heads and ate their portion of the meal.

The only thing that can make Gu Zhan eliminate some of his fantasies are the games delivered by the courier buddies these days.Apart from going downstairs to eat, Gu Zhan locked himself in the room and played games day and night.Gu Zhan met Zhou Muzhen by chance several times, and he always saw that the other party seemed hesitant to speak.But in the end, he entered the door by himself, but he didn't hear the other party calling to stop his voice.

This made Gu Zhan feel a little disappointed.But at this point, the situation in front of him seems to be much clearer—yes, Zhou Muzhen might have just been on a whim that afternoon, he had no interest in himself at all, all he had was the desire for money.Look at the way he covers himself tightly, does he really regard himself as a high and pure saint?

Gu Zhan tore at the tightly wrapped courier in his hand as if venting his anger, the sound of the tape tearing made him feel a sense of joy in his heart.

He kept hinting to himself, don't think about Zhou Muzhen, play games well, and then go to school when school starts, the other party is just a nanny bought with money, and has nothing to do with him.

Just when Gu Zhan was about to insert the disc into the host, the cell phone, which had not been moved for a long time, suddenly started to vibrate on the plush carpet.When he saw the name of the caller, he couldn't help but want to press the button to hang up, but he still answered it obediently.

"Gu Zhan, where did you go?!"

"You don't have a driver's license and you still dare to drive!"

"As you grow older, you also become more courageous, don't you?"

Gu Zhan put his hands away from himself, he coughed twice, and said slowly: "Ms. Gu, I am very well now, I live in a small bungalow and have a nanny, don't worry."

"What a small bungalow! What a babysitter! Are you so mad at me?" Ms. Gu obviously didn't believe Gu Zhan's words, but her voice softened slightly, "I'm in Shanghai. Where are you? I'll pick you up."

"Ms. Gu—" Gu Zhan rubbed his forehead, "I'm really fine, here's what I want."

"Don't tell me what you have or what you don't, and you don't care about your health." Ms. Gu said earnestly, "Hey, mom will take you home."

"Ms. Gu!" Gu Zhan said unbearably, "I'm already an adult, I can take care of myself now!"

"I don't want anyone to call to inform me that you are in the hospital." Ms. Gu's voice completely calmed down.Gu Zhan knew that this was the tone Ms. Gu used when negotiating with others. At this time, nothing she said could persuade Ms. Gu to believe in herself.

"I'm at the house of the person who called you." Gu Zhan said.

"You mean that Mr. Zhou from your high school?!" The other party's voice showed surprise.

"That's right, it's him." Gu Zhan said, "He keeps the house pretty clean and cooks delicious food."

"Where is the address?"

An irresistible order came over the phone.Gu Zhan didn't understand why after she reported Zhou Muzhen's name, Ms. Gu still looked worried, and even became more serious.

But Gu Zhan still told Ms. Gu the address according to the location on the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Zhan became a little uneasy.It has been a long time since I felt such a sense of crisis. Gu Zhan looked out of the window with half-drawn curtains, and it was already sunset.In the past, the red glow that seemed to be reflected in the sky now had some distorted beauty, which made Gu Zhan's heart palpitate a little.

After Zhou Muzhen went out early in the morning, he still hasn't come home. Gu Zhan hoped that Zhou Muzhen would not go home tonight without this moment.

Every minute and every second of waiting for Ms. Gu's arrival seemed to be frozen, and Gu Zhan didn't have any extra thoughts to play games. This period of time took him an extremely long time.After staying in the room for a while, he slipped downstairs, hoping that he could answer the door immediately.

The sofa in the living room faces the TV, and a clock hangs impartially above the TV.Gu Zhan swallowed his saliva and counted the movement of the pointer and minute hand, while thinking about how to persuade Ms. Gu to let him live here.

But why do you still want to live here?

The question came up so suddenly that Gu Zhan had no time to think about it when the doorbell rang.Gu Zhan hurriedly stood up and walked towards the entrance, almost tripping over himself.

When the door was opened, it was indeed Ms. Gu.

Ms. Gu had a tiger's face, looking unhappy.Without saying anything, she took off her shoes and came in. She looked around for a while, and then asked Gu Zhan, "You said this is your teacher Zhou's small bungalow?"

"Yes." Gu Zhan closed the door and led Ms. Gu to the living room, "Ms. Gu, sit down."

Ms. Gu was not too polite, and sat down directly at the place where Gu Zhan ate melons a few days ago. She crossed her arms and hugged her chest, looking at Gu Zhan with a little sharp eyes.

"How can it be so coincidental?"

"I don't know, I found this place by accident." Gu Zhan rubbed the back of his head, feeling unprecedented pressure.

"Didn't Mr. Zhou inform you that he lives here?"

"It's really not." Gu Zhan felt that he was standing stupidly like a child who did something wrong, so he ran to the bookshelf next to the TV, looking for something to relieve his nervousness.

He looked up and saw that the photo frame that he dropped before was gone, replaced by a brand new photo frame that could still see the oily shine, but the photo with some scratches didn't fit in it. .

"Do you know who this red-haired girl is?" Ms. Gu walked up to Gu Zhan at some point.

Gu Zhan turned around, and he saw that the expression on Ms. Gu's face eased a little. Does Ms. Gu know?He shook his head, waiting for Ms. Gu's answer.

Ms. Gu tiptoed slightly and took down the photo that was not placed as high as last time.

"Her name is Anita." Ms. Gu said.

Gu Zhan waited for Ms. Gu to continue, but Ms. Gu said nothing more. She put the photo back to its original place, and then sat back on the sofa.

"Gu Zhan, I don't want you to live here."

Ms. Gu will always say what she wants most directly, and Gu Zhan sometimes wonders why he has not inherited this from Ms. Gu.

"Why?" After thinking for a long time, Gu Zhan couldn't find a word to reject Ms. Gu, so he simply asked the question.

Ms. Gu's expression seemed to be a little painful. She thought for a while and said, "Gu Zhan, do you know whose name you called every night when you fell asleep in the American hospital?"

Gu Zhan really couldn't answer this question, but on Ms. Gu's face, he could clearly see whose name he was calling.He opened his mouth, and he turned around, his eyes wandering around the discs on the bookshelf.

"I don't believe it's a coincidence..." Ms. Gu said, "I won't allow you to be with him."

Gu Zhan was startled, as if his heart skipped a few beats.It was the first time that Ms. Gu intervened in his choice, and he couldn't believe that such an open person as Ms. Gu would have doubts about same-sex love—although this did not happen between him and Zhou Muzhen.

"Why?" Gu Zhan couldn't find an excuse, he turned his head and took a few steps closer to Ms. Gu, "Is it because we are all men?"

"No." Ms. Gu shook her head, she seemed to have something on her lips, but she just didn't say it.This is the opposite of Ms. Gu's usual image of daring to speak and act. Gu Zhan doesn't understand what can make Ms. Gu hide from him like this.

"What is that?" Gu Zhan asked.

"I don't want your love to be miserable." Ms. Gu shook her head, "I'm doing this for your own good, let's go home."

Gu Zhan couldn't help being annoyed by what Ms. Gu said. What else is he not allowed to know? !Could it be that Zhou Muzhen has other plans for himself?This can't help but make Gu Zhan want to know one or two things that are related to him, but he doesn't know.

"Ms. Gu, I'm not young anymore." Gu Zhan looked directly at Ms. Gu, "I think I should have the right to know everything I should know!"

He caught Ms. Gu's dodging eyes, grasped her shoulders with both hands, and forced his mother to look at him, "Ms. Gu, you should know best that paper can't cover fire. Since you're here, just say it." Be clear. No one wants to be manipulated around in a daze, if you ask me to go home with you, I always want to know why. "

Ms. Gu looked at Gu Zhan worriedly, her left hand couldn't help touching Gu Zhan's chest, under the flesh, a heart was beating vigorously.

"Ms. Gu?"

Ms. Gu turned her head away and put her hand down. She patted Gu Zhan's hand pinching her shoulder away, then stood up, walked to the bookshelf, and took down the photo again.

"I don't know much about Anita, maybe your teacher Zhou knows more than me." Ms. Gu looked back at Gu Zhan, "All I know is that what is beating in your chest is her heart .”