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When Chongyan woke up, it was dark again, the curtains were half drawn, and outside the window was the dark night sky, like a foggy, gray mass.The light in the living room downstairs penetrated the gap in the stairs, covering the half-person-high green plants at the top of the stairs with a hazy haze, like a thin layer of veil.

There was a faint smell of food floating in the air, and Chong Yan turned over on the bed, feeling that his body was not as weak as when he first woke up, but he was very hungry.

Chong Yan grabbed the nightgown on the sofa beside the bed, wrapped it around his body, and staggered downstairs to look for food.

Qin Dongyue heard footsteps and poked his head out of the kitchen to look.He was still holding the lid of the casserole in his hand, and when he saw him going downstairs, he had a worried expression on his face, "Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

Chong Yan shook his head, walked over and hung on Qin Dongyue like a limp squid, "Hungry."

Qin Dongyue rubbed his cheek against his head, "Go wash your hands and eat right away."

Chong Yan was too lazy to move, hung on him and followed to the kitchen, washed his hands casually with the household soap used for cleaning in the kitchen, "What do you eat?"

"The nanny stewed chicken soup." Qin Dongyue watched him wipe his hands with a kitchen paper towel, "I'll cook some noodles, and it will be ready soon." Chongyan dug out yogurt from the refrigerator to drink, but Qin Dongyue snatched it and put it aside. "Too cold. Eat this after dinner."

Chong Yan returned to the dining table boredly and sat waiting for the meal. Because it was cooking noodles, Qin Dongyue didn't turn on the range hood, but opened the kitchen window halfway. Chong Yan looked at him busy in the kitchen, and felt Touched, he said loudly, "Third brother, I have a very important secret to tell you. No, I'm confessing to you."

When the water boiled, Qin Dongyue put the noodles into the pot, scattered them with long chopsticks, and said without looking back: "What secret? You also saw the afterlife? Or is it the past life? Did you know Zhang He? Or did you teach them?" Do you know the great elder here?"

Chongyan, "..."

Qin Dongyue stirred the noodles in the pot, put the lid on the pot, and turned to look at him with a teasing smile on his face, "When you fell asleep, you kept mumbling in your sleep, talking about what happened in your previous life, In short, it is very developed and awesome. He also called the secretary to find out which mental hospital has the strictest management for you, and said that he would punish Li Chengyun and lock him in."

Chongyan, "..."

"What else did you say?" Qin Dongyue thought carefully, "It seems that what is said is different from Zhang He... what is different?" He looked at Chong Yan curiously, "Do you still remember what you dreamed about?"

Chongyan, "..."

Chong Yan didn't know what to say anymore. It was a waste of all his efforts to find an opportunity to confess to him... In the current situation, what difference does it make if you say it or not?Anyway, no matter whether he said it or not, Qin Dongyue would not believe it. Maybe he would think that he had contracted Zhang He's madness, and even the symptoms of the attack were similar.

Qin Dongyue just teased him a few words, and didn't expect him to really answer anything.After the noodles in the pot were cooked, Qin Dongyue scooped the noodles into a large soup bowl, poured over the fragrant chicken broth, sprinkled with a handful of chopped coriander, brought them out and placed them in front of Chong Yan, "Eat slowly, Tang Gang It's overheated, a little hot."

Chong Yan began to enjoy his dinner depressed.

Qin Dongyue sat down next to him, thought it over and said, "I don't know if you noticed that when we went to see Zhang He that day, Mr. Li also went and waited outside. He was frightened when he saw you suddenly have a fever. Today he I also called twice to inquire about your situation and said that I wanted to see you."

Chong Yan shook his head, "Just look at me, if he calls again, just say I'm fine." He didn't want to see Li Chengyun, and he didn't know what to say when he saw him.

Qin Dongyue was not surprised at all, "Zhao Chuang and the others said that you were frightened by Zhang He. He said something like a cult, which made you a little unacceptable. I said, did you see him go crazy and frighten you?" Are you there?"

"No." Chong Yanxin said that Lao Tzu has come back to life, what else can scare Lao Tzu?It's just that too many things came to mind at once, and the brain's speed was not fast enough, so I couldn't react.

Qin Dongyue's eyes were soft, and he stretched out his hand to gently rub his head, "I'll find a temple to worship in two days, you seem to be unlucky recently."

"Do you believe in Buddhism?"

Qin Dongyue shook his head, "I'd rather believe it. Please feel at ease."

Chong Yan originally wanted to persuade him not to be so superstitious, but after thinking about it, he has come back to life, what could be more superstitious than this?

"Uh, I remember that there is a small temple on the hillside to the east of Houcun," Chong Yan said, "When I go to the countryside, I will go there to offer incense. They are all temples, and their functions should be similar."

Qin Dongyue laughed, "The one you mentioned is probably the Earth Temple or something."

"It's also where the gods live," Chong Yan said, "As long as they are gods, they must have more credibility than the group of gods taught by the gods that Zhang He said."

"Okay," Qin Dongyue nodded, as long as Chongyan feels happy, it doesn't matter where he goes, "By the way, my mother called yesterday to ask if I need to enroll you in a cram school. This semester is almost half over. Oh, you haven't had a few classes yet. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up."

Chong Yan screamed, "Please forgive me." He is an old man in his thirties, and it is already very sad to be mixed with a group of high school students every day. ? !

Qin Dongyue laughed, "It's fine if you don't want to report. If there is anything you don't understand, I can also tutor you."

Chong Yan felt that this proposal was still acceptable.

Qin Dongyue asked again: "What are your plans for the future?"

Chong Yan sighed, "Go to college again."

Qin Dongyue was about to ask him why he used the strange word "again", when he thought of the sleep talk he had said in his sleep, and thought he was joking again, so he said: "It's okay to do it again, there is nothing wrong with learning." The end. If you don’t like repetitive knowledge, you can apply for different majors in different schools.”

Chong Yan drank the soup in the bowl slowly, "I want to apply for a major that has very few classes every day, is very easy, and has no exams yet. Well, it's best to have half a day of class and half a day off every day."

Qin Dongyue looked at him helplessly, "Are you talking about a university for the elderly?"

Chongyan, "..."

At his age, he should go to a university for the elderly. He sleeps in every day, takes a walk, and goes to class when he is in a good mood. He learns to write and draw, play and sing, and finds someone to play chess and so on.

Ugh.

Qin Dongyue comforted him and said: "You are not feeling well, that's why you feel a headache when you think about class. After a few days, when your body recovers, you won't want to stay in the house. Some time ago, your Sanda Isn’t the class very interesting? Pick it up later, and I will accompany you.”

Chong Yan said perfunctorily, "It depends on the situation."

Should he confess his secret to Qin Dongyue?Chong Yan hesitated for a while holding the bowl, and finally decided to forget it.He just had such a foolish dream, and now he won't believe it.Besides, in the previous life, there was neither Qin Dongyue, Qin Dongan, nor Lin Peilinquan and "36 Counties", and there was nothing to reminisce about.It's better to treat everything you know as an illusion like Zhang He did.

After all, the past is in the past, and life is always going on.

Before the second semester of high school started, there were a lot of troubles around Chong Yan, and they were all very bad things.By the time he resumes classes, Ching Ming Festival will be over.He asked for too much leave, and even Chong Yan was ashamed to ask for leave, so he could only pick a weekend to go back to Linhai to visit Yangshu's grave.

Qin Dongyue naturally went with him.Time was tight, and the two of them went directly to the cemetery after leaving the airport. While Qin Dongyue was buying flowers and candles at the foot of the mountain, Chong Yan walked slowly up the mountain alone.

The place where Poplar was originally buried was not here. At that time, the family was already in debt and could not afford such a good cemetery.These things were handled with the help of old friends and colleagues of Zhang Yuegui and his wife.Chongyan didn't have a deep impression of what happened during that time, because the old people said that Chongyan was too small and light-weight, so he couldn't go to the cemetery.So before Yang Shu's funeral, Zhang Yuegui followed him and kowtowed three times in front of Yang Shu's spirit.

Later, when I got older, I went with Zhang Yuegui to visit his mother's grave.Burn the paper, wipe the tombstone, and pull the weeds around the tombstone.Chong Yan remembered that the barren hills were very remote and the roads were not easy to walk. Only the poor who could not afford a cemetery would choose to be buried there.

Life and death are both very difficult things.

Chong Yan stopped in front of his mother's grave, and there was a bunch of white lilies that had begun to wither in front of the grave.For three or four days, I don't know who has come to visit her.

Chong Yan knelt down in front of the tombstone, silently looking at the peaceful smiling face on the tombstone.Everyone said that a son is like a mother and a daughter is like a father, but he did not inherit the quiet and gentle facial features of Yang Shu, but instead grew a face similar to Li Chengyun.And his character is also cunning and suspicious, he is very careful, and he is not at all gentle and peaceful like poplar.Perhaps acquired factors played a decisive role in the shaping of his character.

After all, Yang Shu went too early.

Qin Dongyue's tall figure appeared at the end of the mountain road. Chong Yan looked at him, turned his head to look at the picture of Yang Shu and said softly: "Mom, I found someone to live with me. From now on, I will have my own relatives."

Poplar looked at him in the small square and smiled softly.

"I won't be like you. If I fall in love with someone, I will give my whole heart. No matter how good he is to me, I may still love myself with some love. Look at my suspicious character, I don't know How long can he bear me..."

Qin Dongyue walked over slowly, his handsome facial features became clearer and clearer in the afternoon sun.

"Mom, please protect me." Chong Yan murmured softly, "Let him bear it a little longer, just a little longer."

Qin Dongyue walked up to him, knelt down side by side with him naturally, arranged the bouquet of flowers and incense candles in his hand one by one, and kowtowed politely.

Chong Yan's heart was slightly sour, and he thought to forget it, forget it, if one day, this relationship can no longer make him bear it anymore, because he is the first person to accompany him to visit Yangshu Now, don't embarrass him anymore.He has done a lot for himself.

Qin Dongyue took his hand and said to the tombstone, "Auntie, don't worry, I will take good care of him."

Chong Yan looked at him.

Qin Dongyue didn't look at him, but raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a clear expression, "I will take care of him, stay with him, and not make him feel lonely and afraid."

Chong Yan held his hand and slowly exerted force.

"I will always be with him." Qin Dongyue paused, and then said: "He is very good now, very good. He will grow into the best you expect."

Chong Yan's attention was still focused on the first half of his sentence, "...always?"

Qin Dongyue nodded, "Always."

Chong Yan seemed to want to laugh, but he didn't.Qin Dongyue seemed to have said the same thing before, but every time Chong Yan heard it, he would involuntarily ponder over the meaning of what he said, and wonder how long he said "always".

"Time is still long, Chong Yan." Qin Dongyue seemed to guess what he was thinking, and gently touched his face with his free hand, "If you trust me a little more every day, every day you will Like me a little more and we can go on day after day. It's not that hard. Try it?"

Isn't this how a person's life is arranged day by day to the end?

Chong Yan looked at him for a long time, then nodded slowly.

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The third volume