Over the line connivance

There are many evergreen forests in the city, lined up in the middle of the city, the green branches are high and low, the sun pours down from the gap at 04:30 in the afternoon, and there are a few crisp birdsong from time to time.

As a top-ranking high school in Manchuria, Manchurian High School, it is a fantasy for high school seniors to walk out of the campus in the sunshine of 04:30.

In this group of senior high school students who are studying hard, some children are excepted.

Zong Chengye and Lu Xiaohui enjoyed the envious eyes from the third and fourth floors of high school, and swaggered towards the school gate.

"Chen Yingying's party tonight, are you going?" Lu Xiaohui asked Zong Chengye with his schoolbag strap on his back.

"No." Zong Chengye said casually, "It's boring."

"What's the point of going home? Alone."

There is indeed only one person in Robinuo's big house.

"Then go." Zong Chengye swept his eyes.

Lu Xiaohui smiled and said, "Chen Yingying will be very happy to know that you are going."

Zong Chengye didn't answer, and fiddled with the phone carelessly with lowered eyes.

Zong Chengye looks a lot like a mixed race, and was once thought to be Chinese by people he didn't know.His browbones and forehead are relatively high, and his eye sockets are extremely deep because of the high nose bridge.The eyelashes are as thick and upturned as crow feathers, but because I often lose my energy, my eyes are always half closed, looking arrogant and careless.

Recently, Zong Chengye has always been distracted suddenly for no reason. The specific start time was when the third year of high school started, that is, a week and a half ago, but he was really thinking about things at this time.

The two walked together in silence for a while, and when Lu Xiaohui couldn't help but want to speak, Zong Chengye suddenly asked, "Did you find the house for me?"

"Huh?" Lu Xiaohui was stunned for a moment, and immediately said after realizing, "I found it. It's not too far from the school. I can take you to have a look this week."

"No need." Zong Chengye looked down at the phone, turned it off again, and asked, "How much is the monthly rent?"

Lu Xiaohui said a rough number, then stared at Zong Chengye and looked down at the phone face to guess.

Although the two are good friends, Zong Chengye hardly talks about his own affairs. He will fight for his friends without saying a word, listen to Lu Xiaohui's complaints at any time, and never miss every important occasion of his friends. Lu Xiaohui said something that didn't go his way.

The only thing he learned was that Zong Chengye had been living alone, but just moved this summer vacation.But now I ask him to find a house again, is there a problem in life?

Zong Chengye was probably thinking about whether he could afford it financially, so he thanked him after a moment of silence.

"Why are you polite?" Lu Xiaohui waved his hand.

The security guards knew about them and did not stop them even before the normal school dismissal time.

The two walked out of the school gate one after another. Someone from Lu Xiaohui's family came to pick him up, and the car was parked across the street. When the two were about to say goodbye, Lu Xiaohui took his hand and asked, "Why don't you take my car?" Forget it when you go back? Then go to that bar together at night."

Afraid of Zong Chengye's refusal, he added nervously: "The location is quite remote, and it's hard to find."

Zong Chengye glanced at the shiny black Maybach that looked like a giant beast, pulled the corners of his mouth, and said stiffly: "No, I'll be here in a while."

Lu Xiaohui didn't get in the car.

The afternoon sun was just right, sliding over the sharp edges and corners of the tall buildings, swimming from the tree branches like a fish slipping through the net to Zong Chengye's handsome face.Facing the sun, Lu Xiaohui felt that something was wrong with Zong Chengye recently, as if his energy had disappeared.

He hesitated again and again, pulled Zong Chengye and asked, "What's the matter with you recently?"

Zong Chengye didn't expect that he would ask this, and the wandering eyes just now gathered on Lu Xiaohui's face in vain, he paused, and avoided: "It's nothing."

Lu Xiaohui probably felt that if he continued to ask, he would not get any answers.He sighed, patted Zong Chengye's arm vigorously, opened the door and got into the car.

Until the Maybach completely disappeared from sight, Zong Chengye put his hands in his pockets, did not stand on the side of the street for a while, walked around the street of shops at the entrance of Manzhong, turned around and walked towards the subway station.

It is superfluous to go home before going to the party, but today is different, he is going to Luo Bi's house to pack his luggage and prepare to move out.

Manzhong is four subway stations away from Luobi’s house. In addition to the waiting time for the subway and walking, it will take no more than 10 minutes, and the gates of the high-end residential buildings will come into view.

The mobile text message page was opened, and on it was a half-written reason for interrupting the stay.However, all the way back, the subway ran four stops, and Zong Chengye didn't think about what to say.

A little further up is the text message Luo Bi sent a week and a half ago, politely telling Zong Chengye that most of the procedures have been completed, what is the unlock code for the house, and Whole Foods is downstairs, you can use the map to search or call People send, and I have to go on a temporary business trip for two weeks.

Luo Bi is a very careful and responsible person, and Zong Chengye has never been able to deal with such a kind-hearted person who considers everything in detail.I can only reply stiffly with "OK" and "Thank you".

The short exchange between the two ended here.

The environment of the community is very pleasant, the trees are shady, there are always people walking and laughing with their dogs under the green plants, and there are free movies in the community, which change every two weeks or so.

Zong Chengye glanced at it once when he took a detour home, and there seemed to be something like "My life is full of shame"* written on the big gray poster.

The person in the center of the rough-designed black and white poster has a pair of extremely bright eyes, and the melancholy and accusing look makes Zong Chengye feel chills down his spine.

But generally speaking, Zong Chengye still likes this community very much.

He moved here a week and a half ago.

Zong Chengye's parents died in a car accident a month ago, and the two had the opportunity to sell Zong Chengye.

So far, Zong Chengye has lived in the home of a man he had never heard of in the first 17 years of his life, and with modest expectations, he hoped that Luo Bi could play a role as a guardian.

He met Luo Bi once half a month ago.

At that time, the funeral of my parents was very grand, and business and political leaders wore black suits and dresses to mourn the funeral.On that wet rainy afternoon in the cemetery, Zong Chengye was forced to stand in the first row of condolences, expressionless.

After the ceremony, Zong Chengye wanted to escape as soon as possible. He didn't understand why a group of people he didn't know were crying.

The rainy mountain wind in August is very cold, and a suit jacket covered with a layer of mist is not enough to keep out the cold.Zong Chengye hoped that he could return to the warm little apartment where his mother lived as soon as possible. He hurriedly avoided the crowd and wanted to run to the car.But he escaped Zong Gaosheng's lawyer's greeting, but not Zong Gaosheng's lover.

Zong Chengye was almost knocked down by the force protruding out of nowhere, he managed to shake off the man's hand trying to stabilize him, took two steps back, and stared at Xiao Qing warily.

Xiao Qing suddenly became very embarrassed, he hesitated and withdrew his hand, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Zong Chengye pursed his lips and did not speak, the disgust in his eyes could not be hidden at all.

Xiao Qing was taken by Zong Gaosheng to meet Zong Chengye once before, and they were still in an ordinary uncle-nephew relationship at that time.

Xiao Qing had no idea that Zong Chengye had such great malice towards him, or he never thought that Zong Chengye would hate him at all.

He was stunned by this look.

At the funeral just now, Xiao Qing stood in the last row with Zong Gaosheng's close colleagues, as if they were no different from those who came to express their regrets.

It's just that if you look closely now, you can see that his eyes are faintly red.

Xiao Qing said: "Your father and I have a good relationship." He paused for a moment, his voice was weak and erratic due to the wind, and he reluctantly said after a while: "If you have any difficulties, you can always come to me in the future."

He is a little taller than Zong Chengye, and looks very ordinary, but his whole body reveals a bit of elite temperament that has been in a high position for a long time.

In fact, Xiao Qing is a very mature man, and he is also a successful leader in the business field. Those who can stand beside Zong Gaosheng are not ordinary people at all.

Participating in this unprovoked funeral made him so weak that he couldn't even dodge Zong Chengye's obvious attack.

Zong Chengye said, "Go away."

After a pause, he said harshly again: "Get out, don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll let them know that you and Zong Gaocheng are in the same group."

After Zong Chengye said these things, he felt much happier, and the depression in his heart was expressed on Xiao Qing's face with a kind of masochistic pleasure.

He didn't look at Xiao Qing's panicked expression any more, as if breathing the air in the same space as Xiao Qing was an insult to him, he simply stepped on the muddy mountain and walked to the parking place.

However, after leaving to avoid Xiao Qing, everything did not go well.None of the vehicles passing by outside the cemetery was familiar to him.

Zong Chengye stared at the gradually driving away vehicles, leaned behind the hidden woods, and called Uncle Liang.

Uncle Liang told him that he was still blocked by the crowd at the top of the mountain, and asked Zong Chengye to take someone else's car back first or wait a little longer.

Zong Chengye remembered that he told Uncle Liang to go down the mountain first so he didn't have to wait here.

At this moment, he rubbed his neckline that was wet by the mist, shrunk his shoulders, and was blown to the bone by the cold wind, feeling extremely regretful.

The cars that came to express their condolences drove away one by one, and Zong Chengye hid behind a tree and counted them one by one, praying that Uncle Liang's car would come up sooner.

Until the bustling parking lot became empty again, only a black car that Zong Chengye had never seen before was parked quietly at the opposite corner.

The mountain fog is getting heavier, and the sky that was still bright in the morning is now spared no effort to darken. It is early autumn, and the golden leaves on the trees are hot, but they lose their temperature after leaving the mother body. Bring a gust of cold wind.

Occasionally, Xisuo's rain fell on the back of his neck, forcing him to shiver.

Under Zong Chengye's gaze, the door suddenly opened.A man got out of the driver's seat. He was also wearing a black suit and holding a heavy and thick black umbrella.

He didn't seem to care, he didn't go around the puddle, stepped on the mud calmly, and walked straight towards Zong Chengye's lame hiding place.

His legs were slender and slender under the trousers, and he took every step and every throw with ease, and his indifferent demeanor was different from every hysterical person Zong Chengye had ever seen.

As if being cut out of a pictorial, the gentle expression on his face is just right.

It wasn't until he stopped in front of Zong Chengye that Zong Chengye realized that he was looking for him.

The man stopped about one meter in front of Zong Chengye, and raised the edge of the umbrella slightly for Zong Chengye's gaze.

His appearance is handsome oriental, and abstinence and reason seem to be mixed together.Wearing a pair of expensive gold-rimmed glasses, the bridge of the nose was held up high by the frame of the glasses, and his eyes did not become erratic because they were hidden behind the lenses, but looked straight at Zong Chengye very clearly and calmly.

He handed out the other umbrella in his hand and asked politely, "Cheng Ye?"

This was not within Zong Chengye's prediction range, he was stunned for a moment, but did not accept it.

The man smiled indifferently, and the end of his eyes became softer because of this.He introduced politely: "I am Luo Bi, your mother's...brother."

At this moment, Zong Chengye found a good reason for his silence. He was sure that this was the first time he had heard this name.

Luo Bi was no longer entangled in whether Zong Chengye believed his words.He didn't give Zong Chengye more time to react.

When the wind picked up again and the leaves rustled, Luo Bi turned his side slightly, smiled and said, "It's very cold here, if you don't mind, you can go to my car and wait for Uncle Liang."

It's not easy for Zong Chengye to go with others casually, but Luo Bi does have an aura that makes him feel temporarily at ease.

Luo Bi can take the initiative to keep a proper distance from him, which is exactly what Zong Chengye needs at this moment.

This time he took the umbrella and walked in front of Luo Bi without saying a word.

The car had been turned off, and the heater was still fully turned on in the car. The very light Caledonian sandalwood men's perfume rose to the roof of the car like a cyclone with an intoxicating mellow scent.

Zong Chengye put the umbrella at his feet under the seat.Slowly relax on the leather seat.

At first he thought that Luo Bi would talk to him, at least say some words to comfort him, Zong Chengye was also ready to get off the car and leave at any time, but Luo Bi didn't say anything.

Beside Zong Chengye was a stranger who also said nothing. He stared at the white mist gradually rising due to the temperature difference inside and outside the car. In the half month after his parents' accident, he felt more relaxed and happy than ever before. Peace of mind.

He had a good and comfortable sleep in the heated compartment mixed with the low aroma.

About 10 minutes later, Uncle Liang's car arrived late.

Uncle Liang walked over holding an umbrella, Luo Bi glanced sideways at Zong Chengye who was still frowning while sleeping, opened the door and got out of the car.

Zong Chengye was awakened by the sound of closing the door, he stared at the two talking outside the white mist car window for a while, until Luo Bi opened the car door again.

He didn't get in the car again, but leaned on the car door, bent down and asked Zong Chengye gently if he wanted to take him home by himself.

Zong Cheng wandered wildly for a while, and finally refused while Luo Bi patiently waited, got out of Luo Bi's car and got into Uncle Liang's car.

"Uncle Liang." Zong Chengye rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Is that person just now my mother's younger brother?"

"Yes." Uncle Liang glanced at him through the rearview mirror and replied, "Ms. Luo met him several times before."

"Why have I never seen him before?" Zong Chengye blurted out, and realized in the immediate silence that this was a question that Uncle Liang couldn't answer, so he could only look out of the window silently.

The mountain was surrounded by fog, and as the car went down the mountain, the fog gradually lightened a little.

Uncle Liang drove very steadily, but Zong Chengye still felt nauseous in the car.His forehead was pressed tightly against the cold car window, his teeth were clenched, and in the increasingly intense stomach cramps, he realized that Luo Bi might just be a passer-by from the brief moment of his life, and it didn't matter.

About a week later, the lawyer brought in by Uncle Liang told Zong Chengye that Zong Gaosheng had signed a gratuitous gift contract before his death in the Zong family villa where he lived, and the recipient was Xiao Qing.In fact, along with Ms. Luo's cozy small apartment, the original name on the real estate certificate was Zong Gaosheng, and now it has also become Xiao Qing.

Zong Chengye felt an uncontrollable sense of powerlessness after hearing about the gift of real estate.The veins on his forehead were throbbing, and his heart was about to jump out of his stuffy chest like a motor.

He seldom felt this way after he was ten years old. He experienced it half a month ago, and he is still relishing it now; however, half a month later, he finally experienced it again in a real and real way—— home.

Zong Gaosheng's lawyer kindly suggested, "There are still some funds at your disposal after you become an adult. Before that, you can live in your legal guardian's home."

Uncle Liang brought a cup of warm water and put it on the corner of the table. Zong Chengye didn't say another word until the lawyer left and the white water became cold.

He was carried away at the funeral.In fact, since his parents' car accident, he has been pushed forward by everything and forced to bear all the burdens that should not belong to him. Except for Uncle Liang's meager strength, Zong Chengye has no support to rely on.

According to the law, the order of legal guardians is firstly parents, then grandparents, brothers and sisters, and finally other individuals or organizations who are willing to act as guardians.

Zong Chengye clearly understands that living under the same roof with someone who was completely unfamiliar before is like living in a card house that may collapse at any time.He was terrified of it happening again.

In the isolation and helplessness, Zong Chengye suddenly thought of a person, a stranger whom he only met once but made him feel comfortable for a short time.

So that night, he flipped through Uncle Liang's phone number, and in the face of the uncertain future, he dialed Luo Bi's number with almost no hope.

The phone was connected. At first, Zong Chengye prayed as politely and calmly as possible: "Mr. Luo, I hope you can take me in. I won't trouble you, it's just a nominal adoption."

The night is late, and the stars float and sink with the night.Luo Bi received this incomprehensible phone call from the university philosophy teaching plan.He rubbed the space between his brows, and glanced at the calling number again for confirmation.

Zong Chengye's voice rose slightly, and he promised hurriedly and incoherently: "I will do a lot of things, you just need to agree to take me in, and I can live on campus, I won't, won't bother you..."

The sound of rapid breathing was transmitted more anxiously by the electric waves, as if someone was holding a fuse that was about to be ignited.Luo Bi roughly straightened out his thoughts amidst the chaos.

However, there is really no reason to adopt Zong Chengye.

Not to mention whether Zong Chengye can fulfill the guarantee in a consistent manner, no matter how you look at it, it will only increase Luo Bi's troubles.

Zong Chengye's voice was getting higher and higher. The other party's silence and patience seemed to be the catalyst for his expectation and anxiety, and he was no longer thinking clearly.Fear poured into his heart, and enthusiasm welled up in his eyes. Zong Chengye unconsciously cried out a bit of begging and grievance. He suddenly felt his nose sore, and said a very thoughtless and inappropriate sentence——

"I can pay the rent—please, take me home."

"it is good."

At the same time, almost at the same moment, Luo Bi's low, tired and hoarse voice rang in his ears.

Zong Chengye froze in place, unable to believe his ears.He widened his eyes slightly, and asked in a low voice, "What?"

Luo Bi laughed lowly, he raised his hand and took a sip of water to moisten his throat, his voice was transmitted by the electric wave to be gentle and gentle.Luo Bi smiled, "I don't want your rent."

Luo Bi's words seemed to be a reassurance.As if the noisy street was muted for an instant, Zong Chengye's world became very quiet, just now he felt his face was very hot.

Maybe he can have a family too.

During the few seconds of Luo Bi's unreasonable connivance, Zong Chengye even began to have such a sweet dream.

At that time, he did have some unrealistic and unrealistic fantasies.

But the fact is that Luo Bi never returned home after taking over Zong Chengye, Zong Chengye took his polite words seriously.

Luo Bi's house is on the 23rd floor of Building [-] in the community, which is the topmost duplex building.

The apartment is clean and tidy, and the decoration is mainly gray and white and simple. Everything is placed with traces. Zong Chengye thought that he had broken into a museum of some unknown artist or obsessive-compulsive disorder when he came here for the first time.

The person who brought Zong Chengye told him that his room was on the first floor, and all the necessary infrastructure was on the first floor, while the second floor was Mr. Luo's workplace. If there is no need, it is best not to go up.

He lived here alone for nine days and [-] hours. When faced with the obsessive-compulsive home, he didn't know what to do. He felt that the walls and furnishings were cold, and he was out of place here.

Zong Chengye knew very well that as an uninvited guest, he should leave as soon as possible as he promised that there would be no trouble.

The author says:

*Osamu Dazai*2 uses A Lai's "Dust Settled". 【How could Professor Luo let him move out! 】Thank you for watching!bow!