Rebirth of the Uncrowned King

After finishing work, I returned to Ren Min’s villa. It was already past three o’clock in the morning. I felt really sorry for the driver. How long did I work overtime at the newspaper office? How long did he wait at the gate of the newspaper office? The kind of waiting without slouching.

I dragged my tired feet to the second floor, opened the door with a yawn, and turned on the light.As soon as I stepped in with one foot, I was stunned by the scene I saw in front of me and stopped.

——Ren Min was lying on my bed, wearing a shirt and trousers, two buttons of his jacket were unbuttoned, his eyes were closed, his chest rose and fell gently, as if he was asleep.

I knocked on the door and made some noises, the person on the bed moved, and then sat up rubbing his eyes, with a face that was not fully awake, which was quite inconsistent with his previous aura, even somewhat innocent.

I remembered that when I was in college, there was such a morning. I can’t remember why I went back so late. I just remember returning to the small room I rented with Ren Min. When I opened the door, I saw the lights in the hall. Ren Min lay face down on the sofa without even a piece of clothing on his body. He woke up in a daze when he heard me call him.

We had only lived together for a short time at that time, and Ren Min and I were trembling when we got along, for fear of doing something that would make him dissatisfied, and I was always a little uncomfortable.It never occurred to me that he would sleep on the sofa just to wait for me, even though he called Ren Min earlier to tell him to go to bed early.

That night, in the boundless touch and joy, I gave myself completely to him.It was obviously a long time ago, but I still clearly remember that night, when I was in pain, when I was crying, the corners of my mouth were still instinctively raised, wanting to laugh.

Today, people are and people are not.

Seeing Ren Min walking slowly, I calmed down and asked, "Why are you in my room? It's so late, are you still awake?"

Ren Min stood still in front of me, looked down at me slightly, and suddenly stretched out his hand to pluck the hair on my forehead, and said: "I have something to ask you, but I didn't expect you to be busier than me, are you hungry? Don't eat anything."

His fingers touched my forehead, with a warm and soft touch.I took a step back and smiled apologetically at him: "No, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. What do you want to ask? If it's not urgent, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm a little tired now."

Ren Min withdrew his hand, his face tensed: "Really, do you have to alienate me like this?"

I said: "It's late at night, what are you still thinking about? Talk about things quickly, and we can all go to bed earlier."

Ren Min stood with arms crossed for a while, walked around me and closed the door behind me, and then asked me with a very serious face: "Really, I heard that you are in Qianwei Village this afternoon?"

Hearing this, my heart trembled. This Qianwei Village is where Ren Min's company is going to carry out the chemical project.It seems that I just stepped on it this afternoon, and Ren Min already knew about it tonight.

In fact, it was only a matter of time before Ren Min knew about this matter, but he came to question me directly in the middle of the night, and I was really not prepared for this at all.

Don't be timid, don't panic, I calmed myself down, met his eyes, and said, "Yes, I heard that the relocation there was very harmonious, so I went to interview him."

Naturally, this sentence was a well-thought-out statement. As soon as I finished speaking, I felt that Ren Min's eyes on me became sharper, so I could only bite the bullet and endure it.

"I don't care about you. This matter, listen to me once and don't check it again. If you want to do an exclusive report, expose gangsters, or fight corruption, I can give you other clues." Ren Min withdrew his eyes , he said slowly, his tone was very flat, and he didn't mean to threaten or coerce, so although he told me to stop the investigation, I didn't feel annoyed when I heard it, and even vaguely felt that there was a trace of a ... burnout?

Of course, not being angry does not mean giving up. As the general manager of the company, he has his position and considerations. As a small reporter, I naturally have my persistence and belief.So, I still told him: "I'm sorry, let me give up this investigation, I can't do it, and I don't think there is anything that can't be investigated in a small village."

Ren Min shook his head and said, "You and I both know that what you want to investigate is far more than what you said now, why do you have to pretend in front of me? Really, I like you, I will not harm you, and I will not hurt you." I don’t want to see you hurt yourself. If you don’t do this report, there are thousands of other reports you can do, so why are you obsessed with this one?”

Why are you obsessed with this... Ren Min's question almost made me want to laugh.why?Not to mention those big words about professional ethics, just because I have suffered too much in this matter. If I give up today, even if I can live my life safely in the future, I will not be able to erase the imprint of failure on my body.

Now that the window paper was pierced by Ren Min, there is no need for me to cover it up with rhetoric.I said: "You don't need to persuade me anymore. I am so stubborn. I just want to stick to this one. If you want me to stop the investigation, there is only one way, that is, you stop this project first."

"Really!" Ren Min shouted loudly, "Why did you and I have to come to this point? I beg you, just compromise once, just once, okay?"

"Not good!" I also raised my voice: "Ren Min, I remember that you in the past clearly hated this kind of business giving money to the media and making the media withdraw their articles. Why are you becoming like this now? Also, you said that you like me, you like me so much that you block me, send people to follow me, and now you like me to interfere with my work, your liking will only make me feel more uncomfortable, you know?"

Ren Min sighed, and suddenly turned around to look out the window.I couldn't see his expression, I could only guess from his slightly trembling back that there might be ups and downs in his heart.

What will he say next?What will I do again... I secretly speculate, and I can't help becoming nervous. The hands on both sides of my body are clenched into fists, and the palms of my hands are wet and sweating non-stop.