The private room was full of mist, and Wen Xu sat opposite Chen Li, his eyes straightened.

Chen Li finally felt less thirsty, and at the same time regretted whether he had spoken too seriously.

But soon he gave up on the idea of ​​comforting Wen Xu. If he refuses this matter, he must do it cleanly, don't procrastinate, don't be soft-hearted, if the rejection is not thorough, it will be bad for himself and the other party.

"Chen Li." After a long time, Wen Xu said, "I want to ask what troubles I have caused you?"

"..."

"I didn't pursue you, and I didn't rush to get you to be with me. I don't think I bothered you at all. This love, from the beginning to the end, was my own business. What trouble did I cause you? gone?"

"You like me." Chen Li said slowly, "It's the biggest trouble for me."

He looked at Wen Xu, "You don't have to do anything to bring trouble to others."

Wen Xu's face turned pale, and she stood up abruptly.

Chen Li looked up at him, the two of them looked at each other, the warm Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his voice trembled, "I'm sorry, I won't like you in the future."

After speaking, he turned and left, closing the door loudly.

After he left, Chen Li kept his original position. The soup in the pot in front of him gradually decreased. Chen Li leaned back on the chair and looked at it for a while, then picked up the calling bell on the table and pressed it.

Soon there was a knock on the door of the private room, and a waiter walked in with a pot, "Sir, do you need to add water?"

Chen Li took out his wallet and pulled out a piece of red cash, "Can you help me buy two packs of cigarettes?"

Obviously, customers often make such requests. The waiter took the money and asked him what brand he wanted.

Chen Li said a sign and asked him to turn off the power switch.The boiling hot pot finally stopped, and the heat slowly dissipated.

Less than 10 minutes after the waiter left, the door was pushed open, and a person put two packs of cigarettes on the table, and said softly, "Your cigarettes."

Hearing this, Chen Li raised his head and met Wen Xu's face.

Unlike before, Wen Xu's eye circles were red, and she looked as if she was crying.

Chen Li was suddenly a little helpless.This Wen Xu, I don't know whether to say that he loves to cry, or that he is emotional.

Chen Li: "Are you crying again?"

"No." Wen Xu opened his eyes and said nonsense, he pretended to be deep, "I came back to tell you that the company you and Shen Zhuo co-founded is in trouble, and it's serious, you'd better be careful, if there is any It is better to surrender yourself as soon as possible.”

Chen Li wanted to laugh a little.

This person had just been rejected by him with such harsh words, and he went out crying halfway and then returned, just to remind him that his previous company was involved in a lawsuit.What he said was tough, but the word worry was written in his eyes.

After thinking about it, I feel a little soft-hearted.

He told Wen Xu: "Don't worry, I haven't committed any illegal acts in that company."

"Then..." Wen Xu heaved a sigh of relief, then straightened his face again, "It's not too far away, I'll see you later."

"See you."

Wen Xu walked to the door and turned her head, "By the way, you should smoke less, it's not good for your health."

Chen Li picked up the two packs of cigarettes and shook them, then threw them directly into the trash can next to him, and frowned at Wen Xu.

Wen Xu opened the door and walked out.

After closing the door, Wen Xu leaned against the door, her heart beating wildly.

How could Chen Li smile so beautifully.

When Chen Li arrived in the community, he called his mother. The person over there was stunned for a moment when he heard his voice, and then said in surprise, "You're back? Where are you?"

"At the gate of the community." Chen Li replied.

"Why don't you come up?"

It was winter vacation, so Cheng Sumei was naturally at home.

"Is my dad there?"

Chen Li started to hesitate when he got to the door. He went home because of the festival, but how should he go back and explain to his family what happened with Shen Zhuo.

He once swore to his parents that he loved Shen Zhuo and would never be separated from him in his life, but he was slapped in the face so quickly.

Cheng Sumei: "Your father and Xiao Fang have gone to other places and are not here."

"Then I'm going up."

At the door of the house, before Chen Li could take out the key, the door was opened.

Cheng Sumei met him face to face, and Chen Li called out "Mom."

Seeing the Coke in his arms, Cheng Sumei was surprised, "Since when did you have a dog?"

Then he rubbed Coke's head with his hands, "It's pretty cute."

Chen Li said, "I picked it up."

Just rubbing was not enough, Cheng Sumei moved the Coke into her arms, and the Coke was not afraid of strangers, so it rubbed against the palm of her hand.

"Come in, it's cold outside."

Chen Li moved the box in, looked around and found that there were a lot of things missing in his home.

Chen Xiaodong has a hobby of collecting porcelain. Since he was a child, his living room has placed a lot of antique-level handicrafts.

But at this time, the large vase from the Qing Dynasty in the living room was gone, and many gadgets were missing from the shelves. Chen Li turned to ask Cheng Sumei where those things were.

"Your dad is hiding."

"Ok?"

"Recently there were thieves in our community. Your father was afraid that our house would be stolen, so he hid the valuables." Cheng Sumei put the Coke on the ground.

"Oh."

It turned out to be the case.

When he was still on the way home, Chen Li thought carefully about how to confess to his parents that he broke up with Shen Zhuo and why he disappeared during this time, because based on what he knew about his parents, even if he If you don't take the initiative to chat, your parents will take the initiative to ask.

When he got home and wanted to bring it up, he found that he still didn't have the courage.

However, Chen Li didn't mention it, and Cheng Sumei didn't ask, it seemed that she had forgotten that Chen Li had a boyfriend.When Chen Xiaodong came back from other places, when Chen Li thought that his mother would not take the initiative to mention it, and his father would ask or scold him, Chen Xiaodong did not give any signal.

Even Chen Xiaodong and the others never asked Chen Li why he changed his phone number or why he came home so early this year.

It seems that this matter has been turned over.

The way the three of them got along with each other became that before Chen Li went to college, he didn't talk much every day, and everyone had their own things to be busy with.

However, Chen Li still found something strange.As the Spring Festival approached, no one came to his house to pay New Year's greetings.

Although Chen Xiaodong and Cheng Sumei don't like to be lively, but the two of them, one is a university professor, and the other is a person who everyone in the society has to respectfully call Mr. Chen. The two of them can be regarded as full of peaches and plums, so every year around the Spring Festival, There was an endless stream of visiting students, and there was no place to put those gifts.

But this year, these people seem to have disappeared, without a trace.

"Isn't it better to be quiet?" Cheng Sumei replied, "Both your dad and I feel that there are too many people over the years, which have seriously disturbed our family's life, so tell them that no one can come to pay New Year's greetings."

Having said that, Chen Li still felt that what happened recently was a bit strange, especially a few days ago he met some neighbors he knew before in the community, and he greeted them.Those few people were very strange, and left in a hurry after responding, as if they had encountered some plague god.

In order to find out why his parents were abnormal, Chen Li asked Fang Yi to meet at a teahouse near his home on the day when he was young.

Fang Yi hesitated at first, but then said that he thought too much, and said that something else happened to Master and Madam. In the end, the little girl still couldn't bear Chen Li's death stare, and she was scared all of a sudden.

"Brother, can you stop looking at me like this." Fang Yi begged, "Your eyes are terrifying. Really, your father and my teacher used to look at me like this when I couldn't write well. It feels like I have committed some heinous crime, you are watching, I am sure I will have a nightmare tonight."

Chen Li took a sip of the tea in front of him, "What happened during this time?"

The more Fang Yi behaved like this, the more Chen Li was sure that something must have happened during this period, otherwise his parents would not have become so strange.

Neighbors too.

Fang Yi hesitated for a while, she seemed to be struggling in her heart, and finally she gave up resisting, and said surprisingly, "Brother, let me ask you, do you... um... like men?"

Chen Li's heart sank, "Yes."

"Are you wondering how I know?" Fang Yi seemed to be more shy about mentioning this matter than Chen Li, she looked around and lowered her voice, "Actually, not only I know, but many people know, no, It should be said that this matter has already spread.”

Chen Li frowned.

Fang Yi told the story, "About two months ago, your boyfriend went to your house drunk and made a fuss once, saying that you ran away and he couldn't find you, forcing the teacher to hand you over, and even smashed the teacher's many loved ones." vase."

As Fang Yi told the whole story, Chen Li's expression became more and more serious. His face was so cold that the air around him seemed to freeze into ice.

It turned out to be like this, no wonder my parents didn't mention Shen Zhuo during this time.

It's not because they've changed the story, but because they already know that they broke up with Shen Zhuo, and if they didn't ask about it during this time, they might be afraid of poking the wound in his heart.

Chen Li's eye circles were a little sore.

His parents left him with complete dignity and decency, and chose to bear the gossip silently.

"There was a lot of trouble that night. Many people knew about it. Some people even called the police, and the reporters all came." Fang Yi said, "In short, this incident has a great impact on teachers and wives. Brother, you and you Is that boyfriend still in touch?"

Chen Li shook his head, "Not anymore."

"That's good." Fang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother, it doesn't matter if you like men. Teacher, they didn't say it was because they were afraid of your wild thoughts."

"Ok, I know."

After leaving the teahouse, Fang Yi shivered when the cold wind blew in. Chen Li asked if he wanted to take her back.

Fang Yi shook his head, "No, my boyfriend will pick me up later."

Chen Li bid farewell to her, turned and walked towards home, but as soon as he reached the gate of the community, Chen Li was stopped by two men in black who appeared from nowhere.

"Hello." The man in black spoke very standard Mandarin, "Mr. Chen Li? My lady wants to see you."

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