Love you No.17 years

After leaving home, Xie Chenjun did not go back for nearly two years.

He really liked the taste of freedom.

At first, he was not used to living in the dormitory, because since he was born in a good family, he has never experienced the kind of time when his private territory was invaded by outsiders.

But gradually, he found that no matter how little his personal space was, everyone around him, no matter how close his friends, would keep the distance they should have from him.

To put it simply, his requirements for interpersonal relationships are as simple as "mutual respect and distance".

What a sad thought, he thought so many times.

·

Studies are going well.He calmly and unhurriedly absorbed the knowledge he wanted, while constantly examining his past and the subtle changes in his heart for countless nights.

He liked his bed, liked lying on it, because it was where someone had slept.

He imagined how that person leaned against the bed and read a book many years ago.Uncle Xiao said that he liked to stay in the dormitory at that time, so he probably did many things here.Reading, eating, studying, being in a daze, even... Xie Chenjun couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he thought of this.

·

He asked himself many times what this inexplicable feeling was. He used to think that things that were not allowed by his parents were scourges.

But it took him a long time after he left that person to understand that nothing was unforgivable.

Just like when he said to himself "it's not your fault", the first thing people should learn is to forgive themselves.

And learn to accept everything about yourself, including rebellion, cowardice, timidity, and thoughts that shouldn't have arisen.

·

In the second winter after leaving home, that is, the winter vacation of his sophomore year, he finally couldn't sit still.

He decided after a long light sleep that day that he was going to go back and see, and he wanted to see that person right away.

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As soon as he got off the train, he saw the driver sent by his family to pick him up.Xie Chenjun got into the car silently, and slowly drove away from the windy and bleak station square.

His phone lit up, and it was the location sent by his friend.

"Master, let's go to Beiqiao Carrefour instead." Xie Chenjun said suddenly.

"Huh? Do you want to go to the supermarket first?"

"Well, I'm going to do some shopping. You can take my luggage home first, and I'll go back later by myself."

"If you want to buy something, let us run errands. The master and wife said that they want to see you as soon as possible, and let me go home directly when I pick you up."

"I'll tell them," Xie Chenjun said expressionlessly, "let me down at the entrance of the supermarket."

Xie Chenjun entered the supermarket.There are still a few days until New Year's Eve, and the supermarket is already full of New Year's Eve.He found a trolley, searched among the shelves, and soon saw the eye-catching tall man——

He walked up quickly, and the trolley suddenly collided with his car.

"Ah," he raised his face, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face, "Ms. Lu..."

There was also a moment of surprise in Lu Ming's eyes, which turned into countless tenderness in a blink of an eye.

This look was too familiar, and it made him nostalgic too much.

·

There was a moment of silence between the two of them, and then they both laughed.

"Xiao Jun, you are back, long time no see." Lu Ming said with a gentle face.

"Well, I just came back." Xie Chenjun's face was slightly flushed, and he was very vivid and beautiful.

Lu Ming stared at him, inexplicably feeling a little hot on his face.He scratched his slightly messy hair and said, "I heard that you haven't been home for two years of vacation... How are you doing at school?"

"Well," Xie Chenjun nodded, "It's pretty good. Teacher Lu and I are in the same school..."

"I know," Lu Ming said heartily, "Your Uncle Xiao told me—ah, why did you pass the normal school exam? I thought you could go to a better university with your scores."

"I think teachers are pretty good, and the major I want to study is better taught by teachers."

"Well, also..."

I haven't seen Xie Chenjun for more than a year, and he has grown a few centimeters taller.Now he can no longer see the greenness and innocence of the past, but he doesn't have the mature temperament as imagined——

Lu Ming was very pleased to find that college life seemed to make the child more confident and know how to take good care of himself.He was wearing a flesh-pink short top, and he exuded a pure youthful look; his expression was much fresher than before, as if he didn't want to hide his urgency and joy when he saw him.

Lu Ming almost wanted to cover his face and thank God, it's great, this child is so good-looking.

But Lu Ming was still dressed casually and slovenly.In winter, only a piece of thin down that doesn't look very thick is approved, the neckline is wide open, and the hair is tied in a half-height pigtail at the back of the head. The face is still handsome, the figure is tall and slender, and the whole body is extremely aggressive but practical. The gentle and powerful aura above has not changed at all.

Both of them were pleasantly surprised by each other's current appearance, and after a few casual words, they naturally pushed the cart forward together.

"Are you also here to buy new year's goods?" Lu Ming asked without words.

"Well, come and take a stroll."

"It feels like I haven't heard from you for a long time... Is everything okay at school? How do you get along with your roommates? Can you keep up with your studies?"

Xie Chenjun wanted to laugh but held back.He nodded and said: "Well, everything is really good. My roommates are all music majors, and we formed an amateur rock band. Besides, I usually spend my time studying, and I even took a First class award."

"It's amazing." Lu Ming opened his eyes wide, "And the band... have you started playing musical instruments too?"

"Well, I learned a little bit of guitar," Xie Chenjun raised his eyes and looked at him, "my roommate taught me. He said it was easy to learn, so I just learned it casually, and then I played as a chord guitar in the band."

"Oh, roommate..."

A picture of his (male) roommate teaching Xie Chenjun to play the guitar appeared in front of Lu Ming: the two were sitting side by side, and the roommate was holding hands to help him correct his posture. The room was filled with the ambiguous atmosphere of youth unique to teenagers...

He crushed the picture in his mind, smiled awkwardly, and said, "That's pretty good. Make more friends, and college life won't be so boring."

"Um……"

Lu Ming was attracted by the seasonings on the shelf, so he leaned over to take a closer look.There was nothing in Xie Chenjun's cart, so he leaned over curiously and said, "Mr. Lu, do you want to cook by yourself?"

"Huh? Oh no. Isn't it the Chinese New Year? I'm going to make a hot pot to eat at that time, and I will make that too... So I have to prepare some hot pot base and dipping sauce. Help me see, where It's more delicious."

Xie Chenjun didn't understand either, he usually never cooks.He carefully helped Lu Ming pick the dipping sauce, but he was talking about other things.

"Ms. Lu... Who are you going to spend the New Year with this year?"

"Huh?" Lu Ming looked at him strangely.

Xie Chenjun drooped his eyelashes, and said, "I remember Teacher Lu used to have dinner at Uncle Xiao's house during Chinese New Year. This year...does anyone have someone to entertain?"

Lu Ming blinked and understood what he meant.Then he leaned down on the trolley and looked at him with a smile: "No, no one in my house will come—but you, do you want to come to my house for dinner?"

"!"

Xie Chenjun felt his heart beating heavily.

He felt that his expression at that moment must have been wonderful, because Lu Ming shrank back immediately after seeing his reaction——

"Ah, haha, um, just kidding... Zhenghan and the others decided to go abroad for the Chinese New Year this year, and they won't take me with them, right? I can only eat at home by myself~"

"Well……"

"The only thing I can cook is hot pot, as long as I wash the vegetables and put them in the pot for a while... It shouldn't be called delicious, so I guess no one will come for a treat, hahaha..."

Xie Chenjun felt much relieved, and continued to help him choose the sauce, and said lightly: "If possible, I will come over to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Teacher Lu, anyway, I also like hot pot."

"Forget it, your parents—"

"..."

"Um, I mean, you haven't seen your parents for a long time, you should spend time with them after the Chinese New Year, right..."

The atmosphere was suddenly a little awkward, and Lu Ming wished he could secretly slap himself a few times: What parents are you talking about!What about his parents!Why bring up other people's sad past!

Xie Chenjun didn't seem to care at all, and continued to turn the topic back to hot pot.Then he mentioned his favorite snacks in college, and the two found that their tastes seemed surprisingly consistent.

"Ah, do you like that little potato too?" Lu Ming said happily, "I love it too. Although it's not very spicy, it's full of flavor. It's very juicy after one bite. I really miss it..."

"Well, there are lobsters and barbecues in summer," Xie Chenjun said with a smile in his eyes, "The pigs in our dormitory can each eat four or five catties, and they still want to drink with cold beer. I told them like this They don't believe that they are prone to gout when they are old, and there is really nothing to do with them~"

"Hahaha, how dare you disobey the doctor's words," Lu Ming said with a smile, "Psychiatrists are also doctors. The stinky brat is trying to die because of his youth, but it's nice to be young..."

"If Mr. Tianlu has time, why don't you go back to your alma mater? I heard that things have changed a lot since ten years ago. I can still take Mr. Lu to the food street in the east gate to eat delicious food."

"Okay, then will you entertain me then?" Lu Ming looked at him with crooked smiles.

"Well, eat your fill."

The two walked around the supermarket slowly.Lu Ming had realized that he didn't want to buy anything at all, so he suggested that the two of them share a trolley.

Xie Chenjun walked beside him, feeling inexplicably at ease.

Lu Ming's voice was deep and slightly hoarse, and occasionally a faint scent of tobacco wafted from his body.Everything is so familiar, so natural, time seems to return to the summer evening many years ago, in the room full of piano sounds.It would be great if the two of them could chat happily like this at that time...

When Xie Chenjun thought about this, Lu Ming was staring at his softly contoured profile.Lu Ming suddenly felt itchy, wondering if he should ask the question he had always wanted to ask.

But before he could concoct a good mood, a greeting sounded behind the two of them.

Lu Ming turned around, and the middle-aged woman at the end of the shelf hurried over.

"Oh, it's really Teacher Lu! I saw you from a long distance~ You are also here to buy new year's goods? What a coincidence!"

Lu Ming recognized that this was the parent of one of his students, and immediately smiled and said, "Oh, it's Zhang Xinran's mother, hello."

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence, let me just say that you are the only one who is so tall, Mr. Lu... Hey, who is this?"

Her eyes drifted to Xie Chenjun unabashedly.

"This is... this is one of my students, I just came back from vacation."

"Oh, are you studying in a university in another place?" The woman looked at him, her eyes were full of curiosity and excitement that could not be concealed, "Oh, he is so handsome, he looks talented, he looks very promising... ...How old is the young man? Do you have a girlfriend?"

Xie Chenjun was embarrassed.

"Xinran, mother, stop joking," Lu Ming said, "The child is still young, and there is no need to introduce a blind date."

"Then you can ask first," Xinran's mother "Xinran" said happily, "Maybe there is a suitable girl?"

"Well……"

"Then Teacher Lu," the woman suddenly lowered her voice, with a mysterious expression on her face, "How about the blind date I introduced to you last time? She is quite satisfied with you, what do you think?"

"Forehead--"

what? !

Xie Chenjun suddenly raised his head to look at him.

Blind date... object? ?