Self-cultivation of spare tire

The doorbell jingled, and the Daily Mail dropped into the mailbox at the door on time.

In order to keep up with current events and prepare for exams, Chen Zhu subscribed to local newspapers and the Daily Mail.

In the morning, he eats noodles while flipping through the newspaper.

"Brother, is it delicious?" Ye Xi propped his face and sat opposite Chen Zhu.

He knew that Chen Zhu was not used to western food, and he preferred hot noodle soup to bread and milk, so Ye Xi deliberately learned the authentic Guizhou rice noodles.

Every morning, Chen Zhu can eat a bowl of hot rice noodles.

"Ye Xi, I'm free this weekend, do you want to go to Hershey Town?" Chen Zhu raised his eyes and looked at Ye Xi.

After all, there was a quarrel, even if they reconciled, Ye Xi would inevitably feel a little bit at a loss.

Chen Zhu didn't want Ye Xi to feel uncomfortable because of this quarrel, he still preferred to see that sunny and cheerful boy.

Rather than the cautious little pitiful at the moment.

"Want to go?" Chen Zhu turned over a page of the newspaper, his hands were stained with black ink.

Ye Xi stretched out his hand and wiped off the stains on Chen Zhu's fingertips with a paper towel.He shook his head and said, "Brother, you need to rest."

"But I also want to make my boyfriend happy." Chen Zhu lowered his eyes and smiled, hooked Ye Xi's little finger, and said softly, "We can eat chocolate."

Ye Xi blinked, his eyes were obviously shaken, but he still said: "I'm afraid you are too tired."

"Not tired." Chen Zhu raised his hand, wanting to touch his head, but seeing the ink dots on his hand, he withdrew his hand.

And Ye Xi was waiting to be patted on the head, when he saw Chen Zhu stretching out his hand, he subconsciously rubbed it up.

The result was lonely.

Both of them were taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Fool." Chen Zhu smiled while scratching the tip of Ye Xi's nose.

The gloom in Ye Xi's heart was easily dissipated in Chen Zhu's gentle smile.

He originally thought that love is vigorous and vigorous, and love can only be considered as love if you love it to death, but after being with Chen Zhu, Ye Xi felt unprecedented satisfaction in this long-lasting relationship.

Their lives are so simple that they are even a bit boring. Chen Zhu is very busy, and besides going to work every day is studying, while Ye Xi can only get some attention.

But Ye Xi still felt unprecedented satisfaction.

As long as he was with Chen Zhu, even if he just looked at him quietly, he was satisfied.

"Huh?" The person who looked down at the newspaper whispered slightly.This is Chen Zhu's little habit. Whenever he encounters something he doesn't understand or has doubts about, he will subconsciously let out a small hum.

Ye Xi propped his face, tilted his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's okay." Chen Zhu smiled, "I don't know who it is, but it spends money to publish a love poem on the post every day."

Chen Zhu read the anonymous person's love poem in a low voice, "A dollar rose."

"If I had but one dollar left in my pocket, I'd spend my last dollar on that dainty rose.

Darling, I am willing to accompany you romantically to death. "

Love poems appear in small corners of newspapers every day, but Chen Zhu didn't notice them at first, until the last few days.

The love poems of the anonymous person are often only a few short lines, simple and even childish.

But day after day, without interruption, it seems that there is endless love to tell.

Chen Zhu read it briefly, then flipped through it casually, and continued to browse the news.

"It's so romantic." Ye Xi held his face and said with a smile.

Chen Zhu: "Romantic?" He said lightly, "If there is only such a little money left, he should buy a piece of bread or milk, and then find a job, so as not to starve to death."

Ye Xi choked, and said, "I mean, it's very romantic to write a love letter in the newspaper." He blinked, eager to try, "Isn't it very happy to be confessed like this every day?"

Chen Zhu paused while flipping through the newspaper, inexplicably thinking of the bright and lively fireworks on a certain night in a certain year.

That year, he stood alone on the street, with a phone call that would never get through in his ears, and the grand joy of others in front of his eyes.

At that time, Chen Zhu was so envious and longing for it.He looked at the bright fireworks in the sky, thinking how happy he would be if he could be loved so vigorously and frankly.

Looking back now, only a faint sigh remains.Just like after the fireworks cleared, it was not just a mess left in vain.

Before the age of 20, Chen Zhu liked grand romance. After the night of turning 20, Chen Zhu went through the cold winter of Moscow and the scorching sun of Australia, embracing a calm and steady love.

Chen Zhu looked at the hot soup in front of him, and Ye Xi's sunny smile, he thought, maybe there is more than one way to be romantic.

Although the vigorous love makes him yearn for it, but in the end, it is the truth that is plain and ordinary.

Chen Zhu: "We are luckier than him. You don't have to work hard to write poems in newspapers, I'm by your side, and I can listen to your love words at any time."

After finishing speaking, he jumped over the dining table and planted a kiss on Ye Xi's forehead.

"I went to work." Chen Zhu said with a light smile, "Next weekend, brother will take you to play."

"Okay!" Ye Xi smiled brightly, he was indeed more fortunate, his lover was right in front of him, and his happiness was within reach.

Ye Xi thought happily, to be able to be with such a good person as Chen Zhu, there is probably no one in this world who is happier than him.

On the way to work, Chen Zhu saw that the shopping mall at the intersection was being renovated.

It used to be a bustling trading market, but for some reason, it was empty overnight, leaving only the busy figures of decoration workers.

Chen Zhu pushed the car around under the support of the real estate building, and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the store that had just taken shape.

The logo standing at the door turned out to be the logo of a well-known training institution in the United States.

Chen Zhu couldn't help taking a closer look, and confirmed that it was the most professional training institution under that very professional study abroad company.

The sudden luck left Chen Zhu at a loss. After all, this is the closest suburban area in Pennsylvania.

Chen Zhu did not expect that the long-awaited training class would appear within a 10-minute walk downstairs of his house overnight.

Overnight, Chen Zhu's biggest dilemma was solved.

He no longer has to worry about high travel expenses, nor worry about moving rent.

He can go to work and earn money with peace of mind, and he has plenty of time to acquire knowledge after get off work.

In this way, Chen Zhu does not have to bear too much financial pressure, and has a clearer direction for the future.

"Hello!" A black figure suddenly sprang out from the corner.

Chen Zhu took a few steps back, he didn't expect that there were still people in the undecorated office.At this moment, he just happened to pass by, but that person suddenly appeared.

The posture seemed to be waiting for him specially.

Chen Zhu watched the man take out a flyer, with a flattering smile on his face, "The refresher class is newly opened and there is a free trial class, student, do you want to know more about it?"

If the logo on the door was not for that professional training class, Chen Zhu would have thought that this was some kind of fraudulent organization trying to fool people.

Chen Zhu took the flyer and confirmed repeatedly that it was definitely a training class.He hesitated to ask about the cost.

The man smiled until the creases at the corners of his eyes were squeezed into a ball, "We have a great opening ceremony, and the fee is very affordable."

Chen Zhu: "Then, how many sessions are there for the trial class?"

"How many knots do you want—" The man coughed and smiled awkwardly, "Well, it depends on your grades."

The man was serious: "I might as well tell you that we are developing business in remote areas. In order to increase our popularity in the local area, all the foreign students who get the top three in the joint mock exam will be free of tuition."

Chen Zhu: "Tuition is free..." He paused, then asked, "When is the joint mock exam?"

The man smiled: "Next month."

Time can be said to be very tight, but Chen Zhu ignited his fighting spirit after a long absence.

He saw hope, "Okay, thank you." Chen Zhu put away the leaflets, and asked the person for a registration form.

Opportunities and challenges often coexist, and Chen Zhu will not shrink from challenges, because in his perception, challenges are equal to opportunities.

The man waved at Chen Zhu: "Student, I wish you success."

"Yeah. Bwi cum—" Chen Zhu paused, then changed his words, "good dew cktome"

Having said that, Chen Zhu never pinned his hopes on the so-called "Goddess of Luck".

No matter in that poor mountain valley or those days in Xu Lanting's palm, Chen Zhu never surrendered to fate.

He doesn't believe in fate, nor does he accept fate.

However, God seems to like to grind the stubborn bones that refuse to accept their fate. At the age when Chen Zhu was full of ambition, he met Xu Lanting.

Give him false tenderness and affection, break his unyielding backbone, and hurt his sensitive and fragile self-esteem.

Destroy his ideals that are close at hand.

But even so, even if Chen Zhu was hit by fate, he never lowered his head.

It is better to be broken than to be whole, this is the first way of life that Chen Wenguo taught Chen Zhu.

Chen Zhu's arrogance also comes from this.

"Thank you." Chen Zhu filled out the registration form and stepped on the bicycle.

He was driving slowly on the seaside road, the autumn wind greeted him all the way, and the falling flowers were colorful.

After Chen Zhu left, the person who distributed the leaflets took off his sunglasses and looked at Chen Zhu's handwriting on the registration form.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Zhou Jiyu sighed, "Just for this face, not to mention the fifty-degree tequila, even going up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, Xu Lanting has to catch up."

Zhou Jiyu smiled meaningfully: "It's funny that a scum like Xu Lanting is really fucked up."

He didn't mind either, making everything more fun.

Zhou Jiyu sent an email to the headquarters, asking the most famous lecturer in the dispatch organization to come over there.

"Xu Lanting..." Zhou Jiyu sent an email with a smile, "For the sake of your drinking, my buddy will help you here."

Taking advantage of the break from work, Chen Zhu couldn't wait to share the good news with Ye Xi.

The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and then asked softly, "Then, aren't we going to move?"

Chen Zhu paused, he thought Ye Xi would be happy for him.

Unable to tell what it was like, Chen Zhu chatted casually for a few words before hanging up the phone.

The joy that was originally full of joy has also been emptied.

In the final analysis, Ye Xi still had a lump in his heart, and what he cared most about was always the relationship between Chen Zhu and Xu Lanting.

That gloom lay deeply on Ye Xi's heart, no matter how Chen Zhu gave him a sense of security, Ye Xi couldn't let it go.

Take your time... Chen Zhu sighed, picked up the garbage bag and pushed open the kitchen door.

The back door of the restaurant is a special place to store kitchen waste. Usually, except for taking out the garbage, few people show up.

But Chen Zhu accidentally caught a glimpse of a tall figure.

He thought it was a colleague resting there, and turned to leave, but was stopped by that person.

"Chen Zhu."——It was in Chinese, and it sounded like a deep male voice.

Chen Zhu turned his head, the man in front of him was wearing a black sportswear, with a short shaved head, phoenix eyes, and a bad look on his face.

He remembered that this person was Xu Lanting's childhood friend.

Chen Zhu took a few steps back and looked at the man with a bad face vigilantly.

"I don't have any malicious intentions, and I didn't come to provoke trouble." Huo Yan knew that he had a fierce personality, so he deliberately slowed down his tone, "There is something, I think, it's better to tell you clearly."

Chen Zhu said coldly: "What's the matter?" He didn't want to know anything about Xu Lanting, and he didn't want to know, "If it's about Xu Lanting, then there's no need to talk about it. I don't care, and I don't want to hear about it."

He turned around and was about to leave when he heard Huo Yan's faint voice.

"The grandson went to the hospital with stomach bleeding, and he was rescued last night."

Rescue... Chen Zhu frowned slightly, he turned his head and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He instinctively avoided everything about that person, but Chen Zhu was not a cold-blooded person after all.

He remained silent, waiting for Huo Yan's next words.

"I won't talk nonsense, I won't waste your time." Huo Yan recalled Xu Lanting's stubborn appearance, and sighed, "If you are free, go and see him, if you are not free... then forget it."

Chen Zhu thought for a while, but still said, "Sorry."

Looking at the person who turned to leave, Huo Yan couldn't help but say something more: "Chen Zhu, you should give him a hand."

"What?" Chen Zhu was puzzled, even absurd. The other party was Xu Lanting, an old fox who was omnipotent and played with people.

Does he need someone to pull him?

Chen Zhu: "I don't have the ability, nor the time."

Huo Yan didn't speak any more, just watched Chen Zhu's back disappear behind the door.

Some words came to my lips, but I couldn't say them all the time.

He wished he could explain Xu Lanting's foolish deeds to Chen Zhu clearly.

But thinking of the bastard who told him not to talk too much as soon as he opened his eyes in the hospital, Huo Yan closed his mouth helplessly.

When he was about to leave, Huo Yan thought about it, and left Xu Lanting's hospital address to the manager, and asked him to give it to Chen Zhu.

He didn't disturb Chen Zhu's life any more—or, in accordance with Xu Lanting's wishes, he didn't disturb Chen Zhu's peaceful life.

He understood Xu Lanting's meaning, so he didn't ask much, and he didn't say much.

When he returned to the hospital, Xu Lanting had just finished the nutrition injection.

Due to excessive blood loss, Xu Lanting's face was as pale as enamel, as if it would shatter if touched lightly.

"You can't eat for three days, and you can only take nutritional injections to maintain basic energy, so you don't have too much exercise, it's best to lie in bed and have a good rest."

After the doctor explained, he told Huo Yan, "Don't let him run around."

Perhaps the doctor was also a little frightened by Xu Lanting's movements a few days ago.

Xu Lanting just woke up that day, not knowing why, after the doctors and nurses left, he turned on the computer desperately, saying that he was going to follow up with some shit project.

In the end, it was Huo Yan who found the person who almost fainted in front of the computer.

Under Huo Yan's furious questioning, Xu Lanting said desperately: "I'm afraid that kid Zhou Jiyu will break his promise, so we have to keep an eye on him."

Only then did Huo Yan know that Xu Lanting went to deal with Zhou Jiyu in order to open a branch near Chen Zhu's house.

He also understood why Xu Lanting was so drunk.

Seeming to see through Huo Yan's mind, Xu Lanting said darkly, "Don't go to Chen Zhu's place to find trouble."

"Success, I won't go." Huo Yan laughed angrily, "Anyway, you're going to seek death by yourself, it's up to you."

"No." Xu Lanting was a little weak, he said slowly, "He is stubborn, if he knew it was me, he would definitely not go."

Xu Lanting made a self-deprecating smile, "In his eyes, I am even worse than a mouse crossing the street, how dare I show my eyes in front of him."

"Huo Yan." Xu Lanting said seriously, "Brother, please, don't bother him."

His Azhu has lofty ambitions to pursue, a bright future to wait for, and a sincere heart to serve the country.

He had already ruined Chen Zhu once, and he couldn't ruin him a second time.

Xu Lanting couldn't help much, and he didn't dare to act blatantly.

But Xu Lanting is willing to be Chen Zhu's road to success, that small step, and do his best for Chen Zhu's future.

It is to make up, and it is also Xu Lanting's confession hidden in the sun.

Fate grinds Chen Zhu, and also grinds Xu Lanting.

The man who used to be so arrogant that his eyes were above his head is now willing to prostrate at the feet of his beloved, even if he is unknown, he is willing.

Huo Yan snatched Xu Lanting's notebook and warned him, "If you play with your life like this, one day you play with yourself to death, and it will be considered a fulfillment for Chen Zhu and his little friend."

Xu Lanting narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Ye Xi? It can't be him."

That kid seemed harmless, but Xu Lanting could see through the ferocity hidden in Ye Xi's eyes at a glance, that man was definitely not a pure little white rabbit.

Chen Zhu's cleanliness comes from his bones and his soul; while Ye Xi is a person whose joy is only on the surface, but fierceness is hidden in his heart.

Xu Lanting would never allow such a person to stand beside Chen Zhu.

"Whether it is Chen Zhu's decision or not, why do you intervene?" Huo Yan reluctantly turned on the surveillance camera and stared at the organization where the work started for him, "He is living a happy life, but you are better off, leaving the hospital to play the role of suffering No one cares about you in drama."

Huo Yan showed no mercy: "Xu Lanting, even if you die here, even Chen Zhu won't look back at you." He frowned and said, "So, you better not f*ckingly look for life and death. If you want Chen Zhu, get well quickly, tie him up, tie him up, and keep him by his side."

Xu Lanting knew that Huo Yan wanted to cheer himself up, so he smiled, "It doesn't matter if you tie it up or tie it up, you really have the confidence to say it, why don't you tie it up, don't you tie it up."

"Fuck" Huo Yan cursed in a low voice, some of them were related to the same disease, "It's all fucking fate."

Xu Lanting restrained her smile, and said to Huo Yan, "I was really sad that day."

"A little bit?" Huo Yan became angry when he remembered what happened that day, "You clearly want to die sincerely."

Going to the liquor store alone, drinking [-]-degree tequila desperately, lying there waiting to die when drunk.

Huo Yan: "Xu Lanting, do you know that you walked in front of Hades once?"

Xu Lanting was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the disaster will last for a thousand years, isn't it good." He closed his eyes, as if he was very tired and wanted to rest, but in fact, he really didn't want to show weakness in front of others.

Even if that person is his younger brother, his most trustworthy buddy, Xu Lanting can't show even a little bit of his weakness.

In front of people, he will always be the one in charge of the Xu family who talks, laughs, and strategizes.

That is the arrogance engraved in Xu Lanting's bones, the truth that Xu Lanting's mother, Jiang Yu, spent nearly ten years instilling in Xu Lanting.

In this world, the weak prey on the strong, and only the strong are worthy to survive in this world.

And love is the sharpest blade of murderous will, Jiang Yu forbids him to touch it.

What she wanted was a successor who could gain a firm foothold in the Xu family, and a head of the family who could send Xu Yonglian to prison.

Xu Lanting has been doing very well.He has a kind face and a cruel heart, with hypocrisy, and the little lovers around him change like water.

He plays in the world like a bird.

Until, one fine morning, in that noisy auditorium, a boy named Chen Zhu appeared...

Xu Lanting was clearly very weak, but he acted like a normal person, lightly joking, "It's death, I don't have to hold back, I can't let that brat succeed."

Saying this, Xu Lanting knew in his heart that everything that day was due to alcoholism.

But, deep down in his heart, he really wanted to let Chen Zhu go in this way.

He knew that even without Ye Xi, there would be other people in Chen Zhu's life.

Just thinking about it, Xu Lanting was almost suffocated in pain.

The heart-piercing pain and the despair that penetrated to the marrow tormented him day and night.

But Xu Lanting is not a kind person, no matter how painful he is, he has carefully laid out a trap, waiting for Ye Xi to step on it, and let that hypocritical kid get away from Chen Zhu.

But, finally getting drunk, Xu Lanting looked at the empty room and had the illusion that everything was over.

Chen Zhu will have a very good future, and there will be a lover who loves him more and is more suitable for him.

They will always be together happily.

Fang Xu's words, Chen Wenguo's words, and even Jiang Jianren's words lingered in Xu Lanting's ears.

"If it weren't for you, Chen Zhu would have the best future.", "You should let our Zhu'er go", "You are the biggest stumbling block in Chen Zhu's life"...

Xu Lanting was drunk and fell into the darkness. Before he fell into a coma, he thought: The prerequisite for Chen Zhu's bright future is that Xu Lanting disappears from this world.

Only when he disappears can Chen Zhu run towards that happy ending with peace of mind.

It was that moment of depression that almost killed Xu Lanting.

Of course, after Xu Lanting came to his senses, it was that evil ghost who held onto Chen Zhu so tightly that he wouldn't let go even if he went to hell.

Xu Lanting smiled lightly and said, "I was confused at the time, I won't do it again."

He let out a long breath and said with a smile, "I wouldn't go there without him in Yama's Hall."

Xu Lanting: "He is in the world, and I am in the world."

He is an evil ghost crawling out of the abyss, but he has captured the cleanest soul in the world.

From now on, hell is no longer his way back. What he yearns for is this world where there are old bamboos, although it is extremely boring.