Self-cultivation of spare tire

"Chen" the restaurant manager handed over a note, "A man asked me to give it to you."

Chen Zhu glanced at it, knowing what it was.

He reached out to take it, but didn't take it apart to look at it, just clenched it into a ball and stuffed it into his pocket.

Everyone has their own destiny, Xu Lanting is just a passer-by in his life, Chen Zhu has a kind nature, but he really doesn't have so much energy to get entangled with a stranger.

"Brother." Ye Xi obediently waited in his old position as usual, waiting for Chen Zhu to get off work.

He saw the note that the manager stuffed into Chen Zhu, and the words came to his lips, but he didn't say anything.

Ye Xi just smiled and took Chen Zhu's arm, "Thank you for your hard work, I will give you a ride today."

It is already late autumn, the seaside promenade is gray, and the sea breeze is rustling, carrying the chill of early winter.

The bright and bright summer is finally over.

Chen Zhu gathered up his clothes and said, "Turn back and go another way, it's very windy here."

"Yeah." Ye Xi stepped on the bicycle slowly, paused, and then said, "Brother, do you have to go to that refresher class?"

Chen Zhu frowned: "Is there any problem?"

Ye Xi would not tell him that just today, he also went to the famous training institution that was supposed to "expand new business".

It has to be said that Xu Lanting's methods are really superb.The clues left by the man inadvertently made Ye Xi understand everything in an instant.

Ye Xi saw Zhang Jiyu smoking a cigarette with his arms folded at the door, and felt absurd and angry for a moment.

He had already understood Xu Lanting's background—or, Xu Lanting's background that he deliberately put on the surface.

Ye Xi is very clear about the relationship between Zhang Jiyu and Xu Lanting.

Let Zhang Jiyu open a branch in this desolate area, it is clear at a glance who is behind it.

The man silently put everything in front of Ye Xi, but told him that he couldn't find any real evidence, and blatantly provoked Ye Xi.

If Ye Xi sued Chen Zhu, but couldn't produce any evidence, the gap between him and Chen Zhu would just be added for no reason.

If Ye Xi went deep into the investigation, even if he had the exact evidence, Xu Lanting would be sure, Ye Xi would not dare to tell Chen Zhu the whole story.

Firstly, Ye Xi knew that Xu Lanting was not such an easy person to deal with, and he would never confront him easily; secondly, Ye Xi would not ruin Chen Zhu's future with his own hands.

Xu Lanting is indeed a master at calculating people's hearts, he firmly grasped Ye Xi's weakness, making Ye Xi helpless.

The man lightly placed a piece on the chessboard, waiting for Ye Xi to step into the game step by step.

Ye Xi stopped suddenly, with his long legs stepping on both sides of the bicycle, he turned his head and asked Chen Zhu: "Brother, are you really planning to go to that refresher class?"

"Ye Xi, what's the matter with you?" Chen Zhu frowned, he was puzzled, this was obviously something to be happy about, but instead of being happy for him, the other party showed disapproval.

Chen Zhu: "Ye Xi, I know you want to move out immediately and stay away from Xu Lanting. But you have to consider practical issues, the rent after moving out, and the new job—these are all problems."

But I can solve it for you, as long as you are willing to stay away from him!Ye Xi gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

Because he made a fatal mistake from the very beginning, which was to conceal his identity from Chen Zhu.

Now, it can be regarded as his own cocoon.

"No." Ye Xi laughed, "I'm just afraid that you are working too hard. You have to go to work during the day and review at night. How can you have time to go to class?"

Is that so... Chen Zhu's heart softened, and he stroked Ye Xi's short golden hair, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of suffering." He tried to ease the atmosphere, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will accompany you well no matter how busy I am. "

Ye Xi's nose soured, how could there be such a good person as Chen Zhu in the world, it was so good that he was a little silly.

He himself clearly did nothing wrong, but he still patiently coaxed his little boyfriend who was inexplicably awkward.

Chen Zhu's kindness and gentleness slowly enveloped Ye Xi like flowing water.

Ye Xi felt the man's quiet pampering, and the guilt and helplessness in his heart grew deeper.

Brother, I'm sorry.Ye Xi lowered his head and stepped on the pedal slowly.

Carrying the people behind him, he drove slowly on the streets in the bleak autumn wind.

The hot summer that was thought to be endless seemed to have disappeared overnight.

The fallen leaves on the street are fluttering, floating in the cold autumn wind.

Chen Zhu became thinner again, sitting in the back seat light and light like a fallen leaf.But Ye Xi felt that what he carried was the most precious and important friendship in the world.

He can't be sorry to Chen Zhu...Ye Xi willingly fell into Xu Lanting's trap, unable to struggle.

Back home, Ye Xi covered Chen Zhu's cheeks that were icy from the wind, "Brother, go take a hot bath."

He got busy like a bee, while changing Chen Zhu's clothes to wash, he boiled hot water and warmed milk.

Looking at the young man's busy back, Chen Zhu hugged him from behind, then tilted his head to kiss Ye Xi's soft cheek.

"Ye Xi, don't keep it to yourself if you have anything to do in the future, okay?" Chen Zhu whispered softly, "I don't like to guess, and I don't like you being unhappy."

"Okay." Ye Xi turned around and kissed him, "Brother, I will confess to you." His ending voice was submerged in this kiss, vague and deep.

The hot water washed away the exhaustion all over his body, and Chen Zhu let out a long sigh of relief.

He heard Ye Xi's tinkling and busy voice outside the door, and his heart felt at ease and warm.

"Brother, is there anything else in your coat? I'm going to do the laundry." Ye Xi's family is well educated, and even if he lives with close people, he maintains a proper sense of proportion.

Chen Zhu didn't think much about it. While wiping his short hair, he opened the door, "Probably not, take a look."

After washing up, Chen Zhu felt refreshed, nestled on the sofa leisurely, and slowly brushed his hair.

"Brother, remember to drink milk." Ye Xi pressed the button on the washing machine, probably ready to do laundry.

When Chen Zhu saw the hot milk on the table, he felt warm, "Thank you." His little boyfriend seemed heartless and unreliable, but in fact, he took care of Chen Zhu in every possible way in his life.

Even Chen Zhu felt that Ye Xi was better at taking care of others than him.

"Ye Xi." Chen Zhu thought about combining work and rest, so he would take a good rest tonight. He rummaged through the discs in the cabinet, "Want to watch a movie?"

He remembered that Ye Xi liked sci-fi movies very much, so he would buy some discs and take them home from time to time.The two often nestle on the sofa after dinner, cuddling up to each other and watching a movie quietly.

"Ye Xi?" Chen Zhu didn't wait for a response, and turned to look at the balcony, only to see Ye Xi's back in a daze.

The cold wind blew, and Ye Xi was only wearing pajamas, and the hem of his clothes was blown up by the wind, but he didn't seem to know the cold, and just squatted on the ground motionless, holding a note in his hand... as if.

Chen Zhu: "You..." He came to his senses, remembering that he had randomly stuffed the note in his pocket after receiving that note during the day.

"It's not what you think." Chen Zhu approached and pulled him up from the ground, "It's—"

Unexpectedly, Ye Xi smiled lightly and spoke first: "Brother, let's go to the hospital to see him."

"Huh?" Chen Zhu looked at him inexplicably, he didn't understand how a person who had always avoided Xu Lanting like a snake would behave uncharacteristically.

Of course Chen Zhu didn't understand, in Ye Xi's eyes, that note was tantamount to a blatant provocation.

Time and time again, Xu Lanting's frequent actions have completely angered Ye Xi.

He couldn't bear it anymore, he just wanted to tear up Xu Lanting's hypocritical mask.

Ye Xi pulled a far-fetched smile, "Brother, let's go and see him together." He lowered his head and sighed, "It's so pitiful that he was admitted to the hospital at such a young age."

Chen Zhu couldn't laugh or cry, "Don't you hate him, why bother." He hooked Ye Xi's neck and rubbed it lightly, "Ye Xi, he is just a passer-by in our lives, you don't need to care so much."

passerby?Ye Xi sneered in his heart, that man would never let Chen Zhu go even if he died, so how could he be willing to be a passer-by in Chen Zhu's life?

"As you said, you didn't get together well." Ye Xi hugged Chen Zhu, closed his eyes, and hid the hatred in his eyes, "This time, let's say goodbye."

It didn't matter to Chen Zhu, he didn't want to go because he didn't want to disturb his peaceful life.

But Ye Xi insisted on going, so Chen Zhu let him go.

As Ye Xi said, we should say goodbye.

When Chen Zhu heard about Xu Lanting's injury from Huo Yan, he was only slightly startled.

But when he actually saw the person, Chen Zhu realized that Xu Lanting really almost died that night.

Through the glass of the ICU ward, Chen Zhu really touched the texture of life and death.

It wasn't Huo Yan who said "stomach bleeding, I went to the hospital" lightly in his mouth, but the passing of life as if it were real.

The man's face was as pale as paper, because he only relied on nutrition injections to maintain his physical fitness, he had lost a lot of weight, and his eyes were deeply tired.

The pair of fox eyes that were originally ostentatious now drooped slightly, losing their original brilliance.

After the doctor explained a few words, Huo Yan led the two into the ward.

Chen Zhu could feel the deep unkindness in Huo Yan's eyes when he looked at Ye Xi.

He took Ye Xi's hand and said comfortingly, "Don't be afraid."

Ye Xi smiled faintly, and raised the flower in his hand to the man, "I bought it when I passed by the flower shop in front of my house. I hope... Uncle likes it."

"Visiting a sick person to send white flowers," Huo Yan sneered while crossing his arms, "it's rare for you to bother."

Ye Xi asked puzzledly: "Sorry, I grew up here, so I don't understand much."

Huo Yan: "Has no one died in the family, what do you not know?"

"I'm sorry, I really didn't do it on purpose... I just think that the flowers are beautiful, so..." Ye Xi didn't speak, and slowly lowered his hand holding the flowers, and looked at Chen Zhu with drooping eyes.

Chen Zhu smiled at him comfortingly, and said, "I'm sorry for the child's ignorance."

On the way, Ye Xi wanted to buy flowers on a whim, but Chen Zhu didn't think much about it. Now it seems that it is really inappropriate.

Ye Xi was like a child who did something wrong, holding Chen Zhu's arm and lowering his head.

As for Xu Lanting, he didn't make a sound from the beginning to the end.He just looked at Chen Zhu quietly.

From the moment Chen Zhu entered the door, Xu Lanting's eyes never left him.

Maybe it was after walking in front of the King of Hades once, and when he looked at that person again, he felt as if he had passed away.

Years are cruel and ruthless, and times have changed. The young man who used to cry on Xu Lanting's shoulder has now become someone else's reliance.

It turned out that this is how Chen Zhu protects others.Xu Lanting actually wanted to appreciate it, but he felt a little bored, which made it hard for him to breathe.

He quietly watched the two standing in front of him in pairs, watching Chen Zhu's bright protection of Ye Xi.

Are you so afraid of him... Xu Lanting smiled bitterly. Although he is a scumbag, he is not a wolf who eats people and does not spit out bones—oh, maybe he is in front of the Xu family, but in front of Chen Zhu, he is just a wolf. Lost dog.

A defeated dog that dare not even stretch out its paws.

Ye Xi showed a small face from behind Chen Zhu, and said hesitantly, "Uncle, you won't be angry, will you?"

Damn it... Huo Yan didn't say anything, "You—"

"Huo Yan." Xu Lanting finally spoke out, signaling him not to make things difficult for Chen Zhu.

Xu Lanting has a lot of ways to deal with children like Ye Xi, but there is Chen Zhu in front of Ye Xi, Xu Lanting doesn't want to cause trouble.

"Virtue." Huo Yan really didn't look at it, glanced at Ye Xi, opened the door and went out.

After Huo Yan left, there was a moment of silence in the ward.

In the silent room, the sound of dripping can almost be heard.

Chen Zhu looked at the dense pinholes in Xu Lanting's hand, opened his mouth to say something, hesitated for a moment, and threw the untimely flower from Ye Xi's hand into the trash can.

He led Ye Xi to sit down on the sofa beside the bed, and realized that the distance was too short, so he sat back upright.

How could Xu Lanting not notice Chen Zhu's subconscious avoidance, he smiled weakly, and thanked him in a hoarse voice.

"You're welcome." Ye Xi said, "My brother didn't want to come, but I want to see you."

"Oh?" Xu Lanting asked lightly, without any superfluous look on his face, "It's rare that you have a heart."

"Not really." Ye Xi clenched Chen Zhu's hand, "I just want you to say goodbye to my brother. My brother has told me about the things between you. I think you guys ended too badly at the beginning. It’s embarrassing, I don’t want my brother to be sad when he thinks about it in the future.”

Ye Xi slowly pressed the knife to Xu Lanting's chest, "My brother still has a long way to go in the future. He has to go to college and live a good life. However, only by cleaning up the dirty past can we move forward well. let's go, no?"

The man was silent for a moment, then chuckled, "So, you are here to be a peacemaker."

Xu Lanting didn't look at Ye Xi, he kept looking at Chen Zhu.

Such a close distance was never in his dreams, and he could even clearly see the clear water film under Chen Zhu's eyes.

"Chen Zhu." Xu Lanting called him suddenly, but when Chen Zhu looked at him, Xu Lanting lowered his eyes subconsciously.

He knew how embarrassed he looked at the moment, and he didn't want Chen Zhu to see his mess.

Even though, his embarrassment has nowhere to hide.

Xu Lanting said slowly: "I owe you what I owe you, and I will never pay it back." He paused for a while, and then continued, "I ruined your future, ruined your life, these are not A flimsy apology can get over it."

The man was on drips in both hands, his face was pale and haggard, he avoided Chen Zhu's eyes as if evading, as if he didn't dare to meet his gaze.

"Chen Zhu, I know I don't deserve to make amends, even redemption is an extravagant hope." Xu Lanting said in a low voice, "But, after all, I owe you, I beg you—"

Xu Lanting closed his eyes, hiding the redness in his eyes, "Please, don't pay back the money."

He said, "Just do it, give me a hand, will it work?"

Chen Zhu had never seen Xu Lanting look so depressed. He shrank his hand, but was held tightly by Ye Xi.

"It's all over." Chen Zhu said, "I..." He suddenly didn't know how to speak, he never thought that there would be a day when Xu Lanting would not even dare to look at him.

Xu Lanting's posture was too low, even humble.

Chen Zhu could confront the powerful Xu Lanting without changing his face, but he didn't know how to face such a humble man.

"I owe you the money." Before Chen Zhu finished speaking, Xu Lanting sighed deeply, "Chen Zhu, you might as well kill me."

He finally opened his eyes, allowing Chen Zhu to see the redness in his eyes clearly.

"Chen Zhu, I beg you." The man looked at him deeply, his eyes were filled with weakness that he had never seen before, "Don't pay back the money."

From beginning to end, he was the one who owed Chen Zhu, so how could he accept Chen Zhu's sweat in exchange for a sum of money with peace of mind?

Xu Lanting paused, and said in a way that Chen Zhu could accept: "If nothing happened back then, you should be studying at HKUST now. With your ability, you should get a generous scholarship every year, as well as scholarships for various competitions , the salary for making up classes for any high school student—these add up to about hundreds of thousands.”

Chen Zhu listened quietly. Xu Lanting's description was so detailed that it even surpassed his own fantasy about college life.

It seemed that the man had already imagined countless times in his heart, what he would look like in college.

"Your salary after graduation, the annual salary will not be less than one million." Xu Lanting clenched his hands and said slowly, "Chen Zhu, I have always owed you, I'm sorry."

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, and I'm sorry, it's all too pale.

Chen Zhu was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Since this is the case, let's forget about the debt between us."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a faint smile, "Speaking of which, I have to calculate a sum of money to pay you back."

"No need." Chen Zhu refused, "I made the original decision after all."

Moreover, he didn't want to have too much involvement with Xu Lanting anymore, it's useless to talk more.

The weak connection between him and Xu Lanting was finally severed.

"Okay." Xu Lanting took a deep look at Chen Zhu, "Thank you for coming to see me today."

Chen Zhu was about to get up and leave, but Ye Xi, who had been silent beside him, said softly, "Thank you uncle."

Ye Xi held Chen Zhu's hand tightly, and said, "From now on, you won't be entangled in any way. I think uncle can retire from my brother's world."

He turned his head and smiled at Chen Zhu again, and said, "Brother, do you still have to go to the refresher class for an audition today? I'll accompany you."

He explained the training class so clearly that Xu Lanting could hear it clearly.

And Xu Lanting just hooked his lips into a smile, and didn't even bother to open his eyelids.

Ye Xi: "Uncle, thank you for not disturbing me these days, so that my brother can go to school and work with peace of mind."

Xu Lanting was holding onto his weakness, and Ye Xi was also aware of Xu Lanting's.

He was warning Xu Lanting not to appear again, disturbing Chen Zhu's life.

As long as Xu Lanting doesn't bother him anymore, it doesn't matter where Chen Zhu goes to class.

However, the man opened his eyes and glanced at him meaningfully.

Ye Xi's heart immediately became angry, and he knew that this matter was endless.

After everyone left, Huo Yan just finished smoking a cigarette. He entered the door with the cold wind all over his body, and his voice was also cold, "How about it, is enough of Qiong Yao's play?"

Xu Lanting suddenly tilted his head and coughed. He had been suppressing it just now, and now his lungs were almost starved of oxygen.

Seeing someone coughing, Huo Yan stopped scolding him and found a place to sit down.

Xu Lanting took a breath, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I won't die." Not only that, but he had to get well quickly, a person like Ye Xi couldn't stay for long.

Huo Yan said coldly: "You are good at calculating, that brat is going to be unable to hold back." He remembered Ye Xi's eyes when he left, and sneered, "They are all fucking foxes, they have to pretend to be little white rabbits. "

"So, he can't stay with Chen Zhu."

Huo Yan was speechless for a moment, then said: "Xu Lanting, are you out of your mind? Don't say it's Chen Zhu's own business, even if you are his father, he still has the freedom to fall in love."

"Huh?" Xu Lanting thought seriously for a while, did Chen Zhu call his father on the bed...

It's a pity that Chen Zhu's sense of morality is not as high as usual, and when he was cornered, he just yelled brother, brother.

Huo Yan ruthlessly shattered Xu Lanting's dream, and said coldly: "Without Ye Xi, there will be another one. Xu Lanting, you have to understand that Chen Zhu has to settle down with someone."

"If there is such a suitable person, one day, you can't destroy him again." Huo Yan said this, but knew that Xu Lanting would not.

These days, he could see very clearly that Xu Lanting was almost holding that man carefully.

The man is like a wolf with its tusks pulled out and its sharp claws retracted, holding a rabbit in its mouth, not daring to open its mouth, nor willing to let it go.

"One day..." Xu Lanting said darkly, "I will bless him."

Huo Yan snorted coldly, "I believe your ass."

Indeed, Xu Lanting himself didn't believe it, he knew very well that in this life, even if he died, he would never let Chen Zhu go.

Xu Lanting sighed, falling in love with a scum like himself, Chen Zhu is really unlucky for eight lifetimes.

After the trial class ended, Chen Zhu packed his things contentedly and left the classroom.

The level of the lecturer was very high and even exceeded his expectations.

With no debts and a light weight, Chen Zhu embarked on the road of studying with peace of mind. Of course, when passing by the flower shop, he did not forget to buy a bouquet of gorgeous roses for his little boyfriend.

"A dollar a flower," said the florist's wife.

Chen Zhu took out the last dollar in his pocket.

After paying the money, he suddenly remembered the quotation poem he saw in the newspaper - "Honey, I am willing to be romantic with you to death."

Chen Zhu looked at the fiery red rose in his hand and thought.

He went to the newsstand and flipped through today's post.

The anonymous person has not written any more love poems for several days. I don't know if he has finally chased the person he likes, or finally given up chasing that hopeless love.

Relying on memory, Chen Zhu looked at the corner of the newspaper.

Unexpectedly, the love poem that disappeared for a few days reappeared.

"devillove..." Chen Zhu read in a low voice, devil love?

The love poem was still only a short line, but it made Chen Zhu lose his mind for a moment.

"The devil loves you like mad,

But don't be afraid, my dear,

The devil has lost to love. "