Self-cultivation of spare tire

"Harvard is holding an alumni meeting recently," Shen Qingqu on the other end of the phone paused and said, "You still have the last round of interviews, why don't you get familiar with the environment first?"

Chen Zhu knew that Shen Qingqu wanted to help him, if it was the past, he would not refuse such a good opportunity.

But Shen Qingqu's help now is an invisible pressure for Chen Zhu.

"Thanks, but I still—"

Shen Qingqu said slowly: "It's just a small party. Last year, I held some activities with the Harvard club at school, so I only had the opportunity to attend their commendation meeting this year."

He explained: "I want to take you there, not only because of personal reasons, but you will also be a part of Harvard in the future. If you get familiar with the environment earlier, maybe I will ask you for help in the future."

Chen Zhu thought for a while, and Shen Qingqu said again: "You should accompany me to participate."

Having reached this point, Chen Zhu didn't struggle anymore, "Okay, thank you."

Shen Qingqu smiled faintly, "Chen Zhu, I should thank you."

Shen Qingqu's calm and deep care, mature and rational love, silently surrounded Chen Zhu.

After the call was over, Chen Zhu read a few more interview materials. Oral English has always been his shortcoming. Although communication and writing are not a problem now, his way of thinking is still a bit slow.

Shackled by his thinking, he had to go through the interviewer's questions in his mind before he could react and answer.

Therefore, he has been practicing question and answer repeatedly these days.

In addition to the interview, there are also chores of moving and finding a job over there.

Chen Zhu not only has to prepare for the interview, but also sends out resumes to find a job and find a suitable house.

The closer you get to success, the harder it is.

But he didn't feel tired. Instead, being busy made him have no distracting thoughts and a peaceful heart.

In this way, he doesn't have to think about the night when he was drunk, and he doesn't have to guess what the man was thinking that day.

The past is gone, there is no need to look back, and the future can only be expected.

The alumni association would last for nearly a month, Shen Qingqu picked a weekend when Chen Zhu was free, and then drove over to pick him up.

On the way, Shen Qingqu only asked how Chen Zhu was preparing for the interview, but he didn't take a step closer to inquire about Chen Zhu's private affairs.

It's not that he doesn't care, Shen Qingqu knows what is the way to advance and retreat, so he maintains a proper sense of proportion and doesn't do anything out of line.

Chen Zhuyuan thought that after that confession, the two of them would be somewhat awkward when they met again, but he didn't expect that Shen Qingqu was still as gentle and polite as before, as if nothing had changed.

It's comfortable to get along like this.

Cars cannot enter the campus, but Chen Zhu could see Harvard's classical and solemn buildings from a distance.

The two got out of the car and walked side by side on the campus boulevard.Because it is the alumni association, there are people in suits coming and going everywhere, which is very lively.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet my former teacher." Shen Qingqu smiled, inadvertently grabbed Chen Zhu's arm, and led him into the auditorium.

The auditorium was very quiet and the atmosphere was solemn.Shen Qingqu took Chen Zhu to register the information at the entrance, and then led the people inside.

The photos on both sides of the corridor are all the people who won the Harvard Award of the Alumni Association in the past. Chen Zhu glanced over and saw faces from all over the world.

Suddenly, in a row of photos, an oriental face is very eye-catching.

The man's eyebrows and eyes have the deepness of a Westerner, but his outline is soft. Those ostentatious eyes appear extraordinarily gentle in the solemn atmosphere.

Shen Qingqu also noticed that photo, he said doubtfully: "Why is he..." However, thinking of the man's speech and behavior that night, he really didn't look like an ordinary person.

It's just that Shen Qingqu didn't expect that Xu Lanting's ghost was so lingering that he could even bump into him when he was attending an alumni association.

In the crowd, the man talked freely among the outstanding alumni, with a smile on his lips, and his low-mellow voice was elegant and charming.

"Austin!" An old professor stepped forward and touched Xu Lanting's shoulder with a smile.

And Xu Lanting turned around at this moment, and saw Chen Zhu... Shen Qingqu who was standing side by side with Chen Zhu.

His eyes narrowed imperceptibly, and the gloomyness in his eyes flashed past, followed by a decent smile.

While Xu Lanting was chatting with the old professor, his peripheral vision was lingering on the people not far away.

"I didn't expect to meet him here." No matter how well-bred Shen Qingqu was, it was inevitable that he would be a little unhappy.

Chen Zhu was not in any mood, but said coldly, "It's okay, well water doesn't interfere with river water."

As long as Xu Lanting knows what's good and what's wrong, don't bother him again.

But what Chen Zhu didn't know was that Xu Lanting had facilitated this Hongmen banquet, and the man never planned to let him go.

After a short greeting, the leader of the commendation conference stood in the center of the auditorium.

Shen Qingqu was afraid that Chen Zhu would feel bored, so he tilted his head to talk to him: "We will announce the winners of this year's alumni association award later, and they are probably those who participated in their club activities last year."

Chen Zhu didn't quite understand the doorway inside, but he listened very carefully. He faintly heard Shen Qingqu's name, and then looked at him with some surprise.

"Well, I also participated." Shen Qingqu has always been low-key and modest, just said softly, "The professor recommended me to go, just to gain social experience. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can also participate. I believe you can do better. good."

The two tilted their heads and whispered in the crowd. Although they were separated by seats and their gestures were not intimate, Xu Lanting's eyes gradually sank.

"Austin, you said just now that you would introduce an outstanding student to me. Is he here?" The old professor looked around.

Xu Lanting raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yes." But his smile lingered on his lips, and his eyes were cold, "To be with his friends."

Xu Lanting raised his hand and pointed to the back not far away, "He is the student I told you about with good grades."

Chen Zhu sat slightly sideways, with a clear profile profile and a straight bridge of nose.

"Oh!" The old professor nodded, "I have an impression of him."

"Huh?" Xu Lanting said with a smile, "Could it be that someone has already recommended him to you?"

Old professor: "A few days ago, I received a letter of recommendation from the capital, and the principal there also recommended this student to me."

Xu Lanting was relieved, the recommendation letter was naturally written by the principal voluntarily, he just mentioned it casually at the school board meeting.

In addition, Chen Zhu himself is very good, he believes that Chen Zhu will enter Harvard's school smoothly.

As for Shen Qingqu... Xu Lanting glanced at the back of Chen Zhu who was approaching Chen Zhu not far away, slightly bent his knuckles, and clenched them tightly.

After the commendation meeting, Shen Qingqu proposed to take Chen Zhu around.

"There are a lot of libraries here, but there are a lot of ordinary people." Shen Qingqu walked slowly beside Chen Zhu. It was already afternoon, and the afterglow of the warm winter sun was still there. Fragments of light scattered on the tree-lined road, shoulders, face side.

Shen Qingqu tilted his head, saw the fallen leaves on Chen Zhu's shoulder, raised his hand, but hesitated for a moment...

Chen Zhu also reacted, and hastily swept off the leaves of the phoenix tree on his shoulders.

"Sorry." Shen Qingqu's sudden apology made Chen Zhu puzzled.

Shen Qingqu smiled lightly, twisted a leaf with his slender fingertips, under the afterglow of the setting sun, the man's handsome eyes were stained with a little melancholy, "I used to think that I could walk in the world openly and frankly for a lifetime. Now I understand , love makes people mean and selfish."

He brushed away the fallen leaves, and under the shade of the trees, Shen Qingqu's eyes became tender and tender, "Chen Zhu, I brought you here today, not only to let you familiarize yourself with the environment, but in fact, I also want to get close to you."

Shen Qingqu frankly expressed his hidden thoughts, and said with a smile, "I don't like myself like this, but, Chen Zhu, I like you too much, so I still do this."

The frank and undisguised love slowly unfolded before Chen Zhu's eyes.

Shen Qingqu walked under the shade of the tree, looking into the distance, "I really hope that every day at Harvard, I can use various reasons to see you."

He said softly: "Chen Zhu, are you willing to give me a chance..." Shen Qingqu pursed his lips, "Are you approaching you so despicably?"

Chen Zhu had no intention of being romantic, but was still moved by Shen Qingqu's frankness.

Chen Zhu has never been able to impress Chen Zhu with his beautiful skin or monstrous power.

But just like him, a sincere and magnanimous soul.

Chen Zhu thought for a while, and said: "Perhaps, we can start as friends." He felt that Shen Qingqu was more like a teacher and friend than a lover.

He also looks forward to having someone who will walk side by side with him on his path of growing and acquiring knowledge.

But that role doesn't have to be a lover.

Shen Qingqu smiled wryly: "Chen Zhu, don't be so cruel to me." He couldn't suppress his heart, he just became friends with Chen Zhu.

"Sorry." Chen Zhu didn't say any more, just smiled at Shen Qingqu.

Perhaps, not refusing is also a kind of response, Shen Qingqu thought bitterly, at least, he still has a chance.

The future is long...Shen Qingqu believes that compared to the paranoid Xu Lanting and the childish Ye Xi, he will be the last one to stay by Chen Zhu's side.

After the commendation meeting, there will be a reception.Chen Zhu didn't know how to drink, and the agency who was looking for a job called. Chen Zhu said goodbye to Shen Qingqu and wanted to leave first.

"I'll see you off." Shen Qingqu said.

Chen Zhu knew that Shen Qingqu still had a lot of people to know, he didn't want to waste his time, so he refused, "It's nearby, I can get there by subway."

"Nearby?" Shen Qingqu was a little suspicious, people who could live near the campus were either rich or expensive, even if they wanted to hire tutors, they would also hire college students...

Shen Qingqu was a little worried: "Be careful."

"Okay." Chen Zhu put on his coat and was about to say something when the phone came in again. He could only wave to Shen Qingqu, and then rushed towards that house.

Chen Zhu looked at the five-storey villa in front of him, and after confirming that the other party was looking for the right person, he stepped forward and rang the doorbell.

The sound of familiar footsteps rushed over.

There were many nights when Chen Zhu got away from the busy day, and it was the sound of such footsteps that welcomed him home...

"Brother!" The door opened, Ye Xi's bright smile made Chen Zhu shake his head.

"you…"

Ye Xi let the door open and said in a low voice: "Brother, don't be angry, why don't you come first?"

Chen Zhu frowned, stood outside the door, not intending to go in, "Ye Xi, what do you want to do?"

Ye Xi waved his hands hastily, and explained anxiously: "My father said that I didn't live up to it, so I just wanted to prove it to him. I just happened to be graduating from high school this year, so I wanted to find someone to take tutoring, and then let my father say hello to me. ...shave and see..."

"It's admiration." Chen Zhu was a little speechless, and said, "Then you should find someone else."

"Then how can I do it?" Ye Xi lowered his head, showing embarrassment, "I often have no one at home, if that tutor is unreliable, treats me...or kidnaps me, what should I do? I don't worry. "

Chen Zhu glanced at his muscular lines, "Really."

"Brother." Ye Xi bit his lip, he hesitated to speak, a lot of words came to his lips, but he just said softly, "Just help me."

In the past, he looked up at Chen Zhu, but the person in his arms was worried about gains and losses, and was anxious.

It was only now that he realized that it was never others that made him uneasy, but that he did not have enough confidence to stand beside Chen Zhu.

Ye Xi raised his palm and swore, "I promise you, I will really study hard, and I won't have any other thoughts!"

Ye Xi's eyes were sincere, as he said, before he was able to stand upright beside Chen Zhu, Ye Xi didn't dare to cross the boundary line for half a step.

"Are you sure?" Chen Zhu certainly didn't believe that Ye Xi came to him just to study.

Ye Xi nodded, "Don't worry, even if you don't agree, I will study hard." I want to be worthy of you...

Chen Zhu sighed helplessly, he thought for a while, "Let me think about it."

"Okay." Ye Xi smiled brightly, and there seemed to be a little tail shaking wildly behind him, "Brother, I will be very good!"

As the night darkened, Chen Zhu boarded the last bus.

He was leaning against the window of the car tiredly, the halo of the city in front of his eyes, and the rustling of leaves on the side of the street.

Suddenly Chen Zhu caught a glimpse of a familiar car.

The global limited edition Aston Martin is hard not to attract people's attention.

"Sir, please stop at the next stop." On the last bus, there were only a few scattered people on board, Chen Zhu suddenly made a noise, making the drowsy people look at him.

The car stopped, Chen Zhu wrapped his coat tightly, put on a baseball cap, put on his bag, and got out of the car.

He stood quietly on the side of the road, watching the supercar not far away slowly approaching.

"Xu Lanting." Chen Zhu took the initiative to attack rarely, and said coldly to the people in the car, "Come out."

The car door opened, and the man's slender legs stepped out, followed by a faint smell of alcohol.

Chen Zhu didn't look at him, but led the people into a nearby convenience store that was open [-] hours a day.

Chen Zhu sat on the window seat of the convenience store and clenched his fists.

Just tonight...he thought coldly, Xu Lanting must completely disappear from his world.

The man slowly sat down opposite him, Chen Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Lanting.

Perhaps because of the alcohol, Xu Lanting still had a tinge of wine red at the end of his eyes, making those fox eyes even more ostentatious.

"Azhu—"

"Xu Lanting." Chen Zhu said coldly, "Shen Qingqu confessed to me."

He didn't look at the man's eyes that darkened for a moment, but turned his head to look at the fallen leaves outside the window, "Ye Xi, come to me too. Probably because he wants to get back together."

Chen Zhu smiled faintly, and looked at Xu Lanting, "Ye Xi is cheerful and sunny, and Shen Qingqu has excellent literary talents. They are all very good people."

"Oh, that's right..." The man's hands on his knees trembled, and then they clenched into fists.

Chen Zhu: "Whether it's Ye Xi or Shen Qingqu, I will seriously consider it. Of course, even without them, there will be better people standing side by side with me in the future."

"Chen Zhu..." Xu Lanting clenched his teeth, stop talking, stop talking...

But Chen Zhu's voice turned into a sharp blade, piercing through Xu Lanting's chest.

"In this world, everyone is possible, but you are the only one who can't."

Chen Zhu looked away, paused, and then continued: "Xu Lanting, that person can't be you."

"Why!" The man suppressed his throat, and let out a desperate growl from his throat, "Chen Zhu..."

The man's eyes were red, as if a wild beast had reached a desperate situation, struggling hopelessly, "Ye Xi? Ye Xi has a chance to reform himself...Chen Zhu, Ah Zhu, I will also reform..."

His posture was almost begging, humble to the extreme.

Chen Zhu sneered, and even spared a glimpse of the corner of his eye to give it to the other party, "Are you worthy?"

"Hurt me, destroy me, imprison me..." Chen Zhu clenched his fists, and asked Xu Lanting with a sneer, "Xu Lanting, you don't think that I, Chen Zhu, will turn around and be with a scumbag?"

"Yes," Xu Lanting lowered his eyes suddenly, and said in a low voice, "I am indeed a scum."

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "So, you won't even give me a chance to make up for it, will you?"

Chen Zhu looked at the man who lowered his head, his knuckles were clenched white, "Emotional matters have always been a bad debt, and I can't settle it." He didn't want to settle it either.

The scars already existed, and Chen Zhu had never been someone who had trouble with himself.

Chen Zhu sat up straighter, and said solemnly: "Xu Lanting, I'll make it clear to you today. The person I want should be upright and upright, but at least they can't break the law or cover up the sky with one hand."

His words directly hit Xu Lanting's Achilles' heel.

Xu Lanting smiled palely, "Since when did I break the law...Huh?" He just used his own means to get rid of those who didn't like him...

In the law of survival of men, the law of the jungle has always been the law of the jungle, and the winner is king.

Chen Zhu was too lazy to detour with him, so he simply pointed out everything: "Xu Lanting, I won't want a scumbag."

"Whether it's Ye Xi or Shen Qingqu..." Chen Zhu looked out the window, "Even that homeless man by the side of the road, they are more open and open than you."

After Chen Zhu finished speaking, he got up and looked down at Xu Lanting from top to bottom, "Xu Lanting, can you wash away the things you have done in this life?"

"Do you think, do you deserve it?" He didn't even look at Xu Lanting, and opened the door to leave.

Not worthy...Xu Lanting looked dejectedly at the bloody palm, and smiled bitterly, "Yes, I am the only one who is not worthy."

The cold wind pierced Xu Lanting's face coldly as the door opened.

"Azhu," Xu Lanting called out to Chen Zhu in a low voice, "If, one day, I can wash away all my sins, won't you be able to look at me..."

Chen Zhu paused when he heard the words, and then left without looking back.

He knew that the knife tonight was deep enough.

It was enough for Xu Lanting to withdraw from his world.

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