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Yang Chen dragged me all the way to the outside of the bar, his coat was long to my knees, and the wide hood completely covered my face.In the winter night, I didn't feel cold for a while, and after standing still, I could lower my head and withdraw my sore hands to concentrate on rubbing my wrists, and wipe off the blood stains from him along the way.

"Xu Junyan, are you stupid?" He scolded me, "Do what she tells you to do, do you die when she tells you to die? Have no brains? Do you really think you are selling yourself?"

I didn't answer him, Yang Chen rubbed his hair irritably, fumbled in his trouser pocket to find a pack of cigarettes, lit one and continued: "Fuck... I really don't know what that lunatic Xue Keming is trying to do. They're all crazy, don't provoke her, can you? Can't you hide away? If I don't come, you will take off and show them?"

I was not in good health, and I couldn't help coughing twice when I smelled the smoke.The exposed legs finally felt the freezing temperature. I should be glad that the night was already dark, and no one could see my expression clearly when my back was turned to the light.Yang Chen paused, and his tone was irritable: "What are you coughing? I won't smoke anymore."

"It's okay." I whispered.

"It's okay." He put out the cigarette, folded his arms and said, "It's so cold, I just put on a fucking coat and returned it to you...Let's go, I'll buy you some clothes."

I looked down at the toes of my shoes, the luckiest choice I made today was not to take off my shoes, otherwise the glass shards passing through the entire room would have caused more wounds.I said in the cold wind: "I'm going back."

"Okay, what are you going back to do?" He turned his head inexplicably, and I could see his ruthless and beautiful eyebrows and eyes under the neon lights, and the little blood on his cheeks added a bit of youthful viciousness, he frowned slightly and said, "Also... I will take care of today's matter, so you don't have to worry."

"Thank you." I said sincerely, "but I have to go back to do my homework. I haven't reviewed the monthly exam the day after tomorrow. I know the bus stop is a few steps away. I will return the coat to you tomorrow." , I'll clean it up."

"Xu Junyan!" He called my name a little angrily, "Why are you being so pretentious to me? I didn't tell you to take off... How do I know she's so crazy? Didn't I come to help you?"

"I do not blame you."

"Then let's go, my car is in front. What are you playing with me now?"

I sigh.In fact, some things are not as difficult as I thought, such as stripping naked in public, such as speaking in the most sincere tone without any grievances.I waved to him: "I really have to go, Yang Chen, thank you very much today."

My steps were fairly brisk, even though the broken glass that fell into my shoes cut my ankles, and the cold winter night in City B made my teeth tremble, I still left this place with brisk steps.

"Xu Junyan!" Yang Chen was so angry with me that he lowered his face and yelled obscenities on the side of the road in front of many passers-by. The birds on the side of the road fluttered their wings and flew away in shock, "Don't fucking regret it!"

I do not regret.

In fact, there is no bus stop ahead, only Lin Ya is leaning beside the bus, playing with her mobile phone boredly, flicking the pink crystal pendant on her mobile phone.She raised her head and said to me: "This is not sending a special car to pick up our heroes. It was a good show just now."

"It's your thoughtfulness."

She opened the car door and let me sit in the back seat, and she sat beside me intimately, and said to the driver, "Uncle Zhang, let's go."

"Do you know where my home is?" It was very warm in the car, and Lin Ya handed me a cup of hot cocoa to warm my hands.

"There is nothing in this world that cannot be found." She said with a smile, "Our cooperation is perfect. Xue Keming finally fell in my hands. You don't know that she cried after Yang Chen took you away." She looked like that, her most beloved boyfriend was gone, and she finally couldn't pretend anymore."

I found it a bit boring, mixed with traces of embarrassment, and I still insisted on listening to her happy evaluation: "Yang Chen was handsome when he rushed in, and it was interesting to be a hero to save the beauty at a critical moment. Xue Keming still doesn't know how to hate her, But from now on, I will cover you, and you will have no worries."

"I know Xue Keming is going to humiliate me. I was mentally prepared when you told me to do whatever Xue Keming asked me to do." I looked down at the hot drink and said, "Your man can pinch me." It's really powerful to let Yang Chen come over at the critical moment, I thought I had to take off all my clothes."

Lin Ya was answering a text message, humming a song with an unknown tune, she was stunned for a moment when she heard what I said, and suddenly laughed so hard that her branches trembled.She wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes laughing, and said intermittently: "What, what."

"You don't really think that I brought Yang Chen here at the last moment? He is not a fool, so he will definitely be suspicious. But speaking of it, it is the right time, place and people. Who asked Xue Keming to choose a mirror on the entire wall of the box? Can it be turned into a one-way mirror? I just sent an invitation letter asking Yang Chen to watch a play next door."

"It's because he picks the time and chooses to appear at that time—ah, maybe it's because he thinks Xue Keming is too ridiculous and finally can't stand it anymore?"

I looked into her eyes, but she shook her calf nonchalantly, and smiled at me from the side: "Don't be downcast, what's the big deal, you got revenge on Xue Keming, at least you should be happy."

I numbly nodded and pulled out a forced smile.Lin Ya looked at it for a while, then suppressed her smile and said, "You should be very tired today, go back and sleep early. Come on, don't laugh, laughing is uglier than crying."

She sighed as she spoke, took out a tissue for me, and then said helplessly: "Wipe your tears, you're so pitiful, it looks like I'm so vicious...Okay, okay, can I apologize for what I said before? Xu Junyan is sorry, I shouldn't joke about what happened tonight, I'm sorry if I hurt you, please forgive me. Can we stop crying?"

I touched my face belatedly, only to realize that it was covered with wet tears.