Sludge to the Mountain Ghost

The top of the head is a slap.

"I don't care what I say, and I don't care what you are!"

The thin and tall man was slapped, but he didn't hold back his strength. He easily pushed away Lin Hejing who was mediating with him, and wrestled with Lin Pai.

"What the hell am I? Look at yourself, you are as thin as a bamboo pole, and you still have the face to be someone else's mistress?"

"How old are you, little brat? Are you out to sell or out to mess around! Does your mother know? She doesn't care about you!"

The two were arguing so hard that Lin Hejing ran between the two whenever he had the chance, trying to separate them, but was always pushed aside.

Xu Rui helped hold Lin Pai's waist and dragged him back. Lin Hejing took the opportunity to stop the man from letting him go forward, and then reluctantly separated them.

However, there is a huge disparity in strength between men and women. Although a man is thin, he is as strong as a cow. Without saying a word, he rushed forward and slapped Lin Pai in the face.

"Snapped--"

The crisp sound of slaps quieted the small room, but the pain Lin Pai expected did not come.

Xu Rui stood in front of Lin Pai, his head slanted to one side following the force of the slap, half of his face was numb at first, and then he felt pain. He stared at the man and said, "If you still want to do something to him, I will let you leave this house sideways today."

Being stared at by him like this, the man took a step back unconsciously, Lin Hejing whispered a few words in his ear, as if he had been hit by a bolt from the blue, his eyes wandered between Lin Hejing and Lin Pai, "What? He is you..."

"Hurry up and go back! Don't make trouble here!" Lin Hejing pushed him into the corridor, only to realize that the door had not been closed just now.

Seeing the figure of the man disappear at the corner of the corridor, Lin Hejing closed the door and drew the curtains tighter. She grabbed Xu Rui's hand and looked at him apologetically.

"Aren't you classmates? I'm sorry, it's too messy today, can you let me talk to Xiao Pai alone? Come to Auntie at noon tomorrow, and Auntie will cook for you."

"Well, okay, then I'll go first..." Xu Rui responded, turned and walked towards the door.

Lin Pai didn't look back, but stretched out his hand to grab him back, "Say what you want, there's nothing he can't listen to."

Lin Hejing looked embarrassed, she walked up to Lin Pai and took his hand, but turned to Xu Rui for help.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you downstairs." Xu Rui pushed away Lin Pai's hand from his waist, and squeezed his palm before letting go.

As if grabbing a life-saving straw, Lin Hejing hurriedly added, "Go back to where you live first, and I'll send Xiao Pai back later."

"also."

Lin Pai shook off Lin Hejing's hand, stared back at Xu Rui and shouted at him, "Don't you understand me when I tell you not to leave!"

"Lin Pai... I, you have a good chat, I'll wait for you." Xu Rui wanted to put his hand on his neck. Lin Pai was always used to this way of comforting, but with Lin Hejing present, Xu Rui only raised his hand halfway. Instead, he changed direction, grabbed the doorknob and opened the door.

On the way here, I only brought an umbrella, and the snow that fell on the umbrella had melted, so this umbrella was leaning wet in the corridor, Xu Rui hesitated a little, and took this umbrella.

The wind whizzed past the concrete wall, and it was still raining and snowing outside. Xu Rui went downstairs, found a step and sat down.

There are two stairs in this building, but this one is at the gate and is the only way out.

"It's just a little cold..." Xu Rui shivered, and wrapped his coat tightly. Half of his face was still hot. He turned his head so that this half of his face faced the wind.

He flipped through the bag he was carrying, Lin Pai's things were also in it, there was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, Xu Rui said to himself, "I haven't seen you smoke a few times before, why do you go everywhere? Do you want to take it with you? Now that you have all the belts..."

Xu Rui took out a cigarette from a pack of cigarettes, recalling Lin Pai's posture of holding the cigarette, and made gestures for a while before lighting it.

Same as last time, he didn't choke, and he still felt that this cigarette didn't taste as good as last time.

Last taste?The last time Lin Pai held it to his mouth...he took a sip before handing it over...at that time they were hiding behind the laboratory building, and he just held his hand like this...

Xu Rui was almost fascinated by his thoughts, and the pain and cold became far away. He hugged the backpack on his lap tightly, but the thin fabric could not imitate Lin Pai's well-proportioned flesh and bones. He took a sip, as if it could rub Lin Pai's breath into his body.

The lights on the stairs are voice-activated, and the cigarettes burn quietly, but the lights don’t turn on again, only the pale street lights outside the building generously send in some light, the smoke just rises in the light, and is blown away by the cold wind .

It wasn't until the fifth step that the voice-activated lights of the stairs turned on sequentially from the sixth floor. After a while, Lin Pai appeared behind him.

Xu Rui looked back, but did not see Lin Hejing.

"She didn't come out." Lin Pai had no extra expression on his face, he glanced at the cigarette butts on the ground, and walked straight out.

Xu Rui packed his backpack with all his might, took his umbrella and followed, "Didn't she say to send you back later?"

"Didn't you say to go back first?"

"How could I be ashamed to stay in the scene just now? You didn't see your mother's eyes. She almost cried out looking at me."

"Then did you see the look in my eyes?" Lin Pai suddenly turned his head under the eaves, and threw a distant eye knife, snowflakes flew behind him, and a few pieces adhered to the fabric.

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, not daring to follow.By the time he realized it, Lin Pai had turned around and ran into the rain and snow.

He opened the umbrella and followed, but the wind was too strong at night, and he couldn't keep up with Lin Pai with the umbrella, so he simply closed the umbrella and rushed into the night with Lin Pai.

38. Chapter 38

Lin Pai ran for a few minutes, but couldn't get away from Xu Rui. He gradually slowed down and turned into a brisk walk.

Although the hair and clothes of the two of them were almost wet, Xu Rui opened the umbrella, "Did your mother tell you something? She won't fight with you, right?"

Xu Rui came to his side, pinched his chin and looked left and right. Lin Pai avoided his sight, raised his hand to block him, and walked forward quickly.

"Lin Pai, stop making trouble, okay?" Xu Rui quickly followed him with an umbrella in his hand, "The fever hasn't completely subsided in the afternoon, and now you think you're going to die again, don't you?"

Lin Pai stopped suddenly, turned his head and questioned Xu Rui, "Why did you block a slap for me?"

"I... I just... anyway..."

"Love me? Can't bear me? Or like me?"

White snowflakes fell on Lin Pai's head, but red bloodshot eyes climbed up, and raindrops rolled down his face, which made his eyes clearer. He continued to ask, "Then why did you stay when I asked you to stay?" Walk?"

"Sorry, I……"

"You don't need to apologize to me. You didn't apologize to me or anyone. What's wrong with liking girls? What's wrong with liking boys? Xu Rui, you're passionate, flamboyant, and bright. I have too many beautiful words about you, but You are not brave."

Lin Pai shook his head slowly, pulled the corners of his mouth and gave a forced smile, he stepped back, distanced himself from Xu Rui, and said, "Don't follow me, you go back first."

Xu Rui felt as if his heart had been seized by an aggressive force, the wind in his ears, the snow on his head, and the rain at his feet all melted into the boundless night, turning into chaos.

He saw Lin Pai turn around, saw him walking towards Chaos, he was the only one in sight, but he walked further and further away.

Xu Rui followed him mechanically, holding an umbrella for Lin Pai.

Lin Pai waved his hand, put the umbrella handle aside, and repeated without any disturbance, "I told you not to follow me."

Having said that, Xu Rui really didn't follow. He stretched out his arms and held up the umbrella, which was just able to block the rain and snow above Lin Pai's head, and followed a few steps away without saying a word.

Although Lin Pai is still emotional, he has a strong sense of direction. It takes about half an hour to walk for a 10-minute taxi ride if there is no detour.

The neon sign of the small hotel is very conspicuous in the night, and you can see it from a distance. It’s not too late at this point. The shops selling snacks on the street are not yet closed. The incandescent bulbs emit warm yellow light, and the special curtain blocks the outside Chill, the boss sat behind the glass cabinet, looking sleepy.

They just went back to the hotel one after the other. The little old man who was in charge of the reception was still reading the newspaper. When he saw the two people who were drenched in water, he sneaked a few glances from behind the newspaper and didn't come forward to talk to them.

As soon as Lin Pai returned to the room, he took a shower. When he came out, he said "I'm done washing" and went out.

Xu Rui was still in a dazed state. He wanted to ask Lin Pai where he was going, but Lin Pai had already gone out before he could ask.

The steam in the bathroom hadn't dissipated, and before Xu Rui stepped in, he could smell the aroma of shower gel.

He turned on the hot water and rushed it from head to toe. The hotel only provided one kind of shower gel, and he squeezed a lot, so now he has the same smell as Lin Pai.

Xu Rui rushed for a while in a daze, and suddenly a dreadful thought popped up in his mind: Could it be that he wants to move to another room?

As soon as he had this thought, his actions seemed to press the accelerator button. Xu Rui hastily turned off the hot water, wiped it casually, put on his clothes again, opened the bathroom door, and came back after opening the door. Lin Pai bumped into the face.

Lin Pai did not expect this scene either, he held something in his hand, closed the door behind his back, and glanced at Xu Rui who was in a hurry