The selfish gene

The low table can accommodate two people, but three people is really a bit reluctant.The table is full with just four dishes, and the rice bowl is only in your hand.

Among the four dishes, two are cold dishes bought by Yan Shanhua, roast chicken and beef sauce; two are freshly fried home-cooked dishes, cucumber and fish.If I hadn't made a sudden visit, this fried cucumber and braised fish would probably be their dinner tonight.

Really shabby.

From the moment I entered this house, everything was shabby.The chopsticks were stained with strange colors, the bowl for serving the rice was chipped, and the three pairs of legs under the low table had no place to rest, so they could only uncomfortably lift them up.The only thing that can be called an advantage is probably "silence".

As night fell, the birds returned to their nests, and this dilapidated residential area lost its last bit of vitality. Except for the clinking of chopsticks and dishes, and the sound of the clock on the wall, there was no other movement.The streets and alleys outside the house seemed to be asleep. Even though they were in the city, they could not hear the noise of the city at all.

"Little...Mr. Sang, you eat, eat more." Yan Shanhua put a piece of roast chicken in my bowl.

Don't give me any face at all, Ji Chenfeng's impression of me will get worse, right?

It took some mental work to finally put that piece of chicken in my mouth.The skin can't be chewed at all, the meat is very sticky, and there is a disgusting smell of oil... It is even more difficult to swallow than swallowing medicine without water.

Chewing hard, looking at Ji Chenfeng, the bowl of white rice that was piled up like a hill in his hand was only half left.

He can grow so tall after eating this kind of food. He should be the kind of person who can eat rice without food and feel delicious, right?It's surprisingly easy to feed.

"Doctor Ji, I asked my aunt, and she said she didn't tell you my identity. How on earth did you know that I lent you the money?" Putting down the barely touched rice, my meal came to an end.

Yan Shanhua looked nervously at me and then at Ji Chenfeng, shrinking his neck and not daring to interrupt.

Ji Chenfeng paused slightly in the action of grilling the rice, and only answered my question after swallowing the food in his mouth.

"saw."

"See it?" I frowned, and wanted to continue to ask, but Yan Shanhua couldn't help but said, "Where did you see it? What did you see?"

Seeing Ji Chenfeng concentrate on eating, I glared at Yan Shanhua and signaled her to shut up.The woman was startled, and successfully received my message, pursed her lips, bowed her head and said nothing.

"On the day after the operation, I opened my eyes and saw him saying that 30 would not be repaid." Ji Chenfeng looked up at this point, "It is neither a relative of our family nor a friend of mine, then Only creditors."

After the operation... Isn't that three years ago?It was exposed so early.

I made a lot of guesses before, and even wondered if this guy had a dark heart and followed Yan Shanhua.Now it seems that I am thinking too much.How could a baby with only food in his mind do such a thing.

After the meal, Yan Shanhua got up to clean up the dishes, leaving Ji Chenfeng and me in the small living room.

Ji Chenfeng sat across from me, he didn't speak, so I looked at him silently.The two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly he propped up the low table and made a gesture to stand up.

"Drink tea?"

"Don't drink."

He sat back and fell silent again.

"Are you nervous?" With my elbows propped on the table, my upper body slowly approached the opponent, and I stopped at a somewhat ambiguous distance.

He didn't answer my question immediately, but went to see the kitchen where the sound of water kept coming out.

With some deliberate elements, I didn't deliberately lower the volume: "Your mother doesn't know yet, you like men..."

The lips were firmly covered by dry and hot palms, and Ji Chenfeng's usually calm eyes flashed a trace of anxiety.

"Please." It seemed to be asking, but also sighed.

You can smell a very faint smell of disinfectant in your nose, which should be an unpleasant smell, but for some reason, your brain seems to be stimulated to tremble if you smell it too much.

I always feel... Does the body remember the feeling of that night, a little bit of taste?Now as soon as he is alone with him, the whole person will inexplicably become agitated.

Cheap scents, rough palms, the same gender, alone or in combination, with no other thoughts in mind than disgust.But if the option of "Ji Chenfeng" is added to the premise, everything will become a dizzying aphrodisiac.

Although I'm not wearing leggings, but if I stand up at this moment, I will definitely be found out—I've been talking to myself and I've set up a tent.

I originally wanted to tease him, but it seemed that I was the only one who was embarrassed in the end.

Stepping back, I cleared my throat and said, "Pour me a cup of tea."

Ji Chenfeng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Wait a moment." After saying that, he quickly stood up and walked to the kitchen.

With my legs crossed and my hands behind my back, I looked up at the yellowed ceiling above my head, counting the corpses of bugs in the warm yellow ceiling lamp, putting aside distracting thoughts and waiting for the swelling to subside.

"Chenfeng, take a look, it seems to be blocked again, the water can't go down..."

"Let me see……"

The kitchen was silent for a while, and Ji Chenfeng came out with his sleeves rolled up.

"Wait a little longer."

When he passed by me, he squatted down on the balcony to rummage after a quick word.After a while, he returned to the kitchen with something that looked like a coil of steel wire in his hand.

I stood up and followed.

The kitchen area is small, Ji Chenfeng is inside, Yan Shanhua has to come out.

"In an old house, the sewer is too narrow and blocked all day long." Seeing me coming, she took the initiative to step aside and explained to me with a smile.

I leaned against the door, from this angle I could only see Ji Chenfeng's tall and straight back.

The neat shirt was splashed with sewage, and the muscles in the arms were tense, and the power contained in it could be felt even with the naked eye without touching it.

The kitchen was small and stuffy, and the pipes might have been clogged badly. In the end, Ji Chenfeng had to work for a long time to unclog it, and the fabric on his back showed traces of sweat.

After washing his hands and re-rolling the utensils leading to the sewer, he turned his head to see me, was stunned for a moment, and then looked down at his clothes.

Seeming to be too impolite, he made a request: "Can you wait a little longer? I want to take a shower first."

After waiting once or twice, there is no difference in waiting a little longer.

"Of course." I stepped out of the way.

Yan Shanhua hurriedly said, "I'll get you clothes!"

I didn't want to be alone with Yan Shanhua, so while Ji Chenfeng was taking a shower, I put on a pair of slippers that looked like Ji Chenfeng, and went to the corridor outside to blow the air.

The night wind was cold but not biting, the whole slum was ups and downs, patchwork, looking out from a height, you can see the neon phantoms in the distance, and you can also see the darkness and silence nearby.

While smoking an electronic cigarette, Yan Shanhua suddenly came out and put a cup of hot tea on the small table in front of me.

"This is... barley tea, it nourishes Qi, so you won't be unable to fall asleep."

Is my complexion so pale that I can tell at a glance that I need to replenish my qi?

Staring at the steaming cup of tea and exhaling a puff of white smoke, I asked, "Do you know he is gay?"

Indeed, Ji Chenfeng asked me, but I didn't agree.

"Same..." The smile froze on his lips, Yan Shanhua was defenseless, with his eyes wide open and his mouth open, he accepted my blow from the sky.

For a conservative rural woman, the most outrageous thing she has done in her life is probably exchanging Ji Chenfeng and me.Men like men, and she probably thought that she would show up in her life even if she wanted to break her head.

With a little smile, I said maliciously: "Why is this expression not my own? Does he like men or women, and whether he will have children in the future? What does it have to do with you? Do you have the right to control him?"

Yan Shanhua tightly clutched the clothes on his chest, as if he was going to be out of breath anytime, anywhere.

"I... you, how do you know?"

What does it matter if a stolen child is gay?Does she still want to help him start a family and start a business, so that his children and grandchildren will be around his knees in the future?

What a beautiful idea, Yan Shanhua has almost made up all the beautiful dreams in this world by himself.

"I know everything about you." Slowly approaching her, I whispered in her ear, "Everything."

Yan Shanhua's body trembled visibly, as if he felt fear.

At this time, the sound of the bathroom door being pushed open came from the half-open blue iron door. Ji Chenfeng first walked a few steps inside, then turned and walked towards the door.

The iron door slowly opened, and Ji Chenfeng appeared in front of Yan Shanhua and me wearing a short-sleeved white T-shirt with half-dried hair.

Holding the doorknob, he glanced at the barley tea on the table, and went back into the room without saying a word.

freak.

Cursing in my heart, I stuffed the e-cigarette back into my pocket, and I told Yan Shanhua that I was leaving, so I went into the room to change my shoes.

"Are you leaving?" Ji Chenfeng's voice sounded from behind.

After putting on his shoes, he looked back and saw the black instrument on his ear. He suddenly realized that he should be wearing a cochlear implant just now when he returned to the house. After all, this thing is not waterproof.

"Are you going to stay with me overnight?" I asked him with a smile.

"You won't be used to living here." Not being fooled by my frivolous attitude, he turned around and took a thin sweater coat from the coat rack, and said as he put it on, "It's too dark outside, I'll give it to you."

I didn't refuse, and went out with him back and forth.

Yan Shanhua was still standing there, seeing that I was leaving, he didn't want to keep me, but said goodbye with a slightly stiff smile, and watched us leave.

Without street lights, it was really dark. Without turning on the lighting function of the mobile phone, it was impossible to see the stairs in front of me clearly.

Staggered by a body distance, Ji Chenfeng walked in front of me, his hand holding the mobile phone tilted towards me, illuminating a small area of ​​my feet.Although the light is weak, it is not completely useless.

"Are you still angry?"

If you push him down from here, his neck will probably break.

"You came today just to confirm this?" Ji Chenfeng asked.

Very far away, a faint barking of a dog could be heard, other than that, the only voices of me and Ji Chenfeng were talking on the long and dark stairs.

"If you don't confirm it again, I won't even be able to sleep well." I raised my hand to pinch the back of his neck, which is particularly dazzling in the dark, and gently kneaded it, "Pretend not to know you, just because I'm afraid you will treat me as a Benefactor, Doctor Ji, why don't you understand my hard work?"

As if he could feel tiny goosebumps occupying the back of his neck in patches, Ji Chenfeng raised his hand and walked a few steps to escape from my "clutch".

Standing on the steps below, he turned his face slightly and frowned slightly: "Please don't touch me without my consent."

One day, let you cry and beg me to touch you.

"Okok." I raised my hand as a gesture of surrender.

There is an end to the long steps. When it was almost at the end, Ji Chenfeng stopped suddenly, and then rushed down the steps with a skillful and swift running posture, heading towards my sports car.

"Hey!"

Only then did I see two children about thirteen or fourteen years old gathered beside my car, not knowing if they were stealing things or scratching the paint on the car.

Hearing Ji Chenfeng's angry shout, the two children ran away without the slightest hesitation. It was obviously not the first time they had done such a thing.

Ji Chenfeng chased after two steps, looked back at me, and gave up.When I got closer, I found that the ground was covered with broken glass, and the window of the passenger seat was smashed.

Poor little bastard.

Walking to Ji Chenfeng's side leisurely, the two figures disappeared in a short while relying on the complicated terrain.It was so dark, and there was no monitoring, so I probably couldn't find it.

Ji Chenfeng checked the broken car window, asked me to confirm if there was any missing money, and then called the police.

I hurriedly pressed his hand: "You don't need to call the police for such a trivial matter, it's so troublesome. There is no money in the car, a few brats, how many days will they be locked up if they are caught?"

Ji Chenfeng seemed to disagree: "In this way, they will become more and more unscrupulous."

Then be unscrupulous.Do the rats running rampant in the slums still want to break free from their fate and become noble swans?

People like Ji Chenfeng have always been in the minority.Most of the people who lived here were little villains when they were young, and they became big villains when they grew up. Even wearing a suit can't cover up the stench in their bones, and they are only worthy of rotting in the gutter.

But Ji Chenfeng became a special case and did not become a criminal. In addition to his genes, Yan Shanhua must have contributed a lot.

But why?

Raising him, sending him to school, caring about his life...why?guilty?

What about her to me?Have you ever felt guilty?

"What's it like to have parents?" I blurted out without thinking, and it was too late to take it back.

Ji Chenfeng didn't keep up with my rhythm of changing the topic, and tilted his head in doubt: "What?"

In a panic, even with a bit of anger, I quickly said: "Nothing." After unlocking the car, I sent him, "You go back, anyway, it's not the glass of the cab, so you can still drive."

Ji Chenfeng looked at me for a long time, without asking any further questions, and slowly retreated to the side of the road: "Be careful on the road."

He didn't go back immediately, as if he planned to wait until he was sure that I had left safely.

Even if born in the mire, he is still a white swan.He stood there as if to tell others that he didn't belong here.He wasn't born to belong here.

"Doctor Ji..." Holding the car door, hesitating for a while, I raised my head and extended an invitation to Ji Chenfeng not far away, "Would you like to come in and have a seat?"