The selfish gene

After Zheng Jieyuan sent the location to me, the phone couldn’t get through anymore. I looked at the location and found that he was in a suburb very far from the city, near Wuyan Mountain.

It took more than two hours to drive to the positioning location, or near the location.

After wandering around the foot of the mountain for a long time, I couldn't find a way to drive up, so I had no choice but to ask the nearby villagers for directions.As a result, the name of the village said that there is no driveway on this mountain. If you want to go to the top of the mountain, you can only climb up slowly along the climbing path for one person.

Looking up at the narrow climbing path under the shade of the trees, I picked up the not heavy clothes bag in my hand, and I had the urge to put down the bag and turn away.However...

With a long sigh, I stepped on the slippery steps with my leather shoes, and I resigned myself to climbing up the mountain little by little.

Naihe and Zheng Jieyuan have been friends for more than ten years. Now he has nothing and is lonely and cold. Since he called me, it means that the first person he thinks of helping him is me.

All the stray cats in the wheel have been saved, so can he be left alone?

The weather has been bad these days, the mountains are wet and cold, and there is no sun yet.But just like that, I was still panting and sweating.And because of wearing inappropriate pants and shoes, it was half the effort, and I didn't climb to the top of the mountain for half an hour.

Fuck, which psychopath brought Zheng Jieyuan here?

After resting on my knees, I gritted my teeth and continued to climb for another 10 minutes, and finally saw a bright blue roof of a building beside the quiet mountain trail.

I took out my mobile phone to check the location, and found that the signal in the mountains was poor. My mobile phone has been swinging back and forth between a weak one-bar signal and no service.Reluctantly, he had no choice but to step on the fallen leaves all over the ground and approach the villa that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.

The blue and white exterior facade has been mottled for countless years. The courtyard is overgrown with dry grass and eroded to make a decoration. The courtyard door is skewed, opening a path for two people to walk in to me.

Every window is drawn with white curtains, the surroundings are eerily quiet, the sky gets darker, and a few crows are added in the yard. This is a typical haunted house scene in horror movies.

He raised his hand and rang the doorbell, which seemed to be dumb due to years of disrepair.So I kicked hard at the locked door with my feet, and shouted Zheng Jieyuan's name at the same time.

"I'm coming!"

After a rush of footsteps inside the door, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Zheng Jieyuan, who was wrapped in a white sheet and looked like he had suffered a great crime, appeared behind the door.

"I forgot... I went clubbing as usual and drank a lot of wine. I thought someone would take me home, or even give me a room. Who would have thought that I would be here when I woke up."

The inside of the room was a little more normal than the outside. Although the furniture was covered with white cloth, and the floor and lamps were covered with thick dust, at least the shadow of a civilized society could be seen.

The ashes in the fireplace were still warm, a sign of the fact that it had been used the night before, which may be why I didn't feel too cold when I stepped inside.

"When I woke up, all my clothes were gone, and I was lying naked on the carpet, covered with a white cloth..."

According to the dust marks on the ground, it can be judged that the sofa in the living room has been moved.After the prisoner removed the obstructing sofa, he moved a huge white carpet from nowhere, and judging from the wine bottles and cups on the side, the prisoner even sat on the carpet and drank two glasses leisurely.

There are some red marks on the carpet. At first glance, it looks like blood, but when you look closely, it seems to be some kind of paint residue.

"Do you feel anything on your body?" I raised my head and asked Zheng Jieyuan, who was wearing clothes at the corner, with some bad premonition in my heart.

"Feeling? No, it's normal." He put on his shoes and trousers, walked out from the corner, zippered in his hand, and said angrily, "I'm telling you, don't let me know who is calculating me like this, Otherwise, I will definitely kill him."

It's true that Zheng Jieyuan loves clubbing, but he also pays great attention to body management in normal times. He will go outdoors and ride a bike with complete equipment when he has nothing to do. Although his muscles are not at the level of a bodybuilder, they are quite predictable.

While cursing, he turned his back and bent down to get the clothes in the bag on the ground.

I stared at his back and slowly stood up from the ground.

"Wait..." I stopped Zheng Jieyuan and told him to find a mirror to look at his back.

The reds on the carpet are indeed pigments, tattoo pigments.On Zheng Jieyuan's originally smooth back, at this time, five letters - BITCH - were tattooed on the wheat-colored skin like graffiti. The word B is close to the buttocks, and then gradually goes up, and the H is almost to the ribs, as if stamped but not corrected, and the bright red is eye-catching across the back of the waist.

This is a shameful humiliation, Zheng Jieyuan has never been so angry, and after a while, the sound of the mirror being smashed and his furious swearing can be heard in the bathroom.

After a while, he came out of the bathroom, put on his clothes with his face blackened, then pursed his lips tightly, and walked out without saying a word.

When I went out, I realized that it was snowing outside at some point.

It seems that this year's Chinese New Year will be particularly cold.I looked up at the dark sky, thinking this way, and was inadvertently attacked by a snowflake and kissed my eyelashes.

Blinking, blinking away the coldness, and then looking at Zheng Jieyuan, the other party has already walked a long way.

It took an hour to go up the mountain, but Zheng Jieyuan might be emotional and quicken his pace unconsciously when we went down the mountain. It took us only three quarters of an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.

As soon as I got in the car, the phone started to vibrate crazily, pouring in a lot of previously blocked information.Flipping through it casually, there is a text message from Tang Bi'an asking me where I am, and a text message from Xu Xi asking how I am preparing for the engagement banquet.Ji Chenfeng made three phone calls, half an hour between the first and the second, and an hour between the second and the third.Unfortunately, I was on the mountain during the period and could not receive a signal.

Anyway, it's nothing serious, and you probably can't find me again, so you keep calling me.

Although the original intention was to train him to be a parasite that depends on me for everything, but occasionally when I need to do my own things, it's what pets should do in a sensible way.Having known Zhou Jiyu for so long, didn't he even learn the essence of this?

Besides, even if I can free my hand now, Zheng Jieyuan is beside me with such a terrifying expression, how can I talk to him like no one else?

Not bad for a few hours.Thinking that the other party would call again if something urgent happened, I started the engine, and I drove Zheng Jieyuan back to the city.

It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon when Zheng Jieyuan was sent home.After I was free, I returned the missed calls on my phone one by one.

Tang Bi'an just routinely asked about my location, nothing serious.Xu Xi invited me to dinner, and said that he would be responsible for my outfit on the day of the engagement banquet, and told me not to save her money.In fact, I was already very tired, but she was my elder after all, so I tried to refuse, but when I found that I couldn't, I agreed.

Finally, I called Ji Chenfeng back.He didn't pick up the first one, and I called the second one after 5 minutes, and he picked up this time.

"Sang Nian..." His voice was very low, and there was no sound around him, as if he was in a rather quiet environment.

"Sorry, I was in a meeting earlier, so I didn't take my phone." Start the car, and go to the restaurant I made an appointment with Xu Xi according to the navigation. While driving, I used the car Bluetooth to talk to Ji Chenfeng, "What can I do for you?"

"I..." Ji Chenfeng hesitated, and after a while, he said, "It's okay, I'm fine already."

I didn't continue to ask, and was about to say a few more words before hanging up. He suddenly asked me for leave, saying that he might not be able to come to my place for the next week.

"The doctor said that my mother needs to do some more physical examinations. Sorry, it took so long to ask..."

If I really fell asleep, I would pass the pillow. God finally didn't hold me back this time.If it's a week, it happens to overlap with the engagement banquet. When he comes back, everything will be settled, and I don't have to worry about being discovered by him all day long.

"Auntie's health is the most important thing. Take good care of her. I don't have to worry about it. After all, it was agreed when I hired you that you can ask for leave at any time." I generously gave him a few more days off, making up enough Ten days, so that he doesn't have to rush back to work, "I will take good care of Xiaoxue and Orange, don't worry."

The white cat is called Xiaoxue, and the orange cat is called Tangerine, but just like "Little Grass", it is a name that is only called when you are in a good mood. Normally, you will only call them "cats" in your heart.

Hearing this, Ji Chenfeng seemed to smile: "Thank you, Sang Nian."

Hearing Ji Chenfeng's solemn thanks, my heart skipped a beat, and Zhou Jiyu's words suddenly flashed in my mind.If I had never helped Ji Chenfeng, if I hadn't been a "hero" at all, if... I wasn't me, would he still like me?

His lips were whispering, and the words came to his lips, but he still didn't ask in the end.

Because you already know the answer.

"You're welcome."

If I am no longer me, everything will change, not to mention Ji Chenfeng, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep any of my friendship, family relationship, and career.

So I can only be me, I can only be Sang Nian, Ji Chenfeng, and I will always be Ji Chenfeng.

As time goes by, New Year's Eve is getting closer and closer, and the engagement banquet is just around the corner.

I told my parents that I didn't want to be extravagant, and that I only invited close relatives and friends, so there were only forty or so guests.

The venue is in an old bungalow in the city center.The bungalow has a long history and has lived in many celebrities. It was bought by the Gu family a few years ago and opened a private club to entertain those friends of the Gu family in the mall.

Although it was all fake, acting, and used to cope with the ceremony of both parents, but that day I came to the old house early to prepare, and put on the three-piece suit that Xu Xi carefully prepared for me.

"The light gray fabric looks more energetic, the vest can add warmth in the cold winter, the dark red tie is low-key but full of taste, and the white shirt is a necessity in every man's wardrobe." Xu Xi sorted it out for me Good collar, nodded with satisfaction, and said gratifiedly, "My sister will be very happy if she can see your engagement."

I don't know if she realizes it herself, but she always puts sentences like "My sister will be very pleased/happy to see how you are doing".It seems that my existence is just a continuation of Xu Wanyi, and my words and deeds are just to please this woman who has not been here for more than 20 years.

Even though Gu Ying and I have only known each other for a few months, she doesn't seem to care at all whether I really like her or not.

However, her company, Sang Zhengbai, also paid a lot of money. Even if I told her that I had no intention of Gu Ying, would she still be able to fight against Sang Zhengbai for me?

That must be impossible.

People are connected by different interests, each has its own selfishness, and there are more or less problems. It is impossible for a 100% selfless person to exist, not allowed by genes, let alone human nature.The love of parents, the love of friends, and the love of lovers are not unconditional. As long as you understand this, you will not have any expectations.

Xu Xi tidied up my clothes, said he was going to see Gu Ying, and left in high heels.The living room was quiet, and I was alone.

Standing in front of the retro lattice window, looking downstairs, all you can see is white snow, and the waiters come and go in a hurry, making final preparations.

On the ring finger, the silver ring is like a magic spell, wrapping around my hand and my heart, making me suffocate my breathing just looking at it.

A few more hours and it will be over.

The phone on the table rang suddenly at this time, I turned around and walked to the table, looked at it, and found that it was Zhou Jiyu's call.

Frowning, he answered in a bad tone: "What's the matter?"

"I am indeed a coward and a despicable person, but you are no better than me. I have already hurt him once, and there is no way I can convince myself to let another bastard hurt him, and I just stand by and watch." Zhou Jiyu The words are powerful and full of confidence.

"Listen, I didn't violate my doctor's rules. The news of Sang and Gu's marriage is not big news, but there are one or two financial media reports. You can find it with a little search. I've already engaged you Send the link to Ji Chenfeng, he will never be fooled by you again, Sang Nian."

"When he knows that what he has been trying to hold on to is just a phantom moon in the water, he will no longer have any nostalgia. You can deal with me whatever you want in the future, at worst, I and my boyfriend will go abroad." After that, he cursed viciously in English Dirty words, hung up the phone forcefully.

I stared blankly at the phone screen until it went completely dark, my brain was still processing the explosive information that Zhou Jiyu suddenly stuffed in.

The news of the marriage between Sang and Gu?There is such a thing?That bastard Zhou Jiyu sent it to Ji Chenfeng?

If you want to be a coward, just be a coward for the rest of your life, why suddenly pretend to be a hero?He also said that he was tired of wearing a mask. I think he didn't want to take it off after wearing it.

Alright, then let him know the consequences of being a hero, and see how I handle him...

Surprised and angry, he unlocked the phone screen again, thinking to call Ji Chenfeng to confirm the authenticity of the matter, but couldn't remember how to dial the number for a while.Knowing what to do, the brain also issued instructions, but the body seemed to make a mistake in interpreting the instructions, and got stuck at the most common step of making a phone call.

How to do?Call up?But how to make a phone call?Like an idiot, it took me ten times longer than usual to call Ji Chenfeng.

After a few rings, Ji Chenfeng picked it up.

No one spoke.My ears were filled with the sound of his light breathing, I held my breath, my brain went on strike again, I didn't know what to do.

At this time, there was a faint sound of car horns from outside the window.The villa is located in the city center, surrounded by main roads, daily traffic is dense, and traffic jams are common.But in the next second, I heard almost the same background sound on the other end of the phone.

"Where are you?" I asked awkwardly.

"Outside...the gate." He snorted very lightly and quickly, with strong self-mockery, "I want to see if you really lied to me." Sighing, he said, "Congratulations, Sang read."

"You listen to me explain..."

After I can't make a phone call, I don't seem to know how to talk anymore.After holding back for a long time, he just spit out five words palely.I hurriedly grabbed my mobile phone and rushed out. On the way, I accidentally bumped into Tang Bi'an. He stopped me, but I didn't want to stay at all. I ran all the way to the gate without looking back.