Zero-sum game

As soon as they said they would go out, the two of them finished their dinner and went downstairs with Coco by the hand.Shen Yan was not familiar with this place, so Zhou Xingchuan led him away.

Downstairs is the artificial lake in the community. There are a few street lights that flicker on and off. There are not many people on the road, but it is getting late and everyone is in a hurry. No one pays attention to the two strangers walking their dogs on the side of the road. .

It was quite comfortable to have a bit of cool wind, but Shen Yan soon discovered that when he went out for a walk on a summer night, he must encounter more mosquitoes than people.

Zhou Xingchuan soon noticed that Shen Yan stopped to tickle his itch from time to time, "There are many trees here, it will be better when you go outside."

"I always attract mosquitoes." Shen Yan muttered.

Zhou Xingchuan thought for a while, "By the way, in Xiaohe Village, why didn't you think there were mosquitoes in your house?"

"It was smoked with wormwood, as well as mosquito coils and insect repellent. I used everything that could be used."

After a few words, the two of them had already walked out of the side door. There were more people on the road and the lights on the street were much brighter.It was time to go out for a walk after dinner, and many people were leading their dogs.

Coco was more excited when he got to a crowded place, Zhou Xingchuan was dragged to walk ahead, Shen Yan walked behind him, watching the passers-by with some caution.

A few children were led by their parents and walked towards them. They looked like they had just returned from the swimming pool, with cute animal swimming rings around their waists. A little boy wearing a tiger ring was holding a pack of marshmallows in his hand and shouted shouted: "I only give you one!"

The adults are busy chatting, the children are arguing about distributing sugar, the office workers who just got off work in the distance rush by with their satchels on their backs, the old ladies who have bought discounted vegetables are chatting in dialect, and everyone is rushing in their own direction. No time to care about others.

Shen Yan suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Zhou Xingchuan noticed that he was a little behind, so he stood there waiting for him, then turned his head and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"No." Shen Yan looked at Zhou Xingchuan in the backlight for a moment, then suddenly laughed again, and took two steps to follow him, "It's nothing, I want to eat that kind of marshmallows too."

Zhou Xingchuan tilted his head to look at him, making sure that Shen Yan was in a good mood, "That's easy to say, a pack of each flavor."

The residential area was well-equipped, and they didn't have to go far to reach a chain supermarket.

"Can coco go in?" Shen Yan asked.

"Just put it in the bag." Zhou Xingchuan took a canvas bag from the staff, and Coco jumped in and squatted down in a different direction, showing his head and obediently looking outside.

Shen Yan took a cart, "I haven't been to a supermarket for a long time."

"I'm a little worried that you won't get used to life here after staying in the mountains for too long," Zhou Xingchuan said.

Shen Yan smiled, "I live in the mountains, not in caves, so I won't degenerate into an ape-man."

They bought some ingredients, fruits, etc., passing by the snack shelf, Zhou Xingchuan reached out to pick off a long string of soft candies, Shen Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Don't, it's too much, one pack is enough, so many teeth have to be eaten." Eat soft."

"Okay." Zhou Xingchuan reluctantly put it back.

Walking to the area of ​​kitchen utensils and daily necessities, Shen Yan took toothbrushes and towels, and Zhou Xingchuan put them back. Shen Yan wondered, "Why?"

"Buy this." Zhou Xingchuan picked up a pair of couple toothbrushes, couple mouthwash cups, and a pair of towels.

Shen Yan felt slightly amused by his childish behavior, but still didn't say anything, and let him go.

The two came out of the supermarket with Coco, and walked back slowly along the way they came.

After walking for a while, Zhou Xingchuan hesitated all afternoon and all night, but he still tentatively said, "By the way, how long do you plan to stay here?"

Shen Yan lowered his head and touched Coco's head who was sniffing around on the side of the road, "How long do you want me to stay?"

Zhou Xingchuan looked at him, "Then I can't wait for you to tell you not to go back."

"Hmm..." Shen Yan also looked up at him, and was about to say something, but Zhou Xingchuan pulled him back abruptly.

Shen Yan crashed into his arms with a moment of inertia, and behind him a delivery guy rode an electric scooter and drove past the sidewalk at high speed, and Shen Yan might be hit later.

"...Scared me." Shen Yan realized later.

Zhou Xingchuan stroked his hair and said, "Go home first."

Back home, Zhou Xingchuan put down his things and received a call from Mo Rui, asking him to confirm the outfits given by Zhuangzao, they are all for two days of activities, and then he said, "Mr. Where are you?"

Zhou Xingchuan paused while pouring water, "Have you installed a surveillance camera in my house?"

"That's not true," Mo Rui said again, "Ms. Shen asked me in advance and came here only when she knew you were free."

"When did the two of you communicate so much behind my back?" Zhou Xingchuan looked at Shen Yan who was feeding canned food to Coco. The dog was already fattened by his mother, and Shen Yan's feeding method is probably going to become a golden pig. .

"Don't worry about it," Mo Rui suddenly lowered her voice in the second half of the sentence, "If you behave well these two days, maybe Teacher Shen won't leave."

Zhou Xingchuan was alert, "How do you know?"

"Hey, you underestimate me as a star agent, I must have better news than you." Mo Rui was proud.

Zhou Xingchuan coughed lightly, "By the way, we went shopping just now, and it seems that someone followed me."

Mo Rui, who was eating pizza, shook her hand, and the pizza fell to the ground with a "clack", "My pizza! No, you saw it? Are you sure? What were you doing? Did you hug? Did you kiss? "

"I didn't do anything, I just stood on the side of the road and walked the dog," Zhou Xingchuan said innocently, "No one usually stops to pat me, so I didn't know that I would follow me today."

"I'm scared to death. I'll give you a yellow card once. If you make a fuss, there will be good fruit for you at Sister Jin."

After thinking for a while, Mo Rui said again: "Don't let Teacher Shen know, lest he think too much."

"I definitely won't let him know," Zhou Xingchuan turned and walked into the kitchen so that Shen Yan wouldn't hear, "What's wrong with you? Why does it feel like you care more about him than I do?"

Mo Rui hesitated, and said in a vague voice, "...No, anyway, you two just pay attention, I'm dead."

Of course she wouldn't say what Shen Yan looked like when she saw them in the hospital that night when they were dug out from under the stone by the firefighters.

He probably ran all the way here in the light rain at night. His hair and clothes were wet, and his eyes were very red. It was impossible to tell whether it was the rain or other reasons.Seeing her, Shen Yan's first words were: "Where's Zhou Xingchuan?"

In the few times she met with Shen Yan, Shen Yan was a little polite, dissatisfied with those people who casually affected the children in the village primary school.

But at that moment, she could feel his helplessness and panic just by standing in front of him.

"He must love him very much," thought Maury.She was inexplicably a little envious, after all, it is difficult for most people to meet someone who truly loves each other in their lifetime.

That night, they sat outside Zhou Xingchuan's ward and chatted for a long time.

In fact, she didn't know that if someone told Shen Yan to exchange his life for Zhou Xingchuan's integrity at that moment, I'm afraid he would exchange it without hesitation.

The next day, the video of Zhou Xingchuan and Shen Yan appeared on the paparazzi account, but only Shen Yan’s back was captured, and it seemed that Zhou Xingchuan reached out to his friend to make him pay attention to safety, so it didn’t cause much trouble. discuss.

Shen Yan doesn't watch these social media, and doesn't pay much attention to these lace entertainment materials, so he doesn't know what happened.

The morning sun was just right, and he was sitting on the sofa eating the packet of marshmallows while watching the news on TV.

Zhou Xingchuan leaned over to hug him from behind, and Shen Yan stuffed one into his mouth.

"..." Zhou Xingchuan was able to speak after swallowing, "Is there any place you want to go?"

"Yes." Shen Yan replied unexpectedly quickly.

He turned to look at Zhou Xingchuan, "You can go with me."