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The boy left angrily, and Lin Zhihua once again looked at Qiao Yu with admiration.

Not only that, he even felt a little strange in the present Qiao Yu. In the past, Lin Zhihua always said that Qiao Yu was the gentleman among gentlemen. At first he loved this, but later hated it.

The gentleness and modesty of the "gentleman" made Lin Zhihua see that Qiao Yu was always wrapped in a layer of armor, which he couldn't pierce or puncture. Unmanageable situation.

But now the person in front of him would shake off the thorns all over his body from time to time. Only then did Lin Zhihua know that Qiao Yu also had thorns, and he was very good at attacking people. Even, the thorns would now fall on him indiscriminately.

It hurts, Lin Zhihua thought, in the corridor this afternoon, in the bar at this time, the phrase "you are not worthy" was obviously not meant for him, but Lin Zhihua felt like he was hit in the face with a heavy punch.

Chen Ke told Lin Zhihua in the previous work matchmaking that Qiao Yu already had a new boyfriend. Lin Zhihua was angry for a few days, but he didn't really take it to heart. He said to himself, a good old man like Qiao Yu would not like him. At least, he just returned to China, and he is unfamiliar with everything. If someone treats him better, he will definitely accept it. But as long as he makes up his mind to get that person back, a new boyfriend or new relationship is nothing at all.

But it was only the first day, and he felt that he was not so confident anymore.

Qiao Yu had changed, not the one he was familiar with, the one he could control, the one who was devoted to him.

Lin Zhihua drank one cup after another in silence, never feeling depressed.

By the time of the fourth cup, Qiao Yu stopped him. It was already very late, and he said, "Let's go, it's time to go back."

The unwilling person's eyes were red with drunkenness, and he stared at him: "Where are you going? Back to your house? Come on, take me to meet that person in your family, am I qualified?"

Qiao Yu frowned slightly: "Send you back to the hotel."

Lin Zhihua stalked him, stared at him, couldn't get up, gritted his teeth and said, "Go to your house."

Qiao Yu paused, then turned to Peter and said, "He will go crazy all the time when I'm here, so I'll go first, please wait for him to wake up and take him back later."

Peter, a tall and fat man, patted Qiao Yu's chest and said, "No problem, don't worry."

The person who was left behind couldn't believe it, and shouted, "Qiao Yu!"

As if he was back in the hotel corridor this afternoon, Qiao Yu still put his hands in his trouser pockets, silently looking at the person in front of him, watching him panting, slowly calming down from a near-crazy state, Lin Zhihua staggered up Standing up, I used all my strength to restrain my emotions, anger, grievance, unwillingness... Finally, I stretched out my hand to Qiao Yu, stumbled and said with aggrieved words: "I'll follow you... back to the hotel, you send me, as long as you are."

After a few seconds, Qiao Yu strode over and grabbed the person directly, and said to Chen Ke and Peter, "Let's go first."

In the taxi back to the hotel, Lin Zhihua kept quiet. Qiao Yu gave him too many "surprises" today. For some reason, he began to be a little afraid of the person next to him.

In the past, he felt that Qiao Yu was still angry at him for breaking up by ignoring him and blackmailing him on various social platforms, but now, Lin Zhihua began to wonder if Qiao Yu really didn't love him anymore?

This is impossible, Lin Zhihua looked at Qiao Yu with drunken eyes, the familiar breath, the familiar bridge of the nose, eyes, and lips, all belonged to him and could only be his.

When they arrived at the hotel, Qiao Yu's lips moved slightly, and Lin Zhihua said before he could speak: "Send me up, Qiao."

Qiao Yu looked at him for a while, didn't speak, and helped him walk to the elevator.

Taking advantage of the drunkenness, Lin Zhihua leaned against the other party in the elevator openly, this time Qiao Yu didn't push him away, he felt a little better.

Going to the door of the room, he flipped through the room card on his body, and Lin Zhihua whispered in Qiao Yu's ear, "I can't find the room card, can you help me find it?"

His whole body was almost hung on Qiao Yu's body. Qiao Yu put his back against the wall and found the room card in his coat pocket in two or three times. He didn't bother to pierce him, and swiped the card to open the door.

Lin Zhihua still didn't move: "I can't walk, can you carry me in?"

Qiao Yu held his arm: "I have been with you for nine years, I know how much you drink, J, stop acting."

However, Lin Zhihua made up his mind tonight. He really felt that he was drunk. People who have never drank sad wine do not know that emotions can affect the amount of alcohol so much. : "You go, let me die here..."

He slid down against the door frame, this floor was full of people from the delegation, Qiao Yu didn't want to make a joke, picked him up and dragged him into the room, closed the door, threw Lin Zhihua on the bed, and said: " Is it enough?"

Lin Zhihua was lying on the bed, his face buried in the quilt made a strange sound of crying and laughing, his whole body was shaking, he suddenly turned over, with tears all over his face, he lay on his back gasping and said, "Not enough!"

He cried: "how can you treat me like this, treat me like this... Joe, how can you..."

Qiao Yu leaned against the writing desk opposite the end of the bed, quietly looked down at him, and said, "How did I treat you?"

Lin Zhihua ignored his already extremely chaotic image, wiped away tears indiscriminately, and said: "You, don't answer my phone, block me, I came so far to find you, I want to reconcile with you, you don't even look at me I... threw me in this broken hotel..."

He spoke as if he was the one who was abandoned, and Qiao Yu was the bastard who cut off the nine-year relationship, and he came to reconcile with humiliation, but the other party didn't appreciate it.

The villain filed the complaint first, and the upside-down cry made Qiao Yu laugh angrily. He nodded and simply admitted all these "crimes": "Yes, I was wronged and ignored your intentions. There is no nostalgia for this relationship, if you say no, then don’t.”

Speaking of the last sentence, Qiao Yu couldn't help thinking of the scene a year ago. Although the people in front of him no longer caused him emotional ups and downs, he would never forget the icy cold feeling all over his body at that time, and it was still uncomfortable after all.

Slightly, vines crawled across my heart.

Lin Zhihua sat up with his elbows propped up, and the two were not far apart, looking at each other.

He opened his mouth, angrily, and said, "Joe, I'm sorry."

Qiao Yu didn't want this sorry at all, and he didn't think Lin Zhihua knew the weight and true meaning of these three words, so he turned his face away, looked away and gave a wry smile.

Lin Zhihua red-eyed and continued: "I was... so tired, Joe, we have been together for so long, it seems that there is only one other person left in the whole world, you know my temperament, when we first got together, we never thought that we could It lasted for so long, I remember when I just started, I said, if one day we separate, don't hold grudges against me..."

"Yes, I remember, so after we separated, I didn't hate you, Zhihua." Qiao Yu said.

"Then why are you doing this to me now?" Lin Zhihua didn't understand.

Qiao Yu sighed, it was only now that he found Lin Zhihua so difficult to communicate with, he could only try to explain: "It is precisely because I didn't hold grudges against you that we can meet, chat, and drink like this, but you want to go back to the The same as before, I can't do it when nothing happened, breaking up is not a joke, when you make a choice, you have to bear the consequences."

"Why can't you turn back? Isn't it normal to separate and reunite? Many people are like this. When we just separated, didn't you also come to tell me if we can get back together?" Lin Zhihua was aggressive and aggrieved.

Qiao Yu was silent. Yes, he did go to seek reconciliation. Before he returned to China, if Lin Zhihua agreed at that time, he would try his best to bring everything back to the past. That was the last thing he did for this relationship. one effort.

But when he made the decision to return to China, everything was really cut off in his heart.

He could only say: "It's like a bridge, it's impossible to blow it up after it's built, and then connect it again after it's blown up, and then blow it up again when you're unhappy. What does it matter if you break it? No, after the first blow up, it will be broken forever, and you can only build a new one."

Lin Zhihua was speechless and said after a while: "Then let's build a new one."

Qiao Yu pressed the center of her eyebrows and said softly, "You are drunk, take a good rest."

The person sitting on the edge of the bed suddenly jumped up, rushed over barefoot and hugged Qiao Yu: "Don't go, stay with me, just one night, stay with me, Joe."

He even started to take off his clothes indiscriminately. Qiao Yu pressed his hands, his eyes were calm and deep: "Zhihua, remember, I never hated you, not in the past, not now, and never in the future, but if If you continue like this, you will hate me when you wake up, do you hope so?"

Lin Zhihua was stunned again, and stood in front of Qiao Yu blankly, Qiao Yu nodded to him: "Go to sleep, good night."

Walking to the door, a questioning voice came from behind: "Joe, tell me, do you really have a new boyfriend?"

Qiao Yu turned to look at him, Lin Zhihua was in a mess tonight, he was in a state of confusion, and he didn't see a trace of his usual romantic style. Qiao Yu suddenly felt that this question was very difficult. He said yes, but it wasn't true, and he said no, it didn't seem to be true either. He didn't It was difficult for him to expect such a simple question.

In the end, he still chose to state the facts, shook his head and said, "No."

Lin Zhihua didn't know whether he should be thankful or feel even more sad. He was unwilling to get back together without a newcomer, so he nodded: "Okay, I see."

It was almost two o'clock at night when we returned to the apartment. Qiao Yu was standing at the door of the room and was entering the password when the opposite door suddenly opened. Xia Xiaoli stood at the door barefoot with sleepy hair on her face, " Brother Joe, you are back."

He knew that the Columbia University delegation would arrive today, and that Qiao Yu would receive many people, including the one he was most worried about.

But he couldn't say or do anything. After evening self-study, he stayed at home all night nervously. He read Qiao Yu's WeChat over and over again, but he didn't dare to ask. Yu brought someone back.

Until I couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep, but I couldn't sleep well because of my heart. I vaguely heard a sound coming from the corridor, and woke up immediately.

Qiao Yu walked over, touched the child's hair curled up in sleep, and said, "Why aren't you asleep?"

Xia Xiaoli smelled the faint smell of alcohol and sniffed her nose: "Brother Qiao, you've been drinking."

"Well, when you meet an old colleague, you must have two drinks, but you are not drunk."

"Oh, that's it." Xia Xiaoli said, he hid his thoughts, but couldn't help letting them out, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of?" Qiao Yu looked at him puzzled, and when he caught the nervous look in the child's eyes, he suddenly understood.

This night Qiao Yu was actually tense, and it took him a lot of effort to deal with Lin Zhihua's relationship. However, the moment he saw Xia Xiaoli, Qiao Yu felt his tense nerves suddenly relax.

He felt that Xia Xiaoli was like a kitten that meowed out of the nest when it heard its master coming home late at night, wrapping its feet around its feet while revealing its soft belly. Rubbed the top of his head and said, "Don't be afraid, nothing happened."