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Xi Yufeng was stunned.

He instinctively sensed that Jiang Ruo was about to leave again, and went to hold his hand.

It was pulled, and it was not broken away, which made Xi Yufeng feel a little relieved.

"I just want to protect you," he said.

"No, you just enjoy controlling me." Jiang Ruo retorted, "You want me to stay by your side without reservation, and always follow your eyes. You are so conceited, thinking that what I want, I just take care of myself Give it to me, even if it's unilateral."

"You don't need to ask me for an opinion, or even explain why... You said you divorced, but you didn't tell me why. I dare not think about what that means, and I dare not guess what you mean when you say 'wait for me'. You Set my photo as the avatar, knowing that I would think wildly and waver, but let me guess, and didn't even give a clear answer."

"Even if you show weakness, it's like investing, because you know very well that you will get a return that is much higher than the investment. Because you confirmed that I still love you, so I will come back to you no matter what, right?"

The hand holding his hand tightened, but Xi Yufeng felt a sense of powerlessness.

Because every sentence Jiang Ruo said was like a scalpel, precisely deconstructing and dissecting his motives.

But there are deeper reasons.

After calming down, Xi Yufeng said, "I really want you to come back and be with you."

"But I don't dare to think about it anymore." Jiang Ruo sniffed and pressed back the tears, "I am also really grateful, thank you for saving me, thank you for being kind to me, you are so kind to me...but I I don't want to worry about gains and losses all the time, I want a relationship where I can open up to each other, be truly honest and equal.

"I don't want to try to understand you anymore, and I don't want to always guess the meaning behind your various actions. Are you tired too? I don't want to see you working so hard."

Several "don't want" in a row, like stones pressing on the outside of the cave, blocking the exit layer by layer.

Seeing the light being taken away bit by bit, Xi Yufeng was helpless and could only hold Jiang Ruo's hand tightly.

"I can give it to you," he said, "if you want it, I will..."

"Xi Yufeng." Jiang Ruo called his name after a long absence, "I know what I want, but what about you, do you know what you want? A plaything for you, or a partner who can accompany you, understand you, and care for you?"

Xi Yufeng was stunned again.

He tried every means, at the risk of risking his wealth and future, just to get Jiang Ruo back, but he never thought about what kind of identity he wanted Jiang Ruo to return to him.

It's not about his external status, but in his heart, where he intends to put Jiang Ruo'an.

From his confused expression, Jiang Ruo got the answer.

Although expected, regrets are inevitable.

"As a benefactor, you are very good, you can even be said to be too good, so good that I forget my duty... But as a lover, you are not qualified." At this point, Jiang Ruo laughed at himself, "Maybe it is I'm not qualified. There are tens of thousands of relationships in this world that can get along well, and maybe I'm the only one who is so troublesome, taking all the benefits, and delusional to connect with each other."

Every time Jiang Ruo said a word, Xi Yufeng's heart sank an inch, and he seemed to be unable to grasp it even though he was clearly holding it in his palm.

"But," he said in vain, "you promised to give me time."

"Then I'll stop this time." Jiang Ruo said, "Take time as a pause and wait, wait—"

Jiang Ruo couldn't tell when it would restart.Because it is unimaginable and there are no specific indicators.

He has even started to make mental preparations that he will never wait for that day.

After a stalemate for a while, Jiang Ruo lowered his eyes and said discouragedly, "I don't know when."

"Pause first, please, I can't stay here any longer."

Xi Yufeng looked at the person in front of him, with his dark brown pupils, with a calm look that hides turmoil.

He doesn't have the habit of using an excuse twice, but "time" is already his last hole card.

Now the last hole card is also invalid, truly powerless.

All he knew was that if he forced him to stay again, Jiang Ruo might really hate him.

He can be hated by everyone, except Jiang Ruo.

I had no choice but to relax slowly and let go of the hand that was finally clenched in my palm.

With a "click", the car door opened, and heavier air rushed in, oppressing silently.

Jiang Ruo raised his hand and pressed his chest, trying to relieve the tearing pain.

Then he stepped out of the car, and then the whole person left the car.

He didn't cry, even though his eyes were red.

Standing outside, Jiang Ruo held the door of the car, looked at the mobile phone left on the seat, and said, "Don't help me again. You are not the savior, and I don't want to... take any chances."

Every minute and every second with Xi and Feng is like drowning.

But he wasn't his driftwood.

He is the wind that travels outside the sky, and should not stop for anyone.

Two days later, the police released the results of the investigation on the criminal behavior of Peng Weibin and Song Shiyun.

Since the knives, ropes, drugs and other crimes were found on Peng Weibin's body on the spot, it was determined that he had the motive of intentionally hurting others, and he had a previous record of hit-and-run. The case has been transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution.

However, Song Shiyun colluded with the suspect and provided the victim's whereabouts information, which is an accomplice who helped to injure others.But she claims she was coerced and is still under investigation.

When Xi Yufeng arrived at the police station, he heard that the victim had just left two minutes ago, so he tilted his head and glanced outside.

Shi Mingxu who was next to him asked: "Now I should pay back after chasing..."

"No." Xi Yufeng withdrew his gaze, "We are here to submit evidence."

He handed over all the testable evidence collected in the past two days about Peng Weibin's illegal behaviors after he was released from prison, including gang fights, wholesale and sales of drugs, etc., to the police.

It was probably the first time for the police to see such a reporter who sorted out the evidence and delivered it to his door. He looked through the stack of documents and said, "I was worried about whether the attempted injury would be enough to file a case, but now it's all done."

Xi Yufeng asked: "Jiang Ruo... I said the victim, what are you doing here today?"

"Come to see that accomplice surnamed Song." The policeman said with a sigh, "When these kinds of things happen to their celebrities, don't they all like to post it on the Internet to stir up a wave, and sell it badly by the way? He is calm and just wants to ask Ask the person surnamed Song why he did this."

"Has he got an answer?"

"No, the one surnamed Song refuses to see him. But even if he doesn't see him, you can almost guess it. It's nothing more than jealousy. You can't see that others are better than her. Didn't you find out the video of Mr. Jiang beating that Peng Weibin back then? Did she put it on the Internet? We have seen this kind of thing a lot here, and it is so easy for people to be malicious to others. "

When he came out of the police station, he originally wanted to go back to the company, but under Shi Mingxu's reminder, he remembered that all meetings this week had been postponed. Xi Yufeng was silent for a while, and said, "Go to Jinyuan."

In fact, except for necessary entertainment, Xi Yufeng no longer stepped into the entertainment venue.

So when he entered Jinyuan and was in it, he didn't even know which direction he should go for a moment.

I opened a box on the second floor, but I felt stuffy inside and couldn't stay.Xi Yufeng touched a cigarette and went outside, stood by the railing of the corridor, looking down at the lobby on the first floor.

He remembered that it was at this place that he first met Jiang Ruo.

The almost provocative smile on that bright face is still fresh in my memory.

At first, I admired him for knowing how to advance and retreat, to know the depth, and to have a kind of smart and cunning that knows the world but not the world.

Later, I discovered that he was strong, fearless, persistent and pure in his love and dreams.

Since when did you put him in your heart, and when did you start to be inseparable from him?

Xi and Feng didn't think of an answer until they got back to their residence.

Aunt Fang greeted him at the door and glanced behind him: "Xiao Jiang isn't coming back today?"

Xi Yufeng didn't know how to explain it, so he simply said, "He has joined the group, and he won't be back in the near future."

After I finished speaking, I felt that these words were familiar, as if I had said similar things before.

Seeing that Xi Yufeng's face seemed to be a little more gray than when he came back the day before yesterday, Aunt Fang thought that the two of them were at odds again, and said, "Why don't I call Xiao Jiang..."

"No." Xi Yufeng said, "Don't bother him."

Not to bother is the only thing he can do for Jiang Ruo now.

In the next few days, Xi Yufeng would go to Jinyuan almost every night.

From birth to now, even if he encounters difficulties, he rarely retreats.But this time he clearly realized that his behavior was evasion.

Escape from Aunt Fang's worried eyes, escape from the empty room, and escape from the darkness without a ray of light.

The difference is that he doesn't drink alcohol or chat with others when he is in a state of luxury and luxury. Most of the time he just lights a cigarette and stands quietly in front of the railing in the corridor on the second floor. a fixed point.

This weekend, Jinyuan was full of people and guests.

Xi Yufeng sat in the private room for a while, got up and went outside, took out a cigarette and lit it, and heard a conversation coming from the corner of the corridor.

Two men, one of whom has a low voice, should be the waiter here, and the other is drunk and tongue-tied, inexplicably familiar.

"Mr. Xi? You mean Mr. Xi? ... Damn, he always runs here. What's the reason? It's just that he broke up with the former lover and wants to find a new one."

"Jiang Ruo? When did it happen between him and Mr. Xi? We've broken up a long time ago!"

"Speaking of which, this Jiang Ruo, don't look at him looking like a star on TV now, but in private he's a bitch who will do anything for money—"

The unfinished words were replaced by howls.

Zhang Shaoyuan pulled his collar vigorously and almost hung it up. The suffocation of his neck made his eyes widen for a moment. In his panic, he only had time to see who was coming.

"Xi, Mr. Xi..."

Xi Yufeng held a cigarette in his mouth, even though he was carrying the person, he still held a condescending posture, his face was so stern that there was a sense of menacing, Zhang Shaoyuan was so frightened that he did not dare to breathe out.

"Boss Zhang just said what happened to Jiang Ruo, I didn't hear clearly." Xi Yufeng said coldly, "Why don't you say it again in front of me?"

Zhang Shaoyuan was already exhaling more air than inhaling, and he choked on the cigarette again, unable to speak clearly: "I didn't, I didn't, I scolded myself, I'm stinky, stinky shameless, I'm, stinky shameless."

After holding it for a while, Xi Yufeng didn't let go until the face of the person in his hand turned red and purple, almost hanging by a thread.

Zhang Shaoyuan sat down on the ground with a plop, gasped for breath and stretched out his hand to borrow strength, only to find that the waiter who flirted with him just now had already run away.

There were only two people left in the dark corner.When Xi Yufeng bent down, Zhang Shaoyuan was still scared and shrank back with his hands and feet, even though there was a wall behind him.

He couldn't forget how his company was easily brought down by the people in front of him, and finally made a comeback. He naturally didn't want to cause disasters because of his slip of the tongue.

So before Xi Yufeng could speak, Zhang Shaoyuan took the initiative to explain: "Mr. Xi, I was wrong, and I know I was wrong. Jiang Ruo... No, Mr. Jiang has nothing to do with me, it's just that his friend named An is with me. I slept for one night, and I didn't have time to give the money. Mr. Jiang came to ask for the money. I gave him the money on the spot. Didn't you see it? I was talking nonsense just now, don't worry, I In the future, I will definitely not talk nonsense outside, and if I talk nonsense again, I will rot my mouth!"

As soon as these words came out, Xi Yufeng frowned.

Zhang Shaoyuan thought he was dissatisfied, so he escalated the curse: "Then if I talk nonsense, let me, let me cut off my children and grandchildren, my family will be destroyed, my wife and children will be separated..."

The wrinkles between Xi Yufeng's eyebrows deepened, and he interrupted as if he couldn't listen: "You mean, you slept with Jiang Ruo's friend for one night, not with him?"

At night, the black off-road vehicle was driving in the traffic flow of the city, and under the cover of the night, it turned into a ghostly afterimage.

About four or ten minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of a newer residential complex in the east of the city.

He pulled over at a non-obstructive location, lowered the driver's window, and stretched out a muscular arm.

The cuffs of the shirt were rolled up, and a lighted cigarette was held between the fingers, but the seat and the wind did not smoke, but carried it by the car window, allowing the white smoke to diffuse in the slightly cold air in early winter.

If I remember correctly, today is the second day after the house delivery time agreed in the contract, Jiang Ruo should have moved here.

From this angle, one can vaguely see the outline of the building where Jiang Ruoxin's house is located, although it is not clear which one it is.

One cigarette burned to the end, and another was lit.

This time he took two deep breaths, and Xi and Feng still stared at the building, a few windows that were not clearly lit.

Maybe it was a coincidence, or maybe he came at the right time. When the second cigarette was lit to the end, a group of people walked out from the gate of the community, accompanied by laughter.

There are men and women in this group, without exception, all of them are tall and handsome, if it is not at night, they might have been recognized by passers-by and gathered around for a group photo.

Under the street lamp, Xi Yufeng saw Zhou Xinyao, Tang Jianian, the heroine of "Ying Fei", and Chen Muxin and Wei Chulin, the heroine and heroine of "Sun and Moon Jingshan".

Of course, what I saw at a glance was Jiang Ruo, who was wearing the beige gray down jacket from last year, as if he was about to melt under the warm yellow light.

It should be that he invited friends to come to his new home to play. He smiled with crooked eyebrows, whispered to Zhou Xinyao for a while, and conspired loudly with Tang Jianian for a while, attracting everyone to listen.

Xi Yufeng was sitting in the car, watching from a distance, in addition to being isolated from the hustle and bustle of the silence, he also felt a feeling of depression, an extremely depressed mood spreading.

None of these people were as close as he was to Jiang Ruo, yet they could make Jiang Ruo smile so happily.

And he, who obviously didn't want to trample on him, still said such exaggerated words and did such terrible things.

——What is the difference between you and them?

Thinking of Jiang Ruo's tearful words, Xi Yufeng took a deep puff of the cigarette, and when he exhaled, there was an uncontrollable tremor hovering on the verge of collapse.

In the past, the darkness was obviously not so unbearable to him.

It seems that this time, it is really on the verge of losing.

Sending the friends to the taxi one by one, when Jiang Ruo turned around, he caught a glimpse of a car parked by the road not far away from the corner of his eye.

He paused, and couldn't help but take a second look.

However, there are no street lights in that area, and the license plate cannot be seen clearly.Jiang Ruo came to his senses and thought that he was too sensitive. After all, in a place like Fengcheng where there are many dignitaries, it is not uncommon to drive the same car.

Besides, last time, he spoke so decisively, what reason does that person have to come here?

If Jiang Ruo moved today, he invited a few friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time to have dinner together.

What I eat is hot pot, which is simple and convenient, just put all the pots and pans into the dishwasher afterwards.

Listening to the whirring of the machine, Jiang Ruo lamented the sense of happiness brought about by the advancement of technology, and then hiccupped, thinking that he might have to run five more laps around the stage tomorrow.

There was filming the next day, Jiang Ruo got up early, picked up the new phone and replied to a few WeChat messages.

Zhou Xinyao: Yesterday I saw that you were in good condition, so I didn't ask... Are you really all right?If you feel uncomfortable, talk to your sister, don't hold back!

Jiang Ruo hesitated for a while, typed and deleted, and finally replied "Yes".

Before going out, I received a call from the courier, saying that there was an instant delivery in the same city, and asked him if he was at home.

Jiang Ruo said he was here, but the courier said he would be there soon.

Five minutes later, Jiang Ruo signed for a square cardboard box at the door of his new home, and after weighing it, it was quite heavy.

After finally finding the paper cutter that was left in the drawer of the bedside table in the room during the move, Jiang Ruo cut the tape wrapped around the cardboard box, wondering if someone missed it as a housewarming gift?

The carton was opened, and there was a rectangular wooden box inside.

Jiang Ruo's heart tightened, and his hands stopped suddenly.

The lid of the wooden box flipped open as soon as it was touched, revealing a bright yellow metal cap and a brown bottle body.

Jiang Ruo still remembered that there was also a circle of letters engraved on the bottom of the wine bottle.

At that time, I was afraid of wavering and dared not look at it, and it is the same now.

So subconsciously let go of his hand, no longer touching.

The author says:

Xiao Xi: I am the one who is holding on.