you put the knife down and talk

At six o'clock in the morning, Chengji's bedroom was completely silent, only the sound of slow and long breathing.The floor-to-ceiling curtains were drawn tightly, blocking off the gradually emerging light of winter, and the room was still dark and full of sleepiness.

After a while, the doorknob of the bedroom was turned, and the door was gently pulled open from the outside. A black shadow flashed into Cheng Ji's bedroom, and went straight to Cheng Ji who was still sleeping soundly in the bed.

The black shadow climbed onto Cheng Ji's bed, leaned over Cheng Ji's side, discerned Cheng Ji's facial features in the darkness, and then raised his hand to pinch Cheng Ji's nose.

Cheng Ji was awakened, he hummed twice in a daze, felt the breath of the people around him, and then laughed.Pretending not to wake up, let the man pinch his nose, turned over and hugged him in his arms.

Gao Zhan was caught off guard by Cheng Ji, and the warm blanket directly rolled him in, bringing him and Cheng Ji closer.

"What are you pretending for?" Gao Zhan knew that Cheng Ji had woken up, clicked his tongue, and let go of Cheng Ji's nose.

But Cheng Ji didn't let go, instead he said lazily with a sense of teasing, "Who is here?"

"The person who came to take your dog's life." Gao Zhan said angrily.

He was a little upset that Cheng Ji didn't support him on Qiao Yi's issue yesterday, so he didn't care much about Cheng Ji all day, and Gao Gao sent Cheng Ji over even the meal.Gao Zhan thought over and over for a long time, basically thinking wildly, so that he got up very early in the morning.If you get up early and have nothing to do, it will be a disaster for Chengji—he won't sleep, and Cheng Ji won't sleep either.

"Still angry?" Cheng Ji laughed helplessly, turned over and lay flat on his back, lying on the same pillow with Gao Zhan.

"No," Gao Zhan said, "I just can't figure it out."

"Can't figure out what?" Cheng Ji said.

"Everyone thinks that Qiao Yi is talented. The teacher of the Academy of Fine Arts, Su Tang, all think that she is talented, and she still has dreams and loves painting. Why don't her parents support her? Isn't it a good thing to have dreams? ?” Gao Zhan said.

Cheng Ji thought for a while, "Having dreams is of course a good thing, but not every parent will support their children's dreams, and not every parent knows how to communicate with their children. Take Sister Wei as an example, she hopes You and Gao Gao are happy, even if your grades improve, she will be happy, but this is far less important than your health and happiness, so she will support your ideas and decisions. For example, you make videos, such as Gao Gao loves to spend money."

"As for my parents, Cheng Sihan was the only one in their eyes. They also scoffed at my wanting to learn foreign languages ​​and work as a translator, especially the two of them, a company boss and a university teacher, are highly educated. people, but they have never had the slightest respect and support for my dream."

"Parents in this world are very different. They spend their whole lives being parents, and they also spend their whole lives learning how to be parents. It's just that in the process, they don't have time to learn well or give up by themselves, and their children may also wait. It can’t stop, so the two sides start hurting each other and even one hurting the other. It’s not uncommon for the closest relationship in the world to end up turning against each other.”

Gao Zhan listened quietly, and when Cheng Ji talked about his parents, he subconsciously held Cheng Ji's hand.

"I'm fine." Cheng Ji clasped his hand instead, "If it wasn't for them, I might not have the opportunity to lie on the same bed with you as I am now."

Gao Chan nodded and said, "Then why did you disagree with me yesterday?"

"I don't disagree with you," Cheng Ji said, "I just think it's irrational to decide to go to Qiao Yi's home to help her take the art exam right away. After all, we don't understand many things. What if there is a turning point for this matter? Or did Qiao Yi figure it out on his own?"

"It's not called thinking through, it's called compromise." Gao Zhan said indignantly.

"Yes, but compromise is not necessarily bad." Cheng Ji said.

"Do you like to compromise?" Gao Zhan asked back, "If you are a person who can compromise, you are not here now."

"Nobody likes a compromise, especially one that involves giving up your dreams."

"You seem to be particularly concerned about the word 'dream'." Cheng Ji said.

"That's because I don't have one." Gao Zhan said.

"I am a person who never knows what I want. Taking care of my mother and Gao Gao is almost my life's work. I have never thought about any future or dream." Gao Zhan glanced at Cheng Ji, "I I envy you all, you all have dreams, which makes me feel that dreams are very expensive things. When I heard Qiao Yi’s parents say that yesterday, I felt very uncomfortable.”

"I know," Cheng Ji rested his arms on his pillow, turned his head to look at Gao Zhan, "Dreams are things that are possible, and those that are possible are future plans, and those that are impossible are just dreams. If you think about it, don't get too entangled. When I first met you, I felt that you didn't even think about going to college, but your grades are almost at the undergraduate level, so take your time, and maybe someday you will have an idea. Or, with Cheng Ji I think the dream of growing old together is good and can be realized.”

"You are so beautiful." Gao Zhan said.

"Don't think about it, it's agreed that if Qiao Yi insists on taking the art test and her parents refuse to let her, we will help her and wait for the news." Cheng Ji said.

After speaking, he pulled up the quilt again, "Come on, sleep again."

"Sleeping fart," Gao Zhan raised his legs and kicked Cheng Ji out of bed, "It was already six o'clock when I came here, and the first class is over after I sleep again! Go brush your teeth and wash your face!"

Chengji, who was just trying to have a quiet and tender time with Gao Zhan just now, was kicked back to reality by Gao Zhan, which made him start to think about whether to regard Gao Zhan as a dream to treat him tenderly one day.In that case, maybe the dream can only be a dream.

—

There was one more day before the Art Examination of the Academy of Fine Arts. During this period, Qiao Yi never showed up at the school, nor did he reply to WeChat, as if he had disappeared from the world.

Tang Youyou and Gao Gao didn't receive any news, so they went to Qiao Yi's house to knock on the door. Through the thick security door, they could only faintly hear someone inside, but no matter what they said, no one came to open the door.

"What are you going to do now, continue to wait for the news?" In the classroom of Class [-], the desks are arranged as a long table, Gao Zhan Chengji is sitting face to face, Li Ya, Cheng Hao, Gao Gao are also there, and they have a long table meeting .Gao Zhan raised his chin at Chengji and asked.

"Wait until the afternoon when the results of the Art Examination of the Academy of Fine Arts will be out."

"If Qiao Yi has been unable to be contacted, let's go to Qiao Yi's house to see if we can find her." Cheng Ji said.

A group of people came to the community where Qiao Yi's home lived. Qiao Yi's address on the home-school pass was written as a high-end community, and there were two-story small buildings inside, and each household had a loft with stairs.Such a community generally has good security. Gao Zhan and the others begged for security at the gate of the community for a long time, and finally pressed their student ID cards there before entering.

"How did you come in that day?" Gao Zhan asked Gao Gao.

Gao Gao glanced at the group of boys behind him, "It was me and Youyou that day, today we are a group, okay! And the two of us look a lot like good students."

"Then what do you mean we have a bad student face," Gao Zhan said, pointing at Cheng Ji, "I think Cheng Ji's looks are quite deceptive."

Gao Gao rolled his eyes, Cheng Ji smiled and went to Gao Zhan's side, "I think she might be talking about that bad student who is not good, especially you."

A group of people came downstairs to Qiao Yi's house, pointing high and high to the balcony on the second floor, "That's Qiao Yi's room, but if you look at it from downstairs, you can't see anything."

"I think we need to make sure that Qiao Yi is in the room." Li Ya said.

Gao Zhan picked up a small stone from the ground, then looked at the boys in the class, "Which one of you is sure?"

"I'll do it!" Cheng Hao, the sports committee member, volunteered, picked up the pebble, and before Gao Zhan could speak, he threw it directly at the balcony on the second floor.

The stone hit the glass, making a crisp sound. They waited for a while, but there was no response from the room.

"Here you are," Gao Zhan picked up two more stones, "throw them both."

Stones hit the glass one after another, and soon, the curtains in the balcony window began to shake, and were pulled from inside. Standing behind the curtains was Qiao Yi who had disappeared for several days.

Seeing Qiao Yi appear, both Cheng Hao and Tang Youyou waved at her excitedly.

When Qiao Yi saw his friends appearing downstairs in his house, he was both surprised and happy, and raised his hand to greet them, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

She gestured to them to make a phone call, and then waved again.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Hao asked.

"She's saying that she doesn't have a mobile phone right now," Cheng Ji said.

"Then, let's give her a mobile phone so she can communicate with us." Li Ya said, took out his mobile phone, first showed it to Qiao Yi, and then motioned Qiao Yi to find something to connect the phone to.

Qiao Yi thought for a while, went back to the room, cut a sheet for herself, and put it down through the window.

Li Ya wrapped the phone in the bed sheet and tied it in a knot, then asked Qiao Yi to put it away.

Qiao Yi got the phone and immediately sent them a message. Gao Gao received it and said, "Qiao Yi said that she wouldn't go to the class her parents enrolled her in, and then her parents confiscated her phone and locked her up at home. , now they all go to work, only the aunt at home is watching her."

"Ask her if she is willing to go with us." Cheng Ji said.After all, this matter is still Qiao Yi's own business. If she is determined to take the art test, they will naturally help her as friends.

After Gao Gao asked, she received a reply instantly. She looked at Gao Zhan and Cheng Ji, and nodded.

"You tell her to hide her phone and contact her at any time," Cheng Ji said, "Since she's going to take the art test, let's let her take the test with peace of mind, and we must think of a foolproof way."

—

At four o'clock in the morning, when every household in the community was asleep, the window on the balcony on the second floor of Qiao Yi's house opened, and then a piece of bed sheet was put down, with Qiao Yi's painting tape hanging on it.

Cheng Ji, who had been staying in the community, stepped forward, took off the painting bag, and signaled to Qiao Yi that he could come down.

They agreed to pick up Qiao Yi in the early morning and let her take the first high-speed train to the test center, so that even if Qiao Yi's parents found out, they would not be able to take Qiao Yi back.

The taxi stopped at the gate of the community, and when Cheng Ji ran over with Qiao Yi carrying a painting bag, its headlights were turned on.Gao Zhan, Gao Gao, Li Ya, Cheng Hao, and Tang Youyou were all in front of the car, waiting for them.

"Don't cry," Cheng Ji said quickly seeing that Qiao Yi's eye circles were red again, "Have a good trip, take the exam well."

Qiao Yi nodded with tears in his eyes, and got into the car.

People from class [-] stood by the road, waving at her, "Qiao Yi, come on—"

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