nib boy

Taxis have long since disappeared at the end of the road.

Bai Yuze slowly walked out from the overlapping shadows between the buildings, his expression was unclear in the night.After hesitating for a moment, his footsteps finally stopped beside the umbrella that had been left behind.The splashed mud stains looked very embarrassing, and there was a bicycle lying abruptly in the puddle a few steps away.

But that's beside the point.

The slanted umbrella body seemed to be covering something.

He knelt down and moved the umbrella aside, carefully lifted a piece of soaked and limp paper from the muddy water with his fingers.A photo, to be precise.

The knuckles scraped back and forth on the dirty place, and at first he could barely see the outline of a human figure, but now he gradually showed an age-old smile.

He naturally recognized the person in the photo—it was himself.However, in his limited memory, it seems that he has never smiled so heartily.The boy's eyes and brows were full of childishness, but the moment his smile froze, it seemed that the sunshine of the whole summer had gathered.

And the background behind him was the tranquil beach that had appeared countless times in his dreams.

... When was this photo taken?And why would you put it in his hand?

Shaking in his heart, he turned the photo to the back, only to see someone wrote a line of numbers in his very familiar handwriting in the lower right corner.

2011.5.21.

Yao Lu tried her best to widen her eyes, until they were caught off guard by the falling rain, and they became sore and sore.After a long time, I calmly opened my mouth and muttered: "Fuck, it's flooded..."

Seeing this, Ning Ziyue shook his head helplessly, and put his hand into the inner pocket of his coat.Before Yao Lu could react, he felt something fluffy suddenly be thrown into his arms, and hurriedly caught it.

"You go first. Leave it to me here."

"Hey..." He had just seen that the one that was thrown over was a pocket-sized white cat, and now he was yelling innocently and nuzzled his bloody wound. It hurts like a heart, and I can't shake it off. "What the hell is this... Do you want it to just scratch me to death! Hey!!"

It's a pity that when he raised his head and screamed angrily, the instigator had already disappeared.

The group of people left behind by Jin Ke is actually more difficult to deal with than imagined.That kind of extraordinary skill is difficult for ordinary people to practice on their own.

Panting for breath, Xie Zhe wiped away the cold rain dripping from his face, and felt that he was almost at the limit after he knocked down the fourth person.All the wounds on his body were clamoring for pain one after another, surging like waves.He wobbled and almost fell into the puddle.After finally supporting the wall to stand firm, when he looked up, he saw Ning Ziyue rushing towards him from a distance with Yao Lu's knife in his hand. The forceful aura reminded him of Moses who separated the Red Sea to save all sentient beings.

I didn't see how hard he used, but everyone who was touched by his fists immediately flew three to five meters away like in a third-rate martial arts movie.When stabbing the blade sharply into the opponent's chest, there was no expression on the indifferent profile face, and a falcon-like cold light flashed across the bottom of the dark eyes.

... I am used to seeing too many eyes of life and death.Inevitably indifferent.

"Hold on for a while, and it will be over soon." Ning Ziyue supported him to keep a proper distance from the two or three people who gathered from the opposite side. The only wound on his body was a shallow bloodstain on his chin.

"Where's the evildoer?" Xie Zhe struggled to stand up straight, his forehead was still bleeding.

Ning Ziyue cast his gaze silently to the alley where Yao Lu disappeared, and remained silent.

Unfortunately, there was a traffic jam on the road, and Leng Shan hurried to Sanjiang Road on foot, but there was no sign of an ambulance.Patiently searching down alleys, he was finally attracted by a few strange meows.

In the dark, the cat was like a ball of rolling snowballs, and the eye-catching colors brought a lot of convenience to the guiding work. After a short 5-minute trek, Leng Shan saw Yao Lu's unconscious figure in the shadow of a corner.

"Why are you here?" He squatted down to touch his shoulder in surprise, his tone anxious: "Where is Xie Zhe now..." The ending ended abruptly.

Under the dim streetlight, the boy's open palm was suddenly dyed with a frightening bright red.

His heart clenched violently, and he hurriedly moved closer to see the wound stretching from his shoulder to his chest, his expression changed instantly, and he shook him vigorously again. "Hey... wake up! Don't sleep!"

There was no response from the other party.

Leng Shan didn't hesitate any longer, leaned over and picked him up with a little force, and quickly ran towards the alley where he came.

The kitten, who had been completely ignored, yelped twice again anxiously next to the pool of blood left by Yao Lu, but Fir Shan's footsteps did not stop for a second because of this.

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"The patient is anemic due to excessive blood loss. During hospitalization, it is recommended to eat more blood-enriching foods, such as chicken soup, longan, and spinach. Avoid spicy food, hairy things, and it is best not to drink alcohol. Although the patient's wound is deep, it is gone. It’s dangerous, but the stitches will leave scars. The doctor will prescribe some collagen-containing medicine for him later, and the family will follow me to pay the fee.”

The four teenagers looked at each other, and finally Xie Zhe said awkwardly: "I'll go, I'll go." Followed the nurse downstairs.

Yao Lu lay sprawled on the hospital bed like an old man, and said displeasedly, "Can you ask her to change my prescription, I'm not confinement. This, that, and that."

"If it's all like this, just lie down and give you whatever you want to eat. By the way, you are also true, and you can get involved in vicious incidents wherever you go." Bai Yuze had just been called to the hospital by Leng Shan's call, even though he had just experienced it before. It was not a small shock, but at this time it was covered up as if nothing had happened.

Thanks to Xie Zhe's brains, he made up a random reason at the scene to say that they were involved in a gangster fight, and suffered a disadvantage because there were too many opponents.In fact, Xie Zhe looked more embarrassed than Yao Lu at first glance, with injuries all over his body, but nothing serious.

"By the way, Lao Ning, when did you come back? Where did you go a while ago?" After lecturing the patient here, Bai Yuze turned around and asked Ning Ziyue who had been silent since the meeting just now.

Ning Ziyue smiled, and replied briefly: "There is something urgent at home."

fraud.Yao Lu snorted disdainfully in her heart, and rolled her eyes with her back turned to them.

The night is already deep, and it will be dawn in a few hours.

Bai Yuze and Fir Shan sat side by side on the row of chairs in the corridor, speechless for a while.After a long time, Bai Yuze lowered his eyes and said, "I was near your house tonight and saw you and your brother."

Leng Shan was obviously taken aback, and turned to look at him.

"...I'm sorry. I don't know what went wrong with my brain at that time... After we parted, I still wanted to walk behind you silently for a while, and wanted to see you for a while." low. "But I didn't expect... to see you pointing a knife at your brother."

Leng Shan bit her lip subconsciously, lest he say "I know everything" next.

"I said that I would like to be your listener, but I won't force you if you don't want me to know. But now that you've reached this level, how long do you want to carry it alone?..."

The incandescent lamp overhead casts a silent light.

"Unless..." Bai Yuze paused for a moment, his fingers clenched the photo that had been dried by his body temperature in his trouser pocket.

"Unless you want to hide the reason from me, there are other secrets."

At this time, only Yao Lu, Ning Ziyue and Xie Zhe were left in the ward, two of them were watching TV in silence, while Xie Zhe had already fallen asleep with his head on Yao Lu's lap.

After the anesthetic wore off, the wound hurt so much that people couldn't sleep. Yao Lu held the remote control and kept jumping off the platform in boredom. Ning Ziyue didn't persuade him to rest, and accompanied him to watch advertisements from channel to channel.In the end, Yao Lu couldn't take it anymore, closed his eyes and retracted into the quilt as soon as he threw the remote control, and ordered unceremoniously: "I'm going to sleep. You go and turn off the power."

Ning Ziyue sat still.

The TV was still playing loudly, and Yao Lu reopened his eyes dissatisfied after a few seconds, only to see the other party staring straight at him. "What am I doing? The patient told you to turn off the TV."

"...I contacted Lin Ran before I met you." Ning Ziyue turned a deaf ear to his words, and his expression was calm without any disturbance. "I already know what you're doing."

Yao Lu snorted coldly, and pulled aside the Mao Pa who was crawling along Xie Zhe's shoulder to his lap in disgust, with an irritable tone. "So what if you know? You're still going to kneel down and thank me honestly."

But what Ning Ziyue said next made his heart sink.

"Please don't interfere with my affairs in the future."

Almost suspecting that he heard it wrong, Yao Lu frowned and raised his head. The man still had a calm poker face, but his eyes became unprecedentedly alienated and unfamiliar.

"...Our relationship doesn't seem to be that familiar yet."

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I really don't understand why almost all fairy tales end with the main characters living happily ever after.

Bai Yuze stopped in front of the vending machine on the street, took out a few coins and threw them in, then casually leaned on the railing and drank the box of iced green tea in one gulp, feeling refreshed like a storm in his stomach, but there was still a lump in his chest. Things settle there and never go away.

together.Is being together necessarily the best ending? The perfunctory and irresponsible statement of "living happily together from now on" can only deceive children.In comparison, he still prefers the world view conveyed from "Ludwig's Revolution", even though it is somewhat distorted.

It is only now that I understand that the two people's decision to be together is just the beginning.Everything they will face in the future - compared to the thorns and tribulations in front of them, the concealment of each other's suspicion is the most terrible.People's hearts are changing all the time, just like the famous philosophical saying, people can't step into the same river twice.Today you may not be the person you were yesterday, and I can't guarantee that you will still be the person you want when the sun rises tomorrow.

What's more, it seems that the reason for the two people to be together in the first place is not so sufficient.Bai Yuze can pat his chest to ensure that his feelings for him are not half adulterated. Such an outstanding person is indeed often favored by others.It's not normal to be indifferent.What about him?Why on earth was he willing to smile so easily and hold his hand—the self who seemed to be nothing special, why did he like it?If he really likes himself, then can there really be no secrets from each other? ...

All right.He had to admit that it was the embarrassing silence that suddenly spread between the two after facing the photo he took out from his pocket on the day he thought about Fir Shan.About 5 minutes later, the other party stood up and left without saying a word. The back view when he left made him unable to tell what kind of feeling it was.After a brief reproach, he calmed down and decided to give Fir Shan some space to be alone.

In the next few days, the two tacitly said goodbye to each other in a hurry after school, and then parted ways.Even the time to go to the hospital to visit patients is deliberately diverted.

Bai Yuze thought, maybe until one party compromises—or gives up by himself, or Leng Shan is willing to confide all his unspoken secrets—their relationship can only be put on hold for the time being.

There is no way, powerless to let go.

Taking a deep breath, he habitually took out the mobile phone in his pocket, and his eyes flickered slightly when he saw the text message reminder.Move your finger quickly and click away, and your eyes catch the sender for the first time, and the light dims in an instant.not him.

"I want to eat mangosteen today=￣ω￣=PS: It's so boring in the hospital, baby, come and accompany me~"

After reading that funny sentence, he couldn't help but curled his lips into a smile. When Bai Yuze raised his eyes, he saw a brightly lit fruit shop not far away, so he hooked his bag and walked straight there.

"... Xiaobai? Why are you here?"

Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound, then turned around stupidly——

Baimu was about ten meters behind him, calling him with a vegetable basket in one hand, and beside her was a familiar figure who looked embarrassed and didn't dare to look at him.

"Xiao Ye?" He blurted out subconsciously, his mind was a little lost for a while, and his voice stuttered. "Mom... you, do you know each other?"

Now Mother Bai also came to her senses, her smile froze for a moment, but she quickly threw the question back. "Leave this alone. What about you? It's Friday, why are you still wandering in the street if you don't hurry home after school?"

"Ah. Yao Lu fell down the stairs last week. The doctor said he had to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days. We often find time to visit him. I wanted to call you later and say I'd go back later. As expected." Bai Yuze simply diverted his attention, and racked his brains to make up a decent reason in order not to let his brother lower his score in his mother's heart.

Mother Bai nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Why don't we go with you. Seeing that we are near the hospital, it is not appropriate to go back like this. After all, he is your friend."

Bai Yuze was actually very hesitant in his heart, but he didn't know how to persuade her. Seeing Chen Ye waving hands, shaking his head, winking at him behind Bai Mu, he finally sighed. "...Hmm. That's fine."

When Gu Mingye pushed open the door of the ward, Yao Lu just lay down and closed his eyes to rest his mind. His usual unrestrained and playful look was swept away, and his expression was so calm and gentle that he looked like a different person.

Afraid that he might not be able to sleep well, Gu Mingye turned off the light at the door, then tiptoed in, and quietly sat down on the chair beside the bed.Putting the cool hand on Yao Lu's side into his own, he was silent for a long time before whispering: "...I'm sorry."

It was already dark, and the moonlight diffused into the whole room from every gap in the window like fog. Yao Lvrao could feel the veil covering him silently even if he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.The atmosphere is so good, but it's a pity that opening their eyes at this time will only embarrass each other.

Although he didn't know why he had to apologize to himself, since he picked a time when it was impossible for him to respond, it was wisest to continue to play dumb.Yao Lu has long understood that he has secret feelings for her, but if possible, he doesn't want to touch things that can't be given.Because while giving hope, it also adds a wound to others' hearts.

He was so obedient and lay with his hands clasped for an unknown amount of time, his eyes suddenly brightened, Yao Lu took advantage of Gu Mingye's time of turning his head in a daze, and slowly opened his eyes to wake up, and saw Xie Zhe looking at Gu Mingye in astonishment at the door with a thermos cup and a lunch box .

"Hey, you're not the one from the bar...how did you find this place?"

Yao Lu sat up and moved his stiff shoulders, Gu Mingye quickly let go, still holding his hand, blushing.In fact, it's not just his face, Yao Lu secretly glanced at the corners of his eyes, which were still flushed.How much did he do to apologize to himself? He blamed himself for this.

"Ah... I heard Xiao Leng mentioned it to the boss by accident the other day, so I came to take a look."

Xie Zhe's eyes were obviously distrustful, but Yao Lu became impatient, and raised the quilt and frowned. "Stop sticking at the door, you. Where's my supper?"

"...Hey. Here we come." Immediately, Xie Tongxie, who was half-cowarded, leaned forward with low eyebrows and got busy, opened the thermos and patiently blew the porridge for a while, and served it to his mouth with side dishes.Gu Mingye was stunned, and he began to wonder how many people Yao Lu had cut off with and kept messing with.

In fact, this matter is really a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer.Xie Zhe felt that Yao Lu's hospitalization was entirely his own responsibility, so he was willing to be enslaved by him.Seeing that he took the initiative, Yao Lu naturally stopped being polite, and forced him to pull up his pants and take off his clothes even when he went to the toilet to change clothes.

After being served for dinner, Gu Mingye had seen enough of their master and servant SHOW, so he said hello and prepared to go back to the bar to continue working.As soon as his front legs went out, Ning Ziyue came in.Just as Xie Zhe was going to wash the dishes in the bathroom, Yao Lu casually glanced at him and announced the good news first: "I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning."

"...Well." The other party's attitude was even more absent-minded than him, Yao Lu paused for a moment, and then said: "Your original home, you can no longer go back."

"Ah."

"Come and stay at my house on weekends."

Ning Ziyue looked up at him in surprise, and before he could say anything to evade, the other party calmly said, "It's only now that I'm in such a hurry to kick me away, you have a good idea."

I know that you are also afraid that many things cannot be given by yourself.How cowardly we are similar, but why are you worse than me.At least now I have the courage to deliver trust, to you, to you.

"Are you afraid that you will hurt others? If you have the ability, don't appear in front of us again in your life. If you can't do it, don't take us carelessly. Don't worry, I have a hard life, even if the other party drives a truck to kill me I don't even run over anything..."

The top of his head sank suddenly.Yao Lu looked at the person in front of him who was quietly covering his forehead with his palm, and saw the perennial pain in his dark eyes.

Oops, I seem to have said something wrong just now...

The two sides were standing there, and the door of the ward was knocked open again.

"Yao'er, my mother is here to see you."

Fuck! !Yao Lu quickly lay down and pretended to be critically ill, Ning Ziyue was stunned, but also promptly withdrew his hand.Xie Zhe opened the door and poked his head out after hearing the movement in the bathroom. His gaze first met Bai Mu's eyes, and when he moved to Chen Ye, his expression suddenly became gloomy.

The girl lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, while Bai Mu followed Bai Yuze to the hospital bed, put two bags of mangosteen on the cabinet, and said politely: "Your name is Yao Lu, I am Xiao Bai's mother. I heard you never I fell down the stairs of the school, how could I be so careless. Where are your parents?"

"Hello, Auntie. My parents were too noisy, so I persuaded them to go back early in the morning. Anyway, I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, so it's not a big deal." Yao Lu smiled obediently, and secretly pulled up the quilt with one hand to cover her slightly open bed. The collar of the suit - the bandage inside is too obvious, and it is impossible to fall out at a glance.

Xie Zhe was still fighting with Chen Ye's eyes in the back, but after a few symbolic condolences, Bai Mu had already decided to leave.Bai Yuze helped her carry the vegetable basket, "Mom, I'll take you to the gate."

"Don't go home too late and miss your homework. I'll save the food for you."

"Ok, I know."

Seeing the mother and son stepping out of the threshold, Chen Ye didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and finally stuck out his tongue to Xie Zhe, and followed.

"This girl..." He put down the cleaned lunch box and thermos in annoyance, before he could complain much, he was sensitively aware of the suffocating silence in the corridor, followed by a crisp and loud "snap".

"Mom!!" Bai Yuze stared in shock at his mother, whose face was flushed but her lips were pale and trembling, and then he shifted his heavy eyes to the teenager who still had fingerprints on half of his face and kept his head sideways. .

"Bastard - how dare you, how dare you have the face to appear in front of my son!!..."

Ever since Bai Yuze had memories, he had never seen his mother so hysterical, gritted his teeth and squeezed out such hate-filled scolding from between the usually reserved and gentle lips.

The sharp shout that almost tore the eardrums could be heard far away in the silent corridor at night, one after another people poked their heads out of their own wards to peek secretly, with different expressions on their faces.

Bai Yuze felt Chen Ye timidly holding his cold hand by his side, but he could no longer react to everything in front of him.

The fairy tale is about to end, he thought.

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