Burning fire

"Actually, you don't need to go. Don't you have to go to Bai Yuxing's place at noon?"

After sending the censer and Zhang Jueming's clothes home, Zhou Qizun immediately took people with him and took a taxi to Kangning Hospital.

"It's still early." Zhou Qizun glanced at his watch, "Besides, it doesn't matter if you go to Lao Bai's place later."

"Zhou Qizun..." Zhang Jueming felt sour.

He is happy that Zhou Qizun does this for him, but...he actually doesn't hate Zhang Haolang, nor does he feel ashamed of a crazy father, he just...

It's just that he hasn't been valued or cared so much for too long.

Zhang Jueming reached out and tugged on Qizun's clothes next week: "You really..."

"Don't talk." Zhou Qizun turned his face and smiled at Zhang Jueming, with a heartbroken smile, "If you say it again, I'm going to slap myself."

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After getting out of the car, Zhou Qizun stood in a daze at the entrance of the hospital.

He unconsciously and uncontrollably began to imagine.

Imagine Zhang Jueming's past and Zhang Jueming's growth that he has never participated in.

Zhang Jueming's shoulder blades opened little by little, and Zhang Jueming grew taller little by little.Zhang Jueming was alone.

Zhang Jueming is in the nether world.In the shabby house.Hide on a street corner.Watch from night to dawn on the roof.He was in the hospital, looking at his only relative—the relative who didn't recognize him, even resented him, and feared him.

Zhou Qizun pressed his eyes with his hands, and his chest twisted.

"Let's go." Zhou Qizun said, pulling Zhang Jueming in together.

They were received by a young nurse.

Zhang Jueming said Zhang Haolang's name, and the nurse looked through a notebook: "Mr. Zhang, who is this next to you?"

Zhang Jueming didn't think about what to say for a while.

"Family." Zhou Qizun responded quickly.

"Family?" The young nurse repeated.

Zhang Jueming looked at Zhou Qizun, and Zhou Qizun also glanced at him, the four eyes seemed to fit tightly together without leaving any gaps.

"I'm his brother." Zhou Qizun said.

Zhang Jueming looked away, his ears felt hot.

"Oh. Then come with me." The young nurse made a registration and led them to the ward.

"Mr. Zhang, you haven't been here for a while." While walking, the nurse told Zhang Jueming about Zhang Haolang's situation.

Zhang Haolang still has ups and downs.Of course, the good times are just not to make harmful actions.But it's not necessarily bad, either throwing things to scare people, or staring at a white wall to scare oneself.

"Here we are. He just took his medicine and fell asleep." The nurse led them to the door. "Try not to wake him up. If you need anything, call me right away. I'll be right outside the door."

"Thank you." Zhang Jueming thanked the nurse, pushed open the door, and walked in.

Zhou Qizun followed behind him.

Zhang Haolang on the bed didn't feel comfortable even when he fell asleep. He was skinny, and his portrait seemed to be made of thin wooden strips.

Zhou Qizun clenched his fists.

Especially Zhang Haolang's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Zhang Jueming's.This reminded Zhou Qizun that when Zhang Jueming was seriously injured and unconscious, he had the same eyebrows and eyes, sickly and beautiful.

Zhou Qizun took a step forward, he stood side by side with Zhang Jueming, beside Zhang Haolang's bed.

"Hi, uncle. My name is Zhou Qizun."

Zhang Haolang fell asleep, Zhou Qizun didn't want to disturb him, so his voice was very low, almost out of breath, but Zhang Jueming who was beside him could hear him clearly.

Zhang Jueming could hear every word and every breath Zhou Qizun said.

Zhou Qizun said bluntly: "I like Zhang Jueming, I love him."

Zhang Jueming could think of what Zhou Qizun wanted to say to Zhang Haolang, but when Zhou Qizun confessed to a sleeping lunatic, he still couldn't catch it.

"I will treat him well, and I will for the rest of my life." Zhou Qizun said it very concisely, without extraneous nonsense, "We will come to see you often in the future."

The air was silent for a moment.

Zhang Jueming suddenly grabbed Zhou Qizun's hand, his voice was soft: "Let's go."

Zhou Qizun glanced at Zhang Jueming: "Okay."

Zhang Jueming held Zhou Qizun's hand firmly, lowered his head and pulled him out.

The nurses outside were a little surprised, they didn't expect them to come out so soon.But judging by Zhang Jueming's uneasy expression, the nurse didn't want to ask more questions.

Zhang Jueming pulled Zhou Qizun out of the hospital, waited for the red light, and never let go of his hand.

Crossing the road, Zhang Jueming whispered unconsciously while walking: "My dad used to be very good to me. Before he knew the identity of the mountain ghost, he really loved us. It's just that he was too weak and too courageous. Small. He likes a plain and warm life too much, and he can't accept all the false and broken things. It's not his fault..."

On the other side of the road, Zhang Jueming suddenly couldn't speak anymore, and couldn't move Zhou Qizun either.

Zhou Qizun stood where he was.

Zhang Jueming let go, turned around, looked up at Zhou Qizun, his lips parted dryly.

He, who has been sneaking around for too long, and has been in the dark for too long, will be dumbfounded when he sees the light and heat.This weakness alone is superior to Zhang Haolang.He hates himself so much, but he is always helpless.

"I..." Zhang Jueming tried to say, "I just want to say...thank you, I..."

"Cassia." Zhou Qizun interrupted him unexpectedly.

Zhou Qizun laughed, and the corners of both mouths turned up together: "Mmm..."

Zhou Qizun took a step back and opened his arms to Zhang Jueming: "Do you want...a hug?"

With just one step, Zhou Qizun gave way, even Zhang Jueming couldn't make it.Zhang Jueming's feet stiffened, and his Adam's apple swallowed jerkyly.

Zhou Qizun didn't wait.Didn't wait a second longer.He took a step back, so what if he took two steps back?

Without asking Zhang Jueming to make any meaningful reaction, Zhou Qizun opened his arms and immediately stepped back in two steps.

His arms are like a pair of gentle and powerful wings, hugging and protecting Zhang Jueming.

"I will try my best to treat you well in the future, I swear." Zhou Qizun said in Zhang Jueming's ear.

The signal light changed again, and a couple came across, a man and a woman cuddling together with smiles on their faces.

I would like to have a lover's smiling face on all the roads.That would be great.

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I went to visit Zhang Haolang, and when Zhou Qizun and Zhang Jueming went to Bai Yuxing's house, although it was not too late, it was not too early either.

As soon as he entered Bai Yuxing's house, the smell of the hot pot immediately rushed up - the pot should have been sitting for a long time.

While Bai Yuxing was still tossing about in the kitchen, Zhou Qizun walked straight towards Li Man, shouting as he went, "I'm sorry sister-in-law, we're late."

"Zun'er, come and have a look." Li Man didn't care if he was late or early, and grabbed Zhou Qizun to give him a good look.

After seeing her eyes, Li Man pursed her lips and said, "I really lost a lot of weight."

After she finished speaking, her eyes and nose were a little uncomfortable. ——Bai Yuxing came back last night and cried again.This old man became a crybaby, so Li Man naturally wanted to ask why.

She knew about Zhou Yi's affairs without accident.She is a pregnant woman, her stomach is puffed out and her courage has diminished, she is more fearful than before, before Bai Yuxing opened her mouth to say she was confused, she didn't dare to ask one more word.

Now that Zhou Qizun is thinner than when he left home, I feel very sad.

"This trip must have been tough..." Li Man rubbed her eyes.

"Sister-in-law, please don't." Zhou Qizun said hastily, "I finally went home, don't be like this."

"Okay, let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it..." Li Man nodded, controlling her emotions, and kept saying, "Fortunately, you are fine, fortunately..."

Zhou Qizun didn't answer, he looked down at Li Man's lower abdomen. ——Life grows so fast.When he left for Jishou, he still couldn't see anything, but now he has a bulging outline.

"Look at him." Li Man finally smiled, "When you are born, let him recognize you as a godfather."

"This is necessary." Zhou Qizun also laughed.

"By the way, Lao Bai said that you brought someone back." Li Man said, looking away from Zhou Qizun, looking at Zhang Jueming who had been standing at the door.

"It's Zhang Jueming, right? What are you doing standing at the door, come in quickly." Li Man greeted, "Look at Zhou Qizun's carelessness, you just treat this as your own home."

After hearing this, Zhang Jueming came over politely and called out, "Sister-in-law."

Zhou Qizun turned his face to look at Zhang Jueming, and said to Li Man, "Sister-in-law, he is sorry."

"I can see it." Li Man was a little surprised, "I thought, you have such a bad character, you have to find someone who can control you, but I really didn't expect..."

She didn't expect that Zhou Qizun would want Zhang Jueming like this.However, Li Man had a good impression of Zhang Jueming.

Li Man believed in her own eyesight, while Zhang Jueming was not thoughtful, honest and well-behaved.He didn't move his feet since he stepped into the threshold, but his eyes kept following Zhou Qizun.

"He can control me." Zhou Qizun answered casually, "Sister-in-law, don't get me wrong."

As Zhou Qizun said, he glanced at Zhang Jueming as if inadvertently: "I listen to him in everything, and I revolve around him."

"Oh." Li Man was even more surprised.

Zhou Qizun has always had a strong heart, "revolving around someone" and "listening to someone", he shouldn't say such things.

"Really, I forgot to tell you last night." At this moment, Bai Yuxing came out of the kitchen, with a plate of fried shrimp in his left hand and a bottle of fruit wine in his right.

"Zhou Qizun quit smoking, do you believe it?" Bai Yuxing put the things on the table and walked over, "He threw the cigarette in front of me yesterday and told me himself."

Bai Yuxing pouted at Zhang Jueming, signaling that Zhou Qizun quit smoking because of Zhang Jueming.

"That's true?" Li Man was even more surprised.

"That's not true." Bai Yuxing clicked his tongue, "Those who are ungrateful for sex. How many times have we worn out our mouths because of his old smoking gun? Have you ever heard of a punctuation mark?"

"..." Zhou Qizun snorted, and was just about to say something to Bai Yuxing and tease Zhang Jueming by the way, but he bumped into Bai Yuxing's small eyes like blind walnuts, and became dumb.

——Bai Yuxing is half bald, so I felt so sorry for him last night.

Zhou Qizun just smiled faintly, and deliberately pointed a finger at Bai Yuxing: "Don't talk nonsense, I told you that Cassia is thin-skinned, don't you bother?"

"The hot pot is too fragrant, let's serve it quickly." Zhou Qizun said.He walked past Bai Yuxing, raised his arm, and squeezed hard on Bai Yuxing's shoulder.

"Eat, hurry up." Bai Yuxing paused, then turned around and lowered his head to get the chopsticks.

Only then did Zhang Jueming quietly follow Zhou Qizun, and Zhou Qizun found a place to sit down at random. He grabbed Zhang Jueming's hand and said, "Sit."

Zhang Jueming didn't move, and waited for Li Man to also sit at the table before Zhang Jueming sat down beside Zhou Qizun.

Zhou Qizun was overjoyed, and whispered in Zhang Jueming's ear, "Don't be so cautious, you already know what kind of people the old and white couple are."

"It's not reserved." Zhang Jueming replied honestly, "I'm just..."

Zhang Jueming said: "I respect them very much. These years, they have supported you by your side. I am both grateful and envious."

——So, why are you a little timid?

Zhou Qizun's chest was slowly pinched, he breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his eyes, and rubbed Zhang Jueming's cold hands well.

"Zhou Qizun." Zhang Jueming spoke in a low voice again, and he asked, "Have you really quit smoking? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Hmm..." Zhou Qizun rolled his eyes, "I quit. I won't smoke anymore."

"That......"

"It's just for you. You don't like it." Zhou Qizun continued, "It feels like every time I smoke you are unhappy, and your eyes will get red."

"Not really..." Zhang Jueming wanted to laugh, "I'm just worried about your body."

"Well, in order to live to a hundred and one, I have to quit." Zhou Qizun opened his mouth and answered.

Zhang Jueming laughed out loud, and he spoke slightly faster and said, "Good reboot."