Bite Your Fingertips

The old-fashioned street lights are dim, and the small advertisements for handling various documents, unlocking locks, and selling medicines are pasted around the metal pillars, and the paper is yellow with rain and wind.On the dusty concrete exterior wall, the "Harmonious Neighborhood" poster was not glued firmly, and was rattling by the wind.

Entering from the low building door, there is a narrow corridor and a stair railing whose green paint is almost gone.The voice-activated light was alarmed and lit up in orange.

Chu Yu was confused, half-opened his eyes to look around, and asked softly, "Where are we going?"

"my home."

Stopping in front of the door, Lu Shi held the man in his arms with one hand, and opened the door with the key in the other.

Chu Yu's brain turned slowly, he sucked blood, and his whole body became weak and weak.It wasn't until he heard the door slam shut that he realized that he had arrived at Lu Shi's home.

The lights are on.

Neat, clean, and empty.

Chu Yu looked at the interior decoration and felt a little cold.

Apart from the necessary furniture, there is no other decoration in the house.

In the narrow living room, the walls are painted white, and a wooden table and a double sofa are just placed, spotlessly clean.The bedroom door was open, and one could see a lot of exercise sets and teaching materials stacked on top of the old-fashioned desk.

Chu Yu is a person who likes to enjoy himself. He is used to arranging his living place exquisitely, warmly and comfortably.The floor is carpeted, and beautiful paintings must be hung on the white walls.There will not only be books on the bookshelf, but also various small ornaments and gadgets.As for the desktop, there are many small things here and there.After finishing, green plants will be placed in the room to add vitality and greenery.

Sitting on the sofa, Chu Yu held the water glass handed over to Lu Shi when he landed, and suddenly felt that Lu Shi had almost put an end to all materialistic enjoyment.

Just like an ascetic, get rid of all the things around you that will shake your mind.

He also remembered that Zhu Zhifei once mentioned to him that Lu Shi moved to Qingchuan Road alone during the summer vacation more than a year ago.

And here is his mother's house.

"Chu Yu."

Chu Yu raised his head, and answered without turning his head, "Yes."

There was a smile in Lu Shi's eyes.

"Sit down, drink up the water, and I'll take a shower."

Chu Yu held the water glass and nodded, "Okay."

After Lu Shi finished speaking, he turned and walked to the bathroom.

As he walked, he crossed his hands, pulled the hem up, and took off the black T-shirt.

He has a thin figure, but after taking off his clothes, he can see tight muscles with a great sense of line.The long legs were wrapped in black trousers, and the waist of the trousers circled around the thin waist, which brought out the cold whiteness of the complexion, making it attractive to the eyes.

Chu Yu couldn't look away.

I even forgot to drink water.

As if knowing that Chu Yu was looking at him, Lu Shi turned sideways, "How long do you want to watch?"

Seeing that Chu Yu was staring at him in a daze without speaking, Lu Shi left another sentence, "Concentrate on drinking water."

Then he walked into the bathroom.

When Lu Shi came out of the bathroom with half-wet hair after taking a shower, Chu Yu had already fallen asleep leaning on the sofa.

The head is tilted, the breathing is even, the hair hangs down naturally, covering the ends of the eyebrows.

The water in the glass has been drunk, and it is held loosely by both hands.

In October, the temperature had already begun to drop, and it was cold at night, and he curled up a little afraid of the cold.

Lu Shi stood there for a while.

He found that there was another person's breathing in the house, and it was not as repulsive as he imagined.

Approaching, Lu Shi didn't try to wake Chu Yu up, but bent down and picked him up.

very light.

Putting the person on the bed in the bedroom, Lu Shi took out the clean thin quilt from the cabinet and put it on Chu Yu's body.

After turning off the lights, Lu Shi lay down next to Chu Yu, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Chu Yu had a dream.

The hour hand of the whole world seems to be slowed down, and every second is infinitely elongated.

In the closed conference room, he stood where he was, watching his mother's brows gradually tighten, eyes full of impatience, and said, "I have completely given up on you a long time ago."

The syllables of each word are dragged very long.

In the end, it turned into an ice edge and was pierced by needles.

The scene changed, and it was when he was a child, he skipped his tutoring lessons and quietly went to the garden to watch ants.I also folded a flower and prepared to give it to my mother.

Turning around, I saw Shi Yaling standing on the lawn, ordering, "Except etiquette, there is no need to arrange other courses for Chu Yu in the future."

He didn't notice anything at all, handed the flowers in his hand to Shi Yaling, and said with a smile, "Mom, here—"

"Chu Yu, I have completely given up on you."

The flower in his hand withered quickly and scattered like ashes, he panicked, "Mom, why did you give up on me?"

When the screen changed, his sister Chu Xi came over, "Mom only cares about people who are useful to her, and she is stingy with spending any energy and attention on the rest. Chu Yu, don't you understand?"

I understand.

I get it now.

Waking up from the dream, Chu Yu closed his eyes, feeling like he was sweating coldly, and his forehead felt cool.His temples felt dizzy and uncomfortable, and he felt a little palpitation when he woke up.

When I opened my eyes, my field of vision was pitch black with no light.

He noticed something was wrong.

The bed was very hard, but the thin quilt was soft and had a familiar smell of cleanliness.

"Have a nightmare?"

The hoarse voice was right next to his ears, very low, and he was still a little unhappy about being woken up.

Chu Yu's breath stagnated, and he turned his head towards the sound source, not sure, "... Lu Shi?"

"Ah."

Lu Shi seemed to turn sideways, and asked repeatedly, "What dream did you have?"

Chu Yu didn't want to mention it.

In the darkness, a finger touched the tip of his nose, and then moved to his eyes, wiping away the wetness at the end of his eyes.

Chu Yu flinched slightly with the warmth on his fingertips, feeling as if he had been scalded by sparks.

Lu Shi's voice was very soft.

"I heard you calling your mother, asking her why she gave up on you, and crying."

Sure enough, it was a little crying bag.

The most difficult thing to reveal was revealed without any tact.

Like a sharp sword, Lu Shi opened up the bloodiest wound with a sharp blade, not giving Chu Yu a chance to escape or catch his breath.

Chu Yu didn't speak.

He was lying on his side with his legs bent and curled up—an insecure position.

After a long time, Chu Yu said softly, "Are you laughing at me in your heart, concentrating on it, putting your heart into it, and doing such a long time of useless work?"

"I thought that if I proved to her that I was great, she would change her opinion of me. But in fact, before I realized it, she had already passed the sentence on a high level and completely abandoned me. She didn't even look at me. won't look at me again."

He suppressed his voice, confused and self-deprecating.

"However, I am self-righteous. I have to muster all my strength and rush to the south wall in one breath. Only when I hit my head and bled, can I wake up and recognize the reality."

"Like a joke, it's really ridiculous."

"You think you're ridiculous?"

Lu Shi asked him, "Do you still remember what I told you?"

"Ah."

No matter what the result is, you are not allowed to cry.

In the darkness, Lu Shi's voice hit the eardrums like an icy spring.

"Now that you have set a goal and are willing to do it, you must recognize the risks involved. There are some things that you do not do, but do your best to achieve the expected goal."

Lu Shi stopped talking, his voice was as deep as a deep pool, "Getting an answer and ending is better than walking on a dark road, no matter what you do, the exit is out of reach, that hopeless feeling of powerlessness."

Chu Yu felt that Lu Shi seemed to be talking about himself.

He used such a tone when he heard Lu for the first time.

Did not dare to ask.

Chu Yu instinctively realized that this was Lu Shi's forbidden zone, an area that no one was allowed to set foot in.

Turning over and lying flat on the bed, Chu Yu looked at the ceiling, and could vaguely see the outline of the overhead light.

His chest rose and he took a deep breath.

"Actually, this matter is not a big deal, it's not a big deal, is it?"

"Ah."

"I thought it would be more difficult for you to accept that you suddenly became a monster who needs to suck human blood than being abandoned."

Chu Yu was strangely comforted.

That's right, I have to suck blood to survive, what's the big deal?

He hadn't had a good night's sleep during this time, and once he temporarily convinced himself, Chu Yu yawned.

He wrapped himself in a thin quilt and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

Early the next morning, Wei Guanglei knocked on the door of Lu Shi's house before the commotion downstairs started.

After a while, the door opened, and Lu Shi stood at the door with irritability between his brows.

Knowing that he was very angry when he got up, Wei Guanglei quickly lit up the thing in his hand, "My mother boiled the soup for a whole night, and it was very delicious. She asked me to bring it to you right away, so that you won't miss the heat." Spicy delicious!"

Lu Shi stepped aside.

Wei Guanglei entered, "You—"

As soon as he said a word, he was interrupted by Lu Shi, "Don't talk."

"Ah?" Wei Guanglei didn't understand, and felt that Brother Lu's symptoms of waking up became more and more serious.

Lu Shi didn't bother to explain and pointed to the bedroom.

Wei Guanglei was surprised, took two steps and took a look at the door.

On the bed, there was a bulge, and a person was sunken in the soft pillow, showing half of his face, wrapped tightly in the quilt, and was sleeping soundly.

It's Chu Yu.

Good-looking people look good even when they are asleep, Wei Guanglei thought, if he took a picture of this scene and threw it on the TV, it might be used to advertise mattresses and pillows.

He was just about to ask Lu Shi why the young master slept here, but his eyes suddenly froze when he retreated.

"My day."

Wei Guanglei cursed silently.

His eyes stopped on Chu Yu's exposed hand.

His white fingers are clutching a piece of gray clothes.

Lu Shi was full of plans, he didn't have many clothes, so he changed them.

Wei Guanglei remembered clearly that his Brother Lu had two gray T-shirts, pure cotton, they bought them together, and they were used by Lu Shi as pajamas.

Now, one of them is hanging on the balcony to dry, being blown to and fro by the wind.

The other one, Chu Yu was sleeping while clutching his hands.

Looking back at the white T-shirt Lu Shi was wearing, Wei Guanglei had some thoughts in his mind, but it was not clear.

Leaning over, Wei Guanglei lowered his voice, and asked Lu carefully, "Brother Lu, what the young master is holding seems to be your clothes?"

"Ah."

Lu Shi's brows and eyes were faint, suppressing a little restlessness from waking up.

"He fell into a deep sleep, clutching my clothes tightly, so he simply took them off and gave them to him."