After Crossing Through Ten Worlds, I Failed To Run Away

Zhou Lin reached for Zhou's mobile phone stored on the coffee table, turned the screen black and then turned it on again, repeating this several times.

The picture of the screen saver has not changed, it is still a watercolor painting of epiphyllum, this is not a screen saver with random slices, but Zhou Cun specially set it.

Without saying a word, he put the phone back to its original place. The boy poured him a glass of water, turned back and handed the glass to him: "I'll pick it up for you if it's not enough."

"Thank you." Zhou Lin took the water glass, took a few sips, and asked casually, "Your phone screen was turned on just now, and I saw that the screen saver is a very beautiful flower. What kind of flower is that?"

The young man was slightly startled, then shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know, it just looks good, and it was set up casually. Do you know?"

"do not know."

Zhou Lin lowered his eyes and shook his head, finished drinking the water in the glass, put down the glass gently, got up and went upstairs to his bedroom.

The light in the room was a bit dark, so he didn't turn on the light, leaned against the wall and took out his mobile phone, and clicked on the dialogue section between him and Ji Ning.

They have been together for the past few days, and the record of their last conversation was still when he first went to find Ji Ning. After sending the message, he waited downstairs for Ji Ning to come out of the small building.

The light of the screen was reflected in his eyes, but his expression was very quiet. He stroked the screen with his fingers, and typed a sentence after a while.

"I'm home now."

After a while, Ji Ning replied to the message: "Okay." A small smiley face was added at the end.

"..."

There was no smile on Zhou Lin's face, and he flipped through the news records of him and Ji Ning bit by bit, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Before he left school, Ji Ning's words made him ecstatic, but after seeing the epiphyllum in the watercolor painting, his joy disappeared instantly, so that now he can't say anything Out.

"have a good rest."

In the end, he just sent these words. The urgency and excitement in his heart were like a burnt fire, leaving only gradually cooling ashes. He fell down on the bed as if weary, raised his hand to cover his eyes, and threw the phone on the bed. aside.

Ji Ning developed a good impression of him.

This was something that could only happen in his dreams, but now it has come true.

When Ji Ning said that he didn't want them to be just friends, his heart was overwhelmed with joy. At this moment, he thought that everything had changed, and it was different from before. This time, he met Ji first. Ning, and made Ji Ning fall in love with him.

But when he saw the epiphyllum, it seemed as if he had been touched the taboo buried in the deepest part of his heart, reminding him of certain facts that he deliberately ignored——

This is not his destiny.

The person who should be with Ji Ning is his elder brother.

From the first time he met Ji Ning, he showed in front of his brother that he had a crush on Ji Ning, just to prevent his brother from falling in love with Ji Ning too.

If the elder brother doesn't like Ji Ning, he can still convince himself that since he met Ji Ning first this time, it is fate that gave him a chance to start again. Would rather give it to anyone.

But now he found that his elder brother might also fall in love with Ji Ning again.

Everything is gradually overlapping with the past, with great irony.

Before that, he didn't find any sign that his brother liked Ji Ning at all. Maybe it was because his brother hid it up too well, or maybe he only put his heart on Ji Ning and didn't know anything about it, but he Knowing that he has already revealed that he likes Ji Ning, brother will definitely not say his heart.

But Ji Ning's affection for him is just something he stole from his brother.

He doesn't belong to him.

When it was time for dinner, Zhou Lin went downstairs and sat at the dining table with the young man. Once again, he saw the screen saver of the young man's mobile phone and found that he had changed the picture of Epiphyllum into another pattern.

At that time, he just asked calmly, without showing any emotion. If his brother really didn't know that it was a short-lived epiphyllum, and he had no hidden thoughts, he would not change the screen saver immediately.

It couldn't be more obvious.

Zhou Lin sat quietly at the dining table with downcast eyes. The light was warm, but his face was extremely pale.

……

After that, Zhou Lin never contacted Ji Ning again. When Sunday was the regular class time, he went to the company early and did not stay at home for the first time.

He had been out of town for a few days before. Although he had his parents and sister to help him, he had accumulated a lot of work. He had a lot of things to deal with, but if he wanted to see Ji Ning, it wasn't that he couldn't spare the time. He just fled to The company doesn't want to see Ji Ning.

He couldn't face it.

The same was true for the next two weeks. He deliberately asked his secretary to arrange a business trip schedule for him. He spent half a month listening to work reports in various branches, forcing himself to be busy and leaving him no time to distract himself from other things.

In the past half a month, he also had occasional contact with Ji Ning. Ji Ning didn't mention anything about his previous school. He just cared about his physical condition and thoughtfully told him to rest and not work too hard. This new book of reasoning allows him to pass the time when he is free.

Zhou Lin ordered this book online, and when he got it, he would read it word by word whenever he had time, but every time he couldn't read a few words, he would think of Ji Ning, so that he couldn't read it at all, and finally forwarded the book to gave it to someone else.

He wasn't interested in mystery novels in the first place, he only read them to cater to Ji Ning's preferences.

Unlike his elder brother, he is the one who really has a lot in common with Ji Ning.

After finishing work in the branch, Zhou Lin took the afternoon flight and returned home. It was already evening when he arrived home, and his family members were waiting for him to come back for dinner, but Zhou Lin had no appetite. He just took two bites and went upstairs to take a shower , when he came out of the bathroom, he heard someone knocking on the door outside.

"Brother, can I go in?"

Zhou Cun's voice came from outside the door.

"..." Zhou Lin wiped his hair with his hand, and responded in a low voice, "Come in."

After getting the answer, the young man walked into the house, holding a plate of fruit in his hand, and said, "Seeing that you don't have an appetite, I brought you some fruit, do you want to eat?"

"Thank you."

Zhou Lin's eyes became more and more complicated.Although he was the older brother this time, the young man still cared about him in every way as before. In comparison, he was still not careful enough.

"How are you feeling recently? Not bad?" He asked, "How about my parents?"

"We're all fine, I told you when we called."

The boy smiled, but soon his smile faded a little, and he said, "But Teacher Ji seems to be a little..."

"What's up with him?"

Zhou Lin couldn't sit still and stood up immediately.

Could it be that something happened to Ji Ning again, why didn't he hear him mention it in the chat?

"He's fine, and everything is fine at home, but I think he's in a bad mood." The boy said, "Every time he comes to teach me and sees that you're not at home, even though he doesn't say anything, I can see that he's a little sad." Disappointed, I also asked if you are really that busy, and I have less contact with him recently."

The young man looked at Zhou Rin calmly, and said softly: "He told me not to mention anything to you, but I think it is still necessary to ask you, brother, are you hiding from Teacher Ji?"

"...No, I didn't hide from him."

After the silence, Zhou Lin took off the towel from his head and put it on the back of the chair: "I'm a little tired, I want to rest early, you can sleep too."

"Did you already know?" However, the boy didn't leave, but asked him suddenly.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Zhou Lin didn't look back.

"You know it's Epiphyllum, right?"

But the young man walked up to Zhou Lin, looked straight into his eyes, and said to him, "I know it's Epiphyllum, and you know it too, don't you?"

"Zhou Cun." Zhou Lin called his name heavily, "Stop talking."

"I apologize to you. I'm sorry. I like him, but it's all my problem. It's my unrequited love. Don't blame him. He didn't do anything wrong. It's me."

The always calm young man showed a rare look of eagerness at this moment, eager to clarify with Zhou Lin.

"He doesn't know my mind at all, and I won't tell him anything. It was my fault for changing that painting. I've reflected on it. I won't do it again. You can get mad at me, but Don't blame him, okay?"

"If you are worried, cancel the tutoring in the future. I promise that I will not meet with him in private, and all contact information can be deleted. I will not let him know that I like him. Brother, please, don't treat him like this ..."

Having said that, his voice became a little choked, and he lowered his head deeply.

"I'm sorry, brother, I know you like Ji Ning, but I still think about what you shouldn't, but I really don't know how to do anything. You like him, and he also likes you. Besides, he is the only one you don't like. Omega who will feel resistance, you are a match made in heaven, how can there be misunderstanding because of me..."

"...It's not your problem, it's me."

Hearing what the boy said, Zhou Lin's heart ached even more. Every word the boy said seemed to be mocking him, making him breathless: "I did something wrong."

He slowly closed his eyes.

Maybe it's time to call it a day.

before the error cannot be undone.

After Zhou Cun left, Zhou Lin lay on the bed with his arms pillowed on his head, looking at the ceiling quietly. Many images appeared alternately in his mind, some of which happened before, and some just happened.

The one that appeared the most was Ji Ning standing outside the car, knocking on his window. When he pressed the window, Ji Ning showed a shy expression, saying that he didn't want them to be just friends, and his world was like a fog. In more dreamy and gorgeous colors.

But now this false color is gradually fading away, revealing the original coldness and darkness, which is the naked and cruel reality.

He couldn't lie to himself any longer.

Mistakes should be corrected in a timely manner.

Just before he gives up...

He also wanted to take one last look.

Zhou Lin sat up from the bed, changed her clothes, took the car keys and left the house quietly, and drove to Ji Ning's school.

It was already late at this moment, and it was very close to the closing time of the school. Under his repeated assurances, the guard registered him, and then he reluctantly agreed to let him in, and told him to come out on time.

Zhou Lin nodded his thanks to the guard, drove to the vicinity of Ji Ning's dormitory building, parked the car, got out of the car, stood in the hazy night, looked up at the windows of the dormitory building.

He knew the number of Ji Ning's dormitory, which was on the fourth floor, but he didn't know which one it was. Most of the windows above were lit, blocked by curtains. Of course, Zhou Lin couldn't see anything, but he didn't call out at all. Ji Ning's plan to come down was simply to stand outside and take a look.

After that, he planned to apply for a company stationed overseas, and he would not return to China for at least the next few years.

Even if Ji Ning has a vague affection for him, this affection will probably gradually fade with the passage of time, and his brother will probably pursue Ji Ning by then.

But he knew he couldn't forget.

When he buried Ning's coffin in his funeral in the rain, he knew very well that his love, his longing, his pain and his longing all belonged to this person.

He is still alive, but it seems that he walked into the tomb that day, and now he will choose to bury himself again.

In the dark night, he lit a menthol cigarette, and when the last bit of fire was extinguished, he finally turned and left.

"...Zhou Lin?"

However, when he turned his head, he suddenly saw Ji Ning appearing behind him without warning.

Holding a few books in his arms, he stood among several roommates, with a look of surprise in his beautiful eyes.

Zhou Lin's heart skipped a beat.

"Are you here to find me...?" But soon the surprise on Ji Ning's face turned into uncertainty and cautiousness, and he said softly, "Then why didn't you send me a message? Ah, if you came to do it As for other things, just pretend I didn't say..."

"I came to find you."

After a brief silence, the handsome Alpha looked at him and said, "Can you talk to me?"

"Ah, yes..."

Ji Ning was startled, and quickly agreed, handed his book to his roommates, and asked them to help him take it home.

"It's getting late, don't forget to come back before the dormitory building closes." The roommate glanced at the time on the phone and reminded.

"it is good."

Ji Ning smiled, turned around and left with Zhou Lin.The two walked on the streets of the campus, and the dim street lights stretched out their shadows. After a moment of silence, Zhou Lin asked in a low voice, "Why did you go back to the dormitory so late?"

"The exam is coming soon, so hurry up and review." Ji Ning said, "And you, why did you come to me so late and didn't send me a message? What if I didn't meet you by chance?"

"It's so late, I thought you might have rested, so I didn't want to call you." Zhou Lin said.

"You said the day before yesterday that you were still busy with the company. Could it be that you just came back and stopped by to see me?"

"No, I came here specifically to find you."

Zhou Lin suddenly stood still.

His steps were a bit bigger than Ji Ning's, and he was standing one step ahead of Ji Ning without turning his head, so that Ji Ning couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, and he also couldn't see Ji Ning's.

"I just came here to tell you that the company's business is still expanding overseas, and I may have to stay abroad for a long time."

He closed his eyes slowly, trying not to let any emotion show in his voice.

"So what you said to me that day...I'm happy and honored, but I'm sorry."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent, and there was also the same silence behind him, and there was no sound for a long time.

"Ji Ning?"

Zhou Lin didn't know what Ji Ning was doing, why he didn't make any sound, and was really worried, so he turned around, but his heart ached instantly.

Ji Ning stood there staring at him blankly, his eyes were red, and tears slowly rolled down his jaw.