Mr. Huo, stop being abusive. Miss Fu is going on a blind date again.

Ling Zhao paused while wiping Ji Lin's hands.

The moment he raised his eyes, Ji Lin clearly saw a hint of panic and hurt in his eyes.

"I……"

He couldn't even speak clearly, as if he had done something wrong.

Ji Lin looked at Ling Zhao's panic-stricken appearance, and his chest seemed to be corroded by a ball of foul air, and it felt sore and swollen.

He cursed himself as a bastard in his heart.

He was the one who gave Ling Zhao warmth.

Now he is the one who wants to take away the warmth.

He is the one who is confused.

He was also the one who went astray in love.

It was not Ling Zhao's fault from the beginning to the end.

But he wanted to put Ling Zhao on the pillar of shame of original sin.

There is no such disgusting logic in this world.

He shouldn't treat the innocent Ling Zhao like this.

"I'm sorry, I have a bad attitude." Ji Lin took the paper from his hand and wiped off the blood himself.

Ling Zhao's hand froze in mid-air, and he took it back after a while.

Ji Lin didn't look at Ling Zhao again. He changed his clothes and left his seat.

From then on, Ji Lin spent more time on fencing. Although he had been admitted to the best sports school, he could not neglect his academic studies.

Still going to school.

It's just that he appears less and less frequently.

During team training, Ji Lin couldn't help but think of Ling Zhao several times.

He intensified his training and finally collapsed from exhaustion. He thought his mind would be quiet after being tired enough, but after lying on the ground, he started thinking about people he shouldn't have.

Ji Lin even had the idea of ​​seeing a doctor.

Liking men is not a disease.

But he thought he was not that kind of person and there must be something wrong.

But in the end he couldn't tell whether he was worried that he really was sick and could be cured by the doctor, or he was simply avoiding seeing a doctor.

He deliberately avoided Ling Zhao, and sometimes they could hardly see each other several times a week.

Final exams are approaching.

When Ji Lin returned to school and saw Ling Zhao, he, as usual, avoided the time when there were many people after class and went to the bathroom on time.

The two met in the corridor.

Ling Zhao's word "Ji Lin" got stuck in his throat and he didn't say it out loud.

The two looked at each other silently.

Ji Lin's gaze moved downwards and fell on his pair of white and tender hands.

She wasn't wearing the pair of light blue gloves he gave her.

Fu Yan also noticed the changes between the two.

"What happened between you and Ling Zhao?"

Ji Lin ate his meal without looking up and said, "Nothing happened."

"Then why don't you guys talk?"

Ji Lin picked up some food and said, "I was talking about it, you just didn't hear it."

Fu Yan patted his hands and said, "Stop being busy. You're always pretending to be busy when you're lying. There are only a few dishes in total, but you've given the illusion of a full banquet. What's wrong?"

Ji Lin unscrewed a bottle of water and said, "Let's keep a proper distance. Two grown men walking too close, I'm afraid others will misunderstand."

Fu Yan came to Nancheng with her mother when she was in elementary school, and she met Ji Lin when she entered the new school.

The two have been friends for nearly ten years.

It cannot be said that she is the person who knows Ji Lin best, but she still knows him better than most people.

"Are you afraid of gossip?"

Ji Lin didn't say anything and drank half a bottle of water in silence.

After the final exam, Ji Lin was sorting out things in the drawer.

Ling Zhao also came back from the examination room.

There were voices of people discussing test questions and making plans to go out and have fun during the winter vacation.

Noisy.

It further highlights the quietness of this corner.

It seems isolated from the world.

Ji Lin suddenly remembered that when autumn just began, he asked Ling Zhao if he had any other plans for the winter vacation. If not, he wanted to take him to Bincheng to see the ice sculptures.

At that time, Ling Zhao told him that he had not yet decided.

Neither of them mentioned this matter again for a long time.

Ji Lin thought he had forgotten.

However, while Ling Zhao was packing his things, he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't go to Bincheng with you to see the ice sculptures. My family has other arrangements."

Ji Lin paused while pulling the drawstring of his backpack.

His fingers moved unconsciously a few times and clenched tightly.

He smiled and said, "It's okay. I wish you a happy winter vacation."

"You too."

After Ji Lin left, Ling Zhao sat in his seat for a long time without leaving.

He stared in a daze at the corridor where Ji Lin was no longer there.

He recalled that Ling Feng called him into the study to talk a few days ago.

He knocked on the study door as usual, and closed the door behind him after entering.

"When is the final exam?" Ling Feng sat in the office chair.

Ling Zhao sat on the sofa.

"the day after tomorrow."

Ling Feng lit a cigar and said, "Don't go to school after the New Year. I will send you abroad."

Ling Zhao stood up immediately, "Why?"

Ling Feng raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "The college entrance examination is coming up, and you need to take a physical examination. I can't let you take the physical examination and expose yourself. What's more, the older you get, the easier it is for your true identity to be exposed. I will send you to a country where no one knows you and start a new life."

He looked at Ling Zhao's slowly clenched fingers, and became more and more indifferent. "You don't have any friends in South City anyway, so it won't be the same wherever you go?"

friend……

Recently, Ji Lin seemed to be avoiding him intentionally. There was no one close to him around him, so he could immediately feel Ji Lin's deliberate avoidance.

Thinking of Ji Lin, a trace of loneliness flashed across Ling Zhao's eyes.

His eyes gradually turned red.

After he remained silent, Ling Feng continued, "Besides, there are better study conditions abroad. Don't you like studying? The atmosphere there will be better."

Ling Feng curled his lips, "I can also make money more at ease and provide more medical expenses for your mother."

……

Ling Zhao gathered his thoughts and packed up his things.

The cold wind blew in through the open window. Ling Zhao wrinkled his red nose and stood up to close the window.

The moment he picked up the schoolbag, he used it to block other people's sight and quietly touched the back of the chair where Ji Lin was leaning.

As he walked out of the classroom, he heard whispers coming from behind him.

"I said Ji Lin couldn't be gay. How could he like Ling Zhao? They're both men. How disgusting."

"No wonder Ji Lin doesn't seem to play with Ling Zhao much recently. It should be to avoid suspicion. He will join the national team in the future and he has to care about his image."

"To be honest, it would be great if Ling Zhao was a girl."

"Don't even think about it. How can a boy become a girl? Even if he changes his sex, Ji Lin won't like it."

"It's just Ji Lin's momentary sympathy. I think Ling Zhao is overthinking it."

Ling Zhao paused.

He looked down at his cold hands.

Ling Zhao returned home. Ling Feng was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. Hearing the noise, he looked up at him and said, "Wash your hands and eat."

"Yeah." Ling Zhao put down his schoolbag.

When passing by Ling Feng, Ling Feng turned his eyes away from the newspaper and asked, "What do you think about going abroad?"

Ling Zhao clenched his fingers and said calmly, "Just arrange it."