unrivaled gymnastics

It's not the kind of simple admiration or appreciation, nor the mutual support and understanding between friends, but... liking in the sense of love?

Xiao Xuechen has never liked anyone before, so he has no way of judging what is going on with his current turbulent mood.But the omnipotent elimination method told him that apart from liking, there seems to be no other possibility...

He thought he was funny, but he had to rely on logic to prove the emotional matter.

Gu Xiaofei is such a naive and simple boy, who is ignorant of everything, but full of optimism and positivity, trying to adapt and learn everything in big cities and rivers and lakes.Xiao Xuechen knew that he had a heart that was kinder than anyone else in his thin chest, and he was a good boy who was willing to help others and knew how to be grateful.He doesn't know how to hide his emotions, so that people can see through them at a glance. When he is sad, he looks like a wronged little animal, but once he laughs, the mood of the people around him will also jump up.

I don't know when it started, Xiao Xuechen became greedy for his smile, and whenever he was in high spirits, his heart skipped a beat.

I want to touch his head, see how he looks like a baby, and I want to hold him tightly in my arms and hide him in a place that only he knows, so that other people - even roommates who have known each other for a long time - don't want to hit him. No matter whether it is an unknown opponent, there is no way to snatch such a treasure away from him.

For the first time in his life, Xiao Xuechen had a strong desire to possess something or someone for himself.He originally thought that he didn't care about anything other than martial arts.Let them go about those people and things that have nothing to do with him. The world is in a hurry, and we meet by accident, even if I am a passer-by in this world's adversity journey, why should I be obsessed with those extraneous things?

But Gu Xiaofei is different.

He hadn't figured it out before, but after hearing about Lan Aozhi and Song Yiren, he realized that people will eventually be attached to this floating world for some reason.Whether it is love or hate, it is these strong emotions that keep them in this huge "jianghu".If you don't care about anything, if you are not attached to anything, then you would have walked away long ago, forgetting yourself and forgetting each other.

"What's wrong with you, Xiao Daxia? You're lost in thought?"

Xiao Xuechen was shocked, realizing that he was no longer in the gymnasium.He has been thinking about the relationship between himself and Gu Xiaofei all the time, and without knowing it, he has returned home and sat at the table with Gu Xiaofei.

What did Gu Xiaofei tell him?Oh, it seems to be talking about Lan Aozhi and Song Yiren's gossip, vividly telling what they saw during the day.Xiao Xuechen had heard about the relationship between these two people before.

"It's nothing, but the story of Lan Aozhi and Song Yiren makes me quite emotional."

Gu Xiaofei quite agrees with his opinion. The short 10-minute confrontation between the two today made him see many things that he had never seen before, and those love-hate stories like TV dramas are indeed very touching!

"I really don't understand, do Song Yiren and Lan Aozhi like each other, or do they hate each other? If they like each other, why do they fight? If they hate each other, why did Song Yiren save Lan Aozhi?"

Gu Xiaofei, who knows nothing about love, doesn't understand the love and hatred between Song Yiren and Lan Aozhi at all.In his opinion, love is love and hate is hate. How can there be so many complicated entanglements?

Hearing his question, Xiao Xuechen sighed softly: "Of course they like each other. It is precisely because they love each other so deeply that they can't stay together, so all kinds of karma arise."

Gu Xiaofei rubbed his chin: "...It's so complicated, I don't understand. You people in the city are too deep in routines, but our place is much simpler. If you like it, you like it, and if you hate it, you hate it. There are so many twists and turns."

Xiao Xuechen got up suddenly, and walked a few steps around the room with his arms folded, looking preoccupied.He walked around several times, stopped abruptly, stared at the ground, and asked somewhat cautiously: "Xiao Fei, what would you do if you liked someone?"

Gu Xiaofei was dumbfounded by a question he asked.He doesn't know what to do!He's never been in a relationship before, it's just a casual talk!Why did Daxia Xiao ask him about this?Is it because he said that the people in the city have deep routines, so he wants to learn the routines of the country people?

"Probably...you like me, and I like you too, let's give each other gifts or something..." It seems that the young men in the village pursue the older girls like this.

After hearing this, Xiao Xuechen started pacing again, Gu Xiaofei's head followed him from left to right, and then from right to left, as if turning into a bobblehead doll.

Then he stopped suddenly again and asked without beginning and end: "When is your birthday?"

"December 6."

"Children's Day..." It matches the childish Gu Xiaofei, "So it's almost your birthday?"

"Hmm! But I'm not sure if I was really born on June 6st, you know, I'm an orphan, and the orphanage can't figure out my exact birthday, because it is probably inferred that I was born in June, so When registering for household registration, I reported it on June 1. Welfare institutions do this to children whose birth date is not clear, inferring the month of birth, and the birthday is set on the 6st of that month. If you don’t know, it will always be on January 6st.”

Xiao Xuechen choked, and a bitter taste suddenly filled his throat, making him speechless.He heard from Gu Xiaofei that people who liked each other would give gifts, so he wanted to find an excuse to send something on Gu Xiaofei's birthday to express his feelings.He is vaguely aware of his feelings for Gu Xiaofei, but Gu Xiaofei is not interested in him at all!If you don't chase after him well, what should you do if the old friends and new partners around Gu Xiaofei are cut off?

In the end, Gu Xiaofei told him that he didn't know his birthday, even the date of birth on his ID card was set by the orphanage according to the rules, not the day he was actually born into this world.

"Are you going to give me a gift!" Gu Xiaofei asked happily.Since Xiao Xuechen inquired about his birthday, he probably wanted to give him a present!Otherwise, why suddenly ask these questions!

Xiao Xuechen nodded. "The last time I saw you fill out the registration information, I only vaguely remembered that it was June, but I couldn't remember which day it was."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Xiaofei hugged his waist violently, the impact was as strong as being jumped on the stomach by an energetic corgi.

"You want to give me a gift! Give me a gift!" Gu Xiaofei jumped up and down, holding Xiao Xuechen around several times, making Xiao Xuechen at a loss.

He is an orphan, and every birthday, the orphanage helps to celebrate.But the orphanage lacked funds, so it was impossible to buy any decent gifts. At most, they gave out an extra piece of snack at dinner, and then mobilized other children to send verbal blessings, and everyone sang happy birthday together.

It was the first time in Gu Xiaofei's life that he was given such a formal birthday present.

Gu Xiaofei also finished jumping and spinning, raised his red face, and said to Xiao Xuechen embarrassingly: "But don't give it too expensive, or I won't be able to give you a return gift on your birthday."

Why is this child so sincere... Xiao Xuechen thought helplessly.

"What's the gift, you and I don't need to see each other." He said this, but what he thought in his heart was: even if Gu Xiaofei sent a blessing on his birthday, it would be enough to warm his heart for a whole year.

"Reciprocity, it should be, if you are the only one who sends me off and I don't return you, you must think I'm stingy."

"I would never think that way. Courtesy is light and affection is heavy. It is enough for you to have this heart."

"I don't know when your birthday is yet."

"December 1."

Gu Xiaofei went through the calendar in his mind.There was more than half a year before Xiao Xuechen's birthday, and he had a lot of time to think about what to send back.

"So you were born in winter. Is that why you are called 'Xuechen'?"

Xiao Xuechen wanted to say no, his unscrupulous parents didn't know what to do, and they insisted on naming him "Xuechen", which meant "the ice melts and the snow melts, and the smoke disappears". Fengya, the child will definitely become an open-minded and steady person who will not be happy with things or sad with himself in the future.Xiao Xuechen has not yet understood the necessary logical relationship between "open-minded and steady" and "disappearing completely".It's better to call it Xiao Yueyang Tower, so that there will be absolutely no one in China with the same name as him.

But he couldn't tell Gu Xiaofei the complaints he had kept in his heart for 25 years, so he could only reluctantly nod his head: "Exactly." Let this beautiful misunderstanding continue!

***

As soon as Gu Xuyang arrived at the hospital, his colleague Xiao Zhou who was staying here informed him that Zheng Hong was out of danger and had woken up.

"That's all right. When did the doctor say he'd be available for questioning by the police?"

"The doctor said it's not okay, only family members can see him, but he insisted on talking to the police." Xiao Zhou smiled wryly.

"Oh?" Gu Xuyang was very surprised.Zheng Hong had just walked through the gate of hell, and Zheng Hong actively cooperated with the police in handling the case?Looking at the relatives of Zheng's family who were constantly wiping tears in front of the ward, his heart sank.Recently, Yinghai City has been quite uneasy. First, the suspects absconded, and then there was the Ace of Hearts painting incident. Now, when the martial arts conference is in full swing, another case of Zheng Hong being attacked occurred.Zheng Hong was well-known in Jianghu, his injury was no small matter.The rivers and lakes that have been quiet for many years are afraid that there will be some disturbances.

"Is Zheng Hong awake from anesthesia? I heard that people who have not fully awakened from anesthesia will talk nonsense. Is his testimony credible?" Gu Xuyang has never had general anesthesia, but he heard that patients under general anesthesia would have sex with drunk people after waking up. People are similar, talk upside down, memory is not very clear.He had been drunk before, so he could probably understand that feeling.

Hearing his question, Xiao Zhou said with emotion: "I heard that he practiced functional anti-anesthesia, not only can he drink a thousand cups, but also medical anesthetics don't work on him, so the hospital didn't even use anesthesia when he was operated on. It's just stitched together."

Gu Xuyang was speechless, how painful it must have been!Zheng Hong was able to endure such pain, what a tough guy!

He asked, "What did Zheng Hong say?"

Xiao Zhou said: "He said he saw the murderer's true face. I don't know if the man was too confident or too careless, and he didn't even cover his face."

Gu Xuyang was overjoyed: "That's great, it saves us a lot of trouble in chasing down the murderer."

Xiao Zhou followed suit with a smile: "That's right, I've called the portrait painting expert over, and I'm drawing a portrait according to his description."

Gu Xuyang walked over to comfort the family members.In addition to the Zheng family's wife and children, there are several disciples of Zheng Hong who respect him like a father. When they heard that Zheng Hong was injured by a traitor, they all gritted their teeth, wishing they could tear the murderer apart.

Just as he was speaking, the door of the ward opened, and an old criminal policeman came out with a pen and paper in his hand.He is what Xiao Zhou said is an expert in painting portraits.

"The portrait has been drawn and, according to the victim, the suspect is not masked so the face is easily recognizable."

The expert handed the portrait to Gu Xuyang.Xiao Zhou and the relatives of the Zheng family all came over and formed a circle around their heads.

Gu Xuyang's face changed drastically, and he said to the experts: "There must be a mistake, it is absolutely impossible to be this person. Either the victim saw it wrong, or the suspect changed his face."

Xiao Zhou looked at Gu Xuyang in surprise: "Do you know this person?"

The relatives of the Zheng family shouted: "Where did Officer Gu say that?" Those disciples were particularly indignant: "Yes, what evidence do you have that he disguised himself? Could it be that he can change his appearance from a painting? Did you see it?"

Gu Xuyang's hand holding the portrait trembled: "Because this person... died a long time ago! Isn't it disguised, is it a fake corpse?!"