shame

The next day, Ye Lian went to apologize to Xia He with a stern face.

Apart from her notoriety, Ye Lian is also a real 'femme fatale'.The two of them didn't have any intersection before, and they came out to chase after him suddenly, but because they didn't catch up, they felt revengeful. What's even more unbearable is that she succeeded in the end.

So this person hides as much as she can, and keeps away from her. Maybe there is a more poisonous drug hidden in her heart.

"Meeting her is really bad luck."

"No, meeting her and that bastard Gu Sheng, it's really bad luck for eight lifetimes."

After Xia He complained alone, he ignored Ye Lian for several days.When he becomes indifferent, any strong enthusiasm will turn into snow in the twelfth lunar month in his eyes, and then melt into cold water and disappear.So, Ye Lian saw that she didn't get any benefits, so she didn't look for him again.For this reason, when Xia He chatted with Zhou Yu, he joked: Thank God, I finally got rid of that stinging wasp.

When he got home on Friday evening, as soon as he walked into the yard, Aunt Zhang, who lives on the ground floor, came up to him and asked him, "Is that bicycle in the yard yours? It was deflated by some brat, and the rear wheel was flattened." .”

Xia He turned his head and glanced at the black bicycle leaning against the corner. It was brand new, but there was some dust and a few dead leaves on the seat cushion.

Aunt Zhang: "Put it in the corridor and lock it up, so as not to be carried away."

He agreed, then walked over and pushed the car into the corridor.It was given to him by Gu Sheng. As soon as he glanced at it, his mood would immediately become unhappy, just like seeing Gu Sheng himself.He thought to himself, let Zhou Yu come and ride on his way back to school in two days, so as not to obstruct his eyes.

At home, grandma is sitting on the balcony picking celery.Since her grandfather passed away, she especially likes to move a stool and sit on the balcony to work. After dinner, she will go downstairs to chat with other old people. They always like to sit in the yard with cattail fans and listen to the opera on summer nights. The years have worn away their youthful hostility, so every word hides the kindness that penetrates the hearts of the people.

Although the old people were happy, it was a kind of torture for a young man like Xia He.The sound of babbling opera accompanied by the sound of children playing, came into the room through the old window, making it difficult for people to calm down and think.But as time goes on, people become accustomed to everything that is out of place around them, and they begin to ignore their existence.

When Xia Zhendong came home, he saw Xia He was making dinner in the kitchen, he walked over and said, "You just have to prepare grandma's meal, and I'll take you out later."

Xia He put down the vegetable basket, leaned against the door frame and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Uncle Gu, do you still remember? Gu Feng."

"Uncle Gu? Which one?"

Seeing Xia He's puzzled face, Xia Zhendong tried to help him recall, saying: "When you were young, he used to come to our house to eat. You asked me if that uncle had just been released from prison and was homeless. "

When he said this, he couldn't help but let out a laugh.

Xia He still scratched his head in surprise: "I seem to have a little impression."

Xia Zhendong went on to say: "Just now when I came back, I bumped into him, driving a small car, wearing a suit and leather shoes, tsk tsk, I didn't even recognize him. He recognized me at a glance, said he hadn't seen me for many years, and invited me to He had a meal at his house, and he mentioned you specifically, and told me to take you there."

Xia He quickly refused: "I won't go, I can't even remember who he is, besides, when you old friends meet, how embarrassing it is for me to be a light bulb next to you."

I was going to say a few words to perfunctory the past, after all, Xia He hated visiting the house the most since he was a child, but Xia Zhendong put on his usual tough attitude, and said directly: "You have to go, support me, or my son will not be born in vain. It's gone." Then he took a look at Xia He's dirty shirt, and said in a critical tone: "Go take a shower first, change into clean clothes, don't let people see the joke."

"Then I might as well not go..."

Xia He walked past him as he spoke. Although he refused in his heart, he finally cleaned up obediently and changed his clothes. He looked like an outstanding young man in the 21st century who was at the forefront.What's more, he has done a lot since he was a child to save face for his father.

When the two went out to the place, Xia Zhendong was momentarily dumbfounded when he saw the small villa located in the middle of the wealthy district.While walking slowly, he muttered: "I didn't expect him to be so good now." Turning his head to look at Xia He, pointing to the location of the villa and clicking twice: "See, it is said that he is a real estate tycoon."

"Saw."

Xia He responded coldly, and then asked, "Dad, do you know him well?"

"Familiar, I grew up with him. Do you remember the old home? The empty house next to our house was his old home."

"Oh." Xia He realized later: "That's really good."

Just as they were talking, Xia Zhendong's eyes lit up when they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and he immediately pretended to be disdainful and said, "Oh, there's a doorbell installed." He stretched out his finger and pressed it twice.

After a while, there was a noise in the courtyard, and then the small iron door was opened from the inside.A familiar face came into view, the boy held the door and said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, you are here."

The next moment, the father and son outside the door were stunned at the same time, Xia Zhendong asked suspiciously: "Gu Sheng, why are you here?"

"Teacher, Gu Feng is my father."

"..."

Staring at Gu Sheng's dim yellow cheeks under the light, Xia He felt a mouthful of old blood rushing up from his throat. It's really a narrow road to enemies. Is there really such a coincidence in this world?

Looking at Xia Zhendong on the other side, he showed an intriguing smile. He probably didn't expect that Gu Sheng was Gu Feng's son, and he knew it well. After all, Gu Sheng was extremely troublesome in school, with poor grades and poor quality.He also got a little luck, fortunately he brought Xia He.These two teenagers of similar age are put together, although on the surface they are both high-spirited and heroic.But the real core, if you compare it casually, it is not clear who is higher and who is lower.

At this time, Gu Feng came out to pick up the guest, put Xia Zhendong on the shoulder very enthusiastically, and led him into the room.The two stood together, but Teacher Xia looked very thin.

Xia He followed behind the two of them, quietly taking a deep breath to dissipate his grievances.The two of them walked towards the threshold while exchanging greetings, and suddenly stopped, turning their heads to look at him.

Xia Zhendong pulled him to his side and introduced, "This is Xia He, I brought it here specially for you to meet."

"Hello, Uncle Gu."

Xia He put on a polite smile.

Gu Feng reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and sized him up from head to toe: "Hey, he's grown so tall. The last time I saw him, he came to me." He said and looked at Xia Zhendong, Comparing his waist, he laughed.

He turned his head and pointed at Gu Sheng who had been pretending to be obedient beside him: "Here, my son, you saw him when he was two years old, eh, he is very skinny."

Gu Sheng's face remained unchanged, and he was still smiling.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder and walked towards the dining table in the living room.

"I mentioned you to that kid last time. He said that there is a teacher in his school with the same name. I didn't expect it to be you. How many years have you moved to Windy City?"

"It's been five or six years." Xia Zhendong said, "I was transferred to work here a few years ago. At that time, my son was in middle school, so I just moved."

"I said, why did you change the place where you used to live?"

While the two of them were talking, they dragged the chairs of the dining table and sat together.Gu Feng poured wine for Xia Zhendong, planning to have a drink with him before dinner.

Xia Zhendong looked around and saw that the whole living room showed a retro European style tone. There were not many furniture and decorations, and he didn't even see any sundries. He asked, "Your house has just been renovated, right?"

"Not long ago, less than half a year."

Just at this time, a beautiful woman came out of the kitchen with dishes.Gu Feng hurriedly introduced to Xia Zhendong: "This is my wife."

"Hello there!"

The young woman looked like she was in her early 30s, and her tone was a bit reserved, which should be due to her unfamiliarity.

Xia Zhendong responded politely, remembering that he heard that Gu Feng's wife died of illness a few years ago, that is, Gu Sheng's biological mother.Then this one should be married later.

Gu Feng brought the topic to those two teenagers and asked, "Do you two know each other?"

Xia He and Gu Sheng looked at each other, and he hurriedly drew a line: "Not familiar!"

At this time, the band-aid left by the other party is still there on the face, and the anger in the heart is still there. If you don't have a cold face, you are considered enthusiastic.

Gu Sheng smiled lightly, then got up and went to help in the kitchen.

The old friends haven't seen each other for many years, and it's not enough to talk all night, let alone while drinking.After drinking alcohol, many past events will come up all at once, and the more they talk, the more emotional they become.

Listening to the two of them chatting like no one else, Xia He lost his appetite even more, so he left the table early and ran to the yard to enjoy the cool breeze.

The yard was very clean, there were no extra flowers and plants, only an unknown tree and a few vines intertwined.He leaned against the wall, thinking about how to get Dad to end the meal early.

At this time, Gu Sheng also came out, stood on the steps and glanced at him, then walked towards him while taking out the cigarette case from his pocket.

"Come on one?"

Xia He: "I don't smoke!"

Gu Sheng took back the cigarette case that he had almost handed over, and started to light a cigarette by himself.Xia He thought that since he rejected his approach, he would walk away tactfully, but he also turned around and leaned against a wall beside him.

Neither of them spoke first, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward and weird.Gu Sheng exhaled smoke rings, turned his head to look at him and said, "Reconciliation?"

"what?"

Xia He didn't know why.

"For the sake of your dad and my dad being old acquaintances, let's make up, so we don't know each other?"

Hearing the other party's reluctant tone, Xia He responded coldly: "It's not necessary."

Gu Sheng knew that his face was hot and his butt was cold, so he could only look up at the blurred stars in the sky and continue smoking.Xia He wanted to walk away, but he asked again: "Do you like the car?"

Xia He thought that he had heard wrongly, and looked at the other party in surprise, that someone would ask such inexplicable words.Thinking about the high-end bicycle that he ignored, he couldn't help asking: "Have you seen me ride it before?"

"No."

He sneered: "One day you have time to come and ride to my house by yourself, so I won't be an eyesore."

After Xia He said, he wanted to take a step away from him, but he grabbed his shoulder just as he started: "Wait!"

His heart suddenly trembled, and he said alertly, "What do you mean?"

Gu Sheng turned his head to spit out the cigarette butt, and then looked at Xia He with a playful look: "What happened that day was a misunderstanding, it's boring if you keep doing this."

Cut, change your face to bleed, it depends on your mood.

Xia He continued to put on a cold face: "I am such a grudge, some things I can't let go of, and some people I don't want to have any contact with them, even if they are tied to the ties of the previous generation, they don't care about what I do. It won't matter."

After saying that, push away the opponent's hand.

Gu Sheng still nodded calmly: "Well, well, I just wanted to apologize to you, and from then on, I will not offend anyone, and don't provoke anyone."

Xia He stared at him again, then turned and entered the house.