shame

Xia Zhendong couldn't drink as much as Gu Feng, so he got drunk for a while.His eyes were dazed, his whole face was flushed, but there was still a pretended relaxed smile on his mouth, as if he wanted to tell the other party that he could drink a few more bottles, and he was not so drunk that he lost his mind, but In fact, already powerless.

After dinner.

Gu Feng called a car to take them home. He wanted to help Xia Zhendong go out, but he was also a little drunk, and he was afraid that the two of them would fall on the ground if they couldn't walk over the threshold together, so he had to let Xia He and Gu Sheng help each other.

The car parked outside the courtyard for a while, Xia Zhendong drank a glass of tomato juice, and coupled with the wind in the courtyard, he cleared his head.Gu Feng's wife complained beside him: "Why are you drinking him? Look at this drunk, how uncomfortable."

Gu Feng also realized that he shouldn't let him drink all the time, and should stop him properly.Instead, Xia Zhendong raised his head and waved at the couple: "It's okay, I'll be fine in a while."

"Why don't you stay here at night, there are still several vacant rooms."

"No, no, there are old people at home." Xia Zhendong supported Xia He's arm and stood up: "I will make an appointment at another time." Then he turned around and started walking, staggering towards the gate.

The few of them were by his side, Gu Feng explained to Xia He: "You take good care of your dad, go back and mix some honey water for him to drink, and it will be fine if you spit it out."

"I see. Goodbye, uncle."

After Xia He finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the car parked beside the road. Gu Sheng had already stood there at some point, opening the car door for them like a doorman.

It's really hypocritical.

Xia He glanced at him, then helped his father into the car, and then sat on it himself.Gu Sheng closed the car door, and at the same time exchanged a glance with Xia He through the unrolled car window.The street lights behind him were so bright that it was impossible to see his face or his eyes clearly at that time.Only the little light in his dark pupils flickered with the flapping of his eyelashes, as if to say: "Be careful on the road."

No, this sentence did come out of his mouth, not his imagination.But in Xiahe's ears, it turned into disdain and ridicule.His hypocrisy, his wisdom and tricks, his arrogance and arrogance, his phrase "don't let me see you again", and the ensuing "reconciliation" are like a bad image. Stab you once, and then feed you a candy; like Ares, who represents cruelty in ancient Greek mythology, may pierce your heart with a spear at any time without giving you any reason.

In the early morning of the next day, a burst of car horns killed Xia He's dream.He suddenly opened his eyes and found that the sky was already bright, but remembering that it was the weekend, he relaxed again.At this time, the sound of children playing in the yard was louder than usual, and he realized that someone seemed to be knocking on the door just now.

After getting up, I found that my father was sitting on the sofa reading a book, wearing glasses like a polite intellectual, without any shadow of chattering after being drunk last night.

Xia He walked over and asked, "Did you knock on my door just now?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhendong didn't raise his head: "I want to call you up to buy breakfast."

"...You can't go by yourself?"

"I have a headache." When he said this, he naturally turned a page of the book.

Xia He muttered to himself: "Tch, who is to blame..."

When I think about it carefully, it seems that my father hasn't been drunk for many years. The last time was after his mother passed away, he was depressed for a long time.During the vacation, he didn't do anything except drinking and sleeping in a daze. His chin was covered with beard and there were a few wrinkles on his face. If grandma didn't wake him up abruptly, he must have been decadent.

Every time he instructs Xia He to do something, although Xia He refuses on his lips, he will obediently complete it immediately.Conversely, he did the same with Xia He. The other party wanted to buy something, and at the time he said that he would not sell it, but the next day he would buy it and put it next to his bed, just like a surprise when he woke up early in the morning. Like the legendary Santa Claus climbed the chimney and secretly stuffed gifts for the children.

But in fact, Xia He knew that Xia Zhendong's occasional doting on him was just to make up for the time when he ignored him.

In the few days before the final exam, Xia He's grades dropped to the middle because of being disturbed by bad things before.He used to be the top student in the grade, even if his mind was disturbed by things other than studying, but after recovering and working hard for a while, he would always catch up with the previous pace again.

He settled down and immersed himself in the books of various subjects. Apart from fighting with Zhou Yu every day, he had no irrelevant contact with Gu Sheng. .There was also the game on the court in the evening, several times he and Gu Sheng became opponents on the court, and each time he was defeated very unnaturally.In the cafeteria, on the running track, in the fights in the alley, he would always meet Gu Sheng.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or on purpose.Before I knew him, I couldn't see him anywhere, but after forming a bridge with him, I could see his shadow everywhere.Like a ghost with malicious intentions, entangled, jumping out at any time to scare you, leaving a shadow on your heart, and then walk away silently.But you know, he'll still show up.

One day, Xia He and Zhou Yu went home together. At that time, King of Fighters was popular in all kinds of game halls, and even the small halls that were not up to standard of sanitation and cheated money were full of students who didn't go home after school.

When passing by, Zhou Yu glanced at the game hall, and said with a sneer, "They are so funny. Those who don't go home in the hot weather gather here to sweat." He turned his gaze to Xia He: "When the summer vacation is over, you Come to my house, I bought a new FC Xiaobawang, and I will take you to fight Contra."

Xia He obviously had no interest in Contra, nor in King of Fighters, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm going to the countryside for summer vacation."

"That's right, I forgot that you have to go there every year." Zhou Yu asked, "Is that fun?"

"Fortunately, the main reason is that my grandma is going back to pay homage to my grandpa, so I have to accompany her."

Zhou Yu touched his arm: "Hey, take me there anytime, I haven't been to the countryside much."

"In my lifetime."

After Xia He finished speaking, he stopped in front of a small shop, and he was going to buy a bottle of water.As soon as his hand touched the armrest of the freezer, a familiar figure appeared in front of him, which made him look a little bit surprised.

"Yo, what a coincidence."

Gu Sheng walked around behind him, and was also going to get a drink from the freezer.At this time, there were a few punks waiting for him outside the door.

As soon as he saw that person, Xia He felt inexplicably unhappy and unnatural, and unconsciously let go of the hand touching the freezer.

Gu Sheng pushed open the cold glass cabinet door for him, and said, "I'll treat you to a drink."

Xia He resolutely refused: "No need."

Gu Sheng sneered: "Forget it, I'll treat him to a drink."

He was referring to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu stood at the side, with a smile of 'you'll be a good boy if you get a small bargain' on his face.Gu Sheng took a few bottles of soda, handed one to Zhou Yu, kept the other for himself, and threw the others into the hands of those punks.

He crossed Xiahe, went to put Zhou Yu on the shoulder, and said: "You played well last time, but he played too badly." When he said "him", he pointed to Xiahe openly. "I know a director of a club, a high-level course, you can come with me on weekends if you have nothing to do.

Zhou Yu was very interested after hearing this, and the two seemed to be quite familiar with each other.Xia He pretended not to hear the conversation between the two of them, found the drink he wanted unhurriedly, paid for it and deliberately stared at Zhou Yu.

Apparently, this look was also noticed by Gu Sheng. Before Zhou Yu could reply, he patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "If you want to go, call me on the weekend."

Then he took a step and walked towards the few people waiting for him.

After they gradually walked away, Xia He unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of the cold soda, which tasted like lemon and was a little sour.

"You know him well?"

Zhou Yu frowned pretending to be troubled: "I'm not familiar with it, but I played with people a few times on the court last time." Then he asked cautiously: "Are you still angry about the fight?"

Xia He still had a Band-Aid on his face. In fact, after eating at Gu Sheng's house that night, his anger towards him had gradually diminished, or even completely disappeared.As for why I still feel uncomfortable seeing him, it may be mainly because of the rift between the two of them, and the few dialogues full of hostility.

He shook his head: "I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges. Besides, it's normal for boys to fight."

Zhou Yu originally wanted to reply, "You didn't say that before", but seeing that Xia He was no longer angry about Gu Sheng, he immediately changed his sentence, showing a smug smile: "Let me just say, you are very open-minded."

Xia He ignored him, turned his head carefully and glanced at the back that was drifting away under the warm orange sun, thinking, why does this guy keep appearing in front of me.