rotten redemption

During the last period of his senior year, Lin Chi no longer had meals with Metz.

Logically speaking, the busy one should be Mace who runs between the classroom and the library to write his graduation thesis.But it was Lin Chi, who was obsessed with completing his graduation project, who proposed not to eat together anymore.

There was no news from Lin Chi for nearly a month, and Metz was somewhat unaccustomed to it. Now that he finished writing his thesis, he bought Lin Chi's favorite pasta and was going to see Lin Chi.

Although it was not the first time for Metz to visit Lin Chi School, he didn't know which area and which studio Lin Chi was in.So I contacted Lin Chi's girlfriend Ye He, this is the only Lin Chi's girlfriend that Metz knew, and also the only girlfriend of Lin Chi who has turned back and surpassed the record of four months, and has dated so far.

Yehe Xiaolinchi was in the first class, studying jewelry design, petite, less than 160, and Lin Chi, who was 189, was teased because of the cutest height difference in the school.Lin Chi had had various types of girlfriends, and there was no shortage of innocent ones like Ye He. Among Lin Chi's previous girlfriends, Ye He was not among the most beautiful.The reason why Lin Chi's record was broken was not because of her stalking, but, in Lin Chi's exact words, because of her "ghost lingering".

It is said that Ye He fell in love with Lin Chi at first sight, and through the matchmaking of Lin Chi's friends, they made a couple.Until Lin Chi dumped her, she was nothing special in Lin Chi's previous roles.Although Lin Chi has always claimed that each of his appointments and everyone is special.

When Lin Chi dumped him after being together for three months, she looked like she was about to cry, but she didn't say anything, but left silently.However, starting from the next day, no matter whether Lin Chi is single or has a girlfriend, Lin Chi will always see the breakfast carefully prepared for him in the studio, if there is not enough paint, someone will always fill it up for him in time, and so on. What Ye He did was not bad, but Lin Chi always felt uncomfortable as if being watched by the big brother, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and dragged Ye He out.

"You fucking let me go, I'll introduce my more handsome friend to you, please stop pestering me, okay?"

However, Ye He's eyes remained firm: "I only want you. For me, no one else can replace you."

Lin Chi was helpless, and then had no choice but to compromise: "You insisted on pestering me, I don't think I need to be responsible to you."

Lin Chi really fell in love with Ye He again. Although he had many affairs during this time, he also thought that Ye He would be disappointed in him in the end, and if he let him go, he would let her go, but Ye He chose to turn a blind eye. Si felt that she even had an almost morbid obsession with Lin Chi.This bad relationship has lasted from Lin Chi's junior year to the present, for a year and a half.

Before he arrived, he saw Ye He standing in a daze at the gate of the Academy of Fine Arts from a distance.

Seeing Mace coming, Ye He lowered her head, she was very shy to anyone except Lin Chi, "Come here." She looked at Mace again, "Have you cut your hair?" There was no curiosity in her tone, as if this was not A question, after all, she didn't care about anything other than Lin Chi.

"Yeah." Metz responded briefly. He had wanted to cut it for a long time, but he was forced by the evil force of Lin Chi to cut it. Now, he cut his hair short while Lin Chi was addicted to painting. I feel much refreshed.Afraid that Lin Chi would find him ugly and took him to get his hair done again, he went to the barber shop to find a skilled barber to cut it.

"I told Lin Chi that you would come, and he said he was waiting for you in the cafeteria."

When would there be another person between him and Lin Chi, Metz felt a little upset, and he also knew that such emotions were wrong, so he gave up.

Ye He led Mei Si to the cafeteria where Lin Chi was, and the two of them were silent for a while.

"Lin Chi has been nesting in the studio these days. He doesn't play games, and often draws until he forgets to eat. I bring him food, but he doesn't allow me to enter the studio to disturb him. He just asks me to put the food away. Just leave at the door. He doesn't have the concept of three meals a day now, and he probably thought of eating because he was really hungry."

Seeing that Metz frowned, she smiled comfortingly: "But it's nothing, there are quite a few people like him in the Academy of Fine Arts, especially those who study pure art like him. If you hadn't come, he wouldn't have made an exception today I went to places other than the studio and dormitory."

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Lin Chi wasn't there. They found a seat in Metz and they arrived after waiting for a while.There was also a man who came with him. After seeing Metz and the others, he waved to Lin Chi and left.Ye He said it was a friend of Lin Chi's, named Sun Xu.

Seeing Lin Chi, Metz didn't know what to say for a moment, but just opened the package of pasta and handed it to Lin Chi.

Lin Chi has lost weight. He used to be a bamboo pole, but now he is so thin, it seems that what he stayed in this month is not a studio, but a concentration camp.

Lin Chi ate big mouthfuls, the other two watched worriedly, and the three of them hadn't spoken since they met.

Later, Lin Chi seemed to think of something, and broke the silence: "Are you finally free?" His eyes were on Mace.

"Well. There's a dissertation defense in two days. After that, there's really nothing to do."

"I will hand in my work at about that time. Next Friday is the graduation exhibition, come and see it."

Thinking that he hadn't seen Lin Chi's serious painting before, Mace agreed with his own excitement.

"At that time, it will be exhibited in the largest exhibition hall in the school. You can go there yourself." Lin Chi will not go, Metz remembered that he said that when a painting is seen by the world, he no longer belongs to the author up.

Lin Chi started to concentrate on eating again, and after a while, he said again: "Why do you plan to find a job after graduation? Or are you going to study abroad?"

"Not going abroad." Mace actually thought about going abroad, but he always felt a little uneasy when he thought of being alone in a foreign country. He actually loved his family very much.Furthermore, he always felt that if Lin Chi was not guarded, Lin Chi would definitely cause trouble.In this way, the desire to study abroad died.

Regarding Mays' choice, although Mays' professor said he supported his choice and gave him some suggestions about work, he could still see that he was a little disappointed. The outstanding one, the professor is very optimistic about Mays. He originally thought that if Mays continued his studies, he would be able to occupy a place in the academic world.

In the end, under the advice of his teacher, Mays chose to work in a well-known automobile company headquartered in Germany. The papers written by Metz in university won many awards. In addition, he learned German by himself, and he was able to communicate with the company's senior management. The Germans in the company can talk smoothly, and the position and salary package are naturally very impressive.

"After a few years like this, plus the scholarship and part-time wages accumulated in the past four years, I should be able to buy a good house."

As soon as Lin Chi heard about buying a house, Lin Chi laughed. This has become a stalk between the two of them, "Well, after buying a house, you can support me."

These words attracted Ye He's attention, and Metz remembered that Ye He hadn't spoken to Lin Chi yet.

"Ye He will only be a senior when you graduate, and you won't be in the same place in the future, maybe you won't be able to see each other often."

Ye He glanced at Mace who brought the topic to him, and his eyes were full of gratitude. Lin Chi had mentioned Mace to her a lot, but she didn't have much contact with Mace. Only now did she understand why Lin Chi It is said that Metz actually has a high EQ, but he doesn't like to use it very much.

"Oh. A studio signed me, including food and lodging, and I lived in a separate suite. I looked at it and it was quite big. Ye He can live with me occasionally." Then the topic changed again, "You started working as soon as you graduated?"

"No, there is a buffer time of half a month. I want to go home first." Mace hesitated, "There is a junior high school reunion, do you want to go?"

Metz actually didn't care much about the class reunion. After all, he only knew Lin Chi in junior high school, but considering Lin Chi's popularity, there might be people who wanted to catch up with him, so he mentioned this matter.

Lin Chi has turned off his mobile phone this month and devoted himself to drawing. Naturally, he didn't know about it. After eating in silence for a while, he said, "Well, let's go together when the time comes."

Then Lin Chi started another topic: "Where do you live in the future? Rent a house outside or live with me." Then he can have a free nanny.

Unfortunately, Mace immediately confirmed that it was just a delusion: "My professor lent me his empty house, which is quite close to where I work."

"Fuck, which professor is so good?! Could it be that he is interested in you?"

Mace was speechless about Lin Chi's imagination.

"It's Professor Ni who teaches business management."

"Oh!!" Lin Chi exclaimed suddenly, "That handsome uncle who had a son at the age of 16, right!"

"Um..."

In fact, few people know that Professor Ni has an illegitimate child, but Mays actually found out about it from Lin Chi, a person from another school. Lin Chi said that a gossip girlfriend of his at Mays University told him.

"He is really optimistic about you, and he is too kind."

"It's really great. I said that he would not let me pay the rent. He said that no one lived in the house at first, and it was empty. He said that the students who had come to see him over the years went abroad, and those who stayed in school stayed in school. , I am the only one who is looking for a job and has no fixed place to live. I guess he still remembers that I gave up my further studies."

"He also really likes to study your field."

"That's not necessarily true. I heard from Ni Zi that Professor Ni regards research as a kind of sustenance." At that time, his tone sounded very worried.Mace regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. This kind of thing should be forgotten after hearing it.

"Who is Ni Zi?"

"Professor Ni's son, a senior in the medical school. He and I were in the school basketball team at the time. You should have seen him. He is very tall."

The word "very high" quickly unlocked Lin Chi's memory: "Oh oh oh oh oh! It's the one who looks up to the textbook level and is one of the three major school grassroots in your school like you!  … Who is one? As far as I can remember, the only person I met in your school who is comparable to you is that Ni Zi, at most ignore your age and identity and include your Professor Ni."

"There is also Qi Xing who studies law. He is very introverted and usually stays in the dormitory. Of course you have never seen him."

Metz and his school were anxious about their school appearance all the year round, but as soon as they came, one of them was super classy, ​​and one came after another, and the school's appearance suddenly rose sharply, reaching a peak.The three became the focus of the school, fueled by their classmates, and the three of them were quite familiar with each other.

Ni Zi himself is a very talkative and likable person. In addition, Metz is his father's student. The two became very close friends. Metz also joined the basketball team at the invitation of Ni Zi.As for Qi Xing, he is the smallest and shortest of the three. If Metz is handsome and handsome, and Ni Zi is handsome, then Qi Xing is a typical handsome man. He is really a very beautiful boy. .The other two took good care of Qi Xing, who was quiet and reticent.

"Do you know him well?"

"Very familiar, what's the matter?"

"Please contact him for me. I want to draw a portrait, but I can't find a model. By the way, let's see what he looks like."

Mace didn't speak, he was thinking why Lin Chi let him paint a stranger instead of Mace.Lin Chi hasn't painted him yet.

Afterwards Mace simply put the matter aside.Lin Chi didn't urge him either, probably he himself forgot about it.

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After defending the dissertation, Metz moved his things to the rented house.After moving, I read the few books that Lin Chi forcibly lent him. They were not very good-looking. I guess Lin Chi deliberately forced them to himself because he was too lazy to throw them away.Then came the Friday when Lin Chi School's graduation exhibition started.

After all, it is a well-known art school. On the first day of the exhibition, the exhibition hall was crowded with people. There are people who are engaged in art and outsiders who are just out of interest, people with yellow skin mixed with white and black, and people who stop and meditate. People who pretend to be deep, people who take pictures in a hurry, people who are in awe, people who have a critical eye...Mace remembered that Lin Chi once said at the exhibition that the largest work exhibited in the exhibition was from The sentient beings of these people who watched the exhibition.

Fortunately, Mace went early in the morning, and it wasn't too crowded at that time.He went straight to look for Lin Chi's paintings. The works of the oil painting department are exhibited on the second floor. As he walked all the way, his eyes flicked over one painting after another. For some reason, his heart became tighter and tighter, and finally dust fell in front of a picture. settled.

Without looking at the author's name, Metz knew that it was painted by Lin Chi.

The messy lines are exactly the same as Lin Chi's sketches in those books.The colors of the paintings are bright and rich.A green meadow containing all kinds of creatures is drawn, with flowers of various colors, living people and dead people in strange shapes on it.On the top of the black sky, there is a round dazzling red sun hanging in the sky.

It's as childish as a child's graffiti, but it's like a vague person talking.

Mace stood blankly in front of the painting for a long time.

Hope is overflowing, and despair is undercurrent.Mace thinks this painting is Lin Chi.It was the expressionless Lin Chi who spoke to him for the first time.

It is Lin Chi, the opposite of his Mace.It was Mace himself.

He didn't come back to his senses until someone who wanted to take a picture asked him to move over.He went to look at the work introduction hanging next to the painting: Creator: Lin Chi, title of work: "Praise of Life".The Creation Description column is empty.

Metz stood in front of the painting for a while, and then went to look at the works of other students, but he kept thinking about "Praise of Life".After that, he went to a Japanese restaurant outside the Academy of Fine Arts, where Lin Chi and Ye He were already waiting for him.

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The two graduated and went home together.Ye He didn't go home during the holidays after college, so Lin Chi simply let her live in the house assigned to him by the studio during the summer vacation. Before leaving, Lin Chi casually asked her to take care of herself.

On the third day back to my hometown, it was the junior high school reunion.

When Lin Chi and Metz arrived, everyone present gasped: Lin Chi was in charge of class grass and altitude when he was in junior high school, but now he is too thin, and he is really not disabled.But the one who surprised the whole private room the most was Mace, who are you handsome? !It doesn't matter if the grades are good, how can the appearance be so good-looking, there must be a limit when God favors people!

As soon as he was seated, Lin Chi felt everyone's gazes on Metz, the girls were like hungry wolves, and the boys were all jealous.

Mace himself automatically ignored these gazes, and simply responded to the flood of questions from his classmates. Lin Chi didn't need to care about these, he was busy greeting his former buddies, and his eyes searched for a figure intentionally or unintentionally. When that person didn't come, he unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Mace's indifferent attitude made many people realize that they were boring themselves, and they started other topics one after another.

"Why isn't Teacher Liu coming?" a girl complained. Teacher Liu is their junior high school class teacher.

Lin Chi trembled, and continued to chat with his buddies.

The students who are late for Mr. Liu are a little unhappy. After all, Mr. Liu is a very responsible and capable teacher. In junior high school, few students complained about him. After graduation, compared with those high school teachers, Mr. Liu’s status in their hearts I went up several grades again.

They were not disappointed for a long time. When the class reunion was more than halfway through, Teacher Liu came. Compared with the high-spirited before, he is now much more stable and mature.

Mace glanced at Lin Chi, who was pretending that he was concentrating on eating.

After eating, they said they were going to sing karaoke, and no one was allowed to escape.Mace and Lin Chi sat silently at the side, Lin Chi poured himself wine mechanically, and Mace focused on dismissing the men and women who tried to have an awkward chat with him and Lin Chi.

Then, Lin Chi's urge to urinate has not yet come up.

He went to the bathroom and ran into Mr. Liu on the way back.

Lin Chi wanted to ignore him and leave, but he stopped him.

"sorry."

Really annoying.

"...If you still hate me, you should. But I don't want to make you suffer because of hatred."

Lin Chi lowered his head and remained silent: "...I didn't hate you. Do you still hate my dad?"

"Do you think I shouldn't hate him?"

"Should."

"That's right. I will never forgive him, but I choose to forgive myself."

This topic is too heavy, Teacher Liu changed the subject: "How are you doing?"

"Fine. How about you?" Just a polite question.

"Well..." Teacher Liu's eyes were full of happiness, "I married a woman who is also a teacher, and we have a five-year-old daughter now..." He took out a card from his wallet Good card, "Take this, there are 50 in it, and the password is your student number... We should all put it down, sorry..."

Lin Chi heard that Teacher Liu's family background is very strong, so he accepted the card.Gone, stopped again, and turned back: "I really don't care anymore. I wish you happiness."

He made himself smile.None of his business.

After returning, Lin Chi continued to drink, and was finally dragged to his house by Mei Si, and Mei's mother specially made Lin Chi hangover soup in the middle of the night.

Thinking of Lin Chi's slight anomaly today, Mace felt helpless.I know Lin Chi well, but I don't know anything about Lin Chi's life without his participation.He didn't even know where Lin Chi's house was.

The two stayed in their hometown for two weeks before going back to work.Mace's life is still going on.Lin Chi's work is very flexible, there is no fixed working time, as long as he submits the required works on time, and with the card given to him by Teacher Liu, he has never been unrestrained, traveling everywhere, playing various games, painting materials I buy the most expensive ones, and I am not stingy with friends who drink and eat, but I have less contact with Metz, so when I am too drunk outside and don’t know how to get home, I will call Metz and ask Metz to bring him back. Take it back.Mace always asks Lin Chi to drink less, but Lin Chi always answers him: forget it if you drink to death.

This kind of life ended before Lin Chi got bored. In the third year, Metz received a call from Lin Chi at four o'clock in the morning. The content was not Lin Chi's vague drunken words, but: Ye He was pregnant.