Tentative

He hurriedly followed Shen Yizhuo, but the other party didn't say another word, and got into the car silently all the way.Qu Zhe also went up, still holding something in his arms, Shen Yizhuo said impatiently: "Can't you put it in the back seat?"

"Oh..." Qu Zhe had no choice but to go down again, honestly put the things on the back seat, and sat back in the co-pilot again.At the door of Guan Tian's shop just now, Shen Yizhuo had been smiling all the time without showing any emotion, but now, when Qu Zhe raised his eyes and looked at him quietly again, his face was very ugly.

"seat belt."

"it is good……"

The car was driving on the road at night, and the atmosphere inside the car was depressing.Qu Zhe knew what he was upset about - the moment he saw Jiang Yuzhao appearing, he had already guessed what would happen to Shen Yizhuo.But it was useless to guess, he still didn't know how to explain it.

"You've been with Jiang Yuzhao all this time?" Suddenly, Shen Yizhuo asked.

Qu Zhe repeatedly denied: "No, that's not the case..."

"What's that like?" Shen Yizhuo's tone was cold, "A chance encounter? Or fate?"

"..."

He safely stopped at the intersection, waiting for the red light, and turned his head to look at Qu Zhe with disdain: "Or are you used to him ordering you around?"

"..."

"Did I ever tell you not to lie to me?"

"I said..." Facing his aggressive questioning, Qu Zhe became anxious, "I'm sorry..."

"Qu Zhe, I'm too kind to you." Shen Yizhuo sneered, "It's why you think I'll take leftovers from other people's food."

"...I didn't... It was really a coincidence. I didn't know that Sister Tian was Jiang Yuzhao's sister at the beginning..." Qu Zhe became more anxious as he spoke, "I really have nothing to do with Jiang Yuzhao..."

The red light turned into green, Shen Yizhuo stepped on the gas pedal and stopped talking.Shen Yizhuo didn't say a word until they drove into the community and into the garage.He just parked the car, watched Qu Zhe silently take out his things from the back seat, locked the car again, and walked into the elevator.

It was not the first time that Qu Zhe had experienced such a depressing atmosphere between the two of them.It was also like this before, once Shen Yizhuo was really angry, he would start to become cold and ignore Qu Zhe.He found this kind of cold violence unbearable in the past, and he still feels it now.

The anti-theft door opened, and just as Qu Zhe put down his things, Shen Yizhuo had already put on his slippers and walked to the bedroom.He followed behind and tried to explain: "Jiang Yuzhao and I are just friends. He takes good care of me, but it's just a friend..."

In response to him, the bedroom door was slammed shut with a "snap".

What else he wanted to explain was also blocked by the door panel, Qu Zhe opened his mouth but was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether he should speak or not, what else should he say.

Qu Zhe couldn't feel how much the house cost, nor did he have a clear estimate, but the furnishings in this house are very simple and beautiful, and every part is full of Shen Yizhuo's atmosphere.But it was such a place that made him feel uncomfortable, like a beggar standing in a magnificent palace, sighing at the beauty while sinking into the vortex of inferiority.

He stood in front of the door for a long time, knowing that Shen Yizhuo would ignore him, and finally turned around and sat down on the sofa.The room is very quiet, if you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of Shen Yizhuo taking a bath in the bathroom of the bedroom.Qu Zhe bit his nails anxiously until blood oozes from the crevices of the nails, but he didn't notice until he was leaning on the sofa, so emotionally tormented that he was so sleepy that he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The first time he stayed overnight with Shen Yizhuo, he also slept on the sofa.The subconscious deja vu made Qu Zhe dream about the past again.

He dreamed that night, there was a faint light in front of his eyes, his eyes were closed tightly, and Shen Yizhuo was lighting a cigarette beside him. Those things seemed to have passed for decades, and they had faded in his memory.

For a whole week, Shen Yizhuo ignored him.

The two sets of keys of the house were hung at the entrance. Although Shen Yizhuo didn't say anything, Qu Zhe knew that they were for him.He tried to buy some ingredients in the morning and come back, cook a few simple dishes and wait for Shen Yizhuo to get up to eat, but Shen Yizhuo didn't even look at it, changed his clothes and went out.

When he came back from get off work, Shen Yizhuo had already gone into the room to sleep, and he could only sleep on the sofa.

Shen Yizhuo's schedule is actually very regular. On weekdays, he basically gets up at [-]:[-] in the morning, and he may come back at [-]:[-] noon, or maybe not, and it will be earlier in the evening, and he will enter the house before Qu Zhe gets off work.Under such circumstances, even under the same roof, the time they can see each other is pitifully small every day, and they can't even say a word.

The drinking all night long before, and the long night rubbing hands together seemed to be hallucinations.

Qu Zhe realized this, but he didn't dare to think that it was because he was special to Shen Yizhuo - he had accepted his fate.The dog is only a part of the owner's life, but the owner is the whole of the dog.

The temperature started to drop suddenly a few days ago, half of autumn has passed, and the temperature seems to have begun to prepare for the coming of winter.Today, there was an exaggerated downpour. After ten o'clock in the evening, Qu Zhe watched the rain outside in the store, flowing down the glass and curtains.

The store is full of noise, the league has started for two days, the last time the boy really came with his classmates, there are more than 20 people, more boys than girls, everyone is discussing the game passionately while drinking drinks, buckwheat coffee has not been like this for a long time Lively.

"Boss! Refill!"

"right away!"

The game lasted until 11:30, and Qu Zhe's get off work time was postponed accordingly.He kept looking outside, until the end of the game, the rain was still staggering, and there was no sign of stopping.

The leader came to check out, and looked outside worriedly, and asked while giving the money, "Do you have an umbrella here..."

"what?"

"It's okay for boys, but it's not good for girls to let them go back to the dormitory in the rain..." the boy said.

"Oh, yes, I'll look for it, wait a moment." Qu Zhe said, and hurriedly searched in the storage room at the back. After a while, he found three umbrellas, but there were six girls sitting outside.With a look of embarrassment on his face, he said to the boy, "There are only three."

"It's okay, they're all living in the dormitory, it's fine for the two of us to share one," he thanked repeatedly, and took all three umbrellas, "Thank you, thank you so much, I'll send the umbrellas over tomorrow."

"...Well, it's okay."

Soon the students all left, and Qu Zhe was left alone in the shop.He washed all the cups and put them away, and cleaned the store, and it was already twelve o'clock when he finished.But the rain still didn't stop, and it didn't get any smaller.If you put the sofa together in the store, it is not impossible to make do with it for one night.Not to mention that the buckwheat coffee sofa is quite soft and comfortable, even the plastic stools that he used to work in restaurants, he has slept on.

But if you don't go back, you must tell Shen Yizhuo.

He is still in the cold war, and Qu Zhe just thought of calling him, and he already foresees that the other party will not answer.

Forget it, it's just rain.

Qu Zhe thought so, and waited for another ten minutes. Seeing that the rain seemed to be a little lighter, he immediately locked the store door and walked to Shen Yizhuo's house in the rain.

It takes half an hour to walk from the store to the neighborhood.The rain only lightened for a few minutes, and with a thunderclap, it started to get heavier again, and it even meant it was bigger than before.Qu Zhe was so drenched that he couldn't open his eyes in the rain. The water on his eyelashes kept flowing into his eyes, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Why don't you take an umbrella in such heavy rain...!" When he passed the gate of the community, he heard the guard at the security office shout.He was walking fast, shivering from the cold, and really didn't want to stay outside. He glanced at the doorman as if he was about to give him an umbrella, but he didn't stop, and walked straight to the corridor.

Standing in the elevator, Qu Zhe's wet strands of hair kept dripping.If it was still hot a few days ago, the rain would not be a big deal, but it just dropped the temperature. The rain made Qu Zhe's face turn pale, and his lips lost the color.Standing at the door of Shen Yizhuo's house, he hesitated for a few minutes before opening the door unbearably cold.

He didn't want to dirty the floor, and he didn't want Shen Yizhuo to see him in such a mess.But Shen Yizhuo should have gone to the house to rest at this time, tomorrow Friday is still a working day.Qu Zhe opened the door, and the room immediately shone with light.

Shen Yizhuo was leaning on the sofa watching a movie, and when he heard the door opening, he looked at him coldly: "I thought you would go back to live with Jiang Yuzhao."

"..."

This was the first time Shen Yizhuo had spoken to him in a week.

Qu Zhe trembled slightly, closed the door, and walked into the house. The water had already dripped to the ground following his steps.He whispered: "... I'm going to take a shower... I'll drag the water clean later." He didn't dare to look up at Shen Yizhuo, he was afraid of seeing the other's disgusted face.

Shen Yizhuo didn't speak, as if acquiescing.

The hot water poured all over his body, which finally made Qu Zhe feel better.He stayed in the bathroom for a long time, and came out wearing clean clothes after he was completely warmed up—the living room had already turned off the lights, and there was no one on the sofa.He wiped the water from his hair, feeling relieved and lost again.

The heat from my body dissipated quickly, and it was really cold to sleep on the sofa in this weather without any bedding.The heavy rain outside fell endlessly, and Qu Zhe gradually fell asleep listening to these sounds.

The next day Shen Yizhuo got up early as usual, changed his clothes and went to school.Qu Zhe was different from usual, he was still in a deep sleep, covered with a very old cotton coat, curled up pitifully.He walked to the edge of the sofa and looked down at Qu Zhe's face, only to see that his face was flushed and his brows were tightly wrinkled, as if he was ill.

Shen Yizhuo squatted down patiently, reached out and touched his forehead, it was very hot.

Qu Zhe was caught in the rain last night, and the temperature has dropped recently, so it is quite normal to be sick.Seeing his pitiful appearance, Shen Yizhuo felt stuffy and unspeakably irritable, and he called softly a few times: "Qu Zhe, Qu Zhe..."

The other party's frown moved, but when he opened his mouth, there was only a hoarse voice: "Mmm..."

"Can you get up?"

"Hmm..." Qu Zhe responded unconsciously, and it took him a long time to open his eyes. In front of him was Shen Yizhuo's blurred face, "Shen Yizhuo..."

The word "Shen" was so small that it was almost inaudible, as if he was only called "Yizhuo" intimately.Hearing this soft murmur, Shen Yizhuo felt more and more uncomfortable, stood up abruptly and prepared to call for leave and take Qu Zhe to the hospital.

This little movement seems to scare Qu Zhe.He was caught off guard by Qu Zhe, and the palm of his hand was astonishingly warm, even a little hot.

"I'm sorry..." Qu Zhe said vaguely, "Don't ignore me... I was wrong."

"Get up, I'll take you to the hospital."

"I was wrong……"

Qu Zhe didn't seem to be able to hear his words, so he apologized on his own, probably because the fever was really uncomfortable, and he quickly closed his eyes again.

The more he is like this, weak and pitiful, Shen Yizhuo feels annoyed.It just happened to be such a cowardly and incompetent person who broke into his life for no reason four years ago; it also happened to be him, who was able to bear him breaking the safe distance and staying by his side.

Letting Qu Zhe stay in his life was Shen Yizhuo's biggest failure.

He licked his dry lips and helped him up from the sofa: "Hey, I'll take you to the hospital."