you better not like me

The first acquaintance was in mid-September of the first semester of the second year of high school.

After that, Chen Yan sent Zhan Ke text messages every now and then, asking if he had time to come out for dinner.

Zhan Ke refused three times in a row, without giving Chen Yan any reason.

- do you have time this weekend

-no

- I invite you to eat hot pot!

-there is no time

-studying?

-Yes

-Are all of you masters studying so crazy?

-Yes

Chen Yan was not annoyed at all.

For more than a month, Zhan Ke routinely refused once a week.

Then one Sunday, Zhan Ke ran out of the house in a distraught state and wandered aimlessly on the street.

Without realizing it, he bumped into Chen Yan who was wandering the streets all day.

When Chen Yan saw him, his eyes almost really sparkled, and he rushed up excitedly and patted him on the shoulder, "Damn it, Zhan Ke!"

Zhan Ke, who was annoyed by the messy things at home and wanted to run away from home, came up out of nowhere, probably because of that palm?Then on the street, amid passers-by, a bookish boy pushed another boy to the ground, put his knees on his chest, grabbed his collar, gritted his teeth coldly and said, "Don't fucking mess with me!" .”

Chen Yan, who was almost beaten up, was not only not angry, but raised his hand to hold his wrist in a good-tempered manner, and asked with some concern: "Did something happen to you?"

Zhan Ke couldn't remember how his mood changed at that time.

No one cared about his feelings for a long time, and suddenly he was cared about, and he cared about himself even when he was almost beaten by himself.

The fire in his heart was instantly extinguished.

He stood up and said nothing.

Let Chen Yansheng drag him to the hotpot restaurant.

Enjoying the care of a teenager who is almost equal to a stranger.

Then, reflecting the layers of heat waves emitted by the tumbling pot, Zhan Ke licked his dry lips, and said to Chen Yan very solemnly: "I'm sorry."

After a pause for a few seconds, he said uncomfortably under Chen Yan's surprised gaze: "I shouldn't have vented my negative emotions on you, I'm sorry."

Chen Yan touched his nose after realizing it at the time, and said with a smile: "Why are you so serious? It doesn't matter how big it is. You can tell me directly if you have something to do in the future. I'm not afraid of negative emotions. If you have anything you want to vent, you can find me."

Zhan Ke had never seen someone like Chen Yan at his age, so he subconsciously shook his head, "No thanks."

Chen Yan pointed to the pot, "You eat." Then he replied: "We all ate together, are we considered friends? Between friends, it's normal to confide in each other and vent. What's the matter with me? I'm looking for you too, let's help each other?"

Zhan Ke was really shocked at the time.

I have never seen such a familiar person as Chen Yan.

Force friends.

"..."

In the office—

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan stared out the window for a very long pause.

Until the phone in his hand "buzzed".

——Ji Yi.

"Hello?" Chen Yan rubbed his swollen temples and left the window.

"Are you off work?" Ji Yi asked.

Ah, get off work.

It was only then that Chen Yan remembered that he was sitting in the office waiting to get off work.

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch, it was 10 minutes before the end of get off work.

"Where are you?" Chen Yan went to the mirror and straightened his suit.

When he faced the mirror, he realized that his face was pale and pale.

"Your company is downstairs." Ji Yi said.

Chen Yan poured a cup of hot water to drink, then picked up the key and went out——

"wait for me."

Ji Yi's mother was diagnosed with liver cancer a few years ago, and knowing that she could live for six months at most, she used her illness to ask Ji Yi to get married.

He said he wanted to see her happy before leaving.

Ji Yi was raised by her aunt, her parents divorced when she was three or four years old, her mother ran away with someone, and her father remarried.After nearly 20 years of ignoring her, she suddenly appeared and asked Ji Yi to fulfill her duty as a daughter—to pay for medical expenses.

Ji Yi endured it, the problem that money can solve is not a big problem.

As a result, within a few days, her mother's later child got a photo of her and her ex-girlfriend from nowhere, threw the photo to Ji Yi and her mother in a rampage, pointed at Ji Yi's nose and called her "dead gay".

Then living up to her expectations, Ji Yi's mother forced her to see Ji Yi get married.

The old man burst into tears, and said earnestly, "Ji Yi! Mom can't let you go on indulging like this. You are not educated to be responsible for me, but mom must see that you are on the right track."

Then he stared at her and threatened, "You must get married! Otherwise, my mother will die in peace!"

Ji Yi has been domineering for more than ten years, a person who dares to fight to the death with boys of the same age as soon as she clenches her fist, but she can't open a few words that make people laugh when she faces her mother who is only related to her so-called "blood relationship" mouth to refute.

Even if he scolded "stupid" tens of thousands of times in his heart, he couldn't say a word on his face.

There was nothing wrong with being forced, so she found Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had already asked Ji Yi's mother once before.

He spoke with politeness and alienation, and some words were "hidden secrets" and "there was something in the words", but Ji Yi's mother was not angry even if she heard it.

It seemed that it was because of Chen Yan's suit and leather shoes exuding the air of a successful person.

and a solid academic record.

But Chen Yan actually had a headache facing this woman.

"Auntie." Chen Yan walked into the ward with Ji Yi in his arms.

Ji Yi's mother looked at him and smiled, "Xiao Chen, are you here? Did you just get off work?"

Chen Yan nodded, "Yes."

Ji Yi's mother said again: "Then I'm tired after a busy day, please sit down."

Chen Yan shook his head, "Not Auntie, I'm busy with work."

Both he and Ji Yi were afraid of facing Ji Yi's mother.

Visiting is one thing.

It's another thing to wait to come in, say hello, turn around and leave.