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The coffee shop is located at the corner of a street full of shops. The simple European-style decoration is very stylish. The wooden floor photo wall is petty bourgeoisie, the small potted plants on the round table are full of greenery, and there is an eye-catching big fat orange cat, lazy in the corner of the bar. Lie on your stomach and flick your tail.It was a good weekend business, although it was not full of seats, but it was more lively than usual quiet, and a small part of them were students from nearby schools who came to sit on the Internet to pass the time.

The four of them chatted for a while, Zhou Mingchen fell in love with the orange cat for some reason.I saw it jumping down from the bar, swaggering like no one else, walked straight towards them, and jumped onto Zhou Mingchen's leg.

Zhou Mingchen was startled, leaned back on the chair suddenly, and raised his hands helplessly, not knowing what to do.The few at the same table were startled, Feng Jianing exclaimed directly: "Fuck, Ming Chen, did you eat fish at noon, and you smell?"

Zhou Mingchen: "Smell your size, don't you know what I'm having for lunch?"

With pink hearts popping out of Ma Xiaoyu's eyes, he exclaimed, "Look, Ming Chen, this cat is really beautiful!"

Zhou Mingchen looked down, really, this guy has one green pupil and the other blue pupil, his eyes are as clear as glass, his pink nose and small mouth, his long beards on both sides are full of vigor, and even orange hair is spread all over his body, only under his stomach It is snow-white, round and soft to the touch.

Zhou Mingchen hesitated, and tentatively scratched its chin with his hand. Not only did it not stretch out its paws, but it also raised its head in cooperation, then turned over with a grunt, and lay on Zhou Mingchen's lap, with a look of letting others The look of ravaged/ravaged.

People around, especially cat lovers, are all envious.Cats are a kind of magical species. If you are pleasing to the eye, you can pluck their hair as you like. If you don’t like to touch it, don’t even try to touch it. If someone doesn’t believe in evil, it doesn’t mind giving you a few claws.

The waiters in the store were all amazed that this orange cat was called Haobao, and because he was abused when he was young, he was very difficult to get close to.Customers who come and go like to tease Haobao when they see Haobao, but they have never seen anyone who can get Haobao's attention, let alone scratch their chin.

Seeing that the cat is obedient, Ma Xiaoyu took the opportunity to come over to have a look, eager/tempting to rub it with his hands, but it was a pity that he almost didn't make a big face after trying it before, so now he can only watch it helplessly.

Feng Jianning stroked his chin, and said suspiciously: "It's really strange. I heard that this cat was picked up by the shop owner. I remember that at this time last year, it was only a thin and small one, with a big piece of bald body. If you get close, you will explode."

Zhou Mingchen was so excited to tease the cat for a while that he ignored him.Cheng Xi suddenly thought of Tiaotiao, and couldn't help but look at the orange cat more.Feng Jianning looked up, wanting to see if the owner of the cat was there, but first saw the retro wall clock on the wall, and said in surprise, "Hey, I'm going, it's already 06:30!"

He stood up in a hurry, and quickly took his schoolbag: "No, I have to go back, otherwise I will be scolded if I don't make it in time for dinner."

Ma Xiaoyu also got up together, reluctantly withdrawing his gaze from the orange cat: "Then let's go first, see you next week. Cheng Xi, thank you for your test paper." He and Feng Jianning shared Cheng Xi's quiz paper , Take it back and check the answer, which is similar to reading the answer analysis.

Zhou Mingchen stroked the cat and asked casually, "You two go back together? By the way?"

Feng Jianning and Ma Xiaoyu both shook their heads, Feng Jianing: "We don't take the same ride, we just go for a ride together, let's go."

The two were really inseparable, Zhou Mingchen gave an inexplicable "uh", but looked lazily at Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi turned his head slowly, not quite understanding Zhou Mingchen's eyes, the black and white phoenix eyes stared blankly at Zhou Mingchen, and blinked.

Zhou Mingchen: "..." Forget it, lower your head and pet the cat, it's still cute.

The two sat silently.There is light music in the store, the dream wedding, melodious tunes jumping in the ears, as if you can see the light dancing fingertips on the keys, like a living river, flowing in the curved and rough river bed, and like a river fish, swimming freely.Zhou Mingchen was immersed in the music, holding the orange cat's paws and swaying to the rhythm. The orange cat didn't resist, and sometimes meowed twice to accompany it.Cheng Xi kept staring blankly at one person and one cat, his mind wandering.

After the song was over, the cup bottomed out, and the two never met their eyes again.

Zhou Mingchen felt that it was getting late, so he said to Cheng Xi, "I'm going too."

Cheng Xi raised his eyes following his movements, and was obviously stunned for a moment before realizing what he said: "Ah, good."

Zhou Mingchen carried the cat to the bar with a smile on his face, and handed it over to the waiter. The orange cat meowed coquettishly. Zhou Mingchen rubbed its head, and promised happily, "I'll see you next time."

The orange cat raised its head and meowed again.

Coming out of the coffee shop, Zhou Mingchen went back to the dormitory to get his things. He was not in a hurry to go home, so he didn't clean up in advance. He was stuffing his homework into his bag when Cheng Xi came back.

When he came back, he didn't look back all the way, so naturally he didn't know, when he stepped out of the store door, Cheng Xi ran out with his back foot, trailing behind him not too far away.

Zhou Mingchen said hello, went to the bathroom, came out to pick up his bag and was ready to leave.

"Let's go together."

Zhou Mingchen thought he was hallucinating, so he shook his head with a grin, and just touched the doorknob when he heard Cheng Xi pointing out his name and saying: "Zhou Mingchen."

For no reason, Zhou Mingchen felt that there was a sense of intimacy in these three words, turned his head to look at him and asked knowingly: "Are you calling me?"

With a bag on his left shoulder, Cheng Xi turned his eyes away uncomfortably and stared elsewhere: "Let's go together."

It has been several weeks since school started. Although we know that they live in the same community and building, and the relationship between the two has eased, they go their own ways on weekends and haven't returned home together yet.

Zhou Mingchen looked at him, but didn't respond immediately, and said after a while, "Let's go."

He went out first, and locked the lock when Cheng Xi came out.Zhou Mingchen walked in front silently, and Cheng Xi followed behind without saying a word.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Zhou Mingchen strode fast.Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind and grabbed the hem of his clothes to prevent him from moving forward. Zhou Mingchen stopped and looked back aggressively.

Cheng Xi was a little nervous, and pointed to the opposite side: "Red light."

Zhou Mingchen said "Oh" with a cold face, and suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth.

After crossing the road, the brain circuits of the two did not match up again, and something happened again.

Zhou Mingchen stopped by the side of the road, waiting for the car to come.Cheng Xi took a few steps to see that he hadn't followed, turned around and asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you leave?"

Zhou Mingchen was still surprised: "Can't you take a taxi here? Where are you going?"

Cheng Xi opened and closed his mouth, understanding Zhou Mingchen's meaning: "Then I'll go first, see you next week."

Zhou Mingchen was stunned, strode over and grabbed him by the collar: "Why are you going? Why are you seeing me next week? Where are you going?"

Cheng Xi had to stop, and turned his head with a little difficulty: "Wait for the bus."

Zhou Mingchen: "No, can't we just wait here?"

Cheng Xi explained: "Just take a taxi and wait here. I have to wait for the bus."

Zhou Mingchen: "..." The co-authors talked for a long time that the bull's head was wrong.

"Take a taxi, I'm going home anyway, so I'll take you with me." Zhou Mingchen fainted as soon as he got on the bus, and the crowd was even more uncomfortable.

Cheng Xi shook his head: "I'll just take the bus back." He waved to help him call a car, "There is a car coming, you go first."

Zhou Mingchen rolled his eyes at him, put his arms around his neck, and when the taxi pulled over, he opened the door and pushed him in.

Cheng Xi still struggled, Zhou Mingchen put on a sullen face, pressed his shoulders, and pushed him inside: "Sit down, don't move!"

Cheng Xi obediently didn't move, and blinked at him.Zhou Mingchen lectured him earnestly: "What's the use of being so good in the math test? You don't even know how to do such a trivial thing. One person and two people still pay the same amount of money. If you have a free ride, you don't want to take it. You have to spend more money to get in." Bus!"

Cheng Xi lowered his head and chuckled, knowing that this person was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and he wanted to save face, so he wisely did not refuse.

There was constant traffic outside the window, and Zhou Mingchen was used to Chengxi's quietness, and he was leisurely looking at the strange shop names and decorations outside the window.

"Last time, they were my uncle's children." Cheng Xi said suddenly.

Zhou Mingchen had no clue, with a blank expression on his face: "What?"

Cheng Xi turned his head and looked at each other, Zhou Mingchen reacted belatedly: "You said those two who bullied you that day?"

Cheng Xi was taken aback by the word bullying, and then said softly after a while: "Yes. It's my uncle's child and my cousin."

Zhou Mingchen was puzzled: "Then why do they..." Treat you like an enemy.

Cheng Xi smiled. He felt that Cheng Yisheng was quite normal. After all, he was an intruder from outside, and his sudden appearance disrupted the orderly life of their family.

"What he said is indeed true. Now I live in their house and eat their food. Even my living expenses are paid by my uncle. It's understandable that they don't like me."

Zhou Mingchen stopped talking for a while, with mixed feelings in his heart. He had never experienced the feeling of being dependent on others, and he didn't know what it was like.After a long while, he turned his head away, avoiding the important and lightening: "Even if it is true, they don't need to go too far. You are really stupid, won't you avoid the situation like last time? You still stand stupidly and let people Bully."

Cheng Xi didn't expect that he was still complaining about himself. He was startled, and said rationally: "Actually, it's not bullying. Cheng Yiming didn't feel sorry for me. Cheng Yisheng said it was fierce, but he wouldn't actually do it."

"That's not enough? Why haven't you seen you have such a good temper?" Zhou Mingchen said angrily.What he said was groundless. Cheng Xi didn't make friends very much, but he was not harsh, but he was dissatisfied with Cheng Xi's resignation.At the end, he asked again: "Is Cheng Yisheng that stupid big guy?"

What is this called?Cheng Xi was amused, but still followed him: "Yes, the other one is Cheng Yiming."

Zhou Mingchen looked at him carefully, seeing that his expression was normal, he couldn't help asking: "Really, you weren't angry when they went too far last time?"

"It's not that I'm not angry at all, it's just that they are nothing." Cheng Xi paused, organized his words, and looked at him seriously, "No matter what they say, it only represents their thoughts, I will not I deny myself because of these. To be honest, sometimes I still feel a little uncomfortable, and it is difficult to control my emotions, but as long as it passes, it will be fine."

Zhou Mingchen was at a loss for words again. He didn't know whether to say that he was open-minded, or that he was careless and depressed. After searching his stomach, he finally choked out a sentence: "It's good if you have this awareness. There is really no need to care about unimportant people."

Cheng Xi hesitated for a moment, but still chose to speak out his thoughts truthfully: "What happened last time was an accident. I can solve it myself, but I can't involve you in it. If there is a real fight, no matter who gets hurt, or Anyone who is punished will only make the situation worse, and it is not worth it for a small matter."

Zhou Mingchen was dumbfounded, and slapped his forehead hard with his fingers: "Cheng Xiaoxi, what are you thinking! Is that a trivial matter? What do you mean it's not worth it? You are a member of our 412, so you can't be angry in vain. If you are angry, you have to fight back!"

Cheng Xi didn't dodge, just closed his eyes, hearing the protection in Zhou Mingchen's words, he chuckled lightly and lowered his eyebrows: "But, I do owe them, the favor is real, and the money is real."

Zhou Mingchen paused, unable to do anything more.is that so?Is it because you feel that you owe them that you have no confidence in doing anything and allow others to insult you?

The hand turned in a different direction unconsciously, but Cheng Xi raised his head before touching Cheng Xi's shoulder.He smiled, as fresh and natural as the sunshine after the rain, without the loneliness just now, with a calm tone: "But it's okay, this is all temporary, and I will return everything to them in the future, whether it's money or favors."

Zhou Mingchen was taken aback, recovered so quickly?How can you recover so quickly...

The car was quiet again.

Zhou Mingchen didn't know why, he felt uncomfortable.Suddenly, he felt a gaze focus on him, and when he turned his head and saw Cheng Xi looking at him, Zhou Mingchen couldn't help being surprised: "What's wrong?"

Cheng Xi wanted to say, you won't be angry again, will you?But he felt that Zhou Mingchen would be even angrier if he asked, so he shook his head and swallowed the words back, saying it was okay.

There was nothing to say all the way, and when they returned to the downstairs of the community, Zhou Mingchen opened the door and asked, "I didn't think to ask you before, which floor do you live on?"

Cheng Xi: "The third floor."

Zhou Mingchen: "..." This is too coincidental.

Zhou Mingchen was silent for a while, then said quietly, "I also live on the third floor."

It was rare for Cheng Xi to be at a loss for words. There were only two households on each floor. Zhou Mingchen moved here for more than a month, and they only ran into each other downstairs once, so they didn't know that they were still neighbors.

Cheng Xi looked at Zhou Mingchen: "301?"

Zhou Mingchen nodded and asked, "302?"

Cheng Xi nodded with a smile, and Zhou Mingchen couldn't help laughing too: "It seems that we are destined to meet each other. I don't know what fate is. I guess I have accumulated luck for several lifetimes."

Cheng Xi remained silent, but his heart was not so peaceful.He doesn't talk about fate easily, maybe because he has read too many books, he has an inexplicable plot for these two words, unlike other people who can talk about them casually.

The two opened the door at the same time, and then entered the door separately. When they saw each other's face when the door was closed, they couldn't help smiling.

The author has something to say:

I changed it several times, and it was half an hour late...