Take an inch

Chapter 36

"So you see, if there is no problem, how about going home together during the Chinese New Year?" He Yinghua graciously served Cui Fang with shark fin soup, and warmly invited her.

Cui Fang thought for a while: "Is your brother going back together? If he doesn't, we can go together. It's convenient to drive back."

"My brother's college holiday is earlier. If there is no accident, he should go back as soon as the holiday..." Just as he was speaking, He Yinghua was startled by the people behind Cui Fang, and he opened his mouth in surprise.

"Why..." Cui Fang was about to turn around, but felt a gust of wind around her.

"Brother! Brother! It's bad!" Fan Le appeared suddenly, and sat beside him anxiously, "Brother, it's not good! Something happened at last!"

"What's wrong?" He Yinghua suddenly forgot to ask why Fan Le was here.

Cui Fang's expression turned cold all of a sudden, she was still very reserved just now.

"It's terrible, brother!" Fan Le turned his head to look at Cui Fang, "I just went to your house, and found that the door was splashed with paint, and it was written 'debt repayment', brother, is it the 50 that I borrowed last time? Is the usury due? Didn’t the usurer say he wouldn’t press the debt like this? How can we just pay it off like this? Didn’t we mortgage the house and the car? What are they doing? This is, bro, will you be ambushed when you go back at night? I'll go back with you after dinner at what time, it's not safe for this big sister to go back with you, I have to follow you and they won't dare to beat anyone!"

Cui Fang originally disliked this annoying boy, but the more she heard this, the more she felt wrong, she became more and more afraid, and her heart became cold.

He Yinghua hurriedly stopped Fan Le: "Hey, what are you talking nonsense, kid! When did I borrow this loan shark!" He kept looking at Cui Fang while talking about Fan Le, "Cui Fang, don't listen to him talking nonsense about this!" The child deliberately made it up, when did I borrow that, the house and the car are fine..."

"No... Brother! Brother, you..." Fan Le pretended to react suddenly, and he looked at Cui Fang with regret, "Brother, this is a blind date... Hey, I... Sister, it's me who is just kidding To scare you on purpose...Hey...sister, don't go..." Fan Le stretched out his arms, Cui Fang turned around and left.

Fan Le finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became normal. He sat in Cui Fang's original position, beckoned to the waiter, and changed him to a new set of tableware.He looked at He Yinghua with a smile: "Are you exciting bro?"

He Yinghua was about to explode with anger: "What did you do?" He asked Fan Le in a low voice, the movement just now had already attracted the attention of the surroundings.

"Let's have dinner with you!" Fan Le said proudly, "Didn't you just say that you're going to be stupid and you have to relax. Brother, I know you don't like her, so why did you meet her again? Isn't it a breakup?"

He Yinghua pinched the center of his brows, why did he see Cui Fang, so that the place in his heart that he didn't dare to touch could be filled automatically without his ignorance.But this guy repeatedly opened up that piece of land, exposing that piece of land.He Yinghua tried his best to pretend he didn't see it, and even more wanted to pretend he didn't know.

"It's not divided, and you're not making such a fuss!" He Yinghua complained, but still handed Fan Le a menu, "See if there is anything you want to eat."

Fan Le looked at the dishes on the table: "These haven't been touched much, it's enough if you don't order them."

"Okay, there are still a few who haven't come up."

"Why are you two ordering so much!" Fan Le couldn't stand it any longer, "I'm telling you, brother, it's no good for you to find her, because I know how frugal I am..."

He Yinghua glanced at him and said nothing.

Fan Le twisted his buttocks, scratched his head, and touched the gift in his pocket... But he didn't take it out, so he buried himself in a big meal.

After eating, He Yinghua asked, "How do you know I'm eating here?"

"En?" Fan Le pretended not to hear, "What? It's too noisy to hear clearly."

"Forget it," He Yinghua didn't bother to ask, he could think of how to know, "Where do you want to go after dinner?"

Fan Le heard it this time: "I will go wherever you go."

He Yinghua felt that he was really powerless to deal with this guy, and the more he wanted to hide, the tighter he stuck to him.I told him not to meet again, I need to calm down here, but I said reluctantly, once I said it, he would definitely feel wronged and said that you don't want me anymore.

The only thing I can do is let him go. He Yinghua hopes that he can calm down and guide him correctly, or in other words, guide him in the correct direction.

"Brother, can I live with you after the exam next week?"

"Live here, you can live in the holidays and still apply with me? Why don't you go home?" He Yinghua sat in the passenger seat and Fan Le drove.Fan Le wanted to go shopping nearby. The shopping mall and its surroundings were beautifully decorated, full of Christmas atmosphere, and there were many couples.But He Yinghua didn't want to go shopping, he just wanted to go back early.Because of the serious traffic jam on the road, go back to rest as soon as possible and have to go to work tomorrow.

"I don't want to go back so early." Fan Le drove the car, twisted his buttocks, took out something from his coat pocket and put it on He Yinghua's lap, then stared straight ahead.

"What?" He Yinghua picked it up and looked at it, shaking it.

"It's for you." Fan Le was a little nervous, and didn't even dare to say anything more.

He Yinghua turned his head and looked at Fan Le: "Gift?" He was very surprised, but very happy, "This is the first time I received a gift for Christmas, thank you...but time is tight so I didn't have time to buy it for you..." He Yinghua thought about it As for the gift, he deliberately didn't buy it for Fan Le, but he didn't expect to receive a gift from Fan Le, "Can you open it?"

"Remove it!" Fan Le pretended not to care, "It's not expensive anyway, it's very cheap."

He Yinghua took it apart a few times, looked at the three red underwear inside and laughed for a long time: "Hey, why did you think of buying this... Whoever gave the underwear means who is responsible for taking it off... Come." He Yinghua suddenly stopped talking, smiling Also froze on his face in embarrassment, he covered his face pretending to be calm, and looked out the window.

He realized that he had said the wrong thing, his hands and feet were out of place, and he was still holding the red underwear in his hand.

After hearing this, Fan Le felt his face became hot, and his heartbeat became chaotic.

The car suddenly fell silent, no one knew what to say, they all hoped that the other party would change the subject first, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

The two of them went home in silence. When Fan Le went upstairs for some reason, he always felt very uneasy. He didn't know if he had delivered the wrong thing or said the wrong thing. He was very upset.

The more confused his mind was, the more insecure he felt, and he even expected that He Yinghua would not let him into the house.

So when Fan Le walked in smoothly, he couldn't wait to hold He Yinghua tightly in his arms from behind.

He Yinghua froze for a moment before realizing what happened.

His back was pressed against Fan Le's chest, even through the thick clothes, he still seemed to be able to feel Fan Le's body temperature and his breathing.

He Yinghua tried to comfort him, and patted his arm: "Let go, Fan Le." His tone was extremely calm and undeniable.

Fan Le shook his head in his neck without thinking.

"Let go!" He Yinghua emphasized his tone.

Fan Le didn't answer, his head rested on He Yinghua's shoulder.

"Lele..." He Yinghua tried to persuade him, "Let go, wash your hands and rinse your mouth quickly..."

"Brother..." Fan Le suddenly said, "Brother, I am happy..."

"Shut up!" He Yinghua interrupted him all of a sudden, He Yinghua knew what he was going to say next, but because he knew it, he was extremely nervous and cowardly.He was afraid of hearing that sentence, but vaguely, he seemed to know what he would hear and was somewhat satisfied.

Fan Le didn't intend to really shut up: "Brother... Brother, listen to me, I know I'm wrong, but I really... I'm real! Anyway, I don't allow you to be nice to others except me , being so close to others, no one likes you more than me! Brother! I know it’s wrong for me to be so self-willed, but... I don’t know what else to do! I have long...I have realized that I am wrong ...Brother, I..." Fan Le pulled He Yinghua face to face with all his strength, he blushed and red-eyed, and recklessly tried to lean up to kiss his mouth.

He Yinghua pushed Fan Le away with all his strength, he was panting nervously, as if Fan Le was too.

Fortunately, only Fan Le was exposed, and fortunately he hid it well.

As long as he didn't confess, there was room for maneuver in the matter.

"Brother, you must..."

"Go back first!" He Yinghua rejected Fan Le subconsciously, "Go back to school first, and come back after calming down." He Yinghua pushed Fan Le out without any excuse, and locked it.

He wanted to give himself a peaceful time and space, and the situation this night was a little out of control.

He thought he could get back on the right path by dealing with his own mood, but he didn't expect Fan Le to come out like this suddenly.Was it because he indulged him too much and spoiled him too much? When Fan Le was so attached to him, he didn't correct his behavior in time. Did Fan Le do something wrong or was he just enjoying the process?

Fan Le seemed to be seriously introspecting, and Fan Le didn't bother him on the second day of Christmas.It is rare for He Yinghua to be quiet, and I hope Fan Le can figure it out and give him a satisfactory answer.

No message was sent on the third day.

He Yinghua thought, did it make Fan Le unhappy that day?

On the fourth day, there was still no news.

He Yinghua was a little worried that he would be devastated by the blow, but he didn't want to take the initiative to contact Fan Le. He wanted Fan Le to take the opportunity to calm down, but He Yinghua felt a little lonely for no reason.

After a week, Fan Le still didn't move.

He Yinghua couldn't sit still.Did he get into a car accident that day when he was driven on the road?Is it inconvenient to contact during the exam?Are you angry and have been waiting for him to coax?Could it be that if you really want to understand it, you won't contact me all of a sudden?Do you drink every day so you sleep during the day?

He Yinghua wanted to see him, but his feet seemed to be imprisoned by iron chains, and he couldn't move.

Hu suffered for half a month in the group photo, the cigarette butts on the table piled up more and more, his hair became more and more messy, and when he forgot to shave the stubble again, he couldn't sit still.

In the past, Fan Le could not wait to send him dozens of messages every day. Even when there was no message, it was when he hid in Da Chuan'er's house to deliberately snub Fan Le, but there was never a time when there was no message for such a long time.

He Yinghua became more and more worried, not knowing what happened to Fan Le.Even if you figured it out and never come here again, you have to give him a promise.

He sneaked into the bathroom to call Fan Le, but Fan Le didn't answer the call until the end.Unwilling to reconcile, He Yinghua called again, but turned off the phone this time.

His heart was empty, just hanging there like that.

There is no news about Fan Le at all, what happened to him?

He Yinghua often lost his mind at work, and even wrote several wrong programs in a row, which almost caused a big mistake.

It had been more than 20 days since Fan Le had not contacted him, and He Yinghua could no longer persuade himself not to care about Fan Le, so he asked for leave early in the morning to go to Fan Le's school to block him.

He didn't realize until he parked the car that he had lived in this place for several years, except for the cafeteria and the stadium, he didn't even know where Fan Le would go.The dormitory doesn't know which one it is, let alone the classroom.

He could only sit on the steps of the cafeteria early in the morning, staring at the students passing back and forth, trying to find Fan Le.

But there are three cafeterias in the school, and it is not known whether Fan Le will come to this place they often come to.

He Yinghua didn't know how many times he jumped on the steps, he didn't know how many cups of hot coffee he bought, and he was reluctant to leave here until he choked on his urine, for fear of missing Fan Le.Finally at noon, waves of students took their lunch boxes to the cafeteria.

He suddenly saw Geng Jian, stood up before he could stamp his feet, and hurriedly grabbed Geng Jian: "Geng Jian, don't go wait a while, it's me."

Geng Jian turned his head and took a closer look: "Hey brother, are you here? Do you want to help Fan Le get something?"

"No..." He Yinghua asked, "Where's Fan Le? Where did he go?"

"Ah? Brother, don't you know?" Geng Jian opened his mouth and looked at He Yinghua in surprise, "Didn't Fan Le tell you?"

"What did you say?" He Yinghua suddenly felt that it would not be a good thing, his heart seemed to be suspended, and with the chaos of more than 20 days, it was really suffering now.

"On Christmas night, he received a call as soon as he came back. On that day, he went to the station to buy a ticket and go back. He didn't even take the exam. I heard that I told the teacher that there was a make-up exam in the coming year. I also told him that if I needed anything I said that I can help more or less, but I have not been able to contact Fan Le during this period of time." Geng Jian was also a little worried, "I thought you knew, but why don't you contact me? I'm sure you I was by his side, but I didn't think about it... Hey brother, where are you going?"

He Yinghua's mind was about to explode, what was going on, what call did he receive?What made him not take the exam, and even ignored him!

He's starting to feel a little confused in the car, and needs to figure things out anyway.

"Huazi?" He Junfang quickly answered the phone, "What's the matter, call at this hour, last time that Cui Fang came back and said no..."

"Mom, let me ask you, do you know where Fan Le is? What happened to him? He ran back here without even taking the exam. Can you help me to ask what's wrong?"

"Hey..." He Junfang sighed in embarrassment, "I met Fan Le a few days ago, and he wouldn't let me tell you."

"What is it that you have to keep from me!" He Yinghua was extremely anxious.

"What are you shouting for? Hey, Lele's life is really hard..." He Junfang sighed several times, which made He Yinghua even more worried. "His mother has not passed away for half a year, and his father passed away again, saying it was bowel cancer. Lele has been kept from knowing. Lele was notified until the hospital was critically ill. "

Bowel cancer?Critically ill?

No matter how He Yinghua thought about it, he would never have imagined that this was the case. This was much more serious than all the situations he had imagined!He could even see what kind of mood he used to go back to school after driving Fan Le away that night, and what kind of feeling he used to rush to the station.

It would be great if Fan Le wasn't kicked out that day, he deliberately helped Fan Le deal with such a serious matter, or shared it.

I remember that when Fan Le's mother passed away last time, Fan Le didn't have a clue, and he was even depressed for a long time, so soon his father...

He Yinghua thought almost without thinking, and immediately drove on the highway.

Along the way, He Yinghua's mind was full of Fan Le. He didn't know how Fan Le could face such a situation alone, how could he deal with such a big matter by himself. He could even feel how much Fan Le's heart hurt. My heart also hurts.

He regretted his decision that day, and regretted driving Fan Le away.If he was still relying on him, at least Fan Le would not deal with these matters alone.

He Yinghua kept feeling guilty, and even overturned all the previous decisions he thought were right.I don't know why he was so cruel before, but now that he thinks about it, no matter what kind of decision he wants, he doesn't want to hurt Fan Le like this.

After six o'clock in the afternoon, he finally returned to Weifang. He searched for several places and finally drove to the cemetery.

The cemetery was very bleak at this time, and he could easily see someone sitting by the tombstone. That person sat there for a long time, and the sky was very dark. He Yinghua was not sure if it was Fan Le, because the figure of this person looked particularly thin, Especially decadent.

And when He Yinghua saw that the man was slashing his wrist with a knife, he couldn't control his emotions anymore.

Fan Le was startled by the sudden appearance in front of his eyes, he slightly raised his eyelids to see that He Yinghua had already pinched his wrist that had been slashed by the knife.But what's the use of that...

"You are fucking stupid!" He Yinghua called him almost with all his strength.

Fan Le didn't bother to look at him, he was a liar, and no amount of behavior could erase the fact that he was kicked out.Fan Le planned to ignore He Yinghua, but his eyes blurred, his lips touched a soft and cool... He Yinghua is kissing him?

Fan Le was stunned immediately.

He Yinghua half-kneeled on the ground, pinching his wrist with one hand and the back of his head with the other, and kissed him without hesitation, blocking his anger.

"What are you doing!" Fan Le turned his head and broke away, looking very disgusted, lowering his gaze, not looking at He Yinghua.

He Yinghua rubbed Fan Le's neck, and said seriously: "I've been thinking about it for so many days, and with this journey, I figured it out, Lele... just now is the answer."

"Cut..." Fan Le turned his head, not wanting to look at He Yinghua.

He Yinghua ignored his awkwardness, and hurriedly looked at the injury on his wrist.Maybe it was because of the cool weather, the wound was not deep, the blood on the wrist was almost solidified, and the amount of bleeding was not much, but the scar of the knife was really painful. He Yinghua looked at the pain and felt pain in his heart.

"Hurry up and follow me to the hospital for a bandage." He Yinghua wanted to drag Fan Le away.

"No!" Fan Le said angrily.

"Hey, come back with me quickly."

"Go by yourself." Fan Le still ignored him.

He Yinghua didn't know what to do. He stood up and broke Fan Le's chin, forcing him to kiss him again seriously. Fan Le looked at He Yinghua stiffly, unable to believe what happened now.How could this person's attitude change so much that Fan Le thought it was a dream.

Afterwards, He Yinghua looked at the tombstone behind Fan Le and said, "Uncle, it's too late to understand now. You told me to hand over Fan Le to me before, so that's what you meant. Although taking over Fan Le now is a bit different from your previous one. The meaning is a bit different, but I guarantee that I will never leave him in the future, not for many years, you can rest assured that Fan Le will be handed over to me. Take him back today, and come to see you another day."

While speaking, he heard Fan Le's sobbing, and when he finished speaking, Fan Le had buried his head, trying his best to suppress his crying.

He hugged Fan Le and leaned his head on his shoulder.After Fan Le calmed down a bit, he finally pulled Fan Le up.

As soon as He Junfang opened the door, he saw two young men standing outside the door, entering the room with a cold air.

"Mom, do you have medicine and gauze? Lele's wrist is injured and bandaged. He will not go to the hospital."

When He Junfang saw the trace, she burst into tears on the spot. She hurriedly took out the medicine box and disinfected Fan Le: "You silly child, why can't you think about it so much? Isn't there us here? We spent those years together when you were there. Are your days for nothing? Your dad is really..." Fan Le kept inhaling while she was disinfecting Fan Le, and He Yinghua sat next to him to help blow, "I went to see your dad once a while ago. Only then did I know why your father had to divorce me. On the one hand, I was afraid that your mother would continue to quarrel with my work unit, which would have a bad influence on me. The most important thing was that your father knew what was wrong with him at that time. You said that you and your father are Isn't it stupid? Your father said that he is sick and your mother is also sick. If the two of you are sick together, no one will delay, but you can't worry about you..."

He Yinghua suddenly thought of it when he heard this, and asked Fan Le: "The time Lele went to the hospital to see your mother, did your father also go to the hospital for examination at that time?"

Fan Le has been listening to He Junfang's words in a daze, but he doesn't know how much he listened to.He didn't react until He Yinghua spoke. He looked at He Yinghua and shook his head.

He Junfang quickly wrapped Fan Le's wrists: "Huazi, take Lele to lie down for a while, and I'll cook for you two. You see, Lele is so skinny, poor child."

Fan Le is very obedient at this time, as if he has no thoughts, he can go wherever he is told.

In the bedroom, He Yinghua put him on the bed: "Take a look at the place where I grew up. Although it's small, you can sleep well." He rolled out the bed and took off Fan Le's clothes, "Go up first to warm up, Take a shower after eating."

Fan Le lay down obediently, his eyes were dull.

He Yinghua was still very worried looking at it, he couldn't even imagine how Fan Le came here alone for so many days.He sighed, and leaned against the head of the bed next to Fan Le, wrapping his fingers around his hair: "This bed is wider than the one over there, so you can sleep here at night, and I will help you with other things tomorrow. Rest at home."

"It's all done." Fan Le said simply.

He Yinghua touched his face, his nose, brushed his hair again, and asked softly: "Are you angry when you left on Christmas? Why didn't you tell me when you received a call at night? When you came back alone, you didn't know anything. Don't tell me."

Fan Le turned over and gave He Yinghua a back.

He Yinghua smiled, stroked his shoulder and said, "Don't be angry, I apologize to you. I will never resist if you push me away in the future, huh?"

"cut……"

He Yinghua patted Fan Le lightly until his breathing calmed down.

He Junfang knocked on the door.

He Yinghua got out of bed and went out, booed at He Junfang, looked back at Fan Le, and closed the door behind him.

"Sleeping?" He Junfang looked inside.

"Well, I just fell asleep."

"Then get up and heat up again, you go eat a bowl of noodles first."

"Don't be in a hurry to eat noodles, Mom, let's go to your room and tell you something."

Fan Le didn't know what time he woke up, he couldn't control his hunger.I haven't eaten much for so many days and I can't feel that I am hungry today.When he got out of bed, he was stunned for a moment before he remembered where it was.

Is He Yinghua really back?Or was he imagining the situation?

He walked out of the room, smelled the aroma, touched the kitchen, and filled a bowl of rice with the vegetables in the pot.He vaguely seemed to hear someone talking. He stood at the door of the kitchen and listened carefully. It seemed that the voice came from the room with the light on it, and there was He Yinghua's voice inside.

He stood at the door with the bowl in his hand, but he couldn't understand what was said inside.

Until he stood at the door with an empty bowl until his legs became stiff, and the door opened suddenly.

He Junfang came out first, and when he saw Fan Le, his eyes suddenly changed from before, and Fan Le felt guilty for a moment.He Junfang took the rice bowl from him, "Do you still want to eat it? I'll cook some noodles for you and eat it warm."

He Yinghua, who was following behind, seemed to be okay, he answered for Fan Le: "I'm hungry too if I cook more." Afterwards, he pushed Fan Le to sit at the dining table, took an apple with a smile and began to peel it.

Fan Le felt that his throat was about to get angry. He looked at He Junfang in the kitchen, and then at He Yinghua. The look just now was definitely not that simple. She had never looked at him like that.It's even different from the look in his eyes when he first entered the door.

He Yinghua pretended not to notice Fan Le's abnormal state, peeled an apple and said, "Come back with me the day after the things here are done, maybe I can catch up with the final exam. I will also deal with the final work, and then celebrate the New Year Come back together again. Just go back here, my mother said that your father and mother are gone this year, and our family will not celebrate the new year, so I want you to come back and live together for a few days. "

Fan Le bit the apple that was handed to him, and said, "I can't go back yet, there are a lot of things going on here, so I might as well start school next year and make up the exam."

"What's the matter?"

"..., I don't want to go back now, I'm sure I'll be asked all over the place, it's annoying."

"That's right, what are you going back to do at this time, just stay here. If you want to go back, go back by yourself!" He Junfang brought two bowls of hot noodles, and a large bowl was placed in front of each of them, "Lele can just live here, school starts Go back again." He Junfang made a decisive decision for Fan Le.

Fan Le didn't dare to look He Junfang in the eyes, he felt that he didn't dare to face He Junfang directly because of his relationship with He Yinghua.She is so kind to him, if she knows what he thinks about her son, she should regret it and stop talking to him by the way.

He can only bury his head in eating noodles.

He Yinghua seemed to be fine, so he added some peppers and mixed it, "Fan Le, what do you think? If you don't want to go back, you can live here and treat it as your own home. I have some work to do when I go back the day after tomorrow."

"No, I'm going back to my house. It's not packed yet, and there's my grandma's place, I want to rent it out."

He Yinghua didn't force it, since Fan Le had made arrangements, then just follow his instructions.

At night, He Yinghua slept on the sofa, and Fan Le lay on He Yinghua's bed.He kept thinking back and forth, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to do so.When facing He Yinghua, he felt that he was extremely correct, but suddenly facing He Junfang, Fan Le felt a little regretful, maybe he wasn't so persistent at the time, so he wouldn't dare to face her like he is now.

He Yinghua and Fan Le slept at his home for two nights. On the day he returned to Beijing, Fan Le returned to his own home, where they lived together before.

With He Junfang's promise to help Fan Le, He Yinghua became much more at ease.

There is less than half a month before the Chinese New Year, so he has to work overtime quickly so that he can ask for leave and go back earlier, and then bring Fan Le back after the year.

Seeing that the holiday will be in a few days, He Yinghua suddenly received a call from He Junfang, and He Junfang's voice sounded anxious: "Huazi, can you stop working there first? Listen to me, you have to come back , Something happened to Lele here, she was beaten and hospitalized, I was here to accompany her, but there were always people coming to find fault, even reported to the police.

"What's going on?" He Yinghua frowned upon hearing this, "Did Fan Le go out and cause trouble?"

"No, they are all from Lele's grandma's house. Probably Lele wants to sell the house left to him by his grandma, and then rent out the house his father gave him. Somehow his aunts He blocked the door with the agent, and the two sides started fighting when they were anxious, Lele's head was bleeding, and I didn't know until the police called me when I arrived at the hospital."

"Xing Ma, I'll pack up and go back right away. You just stay there at night. The hospital won't let your family members in. Don't go anywhere, just stay with Fan Le. I'll go back before dawn."

"Hey, okay, be careful on the road, don't worry, pay attention to your own safety."