After saving Bai Yueguang's substitute

【Today's love temperature: 23℃】

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Xu Zhinian: "?"

I:"!"

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My head hurts even more.

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Jiang Shengsheng's mouth has never been blocked since she was a child, and she can say anything.

Xu Zhinian was really taken aback by her.

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I introduced: "This is my cousin."

Jiang Shengsheng looked excited: "My name is Jiang Shengsheng."

When it was my turn to introduce Xu Zhinian, I couldn't figure out how to use the most concise and clear sentences to explain the relationship between me and him, so I just said his name: "This is Xu Zhinian."

Xu Zhinian: "Hello."

Jiang Shengsheng: "Hi sister-in-law!"

I:"……"

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I fucking really want to find someone to gag Jiang Shengsheng's mouth.

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I explained: "This is not your sister-in-law."

Jiang Shengsheng said: "Oh, that's brother, you haven't caught up yet."

I said, "I'm not chasing him."

Jiang Shengsheng said: "You brought people home."

I said, "He just lives with me temporarily because of some things."

Jiang Shengsheng said: "Brother, I didn't expect you to be a scumbag, and you won't give people a name when you bring them home."

I:"……"

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I can't talk today.

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I turned my head to look at Xu Zhinian, pinning my hopes on him.

He quickly understood what I meant, and said to Jiang Shengsheng: "You really misunderstood, Mr. Jiang and I are just... well, ordinary friends."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at me cautiously: "Is it... ordinary friends?"

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No, friends are friends, what does it mean to emphasize ordinary?

What does a suspicious pause before ordinary friends mean?

What do you mean by looking at me like that after you finish speaking?

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It's like I'm really a scumbag.

Jiang Shengsheng looked at me even more strangely.

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Jiang Shengsheng looked at me with indescribable eyes.

Then he turned his head to look at Xu Zhinian and said, "Oh, that's my misunderstanding."

I:"?"

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I suspect she is targeting me on purpose, and I have proof.

Why didn't she believe me when I said it anyway, but she believed it when Xu Zhinian explained it casually.

Who is her real cousin?

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Jiang Shengsheng just stayed at my house like this, and he couldn't be driven away.

She used to come to me every now and then, and Mrs. Wang was familiar with her, and she brought a plate of sliced ​​fruit and greeted her: "Xiao Sheng, come and eat some fruit."

"Okay Mrs. Wang." Jiang Shengsheng picked a piece with a toothpick and tasted it, "It's very fresh."

Sister-in-law Wang smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Just like it."

Jiang Shengsheng ate two pieces and pushed the fruit plate down Xu Zhinian: "Sister-in-law..."

Me: "Cough cough cough."

Jiang Shengsheng immediately changed his words: "Xu Zhinian, you have a piece too."

Xu Zhinian was flattered.

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The two of them ate half of the plate, only to remember that there was me next to them.

Xu Zhinian looked at me twice, with a hesitant expression on his face.

"Mr. Jiang, would you like a piece?" he asked.

Before I could answer, Jiang Shengsheng took the lead and said, "My brother doesn't like these sweet and greasy fruits very much."

Xu Zhinian withdrew his hand in embarrassment.

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Actually eating a piece of fruit is nothing to me.

I don't really like the sweet taste, but it's not to the point of disgust.

In other words, my attitude towards it is that I will not take the initiative to eat it, but if someone brings it to my mouth, it is okay to take a bite.

So facing Xu Zhinian like this, an idea popped up in my heart.

Now that he opened his mouth, it's okay to eat a piece.

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But a second before reaching out, I suddenly remembered Dr. Yao's words.

I can't be too nice to him, the better I am to him, the more he will depend on and trust me.

This is not what I want.

He is emotionally stable now, and the pain, bewilderment, and confusion when he just woke up have faded away.

He can take care of himself in daily life, and he has no problem getting along with others.

After a while, he may be able to move out of my house and live alone. At that time, I will give him the money I brought from Yan Zhizhe. The huge amount can ensure that he will have no worries about food and clothing for a long time.

As long as I can be ruthless, indifferent to him, alienated him, and slowly cut off his dependence on me.

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He and I were just friends, strangers we knew, landlord and tenant.

I am not his light, and he will not be my burden.

This is what I want.

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In the end, I lowered my head and read the new issue of the financial magazine without moving.

I also made up my mind and didn't go to see Xu Zhinian.

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After a few minutes, the fruit on the plate was swept away.

I suddenly came back to my senses, and found that the magazine in my hand hadn't turned a single page, and was still stuck on the previous page.

But in the past few minutes, all that appeared in my mind were Xu Zhinian's eyes full of disappointment.

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Jiang Shengsheng said that she and Xu Zhinian hit it off.

I was skeptical of her words.

I figured she just saw that Xu Zhinian was good-looking, so she couldn't help but want to get closer to him.

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A celebrity reality show was playing on TV, and as soon as the last guest appeared, Jiang Shengsheng shouted from the side.

"Ah, ah, ah, look at Xu Zhinian! It's Ye Zi'an! I really like him!"

Xu Zhinian said: "I know him, he played a swordsman in white in "Peacock Ling" a few years ago."

"That's right!" Jiang Shengsheng nodded excitedly, "It's because of this role that he became famous!"

I looked up at Ye Zian on the TV.

I don't have any impression of the unfamiliar face. It should not be some popular star.

And she doesn't look as good as Xu Zhinian.

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Xu Zhinian and Jiang Shengsheng chatted very passionately.

They chatted from Ye Zi'an to TV series, from TV series to movies, from movies to music, from music to games.

Even Jiang Shengsheng called him from "Xu Zhinian" to "Brother Zhinian".

I listened intently for a while, but could not interrupt.

I usually don't pay much attention to the topics they talk about, and I don't know what to say.

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I belatedly discovered that they were the peers with common topics.

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After the reality show ended, the two hadn't had a good time chatting yet, and they said they would go to the gang together.

I asked what Kaihei was.

Jiang Shengsheng said: "This is a game term, which means to play games together."

Me: "Oh."

Xu Zhinian asked me if I wanted to be together.

I glanced at him and refused coldly.

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After refusing, I continued to stare at Xu Zhinian, thinking he would show a disappointed expression.

Who knows that he turned around to discuss what game to play with Jiang Shengsheng.

Jiang Shengsheng said: "Let's play chicken. I haven't double rowed with anyone for a long time."

Xu Zhinian was stunned for a moment: "What is eating chicken?"

Jiang Shengsheng said: "It's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, PUBG, the game released two years ago, it's become popular, don't you know?"

Xu Zhinian touched his nose in embarrassment: "Oh... I haven't played games for several years."

Jiang Shengsheng had a big heart, didn't notice Xu Zhinian's strangeness, and said indifferently: "Then play LOL, what position do you usually play?"

Xu Zhinian said: "Maybe mid laner or adc."

Jiang Shengsheng said: "Then your ADC will be supported by me, and we will kill the entire bottom lane!"

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Somehow, I had the illusion of being abandoned by them.

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I stared at the financial magazines, and my mind was full of random thoughts.

It's great that Jiang Shengsheng and Xu Zhinian can play together.

Jiang Shengsheng is extroverted, and Xu Zhinian is also a cheerful person in nature.

With her, even without me, Xu Zhinian can develop other interests and gradually forget that unbearable memory.

It's just that there is a faint discomfort in my heart for no reason.

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I used to have a cat.

At that time, my mother hadn't committed suicide, and her mental state was very stable, and she was willing to give me normal maternal love.

She didn't know where she heard it, saying that people nowadays like fluffy animals, so she gave me a cat.

A ragdoll cat with big blue eyes.

I do have a lot of cat lovers around me, but I'm not.

I hate the strong smell of cats after shoveling their excrement, and I hate the cat hair that can be seen everywhere in the house.

For this reason, I had a big fight with the nanny at home, and even wanted to throw the cat out several times.

Later, my mother found a reliable family and wanted to take the cat away.

When that person came to the door, he was chased away by me directly.

My mother asked me in surprise: "What's the matter? Don't you hate cats very much and don't want to raise them?"

I answered her: "My things, I can only throw them away, and I can't let others snatch them away."

In fact, I didn't particularly like the puppet cat in the end, but my strong self-esteem and possessiveness caused me to not allow my own things to be touched by others.

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I probably also have this kind of possessiveness towards Xu Zhinian.

Of course, it's not because I've classified him as my own.

It was his trust and obedience to me that made me subconsciously have the illusion that "he belongs to me".

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But illusions are just illusions.

I am no longer a child, I clearly know that some things and some people should be given up when it is time to give up.

As for the faint discomfort, to me, it is insignificant.

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Having one more person in the family doesn't have much influence on me, how to live or how to live.

It's rare for me not to work overtime this day, and I don't have much entertainment, so I told Mrs. Wang to make more dinner and eat it when I come back.

Arriving home at just the right time, Mrs. Wang helped me hang my coat on the hanger and said, "The dishes have just been set, and I'll be waiting for you when you come back."

"Brother, come quickly, dinner is very rich today." Jiang Shengsheng said, "Try this boiled fish."

I took a bite: "The taste seems to be different from what Mrs. Wang usually cooks."

"Of course it's different." Jiang Shengsheng glanced at me with a smile, "Brother Zhinian did this."

I raised my eyebrows unexpectedly and looked at Xu Zhinian.

I know that he usually helps Mrs. Wang cook, but I just thought he was a helper, or made some home-cooked dishes, but I didn't expect him to have such a skill.

He blushed halfway, and said: "This is made with the method of my hometown, so it tastes different from Mrs. Wang's."

Jiang Shengsheng said with a smile: "Knowing that you are going home for dinner today, Brother Zhinian went to the kitchen to prepare for a long time."

"I'm... afraid that Mrs. Wang will be too busy." Xu Zhinian explained in a low voice, "I haven't made this for a long time, so I don't know if it's good or not."

I said honestly: "It's delicious."

Xu Zhinian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

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Seeing him like this, for some reason, I suddenly wanted to tease him.

I said, "But I prefer shrimp to fish."

Xu Zhinian was stunned: "Huh?"

It took a few seconds for him to realize what I meant, and said, "Then, next time I'll make shrimp for you... Well, how about garlic shrimp? Can Mr. Jiang eat garlic?"

"Yes." I nodded.

Xu Zhinian: "Then make garlic shrimp."

Mrs. Wang said: "If you make shrimp, the shrimp must be fresh to taste. How about doing it on weekends?"

Just as I was about to nod, Uncle Yang reminded me, "This weekend is the end of the month."

The smile on my face faded instantly.

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The weekend at the end of each month is the day to go back to the old house for dinner.

Text / Christine Eleven