Ashes in the crematorium

Oh, when it was over, Li Jialin put away his indecent smile, "Excuse me."

After finishing speaking, I pretended that I was just passing by and swaggered past Li Ran and Chi You.

"Wait a minute!" Li Ran hurriedly yelled when he saw that he was about to leave.

But Li Jialin still did not stop.

The phone rang, and Li Jialin took it out to look at it.

It was a message from Li Ran.

[Chiyou and I didn't sleep, we lived in two rooms. 】

Seeing this news, Li Jialin sighed with regret.

I saw another message was sent.

【I'm changing clothes, don't go yet. 】

Li Jialin sat on the bench under the Liran community and went back one way.

【I'll wait for you downstairs. 】

About 10 minutes later, Li Ran went downstairs fully dressed and sat next to Li Jialin.

Li Ran looked fine, and his whole person looked a little different.

Li Jialin couldn't tell what was different, but he could feel that Li Ran was happy right now.

"You and him are officially together?"

Li Ran hummed.

"That's great."

Li Jialin was truly happy for him, "I finally don't have to look at you anymore, do you know how tired I am?"

"Dislike me?" Li Ran glanced at Li Jialin.

"Yes." Li Jialin stretched out his limbs and leaned against the bench with his whole body relaxed.

"I'm really happy for you, but I don't know why, and I'm not happy."

"You are so contradictory." Li Ran said.

"You are like my child. I guard you and hope that you will grow up early, but in the end you just don't understand, but I am so anxious. Suddenly one day you grow up. I, who is both a father and a mother, don't know Why, I feel a little lost again."

"It's like..." Chi You didn't know how to describe it, so he thought for a while and said, "It's like a cabbage planted so hard was finally taken away, and only a pot was left. "

Li Jialin felt that the bright sky was a bit dazzling, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. He stretched out his hand to block the dazzling light above his head, and then covered his eyes again.

Yes, it was too bright, he was just blocking the light, not trying to hide anything.

Li Ran laughed, "I treat you as a friend, but you actually want to be my father, you have such a big face."

"I don't have a son as old as you either."

Li Jialin said again, "If I had a son like you, my head would turn white."

Li Ran didn't speak, just laughed.

After a while, Li Jialin said again, "I'm really happy for you, and also for me, I can finally get rid of you."

"Li Ran?"

"Ok?"

"Aren't we best friends?"

"of course."

"Although I have said this sentence countless times, I still want to say a few words."

"You chat."

"You don't live for me, and you don't live for me, you have to live for yourself, really... I'm really happy to see you like this."

"Nicky, sensational, are you really a straight man?" Li Ran said suddenly.

"Fuck you!" Li Jialin pushed Li Ran, "I'm steel straight, really straight, super straight!"

"All right, all right, I know you're straight."

Li Ran stood up, rubbed his arms, "The wind is so strong, you are not cold."

"Cold." Li Jialin realized later, but also tightened his clothes.

"Let's go have breakfast." Li Ran said.

"You ask me!"

"Please."

When he came back after breakfast, Li Ran bought some buns and soy milk.

Chi You just woke up, staring at the chicken nest head with sleepy eyes.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he immediately turned his head to look in the direction of the door.

"Are you awake?" Li Ran said while holding the soy milk fritters.

"Come and have breakfast." Li Ran locked the door and put breakfast in front of Chi You.

Chi You picked up the soy milk and took a sip, then narrowed his eyes with a happy face, "I don't know why, today's soy milk is so sweet."

"Don't you drink from this shop every day? What's the difference." Li Ran felt that Chi You's exaggerated appearance was a bit funny.

"Hey~ You don't understand, this is different."

"Too much sugar?" Li Ran asked.

Chi You handed the soymilk straw to Li Ran, "Why don't you try it."

Li Ran took the soy milk, took a sip, then handed it to Chi You, "It's all the same."

It's very authentic, not overcooked, neither too sweet nor too bland.

Chi You put the straw that Li Ran had sucked into his mouth again, and said, "Does this count as an indirect kiss?"

Li Ran frowned, feeling that Chi You's words contained other meanings, "Do you think I treated you badly?"

Chi You shook his head, "Where, where, nothing, I'm not in a hurry, really, I'm not in a hurry..."

Seeing Chi You's incoherent speech, Li Ran's mouth curled up in an inconspicuous arc.

Just then, Chi You's cell phone rang.

When Chi You saw the caller's name, his whole body froze immediately.

"Hey?"

"Come back to work tomorrow, there is no discussion!" Zhang Zhi's dragon roar came from inside, almost shattering Chi You's eardrums.

"Got it, got it." Chi You replied impatiently.

Li Ran didn't know what Zhang Zhi said on the phone, but it shouldn't be a good thing, Zhang Zhi was absent-minded, and occasionally hummed and perfunctory.

After hanging up the phone, Li Ran asked, "Zhang Zhi?"

Chi You nodded, then sighed.

"Aren't you going to have a holiday?" Li Ran asked.

"Don't let it go, the boss is going to go crazy." Chi You looked sad.

"The project has not been negotiated?" Although the result is likely to be bad, Li Ran still has a little luck.

He has been in this company for a long time, and he knows very well how important this project is to Zhang Zhi and Chi You.

Seeing that Li Ran was worried about him, Chi You took advantage of his long arms and hugged Li Ran's waist, "It doesn't matter if there is one less project, we will have another chance."

"But Zhang Zhi must be very angry."

Zhang Zhi is so eager to succeed, just like him back then, when he got the admission notice, he had a strong desire in his heart.

Longing to escape poverty, to escape bondage.

Li Ran understood Zhang Zhi's mood.

"He will be very angry, but let him scold him tomorrow." Chi You didn't care much.

"Then I'll go to work tomorrow too." Li Ran was not at ease, and felt a little guilty.

"Didn't you have a month's sick leave? What are you going to do?"

"Go to work, I will be scolded with you."

"I'm your immediate boss, he's not, you have to listen to me and take your sick leave." When Chi You said this, there was no doubt.

"Where does it take a month?"

Li Ran understood very well in his heart that although he was injured, it was not particularly serious, so it would take a month, and this month's sick leave was actually a kind of compensation for him.

But because Chi You messed up the project, Li Ran couldn't take this kind of compensation for granted.

Chi You looked at the wound on Li Ran's forehead, which was still covered with gauze. Although there was no bleeding, it was still scary to see the wound every time he applied the medicine.

"Hey, heal your injury and go to work."

"I'm fine, really fine." Li Ran emphasized.

Chi You suddenly smiled, "The employees don't want the boss to take more vacations. Why did you do the opposite? You really hurt your brain."

Li Ran: ...

"Okay." Li Ran no longer insisted.

Chi You looked at the wound on Li Ran's forehead, and felt the pain in his heart so that he couldn't hurt himself, "Does it hurt?"

Li Ran shook his head, "It doesn't hurt."

Such a big wound needs to be patched up.Thinking of Chiyou here, I put on my clothes and went to the vegetable market, bought some tonics, and then bought a native chicken.

If you want to buy local chicken, you have to go to the vegetable market early, otherwise you will be bought in advance by grandpa and aunt.

"Why are you going?" Li Ran asked.

"Go shopping."

"I just had breakfast, and it's still early for lunch."

"When buying vegetables, buy the freshest."

Because Chi You screwed up the project this time, the one-month vacation was naturally canceled by Zhang Zhi.Chi You will go back to work the next day.

Li Ran was still sleeping, Chi You didn't want to wake him up, so he took out a post-it note and wrote a reminder and pasted it on the refrigerator, because Li Ran's eating was really irregular, as long as he wasn't around Li Ran, he would be very restless. rest assured.

The meal was packed and prepared in advance, and Li Ran just put it in the microwave to heat it up when he woke up.

When Li Ran woke up, he was the only one in the room, it was 09:30 in the morning, Chi You must be at the company.

Li Ran is a person who cannot be idle, idleness will make him not know what to do.

After eating, he turned on the TV, watched the news broadcast, watched two more episodes of soap operas, and finally Li Ran received a WeChat message.

It's pool swimming.

【Have you eaten yet? 】

【have eaten. 】Li Ran returns.

[Did you take the medicine? 】

【Wipe off. 】

Li Ran remembered something, and sent another message, 【Did Zhang Zhi scold you? 】

【No, he just looked at me and sighed.He said he couldn't understand me, but of course, a single dog like him who was born alone couldn't understand. 】

【I'm so bored. 】Li Ran returns.

[When I get home, I'll be off work in two hours. 】

[Two hours?You get off work at four o'clock? ? ? 】 Li Ran couldn't believe it at all.

[Under special circumstances, the working hours can't be the same as before. 】

[Let me come and see you. 】 Li Ran went back to the past.

【Do you want to see me or come to work. 】

【Look at you, I don't do anything, just come to see you, I'm alone at home, I don't know how to pass the time. 】

【OK. 】Chi You sent a happy expression.

There was still gauze on his forehead, which looked a bit unattractive, Li Ran thought for a while, and decided that he should use something to block it.

But he found sadly that he had no hat, and he had never bought a hat.

But... Li Ran found that there was a peaked cap in Chi You's house.

Li Ran thought about it and used it, Chi You probably wouldn't mind.

After thinking for a while, Li Ran decided to go out wearing Chi You's hat.

Li Ran walked out of the community wearing a hat. At this moment, Ren Wanlin called.

Looking at the caller ID, Li Ran paused, then connected, "Hello?"

Ren Wanlin's voice on the other end of the phone was a little anxious, "Li Xiao is with me, but he ran away."

"I said why the police couldn't find him after calling the police, so he was with you." Li Ran's voice was a bit cold when he said this.

"You'd better not go out during this time, I'm afraid he will come to trouble you."

"Got it." After saying this, Li Ran hung up the phone.

Li Xiao looked at the people coming and going on the road, it was daytime, with so many people, Li Xiao should not be so stupid.

After hesitating for a while, Li Ran still decided to go to the company.

Ever since receiving this call, Li Ran always felt that there was a pair of eyes watching him from the dark, and when he looked back, there was nothing.

It's only ten minutes away from here to the company, so there shouldn't be anything wrong.

Li Ran took chances, and he even thought that Li Xiao was not so stupid.

When he arrived at the company, everyone looked at him.

"I heard that you were injured, are you okay?" The colleagues who saw Li Ran asked worriedly.

"It's fine." Li Ran smiled, "Slight concussion, just rest for a few days and you'll be fine."

The colleague said sourly, "The company has arranged for you to take a month's rest. I'm afraid it's not as simple as a slight concussion."

"You are not resting at home, why are you here?" The colleague asked again.

It's hard for Li Ran to say that he came to accompany Chi You, so he can only use work as an excuse, "There is still a little company matter that has not been handled properly, and I will leave after I handle it."

"Then you be careful?" said the colleague.

careful?Li Ran was a little confused, "Watch out for what?"

The colleague explained, "Recently Director Chi is a little bit abnormal, he always smiles inexplicably and doesn't seem serious at all, I guess it's because the case to Lancheng failed to negotiate, so he was stimulated, aren't you working under his hands? So pay attention."

Li Ran wanted to laugh, but he held back, "Thank you for reminding me, I will be careful."

The colleague patted Li Ran on the shoulder and left.

Li Ran went to Chi You's office, and he tiptoed to the door of the office, wanting to see how Chi You was abnormal, but he poked his head out and saw Chi You working seriously.

There is no abnormal state as my colleagues said.

Li Ran knocked on the door, and Chi You broke away from the state of serious obsession with work.

As soon as Chi You looked up, he saw Li Ran wearing his own hat. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's pretty pretty."

Li Ran touched his hat, "It's okay."

"It looks good." Chi You said again.

"I won't disturb you, you continue to work and don't worry about me." Li Ran said.

"Then you sit down." Chi You pulled out Li Ran's chair, and then poured a cup of fruit tea, "I found some books for you, if you are bored, read them."

Li Ran sat in the seat where he used to work, and then flipped through the books Chi You prepared for him.

There are works of literature, popular novels, and some manga.

"The preparations are quite complete, and one book is enough for me to read for a day."

Hehe... Chi You smiled, his handsome face looked a little silly.

Li Ran glanced at him again, saw Chi You's well-made suit and clean and shiny leather shoes, and asked again, "Why don't you wear the slippers you used to wear, and also changed your sports suit?"

When Li Ran said this, Chi You didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I didn't do that often before." Chi You explained without confidence.

Li Ran laughed, and looked at Chi You with eyes that I don't know about you yet.

"It's different."

Li Ran smiled and did not speak.

Chi You took out some dried fruit and snacks from nowhere.

Seeing snacks, novels, and game consoles piled up on his desk, Li Ran was dumbfounded, "Could you be Doraemon, right? You conjured up a massage chair for me to see?"

"Ah?" Chi You's face was a little confused.

"Are you kidding me, are you serious?"

He knew that Li Ran was joking with him, but Chi You couldn't help but be serious, he had no choice but to be foolish when he fell in love.

"Don't bother you, you can work hard."

Li Ran's purpose is just to pass his time, he doesn't want to affect Chi You's work.

Picking up a book and reading it from the first page, Chi You also entered the working state. The two of them were very quiet and did not affect each other.

It's just that Li Ran's phone is not muted, so when the ringtone rang, it was particularly abrupt in a quiet environment.

Li Ran looked at the unfamiliar phone number on the phone screen. Although there was no note, he knew who it was.

When Chi You heard Li Ran's cell phone ringing, he raised his head and looked at Li Ran.

"I'm going out to answer the phone." Li Ran said at this time.

"It's okay, you can pick it up here." Chi You said at this time.

But Li Ran still went out to pick him up, and his expression was not very calm, so Chi You had to think a little bit more at this time.

Li Ran walked to the quiet aisle and answered the phone call.

His tone was cold, without a trace of warmth, "Hello?"

A familiar voice came from the unknown phone, "It's me, Li Ran."

"You still dare to call me?" Li Ran almost said through gritted teeth.

"Why don't you dare?" Li Xiao laughed on the other end of the phone. His hoarse laughter sounded lifeless, but it still made people feel disgusted.

"I want to meet you." Li Xiao said at this moment.

"See me?" Li Ran smiled, "You can really bring it up."

"Don't you want to see me?" Li Xiao asked.

"What did I see you for?" Li Ran wished that Li Xiao would disappear from this world and never see him again.

"Don't you want to see how miserable I am now?"

Li Xiao was silent for a while and then continued, "That man of yours made me miserable, I almost died there, don't you want to see how miserable I am now?"

"Enough, Li Xiao." Li Ran said at this moment, "I have already called the police, please don't bother me anymore, can't you live like a human being?"

"I want to meet you."

Ah.

Li Ran sneered, meet?

"Meet so you can kill me?"

"I'm under your company." Li Xiao said at this time.

Li Ran went to the window, looking down from the tall office building, everything seemed small, but Li Xiao was afraid that Li Ran would not see him, so he stretched out his arms and waved, wanting to let Li Ran see him upstairs.

Li Ran did see it too.

But Li Ran didn't go down, he was the first to call 110, and the police car arrived not long after.

Li Ran watched Li Xiao, who was as big as an ant, run away, and then several people chased after him, and they gradually disappeared under Li Ran's nose.

But Li Ran was very clear in his heart.

Li Xiao will never disappear, even if he goes to prison again this time, he will come out again soon, and look for him again and again.

Haunting him endlessly.

Let him have no peace.

"What are you looking at?" At this moment Chi You suddenly appeared behind Li Ran.

"It's nothing." Li Ran was so engrossed in watching, that Chi You's sudden appearance almost shocked him.

"What's the call? It's been taking so long."

"It's just a harassing phone call." Li Ran said casually.

"Isn't it cold outside? Come in."

Li Ran looked away from the window, then followed Chi You into the office.

Chi You started to work, and looked serious, as if he didn't notice Li Ran's abnormality, but Li Ran stayed on the same page for a long time with the book in his hand.

Chi You originally wanted to wait for Li Ran to confess to him, but he couldn't wait for a long time.

Li Ran was still the same, everything in his heart was silently contained in his stomach.

He never said it, just endured it himself.

But Chi You didn't want to do that.

He wanted to help, to share Li Ran's burden.

But Li Ran didn't take the initiative, and wouldn't give him this chance.

This made him a little sad, a little helpless.

Finally, Chi You couldn't bear it anymore.

"Whose phone is that?" Chi You asked.

Li Ran paused, then said, "It's just an unimportant call."

Chi You sighed, "Do you need to go outside to answer an unimportant call?"

"Is your brother looking for you again?"

"No." Even so, Li Ran refused to admit it.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Chi You stopped working and looked at Li Ran. "I hope you can tell me everything, you are not alone, you still have me, I hope I can help you, instead of being like a fool who doesn't know anything."

Chi You was silent for a while, and then said, "You make me very sad."

"I'm sorry." Li Ran apologized, "I just don't want you to worry."