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When Lin Yu reached out to answer the phone, seeing the name on the screen of the phone, his hands trembled in fright, and he almost dropped the phone to the ground.

His mind went blank.After a few seconds, seeing that the screen of the phone seemed to be going off, he picked up the phone as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Hello," Cheng Xi's voice came from over there, seemingly no less relaxed than him: "Is it Lin Yu?"

Lin Yu pursed his lips tightly.

It was as if a piece of soldering iron was stuck in my throat, and countless numbers were scrambling to rush out, but I couldn't say a word, rubbing against my throat like gravel, making it painful.

Cheng Xi was silent for a moment.

"I'm downstairs at your house, can you come down?"

Lin Yu stood by the window, opened the curtains, looked down, the snow was very lively, a bunch of children were chasing and playing with fireworks, there seemed to be a shadow standing silently under the tree.

Lin Yu nervously lowered the curtains, turned around, and was taken aback by Lin's mother standing beside her.

Mother Lin held a thermos cup in her left hand, and Lin Yu's coat in her right hand.

"Go." She looked at Lin Yu tenderly.

No extra words, no futile explanations.Love is the only thing in this world that you can learn by yourself without a teacher, and it is also the most self-knowledge thing in this world.Even those closest to him can only hand him clothes and watch him go to the unknown future. At most, they can only keep him from getting frostbite in the severe winter.

Lin Yu took the coat silently.

"And this." Mother Lin handed over the thermos cup: "This is the soup made by my mother. If he doesn't come up, let him drink some to warm his body."

Cheng Xi stood under the tree, a thin layer of snow accumulated on the shoulders of his coat, and he was about to drive. He didn't wear gloves when he came out, and he picked up and put down the mobile phone. When the smoke came out, I saw the group of children beside me who were looking at me curiously, and put it down again.

There was a brave little girl, probably the leader of the group of children, with two bows on her braid and big round eyes, she asked him, "Brother, why don't you go home..."

Cheng Xi has always kept a respectful distance from such creatures as children. In the past, they always felt that they were soft and small, and they would fall if touched, so they didn't bother to pay attention to them.Now, probably because of Lin Yu, he has a warmer and more patient personality. He touched the top of the little girl's head with his big hand and laughed.

"Because my home is here..."

When he laughed, it was like spring from the snow, his whole body was dazzling like a shining star, and that little girl who had always been bold blushed silently.

A little boy next to him asked unconvinced: "Then why have I never seen you before!"

Cheng Xi smiled, but before he could speak, the little girl next to him complained first: "Du Zhongping, you are too fierce!"

"You are so fierce!" The little boy made a face and ran away quickly: "Oh~! The man-in-law likes this person! The man-in-law wants to marry him!"

While the children were playing and fighting, Cheng Xi suddenly raised his head and looked at the entrance of the corridor, where there were flaming firecracker debris all over the floor, and the red envelopes that the children tore down.

He raised the corner of his mouth.

It is said that whether you are really smiling depends on your eyes.

This is probably the first time in the past few months that his smile has spread to his eyes.

"coming."

The sound of hurried footsteps, as if chasing something, sounded all the way from the narrow corridor of the old-fashioned family building, probably because they were afraid that they would be a second late, and the people waiting for them left.

It was the same last time, running fast with a notebook in hand.

Next time, Cheng Xi thought in his heart, he must not be allowed to run so fast next time.

Before Lin Yu fully demonstrated the science talent inherited from Lin's father, Lin's mother also taught him to recite poems with high hopes.Only then slowly gave up.

Among so many poems, what Lin Yu remembers the most is the line "Being close to the hometown is more timid, and I dare not ask people who come here."

Lin Yu has never understood that "feeling" is illusory, how could he use the word "cowardly" to describe it.

But at this moment, if he still has the ability to think, he should know that he is emotionally timid now.

Because I like it so much, I like it so timidly, I am afraid that I will make a mistake, and I am afraid to face it, so the last few steps are difficult to walk, so until I walk out of the corridor, I dare not even lift my head.

These days, Bai Xiaoxu, acting as a double agent, has slightly changed his attitude towards Cheng Xi, and knows that Cheng Xi will definitely come back to find Lin Yu.So I instilled in Lin Yu the concept of "never forgive easily, you must scold that scum hard".

Although Bai Xiaoxu himself was tortured enough by Yan Sifan, he didn't understand that when the time came, how could he remember the principles and what would not be forgiven.As long as you stand in front of that person, as long as you know that he is here, your heart will beat like a drum, and thousands of emotions will rush into your heart, but you can't help yourself.

Lin Yu stood at the entrance of the corridor holding a thermos, staring at Cheng Xi in a daze.

She is thinner, so she is taller than in memory, and her outline is more obvious. There seems to be something more between her brows. Although there is no longer that cynical smile on the corners of her lips, her whole person seems to be more dazzling than before.Standing in the snow, above his head are fireworks in full bloom from thousands of households, fiery trees and silver flowers, and he is as handsome as a god.

Seeing Lin Yu, he raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, but walked towards Lin Yu.

As soon as he lifted his leg, Lin Yu took a step back, and then ran into the corridor.

"Stop." Cheng Xi's voice came from behind, and after only a second pause, she became much gentler: "Don't go, Xiaoyu."

Lin Yu ran two steps, his arm was pulled.

Although Lin Yu was a science student with poor physical strength, Cheng Xi did not drag him over forcefully, but grabbed him to prevent him from running far away. Lin Yu struggled twice, but it was fine.

"Turn around, Xiaoyu." Cheng Xi's voice is the same as before: "I'm not here to say goodbye to you, I'm here to admit my mistake, you listen to me first. You have to analyze the known conditions before doing the problem, right? ?”

I don't know if Cheng Xi's words played a role, or because he heard the words he was familiar with, Lin Yu finally didn't concentrate on running upstairs, but turned around.

Because the firecrackers were let off, the dark corridor was filled with the smell of gunpowder, Lin Yu turned his eyes away to look at the pile of coals under the corridor.

Cheng Xi turned his face away.

"Doesn't Xiaoyu want to look at me?"

The light shone on his jet-black hair, and his eyebrows were as bright as stars. Lin Yu hurriedly looked away after taking a look.

Cheng Xi's eyes darkened.

really.

There is a cause and an effect, and no one can escape it.Even trying to use the so-called "best method" can cause scars that are difficult to heal.

"I don't want to pretend that nothing happened, and then come to you to start over. I know that I have done a lot of things wrong, and I will not evade responsibility. You can do whatever you want, as long as you listen to me..." Cheng Xi's voice lowered, never before, with a humble and gentle gesture, almost pleading: "Speak to me, Xiaoyu."

Lin Yu carefully peeked at him.

He opened his mouth, like a blade in his throat, and it took him a long time to make a sound.

"I'm just going to be the same as before," he said.

The voice is low and inaudible.

"What?" Cheng Xi's voice was gentle.

"I just need to be the same as before." Lin Yu shrank himself back: "I don't want to know you anymore, I don't want to be your deputy leader, I just need to be like before..."

Like before, hide where you can't see and work hard to gather information about you so it can keep watching you.Because you don't know my existence, you can't leave me behind.

Cheng Xi's heart was cut like a knife.

"No." He touched Lin Yu's head and wanted to say something, but in the end he just wrapped his arms around his shoulders and hugged him tightly.

"It's not like this...Xiaoyu," he kissed Lin Yu's hair as if to comfort him, and patted him on the back: "Don't regret knowing me, Xiaoyu, I'm back. I will tell you. Don't hate me, don't hate me..."

In the end, Cheng Xi still didn't tell Lin Yu why in the corridor.

Because Mother Lin came down to check the situation.

She walked to the first floor wearing soft home slippers, and saw two people standing at the top of the stairs. It was a tall and handsome young man with handsome eyebrows and a sharp look that couldn't be hidden. He was as dazzling as the sun. .

And her son, who had never liked physical contact with people, was being hugged by him.He patted his back like a comforting child and whispered something in his ear.Sensing her gaze, he raised his head, and their gazes collided.

Cheng Xi will never be able to forget the look that Lin's mother gave her.

There was questioning in those eyes, distress, and the unique helplessness of elders. She seemed to know that the person in front of her was the one who made Lin Yu feel uncomfortable and wanted to close herself up. She probably also knew that, The person in front of him should be the only one who can accompany his stubborn son for the rest of his life.

She lowered her eyes.

"It's cold outside," her voice was calm, with the tenderness and helplessness of a mother: "If you are not in a hurry to leave, come up and sit down."

After a long time, it was probably Yi Yunyou who asked why Cheng Xi suddenly ran over to see Lin Yu at that time, instead of waiting a few years later when everything was confirmed according to his plan and the dust settled.

Cheng Xi didn't explain, but just talked to him.

That passage was when he asked Cheng Zejun on the national highway in the suburbs of City S in mid-winter, why he brought Cheng Sheng here.Cheng Zejun answered him.

The person who is the head of the Cheng family and also his father said: "There is no one in this world who can make decisions on behalf of someone else. All circumstances are justifiable. When you suddenly see the light and let go of the past, it is actually not as good as two people sitting down. , have a good talk, don't lie in good faith, don't say 'I'm for your own good'. You are not qualified to make decisions for others. For others, the harm you avoid for him may not be as good as he thought he was The pain of being abandoned by those closest to you."

He said: "It's only recently that I understand this truth."

Emotional timidity is because of affection, so it is timid.The more you care about and the more important you are, the more you will be blinded by obstacles and make many mistakes.No matter how powerful the power is, no matter how iron-blooded the wrist is, if a word of love is involved, all steelmaking will become tender.Indecisive, worrying about gains and losses.

Cheng Zejun and Cheng Xi are the same people, with straight backs and rebellious nature, such people can only use such cryptic methods to express their apologies to their eldest son.

And this, probably in the past 20 years, as Cheng Xi's father, he personally gave Cheng Xi

the first lesson.

It's just that it's all over.

Half a lifetime has passed, the dust has settled, and Cheng Xi has grown into an adult. The right and wrong of their generation is just an answer.No matter what the answer is, in Cheng Xi's heart, they are just the ones who gave birth to him.They didn't show up in his childhood when he needed them most, so he didn't need them much in the days to come.

What he needs is probably a gentle, stupid science student who will look up to him wholeheartedly and like him.And after he fought in the mall, he turned off the computer, just walked to the living room, covered him with a blanket while he fell asleep reading a book on the sofa, and stroked his head, he would feel peaceful, what more could he ask for in this life.

The world is actually fair.

He was born in the ice and snow, and grew up in the ice and snow. He has a rough road and a heart like a stone.Then I finally met someone, with a smile, thousands of flowers bloom, and the world is bright.