In the golden cage

All the touches from Li Chen caused wounds, and it happened again while taking a bath.

Ji Shaoting stayed in the bathroom for a long time, and Li Chen was still sitting on the edge of the bed when he came out.There was no atmosphere of conversation in the air, and for the first time in his life, Ji Shaoting didn't want to talk to anyone.

Li Chen's complexion was very bad.

It has nothing to do with his inborn fierceness, it is really bad, and the extremely bad mood is clearly reflected between his brows.When his eyes touched the bright red skin on Ji Shaoting's neck, he even gritted his teeth.

That patch of red was shockingly red, and one could tell at a glance that Ji Shaoting rubbed it vigorously, which could not be a more vivid ideogram of disgust.

Ji Shaoting avoided Li Chen's ferocious gaze, and lay down on the other side of the bed with his back to him.

In this situation, he lost his sense of time, and the very short time interval was stretched infinitely by the deathly atmosphere, or it was really a long time before he heard Li Chen's footsteps and the bathroom door The sound of closing.

Ji Shaoting's heart was empty.

Although he shouldn't have expected it in the first place: how could Li Chen apologize to him, he might still feel that everything was his Ji Shaoting's fault, as always, as a matter of course.

but……

Ji Shaoting thought about it, as long as Li Chen is willing to say sorry, he will still have nothing to do with him, and will write off what happened tonight.After all, no matter how bad Li Chen is, he is still a different person.

He is a person who will not be overwhelmed when he feels his love, but will move his heart.

But Li Chen did not apologize, not only did his pride not allow him to do so, it even further evolved into a kind of arbitrariness.

When Ji Shaoting got up, he smelled something ominous, and when he turned his head, he saw that Li Chen had already packed his luggage.And he himself remained silent, working at his desk with his back to Ji Shaoting.

There is no need for him to speak, this posture has already made everything clear.Ji Shaoting got up silently and started to pack his luggage.

There is only one thing that cannot be left silent.Ji Shaoting buckled the combination lock of the suitcase and asked in a low voice, "Where is Auntie..."

"Aren't you good at acting?"

Ji Shaoting was taken aback for a moment, feeling that Li Chen's words were full of strange accents.He stood empty for a while, and finally replied, "I see."

The reason Ji Shaoting gave Chen Pei was that Li Chen had urgent work to deal with.Although he felt extremely uncomfortable when he made up the lie, he still behaved quite naturally, even with the feeling of complaining, saying that he would have to make it up to Ah Chen in the future, so he would have had a much happier honeymoon.

After returning to his room, he lay paralyzed on the bed, thinking that it wasn't Li Chen's eccentricity, but that he was really good at acting, but all of this was probably due to Li Chen.

Li Chen, made his internal organs tremble, and another skin appeared on the outside, and his whole person was completely different inside and out.

Li Chen no longer hugs him at night.

The bed is big, and there is still room in the middle for lying on both sides.Both of them sleep well, and they don't fight or grab the quilt.

When Ji Shaoting was waking up before falling asleep, a strange metaphor suddenly popped up in his mind: He and Li Chen are like two corpses buried in a public cemetery, although they are sleeping next door to each other, the distance is so short that they can be reached by hand. They can reach each other, but they have no intersection at all, before or after death.

Then, infinite grievances flooded Ji Shaoting's heart.He knows his temper all too well, and he doesn't like to embarrass people.

It is impossible for him and Li Chen to go on in such a stalemate forever, not to mention that there are still so many years to go, Auntie Chen will definitely see that they seem to be at odds in a few days.

So in the end, Ji Shaoting had to back down, but he knew that as long as Li Chen said sorry, he would be willing to clear up the past, and maybe he could also unblock the frozen relationship progress bar, so that he had reason to continue to be tempted by Li Chen.

If Ji Shaoting really made the first concession in the end, it would be difficult for their relationship to improve.Emotions are two-way, and Ji Shaoting cannot be the only one who succumbs frequently.

On the second day after returning from London, Li Chen said that he had to work overtime, as if to cooperate with Ji Shaoting's lie, as if there was a sudden work to be busy.

So only Ji Shaoting and Chen Pei sat opposite each other at the dinner table.Teacher Chen planned to return to the university to continue working after the annual leave. Ji Shaoting asked about some post-operative checkups, and Chen Pei drank soup so that they don't have to worry about it.

Then she put the spoon back into the bowl, raised her head and said suddenly: "It's you young couple, you should worry about your own affairs."

Ji Shaoting's stupefaction only appeared for a moment, and he quickly hid it behind his acting skills. He pretended to be stupid and complained: "That's right, it's rare to say that I want to make up a honeymoon for me, but I went to work again."

Chen Pei just looked at him, looking at him with "I know it all".Ji Shaoting lowered his head guiltyly, and heard her ask: "Tingting, don't you really know?"

Her tone was the tone of a lecturer standing on the podium, and Ji Shaoting's confidence suddenly leaked, and he asked in a low voice, "You know what?"

"For Ah Chen, you are more important than work."

This time Ji Shaoting couldn't hide his stupefaction, and his hands holding the chopsticks were frozen.Chen Pei observed his reaction, and continued to ask: "Do you know why he suddenly said to travel?"

"Why?" It was for him, Ji Shaoting knew this, but he didn't know what it was for him.

"For you not to be bored," Chen Pei replied, "I told him that Tingting was bored at home, and he immediately left his job to take you abroad. Can't you see that you are of course more important than work in his eyes? ?”

For a moment, Ji Shaoting felt that taking the initiative to reconcile was not a big problem.

After realizing this, he couldn't help loathing himself: how could he be so soft-hearted and let Li Chen control his temper.

Chen Pei still had the gentle tone of an elder: "Tingting, tell Mom, what's the matter?"

How could I tell her about that incident, even the punctuation marks are hard to say.Ji Shaoting shook his head and said, "Mom, don't worry, I will deal with Ah Chen."

He did plan like this, it was almost self-defeating, he was such a soft-tempered person, what else could he hope for, take advantage of his soft heart now, and make up with Li Chen as soon as possible.If you want to give in, you can give in, and it's not bad this time.

After all, it is too difficult for Li Chen to admit his mistakes. Even if it is such a serious fault as marital rape, he will not bow his head for it.It was a defect in his nature which could not be repaired except by a fatal blow, torn down and rebuilt.

At that time, Ji Shaoting did not expect that this fatal blow would be made by himself in the end.He just buried his head in the soup, made up his mind, and when he raised his head again, he simply said: "Mom, I'll go out later."

There was surprise in Chen Pei's eyes, Ji Shaoting never took the initiative to say to go out: "Where are you going, it's already night."

"Go to Ah Chen's company and bring him some supper."