In the golden cage

Recently, every time he communicated with Ji Linzhang via video, Ji Shaoting felt that he was hesitant to speak.

If he could talk face to face, maybe Ji Shaoting would be able to confirm his intuition, but through the image made up of the weak radio waves across Eurasia, he couldn't draw a definite conclusion.

In the video, Ji Linzhang's face was slightly blurred, and his speech was delayed from time to time. Ji Shaoting propped his chin, wondering if his brother was hiding something from him.

But just like how he concealed what Li Chen did on the craziest night from him, Ji Linzhang hesitated to speak, probably because of his own considerations.

Of course Ji Shaoting would not push him, the two of them let nature take its course in this respect, and they would speak when others wanted to speak.

So when Ji Linzhang decided to keep silent, Ji Shaoting gradually forgot about it.

Ji Shaoting's birthday is at the end of April, a child born at the turn of spring and summer.On his birthday, Sally threw him a birthday party at his residence, the day he met Berg's Japanese boyfriend for the first time.

He is a handsome and shy boy, because he is not fluent in English, so he has been sitting in the corner and rarely speaks.

Ji Shaoting was drunk enough, with a crooked birthday hat on his head, smelling of alcohol, came over to tease him, and asked him how he and Berg met.The Japanese boyfriend turned his face away and cast his eyes on Berg asking for help, but Ji Shaoting turned back with his face in his hands.

"Ask you." Ji Shaoting became very bad, his whole temperament changed, and the corners of his eyes flashed cunningly, "Say, today I am the birthday star, and the birthday star is the biggest."

So the little Japanese boyfriend could only stutter and explain that he met when he was doing community service.Who said hello first?berg.Who left the phone number first?he.Who will ask whom out first?berg.

"What about having sex for the first time?" You suddenly coaxed in a rough voice.

The Japanese boyfriend blushed.

In fact, Ji Shaoting is not like Li Chen thought, he doesn't know anything.After all, he has been an adult for so long, how could he not have been exposed to sexual topics.

Since college, the atmosphere around him has become more open. Sex can be brought up for discussion at any time, especially in this environment. They are all acquaintances, and the atmosphere is rising. Except for those who have to drive, they are still sober. Everyone else is drunk.

But when he was drunk, he had a reason to say anything. Amidst the noise, Ji Shaoting suddenly heard someone ask him: "Then Jonas, where are you and your husband?"

Ji Shaoting's complexion suddenly changed.

But the man didn't notice, he drunkenly raised his wine glass, and continued: "Look at the photo, your husband is very tall, I heard that tall people are also very—"

He opened his hand and stretched the distance between his thumb and middle finger to the longest.Ji Shaoting stared at it for three seconds, then suddenly said sorry, and then rushed into the bathroom.

Sally was the first to realize that she was waiting to drive someone home, so she hadn't had a single drink, and Fang Xian had been watching Ji Shaoting the whole time.As soon as Ji Shaoting reacted, she immediately stood up and followed him into the bathroom.

Ji Shaoting was kneeling next to the toilet and vomiting.

He vomited too hard, his eyebrows were grimacing, he pinched his throat with one hand, and he vomited with all his strength, vomited all the birthday cake and red wine, and his face was flushed.

How miserable it must be.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people gathered around the door of the bathroom, staring at Ji Shaoting one after another, making him feel like a monkey in a zoo.

He trembled uncontrollably. After being away from Li Chen for so long, he felt fear again, afraid that others would find out the truth about his relationship with Li Chen and his terrible marriage.

Then there was a joke from the side: "My God Jonas!"

It's Sally.

"You are indeed a year older, and you vomit like this after drinking two sips of wine!"

She is simply the best boss in the world, Ji Shaoting was almost moved to tears.

Once that started, the others started to echo her, saying that Jonas wasn't what he used to be.After a round of laughter, Sally greeted everyone to go back to the party time, and when she returned to the bathroom, she was the only one left.

She poured Ji Shaoting a glass of mouthwash and asked him if he was better. Ji Shaoting cleaned up the dirt in his mouth and replied: "Well, it's much better. Thank you for helping me out."

Sally was silent for a while, and then she spoke straight to the point: "What's the matter with you and your husband?"

Sally said she had already guessed it.

Needless to say, just the fact that Ji Shaoting came to England empty-handed is enough to make people suspicious.

If he came back to work after discussing with his husband, how could he get on the plane without any preparations, even without confirming his address?

The evidence was solid and logical, and Ji Shaoting didn't know how to cover it up, so he remained silent.

Sally took a deep look at him, didn't ask any more questions, just asked him to change clothes, and hurried back to the party, don't let the outsiders think too much: "That guy Berg is very smart, be careful not to show him the problem .”

Ji Shaoting nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and immediately followed suit quickly, wearing a mask and blending into the party.

I had a great time tonight, and when the party ended, everyone forgot about Ji Shaoting's accident.Sally stuffed a few drunks into the car, then turned around and hugged Ji Shaoting, while whispering in his ear: "You know, I have always regarded you as my child."

Ji Shaoting has been volunteering in Sally's organization since his third year in college. They have known each other for many years, and of course he knows Sally's concern for him.

He hugged Sally tightly and said, "Thank you."

After seeing Sally off, he turned around, and Berg, who was holding her boyfriend, hadn't had time to hide his complicated expression.Ji Shaoting felt cold, thinking that this person had found out, but his face remained relaxed: "You go back, right?"

"Yes," Berger replied, his boyfriend's apartment was nearby.

Ji Shaoting waved goodbye to them, and soon after returning home, he received a message from Berg.

In fact, it is not a message, but a reminder: This message has been deleted.

Ji Shaoting stared at the screen, but in the end he didn't do anything, he just locked the screen, and his tired face was reflected in the darkened screen.

He fell on the bed, covered his eyes with his arms, and couldn't help himself not to think about the sexual violence Li Chen used against him that night.

It turned out that even if he left Li Chen, he never recovered, and even a joke would make him vomit.

It really doesn't matter if you get divorced or not.

The sequelae Li Chen brought to him are hopeless and permanent, and will not fade with time. The wounds are fresh and tender every day. If you deliberately don't look at it, you think it's okay, but as long as you accidentally touch it, it will be gone. Immediately, the pain is so painful that I want to live to show you.

It doesn't matter whether you get divorced or not, because Ji Shaoting now realizes with a desperate sobriety that he can no longer fall in love with others.