In the golden cage

Ji Linzhang looked at Ji Shaoting with an expression that could be interpreted as disbelief, heartache, or anger.

But Ji Shaoting's expression was very pure, pure apology.He regretted it as soon as he said it, Ji Shaoting was the one who made the mistake, and his brother was the one who was right, how could he interrupt him so rudely.

But on the other hand, he really couldn't bear it, Ji Linzhang's words were too hurtful, let alone Li Chen.

In any case, Ji Linzhang did calm down because of Ji Shaoting's sudden break.He turned sideways, took a glass of water from the table, rolled his Adam's apple and swallowed twice, barely calming down his anger.

And Ji Shaoting's apology immediately came in his ear: "Yes, I'm sorry, brother, I shouldn't have yelled at you."

From that "enough" to this stuttering "I'm sorry", it took only two or three seconds.

Ji Linzhang put down the water glass, thinking, what else can I do.

What else can I do, his younger brother has always been such a person, with a kindness that can't be ground even if he grinds his bones, he is unwilling to cause any harm to others, and gains value from devotion.

He watched him grow up since he was a child, he knows this better than anyone else, doesn't he?

"But you also said, brother," Ji Shaoting continued after apologizing, "You said he is seeing a doctor, which means he also wants to get better, and I want to give him a chance."

But Ji Linzhang was still not reconciled. Ji Shaoting, who was raised by himself, actually took advantage of Li Chen for nothing. He couldn't help asking: "What about you? Can't you think about yourself?"

"I just thought about it," Ji Shaoting replied in a low voice, "If you let him go, let yourself go."

What kind of attitude is this?

Ji Linzhang's eyes became complicated, he knew how much he cherished Ji Shaoting, if Ji Shaoting's tone was firmer, then at most he could only scold him for being stupid, and in the end he had to let him go.

But this sentence, every word is a helpless compromise, what does it mean - let him go, let yourself go?

"Tingting," Ji Linzhang asked slowly, "what are you thinking?"

Thinking about?

Ji Shaoting also wanted to ask himself this way: what am I thinking?

What kind of words should I use to explain clearly this complicated mood.He is not Stockholm, because he fell in love with the perpetrator before being killed; but he did defend the perpetrator after being hurt, saying that he wanted to get better, and asked his brother to allow him to give him another chance.

He is active, offering to save the broken Li Chen; at the same time, he is also negative, knowing that he can no longer love anyone other than Li Chen, so he can only allow Li Chen to occupy the position of lover forever.

Masochist or Madonna, nature or desperation.

For Li Chen, there is nothing more than love or not love, leave or stay, two choices, either one or the other.Ji Shaoting's actions have already made a decision for him, but what exactly is he thinking?

From the beginning to the end, his feelings for Li Chen couldn't be summed up in one sentence, so it was unforgettable, and that's why he was the only one in his life.Li Chen alone is his myriad of emotions, and he has been completely imprisoned by him.

There were footsteps in the corridor, but the room was quiet, and all unnecessary noise was outside.

It was so quiet that even Ji Linzhang's sigh was clear: "Ting Ting, from childhood to adulthood, as long as it is something you really want to do, I will not stop you, but this is on the premise that you think clearly. I know your Personality, you have to do something to feel at ease, but it doesn't mean you owe someone, you don't owe him."

In the next second, Ji Linzhang looked at this "him".

The heat on Li Chen's face, which was swelled with anger, had subsided, but his eyes were still dazed.Ji Linzhang suspected that he would not listen to his words, so before he spoke, he called his name first: "Li Chen."

His eyelashes fluttered, and he met Ji Linzhang's sharp gaze.

"Remember, my brother doesn't owe you anything," Ji Linzhang said more and more aggressively, "You have taken advantage of his sympathy and chased him back, but let me tell you, you It’s impossible to go that far with him.”

"You want him to dedicate his life to you, and if he is willing, don't you look down on yourself? Li Chen, you are a man after all, and you shouldn't keep someone by begging for mercy."

"Use your own ability," Ji Linzhang said, "cherish, respect, love, if you can't even do these, you are not worthy of court."

He really can't.

When leaving the hotel, Ji Shaoting thought that his brother had read countless people, could always see the details, and could grasp his pulse after listening to a few words, but he couldn't see that Li Chen really couldn't even do these things.

"I will learn," Li Chen turned the car key, lowered his head, as if he could see what Ji Shaoting was thinking, and said for no reason, "I will learn what your brother said, Tingting, give me time."

"I know you will learn," Ji Shaoting smiled at him through the roof of the car, "You are learning now, you are doing very well."

But although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, there was an indescribable strangeness in his heart.He felt that Li Chen's background had changed suddenly, and he could hardly overlap with the previous Li Chen.

Tonight's encounter was caught off guard, and it was not the right time at all, but Ji Shaoting really thanked him for such an encounter, and told him to use his brother's warning to Li Chen to understand one thing: why he felt that Li Chen was strange.

He got into the passenger seat, buckled up his seat belt, and when Li Chen also got into the car, he said, "What I said was, let me fall in love with you again."

"Huh?" Li Chen turned his face slightly.

"Falling in love with you again means that I loved you before," Ji Shaoting looked out the window, "but now you are a little different, at least the arrogance is gone."

Li Chen was silent for a while, and said: "I said, I will change it, and I don't want any part that will hurt you."

"But this is overkill," Ji Shaoting leaned on the back of the car and closed his eyes, "Or, Li Chen, are you always like this?"

This question is too deep, it seems to touch the soul, no matter how you answer it, it seems to hurt it.

Therefore, Ji Shaoting changed his subject before waiting for an answer: "Tonight is the first time I have said harsh words to my brother. Except for joking, I never interrupt him when he talks."

Li Chen turned the steering wheel and drove the car out of the parking space, and heard Ji Shaoting say: "My brother is the closest person I have in the world, maybe even closer than my parents."

He thought about it and felt sorry: "I really shouldn't have yelled at him."

Li Chen stopped the car suddenly.

Then Ji Shaoting saw the pale lights of the parking lot flowing forward again, and Li Chen backed the car back into the parking space.

Then he unfastened his seat belt, turned half of his body around, stared at Ji Shaoting seriously, and asked:

"Can I kiss you?"