In the golden cage

"Brother, at Nanyun's hotel that night, you asked me what I was thinking. I couldn't give you an answer at that time, but I think it through now," Ji Shaoting seemed to have light shining in his eyes, saying every word The words were firm, "This is my answer: Li Chen is the one who can truly fit my soul, so I want to be with him."

It's not letting him go or letting yourself go, it's not a desperate compromise, it's not a masochist and it's not a virgin.

He would return to Li Chen's side without any complicated reason, just because he was born to be by Li Chen's side.They are a pair of mortise and tenon joints, separated for many years and finally reunited.

Ji Linzhang understood Ji Shaoting's words back and forth, and the more he understood his thoughts, the more complicated his expression became.

Ji Shaoting doesn't want to live in care forever, he wants to take care of people and give.And Li Chen was the only person in this world who asked him to give wholeheartedly.

This reason is very unique, but it is only unique. For Ji Linzhang, it is not convincing at all. He asked unwillingly: "Then what is the thing Li Chen did to you? What I know includes surveillance, but Part of the truth, right? But it's hard for me to forgive."

"Brother, I just said that there is no perfect thing in this world," Ji Shaoting replied in his own way, "There are cracks in any relationship. If you pay too much attention to details and cling to the past too tightly, there will be no perfect things in this world." True love."

The implication of this sentence, to Ji Linzhang, is no different from the cliché that "everyone makes mistakes".He looked at his younger brother, thinking what more could he say, Ji Shaoting has always had such a soft and kind temper that makes people helpless.

Ji Shaoting can forgive Li Chen's actions, his nature is like a solvent, he can dissolve all the mistakes Li Chen made and write them off.

Their past will not become a hidden danger in the future, since this is the case, Ji Linzhang will no longer force others, and finally go with Ji Shaoting.

But there is one more thing, and there is one more thing he must explain to his brother: "Tingting, Li Chen is a mental patient, and his doctor once came to see me."

The word "mental patient" did not cause waves in Ji Shaoting, but the second half of the sentence attracted his attention even more: "Brother, actually I have always wanted to ask, what did Ah Chen's doctor tell you?"

Ji Shaoting's eyes were wide open, and what was inside was his concern for Li Chen.Ji Linzhang thought to himself, it's useless to say anything else.

Then a dark fire arose in his heart, as if he saw his cabbage being crushed by a pig.

Of course, his family is a treasure thousands of times more precious than cabbage, and only Li Chen is a real pig.

Ji Linzhang was annoyed, and it happened that fresh barbecue was brought to the table, so he turned away Ji Shaoting's face, and said that he should eat first, first.As soon as Ji Shaoting's naughty temper came up, he pulled the iron plate full of barbecue meat in front of him and protected it, not giving it to Ji Linzhang: "You tell me first."

Ji Linzhang was even more sad because he only wanted to support his younger brother for 27 years, but now he turned against himself because of a pig.

Just when the anger all over his body was about to break out, he suddenly heard Ji Shaoting call softly: "Brother."

Although Ji Linzhang has always called Ji Shaoting by his nickname, but after he grew up, Ji Shaoting no longer called Ji Linzhang by his nickname.

It has always been a very simple "Brother", or "Boss Ji" with a sense of humor, or "Ji Linzhang" with both names and surnames.

Not "brother".

"What did that doctor tell you?" Ji Shaoting saw that this method was effective, and immediately tried it again, this time with a volume that Ji Linzhang could hear clearly, and also elongated his tone, "Brother—brother— "

Immediately, Ji Linzhang had a picture in front of his eyes: three-year-old Ji Shaoting, with his white and tender palms, calling for his brother to hug him.

This is still the younger brother, Ji Linzhang thought, if it was a younger sister, it would be fine, he must not fight Li Chen desperately.

Seeing that he was still silent, Ji Shaoting thought it was because the dose was not enough, and when he was about to say a few more brother words, Ji Linzhang stopped him with "Enough, enough, enough": "I'll tell you, can I tell you?"

Ji Shaoting grinned foolishly, pushing the plate full of barbecue back to Ji Linzhang.

"The doctor showed me Li Chen's various physiological test reports, all of which are normal. Pathologically speaking, he is not a mental patient." Ji Linzhang was not willing to overturn his conclusion, and immediately added after saying this sentence, "But the psychological aspect There is indeed an obstacle, and this is what the doctor said himself."

"In fact, I think this doctor underestimated the seriousness of the matter. I asked my doctor friends later, and they all said that whether the patient is honest or not can affect the judgment—for example, whether he has had suicidal thoughts, which is a very important indicator If Li Chen is not honest, then it is possible for the doctor to make a wrong diagnosis."

Ji Shaoting remembered that Li Chen had emphasized to him time and time again: he has not been diagnosed, he is not a patient.

It is indeed possible for Li Chen to hide the truth from the doctor.

"Then Ah Chen is like this, so..." Ji Shaoting paused, and then asked slowly, "It will never be possible to fully recover, right?"

"Doctors don't even know what's wrong with him, so where do you think he starts to treat?" Ji Linzhang sighed, "However, my friend told me that emotional problems caused by physical reasons may be treated with drugs, but psychological problems may not be. , and Li Chen's heart knot..."

He didn't say it clearly, but everyone knew what Li Chen's knot was.

"Tingting," Ji Linzhang continued, "you said it yourself just now, there is no such thing as [-]% in this world. You have to realize this clearly. It is impossible for Li Chen to get better in a real sense. He is because of you by his side. To behave normally. If you leave again, the whole thing will be like a cycle, all over again."

Ji Shaoting's solution came quickly: "Then I won't leave."

Ji Linzhang unwrapped the disposable packaging of the bamboo chopsticks, and replied to him: "I can't persuade you anyway, just think it out yourself."

So far, Li Chen's topic has come to a conclusion, which is also within Ji Shaoting's expectation: his brother will support all his decisions in the end.

They chatted intermittently about many other things, such as Ji Linzhang's relationship status, but Ji Linzhang just waved his hand and said don't meddle in his own business.

Ji Shaoting married a man, and according to the wishes of the second elder of the Ji family, Ji Linzhang had to marry a girl back.

Ji Shaoting is completely incapable of accepting his brother's type, but he knows that this type has quite a market outside, so Ji Shaoting just asks casually, not worried that his brother will be a bachelor until he grows old.

It's just that he now believes in destiny, that there really is another half of the soul in this world.He told Ji Linzhang this truth in a serious manner, and only exchanged him a sentence: "Eat your barbecue."

Tonight's Ji Linzhang is on fire and cannot be messed with.Ji Shaoting stuck out his tongue and stopped asking.

On the way back, Ji Shaoting brought Li Chen a takeaway, and Ji Linzhang lowered the windows of the car to prevent the smell of barbecue from being stuffy in the car.Ji Shaoting leaned against the window to blow the wind, and threw himself on one side coolly, his thoughts and actions became clear, before he got out of the car, he suddenly said: "I've decided."

"What's decided?" Ji Linzhang turned the steering wheel and parked the car in front of the hotel

Ji Shaoting unbuckled his seat belt with a click. "Brother, you're right," he held the handle of the car door with one hand, "Li Chen can't really get better, but as much as he can get better, the state that is infinitely close to recovery is also recovery, no matter how far I will go Walk with him until the doctor thinks he doesn't need to see him again. So, I decided—”

He got out of the car with the takeaway box, turned to look at Ji Linzhang, and asked him if he could tell him Dr. Li Chen's phone number.

"I want to see a doctor with Li Chen." Ji Shaoting said.