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Hearing the knock on the door, the conversation between Jiang Zhijin and Zhou Ling stopped immediately.Fang Jie knocked on the door twice, opened the door and entered the private room, Zhou Ling stood up immediately when he saw him.

"Little Jie."

Fang Jie called "Mom", and Zhou Ling's fatigue seemed to disappear immediately. She smiled and waved to Fang Jie.

"You're tired, come and sit down, we'll eat right away."

There was a small round table in the private room. Fang Jie put his schoolbag aside, walked over and sat next to Zhou Ling, facing Jiang Zhijin.He glanced at the other party, and Jiang Zhijin smiled at him.

"Are you still used to living in Shaojiang? How is the school? Get along with teachers and classmates..."

Zhou Ling turned to talk to Fang Jie and asked several questions in succession.Jiang Zhijin looked at Fang Jie on the opposite side. The other party's expression was very calm, no longer the terribly dragged look, and every question Zhou Ling asked was answered.

After all, he is still a newly grown child who is studying in a foreign place. No matter how mature he is, he will still show a little different appearance when he returns to his family.

Zhou Ling asked about every detail, covering almost every aspect. Fang Jie answered halfway, looked up at Jiang Zhijin, and then quickly looked away.

In fact, when Zhou Ling is busy with work, Fang Jie and her often don't see each other for two or three weeks, and I like to learn about Fang Jie's recent situation on the phone.At that time, Fang Jie thought it was nothing, but Zhou Ling treated him like a child in front of Jiang Zhijin, he was a little... embarrassed.

Jiang Zhijin didn't notice Fang Jie's movements. In order not to disturb Zhou Ling and Fang Jie's conversation, Jiang Zhijin tried not to look at the two of them. After opening the door and starting to serve food, Jiang Zhijin put down his phone and started talking again.

"Let's eat first."

During the meal, Zhou Ling's topic turned back to Jiang Zhijin. Zhou Ling looked at Fang Jie with a smile, and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, how are you getting along with Zhijin? Didn't you cause trouble?"

Fang Jie didn't reply for a while.

Did you cause trouble for Jiang Zhijin?

It seems quite a lot.Since I first came to Shaojiang, the troubles have never stopped...

"Really not." Jiang Zhijin put a piece of pan-fried tofu into the bowl, smiled at Zhou Ling, "The child is very good."

"He has been very obedient since he was a child. He took the bus to and from school by himself when he was in elementary school. At that time, there were coin machines, and he had to step on his feet when he swiped his card."

When Zhou Ling said these words, he stared at Fang Jie, with a gentle smile on his face. After speaking, he turned to Jiang Zhijin and said, "But Xiaojie must be taller than you when you were 7 years old. I remember you When I was young, I was thin and short, like a little monkey, running around the village."

"Hey, why are you still exposing people's old background?" Jiang Zhijin smiled, "I am also an elder after all."

Zhou Ling was amused: "Yes, you call me sister, Xiaojie should call you uncle."

Fang Jie was eating beans, and he almost bit his tongue when he heard Zhou Ling's words. He suddenly raised his head and glanced at Jiang Zhijin, who was opposite him, and met his smiling eyes.

"Ah, it should be." Jiang Zhijin said.

"What do you mean should be? Didn't Xiaojie call you, my son is so rude." Zhou Ling and Jiang Zhijin joked, and they still didn't forget to hold a rib for Fang Jie.

"No, he always called me brother." Jiang Zhijin said with a smile.

"This seniority is messed up." Zhou Ling looked at Fang Jie with a smile. "Yes, you are not much different from him."

The meal was almost finished, Jiang Zhijin went to pay the bill first, and when he came back, Zhou Ling complained a few words, saying that he should treat the guests himself.Jiang Zhijin smiled and was complained, and sent Zhou Ling back to the hotel.

Zhou Ling was going to fly to another city early tomorrow morning. It was a direct flight, and the other employees in the same company had already arrived. It was she who took the whole afternoon to rebook and come to Shaojiang.Jiang Zhijin said that he would pick her up the next morning to go to the airport. Zhou Ling declined a few words, but Jiang Zhijin insisted.

"It's too early to take a taxi, and it's not safe," Jiang Zhijin said.

"You really—" Zhou Ling smiled, "It hasn't changed at all."

When we got to the parking lot outside the hotel, Fang Jie got out of the car and took out Zhou Ling's luggage, but Jiang Zhijin didn't get out of the car, and said to Fang Jie, "I'll wait for you in the car."

Fang Jie and Zhou Ling need a few minutes to talk alone, and it is not suitable for him to be by the side.

Fang Jie nodded, dragged the suitcase to Zhou Ling, and said, "I'll take you in."

There was a short distance between the parking lot and the hotel entrance. Zhou Ling and Fang Jie were walking together, and he had to look up to see each other.

"I still remember when you were a child, you were a little one, just reached my waist, and you still swayed when you walked. Why are you so tall now?"

Fang Jie smiled a little, and replied, "I'm eighteen, Mom."

Zhou Ling also smiled: "Yes, he's eighteen, he's a man now."

After saying this, the two fell silent again.It was not until he reached the entrance of the hotel that Fang Jie said, "You and him—"

Fang Jie didn't say Fang Chenglin, and he didn't seem to be able to call his father, so he could only use the third person instead.He wanted to ask Zhou Ling if he divorced him, and if not, would he divorce him?

He wants the two to divorce.

"Not yet." Zhou Ling was silent for a while, "Mom is quite stubborn, isn't she?"

"Let's get a divorce." Fang Jie looked at his mother, who looked capable and recognized as a strong woman.On this cold winter night, Fang Jie felt that he had touched a little fragility under the other's thick shell.

"For me, for the family, for the company, it's nonsense, don't listen." Fang Jie stared at Zhou Ling.

"I'm an adult, anyway...you just want to be happy."

Zhou Ling looked up at his son who was already a head taller than him, and the circles of his eyes turned red instantly.She turned her head immediately, and turned back after a few seconds.

A wind blew over, causing the corners of the two people's clothes to flip. Zhou Ling stretched out his hand to pull up the zipper for Fang Jie, and patted his clothes for him. When he retracted his hand, his face was smiling again.

"Okay, mom knows. Study hard and don't worry about mom, you know?"

Fang Jie looked at Zhou Ling, and after a while he replied softly, "Got it."

"You also... take care of yourself," Fang Jie said. "I'm fine in Shaojiang, there's nothing to worry about."

"Good son." Zhou Ling smiled, "Go back, don't cause trouble for your brother Zhijin."

Zhou Ling took the suitcase from Fang Jie, turned around and strode into the hotel.Fang Jie looked at her back, her back was straight, her wind coat was not wrinkled, her steps were steady, and she didn't look back.

Since childhood, Zhou Ling has always looked like this, but there is no such moment that Fang Jie can know more clearly that the other party is no longer young.

On the way back, Fang Jie remained silent.

Jiang Zhijin didn't take the initiative to chat with him either, he turned on the stereo and played a song casually.When he got home, Fang Jie rarely went back to his room to review immediately.When Tang Yuan saw the two men coming back, she ran towards this side immediately, grabbing Fang Jie's trousers tightly.Fang Jie picked it up and sat down on the sofa.

Jiang Zhijin ignored him, changed his clothes, took a shower, and went to the kitchen to get a can of beer and a can of Coke.

He returned to the living room, put the Coke in front of Fang Jie, and took a sip of the beer himself.

"Talk for a while?" Jiang Zhijin said.

Fang Jie glanced at Jiang Zhijin, let go of the cat in his hand, and Tang Yuan rushed out.He went to wash his hands before coming back to open his coke.

"I'm glad to see your mother." Jiang Zhijin said.

"Happy." Fang Jie smiled. "A little guilty again."

"A lot of people know about my family, and I guess it won't be nice to talk behind my back. Sometimes I feel that I'm a coward, and I come to Shaojiang by myself, leaving her alone in Chaocheng—although I guess it's okay. It can't help at all, but at least it can give her a little... strength. Make her feel that she still has a son at least."

"How fresh, you are not her son if you are not in Chaocheng." Jiang Zhijin sighed. "Why did your mother send you to Shaojiang? As long as you are safe and sound, no matter where you are, you can give her strength, understand?"

Fang Jie laughed for a while, then suddenly asked, "Am I not worrying?"

"Today my mother told me not to cause you any trouble, but I have been in a lot of trouble since I arrived in Shaojiang. I changed schools, beat someone, and later ran into Di Wan to find me. I asked you to drive for three hours for my birthday. like--"

Jiang Zhijin immediately raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly to look at Fang Jie.I felt that if Fang Jie said something inappropriate in the next second, he would immediately smack people.

"I like little boys." Fang Jie said after a pause.

"My mother doesn't know about this yet, Fang Chenglin is enough to bother her, I don't want to add trouble to her."

"Then don't talk about it."

Jiang Zhijin was a little irritable, and felt that his decision to talk to Fang Jie just now when he saw that Fang Jie was not in good condition was simply insane, but he still had to speak patiently.

"Whether you like boys or girls is your own business, but have you thought about this issue calmly? Are you sure whether the liking and orientation you think are true?"

Fang Jie didn't speak for a moment.

There was silence between the two of them, and the glutinous rice balls on the side were playing with the express cartons in the living room, making a slight sound of clicking.

"Can I drink?" Fang Jie said after a while.

Jiang Zhijin paused while drinking beer, looked at Fang Jie and said, "No, you want to be smoked."

"I'm an adult, and I won't be in class tomorrow."

"That's not okay, being an adult doesn't mean doing whatever you want."

"That's not what you said last time on the phone."

Jiang Zhijin didn't respond for a while: "What phone call?"

"The phone call on the night of my birthday." Fang Jie said.

"You said me, you can drink a little wine, go to an Internet cafe, learn a driver's license, or have a relationship with someone you like—"

"One bite." Jiang Zhijin interrupted him immediately. "Just take a sip."

Fang Jie couldn't hold back a little smile, and reached out to grab the beer in front of Jiang Zhijin.Jiang Zhijin had sharp eyes and quick hands, and he pressed the beer can first.

"What are you doing, get it yourself."

"Just one bite." Fang Jie replied.

The implication is that I just take a sip by myself, and it would be a waste to get a new can.Jiang Zhijin frowned slightly, staring at Fang Jie for a moment.Fang Jie looked at him with a calm face.

Finally, Jiang Zhijin let go of his hand first.

"You're annoying me to death." Jiang Zhijin said.

Fang Jie smiled and said nothing, took the other party's beer, raised his head and took a sip.

A little spicy, a little choking, with a bitter taste and an indescribable taste.

"How is it?" Jiang Zhijin asked.

"It's not very tasty, you should try another brand next time," Fang Jie said.

"I'm used to you." Jiang Zhijin was about to be laughed at by Fang Jie, "Whether you like to drink or not."

Fang Jie laughed silly for a while, looked at the person in front of him, and suddenly called out: "Jiang Zhijin."

Jiang Zhijin narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you call me? Does your mother tell my uncle to know?"

Fang Jie pretended not to hear, and continued, "You're right, I'm really not sure, because this is the first time I like a boy—"

"It's also the first time I like someone." Fang Jie said.

Jiang Zhijin looked at Fang Jie and said nothing.

"I don't know if I'm right, if I like it for real, if I can just determine my orientation like this, all I know is that I really like...his."

Fang Jie felt a little hot, from behind his ears to his face, probably because of the sip of wine just now.He picked up the beer and took another sip, this time Jiang Zhijin didn't stop him, he didn't even speak.

When Fang Jie put down the beer can, his hands were a little heavy, and when the can touched the coffee table, there was a click sound.

"Can I ask, how did you find out that you like boys." Fang Jie exhaled, looking directly at Jiang Zhijin.

"Tell me about it, and... your ex-boyfriend."

How brave, Fang Xiaojie, to ask such a question.

The living room was very quiet, and the yellowish overhead light fell on the two people's heads.The glutinous rice balls are still playing with the paper box, click, click, click...why is this cat so annoying.

"Is it related to you?" Jiang Zhijin asked after a long time.

"If you want to have it." Fang Jie replied. "That's it."