Orange storm

The living room fell into dead silence again.

In the darkness, Zhou Ling remained silent.Fang Jie took a deep breath and spoke.

"Mom, I'm sorry."

Zhou Ling's voice trembled slightly: "I'm sorry for what?"

Fang Jie paused for a moment, but did not speak.

Sorry for being gay, sorry for liking men, or... sorry for falling in love with Jiang Zhijin.

Zhou Ling didn't wait for an answer, and his tone became excited again: "What's going on, why didn't you tell me——"

As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered the mess at home over the past year.

Fang Chenglin cheated on her and had an illegitimate child. Di Wan chased him to the school and made a fuss. Fang Jie had to transfer to another school...

"I didn't find an opportunity, and I don't know how to say it."

Fang Jie paused for a moment, then slowly said: "Mom, I always feel...I'm sorry for you."

Zhou Ling froze for a moment, then looked up at Fang Jie.In the dark, Fang Jie looked at her and tried to smile a little.

"I was not close to you when I was young. I thought you were too busy and didn't care about me. I didn't think about how hard you were. Later, I understood you. Something happened at home, and I couldn't be by your side. I went to Shaojiang by myself."

"At that time, both Fang Chenglin and Di Wan were going crazy, and I left by myself, which made me feel quite... cowardly."

"Why do you think so?!" Zhou Ling's face was obviously stunned, and then Fang Jie saw that her eyes were slowly turning red.

"I'm the one who intends to send you to Shaojiang. Those are adults' affairs. What does it have to do with you?"

"Many people have told me that it is an adult's business, you don't need to worry about it, you should study hard... But as long as I am the son of you and Fang Chenglin, I will never be able to say 'that is your business'. At that time, I I really didn't accompany you."

Fang Jie let out a sigh of relief when he said this, his eyes suddenly felt a little hot.

"That's why I always want you to get a divorce so you don't have to suffer any more. I want to study hard for the college entrance examination so that you won't worry about it. Now that you've finally finished the exam, you're also divorced and finally freed from all the troubles..."

Fang Jie's Adam's apple moved slightly, trying to suppress the choked voice, the voice was hoarse and low.

"I'm messing with you again."

He doesn't apologize for being gay, but he feels like he's causing Zhou Ling trouble.

From childhood to adulthood, when others praised him in front of Zhou Ling, he was always sensible, obedient, and worry-free...

But he still made Zhou Ling sad.

Zhou Ling looked at Fang Jie standing in front of him. His son was already so tall, handsome, smart, independent and hardworking. It seemed that he didn't need to worry about it since he was a child.

She always felt that she was standing in front of Fang Chenglin and Zhai Wan, and that by sending Fang Jie to Shaojiang, Fang Jie would be able to take the college entrance examination unaffected. She never thought that Fang Jie would be under so much pressure and suffering.

Zhou Ling had a sore nose, and tears rolled down unexpectedly.She didn't want her son to see it, so she turned her head and wiped it twice, but her voice was still choked.

"When did it happen? How did you know that you like men..."

Fang Jie took a deep breath, looked up as if he was sinking, looked at Zhou Ling and replied, "Just go to Shaojiang for this year."

"how come……"

Looking at his appearance, Zhou Ling suddenly thought of something, her voice stopped suddenly, and her mind was like thunder.

Set it as a screensaver wallpaper, make phone calls and text messages from time to time, let Fang Jie return to Chaocheng, and the other party's reaction.

She trembled uncontrollably, staring at Fang Jie, her words filled with surprise and choked up.

"Are you—are you in love?"

Before Fang Jie could speak, Zhou Ling looked at him again and said, "Are you with..."

Her voice trembled and she didn't speak.

Fang Jie closed his eyes, feeling that the big rock that had been hanging in the air from the beginning finally rolled down and hit his heart heavily——

"Jiang Zhijin." He said. "I'm in love with Jiang Zhijin."

boom--

torn apart.

Zhou Ling closed her eyes and let out a trembling breath.

"I liked him first, and then I chased him. At that time, he almost wanted to beat me to death, hiding from me everywhere..."

Fang Jie rolled his Adam's apple, "But I still like him."

"Don't blame him, it's all my fault."

After a long time, Zhou Ling slowly got up from the sofa.

She probably sat for too long, and when she got up, she swayed a little. Fang Jie wanted to reach out to help her, but she waved her hand, stood up straight, turned around in the dark and walked slowly upstairs.

"I blame no one, I blame myself."

If I hadn't insisted on sending Fang Jie to Shaojiang and entrusted Jiang Zhijin to take care of him, I would have made an arbitrary decision in the name of Fang Jie's good name, and never thought that Fang Jie would feel bad...

Fang Jie followed Zhou Ling and watched her go upstairs, and then entered the room. When the door was about to close, Fang Jie called out softly, "Mom."

Zhou Ling's hand closing the door paused for a while, and looked up at Fang Jie at the door with red eyes. After a long time, he slowly closed the door.

Fang Jie stood at the door for an unknown amount of time, and finally put his forehead against the door and closed his eyes.

Fang Jie didn't sleep almost all night, until it was almost dawn, he closed his eyes for a few minutes, got up and took a shower again.

The door of Zhou Ling's room was closed, and he didn't go to work or come out.Fang Jie hesitated for a while, turned around and went downstairs to prepare breakfast without knocking on the door.

Only then did he realize that last night's food prepared by the housekeeper in the refrigerator was neatly placed, almost untouched.Zhou Ling probably didn't even eat when he came home last night.

Fang Jie sighed, toasted two slices of bread and fried a poached egg.After frying the eggs, I remembered that Zhou Ling didn't like milk very much, so he put back the milk he had just taken out, scooped up half a bowl of millet and red dates, added water to cook porridge.

Fang Jie heaved a sigh of relief when everything was done.

In the past, he could cook instant noodles at most, and he had to worry about adding too much water. After going to Shaojiang, he learned these things under the influence of Jiang Zhijin.

Fang Jie wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

He missed Jiang Zhijin so much that he didn't dare to call him.That person is too sensitive, and if his emotions are wrong, he will definitely be noticed by the other party.

But he was also worried that Zhou Ling would go to Jiang Zhijin.

At that time, Jiang Zhijin's pressure will be heavier than that of himself last night.

After thinking about it for a long time, Jiang Zhijin suddenly called first.

When Fang Jie saw the caller ID, his heart skipped a beat, and he connected the call immediately.Jiang Zhijin on the other end was quite normal, and he said, "Guess you should wake up too. What are you doing?"

Fang Jie let go of his heart, and said, "Cook porridge, millet porridge."

"It's so powerful, I didn't even know how much water to add when cooking—"

"It's almost done." Fang Jie felt better, and asked, "You got up so early?"

"I want to sleep. Your brother will come to my room door to howl at six o'clock." Jiang Zhijin poured the cat food to Tangyuan and patted its back.

Fang Jie immediately felt a little distressed, and said in a low voice, "Go back to sleep for a while."

"Forget it, I'm going out later." Jiang Zhijin's voice was relaxed, and he seemed to be in a good mood. "The weather forecast says there will be a typhoon passing through Shaojiang in the past two days, so go out and do some shopping."

When Fang Jie first went to Shaojiang, just in time for a typhoon to cross the border, it has been almost a year.

"be careful."

"Yeah." Jiang Zhijin said. "Let's eat, hang up."

When he was about to hang up the phone, Fang Jie suddenly called out "Jiang Zhijin."

Jiang Zhijin froze for a moment, and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"...It's okay." Fang Jie was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Don't let Tangyuan sleep on my bed, it loses hair."

"...Oh my god." Jiang Zhijin almost laughed out loud, cleared his throat and said, "Understood, I didn't pay attention to let it crawl once, just to tease you."

He paused and said, "I'm sleeping in your room."

Fang Jie was startled suddenly.

Jiang Zhijin also misses him very much.

His eyes became hot, and his tone was the same as usual, "Got it."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Jie waited for a while until the aroma of millet porridge had slowly dissipated.He pressed the "keep warm" button, went upstairs and knocked on Zhou Ling's door twice.

"Mom, let's eat first."

After a while, Zhou Ling's voice came through the door.

"You eat, I'm not hungry."

Fang Jie put down his hands and stood still.

Zhou Ling should also know that he didn't leave. One of the two was inside the house and the other was outside. No one spoke first.

So depressing.

At this moment, the doorbell rang downstairs.

The doorbell rang one after another, pressing it so urgently that Fang Jie had no choice but to turn around and go downstairs to open the door. As soon as he reached the living room, someone outside had already entered.

It was Fang Chenglin.

Fang Chenglin also looked like he hadn't slept all night, and his clothes were messy. Seeing Fang Jie, the other party immediately walked towards him with an ugly expression on his face.

"Why didn't you answer the call yesterday, what did you say yesterday, tell me clearly!"

Early in the morning, Fang Jie didn't really want to quarrel with him, so he frowned and said, "That's what it means."

Fang Chenglin took a deep breath, looking extremely angry, and still had to suppress his emotions.

"Why didn't you have this problem before? It's because you went to study abroad for a year. Could it be that Jiang Zhijin—"

Fang Jie suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Fang Chenglin.

"It has nothing to do with him, don't mention his name."

Fang Chenglin was stunned at first, and then raised his voice: "I knew it! Who would be so kind to raise you for half a year for nothing! You break off with him immediately and move back to Chaocheng!"

"Does this have anything to do with you?"

"I am your father!"

"My current guardian is my mother."

Fang Chenglin was so angry that his lips trembled, and he pointed at Fang Jie furiously: "You are deliberately angry with me and your mother because of my business, right?"

"I never thought of angering anyone with this matter." Fang Jie and Fang Chenglin looked at each other with cold eyes and stubborn tone.

"I fall in love with someone because I like him."

He apologized to Zhou Ling because he made him sad, never because he liked Jiang Zhijin.

Fang Chenglin called Fang Jie several times last night, but no one answered.I went to consult a psychiatrist I knew again, and stayed up all night, thinking about how to "clear up" for Fang Jie.Hearing Fang Jie's words now, he was so angry that he couldn't say a word, so he raised his hand and wanted to slap Fang Jie in the face.

At this moment, "Fang Chenglin!" came from upstairs.

This shout was almost broken, and the voice was hoarse and piercing.Fang Chenglin paused, and the two raised their heads subconsciously and looked upstairs.

Zhou Ling came out at some point, holding a small fruit knife in his hand, pointing at Fang Chenglin, standing at the stairs.

Fang Jie's voice tightened, panicked, and subconsciously called out "Mom."

Zhou Ling didn't respond. She still had the same clothes from yesterday, with some wrinkles, and she didn't seem to have changed them.Her hair was still tied up, but most of it was messed up.Maybe it was too late, Zhou Ling didn't even wear shoes.

She stared at Fang Chenglin, walked down the steps step by step barefoot, and walked up to Fang Chenglin with a knife.

Zhou Ling's eyes were red and swollen, and he looked embarrassed.But her back was straight again, and Zhou Ling didn't drop the fruit knife in her hand until she walked in front of Fang Chenglin.

In the next second, she raised her hand and slapped Fang Chenglin hard!

Snapped--

The slap was so hard and heavy that the sound echoed throughout the living room.

Even when he knew about Di Wan, when the two of them quarreled and smashed everything in the house, when Di Wan came to the house to make trouble on New Year's Eve... Zhou Ling never did anything.

Never looked so embarrassed before.

She has always been a graceful, powerful, intellectual powerhouse.Only now, she is a protective mother of her own children.

Fang Chenglin was caught off guard and looked at Zhou Ling with astonishment and anger on his face.Zhou Ling also looked at him, her voice was hoarse, but calm and steady.

"We're already divorced, and Fang Jie is with me. Whether he's gay or not has nothing to do with you. You're nothing, and you deserve to do something to my son."

"Now, get out, or I'll call the police."