Mr. Bamboo Horse

After leaving the restaurant, Zheng Zhuoyuan quickly walked into the restroom of the shopping mall, turned on the tap to wash his face.

There were people coming and going in the bathroom, no one noticed his behavior, and he didn't notice other people either. All he could think about was Xu Jingchi's expression just now.

He has tried very hard to cover up, so he should not be found.

After staring at the white and reflective sink for a long time, his eyes began to heat up again, so he had no choice but to wipe off the water on his face, thinking of getting a tissue in his bag, he handed it to him with a piece of paper in one hand.

He turned his head and looked, it was Chen Shulun.

"Wipe off, your bangs and sleeves are soaked."

Chen Shulun said calmly.

Zheng Zhuoyuan hesitated for a moment before taking the tissue, wiped it casually and asked, "What a coincidence?" "I'm also in that restaurant, sitting next to you."

Chen Shulun's tone was still calm: "You chatted happily with him and didn't notice me."

There was a pause as he wiped his sleeves, and he didn't know how to answer, but fortunately, Chen Shulun didn't continue, and only asked, "Is something wrong?" "It's okay."

He threw the tissue into the trash can, passed Chen Shulun and wanted to leave, but was blocked by Chen Shulun again.

"You're in a bad mood, and your eyes are still red.

Did he bully you? "Zheng Zhuoyuan has never looked in the mirror, so she doesn't know what she looks like now.

However, Chen Shulun's words reminded him of just now, the sad emotions that were finally suppressed, and Xu Jingchi's promise to him to act as a boyfriend in front of Chen Shulun.

From now on, this lie will be self-defeating.

That person will no longer be by his side all the time, and Chen Shulun will also find out that everything is fake, so he should be very angry.

Before he could recover, Chen Shulun took his hand and took him to the safe passage diagonally opposite to the bathroom.

He wanted to break free from that hand, but Chen Shulun used his height and arm strength to push him against the wall, holding back his anger and said: "If he bullies you, tell me!" "No one bullies me, let go!" Zheng Zhuoyuan Talk and resist.

There were also two boys smoking in the safe passage, so they thought he was being bullied, so they came over to put Chen Shulun on the shoulder.

Zheng Zhuoyuan took the opportunity to get away, and did not dare to stop until he reached the lobby on the first floor where people were coming and going. Looking at his red and painful wrist, his vision blurred disappointingly.

It's really a leak in the house that happened to rain in the night.

He was angry and uncomfortable, and he was bumped by a girl who was flirting with her boyfriend.

He didn't want to stay in a place full of people anymore, so he went to the hotel next door to get a room and sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass with a sea view.

The tranquil sea and the warm sunlight have a relaxing effect, and he calmed down after just sitting for a while.

But thinking of facing Xu Jingchi again when he went back tonight, and hearing the 'good news' that that person might be with Song Chuyi, he felt very tired.

The floor of this room is covered with beige velvet blankets, and the two-meter-wide bed is also a very comfortable color scheme.

He opened the closet, took out the nightgown provided by the hotel, took a hot shower, then climbed onto the bed and lay on the side facing the floor-to-ceiling windows.

He didn't draw the curtains, letting in the dazzling afternoon sun.

The room was very bright, but his eyelids gradually began to fight.

Yesterday he had a fever, and the cold was not completely cured, so Xu Jingchi gave him the medicine while having lunch.

At this moment, the medicine took effect, but he fell asleep without letting him think about it.

It's just that he forgot to turn off the music playing on his phone.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the last battery was exhausted and the phone was shut down.

Xu Jingchi wanted to ask Song Chuyi to have dinner tomorrow, and if Song Chuyi had something to do, he would move forward to today.

In the afternoon Xu Jingchi sent Zheng Zhuoyuan a WeChat message, telling him that he would not be able to pick him up tonight, but he didn't receive a reply until after school, so he called to hear a reminder to turn off the phone.

Xu Jingchi went to the door of his classroom and saw that it was empty. It seemed that get out of class was over long ago.

Xu Jingchi went to the Propaganda Department again, Lin Qing said that Zheng Zhuoyuan hadn't been here since noon.

Seeing Xu Jingchi's worried expression, Lin Qing asked if something happened.

He didn't say anything, and called home after he came out. Aunt Su said that Zheng Zhuoyuan didn't go back.

He wondered if that guy might already be on the way, at this time Song Chuyi called and asked him where he was, he checked the time, if he didn't go, he would be late, so he had no choice but to keep the appointment.

Song Chuyi finished class early, so she went home and changed into a newly bought dress, curled the ends of her hair with a curling iron, and sprayed on sweet perfume.

Xu Jingchi didn't mention why she invited her to dinner on the phone, but Zheng Zhuoyuan only agreed to her in the morning, so it should be a success.

After finishing her makeup, she picked up the small round bag, looked in the mirror, and went out happily.

After arriving at the restaurant, she sat down by the window, saw that Xu Jingchi hadn't arrived yet, and wanted to call Zheng Zhuoyuan again, but she still heard the shutdown prompt.

She didn't think much, and after waiting for a while, she saw Xu Jingchi appearing at the door of the restaurant.

Xu Jingchi also saw her, and when he followed the waiter, he found that she had carefully dressed up, and when he got closer, he smelled a stronger perfume than usual, so he knew it.

"What do you want to eat? The tomahawk steak in this restaurant is very good. It happens that you like steak. Would you like to try it?" Song Chuyi flipped through the menu and gave Xu Jingchi a suggestion with great interest.

Xu Jingchi didn't want to say spoiling things as soon as he sat down, so he ordered the meal, and chatted with her about something while eating.

She had been waiting for Xu Jingchi to speak. Seeing that she had almost finished her meal and hadn't gotten to the point, she couldn't help feeling a little restless.

After Xu Jingchi finished a topic, he tentatively asked, "By the way, what's the matter with you asking me out for dinner today?" Xu Jingchi touched her red wine glass, took a sip, and said, "Last time, please Don't you finish your meal in a hurry, you didn't even have time to eat dessert, so I made up for it today."

Song Chuyi was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Xu Jingchi to say this reason.

But she still asked: "Just because of this?" Xu Jingchi smiled and said: "You know me, you won't procrastinate if you promise a treat to a good friend."

"Okay..." Song Chuyi couldn't continue after only one word, and even the smile he kept froze as quickly as hot water splashed in the snow, and became stiff.

Xu Jingchi finished drinking the red wine and poured himself another glass before looking at the night outside the window: "Actually, I have always wanted to find a chance to treat you to dinner seriously. After all, it is really not easy for us to maintain such a friendship."

He smiled, but there was a heaviness in his smile that they shouldn't have at their age: "To be honest, I have been studying outside for three years, and after I come back this time, I don't have anything to talk to other than Zhuo Yuan and you. friend."

After finishing speaking, he drank up the glass of red wine he had just poured, and was about to put down the glass when he saw Song Chuyi standing up from the opposite side, said "I'm going to the bathroom" and left in a hurry.

Looking at the back of her striding away, Xu Jingchi couldn't help sighing.

He didn't want to make Song Chuyi sad, but he also knew that after saying these words, Song Chuyi couldn't remain indifferent.

After the figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, Xu Jingchi took out his mobile phone to read WeChat.

Before coming here, he sent a message to Zheng Zhuoyuan, telling him to reply to him when he received it, but there is still no new news on Zheng Zhuoyuan's WeChat window.

He called, and what he heard was a shutdown prompt, and then called back to Zheng's house. This time, Zheng Wen answered, and Zheng Zhuoyuan hadn't come back yet.

He didn't want Zheng Wen to worry, so he didn't say anything.

However, after hanging up the phone, he became restless.

Zheng Zhuoyuan is not the kind of person who does not explain things.

Even if the phone is out of battery, power banks can be borrowed everywhere in the school, how can he keep the phone off for a long time?Xu Jingchi made a few more phone calls and asked all the people they knew, but to no avail.

It was already pointing to nine o'clock, and he thought he couldn't go on like this, so he planned to say hello and leave after Song Chuyi came out, to find Zheng Zhuoyuan.

He waited on the seat for nearly 10 minutes before Song Chuyi came back, but before he could speak, Song Chuyi asked a question that stunned him.

"What did Zhuo Yuan tell you?" Song Chuyi looked a little angry: "If he said something that misunderstood you, then I will say it myself."

Those eyes were red, Xu Jingchi didn't even have a chance to interrupt when she heard her say: "I don't want to be your good friend, I have liked you for a long time."