Shiraishi

For Qin Du, Lu Jiu is just like her younger brother, as if there is an innate closeness.

After receiving him, Lu Jiu asked to drive because Ye Zheng's expression was not good.But in this way, Qin Du still consciously sat in the co-pilot's seat, leaving Ye Zheng alone in the back seat.

Sensing the cold gaze behind her, Lu Jiu was in a state of trepidation. It was a bit confusing which was the brake and which was the accelerator.It can't be blamed that he hasn't seen the world, in fact, he has never seen Ye Zheng so angry.Now that I separated her from Qin Du, it was like adding fuel to the fire, almost burning him up. Sitting in the driver's seat felt the same as sitting in a hot pot or on a cutting board.Qin Du, on the other hand, went in without knowing it, and took the initiative to talk to him.

"Xiao Jiu, why did you come back so suddenly? Ye Zheng drove me for a long time to take me to see Gesanghua, but when we arrived, you called me away."

"Heh...hehehe..." Lu Jiu laughed dryly, thinking that I had disturbed the good things, no wonder she got so angry.

But listening to Qin Du's words, it seemed that he wanted to seek justice for Ye Zheng. So, the two of them are still making some progress, huh?Don't look at Qin Duai and Lu Jiu sitting next to each other at the moment, but between the two of them, she still chose to protect Ye Zheng.

Ye Zheng obviously heard it too, and Lu Jiu felt that the pressure behind her suddenly decreased a lot. The atmosphere in the car was originally tense, but with Qin Du's words, most of it eased instantly.Lu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and showed a sunny smile to his savior.

"Yes, yes, I admit my mistake. I'm sorry for Ye Zheng. Now, when I come back this time, firstly, my mother misses me, and secondly, the day after tomorrow, we have a junior high school reunion. I thought, Anyway, you all happen to be in Nanjing, so I'll come back directly to find you."

"Student reunion?" Qin Du was a little surprised, "It's not the new year or the festival, why do you have a reunion?"

Lu Jiu glanced at her, thinking that I want to know too, why don't you ask your boss.

But Ye Zheng told him not to mention Qu Yang's name, so Lu Jiu could only vaguely pass by.

"Maybe someone knows that you happen to be in Nanjing right now. After all, you're a busy person right now, so it's not easy to see you."

"To see me? Who?" As soon as the words came out, Qin Du suddenly thought of something, turned his head and squinted at Ye Zheng.

"Director Ye, did you join this party just to coax me?"

Ye Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly and shook his head.

"It's really not me."

Qin Du obviously didn't believe it, and wanted to continue asking, but Lu Jiu took the conversation again.

"Hey, I'll just say it casually. Gatherings, you don't have to get together on New Year's Day. You haven't seen each other for so many years. Isn't it good to have a meal together and catch up on the old days? I also contacted Sun Ruan before I came back, but She seems to be very busy these two days, so she probably won't be able to come, Lin Yuan will probably come the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll pick you up at the hotel at seven o'clock the night after tomorrow."

"By the way, I heard that Teacher Duan is coming too."

He said so much on his own, Qin Du couldn't get in his mouth, and couldn't remember what he wanted to ask just now, so he nodded.

"Okay, I'll tell Sister Minmin first, otherwise..."

"No, you don't need to tell her, she must know."

Qin Du stopped touching the phone: "Why?"

Lu Jiu was at a loss for words, looked at Ye Zheng's black face in the mirror, and suddenly smiled.

"Because I told her before I came that the place where we gathered was safe, and she agreed with you to go."

If you don't agree, you have to agree. Zhong Minmin dares to stop what Qu Yang is going to do?Looking at Qin Du's profile, Ye Zheng was silently upset in his heart. You are the only idiot who wants to ask Zhong Minmin, they are all in the same group, do you know that?

Qin Du didn't know, and she didn't bother anymore.Anyway, Xiao Jiu had said it all, after all, it was just a matter of having a meal.

"Xiao Jiu, why are you so thoughtful." He stretched out his hand and brushed Lu Jiu's hair, "Then are you going home soon?"

"Well, send you back to the hotel, and I'll go home. What's the matter, do you want to go to my house for dinner? My mother wants to see me bring two such beautiful girls back, tsk tsk, isn't it beautiful?"

"Come on." Before Qin Du could speak, Ye Zheng refused. "We have to go home too."

"Ah, you guys go home too."

"That's right. Although it's different from you, there is no mother waiting at home, but we have to go home." Qin Du said.

Although she said in the morning that she didn't want to go back today, but Ye Zheng said she would go back, she would definitely not refute Ye Zheng's face.Moreover, although I am giving myself a vacation now, it is not good not to return to Beijing for too long.There will be a party the day after tomorrow, and there is not much time left for them to allocate freely.If you don't go home again, you will come back next time, but you don't know when it will be.

What she said made Lu Jiu feel uncomfortable.

"Okay, I'll take you home."

Qin Du's family, Lu Jiu, has been here before. Over the years, the city of Nanjing has changed so much that it's hard for him to remember the way.

But when he arrived at the alley, Ye Zheng sent him away.

"Okay, let's go back to our respective houses and find our own mothers. Don't be an eyesore to me."

Lu Jiu knew he was wrong for interrupting someone's date today, and was so uncomfortable being ridiculed by this sentence, she didn't dare to follow. She taught Ye Zheng how to use the app to hail a taxi, and left in despair.

And Qin Du looked at the figures of the two of them, and raised a faint smile.

"What's the matter, what are you laughing at?"

Qin Du shook his head: "Xiao Jiu has such a good temper, why are you so aggressive with him?"

"What's the use of having a good temper? It'll make me trouble." Ye Zheng naturally grabbed Qin Du's wrist and frowned slightly, "Am I really fierce?"

"It's okay, just a little bit."

Qin Du was dragged by her to walk on the bluestone road, the familiar atmosphere around her almost made her cry, rubbed her nose and said, "But you are not fierce to me."

Ye Zheng said in his heart that I would not be willing to be cruel to you, but he didn't make a sound on his face, and walked slowly, taking her home together.

Time has passed for too long, and most of the people living here are old people.Qin Du couldn't recognize the few people sitting at the door choosing vegetables.The children who used to run all over the alleys can no longer be seen now, and the pen marks of Mi Fen scribbled on the walls when they were young have long since disappeared.But when the old courtyard gate appeared in front of him, Qin Du still felt as if he had passed away.The sunset in the evening had completely lost its heat, but floated gently in the air, making Qin Du's nose sore from the smell.

It seemed that she was still a teenage girl, carrying her schoolbag and returning home from school. When the door opened, someone was waiting for her to eat in the yard.

Ye Zheng let go of her wrist, put his hand on her shoulder instead, and whispered in her ear.

"You go in first, and I'll wait for you outside. When you come out, you can accompany me home, okay?"

Qin Du looked sideways at her.

"why?"

Ye Zheng winked at her: "Because I'm a coward, I dare not go home alone."

"Yes, you are a coward." Qin Du took a deep breath, took out the key from his pocket and was about to open the door, but his hands were shaking badly, and he couldn't get the key right after several attempts. He put his head in the lock in frustration. Knocking on the door, his eyes became hot.

"But I'm also a coward."

Ye Zheng stepped forward, helped her stand up straight, patted the ashes on her forehead lightly, and took the key again.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if two people are together."

The courtyard door creaked open, but it was not dilapidated as imagined.

The flowers that the old lady Qin planted in the past are still there, but because no one takes care of them, the delicate varieties have died, and some vigorous ones are left, only relying on the natural sunshine and rain, they are still blooming year after year. Tender shoots.A lot of fallen leaves had accumulated under the camphor tree planted by Qin Ge, blowing it all over the yard, but the trunk was still so tall and straight, and it seemed to be taller than before Qin Du left.

Qin Du's footsteps were weakened, and he could barely move forward with Ye Zheng's support.It's been a long time since no one lived there, and the room is empty, filled with a faint musty smell.

The scenes of the past are like a revolving lantern in front of my eyes, but they are too vague and far away to be grasped.

During the period when he was just diagnosed with depression, Qin Du was surrounded by nightmares every night.Dreamed that Qin Ge was dead, dreamed that grandma was holding her and crying, dreamed that she was like a ghost hitting a wall, no matter how hard she ran, she couldn't escape this old courtyard.

Qin Du never told anyone about these dreams.At that time, she was just an amateur writer, far less popular than she is now, without a personal doctor like Lin Yuan, and no one had time to care about her day and night.

She forced herself to sleep in pain every day, and then woke up in cold sweat at midnight.

But now, even though the reality in front of her eyes vaguely overlapped with the nightmare, she didn't seem to be afraid anymore.

I don't know if it's because of Ye Zheng's presence, but anyway, my heart is quite peaceful.

Right, it doesn't matter if the two of you are together.

Qin Du turned around and gently hugged Ye Zheng.

"Okay, let's go home with you."

Being so free and easy made Ye Zheng a little overwhelmed.Touching the soft hair on her back, Ye Zheng turned his head and stared at Qin Du's fluffy earlobes.

"Aren't you going to stay any longer?"

The hot breath she exhaled made Qin Du shrink his neck, let go of Ye Zheng, and generously gave her a bright smile that he had never seen since reunion.

"No need. People are gone, what's so good about the house. The memories of the past are all in my heart. It's the same wherever I go."

"If you can think that way, I feel much more at ease." Ye Zheng stretched out his fingers to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, but didn't try to expose her. "I think you've become in a good mood recently. When I see Lin Yuan the day after tomorrow, maybe he will say that you've recovered."

"It's all thanks to you." Qin Du hugged her tightly again, "Thank you for your hard work, Ye Zheng."

"It's not hard." Ye Zheng said.

All willingly.