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Ding dong.

Ding dong ding dong ding dong.

I struggled to open my eyelids that were about to grow together. The soreness of my waist and abdomen connected to my thighs made my mind blank for a while, and then I slowly reached out and fumbled for the mobile phone on the bedside.

It was too late last night, and it was already past twelve noon when I woke up.The other side was empty, Song Cheng probably got up early, and the side where he slept was a bit cold.I opened my phone and took a vague look, and found that there were more than [-] new messages on WeChat, and I was shocked.

Looking carefully, except for Sun Ning's message telling me she was going to work in the early morning, the rest were all from Tong Xinqi.What's the matter with this little girl?Confused, I quickly swipe the screen to find the first message and start from the beginning.

"Uncle, isn't it your class today? Why didn't you go to the convenience store?"

"Are you late, I'll wait for you in the store."

"Ten fifteen, you haven't come here yet, I'm so bored sitting here."

"Uncle, I'm very angry, wait for you for 5 minutes."

"It's time, I'm leaving, I wanted to tell you face to face, but now I can only tell you on the road."

These words are followed by a long speech.I guessed that the little girl wanted to find someone to talk about, and sighed at the young man's energy, and was about to click to listen, when the door was gently pushed open.

Song Cheng came in with a glass of water, and said in a warm voice, "I heard a sound, I guess you're about to wake up."

"……thanks."

My throat was indeed a bit dry and hoarse, so I put the phone aside casually, without being too polite, took the water glass and drank it in one gulp.Song Cheng sat down by the bed, touched my forehead: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

I shook my head, holding the finished cup in my hand, the wall of the cup was slightly warm, which was just the right temperature.

"That's good." With a smile on his lips and soft eyes, he gently clasped my wrist and took the empty cup from my hand, "I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable."

I'm grateful that Song Cheng didn't cum inside me.After all, the resistance is greatly weakened now, and it is easy to have a fever when being injected.

I lowered my eyes, and due to the aftereffects of long-term illness, it was difficult to restore the original appearance even if I exercised deliberately.The cyan-blue blood vessels are particularly vivid on the pale skin, and compared with his muscular and smooth arms, it seems that they are so fragile that they can be easily broken.

After cleaning up last night, I was so tired that I lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep for a while, so I just stared at the ceiling in a daze.Song Cheng hugged me tightly, kissed my back, and whispered that I looked beautiful.

beautiful?

Andre also praised my body as very cute, but I didn't feel it at all.

Maybe it's because I lost the talent to discover beauty, or maybe it's because I only feel cruel and ugly when I look at my naked and thin body in the mirror.

Song Cheng's fingers touched my forehead hair, with a smile in his eyes: "The hair is messed up. Junyan, can I kiss you?"

"No." I turned my head, "Let me get up and take a shower."

He withdrew his hand to get out of the way, and complained jokingly when I got out of bed: "I used to have a good morning kiss every day."

As long as Song Cheng doesn't deliberately put pressure on me, the atmosphere between us is pretty casual.So I couldn't help it, and the laughter that came out of my throat seemed a little mocking.

He was speechless for a while, his slender and thick eyelashes drooped, and his expression was slightly hurt: "Sorry."

If it was before, I would definitely feel guilty for his disappointed expression and reflect on myself that I shouldn't be so mean.And now I smile:

"It's ok."

The first point that needs to be admitted is that as long as Song Cheng is willing, he can arrange everything in detail, so that no one is troubled.

When I was eating, he said that he went downstairs to deliver breakfast to Sun Ning in the morning, and he made up for my clumsy excuse. Promised to show me if there is a suitable job for me.

In the end we watched a movie together, and because it ended too late, so as not to disturb Sun Ning's rest, we stayed at his house.

Song Cheng's expression was indifferent, and he spoke in a serious manner, casually mentioning a few fabricated small details, which even I believed somewhat.Coupled with those gentle and deep eyes, as long as they look at each other, their attitude is extraordinarily sincere.

His acting skills are really good, I feel sorry from the bottom of my heart.

After eating and drinking, just put down the chopsticks, WeChat ding dong ding dong again, Tong Xinqi kept sending messages saying that eating alone is so boring.I replied a few words, Song Cheng brought the cut fruit to me, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "You are very kind to everyone."

"Little girl, always want to be more attention." He knows everything around me, which I expected.I am no longer surprised, but a little helpless about the sanctions of such power and ability, "a normal phenomenon in the process of growing up."

"Because she has a personality like Miss Lin?" Song Cheng was thoughtful, "You and Lin Ya have also become friends since high school, and they both have the same lively personality..."

"No." I interrupted him, "I'm not interested in finding a stand-in for anyone."

Don't judge others by yourself - the remaining half of the sentence was swallowed quietly.

He paused: "I didn't mean that either. Only this type of girl can approach you successfully. I want to understand why, because I don't seem to be able to attract you anymore."

My gaze fell back to Song Cheng's handsome face.He has deep brows and eyes, a high nose bridge, and warm dark brown pupils. After removing the sunny and innocent smile, he has the toughness and tenderness of a mature man.

He pressed his knuckles between his eyebrows, and said softly: "I often think, how could we have come to this point if there were no other two people who hindered it."

"...that doesn't sound like something you would say at all."

Song Cheng has always been strategizing, firmly controlling his own life, and being so resolute and unreasonable.Whether he left his family to pursue his dream, or returned to his original path for power, he did not show the slightest hesitation.

Now when I suddenly hear him say such words, I feel unreal as if a god has fallen into the world.

"Junyan, what do I look like in your eyes?"

Song Cheng pointed to his chest, the corners of his lips curled up in sadness and helplessness, and his voice trembled imperceptibly: "There will be no pain, no regrets, and no discomfort. Am I a dummy?"

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and pursed his lips tightly, sealing all unknown emotions.

When he spoke again, his tone had returned to his previous calm: "I... have lost my composure several times after meeting you. Toshihiko, I'm not blaming you, I'm sorry."

Only a tiny part of the iceberg emerges from the water.

I suddenly thought of this sentence, and absently touched the screen of the phone with my finger, and accidentally slid to the voice message from Tong Xinqi.The girl's voice was muffled and nasal:

"Uncle, I forgot to tell you, I didn't ask for leave to play, but I ran away from home."

This is all right, no need to face each other awkwardly.

Song Cheng and I stood up almost at the same time. Before I could speak, he had already brought a coat and handed it over: "It's cooling down today, put it on before going out. I'll drive you there."

The second point that needs to be admitted is that compared with Yang Chen and Andre, who are selfish to the extreme, Song Cheng somewhat retains some respect for others.

Except, of course, what happened between him and me.

"Thank you." I found Tong Xinqi's location before, and rubbed the center of my brows, "She probably had a conflict with her family, alas, a teenage girl..."

Tong Xinqi and I made an appointment to meet in a park, but there was a traffic jam on the way there.The long wait made the atmosphere in the car a bit dull, and I thought of one thing: "Have you lived in City S for so long, and have you done nothing?"

Song Cheng smiled, and tapped the steering wheel with his fingers: "I took a break from school for two years, and I had to finish college first when I went back. I only graduated last year. My current job is specially arranged by an uncle, and I want to stay near you, far away It's good to see you."

I calculated in my mind that after Sun Ning and I moved to the new community, "Mr. Jun" appeared beside us, and the timing was just right.

Although in his capacity, he doesn't have to be self-reliant like an ordinary person.But because of the special background, it is the best choice to be low-key.

The big tree attracts the wind... The Xu family, which was dragged down by Xu Yuzhong and the second aunt, is a vivid example of this.

"Tell me when you're ready to go back, and I'll pick you up and go home with you."

It was after two o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived. The car was parked near the park. Song Cheng reached out to open the car door for me and watched me get out of the car.Until I went far away, I still felt the tender and tender gaze sticking to my back, and it was hard to get rid of.

Tong Xinqi was sitting on a bench by the lake in the park. She was wearing a school uniform, holding a piece of bread for fish in her hand.Her eye circles were reddish, she still raised her head and smiled at me: "Uncle, you came so slowly."

"The road is blocked." I sat down beside her, "Too tired from studying?"

She shrugged and pretended to be indifferent: "It's okay, I'm going to study abroad in college, and it's easier than other students."

After watching the sparkling lake with her for a while, the girl hummed a song in a low voice, and her mood seemed to improve.I said, "It's good to take a break, don't force yourself. You still have to go home. After you run away from home, you have no source of income. Where do you plan to go?"

Tong Xinqi took out a card from her pocket and shook it between her white and slender fingers: "The pocket money my dad gave me has saved 60 yuan, which is enough for the two of us for a while."

"You still want to take me with you?" I couldn't help but smile, "I'm honored."

She pouted, and said bluntly: "I like you. I heard that the little boy with yellow hair said that you are going to quit your job in the convenience store, so you can just go with me, and I will support you."

"You are still young, and some things are a little simple."

I thought about my words, for fear of hurting her self-esteem: "If you don't reveal your wealth, how can you tell me that you are rich so easily? We have known each other for a short time, and you don't know me well enough. What if I am a bad person? , aren’t you in danger?”

Tong Xinqi didn't say a word. I recalled the sad things in her voice and said softly: "You think your parents prefer your sister and don't come to see your band's performance. I don't know the specifics, but... I can be a Audience. If you leave now, the band does not have a lead singer, what about the other students?"

"Don't do it." She hung her head and threw all the bread into the lake in a fit of anger. "Anyway, I was the only one who was seriously preparing it."

"I see. You really worked hard."

I thought about it, raised my hand to rub the top of her head, and she grabbed my fingers and held them tightly in her soft palm.

Tears rolled in her eyes, Tong Xinqi's cheeks flushed, and she said word by word: "I believe in my own judgment, you must be a good person, otherwise you wouldn't say these things to me. You think we just know each other, but in fact I have a crush on you." It's been a long time, you haven't noticed."

"You..." I was shocked by her confession, "I have nothing worthy of your liking... I am so much older than you, and I don't have a formal job, how could you..."

"You look good, you have a good temperament, and you are very gentle to people. You are different from those boys of my age. I often see you reading in the store when no one is around, and you speak foreign languages ​​so fluently, so you don't go anywhere else. There must be a reason for work."

She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand: "My sister is better than me in everything. She is in poor health, so my mother spends most of the time with her! My dad also sends money to me all day long, without asking me how I am doing." OK!"

I only met Tong Xinqi's father, and I vaguely remember that he was a middle-aged man with an open attitude, and he looked at her with pampering and pampering eyes.

"I decided what kind of person I want to marry when I was a child, uncle, you are completely in line with my ideas. Maybe you don't like me now, but you will one day. I'm not kidding, you take me to elope!"

Tong Xinqi's voice was loud, startling the birds that perched on the surrounding trees.Fortunately, today is a working day, there are few people in the park, and the place where we sit is relatively remote, so we can avoid being misunderstood by passers-by.

The sun fell on us through the gaps between the branches and leaves. I took out a tissue and wiped away the tears on her cheeks, but my thoughts flew far away.

Maybe she will meet true love, but not now, not with me.

The girl in front of her is pure and warm, with a charming family background.She is young and innocent, with blind love, like a bud to be picked.As long as you mishear a wrongful temptation, you will fall into the abyss of eternal doom.

I have never realized so clearly that any normal adult in this situation should sternly refuse to guide the wrong boat back to a safe harbor.

...But father, what choice did you make back then?