inherent gravity

That cloudless look.

After living here for a few months, there was nothing to pack. Kou Xiao was about to go out with a bag all over his body, but there was another shout from behind: "Wait--"

He turned his head and saw a person running towards him in a hurry, it was the nurse who stared at him for a long time for no reason last time.

"Is something wrong?" Kou Xiao looked down at her.

"Excuse me...can you add a WeChat account?" The little nurse mustered up the courage to speak, although the volume was not loud, but two blushes quickly appeared on her face.

"...I'm sorry," Kou Xiao finally understood why this man was always staring at him before, trying to keep his tone gentle, but what he said was completely out of his head: "I like men."

As soon as the words fell, he and the little nurse were both stunned. Kou Xiao didn't understand why he had to say this for a thousand reasons. After a stalemate for a while, he gave up struggling and turned around with his bag, leaving the nurse alone. Still in a daze.

Walking out of the hospital, the wind blowing head-on is extremely cool, it seems that it is really late autumn.

Kou Xiao was blown by the wind and couldn't move anymore. He stood still and breathed the fresh air greedily, but his heart became a little bit confused:

No one came to pick him up on the day he was discharged from the hospital, so where will he go and what will he do?

After the wind had blown enough, he was about to take a taxi on the road outside. He accidentally glanced at the mango tree not far away from the corner of his eyes, and suddenly found a person standing under the tree, whose figure was still somewhat familiar.

Kou Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked at the man a few more times before shock appeared on his face.

It's Mu Qing.

Kou Xiao was still in a daze, but his hands and feet moved towards Mu Qing in unison.

The closer he got, the more complicated Kou Xiao's mood became, from shock to anxiety and guilt, until the distance was so close that he could see the tears on Mu Qing's face, all his emotions unified into panic.

Mu Qing looked at him quietly, tears were streaming down her face, but she didn't say a word.

"What's wrong...why are you crying?" Kou Xiao panicked and wanted to wipe him with a paper towel first, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find half a scrap of paper, so he could only repeat stiffly: "Don't cry .”

Mu Qing looked at him, tears slid from the corners of his eyes all the way to his chin and then condensed and dripped to the ground, the whole process was silent.

Kou Xiao remembered that someone said that crying silently is the highest level of sadness, and after a moment of silence, he stretched out his hand and gently hugged Mu Qing into his arms, and patted him on the back comfortingly: "I'm fine, right?" ...Really stop crying."

The moment his hand touched Mu Qing's back, Kou Xiao realized that he had lost weight, and it was very thin. The protruding bone on his back almost hurt his hand, and his face was also very pale, a paleness he had never seen before. weak.

"You..." Kou Xiao paused as soon as he opened his mouth, because Mu Qing was shaking violently in his arms, and both hands were firmly grasping his back, and finally let out a gasp like gasp. sound.

"Cry out, don't hold it back." Kou Xiao quickly changed his words, fearing that he would hold himself back.

Mu Qing paused for a while, and finally let out a thin sobbing sound. As the sobbing sound gradually became louder, he almost burst into tears at the end. Those who didn't know it thought that Kou Xiao had done something to him.

Kou Xiao was startled by his sudden crying, hugged him and wanted to drag him aside, but Mu Qing held him tighter and tighter, trembling and choking: "I thought you... .I thought you..."

"I'm fine, I'm really fine." Kou Xiao quickly comforted him, but he felt powerless when he said it: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you into this."

Mu Qing just kept crying with his head slumped, his tears wet a large area of ​​Kou Xiao's chest before he managed to raise his head, staring at him with red eyes from crying, speaking in a very nasal voice: "What else do you have?" Are you uncomfortable?"

"No, it's all good." Kou Xiao shook the piece of clothing, seeing that Mu Qing finally calmed down before letting him go, hesitatingly added: "I'm sorry."

Mu Qing sniffled, wiped his face indiscriminately but didn't answer his words: "I came to pick you up for Uncle He...he's not in good health recently, so he won't be able to come today."

"What's wrong with Lao He?!" Kou Xiao's breathing became rapid: "He..."

"He was just discharged from the hospital yesterday, and now he is waiting for you to go back at home." Mu Qing wiped his face again, "It's really fine, don't be nervous."

"Have you been going to see him?" Kou Xiao looked at him with deep eyes, and was almost speechless for a moment: "When I'm not here..."

"Occasionally, not often." Mu Qing lowered his head without looking into his eyes.

"...Let's go home." Kou Xiao looked at his already thin shoulders that couldn't be hidden even by oversized clothes, and his throat felt a little bitter.

"Do you want to go and have a look first?" Mu Qing said suddenly, then lowered his head after a while: "You can go home first."

"What are you looking at?" Kou Xiao frowned, supported Mu Qing's shoulders, looked into his eyes and said earnestly, "Don't hide from me."

"That's right, those people." Mu Qing's eyes were still a little swollen, but his eyes no longer dodged: "Are you going? I'll take you there."

"Go." Kou Xiao took a deep breath to understand, took off his coat and put it on him: "Wear more..."

"You really lost a lot of weight." His tone was a bit difficult.

......

Through a thick glass window, Kou Xiao finally saw those people again... No, in their current state, it is difficult to describe them as one person.

Kou Xiao looked at the rescued people with icy hands and feet, their eyes were red, their expressions were frantically tied to the bed by the restraint belt, and they also put on a gag to avoid biting their tongues, but their limbs still struggled. Stretch into the air, constantly posing one twisted posture after another that is difficult for ordinary people to do.

"They are..." Kou Xiao fell silent halfway through speaking.

"They have been injected with illegally developed drugs for more than ten years, so the withdrawal treatment has not been very effective during this period." Mu Qing's voice was very low, and he was still a little uneasy: "But we have to observe for a while, It’s too early to draw conclusions.”

Kou Xiao didn't seem to hear his words, and stared at the group of people with tear-eyed eyes in a daze.

The expressions and demeanor of these people reminded him only of those games.Their minds are full of punches, violence and aggression, and they have been completely domesticated.

Just like a dog, the only thing left in his mind is the biting dog.

Kou Xiao even felt a little regretful at this moment, maybe he should have gone away at that time, even if these people died in the boxing ring, it would be more comfortable than now.Even for them, this is the most miserable destination.

"I really don't know if I did a good thing or a bad thing." Kou Xiao's voice was very soft, almost whispering.

Mu Qing gently held Kou Xiao's cold hand, but looked at him firmly:

"You just did what you were supposed to do."

Chapter 31

◎This is the taste of home. ◎

"Then I'll go up." Kou Xiao said.

"Yeah." Mu Qing raised his head slightly, the corner of his hair was blown by the wind, looking very soft.

"I'll go to school the day after tomorrow." Kou Xiao rubbed his forehead, feeling a little headache about the missed lessons.

"Okay." Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, "Why don't you rest for two more days."

"No, I've been lying in the hospital for long enough." Kou Xiao said and took half a step back, "I'm really gone."

"Okay." Mu Qing replied, still looking at him.

Kou Xiao hesitated for a while, then turned around and quickly entered the corridor, and quickly glanced at the turning - Mu Qing has been standing in place, his figure looks even thinner in the cool autumn wind.

Should have given him the coat.Kou Xiao tugged at the clothes on his body, inexplicably agitated.

Although he couldn't see it, Kou Xiao felt a gentle gaze following him when he went upstairs.

Mu Qing should have wanted to say something, but he didn't.

Kou Xiao was silent, Mu Qing didn't say anything, and he didn't ask himself what happened in the days when he was taken away, what made him burst into tears the moment he saw himself.

Yes, he dare not.

Kou Xiao took a deep breath and stepped up a step, feeling that his steps were a bit heavy.He didn't know what he was avoiding, or he had always had a hunch that if one of them spoke first, a qualitative change would take place in the relationship between them, and now, he still didn't understand this. Prepare for possible changes.

Kou Xiao sighed, but Mu Qing's sentence "You just did what you should do" just now made his heart move slightly, and the emotions that were a little out of control calmed down because of this sentence.

If, if there is such a friend who can see through his heart and accompany him all the time, that would be great.

"Old He." Kou Xiao put his hand on the door panel and knocked lightly three times, "I'm back."

A series of small footsteps and a loud voice came from inside the door: "Here we come!"

Kou Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then realized the moment he opened the door: "Aunt Wang."

"Are you back? Ouch, where have you been so busy?" Aunt Wang smiled heartily, holding a spatula, as if she didn't know what happened before.

Lao He didn't tell her?

Kou Xiao just nodded to her and squeezed through the door. The old man was so old that he kept everything in his heart, so it's no wonder he got sick.

"Old He!" Kou Xiao shouted louder when he entered the room, but no one responded to him.

"Stop yelling, don't yell, just lie down and sleep in the house." Aunt Wang said as she untied her apron