branch forest

At night, Gu Zhilin was lying on the bed, and what happened during the day was like a video tape, replaying before his eyes frame by frame.

Like a screen, he saw Huo Chengfeng saying love to him, seeing his panic when facing Huo Chengfeng, seeing Lin Jing's helplessness standing by, seeing the faces of his parents far away Anxiety floating on...

All this made him feel uneasy.

He closed his eyes, and the scene when they were teenagers appeared in his mind, the visit in the rainy night, the dispute on the playground, the holding hands in the theater, and the kiss at the final parting, from the beginning to the end, Huo Chengfeng's eyes The affection has not changed. After so many years, Huo Chengfeng's appearance has changed, but his eyes never leave him.

He has been watching himself firmly.

What about yourself?Gu Zhilin asked himself, did he really not notice it?

Lying... He said to himself, in fact, he was aware of his love for Huo Chengfeng, but he found it difficult to face it, so he kept hiding until the end, even he had to believe that it was just a temporary illusion.

However, even the deepest secrets will always be exposed one day.

Now, he has to admit that he really likes Huo Chengfeng.

But this time, he won't let Huo Chengfeng sing a one-man show again.

Gu Zhilin opened his eyes again, but it was clear.

But before Gu Zhilin came home, Huo Chengfeng found him first.

As soon as Lin Jing opened the door, she saw Huo Chengfeng leaning against the door exhaustedly, with cigarette butts scattered all over the ground at his feet.

Seeing Lin Jing coming out, he raised his red eyes from not sleeping all night: "I'm looking for my brother."

Just as Lin Jing was about to refuse, Gu Zhilin heard the sound and walked over. Seeing Huo Chengfeng, he showed no surprise at all, sighed, turned to her and said, "Lin Jing, can you avoid it for a while?"

Lin Jing was stunned. Now Gu Zhilin standing in front of her seemed to have changed his shell. He was so calm that he couldn't help but be convinced, so he nodded subconsciously.

When Lin Jing went out, Gu Zhilin turned sideways: "Come in."

Huo Chengfeng walked into the room first.

As soon as he entered the room, he hugged Gu Zhilin impatiently: "Brother, I..."

Gu Zhilin raised his hand and interrupted him: "Don't say it first, let me say it, okay?"

Huo Chengfeng hesitated for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

Gu Zhilin waited for a while, and seeing that Huo Chengfeng was in a good mood, he slowly said: "Xiaofeng, I thought about it, I really like you."

Huo Chengfeng's face suddenly revealed a look of ecstasy. The thing he had pursued for so long was within reach. That kind of joy was like a volcano erupting suddenly. He couldn't restrain himself. He stepped forward, He wanted to hug Gu Zhilin, but was blocked.

Gu Zhilin leaned against him, stared into his eyes and said, "Xiaofeng, it's true that I like you, but it's not that simple."

Huo Chengfeng became anxious: "Brother, since you already like me, there is nothing to worry about."

Gu Zhilin shook his head: "How do you want me to tell my parents?"

Huo Chengfeng pressed his shoulders, and said firmly, "Brother, don't worry, everything is up to me, and I will arrange it."

Gu Zhilin looked at him silently, as long as there were troubles that might appear in front of him, Huo Chengfeng would wipe them out in advance, he was like a warrior, standing alone by Gu Zhilin's side... But this time, he would not let him Huo Chengfeng was alone.

Gu Zhilin held his palm: "Xiaofeng, do you trust brother?"

Huo Chengfeng nodded suspiciously, not understanding why Gu Zhilin asked such a question.

Gu Zhilin waited for a while, and then said: "Then this time, can I let my brother come? You just wait at ease, don't say anything, don't do anything."

When Huo Chengfeng heard this, he opened his mouth anxiously. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Zhilin suddenly came over and whispered on his lips: "Be obedient, I promise, this is the last time, after that, I will listen to you whatever you say." of."

There was a sigh pressed against the lips of the two, like a curling white smoke, disappearing in the embrace.

When Gu Zhilin left the next day, Lin Jing specially asked for half a day off to see him off, but Huo Chengfeng didn't come.

With the sound of the train moving forward, Gu Zhilin in the car window gradually disappeared until he could no longer see her. Lin Jing put down her waving right hand and thought silently in her heart, wondering what he would look like when he came back.

I hope he will return with ease, she prayed in her heart.

When she was thinking, Gu Zhilin in the car was also thinking about the same problem.

He leaned his head on the window, knocking and bumping with the shaking of the train from time to time, but Gu Zhilin leaned on it stubbornly as if he didn't feel the pain.

He tried to use the pain to keep himself awake.

He turned off all the communication tools that could reach him. Going home this time is not only to sort out the troubles of the past, but also to take this time to think about the matter between him and Huo Chengfeng - he is very Knowing that she likes Huo Chengfeng, what she should worry about now is how to tell her parents.

When Gu Zhilin entered, his mother was sitting on the sofa reading a book, when she heard the sound of the door being opened, she raised her head subconsciously.

Unexpectedly, it was Gu Zhilin, she stood there in a daze, and the book in her hand slipped to the ground silently.

The moment he met his mother's gaze, Gu Zhilin's throat seemed to be choked, and he opened his mouth with great difficulty: "Mom, I'm back."

He saw his mother stumbling over, hugged him tenderly, and said happily, "Zhizhi, you're back."

When she said this, tiny wrinkles appeared in the corners of her eyes, like ripples on the surface of a lake, swaying in Gu Zhilin's heart in circles.In fact, the wrinkles are very small, but Gu Zhilin feels very uncomfortable. In his heart, his mother has always been a child who can't grow up, and will accompany him to tell his thoughts in the silent night, but she has changed unconsciously. .

He thought, he was really self-willed, and this time, he was going to let them down again.

Gu Zhilin stretched out his hand and gently touched the corners of those eyes.

His mother was taken aback for a moment, then pressed his hand and said with a smile, "Mom is getting old."

Her tone was so brisk, but Gu Zhilin only felt extremely sour in his ears. He hugged her and said softly as if swearing: "I'm not old, my mother has always been a little girl."

His mother patted him on the shoulder and said with a smug smile, "That's right, your father praised me for being beautiful the day before yesterday." The sad atmosphere was instantly dispelled by this ridicule.

Speaking of his father, Gu Zhilin looked around and asked, "Where's Dad?"

"Oh, he has something to do, he will be back soon." Gu Zhilin's mother took his hand and led him to the kitchen, "Hungry, eat something."

After Gu Zhilin finished eating, his father just came back, he didn't say anything, just patted his head, just like in the past.

Gu Zhilin let go of his uneasy mood.

At night, when he came out of the shower, he deliberately opened the door a crack, then sat on the bed and waited.

Sure enough, after a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor.

There was a knock on the door, and his mother poked her head in, blinking her eyes and said, "Zhizhi, mom is here."

Gu Zhilin pursed his lips and smiled, and patted the quilt next to him.

His mother trotted over and sat down, held his hand, but didn't speak, just stared at him, looked at his whole body, and then said: "Zhizhi, you have really grown up."

"Mom still remembers that when you were just born, you were such a small one" she said, she stretched out her hand for comparison, her eyes were shining, "like a little mouse, her eyes were tightly squinted, my mother was very I thought: Is this what came out of my body? It’s amazing. Who would have thought that you would grow so big in the blink of an eye.”

"Do you know, your father was so excited that he cried at that time. He felt ashamed and kept wiping away his tears. Actually, I have seen it a long time ago." Speaking of this, she remembered the situation at that time and chuckled lightly.

Gu Zhilin let out a "hmm" and felt his eyes getting hot.

"Zhizhi, tell mom, you came back this time because of what happened, right?" His mother tightened her hands and asked cautiously.

Gu Zhilin lowered his eyes, his mother was always so sensitive about himself, probably because of the mother's love in nature.

He didn't answer, his mother waited patiently aside, after a long time, Gu Zhilin opened his mouth with difficulty: "Mom, I like someone."

He raised his gaze: "Mom, I like someone." As if speaking to himself, he repeated it slowly.

"Does that person's mother know?" His mother asked carefully.

"I know." Gu Zhilin nodded, but didn't tell her who it was.

"That's a good thing." Gu Zhilin's mother clapped her hands happily, jumping up like a child, "Zhizhi also has someone she likes, next time you take her home, mom, I..."

"That person is Huo Chengfeng." The mother's appearance only made Gu Zhilin more sad, he suddenly stopped her words, and said desperately.

The impact of this sentence was too great, his mother was stunned immediately, and the movement of her hands stopped there. After a while, she said something: "What did you say? It's... Xiaofeng?"

Gu Zhilin nodded again, with determination in his eyes.

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