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What about another time? Zhuang Yan clearly remembered that in the information Qiu Xinyu sent him, it clearly stated that Chu Chen had been adopted twice, "When he was in the third year of junior high school? "

Lin Ruoping pulled a small stool and sat opposite Zhuang Yan. Hearing what he said, she was startled for a moment, "You know that too? Xiao Shen told you?"

Zhuang Yan rubbed his nose, he didn't have the cheek to say yes, his mind was spinning fast, before he could think of a reason, Lin Ruoping continued: "Let's think about it, he should have been 15 years old that year, it stands to reason that the child went to After the age of ten, almost no one is willing to adopt it. A ten-year-old child has self-awareness and is easy to be unfamiliar with, so I was surprised when a couple said they wanted to adopt him."

"Xiao Shen was not active in leaving, and he had to move out after two or three days after the formalities were completed." Lin Ruoping said, "In any case, I was actually happy for him, so I didn't notice his emotions. Now that I think about it, he The reason for staying is probably because I don’t want to leave.”

Chu Chen's time in middle school was fairly comfortable. Teenagers have a half-faded childishness. They speak and do things with a passion for middle school. They also have the basic ability to judge right from wrong. Without being harassed by others, Chu Chen proudly goes to and from school every day.

So much so that when he was adopted again in the third year of junior high school, he behaved very calmly. Anyway, he didn't know when he would be abandoned again, and he was used to it.Once upon a time, he also had a longing for "home", but as he grew older, he no longer wanted these things extravagantly.

Chu Chen stayed in the new home a little longer than the first time. It was about seven or eight months, from August of the first year to March of the next year. On a certain day in late March, the peach blossoms in the downstairs community It was in full bloom, and he dragged his suitcase back to Osmanthus Lane, smelling the fragrance of flowers all the way.

"There is a child in that family who is about the same age as Xiao Shen. It is said that he is seriously ill, leukemia, and his relatives' bone marrow does not match. We, Xiao Shen, are a perfect match. We took Xiao Shen away for the sake of bone marrow matching." Lin Ruoping said dejectedly. : "It's a pity that the child of that family didn't make it to Xiao Shen's adulthood, and he didn't find a suitable one halfway through, so he passed away not long after."

Lin Ruoping stopped talking at this point, looking at her expression, she seemed to be in a much heavier mood.Seeing her sad face, Zhuang Yan couldn't ask any further questions.

Fortunately, he didn't want to listen to it anymore, it was too depressing.

He seems to be able to understand why Chu Chen is not close to others, and why Chu Chen has repeatedly resisted his repeated confessions. It is not only because of external reasons such as coercion or gender, but in the final analysis, it is because Chu Chen has no sense of security, or He said he was afraid of being abandoned.

Thinking about it carefully, he seems to have been abandoned since childhood.Constantly being accepted, giving up, accepting, giving up again.When these people first contacted him, they might have said something like 'we are a family, I will treat you well', or 'we will always be together', which in his eyes at the time were promises, but these promises were Conditional, once the condition fails, he will be left without hesitation.

Therefore, in his cognition, all feelings are not worthy of trust.Although it's not that he doesn't look forward to these ethereal things now, it's just that he should be unwilling to believe it easily.

Obviously he is the one who is needed, but he is always in a passive position, without the slightest right to choose, which is very painful.So now he has learned to say no, if he never had it, he will never lose it.

Majestic is very distressed. This feeling is not like the deep dull pain that hits the heart vertically when I first heard it just now, but another kind of more continuous and fine bone-biting pain.

The puffing sound of the frying pan sounded like thunder, and Zhuang Yan was so frightened that he stood up. Only then did he come back to his senses, and leaned over to look at the deliciously fried fish in the pan.

"It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant!" He restrained his sad mood, and praised without hesitation: "Aunt Lin, your craftsmanship is so good."

Lin Ruoping stir-fried quickly, and said with a smile: "Is it okay? I put a lot of effort into it. These kids are very picky eaters, they are of different ages, and their tastes are not uniform. Time to kill."

"I'm hungry when I smell the aroma." Zhuang Yan tasted the prepared side dishes and gave a thumbs up, "Delicious!"

Lin Ruoping put the fried fish on a plate and asked casually, "How old is Xiaozhuang this year?"

"Eighteen." After Zhuang Yan finished speaking a little vainly, he added: "It's still a few months away."

"It's younger than Xiao Shen." Lin Ruoping said with a smile.

It's not too small, so there's no need to mention it, right? !Zhuang Yan gave a dry laugh, thinking about it.

After washing a large pot full of baby vegetables for more than half an hour, I finally finished washing it. I solemnly put the pot away and glanced at the time. It was 10:[-], and get out of class was over in [-] minutes.

He opened the curtain and went out. As soon as he reached the door, the big iron gate outside the courtyard creaked and was pushed open from the outside.

Bian Liang pushed the door open, and was immediately attracted by the Christmas tree in the corner of the courtyard, "Hey - who made this tree, so grand?"

Cai Yinggang squatted by the wall to pluck the feathers of the chicken. The chicken was scalded with boiling water, and the feathers were plucked very quickly. He heard the sound and looked up. It seemed that the person knew him, so he waved his hand and said hello: "Oh, it's Bian Liang. Yan My brother bought it, saying it was to add to the atmosphere. I think it’s useless to put it here, after all, Christmas is the day after tomorrow, so it’s early.”

Zhuang Yan quietly moved behind him, found the right moment and kicked his ass, kicking him to the ground on the spot.

"I am happy to spend money." Zhuang Yan kicked again blankly, "Do you have any objections?"

"No." Cai Yinggang shook his head, and took two steps out of his attack range.

Solemnly and proudly, he retracted his offensive, and raised his hand to look at his watch. It was 09:30. He took out his mobile phone to send a message to Zhou Dize, and at the same time glanced at Bian Liang from the corner of his eye, "It's so early?"

Bian Liang curiously played with the plastic baubles on the Christmas tree, and replied: "Our school ends at 10:30, and it takes an hour to come from there. If there is no time, we have to ask for leave in advance."

Zhuang Yan quickly finished typing and sent it, looked him up and down, "He came empty-handed?"

Bian Liang was stunned for a moment, and said honestly with his mouth faster than his brain: "Of course not."

Solemnly and perfunctorily said: "Oh."

It seems that he is not very interested in whether he is empty-handed or not.

Bian Liang: "..."

This side was intensively preparing for work, and Chu Chen in the classroom on the other side finally solved the number sequence problem that tripped him up for a night of self-study.

When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Chu Chen stopped writing, propped his forehead with his right hand, closed his eyes to let his brain empty, and the protruding wrist bones looked especially white against the light.About 30 seconds later, he opened his eyes, opened his schoolbag, was about to pack a few exercise books, and planned to go back and do it, when Zhou Dize came over at the end of the bell.

"Brother Shen, follow me somewhere after packing." He bared his teeth.

Since the last sports meeting, Zhou Dize has gotten used to calling him Brother Shen.It's not because he is overwhelmed by his charm, but because he wants to use this to build a relationship, so as not to be targeted by his brother Yan again.

After all, everyone now knows that Zhuang Yan's tolerance for Chu Chen is shockingly high.

Chu Chen closed the zipper of his schoolbag, and categorically refused: "No."

"Hey, don't rush to refuse." Zhou Dize pulled him once, shook his phone and said, "Let's say it first, Brother Yan asked me to invite you. Here, the message is still in my phone."

Only then did Chu Chen straighten his face, but he still asked strangely, "Why did he send you a message?"

Now Zhou Dize was stunned, "Can't he send me a message?"

Chu Chen ignored him, unlocked the phone lock screen and popped up WeChat.

[CC]: Is there something wrong?

【ZY: Yes?Big things, especially important.

[CC]:?

【ZY】: Zhou Dize is with you, right?Hey, don't ask too many questions, just follow him.

[CC]:?

【ZY】: [Shh] Surprise [circle]

surprise?Chu Chen chewed the word "surprise" carefully, and slowly rubbed the screen with his fingertips. He didn't react until he went down the first floor and saw Fang Wenqi waiting at the stairs.

The following itinerary roughly confirmed his guess. After leaving the school, the three stopped the car, and the taxi drove through Xiaobei Street and headed for the Hushan District.