Banshuharu
Chapter 26
Some things cannot be discussed in detail in the lobby, so Pingqiu asked Cao Yanhua to meet at the drink shop next door.During working hours, the shop was full of customers. Ping Qiu chose a seat for two by the window. While ordering from the waiter, he looked at Cao Yanhua standing beside a black car outside the door, bending over to talk.
Ping Qiu didn't know anything about Xu Ruiyang's wife—or ex-wife.Her marriage to Xu Ruiyang was three or four years after Xu Ruiyang broke up with Pingqiu. At most, Pingqiu only saw her name in the circle of friends where Xu Xiuyuan expressed congratulations on their wedding day, but they only heard her name and never saw her.Meeting for the first time today, Ping Qiu thought, she is a sharp and sharp woman.
After talking for a while, Cao Yanhua turned around and walked towards the drink shop.But the windows of the back seat of the car did not go up. There was a person sitting by the window. Looking carefully, it was a middle-aged woman with light makeup and a baby wrapped tightly in her arms.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Cao Yanhua was wearing high heels today, and the sound of the heels hitting the floor was short and crisp.Then she threw the handbag on the table, revealing a platinum diamond ring on her ring finger on her right hand.
Seeing Pingqiu looking at the car outside the window, Cao Yanhua followed and said with a smile: "That's my mother, she is holding my daughter. Our plane leaves the country this afternoon, and there is still a little time left. I am worried that I have nothing to do. I just wanted to see you."
Where did their friendship come from? It was actually Cao Yanhua's turn to ask to meet each other.She obviously had something in her words, throwing out doubts and questions, as if deliberately speaking to Ping Qiu, so as to take the opportunity to observe the panic that may appear on his face.
Of course, her estimation was not wrong.Although he still pretended to be calm on the surface, Pingqiu's heart was already in shock.He drank water to cover up the ups and downs of his mood, but found that Cao Yanhua's eyes were always fixed on his face.
"Pingqiu—this name is too familiar to me. I used to hear it almost every day for a while, but I never saw a real person." Cao Yanhua looked at him, like looking at a piece of fresh beef in a freezer in a shopping mall." Not bad, much more handsome than I imagined, no wonder Xu Ruiyang likes it, Xu Xiuyuan also likes it."
I don't know whether she is intentional or not, but Ping Qiu always feels that she speaks a little weirdly, and he doesn't know what she wants to do.For this reason, he decided to preemptively strike: "Is there anything you want to do with me today?"
"It's okay," Cao Yanhua answered simply, "I'm just curious, I want to come and see you, and see which side of the rumored "Ping Qiu" is the most sacred."
"We have no origin."
"Why not? You and my husband, should be said to be ex-husbands now. I know everything about you. Did you forget that you need me to review it for you? Isn't it because you two secretly fell in love and were caught by him?" His mother caught him, his mother forced him to marry, and then he came to me—have you forgotten all this?"
However, Ping Qiu mistakenly thought that she was invoking the teacher to ask the crime, and explained: "I and Xu Ruiyang are from the past. I have broken up with him for many years, and I haven't contacted him since then. I have never intervened in your marriage..."
"Stop," Cao Yanhua raised his hand, laughing at him, "I didn't say that I was also here to catch traitors. I have nothing to do with whether you have broken up with each other in the past few years. Let's not say that he and I are divorced now." , we are all free people, even if you have cheated on me during my marriage with him, it has nothing to do with me, I don’t control the things in his crotch.”
"..."
"Why are you looking at me like that? I knew he was gay. The two of you had a lot of trouble back then. You don't think I didn't do any homework when I picked him to marry me?"
"In this case," Pingqiu hesitated, "I want to know, why did you come to me?"
"There is no reason."
"Are you really just curious? Isn't this very unreasonable? According to what you said earlier, your marriage with Xu Ruiyang is not satisfactory, and you don't care about his past, but you said that you didn't come to me to ask the teacher for his sins." ...I don't quite understand, we actually met for the first time, right?"
"It's the first time, but if you insist on giving me a reason," Cao Yanhua pondered, "it's for Xu Xiuyuan."
"Xu Xiuyuan?" Ping Qiu was startled.
"That's right, Xu Xiuyuan, I know all about you. But I can't understand. He, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, so he dares to do anything. He is so courageous that he can poke a hole in the sky, but what about you?" Cao Yanhua Staring at Pingqiu with a half-smile, "The relationship between you and Xu Ruiyang is well-known, I can't figure it out, you like their man surnamed Xu so much? Xu Ruiyang is not enough, break up, and find the younger Xu Xiuyuan? In this way, If you want, why not help me out, why? I'm so curious."
"Xiuyuan and I, my relationship with him," Pingqiu stammered a bit, the other party's purpose was unknown, which made him full of stressful preparations, "Our relationship..."
"You don't admit it?" Cao Yanhua interrupted, "Then it wasn't you who held hands at the gate of his school? You weren't the one who secretly rented a room to live together here? Or do you want to say that you and him just slept together, that kind of bed sex?" Lover, you'll be brothers as soon as you get out of bed—pure relationship? Like what you did with Xu Ruiyang back then?"
Cao Yanhua spoke very fast and without mercy.At the same time, her body habitually leaned forward, which made Ping Qiu almost sweat under her staring and pressing questions.He lowered his head slightly, looked at his clenched hands, and asked, "How did you know? Did someone tell you?"
"Is this important?" Cao Yanhua suddenly relaxed his tense shoulders, leaned back his upper body, and took a sip of the hot drink leisurely, "What did you call it? The taste is okay, but a little sweet...you can relax, no need So nervous, I won't eat people."
"You still have not answered my question."
"So worried? Then you can rest assured, no one told me about the two of you," Cao Yanhua took another sip, "I saw it myself."
Cao Yanhua, his mother and daughter arrived in the capital one day earlier than the scheduled flight this afternoon.Meeting up with half-baked friends, giving presents, and going through some tricky formalities, she was exhausted.Passing a certain college on the way back to the hotel, he suddenly thought of Xu Xiuyuan from the same city. Thinking that this might be the last time he would see each other in this life, Cao Yanhua deliberately went to see him.
Although she and Xu Xiangnan are like Mars and hate the earth, Xu Ruiyang is her ally, and there is Xu Xiuyuan, whom Cao Yanhua regards as her little brother who has a good relationship with her.Probably because she thought he was the only normal person in the Xu family, and always thought that he was born in the Xu family, like a lamb falling into a wolf's den, so she was willing to take care of him, meet him before leaving, and give him some small gifts. Benevolent to the utmost.
It's just that Cao Yanhua didn't expect that she drove to the gate of Xu Xiuyuan's school. She didn't even open the car door, and saw Xu Xiuyuan, who couldn't get through several phone calls, leading someone past the school gate.
In winter in the north, the temperature is often below zero, but Xu Xiuyuan is only wearing a crisp woolen coat, his nose is slightly red from the cold, and the only warm clothing on his body is a woolen hat.He also wears glasses, the temples of which are hidden under the brim of the hat, which covers the tips of the ears by the way.The person beside him was wearing a thick long cotton padded jacket, with a scarf rolled around his neck, one corner of the scarf was hanging on his shoulders, he swayed all the way, walked a few steps and then fell off, covering their clasped hands.For this reason, Xu Xiuyuan specially stopped, and put the loose scarf around the opponent again - things are very normal up to this point, not to mention that Xu Xiuyuan is now an adult and studying in college, even if he is a junior high school student or a high school student at this time, Cao Yanhua never thought that the relationship between the sexes had to be separated by morning and evening.But the premise of the question is that this is a relationship between the sexes, that is, between the opposite sex, not two men.
Cao Yanhua was a little surprised when Xu Xiuyuan secretly talked about homosexuality behind Xu Xiangnan's back, but it was more of a joy of revenge.She even took pleasure in other people's misfortune, and even wanted to take a picture and send it to Xu Xiangnan to ridicule her heartily, showing her that the little son she thought was well-behaved was actually the most rebellious one. The elder brother's miserable appearance was in front of him. Sex, but he still talked about it, and talked about it openly, walking around the campus with his partner.Dinner with classmates and friends at night, there are men and women in pairs at the front, but he is the only one who pulls a man and walks behind him swaggeringly. When eating, he is also considerate like a normal boyfriend and takes care of his girlfriend, either adding water for him or helping to serve food. There was a happy atmosphere, the young people talked and laughed casually, and there was no slight discomfort or rejection, which showed that he had come out in public, only his poor parents and relatives were still in the dark.
But soon, Cao Yanhua's unborn prank was declared a failure—she saw Xu Xiuyuan's male companion rushing out the door, he was so anxious that he didn't even put on his cotton padded jacket, he put his hands in his pockets, and walked around on the ground with his head down Looking around, it seems to be looking for something.A few seconds later, Xu Xiuyuan followed him out, shouted for him to come back, and then waved the key in his hand as if showing off.The boyfriend heaved a sigh of relief, smiled helplessly, swayed back like a frozen duck, then stuffed his hands into Xu Xiuyuan's arms, the two of them talked for a while, and walked in the door arm in arm up.
Cao Yanhua, who was not far away, was stunned for a moment, unable to determine whether Xu Xiuyuan called "Pingqiu" just now.
It is not difficult to confirm the identity of that person, Cao Yanhua always has inexhaustible patience for things he is curious about.She waited until the dinner party was over, and followed the bus they took all the way until they arrived at their destination.The next day, she saw the face she had seen last night in the teacher's display column in the reception hall of the remedial class, with a soft face, clear eyes, and almost no aggressiveness.The name under the ID photo also confirmed her guess.
Cao Yanhua suddenly felt happy, stepped forward, and signaled to the front desk: "Hi, I'm looking for Pingqiu."
"I was just thinking, Xu Xiangnan's original intention seems to be to ask Xu Xiuyuan to report to the school in the south, and the ranking is high, and the result is very stable. The key point is to be close to home, so that she can go and take a look when she thinks of it, to ensure that her son will not Doing some scandalous things that were so out of line that she couldn't have expected. Who would have thought that Xu Xiuyuan didn't report to the authorities, but directly reported to the school in the north, so far away, and jumped out of the palm of his mother's hand-it couldn't be because of you Right?" Cao Yanhua asked with a smile.
Ping Qiu didn't jump into her trap, and said lightly: "This matter is related to his future, he knows it in his heart, it has nothing to do with me. And I think he is an adult, he has his own ideas, he is more important than anyone else. Knowing what he needs and making his own decisions should be a good thing for him."
"Don't play Tai Chi with me. I'm not his mother. What he decides has nothing to do with me."
"Since you say that, I don't think I have to answer your question, do I?"
"Well, you don't need to tell me about Xu Xiuyuan. What about Xu Ruiyang," Cao Yanhua said, "my ex-husband is also your ex. About him, we have something to talk about, right?"
What should come will always come, even if Ping Qiu has rehearsed the scene thousands of times in his mind, once he actually faces it, his heartbeat will inevitably speed up.Taking a breath, Ping Qiu asked: "What do you want to talk about?"
"In the past two years, have you really not been in touch?"
"No, at least I didn't...but he called me."
"Call you?" Cao Yanhua had a delicate expression, "When? What did you talk about?"
"This summer, there were a few times, but we didn't have a conversation."
"Called, but no conversation? Isn't it weird?"
"The call was answered, but there was no communication."
"Not once?"
"No."
"Only this summer? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Do you think I should believe you? Put it in another way. If you were me, your husband was gay, and you had a boyfriend for several years when you were studying. After being beaten by your parents, you still think about it. Marriage is for your parents. Even if the wife is pregnant, she doesn't care about it, even secretly calling her ex-lover... Do you think it's reasonable for nothing to happen at this time?"
Pingqiu's face tightened: "I can guarantee this, after that, I have no contact with Xu Ruiyang."
"Besides that, is there anything else?"
"Nothing."
"Then what do you think, if Xu Ruiyang, who is already divorced and single again, comes back to you at this time, apologizes to you, and wants you to accept him again, will you agree? Xu Ruiyang and Xu Xiuyuan, brothers, will you give up on Xu Xiuyuan? , choose Xu Ruiyang again?"
"...There are no ifs in the world."
"It's just a hypothetical question, don't you need to be so defensive?"
"I don't understand why you are asking me such a question," Ping Qiu was confused, "What is your purpose here?"
"I'm questioning you," Cao Yanhua said with a smile on his face, "By the way, I will fight for my ex-husband's chance."
"I thought you hated me...and Xu Ruiyang."
"Why do you hate him? He and I are partners. We each get what we need, and the breakup is smooth. No matter what, I don't have to hate him. What's more, we don't have any contact. Why should I hate you, a stranger? "
"Partner?" Ping Qiu was stunned.
"correct."
"Aren't you married, there is another..."
"That's my daughter."
"Is it because you are divorced?"
"My daughter, my daughter," Cao Yanhua smiled, "didn't you understand? It's my daughter, my own daughter, and has nothing to do with Xu Ruiyang. You should look at my daughter's eyes, green Yes, very beautiful."
Green eyes?Pingqiu was at a loss for a moment, and tentatively said: "The child's father..."
"You still don't understand. She has no father, she only has a mother, that is, me, and her grandma, that is, my mother. I searched for a long time, changed several sperm banks, and barely found the one I was satisfied with. Later, I gave birth smoothly. My daughter, she is healthy and beautiful."
Hearing this, everything became clear.Ping Qiu didn't know what to say, so he could only dryly flatter: "You will be a good mother."
"Thank you, I think so too." Cao Yanhua said with a smile, "However, why do you think I had to give birth to a half-breed child? In order to discredit Xu Ruiyang. To be precise, to discredit my dad and Xu Xiangnan together. "
"...Are you doing it on purpose?"
"Yes, Xu Ruiyang and I reached a consensus before we got married. I told him that I will definitely have a child of my own, and the effect must be the most obvious, so I can only have a mixed race. You should really come and see, the day the child is born When they saw the child's expression," Cao Yanhua smiled maliciously, "my father was so angry that he made a scene in the hospital, grabbing people and asking if there was a mistake, how did Xu Ruiyang and I have a green-eyed child? I love face the most in my life, but that day I was like a chicken whose feet were chopped off, my mother took his video for me, it was so funny, I even sent the video to Xu Ruiyang to watch."
Pingqiu was speechless for a while, and could only stare blankly at Cao Yanhua.
"Oh, there are also Xu Xiangnan and Fang Haichang, they are even more disgraced. The daughter-in-law was pregnant for several months, and when the child fell to the ground, it looked like it was not their son. Fang Haichang wanted to slap Xu Ruiyang on the spot. That scene, so funny."
Ping Qiu got goosebumps when he heard it: "Why do you want to do this?"
"what?"
"This is not to use the child as a tool for revenge."
"So what? Which child is not used as a tool after birth? My mother gave birth to me and broke her body. My father blamed her for not having a son, so he raised his concubine outside as a matter of course, but it turned out to be a daughter. Where is Xu Ruiyang?" He's amazing - I have to admit that Xu Xiangnan is very powerful, tougher than most women, and much more ambitious, but she treats everyone as her property, Xu Ruiyang is out of line, she treats him like a head Tethered by her side like an animal, Xu Ruiyang's allowed range of activities is only a few meters away from her center, has she ever considered children? What about my dad? Not at all."
Pingqiu was speechless, and after a long silence, he said: "I don't understand your situation, and this has nothing to do with me."
"But as far as I know, Xu Ruiyang hasn't forgotten you at all these years. Now that he is free, he might run over to you like me in two days. When he finds out that you are already with his own brother Son, I wonder what his expression will be then."
Unable to figure out Cao Yanhua's thoughts, Pingqiu felt chills all over his body, and planned to take the initiative to end the conversation: "He won't... If there is nothing else, I think I should go back to work."
"Okay, as you like."
"Goodbye." Ping Qiu stood up, but was immediately stopped by Cao Yanhua.
"Although you will definitely find me inexplicable, I think it's not wrong for me to remind you one more thing. As the old saying goes, 'a good horse never turns back', you can have better choices, at least there is no need to go back to the old way , are you right?"
Ping Qiu frowned: "Are you referring to Xu Ruiyang?"
"You can understand it that way."
With great suspicion, Pingqiu said goodbye to her, walked out of the drink shop, and looked at Cao Yanhua through the glass again.She was arranging her handbags, raised her head and smiled at him, then got up, and Pingqiu left the seat in one step.
Before turning the corner, Ping Qiu glanced back at the black car on the side of the road, and watched Cao Yanhua step into the door, then the car drove away and completely disappeared at the intersection.
About today's meeting with Cao Yanhua, Ping Qiu hesitated whether to tell Xu Xiuyuan or not.Video at night, it was nearly ten o'clock, Xu Xiuyuan was still reading at the desk with the lamp on, yawned from time to time, took off his glasses, pressed his eye sockets, and smiled and said that he seemed to have used his eyes too much recently, and the corners of his eyes would always hurt.
In this way, Pingqiu's not strong desire to confide is even more depressed.He didn't want to burden Xu Xiuyuan, and just about to change the subject, he saw Xu Xiuyuan suddenly approached the screen, as if he was looking carefully at the message bar above.After a while, he seemed to sigh: "It's so easy to walk."
"Who left?" Ping Qiu asked seemingly unintentionally, obviously he already had an answer in his heart.
"A sister."
"elder sister?"
"Are you curious?"
"I'm not curious, aren't you talking about it? I'll just ask."
Xu Xiuyuan's eyes froze for a while, and he immediately returned to normal: "Well, it's actually my brother's ex-wife, Cao Yanhua, you should know."
"she left?"
"Ok?"
"Didn't you say that she walked easily?"
"Is this what you focus on?"
"if not?"
"I thought you'd pay attention to 'ex-wife.'"
"..." Pingqiu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"What happened?" Xu Xiuyuan tried to keep his tone calm, "You can tell me."
Pingqiu was silent for a moment, and finally surrendered.He told Xu Xiuyuan one by one about Cao Yanhua's coming to the tutoring class to find him today, but he was not sure whether Xu Xiuyuan knew about the plans Cao Yanhua said about her and Xu Ruiyang. up.
"That's it?" Xu Xiuyuan asked back, "She came to you because she was curious about what kind of person you are, and then told you that she and Xu Ruiyang divorced, and she has a daughter, but the daughter is not Xu Ruiyang's—it's as simple as that ? Are you sure that's all?"
"Should she tell me something else?" In order to prevent Xu Xiuyuan from seeing the clue, Ping Qiu turned against the general.
Sure enough, Xu Xiuyuan didn't ask any more questions.He was obviously well aware of the recent accidents at home, so he didn't show any shock at Ping Qiu's retelling.
They looked at each other speechlessly, Ping Qiu was speechless, and Xu Xiuyuan was speechless in contemplation.
After a long time, Xu Xiuyuan spoke first: "I can be more confident, right? It's not bad to believe me, and you still like me, so there's no need to worry about accidents that haven't happened yet, right?"
"Of course," Ping Qiu said softly, "You are already fine."
"Better than Xu Ruiyang?"
"of course."
Xu Xiuyuan was quiet, and said after a long time: "I want to see you."
Pingqiu was surprised: "Now?"
"Yes, now."
"But it's past ten o'clock."
Xu Xiuyuan glanced at the desk clock on one side, with annoyance and impatience immediately showing on his face.
Seeing this, Ping Qiu hurriedly comforted: "Tomorrow, if you don't have class, you can come to me, or I will come to find you."
They agreed to meet tomorrow, not only Xu Xiuyuan was appeased, even Pingqiu was looking forward to it.I have to admit that Cao Yanhua came by coincidence, and the words he left made Pingqiu feel uneasy. He urgently needed to stay with Xu Xiuyuan to comfort each other, so as to dispel the strong uneasiness in his heart.
With troubles hanging in his heart, Pingqiu couldn't sleep well that night.Hearing a sound while half asleep, he struggled to get up, put on his coat and walked out of the bedroom, only to find that the sound was coming from the direction of the door, as if someone was breaking the lock.
This guess made the drowsiness dissipate in an instant, Pingqiu didn't dare to turn on the light, and felt the broomstick leaning against the wall in the darkness.He slowly fumbled to the door, and leaned into the peephole to look outside. Sure enough, there were two middle-aged men standing at the door of the house, one was touching the door lock, and the other was standing a little far behind, probably watching the wind.
Ping Qiu immediately turned on the light, and then looked at the cat's eyes, the two people at the door seemed to be shocked, they hurriedly looked around and left quickly.Sitting at the dining table with a broomstick in hand, after 10 minutes, Pingqiu's heart was still pounding.
When going out the next day, Pingqiu double-checked whether he had brought all the self-defense items in his backpack.To make sure it was correct, Chu Tiwei just happened to knock on the door, and the two went out together, and Chu Tiwei handed him a boiled egg.
Ping Qiu asked: "Wei Wei, when you sleep at night, do you hear any strange noises?"
Hearing this, Chu Tiwei really thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "No."
"It's that kind of sound, like someone is breaking the door. Haven't you heard it?"
"No."
"That's good. I think we still need to install a surveillance camera at the door of our house, right? There are too many people here. If you want to pay attention to ordinary residents like us, the goal is actually quite obvious, right?"
"What's wrong with you?" Chu Ti asked slightly.
"Last night, I saw two people sneaking in front of my house. As soon as I turned on the light, they ran away. So I suspect that they knew that I lived alone, so they wanted to pry into the door, maybe to steal something or something. "
"Who?"
"I don't know it, and the cat's eyes are small, so I can't see what it looks like."
Chu Ti frowned slightly and said, "You follow me."
Pingqiu smiled: "Understood. But you still have to be careful, and you have to pay attention when you sleep at night. If this happens, remember to call me. Anyway, I can help you."
"You can't help me."
"Don't look down on me, okay, anyway, I'm also a man."
Chu Tiwei didn't answer, just scanned Pingqiu's whole body with his eyes.
Ping Qiu was flushed by her and felt a little ashamed, so he emphasized: "I'm telling the truth."
"Oh." Chu Ti slightly retracted his gaze.In case Ping Qiu didn't believe it, she added: "Okay."
"..." Ping Qiu was annoyed.
That night Xu Xiuyuan stayed overnight as promised.Pingqiu was huddled under the quilt, with his hands raised high above the quilt, his limbs trembling uncontrollably.Occasionally there was a sound of gasping from under the bed, with a few commands from Xu Xiuyuan: He asked Pingqiu to spread his legs, and after a while he asked Pingqiu to hug his legs and stick up his butt.Feeling ashamed, Ping Qiu protested twice, and was immediately pushed down by Xu Xiuyuan.He was forced to put his face on the pillow, and his hands were tied tightly by the trouser rope that Xu Xiuyuan pulled down. Pingqiu could only see Xu Xiuyuan through the gap in the quilt.
The visual senses were strongly stimulated, Pingqiu trembled all over, moaned and softened his waist, he was ashamed of his uncontrollable noise, so he stuffed his hands into his mouth, but it was more convenient for Xu Xiuyuan to bite his lips and tongue .
After finishing it in the middle of the night, Ping Qiu was lying on Xu Xiuyuan's chest dripping with sweat, his wrists were bound for too long, leaving red bruises, but he seemed to have lost the pain, he just wanted to be close to Xu Xiuyuan, and he didn't even want to ask Xu Xiuyuan to get out of bed Pour a glass of water to drink.
Xu Xiuyuan flicked the hair on Pingqiu's forehead intermittently, it was soaked in sweat and turned into strands, sticking to the skin.And Ping Qiu hugged Xu Xiuyuan's neck, the tranquility of the rest made his heart sore and soft, he couldn't help kissing Xu Xiuyuan's neck tightly.
In the long silence, they leaned close to enjoy the tenderness after intimacy.
Two days later, on Sunday, Chu Tiwei notified Pingqiu that she had extra classes temporarily, so she would go home later.Pingqiu reminded her to pay attention to safety at night, while touching the self-defense tools in her backpack, feeling somewhat comforted in her heart.
It was dark at night, and when returning to the apartment from the subway station, I would pass a remote path with no lights on the way.Pingqiu held the flashlight of his mobile phone in front of his chest, and walked fast and steadily all the way.Perhaps it was because of his anxiety on the road that he didn't notice the danger around him. It wasn't until he tripped, his palms were scratched, and his phone dropped a few steps away, that Ping Qiu realized that he had been being followed all the way.
Following him were three men whose faces could not be seen clearly, all of them were tall and burly, standing in front of Ping Qiu, as if they could block the faint moonlight above his head.
Ping Qiu didn't even have time to secretly take out self-defense tools from his backpack, the other party immediately tore away his backpack, shook it upside down, followed by a bang, the things fell all over the ground.
"Only these two cards?" The other party spoke with a strong local accent, and because he found so little after a search, he was a little frustrated, "No money?"
"One more point, you can take it away from the side of the backpack." Ping Qiu tried his best to keep calm.
"Gone?"
"Nothing."
Just as he finished speaking, Ping Qiu was slapped suddenly.Unprepared, he was slapped so that his whole face was turned sideways, and his body swayed in place, and he became dizzy for an instant.
The other party asked: "No more?!"
"In the phone," Pingqiu gasped for air as if one side of his face was numb, with a cloud of white mist around his mouth, "I have money in my phone, which can be transferred to the card."
"Bring his cell phone here," one of them ordered his companions, and warned Pingqiu, "Don't play tricks on me, the knife in my hand doesn't have eyes."
Pressing the mobile phone under the eyes of the villain, Ping Qiu didn't dare to do more.Finding a few gravels on his palm, he pressed his palm to his chest and wiped it, and was mistakenly thought that he wanted to resist, so he was pushed hard on the head.Pingqiu smelled the strong smell of sweat on the other person's body, as well as a stench of tobacco and alcohol, which made him nervous and nauseated, and couldn't help retching.
Then, the whispered conversations of the other party reached his ears.
One of them reported: "I know him. He was the one I saw last time. The one on the seventh floor lives alone. It's a rabbit."
The companion was surprised: "Rabbit? Are you sure?"
The man was triumphant: "Look, a sissy, with a white face and a high-pitched voice, isn't this a rabbit? I always see him walking with a man, it must be."
Saying that, the three snickered in unison.
Before Pingqiu had time to enter the password, someone pulled his shoulder from behind suddenly, he couldn't stand still, and was pulled to the point of falling.Hao risked his hand against the wall, and took the opportunity to press the mobile phone against his chest, pressing it randomly according to his feeling, and shouted at the same time: "I will give you all the money, and you can press me to the nearest self-service withdrawal Take the money from the machine, as long as you don’t move me, I will give you all the money.”
"Are you a rabbit?"
"No," Pingqiu repeatedly emphasized, sweating on his back, "Don't touch me, I will give you all the money. Don't you want money? You can take it away."
But at this time, no matter how much Pingqiu denies it, in the eyes of the other party, he is more like a fish that climbs up the chopping board automatically.They rushed forward, grabbed Ping Qiu by the back collar and dragged him into the alley.After Pingqiu reacted, he desperately called for help and struggled, but what he got was an even tighter collar, which made him almost suffocated.Followed by several slaps from the opponent, and then a hand covering Pingqiu's mouth.
Pingqiu tasted the strong fishy smell from the opponent's palm, he couldn't help kicking his legs in despair, and grabbed anything by the wall that could be grasped by the wall with both hands.He seemed to have accidentally kicked someone's calf, and he fell down. He crawled on the ground for two steps, but was soon dragged back by his feet again.
For a moment, Pingqiu had foreseen the worst outcome.In the next second, a figure looming at the entrance of the alley immediately lifted his spirits.He screamed desperately, for which he was attacked and beaten with varying degrees of force on his body and head.
At the end of his memory, what he saw was a figure sprinting from afar.
Sitting in a nearby convenience store with hot water in his arms, Ping Qiu was covered in stains, and the outermost coat was so dirty that he couldn't see it.He was still afraid, even though Chu Tiwei held his hand, Ping Qiu couldn't stop shaking.Without the eloquence to comfort him, Chu Tiwei could only sit with him, pour some hot water for him from time to time, and then pat his back clumsily.
About half an hour later, Xu Xiuyuan hurried over.He broke into the convenience store, startling the clerks and customers. Chu Tiwei called him on the second floor. Get into his arms, hug him tightly, and bury his whole face.
Chu Tiwei said that she ended the class early, just in time to save Ping Qiu at the last moment when he was dragged away, the three of them ran very fast, they should be workers from a nearby construction site, Ping Qiu was harassed earlier After a few times, I have all the self-defense tools in the bag, but this time it is useless, and I leave them nearby.She tidied it up and put it in Pingqiu's backpack, and handed it over to Xu Xiuyuan at this time.
Xu Xiuyuan thanked her sincerely, then put on his backpack and took Pingqiu away.
Along the way, Ping Qiu kept hugging Xu Xiuyuan and buried his face.No matter Xu Xiuyuan said he wanted to see his face or the parts of his body that might be injured, Ping Qiu just shook his head silently.
Pingqiu didn't ask him where he was going.At this moment, he seemed to be a baby bird that just hatched, and he wanted to be close to Xu Xiuyuan, not to separate him even an inch.It wasn't until Xu Xiuyuan led him in and turned on the light when he arrived at the destination that Ping Qiu tentatively revealed one eye to look around, and then Xu Xiuyuan took him to the sofa to sit down.
Taking off each other's coats, Xu Xiuyuan instructed: "Give me your hand, I'll take a look."
Showing him the palms up, Ping Qiu slightly pulled away from Xu Xiuyuan's chest, but once he showed his face, there was nowhere to hide the red and swollen finger marks on both sides of his cheeks.
Xu Xiuyuan stared at his face for a long time before asking, "Did they beat him?"
Nodding his head, Pingqiu said: "Actually, it doesn't hurt very much."
"Doesn't it hurt? Doesn't it hurt?" Xu Xiuyuan tried his best to restrain his anger, but inadvertently put more weight on his hands, "Move here to live."
"here?"
"I said before that I rented a house near the school, which is here. My friend's house is very safe, and it is very close to my school. You will move here tomorrow."
"The house over there..."
"Don't you understand what I said? How many times do you want me to say it?!" Feeling out of control for a moment, Xu Xiuyuan reprimanded sharply, and paused when he touched Pingqiu's startled and flustered eyes.He suppressed his tone and tried to persuade Pingqiu: "Don't talk to me about other empty words. What I see now is that you live there, you were injured, and you were killed by some people who don't know..."
"I see." Ping Qiu interrupted.He looked at Xu Xiuyuan, his cheeks were exaggeratedly red and swollen, but he smiled gently again: "I see, I will move here. Don't worry about me."
As soon as his clenched teeth were loosened, Xu Xiuyuan let out his breath instantly.He held Pingqiu's hand tightly, touched his palm from his wrist, and muttered to himself: "Do you know how I feel when I receive your call? I don't know what happened to you, I can only hear You are screaming, I don't even know where you are, what do you want me to do?...Is it possible to tie you in the house and never go to the ground for the rest of your life, only in this way you will not disobey me, and you will be safe forever no?"
"I'm sorry," Ping Qiu knew he was wrong, and couldn't see Xu Xiuyuan's self-blame, so
Ping Qiu didn't know anything about Xu Ruiyang's wife—or ex-wife.Her marriage to Xu Ruiyang was three or four years after Xu Ruiyang broke up with Pingqiu. At most, Pingqiu only saw her name in the circle of friends where Xu Xiuyuan expressed congratulations on their wedding day, but they only heard her name and never saw her.Meeting for the first time today, Ping Qiu thought, she is a sharp and sharp woman.
After talking for a while, Cao Yanhua turned around and walked towards the drink shop.But the windows of the back seat of the car did not go up. There was a person sitting by the window. Looking carefully, it was a middle-aged woman with light makeup and a baby wrapped tightly in her arms.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Cao Yanhua was wearing high heels today, and the sound of the heels hitting the floor was short and crisp.Then she threw the handbag on the table, revealing a platinum diamond ring on her ring finger on her right hand.
Seeing Pingqiu looking at the car outside the window, Cao Yanhua followed and said with a smile: "That's my mother, she is holding my daughter. Our plane leaves the country this afternoon, and there is still a little time left. I am worried that I have nothing to do. I just wanted to see you."
Where did their friendship come from? It was actually Cao Yanhua's turn to ask to meet each other.She obviously had something in her words, throwing out doubts and questions, as if deliberately speaking to Ping Qiu, so as to take the opportunity to observe the panic that may appear on his face.
Of course, her estimation was not wrong.Although he still pretended to be calm on the surface, Pingqiu's heart was already in shock.He drank water to cover up the ups and downs of his mood, but found that Cao Yanhua's eyes were always fixed on his face.
"Pingqiu—this name is too familiar to me. I used to hear it almost every day for a while, but I never saw a real person." Cao Yanhua looked at him, like looking at a piece of fresh beef in a freezer in a shopping mall." Not bad, much more handsome than I imagined, no wonder Xu Ruiyang likes it, Xu Xiuyuan also likes it."
I don't know whether she is intentional or not, but Ping Qiu always feels that she speaks a little weirdly, and he doesn't know what she wants to do.For this reason, he decided to preemptively strike: "Is there anything you want to do with me today?"
"It's okay," Cao Yanhua answered simply, "I'm just curious, I want to come and see you, and see which side of the rumored "Ping Qiu" is the most sacred."
"We have no origin."
"Why not? You and my husband, should be said to be ex-husbands now. I know everything about you. Did you forget that you need me to review it for you? Isn't it because you two secretly fell in love and were caught by him?" His mother caught him, his mother forced him to marry, and then he came to me—have you forgotten all this?"
However, Ping Qiu mistakenly thought that she was invoking the teacher to ask the crime, and explained: "I and Xu Ruiyang are from the past. I have broken up with him for many years, and I haven't contacted him since then. I have never intervened in your marriage..."
"Stop," Cao Yanhua raised his hand, laughing at him, "I didn't say that I was also here to catch traitors. I have nothing to do with whether you have broken up with each other in the past few years. Let's not say that he and I are divorced now." , we are all free people, even if you have cheated on me during my marriage with him, it has nothing to do with me, I don’t control the things in his crotch.”
"..."
"Why are you looking at me like that? I knew he was gay. The two of you had a lot of trouble back then. You don't think I didn't do any homework when I picked him to marry me?"
"In this case," Pingqiu hesitated, "I want to know, why did you come to me?"
"There is no reason."
"Are you really just curious? Isn't this very unreasonable? According to what you said earlier, your marriage with Xu Ruiyang is not satisfactory, and you don't care about his past, but you said that you didn't come to me to ask the teacher for his sins." ...I don't quite understand, we actually met for the first time, right?"
"It's the first time, but if you insist on giving me a reason," Cao Yanhua pondered, "it's for Xu Xiuyuan."
"Xu Xiuyuan?" Ping Qiu was startled.
"That's right, Xu Xiuyuan, I know all about you. But I can't understand. He, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, so he dares to do anything. He is so courageous that he can poke a hole in the sky, but what about you?" Cao Yanhua Staring at Pingqiu with a half-smile, "The relationship between you and Xu Ruiyang is well-known, I can't figure it out, you like their man surnamed Xu so much? Xu Ruiyang is not enough, break up, and find the younger Xu Xiuyuan? In this way, If you want, why not help me out, why? I'm so curious."
"Xiuyuan and I, my relationship with him," Pingqiu stammered a bit, the other party's purpose was unknown, which made him full of stressful preparations, "Our relationship..."
"You don't admit it?" Cao Yanhua interrupted, "Then it wasn't you who held hands at the gate of his school? You weren't the one who secretly rented a room to live together here? Or do you want to say that you and him just slept together, that kind of bed sex?" Lover, you'll be brothers as soon as you get out of bed—pure relationship? Like what you did with Xu Ruiyang back then?"
Cao Yanhua spoke very fast and without mercy.At the same time, her body habitually leaned forward, which made Ping Qiu almost sweat under her staring and pressing questions.He lowered his head slightly, looked at his clenched hands, and asked, "How did you know? Did someone tell you?"
"Is this important?" Cao Yanhua suddenly relaxed his tense shoulders, leaned back his upper body, and took a sip of the hot drink leisurely, "What did you call it? The taste is okay, but a little sweet...you can relax, no need So nervous, I won't eat people."
"You still have not answered my question."
"So worried? Then you can rest assured, no one told me about the two of you," Cao Yanhua took another sip, "I saw it myself."
Cao Yanhua, his mother and daughter arrived in the capital one day earlier than the scheduled flight this afternoon.Meeting up with half-baked friends, giving presents, and going through some tricky formalities, she was exhausted.Passing a certain college on the way back to the hotel, he suddenly thought of Xu Xiuyuan from the same city. Thinking that this might be the last time he would see each other in this life, Cao Yanhua deliberately went to see him.
Although she and Xu Xiangnan are like Mars and hate the earth, Xu Ruiyang is her ally, and there is Xu Xiuyuan, whom Cao Yanhua regards as her little brother who has a good relationship with her.Probably because she thought he was the only normal person in the Xu family, and always thought that he was born in the Xu family, like a lamb falling into a wolf's den, so she was willing to take care of him, meet him before leaving, and give him some small gifts. Benevolent to the utmost.
It's just that Cao Yanhua didn't expect that she drove to the gate of Xu Xiuyuan's school. She didn't even open the car door, and saw Xu Xiuyuan, who couldn't get through several phone calls, leading someone past the school gate.
In winter in the north, the temperature is often below zero, but Xu Xiuyuan is only wearing a crisp woolen coat, his nose is slightly red from the cold, and the only warm clothing on his body is a woolen hat.He also wears glasses, the temples of which are hidden under the brim of the hat, which covers the tips of the ears by the way.The person beside him was wearing a thick long cotton padded jacket, with a scarf rolled around his neck, one corner of the scarf was hanging on his shoulders, he swayed all the way, walked a few steps and then fell off, covering their clasped hands.For this reason, Xu Xiuyuan specially stopped, and put the loose scarf around the opponent again - things are very normal up to this point, not to mention that Xu Xiuyuan is now an adult and studying in college, even if he is a junior high school student or a high school student at this time, Cao Yanhua never thought that the relationship between the sexes had to be separated by morning and evening.But the premise of the question is that this is a relationship between the sexes, that is, between the opposite sex, not two men.
Cao Yanhua was a little surprised when Xu Xiuyuan secretly talked about homosexuality behind Xu Xiangnan's back, but it was more of a joy of revenge.She even took pleasure in other people's misfortune, and even wanted to take a picture and send it to Xu Xiangnan to ridicule her heartily, showing her that the little son she thought was well-behaved was actually the most rebellious one. The elder brother's miserable appearance was in front of him. Sex, but he still talked about it, and talked about it openly, walking around the campus with his partner.Dinner with classmates and friends at night, there are men and women in pairs at the front, but he is the only one who pulls a man and walks behind him swaggeringly. When eating, he is also considerate like a normal boyfriend and takes care of his girlfriend, either adding water for him or helping to serve food. There was a happy atmosphere, the young people talked and laughed casually, and there was no slight discomfort or rejection, which showed that he had come out in public, only his poor parents and relatives were still in the dark.
But soon, Cao Yanhua's unborn prank was declared a failure—she saw Xu Xiuyuan's male companion rushing out the door, he was so anxious that he didn't even put on his cotton padded jacket, he put his hands in his pockets, and walked around on the ground with his head down Looking around, it seems to be looking for something.A few seconds later, Xu Xiuyuan followed him out, shouted for him to come back, and then waved the key in his hand as if showing off.The boyfriend heaved a sigh of relief, smiled helplessly, swayed back like a frozen duck, then stuffed his hands into Xu Xiuyuan's arms, the two of them talked for a while, and walked in the door arm in arm up.
Cao Yanhua, who was not far away, was stunned for a moment, unable to determine whether Xu Xiuyuan called "Pingqiu" just now.
It is not difficult to confirm the identity of that person, Cao Yanhua always has inexhaustible patience for things he is curious about.She waited until the dinner party was over, and followed the bus they took all the way until they arrived at their destination.The next day, she saw the face she had seen last night in the teacher's display column in the reception hall of the remedial class, with a soft face, clear eyes, and almost no aggressiveness.The name under the ID photo also confirmed her guess.
Cao Yanhua suddenly felt happy, stepped forward, and signaled to the front desk: "Hi, I'm looking for Pingqiu."
"I was just thinking, Xu Xiangnan's original intention seems to be to ask Xu Xiuyuan to report to the school in the south, and the ranking is high, and the result is very stable. The key point is to be close to home, so that she can go and take a look when she thinks of it, to ensure that her son will not Doing some scandalous things that were so out of line that she couldn't have expected. Who would have thought that Xu Xiuyuan didn't report to the authorities, but directly reported to the school in the north, so far away, and jumped out of the palm of his mother's hand-it couldn't be because of you Right?" Cao Yanhua asked with a smile.
Ping Qiu didn't jump into her trap, and said lightly: "This matter is related to his future, he knows it in his heart, it has nothing to do with me. And I think he is an adult, he has his own ideas, he is more important than anyone else. Knowing what he needs and making his own decisions should be a good thing for him."
"Don't play Tai Chi with me. I'm not his mother. What he decides has nothing to do with me."
"Since you say that, I don't think I have to answer your question, do I?"
"Well, you don't need to tell me about Xu Xiuyuan. What about Xu Ruiyang," Cao Yanhua said, "my ex-husband is also your ex. About him, we have something to talk about, right?"
What should come will always come, even if Ping Qiu has rehearsed the scene thousands of times in his mind, once he actually faces it, his heartbeat will inevitably speed up.Taking a breath, Ping Qiu asked: "What do you want to talk about?"
"In the past two years, have you really not been in touch?"
"No, at least I didn't...but he called me."
"Call you?" Cao Yanhua had a delicate expression, "When? What did you talk about?"
"This summer, there were a few times, but we didn't have a conversation."
"Called, but no conversation? Isn't it weird?"
"The call was answered, but there was no communication."
"Not once?"
"No."
"Only this summer? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Do you think I should believe you? Put it in another way. If you were me, your husband was gay, and you had a boyfriend for several years when you were studying. After being beaten by your parents, you still think about it. Marriage is for your parents. Even if the wife is pregnant, she doesn't care about it, even secretly calling her ex-lover... Do you think it's reasonable for nothing to happen at this time?"
Pingqiu's face tightened: "I can guarantee this, after that, I have no contact with Xu Ruiyang."
"Besides that, is there anything else?"
"Nothing."
"Then what do you think, if Xu Ruiyang, who is already divorced and single again, comes back to you at this time, apologizes to you, and wants you to accept him again, will you agree? Xu Ruiyang and Xu Xiuyuan, brothers, will you give up on Xu Xiuyuan? , choose Xu Ruiyang again?"
"...There are no ifs in the world."
"It's just a hypothetical question, don't you need to be so defensive?"
"I don't understand why you are asking me such a question," Ping Qiu was confused, "What is your purpose here?"
"I'm questioning you," Cao Yanhua said with a smile on his face, "By the way, I will fight for my ex-husband's chance."
"I thought you hated me...and Xu Ruiyang."
"Why do you hate him? He and I are partners. We each get what we need, and the breakup is smooth. No matter what, I don't have to hate him. What's more, we don't have any contact. Why should I hate you, a stranger? "
"Partner?" Ping Qiu was stunned.
"correct."
"Aren't you married, there is another..."
"That's my daughter."
"Is it because you are divorced?"
"My daughter, my daughter," Cao Yanhua smiled, "didn't you understand? It's my daughter, my own daughter, and has nothing to do with Xu Ruiyang. You should look at my daughter's eyes, green Yes, very beautiful."
Green eyes?Pingqiu was at a loss for a moment, and tentatively said: "The child's father..."
"You still don't understand. She has no father, she only has a mother, that is, me, and her grandma, that is, my mother. I searched for a long time, changed several sperm banks, and barely found the one I was satisfied with. Later, I gave birth smoothly. My daughter, she is healthy and beautiful."
Hearing this, everything became clear.Ping Qiu didn't know what to say, so he could only dryly flatter: "You will be a good mother."
"Thank you, I think so too." Cao Yanhua said with a smile, "However, why do you think I had to give birth to a half-breed child? In order to discredit Xu Ruiyang. To be precise, to discredit my dad and Xu Xiangnan together. "
"...Are you doing it on purpose?"
"Yes, Xu Ruiyang and I reached a consensus before we got married. I told him that I will definitely have a child of my own, and the effect must be the most obvious, so I can only have a mixed race. You should really come and see, the day the child is born When they saw the child's expression," Cao Yanhua smiled maliciously, "my father was so angry that he made a scene in the hospital, grabbing people and asking if there was a mistake, how did Xu Ruiyang and I have a green-eyed child? I love face the most in my life, but that day I was like a chicken whose feet were chopped off, my mother took his video for me, it was so funny, I even sent the video to Xu Ruiyang to watch."
Pingqiu was speechless for a while, and could only stare blankly at Cao Yanhua.
"Oh, there are also Xu Xiangnan and Fang Haichang, they are even more disgraced. The daughter-in-law was pregnant for several months, and when the child fell to the ground, it looked like it was not their son. Fang Haichang wanted to slap Xu Ruiyang on the spot. That scene, so funny."
Ping Qiu got goosebumps when he heard it: "Why do you want to do this?"
"what?"
"This is not to use the child as a tool for revenge."
"So what? Which child is not used as a tool after birth? My mother gave birth to me and broke her body. My father blamed her for not having a son, so he raised his concubine outside as a matter of course, but it turned out to be a daughter. Where is Xu Ruiyang?" He's amazing - I have to admit that Xu Xiangnan is very powerful, tougher than most women, and much more ambitious, but she treats everyone as her property, Xu Ruiyang is out of line, she treats him like a head Tethered by her side like an animal, Xu Ruiyang's allowed range of activities is only a few meters away from her center, has she ever considered children? What about my dad? Not at all."
Pingqiu was speechless, and after a long silence, he said: "I don't understand your situation, and this has nothing to do with me."
"But as far as I know, Xu Ruiyang hasn't forgotten you at all these years. Now that he is free, he might run over to you like me in two days. When he finds out that you are already with his own brother Son, I wonder what his expression will be then."
Unable to figure out Cao Yanhua's thoughts, Pingqiu felt chills all over his body, and planned to take the initiative to end the conversation: "He won't... If there is nothing else, I think I should go back to work."
"Okay, as you like."
"Goodbye." Ping Qiu stood up, but was immediately stopped by Cao Yanhua.
"Although you will definitely find me inexplicable, I think it's not wrong for me to remind you one more thing. As the old saying goes, 'a good horse never turns back', you can have better choices, at least there is no need to go back to the old way , are you right?"
Ping Qiu frowned: "Are you referring to Xu Ruiyang?"
"You can understand it that way."
With great suspicion, Pingqiu said goodbye to her, walked out of the drink shop, and looked at Cao Yanhua through the glass again.She was arranging her handbags, raised her head and smiled at him, then got up, and Pingqiu left the seat in one step.
Before turning the corner, Ping Qiu glanced back at the black car on the side of the road, and watched Cao Yanhua step into the door, then the car drove away and completely disappeared at the intersection.
About today's meeting with Cao Yanhua, Ping Qiu hesitated whether to tell Xu Xiuyuan or not.Video at night, it was nearly ten o'clock, Xu Xiuyuan was still reading at the desk with the lamp on, yawned from time to time, took off his glasses, pressed his eye sockets, and smiled and said that he seemed to have used his eyes too much recently, and the corners of his eyes would always hurt.
In this way, Pingqiu's not strong desire to confide is even more depressed.He didn't want to burden Xu Xiuyuan, and just about to change the subject, he saw Xu Xiuyuan suddenly approached the screen, as if he was looking carefully at the message bar above.After a while, he seemed to sigh: "It's so easy to walk."
"Who left?" Ping Qiu asked seemingly unintentionally, obviously he already had an answer in his heart.
"A sister."
"elder sister?"
"Are you curious?"
"I'm not curious, aren't you talking about it? I'll just ask."
Xu Xiuyuan's eyes froze for a while, and he immediately returned to normal: "Well, it's actually my brother's ex-wife, Cao Yanhua, you should know."
"she left?"
"Ok?"
"Didn't you say that she walked easily?"
"Is this what you focus on?"
"if not?"
"I thought you'd pay attention to 'ex-wife.'"
"..." Pingqiu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"What happened?" Xu Xiuyuan tried to keep his tone calm, "You can tell me."
Pingqiu was silent for a moment, and finally surrendered.He told Xu Xiuyuan one by one about Cao Yanhua's coming to the tutoring class to find him today, but he was not sure whether Xu Xiuyuan knew about the plans Cao Yanhua said about her and Xu Ruiyang. up.
"That's it?" Xu Xiuyuan asked back, "She came to you because she was curious about what kind of person you are, and then told you that she and Xu Ruiyang divorced, and she has a daughter, but the daughter is not Xu Ruiyang's—it's as simple as that ? Are you sure that's all?"
"Should she tell me something else?" In order to prevent Xu Xiuyuan from seeing the clue, Ping Qiu turned against the general.
Sure enough, Xu Xiuyuan didn't ask any more questions.He was obviously well aware of the recent accidents at home, so he didn't show any shock at Ping Qiu's retelling.
They looked at each other speechlessly, Ping Qiu was speechless, and Xu Xiuyuan was speechless in contemplation.
After a long time, Xu Xiuyuan spoke first: "I can be more confident, right? It's not bad to believe me, and you still like me, so there's no need to worry about accidents that haven't happened yet, right?"
"Of course," Ping Qiu said softly, "You are already fine."
"Better than Xu Ruiyang?"
"of course."
Xu Xiuyuan was quiet, and said after a long time: "I want to see you."
Pingqiu was surprised: "Now?"
"Yes, now."
"But it's past ten o'clock."
Xu Xiuyuan glanced at the desk clock on one side, with annoyance and impatience immediately showing on his face.
Seeing this, Ping Qiu hurriedly comforted: "Tomorrow, if you don't have class, you can come to me, or I will come to find you."
They agreed to meet tomorrow, not only Xu Xiuyuan was appeased, even Pingqiu was looking forward to it.I have to admit that Cao Yanhua came by coincidence, and the words he left made Pingqiu feel uneasy. He urgently needed to stay with Xu Xiuyuan to comfort each other, so as to dispel the strong uneasiness in his heart.
With troubles hanging in his heart, Pingqiu couldn't sleep well that night.Hearing a sound while half asleep, he struggled to get up, put on his coat and walked out of the bedroom, only to find that the sound was coming from the direction of the door, as if someone was breaking the lock.
This guess made the drowsiness dissipate in an instant, Pingqiu didn't dare to turn on the light, and felt the broomstick leaning against the wall in the darkness.He slowly fumbled to the door, and leaned into the peephole to look outside. Sure enough, there were two middle-aged men standing at the door of the house, one was touching the door lock, and the other was standing a little far behind, probably watching the wind.
Ping Qiu immediately turned on the light, and then looked at the cat's eyes, the two people at the door seemed to be shocked, they hurriedly looked around and left quickly.Sitting at the dining table with a broomstick in hand, after 10 minutes, Pingqiu's heart was still pounding.
When going out the next day, Pingqiu double-checked whether he had brought all the self-defense items in his backpack.To make sure it was correct, Chu Tiwei just happened to knock on the door, and the two went out together, and Chu Tiwei handed him a boiled egg.
Ping Qiu asked: "Wei Wei, when you sleep at night, do you hear any strange noises?"
Hearing this, Chu Tiwei really thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "No."
"It's that kind of sound, like someone is breaking the door. Haven't you heard it?"
"No."
"That's good. I think we still need to install a surveillance camera at the door of our house, right? There are too many people here. If you want to pay attention to ordinary residents like us, the goal is actually quite obvious, right?"
"What's wrong with you?" Chu Ti asked slightly.
"Last night, I saw two people sneaking in front of my house. As soon as I turned on the light, they ran away. So I suspect that they knew that I lived alone, so they wanted to pry into the door, maybe to steal something or something. "
"Who?"
"I don't know it, and the cat's eyes are small, so I can't see what it looks like."
Chu Ti frowned slightly and said, "You follow me."
Pingqiu smiled: "Understood. But you still have to be careful, and you have to pay attention when you sleep at night. If this happens, remember to call me. Anyway, I can help you."
"You can't help me."
"Don't look down on me, okay, anyway, I'm also a man."
Chu Tiwei didn't answer, just scanned Pingqiu's whole body with his eyes.
Ping Qiu was flushed by her and felt a little ashamed, so he emphasized: "I'm telling the truth."
"Oh." Chu Ti slightly retracted his gaze.In case Ping Qiu didn't believe it, she added: "Okay."
"..." Ping Qiu was annoyed.
That night Xu Xiuyuan stayed overnight as promised.Pingqiu was huddled under the quilt, with his hands raised high above the quilt, his limbs trembling uncontrollably.Occasionally there was a sound of gasping from under the bed, with a few commands from Xu Xiuyuan: He asked Pingqiu to spread his legs, and after a while he asked Pingqiu to hug his legs and stick up his butt.Feeling ashamed, Ping Qiu protested twice, and was immediately pushed down by Xu Xiuyuan.He was forced to put his face on the pillow, and his hands were tied tightly by the trouser rope that Xu Xiuyuan pulled down. Pingqiu could only see Xu Xiuyuan through the gap in the quilt.
The visual senses were strongly stimulated, Pingqiu trembled all over, moaned and softened his waist, he was ashamed of his uncontrollable noise, so he stuffed his hands into his mouth, but it was more convenient for Xu Xiuyuan to bite his lips and tongue .
After finishing it in the middle of the night, Ping Qiu was lying on Xu Xiuyuan's chest dripping with sweat, his wrists were bound for too long, leaving red bruises, but he seemed to have lost the pain, he just wanted to be close to Xu Xiuyuan, and he didn't even want to ask Xu Xiuyuan to get out of bed Pour a glass of water to drink.
Xu Xiuyuan flicked the hair on Pingqiu's forehead intermittently, it was soaked in sweat and turned into strands, sticking to the skin.And Ping Qiu hugged Xu Xiuyuan's neck, the tranquility of the rest made his heart sore and soft, he couldn't help kissing Xu Xiuyuan's neck tightly.
In the long silence, they leaned close to enjoy the tenderness after intimacy.
Two days later, on Sunday, Chu Tiwei notified Pingqiu that she had extra classes temporarily, so she would go home later.Pingqiu reminded her to pay attention to safety at night, while touching the self-defense tools in her backpack, feeling somewhat comforted in her heart.
It was dark at night, and when returning to the apartment from the subway station, I would pass a remote path with no lights on the way.Pingqiu held the flashlight of his mobile phone in front of his chest, and walked fast and steadily all the way.Perhaps it was because of his anxiety on the road that he didn't notice the danger around him. It wasn't until he tripped, his palms were scratched, and his phone dropped a few steps away, that Ping Qiu realized that he had been being followed all the way.
Following him were three men whose faces could not be seen clearly, all of them were tall and burly, standing in front of Ping Qiu, as if they could block the faint moonlight above his head.
Ping Qiu didn't even have time to secretly take out self-defense tools from his backpack, the other party immediately tore away his backpack, shook it upside down, followed by a bang, the things fell all over the ground.
"Only these two cards?" The other party spoke with a strong local accent, and because he found so little after a search, he was a little frustrated, "No money?"
"One more point, you can take it away from the side of the backpack." Ping Qiu tried his best to keep calm.
"Gone?"
"Nothing."
Just as he finished speaking, Ping Qiu was slapped suddenly.Unprepared, he was slapped so that his whole face was turned sideways, and his body swayed in place, and he became dizzy for an instant.
The other party asked: "No more?!"
"In the phone," Pingqiu gasped for air as if one side of his face was numb, with a cloud of white mist around his mouth, "I have money in my phone, which can be transferred to the card."
"Bring his cell phone here," one of them ordered his companions, and warned Pingqiu, "Don't play tricks on me, the knife in my hand doesn't have eyes."
Pressing the mobile phone under the eyes of the villain, Ping Qiu didn't dare to do more.Finding a few gravels on his palm, he pressed his palm to his chest and wiped it, and was mistakenly thought that he wanted to resist, so he was pushed hard on the head.Pingqiu smelled the strong smell of sweat on the other person's body, as well as a stench of tobacco and alcohol, which made him nervous and nauseated, and couldn't help retching.
Then, the whispered conversations of the other party reached his ears.
One of them reported: "I know him. He was the one I saw last time. The one on the seventh floor lives alone. It's a rabbit."
The companion was surprised: "Rabbit? Are you sure?"
The man was triumphant: "Look, a sissy, with a white face and a high-pitched voice, isn't this a rabbit? I always see him walking with a man, it must be."
Saying that, the three snickered in unison.
Before Pingqiu had time to enter the password, someone pulled his shoulder from behind suddenly, he couldn't stand still, and was pulled to the point of falling.Hao risked his hand against the wall, and took the opportunity to press the mobile phone against his chest, pressing it randomly according to his feeling, and shouted at the same time: "I will give you all the money, and you can press me to the nearest self-service withdrawal Take the money from the machine, as long as you don’t move me, I will give you all the money.”
"Are you a rabbit?"
"No," Pingqiu repeatedly emphasized, sweating on his back, "Don't touch me, I will give you all the money. Don't you want money? You can take it away."
But at this time, no matter how much Pingqiu denies it, in the eyes of the other party, he is more like a fish that climbs up the chopping board automatically.They rushed forward, grabbed Ping Qiu by the back collar and dragged him into the alley.After Pingqiu reacted, he desperately called for help and struggled, but what he got was an even tighter collar, which made him almost suffocated.Followed by several slaps from the opponent, and then a hand covering Pingqiu's mouth.
Pingqiu tasted the strong fishy smell from the opponent's palm, he couldn't help kicking his legs in despair, and grabbed anything by the wall that could be grasped by the wall with both hands.He seemed to have accidentally kicked someone's calf, and he fell down. He crawled on the ground for two steps, but was soon dragged back by his feet again.
For a moment, Pingqiu had foreseen the worst outcome.In the next second, a figure looming at the entrance of the alley immediately lifted his spirits.He screamed desperately, for which he was attacked and beaten with varying degrees of force on his body and head.
At the end of his memory, what he saw was a figure sprinting from afar.
Sitting in a nearby convenience store with hot water in his arms, Ping Qiu was covered in stains, and the outermost coat was so dirty that he couldn't see it.He was still afraid, even though Chu Tiwei held his hand, Ping Qiu couldn't stop shaking.Without the eloquence to comfort him, Chu Tiwei could only sit with him, pour some hot water for him from time to time, and then pat his back clumsily.
About half an hour later, Xu Xiuyuan hurried over.He broke into the convenience store, startling the clerks and customers. Chu Tiwei called him on the second floor. Get into his arms, hug him tightly, and bury his whole face.
Chu Tiwei said that she ended the class early, just in time to save Ping Qiu at the last moment when he was dragged away, the three of them ran very fast, they should be workers from a nearby construction site, Ping Qiu was harassed earlier After a few times, I have all the self-defense tools in the bag, but this time it is useless, and I leave them nearby.She tidied it up and put it in Pingqiu's backpack, and handed it over to Xu Xiuyuan at this time.
Xu Xiuyuan thanked her sincerely, then put on his backpack and took Pingqiu away.
Along the way, Ping Qiu kept hugging Xu Xiuyuan and buried his face.No matter Xu Xiuyuan said he wanted to see his face or the parts of his body that might be injured, Ping Qiu just shook his head silently.
Pingqiu didn't ask him where he was going.At this moment, he seemed to be a baby bird that just hatched, and he wanted to be close to Xu Xiuyuan, not to separate him even an inch.It wasn't until Xu Xiuyuan led him in and turned on the light when he arrived at the destination that Ping Qiu tentatively revealed one eye to look around, and then Xu Xiuyuan took him to the sofa to sit down.
Taking off each other's coats, Xu Xiuyuan instructed: "Give me your hand, I'll take a look."
Showing him the palms up, Ping Qiu slightly pulled away from Xu Xiuyuan's chest, but once he showed his face, there was nowhere to hide the red and swollen finger marks on both sides of his cheeks.
Xu Xiuyuan stared at his face for a long time before asking, "Did they beat him?"
Nodding his head, Pingqiu said: "Actually, it doesn't hurt very much."
"Doesn't it hurt? Doesn't it hurt?" Xu Xiuyuan tried his best to restrain his anger, but inadvertently put more weight on his hands, "Move here to live."
"here?"
"I said before that I rented a house near the school, which is here. My friend's house is very safe, and it is very close to my school. You will move here tomorrow."
"The house over there..."
"Don't you understand what I said? How many times do you want me to say it?!" Feeling out of control for a moment, Xu Xiuyuan reprimanded sharply, and paused when he touched Pingqiu's startled and flustered eyes.He suppressed his tone and tried to persuade Pingqiu: "Don't talk to me about other empty words. What I see now is that you live there, you were injured, and you were killed by some people who don't know..."
"I see." Ping Qiu interrupted.He looked at Xu Xiuyuan, his cheeks were exaggeratedly red and swollen, but he smiled gently again: "I see, I will move here. Don't worry about me."
As soon as his clenched teeth were loosened, Xu Xiuyuan let out his breath instantly.He held Pingqiu's hand tightly, touched his palm from his wrist, and muttered to himself: "Do you know how I feel when I receive your call? I don't know what happened to you, I can only hear You are screaming, I don't even know where you are, what do you want me to do?...Is it possible to tie you in the house and never go to the ground for the rest of your life, only in this way you will not disobey me, and you will be safe forever no?"
"I'm sorry," Ping Qiu knew he was wrong, and couldn't see Xu Xiuyuan's self-blame, so
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