true lie

Before New Year's Day, Cheng Zhenxin received Lin Wanru's voice.

"Baby," she asked, "Do you have any plans for New Year's Day? If not, go home for the holidays."

It has been a long time since the last time I went home. Cheng Zhenzhen originally wanted to go out to relax on New Year's Day, but he could only agree: "No arrangement, then I will go there in the afternoon of New Year's Day."

"Where's Xiao Shen? Is he going back to his hometown?"

"..." Cheng Zhenxin hadn't talked to Shen Zhou much recently, and said vaguely, "I probably won't reply."

"Then come here together, I'll ask the chef to cook some good dishes, and open two bottles of good wine."

He seemed to have no other choice but to agree.

Sending Lin Wanru an emoji of a chicken pecking at rice, Cheng Zhenzhen frowned and looked up at the ceiling.

Now Shen Zhou should be in the study above, he thought about it, and finally found Shen Zhou's WeChat: [Will you go back to your hometown on New Year's Day]

Shen Zhou replied quickly: [No reply]

Guazi: [My mother told us to go over for dinner]

Guazi: [You can go if you want, if you don’t want to, I’ll tell her]

SZ: 【Why do you think I don't want to go? 】

why?

Of course you have to spend the first day of the new year with important people. Who knows if you and Ji Chuan have made arrangements?

Cheng Zhenxin thought so in his heart, and he definitely couldn't answer that way, he said perfunctorily: [I'm afraid you will work overtime]

SZ: [No overtime work]

Guazi: [Oh, then leave at [-] o'clock in the afternoon that day? 】

SZ: [um]

After setting the time, Cheng Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned off WeChat and planned to play games for a while.

As a result, just after logging into the account, Shen Zhou sent another sentence: 【Why don't you come up and tell me】

The bedroom is on the second floor, and the study is on the third floor. If you have something to say, you can go upstairs to talk. There is no need to send WeChat at such a short distance.

Cheng Zhenxin swiped his finger across the screen, typed and deleted, deleted and typed, and finally there were only three words left: [Too lazy to move]

If a person wants to see you, he will go over mountains and mountains to see you.If a person doesn't want to see you, even if they are face to face, they will turn their heads secretly.

Shen Zhou did not return to Chengxin.

On the morning of New Year's Day, Bincheng had the biggest snowfall since the beginning of winter.

The two returned to the Cheng family's old house at the agreed time. Unlike the last time, they came back earlier this time, so Lin Wanru said, "Sincerely, don't make Ge You paralyzed as soon as you enter the house, take Xiao Zhou for a stroll."

Although he had visited Cheng's house a few times before the marriage, but Cheng Zhenzhen was not there, Shen Zhou was not good at wandering around by himself, he really hadn't seen the whole picture of the old house.

Cheng Zhenxin got up from the sofa with a face of reluctance, hinting at Shen Zhou's refusal: "Do you want to transfer?"

Shen Zhou: "Yes."

Cheng Zhenxin: "Okay...then let's look at the yard first."

The reason why the Cheng family's old house is called the old house is because it is so old that it has grown a white beard.

During the war, it used to be the European consulate, and was later bought by the ancestors of the Cheng family as a home. Now it has been listed as a national protected building.

When Cheng Zhenzhen was young, Cheng's father thought about building a new house for safety reasons.But Grandpa Cheng believed in Fengshui, believed that the terrain here was excellent, and had the function of bringing blessings and wealth, so he did not agree to move.

Cheng's father really couldn't hold back the old man, so he spent a lot of money to renovate it once, and strengthen the overall structure while retaining the architectural features, so now when he walks into the courtyard, he can still see some very exotic sculptures, which are full of appreciation.

"Here," Cheng Zhen pointed at the fountain pool, with a perfunctory tone, "There are fountains and fish in summer, but it's too cold in winter to drain the water."

"What kind of fish are there?" Shen Zhou asked.

"There are more koi. My grandpa likes all colors related to money."

"Then have you ever dropped a coin into it to make a wish?"

make a wish...

Fuck, how did Shen Zhou know about his stupid things!

It seems to be in elementary school, my cousin told him that the koi pond is very effective in making wishes.So every time a Gundam was released, he came over with a lot of coins to make a wish.

It wasn't until one day that he saw his cousin picking up coins in a net and then using the coins to buy ice cream at a convenience store, did he realize that he had been tricked.

...I still feel very angry when I think about it now.

During the Chinese New Year this year, I will give my little nephew some lucky money to make up for the trauma of his young heart.

must!

Cheng Zhenxin fooled it with a few casual words, and took Shen Zhou to the next place to visit - the garden.

There are three gardens and one sunny glass house in Cheng’s old house. This is the smallest one, and it is mainly used to grow fruit trees.It was the cold winter, and the leaves had all fallen off, leaving only the bare branches still sticking out.

Shen Zhou turned around and asked again: "Did you often come here to play when you were young?"

Cheng Zhenzhen said "Yes": "The remaining gardens are full of flowers and delicate. My mother won't let me go, so the small gardens have become my main wild places."

"It's quite wild," Shen Zhou pointed to the wall and read, "'Cheng Zhenxin is here for a visit', you engraved it? You won't pee on the side, right?"

Cheng Zhenxin: "..."

Big shit.

In a popular childhood drama, every time he went to a place, the main character engraved "xx came here for a visit" and urinated as a souvenir.At that time, when he was young, he felt that this kind of behavior was extremely cool, so he followed suit and ordered an engraved pissing set meal at his home.

The wall tiles are too hard, and it took a whole day to carve, but it was hard work!

"...The words were indeed written when I was young and ignorant," Cheng Zhenzhen refused to admit, "but I didn't pee."

"Oh, that's it." Shen Zhou smiled and nodded.

Next, no matter what Cheng Zhenxin took Shen Zhou to see, Shen Zhou's attention was not on the building itself, but on "what did Cheng Zhenxin do in this place?" Often blush and jump feet.

After finally visiting the yard, Cheng Zhenxin took him back to the house for a tour, including his toy warehouse and shoe storage room.Shen Zhou looked at it very seriously, as if he wanted to engrave those things firmly in his mind.

When he finally read it all and was about to go downstairs, Shen Zhou suddenly asked, "Which bedroom is yours? We haven't read it yet."

Why are you looking at his bedroom?

The bedroom is considered a relatively private place, containing various growth paths of the owner, Cheng Zhenxin doesn't mind showing it to Shen Zhou.

But it might be that the pen made him too uncomfortable, no matter what Shen Zhou said, he didn't want to agree, and subconsciously wanted to fight against Shen Zhou.

"What's so interesting about the bedroom," Cheng Zhenzhen refused, "there's no fart, don't look at it."

Shen Zhou raised his eyebrows, he didn't say yes or no.

The visit is over, and it's time for the exciting eating session.

Because the previous few times he came back in a hurry, and the company was on holiday tomorrow, Cheng Yuanshan took out the good wine from the bottom of the box, and prepared to have a good time with his children.

Shen Zhou didn't drink alcohol at first, but his father-in-law brought it up, and he had to accompany him to the end.So a meal was eaten from evening until late at night, and everyone drank a lot.

Lin Wanru looked at the sky outside and said worriedly: "Honey, don't go back tonight, stay at home for a day."

"fine."

At the dinner table, Shen Zhou and Cheng Yuanshan were drinking most of the time, so he drank relatively little.Cheng Zhenzhen shook his head: "I'll ask Uncle Li to see me off."

Uncle Li is Cheng Yuanshan's driver.Lin Wanru didn't quite agree with his idea: "It's easier to catch a cold if you drink too much. You're okay, Xiao Zhou..."

Before Lin Wanru finished speaking, Shen Zhou, who was sitting on Cheng Zhenxin's left, swayed twice, and fell on Cheng Zhenxin's shoulder with a "bang".

Cheng Zhenxin: "..."

What are you doing drinking so much?

Lin Wanru was right. Being drunk and cold is the easiest way to catch a cold. Cheng Zhenxin had no choice but to compromise: "...Okay then, I'll take him back to my room to sleep."

Like Windsor Garden, Cheng Zhenxin's room is also on the second floor.

He stood up first, patted Shen Zhou on the cheek, and asked softly, "Can you walk by yourself?"

"... Yes," Shen Zhou said without opening his eyes, "I didn't drink too much."

People who were too drunk said they were not too drunk, Cheng Zhen felt helpless for a moment: "Then you stand up, and I will help you upstairs."

Shen Zhou was very obedient, he stood up when he was asked to stand, and then embraced Cheng Zhenxin very naturally.

"..."

Too lazy to argue with the drunk, Cheng Zhenxin took advantage of the situation and dragged him into the room.

Because there is a special place for storing toys and shoes, Cheng Zhenxin's room looks very clean and refreshing. The desk is the same as that of ordinary adolescent boys, with several consoles, cassettes, and various limited-edition trendy toys.The only difference is that there is a wall of display racks filled with guitars and CDs.

Cheng Zhenzhen tried his best to lift the man to the bed, took off his shoes and threw him on the bed: "You lie down for a while, I'll take a bath and wipe your body after washing, do you hear me? "

"heard it."

"Then I'm going to the bathroom first, call me if something happens."

".....it is good."

Afraid that Shen Zhou would feel uncomfortable, Cheng Zhenxin walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes quickly, and planned to take a battle bath.

Unexpectedly, he had just been drenched in water, and the next moment, the bathroom door was suddenly pulled open—the person who promised him to lie down just now staggered and rushed in.

Cheng Zhenxin's first reaction was to cover his body with a bath towel, but the bath towel was hanging on the shelf at the door, and if he wanted to get it, he had to pass Shen Zhou.The clothes he took off were also thrown into the dirty clothes basket under the sink, which really made every day unresponsible and the earth not work.

"Shen Zhou," he put his legs together, couldn't help becoming angry, "Didn't I tell you to lie down, why did you come in?"

Shen Zhou: "I smell of alcohol on my body, it stinks, I want to take a bath."

"...Drunk like this and take a shower! Go out first, and I'll wipe your body later."

Shen Zhou didn't listen at all, walked up to him, picked up the shower and poured water on his body.

In an instant, Shen Zhou's shirt was completely soaked, and the thin white cloth stuck to his body, revealing the delicate skin texture.

For seven days from Christmas to now, the two haven't kissed, hugged, or done anything intimate.Cheng Zhenxin's eyes fell on Shen Zhou, and his Adam's apple slipped down uncontrollably.

It took a few seconds for him to react, forcing himself to look away: "Even if you want to take a shower, you have to wait until I finish washing, and I will give you three counts to get out of the bathroom. Three, two... "

Probably because there was no sense of oppression when giving orders with a blushing face, Shen Zhou didn't listen to him, instead he bullied him and directly pressed him against the wall.

The bathroom wall was cold, before touching the tiles, Shen Zhou put his arm on Cheng Zhenxin's back, this posture made the two of them extremely close.

The two bodies are tightly pressed together.

Looking up, Cheng Zhenxin could see Shen Zhou's bloodshot eyes.

"Cheng Zhenxin," Shen Zhou rubbed his lips against his forehead, then swipe right, spreading all the way to the base of his ears, his voice aggrieved, "Why are you ignoring me recently? Could it be that the liking you said is fake?"

After drinking, Cheng Zhenxin couldn't hold back anymore, and snorted coldly: "Is it so important whether what I say is true or not? You should care about Ji Chuan."

Shen Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Ji Chuan? What does it have to do with him?"

"What does it matter, you know in your heart."

What does it matter, you know in your heart...

Shen Zhou thought for a few seconds, and suddenly understood.

Because he also likes others, as early as in high school, Shen Zhou could see that Ji Chuan had more than just friends in his mind.In order to cut off Ji Chuan's thoughts, he almost rejected all of Ji Chuan's approach, and made it clear that he would not be with Ji Chuan.

It's a pity that Ji Chuan is so persistent in his relationship that he chased him to the same university, and no matter how he refused, Ji Chuan would still appear in his professional class the next day, take notes with him, and go to the cafeteria with him .

Also because he likes him, Ji Chuan often loses sense of proportion when speaking, which makes people feel unhappy.For example, on the day of the charity dinner, he was clearly asking Cheng Zhenxin a question, but Ji Chuan rushed to answer it.At that time, he wanted to say "I didn't ask you", but because of the crowd around him, he held back.

No wonder Cheng Zhenxin misunderstood.

In this regard, he is really not good enough.

"Cheng Zhenxin," Shen Zhou gently bit the guy's earlobe, and pressed his forehead against Cheng Zhenxin's forehead, "You're jealous."

...is he jealous?

Cheng Zhenzhen was stunned in place, a little unacceptable, trying to cover up his confusion with yin and yang strangeness: "I have nothing to be jealous of, whatever you like, at worst, I will give way."

"I swear, we have nothing to do with each other." Shen Zhou said word by word.

"Not now, who knows if there will be in the future?"

Shen Zhou was categorical: "There won't be any in the future."

"Don't talk too much. Can you completely sever ties with him and never talk to him again?"

Shen Zhou: "Yes."

Cheng Zhenxin: "..."

He choked the words he had said in his throat and couldn't get them out.

Every word and sentence Shen Zhou said was crisp and crisp, so crisp that no hesitation could be heard.

So neat that Cheng Zhenxin could clearly feel that he was being firmly chosen, and that he was the only one at Shen Zhou's current stage.

It has to be said that this knowledge calmed Cheng Zhenxin's emotions very well, and he didn't even mind the pen so much.

Just 460 million, or... forget it.

Anyway, he has plenty of money.

Like a little wild cat putting away its sharp claws and fangs, almost instantly, Cheng Zhenxin's hostility disappeared from his face.The bangs that have been watered are wet and stick to the forehead, which is obedient and soft, making people love it.

Shen Zhou didn't know how to like him anymore, he kissed his forehead, then asked the tip of his nose: "Then it's my turn to ask you, is it still valid for you to like me?"

Cheng Zhen was inexplicably annoyed: "Why do you always hold on to this question? Is it really that important whether you like it or not?"

"It's important, of course it's important," Shen Zhou said in a low voice, but it was unquestionable, "The most important thing is, I want to hear your answer, an answer from the bottom of my heart."

The last time was to keep Shen Zhou, Cheng Zhenxin confessed in a daze.To be honest, until now, he has never really analyzed his heart.

He looked up at Shen Zhou, and at the man in front of him, countless fragments of memories flooded into his mind: the steaming egg noodles in the morning, the baked sweet potatoes covered with ashes in the countryside at night, the dusty shadows in a foreign land covered with stars and the moon, the warmth of the mountain road. coat and milk...

Moreover, it is undeniable that he was jealous, jealous of Ji Chuan.

The jealousy ignored Shen Zhou for a few days, and the vinegary self was irritable, and couldn't sleep at night to comfort her.

He has watched movies and TV dramas and knows that being jealous is a sign of liking someone.

No matter how dull he was, under Shen Zhou's repeated questioning, he finally had to face up to a fact.

——He seems to really like Shen Zhou a little bit.