I became a substitute for my brother

After reading the text message, Tao Heng threw his phone aside, picked up a chopstick and put it in Ji Muqiao's bowl, "It's cold today, let's stay here, the guest room was cleaned yesterday, it's very clean."

Ji Muqiao looked at the time, it was almost nine o'clock, he was drunk, the car could not be driven, and it was not easy to get a substitute driver here, so he agreed.Now that he decided to stay overnight, Ji Muqiao simply poured himself another glass of wine, "How is your company doing, is it going well?"

Tao Heng said "Yes", "It's okay, but anything can happen in this circle, it depends on luck."

Ji Muqiao nodded, and was about to say something when Tao Heng's cell phone rang again, and it was still a text message: I called a tow truck, it will take an hour to arrive, and it will take a long time for the driver to come...

Tao Heng sighed, put his phone on the table impatiently, took a sip of wine.

"What's wrong?" Ji Muqiao pointed to the phone, "Who is it?"

Tao Heng shook his head, "Don't worry about irrelevant people."

Ji Muqiao didn't ask any more questions.

Five minutes later, Tao Heng picked up his phone and sent a text message: Where are you?

Qin Wenyuan quickly shifted his location, on a certain road near the villa area, Tao Heng replied to him: wait.

He stood up and said to Ji Muqiao while putting on his clothes: "Well...Qin Wenyuan's car is in trouble, it's just outside the community, I'll pick him up."

Ji Muqiao gave a "tsk" and muttered, "It's really a sight."

"Do I need to avoid it?" He asked, "It's so late, doesn't he want to spend the night here?"

Tao Heng smiled and shook his head, "No."

Tao Heng put on his scarf and turned around to go out, Ji Muqiao said, "Why don't I go, it's not convenient for you at night."

"No, you can continue to eat," Tao Heng said.

Tao Heng walked to the door and saw Qin Wenyuan standing beside a black Maybach from a distance. He was wearing a long woolen overcoat with a shirt and a suit inside. He didn't even have a scarf around his neck. He didn't look like a person in this season.

Tao Heng leaned on crutches and walked over. There was no one on the road. Qin Wenyuan saw him at a glance, and hurried up to meet him, "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked you to come out to pick me up, but the guard wouldn't let me in."

Tao Heng looked up at him, then at the car, "What's going on?"

Qin Wenyuan explained, "The tire blew out, and I could still drive for a while, but the gas ran out, and the heating in the car couldn't be turned on, it was too cold."

Tao Heng heard a hint of pitifulness from his words, looked at him speechlessly and said, "Why did you drive out by yourself? Where's the driver?"

"The driver asked for leave today." Qin Wenyuan said what he had thought up a long time ago, "I happened to pass by here when I was going to the suburbs to do some errands."

"Then what if I'm not home?"

"Then I can only wait." Qin Wenyuan rubbed his reddened fingers, "Sun Lang arranged a blind date today, and I don't know if he will come here from the city center or not."

Apart from sighing, Tao Heng didn't know what else to say, "Let's go."

Tao Heng turned around and walked slowly in front, Qin Wenyuan followed behind him, never leaving his eyes for a moment, the scorching heat almost burned a hole in the back of Tao Heng's head.

Tao Heng supported his crutches, trying to make himself walk with his head held high, not to be humble or cowardly, but the more he cared, the easier it was to make mistakes. Just when he was almost tripped by a small stone that came from nowhere on the side of the road, a pair of Big hands wrapped around his waist.

Qin Wenyuan paid close attention to Tao Heng all the time, and of course he was able to catch him at the critical moment. When his palm was on Tao Heng's waist, he was so excited that he trembled, "It's all right."

Tao Heng was in shock, and Qin Wenyuan held him in his arms. He leaned on Qin Wenyuan's body, and the warmth from Qin Wenyuan's palm spread to his waist through the thick clothes. The skin was as painful as if it had been scalded. prick.

"It's okay, thank you." Tao Heng said, pushing Qin Wenyuan away.

Qin Wenyuan's embrace was suddenly empty, he raised his hand, but in the end he didn't dare to extend his hand again.

The two continued to walk inside in the same order as before, but this time, Tao Heng walked more slowly, and his limp became more obvious.

Qin Wenyuan suddenly felt sore in his heart, how he wished that this road would never end, that he and Tao Heng could go on like this forever, even if they were watching Tao Heng behind his back for the rest of his life.

"How did you know my home is here?"

Suddenly, Tao Heng's voice interrupted his thoughts, Qin Wenyuan faltered and said: "I... did a little research."

"Oh." Tao Heng was not surprised at all.

Qin Wenyuan was a little guilty. He didn't just check a little bit, he checked in detail, including knowing that Tao Heng didn't have any plans today, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a move.

"Sorry, I just want to know where you live and how you are doing, I..."

"I've already told you that I'm doing fine," Tao Heng suddenly stopped and turned to look at him, "So you shouldn't disturb my life anymore. As I said, you don't have to blame yourself. We all live our lives separately. Just live your own life."

"I am not blaming myself," Qin Wenyuan eagerly wanted to clarify, "No, I am blaming myself, because I have done many things wrong, but I, but I am not only blaming myself, I still can't let you go!"

The accusation and impatience in Tao Heng's tone made Qin Wenyuan feel scared. He wanted to cover his ears in pain, but he knew he couldn't.

The sound of arguing attracted the attention of nearby residents. Tao Heng took a deep breath and turned around, "Follow me first."

Qin Wenyuan wiped his face and followed.

When the door of the villa was opened, Ji Muqiao was cleaning up the leftover hot pot leftovers on the table. When he raised his head and met Qin Wenyuan's eyes, he clearly saw Qin Wenyuan's pale face and the jealousy in his eyes. Shu Chang, I can't wait to laugh out loud.

He thought that Qin Wenyuan would question him angrily, and he even thought of what to say in just a few seconds so that Qin Wenyuan could taste what he had been asking for for many years, but unexpectedly, Qin Wenyuan didn't say a word. At a glance, he consciously changed his shoes under Tao Heng's command, took off his coat, walked in neatly, sat on the sofa, and never looked at him again.

Ji Muqiao snorted, lowered his head and continued to pack the dishes. After a while, he called Tao Heng: "I'll put these in the dishwasher, you clean the table."

Tao Heng was lowering his head and didn't know what he was looking at on his mobile phone. Hearing this, he raised his head and said to him, "Here we are."

After finishing speaking, Tao Heng stood up, went into the kitchen, took a towel, came out to wipe the table skillfully, then sent the towel back to the kitchen, and said to Ji Muqiao, "Rub it with hot water, the towel you rubbed with cold water last time, Auntie Rub it all over again, waste."

How natural, how tacit understanding, Qin Wenyuan's eyes are almost bleeding, God knows how much he wants to carry Tao Heng out of this house at this time, or kick Ji Muqiao out.