love of life

Lin Zexi finally made up his mind to take the college entrance examination again. Gu Ming supported him very much and enrolled him in a cram school, which will start next week.

After dinner, Lin Zexi unpacked the brand new textbooks and backpack that he had just received today, and was carefully packing up the things he would use in class tomorrow when his cell phone rang.An unfamiliar number was displayed on the screen, which turned out to be Wang Yijie who had been missing for a month.

"Hey, Zexi, where are you? Is that Gu Ming with you?" Wang Yijie's voice on the phone was strange, sounding nervous.

"What's wrong? Where have you been this month?" Lin Zexi frowned and asked.

"Hush, keep your voice down, are you at home? Don't let Gu Ming hear me calling you." Wang Yijie lowered his voice nervously.

"Why? What do you mean?" Lin Zexi asked.

Wang Yijie hesitated to say: "I... hey, I was forced to leave this month. Gu Ming forced me to sign an agreement, asking me to promise not to contact you from now on. I originally It’s not going to die, but he planned to buy our company’s largest customer and investor. If I don’t agree, he will drive me to bankruptcy. I don’t care about it myself, but my parents and sister’s net worth are all in it , the company has more than ten employees. I really can't help it."

Lin Zexi listened to his accusation and tried hard to focus on his words, but the amount of information was too much for him to digest: "What did you say?"

Wang Yijie said anxiously: "Gu Ming used tricks to make me leave you. I really had no choice but to sign the unequal agreement with him. But I still couldn't let you go, so I secretly changed the phone and called you Come here. You mustn't let him know."

Lin Zexi said suspiciously, "Show me the agreement he asked you to sign."

Unexpectedly, Wang Yijie said frankly: "If I take photos for you to see, you will suspect that I am forgery. I understand the truth of catching a thief and taking the stolen goods. I understand the truth. There is an agreement with Gu Ming. Look in the room, so that I can get rid of my suspicion of fraud."

Lin Zexi was silent, he didn't understand, he just wanted to live a normal life, why his life was like Infernal Affairs every day, and he didn't let him worry for a moment.

"Okay, I won't tell you now. I'm in the United States now, and my entry and exit records are being monitored. I will find a way to return to China and contact you when the time comes." Wang Yijie hung up the phone hastily after finishing speaking.

Lin Ze stared blankly at the phone for a long time. At this moment, Gu Ming opened the door and came in and asked, "What's the matter? Who did you call just now?"

"Oh, it's the head teacher, call me to confirm tomorrow's class schedule." Lin Zexi blurted out without thinking, and he couldn't believe that he was lying so slippery until the words fell.

Gu Ming said: "Have you finished packing? I made orange juice, come out and drink some."

"Okay, I'll come out right away." Lin Zexi responded, watching Gu Ming turn and walk out of the study.He looked around, bookcases, desks, drawers, there were only a few places where things could be put in the study.He walked over and opened the drawer on the desk casually, and there were a few pens and two notebooks scattered inside.He chuckled, shook his head and closed the drawer, feeling ridiculous for his behavior.

In the next few days, as long as Lin Zexi stayed in the room alone, he couldn't calm down and read a book.A restlessness in his heart drove him to search the house thoroughly.He scratched his hair irritably, finally couldn't control himself, and stood up from the desk.He first went to the bathroom to fetch a basin of water, took a rag, and took the opportunity to clean the house thoroughly.Slowly feeling guilty, he searched for any corner of the house where he could put things, but found nothing.He felt a little lost and a little unwilling.He knew in his heart that Wang Yijie dared to say such a thing, and it was probably true, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he couldn't have a direct showdown with Gu Ming.

After searching for several days, there was still no trace. Lin Zexi couldn't help but wonder whether Wang Yijie's words were true or not.Full of doubts and unable to directly seek proof, he was a little out of breath.

On this day, Gu Ming said: "Zexi, although studying is important, the body is the capital of the revolution. Don't overdraw your physical strength. You still have half a year to take the exam. It seems that your spirit is not very good recently, you should pay more attention to rest. .”

Lin Zexi said: "Well, I haven't read a book for many years, and there are many things I don't understand. The pressure is a bit high, so it doesn't matter."

Gu Ming persuaded: "Don't put too much pressure. Education is just a threshold. As long as it is a bachelor's degree, it doesn't matter which school you come from. It doesn't matter if you can't get into C University."

"Well, I know this. I just don't want to regret it." Lin Zexi said casually, knowing in his heart that this was not the reason.

Gu Ming noticed his strangeness, and only thought that he was under too much pressure from studying.He seldom goes out except for class, stays at home with him every day, and relieves him.He has less and less time to find the so-called agreement.Finally, he called Wang Yijie during the break in the cram school and asked him to send the agreement in his hand.He was eager to solve this problem, since he couldn't find Gu Ming's share, he could only use another one.

A week later, he received a cross-border courier in the cram school. He couldn't wait to open it, and turned to the last page. The names of Wang Yijie and Gu Ming were impressively signed on it.Wang Yijie's handwriting was a lot rustier than before, but he recognized Gu Ming's handwriting at a glance.He read the agreement carefully, the content was very simple, it stated that Gu Ming promised to give Wang Yijie 100 million US dollars, and at the same time Wang Yijie promised to sever all ties with Lin Zexi and never contact him again.He closed the agreement heavily, still harboring a trace of doubt and luck in his heart, maybe all of this is not true.

He hurried back after class, changed his shoes and pajamas and sat at the dining table, facing the door of the house, with the agreement on the table, waiting for Gu Ming to come home.

Autumn is getting deeper, and the days are getting shorter. Today, Gu Ming returned half an hour late.As soon as he opened the door, he vaguely saw Lin Zexi sitting at the dining table, his face could not be seen clearly due to the dim light in the living room.

"Zexi, why don't you turn on the light?" After Gu Ming finished speaking, he turned on the light in the living room. It took him a few seconds to get used to the sudden light. After a while, he realized that Lin Zexi's expression was solemn, and there was a strange piece of paper on the dining table. .

Gu Ming asked: "Ze Xi, what's the matter with you? What's that on the table?" The room was surprisingly quiet, Gu Ming's voice seemed particularly ethereal, and the whole house was filled with an aura of imminent rain.

Lin Zexi stared straight at him without looking away for a moment, picked up the agreement on the table in his hand and said coldly: "Gu Ming, I found this from you. What is it that you signed with Wang Yijie?"

Gu Ming's eyes widened in an instant, and he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes moved to the ceiling of the bathroom, he frowned and thought for a while, but didn't speak.

Gu Ming said calmly: "This is not mine."

Lin Zexi turned to the last page, pointed to the signature on it and asked, "You always signed this, right? Do you need someone to do a handwriting appraisal before you admit it?"

Gu Ming said with a calm face, "You got it from Wang Yijie, right? He is a villain, he doesn't keep his word. When he was negotiating terms with me, he promised to cut off all contact with you before I agreed to give him the money." .”

Lin Zexi frowned, and said with a hint of anger in sadness, "Gu Ming, that's not the point. The point is that you respect my choice and freedom in life, but at the same time you try your best to deceive and restrict my interpersonal communication."

Gu Ming immediately argued: "I didn't deceive you, I didn't lie."

Lin Zexi said with red eyes: "Yes, you didn't lie, you just kept silent selectively. I told you everything about me, including my feelings. Isn't that enough? Why do you have to restrict me like this? My freedom, you know it's the only thing I care about right now. You may think I'm being vexatious, but it's really important to me. I've lost my freedom, and I know how terrible it is to have no choice, I almost gave up my life because of this. So when I regain my freedom, I have an absolute obsession with freedom, I don't want to be restricted, even a little bit, it will make me breathless, I think I will Die." Halfway through Lin Zexi's speech, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself, his tone became more and more unstable, and he burst into tears after speaking, which scared Gu Ming very much.

Gu Ming looked at him in panic, who was out of control, and walked over quickly to hug him in his arms, but Lin Zexi pushed him away resolutely. "Zexi, don't be like this, don't scare me. I didn't know this matter was so serious to you, I...I just don't want him to pester you anymore. But from another perspective, He was willing to leave you with money at the beginning, which proves that he is a greedy and ungrateful person, and he is not worthy of trust."

Lin Zexi shook his head and said, "You planned to use his company to blackmail him and force him to sign an agreement with you."

Gu Ming immediately retorted: "I admit that I suggested him to sign this agreement, but I never used his company to blackmail him. I don't even know the name of his company. Don't believe his nonsense."

Lin Zexi turned his head to one side and said, "Now that Wang Yijie is far away in the United States, I can't verify the truth. As long as you admit that you offered to sign the agreement, that's enough." He stood up and was about to walk away, but was caught Gu Ming grabbed it.

"Not enough. I admit that I did something wrong in this matter, but it is not a serious crime. I just want to protect the relationship between us from being destroyed by outsiders. Moreover, he betrayed you for money. He is not a good person in the first place. " Gu Ming argued eagerly, just wanting to defuse Lin Zexi's anger.

Lin Zexi turned his back to him without turning around, and said slowly: "Are you fishing for law enforcement? First set traps and traps, then throw bait to attract people, and then stand on the moral high ground to accuse others. This sense of superiority makes you It feels good."

A sad look flashed across Gu Ming's face, and he relaxed a little while holding his hand.He then looked up at the ceiling of the bathroom, bit his lips, and said after a long silence: "Zexi, we have known each other for more than two years. Is this the kind of person I am in your heart? I will do anything to achieve my goal? I I like you, I like you upright, I chased you to the small town, I took care of you when you were sick, I learned to cook and do housework for you, I moved you with my sincerity. I think the most important thing in a relationship is sincerity , rather than means and tricks. I admit that I was ill-considered in this matter. I offered to give him money to let him leave you, but that’s all. I didn’t threaten him with any means. He signed the agreement voluntarily. Yes. At the beginning I said to give him 50 dollars to let him leave you, he bargained with me, 100 million was the price he offered, he said he would leave after giving him 100 million dollars, and promised not to contact you again. The truth of this matter is like this, and now I don't have any more evidence to prove that what I said is the truth, if you are willing to believe..." Gu Ming paused, thinking about how to answer this sentence, at this time Lin Zexi walked into the study and closed the door.