why are they still in love

Xiao Chining dreamed of Liu Runxi.

It's strange, he is clearly sitting in front of Liu Runxi, but in his dream he can clearly see Liu Runxi's gaze.

From the classroom to the playground, from the playground to the school gate, from the school gate to the outside of the community, no matter where you go, you are always with you.They are fanatical and nervous, like a killer waiting for an opportunity to strike people's hearts.

Xiao Chining stepped on the skateboard and ran forward at a faster speed, and there were only the two of them left in the world.He ran into the empty avenue against the wind, jumped off his skateboard, and was about to escape into the lane.

However, at this moment, a hand touched his shoulder.

Xiao Chining's heart sank, and out of self-defense instinct, he squeezed the hand tightly, turned around in fear, and saw Liu Runxi, who should have been thrown away a long time ago, standing behind him, smiling at him as usual.

Xiao Chining opened his eyes suddenly, stared at Xiao Zhaoshan's face in shock for several seconds, and then let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Zhaoshan squatted beside him with the drawing board on his back, and asked displeasedly, "Have you pinched enough?"

Xiao Chining followed his line of sight and looked down, and found that he was holding onto his hand so hard that two distinct nail marks were left on his tiger's mouth.

"Get up, it's raining." Xiao Zhaoshan urged.

As if to verify this sentence, Xiao Chining let go of his hand, and just sat up with his body propped up, when a bean-sized raindrop fell on his forehead.

"what time is it?"

Xiao Zhaoshan picked up the oil painting box, put the other hand in his trouser pocket, and looked down at him condescendingly: "Four o'clock."

Xiao Chining figured it out, it was really strange that he didn't wake up from the cold with such a strong wind on the viewing platform, and took a nap for a full hour and a half.

"Oh, I didn't bring an umbrella."

Xiao Zhaoshan turned and left the viewing platform: "Why don't you hurry up?"

Xiao Chining stood up, patted his buttocks and followed him: "At worst, go back in the shower."

Xiao Zhaoshan stopped and turned to stare at him: "Is it comfortable to have a fever?"

Xiao Chining smiled: "It's very comfortable if Dad is willing to take care of me."

Xiao Zhaoshan couldn't understand Xiao Chining's intention and way of getting close to him: "Pretending to be pitiful will only make me feel sick."

Xiao Chining didn't take it seriously: "But I'm really pitiful."

Xiao Zhaoshan listened to the gradually forming sound of rain, and didn't want to waste any more time arguing with him.

"up to you."

After finishing speaking, he walked quickly along the path in the forest towards the suspension bridge.

Xiao Chining ran to his side and took his arm without authorization: "I'm afraid of death, Dad, you have to hold me when you cross the bridge."

Xiao Zhaoshan didn't bother to argue with him, and didn't move his hands in his bag.But after walking on the suspension bridge, he deliberately didn't slow down, and dragged Xiao Chining, who was terrified and refused to let go, across the suspension bridge within half a minute.

But even with such a hurry, the rain still became unstoppable.

The slope was steep and the road was slippery, so Xiao Zhaoshan had to slow down and asked Xiao Chining to switch to the inner side of the stone steps and walk against the mountain.

Xiao Chining turned his face to look at his serious expression, and couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Xiao, you're almost squeezing me into the mountains."

Xiao Zhaoshan said angrily, "It's good to hold you down for 500 years."

As soon as the words fell, the wind blew, and the accumulated rain suddenly fell from among the unbalanced leaves, soaking Xiao Chining's hair and denim jacket thoroughly.

He shook the water off his head like a puppy, and pretended to be surprised: "Then my back will become very loose!"

Xiao Zhaoshan originally wanted to retaliate with him, but when he saw his wet appearance, he remembered his appearance in the bathroom last night, so he forcibly held back the swear words that had reached his lips.

"Xiao Chining, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb."

Xiao Chining retorted: "We are all so miserable, why not make a joke?"

Xiao Zhaoshan was wearing a jacket made of waterproof material. Except for the fact that his face under the hat was wet from the rain, his body was still refreshed, not desolate.

It's just that the drawing board may suffer.

He deliberated for a while, and finally decided: "There is a pavilion in front, go there first and wait until the rain subsides before going down the mountain."

Xiao Chining had no reason to disagree, and nodded: "Listen to Teacher Xiao."

Xiao Zhaoshan glanced at him, said nothing, and led him wordlessly all the way to the pavilion that had not been repaired for a long time and was wrapped tightly by unknown shrubs.

The bench was full of water and it was impossible to sit down and rest. The two could only lean on one side of the stone table in the center of the pavilion with a small piece missing.

Xiao Zhaoshan put down the oil painting box, opened the drawing board and checked whether the drawing paper was wet by the rain.Xiao Chining, on the other hand, took out his mobile phone and flicked it quietly, and took out a cigarette and a lighter from his jacket when he had nothing to do.

He lit a cigarette, turned around and saw Xiao Zhaoshan frowning at the drawing board, put away his phone and walked to his side, pointed to the blurred color on the edge of the paper, and asked, "What should I do if I get wet?"

Xiao Zhaoshan closed the drawing board, took out the cigarette case, and put the only cigarette left between his lips, "Nothing to do."

Xiao Chining saw that he had fumbled through his jacket and trouser pockets for a long time without finding out why, so he very politely used his own lighter to light it for him.

Xiao Zhaoshan froze, saw the blue flames in his downcast eyes through the thin smoke, and suddenly felt that he was like a demon reborn in the human world, who lost his abilities but couldn't change his greed, that's why he lived like this Stumbling and stumbling, I wholeheartedly thought that I could not be saved without love.

Xiao Chining put away the lighter, put the cigarette in his hand, raised his face and asked with a smile: "Do you feel distressed?

Xiao Zhaoshan looked away from him at the rain outside the pavilion, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "What's so distressing."

Xiao Chining sighed: "There will not be two identical paintings in the world."

Xiao Zhaoshan said: "There will not be exactly the same rain in the world that will leave exactly the same marks on this painting."

"But that's not your intention." Xiao Chining seemed regretful.

Xiao Zhaoshan was overwhelmed by his sound of genuine concern, and felt quite strange in his heart: "Where are there so many good things in the world?"

Xiao Chining paused: "Yes."

Xiao Zhaoshan didn't continue to play charades with him, and for a long time in the pavilion there was only the sound of wind, rain and mountains.

He thought of the sound recognition ability shown by the hotel owner on the provincial road, and he wondered how terrible it would be if a person could discern information from another person's voice that others could not hear.

After smoking the last cigarette, he had nothing to smoke. He stamped out the cigarette butt, leaned on the stone table and folded his hands unhappily, closed his eyes and waited quietly for the rain to stop.

What surprised him was that Xiao Chining, who had been making a lot of noise, was also very quiet, except for lighters and smoking, there was no sound.

So he opened his eyes again to look at Xiao Chining, turned his face to the side unexpectedly, and met his gaze that was so focused and affectionate.

For some reason, Xiao Zhaoshan felt momentarily at a loss under his gaze.In order to conceal the unnaturalness of this moment, he frowned and asked, "What do you see me doing?"

Xiao Chining answered with a question: "Why didn't you ask me for your cigarette when you ran out?"

Xiao Zhaoshan looked back to the front: "I don't smoke Marlboros."

Xiao Chining spread the cigarette case in front of his eyes: "How do you know what I'm smoking if you don't ask?"

Xiao Zhaoshan looked down distractedly, and found that what he smoked today was really not Marlboro, but Kuanzhai.

Xiao Chining raised his hand: "I told Chi Yan that I went to Chengdu for a trip, and I bought it at the airport, try it."

Xiao Zhaoshan resisted the craving for cigarettes and refused: "No need."

Xiao Chining handed the half-smoked cigarette between his fingers to his lips: "The rain is getting heavier and heavier, so let's treat it as a pastime."

Xiao Zhaoshan avoided the cigarette holder, frowned again and refused: "No need."

"Tch." Xiao Chining withdrew his hand and stopped insisting.

Xiao Zhaoshan was inexplicably relieved.

However, when he completely let go of his vigilance, Xiao Chining, who pretended to calm down, caught his shoulders unexpectedly, twisted his body to hold his lips, knocked open his teeth with the tip of his tongue, and sent all the smoke he had just inhaled into his mouth .

Xiao Zhaoshan, who was attacked by surprise, opened his eyes wide and pushed him away, covered his mouth and coughed immediately. During this time, he still raised his red eyes and fired silent and fierce accusations at him.

Xiao Chining was shaking with laughter at first, but when he met his eyes, he gradually couldn't laugh anymore. He wrapped his arms around his shoulders in a hugging gesture, and patted his back lightly to comfort him.

"Hey, Teacher Xiao, if you look at me like that again, I'm going to be hard."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhaoshan coughed more violently, and mercilessly kicked his calf: "You fucking... court death!"

Xiao Chining bent his legs in pain, but insisted on holding him, clapping his hands like coaxing a child: "Didn't I see that you won't get used to it if I don't make a fuss?"

He kissed Xiao Zhaoshan's dry hair: "Mr. Xiao, don't reject me again."

Xiao Zhaoshan admitted the first half of his sentence, and he lost most of his temper.

He brushed away Xiao Chining's hand and stood up straight, revealing a face flushed with cough, and asked, "Xiao Chining, are you bored?"

"It's just boring. Since it's so boring, why don't we play and tell the truth." Xiao Chining took the last puff, took a new one from the cigarette case and lit it, "Dad, don't you always say that I'm not sincere? Is there no one else here today, we all speak the truth and only the truth."

The blush on Xiao Zhaoshan's face faded, and he returned to his usual unmoved expression: "What's the point? I'm not interested."

"You see, this is a lie. We even slept in bed, and we have to take this step sooner or later." Xiao Chining turned his hand and handed the filter tip of the cigarette to him, "In order to achieve trust, you ask first, and you approve of me. If so, I will have a cigarette."

When Xiao Zhaoshan was reminded of what happened last night, he became more irritable: "I have nothing to ask."

Xiao Chining induced patiently: "Any question is fine, it's better than we don't know anything about each other."

These words unexpectedly moved Xiao Zhaoshan.Taking a step back, even if they had reservations, it wouldn't hurt.Anyway, walking out of this rainy day, there will be no similar temptations and opportunities, let alone unnecessary.

He stared at the cigarette that had just started to burn, hesitated for a moment, and finally took a puff before it went out: "Why do you have to stay in Beijing?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Chining walked back to the stone table, thought for a while, and replied, "Because at that time I wanted to take revenge on you and Chi Yan, it was only possible if I stayed by your side."

He stretched out his hand towards Xiao Zhaoshan: "It's my turn to ask."

Xiao Zhaoshan put the cigarette back between his fingers, which is considered to have acknowledged the authenticity of this answer.

"Why did you have to send me away back then?" Xiao Chining breathed out the smoke, "Don't come up with such absurd things, I want to hear the truth."

Xiao Zhaoshan omitted the past of being framed and complicated considerations, and only said: "Because I feel ashamed of your mother."

Xiao Chining frowned, it was difficult to sort out the logic for a while: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Zhaoshan didn't answer, so he could only hand him the cigarette again.

The taste of Kuanzhai is not bad, and Xiao Zhaoshan's expression and movements are more comfortable in the breath: "How do you want to take revenge on us?"

Xiao Chining replied: "Destroy your marriage, let you also taste the feeling of being separated from your loved ones."

Xiao Zhaoshan inevitably denied his innocence in his heart.

It's Xiao Chining's turn: "Is there any necessary connection between you being ashamed of Chi Yan and sending me away? She advocated abandoning me?"

"It's not, it's us finding out we can't be parents at all. You can take that as regret."

Xiao Chining sneered secretly, but his face seemed to be suddenly enlightened.

Xiao Zhaoshan asked again: "How do you plan to destroy our marriage, just sleep with me?"

Xiao Chining said affirmatively: "Yes, I want Chi Yan to hate you and me too. But recently, I found out that according to her usual style, even if she hates her, she won't show it to me. So I changed my mind .”

"What's the idea?"

"It's my turn."

Xiao Zhaoshan smiled nonchalantly, and handed him the last bit of cigarette: "Okay, you ask."

Xiao Chining took the cigarette and took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, thinking seriously.

After a short silence, he leaned his head on Xiao Zhaoshan's shoulder, and asked with a slightly heavy tone: "Father, what should I do to make you fall in love with me?"

When he was still on the viewing platform, he fell asleep without waiting for Xiao Zhaoshan's response. Now that he insisted on this answer, he was sure that Xiao Zhaoshan, as proud as he was, would not refuse to give it.Even if it was perfunctory, he was curious.

But Xiao Zhaoshan unexpectedly did not choose to answer, but suddenly stiffened and firmly held his hand.

Xiao Chining's heart skipped a beat, subconsciously he wanted to raise his head to see his expression at this time.

But before that, Xiao Zhaoshan squeezed his fingers even harder and brought him into his arms. In the next second, his lips were pressed against his ears, and he shouted softly as if he was facing a big enemy: "Don't move! There is a snake. left."

Xiao Zhaoshan seldom jokes on weekdays, even through his clothes, Xiao Chining could feel the tightness of his muscles.But he was not infected by this nervousness at all, and he even had the leisure to blame the snake for coming at a bad time.

The cigarette in their hands had been extinguished, and the two remained motionless, maintaining a cuddling posture, like a real couple.

Xiao Chining rested his forehead on Xiao Zhaoshan's neck in attachment, silently counting his violently beating pulse.

dong dong dong, dong dong dong.

He couldn't restrain himself from guessing, whether this burst of real bangs coming from the depths of Xiao Zhaoshan's body was the proof that he was afraid of dying?

Xiao Chining felt sad about this.He obviously didn't want to do this, but he couldn't control it.

At this moment, he really hopes that time will disappear, and the present moment can be infinitely extended to live the same life as the universe.He hoped that someone could solve his doubts, but he was destined to be unable to exhaust all the answers about why.He also sincerely hoped that everyone was innocent—and none of them were.

After Xiao Zhaoshan's body gradually relaxed, Xiao Chining rubbed his wet hair against his chin uncomfortably, and asked in a muffled voice, "Has it gone?"

"Yeah." Xiao Zhaoshan let go of his hand, "It looks like the rain won't stop for a while, we have to hurry down the mountain before sunset."

Xiao Chining hugged his waist suddenly, stopped him from leaving, and asked another matter.

"Dad, do you still remember? Guanche said that I would go through three calamities before I turned 17."

Xiao Zhaoshan remembered it after a while, but he didn't know why Xiao Chining brought it up.

He stayed where he was, looked down at Xiao Chining who was suddenly lowered, and quietly waited for his next words.

"Actually, I have only experienced it twice. One was when I was born, Chi Yan had dystocia, and the other was when I was 14 and almost died from meningitis. I was short of the last time."

Xiao Chining looked up at him, cupped his cheek with one hand and kissed the corner of his mouth, and whispered on his lips: "Dad, I suddenly felt like it is now."

However, the truth game is over.