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"He regretted it after you left." Jiang Mingyang said.

"A man ran back to his grandparents' house in the countryside, hiding and refusing to come out without eating or drinking. His father couldn't persuade him, so he called Fu to come in, and I was with him."

"I still remember when I opened the door, the whole room was pitch black, and he sat in the corner in a daze, letting Fu Jin beat him and scold him without saying a word, there were papers floating all over the room, countless Zhang, each one has your name written on it..."

"Maybe these are not worth mentioning in front of what he has done to you, but from my perspective as a bystander, he has had a really bad life for so many years. He has been looking for you Cheng Yang, no matter what we do Persuasion, no matter how difficult it is, he has never thought of giving up in the past nine years."

"I know what he did wrong in the past, and he deserves an apology. Maybe you can't forgive him, but he deserves it." Jiang Mingyang said with a soft sigh, "But his care for you after so many years What I have seen with my own eyes, I can assure you that it is all true, Fu Jin protected you like he did back then, and now he will no longer doubt it."

"There is no hypocrisy that can make people have that kind of persistence. In the vast crowd, it is not easy to find someone, but he has done it." This is what Jiang Mingyang admires Chi Yu the most. Everyone knows it, but there are a few who can really do it.

During this period, all kinds of stubbornness and perseverance were unimaginable, which shows how much he has feelings for Cheng Yang.

However, when he was young, he obviously gave affectionate love, but he didn't know it when he liked it. Such a foolish self-importance was more than just a bad luck imposed on him alone. Sometimes Jiang Mingyang thought about himself who was just as confused, and felt sorry for Cheng Yang, and seemed not qualified to do it. Criticize Chi Yu.

"He has devoted all his energy to finding you for so many years. With such good conditions, he has never had a single person around him. Cheng Yang..." Jiang Mingyang didn't know whether Chi Yu had said this, but for him At this point, it is obviously not so important to say or not to say.

"He really loves you." Jiang Mingyang thought for a while, and said it out for him, because compared to Chi Yu, a lot of words come from him, which can make Cheng Yang less resistant, and it is not in vain for him to sit here now , with that little bit of luck.

Unfortunately, Cheng Yang didn't seem to be much touched by this.

The biggest change in his eyes from just now is probably that he looked slightly sideways towards the window.

Jiang Mingyang wasn't sure if he had listened or not, so he smiled helplessly, making him talk so much at one time was considered embarrassing for him.

He filled the glass in front of Cheng Yang with water, waited for a while, and saw that he still didn't respond, so he decided to stop talking. How can he say that most of the purpose of his trip was for Cheng Yang, "These things he I should have told you, if you still don't believe me, you can only blame him for going too far." Jiang Mingyang smiled gently, "I didn't say this to force you, don't be too psychologically burdened."

"I didn't disbelieve him." Cheng Yang turned his gaze and said lightly: "So what if I just believe it, can it change anything?"

"Not in the past, what about the future?" Jiang Mingyang also looked at him.

Cheng Yang shook his head. There is no future. The only future he thought about was given up after the lesson nine years ago.

"No matter what he does now, it's meaningless to you, right?" Jiang Mingyang asked.

Cheng Yang seemed to want to say something, but at this time the waiter came to serve the food, the original rhythm was disrupted, and the mouth he wanted to speak stopped just like that. Jiang Mingyang didn't ask any more. With Cheng Yang's current attitude towards this matter, it is inevitable that He will not be easily shaken just because of his few words.

"Maybe you think I have a good relationship with him, and saying these words is partial." Jiang Mingyang pushed Cai towards him, "Perhaps, as a friend, he has been like this for so many years, so it is impossible for me not to care about him at all. And his state during this time has really affected me.”

"I said I wanted to test your attitude. I wanted to see if there was any possibility of reconciliation between you two. If it is true that there is no possibility, I can tell him when I go back. He was always blindly optimistic before, and even brought us along. If you have less confidence, you always feel that there is still room for things.”

"We haven't had a good time." Cheng Yang replied quickly this time, and the tone in his tone clearly judged that it no longer made people unpredictable. It seemed that Chi Yu's past hypocritical affection was made even more difficult by others. Accept, "The old one is not good."

After Jiang Mingyang was slightly surprised, he understood what he meant. He denied the past together, so naturally he didn't plan to think about the future, and he didn't plan to give Chi Yu any chance, "It seems that there is really no hope, since this is the case." Jiang Mingyang smiled, "I will persuade him."

"Don't talk, let's eat first." He picked up the chopsticks and handed Cheng Yang a bowl of rice, "I passed by here on a business trip before, but unfortunately the schedule was in a hurry, and I always wanted to talk about some local specialties, but I never found the opportunity , I got my wish today, thank you for your hospitality."

"The taste of his house is quite authentic, and there are many people who come here." Cheng Yang followed him and changed the subject in a timely manner, "You eat more." @无限好文，全在晋江文学城

It was time for dinner, there were no private rooms in the hotel, and the hall was noisy with people coming and going, but fortunately they were located in a corner, so talking was not a problem, Cheng Yang put a few of the dishes he mentioned in front of him, and the two ate for a while After the meeting, he stopped his chopsticks and asked, "How are you and Fu Jin doing?"

Jiang Mingyang paused for a while, then smiled wryly, "Even you can see it."

Hearing the meaning of this, the two of them seem to have made no substantial progress. Cheng Yang was a little surprised. He thought that Jiang Mingyang and Chi Yu had a good relationship because of Fu Jin. He didn't expect that after so many years, Fu Jin would not even know whether Jiang Mingyang liked him or not. Didn't see it?

Jiang Mingyang lowered his head and tapped the rice lightly twice, "I think it's obvious enough, but I can't resist someone pretending not to wake up."

"Aren't you going to tell him?" Cheng Yang asked.

Jiang Mingyang shook his head first, and then said: "He is very playful, and he has some misunderstandings about me... Wait for a while, find a suitable opportunity, and I will talk to him. If it is really boring, I will not force it. In the end , I like him much more than he cares about me."

If you just found out that Fu Jin was gay, you could see his nervousness, and offered to move out was subconsciously caring for him, and other relationships were still in their infancy and hadn’t shown themselves, then Chi Yu’s birthday was that year, so I came back at night The moment I sent him upstairs, hugged him in the corridor, and felt desire for his white and warm neck and couldn't help but bite down, it was almost naked and naked.

After realizing what was the reason, he was both angry and angry at himself, anxious and confused, but he had to admit that no matter how he pretended not to care, once the root of love was planted, it would be difficult to get rid of it, so this liking, liking for almost ten years.

It's a pity that in the past ten years, Fu Jin has always been indifferent to him except for resistance. No matter how many people he has changed, he never thought of thinking about him.

Even if it's just for once.

But with his conditions, there is really no need to force himself to accommodate anyone.

Jiang Mingyang didn't mind continuing to wait, but if the other party still couldn't see him, the longer he persisted, the more futile and ridiculous he would appear.

"A while ago he kept clamoring to see you, but Chi Yu and I stopped him." After a while of silence, Jiang Mingyang said suddenly.

"Huh?" Cheng Yang looked up at him.

"I'm afraid he will rekindle his old love for you." Jiang Mingyang couldn't help sighing, "Simply put, Chi Yu is his rival in love, and I regard you as a rival in love."

The sudden emergence of such a relationship probably made Jiang Mingyang himself feel a little funny. After he finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Yang. After the two looked at each other for a while, they actually laughed. Cheng Yang understood the cause and effect of this. , shook his head when he put down the water glass, followed by a smile.

The second grade of senior high school officially started making up classes at the end of July, and the third grade of senior high school began earlier, and school started within two weeks of summer vacation.

Cheng Le didn't go out to work this holiday, and he was studying hard every day. Because of what happened last time, he became extra diligent at home, sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, cooking and washing dishes, and he couldn't stop for a minute.

Cheng Ying felt that he was probably not rebellious in adolescence, so there was nowhere to use the extra strength.

In the two days after he was found to be secretly giving money to Cheng Lin, Cheng Le was afraid that Cheng Yang would scold him, so he didn't dare to communicate with him too much. He waited for Cheng Yang to go to bed before he dared to climb into bed at night. Seeing that Cheng Yang didn't move, he began to worry about him not scolding him again.

After all, he doesn't know what his brother is thinking, is he angry with himself?

He and Cheng Ying didn't remember anything at that time and didn't feel deeply, but Cheng Yang must have hated Cheng Linsheng through this journey. If he makes such a good idea, is it considered an elbow?

What about Cheng Yang, let Cheng Linsheng go to him when he was short of money, is it because he can't bear to think about the little blood relationship like him, or is it simply because he doesn't want him to harass him?

Cheng Le didn't dare to ask, and Cheng Yang didn't seem to intend to tell him. His attitude that day was actually very clear. He said it to Cheng Linsheng, but also warned himself not to go to him again. Of course Cheng Le listened to him. When I came back, I deleted all the contact information of Cheng Linsheng, and put the dictionary in a conspicuous place in the living room.

Cheng Le was terrified and tried his best, but judging from Cheng Yang's state these days, he didn't seem to be too affected by this incident, which made Cheng Le heave a sigh of relief, especially since he felt that he slept much better than before, and the alarm clock rang several times in the morning. He couldn't hear it, it was Cheng Le who pushed him awake.

One month before the holiday, Cheng Yang went to their school to work part-time in a summer remedial class run by a retired old teacher. He taught physics and mathematics. The old teacher had a good reputation and a wide network of connections. Many of the students who came to remedial classes were wealthy families from private middle schools in the city. The child's salary in one month is equal to his two months' salary.

Cheng Yanghan would go there whenever he had time during the summer vacation. The old teacher had always admired him, and paid him a few days’ wages for a few days. Knowing that it was not easy for him to take care of his younger siblings, sometimes he would introduce some manuscripts from publishing houses that paid a lot of money. give him.

Life is no longer as urgent as before, but he still wants to save more for Cheng Ying and Cheng Le to have better choices of majors after they go to college.

The make-up classes for the second year of senior high school are carried out according to the arts and sciences assigned at the end of the last semester.

Cheng Yang had just finished class one day when he saw Song Ye come over from another class, grabbed the book in his hand and held it for him, and walked around him with a smile, "Ms. No money."

The school started unofficially, and the place to recharge money in the canteen is only open on Tuesday and Thursday, and there is no way to use cash. Song Ye originally wanted to rub his classmates, but turned around and saw that Cheng Yang was aroused by gluttons. It's delicious, and I heard that the teacher's cafeteria can also order a cheat sheet.

His home was far away, and he had just stayed for a week. The clear soup was tasteless and tasteless, and he urgently needed this meal to appetize him.

Just as Cheng Yang was about to say yes, let's go, he heard a disdainful voice popping up from the side, "You are so kind."

Dai Ze stood beside them with a cold face, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"Fuck!" Song Ye was not happy at the moment, "Why am I so embarrassed, I didn't ask you to invite me, why are you so angry here?"

Dai Ze took out the meal card from his pocket and threw it to him, Song Ye hurriedly caught it, "Hey, what do you mean? Treat me as a beggar."

"Okay." Cheng Yang stopped them, it was hot at noon, and hearing them arguing gave me a headache, "Let's go to the teacher's cafeteria together, I invite you."

Song Ye glared at Dai Ze, who turned to leave, when Yao Jinyuan came over, "Why are you standing here, why don't you go eat?"

"Brother Jinyuan." When Song Ye saw him, he immediately called out with a smile on his face, "Are you going together?"

"Of course." Yao Jinyuan put his arms around Song Ye's shoulders, "Go for a walk, get a piece of Teacher Cheng's card, I will rely on him to support me this month."

"Do you know each other?" Cheng Yang asked, Song Ye came in last year, when Yao Jinyuan had already graduated.

"We live in the same place, and we were neighbors when we were young." Song Ye showed a bit of pride and admiration, "Brother Jinyuan has always been synonymous with excellence in my mind, and he is a proper male god. Here, I just want to go to the same school as him."

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Yao Jinyuan laughed, and turned his head to look at Cheng Yang with some embarrassment, "What are you talking about in front of the teacher?"

Cheng Yang smiled, not knowing that there was such a relationship, he patted Dai Ze's arm, "Let's go, let's go together."

Dai Ze was stunned for a while, looking at the two figures in front of him crossing their shoulders, with an indescribable emotion in his eyes, he turned and followed.

Yao Jinyuan has been living in a student dormitory for a month. The freshmen have not yet entered school. There are plenty of rooms, and the conditions are not bad. They have private bathrooms and air-conditioning. The only regret is that there is no TV. It coincides with the European Super Cup period. How can we do without a TV? Where can I watch the football game?

So from the day of the opening ceremony, he abandoned the dormitory and stayed at Cheng Yang's house all the time. Cheng Yang would watch it with him most of the time, but he couldn't see it all.

Occasionally when Cheng Le came back, the two of them would sleep together on the floor in the living room, chatting all night without stopping, forcing Cheng Yang to open the door and scold.

On the way back, Yao Jinyuan had been chatting with Cheng Yang about having dinner at noon today. He didn't know about the relationship between Song Ye and Dai Ze before, and he thought they were just two ordinary children. Also stared out a little subtle feeling.

Yao Jin was originally like that, and he understood it at a glance, and found it interesting right away.

He leaned on Song Ye like a prank, and put vegetables in his bowl attentively. Seeing Song Ye being flattered, he felt silly and happy, and seeing the face opposite him as black as the bottom of a pot, he couldn't hold back his laughter.

In the end, it was Cheng Yang who served him a bowl of soup and put it in front of him as a warning, so he restrained himself a little.

Yao Jinyuan was walking next to Cheng Yang with a packed midnight snack and half a watermelon. Thinking of entering the classroom in the afternoon, Dai Ze showed undisguised hostility towards him, and wanted to laugh again.

"Okay." Cheng Yang said, "They're still students, so be careful."

"You can see it too." Yao Jinyuan raised the corner of his mouth, "Students are the only ones who have fun, how innocent, hey, do you think they know?"

Cheng Yang didn't speak, he didn't know if they knew, he just wished that they didn't know, even if they wanted to confess their feelings to each other, it must not be at this time, they are still too young, mentally immature, and they don't have the ability to bear a relationship In front of the responsibility, it is okay to fight and talk, and it is okay to talk about ideals and longings, but it is better not to touch things that are too practical.

"Actually, don't tell me, I'm quite envious." Yao Jinyuan adjusted the bag that was holding his hands a little bit, "Isn't everyone talking about the best things in love, or is it that the person you have a crush on also likes you?" He said Glancing towards Cheng Yang, he sighed slightly, "It's a pity that there are so many people who are lost, and they are hard to come by."

Cheng Yang stopped suddenly and looked at the front. Yao Jinyuan didn't know why, and was about to ask him what's the matter, when he turned around and saw a car parked downstairs, and the man standing by the door was exactly the man who came from Cheng Yang's house that day. Go out, the one you met on the stairs.

Yao Jinyuan frowned subconsciously, so he came to find Cheng Yang that day?

"You go up first." Cheng Yang tilted his head slightly and said to him.

"Oh..." Yao Jinyuan glanced at the man, took everything from Cheng Yang's hand, and strode forward. Cheng Yang also walked towards this side behind him. His eyes were on him.

Before Yao Jinyuan went upstairs, he couldn't help but look back at him again, a certain scene flashed back, and he remembered why he thought this person looked familiar.

It was the person standing next to Cheng Yang in that photo.