Temporary cohabitation

Chapter 31 You.

Both the front and back of the letter paper were wrapped with two layers of scotch tape, which had been torn apart and glued together again.Dozens of small shreds of paper, even with a flashlight in the middle of the night, were hard to find. Some of them were probably blown away by the wind, some were taken away by night cats, and some were stuck to the soles of someone's shoes and turned into mud.

The parts that couldn't be put back together were glued front and back with tape, turning into bits and pieces of transparency.Cheng Shi touched it with his fingertips, and a small piece of "we" was missing in the sentence, leaving only a lonely "I".

In the final exam before the winter vacation that year, he got a very good score.Fortunately, he had fantasies in his heart, and imitated those little girls, and greedily wrote a letter to Ren Mingyao.

A love letter.

His love letters are very long, almost like a diary.Ren Mingyao must have never heard him say such a long speech in one breath.But he was really happy, and he was thinking about his life in college in the future.He will study harder, find a good job after graduation, and live hard.

His life will start again from then on, as long as he works hard enough, he will be able to stand beside Ren Mingyao in an open and aboveboard one day.Even if Ren Mingyao said he didn't like him, it didn't matter, at least they would get together and break up, and he would no longer feel that he was unworthy to speak.

Go to college, get out of here, and everything will be fine.The score is his only reliance, it is his wings to fly out of this quagmire.He will never return to this city again.After he settled himself down, he took his grandma to live with him.He wants to leave behind everything that happened in the past, and together with Ren Mingyao, he will have a brand new life in a brand new city.

He wanted to hand over this love letter to Ren Mingyao when both of them were admitted to their favorite universities.He knew that Ren Mingyao would definitely pass the exam.His monitor is just a little careless about his studies, but if he is serious, there is nothing he can't do.

Ability is not a problem, the only variable is whether he is willing or not.

After many years, Cheng Shi still clearly remembered his feelings when he learned that Ren Mingyao University was going to stay in Maohua.

Zhong Yu said that he wanted to go to the same university as Ren Mingyao, and that it would be good to stay in Maohua, as it was close to home and convenient.

That was the straw that broke the camel's back.It seems that the only thought of living in this world is gone, and all his efforts have lost their direction.It turns out that as long as you work hard, you will be able to go where you want to go.Before arriving, he had already been left behind.

Even Ren Mingyao gave up on him.

Then if he gave up on himself, no one would care.

Cheng Shi read his manuscript word by word, reliving this beautiful dream.

Why did Ren Mingyao still go?

Why would someone arrive for him after he himself had given up?

He could hardly see clearly.

Fortunately, the double-layer tape on the letter paper is tightly wound, waterproof and wrinkle-proof.He took a deep breath, collected his emotions, folded the letter paper, put it back in the envelope, pressed it to the bottom of the box again, and turned his head to look at Cheng Xiaojun.

He played very well by himself, building blocks immersively, and building small houses with colorful geometric objects.There were not enough building blocks, so I went to the toy box next to the bed to get them.

Cheng Shi looked at him quietly.The little guy who was still stumbling when he first arrived was able to climb up on the bed quickly, get the toy he wanted, and then get out of bed and trot back.

Feeling that Cheng Shi was watching, he raised the orange cube in his hand and grinned to reveal his baby teeth.

"Xiao Jun is great." Cheng Shi encouraged with a smile, "You have already been able to build so high, really amazing."

Cheng Xiaojun tilted his head and looked at him for a few seconds, put down his beloved toy, raised his hands and threw himself into his arms.

The ignorant child rubbed on him, raised his small face, touched his chin with his nose, and looked at him with bright round eyes.

"What's wrong? Baby." Cheng Shi hugged him firmly, thinking he was sleepy from playing, "Do you want to sleep?"

Cheng Xiaojun tried his best to raise his arm, and stretched out his round hand to wipe his eyes.The milky fingers were soft and warm, patting his face and patting him a few times, as if to comfort him.

With a sore nose, he lowered his head and buried his face in the lapel of Cheng Xiaojun's chest.The smell of baby soap powder poured into the nasal cavity, like a soft package.Drawing strength from this small body is extraordinarily reassuring.

"Why did he do that? Jun." Cheng Shi asked absently.

"Does he also think that I am a little important?"

Two fleshy little hands held his head, pulled the hair on the back of his head, and pulled it gently.He said these nonsensical things to children because his mind was stuck, and he couldn't expect to get an answer from here.But at the next moment, a vague response was heard.

"lose……"

Cheng Shi was stunned, and raised his head in surprise, "Xiao Jun?"

"Yes."

The baby in his arms was holding his fingers, looking at him with dark and bright eyes, with a serious face, from babbling to uttering words gradually.

"It's... ten."

**

"I don't mean that when I say close to home."

Across the door, Ren Mingyao in the living room was in a completely different mood, and almost wanted to drag the person on the other end of the phone out, and explain to Cheng Shi face to face, "You didn't understand what's going on, what are you talking about?"

"It's you who didn't talk to me well, OK? If you make it clear, can I still not understand?"

Zhong Yu's heart is not as confident as her voice, but just trying to be brave, "What's the use of blaming me, even if I am at fault, I am at most an accomplice. You should think about how to explain yourself to others."

"..."

Ren Mingyao threw his phone on the dining table with a fire in his nest.

I can't blame him for always feeling that Zhong Yu is hiding something.In that phone call back then, Cheng Shi must have thought that he had changed his mind and wanted to stay in Maohua, that he had given up on the agreement between the two of them.

How could he regard Maohua as his family.

He was thrown to Maohua because no one wanted him on either side.I haven't had much contact with my grandparents since I was a child, and I'm not very close.He never thought that he would stay in Maohua for a long time. To put it hypocritically, even after school and life settled down, his heart still seemed to be wandering.

The university that Cheng Shi wanted to go to was his former home in the city where his family of three lived before his parents divorced.Later, because he was absent from his growth, his parents wanted to make up for it. After he refused to study abroad, they sold the original house and bought him a new one next to the university.

I bought it in the third year of high school, and it took half a year for renovation in the first year of freshman year. If everything goes well, I can live in it in the second year of high school.He would let Cheng Shi live with him, and he would stay there after graduation.

It will be a new home.They live in it, find jobs together and become adults together, and the future will be smooth.

When I was young, I always considered things too ideal.I think that everything has been arranged, and the future road will go step by step according to the plan.Who knew that there would be a big problem at the first step of going out.

Who is to blame?Who can he blame?If you count the number of laps, you have to blame yourself.

It was an agreement between the two of them only, and it was agreed that they would not tell anyone about their choice before they were admitted.Zhong Yu asked him, and he just babbled and perfunctory.Who would have thought that she would turn her head and hand the words to Cheng Shi's ear intact.

But that fool, couldn't he be angry before being silently disappointed?Even come over and question him?

They always do.By accident, as always.

You have to wait until many years later, when you look back, do any "truth come out".How much time wasted in between?Those times should have been spent together by them!

Ren Mingyao closed his eyes, trying to suppress the churning emotions in his chest, seeing the packed suitcase from the corner of his eye, feeling disgusted in his heart.

The timing of this business trip is too inappropriate.These days, he has stepped up all his work. Originally, he wanted to finish with the group quickly, so that he could concentrate on staying at home in the next few months to polish the script, and to clear everything up with Cheng Shi.

He always thinks that if he is more prepared and arranges everything, the probability of success will be higher when he expresses his intentions.But the lessons from the past came before him, and he suddenly questioned the significance of his doing so.

According to their rhythm of misunderstanding after a few days away, he had to keep Cheng Shi by his side to watch him firmly before he could feel at ease.When he came back from a business trip, the day lily was cold.

Go fuck and prepare, what the hell are you going to do.

Can he afford to wait another eight years?

Ren Mingyao got up, strode to the door of the second bedroom, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

The people inside didn't know what they were doing. He didn't realize it until he knocked a second time, and he raised his voice and shouted, "Come in! It's not locked."

Ren Mingyao twisted the door and pushed it open. Before he could see what was going on inside, he heard an unfamiliar voice.

"Brother Xiaozhi, when are you coming to play? How about I go to see you next weekend. We don't have many classes."

"..."

Ren Mingyao asked, "Who is it?"

"A little netizen in my group, I'm sending a voice message to Guan Guan."

The previous emo moment temporarily lost memory, Cheng Shi was hit by a huge surprise, holding the cub in his arms and raised his head proudly, his brown eyes sparkled with excitement, "Xiaojun, what he just said Already!"

Cheng Xiaojun and I seem to be calmer than him.

Although other people's children have already been able to speak, to Cheng Xiaojun, the meaning is different.This small improvement is enough to make him extremely happy, "Really, the words are correct, I just said it several times. I recorded it and played it for you."

Ren Mingyao nodded, "Got it."

"Why are you not excited at all! Listen..."

"Cheng Zhi."

Ren Mingyao interrupted him, "Is it because of me that you don't go to college?"

Cheng Shi was taken aback for a moment, as if he had been splashed with cold water, and the hand holding the mobile phone dropped down, avoiding his sight uneasily, "Why do you ask that suddenly?"

Did he know something?

Did Zhong Yu tell him?

What did Zhong Yu say?

"answer me."

Ren Mingyao approached step by step, moving towards him like a whole mountain, putting pressure on him that cannot be ignored, "Is it because of me?"

Cheng Shi's heartbeat almost stopped, and he was startled when he touched the cold iron box in his hand, put down the phone and hastily closed the lid of the box and hid it behind his back.

With this tidying up action, he managed to regain his trembling voice, "...Of course not."

"Look at me and say."

Ren Mingyao imprisoned him in front of the tatami bed platform and his body with one hand, blocking all sight except him, and said word by word, "Look at me, Cheng Shi, and say it again."

He knew how much Cheng Shi wanted to leave Maohua. If the misunderstanding on the phone changed the direction of his life, then he would have to atone for it for the rest of his life, and he was not qualified to say anything else.

Sitting blankly on the carpet, Cheng Xiaojun saw that his little uncle was being bullied by another uncle, and suddenly let out a sharp cry from his throat.

Cheng Shi's disturbed thoughts came back to his senses.Hearing the child's cry, he panicked, pushed his arm hard, gritted his teeth, and said, "No... no, no! I said no! What are you doing? Xiaojun is crying... You scared him! Let go open me."

Cheng Xiaojun seldom cried like this.Ren Mingyao breathed a sigh of relief, let him go for now, and turned to coax the child, "Don't cry. I'll buy you oranges later."

He still had a cold face, and his tone was exactly the same, making a deal with a child who had just been able to talk in a serious manner.

The two pairs of dark eyes looked at each other, and Cheng Xiaojun calmed down strangely, watching the adult stretch out his hands with a serious tone.

"Buy ten."

"..."

Cheng Xiaojun sobbed, the only two tears rolled down his cheeks, and he stopped crying.

Cheng Shi's scalp was numb.

During the few seconds he stared blankly, he missed the chance to escape.Ren Mingyao coaxed the child efficiently, turned around and trapped him by the bed again, and repeated confirmation, "Are you serious? Don't lie to me. I will believe everything you say."

"...It's true, I didn't lie to you."

Cheng Shi moved back carefully, but his back was pressed against the bed, and he could not retreat, "My situation was more complicated at that time...but it really wasn't because of you that I dropped out of school. Don't worry."

He could probably guess that there was something wrong with Zhong Yu's conveyance.But whether helpless or regretful, things are a foregone conclusion, and nothing can be changed.He could digest it by himself, and he didn't want to confront Ren Mingyao, nor did he want to make him feel guilty again.

This kind of thing... can't be blamed on anyone.

If one had to find a reason, it could only be attributed to his bad fate.Other than that, he doesn't hold a grudge against anyone, and he doesn't want anyone to hold grudges about it anymore.

Ren Mingyao: "Then I will continue."

"……what?"

"I never gave up our agreement."

"Ok, I know."

"You don't know." Ren Mingyao said, "I didn't promise Zhong Yu, and it wasn't because I studied hard and didn't want to fall in love early."

"……yes."

"I do not like her."

"..."

Cheng Shi pursed his lips and pushed him unbearably, "Okay, don't talk about it, Xiaojun is still by your side. I don't want to hear this either..."

"Don't you want to know who the person I like is?" Ren Mingyao looked at him with amazingly bright eyes.

the person I like?

Has Ren Mingyao ever liked someone?

Who did he like?

Cheng Shi lost the ability to think again, and his mind went blank, except for the unexpected hug not long ago.

He was going to say "I don't want to know," and that's what he would have said.But as soon as he opened his mouth lightly, his body seemed to be out of control of reason, and his voice was in a trance that didn't seem to belong to him, "Who is... who?"

Ren Mingyao only said one word.Almost at the same time, the two monosyllables overlapped, making it difficult to distinguish.Cheng Xiaojun pointed at him and shouted, "Shi!"

The characters are round.

Ren Mingyao smiled.

Cheng Shi frowned slightly, and didn't hear clearly. He watched the water vapor gather in his eyes, which were misty, showing a somewhat confused expression.

Ren Mingyao had no choice but to say it again.

"you."

The author has something to say:

Come to Liao!

The whole big move

My wife is soft when she is bullied

Only one update tonight

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