Xi Yin

Zhou Nan who came out of the bathroom that day felt like a girl, because he didn't expect someone in the dormitory, so he didn't bring clothes in as usual, but wrapped himself in a towel and ran into the house like a thief. He was afraid that Sheng Mingjie would stop him, but he was afraid what's coming

Sheng Mingjie stood in front of him and asked him, "Are you wearing underwear?"

Zhou Nan nodded in a daze, but before he could react, Sheng Mingjie grabbed the towel and wanted to snatch it back with a lot of crap

As an otaku, he used his own situation as a reference and underestimated Sheng Mingjie's strength

Sheng Mingjie pinched his two wrists, made him turn his back to him in a half circle, and carefully looked at the wounds on his back. Except for the few new scars that had just been added in the new year, the scabs had not completely faded away, and the rest were already in harmony with the wounds. The skin on the back grows together, from the butterfly bone to the waist, there is not a piece of intact skin

Sheng Mingjie only felt the pain of needles and knives in his heart. He tore off the quilt he had just dried, wrapped it tightly for Zhou Nan, sat down on his chair, and took the hair dryer to blow his hair.

Amidst the whirring sound of the fan, Sheng Mingjie was silent for a long time, and asked him, "When I made a mistake, would I beat you like this?"

"...It's not to say that he made a mistake, it depends on his mood." Zhou Nan clutched the corner of the quilt, and for the first time in his life, he had his own audience

"This is not family law, this is sadism." Sheng Mingjie ran his fingertips through the roots of his hair, and when the roots were dry, he turned off the hair dryer, "Have you tried calling the police?"

"Yes, it's useless." Zhou Nan bowed his head, remembering that hopeful call for help.

"Then have you ever thought about not going back to that home..."

Zhou Nan's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.He thought, Sheng Mingjie didn't know who his father was, and that famous Zhou Shengnian in City C wouldn't let him escape. Zhou Nan was just a mistake Zhou Shengnian made when he was young, and it was a part of his life. An obvious stain, as long as the stain is still on the lining, it doesn't matter, just let him linger on.But if one day this taint turns on his face, then Zhou Shengnian will never give him the chance to tell the truth alive...

"I have to go home, Mingjie." In the end, Zhou Nan just looked up at him and said, with slightly damp hair covering half of his eyes, where Sheng Mingjie saw despair and pain

In the days that followed, Sheng Mingjie didn't show any abnormalities, but when Zhou Nan was about to go home, he took his luggage and sent him to the school gate without saying a word.A Bentley parked on the side of the road got on and off a suit driver. The moment the door opened, he could see the profile of Zhou Shengnian sitting inside. Sheng Mingjie deeply imprinted that profile in his heart, watching Zhou Nan from afar. car, a person burying his head and approaching the path covered by dense forest

There is no one in City C who doesn't know Zhou Shengnian, and Sheng Mingjie is no exception.Emotion made him want to protect Zhou Nan, but reason made him know that it was impossible.For the first time in his life, his heart was full of powerlessness, and when he opened his palms and closed them again, he couldn't grasp anything.

At that time, he was just a student, without a penny in his hand, relying on others for his life, with steel nails in his legs, walking slightly bumpy, worried about his family and friends, and dared not give it a go...

"...I'm not that long-term. I like it now, and it's sincere. Maybe I don't like it in two days, and it's also sincere." What Tunan said seemed to be convincing himself over and over again.He is cowardly and timid, and kindness without sharpness is useless.

Sheng Mingjie still shuttles between professional classrooms, libraries and dormitory cafeterias. He fills up his days so much that he hardly sees Zhou Nan. I began to wonder what is the use of studying, graduating, and working in this way, and when will I be able to fight against Zhou Shengnian

None of these had appeared in his past monotonous life.He failed to convince himself, still stubbornly thinking about Zhou Nan

Zhou Nan noticed that he was estranged intentionally or unintentionally, he just smiled at himself, still talking and laughing with others, as if he didn't care at all

The two sat together face to face after a long time, it was at the celebration party of Zhou Nan and Chen Huai

Shen Xutian held a glass of beer, "Today we mainly celebrate Xiao Huai and Zhou Nan getting No.1 in this design competition. So we won't drink too much, just enjoy yourself, drink as much as you want." After speaking, he drank it all

Zhou Nan stood up when he heard the words, and also held a glass of wine, "Who do you look down on? You can drink as much beer as you want, let's see who can get drunk?"

Chen Huai followed suit and booed, "That's right, if you want to drink, drink it well, come here." He poured himself a glass, and there was no drop left on the bottom of the glass

Shen Xutian was dismantled, and he didn't make any gestures. He just watched Chen Huai sit down, and then leaned into Chen Huai's ear, "I heard that Brother Qin is coming back tonight... I'm going to surprise you, do you dare to bet?"

Chen Huai's pouring hand paused, quickly put the beer bottle aside, and sneered, "I'll just drink a little, just kidding."

Shen Xutian is content to eat his own skewers

Chen Huai turned off the fire, but Zhou Nan was left unattended, his face flushed but he kept drinking, pouring himself cup after cup, the starlight in his eyes became brighter and brighter, if it wasn't for wandering around when he got up and walking around, others would think that he drank more and more The more energetic

At first, there were people around to persuade, but then the wine was in full swing, and small groups formed in twos and threes, and Zhou Nan was left alone.

Sheng Mingjie pressed his hand and pulled out the bottle, "Don't drink it."

Zhou Nan didn't make trouble, just looked up at him, frowning slightly, his eyes were full of confusion, "Who are you..."

"No one, you're drunk." Sheng Mingjie was restless, his hands were rough, and he took off his strength

However, Zhou Nan climbed his face with his hand, and scratched between his brows twice, "Oh, Sheng Mingjie... You, didn't you ignore me? Why are you still here?"

Everyone has their own excitement, no one noticed the movement in this corner, let alone the hurricane blowing in Sheng Mingjie's heart

"I didn't ignore you." He couldn't hear his sudden gentle voice

But the drunk didn't answer his question, instead he complained, "You...you are all busy and tired, you don't want me...I'm just a burden anyway, go away, get the hell out!" where to go

The hand waving in the air was grabbed by Sheng Mingjie, and he lifted it up together and leaned against him

"He's very drunk, I'll send him back first."

Zhou Nan was suddenly moved to another place, and when he was nervous, he tightly grasped Sheng Mingjie's forearm, and leaned closer to him, "Don't move, the sea is windy, the waves are big...you can't move"

"Where did the sea come from? Drinking two glasses can give you so much imagination?" The long-lost physical contact put Sheng Mingjie in a good mood, "I've never seen the sea before, so I can think about it."

Zhou Nan used to talk about it, saying that he had never seen the sea or climbed a snow-capped mountain, and always clamored to go out, but when they planned to go together, he showed embarrassment and let them go. Now thinking about it, I am afraid that he is afraid of Zhou Shengnian , dare not make any demands

"...Well, Mom, I want to stay by your side. I don't want to live a good life... I, I live a good life. My father treats me very well. Strictness is stricter, but he likes me very much... …rest assured……"

Zhou Nan muttered to himself, he seemed to be playing a movie in his mind, from the moment his mother handed him over to Zhou Shengnian, from the moment Zhou Shengnian raised the ruler and the belt that fell, the movie was hurriedly shown, his body trembling unconsciously

"I know I was wrong, Dad!...Don't, Dad, I was wrong..."

Zhou Nan's words disappeared, his consciousness fell into chaos, and he collapsed completely limp on the side of the road, with two lines of clear tears hanging on his face

Sheng Mingjie wiped his face, whirled on his face, squatted down after a while, and carried Zhou Nan on his back. A drunk person always seems to be carrying a weight on his back, and he can't stop falling

At first he walked smoothly, and Sheng Mingjie almost forgot that he still had a delicate right leg. It was not until he could see the south gate of the school that he felt the pain in his right leg. He smiled and tried to ignore it, taking it all as a The price of being able to be confident and close to Zhou Nan's skin

He put Zhou Nan on the base of the stone pillar at the school gate to rest for a while, and kneaded the knee joint of his right leg. When he felt that it was almost the same, he was about to continue walking when there was a dazzling light behind him. The light source was getting closer and closer, and finally stopped One meter behind him, it was a familiar Bentley car. Looking at the license plate, Sheng Mingjie felt that his blood had completely cooled down from the heat just now. He took a few steps forward in vain, trying to block Zhou Nan behind him.

This time, Zhou Shengnian got out of the car himself, with a kind smile on his face.

"What a coincidence, I am Zhou Nan's father, and you are..."

On that day, Sheng Mingjie only pretended to be a classmate. He didn't even raise his head to take a serious look at Zhou Shengnian's face. He somehow felt unable to raise his head. Because of Zhou Nan's injury, he clearly hated the person in front of him, but because of his age and imposing manner He didn't dare to reveal the difference

Of course, Zhou Shengnian didn't need to care about the reaction of an unknown person. He just walked around Sheng Mingjie and pulled Zhou Nan. Zhou Nan, who was unconscious, was pulled up a little by him, and because he suddenly let go, he suddenly fell back with his head behind him. There was a knock on the stone pillar, and Zhou Shengnian clapped his hands expressionlessly, as if he had bumped into something dirty, and was about to turn around to call the driver, but saw Sheng Mingjie walking over without saying a word, holding Zhou Nan's back of the head to make sure it was not broken. skin, and then stretched the forearm from the knee, and hugged the person with all his strength

Steadily approaching the car door, gently asked Zhou Nan to lie down in a comfortable position in the back seat

"Thank you." Zhou Shengnian just nodded to him, got into the co-pilot and "drive."

Sheng Mingjie stood still, he looked at the tail lights of the car that disappeared into the night, and clenched his fists

On the second day, when Zhou Nan woke up and saw the complicated lighting on the roof, he had already given up struggling. When the beating came, his heart was completely calm

A week later, Zhou Nan returned to the dormitory, wearing a high-necked shirt, standing out from the crowd of men in shorts and shorts in midsummer

"Fuck, you're so scheming, do they all look at you?" Shen Xutian moved his bowl away from Zhou Nan

Zhou Nan just smiled and unbuttoned one cuff, and rolled the sleeve up to the forearm, and then it couldn't cover the injury. "Recently, abstinence is popular, and I think it suits me." The hot sun shone on his back , the skin under the shirt was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and the wound that hadn't scabbed was painful from the sting

Of course, if he doesn't say it himself, no one can see so many behind him through the smile like the flower of the kaolin.

Shen Xutian was still scolding him for being coquettish, but he just laughed and didn't say anything. On the contrary, Sheng Mingjie, who came along uncharacteristically, stuffed a piece of chicken chop into Shen Xutian's mouth, blocking his words

"Hey? Why did you give me the chicken chop?" Shen Xutian hesitated with the chicken chop in his mouth

"Meat buns beat dogs." Sheng Mingjie took a mouthful of rice and pointed at him, "There will be no return."

Shen Xutian looked bewildered, but Zhou Nan couldn't hold it back, and with a poof, he smiled genuinely.

Sheng Mingjie saw it, and quietly raised the corners of his mouth.lower your eyes to eat your own

After Shen Xutian cursed and walked away with an empty plate, Sheng Mingjie had a chance to ask, "He... did it again?"

Zhou Nan nodded, as if talking about someone else's business, "Well, I did it, but he was busy that day, so he didn't fight for long."

Sheng Mingjie clenched his fists, his knuckles were blue and white, and after a while, he let go weakly.

That day, on the second floor of the cafeteria where people were coming and going, Sheng Mingjie looked at him and said, "I will save you."

Zhou Nan just smiled, "Thank you." With this kind of heart, it is enough

After that day, Sheng Mingjie became more and more mysterious. His trajectory seemed to extend beyond the school, and he began to stay away frequently at night.

Zhou Nan only wanted to ask him when he had time, but every time he didn’t open his mouth for some reason, he thought, let’s talk about it in two days, there is still a chance

Later, this was postponed until the graduation ceremony in two days, until the day when Sheng Mingjie disappeared, and there was nothing to ask.