To Oak

He turned around and went to He Zheng's shop on the opposite corner of the street. He Zheng was about to close, the lights were off, and the door was locked.Zhu Miao was not familiar with him, hadn't spoken many words to him, and Zhu Miao wasn't even sure that he knew his name.Zhu Miao walked over with some hesitation, cleared his throat, and when He Zheng saw him, he turned around and said with a smile, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

He Zheng always greets people with a smile. He wears cotton and linen clothes, soft and gentle. Looking at him, he doesn't know why he wears them. Zhu Miao feels extremely embarrassed, thinking that he is a child who doesn't understand anything and can only make mistakes.

"I, I have something urgent," Zhu Miao said, "Can you call Sister Yining for me..."

He Zheng didn't ask any more questions, and said gently, "I'm sorry, I don't have Yiling's phone number, may I call Xiaoshu for you?"

Zhu Miao reacted for two seconds before realizing that He Zheng was talking about Xiang Shu. Zhu Miao could only nod her head.

He Zheng took out his mobile phone to call Xiang Shu, and Zhu Miao waited beside him anxiously, both afraid that the call would be connected and afraid that the call would not be connected.He Zheng waited until the phone was busy and dialed again, but still no one answered.Zhu Miao frowned anxiously, her mind spinning rapidly, thinking about what to do.

He Zheng said, "Are you in a hurry? I probably know where he is, do you want to go and see?"

Zhu Miao could only nod, there was no other way.

He Zheng is a thoughtful and gentle person. He helped Zhu Miao call a taxi with his mobile phone. Zhu Miao didn't want to bother him at all, so he didn't tell him about the lost keys at all, and he didn't ask, but he didn't expect it to be troublesome in the end. other people.

Before getting into the car, Zhu Miao said seriously: "I will return the money to you tomorrow, thank you."

He Zheng smiled and said, "Okay."

When the car drove out, Zhu Miao looked back and found that He Zheng was still standing there watching him go before turning around and leaving.He Zheng is actually a good person, but in addition to not wanting to trouble him in Zhu Miao's heart, he also has a bit of unexplainable rivalry in his heart.He knew that He Zheng and Xiang Shu had a story in the past, and he didn't want to be too embarrassed in front of He Zheng.

But now it all meant nothing, and he was once again humiliated.

Zhu Miao leaned on the back seat of the taxi, felt a headache and left, watching the lights outside the car window receding quickly, forming a hazy light and shadow.

The car stopped quickly, and it was only 15 minutes away. The taxi stopped in front of a low-key wine club.Before entering the door, Zhu Miao nervously brushed his hair against the reflective black wall, but his face is really ugly now, his face is pale, his cheeks are flushed unnaturally, his lips are pale, and his skin has developed a lot of dry skin.

Zhu Miaocai went in and reported Xiang Shu's name, and the receptionist looked him up and down suspiciously several times.

According to what He Zheng said, Xiang Shu is here tonight with a few acquaintances. Among them are his mutual friends with He Zheng, who are all in the coffee circle, so He Zheng saw it from social platforms.

The receptionist led him down the dimly lit corridor, stopped at the door of a room, knocked on the door, and when someone answered, Zhu Miao pushed the door and went in.

The room is not big, the lighting is not very dark, and the decoration is very tasteful. Zhu Miao doesn't know much about taste, so he thinks it is very expensive.Several goblets filled with red wine were randomly placed on the table, and five or six people were sitting on the sofa. There was a vinyl player in the room, playing Spanish songs that Zhu Miao could not understand.

No one Zhu Miao knew, they all looked up at Zhu Miao, Zhu Miao was wearing a very old white T-shirt today, with unwashed coffee stains on it, and loose school uniform shorts on the lower body, The feet are flip flops.He was so embarrassed that he almost got into a crack in the ground.

"Who are you looking for?" someone asked.

Zhu Miao's throat was dry, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saying in a hoarse voice, "I'm looking for Xiang Shu...is he there?"

The people sitting in the seats exchanged glances, and someone joked: "He seems to be in the yard, and Yu Ning is also there."

Someone gave a "puchi" laugh, and whispered, "It can't be some Shura field..."

Zhu Miao's toes were curled up, and it made him very uncomfortable to be looked at so unscrupulously. He said dryly, "Where is the yard? I have something urgent..."

Someone pointed to him, and Zhu Miao hurriedly walked in the direction. He was very careful when walking, for fear that his flip flops would make a "slapping" sound on the wooden floor, which would be too embarrassing.

On one side of the room there was a sliding door decorated in a harmonious style. Zhu Miao was so dizzy that she didn't open it after pushing for a long time.He was so embarrassed that he looked back. Although everyone was not looking at him, he could feel that everyone's attention was still on him, but no one came to help him.

Zhu Miao was so wronged, she turned her head and concentrated on dealing with the door in front of her, and finally opened it.

Outside the door is a small courtyard with winding paths, running water, plants, and lights.At a glance, Zhu Miao saw Xiang Shu sitting on the porch not far away, without shoes, barefoot, with one leg bent, smoking a cigarette.The person sitting next to him looked very familiar. Zhu Miao immediately remembered the young man who was as delicate as a cat when he delivered beans to Xiang Shu last time.

Yu Ning couldn't stop talking to Xiang Shu, and Xiang Shu responded nonchalantly.

Zhu Miao looked at them, a little afraid to call out.

But Xiang Shu turned around and saw him.

Xiang Shu's attention was diverted all of a sudden, and Yu Ning was very upset. He had been talking to himself for so long just now, but Xiang Shu didn't look at him directly. Why did he go to see this silly boy all of a sudden.

Xiang Shu pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, stood up, stepped barefoot on the wooden corridor, and said, "What's wrong?"

Zhu Miao didn't know what to say for a while, he stared down at his toes, as if he had lost his ability to express himself, he saw his toes curled up, even the toenails were so disgraceful, they were cut into holes.Yu Ning seemed to be a kitten whose territory had been violated. She pursed her lips unhappily, hugged Xiang Shu's arm, and said in a dragging voice, "Are you gone? I haven't seen you for so many days. Are you going to my place tonight?"

Xiang Shu ignored him, stooped to pick up the ashtray, held it in his hand, and walked in. When he passed by Zhu Miao, he reached out to give him a hand, and Zhu Miao obediently followed him into the room.

When the people inside saw the three of them coming in one after another, they all showed expressions of watching the show, and some who knew Xiang Shu a little better, teased him: "I didn't bother you, did I?"

Xiang Shu said casually, "Get out."

Xiang Shu put on his shoes and said to Zhu Miao, "Let's go."

Seeing that Xiang Shu was going to follow Zhu Miao, Yu Ning was the first to leave. He couldn't bear face, he slammed into Zhu Miao who happened to be blocking the door, let out a cold "hum", pushed the door away and left.Zhu Miao's whole body was light and light, only his head was heavy, and he staggered when he knocked him, Xiang Shu reached out to support his back.

Zhu Miao followed suit and walked out behind Xiang Shu.

Outside the clubhouse, Yu Ning happened to take a taxi on the side of the road, and before getting into the car, she gave Xiang Shu and the others a look.Xiang Shu said, "Little boy, don't argue with him."

Zhu Miao blinked, at a loss, what was he and Yu Ning arguing about, what was there to be arguing about.He felt extremely uncomfortable, his head felt like it was about to explode, and his stomach felt nauseated. He knew it was because he had a cold and was sick, but there was still a corner in his heart, and he was so wronged that he was about to go crazy.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xiang Shu was a little anxious, and asked again: "What's the matter?"

Zhu Miao Xianglai feels that he is a bit of a thick-skinned person. Although he is usually sensitive, he never takes things to heart.But for some reason today, Xiang Shu didn't attack him, nor did he say anything serious, just such a slightly anxious question.

What happened to "what the hell".

Zhu Miao felt that this was the last straw that broke the camel's back these days. His eyes turned red instantly, and he grabbed the hem of his clothes in embarrassment, trying to speak, but all the turbulent emotions blocked his throat, and he hurriedly said Sobbing and panting, unable to speak.

Xiang Shu was taken aback by him, he quickly took two steps closer, patted Zhu Miao's back, and comforted him, "It's all right..."

Zhu Miao's eyes and nose were red, she couldn't breathe, and began to hiccup, saying intermittently: "I, I, hiccup— lost, lost the key... hiccup—"

Xiang Shu hurriedly led him back to the clubhouse, asked the front desk for a glass of warm water, and asked Zhu Miao to drink it slowly.

Before Zhu Miao could speak again, Xiang Shu frowned suddenly and asked, "Are you sick?"

Zhu Miao was hiccupping uncomfortably, tears were rolling in his eyes, and his nose was red. Xiang Shu stretched out his hand directly, covering his forehead with his palm, which was terribly hot.

"Go, go to the hospital." Xiang Shu said decisively.

Zhu Miao only felt that Xiang Shu's hand on his forehead was cool, and the warmth of his palm made him feel so comfortable that he wanted to sigh.But when he heard that he was going to the hospital, he became anxious again, grabbed Xiang Shu's hand, and said, "The key, the key is lost!"

Xiang Shu wrapped his arms around his wrist and said, "It's okay, go to the hospital first."

"No," Zhu Miao stood up abruptly, and was about to hiccup again when he got anxious, and his face turned red. "The light is still on, the cat hasn't been fed, so I don't want to go to the hospital..."

Xiang Shu had no choice but to take him to take a taxi. When they returned to the store, Xiang Shu opened the door with his own key. Zhu Miao sat down in the store, lying on the table with only one eye exposed. , watching Xiang Shu feed the cat.He murmured softly, "What if the key is picked up by someone else?"

Xiang Shu said: "It's okay, just add another lock."

Xiang Shu drove all the cats back to the second floor, locked them in cages, and suddenly remembered that there was no hot water in the bathroom here. He looked at the couch where Zhu Miao had been sleeping all this time, sighed helplessly, and leaned out from the railing on the second floor. Turning his head to look, he saw Zhu Miao lying on the table, motionless, curled up, more like a child than ever before.

He went downstairs, patted Zhu Miao's head, and said, "Okay, let's go, go to the hospital."

Zhu Miao buried her head in her arms, like an ostrich escaping reality and burying its head in the sand.

"I don't want to go, I don't want to go to the hospital..."

Xiang Shu immediately understood why he didn't want to go to the hospital, and immediately coaxed: "Okay, don't go, go to my house."

Zhu Miao looked up at him and nodded foolishly.Xiang Shu went to turn off all the lights in the store, led Zhu Miao outside, locked the door, and said, "It's not too far. Can I walk there? No, I'll carry you."

Zhu Miao's whole body was dull, and her head was too heavy to think.Xiang Shu didn't ask him any more questions, just squatted down, picked up Zhu Miao, and turned him upside down.Zhu Miao had a fever, like a human-shaped heat source, covering Xiang Shu's back warmly, and Xiang Shu felt that Zhu Miao's breath on the back of his neck was hot.

It was already late at night, there was no one on the road, Xiang Shu walked fast and steadily, Zhu Miao was silent, and only breathed and sprayed on Xiang Shu's neck.

Xiang Shu couldn't help but bumped him again, and Zhu Miao gave a vague "huh".

Xiang Shu held his butt with one hand, and took out the key with the other to open the door.He doesn't care much about food and lodging. The house he lives in is a bit old, and the house is a bit messy. When he entered the door, he dragged Zhu Miao's flip flops with his backhand and threw them at the entrance.

There are two rooms in the house, one is a bedroom, and the other room was originally a study room. Later, a small bean roaster was piled up, and there are some miscellaneous things. It has long been impossible to sleep.Xiang Shu directly carried Zhu Miao into the bedroom. The bedroom was also a bit messy. The quilt on the bed was unfolded and piled up in piles, and the clothes were thrown randomly on the back of the chair.

Xiang Shu turned on the air conditioner, carefully placed Zhu Miao on the bed, pulled the quilt to cover him, and stood there for a while.He seldom gets sick himself, and he never takes care of anyone who is sick.He rummaged through boxes and boxes at home looking for mercury thermometers, looking for medicines that hadn't expired, and boiling hot water, a little in a hurry.

When he returned to the room with the thermometer, medicine and hot water, he saw Zhu Miao curled up under the quilt, arching a hill on the bed, and the hill was still trembling.

He leaned over, lifted a corner of the quilt to look, and found Zhu Miao crying with his pillow in his arms.

It wasn't crying loudly, it was just closing your eyes tightly, twitching, and the pillow was a little wet.Xiang Shu hurriedly put down his things, squatted beside the bed, and called him softly: "Shh—what's the matter? Don't cry..."

Zhu Miao buried his face in the pillow, his body was trembling, and he said, "It's hard."