old age

"When will mother come back?" Yi Chen looked at the bitter gourd fried meat on the table and felt a headache.

"Just left yesterday morning, how could it be so fast."

Yi Chen sighed, looked at it for a long time, and finally put down his chopsticks, "This aunt's cooking style is really..."

"Hush." ​​Ji Kaiyang raised his hand and pressed down, "He's still in the kitchen."

Yi Chen lowered his voice obediently, and insisted on finishing the second half of the sentence, "...It's hard to say."

Before Zhang Yun left, she was worried that her two children would eat takeaway at home every day, so she hired a part-time worker to cook every day.This aunt is a bit older. When she came here yesterday, she happened to see Yi Chen eating smoothies, and she frowned, saying that eating these cold drinks all the time is not healthy and not healthy.

When Ji Kaiyang heard her words, his intuition was not very good, and the facts proved that this prediction was correct.The dishes she cooks are really healthy.

"Come on, it's all ready." The aunt put the last dish on the table and took off her apron. "Eat slowly, I'll come back tomorrow."

"Excuse me." Ji Kaiyang sent her to the elevator, and returned to the dining table. Yi Chen was sighing at the plate of steamed chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, "I can't believe this is for people to eat."

"Is it so exaggerated?" Ji Kaiyang picked up his chopsticks, the taste was indeed too bland.

After the two meals yesterday, Ji Kaiyang tactfully mentioned that more oil and salt could be added appropriately, but he was scolded instead, saying that eating too much salt would make him fat and cause cancer. Know to suffer.The dishes, of course, have not changed in any way.

"You've eaten it!" Yi Chen looked at his expression and immediately said, "Is this the annihilation of human nature or the loss of morality? She didn't put too much salt yesterday, but she didn't even put any salt today!"

Ji Kaiyang couldn't find anything to refute. There was also a pot of spinach and pork liver soup on the table, and a dish of stir-fried garlic sprouts, all of which Yi Chen would never touch.

He went to the kitchen to have a look, and found that mustard and old godmother had finished eating yesterday, and forgot to buy again.Yi Chen was still sighing in the dining room, calling from God to Allah.

"Be quiet." Ji Kaiyang found a piece of marinated beef from the refrigerator, steamed it after cutting it, mixed it with sesame oil, and added a spoonful of vinegar.

He took out the cut beef, and Yi Chen was already eating with a bag of potato chips.

"Come over for dinner." Ji Kaiyang pulled out the chair and sat down.

Yi Chen put the potato chips on the coffee table, ran over briskly, picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, "I really didn't praise you..."

"You don't need to praise me." Ji Kai raised his brows, "Please go and wash your hands."

"Why did mom look for her?" After eating, they dumped the leftovers into the trash can, and they had to pay attention, it was unreal to dump them all.

"It seems that Aunt Sun introduced it. This aunt cooked for her mother before and said it was okay."

"Aunt Sun's mother is 80 years old! Could hers be the same as mine?"

"That's enough, I'm talking more and more. An 80-year-old grandma might not be as verbose as you." Ji Kaiyang tied up the garbage bag and handed it to Yi Chen, "Take it down and throw it away."

"I'm going to call my mother later and sue her." Yi Chen squatted at the door to change his shoes, "Let's not pour out the food tomorrow, and keep it there as physical evidence, and we are witnesses."

The complaint was, of course, just a complaint.The place Zhang Yun went to was more remote than imagined, and the signal was extremely poor.Zhang Yun called the two brothers last night. After feeding them for a long time, they could only hear the rustling sound from the opposite side.After finally hearing a sentence clearly, it was silent again in a blink of an eye.Yi Chen guessed that she might not call again today, but as soon as he got back to the door, he heard the bell ring.

"I picked it up?"

"You take it." Ji Kaiyang responded in the bedroom.The bridging class also has homework every day, and the amount is quite a lot, which is very worthy of its nearly five-figure fee.

"..., no, they're not here, just wait..." Yi Chen's voice came from the living room, Ji Kaiyang didn't sound right, he poked his head out, "What's wrong? "

Yi Chen waved at him, "The tenants of the house over there are looking for our mother."

After Zhang Yun moved here with Ji Kaiyang, it was useless to have the house empty, so she rented it out to a young couple, and it was the husband of that house who called.

Yi Chen was wandering around listening to Ji Kaiyang talking with them, and vaguely heard something like the cemetery, but he didn't quite understand it.It's just that Ji Kaiyang's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Are you at home? Is it convenient for me to come over now?"

"okay."

Yi Chen watched Ji Kaiyang put down the receiver without saying a word, and picked up the key on the coffee table, "Do you want to go out? I'll be with you."

"No, you just stay at home. I'll look over there and I'll be back soon." Ji Kaiyang hurried to the door, "If your mother calls later, don't tell her."

He didn't say clearly, whether he didn't tell her that the tenant called, or didn't tell her that Ji Kaiyang had gone out.But Yi Chen looked at Ji Kaiyang's gloomy face and nodded blankly.

Yi Chen waited at home for nearly two hours, but there was no sign of Ji Kaiyang. Thinking of Ji Kaiyang's expression before leaving, he felt very uneasy. Whenever there was any noise at the door, he couldn't help but open the door to look. But it's not Ji Kaiyang.Fortunately, Zhang Yun never called, so he didn't have to think about how to lie.

The wall clock struck nine o'clock, and Yi Chen couldn't wait any longer. He pressed the caller ID, found the number that was just broadcast, and called back, but got the news that Ji Kaiyang had left.

"He left? When?"

"It's been almost an hour." Hearing that the person hadn't returned home, the other end was also a little anxious, "You should look for it quickly, it's been so long."

Yi Chen didn't dare to delay, thanked the other party, and hurried out the door. Halfway through, he remembered that he should ask what happened, but now he couldn't care about so much.

When he walked out of the corridor, he realized that he had no way of finding him. He had no clue where Ji Kaiyang would go or where he could go.Yi Chen thought of the time he ran around, and suddenly understood why Ji Kaiyang was so angry.

"Where did you go?" Yi Chen wandered around the neighborhood aimlessly. He had already checked the surveillance at the security room at the front and back doors, but Ji Kaiyang had never gone out.Yi Chen always felt that Ruijing Garden was very small, but it was not so easy to find someone.He turned around three times, not even forgetting to take a look at the taller trees, and finally saw Ji Kaiyang next to the rockery in the pool of the community.

When Yi Chen was looking for someone, he was thinking that if he found him, he must give him a good meal. His parents always said that he was calm and steady, but the result was not the same.But when he really saw Ji Kaiyang, he couldn't say a word of blame. Yi Chen sat beside him silently, and Ji Kaiyang turned his head to look at him, "Why did you come out?"

"I...I'm looking for you."

"Oh."

He stopped talking again, and Yi Chen could only wait patiently and quietly.He wanted to ask what happened to Ji Kaiyang, but he didn't dare to ask.I can only comfort myself, he looks quite normal, but does it really mean he's fine?he does not know.

People who were walking outside had all gone home, and the community gradually became quiet. The street lamps cast pale yellow shadows on the water. Occasionally, when the water swayed, those light and shadows also shattered.

"Aren't we going back?"

"Hello." Yi Chen poked Ji Kaiyang's shoulder,

Ji Kaiyang turned his head to look at him, "I didn't hear what you said clearly."

"Me." Yi Chen coughed, "I said, there are quite a lot of mosquitoes, the electric mosquito swatter when I go home, are you waiting for me here?"

Ji Kaiyang shook his head, hugged his knees, and continued to stare at the water.

There were already many mosquitoes by the water, and Yi Chen didn't lie.Ji Kaiyang also has a physique that is particularly prone to mosquito bites. There are already several mosquito bites on his calf, and Yi Chen has to fan him with his hands non-stop.

Time slipped by every minute and every second, Yi Chen dozed off a little, and the movements of his hands were also slow.Finally, Ji Kaiyang stood up, "Go back."

After saying this, he turned and left.Yi Chen sat cross-legged all the time, only to find that his legs were numb when he got up.But Ji Kaiyang strode forward without any intention of waiting for him.Yi Chen could only go up with his heels up.

He called Ji Kaiyang several times along the way, but he didn't stop.When Yi Chen chased into the lobby on the first floor, Ji Kaiyang had already entered the elevator.Seeing that the door was about to close, Yi Chen hurriedly ran over and stretched out his hand to block it, and Ji Kaiyang also pressed the door open button in time.

Yi Chen gasped in shock, "Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me."

"I'm sorry." Ji Kaiyang lowered his head, staring at his toes.

"What happened?" Yi Chen pushed his shoulder, "You...don't be like this, let's discuss together if there is anything."

"It has nothing to do with you." Ji Kaiyang bit his lip.

"What is related to you is related to me?" Yi Chen became anxious, "What's the matter? If you do this again, I will call my mother."

"You are not allowed to contact her." Ji Kaiyang suddenly raised his voice, turned his head and stared at him, his eyes were full of anger.

"I..." Yi Chen was very surprised, he opened his mouth and said nothing.

With a sound of "ding", the elevator reached the floor, Ji Kaiyang didn't look at him again, and walked out, "You leave me alone."

This night was spent in silence.It was already late, and they went to bed after washing.

Ji Kaiyang kept leaning towards the bed, and Yi Chen tried to ask him several times but couldn't open his mouth.Yi Chen could only stare at a spot of fluorescent green on the wall, where a luminous dartboard hung, and listened to Ji Kaiyang's movements all the time.His breathing was slow, as if he was asleep.Yi Chen yawned and fell asleep.

Waking up again in the middle of the night, Yi Chen was extremely thirsty and wanted to get a glass of water.He just woke up, still in a hazy sleepiness, walked under the bed half asleep, only to find Ji Kaiyang sitting on the bay window.

Hearing the noise, Ji Kaiyang glanced back, then turned around hastily.

"Why are you up?" Yi Chen was taken aback, his drowsiness disappeared, and he put his hand next to the switch, neither pressing it nor not pressing it.

"You sleep yours, don't worry about me." Ji Kaiyang said softly, his voice was very nasal.

"Have you caught a cold?" Yi Chen ran to him in two steps, wanting to test his body temperature, but when his hands touched him, he realized that Ji Kaiyang was shaking.

"No, what's the matter with you?" Ji Kaiyang stubbornly turned his head to one side, Yi Chen wanted to force his shoulder, and his arm brushed his cheek, a little wet.

He was stunned, and he slowly reached out to touch Ji Kaiyang's face, and touched the water stains on his hand.

Ji Kaiyang cried.