Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

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From Ji Yang and Xu Yinmei's visit for just one or two hours, Tang Xu was very confused. Even with the attitude of Ji's parents, Tang Xu can tell something even if his EQ is low. The politeness is ambiguous. This is not a normal friend. Parents will bring the atmosphere.

Originally, Tang Xu was just confused.

It wasn't until Tang's father's anger burned Tang Xu's heart and lungs that Tang Xu escaped from the chaos and realized that his friendship with Ji Rong had never been pure friendship.

The friendship between Tang Xu and Ji Rong has been developing smoothly since they met each other. Their personalities complement each other in many ways, one is forbearing and the other is docile. Up to now, the two have not been harsh on anything.

In the years when Ji Rong left, Tang Xu thought about Ji Rong the most besides going to school to make money. He never forgot Ji Rong's kindness to him, and it was deeply engraved in his heart, with an intriguing attachment. Low waited.

It stands to reason that there are many people who are kind to Tang Xu, and he will remember everyone, but none of them are like Ji Rong, no matter how small the details are, as long as he notices them, he will never forget them bit by bit.

Maybe it's because Ji Rong left suddenly, he can't feel free, or maybe he feels that he has never repaid Ji Rong, he has regrets, and all kinds of emotions are mixed together, so he cares about Ji Rong inexplicably .

Since Ji Rong returned to China, Tang Xu has been feeling that their getting along has become more and more strange.

Obviously he wanted to be nice to Ji Rong, but he found that Ji Rong treated him better. Tang Xu couldn't do anything because of his meticulous care, so he could only take care of him with all his tenderness.

After a long time, Tang Xu himself began to doubt.

Why did that person only show such a smile and eyes to him?

Why did that person understand his every look and movement?

Why does that man always ruffle his hair unsuspectingly?

Why does that person like to hug him to sleep suddenly with great interest?

He said they were friends, but it seemed to be far more than friendship. At that time, he didn't dare to think about higher levels, after all, Ji Rong never really expressed anything.

But now everything is illuminated in front of his eyes like a mirror, Tang Xu thinks back to Ji Rong's eyes, smile, hug, even the most normal small movements can make him palpitate endlessly.

Ji Rong is actually very easy to understand, and it's obvious, but Tang Xu was blinded by himself, afraid that any bit of profanity would ruin the bond between the two.

After thinking about it and seeing it clearly, Tang Xu knelt in front of Tang's father and said what he said without any hesitation, even a little excited, with an unstoppable magnanimity in his tone.

Tang Xu couldn't think about the consequences of saying this for a moment, and he couldn't help but want to tell his parents.

He likes Ji Rong.

He has someone he likes.

It was something he desperately wanted to share, and he wanted to tell those closest to him.

"You! You! You've gone against the sky, haven't you!!" Father Tang staggered and almost fainted, gasping for breath in an attempt to relax his body.

Tang's mother supported Tang's father with a crying expression, kept patting his chest to help him calm down, and said anxiously: "Xiao Xu! Don't be angry with your father!"

Tang Xu looked at his father like this and his heart was pulled hard. He wanted to get up to help him, but he couldn't move his body anyway: "Dad..." The broadness just now has been replaced by muddy and complicated.

"Do you know what you are talking about! You, you actually like a man!! How can you like a man!! This family, this family is supported by you, Tang Xu! You want to see this family and destroy it later Did you! We two old guys are looking forward to you getting married and starting a business now!! Don't be confused!" Father Tang gritted his teeth with red eyes.

Tang Xu stared blankly at Tang's father. He had never thought about marrying a wife and having children to carry on the family line, and he also forgot that his parents would have such thoughts.

"Son, dad, don't get excited! Xiao Xu said that it seems that he won't like men!" Mother Tang said and gave Tang Xu a look.

"It just doesn't seem to work!! Ji Rong can no longer live here, and you are not allowed to see him when he comes back! I will let him move away!! Cough cough cough!" Before Tang Xu could recover, Father Tang slapped the table His eyes were wide open, his usually gentle and loving eyebrows had already been distorted, and after he finished speaking, the piercing cough sounded piercingly.

Father Tang hasn't coughed like this for a long time.

Tang Xu closed his eyes and tightly clenched the palms on his legs. His father's body had always been Tang Xu's heart disease. He could not speak stubbornly after hearing such a cough. In their bones, how can they imagine that they accept?

Today was too sudden for him.

His thoughts gradually became clear. Tang Xu, who had calmed down, let go of his hands, raised his head and smiled at his parents as well as usual: "Dad, I know what to do." His pale face was bloodless.

The short confession and objection made him rationally realize that it is true that he likes Ji Rong, but he can't fight against his parents, he can't do it.

He admits he is timid.

There was no dinner as usual in the courtyard that night, so the tenant could only order takeaway, curious about the closed door of the Tang family.

Li Yan and Bai Liangshu were also very strange when they returned home. No one answered the knock on the door, and no one answered Tang Xu's phone, as if the whole family had gone out.

Out of worry, Li Yan stayed up all night and lay down by the window looking downstairs, but he didn't see anyone coming back after dawn. When he was so scared that he almost called the police, there was finally movement downstairs.

Mother Tang opened the door with dark circles under her eyes.

Li Yan didn't have time to brush his teeth and wash his face, rushed down, grabbed Tang's mother and asked, "Auntie, why did you go to bed so early yesterday? Tang Xu! Tang Xu can't get through the phone! Is he at home? Why didn't I see him come back?" ah!"

Mother Tang's head got dizzy from his question, she sighed helplessly and patted Li Yan: "It's okay, Xiao Xu is still sleeping, I'm going to buy vegetables."

Li Yan frowned looking at Mother Tang's back, which seemed to have changed a lot overnight.

At breakfast time, the tenants only saw the table full of soy milk and fried dough sticks but did not see the landlord’s family. They wanted to ask what happened yesterday, but in the end they could only grab the fried dough sticks to relieve their boredom.

Li Yan waited for the table to be empty before eating with Bai Liangshu leisurely, trying to figure out what happened to the Tang family.

After eating until after eight o'clock, I saw Tang's mother helping Tang's father to come out. Li Yan quickly threw away the fried sticks in his hand and ran to support the other side: "Uncle, what's wrong? Is there something uncomfortable!?"

Father Tang frowned and shook off Li Yan's hand, saying coldly, "I can't die!"

Mother Tang, Li Yan and Bai Liangshu were startled at the same time, before Li Yan could react, she heard Mother Tang's trembling voice: "Xiaoyan, it's fine, he's just not feeling well and his temper is coming, if you eat well, you can Go get busy, I'm fine here."

Li Yan looked at the thrown hand and nodded awkwardly: "Oh..."

Bai Liangshu walked up to Li Yan and rubbed him like hands in his palms, while saying goodbye to Tang's father and mother: "Then let's go first."

When Li Yan was taken out, he could hear Tang's mother whispering in a low voice: "Look at what you look like! What kind of anger at the children! They are right!"

"I just don't understand! How can a man fall in love with..."

I didn't hear clearly after that, but Li Yan could guess that it was talking about him and Bai Liangshu, men like men.

Li Yan's heart felt cold at this moment. He never thought that Father Tang treated them this way. Could it be that the previous acceptance was all fake?

"What's wrong? Where have you been pushed? Why is your face so bad?" Bai Liangshu checked his arm worriedly.

"...Let's move out."

"Huh? Don't you like this very much?"

"But, I feel so uncomfortable..."

Li Yan never felt that liking Bai Liangshu was something shameful, but at this moment he felt hurt by Father Tang's tone, after all, he liked the Tang family so much.

"Okay, shall we buy our own nest this time?"

In fact, Bai Liangshu also heard those words.

Tang Xu stayed up all night with his sore eyes open until dawn. When Tang's mother knocked on the door, he didn't get up to open the door, but chose to escape. It was not until Tang's mother left that he slowly sat up from the bed and picked up the bedside table. Check the time on the silent phone, nine o'clock in the morning, seven missed calls, two Li Yan, five Ji Rong, four text messages Ji Rong.

"have you slept?"

"You're tired, take a good rest."

"Li Yan said that you don't seem to be at home, where are you? See the text message and reply."

"morning."

The last message was at six o'clock in the morning, and Ji Rong's side was in the afternoon.

Tang Xu felt a little sore for some reason, and after thinking about it, he called Li Yan, but when Li Yan connected, he was not as energetic as before.

"what happened?"

"I was just going to ask you what's wrong, and I'm calling back now."

"Something happened last night, I'm not very energetic."

"What happened to Tangtang? Your voice is a bit strange, do you have a cold?"

"No, I just didn't sleep well."

"Oh...By the way, Tangtang, there is something I want to tell you. Bai Liangshu and I plan to buy a house and move out."

"!?" Tang Xu frowned, his bloodshot eyes filled with doubt.

"Our company has also made a little money recently. Although the house price is quite expensive now, it is estimated that it will definitely rise in the future, so we plan to buy a set now, and buy two more big sets when we have money in the future hahaha! "

"...I haven't heard you say it before..."

"Oh, I just planned it recently, so I haven't told you yet. We're going to look at the house this afternoon. Would you like to help us figure it out together? Hahahaha!"

Tang Xu felt depressed when he heard Li Yan's different laughter than usual: "Don't laugh like that, I can tell you're not very happy, tell me what's wrong?"

The other end of the phone didn't speak for a long time, but he could hear Li Yan's breathing. He seemed to be struggling, but finally turned the topic to Tang Xu: "I'm not happy, I'm glass-hearted now! Don't mess with me Hurry up and tell me honestly what you did last night and why you didn’t answer the phone! Ji Rong’s calls are all coming to me!”

Hearing those two words, Tang Xu couldn't help but squeeze the phone tightly, bent over and bent his knees, buried his face in it, and whispered in an extremely helpless whisper: "Li Yan, I... like Ji Rong."

It doesn't seem like.

"Fuck!!!!"