bedtime counseling

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After saying these words, Wu Ke quickly got up from the sofa, "I'll go to your room to work, and if the driver who delivers the medicine comes, please open the door."

Liang Ze hummed, unable to even say the word "okay".The three business cards in his hand were very hot, burning his fingertips.He bowed his head silently, and waited for Wu Ke to close the door before releasing his clenched teeth, staring blankly at the floor under his feet.

Pain was useless, he knew that.

Those who should go will have to go sooner or later, and those that don't belong to him will have to be returned sooner or later. Since we can still get along for a few days, let's try to make these days as happy as possible.

The driver delivered the medicine to Zhai Zhuyin, who also woke up. Although she was not unkempt, her complexion was much paler than in the morning.Liang Ze poured her a glass of water, she took it, raised her eyes and her expression moved.

"Xiao Liang, what's wrong with your eyes, are you uncomfortable?"

"No." Liang Ze raised his slightly swollen eyelids, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "I just watched a TV show for a while, and my eyes are a little tired."

The sound insulation of this house is not very good, but I didn't hear anything when I was sleeping, presumably he didn't turn on the sound.Thinking of this level, Zhai Zhuyin couldn't help feeling a little more complicated towards this child.

"I won't cook in the afternoon when I'm tired, the three of us will go out to eat, and my aunt treats you."

"I have something to do at night, so I won't go." Liang Ze shook his head, "Go with Wu Ke, we haven't seen each other for so long, we should chat more."

Zhai Zhuyin didn't force it: "Well, there will be another chance in the future."

After five o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Ke changed his clothes and went out with her.Before leaving, he asked Liang Ze: "What are you doing tonight?"

Liang Ze also got dressed for going out, but he didn't have any plans in mind, so he could only say, "Meet a friend."

"Which friend?"

"..." He couldn't answer.

The two stood in the porch, facing each other, Wu Ke's face was a little dark.Zhai Zhuyin who had already changed his shoes stood outside the door and called him in a neither high nor low voice.

"Come right now," he said, but his eyes remained on.

Liang Ze had no choice but to lie: "I met you from a part-time job before, but you haven't seen him before." Then he turned around and handed the umbrella to him, "Take the umbrella with you, the weather forecast says it will rain tonight."

Wu Ke's expression softened: "Call me when it rains, and I'll pick you up."

"Ah."

After they left, Liang Ze let out a sigh of relief.I wanted to clean the house again, but I couldn't get up the strength, so I sat there quietly until the sun went down.

In the distance, there was still a sunset glow at first, but then it gradually sank and sank, and the bright yellow sun disappeared into the sky.

On the other side, the Mercedes-Benz slowly pierced through the traffic.

Zhai Zhuyin booked a restaurant that eats local dishes, which is far away from Wu Ke's residence, and it happened to be a weekend, so the road conditions were not smooth.

After looking out the window for a while, she turned to look at her only nephew.Before he knew it, Wu Ke had grown so big.When he was young, he was still a milk doll who would shout "Auntie Hug", and when he was older, he always had a straight face, looking like a little adult.Later... Later, when his sister left, he smiled less.

At this moment, Wu Ke was by her side, driving very intently, but his brows were slightly frowned, and his expression was somewhat depressed.

"Zhouzhou, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Wu Ke looked sideways: "What?"

He had something on his mind, so he didn't hear clearly.

"I said, don't you have anything to tell me?"

"say what."

"Tell me about your life, what you think about the future and your family, and whether there have been any changes in your life that I don't know about."

These words were locked in a quiet car, because the tone of voice was gentle and the volume was low, so it sounded like a personal conversation between a mother and her son, stripped of aggression, only caring.

"We are the closest relatives. You can trust me if you have anything. After all, I am 15 years older than you, so I have some life experience for you to learn from. Don't worry about everything by yourself."

Wu Ke was quiet for a while, then denied in a low voice: "No."

"It's okay, or you're not bored in your heart?"

neither.

Zhai Zhuyin could tell from his expression.

But Wu Ke is not good at expressing his heart to others, not to mention he can't figure out what he is thinking, how can he explain clearly to Zhai Zhuyin?

After a long silence, he gripped the steering wheel tightly.

"Auntie, I stay in China, what do you think?"

His voice was very low, as if he himself felt absurd.

A trace of astonishment flashed across Zhai Zhuyin's face.Her nephew has always matured precociously. Before making a decision, she often does not discuss it with her family. She thinks about what to do and does it. She is extremely determined.Take the matter of going back to China as an example. At the beginning, his father objected in every possible way, but he still resolutely obtained a visa and returned to China. He even went back to his hometown to go through the formalities of joining a job, and did not let her handle it at all.

This time I want to go abroad for development, and the plan is drawn up early, which is related to the life path in the next few years.

"Have you changed your mind?" She turned sideways, "For what reason. I remember you told me before that your boss appointed you to go, and you are the only one in the whole department this year. This is a very good opportunity."

"Yes."

As long as you stay outside for two or three years, you can be promoted to a higher level when you come back. This is definitely the best choice at present.But the most preferred does not mean the most desired choice.

"There is no particular reason." He looked at the red taillights ahead, "I just prefer the domestic environment, and I don't want to leave here for the time being."

"Do you not want to leave this place, or do you not want to leave someone?"

In Wu Ke's always frank eyes, there was a little avoidance that did not match his personality.

"Zhouzhou, I found that you have changed a lot when we met this time. In the past, you were rarely impulsive, and you were rarely as emotional as you are now, and you would not temporarily change the plans you have made. Of course, I am not saying that this is not possible, I am just very Curious why."

Maybe it was because she hit the nail on the head too much, Wu Ke felt a little stuffy in his chest, and looked ahead without saying a word.But Zhai Zhuyin patted him on the shoulder: "Stop, don't worry about eating, let's finish talking first."

The car parked on the side of the road, one step away from the vines slanting out of the iron railings in the community. The street lamps illuminated the shadows of the trees, and the somewhat similar facial contours of the two became much softer.

"Tell auntie, is it because of Liang Ze?"

Hearing this name, Wu Ke slowly turned his eyes sideways, his breathing rhythm became a little chaotic.

"is not it?"

His Adam's apple moved slightly: "Yes."

Zhai Zhuyin wasn't too surprised.She pondered for a moment, without making any further detours, she asked directly in the silent carriage: "When did it happen. I mean, when did you become lovers?"

This is the first time anyone has called them lovers.

"My question may be too direct, if you don't want to talk about privacy we can—"

"I don't have that kind of relationship with him."

Wu Ke suddenly made a sound.

Zhai Zhuyin's heart is like a mirror: "It's not that kind of relationship for the time being. Even so, you are still willing to stay in the country for him. Auntie understands right?"

For a moment, silence occupied the carriage.

Wu Ke said: "I promised him a long time ago that I would stay in Linjiang with him after graduation. I don't want to break my promise."

"What about him? At lunch, he said that he would move out in the future. Zhouzhou, I am very happy that you can be honest with my aunt, and I never thought of interfering with you. There is only one thing, you are sure to take Do you know what he thinks? Don't shave your head and get hot."

She thought that the reason why they didn't become that kind of relationship was because of one of them, and this person was Liang Ze.

"I know that." Wu Ke didn't take her words seriously, because he never thought that Liang Ze would be unwilling, and believed that he firmly held the initiative.

"You know what's in your heart, so I won't say much." Zhai Zhuyin straightened his neckline for him, "Everything is up to you to decide. Auntie just needs to know that you are doing well."

The dinner was delayed for more than half an hour because of this conversation, and it was almost 08:30 when it ended.After sending him back to the hotel, Wu Ke drove half a circle around the city, and finally stopped at the exit of a walking park near his home.

It is inconvenient to go back to smoke, so he wants to finish smoking here before leaving.After lighting the cigarette, he sent a text message to Liang Ze: "Have you eaten yet, I brought you a steak."

Waited about 2 minutes before getting a reply: "Eat."

"Finish with your friends?"

"Still chatting, I won't go back until later, have you arrived home yet?"

He answered irrelevantly: "I have something to tell you."

The left window was open, and the smoke slowly drifted out.Holding the cigarette with his left hand resting on the window, he used his right hand to type on the phone, and the speed of replying messages was still much faster than Liang Ze.

Now that a decision has been made, there is no need to procrastinate.Tell Liang Ze the decision to stay in China, and Liang Ze won't have to look for a house.As for the company, they can apologize to Lao Zhu in person tomorrow.

The reply came slowly: "What's the matter?"

There are lights everywhere in the park, and people stroll past from time to time.From the corner of my eye, two people came from a distance under the lamp.

Wu Ke held the phone and turned his head subconsciously.The first thing he noticed was a man who was walking backwards and eating, and then he saw Liang Ze's slender figure.

—

"Liang Ze, why are you keeping your head down? Is there money on the ground?"

While eating the leftovers he brought, He Feng kept scolding him, "I remember you used to have a bad temper, why, now you have learned how to be a man with your tail between your legs?"

"I'm texting back."

After typing, Liang Ze put away his phone and sat beside him.

There are many benches made of this kind of wood near the park, which is more than enough for two people to sit.He Feng grilled the rice very quickly, he ate one of the boxes in two or three strokes, turned his head and opened the other box, "Hey! Crabs! It's a pity that it's not convenient to eat."

"Take it back if it's inconvenient." Liang Ze took out a fresh-keeping bag and handed it to him.

"It's so considerate..." He clicked his tongue twice, "Why don't you keep such an expensive thing for yourself?"

"If you make too much, you can't finish it all by yourself."

The leftovers in the refrigerator cannot be disposed of by one person alone, and Wu Ke will not be at home tomorrow, and crabs cannot be kept, so it is better to take them out and give them away.

He Feng wiped his mouth, and climbed his right hand to his shoulder: "Thank you buddy, just tell me if there is anything I can help you with." He patted his chest again, "As long as I, He Feng, can do it!"

Liang Ze lowered his head and smiled: "You're thinking too much, you really just can't finish it. It's such a coincidence that I ran into you, and it's not too long before I go home, so I went back and brought it to you."

"Anyway, you're really interesting." He Feng also raised his eyebrows and smiled, "But if you can't finish eating, why do you still cook so much? Is it possible that the cook doesn't need money to buy vegetables?"

Liang Ze shook his head: "There are guests at home, so I did more."

"Your sister?"

"No, it's my friend's relative."

"Friend?" He Feng scratched his chin with a half-smile, hooked his neck and dragged him closer, with an extremely intimate gesture, "Is that friend? What's his name... I went back and thought about it for a long time, and finally let me You remembered, Wu Ke, right?"

Liang Ze's expression instantly became unnatural.

It's really him.

He Feng sneered inwardly, Liang Ze is really persistent, he was so determined to live and die that he could still be explained by his youth, but now after so many years, he is still entangled with him!

"Are you okay?"

"No." Probably only when facing He Feng, Liang Ze didn't have to hide his feelings for Wu Ke, "He doesn't like men, and he still doesn't like them now."

Sure enough.

It was rare for He Feng to restrain his carefree expression: "I said you are not tired? After so many years of hard work, there is no result at all. People say that there are no fragrant grasses anywhere in the world. Why hang yourself on this tree?"

In the past, Liang Ze might have answered that he was not tired, but today, he did feel a little tired, so he didn't explain anything to He Feng.

"Forget it, looking at you like this is also a dead brain, completely—"

Just as he was about to chatter, the phone in Liang Ze's pocket vibrated.He took it out and saw that it was Wu Ke, so he quickly booed He Feng.

"Hello, Ke."

Upon hearing this title, He Feng scoffed, and turned his head to watch others play with fitness equipment.

Liang Ze turned his back and touched his knee with his left hand, "Are you home yet? I'll be back soon."

I sent a few messages just now and there was no follow-up. I thought Wu Ke was driving.

There was no sound on the other end of the phone at first, only some vague breathing, together with the faint noise of cars.Soon, as if the windows of the car were closed, there was complete silence.

No one spoke.

Liang Ze took down the phone, saw that it was connected, and asked again: "A Ke?"

"Where are you?" Wu Ke's voice was hoarse than usual.

"I..." He paused, "I'm outside."

"Where is it outside?"

"A place to eat."

"I'll pick you up."

"no need!"

There was a moment of silence: "It's going to rain."

"I know." Liang Ze looked up at the sky, the dark sky was covered with dark clouds, "I'll go back right away, it's not very far."

"Liang Ze."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, just call you."

After a brief silence, the phone hung up.

Liang Ze stared at the phone in a daze until He Feng patted him on the shoulder, "What are you thinking, I've lost my soul. Let's hurry up, there are too many mosquitoes here to kill me."

The two stepped out of the side gate of the park, and he, who was full of thoughts, passed by the car on the side of the road.

In the car, Wu Ke sat quietly.

Seeing the scar under He Feng's eyebrow again, he finally remembered when he had seen this person before.When he was a sophomore in high school, in his hometown, he saw this person squatting in front of Liang Ze's house, asking Liang Ze to borrow money to play games in an Internet cafe.

So they are neighbors, they have known each other since the beginning, even earlier than I and Liang Ze have known each other, and they have been in touch till now.

Looking at the backs of the two of them walking side by side, seeing their bodies that were very close together, and their hands that were almost holding each other, Wu Ke's eyes were filled with pain and clarity.

Is this the person?