To rely on others is to promise each other

The sky outside the window was gloomy, and the sound of the rain intensified. Bean-sized raindrops kept beating on the screen window, and the splashed water sprayed straight into the house through the cracks.

Pei Shanqing, who was still awake, wiped the water on his face, turned off the ding-dong alarm of his mobile phone impatiently, turned over and put his head under the pillow to continue sleeping.

Although it is early autumn, the house is still a bit stuffy due to the rain, coupled with being cocooned, Pei Shanqing was so suffocated that he woke up after a while, and was already sweating profusely when he got up.

Pei Shanqing tugged at his drenched collar depressedly. The pajamas were not comfortable to stick to his body, so he reluctantly dragged on his slippers and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The fine warm water swayed freely on his strong body, forming a line on the smooth skin, and then hanging down, gathering on the ground to form a puddle, reflecting the tall figure.

Pei Shanqing didn't wash it too carefully, just washed off the sweat on his body, then turned off the shower head, pulled a bath towel around his crotch, and walked out of the bathroom with his slightly wet hair.

He vaguely remembered what he was going to do today, so he intended to go to the next bedroom to find a suitable dress to wear, but when he passed the corridor leading to the living room, he caught a glimpse of a figure on the sofa from the corner of his eye.

Pei Shanqing froze his hand to open the closet, the remaining sporadic drowsiness was completely dispelled, he completely forgot the fact that he didn't even get dressed, touched a paper knife on the bedroom table, and strode to the living room, Prepare to confront the thief.

As soon as he walked into the living room, he also saw the so-called "thief" clearly through the dim skylight——

He looked shorter than Pei Shanqing by nearly half a head, fair complexion, delicate features, even a little girl.Wearing the school uniform of the city's key junior high school, carrying a schoolbag wider than his waist, his whole body was drenched by the rain, and his slightly long hair stuck to his forehead, like a homeless puppy.

Perhaps he was afraid to sit on the sofa because he was afraid of getting dirty, so he stood there pinching the hem of his clothes at a loss, looked at Pei Shanqing with those innocent peach eyes over the tip of the knife, and called him in a low voice——

"elder brother……"

Pei Shanqing frowned when he heard his address, and the hand holding the knife hung back to his side. After thinking for a while, he remembered the other party's name, and asked uncertainly, "Jiang Yubai?"

Jiang Yubai's thin lips were slightly pursed, his eyes lowered, his eyes glanced over his strong abdominal muscles intentionally or unintentionally, and finally stopped at his toes, and hummed aggrievedly.

Pei Shanqing glanced at the keys he had placed on the coffee table: "How did you get in? You won't ask someone to pick the lock of my house, right?"

"No." Jiang Yubai sneezed loudly, and continued, "I thought you were busy and didn't come. I called my uncle and asked for the address, and I came here by myself."

Jiang Yubai held the key in his hand and gently put it on the table, "I found this in the potted plant at the door, and I thought it was left to me by my brother."

Pei Shanqing, who is used to hiding keys in a pot of green plants at the door, and thinks it's perfect: ...

Jiang Yubai talked to himself for so long, seeing him silent for a long time, his gaze was full of self-evident inquiry, his eyes were flushed, and he asked softly: "Brother, don't you remember me? "

It is true that Pei Shanqing can't remember this cousin clearly. After all, the last time we met was when Jiang Yubai was six years old.

That meeting was really not a pleasant one. Pei Shanqing was 12 years old at the time, the age at which people dislike dogs, and when he came up, he smashed Jiang Yubai's beloved remote control plane to pieces.

Jiang Yubai was originally playing with his toy for his cousin generously. When he saw it fell to the ground and disintegrated in the next second, his small mouth shrunk and his eye sockets turned red, but he just didn't cry out and opened his eyes. Two chubby little arms want my cousin to hug.

Pei Shanqing didn't know where his brain was twitching, but he didn't follow it or coax him, so he put the remote control back into Jiang Yubai's hand, turned around and complained to his parents, saying that Jiang Yubai broke his own Toys, trying to frame himself as the blame, asking for new toys.

Poor Jiang Yubai had lost the toy and hadn't been coaxed yet. After being justified by his parents, he cried until he was out of breath, and Pei Shanqing was still sobbing when he was about to leave in the evening.

Pei Shanqing remembered that he was the same at that time, holding back tears, whispering "Brother" to bid farewell to himself, now he is eight years older, his appearance has changed and he is taller, but his personality has not changed much.

Still the crybaby.

Pei Shanqing scratched his head, remembering that his father who was far away in England told him to pick him up from school today, but he forgot all about it.As a calm college student, just before the storm became more violent, Wen Sheng said to him: "Sorry, I overslept and forgot to pick you up today. I'll find you some clothes and take a shower first."

Jiang Yubai responded obediently, and carefully put his schoolbag on the sofa. Seeing that he didn't scold him for his behavior, he asked again, "Brother, where is the bathroom?"

Pei Shanqing noticed his cautiousness, showed him the way, found a new cotton pajamas for him in the closet, and went to the kitchen to cook two bowls of noodles for dinner. When it was served, Jiang Yubai had already washed it. Well out.

Jiang Yubai stood helplessly between the living room and the dining room, his hair was dripping wet, Pei Shanqing looked at his wet pajamas and asked, "Why don't you wipe your hair?"

"I didn't bring a towel." Jiang Yubai said with some embarrassment.

Pei Shanqing went to the bathroom and tore out a new one. When he passed by, he covered his head and wiped it casually. He said with a smile, "I don't know how to use a new one? Wipe it off and come over to eat."

"Oh."

Jiang Yubai sat down on the chair after wiping his hair until it stopped dripping, with the towel on his shoulders, and he slurped the noodles slowly, looking at Pei Shanqing from time to time.

Pei Shanqing ate quickly, and after a while he finished a bowl of hot noodles. He seemed to think of something, and said to Jiang Yubai: "Don't go to school tomorrow weekend, go home and pack your luggage."

For some reason, Jiang Yubai's eyes were red, and he asked him tentatively for a while: "Brother, can you go with me? I'm afraid."

"Oh, what's so scary about going back to your own home?" Pei Shanqing was amused, and was about to say something to tease him when the phone vibrated on the table.

Pei Shanqing glanced at the caller ID, went to the bedroom and closed the door to pick it up, straight to the point and reported to work, muttering, "Dad, I brought him back. But, how old is this guy, why is he always crying."

"That... but, your younger brother may have to live with you all the time." Pei Yi rarely called his nickname on the opposite side, and said in a low voice.

Pei Shanqing was dumbfounded when he heard that, and he stammered, "No, dad, what are you kidding? Didn't he say that his parents were injured and hospitalized, so they sent Jiang Yubai here? What's the situation now? "

"Your uncle and the others...haven't been rescued, and Yubai...has no home."

Pei Shanqing's relationship with Jiang Yubai ended abruptly when he was 12 years old, so it can't be called brotherhood, and there is no connection between the two of them that blood is thicker than water.

Jiang Yubai's father is a son with a foreign surname recognized by Pei Shanqing's grandfather. He grew up with Pei Shanqing's father, Pei Yi, and basically treated him the same as his biological son. They separated after they got married and started a business.

However, Pei Shanqing's parents divorced since he was a child, and he rarely heard of the deep friendship between his parents, and Pei Yi was not very good at taking care of children, so he left him in the care of his grandfather.

After Pei Shanqing went to university, Pei Yi simply expanded his business abroad, settled in the UK for many years, did not return often, and only paid him living expenses on time to ensure that he would not worry about food and drink.

It can be said that apart from Pei Shanqing's reliance on his grandfather when he was a child, the rest of the time he simply regarded family affection as nothing, and Pei Yi seldom cared about him, asking him to maintain some kind of relative relationship, who would have thought that this time he found Pei Shanqing a big trouble.

Besides, Jiang Yubai's situation is completely different from Pei Shanqing's. His parents are emotionally stable and old-fashioned, so they naturally love and strictly control Jiang Yubai.

It's a pity that God didn't open his eyes. A few days ago, Jiang's father and Jiang's mother were not at home often because their son had just started school. He was rescued and sent directly to the hospital for emergency treatment, where he died in the end.

Pei Shanqing didn't know about this at all, he only knew that he was injured and was admitted to the hospital, and he thought it was a minor injury that would heal in a few days, but unexpectedly he was not rescued.

After Pei Shanqing heard the ins and outs, his heart was clouded, and he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the bedroom door, as if he wanted to see Jiang Yubai's current state through the thick door panel.

Pei Yi noticed his silence, and struck while the iron was hot: "Your uncle divided the inheritance with you before he left, please take care of your brother in China."

Pei Shanqing was helpless against Jiang Yubai's cry-loving traits, but he was in a dilemma right now. After thinking about it, he said, "Let's do it first. Anyway, he's a junior high school student, so it's not difficult to take care of, but the money..."

"From next month, I will give you a double share of living expenses, and you are not allowed to deduct other people's food expenses." Pei Yi snorted coldly, "As for the money left by your uncle, I will keep it for you, and wait until you graduate. Here you are." After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone decisively.

Pei Shanqing listened to the busy tone from the mobile phone, looked at the rolling dark clouds in the sky, sighed with a complicated mood, calmed down and opened the door of the room, only to see Jiang Yubai standing at the door.

"Have you finished eating?" Pei Shanqing thought he had heard something he shouldn't have heard, and was embarrassed to find something to say.

Jiang Yubai sniffed, hummed in a sticky nasal voice, and said, "Brother, I seem to have a fever."

Hearing this, Pei Shanqing took a step closer to touch his forehead, but couldn't feel anything because his hands were cold, so he simply touched his forehead, and then separated after a few seconds, "It seems a little hot, you go sit on the sofa, and I'll go find a thermometer."

Jiang Yubai, who was sick, always looked aggrieved as if he wanted to cry or not. He nestled in the blanket that Pei Shanqing gave him, only showing a pair of wet eyes, silently watching Pei Shanqing frowning and reading the number on the thermometer.

"38 degrees six..."

Pei Shanqing knelt down, took out a box of ibuprofen from the cabinet and threw it to him, and said, "Take a piece of ibuprofen and take your temperature after two hours. If the fever doesn't subside, I'll take you to the hospital."

Jiang Yubai didn't move, just stared at Pei Shanqing with big eyes, every movement of his body was resisting taking medicine and going to the hospital.

Pei Shanqing was very helpless for this guy's 15-year-old appearance and five-year-old heart. The memory of being cried until his brain hurt still lingered, and it was rare to show his good temper. He pinched an ibuprofen on his fingertips and handed it to him. his mouth.

"If you're sick, you need to take medicine. Open your mouth." Pei Shanqing's tone didn't sound like coaxing a sick child at all, but rather threatened, "If you don't take medicine, you won't be able to get rid of the fever. You'll be stupid if you wait until tomorrow."

Jiang Yubai blinked slowly, but still didn't move, allowing Pei Shanqing to add: "I don't want you if you're stupid, I don't raise stupid children."

Pei Shanqing saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he pulled off the blanket he used to cover himself, pinched Jiang Yubai's cheek with his thumb and forefinger, pressed against his teeth to force him to open his mouth, and stuffed it between his tongue with lightning speed. .

Jiang Yubai is like a doll at the mercy of others, delicate but soulless, he just stares straight at the person who plays with him, and he doesn't even spit out the capsule wrapped with the medicine powder when it becomes soft and sticks to the tongue coating.

Pei Shanqing picked up a glass filled with warm water, and fed him a couple of sips of water not too gently. Suddenly, he saw the glisten of water overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and was stunned for a moment, forgetting to wipe it for him.

"You sleep for a while, and I'll take your temperature later." Pei Shanqing said in an unquestionable tone, pressing Jiang Yubai's shoulders to make him lie flat on the wide sofa.

Just when he turned around and was about to leave, there was a pull from his waist, which stopped him from leaving. Pei Shanqing looked along and found that Jiang Yubai did not rest obediently, but stared at him and stretched out his hand to hold him stubbornly , the fundus of the eye is blood red.

"Brother, you forgot to pick me up, can you stay with me for a while now?"