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After fifteen hours of flying, Zheng Xi finally stood on the ground of New York again.

As a large civil aviation hub, Kennedy International Airport is crowded with people day and night.They walked out of the airport hall slowly with other passengers, seeing all kinds of people with all kinds of skin colors and clothes.Unfamiliar faces passing by, or hurrying or strolling leisurely, made Zheng Xi feel unspeakably at ease.

New York is a magical city, it is highly tolerant to outsiders, but it is also unusually indifferent.This kind of indifference does not come from the isolation built by reinforced concrete, but the proper sense of distance between people, which is difficult to feel in China.Zheng Xi likes this distance, it makes him feel safe in the crowd.

They stood where the taxi stopped, Zheng Xi asked Shen Feng where the hotel was booked, Shen Feng said that he did not book a hotel.

Zheng Xi was stunned: "Then where do you live?"

Shen Feng: "Can't I go live with you?"

Zheng Xi wondered: "But I have a roommate."

Shen Feng: "I know, didn't Mr. Zheng buy you an apartment? You only have one roommate, so there should be other spare rooms."

Zheng Xi knew that Shen Feng had checked his situation in the United States, so he was not angry, but felt that it was inconvenient.He looked at Shen Feng's legs: "I have a vacant room over there, but the layout is also a duplex floor with a lot of things. You are inconvenient to move now, so staying in a hotel is more suitable."

Shen Feng's face was full of disappointment. The figure under the night sky was in contrast to the brilliant brightness of the Kennedy Airport behind him, as if caught in the gap between light and shadow, lonely and lonely.

Seeing him like this, Jin Jing couldn't help it: "Zheng Xi, don't you..."

"Okay, I'll go to the city and find a hotel to stay in, so I won't bother you anymore." Jin Jing was interrupted by Shen Feng before finishing her sentence.He looked at Zheng Xi with an expression that didn't matter.But everyone can see how far-fetched this smile is.

Zheng Xi felt inexplicably uncomfortable again.

Every time Shen Feng showed disappointment in front of him, he would feel very sorry, and always felt that he shouldn't be like this.This feeling is especially strong after being told the truth.He gritted his teeth and made a decision when Jin Jing helped Shen Feng get into the car. He also sat in the back seat and gave the driver his address in English.

Both Shen Feng and Jin Jing could understand, and they both turned their heads.Zheng Xi looked out the window unnaturally: "It's too late, the hotel in the city center may not be able to book a room, so go to my place."

The taxi was driving fast, the distance from the airport to Zheng Xi's place of residence was not too far, and they were all in the same queen district.Rows upon rows of high-rise buildings flew past the car windows, and the gorgeous neon lights lit up the night sky above the city.

Queens is the largest district in New York, where people from all over the world gather, forming a prosperous scene in New York State.Looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, Zheng Xi gradually calmed down.

He likes this city without a sense of belonging.It once greeted the anxious self with open arms, and it was its just right indifference that made it adapt quickly and found a better way of life.

When he returned to China this time, he never thought that he would find a fortune.It never occurred to him that he would bring back the person who was closest to him and let this person invade his territory.

Zheng Xi could feel the gaze behind him, he knew that Shen Feng had been looking at him.

In the past, he would have hated this kind of gaze, but now he doesn't want to care about it.

Because of jet lag, it was still night when they arrived in New York, and it was almost twelve o'clock when the driver parked the car downstairs.

The apartment that Zheng Xueqing bought for Zheng Xi was similar to a hotel, on the 29th floor of a big summer building.The three of them had four suitcases of luggage, and the driver helped them to the lobby. Zheng Xi kindly greeted the two security guards on the first floor.Those two were white men in their 50s and [-]s, and they seemed to know Zheng Xi very well. One of them enthusiastically helped carry the luggage into the elevator.

Shen Feng's gaze stayed on Zheng Xi.Since returning to New York, he has felt a little different in Zheng Xi.He wasn't sure what it was at first, but he didn't understand until Zheng Xi opened the door and saw his roommate who was sitting on the sofa eating PIZZA.

Maybe the one in front of him is the real Zheng Xi now.

Zheng Xi's roommate is Li Haosen, who is from Singapore and is of mixed Asian descent.He was half a head taller than Zheng Xi, with flaxen-gray hair tied short behind his head, and he smiled like a big boy next door.

Zheng Xi sent him a message on the way, saying that he would bring his friends back.But Li Haosen was watching the football game, and his mobile phone was charged in the bedroom, so he didn't watch it at all.

So when Shen Feng and Jin Jing came in, what they saw was Li Haosen wearing only a pair of pajama pants, naked to the waist and hugging Zheng Xi.

Zheng Xi didn't care about these things. Li Haosen had been his classmate for three years, and they had lived together for two years.This guy originally lived in a rented house, but later he knew that Zheng Xi had an apartment, so he insisted on Zheng Xi taking him in.

Zheng Xi didn't agree at all at first, but it turned out that Li Haosen actually returned the original house, packed his luggage and slept in the safe passage of his house all night.

During the security patrol, Li Haosen was kicked out, and the guy slept in the park opposite Zheng Xi's house for another three nights.Zheng Xi really had nothing to do, so he could only agree to let him stay for a few days until he found a new house.

Unexpectedly, Li Haosen could cook. In just one week, he changed recipes from four different countries. He fed Zheng Xi, who was afraid of eating hamburger pizza, obediently, and never mentioned the matter of letting him move out. .

"Xi, who are they?" Li Haosen felt the sight from the door, he let go of Zheng Xi, and looked at the man and woman with his head.

Zheng Xi put the backpack on the sofa, found two pairs of slippers for the guests and put them at the door: "They are my friends, they came to my graduation ceremony, and they will live here temporarily."

Shen Feng's expression darkened when he saw the scene just now, but when he heard that Zheng Xi introduced him with a friend instead of brother-in-law, his expression softened again.

Zheng Xi didn't notice his emotional change, and helped him up to the second floor after introducing each other.

The decoration of this apartment is industrial-style, with large gray walls and marble floors. The living room is the living room as soon as you enter the door. There are more than [-] photos scattered on the walls on both sides, all framed in white frames.Opposite the door is a whole floor-to-ceiling window, and across the street is a park for leisure and sports for the surrounding residents. An artificial river flows slowly like a green ribbon, bringing a touch of tranquility to the noisy city.

There are four rooms on the second floor. Zheng Xi lived in the innermost one, and Li Haosen lived in the outermost one. One of the two rooms in the middle was transformed into a darkroom, and Zheng Xi used the other to pile up sundries.

He stood in the corridor in some embarrassment. He originally wanted Shen Feng to live in that empty room, but there were too many things piled up in the room, and it would take some time to sort them out.And there was only one sofa bed, Shen Feng's leg hadn't recovered yet, so it wasn't suitable to sleep on it.

He helped Shen Feng to his room, and then went downstairs to ask Jin Jing if she would be wronged and sleep in the utility room for the night.

Jin Jing's character is carefree, she doesn't care about these details at all, she just dragged her luggage and went in.Although the utility room is messy, Zheng Xi invites someone to clean it every week, so it is not dirty.Jin Jing tidied up a corner quickly and came out, saying goodnight to them directly.

Li Haosen is still watching the game downstairs. He is a veteran NBA fan, and he will stand in front of the TV every time there is a game.So Zheng Xi ignored him, carried Shen Feng's luggage up, and adjusted the furniture in the room that might hinder the wheelchair, to ensure that Shen Feng would not be bumped into the room.

Shen Feng sat on the bed and watched him busy until he was almost done, then handed over a bottle of mineral water: "Thank you for your hard work."

Zheng Xi took it over and said with a smile: "It's nothing, but you have to be careful with your legs. But there is a whole bathroom in my room, so you don't have to go downstairs if you want to go to the bathroom."

He unscrewed the cap of the mineral water, drank the whole bottle, and found a thick blanket from the closet to go out.Shen Feng stopped him: "Where are you going?"

Zheng Xi stood at the door and pouted downstairs: "I'm going to sleep in the living room."

Shen Feng frowned: "Your roommate is watching TV down there, how did you sleep?"

Zheng Xi shook the box of noise-cancelling earplugs he took out of the drawer just now: "If you wear these, you won't be able to hear."

Shen Feng looked at him hesitantly, Zheng Xi thought he wanted to say something, but he just said "good night".

Zheng Xi closed the door, went to the bathroom on the first floor to take a shower, and saw Li Haosen busy in the kitchen when he came out.He went in to look while wiping his hair, and found that guy was cooking instant noodles.

Li Haosen loves Korean instant noodles very much. For this reason, he specially asked Korean classmates to study the authentic method. After cooking it for a few times, it was even more authentic than the Korean restaurant downstairs, and Zheng Xi followed suit.

"Didn't you just eat PIZZA? Are you hungry again?" Zheng Xi had been busy for a long time just now, and he was already hungry.He looked at the pot, the red spicy cabbage soup was paired with a strong cheese aroma that penetrated into his lungs, and the gluttons were immediately aroused.

Li Haosen grinned, showing his neat white teeth: "I cooked it for you, do your friends want it? How much I cook it."

It was only then that Zheng Xi remembered that dinner was prepared casually on the plane, and he also forgot to ask Shen Feng and Jin Jing if they were hungry just now.

He walked to the living room and looked at the clock, the hands had reached one o'clock.After thinking about it, he walked to the door of his room and knocked lightly.

I thought Shen Feng had fallen asleep, but the man's voice was still very energetic: "Come in."

Zheng Xi opened the door and saw Shen Feng sitting on the edge of the bed typing on the keyboard of the notebook at a glance.He wondered, "Why didn't you sleep?"

Shen Feng pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose: "I have some business to deal with immediately, what's wrong?"

Zheng Xi: "Hao Sen cooked Korean instant noodles, they are delicious, would you like some?"

Shen Feng put the notebook aside, pinched his sore shoulder: "Okay, but it's not convenient for me to go down, please help me bring it up."

Zheng Xi went downstairs, brought two bowls of hot instant noodles back to the room.

He wanted to hand over Shen Feng's bowl, but he saw Shen Feng's bandaged right hand again.

Jin Jing's words played back automatically in his mind like a spell, his movements froze for a moment, and finally he didn't hand out the bowl, but put the chopsticks into Shen Feng's left hand.

Shen Feng saw how he was serving the bowl for himself, and his heart warmed up. He picked up chopstick noodles in his posture, blew and stretched it to his lips: "Take a bite first to see if it tastes good."