Sunset Boulevard

When Chen Boqiao walked onto the balcony, it was drizzling, and after talking with Zhang Jue for a while, the rain became heavier and heavier.The rain drenched the matchbox and cigarette case on the balcony railing, as well as Zhang Jue.

The wind blew across the balcony, and the wet hair stuck to Zhang Jue's fair cheeks.The jacket that Chen Boqiao helped him carry was very thin, and it was half soaked by the rain.

Zhang Jue looked very cold, his originally rosy lips turned paler.But the bad weather and physical discomfort were not enough to prompt him to say the four words "want to enter the room" before Chen Boqiao opened his mouth.

He probably wanted to say something to Chen Boqiao, but he was too inarticulate and hadn't found a topic yet, so he was thinking hard.

Chen Boqiao didn't mind standing and waiting for Zhang Jue to come up with the topic. He even wanted to hear the results of Zhang Jue's hard work, but he didn't sleep last night, and it was raining and blowing today. He was afraid that Zhang Jue would have a fever again, so he He opened the door and said to Zhang Jue, "Let's talk about it after entering the room." Zhang Jue nodded, followed behind him, and walked into the room.

After entering the room, Chen Boqiao turned off the air conditioner, went to the bathroom to get a towel, and asked Zhang Jue to wipe his wet face.

At this time, the electronic clock on the coffee table just beeped, and it was six o'clock.

Zhang Jue took the towel but didn't wipe it. Looking up at Chen Boqiao, he asked, "Are you hungry? Did you only drink porridge during the day?"

Chen Boqiao said yes, Zhang Jue put down the towel and stood up: "I'll go out and buy."

"At that time, I didn't expect to live there for a long time. I didn't put anything to eat." He went to the cabinet by the entrance and took the car keys. He turned around and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

Chen Boqiao said it was casual, and Zhang Jue's expression became a little distressed, but he still didn't ask any more questions, and went out.

The bedroom door was open, and the ambiguous smell of pheromones wafted throughout the room. Chen Boqiao cleaned the bedroom and opened the windows to ventilate while Zhang Jue was going to the supermarket.Opening the curtains, turning around, Chen Boqiao saw Zhang Jue standing outside the bedroom with two big shopping bags.

"You changed the sheets," Zhang Jue said blankly, "Actually, I'll be fine." Then he said, "Let's eat."

He put the two warmed light meals in one of the bags on the table first, then took the other bag to the kitchen.Zhang Jue bought a lot of quick-frozen food, opened the door of the refrigerator, and wanted to put it in.Chen Boqiao also entered the kitchen and handed him one by one.

The bag gradually emptied, and there was only a small rectangular paper box left at the bottom. Chen Boqiao picked it up and saw that it was a box of condoms, packed with three.As soon as Zhang Jue closed the refrigerator door, he turned his head and saw Chen Boqiao holding the box, so he also came over.

Chen Boqiao looked down at Zhang Jue. Seeing that Zhang Jue's face changed suddenly after seeing the product name, he found it interesting, so he added fuel to the fire and asked Zhang Jue: "Did you buy it?" and added: "I bought it in this size. Right?"

Zhang Jue stammered, "No."

"At the supermarket just now, a volunteer gave it to me." He reached out to take it.

Chen Boqiao gave him the box, and he raised his head to explain: "I was carrying the bag, so I didn't see it clearly."

"Yes." Chen Boqiao smiled.

However, Zhang Jue didn't seem to have thought about what to do with the box, so he just opened a drawer and stuffed it in.

After dinner, Zhang Jue said that he was sleeping on the sofa, but Chen Boqiao didn't let him go, but went to get another quilt, covered it separately from Zhang Jue, and lay on both sides of the bed.

Afraid that Chen Boqiao would be bored, Zhang Jue played a movie on the projector, but he fell asleep after watching it for 10 minutes.

Chen Boqiao pulled the pillow out from behind him, hugged him and changed into a lying position, he didn't wake up, his eyes were closed heavily, his shoulder and one arm were exposed, the white and slender arm was bent, pressing against the quilt .Chen Boqiao glanced at it, but didn't touch it.

The next morning, Zhang Jue and Chen Boqiao woke up around the same time.After washing up, he changed Chen Boqiao's clothes and drove Chen Boqiao to the Erawan Buddha.

Chen Boqiao asked Zhang Jue if he had been there. Zhang Jue said that he had been there many years ago, but at that time he just paid his respects and forgot to make a wish.

Chen Boqiao laughed: "I've never heard of someone who can forget to make a wish."

Zhang Jue drove the car intently, and did not get angry at Chen Boqiao's ridicule: "At that time, I had finished praying, and I hadn't made up my wish yet, and there were too many people, so I had to leave."

Chen Boqiao smiled for a while, Zhang Jue was a little embarrassed, he asked Chen Boqiao: "The Asian League and the Independent Kingdom of Thailand are so close, have you never been here?"

"I've been to Thailand," Chen Boqiao told him, "but not Bangkok."

The car was parked not far from the four-faced Buddha statue, and the two walked along the road.

The incense is burning around the golden Buddha statue, the bustling worshipers are huddled together, and the dancers in the pavilion are dancing non-stop.

Although Zhang Jue forgot to make a wish last time, he was still a reliable tour guide. He took Chen Boqiao to buy scented flower candles in the incense cabinet, leaned against Chen Boqiao, and taught him how to pray in a low voice.He also bought a copy of incense himself, and he paid homage much more piously than Chen Boqiao. I don't know if he made his wish this time.

Chen Boqiao didn't have a wish, and basically just went to worship with Zhang Jue.

There was a place selling amulets near the Erawan Buddha. Zhang Jue said he wanted to take a look, so Chen Boqiao went with him.

There were many styles of amulets on the booth, Chen Boqiao hadn’t seen them much, so he looked at them a few more times, and when he looked for Zhang Jue in the blink of an eye, he saw Zhang Jue standing more than ten meters away, with his back to him, as if who to talk to.

Chen Boqiao walked a few steps closer, and heard a slightly delicate voice saying in unproficient English: "They are all invited from the Sengwang Temple, the best amulets."

"Really?" Zhang Jue lowered his head and talked to the other party, his voice lowered, sounding very gentle, "What do you have?"

Chen Boqiao approached quietly, not letting Zhang Jue, who was concentrating on talking to the peddler selling amulets, notice him.

The peddler raised his face towards Zhang Jue, and Chen Boqiao saw his appearance clearly.

The very small Omega, wearing the local costumes of the Independent Kingdom of Thailand, has slightly dark skin, delicate features, and a combination of facial features that looks familiar.The peddler opened the pocket on his waist, showed Zhang Jue what was in the pocket, and introduced: "These are for promotion, these are for money, these are for love, and these are for health. Nowadays, there are very few good amulets. All mine are fine."

No need to look carefully, Chen Boqiao also knew that his pockets were full of shoddy things to deceive tourists, and Zhang Jue must also know.And Zhang Jue stood there patiently, simply because the other party had a face that was two or three points similar to Ai Jiaxi.

The Omega peddler probably thought that Zhang Jue was a very talkative customer, so he got closer to Zhang Jue, his eyes widened, and boasted to Zhang Jue, saying how familiar he was with the masters of Sengwang Temple, the best amulet, to come to him.

Chen Boqiao looked at them, suddenly, the peddler looked over at him, and Zhang Jue also turned his head.

"Sir, your cell phone seems to be ringing." The vendor said.

It was only then that Chen Boqiao heard the call notification tone from the mobile phone in his pocket.He took it out to see that it was Pei Shu's phone number.Chen Boqiao didn't answer immediately, he looked at Zhang Jue and asked, "What are you doing?"

"..." Zhang Jue said unreasonably, "Look at the amulet."

Chen Boqiao and Zhang Jue looked at each other, smiled gently, and said to Zhang Jue, "Don't buy it."

Zhang Jue froze for a moment, then glanced at the peddler again.Chen Boqiao looked at Zhang Jue and lowered his head, hastily declined the peddler's offer, and walked quickly to his side.

When Chen Boqiao picked up the phone, Pei Shu came up and asked, "Is Zhang Jue by your side?"

"Hmm." Chen Boqiao didn't look at Zhang Jue, put his arm around Zhang Jue's shoulder, and asked Zhang Jue to walk along the amulet-selling street with him.

The peddler who looked like Ai Jiaxi was still following. He and Zhang Xin knew it well, and they didn't break it.

"It's not convenient to talk?" Pei Shu asked again, with some caution in his words.

"Wait." Chen Boqiao stopped, turned to ask Zhang Jue, "Have you bought the amulet yet?"

Zhang Jue shook his head: "I haven't watched it yet."

"Buy it first, I'll answer the phone."

After Zhang Jue said yes, he turned around and began to choose.Chen Boqiao walked a little further, and asked Pei Shu, "What's the matter?"

"It's not too important," Pei Shu suddenly became a little hesitant, "Didn't you ask me about the hospital before?" He paused for a few seconds before continuing: "Although I am an investor, I should not be prying Client privacy. But just in case, I asked my assistant to check it secretly. Do you know that Zhang Jue was treated in this hospital?"

Chen Boqiao gave Pei Shu a definite answer, and Pei Shu said again: "He came here for four courses of treatment, and most people only need to do one or two courses of treatment, Zhang will definitely not be normal. And..."

"Zhang Jue is relatively slow," Chen Boqiao interrupted Pei Shu a little bit, he felt that he was not speaking for Zhang Jue, but just stating a fact, "The reaction is slower than others, and his personality is also stubborn, but it is not abnormal .”

Pei Shu paused for a while before saying, "You don't understand the situation."

"The pain of closed treatment is very strong, and there are quite a few people who press the emergency button halfway through. Even if the treatment effect is not achieved, no one will come to do it four times. It has nothing to do with the slow reaction, he is not normal, I don't need to lie you."

Chen Boqiao heard that there was something in Pei Shu's words, and there were still some things that he kept hidden.

"Bo Qiao," Pei Shu said earnestly, "You don't want to have anything to do with Zhang Jue for the rest of your life, do you? Just like Zhang Jue, whoever your stepmother introduced to you won't leave him hundreds of streets away. Listen to an experienced person Advice, he is pestering you today, if you don’t kick him away, you will pester him even harder tomorrow, and it will be too late if you want to kick him again.”

Chen Boqiao lowered his head, looked at the gap between the bricks and stones on the sidewalk, thought for a while, and said to Pei Shu, "He doesn't pester anyone."

Before Pei Shu could answer, Chen Boqiao added, "It's you, who gave the patient four courses of treatment, but they haven't achieved any results. Shouldn't the director reflect on the hospital's medical level?"

"...Think about yourself," Pei Shu said angrily, "Do you know what he's here for?"

Chen Boqiao didn't speak, Pei Shu laughed lightly.

Then Chen Boqiao heard Pei Shu's voice flipping through the paper medical records. Pei Shu's words didn't have too many emotional fluctuations. He told Chen Boqiao: "Zhang Jue came to the hospital 28 times and completed four courses of treatment. He wants to close the hospital for 200 days. There are multiple memory segments, from ten years old to 27 years old, and the name Chen Boqiao is in each segment."

Chen Boqiao hung up the phone, looked back, and didn't see Zhang Jue, so he walked to the amulet shop where Zhang Jue had stayed, just as Zhang Jue came out of the alley in a hurry.

Seeing Chen Boqiao, Zhang Jue's eyes seemed to light up. He walked to Chen Boqiao and asked, "Finished?"

Zhang Jue wore a black long-sleeved shirt. After coming out of the Erawan Buddha, he rolled up his sleeves, exposing his thin wrist, and held a paper bag containing amulets in his hand.

He is close to Chen Boqiao, but always keeps a certain distance. The pheromone fragrance on his body is very weak, and the bitter apricot smell is sandwiched with sweetness that seems to be absent. It reminds Chen Boqiao near the sacred four-faced Buddha statue. It looks so hard to swallow and pretends to be so comfortable.

He also recalled Zhang Jue answering Ai Jiaxi's question on the corner of the street facing the hospital gate, and said with no expression on his face, "It's useless."

Chen Boqiao wanted to know where Zhang Jue got more than 200 memory segments related to himself, and why he liked him, and why it was so dispensable while causing him great pain.

In order to completely remove Chen Boqiao from his memory, he went for treatment. Although he was not successful, he had four courses of treatment and 28 high-pain treatments, and his spirit was very commendable.

Also, why couldn't Zhang Jue entangle him as hard as Pei Shu said, and only dared to say "I dare not".

"Going to lunch?" Zhang Jue asked.

Chen Boqiao nodded, and they walked into the car.

It was still Zhang Jue who was driving for lunch, Chen Boqiao picked a restaurant at random, Zhang Jue sat and adjusted the navigation, he leaned slightly, Chen Boqiao saw a small piece in his shirt pocket.

"I still bought the amulet." Chen Boqiao said, narrating in a straightforward manner.

Zhang Jue raised his head and glanced at Chen Boqiao, his face was a little embarrassed: "Mmm..."

He didn't explain much, and Chen Boqiao didn't ask further, just pointed to Zhang Jue's pocket: "Show me."

Zhang Jue took it out to him.Chen Boqiao weighed it, and it was really rough.

"What is this for?" Chen Boqiao asked.

Zhang Jue didn't look into Chen Boqiao's eyes, and said, "Health."

"Zhang Jue, this is the God of Cupid." Chen Boqiao pierced Zhang Jue and couldn't help laughing at him.

Zhang Jue is like this, no matter how many courses of treatment are done, it will not work, and you still have to buy God of Love when buying amulets.

"For those of the opposite sex," Chen Boqiao said again, "Who do you want to beg for?"

Zhang Jue didn't say anything, Chen Boqiao grabbed Zhang Jue's hand that was still adjusting the navigation.

He put the amulet back into Zhang Jue's coat pocket, Zhang Jue raised his eyes and looked at him.

"I picked it randomly." Zhang Jue said, the acting was so bad that Chen Boqiao couldn't bear to watch it.

"Zhang Jue," Chen Boqiao called him.

Zhang Jue gave an "um" and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Boqiao said to him, "I'll try with you."