River City Story

"Brother!" He Zhengxi hugged Lin Yan in a panic, and pulled the pager, "I'm a doctor!"

Lin Yan shook his head silently, pushed He Zhengxi away, covered himself with a quilt, and said, "I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."

He Zhengxi shouted urgently: "How can you get out like this now?!"

Lin Yan lifted the quilt and sat up, looking at He Zhengxi with a gloomy face: "What do I look like? What do I look like? Do you still think of me as a big brother?! Or do you think I'm a burden?"

"I... I didn't mean that..." He Zhengxi withdrew his momentum and scratched his ears, "Anyway, it's still early for school, so you stay here and get healthy before going out."

"I'm not sick!" Lin Yan said coldly.

"But you won't be able to eat even if you go back!" He Zhengxi sat on a chair near the hospital bed, clasped Lin Yan's forearm tightly with both hands, and said eagerly: "Brother, you have a tendency to anorexia, you have always had it, it's just in the past. We didn't find out!"

"I said, I'm just in a bad mood, and I'll recover after a while." Lin Yan replied word by word.

"Then let's live until we feel better!" He Zhengxi cried out almost pleadingly, "Brother, why do you always reject other people's kindness? Now it's not ten years ago, our life is not so hard anymore, you don't need After thinking so much, take some responsibility off your shoulders, okay?"

His tone was full of reassurance, as if he was earnestly inducing a child, but Lin Yan didn't like this, he hated being influenced by others.

"I have never refused the proper kindness of others." He said slowly, "The two houses we live in are all favored by others; I work in the restaurant because the proprietress was soft-hearted; , the first sum of money came from Zhao Sheng; the double bed that you have been sleeping on in the small bedroom of the old ancestral hall was bought by brother Lu Chi... Even Xu, even the old man Xu’s fine, I have to thank your father for giving it to me. That money." He stared at He Zhengxi with a strange expression on his face, "The money collected years ago is still lying in the card now. Oh yes, and the care of those neighbors in the neighborhood when I was young. Do you think these are rejections of other people's good intentions? I think that I am like a beggar, who has been useless until now, and now I have to be controlled by your brother."

He Zhengxi was speechless. In fact, he always had nothing to do with Lin Yan. Lin Yan's logic always blocked him from having nothing to say and nowhere to go.He stood up helplessly to help Lin Yan get a cup of hot water and put it on the bedside table, while he stood near the window two meters away without saying a word.

Lin Yan leaned wearily against the pillow, raised his face in a daze, wondering what he was thinking.From He Zhengxi's perspective, his hair was a bit long, with bangs hanging down to cover his eyebrows, and a few strands of hair were softly attached to his ears.Because of his inability to eat, Lin Yan's cheeks that had grown some flesh lost weight again, and the color on his lips was also very light.However, even though he was hospitalized and in a bad mood, he still kept himself tidy.Shower, wash your hair, and even shave carefully every day.Leaving aside the style of speaking and doing things, just looking at the appearance, Lin Yan can be regarded as "harmless to humans and animals".

There is no love and hate, He Zhengxi thought, he just likes and loves too much, so he is always out of control.

The two held each other coldly for more than ten minutes, and the nurse came in pushing the treatment trolley to give Lin Yan some water.

"I'm sorry, sister." Lin Yan put on a gentle and easy-to-talk appearance, "Don't give me this kind of thing today, I will tell the doctor, please take this trip."

The nurse held up the infusion bag and looked at He Zhengxi in embarrassment: "What's going on? Don't make fun of your health."

He Zhengxi put his palms together to apologize to her, sent the person out, and said: "There is a small conflict, I will communicate with him."

The nurse had no choice but to say: "I thought it was because I didn't trust me. I think you are still young. It is best to call the adults at home and talk to him with the doctor. I will go and talk to the head nurse."

He Zhengxi nodded hurriedly: "Thanks for your hard work."

The nurse waved her hand: "It's okay, there are still crying and begging for an injection."

He Zhengxi smiled cooperatively, bid her farewell, turned around and went in, and closed the door.Lin Yan was changing clothes. He fell asleep when he was sent here. He only had a long black down jacket for his coat. Inside was his usual pajamas, and his shoes... were cotton slippers.He matched this outfit together with the restless mess of hair on the top of his head, it was a bit nondescript, He Zhengxi just laughed angrily.

"You go out like this, even the nurse's station is sad, let alone the gate of the hospital." He Zhengxi crossed his arms and said with a half-smile, "You don't want to trouble others, but isn't that just troubling others? ?The elder sister went back just now, maybe she will be reprimanded by the head nurse. If you are lucky enough to run out of the hospital, or encounter other things while going out, then the nurses and doctors are not the only ones who will be implicated. "

Lin Yan sat on the edge of the bed, shaking his head feebly.He slept too much and didn't eat much. He relied on drips to supplement basic nutrition. He was fine with bickering, but more projects seemed powerless.

"Don't expect me to be angry with you." He said flatly to He Zhengxi, "I was already angry enough when I was in high school."

When He Zhengxi heard him mention these things, he immediately felt a little guilty, but he still said firmly: "Even if you want to be discharged from the hospital, you have to wait for the doctor to examine you..."

Lin Yan didn't intend to continue listening, he picked up the water glass in hand, threw it in He Zhengxi's direction, and shouted: "Don't fucking try to control my actions and thoughts, you are not qualified yet!"

In recent months, He Zhengxi has replaced all the tableware used by the two of them with drop-resistant materials.The inside of the water cup is made of stainless steel, while the outside is made of plastic, so the fall naturally didn't achieve the effect of smashing it. Instead, after being dodged by He Zhengxi, it fell to the ground and bounced twice, rolling back to Lin Yan. feet.

Probably feeling embarrassed by this, Lin Yan raised his leg and kicked again, the outer shell of this thing finally showed some signs of injury.

He Zhengxi wiped off the water stains on his face, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, walked to the hospital bed, bent down, faced Lin Yan, and said, "If dropping this thing can make you happier, I'll buy a few more sets right away." , what do you think? Huh?"

"Get out of the way." Lin Yan stared at He Zhengxi, "I really hate other people's condescending gaze."

He Zhengxi lowered his body and squatted down, looking at Lin Yan at the same level, "Do you think this will work? Are you satisfied?"

"Stop it, it seems like I'm making trouble out of no reason." Lin Yan stood up anxiously, and walked towards the bathroom. He Zhengxi grabbed his sleeve, "What are you going to do?"

"I don't do anything! I just want to wash my face!" Lin Yan shouted: "What?! Do you think I'm crazy?! Are you afraid that I will die? I will not commit suicide! I have said it countless times! Why? I just don’t believe it?!” After he yelled, his brain was a little hypoxic, he clutched the infusion stand and began to pant, panting for a while and then said sadly: “I don’t need your meticulous care. Yes, that’s right, old man Xu is dead I'm sick, I can't live anymore. But what can I do? I'm human, a normal person! My dearest relative has passed away, can't I be sad? Can't I be fragile? Can't I eat or swallow? But These are temporary, I understand, I understand too much! Because six years ago, when old man Xu was just in prison for a few months, that's how I got here!"

He slowly slid to the ground and leaned against the hospital bed, clenched his fists and hammered the ground vigorously, tremblingly said: "Don't give away your selflessness here, I really don't need it, don't force me."

He Zhengxi stood aside blankly, full of contradictions and entanglements in his heart. After a long time, he knelt down, covered Lin Yan's knees with his palms, lowered his head and whispered, "Brother, I didn't force you, you know what?" , you suddenly fell down in the bathroom that day, and I was almost scared to death. I understand that I should treat you normally, but no matter how I try, I can’t do it! Brother, I am also confused, and I can’t figure it out. Why do we have to torture you every day? As for the other party, he clearly knows it in his heart..." He paused, and continued: "You are right, I am still too young, and I don't know enough about you and the world. Then can you give me a chance? To understand? Don't isolate me too far, okay?"

"...I just hope you can get out." Lin Yan said hoarsely, "Let me go, don't like me anymore, I really don't have the mood to fall in love, I'm sorry."

He Zhengxi raised his head in disbelief, countless expressions flashed across his face, and finally he gave a casual smile. His hand slipped onto Lin Yan's calf, and he squeezed it tightly, almost like pinching into flesh and blood, and said ruthlessly: " Do you think that's possible?"

Lin Yan looked at him blankly: "What do you mean?"

He Zhengxi leaned over, stared into Lin Yan's eyes, and said, "Have you forgotten everything you promised outside Xicheng Prison last summer?" He let go of one hand and pointed directly at his chest, " I attach great importance to it, and I remember everything here. My birthday is May 5, and I will be 25 in more than 3 months. You want to leave now? What is this? In layman’s terms, you are playing with me dedication and affection?"

Lin Yan shook his head and said, "You misunderstood, I just want to have a little space to be alone."

"Then show me a smiling face!" He Zhengxi roared, "I'll walk around you like a dog every day. No, it's not as good as a dog. The dog owner also knows how to throw it food, hug it and rub it for a while. What about me?!" He Zhengxi shook Lin Yan's head vigorously, "Don't talk about smiling, have you ever given me a straight look? I don't want to control you, let alone control you. You used to be my big brother, but now you are my brother. The person I like, what do I mean, I just want you to be healthy and safe!"

He stood up uncontrollably, kicked the hospital bed violently, squatted down quickly again, and yelled at Lin Yan: "I don't care who is dead and who is alive, Uncle Xu adopted me, I am grateful to him, but he is not the whole of our life! Do you understand!"

Lin Yan was quiet for a long time after He Zhengxi finished speaking, and then said slowly: "He used to be my everything. You always say you understand, you understand, you know...but at least you don't know about old man Xu .”

"Why should I get to know him?" He Zhengxi laughed, "You can think whatever you want, I am willing to be a heartless rotten person, scum, I don't want to get to know him at all, let alone how you treat him Those thoughts make me sick when I mention them, damn it, when I think of envying a dead person in the future, I will..."

"Shut up!" Lin Yan turned over and sat up, pushed He Zhengxi to the side, and stared at him with tearful eyes, "I never knew that you are such a disrespectful person! You let it go!" Old man Xu, please let me go!"

"It's okay to let him go, the person I like is not an old thing that has been buried." He Zhengxi said indifferently.

He smiled evilly, with a presumptuous and nonchalant face on his face, "But you, I definitely can't let go."

Lin Yanbo squinted at him calmly for a few seconds, then raised his hand and pressed down on the hospital bed, tried his best to stand upright, leaned against the edge of the bed to rest for a while, then he grabbed the thermos bucket on the bedside table, and slammed it hard at He Zhengxi. In the past, he roared: "You fucking deserve a beating! You ungrateful bastard!"

He Zhengxi was so cold that he was hit so hard, his eyes suddenly turned red.He kicked off the bucket lid lying on the ground, walked to the bed, grabbed Lin Yan's collar, lifted him up, and fell down hard, pressed Lin Yan tightly with his elbow, and said angrily: "I'm just a dog!" , how do you feel about raising a dog? Huh? You got up and beat me up! I'll wait!"

Lin Yan's chest was tight and painful, and he was so suppressed by He Zhengxi that he couldn't breathe. He coughed a few times, raised his hand with difficulty, pointed at He Zhengxi's neck and pinched it, and said intermittently: "You...cough ...None of us wants to live anymore, just...go down together to accompany old man Xu...cough cough! It's also very good..."

He completely gave up struggling, as if all the strength in his body was concentrated on his ten fingers.It was just because his body hadn't recovered, and the fall made his nutrient-deficient muscles tremble, so this force did not cause any harm to He Zhengxi's body, not even dull pain.

You are already like this, what else can you use to play hard on me?He Zhengxi thought secretly.

The two of them were in such a stalemate for less than half a minute, Lin Yan had difficulty breathing, and his eyes opened and closed feebly.When He Zhengxi saw this and was about to let go of his arms in fear, he suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from his back. The next second, he was vigorously pulled up and thrown to the floor.

"What are you two talking about again!" He Yi walked over, raised his hand and slapped He Zhengxi, "Is this how you use violence to greet your elder brother?!"

He passed by the hospital, thought that the two children were here, so he went up to take a look, but as soon as he got out of the elevator, he ran into nurses gathered at the door of the ward who were about to fight.He Yi had no choice but to send them away with a smile, close the door, and roll up his sleeves to solve the problem himself.

He Zhengxi leaned against the cabinet, the left side of his face was in pain, he didn't look at He Yi, but still stared at Lin Yan.Lin Yan lay on his back on the bed, panting a few times in his throat. After he was relieved, he sat up in a dazed state and got out of the bed, gathered his down jacket, and walked in front of He Zhengxi.

"I don't have the energy to kick you." He said, "Shoes, take them off for me."

He Zhengxi's shoes were bought by Lin Yan. He thought that Lin Yan was going to settle the score with him, and he was 1 unwilling, but since He Yi was about to slap him again, he squatted down obediently and relieved himself. He untied the shoelaces and took off the shoes to Lin Yan.

Although Lin Yan's hands were trembling and useless, his movements were neat and crisp.He kicked the pair of cotton slippers on his feet away, moved his ankles and hooked the shoes that He Zhengxi had replaced to his side, put them in two or three times, and finally smiled with satisfaction.

He walked around the hospital bed, opened the locker, took out his bag, put his back on his body, bowed politely to He Yi, and then said to He Zhengxi: "See you later."

Then he walked out of the ward, closed the door carefully, and walked away in a cool and unrestrained pace...

He Zhengxi was stunned to the side, almost vomiting blood.

"Don't you hurry up and chase?!" He Yi yelled helplessly at him, "He is too poor, how far can he run? He keeps saying that he has grown up and grown up. I have never seen someone who grows up and fights with his brother to death !"

He Zhengxi rubbed the back of his head irritably: "He didn't want to be hospitalized at all, he just got into a fight because of this."

He Yi: "Can't you talk to your brother properly? Huh? He is in a bad state of mind now, and his family members have passed away. Isn't it normal to be emotional?" He hated iron and kicked He Zhengxi again. , Sternly said: "You like this, don't expect to have a romantic relationship with others, who dares to provoke the domestic violence criminals who have been booked in advance??"

He Zhengxi was so choked by his father that he couldn't say a word, he nestled in the corner, pursed his mouth and remained silent.

"When I promised you to live with Lin Yan, I hoped that you would learn more from him and sharpen the hostility in your body. Now, anyway, I can't see through you more and more." He Yi said as he went Walking out of the ward, "I'm going out to find someone. Don't pretend to be a lover during this time. I'll give you two days to submit a handwritten examination of at least 3000 words."

"Dad!" He Zhengxi called out to He Yi, "You, you have found someone. If he doesn't want to come back, send him back. It's not our house, it's the place where I live with him, and..."

"Do you need to say that?!" He Yi sighed fiercely, "What should be arranged has been arranged long ago! I just didn't expect you to come out!"

Lin Yan ran out of the hospital all the way, hiding and fleeing, and found a tree to rest against.His energy was greatly reduced when he barged with He Zhengxi just now, and now he can't walk anymore, his eyes are dark, his palms are sweating, he is not even as good as an old man.

"Damn it." He cursed in a low voice, "I'm so cheap. If I had known how much food I would have, I could have fought for another 300 rounds... A brat, play this game with me, shit!" He mumbled and complained for a few words before he became furious, so he had to shut up and gather his energy, waiting for the panic to pass.

Lin Yan is a very clear person, he has long realized that he is actually looking for trouble for nothing, and one-third of the things he said to He Zhengxi were not too thoughtful.And it was precisely this third that angered He Zhengxi.But He Zhengxi, to a certain extent, can be called a paranoid pervert, and Lin Yan still has complicated emotions towards him.There is indeed a little bit of liking, but more of it is not getting used to it, and there is also a little bit of fear.Based on such a comprehensive assessment, Lin Yan is not willing to meet He Zhengxi again for the time being.

"I was at fault, so are you innocent?" He whispered, his tone seemed a little aggrieved.

Lin Yan nestled in front of the tree trunk for about ten minutes. The sweat on his forehead was blown dry by the cold wind. Passers-by cast suspicious glances from time to time, and some enthusiastically bent down to ask the young man if he needed help. Shaking his head tremblingly, he waved his hands and said no, so he had to leave hesitantly.

Zheng Qifeng was also a member of this group of people. He didn't recognize Lin Yan at first, but after walking two steps, he lost his mind and went back to shout: "Sorry, you are... Lin Yan?"

"Ah?" Lin Yan raised his face anxiously and looked over, then said slowly, "Oh, it's you, long time no see."

Zheng Qifeng squatted in front of him, and said happily: "Really, why did we meet here?"

Lin Yan lowered his head and asked in a muffled voice, "What are you doing here?"

"Hi, my classmate broke his leg during training, come and see him." Zheng Qifeng put the fruit basket in his hand aside, moved forward, looked at Lin Yan seriously, and shouted in astonishment : "You look so bad!"

"Shut up, keep your voice down..." Lin Yan struggled to cover his ears with one hand, "It's nothing to get out of here, don't delay my practice."

Zheng Qifeng smiled anxiously: "What kind of practice, let's go, the hospital is right in front of you, I will take you to the doctor, can you still walk?"

Lin Yan turned around and continued to lean against the tree trunk, "I just ran out of it, I won't go."

Zheng Qifeng stood up hesitantly, stretched his muscles and bones, and squatted down again, "Then what should we do? Where do you want to go?"

Lin Yan's chaotic eyes immediately lit up, and soon dimmed again.Zheng Qifeng chased him before, but he didn't agree. Now he is being treated better by others, and if he doesn't come back by then, it will be troublesome.

Damn, these people, can't they go after a girl? !

"Leave me alone, you can go." Lin Yan said.

Zheng Qifeng said anxiously: "I've given up on you a long time ago. Although I'm still a bachelor now, I'm very happy working in the gym. I don't think about those things for the time being. Don't worry!"

Lin Yan's pale face showed some embarrassment, he turned his face away, and said to Zheng Qifeng: "Really, it's hard work, you can call a taxi for me."

"Okay!" Zheng Qifeng immediately ran to the side of the road to stop the car.

In the end, he carefully helped the man into the car, pressed the car window and asked worriedly: "Are you okay like this? How about I accompany you?"

Lin Yan quickly shook his hand: "No, thank you today."

Zheng Qifeng smiled honestly: "You're welcome, go back and have a good rest."

"That's fine." Lin Yan said happily, "It's really troublesome for you."

Zheng Qifeng smiled and waved his hands.

He Yi was stopped by an acquaintance in the inpatient department and said a few words before he got away and ran out. He stood at the entrance of the hospital and looked around. He happened to see Zheng Qifeng helping Lin Yan into the car. His gestures were intimate and considerate. All with a smile.

This scene suddenly made him gloat in his anxious heart. Lin Yan, a person like Lin Yan, doesn't even need to think about it.It's no wonder that my son is so nervous every day that he has to be brave and go crazy, even the university has to rush to start early.Soon He Yi changed his mind and pondered again. Although He Zhengxi was indeed a few kilometers away from the word "mature charm", his appearance and IQ were not bad, but he lacked some tempering.Someday it will grow, it shouldn't be bad!

He studied indiscriminately for a while, and finally before getting into the car, he thought helplessly that he had no grievances about "his son is gay", and even seriously helped to fuck Heart.

This... what's going on here...