Xu Xiaomo sent me downstairs to the company and didn't get off the car. I remembered that he said he was going to a meeting.

I didn't forget to return the scarf to him before I left.

He looked at the scarf, wondering what he was thinking.

I thought he was checking, so I said, "I probably didn't get it, I didn't have much snot in the morning."

He put the scarf on the passenger seat and groped for the plastic bag in the back of the car.

After a while, he took out a bag of egg fruit and handed it to me.

I took it, subconsciously said thank you, and stuffed it into my pocket.

"You're welcome." He looked at me for a long time, so long that I wondered if the other party didn't want to give it to me.Just when I thought he was about to say something, he said he was leaving and closed the window.

I looked at the car that was getting farther and farther away, and I was a little puzzled for a while.

I don't know if it's my illusion, but Xu Xiaomo seemed a little unhappy after giving me egg fruit just now.Although the man remained expressionless as always, I still noticed his slightly frowning brows.

I couldn't figure out what was wrong and offended the other party.Could it be that you are really reluctant to eat snacks?

If that's the case, don't give it to me!

The more I think about it, the more this is the case. I think of the cat in my grandma's house before. It also looked aloof, but it was very protective.

And the little girl next door.

Looking at the egg fruit in front of me, I remembered that the reason I met that girl seemed to be because of such a bag of snacks.

When I came back from school, I saw a small figure by the door.Like a homeless kitten, she squatted on the stone steps in front of my house, with her head buried in her arms, motionless, as if she was asleep.

But as soon as I approached her, she stood up suddenly as if her tail had been stepped on.

In the end, I found out that she was squatting on the wrong door, and she also found out, and she lowered her head and did not speak.

I asked her where her home was, but she ignored me.

Then I heard a grunt.

I just fought for [-] rounds at the commissary in front of the school, and I'm so full that I might not even be able to eat dinner.So this stomach growl could only be from the child in front of him.

So I asked her where her home was again, but she remained silent.I simply gave up. Before entering the house, I thought about it and gave her the leftover bag of eggs.

"give you to eat."

The next day I saw her again, she was standing in front of my house with the bag of egg fruit in her hand.

I could see her face clearly, it was white and clean, with big eyes but no expression.I looked at the little girl who was half a head shorter than me, and suddenly felt that she was also very pitiful.

After that I knew she lived next door to me, didn't go to school, and didn't go home either.Or, don't want to go home.She would wait silently for me after school, that bag of egg fruit in her hand.I will also try my best to act like a big brother and take her to play.

Although most of the time, I am playing and she is watching.

Once I was tired from playing, and I was a little hungry. Looking at the bag of egg fruit in her hand, I reached out to get it without thinking.

Unexpectedly, it was snatched back by the other party.

They are all food protectors.

I withdrew my thoughts, couldn't help smiling, and walked back to the office building quickly.

……

……

Gu Shang did not reply to the text message for a long time.

I didn't pay attention at first, but the other party didn't call me as usual until I got off work.

Seeing that my colleagues left one after another, just when I was about to call Gu Shang, he sent me a text message.

The content of the message is concise and to the point, saying that he has something to do, and I will answer it by myself at night.

I typed and asked him if he needed a meal.

However, after the message was sent out for a while, there was no movement at the other end.

I had to pack up my things and go downstairs to take the bus.

It gets dark early in winter, and the sky is already pitch black, and the street lamps are lit up one by one.The lights are somewhat hidden in the staggered trees, making the environment somewhat dim.Let alone people, the road is a little unclear.

I don't know where Xu Xiaomo came from, anyway, I was taken aback.

I reacted greatly, not only retreated, but also ah.

After a while, I calmed down and found that I knew the person coming.

"Where did you come from..." I asked him in surprise.

"Passing by." He said, looking behind me, "Are you alone?"

I knew what he asked, nodded and said: "Gu Shang has something to do."

He didn't seem to be interested in this topic, or maybe because of the name, so he hummed and didn't speak again.

In the dark, I couldn't see his expression clearly, but I could barely see his eyes.I looked at him for a while, thinking that I should say goodbye and leave, but my feet seemed to be nailed, and I didn't move for a long time.

At the same time, I couldn't control my mouth and asked, "Have you finished the meeting yet?"

I think I asked nonsense.

Fortunately, the man didn't care much, he nodded and asked me, "Where are you going?"

I said I was going to the bus station.

"Come on," he said, "I'll go with you."

He didn't say why, and I didn't ask, but I don't think he wanted to wait for the bus.

As I was walking on the road, I suddenly realized that it's not that I'm not good at rejecting Xu Xiaomo.

Probably just don't want to say no.

Just as I was thinking wildly, I heard someone call my name.

The voice came from behind me. It was a male voice. The voice was a little hoarse. I knew it was caused by smoking too much, because I couldn't be more familiar with this voice.

I froze in place.

I have to go faster.I told myself, but I was conditioned to resist the voice, but I didn't dare to resist.

"Ling Jingchuan."

The man called me again persistently, this time the voice was closer, and the other party should have walked over.

"You're Jing Chuan, right?" He walked up to me, and I could even see the stubble on his chin.

I closed my eyes and made no sound.

"Why don't you even recognize your father?" He looked at me and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch my shoulder.

I reacted and shrank back suddenly, avoiding his hand.

He was a little embarrassed, and his tone became unhappy, "What's your attitude?"

After that, he raised his hand again, but this time he should do it.

I thought about ways to dodge, as I always do.But this time it is unnecessary, because a back suddenly appeared in front of me.

Xu Xiaomo stood in front of me, causing my dad to stop immediately.

He seemed to have just discovered Xu Xiaomo's existence, and he said in a dazed tone, "You..."

What happened next happened so unexpectedly that even I couldn't react in time.

Xu Xiaomo ignored the man in front of him, but pushed him.

It didn't look like much strength, but it still pushed the opponent away for a while.

Immediately afterwards, my wrist suddenly felt hot, and I was led to run.The wind whistling in my ear, I looked at the back of the man in front of me, and my first thought after regaining consciousness was very strange.

I thought it wasn't my arm that he grabbed at last.

There was a bus stop not far ahead, and Xu Xiaomo dragged me to that time, just in time for a bus to stop slowly.He didn't know what to think, and took me into the car without saying a word.

There was no one in the car, only an old man sat in front.The old man closed his eyes and seemed to be dozing off.

I leaned against the pole by the back door, my heart pounding.I inhaled a lot of air-conditioning while running, which made my throat a little itchy, and I couldn't help coughing.

It wasn't until I calmed down a little that I remembered to look at Xu Xiaomo beside me.

Compared to me who kept panting, Xu Xiaomo looked much calmer.He held the pole with one hand, turned his body to me, and looked outside.

"Didn't keep up." After a while, he said suddenly.

It took me a while to realize what the other person was talking about, and I hummed in a low voice.

The car started slowly, the overhead lights were also turned off, and the interior of the car became dark.

"Go and sit in the back." I told him.

……

……

The two of us sat at the back of the car, and neither of us spoke for a while.

It wasn't until the car arrived at the station and the old man in front got out of the car, that I remembered something and stood up.

Xu Xiaomo reacted quickly and asked me, "What's wrong?"

I sat by the window, and the position behind the car was a bit high, so I had to bend slightly.And Xu Xiaomo also raised his head at this moment, and their faces got closer immediately.

I looked at the face of the other party who was close at hand, and was stunned for a moment.I know I have to go out, but Xu Xiaomo's big man is standing there, which makes me a little bit in a dilemma.

Xu Xiaomo didn't seem to notice the embarrassment, let alone his posture, his expression didn't change at all.

In desperation, I had to say that I had to go out and buy a ticket.

By the way, take a look at how many cars this is.

Xu Xiaomo turned his body to the outside and let me go out.

I scanned the QR code and bought a ticket, only to find that the car was heading to another city, in a completely different direction from the apartment.And let alone me, at least Xu Xiaomo has to be sent back.

I asked the driver how far it was from the next station, and the driver said half an hour.

"The road is being built in the south of the city, so we have to make a detour."

I sighed and returned to the back seat.

After sitting down, I told Xu Xiaomo about the journey and the time needed to go back.

"How about we take a taxi back later?" I asked him.

Xu Xiaomo nodded, and after a while, he suddenly said, "I'm sorry."

Seeing the dignified look on the other side's face, I couldn't help but chuckle.

"I still have to thank you," I said honestly, "otherwise I might have to be scammed again."

"Cheat money?"

I said yes."

I hesitated for a while before telling him: "That's my dad, he should be asking for money again."

Xu Xiaomo didn't make a sound, he just looked at me quietly.

I glanced at him, then looked away, and looked out the window.

The scene outside the window is a little blurry, with the shadows of passing vehicles and the neon lights interspersed with each other, making people feel like they are in a dream.

"Xu Xiaomo, how is your relationship with your family?" After a long time, I asked him out loud.

Almost without thinking, he gave the answer: "Not good."

"Same as me." I sighed, probably because my nerves were tense just now, and when I relaxed now, I unconsciously talked more.

"Both my parents like my elder brother better. My mother is fine, but my father really hates me."

"But don't you think it's strange? He hates me the most, and now he has to ask me for money."

"You don't have to give it to him." Xu Xiaomo interrupted me.

I shook my head, "I'm afraid of him."

"I thought he changed it, but now it looks like he's gambling again." I groaned in self-pity and felt a headache.

"Well," seeing the man remained silent, I thought it was because he didn't like to listen, so I said, "Just pretend I'm talking to myself, and I'll just vent it casually, it's nothing..."

"Ling Jingchuan," Xu Xiaomo suddenly called my name, and he asked me, "How did you and Gu Shang know each other?"

I didn't react, looked at him, and fell silent for a while.

"Did he pay off your father's debt for you?" He got up from the back of the chair, sat up straight, and looked at me with inquiring eyes.

I still didn't speak, because what the man said was the truth.

"How did you and Gu Shang meet?" He asked me.

I thought about it and told him it was at the bar.

Xu Xiaomo said abruptly, "Gu Shang doesn't like you."

I thought to myself, that's natural, what he likes is you.

"Then do you like him?"

"Why are you asking this?" I sounded a little uncomfortable.

Xu Xiaomo raised his eyebrows, but he didn't speak again.

I couldn't figure out what the man was thinking, so I had to say: "He has always liked you."

The man hummed.

I leaned against the back of the chair, watched the changing scene outside the window, closed my eyes, and let my thoughts wander.

A guess emerged in my mind, Xu Xiaomo approached me, it couldn't be because of Gu Shang, right?

Hard to catch?

If it is true, then I have failed too much.

Although I don't want to admit it, at this moment I realize that I still care about Xu Xiaomo a little bit.Especially when the other party grabbed me and ran away just now.

The figure of the man is like a light and shadow, allowing me to see clearly the dark road in front of me.

I told myself earlier that I should stop my feelings in time before they sprouted, because I had already stumbled on Gu Shang once.

But the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change, so I let myself get close to Xu Xiaomo.

I thought to myself, I seem to have someone I like again, that is a new light and shadow.

But I seem to fall in love with a person who treats himself as a prop again.

Ugh.

I was sighing in my heart, and my face suddenly itched.

Just as I was about to open my eyes to check, I suddenly realized that it was the other party's hand.

For some reason, Xu Xiaomo seemed to come closer and touched my face restlessly.

I closed my eyes and tried to keep my breathing steady so that he couldn't see the clues, and my heart was full of doubts.

What is he doing?

"Ling Jingchuan." I heard the man call my name in a low voice.

I was a little confused, and then I wondered whether to continue to pretend to be asleep, or to respond to him.

I finally chose the former and "slept" silently.

Then I felt the hand touching my right cheek move away, followed by a soft touch in its place.

It is like a feather, covering it gently, but with warmth and a little humidity.

In just a second, this feeling disappeared.

Too fast to even be called a kiss.

The compartment was still silent, but I felt that my heart was beating too loudly.

I dare not make too many movements, I can bear it.

Until I heard the driver's voice, saying that it was the stop.It wasn't until Xu Xiaomo pushed me that I pretended to just wake up and opened my eyes.

Xu Xiaomo got out of the car without saying a word as if nothing happened.

He took a taxi for me, didn't say anything else, and opened the door for me in silence.

I thanked him before getting in the car and kept my head down, not looking at him.

After the car drove for a while, I touched my right cheek as if waking up from a dream.

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