camouflage

When Mei Ting came back, Shu Xia was sitting at the door playing a game, King of Glory, which was boosted.

She just stood in front of her silently. Shu Xia was wearing earphones and made a loud noise, so she didn't hear her footsteps until a pair of worn-out shoes appeared in the corner of her eye.

He looked up at her.

"Why did you start playing games?" Mei Ting asked in disbelief. She felt that Shu Xia had learned to play games after moving out for more than two months.

"I started fighting a long time ago, in the second year of junior high school." Shu Xia said expressionlessly, not forgetting to move her hands and activate her skills.

"You...how could it be?" Mei Ting couldn't believe it, it started in the second year of junior high school?She didn't know it for so many years.

"Don't be so surprised, the rice is ready, go eat it yourself, make sesame paste for him, and feed him." Shu Xia said coldly.

"Oh, have you...have you eaten?" she asked cautiously.

"Eat, leave me alone, just take care of yourself." Shu Xia didn't lift her head, looked at the word victory, and exited the game with a sigh of relief.

Mei Ting put down the basket, it seemed that she was going to sell vegetables.

Shu Xia watched her walk into the room, she lost weight and haggard a lot.

He couldn't bear to feel that all the burdens of the family fell on her, but he didn't have extra sympathy and filial piety, and he was also very, very tired.

Looking at the sky that is gradually falling, it is very quiet, so quiet that I am not used to it.Nights in the countryside are boring, especially for parents who don’t have TV and don’t have a common language.

Can hold back illness.

Shu Xia didn't even know how she lived in the past, she was busy every day, but she couldn't change anything, and the result was even worse.

He posted on Weibo.

He has a little over 3 fans. It seems that he hasn't updated Weibo for a long time. The last one was posted by Ji Xi: Hey Maozhong.

Some couldn't understand it. He glanced at the time and recalled, that day... was he cooking?Is that what you mean by hello cat?

Is Ji Xi a cat?

Forget it, clingy cat.

He couldn't help chuckling, clicked on the comment, and the first floor was Ji Xi's emoji: [Meow! ]

The second floor: Said that they did not understand.

Third Floor: Why not play games?

He clicked on Ji Xi's ID and transferred to his Weibo. The latest Weibo was only posted today, around five o'clock in the afternoon.

@我是你可以不起重重霸霸: Empty~empty~! !

What the hell!

Shu Xia clicked on the comment without saying a word.

——Baba, come to my bed.

——Lonely~Lonely~Cold~! !

——Baba flaunts online!

——Where is your good student?

——@好学习的好学习霸 needs you! !

——…

Shu Xia hadn't commented yet, but WeChat notified that there was news, so he quit Weibo and went to WeChat.

Posted by Ji Xi: Baby, take a photo!

photo?Why do you want photos?

Shu Xia: Why do you want a photo?

Ji Xi: Let me tell you before going to bed, live to 98.

What the hell!

Shu Xia:. . . . . .Gewuen!

Ji Xi: I don’t know Pinyin, but I don’t understand it. What are you doing?

Shu Xia: After playing a game, I'm chatting with you now.

Ji Xi: Shall we have a hand?

Shu Xia checked the time, it was less than seven o'clock.

Shu Xia: Good.

Glory of the King is Shu Xia's specialty game, this time he didn't boost, but used his own account to honor the king rank.

Ji Xi is the supreme star, and it seems that he often fights.

Didn't play ranked, just for fun, Ji Xi pulled Qi Xin and the others together.

Before he had time to choose a hero, Shu Daqing's cough interrupted him, as if he was coughing with his lungs pulled, and he was a little frightened.

Shu Xia sent a voice message to Ji Xi: I have something to do right now, I'll call later.

He quit the game and put his phone in his bag.

Shu Daqing coughed continuously, as if he wanted to cough up his lungs, a piercing cough.

"What's wrong?" He stood at the door of the room.

"It's nothing, just a cough." Mei Ting held a bowl of sesame paste and wiped his mouth with a tissue in one hand, taking care of him with all her heart, like a loving couple.

But coughing like this, does it seem to be all right?

"Do you want...to go to the hospital?" Shu Xia didn't even know why she said that.

"It's a waste of money to go, it will be fine in a while." Mei Ting said.

Shu Xia was stunned, and said in a daze: "Oh."

Not a loving couple at all.

He stood at the door, watching Shu Daqing cough, the veins on his face popped out of the cough, and the scar became even more distorted.

"No Ketling?" he asked.

"Eating it doesn't work, pour a glass of water!" Mei Ting said.

Shu Xia turned around to pour water, but it didn't seem to be of much use when she came back, so she could only pour a glass of water and watch him hurt.

After pouring a glass of water, his cough healed up a lot. He looked at it in a daze, as if there was nothing he could do here.

Turning around and sitting on the sofa, facing Shu Daqing's room, is it a kind of self-comfort?

"Xiao Xia, are you staying at home tonight?" Mei Ting asked.

"Ah?" Shu Xia was stunned for a moment, "Oh, maybe it is."

"Is the room tidy? You came back early today?" she asked.

"Yeah." He buried himself in his phone.

The atmosphere didn't seem to be very good, like boiling water, although it was already boiling but there was no sound. Shu Xia felt that his silent skill and endurance had improved a lot during this period.

Ji Xi sent him a message: What's wrong?What's the matter?

Shu Xia looked up at the sesame paste duo, and replied: It's all right, I don't want to play games, I'm not in the mood.

Ji Xi: Don’t call if you don’t want to. If you have something to do, just call me. Brother Xi can do anything.The ends of the earth, if you say a word, I will come over immediately!

Followed by a very drag emoji package.

Shu Xia smiled: I can't go to the ends of the earth either.

Ji Xi: There is me!How about that, uncle?

Shu Xia paused, looked at the skinny man, who needed to be fed even, and didn't know why Mei Ting did her best to serve her.

Shusha: Very bad.People who eat, drink, and scatter all the people, the sesame paste you bought came in handy.

Ji Xi: Then are you okay?

he?Shu Xia didn't know if he was good or not, he thought looking at Shu Daqing would be either uncomfortable or indifferent, but now he only felt that he was pitiful, but there was nothing he could do.

Shu Xia: It's okay.

Shu Xia: Brother Xi, if it were you, what would you do?

Ji Xi didn't reply so fast this time, Shu Xia watched "the other party is typing..." flashing on the screen, it seemed that he didn't know the answer either.

Also, who can have an answer?

He lowered his head, not knowing whether he should carry the burden on his shoulders or not, how to carry it, can he bear it?

If you don't carry it, you will be pulled by a string in your heart, and you will not be able to live in peace.

Carry it, he can't bear it at all!

The sound of Ding Dong brought him back to reality, he blinked, and suppressed the tear glands that were about to overflow.

Ji Xi: I don't know the answer, I can only say, don't be afraid, I'm right behind you!

Another one came.

Ji Xi: Of course, if you don't like me being behind you, then I can also be in front of you and take you away.

Shu Xia couldn't hold back her tears.

"Xiao Xia, what's wrong?" Mei Ting looked at him worriedly.

He wiped away his tears, and said lightly: "It's okay, I'll clean up the room first."

"Oh."

He chose to ignore Mei Ting's strange eyes.

He took out the quilt from the closet, Mei Ting should have washed the quilt cover, he pursed his lips, and put it on, there was only one set, how could he be picky?

The light blue striped quilt cover has been used for many years. In fact, it was sky blue when I first bought it, and it faded after washing.

Shu Xia is very talented in housework. He can turn an empty bunk bed into a clean and tidy nest in ten minutes. He sits on the bed and sends a message to Ji Xi.

Shu Xia: Thank you, sincerely.

Ji Xi: I want to be practical, here is a photo.

Fuck!

I still miss it after so long.

Shu Xia didn't know how to take selfies, so he put on his earphones and sent a video to Ji Xi.

Ji Xi: Miss me?

Shu Xia: No, I don't know how to take selfies, why don't you take a screenshot now?

Ji Xi: Damn, Brother Xia, you are awesome!

Shu Xia: Can you cut it off?I'm going to hang up.

Ji Xi: Cut it, cut it right away, you should smile anyway, how can I get such a serious face?

Shu Xia roared angrily: Ji Xi, I belong to the lord.

Ji Xi smiled awkwardly: I don't have an uncle, why don't you fuck me!

Shu Xia gritted her teeth: Just wait for me!

Ji Xi: With this expression, keep it!I'll take a screenshot first.

Shu Xia: ...Damn it!

Ji Xi: Alright, just kidding, I'll get back all the principal and interest when you come back, so you should rest first!

Shu Xia: Good night.

Ji Xi: Let me give you a kiss first.

Shu Xia decisively cut off the video, this person is too shameless!

He hung up and didn't know why, so he sat cross-legged on the bed with his mobile phone and simply listened.

I don't know how long I listened to it, or when I fell asleep.

He had a nightmare again, this time he clearly knew it was a nightmare, but he just couldn't wake up.

It was very strange when he was dreaming. After he knew it was a dream, no matter what scary things appeared, he just knew in his consciousness that everything was false, so he was not afraid at all, even when he saw those strange vines about to entangle him, He didn't want to hide at all, so he stood quietly watching the vine stop two centimeters away from him, but it couldn't wrap around his legs.He was even a little smug, a kind of "look, even if I don't run, you can't catch me" smug feeling.

After facing it, will you find that it is not as scary as you imagined?

Maybe the devil also found him difficult to deal with, so he left.He woke up suddenly, but was frightened by Mei Ting at the door and almost had a cardiac arrest.

"What are you doing?" He yelled, got up like a hedgehog and hugged the quilt, staring at the frightened Mei Ting at the door.

"I see you haven't turned off the light, please turn it off for me." Mei Ting said nonuo, Shu Xia startled her, not only the sound, but also his reaction.

Fear response.

"Get out, don't come in my room from now on." Shu Xia pointed at the door and said coldly.

"Is the light... still off?" Mei Ting asked.

He froze, "I'll let you out!"

Mei Ting was so frightened that she immediately turned around and went out.

He collapsed all of a sudden, hugging the quilt, holding his breath, just now he thought... thought Mei Ting was going to do something again.

Once a nightmare, like a real existence.

In the dream, Mei Ting poured blood into his mouth, kept pouring, kept pouring, and he almost choked to death.

When he woke up and saw Mei Ting in his room, he subconsciously thought that... Mei Ting wanted to kill him.

Shu Xia buried her head in her knees like a collapse, her low sobs were muffled under the quilt.

This kind of life is too painful, it makes him feel like he is in danger, tears stain the quilt into a wet piece, Mei Ting is like a heart disease, lingering on him.

I don't want to face it at all, the complacency in my dream is just a slap in the face!

He knew he was sick, a mental illness.

But it can't be adjusted now.

His legs were numb and his tears were running dry. He hugged the quilt and closed his eyes motionless. He didn't fall asleep, but his mind was very clear.

He took out his cell phone, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

I don't want to go to Ji Xi, he is in a very negative mood now, and I don't want to be contaminated by his warmth, for fear that it will be absorbed by him.

He got up and put on his clothes, put on a scarf, and tidied himself up step by step in an orderly manner. The wrapping was warm enough to resist the cold wind outside.

Opening the window, he glanced at the room where he had slept for less than five hours, and he resolutely chose the dark and cold night.

Turn off the light, turn over the window, and leave quietly.

The light in the living room was still on, casting his shadow on the ground, pulling out a long and thin strip, standing behind him like a demon.

He subconsciously walked towards the dark place, and the shadow disappeared.

Facing the cold wind, at night when the temperature was only three or four degrees, a person wandered on the main road like a lonely ghost.

It was cold, down to the bone.

He buried his chin in the scarf, put on the hat of the down jacket, lowered his head, and followed the road, heading into the city.

There was no moon, no stars, it was dark, and he could only walk along the gray landmarks, some of which were covered by mud. He raised his eyes and looked at the dark front to estimate the approximate direction.

He was alone on the road, empty.

It was scary, he couldn't see clearly in front of him, but he felt something was following him behind him.

He looked back after walking for a while, and then continued walking, over and over again.

Like a psycho.

Sometimes he was dazzled and misread the street signs and branches on the roadside, as if a demon was looking at him, and he was frightened by himself so that his heart was beating non-stop.

The cold wind was blowing, and occasionally there was a strange pattering sound. I don't know what it was. Shu Xia was very scared, so afraid that she didn't dare to turn her head back, and she didn't dare to look ahead.

After walking for about half an hour, he finally collapsed and squatted on the side of the road, crying loudly.

Heart-piercing crying.

On the silent road, in the empty night, I cried so much that even I was afraid.

Trembling, he took out his phone and dialed Ji Xi's number. The beeping sound gave him a sense of security.

He didn't answer.

Shu Xia bit her wrist, let the phone hang up automatically, and continued calling.

I don't know how many times I called before the phone was connected, and Ji Xi's confused "Hello" came from inside, like a savior.

He wept hoarsely, "Ji Xi, can you come pick me up?"

"Ah? What's the matter? Where are you?" Ji Xi's anxious voice came from the phone, very flustered.

"I'm afraid." Shu Xia cried, "I'm so afraid."

"Don't be afraid, I'm coming right away, right now, don't be afraid." Xixisuo's voice.

Shu Xia bit her arm and suppressed crying, "Can you stop hanging up?"

"Okay, don't hang up, I'll talk to you, I'm getting dressed." Ji Xi said.

"I'm going out now."

"Now go down the stairs."

"It's the garage, don't be afraid, it'll be there soon."

"I've already left, where are you?"

Shu Xia listened to the roaring sound of the locomotive on the mobile phone, "Side of the road."

"Are there no buildings around? Can you find a place to hide, is it cold?" Ji Xi asked.

"It's empty, I can't find it." Shu Xia didn't dare to look up, for fear of seeing something scary.

"I'm out of town, and I'll be there in 10 minutes." Ji Xi's car reached the fastest speed for coming here.

Shu Xia has never wailed like this before, if he knew it was like this, he should follow along shamelessly.

I squatted until my legs became numb, Ji Xi's voice was heard on the phone, and the surroundings were horribly dark.

He didn't dare to move, relying on Ji Xi's voice on the phone to get some comfort.

"It will be here in 5 minutes, don't be afraid!"

Ji Xi didn't bring his helmet, but took a down jacket casually. The speed of the car was so fast that he couldn't see the front clearly, and the cold wind hit him directly, which was very cold.

Thinking that Shu Xia was still waiting for him in a certain corner, he speeded up again.

When the light came on, Shu Xia subconsciously stretched out her hand to block it. The speed of the car was so fast that she missed him immediately.

He stood up and shouted in a panic: "Ji Xi, I'm here."

"Wait a minute, don't be afraid, I'm back." Ji Xi's voice came from the phone.

Watching the missed light shine again, the tear glands that were about to dry up were filled again, and one by one fell down.

When the car approached him and stopped, without waiting for Ji Xi to get off the car, Shu Xia quickly rushed up and hugged his waist, and buried him in the crook of his neck.

"Ji Xi."

"Well, I'm here, don't be afraid." Ji Xi hugged him tightly and patted his back to comfort him.

"Ji Xi." Shu Xia shouted.

"Well, I'm here." Ji Xi replied.

"Ji Xi." With a crying voice.

"Ah."

"Ji Xi."

"Ah."

……

The bike was still in the starting state, rumbling, and the high lights shone on the road, making it bright.

Ji Xi hugged him, gently stroked his hair, and answered his call over and over again.

There was a low sobbing sound beside his ears, as fragile as a broken doll, his voice was hoarse from crying, Ji Xi didn't persuade him, let him cry, just patted his back to comfort him.

"Are you ready?" Ji Xi asked.

He shook his head and hugged him tighter.

Ji Xi pushed away slightly, and held his face, his face was full of tears, the tip of his nose was red, he didn't know whether it was from the cold or from crying, his eyes were red and swollen, with a bag of water bubbles in his mouth.

He touched his face distressedly, put the down jacket on him, and whispered softly: "Shall we go back?"

Shu Xia nodded, climbed into the back seat, hugged his waist tightly, and leaned on his shoulder.

The way back was very long, Ji Xi slowed down his speed so that the wind would not be so cold and he would not be so vulnerable.

Ji Xi accompanied him all the way in silence, opened and closed the door silently, climbed onto the bed silently, and when he was lying down, he hugged him tightly and patted him gently.

"Ji Xi, will you always be here?" He asked in a hoarse voice, his head buried in Ji Xi's chest, and the steady heartbeat sounded in his ears, very reassuring.

"Well, it's always been there." Ji Xi kissed his forehead.

"I was frightened by Mei Ting today." He whispered, "Not really, I was frightened by my own dream."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Ji Xi comforted him.

"Ji Xi, why are you so nice to me?" He asked.

"Because I like it." Ji Xi said, "I like it very much."

"What do you like about me?" Shu Xia asked.

"I like your strength, your persistence, your stubbornness, your focus, your smiling face, your eyes, your cheeks, your lips, your beauty tip, your long legs..."

He counted everything on Shu Xia's body, and when he heard the sound of shallow breathing, he stopped the thoughts in his mouth, moved closer to his forehead, and kissed him lightly.

He likes everything about him.

……