Dead but not stiff

Fang Shi was sitting in the corner of the airport hall, holding the turned off mobile phone in his hand, staring blankly at the crowd coming and going, feeling uneasy, not knowing whether his step was right or wrong.

He just wanted to know, if he suddenly disappeared, would Mr. Shen anxiously search for it?He just needs a person like Mr. Shen very much, and Mr. Shen really appeared. If there is no such person in the story, wouldn't the happy ending come sooner?

In the cold winter airport hall, his palms were covered with sweat, the radio was broadcasting flight information back and forth, Fang Shi looked up at the time displayed on the screen above his head, hesitated for a long time, and slowly pressed the power button with his thumb , Silently counting down for myself in my heart.

Ten, nine, will Mr. Shen call?

Eight, seven, six, if Mr. Shen calls, what will he say to himself?Will you blame yourself for your childish behavior because of worry?

Five, four, three, what if he doesn't call?

Two, one, no, Mr. Shen will definitely call.he will.

After the countdown was over, the phone turned on, the screen turned on for a few seconds, and then fell into the darkness of despair with Fang Shi's thumping heart.

No calls, no texts, no one desperately trying to find him during the time he's been missing, no, how could there be?

Fang Shi smiled self-deprecatingly, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, he stood up, but at this moment, his palms suddenly felt numb.His body stopped suddenly, and he picked up the phone in a daze and saw the caller ID. In just a moment, his eyes burst into ecstatic light.He answered the phone excitedly, Shen Bai's serious tone without any other emotions, as if a meteorite fell into the sea level, stirring up boundless waves.

"Fang Shi? Is that you? Where are you now?"

He choked up, and replied anxiously: "Mr. Shen...I..."

Shen Bai interrupted his hesitant explanation in a cool tone: "If you are still at the airport, I will pick you up now. Besides, your teacher Tong is very worried about you. As an adult, you will be provoked by others because of your own reasons. Unnecessary trouble, I have always hated this kind of behavior very much. I hope you can call your teacher Tong directly to report that you are safe, and other things will be discussed after we meet. "

Fang Yi choked for a moment, and then, a clearer choked sob burst out, and tears gushed out of his eyes in an instant. Fang Yi slowly squatted down, the hand holding the phone trembled violently, and he broke down crying while crying. Facing the phone, he began to apologize: "I'm sorry...Mr. Shen. I'm sorry...It's my fault, I caused trouble for you..."

Shen Bai obviously didn't expect his words to be so lethal. He has always been used to being strict with his subordinates, let alone Fang Shi who did such an outrageous thing. However, he underestimated the psychological endurance of the other party. He just remembered what Tong Ying said before, Fang Shi is delicate and sensitive, so don't speak too casually in front of him.

Shen Bai rubbed the center of his brows, stepped on the accelerator, changed lanes back and forth and left several cars in front, slowed down his tone while speeding up, and tried to persuade him: "I said something serious, I apologize to you .Don't cry. In fact, my starting point is the same as your teacher Tong. We are afraid that something will happen to you. Just stay where you are now and don't wander around. I'll be there soon."

His comfort in a few words and without distraction was really miraculous. Fang Shi really lowered his crying, sobbed softly a few times, and then said weakly: "Okay, Mr. Shen—Mr. Shen."

Shen Bai was dumbfounded by his cautious attitude, and he didn't dare to speak harshly, so he had no choice but to scold: "Tsk, because you and I go back and forth to the airport twice in one day, it seems that you have to let your teacher Tong take care of you when you turn back. Treat me to a meal."

"I'm sorry..." Fang Yi whispered again.

"Okay, I'll hang up first. You stay still, I'll be there in a while."

Gu Xien pulled his luggage out of the elevator by himself, and walked to the gate of Shen Bai's house with ease. When entering the password, he hesitated for a moment, fearing that Shen Bai had changed the password, but after entering a series of smooth numbers, he pressed his hand , the door opened in response.

Gu Xien was a little happy in his heart, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, he stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the door open, and walked in with his luggage.

Unexpectedly, the light in the living room was on. Gu Xien stood at the entrance, subconsciously thinking that Shen Bai forgot to turn off the light when he went out.However, at the next moment, a surprised voice sounded out of nowhere, which directly frightened Gu Xien into a shiver, and the body bent over to pick up the slippers suddenly stopped.

"...Little Gu?"

He straightened up slowly, and not far away on the sofa in the living room, Shen's mother and Wu Jiaying were sitting there together, looking back at him at the same time, with very different emotions in their eyes.Shen's mother was surprised with a hint of joy of reunion, but Wu Jiaying's was much more meaningful.She looked at him quietly, without saying a word, with a faint smile hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Gu Xien subconsciously took half a step back towards the door, but still called aunt politely.

"Did you just come back?" Shen's mother got up from the sofa uncontrollably and walked over while she was speaking. She happily helped Gu Xien pull the luggage, and enthusiastically let him into the room: "Come on, come in first."

Gu Xian shook his head with a smile, but his palms were already sweating from tension.He hardly dared to look directly at Shen's mother's enthusiastic smiling face, and looked away in a panic, saying a lie that even he himself thought was clumsy, "No, I was passing by, there must be something to come to find Shen, since he is not here , I'll go first."

"What are you going for?" Shen's mother was in a hurry, she turned around and walked back quickly, went to the sofa, picked up her mobile phone, waved to Gu Xi'en at the door and said, "Wait a minute, I'll call him, what will happen soon?" It's time for my son to get off work, so I'll let him come back."

"No need." Gu Xien hurriedly stopped him, and in a hurry he had no choice but to blurt out: "I called him just now, and he is driving. Auntie, you don't need to call anymore."

Shen's mother really put down the phone when she heard the words, "Yes, so why are you so anxious, Xiao Gu, just wait a little longer."

"Mr. Gu." Wu Jiaying, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly said at this time, the faint smile on the corner of her mouth seemed to rise from the surface of the glacier, but it carried a certain implication: "Since Auntie insists on keeping you , you just wait a while. But I am a little strange," her smile gradually brightened, "Mr. Gu, how did you know the password of Shen Bai's gate? Will colleagues trust you enough to tell you all about the password of your own gate? ?”

When Shen Bai found Fang Shi, he was huddled alone on the steps outside the entrance of the departure floor of the airport. The winter night in S City was very cold, and it was the kind of cold that penetrated deep into the bone marrow. I shrank myself into a small ball, still shivering in the cold wind.

Shen Bai parked the car on the side of the road, opened the car door and walked quickly to him. Fang Shi raised his head, the tip of his nose was red with cold, looking at Shen Bai, like a stray deer, showing endless pity and helplessness. help.

"Why don't you wait inside?" Shen Bai stretched out his hand to pull him up, touching the cloth in his hand, with a coolness that made people want to shiver.

Fang Shi sniffed, and said cautiously and guiltily: "...inside, I'm afraid you won't find me Mr. Shen. I'll wait here, and you'll see me when you come."

Shen Bai sighed, opened the door and let him directly get on the passenger seat.

Fang Shi put his hands together on his lap obediently, sitting neatly and cautiously, Shen Bai started the car and turned on the heater, turned to look at him, and reminded helplessly: "Seat belt."

As if frightened, Fang Shi hurriedly reached out to pull the seat belt, but he couldn't pull it out after working hard for a long time. Shen Bai waited for a few seconds, but had no choice but to lean over, help him pull out the seat belt, and then walked around him His body snapped shut with a snap.The moment Fang Shi approached Shen Bai, his body stiffened and remained motionless as if he had been pinned to an acupuncture point.

Shen Bai sat back and turned on the heater in the enclosed space, and there was an embarrassing smell vaguely.

Only then did Shen Bai remember that he had a fight with Gu Xien in the back seat before he had time to clean it up. Thinking of this, he covered his mouth and cleared his throat, and then slowly opened the rear window, Fang Shi was puzzled He glanced at him nervously again.

Shen Bai's face did not change, and he said as if nothing had happened: "Open the window to let in some air."

Fang Shi turned his face away, looked down at his hands and remained silent.

The car was speeding forward on the airport expressway at night, and the receding road guardrails and signs blurred into blurred shadows in the corner of the eye. Fang Shi scratched his nails and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Shen Bai concentrated on driving the car, because he always remembered Tong Ying's teachings in his heart, he decided to talk as little as possible along the way, in case he hurt the other party's fragile heart again, he really couldn't bear it.

However, the other party had the willpower to do whatever he wanted, so he took the initiative to start the conversation, and Shen Bai naturally couldn't just ignore it, so he replied absent-mindedly: "It's good that you're fine."

Fang Shi secretly glanced at him again, Shen Bai felt that he seemed to have the intention to continue the chat, so he quickly reached out and pressed the car radio.

The noisy night radio broadcast, like a savior, instantly filled the entire space in the car.

As expected, Fang Yi calmed down, Shen Bai secretly relaxed, and the car continued to move forward steadily in the night.

As a result, just after the time of a song, Shen Bai's cell phone rang loudly.

At the entrance, Gu Xi'en looked at Wu Jiaying in the room calmly, and the other party looked at him from a distance without the slightest fear.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xi'en just glanced at her, then turned his gaze to Shen's mother, and said to her apologetically, "Auntie, I'll leave today, and go to the company to find him tomorrow. It's too late, you Go to bed early, too." After he finished speaking, he smiled at Shen's mother, pulled up his luggage, turned and walked out.

"Hey..." Shen's mother hurriedly chased after her, and Wu Jiaying behind her, after being directly ignored by Gu Xien, the smile on her face faded away, her eyes gradually became dark, and at the same time she took a step to chase out.

"Little Gu, what are you panicking about? It's only what time, so you stay and chat with Auntie." Shen's mother hurriedly wanted to keep Gu Xien, followed Wu Jiaying who was chasing him out, and watched Gu Xien hurried towards the elevator entrance With a sneer, he shouted in a moderate voice, "Aunt Shen, why did you ask him why he was panicking? Of course he panicked, because he has a guilty conscience."

Gu Xien's body stopped suddenly, he took back his steps and turned around, what he saw was Shen's mother's bewildered expression, and Wu Jiaying's gloomy and mean face behind him.

"Miss Wu, what are you talking about?" Gu Xien looked at her expressionlessly, and said lightly, but the hand holding the suitcase handle at his side was tightly clenched, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Play stupid with me?" Wu Jiaying walked up to Shen's mother with a smile, and in the old lady's confused and confused eyes, said calmly: "Aunt Shen, you have to understand if you see clearly. The person in front of you is He is your son's—"

"Shut up." Gu Xien interrupted Wu Jiaying sharply. The sudden raised voice and sharp and cold expression not only shocked Wu Jiaying, but even Shen's mother who was on the side was startled.

She looked at Wu Jiaying in astonishment, and then turned her gaze to Gu Xi'en who was not far away. For a moment, the gentle and handsome little Gu in front of her, with picturesque brows and a smile like a spring breeze, seemed to have changed into something completely different in her eyes. acquainted strangers.

"Little Gu?" Shen's mother asked hesitantly, with a tone of urgency, "What happened? Did something happen to Shen Bai?"

"Auntie, there's nothing wrong, you don't have to worry." After comforting Shen's mother, Gu Xien cast a cold gaze directly over her at Wu Jiaying. The warning in it was too explicit, making the self-proclaimed confident Wu Jiaying couldn't help trembling in her heart.

After Gu Xi'en finished speaking, she finally showed a short smile to Shen's mother, turned around and pulled up the suitcase and continued to walk towards the elevator entrance.

"Xiao Gu!" Shen's mother was stunned, but still chased after him. Gu Xi'en walked quickly to the elevator, his trembling hands could hardly be controlled, and he tried several times before pressing the down button of the elevator.

However, the elevator didn't know which floor it was stopping at, and the sound of Shen's mother catching up was getting closer and closer. Gu Xi'en was heartbroken, he couldn't hold it anymore, the mask was falling apart, he couldn't stay here any longer, Even for a second.

The figure of Shen's mother was getting closer and closer, Gu Xien didn't even bother to look back at her, in a hurry, he turned his head and saw the safety exit next to him, and rushed towards the stairs with his luggage in a panic.

"My child, why are you running? Be careful that you fell!" But she still couldn't escape in the end. Mother Shen caught up and grabbed Gu Xien's arm, saying distressedly and anxiously: "Is there anything you can't tell Auntie?" Ah, it's midnight, where do you live when you go out?"

Before Gu Xien could speak, he followed Wu Jiaying who was chasing him, and heard that Shen's mother was still protecting him, and finally sneered out of embarrassment: "Oh, Mr. Gu, you are shameless to seduce other people's sons, but now you know how to avoid them Mother?"

Shen Bai turned down the volume of the radio, picked up the phone and connected it, and Tong Ying's voice came out impatiently.

"Mr. Shen, have you received classmate Fang Yi?"

Shen Bai hummed, and then said: "I'll take him back to your school right now, you are out of town, can you help me contact other teachers?"

"No problem, no problem," the good old man Tong Ying said gratefully: "I really troubled you today, and I will treat you to dinner later."

Shen Bai laughed and joked, "Okay, can I bring my family?"

Tong Ying laughed, "I have to bring it. Xiaowen mentioned to me a few days ago that he would invite you to have dinner with Mr. Gu again."

"You are pretending to be self-serving, Mr. Tong."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shen Bai hung up Tong Ying's phone, he threw the phone back on the instrument panel, turned his head to look at Fang Shi, and said to him in a calm tone: "You, Teacher Tong, really care about you. .”

Fang Shi lowered his head and wrung his fingers without speaking. Shen Bai sensed that he was in a bad mood, and suddenly remembered that he was going home to visit his father who was hospitalized today, so he asked him out of concern: "Is there something wrong with your family?" Solve it?"

Shen Bai stared straight at the road ahead, waited for a few seconds without any movement, then hummed again with doubts.

"No." Fang Shi said slowly: "It can't be solved, anyway, it has been like this for so many years."

Shen Bai was a little startled by his cold and dejected tone. Relying on being a few years older than Fang Shi, he comforted and explained in an elder's tone: "Don't be so pessimistic at a young age. Life is long, no matter how difficult things are When it will be resolved, there will be people who love you and care about you, and will be by your side to help you."

Fang Yi asked in an erratic voice, "Is there any?"

Shen Bai replied without doubt, "Yes, for example, your teacher Tong."

Fang Shi grabbed the corner of his clothes, bit his lips, and then asked uncertainly, "Mr. Shen, you too?"

"Me?" Shen Bai was surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing wrong. Standing in the same position as Tong Ying, one was a teacher and the other was a leader, so he nodded and admitted: "Yes, including me .”

Wu Jiaying's words seemed to be a shock to the sky, and instantly brought a shock to Shen's mother like a storm.

She slowly lowered the hand holding Gu Xien's arm, then staggered two steps, turned her head to look at Wu Jiaying, as if she had misheard, and asked in a daze, "What did you say?"

Wu Jiaying fixed her eyes on Gu Xi'en, raised her chin, and said with a sneer, "What did I say? Ask him."

Shen's mother seemed to have lost her self-awareness, she followed Wu Jiaying's instructions stupidly, and turned her head to look at Gu Xien again. The emotion in her eyes was so cutting that Gu Xien, whose face was as pale as paper in an instant, flinched in panic. avoidable.

"Talk, Mr. Gu? Wasn't he very powerful just now? Why are you dumb now?" Wu Jiaying was still aggressively sneering, with a triumphant sneer on the corner of her mouth.

"Xiao Gu?" Shen's mother's trembling voice sounded like a ghost in Gu Xi'en's ears.

After a long time, Gu Xien spoke slowly, his voice was dry and hoarse, as if he was about to die in the next second, "...No." He didn't call auntie, but just said something ambiguous, and while Shen's mother was in a daze, he quickly started to walk Run down the stairs.

"Hey!" Shen's mother stood at the foot of the stairs and grabbed it, but almost fell down. She barely managed to stabilize her body, and watched Gu Xien's figure walk down the next flight of stairs. His eyes turned to Wu Jiaying who was approaching.

However, the accident happened suddenly. She only felt that her body was vaguely affected by an external force, and she couldn't control herself and fell straight down the stairs. Wu Jiaying's heart-piercing scream pierced her eardrums, and Gu Xien, who had already run to the next floor There was a buzzing sound in his head, he turned his head and looked at Mother Shen who was lying down on the steps of the stairs. The blood in his body seemed to freeze instantly, and a bone-chilling chill came out from the bottom of his heart, covering his whole body in an instant.

"Aunt Shen!" Wu Jiaying ran down the stairs in panic, helped Shen's mother who had lost consciousness, shook the old lady's limp body, raised her head and pointed at Gu Xien, and began to cry tearfully: "It's you, it's you who left in a hurry. Auntie tripped and she fell!"

The car finally got off the elevated road and drove into the urban area. The smell of human smoke and food wafted into the car together, and Fang Shi's stomach also gurgled twice at this moment.

He rubbed his stomach in embarrassment, Shen Bai Yu Guang noticed, smiled, and asked him: "Are you hungry?"

Fang Yi lowered his head and replied shyly, "Yes."

Shen Bai searched around for a while, then patted Fang Shi on the shoulder, pointed to the left front intersection and said to him: "It's just right, there is a McDonald's in front, I'll stop in a while, you go buy something to eat. "

Fang Shi nodded obediently, and then asked him, "What about you, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Bai waved his hand, "You can buy your own, I'll talk about it when I get home."

Fang Shi withdrew his gaze, and his expectant eyes slowly dimmed.

The car was parked on the side of the road, Fang Shi opened the door and walked down, Shen Bai waited boredly in the car alone, turned on the phone to check the time, it was already past nine o'clock in the night, I don't know if Gu Xien is asleep, so I called at this time , will wake him up.

Thinking that there would be a daughter-in-law warming the bed and waiting for him when he came home tonight, Shen Bai was immediately delighted, his sleepy body after driving for more than two hours seemed to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du, and he was instantly comfortable and full of energy.

Shen Bai leisurely leaned on the back of the chair, came up leisurely, and fiddled with the car radio. He remembered that Gu Xien said that his friend Huang Yiwen was also a radio DJ. Based on the principle of loving the house and the black, Shen Bai tried to find out from a lot of FM radio. Huang Yiwen's program.

As a result, just after playing here, the phone buzzed again. He took it over to take a look, and the notification of the incoming call showed that it was Gu Xien.

While pressing the answer button, he thought happily in his heart that Gu Xien must be alone and lonely, and he couldn't wait to rush him home.

He answered the phone, put it to his ear, and said slowly, "Hello, what's the matter? Missing my husband after a while?"

"Chen Bai," Gu Xien's trembling voice pulled Shen Bai from heaven to hell in an instant, "Come to the hospital, S City Central Hospital." He desperately wanted his voice to be in tune, but found that It was completely impossible, fear and panic made his throat tense, as if he was suffocating, "...be careful driving, call me when you come."