Jinling love story
At the beginning of Chapter 1, I happened to bump into Tong Sirui, and Tong Zhe couldn't help a
Always have doubts, unwilling to take this step bravely.But when you really take this step, you will find a different self.I watched you grow up, you were lucky when you were young, so this is an opportunity, why not give it a try? "
Hearing this, Xia Ranjiang nodded thoughtfully.But the image of Tong Zhe suddenly popped up in his mind, as if Yan Ru's words were a footnote to him and Tong Zhe for the past six months.
"But what if there is a problem after trying it? Or die without a problem?"
"Silly boy, if you have any problems, solve them. Nothing is smooth sailing." Yan Ru smiled slightly. "If you look back now, ten years ago, would you have imagined that you would meet the people you are now, and encounter these things now? Similarly, if you look forward from now, can you imagine what you will be like ten years from now? Didn’t you ask me just now what is the purpose of a person’s life? I think that a person’s life is for those unexpected encounters that continue to appear. If you just live, grow old, get sick and die according to the same biological clock like all kinds of animals and plants, then what? Not too boring."
Xia Ranjiang nodded, the doubts shrouded in his heart seemed to fade away slowly, and he picked up the teapot to refill Yan Ru's cup of tea.
"People are always so strange, they spend so much time planning and planning, but maybe an inadvertent choice determines your life."
Yan Ru took a sip of tea, thinking of himself, Yi Jihong, and Xia Chenglu back then, and couldn't help but lament the impermanence of the three of them.
"You are still young, and it is false to talk about planning. What you have to do is to make a good choice and see which path is most useful for your future. Don't be caught by your emotions for a while. The past is gone. As long as Yi Jihong can give you the best, then you don't have to refuse. How many people dream of not getting it. Although these words are a bit cruel and unreasonable, but this is the way things are in the world. Yan Gu hopes that you can go far away in the future , jumped over the dragon gate."
For some reason, Xia Ranjiang, who has never liked preaching, suddenly felt enlightened when he heard Yan Ru's words from the bottom of his heart.
"Dang...dang...dang" the clock in the corner suddenly rang.Yan Ru glanced a little disappointed.
"Go back. It's all over, go help your mother clean up."
Xia Ranjiang stood up reluctantly, walked to the door step by step, turned around suddenly, and bowed deeply to Yan Ru.
"Come on, child."
Xia Ranjiang came home and found Yi Jihong sitting beside the bed in a daze with this photo album in his hands.It wasn't until Xia Ranjiang stood in front of him that Yi Jihong came back to his senses, raised his head, and his eyes were red.
"That's what my dad left behind."
Yi Jihong flipped through the pages one by one.I stop on every page, caressing each photo, sometimes smiling, sometimes sad, as if the photos have activated the dusty memories in my mind for a long time - but those images will always become memories, no matter how regretful or unbearable to look back on Well, all are gone.
"You were so young back then."
Yi Jihong turned to a baby photo and suddenly laughed.The baby was sitting in the tub with bare buttocks, smiling happily, splashing circles of water, it seemed that the sound of the water could be heard.
"I don't even remember."
"Of course you don't remember. You were only two years old at the time."
Yi Jihong's thumb lightly slid across the baby's grinning mouth, and then looked up at Xia Ranjiang.
"At that time, you didn't like bathing very much, and you started to cry as soon as you put it in the bathtub. But that day, it was a surprise that you were so happy in the bathtub. It's rare, so I hurriedly took this photo."
"And this one. You are three years and three months old."
Yi Jihong suddenly remembered something, quickly skipped a few pages, and found another photo.
"When you were a child, you liked to eat chestnuts. You ate more than a dozen a day, and in the end your stomach hurt and you cried so hard."
"This was taken three days before your fourth birthday. Holding an English novel and reading it for a long time, I finally realized that the book was upside down."
Xia Ranjiang laughed out of embarrassment.
"Time flies so fast. You are so old in a blink of an eye."
Yi Jihong continued to scroll back and saw more photos of Xia Ranjiang.It's just that in these photos, Xia Ranjiang grew up gradually, but Yi Jihong never witnessed these moments.Yi Jihong could only close the photo album and carefully put it beside her.
"Go to bed. I'm leaving tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Xia Ranjiang packed her luggage, covered all the furniture with plastic sheets, and slowly closed the door.
But when Xia Ranjiang closed the door, the moment he turned around, the door knocker hit the door panel hard, and when it rebounded, it fell off with a "snap".Xia Ranjiang didn't pay attention for a moment, and the two door knockers that hit the ground wobbled back and forth.One came a long way before stopping, and the other bumped against a rotting stake, circled, and leaned against a raised tree root.Xia Ranjiang took a few steps forward, quickly picked up the door knocker, wiped off the dirt stuck on it, and put it in his backpack.
Tong Zhe was lying at home playing games when his cell phone rang suddenly. Tong Zhe's heart beat faster due to the urgent voice - at this moment Tong Zhe was most afraid of Xia Ranjiang calling, and he didn't even know what tone to use to talk to Xia Ranjiang .Tong Zhe hoped that Xia Ranjiang would never contact him again and just forget about him.
Fortunately, it wasn't Xia Ranjiang who called.
"Hey, Ke Xiaoji, what's the matter?"
"Hey, our Ah Zhe really doesn't forget things like other noble people, we still remember Bengong."
"Your flamboyance is always so impressive."
"I heard that you made a little wolf dog recently? Why, you like the new and hate the old, right? Hey, you haven't come to Aztek for a long time, let me figure it out... You came to pay back last September. Are you really ready to be a good man? "
"I've always been good."
"Okay, okay, no matter you are good, mother, wolf or prodigal, do you want to come over tonight? Tonight, a group of fresh meat will be brought from Thailand to perform. Don't treat yourself badly. It's good to change your mood."
"Row."
Tong Zhe hung up the phone.Suddenly, I feel that this phone call has cleared away the cloud that weighed heavily on my heart, and I really should change my mood.
Aztek is a newly opened bar.Ke Xiaoji is a partner of Aztek.Relying on Ke Xiaoji's ability to be both right and wrong and his huge network, Aztek has become the most famous gay bar in the local area in less than a year, attracting people flocking to it.
"Oh, our little Zhezhe is here, rare visitor."
As soon as Tong Zhe entered, Ke Xiaoji greeted him.
"What to drink?"
"casual."
Tong Zhe looked around.Hundreds of people gathered in a space of dozens of square meters.Some are laughing and laughing around the high table in twos and threes, some are dancing slowly alone with the deafening accent rhythm, and some are looking around, as if they are looking for prey.
"For the first time in history, it's gonna start training men. It's raining men, hallelujah, it's raining men, amen..."
Three or two people with heavy makeup on one side of the stage sang and cheered loudly, almost hoarsely.
"Then I'll make you a bar. As a part-time bartender, I'm officially out of the mountain. A glass of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'."
"What kind of bird's name, vulgar." Tong Zhe put his elbows on the glass bar and gave him a disdainful look.
"Then you give me a good one."
"Call it whatever you like. Just drink it if you can, don't act like Wahaha."
"Yo, why does it feel that the aura is not right?"
"What's wrong?"
"In the past, you were very careful about alcohol, for fear that drinking too much would cause trouble. If you don't tell me, I forgot, there, see, my bar is custom-made, and it cost me a lot of money. Now the corner It was repaired, but it was you who broke it. Hurry up and pay for it.” Ke Xiaoji suddenly got excited, pointing to a corner of the bar and said.
"Excuse me. Your broken table is like a fake prop made of styrofoam. It will break if you touch it. It's not as good as the fake you used. Can you please stop talking nonsense and don't shake your hands ,hurry up."
Tong Zhe knocked impatiently on the bar with the knuckle of his middle finger, raised his middle finger after knocking, and shook it towards Ke Xiaoji.
"Breakdown? Want to get drunk?"
Ke Xiaoji pinched the bottom of the wine glass with two fingers, and pushed the mixed wine to Tong Zhe. "Try it."
"good."
Tong Zhe took a sip, and the solid mixture trembled slightly under the touch of Tong Zhe's lips, releasing a faint smell of alcohol, mixed with the aroma of lemon and lemongrass, which was refreshing.
"Not that much rum. Added some refreshing spice. I think you might need it."
Ke Xiaoji's body was tilted, half of his buttocks were close to the high stool, and his ultra-short jeans showed his slender thighs.
"Don't think so much when you come here, just play as you want, and play as you want. Everything that happens here is left here."
When Ke Xiaoji saw Tong Zhe only drank one sip at a time, he seemed to see what was on Tong Zhe's mind.
"You can play however you want...then you go back with me tonight?"
"Hey, what do you think of my old lady? My old lady is a showman rather than a person."
Ke Xiaoji put his hands on his hips, and punched Tong Zhe on the forehead while laughing and cursing.
"So you can't play however you want."
"I said, what are you doing? Don't you just lose your love? In this huge Jinling City, you can't just pick your looks, your knowledge, and your family background. If you can't sign up for "If You Are the One", the TV station is here Not far away, you go to sign up, and the fire will spread all over the country the next day. People are only short of such a chance."
Ke Xiaoji seemed to be aggrieved by Tong Zhe, so he almost scolded that "heartbroker".
The word "family background" seemed to hit Tong Zhe's pain point, and Tong Zhe took another sip of wine.
"Actually, I'm not broken in love. But I have to leave him. I have nothing left. He has better choices. I can't hold him back."
"Hey, everyone is realistic now."
Ke Xiaoji sighed, paused thoughtfully for a few seconds, and patted the back of Tong Zhe's hand lightly as a comfort.
"Don't be so downcast, it's just because he has no eyes."
"Hold."
Tong Zhe cursed secretly, thinking that Ke Xiaoji would be so smart that he could fully understand his situation, but found that he actually thought that Xia Ranjiang had empathized with her.However, if you think about it carefully, the essence is almost the same. They are all for better material conditions, whether it is voluntary or not.
After drinking the last drop of wine, Tong Zhe felt a little drifted, panicked and stood up to take a breath.Passing through the crowd, people kept looking at them, and some even squeezed into the crowd. While Tong Zhe was not paying attention, he squeezed Tong Zhe's buttocks. Tong Zhe turned sideways with a "whoosh", tried his best to block the salty pig's hand, and viciously Turning his head and looking back, he saw a bald and fat middle-aged man staring at him, the laser light swept across, and the middle-aged forehead reflected oily light.
"Oh shit."
Tong Zhe cursed, but in the noise that swallowed all voices, anyone who speaks can only guess by judging the shape of the mouth.Thinking of this, Tong Zhe raised his middle finger to the middle-aged man who disappeared in the crowd.
"You've become a pan silk hole, watching all kinds of monsters and ghosts. I don't know where these idiots get the confidence. They are so ugly and dare to show off like this."
Tong Zhe came back again, leaning on the bar, tilted his head and said to Ke Xiaoji who was busy cleaning glasses behind the bar.
"Hahaha, I finally saw the real you. It's still so interesting, I really love you."
Ke Xiaoji covered his mouth with one hand to cover his exposed buck teeth.
"It's rare to have such a place for everyone to let themselves go. Here I am, a small sampan in the sea, tattered, and a little wobbly, but these people who are tired from swimming come up to repair and refresh, and they will not be caught by sharks in the sea. Eat it. Tell me, if they don't come, how will my business be done, and who will set off your Yushu Linfeng? They are all poor people."
Hearing this, Tong Zhe felt less panicked.At this time, there was a commotion in the backstage, and the sound announced the start of the performance.Tong Zhe grabbed a can of Coke, squeezed through the crowd again, endured another round of salty tricks, and finally found a sofa near the center of the stage.After taking his seat, Tong Zhe crossed his legs, drank beer, and just waited for the performance to start.
Not long after, the laser lights suddenly stopped.
At this time, a dozen muscular male models lined up in the middle of the stage, their muscle lines were as clear as a knife under the halo, some were smiling, some were serious, and some seemed to be embarrassed to bow their heads.The male models were uniformly wearing fishnet tights. I don't know if there is something stuffed inside. The protruding part in the center is very eye-catching. There were deafening screams from the audience.
"I wipe."
Tong Zhe almost spit out his nose with a sip of Coke.I used to waste a lot of toilet paper on this kind of photo, but I have never seen this kind of scene with my own eyes.
For some reason, Tong Zhe didn't seem to be infected by the high emotions of the audience, only the male model's attention was attracted to the stage when he first appeared on the stage.But when the male models appeared one by one again, Tong Zhe's sense of curiosity gradually faded, and his vision began to blur. He couldn't help but think of Xia Ranjiang again, feeling like there were countless ants crawling in his heart.
At this time, Tong Zhe only felt that his bladder was a little swollen. He threw down the Coke can, stood up and pushed away the crowd - with the male model on the stage doing his best to sway the hormones, no one seemed to notice Tong Zhe, Tong Zhe finally did it effortlessly Three or two steps to the toilet.
Tong Zhe leaned forward, almost touching the edge of the urinal with his whole body.After a quick finish, head outside quickly.
Pulling back the curtain, Tong Zhe happened to bump into someone's arms.
"Hold……"
Tong Zhe didn't know what hit his forehead, and it hurt for a while.
"Tong Zhe!"
Tong Zhe rubbed his forehead and was about to get angry, when he heard his name, he quickly looked up.With the light swept by the ball lamp, Tong Zhe could see who it was.
"Xu Yang, why is it you?" Tong Zhe exclaimed, never expecting to meet Xu Yang here. "Why are you back again?"
"Yeah, I'm back."
"Why, not with your wife?"
"Hehe." Xu Yang smiled wryly. "Divorced. Are you free? Let's go out and talk. It's too noisy here."
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside the door."
Tong Zhe walked towards the gate against the wall.The audience kept exclaiming, and every time they exclaimed, Tong Zhe turned his head to look at the stage, for fear of missing any wonderful moment.
After going out, Tong Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, only feeling the quietness in his ears never before.However, thinking that Xu Yang was coming out soon, Tong Zhe was thinking about what to talk to him about.
The last time I met Xu Yang was more than half a year ago.At that time, Tong Zhe seemed to have not fully recovered from his emotional trauma, especially when he saw Xu Yang with his "girlfriend".Now meeting Xu Yang here, apart from being a little surprised, Tong Zhe didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.
"Ah, you are here."
Tong Zhe leaned on the bench outside the bar and called Xu Yang's name from afar.
"Why did you get divorced? The couple's life is not harmonious?"
"Stop making fun of me."
Xu Yang was taken aback for a moment, not knowing whether Tong Zhe was making fun of or sarcasm, and lightly bumped Tong Zhe with his shoulder.
"What's the matter?" Tong Zhe seemed reluctant.
"It's just a formality and an explanation to the family."
Xu Yang took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out two cigarettes, and handed Tong Zhe one, Tong Zhe waved his hand and refused.
"Isn't that woman quite rich? Isn't it a pity to give up like this?"
"Fake things persist for a long time, and the paper will not be able to contain the fire."
"Are you saying that the woman is fake, or that your relationship is fake?"
"What do you think?" Xu Yang exhaled a smoke ring. "Tell me about you, I heard you have friends again."
"Who did you hear?"
"You don't need to inquire about your news." Xu Yang tugged at his collar. "Stop holding it."
"ridiculous."
Tong Zhe paused for a second or two before uttering two words.Although I have a lot to say, I don't know where to start.Suddenly feeling very boring, turned around and prepared to leave.
At this time, Xu Yang spit out the smoke from his mouth and held Tong Zhe with one hand.Tong Zhe couldn't stand still for a while, Xu Yang hugged Tong Zhe and kissed him.Tong Zhe was stunned, not because Xu Yang's series of actions caught him off guard, but the moment Xu Yang's lips approached, his gaze skipped over Xu Yang's shoulder, and he saw a familiar figure not far away facing him like a sculpture. Own.
It's Xia Ranjiang!
"Fuck, what are you doing? Get out!"
Tong Zhe only felt a strong smell of tobacco in his nostrils, and a strong sense of disgust hit him, and he pushed Xu Yang away forcefully.
"Tong Zhe, let's start over, shall we..."
"Fuck your mother, I don't want to see you again. It's fucking disgusting."
Xu Yang hugged Tong Zhe with all his strength, Tong Zhe couldn't break free for a while, he punched Xu Yang on the head, and then kicked him away, and managed to get away.
Regardless of Xu Yang's pursuit, Tong Zhe strode towards the figure he saw just now, but the place he saw was empty.
Tong Zhe stood there, his heart beating faster, and he was a little out of his wits.After calming down, various countermeasures began to flash in my mind.
Do you want to call and explain right away?No, an explanation is just a cover-up, not to mention that the scene just now was indeed jumping into the Yellow River and it can't be cleared up, and now I just want to chill him and leave him, why bother to explain?
Besides, Xia Ranjiang was still a little away from him just now.As long as he bites himself to death and has never been here before, can Xia Ranjiang come over in person to ask people one by one?
Tong Zhe's mind was in a mess, and he began to blame himself a little.I never imagined that I would be so unlucky. It is a rare time to come to a bar and meet Xu Yang, who is still in love!
"Tong Zhe..."
"Damn it, you dare to come here. Why did you come across a bastard like you? I got hurt by you. I'll fuck you!"
Xu Yang staggered over, with snot and tears, he grabbed Tong Zhe's arm again, and Tong Zhe shook it off forcefully.
"I warn you, if you were unkind back then, don't blame me for being unrighteous. From now on, you will follow your own path, and I will follow my single-plank bridge. Get out!"
As Tong Zhe saw just now, that figure was Xia Ranjiang who had just returned from the training school.That road is the only way Xia Ranjiang must pass.Twice a week, Xia Ranjiang passes by Aztek. Although he has heard of the name of this bar, he has never been in it, even if he is curious occasionally.But tonight, I saw a scene that I never expected.
Xia Ranjiang felt grief and indignation, but there was nothing he could do.After finally regaining consciousness, I couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the phone, and dialed Tong Zhe's number.
"Hey……"
A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone, yawning.
"Where are you?"
"sleep."
"Are you still sleeping at this time?"
"Too tired."
"Do you have time?"
"What's up?"
"Want to talk to you."
"What's there to talk about? Let's talk on the phone. It's so late. I'll go to bed after I finish talking."
"Come out, I have something to tell you."
"Okay, tell me a place, and I'll go by myself."
As soon as Tong Zhe got home, he received a call from Xia Ranjiang.After speaking, he let out a long breath, feeling like a deflated ball, sinking deeply into the mattress.Tong Zhe has been waiting for this call for a long time, but he is also afraid that Xia Ranjiang will call—Tong Zhe knows very well that Xia Ranjiang must have been aggrieved for a long time, and if it wasn't for tonight's matter, he would definitely not take the initiative to contact him.Xia Ranjiang's voice on the phone was calm and calm, but Tong Zhe knew that Xia Ranjiang had given up a lot for this call.Thinking of this, Tong Zhe felt even more uncomfortable.
Xia Ranjiang sat on the steps under the Zhonghuamen Castle.After a while, I heard footsteps behind me.
"Go up and walk."
Tong Zhe walked over slowly, without stopping, and walked straight to the city wall.When passing by Xia Ranjiang, a burst of alcohol wafted over.
Tong Zhe crossed his arms in front of his chest, leaning against the city wall.Xia Ranjiang stood aside in a daze.
"The last time we came here was half a year ago. It was quite cold at that time." Tong Zhe said.
Xia Ranjiang didn't answer, and put his hands on the city wall, the coolness of the bluestone bricks permeated his skin.
"These two days I..."
"What's wrong with you?"
Before Tong Zhe could finish speaking, Xia Ranjiang interrupted him.Tong Zhe put down his hand, and the purple fluorescent seal on the back of his hand was faintly recognizable, with the letters "AZTEK" printed on it.
"What's wrong with me? I'm fine. How it was before, how it is now."
"Are you just letting yourself go like this?"
"What do you mean? Oh, you mean about my dad? I didn't tell you. It doesn't affect me anymore. But it doesn't matter if I let myself go or not, right? "
"no……"
"What isn't it? I've been thinking about it for a while, and I've figured it out. We're not on the same path at all. I'm already like this, and I may just graduate honestly and find a job to make ends meet. You are different, You still have infinite possibilities, you will go abroad in the future, there are many opportunities..."
"I don't want to go abroad." Xia Ranjiang suddenly looked up, as if remembering something. "Did Yi Jihong tell you something?"
"Your mother didn't say anything to me. I have nothing to do with her except the case."
"Then, you know why I went to Shanghai that day? Besides, you asked me to go, I know..."
"A friend just passed by." Tong Zhe was a little flustered for a while, but under the cover of night, there was no change in his expression. "You are quite capable, paving the way for the future, right?"
"Tong Zhe, no matter what you say, I have a clear conscience. What you see and hear is not the truth, and I also hope that what I see and hear is not the truth. You have been persuading me that Yi Jihong is My mother, don't disappoint her. I did as you said, and went to Shanghai to celebrate her birthday in person on her birthday. But why did I go to you behind my back? Doing something that I'm sorry for you? The only fault is that I didn't inform you in advance, because I know that you really don't want me to get too close to Yi Jihong in your heart."
"Alright, alright!"
Xia Ranjiang's words hit Tong Zhe's heart directly, and Tong Zhe was a little shaken for a moment, and couldn't help but want to reach out and pull Xia Ranjiang into his arms.But he still gritted his teeth and took two steps back.
"If you think I'm wrong, I apologize. If there's anything I've done wrong, I'll change it. Just let the facts be clear. And... I don't want to leave because you're here. I promised you I will never break my promise."
Tong Zhe was stunned, turned his back, and pounded his hands heavily on the stone bricks, full of guilt and self-blame.
"That's all a joke, don't take it seriously. And you're right, it's because of me." Tong Zhe paused. "I just don't like you anymore, it's not suitable. You don't need me anymore. You saw it just now. That person is my ex-boyfriend, and now he's back. He needs me."
"Okay." Xia Ranjiang choked up and squeezed out a word from his throat.
"That's it. I'll take you home."
"Need not."
Xia Ranjiang turned around and strode forward towards the steps without looking back.
Tong Zhe felt that his mind was blank, and he sat slumped on the ground, looking at the corner where Xia Ranjiang disappeared, only hearing the sound of the evening wind blowing.
"boom!"
The sound was dull and hurried like a heavy object falling to the ground.Tong Zhe's heart twitched, he almost got up, stood up a few times and almost fell forward.
Under the dim light of the landscape lights, Xia Ranjiang's head was facing the ground, his body was twisted and slanted on the bottom step, and his two shoes were scattered around him, but they couldn't cover the bright red all over the ground.
"Xia Ranjiang!"
Seeing this scene, Tong Zhe almost jumped down.The moment he landed, the tears that he had held back through gritting his teeth just now shook instantly, dripping into the bloodstains.
"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran..."
Tong Zhe's lips were slightly parted and trembling, and he hugged Xia Ranjiang vigorously.But when Xia Ranjiang's head was off the ground, more blood gushed out from the back of his head.Tong Zhe could only take out one hand to cover the wound, but he felt that the gap between his fingers was filled in a short while, and unstoppable blood dripped down the back of his hand.
"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, I was wrong, I love you, don't scare me..."
Tong Zhe took off his shirt, tore open the cuff with his teeth, and covered Xia Ranjiang's head.However, the ivory cloth strips also turned red after a while.
"Taxi, taxi..."
Tong Zhe saw a taxi approaching from a distance, and shouted at the top of his voice.However, the taxi seemed to be still carrying passengers and did not seem to stop.Tong Zhe could only rush over and block the middle of the road with his arms outstretched.
"Master, master, someone is injured and needs to go to the hospital..."
Tong Zhe could hardly speak, as if this was his only hope.
The driver rolled down the window, looked at the blood stains on Tong Zhe's skirt, looked a little hesitant, and closed the window immediately.
"Can't go!"
The taxi was about to bypass Tong Zhe, and just about to speed up to leave, Tong Zhe ran over and stood in front of the taxi again.With a brake, the headlights hit Tong Zhe's stomach with a "bang".After a sharp pain, Tong Zhe gritted his teeth and lay down on the hood of the taxi. Two red handprints appeared on the hood.
"You are looking for death!"
"You can't go, you have to save people!"
The driver rolled down the window again.Tong Zhe covered his abdomen with his hands, dragged one leg, and stood in front of the driver with his back arched.
The driver almost froze.In front of him, Tong Zhe's facial features were distorted out of shape by the pain, his eyes were like burning flames, and there were still tears in the corners of his eyes.
A momentary exchange of eyes seemed to imply some tacit understanding.Tong Zhe ran to Xia Ranjiang's side with a limp - rather than running, it would be better to say he crawled over.With the impact just now, Tong Zhe completely lost consciousness in one leg.
"Xia Ranjiang, Xia Ranjiang... someone rescued you..."
Tong Zhe tried his best to hug Xia Ranjiang, but the strength of one leg couldn't last long. After walking less than ten steps, Tong Zhe was exhausted. Still hugging Xia Ranjiang tightly.For a moment, Tong Zhe was a little desperate.Suddenly, Tong Zhe let out a low growl, forced himself to stand up, and walked forward step by step.
"I'm coming, I'm coming..."
The driver seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and hurriedly got out of the car to pick up Xia Ranjiang.
When I first arrived at the hospital, several nurses were ready.He carried Xia Ranjiang onto a stretcher and sent him to the emergency room quickly.
Tong Zhe sat slumped on the bench in the corridor, his upper body slowly bent down, almost parallel to the ground.Suddenly, Tong Zhe hit his head violently with his fist a few times, scratching his hair with both hands, tears dripping down on the floor.
At this moment, Tong Zhe was full of hatred.Hate the injustice of the world, hate the indifference of human feelings, and hate the tricks of good fortune.He hates himself for trying to pretend to be cold-blooded and alienated in the end, but he only loves Xia Ranjiang in a selfish way, so that Xia Ranjiang will not be dragged down by himself and get the future he imagined.But he never thought about what Xia Ranjiang wanted.Compared with the great future, the comfort on the tip of the heart is more precious.
If he hadn't met Xia Ranjiang, Xia Ranjiang would have spent four years in peace, then left Nanjing, and would never meet him again; if not for that match, Xia Ranjiang and Yi Jihong would never have met each other Meet each other and continue to move forward along the path I set; if there is no throbbing that night, maybe I will not be as painful as I am now, and despair like the sky is falling.
But there is no if, everything has really happened, and it has become the light in my life.
At this time, the door of the emergency room opened.Two nurses pushed Xia Ranjiang out, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Xia Ranjiang..."
Tong Zhe stood up suddenly and limped over.
"Are you a family member?"
"Yes." Tong Zhe nodded heavily without hesitation.
"Not life-threatening for the time being. But still in a coma and needs to be observed for a few days. Come over and do a formality with me." The nurse wrote on the recording board, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Tong Zhe's jeans, which had been stained with blood from the inside out red. "Are you hurt too?"
"fine."
"This won't work, you must deal with it. Come with me."
Hearing that Xia Ranjiang's life was not in danger, Tong Zhe's tense nerves immediately relaxed.
At this moment, Xia Ranjiang was lying quietly on the hospital bed with a bandage on his head.Tong Zhe leaned on the side of the bed, slowly moved forward and kissed Xia Ranjiang's nose gently.
"Xiao Ran, it's all my fault." Tong Zhe held Xia Ranjiang's hand tightly. "I shouldn't have said those things to you. You don't want to leave, why should I want you to leave? I love you, even if I love you in the way I think is right. If you don't like it, as long as you bring it up, I will definitely Change. It’s just that no matter what, we want to be together forever.”
In the middle of the night, Yi Jihong arrived at the hospital.Yi Jihong pushed open the door of the ward, and saw Xia Ranjiang lying on the hospital bed, Tong Zhe was lying on the edge of the bed and fell asleep deeply, blood stains remained on the white shirt.
"Xiao Ran!"
Seeing this scene, Yi Jihong was sad and uncomfortable at first, but soon, the emotions accumulated in his heart were like dry wood, ignited by the scene in front of him, and immediately rose into flames.
"Aunt……"
Tong Zhe was awakened by Yi Jihong's footsteps.Raised his head slowly, his eye circles were red and swollen.Yi Jihong's hair disheveled is particularly frightening.
"Tell me the truth, what's going on!"
Yi Jihong's tone began to become severe—thinking of how she had devoted herself to Tong Sixian's case day and night, even giving up the chance to avenge her husband for a simple promise, and now her son was being punished so much because of the entanglement with Tong Zhe. harm.
Tong Zhe couldn't hide it, so he could only tell Yi Jihong exactly what had happened on the city wall.
"I still don't quite believe it." Yi Jihong sneered. "I suspect you pushed him down."
"Lawyer Yi, our Tong Zhe is definitely not such a person."
At this time, Liu Zhen came in suddenly, and seemed to have been waiting outside the door for a long time.
"I know you are angry and anxious, but you can't guess casually."
"Believe it or not. What I say is the truth."
Tong Zhe was exhausted.Hearing Yi Jihong's groundless accusation and Liu Zhen's desperate defense, the guilt and self-blame that could not be let go for a long time suddenly had an outlet.
"What's your attitude? Xiao Ran fell off the city wall for no reason, and was injured so badly, do you think it's credible?"
Yi Jihong asked sharply.But he frowned, chewing on every detail that Tong Zhe had just provided.
"You pushed it down."
"You... what did you say?" Yi Jihong was already a little furious.
"He doesn't want to go to the United States with you, but you try to let him go. Do you know how difficult it is for him? Do you know? Have you considered him?"
"Don't worry about it, I have to take Xia Ranjiang away now!"
"you dare!"
"Stop arguing. Now is not the time to quarrel. Let me ask you, does Xia Ranjiang have any other illnesses, such as feeling unwell?"
Liu Zhen pulled Tong Zhe aside who was pressing towards Yi Jihong step by step, and moved a chair behind Yi Jihong.
"Uncomfortable? Ah, I remembered, Xia Ranjiang often suffers from headaches."
Thinking about it, Tong Zhe walked to the bed step by step and looked at Xia Ranjiang's face carefully. It seemed that only in this way could he think about the problem calmly.
Liu Zhen's question was extremely effective and quickly diverted their attention.
"I remember mentioning it to you before, and I was thinking of taking Xia Ranjiang to see Grandpa, but I forgot about it later."
"What are you talking about?" Yi Jihong slowly calmed down, with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Lawyer Yi, I've been a nurse for more than 20 years, and our family has practiced medicine for several generations. I suspect that Xia Ranjiang didn't just fall and get hurt. I can understand that you don't trust Tong Zhe If it were me, I would not believe that a [-]-year-old young man fell down the steps of the city wall protected by layers of protection. I am a local, and I am very familiar with the Zhonghuamen city wall.”
"Then what do you mean?"
"I'm not sure yet. But according to Xia Ranjiang's usual symptoms, I doubt whether he has a lesion in the brain or around the cervical spine. I don't know.
Hearing this, Xia Ranjiang nodded thoughtfully.But the image of Tong Zhe suddenly popped up in his mind, as if Yan Ru's words were a footnote to him and Tong Zhe for the past six months.
"But what if there is a problem after trying it? Or die without a problem?"
"Silly boy, if you have any problems, solve them. Nothing is smooth sailing." Yan Ru smiled slightly. "If you look back now, ten years ago, would you have imagined that you would meet the people you are now, and encounter these things now? Similarly, if you look forward from now, can you imagine what you will be like ten years from now? Didn’t you ask me just now what is the purpose of a person’s life? I think that a person’s life is for those unexpected encounters that continue to appear. If you just live, grow old, get sick and die according to the same biological clock like all kinds of animals and plants, then what? Not too boring."
Xia Ranjiang nodded, the doubts shrouded in his heart seemed to fade away slowly, and he picked up the teapot to refill Yan Ru's cup of tea.
"People are always so strange, they spend so much time planning and planning, but maybe an inadvertent choice determines your life."
Yan Ru took a sip of tea, thinking of himself, Yi Jihong, and Xia Chenglu back then, and couldn't help but lament the impermanence of the three of them.
"You are still young, and it is false to talk about planning. What you have to do is to make a good choice and see which path is most useful for your future. Don't be caught by your emotions for a while. The past is gone. As long as Yi Jihong can give you the best, then you don't have to refuse. How many people dream of not getting it. Although these words are a bit cruel and unreasonable, but this is the way things are in the world. Yan Gu hopes that you can go far away in the future , jumped over the dragon gate."
For some reason, Xia Ranjiang, who has never liked preaching, suddenly felt enlightened when he heard Yan Ru's words from the bottom of his heart.
"Dang...dang...dang" the clock in the corner suddenly rang.Yan Ru glanced a little disappointed.
"Go back. It's all over, go help your mother clean up."
Xia Ranjiang stood up reluctantly, walked to the door step by step, turned around suddenly, and bowed deeply to Yan Ru.
"Come on, child."
Xia Ranjiang came home and found Yi Jihong sitting beside the bed in a daze with this photo album in his hands.It wasn't until Xia Ranjiang stood in front of him that Yi Jihong came back to his senses, raised his head, and his eyes were red.
"That's what my dad left behind."
Yi Jihong flipped through the pages one by one.I stop on every page, caressing each photo, sometimes smiling, sometimes sad, as if the photos have activated the dusty memories in my mind for a long time - but those images will always become memories, no matter how regretful or unbearable to look back on Well, all are gone.
"You were so young back then."
Yi Jihong turned to a baby photo and suddenly laughed.The baby was sitting in the tub with bare buttocks, smiling happily, splashing circles of water, it seemed that the sound of the water could be heard.
"I don't even remember."
"Of course you don't remember. You were only two years old at the time."
Yi Jihong's thumb lightly slid across the baby's grinning mouth, and then looked up at Xia Ranjiang.
"At that time, you didn't like bathing very much, and you started to cry as soon as you put it in the bathtub. But that day, it was a surprise that you were so happy in the bathtub. It's rare, so I hurriedly took this photo."
"And this one. You are three years and three months old."
Yi Jihong suddenly remembered something, quickly skipped a few pages, and found another photo.
"When you were a child, you liked to eat chestnuts. You ate more than a dozen a day, and in the end your stomach hurt and you cried so hard."
"This was taken three days before your fourth birthday. Holding an English novel and reading it for a long time, I finally realized that the book was upside down."
Xia Ranjiang laughed out of embarrassment.
"Time flies so fast. You are so old in a blink of an eye."
Yi Jihong continued to scroll back and saw more photos of Xia Ranjiang.It's just that in these photos, Xia Ranjiang grew up gradually, but Yi Jihong never witnessed these moments.Yi Jihong could only close the photo album and carefully put it beside her.
"Go to bed. I'm leaving tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Xia Ranjiang packed her luggage, covered all the furniture with plastic sheets, and slowly closed the door.
But when Xia Ranjiang closed the door, the moment he turned around, the door knocker hit the door panel hard, and when it rebounded, it fell off with a "snap".Xia Ranjiang didn't pay attention for a moment, and the two door knockers that hit the ground wobbled back and forth.One came a long way before stopping, and the other bumped against a rotting stake, circled, and leaned against a raised tree root.Xia Ranjiang took a few steps forward, quickly picked up the door knocker, wiped off the dirt stuck on it, and put it in his backpack.
Tong Zhe was lying at home playing games when his cell phone rang suddenly. Tong Zhe's heart beat faster due to the urgent voice - at this moment Tong Zhe was most afraid of Xia Ranjiang calling, and he didn't even know what tone to use to talk to Xia Ranjiang .Tong Zhe hoped that Xia Ranjiang would never contact him again and just forget about him.
Fortunately, it wasn't Xia Ranjiang who called.
"Hey, Ke Xiaoji, what's the matter?"
"Hey, our Ah Zhe really doesn't forget things like other noble people, we still remember Bengong."
"Your flamboyance is always so impressive."
"I heard that you made a little wolf dog recently? Why, you like the new and hate the old, right? Hey, you haven't come to Aztek for a long time, let me figure it out... You came to pay back last September. Are you really ready to be a good man? "
"I've always been good."
"Okay, okay, no matter you are good, mother, wolf or prodigal, do you want to come over tonight? Tonight, a group of fresh meat will be brought from Thailand to perform. Don't treat yourself badly. It's good to change your mood."
"Row."
Tong Zhe hung up the phone.Suddenly, I feel that this phone call has cleared away the cloud that weighed heavily on my heart, and I really should change my mood.
Aztek is a newly opened bar.Ke Xiaoji is a partner of Aztek.Relying on Ke Xiaoji's ability to be both right and wrong and his huge network, Aztek has become the most famous gay bar in the local area in less than a year, attracting people flocking to it.
"Oh, our little Zhezhe is here, rare visitor."
As soon as Tong Zhe entered, Ke Xiaoji greeted him.
"What to drink?"
"casual."
Tong Zhe looked around.Hundreds of people gathered in a space of dozens of square meters.Some are laughing and laughing around the high table in twos and threes, some are dancing slowly alone with the deafening accent rhythm, and some are looking around, as if they are looking for prey.
"For the first time in history, it's gonna start training men. It's raining men, hallelujah, it's raining men, amen..."
Three or two people with heavy makeup on one side of the stage sang and cheered loudly, almost hoarsely.
"Then I'll make you a bar. As a part-time bartender, I'm officially out of the mountain. A glass of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'."
"What kind of bird's name, vulgar." Tong Zhe put his elbows on the glass bar and gave him a disdainful look.
"Then you give me a good one."
"Call it whatever you like. Just drink it if you can, don't act like Wahaha."
"Yo, why does it feel that the aura is not right?"
"What's wrong?"
"In the past, you were very careful about alcohol, for fear that drinking too much would cause trouble. If you don't tell me, I forgot, there, see, my bar is custom-made, and it cost me a lot of money. Now the corner It was repaired, but it was you who broke it. Hurry up and pay for it.” Ke Xiaoji suddenly got excited, pointing to a corner of the bar and said.
"Excuse me. Your broken table is like a fake prop made of styrofoam. It will break if you touch it. It's not as good as the fake you used. Can you please stop talking nonsense and don't shake your hands ,hurry up."
Tong Zhe knocked impatiently on the bar with the knuckle of his middle finger, raised his middle finger after knocking, and shook it towards Ke Xiaoji.
"Breakdown? Want to get drunk?"
Ke Xiaoji pinched the bottom of the wine glass with two fingers, and pushed the mixed wine to Tong Zhe. "Try it."
"good."
Tong Zhe took a sip, and the solid mixture trembled slightly under the touch of Tong Zhe's lips, releasing a faint smell of alcohol, mixed with the aroma of lemon and lemongrass, which was refreshing.
"Not that much rum. Added some refreshing spice. I think you might need it."
Ke Xiaoji's body was tilted, half of his buttocks were close to the high stool, and his ultra-short jeans showed his slender thighs.
"Don't think so much when you come here, just play as you want, and play as you want. Everything that happens here is left here."
When Ke Xiaoji saw Tong Zhe only drank one sip at a time, he seemed to see what was on Tong Zhe's mind.
"You can play however you want...then you go back with me tonight?"
"Hey, what do you think of my old lady? My old lady is a showman rather than a person."
Ke Xiaoji put his hands on his hips, and punched Tong Zhe on the forehead while laughing and cursing.
"So you can't play however you want."
"I said, what are you doing? Don't you just lose your love? In this huge Jinling City, you can't just pick your looks, your knowledge, and your family background. If you can't sign up for "If You Are the One", the TV station is here Not far away, you go to sign up, and the fire will spread all over the country the next day. People are only short of such a chance."
Ke Xiaoji seemed to be aggrieved by Tong Zhe, so he almost scolded that "heartbroker".
The word "family background" seemed to hit Tong Zhe's pain point, and Tong Zhe took another sip of wine.
"Actually, I'm not broken in love. But I have to leave him. I have nothing left. He has better choices. I can't hold him back."
"Hey, everyone is realistic now."
Ke Xiaoji sighed, paused thoughtfully for a few seconds, and patted the back of Tong Zhe's hand lightly as a comfort.
"Don't be so downcast, it's just because he has no eyes."
"Hold."
Tong Zhe cursed secretly, thinking that Ke Xiaoji would be so smart that he could fully understand his situation, but found that he actually thought that Xia Ranjiang had empathized with her.However, if you think about it carefully, the essence is almost the same. They are all for better material conditions, whether it is voluntary or not.
After drinking the last drop of wine, Tong Zhe felt a little drifted, panicked and stood up to take a breath.Passing through the crowd, people kept looking at them, and some even squeezed into the crowd. While Tong Zhe was not paying attention, he squeezed Tong Zhe's buttocks. Tong Zhe turned sideways with a "whoosh", tried his best to block the salty pig's hand, and viciously Turning his head and looking back, he saw a bald and fat middle-aged man staring at him, the laser light swept across, and the middle-aged forehead reflected oily light.
"Oh shit."
Tong Zhe cursed, but in the noise that swallowed all voices, anyone who speaks can only guess by judging the shape of the mouth.Thinking of this, Tong Zhe raised his middle finger to the middle-aged man who disappeared in the crowd.
"You've become a pan silk hole, watching all kinds of monsters and ghosts. I don't know where these idiots get the confidence. They are so ugly and dare to show off like this."
Tong Zhe came back again, leaning on the bar, tilted his head and said to Ke Xiaoji who was busy cleaning glasses behind the bar.
"Hahaha, I finally saw the real you. It's still so interesting, I really love you."
Ke Xiaoji covered his mouth with one hand to cover his exposed buck teeth.
"It's rare to have such a place for everyone to let themselves go. Here I am, a small sampan in the sea, tattered, and a little wobbly, but these people who are tired from swimming come up to repair and refresh, and they will not be caught by sharks in the sea. Eat it. Tell me, if they don't come, how will my business be done, and who will set off your Yushu Linfeng? They are all poor people."
Hearing this, Tong Zhe felt less panicked.At this time, there was a commotion in the backstage, and the sound announced the start of the performance.Tong Zhe grabbed a can of Coke, squeezed through the crowd again, endured another round of salty tricks, and finally found a sofa near the center of the stage.After taking his seat, Tong Zhe crossed his legs, drank beer, and just waited for the performance to start.
Not long after, the laser lights suddenly stopped.
At this time, a dozen muscular male models lined up in the middle of the stage, their muscle lines were as clear as a knife under the halo, some were smiling, some were serious, and some seemed to be embarrassed to bow their heads.The male models were uniformly wearing fishnet tights. I don't know if there is something stuffed inside. The protruding part in the center is very eye-catching. There were deafening screams from the audience.
"I wipe."
Tong Zhe almost spit out his nose with a sip of Coke.I used to waste a lot of toilet paper on this kind of photo, but I have never seen this kind of scene with my own eyes.
For some reason, Tong Zhe didn't seem to be infected by the high emotions of the audience, only the male model's attention was attracted to the stage when he first appeared on the stage.But when the male models appeared one by one again, Tong Zhe's sense of curiosity gradually faded, and his vision began to blur. He couldn't help but think of Xia Ranjiang again, feeling like there were countless ants crawling in his heart.
At this time, Tong Zhe only felt that his bladder was a little swollen. He threw down the Coke can, stood up and pushed away the crowd - with the male model on the stage doing his best to sway the hormones, no one seemed to notice Tong Zhe, Tong Zhe finally did it effortlessly Three or two steps to the toilet.
Tong Zhe leaned forward, almost touching the edge of the urinal with his whole body.After a quick finish, head outside quickly.
Pulling back the curtain, Tong Zhe happened to bump into someone's arms.
"Hold……"
Tong Zhe didn't know what hit his forehead, and it hurt for a while.
"Tong Zhe!"
Tong Zhe rubbed his forehead and was about to get angry, when he heard his name, he quickly looked up.With the light swept by the ball lamp, Tong Zhe could see who it was.
"Xu Yang, why is it you?" Tong Zhe exclaimed, never expecting to meet Xu Yang here. "Why are you back again?"
"Yeah, I'm back."
"Why, not with your wife?"
"Hehe." Xu Yang smiled wryly. "Divorced. Are you free? Let's go out and talk. It's too noisy here."
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside the door."
Tong Zhe walked towards the gate against the wall.The audience kept exclaiming, and every time they exclaimed, Tong Zhe turned his head to look at the stage, for fear of missing any wonderful moment.
After going out, Tong Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, only feeling the quietness in his ears never before.However, thinking that Xu Yang was coming out soon, Tong Zhe was thinking about what to talk to him about.
The last time I met Xu Yang was more than half a year ago.At that time, Tong Zhe seemed to have not fully recovered from his emotional trauma, especially when he saw Xu Yang with his "girlfriend".Now meeting Xu Yang here, apart from being a little surprised, Tong Zhe didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.
"Ah, you are here."
Tong Zhe leaned on the bench outside the bar and called Xu Yang's name from afar.
"Why did you get divorced? The couple's life is not harmonious?"
"Stop making fun of me."
Xu Yang was taken aback for a moment, not knowing whether Tong Zhe was making fun of or sarcasm, and lightly bumped Tong Zhe with his shoulder.
"What's the matter?" Tong Zhe seemed reluctant.
"It's just a formality and an explanation to the family."
Xu Yang took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out two cigarettes, and handed Tong Zhe one, Tong Zhe waved his hand and refused.
"Isn't that woman quite rich? Isn't it a pity to give up like this?"
"Fake things persist for a long time, and the paper will not be able to contain the fire."
"Are you saying that the woman is fake, or that your relationship is fake?"
"What do you think?" Xu Yang exhaled a smoke ring. "Tell me about you, I heard you have friends again."
"Who did you hear?"
"You don't need to inquire about your news." Xu Yang tugged at his collar. "Stop holding it."
"ridiculous."
Tong Zhe paused for a second or two before uttering two words.Although I have a lot to say, I don't know where to start.Suddenly feeling very boring, turned around and prepared to leave.
At this time, Xu Yang spit out the smoke from his mouth and held Tong Zhe with one hand.Tong Zhe couldn't stand still for a while, Xu Yang hugged Tong Zhe and kissed him.Tong Zhe was stunned, not because Xu Yang's series of actions caught him off guard, but the moment Xu Yang's lips approached, his gaze skipped over Xu Yang's shoulder, and he saw a familiar figure not far away facing him like a sculpture. Own.
It's Xia Ranjiang!
"Fuck, what are you doing? Get out!"
Tong Zhe only felt a strong smell of tobacco in his nostrils, and a strong sense of disgust hit him, and he pushed Xu Yang away forcefully.
"Tong Zhe, let's start over, shall we..."
"Fuck your mother, I don't want to see you again. It's fucking disgusting."
Xu Yang hugged Tong Zhe with all his strength, Tong Zhe couldn't break free for a while, he punched Xu Yang on the head, and then kicked him away, and managed to get away.
Regardless of Xu Yang's pursuit, Tong Zhe strode towards the figure he saw just now, but the place he saw was empty.
Tong Zhe stood there, his heart beating faster, and he was a little out of his wits.After calming down, various countermeasures began to flash in my mind.
Do you want to call and explain right away?No, an explanation is just a cover-up, not to mention that the scene just now was indeed jumping into the Yellow River and it can't be cleared up, and now I just want to chill him and leave him, why bother to explain?
Besides, Xia Ranjiang was still a little away from him just now.As long as he bites himself to death and has never been here before, can Xia Ranjiang come over in person to ask people one by one?
Tong Zhe's mind was in a mess, and he began to blame himself a little.I never imagined that I would be so unlucky. It is a rare time to come to a bar and meet Xu Yang, who is still in love!
"Tong Zhe..."
"Damn it, you dare to come here. Why did you come across a bastard like you? I got hurt by you. I'll fuck you!"
Xu Yang staggered over, with snot and tears, he grabbed Tong Zhe's arm again, and Tong Zhe shook it off forcefully.
"I warn you, if you were unkind back then, don't blame me for being unrighteous. From now on, you will follow your own path, and I will follow my single-plank bridge. Get out!"
As Tong Zhe saw just now, that figure was Xia Ranjiang who had just returned from the training school.That road is the only way Xia Ranjiang must pass.Twice a week, Xia Ranjiang passes by Aztek. Although he has heard of the name of this bar, he has never been in it, even if he is curious occasionally.But tonight, I saw a scene that I never expected.
Xia Ranjiang felt grief and indignation, but there was nothing he could do.After finally regaining consciousness, I couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the phone, and dialed Tong Zhe's number.
"Hey……"
A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone, yawning.
"Where are you?"
"sleep."
"Are you still sleeping at this time?"
"Too tired."
"Do you have time?"
"What's up?"
"Want to talk to you."
"What's there to talk about? Let's talk on the phone. It's so late. I'll go to bed after I finish talking."
"Come out, I have something to tell you."
"Okay, tell me a place, and I'll go by myself."
As soon as Tong Zhe got home, he received a call from Xia Ranjiang.After speaking, he let out a long breath, feeling like a deflated ball, sinking deeply into the mattress.Tong Zhe has been waiting for this call for a long time, but he is also afraid that Xia Ranjiang will call—Tong Zhe knows very well that Xia Ranjiang must have been aggrieved for a long time, and if it wasn't for tonight's matter, he would definitely not take the initiative to contact him.Xia Ranjiang's voice on the phone was calm and calm, but Tong Zhe knew that Xia Ranjiang had given up a lot for this call.Thinking of this, Tong Zhe felt even more uncomfortable.
Xia Ranjiang sat on the steps under the Zhonghuamen Castle.After a while, I heard footsteps behind me.
"Go up and walk."
Tong Zhe walked over slowly, without stopping, and walked straight to the city wall.When passing by Xia Ranjiang, a burst of alcohol wafted over.
Tong Zhe crossed his arms in front of his chest, leaning against the city wall.Xia Ranjiang stood aside in a daze.
"The last time we came here was half a year ago. It was quite cold at that time." Tong Zhe said.
Xia Ranjiang didn't answer, and put his hands on the city wall, the coolness of the bluestone bricks permeated his skin.
"These two days I..."
"What's wrong with you?"
Before Tong Zhe could finish speaking, Xia Ranjiang interrupted him.Tong Zhe put down his hand, and the purple fluorescent seal on the back of his hand was faintly recognizable, with the letters "AZTEK" printed on it.
"What's wrong with me? I'm fine. How it was before, how it is now."
"Are you just letting yourself go like this?"
"What do you mean? Oh, you mean about my dad? I didn't tell you. It doesn't affect me anymore. But it doesn't matter if I let myself go or not, right? "
"no……"
"What isn't it? I've been thinking about it for a while, and I've figured it out. We're not on the same path at all. I'm already like this, and I may just graduate honestly and find a job to make ends meet. You are different, You still have infinite possibilities, you will go abroad in the future, there are many opportunities..."
"I don't want to go abroad." Xia Ranjiang suddenly looked up, as if remembering something. "Did Yi Jihong tell you something?"
"Your mother didn't say anything to me. I have nothing to do with her except the case."
"Then, you know why I went to Shanghai that day? Besides, you asked me to go, I know..."
"A friend just passed by." Tong Zhe was a little flustered for a while, but under the cover of night, there was no change in his expression. "You are quite capable, paving the way for the future, right?"
"Tong Zhe, no matter what you say, I have a clear conscience. What you see and hear is not the truth, and I also hope that what I see and hear is not the truth. You have been persuading me that Yi Jihong is My mother, don't disappoint her. I did as you said, and went to Shanghai to celebrate her birthday in person on her birthday. But why did I go to you behind my back? Doing something that I'm sorry for you? The only fault is that I didn't inform you in advance, because I know that you really don't want me to get too close to Yi Jihong in your heart."
"Alright, alright!"
Xia Ranjiang's words hit Tong Zhe's heart directly, and Tong Zhe was a little shaken for a moment, and couldn't help but want to reach out and pull Xia Ranjiang into his arms.But he still gritted his teeth and took two steps back.
"If you think I'm wrong, I apologize. If there's anything I've done wrong, I'll change it. Just let the facts be clear. And... I don't want to leave because you're here. I promised you I will never break my promise."
Tong Zhe was stunned, turned his back, and pounded his hands heavily on the stone bricks, full of guilt and self-blame.
"That's all a joke, don't take it seriously. And you're right, it's because of me." Tong Zhe paused. "I just don't like you anymore, it's not suitable. You don't need me anymore. You saw it just now. That person is my ex-boyfriend, and now he's back. He needs me."
"Okay." Xia Ranjiang choked up and squeezed out a word from his throat.
"That's it. I'll take you home."
"Need not."
Xia Ranjiang turned around and strode forward towards the steps without looking back.
Tong Zhe felt that his mind was blank, and he sat slumped on the ground, looking at the corner where Xia Ranjiang disappeared, only hearing the sound of the evening wind blowing.
"boom!"
The sound was dull and hurried like a heavy object falling to the ground.Tong Zhe's heart twitched, he almost got up, stood up a few times and almost fell forward.
Under the dim light of the landscape lights, Xia Ranjiang's head was facing the ground, his body was twisted and slanted on the bottom step, and his two shoes were scattered around him, but they couldn't cover the bright red all over the ground.
"Xia Ranjiang!"
Seeing this scene, Tong Zhe almost jumped down.The moment he landed, the tears that he had held back through gritting his teeth just now shook instantly, dripping into the bloodstains.
"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran..."
Tong Zhe's lips were slightly parted and trembling, and he hugged Xia Ranjiang vigorously.But when Xia Ranjiang's head was off the ground, more blood gushed out from the back of his head.Tong Zhe could only take out one hand to cover the wound, but he felt that the gap between his fingers was filled in a short while, and unstoppable blood dripped down the back of his hand.
"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, I was wrong, I love you, don't scare me..."
Tong Zhe took off his shirt, tore open the cuff with his teeth, and covered Xia Ranjiang's head.However, the ivory cloth strips also turned red after a while.
"Taxi, taxi..."
Tong Zhe saw a taxi approaching from a distance, and shouted at the top of his voice.However, the taxi seemed to be still carrying passengers and did not seem to stop.Tong Zhe could only rush over and block the middle of the road with his arms outstretched.
"Master, master, someone is injured and needs to go to the hospital..."
Tong Zhe could hardly speak, as if this was his only hope.
The driver rolled down the window, looked at the blood stains on Tong Zhe's skirt, looked a little hesitant, and closed the window immediately.
"Can't go!"
The taxi was about to bypass Tong Zhe, and just about to speed up to leave, Tong Zhe ran over and stood in front of the taxi again.With a brake, the headlights hit Tong Zhe's stomach with a "bang".After a sharp pain, Tong Zhe gritted his teeth and lay down on the hood of the taxi. Two red handprints appeared on the hood.
"You are looking for death!"
"You can't go, you have to save people!"
The driver rolled down the window again.Tong Zhe covered his abdomen with his hands, dragged one leg, and stood in front of the driver with his back arched.
The driver almost froze.In front of him, Tong Zhe's facial features were distorted out of shape by the pain, his eyes were like burning flames, and there were still tears in the corners of his eyes.
A momentary exchange of eyes seemed to imply some tacit understanding.Tong Zhe ran to Xia Ranjiang's side with a limp - rather than running, it would be better to say he crawled over.With the impact just now, Tong Zhe completely lost consciousness in one leg.
"Xia Ranjiang, Xia Ranjiang... someone rescued you..."
Tong Zhe tried his best to hug Xia Ranjiang, but the strength of one leg couldn't last long. After walking less than ten steps, Tong Zhe was exhausted. Still hugging Xia Ranjiang tightly.For a moment, Tong Zhe was a little desperate.Suddenly, Tong Zhe let out a low growl, forced himself to stand up, and walked forward step by step.
"I'm coming, I'm coming..."
The driver seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and hurriedly got out of the car to pick up Xia Ranjiang.
When I first arrived at the hospital, several nurses were ready.He carried Xia Ranjiang onto a stretcher and sent him to the emergency room quickly.
Tong Zhe sat slumped on the bench in the corridor, his upper body slowly bent down, almost parallel to the ground.Suddenly, Tong Zhe hit his head violently with his fist a few times, scratching his hair with both hands, tears dripping down on the floor.
At this moment, Tong Zhe was full of hatred.Hate the injustice of the world, hate the indifference of human feelings, and hate the tricks of good fortune.He hates himself for trying to pretend to be cold-blooded and alienated in the end, but he only loves Xia Ranjiang in a selfish way, so that Xia Ranjiang will not be dragged down by himself and get the future he imagined.But he never thought about what Xia Ranjiang wanted.Compared with the great future, the comfort on the tip of the heart is more precious.
If he hadn't met Xia Ranjiang, Xia Ranjiang would have spent four years in peace, then left Nanjing, and would never meet him again; if not for that match, Xia Ranjiang and Yi Jihong would never have met each other Meet each other and continue to move forward along the path I set; if there is no throbbing that night, maybe I will not be as painful as I am now, and despair like the sky is falling.
But there is no if, everything has really happened, and it has become the light in my life.
At this time, the door of the emergency room opened.Two nurses pushed Xia Ranjiang out, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Xia Ranjiang..."
Tong Zhe stood up suddenly and limped over.
"Are you a family member?"
"Yes." Tong Zhe nodded heavily without hesitation.
"Not life-threatening for the time being. But still in a coma and needs to be observed for a few days. Come over and do a formality with me." The nurse wrote on the recording board, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Tong Zhe's jeans, which had been stained with blood from the inside out red. "Are you hurt too?"
"fine."
"This won't work, you must deal with it. Come with me."
Hearing that Xia Ranjiang's life was not in danger, Tong Zhe's tense nerves immediately relaxed.
At this moment, Xia Ranjiang was lying quietly on the hospital bed with a bandage on his head.Tong Zhe leaned on the side of the bed, slowly moved forward and kissed Xia Ranjiang's nose gently.
"Xiao Ran, it's all my fault." Tong Zhe held Xia Ranjiang's hand tightly. "I shouldn't have said those things to you. You don't want to leave, why should I want you to leave? I love you, even if I love you in the way I think is right. If you don't like it, as long as you bring it up, I will definitely Change. It’s just that no matter what, we want to be together forever.”
In the middle of the night, Yi Jihong arrived at the hospital.Yi Jihong pushed open the door of the ward, and saw Xia Ranjiang lying on the hospital bed, Tong Zhe was lying on the edge of the bed and fell asleep deeply, blood stains remained on the white shirt.
"Xiao Ran!"
Seeing this scene, Yi Jihong was sad and uncomfortable at first, but soon, the emotions accumulated in his heart were like dry wood, ignited by the scene in front of him, and immediately rose into flames.
"Aunt……"
Tong Zhe was awakened by Yi Jihong's footsteps.Raised his head slowly, his eye circles were red and swollen.Yi Jihong's hair disheveled is particularly frightening.
"Tell me the truth, what's going on!"
Yi Jihong's tone began to become severe—thinking of how she had devoted herself to Tong Sixian's case day and night, even giving up the chance to avenge her husband for a simple promise, and now her son was being punished so much because of the entanglement with Tong Zhe. harm.
Tong Zhe couldn't hide it, so he could only tell Yi Jihong exactly what had happened on the city wall.
"I still don't quite believe it." Yi Jihong sneered. "I suspect you pushed him down."
"Lawyer Yi, our Tong Zhe is definitely not such a person."
At this time, Liu Zhen came in suddenly, and seemed to have been waiting outside the door for a long time.
"I know you are angry and anxious, but you can't guess casually."
"Believe it or not. What I say is the truth."
Tong Zhe was exhausted.Hearing Yi Jihong's groundless accusation and Liu Zhen's desperate defense, the guilt and self-blame that could not be let go for a long time suddenly had an outlet.
"What's your attitude? Xiao Ran fell off the city wall for no reason, and was injured so badly, do you think it's credible?"
Yi Jihong asked sharply.But he frowned, chewing on every detail that Tong Zhe had just provided.
"You pushed it down."
"You... what did you say?" Yi Jihong was already a little furious.
"He doesn't want to go to the United States with you, but you try to let him go. Do you know how difficult it is for him? Do you know? Have you considered him?"
"Don't worry about it, I have to take Xia Ranjiang away now!"
"you dare!"
"Stop arguing. Now is not the time to quarrel. Let me ask you, does Xia Ranjiang have any other illnesses, such as feeling unwell?"
Liu Zhen pulled Tong Zhe aside who was pressing towards Yi Jihong step by step, and moved a chair behind Yi Jihong.
"Uncomfortable? Ah, I remembered, Xia Ranjiang often suffers from headaches."
Thinking about it, Tong Zhe walked to the bed step by step and looked at Xia Ranjiang's face carefully. It seemed that only in this way could he think about the problem calmly.
Liu Zhen's question was extremely effective and quickly diverted their attention.
"I remember mentioning it to you before, and I was thinking of taking Xia Ranjiang to see Grandpa, but I forgot about it later."
"What are you talking about?" Yi Jihong slowly calmed down, with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Lawyer Yi, I've been a nurse for more than 20 years, and our family has practiced medicine for several generations. I suspect that Xia Ranjiang didn't just fall and get hurt. I can understand that you don't trust Tong Zhe If it were me, I would not believe that a [-]-year-old young man fell down the steps of the city wall protected by layers of protection. I am a local, and I am very familiar with the Zhonghuamen city wall.”
"Then what do you mean?"
"I'm not sure yet. But according to Xia Ranjiang's usual symptoms, I doubt whether he has a lesion in the brain or around the cervical spine. I don't know.
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