Confluence

Zhang Shuchen looked away from the paper in his hand, and turned to look outside the window glass.

Everything rendered by the sunset glowed with a kind of withered exhaustion. The last beam of orange sunlight hit the tall and straight pine tree outside the window, and the needles still glowed with water vapor, giving off a kind of decadence. Lazy beauty.

"Teacher~"

Zhang Shuchen sighed secretly, turned his eyes away, and looked at the energetic girl beside him who was out of tune with the surrounding atmosphere.

Yan Xiaolu opened her big Kazilan eyes with patterned colored contact lenses, as if she had replaced her eyeballs with two diamonds with 57 facets embedded in them.

Zhang Shuchen glanced down at the watch on his wrist, it was almost six o'clock.

"Yan Xiaolu, do you have anything else to ask?" Zhang Shuchen raised his face, "If there is nothing to ask, the rain outside would have stopped long ago, and you will not be safe if you are alone, so you should go home around this time. "

Before the girl could speak, Zhang Shuchen added: "If you have anything to ask, leave it to me until next time."

Yan Xiaolu blinked: "Teacher, why don't you send me off~"

Zhang Shuchen put down the paper in his hand, and said bluntly, "I have an appointment tonight."

"What?!" Yan Xiaolu was surprised, "Is it your girlfriend?"

Zhang Shuchen said: "No, they are roommates."

Yan Xiaolu pursed her lips with bright lip gloss, and complained: "What, roommates are not as important as students! Teacher, do you think so?"

"Yan Xiaolu, today is the weekend, you called me out to give you some advice on this messy paper, I didn't ask you for overtime pay, it's not bad, less consumption of your brother's image with me, he saves money than you I'm overwhelmed," Zhang Shuchen circled her trial essay into a paper tube, and tapped her on the head lightly, "Go back obediently! Even a roommate is more important than you, if you delay my time, if I am late, I will be late. There are your little shoes."

Yan Xiaolu is Yan Qin's cousin in Zhang Shuchen's first graduate student class. During the interview, the little girl wore formal attire and light make-up, and her manners were decent. Ripe and shameless.

Chasing away the demon king, Zhang Shuchen hastily packed up his things and rushed to Wang Zheng's side. The road was clear and he couldn't be rescued, and he was still a quarter of an hour behind the agreed time.

The traffic of the barbecue shop at the time of meal is amazing, and the temporarily added folding table will be placed on the curb.The voices of men, women and children mixed with the sizzle of the grill and the sound of oil smoke, in the somewhat chilly autumn, it showed a kind of extraordinary liveliness.

Zhang Shuchen looked for it. Wang was sitting at the table by the corner window with his head down playing with his mobile phone. On the wall behind him was an electric fan that was stumbling around.

Zhang Shuchen went straight over, pulled the chair opposite him and sat down.

Wang Zheng looked up at him, raised his eyebrows as a greeting: "Are you here?"

Zhang Shuchen nodded: "Yes."

Wang Zheng handed over the order book: "I wrote beef, pork belly, leek and potato chips, see what else you can order to bake. I just asked them to grill the fish first, and I ordered a two-pound one."

Zhang Shuchen stood up: "It's not the first time we've come here to eat, you can check it for me as before, I'll go wash my hands."

Wang Zheng nodded, brought over the order book, ticked off a few items according to Zhang Shuchen's taste, and called the waiter to collect them.

Zhang Shuchen came out after washing his hands, and there were two opened bottles of cold beer on the table.

Seeing him coming over, Wang Zheng said, "I ordered half a box, and I'll return it if I can't finish it." He picked up a bottle and handed it to Zhang Shuchen, "Mr. Zhang is late today, shouldn't he punish himself with three glasses or less?" Apologize?"

Zhang Shuchen sighed, showing the helplessness of "hiding past the first day of junior high school, but not the fifteenth day of junior high school". decline."

As soon as he finished speaking, he lifted the bottle and raised his head, blowing directly on the bottle.

Wang Zheng didn't expect him to be so direct and unrestrained, he stared at him blankly, and then his gaze unconsciously fell on his straight neck and his Adam's apple sliding back and forth as he swallowed.

He looked at it for a few seconds, looked away unnaturally, lowered his head and swallowed subconsciously, and couldn't tell for a moment whether he was imitating Zhang Shuchen or his throat was really dry.

Zhang Shuchen blew half of the bottle in one gulp, put down the bottle and sat down, coughing twice.

Wang Zheng hurriedly pushed the snacks served in advance: "I'm just kidding, what are you bragging about! Drink cold beer on an empty stomach, let's see what you can do! Eat something to cushion yourself!"

Zhang Shuchen picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of golden pumpkin pie from the plate, touched his lips to test the temperature, and then opened and bit down: "It's okay, I just came here and it's hot."

Wang Zhengdao: "Still talking! The beautiful student is so happy to be in front of him! He is late, this situation is unprecedented!"

Zhang Shuchen waved his left hand: "Don't, don't, don't mention her to me, she was completely deceived, that girl is just an old fritter, too slippery to resist."

Wang Zheng was very interested: "Oh, is it true or not?"

"It's a thousand miles away from her cousin's character."

"You still know his cousin?"

"Yan Qin. Do you remember?"

Wang Zheng was stunned, and his brows were faintly frowned while thinking.

Zhang Shuchen reminded: "Ye Xingchuan's class, the weird and honest one, even played with you."

Wang Zheng suddenly realized: "Oh! I remembered!"

Ye Xingchuan was one of the first batch of students under Zhang Shuchen who valued him the most, and also the one with the most special relationship.

At that time, the reason why Wang Zheng had no thoughts about Zhang Shuchen was that Zhang Shuchen took Ye Xingchuan back to the apartment, and the three of them had a meal together—to let Ye Xingchuan clear up his grudge against Zhang Shuchen's new roommate.

In order to prevent the lonely men and widowed men in the school from looking too conspicuous, Ye Xingchuan brought Yan Qin to find Zhang Shuchen eight out of ten times, and several times they even went directly to the apartment. Wang Zhengxin tacitly and often took the initiative Responsible for supporting Yan Qin and creating a two-person world for the young lovers.

Later, when graduation was approaching, Ye Xingchuan and Zhang Shuchen broke up tragically. Yan Qin also contacted a foreign school to study for a Ph. D. They never saw each other again.

Wang Zheng gulped down the beer in his glass: "I remember he doesn't look very good? His cousin is so beautiful that you are willing to give a 'pass'?"

"The cousin is not a real sister, and there is not much relationship between the two of them in appearance," Zhang Shuchen swallowed the pumpkin pie, "and Yan Qin's parents are not bad, at most they don't suit your taste, I remember that every Valentine's Day he received a small There are still a lot of gifts for the girl!"

As soon as Zhang Shuchen finished speaking, the waiter landed beside them with a hearty "Come on—"

The waiter didn't delay putting down the plate, and said "Two take your time, order more if you don't have enough" all while walking.The grilled skewers on the square plate are stacked three times high, and the aroma of cumin mixed with white smoke continues to spread, stimulating the salivary glands to activate the secretion function.

Wang Zheng moved the cup and snacks in front of him, and turned the square plate to make it easier for the two to hold the bamboo sticks.

Zhang Shuchen was also polite, and reached out to take a skewer of beef: "By the way, are you going on a business trip next week?"

"That's right, I told you before, we're leaving next Friday," Wang Zheng filled up the beer, "What? Is there anything you want to explain?"

"There is something," Zhang Shuchen said in a low voice. "In my hometown, there is a distant relative, a 14-year-old boy, who will come up for a heart review next week. I will help take care of his parents. The child will come up alone. , I don’t worry about throwing him in the hotel, I’ll discuss with you, his appointment time is the day before your return, that is to say, he will return home the morning of your return, isn’t your room empty…”

Zhang Shuchen's voice gradually lowered, and he didn't say the following words, but Wang Zheng already understood what Zhang Shuchen meant, and his feeling was that he wanted the boy to live in his room for a few days.Thinking of this level, Wang Zheng frowned slightly. The first thought that came to his mind was objection. He was not willing to let strangers live in his own room, not to mention that there were always some shady things in adult men's rooms. How bad it is to be discovered by minors!

--but!but!The person who made the request happened to be Zhang Shuchen, and he felt that he should give the other party some face...

"Hmm... this..."

Zhang Shuchen gave a "tsk" sound, as if he had made up his mind, and continued what he said just now, without even noticing that he interrupted Wang Zheng: "I want to ask, can you give me your room for a few days."

Wang Zheng: "..."

Wang Zheng was stunned: "Ah?"

Zhang Shuchen smiled embarrassingly: "It's not good to let the child sleep on the sofa. When the time comes, I will let him live in my room and I will sleep in your bedroom for a few days. Do you think it is okay? If not, I will sleep on the sofa."

It wasn't the child sleeping, it was Zhang Shuchen!Wang Zheng suddenly relaxed in his heart, and his brows that were slightly frowned instantly returned to normal. He took a sip from the wine glass at hand, and said cheerfully: "Hey! I thought it was a big deal! You just need to sleep, and remind me when the time comes One sound, I'll go back and give you the room key."

Zhang Shuchen also breathed a sigh of relief, and reached out to touch Wang Zheng's glass with his own glass: "Then thank you in advance! I will help you remove the quilt cover and wash it."

"Hey, don't, don't, you're welcome!"

Then one day, Wang Zheng suddenly remembered that evening, and recalled his own reactions and attitudes when he heard Zhang Shuchen's words. Only then did he belatedly realize that he had long been aware of Zhang Shuchen's intrusion into his personal life. There is no resistance in the field...

Halfway through the two of them eating, the grilled fish was brought up, and they also took the opportunity to slow down their eating speed, chatting and eating absent-mindedly.Just like this, there was no light on the sky outside, most of the guests at the table had changed to the second batch, and the two of them hadn't finished eating yet.

Houttuynia cordata was stuffed into the belly of the fish to remove the smell. Zhang Shuchen didn't like Houttuynia cordata, but Wang Zheng liked it very much.

Zhang Shuchen opened the belly of the fish and skillfully picked out the Houttuynia cordata: "Come here, come here, it's all yours."

Wang Zheng handed over the bowl: "Thank you, Teacher Zhang!"

Zhang Shuchen tapped Wang Zheng's bowl sideways with his chopsticks: "Tsk, you're still young? Pick it up yourself!"

Wang Zheng took a deep breath, and was about to speak, when a person came over suddenly: "Handsome guy, please excuse me!"

The two looked up at the same time, and there was a woman standing by the table.Wang Zheng saw that she was still wearing shorts that reached her thighs in this sixteen-seven-degree weather, and subconsciously felt that her back was cold.

She was wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals, and the neckline of the oversized T-shirt fell down when she bent over. You can tell the color of her underwear today by just looking at it deliberately... Wang Zheng tilted his body to one side vigilantly.

"Don't be so nervous!" She put her palms together under her chin, lowered her voice and begged coquettishly, "I just lost in a boxing game with a friend, and the punishment is to call a stranger of the opposite sex in the store. The handsome guy can help People?"

Wang Zheng frowned slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Since anyone is fine, then... why did you choose me, this beauty?"

The woman replied as a matter of course: "Because you are handsome!"

Wang Zheng: "..."

Zhang Shuchen: "Pfft."

Wang Zheng let out an "uh" and refused bluntly: "Sorry, I can't help you with this job, you can find someone else!"

The woman was not very happy, and complained: "Why? Anyway, it's just a matter of raising a finger! My friends over there are looking at me, how embarrassing it is for me to change someone else! Do you have a girlfriend?"

Before Wang Zheng could answer, the woman went on selfishly: "It doesn't matter if it does? Anyway, she's not here now! Just give me a phone number, and you won't lose a piece of meat! Why are you so stingy?!"

Wang Zheng was choked up by her gangster logic, and couldn't organize his words in time. In just a few seconds, the woman had already handed over her mobile phone.

At a critical juncture, a hand with sharp knuckles stretched out, almost touching Wang Zheng's face between him and the phone, pushing the phone back with a little force.

Wang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and his overly sensitive sense of smell allowed him to smell the scent of hand sanitizer left on that hand, the scent of roses, and it smelled really good.

"I'm sorry, beauty," Zhang Shuchen said with a gentle smile on his face, "It's related, his boyfriend is here!"

As soon as these words came out, not only the woman, but even Wang Zheng was dumbfounded.

Zhang Shuchen didn't look at Wang Zheng at all, stared straight at the woman, and said seriously: "It doesn't matter whether he minds or not, the important thing is that I do mind. We have other arrangements in the evening after dinner, please don't delay us." time?"

The woman's face was blue and white, and her expression was very subtle. She hurriedly and reluctantly said "I'm sorry", turned around and walked away stepping on her high-heeled shoes.

Chasing away the accosters, Zhang Shuchen stopped paying attention to the follow-up, and was immersed in looking for fish. Instead, Wang Zheng took a special look and saw the woman walking back to his place angrily, and a short-haired woman beside her opened and closed her lips a few times. , the woman gave her a blank look, and replied, Wang Zheng recognized "it's GAY" by looking at her mouth...

Wang Zheng looked away and expressed his gratitude to Zhang Shuchen for his rescue: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your rescue!"

Zhang Shuchen paused for a while, and then readily accepted: "It should. Otherwise, if you procrastinate and explain clearly, and wait for people to waste time on you, after working hard for a long time, you will find out that you are not compatible in terms of gender, then it will be too miserable."

Wang Zheng: "..."

Zhang Shuchen raised his cup and respected him: "Helping others is a pleasure, and it's a little effort, you're welcome."